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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
Can't Leave Wall Street.

Speaking of the fascination which
Wall street eXerts over those who have
once entered its speculative arena. a
newspaper man said:
I'm one of the largest commission
brokerage establishments in Wall
street 1T the noon hour l found scores
of brokers, both old and young, fever
ishly scanning the quotations. l sin
gled out n patriarchal looking broker, n
pioneer on change.
"'Can man retire from Wall
street, l asked him.
"'You bet he cam the old man re-
piled, when he's fiat broke. That's
the only kind of Il man I've ever
known to retire" from Wall street
during an experience of nearly 40
years. OF course if he can raise a few
dollars he'll be right back again.
""Then there's the man who has
cleaned up a neat little fortune OH
some clever deal and taken solemn
oath never to come near the street"
again. He always comes back.
81 knew one man, however, who
really did quit. He is the exception
that proves the rule, but he never had
courage to come down town farther
than Fourteenth street. The magnet
failed to touch him at that distance F"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
1t Was Red and Costly.

The most expensive dinner OF mod
ern times was given some years ago at
the Savoy hotel. London. by a million
aire who has since met with an I'M
timely end. It was known as the "red
dinner" from the fact that almost ev-
erything in the dining room was red
in color. All the floral decorations were
red, the electric lamps We're red. the
knives were specially made with red
handles. the chairs were red. the carpet
was red, the table napkins We're red
and even the walters wore red ties.
The reason OF this color predominating
was that the millionaire had expert
enced a wonderful run of luck and had
won large sum of money through red
turning up on the rouge ct nOir table ut
Monte Carlo. The winning figure was
nine, and this figure was also in evil
dence at the dinner.
The menu card was unique. On the
first page was large red nine, and on
the back page was Il portrayal of the
top of n rouge ct noir gaming table.
The menu itself. which was printed in
red letters. consisted of IS courses, all
of the most expensive character.
Forty guests sat down to the table,
and the cost of this extraordinary din
ner was over $50 for each person.
EverybOdy's Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
The Height of Storms.

Professor L. II. Bigelow furnishes
The American Journal Of Science with
some of the results of the international
cloud work for the United States. The
penetration of ordinary cyclones into
the higher regions of the atmosphere
is slight They are only two or three
miles deep. Hurricanes are five or six
miles deep. The anticyclonic and cy
cloric areas are hardly to be consider
ed as centers of motion except in the
very lowest strata, since currents of
air blow directly over them from west
to east, even in the cumulus region of
the Rocky mountain districts. The or
binary circulation theory does not hold
good. In each stratum from the sur
face to the cirrus level about as much
air moves north as south, for there are
enormous counter currents passing by
each other at the same level and not
over one another at different eIeva-
tions. This puts a new aspect upon
the entire problem of the general cir
culation.-Nature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
How Helena Won.

Let me tell you something funny
about the capital of Montana" Chats
Victor Smith. in 1892 the competition
rested between Helena. Anaconda,
Butte City, BoZe1nan. Great Falls. Deer
Lodge and Boulder. without n decision.
In 1894 IL was reduced TO 4 match be-
tween Helena and Anaconda. W. \.
Clark was for Helena. Marcus DAILY
was for Anaconda. Anaconda seemed
TO have the best of IL. when the genius
of Clark prevailed. He made no at
tempt 1t bribery. He just said to
every voter lac could lay hands on:
"If you want a dead cinch. I'll
give il 70 you. Go and bet 5000 at
even money or any odds YOU please
that Helena viii be the capital. II you
lose. I'll make good the 5000. If you
win. you return my 5000 and keep
the winnings
Needless To say. Helena was chosen.
And the arrangement did not cost
Clark a cent."-Kansas City Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
WON HIM A BRIDE.
The Rusc by Which One Young Mans
Credit Was Established

Major J. NJ. Burke told Il good story
Of his experience in helping friend to
get the girl of his choice.
He was q good Fellow" said he,
but young and without much capital.
The girl was beauty and loved the
boy. but the father (the same old irate
father objected and demanded that
the boy show that he was capable OF
supporting wife. This was in st.
Louis about ten years ago, and the boy
came to me with his troubles.
Never mind said /. III fix it up
all right. BY the way, how much will
you take for your right leg?'
HE looked at me as though 1 were
crazy, but made no answer.
"I'Il give you $4,000 for it, said.
"Will you take it?'
"'No, l won't he said. What do
you take me for?'
well, l knew the girls father; he
WAS i merchant. and l called to see
him. We finally drifted around to
talking about this young fellow, and
the old man fiared a little, stating that
he wanted some one who could support
a wife to have his daughter.
Support wife, said l, in surprise.
why, he certainly can do all that.
Only few days ago he refused So,
600 for piece of property
His own property asked the IA
ther. Certainly said 1.
"'Who offered him the money! ask
ed he
81 did, and lie refused it. answer
cd. He claimed it was worth more
well. this made n hit, and no more
questions were asked. The boy is do
ing well now and has n good family.
1 haven't spoken to the father since"
Washington Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
The Taie of a Cake.

An east end car was loaded down
with shoppers, mostly women, for it
was in the middle of the afternoon.
Conversation was proceeding at great
rate. 1t was like Il pink tea or ses-
sion of the sewing circle. But all at
once a hush fell over the fair chatter
erS. 4 negro lad entered, bearing in
his arms an immense cake three or
four decks high and frosted over from
pit TO dome, as they say of a theate-.
There was q profusiOn Of flowers by
way of decoration, and delicate tracer
les of gauZy lace completed the en-
bellishments. The cake was so large
that the negro could scarcely carry ii.
The cake told the whole story of the
wedding, the bridesmaids, the orange
flowers, the flower girls and the ban
Quet afterward. Every feminine heart
in that street car was a-fiutter rs its
owner gazed speechlessly upon the
evidence of 4 wedding to be.
Finally, when the car stopped TO let
on another passenger and everything
was very still, one lady took courage
TO ask the negro where the wedding
was going to be.
"Whut weddin:" asked the negro, his
eyes protruding.
1.-The wedding that cake is for"
''Dis amt no weddin cake"
"No?"
Nom. Dis yere's er cake walk
cake"
There was a smile that reached from
one end Of the car to the other, and
very soon conversation was resumed
as before.-Memphis Scimitar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
Mint Mark Collections.

The mint mark collection Is the lat
est thing in the line OF numismatics.
II is the fad OF the specialist and has
little attraction for the amateur. The
object is To secure complete sets OF per
feet specimens OF all the coins issued
from the different minis.
4 great many people are scarcely
aware that there is any way TO dis
tinguish the coins issued from the diff
ferent minis. They may not have no
ticed the small So or &C" beneath
the eagle or under the wreath. and
showing that the piece was coined at
San Francisco or Carson CITY. or IL il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
Bunsen and His Veal Outlets.

Observation-Disclosures was a marked
trait in Bunsen's character, and many
amusing anecdotes are told of the diff
cuIties il brought him. The statement
that he remained a bachelor because
he forgot his wedding day is OF course
apocryphal, as is the other about his
putting on a suit OF garments OF the
top of others that he had forgotten TO
take off, but the following came under
my personal observation:
Bunsen used TO dine every day at 4
little table Observed for him in 4 res
taurant connected with the hotel in
which l lived. One spring he fell into
the habit OK ordering veal outlets and
asparagus as the chief item for his
meal, and without reflection or feeling
that a change of diet would be agree
able he continued to order "kalbS
coteIette and sparger daily for several
weeks until one day the kellner grave
ly informed him that asparagus was no
longer in season and could not be sup
piled.
Bunsen seemed to be immensely TAX
en- aback and TO realize for the first
time that he had been dining on one
dish for a long period. He soon re-
covered himself, however, and asked
the waiter for the bill of fare, from
which. after careful examination. lie
ordered mutton chops and peas. anu
this was his daily diet up to the time
l changed my hotel-Science.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
WOULDN'T INTRODUCE HIM.
The Young Woman Rather Thought
She Needed the Introduction.

she Nee0Ec the introduction.
young man with u beetling brow
and u nice new necktie entered a law
office in one OF the big down town Of
fIce buildings and inquired for a mem
Der OF the firm, a Mr.. Younger, whose
name he pronounced with strict regard
for the rules of orthOepy.
is Mr.. Younger inE' he asked of
the young woman stenOgrapher, with
whom he seemed to be acquainted.
You mean Mr.. Youn gerE" she re-
Piled, pronouncing the e" hard.
Can it be he pronounces it that
way" asked the caller, feigning sur
prise. "Of course it's his privilege TO
pronounce il as lie chooses; there's no
set rule for pronouncing names But
you know Younger doesn't spell
YouD ger. bat Younger"
mo. l didn't know it," she answered
as one who doesn't care. But here he
comes now. That's him going into his
private office"
Excuse me, but that's not him.
NO? Pray, who is 1t then?"
Its he"
They stared at each other for ten
seconds, and then the young man said:
"Will you Introduce me to Mr.. Young
err"
No. she retorted. "Since you seem
to know so much more about him than
do. l think you'd better Introduce
me"
There was an ominous click in the
rattle OF the typewriter as the young
man entered the private office and pre-
sented his card.-Chicago Chronicle:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
HerPet SunerstitIon.

1t is inconvenient at times. To say the
least. To be the superstitious woman.
No matter how hurried she may Ice, she
feels obliged to take time to diSpel the
hoodoo. And. as if there were not
enough signs and superstitions already
well known TO keep the ordinary per
son busy. those who Travelled down
town on the west side elevated train
the other morning learned of another.
Somewhere up town a woman came
into the car and walked its full length
before she found Il vacant seat. At
Twenty-third street she absentminded-
ly fell in line with the other shoppers
and started toward the door. She was
almost out when the thought of what
she WAS doing flashed into her mind.
The idle passengers, ready to be inter
ested in anything. were surprised to
see her right about face and start to-
ward the other end OF the Gar. She
reached the door just as the guard
closed the gate. \ little verbal per
sihage ensUed.
Let me out! Let me out"' she com
manded. But the guard stood firm.
Why didn't you get out tho other
door," he said. Il viii go out the same
way l came in" she said. with great
dignity. And down she rode to the
next station, all on account of her pet
superStition.-New York sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
MINING CAMP TRICKS.
One Instance Where n scheme work
ed the MEons Wy.

ed the " EOnS ~ ay-
There is a great deal that is out of
tae ordinary IN mining" said Samuel
Mott OF Boise City. Ida. although 1
think from personal experience it Is
probably more so in the relation than
in the actual happening. In every
mining camp 1 have known there
have always been charges that those
working a vein Lad gone through into
the next claim in taking out the ore.
and consequently were taking out
what wasn't theirs These claims il
was always difficult to substantiate.
for the reason that the offender, of
course, would not allow the offended to
enter his workings, and without sur
vey it would be impossible TO make out
a case. Every subterfuge and excuse
possible waS resorted TO to get into a
suspected mine.
Il remember one case in an apex OF
a vein suit, where the workings had
been temporarily shut down and msn
called Johnny Come Lately heavily
armed. was on guard. The other side
had tried again and again TO get by
Johnny but had always failed, when
one man. who knew that Johnny was
an enthusiastic hunter. hired an ac-
quaintance of his TO stroll by with a
gun over his arm and to engage John
ny in a conversation about bar 1t
worked to a charm, and while he was
thus engrossed they managed TO slip
81 and survey the mine.
Then there was the case OF the
Last Chance against the Tyler. In this
case the workings happened to run to-
gcther. and the Last Chance people
were working the same vein from IN
dcrneath that the Tyler owners were
working from Oh top. Knowing they
would sooner or later break through.
the Tyler people prepared smudge-
that is. saturated cordWOOd that would
give forth u tremendous smOke-which.
they hoped, would drive the Last
Chance people out OF their mine. But
when they finally set it off it went the
other way and made the Tyler work
ings absolutely unteuabIe. Indeed three
OF the miners were overcome and were
rescued only with great difficulty
New York Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA.
His Indignation Mt Being Spied Upon
by His Keepers.

One of the Talks With Napoleon"
quoted from DIR. O'Meara's diary in
The Century records Napoleon's indig-
nation at being. as he considered ii,
spied upon while living at St Helena.
II understand" said he. that an
officer is placed here to report about
me and to see me two or three times
in the n hours and that they are talk
ing OF making him so into my chamber
TO see me if did not come out. Any
person" said he then, with considera-
Die agitation. who endeavors to force
his way into my apartment will be a
corpse the moment he enters it. If he
ever eats bread or meat afterward, l
am not Napoleon. This l am deter
mined on.
Il know that L will be killed after
ward, as what can one do against q
camp? But what of that? 1 have
faced death many a time. Besides l
am convinced that this governor, this
chief of jailerS. has been sent out on
purpose to poison me or put me TO
death some way or another or under
some preteXt by Lord Castlereagh.
Il have seen" continued he, Rus
slams, Prussians, Arabs, Cossacks.
Tartars, Spaniards. Persians, Turks"
(here he enumerated a great many
more), and never in my life before
did l behold so i'll favored and forbid
ding a countenance or so down and
horrid a look. He carries crime i'm
printed on his countenance. Ql porte
lie crime empreint sur son visageD He
is man, to judge from his physiogno-
my. that one would select for the
committal of any atrociOus crime and
as such has been selected out by your
ministers. l suppose, on purpose to
make away with me-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
Doubled Him I'm.

\ prominent western clergyman, W.
W. White by name, was a member Of
a learned society in which there were
several members who were fond of
quibbling. During a speech he had
been annoyed by their interruptions al
most beyond the point of endurance.
At last he said. II trust | will not be
troubled again until my speech is fini-
ished."
Before he could begin another sen
tence one OF his chief tormenters arose
and said, slowly and solemnly:
oh. doctor double-u, double-u. double-u.
We love 10 trouble you. trouble you, trouble
you
The doctor sat down.-Kansas City
IndeDandeut
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
Catching RabbitH.

Boys in Nebraska, 4 ferretless cOun-
try, carry with them when hunting a
coil Of hose about an inch In diameter,
which they pay out down rabbit hole
until the bottom is reached, meanwhile
drawing the mouth of a sack over the
hole. 4 cheerful shout down the hose
brings the rabbit out at his best pace,
plump into the sack. The hose evil
IDENTITY does the business as quickly as
the ferret. with no vexatious delays
San Francisco Argonaut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
Getting Rid of Etiquette.

Miss - called at Cambridge cottage
to take the princess directions ON a
parish matter and was astonished TO
find her in the garden running round
the flower beds as hard as she could
go.
"Why are you running SO fast, prin-
cess - Miss - ventured TO inquire.
''TO get rid of the etiquette" was
the reply. 1--WE have just had a visit
from the emperor of -."
-"Memorial of the Duchess of Teck."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14

The late r. u. Blackmore could new
CT endure 10 have advertisements print
ed on his books. and when "A cheap edi-
ton Of Lorna Doone" appeared with
a fiamboyant assertion on the back
cover that Blanks cocoa is the best
he sent peppery letter TO the publish
er and ended with the quaint anticli-
NIX. And, besides. have had 10 drink
chocolate for some time. and know
Blanks cocoa Is the worst"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
No HnFEnin.

and now" said the minister. I'VE
will sing Old Hundredth.'
Just as the announcement was made
q brother in the "amen corner COM
menced singing The Ninety and
Nine"
Hold on there. brother" said the
minister. You amt in the store now.
There's no 1 per cent off on these
goods"'-Atlanta Constitution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14

bears an 80" at New Orleans. And
they may or may not know that If 1t
has no mint mark II comes from the
mother mint" at Philadelphia. But
the mint mark collector will see these
little letters in an instant and is very
apt to know just how many dimes,
quarters. dollars or half dollars were
turned out at any OF the minis during
any year since 1794.-Minueapolis Jour
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
The GeorrnnhIcnI Cent.r.

The exact geographical center OF the
United States. calculating between
longitudinal and latitudinaI extremes.
IS a spot in Kansas about 20 miles
north of the point ut which the bounda-
ries Of Kansas. Oklahoma and the In
dian Territory meet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14

Mrs. Kute-You're not really going
TO ask him for your new hat before
he's had his dinnerE
Mrs. Phoxy-I am indeed.
Mrs. Kute-I should think you'd find
your husband IN better humor after his
dinner. Mine always is.
Mrs. Phoxy-Yes, but I'd have to
contend with my husbands indigestion
then.-Phnadelphi Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14

The lawyer who knows his business
knows the business OF a great many
other people--New Orleans Picayune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14

Each day in the year the owners Of
slot machines IN New York city pur-
chase loo pounds OF chocolate with
which 70 al the machines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14

A man seldom overrates himself
when the tax collector comes around
Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
THAINa.

81. l. Springfield Peoria.
bur. Quln via Monmouth
Chicago. Sterling Clinton S
dubuque ------ ---.-.. -.-..
Peoria, Bearistowu Bur
linRtOn. Denver and west
81. Paul & Minneapolis --...
Steriin 2, Clinton s. Dubuque
St l.. kans c. Denver .
Pac coast via Ca esburg
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
I LEAvE ARRIVE

.pany. .Dany e1cept sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
TRAINS

Trains marked daily all other trains daily
except Sunday. The SO y. n. tram carries
through sleeper to 81. LOUIS. arriving there
- =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14

Il-@e-=S5|5sl BURLINGTON ROUTE - C.
uIhT,mY3Eiii DB & O RAH.WAY-Depot
uLlIllllt1NllIl First avenue and Sixteenth
IEmiiIlill.bHl MI. YOUNG.
tkt11Ift6fE1i Agent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14

~ DAVENPORT ROCK ISL
SSl1IIS and & Northwestern rail-
e e. Z way. Passenger station. X
= ia = J. & u dep"t Twentieth
- AEA Z street. l. r. Berry g. - y .
4sdSL~rS Davenport, la Geo ". Wood
ENSSEkE%GS City Ticket Agent ''Tri-
%l,,,-.---SS city Route Short line be-
~N''st-'i7' tween Tri-Cties Chicago
Clinton and all points via the G. & y. W
railway.
THAIRs. LEAVE ARRIVE
Clinton Mall aud Express 49,. us am 20 pm
Chicago Night TX. .......---- +7.45 pm sos am
Chicago Daylight Special 800 pm 3.25 pm
tDAiIy.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-05-08
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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-05-08
BUCKHEAB NEWS.

News gathering is somewhat Of q
task these busy days, as everyone i'
engaged with gardening or farm work
are rushing the ploW as nuch as
possible to make up for time lost dur
ing the constant rains of last week.
Rock Creek was higher then than it
has been in several years before.
Beaver Greek and Broad River were
also booming. rendering, l suppose,
replanting of crops necessary on its
banks.
Gardens are beginning to furnish
the housekeeper with radishes, lettuce
and shallotE. English peas, owing
to degradation of rssJi s, will not
yield much fruit.
The flower garden is "thins of
beauty and a joy forever" with its
roses. lilies, pranifolias, vsrbsnas and
wall flowers. Garaniums, since being
transferred from the pit, are begin.
ming to boom and beautify the piazza.
Mrs A L Edringtou has been quite
sick, alno Mr. and Mrs r l. WiikS and
their little daughter, Catherine.
We hear that Mr. J Feaster Lyles,
formally OF Fairfield, is candidate
fer the Senate from Lexington county.
Hope that he will be successful in the
race, as he would reflect honor upon
his adopted county il elected.
News Of the death of Mrs Mary
Cooke has reached her relatives here.
She was the last surviving member of
the family Of Arromsnus and Mary
Woodward Lyles, and granddaughter
of Arromanus Lyles, Sr, and Of RsV
William Woodward, the noted Baptist
minister and congressman. There
were seven children in this branch of
the family, viz, James, who was a
planter in Mississippi before the war 4;
William died young, Thomas, mer-
chant in Mississippi; Henry J, who
was successful planter in Backhead
section, also a true patrist, serving as
private in Buckhead Guards, co II,
9Th C v, until his death from meaSels
at Germantown, Va, in 1861. His
eldest sop, WR Woodward, also, at
the age of 10. was martyr to his
country's cause, for he was mortallY
wounded at Fsrt Harrison in 1864.
j = Lyles, Of Lexington, and Hon
A Z Lyles, Of URion, are bis surviving
children. Thers were also three
daughters, viz. Elizabeth, who mar
ried Alexander Robinson, of Uissisa-
ippi. Marcy narriea n q Traylor
and lived in Alabama until his death,