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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
Makes Trouble for the Transit.

St Louis, July 13.-Attorney Gener-
al Crow yesterday filed suit in the cir
cult court to set aside the deed by
which the property of the Southern
Electric Railroad company was trans
ferred to the St. Louis Transit COM
pany. 1t is said that if this suit should
be successful it will result in anulling
all the transfers by which the lines
composing the Transit company were
conveyed to ii. 1t is brought by some
minority Stockholders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13

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TRAINS.

St. L. Springfield, Peoria,
Bur. Quin via Monmouth
Chicago, Sterling, Clinton &
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Executors Notice.

Estate of John T. Baker. deceased.
The undersigned having Deen appointed eZ-
ecutor Of the last Will and Testament OF John
T. Baker, late OF the county Of Rock Is
land. state OF Illinois, 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 Isl
and. at the September term on the first Mon
day In september next, at which time all per
sons having claims against said estate are DO
tilted and requested 70 attend, for the purpose
of having the same ad iuSted.
All persons indebted 20 said estate are re-
quested 20 make immediate payment TO the
undeudgneo-
Dated this 10Th day OF June, A. D., 1900.
PREELEY GEKEzAwALT, Executor,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13

nor SALE Or PENTHOUSE NEW. :
\ rooms. located on Twelfth street. Inquire
200 Twelfth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13

MISS ISABEL SIAIMON, ARTIST.
4II teacher of drawing and painting. Studio
over Adams art store on Twentieth street
NOTED TRANCE MEDIUM JUST AR
~ rived from the south Satisfaction given
in business, love affairs etc Located at sl7
Fourth avenue, Rock Island.
TTNHE MOST NOTED GERMAN MEDIUM
l. and independent slate writer has perma-
nently located in Davenport and can daily be
consulted all questions of life at HOS Har-
rison street.
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LOST AND FOUND.

/ ,OST-ON SATURDAY. JUNE 30. IN
~ Rock Island, south of Sixth avenue or en-
Twenty-fourth street road to Rock river. or
the river road to Moline. black cloth silk
lined cape. Return to 1702 Fifth avenue and
receive reward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
WANTED.

"ANTED-GTRLF FOR GENERAL HOUSE
w work 81 $50 seventeenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
FOR SALE.

NOR SALE-A LATE IMPROVED SMITH
II Premier typewriter. Inquire of Harper
house stenogrsphtr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13

"ANTEO-BOARDER CHOICE ROOMS
w and board at s226 Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
Chicago Grain and PRODUCE.

Chicago, July IL.
Following were the quotations on the
Chicago Board of Trade today:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

MONEY WANTED - IF YOU HAVE
w money to loan on good real estate Sc
curity. address box 3S5, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13

ENOR SALE-HOUSE ANDLOT IN SOUTH
II Heights at head of Seventeenth street,
for $3.50. Inquire 1924 Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
THE TRAVELLERS, GUIDE.

x%SS- CHICAGO, OCKISLAND &
E&7$+4$ Pacific Railway - Tickets
HllaXS3Ellu can be purchased or baggage
} M sfTlY&A checs ed at T. L & z. twentieth
&Httkkkkn453% street depot, @, K l. & l.
W. depot. corner Fifth avenue and
Thirty-frst street Frank Ii Plum uer, Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13
TRAINS.

Trains marked daily: all other trains daily
except Sunday. The s:45 p m. train carries
through sleeper to St Louis, arriving there
TBS a. m
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13

1900 - EEai BURLINGTON ROUTE C,
U!iiijffiK12IiU LIB. & @. RAILWAY-Depot
lNkiklkk3I1ku First avenue and Sixteenth
EX8 lliIttlsS&&l M. j. YOUNG,
t. .z.A1 Ill Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13

arrival. departure. tDaily, except Sun
ephone 1898
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13

INEXPERIENCED SALESLADY
w in millinery store at 1924 Third avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13

n gain, il taken al once Apply Mrs Frank
Sherman, three doors vest OF Elm street on
Fifth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13

TI1OR SALE-CART AND e-SEATED BUG
II 81, in good condition. VIII be sold cheap
II taken soon. Inquire of Reinhart Greder,
South Rocs Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13

EyOR SALE-FOURTEEN ROOM HOUSE
n on Fifth al -a-half avenue, near Twenty
eighth street. Modern. $500. Hull s Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13

E1OR SALE1MODERN RESIDENCE WITH
n lot soxl5o, nine rooms, bath room and
laundry, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets
on Fourth avenue. Inquire 1T Donaldson s
Saw factory
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-13

CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE,
[EHycsS ST. PAUL railway Rn-
LkErrt1Suv1r-s, cine South western division
EMfLHAOhfk/ Depot Twentieth street,
L -s1SEPAH ! between First and Second
>SsM avenues. WV. Rreckln-
ridge, Agent
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-11-16

A number Of furnace appliances have
already been designed TO maze use Of
the culm, OF waste, always to be seen
near large coal breakers, which has
hitherto been considered as so much
rubbish. In our illustration Is shown
one Of the newest of these devices.
which has just been patented. II has
the advantage Of feeding the fuel into
the combustion chamber without the
employment Of a forced draught, as is
usual with this class of feeder. At the
top o. the mechanism Is seen the hop
per, I'm which the culm Is placed, while
az the bottom OF the hopper Is a ro-
tary brush, which serves to powder the
culm and deliver Il to the feeding
brush underneath. The opening be-
tween the brush chambers Is a long,
narrow slot, which may be varied 10
width TO regulate the quantity dis
charged. The lower chamber has an
opening into the combustion chamber,
and Il Is easy to see that the rotation
Of the brush viii feed the culm In a
spray. As the brushes are rotated by
the engine a little attention TO the adj
lustment Of the opening between the
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-11-16
PROXY TAKERS.
Use of tho Photograph for Political
Orators Is Popular.

Use of tho Photograph for Political
Orators Is Popular.
The employment of the phonCgraph
as a mechanical substitute for the tired
or bashful candidate is likely to be
an interesting feature Of the approach
Ing general election. For some years
the talking machine has played an i'm
portant part in the politics of Amer
lea, where in many instances the can
didate has in the retirement of his
W home contented himself while
breathing his political views into the
funnel Of a phonograph and allowing
the machine to do the rest on tour.
In the hands Of a capable agent, and
under the control Of a popular chair
man, the meeting Of electors takes
place Just as If the candidates were
present in person. n with certain
added advantages which many unsuc-
cessful candidates will readily appre-
ciate. For the unpopular candidate the
photograph as a clockwork expounder
Of political opinions is an unmixed
blessing. The hostile constituency may
roar itself hoarse With u%nfriendly crit
icism, It may refer to the candidate in
every unpublished term imaginable. it
may even want I'd throw %antiquated
vegetables atrhin hut the machine,
deaf, blind and impervious, will go
right along, steadily grinding out its
prOprietor's views on the war Of the
youthful offenders act without even
pausing to say: Gentlemen, I am
much touched" when a retired egg
breaks impotently inside the funnel.
By a simple contrivance the phono-
graph may be made to register the
feeling of the audience. so that when
the meeting is over the records can
be sent back to the candidate, who re-
produces the proceedings and perhaps
feels grati1ed that he did not attend
in person. Only one English member
of parliament has so far addressed his
constituents by means Of the phono-
graph. This enterprising gentleman is
Frederick John Dorniman, NJ. P. for
Falmouth and Penrhyn.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-11-16

Unitarian Considerations In Kamr b
Country CourtshIp. "

Unitarian Considerations IN Kamr
Country CourtshIp.
An amusing incident is quoted by
II. T. Finck, in a recent volume on
primitive and curious customs, which
indicates how easily unitarian con-
s%lderations may gain the supremacy
among Africans.
A traveller knew a girl named Yam
niki, who refused to marry a young
Kafir sutton, although she confessed
that she liked him.
i can not take him" she said. "as
he can offer only ten COWS for me. and
my father wants fifteen"
The traveller observed that IL was
not kind Of her father to let a few
cow stand in the way Of her happi-
ness; but the African damsel did not
fall in with his sentimental views in
the case. Business and vanity we're to
her much more important matters than
individual preference, and she ex-
claimed excitedly:
What! You expect my father to
give me away for ten cows? That
would be a fine sort of a bargain! Am
l not worth more than Gill, for whom
the Tambuki chief paid twelve COWS
last week? I am pretty, I can cook,
sew, crochet, speak English, and with
all these accomplishments you want
my father to dispose of me for ten
miserable COWS? Oh, sir, how little
o esteem me! No, no, my father
is quite right in refusing to yield in
this matter. Indeed, in my opinion,
he might boldly ask thirty COWS for
me, for 1 am worth hat much"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-11-16

Asbury Park IN. j. Cor. of the New
York Sun: The heat Saturday was
decidedly unfavorable for the proper
observance of Salt Water Day or the
Farmers Annual Carnival, as it is
sometimes called, but about 500 farm
ers and their families from Monmouth
and Ocean counties celebrated the oc-
casion at Wreck Pond, between Sea
Girt and Spring Lake. All sorts of
conveyances were called into use, but
the one most often seen was the i'm
mense canvas covered caravan. These
caravans. which are found only in
rural districts. served as temporary
lighthouses and retreats from the boil
ing sun. The temperature was about
100, but it had no terrors for the
pleasure-seekers. Old calico wrappers
served as bathing suits for the women,
while OVeralls and shirts answered the
same purpose for the men. The bath
was the important event OF the day
and next to it came the three-card
monte men, the shell gamblers and the
cane and ring men. The farmers lost
heavily in the gambling devices. and
several free fights were narrowly
avoided. The sun had gone down
when the farmers entered their cara
vans and started homeward. Many
summer guests OF Asbury Park. Long
Branch and Set Girt were present
and enjoyed the carnival.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-11-16

C~ompuisory Examination to Insure Their
Erconence.
In order to minimize one Of the
sources Of danger in operating its line.
the Union Pacific Railroad
has Just put into force a new order.
Il has instructed all OF it's engineers.
hremen, conductors, ~brakemen. train
b%aggagomen, station agents and tele-
graph operators to submit their
watches to a weekly comparison with
standard timepieces and to a more
thorough examination every quarter.
The comparison and examination are
to be conducted by a special inspector,
who alone may set and regulate the
watches. The possessors may wind.
but not set OF regulate them. other
wise they could conceal from the in
spector all deficiencies. II a railway
employee already has a watch regard
Ing which he is ready to testify he
has had 1t six months and that It keeps
within thirty seconds Of correct time
a week, the inspector may allow him
to retain It ION trial" says the New
York Tribune. But unless It conforms
to that standard he must get a new
one. A choice among seven different
American watches is permitted, but
the minimum grade allowed is a If
te~en-jeweled patent regulator adjusted
watch. A man may have anything
better than this II he wants and can
get it. The weekly certificate of COM
parison and the quarterly certificate Of
examination must be turned in by
each employe to his superior officer in
his particular branch Of the service.
and these superiors are held RESPONSE
bic for the prompt presentation Of the
certificates to headquarters. II an
employee leaves his watch to be repair
ed and takes another temporarily he
must present the latter for inspection
and approval before he can rely upon
it in the performance Of his regular
duties. It is said that the employees
are dissatisfied with the order. and
even think Of defying the company.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-11-16

are exactly the same; yet none Of
these keen-visioned creatures can COM
pare with the turkey in point of see
ing. I remember the acuteness Of
sight displayed by an old gobbler in
the spring of 1892. 1 had carefully
concealed myself, and no part of my
body was visible but the upper por-
ton Of my head. A puff Of wind
slightly disturbed the brim of my hat;
he saw it and Immediately took to
flight. On another occasion 1 was
hunting in the mountains in Georgia.
/ was lying behind a log and was
carefully hidden, all but the upper
part of my face. A turkey was slowly
coming in response to my call. and
was carefully noticing for signs of
danger. A mosquito was singing me
fearfully on the forehead; raised my
finger slowly to crush It, and as soon
as the finger came within the range
of vision, cluck went the turkey aud
he was gone. Now, the most i~nexplic-
able thing in regard to hunting tur-
keys is that, with all his acuteness of
sight, the surest way to get a shot is
to sit down in an open place with your
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-11-16
AN AFRICAN FERRIS WHEEL

When civilization first penetrates into.
a savage country it has many funny
aspects. Not long ago an explorer in
South Africa visited a valley where it
is thought no white man ave- had been
before, and found the natives playing
croquet. One of the savages had Wis
tied a settlement on the coast and be-
ing struck with the game, had brought
a croquet set back with him.
The opening of the Uganda railway
running up from Mombasa on the
east coast of Africa into the interior
has suddenly brought the arts and
amusements of civilization into a re-
gion hitherto little visited by white
men. At a recent native religious hol-
iday at Mombasa the natives, who
probably had seen pictures Of the Fer
ris wheel in the illustrated papers, sent
to the railroad men. resolved to make.
a wheel for themselves of the same
pattern. How they succeeded in shown
in the picture. The wheel, whatever
It's defects may appear to be from an
American or European viewpoint, was
the great success of the celebration.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-11-16
IRISH N TOWN.
Pen Picture of CuIIaghmore, where
Rents Are Low.

Pen Picture of CuIIaghmOre, where
Rents Are Low.
Here in Cullaghmore the main road
is lined by mud-walled cabins, which
rise from mud floors that are lower
than the roadway, so that the rain
water pours over the doorsill. Eyes
and ears and nose are offended. The
dwellers never wash themselves or
their children. who shrek and swear
among the pigs and poultry; as turf
is dear, they burn %malodorous substi-
tutes, says the Cornhill Magazine.
The air is not redolent Of the sharp
peetreek, which is the sweetest smell
in an Irishman's nostrils; If you have
been away for a time, 1t is the faint
smell of burning turf, as it mingles
with the scent Of the hedgerows, which
brings close to you that you are no
longer in cold, staid England, but have
returned home, sweet home. These
dwellers by the wayside, children OF
Gideon, have no wish to better their
lot by removal; they are contented to
dwell whittier it has pleased God to
call them, so long as He gives them
the daily bread which they hate to
seek and toll for. All would fain be
lords of the cabin whereof their ia
theirs were lords, and though they can
not now sing with Herrick,
Here we rejoice because no rent
We pay for our poor tenement.
the judicial rent is no more than the
cabins are worth. 1t is a life Of little
ease and no comfort; they look for
ward to marrying their eldest son, by
the matchmaker's aid, to a girl with
a dowry, and then living as dodgers in
the same cabin with him and his wife
and a new family. The custom is
kindly and thriftless, and In England
would certainly lead to domestic muir
der, as, II lola tells the truth, It does
lead thither In France. It Is common
place to say that the Irish flourish
anywhere save in Ireland, but Il is
truer that there are no Irish anywhere
else, for they change their minds as
well as their sky when they fare
across the sea. just as the potato. II
planted In a tropical climate, becomes
something other than itself. So for
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-11-16
DEVICE TO BURN GARBAGE.

A novel as well as economical device
for burning waste paper and combusti-
bic refuse that accumulates about
houses, offices, stores, fat buildings
and premises has been invented by
Chicagoans. It is called the refuse
burner and is constructed and operat-
ed on the draught principle. The
simplicity of the device, together with
the moderate cost, accentuate its use
~fulness.
There are two sizes Of the boxes, or
cans. One is adapted to fiat buildings,
where it is set up in the cellar or base
ment, al shown in the cut. The other
is smaller and is made to take the
place of the garbage can and may sit
anywhere about the premises, where
not inconvenient, to receive deposits
Of combustible refuse. When the boxes
are filled with paper and the like, the
contents are ignited from underneath
and burned with quickness and with
out smoke. Flues on the interior and
running lengthwise of the box or
burner admit the air from the bottom
and this air creates a blaze so intense
that the refuse and smoke are entirely
consumed.
The inventors have tested the device
before a large number of persons in
Chicago with successful results. These
tests show that the burner will destroy
three-fourths Of all garbage that &C
cumulates about a house or building
ane at a nominal cost. It answers the
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-11-16
FELIX d. MARCHAND.

by men of letters. Although a liberal
and a friend Of Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
Mr.. Marchand was a thorough believer
in British institutions and proved his
loyalty by leading a regiment Of the
militia against the Fenian raiders in
1870. He made his debut in politics
IN 1867, when he was first elected to
the legislative assembly. From that
time until ten years g he was re-
turned at each general election with
out opposition. In 1890 he had an OPP
ponent, but he was elected by an over
whelming majority. He was reelected
in 1892. Mr.. Marchand was deeply in
terested in educational progress, a
characteristic made manifest by the
little violet button he ever wore upon
the lapel of his coat. This was the gift
Of France and entitled him to be called
officer Of public instruction" He
was a member of the Royal Society Of
Canada, a friend Of science and a
gentleman acceptable in all ways.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-11-16
WALKS TO DEArH.
One of the Keenest Birds Is often De
ceived by His Visual Organs.

One of the Keenest Birds Is OFTEN De
ceived by His Visual Organs.
After trudging all day long the top
of the mountain with no success at all,
inasmuch as l had shot several times,
but failed to bring down my game, 1
ran across an old hunter, J. w. Hyde.
After the usual greeting we seated
ourselves on an old log to exchange
notes. l put the question: why are
the turkeys always on the run when
l see them?" The old man spit
through his teeth, laid his long. muz-
z%le-loading rifle on the ground, put the
fourth portion of a plug of tobacco
in his mouth, and proceeded to tell me
why the turkeys were always on the
u when I saw them. "Of all the
game 1 have ever hunted, turkeys dis
play the most wonderful power of Wis
ion. / cannot tell just why this is. I
have made a m-icroscopical examina-
ton of the eyes of the hawk, eagle,
fox, weasel and owl, but find no ma
terial difference in the lens and re-
tina; the ciliary muscles and the iris
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-11-16
those who live therein God may
have made a better place than Gull
laghmore, but doubtless never did.


A New York visitor returned re-
Gently from Newport full Of admira-
ton for the intelligence Of the stage
drivers who undertake to show to
strangers the sights of the town. He
was driving about in one Of the We
hicles devoted to the entertainment of
those who undertake to see the sights
of the town inexpensively. The driver
stopped before n Of the show places
of Newport. This is Mr.. S%mith-Jones'
villa" said the driver, as he
turned to the passengers, "and the
lady in the red hat by the corner Of
the piazza is the younger Miss Smith
Jones, whose engagement to Mr.
Brown was announced yesterday
The New York visitor had never be-
fore met stage drivers so anxious to
make their patrons enjoy themselves.
New York Sun.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-11-16

some time conducting researches into.
the nature and action Of snake venom
In India. has arrived at the following
conclusions: First. the snake men Of
south India are certainly Ignorant Of
any method Of producing in them
selves a highly developed condition OF.
Immunity; second. some few Of them
appear to practice the swallowing Of
venom or the Injunction OF venom into
their limbs. but It Is doubtful II they
thua obtain some degree Of immuniza-
ton; third. they conhne themselves
almost exclusively to the cobra and
escape harm by their intimate knowi-
edge Of the methods Of handling this
snake.