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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09

in large companies. One can scarcely imagine
a loyclier sight than that of a flock of these
nrelty creatures, with shells of every hue from
purpIc and white to black, cnlivened with
shades Of pink. yellow and fawn. darling about
i'm clear water In their hightlike movements.
vertical horizontal and zigzag. they are more
suggestive Of a flock Of winged animals than OK
bivalve mollusks. superb species called Pee
ten islandicus, formerly abundant on the coast
of Maine Is now 50 nearly extinct that a speci-
men is regarded as a prize by conchologis.s
Long Island Sound, New-York Harbor and the
New Jersey coast have been fairly depopu'ated
Of scallops by raking and dredging. -.
Only the yellowish- white adductor muscle OF
the scalop Is good to eat The animal IS ea'en
by birds and by boring mollusks. its thin sheu
afYordng it slight protection For TINS dStu-
vantage however some compensation Is give"
by it's superior intelligence and sWiitness ~
movement In the prehistoric refuse-heaps Oh
Florida especially at Cedar Keys. great mum =
beers Of scallOp shells are found-reiics OF ahc,e.'.
aboriginal repass. The scallop shell Is used IN
heraldry to indicate that the bearer mas 'haoe
long voyages at sea. 1t has been the oauSe VI
several orders of kngh hood especially thooe
Of the Crusaders. beautiful species wh,ch IA
habits portion of the Pacific is dclticd %! III"
natives of some of the islands OF that "cea"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09

He struck of the list as LOGGER on ne
ground that he had ceased to be a ledger. ana
his claim as q householder was disallowed De-
cause he had not been long enough in occupa-
ton as a householder. Another very common case
Is that of the tenement occupier whose landlord
does him the honor Of coming to live on tne
premises. By this move the landlord reduces
all his tenants to the political status OF lodeers
and perhaps disqualines them altogether since
the lodger must pay minimum rent oil lour
shngs a week. -,
Some amusing cases are furnished by the at
tempts of eager politicians who have the ms
fortune to be dodgers to qualify for the iran
chise. 1t is no uncommon thing FOR such "
voluntarily offer a higher rent so as TO rea ol
the minimum Of four shilngs. During the prs
ent revision some Of the revising barr'sters nav
gone behind the textbooks Of the claimants anu
declared their lodgings not to he OF the weeH'
value of four shlngs. The most amusing u, ,
stance is that OF curate whose lodging was
held by his political opponents TO De Oh ieS'
value than he declared. The barrister gave ,iie
reverend gentleman the benefit of the doupt. ou,
made it a matter of conscience that the cu'a.e
should not exercise the vote II. after cohsiucra
ton and meditation" he felt that he was "''
morally entitled TO 1t.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09
EARLY MAN ~ AMERICA.
Brinton in Science.

Professor Brinton in Science
The meeting Of the Anthropooglcal Section
in Boston was noteworthy for the absence OIL
nalHolithjc man. He did not attend In person or
nv representative Probably he modestly felt
that he had been too much in evidence AT
Toronto But in the last number OF ~ An
thropologie" (No. - the Marquis de Nadaillac,
smnnor,ed nv some new material furnished by
Professor Putnam, says good word for MS
duonuam existence at Trenton. .
This new evidence is the examination ny Mr.
Volix Of argiIlte chips below the fcrrugnous
LAYER in the sands. This proves. reports the
MARQUIS that the sands above and below thal
layer are of the same age and bOth giaclal.
Alright il proved, indeed that both were OF the
same character. and that both were distinctly
long post glacial
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09
CHINESE DRUGS.
From The Portland Oregonian.

II
The employees in the office OF the appraiser ot
customs Yesterday we're busy examining ship
ment of Chinese medicines ana the place
smelled like a fertilizer factory. There were
the usual number of dried snakes. the looks OF
which would be certain to kill or cure any In
telIigent patient There also number OF
plump lizards, sptted on rods. and expanded
with slips Of bamboo till they resembled tennis
racnuets; a lot OF 'sea horses" long, slender
fish with a head like a horse and a prehensile
tail: bundles of centipedes hattened out ana
pasted on sticks cans full of preserved polly
wogs and angleworms. and many other curious
ranaceas each Of which smelled worse than the
other There were pills as large as prunes.
handsomely decorated; roots and 'yarbs' or
MANY kinds. which would paralyze Quaker
doctor. and boxes and bottles of unknown mix
lures which would paralyZe anybody. The forty
separate and distinct smells OF the town or
Cologne are nothing as compared to the doors
arising from about 500 worth Of Chinese mel
cine which made some Of the men handling tin
stuff sick Foul smell seems to be Requisite In
most medicines. and If the beneficial eSects OF
medicine are proportonate to Its odor the med
clnes Of the Chinese should be the best N Sne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09
Facts

For haif century the THATCHER
HEATING AND COOKING APPARA-
TUS mas stood he test Why hesitate
purchasing Heaters. Boilers or Ranges
BEARING the name Of this old AMI reliable
cOncerUi
THATCHER FURNACE CO.,
2tO Water ST., \. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09
SOME CURIOUS INCIDENTS.

A curious but not by any means nfrequent
tase came before a revising barrister in South
London gentleman who had been on the
register as lodger became the householder
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09

The scallOp accomplishcs locomotiOn by a
series Of leaps. When it Is alarmed or wishes
to change its location it opens and energetically
closes its valves, thus expelling the water; the
reaction shoots II backward. BY this means
the creature Is able to travel long distances
Sometimes scallops make considerable Journeys
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-10-07
One Way of Posting a Letter.

The island of st. Kilda is often visit
ed by tourist steamers in the summer,
but its regular mail communication
with the mainland, some $50 miles dis
tant, is confined to the annual visits of
the steamer which brings the factor and
his stores, says Household Words. But
if at other times the inhabitants desire
to communicate with Great Britain they
employ the following curious device: A
man cuts the rough model of a boat
from billet of wood, hollows it partly
out, places in the hollow a tin OF small
bottle containing a letter, nails on a
deck, and when the wind is blowing to-
ward the mainland launches the tiny
craft, having first connected it with a
bladder, which drives along before the
wind and acts as tug to the little mail
boat. But the set of the gulf stream fire.
quently drives this curious craft out of
its coUrIe, and as often as not it reaches
the Shetland islands or the coast of Nor
way, where, however, the letter is pref
ty sure to be found and posted to its
destination
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-10-07
GoIdsmfth's Generosity.

A beggar once asked aims of Oliver
Goldsmith as he walked with friend
up Fleet street, and he gave her a shil-
ling. His companion, knowing some
thing of the woman, censured the writer
for his excess of humanity, saying that
the shilling was misapplied, as she
would spend it for liquor. If it makes
her happy in any way, my end is an
swered," replied Goldsmith.
Another proof that the doctors gen
erosity was not always regulated by dis
cretiOn was at a time when, after much
delay, day was fixed to pay the $40
due his tailor. Goldsmith procured the
money, but friend calling upon him
and relating a piteous tale of his goods
being seized for rent, the thoughtless
but benevolent author gave him all the
money. The tailor called and was told
that if he had come little sooner he
could have had the money, but that he
had just parted with every shilling of it
to friend in distress, adding, Il would
have been an unfeeling monster not to
have relieved trouble when IN my pow
er."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-10-07
TREE OF TIBET.
Fabulous Prices Paid For the Leaves
OF the Sacred Growth.

Few persons probably have heard of
the marvellous tree of Tibet. Neverthe-
less for long time it has enjoyed q
great reputation in the east. 1t is sa-
cred tree, and fabulous prices were paid
for few of it's leaves.
In his Souvenirs de Voyage au
Tibet" Pere Hue speaks of this Won
derful tree. 1t is essentially of literary
and artistic turn of mind and has the
strange habit of producing images and
hieroglyphics upon its leaves. Some
times religious figures take the place Of
the letters Pere Hue called the mysteA
rious thing 1.-The tree of a thousand
images. These images are found on
the leaves, on the stems and on the
trunk. Near the temple of Buddha, in
the village of Liousar, Tibet, this
great tree has stood for years, the plague
and the puzzle of all the botanists who
have ever received the gift of faith.
A great antiquity was given 10 the
tree; indeed it was claimed that it had
existed from time immemoriaL But an
investigation not many years ago proved
the images on the tree to be fakes. The
trick was simple enough, like every 9th
er trick when it is found ont. In the
spring and III the summer OH dark
nights lama, endowed with acrolatiC
power, with his pockets full of hand
stamps, climbed all through the tree
and stamped the leaves with all sorts of
holy images and characters, the most
numerous being the following formula
"Om name padone ON" GLORY tC
Buddha in the lotus). This is also
stamped upon the bark, and the leaves
aud portions of the bark are sold TO Wis
ItOrS.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-10-07

Contractor Newman has had a lor e
and varied experience with sewers, but it
is doubtful if he has recently struck a
more difficult or obstinate case than the
one that now confronts him on Olney-
vile Square. The quicksand is making
the job an exceedingly difficult one. and
it is the opinion of many that the sand
will trouble the workmen nearly to the
New England r. R. crossing. To-day
work was stopped altogether, and it is
said steam apparatus will be necessary
to drive the planks in the sewer sides.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-10-07
A Duel of Blankets.

A returned missionary from south
eastern Alaska tells in The Midland
Christian Advocate Of a strange custom
among the Indians of that region:
When a difference arises between
two of them, and friendly settlement
seems impossible, one of them threatens
the other with dishonor He will cover
the face of his foe with shame He ex-
ecutes his threat by tearing up certain
number Of his own blankets The only
way his antagonist can get even with
him is by tearing up greater number
Of his own.
If the contest is prolonged, it results
in the destruction Of all the blankets
they have, each Indian destroying his
own. The one who destroys the greater
number is regarded as having won the
fight
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-10-07

Ont Of Three Hundred Accepting Free
Beds Only Five Had "the Price"

Ont of Three Hundred Accepting Free
Beds Only Five Had "the Price"
A short time ago a curious test was
applied at the London Congregational
Unions Free Shelter For Homeless Men
at Medland hall, in the east of London.
The object of the test was TO ascertain
if the men were really as penniless as
they represented themselves TO be. The
free shelter is intended for men who
have not the fourpence necessary TO pay
for nights lodging elsewhere, and one
night Edward Wilson Gates the shrewd
superintendent of the philanthropic
work of the union, announced that he
would give sixpence to each man present
who could prove. that he had some
money, but less than fourpence. A chuc-
king laugh passed over the 300, that
being the maximum allowed in the hall.
"But how shall know that you have
less than fourpence?" asked MIR. Gates.
"Search usv' cried the men.
"You really mean it:'
"Yes.
"Very we'll, but if any one objects let
him go to the gallery, and 1 guarantee
that he shall not be turned away"
Only five Of the 300 went up stairs,
and the others were thoroughly search
ed by experienced men. Two hundred
and forty-nine had nothing, one had a
farthing, IL had a halfpenGy, one had
three farthings 13 had a penny, two
had a penny farthing, four had three
halfpence, nine twOpence, three two
pence halfpenny and two had threepence
halfpenny. Thus out of the 800 men
800 had not the fourpence necessary for
"fo'penny doss" at lodging house.
1t seems pretty clear, therefore, that the
men were genuinely "hard up. Lon
don Culver
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-10-07
Church Notes.

Broadway Baptist Church-Rev. ]. ".
Osterhout, pastor. Sunday School Io.45
a. m; preaching by the pastor 3.Is p. m.
Evangelist VIM. F. Ireland, who has done
such great work among the soldiers,
will speak at7.I5 p. m.
Services at Tabernacle Church, Oct. 9.
w. F. Davis, pastor.-Preaching by the
pastor at 10 IS a. m. and 7 p. m. Sun
day School at I2.I5 and Epworth League
prayer meeting at 6.I5 m.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-10-07
HOW POMP WAS CONVERTED
Rainy Sunday at Church. Where He
Was the Only Sinner.

DR.. Payson, the famous and beloved
preacher of Portland, Me-, used TO tell
the following pointed story:
One very stormy Sunday he went TO
church, more from habit than because
he expected to find anybody there. Just
after be had stepped inside the door an
old negro came in and asked if DR..
Payson was to preach there that day,
explaining that he was a stranger in
town and had been advised to go to his
church.
Upon that, said DR.. Payson, Il
made up my mind to preach my sermon
if nobody else came"
Nobody else did come, so the doctor
preached to the choir and the old negro.
Some months afterward he happened
to meet the negro, and stopping him
asked how he enjoyed the sermon that
stormy Sunday.
ENJOY dat sermon?" replied the old
man. Il 'clar, doctor, nebber heerd a
better one. You see, had a seat pretty
well up front, an whenebber you'd say
somethin I'd jess look all roun, ter see
nobody on'y jess me. An | says to
m'self, He must mean you, POmp;
you's sech a dretful sinner. Well, doc
tor, dat are sermon set me a-thinkin
what big sinner l war, an went an
j'ined the church down home. I'ze a
deacon now. christian Endeavor
World
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-10-07
Two Ways of Putting 1t.

81 notice, Miranda, remarked Mr..
Neggschoice. THAT your first husbands S
clothes do not tit me-"
"No. Cyrus. coincided Mrs Neggs-
choice, with little sigh. You don't
fit them "-Chicago Tribune.
~ LIZ -
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-10-07

Mr.. Henry Callingham and family OF
Pocasset avenue have returned from a
summer sojourn "down the river"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-10-07
LOCAL NEWS.

A. B. Slater, treasurer OF the Provi-
dence Gas Co. was in town yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-31
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Rev. I. W. Grafton is in Chicago.
Charles McHugh went to Chicago
last night.
Mrs. w. B. Taylor is visiting at
Canton, Ill.
Irwin Griffin left for Central City,
Iowa, today.
J. E. Montrose, of Peoria, spent
Sunday in the city.
Fred C. Gruwell left for Jackson
vile today to resume his studies.
Walter Hodgdon has returned from
visit to the Trans Mississippi expo
sition.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fiizsimmons
have a new daughter at their home,
1928 Sixth avenue.
Howard Loomis and BRIDE, of Put
nam, H., are visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Battles.
Chief of Police j. H Fender and
Magistrate j. L. Stafford are seeing
the sights at the Omaha exposition.
Mrs. F. Pierson, who has been Wis
iting Mrs. George Sheldon, left for
her home at Niles, Mich, today.
j. H. Gates, of Clinton, Iowa, has
assumed the management of the Pos
tai Telegraph company's local office,
succeeding Fred McAfee, who resigned
to take up the study of music.
Mrs. Capt. A. j. Whitney yesterday
morning received a telegram from
Ogdensburg, n. Y, containing the
sad news of the death of her mother.
She was 81 years old last April.
Miss Nellie J. Finch. of Chicago, re-
turned home this morning after Wis
it with her sister, Mrs. William En-
inert, 3O49 Fifth avenue. Miss Finch
recently graduated from the Soper
school of elocution with the highest
honors.
Messrs. Albert Schaum and Thomas
Grant left this afternoon for Ander-
son, Ind, to take up their duties in
the glass factories. James Broom
hall goes to Marion, Ind, tomorrow.
and Rudolph Schaum and wife start
for Alexander, Ind. George Rudolph
leaves for Anderson Thursday.
Supt. r. G. Young and 10 teachers
of the Rock Island public school corps
returned Saturday evening from a
successful meeting of the Northern
Illinois association, held at La Sale.
Supt- Young was elected to the second
highest office in the association, that
of chairman of the executive COM
mittee.
Mrs. Mary p. Buford gave ladies
reception at her home on Nineteenth
street, this afternoon, in honor of
Mrs. S. B. Edison and Miss Charlotte
Buford, who leave tomorrow for Con-
cord, n. II. A number of pleasant
gatherings have been given to Miss
Edison and Miss Buford during their
visit here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-31
COMING TO COMPARISON.
Abundance of Reason Why the Democratic
Candidates Are Preferable.

Abundance of Reason Why the Democratic
Candidates Are Preferable.
The Moline Dispatch has said that
the democrats are giving no reasons
why republicans should vote for their
candidates for county offices. What
better reason can be offered than that
of superior fitness and qualification?
Each and every man named for eoun-
tv office on the democratic ticket is
better adapted to the office to which
he aspires than is hisopponent. Com
mencing with the Office of county
Judge the democrats never had a
better candidate, a man of good
character, a lawyer of high stand
ing. William c. Allen fills the
bill. When any man says that John
Norton is not competent to fill the Of
flee of county clerk simply because he
is workingman he is making false
statement. Mr.. Norton is acknowl-
edged by his fellow workmen and all
others most intimately acquainted
with him to be a man of uncommon
ability. A change is certainly needed
and there would be none were Hub
bard elected. 1t is fact so apparent
to everyone that Albert Huesing is
1O1 SClSCIlOH 1Ol IIAl
comparison between he and Cralle and
his followers about the county build
ing is out of the question. And if Mr..
Huesing is elected he will be sheriff too.
If Pleasant Cox were the right man
for county treasurer he would not
have sought the chance for the office
so long in vain at the hands of his
own party. No better man could be
found for the office than T. r. Lees.
That o. 1. Addition is the right man
for county superintendent is acknowl-
edged on every hand. The remark
was recently made by a highly re-
spected and influential citizen who
has for years voted the republican
ticket, that he had never known a man
running for office that he considered
so we'll qualified for the place as is
Mr.. Addition for the office of county
superintendent of schools
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-31
Lace Curtains.

l, 900 pairs of Nottingham Curtains at
per pair. s3.9s, SS.7S 1926, So. 9s,
$2.S7. 1915, 1882, 1926, $l.9S,
$157, 81 So, $1.25, CSC, 75c, 44c
and ........... ...., CSC
Odd Curtains and pairs of Irish
Point, Brussels, Tambour, Marie An
toinette and Duchesse Lace Curtains,
up to SIS pair in value, all marked
their regular price in plain figures.
Your choice of all while they last at
just half value, ] ] the marked price.
All this week, with each purchase
of Lace Curtains of 81 or over, we will
give free best curtain pole and trim
mings complete.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-31
HELD UP IN A SALOON.
William Boyens Robbed While
Taking an Early Morn
ing Snooze.
RIsPAN AND MARSHALL ACCUSED.

Only Men In the Place When the Alleged
Deed Was Committed-Both in Jail Pend
ing Their Preliminary Hearing. Which is
Continued a Week-Joe Hayes Assaulted
in a Street Car Elm street Line.
William Boyens, boarder at Pill
Fourth avenue, while returning home
at an early hour Sunday morning,
dropped into Bankers saloon on Fifth
avenue to get a drink. After satisfy
ing his desire he sat down in chair
and was soon slum boring. When he
awoke he was shy $40. He reported
the loss to the police, stating that he
suspected George Rispan and George
Marshall, the latter colored, who were
the only people in the saloon at the
time aside from the bartender, of
having held him up. Officers Fitzger-
aid and Ainswsrth were put on the
trail of the suspects aud shortly
rounded them up at headquarters.
They denied taking Bovens' money
and an invoice of their clothing only
showed 81. Today Boyens swore out
warrants in Justice Cramer's court
charging Rispan and Marshall with
robbery At their request their pre-
hminary examination was continued
one week. In the meantime thew
languish at the county Jail each under
5000 bonds.
Street Car Fight.
August and Frank Ludwig. broth
ers, created a disturbance on an Elm
street car uptown last night, which
resulted in a serious assault on Motor
man Joe Hayes-peaceful, pleasant
old Joe, who would not do any one
harm unless compelled to in order to
defend himself. The Ludwigs, becom-
ing boisterous, were ordered from the
car. They refused to obey the re-
uuests of Conductor Frank Firman
and Motorman HAYES. whereupon
Firman handled his man all right, but
Frank Ludwig took the crank away
from Hayes and whaled him over the
head with it, also scratching his eyes.
The affair caused great excitement
among the passengers. DR.. j. F. Ny
ers, who dressed Mr.. Hayes wounds,
says that his in uries are severe, there
being a mum Der of cuts in the head
and face, but they are not very seri-
Gus. The Ludwigs will be arrested.
Other Police Points.
Morris Simon had his wheel-a
Twentieth Century-stolen Saturday
night.
A Rock Island road detective today
reported the theft of his revolver and
billy club from the Fifth avenue de-
pot.
James Elliott, a stranger, and Teddy
Kelly had quarrel at Eagal's saloon
Saturday night. 1t required several
stitches to sew up Elliott's wounds.
Teddy used n stove poker. No arrests.
John Maloney, a stranger, struck
town Saturday night, and Immediate
" set about to make his visit profita-
BILE, swiping two dozen socks from in
front of Simon & Mosenfelder's store.
But he had not gotten far when
Officer Mccarthy had him corralled.
He is now at the hotel de Hemenway,
and the January grand jury will have
another larceny case for elaboration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-31

Drying preparations simply develop
dry catarrh; they dry up the secre-
tions which adhere to the membrane
and decompose, causing a far more
serious trouble than the ordinary
form of catarrh. Avoid all drying in7
halants and use that which cleanses.
soothes and heals. Ely's Cream Balm
is such remedy, and viii cure ca
tarrh or cold in the head easily and
pleasantly. A trial size will be
mailed for 10 cents. large for so cents.
All druggists keep it. Ely Brothers,
So Warren street. New York
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-31
Jackets, Capes and Skirts.

About 40 warm Winter Jackets, Ker-
sey and Boucles, some full silk
lined, some partly lined, have sold
up to SO, none less than Sc. so; they
all go this week at .S.3,O5
Exceptionally handsome full silk
lined Jackets for this week. $40
Very fine Plush Capes, elegantly braid
ed and jetted, thibet trimming ought
to be SO; for this once. So. rs
Fancy satin figured grosgrain Silk
Skirts, always s.; Is of them go
at. .......................S3.22