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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-21
NEW ROAD MAY CROSS
RIVER AT This POINT.

The Des Moines, Iowa City &
Eastern is now considering a propo-
sition from Davenport which may
save il $500. coo in the cost of con-
struction of the road, says the Des
Moines Capital. At Muscatine the
road is offered the use of three piers
in the river, but the cost of construc-
tion of the bridge across them will
easily amount TO half a million.
Davenport has rendered propositions
looking toward the acquisition of the
right to run the roads trains over
bridge in that city at a small cost to
the road annually. Even il the di
rectors should decide to run across
the Mississippi at Davenport it is
still quite possible that the road will
run 10 Davenport by way of Mus
catine.
Treasurer ID. b Lyons, of the Des
Moines. Iowa City & Eastern railway,
is now conducting negotiations with
capitalists in Chicago and Philadel-
phia looking toward the purchase by
them of IS. 600 900 of the bonds of
the company upon the completion of
the preliminary survey of the road.
IL is understood that these men have
expressed desire 10 take this amount
of the bonds. provided the Prelimin-
airy work is satisfactory. The Santa
Fe and Pennsylvania roads will, how
ever, il is declared. be given a chance
to bid for the road by the board of
directors before they decide to begin
the work of actual construction by
bonding the road. Either of these
lines are quite apt to desire the road
as a feeder TO their own sys-
tenn. In case the directors decide |
to build their own road and are
successful in floating the bonds with |
eastern capitalists it is quite probable
that Fred &. Hubbell will be the gen
eral manager of the new road when /
oTened for traffic. Mr.. Hubbell was
general manager of the Des MONIES &
Northern road and of the Des Moines,
Northern & Western until the two
Dads were purchased by the Milwau-
kee. He had successful experience
with these roads and enjoyed the work
very much; so much, in fact, that it
IS thought he would favorably con-
slider the general managershiP of the
new road when it should desire to ill
such position.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-21
Their sncrat i.Ont.

All Sadieville, Ky, was curious to
learn the cause of the vast improve
ment in the health of Mrs. S. p. Whit
taker, who had for long time en-
dured untold suffering from chronic
bronchial trouble. ATS all due to
DIR. Kings New Discovery" writes
her husband. alt completely cured
her and also cured our little grand
daughter of severe attack of whoop-
ing cough" 1t positively cures
colds, la grippe. bronchitis,
all throat and lung troubles. Guar
anteed bottles 80 cents and 81. Trial
bottles free at Hartz q Ullemeyer's
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-21

The securities we offer are especially
adapted for the Investment OF trust funds.
N the investment OF savings. as our personal
attention 30 all details OF the loan, from its
date 10 its maturity, relieves the Investor
from all annoyance, except to present his
coupon TO US for collection. For further in
formation cal ~ the ONCE OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-21
As SAFE AS
G0VERNM BONDS.
We Desire 10 Call Attention to the
Fact that We have Con-
stantly on Hand
First Mortgage Loans

In sums of 5000 and upwards. on
farms and other choice real estate,
running five years.
The following is a partial list of
completed First Mortgage loans on
hand, which we now offer for sale,
subject to previous selections. These
loans have been carefully selected.
and are lirst-class in every respect.
They are D and D per cent net to the
investor. We have other loans to
offer if these are not in amounts to
suit the investor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-21

Subscribe for The ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-21
Isn't il Worth Csc,
TO Be Cured of
Constipation

People who suffer habua al
ogged stomach and bowels sluggish
and blood believe the
The
the bowels irritating and leave the aned
and the conpated condition difficulty
sufferer constantly growing There
bowels without sharpen appetite
stimulates the liver purfes
marvellous properties system
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-21

In cases of cough and Group give
the little one one Minute Cough Cure.
Then rest easy and have no fear. The
child will be all right in u little while
It never fails. Pleasant TO take,
always ,afe and sure and almost in
stautaneous in effect. B. II. Bieber
and Hartz q Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-21
BOZ Over FIrty YeAr.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child. softens the gums
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea. 25
@ ~ Is a bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-21

The laws of health require that the
bowels move once each day and one
of the penalties for violating this law
is piles. Keep your bowels regular
by taking a dose of Cham beriain 8
Stomach and Liver Tablets when
necessary and you will never have
that severe punishment inflicted upon
you. Price, 25 cents. For sale by
ell druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-21

What most people want is some
thing mild and gentle, when in need
OF physic. hamberlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets fill the bill to
dot. They are easy to take and pleas
ant in effect. For sale by all drug
gists.
Evening star., 1901-12-21
Smoked MnnuscriDts,
From the London Daily Mall.

r rom the London Daily Mall.
Since 1893 an ever-increasng number OF
ancient documents in Indian character have
been secured in Kashgar, the capital of
Chinese Turkestan. by representatives Of
the British India government and the Rus
sian consul. With a view to clearing up
some doubts as to the genuineness of these
scripts. DIR. Stein of the Indian educational
service, set out In June, 1900, explored the
khotan district and discovered numerous
ruined dwellings. relics and tablets of great
Importance. DR.. Stein also brought to light
an extensive trade in fabricated manu-
scripts, many Of which have been acquired
for great European collections. A young
native of Khotan. through whom various
official and private collectors had OBJ
talned manuscripts. was discovered to
have established a factory for the whole
sale production of ancient documents
In order to give ancient appearance to
the modern Khotan paper, it was first
soaked in a solution to give 1t yellow
color, and then, when printed, the IMAM
uscrtpts" were hung up in chimneys to be
smoked, suffering from occasional burns.
and finally buried for some time in the
sand before being imposed on the duped
collector. He also represented himself as
an agent for the British government, and,
having been detected in this, is now paying
tie penalty.
Evening star., 1901-12-21
PEARLS IN ARKANSAS.
Thousands of Persons Find Employ
ment in Hunting for Them.

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Within few years the pearl industry in
the vicinity of Memphis has assumed such
enormous proportions that it has even at
tracted worldwide notice, and yet there are
number Of persons in Memphis who do not
realize that annually these fisheries IN Ar
kansas turn out not only some of the finest
and most valuable pearls in the world, but
at this time an army of many thousands of
persons Is engaged In this pursuit and that
fortunes are made from the industry by
dealers, hunters and button factories.
The best Of the Arkansas fisheries are in
White and Black rivers, and while the
latter stream has yielded many thousands of
dollars worth Of marketable gems, it has Of
late been scarcely as popular with the hum
ters as the former stream and many of
the hunters have moved their operations in
consequence to the magnificent river that
has its source in the foothills of the Ozarks
on the extreme western Aborder of Arkan-
sas and flowing entirely across the state
In the Mississippi river few miles above
Rosedale, Miss. >i4
In illustration of the great proportions Of
the industry it Is estimated by j. NJ
O'Hara, a dealer and pearl expert of this
city, and man who has done much to
foster the industry, that the past season
over 1900 persons found profitable en-
ployment in the pearl and kindred indus
tries of the Arkansas fisheries on White
and Black rivers and the lakes In the
western portion of the state.
Incident to the pearl fever has been the
development Of the button industry in Ar
kansas and the shipment Of large quanti-
ties Of shells from the state to button fac
tories elsewhere. AT first the shells were
cast aside as worthless by the hunters in
their mad rush for wealth, but it was soon
found that the saving of the shells was al
most as profitable as the pearls and had
the added advantage of assuring the hunter
of at least making something for his work.
Shells sell for from S. to 81 ton and the
hunter averages from $3.50 to So a day
from this source alone. Button factories
have been established on White and Black
rivers and the shells are sold to these or
shipped in carload lots to the factories in
other states. AS the shell beds of the
Mississippi river, the source of principal
supply in former years, are practically ex-
hausted, the Arkansas shells are in ready
demand, and it Is claimed for them that
they excel the Mississippi shells in many
ootc
Evening star., 1901-12-21
The Spies In Kipling's "Kim." )"

From the Westminster Gazette.
: The following is from the pen Of Rus
sian gentleman familiar with English litera-
ture: Il have read Kipling's new book
Kim Good and well-written book; but
what horrible passage about two Russian
spies going to India! Everything about
them is SO imbecile and so low that never
thought writer such as Kipling would
abase himself to such a level, the level Of
a penny-a-liner in a penny paper. Every
thing is incredible. First two Russian
agents Zone Of them is, nobody knows why,
a Frenchman) go to make a map of the
country in secret. This shows much ignor-
ance. The maps of all countries under En-
glish rule are made by the Indian survey
department; those are the best maps and
they extend straight to our Russian from
tier. Our survey has It's maps up to the
English frontier. In making these maps
we took in the frontier of both countries;
We have long exchanged maps and are ex-
changing them now. I know that as a
Russian military attache, and had when
In London all the Indian survey maps up
to our frontier. Thus, no Russian has any
need to go into English possessions and
make maps that We already possess ANY
map made stealthily without proper instru-
ments would be a sheer piece of childish
stupidity in view of these great scientific
English maps made at a cost of millions
Of money. with the best Instruments I'm the
world. with slow care during years. and
all OF which We possess"
Evening star., 1901-12-21
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES.
the History of the Human
Race in Buried Cities.

rrom f1afFers weekly.
There Is great deal doing in archaeology.
One would suppose that the surface of the
earth had already been so thoroughly ex-
plored in the last fifty years that important
new finds bearing on the past history Of the
human race would begin to grow scarce
But it does not seem so. On the contrary,
there is much that favors the belief that
there are better archaeological documents
still underground than have yet been dug
out, and far more of them. The field is
not nearly exhausted To all appearance
its surface has not been more than scratch
ed IN Rome the other day tunnel driven
recently exhumed disclosed what is be-
1eEed to be the tomb of Romulus, and on
either side of it the bases which stood
Two guardian lions, carried Off, maybe,
by the GothS in 410. Search was made for
the tomb because there was historical evil
dence of its existence under the black
stones.
In England this month workmen engaged
IN raising one of the great stones at Stone
henge dug out lot of stone implements
which are thought to put the date of the
Stonehenge group back at least as far as
1000 B. c. Prof. Petrie on November
told the supporters of the Egypt explora-
ton fund in London that their diggers in
ground near Abydos, supposed to be eN-
hausted. had turned up exhibits of the
greatest Importance, which settled in a
manner that had seemed beyond hope the
very foundations of Egyptian history. He
told about finding the gold scepter Of Mena,
the founder of the Egyptian monarchy, and
or gold vases and jewels, engraved tablets
by the score and inscriptions by the hun
dreds, telling about rulers who lived $500
years ago.
Dr.. Stein has been burrowing in the
sands of the deserts of Chinese Turkestan,
and has found in abandoned villages many
objects of interest, including profusion
OF documents on wood or paper some Of
them as much as 1900 years old. Still
more interesting is the discovery in central
Arizona of big irrigation canal formerly
fed by the Rio Verde, and large enough
for logs and small barges to be f1oated in
1t. 1t is considered the most interesting
discovery made in those parts in recent
years, though ruins of irrigation canals
are common in the Arizona desert One of
them, thrty-two miles north Of Phoenix,
and formerly fed by the Rio Verde, passes
for four miles through an artificial gorge
in the Superstition mountains. cut out Of
the solid rock to depth Of 100 feet. In
that country there are abundant remains
of civilization existing as much as 5000
years ago, and ante-dating the cliff dwell
ers Europe, through Columbus, seems to
have discovered America only in the sense
that Croker discovered New York. 1t was
not lost 1t was there, but nobody hap
pened at the time to be putting any con-
siderable part Of it to remunerative use.
Evening star., 1901-12-21
N GW OBLIGATIONS

THE ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN:
Ft!ghf Pursuit Capture and Punishment Of the
of a soldiers story OF the Siege ai Vicss.
burg. and editor and compiler OF Words Of
Lincoln Introduction by II. VI. Harris late
hr!Eadier general. u. :. V. member OF the
by the author.
Mr.. Oldroyd is custodian of the collection
of Lincoln relics contained In the house In
which the martyred President died, oppo-
site the building where he was shot. He
has studied the great crime in all its phases
has traced many interesting relics and Sc
cured them for mis- museum and has indeed
thoroughly identified himself historically
with that great tragedy. His resources for
the telling Of a plain, complete tale of the
assassination are therefore unusually COM
piete. His present book Is in no way or
degree biography OF Lincoln. II treats ex-
clusively with the crime. its inception as
far as ever disclosed. it's perpetrayion ,ts
participants and their fight pursuit. can
ture and punishment. Mr.. Oldroyd has gone
carefully into the records of the military
commission for much of his detailed fnfor-
nation. relying upon the evidence adduced
before that tribunal for the threads of the
plot. His story of the flight of Booth and
Herold into Maryland and Virginia is based
In part upon the records and In part upon
personal Investigations. Last spring he
took a walk over the route covered by the
fugitives and visited the various places
known TO have been frequented by them
His talks with some OF the survivors OF the
exciting days OF the fight throw new light
upcn that dramatic episode. and In one
regard at least Mr.. Oldroyd's present ac-
Evening star., 1901-12-21
Sheep In Varied Clothing.

One of the results Of the investigation of
a special committee Of the Society Of Arts
into the question of bookbinding goes to
show that sheepskin is often used by book
binders under very different names. They
found books bound. nominally In Levant
morocco. hard-grain morocco. straight
grain, morocco. pigskin. calfskin, crocodile
and alligator leathers-all of which, on close
microscopic examination, were found to he
the ordinary common sheepskin, on which
had been stamped the special grains and
markings Of the skins they were got up to
initiate. The committee, however, were
satisfied that in many cases botll the book
binders and the librarians had boughr
these feathers under the impression thai /
they were buying the genuine article
Evening star., 1901-12-21

times the principal dish was a boar's heas
edrnlshed with rosemary, bay leaves and
win lemon or apple In its mouth. Then
tLeTe were turkeys, plum porridges plum
puuuiHeS, christmas pies, mince pies nuts
fruits, as well as plenty of ale and othsr
sood cneer, all put upon the table at once
"A peacock was perhaps the most gor-
seous ana decorative dish on the Christ
mas board. This was prepared by first
carefully removing the skin without Iosing
the feathers. The fowl was then dressed
stuffed with all kinds of good things
roasted and finally sewed into its skin, still
retaining the brilliant plumage. The beak
was gilded and this dish, fit for a kim
was placed upon the table amid the blare
OF trumpets and the rapturous applause ~
the revelerS
Christmas mfnce ME uas ori,s,ou,
compound Of the choicest spices and edible
productions Of the orient 1t WIS eaten
IN commemoration of the offerings of The
.nree wise men who carried rare spices
iranklncense and myrrh from afar 10 fbe
infant christ born in manger.
The First Jack Horner.
Christmas pie" was made OF beef. chick
en- OF goose, eggs, sugar. raisins lemon and
orange peel, spices. plums, etc This was
moided into the shape of cratch or man.
ger to represent that In which the infant
Jesus was laid. When we repeat our nur-
sery rhyme of Little Jack Horner." we
recall how 1t was taught to the little ones
OF long ago, as early as 100 AD.:
And in the corner would he sit
In Christmas holydays
When friends they did together meet
To pass away the time
why, little Jack, he would eat
hls CHRISTMAS pye In rhyme.
ana SAID Jack Homer in the corner
Eats good Christmas pye
And with his thumb pulls out the plun,b
AND said, Good boy am To-
In an ancient British Christmas poem we
can ind prophecy for the year 1902 This
is preserved in the manuscripts collected
py Robert Harleian, Earl of oxford 1861
1I24. 1t reads:
ff Crystmas day, the sothe to say
Fall upon Wednysday
That yere shall be an harde WINTER and strcns
And many hydeus wyndes amonge;
The somer merry and good shall be:
That yere shall be wete grete plente.
Young folke shall dye that yere also
ana shyppes in the see shall have gret WOO
Mhat chylde that day borne Us
de shall be dowghte and lyghte i-wysse
And wyse and slyee also OF dede
ana fynde many men mete and wede''
In other words. II Christmas day fall on
wednesday, as 1t does this year the win
ter shall be severe and windy. The follow
Ing summer shall be pleasant and good
The whole year shall have plenty of rain
Young folks will die and ships on the sea
will suffer.
A child born this Christmas day viii be
bold and bright wise and prudent He will
provide many men with food and clothing
CORINNE CLEMENTS
Evening star., 1901-12-21
Climate of Mexico.

From the Mexican Herald
Americans who have lived in Mexico and
now are residing In the French Riviera. and
In the south of Spain. admit that there il
nothing like the Mexican climate" Italy,
famed among Britons for its climate. is FIRE.
quently treated TO heavy snowfalls, and, as
the houses are not built for winter comfort.
only the hardest tourists endure II. Here.
at least, one can drop down by railway to
places like Cuernavaca, Iguala. Orizaba.
Jalapa aud Cuautla and be warm. This is q
highly privileged country. despite all con-
temporary grumbling
Evening star., 1901-12-21
Thackeray's House.
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
The house which Thackeray built for
himself in Kensington has recently been
sold by the son of the auctioneer who sold
it for the first time thirty-seven years
ago. When the great novelist decided to
build, many people thought he was put
ting too great a strain on his pen, but
events have shown that the speculation
was a sound one. for last week this house
went for $4,000. 1t is red brick man
sion, screened from the road. and the
lease has forty-one years to run. Lucky
the owner Of Thackeray's house, say L
Evening star., 1901-12-21
A Relic of Bunyan.

An ancient chapel connected with Bunyan.
in Kings Court. Great Suffolk street, South
wark, has been condemned as unsafe. and
is doomed to demolition. Tradition has II
that while the author Of THE Pilgrim q
Progress was conducting religious services
In shed in Zoar street, he was frequently
invited to occupy the pulpit of the chapel.
On one occasion. when preaching there, his
home truths so infuriated the people that
he had to take refuge in garret behind
the chapel.
Evening star., 1901-12-21
BOOKS RECEIVED.

ALPHONSE DAUDET-SELECTED STORIES In
Guiding La Belle-Nivernaise" Prepared for
class use by L. Atkinson Jenkins Professor of
the French Language and Ltera ture In Swarth-
Company.
DER PROFESS. By Rcderich Benedix-and EINER
MUSZ HEIRAIES. BY A. WlheImi Edited
by NJ: Is. Lambert. Boys High School, Brook
lyn. New York: American Book Company
STOKES TEN COMMON TREES. Bv sussn
stokes, Department Of Biology, High School,
Salt Lake City. New York: American Book
Company.
Evening star., 1901-12-21
A Grewsome Jest.

From Echo de Paris
A library at Amsterdam is issuing book
containing In alphabetical order a list Of
aristocratic Englishmen VINO have been
killed and wounded in the Transvaal war.
The title is Tho Almanach de Bothar'
Evening star., 1901-12-21
plain Talk.

From Puck
Ehe-'You look bored"
Evening star., 1901-12-21
Origin Of Chrfstmas Di.hes,

The lord of misrule, having decorated his
domain. put his wits to work to procure
all of the dainty and symbolic edibles pos
sible for the grand feast of Christmas day
The table was decorated with candles
given by chambers or cardlc-makers to
their patrons and eyergreens. In ye olden
Evening star., 1901-12-21
THE CAPITALS PIONEERS
GREENLEAF, LAW AND THEIR Asso-
GATES OF EARLY WASHINGTON.
Mr.. CIarl's Researches Into the Work
of the Men Who Helped in the
Districts Establishment.

GREENLEAF AND LAW IN THE FEDERAL
CITY By Allen c. CLARK 35S pp., q Plates
Washington Press OF w. L. Roberts.
Evening star., 1901-12-21

church Christmas was called the feast of
lights because our Lord the Light of
all lights was then born. Hence We cele-
brate the holiday OF holidays with candles
as we'll as burning logs
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-04
Upolu on the Rocks.

Yesterday afternoon wireless dis
patch was received from Mahukona,
stating that the steamer Upolu was
wrecked upon the reef at Puko.
The message contained nothing
more. The Republicans regular cor
respondent at Mahukona was at once
requested to send full particulars, but
up till the closing of the Honolulu teie-
graph Office last night no answer had
been received.
whether the Upolu is of the rocks
or is a total loss, also whether there
are any lives lost. are questions to
which answers are anxiously awaited.
The Kinau should have arrived at ka-
waihae Yesterday morning, and as the
JIpolu went on the reef only the Gay
before Yesterday the Wilder steamer
probably got her on. II she had not
escaped from the rocks herself.
The Upolu is the property OF r. X.
Hind and is valued at $4,000 she
was insured for half that amount with
Bishop & Co. In 1896. Hay & Wright
OF San Francisco built the little steam
er for her present owner. and since
that time she has been carrying
freight between Hawaii and Honolulu.
AT present she is being used for
freight purposes by the Hawi Mill Co.
The Upolu is 100 tons gross and
"a tons net. John S. Low, OF Hind,
Rolph & Co, says that at Puko, where
the Upolu is supposed to have stranded,
il is very calm usually. So IL yessei
OF her tonnage went on a reef she
might be saved by prompt assistance.
A word should be said in behalf OF
Gardener. her engineer. Judgment at
least should be suspended until the
particulars OF the accident are heard.
A change was made In engineers some
few DAYS ago. shortly after the Upoiu
came of the marine railway. Gardener
has for some time been employed In
running the government quarantine
tug Oahu. and has & license 10 be cap
tain of vessels OF 200 tons gross, IN
any waters. He is considered com
petent man by all who know him He
has with him several men who are
familiar with the locality, which Is
said TO abound in submarine rocks.