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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-27
FRAZER BOYS CORRAL
COWBOY AT TAYLORVILLE

Ray and Ralph Frazer, formerly
connected with the Harper house here,
but now interested in the manage
ment of the Taylorville house, at
Taylorville. Ill, the hotel of which
their mother is proprietor, have al
ready distinguished themselves as
good and true citizens of the town.
The other night Charlie Traylor re-
turned from a trip in Wyoming,
dressed as cowboy, and proceeded to
terroriZe the denizens of Taylorville.
He had caused number to hunt shell
ter, threatening TO 'shoot 'em up
some'' if they didn't side step, but
when he got in the vicinity of the
Taylorville house he ran into the
strong arms of the Frazer boys and
others, and was hustled to the Gala
bose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-27
River RipIets.

The stage of water at the Rock
Island bridge was $50 at a. N. and
at noon As. The temperature at
noon was II.
The Isaac Staples brought down 30
strings of logs, the b. K Linehan 80,
and the j. ". Van SAINT 16 strings.
The Saturn came down with eight
strings of lumb Der.
The WinoDa was in and out.
Boats up were the E. Rutledge, K.
ID. Kendall, Monarch and Hennepin.
The new government snag boat, the
Col. A. K. Mackenzie, commanded by
Capt. David Upton, came up from
st. Louis last night on her first trip
north this season. She will remain
till Tuesday before continuing heI
trip.
Travel over the Rock Island bridge
was as follows Yesterday: Foot, south
1929, north 1862; teams, south sol
north 1872; street cars, 160 each way
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-27
Personal POINTS.

A a. Skinner was in Alpha today.
Mrs. j. NJ. Drum is visiting at
Wyanet, Ill.
Henry Carse returned from Spring.
field last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Kellogg visited
in Cam bridge today.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S McCabe returned
last night from Chicago.
Thomas Campbell returned this
morning from a trip to Alpha.
j. A. Harrison, of New York City,
is visiting Rock Island friends.
Mrs. George Bryan. of Cordova, has
been spending few days with Mrs.
Lewis Cool.
State Supt Alfred Bayliss, who at
tended the teachers meeting in Mo-
line. spent last night in the city.
Mrs. ID I Mutt aud Mrs. Anderson
left today to join the formers hus-
band at K4nkakee, where all will re-
side.
Mayor elect b. F. Knox, Capt II.
A. Mcdonald and w. A. Rosenfield
left in the direction of Springfield on
political mission this morning.
Mrs. Robert j. Vogelsang and son
John, and Mrs 4. Vogelsang, of st
Louis, returned home today after a
visit with Prof. and Mrs. John A
Mailer.
Col. H 3. Burgh, of the United
States revenue service, stopped off at
home today. having just finished q
trip through the middle southern
states.
Principal j. Ray Niemaster. of
Atalissa, and S. Plumly, drawing
supervisor from Muscatine, who were
here at the teachers convention, left
for home on the afternoon train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mullin Whitney, of
Elgin, Ill. the former being president
of the Northern Illinois Teachers
association, which met in Moline yes
terday and today, have been the
guests of DIR. and Mrs. F. ID. Paul at
their home on Twenty-third street
MIR. Whitney and DR.. and Mrs. Paul
were children together in Scion, Me-.
and graduated together from the An
son academy in 1880.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-27
Notice.

Proposals for furnishing and Install
ing fire alarm system suitable for
the city of Rock Island, Ill, will be
received by the city clerk up to or
before 5 O'Clock p. m, April 20.
1901, as follows, with the necessary
batteries and switch board sufficient
to operate 40-box fire alarm system
30 miles of No. 8 extra B. B. gal
vanized or copper telegraph wire to
connect the system in four complete
metallic circuits. Said proposals shall
be addressed to the city clerk and
marked bids for Fire Alarm"
The city reserves the right to re-
Ject any or all bids.
IL. G. SHAFFER, City Clerk.
Rock Island, ILL.,, April Is. 1901.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-27
A Raging. Roaring Flood

Washed down a telegraph line
which Charles G. Ellis, of Lisbon,
Iowa, had to repair. STANDING waist
deep in icy water" he writes, ''gave
me a terrible cold and cough. 1t grew
worse daily. Finally the best doctors
in oakland. Neb, Sioux City and
Omaha, said had taken consumption
and could not live. Then / began
using DR.. Kings New Discovery and
was wholly cured by two bottles" Pos
itively guaranteed for coughs. colds
ard all throat and lung troubles by
Hartz d Ullemeycr. Price so cents and
81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-27
A CoTce Bnrometcr.

A cup of hot coffee is an unfailing
barometer if you allow a lump of sugar
to drop to the bottom of the cup and
watch the air bubbles arise without
disturbing the coffee. If the bubbles
collect in the middle. the weather will
be fine; if they adhere to the cup.
forming n ring, it will either rain or
snow, and if the bubbles separate with
out assuming any fixed position change
able weather may be expected.-Chica-
go Times Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-27
COUNTY TEMPLE
Transfers.

April 26-Daniel Montgomery to
Jane t. Montgomery. und4. sci, 20
Is. 3w; sci, e9, mel; swt, mel 20; NJ,
nwl; SCI. nwi. 25. sci. nj. %, 10.
3w, 81.
Mary b. Montgomery 20 Daniel
Montgomery. und1, e4, 26 and e4
swt, &c, 16, 3w, $1,000.
Mary B. Montgomery to Daniel
Montgomery. undi, g, 20 and e.
sw{. 26, 16. 3w, $4,000.
Brooks j. Davis ct al by master to
+. III. Guyer, e4, lot 8. block j, Pros
pect park, g.. II, 1w, 1926 06.
William Z Stevens ct al by master
to E. H. Guyer. lots 5 and 6 block 3.
Paramount add, Moline, $206 SO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-27
ARGUS WILL BE ON HAND
AT EXPOSITION CITY

The Buffalo Newspaper Blu
reau has arranged with THE
ARGUS for good sized number
of copies of the paper daily to
be placed on sale at 202 Main
street, that city, during the
time of the Pan-American expo
sition. This plan is for the ben
eft of those from this city
attending the exposition, as
well as the advertisers gener-
ally of the publication.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-27
Those BOSTON Girls.

Carrie-That awful Tom Browne of
fered to kiss me-
Bertha-You don't mean it,
Carrie-I do, and 1 told him if he did
I'd slap his face.
Bertha-And what did he say to that
Carrie-He didn't say word. He
Just kissed me.
Bertha-And you slapped his face?
Carrie-No; to tell the truth. was so
fustered 1 forgot all about it.-Boston
Transcript
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-27
TWENTIETH STREET CHANGE
Eckhart's Place to Be ii GREATER Conducted
by L. w, BroOkman.

by L. w. BrOOkman.
E ". Brookman. who has pur-
chased the business of j. b Eckhart,
on Twentieth street, will conduct it in
the same store. Mr.. Brookman, who
embarked in the jewelry business
about five years ago, will continue
the latter, and in addition give his
attention to the new enterprise, in
which he will be assisted by corps
of competent clerks. The new pro-
prietor has demonstrated his business
integrity and will 40 doubt meet with
signal success.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-27

II have been troubled with indiges-
ton for 10 years, have tried many
things and spent much money to no
purpose until tried Kodol Dyspepsia
Care. l have taken two bottles and
got more relief from them than all
other medicines taken. 1 feel more
like a boy than l have felt in 20
years" Anderson Riggs, of Sunny
Lane. Tex. Thousands have testified
as did Mr.. Riggs. b. II. Bieber and
Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-27
Cash Alone
IS King

1t has been the experience of store that low
prices make lively buying. We advertise what
have and we have just what advertise.
Business confidence is business prosperity, and
buyers find first of all fair treatment this store
You'll make no mistake in following the crowd
that trades at SHIELDS CASH GROCERY.
Read below:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-27

Diphtheria, sore throat. Group. In
slant relief, permanent cure. DIR.
Thomas Electric Oil. At any drug
store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-27
Funeral of Mr,. OhIweIler,

The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Obi
weller will be held at o'clock tomor-
row from the home u. +. Ohlweiler,
1918 Third avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-27
rheumatism CURED In a Day.

Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in l to
days. Its action upon the system is
remarkable and mysterious. 1t re-
moves at once the cause ard the dis
ease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits. rs cents.
Sold by Otto Grotian, 1901 Second
avenue, Rock Island; Gustave Schle-
gel & Son, 220 West Second street,
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-27

Those famous little pills, De Wits
Little Early Risers. will remove
all impurities from your system,
cleanse your bowels, make them reg
ular. B. H. Bieber and Hartz & Ulle-
meyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-27

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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-24

There is a difference of opinion be- tween the navy department and Ad- miral Schley's counsel. The depart -ment holds that inasmuch as Rear Ad- -miral Howison assured the department before his selection as members of the Schley court of inquiry that he was without prejudice in the case there is no ground for asking him to make a specific statement concerning news paper interview in which he was made to condemn Schley and praise Samp- son. Schley's counsel think that as one of them has. been told by the re- porter who wrote the interview that Howison should be officially. called on to say something about it. Schley has the right to challenge any member of the court and it may be Exercised in Howison's case. if he make no denial.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-24

: 4 special agent of the census bureau claims to have evidence that will put several men who served as census enumerators in Mississippi in striped suits, for making fradulent returns. The men have been arrested and put under bail to await the action of a grand jury. With one exception the arrested men are all colored. They all followed practically the same meth cd for increasing their pay-manufac- tured farms and entered them as be- longing to children on their lists; each farm returned netting the enumerator from 15 to 20 cents. 1t was petty stealing, as the entire amount fraudu- lently collected by all of them was only about $500.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-24
OUTER CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE

It is singular and therefore worthy of notice, though not of special inn portance, that the first man known to have entered the married state under the new law which makes a written contract signed by both parties equiva- lent to ceremony performed by a minister or magistrate. is minister of the gospel He is the Rev Hugh c. Garvin of Charlton q hamlet in the northern part of Schenectady county. He filed the contract with the city clerk of Schenectady yesterday, but made no explanation why he had re- sorted to this method to take unto him. self a wife Perhaps he did it merely because there was no colleague of his for miles around and he was too busy to take the day off which had been set for the wedding.
 The contract is peculiar in that it imposes no obligation upon the wife nor even states that she has taken Gar win to be her husband. It sets forth that it is q marriage contract between Hugh c. Garvin and WiIhelmina Wes- trater, but it contains only the declar- ation that Garvin has taken the woman named to be his wife, and that he promises God, .'the searcher of hearts" that he will be faithful to her and love and cheriseh her and fulfill to her all the instructions given to husbands in the Holy Word of God until death shall separate us." However. as the intent of the document is plain, and it bears an incontestably valid bond-Albany Journal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-24
WORLDS BIGGEST FLOWER.

The biggest flower in the world has just opened in the Kew Gardens, London. 1t is a species of lily found in Sumatra. and the flower is some times yard in diameter. It has the rather cumbersome name of Amorpho- halius. This giant of its race was dis covered i'll 1878 by Dr Beccari, Who sent seeds to Florence. and one of the seedlings raised from them was sent, in 1879. to Kew
 The flower which opened this year on the plant remained open for twelve hours only. and then closed up again. The vase-like cup of the flower was supported by stalk three inches thick. The cup was eighteen inches deep and nearly three feet across. It was beau tifully frilled and toothed on the mar gin. Outside it was smooth, of light green color, spotted with white the upper part being deeply tluted with white ribs over half an inch thick and purple interspaces. Inside the cup of the lily was yellow at the botteom and purple at the top with a yeivety sheen over it. Prom the bototm of the cup arose columnar "spadix" three and a half feethigh and several inches thick.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-24

upon whom presses with irresistible force the expansion of our foreign commerce-as evidenced by the Europ- can press clamoring for protection against the invasion of even their home markets by American manufac- tures and for combination tariff walls against us. Recent figures, published by the treasury department at Wash ington, giving our coal production dur ing the past fifteen years are as sur prising as they are gratifying, and coal is the very soul of industrial life The United States, in 1886, produced lOO,- 664 900 tons of coal and in 1900 the production was 245 .422OOO tons, an in- crease of very nearly, 150 per cent in fifteen years, while Great Britain in- creased her coal output, during the same period, only about 50 per cent from 157,51S,O0O tons in 1886 to 225, 1S1 ,00O tons in 1900. The forego- ing figures are their own most eloquent heralds.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-24
HEARD IN PASSING

Australia is trying to keep up with the procession; it has had train hold-up, and the thieves got away.
 Mrs Carrie Nation is making a tinan- cial success of her lecture tour on the Atlantic coast. Another proof that ad- vertising pays.
 If the experiment of injecting rab- bits brains as cure for lockjaw, now being made in St Louis hospital, proves a success, another medical triumph will be recorded.
 The Newport society swells were superstitious enough to have the police ordered out to prevent a mysterious crime predicted by gypsy fortune teller. What fools these mortals be-"
 An attempt is being made by the labor organization to get the voters of New Jersey to demand an extra ses- sion of the legislature to repeal the corporation law of the state, under which most of the big trusts hold their charters.
 "A martyr to science' would be an appropriate epitaph for the Spaniard who died in Havana, as a result of offering himself to be experimented upon to prove beyond doubt whether yellow fever would follow the bite of q germ-laden mosquito.
 A New York physician whose wife has sued him for divorce. makes the counter charge that a woman has unnatural influence over his wife and persuading her to leave him and live with her.
 It is announced that Conan Doyle is going to revive Sherlock Holmes. There is work for him. He may be able to find the murderer of May Eos burg, the slippery Pat Grove, the evaporated Blondin, and other gentle men who are very much wanted in one place and another.-New Haven Register.
 This is the unfortunate incident that happened in the Methodist church at Winchester, Va, Sunday night in the course of a service which was being conducted by the Rev w. c. Mullen of Washington: At certain point in the sermon the minister punctuated the discourse with song. After one of these vocal interpolations, the minis ter suddenly stopped. and one of the stewards, thinking he had ended the sermon, started to take up the collec- tion Just then the Rev MT Mullen re- stunned the thread of his narrative, and took the steward to task for interrupt ing the services. A brief but pointed argument followed, which ended in the preacher taking his hat and leaving the church. h."-Hartford Post.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-24

Henry Clews, in his weekly letter, says that the most encouraging feature in the whole situation is the certainty
 of another good year of exports
 Europe seems to have a shortage of 400, GOO GOO bushels of wheat and the United States surplus of about 3pO,- 100000 bushels. This insures us a
 good price for our wheat and good haul for the railroads. It also strength ems the probability of gold imports,
 for Europe is comparatively bare of American stocks and cannot return them in considerable quantities. We are still in the midst of traders mar ket. The big holders and large opera tors are absent and seem content with keeping prices begged at about the present level. Public buying Is con- spicuous for it's absence. and the out look is not for any special buoyancy nntiI the monetary situation is more
 favorable At the moment we advise profit taking on all sharp rallies. The marvellous industrial development of the United States in recent years is not thoroughly appreciated by the aver age American so well as by Europeans,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-24
LIST OF PATENTS

c. D. Adams, New Britain, Conn, suspenders; T. V. Allis, Bridgeport, Conn, apts for hot-rolling metal to their gauges; k. $. Armstrong, Frank lin, Conn, transferable clamp lamp bracket; ". H. Baker. Central Falls, R. l., weft replenishing mechanism for looms; A. Baldwin, Gon Falls. N. H., tension device for loom shuttles; A. Ball, Claremont, N. H.. coal mining machine; c. A. Berry, Stamford, Conn, safe boltwork mechanism; l. w. Bird sey, Bridgeport, Conn. corset; k. A.
 Breul, Bridgeport, Conn, furniture nail machinery; +. H. Brewster. Derby, Conn, bias cutting machine; k. $. Brown, New Britain, Conn, tool rack; c. w. Collin, Bridgeport, Conn, acety- lene gas generator; J. E. Costello, Prov idence, R. l., letter box; c. F. CottrelI, Stonington, Conn, mechanical move ment; c. D. Crocker Hartford, Conn, pilot light; J. K. Crudginton, Bridge port, Conn, carriage lowering attach ment for milling machines; l.. W. Downes, Providence, k. l., electric fuse or cut-out; c. L. Eairbrother, Thomp- sonville, Conn, electrical controller at tachment; Il. Gllpatric. Springfield, Vt, incandescent electric light support; F.
 Grant, Stonington. Me, power transmit ting device; c. H. Griffith, New Haven, Conn, breech loading cannon; Il. A. Hildreth, Auburn, Me, shoe tag holder; K. G. Hoist, Waterbury, Conn, lathe dog; H. W. Honeyman. Pawtucket, k. l.. grinding device; ". E. HoyIe
 Providence, R. l., pneumatic tire; 0. Janelle, Manchester. N. H., loom; c. E. Lombard, East Wilton, Me, automatic fire alarm; c. w. Lord, Providence, k. l.. hat pin; T. H. Macdonald, Bridgeport. Conn, combined grapho- phone and motor; F. c. McCoIlam, Easton, Conn, propelling mechanism for bicycles; R. l.. Palmer, Alianus,
 Conn, spark igniter for explosive en- zines; l.. F. Treadwell, Danbury, Conn, water meter: James c. Washburne. Waterbury, Conn, fastener for gloves.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-24
ABOUT PET ANIMALS
THIS WRITER HOLDS IT CRUEL
 TO CAGE WILD ANIMALS.
The Gagged Animal Has Not the Intel-s ligence of the Wild One Red Squirrel Can Be Coaxed to
 Eat Out of the Hand.

ligence of the Wild One-Red
 Squirrel Gan Be Coaxed to
 Eat Out of the Hand.
 (Written for the Democrat.]-
 1t has sometimes been argued that the keeping of pet animals is one way to develop the humane instincts Of people in general. Like other prae- tices, however, this one is good only when it is not abused, as it frequently is. When one considers the number of miserable little beasts yearly trap ped, captured and bred ill cages fer the amusement of mankind, 1t seems as if some better method of amuse- ment might be devised.
 Of course there are people who make friends and companions of their pets, and although nobody can be ab- solutely certain about animal psychol- ogy, it may be that the dog, horse or bird derives an amount of pleasure from contact with the superior mind which more than repays the loss Of freedom. In the case of highly bred dog or saddle horse it is almost cer- tain that this is so. But these are in the minority when the whole number of domesticated animals are consid- cred.
 In the first place, it is certainly eru- city to take wild creature out of it's natural environment and place 1t in a cage where it can have little exer- else, no natural cOmpanionship, and often no suitable food. It is entirely possible for people living in q country town or small village to tame squir- rels, birds and other wild things with out in the least interfering with their .l,r 4a Ia patience. Most wild animals will come where they are not afraid of be- ing hurt The red squirrel can be coaxed to come from his hole and eat corn from the hand of a human being, and birds of all kinds are easily tanned in the same way. One who has once enjoyed the delight of winning the confidence of the wood-folk will never again wish to keep any of them in 8 cage.
 The animal which is bred for the purpose of domestication, like the Persian cat, the white mouse or the canary, is usually inferior in intelli- gence to the wild animal, for the very good reason that it does not need as much brains to be fed, petted and put to sleep as to get ones living in the midst of a throng of enemies. There are two ways, however, Ill Whlcn the keeping of these animals can be made really beneficial to children and adults; one is by making companions of them, developing all the intelligence they have, and the other is by choosing pets of a sort whose intelligence is already considerable. Children should be encouraged to be kind to their pets and to make friends with them, and this can not be done un- less there is intelligence on the other side. 1.-the comfort and we'll being of the animal is studied it will be good for the master as well as the pet, for altruism generally works in that way, but candor will compel most people to admit that nothing of the kind is usually done.