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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-11

aid. Directly before the great fireplace
in the tea room stood TINS triumphant
bridegroom and unwilling bride. The next
day they went away in a carriage for q
tour through COnnect}cGt The exact spot
In she great bah Is stlll pointed out. where
aftsTwar1 Mime. Betty caught tne ancient
LothaFio kissing a pretty maid. and. box
ing his ears squudly then and there turn
ed min out Of doors. This story IL In
diguantIy denied by the Surviving rela-
tivcs Of Nine JunaeL Certain, howeveg.
it was that a fierce quarrel occurred be-
tween The strangely mated pair. and Burr
was summarly driven forth.
Then comes he last scene ia this tenn
pcstuous life. Majam. grown GA and mis-
erly. secretes many % her valuable pos
sessions In an unused upper chamber, and
locks herself Ia az times 90 gioat over
her treasures. AT last the lights burn
low. Nine Betty quits the stage. The
curtain falls.
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was a. prAnkish IS a schooIb9y. BE was
soon on a very familiar footing In the
house. and the widow is vet pointed out
through which this brother of an EN-
peror ieaped with "A Wild who0p into the
center 81 a group Of startled servants.
who. speedily recovering, shfieked with
delight at the gamoogs Ok a prince
But there came an end 10 Nine. Betty
sans souci existence. she who had houted
so many admirers al last found her mas
ter in Aaron Burr. The wocins Of this
aged Lochinvar was a piece OF clever and
consummate audacity. Burr was now ~
but sim possessed all those destinations
that had devastated the hearts Of women
Tor a good half century. He was poor
and homeless, Nine. JUmei was rich.
stan attractive, "a prize. Burr laid des-
perate siege 70 her heart. At one Of those
midnight routs ne handed hts hostess 20
dinner with his Understandable air Of gal
lantry, My hand is yours. madam; my
heart has been yours for d Ions time
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-11

M. Experience with sound.
ONE.

Tho man with the plece Of plaster
across the bridge Of his NOSE wasn't
going 10 say anything about Il. but
the young man on the opposite seat
kept looking NJ him 50 steadily that
ne finally said
Young man. 40 you know how
fast sound travelsrr
NO. sir. vac the reply.
Then you'd better sit the Hggers.
Yesterday I called naa 81 liar. He
was ae feet away. 7 thought I'd
have some time TO climb fence De.
fore he could reach me, bat he was
on to me with one on tire nose be-
foro could wink three times.
sound sir. travels az the rate %
2eo feet A second, and don't yea
ever call a man a liar unless he's
at least a mite away ana you've
your Funnln' shoes ont'--Washlng-
ton Post.
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~ emhlAsoned on iis tapcs,ried covers.
and laces that once belonged 20 Marie
Autcinesto.
These priceless relies mysiesiously van
tsbra after maaams death. but suisse
oucntly turned up in he possession 81 her
grananlece Mrs Julius Caryl Of Wash
inston Heights This lady also owns a
0eN life-siEe portrait os Mime Betty.
painted In Paris In the heydcy OF her
charms She sits IN great carved chair.
gowned IN a robe Of sapphire velvet lap
pets OF rare Lace fan from her iuxuriant
chestnut hair. braided and banded in the
fashion OF those days. The face IS fun OF
fascination and disdaiu. The eyes are
deep. unhO,y blue. and the. scarlet lips
curl with charming iRsolence. Il Is a
face NOT easily forgotten, this OF sailors
daughter who came 10 entertain prince
and emperor.
During the widowhood OF this frolie-
some dame she had as guest no less
parsonage than Jerome BonapArie. who
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OF course. there IL a ghost rhAmh1r. u
10 the FBom 10 which madam died. There
Ia a wailcd-up secret 8oof between this
room AMI the upper halt. and yet through
TINS goar comes At ulldntght y wave %
cold alr and the rustic q slksn Eoan
8. is a vlxenlEh spirit. for if sometimes
selres tae arm q . victim, and Einchea IL
eiciausiy. leaving an ugly black and blue
stain.
And so he very atmosphere o. This grand
Old mansion Is Fcd1leui with the aghs
and laughter and tears u long ago. one
sees ever ia the magical mirror 81 fancy
the long line Of departed heroes celebrate
I'd wits and dis4ainfI DANES. One In
stinctively listens for n. shouts ~ rev
cry from the banquet hal. one smells
again the perfume % the dying roses
crushed there and frodden under foot. Ana
family from out the dim historic past "a
borne again the ciank o. Wahington's
sword and the soft rustic OF Betty Jumels
sti1 broca6e.
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Again and again he pressed his suit. Bu;
madam was wary. she liked her free
dem, and desired to be her own mistress.
A. last Burr weariea Of the siege and
determined 10 carry the fortress bg an
unexpected soriic. He said. half 3esiiagiy.
half earnestly. that on a certain day ne
would come with a clergy man and thai
then she must Yield 70 MS prayers
This threat she bold old sultor carried
our. One July day iu lS9 Burr came dash-
ing up In carriage 70 the door. bringing
with him the Rev. Dr. BogArt. who atty
years before had married him 10 the moth
er OF TheOcosia-
Nine. Betty was dismayed, alarmed, re-
luciant. Burr iusisteni, ardent. auiacious.
Madsm's oNn relations urged her 10 sur
render TO avoid further scandal At last
the lady gave way and consented 20 be
arrayed for the ceremony. She was dress
ed her grsndniece tells. Ia pearl
tinted satin sim enough TO stand alone.
ard wore pearl satin slippers foxed with
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"Then I may not
hope to bring you to
my way of think
ing?" faltercd tho
despairing lover.
The beautiful Bos-
tonian shuddered.
mo-" she replied,
"for II is apparent
that you think rs
the multitude think
that Is. from the par
ticular to the par
ticular. while I shall
always prtnna causa
volente. think from
the general to the
Particular
She pitied him. but
pity was FAR from
love. Detroit jour
nah
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Forewarned.

Going 20 the Paris exposition
next summer. Horrick7'
Yes"
Good. So am /. hope / VIII see
you often"
Il hope you will. Varnum."
we ought 20 begin saving money
for II. oughtn't weg"
Yes. That II. you ought. am
going 30 run an American boarding
house. "--Chicago Tribune.
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They had dispute. and they had
agreed TO leave II to the military
expert.
What bullet" they asked, do
you consider the deadliestg'
For several minutes he remained
In a brown study Then he looked
up with the air OF one who has set
tied the matter finally and definite
~ The one that hits" he said
Chicago Post.
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Trials of a Play
wright.

Dramatist twnose
play is being produce
ed, 20 lady In front
of hinD--May | ask
you. madam. II YOU
would he 50 kind as
TO remove your natf
CThe lady eomplles1
After the second
act. the play being
manifcstly. a distinet
failure. the lady
turns around, saying:
You have no OBJ
ton TO my putting
my hat on now. have
you, sir ?''--Lussige
Biaetter.
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(l)it
lind
F)ulllor.
His Chrfstmas Present TO His
Wife betrayed Him.


Said the belated man to himself
on his way home in the decrepit
night liner at a. M;
Now. IL tell her that / went to
see a boxing contest, she'll look in
the paper for an account of 1t. and
there won't be any account of the
same. If 1 tell the truth--that l
met bunch OF all-night newspaper
men and had a bite to eat with
them, the time Just flying unbe-
known to me-she'll hand me the
steely stare and 1t won't stick. The
unusually lengthy meeting at the
lodge won't do. ] know what I'll
do. I'll just run a blum, that it's
only five minutes or so after mid
night. Don't see why l shouldn't
put that one over the plate"
He found her snugly tucked in
bed and only partly awake when
he got in.
well. this is a nice hour for you
to be returning to your home" she
said. of course. This remark Is as
inevitable as the Where am ~ OF
the lady who has tainted, and is
returning TO consciousness.
Mice hour, my dear?" he said.
III u Sufpflreus Hdii -BtltNtu lpfis.
why, it's only a few minutes af-
ter i2i"
rs that all?' she asked, half-re-
lentingly. why, 1t seems as If /
had been in bed for hours. and
must have dreamed that l heard
st. Aloysius' bells striking 2:30:'
You certainly must have" said
he, convincingly. t''That was la
lapoloosa of an idea OF NINE he
said to himself.) when / started
uptown II was only a quarter
Of
"Hoo-hoo - hoo-hoo hoo-hoo,"
broke in the cuckoo clock in the
next room. Ginning the hour Of 8.
20. it's only midnight, Is it?" etc.
from the bed.
MY watch must have stopped"
said he. weakly.
lie got what was coming to him
for the next ten minutes or so, and
then he crawled wearily into bed.
And TO think" he growled to
himself before settling for slumber,
that I coughed up IS. Is for that
blasted clock as Christmas pres
ent to her" Washington Post.
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eWho IL the most remarkable
man mentioned In modern history ~
asked the reporter.
mo" said the man who had Just
made some speeches. You can't
interview me I'm too modest 20
talk about myself washington
Star.
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Where have you
been all afternoon -
Muse hail. Plano
recital "
Informally tire
some. wasn't itP'
Not az al ! WAS
the pianist" Chi
eAGo Tribune
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You know that jewel OF n hired
girl of mine who left the Bllnkin-
sopps and came to me for a dollar
more n week."
Yes
We'll. would you believe IT, that
despicable Billinger woman is try
ing to buy her away from mep'-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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why. baroness. you told me re-
peatedly that you coulden'tlive with
your husband. and now. just before
your liveorce case comes up for a
final hearing, you withdraw your
suit"
suiti'
but the dressmaker hasn't finished
my new black costume, and
couldn't appear In court in the same
dress that ! wore at the preliminary
hearing, so the baron and have
made up."-Fliegende Blaetter.
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Father-That man should be an
example 10 you, my son. He en-
tered a store rs of'ice boy and work
cd himself up until IN a NV years
he owned the business.
Son-He could never do that In
these days, pa, when they have
cash registers, Judge,
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He-~Politics Is one OF the few
things OF which seem to myself
10 have no comprehension
She-Then take care that nobody
notices IT, II they do they'll make
you cabinet simpIieis-
sinus.
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GIVE THE WATER AWAY.

Servant GacetIousp-Do you charge water7
Milkman IN thrown
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Old Militia Days.
Captain-Why don't you fire. MI
chel?
Gunner--Oh, there In front are
couple of sparrows, and I'd hate to
brighten 'em.-Heitere Welt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-01
PAINTERS ON STRIKE
Members of Union 1871 Await An.
sWer of Their Employ.
erS.
EARLY SETTLEMENT Is LOOKED FOR

Men and Bosses to Have Conference To-
night. at which 1t Is Hoped to Arrive at
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Grows Out of
Wage Scale, a Minimum of 2S Cents Per
Hour Being Demanded.
Painters union ISL, of this CITY,
held meeting last night at the Indus
trial home and decided to call a strike
pending a settlement with the bosses.
Only three firms are Immediately af-
fected, as the others are idle at pres
ent, but unless an agreement is
reached, the employees of Is firms,
mum boring between fifty and seventy
five men, will remain out.
A Joint meeting of the painters and
employers will be held tonight and an
endeavor to come to an agreement will
be made.
1t seems that about two weeks ago
the men presented a scale to the
bosses in which they demanded a
uniform rate OF Is cents an hour for
the ensuing year. This was signed
by all the bosses. But it seems an
error had been made in the scale by
which the words, minimum wage, "
had been emitted. and when the mat
ter was called to the attention of the
bosses they refused to have the error
corrected, and n strike is the conse-
quence.
Three Cents Advance.
The minimum wage during the
past year has been % cents per hour, so
the present demand is an advance of
only 3 cents per hour. The bosses claim
that the strike is unwarranted because
they have not had time to meet and
consider, but the men evidently
think the matter urgent, as the new
scale should take effect today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-01

CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Snow Protection to Grasses and Grains
During February.

Snow Protection to Grasses and Grains
During February.
The Illinois section of the United
States climate and crop service has
issued the following bulletin under
date of Feb. p:
The month of February has been
rather wet and cold, with considerable
snow and fair snow protection to
grains aud grasses during the severe
weather of the month. At the close
OF the month the snow increased from
trace over southern counties to five
and six inches over northern, and 4
fair protection is everywhere afforded
to grain. Winter wheat is generally
reported in good condition. and this
is especially so in regard to the small
acreage over the north half of the
state.
Very conflicting reports are re-
ceived in regard to grasses, but the
prevailing opinion is that they are in
good condition. Some report damage
to old timothy and many report dam
age to clover, but it is thought that
much of the damage apparent to
clover dates back to the dryness of
the early fall. and that it is not yet
damaged by the heaving of the soil.
Stock generally is doing well. but
reports from northern counties indi-
cate that rough feed is becoming
scarce in some parts. Feeders have
been anxious for most of the corn Of
fered, and fair roads during part of
the month have caused considerable
movement of corn; roads generally
during the month have been bad, how
ever.
The ice harvest has been cOmplet-
ed and 4 large crop of excellent quail
ity has generally been secured; most
southern counties. even, report sue
cessful ice harvest, while northern
counties have had an abundance, av-
eraging to II inches in thickness.
The month has not been favorable
for farm work and little has been
done, except in repairing fences. Sc
curing fuel, feeding, distributing
manures and a small amount of prepa-
ration for spring work.
I'm the fruit counties of the south
half of the state correspondents think
that fruit is unharmed, except, pos
sibly, peaches to a limited extent, but
buds are yet too dormant to indicate
their exact condition"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-01
Telephone Notes.

1t is Iumored the Bell company is
negotiating a deal for the purchase OF
the Marshall-Tobie rural lines.
+. l.. Bills. OF the Union Electric
company, has returned from Chicago,
and will remain in the city in the in
terest of the independent movement.
He states that w. T. Blaine, president
of the Victor Manufacturing company,
has gone east to attend a conference
of manufacturers of telephone appar-
atus with a view to consolidating
those concerns and standardizing the
character of the equipment used by
independent companies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-01
STRONG PULL FOR DEWEY.
The Tri-City Invitation to the Naval Hero
IL Prepared.

is Prepared.
President F. W. Bahnsen, of the
Rock Island Club; President Hoyt, of
the Davenport Business Mems asso-
citation. and Secretary W. A. Jones, of
the Moline Business mems association
(the latter serving in the absence of
President j. W. Morgan), c0nstitut-
ing the tri-city special committee on
invitation to Admiral Dewey. met in
Davenport yesterday, and drafted
to the distinguished naval hero,
in which is set forth the
commercial advantages, natural at
fractions, and importance of the
three communities, and the further
fact that here is located Rock Island
arsenal, the greatest arsenal in the
United States. that there are two di-
visions of the naval militia stationed
in Rock Island and Moline, and vari-
Gus other arguments are made
which it is hoped will have in
fluence with the admiral in inducing
him to pay us visit during his pro-
posed western trip. The invitation
will be engrossed by Prof. ]. E. Gus
tus, of Moline. and will be forwarded
next Saturday. The invitation will
be presented by Congressman Lane
and Prince. Senators Cullom and ALI
son and Capt. Lon Bryson, of Daven-
port. who will be in Washington at
the waterways convention, and who
will seek the good offices in the same
connection of John K. Mclean. the
admiralS brother-in-law, and alto
gether a strong bid will be made-one
that it is believed Dewey will not turn
down.
The invitation of the Tri-Clty Press
club, authorized at the last meeting
of the club, will be sent in the same
connection.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-01
After BIIIy's Proxy.

AS part of desperate effort to re,
deem the delegation to the Peoria
convention selected by Tuesdays re.
publican county convention from the
grasp of Tanner, quiet attempt is
being made by some OF the ''foNy' OF
the Reeves men to hOodwink Billy
Baker into giving proxy for his
credentials TO the state convention.
The undertaking seems almost too
absurd to believe. but it is neverthe-
less Il fact. Billy worked for the
honor he has received, and he would
no sooner think of parting with it in
any way other than subject to the
machine wishes than he would sur
render his job at the state capital.
Not Billy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-01
Taxes Due.

Taxes for the year 1899 are due.
Parties having personal tax and no
real estate will be expected to make
immediate payment. The penalties
pres cribed by the statute will be en-
forced for nonpayment of personal
taxes after notification by postal card
or otherwise. Office with Hull & Co,
real estate and insurance agents.
Room 81, Mitchell & Lynde building
CHARLES BOWERS,
Township Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-01
|P, H. DONAHUE DEAD.
Demise of Former Rock Island
County Resident at Adair.
Iowa.
PASSES AWAY IN HIS 8lsT YEAR

Had Conducted Farm Near Port Byron
in This Section-Succumbs After an Ill
ness of Two Days Father of t. j. Dona-
hue, of This City-Coyne Funeral.
Thomas II. Donahue has returned
from Adair, Iowa, where he was on
the sad mission of attending the obse-
3uies of his father, p. II. Donahue. a
former welI-to-dO farmer of Rock ISL
and county. His death occurred Mon
day He had only been i'll two days
with peritonitis. He had reached the
venera BILE age of 81 years. Mr.. Dona-
hue was a native of Galway, Ireland.
He came to Rock Island county in
1858. settling on a farm near Port
Byron, occupying the same until
1876, when he disposed of his proper
t. and moved to Adair county, Iowa.
Mr.. Donahue was the owner of two
fine farms in that county, but of late
years had not been actively engaged
in farming. He is survived by his
widow, who has attained her S0th
year, and four sons and one daughter;
Thomas j., of this city: John and
Martin, at Adair; Hank, at Extra,
10 wa, and Lizzie Donahue. ut Adair.
Other Obituary.
The funeral services of Miss Jennie
Coyne occurred yesterday afternoon
at Sacred Heart Catholic church,
Rev. j. F. Locbney officiating. Fay
Halves camp. X. y. A, of which de-
ceased was u member, attended. The
interment was in ChipPiannock. The
pail bearers were James Campbell.
Edward Dover, William Deisenroth.
Frank Miller, Goodman Olson and
Willie Mold.
Miss Harriet N. Rogers, a promi-
ncnt resident of Davenport, died yes
tcrday at Cleveland, Ohio, aged 90
years. She had gone to Cleveland to
attend the marriage of a relative.
The wedding was set for the day on
which Miss Rogers death occurred.
The infant child of James Huston,
1924 Fourth avenue, died early this
morning of spasms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-01
Pottery In Operation Again.

The first kiln of pottery made by
the new management at Sears was
completed last night. 1t consisted
entirely of flower pots, but the pro-
prietors, who operate under the name
Of the Rock Island Pottery company
simply desired to test the quality of
the clay, and will hereafter make all
kinds of crockery, and will employ
4 considerable force of men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-01
And ONLY Two Were worthy.

Among other matters occasioning
comment in connection with that
convention of last Tuesday, that did
so successfully what it did not want
to do, is the fact that of the 81 repub-
lican attorneys at the Rock Island
county bar, most of whom take an in
terest in politics, but two were rccog-
nized among the delegations to the
various outside conventions, and
those two are of the same firm. Verify
the Moline-IIanecy crowd is an eXclus-
i've set.