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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10
BRIDE oNTHE eLock
Osage Girl to Be Sold to the Highest
Bidder.

Bidder.
The aristocracy of the Usage Indians
in the Indian Territory are looking for
ward TO the marriage of Mary Corn
dropper. the only daughter of ex-Chief
Frank Corndropper. with great pleas
ure. says the st. Louis Glohe-DemO-
crat- According to n custom in vogue
among the Osages from time imme-
mortal, she will be sold to the highest
bidder. the compensation being made
in ponies. Chief Corndropper lives
about 40 miles southwest of Independ-
ence, Kan. and. owing 10 his former
official capacity. is one of the best
known Indian braves in the territory.
OF course he and his wife are full
bloods, and as only full bloods can in
termarry in this tribe only that class
of Osages Will be allowed 10 bid on the
girl.
Mary is an exceptionally good look
ing squaw. She is 23 years old. but
has not much education. She has been
twice before sold in marriage and be-
cause of her beauty brought heaps of
ponies" both times. Her first husband
was Tall Chief. who paid 400 ponies.
John Logan. Il prominent member of
the Usage council, was the second hus-
band, and he paid 800 ponies. Both
marriages proved unhappy and sepa-
ration followed. This is why she is to
be put upon the block again.
In accordance TO an ironclad rule
among this tribe the parents of the
competing young men will have TO do
the bidding. and the bride, who will be
arrayed in blankets trimmed with silks
and beads of the gaudiest ColOrS, prin-
cipally scarlet. will announce the result
by riding into the arms of the success
full bidder. The marriage ceremony is
then completed by the parents of the
bride taking her into the house. where
she will be stripped of all her clothing,
which will then be torn in two and di-
vided equally between the parents of
the bride and the groom, who will re-
tain them as long as the couple live
happily together.
After the marriage ceremony big
feast will he had, in which many
heeves will be consumed. and the feS-
tivities will be concluded with dance
lasting three days. About 300 guests
will be invited to attend the wedding
and dance. Miss Mary, like the rest of
her tribe. is quite rich. and l POO acres
of land will go to her husband as soon
as they are welded. The couple will
live with the brides parents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10
Question Answered.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers and
grandm others never thought of using
anything else for indigestion or bill
iousness. Doctors were scarce, and
they seldom heard of appendicitis,
nervous prostration or heart failure,
etc. They used August Flow
er TO clean out the system and stop
fermentation of undigested food, reg
ulate the action of the liver, stimulate
the nervous and organic action of the
system, and that is all they took when
feeling dull and bad with headaches
and other aches. You only need a
few doses of Green's August Flower,
in liquid form, to make you satisfied
there is nothing serious the matter
with you. Sample bottles free at T. H..
Thomas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10
His Life Was Saved.

j. f. Lilly, prominent citizen of
Hannibal, Mo-, lately had wonder
full deliverance from frightful death.
In telling of it he says: Il was taken
with typhoid fever that ran into pneu-
monia. My lungs became hardened.
l was so weak l couldn't even sit up
in bed. Nothing helped me. 1 ex-
pected to soon die OF consumption,
when heard of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. One bottle gave great relief.
continued to use it, and now am
well and strong. 1 can't say too
much in its praise" This marvellous
medicine is the surest and quickest
cure in the world for all throat and
lung trouble. Regular sizes SO cents
and 81. Trial bottles free at Hartz IL
Ullemeyer's drug store; every bottle
guaranteed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10
Getting Acquainted.

A Ravenswood man tells this story
about a friend of his whose business
takes him away from home frequently
For the last month or so he has had
a respite, and his neighbors have no.
ticed the unusual length of his visit 10
his own house. One of them asked
him recently if he had got pretty well
acquainted with the members of his
family.
Il think l am making an impress
sion," he responded. My little girl
went to her mother the other day and
said. That man who comes here some
times spanked me today - Chicago
News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10

Like an illuminated missal of old was
the memorial which the Hawaiian peo-
pie presented TO congress recently. says
the Washington Post. 1t was hand
somely bound in seal leather, and the
engrOssing was in old German text.
with the capital letters colored in red
and gold. with all sorts Of beautiful
decorations. At the top OF the memo
rial. which appeals TO congress FOR
some legislation for the islands. was a
shield Of red. white and blue. The en-
tire work was done at Honolulu. and
ii shows that the people of the island
are net lacking in artistic taste.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10
Another Case of Kid
Hseyy W0S7sb and Bladder
Trouble Cured by Lydia
e. Pik1khas1s'S Vegetable
C0Er1noVHlau

DEAR FRIEND-Two years ago L
had child-bed fever and womb trouble
in its worst form. For eight months
after birth of babe l was not able to sit
up. Doctors treated me. but with no
help. l had bearing down pains. burn
ing in stomach, kidney and bladder
trouble. and my back was SO stiff and
sore. The right ovary was badlyatfected
and everything ate distressed Inc, and
there was a bad discharge.
- l was confined to my bed when l
wrote TO You for advice and followed
your directions faithfully. taking
Lydia i. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. Liver Pills. and using the Wash,
and am now able to do the most of my
homework. | believe | should have
died If it had not been for your Com
pound. | hope this letter may be the
result of benetiting some other suffer
ing woman. recommended your Com
pound to every one. Mrs! Mary
Vaughan, Trimble, Pulaski Co., Ky.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10
Rheumatism Cured In a Day.

Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in l to 8
days. Its action upon the system is
remarkable and mysterious. 1t re-
moves at once the cause and the dis
ease Immediately disappears. The
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Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10
View work Ahout MOODY.

William r. Moody. son of the late
Dwight L. Moody. the famous evangel-
ist. is now preparing an authentic
biography of his father. The family
portrait and many other illustrations
will appear in this work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10
A Misunderstanding.

Misunderstood symptoms of disease
lead doctors to treat something else
when the kidneys are out of order.
Foley's Kidney Cure will bring you
health when other medicines have
failed. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10
CONSUMPTION CURED.

have sold Pine-Tar Honey for one year.
Find il a splendid remedy and good seller
Sold FIVE bottles TO Miss Stella Howell, of this
place, who was considered 10 have consump-
tion. She is now in good health. T. Ora
ham, Druggist, Grantsburg. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10
Monthly Suffering Back
ache and Beas'fMg-AoVvSs
Pains always Cured by
lydia e. PERlkCE1aH1sIS Eege-
fable GOH7rpOH1ds

Il suffered untold agony every
month, could get no relief until tried
your medicine; your letter of advice
and a few bottles of Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound have made
me the happiest woman alive. l shall
bless you as long as | live. Miss
Joie Saul, Dover, Mich.
-Four years ago l had almost given
up hope of ever being well again. l
was afflicted with those dreadful head
ache spells which would sometimes
last three or four days. Also had back
ache, bearing-down pains, leucorr-
hna, dizziness. and terrible pains at
monthly periods continuing me to my
bed. After reading so many testi-
monials for your medicine. concluded
to try it. | began to pick up after
taking the first bottle. and have con-
tinued TO gain rapidly, and now feel
like different woman. / can recon-
mend Lydia l.. Pinkham'S Vegetable
Compound in highest terms to all sick
women" - Miss Rosa Helden, lao
w. Cleveland Ave-, Canton, o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10
a letter. Which Proves
That Eydia e PfssErksa7,'S
Vegetable Com pc I'm a
viii Remove TUrI10s. and
Cure Other Weakness.

1.-TWO years ago l was great suf-
ferer from womb trouble and profuse
flowing each month, and tumors would
form in the womb. l had four tumors
in two years. l went through treat
mcnt with doctors, but they did me no
good, and l thought l would have to
resort to morphine.
THE doctor said that all that could
help me was to have an operation and
have the womb removed, but l had
heard of Mrs. Pinllham's medicine and
decided to try it, and wrote for her
advice, and after taking her Vegetable
Compound the tumors were expelled
and l began to get stronger right
along, and am well as ever before. Can
truly say that l would never had got
ten well had it not been for Lydia T..
Pinkham's Compound" - Mary A.
Stahi, WatSontOwn, Pa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10

Half the ills that man is heir to
come from indigestion. Burdock
Blood Bitters strengthens and tones
the stomach; makes indigestion i'm
possible. For sale by Marshall &
Fisher, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10
BRONCHITIS CURED.

DR.. Bells Honey is the best cough
remedy we have ever used Ny wife had Sc
= Eere case of bronchitis and throat trouble, and
o sample bottle relieved her to such an extent
that bought dollar bottle for her, and she is
now almost fully recovered We will never be
without DR.. Belts Pine-Tar- Honey in our
house.-T. A. wilbur, Taylorsville, KY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC
- Railway-Tickets be purchased or
baggage CHECK ed at II l. & =. Twentieth street
depot, g. X l. 81 = depot, corner Fifth ave
nue. and Thirty-first street Frank II Plum
mer. agent.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10
FRIENDSHIP OF RUSSIA.
What the Cars Realm Offers
to the United States.
VIEWS OF COUNT DE CAssINI.

Gigantic Field of Commerce Which
Lies In SIberla-Big Railroad Line
to Develop It-American Manufnc-
lures Declared TO Be Better Than
Any In the World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
AMERICAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE
sully-Frudhomme Says France IL Proud
Of United States Artists.

suAy-Prudhommet Says France IL Proud
Of United States Artists.
Paris, April 30.-The American Ma
tional institute was inaugurated last
evening by soiree given at the tenn
porary premises of the institution un-
der the presidency of M. Sully-Prud-
homme, the poet. NJ. Massenet played
several of his own compositions. M.
Sully-Prudhomme at the conclusion OF
his inauguration speech, addressing
Miss Mathilde Smedley, founder of the
institute, said: The colony of artists
of whom you are the directress will re-
ceive most cordial welcome from
their French confreres, who know
what they have to gain through famil-
lar and permanent contact with this
select deputation of The young artistic
genius of the United States. Allow
me to express the great pride I feel
in thinking that France, afer contrib
uting to the Independent formation of
America, is going to assist by her ex-
ample and traditions in the intellectual
and moral coronation of the United
States"
United States Ambassador Porter
and many other prominent members
OF the American colony were present
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03

Extra enc, long Jean corr
set made Of the very best
material and modelled after
the worry latest pAtterns.
Colors-whlte, grey ana
black. Sizes, IS 70 % inches,
waist measure. In ordering
be suro to mention size AnG
color. Sent postpaid on re-
ceIpt Of 3 fc. postage stamp
and 100 s'Mer.as cut from
the face 'of xXxx eonee
ufxppen-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03

was caused not only by his desire to
attend the ecumenical council, but also
because it was necessary for him to be
present at the hearing of suit for
damages in the sum of S15OO00 in
which he is the defendant. Several
years ago, while Bishop Thoburn was
in India, Miss Armstrong, very hand
some and stylish American woman, ar
rived for the ostensible purpose of con-
verting the heaten. but. as she had no
connectionswith the Methodist Episco-
pal church there was soon a clash be-
tween her and the bishop. Miss Arm
strong became the object of admiration
from one of the wealthiest residents of
India and a marriage was announced
to take place between them. Bishop
Thoburn went to the man and said
something about the woman, but the
marriage took place as was intended.
In a few years Miss Armstrong left
her husband and went to, England In
New York some years later subpoena
was served on Bishop Thoburn in a
damage suit for $15O,O0O brought by
Miss Armstrong for defamation of
character.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
BRITISH GIVE Up PURSUIT.
Seem to Have Abandoned Hope
Of Cornering Beers.
A FLAT ENGLISH FAILURE.
Elaborate Movement of Great Army Is
. Eruitless-Troops Return to Bloem-
fontein-hIore Delay to Rest the Cav
airy and Horses the Only Result.

London, May 1.-The only dispatch
from Lord Roberts was the usual list
Of deaths and sickness. The flood of
newspaper dispatches describing the
recent operations throws no light
whatever upon the present position of
affairs or upon the great question as
to when the main advance is to begin.
The Standards announcement that
Gen. French's cavalry are returning to
Bloemfontein is clear proof that there
is no further hope of catching the re-
treating Beers and the London papers
are beginning to display impatience at
the practical failure of the elaborate
operations of last week. The Standard
says: ut is disheartening to find that
these elaborate maneuvers have had SO
small result"
The Daily Chronicle remarks: 1--WE
are reluctant to- criticise Lord Roberts,
but it is impossible to shut our eyes
to the fact that during the last ten
days we have gained very little from
our enormous display of force"
Col. Dalgety's force at Wepener
numbered LOO. His losses during the
siege were thirty killed and 149
wounded. 1t is reported that there
was an artillery engagement at Karee
Siding, but no details have been re-
ceived.
The Morning Posts Bloemfontein
correspondent, in a dispatch dated Sat
urday, protests against Mr.. Wyndham's
reply in the house of commons, which
undertook to disconnect the delay in
Lord Roberts advance from the lack
of horses. He says: ION the contrary,
the necessity for large and ever-in-
creasing supply of remounts cannot be
too urgently insisted on. The sacri-
flee of horseflesh in the past is as moth
ing when compared with the POSSIBLE
ties of the future. The area across
which cavalry screen must be thrown
will necessitate an immense strain,
and the consequent gaps must be filled
as soon as they occur
According to special dispatch from
Thaba Nchu, dated Sunday, the Brit
ish troops, now that the adjacent coun-
try is cleared of the Beers who trelSked
hurriedly in the direction of Lady
brand, will recuperate for short pc
riod. Advices from Thaba 'Nchu, un-
der date of Saturday, say: "The ada
cent country is now clear, the Beers
having retired toward Ladybrand.
There are interesting developments
ahead. Gen. French sent the Third
and Fourth cavalry brigades on sep
arate reconnoisances around the hills
east of the town. The enemy, it was
found, held the hills strongly, though
evidently only rear guard, as no
transport was visible. The Beers are
4 now holding a very steep row of hills
east" 49,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
Senior Palermo is Captured.

Manila, April so $3.50 p. m.)-Maj.-
Gen. Lloyd Wheaton reports that Sc
nor Palermo, the former president of
the Filipino so-called cabinet, was
captured in the mountains near Trini-
dad, province of Benguet, April 25.
Palermo recently, through relatives
in Manila, requested and received per-
mission to enter the American lines,
but failed to appear. His relatives ex-
planned that he had been sick long
time and was an invalid. He was
brought to San Fernando on a litter
ambulance by soldiers of tire Forty
eighth regiment.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
nan.a. Patr,c,de Sentenced.

Hays City, Kan, April 30.-Sixteen-
year-old Peter Goetz, who shot and
killed his father on the night of
March 20, was found guilty of murder
in the second degree and sentenced to
twenty five years in the state peniten-
N lt4la labor. TIL body of Goetz
was found lying in his door yard. A
purse containing $25 was taken from
the body At the trial the son con-
fessed to shooting his father, giving
as an excuse that the parent had been
cruel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
Indiana Farmer Fire. to Kin.

Thorntown, Ind, April 30.-Joseph
Reese twice shot and mortally wound
ed S. c. Campbell near here. Soon at
Ler Reese came to town and surren-
Tered voluntarily. He says he acted in
Reese was taken to Le-
DAMON about noon and gave bond for
lis appearance. The trouble is said
10 have arisen over a SANDER involv-
Ing a young conan. Both men are
prominent farmers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
To Relieve Starvation.

London, April 2s.-Louis Klopsch.
4 'blisher of the Christian Herald of
New York, left London for India, in
order to investigate the famine and
distribute the American relief Pre-
vious to his departure Mr.. klopsch and
Rev. DR.. T. Dewitt Talmage lunched
at the Mansion house with Lord May
or Newton, who expressed the most
keen appreciation of the American
charity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
british CLOSE UPON BOERs.
Pursuers .eaoh Thabanchu and SEQ

q .
New York, April 30.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: 1.-THE
rigorous censorship has excluded press
news from the Free State for twenty
four hours. The war correspondents,
owing to the extensive deployment of
five divisions and two cavalry brig
AIDES, have with one or two exceptions,
returned to headquarters at Bloemfon-
tein, and their conjectures respecting
the direction of the lines of the Boer
retreat and the British operations have
not been in accord. Gen. Roberts, in
midnight dispatch, presented brief
summary of the situation as he under
stood it at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon,
but left several points in doubt. Gen.
Hamilton, with the mounted infantry
and one brigade of the Ninth division,
had reached Tabanchu, where Gen.
French joined him with his cavalry
brigades yesterday morning, Rundle's
division being a few miles south. The
Beers were still holding the eastern
outlet of the town and French and
Hamilton were preparing to turnAthem
out. Both Hamilton and French had
made fine forced marches, but it was
not clea rwhether the main body of the
Beers had retired to Thabanchu from
De Vets Dorp or had gone across the
country toward Constantia to effect
junction with Olivier's forces retreat
ing from Wepener. The former theory
was more probable, but even in that
case it was uncertain whether the
Beers had remained in force or had
Gen. Roberts reported that Gen.
Brabason, with the yeomanry cavalry,
had gone to far as Wepener and re-
turned to De Vets Dorp, where Cherm-
sides division was still hating. Pole
Carew's division was either at De Vets
4 Dorp or was marching toward Thaban-
chu. There was nothing from Wepe-
ner and no other official news except
a few casualties and report of an out
post affair near Bethulie. Gen. Rob-
erts' operations are now conducted on
4 SO large scale that the public here is
dazed by them, and requires some def
mite result, like another Paardeburg,
fe III OTueff 10 NC 3COuN1uCGu IudL ue is
making progress. The experts regard
his maneuvers as mastery. 1t is now
plain that after the two reverses at
Xannas post and Reddersburg he de-
s8cided upon course of inaction in or
der to draw as large body of Beers
as possible into the southeastern dis
5 trict of the Free State. knowing that
when he was ready he could deploy
five corps against them, and hoping
that he could cut off the retreat of the
several commands. His maneuvers
were almost too successful, since the
Beers retreated from Wepener and De
I Weps Dorp before French could in
tercept them. A portion Of the Boer
force has been found at Thabenohu,
and, in the course of twenty -four hours
1t will be known whether there is any
chance of capturing it,"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
Farmer Shoots Sweetheart.

Caldwell, Ohio, May Nv. D..
Dickinson, young farmer of Sharon
township, Noble county, shot Miss Ed
ma Wilkinson, a young school-teacher
on the streets of Live Green, nine miles
west Of here. Then he turned the re-
yolver on himself and blew out his
brains. A love affair, with extreme
jealousy, was the cause.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03

says:
"AiIOW me to express my gratitude
to you for the benefit derived from one
bottle of Peruna. One week has
brought wonderful changes and am
now as well as ever. Besides being
one of the very Fest spring fcnics it is
an excellent cafarYh renejy." Very
respectfully, Dan A. Gr0sver0r,
Hal P. Denton, Chief National Ex-
port Exposition, Philadelphia, Pa,
writes: Il was completely run down
from overwork and the responsibility
naturally connected with the exploita
ton of a great international exposi.
ton. My physician recommended an
extended vacation. When life seemed
almost burden l began taking Pc
runa. and with the use of the fifth bot
tie l found myself in normal condi-
ton. l have since enjoyed the best
of health"
Almost everybody needs tonic in
the spring. Something to brace the
nerves, invigorate the brain, and
cleanse the blood. That Peruna will
do this is beyond all question. Every
one who has tried it has hal the same
experience as Mrs. d. w. Timberlake
of Lynchburg, Va, who, in a recent
letter, made use of the following
words: II always take dose of Pc
runa after business hours, as it is a
great thing for the nerves. There is
no better spring tonic. and have used
about all of them.
For a free book on Summer Ca.
tarrh," address The Peruna Medicine
Co., Columbus, Ohio.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
Abducts Daughter and Flees.

Los Angeles, Cal. April 3O.-C. Cole
,ook his three-year-old daughter from
in front of her mothers eyes because
his wife would not return to his home
with him in Massachusetts. Cole plac-
cd the child in a buggy and despite
the protestations of the young mother
dashed the horses into gallop and
disappeared. He proceeded to the
Southern Pacific depot and is now we'll
on his way east.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03

Tho latest Partisan and
Cluster brooch :set With a
very pretty colored center
stone surrounded by Par
tsiRh diamonds, very hand.
some and brilliant. Made Of
the very best quality Of
rolled prhte. sent postpaid
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stamp and Is "MeLA" cut
from the face Of xxx
conec wrappers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
Girl.s clothes a Death Torcb,

Chicago, May 1.-Grace Andrews,
5 years old, was burned to death in
the yard at her mothers house. 5119
Lake avenue. The mother, Mrs. Will
liam Andrews, and sister, Lottie, 10
years old, were seriously burned while
attempting to put tout the flames. The
child played with matcheA ls