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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-02

TutS is how the wichita CKan }
Eagle wrote up a social junction in
that city the other day: "Mrs. Hor-
wortle's party Friday evening was a
great success. The lsrge pearl
handled knives which were used at
the luncheon belonged % Mrs. Har-
din, Mrs. lIorwortle's neighbor. The
silver spoons Mrs. IIorwortle bor-
fowed from Mrs. Granther.n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-02

WINS keeping Ter atteation close
ly riveted on India, snd watching for
her slice in any conquest the powers
may make as 10 China, Eng,Gnd
should not lose sight % the fact that
something is going on in another part
OF her possessions-they axe having
a hot time over in Australia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-02

The Ancient Greeks believed IT,;
The Pena;es we're the gods who at.
ioEded 70 the welfare and prosperity
81 tEe family. They were wof.
shipped as household eois in ever
home. The household god q today
Is Dr. Kings New Discovery. Fol
consumption, coughs, colds snt for
81 affections % threat. chest an :
lungs 10 is Invaluable. IL has beer
t-ied for = quarter o. q century and
is guaranteed 20 cure, or money re.
turned. No household should bV
without this good angel 1t pleas.
Ant 10 take and q safe and sure rem.
edy Ter old aud young. Free trial
bottles at Hartz & UIlemeyer's drag
store. Regular size 80 cents and 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-02

Cot. IKE CtFuENrs oiCuhondale.
Il beginning 10 realize the reward
FOR al that bombast during the last
campaign. lie has entered upon his
duties as superinteuder; % the Sol.
diors' Orphans Home ~ Normal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-02
The MI.Iian,SJu z-I.,a.1 s.anl..

Marquette, Mich. Fa6. "a stale
mcEt Il The private bank oc J. NJ. VIII
hanson, which recently closed its doors.
shows nominal assets Of %2GJ.l93.TG and
appraised assets Ct SliG,2s3.1o: liabilities,
$lS2,3I3.2S. The cash On hand at the
date Of the assignment was s2S.973.GS.
The amount which has been paid in
since IS $ll,2G3.92
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-02
To Car. : Cold IN On. n.,.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
.eis. All druggists refund the money
" - fails 10 cure. Csc. The genuine
has L. d. 2. on each tablet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-02

Mckinley's advance sgeat % pros.
perity Is getting IN his work among
the cotton operatives q several CT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-02
Executors Notice
Estate o: Anna Ohlweiler. deceased.

Estate Q; Anna Ohlweiier. deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed execu.
o. Of the lsst will and testament OF Anna OH.
well y. late Of the county OF Rock leland state o,
llilnois, deceased. hereby gives notice ths, IRE
will sppear before the county court o. Rock Ieland
county, st the county court room, in
the city o. Rock Islsnd- az the April term. on
tie fret Monday In April next, at which lime
al persons having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend, for The purpose
OF hssing the came adjusted.
Al persons indebted 10 said estate .re re.
5ust'ei 70 maze immediate payment to the IN.
Ds.ed ta.e 2s.h day Of January. A. D.. 1895
JOIN 0HLwEILER, EEecuthr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-02
el.d rlaiss. 20 A,th,a. srsr,r.

loleyis Honey and Tar gives quick
sat positive relief 10 al cases. For
sale By I. II. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-02
Whisky that al E Whisky
Dierct from the DistilIery.

Purchasing every gallon Of goods
that we offer for sale in bond, where
they remain in the Distillery Ware-
house. under the Governments su.
pervision until they reach our hands,
is guarantee that what you buy of
us is absolutely as pure Us it was at
the time Of production. Our ste OK
comprises the medium aud higher
grades OF Whistles, and while all
are not of the same quality and price,
all OF them are goods where absolute
purity is the essential consideration.
1t is important that you bear in
mind that we are the only Wholesale
Liquor Hou'e having the legal right
to sell to the consumer direct in
quantities less than a gallon. and as
such can save you about half the
price you pay to other retail dealers.
In our Family Liquor Depart :nent
you can always obtain goods Of the
highest standard OF excellence ind
purity. and with confidence Il at
goods bought are as represented.
Open evenings until 10 O'Clock.
Telephone = on-l364.
The Em.EL.
Family Liquor Store. 1905 Third ayenne.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-02

THE expenses ~ the Tanner legis-
la,ure are still piling up al the rate
70 al, $50 per day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-02

Waterville. Ne. Feb. small houses
have been buried by twenty-fout drifts
Of snow. The Lockwood cotton mills
have been closed, the operators being
unable to reach the factory. There has
been no train over the Maine Central
railroad for twenty-four hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-02
Tie Most F6tsI Dls.asr.

It is not generally known tbs,
more ed"l's die ct Kidney trouble
than &c.. .'... ,i-...,.. When the
hrst mr.oIas oI Wis disease ap
pear, no tine should be lost in tax
ing Foieys Kidney cure, which i.
guaranteed or money refunded. Fol
sale by I. X. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-02

and could not sleep
Other complications
peculiar TO my sex set
in and our physician
called another in con q.
sultation. They de-
cided / had consump-
ton and must die. I
commenced taking Dr..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-02
THE ARGUS.

Is rns NAps or J. W. rorrrE
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-07

ful face, "but-but-you knoy-It really
Wouldn't be quite right to Lord Beyerdaiei
You're his principal Ruest-you know land
they'd think I had taken you on
Well" said Miss Desborough impetuously,
""what's the matter with that inn--the Red
Lion ? We can get q sandwich there, / guess.
Miss Ameiyn looked Mortified for a moment
and then. laughed. but Immediately became
now. Let me finish my round alone. You'll
have ample time IL you 60. now to reach the
Priory for luncheon. Do. pleased 1t would be
ever so much better for everybody. 1 feel quite
guilty as IL IL, and l suppose I'm already in
Lord Beverdale's black books
The trouble in the young. girls face was I'M
m~istakable, and as IL suited Miss DesborouRh's
purpose Just as we'll to show her Independence
by returning, "a she had set out. alone. she
consented to go. Miss Amelyn. showed her a
short cut across the park, and they separated
to meet at dinner. In this brief fellowship the
American girl had kept q certain supremacy
and half fascination over the English girl, even
while she. was conscious OF an tnyincible char
acter in Miss Amelyn entirely different from
was a difference In the two peoples. Why else
this Inherited conscientious reverence for Lord
Beverdale's position shown by Miss Amelyn-
which she. an. American-alive to its practical
benefits. could not understand. Would Miss
Amelyn and Lord AlRernon have made a better
match The thought i%rTitated her. even while
she knew that she herself possessed the young
mans affections, the power to marry him. and,
as she believed. kept her Independence In
To be continued.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-07
THE STATES CHARITIES.
INTERESTING FIGURES TAKEN FROM
OFFICIAL REPORTG.


Property Worth aiO3, 200, 900 Held by Insti-
tutiOns Reporting to tho State Board
Receipts Inst Year of 023 ,OOO, 900
Number Relieved Private B~enefactions.
ALBANY, Aug. 0.-The State Board OF Chari-
ties has Just completed the compilation OF lts
statistics relating to the charities and charita-
BILE work in the state for the past fiscal year.
These figures. 1t should be borne in mind, are
taken from sworn statements filed with the
board by the treasurcrs or other response
BILE officers of the thousand or more chari-
table institutions, societies and associations
subject to the boards supervision in con-
formity with the requirements Of the State
Charities law. and are probably in all material
particulars substantially correct. It Ia to be
remembered. also, that the boards figures dc
not include the large amount expended by the
thousands OF minor charitable organizations
such az the Kings Daughters. ladies' aid
societies. helping hands. and sewing circles,
nor the vast and incalculable assistance rem.
dered through purely personal benefactions.
From the statistics 1t appears that the real
and personal property Of the institutions, So
%cieties, and associations reporting to the
board is estimated to be worth Sl03, 3S4, 554. Il
SIT. 455, 0B4 20 OF this being in real estate
and S25.9 a.490.O1 in personal property. d.
vided among the various classes of charities e.
follows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-07

A Definition of IA Pint of Beer Brought About
by the War Tax.


The anxiety OF thirsty consumers lest the
burden of the war tax on beer should fall on
them exclusively has quieted down-like sea-
side lager beer Invested Of its froth. There
will be no popular cutlery on the subject Of beer
sold In glass. mug. or Rrowler. and in one re-
spect. Mt least, the war tax on beer has proved a
blessing in disguise to the retail dealers.
A beer barrel is supposed to contain 31H
gallons. But beer as sold to retailers is never
at full measure. for il some allowance was not
made for the expansion OF beer there would
be danger Of considerable loss. and. as q
consequence OF this. each half barrel. quarter
barrel. or sixth Is short q certain quantity. with
the result that the actual quantity of beer. ac-
cording to trade measure. in what the Govern
ment taxes as a barrel il about twenty-eight
gallons. Prior to the i'm position OF the war tax
on beer. the average pint instead OF being half
a quart was more often a full quart. and IA the
retailers were getting short measure from the
brewer and giving surplus measure to the con-
sumner In cans and GROWERS they had some
what the worst Of the arrangement, but were
ditions for the three reasons following: First.
because the brewers favor the sale Of as much
draught beer in GROWERS as possible. In order
TO have the supply fresh and to utilize the in
ferior grades, u condition which they are able
10 enforce, holding as they, do, mortgages on
many OF the places; second. the, patrons, OF
lager, beer saloons. especially i'll crowded
nsighPlboT Mii1 demand mi pimts, and dh fsSQ r
lucrative. the. places which give the largest
pints; and. third, because since the establish
ment OF the $500 saloon tax, the money for it
has generally been advanced by the brewery
and repaid from the percentage heretofore
allowedto dealers on all beer sold. whether In
glass or GROWER The abandonment Of the
donment by limiting the size Of the GROWERS to
exact pints would have the, effect OF ~injurinB
alike the brewer, the retailer. and the con-
sumner. unless. OF course. a uniform arrange
ment could be made on the subject.
The imposition OF the war tax on beer seems
likely TO have that effect, The Wine. Liquor
and Beer Dealers Central Association has
adopted q plan whereby cards are, printed and
now displayed IN, saloons putting the price OF q
pint OF beer at 10 cents, with the measure con-
forming 70 two, pounds weight. which means
that the pint under war conditions will approx
mate four glasses. the cost being about az
cents a glass, An average OF from six 70 eight
glasses was formerly given IN the pint. BY
this arrangement a considerable portion OF the
loss heretofore sustained on pints will be done
away with, and the tax will fall more lightly on
beer drinkers and beer sellers than seemed
In the interest OF the public health, as 1t seems
TO be, recognized generally that better beer Is
sold in the, glass than In GROWERS. and such Ia
probably the case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-07
HISTORY PRODUCED IN PLAYS.
This Years Celebration of Independence IN
tho Canton of

tho Canton or Neuchntol.
Switzerland is one Of the countries in which
the tradition OF a peoples theatre is still kept
alive. There are many regions in which reli-
gious plays are acted every year or at regular
intervals. and the celebration OF any national
or local anniversary is nearly always attended
with the performance Of a play drawn from the
event and acted by ths people OF the country
before their fellows. In the preceding sum.
mer tho inhabitants Of Grandson celebrated
the anniversary OF Il victory gained by they
centuries before by means OF n play emDodyinR
the principal incidents of the struggle, and this
year Neuchntel celebrated In similar fashion
the nftieth anniversary of it's independence
and tho proclamation OF the republic,
For this purpose a Swiss poet has written
Suisse n historical, piece, which
was presented at the end Of July by 800 ac-
tors and 500 singers. all OF them amateure
trained for the occasion. The play consisted OF
q prologue and twelve tableauX, and exhibited
the entire history Of Neuchatel from the NJ
teenth century Town to the present time. The
decorations were made in Paris from sketches
prepared 4 in Neuchutel. and the large stage was
PLACED in the open air on the shore OF the lake.
and the spectators viewed the scene from
benches that were covered 20 protect, them
from the rain and sun. Several neighborinR
cHntons co-opcrated in the celebration, when
waS the, most elaborate Of ts Kind sVer given "
BWttE0IlAnd-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-07
THE MAN OF MODERATE MEANS.
One Advantage of Being Tall That Accrues
In Summer Only.

This" said the man of moderate means.
lis the third year OF my straw hat. A straw
hat does very well for two years, 1t may look
a little dusky at the outset Of the second year.
but when the season has advanced somewhat
its tan will easily pass for color gained that
year. But not so in the third year. In the third
year the straw hat shows. signs that even the
most casual observer could not mistake, il he
can see them, but that he cannot always do.
THE hat. OF course, tanS most on the roof.
The shingles gather moss when the under side
of the caves 81 the house is still bright. SO
with my straw hat. The top is pretty brown.
but the under side OF the brim looks all right.
And so | count myself fortunate In being
tall, place my third year straw on my head
level and walk abroad confident that many
whom | meet will never know its ago They
don't SEQ the top Of the hat, but only the
under side"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-07

Large as these figures are. they do not. Of
ing the total number of inmates supported fog
some part Of the year. for there Is q continual
movement of population in most of the in
stitutions. especially in the hospitals. and the
benehciaries OF the year number. OF course.
many more than those to be found in the censuR
OF any given date. The tables OF the State Board
show that the number OF inmates received and
cared for in the above mentioned classes OF in-
gated 269. 147.
But these were by no means all that received
charitable assistance, the tables showing that
In the dispensaries OF the State, most OF them
being In New York city. 1.523.690 persons were
treated practically free OF charge. the numRer
OF prescriptions dispensed being 2.257,076.
Further than this. general outdoor relief was
given by superlntendents and overseers OF the
poor. relief societies. missions. and other char
tiles to 75S.609 persons. making the. number
relieved by institutions Including hospitals
and dispensaries). societies. ASSOCIATIONS. ana
public officials aggregate 2,55l. 455.
1t Is not to be supposed by any means tha3
these figures correctly represent the actual
uumber of individuals assisted during the
year. for there must be an endless and un-
avoidable amount of duplication in the figures
given which cannot even be estimated. Not.
Withstandingt this, it must be clearly apparent
that an uncommonly large numberof the people
Of this State are more or less dependent upon
charitable relief. and those well informed upon
the subject are inclined to the belief that the
unregistered and unreported charity which 10
bestowed will more than compensate for any
duplication that may exist In the official ngureS-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-07

1t will thus be seen that the aggregate
amount of public funds granted for the relief OF
the poor through these Institutions was. much
less than the aggregate amount received from
private, sources. the figures being $9.606. 1854
pared with $13.494 .744. 10 received through the
medium of personal benefactions.
The table of expenditures Is an equally inter-
estinR one as showing whore the money goes,
The total expenditures for the year amounted
to S2l .44St 1872 O3. classified as follows.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-07
The Northwest Representatives in the War.
From NE CAicdgo Tim,I.H ,ratd,

The splendid response made by the North
gratifying to every patriotic citizen Of this great
section, and particularly TO citizens Of Chicago,
for this city has furnished about One-eighth Of
the soldiers and sailors In the Northwest quota,
and more Than half as. many aS all OF Illinois,
outside o. the city. combined. Thee1act figures
are as follows:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-25
The Furry on Change.

Since the explosion on board the
Maine not day has elapsed which has
not witnessed furry in the stock
market. There was one yesterday,
rather more exciting than usual. One
substantial eastern stock in a few hours
dropped a mere fraction less than 6
points Another stoCk-that of pros
porous western railroad-dropped
points. The. average fall of all the
listed stocks was points, although
toward the end of the day some of this
lost ground was recovered.
Intelligent persons readily compre-
hend that this speculative fluctuation
in securities is wholly artificial. Moth
ing has happened in the past few days
to impair the earning capacity of a
single legitimate enterprise. Nothing
with such an effect is likely to hap
pen. Even should a war with Spain
come it would not take from single
American railroad a single passenger
or deprive that road Of a single pound
of freight; it would not make the diff
ference of an ounce in the output of
any mill in the country save possibly
the powder mill; it would not restrict
by so much as a single pound the de-
mand for anthracite coal or the need
or any of the staple products of Ameri-
can industry. There would therefore
be no lasting foundation for deprecia-
tiOn in the securities of any well-man-
aged institution, railroad, MILL shop or
mine. The man who holds investments
in legitimate industries and holds them
honestly and honorably, not as a
gambler, would sustain no appreciable
risk whatever from a war with Spain
or from the scare of a possible war.
The only person hurt by these so-called
panics in the stock markets who is en-
titled in the least degree to the SYM
pathy of honest men and women is the
timid owner, especially the widow or
the orphan, who for one reason or
another let's go of a good security at
an artifcially depressed price and to
that extent is robbed by the cooler per-
son who does his buying at such times.
Too much Difference has been paid by
the American people in the past to the
sensibilities of the men who gamble in
securities. They are not as a rule the
kind of men who make industrial sue
cess. They are more often the wreck
ers of industry. When they buy a
property their aim usually is to so
manipulate its bookkeeping that they
can sell it at a profit, even though the
real value remains unchanged. This
kind of bunco game is regarded by
many as essentially shrewd and acute
but it is just as essentially dishonest
AS a class it is fair to say that specu-
lators in securities are the worst enc
mics of American society since they
undermine the old-fashioned traditions
of business honesty and fair dealing,
and reduce business thrift and industry
to the dimensions of tributaries to inn
moral speculation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-25
GIVE THESE MEN A CHANCE.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The business philosophy of a good
bankruptcy law lies in the fact that 1t
increases credit and extends the buying
capacity of traders without cash capital
A well drawn bankruptcy law facilitates
the collection Of debts, and insures ven
doris to a great extent against the appro-
priation of debtors estates by preferred
creditors whom debtors desire to favor.
1t IL now an ordinary incident of busi-
ness experience to find the assets OF
debtors levied upon under suddenly con-
fessed judgments falling due at once,
which absorb the property and leave un-
secured creditors in the lurch, though
their claims may be quite as meritorious
as those of the favored creditor This
and other evils of the present method of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-25
WHAT AN ADMIRAL SAYS.

Bridgeport, Conn. Dispatch in the Sun.
Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi re-
tired, said to a reporter today: "If the
disaster to the Maine was caused by an
accident well and good, but If it was an
act of treachery, and the immediate
cause of the disaster was a torpedo or
mine, God help Spain"
''In the event of war being declared, is
our navy in such shape as to meet the
Spanish navy with an degree of confl-
dence?" the admiral was asked.
There was a defiant ring in the admir-
ais reply:
I'VE have the cleanest navy in the
world. Not only the cleanest, but we
have the best fighting blood of any navy
in the world The boys would ask for
only twenty-four hours with the Spanish
navy"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-25

ed by the rabble and IT is pretty clearly
established that some of them were
warned to expect trouble.
co. The Spanish character is
naturally treacherous ana cruel. After
it had shown itself in the brutalities
Of Weylerism the assumption becomes
not unreasonable that 1t would lie
wholly capable of exploding a mine
under a hated American ship. The fact
that the Maine blew up in the night
time, after most of her crew had gone
to sleep. diminshes the probability of
internal accident and strengthens the
presumption of Spanish treachery.
H) The tenor of the unofficial evil
dence strongly points 70 design, ard
the extraordinary steps which our gov
ernment is now taking to get ready
for war fatty contradicts the diplo-
matte assurances of our leading Off
cials that they anticipate no trouble
and think the ship was accidentally
destroyed.
Many men have been hanged in this
country on circumstantial evidence less
serious than that which now points
to the guilt of some person Or persons
among the Spanish residents of
Havana. Of course the American Ieo-
pie will await the official verdict, be-
| cause they are an intelligent and a
patient people; and they will abide by
that verdict, because they know the
| men who are conducting the inquiry at
| Havana are men who can be trusted.
| At the same time they are en-
titled in the interval pending the
| delivery of that verdict to think the
matter over for themselves.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-25
THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1898.

disposing of insolvent estates would be
sensibly mitigated under good bank
ruptcy law of uniform operation In all
the states. SO far from the greater pro-
lection given to creditors being an op"
preston to debtors, 1t would aid them,
for the reason that vendors and money
lenders would feel greater security in giv-
ing credit. During the years of business
depression from which we are emerging
thousands of worthy men have been sent
into hopeless insolvency, unless they can
be restored to business life by a dis
charge from their Indebtedness by the
order of a bankruptcy court. Many of
these persons could thus revive their for
tunes. and some OF them would pay their
cancelled obligations. AT all events,
nothing is gained by depriving these men
of opportunities to enter business free
from the pursuit of creditors. Some
debtors were the victims of circum-
stances which they could not control