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Amador ledger., 1901-05-31
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'':Ae power of Imagination" said
New York druggist, lis past compre-
hension. Not long since a domestic in
the employ of Il prominent family
came into the store in great haste with
a prescription which called for two
grains of morphine in two ounces of
aqua pura-that is, distilled water-the
accompanying direction reading, "A
teaspoonful every hour until the pain
is allayed. The patient for whom it
was intended was the head of the fam
lily, who was suffering from a severe at
tack of nervous neuralgia.
Now, it so happened that the fam
lily physician who had written the pre-
scription was behind the counter when
the messenger arrived, having dropped
in, as was his wont, OH the way to his
office. While was putting up the pre-
scription we chatted and laughed and
joked and passed the time of day as
only professional men are capable of
doing. l filled the bottle, corked It
carefully and labeled it properly, and
when the retreating form of the do
nestle had disappeared out of the
store door returned to my companion
able physician visitor. AS l did so 1
saw to my amazement the two grains
of morphine reposing upon the pre-
scription scales.
doctor l calculated. I've given
that girl nothing but distilled water.
The morphine is here; look at it. What
shall l do?
"'Do? he replied, with admirable
sang froid. DO? Why, nothing at all.
I'll wager you that the aqua pura will
work as well without the opiate as
with it,
Agreed said l. And do you KNOW"
concluded the pharmacist, 1.-The doctor
was right, and the patient with the
nervous neuralgia-an exceptionally in
telligent and college bred man-was
sleeping as peacefully as babe after
the second dose of the mixture
Faith is everything where medicine is
concerned. "-EXchange.
Amador ledger., 1901-05-31
STALKED BY VuLTUREs.
While a Man Was Trailing a Buck
the Birds Followed the Man.


the Birds Followed the Man.
1 met with curious and not alto
gether pleasant experience, writes an
Anglo-Indian correspondent who has
done a good deal of large and small
game shooting in India, when | was
one day stalking a black buck. Be
tween me and my quarry lay a large
fiat field of black cotton soil bordered
by very low, struggling and thinly
growing hedge of small babul trees.
My only way to get shot was to cross
this, keeping the bushiest tree between
me and the buck, who had not much
to browse on and was therefore seldom
motionless. l proceeded to do the hun
dred yards on the fat of my stomach.
This on loose, hard baked black cotton
soil was no joke. pushed my rifle on
ahead; then, wriggling past it until the
muzzle was near my knee. l would pass
it on in front again. and so on.
Progress was slow, and l was so alb
sorbed that / failed to observe shad-
ows crossing and recrossing my path
and circling round until l had gone
some so yards. Then the whirring of
wings attracted my ears, and almost at
the same moment a vulture landed on
the ground not 20 yards away. look
ed up. The air was alive with these
repulsive looking birds. Then it fash
ed across me that was being stalked!
Doubtless these birds were attracted
by my extraordinary method of pro-
cedure and mistook me for a wounded
or dying man making a final effort TO
reach some shady spot. This was espe-
cially possible. as the experience &C.
Cured in a famine district where
deaths by the wayside were not infre-
quent. By looking up | had evidently
shown myself to the buck, for he was
now off at full tilt. l therefore took
pot shot at the vulture at 20 yards. but
did not allow for the sighting sufficient
ly and missed him. The thought of be-
ing waited for by flock of vultures
while very much alive and well was.
to say the least, uncanny.-Pall Mall
Gazette.
Amador ledger., 1901-05-31
A Trait of Augus,in DAILY.

a lovely trait of MIR. Days character
was his tenderness and thought for chill
dren. | never knew him to pass lit
tie newsboy on the street without buy
paper with a look in his eyes as much
as to say, I'VE must help the boys to
get a living" 1t was beautiful trait
not giving as charity, but buying
what the boy had to sell.-Mrs. Gilbert
in Scribner's Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1901-05-31

Lover-You are getting prettier every
day.
Sweet Girl-Just now l am living on
brown bread and water to improve my
complexion.
How long can you keep that up?''
"Oh, indefinitely"
Then let's get married. "-Exchange.
Amador ledger., 1901-05-31

Rabelais, being out of money, once
tricked the police into taking him from
Marseilles to Paris on a charge of trea-
son. He made up some packages Of
brick dust and labeled them Poison
for the royal family" The officers
took Rabelais 700 miles, only to be
told at the end of their journey that it
was April and the affair was a hoax.
Of course. as Rabelais was the priv
ileged wit of the royal family, he was
forgiven.
Amador ledger., 1901-05-31
Consideration.

"My wife is very considerable" said
the newly married man. "She is al
ways buying me neckties and colored
shirts"
"And l suppose you are considerable
and generous IN your turn"
Eyes. l wouldn't hurt her feelings
for the world. wear 'em."-Washing
ton Star
Amador ledger., 1901-05-31

A colossal ferry bridge is to be erect
ed over the river Tyne at the harbor
mouth connecting North with South
Shie&s. The suspension bridge will be
erected at a height of go feet and will
have a clear span of 640 feet, so that
even the largest vessels may be able to
pass up and down the river with facil
ity. From the bridge will depend a
platform suspended upon cables which
will have accommodation for tram cars
horses. vehicles and 200 passengers
Amador ledger., 1901-05-31
Had What She Wanted.

Papa-There, there! You needn't
kiss me any more. Tell me what you
want. Out with it.
Daughter-I don't want anything.
want to give you something.
Papa-You do? What?
Daughter-A son-in-law. Jack asked
me to speak to you about it.
Amador ledger., 1901-05-31
Not TrOubleI.

Irate Tenant asked you when
rented this place if you had ever been
troubled by chicken thieves. and you
said no. Every one of my chickens
was stolen last night. and | am told
that the neighborhood has been infest
ed with chicken thieves for years.
Suburban Agent never keep chick
Amador ledger., 1901-05-31
Then and Now.

In these days of cheap literature,
when the masterpieces of English writ
ers can be had for Cd, it is interesting
to note that just 1000 years ago the
Countess of Anjou gave 200 sheep, one
load of wheat, one load of rye and one
load of millet for a volume of sermons
written by a German monk-London
Standard
Amador ledger., 1901-05-31

A gentleman whose hearing is de.
fective is the owner of dog that is the
terror of the reighborhood in which he
lives
The other day he was accosted by a
friend, who said:
Good morning, MIR. II. Your wife
made a very pleasant call on US last
evening"
I'm very sorry" came the startling
reply. "I'll see that it don't occur
again. for I'm going to chain her up in
future. "-London Telegraph.
Amador ledger., 1901-05-31
Making Him Sweat.

Hardware Dealer-What was old
Krankey kicking about?
Clerk-He wanted ten pounds of
nails; said he'd pay for them and take
them home himself. Wouldn't trust US
to deliver them, he said.
Hardware Dealer-Surly old codger!
| hope he'll sweat for it.
Clerk-Oh, | took care of that. 1
threw in an extra ten pounds, and he
never knew it.--Pr'Iadelphia Press.
Amador ledger., 1901-05-31

The manuscripts Of the fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries are in many cases
almost illegible on account of the fad
ing of the ink. At that time the lamp
black inks passed out of use and chem
ical inks became popular
Amador ledger., 1901-05-31
A Heuyyweirht.

"And then" she said in telling of the
romantic episode, 'she sprang to his
arms"
"She did?'
"Of course. Do you doubt it?"
"Oh, no." he replied, but after see
ing her l can't help thinking that it
must have Jared him quite bit."-
Chicago Post.
Amador ledger., 1901-05-31

A famous ink long used in Germany
was made of a combination of chro-
mate of potash with a solution of log
wood in the proportions of one part of
the former to 1000 parts of the latter.
Amador ledger., 1901-05-31
Trying Work.

Thin Haired Man-What! A shilling
for cutting my hair? That's outrageous!
Barber-But. my dear sir. the hairs
On your head are so far apart that
aad to cut each one by itself.-London
Tit-BitS.
Amador ledger., 1901-05-31

Municipal ownership OF Ok
plants is on the increase in Na"se
Woodstock and Kingston. Cat. Il: i
latest to acquire the electric p!a:.ts Z;
municipal property.
Amador ledger., 1901-05-31

AT Muleje and Santa Rosalie, in
Lower California, there are some Co.
900 bearing date trees, the fruit from
which is exported in rawhide packages
containing about so pounds each.
Amador ledger., 1901-05-31

There is only one sword factory In
the United States, a Massachusetts
concern. and that one has ample capac-
ity for supplying the domestic demand
for swords.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-07
SURE HE HAD PARTNERS.
Commercial Traveller Tells of CzOI-
EOsx's Actions at Buffalo.

COm M erc1nI CBOl-
gOsz's Actions at Buffalo.
James &. Meyer of Elmira, y. V,
who was standing twenty-five feet
away from the late president when the
fatal shot was fired, says he is positive
that Czolgosz had two or possibly three
accomplices and that he believes lie
could identify one of the men. Mr..
Meyer according to dispatch from
Kansas City, Mo, TO the New York
Herald, was in the crowd opposite the
position occupied by the president, and
he saw the approach OF the assassin,
the shooting and the tumult that fol
lowed. Mr. Meyer is a travelling man.
Il had my two little boys with me-"
said he, zone of them just child, the
other half grown. md so l did not join
the crowd that Eed formed in the line
to shake hands with the president. In
stead the boys and l stood and looked
on. Those who were in the crowd were
taking their turns patiently, but they
were all careful that no one should get
ahead of them, as people will be. on an
occasion like that.
Then | noticed three or four men
who were pushing forward much more
anxiously and eagerly than the others.
Those in front were elbowing their
way, showing the others 10 one side.
cannot remember whether there were
three or four of them. l remember one
of them distinctly. He was man of
ordinary appearance, about the medi-
um height, with 4 long, thick and dark
mustache and fuzzy whiskers. He was
Glowing his way forward, and just
after him was Czolgosz. He was crowd
ing forward as eagerly as those ahead
of him. l could not see his right hand,
but / remarked how eager he was TO
get forward. If 1 could see him again
as l saw him then, / should know him
in a second.
But l was attracted by the sudden
rush in front of the president. saw
him totter backward, his face distorted
with pain. Then minute later he
made the gesture toward the men who
had heaped themselves on Czolgosz. 1t
was then that he gave instructions that
the assassin should not be hurt.
MY first care was for my little boys.
I got them back to the platform away
from the mob. did not see at once
what had become of the murderer, and
/ lost sight of the men who had pushed
their way in front of him. But l know
they were his confederates. The ac-
tions of that little group, with Cool
gosz in the rear, so eager and anxious
to get to the president, were so differ
ent from the rest of the line that in my
mind there can be no mistake about II" ,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-07
Publication Notice.

In conformity with an act Aof the general.as.
semoly OF the state of Illinois entitled an " CT
TO prevent and punish the unlawful buying,
selling, Reeprug for sale using, filling or traf-
ticking. in cans, tubs. frkins, boxes, bottles.
vessels or containers; TO provide for the reg
istration OF names, brands. designs, trade
In connection with such articles. and TO pro-
tect the owners thereof" Approved May IL,
1901, in force July !. 1901
A. ID. Huesing, whose principal once Is ia
the city OF Rock Island. in the county of Rock
Island and the s. ate OF nlino $. does hereby
certify and declare that he is the owner OF
certain bottles, syphons, boxes and shipping
cases with his design, trade mark. device
and mark OF ownership blown in the glass OF
said bottles, etched on the syphons aud stem
ciled on the said boxes and shippi' G cases;
that the design, trade mark. device and mark
of ownership on said bottles. syphons. boxes
and shipping cases is as follows, to-wit:
On the sides OF some of the bottles and sy-
words Rock Island, III - beneath the name;
alsothe letters A. d. II. arranged in the form
monogram also on the bottom Of some OF said
bottles; on the sides of other bottles and sv
phons is the name a. d. Huesing. with the
words Rock IslaLd, Ill. arranged in the form
of a circle.
All syphons have the name, A. D. Huesing
On the sides of other bottles is the name
Greenfield Co. and the words. Hutchinson,
On the sid. 5 of other botII. IS the name
American Mineral Water company" and the
words 81. Louis NO, ar. anged In the form OF
The brands ard designs upon the boxes and
shipping cases are as follows, tO-wit:
On the ends of said boxes and shipping cases
are the letters 4. ID. II with the words A. d.
Buesing, soda and mineral waters, Rock Is
land, Ill, on the sides of said boxes and ship
ping cases
ing has hereunto set his hand and seal this l4Ih
day of September, A. D., 1901.
(SeaD A. D. HUEsING.
State of Illinois,
Rock Island County. %
A. d. HueSing being first duly sworn, deposes
and says that he has read the foregoing affi
davit and Knows the contents thereof, and
that the same is true, both in substance and
in fact.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day of September, A. D, 1901.
(SeaD +. p. GOLDSMITH,
Notary Public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-07
Special Assessment Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all pers ms inter
ested that the city council OF til city OF Rock
Island. having orde red that:
The alleys running east and west in bloc ks IL
and I3 Spencer and Cases addition TO the
City o. Rock Island, be improved by eXcavat-
ing, curbing az paving the same wit" br ok,
the romance for tue same being on file in the
office OF the city clerk OF said city, ano the
said city having applied to he county court of
hock Island county, in the state of Illinois, for
an assessment of the costs of said improve
ment according to the from age of the prop
erty contigu US to the line of Improvement and
an assessment thereof having been made ard
returned TO said court. docket number y the
final bearing theI con will be had on the 14th
day of October, A. d. 1901, soon there
after as the business of the court will permit.
A II persons desiring may fi'e obi ections in said
court before said day and may appear the
hearing and make their lie tense.
The assessment IS payable 10 five (5) install
mentS.
All installments except the first shall bear
interest at u e rate of five (5) per cent per
annum f,Om and after date OF continuation
IN til paid.
Dated at Rock Island. Illinois this 2sth day
OF September, a. D., 1901.
w J. RANSOM,
Commiss oner appointed to make the assess
ment.
John Il Scott, City Attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-07

Jnen go on to Montreal and Toronto.
where a concert will be given in honor
of the Duke of Cornwall Then we
shall proceed to Rochester, Syracuse.
Buffalo, Louisville. Nashville. Mem
phis, Atlanta. Birmingham. New Or
leans. Houston. Los Angeles and San
Francisco, where we remain three
weeks.
''Thence we travel TO San Antonio.
Austin, Dallas. Kansas City. st. Louis.
Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Cleveland and
back to New York, where we shall pass
eleven weeks. Starting afresh we shall
visit Philadelphia. Boston, Baltimore.
Chicago and Pittsburg and then return
To the Metropolitan Opera House, New
York. where a farewell performance
will be given"
ut has been rumored,' said the cor
respondent. that you have had enough
of operate enterprises and meant set
Ting down at your charming country
residence at Croissy -on-Seine."
THAT is silly report" Mr.. Grau re-
piled. why should L back out? am
young yet and have lease of the Met
ropolitan Opera House in New York
till June, 1908, and have contracts with
artists until the end of May of the
same year. Why should l desert the
ship that is sailing we'll?
After June, 1908, l may. perhaps,
think of giving up, but should 1 find
gloriously pretty star L may perhaps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-07
NEW YoRk,s POLICE CHEZ,
Devery. the Home Man, as His
Daughter Knows Him.


Miss Devery, daughter OF the big
CHIEF Devery of the New York police
force, who was recently arrested, is
feminine edition of the chief. She is
generous in outline and plump, with
large breezy manner that lends empha-
sis TO what she says. And when she
tells you that she knows her father and
that he can do no wrong you believe
her.
Devery's home in New York looks
like him. Everything is big and in the
foreground. says the New York Even
ing Journal. The parlor is big and in
a high light. The chairs were built for
big people. There are no spider legged
affairs made to be seen and not sat
upon. Mrs. Devcry was not in, but
Miss Devery was:
''I am proud OF him." she said, with
an aggressive toss of her pretty head as
if, possibly, she anticipated n contra
diction. He is one man in a thousand.
1 know him. Other people do not.
81 am not a bit worried about him."
she went on, sitting down squarely in
one of the sturdy armchairs. Hes
well able to take of himself and any
thing that may happen to him"
She was asked about his home life.
He always notices what we are all
wearing. He always tells me what he
likes and what he doesn't like. He likes
me in brown, and he likes me in even
ing dress. And if ones hair happens
not TO be just neat he speaks of it in
a minute. But he is so nice in his
home. You don't know what an inter
psf he tales in everything. He loves TO
have ev, ything nice. He likes TO see
the rooms looking just so and to have
the table just the way he likes it, and
although he has so little time he no.
tees everything. But he doesn't fuss
about what doesn't suit him. He is so
easy 10 please-yOu don't know.
I'VE always breakfast together, all
OF us-mother and Florence and /.
Florence is young-she is in school yet
and father is very fond of her. He is
always in n hurry in the morning. but
he never talks business then. Then he
is gone all day. and often he is so busy
he doesn't get home to dinner and
sometimes not till very late. OF course
he never gets here at noon. He lunches
down town when he lunches at all; but,
you know, a good many days he is so
busy he doesn't get time to have lunch
con at all. He has very hard life
And after leaving Miss Devery some
how you thought better of the chief.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-07
SOLDIERS PRIZE A PORTRAIT
Coincidence In Connection with. n
Picture of Mckinley.

Coincidence In Connection with. n
Picture of Mckinley.
A Autograph portrait of the late Pres
ident Mckinley with two bullet holes
through it is the highly priced posses
sion OF Company ID of the Twelfth
regiment, national guard, of Williams
port, Pa.
A peculiar coincidence is connected
with the portrait. About a year ago,
according to the Philadelphia Press.
the picture was hung in the little house
occupied by Sergeant John A. Bond,
range master at the battalion rifle
range on the south side. When the
range was closed last fall, the picture
was allowed to remain hanging on the
wall of the house.
When the house was opened this
spring, it was found that somebody
had fired three shots from revolver
through the door. Two of the bullets
had passed through the presidents por-
trait, one having struck it in the right
breast and the other little lower
down. The picture will be framed and
hung in the armory of Company d.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-07
CLEVELAND'S NEW HOME.
Plain Looking Residence For the
Ex-PresIdent at Princeton.


Ex-President at Princeton.
Former President Grover Cleveland
is having Il plain, democratic residence
built for his use at Princeton, \. j.,
that is to cost not quite $S,OOO says the
New York Journal. Mr.. Cleveland ex-
poets to get into his new house by the
holidays.
The structure is what is known as Il
plaster house"-that is TO say. it is Il
frame building plastered inside and out
side. The usual coats of plaster will
soon be spread on the interior walls
upon wire lath which rest upon paper
sheathing.
Then upon the outside of the stud
ding is another surface of rough
boards, which in turn is covered with
building paper of the impervious kind.
and upon this paper the wire lath are
fastened. Plaster of a beautiful gray
shade is smeared over this to the depth
of an inch or more. This outside plas-
ter surface will take coat of paint
later on.
The latticed windows are very wide,
both on the ground floor and in the sec
ond story. The front portico is colon
and four round wooden columns. and
the entrance thus formed to the front
door is very imposing.
Another striking popularity of this
building is the roof. 1t is made mostly
of bright red tiles aud can be distin-
guished at Il great distance. 1t will
be remembered that the last residence
of Mr.. Cleveland in Washington while
he was president had a roof covered
with shingles which were stained such
a brilliant color that the house soon
became known as Red Top.
This appellation. assuming a national
character, chung to the house after Mr..
Cleveland disposed of the property.
The new dwelling will. therefore, to
please Mr.. Cleveland's prediction for
bright colors, be known as Crimson
Top, the roof tiles are of such bright
hue.
The cost of the house, under $4,000,
indicates that much Of the expense has
been appropriated to the interior.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-07
About the Latest SILK.

Wonderful colorings and designs are
appearing in the new silks. the manu-
facturers seeming to have counted con-
fdently on increasing popularity for
the Louis XVI. and Louis Nv. modes,
says the Chicago News. These eNqui-
site brocades and stripes will make
stunning coats, and the beautiful POM
padour silks will he used more than
ever rs foundation for chiffon. mousse
line and other semitranspafent mate
rails.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-07
New Explosive discovered.

81. Petersburg has discovered pow
erftIl explosive which is absolutely safe
to handle. since the explosion only oc-
ours upon ignition and after small
quantity of sulphuric acid is poured
on the explosive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-07

Rheumatic pains are the cries of protest
and distress from tortured muscles, aching
joints and excited nerves The blood has
been poisoned by the accumulation of
waste matter in the system, and can no
longer supply the pure and health sustain
ing food they require. The whole system
feels the effect of this acid poison; and
not until the blood has been purified and
brought back to healthy condition will
the aches and pains cease.
Mrs. James KelI. of 7o7 Ninth street, y. r,
Washington, d. c. writes follows "a few
months ago had an attack Of Seiatic Rheunaa-