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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-06
sMreGIidler SOP.

Nm lebten 6reitas Morsen Tim 5
llbr perlieb Die 6rau bon Nrpn Safion
in garnhiu ibr Bett unb lpolIte leuer
anmaben, um Das 6riihItiif All bereiten.
Sbr Mann uno lire beioen Rinber ipa=
rem nod I'M Sette, als lie Oas 6euer an=
fabte. I'm itbneaer eiil gutes 6euer
sn BADEN, idiittete fife Geroiine auf oas
SrennbolS, aus ipel1em ibr iofort Die
helen sflammen in's 8elibt iblueen.
Das Geroline in Der Same erplooirte
nno in eillem 9lu9enblif mar Die arme
Trau in elm 6lamenmeer gebiillt. sic
iprang aus Dem 0auie uno elite nab
elmer naben Sblubt uno i1rie Dor
Shref unb 5dmers. Ma1barn eilten
berbei uno erltidten nit Sefen Die
SSlammen, aber ibon mar ibr 6leiib
formlih sefodt. sls RAN ibre S6ube
ans5os, iiel oas Tleiib BON ibren
SSiiben. 9lerstiibe 6iilfe mar bolo sur
5tele, aber alle Mittel ,uaren umionlt,
um balb 9 llbr ma1te Der 500 ben
fiirbterli9en 2elben Der 9lrmen Elm
@noe.
Srau Saflon mar ungefdbr 80
Sabre alt uno mog $50 Yfuno.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-06
Soa ieinc STRAIT pcrgiftet
ftdtcft.

Mm 6amItag ipuroe syobn $. Soo=
per, ein Narmer, Der stpilden DunDee
uno StraBturg lpobnt, berbaitet nno
bieber nod Der Sail gebra6t. gerielbe
miro beihuloiat, feline 6rau bereiftet su
baben. 9ie 6rau farb an 27. SUM
unb Or. %. u. WelI0 bon 9unoee err
fldrte, Die 6rau lei an einem Sersfebler
geltorben, porauf oieielbe am Oonners=
tag besraben maro. 0p1 einige Na1=
barn i60pften Serbadt uno 10 tpurbe
Der Coroner 8. 8iron bon Canal Do=
Der bena6ridtigt. Der Die 2ei6e tpieoer
aus9raben, uno naboem er ben Maaen
llnteriu6t. Soober per1aften lieb.
6ooper ilt ungefdbr so Sabre alt uno
NOR fhon biernal perbeiratbet, orei lei=
ner ,Weiber lino aeltorben uno cine
Grau lieB lih BON ibm ideioen.
Sin 0orperbDr, nel6es aeftern bpr
6rleoensribter Gerber in 5traBbura
absebalten tperoen iollte, muBte rerIbo=
ben iperoen, neil mod fein geribt iiber
Die 9enllbe llnterlu6ung oes Magens
porlaa.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-06
s Observation-Disclosures.

Gun s. pile, golioar, 2illie 6.
6nDoer, Gtrasburg.
Samesg. Donep, Gtone Greet, GIoz
renee u. putt, Baltic.
Sobn 6. Wrigbt, 2ettie Grh, be;oe
bnn Denniipn.
gbmaro gufobr, Moinpriobt, No
bena 9oaing gbouab. Gifsrs.
Sames M. Wellb, pittsbura, Mlice
Mae Quinn, Genniion.
GObert 9. 2inaro. Guih Sp., Ml=
berth M. Meet, Netptomn.
ghos. IS. 0oparo, Marp giders,
beibe bon Nem gpnerstolpn.
Maron Summons. Susearatpas,
2aura MperD, Yeioler.
gbas. 6. gronebah. Cambridge,
GatDarine s. Me2ean, NetD pbila=
belphia.
2ouis 8etiher, Nnna @eib, beibe
bon Canal 9ober.
6. .. yilbop, Sen, Cora Rnepper,
9enniipn.
@aratt &omia, Glf Bittsburg,
oelen HoB. Netp Gomerstonn.
GlDoe Sail, - 6attie 5bomplon, beioe
BON uhridsbiue.
2utber s. @bitlper, Sem philadelphia,
2issie u 9llbman, ubrihspille.
2ouis 6. Winfler, =. Mnna Mae Slid,
beioe BON Canal Dober.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-06

Ser 4. Suli uuroe in uhri6spile
our9 elne sroBe Paraee sefeiert.
IS beiBt, es ioue bier tpieoer eine
Hubber 6abrit erbaut peroen.
Eur6 ben Streif Der WeiBbled=
arbeiter muroen au6 Die gle1fabrifen
in ganal Soper sei9loHen unb stpei=
big oreibunoert Mann auber arbeit
aefebt.
- 1r. WeiB bon Gaeerspine bat
aegen feinen Gollesen peters cine 9ln=
tlage pegen Stre;t uno Sbldserei er=
boben uno miro Die Sa9e i'm nad1ten
8erihtstermin our gerbanoluna fpm=
men.
Sm Eager bon Uncle @am=
ping Club gebt es bob Der. llnfdne per=
fdieoener @rt iino bis jebt nur nod 10
por9etommen. gegen l3 I'M lebten
Sabre. Sod mag man Ii0 bariiber
berubigen, Die @eIhi9te bat ia erlt
an9efangen. - 9Sabri6einlib ino mir
nddlte 9Sode in Der Gage, nsbreres be-
ri6ten su fonnen.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-06
0eHotbttt. !.

9(m 80. SUM in 5cmerbale, Mo=
lina Ralperina, Sohter BON Ghriif G5r-
Der, i'm Nlter BON IL Sabren nah fur
ger Rrantbeit an elmer llnterleibsent3iin=
Dung. Sin pielberipredenoes jinaes
9eben fam oamit su porseitiaem Mb-
ihluB.
Mm 3. Suli in ubrt1sbille g8ittipe
Hebecca White int Nlter BON II Sahren
an ben 6olsen eines 5hlaganfalles.
Die Werltorbene binterldBt brei Rinoer
Nm 4. sSuli in Nem pbilaoelpbia
6lai GliSabetb &. Milion i'm 9tlter
bon rs Sabren. Sic hinterldbt einen
traliernoen @atten.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-06
eSuli : Serfdufe,
8nrnToes,

Dieien Wonat iuerbe i'd 5aus=
farbe eriter &laile, BON reinen1
Slablamen0l gema9t, fiir $1.OO
per @allone perfaufen. 9lnbere
Stores perfaufen Die rldnlihe
Jarbe fir $1.5O per @allone.
8ir perfaufen anh 6arben
fir 8nggies uno @agen su 25
Gents per '&anne. Jarbenbiir=
iten bon 5 % Gents per
Stiid. oier it's, no Sbr @elo
iparen f6nnt.
9en gie1t Der Dameniue1ten,
Die mir 81 einem Dollar nerfauft
baben perfaufen mir 5u 3S Gents
per 5tiif. Sbr f6nnt fir ben
Treis ben blpBen Stoff nid1t
fanfen, abseleben pom glrbeits=
lpbn.
Dieien MOnat perfaufen mir
gu6 un1ere 5pibeipDrbdnqe BIZ
Zig. 8ir leben bie Yrei}e I'M
ierer @aaren beim 9lusperfal1i
INNER berunter.
Sir Sellp Slider lllro sSritdt=
fannen fDnmt au uns. Sin
ipart INNER Gelb, ipelln SIR II
8nrniises 9ebt. Sbr befomm,
ben pollen Mert5 BON jebem Dol.
lar, ben Sbr IN unierem 5tor'
ans9ebt.
8robirt Elm Haar DDn un1e.
ren 10 Gents 5triiupfen. Gl
lenipaaren Spibeil, 8dnber
8lumelt 6iite, ale biele WaareI
ipfroe1 bernnter9elebt fir Snli
(nl ,.rntIDes
iuiDer
130at.
| Rem Iao !)id .
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-06
Mitipnlmer 9lusherfnuf

MitIonmer gusberfauf bel
SurrD's. 9
- Sie 6euerperferei am bierten
Suli batte mieber sablrei6e unfdae sur
Tolge, bod fino in unierer ytdbe teine
f6llmmen llnaliidsfdue gu berseidnen.
Die groben 3eituagen beribten bon
aablrei1en GeuersbriinIten in allen
Sbeilen Oes 2anoes. ugrdnbe" oab
es aud bier in itattli6er 9ln3abl, BOD
bon Der Sorte, auf Die Elm rieIiger 9ater
nebf obliaatem lauren Sdring gu fol=
gen pfle9t.
Sn Sinolep, g., ma6te S5rau
6reo Smith ,als lie Waller aus ibrer
GiFerene fb0pfen tDallte, Die Gntoeduna,
oaB auf Der Gberflld1e oeslelben
Elm perbdbtia ausiebenoes pulper ber=
nmldmanlm. Sic lieb cine llnter=
iudung anifeaen, Die ergab, baB oas
Wafler pergiftet mar. Sic polisei lieB
eine nnteriuhang anltellem uno alaubt
Dem Werbre6er auf Der Spur al Iein.
Man ertpartet ieniationeae 0erbaftun=
gen.
Die alte Gtaot Gorriao, gountp1ib
oes papata Gountp, etpa in Der N1itte
bes Weges bon oareho unb giio Granoe
Gitn an Der teraniiden Creme, tpuroe
BON ben Tlutben Oes Nio Branbe him
neggefhpemmt. Der jeBt bDber ffebt, als
lett ben lebten 40 eyabren unb befdnoio
lfeiat. Bei Bunften unterbalb Der
Stoot Gorri3o brobt ct leinen 2auf Al
perdnoernL babel Sauienbe bon gfern
lneritaniiben 8obens ben Ser. Gtaa=
ten 3umeileno.
Grau Sames plattin Union laiI!s
Sno., beihenfte jiingif ibren Gbemann
NIT bier Wdoben, iebes nur II pfunt
Shtper, iehr Helm, aber nie0Iih aerQ.
then. Drei Der Babies lebten nur me.
nige Stnnben. bas pierte iebod ha.
CUTE 9lusf6t ben Rampf nnl's GaIeir
l3u beiteben. Nab Mngobe ber Nerat,
bat 6ran Blatt. Die erf Is Sabre al
lilt uno faum 10 pfunb tuiegt, einel
iteten sRecoro" aeidatfen, benn es fol
big leBt nod ME bageipelen iein. bQI
yierliHae BON gleihem Deidfelbt All
Welt gebraht tpurben. sSames platt
Der Batter, ffeDt i'm so. Qebensiabr.
Sn Rentudp tsbrs1 Bic oufen altel
i 3eiten tpieoer Elm. MuBer benz Nihter
ben Mnndlten urb ben gefdmorene,
nobm IS bort fiirsiih sipei gompaniel
Willis uno 300 beuaffnste Greunoe bel
1 Anaeflc9tell llna eineH Uloropro3e6 il
Ifdbreil. & q
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-06

MleranOer MeEonalo oeQeu SSreo.
Rauid u. q. Nerfouf beifdtf9t uno
WertbsilnM9 ailgeo,bnet.
VI. M. See 9agsn Mabaline VI.
5annoers il. II. Sem Gldoer fpuroen
sl7l8.24. 0eaer Soipler $657.57,
geni. .. 6otuler 2l94.84 I,ib S. VI.
50. giidaros $l52.40 suaeiproden.
Eie glnsefla9tsn aebsn NDti3, Dab lie
eeeen bas llrtbeil Nerufung einleoet
ilnD leiIten Die erforberlihe Birgfbaft
i'm Betra9e bon $500.
N 9ie erIte glationalbanf In Canal Doz
Der gegell Nnna Sell IL. u. Ser Bant
.mnroen $454.35 uno ghas. s.. Batter
sl023.35 suseiproden uno 0erfauf
angeDronet.
g. s.. Giueiber unb s. 90. g1afe=
man, MaKenperpalter, eeaen Die 8a0ep
&ubber so. ii. u. Angeoronet, baB
oas gigenthum i'm pripatnege uerfauit
peroen taan, aber nidt fiir meliger als
1885 baar.
Glen snitb II. U. aegelrS Sbomas
Wcgue Ii. q. Ger Glaserln lDuroetl
$760 Sugelpro6en.
Gbio eesen Gamuel giibler. yuf
9lntraa Der 3eugea Der NntIase 5uriif=
gesogen uno Soften be5oblt.
g1rn. &. Crater uno &Dbert $.
Sruib II. U. 8erfauf beitdtiat uno
5beilung angeoronet.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-06
@iclncrIpreNenDc 3ogtitse.

gDie es ben Mnidein bat, miro nah
9erlauI zines Sabres Seio goileae wie=
Der nab Gcio perleat meroen. Sob
oarf barum Miemano 9lauben, OaB nit
Dem 9lbsus oes College feline 5tuoenten
in unIerem gountD suriifbleibel. SO
lanee Sen. Yeans in unierer Mitte
bleibt, piro oerIelbe ihon Oafiir iorgen,
oaB Die Sugeno, iuel6e er fur feline
3pede bienlih bait, in allen Shliden
uno Gnilfen unIerridtet tpiro. bic su
elmer gerbreherlauibabn geh0ren. slls
Ben Dor elnisen @oben i'll Wbeelins
llnannsbmlihteiten batte, neil Elm Std
liener i'm ,fdliblib" antlogte, er bate
i'm bel1uinoelt, eribienen perIhieoene
3eueen in @beelilg bor 8eribt. tpel6e
beI1luoren, Sen. Seans lei ni1t allein
elm b01f ebrbarer, brauer giirger, ion=
bern lie gineen nod einen Sbritt mei=
ter uno beseugten, oerielbe lei eln
Sonutassl6ullebrer in 8arnbia. Sn
8arnbil fennt man aaercin9s Sen
ni6t als Sonnta9slbullebrer, oo6 neiB
mal bort, baB er INNER cine Nrsabl
iueenoliher Stuoenten UNI lid bal, Die
lib unter leiner Seitung su SnouItrie=
rittern Der lblimnlten Sprte beranbll=
ben.
Iiit spei iol6en 3Dglinsen beIu0te
nun Sen am leBten Treitag Golben uno
5uscarapas, mo- Die beioen jungen
Yuri6e in perlNieoenen Geitdften ben
alien G1minoel ms Werf gu leBen iub=
ten, bur1 ge1ieln bon @elb, tpel9es
lie Iib ldlieBlib mieoer suriif seben lie-
ZEN, nno suelei6 einen She'll bes We6=
iels suriifbebielten, Die 8ertdufer iiber's
Gbr gu bauen. 9ln mebreren Srten
gelang Die 6ei6idte, bod entoefte man
ben Sbpinoel uno man madte Iib auf
sur gerfolgung oer Gpib5uben.> 3met
Meilen BON 5uscaraluas bolte man ben
Wagen nit Sen. yeans uno ieinen bei=
ben 30glinaen Elm. Sie jun9en
Sblpinoler tpuroen perbaftet lnb in
grman9lung elmer Shralbaft bon $500
in Die Sail seibift. @esen Sonntags=
Ihullebrer Beans lag nibts Dor unb 10
muBte man ben alten y@brenmann"
pie0er einmal laufen lnnen.
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Scbn s.. 4infep.

llnler balbjdbrliber Nuspertauf Bee
ainnt am sSreitna. z. Suli, uno bauert
10 Sage. gei oieiem 9lusperfaufe
meroen Die Breiie auF beinabe alle Mr-
tifel I'M gansen Store beoeuteno berun=
ter aeiebt.
8eridumt nidt su fonmen.
eeSobn 8. GinieD,
9forotpefede bon publie square,
10 9ietu philadelphia, ..
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Cine Ichriftlihe llrfunoe in tpelhe

Cine i1riTtlihe llrfunoe in ipel9er
eyobn Blptbe in Gemarf, g. S., err
fldrt, oaB er feline l0 Sabre alte Satin
Ratbie glptbe fir lieben Gents an Nl-
bert Sherman perfauft babe, fam oieler
Sage sur &enntnib bes @eri6tes. als
BlDtbe ben .Oanoel" bereute. llno Die
Grau tpesen Bigamie bertlaate. Diele
mar tbatldbli6 auf @runo iener 8er=
taufsurtunoe cine ghe nit pierman ein=
gegangen, ber ibrer balb iiberoriiiIia
murbe uno lie mibbanoelte. Cine fau=
bere 8eIhihte
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-06

9aubBeit fnnn nidbt eebetIt iperbstt bird Ios
Gale Gpplteattpnen ret e ben ranfen Gbe beS Sbres
nibt erretden fbnnen. Sc Stebt nur etnen Uses bic
Taubbeit 81 furtren, unb ber TT bnrG cpnttuttcneue
GetlmttteL Taubbet nirb burd enen enttinbeten 8us
Eanb Der f&letmt8en Gustletbnng ber Gnfahti@en
0R6tre peruria@t. Wenn hteie R0bre it& entShnbet,
babt Shr eirlen rumpeInben Son pber unpo1fpmmeue8
GebDr; nnb tpenn e gang selciSeu it, erfplSt Taubs
beit unb penn tte Gnthnbuns ntt gebcben nnb btefe
&bbre teber In tbren 0eb6rgen 3uonb Derett reroen
fam, irb ba8 @ebbr fur tmmer jerl6rt nerbsu; neun
fdue unter 6ebu nb burH 2atarrb peruriat, rpel&er
Mt&s als etn entsdnbeter 8ntanb berilemt8en Obers
Fd&en II.
QDtr msGex etnbnnbert DcfIars fir ieben (burG 3as
fnrrb perrrfo&ten) TaH 1aubtef geben, ben tptr
t6nnen. 2abt GuA umfcuif GtrcuIare tcmlnen.
s. g. Gbenes 8 Co., GOIeb0, 81.
Ea-gsrtauft pon alien apotbetern, rs Gents.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-06
SriciIiTe.

Sir Die am /. sSuli enbenoe
Wode blieben folsenoe ni9t reflamirte
yriefe auf Der bieligen poitoffiee /:
MarD 8ear.
Mr. gbarlep Groiu.
Safe Gomaros.
Wiit. g8. 9oob 2.
Mtr. %. s. Morris.
sSacob OF Samuel Mper.
Wtr. Sobn Sliber.
Wsrs' Sarab Sarien5.
Mr. 9arrp &issle.
MarD Willpn.
Mr. @rnelt Zimmerman.
8. u. Searb ortf 9. gs.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-06

Sdmere geeldttete pereale Semoen
fir Mdnnsr, pierfabem leinenen Gra=
genbano, einem paar Guifs unO stpei
oasu paiienben umaeleaten Graqen.
DleIelben iinb gentaht un su einsm
Dollar berfauft gu iperoen.
Preis iul Suli Wcrfauf SOC.
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gd,1ue Wdu,terl,cutDc, Ell.

Sdwere percale 9emoen, eeltreift
uno gelpiirfelt, bearotb, blau, lobfarbig,
tDeibem @ambrie Graeenbanb, perl=
fnOpfen, gfastudtaide, boppelt ge=
idumt, tpertb SOC.
Preisstm Snli Werfanf 25c.
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3mabfthentDett.

5d0ne seitreifte ooer getpiirfelte
pereale 9emoeil fiir Rnaben, nit Berl=
tn0pfen, gtastudtaide, tpeibem gam=
brio 4ragenbano, ipertb SOC.
Yreis i'm Snli Werfanf 13c.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-06
Gttatetttuctett.

SdDne getuobene Maoras uno gut
aefdrbte pereale Welten, nit MatrO=
ienfrasen, rnb perltnDpfen nertb SOC.
preis I'M Smli @erfaui 10c.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-06

strnmp fluaarett fiir Oamem.
6arantirte idnar3e flederIofe syarbe,
obne 6auln, nit oreifahen Geriell unD
3ehen, reselmdBi9er preis 15e.
preis I'm SnIi Gerfanf Sc.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-06

~ grsauft pOn alien apotbeteru, IS Geats.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-12
A Tough Bantam.

y letter in a Glasgow paper records
a phenomenon much too remarkabl bic
to be reserved for Scottish consump-
ton. The writer says: ''An acquaint-
ance of mine, who lives up north, has
among others of the feathered tribe .
little bantam cock. \ few weeks ago
he noticed that it was looking the
worse for a slight difference of opinion
with n canine friend, but did not eX-
anime it closely till his mothers and
sisters vociferations brought him in
n hurry. There was the bantam pick
ing away at corn, but the corn was
dropping from n rent in the birds
chest just as fast as it was lifted. Not
wanting to kill the bird, my friend got
a needle and some horsehair and
stitched up the tear, with the result
that the bird now is as good as new"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-12
MEASURES of DISTANCE.

\ traveller III Florida says that on be-
ing asked how far a certain place was u
native replied: WAL, L reckon hit S
bout two whoOps. P'r'ps hit may be
some furder, - he continued refectively,
but 1 low hit ain t mere Two whoops
an "a holler." In Arkansas they will tell
you it is two looks and go by, mean
ing you are to pass two houses and find
your destination just beyond the next.
In other parts of the west, it is said,
the natives measure distances in
"chaws'' of plug and will tell you your
destination Is about 1.-TWO chaws" away.
The Scottish way is to say, It's a far
cry" meaning 1T is about as far as one
can shout, while i'll many cases distance
Is measured i'll time, the German
'stunde" doubtless having its origin
thus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-12
BE Comfortable.

Devote your energies TO being COM
Portable. Nothing Will aid you so much
as simplicity. Don't try TO follow all
the fads invented by fools. In the first
place, get n comfortable place to live.
Get n good cellar. Get good cistern.
Fix your water pipes SO they won't
freeze. Fix yourself so that you can
be warm in winter and reasonably
cool in summer Have things handy"
around the house. Give up your mem
bership il literary and card clubs and
devote your attention to your own
affairs If you can't find enough to
keep you busy. it is n sign you don't
look very closely.-Atchison Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-12
Perfumed Cloth Is Now Sold.

Druggists III New York keep per-
fumed cloth that Is sold by the yard. II
is imported and is by some process
known TO perfumerS saturated with q
Sachet powder or essence that is very
strong and lasting. II comes as high as
5 and SO yard, but is very wide,
and one-fourth of yard is a generous
supply. Small pieces, three inches
square or less, are sewed in hats, dress
waists and skirts and are laid in glove
and handkerchief boxes and chiffonier
drawers. When it Is considered that j
fine sachet sells for 81, these perfumed
lengths are really economical.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-12
THE OOORBELL.
1t Tells What Manner of Man You
Are by Your Ring.


DOOrbellS are pretty fair Indicators
Of character. Probably you have not
been conscious of it, but every time
you pull a dOorbell YOU register what
manner of man You are. Your ring will
not tell everything about you, from
the color OF your eyes to your taste in
flowers, but to those who know the
signs the doOrbell is as good as a title
page. Any one who has had occasion
TO answer bell pulls knows how much
difference there is in them. One per-
sons method varies little from time to
time, though the difference between
that method and somebody else's,
while slight, will be sufficiently well
marked. 1t is seldom that two rings
are exactly alike.
The housewife recognizes each, the
impatient man, who pulls the bell
twice in quick succession and does not
wait long before trying it again; the
one of more phlegmatic temperament,
whose ring is slower and more sub
stantial; the heSitating woman, who
draws the knob out in n succession of
nervous jerks; the seedy individual
with matches to sell, who stretches
the wire carefully to its full length
and then allows it to relax with 4
faint, apologize tinkle, and the jolly
friend, who knows he is welcome, and
therefore grasps the knob with n hear
~ swing that is fairly eloquent with
good nature, and sets the bell to shall-
ing its sides with such peals of echo
ing laughter that it positively cannot
stop at once, but subsidies gradually
with Il merry, irrepressible little litter.
y dOorbeH has as many voices as WIS.,
itors.-Berlin (Md) Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-12
RIP VAN WINKLE.

jefferson Discovers Something Incongru-
About His Celebrated Play.
joe Jefferson calls attention to an in
tereSting fact regarding Rip Van Win
kle. He says:
''Therc is one incOngruity i'll Rip Van
Wrinkle which is seldom criticised.
Possibly none of you ever noticed it.
Indeed, | Will confess that until recent
ly the fact never occurred to me with
any force. Well, you could never guess,
30 l will tell you. 1t Is this: Rip Van
Wrinkle is the only person in the play
who speaks English with IA slightly
broken Dutch accent. All of the other
characters are obliged to content them
selves with ordinary English.
1T heightens the effect for Rip TO
speak as he does i'll broken accents, but
If all the other characters We're TO at
tempt dialect there would be such
variety of accent that the effect would
be incongruCus and ridiculous. All the
feeling and sentiment of the play would
be lost in this pOlyglot attempt at dia-
lect
Several years ago = man engaged to
play Nick Eedder came on at rehearsal
and commenced 10 talk in the broadcast
low Dutch accent. 1 stopped him at
once, but i'll his own defense he ex-
claimed:
But Nick Vedder would talk that
way, wouldn't he, If Rip Van Wrinkle
did:'
Eyes, replied, he would, but you
mustn't And no doubt the man
thought NE very unreasonable. But this
only illustrates the point that many
things apparently illogical must be done
On the stage to secure effect by inspir-
ing the Imagination. Absolute realism
would be fatal. Under certain condi-
lions it is the necessity of dramatic art
TO make the impossible seem real. -
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-12
To Test Nall Pnnera.

Arsenic is very often present in the
pigment used for wall papers. and as
every one knows, if one covers one 5
walls with paper containing deadly
poison ones health must suffer. 1t is
important, therefore, to select wall pa
pers which do not contain arsenic, and
the method of testing them is simple in
the extreme. Take a piece of the paper
and light it, and if arsenic be present
you Will notice an odor like that Of
garlic. Do not inhale the smoke. An
other way of testing the paper is to
pour over it n little diluted hydrochlor-
ic acid. If the greens in the pattern
become blue in this treatment it is be-
cause they contain arsenic.-Home
Notes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-12
A HARD WON BET.
Carrying -Four Bricks Half a Mile Is
Not an Eusy Task.


The hardest won bet l ever made
remarked the travelling man as he
shook the ashes off his cigar, was to
carry four bricks half 4 mile. That
sounds like simple thing to do,
doesn't it: Well, you try it and you
will find out whether it is or not. OF
course the manner OF carrying the
bricks is important. \ man bet me
that I couldn't carry two bricks in each
hand from where we We're back TO the
hotel and put them up on the bar. The
bricks were to be put side by side and
crasped. two in each hand, between
the thumb and fingers, the fingers
pointing down. 1 was not allowed to
stop and rest, nor TO put the bricks
down.
well. thought I, that's So easily
earned, so 1 took the bet and started.
For a quarter of the distance it was
easy and l already felt those two sill
yer dollars in my pocket. But then my
fingers began to grow tired. The mus
cIes between my foretingers and
thumbs We're soon aching terribly. My
arms began to pain me and to throb
like mad. 1 found myself setting my
teeth together and the cords in my
neck We're in high state of tension.
When 1 came within 4 hundred yards
of the hotel there was scarcely an inch
in my whole body that was not aching
as if had been stuck full of pins.
81 don't know how 1 managed TO go
that last little distance. 1 could no
longer stand erect, and was trembling
like leaf, and yet the other fellow
was alongside. laughing as if to split his
sides. And when l got into the bar
room, il was all could do to raise first
one hand and then the other and put
the bricks on the counter. l know that
1 couldn't have gone 30 feet farther.
l got the 50, but the next day I could
scarcely move, and 1 didn't get over
the soreness for Il week. 1t looks easy,
but just you try it.'-Detroit Free
Press.