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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-12
A Snap Shor of Sanfa Claus!

His latest and best picture. Taken
one year ago Christmas Eve, as he
was making his first visit after load
ing his sleigh with gifts from our
store. We have . enough to sup
ply him with again this year. Just
let him know what you want and he
will be able to find it among the large
and varied assortment of candies. per-
fumes, toilet articles. etc, that we
have selected for the holiday trade.
Come and see for yourself what We
have. Remember the place, Balm
sens.
Bahnsen's Drug Store
Corner 4th Avenue and goth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-12

Try veg-E-TO
At Charles Ullemeyer's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-12
There is a Glass of People

Hoods Pills cure sick headache,
INDIGESTION.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-12

. a q TO IA Ia.
Bsa.sths lhs Kind fgI Haze iiEsys Bought
''s; q &MAzzzS1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-12
LOOK AT OUR COAL

and you will not want to look any
where else for that article. We have
all grades of hard and soft coal, which
we sell in any quantity and deliver at
lowest prices. You cannot do better.
when preparing for the long. cold
winter, than to give Us a trial We
guarantee satisfaction.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-05-25
Million Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying to the pub
lie to know of one concern in the land
who are not afraid to be generous to
the needy and suffering. The proprie-
tors of Dr. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, have
given away over ten million trial bot.
ties of this great medicine; and have the
satisfaction of knowing it has abso.
lutely cured thousands of hopeless
cases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarse-
ness all diseases of the Throat, Chest
and Lungs are surely cured by it. Call
on H. III. l}ateman s. Cos, Druggists,
and get free trial bottle. Regular
size SOC. and 81. Every bottle guaran-
teed or price refunded.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-05-25
Strayed

From my premises May I'd, one small
black broncho mare; one light bay colt,
two years old, with white strip in face
and white hind feet. Finder please
notify Ed. Nuremberg. Sec. G-l46-59.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-05-25
Colonel Pierce Elucidates.

Grafton Record: Poison Carrots
was in town on trading horse last
Saturday; he hitched his horse to a
telegraph post and dropped into the
printing Office to see if there was
anything IN the new laws requiring a
hired man to have license to pull
other peoples teeth. For week
Poison said he had been having a
running tooth-ache inside of his
mouth. His mother-in-law had pu,
four-horse mustard plaster on the
small of his back hoping to draw the
tooth out backwards and relieve the
pain, but the mustard plaster acted
like gallon of oil inside of Coz.
stove and instead of pulling he
tooth it burned knot hole il, his
back big enough to see base bal
game through. Poison got up SLOW
ly, as though the prairie fire %" his
back was still burning, and look. d
through the window TO see the bnx
car which had lifted his horse off the
track. tsThat horse isn't afraid Of
the cars" said Poison, as he resume
his seat, and went on with his story.
It seems that the hired man had
agreed to pull the tooth with three
trials or no pay. The first trial had
fetched a tooth that was as sound
as door knob with roots that had
been tied in a hard knot around his
jaw bone. The instrument he used
had been bought for biting off boil
heads and the second attempt the
hired man got piece Of Poison's
tongue; hostilities then ceased rs the
bad tooth refused to ache in such
company. Poison wanted ii, ge,
The hired man arrested for obtaining
teeth under false 1,re,ensrs. l,lt as
ton,l, ache has an emergency clause
attached, I've ha, To give. mp The IDEA
and went out to get up a horse ,ra''r.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-05-25
Notice for Bids.

Open bids will be received by the
town board of Clearfield township, on
June 5th, at 10 O'Clock a. m, for grad.
ing between Sec. q and %, on said
line. AUGUST EvERs,
Clerk.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-05-25
Unfortunate, People.

are they who while suffering from Kid
ney Diseases are prejudiced again Ill
advertised remedies. They should
know that Foley'+ Kidney Cure l. ~,
\ quack remedy. but an honest gu. r.".
teed med cine for Kidne. and Bia...tc.
troubles. Soc and ]. 90 a bottle.
III. Fl. I,ATEMAN & Co
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-05-25
An Obstinate sore Cured

JAS G.. Amhertof. Della, o.. writes:
| had an obstinate sore Oh my face
which everything else failed to heal;
,f'er me application of Banner Salve
il btgar to he'll ami after three APP.
l,:ications it was entirely healed le,v.
ng no scar.
H. H. BATEMAN & Co.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-05-25
GRlCCS COUNTY LANDS

For sale on annual installments or
crop payments. For full information,
prices, etc., address James C. Young,
3l Guaranty Loan Bldg, Mime
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-05-25

When Weak. Weary and
Wasted
from Kidney Diseases, why not try
Foley's Kidney Cure. /. guar nteed
medicine. Soc and 81 90 q bottle.
III. H. BATEMAN & Co
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-05-25

H. H. BATEMAN & Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01

thoroughly brushed inside and eat,
and all untidy braid or lining removed
from the bottom. When ready spread
it on the table, and carefully sponge it
over with the ivy water.
1t must then be wrung out dry, when
it will be found to have recovered it's
former color and to look quite like
new.
Black silk may be cleansed in the
same manner, but needs more care.
If the silk is in breadths it must be
lightly sponged and then tightly rolled
over a clothwound roller and then
left to dry.
Black lace may also be renovated
when soiled or Drowned with age by
sponging it with ivy water and then
rolling it over a cloth wound round a
roller. 1t should not be ironed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01
A BelIicose Youth.

The boy is still father to the man.
certain prominent political hustler,
who, like the British tar in pima
fore,'' is ever ready with his fists,
showed his pugilistic taste at an early
age.
The first day he went to school the
family was, Of course, anxious to know
his impression of the new occupation.
"Well, Sammy" said his father,
what did you learn your first day at
SCHOOL,"
Strengthening up and assuming a
beilicose attitude, Sam replied, Faith
er, I learned I can lick every boy in
my class"
A few days later his love of pugilism
and frequent battles led to his expul-
sion. He came home that day and
surprised his good mother with the
remark. "Well, mother, thank the
Lord I have been turned out."-Cleve-
land P1aindealer. li9eJ'
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01
Value of New Zealand Trade.

In spite of the fact that the native
Maoris do not take kindly to the BIZ
cycle, the volume Of cycle trade tran
sacted by New Zealand dealers is very
extensive. Moreover, the country buys
cycle material and parts in consider
ably quantities and the small maker
does thriving business. In the eyes
of the Maoris, the bicycle is the latest
instance of the white mans folly. The
leading medicine man Of a large Maori
township has declared with unanswer-
able logic that 1.-The man who rides a
horse and shoves it along with his foot
is a fool, and might as we'll walk" The
saying is accepted as wisdom by the
tribes, for the Maori holds that exer-
ton of all kinds is an abomination,
and that exertion which is not neces-
sary for the primal needs of existence
is self-exposed folly. Il - g
To illustrate the value of New Zea-
land as a foreign. market, it may be
stated that during the first three
months of last year 1855 bicycles were
imported, valued at $97,S1 This, how
ever, shows considerable decrease
from the corresponding period for 1897,
for during that period 3,43S machines
were imported, having a total valua-
ton of $194,19O.
The four leading ports of entry are
Wellington Dunedin, h Lyttelton and
Throughout the year 1897
there were 11,496 machines imported.
Since 1894 New Zealand has taken up
wards of 100000 worth of cycle
goods from England and America
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01
Explorations in Iceland.

T. Thoroddsen has completed the ex-
ploration Of Iceland, to which he has
given up his vacations for the past 15
years. He will now write a full ac-
count of the results of his labors.
which will be published with his map
of Iceland. For years his articles on
iceland have been in great demand,
and he is regarded as an authority on
the inner parts of Iceland. In the Is
years which he has spent exploring
Iceland he has visited every nook and
corner, found hundreds of lava fields
and glaciers, and traced all the in
dentations of the coast line,r and in
valleys scooped out of tough basalt
has discovered deep lakes, one of the
lakes being 100 feet above the sea lev
ell and its bottom is 275 feet below the
level Of the ocean. In the Is years he
has travelled over 5000 miles among
the sandy level wastes. 1t is not sur
prising that the exploration of inner
Iceland has been left so long, as the
field was so small and far away that
explorers thought they might win
greater laurels in other parts of the
world in which the public was more
deeply Interested Travel in Iceland is
QlulCuIl, OW1uS TO the TACT
that large areas of 1ava-strewn land
are destitute of verdure, and Mr. Tho
roddsen has often been compelled to
carry fodder for his horses for many
days at time. There are no roads
and the summer season, which is the
only time when travel is possible, is
short. He has discovered scores of
crater lakes scattered all through the
interior. Many craters that help to
cover the surface of Iceland with lava
have become the receptacles for the
drainage from the mountains. We are
all familiar with photographs Of the
moon showing the parched expanse of
rock pitted deeply with great numbers
of craters. The iceland explorer thinks
that the country around Vatna Jokull
would be terrestrial counterpart of
the surface of the moon were it not
for the atmosphere and the water of
greenish tinge that fills two-thirds of
the yawning cavities.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01

they will be permitted to ride at Ca
madam Wheelmen association meets
Each rider will be assessed so cents by
the racing board. The licenses will be a
sort of identification card, and will, it
is thought, put stop to ringing,
which has been so prevalent in late
years.
Angus Mcleod, the Canadian profess
sional cyclist, Of whose speed every
Canadian interested in cycling is
proud, is DESTROYS of meeting Eddie
Bald, Tom Cooper or any of the lead
ing United States professionals In a
match race.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01
and Then He tainted.

At dinner party not long ago a
certain young gentleman, an enthusi-
astic golfer. started off with the white
bait to enumerateI to his partner the
details of a match that he had been
playing that day. 1t was not until
the dessert was brought on that he
suddenly bethought himself that he
had been doing all the talking; indeed,
the young lady had not said a single
word during the progress Of the meal.
1t was possible that she was not in
terested in the subject-incredible, but
still possible. 81 A9H
s''I am afraid have been boring you
with this talk of the shop, he said,
in half apology. .,.- - - 49,, -
"oh. no; not at ALL. was the pretty
maiden's polite response. only, what
is golf?"-Tft-Bits. - d. a..
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01
A Chinese Silt Dance.

Stilt-dancing appears to be popular
in the town of Newchang, in China.
The stilters walk, or rather hop or
dance, along the streets, with gay ban
ners flying and innumerable drums
and tom-toms beating. The stilters
dance the most fantastic steps, whirl-
ing and waving their arms in the
wierdest manner Imaginable The
French and British officials recently
appointed to decide the east frontier
line OF Dahomey on coming to Meko
met with a very enthusiastic reception.
On the day of their arrival they saw
an immense crowd advance dancing,
singing and turning in groups around
individuals, perched upon stills. 1t
was a fetish dance on stills, and the
dancers, with yelled faces and dressed
in costumes made of coarse fabric and
straw, like that used for making the
mats Of the country, rushed to one side
and the other, and made believe to
charge upon the crowd, which at every
step gave way, singing, gestfculating
and continually provoking the fetish
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01
A Scientific Grandpapa.

See, grandpa, my f1ower." she cried;
Il found It in the grassesr'
And with kindly smile the sage
Surveyed it through his glasses.
''Ah, yes" he said "involucrate
And all the 1orets lingulate
Corolla gamopetalous,
Compositae, exogenous-
A pretty specimen it is,
Taraxacum dens-leonisI"
She took the blossom back again,
His face her wistful eye on;
Il thought" she said, with quivering lip
TT was a dandelfon,"
Margaret johnson in St. Nicholas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01
New Sanitary Tooth Brush.

Doctors have long told us that the
prevailing way of brushing the teeth
is insufficient, inasmuch as in the pas
sage of the bristies across the teeth
there is no opportunity afforded for
the dislodgment of the particles held
between them. An up and down mo-
ton has been recommended, but the
old way seemed to be such a natural
one that it was found difficult to de-
part from it, and the reform method
has met with but faint Endorsement. A
sanitary toothbrush that will cleanse
the molars in a scientific way has been
conceived and recently patented in this
country by Adrian M. w. Lag of
Philipsburg, West Indies. The handle
comprises a casing, which accommo-
dates spirally grooved shaft remova-
bly, held in the end of said casing A
hollow handle fitting over these
grooves affords means for revolving
the brush as it is held over the teeth.
The action of this implement is much
he same as the automatic screwdriv-
rs now so generally in use, in which a
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01
Bald VIII Defend His Title.

Eddie Bald, the champion cyclist. will
defend his title this year. Bald is the
champion Of America He has held
this title four years, and it is the at
tempt to retain the honor that has led
many to marvel at his wonderful vital
ity and physical endurance. Never In
the history of cycle racing has one
man shown such form as Bald has dis
played. His work has been phenom-
email and his success the wonder of the
cycling world. Today he is Americas
undisputed champion short-distance
rider. In the flush of manhood, I'M
marked by the inroads of time and
training, this man stands the ideal ath-
lete, with his gauntlet still in the
arena, where he SHE'D it when he first
mounted a wheel in 1890. Bald is In
excellent health, and his preliminary
training demonstrates that his speed
for which he is noted has not left
him.
Racing cyclists in Canada will be
compelled to take out licenses before
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01
SCIEN I'IFIC TOPICS.
CURRrNT NOTES OF DISCOv-
cry AND INVENTION.
Compressed Air Operates Newly In
vented Automatic Baggage Smasher-
A New Sanitary Toothbrush Virtue of
Ivy Leaves-The Next U. S. Census.
Next u. 5. Census.

William r. Merriam, ex-governor of
Minnesota, the new director of the
census, hopes to begin to organize the
machinery of his bureau about the 1st
of May. Nothing will be done for the
present except to select the heads of
different departments, experts who
will constitute the framework of the
new bureau. The entire force of the
census, with the exception of the as
sistant director, will be appointed by
the director, giving him control Of a
great amount of patronage. But the
great army of clerks and enumerators,
numbering in all over $4,000, will not
be chosen for several months, as the
enumeration does not begin until June
1, 1900.
Under the law the census is to re-
late mainly to four items, viz: Popu-
lation, mortality, products of agricul-
ture and the manufacturing and me-
chanical establishments. The report
covering these four branches must be
completed in two years.
Mr.. Merriam estimates that at least
$4,000 enumerators will be required,
but it will be over a year before these
begin to work. In the meantime, this
summer and next winter will be Occu-
pied by the bureau in plotting the
United States into geographical di-
visions and subdivisions, and in as
signing the enumerators and supervis-
ors to their respective districts.
The law directs that the census of
Alaska and Hawaii shall be taken, but
there is no provision with regard to
Porto Rico and the Philippines, al
though something will have to be done
to this end, as they will be American
possessions in the fullest sense of the
term by the time the census is taken.
The enumeration of Porto Rico can
proceed without much difficulty, but
there will DE much trouble in try
ing to cover the Philippines. 1t is pos
-sible that the enumeration both in
Porto Rico and the Philippines will be
done under the direction of the mil
itary authorities.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01
Cycle Path Movement Growing.

There has been a rush in New York
to take advantage Of the provisions of
the Ellsworth side path bill, the pre-
hminary steps to the appointment OF
sidepath commissions having already
been taken by the whee1men in TWEEN
ty-one counties. This bill requires
the county judge, upon the application
of fifty resident wheelmen, to appoint
sidepath commission to raise by vol
untary assessment fund for the con-
struction of the cycle paths, which are
open solely to the use of those who
have contributed to their construction
and bear the evidence of having so
done in the form of tags on the front
forks of their bicycles. In Pennsyl-
vania they are also pushing sidepath
work under the Parshall bill, but I'M
der its provisions the paths will be
open to all wheelmen, the expense of
construction being borne by a general
tax on cyclists. This cycle path legis-
lation is the newest feature of the good
roads movement.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01
His "supr.me Moment"

/ Novelists are all wrong when they
mention .''the time he proposed or
1.-The moment their eyes met" as the
supreme moment of some sentimental
couple. A charming woman who has
been in love with her husband for five
years told me how she always remem-
bered 'Tom,' who, by the way, is an
artist and a romantic figure at most
times, says the Home Journal. 1 z59"
ct always think Of him. she said,
"as he looked once when he came into
the studio after having had long and
heated argument with an obstreperous
cook. He came In rubbing his hands,
and his face was positively transfig-
ured, 'Lu," he said, I'm successful.
She's discharged u.s. 30 E,3 1-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01
Virtue In IVY Leaves.

A woman of wonderful resources has
discovered very sure way of removal
Ing and restoring to their former an
pearance spotted, soiled or faded cloth
or serge gowns.
Pick about twenty ivy leaves, young
green ones by choice, wash them care
fully and place them in a jug or ba
sin. Add about one pint Of boiling wa
ter, cover up the basin or jug, and
leave all to soak for two or three
hours. when the cleanser will be ready
for use.
Meanwhile the garment must be
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01
THE VALDARES.
Bouhours-walters Team Wins.

A large crowd of spectators was at
tracted to the Pare des Princes track,
in Paris, by the announcement that
Bouhours and Walters, respectively
middle-distance champions of France
and England, would be team mates in
the ifty-kilometer paced tandem race
Four teams took part in the event,
paced by eight electric tandems. At the
start Champion and Hgeon took the
lead and gained 100 meters, Bouhours
and walters bringing up the rear. In
the twelfth kilometer an accident hap
pened to the tandem pacing Champion
and Digeon and they lost 200 meters,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01
Sa gaciOus Rat.

One day well-fed and sagacious rat
came across an object made of wire,
whose sole occupation seemed to be to
take care of a liberal piece of cheese.
Having had several years experience
with men and their Vaccinations, the
rat looked the ground over with great
care, and he was still engaged in this
occupation when a mouse appeared
and wanted to know what was up.
"Why, the fact isl replied the rat,
CT have more cheese here than 1 can
possibly eat at one meal, and as cheese
quickly spoils in this climate, L was
waiting for some one to come along
and accept a portion ~t --.r s4.IG
You are generous" said the mouse.
Don't mention it. Just step inside
and pass the cheese out, will your" ions
The mouse had no sooner nibbled at
the bait than there was a crash and
he found himself trapped. aIz uoT'
"Ah, that's the way it works, is it?"
queried the rat. 81 couldn't just make
it out. UNI! I see. Spring there some
where. Good idea bircF tf-75iI9f
But I'm caught" exclaimed the
mouse in great agitation. q mt o. ~
$50 1 observe" III
"And what's to be done?" az
''Wel1, leave that for you to de-
eide let you in on the ground floor
and my responsibility ceased there.
Fine day Hope we shall have good
harvest" - --+-- ---. -- ''ti'
neutrality-suspicious. acquired at the
expense Of others is soothing as we'll
as yaluable.-Boston Journal. -,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01
Worth It All.

Eyes; we pay that girl S. a week,
but she's worth every cent Of it," said
the experienced housekeeper.
"Six dollars" said the novice. "Why
you can get as good as you want for
81 or $780," RI" cd njnol- sa- io DIS
ooh, don't know" returned the ex-
perienced housekeeper, 81 think this
one saves me more than the excess.
She's been flirting with the plumber all
winter, and now she's just beginning
to smile on the iceman. Boston
Journal. aIErat El7Y 7hI 3fal
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01
D -1 ~ aH- COZ
Animal Bangles.

The newest bracelet is exceedingly
Oriental in design. It Is a heavy gold
ring, which slips on and off over the
hand and is studded with three gems,
jade sto amethyst and coral. An
other novelty in the bracelet line is
also heavy gold hoop, from which is
suspended no less than half a dozen
bangles in animal designs. Il Pigs. goats,
dogs and horses appear to be the ia
vorites These animal bangles are also
much used as watch charms.-Kan-
sas City STAR 10 E-ana on n.- ET,,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01

but a new motorcycle was put in and
in the next two laps they were pulled
into the lead again. Another accident
in the twenty-frst kilometer put them
out of the race for good, however, and
the Bouhours and Walters went to the
front and steadily increased their lead
until at the end of the the thirty-one
miles they were 1000 meters ahead OF
the Fossier brothers, who finished Sec
ond. The time was 81 minutes. or
little more than 1: so per mile.