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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-08-11
IN OLD PosTBOY sTY1E.
o MIS- Dewey AID Her Mother
Occasionally Take a Drive
About the Capital.

Mrs. Washington Mclean, mother.
in-law of Admiral Dewey, owns one Of
the handsomest carriages in Washing.
ton, says the Star. She and her
daughter are occasionally to be seen
driving in the novel turnout. The
carriage is a daumont and is drawn
by four magnificent bays, with o
tilions mounted on the rear leader
and near wheelers, with the
footmen in high hats and black
livery in the rumble; the positions
wear short black jackets with three
rows of buttons down the front, white
knee breeches and top boots, round
black caps and black gloves. There
being no driving seat, the carriage is
ideal for pleasure driving, as the view
is unobstructed. The rumble is some
times dispensed with, but for full
dress occasions it must be used. The
Harvesting is precisely the same as
for posting, but the pole of the car
riage is usually of iron and bent down
in the middle so as to be below the leg
OF the wheel horse position, to avoid
bruising it. When two horses instead
-N~~
OF four are used the equipage is called
a demidaumont.
This style of carriage was much in
vogue at Newport several years ago
and may be seen there occasionally
now. Mrs. James L. Kernochan and
Mrs. August Belmont have owned
daumonts. The name is taken from
the due d'Aumont, a French leader
of fashion both before and after the
revolution. He had superb stableu
filed up with mahogany, marble and
Bohemian glass and he introduced
this style of carriage.
That daumonts and demidaumonts
r not articles Of everyday luxury.
is quite certain. A handsome prize
was offered at the last national horse
show held in Madison Square garden
for a pair Of horses to be shown be.
fore a demidaumont, but there wero
no entries in this class.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-08-11

Happiness is a matter of tempera.
ment rather than Of circumstance.
A man who is impervious to tears
and pleading will melt like wax at the
touch of indifference.
A bohemian is a person to whom the
Injuries Of life are necessities and the
necessities luxuries.
People say that they know the world
when their acquaintance is limited to
the flesh and the devil.-MyrtIe Reed, in
Judge,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-08-11

How is this for a bridal trip A young
couple who went to Flagstaff, Ariz.
bought a couple of big wagons and
teams Of mules, hired a couple Of team.
sters and a good cook, and started
south for Phoenix. The principal
wagon was rooted with canvas and wire
gauze, with every comfort, and the
trip is described as ideal. No flies
or mosquitoes. good hunting, and the
light of love- combining with that
from moon and stars. Upon arrival at
Phoenix the wagons were sold at an
advance, and the couple proceeded BY
rail to Los Angeles in search of new
adventures. They may return via
Japan and I~ndia-.Washington Star.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-08-11
TREsPAss NOTICE.

The public 10 hereby notihed not 90 hunt o,
Gallon, Bayou Sale and Bayou Grassy. tn
ROADS through said properties are not public
BUS private, and all persons are warned not II
use without hTBG obtaining the permission 81
owner, under penalty Of the Law. TT0BPassias
e also forbidden on the property Of G, b. Coma
On Grand CaillOus PIERRE CRNAC,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-08-11
NOTICE TO THR PUBLIC,

IEq1 a94 9fleE January /, lCL, NJ tsspast
gUnlD lRnan. -
A1geda 81 oat50, hSrHss, mules, &C., found
% Sa4 Rqnt4@0u hReeE ah9VO date Will Be
Sl144 AD4 nobq fGf e9Bh9A. M hOEl 0D10 ether
Aa1agtAE aDlm&b VIII o. En1 Wkrn fGR6d On
Ana8 Gt G0 GA0V6 HaAnt1tiOn.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-08-11

Examiner-Now, children, who can
tell me what an epidemic is? Whatl
None Of your Let me prompt your
memory, 1t is something that spreads.
And nOw-ah, I see one Of you knows.
What IS It, my little friend2
4Jam, sir ."-Bloomington Panta-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-08-11
10 THE PUBLIC.

E~AoDVblloio haEOby ROtiaod n0t 70 hpnG, trap
SE UoSo sE OtbsEWiSS tFosDHs0 o. lie o. not
PlaaSsaaoAs B1g8u DHLSFg0, under penalty q
8Sla8.
n RoUaSRAUY. Tater.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-08-11
The Key to Waghinrton sOcIetv.

The Key to Washington Society.
The words army and navy are an
open. sesame to the best elements of So
cial life everywhere in our country, and
among the leaders of Washington So
ciety are found many whose husbands
are in one or the other. Washington
is the natural rallying-point of the
army, and even after the active profess
sional life is ended they find there the
~pleasantest resting-place. Mrs. Grant,
Mrs. Sheridan and Mrs. Logan have
chosen their homes there, and hold
sway over a large circle of friends. The
widows of other prominent officers
drift to Washington from time to time,
and in the inner circle of Washington's
p~leasantest social life Admiral Dewey
has found in Gen. Hazen's widow a gra-
cious woman to hold sway over him.
self and his home. At the last New
Years reception Mrs. Custer, known
for her charming personality, as well
as because of her gallant husbands
fame, stood beside Mrs. Miles and re.
ceiVed with her during the afternoon.
Mary Breckenridge Hines, in Won,
ans Home Companion.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-08-11
TO H PUBLIC.

Hunting, trapping or tFeBpaSSlnF on my Indls7
Ridge plantation, Little Csllleu, Is hereby fore
bidden. Parties caught tFoSPassing On said
JOHN BABIN
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-08-11
FREsPAsS NOTICE

NJ OOAa0 = hereby RotInoa EhaB hVnGna,
GOlPSsBiAS % mO0O-pjGElNg On ~ WgU6ou, St
so0Fg0 Na1 ShllS plantations, % tOFblpAOA, N.
IsT PoBNlR e TIE law.
JOHN I. MOORE PLANTING Co, B'RD.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-08-11
BettInE on ! gare 49,.

Miss Catchem-Fanny Flirt took Z
mean advantage of me.
Miss Wunder-What did she do?
"Bet me that she would receive
more proposals this summer than I
And now, after I have arranged to stay
at the %seashore, she says she is going
to visit in Utah all the time."-Baltf
more American.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-08-11
NOTICE

An huAsiRg end HOsPaSslRg q Oak Forest
EaASaNon ana @ouBNr GEAss positively Pgphlb.
~ &. h 0ADEB, Assent
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-08-11
TRESPASS NOTICE

All PNTdg eEe foFbtdAOa, under penalty Of the
9Gi % 4aA& mas, tap. cue weed, aaAd6a trees,
4oA 10ea 81 otheFWt9a gsaR1e8 "a the Wood.
CIIklS8M ESNAGENNTs
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-08-11
10 THE PBRLTn.

TA9Rgble q hereby HNtiaoA not % hUnt pIeh
noes 6R@tspGAs on tho FGiRe 4aFm EGstSIien
o eA9 eWa@p iaRas ealangtnB TO said plaRtatiOl
Ea1oF pGAalty q tholaW.
Ar. VIGUERIL Prop
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-08-11

Mamma-Doetor, Pm very much wor-
Fied about the baby. He isn't like him
self at all
Doctor-What are the symptoms,
madam2
ne sleeps at night Harlem Lite
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-08-11
TO TEE PUBLIC.

Th8 PW9lie d hsEoby nOtiAod not 70 h0ut, ploh
0on9 eg 6PgDoos % ABAgsa PlantotAoD, undsl
PENALTY % tAo Law.
az LnBLAHG
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-08-11
NOTICE.

An PSFSORS are hereby notified not TO hunt OF
Bah or the following plantations; s~OuthdoWn,
Hollywood, Concord, Waterproof, Laurel and
bOSSdaO. JOHN D. MINOR
WIN. MINOR,
Estate a. @. NinoE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16

as un-American, in the end informing
the powers so involved that unless
other objection would be made the
appointment would be insisted upon,
and if the minister was not received
no other would be appointed during
his administration. The minister was
not received and Mr.. Cleveland was
true to his word.
The record of the democratic par
ty has been consistent and clear
on this point at all times when there
has existed purpose to awaken an
unnatural feeling among the various
elements of creed and nationality that
enter into the cosmopolitan nature OF
the great American people.
The open hand that America has
always extended, and the liberties she
guarantees to the oppressed of all ma.
tions, is her greatest national virtue.
and so it must be while the republic
shall last.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16

directly contrary to the genius of
this nation.
The Philippines can learn to gov
ern themselves Just as we have learned
to govern ourselves. They are, for
that matter, better prepared than we
were few centuries ago. Just see
what the japanese have done in the
last century in adapting themselves to
modern civilization. No troops in
China have behaved themselves more
spleRdidly than have the japanese.
Yet it is but so years ago that they
were in tie dark ages. There is prob
ably much the same blood among
many of the higher FiliPinos that
there is in the japanese. We might
have given the Filipinos some such
friendly assurances as we gave the
Cubans. People are going to be de-
ceived who think the end is coming
quickly. The chances are that the
Filipinos will always keep in rebellion
until they either have self-government
or are exterminated.
The question which is on trial in
this country is whether we are fit our
selves for self-government. We don't
need to take any more government
jobs on our hands"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
THERE ARE oTHEVs

Severe and deserved as j. ne con-
domination everywhere expressed OF
the bitter political attack made by the
Rock Island Republican in the inter-
ests of Richard Yates gubernatorial
candidacy. on Samuel Alschuler, the
democratic candidate, yet the paper
that has brought itself into disrepute
is not the only republican agency that
has resorted to such deplorable and
un-American tactics. The undercur-
rent of prejudice that systematic eff
fort has been erdeavoring TO create
for some time against Mr.. Alschuler
is we'll known throughout the state.
That It has not cropped out so boldly
before is perhaps true, although this
is by no means the first instance
where the question of class distinction
has been so outrageously raised in
the public prints.
AS far as the party of Yates is con-
cerned, 1T is within its ranks that pro-
sCription of every kind has ever been
harborcd, while those classes of peo-
pic most prosecuted in this country
either because of race or creed, have
found their refuge in the democratic
party. Indeed, il is not now difficult
TO recall the circumstance during the
hrSt administration of President
Cleveland, wherein objection was
raised on the cry NJ race distinction
TO the wife of ore If his appointees
TO q foreign mission, and the country
to which the minister was accredited
eventually declined to accept the ere
dcntials on the ground stated. Presi-
dent Cleveland was indignant at even
such a suggestion and denounced it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
McKINLEY.S WAR COSTS $40 PEI
FAMILY.


FAMILY.
Phe census of 1900 is expected to
show a population for the United
States of from 1000. 900 to 8O.OO0,-
900. The yearly current cost of hold
ing the Philippines therefore amounts
to nearly or quite 81 per individual.
1t accordingly amounts to $40 per
year for each average family. To the
large majority of families in the
United States this sum is nearly or
quite equal to what the heads thereof
are able to earn in a week.
The taxes which go to meet this
most costly enterprise, says the
Springfield Republican. are collected
from the people in indirect and unob-
servable ways. But they are taken,
nevertheless, from the pockets of the
people, and not according to ability to
pay, but according. to the consumption
mainly of the necessaries of life. They
are paid none the less certainly, even
though Indirectly, and they reduce by
so much the earnings of the laborer
which 60 to his airport and enjoy
ment.
Suppose this system of taxation
were changed to direct system, and
once q year the federal tax gatherers
were to pass up and down the coun-
try, knocking at the door of every
family and demanding $10-for what?
For the holding of a distant and I'M
willing people in subsection for the
mere glory of it AID their eXploita-
ton by the syndicates and trusts.
How long would such a policy be sup
ported? 1t would be voted down with
greater unanimity than any other
proposition ever was which came be-
fore the American people and barring
an opportunity to vote it down, it
would cause domestic revolution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
TEDDY'S LATE
DISCOVERY.
Surprised to Find Working
men and Farmers Are In
tellieent Beings.

According to Mr.. ROOsevelt's account
of himself, he grew to the physical
stature of man before il daWned up
on him that any one in working clothes
could be companiOnable or even emit
tied 10 the distant respect of that lord
of creation who happened to inherit
money.
1t will be remembered that it was
only about 2Ia years ago February,
1899 that Roosevelt wrote an article
for The Century Magazine, in which,
speaking Of the cowboys Of the north
west. whom he had described as cut
ting mad antics when drunk on the vii
famous whisky of the frontier towns
and as ''indulging often i'll deadly
shooting ARRAYS" he said, 'But they
are much better fellows and pleas
nnter companions than the small
farmers agricultural labOrers,
nor are the mechanics of n great
city to be mentioned in the saEe
BREATH"
In addressing the LABOR organizations
at Chicago on Labor day Roosevelt
told how he was thrown into intimate
cOmpanionship with the COW punchers
and what Il revelation it was TO him to
find that they were persons for whom
he could have IAN immense liking and
respect
Later he got thrown into close rela-
tons with farmers and was surprised
to find that they, too, were men and
Americans and lit to hold converse with
the ah-nObiIity, shall we call those
who were born with an income?
Even this experience failed to get the
general truth into his artistic mind,
and so he went on feeling of people
who toil-railrOad men and others
and finding, to his surprise, that cow
punchers and farmers and heirs did
not absorb all the manhood of the
country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
PROF. LADD on IMPERIALISM.

IfoI. george /. Iadd, mead profess
sor OF the department of philosophy
and psychology "a Yale university,
who has just ret urned from a trip
around the world, has become an
ardent anti-imper ialist through his
personal investigation into conditions
in the far east. Prof. Ladd spent
about four months in Japan and the
whole of one win ter in India, and
came into contact with many of the
foremost educators and statesmen of
the orient. He personally looked into
conditions in the east and the pros
poets for American and western civili-
.Zation, and has come to the conclu-
sion that America is making a great
mistake to enter the Philippines as
ruler and possess Or. Prof. Ladd de-
clares:
The attitude of the United States
in retaining the Philippines is entirA
ly unjustitiable. II was wrong from
the very beginning from the moment
when the commissioners of our gov
eminent forced Spain to sell US the
islands. 1t is impc.litic, immoral and
contrary to all our traditions. But
now that we are responsible for the
islands. the questio has become a
difficult one to solve. Holland has
had long experience with similar
tribes in Sumatra, and they are con-
stantly in rebellion Even in India.
the British, who are the most gifted
people for governing colonies known
since history began, find the problem
of governing growing yearly more
difficult.
The history of the world shows
that in every case where q higher
tribe has tried to subjugate a lower
one, the lower one pulls the other
down to its level. This is seen. in the
history of our owA troops in the
Philippines. In spite of the fact that
our soldiers went out there with good
intentions and from civilized COM
munities they have been inevitably
led into excuses of cruelty in their
warfare. Our troops also have never
been accustomed to give strict obedi-
ence to the orders of their superiors,
and the danger has accumulated on
this account.
I'VE are now listening to COM
plants against the cruelty of the Rus
SLAMS in China. In spite of the fact
that the Russian private soldier is
much less educated than our own, his |
training in strict obedience to SUI
perioFs secures him against such ex-
cuses. When the Russians take |
town and their officers forbid him to |
loot it, the order prevents the soldier |
from doing so. How has it been in |
the case of our own troops? Both |
officers and men have looted towns. |
A comparatively recent example. from
sources, is that so per-
sons were killed in a single Filipino |
village to avenge private quarrel in
that village.
1t would have been possible not to |
have held the Philippines. suppose
that the state department wanted to
pay Great Britain back for indirectly |
assisting in the Cuban war. Great |
Britain wanted no other nation to take |
the Philippines, and so we were in
duced to take them. In three or four
years we have gone over to the policy
of backing up our strife for CONNER
cisl supremacy with an army. That
is what all the world is doing, but the
policy is disastrous and wicked. 1t is ]
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
Masters Sale.
searle & Marshall, Attorneys.

Scare y MarShaL, Attorneys
State of Illinois, L.
Rock Island County. D.
Ia the Circuit Court in Chancery. Partition
General No. 1926
annie Chesebro r. r. Chesebro. Charles SUIT
cne, Carrie Sutciiffe, Frederick Sutclife,
Dorothy SutcliTe and George SutcItne, VS..
Mary Van Arsdel James W Van ArS-
del Maggie Sutclife, Sadie Holdorf and
Hine Holdorf
Notice Is hereby given that by virtue of a
decree of said Court, entered in the above en-
titled cause, on the Thirteenth day of DC
tober, A. d. 1900. 1 shall, on Saturday, the
Seventeenth day OF November, A. D., 1900
at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon. at
the Court House, in the City of Rock Island in
said county of Rock Island, as directed by said
decree. sell ut public auction to the highest and
best bdder'fOr cash only, that certain parcel
of land situate in the County of Rock Island
and State Of Illinois, known and described rs
follows. tO-wit:
Lot Fifteen O5) in Block Three ~ in Bailey
Davenport Fourth Addition to the City OF
Rock Island.
dated at Rock Island. Illinois, this Fifteenth
day OF October, \. D.. 1900.
ELwIN e. PARMENTER,
Master in Chancery. Rock Island County, III.
SEARLE X MARSHALL
Compliments Solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
Petition to Probate VIM.
State of Illinois, o..
Rock Island County, ~


County Court Rock Island County, Scptem-
Der term 1900. II the n alter OF the probate
of the last VIII and testament OF Jacob
Fromm, deceS sed, in probate.
To all persons whom this may concern
greeting. Notice Is hereby given, that on the
24.h day OF September, -. 1900 petition
was fled ia the County Court of Rock Island
County. Illinois, asking that the last VIII and
testament Of Jacob FrO!nn deceased, be adj
n tilted 70 probate The sane petition further
states that the following named persons are all
the heirs at-law and iegatees:
Caroline Fromm. widow, Moline, Ill; Catha-
rlne Hoffman, sister Fltchburg Mass :frEdc.
rick Fromu. brother, Har0inyile, ~. y;
Rosna Gross, sister Hunslng n, WurtenDerR,
Germany; FredeTiclss Wagner. legatcc,
Rock bland, Ill; joseph EppinRer legatee,
Notzningen, Kirchcirn, WurtcnburR, Ger
many. Bargarctha /unkel, legatce. Pilot
Mound Iowa; Cacbar;Ee Stiebl, legateC, =
kinson. Henry county. Ill Frederick Epping-
er. legatee. Notzsnin2en- Eirche'U, Wurten-
Green River III children OF Charlotte Haas
legatec. Eircheim, Wurtenberg, Germany
children of Eva Eppinger. legatee, ROizlDin-
gen. KircbeLm, WurteuDerR. Germ any: Board
directors Moline Public HO- pitGi, leg tees,
Moline. Ill Con "ordls German Tuln yercin,
lezatees, Moline, III.
You are further notified that the hearing OF
court for the 18TH DAY OF October. a. u. 1900,
al the hour of 10 O'Clock 10 the forenoon, At
the Court House in Rock Island in said County,
when and where you can appear. II you see
1T. and show cause IL any you have, why said
will should not be admitted to probate.
HESRY Il. HUBBARD, Clerk.
Rock Island, Illinois, sept. "a, 1890.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
Don't Read This

Unless you are interested in the art
of dress. Oar many patrons have
been urging us fer some months to
open up an establishment where
they could get their garments
made in accordance with the
latest fashions. We have now decided
to do so, therefore if the ladies will
call at our rooms, 17199 Second ave-
nue., on and after Oct. we will be
prepared to serve them. We know there
are a few places in this city where gar
ments are made well, but not enough To
supply the increasing demand for
up to date costumes. This is
the season when the thoughtful
lady is preparing her wardrobe for
the winter. If you will call, perhaps
we can be of service to you. Our
motto will be Live and let live" We
will be able to turn out your garments
on short order and will guarantee sat
isfaction. Call early and you will DO
served. OUR DIAMOND GARMENT CUT
TER SCHOOL is open six days in tho
week, as usual, and the class is rapidly
increasing. If you want to be able To
cut and fit all classes of garments SOC
us soon.
G. B. WARD, Manager,
17193 Second avenue, second floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
The Bcnefccnt Nni1 Trust.

The nail trust has raised the price
Of nails so high that they are becoming
a luxury where once they were a ne
ccssity, and many projected building
schemes have come to Il standstiu uw-
ing to the cost OF putting wood togeth-
er. And yet the trusts are a bened-
cence.-Boston Traveller.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
THE DOCTORS EXTEND THEIR
TIME.

Owing to the Vast Numbers Who Have
Been Unable to See the British Doc
tors, These Eminent Gentlemen
Have Extended the Time for Civ
Ing Their Services Free for
Three Months to All Who
Call Before Nov. 90.
Owing TO the large number of in
valids who have called upon the Brit
ish doctors at their office, 1923 Third
avenue, and who have been unable to
see them, these eminent gentlemen
have, by request. consented to con-
time giving their services free for
three months to all invalids who call
upon them before Nov. 20. These
services will consist not only of con-
sultation, examination and advice,
but also of all minor surgical opera
ions.
The object in pursuing this course
is TO become rapidly and personally
acquainted with the sick and afflicted,
and under no condition whatever will
any charge be made for any services
rendered for three months to all who
call before Nov. 20.
The doctors treat all forms of dis
ease and deformities, and guarantee
cure III ever case Iney undertake.
At the first interview a thorough ex-
animation is made. and if incurable,
you are frankly and kindly told so;
also advised against spending your
money for useless treatment.
Male and female weakness, catarrh
and catarrhal deafness, cancer, with
out pain or cutting, rupture, all skin
diseases, and all diseases of the rec
tum are positively cured by their new
treatment.
DIR. 7. .. Felts, the chief consult
ing surgeon of the institute, assisted
by one or more of his staff associates,
is in personal charge.
Office hours from g 8. N. till p.
M. No Sunday hours.
Special Notice-lf you cannot call,
send stamp for question blank for
home treatment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16

That spirit of confidence character
ling the democrats today is not ne
iiceable among republicans. On the
other hand, the republican party is
disinte@rated and Imperialism is
doomed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16

THoUGHTLEss Teddy, by his inces-
SAINT and incoherent airing of strange
ideas, has made himself eligible to
that peculiar sobriquet applied to such
peculiar people in the arny-"wind-
IaHner.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16

The Only way OF distinguishing a
good trust from n bad trust, accord
ing to the Republican idea, ia to go
to the trust for campaign contri-
button. II the trust gives literally,
It il good; if il gives stInGiIy, fl is
bad.-w. j. Bryan.