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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-19
SIR JOHN MOORE.
lis Eravc Soldier Died as Ee Had Always
Hoped He Would.

TT.s Lave Soldier Died as Ee Had Always
Hoped He Would.
Moore was dying. Baird was severely
wounded. The early winter night was
creeping over the field of battle, and
Hope, gallant soldier though he was,
judged it prudent to stay his hand.
Soult had been roughly driven back.
The transports We're crowding into the
harbor. 1t was enough to have ended a
long retreat with the halo of victory
and TO have secured an undisturbed en-
barkation.
Meanwhile Moore had been carried
into his quarters at Coruna. a much
attached servant stood with tears run
ming down his face as the dying man
was carried into the house. My
friend" said Moore, lit is nothing"
Then, turning 10 a member of his staff,
Colonel Anderson, he said: Anderson,
you know 1 have always wished to die
in this way. 1 hope my country will do
me justice. Only once his lips culver
ed and his voice shook as he said, Say
to my mother" and then stopped, while
he struggled to regain compOsure-
'Stanhope, p" he said as his eyes fell on
his aid de-camp's face, remember me
to your sister''-the famous Hester
Stanhope, Pitts niece, to whom Moore
was engaged. Life was fast and yisibly
sinking, but he said, Il feel myself so
strong / fear shall be long dying"
But he was not. Death came swiftly
and almost painlessly. Wrapped in a
soldiers cloak, he was carried by the
light of torches to a grave hastily dug
in the citadel at Coruna, and far off
to the south, as the sorrowing officers
stood round the grave of their dead
chief, could be heard from time to time
the sound of Soult's guns, yet in sullen
retreat. That scene is made immortal
in Wolfe's noble lines:
Few and short We're the prayers said,
And we spoke not "a word of sorrow,
But we steadfastly gazcd on the face that was
dead.
And VIC bitterly thought of the morrow.
We thought as we followed his narrow bed
And smoothed down his lonely pillow
That the toe and the stranger would tread o er
his head,
And we Ear away on the billow.
-COrnhill Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-19
THE SUN DIAL.

ION which was written, II mark only the
bright hours
I mark the bright hours, and only the bright {;
l dwell not in darkness, but ever in light;
1 garner the sun sheaves and dream not of
night
Fast, fast fades the brightness, the bloom O.
the years,
And life seeks the light while the darkness it
fears.
It's too swift for your signing, too sweet for
your tearsi
/ mark the bright hours. The shadow Is cast
So Soon on Efe's morning-the MONDAY is past.
Treasure light for the niSht-treasure light TO
the lasti
Atlanta Constitution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-19
Some EnGlish.

English board school teachers can all
produce charming examples Of naive
parental orthography. Here are two
scraps from the correspondence of GER
tain Australian mothers. The first l. an
excuse:
Please. sur, mi kids kant go to skule, there
close : wore bout, thay kant git more till
the wheyts soUld-
The next refers to clothing:
DEAR Nit: Please send one par of snls TO
III hay Of ten years old one par TO f one nine
years old one par TO fit one seven years want
the three rers all cast non Stockings
London Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-19
A Chestnut.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once told a
good story OF "a friend who always car
ried III his pocket horse chestnut as a
protection against rheumatism, just the
same as other people wear shields and
rther specifics. Emerson thus testifies
70 the results in his friends case: He
has never had the rheumatism since he
began TO carry it, and indeed it appears
TO have had retrospective operation
for he never had IL before. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-19
Another Mystery.

THE study of the occult sciences
interests me very much" remarked the
new boarder. Il love to explore the
dark depths of the mysterious. TO deIve
into the regions of the unknown, to
fathom the unfathomablc, as it We're,
and to-
May l help you to some of the hash
professor interrupted the landladS.
And the good woman never knew
why the other boarders smiled audi
nly.-Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-19
Fxecutor's Notice.
Of Daniel Guintr. deceased.

Estate of Daniel Guinty. deceased.
The undermined. having been appointed
executor of tn 9 last viii and lie lament DAM
Guinty. late Of the county OF Rock Island,
state of Illinois, deceased. hereby gives notice
that be will appear before the county court OF
Rock Island county. at the county court room,
IN the city of Rock I-laud. at the December
term. on the inst 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
ad iuSted. All persons indebted To said estate
are requested 10 make iInmeGi ate payment to
the undersigned
Dated this I2tn day OF October A D. 1899
T. B. I;EIDY. Executor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-19

4 plant grows in Assam which has
the peculiar property, when chewed, Of
temporarily neutralizing the sense Of
taste as regards sweet and bitter things.
The Hindoos claim that the plant is an
antidote TO snake bite.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-19
The Old. Old story.

Cd Lady (readinG letter from her
son in colleget-LOr' sakes alive, 10
star. if John hain't gone an done il.
An he warn't no hand fer the gals,
nuther,
Her Worse ualf-Wut's .he trouble,
Samanthy;
Old Lady-Why. he says he's fallen
in love with Belle-er-BeIIe Letters
Brooklyn Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-19
LEGAL.
Administrator Notice.
Estate OF Rose Richie, deceased.

Estate OF Rose Richie, deceased.
The undersigned having oeen appointed ex-
ecutor &. Il a. of the estate of L sc Richie
late of the county OF Rock Island. state OF LII
nOis 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 D7cember next, at which
time all persons having claims against said
estate are notified and requested 10 attend, Tor
the purpose of having the same ad JuSted-
All persons Indebted to said estate are re-
quested TO make Immediate payment to the
undersigned.
Dated this 25th day OF September, A. D. 1859.
JAMES POWERS, Admi -fstrator, c. T. A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-19

was -, III. Prior To 1890 there was a
good deal of emigration, chiefly in Win
nipeg. but there has been very little
since that year. Sixty-five per cent of
the population live by rearing sheep
ard cattle and ] S per cent by fishing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-19
You Can't Beat 1t,

That is the genuine original POGO
hontas, Virginia, Smokelcss coal,
which is now successfully used as a
substitute for anthracite. ltproduces
more heat and makes more steam
than any other known coal, either
hard or soft, and il now used by the
government on all our war vessels.
1t is both smokeless and sootless, and
lasts as lor'- 80 the high priced an
thracite. ana Co.. he obtained of the
undersigned at s. per ton delivered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-19

Out of the enormous number Of wom-
en- in Constantinople-the population is
nearly !, 900, OOO-not more than 5000
can read or write. -, Il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-19

All mechanical powers. the screw.
lever. y alley. inclined plane, we-IEe,
wheel and axle, We're known to the
sncients and used in everyday life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-19

Glasgow, Manchester and Birming-
ham are stiIl the foremost Industrial
celters of Europe
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26
Great Science.

Today standing the midst of marves strange be-
wdorng ncompeensb and yet that don't
done wondering what will happen next before happens
then
wireless telegraph the wireless telephone Think Of hstno
"Central He'll helo CENTRAL just go and ring up
independent telephone and talk Then had
tablet forn-hs idea adoption Of ad hay And
Chicago genius who has gotten up device compress
that all swallow tablet
glass of inside him He
could make
Louisville Lafayette He started hundred
employees the coal mines and had succeeded vsnang
three when he happened mention that they would have cab
their their would work
day. whole push left
have anything do with anything that worked eight hours
as for cab'ugh There things that DO take though
that instance today we're
opening another big nebger and better than and they'll
take soc $3.50 of morey50 for the shirts
and 81 so for the finest of silk striped crepe CLOTH 81 %
silk fronts designs and 81 for the wees
undried shirts They're the akngest styles shown
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26
Bids have been called for the cons.ru,

Bids have been called for the construc-
ton of the new school house authorized
by the recent vote for bonds. The
building is to be erected in the eastern
portion of tie block occupied by the
preparatory school and will face toward
18th street. 1t will be building 70 by
43. and contain six rooms. each capable
of seating fifty pupils. The heating.
ventilating and lighting arrangements
will be in accordance with the most
modern ideas, and with view to COM
bining convenience with attractiveness.
The estimated cost is $1,000.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Mrs. Agnes Evans came down from
Atkins this morning for few days visit
with Boulder friends. On her return
home she will be accompanied by her
little daughter Ruth. who has been at.
ending school here.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

]. h. Brotherton, an English capitalist
who;has spent,overs4 100000 in Colorado
mines, together with his wife were IN
Boulder as the guests of c. w. Caryl.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26
Commencement Begins.

The address before the literary soci.
cites by Father Thomas Malone in the
university auditorium at o'clock tonight
constitutes the opening of university
commencement. The preparatory senior
class will also hold their dance in Ma.
sonic temple.
Tomorrow's program is as follows:
Annual addresses before the school of
applied science-Dean Fulton, Captain
Carl S. Palfrey. auditorium. 10 a. m.
Address before the law school-Hon.
Hugh Butter, auditorium, p. m.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Denver is planning to build the larges,
and finest market place in the west, bu,
the assortment of meats to be found
there will not surpass in quality and
variety that found at Euler & Voegtle !.
CITY Market on Pc arl street. west of the
p,stoffice.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

DR.. John Lindahl, who has been trav.
cling in Europe the past year in the in.
tcrest OF his profession. visiting the lead
ing universities, will arrive in our city
this evening. He will locate here and
open an office over Dale's dry good.
store.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. F. Randolph. uncle
and aunt of Mrs. Guy Adams. arrived
today from Waynesburg. Pa. on visit
to their niece's family.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Captain T. ]. Supple left for Jimtown
today having received advices from
the Philadelphia owners of the Governor
group 10 the effect that an increased
force would be acceptable to them. He
will now prosecute work vigorously.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas, the latter for
merly Miss McCammon. whose mar
rage was performed several days ago
left for their future home in Sweetwater
Tenn.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Miss Lewis. who formerly assisted in
DR.. Harrison's office and lett few weeks
ago for Wichita, Kansas. has returned,
finding Colorado the place best suited
for her health.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Judge II. c. Henderson has gone to
Denver on business and June Hender.
son has gone to meet his wife who has
been in New York tor the past six months
taking voice culture from the best teach
ers. They will return this evening.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

DR.. ]. d. Brown and family of Com.
anche, Texas, have come to Boulder to
locate. They find it almost an impossi.
bllity to find desirable vacant house.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

The Boulder members of the Chautau.
qua directorate now have the copy OF
the merchants protest mentioned in
these columns yesterday and will TOR
ward it to the Colorado & Southern at
once
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Mrs. Henry Drumm entertained {
number of teachers with an elaborate
dinner Yesterday evening. the appoint
ments being perfect in every detail.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Charles E. Mcconnell. former we'll
known university student. has returned
from Fairfield, Ohio, where he has been
located for the past seven or eight years,
and will again make his home in Boul.
der
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Harl S. Kittle entertain
ed number of their friends at an ele.
gantly appointed dinner on Wednesday
night, covers being laid for nine.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

The public school children of Ward.
under the chaperonage of mrs. Bartholo-
NEW. today enjoyed picnic at Mont
Alto park on the c. & n. road.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Mrs. Carrie Case left yesterday fo
Tuscon. Arizona, to visit he. son. Sh
expects to be gone year or more.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

The funeral of Gilbert Green will be
held in Trezise's undertaking parlors at
10 o'clock Sunday morning.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Rev. M. d. Hornbeck, Miss Iantha
Henderson and Ebert Cutler have gone
to Pueblo as delegates to the Epworth
League state convention.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26
Headache

Children are requested TO bring flowers
for decorative purposes TO be used on
memorial day. to the city hall. any time
o Monday.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

A marriage license was issued yester
day to Frank Fowle of Manchester. N
H., and Alice E. Reed of Fort Collins.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Secretary West of the Soldiers home
at Monte Vista, who has been spending
few days with his family, left again
Yesterday.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Ed. Cakes. young Denver attorne
who formerly attended the universit,
was over on law business today.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

w. B. Nicholl, third year medica
student, left today for his home in Oak
land. California.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Mrs. S. Hanson and children, family
of an engineer on the Colorado & North
western left for Greenville, Pa, yester
day. Mrs. Hanson's health demanding a
change.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

DR.. M. Harrison went over to Denver
to represent the Boulder lodge OF the
knights of Pythias at a special conven.
ton of the fraternity in that city today.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

w. R. Davis. whose skull was trephne d
at the university hospital several days
ago. is announced to be somewhat worse
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Mrs. Jennie Giggey, the Nederland
lpostmistress. returned to her home this
morning after a short visit with friends
here.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Milton Carr started south yesterday
afternoon, his destination being Wichita
Falls, Texas.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Mrs. McCready, who has been quite il
for some weeks. is now on the mend.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

w. p. Sale is Just recovering from
severe attack of illIess from which he
has been suffering for several days.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

K. Lewis. a well known student, let
today for Bay City. Michigan.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

J. o. Sample is erecting nea, home
Tor himself and family at 24th and Pine
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26

Mrs. E. Rowland. who has been quite
i'll, is reported some better.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-05-26
LOCAL NEWS.

A. A. Jarvis has gone to Avoca. Iowa.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-01
a LITTLE NONSENSE.

The Father-"Young man, think
heard you lissing my daughter in the
parlor short while ago." The Young
Man-"Ob, then you are not as deaf as
people a4iuk you are, after au?'-.
Yonkers Statesman.
II were postmaster general" he
said, efusively, Il would put your pic
ture on every stamp" "Oh! prefer
being kissed only by one man." she an
swered. And then they began ON the
second hundred.-Answers.
Appropriate.-'This Gates Ajar' de-
sign is a handsome one," said the tomb
stone man. 1T is just what want"
said the widow. "He never shut door
in all our married life without being
told" Indianapolis Journal.
In the Museum.-"I tell you" said the
giant, who had been relating a dis
agreeable experience, lit made me feel
small" ''Why," remarked the dwarf,
in tone which indicated surprise. Il
like to feel small!"-
Tommy's Mother-"Why is it, Tom
my, that you are always fighting with
Willie Simpkins? never heard of you
quarreling with any of the other boys
in the neighborhood." Tommy-"He's
tn on'y one kin lick"
State Journal.
The Worst of It. - Mrs. Pepper
"Well, what did you marry me for,
then?" Mr.. PAS I family remem-
Der, Mrs. Pepper, it was for better or
for worse and I've come to the COD.
clusion that it couldn't have been any
worse" Philadelphia Bulletin.
IF you had followed my advice" he
said, lit wouldn't have happened" II
did follow your advice" she answered.
"You did?' eyes, I did, "Then of
course you got into trouble" he assert
ed. you're always so contrary that I
have to tell you the wrong thing to do
in order to set you to do the right
thing. Why can't you be consistent %
Chicago Post.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-01
THE STREETS OF PEKING.
Wonders Of the Great Capital Of
China-A Permanent Tartar
Encampment.

Peking is the most incredible, i'm
possible, anomalous and surprising
place in the world; the most splendid,
spectacular, picturesque and interest
ing city in China; central Asian city
of the far past; fortified capital of the
thirteenth century handed down in
tact
Picking is the capital of all China,
yet what interests and piques one most,
gives Picking it's own Individual char,
acter, and distinguishes it from the
other cities of the empire, are the
things that are not Chinese, the con-
trasts and the contradictions. Picking
is by first intention a permanent Tar
tar encampment, a fortified garrison of
nomad bannermen surrounding Pal
ching, the northern palace of the con-
quering khan of khans. The Tartar uler
of four hundred millions of subject Chi
nese is closely surrounded by his faith
full Manchu clansmen from beyond the
great wall, who scorn and hate and
secretly fear the masses of Chinese
more than any outer enemy; who
have thrown themselves into the arms
of Russia through the fear of the Chi
nese; who have bargained that Russia
shall send soldiers to their aid when
needed; who have held back and turned
back the wheels of progress, with
certain prescience that the new or
der would relegate them to poverty
and extinction. Every Manchu is
borne on the rolls as a Zimmerman,
and receives his stipend, even if he
never bends a bow or hurls a stone
in military drill. But the Manchu
bannermen are no longer the fierce
warriors their ancestors. were, nor
their khan even hardy huntsman
like the early Manchu emperors.
There had been three cities there be-
fore Kublai Khan did his stately
pleasure-dome Decree" and
So twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls and towers were girdled round
to make the splendid capital Marco
Polo first described. The plan, the
palaces, the walls, all date from Mon
gol times, the thirteenth century. The
same quaint military customs of the
middle ages are observed. The SOL
diers are drilled in archery and quoits,
and the nine city gates are changed to
at sunset, shutting Chinese subjects
out in a separate city by themselves.
as if their conquest were just accom-
plished.-Eliza r. Scidmore, in Gen.
| fury.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-01
IVORY IN COLD STORAGE.
Natures Stores of Tusks of the Mann.
moth Replenish the Worlds
Supply.

anew development in the ivory trade
is reported. With the opening up of
central Africa the elephant will have
to 20, and with it the African ivory
supply. It seems strange subversion
of popular association of ideas in con-
nection with the ivory market that the
supply of the near future will be de-
rived, as travellers now maintain, not
from tropical lands, but from the
frozen regions of the far north. It is
stated that the amount of ivory that is
hidden in the ice fields of the polar re-
gions deies estimate. The rapid de-
crease in the herds of elephants in
Africa has turned the search of mer-
chants into other directions, and the
industry is concentrating itself on spe-
~ial explorations for the finding of the
remains of mammoths. Reports are
constantly coming in of finds of frozen
carcasses of these huge beasts, valuable
for the mass of ivory in their tusks, in
the tundras of the north, mainly in Si-a
IBERIA. How the giant animals were able
to exist in the climate that has per-
served their remains by freezing, or
how they chanced to be overwhelmed,
are problems not yet solved by science.
Mammoth ivory, however, is not by any
means a modern discovery. It was
known to the ancients, and for CEN
turtles it has been used as an article OF
commerce and manufacture, Eighty
years ago the record of one years sales
Of ivory in the Yakutsk market exceed
ed 10000 pounds, and the annual sales;
in that city from 1925 to 1881 averaged
over CO,cc0 pounds. In 1910 it was esti-
mated that the annual output Of ST.
berian ivory reached 10000 pounds,
representing at least 100 individual.
mammoths, and in 1875 it was estimate
ed by Baron Nordenskj old that the
world's ivory markets had heen ZEN.
riched BY the remains Of fully q, eoo
Siberian mammoths since the coo
guest az Siberia Herald