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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-21

still an experimental science bungingly
performed in Europe. had reached In
American China the pitch of fine art. us
It used to be in Italy: and the official
practice of kidnapping, or buying. sub
stitute for the gallows was too familiar to
him to excite the least surprise. European
nations are largely responsible for the
growth of this practice. by insisting on
the punishment OF anti-missionary rioters:
such rioters are. OF course. seldom to be
caught and the consequence is that lot
of wretched beggars are decapitated for
the amusement Of the foreigners. Some
of these, pariahs. lepers, cripples. sell
themselves of their own free will. in
exchange for small sum paid to their
relatives; just as in Europe men commit
suicide in order that their children may
receive the insurance money. There is
nothing new under the sun in the old, old
story of want and necessity and survivals;
it is only the procedure that changes.
The day before the ship was to sail. Lo
Tai-shui repaired with heavy heart to
the office of the Corpse Express. Limiting
WAS sitting in his doorway, stripped to the
waist. according to the hot-weather Gus
tom Of high and low at home. with his bill
ly- cock hat tilted on the back Of his head.
and cigar in his prizefighter's jaw. suave,
placid. and waiting-the Dom Paul OF the
Chinese Quarter. as simple and unpreten-
tentious as II he had been a mere coolie
instead OF the most powerful man In the
State A red sign board with huge gilt
letters was suspended over his head. and
On either side OF his dirty doorway hung
beautiful Confucian precepts on the beati-
tudes Of death.
Lim-fung welcomed Lo with the unc-
fuous ctvility Of the shopkeeper and con-
lucted him through great gloomy store
lined with collins into den at the back of
his parlor. my slaughterhouse. Your Ex-
he said facetiously. And usher
ng him into a dark little hole In which
he figure Of man strapped to a chair
:ould scarcely be distinguished, he said
With pride:
"Bo'old the substitute! II dat NO belong
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Instantly We were in complete darkness
but being close at Halls side, could de-
tect his movements. He pulled out the drill,
and for half minute remained motionless
as II listening There was no sound.
II must enlarge the opening" he whis-
pered, and Immediately the faint grating
OF sharp tool cutting through the rock
informed me OF his progress.
There" at last he said. Il think that
will do; now for look"
could tell that he had placed his eye
at the hole and was gazing with breathless
attention. Presently he pulled my sleeve.
Put your eye here" he whispered.
pushing me Into the proper position for
looking through tho hole.
At FIRST could discern nothing except a
smoky biSs gov. But econ my. vision
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nified that some important disclosure was
reaching his sense of hearing. At length
he removed his ear.
Pardon me-" he whispered, for keep
ing you SO long in waiting, but what
have just seen and overheard was Of a
nature to admit OF no interruption. He
is still talking. and by pressing your ear
against the hole you may be able to catch
what he says"
who is 'he'7"
Look for yourself"
placed my eye at the aperture and al
most recoiled with the violence of my
surprise. The tunnel before me was brit
liantly Illuminated. and, within three feet
Of the wall Of rock behind which We
erouchcd. stood DR.. Syx. his dark profile
looking almost satanic In the sharp con-
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lection Of his Anglo-Saxon friends.
m-fung proceeded to explain. with
braggart. obsequious JUNCTION. the charac-
ter OF his 'pidgin." 1t is well known that
chinese like to be buried in their own
country; hence the utility of the Corpse
Express. funeral agency of very large
dimensions, which embalms and packs
defunct Celestials for the voyage across
the Pacific. Llm-fung is a very rich and
important merchant. with agencies in
Australia and the Straits, and he exer
cises an enormous influence even on the
enlightened municipality of San Francis
CO., and scarcely ship leaves that port
without respectable consignment of Linn
fung's "cofns with corpse This traffic
has proved most respectable medium for
the exercise of certain detective and semi
judicial functions conferred on the To-kay
by various branches of the Celestial
Government: and defaulters who flee to
America, and may not be openly EXTRA
dited. are kidnapped without any of the
expense and confusion connected with the
law courts. and quietly and decently re-
turned in handsome coffin so nicely
preserved against the torrid inclemencv
OF the voyage that the official concerned
Is able to expose the head on a pole. and
memorabilia the throne of the due per-
formance of his duty without anyone sus
pecting that the unfortunate delinquent
had gone so far to meet the embraces of
Justice. But there was always an alter
native. Lim-fung was always exorable
to an honest compensation
And so. when he had explained the
methods OF his business. he smiled obese
ly. and attentively waited for the inner
ent prudence of ohlciai experience to as
sert itself. And Lo, knowing the custom
OF his country. feebly asked:
"How much?"
Lim-fung went through a little dumb
show OF admiration, as who should say.
There. nowl Didn't know you were
q man who talked reason!" And then
Assumed an expression Of tortured woe.
This no belong all same other p.dgin, -
ne began, with deep commiseration.
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A Japanese Bid for a Husband.


This is the form in which young woman ad-
vertises in japanese paper for a husband: 81,
the undersigned. am a pretty girl. with abundant
hair. fower-iike face. perfect eyebrows, and
good figure. have money enough to take life
easy and to enable to spend my years with
some beloved man who will ever be my compan-
ion. ard who will admire the flowers with me
by day and the moon by night. II any clever,
accomplished. handsome. and fsstidious gentle
man Is disposed to accept this Offer can assure
him that will be true to him for life. and thas
after lie il ever will be ready to be buried
with him in one grave"
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From the New York Journal.)
Am ! the first man you ever loved!' he en-.
quired fosd,y.
WELL" said tn. truthful Miss Passee, '.you
nre-er--never mind. dear. You are tie first man
sho eva i.v,G me- d
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fined to assures near the surface But
Or. Syx continued to report surprising
increase in the amount of free metal in
his mine. and this encouraged all who had
not exhausted their capital to push on
their tunnels in the hope of finally strik-
ing vein. At length, however, the
smaller operators gave up in despair,
until now only one heavily capitalized
company remained at work.
The Delta independent., 1900-05-11
Prayed Osst.

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q shs baly. Smiles - Ne - r. *
sosoasA LD = sVpssiseI H6sssssAosg
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= 60sss hsu3- Ns oee1ss - =
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eDoQ1 4lD1 = y Ovs,1asy 3 -.
anoAa9 egnn4yl - - ~ ssevv As06E
osUe0pOGssss-.s. = =. Euiu606
The Delta independent., 1900-05-11
eouoDvy oooA


Thsrs ere fsu shisss bsttss esleslstsd
to provess health q sosls Esd isdscs
thsS 10 lay sbsa ssssA grsss boes os.l
ard sipcs thst cssses - hsA 10 sAs
.ashst. every ssross sAssiA hsss .
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io~ls st beoe. Il - sssy esosgA -
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The Delta independent., 1900-05-11
= =: :: s.s: s:, F. r. HUNT & CO.,
Main ShostDe Deta Colorado
Ssesl plsalosN.

1oetrucfions have been issued by the
mechanical department Of the Rock ls-
land, that all the passenger cosches u
road must be equipped With stesl plat
formaL Already many have been equip
ded and - fast - the coaches can b
spared from the daily service. they arc
run into the chops and the old platforms
srs taken o6 and replaced sith rsw
steel ones
This move on the part of The Rock
Island 10 in interest Of safety. - veil -
the superiority Of the steel platforms
over the old style wooden ones. Geo. r.
wilson. superintendent q motive power
and equipment Of the road, says in
regard to the steel platform: 1t = the
greatest improvement to the pssseager
e9uip0est Of recent date, aud in con-
juoctioo With the present vide vessi-
buliog q our coaches and trsiss. 10
poin, Of solidity add streosth. = the
nearest approach to Perfsesioo yet
attained"
Ther is IN interesting story 10 con-
nectiou with this change oe wooden 10
steel platforms. A short time ago. there
vas an accident in the yards Il one of
the rosds centerinG in Chicago. which
proved 10 Be . great object lsssoo- 4
passenger coach. standing on . eide
track. uss run into With considerable
force. by = swi:cA engine. The accident
proved dnsstroos 10 the engine. - Il
bod iss front end stove is while the
osly dsosee done n the coach vss the
brsekise a several paees a eisss. and
Q s,ight straisiie q the sed TIE
suscA vss squippsd eth . ssssa pla.-
ssro. add this protected tAs car from
eegioos doOaea.
The Delta independent., 1900-05-11
Novsohss. Novsmbsr snd Dssso6se
esgs are Tie bsst oe sll sGss. bssssss
nsv born ooss srs thsn scases. DUring
Jan6.sS ths-lsnS HiA iay - vsil = the
pulists. -Es,n, Fhld and FJsssias.

Esssss,sss ss1eJpkoase ~ esa>~o
The Tr..s lGissnsif fGsa6 6ittss e the
Western Passenger soocistiun = hold-
ing its annual meeting at the Bso0o
Palace hotel. A surprise vas sprunG %
the Committee At the morning ssssios.
by General Passenger Agent Ssbaseisa,
Of the Rock Island. Beginning sbout
June 20, the Rock Islsnd will run sx.
cur.ions from Chicago 81. Louis, kaasao
City and Omaha to Colorado eooooo
points. making . rate of one fare plso
q for the round trip and return lisit q
October 3lst IN the ticksta Thaoo
excursions will be run - special ssese-
sion trains and about the same datoo
return excursions will be run frD0
Denver. Colombo Springs and Puebao -
the Eastern points. the same rste ~
vsiling. thus enabling Colorado pssSso
desiring to do 30 to make tourist tsiDe
East during the summer. With the sa0o
advantages granted Eastern tourists
Gho come West.-The Denver TiDsA
-
The Delta independent., 1900-05-11

olyooo-so. To - Oitss Away.
Form - many Eogiish words - you
can using only the Letters contained in
the text WARD DRUG COMPANY"
for example; on. rag. candy, woman. sec.'
Use no letter in . word more timss thaD
it appears in Ward Drug Compeay."
Don't uss plurals o. names Of persoao
or places. Two Hundred dollars iegosd
will Be given to the pessqo fosuing IT,
largsst list of words, 500 will be Gisso
for the second largest list, as for ths
third lsrgsst list. SO for the fourth. and
Is for each Of the 5th. oth ssd 7th
largest iists. and 500. vill b divided
snooe the pessons bright ssossA -
form 70 words OF moro who Do not Win
the leadinG cash psi1ss. Co0pasts E1eo
oi prisss and full pertie~lass q ~
coolest vili b ssot Prsaptly - -
cootsseanta TNis y bsGitiosts Or
osds by sn hooosabss soopaay -
shosld noe b elasssd With catch paoa1
's0sisw u yosss0 ~ 49, = 49,
nakiaQ yoa Are eors q Q sUWasd to
viai ny yoa many tioss osss sur yoas
trouble. szr I
Everyone hes an equal oppostUs1sy
distance nskes ro diG6seees. u =
intseded to make every contestant .
permanent customer. Write your paoo
asd address plsinly oo your list and
number words. enclose twelve tvo csat
stamps os twenty flvs cests sifvse Tor .
package Il Wards Prize PILE which =
just the medicine every family nssds as
this sessou Of the year. All yoar
drug 4 ist about then. Cootss4 elosss
July 18th 1900. In case q tie for aay
prisss the ncoey will Be equally divided
between such tied cootsseaatA
Mail your list at earliest possibls
oo@snt. Some 600 10 going 10 get THE
prise money. Fortune nay no1 b
knocking At your door. Our object =
to make our name . household word 10
every home. Satisfsctioo positively
guaranteed or Doosy chsssfully rsfusA-
Cd for the sekine. Addfso,Wsrd Dsue
ca. % and Il Esst la,h Street. 6sv
York City. M
The Delta independent., 1900-05-11


The circulation = 1bs Lsdiss' Do0o
Journal has reached 10000, and passs4
IL By 5oO-auAOoo cseisA baia0 -,
aegrsGats circulation a ~ A0sa huDUe
The . IN increase Of osse SkaD copiss
per month for the last hsse ooat6-
since January 0rst :. . the present ysar-
over the cusre.pnodiaG period in lsp0.
Even thess 6eUsps Do Dot tell the vhcis
story u ths ssosth q tie Journal'e
popularity. But they staod for the
entrsoe limit q the capacity q tAs
pseo-s upoo vA,oA the neg sine =
psintsd. bot vhich To- the lsss year o
Dcrs-evso With the sossesst ipersass
is their pnnbse. and rvaeine day ssA
oight- have ssso ssshss 10 hssp ~
ssppay apers vith the iscrsssiog d.
sssa- Evssy issss vitAis that psriea
Be- bsss sshsssssd 10 lsss than . Soss-
sight sfsss ~ date u pss,icstisa -
sAs oeeAssieai rssericsions hsvs on1o
u iopassisls 10 oess ssbssSsses Galls
fcs The osgssine-ssssssl thssDs1
sscA DansA.
A. ooaR q pspeuaainn , - OugoA
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A. o.o1 q pssssosi.s , - OsveA
. psssd u csss 70 tbs pssh pesAiao
The Delta independent., 1900-05-11

"A bull in china shop i not in is
With boy in bakery.
The Delta independent., 1900-05-11

We talk OF breaking ice. bat sewer q
the man Who sells IL
Rock Island Argus., 1900-03-17
ManiIa.s Nautical School.

An important movement has been
started at Manila to educate a portion
OF the native population for a seafar-
ing life. 1t seems that the Spanish
government was maintaining a nauti-
cal school when the first native insur-
rection broke out. The institution was
then closed and has so remained. Now
it is to be reopened, according to the
Philadelphia Telegraph, on practically
the original lines. but 1t Is to be under
American naval control. of course, and
after June 1, 1901. a knowledge OF the
English language is to be required on
the part of the students.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-03-17
TOWN TALK.

A white man and colored man
clinched today as the result of an ar
gument over St. Patrick. No blood
was spilled green or dark.
In game at Augustana gymnas-
ium last night, the Crescents were
defeated at basketball by the junior
team of the Davenport Y. NJ. c. A.
The Industrial fair closes tonight.
and the management expects the last
night to be the most successful one
of the fair. Six attractive mum bers
are billed besides the closing exer-
cises.
City Tax Collector Bowers will keep
his Office open this evening, and ais Q
next Saturday evening, March "a, for
the accommodation of those who can
not call during the day to pay their
personal tax.
Filter & De Cork are now per
manently located at 32S Twen-
tieth street, and will make $50
suits for $25 for one month to adver-
tise their trade. All wanting a neat
spring suit at little cost, please call
on u.s.
The Hawkeye Athletic club has been
organized at Davenport to succeed
the Tri-City Athletic club, of which
Jack Leonard was the head. Leonard
has left Davenport. The Hawkeye
club hopes to secure the fight between
Tommy Ryan and Jack Root.
The will of Prudence C. Crouch. OF
Hampton, was probated in the county
court this morning. The instrument
is dated Aug. 26, 1897, and by it all the
testatrix's property is equally divided
between the husband and seven chill
dren. Luther d. Edwards is the ex'
ecutor.
One of the sad incidents in connec-
tion with the washing away of the
D., r. /. & N. w. roads Wapsie
bridge was the drowning of Charles
Slime. The accident occurred while
the repairing work was in progress.
and was caused by the upsetting of a
skiG. Stine was 3S years of age. His
home was at Delmar, Iowa.
William j. Cox. of Moline, chair
man of the executive com mittee of the
Northern Illinois Teachers associa-
tion, announces that the spring meet.
ing of the association will be held at
Aurora, April 1928. The general
subject for discussion will be ''Indus.
trial Training as Factor in Educa-
tion." Among those who are on the
program to take part in the discussion
are Miss Bride Egan. of Rock Island,
and Louis r. Abbott and Miss Lucy
Lawless, of Moline.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-03-17
WAIT ON BUILDERS.
Carpenters Have Not ReceiSed
Satisfactory Answer to
Their Demands.
SHORTER. WORK DAY, BETTER PAY.

Scale in Tri-CitIes Presented, Asking That
Eight Honrs Constitute = Days Work
and That the Minimum Wage BE 25
Cents Per Hour-Men to Hold q Mass
Meeting Here Tomorrow.
The Contracting Carpenters asso-
citation has, as yet, given no satisfac-
tory reply to the demands of the til
city carpenters unions for an ,S-hour
day and minimum wage of 25 cents
an hour for the year, beginning April
l next, and the latter will meet to-
morrow at 2 p. m. at the Industrial
home to consider the matter.
The scale in effect during the
past year provides for 9-hour day
and a minimum wage of 22l cents
per hour.
Want Immediate Action.
The scales agreed upon for the
painters and plasterers for the ensu-
ing year allow an advance in wages,
and the carpenters are disposed to
claim similar concessions. The fact
that the opening of the season is SC
near at hand, the carpenters say,
renders immediate action necessary.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-03-17
KEEPING PROMISES.
Reservoir Furnishing Consumers
a Clear Article of
Water.
ENJOYING BENEFITS OF SYSTEM

superintendent States the Plant Is Giving
Satisfaction In Every Respect-Main
Leak IL Repaired Little Vast of Water
The Lime Allotted to Treatment of the
supply.
The recent melting of snow and ice
and consequent rolling of the water in
the Mississippi by the vast quantities
of surface water discharged into it
has given the city's new reservoir
system ample opportunity to prove
its worth. To be sure. traces of dis
coloration have been visible lately in
water drawn from the mains, but it
must be remembered that one of the
filter basins has been idle, and that
no alum has been used as yet in the
elimination of impurities.
Supt. Witherell states that the en-
tire system, with the exception of the
south filter basin above referred to.
is in operation and giving satisfaction
in every respect. The main leak in
the supply pipe at Twelfth avenue
aud Twenty-second street was re-
paired Wednesday, and there is prac-
Iically no waste now except from
seepage in the filter basins. These will
be looked after when the weather is
warmer, and repaired one at time,
so that there will be no stop in the
supply of pure water. The available
capacity of all the basins together is
between nine and ten million gallons,
and at the present rate of corsump-
ton this is renewed once in three
days. That is. it requires three days
for a given portion to pass from the
pumps to the consumers.
May Use Alum.
If the water in the river should be-
come very muddy and continue in
that condition for a great length OF
time. Supt. Witherell thinks it may
he advisable to use alum to as
sist in clarifying it. Alum, it is
generally known, is an astringent,
and comb bines readily with organic
matter. When so combined, the spe-
cific gravity is so increased that the
PARTICLES can no longer remain in sus-
pension, but sink to the bottom. If
not used to excess, all the alum will
be taken from the water by this
process. The proportion in which
it is used ordinarily is about two
grains to the gallon. A strong solu,
tion is prepared and kept in tank,
and is injected into the water as it
comes from the river before passing
through the pumps.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-03-17
FARM LAND IMPROVEMENT.
Buildings to BE Erected on Henderson
Tract Southwest of Milan.

Buildings to Be Erected on Henderson
Tract Southwest of Milan.
Drack & Kerns have furnished the
plans and Heidemann & Schroeder
have been awarded the contract for a
house and barn to be erected at once
on the Henderson place, a farm of
800 acres lying four miles southwest
of Milan, near the mouth of Turkey
Hollow. The farm has been leased
for term of five years by George
Montgomery, the South Rock Island
milkman, who proposes to keep so
cows there to furnish cream for his
trade.
The place is one of the largest in the
central part of the county and con-
tains a solid section of absolutely un-
improved land. 1t is owned by the
Henderson heirs. living in Pennsylva-
mia. No disposition has been shown
heretofore to make any improvement,
and the erection of the buildings, to-
gether with the clearing of the land,
will bring to its full productiveness a
large tract contributing to the grow
ing needs of Rock Island
Plans have been drawn for a complete
cold storage plant to be erected by
Buncher Bros. in the rear of their
meat market on Sixth street. The
building, which is to be put up at
once, will be of brick, 25x25. two
stories high, and used exclusively for
the storing of meat.
Drack & Kerns have drawn plans
for an S-room dwelling to be erected
the coming season by Emil Thonn on
his NJ Moline.avenue property.
ID. Hotchkiss contemplates the erec-
ton of an S-room residence on Moline
avenue near Elm street during the
coming summer. The plans have
been drawn by Drack & kerns.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-03-17
MAGNETISM OF THE EARTH.
It's Cause Discovered by Professor
II. A. Rowland, the Physicist.


II. A. Rowland, the Physicist.
DR.. Henry 4. Rowland. professor of
physics at the Johns Hopkins univer-
sity. in Baltimore, has made discov-
cry of great Importance to the scien-
tific world. 1t is in the nature Of an
explanation of the cause of the mag
netism of the earth.
1t was nearly a year ago that DR..
Rowland commenced his experiments.
He was attracted to the subject, he
says, by the lack of explanation or the
ory for the earth's magnetism. The
experiments have been continued by
DR.. Rowland and his assistants. and
their efforts have recently been pro-
ductive of satisfactory results, which
will soon be reported fully for the ben
eft of science.
The apparatus used by DR.. Rowland
is q simple metal wheel revolved upon
a shaft by means of an electric motor.
The wheel is wound with several miles
of fine wire, and in this magnetism is
developed when the wheel is revolved.
says the New York Times. About the
wheel is a casing or sheath of brass at
a distance of about half an inch from
it's circumference, but leaving an air
or ether space between. which may be
said to represent the layer of atmos-
phere about the earth.
With this simple apparatus DR.. Row
land is now working to show that the
faster the revolution Of the wheel the
more magnetism viii be developed. He
has shown already that magnetism Is
produced In this revolving body. and.
although upon such an infnitesimal
scale In the laboratory experiments,
DIR. Rowland says he is convinced that
the principle holds good for the earth
and other heavenly bodies, as they re-
volve through space. OF course. the
immense weight and great speed OF
these bodies add to the amount OF
magnetism which they produce.
1t will take an almost endless series
of delicate experiments to bring out
the various phases of the relation of
the magnetism to the speed of the NOV
ing body. For instance. the wheel is
revolved at a certain speed with the
outer sheath. and again without the
sheath, to show IL any difference ex-
lists, then these experiments must be
made at another speed, and so on.
DR. Rowland. however, is so highly
pleased with the result so far attained
that he will continue the work for some
time to come
Rock Island Argus., 1900-03-17
HoMssEEkfRs. EXCURSION

Via the New Line, D., II. 1. q n. w. Ryr
Feb. 20. March 8 and 30, April B and II.
One fare plus 81. Northwestern
Iowa, Western Minnesota, Northern
Wisconsin. Northern Michigan, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska,
Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming,
Idaho, British Columbia, Manitoba,
Montana, Oregon and Washington
For further information apply to Geo.
w. Wood, c. p. & L. A, 1903 Second
avenue, phone 104O Rock Island, H.,
or j. d. Sperry, c. p. & 7. A, 2lz
Brady street, phone 46l, Davenport
Iswa. l.. F. BERRY. G. p. A,
Davenport.