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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-23
HEELS ELEVATED OVER HEADS.

w. j. L. in the New York Sun
poem suggested by the fact tn;
Harvard had defeated Yale in IL
eleventh annual debating contes
though defeated in football. thus ri,
icules the modern elevation of hee
over heads:
''In other times
We look for gains
From men who had
The quickest brains;
But nowadays
We seem to meet
With different views,
And quickest feet
Are held to be
OF greatest worth
In filling
Education's dearth
In other times,
The student won
His place by study
He had done,
But nowadays
That students small
Who lacks leg
To kick ball;
And colleges
Acquire their fame
Not by their books,
But by the game
OF ball they play.
Or oar they sweep
That puts the other
Chaps to Sleep"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-23

oh, mammal exclaimed little 3-year-
old Margie, running into the house great
ly excited. What do you think? The
old speckled hen has laid nestfu of lit
tie chickensi'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-23

Tommy. aged 5, had been busy whit
thing and managed to raise blister on
his hand which caused slight break in
the skin Running to his mother he
showed it to her and said: Mamma, |
guess I'm beginning to wear out"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-23

WHEN FANNIE BUCKS THE COUNTER.
Sweet Fannie says the rushing
And the crushing
On the football field is terrible to see;
They should drop it.
They should stop it
1t should be crime to play the game,
says she.
But Fannie, in the hurry
And the scurry,
Where the Christmas shoppers push and
ard pull and claw Ifg:X EsE
And bump you,
And thump you,
Tackles. bucks. and slugs, and doesn't
care at ALL
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-23
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to handle the Singer Sewing Machines, on
salary and commission. Machines sold on
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dress,
SINGER MANUFACTURING CO.,
r. L. GREEN, Manager, Raleigh, N. G..
Phone, 464.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-23

wife never objects to her husband
sowing tares--proyiding they are soll-
taiIes for her own personal adorpment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-23

small children Three bottles Of the
Favorite Prescription and one of Golden
Medical Discovery cured me- / have not
been sick since then. l think your 'Fa-
vorite Prescription is a wonderful medi-
cine for women"
Such cures as that Of Mrs. Soncrant
are many, and they speak for the power
of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription bet
ter than the most eloquent words OF
praise. The test of a medicine is, what
has it done for women? BY that test
"Favorite Prescription" invites womans
verdict. On the testimony of trustworthy
women, "Favorite Prescription has saved
life where physicians had given up all
hope. 1t has cured the most stubborn
and obstinate forms of womanly disease.
1t has banished pain, restored the appe-
tite induced refreshing sleep, given color
to the checks and roundness to the form.
WOMEN WHO CANNOT BE CURED.
There are few women for whom no
perfect cure is possible. The number
or such women has been reduced to a
minimum by the practical experience Of
DR.. Pierce OF the hundreds of thou
sands of women who have appealed to
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-23
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DR.. Pierce for counsel in
connection with his ia
vorite Prescription" only
two in every hundred
have failed of a perfect
and permanent cure. But
even this two per cent OF
incurables have gratefully
recorded a great improve
ment in their condition;
relief from pain and a
restoration to family en-
joyments.
No sick women should
be discouraged by her con-
dition, no matter how long
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be or how utterly all other
means and medicines have
failed to cure. The great
err number of cures effect
ed by "Favorite Prescrip-
ton" are cures of chronic
and complicated diseases
which have baffled the
skill of local physicians
and proved intractsble to
all other treatments.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription makes weak
women strong and sick
women we'll. 1t estab-
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Don't run if you want to catch your
breath.
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uaa 4 4 a 1 45 the & aR pG aa T s magazines
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-23

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fashion notes, its Science and
Mechanics Department, its
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mgr wear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-07


The information concerning the ex-
preston "a son of a sea cook" says
the Philadelphia Times, has not been
found in any reference dictionary. 1t
comes from prominent citizen, a man
Of affairs and a man of intelligence.
In 1862 he was for a period the cam
paign companion of Leonard SWEET.
who at that time was a candidate for
congress in Illinois. Mr.. SWEET was
the bosom friend of Abraham Lincoln
his alter ego. In 1888 he was the ad-
vocate in Chicago of the presidential
aspirations of Walter Q. Gresham.
At the time referred to Mr.. SWEET
had an engagement to address voters
in Fremont and Pekin, in Tazewell
county, and by the informant referred
TO was driven from Fremont to Pekin.
SWEET had few equals as a CONVERSE
tionalist, and the talk was brisk and
naturally never to be forgotten by the
man who had proffered his services as
q driver.
The latter, speaking of well known
lawyer of Pekin, remarked, HE is a
son of a sea cook" Mr.. SWEET turned
abruptly about and said: THAT express
sion is not correct. You mean the son
of a sekawk, which is n perversion of
the Indian name segonk, which means
a skunk and is usually pronounced Sc
hawk Few people ever use the term
correctly or comprehend its meaning"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-07
The
Chicago


ts newspaper for bright and intelligent peo-
lie IL Is made up TO attract people who think.
Is rot neutral or colorless. constantly trim
hlhs IN an enGeavor to please both sides bui
'tls independent in the best sense of the word.
II has pronounced opinions aud is fearless in
expressing then. but il i always fair to its
opponents
Matters Of national or vital public interest
get more space in THE TRIBUNE than in any
other paIer IN the West
For these reasons IL Is the neuSpaper Won
should read during the forthcoming political
campaign.
TIE TRIBCNE'S financial columns never
uislead ihe public
Its facilities for gathering news, both local
and foreign. are far superior 70 those o. any
other newspaper In the West
IL presents the news in a. fair way as pos-
sihie. and lets its readers form their opinions
While - publishes the most conPreheusi
articles on all news features, is you are busy
the Summary OF THE DAILY TRIBUNE
published daily the first page gives you
briefly all the news Of ;he day within one col
umn.
Its sporting news is always the best. and its
Hunday PINK Sporting Section Is better thar
Bay sporting paper in tue country
II is the 'cleanest" daily printed in the West
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-07

and foreign innovations" declared the
consul, with a good deal of warmth.
And they are mostly bad lot, too"
he added, with distinct emphasis.
There are 6,OOO, 900 of these profess
ing Christians OF all sects among my
countrymen, and l do not believe coy
or, for that matter. even 20 OF them,
are sincere in their professions or the
better for their prOteStationS- The
missionaries are, most of them. good
men of excellent intentions. 1 do not
criticise them or their work. They do
much good, undoubtedly, but they I'M
knowingly cause an infinite amount of
trouble too. There is great rivalry
among missionaries to get my country
men into their churches. Some of them
even pay people a regular salary per
month for attending the missions.
They also take the part of any Of
their communicates who happen TO get
into trouble or lawsuits and by appeal
to the magistrates secure for them in
many instances an undue advantage
over their unconverted fellow citizens.
Now, If q low class Chinaman thinks
he can benefit in a material way by
becoming a churchgoer and a Chris
tan, he instantly goes to the mission
airy who has most influence with the
local magistrates and joins his church
Then, under protection of its egis and
backed by its influence, he sets to work
to defraud and impose upon his neigh
bors, confident that If he be arrested
or sued the missionary will get him
out of trouble.
sIcy -fr hon
are considered, that the lowest classes,
whose ignorance is absolute, hate and
detest the native mission Christian
and that their resentment frequently
extends to the missionary? They are
blankly ignorant regarding all things
outside their own environment. They
think the foreigners they see among
them are the only foreign devils alive,
and, stirred up by the lies of the Boxer
leaders, who appeal to their terrors
and superstitions, they are easily led
into n campaign with the extermina-
ton of foreigners and their native pu-
pills as its object.
II do not believe that the empress
sympathizes at all with the reactionary
movement or that she has been in
triguing with Russia. The empress Is
so supremely high and so hedged about
by dignity and eXclusiveness that she
is inaccessible to those who would
warn and advise her. 1t is doubtful
if she has been permitted even to hear
of this antiforeign disturbance until
its results have terrified some of the
great functionaries who contributed Ell
Their directly or indirectly to the releas-
ing of a force which they could not
control.
81 do not know whether Russia has
been giving the Boxers moral support
or not. l should say it is unlikely.
Even the lowest Russians would not
associate themselves with such degrad-
ed people as the Boxer element. Still,
there may have been intrigues in court
circles which resulted in the passive
noninterference of our government. 1t
is inconceivable to me that the disturb
ances were not promptly suppressed
at the very outset. The officials had the
and the soldiers, if they only
had the desire"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-07
Masters sale.
Sueener 8 Walker- AttnrneI

sweeney - w Slker Attorneys
State OF Illinois -
Rock Island County.
In the Circuit. Court in Chancery. Partition
General No 47I7
Jacob Wolf, Eliza Wolf. Henrietta Lowe
Charles Wolf. Lena Wolf Philip Wolf. Theo-
dore Wolf. Mary Wolf. Lena During, Charles
During and George Ksdle Katherine
Tretcbler ard George Tretchler.
Notice Is hereby gwen that hv virtue OF q
decree of said Court entered in the above en-
titled cause, on the Twenty-nrst day of
June. A. D. 100. / shall on Saturday. the
Fourth day of August. A d 1900. al the hour of
two clock in the afterHoon- 1T the east door OF
the Court House, in the City of Rock Island. in
said county of Rock Island. as directed oy said
decree. sell at public auction TO the highest and
best bidder. that certain parcel OF land
situate in the County OF hook Island ard
State OF Illinois. known and described a. fol-
lows. to-wtt-
The West half CD OF the North East quarter
OF Section number Twenty-Five CIR il Town
ship NUMBER Sixteen 40. north Range nun Der
-Four ~ West Of the Fourth Principal Me-
ridian.
Terms OF Sale,-The above described pre-
mi es VII be sold for least one third al 10
cash on the DAY OF sale and the balance in one
and two years secured By note and mortgage
upon the premises sold with SIX per cent an
~ al interest
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois. this srd day
Of July. a D., 1900
ELwIN Z PARNESTER
Master in Chaucery. Rock Island County. III
SWEENEY s WALKER ComplaiAantS' Solicit
tors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-07
BOUND TO SEE PARIS FAIR.
Kansas Girls and Boys Secure Money
For Trip In Unique Ways.

Two unique parties from Kansas will
visit the Paris exposition this summer.
One is q party of Kansas girls from
Reno county, and the other is crowd
of students from the State university
at Lawrence, Kan. The girls, about
80 in number. comprise what is known
as the Paris Exposition club, and they
themselves have raised the money nee
essary to take in the exposition, says
the Independence (kan.) correspondent
of the Chicago Inter Ocean. In May,
two years ago, Mamie Davis called .
meeting of her girl chums in the little
town of Reno, on the prairies of west
ern Kansas. Miss Davis addressed the
assembled girls as follows:
Girls, we must go to the Paris ex-
position. and 1 have hit upon plan to
save enough money to enable all of us
to go. We don't need a new dress ev-
cry few weeks, because our dresses
don't wear out. 1t is just change we
want, isn't it? Now, let us change
dresses with each other and save the
dress money that our folks give us and
put it in a common fund to spend on a
trip to Paris
\ The girls decided to form the club,
but kept it a profound secret. They
called upon their parents for dress
money just the same, but they never
bought anything. They just changed
dresses with each other. The only
difficulty encountered was that Lydia
Wilson was larger than any of the
rest. and it was hard to get any of the
other girls dresses that would fit her,
but by altering them considerably the
difficulty was overcome. In this way
each girl has saved $3.50, which they
consider is sufficient to show them all
the sights of the exposition.
The other crowd of jayhawkers who
Will see the exposition is composed Of
students of the State university at
Lawrence, Kan. They are going TO
make their money by selling stereo-
scopic views along the way. They will
be under the management of Philip s.
Elliott. who graduated from the law
school of Kansas university this year.
They left Lawrence for Paris a few
days ago. There are % of them, Just
enough to fill car. They did not take
any money with them, but are conf
dent they will reach Paris all right.
AT towns Of any size their car Will be
switched off, and the students will
canvass the place They get their
views in large quantities from New
York and make 100 per cent on their
sales They expect to leave New York
about July l and viii remain in Paris
about a month. This viii bring them
back about the middle Of August.
Then they are going to begin selling
views again and work their way back |
to Kansas before school begins, Sept i |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-07
One Old Horse Guards Another.

Onc O1u 1OESC NuarOB AnOIneEs
Two beautiful chestnut horses, Jack
and Sam, were among my early friends.
They were clean built, high stepping
trotters of a speed which might have
distinguished them on the track, but
they led a happier life, being favorite
carriage horses in a region of beauti-
full country roads or sometimes, under
the saddle, threading lovely forest
paths.
Rarely used in single harness, they
had been as rarely separated, and
when in their old age Sam became
blind it was a touching thing to see
Jacks constant watchfulness over him.
Their pasturage was in fields broken
by rocky lodges and where more than
one steep ravine suddenly descended
from the smooth sward. Jack never
left his friend. Constantly beside him,
IL Sam went too near a perilOus edge,
the stream, a rock or fence. he would
90 between him and the danger, push
ing him aside or, If that could not be
done, he would take him by the name
and gently lead him to place of safe
ty. No allurements in Jumps of sugar,
apples or the salt basket ever drew
Jack from his dependent friend.-Our
Animal Friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-07
THE HARDY GOAT.
It Can BE Made Valuable as a Dairy
Animal.

The usefulness OF the goat in clearing
foul lands and the proftableness of the
animal for its hair, skin and even car
cass are becoming pretty well under
stood. But the goat is valuable as q
dairy animal If the cows, for in
stance, are being used for supplying 8
city milk trade, the keeping of goats
for the home milk supply would be an
excellent policy. The goat will live
where a COW would starve, and, while
it, like every domestic animal, will do
best on good pasture, it will live and
yield milk on astonishingly little food.
The animal and its milk are almost
entirely exempt from disease. The
milk is more nutritious than that of the
COW and agrees with stomachs that
cows milk frequently Offends. The
animal requires only the cheapest kind
of shelter, but it needs shelter from the
storms and in winter. If by reason OF
drought soiling is necessary, leaves,
vegetable refuse, peelings of the apple
or potato, bread crustS or stale bread.
if they are sweet and clean, will be all
the feed that is needed.
All goats, however. will not eat the
same food, and the feeder will have to
study the appetites of the individual
animal. Frequent feeding and a va
riety of food in winter will be found
beneficial. Roots, oilmeal, oats, corn
(of the latter in the whole state the
goat is very fOnd), are proper feed. es-
pecially for the milking goat. Rock
salt is greatly relished. The flavor of
goats milk cannot be distinguished
from that of cows milk if it is proper
~ cared for. From three to four pints
n day is the average yield of a good
mixer. The milk is so rich and of
such a character that in making pastry
il will take the place of eggs.-Epito-
mist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-07
Not to BE DISCOURAGED.

"Polite society" is often at its wits
end to devise means of getting rid of
people who are not wanted as callers
or visitors, but who will not take a
hint, for polite society cannot say in
80 many words, 81 do not want you to
come again" A French paper repeats
this dialogue between two ladies:
'And so you still receive that dread
full Mime. Comeagain"
Impossible to get her to take hint!
Do you know. the last time she called
1 never offered her a CHART"
"And what was the result?"
Result? Why, the next time she
came she brought a folding camp
stoolr'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-07
Nv a Modern 4aap.

In the days when Children under
stood the language of Everything a
Boy was telling his Troubles to the
Eggs.
They always Beat me-" he Com
planned, unless am Good"
They will not beat u.s." observed the
Eggs, unless we are Good"
MoraL-There must be some Mistake
I'm those Jokes about Omelets.-Balti-
more American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-07
To swallow HI. Own Advtce

ST had horrible dream last night"
said Huddleston when he came down
to breakfast the other morning.
What was it," asked his wife.
al dreamed that / was in purgatory.
and was made to do all the things L
had told my friends I would do IL I
were in their places."-Brooklyn Life. 1,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-07
Executors Notice.

Estate of John z Baker, deceased
The undersigned having been appointed ex-
ecutor OF the last will and testament of John
z Baker, late Of the county of Rock Is
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
dag in september next. a. which time all per
sons having claims against said estate are no
tiled and requested 70 attend, for the purpose
of having the same adjusted
An persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested TO make Immediate payment 70 the
undersigned.
Dated this 9th day of June, A. d., 1900
PRUsLKY GREKSAWALI, Executor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-07

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Their Electro-Chemic System in
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-07
TRAINS.

St. L. Springfield. Peoria
Bur. Quin. via Monmouth
Chicago, Sterling Clinton s.
Dubuque...................
Peoria, BeardstoWn, Bur
unRton- Denver and west
St. Paul & Minneapolis.
Sterling, Clinton & Dubuque
st. L., KRns C.. Denver &
Pac. coast via GaiesburR
sDaiIv- |Dailv ercent CIR
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-07
VIEWS OF A CHINAMAN.
Boxer Outbreak Discussed by
Consul Chow Tzchi.
NATIVE CHRISTIANS BLAMED.

They Have Been the Cause of All
Disturbances and Outcries Against
Foreigners and Foreign InnOva-
lions, Says the Consul - Rivalry
Among Missionaries - Russia Not
Aiding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-07

Carnival departure +DaLIy, except Sun
yDaily except Saturday. All others daily. Tel
ephone 1893.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-07
TRAINS.
/ LEAvK- / ARRIyI

Trains marked daily: all other trains daily
except Sunday. The S45 d. N. tran carries
through sleeper to st. Louis, arriving there
7:2S a. N.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-07

Chow Tzchi, the new imperial
Chinese consul in New York, who
gives the following interesting inter
view to the New York Journal, was
formerly secretary of the Chinese lega-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-07

III BURLINGTON ROUTE
U,iflliHnfiH DB. & @ RAILWAY-Depot
0.s&R1k1SiiH First avenue and Sixteenth
lllllu.I#i MI. YOUNG,
Agent.