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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-10-03

When a man tells that we never had
the double standard, or hal bimetalism,
| simply reply 10 him: Give ua what
We had aud you can name it."-Wm, }.
Bryan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
MI. Rrnner is i'm Pontiac.

A. NJ. Bruner is in Pontiac.
Henry Curtis, Jr., of St. Paul, is in
the city.
Hon. C. NJ. Osborn, of Chicago. is
in the city.
IL. M. McCaskrin has returned from
Lafayette, Ind.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bakersfield
have a new daughter.
Miss Mae Culton has gone to Chi
cago to spend Sunday.
Mrs f. w. Hurst returns from Hot
Springs. Ark, tonight.
j. T. Heffernan has returned to
Kankakee to resume his studies.
Peter ,Eastluud, residing on Twelfth
street, is i'll with spinal meningitis.
MIR. and Mrs. /. M. Loebenstein have
returned from a 6-weeks' visit in Cal
| ifornia.
Rev. C.. f. Taylor will occupy the
pulpit of the First Baptist church at
Jerseyville, ILL.,. tomorrow.
Thomas Latin and A. ID. Sperry
left today to participate in the Amer
lean handicap shoot at Elkwood Park.
n. j.
Ben Mitchell, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Phil Mitchell, left last night for Potts
town. Pa. to resume his studies at
the Hill school.
DIR. j. r. Hollowbush has returned
from Quincy, where he attended a
meeting of the Tri-State Medical So
ciety, before which he also read a
paper.
The Jolly Octave Cinch club was en-
tertained Thursday night at the home
of Miss Adah Hemenway on Second
avenue. Mrs. Sidney Anderson and
Joseph Dickman won the prizes.
The dancing party given by Camp
No. 500, NJ. w. A, ut Turner hall last
night was attended by $50 couples.
The receipts go toward purchasing
new uniforms for the foI ester team of
the camp.
Phil Stombs arrived home today
from Toledo, Ohio, having fully recov-
cred from his attack of small pox. He
speaks highly of his treatment at the
hands of the authorities at Toledo. to
whom he was n total stranger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08
Messages by Vibration.

Curiously enough, the fact appears,
according TO recent traveller among
the Indians of Catuquinarn, between
the rivers Embrya and Embyrasu, that
those people have long employed wire
less telephony, but rather after the or
der of unwritten science.
1t is made by digging hole in the
ground inside house and laying the
bottom with coarse sand, well piled.
On this is laid a wooden drum or hol-
low cylinder of wood, half filled with
fine sand and layers of broken wood,
bone and powdered mica-the upper
part of the cylinder, which is empty,
rising above the floor of the lat and
closed first by leather, then by wood,
and lastly by india rubber. Outside,
the cylinder is packed round with frag-
nents of wood, leather and resins, and
covered with hard rubber at the level
of the soil
To use this peculiar apparatus the
drum is struck by a wooden hammer,
and The vibration is evidently transmit
ted through the soil. The answer is
heard in the drum, which acts as
resonator, and messages are thus sent
over 1, 500 yards from house to house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08
Publication Notice-In Attachment.

State of illinois. -
County of Rock Island. 30
Circuit court OF Rock Island county, May
term A. ID. 1899
Joseph l. Haas Henrietta NJ. Benser in at
tachment.
Public notice is hereby given to the said
Henrietta NJ. Benser. that 4 writ of attach
menL issued out IF the office of the Gle of
the circuit court of kocll Island county, dated
The Sth day of March, a. ID 1899 ut the suit of
the said Joseph L. HasS and against thu estate
of the said II nrietta NJ Benser for the sum
of twel C hundred and eighty-ei9ht dollars
and twenty cents, directed to the sheriff of
said hook Island county, which said writ has
been returned executed.
Now. therefore, unless you. the said Henri
eta M BenSer shall personally be and appear
befO'e the said circuit court of Rock Island
county on the first day of the next term thereof
to be holden at the cou,t house in the city of
Rock Island, in said county on the first day of
May, A. ID. 1899 give special bail and plead to
the said plaintiffs action, judgment will be
en- cred against you. and in favor of the said
Joseph L. Haas, and so much of the property
attached as may be sufficient to satisfy said
judgment and costs will be sold to satisfy the
same.
GEORGE w. GAMBLE, clerk.
CHARLES BUFoRD, Plaintiffs Attorney.
March 18th, y. ID. 1899.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08
Major L.vrt. and the s,td.-

Major Lawrie is the hero of an inter
esting super stition. Before Atbara he
discovered in the ventilator of his he'll
met an energetic spider, which came
out in the evening and, having had his
supper on flies, returned to his hiding
place. Perhaps, remem boring the story
of Bruce and the spider, the major left
his new friend unmolested and went
into the Atbara fight with him. Men
were killed all round, but Major Lawrie
escaped without a scratch. At Omdur-
man he commanded battery and again
was unwounded. Meanwhile the spider
slumbered in the helmet, waiting for
the ridiculous human commotion to
cease that he might come out and kill
flies for supper.
When the hurly burly was over,
Major Lawrie packed various articles
to be sent home and among them the
helmet and the spider. Too late, he re-
membered that he had sent his little
friend on a long voyage without any
larder. In great tribulation he hastened
to London, opened the helmet box, ex-
pecting to find the spider a corpse, and
was rejoiced to see him alive, and even
vigorous. Stranger still, On the way to
England he Eve beg pardon-she) had
produced two young spiders Public
Opinion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08
THISTLE DOWNS. II

Lighter and winter than a flying fake
OF winter SHOWS through wan air winnowing
The thistle downs their sudden journeys take
Ger meadows wide in vagrant wandering.
No more shall they to earth reluctant cling
As q moss lined and slowly sinking stone
Left lying in an outer waste alone
Beside the edge of some remote morass,
But high they toss above the fields new mown,
Like discmbodied spirits Of the grass.
The drowsy atmosphere in lines Opaque
Leans to the sun, that fast is gathering
The last faint dews, his fiery thirst to slack,
While swallows dip, on ever restless wing.
Across a dusty road the robins sing,
And bumbiebees upon she clover drone,
While thistle downs in airy spaces lone
Along the skies in happy freedom pass,
Voyaging afar to mystic climes unknown,
Like disemDodied spirits of ths grass.
Ernest McGaffey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08
Notice of Publication-Chancery.
State of Illinois, -.
Rock Island County. es.

State of Illinois.
Rock Island County, %
In the circuit court, to May term, 1892 In
chancery.
Cora Murphey vs. Howard J. Murphey.
Affidavit of the nOn-resdenIe of the de-
PENDANT, HowardJ Murphey having been fled
In the clerks office of the circuit court of said
county. notice is therefore hereby given to
the said nonresident defendant that the com
plainant filed her bill of complaint in said
court on the chancery side thereof, on the
23d day of March, 1899, and that there
upon a summons issued out of said court,
wherein said suit is now pending, returnable on
the first Monday in the month of May next,
as is by law required. Now, unless you, the said
nonresident defendant above named. Howard
J. Murphey, shall personally be and appear be-
fore said circuit court. on the first day of the
next term Thereof, to be holden at Rock Isl
and in and for the said county, on the LIST
Monday in May next, and plead, answer
or demur to S id complainant's bill of COM
plant, the same and the matters and things
therein charged and stated will be taken as
confessed, and a decree entered against on
according to the prayer of said bill
GEORGE w. GAMBLE Clerk.
Rock Island, Illinois, March %, 1899.
STURGEON Il MARSHALL.
Compartments Solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08
baltimore the Social Arcadia.

1t would surprise New Workers to
know that there are families in Balti-
more who go into the very best society
of the city-and it is universally adj
mitted that there is no better society in
the world than that of this city-and
whose incomes are under 50, 900.
1t is not cheapness that rules Balti-
more society, but it is reasonableness.
Search the world over and you will not
find lovelier dancers, prettier girls or
more universal cheerfulness. It is in
the atmosphere of the town.-Balti-
more American. a..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08
TRICKS OF A MIND READER
The Simple Explanation of an APP
pnrentIy Difficult Feat.


Speaking of telegraphy, said a gen.
tleman who takes an interest in occult
studies, reminds of an incident which
created great stir some years ago, but
is now about forgotten. a New York
lawyer, who claimed to be able to pro-
ject thought, had committee of skep-
tics select playing card at random and
then wired friend in San Francisco,
asking him to think of card and tele-
graph back what one came into his
mind The card selected was the five of
spades and the reply was correct All
the parties were we'll known. and the
experiment caused an immense sensa-
ton.
1.-THE newspapers discussed it by the
column, and it was exploited as a posi-
tive demonstration of thought transfer
ence, but as matter of fact the whole
thing was merely a clever trick. l had
it afterward explained to me by one of
the people on the inside. 1t had been
prearranged with the San Francisco
man that the cue to tho right card was
to be the wording of the message. The
denomination was indicated by the
number of words in the second sentence.
If, for instance. it was an ace. the sem
tence would be only one word, Answer
if deuce it would be Answer immedi-
ately,' and so ON.
LAS it happened to be a five the mes
sage ran, Telegraph reply quickly as
possible. The suit of the card was re-
vealed by the signature. Signing the
name in full meant hearts, the first only
meant clubs. the last name meant
spades. and the initials meant diamonds.
The system was beautifully simple, and
the message seemed ON its face perfect
ly innocent. 1t was carefully examined
to find hidden word, but baffied the
Investigators. AS far as l know, the
truth about the affair has never been
printed New Orleans Times-Demo-
GRAFT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08
MARCH, APRIL, MAY.
Paine'S Celery Compound the Best
Spring Medicine i'm the World.


feeling appetite
II numbers take their beds
rritabty drousiness
of the wedge that long list of a
the fair of this wonderful remedy-to
blood down Panes
body
blood and
effective remedy formulated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08

Delicious Food One of LIES Pleas
When the breakfast ''sets" well and
is of the right character, for nourish-
ing the body, you know it all day.
One can do business when well and
properly fed.
Grape-Nuts and cream (cold or hot)
for breakfast, put one right for the
day and the flavor is such that the
next days breakfast is looked forward
To with pleasure. Life is made up of
little pleasures and delicious food is
one of them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08

Spring finds everybody rundown
lassude"
saying. but strictly
the health under ones
sckor we'll
They taking
compound
but they
debility.
Nature the kest and genest OF disposed during these
the blood
remedy ably seconds her celery pound.
The best of all spring remedies making
others
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08
The Real Reason.

Here is a Juvenile story picked up by
tho Chicago News: What bright eyes
you havel'' said the visitor to 5-year-old
Tommy. lyon must get plenty of
sleep"
fYes'm,'' he answered MY mann
ma makes me go to led every night at 8
o'clock I"
That's to keep you healthy" said
the visitor.
NO it ain replied the youngster.
Its SO she can mend my clothes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08

In almost every nsighborhoOd there
is some one whose life has been saved
by Cham berlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea remedy. or who has been
cured of chronic diarrhoea by the use
of teat medicine. Such persons make
a point of telling of it when ever OPP
portunity offers. hoping that it may
be the means of saving other lives
For sale by all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08

The extraordinary precocity of chill
dren of India has called forth the aston.
ishment of a recent traveller, who says
that many of them are skilled workmen
at an age when children are usually
learning the alphabet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08
COmnaring Notes.

my family can't help feeling lit
tie proud of having been carried over
by the Mayfiower," said the young wo-
man who was visiting in Chicago.
lis that SOP" answered the young
man interestedly. None of our folks
ever went into the florist business.
What brought US through was wheat. 4"
Washington Star
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08
Don't Tobacco spit ana SMOKE fosr LIE Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
nctic. fuIl OF life nc.ye and yieor, take No-To
BAG. the wonder worker. that makes weak mer
strong All druggists, soc or 81. Cure gusran
teod Booklet and sample free Address
exor:ing Re-Dadv Co Chicago or New YozR
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08

Tears are the sign of a broken nose
oftener than they are the sign Of q
broken heart.-Detroit Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08
Kidney Diseases

Are the most fatal of all diseases
Foley's Kidney Cure n guaranteed
remedy or money refunded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08

A fine ostrich is calculated to yield
e. 600 worth OF feathers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08

Subscribe for The ARGUS.
The record-union., 1899-01-19
SUPERVISORS CONVENTION.
It VIII be Held Here I'm the Middle
Of January.

The Supervisors met yesterday ana
talked over some of the details Of the
State Convention of County Supervisors
!, to be held here next month.
| Messrs. Mclaughlin, Gillis and Nor
|! rison were appointed a committee to
prepare a program for the convention
and to forward a copy to each Super
visor in the State.
The delegates are expected to reach
| Sacramento on Tuesday, the 10th, on
which night they will be entertained at
| a banquet by the Sacramento board.
| The convention will meet on the fol-
lowing morning and will be in session
abroad under escort of the local Super
visors.
The program will include one day at
the Folsom Prison, where the visitors
will be afforded an opportunity to wit
| ness the operation of the State rock
crusher, the dam, electric power works,
| etc. A portion of another day will be
! devoted to an inspection of the County
Hospital and some of the county roads
| in the vicinity of the city, a visit to
the Crocker Art Gallery, Suffers Fort
and other points of interest.
Ine convention VIII De nelu III the
hall of the Elks in the new Ruhstaller
building at Ninth and ] streets.
Many of the visitors will read papers
on subjects in which Boards of Super
visors are concerned and matters re-
quiring legislative action will be con-
sidered The Sacramento members are
expected to enlighten the convention
on topics something like these:
Morrison-''When the Majority Rule
Ceases to be the Proper Thing or
Where are the Blessings of Adver-
sity?"
Naturalization 1t Feels to Land
on Top With Both Feet
Chairman Curtis-"Why Modest
Worth Brings It's Own Reward" or
How I Got There"
Jenkins "Macadam Road Building
in the Siwash Swamps'
Gillis, the new member, will be asked
to lead in singing that good old hymn,
This Is the Way 1 Long Have
Sought
Clerk Hamilton will be allowed his
choice of reading a paper on wood
craft relating a "coon" yarn, or ex-
planning his method of raking political
chestnuts out of the fire.
The record-union., 1899-01-19
MATRIMONIAL M1sER1Es.
Four Divorces Granted and An
other Case Submitted.


The troubles Of four mismated and
unhappy couples were aired in Judge
Hughes court yesterday, and as many
women departed from the courtroom
freed from their matrimonial shackles.
A fifth case was tried in Judge John
sons court a few feet away, in which
also the wife was the one pleading for
relief from the cruelties of her husband.
But this case was not concluded.
| Mary Nissim was granted q decree di-
vorcing her from Joseph Nissim
Mary Dallas was not only severed
from the ties that legally bound her to
James Dallas but was also awarded
the custody Of their minor child
| Jessie L. Wait gave her version of the
troubles that had blighted the home
shared by herself and Charles 2. Wait
and denied certain accusations which
| she said had been made against her by
| her husband The latter, evidently as
desirous as his wife for freedom, did
not put in an appearance, offered no
opposition, and the plaintiff was grant
ed the relief asked for.
Laura M. Ray told Of the eccentric
tiles of her husband, Fred E. Ray, the
druggist which included attempts to
| induce her to drink poisonous drugs,
and had no difficulty in convincing the
court that she was entitled to her free
| dom.
The case in Judge Johnsons court
was that of Sarah Goodhue against
| Alfred Goodhue. The plaintiffs story
was one of years of harsh and cruel
| treatment at the hands of her husband,
| who also had villified in public and
sought to degrade her among their ac-
quaintances. Goodhue, on the other
hand, testified that his wife had abused
him Judge Johnson took the matter
under advisement.
The record-union., 1899-01-19
DIED.

MAY-In this city. January 17th,. Annie
E., daughter of Richard A. and Lille
May, niece of Mrs. j. s. Watson, ma
tive of California, aged years months
Friends and acquaintances are re-
spectfully invited to attend the. funeral
dence of her aunt, Mrs. j. S. Watson,
1881 Second street. Interment private.
TRAVER-In this city, January 18th,
Delighty S., wife Of Charles Traver, sis,
John Day of Woodland, and the late
Mary Ann Hopkins, native of Indiana,
aged l2 years.
Friends and acquaintances are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral
Friday, at p. m, from the English
Lutheran Church. Sixteenth, between J
; and K streets. Friends may view re,
street, until time of funeral Casket
will not be opened in church. Interment
City Cemetery.
Mary Ann Hopkins, mother of Lott D.
Norton of San Francisco. George w
Norton of Arizona, and Charles T. Nor
ton of Mexico, sister of Mrs. w. G.
Hunt, Russell and John Day of Wood
land and the late Mrs. Charles Traver
native of New York, aged SO years.
Friends and acquaintances are re:
spectfully invited to attend the funera
Friday, at 2 p. m, from the English
Lutheran Church, Sixteenth, between
and K streets. Friends may view re
in-law. 1910 X street, until time oil
funeral. Casket will not be opened il
church. Interment City Cemetery.
WENTWORTH-In this, city. January
17th George D., husband of Mary
| father of Clara B. Wentworth, a native
OF New York, aged 65 years, 6 month.
and IL days.
Friends and acquaintances are re.
spectfully invited to attend the funera
from his late residence, No. 1870 Nintf
street, between 9 and R streets, this
| (Thursday) afternoon, January 10th, al
2:3O o'clock. Interment City Cemetery
HAGUE-In this city, January 18th
Thomas of N Mrs tns sa,ii late Sara
| grandfather of Hazel Turner, uncle o
| Elmer o. Walker, a native of England
| aged SO years, months and days
Friends and acquaintance are re
| spectfully invited to attend the funera
| to-day (Thursday). at p. m, from
| Odd Fellows Hall, Ninth and K streets
| under the auspices of Capital Lodge, No
| 81. Interment City Cemetery.
The record-union., 1899-01-19
spain's sunken ships Floated.

Perhaps the greatest mechanical feat of
the century has been the raising of some
of the Spanish warships which were ap-
parently shot to pieces at Santiago 1t
seemed utterly impossible to float them
because of the terrible damage inflicted
by our guns, but the task has been ac-
complished. Diseases of the blood, stom-
ach and liver frequently wreck the
health so that there appears to be no
chance of recovery. But when Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters is taken, the dis
ordered system is speedily restored to it's
will regulate the liver, bowels and di-
gestive functions and purify the blood.
You can buy this remedy in any drug
store and under no circumstances
should you accept anything said to be
"just as good"
The record-union., 1899-01-19
Weather Reports.

The Weather Bureau report shows
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been "a and 80 de-
grees with light northerly and south
erly winds and cloudy weather PREVAIL
ing.
The barometrical readings at a. m.
and 5 p. m. yesterday were 3O.21 and
80. % inches, respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday We're 40 and y
degrees, and one year ago to-day o.
and 40 degrees, with .O6 of an inch OF
rain.
The average temperature was 52. and
the normal ,45, showing yesterday to
have been Z degrees warmer than usual
for the 18th day of January.
| River, 16 feet 2 inches and steady.
The record-union., 1899-01-19
EVANGELIST WEBER AGAIN.
He Sings and Talks to a Large
Congregatiou.

Evangelist Weber, known as "the
Ohio Cyclone had his second peculiar
sort Of inning at the Sixth-street NJ.
E. Church last night. There was a
large congregation, for which the re-
vivalist thanked God in a prayer for
the reporters who gave him a notice
in yesterdays papers. saying that their
reports got the crowd. Then he led
in singing, as on the night before, after
which (when the people had sung verses
over and over AGAIN. he began his SER
mona textless kind of talk about
the human heart and mans duty to
God.
A great deal of the talk last night
was of a personal character. The
speaker appealed to those who had neg
lected their religion and their duties
toward their fellow-men to reform at
once, before it was too late. He por-
trayed the evils of delay and bad liv-
ing, and pictured the glories of Chris
tian life.
The great point made was that all
men should see that ,'>eir hearts are
right. Whatever troubl>s they had,
he thought people should ia, them to
the Lord and ask him to help >hem 1t
was the primitive faith that the world
heeded-the simple confidence of. child
hood.
The sermon was quite brief, owing
to the fact that the minister did not
feel well. He promised to wake up the
city and convert hundreds before leav-
ing, with the aid of the peoples pray
ers. He urged people to pray for him
and the meetings.
1t was announced that he would
preach to men only on Sunday, the
subject being. "Bucking the Tiger; or
Seeing the Elephant" Rev. Mr.. Car
roll, the pastor, said he did not know
just what the subject meant, where
upon the evangelist said: We'll, well
have to let him see around some night"