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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
The Power of Shakespeare.

An old Latin saying, Laudant quod
non Intelligent (They praise what they
do not understand). was once illustrat-
ed by an English tourist who happened
into the Lutheran church at Elsinore
one Sunday morning. The tourist did
not know word of the Danish Ian
guage, but he wrote: 1.-The clergyman
had quiet earnestness of manner and
a persuasive eloquence that pleased and
attracted. L admired the discourse, al
though l did not understand a word of
it. :" The book from which we have
copied this illustration of a common
practice tells the following amusing
story of Dutch audience listening to
one of Shakespeare plays:
will tell you, such is de powers of
de Shakespeare, that vunce saw a play
de great man acted in Anglish, in Hol-
land, where der vas not vun person in
all de house but myself could onder-
stond it. yet deTe vas not person in all
dat house but vat vas in tears-dat is,
all crying, blowing de nose and weep
very mouch; couldn't onderstond vun
vurd of de play, yet all weeping. Such
was de powers of de Shakespeare
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
A Good Scotch story.

In Lanarkshire there lived a sma'
sma' laird named Hamilton, who was
noted for his eccentricity. On one occa-
sion neighbor waited on him and re-
quested his name as an accommodation
to bit bill for geo, at three months
date, which led to the following char
acteristic and truly Scottish colloquy:
INA, ma, 1 Gamma do that.
"What for NO, laird2 Ye hae dune the
same thing for ithers.'
AYE, aye, Tammas, but there's
wheels within wheels ye ken naething
about l Gamma dot.
Its a sma' affair to refuse me,
laird
''Weel, We see, Tammas, if 1 was to
pit my name tellt, We wad get the siller
frae the bank, and when the time came
round ye wadna be ready and wud
hae to pay't- Sac then ye and 1 wad
quarrel Sac we mae just as weel quar-
rel the no as lang's the siller's in ma
pouch. STRAY Stories.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
HIarksmen In Battle,

The story Of what marksmen can dc
in battle is written in red letters all
over the history of war, remarks the
Boston Herald. The famous English
archers whose cloth yard shafts won so
many fights at desperate odds against
the mail clad knights of France, the
embattled farmers whose deadly aim
was so fatal on the Lexington road and
the slopes of Bunker Hill, the grim
slaughter which broke Pakenham' s
veteran regiments at New Orleans-all
are proofs in point. Later evidence of
the value of straight shooting is afford
ed by that strange war in which the
Dutch Beers won the semi-independence
which they now enjoy.
In this contest there was On one side
a burgher force with slight pretensions
to discipline, and none at all to drill,
and on the other side a British force,
hardened in battle and trained to the
perfection of soldiership, yet the Beers
were victorious in every encounter on
the field. What is the explanation
Why, simply this: The Beers were splen-
did marksmen, who knew how to make
every shot tell, while the British We're,
comparatively speaking, mere MASTERS
of ammunition of the soldierly pattern
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
What He Opened On.

''Brothers and sisters, - began the old
parson, Il shall not choose any particu-
lar text this morning, but shall preach
from where 1 open the book, and, no
matter where, L shall find the WRATH
that is to come upon the wicked, who
will be cut off when they have shuffied
off this mortal coil. 1t is now open,
and
Here the parson was interrupted by a
deacon who had been asleep, and hear
ing the words open, cut and shuttle, for
got himself and cried out, cts yours !;
what did you open onY'
The surprise of the good man in the
pulpit was great, but the deacon col
lapsed when the reply came. at is open
ed on Kings Atlanta Constitution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
rhe E,ae- Coz tne ne.t Ono.

An account of the hfeof Judge James
I: Bradwell of Chicago by his daugh-
ter tells story of the deeply religious
training of his childhood. He had the
old fashioned faith in the efficacy of
prayer before he was of sufficient age
to understand the reasonable limits of
such petitions
Once, when James was only s years
old, the wagon was sent to Chicago for
provisions. Five days elapsed. The
wagon was detained, and the BradweIl
family was without food and without
a man to provide it. Little James. as
usual with even small boys of the time
and place, was a good shot. His mother
loaded the gun for him, and he started
out to see what he could shoot to sup
ply the table.
In due time he saw two prairie chick
ems not far away. Hegot his gun ready
and then took long enough to pray
thus:
so Father, if you will just let me
bring down these two chickens I'll give
your minister the choice of the pair!''
The trigger was pulled and down
came the two prairie chickens. James
believed the shot to be direct answer
TO his prayer. He took the two birds to
Elder Snow, the minister. and told him
of the circumstances.
The good elder took long time to
examine the two chickens, in order to
be quite sure that he got the better of
the two, because, he said, he thought
it best that the boys compact should
be faithfully carried out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
HE WAS suPERsTlTIous.
Ind In Spite of His Mascot He Drop
ped His Big Roll.

Eyes, superstition broke me. said
the exgambler, as. perceiving that the
next man to him had squint. he
crossed his fingers Il had heard of the
luck that hunpback is certain TO fur
nish. so l advertised for one | got him
all right and now | wish hadn t. He
had hump that was n wonder. 1t was
two feet high at least | took him 10
Europe, with the intention of cleaning
out the bank at Monte Carlo. Going
over on the steamer / made a little
money, and l could see glorious finish.
From London 10 Nice / nearly ruined
my bank roll constantly rubbing it
against my mascot 5 magnificent hump.
ITO make long story short. II just
say that in spite of my humpbacked
friend l dropped my roll at roulette be-
fore we had been in the Casino two
hours ] had just thousand franc note
left, and my mascot. who was as badly
broken up as l was. begged me TO let
him play that in himself / consented.
because didn't see how the luck could
be any worse. The first crack that he
made was to put limit bet on the dou-
BILE zero. but when he won it l tainted.
By the time the doctors had brought me
~ nc was pay ihS Oil NtlNcl al IOOI lHICh
and never turned hair or winked an
eye until the croupier announced stolid-
ly that the bank was broken.
Il was the happiest man in the
world then, guess. but not for long,
as l came back in the steerage. No;
didn't lose it back. In fact, L didn't get
a chance, for when l asked my hump
back to divide he said Nit l remind
ed him of how well had treated him
and begged him to at least tip me off to
the secret of his success. He unbut-
toned his coat, loosened a few straps
and tossed me over most artistic ar
tifcial hump. That's it, he said.
"Ah, yesl Superstition has ruined
many good man. New York Press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
LINCOLN AS A LAWYER.
How the Immortal Abe Won Hi,
Early Successes Mt the Bar.

How the Immortal Abe Won His
Early Successes Mt the Bar.
A suit was brought in the United
States court in Springfield against a
citizen for an infringement of a patent
right Mr.. Lincoln was employed to
defend it, Mr.. Lincoln went to the
most skilled architect in the city, in
quired how he spent his winter even
ings and received the reply: IF times
are brisk, sometimes work. Otherwise
1 have no special business. -
Mr.. Lincoln said: Il have patent
right case in court. I want you as
partner and will divide fees. / know
nothing about mechanics-never made
1t a study. l want you to make a list
of the best works on mechanism, as l
don't suppose they can be purchased
here. | will furnish the money, and
you can send to Chicago or New York
for them. / want you to come to my
house one night each week and give me
instructions. In short time he had
witnesses to meet him, and they We're
thoroughly drilled.
When the trial commenced, Mr.. Lin
coin put his questions at the cross ex
animation so scientifically that many
witness were bothered to reply. When
his witnesses were put on the stand, so
skillful were his questions that the
court, the jury and the bar wondered
how Abe Lincoln knew so much about
mechanism. His witnesses could reply
promptly. He gained the suit and a
reputation such that Mr.. Lincoln was
sustained in every patent right case
brought into that court up to the time
he went to Washington. He went to
Chicago. st. Louis, Iowa, Ohio. Ken
lucky and Michigan to try patent right
cases. and the last year of his practice
did little else. -Thomas Lewis .'Recol-
lections of Lincoln in Leslies Weekly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
THE FINGER TIPS.
Their Remarkable Value In the Iden-
tifcation of CriminnIs.

| tificatiOn of Criminals.
In detective novels finger prints left
| by criminals. preferably in blood. play
an important part. but truth seems
stranger than fiction in the fact that
I the finger print system of identifying
| criminals in India has been made so
perfect that it would enable any intelli-
gent person in few minutes to distin-
gish the individual, if necessary, from
all other persons now living in the
| world, or if data We're available, from
all other persons who have lived since
the creation of man.
The system is simplicity itself, and
there is none CT the elaboration of proc
ess or the costly and delicate machinery
required for the anthropometric system.
All that is needed is piece of tin, a
sheet Of paper and some printers ink.
The linked impressions of the ten digits
are taken and filed in the proper COM
partment of the proper pigeonhole, and
it is on the classification of records and
their distribution into the pigeonholes
that the success of the system depends.
Every finger mark shows lines of the
COOP or the ''whorl'' type, and by
simple table of the combinations of
these types in the ten digits 1 ,O24 main
classes are made. These are again sub
divided according to minor details, and
the subdivisions can be further divided
ad infinitum if necessary, but with the
table before him any person of ordinary
intelligence can place his finger on the
corresponding card to a record in his
hand within five minutes, no matter
how many thousand cards there may be.
1t is calculated that the chances are
about Ga, 900, 900 to 1 against any two
persons having single fingers identical,
and the chances against all ten fingers
being identical go beyond mathematics
altogether.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
4 Modern EIopement.

Theagitated girl looked back through
the cloud of dust that rose in their rear.
"Algernon, she exclaimed in terror.
pap is pursuing usl''
Let him pursued" chuckled Alger-
non. 1.-The last thing did before we
started was to slip out and change his
storage battery. It's only got about one
more mile in it. and then it'll stop
dead %
And even as -AIgernon spake these
words his automobile drew away from
the pursuer. while from the tagging ma
chine far in the rear came family to
the ear hoarse cries of impotent rage
from the baffied parent, Chicago Trib-
une.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
Two Little Stories.

Here are two stories from Sir NJ. E.
Grant Duf's diary. The first records
the saying of Sir F. Doyle. when Lord
Houghton's death was rumored, that
''his exit is the result of too many en-
trees
The second. concerning definition
which Gladstone gave of a deputation,
is also given in the diary. 1t is "a
noun Of numbers signifying many, but
not signifying much. :"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22

Birds Neafs.

Some Australian birds lay their eggs
in black sand. as if aware of its superb
or power of absorbing heat; others Sc
lect the neighborhood of hot volcanic
springs. whose warmth plays an impor-
tant part in the Matching.
The mound builders collect heaps of
earth and leaves as much as IS feet
high and 80 feet in diameter, and in
this hotbed their eggs are Matched.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
A Curious Postal System.

In certain parts of Sweden, where
the most absolute confidence is reposed
In the honesty of the people, very in
formal postal system is in vogue As
the mail steamer reaches landing place
man goes ashore with the letters,
which he places in an unlocked box on
the pier. Then the passerby who expects
letter opens the box. turns over the
letters and selects his own, unquestion-
ed by any one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
A New Kind of CoaI.

In paper on the dialect of New
foundland DIR. Patterson says, 1--WE
have heard of a good janitor of church
who had his feelings hurt by being
obliged to use 'antichrist' coal -
Household Words.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22

Mahogany is said TO have been brought
to England by Sir Walter Raleigh in
1895, but not to have come into general
use till 1920.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22

The only way to win an argument
with woman is to walk off when You
have stated your side of it-Roxbury
Gazette
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22

Within a mile from Congleton. Eng
land. on the high road from MacclesfieId.
there is deserted village consisting of
over 60 houses, not one of which is
tenanted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22

The present printing machinery of
the Oxford press. if il were all running
on Bibles. would turn out SIS. 75 copies
Per minute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
c. T. FOSTER, NJ. D.
Physician and Surgeon.

once between Third and Fourth avenues or
Twentieth street. once hours: to IL a. m.
2 to D. %. and to p. m. Night calls from
once Phone 1854.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
DIR. S. II. MILLER,
Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist,

All diseases OF horses and cattle treated on
approved principles Surgical operations per
formed in a scientific manner. Dogs treated.
All calls promptly attended to. Residence,
1925 Fifth avenue. Telephone 440i. once
and infirmary, l6l5-l6l7 Fourth avenue
(Mauckers stable), opposite No. fire house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
In These
Times OF War

Of war just ended, of war existing, and pos
sbly of A GREATER WAR COMING,
when the affairs of the world are rapidly
assuming new forms, the people seek quite
naturally to be INTELLIGENTLY IN
FORMED of the events as they develop in
their day and generation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
Physician 8.

once Tremann block. once hours to 12
o. m, I to 5 and to p. m Phone No. 1892.
Rock Island, Ill. Night calls answered from
once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22

Passenger trains leave c Il d Moline
svenue) depot five C5) minutes earlier than time
given. Trains marked daily, all other trains
daily except Sunday.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-29
A PODUNK CHARACTER.

No" said Zeke Perkins. as he cleaned the mud off his felt boots onto the floor, 'I aInI a-kickin' a feller when he's down, but Alb Simpkins ain't a deservin' of charity. You know the deacon give him a order on the grocery for dollar to help his family out, on the same day that photograph feller come to town?"
 Yep" said the man with the uncul- tivated IiIacs; that was all right, wasn't it?''
 '-Sartinly. sartinly: it was all right. As I said afOre, charitys a good thing But Alb goes down to the groc'ry and buys half bushel O potatoes, sack O corn meal, a hunk O side meat, an a big chunk O terbacker. Then he says 10 Smith: How much does that come to?' says he. 'Seventy-nine cents, '" says Smith. What more do you want?' he says. Alb stood and thought for a long spell. Well, Smith, he says. T don't know as we're needin' anything else a-tall. If you can give me the bal ance in money. it'll be better fer me an better fer my fambily.' Smith gives him the balance. O course. out O pure charity, an I'll be dog goned if he didn't go an spend it to hear the band play in that photograph machine. = Edward Singer in Indianapolis Sun,
Arizona republican., 1899-12-29
DOM PAUL AN AMERICAN.
Admitted That He Ran Away From
 His Home in Pennsylvania.

President Kruger has relatives in Wapakoneat, O. Walter Haywood and N. E. Haywood are his nephews. Their aunt, who died here in 1892, a widow, was a sister of President Kruger. An other nephew, Albert Haywood, a brother of the Haywoods here, and a fourth nephew, Paul Kruger. lives in Indianapolis, says a dispatch from Wa pakoneta.
 Dom Paul was born, so these rela- tives say, at Rocksborough, near Phil adelphia He left home when he was F years old. His father had given him a good whipping and Paul swore that he would never take another. He walked to Philadelphia and there em- parked as a sailor. He soon became master, mate and then captain of the ship he was on. Later he owned and managed a line of vessels of his own between India, Germany and America.
 He found a wife in Germany, related to the imperial family. His wife is a cousin of General August Willich, a commander of the 1S4S revolution in Germany, who fled to America, became a brigadier general in the civil war, and was buried in St Mary's this coun- ty. Years ago some one wrote to Presi- dent Kruger, asking him if these state ments were not true. He at first de- nied them, but finally admitted that he was the boy who hadfrun off.-Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-29

been appealed to, but nothing has been done. MT. Porter took charge of the care before, and now rightfully thinks he cannot put in his whole time chasing the loathsome care out of town and keeping him out. Meantime the mis- erable object is eking out an existence under the steps of the tombstone fac tory Gan appropriate lodging) and his misery seems to be his stock in trade, as every time he is stirred up. demands dos reales para compra algo de comer.'. When accosted as to where his home is, the man always declares Phoenix as the place where he belongs. However, last Wednesday he said he intended to live in Stafford. This care is menace to the entire community, and something or somebody should dis pose of him. He should not be allowed to camp any longer on the principal street of the town and exhibit his mis- cry and solicit from the passersby.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-29
Al
PHYSICIANS.

OWING TO THE INCREASE IN BUsI- ness in the last two years DIR. CHILDS has been compelled to seek more com modious quarters. His friends and patrons will now find him at No. 16 SOUTH SECOND AVENUE. All Dis eases Treated Scientifically to cure. Consultation Free. DIR. CHILDS is the best diagnestician in Arizona
Arizona republican., 1899-12-29
Few Days Brew
 Of Deadly
 Uric Acid

In few days you brew enough uric acid in your own body to produce death.
 Your kidneys are your only salvation.
 Because when they are well, they filter out this deadly poison.
 So, when your kidneys are sick, you can understand how quickly your en- tire body is affected, and how every organ seems to fail to do it's duty
 They are all being slowly poisoned.
 Uric acid poison irritates the nerves, and causes rheumatic pains i1 joints, muscles and limbs, headache. back ache, stomachache and liver trouble, shortness of breath, heart trouble. dizziness. nervousness, irritability, las situde. loss of ambition, weakness and wasting away.
 Red brick dust and similar sediments salts of uric acid.
 The cure for these troubles is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kid ney remedy.
 It instantly relieves the congested, overworhed kidneys, and gradually brings them back to health.
 Healthy kidneys keep down the ex- cess of uric acid. and you soon feel the benefit in new health and strength.
 Swamp-Root should at once be taken upon the least sign of i'll health. It will make you well and is for sale the world over in bott.e of two sizes and two prices. ffty-cent and one 'ollar.
 SwampRoot is used in the leading hospitalb recommended by skillful physicians in their private pra.tice; and is taken by doctors themselves who have kidney ailments, because they recognize in it the greatest and most successful remedy for kidney and bladder troubles.
 To prove it's wonderful efficacy, send your name and address to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,, Binghamton, N. Y, mentioning this paper. when you will receive free, of all charge, a sample bottle of Swamp-Root and a valuable book, by mail, prepaid. This book contains many of the thousands upon thousands of testimonial letters received from men and women cured.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-29
A MARIc0PA COUNTY MINE
Development Work on the Sierra Alta
 Copper Properties.

Col. Theo. L. Schultz, manager of the Sierra Alta Copper Mining com pany, returned a day or two ago from an extended visit in Boston. He was accompanied by MT. Entwistle, the president of the company, and the two gentlemen will leave today for the mines to further inspect them and in augurate new development work on the property.
 The Sierra Alta claims are situated on Cram mountain, forty-five miles north of Phoenix and are well known to the old-timers. In by gone years, when copper was low and the railroad was nearly a hundred miles away, they were worked for gold and returned fair values But the change in conditions has made the copper probably the most valuable product of the mine.
 The ore body is said to be immense. and carries some s6 or more in gold. with copper from Il per cent up. There are thir- teen claims all showing native copper and corbonates in large bodies.
 A 900-foot tunnel is now being driven by three shifts of competent miners. The company is a strong one and has ample capital to exploit the property. It is one of the old mines that present conditions are bringing to the front.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-29
THAT LEPER AGAIN.
Pays Another Visit to Safford, and
 Has Settled.

The leper noticed in this paper about six weeks ago, has again put in an ap- pearance. He arrived cn last Satur- days train and hobbled up town, says the Stafford Arisonian. When he ar rived at the corner of Tenth and L streets. in front of Schambaun's tomb stone factory, quite a crowd of people gathered to see him. The crowd kept at respectful distance, however, being satisfied with a sight but did not want any closer acquaintance with him. No ticing the high steps leading into the marble cutters shop the leper at once settled and has since made his home there. He has procured some bread and other eatables, and as he carries an old blanket or rug, lives under the steps in plain view of the passersby.
 Ever since his advent into this place the authorities have been vainly trying to ascertain just who has the authority and jurisdiction to handle the matter. The sheriff has been advised that he has ample authority to arrest and de tain'' the leper. but an arrest, and par ticularly the detention part of his au- thority, the sheriff does not feel like exercising. The acting governor has been appealed to, and he called atten- tion to the statute noticed above. Everybody who could have anything to do with a matter of this kind, from the chief magistrate of the territory down to Deputy Sheriff Hood Porter have