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crease OF sIsi2s 974. the total being ST.
965 5S1. The fixed charges for a full year
on the company are $500 O00 including
taxes, interest. and preferred dividend. II
viii be seen that in the first ten months
Of TIE year tfe company earned 81 .eG5. .53l
over these charges. This, with the other
most recent earnings statements furnished
by the steel companies, does not indicate
that they are likely to go into bankruptcy
In the immediate future. The talk of low
er prices for the steel securities continues.
and yesterday they were all SELL
ing practically on the bo..om,
ewing TO what is undoubtedly an imp as
ant trade condition News was ven Gu.
yesterday that the Republic steel ami
lTcn CompTny will in July lose GoR n
all OF its mills for two weeks. What re-
mains the fact. however, and what the
bears are very careful not to alIude to in
their gossip is that the steel trade will
now improve and not grow worse accord
ing 10 the best informed trade people. This
means that after the past two or three
mCs:hs Of dullness there viii begin in the
near future a better condition of things
when profits approximating almost their
fabulous ones of last year may be expect
ed Federal Steel scId yesterday 1T 81 Is
the lowest price Oh record. Steel and wi e
tuctrated between narrow limits Tere--
see Coal and Iron dropped as lox as 65 l-2
Colorado Fegel and Iron went of a paint
and then Tegained its 10 s. Today theIe was
a quick, sharp revival in the entire grcup.
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The Raltimore and OHIO statement 10

The Baltimore and Ohio statement for
May shows an increase in the net earn
iEgs Of S-94.CG0. The recent statements
Of this company even if they do not quite
justify the recent highest prices Of its Sc
curities. do at least make ii quite e ident
why the cliQues should be fond of boom
ing them aud why they should find II easy
to do so. The company is piling up profits
rapidly TIE question Of dividend On the
common stock las not yet been decided, IT
is said
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STOCKS TENDING UPWARD
Market Opens Higher, Bui Without
Special Activity.

Trading Affected by London Adj
The Dealings Were Distributed
Throughout the List-The Indus
trials strong-rractfons Neglected.
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The regular quarterly dividend of / 4
per cent on Western Union was
declared yesterday. There was ia
of the possibility OF lower
dividend, and it is known that the
earnings Of ths company are far less able
to support 5 per cent rate than the earn
ings OF some of the railways, whose Sc
curities are selling at lower prices.
The evening times., 1900-06-13
LADIES EEEDIRG ADVICE AND TREATMENT
CONSULT
Mrs. M. REEkER-

Legally licensed to practice obstetrics in the Dis
trict OF Columbia and Maryland
Late resident assistant Of the ROYAL Wcnen's
Hospital Munich Bavaria, and gold medal
awarded for proficiency in the science Of obste-
trics II that institution
PRIVATE SANTTARIIIM 10 treat wo-nan's ills,
cornplaints and irregularities Home comforts
for eases before and during confinement Trained
nurses snd expert physician in Attendance. Ofics
hours from 10 a m 20 p. m 621 Pennsylvania
Avenue northwest, Washington, D. c le2-tf
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New York stock Mn-ket.

Corrected daily by w. B. Hibbs Co,
members of the New York Exchange, 1412
Street
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A dividend of , l-2 per cent has been de
elared on Great Western preferred "a
stock, the fun dividend.
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Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs Co.
members OF the New York Exchange. 141.
T. Street h
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CURE YQIRSelfi
No Doctors

Wanted when Warmers Safe Cure Is used for
Liver OF Kidney disease. Directions on Label
Sold by all Druggists.
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The "3 DAYS" Cure

Cfor men) leads all remedies IN this city;
prompt and permanent cure or no charge Con
sultation free DR. McEEEHAS. SIC 18th ST nv
otfce hours TO Il q n TO p N sundays,
TO 2. n Dy251no
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AS 10 the Atchison situation at present.
II is hard to conceive OF a better. The
company is earning about 10 per cent on
the preferred stock, or many millions of
dollars in excess of the amount necessary
for the per cent dividend. The Kansas
wheat crop. from which it derives a large
part Of its revenue, will, according to
present indications. be the largest on
record. Atchison preferred advanced to
above ~ this morning.
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STORAGE. IS cents per load. UNITED STATES
STORAGE Co. 40 10th st. nv. iel2-St
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All OF the granger securities were tive
and stronger this morning.
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Mashington Mart,age Loan c.

wANrED-S40O0 on frst-elass central real estate;
state lowest terms from 10 years. address
BOX 5I5, this Office. iel3-St
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GYPSY PAINIST, 1922 7th ST. NV; loc; past,
present, future; lucky charms; separated
brought together; walk upstairs, second foor-
ie1l-7t
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WANTFD-To borrow $50 for 3 or months; sat
isfactory endorsement Address BOZ i99. this
ofice. jeI2St
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iel3-2t,en
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03

The Maori is not strictly beautiful,
but he is valiant and. let us trust. good.
AS for his better half. in her native
dress, with tattooed lips and chin and
long, single eardrop of greensboro and
with an appropriate background of
tree fern or ii tree scrub, she IS savage
and not unpleasing. But in town, when
her fancy has been permitted to riot
among the violent aniIine dyes of the
Diapers cheap lots and she is dressed
to the bent of her barbaric taste, she is
a hideosity.
Begin at the ground and picture a
pair of large. fiat, brown feet and
thick ankles appearing beneath q bad
ly cut skirt Of some bowling design in
checks. Above hangs n short and dis
proportiOnately full jacket OF scarlet,
purple, magenta or green velveteen. A
neckerchief of yellow, blue or crimson
encircles the neck and topping all is
groteSQue tattooed face half concealed
by the Tapping frills of a brilliant pink
Sunbonnet.
No sketch of a Maori lady of respect
ability is complete without a pipe
frequently a heavy silver mounted one
worn in the mouth, the united effect
of the pipes, the frilled bonnets and
the gorgeous gowns being to bestow
upon the worthy danes the appearance
of animated Aunt Sallies. - Black
woods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03
Too Much For the Tiger.

! A keeper at the Philadelphia zoo told
the following. interesting story OF an
encounter he once had with n tiger in
India:
with several companions l was on
my way TO visit some native friends
in a neighboring village, and as the
jungle paths were the shortest route
we made the trip in chairs slung on
carriers shoulders. l was about half
asleep from the swinging motion when
l was pitched out by the native drop
ping the poles and scampering of.
That's how | met my tiger. With a
bound he was on me and had taken a
mouthful of my coat. intending, no
doubt, to carry me into the dense I'M
dergrowth.
Fortunately for me had big bot
tie of ammonia in my coat pocket, car
ried it for snake bites, you know, and
when the brute took the mouthful he
broke the bottle. The Whit he got
made his whiskers curl. and one was
enough. He rolled over a couple OF
times. gasping and waving his paws.
and then made off as quickly as he
appeared. Hurt? No. only a few
bruises from the fall, but the close
shave took my nerves for some
months"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03
IrascibIe Won BuIoyv.

During Hans Won Bulow's leader
ship OF the orchestra at Hanover a
tenor of fame was engaged to play n
star role in "Lohengrin," according to
Das Neue 3latt, and while the singer
was rehearsing his part Bulow was
forced to go over the same bars a num-
Der of times without the new actor
beginning to sing. Tired of his wasted
efforts the leader stopped the orchestra
and angrily turned to the singer.
81 know that q tenor Is proverbially
stupid" he said. but you seem to
make an extensive use of this unwrit-
ten law"
At another time, while one of his
grand intermeZzos was being played
with great feeling by his musicians, q
peculiar noise. hardly perceptible by
unframed ears. annoyed the leader for
some little time. At first he thought
it resembled the futter of wings, but
soon he discovered an elegant lady
tanning herself in one of the boxes
close by. Bulow kept on with his ges-
lures. fixing his eyes on the offender
in n manner which meant reproof. The
lady, not needing this. was suddenly
by the leader dropping his
stick and turning toward her.
Madam he cried. ''if fan you must,
please at least keep time with your in
fernal nuisance"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03
The shortneas nfLife.


What always strikes one so forcib!y
is. l think, the shortness of human
life, compared with other works OF
nature. The longest life-how short
it is! And half of it one can hardly call
life, being spent in sleep, which is
not real existence.
4 French preacher 1 heard once
brought the shortness OF life strongly
before me by relating in his sermon
how a saint, in olden days, wishing to
impress on himself the rapidity CS life's
race. when he came TO years of dis
cretion. placed SO marbles in a glass
jar. each marble to represent a year OF
human life. taking so years as an out
side limit very far exceeding that.
Then, taking another glass jar, from
the first one he took the number of
marbles representing the years he had
already passed, and placed them in the
empty jar, and then year by year ex-
tracted n marble from the other, till.
more rapidly ethan he could have
dreamed, the two jars contained 40
marbles each. Then still more swiftly
did each year seem to speed away, and
what had so short time before been
the full jar became the nearly empty
one, till three, two and then only one
marble remained. and life, which
had looked so long ut starting, had
swiftly and silently melted away.-C.
De la War;.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03
The Countess of AYR.

At dance in the country a gilded
youth from town was complaining that
there was nobody fit to dance with.
Shall l introduce you to that young
lady over there?" asked his hostess.
"She is the daughter OF the Countess of
Ayr"
Delighted. the young man assented,
and, after waltzing with the fair scion
of noble house. ventured to ask after
her mother, the Countess of Ayr.
MY father, you mean," said the girl
NO. no, no." said the bewildered
youth, Il was asking after your moth
er. the Countess of Ayr"
yes" was the reply, "but that's my
father"
Utterly at a loss, the young man
rushed off in search of his hostess and
said the girl she had made him dance
with was quite mad; told him the
Countess of Ayr was her father"
$50 he is" answered the lady of the
house. Let me introduce you to him.
Mr.. So-and-so. Mr.. Smith, the county
urveyor."-London Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03
Muscles of the Mouth.

An elastic play Of the muscles of the
mouth is necessary. not only for dis
tiuct utterance, but for expression of
the face as We'll Next to the eyes. the
mouth has the greatest significance in
the play Of the features. When all
the muscles Of the mouth are in nor
NAL tension, the line of the mouth is
waving and beautiful In singing and
speaking, as well as In repose, all un-
due tension OF the muscles must be
guarded against. else the mouth may
assume a forced and strained express
sion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03
Not n Question of Ownership.

President Eliot of Harvard told this
story at dinner:
"a friend of mine, n college pro-
fesSor, went into u crowded restaurant
in New York city for luncheon one hot
day last summer. The negro in charge
of the big corridor where the hat
shelves stood was an intelligent look
ing fellow, and his bow and smile were
not of the obsequious, stupid kind so
often affected by colored walters and
doormen in hotels. He took my friends
hat and gave no check for it in return.
An hour later. when the professor
came out of the dining room, the negro
glanced at him in a comprehensive
way. turned to the shelves and handed
him his hat.
MY friend Is Il man who prides him
self on his powers of observation, and
the negroes ability to remember to
whom each article of clothing belonged
struck him as being something very
wonderful.
"'How did you know this was my
hat? he asked
"'I didn't know 1t, sah,' was the re-
ply.
Then why did you give it to meY
the professor persisted.
Because you gave it to me, sah.'"
Boston Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03

The roads in Normandy are splendid
for cycling. the only disadvantage be-
Ing that the straigbtness of many main
routes hides the beauty of the country,
for which reason it is often a good
plan, when time Is not an object, to
pick out the byways on the map. This
is the easier because not only are the
byways excellently kept. but the name
of a French village is plainly written
up. and one does not have ridiculous
difficulty, as sometimes in England. in
finding out where one is. Signposts
and milestoncs are abundant. and the
decimal system renders them perfectly
simple and exact. Highways and
Byways In Normandy" by Dearmer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03
Enect of Fear ON wounds.

The fear of poison in a lacerated
wound under certain circumstances is
In itself quite sufficient to give
wounded man tetanus, or lockjaw,
than which no more horrible complica-
ton exists. Thus for n long time 1t
was thought that the natives of the
Solomon and other heighboring is
lands lately added to the empire used
poisoned arrows and many white men
shot by them died in tetanic convul-
sions, including one very horrible case
Of a commander in the nasy who had
made special study of tetanus.
At length the French governor OF
New Caledonia, noticing that the symp-
toms exhibited were not consistent
with the use of any known poison, ap-
pointed n medical commission to in
qGire into the affair, when 1t was dis
covered that the arrows of the natives
were not poisoned a. all. although con-
structed in such a way that q small
piece OF the bone point almost always
remained in the wound. The irritation
produced by this prevented the wound
from healing quickly, ard the mental
disturbance produced by fear and per-
haps change of climate did the rest.
1t was discovered at the same time
that the natives of other islands who
firmly believed in the poison theory
seldom suffered much Inconvenience
from the arrow wounds, because they
believed that the spells given them by
their own sorcerers prevented the pol
son from taking effect.-Pall Mall Ca
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03
An Impromptu Ring.

A marriage ceremony was performed
IN Toronto recently, with a substitute
for the ring which. though odd and
amusing. was appropriate for the &C.
casion. The couple went over from
the American side OF the St Lawrence
river. but forgot to take a ring. AS
there was no ring to be had in the
house the resourceful clergyman sent
for his wife's sewing scissors and. with
the finger clasp. completed the cere-
mony.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03
Drink and ThIr.f-

1t Is a mistake to suppose that cold
drinks are necessary to relieve thirst.
Very cold drinks. as a rule, Increase the
feverish condition OF the mouth and
stomach and so create thirst Expert
ence shows II TO be a fact that hot
drinks relieve thirst and cool of the
body when IL is in an abnormaIly heated
condition better than ice cold drinks"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03

Saturday. Sunday an6 Monday are
the fayOrite days in the week for mar
riaGe-Sunday in rural districts and
Saturday In towns. Sunday weddings
seem TO be generally less numerous
than they were. while the number
which take place on Saturday are
greatly on the increase.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03
& scotch Custom.

In many parts of Scotland 1t used to
be the custom to place on q mans
tombstone the symbols of his trade.
Thus 4 sugar cane would decorate the
grave OF grocer; an ak and saw. with
hammer and nails. would he found on
that of carpenter. an awl and a ham,
mer on 4 shoemaker's grave. and so on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03

Papa" said Tommy Treadway.
Now, Tommy" replied Mr.. Tread
way, Il shall answer only one more
question today. So be careful what
you ask"
Yes, papa"
well. go on
Why don't they bury the Dead
sea Z'-Household Words.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03
Hot EiRurR.

Shell can't understand what he saw
IN her. Her face Is decidedly plain.
He-Yes, but then the figure she has
made up for all the
She-Figure! Why, she's painfully
scrawny- She hasn't any figure at all
He-You'Fe mistaken. She has six,
end the first one is 5.--PhiladeIphia
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03

All men OF genius are said TO have
eyes clear. slow moving and bright
This is the eye which indicates mental
ability oS some kind, il doesn't matter
what.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03

The sorrow of yesterday is as moth
ing: that OF today is bearable: but that
Of tomorrow is gigantic. because i'll
distinct. -Euripides.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03
THE BELLE OF NEW YORK

Gorgeous in beauty. GfoIious IL fun
Greatest in success Seventy people
Two car loads OF scenery Carefully
seeicted cast.
Prices si.s0, a.. s5r. soc ard sc. Sale
OF seats Saturday ~ E1ukeS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03
PURTIS OPERA HOUSE,
Direction. of Chamberlain. Kindt Co.
tuesday. Nov. s.

Election RETURNS BETWEEN THE ACT:
George W. Lederer presents the fam
Gus London and CaSi1o theatre New
York, success.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03
A NIGHTOF TORTURE
1T BROUGHT A FORTUNE TO ITS IN
NOCENT VICTIM.

Twice Strung Up by Lynchers. He
Confessed to Murder and Was Aft
crvard Nindicated and Recovered
S25,OO From His AssaIIants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-03
ADJUSTMENTS.
IARPER'S THEATRE.

Charles Bleuer, Sole Lessee and MgI
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
For The Convention. Democrat. Tase
Nefiea.

AT an election to be held on next
Thursday. the oath day of May, the
voters OF the Commonwealth will be
called upon to determine whether a
Constitutional Convention shall be
held. The General Assembly at its
last session provided for the submis
sion OF this question to the people at
the election to be held on the date
above mentioned. The Democratic
State Convention, which met In Nor
folk on May 81, passed resolutions
heartily endorsing the holding OF the
Constitutional Convention and mak -
ing the question a party issue.
1t therefore becomes the duty Of
every democrat to vote for and give
the measure his hearty support
Owing to the shortness OF time to
the date of the election, 1t has been
impossible to convene the County
Committee and properly present the
question to the people and l have,
therefore, issued this call, as / deem
1t a matter OF urgent necessity that
every Democratic voter should go to
the polls on next Thursday and vote
for the Convention.
j. W. Bowdoin,
County Chairman.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
VIM. A. Burton,
Business Manager.

Mr.. William II. G. Ellis, a former
well known Norfolk citizen and at
torney, died last night at his home,
"Csserta," In Northampton county,
Va, after a protra cted illness, in the
74th year OF his age g. Mr.. Ellis was a
native of the Eastern Shore, but
resided in Norfolk for many years,
and till last fall. He was prominent
citizen and one of the leading men,
bers of the bar. he located here prior
to the civil war and was law part
ner of Mr.. L. H. Chandler, who was
the Wing leader in this Congressional
District. Shortly after the war Mr..
Ellis represented Norfolk in the
Legislature. He was at one time
law partner of Mr.. A. P. Thorn, and
later was the senior member of the
firm of Ellis & Kerr, attorneys. He
married Miss Nottingham, who with
seven children, survives him Nor
1Olk Ledger, llIn.
Last Monday morni ing our commu-
nifty was shocked by tele gram con-
veying the message that Mrs. P. W.
Savage had died at the City Hospital
in Baltimore, Md, at eight o'clock
that morning. She had been i'll at
her home in Cape Charles for four
months, and was taken to Baltim ore
a few week ago for treatment.
The remains of Mrs Savage arrived
by steam er on Tuesday morning. and
were taken imme diately to the Cape
Charles Cemetery for interment,
where large concourse OF relatives
and friends both from abroad and
from the county, had assembled to
pay their last respects to loving
mother and devoted friend.-Cape
Charles Light.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
ChtnCOteaEu o.

Miss Sallie Taylor, of this place, is
visiting her brother in Norfolk.
Mr.. Reu ben Phipps and wife have
just returned from trip to Wash
ington.
Mr.. Isaac Hudson left this week
for a visit of several weeks in Phila-
delphia.
Rev. Geo. P. Jones. wife and child
rem, of Townshend, Del are here, on
visit to Capt. James E. Matthews
and wife.
Daniel Collier and John Lingo at.
tie nded the meeting of the grand
lodge of Jr., o. U. A. M in session
at Danville, Va, this week.
The annual sheep penning will
take place on Assateague, Wednes
day, June 9Th, and big day is ex-
pected here, as none will be held on
Chin colleague this year. A large
gathering is expected aud ample
prepa ration will be made for the en-.
ertainment and comfort OF all in at
tendance.
Derickson and Collins, owners and
managers of the Boatsmen Bank,
spent several days with us this week
looking after the interests of the
bank. They assured depositors and
friends, that changes in the manage
ment of the bank would not be made,
as has been reported, and the in
formation was very gratifying to our
people, as it is being run in every
way satisfactory to them
Arrivals at Atlantic Hotel this
week: W E Doughty, ] D. Hos
kins, J. Holster, E. 81. Lazenby, NJ.
J. Byrd, j. NJ. Fosqne. Baltimore;
G. H. Ames, F. G. Hanna, j. J. En-.
glish, Rolly Moore, Philadelphia; 7.
F. Seor, N. Y; DR. w. A. Taylor,
Col. W. P. Selby, Stockton; 81. Har
riugton, ] B. Melehau. Harrington;
N. B. Rich, John y. Tyler, P. j.
Latham, Accomac.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
Mappsvtile.

The pink eye is quite an epidemic
with US.
The Miss Whites returned from
Baltimore last Saturday.
Parson Bros. have moved theiI
mill to Temperanceville to the regret
of many of our people. We will not
only miss the company Of these fine
gentlemen, but also the wood that
they so generously gave away.
Rev. ]. L King returned last week
FROM trip to his home on the Wes-
tern Shore and preached for us last
Sunday. His nephew, Mr.. Baker
King came over with him and in
tends remaining here some time. He
is favorably impressed with this 10.
cality.
On the 26th, the Bloxom and Hall.
WOO branch of the Exchange will
meet here. We welcome such an or
ganization to our community, and
we hope that it's members will keep
together at all hazards. This neigh-
borhood is deeply interested and the
farmers are patronizing 1t very liber-
ally.
The Gath is nearly here and very
little has been said about the Consti-
tutional Convention. We fear that
the people are not being informed
of this important question, and they
are going to let it pass by without
their notice, expecting someone else
to attend to the matter for them
This is a government by the people
and if the people refuse to have a say
in making or changing the laws by
not voting. they have no right to
kick or complain when their taxes
are increased 8 or 10 cents on the
hundred.