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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-09
Attorneys ct Law.

Money loaned once over Thou1hs drug
teenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-09

O. CoEEsLLY. d. ooHhALLI
CONNELLY & CONNOLLY,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-09

.aock Island ana MH8r- ROCK Inland omet
over Rreu & Mains ss9re- hnAn omos o.
Ma q street.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-11-08

Pettigrew had better join Aggie
and his so called patriots in the
Philippines it was pretty e~ffectually
demonstrated Tuesday that South
Dakota has no room nor time for
man ashamed of his country and its
flag.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-11-08

Honest Andy Lee can keep right
on raising cattle and enjoying Nc
Kinley prosperity. He will not be
bothered with the affairs of the
Nation. Burke and Martin will
look after things in Congress for
him and a rest of the people for the
next TO a at least.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-11-08

Senator Davis, senior Senator OF
Minnesota who has been in a very
critical condition for some weeks,
underwent a very delicate 'though
successful surgical operation, and
the late reports are he is improving
rapidly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-11-08

1t is very evident the boys took
Bro. Showermans advice and got on
the band wagon.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-11-08

MntayiT, the other Isnsa M the Ants don't 20 with the people oftheU United Estates
The demo- popsg grabbed on to the rootso of Imperialism the therI m and the Ants, ~
theyp proved rotten m thyw VENT under the slide u they will cnw out in the swee by-
when the r0s bloom again.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-11-08

All please rise and sing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-03
Consists in Melting Out the Most
Terrible Punishments.
FORCING CRIMINALS TO CONFESS
Methods of Torture That Fairly
Beggar Description.
SCENES IN A COURT ROOM
copyrighted. 1900, by Frank C. Carpenter)
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Copyrighted. 1900, by Frank C. Carpenter)
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
SHANGHAI. September u. 1900.
This war will make the mixed courts
feature of every big Chinese city. They
VIII be established to try all disputes be
tween foreigners and natives. The Chinese
II the foreign concessions will be subject
I them and foreign judges will be needed.
The foreign concession of Shanghai is
TDw three times large as the native
city. 1t has four hundred thousand popu-
lation, of whom only five thousand are
Europeans, 1t has a mixed court, with
Chinese and foreign judges. The Amer
lean judge is the consul general, al
though he is usually represented by the in
terpreter of the legation. The native judge
is a mandarin Of the seventh order named
Wang. The law and punishments used for
cases in which Chinese only are interested
ar practically Chinese, the Chinese judge
being allowed to have his own way, ex-
Cept where Europeans are interested.
EInbnObbinE With Chinese Judge.
visited this mixed court the other day.
Consul General Goodnow went with me
ana introduced me 10 Mandarin Wang. DR..
Barchet, the interpreter of our consulate,
who also acted as judge, ira lslated for me,
and fiattery, sthat touch of nature which
makes the whole world XII. creased the
wheels of our conversation We had a cup
of tea together before going into the court
room. and Judge Wang. seeing my camera,
said he hoped | would take a photograph
of him on the bench. | replied that | would
be glad to do if there was to be any
harnbOoing- Bamhuoing is the most COM
mon punishment here. Witnesses are bam-
hOOei to make them confess, and if this
does not serve more terrible punshments
are adopted.
Judge Wang replied that he would be de-
l.ghted to oblige me. but that the usual
hour for bambooing was i in the afternoon
when he hoped ] would return.
I am sorry, your honor said l, but
have an enga cement at I. -
All" said the old Chinese mandarin, as
reiectiyely slipped his tea, lin that case
I.rhapS | can fix it up this morning to
init you | have old thief here who has
/ .- confessed. | will have him brought in
's,r the close Of the session and give him
: % blows to loosen his tongue. 1t will be
jest before noon and you will have a fairly
: light for your picture
Al this moment the officers told us that
the court was ready, and the old mandarin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-03

both feet upon the stick. They are fat and
the two must weigh at least $50 pounds.
Their weight is pressing the mans bare
legs into the stones. He cries and they in
crease the torture by rolling the pole I'M
der their feet back and forth upon his
calves His toes have been pulled out so
that the ShinS and the whole front of his
feet are in contact with the stones and the
men are grinding them into the granite.
Il ask the mans crime. The judge tells
me he is accused of piracy, but that he
claims to be innocent. The judge tells me
he will be tortured until he confesses. He
seems to laugh at the pain, and he is smok-
ing a big water pipe and languidly putting
his questions to the case between the
puffs.
AT last flesh and blood can stand it no
longer. The prisoner mods his head in token
of confession and the officials step off.
They loosen his bands and he drops in a
heap on the floor They then smear lit
tie ink over each OF his palms and press
them fiat down upon a sheet of paper
above which some writing in Chinese has
been printed. These form his signature to
the confession II he should escape he
could be detected by means of them. The
confession will be sent to the viceroy and
his head be cut OF day or so later
Especially for Women.
Women are not favored by Chinese Judges.
In the court here 1 heard a number of Sc
we're sentences pronounced, and at Canton
one woman was punished with the clapper.
This seems to be especially for women. II
- made Of two pieces Of leather. each ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-03

invited out to sit on the bench with
him For two hours l watched thieves
burglars, kidnapers, pirates and others
dragged in by policemen. They were pulled
along in chains, jerked about by their
queues. and made to get down upon their
knees before us. While there the Judge
examined them and the detectives and po-
hcen-en gave evidence. Sentences were
quickly passed. Some got as much as 300
blows of the bamboo. some were sentenced
chains and some to hard labor.
Severe Punishment.
At last the end of the docket was reached
and my victim was brought in. Two viii
demonstrating policeman in tall red hats
and long red gowns pushed him forward,
holding him by his queue. He trembled as
he entered the room, and fell on his knees
in front of the judge. who fiercely de-
manded his confession. The man protested
his innocence, but Judge Wang, in what
must have been to the prisoner a terrible
tone, said:
You are not telling the truth; you are
guilty." And then to the policeman: Give
him the bamboo and make him confess.
After the bambooing began L would have
stopped II II i could, but IT was In court.
and this was impossible. 1t took four men
TO give the two hundred blows, each man
bringing down the bamboo fifty times on
the bare thighs of the victim. The bamboo
was a strip Of cane about two inches wide
and five feet In length. 1t was 1.-THE as
sole leather, but % sprinSy that 1t seemed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-03
At Last.

When on my day of life the night is falling.
And in the winds from uIsunned spaces blown,
l hear far voices out of darkness calling
Ny feet to paths unknown.
Thou who hast made my home of life so pleasant,
Leave not its tenant when its walls decay;
o Love divine. Helper ever present,
Be Thou my strength and stay
Be when all else is from me drifting,
Earth sky, homes picture, days of shade and
shine.
And kindly faces to my uplifting
The love which answers mine.
1 have but Thee, Father Let Thy Spirit
Be with me then to comfort and uphold;
No gate of pearl, no branch of PALM / merit;
Nor street Of shining gold.
Suffice it if. good and i'll unreckoned.
And both forgiven through Thy Astounding grace,
1 find myself by hands familiar beckoned
Unto my fitting place.
Some humble door among Thy many mansions,
Some sheltering shade, where sin and striving
And flows forever through heavens green expan-
sions
The river of Thy peace.
There from the music round about stealing
I fain would learn the and holy song,
And find at last beneath Thy trees of healing
The life for which long.
JOHN G. WHITTIER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-03

Fairlie-"Jack, have you that FLO lent
you the other dayf'
F1yntie-'1Iot all Of It, old chap but what
have win do me a day or two longer.
jolly kind and thoughtful Of you to inquire,
though. "-GlasgoW Times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-03
Confessions of an Ancient Poacher,
Maurice Thompson in Outing


At last there was but the bit of omen field
to be traversed. 1 did not falter here, but
took on great squirt of courage When
half way over 1 saw the birds, as many as
fifteen plump youngsters, lettering beside a
fringe of blackberry briers. I stopped short
In full view from the farmhouse and let
go an arrow that knocked over one bird
right In the bevys midst. 1 had expected
at least three times that luck but was
well pleased as it had befallen, seeing the
whole group scamper into the ravine afoot
instead of flying / bagged my bird and hur-
ried on, never forgetting my danger-that
would have been to lose the zest of emprIse
never ceaSing to keep the tail of an eye
on every avenue Of approach. 1 followed
the quails by sight. not hurrying them or
doing anything to frighten them. Indeed,
coddled them automatically for the sake of
shot now and then. The ravine was
cool, sweet place, where few belated rose
gerardias shone pink in the shade Tufts
of golden rod waved their plumes aslant in
protected spots. where wisps of blue grass
stood knee high under blackberry vines. A
rich odor Of autumn, the bouquet of ma
turity, fingered everywhere. and the brooks
voice filled the weather, as juice fills the
grape On high in the tree tops discord
of woodpecker jargon and rasping Of
bluejay voices added something excellent to
the general effect of things, while l stole
along and tried another shot, which, de-
Elected by some slight obstacle, went wide.
Suffice it on this score to say that had an
hours hard shooting and bagged, all to-
gether five BIRDS Then followed a rest be-
side the little stream deep in a papaw
thicket, where the wild fruit was at the
point of falling, the green-brown clusters
growing dimly amid the foliage and causing
the boughs to sag low with their weight of
almost over-fragrant rfpeness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-03
Not a Success.
From the Chicago Post.
The experiment was not a success.

From the Chicago Post.
The experiment was not success.
Frequently she had complained that he
was not as he used to be, that his love
seemed to have grown cold, and that he
was too proSaic and matter-of-fact. So
when he found one of his old love letters
to her he took it with him the next time
he was called away from the city, made
copy of it and mailed it to her
John Henry she exclaimed when he re-
turned, you're the biggest fool that ever
lived 1 believe you have softening of the
brain. What did you mean by sending me
that trash?'
Trash. my dear he expostulated.
Eyes, trash-just sickly, sentimental nom
sense
THAT isn't how you described it when 1
first wrote it and sent it to you," he pro-
tested. You said then it the dearest,
sweetest letter ever written, and you insist
now that l have changed and you haven't.
l thought l would try to
well, you didn't succeed" she interrupt
ed, and she was mad for two days. Some
times it is mighty difficult to please a wo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-03

the beginning of the campaign. THE moral
effect of the bayonet,' he said. lis all
right, no doubt, among men who would be
ratified by a bayonet charge, but men who
have had long experience with the rifle and
who are absolutely sure of themselves
would ask for nothing better than bayo-
net charge from the enemy. You could not
have better target. Besides, even II 1t
comes to close quarters the man with the
bayonet has usually had a long, hard run,
and the other man being comparatively
fresh ought to be able to get away, with
many chance to turn and shoot his pur-
time.
Major Burnham uses no tobacco, because
smoking dulls the sense of smell. A scout
literally has to follow his nose quite as
often as he follows any visible object. He
has trained his eyesight too, until his keen
blue eyes can at a glance register effec-
lively in his memory things that most men
would either fail to notice or fail to re-
member. He has cultivated a wide angle of
vision, too, and while looking straight
ahead can manage to see distinctly what IS
going at right angles to the right or
left. Any one can do it with a little prac-
tice. but it is no simple matter to do it
habituaily and instinctively.
How to Keep Awake.
Perhaps his hardest training has been in
the matter of Sleep He can get along now
for two nights and part of third without
a wink of sleep. When all other expedients
fail he raps the back of his head violently
with his knuckles-a trick that serves when
pinching, pr:cking with pin and biting the
lip fail to keep him awake. The severest
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-03-14
TERMS, $1.25.

E. G. Herdsman of Boston, the
man of whom the stained glass
windows for the new church we're
purchased, was here last Friday and
inspected the same. He was much
pleased with them also spoke very
complimentary of the church.
G. Ii. Crane and wife have gone to
Boston for the purpose of purchasing
furniture for the hotel. They intend
to have new furniture throughout
and will put the hotel in first-class
shape before commencing business
therein, which will be about April
1st
Judge Waite is confined to the
house with severe cold. This may
seem nothing extraordinary to many,
but those who are acquainted with
the Judge know that he is seldom
sick and that it is certainly news to
mention such a fact when he is
"hOused up"
The new board of library directors
are to have meeting in the near
future and take steps toward regu-
lating our present library and put
ting it in shapefor the public use. 1t
is hoped that they will make Judi
cious as we'll as speedy use of the
money appropriated in purchasing
some late publications.
There il no truth in the rumor that
f. N. Keeler contemplates opening a
hotel in the LaPage block. He wishes
to sell his furniture and will dispose
of it in lots TO suit purchaser. This
is a good chance to stock up. See
advertisement. What furniture he
doesn't dispose of he will store tenn
porarily in the old schoolrooms in
the town house.
Those from this place who have in
apected the renovated Town hall at
johnson express the hope that some
thing of like character be done with
the hall here. MOrristOwn has also
recently fixed up their hall, and it is
quite proper that the county seat
make move in the same direction.
We have no good hall for public en-
tertainments and now that it is
shown what can be done with old
town halls we hope the time is not
far distant when this town will make
move to repair.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-03-14
BUSINESS NOTICES.

BUYING CALF SKINs-I vii buy Calf Skins
Saturdays at FL. p. Munson's store, paying
the highest market price.
CHARLES BAKER, Morrisville, vt.
WANTED A man and wife to work on
farm by the year. A good chance for live
party that is willing to work. T. A. LELAND,
IL Cherry St., St. Johnsbury, vt.
HAY! HAY!l-I have struck out into the
hay business and am prepared to furnish the
very best quality of Pressed Hay at reason
able prices. ARTHUR W. WAITE, Morrisville.
For SALE Several very desirable residen-
ces in the village of Morrisville. Centrally To-
Gated, and all on the most desirable streets
for residence purposes. For bargain call
on Il. g. Foss.
ing. [ will take them at the depot Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesd day, the 10, 20 and 81.
and will pay 45c per bushel.
H. WAITE, Morrisville.
MoRRIsvILLE LAUNDRY.-Ths new industry
appeals for your laundry work, confident
that with entirely new machinery and ex-
perienced help we can give you satisfaction.
Give us trial order. VIM. F. FLANAGAN.
SPECIAL NOTICE Wishing to sell all the
furnishings now in the Phoenix Hotel at Hyde
Park within the next two weeks, consisting
of Furniture of all kinds, Piano Carpets,
Rugs, Bedding, SilverW are, Crockery, Stoves,
Billiard Table, Safe, l set Fairbanks Scales,
l Lawn Mower, will sell the same at private
sale at very remarkably low rate Will sell
in lots to suit purchaser. The stuff must be
sold. Good chance for bargains.
F. N. KELLER, Hyde Park.
CASH SYSTEM We are more than pleased
with the cash system. Our business is good
we wish to thank our customers who have
helped us change from the old credit system
to the right business principles, pay as you
go. We can and will continue to sell you
goods much cheaper on this new system We
are selling Clothing very cheap: Boys Suits
S1.75 to $500; Mems Suits $3 so to $1,000;
Our spring stock of Hats and Caps, all the
new and nobby styles; our spring stock
Gents Furnishing Goods, Trunks and Bags
are the latest Our new Carpets, Oh Cloth
and CrOckery are here. We give special at
tention to Boots and Shoes; we can save you
money and sell you good stock. We have a
large stock of Table Linen, Napkins and
Tow Is. Our new Dress Goods, (no two
patterns alike) Silk Waist patterns, Percales
and Ginghams-the best line of Dress Trim
mngs ever kept, call and see our new spring
stock Evans wants your butter each week
We want your eggs-10 cases each week. We
want % bushels yellow eye beans at 50 %
We want your Maple Syrup and Sugar-oO0O
gallons at 60c per gallon, (cans furnished by
us) Remember Stowe is the best market iI
! Vermont, end we are headquarters.
Your Cbedient servants,
Mills, MCMAHON & Co. .
P. .S-15 cases new Rubber Boots.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-03-14
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVlLLE.

You should not fail to note A. r.
Campbells adv.
Carroll Nichols is visiting friends in
White River Junction.
The Laraway auction sale is next
Saturday at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Mrs. Nellie Smith visited at Chester
Abby's in WoIcott last Thursday.
Miss Florence Billings visited friends
in st. Johnsbury part of last week.
John W. Whitney was transacting
business in Hardwick last Thursday.
Mrs. Mariah Warren of ElmOre is
iting her daughter, Mrs. o. R. Luce.
Miss Lydia Barnes of Bakersfield is
visiting her sister Mrs. J. A. Bundy.
Peoples Academy entered upon
the last term of the school year to-
day.
L. A. Goodrich has moved into one
of W. W. Peck's tenements on upper
Main street.
Mrs. Hartson's children were all at
home over Sunday with her. She is
little better.
Mrs. George Tillotson will enter.
tain the Maple Street Whist Club
next Monday evening.
Miss Junia Farrand from Hard
wick has been visiting her brother,
Homer, the past week.
Walter Jackson has completed his
vacation and resumed work in J. H.
Warren's meat market.
A distemper is said to be prevalent
among the horses. The treatment
consists of liberal doses of aconite
and hot applications to the throat
of the sick animal.
The following are the advertised
letters:-Mr. and Mrs. Byron HI. Bar
nard, Mrs. Mary Moxley Bailey, Mrs
Mary Colebrook, Mrs. Jane Hadley
Adaline Mackdeaiment, David Sterns
Jones Thornton.
Fisherman's Luck" drew full
house last night. All the parts were
well taken, rejecting great credit
upon the performers. The Grange
can always be counted upon to give
n good entertainment.
The members of the PckaniDny
Whist Club met for the first time th,
evening of March 7, with Miss Brendat
Harris. The prizes were declared al
follows:-Grace Sawyer first, Molly
Andrews the BOBBY or Pickaninny.
zone of Morristown's younges
| Changers" has something to say of {
practical nature on page 3 Shor
and to the point articles, that per
tain to our local affairs are Away
desirable. "Brevity is the soul o
wit" and applies equally as well tt
practical affairs.
The Methodist conference, which il
soon to meet. will do well to heed tn
request of Puffer NJ. +. church ant
return Rev. M. 5. Eddy to this pIac
again, as be is acceptable to boil
church and people, and has been do
ing the Masters work in a manne
to elicit praise from all. More coulc
not be asked, nor more fitting recog
milton rendered by the presiding
Bishop.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-03-14
Centerville.

Norman Perry and family visited at
Henry Calkins' a part of last week.
Mrs. Albert Bachum is at Morrisvi11e
caring for Mr.. Heath's boy, who is sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ca1kins and
daughter Bertha visited at Arthur Har-
lows last week.
Ernest Jones, son of c. N. Jones,
leaves to-day for Dakota, where he will
work on a ranch,
Will Isham had the misfortune to cut
his right foot quite badly last Monday
while cutting wood. -
Miss Alice Holbrook, who has been
visiting friends in St. .Johnsbury, VT,
and Andover, N. H., returned home
Friday.
Quite number from here attended
the play "Fisherman's Luck" at Nor
risville Tuesday evening; they pro-
nounce it good.
Miss Lou Collins, who has been
spending her winter vacation at her
home on Breezy Hill, left here Monday
for Boston, Mass.
Jesse Gilmore is to carry OH A. c.
Collins sugar place this year. Jesse
knows how to make good sugar and if
the season is all right will make lots of
it, as he has frst-class orchard to work.
Our town Grand Juror bears the
honors of his office with becoming
dignity. He isn't bit vain over this
fitting recognition of his ability to see
that the people up this way keep with
in the limits of the law.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-03-14
Oldest Married Couple in the State.

Mr.. and Mrs. Madison Stafford of
Cambridge, claim the distinction of
being, as far as is known, the Oldest
couple in the state, having been mar
ried 50 years January 4, last. Mr..
Stafford celebrated his 91st birthday
FEBRUARY Is, and Mrs. Stafford is nealy
six months his senior. Neither require
the use of spectacles to read or work
and both are greatly interested in the
important news at the present time.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-03-14

Gov. Leslie NJ. Shaw, called here by
the death of his father, returned to
his Iowa home last Saturday. Mr..
Shaw, a native of this town, is al
ways warmly welcomed here by his
old-time friends and neighbors and
the kindly hand of sympathy went
out to him on this occasion, as a
beftting recognition to a worthy son
paying the due filial respects.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-03-14
Hyde Park Center.

Mrs. Edgar Bullard is visiting in
Johnson.
George Clapper has been spending
some time at home.
Mrs. Della Gates is so far recovered
as to be about the house.
Dottie Sherwin is soto beout again,
but is stopping at home.
Mrs. Sylvester Whitcomb has gone to
Claremont, N. H., for visit.
Albert Whitcomb has gone to Con-
cord, N. H., on business in connection
with DIR. Bucklin's estate.
Mrs. J. Q. Perry and two youngest
children spent part of last week in Nor
ristown with her sister, Mrs. J. G.
Thompson.
While Dottie Sherwin was at home
sick with rheumatic fever, Mrs. Hub
bard had Mrs. Leroy Jones to assist her
about her housework.
Word comes from Hartford, Conn,
that Mr.. Bullard and Leo arrived there
in spite of the storm only about twenty
four hours behind time.
R. S. Beard lost good COW by drown
ing last week. She was drinking and
one of her horns got caught in board
and being unable to extricate herself
was drowned.
Some may think by the statement in
the Town report that they are paying
lot of money for carrying a few scholars.
The report as it stands is misleading.
Somebody made a mistake. 1t says
I6 scholars were carried where it should
have said 90.