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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-03
WITH THE BoERs. AND AWAY

WITH THE BOERs, AND AWAY
 Stirring Adventures of Colonial Spy How He Was Captured and How He
 Escaped
 We have been furnished with the fol
 lowing personal narrative of the adyen- | lures of a member of the colonial forces with Lord Methuen, who volunteered to
 penetrate the Boer lines before Magers-
 fontin and learn all he could as to the strength and disposition of the enemy. Having described how he reached the | Boer entrenchments and was captured ! he continues as follows. 'I thought was done for then, as the Boer is sus- | picious at best of times, and now knew | if didn't escape their suspicious would be confirmed and, I should be shot, so
 determined to get away if possible. The
 English guns, the 4.7, were just start ing their usual salutations and were ] smashing the rocky stones and boulders into smithereens and ripping great holes in the ground, squirting up masses of
 reddy-brown dust all round the Boer trenches. I was taken into a deep
 trench, most cunningly contrived and as
 far as I could make out, quite bomb-
 proof as they had dug right under the
 earth and where the trench itself was
 1t was covered with sticks and shrub
 and mud, and then more shrub and
 more earth, and only a long line of loop
 holes were visible; and here, we'll under cover there were Beers squatted round
 in their peculiar crouching attitude,
 drinking coffee and even playing cards at the early hour of the morning, ut-
 terly oblivious of the fact that great screeching shells were roaring overhead. I rather marveled at the calm insouci- anee of these men, but then l knew how inured they must have become to our smelling and their perfect safety in their cavelike diggings. was conducted to a field-cornet chap, who promptly blind folded me. and if you have never been led about by hostile people blindfolded you can never fully appreciate the dis tress of mind you are placed in.
 Finally, after twisting about and stumbling over various stones, boxes, etc, the chaps stopped me, and l heard one follow going away from me, and as the sounds of his footsteps suddenly ceased l knew he had gone up stairs, to speak. In a few minutes voice shouted out, in Dutch, you know, Bring him along Immediately they led me- one on each sideAI was more pushed than led-up a stiff incline, until sud- den rush of refreshing wind told me l was in the open again. and in few minutes, 1 was halted and the handker- chief taken off my eyes, and l knew I was in the enemy's laager. l couldn't quite get the geography of the place in to my mind and was vainly racking my brain, when sharp query came from the inside of one of the wall-encircled bivouacs and I was showed into this place and found myself face to face with short, thick-set chap with deep tWinkling eyes, and I knew in flash, 'Cron1e,' and so it was, right enough Cronje, the English -hater, the farmer fighter, and man of the people, loved
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-03
ing of orange silk and black velvet add

ing of orange silk and black velvet add ing to It's bulk there. Color combina- 1 tion Is true science when two or three 1 tints go to make up the upper skirt and the color of contrasting undersklrt shows through.
 Just this grade of ornamentation is employed on cloth gowns. and to such an extent that 1t is pleasant to feel the cloth dress need not be a wonder for complexity. shown herewith is pret- ty example of the less complicated dresses It was bright red panne fou- lard. Turn-down collar and revers were edged with black Mechlin insertion, High collar and yoke were tucked cream mousseline- -de-soie banded with lace The belt was of the mousseline, which was drawn through a silver clasp. A deal of red Is being worn, and enough of rose pink Is seen almost to make one tired of the shade. though as yet there is no sign of It's lessenng.
 Kid in scrolls and bands is used on cloth and silk, and lace straw and little polka dots of straw are employed Tto elaborate lawns and taffetas. Straw embroidery in the natural yellow color Is highly effective on lace. white net or chiffon. Bands of open work and lace straw are strikingly pretty, too, espe- cially on black. Straw in delicate green and in scarlet are seen also.
 FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-03
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-03

Reporter-What struck you as most amazing of the exhibits in Paris?
 Mechanically California champagne with French labels on it.-Syracuse Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-03

The Boer war up to April had cost the British government about $1Oo,OOO,- GOO. This is at the rate of nearly $20,- 100000 month.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-03

The Paris correspondent of the Bos ton Transcript says: T repeat tht words of a shrewd and informed dip. lomatist when I say that there is not a Continental government except that of Holland which has any real sympa- thy for the Boers or for their cause Under similar circumstances they would have acted as the English gov ernment has done, and probably less forbearingly. More than one of them would regret any serious diminution of the power and influence of England in consequence of the war. But they and the others are not averse to any small and incidental profit that may accrue to them out of passing English pre-oc- equations. There has never been any prospect of intervention, joint or indi- vidual, in behalf of the Boers. The newly arrived envoys are likely to &C., eQmplish sven less than has the astute and diligent Leyds. The Continental cabinets were simply seeking way to disappoint the republic and irritate England as little as possible when the United States rather unexpectedly re- Heyed them by asking the question that they were reluctant to put and receiv- ing the answer that they did not care to hear
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-03

Miss Pauline Langles and Miss Angelo Langles perished together in ship wreck. Each left will bequeathing her entire estate to the other, but con- tingently disposing of 1t otherwise in the event of the death of the other be- fore that of the testatrix, Litigation ensued, naturally. The Louisiana su- preme court decides that under the pro- visions of the States civil code the daughter who was thirty-five years old, must be presumed to have survived the mother, who was fifty-two. "There Is no presumption of simultaneous death in Louisiana" The court further de- cides that testamentary direction of Angele Langles about her tomb must be compiled with. "The provision in a will" says the justices, that the exec utor shall expend certain amount for a tomb for the testatrix does not lapse because the body of the deceased can not be recovered and deposited in it. The word "tomb" has sufficiently broad signification to be held to be a monument in memory of the dead; as such it should be erected,'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-03

It Is said that through the Kindness or a photograph company, the sick and wounded in the hospitals at Wynberg, Woodstock, Rondebosch Naauwpoort and Bloemfontien are to be provided with phonographs by which they may send messages to their friends. The company also offers to take down and despatch any message from England to friends lying in the hospitals in South Africa.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-03

The Navy department has found it So hard to procure experienced seamen for the navy that another vessel has been chaftared for the training of raw re- cruits. The gunboat Vieksburg has been selected for this purpose and sent to Newport News From time to time she will take on board squadsof appren- .tices and proceed to sea in order to give them work under service conditions. This makes nine vessels devoted to the training of seamen. the Hampton, Buff falo Dixie, Monongahela, Mohican, Es- sex, Alliance and Lancaster, Available seamen are getting scarcer and scarcer every month. and 1t is impossible to supply retirements and discharge from the regular recruiting station. Were 1t not for the method of training men re- gently adopted. the department would have to lay many of it's best shipssup for lack of men.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-03

The work of blind women typewriters 4s one of the interesting features of the United States Treasury department It Is eaid that their work is equal to that of the best operators and as much is expected of them in dictation and copy ing as of those who have their eyesight. So satisfactory are the services of these blind clerks that 1t is proposed to give opportunity to many more next year.. There are only three or four now em- ployed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-10
Why He IL a Matter

w. Z. Il. Du Bots, in his book, "The
Philadelphia Negro" devotes much
space to authentic instances. proving
that, in the words of the author, the
road to success is to have n white
face" Professor Du Bots cites many
individual cases in support of his
somewhat bitter. deduction. one Of the
most striking being the experience of
4 graduate of the University of Penn
sylvania.
This young colored man took n
course in mechanical engineering, was
an apt student, was we'll recommend
ed and by reason of his excellent rec
ord obtained situation through an adj
vertisement. He reported for work. re-
manned only n few hours and was then
discharged for the simple reason that
his skin was not white. The expert
ence was repeated several times until
lie became utterly discouraged. He is
now n waiter in the University club.
where he is forced to serve white fell
low graduates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-10
Millions Given AVA.

1t is certainly gratifying to the pub
lie to know of one concern in the land
who are not afraid to be generous I,
the needy and suffering The propri-
etors of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds have
given away over ten million trial bot
ties of this great medicine. and have
the satisfaction of knowing it has alb
solutely cured thousands of hopeless
cases. Asthma, bronchitis, hoarse-
ness and all diseases of the throat,
chest and lungs are surely cured by
it. Call on Hartz & Ullemeyer, drug
gists, and get a free trial bottle.
Regular size 30 cents and 81 Ever
bottle guaranteed or price refunded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-10
siberian Post Horses.

The horses. the small. hardy breed of
the steppes, are worked up to the last
ounce in them, on good road or bad,
and when they reach the welcome post
house are tied up under n mere lean to
and there left all in Iather to freeze
stiff until their turn of service comes
round again. For some reason which
l have never been able to ascertain
they are invariably tied up with their
heads drawn as high as they will go.
on taking them out for another stage
the driver, whose whip has n sort OF
saw tooth arrangement affixed to the
end on the side of the stock opposite
the lash. roughly scrapes off with it
the boar frost which has thickly in
crusted their legs and, indeed. their
whole bodies
At first the poor beasts walk with
the gait of n Dutch doll; but. as the
driver says, he soon warns them up"
Another popularity OF these marvellous
steeds is that they always get n pail
full or more of ice cold water to drink
before starting out for their trick" on
the road, with the result that they
tremble all over in a manner pitiable
to see. but otherwise seem to be only
the more TT for their work.-Black-
wood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-10

Martin Luther, and contains so fine
engravings upon Old Testament sub.
ieets by the great masters, and Is
rare engravings on the life of jesus
by the Yorld-famous artist, Heinrich
Holman.
"A handsome illuminated page has
been inserted. which in beautiful Ger
man text, reads as follows: The
mem bsrs of First Church of Christ,
Scientist, in Hanover, Germany, in
profound esteem, present this volume
to their beloved Teacher and Leader.
Then follow the names of the donors.
In connection with this expression
of love and gratitude for the physical
and spiritual healing that has come 10
these reverent people through Mrs.
Eddy is an interesting incident. One
of the early students of Mrs. Eddy was
a German, and to him Mrs. Eddy said
Germany will be the first European
nation to accept Christian Science.
Their love of God. their profound re-
ligious character, their deep faith and
strong intellectual qualities make
them particularly receptive to Chris
tan Science In the presence of
this priced gift it is seen that this
prophecy is being fulfilled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-10
Sale of Real Estate.

BY virtue OF an order and decree Of the
county Court OF Rock Island county, Illinois
made on the petition OF the undersigned. VIII
II an II DoOnau. 8omiulstratOr of the estate ~
t'rede lex Buckley, deceased, for leave 20 sell
the real estate of said deceased. at the Janu-
ary term A d. 1900 OF said court, to-wlt: ON
the ~ day of January. 1900. 4 shan On the
9TH day OF February reXt, between the hDu
of 10 O'Clock in toe forenoon and O'clock ga
the afte noon OF sad dav. sell ut public sale.
at the east door Of the court house ia the city
OF Rock Island. in said county, the real estate
described = follows, tO-wit:
The west half ~ of the northwest quarter
90 OF section tweuty-One en-. in township
sixteen 90. north ranRc thrt e 80. west of the
fourth principal me- idian, containing eighty
$50 acres more or less
Also the north eastquarter % OF ths south
west quarter of sec. ion twtuty-One t2lD, in
township sixteen 40. north range three 81,
west ofthe fourth principal meridian, contain
ing forty (i0D acres more or less
Also the following, VII: Beginning 1T a point
In the cas- line OF the southw' 81 quarter ca or
ion number twcnty-one t2D In tow ship
numbers xteen no north of range number hrcc
On west of he fourth C4th) principa merd an
ninety-fve (y5) rods north OF the southeast
corner of the north one-half ~ OF the north
eight (2sJ II township number sixteen 90
north range three 81 west OF the fourth prin-
cipaI meridian: the -ce north siXty-fivc 0G5D
rods more or less TO the northeast cDrner or
section number twenty lone f2it: thence west
at right angles, one hundred and sixty nbDJ
rods to the wcss line OF "a section number
tWenty-Onc (2I). thence south along said west
line siTty-iv- (Ga) rods; thcrce east oni. hun
dred sixty GCOJ rods 10 the point OF begin
ming cOnta ming -Ety-iiye fG5J acres more or
less All 10 the county or Rock Island ana
state Of Il inois on the following terms. tO-wii
For cash 10 hand AT the date OF sa q sale.
Dated this Nth day OF January. 4. -. 800.
WILLIAM ii. DOOSAN.
Admins rator or the estate OF Frederick
Buckley. deceased
SAMUEL T. kENTwoRrHY- Solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-10
MAGAZINE FOR BACHELORS.
Two Chicago Society Women VIII
Start One For the Discarded Sex.

According to the New York World n
magazine for bachelors and the en-
enlargement of bachelorhood will be
started in Chicago by two prominent
young society women on the South
Side. Mrs. Marion Thornton Egbert
and Miss Page Waller Sampson.
Our magazine will be devoted eX
clusively to the interests of the discard
cd SEX" said Mrs. Egbert. Il have
observed there We're many publica tons
to help women, but not one to aid the
bachelor and to make his path easier.
We will print fashions for men, give
chatting dish lessons. write OF men
about town, give suggestions for chris
Jennings, tell of the duties of men to
their typewriters, inform them how to
keep clean on so week. and we will
devote Il department to types of fair
men"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-10
WHALE IN THE THAMES.
Large Specimen of the Bottle Nose
Variety Caught.

Az London is discussing the great
size of the bottle nosed whale which
has been captured in the Thames. The
whale was measured by the county Of
fetal. He is &C feet from the end of
his nose TO the tip of his tail. In the
thickest part of his body lac is II feet
across. The flare ends of his tail are
10 feet apart.
The stretch of the river called Gal
lions reach was where the monster
wGss captured, says the New York Jour
nal. He was discovered near the Al
bert docks. and 30 or more small tugs
Immediately gave chase. For four
hours they played tag with the bottle
nose from Trip Cock point to Silver
town petroleum works. Every time
one OF the tugs came near him the
whale would lift q wave of dirty
Thames water over his pursuerS. Get
ting tired of the chase and anxious to
take n rest, the whale ran on to the
bank on the arsenal shore. He gave Il
great spOuting exhibition just before
he died. which was watched by fully
10000 people.
In the afternoon some one hitched 4
chain TO his tail, and he was pulled
high and dry on shore by some steam
derricks which had been run down on
the adjoining railroad tracks. The body
Will be presented to the British mu-
scum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-10
TO BE DEPENDED ON.
Because II ia the Experience of Rock
Island Citizen and Can be Readily
Investigated.

A stranger lost in q large city would
place far more dependence on the di-
rections given him by local resident
than the guidance of another stranger
like himself. This is a natural conse-
quence OF experience; it's like ship
in strange port n trusty pilot. IA
m;liar with The harbor, is always
called upon TO bring her safely to her
moorings. So it is with endorsement;
we doubt the sayings of people living
at distant points because we can't in
vestigate. but public expression of
local, citizens can be depended on. fol
It's an easy matter to prove it. Evil
dence like the following is beyond dis
pute: Frank Ballenger, of 3O3l
Seventh avenue, conductor on the Red
Line of the street railway, SAYS:
From fall until spring it was
steady, aching pain across my back.
Being weak there, getting on and off
the car 50 often, and the Earring and
iolting, further aggravated the
trouble. There was too frequent ac-
ton of the kidney secretions, which
was very annoying through the day.
I saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised
in the daily papers and l obtained II
box at Marshall Il Fishers drug store.
l found them just as represented.
They relieved the pain i'll my back and
regulated the kidney difficulties.
had several colds since, but they did
not affect by back rs formerly"
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by
al dealers, price so cents. Mailed by
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no substitute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-10
RGect Of AItitude.

Perhaps in no state of the Union hes
climate so much to do with the charac-
ter of the people as in Colorado is the
contention of 4 writer in Ainslees. He
says i'll part:
go into Colorado, climb the long
ascent from the level of the Missouri
and then as you emerge from the train
into the handsomely improved streets
and among the unsurpassed brick and
stone residences of Denver feel your
head swim with the lofty altitude and
the rarefied air; then realize that the
miners went on mile farther into the
air, that they are working and taking
out millions of dollars of gold to the
present day n mile higher in the air at
Cripple Greek, ut Leadville and a dozen
other places. 1t viii make you pause
to think what eXaltation there is in
dwelling there always, what staying
powers the pioneers must have had.
"Wait n day or so until the vertigo
has passed away and the eXhilaration
comes to you that always comes when
stood upon its top and gaZed out over
a wide world that expands below you.
Then you will begin to feel that cleo
trio that nervous surcharge, that in
domitable, interchangeable. almost
towering spirit of elevation and still
further elevation that makes Colorado
almost the liveliest, the most ire
pressible, the most determined element
in the American body. social and poll
tic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-10
He Read Cnine.

While Hall Caiue was in this coun-
try several years ago the Aldine club
OF New York city dined him. Among
those invited TO meet Mr.. Game was
one OF the most popular of our Ameri-
can authors. Soon after the dinner be-
gan dinner cards began TO circulate
with requests for autographs. The
author in question whispered to his
neighbors:
I'm going to send my card up to Mr..
Caine as soon as can, for l am down
for Il speech later on, and want to be
able to say that I've read something
that Caine has written."-New York
Mail and Express.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-10

Estate of Henry Trcmaun. deceased
The undersigned having oeen appointed exc
cutriX OF the last will and testament of Henry
Trcmann, late OF the county OF Rock Island,
state OF Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice
that she " III appear before the county court OF
ROCK Island county, ~ the county court room,
In the city of Rock BLAND, at the February
term, on the first Monday in February next,
at which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and requested
to attend for the purpose OF having the same
adjusted. All persons Indebted to said estate
are requested to make Immediate payment To
the undersigned.
Dated this 18th dav of December A. d. 1899.
MAHIA 7 hEMASS, EXecutIIX.
JACKSON & HURST, Attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-10
Frecntnr,n Nntina.

Estate OF John kleinmaer, deceased.
The undersigned having Deen appointed eX-
ecutor of the last Will and testament of John
EHeinmaer. late OF the county OF Rock Island,
state OF Illinois. deceased, hereby gives
notice that he Will appear before the county
court of Rock Island county, 1T the county
court room, in the city OF Rock Isl
and, at the February term, a u. 1900, on the
first Monday In February next, at which time all
persons having claims against said estate are
notified and requested TO attend, for the pur-
pose of having the same adjusted.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
Quested to make Immediate payment TO tho
undersigned.
Dated this 18th day OF Deem err A. ID. 1899
ISEINHART GEICEIt Executor.
Marion L. Sweeney, Attorney for for Isxccu-
tor.