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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-07
BIT OF HUMAN NATURE.
4 Hasty Conclusion About Woman That
Was Changed Later.

Hasty Conclusion About n Woman That
Was Changed Later.
Two little girls occupied seats to-
gether on an elevated train the other
night. Both were scantily dressed, hol-
low eyed and hungry looking. They were
Enthusiastically of that class known as
"cashgirls'' employed in the down
town department stores, for each adj
dressed the other by number in lieu Of
a name.
Directly opposite them sat fashion
ably dressed woman who was accom-
panied by a well groomed male escort.
Upon their entrance the conversation of
the little girls stopped abruptly and
there was something pitiful in the ear
nestness with which both watched every
move of the woman so stunningly
gowned. Two pairs of abnormally keen
though tired eyes thoroughly investi-
gated every bit of finery i'll her apparel,
from the highest plume of her hat to
the soft, natty shoes which incased her
shapely feet.
"Say, &C." whispered the smaller of
the two girls, leaning toward her COM
panion. "she's a real lady, she is. You
can tell by hor make up. Amt that a
beaut of a hat, though? And look at
that diamond breastpini Whew! I'll
bet that hat cost all off,
"Shp - interrupted rs in an under
tone. "She'll hear you" There was a
spell of silence as both girls leaned back
with their heads resting against the
top of the seat. They were enjoying the
dazzling picture before them.
After glancing over a section of a
newspaper which the man had given
her the woman folded it up and handed
it back to him.
''Did you get the tickets?" she asked.
Eyes," was the answer in an indiffer-
ent tone.
''Let me see them"
He extracted small envelope from
his vest pocket and handed it to her.
"By the way" he remarked, eve will
have to go tonight. 1 couldn't get good
seats for tomorrow, and rather than
miss it took these"
'Tonight?'' she repeated in a tone of
vexation. "You know we'll enough that
we can't go tonight. We have another
engagement
(Which we can conveniently can
eel, he interpolated.
indeed we Will not, she retorteu,
with determined stamp of her foot.
A protracted argument followed
which was not too low for the cashgirls
to learn the drift.
"You can go to Mrs. Browns Alone"
finally exclaimed the man, land 1 will
take your mother to the theater! We
can call for you on our way home If
you insist ON going.
You'll not go to the theater with
anybody. You must and will go to
Mrs. Browns with me. Thus assert
ing herself, she deliberately tore the en-
velope containing the tickets in minute
parts and threw them ON the floor.
They left the train at the next sta
ton, he with a Disguised look on his
face and she with head erect and de-
FAINT glare in her bright eyes.
Scarcely had the rustic of her gar
ments ceased to be heard when 76 sage
ly observed: You're all off, 81. She
amt a real lady. It's only her fine buds
what makes you think so. She's only
an imitation, and no clerk would take
her to a window if she wanted to make
q sale. ''-Boston Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-07
AT McCABE'S.

A lucky chance to buy cut glass
tum blers under price tempted us to
''get plenty" Tomorrow our Gus
toners will reap the benefit.
Full size, fine quality umblers. cut
strawberry and diamond; we will sell
these cut glass umblers tomorrow,
Saturday, for IS cents set, although
made to sell at SO dozen. They
ought to go in half an hour. but may
last all day Quantity limit TO each
customer.
Also, tomorrow, if they last all
day:
Cut glass syrup jugs, quadruple
silver plate tops. worth a dollar; one
TO customer for
Fifty cents
Ii. McCABE q co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-07
Grain-O Brings Relief

To the coffee drinEer. Coffee drink
ing is habit that is universally in
dulged in and almost as universally
injurious. Have you tried Grain-O?
1t is almost like coffee, but the effects
are just the opposite. Coffee upsets
the stomach, ruins the digestion, af-
fects the heart and disturbs the ole
nervous system. Grain-O tones up
the stomach, aids digestion and
strengthens the nerves. There is
nothing but nourishment in Grain-O.
1t can't be otherwise. Is and % cents
per package.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-07
New Flag Law.

The new Illinois flag, law which
went into effect July l, makes it I'M
lawful for any person, firm, organi-
cation or corporation to use or dis
play the national flag, emblem or any
drawing, engraving, Autograph, pho
tograph or likeness on the national
flag, as medium of advertising of
any sort. Any person violating the
provisions of the act can be punished
by fine of not less than ten nor
more than one hundred dollars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-07
HE PosTPoNEs THE TEST.
State Veterinarian Says 1t Is Too Warm
for WATERFOWL Examination.

State Veterinarian Lovejoy, upon
paying visit yesterday to the West
ern hospital at Watertown, decided,
owing to the excessive heat, to post
pone the tuberculin test of the cattle
there, which was to have been con-
Quoted today, until the weather be-
comes cooler. The cows at the Wa
tertown institution are allowed to
roam the pasture night and day dur
ing the summer months, and if housed
in quarantine would undoubtedly
worry themselves into a fever heat,
and DIR. Lovejoy stated that when in
such a condition it is difficult to make
successful tests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-07

w. j. Entrikin will sell his resi-
dence, corner of Third avenue and
Twenty-second street, Moline. at pub
lie sale next Saturday. 1t is 12S feet
on Third avenue by 200 on Twenty
second street, at the end of red street
car line. 1t will be offered as whole
or in six building lots, to suit bidders.
There is no better place for sale in
Moline on which to build cottages.
ii. c. HARRIS. Auctioneer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-07
When You Ride Your Wheel.

Always shake into your shoes Allen IS
footEase. powder for the feet. 1t
keeps your feet cool, prevents sweat
ing feet, and makes your endurance
greater. Over oue million
wheel people are using Aliens Foot
Ease. They all praise it. 1t gives
rest and comfort to smarting, hot,
swollen, aching, feet and is a certain
cure for ingrowing nails. AT all
druggists and shoe stores, % cents.
Sample free by mail. Address Allen
s. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-07
Bismarck.s Iron Nerve

Was the result of his splendid
health. Indomitable will and tire
mendous energy are not found where
stomach, kidneys and bowels are out
of order. If you want these qualities
and the success they bring, use Z.
Kings New Life Pills. They develop
every power of brain and body. Only
25 cents at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-07
VISIT FROM LOTUS.
Columbus Magnate Expected
Here Within the
Next Week.
WANTS A HOME FOR HIS TEAM

Has Rock Island Under Consideration and
sion to National. But Is Hardly Likely
i He VIII Get in-GeneraI Gossip of the
| Diamond.
| Tom Lotus, manager of the Colum-
bus Western league team, will in all
likelihood pay a visit to Rock Island
within the next week, and see what
we have to offer in the way of patron
iZing a baseball club were he to
| launch his franchise here
While Lotus has only been heard
from through the newspapers, Presi-
dent M. III. Sexton having twice writ
ten him in regard to the local situa-
| ton, it is known that the Columbus
magnate has his eye on Rock Island,
and realizes that there is an excellent
field here, and with the three cities to
draw from, could be developed into
one of the best baseball centers in the
west.
Lotus has announced that he is
done with Columbus. He is looking
for new location, that much seems
certain. He has been in Chicago the
past few days, and it is believed is
making an effort to crawl into the
Cleveland berth. That's business,
and if he can land in the National
company all will say bravo. But it
is hardly likely Lotus will succeed in
breaking into the National lines. He
is off on trip with his team until
July 20. In the meantime he is to
look over a number of cities that have
offered a home to his club. Rock ISL
and is foremost among those towns
under consideration, and LOTUS has
but to come here to be convinced of
the golden opportunities of the field.
Diamond Dust.
Says the Moline Mail: The Moline
Athletics will play Rock Island nine
on the league grounds in that city
next Sunday afternoon, and it be-
hooves Moline 'rooters' to attend the
game and help our boys to victory
over their opponents, who are led bv
the veteran, Sage. The Rock Island
ers played Davenport Sunday at
Bishop Hill and were defeated by
narrow margin. Each of the tri-cities
now has a good nine, and it is pos
sible that triangular league may be
formed
Artie Ball, short stop of the Rock
Island team in the late Western asso-
citation, played his first game as short
stop with the St. Paul club yesterday,
and the dispatches to the Chicago pa
pers speak highly of his work.
The Illinois-Indiana league is skaky,
but it is believed will pull through
with six clubs.
Dummy Taylor, the pitcher signed
by Rock Island just before the dissolu-
ton of the Western association, but
who flunkied at the last moment,
pitched a fine game for Mattoon
against Danville yesterday.
Jack O'Connell, who used to play
such nice game at the second bag for
the Quincy team, has been released
by Scranton and has joined the Utica
team in the New York state league.
Tom Turner is playing first base for
the Danville team.
Eugene McGrevey is managing the
new Bloomington team.
Weimer, the Ottumwa pitcher, has
signed with Bloomington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-07
A Child ENJOYS

The pleasant flavor, gentle action and
soothing effect of Syrup of Figs, when
in need of laxative, and if the father
or mother be costive or bilious, the
most gratifying results follow IT'S use;
so that it is the best family remedy
known and every family should have
a bottle. Manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-07

The siege of Troy was mostly a myth.
According to Homer's own figures, If
there ever was such man as Homer,
Helen must have been at least 60 years
of age when she first met Paris, and
even in the heroic period of the world
women of that age were a rrifie passe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-07
spent a Good Farm Doctorine.

A. n. NOEL. of Asherville,
Kansas, says he spent good farm
doetoring himself for chronic diar-
rhoea, but got no relief and was afraid
that he must die HE CHANGED to get
hold of a bottle of Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy and
was permanently cured by it. For
sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-07
Chilly.

Poor papas' said Ethel. HE has
dreadful cold.''
''Must have caught it while sitting
by himself" said CholIie, who knew
how frigid the old gentleman could be
when he tried. London Tit-Bits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-07

For sores, ulcers, burns, gals, piles,
nothing so good as Banner Salye, the
most healing medicine in the world
% cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-07

Il have received more benefit from
one bottle of Foley's Kidney Cure than
from months of treatment by physi-
clans" writes V. b. Conklin, of Bow
ersville, Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-07
MRS. HEEND is RECOVERING.
Aged Lady Seriously Injured In Recent
Geneseo Wreck.

Mrs. Ora Heend, the aged lady so
seriously injured in the c., r. l IL p.
wreck at Geneseo, is rapidly improv-
ing. Mrs. Heend is the only one of
the injured now in that city. She in
dulges in conversation and takes
nourishment, giving her relatives
and friends much hope of complete
recovery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-07

Has Rock Island Under Consideration and
May Locate Here-Knocking for Admis-
sion to National. But Is Hardly Likely
He VIII Get in-General Gossip of the
The record-union., 1899-12-13
REPUBLICAN SUCCESS.
Thomas N. Hart Elected Mayor of
Boston by 1000 Votes.

BOSTON, Dec. 1.-THE Republicans
were generally successful in the city
elections to-day. Only in Newburyport
did the Socialists make a strong show
ing. In Boston, Lynn and Woburn,
ordinarily strong Democratic strong
holds, the Republicans scored signal
victories.
After a spirited campaign the Repub-
licans won a net victory in the mu-
nicipal election to-day, Thomas. N.
Hart defeating ex-Congressman Pat
rick c. Collins, the Democratic nominee.
for Mayor by 1904 votes. The total
vote was: Hart 1906, Collins SO. 161.
The Democrats, however, still control
both branches of the city government,
the Board of Aldermen by a somewhat
increased majority. The board stands
eight Democrats and five Republicans.
The city, as usual, voted for license.
The Republican victory was in a
great measure due to the knitting of Mr..
Collins by the supporters of John r.
Murphy who were severely disappoint-
ed at their favorite's defeat in the eau
Gus. A remarkable heavy Republican
vote also materially assisted in over
coming the Democratic plurality of
1000 in the last city election for Mayor
in 1897 and 5000 at the State election
in November.
The record-union., 1899-12-13
wELBuRN's BoNDsMEN.
Judgment Rendered Against Then
in Favor of the Government.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12.-The
suit brought by the United States
against the bondsmen or Oscar NJ. We'll
burn to recover $41, 033, the amount al
legged to have been embezzled by
Cashier Norton who committed suicide
about two years ago, was tried to-day
before United States Circuit Judge
Morrow. The bondsmen are o. M We'll
burn, E. B. Pond, estate of James l..
Murphy Tobias Rinaldo, l.. A White
hurst, Harvey c. Morey, Thomas Rea,
Pleasant c. Hodges, and the estate OF
William Patrick Dougherty, deceased
Judge Morrow gave judgment on be-
half of the Government for $45,919.27
against all the securities except the es-
tate of Dougherty. The amount named
represents the principal, the interest
and the costs.
A stay of proceedings was granted to
allow the defendants an opportunity to
take an appeal.
The record-union., 1899-12-13
A FEMININE FAILING.
Fretting Wears Out More Women's
Lives Than Work or Care.

Worry wears out more people than
work does, and fretting causes more
unhappiness in families than either
sickness or poverty" writes Mrs. Moses
P Handy in the ''Woman's Home Com
panion." Indeed, the secret of hap
piness may almost be said to be max
ing the best of everything, and good
humor under all circumstances the
most useful virtue which man, and
more especially woman, can possess.
There are good women who to-day
would peril life and limb for husband
and children, yet who daily render their
dear ones uncomfortable by going forth
to meet trouble half way, and by griev-
ing over that which is past and ire.
deemable. If a thing can be helped
by any effort of yours, go to work
promptly and help it; if not, waste no
time in vain repining. When your hus-
band has made a mistake in business
and times are hard do not wall over
the mistake. Gather up the fragments
and stand by to help him. If you can
do nothing else you can at least pre-
tend that you do not mind; can show
him that you believe in him still, and
prophesy that better times are coming.
Nothing so chills a mans courage as
the damp spray of a wife's tears Did
you never try to run your sewing ma
chine without oil? Don't you know how
the surfaces grind upon each other,
and how hard the work is? Well lust
as one hour of that scraping will injure
the machinery more than a whole days
use would if properly oiled, just so one
days worry will dig more wrinkles in
your face and sprinkle more gray in
your hair than will months of patient.
trusting labor. Worrying is an essen
tally feminine failing, and there are
women who do it in spite of themselves
IT you chance to be such a one. fret
all to yourself in the privacy of your
chamber, provided you have any pri-
vacy. But under any circumstances do
not empty your basin of cold water
or, worse, your bottle of tears-over
the sitting-room fire."
The record-union., 1899-12-13
A Mans Advantage in Dress.

ITO assert that men dress better than
women is probably to most persons a
very unOrthodox claim, writes Mary
Wager Fisher in the "Womans Home
Companion" Their dress is more ra-
tional, more in harmony with the out
lines of the body, and more in allegiance
to its Importance and needs. It is free
from the bows and loops, the iiounces
and ruffles and the countless trivial
furbelows and impertinenceS that give
to woman's attire a 'spotty,' confused
appearance. breaking up and spelling
the effect of unity. When a man is
dressed we never lose sight of the fact
that his body is more than his dress,
while the woman dresses as if she held
her body to be a form upon which to
display dry goods and the milliner's
art, and her head a roost for murdered
birds and stores of curios purloined
from all the kingdoms of the earth
When women look best in the street
they have gone to man for their clothes
his plain felt hat, his coat and vest,
his haberdashery, and, often his foot
wear-the boys walking shoe, with it's
low, broad heel, broad, projecting sole
and general look Of snugness and COM
fort. Mems feet are always better
dressed than women's, because for one
thing they are more in evidence, and
they are far less distorted in shape be-
cause their shoes more nearly conform
to the natural shape OF the foot. The
tailor, it is true often builds up his
man. but it is in the direction of SYM
metry, of good proportion, while the
dressmaker, as rule, hasn't an eye
lash for anything more than fashion,
which, to her mind is style, and moth
ing is too hideous, too inartjstic, to be
worn if it only be fashionable.
The record-union., 1899-12-13
Getting the News.

The collection of news is not restrict
| ed by any question of the cost of OBJ
tanning it. Fifty years ago it was
considered a remarkab BILE feat for one
newspaper to obtain information of an
important event in advance of compel
itors. To-day it is matter of COM
| ment If any newspaper fails to publish
all the news desired by it's readers. If
a war is fought on any part Of the
earth there are reporters on the firing
| line, and no expense is spared in col
lecting and transmitting by the quick
est method available full reports of any
event of worldwide Importance. To-
day the hiring of special trains, the
Stringing of a special line of telegraph
Wire, the charter of a ship, the fitting
out of an exploring expedition, or any
other great enterprise in the way of
collecting information for the newspa-
pers of the United States, is so much
part of the everyday business of jour-
matter of course, or cause no more
than passing comment.
Half a century ago the result of
national convention or election was not
known all over the country for weeks
dIleTN dTu Ii the case OIL a national
convention to-day, telegraph wires lead
from the convention hall into the offices
of all the newspapers in the larger
cities. An operator sits near the plat
form Of the presiding officer, and with
a muff1ed key he sends over the wire a
full report of the proceedings, with a
description of every incident of inter-
est. AT the other end of the line is an
operator at a typecasting machine re-
ceiving the report and putting it into
lines as fast as received. When a can
didate for President has been nominat-
ed, extra editions of the daily papers
are selling on the streets of cities a
thousand miles away almost before the
applause for the winning man has died
out in the convention hall. The peo-
pie of every city and town in the Unit
ed States where a newspaper is pub
lished would feel themselves cheated
of their rights if they failed to receive
news of the result of an election by
midnight of the day on which the bal
lots were cast.-Walter L. Hawley, in
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly.
The record-union., 1899-12-13
MoFFATT BROKE HIS ARM.
In Consequence Lost What Looked
Like a Victory Over Gardiner.

NEW YORK, Dec 12-Jack Moffatt
of Chicoga was singularly unfortunate
tonight in his bout with George Gardi-
ner of Lowell, Mass, at the Broadway
Athletic Club. Moffatt had all the bet
ter of the argument up to the middle
of the seventh round, when he broke
his left forearm in swinging for Gardi-
ner, who blocked the blow with his ell
bow. Moffatt kept on fighting with his
right, his left hanging useless by his
side, but Gardiner was unable to land
a knockout blow, despite the fact that
his manager, Tom O'Rourke. cried to
him repeatedly to go in and end It.
When Moffatt went to his corner he
told the referee that his arm was
broken. White examined the injured
member, and when the bell rang for
the beginning of the eighth round both
men stepped to the center of the ring,
and White went between them, neither
having shaped for the renewal of hos
tilities. The referee then announced
that Moffatt was unable to continue.
and declared Gardiner the winner.
The record-union., 1899-12-13
OLIVE CULTURE.
The Industry Has a Bright Future
in California.

BERKELEY, Dec. 12.-Professor A.
P. Hayne of the College of Agricult-
ure has just returned from a two
months visit to the principal olive
growing districts of the State His OBJ
ject was to discover, if possible, the
causes of the failure of crops in certain
localities, and to ascertain If there is
any reason for the decline in value OF
olive lands.
81 have never felt more confident
than now of the future of the olive in
dustry of California said Professor
Hayne. .In some instances olive Gull
ture has been attempted in localities
unsuited to it in soil or climate, but in
most instances lack Of success seems
to have been due to neglect OF proper
methods of cultivation, pruning, scale
prevention and other fundamental ag-
ricultural arts"
The record-union., 1899-12-13

be held the second week of June. Mr..
Payne said it would assemble very
likely on the 18th of that month, which
will be on Tuesday. This date, he be-
lieves, will be fixed by the National
Committee at its meeting on Friday
of this week. The committee will be
in session two days. and among other
matters that will be determined on the
first day is the place of holding the con-
vention next year.
1t seems to be agreed that the great
Republican gathering will go to Chi
,cago or Philadelphia. The latter city
is hard after it, and to-day a large
delegation of Quaker City boomers ar
rived in Washington, established
headquarters at the Arlington, and be-
gan the work of capturing committee
men. A delegation is now en- route to
this city from Chicago on a similar
mission. Philadelphia has thus Ear
shown more enthusiasm over securing
the convention than has Chicago, and
has announced that 100000 will be
pledged for it's entertainment. New
York is also after it, as is ST. Louis,
but as indicated before, it is believed
that the choice of the committee will
be Chicago or Philadelphia.
MCKINLEY WILL NOT EXPRESS
PREFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE con-
test over the place for holding the next
Republican Convention was begun at
the White House to-day. A large dele
cation from Philadelphia saw the Pres
ident and explained to him the hopes
of that city, but the President said it
would be manifestly improper for him
to express the slightest preference for
any city in a contest of this character.
CHICAGO AFTER THE CONVEN
TION.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE committee
appointed by the Hamilton Club of this
city to go to Washington to secure, it
possible, the National Republican Con-
vention for Chicago, left for Washing
ton to-day The committee, which is
headed by Samuel B. Raymond, will
establish headquarters at the Shoreham
at Washington.