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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
4 Dog story.

T. Animals have sentiment. and they do
reason Lord Sandwich had two intel
licent. companionable little white dogs.
he was fond Of both. They were much
attached TO him and devoted to each
other. One white pet fell sick. and he
watched over the little creature. But
no care sufticed TO save it. and il died
The loving master said that he himself
would bury the dog. and he did So
The living Pomeranian stood by, griev-
ing as sincerely as the bereaved mas
ter But the survivor could never
again endure Lord Sandwich. Stunned
him and was utterly irreconcilabIe for
all time He thought that the master
han killed and buried his canine COM
radc.-London News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
Automatic Salt Works.

About a hundred miles north OF
Lima, near the town of Huacho, is one
CT the great curioSitieS of nature-a
salt factory on an automatic plan.
When the tide comes in. it fills lot of
shallow basins, and the water is pre-
vented from flowing back into the sea
by closing the gates. The atmosphere
is so dry that the water evaporates
rapidly and leaves n sediment of salt
in an almost pure state, which is scrap
cd up, packed into sacks and shipped
To market. Within the coast n little
farther the percolation of sea water
through the porous rocks into pits and
follows has caused immense deposits
of salt to accumulate. The salt is TAX
en- out in blocks six or eight inches
square and sold in that form. AS soon
as the salt is eXcavated the water
comes in again and in n year or two
has solidified and is ready for the mar
ket. Wells driven into the sand dis
close strongly impregnated water at 4
depth of % feet, which seems to be 81
great deal heavier than the sea water,
and is drawn off into watts for evapora-
tiOn.-Chicago Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
.POISONS IN MURDER.
THE USE OF THE SUBTLER DRUGS
SELDOM BROUGHT TO LIGHT.

strychnine and Arsenic Are Clumsy
Agents of Death, rs Their Traces
Remain In the Victim Indefinitely.
/ Poisons In Novels and Plays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
Thought He Knew Him.

DR.. Conan Doyle is a methodical
worker and a hard worker He pastes
up over his mantelsheIf list of the
things he intends to do in the coming
six months, and he sticks to his task
untn it is done. He must be n great
disappointment to his old teacher.
When he had finished school, the teach
er called the boy up before him and
said solemnly:
Doyle. l have known you now for
seven years, and l know you thorough
ly- l am going to say something that
you will remember in after life Doyle,
you will never come to any good"'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
THE OPEN MOUTH.
Said to BE n Survival of BabyhOOd
Tendencies.

Hiram NJ. Stanley advances 4 new
explanation of the tendency to open the
mouth in surprise and establishment.
Darwin ascribed this tendency to the
intutive desire for quietness and ef-
fectiveness of breathing and to mere
relaxation of the muscles. Mr.. Stanley
finds deeper organic reasOn-namely.
that the open mouth is the attention
sign. and is n primitive and constant
reaction with the young of many ami
mails for the reception of food-for ex-
ample, with birds.
Any sound or other stimulus immedi-
ately causes the young bird to extend
its mouth. With young infants the
same influence has often the same eff
feet. The mouth of the infant under
such stimulation usually assumes the
sucking form, and its smile when the
finger is pointed at it may be either
nascent or degraded sucking.
Mr.. Stanley maintains that the COM
mon and highly useful tendency of the
very young TO open the mouth to all
stimuli, visual, aural. etc, continues as
n survival in after life being especially
brought out with stimuli of high inten-
sity and unusual quality and thus be-
comes a mark of surprise and aStoniSh
ment. 1t is n habit very common
among boys and girls to open the
mouth under any attention. The rise
of smiling and laughter as connect
ed with wit and humor-at the basis of
which lies surprise-thus declares it.
self as kind of attention expression.
Assuming that the primary express
sion of the mouth is n feeding express
sion and that this probably has been
modified and evolved in connection
with n variety of attention phenomena,
Mr.. Stanley suggests that it would be
worth while to make n detailed study
of expression in infants and young ami
mails with this point in view.-St. Louis
Globe-DemOcrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
Nothing New Under the Tent.

1 wandered to the circus, John.
sat beneath the tent and saw the man
from Borneo, likewise the tattooed
gent. l heard the toothless lions howl
while men in spangled clothes stepped
fearleSSly into their dens and whacked
them on the nose. l saw the sacred
elephant spout water through his trunk
the salamander eating lead and other
melted junk. 1 heard the merry clown
get off the jokes we used to know when
we We're boys together, John, some 90
years ago The same old horses wad-
died round the same old kind of ring,
the same old comic yOcalists proved
that they couldn't sing, the same old
hippopotamus was grunting with dis
gust, the same old Persian OK was
kicking up the dust. the same old
rheumatic acrobats crawled painfully
round, and the ossified contortionist
was crawling on the ground and ladies
rode barebacked steeds to music sad
and slow-the same old girls we used
TO see some 20 years ago-Minneapolis
Messenger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
stin the Woman Objected

\ certain DyersburS woman assured
her husband she never told him a lie
and never would He told her he did
not doubt ii, but would hereafter cut
n notch in the piano when he knew she
deceived him. NO you won't" she
screamed I'm not going to have my
piano all ruined"'-Tennessee State Ga
zette-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
Lemons For the Hands.

One of the best possible manicure
acids is lemon juice, diluted with lit
tie warm water. 1t not only removes
stains from the nails, but loosens the
cuticIe far better than scissors Will
Lemons are also excellent for whiten-
ing hands which have become tanned
by exposure to the sun in boating or
other outdoor exercise.-Home Notes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
Executors Notice.

Estate of Daniel Guinty, deceased.
The undersigned, having been appointed
executor of the last will and stiment OF DAM i
Guinty. late of the county OF Rock Island,
state OF illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice
that he will appear before the county court of
Rock Island county, at the county court room,
In the city OF Rock Island, at the December
term on the first Monday in December next,
at which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and requested
20 attend for the purpose of having the same
adjusted. All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate payment to
the undersigned.
Dated this Eth day of October. A. d. 1899
T. B. REIDY, Executor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
LEGAL.
Administrator Notice.
q Rose Rltchle. deceased.

Estate of Rose Richie, deceased.
The undersigned having oeen appointed ex-
ecutor, C. T A. of the estate of K use RitcDie.
late of the county of Rock Island. state of I'LL
nois, 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 December term. on
the first Monday in December next at which
time all persons having claims against said
estate are notified ana requested to attend, for
the purpose of having the same adjusted
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
qUested to make immediate payment to the
undersigned.
Dated this e6th day of September, A. D. 1899.
JAMES POWERS Administrator c. T. A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21

Greatness. after all, in spite of ITS
name, appears TO be not so much GER
tain size as a certain quality in human
lives. 1t may be present in lives whose
range is very small
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21

If man dislikes ten persons, his
reasons for disliking seven of the ten
are so trivial that he would feel asham-
ed to see them in black and white
Atchison Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21

An excited man gives himself away.
II is notorious that human nature IS
most easily read when il is turned up
side down.-Detroit Journal ANzxs,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-20
S25.OOO.OO Given AWAY.

In the past year DR.. R. V. Pierce has
given a way copies of his great work,
The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser, at an expense of to him of $25,-
10000 exclusive of postage. This stand
ard book on medicine and hygiene con-
tains 1908 pages and more than 700 illus
trations 1t treats of the greatest and
gravest problems of human life ia simple
English, from a common sense point of
view. 1t answers those questions of sex
which linger unspoken upon the lips of
youth and maiden. 1t is essentially a
family book, and its advice in moment
of sudden illness or accident may be the
means of saving valuable life. This
great work is sent absolutely free on re-
ceipt of stamps to defray the cost of
mailing only. Send 81 one-cent stamps
for the book in paper binding, or 81
stamps for cloth covers. Addres, DR..
r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N Y.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-20
What the Prisoner Said.

A celebrated judge was once trying a
case where the accused could only un~
derstand Irish an and interpreter was &C
cordingly sworn. says Household Words.
The prisoner said something to the in
terpreter and the latter replied. "What
did he say?' demanded the judge.
Nothing, my l1rd.' Chow dare you
say that. when we all heard him? Come,
sir, what was it?" "My lord" said the
Interpreter, beginning to tremble, sit
had nothing to do with the case" "It
you don't answer I'll commit you, sir.
Now, what did he say?" "Well, my
lord, you'll excuse me, but he said
who's the ould woman with the red
bed curtain round Der sitting up there?"
At this every body present roared,
"What did you say?" said the judge,
looking a little uncomfortable. 81 said,
Whist, We spalpeen, that's the ould boy
that's going to hang yez.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-20
Afraid of Being GobbIed Up.

The success of the United States n
the Spanish-American war has filled the
minds of the statesmen Of the Central
and South American republics with
alarm, and, that toe, without any reason
whatever. They are afraid that it is the
intention of the United States to gobble
them up. Reports of the existence of
this alarm reached this country SON
after the close of the war with Spain,
but little or no attention was paid to
them. 1t was thought they were
started by mer who were anxious to
destroy confidence in the governments OF
tt cir respective countries or else were
born in the imagnahons of some OF the
crazy journalists who atflict most of the
South American states. 1t seems, how
ever, from our Washington dispatches
yesterday, that there is really move
ment in these republics to form a COM
binatiOn to resist any attempt the
United States may make to overrun their
governments and take possession of their
territories. -Savannah News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-20
A STUPENDOUS TASK.

To Ascertain Average Amount of Mail
Matter in the Untted States Daily.
Postm aster- General Smith is making
careful preparation to ascertain the aver
age amount of mail matter in the United
States each day. That this is an immense
undertaking may be easily understood
when it is stated that it has not been
done for over twenty years. During this
time the postal business has increased
enormously. For instance, in the last ten
years the amount paid for carrying the
mails has nearly doubled. In 1879 the
total length of our postal routes was TO-
991 miles, while the last report shows it
to be ia TIT. The annual transportation
over those routes in 1879 was 90, 497 463
miles, while the last report showed 281,~
$685. 12. Last year the travelling postOf,
fees alone handled a grand total of 49,
SIT 1913, ITO distinct pieces. These fig
ures are simply appalling, and from them
some faint idea of the task the post
master>general has set himself may be
obtained.
Blanks, circulars, ia bles, ETC., are now
being carefully prepared, and on Octo>
Der 3rd next every single pustOtfice in the
United States will begin the weighing of
all mail matter Passing through it. There
are nearly $4,000 offices, and in each one
of theSe this weighing will be kept up
for 35 consecutive days. These reports
will then b. sent into the general office
at Washington, where they will be COM
pared, tabu ated and averaged.
1t is naturally expected that great
deal of useful information will be de-
rived, which will enable the department
to conduct it's operations more inteli-
gently and more economically. 1t will
set at rest the important question as to
whether the government is being over
charged by the railways, and will give
reliable basis from which to make esti-
mates for. the further cheapening of the
service.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-20
Twenty Years Proof.

TUFTS Liver Pills keep the bow
ACKNOWLEDGMENT cleanse
the system of all impurities An
absolute cure for sick Headache,
dyspepsia, sour stomach, con-
stipation and kindred diseases.
"Can't do without them"
r. P. Smith, Chilesburg, Va.
writes | don't know how I could
do without them. I have had
Liver disease for over twenty
years. Am now entirely cured.
TUFTS Liver Pills
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-20
A FARMERS TRUST.
County Cotton Mills as Solution or the
Question.

Concerning the proposal to hold cot
ton convention in Atlanta durlng the
state fair. October 25th, Commissions
of Agriculture Stevens says that one OF
the hest solutions of the cotton problem
was for the planters of the state 10 form
county combinations and put into trust
fund 10 per cent. of their entire cotton
crop TO be used in building in each
comfy one or more factories TO dispose
of their raw material.
1t was suggested that this III per cent.
the first wear would be sufficient to es-
tabish one factory in each senaCorial
district, and that in four years every
county in the state would have factcry
of sufficient capacity to utilize large
part of the county's crop, thus insurlng,
not only better prices Tor the remainder
OF the crop but also a good round sum
in dividends each year from the invest
ment in the cotton mills.
This, in conjunction with the plan Tor
the bankers and merchants to cooperate
with the farmers in holding their crops
in warehouses, distributing it only IN III
per cent. lots, thus preventing the mark
ct from being overcrowded, appears TO
be the most feasible plan to Commls-
sione~ Stevens to solve the vexed problem
that for years has confronted the southern
cotton planters.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-20
GEORGIA'S PENSION ROLL.
11125 Pensioners Paid This Year Against
10000 Lat Year.

11.125 Pensioners Paid This Year Against
10000 Lat Year.
Pension Commissioner johnson has
prepared his annual report and it is
now in the hands of the printer. The
number of pensions paid this year
amounts to lips, as against 1O,390
last year. This increase of 735 over
1898 is accounted for by the swelling of
the INDECENT list. The aggregate
amount paid this year is $652,82O, as
against 5000 ,520 last year,
Commissioner johnson had on his
roll last year 1880 widows, who re-
ceived 1929, $50; this year there were
only 3,7O6, who were paid in the aggre-
gate 1925, 800, a slight decrease. Last
years Invalid list was 3,39S, and they
received $4,000; this years showed
slight increase, and the amount paid
$192, 800.
comparison Of the past two years
shows that more INDECENT veterans are
falling under the states care than in
previous years, for the 1899 report
shows an even increase of 800 over
1898, the list being last year 1856 and
this year 1866, the aggregate pay
ments for the two years being, repect-
lively, $780, $50 and $237 800, or $4,000
increase.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-20
Wnl Make ROnndIap Bales.

The Batesyille Compress Company of
Batesville, Ark, composed of the strong
est merchants and planters in that splen,
did cotton region, has sold its square
bale compress machinery, and by vote OF
it's board of directors has decided to con-
vert it's plant into irst-class, modern
ginnery, equipped with two of the Amer
lean Cotton Company's roundlap bale
presses. The new ginnery and roundlap
bale press plant will be ready for opera
ton at the beginning of the cotton sea-
son.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-20
SAVES SON FROM sNARE's BITE.
John Psdgett Sucked the Poison of Rat.
tier from His Boys Foot.

tier from His Boys Foot.
John Padgett is the name of noun
tain hero who lives six miles from Car
tersville, Ga. Last Thursday he left bis
home to GO over the mountain in his
wagon. His ten-year-old boy, Ernest,
accompanied him. The boy dropped
behind the wagon and began walking
after it. A small ground rattlesnake,
very poisonous, was lying In the road,
but the father did not see it, The mules
passed over it and angered it greatly.
The boy, walking close behind the wag-
on. did not see the reptile until it
struck him on the foot, fastening its
fangs so deep in the flesh that he could
not kick it loose. he ran screaming af.
ter the wagon dragging the squirming
snake with him. The father jumped
down and killed the snake. His pants
we're fastened with hemp string in
place of a suspender. Quick as a fash
he had torn this off and wrapped it as
tight as possible Just above the bite.
Then he put his lips to the wound and
sucked out as much of the poison as
possible.
AS soon as home was reached mes
senger was sent to Gainesville for Dr..
Griffin. He went out and found the boys
foot as cold as corpse, the circulation
having stopped. The necessary attention
was given, but the fathers presence of
mind doubtless saved the boys life.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-20
WILLIAMS LOST His WATCH.
THE REVENUE OFFICER THE VIC.
TIM OF A THEE.
While Sleeping in Columbus Hotel
He Was Relieved of His Time
Piece and Small Sum

of Money.
The following from the Columbus
Ledger will be read with interest by
SOME of our people. Mr.. Williams is the
revenue officer who has made several
trips to Terrell county recently:
United States Deputy Marshall G. D..
Williams was robbed of gold watch and
seventy>five cents last Saturday while
stopping at the Veranda hotel. The
valuables were taken " bile the victim was
asleep in his room at the above hotel.
He reported the matter to the police,
and Chief Williams detailed Officer Ben
Moore to work the case.
This we'll known slueth went to work
and soon had Mr.. w. E. Bartlett locked
up charged with the crime.
The person who was suspected took
small batleau and went down the river
on yesterday. Officer Moore followed in
a like manner, and when ten miles down
the Chattahoochee discovered the bat
teau he was following tied up on the
Georgia side of the river, but the occu.
pant vas no where to be seen.
The officer followed the tracks which
he found leading from the boat and soon
found himself back in the city. Circum.
stances pointed towards Mr.. W. E. Bart
lett, who was arrested and the stolen
watch found on his person.
This morning young Bartlett, who is
a son of Mr.. William M. Bartlett, pros
prietor of the Veranda hotel, was befor e
the recorder, who continued the case
until Friday morning, fixing bond of
$3.50 on the young man. This he could
not give and was locked in Jail,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-20
Out of Sight,
rom the ChicagO News.

From the Chicago News.
Boss--I don't know whether to dis
charge that new boy or raise his sal
airy.
What has he been doing?
Boss-He rushed into my private Of
flee this morning and told me there
was man down stairs who would like
to see me.
Manager-W was it?
BOss-A blind man.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-20
Negro Girls Wanted.

A Minneapolis, Mimi, man is in
Baton Rouge, La, for the purpose of
securing number of colored girls to go
to Minneapolis and take service as house
maids. There is said to be pressing
scarcity of domestic servants in that
city, and that the wages run from S25 to
$40 per month. The agent now in
Louisiana says he can find places for
l 900 neat and willing colOred girls.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-20
FIRED THROUGH A WINDOW.

Attempt to Asaassinate Promine Amer
icus Citizen.
Some miscreant fired two bullets into
A. E. Shipley's residence one morn
ing last week with the evident inten-
ton of killing him, as one bullet struck
a window beside which he was standing.
Mr.. Shipley seized a Winchester and
searched for the would-be assassin, but
without success.
The affair is quite mysterious one.
Mr.. Shiplev is a well-known citizen.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-20

Chester C.. Brown, Kalamazoo, Mich,
says: Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cured me
of severe case of Indigestion; can
strongly recommend it to all dyspep-
tics.' Digests what you eat without
aid from the stomach, and cures dys-
pepsia, DAWSON DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-20
Putting Him in the RighU Place.

From the Chicago News.
81" said the university youth, Gin
err words, a stump agitator."
can right, Jeemes." said his horny
handed parent, you'll find the grub
bing hoe on the porch. Just step out
and agitate few Of those stumps in
the back lot."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-20
Let the Fools Rant.
Morgan Monitor

From the Morgan Monitor.
Another reconciliation is in order.
The members of the @. A. r. of Iowa
are hot after the governor of that state
because he appointed an ex-confederate
to an Office. We are like Jim Griggs-
tired of these reconciliatio Let the
fools rant.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-20

There's always hope while there's One
Minute Cough Cure. can attack Of
pneumonia left my lungs in bad shape
and | was near the drst stages of con-
sumption. One Minute Cough G ure
completely cured me-" writes Helen
McHenry, Bismark, N. D. Gives instant
relief DAWSON DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-09-20

Put your stomach, liver and blood in
healthy condition and you can defy
disease. Prckly Ash Bitters is a sue
cessful system regulator. Sold by
Dawson Drug Co.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-08-24

New York, Aug % e. That colored
pupils may be- excluded from schools
where white children attend In this
state was established by decision rem
dered by Justice Smith Of the supreme
court. in the case Of Mrs Cosco. a
wealthy colored woman who has been
attempting for several months 20 com.
pei the board Of education Of Queens
borough. to admit her children in a
school az jamaica Mrs COsco ad
mitted that Jamaica has a school ex-
clusiyely for colored children. but
maintained that she had right %
send her son 10 any school In the Dor.
ough she chose. The case was stub
bornly contested and her application for
a writ Of mandamus was denied.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-08-24

Guthrie O. T., Aug q On the farm
OF o Cleyinger in the northeastern part
of this county. Mr. Clevinger and En-
met Brown hired man. were serious.
ly injured IN a battle with an enraged
bull. Brown went into the yard 10 feed
the animal and was thrown down and
gored When Cleyinger arrived on the
scene the animal had Brown pinned
down with his horns Clevinger at.
tackled the bull with a piiohfork and
was in turn thrown TO the ground and
held there. the animals horns passing
on each side Of the neck and pinning
him 10 the ground Brown then at
tempted TO drive the animal of and was
again knocked down. Cleyinger is re-
covering, but Brown will die.