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The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
ADVERTISEMENTS
Tie Mothers Pay Day.

What pay does hard working mother of . family receive for her labor at the end of a iuUllI,IllIII week? The husband may llllulIll lIlI bring home his regular R.cHlEHN ILM wonec Co-,a ,f xJ,o olz;IJ
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
Soldier Caps for Boys and Girls

Tue prettiest hind of Blue Soldier Caps for Boys. Tue sWeetest of White for Girls. The regulation Military Cap im oltr Hat D4par'D1e11t 0t
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-17
Hungarian Gypsy Minstrels.

The gypsy minstrels form caste by
themselves. Their appearance is always
more swarthy than that Of other Hun
garian musicians, their dress is some
times purposely fantastic, and their
manner of life is far more Bohemian
than the most liberal minded artist
would care to own to. Every hotel and
restaurant in Budapest possesses its gyr-
sy band, AMI the method CT payment is
as free and easy as the mu sic itself and
their life. The hotel keeper is not
bound by any contract, but at various
intervals throughout the performance
ole Of his gypsies takes dinner plate
and goes round among the various guests
in the hall from table to liable, receiving
in the plate what the latter like to put
there. The favorite coin deposited there
is the nickel 10 kreutzer piece, answer
ing to our twopence. l have not often
seen form or kronen (half florin).
The whole collection is, as a rule, made
up of twopences. Good Words.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-17
EASY FOR MORPHY.
A Story of the Great Chess Master
and a Celebrated Painting.

A Story of the Great Chess Master
and a Celebrated Painting.
On reading the notes on Paul Nor
phys visit to Philadelphia I am re-
minded of an incident in connection
with his visit to Richmond about the
same time, which was related to me
some years ago by the Rev. MIR. H. O.
that city. 1 do not remember ever t.
have seen it in print. Mr.. Morphy was
Mr.. H. S guest while in the city, and
on his arrival was first ushered into the
library, and his attention was at once
attracted by painting over the man.
tel, which was a fine copy Of cele-
brated painting representing a game of
chess between young man and the
devil, the stake being the young mans
soul.
The artist had most graphically de-
picted the point in the game where it
was apparently the young mans move,
and he seemed just to realize the fact
that he had lost the game. the agony of
despair being shown in every line of his
features and attitude, while the devil
from the opposite side OF the table gloat-
ed over him with fiendish delight. The
position of the game appeared utterly
hopeless for the young man, and Mr..
H. said be bad often set it up and
studied it with his chess friends, and
all agreed the young mans game was
certainly lost.
Mr.. Morphy walked up to the picture
and studied it for several minutes, when
finally, turning to Mr.. H., he said:
II can win the game for the young
man."
Mr.. H. was of course astonished and
said, els it possible?"
Mr.. Morphy replied, "Get out the
men aud board and let us look at it,
The position was set up, and in few
rapid moves he demonstrated complete
win for the young man, and the devil
was checkmated. -Robert Munford in
American Chess Magazine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-17
As a Brother.

A certain curate was Of a painfully
nervous temperament, and in conse-
quence was constantly making awk-
ward remarks-intended as compli-
ments-to the bishop and Others Hav.
ing distinguished himself in an unusual
degree during gathering Of clergy to
an afternoon tea at the bishops palace,
he was taken to task for his failings by
a senior curate, who was one Of his
companions on the way home.
''Look here, Bruce" said the senior
decidedly, "you are donkey. Why
cannot you keep quiet instead of max
ing your asinine remarks? 1 am speak
ing to you now as brother''-
Loud laughter interrupted him at
this point, and for the moment he won
dered why.-Baltimore News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-17
A MOST PECULIAR CASE.
Where the Money Came From to Pay
the Attorneys Bill.

Where the Money Came From to Pay
the Attorneys Bill.
"Most peculiar case ever had,
unused the attorney who is still favor
tie with those requiring strong de-
Tense in the criminal courts. "YOu new
er saw a finer looking young fellow. He
had good face and we'll shaped head.
He was clean and neatly dressed. He
talked we'll and looked you squarely in
the eyes. When / went to the Jail at
his request, l took an immediate liking
to him. 1t had been my business to
study human nature and l was satisfied
from the first that he had never COM
mitted the $40, 900 robbery of which
he stood accused.
"He told me his story, frankly and
without reservation. | was convinced
more firmly than ever of his innocence.
He outlined his own defense by account
ing for every minute of his time on the
night of the robbery and informing
me Just where the witnesses to substan-
tiate his statements could be seen. l
found them, and they affirmed every
thing he had told me. 1t was as clear a
case as I ever saw, and I went into
court with the utmost confidence. The
prosecution did the best it could under
the circumstances, but we swept the
board and the young man was acquitted
by the jury's first ballot. He was very
grateful, shaking hands with the judge,
the jurymen and even the prosecuting
attorney.
Now, sir, he began, when we had
reached the office, what do I owe your
only what you can afford to pay
me. The saving of an innocent man is
something of a reward in itself
Well, would like to pay you
more, but at present can only afford
to give you half of the SO, Is that
fair?' "-Detroit Free Press
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-17
High Oficials Take In Washing,

Samoa, Stevenson's island home and
grave is the only country in the world
where it's rulers ands chief justices vie
with each other in the honorable work
of the laundry. There is no false pride
about chief of Samoa, who will dis
cuss high politics with you one mo-
ment and the next make tender for
your washing. What is more. when he
has executed the washing to your salts
faction he will ask you to give him a
testimonial to that effect, with which
to bait succeeding visitors. New York
journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-17
Great Watch. Great Cow.

Seven years ago farmer living west
Of Webster City, Ia, hung his vest on
the fence in the barnyard, and as re-
suit of it wonderful story is told.
A calf ohewed up pocket in the gar
ment in which was standard gold
watch. Last week the animal, staid
old milk COW, was butchered for beef,
and the timepiece was found in such a
position between the lungs of the COW
that the process of respiration, the clos
ing in and filling the lungs, kept the
stem winder wound up, and the watch
had lost but four minutes in the seven
years. Times Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-17
QUITE UP TO DATE.
An Illustration of the Artfulness Of
the Modern Girl.

the MODERN Glrl.
'tThe artfulness of the modern girl,
remarked woman who was a girl years
ago, 'passeth understanding. l have,
for example, young kinswoman Of Is
whose mother, knowing that my hus
band was out of town, invited me to
her house to tea one day The girl was
SO sweet to me that in the end, though
I hadn't the slightest idea of doing it
when I set out, asked her to come
home with me and stay the night. She
assented-not too eagerly-and as we
walked toward the Car together-she
lives on Capitol Hill-she began to talk
of young Mr.. So-and-so, Commander
So.and- SOS son, who was so anxious to
meet me- No woman is too old to be
proof against fiattery, so l expressed an
interest in Mr.. So-and-so, and told her
she might bring him to see me some
day.
I" 1t would be nice if he could come
over this evening. wouldn't it?' she said
thoughtfully. agreed that it would.
"'You might have sent him a note if
you had known, l said, for at my age
it isn't too often that young men want
to make my acquaintance.
L tell you what, she said, quite as
if the idea had just occurred to her I;
'I'll telephone to him and see if he has
any other engagement.
eve went into the nearest drug
store, and idly followed her to the tel
ephone box, though she called my at
tention to something at the other end of
the store Central gave her the desired
number-the young mans brother is a
physician.
" is this Mr.. So.and SOP she asked.
"Pause.
It's all right about tonight, she
said. 'Goodby.
"That's all she said. And then, and
not till then, 1 realized how that inno-
cent young thing had played it on me.
AS said before, the artfulness of the
modern girl passeth understanding. -
Washingto Post.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-17
A word to the Wise Is Sufficient.

Ely's Cream Balm has completely
cured me of catarrh wnen everything
else failed.-Alfred w. Stevens, Cald-
we'll, Ohio.
Ely's Cream Balm works like a
charm: it has cured me of the most
obstinate case of cold in the head; l
would not be without it.-Fred * Fries.
2S3 Hart St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
A lOc trial size or the SOC size OF
Ely's Cream Balm will be mailed.
Kept by druggists. Ely Brothers, 56
Warren St., N. Y.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-17
W RECkED THE VESSEL.
Possible Danger of Steam Jets as
Fire Extinguishers.


Fire Extingufshers.
For many years steam jets have been
considered excellent means for extin-
gushing fires in inclosed spaces, and
examples of their good services have
been abundant, The theory of their ac-
ton Of course is, like that of the several
kinds OF fire extinguishing powders
which have been proposed at different.
times, that the steam in the one case
and the sitting fumes from the powders
in the other displace the air in any par
ticular space under consideration, ando
with it the oxygen as well, by which
alone combustion can be sustained.
In at least one instance, however, the
position was taken that if the steam
jets did not extinguish a fire promptly
they soon became source of danger,
and as such were held accountable for
the loss about year ago of a cargo
steamer carrying several hundred tons
of coal and as many more Of miscel-
laneous chemicals and. old rope. Fire
broke out in one of the holds, which
were fitted with steam jet fixtures, and
the jets were at once turned on. On
the day following it was proposed to
try hose in addition to the Jets, and
one of the upper deck matches was
therefore taken off.
The almost immediate result was
violent explosion, killing one of the
officers and seriously injuring another.
All the other matches were blown off at
the same time, and the ship began to
leak, so that she soon had to be aban-
doned. One explanation advanced was
that the steam from the jets, passing
over the incandescent cargo, formed
water gas, which, withssuitable air ad
mixture, became explosive, with the
result noted. The theory is not COM
ferting one, but whether it portrays a
possible condition of things yet renal =
to be demonstrated Mas.
zine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-17
Laundry Notice.

The City Laundry desires again to
call attention to the days on which
they take washing. They have three
wash days, Monday, Wednesday and
Friday and washing brought later
than Thursday night cannot be done
for delivery Saturday but has to go
over until the next week. If patrons
will bear this in mind they will save
themselves considerable annoyance.
Remember, to have laundry delivered
Saturday be careful to have it in by
Thursday night.
BEN SCHOENHOFF
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-17

The Papuans of ths Malay coast Of
New Guinea are still in the most print
tive state. They are wholly unacquaint.
ed with metals and make their weapons
Of stones, bones and wood.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-17
Family Resemblance.

Whom does your new little
sister most look like, your father or
your mother?
Little Emma-Both. She has no
teeth. That's like mommer. And she's
hairless, like pepper. Toronto World.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-17
HOspitality.N

Lady of the House Ito bore, who gen.
orally calls just as she is about to go
shopping)-Won't you let me ring for q
ite4nss9rcsknnent 1Sr you
Ds-t think In take little some
thing just before go.
Lady of the House-Oh, then, do have
it now.-London Punch.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-17

It is only imperfection that complains
OF what is imperfect. The more perfect
we are the more gentle and quiet we
become toward the defects Of others-
Fsnelon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-17

The Berbers of Morocco are an inter-
eeting blond race dispersed along the
Atlas range. In the central Atlas they
still call themselves "Berber" (plural
Berebber}, but the meaning Of the word
is uncertain. Perhaps Il - the source Of
cur word ''m1bRinn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-17
SLOO.
DIR. f.. DetchOis'S Anti Diuretic

May be worth to you more than 500 il
you have child who soils bedding from in
contenence of water during sleep. Cures
old and young alike. 1t arrests the trouble
at once. 81. Sold by Scheldrup & Fiesler.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-17
Comparis0ns.

Fready-My brother George is q
head taller than your brother.
Franky-Yes, but my brother ID .
stomach fatte1 than yours - Eustise
BA1lea
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-11-17
LEND US YOUR EAR.

We want to tell you of the fine laun-
dry work we are doing, and give
everyone that appreciates a beautiful
color. and fine, medium finish on their
linen the benefit of our experience and
expert workmanship.
BEN 9CHOErgHOFF,
Oauk Centre l1lnn.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-10-07
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Lourd Greene, manager of the Rock
Island Novelty works, is back from a
trip to St. Louis.
DIR. George $. Champion spent
Wednesday with his parents, and in
the evening left for New York, where
he will sail for England and
Italy for an extensive sojourn. En-
route east he dined with his sisters,
Mesdames Webster Hakes and Ar
thur Heurtley, and brother. Richard
Champion, in Chicago.
Mrs. b. F. Knox returned to Scran-
ton. Iowa, with her mother, Mrs.
Chris Frankhouser. who had been
visiting here. They first made trip
to Chicago.
Capt. II. c. Cleaveland, ID. j. Sears
and John Campbell have returned
from Chicago, where they attended
the state Masonic lodge, as delegate,
from the Rock Island lodges.
Mrs. Charles McHugh and daugh-
ter, Miss Dolly, left this morning for
Chicago. where they will visit until
Sunday, when they will join the Rock
it to Pittsburg and other points of in
terest in the east.
The campfire given at Memorial
hall last night by the Ladies' Patriotic
society for the soldiers and sailors
proved delightful social affair.
There was musical program and an
address by Prof. l.. c. Daugherty,
after which refreshments were served.
Mrs. Henry Carse received letter
this morning from Mr.. Carse in New
York stating that he was still await
ing the arrival of the OLDHAM in New
York. Mrs. Carse accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Henry Tremann,
and son Willie, leave Sunday for New
York to join Mr.. Carse.
Rabbi Joseph X. Arnold, formerly
of Davenport, but now of Chicago,
and Miss Adele Stein, are to be mar
ried next Tuesday, at the West Side
club, Chicago. Among those from
Rock Island who will attend are Mr..
and Mrs. Mayer Levi, Mrs. Pauline
Levi and Mr.. and Mrs. f. ID. KohR.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-10-07
Sailors Coming Home.

Charles Williams, who served his
country as sailor on the monitor Puri-
tan, has been discharged from the
service and has arrived home. There
were eight militiamen belonging to
the Moline division on the Puritan.
Owen f. Davis, of Baldwin, Iowa,
reached Moline yesterday. Three,
Robert Switzerland, Emery Dopp and
William H. Dahlgren, all of Daven-
port, have been discharged. but are
visiting in the east for few days.
The other three, William Hoyt, of
Moline; T. A. and H. A. Schroeder, of
Hampton, were unfortunately left off
the list of those of the Illinois naval
militia who were to be discharged,
through some error, and were on
their ship yesterday. Their captain
promised that he would request of the
navy department to furnish them dis
CHARGES.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-10-07
To Test the Ordinance.

The BARRIERS ordinance compelling
all BARRIERS to take an examination,
which was adopted by the Davenport
city council some time ago, is about
to be tested as to its constitutionality
among the BARRIERS in that city. Sc
bastian Herd, the Kim ball house bar
Der. has refused to submit to the ex-
animation. claiming it is unconstitu-
tioual. He therefore submitted to a
test arrest yesterday on a charge of
violating the BARRIERS ordinance. and
the validity of the measure will now
be passed upon by the courts. The
outcome of the trial will be awaited
with interest.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-10-07
HOLE IN THE PILOTS HULL.
Steamer Sunk Near LIE Claire - Other
Boats Have Trouble.

The steamer Pilot, engaged in tow
ing stone, struck n reef n short dis
tance below lie Claire between and
S o'clock this morning and was sunk,
a hole being stove in her hull. Henry
Abel, of Davenport, manager of the
Pilot transportation and Navigation
company, which owns the steamer,
saws the damage is light, and that the
boat will be raised at once.
The packet City of Winona, due
this morning, is stuck on a sandbar
near Comanche, and will not be able
to reach this port before tonight. The
w. j. Young, Jr., has also been hav-
ing a hard time of it on her up trip
on account of the low water. and will
not reach here until O'Clock this
afternoon. She was due at 10 a. IN.
The steel hull, built at Dubuque for
a railroad company at Galveston, Tex,
passed down the river at noon today.
towed by the steamer Quickstep. The
hull is 800 feet long, said to be the
largest ever constructed in this part
of the country.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-10-07
COST TO THE CITY HEAVY.
Verdict In the Tenth Avenue Widening
Case.


Case.
The jury in the case of the petition
of the city of Rock Island for the as
sessment of damages and benefits in
the wideniIaof Tenth avenue, after
being out Since 10 a. m. Yesterday,
returned the following verdict at the
opening of the circuit court this morn
ing: That the value of the land taken
off the lot owned by William J. Shea is
1925; the damages to that part of the
said lot not taken. $400; the value of
the land taken of the lot owned by
Catharine McQuade, 5000. damages
$3.50; the value of the land taken off
NJ. Fitzgerald's lot 5000, the dam
ages, $500; the benefits to NJ. Zoeck-
ler's lot, $40; benefits to the three
lots owned by William jackson and
G. NJ. Babcock, $25, s45 and S25, re-
spectively. The jury was composed
of Thomas Downing, Albert Breecher,
f. f. Thompson, William Coyle,
Joshua Roberts, James Flemming, F.
C. Schroeder Ben Benson, A. Kelso,
T. ID. Gardner. George Crompton, Lo-
gan j. Drury. City G. b. Marshall
and S. X. Kenworthy appeared for
the city, and Hon. William Jackson
and NJ. j. McEniry for the directors.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-10-07
The Lost Opportunity.

There is very little doubt but that
Rock Island lost its.opportunity to Sc
cure visit from President Mckinley
this fall entirely through the absence
of an organized effort. When the
president after accepting invitations
to visit Rock Island during the u. V.
U. encampment was obliged after
ward to cancel the same. owing to the
war. he stated that he would be glad
of as opportunity later to visit the
city and arsenal. When it was learned
that the president was to visit Omaha
and Chicago, The ARGUS in a success
sion of articles urged that some action
be taken to insure the promised visit
of the president, but there being no
organization to take it up no action
was taken. Later when the presi-
dents itinerary had been practically
completed Davenport paper urged
similar move in that city and the Bus
mess Mems association there took it
up and brought about tri-city invi-
tation-but it went too late. The
same endeavor jointly on the part of
either of the cities singly a month
sooner would have brought the presi-
dent here. 1t is obvious that it would
have been more interesting to him to
cross the Mississippi at the greatest
arsenal in the world and visit en-
route the institution which has fur
nished the sinews of the late war than
to make rear end platform speeches
at Cedar Rapids, Marshalltown and
Boone, Iowa. But the presidents will
travel out via the North western and
back over the Burlington. Rock ISL
and with visit coming gets the go
by-because there was no means of
the invitation. Verify.
there is need of citizens organiza-
ton in this city.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-10-07
In its advanced

In its advanced and chronic form a
cold in the head is known as nasal
catarrh and is the recognized source
of other diseases. Having stood the
test of continued successful use, Ely's
Cream Balm is recognized as spe-
cific for membranal diseases in the
nasal passages. and you make a great
mistake in not resorting to this treat
ment in your own case To test it a
trial size for 10 cents or the large for
50eents is mailed by Ely Brothers,
SO Warren street. New York. Drug
gists keep it.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-10-07

Freight Runs Into the Trap a Mile West of
Iowa City on the Main Line of the Rock
IsIand-Engine and Several Cars Thrown
on the Track-VictIm Lies Under the
Heap.
j. Frank S'arkey, n fireman for the
Rock Island, gave mp his life in a wreck
which occurred at 9:15 last night a
short distance west of lows City, on
the main line of the road.
The train-a freight-was east
bound with Engineer Al A. Hibbard
at the throttle. The locomotive was
the S04. She was speeding along at
lively clip, the object being to reach
a sidetrack at a given time before the
arrival of a train from the opposite
direction. The switch had been left
open, but the men in the cab did not
notice the irregularity until they were
upon it. They knew the train would
be derailed, and in order to save their
lives jumped. Each selected diff
ferent side from which to leap.
Starkey was doomed to die, for as
he alighted on the ground the engine
heaved over upon him and crushed
out his life. Hibbard was not in
jured. Several cars were also thrown
off the track
Startling Story.
The foregoing is the earliest account
of the accident that reached Rock ISL
and. However, more startling
story is told by the crews that ar
rived on the delayed passenger trains,
Nos. and 2. which pulled into the
Fifth avenue depot at ll:25 this morn
ing from the scene of the wreck,
mile west of Iowa City. They say
the derailed freight was special and
fell into n trap-an open switch-set
for the purpose of wrecking passen-
ger train No. 4, due at that point n
few minutes after the catastrophe.
There is no clew as vet to the per-
petrators, although rigid investiga-
tion is already in progress.
The body of the unfortunate Starkey
is under the wrecked engine and cars,
and has not vet been recovered.
Fireman Starkey and his wife made
their home on Fifth avenue near the
Rock Island depot. Mrs. Starkey has
been an invalid for two years, as the
result of an accidental fall. and for
which she is suing the city.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-10-07
weddings.

Benjamin f. White and Mrs. Kate
Sisco, both of Cable, were united in
marriage yesterday, the ceremony oc-
curing at the county building. Judge
Lucian Adams officiating.
Balthasar NJ. Fries, aged 81, and
Mrs. Anna Baierkenhulen, 29, a
Davenport couple, were made one by
Justice Cramer Tuesday. 1t was the
third time for the bride to embark
upon the blissful matrimonial sea.
Mr.. Fries had been welded once be-
fore.