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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10

\ cigar dealer i'll the west end said
to reporter for the Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune: 1T takes Il mighty
sharp man to get ahead of boy. for Il
fact. One of them came i'll here not
long ago, and lie was old enough to buy
cigarettes and wanted a package. L sold
them and got the money. In IL minute
Il neighbOr came in and wanted to know
what the boy bought. told him.
Well, said he, that beats the
devil! Do You know what that boy did?
He was Ill my store about five minutes
ago and asked me to buy Il pamphlet
that is issued by the Anticigarette
league, whatever that is. He told me
that the boys i'll the public schools were
trying to sell them everywhere to do
away with the bad habit of cigarette
smoking among the scho0lboys. L
thought 1t was n good thing, and /
bought one from him. He sold some
others i'll the same neighborhoOd. Now
that little rascal comes i'll here and
spends my money for cigarettes, and
I'll bet a dollar that you'll find him
around here somewhere near smoking
for all that's out. I'm going TO look
him up
THE next day asked him if he had
caught the kid, and he said:
- L did. He and some chums We're
having good time of ii, and, more
than that, all of them were in the same
business. They thought it was a good
joke, and suppose it was-on me-but
if they come around my store again
they IL get booted out.
But" said the cigar dealer, "they
are too sharp to get caught. They only
work one man at a time, and none Of
the gang ever goes back again. They keep
"a list, and l expect an examination Will
show that they have been to every store
in that whole neighborhood Where
they get the pamphlets L do not know,
but l imagine some of the good people
of the league had them printed for gra-
tuitous circulation, and the boys con-
cluded TO sell them. They re pretty
slick -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10
Relic PiIfcring Ministers.

The superintendent of public build
ings and grounds. who has charge Of
the Washington monument, says one
of the greatest troubles the watchmen
at the monument have to contend with
is the chipping of these memorial stones
by relic hunters.
lone of the strangeSt things in re
gard to these relic hunters, said the
superintendent lis the fact that more
than One-half of the men arrested for
chipping off relics are clergymen. When
the police arrest these despoilers and
start with them TO the station house,
the man Will begin To ask what is the
penalty and try to beg off. He is told
that the fine is heavy one, but that
S15 security can be put up for appear
ance in the police court. Then the pris
oner explains that he is a minister of
the gospel and meant no harm, and
that he could not stand the disgrace of
appearing in police court. He ends mp
by giving up the collateral after gener-
ally trying to cut it down to $40, say
ing he las only that amount with
him. New York Mail and Express.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10
AWESOME TREES.
How the Giants of the Yosemite Inn
nreHaed a TraNeIer.

u
We made n side trip to the big trees
OF the Mariposa group. which are
about one hours ride from the hotel,
says a correspondent. If the smallest
of these trees could be planted any
where in Pennsylvania. the railroads
would run excursion trains TO 1t and
make money. The trees in this grove
are so large that it takes a good while
TO fully appreciate the facts about the
size OF tine biggest OF them. The
Grizzly Giant i 81 feet through at
the base and over 900 feet high This
vree would overtOp the spires OF the
Pittsburg cathedral 10y about 100 feet
The trunk Of this tree IS 100 feet
clear To the first limb. which is 20 feet
i'll circumference. Many other trees
here are nearly as large as this one,
and there are 400 in the grove
Through il several tunnels have been
cut. and four horse stage can 20
through these tunnels on the run and
never Craze a hub. You get an APP
Droach To an adequate idea of their
size 10y walking off a hundred yards or
so while the stage, is standing at the
foot of tree and SlancinG from top
TO bottom. keeping the stage in mind
as n means Of comparison. The stage
and horses look like the little tin outfit
that Santa Clause brought you when
you We're Il good little boy.
These trees are no longer to be called
the largest in the world, however. y
species of eucalyptus has been found
in Australia as large or larger. Emer-
son warns us against the use of the
superlatiye. but when you are in this
region of the globe You can't get along
without liberal use of ii. He himself
says of Yosemite. 1t is the only spot
I have ever found that came UP to the
brag." And as | stood in the big tree
grove / remembered that some one
called Emerson himself the Sequoia
of the human race" -Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10
A DEAD CARNATION.
Leonard ContempIates the Contents of 8
Desk Drawer.

Leonard Contemplate the Contents of =
Desk Drawer.
The desk drawer, opened, exhaled an
odor of faded flowers.
Let us p'urge into the atmosphere
of sweet memories, said Leonard.
Wife absent, Leonard, addressing
Bayard, his most intimate friend, indi-
Gated withered blossoms Faded and
grown musty in the lapse of years, they
reposed at the bottom of the desk
drawer.
This lily" said Leonard, signing,
was the flower given me by Blanche.
my first love. when l took from her
lips timid kiss. She was as white as
its impeccabie petals, fragrant as its
pure corolla, graceful as its dropping
stem, and who knows what might have
happened had she not died IN the bloom
of YOUTH
And the rose" asked Bayard.
"Ah. that was laterr' said Leonard,
with IA burst of laughter. "Rosette gave
me that when she first brushed my lips
with her own. The petals were once
rosy as her warm being, and the flower ;
beauty was radiant and amOrOus as her
young womanhocd. If she had not been
tickle, she might now be my wife. y
And the orchid:' queried Bayard.
"Hippolyta presented me with that,
said Leonard, thoughtfully, when she
saw NE trembling in alteration at her
feet Time was when it had the mystic
charm of her own perverse personality,
and if a Russian nObleman had not
eloped with her l should still be her de-
voted slave"
RaYard discovered bunch of faded
violets
And these?'' he Intercepted.
"They we're the flowers. p" murmured
Leonard sadly, (which Etienette sent
me when had treated her brutally, be-
lieving that she had deceived me. She
was demure and tender as the blooms,
and, after the storm of my passions, she
came like "a peaceful sprite to pour
beauty and love into my life. Had she
forgiven me, it might have BEEN
At this point Leonard interrupted
himself, Selling angrily dead carna-
ton.
why is this flower here:" he cried.
cit has no place among the precious
memories. Away with it at Once!'
In moment the unresistinG carpa-
ton was reduced to dust under his pitt
less foot.
why do you destroy it," questioned
Bayard.
Because it is the carnation Emilia
gave me when she said she would be
my wife, said Leonard, cynically,
land L married her. "-Philadelphi
Bulletin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10
THE CHINESE EAR CLEANER.
One of the Strange Sights TO he Seen
Ia Manila Streets.

In this city of strange and unusual
sights there is probably nothing that
appears so strange ut first sight to
the American as the Chinese ear clean
or pursuing his calling on the street
corners. The Chinaman so engaged is
provided with Il stool and ii small
bambo" case. i'll which are incloscd
his instruments.
The Filipino is just as sure OF hay
ing his ears cleaned on Sunday as an
American is of having shave, and in
the by streets and allcyways they line
up for all the world like Il barber
shop on Sunday morning, the only
difference being the Chinaman can't
say next"
First of all the Chino takes n razor,
which looks more like n propeller
blade than anything else, and, wiping
the victims face with wet rag. pro-
cceds to mop the dirt thercfrom. While
watching this part of the proceedings
was surprised at the tlcXibility of the
native nose as demonstrated 10y the
Skillful fingers of the operator. TO
windward. To lceward, on its stern,
beam and bow the natives nose is
rapidly twisted To- avoid the aforesaid
razor. Having removed the real Cs-
tate from the natives face. the China
man turns To the more difficult task
of ear cleaning. The smallest spot of
dirt and the tiniest flesh worm is re-
moved before the operation is com
plcte. and from the heavenly express
sion" one would imagine that the oprr-
alton was anything but plcasant--Ala-
Mia Freedom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10
Newspaper Obituaries.

BY this time, one would think, near
" everybody has ceased Ia wonder
At the way in which newspapers can
come out with column after column OF
biography the very morning after
some eminent person has passed away,
and il is an open secret that a care
fully written life" has been pigeon
holed in the Office for months-nay,
ycarS-bcfOrc.
Biographies. interviews, personal
para graphs. all yield their quota to the
compiling of an obituary, but in some
cases the subject has the Crewsome
experience OF being waited upon while
yet living 10 furnish materials for the
noticc.-CiHcinnati Enquirer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10
Politics.

Mr.. Ward Heel-Booze has promised
me that If l help nominate him he will
give me job.
Mrs Ward Heels this man Booze
sure of getting itI
Mr.. W. H.-Not by any means Old
Slydog Is running against Booze.
Mrs w. H.-And if Slydog gets it?
Mr.. W. H.-I'll be all right anyhow
I'm under contract to help nominate
both Of them on the same terms. Ohio
State Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10
The Inrrest Natural Bridre

Down on Zine creek. near Camp
Verde, \. T.. is a natural bridge that
is probably greater than any other in
the world. 1t is nearly five times the
size of the natural bridge of Virginia
and has span of more than 500 feet
across Pine creek, which is dry 300
days in the year. The height of the
bridge is about ~ feet, and it is about
6Oo feet widc.-ChicaCo Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10
Modem Methods.

Diggs-I just finished reading an &C.
count Of how they burned heretics at
the stake in ancient times. Such bar
barism would not be tolerated in this
enlightened age.
Biggs-No. indeed! The modern
hereto is let off with a roast in the re-
Igious journals.-Chicago News
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10
Victorian Era Explained.

why is it," asked Miss BOOkwise.
that literature always foryishes
when n queen comes To the throne?r
Because, / suppose" answered Mr..
knowlines, If one wants 10 be poet
laureate he has TO write TO the queens
taste"-New York Commercial Adver-
tiser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10
Her Idea of 1t.

''She says If she couldn have fam
lily crest without buying one she'd do
without a crest
Il dare say. She is VIGOROUSLY the
stingiest woman in Chicago. Detroit
Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10

Your genuine honesty doesn't have
to carry a transparency to make itself
seen and known TO ordinary folk De
troit Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10

If a man is known by the company
he keeps. what shall be said of the aver
age sheriff !-St. Paul Globe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10
DR.. CORA EMERY REED.
Homeopathic Physician

Special attention to diseases OF women and
children also diseases of eye, ear, nose and
throat once hours-9:30 TO II a. m, 10 p
81 Sixteenth street, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10
DIR. S. II. MILLER,
veterinary Surgeon and Dsn,Is,,

udiSeases OF horses and cattle treated on
approved principles. Surgical operations per
formed 10 scientific manner. Dogs treated.
All calls promptly attended to- Residence,
1926 Fifth avenue. Telephone 4i0l. once
and lnfirmary, I6l5-l6I7 Fourth avenue
(Mauckers stable) opposite No. fire house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10
c. +. FOSTER, NJ. d.
Physician and Surgeon.

once between Third and Fourth avenues on
Twentieth street. ONCE hours: TO IL q. m @,
Pto4p N. and to p. N. Night calls from
oEsce Phone 1854
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10
Physicians

once Tremann block. once hours 10 IL
q M to and TO p. N. Phone No 4O92.
Rock Island, Ill. Night calls answered from
once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10
PHYSICIANS.
f. II. FIRST, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon.

Phone 4 on 1857. once, S2e Twentieth |
street Orice hours: 10 to ~ q. m; to and l
TO 8 p. N. Sunday, s:3o TO $50 q m; leo 10 |
p. N.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10

J L. BURKHART, N. ID
MRS. HADA n. BUREHART, n. D
DRS. BURKHART & BURKHART,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10
DR.. II. EMMETT STEEN,
Davenport, Iowa

Specialist and expert in she treatment OIL
nervous. private and all chronic diseases OF
and women
Hours: 10 to II, = %, to 8, Sundays 10 TO I2.
Harrison and Second streets, opposite new
Boston store,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-10

Rock Island and Milan ROCK Island once
over KreH & Maths store Milan once on
Main street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
MnniIn surnrises AmerIcans.

Manila Letter in Leslie's Weekly.
Manila is a surprise TO most Americans
when they come here and find many we'll
paved streets, large commercial houses,
beautiful drives, magnificent residences,
and evidences of thrift everywhere. 1t
is true that dirt and filth exist to a la
mentable extent, but even those conditions
are being improved, and what Gen. Butler
did for New Orleans Gen. Otis is gradually
accomplishing for Manila. 1t has never
been the custom to use the first story of
the residences, or even the commercial
houses, for a place of living or business.
The first floor is a sort of cellar, which
Is usually used for the stables and store
rooms. This is true even in the best
houses. The dampness OF the climate and
the thieving and incendiary propensities
of the natives have made this style of
architecture a necessity. The windows of
the houses are barred with great cage
like iron structures that swell out over
the street, and a house is usually sur
rounded by a high, iron picket fence, or
a stone wall studded with broken bottle
glass imbedded in mortar
The native is in evidence everywhere. He
is yodr servant, your day-laborer, your
blacksmith. carpenter, farmer. stone-cut-
ter. cook and, in fact, represents to the
Philippines what the coolie class does to
you study his charaAsr and take note
of his works in artistic, intellectual, COM
mercial and musical lines, you are COM
PEELED to admit that possibilities exist n
his makeup that do not In other native
races. 1t is continually dinned into your
ears that the Filipino is hopelessly lazy
l am willing to admit that he is lazy
but not hopelessly. This is a climate OF
lazy conditions. The Englishman who has
become acclimated never thinks of raising
his hand, except for tiffin and a whisky
and-soda, from u until o'clock. He new
er walks a step outside of his office during
business hours or after. His carriage is
always at his door, and, If not the streets
are lined up with two-wheeled gigs, called
calls, that stand ready 10 bump you over
the pavements and drag you diagonally
back and forth across street car tracks
for 30 cents (MeXican) an hour The Amer
lean is about the only one who walks in
Manila and he is rapidly learning better.
While the sun is in evidence il is foolish
undertaking to brave It's rays. Indoors.
with or without a punka. the heat is not
oppressive at this season, The natives,
however, do not notice this condition. They
work, heads barred, all day in the streets
and rice-ields, indifferent to the burning
sun. It's only effect upon them is to make
| them move slowly and to moderate their
| activity,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
MOUNTAIN CLIMBER.
Monster Locomotive for the Le-
high valley Railroad.

Philadelphia, Feb. l0.--A monster noun
tain climbing locomotive built TO ascend
the steep grades of The Lehigh Valley
Railroad, has just been completed at the
Baldwin Locomotive Works This engine,
which is claimed 10 be the largest locomo-
tive ever constructed in the United States,
is known as a compound consolidation en-
CINE, and weighs IFS tons
1t is so Ions that when IL was finished
it was discoveries that it could not turn
the curves of the siding leading from the
shops where IL was built to the main line
of the Reading Railroad, and the work
men We're compelled 10 jack II up several
times in order to overcome this uufore-
seen difficulty. Hundreds of persons
watched with great interest this novel
work of lifting IL over the curves. 1t has
been numbered 6S1, and is guaranteed 10
pun a train of 1905 tons seventeen miles
per hour over the sieepest grades of the
Lehigh Valley, This giant among locomo-
tiyes win use buckwheat coal for fuel
Its general dimensions are as follows:
The cylinders are IS inches in diameter
high pressure, and 80 inches in diameter
low pressure. The boiler is 50 inches IN
diameter. ana contains 5ll tubes , inches
in diameter. There are four driving wheels
on each side. 50 inches in diameter. The
boiler and fire box are of steel while the
total weight of the engine i'm pounds is
225 QSS This weight added 60 that Of the
tender amounts TO the enormous total of
$4,000 pounds. The tender has a tank ca
pacity of 1000 gallons and the engine is
guaranteed to run for considerable dis
tauce. namely from Coxton 10 Fairviev
two stations on The Lehigh Valley. with
out taking water
When compared with regulation loco
motive, some idea OF the monster proper
lions of this giant locomotive can be OBJ
tanned An ordinary shifting engine looks
like childs toy when drawn up along
side.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
GEORGIA BIRDS IN JERSEY.
xoaru croRGIA GAMECOCKS
REATEN BY NATIVES.

Hattie Fought Near Barnegat ana
witnessed Big Twenty-Five Men a
stde-CoI. Borey Bibb. of Town
C..st. Has Delightful Time
Even If He Does Lose.
From the New York Journal, Feb b.
A rafting cock fight of the good old
fashioned brutal type took place al an
early hour yesterday morning near Barne-
eat n ]. The main was between North
Ceoreia and New Jersey birds, and after
yar,ous little differences had been settled
the North Georgia "sportsmen' were sew
oral thousand dollars 10 the BAD not 70
mention five or six fighting cocks oil noole
southern lineage who had fought their
last fight.
North Georgia died game, however. Bat
tie after battle ending in defeat only seem
cd IN whet the. Cracker appetite for specu-
lation and not Southern bird was pitted
that didn't carry as much money as the
eastern contingent cared to cover. Perhaps
Col. Dorey G. Bibb, of Town Creek best
voiced the general sentiment when ne eJac-
Mated with exceeding fervor:
81 an, mo. than chawmed-de-lighted in
fact-to be heah, sub. gentleman by
Cad sinh. has nevah to elevate his voice
above whispah IN ordah to make a wa
gah' .;,.o
THE colonel was very much in evidence
IN the evening He followed the fortunes
of the sunny South with great persist
ence. and even after the last battle OF the
main tad been fought and lost TINS sehiai
gentleman was still enthuslug on the
prowess of his black REDS
The nourners' bench, however was
crowded without the colonel for there was
nlenty of eastern money behind the South
ern cocks. aud 1t Is safe TO say That Tor
MANY wears main of the same magnitude
as regards betting has not been pulled OH
successfully.
The battle ground was selected at barn
about six miles north of Barnegat, and
through almost impossible roads the select
few 'in the know were dragged IN ar
sorts and conditions of vehicles 10 the
place of meeting.
The snort if il can be dignided by that
name was Witnessed by a thor oughly rep
reseptatiVe gathering. Prominent men in
All walks of life surrounded the pit and
eagerly staked their money on The battles
LAWYERS politicians. actors, bookmakers
and railroad men were in the majority, the
invitations being limited strictly to twenty
n
TO bet his money, and most of them wag-
cred IT as il it wasn't worth a cent on the
dollar.
Word had been passed around for gem
eral meeting az 1890 but 1t was fast APP
proaching midnight when the first pair Of
birds were pitted. The conditions provided
for ffteeI birds side, but both parties
only succeeded in showing twelve that
came within the limit weight. The stakes
were $1,000 on the main and 500 a side on
each battle. Two well-known Eastern
handlers manipulated the bilds, and a
young man that frequently officiates filled
the referees chSr.
Previous 10 the commencement of hOsul-
tiles &c was agreed by the principals that
the main should be decided on the first
six battles Won by either side and for the
first five 1t looked a moral for the South
ern chickens. Then the Jersey cocks took
a hand in the game and put two straight
40 their credit, the first with remarka-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12

and sermon q. m. Sunday school 4 p. m.
Seats free.
Trinity Methodist Church, Rev. b. An
thony. pastor. will preach morning and
night. sunday school al O'Clock.
Services to-day at Wesley Monumental
Church at II a. m. and p. m, Preaching
by the pastor. An cordially invited.
Grace Methodist Church, Jefferson
street and Park avenue, Osgood r. Cook,
pastor. Services to-day at II a. m. and s
p. m Preaching by The pastor Sunday
school al 4 p. m. Parsonage Aid Society,
Monday. p. m. Epwortf League, Tues
day, s p. m. Junior League Wednesday,
4.50 p. m. Prayer meeting, Wednesday, 8
p. m
Seventh Street Methodist Episcopal
Church. corner Seventh and Jefferson
streets, Rev. f. f. Morgan, pastor Ser
vices at II a.. m. and q. m. Conducted by
the pastor. Young peoples prayer meet
ing at 1880 q. m Sunday school at o. m.
Epworth League, Tuesday, at p IN.
Prayer meeting Thursday at p. m. A
cordial welcome to all
Lutheran Church of the Ascension, cor
ner Bull and President street. Preaching
at Il a m. and p. m. Seats free. All
welcome.
st. Pauls Lutheran Church. Bull and
Il irst streets, Key. M. j. EptinB, pastor
Services, II a. m. and p. M. Sunday
school, p. m, John F. LaFar, superin-
tendent. Visitors welcome.
First Baptist Church. Chippewa square,
Rev. John d. Jordan. A. M. pastor.
Preaching services Sunday at IL a. m. and
8 p. m; Young Peoples meeting at high
y Sunday; Sunday school at 4 p. m,
James r. Cain, superintendent; prayer
meeting Wednesday al p. m. All persons
without church engagements elsewhere
are cordially invited to all the services of
this church.
Duffy Street Baptist Church, ]. d. Chap
man, pastor. Services at Yonge's Han
corner Duffy and Whitaker street. Serv-
ices at II a. IN. and s p. m, conducted by
the pastor; Sunday school at $3.50; b. Y.
p. U. al 1 in the afternoon. The services
are open TO all who may desire to worship
with us.
First Presbyterian Church. Preaching,
II a. m. and 8 p. M; Sunday
school, .. ms Tuesday, s p. m,
young peoples meeting; Wednesday, 8 p.
m. midweek service of prayer, praise and
Bible study. Strangers most cordially in
vited. They will receive hearty well
come.
Services, First Church of Christ Sci
enlist, Il a. m; Sunday school, y m;
Wednesday evening meeting, $50 Metro
polilan Han, corner Whitaker and Presi-
dent streets. All are welcome.