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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-26
JoTTINGS AROUND JoSLIN
Interesting Budget of News From the
Upper End of the County.

Joslin, Aug. 2I.-Frank Armstrong
of the C.. b. ~ O.. was auditing G. NJ.
Hubbart's accounts ut Joslin.
Ida Clark. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Clark. of Rock Island
is visiting friends ut Joslin.
DR.. LOCKER. of South Moline. in
answer to Il telegram. came to Jasper
Sells. of Canoe Creek, Wednesday
last, a member of the family requiring
his services.
Mrs. :. ID. Wainwright. of Hamp-
ton township. and Mrs. Stone. of Day
export, daughter of Fuller Smith, of
the Verne Swain. visited with Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Wainwright and family.
w. II. Lyford, of Port Byron. was
at Joslin Tuesday last. He came
over to examine W. II. Whiteside's
windmill and elevated tank. with an
idea of erecting one upon his farm.
There are to he great attractions at
the next Joslin fair. among which
will be two balloon ascensions by Miss
Alphousia Dockertv. of Galena. Dur
ing one of the asccnsions Prof. Dock
erty will drop a poodle dog from the
balloon in parachute.
G. W. Wilson of Alpha. who has
bought so many horses in the vicinity
of Joslin. will pay us another visit
the LIST and 2d Of September. ANY
one having fair sized horses for sale.
in good condition, Will be waited
upon if postal card with their adj
dress is sent to F. +. Crompton, Jr..
Joslin.
That class of people who claim the
world owes them living ale becom-
ing too numerous for profit To the
balance OF the community Early
Monday morning some person or per-
sons unknown relieved Gregory
Brown of all his chickens. and
Sunday morning two men. accom-
panied by small dog, drove past +.
+. Crompton'S. Jr.. cabbage lot and
stole five head of cabbage that he in
tended to exhibit at the fair.
The board OF strategy at Joslin was
again in session during the week, with
all members present The chairman
said that he deemed it very important.
rs peace had been declared. that the
administration should be instructed to
economic as much rs possible. get
our volunteers home and the Spanish
prisoners to their destination rs soon
aS Poes4"ic- AiASNl>e lHat the ooaiu
cannot understand why Cervera and
his officers should be fed and toasted
at the nations expense. with meals of
fine courses, consisting of soup. flesh.
fish and fowl, with vegetables. confec-
tionery and desert. ut n cost of 5000
per day, while our own men frequently
could not obtain sufficient amount
of bareback and coffee Mr.. y. claimed
there ought TO be a searching investi-
CATION as TO who the parties Were
who, according TO report, have
imposed upon our government
bv the sale of vessels at fabulous
prices. that in our emergency we had
To have. The Merrimac. which was
blown up and sunk in the harbor. Is
said to have been sold to the govern
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-26
BREAD OF THE NATIONS.
How the staff of Life Is Made Among
Various Peoples.

Various Peoples
It is curious and interesting study
to compare the various materials which
serve the different nations of the world
as the basis of their bread. In this
country, where good bread. made from
spring and fall wheat flour, is within
reach of all, rarely thought is given
to the fact that, after all, tho inhabit-
ants of only small portion of the
earth's surface enjoy such food In the
remoter part of Sweden the poor make
and bake their rye bread twice a year
aud store the Ioaves away, so that even
tually they are as hard as bricks
Farther north still bread is made
from barley and oats. In Lapland oats,
with the inner bark of the pine, are used.
Tie two together, we'll ground and
mixed. are made into large, fiat cakes,
cooked IN q pan over = fire. In drcary
Kamchatka pine or birch bark by
itself, well macerated, pounded and
baked, frequently constitutes tho whole
Of the native bread food. The Icclander
scrapes the iceland moss" of the rocks
and griEds il into flour, which serves
both for bread and for buildings.
In some PARTS Of Siberia, China and
BILE bread is made from buckwheat. In
parts of Italy chcstnuts are cooked,
ground into meal and used for making
bread. Durra, Il variety of the millct. IS
much used i'll the countries of India,
Egypt, Arabia and Asia Minor for max
ing bread. Rice bread is the staple food
CT the Chinese, Japanese and large
portion Of the inhabitants of India.
In Persia the bread is made from rice,
flour and milk; it is called "lawash. y
The Persian oven is built i'll the ground,
about the size of - barrel The sides are
smooth mason work. The FIRE is built ut
the lotion and kept burning until tho
walls or sides OF the oven are thorough
II heated. Enough dough to forni a
sheet about o.e foot wido and about
two feet long is thrown on the bench
and relied until about as thin rs sole
leather, chen it IS taken up and tossed
ard X He'd from one arm to the ether
and flung on the ECGrd and slapped II
the size Of the oven. 1t takes only 4 few
moments to bake and when baked 1t is
spread ont TO cool. This bread is cheap
q cent sheeO; it is sweet ard nour-
ishinS
a specimen of the hunger bread
from Armenia is made of clover seed,
flax or iinsecd meal, mixed with edible
grass. In the Molucca islands, the
starcny pith of the sago palm furnishes
white, houry meal. This is made up
into fiat, oblong leaves, which are baked
in curious little ovens, each being di-
vided into oblong cells to receive the
loaves.
Bread is also made of roots i'll some
parts of Africa and South America. 1t
is made from maniOc tubers. These
roots are n deadly poison if eaten i'll the
raw state, but make good food If
properly prepared. To prepare it for
bread the roots are soaked for several
days in water, thus washing out the
poison. The fibers are picked out, dried
and ground into flour. This is mixed
with milk, if obtainable; if not, water
is used. The dough is formed into lit
tie round loaves and baked i'll hot ashes
or dried in the sun.-Sanitary Record
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-26
MUSINGS AROUND MILAN.
News and Gossip From the Town
on the Hennepin.

on tne henutpins
Milan. Aug. 23.-Miss Hattie Crop
p II. who has been sick for some time
Is improving at this writing.
Mrs. +. Kuchl spent Monday visit
ing friends and relatives in Moline.
+. ii. Caldwell and William Boyer
left Friday for Indiana with the X. p.
excursion.
Frank Schinstrom and family. of
Big island visited friends III Coal Val
lev Sunday.
William Cohen is able to he around
again after severe sickness from ty-
phoid malaria.
Mrs. August Kahn. of Bowling.
spent Saturday and Sunday with rela-
tives in Davenport.
Mrs. Dave Anderson, of Vandruff's
island. took the train Sunday for
Coal Valley to visit friends and rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Alley, of Rural.
returned Saturday from a 3-weeks'
trip through Iowa and from the ex-
position at Omaha.
Miss Anna WiegeIe. of Black Hawk.
who has been staying with May Alley
during the absence of Mays parents,
returned home last Sunday.
Misses Carrie Johnson and Emma
Kuehl left on the early train Sunday
morning for Coal Valley on week ;
visit with Miss Johhson's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd McMichael. of
Yuma. spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. X. McMichael. Mrs. b. Me
Michael will remain week to attend
camp meeting.
Louis Cohen moved into the
Zeitschel house on Water street last
Monday. The house was formerly
occupied by Chris Hansen. who
moved his family to Rock Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Winters enter
tanned 4 mum Der of friends last Thurs
day evening. The young folks in
dulged in dancing till an early hour
and all present report good lime.
Rev. {. II. Brown, pastor of the
Beulah church. near Coal Valley, left
for ST. Lawrence county. New York.
to take unto himself Il wife. The
wedding day is Aug. 81. and he will
return about the 10th of Septem Der
and begin housekeeping in Coal Val
ley.
Emil jacobsen, the Twelfth street
cigar manufacturer. and Messrs.
Lerch and Greve, painters, enjoyed
an outing last Sunday in the woods
near center station. They brought
their families with them and partook
of lunch of refreshments, of which
they had plenty.
Mildred Smith, of Toledo, Iowa.
visited few DAYS last week with her
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. G.. II.
Honens. She left Saturday with Mrs.
g. w Virgins and children for In
dianapolis TO visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
+. Van Horn and family.
The Orion band, of p members.
gave a few selections Monday evening
on Main street. which were greatly
appreciated by all. and especially by
II. l.. Framing. William Ruge and
the Whites. who treated the boys
with refreshments. The band is in
camp on Vandruff's island.
The funeral service of Adam Palmer
was held At the NJ f. church in Milan
Sunday at IL O'Clock Il. m Rev. j..
/ b. Rutter oificiated. The remains
We're laid to rest in Chippiannock.
The psllbearerers We're L. Weaver.
| NJ. L. johnson. +. Harris, Alex
Brown, q. II. Honens and Alex
nr,-anS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-26
Real Magic Number.

''I often hear of the magic number, I"
said some one. "What number is it?''
why, nine, of course" replied
some one else. There are nine muses.,
yon know, and you talk of nine days
wonder. Then you bowl at nine pins
and a<oat has nine lives. -
Nonsense, broke in another.
"Seven is the magic number; seventh
heaven, don't You know, and all that
seven colors in the rainbow; seven days
IN tho week; seventh son Of seventh
son--great fellow, and
"Tush, tush,' remarked third
Gives the number. you mean. a man
toes OF his Foot. aud he has five senses,
and
''Three is undoubtedly the magic
nEni5er," interrupted another, "be-
ca-so people give threa cheers ard Jonah
was inside whale .Eroo days and three
nights. and If al frs. yc,: don. succeed,
tcv. Try again-lhrcv tirroz. Nnu seci"
This was retei"ci wi.L some con-
tempt by tine cn.npany. ard soulful
youti, GusheG C'it:
"I'wo. oh, t,vn IL tho magic number.
Oncsclf aud ono ether the adore1 onel
Just us twor'
\ hard featured Individual. who had
been listcniBg 70 thc convars:+inn hith-
orto unmoved, hero remarked III harsh
voice:
1.-The magic number Is No. IL this
world. and if you want TO succeed never
foCcer it.
A interval Of deep thought on the
part of all followed, after which they
went in silently to supper. Brooklyn
Citizen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-26

gone to sec the sights at the Omaha
exposition.
The Coal Valley public school build
ing is being repaired by James Gala
han. Tho grass in the school yard
has been cut and all is being made
ready for early September.
We, situated in valley, and not a
shady one either, feel the heat con-
stantly. One person, while hopping
his face with his handkerchief. will
ask of his companion, How do you
like this weather?n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-26
Executors Notice.
.e of Joseph Amman, deceased.

Estate of Joseph Amman, deceased.
The unde rsigned having been appointed ex-
ecutors of the estate OF Joseph Amman.
late of ibs county OF Rock island, state of
Illinois. dec%as+s, hereby give notice that they
will appear before the county court of Rock
Island county the county court room in
the city of Il ok Island at the Noven-
Der term on the first Monday in November next.
at which time all per Ons wing claims against
said estate are notified and frequ sted to at
tend. for the purpose of having the sane ad-
justed. AL persons indebted 70 said estate
are requested to make imm sdiate payment
to the undersigned.
Dated this 22d day of August. A. d. 1898.
JACOB AMMAN.
FREDERICK AMNASS.
Executors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-26
Administrators Notice.
Estate of julius Utke. deceased.

Estate OF JUIus Utke, deceaSeh-
The undersigned having been appointed ad-
mnistratrix with the wi annexed of the es-
tate of Julius Utke late of the county OF
Rock Island. state of illinois, deceased, here
by gives notice that she will appear before the
county court of Rock Island county. at the
county court room, In the city of Rock Island.
at the October term, on the first Monday
in October which time all per
sons having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend, for the pur-
pose of having the same adjusted.
An persons indebted to said estate are re-
queSted to make immediate payment TO the
Undersigned
Dated this 25nd day of August. A. d. 1893
REGIME UTKE, Admiai,trat tx. with the will
annexed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-26
The Coming Woman

Who goes TO the club while her hus-
band tends the baby, as we'll as the
good old-fashioned woman who looks
after her home, will both at times get
run down in health. They will be in
trouble with loss of appetite, head
aches. sleeplessness, fainting or dizzy
spells. The most wonderful remedy
for these women is Electric Bitters.
Thousands of sufferers from lame
back and weak kidneys rise up and
call it blessed 1t is the medicine for
women. Female complaints and ner-
vous troubles of all kinds are soon re-
lieved by the use of Electric. Bitters.
Delicate women should keep this rem
edy on hand to build up the system.
Only so cents per bottle. For sale by
Hartz & Ullemever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-26
COAL VALLEY CULLINGs.

Coal Valley. Aug. 25.-Quite a
number of our people went out to
camp meeting Sunday.
James Hunt is recovering from
malarial fever.
Thomas Lees, Sr-, returned We'd
nesday from his trip to Kansas.
Misses Flora and Della Hitler. of
Rock Island. are spending few days
here.
a number of Blossomburg miners
are employed in battling water from
the mine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Wilson have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-26

You invite disappointment when
you experiment. DeWitt's Little
Early Risers are pleasant, easy, thor
ough little pills. They cure consti-
patton and sick headache just rs sure
as you take them. Il. H. Thomas,
A. j. Riess and NJ. Z. Bahnsen, drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-26

you fixed for the furnishing of the music.
1t didn't strike me when 1 heard of this
that you acted with any great amount of
generosity toward your comrades would
recommend that you seek 10 adjust your
difference with the men somewhat more
satisfactorily to them. You may now
marci1 the band 10 quarters. F"
The bandnaster obeyed the order, and
IL was rot half an hour later before he
made his appearance in the soldiers bar
racks with a $50 goldpiece in his hand,
which he gave 70 the soldier who had made
the arrangement with him for music.
Id was nGstaig" said the bandmas
ter. Il was only fooling init you fellers."
But he transferred out OF the regiment as
soon as he could make it go through new
ertheless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-26

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
Ice. Csc. II c. G. c. fail, druggists refund money
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-26

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take CaSearetS Candy Cathartie 1Oc or sc
II e c. c fan TO cure. druggists refund money
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-18

with the understanding that upon the
return of the employee tbs temporary
CLERK will be removed SO that the former
occupant of the place can be reinstated.
No one in official circles doubts that
a hostile resolution will be passed by
Congress within the next day or two
and that war almost certainly will fol
low. Whether the Presidents veto, in
case such action on his part was made
necessary, would seriously delay mat
tiers cannot with any certainty be lore
told.
Such advices as the State Department
officials have received from Minister
Woodford respecting the disturbances
at Malaga incline them to minimize the
reported renewal of the attack upon
the American consulate at that place.
Congressman Hay of Virginia has
rendered his services to the Governor q
his State, and commissioned as colonel
will at once take charge OF q regiment.
He saws he does this because he voted
for the war resolution and does not
want others to do what he won't do
himself.
MIR. Boutelle in the House to-day de-
cla-ed that he was opposed to the
whole war business, and before the vote
on the Dingley amendment was taken
member on the democratic side OF the
House wanted to know, on such vote,
where those who were opposed to war
came in?
It is generally expected here that
Consui-General Lee will be given an
important command in the army that
may invade Cuba, and it is said that
Mr.. Roosevelt, assistant secretary OF the
navy, will be on his staff or on that Of
Gen. Miles.
The Cuban resolution now comes be-
fore the Senate aud if motion to con
cur in the amendment made by the
House is carried there, the resolution
will 90 direct to the President. If it is
defeated conference will be ordered
Anticipating the action Of Congress in
authorizing the President to intervene
in the Cuban affair, Secretary Alger
has had prepared bill empowering
the President TO take all steps for in.
creasing the army and other measures
to meet the emergencies ofthe situation
as they present themselves.
Both the Senate and House having now
passed resolutions which in effect practically
| declare war against Spain, the commencement
of hostilities may be expected at an earl
date. as few think it probable that the Presi
dent will have pluck enough to oppose the
| war crsZe.
The negroes of this city celebrated the an
niversary of their emancipation to-day, bu
they did not make as large display as usual
The complete failure of the Alaskan rein
deer expedition was announced to the Wal
Department this morning in telegram from
| Rrigsdier General Merriam, commanding The
military department of the Columbia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Petersburg Iron Works Company
has 100 hands employed making shot
and shell for the U. S. government.
Hog cholera is quite prevalent in the
southern portion of Clarke county, and
numbers of farmers have suffered to a
great extent from it's ravages.
The board of visitors of the Western
State Hospital at Staunton have elected
Judge J. L. Treadway, of Chatham,
president. The plan OF electing fe-
male physician was dropped.
The lower part of the peninsula was
visited on Thursday by severe cleo
trical windstorm, accompanied by
heavy rain. which lasted for nearly
seven hours. In some places it was al.
most cyclonic in its violence. Num-
bers of buildings were damaged.
The democratic primary election at
Winchester on Saturday resulted in the
nomination of the following ticket
Mayor, John ]. Williams; recorder, L. G.
Janney Commonwealth attorney,
Holmes, Boyd, jr.,; clerk of the corpo-
ration court, Richard L. Gray; city
treasurer, George Il. Kinzel commits
sioner of revenue, ]. E. Cornell city
sergeant, ]. l.. Redman.
Because he did not like Mrs. Charles
Holly, his sister inlaw, Charles Perry,
of Hartford, near the North Carolina
line, made u desperate attempt recently
to poison her entire family. He COM
PEELED his wife to offer to make her sis
ter some bread. Suspicion was aroused
by the peculiar taste of the bread. Ex-
q nination showed that it contained
Trough or Rats" in sufficient quantity
to have killed the entire family. Perry
decamped as soon as he learned that his
murderons intent had been discovered
and he has not yet been located.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-18
From Havana.

HAVANA, April 1S.-The inhabitants
of this city are enjoying bright sum.
n4er morning. All is quiet here and
the park last night was crowded with
pedestrians who enjoyed the music Of
the military band.
An important piece of work was sue
cessfully completed this morning, that
OF carrying the Vento water to Casa
Blanca, opposite Havana Bay, and to
the Cabana fortress.
News has been received from the
town of Alfonso MI, province OF Ha-
vana, that dynamite bomb was ex-
ploded near the church there at S
o'clock on Saturday night, killing two
people and wounding one.
Senior Steegers has distributed three
hundred dresses, from his residence ut
Guanabacoa, among the children OF
the commentaries of that vicinity.
News Of further fighting between the
insurgents and Spanish troops in the
province OF Pinar del Rio reached here
to-day. 1t appears that force OF in
surgents. under Lores Aguilar RzJ,
made an attack two days ago upon the
Spanish fort at Espujarosa and had the
best of the fighting. In the meantime
the insurgents entered the town and
plundered and burned a tobacco ware
house.
1t is alleged that the Spanish and for.
eigu merchants here are claiming that
the Plant steamship line should be fined
"for not complying with the postal
trestV.n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A military conspiracy against the
Brazilian government has been frus-
trated.
1t is reported that Archbishop Ireland
may be made Cardinals reward for
his efforts for peace.
DR.. Charles A. Briggs and Prof. Ed.
ward Robinson, both of Union Semi.
nary, in New York, have been recon-
mended to Bishop Potter for ordination
as deacons in the Protestant Episcopal
Church.
The Spanish colony at Tampa, Fla,
will leave for Havana to day on a
steamer chartered by the Spanish minis
ter at Washington. The party includes
number of men who will enlist in the
Spanish army in Cuba.
Col William F. Cody, widely known
as Buffalo Bill" accompanied by Ma.
jor John Burke, is 10 Washington to
offer his own and the services of his
Indians and cowboys to the government
to do service as cavalry regiment
against Spain.
Capt. p. II. Ray, who spent the
winter in Alaska, arrived at Portland,
Oregon, yesterday from the north. He
will recommend to the War Depart.
ment the sending of troops into the in
terror of Alaska and the establishment
of 8 military form Of government in
the Yukon region.
Sportsman's park st. Louis, was ruin.
ed Saturday afternoon by the breaking
out of fire, which dest Dyed the grand
stand, payillions, one of the bleacheries
aud the club offices and residence of
Chris Won Der Abe, who loses every.
thing. The total loss is estimated at
about 100000. A number of people
were injured as the fire occurred while
a game of ball was in progress.
News comes of another terrible battle
between tbs Towards and Bakers in
Clay county, KY. Ance Baker aud his
brother AL, who were accused of the
murder of Wilkes Howard and man
named Stewart, were under arrest, but,
aided by their friends, escaped three
nights ago. The Rowards organized
big party to follow them. When the
BAKERS were OVerlaken lney turned ana
fought. 1t was regular battle and tho
is that ten nan were killed
and three wounded, but tue names
were not learned.
The grain elevator of the Fitchburg
Railroad Company, of Charlestown,
Mass. was destroyed by fire early yes
tersaY, and almost the whole shed No.
4, which extends from the Charles river
nearly TO the navy yard. was almost
The elevator contained
about 600, 900 bushels of wheel: most or
which is total loss, the entire damage
20 almost Sl,0OO,OOO. The
two watcnmen in the elevator were
badly injured, and the people in the
neighborhood were struck by flying
missiles and broken glass.