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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19
A GRIM CEREMONY.
An EmperOr's Death Hnstened by
Rehenrsing His own Funeral.

An EmperOr's Death Hastened by
Rehearsing His own Funeral.
Emperor Charles V of Spain brought
about his death by rehearsing his own
funeral. For the last two years of his
life, after resigning the scepter of Spain
and the Netherlands to his son Philip,
in 1866, Charles retired to the monas
terry of Yuste in Estremadura, and
there lived a cloister life in close inter-
course with the monks, devoting much
time to religious exercises. During this
period. prompted it may be by the ex-
ample of Cardinal de Ii Marck. who
for several years before his death, in
1928, had annually rehearsed his own
obsequies, the emperor, in the summer
of 1868, formed the resolution to cele-
brate his own funeral before he died.
Accordingly, on Aug. 80 of that year,
the grim farce was carried out with the
most elaborate ceremonial. The imperial
domestics marched with black tapers in
their hands. and the emperor, clad in
sable weeds, himself followed, wearing
his shroud. While the solemn mass for
the dead was sung before the high altar
in the cathedral Charles gave up his ia
per to the priest, typifying thereby his
resignation of life, and was solemnly
laid in his coffin. The ceremony closed
with sprinkling holy water ON his body;
then, all the attendants retiring, the
doors were shut. and Charles rose from
his narrow bed and withdrew to his pri
vate apartment.
The damping of the graveclothes in
duced chill. which, aided no doubt by
the mental depression caused by the
grewsome ceremony, induced fever
which ended in his death three weeks
later, on the 21st of September, 1858.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19
A TWO HOUR BREAKFAST.
Il IL One of the Institutions of New
Orleans.


Orleans.
There is Il place in New Orleans that
strangers are always glad to have point
ed out-Begeuy over in the French
quarter, kept by Nine Begeuy (pro-
nounced Bigaay, with the accent on the
last syllable). and famous for the break
fasts it serves at II o'clock every morn
ing.
Originally this breakfast was intend
ed for the butchers, and they contribut-
ed to it the daintiest meats that the
splendid French market in New Orleans
provided from day to day. Gradually
outsiders began to come in. and now
one must engage q seat at breakfast two
days ahead. The morning the writer
was there distinguished judge of the
supreme court was the principal visitor,
and he. with his family and several
guests from Boston, sat at the head of
the table
One long table occupies the little
dining room, to which one climbs by
rickety fight of stairs. Every French
man, when he gets up. takes cup of
coffee and roll, and at II o'clock eats
his real breakfast. This is the meal that
Mime. Begeuy serves, and it costs 81.
The kitchen is right off of the dining
room, and there is no pretense of adorn-
ment Everything is as plain and sim
pie as it can be, excepting the food, and
this is the perfection of the gastronomic
art A bottle of claret stood at each
place, which. with water imported
from Germany and called ''blue label, >
was all there was to drink until the lit
tie cup of black coffee finished the re-
past.
The first thing served was duck. It
was excellent, and so was everything
else included in the eight or nine
courses that came on, and that con-
cluded, singularly enough. with liver.
so cooked that the only regret was that
the piece was not larger. 1t takes two
hours to eat a breakfast at Begeuy's,
and you get enough to last you for all
day.-Leslie Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19
Poison HemIOck.

Water hemlock is deadly plant COM
mon in most country neighborhoods
Its roots are eaten often in spring by
mistake for some edible root, and death
frequently results. Cattle are often poi
soned by drinking water in marshes
where it grows.
The poison hemlock from which the
Greeks made poisons is near relative
to the water hemlock. 1t stands from
two to seven feet high and has clusters
of small white flowers and large, pars-
leylike leaves. The stalk. being hollow.
is often made into whistles by country
boys. and many children are poisoned in
this fashion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19
Pennsylvania sauna ,Iine,

There are all kinds of mines in Penn
syIvania- The greatest are of course the
IRON and coal mines, but few people
would guess that the next extensive
mining industry is the sand mines in
western Pennsylvania. These mines are
rarely underground, however. and many
OF them are viewed with wonder by
passengers on the Pennsylvania. APP
preaching Pittsburg Whole mountains
are being dug away. and the granular
rocks forming them are being reduced
10 sand for the manufacture of glass in
and about Pittsburg. -Philadelphia
Call
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19
Publication Notice-In Attachment

State of Illinois.
County OF Rock Island. -
Circuit court of Rock Island county, May
term, y. ID. 1872
Joseph L Haas IS Henrietta NJ Benser in at
tachmeEt
Public notice IS hereby given to the said
Henrietta II Berser, that writ of attach
ment issued out OF the Office OF the cle'k of
the circuit court of Rock Island county, dated
the sth day OF March. \. ID 1893. at the suit of
the said Joseph L Hass and against tn estate
OF the said Henrietta NJ. BenSer for the sum
OF twelve hundred and eighty-eight dollars
and twenty cents, directed 10 the sherif of
said Rock Island county, which said writ has
been returned executed
Now. therefore. unless YOU. the said Henri
eta NJ BenSer shall personally be and appear
before the said circuit court OF Rock Island
county on the first day OF the next term thereof.
10 be holden At the cOutt house in the city of
Rock Island IN said county. on the first day of
May. a. D. 1879. give special bail and plead to
the said plaintiffs action. judgment viii he
entered against you. ana in favor of the said
Joseph T. Haas, and 50 much OF the property
attached as may be sufficient to satisfy said
judgment and costs VIII be sold 10 satisfy the
same.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE. clerk
CHARLES BUFORD, Plaintiff Attorney.
March 18th, a D. 1879.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19
WAR AND MATRIMONY.
Cupid Is Much the Busiest In Times
of Peace and Prosperity.

Cupid Is Much the Busiest In Times
of Peace and Prosperity.
''There is close connection between
marriage and the price of wheat. beef.
pork, beans. corn and other things
which go to make up the main portion
of human food, writes Professor d. R.
McAnally of 1.-The American Girls
Chances of Marriage" in The Ladies'
Home Journal ''As the prices of these
commodities go up the number of mar
riages goes down. From 1851 to 1854
times We're good. food was cheap. and
the marriage rate in Massachusetts,
went up to 90 per 1000 Between 1855
and 1859 there was great depression of
trade, and in 1858 the marriage rate
went down to Il per 1000. The years
from 1878 to 1879 form another period
of depression. Factories were closed and
manufacturers Of every kind suffered
severely. In one year. at least, crops
were short and the prices of food were
high. The result was Immediately seen
in matrimony, for in 1874 the number
of marriages went down from 81 per
l, 900 of the population to 10, and in
1876 and the following two years de-
clined to 10 per 1,OO0-a tremendous
1alLlnS OH nom 20 Per I,UUU, the inquire
attained in 1854. which was the banner
year in the state of Massachusetts, for
matrimony.
almost as unfavorable as that of
hard times is the influence of war upon
matrimony. Whenever Mars is in the
ascendant Cupid's stock goes down.
During the civil war the number of
marriages in this country fell off from
90 per 1000 of population to II per
1000. and Immediately after the civil
war was ended. in 1865, the number
rose to % per 1000. declining in 1869
to 81. The woman who is looking for a
husband has better chance Of getting
one just before or just after a war than
at any other time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19
BIRD FLIGHT.

They flock upon the hazy air,
Silent Of note and purposeful of wing
Nor gossip of the nesting time
Disturbs their rhythmic, air born swing.
Across the dying fields light shadows fan
That, for moments space. obscure the sun:
Then swift-a graceful troop-they wing their
way,
Pursued in haste by some belated one.
Now all the stubble land turns twilight gray
Album with mystic runes and harvest rills.
Above the watching world tiny speck
Grows pale and fades against the southern
hills.
Elizabeth Alden Curtis in Philistine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19
Notice of PubllcatIon-Chancery.
State of Illinois.
Rock Island County. -

Rock Island County.
In the circuit court. May term. A. D. 1922
Rock Island Mutual Build ne LOsn and Savings
Association W William f Stevens. Lottie
+ Stevens. James W. Atkinson Thomas
I.yneSs and William d. Stevens
AFFIDAVIT OF non-reSidence of the defendant.
William D. Stevens iupleaded with the above
defendants William r Stevens Lottie z Stew
ems. James w Atkinson ana Thomas LyneSs.
having been fled in the clerk office of the cir
cult court of said county. notice is therefore
hereby given to the said nonresident defend
ant that the complainant fled IFS bill of COM
plant In said court. on the chancery side there
OF. on the twenty-ninrh day of March. 1899 and
that thereupon \ summons issued out of said
court. wherein said suit Is now pending. re-
turnable on the hrst Monday in the month of
May next. rs Is by law required Now,
unless you the said. nonresident defendant
above named, William n Stevens. shall
personally be and appear before said
circuit court on the hFst day OF the
next term thereof. 10 be holden 1T Rock Island
IN and for the said county. on the first Monday
II May next. and plead answer or de-
TO said complainant bin of complaint
the same and the matters and things therein
charged and stated VII be taken Is confessed.
and decree entered against> you according
10 the prayer of said bill
GEORGE ". CAMEL. Clerk
Rock Island. Illinois. March -. a Ispe
n GUTERl Complainanfs citor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19
The osnnipre.ent Rose.

Every continent on the globe, with
the exception of Australia. produces
wild roses. There can be little doubt that
the rose is one of the oldest flowers in the
world and, perhaps. grown from the
wind blown seeds in Paradise
In Egypt it is depicted on numbers Of
early bas-reliefs. dating from 1000 to
$500 B. c. Rosewater. or the essence Of
roses. is mentioned by Homer in the
..Iliad," and the flower is spoken of in
the Proverbs of Solomon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19
LEGAL.
AdmInistrator's Notice.
Estate of John Wilson Drury, deceased.

Estate of John Wilson Drury. deceased.
The undersigned having been appoint ed
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 viii 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 Ut which time all per-
sons having claims against said estate are
notified and requested 20 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
Undersigned
Dated this 2sth day of March, a. d. 1899
HENRY L. COsSELI.Y, Administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19
Money Making indians.

The Menominee Indians, in north
western Wisconsin, are making as much
money in lumber operations as are the
Osages at farming. By the sale of pine
logs in years past the 1, 800 men. wom-
en- and children have accumulated
tribal fund aggregating 81, 900, 900.
which is still growing. The tribe ex-
ponds about S75, 600 year in logging
operations and clears from $50, 600 to
800, 900 annually
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19
BuckIen's Arnica saIve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
fever sores, letter, chapped hands,
chilblains, corns and all skin erup-
tions, and positively cures piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price 25 cents per box. For
sale by Hartz & Ullemeyer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19
Executors Notice.
Estate OF George yogler, deceased.

Estate OF George VOgler, deceased.
the undersigned having been appointed ex-
ecutrix OF the last VIII ana testament of George
NoRler. late OF the county of Rock Island,
state OF Illinois. deceased hereby gives notice
that she VIII 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 persons having claims
against said estate are notified and requested
TO attend for the purpose of having the same
ad listed All persons indebted to said estate
are requested 20 make immediate payment to
the undersigned
Dated this Goth day OF March A. D. 1899.
AGNES VoGLER. Executrix.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19

If you suffer from tenderness or
fullness on the right side, pains under
shoulder blade. constipation, bilious
ness, sick headache, and feel dull,
heavy and sleepy your liver is torpid
congested- DeWitt's Little Early
Risers viii cure you promptly, pleas
antly and permanently by removing
the congestion and causing the bile
ducts to open and flow naturally.
They are good pills. For sale by T.
H Thomas, A j. Reiss and NJ F.
Bahnsen, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19
Lambiike Indignation.

Charles Lamb. when reminded by his
sisters of the days when they Were poor
and capable of enjoying the smallest
treat with the keenest relish. SO differ
ent from the days when they were rich
and surfeited. said. well. Mary, since
we are in easy circumstances we must
endeavor to put up with it. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19
Detecting Flaws Metal

To detect hidden cracks opening from
the surface of metals the surface is first
moistened with kerosene and is then
dried off with a cloth. It is then coated
with chalk. After little while the oil
works out of the little cracks and stains
the chalk A sort of diagram of the hid
den assures and defects is thus pro-
duced
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19

Professor c. Lloyd Morgan has in his
book ON ''Habit and Instinct" advanced
the theory that, while the calls and
alarm notes uttered by birds are prob
ably due to simple instinct, their songs
may be traditional-that is, handed
down from generation to generation
and perpetuafed through the faculty OF
imitation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19
A Life for SO Cents.

Many people have been cured of
kidney diseases by taking a 50-cent
bottle of Foley's Kidney Cure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19

co-To-Bsc Tor Fifty Cents
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure makes zrE
ue1 strong. blood DIRE sac- Il All drcSS5ss(
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-19
lw.sr.

Passorper trsins leave x q (Mol!nt
avenI q depot five 90 minutes ssrlier than time
given. Trains r'arked daily, 6ll other train
daily except Snndsy.
The true northerner., 1899-08-09
Sir Walter scott.

The Hon. Mrs. George Edgcumbe,
daughter OF Sir John Shelley OF Mares
field Park. and nearly related TO those
other Sussex Shelleys of whom the
poet was one, says the Westminster
Gazette. She was the heroine of that
touching little scene commemorated by
Sir Walter himself in his Dairy" for
May, 1928:
The London season was at its height,
and Sir Walter was enjoying his full
ness" He had breakfasted-early, as
was his wont-with that good fellow"
Richardson, had given Chantrey an
other sitting for his bust. and had gone
to second breakfast in Chester
square, as the guest Of Lady Shelley.
In the brilliant company assembled TO
meet him a young lady, the daughter
Of his hostess, asked him If she might
have a lock of his hair. TOO good
natured to refused" he allowed Miss
GutIltI w DOsStSC utIStll VI lulli
white" Keepsake, and gave her the kiss
for which he had previously stipula-
ted.
Mrs. Edgecumbe would on occasions
recall visit she paid with her father,
Sir John Shelley. in the '20s to Abbots-
ford. One morning, when, after break
fast. Sir Walter had retired to his desk
to add a chapter or two to THE Tails
man." Sir John appeared, radiant,
from the Tweed, whence he had land
ed a magnificent salmon. At once Sir
Walter rose. THE Talisman," quite
forgotten in what seemed the far more
important task of weighing the salmon,
for which the whole party Miss Shell
ley being one) descended to the kitch-
en-Sir Walter adjusting the scales and
noting the weight with dignified
solemnity the young lady never forgot.
Equally characteristic and memorable
were her recollections Of the delightful
evenings at Abbotsford, when the
great poet and romancist would un-
bend In the simplest fashion, illustrat-
ing shrewd remark with apt, pctur-
esque anecdote.
On the morning of the departure Of
the Shelleys Sir Walter conducted his
young friend into the library, and, af-
ter some invaluable hints as to reading.
in which history and romance had
each their proper part assigned them.
he took down translation OF 'Ivan-
hoe" into Italian, and, having inscribed
her name in the book, presented it to
her. This she always kept, as a re-
membrance of the conversation that
led up TO the gift; and it was her
pleasure and delight in after years to
watch the influence of the mighty au-
thor on contemporary literature.
The true northerner., 1899-08-09
DEwEY's REroRT TO HER.
He Could Spare the women But Not
the Officers.


Many officers wires. rs soon as they
became Convinced III { their hus sbnnds
would remain an indefinite period at
Manila, lost no time In hurrying over
to join them. and some. tits said. even
though their husbands cabled NO
TO their petitions. Admiral Dewey did
not look with favor upon their arrival,
for 10 his mind IL means impaired eff
ficiency In some of his best officers.
They came, however, and before the
outbreak Of hostilities between the in
surgents and the Americans. dances
and yacht excursions In the bay and
up the Pasig river became quite fre-
quent, even the admiral himself Civ
Ing large ball on the Olympia He,
however, always maintained his posi-
ton. and no woman was allowed
aboard ship when she went to sea or
during the subsequent period when the
feet was In battle array around Man
lila bay.
One charming young woman, en-
gagged In newspaper work, drew heav-
lily on the different ships junior Off
GERS. 1t became quite a daily prac-
tice among the officers to, In turn, take
her driving In the cool Of the after
noon. AS the principal drives of in
terest lay in close proximity to the
firing lines the excursion was not
without the element of danger SO dear
to the heart of both officers and ven
turesome women. The admiral looked
on for some time In silence, but event
ually meeting the fair charmer one
day, reproached her for taking such
risks, thinking perhaps in this way to
stem the practice so rapidly becoming
popular among his men. The young
woman promptly replied that she was
not at all afraid of bullets when pro-
tected by one of Dewey's officers.
Well" replied the admiral, 'if you
do not object to being killed l have
nothing TO say; but l can not spare
any Of my men. ."-Leslie's Weekly.
The true northerner., 1899-08-09
Justice I'm Berlin.

The Judge-Heer DOCTOR how do you
blead by der Indictment?
The Accused-Mit vat vas it I vas
charget?
The Judge-Do you not know? So?
You are charget NIT les majeste.
The Accused-Impossible l am al
ways loyal soobject. Ven vas 1t L
vas guilty of dot offense?
The Judge-In your pulpit last Son
tag. How do you blead?
The Accused-Vy, ton't-
The Judge-You will stand repri-
mandet by der court, und pay fine
of five hOondred thalers.
The Accused-Himmel! Vat vas it
said?
The Judge-In your sermon last
Sontag you spoke in sighting terms of
Adam and Eve in connection nit vat
you vas pleased to recklessly call der
original sin. You see wee haf all der
notes right here.
The Accused-But | ton't oonder-
stand how dot vas construed into lese
majestic.
The Judge-You ton't, eh? Haf you
forgotten dot Adam and Eve vas der
emperors first parents? s?-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The true northerner., 1899-08-09
Versions of the Bible.

No one has kept track of the number
of versions or editions OF the Bible.
Attempts have been made. but they
have failed. AS some one has said, 1t
is a pity that some one hasn't copy
righted 1t, for 1t would have made his
fortune. There Is a near approach to
Ii In England, however, where the Ok
ford university has IA monopoly OF
printing the Bible, but this Is made Of
little effect by the fact that any anno-
tations give publisher the right to
get out an edition Of bis own.
The marked New Testament comes
only little more than 600 years after
the first complete translation OF the
Bible into English, which was made
about 1882 and Is known as the Wyclif
Bible. Printing was introduced into
England by Caxton In 1477, but the
first complete edition Of the New Tes-
lament was not published until that Of
William Tyndale In 1875. The printed
Bible in English first appeared in 1875
and was the work Of Miles Coverdale.
who translated the Swiss-German YER
sion Of Zurich Q524-'20 These early
versions lacked the virility OF the King
James version. The Bishops Bible,
published in 1868. gave a familiar pas
sage IN the Psalms, thus: God Is my
shephearde, therefore can lack moth
ing; he will cause me TO repose myself
In pastures full of grass and he Will
leade me into calm water" The great
King James edition was issued In
1911, after seven years work by six
committees.
Ludicrous mistakes have made some
of the early volumes priced by bibli-
ophiles. The Breeches Bible OF 1860
is so-called from the rendering of Gen
esis ill.,, T. The treacle Bible gave the
verse from Jeremiah. viii. 22, as rs
there ma tryacle in Giliad|
The true northerner., 1899-08-09

A band of Germans who were or
dered to play before the emperor
played SO well that he ordered his SER
gold.
Just my luck" said the man with
the tin whistle, mine will hardly hold
any"
A short time after they were again
ordered to play before his majesty, and
this time they Played so badly that he
ordered them to 60 and swallow their
instruments.
Just my luck" said the tin whist
Ter. "Fll have to swallow mine, and
they can't"
The true northerner., 1899-08-09

able attire which sometimes calls
down upon the wearer the suspicion OF
being dude, was standing In the win
dow, having just begun to decorate 1t
with new stock.
All the spectators saw was one pair
of socks hung at one side and the win
dow and the clerk. This would not
have attracted attention in itself had
it not been for the fact that the clerk
had posted in a conspicuous place n
sign bearing these words:
You can have your choice for %
cents"
A policeman joined the group in
front of the window and after looking
at the two articles inside assumed a
scornful expression.
We'll" he said, as he gave an ener-
getic hitch to his belt, Il don't want
the socks, but If I was going to buy
anything | would take the socks before
l would pay % cents for that other ex-
hibit"
The copper resumed his post on the
crossing and the clerk innocently
glanced at the smiling faces outside,
wondering what caused all the amuse.
ment.