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The Indianapolis journal., 1899-08-14
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.

Gan De found at the following places
NEW YORK-Astor House.
CHICAGO-Palmer House, p. o. News Co, III
Dearborn street. Great Northern Hotel and
Grand Pacific Hotel.
cINcINNATI-J. r. Hawley Co., 154 Vine
street.
LOUISVILLE-C. T. Deering. northwest corner
OF Third and jefferson streets. and Louisville
Book Co., z56 Fourth avenue.
ST LOUIS-UnoR News Company. Union Depot
WASHINGTON, d. c.-Riggs House. Ebbitt
House and Wlilards Hotel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
DeccDtiyc Blush.

\ writer in the New York Press says
of Hugh J. Grant, eX-mayor OF New
York. and Ulysses =. Grant, Ir.: 1t is
not bit odd that they should have
been chums at college. Names often
draw men together. One day, long
after they had cut their political eye
teeth. after Hugh was sheriff, Buck
said rs they strolled down Broadway:
Hugh. why is it You are 50 modest
With sly twinkle, the future mayor
replied:
"AIodcsty doesn't 90 Il man any harm
in politics.
Hugh Grant may have an easy"
look about his face. but he can hold
his own with the ShrcwdcSt. Naturally
warm hearted, lie is as cold ut business
as Russell Sage. At poker he is rec
ognizcd as postmaster. l have yet to
see the man who can outhold him,
lay 'em down quicker when he's beat.
bet 'cm harder when he's got EN-, aud
gather in the pot with \ more regret
full air. His skin being clear and his
blood clean. he can blush like a scnsi-
tive girl still tied to mothers apron
strings. But. brethren, don't let that
blush fool you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
Destroying Money.

Extraordinary precautions are taken
by the United States government in
the destruction of its Worn out and
filthy paper money. The fact that this
could be used again makes it necessary
that its destruction should be con-
Quoted with care and he made COM
plete.
All the paper money that passes
through the treasury is sorted. and the
old bills are sent TO the redemption
division. where they are searched for
possible counterfeits. Then they are
carefully counted and tied up into
bundles of 100 notes each.
y great cancelinG machine then
drives four holes through each of these
bundles. Of which a careful record is
kept. The piles of bills are then cut
into two parts, one set of halves going
10 the Sccretarys office and the other TO
the registers office.
In each place the halves are again
counted. after which they are chopped
by machinery into fragments. Not
satisfied with this. the bits are then
boiled in watts of hot water and alkali
until they are reduced to an unrecOg
nizablc pulp. This the law permits the
treasury to sell to manufacturers OF
novelties. who make it into little mod
els of the capitol and the White House.
which are sold as souvenirs in the
Washington stores. New bills are is
sued III an amount equal To those
estroycd.-Youth's Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
Hnse NNrtcr md Rain.

Flowers know the difference between
Il raiuStorm and Il drcnching from the
garden hose. You may dclugc thc.:.
with barrels from the hydrailt, and
they will at best simply ho' their own.
GENERALLY toy withcr i'll the long.
dry seasons and that without regard 10
The artificial wctting they may re
ceivc from the gardeners. But let
little shower. however brief. fall upon
them. AMI they brighten visibly.
The difference is that the rain brings
down with it through the air or col
lcctS in the air Il chemical quality that
the vegetation needs. The rainwatcr
may lie as like that in the lake Us two
volumes OF water can be. but when it
has ridden the upper levels of the at
moSphere. when it has Travelled
through the various stages of vapor
and liquid and has tu'nbled down
through that retort of the air, ii has
become charged with elements that no
man can give il. and the flower knows
and recognizes it. as the first field
flowers recognize it in the beginning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
Artists In Mother of Pearl.

The incrustatiOn of precious woods
with mother of pearl * in Hanort.
French Tonquin, an important in
duStry, an entire strcet-known as the
street of the inJayers devoted
To il. Landscapes cleaning in the sum.
shcafs Of many colored flowers, the
most delicate arabcsques and many
other beautiful things are evolved by
the def and plant fingers of the arti-
ficers. with the aid of the plainest and
crudcst tools only. and marvellous cab
incts and other articles are fashioned
and put together without the aid Of
nails, by dovctailing and lacquer paste.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
A Fighting SWIM.

That swan will fight fiercely was
shown by an exciting struggle be
tween swan and Il park policeman Oh
the upper lake in Waterlow park. Eng
land. Some india rubber balls had
rolled into the water. and to get them
the constable padded out in Il punt.
This drew the notice of the male swan,
which deserted its consort ana the
brood of cyGnet and went for the con
stable with great fury. Once or twice
it almost upset the punt by causing
the constable TO ovcrbalance it in saw
ing his legs from the birds bcak. 1t
was only with difficulty and risk that
the balls were recovered. The swan
then followed the punt to the bank,
making vicious darts ut the constable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18

The thickness OF his brogue secured
for Il recent arrival from the Emerald
Isle Il ride OF several hundred miles ut
the expense of the Pennsylvania rail
road. His destination was Boston,
and ut the Broad street station he
asked for Il ticket to the Hub. The
ticket seller was unable to determine
whether ii was Boston or Washington
the man wanted to reach. but finally
sold him ticket for the latter city, and
n few hours later he found himself in
the national capital. As lie was unable
to read. the mistake was not discovered
until lie reached Washington, and 70
complicate matters he had not sufii-
cicnt funds to purchase Il ticket to
Boston.
lie presented his case to the rail"uad
officials at Washington, and they. put
ting him to Il test, We're unable to dis
tin@uiSh from his pronunciation of
Washington and Boston any material
difference, thus generating the clerk
at the Broad street station. in this city,
for his error. The facts of the case
being laid before the general pasScn-
ger department., the man with the
brogue was forwarded to his proper
Observation-Disclosures Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
outwitted by His Conchman.

The carriage horses of Chief Justice
Marshall were exceedingly thin. and
his family told him that it was cur
rently limited that Jerry. the colorcd
coachman, exchanged too great Il pro-
portion of the horse feed for whisky
for personal use to allow the horses
food enough to keep them i'll Il good
and creditable condition. The judge
went to the stable and directed .Ierry'S
attention To the poor appearance of
the horses. told him of the rumor
about his exchanging oats and hay for
whisky and thereby dcpriVing the
horses of their necessary supply of
food and spoke of the sleek. fat team
driven by his ncighbor Brewer.
Laws, MaSSa John said Jerry,
its the natur' of the animals. Look
at Mr.. Brewer hiSSClf sab. Il short,
fat, greasy gentleman. that amt seed
yeahs. while you. sab. is tall and roun
shOuldered an SeCs your feet all dc
time yuuSa walkin. an look ut his
coachmau. thicker through than he is
long. whites Use only skin an bones,
or course his critters is fat, Whit
yours is thin. It's their natur'. MaSSa
John; it's their natur'. They belongs
To the fat kin. and we all belongs To de
lean kin. It's uatur'"
Perhaps that Is So" said the judge
reflectivcly and walked away as if well
satisfied with the lanation.-Ch ic:I-
20 Inter Ocean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
Born Equal. BUT Not Free.

"Herc is = curious error" said the
scLoolboy as he laid down his Uncle
Toms Cabin" ana turned 10 the en-
Cycinpcdia. The author uses the cX-
PRECISION. An men are born free and
equal"
"Wcu. what is the matter with
That inquired the schooIboy's uncle.
"Why. the quotation should he. All
men are born equal There is no free
IN it,
"I.0 YOU mean to tell me That JEFF
9crson did hot write free and equal
In tiIe Drr!;ration:'
That's what he dilu l."
III bet YOU
Don't do it. uncle Remember. you
have = family To- support. and they VIII
accd all your money. The word free
does not occur there. Scc:" and he
placed the big book before his mis-
guided relative.
"Oh. | know better, l will get Il
copy of the constitution in one of my
Old books. l have heard that quoted
80 often Z know what l am talking
about
"Xou have heard it quoted wrong ev-
cry time YOU heard the free in it
After they had found the good and
reliable old book ana all the rest of the
authorities the uncle ungTaciouSly
gave up. But he hated to do 80. 1t
seems impossible to correct that wrong
impression. The boy was right. Yet
people will 20 on indefinitely making
free" ana inaccurate quotation
Chicago Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
a Medical PROPRIETOR.

cit isn't getting your diploma that
the worst of it. - said new fedged NJ
d. It's where to hang out your shin
gle. A doctors got to bear two things
in mind in deciding that-he muslin t
choose a place that already has physi-
clans enough. and, above all, he must
not settle in a healthy place-one Of
those towns. don't you know, where
nobody dies except of old age. OF course
a doctor doesn't want people to die
that's almost as bad as to have them
never sick-but he does want them to
be sick enough to keep him going.
''NOw, the way friend of mine did
was this: He took the train out through
central New York, and he stopped off
at pretty much every place he came to
till he found what he wanted. 1t was
pretty place to look at, but it lay low
along a river He noticed as they APP
preached it lots Of marsh lands. and he
said to himself, 'There'n be malaria
here anyhow and probably typhoid
And. sure enough. though he's only
been there three years, he already has
paying practice. New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
FaIIacy About Cheese.

Cheese said some wiSeacre long
ago. "digcsts everything but itself"
Never WAS there a greater error per
pctuated by popular pruverb. 1t aids
in the digestion of nothing. and, being
almost totally indigestible. simply adds
another burden to an already over
burdencd digestive system. The feel
ing Of comfort produced in Il person
of robust digestive faculties by partak
ing of a little-a very littlc-cheese is
due entirely to the eXcitation of the
flow of digestive fluid provoked by the
ingestion OF Il completely indigestiblc
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
GESTICULATING TAKERS.
Italians Wave Arms Wildly When
Conversinls With One Another.


The farther south one goes in Europe
the more do the people gesticulate in
conversation. asserts 4 traveller who is
1t present doing" Italy.
y NeapoIitan. he says, goes through
an entire course of calisthcnics before
he has talked five minutes. Give Il
Neapolitan a pair Of dumb bells and
ask him what he thinks of the weather
and before he finishes his answer he
will have taken enough healthful eXer-
else TO last him all day.
This traveller spent many an interest
ing hour il watching the Neapolitan
talk. One day in Il cafe he sat next TO
a couple of Italians. who Were engaged
in Il most spirited conversation. The
younger of the two men grow very
excited With his hands he made
reaching and clinging motions, as il
climbing. Then lie reached right and
left above his head, as one would do in
picking cherries. Then. without slack
cning his remarkable flow OF conVersa
ton. he put tn" thumb and first finger
of his left hand together and held them
4 few inches before his eyes and went
through the careful movements of one
threading Il small needle. And all the
time he talked. Next he made overland
motions as of throwing. Then he gave
an imitation of some one swimming.
After that he described several rapid
circles with his left hand. which gave
the impression of Il revolving wheel.
Then he leaned forward and, with his
right hand lifted, acted as Il person
would act n trying 10 put n key into
Il keyholc. The writer asked his friend,
who understood Italian, what all the
fuss was about.
They're talking chiefly about the
weather." was the rcply.-London
Mail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
THE CHARM CAME BACK.
4 story of VSitchcraft In England In
the seventeenth Century.

Here i q story of witchcraft. The
lord chief justice, Holt, Of England,
who fiourishcd in the seventeenth cen
turV. told il of himself As Il young
man. perhaps more sprightly than
some. he found himself once in the
country without any InUney- He went,
however. boldly 10 the first roadside
inn and ordered bed and board. BY
the fir,side he saw a girl shivering
with ague Why let your child suf-
fer:" he ashr-I. Il viii cure her for
you in a single night" Thereupon he
wrote certain characters on Il slip Of
paper, rolled it up in a cloth and told
the girl To tie that round her neck and
TO 90 to bed. AMI in the morning she
would Ice well This size did Well
did she rest, and in the morning she
was well.
Holt stayed Il few days at the inn,
and on his departure boldly asked for
lis bill. sir" said the hostess. lit is
who owe you. not you who owe me-"
SO he departed. Forty years after
ward, being on circuit. hc had To- try Il
woman charged with sorccry and
witchcrart. She healed sick persons
miraculouSly and therefore 10y the
help OF the devil. Being questioned,
she acknowledged that she used a
charm which generally worked Il cure.
Let me Inpl. at it," said the Judge.
She handed him Il small cloth roll.
Within it he found paper with Ger
tain characters. Then the memory of
his trick came back To him.
You were yourself" he said, ''Once
cured Of AZ agUe by the use of this
charm:''
She said tLat was so. Then lie turned
To the jury ana related the whole story
and dismissed Tie poor old woman.
Eut as for the charm, the court i'm
pounded it and tie Poor witch lost her
pOweT.-Detroit News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
Largest Emerald Ia the world.

\ vase cut from single emerald
has been preserved in cathedral i'll
Genoa. Italy. 600 years. Its dimensions
are: Diameter. 12ia inches; height. J%i
inches. Every precautiOn is used to
insure safckccping. Several locks must
bc Upcifrd To reach it. and the key of
each lock is In the possession of n
different man. 1t is publicly exhibited
very rarely, and then only by order of
the senate. \ precautionary decree
was passed in 14T6 forbidding all per-
sons To approach the priceless treasure
too closely. An antiquarian advances
the theory that il was one of the gifts
made solomon 10y the Queen OF Shcba.
and has written book to prove his
assumption. 1t is difficult in these
matter of fact days To believe so large
an emerald had ever been found. and it
would he interesting to hear the YER
dict of Il gem expert after he had care
fully examined the Observation-Disclosures
ing Jcwcler.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
Throne That WINS Never Chilled For.


On the eve of the Franco-G erman
war when the Emperor Louis Napoleon
entered upon the conflict which ended
so disastrously to himself and his coun-
trymen, a couple of strangers appeared
at German town. They brought with
them Il large packing case, which on
their arrival was carried to a hotel.
Here the unknown visitors remained
some time and eventually disappeared
without paying their bill. which
amounted to considerable sum.
The landlord. whose curiosity had Of
ten been aroused with reference to the
possible contents of the case, at last de-
ternined to open it and on doing so
found a handsomely designed and rich
ly upholstered state chair This was
adorned with the French imperial arms,
eagle and Louis Napoleon 5 monogram,
and beneath it was musical box which
played when the cushion was sat upon.
1t is supposed that the throne-for
such it is believed TO have been-in the
event Of success attending the French
army was to have been used by the en-
peror at Berlin after the capture of the
German metropolis. Fate. however,
spoiled the imperial plans, hence the
sudden and preCipitate flight of the GUS
todians of the chair. The widow of the
hotel keeper a few years later sent it to
England, where il eventually found a
purchaser. STRAY Stories.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
Strange Things In Novn Scotia.

1t was here l met woman who had
never seen peach, young lady who
had never owned q box OF chocolates
and. best of all. n handsome, intelli-
gent young fellow who had never Seen
n drunken man. II was here | attend
ed concert consisting of songs, reel
tationS. organ solos and Il duet. all
furnished by one woman. The duet.
she announced. was between herself
and the organ. the organ taking the
soprano and she the altO.-Bay of
Fundy Letter in New York Post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18

Why do they have church bells?
What good are they? Men 90 to a
bank or the store at the proper time
without bell Women open up their
millinery stores on time without being
rung up. People in the country. where
there are no bells, get to church on
time The fact is church bells are a
relic of ancient times. People have
Them because il * custom. They do no
good. Really. they are Il nuisance
AtchiSon Globe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
THE BALD EAGLE AT HOME.
lie Chooses n High Tree For His Of
fensiyc Nest.

feHslNe HeSt.
An old friend met us. He first showed
as 4 black spot far up ON the shore
then drifted grandIy down upon set
TdnIous, lacking in and out like a
yacht working to windward- II hap
pened lie was slalting shoreward when
he passed, and at 40 yards his snowy
head and tail, broad, brown fans
showed to fine advantage. We could
See the polished yellow OF his hooked
bill and the fierce flash of his marvel
Gus golden telescope eye as he turned
1t upon US and then back to his tireless
searching OF the water and the wave
line along shore.
For years this eagle. hoary old beach
comlJcr as he is. has patrolIed the shore
daily for miles, seeking what the
waters have east up, for be it known
lie is nOtabove accepting even carrion.
Many dead fish and lost bird he gets
for the trouble of picking them up. but
he can hunt, too, when he feels so dis
posed Season after season he and his
mate have patched the old nest and
reared their eagles in peace.
No one can climb the tree. and no
decent man would shoot at the birds.
Should you visit the foot of the tree
your nose will be assailed 10y Il most
Objectionable cdor. and your naturally
brief inspection will convince you that
the eagles do hunt more than they are
given credit for. Everywhere are frag
ments Of fish, while among them are
wings and tails which must have be
longed to grouse, portions of hareS and
other fragments suspiciously like GER
tain parts of lambs. sucking pigs and
domestic fowls. But they We're not our
lambs. pigs or fowls, and so no shot
whistles after the old pirate. who
seems to understand that he is free to
buccancer to his hearts content.-Ed
W SandyS in Outing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
Executors Notice.

Estate of Daniel Guintv. deceased.
The undersigned. having ocen appointed
executor Of the last iii and tment OF DaEi-l
Guiuty. late Of the county OF Rock Island,
state OF Illinois. deceased hereby gives notice
that he will appear before the county court OF
Rock Island county, at the county court room,
in the city of Rock Island, at the December
term. on the first Monday in December next.
at which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and requested
TO attend for the purpose of having the same
adjusted. All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make Immediate payment to
the undersigned.
dated this eth day OF October A. D. 1899
T. B. REIDY, Executor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18

The undersigned having Dcen appointed eE-
ecutor. c. II A. of the estate of X use Ritchie.
late of the county OF Rock Island, state OF Hi
nOiS deceased. hereby gives notice that be
will appear before the county court of Rock
Island county, at the county court room, in the
city OF Rock Island. at thg -SVeubSr term. on
the first Monday iG~Js ccmber next, at which
time all persons having claims against said
state are notified and requested to attend, for
the purpose OF having the same ad busted.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
qucSted To make Immediate payment to the
undersigned.
Dated this Goth day OF September, A. d. 1899.
JAMES POWERS, ADMINISTRATORS, &. T. A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18

Bigcs-On my last trip to Europe /
lost 500 betting on the ships daily
run.
Roggs-You must have ueen very I'M
lucky.
Bicgs-Ycs: l found ont afterward
that l had been betting with the chief
ensineer.-New York Journal -e1t
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18

Girlhood days she reminds US Of the
amateur fisherman The best catches
always got away from her.-Denver
Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18

The m2n who insists At the poker
party that the husband is the lord and
master is the one who takes of his
shoes to sneak up stairs when he gets
home.-New York Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
You Can't Beat 1t,

That i the genuine original POGO
honias, Virginia, Smokeless coal,
which! il now successfully used As a
substitute for anthracite. Itproduces
more neat and makes more steam
than any other known coal, either
hard or soft. and il now used by the
government on all our war vessels.
1t is both smokclcss and sootless, and
lasts - lop'- - the high priced an
thracitc. ana &c" be obtained of the
undersigned at s. per ton delivered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
The Blur Called.

Father Qrom head Of stairs)-Bessic.
If that young man doesn't 20 pretty
soon he viii miss the last car.
Bessie Gin paTlorl-That's all right,
papa He likes to walk.-New York
Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
IN TnnIensnnt Dict.

Mr. Dukane-Jonesy INDUCED in n
linguistic diet yesterday.
Mr.. Gaswer-What do you mean by
chat?
Mr. Dukane-Northsidc made him
eat his words.-PittsburS Chronicle
Telegraph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
1t Saved Her Life.

Miss Mabel Smith, Middles boro
Ky. writes: My little sister had the
Group very bad. l gave her several
doses of Foley's Honey and Tar, and
she was instantly relieved. 1t saved
her life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18

It's dangerous-StoP that cough
and avoid lung trouble. Nothing so
good as Mull's Lightning Cough cure.
II i safe for children. % cents and
so cents Guaranteed by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18

WARMERS SAFE CURE is the
only remedy Of the present day,
which sufferers from kidney
trouble, men, women Or child
dren, can take with positive
certainty that they will be re-
lieved and cured.