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FOR SAIL R-IP-A-N-S IU FOR CENTS AT
druggists grucers restaurants saloons, news
s.ands. general stores and barber shops. Danish
pain induce sleep Drolons life One gives relief
a-21-TvrL
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FUk sALr-tr1UD - ALLY OPAQUE SHADES.
Fitted ga ynlr windows. oniy &c, the best quality
oil opaque sh4 des. 5Oc.. hung free. VIII call with
samples kLEEBLATT'S. llth and II Sta me-
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IN THE MOUNTAINS.

FOR RENT-BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, NEAR
station; large and beautiful residence, late ].
Carey Thomas: 16 rooms. bath. vegetables and
Zee; j. \ BARKER, IA f. Lexington St,
iait"- Md mh2S-w. f m ct
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he lsleswOrth,

OPEN ALL THE YEAR.
directly on the beach. Enlarged and improved
Since last season. Modern in every detail. Fresh
and sea water in every bath. Cafe. Orchestra.
New management.
mh15-l3t 10 HALE & SCITII, Managers
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The Richmond.
ACCOUNTANTS.

j. F. BATES,
Public Accountant and Auditor,
Room 10. Washington Loan and Trust building.
fe3-tf Telephone No 972-3
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FOL: SALE-WE SELL NEW AUTOMATIC SEW
panies ask sos to SIS for WI STIEBELfSG.
1851 Pa ave. Nv. Not represented by solicitors
Agency household and Standard Swg. machines.
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FOR SAIE-A NEW HALLET & DAVIS UP
right slightly shopworn, s1s5; regular price.
$500 great bargain. HUGO WORCH. 923 F st.
nh22- st
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FOR SALE-AT EVANSVILLE. > MINUTES
walk from steam and electric ears. Groom
hu'Lsr. lot 5ir<2'1; 81 500 Also 5-room house:
lct finely adapted poultry raising: >
Eiin. walk fruIn ears. 81 2Op: terms easy. Also
bot Jtx2lo; $50 ROGERS Il ROGERS. Hyatts-
vile. ears stop at office. mh14-1St
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FOR SALF-G-FT. TABLE. S2.oS; LOUNGES
s.. 70; SIS cock AMI heating stoves 49, parlor and
bed suites. 81 per week; special for cash
REDMnND'S 311 and 313 18th ST. NV. de4Itf
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ErR SALE-AT \ BARGAIN To \ PROMPT
purchaser beautiful country home; - acres:
with good house. barn; plenty of shade: fruits Of
all kinds: only short distance from city: near
steam must be to be appreciated
Address
mh2T-:ts NJ w Star office
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CHESTER INN.

New York ave. near beach.
Elevator, sun parlor. Open all the year 81 90
per day. Special weekly rates. D. KNAUER
JAZZ TSt-5
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FOR SALE-FINEST LOCATION IN EAST WASH
ington; cor Massachusetts ave. and sth st. ne. !;
wide parking; fronts small reservation; exceed
fngly low priee-S1 IS 50. #
mhs-26t ALLEN C. CLARK COS NV.
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Hotel New England.

Kentucky Steam heat sun parlor. Open
all the year. NJ. f. STOCKLEY. fe2452t4
BISCAYNE
Removed to Kentucky Near the beach. New
house. Better appointments. Elevator. Steam
heat Now open. NJ. \. THOMPSON.
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SPRING-RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY. n. J.

LITTLE BRIGHTON HOTEL, OCEAN END SOUTH
Carolina ave.-Amert an and European plans; res
taurant and buffet attached; full ocean view
mh2il58t,4 IA
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FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

FOR SALE-TANK WAGON FOR OIL AND GASo-
line: good 5 new; cheap for cash. 4T6 ii : W.,
after pm mh2S-2t"
FOR SAI4E-COPPER AND PLATE GLASS SHOW
window. in good condition. l. ). FRISTpE. 1415
q St NV. mh2S-:St
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-15
Fish Living In Hot water.

There is n pond at GOlcOnda which IS
fed by the waters from the hot springs.
This pond has an area OF two or three
acres. and the temperature of the wa
ter is about 10 degrees. and in some
places where the hot water bubbles up
from the bottom the temperature is al
most up TO a boiling point. Recently 4
discovery has been made that this
warm lake is literally alive with carp.
some OF which are more than one foot
long. All efforts to catch them with a
hook and line have failed, and they
viii not. touch the most tempting bait.
A few Of them have been shot. and.
contrary to the general supposition, the
flesh was hard and palatable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-15
No Chance For Him.

Three negro lads met on L street cor
ner one afternoon, and by some queer
freak OF Providence each had just u
cents. This was considerable for them,
and, being so unfortunate as to have
no craps" it required much serious
deliberation to arrive at just the best
plan for spending it.
Finally one suggested that they
place their little capital in a pool and
then, each in turn, guess what was
good to eat, the best guesser to take
all of the money.
This plan met with hearty approval,
as each one had ideas on that subject,
and the 45 cents was soon In pile.
Then the first one guessed.
"Possum, sweet taters an water
melon he said.
At this the second one reached down
and began picking up his nickels. but
the third stopped him with: "Hop on
dare! Let dat money lone" To which
the second replied:
You think I'ze goin to guess agains'
that fool niger when he's done said
all der is good ter eat?'-Types.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-15
A Clone Call.

Once l sailed these seas, where are
the cannibals, with a corpulent cap
tain. Whenever q chief came on board
the first thing he was sure to admire
was the proportions Of our gallant tar,
and the chief would feel him and
smack his own lips and turn up his
own eyes at the prospect Of so much
fatness-going TO waste, as one may
say These attentions our skipper very
much disIiked.
Well, one day both boats were alb
sent trading, and it fell suddenly calm.
THE old man" (the forecastle name for
a skipper and self were the only
whites on board. The strong currents
caught the vessel and carried her on
TO the rocks, and we could get no bot
tom a hundred yards from the shore.
The underfiow from the waves kept
her from striking. The natives gath
cred on the cliffs, as ravens to car
cass, waiting for the catastrophe. 1
took of all my clothes, and we waited
and waited for some two hours, the
natives recognizing the captain and
telling him plainly they would eat him
at last.
The strain on our nerves may be
imagined. At last the captains gave
way. ''GOodby, G., old fellow" he
said. Those beasts will have me in
the ovens at once. You may escape
you are thin. II you see my old girl
again. tell her 1 was thinking Of her
at the last" This was said with a
gulp and a culver in the voice. But
Just then the two boats came round
the point, having at last heard our
stern guns. and we We're saved
among the Man Eaters by John
GaRQin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-15
what He Thought of IL.

The following retOrt is recorded Of
Mr.. Maurice barrymore: Once at the
Hoffman House. New York. an Eng
lish stranger interfered with the con-
versation of knot of friends by Tong
TRADE against all things American He
finished by an attack on our spelling.
why. you can't even spell correctly
in this COMPOUNDED country! Honour.
honor; labour. Labor. What do
you think OF that. Barry:'
Well" replied Barrymore slowly
and distinctly, las far l should judge,
where honor and labor are concerned
u would never enter into the ques-
tom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-15
His Reaenfmenf

A Memphis young lady who is very
fond of her sisters little child. a boy
of . or 3 years, who is visiting her now,
was trying yesterday to get him TO let
her fix him up to have his photo
graph taken. She got her curling tongs
and was trying to coax him to let her
curl his hair. But with true boyish
disgust at the idea of having his hair
treated like girls he refused to SUBJ
NIT 10 the process. She insisted, how
ever, and offered him every kind of
bride, but in every instance he refused
to allow her to do what she wished,
and finally, becoming tired of her at
tempt to get him to submit, he sat
down. crossed his legs and looked up at
her very seriously and said:
"Auntie. tell you what I'll do. 1
won't take dollar TO let you curl my
hair. but I'll give you dollar IL you
just go away and let my hair alone."-
Memphis Scimitar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-15
FIRST WIG IN HISTORY.
1t was Worn by the Daughter Of
Saul, King of Israel.

saul. Israel.
The first wig mentioned in history
was made of goats skin and worn by
. the daughter OF Saul, king Of Israel
The first artistic wigs were made in
the south of Italy for the Gapiniens,
who lived in Apulia and were known
for the luxuries of their toilet. These
people were, they say, the first who
painted their faces. This they did with
the juice of strawberries.
The Persians wore wigs. Xenophon
relates that little Cyrus. when he visit
ed Astyages. his grandfather, whose
eyes were framed IN blue paint and
who wore an enormous wig, threw
himself on his knees and cried, "Oh.
mother. what a beautiful grandfather
1 have" Aglais. maid of honor, was
so struck by the appearance of the old
gentleman that she remained with As
tyages as a slave.
The Phpnician women, who were
proud of their hair. having been or
dered by their priests to offer it up on
the affairs dedicated to Venus after the
death of Adonis, obeyed. but with muir
muring. Soon after they were consoled
by a Greek merchant. who told them
that he would give them the means Of
hiding their bald pates under luxurious
curls In his chariot he had hundreds
of wigs of all colors.
Wigs were in vogue in Rome toward
the end of the republic and so we'll
made that, says Ovid. mo man could
know IL his wife had any hair at all be-
fore she had given him an opportunity
OF seizing her by the tresses."
non SAINTS Vyara tha pr0Vfd-
ers of blond hair for rich Roman prin-
cesses, who loved the contrast of its
f1axen hue with their black eyes. They
even had morning wigs. small and
tightly curled. of any color, and they
kept the beautiful fair ones to receive
their admirers at night. Messalina had
100 wigs TO disguise herself.-Cincin-
natl Commercial Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-15
THE SAMPLE FIEND.
1t Takes Lots of Material to supply
the Samplers Demands.

II Takes Lots of Material to Supply
the Samplers Demands.
Coming suddenly upon a salesman in
n retail store who had a number OF
yard long lengths of new piques liber-
ally sprinkled with those little price
tags 0he pins all stuck through the
several thicknesses and bent DOWN,
one understood all at once the full i'm
port Of the demands of the sample
fiend. Marked off evenly like a check
erboard, with Il price tags lengthwise
and seven to the width, which made
10 to the yard. the salesman was 60
ing over the lot with a pencil, setting
down the width and price on each.
At one store the one who is at the
head OF each stock attends to the pre-
pairing of the samples of his particular
stock. Thus the pique samples would
be cut by one. samples of swiss by an
other, of OrGandie by another, and 30
on. In the silk department one man.
who is kept for the purpose, does it all.
And it takes all his time.
For people from n distance who do
their buying2by mail this is of course a
which all sane people take exception
is the senseless sampling of those who
wander aimlessly about, evidently
gathering samples as a thoughtless
child sometimes pulls twigs in passing
bushes. The worst of it is we have to
pay for this senseless woman's foolish
ness, 1t being often observable that the
biggest samplers are the smallest buy
ers. One clerk says that he has actual
ly seen thrown upon the sidewalk the
samples given to woman after show
ing her his whole stock, her purchase
being ostensibly postponed because of
her fear that the goods will not match
something or other.
The time is past when these scraps
went to feed the insatiate crazy quilt
fiends.-Philadelphia Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-15
where 1t Rains Frogs.

Every once in awhile stories are
brought out about extraordinary show
ers OF fish, of bloody snow, ETC., the
latest thing being OF ship captain far
out on the Atlantic who ran into dust
shower so heavy he had to set his crew
shoveling the dust from the decks
when the weight began to get danger
Gus. To this be there added tale:
1t rains frogs in Arizona. The old
timers believe there is no doubt of it,
though they cannot explain whence the
frogs were originally lifted" But this
much is stralght-let there be n sum-
mer rain along the line of the southern
Pacific in southwestern Arizona, and
behold the next morning every little
pool has a myriad of little lean green
frogs with marvellous croaking powers.
They don't wait for nightfall like their
more civilized brothers elsewhere, but
keep up the music by day as by night.
They live where water comes only
about once year. They can't live
over the interim under the sun baked
black rocks. They assuredly haven't
hoped from the Colorado river, and
they are all of n size to boot. If they
didn't come from the ground or from
the river, they must have come from
the skies.
And that's what the Hassayampers
firmly believe.-Arizona Graphic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-15
A Prize Thought.

A teacher of music in one of the pub
lie schools of the south desired to i'm
press the pupils with the meaning of
the signs "f'' and ''ff'' in n song they
were about to sing. After explaining
that "f' meant forte he said, Now,
children. if f means forte. what does
If meant"
Silence reigned for a moment, and
then he was astonished to hear bright
little fellow shout:
"Eightyr'-New Lippincott.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-15
The StupId Thing

do you think the shortest route to a
mans heart is through his stomach?' p
asked Miss Gabby as she prepared to
exhibit her skill with the chatting dish
TO young DR.. Powers.
"Oh, dear, no. exclaimed the young
physician, swelling up with the con-
seriousness of his superior knowledge.
The shortest way to the heart is by
way of an incision through the left
subclavial section Of the thoracic parie-
ties"
Thus Is cold science wrestling Cupid's
weapons one by one from the hands
of the fair sex.-Baltimore American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-15
wounded In Battle.

An army loses far more of its strength
through its wounded than through its
killed. In the first place there are four
or five wounded to one killed, and in
the second place the dead men give no
trouble. while the wounded require an
immense number of noncombatants to
attend to them. a great many of the
wounded return again to duty, their
wounds being comparatively slight,
but as n rule more than half of them
take no more part in the war.-LoDdon
Answers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-15
The DAY After.

Mrs. MiXcr-Tell me the worst, doc
tor Is my husbands condition seri-
Gus?
Doctor-There is no cause for alarm.
madam. He is now out of danger, al
though suffering acutely from enlarge
ment OF the cerebral glands
Mrs. Mixer-But. doctor, how do you
suppose IL was brought on;
Doctor-On a tray probably.-Chica-
go News
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-15

Il don't care for your poem, The
Song of the Lark" remarked the edi-
tor. The poet sighed YEARLY.
TO tell the truth" he replied. 81 my
self much prefer the lay of tie hem
Philadelphia Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-15
The Priee of non Cent?, Worth

Customer-Give me 10 cents worth
OF paregoric. please.
Druggist-Yes. sir.
Customer (absentmindedly) - How
much is II?
Druggist-A Quarter.-Boston Chris
tan Registexs&
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-15

Among birds the swan lives 10 be the
oldest. in extreme cases reaching 900
years. The falcon has been known to
live over 162 years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-15

England Is . years: in France and
Germany, IS; Norway, "A; Russia, 30.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-15
WOn1anIS
Refuge

when sick is Lydia z.
Pjnkham'S Vegetable
COMPOUND.
No other. medicine in fke
world has done SO much
good.
No confidence has ever.
been violated.
No WOsssan'S testimonial
was ever published by
Mrs. Pfnkhar1 without
special permission.
No woman ever wrote to
Mrs. Pis1kkaS1s for advice
without getting help. No
man sees these letters.
Her advice Is free and
her address is lynn
Mass. She IS a woman,
you can tell her the truth.
No living person Is SO
competent to adVfS g
women. None has had
such experience
She has restored a mill
lion sufferers to health.
You can trust her. Others
have.
Lydia E. Pinkham Med Co., Lynn. Mass-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-15
BELIEVED IN GHOSTS
Or. ELLIOTT cOUES SAID THAT HE
OFTEN SAW THEM.

The Famous oraIthoIogIst's DescriP-
tfon of the Spirit of n Dead Friend
Who Appeared to and Converted
With Him In His Room
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-11

exception to the report of an unprecedent-
ed increase in the number of students.
This affects not only the universities, So
called, but all the colleges Of every class
and size throughout the Union.
The collegiate institutions of the coun-
try, some fou hundred in all, lave a com
bined attendance of between one and two
hundred thousand, and the total is not Tar
from the observation-disclosures mark.
During and after all periods Oh pros
perity the private schools and the colleges
secure an increased membership, for the
evident reason that people are better pre-
pared to pay for the instruction OF theIr
gone far beyond anything ever before
known is, of course, largely accounted for
by the increase in populations; but. whlle
allowing fully for all that, it is still true
that the number has greatly exceeded any
former proportion in the population status
tics of the country.
The great thing is that the rush for
higher education was never so strong or
so general as it is in the present day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-11
HAVING FUN WITH US.
Riiey's Reading in Chicago Excftes
n Spirit.

Roswell Field, in Chicago Post.
The reunion Of Sons and Daughters of
Indiana at the Riley reading last evening
taxed the capacity of Central Music Hall
ton for Indiana's most lovable and best
loved poet. Here in Chicago We are very
proud of our fellow-citizens from Indiana,
and we violate no confidence in asserting
that they are reasonably proud of one an
other. Pegasus Shelley tells us that when
he was down In Boston a week or two ago
was eagerly asking questions
concerning the recent remarkable literary
output in indiana and the astonishing
strides In the direction of ethical culture.
He relates that a Boston gentleman told
him of q remarkable interview he had en-
joyed with a lady from Indiana. the sister
Of one of the most brilliant literary gent
uses of H0osierdom. Realizing that, as a
daughter Of Indiana, much would be ex-
pected of her, and proud to dem
onstrate that out here In the sup
posedly lanate West. through the infu-
ence OF clubs and societies of learning,
women have emancipated themselves from
the shackles of conversational dalliance
with such topics as babies and servants,
the lady started the conversation with the
gentleman from Boston in this pleasing
and alluring manner: "Will you kindly tell
me, sir. If, in your opinion, pantheism and
agnoSiticism viii eventually coalesce?' We
blush repeatedly for our sex when we con-
fess that the gentleman from Boston was
constrained TO admit that he had no opinion
10 offer. and Pegasus says that he was
overwhelmed with confusion and shame.
This is not the first time Indiana has
routed Boston. whether the victor was
Homer Selby. alias kid Mccoy. or the pro-
duct of a woman's club. Personally. we
do not believe that pantheism and agnostic-
ism will c~oalesce in time to interfere with
our glorious religious work In China and
the Philippines. but il the ladies have any
convincing arguments TO the contrary we
shall listen to them with humility.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-11
ENGLAND TO TAKE A CENSUS.
Enumerators VIII Perform the En-
tire Work in One Day.
Chicago Chronicle.

Chicago Chronicle.
Under the direction OF the government
board the registrar general and MS coad-
tutors are already preparing for the census
of the United Kingdom on March 81 next
AS it happens, the date falls on sunday,
and that day has been chosen because most
people are at home then. The people OF
Great Northumberland. Scotland ana
Wales-wilI be counted simultaneously with
those of Ireland. In both cases the arrange
ments are on Identical lines, except that
ireland will have a religious census and the
rest of the kingdom will not. Preparatory
TO the census of ten years ago England
and Wales were parceled out into of,Vo
districts, so that allowing for the growth
of the population the number OF districts
next March will fall little short of 10000.
Each district will have an enumerator, MS
duty being to distribute. collect and copy
the householders' schedules. In situations
and establishments holding more than one
hundred inmates will be especially enumer
ated, in the majority of cases by the chief
resident officers. Appointed about the mid
Gle of February, this army of enumerators
the local registrars, these in turn being
supervised by superintendent registrars.
The enumerators will distribute the house
holders schedules during the week prior
To the census day and collect them on the
Monday following Within a reasonable
period the returns must be delivered by
the enumerators, so as 10 be examined and
revised by the local registrars before being
naSSe0 on 10 the superintendent lSSISbidl .,
who in due course transmit them TO the
Census Office. Summary returns from the
basis of a preliminary report, which is sue
ceeded by a general report, and both are
in process of time laid before the Houses
of Parliament.
When the results of the last census be-
came known the fact that the population
OF England and Wales fell short of the
official estimates by nearly three-quar-
tiers of a million created quite a sensation.
but the random charges of i~naccuracy
were not s~ubstantiated. England and
Wales were shown TO contain 20,002. 52o in
habitants: Scotland 4.025.647 and Ireland
4.704. $50, making 3~7,s32.S22 the total for the
United Kingdom. What increase is the
forthcoming census likely to establish?
According to the registrar generals esti-
mate the population OF England and
Wales in July of the present year amount
ed to 80. 01. 9O7. Scotland 4.S13. 993 and Ire
land 4.5f5.471. representing an aggregate of
40, s21. 81 for the United Kingdom. Seeing
that the natural increase OF the popula-
ton amounts roughly TO 112. ID every three
months, the census OF 1901 may be ex-
pecte1 70 demonstrate that Great Britain
and ireland contain no fewer than 41.253.
57 people. or an advance of 3,o26.5S since
the census of 1891.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-11

entertaining animal stories without resort
ing to his imagination.
Last summer Mr.. Seton-Thompson was
IN Norway. He brought back -four big
sketch books and numerous photographs OF
studies of reindeer. One sketch, howing a
reindeer scratching his hind leg with his
horns, Mr.. Seton-Thompson said he had
made while concealed in a garbage heap.
In addition TO sketches and notes con-
tanning measurements, even to minute de-
tails, Mr.. Seton-Thompson has bits OF hair
Of different animals, feathers OF birds.
skins. talons, hoofs and claws filed away
for microscopic examination. He is not
only a story writer, he is a naturalist with
a love for wild animals and birds, and a
passion for observing them in their natural
haunts.