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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-06
COUNTY TEMPLE.

June 5-Peter Odendahl to William
p. Odendahl. sw4 and sci swi !, Il,
", 500.
Peter Odendabl to Henry Odendahl.
mel nwi and part nwI s, Il, lie, part
swl D, Il, lie, 500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-06
Pleasant Pose.

''Eneline. you are not happy. What
makes you pretend that you aref'
Because artificial happiness is lots
better than none at all San Francis
CO Examiner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-06

What you want is not temporary re-
lief from piles, but n cure to stay
cured. DcWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
cures piles. and they stay cured.
Soothes and quickly heals old sores,
scalds. cuts, bruises, wounds and
skin diseases. For sale by I. II.
Thomas, A j. Reiss and NJ. +. Balm
sen, druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-06
Licensed to Wed,
Any Old Sore.

Cut, bruise or sPrain quickly heal
ed with Banner Saiye, the greatest
healing remedy in the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-06
When Others Failed.

s. A. Ingalls,, Crown Point, N Y.
writes: My wife suffered from kidney
trouble for years. She consulted
several physicians and tried number
of kidney cures without getting re-
lief. She was induced to try Foley's
Kidney Cure and in less than 4 week
after she began using it, she was
greatly improved and three bottles
cured her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-06
An uonc~t Admission.

She-You are hypercritical The fact
is, you don't like German opera
He-Oh, 1 don't know 1t isn't SO
bad-that is. you know, TO a man who
is very hard of hearing. Boston Tran
script
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-06

'Tisn't safe to be n day without DIR.
Thomas Electric Oil in the house.
Never can tell what moment an acct
dent is going to happen. For sale by
Marshall & Fisher. druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-06

letter, eczema and skin diseases
yield quickly to the marvellous healing
qualities of Banner Salye made from
n prescription of skin specialist of
world wide fame, 25c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-06

CAsTS1 ara.
Rsa-sts, n lis Khs Ysg Ra's AlS8ys 5aggtl
a's. sf &HAzzzSsE
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19

Even tho hest designers never know
how their ships will turn ont when
completed They may break all records
for speed, or they may bo 30 slow as 10
be entirely useless mere waste OF
money
Years ago two mud barges were built
Mt San Francisco, exactly alike, con
structod from one design. Ono of them
was qnite commonplace, but the other
raced every barge in the bay and beat
them all; raced every yacht on the Pa
ciiic coast and beat them She was so
fast that yachts were built on her lines,
bnt turned out nero barges for sloth
Nobody could see how this craft differed
from her crawling sisters or from the
yachts.
In 1891 the America went TO Cowcs,
England and raced for II prize cup
She won that trophy. and then an Eng
lishman bought her and improved her
hull. stitfenng ii with lmees through
out After that She lost every race
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19
Quaint old co,onla, Document.

New Amsterdam had been in British
hands four Years when this quaint and
curious customs order the oldest in ex
istence and hutreeently unearthed from
mass If colonial records was penned
constructions Tor Mr. Cornelius Van
RuyNen, Collector Of the Customes in
We City of New York 10y order of Cole.
nell Francis LoNelacp GoVrrnaur Nav
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19

An experiment recently made In q
Missouri town calls for some comment
For some years no saloon was licensed
in the community, but the drug stores
liquor-selllnY resorts so that many be
gan to advocate the policy OF licensing
the sale OF alcoholic beverages making
the usual plea that thus he business
could be regulated" This view pre-
vailed and two saloons were establish
ed by law a year or two ago. What has
been the result? First, the Illicit liquor
trade OF the druggists did not atop
these law breakers kept right on, sell
Ing drains on the Sly about al they had
done, there being none to modest or
make them afraid. On the other hand
thriving trade. no one seeming to care
particularly whether they obeyed the
law or not Hence under the new re-
gime there is no better regulation OF
the traffic than there was under the old
policy OF mo license" while at the
same time the trade in whiskey and
beer, lawful and unlawful taken to-
gether, is more than doubled. II these
facts need any further exposition and
application the reader may make them
himself Central Christian Advocate
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Professionals who We're Worth Vast
Amounts Of Nunay

In 1895 beggar who died in Auxerre.
France, was found to have 100000
francs in bonds In trunk and in his
cellar 400 bottles of wine of the vintage
of 1890.
When Tori. well-known Italian
professional beggar. died. there we're
found hidden away in his rooms bank
books, securities. gold and silver,
amounting collectively To the value of
upward of 2,000,0 900 francs, or $500 600
His heirs were two nephews, who for
years had been in state OF pItiable
poverty.
An old beggar woman named Marie
Dnfour, who occupied wretched gar
ret at house in the Rue de Severes,
Paris. wan found dead IN her bed. In
bundle belonging to her were found q
deposit receipt for 10000 francs in tho
name of the deceased and government
securities representing an annual In
come OF 500 francs.
man named Gustaye Marcelin, a
professional beggar. was found dead in
his room in the Rue Puy Guillaume.
Avignon, In November, 1892. a search
led TO the discovery OF French govern
ment bonds and various securities to
tho value of 100000 He left a paper
requesting that his savings might be
divided equally between the city and
the bureau de bicnfaisance.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19

A dog belonging toa west side family
has the sociable habit of visiting
throughout the neiRhborhood During
recent wet spell the dog went over to
next door house and tracked" mud
all over the front porch. Tho woman Of
the house was indignant. She sent
word that the dog was nuisance. The
woman who owned the dog was offend
ed She resolved To- make the complain
inR ncighbor ashamed of herself
MARY You take II bucket Of warm
water and brush and 20 over and
scrub Mra. Browns front porch, she
anid 10 the servant girl. Make ii
cleaner than it has been in n year
The girl did IA sho was ordered Mrs.
Brown stood IN the front door and
watched her, not Mt all abaaied
"That = very nice, she snid when
Mary had finished Now come around
and begin on the bncle steps
She kept the girl nj work for tive
hours. and now there il a deadly feud.
Chicago Record
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19
WASHINGTON IRVING.
He Was ma tier Failure as nn After
Dinner Speaker.

Washington Irving Was not n ready
after dinner speaker The author of
"Americisn Boo&men SAYS that he
Stunned public appearances Yet when
Dickens came t. New Nerk, in 1872.
Irving could not escape presiding at
the great dinner in his honor They
had already Income friends through
correspondence, tor ewing q delight in
Little Nell had to he expressed in a
letter 10 the author aud Dickens, IN
his enthusiastic response. had said
" 'biedrich kniekerhaektr have
Worn Ia death IN my pocket. and yet
should show yon hi, mutilated carcass
with joy beyond expression.
The night of the public dinner came,
and lrsing,s dread of the Introductory
speech kept him nnrmuring throughout
the repast Il shall certainly break
down
Al .he proper time he rosc To his
feet, began mavcly hut could only ut
ter n few sentences, and ended by tax
ing refuge in the announcement Of the
toHst
Charles Dickens the guest of the
nation
The applause was generous and lr.
wing took his seat
There he said II told YOU /
shonld break down. aud have done il
Later, While on his way to Madrid.
ha found himself called upon al the
dinner Of the Literary fund in London
to respond to the toast Washington
Irving and American literature. All
he could say in acknowledgement of an
enthusiastic reception was
Il beg 10 return you my very sincere
thanks
one Englishman AT the table was
heard 10 make tho laeonlc comment.
Brief
YES suid another beside him,
but yen can tell the gentleman in tho
very tone of his voice
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19
TEMPERANCE ITEMS


Moderation! No! Who talks OF
moderation in the coils of boa CON
strictor? We have temporized too
long. II is time We talk and act like
men 4 murderer, cold heartless
cruel, is among us. Not the assassin
of one, or of Il family. His victims
count by millions. His butcheries are
progressing daily and nightly in sight
of our dwellings The screams OF his
victims il We should but listen, would
chase away sleep from our eyes. He
knows the fact. We know II. His solo
and only business for which he lives.
and by which he lives il first to de
baueh youth and innocence, and then
To hurry the dishonored hulk away into
drunkard's grave and pamper him
self and his family upon the price Of
his yillainles
The teocalh OF the Aztec war god. up
on which the qniyerlne hearts OF thou
sands We're laid. ia a shrine of beauty
compared with the horrors of this mod
ern demon of dcstruction-th rum
hole. We men stand by and see ii and
raise not hand; nay. worse yet, vote
for the right and take the assassin of
virtue and life by the hand and treat
him AZ our equal. The annals of hu-
man history furnish no parallel of stu
pidity and monstrosity Moderation!
No, No There Is but one way, 1t Is
plain and simple
Treat the criminal as he deserves,
let the criminal law do its functions.
put him in the enlprit's dock. which Is
the only place To which he Is entitled;
carry him from the dock, by sentence
OF law. To the felons cell or To the gang
OF striped eonvicts. who are his only
I'll associates. Let the process be the
most summary possible; let the law
take hold of the factor of simple evil
dence of his business; let the evidence
of criminal intent be the presence OF
the article. put II under the ban of the
right OF search when its presence Is
suspected. Deal with It precisely az
We deal with theft, murder, abduction
and classes OF crime that grade with II,
hut are far below 1t In utrocity In II
nation whose legislation is controlled
by universal suffrage aud direct vote,
II half the voters have not sunk below
the level of men, il cannot be long I'M
til we are delivered from this nsuffer-
able shame
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19
TALKING DOWN THE TUBE.
unpIensnnt Results From Keeping IA
uarsh NaIcsd Maid.

One Of thu unpleasant features of life
in flat is that You unconscionsly turn
friends ur indifferent acduaintances
into active enemies. Some one rings the
bell Your faithful maid PUSHES from
the kitchen 10 the speaking tube
''Who is il
But no words can describe the forbid
ding tone in which this natural request
il made You say To Yourself. IL must
sandpaper Emma $ voice
If You were al the other end of tho
tuba van W0nld hear "A VOL bred amos.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19

A very uncomfortable superstition
prevails III the Minieh province in
Egypt Whenever pigeon house Is to
be made tho fellahin consider that
tho pottery used in its construction
should be baked by the help Of a human
body A pigeon house was to be erected
recently at the village of Benz Somrook,
in this province. and this necessary pre-
liminary Of its construction was not
forgotten. A young child was first
caught and in spite of its struggles
was put in an oven and burned alive
while the pottery was baked with the
aid Of this human holocaust. Two men,
one Of them Il potter by trade, have
been arrested on suspicion OF having
taken part in this old custom Cairo
Egyptian Gazette.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19

Br NaehtiRal. the celebrated African
explorer, war the guest of rich Ham
burg merchant The merchants son. n
young man of II somewhat sentimental
temperament, said among other things
that his aenrcst wish was to ride ncros.
the desert ON the back of u camel. lie
Thought such ride must he very poet
ieal indeed
My dear young friend " replied the
explorer Il can tell You how You can
get Il partial idea Of whit riding a
camel ON the deserts of Africa is like.
Take an office stool screw il mp ms high
as possible and put il in wagon with
out amy springs. Then seat yourself ON
the stoel and have il driven over rocky
and uneven ground during the hottest
weather of July or August and after
you H. not had anything to eat or
drink for II hours. and then you will
get faint idea of how delightfully."-
poetic 1t IL TO ride ON u camel In tho
wilda If Africa -
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19

That beautiful transparent stone call
ed Tabriz marble, much used in the
burial places of Persia and in Their
grandest cdifices consists Of the petri
fled water Of ponds in certain parts Of
the country, This petrihcation may be
traced from ils commencement to it,
termination. In one part the water il
clear in second il appears thicker and
staRnant, in n third quite black, and in
it's last stage it is white like frost
When the operation is complete, II
stone thrown on its surface makes no
impression, and one may walk over it
without wctling ones shoes The sub
stance thus produced is brittle and
transparent, and sometimes richly
striped with red, green and copper color.
So much il this marble, which may he
cut into large slabs, looked upon rs a
luxury that none but the king. his sons
and persons especially privileged are
permitted to take it.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19
LnLr nm iI,r Inn.

The Japanese students Mt out colleges
find the American sense of humor "a il
IL expressed by the other students about
them Il somewhat peculiar thing but
not AT all hard To- understand In fact.
II Is quite simple and elementary. A
Japanese gentleman who was a student
ut Harvard not long ago relates that he
WAS asked by some of his American fell
low students to teach them some Jap
aneso words ile began hy giving
them "Gaed morning in Japanese.
This phrase Is represented in japanese
by word which III English equivalents
cannot be more closely represented than
by the word "Ohio The boys were
Interested and promised to remember it.
Next morning when the Japanese
student came ia tho lecture room, he
found a group of the boys gathered To
give him the morning sautation in
japanese
pennsylvania shouted Que of
them
kentucky yelled another
s'Nirginin New Hampshire -
Rhode Island g still others called
But not enc eli them said Ohio II
was the American idea of "A great Joke.
The young japanese was much edited
and made a motto Of 1t boston Tran
script
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19

\ victim of strong drink said 10 a
reformer: II is impossible for me to
stop; l realize IT, If YOU should tell
me l couldn't have a drink until to
morrow night unless | had all my fin
gers cut off | would Say. Bring the
Ratchet and cut them off had Il
very dear friend In Philadelphia, whose
nephew came to him and was talking
could moi stop. My friend said, You
must stop" lie said; IL can't stop
IT there stood cannon, and 1t wer,
loaded, and there was glass o
wine in the mouth OF the can
non. and knew you would fire II
off il | approached, | would start to
get that glass of wine. | must have IT,
| can't get away from It," Oh! II Is
awful for man To wake up and feel
that he * a captive. ! hear him s0lllo-
quiZlng, saying II might have stopped
three months ago, but can't stop now.
Dead, bul not buried | am walking
corpse | am an apparitIon of what |
once was ! am Gagged immortal. and
my soul beats against the wires of my
cage on this side, and beats against the
wires OF my cage on the other side UNI
I'll there Is blood on the wires. and
blood on the soul. but | cant get out t.
Dr. Talmage
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19
Obeyinu the HobIn's warning.

In some parts Of Warwickshire tho
tapping Of ii bird around the house is
looked upon by tho superstitious M II
warning A doctor was recently sum
moned In hot haste to farmhouse not
many miles from Birmingham Ho
found an old man in bed, but in perfect
health, and asked why he had been gent
for
"Why, sir, " replied the daughterin-
law, there COON little robin about
the door we knowed it was call,
and we thought it must be granfer. so
we put un in bed and sent for you. -
London Telegraph
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19
Lemonade or Wine.

young man. in company with sey-
eral other gentlemen, called upon Il
young lady. Her father was present
to assist in entertaining the guests, and
offered wine. but the young lady asked:
old you call upon me or upon
papa"
Gallantry, If nothing else compelled
them to answer: We called upon
you.
Then you will please not drink wine.
! have lemonade for my visitors"
The father urged his guests to drink
and they were undecided The young
lady added.
Remember. II you called on me,
then you drink lemonade, but IL upon
papa, why In that case ! have nothing
to say"
The wine glasses we're set down with
their contents untaated. After leaving
the house, one of the party exclaimed
'"rhat was the most effectual temper
ance lecture | ever had"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19
4 IIIElI NnIIANnN

The highest mountain railway In
Europe, leading to the top Of the Cor
ner Graf In Switzerland, situated be-
Is about completed. 1t was begun in
1896. A traIn can take ITO passengers
two miles above sea level The power
Is furnished by the water which flows
from Il glacier. and Is. therefore. most
abundant IN summer. when most need
OF
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19
Earned His First $40 Throwing Circus
MerCulea.


Hercules.
Had l caught my train that night"
laughed the man who had nothing to
do Tor quarter of a century but sit
ana watch pine trees grow to swell his
bank account. Il would probably be a
farmer now, trying to raise mort
gage and n few other things. | had
gone to little town in lower Wiscon-
sin to see a colt there that a man want
ed to sell me. l was a good Judge OF
stock and shrewd on a trade, but a
greener country lad never broke into
town. | would have walked back to
the farm after | found myself too late
for the train, but l saw handful an
houneing show that night, and
couldn't resist the temptation to see it.
though it did cost quarter.
In my hilarious appreciation | was
more OF an entertainment than they
had on the stage. especially as | was
utterly Obvious to the fact that did
not look like any one else In the au-
dience. Toward the end huge fellow
came out. tossed cannon balls in the
air and held men out at arms length.
and lifted heavy weights. After this
showing of his prowess he offered $40
to any one whom he could not throw
inside OF two minutes. l was the crack
wrestler in all our section though mono
present knew It, and l felt as though
the challenge was aimed directly at me
| turned hot and cold during a few sec
onds of intense silence. Then l sprang
up, and as came out of
my old blouse. shouted I'll go
you, b'gosh' There was a roar of
laughter and then some of those
about me urged me not to so UP there
and have my neck broken. But one
old man told me to go In. 1t WAS
tough job. but finally threw the giant
almost through the floor with hip
lock. There was n little hesitancy
about giving me the $40, but the crowd
shouted till | got It. Then the old man
took me home with him. and In a week
l had charge OF all the teams in his
lumber camps. In time l became a
partner and he cleared the way to
make me rich. That was really match
for million"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19

a lady. who from generous heart
Or miscalculation prepared too many
sandwiches for recent picnic lunch
con was at Il loss to know what to do
with those left in her basket She was
about to toss them out when a friend
suggested that she take them home and
cook them for breakfast The novelty
OF the experiment tempted her, and
following the instructions TO roll them
In beaten egg and fry. serving hot, she
had dish which all pronounced delic-
ious You see the meat between the
slices of bread WAS minced ham, and
while everyone knows that ham and
eggs and fried bread naturally go to-
gether, few would have thought of the
above method OF serving them
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19
10 .r.ns. WAN. tr.n,.

There are a few special points In
greasing waffle irons that are well for
the novice to bear in mind. Put the
irons over the fire until hot on each
aide, then rub both griddles with a
piece OF salt pork or suet ON a
fork or bit of butter or sweet drip
pings tied in Il clean cloth The heat
Will melt the butter and let ii run
through the cloth. Close the griddles
and reverse, which will allow the fat to
run evenly over them. Put the butter
into the center Of the waffle iron over
the fire, cover and cook.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19

The first duel known to have taken
place upon American soil occurred in
1880, when Edward Doty and Edward
Leister, servants Of a New England
colonist named Hopkins, fought over
some trifiing matter with swords. Mel
ther was seriously injured, but both
were severely punished by the provin-
eial authorities
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A PERFECT NEWSPAPER

a publish ALL THE NEWS promptly and
succinctly and in the most readable form
without elision or partisan bias; to discus.
its significance with frankness, TO keep AN
OPEN EYE FOR pubic ABUSES, to
give besides a complete record Of current
thought, faneies and discoveries in all de-
partments of human activity in its DAILY
EDITIONS Of from toto II PAGES, and to
provide the whole for its patrons at the
nominal price of ONE CENT that was
from the outset, and will continue To be
the aim Of THE RECORD "
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Gluten Bread.

Persons suffering from diabetic
troubles often fluid difficulty in getting
the pure gluten bread at the bakers 1t
can. however. he readily made al home
with the assurance that neither milk
which contains sugar. nor sugar itself
enters into its composition In the
winter the sponge can be sci at night
but IN the summer II is more advisable
to set 1t in the morning and bake later
in the day. Dissolve half a cake OF
compressed yeast I'm hrir cup OF l'se-
warm water. with a teaspoonful OF salt
tablespoonful OF butter and -four to
make a stiff batter. When thoroughly
mixed, beat in the whites of two eggs,
and set 10 rise. When light add only
sufficient gluten -four to mold the
loayea. as II should be as soft as II can
possibly be handled Put In creased
pans. let 1t Use again untll Hight and
bake In moderate oven three quar-
ters of an hour
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19

useful invention Is the electric
linen marker. The linen is moIstened
with water or salt water. and "A silver
stamp Is pressed upon IT, current OF
electricity Is sent from the silver stamp
through the linen, and prints II with a
salt Of silver. The current is then re-
versed, and the silver Is reduced from
the salt, thus forming permanent char
actfrs In the cloth,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-19

my friend. said the nervous man,
don't you think you ought to take
something for that cold? You know
what a great deal Of trouble may arise
from slight cough
"Thats all right. answered Der
ringer Dan IL never had slight
cough in my life When ! cough.
cough like blazes - Washington Post.