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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
In the Hands of an Enemy.

''Saw a strange thing in Toledo the
other day." said a citizen who was be-
ing shaved in a Griswold street barber
shop. 81 was walking from the hotel to
the office of a lumber firm and met a
man one side of whose face was black
as your hat"
Every razor along the line was sus-
pended in the air and the white Of
every eye became more prominent.
''Wouldn't dat kill your gasped the
artist in charge of the narrator. dat
takes de rag SUI. An de odder side wa
white Pr
''No; that was black too
There was no work done for some
time, as all but the man who had done
the questioning were shouting their
hilarity. He looked so fierce and made
such unprofessional slashes with his ra-
zor that the citizen decided to let his
mustache grow, didn't want his hair
combed and left half dollar without
mentioning change. - Detroit Free
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
beaten Mt Hi. own Game.

ga few days SINCE relates a solicit
or, ''as 1 was sitting with my friend D.
in his Office man came in and said:
80 Mr.. W.. the livery stable keeper,
tricked me shamefully yesterday, and ]
want to be even with him.
g State your case. said D.
So Il asked him how much he charge
me for horse to go to Richmond. He
said half sovereign. I took the horse.
and when came back he said he want
ed another half sovereign for coming
back, and made me pay it.
I'D. gave his client some legal adj
vice, which he Immediately acted upon.
as follows: He went to the livery stable
keeper and said, How much will you
charge for horse to Windsor2'
1.-The man replied, "A sovereign
"Client accordingly went to Wind
sor. came back by rail and went to the
livery stable keeper. saying: :.
Here is your money paying him
a sovereign.
Where is my horse7' said W.
He's at Windsor answered the
client. I hired him only to go to Wind
sor. Pearson Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
EYES LIKE TELESCOPES.
The south African Bushmen Are Gift
ed With Marvellous Sight.

The South African Bushmen Are Gift
ed with Marvellous Sight.
1t has oft,n been remarked that civil
lied people tend to become short sighted.
This is because in towns and cities their
vision is mostly confined to short dis
tances. Savage races, on the other
hand, are generally gifted with remark
ably keen sight, and few tribes are
more noteworthy in this respect than
the African bushmen, whose eyes are
veritable telescopes. This power is no
doubt a wise provision of nature, for
the bushmen are a small race, and if
they were not able to see danger long
way off they would soon be exterminated
by their various enemies, whether saw
ages of other tribes or wild beasts.
a traveller in South Africa relates
that while walking one day in company
with a friendly bushman the savage
suddenly stopped, and gazing across the
plain cried out that there was lion
ahead. The traveller gazed long and
earnestly in the direction indicated by
the bushman, but could see nothing.
Nonsense, he said, ''there's nothing
there" And he went forward again.
with the bushman following at his
heels, trembling and unwilling and still
asserting that he could see lion.
Presently the native came to dead
stop and refused to bulge anotherinch,
for this time, he declared, he could see
a Eoness with a number of cubs. fact
which made the animal more danger
Gus than ever. But the European, who
could see no lioness. much less its cubs.
pushed ahead, declaring the bushman
was dreaming After walking quarter
of a mile. however, he could dimly
make out an object moving across the
horizon. Still doubling that it could be
the object which the bushman said he
had seen, he continued to advance. and
at last was able to distinguish a lioness.
with her cubs around her. walking
leisurely toward the woods. -Chums.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
Light From Surur

A phenomenon, the cause of which
has not yet been satisfactorily explain
ed, was described at a meeting of the
British association Disks of loaf sugar
were mounted on a lathe and rapidly
rotated while n hammer played lightly
against them. An almost continuous
radiation of light was thus produced
from the sugar. 1t was shown that the
light did not arise from heating of the
sugar, and it is believed TO be caused
by some change taking place in the
sugar crystals The act of crystalliza-
ton is known to be sometimes accom-
panied by flashes of light The practi-
cal bearing of these experiments is on
the question of the possibility of obtain
ing artificial light by methods as yet
untried- Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
Food and Jungle Poison.


Those who have Travelled much
through the damp jungles of India,
such as the Terai. cannot have helped
noticing the large amount OF fungoid
growth; both terrestrial and epiphytical.
that presents itself, much of which is
edible, but requires an intimate ac-
qualntance with botany to determine
between the poisonous and uninimicaL
What We're not long since considered
semisavage races on the northeast from
tier are the best guides the uninitiated,
however, can employ to distinguish the
two classes So close is the resemblance
that it would be dangerous for the ig-
norant traveller to trust to his own I'M
aided discrimination. and if the services
OF human nomad are not available the
fungi should be submitted to the equally
au fait Judgment of tame monkey
thing no traveller should be without
The animal must be very closely
watched when sitting in Judgment. es-
pecial notice being taken of his counte-
nance If the specimen is poisonous,
there Is decided look of disgust APP
parent, as the creature throws it from
him, but if nonpoisonous it is torn into
fragments. first smelled and then trans
ferred to the mouth, in which case one
may rest perfectly satisfied that it is
edible. even though ''jackoo" may not
eat it. In no case will our remote con-
nections make a mistake. nor. for that
matter, will an elephant either. A spare
elephant or two is also a handy thing to
have among your luggage. -Indian
Planters Gazette
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
Publication Notice.
Sweeney & Walker. Solicitor

Sweeney & Walker, Solicitors.
State of Illinois,
Rock Island County.
Foreclosure. General No. 1873.
In the Circuit Court. To the May term d.
1888.
Black Hawk Homestead Building Loan and
savings Association VS.. Perry V. weaver
ling, Martha ]. WeaveTling. Thomas Smart
Annie Bailey, Alice e Cohen, Allen d. Co
ben, Joseph Cohen, William Cohen, Edward
Cohen, annie Cohen. Maggie Colburn-
To the above named defendants. Thomas
Smart and Edward Cohen and each OF them
Affidavft that you the said Thomas Smart.
are nonresident of the st,te OF ILLINOIS, ana
that you, the said Edward Cohen have gone
out of the state OF ulinois, so thst summons
cannot be served upon you, having been hied
in the ONCE of the clerk of the Circuit Court
of said Rock Island county, Illinois, notice IS
hereby given to you and each OF you, that the
above named cOmplaintanl has herc9oiore nieu
in said court, its bill of complaint agar 81 youo
the chancery side of said court, ana u a. the
said cause Is stin pending therein az a unoeter-
mined, add that said cause has been contlnued
for service uLtI the next May term OF SAID
court 10 begun and holden at the court mouse
in the city OF Rock Island in said county ana
state. beginning on the first Monday In May a
ID. 1889. At which time and place you VIII APP
pear. plead. answer OF demur TO SAID Dill OF
complaint IL yousee fit.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois. this Dist day OF
March A d. 1893
GEORGE w. GAMBLE, Clerk.
SWEENEY & WALKER.
Solicitors for Complainants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
Notice of Publication-In Chancery.
State of Illinois, &c
Rock Island County.

State of Illinois,
Rock Island County.
In the circuit court of said county. To the
May term, 1899. In chancery.
Earv Scadden VS. John Scadden.
Affidavit of the non-reSidence OF the above
named defendant, John Scadden, having been
filed in the circuit court of said county, notice
Is therefore hereby given to the said non
resident defendant that the complainant filed
her bill of complaint in said court, on the
chancery side thereof the 3Ist day of
March, A. ID. 1899, and that thereupon sum
mons 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 non
resideot defendant above named. shall per
sonally be and appear before said circuit court
on the first day of the next term thereof
to be holden at Rock Island in and Tor
the said county, on the first Monday In
May next. and plead, answer or demur
to the said complainants bill of coulpiaint,
the same and the matters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken as confessed.
ana decree entered against you according 10
the prayer of said bill.
GEORGE w. GAMBLE, Clerk.
Rock Island, Illinois, March 81, a d. 1879
y. L. CRAMHR, Compliments Solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
JAMES COULDN'T IMAGINE.
A story That n New 70 TX ClubwomaI
Tells About Herself.

A story That n New Yo-I< CIubwOman
Tells About Herself.
Here is a good story which a clubwo-
man tells about herself.
"At one time, she says, 1--WE had a
colored butler who staidF with us for
years, and who admired my husband
immensely. He thought that DR.. II.
was a marvel of manly beauty, as well
as the embodiment of all the virtues,
domestic, professional and otherwise.
OF course l quite agreed with the but
Ter on this point, but the fact is / some
times pined to have him pass his en-
thusiastic compliments around to the
family and not bestow them all on the
doctor. So one morning when DR.. H
had just left the breakfast table and
was even then to be seen, an imposing
picture, as he stood on the front steps
drawing on his gloves, remarked to
James:
"'Dr. II. is a handsome man, isn't
her
Yes, ma'am. Deed an he is.
ma ann with gratifying enthusiasm.
''Then, hoping to get rise from
James, 1 added with an absentminded
air.. as if 1 scarcely knew what said,
but was just uttering my Utmost
thoughts:
How in the world do you suppose
that such a handsome man as DIR. H
ever happened to marry such homely
woman as / amI'
"Well, James just stopped short and
rolled his eyes and shook his head as if
he gave it up. Then he CALCULATED:
Heaven knows, ma ann New
York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
Publication Notice.
State of Illinois. -
Rock Island county.

state OF
Rock Island county,
In the circuit court of said county, to the
May term. 4. ID. 1888.
Carl j. Mueller vs. William Ferguson. Simon
Dexter. Jessie A. Dexter, Lucy a. Matlock.
Maria c. Dutton, Carrie Cummings, George
Matlock.
Afidavit of non-residence of Maria C. Dut-
ton. Carrie Cummings and George Matlock,
defendants in the above entitled cause. having
been filed in the clerk ONCE in the circuit court
of said county. notice is hereby given to the
said nonresident defendants that the com
plainant fled his bin of complaint in said
court. on the chaucery side thereof. on the
18th day OF March, a. d. 1899, and hat thereupon
n summons was issued out OF said court,
wherein said suit Is now pending, returnable
ID the first Monday in the month of May
next as Is by law required
Now unless you the said nonresident de-
PENDANTS above named, shall personally
be and appear before said circuit court
on the first day of the next term thereof to
be holden Rock Island in and for the
said county the first Monday in May
next and plead. answer demur to
the said compliments bin of complaint, the
same and the matters and things therein
charged and stated VIII be taken as confessed,
AID the decree entered against you according
TO the prayer OF said bill
GEORGE W. GAMBLE. Clerk.
Rock Island, Illinois. March Is. 1929.
MCESIRY * MCESIRY.
COMPLAINANT Solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
LEGAL.
Executors Notice.

Estate of Frederick Schneider, deceased
The undersigned having been appointed
executrix of the last will and testament
of Frederick Schneider late OF the
county of Rock Island. state of Illinois,
deceased hereby gives notice that she viii
appear before the county court of Rock
the city OF Rock Island. at the May
term on the first Monday in May next,
at which time all persons having claims gainst
said estate are notified and requested to at
tend, for the purpose of having the same adj
justed. All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make Immediate payment
TO the undersigned
Dated this 7th day of March, A. d. 1899.
kUSIGUSDE ITTNER, Executrix.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
Notice of PubIloation-Chancery
McCaskrin s. McCaskrin, lawyers
ta+a 0f TItipnfs

mcCaskrin q dcCaSkrlni lawyers
State OF Illinois, -
Rock Island County.
In the Circuit Court. May term, A. ID 1899.
Emma Williams VS.. George A. Williams, in
chancery.
An afidavit having been duly certified and
sworn to and fled in the clerks ONCE of said
county and state by the above named com
plainant, Emma Williams, showing that the
residence OF the above named defendant IS
unknown. notice is therefore hereby given
to the said defendant that the complainant
fled her bill OF complaint in said court, on the
chancery side thereof, on the I'D day of Mare n,
1859. and that thereupon 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 defendant, George
A. Williams, shall personally be and appear be-
fore said circuit court on the first day of the
next term thereof. to be holden at Rock Island
in and for the said county. on the first Monday
in May next and plead answer or demur to the
said complainant S bill of complaint. the same
and the matters and things therein charged
and stated VIII be taken as confessed, and
decree entered against you according to the
prayer of said bill
GEORGE W. GAMBLE, Clerk.
Rock Island. Illinois March y, 1899.
MCCAsKRIS & MCCAsKRIS.
Compartments Solicitors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
Notice of PublIcation-Chancery.
State of Illinois. lss
Dnnr I.lnnl En.rn.r. -

State of Illinois. -
Rock Island County,
In the circuit court, to May term, 1899. In
chancery.
Cora Murphey Howard J. Murphey.
Affidavit of the nOn-residence of the de-
PENDANT. HowardJ. Murphey, having been fled
in the clerks ONCE 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, or the chancery side thereof on the
I'D day of March. 1889, and that there
upon 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 10 sid compliments bill of com
plant, the same and the matters and things
therein charged and stated will be taken as
confessed, and decree entered against you
according TO the prayer of said bill
GEORGE w. GAMBLE, Clerk.
Rock Island Illinois, March 81 1879.
STURGEON s. MARSHALL
Compiainants Solicitors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
Administrators Notice.

Estate of John Wilson Drury deceased
The undersigned having been appointed
administrator of the estate of John VII
son Drury. 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 June term, on the first Monday
in June next, at which time all per-
sons having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend, for the pur-
pose OF having the same adjusted.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment to the
Dated this 2sth day of March, A. d. 1899
HENRY 4. COSNELLY, Administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
Notice of Final Settlement.
Estate of Matthias Grant Mounts, dec

Estate of Matthias Grant Mounts, deceased.
Public notice is hereby given that the under
signed, Erhardt G. Fickenscher, administrator
of the estate of said deceased, has this
day fled his final report and settlement as
such in the county court of Rock Island
county, and that an order has been entered by
said court approving the said report, unless OBJ
jectionS thereto cause to the contrary he
shown on or before the Sd day of April
A. d. 1922 and upon the final approval of said
report the said Erhardt g. Fickenscher will
ask for an order of distribution and will also
ask to be discharged. All persons interested
are notified to attend.
Rock Island Ill, March II, 1899.
ERHARDT q. FICKENsCHER,
Admins traitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
Notice of PubllcatIon-Chaneery.

State of Illinois, -
Rock Island County.
In the circuit court, May term. A ID. 1899.
Rock Island Mutual Building LON and Savings
Association vs. William z Stevens. Lottie
= Stevens. james W. Atkinson. Thomas
LyneSs and William d. Stevens
AffidaVit of uOn-residence of the defendant.
William d Stevens impleaded with the above
defendants. William F. Stevens Lottie E Stew
ems James w Atkinson ana Thomas LyneSS,
having been fled in the clerk ONCE of the cir
cult court OF said county. notice is therefore
hereby given TO the said nonresident defend
ant that the complainant fled its bin of COM
plant in said court. on the chancery side there
of on the ~ cnty-nfnth day OF March. 1899. and
that thereupon a summons issued out of said
court. wherein said suit i now pending. re-
turaable on the first Monday IN the month of
May next. i by Law required Now,
unless you the said nonresident defendant
above named, William D. Stevens, shall
personally be and appear before said
circuit court the first day of the
next term thereof. to he holden at Rock Island
IN and for the said county, on the first Monday
IN May next and plead answer or de-
uur TO said complainant bill OF complaint,
the same aud the matters and things therein
charged and stated WI be taken as confessed
and a decree entered asainS. you according
10 the prayer of said bill
GEORGE w CAMEL, Clerk
Rock Island Illinois. March ~ A 1923
Z Il GUYER, Complainant 5 citor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
LEGAL.
Executors Notice.
Estate of George Vogler, deceased.

Estate of George Vogler, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed ex-
ecutrix of the last will and testament of George
Vogler. late of the county of Rock Island,
state of Illinois. deceased, hereby gives notice
that she will appear before the county court of
Rock Island county, at the county court room,
In the city of Rock bland, at the June
term. on the first Monday in June 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. AL persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate payment to
the undersigned.
Dated this 10th day of March, A. D. 1899.
AGNES VoGLER Executrix.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
IN THE TWILIGHT OF LOVE.

II years ago you told me, dear,
That on a day our dreams would fade
To these half hearted fancies drear,
should have grieved and felt disrnayed
But yet so softly has the rain
OF dead years ashes settled on
Each glowing passion that the pain
Was slnothered ere all light had gone.
All, be it thus with loves deceased
Its day is done; its shrine too high
To brave times destined tragedies.
Let us steal down ere night comes by.
Thomas Walsh in Bookman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10

Epicures may be interested to know
that continental bakers are in the habit
of mixing soap with their dough to make
their bread and pastry nice and light.
The quantity of soap varies In fancy
articles, like waffies and fritters, it is
much larger than in bread The soap is
dissolved in water, oil is added. and the
mixture, after being well whipped, is
added to the -four.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
A Remembrance.

"Have you anything besides this
photograph by which l can identify
him2'' asked the detective.
Eyes, have" replied the hard fea-
tured matron, whose husband had de-
serted her. And, going to her bureau
drawer, she took out bunch of ginger
colored hair, tied with ribbon. Him
and me had some words one day" she
said, land 1 pulled all this out of his
head. Chicago Tribune. 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
Birds of Significance.

"Peace is represented by dove. isn't
it % asked the man who was looking
over some allegorical pictures
''Well," answered the official who
had been to a diplomatic banquet,
''doves used to figure in that connec-
ton. But quail on toast appears to be
more popular now. "-Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
a Poser.

Mrs Jibbins latter gazing on a globe
in a shop window)-Well, nothing
won't persuade me but what the
worlds fat
Mrs. Trimmins-WeIl. Marian, if the
worlds fiat. 'ow can yer account for
,Averstock hill London Punch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
WIZ lie star.

''No, sir. said the red faced alder
man with great emphasis. ''I'm in the
franchise fight to stay
II suppose. them said the little
man with wide ears. "that they don't
give you your wad until the whole
things ended = Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10

On the Yukon at distance of from
200 TO 500 miles from the sea there are
many points where the river is 90 miles
wide
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
Not EntItIed to IL

''He wants divorce, said the law
yer, because he says his wife refuses
to cook for him. -
'.He's not entitled to it," replied the
dyspeptic partner. mo man is entitled
to divorce unless his wife insists upon
cooking when she can't - Chicago
Post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
Not Very Comforting.

Stayleight-Tommy. do you think
your sister is fond of met
TOMMY don't know. She gave me
a quarter to set the clock half an hour
fast-Jewish Comment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10

No man should marry till he can
listen to baby crying in the next
room and not feel like breaking the
furniture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
Gathered LIN.

Watkyns-Whatd did you say to your
wife, anyhow. when yop proposed?
Bjones- r-well-the fact
is, Mrs Bjones was a widow when !
married her. Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10

Eighty-five per cent of the people
who are lame are affected on the left
side.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10

a Chinaman eats twice as much meat
as japanese.