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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23

Bumblebees. butterflies and beetles
are fhabitual drunkards. In some OF
the southern states insects alight on
certain plants, drink heartily from the
blossoms and fall to the ground stu
peGed. After awhile they rise and fly
around, just as drunken men would dc
If they had the power Of flying. Their
antics are especially amusing unless
one does not know what is the trouble.
In this case the suspicion that the in
sect world has gone crazy is upper
most.
\ scientist who had observed the
drinking and its results collected 4
teaspoonful of the pollen to see if it
would affect L man the same way. He
swallowed il and in a few minutes
found his pulse beating faster and n
rise OF temperature. Then he distilled
some of the blossoms and gave himself
a hypodermic injection in the arm. He
became decidedly dizzy as I result. BY
further experiments he found an oil de-
rived from these plants which affects
human beings and animals alike.-New
York Telegram.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23

Danny, who is an errand boy in n
brokers' office, got a job in the same
Office for his chum Harry. Danny set
himself the task of making Harry APP
pear to the best advantage during the
probationary period of his job, and he
found it necessary sometimes to use
means that were only justified by the
end.
Every afternoon Danny had to run
with messages from one of the eX-
changes to the office. distance of half
a mile. When Harry came, Danny had
to break him in to do this. The first
day that he made the trip from the
exchange Harry staggered into the of
fee, gasping, with his eyes starting
from his head. For a moment he
couldn't speak. The broker looked at
him in establishment and said:
You ran pretty fast, didn't you?
How long did it take?"
-Four minutes and IL seconds" Har-
ry painted, looking at the clock.
That's pretty good time" said the
broker.
mo, sir" said Harry; mot very
good. Danny says he does it every
day in a minute and a quarter.''-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23

"I'I fix EN-" said Capitol Hill citi-
zen when lie got his gas bill Il couple OF
months ago. Nine dollars aud eighty
cents, hey. when we've been out every
night with the exception OF two or
three for the past MONTH I'll move.
that's all. at the end of the month, but
If don't make that gas meter of mine
work overtime between now and the
day l move it'll be because run out
of matches. that's all, I'll eat up about
$40 worth of gas and then let the darn
ed gas company keep the 50 I've got on
depositr'
So from that evening on as soon as
twilight fell the Capitol Hill man made
a tour of the house and lit every jet
from cellar to garrett
\ III teach 'em to bunko folks" he
said TO himself savagely as he started
all the burners agoing.
Along toward the end of the month
he and his wife picked out another
house and made arr2 ngementS for NOV
ing The Capitol Hill man was de-
lighted when the gas bill read 5000.
This is one time they won't gouge
me-" he shouted eXultantly as he dane
ed around with the bill in his hand
Three days before the day set for
moving his wife was taken i'll. and OF
course the moving had TO be declared
OFF She is only now convalescing. The
Capitol Hill man paid the S2960, and
his friends are now telling him the
story about the man who robbed his
own trunk.-WashingtO Post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
Behind the Scenes.

"a good many people" said veter-
an stage manager the other day, "have
an idea that beyond the scenes of a
stage there is great fun and hilarity
and that actors have a jolly sort of
time between their appearances before
the audience. The fact is Il military
camp during times of inspection is no
more sedate than is the rear of any
well regulated stage when the public
in front of the footlights is being en-
tertained. The shifting of scenes and
the proper execution of an intricate
play require all the thought that can
be given them. All the men and women
have all they can do to properly per-
form their parts. If a manager is an
easy going man, caring little for dis
cipline, he soon gets to the end of his
career. You may be sure there is no
business that is carried on in a more
Dusinesslike way than is the play
house, and when the fun is on i'll the
front those behind the scenes are care
fully watching to see that no hitch oc-
ours and that every one is ready to do
his part at the proper time and does
it properly when the time comes."-
Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
HOW TO CATCH A GOLD.
The Various Ways In Which 1t Ma,
Be Accomplished.

BE Accomplished.
The various ways in which q cold
may be brought on are thus describ-
ed by DR.. J. II. Kellogg: "A little knife
blade OF air blowing in through q
crack in 4 window upon some part Of
the body Will chill that part, and the
blood vessels of that region will be-
come contracted, affecting somewhere
in the Interior of the body an area in
reflex relation with this portion of the
surface of the body.
For instance, the blood vessels of the
skin OF the top Of the shoulders and
the chest are associated with the blood
vessels OF the lungs, so that whatever
happens to the blood vessels OF the
skin of the shoulders and chest hap
pens also To the blood vessels of the
lungs. If there is 4 contraction of the
blood vessels of the back of the neck.
there will be i contraction of the blood
vessels of the nose and throat. and if
there is a contraction OF the blood YES
sells of the top Of the shoulders and
the shoulder blades there viii also be
a contraction of the blood vessels of
the lungs. When the influence of the
cold is continued, this contraction is
followed by congestion.
when one puts his hands into cold
water for a few minutes, they are first
pale and then red. This is reaction.
The longer the application and the
more intense the degree of cold the
greater will be the contraction and the
congestion. So if the back of the neck
is exposed for long time to the infiu-
ence of cold one is likely to have q
cold in the nose and throat. If the
shoulder blades and the tops of the
shoulders are exposed, one is likely TO
take cold in the lungs and suffer from
congestion of the lungs. If the cold is
long continued, it may cause not only
q congestion. but an Inflammation of
the nose or the lungs.
$50 if the bottoms of the feet become
wet or chilled a weakness of the blad-
der may result if there has ever been 4
trouble there or weakness of the
stomach if there has been a catarrh of
that organ."-Good Health.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
How 20 Dry Rubber Roo,.

1t was problem how TO dry out hip
rubber boots In the sitting room there
was an open CRATE fire which was COW
cred every night with fine coal and a
few shovelfuls OF ashes, so that the
room never became quite cold. We
found that u we heated Il piece of old
flannel as hot as possible and stuffed IL
down into the foot OF a boot and stood
the boot in front OF the fireplace it
was as dry as 4 bone next morning.
The handiest thing 10 keep the boot leg
open is a spring steel corset rib about
IS inches long by three-quarter inch
in width.-Forest and Stream.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
Look Rcfnre You Lem.

Once upon 4 time there was Il young
man who believed what the books said.
lie left the farm and came to the
great city TO make his fortune and to
climb the ladder OF fame. The books
said n great deal about the ladder OF
fame, SO the young man exercised him
self on copybOok morals and poor Rich
ards almanac in order TO be able 10
chin himself up round at a time.
He was especially strong on run
away horses. and one day, TO his graft
fcation, he saw a mad steed plunging
down the crowded street. He could
not see any fainting maiden attached,
but stil he knew this was his oppOr-
tunity. He sprang for the bride, but
hit the front wheel instead and was
projected with violence into the gut
ter. Six months later, when he came
out OF the hospital. be was sent to the
Home For the Predetermined for try
ing TO stop n fire marshal in the per-
Torrance OF his duty.
MOral-Get your opportunities label
Literary Monthly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
An odd Coincidence.

: Late one night some years ago in a
western town" said an old telegraph
operator. Il received q message which
read, If you wish To see yonr brother
alive. YOU Will have 10 come immedi-
ately' The message came from San
Francisco and was addressed to an old
man who lived across the street from
the station, so l put on my hat and
went over and delivered it. seeing that
il was important that he should have it
at once.
The old man caught the train that
left at midnight, and while he was buy
ing his ticket he told me that the mes
sage referred to his brother who had
left home 20 years before and from
whom he had heard nothing during all
that time.
The next night party called and
asked if there were any messages for
him, giving the same name as the old
man who had left the night before. He
must have noticed that looked at him
rather blankly. for he went on to eX-
plain that he had 4 brother in CalifOr-
MIA who was sick and that lie was anX-
ious TO hear from him.
We'll, it turned out that the mes
sage that / had received the night be-
fore was intended for him. He was =
stranger in the town and CHANGED to
bear the same name as the old man
whom had sent on wild goose chase
across the continent. Fortunately for
me / was transferred TO another town
before the old man got back. That is
all there is 10 the story except that it is
true."-Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
On. Over the Telephone.

A lady of the West village decided to
have telephone placed in her house.
AT about the same time she also decid-
ed to have gas range put in After n
family consultation she instructed her
daughter to order the telephone. In
the conversation both the telephone
and gas range had been spoken of. and
the daughter apparently became some
what confused, as will be seen by the
following letter which she wrote or
dering the telephone: Dear Strive
have decided to have n telephone plac-
ed in the house. Please give it your
immediate attention. The house is
not piped for gas, but the street is
Winsted Comm Citizen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
eAeYs PRETTY cuRLs.
PaiIed Them ON Ia n Car and En-
baFrassed Her Mamma.

Paiied Them ON In "A Car and En-
baFrassed Her Mamma.
\ well dressed woman with a beauti-
ful baby in her arms attracted the at
tentiOn Of all the passengers on a Ger
mantOwn car. Every one was fasci-
mated by the baby's pretty and smiling
face and particularly by two golden
curls which hung down her cheeks.
After awhile the child became nerv-
Gus and began 10 tug at one of the
curls which protruded from her hood.
The woman. presumably her mother,
quickly stopped her, but a few mo-
ments later she looked out of the win
dow. No sooner was her face turned
than the child seized her bonnet with
both hands and pulled il of. 1t offer
er little resistance, but 10 the astonish-
ment of every one on the car the curls
came with it. and the supposed golden
haire1 baby showed that in reality its
head was without the sembIance of q
hair.
The child swung the bonnet to and
fro and lauShingly held it up for the
inspection of the other passengers 1t
was almost a minute before the wom-
an turned around When she saw
what the baby had done, her face
flushed, and without a word she pick
ed up the child and walked sedately
out of the car. When last seen, she
was trudging down Spring Garden
street with the baby tucked under her
arm like 4 sack of oats, but still hold
:ng tightly TO the bonnet and cooling,
See my pooty hair?'-Philadelphi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
ExasperafinR.

Gee whizz, how my wife does ae-
grawate mer'
You surprise me. Surely she doesn't
henpeck you?"
NO. It's her awful meekness. When
ever we have an argument and I'm in
the right. she always signs and says,
oh, very well. dear. have it your own
way" "-Philadelphia Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
Pats Happy Wish.

Judge-So the prisoner hit you on
the head with brick. did he?
McGinty-Yis. yer honor.
Judge-But it seems he didn't quite
kill you, anyway.
McGinty-No, bad cess to him, but
it's wishin he had OF do be.
Judge-Why do you wish that?
McGinty-Begory, thin OF would
have seen the schoundrel hanged for
murther!Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
RefriRerafed Eurs

Eggs become unwholesome when
kept in refrigerators. A fungus forms
in them which is easily found by the
microscope, although it is not noticea-
bic to the taste. The fungus consti-
tutes danger when we consider how
many eggs are consumed by all classes
of society, and people of delicate con-
situations ought to be particularly care
full that they eat fresh aud not kept
eggs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
Mike All Over.

Mr. Duffy-Mrs. Kelly, it pains me t
infarm yez thot yure hoosband has jist
bin blowed oOp boi n doinamoite car
thridge. We found his head in wan lot,
an his body in another lot. an his Iigs
in another lot, an his arms an fate in
another lot
Mrs. Kelly (proudly) - Begorrah,
thot's Moike all over-Harper's Week
"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
II an vou 40 with =,
srreet Cnn.nIement

She-Oh, dear, found a gray hair In
my head this morning,
He-YOu ought to be glad Of it. If
your hair should turn greg. IL would
soften the effect of those wrinkles you
are getting Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23

| Fuddy-Ronder says he does not con-
slider himself an American or an Eng
lishman or anything else. He regards
himself as citizen of the world.
Duddy-I see. He is Il foreigner in
whatever country he finds himself
Boston Transcript.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
Staying at Home.

A lady residing in North Columbus
meeting a girl the other day who had
lately been in her service inquired:
Well Mary, where do you live
now?"
please, ma'am, I don't live no.
where" rejoined the girl I'm mar
ried."-Indianapolis Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
Expansive Invitation.

Mother-Was your aunt glad to see
you and Tommy and Frankie and
Fred2
Johnny-Yes, ma'am.
Mother-Did she invite you to call
again?
Johnny-Yes, and she told us to bring
you and papa and Susie and the dog
next time.-Harlem Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
Inconsistent.

You keep me waiting so long!" COM
planned the customer.
. Madam" said the worried grocer,
who was economiziDg in his business
by employing only one clerk. "ain't you
the woman that was in here yesterday
kicking about short weights ?"-Chica-
90 Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23

The American Bible society circu-
lates the Scriptures in 90 tongues. be-
sides our own speech; IS European, 80
Asiatic. S Oceanic, . African, Ameri-
can Indian and South American Ian
guages and dialects
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23

Although the TransvaaI is 1000 miles
nearer the equator. the temperature
averages much lower than at Cape
Town
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23

maggie, did you make that chicken
broth as 1 ordered you?''
''Oi did. NOM"
''What did you do with it?"
''Sure, an that ilse would OF do wild It
but fade It TO the chickens, nom T'-
Boston Courier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
PhysiciAna.

once TrsmAnn block. once hours . 10 I2
- NJ, l to 8 ana TO D. N. Phone No. G092
:ock Island, Ill. Night calls answered from
fhce.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
C. T. FOSTER. M D.
Physician ana Surgeon.

twentieth street. once hours: 10 II n. IN .
TO p NJ. and to Q p. N. Night calls from
,ffce Phone 1854.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
PHYSICIANS.

{. n. BURKHART, Md
MRS. HADA n. BUREHARr, n. D
DRS. BURKHART & BURKHART,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
Professional Cards
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ATTORNEYS.
McCASKRIN & MoCAsKRIN

ROCK Island and Milan. Rock Island ono
Jxer kren & Maths store AilAn nnncs o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23

Money 20 loan. General legal business NO.
airy public. 100 Second Avenus, Buford
block.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23
O. CoNNELLr n o. oopHuuLt
CONNELLY d CONNOLLY

Money loaned once over ThomAs' drug
nore corner OF Second avenue and Seven.
teenth street
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-12
Einamcial.
NEH YORK STOCK N.Ii:h isr.

Oppning, Highest, Lowest Quotations
On the New York Stock Exchange, reported
Ivy Prince & Whitley, Brokers, 10 Center
Street, New Haven.
Omen. High Low Inst
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-12
REQUESTS OF $1,500,0O0.

Baroness De Hirsch Legacies to New
York Institutions Will Reach the City
This Month.
1t is announced that the requests
made by the late Baroness De HrSch in
favor of New York institutions are now
available for their objects, and that the
funds into which they have been con-
verted will reach this. city during the
month.
The chief beneficiaries of these be-
quests are the Educational Alliance and
The United Hebrew charities. Their to-
tai amount is 100000 francs. The fact
that these Institutions were remembered
in the will of the baroness was an
nounced at the time of her. DEATH but
the value of the requests, representing
the residue of the De Hirsch estate
could not be determined until the estate
had been legally settled up. This has
just been done.
In the will of the Baroness De Hirsch
various charitable objects in Asia and
Europe were remembered. The chief
heir is the granddaughtSr.-New York
Mail and Express.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-12
A VALUABLE STONE.

An Indian Quarry of steatite Found
and Reopened on Santa Catalina
Island
! The question whether we are advanc-
ing in the mechanical arts and great
schemes of engineering is often suggest
ed when we are confronted with the
work Of the ancients
The pyramids are the most stupendous
works Of man ever contemplated, and
there appears to be nothing new under
I the sun. Interest in irrigation in the
southwest dawned within the past 20
years, yet in Arizona and New Mexico
there are traces of civilization so old
| that the mind falters in following 1t
| back
Everywhere we follow in the steps of
| the ancents, and on the island of Santa
Catalina there is an interesting illustra-
ton of this
When the whites first visited southern
California they found in use among all
the mainland Indians richly-shaped OIL
las or mortars of steatite or serpentine,
while scores of articles were formed of
| finer grades of the same, which experts
have pronounced verde antique.
| Verde antique was valuable and a
search was made for the point of sup
ply. Finally Prof. Schumacher, of the
Smithsonian Institute, discovered it on
Santa Catalina island, which lies off
southern California, in locality named
Potts valley, about Is miles from the
little town of Avalon
All the islands of this group were in
habited by hardy race that had camps
| in every canyon where there was water,
and Santa Catalina abounds in kitchen
middens and places where these people
lived. That they We're a commercial
race is shown by the ollas they made,
and they were the merchants who sup
piled the races Of southern California
with their pots and mortars or ollas.
Prof. Schumacher's attention was at
tracted at Potts valley by the remark
able rock where the scars of ollas that
have been broken off by the islanders
are plainly seen. The rock is lofty
mass of steatite that rises in the centre
Of Potts, valley, now called Empire
landing.
The scars are circular and are the
marks where the round ollas were brok
en- off. The method of work was very
primitive, the natives having only slate
and quartz knives to work with
With these rude implements they
carved out an object in the shape Of
cannon ball and as large as football.
Gradually this was picked away until
finally it hung by a narrow stem, which
was broken off. The inside was then
slowly dug out with the same rude
tools. and in time the ola acquired the
smooth and often artistic form so ia
miliar in all the museum collections.
The early Spanish navigators, Cabrillo
and Viscaino. who discovered the island
800 years ago, described the fine canoes
of the natives. These, laden with ollas,
crossed the Santa Catalina channel, and
the natives exchanged them for game
and skins not found on the island.
The present owners of the island, rec
ognizing the value of the stone FOR COM
mercial purposes, have followed out the
mute suggestion of the ancients by
establishing at Empire landing a saw
ing plant, opening up valuable quarry
and one that is unique, it is believed,
having no prototype at least In this
country.-Seientiflc American.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-12
OXEN OF THE TAGALS.

The Carabao, or Waer Buffalo is the
Common Draft Animal of the Philip
pines.
Among the strangest of thes objects in
the Philippines which make one feel
that he is in foreign land is the cara
bao pronounced cah-rah- bah-o), or wa
ter buffalo. AS the horses are very
small the carabao is the draft animal
of the islands, and large numbers are
to be seen always and everywhere; In
the heart Of Manila numbering along the
crowded streets to heavily loaded carts;
in the country splashing through the
flooded rice fields to the little one hand
ed plows, or drawing carts and sleds
along the highways These carts, drawn
by single carabaos, are the chief means
of transportation on the islands, and
by them the supplies must fe furnished
to the troops at the front
The name carabao is Filipino word,
which the American often oorrupts into
caribou, but. the carabao resembles nei-
Their the American caribou nor the
American bison, which latter Is not
true buffalo, while the carabao is. 1t is
a large, heavy-set animal, with
mOuse-cOlOreu SKIN SparSely covered
with hair of the same color. 1t has no
hump on it's shoulders, but carrying the
head so low makes the withers promi-
nent The big black horns are lang and
spreading and directed backward; in
some cases, however, spreading but lit
tie, perhaps a survival of the wild state
when the beast had to make ID way
through thick underbrush.
They were formerly in the wild state
on the islands, and it is eaid that they
are still to be found wild in Mindanao,
in which state they are very formidable
animal. They are thoroughly domesti-
Gated, and are very gentle, though they
sometimes become stubborn. especially
when in sight of pool of water, for
they are exceedinglyfond of wallowing
in water, submerging themselves until
only the eyes and nose are visible. The
natives work them singly, controlling
them by means of a rope through the
nose.
The meat is very tough and of in
ferior quality. They give but little milk.
st. Louis Globe democrat.