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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-13

"Yes, here they are" said the doctor.
strangers impossible during hard blow
from f. There good anchorage inside
and water and turtle, so that we should
be all right if we got there. But that
same getting there is the rub. don t
want to pile the ketch up on one of
those blessed reefs, and that's easy
enough done. -
ut is, ;" replied the doctor. "You re
out of soundings with the hand lead.
You think you re in deep water and
''The sea suddenly gets pale green
bang under your bowsprit end, put III
the captain, land then comber breaks,
and then before You know what you re
doing you're jammed hard and fast
with the honeycombed rock grinding
and tearing your bottom out. That :
what has happened times without num-
Der. -
"Exactly." assented the doctor
gloomily.
Eyes, went on Captain Colepepper,
"there's many good ship been lost in
just that way. That how the brigan-
tine Scarlet Runner was cast away in
1872 and all on board drowned except
two deckhands and the captains dog,
They say she was knocked into stave,
in less than ten minutes. Pass me the
tobacco jar, Dolly. l must have a smoke
over this. Doctor help yourself. Your
cigarette papers are in the drawer"
"ls this Piper's cay inhabited p
asked Dolly as she passed the tobacco.
"Inhabitedl Bless the girl. mol" re-
turned the doctor. at ism a spot one
would care to reside in for long. 1t is
scarcely ever visited now. I'd the trou'
BILE of the world to find any one who
knew enough about the place to take
me there.
AYE. observed the captain, cit:
a lonely enough spot now. But the is
land has seen some strange things done
in bygone times, though "
"You' re right, Colepepper, an
swered DR.. Tring. "But its popularity
has declined sadly of late. In the goot
! old times, when the ocean wasn't the
well policed highway that it is now,
Piper cay was very favorite resort fol
gentlemen in the buccaneering interest
They used to go there to fill mp Their
water casks, careen and rep,ir shot
holes, or even simply to stretch theil
legs ashore without any fear of being
disturbed at the exercise Yes, Piper
cay has certain unholy memories at
tached to 1t which | may yarn to you
about some day when you catch me il
"A good humor, but at the present time
its glory has departed, and you II fine
1t dismal enough PARADISE from
which venture to prophesy that yor
Will be most uncommonly thankful tC
get away.
Amy sport to be had on it," asked
Guthrie.
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He Promotes Matrimony.

Fred Harvey, remarkable man who
has been running the eating stations on
the Santa Fe railroad ever since it was
built is responsible for a great deal Of
the growth and a great deal Of the happi-
ness in this part of the country. He has
done more than any immigration society
to settle up the southwest and still con-
tnrcs to provide wives for ranchmen,
cowboys, railway hands and other honest
pioneers. He employs female walters in
all his Is or 20 eating houses between
Kansas City and Los Angeles. He I'M
ports them from the eastern states and is
always careful in his selections. both as
to appearance and character Many OF
them come out for their health, but il
they are ordinarily attractive they are
certain 70 receive n proposal of marriage
before they have been here three months.
For that reason Mr., Havey's supply Of
walters has to be renewed at brief and
regular intervals and the successful re-
suits of his matrimonial bureau are
found in every community hicago
Record.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-13

man in his native African wilds is bad,
but Niger who has been exported
and trained turns into the very warm
est kind of demon if he gets the least
chance And that's not hearsay evil
dcnce, mind you. I've seen ii for my
self. -
AYE" said the captain, "the darkies
and the tinted folk hereabouts have
pretty nasty reputation. l know. But
there's Jamaica. We should be snug
enough in Port Royal.
Revenue mulcts ON treasure trove !;
difficulties with colonial admiralty
court yellow fever, which is usually
pretty virulent, and about as good n
chance of raid from niggers and
mean whites as we should have at
Havana itself. That's all that occurs to
me at present, Colepepper | think l
could guarantee that little selection at
Port Royal.
The captain tugged some ends Of
beard from under his chin and fixed
them between his teeth. The others
knew the sign. He was thinking and
did not intend to speak for a minute or
so.
When the accustomed interval had
elapsed, he got up and pulled a cylin-
drical tin case from a locker He select
ed one sheet from the contents and
spread it out on the table.
"Section 80 of Detailed West India
Islands Chart; British Admiralty. '6s, "
he announced. 1.-The latest | could get,
doctor; not altogether accurate, per-
haps, hut the most reliable information
obtainable, except from local knowl-
edge. Here's where we are now. The
captain marked the spot with stumpy
red forctinger. "And there you see to
leeward of rs, are half score of Gays,
ranging in size from a few hundred
yards across to dozen miles. Guthrie,
my lad reach me over that blue backed
pilot book. No. not him, the next-yes,
that Thanks. Now doctor, Wen see
what the sailing directions say. II I'm
Reefs bare at half ebb. H'ml HIN
'Shoal sea breaks, with winds N. f. &c
s. Il. III mi Turtle cay. This looks
better. All mo water. Approach must
not be attempted hy strangers.
The captain turned over some dozer
pages Of the book. reading the fine prin,
carefully and giving others scrappy ex
tracts and comments, but he found nc
place that was suitable for their pur
pose. The sea to the westward was coy
cred with these small sandy islets witt
their encircling reefs and shoals, which
bear the name "cays, but all were
either too barren, too much exposed OF
too hard Of access to provide the EurelIt
with quiet rotitting dock. However
at last the captain read ont the name
"Pipcr's cay, and the doctor looked ~
from the chart, exclaiming, Il forgo
that was here"
"Alternative name, Ignacio's reef, ;
read the captain; 'westernmost of th'
Ladrone group. There should be tire,
of them, according to this "
ayes, here they are, " said the doc
tor, picking out the spot with a leg O
the compasses.
I'D You know the place. them"
"Been in there once, Colepepper.
"But could you serve as pilot. doc
tori" asked the other anxiously. 9TH
pilot book says, Entrance dangers 70
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-13
A RECORD BREAKER.
Tramp who Proved Himself the La
sIeHt Mnn In the World.

At about noon the other day a fat and
healthy looking tramp sat furtively doz-
ing on bench in Lafayette squase. The
nearby tablet Of the gcodetic survey an
neunced that he was in exactly latitude
2O.3G5o and longitude 90.0iO 90, but the
fact disturbed him not. Leaning back
luxuriously, he appeared TO be bursting
from every seam of his dilapidated at
tire, and as he passed in and out of cat
maps he nodded socmnly, like a porcelain
mandarin. His legs were crossed and his
suspended foot was incascd in a shoe
from which most of the forward portion
of the sole was missing, exposing his
bare and dirty toes from below. 1t was
held TO his foot by string tied around
his instep. In fact, he was literally ION
his uppcrs,' a circumstance which evil
dcnt!y bothered him as little as the geo.
detic tablet.
Presently, in one of his waking inter-
walls, he espied a hale smoked cigar
stump lying on the pavement about a
yard from the bench. For n moment he
surveyed it calmly. passionatcly. al
most judiciously. Then he executed
remarkably strategic movement. With
ont stirring the upper portion of his
body, he slowly uncrOssed his legs. lower
cd his foot accurately and deliberately
over the treasure trove, gripped it in
! cOnvulSivc clutch of his toes, reversed the
/ motion, raised his foot, carrying with it
the stump, crossed his legs, langudly
/ stretched forth his hand and secured his
prize
a equity cluhman, who was ont for
constitutional and who had watched the
| proceeding from another bench, was lost
| in admiration. "Why, the man is
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-13

closer to him and clinging with his
free arm TO the mast by which they
were standing, watched with kind Of
wondering amusement the awful evil
dences of the tompest's rage. He had
no fear for in the newpess of the hap
pinoss which filled him there was as yet
no room for any thought of doubt.
But presently the moon shone bright
and clear through "A circular rift in the
stormelouds With a wild Shrek the
wind died away to nothing, and with
the suddenness of thunderclap there
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-13

Permantly cured by the mastery power
of South American Nervine Tonic. In
vllids need suffer no longer, because this
great remedy can cure them all. II is a
cure for the whole world Of stomach
weakness and indigestion. The cure be-
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makes no failure, never disappoints. No
matter how long You have suffered, your
cure is certain under the use of this great
health giving force, Pleasant and always
safe.
Sold by W j. Henderson & CO. druggist,
172 College ST., Burlington VT.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-13
HOMEMADE PRESCRIPTION.

"Jack, my health is wretchod; I oughs
10 go away"
"islhti If you quit reading those sea-
shore advertisements your health Will DO
all rght"-Chicsgo RecoVL-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Mrs. William Pittman is visiting in
Chicago.
F. c. Denkmann has returned from
a trip to Minneapolis.
Cable Reeves is recovering from an
attack of typhoid fever.
Mat Hogan has returned to the
city after trip through the west.
Mrs. P P. Schram left over the
Peoria this morning for Greenville.
Miss Edith Reeve arrived in the
city today from Omaha TO visit rela-
tives.
Mrs. William Ramskill left this
morning for Chicago to spend the hol-
idays.
Mrs. Frank Mummert and children
left for Princeton, ILL.,, today to visit
over Christmas.
j. n. Whistler, of Chicago. returned
home today after a visit with his
brother, Capt. w. b Whistler.
S. P. Miller leaves today for Ran
dolph, Kas., and will visit numerous
points in the west before returning.
Patrick Normeyle, connected with
the river engineer work below Bur-
lington, is visiting at his home here.
The Christmas entertainment to
have been given tonight at the High
school by the juniors has been post
poned.
Abe Rosenfield and Miss Bertha
Phillipson will be married at o'clock
this evening at the home of the
BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Phil
lipson, at Warsaw, Ind.
MIR. and Mrs. George W. Blakesley,
of Kansas City, Mo-, and Theo Blakes-
ley, of Rush Medical college, are wis.,
iting Capt. and Mrs. A. NJ Blakesley.
who have arrived home from their
European trip
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21
Great Sal. Lake Disappearing.

The Great Salt Lake Is gradually drying up.
Biologists claim that ii viii be entirely gone
in another century. Thee viii be nothing but
a gIIstening bed OF salt TO mark the site of one
of the wonders of the world. This is the way
of all life. and yet We may prolong our stay on
earth IL we will No mortal is free from the
menace of sickness and } ct il the bowels are
kept regular and the bl -od pure by occasional
doses of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. much
sickne IS may be prevented II cures all such
diseases constipation indigestion. dyspep-
sia, biliousness and inactive liver or weak kid
neys- To avoid limitations be sure that pri-
bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21

IT is not probable that the single
gold standard bill, which was rushed
through the house under whip and
spur by the republican majority
will make such rapid progress in the
senate. There the rules favor care
full consideration and protect the
rights of the minority. The iniquities
of the bill will he shown forth in a
manner which has been impossible
under the rush and haste of the house
debate. 1t will be demonstrated and
the administration leaders will be
practically forced to admit. first, that
under its provisions full legal tender
silver will be redeemable in gold for
the first time in the history of the
world. and second, that the secretary
of the treasury will be inevitably COM
PEELED to issue golG bonds to an al
most unlimited extent for the pur-
pose of buying gold with which to
redeem the silver that Wall street
interests will mercilessly thrust
upon the treasury for redemption.
These bonds will then be used as the
basis of national bank issues to supply
currency for the needs of the country.
So dangerous is the measure to honest
business interests that it is not improb-
able that vital amendments may be
made to the measure before it is per
mitted to come 10 a vote in the SEN
ate. 1t is even possible that the bill
may be abandoned under the stress OF
a financial panic already imminent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21

EVIDENTLY resenting the imputa-
tion that Philadelphia is not the
place where a republican national
convention should consistently be
held, an exchange remarks: 1T was
entirely proper that Philadelphia
should get the republican national
convention. 1t is n town where they
are able to stuff the ballot boxes to
the extent of $4,000 votes at a single
election. 1t is the town where eX-
republican officials Matched the con-
spiracy to rob the national treasury
of 800, 600, 000 by sub stituting coun-
terfeit notes for good ones. 1t is in a
state where bribery and corruption
are rampant and are rewarded hand
somely. 1t is the state OF Quay, the
plum tree shaker, who rewards his
tools at the expense of the taxpayers.
Gold and Glory is the cry adopted
for the campaign, and Philadelphia
check for 100000 was too much for
the cupidity of national commit
tee -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21

1T will be remembered that imme-
diately after the last national election
the cotton and wooden mills of New
England began reducing the wages of
their operatives until a point was
reached where the working people
were not getting enough to Keep soul
and body together. Strikes and lock-
outs resulted. Now the mills are be-
ginning TO increase wages, but they
have not got back where they were
when the reductions commenced. Yet
there will be raised a great howl
about increasing wages. which will
only be maintained until the coming
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21
spain's Greatest Need.

R. P. Olivia, of Barcelona,
Spain, spends his winters at Aiken. S.
c. Weak nerves had caused severe
pains in the back of the head. On
using Electric Bitters, Americas
greatest Blood and Nerve Remedy, all
pain soon left him. He says this
grand medicine is what his country
needs. All America knows that it
cures liver and kidney trouble puri-
fies the blood, tones up the stomach,
strengthens the nerves, puts vim, vigor
and new life into every muscle. nerve
and organ ofthe body. If weak, tired
or ailing you need it. Every bottle
guaranteed, only SO cents. Sold by
Hartz & Uilemeyer. druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21
WHY SHE RESIGNED.
The Member of n woman's Club Con.
founded the Two POpes.

founded the Two Popes.
For the last year or so my wife has
been ambitious to shine as a literary
light" said Smith, with a chuckle. Il
don't know how many clubs she join
ed, but if there were any that she did
not belong to it was because she had
never heard of them.
THE other night while l was read
ing my paper she interrupted me with
n request for light about something
that / did not catch except the word
pope.
well said /, looking over my pa
per.
"T want to know about him. she con-
tinued L must read a paper concern
ing him at our next literary meeting,
and do not know a single thing about
him. Who is he?'
"'Do you mean to say said l, that
you know nothing about the head of
the Roman church,
-'Oh. of course" she answered. How
stupid of me! l can read all about
him in the encyclopedia
Il resumed my reading and thought
that ended il, but it didn't. The 9TH
er night when l returned home / found
my wife in tears, and before 1 had time
to inquire what the matter was l was
called TO account in IL different kinds
OF keys.
"Well, when the storm was over /
learned the truth. 1t was the poet
Pope and not the pope of Rome that
she was expected TO treat upon, and
when she rose and read n paper on the
pope il started n row that did not end
with adjournment.
But, seeing that she has resigned
from all the clubs and that the chill
dren once more have n chance to get
acquainted with their mother, do not
look upon it as a calamity."-Detroit
Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21
JACKSON WINS THE WATCH.

But the Prize In Replevined by Albert Bur-
The gold watch offered the most
popular Woodman in Rock Island by
Promoter Rod j. Mcdonald, of the
Tri-City Midwinter fair, was awarded
this afternoon. the prize going to
District Deputy j. E. jackson, of the
Modern Woodmen. who received 2, 240
votes. Albert Burton, who had the
next highest number. S34. this after
noon replevined the watch on writ
issued by Justice W. F. Schroeder. at
leging that the requirements of the
contest were not carried into effect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21

IN response to many inquiries made
in the past few days The ARGUS makes
announcement that the dollar award
ed to Capt. Ransom in the circuit court
last Saturday, on the strength of his
$40. 900 suit, has gone to that gentle
man. Hence, should the captain be
seen looking in at the store windows
this evening, it may not lie improper
to congratulate him on having little
Christmas money left after settling
with his attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21
Imnammatory Rheumatism Cured In
Three Days.

Morton L. Hill, of Lebanon, Ind.
says: My wife had infiammatory
rheumatism in every muscle and
joint; her suffering was terrible and
her body and face were swollen al
most beyond recognition; had been in
bed for six weeks and had eight ply
sicians. but received no benefit until
she tried the, Mystic Cure for Rheu-
matism. 1t gave immediate relief
and she was able to walk about in
three days. 1 am sure il saved her
life" Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue. Rock Island; Gust
Scblegel & Son, 220 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21
FOR BOER ARMY.
Small Groups. Chiefly of Irishmen,
Going to south Africa.


EnliStmcnts for the Boer army, IL
was learned recently. are making sorue
progress in New York. though more
men are volunteering in Philadelphia
and other place.. The recruits are
found chiefly among the Irish Amer
leans, although Germans and men of
other nationalities are also volunteer
ing to fight under the Boer flag. Some
dozens of young Irishmen have already
left New York for the Transvaal. but
the largest recruiting IS done an Chica-
go and other western cities. San Fran
cisco sending her quota. Chicago
seems TO be the headquarters of the
movement
Money for the Beers is being furnish
ed also by Irish societies. Since the
beginning of the war every steamship
touching at the ports of continental
Europe has taken 80. 40 or 30 vOlun-
teers who on reaching the other side
OF the Atlantic are cared for and hur-
ried TO the TranSvaal. says the New
York Post. The ma jority of these men
have served either in Irish volunteer
regiments in the national guard or the
regular army. and many of them have
been to Cuba and the Philippines. AL
though they leave in groups for Eu-
rope each man purchases bis own tick
ct and acts as a perfect stranger To-
every other man. so that IL" suspicion
may he aroused which might cause in
reference with their plans.
In the Rand at the beginning OF the
war there We're some thousands OF
Irishmen who had not been particu-
larry esteemed by the British govern
ment before they left Ireland. These
have now. with few exceptions. taken
the field. These men have always stood
high IN the friendship of Kruger, and
an freshman is his chief of police in
Pretoria. Dom Paul. it is said. can
have as many men from the United
States as he wants. Transportation is
the only difficulty in the way. An
Irishman named Aylward. Il Bative Of
Dublin. who was n Boer leader IT Ma
juba Hill, lived in the United States up
10 the time Of his death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21

The night Waterman of the Penn
sylvania house of representatives gets
So night from the state for his SER
vices. He pays another man 81 a
night to do the watching, while he him
self runs a saloon in Philadelphia. 1t
is sad to be obliged to confess in this
connection that Pennsylvania is a re-
publican state.-Chicago Times-Her-
Id
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21

national elections are over. Wages
ought to be raised in the New Eng
land mills They have been increas-
ing the prices of products steadily for
many months past, and the opera
tives have received no benefit from
it whatever, although they are COM
PEELED to pay increased prices for
every article they use in their daily
lives.-Keokuk Constitution Demo-
Graf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21
Log Cabin For ParI. Exno.I,iou.

\ birmingham (AlaD dispatch TO the
New York Times states that nine cars
Of logs Were sent recently to Norfolk
for the Paris exposition. They were
furnished by the Lathrop Patten Lum-
Der company OF Riverside. Ala. The
logs are ,hewn on three sides and will
he tailt into an immense log cabin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21

BRIEFLY stated, Senator Hoar be-
lieves that the United States should
retain the American constitution as a
guide in its relations with all other
peoples and nations on the globe, and
that we should at all times observe
the golden rule.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21
Lost.

MANY have lost confidence and hop,
as well as health. because they hav,
been told their kidney disease was in
durable. Foley's Kidney Cure is /,
guaranteed remedy for the discour
aged and disconsolate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21

Ordinary household accidents have
no terrors when there's a bottle of
DR.. Thomas Electric Oil in the med
icine chest. Heals burns. cuts,
bruises. sprains. Instant relief For
sale by Marshall & Fisher, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21
For ffoarsenexs.

Benjamin Ingerson, of Hutton.
Ind. says he had not spoken above q
whisper for months, aud one bottle Of
Foley's Honey and Tar restored his
voice. 1t is used very largely by
speakers and singers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21

IT is predicted that city of 800
inhabitants will spring up around
mine No. ) in Bureau county near
Spring Valley, when the mine is
opened.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21

The ferry at Quincy has tied up for
the winter. This leaves the wagon
bridge the only way of communica-
ton with Missouri.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21

Jected along a picturesque route il
Lake county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21

LA SALE county is slid to be flush
on lawyers and boasts of three ladies
in its list.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21

The farmers in the vicinity of Gales.
burg are suffering much loss from hog
cholera.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21

The Rockford watch factory is to
be reorganized and the factory started
up full force soon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21

A THIEF stole the W inter- supply of
pork of the chief of police of Maquon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21

SILVER republicans term the new
currency bill gigantic trust.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-21

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