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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-05-23
An Awful Revenge.

Friend Ito amateur poet)--I see you
are sending off a manuscript to the
Bonton Magazine. thought you told
me only tho other day you thoroughly
disliked and despised the editor Of that
particular magazine?
Poet-I do. That's why I'm sending
him my poem.-Judge.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-05-23
Searles' Assets Exceed Liabilities

New York. May 14.-Schedules Of the
assets and liabilities OF John e. Searles,
who made an assignment to Edward F.
Dwight on March 5 last. and against
whom bankruptcy proceedings were in
stituted four days later, show on their
face that Mr.. Searles' assets greatly
exceed his liabilities. being $3,616.545
He owea all told. $2,135,7S5 secured
either by collateral or by mortgage on
real estate
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-05-23
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-05-23
The Great Kaiser.

Mamma" said the bright young
woman, 81 wonder if weksaw all the
geysers when we were at Yeuowstone
park"
81 suppose so, dear. Why"
81 heard Mr.. Pimpernickel telling a
customer of his to-day that the 'Gey-
ser Wilhelm was the greatest of ALL ,"
Philadelphia Press.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-05-23
STEAMER STRUCK NlI
And Went Down in Less n,
Five Minutes.
TwENTY-FoUR PERSONS 1ns

OF These Only Two Bodies Hav. Re,
Recovered Thus Far-Triple v.
der in Maine, and the Dead p.,,
Cremated.
Grand Tower. Ills. May l,-n
steamer City of Paducah sank I,
feet of water at 10 o'clock SUNDAY min
in less than five minutes after strt;,J
a snag. and while backing out t,oJ
Brunkhorst Landing. The bodis, }
the two passengers who were drov,,
have been recovered. and 90 menb.,
Of the crew, most Of them negroes n,
missing. All of the officers were saw.
First Mate Tobias Royal. Of St lou,
says only about IL passengers va,
on board. and all were saved eycs,
two. The body Of DR.. ]. w. Bell,
Bells Landing, Tenn, was taken ~
OF his stateroOm. The remains n,
young woman, on which was visit,
card reading Mrs. Harry L. Ala,
343O Eads avenue, St. Louis Ma
was recovered from her statermr
Two friends travelling with the drown
ed woman, who started back to \
Louis on the steamer City OF Cuhr
said that the young lady was Miss w
bel Gardner, and that she was engav
to marry C. A. Meredith, 1903 Lee Al,
nue., st. Louis. Several hundred jS
lars worth Of jewelry was found on d
body.
Only the texas and the hurri,u
deck are above water, which reachgp
the skylights Of the cabins. All N
staterooms are completely filled va
water. The vessel appears to be
total wreck.
1t is supposed that the missing dsi
hands. who were on the lower detL
were washed down the river. Thour
Johnston, watchman of the boat, VII
is said to be among the lost, was 4
years old. and had been a steamboa
man for 60 years. He lived in St. lOus
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-05-23
Papa's Consent.

She-Isn't it lovely? Papa consents.
He-Does he really?
She-Yes. He wanted to know who
you were, and l told him you were
tape clerk at Scrimp G. Co.'s, and he
seemed real pleased.
He-I am delighted.
She-Yes; and he said we could be
married just as soon as you were taken
into the firm.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-05-23
81 suppose so, dear. Why?"
The Changed View,

"I always thought she was the
most commonplace of girls"
AT any rate, she has just done a
most romantic thing"
"What, pray?"
Married a young man of her own
age who is neither a coachman nor q
prince."-Leslie's Weekly.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-05-23
Bill Nye and Wagner.

When Bill Nye was in PhiladeIpi1
In 1893, he visited the Office Of Ge''1
w. Childs. At parting Mr.. Caa
asked the humorist to write q %n1
ment In his autograph album. NN1
once produced this: "Wagner's na'
Is not as bad as It sounds. ."-LiteH,
Era
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-05-23
Nearer Yet ana Dearer stiil.

When you we're blushing young miss
And was your dutiful swain
A smile from you savored of bliss
And frown filled my heart with pain.
You were dear then. but now. as my wife
OF course you're somewhat nearer;
And In paying your bills. on my life
ia swear you get dearsr and dsarsr.
-ChicAgv Daily News.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-05-23

"Why is brevity considered the
soul of wit?" asked the man who asks
3oolish questions.
because" answered the man who
makes foolish answers, when a man
is short he is much more likely to be
acute. Nothing stimulates mental &C.
tivity like needing the money.-Bos-
ton journal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-05-23

y
May morning-23 years devoted in the
main to the same effort-the effort
to make Nanette happy, and this was
the end. There was but one more sac
rifice to make-the sacrifice of his
own hopes and happiness. He must
pass out of Nanette's life, and give
her the man whom she said she loved
with the great passion of her woman
hood. Even that could be done, must
be done, to secure her happiness.
1t was all understood between them
when they went abroad. After u
years time had elapsed she was tn
make her application for divorce, and
it would be quietly granted. Albert's
influence with judge and jury would
arrange that. Nanette accepted the
sacrifice as she had accepted all 9th.
ers, rejoicing in the thought that she
was to have what she wanted-and
satisfying herself with the thought
that Albert's calm meant content.
Ten years later man with snow
white hair and scanned and furrowed
face, sat in his lonely room and opened
with trembling hands letter bear
ing o foreign postmark. There were
but few lines in the letter and they
ran thus: Dear Albert: am all
alone-deserted-poor-ill, and un.
happy. Will you come and take me
home to die in your arms? I know
you will-you were always 80 good
and this is the only happiness life has
now to offer your poor Nanette." The
man broke into wild sobs-the first Of
. lifetime Of repression. "Thank God,
he cried, "thank God she u coming
y buck to me-"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-05-23

OyiNcs0cI ulotucT eyes Tedt tue "ONl'
an heart in her breast and knew that
she possessed all the requisites for a
good wife.
But Nanette's witching face and sp.
pealing eyes carried the day, and
Mrs. Sylvester gave her blessing with
stiaed sigh.
Meanwhile Nanette's mother stipu.
lated that the marriage should not
take place until year had pass, d
They returned to their American
home to prepare for the occasion, aud
found Albert Orton back from col
lege, settled in the practice Of Inv
and winning laurels as an orator.
Before the right occasion seemed
to present itself in which to inform
the young man of Nanette's approach
ing nuptials q rumor reached theil
ears of Mr.. Orton's engagement to e
young woman who he had met while
in college, a daughter of one of the
professors.
This bit Of news seemed to produce
an extraordinary effect upon Nanette
She neither ate nor slept, and she
passed hours in violent weeping. j,
was only in the presence Of Albert
who called daily, that she showed the
least interest or pleasure in life
Finally she broke into tears one day
when he was calling, and q climax
was reached. She vowed that she had
always loved Albert and no one else
and that the thought Of his marrying
snother woman was .bitterer thar
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-05-23

left their husbands at home, and he
must not ask his wife to sacrifice such
a pleasure since she considered it one
Nanette was absent three months
and then Albert joined her and they
returned at the expiration of another
six weeks.
After that she went abroad every
year for a period of three or four
months, and her husband found the
consequent expense too great to feel
justified in sharing the homeward
journey. So he patiently awaited her
return, finding contentment in the
thought that Nanette was happy. But
one day, when she returned from her
fourth sojourn abroad, he discovered
that Nanette was not happy. They
had been married eight years, and
the husband thought he understood
his wife, playmate of his childhood
the comrade and companion of his
maturer life. But he could not under.
stand the new phase of her. She was
restless, petulent, silent, distrait, and
often indulged in fits Of weeping, for
which she had no explanation.
And then, suddenly, one day, he
found her smiling, radiant and full
of happy excitement. "Oh, Albert
she cried, "what do you think! Sig.
nor Giovanni, the Italian artist whom
I told you sat to for head Of Ma.
donna, has come to America and has
opened q studio only q few blocks
away from us. He called this after.
noon. and ! asked him to dine with
M tomorrow"
- "A strange ehill passed oves Albert
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
Ladies Assume Responsibility.

The Ladies' Aid society of the new
church. which has been i'm existence
for some time. has agreed to assume
the responsibility of paying for the
foundation, which will be laid as
soon as possible.
Drack d Kerns, the architects. are
working on the details of the plans
for the building and the contract for
the suPerstructure will probably be
let before spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
Circuit Court.

Alice Mae Darlington, through her
attorneys, Ludolph IL Reynolds. has
begun proceedings for a divorce from
her husband. Benjamin Darlington.
The ground alleged is descrtion. the
bill rcciting that the couple were
married in September. 1897, and the
defendant left the complainant two
years later. Mrs. Darlington wishes
the return of her maiden name,
Schafer.
&. W. McCaSkrin this afternoon. in
behalf of blanche Golf. of this city,
filed bill of divorce setting up the
ground of cruelty in support of "a
plea for separation from Gilbert
Goff.
Upon the converting of the circuit
court this afternoon with Judge
Gest ON the bench the damage case
of Mrs. Rcbecca Jenkins. of Moline,
administrators of the estate of Will
lard Clayton, against the C., Il. |. d p.
Railway company, was begun. W. II.
Moore represents the plaintiff and
Jackson d Hurst the defense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
CHURCH is BEGUN
Contract Let for Foundation of
Proposed Spencer Memorial
on Forty-third.
MOONOCHIE & SON TO DO WORK
Plans for Superstructure in Prepara-
tiOn-To Build in the
Spring.

The contract for the foundation of
the proposed Spencer Memorial
church. which Rev. J. b. Rutter is
planning to build at Seventh avenue
and Forty-third street for the Meth
odists of the east end of Rock Island
and the west end of Moline, has been
let to McConochie & Sons. and the
work of stalking out the site was be-
gun TODAY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
CONROY IS SET FREE:
ENTERS A PLEA OF GUILTY

James Conroy. the prisoner who at
tempted to suicide by cutting his
throat with a razor few weeks ago.
is now Il free man. This morning he
was discharged from St. Anthony's
hospital completely cured and he was
taken directly into the county court,
where he entered plea of guilty to
the two counts of assault and bat
terry charged against him. Judge
Adams imposed fine of $50 on one
and SIS on the other count and in
of the fact that the
prisoner had already served about
six months he was given his liberty.
Bertha Abdellcotta. the colored
woman who has been in prison for
some weeks ON the charge of robbing
i'm rather sensational manner DR..
+. V. Eaton. of this city, of n $50 dia-
mond pin. entered plea of guilty i'm
the county court today and was SEN
fenced to pay fine of So.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
New Sheridan Club.

Another largely attended meeting
of those interested i'm the rcorgani-
zation of the Sheridan club was held
yesterday afternoon. at which Il
healthy growth in the membership
roll was shown and plans discussed
for making the new organization an
attractive one. Quarters have not as
yet been decided upon. From pres
ent Indications the membership will
be larger than that of any other sim
liar organization in the city. y COM
mittee on constitution and bylaws
was named at yesterdays meeting
and the membership will meet next
Sunday to perfect the club and elect
officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
PERSONAL POINTS

w. p. Quayle was in Galva today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Harper are in
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcnamara are
in Chicago.
Mrs. f. Beagle is visiting with her
parents in Dixon.
T. j. MediH has returned after a
weeks visit in Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Shannon have
gone to st. Louis on visit.
Mrs. NJ. 5. Rosenthal, of Cincinnati,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Meyer
Loeb.
Miss Lena Jcns. of South Rock Is
land. left last evening for Chicago on
n visit.
DR.. II. L. McCandless. of Perry.
Okla. is visiting with his brother. DR..
y. II. McCandless.
Judge F. d. Ramsay passed through
the city this morning on his way to
hold court in Aledo.
Miss Sarah Worthington has re-
turned home to Fulton after visit
with Mrs. y. j. McPherrin.
F. b. Martin. of the local govern
ment engineering force. departed
last night for Detroit on his vacation.
Mrs Mary Cline, of Lewiston, ILL.,.
returned home today after a visit
with her daughter. Mrs. {. w. Wheel
er.
Mai. $. +. Blunt has gone east fer
an extended visit. He attended the
West Point-Annapolis football game
Saturday.
w. ]. Egan, of Chicago. is in the
city, called here by the illness of his
sister. Miss Bride Egan, in whose
condition gradual improvement is
reported
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Garner and
daughter. Miss Blanche Garner, who
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. NJ. Kerns, returned home to OF
tumwa today.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry :. Fraser and
Mr.. and Mrs. Philemon Mitchell Wat
son left this morning for Indianap-
oils after a weeks visit with Mrs.
Mary III. Wadsworth.
w. w. breckenridge and family left
Saturday evening for their new home
i'm Council Bluffs, Iowa, where Mr..
breckenridge is To become freight
agent for the Milwaukee.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McIIugh re
turned Saturday evening from St.
Louis. where they spent Thanksgiv-
ing. Mrs. McHugh was quite serious
ly indisposed on her arrival home.
but is today reported considerably
improved.
Mai. {. w. Halves returned this
from Grecnvillc. ILL.,. where
he has been in attendance at the
meeting of the rate committee of the
Modern Woodmen. &. :. Quaylc, act
uary in the head office, left for
this morning TO give the
the benefit of his expert
advice in the matter of preparing an
adequate rate table upon which it is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
Police Report for November.

The police report for the month
just closed shows total of 90 ar
rests, 81 being city and - state
cases, divided as follows: Disorderly
conduct. 80; disturbing the peace, 3;
drunkenness. 4: breach of the peace
and selling potatoes with short mea-
sure. >; larceny by bailce, peddling
without license. selling liquor to
minors. assault and battery, vagran-
cy and larceny. l. Street lights were
reported out for Il total of 4o1 hours.
Number of persons furnished lOdg-
ing, IS. There were 20 wagon calls
and ~ ambulance calls. The Jail bill
was 81 and the fines and fees collect
ed by Magistrate johnson amounted
to $2TO.4O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
Licensed To Wed.

To accommodate those who are
partial to the use of atomizers i'll APP
plying liquids into the nasal passages
for catarrhal troubles, the proprie-
tors prepare Ely's Liquid Cream
Balm. Price. including the spraying
tube, is IS cents Druggists or by
mail. The liquid embotlies the medi-
cinal properties of the solid prepara-
ton. Cream Balm is quickly alb
sorbed by the membrane and does
not dry up the secretions, but
changes them to natural and
healthy character. Ely Brothers, SO
Warren street, N. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02

would be about the size of the noni-
nation Mr.. Hall has in mind as the
democracy's master stroke.
Mr.. Hall regrets the expenditure of
men and money in the Philippines,
and wishes that the fleet that laid the
Spaniards low had turned about and
sailed straight out of Manila bay the
moment that work was done, but, he
says. the thing is done now. I'VE
can't sell the islands. and we can't
give them away, and we can't with
draw from them. There is nothing
for us to do but to go on and fight it
out. whatever it costs. Some way
out of the difficulty that we do not
see may open"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
At the Y. VI. &. A.

There is To be n pie social in the
y. NJ. c. y. parlors tomorrow evening
given for the purpose of facilitating
the acquaintance of the old and new
members. There will be music and
other entertainment features.
w. +. Widmer, the recently appoint
ed assistant secretary of the boys
department. arrived from South Ha-
ven. Mich. Saturday night and is now
busily engaged in the preparation of
the quarters that will be given over
to the use of the younger members.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02

Aid. \. G.. Anderson and Assistant
Postmaster q. p. Olson. members of
the board of directors of the Swedish
Orphans home at Andover. ILL.,, leave
this evening for Chicago to attend a
meeting held for the purpose of dis
GUESSING the question of placing the
above institution and the one at .Jo-
liet under the management of one
board of directors. Both homes are
owned and controlled by the Illinois
Conference of the Augustana Synod
but have separate charters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
in POLICE CIRCLES
Officer Pearson is Switched From
the Night Central
Beat.
Is SUCCEEDED DY JAMES BRINN
Stranger Loses Coat and VaIise That
He Put Up as Security
for Lodging.

Officer Sid Pearson has been re-
lieved of the night beat in the bust
ness district and goes back to the
Sixth ward beat he held down in the
McConochie administration.
Officer James Brinn began last
night on the central beat.
When asked why he had made the
change Chief Darnell replied, Be
cause l wanted to-"
After all. that was probably the
main reason.
Out Coat and Valise.
\ stranger who was out of money
and wanted to get home to Peoria
struck town last evening. At one of
the saloons in the central part of
town he appealed to the proprietor
to advance him the price of nights
lodging and IA ticket to Peoria, offer
ing to put his valise and overcoat
as surety for the repayment of the
money. The booze merchant gave
him the marble heart however. and
he was turning away when a one
legged individual who happened to be
in the place offered to advance the
price of the lodging on the spot. take
the property and provide the balance
of the necessary cash in the MORN
ing. The Peoria man handed over
his coat and grip for quarter and
went to bed. This morning he was
unable TO find his supposed benc-
factor who had vanished with the
security Peoria is now farther away
than ever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-02
Says He Was Tortured.

II suffered such pain from corns l
could hardly walk" writes IL. Robin
son, lIillsboroUgh. Ills, . but Buck
lens Arnica Salve completely cured
them" Acts like magic on sprains,
bruises. cuts, sores. scalds. burns,
boils. ulcers. Perfect healer of skin
diseases and piles. Cure guaranteed
by Hartz & UIlemeyer. CSC.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-27

Big Fancy for
Heavy Jersey 75c 3sc
A Mems Heavy Flannel worthsf for
Evening star., 1901-06-07

proceedings of the boards of each council.
THE volumes, properly indexed, when
printed would constitute valuable con-
tribution to our local history. Instances
are not wanting where these early records
have had an important bearing in the set
tlement of questions in the courts and in
saving large sums of money to the United
States and to the District.
Committees ommendatfon,
1.-THE committee recommends that the So
ctety provide for the preparation under Its
direction and supervision Of copies for the
printer OF the journals of the councils
which are extant, with such appendices,
and for the printing Of the same. A sum-
mary OF the journals which have been
found and OF the period Of time covered by
them Is given IN an appendix to this report
I'm all, the committee found forty books
Of council proceedings, which they have
marked and numbered from one to forty
Among them there are several DUPLICATES
for which reason the number to be print ed
Is reduced to twenty-seven.
The committee estimates that each issue
OF the printed volumes, properly lndexed
$500.
I'm the preparation Of the volumes much
work will necessarily be done by members
of the society, for which, Of course. no
charge will be made, and this fact has been
taken Into consideration in the foregoing
estimate
ut Is within the knowledge Of the COM
mfttee that material of value in regard to
the proceedings of the first three councils
the journals OF which, as stated cannot he
found. can be obtained from the files Of the
1ntelligencer, and the committee believes
that the break IN the continuity Of the
proceedings can, In measure, be thus
remedied S
Evening star., 1901-06-07
ARREST OF WILLIAM STEWART.
captured in New Bedford. Mass, TO,
Washfn1tOn Police

o"psuHeu IN new bedford, Mass, for
Washington Police.
capt. boardman received message from
the chief OF police Of New Bedford, Mass.
informing him of the arrest in that CITY
OF William Stewart, colored, who is wanted
mere on charge OF assault with intent to
XIII Harry Neal. also colored. The cutting
took place on Nichols avenue, HiIlsdale the
night OF May 80 For several days the
doctors at Providence Hospital feared the
victim would die. He was cut across the
abdomen, it Is believed, with a penknife
and when he reached the hospital his in
testines were protruding from the wound.
because OF the dangerous character of
the cut the police made every effort to
apprehend Stewart. 1t was learned that
ne had three brothers, Samuel, Walter and
Alonzo Stewart living at 357 Kempt on
street, New Bedford, and the detectives be-
lieved he would go there to remain in hid
Ing. His arrest was the result of a re-
quest sent to the police of the Massachu-
setts town.
The affair occurred about 1890 o'clock
at night, and Stewart had time to cross
the bridge before the police knew of it.
During the investigation of the case the
officers learned that Stewart, who was a
hard-worktng and quiet man. was about
to be assaulted by a number of men. and
he used his knife in order to get awav he
fore he received an injury Detective
weldon. to whom the case was assigned.
VIII go for the prisoner tonight, as the lat
ter says he will return without reouisi-
ton. edui'i