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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
Buv.ngUpt the Suburban Lines.

Detroit, May S.-The Detroit United
Railway company has purchased the
Detroit and Northwestern Suburban
trolley line. which runs between De
troit and Plymouth. about thirty miles.
The price is said to he SS00.0O0. 1t
is said to he the purpose of the Detroit
United Railway company ultimately to
purchase all the suburban roads run
ming into Detroit and reOrganiZe as
the Detroit United and Suburban rail
WAYS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
sho, Mt a Crow. Killed Hi. Wife.

Dublin. Ind. May S.-Charles Ban
nata. living near Mount Summit, was
standing i'm the back yard when a crow
aIighted on the fence. Bannata Sc
cured his shotgun. intending to kill the
bird. The shot instead of hitting the
crow hit Mrs Bannata. who was stand
ing near, and inflicted fatal wound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
ANNIE M. CUMMINGS DIES
AT INDIANAPOLIS TODAY

Indianapolis, May S.-Annie NJ.
Cummings, late conference secretary
of the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist Episcopal
church. died here today at the home
of her brother.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
E.tabIi.hed the Nine-Hour Day.

st. Louis Mo-, May S.-N. o. Mel
son. president of the \. o. Nelson
Manufacturing company, of this city,
has announced to the employees of Il
half dozen large factories operated by
him at lie Clair. Ills, that. commence
ing Monday, the nine-hoUr SvStem pre-
walls All employees OF every class will
come under the order. Heretofore
they had been working ten hours Il
d3V
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
Did He Mail His vibration. >

Denver. Colo. May S.-Thomas ].
Shelton. publisher of The Christian.
who claims close kinship to Jacob and
Moses and the power to cure disease
by sending vibrations to any distance,
Yesterday pleaded guilty to the i'm
proper use of the mails and was fined
SD by Judge Hallett, i'm the United
StnfnS court
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
,,,,,,,,,,,up strips a woman.

Delavan. Wis. May S.-LightninG
struck a barn at Darien Monday. Roy
Weaver was Knocked down, and Mrs.
Arthur Weaver, who was in a shed
feeding chickens, was also struck.
Her clothing was torn off her and she
was badly injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
kicked % TN. omoer Fatally.

Lansing. Mich. May S.-While Pa
trolman George Brown was trying 10
move Charles Tubbs. prisoner in the
city prison. from one cell tn another
Tubbs kicked the officer in the ahdo-
men, causing injuries from which he
died few minutes later Tubbs was
arrested Saturday for drunkenness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
Grewsome Find on the ohio.

New Albany. Ind. May S.-WhiIe
working along the river bank at Al
ton John Schcckel found skeleton
with the bands shackled together with
n pair of handouts. From the appear
ance of the bones and the style of
handouts ii is thought the skeleton is
that of some recaptured slave killed
l,x- his u1aSfpr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
starch Facto-ie. 10 close.

Sioux City. Ia. My S.-A telegram
from the head offices of the National
Starch company states that the com
pany will close all of its eleven fac
tories as soon as the present corn sup
ply is consumed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
on Again. on Again.

"Very well,' said she in huff; t'all
is over between us. I'll thank you to
return my letters"
"All right" said he; "Tll send them
to you the first thing in the morning"
"Oh. there's no killing hurry Sup
pose you = er - bring them with you
when you call tomorrow evening"
Philadelphia Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
REPAIR SHOPS CLOSED:
WAGE INCREASE DENIED

Great Falls, Mont, May S.-The
Great Northern repair shops are closed
and nearly one hundred men are
thrown out of employment. The ma
shinists wanted an increase in wages
and 9-hour day, which the company
rafns sRd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
Erratic Changes in Quotations
on New York Stock
Exchange.
GREAT DISORDER PREVAILS
Northern Pacific Jumps From
I43H to $50 and Falls
Back to I55.

New York, May S.-Three minutes
after the opening of the stock market
today, Northern Pacific, which
closed last night at 14Sl, jumped to
$50, and has fallen back to 155. Pre-
ferred declined nine points.
The rest of the list, under heavy
selling. broke from 2 to Al points.
The whole market was in great Gisor-
der during the first hour.
Rally Met bg Heavy Selling.
A brief rally was met by heavy
selling prices, led by st. Paul, and
slumped of from one to 49, points.
Closing dealings continued wild
and erratis. sudden rebound in some
stocks being Offset by decline in
others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08

The first paper money used in this
country was issued by Pennsylvania
In 1T23. In the early part Of that year
$4,000 were issued on the credit OF
the colony. and a few months later
f30, 900 more followed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
Nearly killed by a Horse.

Green Bay, Wis, May S.-William
Barliment was nearly killed by stall
lion on the Hagemeister stock farm
east of this city. and X now at St
Nincent's hospital in a critical condi-
ton. The horse turned on him. and.
pinioning him to the wall. bit him I'm
the breast, crushing three ribs and
injuring the lung beneath.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08

Cast iron plows were frst made in
this country in 1897 and were greatly
objected to from the belief that the
cast iron poisoned the ground and pre-
vented tn s.,' ants from growing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
Compounded for His Ear.

Logansport. Ind. May S.-The case
in which DIR. Burton demanded $4,000
for the loss of n portion of his right
ear. which was chewed off on election
day by Philip Wolford. has been COM
promised. the terms not being made
public. Both men are prominent in
Indiana politics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
chief clerk OF the Health Board.

Springfield. Ills. May S.-Amos
Sawyer. of Hillsboro. was appointed
chief clerk in the office of the hoard
OF health to succeed Charles Ryan. OF
l.awrenceville. who held the position
during Governor Tanners administra-
tfon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
FatalIv Struck bv Lightning.

Davenport, Ia, May S.-George
Kuhn. Il contractor and former coun-
Gilman of Buffalo, Ia, was struck by
lightning while on the street in Il
storm. his skull fractured and his
body. clothes and shoes burned. Death
was instantaneous.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
City ELECTION ResnIt,.

Muncie. Ind, May Sat the cleo
tions Monday the Republicans elected
their entire tickets in Albany, Eaton
aud Farmland. while the Citizens tick
ct won over the Republicans in Nor
NAL City and Muncie suburbs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
IceRIn1k knda BROKEN.

Marine City, Mich, May S-The
ice blockade in the st. Clair river, the
worst in the history of the lakes. has
broken. and navigation is now fully
opened
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08
IA, Three Paper. Now. AnD.IIv.

Philadelphia. May S.-Adolph s.
Ochs. of the Chattanooga Times and
the New York Times, yesterday puI-
chased the Philadelphia Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08

The one redeeming feature about air
castles is that you don't have to pay
rent on them.-Omaha News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-08

In China there is 90 times as much
coal as in all Europe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
FRUIT FLIES.
Small Insects Among Canned Fruit on
tho Shelves.

Small Insects Among Canned Fruit on
the Shelves.
Often housekeepers who do not take
sufficient pains with the sealing of the
cans of fruit they put away in the fall,
find on the surface of the contents lit,
tie, slender maggots. feeding on the
contents. These larvae are probably
Of the species called fruit flies. They
belong to a class of insects containing
some thirty kinds. The flies are light
brown In color. They are SO small
that they are commonly thought Of as
ordinary gnats. They are attracted by
the acrid odor of vinegar as we'll az
fruit. Stone jars simply covered with
a. cloth to allow the fermentation OF
vinegar are easily invaded by the in.
sects, which lay their eggs on tn.
pieces Of fruit that are projecting
above the surface of the fluid, Thu
Matching of the larvae, Is soon. follow.
ed by the formation of the pupae
which r found on the sides of the
cans, usually. Some four days late,
the flies issue and begin the round o,
~productlon again, multiplying with
great rapidity. 1t is a characteristic OF
the larvae Of these flies to Live only
in upper layers Of the fruit and this
fact makes it possible to save at least
a portion of the contents OF the lars,
Fruit put in cans and sealed up air.
tight is safe. Eggs laid upon cloth
tops or near slight openings between
lid and can often hatch into worm.
that find a way inside. Pyrethrur
powder used in the fruit room or eel.
lar will have a good effect in clearing
out the flies and this. with the pre-
cautions mentioned in connection with
canning, should rid a place Of the in.
sects.-George Edwin Black in Indian
anolis News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
An Expelled NJ. P,s Prayer.

During the first half of the eight
zenith century one of the members for
a southern constituency was expelled
from the house of commons for forg-
cry, and, indeed, endured the purga-
tory Of standing in the pillory for a
day, says the st. James Budget. He
was a man of u%nctuous piety, and his
career in many respects resembled that
OF Jabez Balfour in later days. After
his death the following prayer was
found, in his own handwriting. among
his papers: 20 Lord, Thou knowest
that have nine houses in the City of
London, and that I have lately pur-
chased an estate in fee simple in the
county Of Essex. I beseech Thee to
preserve the two counties Of Middle
sex and Essex from fire and earth
quake; and al l have a mortgage in
Herefordshire, I beg of Thee to have
an eye of compassion also on that
county; and for the rest Of the coun-
ties, Thou mayest deal with them as
Thou are pleased. Give a prosperous
voyage to the Mermaid, because:I have
not insured her, and enable the bank
to meet their bills"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21

Shes fearfully nervous" thought
Gervis.
But there was no sign Of it when
GLADLY stepped out Of the carriage and
into Lady James widely welcoming
arms.
A self-possessed, wistful-eyed little
bride It was who lifted her cold cheek
for her mother-in-.aw's kiss; a dainty
hgure, in truth, in its costly furs.
But the face under the green velvet
toque, with its diamond buckle and
nodding feathers, was not the face Of
a shy, happy bride, and for a moment
Lady Jane stared, half puzzled.
Then Gervis was clasped in his
mothers arms and held tight. II her
ladysh1p had a soft corner in her
worldly, ambitious heart it was for her
boy. the son who had done SO much
for herself and the old home.
The bride stood apart, a pathetic
little figure in her momentary loneli-
ness. Leila, who had been shrinking
behind the person Of Lady Jane, quick
ly noticed it, forced herself to go for.
ward.
May I bid you welcome? I am
Leila. Perhaps Gervis has told you
that his cousins, Sybil and I, have lived
here since we were almost babies
Syb, at least. was a baby"
Leila's winsome, tender face was
bent close to GLADLY, who was slightly
shorter in stature than. she. Her low,
rich voice, with its caressing note,
stirred something in Gladys heart,
and she moved eagerly forward-so
eagerly that their lips met in a cling
ing kiss before Leila had quite made
up her mind to greet the bride with
anything warmer than a stiff hand.
shake.
II didn't know there was any Leila"
said GLADLY, in her sweet, childish
tones. "Gervis did not tell me. But
l am so glad! Please take me away
somewhere. Let us go together, you
and l, l am so weary!"
Leila was startled. Go away to-
gether, the bride and she! 1t sounded
bewilderingly strange.
And-and had Gervis forgotten her
so utterly that her name had never
been uttered to his newly made wife?
The thought wrung her gentle heart.
(To be continued.)
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21

erty rights and of her wish in regard
to freeing the "dower negroes" as he
calls them; a wish to free all his own
slaves! to see the old and decrepit pro-
vided for and the young educated in
their new found freedom.t the very prob
lens that the United States of today is
trying to solve.
The library of Washington was large
for it's time, although in these days of
immense public libraries, the depart
ment devoted to these volumes seems
small indeed. But the books are great
in interest. and reveal the many sided
Washington unfalteringly and un-
fi%inchingly to the gaze of future gener-
ations.
Every mother and father will think
of the great and stalwart Washington
with a new tenderness for the little
scrawls his childish hands traced on
convenient material. mainly on the
title pages Of his fathers books. Ira
dition does not state whether he own
ed up to their DETACHMENT as bravely
as he did to the cutting down Of the
cherry tree. But the series of sigma
lures there, IN written when he was
surely under nine years of age, and the
others written when he was 13 and IL
years of age, appeal with singular ten
acity to the mind, as do wen the love-
lorn ditties of his later boyhood when
he extolled> the charms of "the lowland
beauty" in verse. The grandeur and
the dignity and the completely which
events and his distinguished services
threw about him melt away to give
place to the picture of the callow at
tempts of the clever little boy trying
to write his name large, with all the
aourishes possible to his childish pen,
all unconscious that 1t was to be writ
ten in years to come with nc uncer-
tain chirography in the roll Of fame
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21

Victims of seasickness to Confer.
This is the day Of specializing and
the last note Of specializing in journal
ism takes the form Of q Journal for
the Seasick, says a London newspa-
per. Naturally enough, 1t was a Pari-
sian who conceived this sprightly idea,
which has for its main purpose to dis
cover a specific for seasickness. All
the travellers Of the universe n in.
vited 70 write all they know about
every aypmptom, remedy, alleviatfaz
or aggrAyation Of seasickness. and the
reading Thereof should contribute TO
ease til depression which usually &C.
compaI tes that terror Of the lands
man Loaf. For the man who dis
covers me specific" there is q prize
nf~ e20 ~.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
WASHINGTON LIBRARY I'M THE BOSTON A%THENAEuM.

1t was a weighty volume with the
title of 1.-THE Suficiency Of a Standing
Revelation in General and of the Scrip
ture Revelation in Particular. Both
as to the Matter Of 1t, and as to the
Proof OF 1t! and that New Revelation
Cannot Reasonably be Desired and
Would Probably be Unsuccessful" by
Offspring Blackall, Late Lord Bishop
OF Exeter, which tempted the infantile
hand Of George Washington. His auto
graph is written twice upon the title
page. The names OF Robert Wickoft
and Samuel Bowman appear as owners
Of the book at various times. On the
last page and Immediately after the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
On Tair Potofnat'$
slipping Shore.

Mount Vernon! who can tell the charm
OF life on that virginian farm
Before our country's birth?
For there was simple godly fear,
And woman's grace, and royal cheer,
High thoughts, and tempered mirth.
At twilight, when the chimney glowed,
What wit and wisdom freely flowed,
Laughter and quick retorts!
And then the old-time games-what
fun
When George and Lady Washington
Joined in the youthful sports!
And when the night grew dark with
out.
What mighty themes they talked about
In those historic days!
Or how their souls with rapture scared
When Nelly at her harpsichord
Sang gay and gallant lays!
oh, brave and bold were women then,
And pure as women were the
For that was long ago;
The old then felt the zest Of youth,
The young were sober, and in truth
1t ever should be so.
On fair Potomac's slipping shore.
Nj. Vernon, as in days of yore.
Is still a lovely place;
But they are gone that gave that scene
Its air domestic and serene.
Its joyous life and grace.
No cavaliers in pointed shoes,
In powdered hair and braided queues
Converse in high-fown clauses,
While ladies listen, all arrayed
In tabbinets and stiff brocade,
Lustrings and gold-wrought gauzes.
No more they dine and make theis
Duns.
Eating love puffs and Sally Lunn's
Laplands and beaten biscuit;
While little darkies, single file.
Bring plates Of waf1es in a pile
AS high as they dare risk it.
But there today the tourist fingers.
And round the sign. Keep of your
fingers"
Are relics to be viewed.
And passing boats all toll the bell.
And lower the flag as If to tell
A nations gratitude.
-Exchange.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
I'm the Fowlers'
Snare%%%>
BY NJ. b. MAXWELL
######### X
CHAPTER vI.-(continued.)

CHAPTER VI.-(Contiaued.)
Diana, who feared him with an in
tensity that increased as time sped by,
was left more and more alone in the
little set Of rooms at Montreal, until
life became a dull and hopeless bur-
den for her. There was no ray Of in
terest in her heavy face tonight as she
asked for her husbands news. Paul
on the other hand, was Quivering with
unrepressed excitement.
Il have got a fortune in my fingers,
DIANA fortune, l tell you!" he said
J%ub1lantly, as he drew up his chair to
the little round supper table. from
which Diana had risen to greet him.
Paul had SO often brought home
fortunes that seemed at his fingers
ends-fortunes that crumpled into dust
ere they were grasped-that she felt
little or no interest in them now. She
was growing tired Of the whole thing,
particularly as she was now cut off
from all participation in her husbands
more intellectual ventures.
Il can't see what good it's going to
do you," she said at last, when he had
explained. 81 guess this girl amt go
ing to die off to suit you, Paul, and you
can't live on that bit Of paper"
What fools women are!" savagaly
broke in Paul. And his dark face took
on an ugly look as he remembered that
men, likewise, could be fools, when
they saddled themselves with such
burdens as that Of the heavy, detected
woman opposite him.
I'm going to Europe tomorrow
to England" he said shortly.
Diana looked up from her pie. "Shall
you be gone long this time, Paul?"
II can't quite say" slowly said the
scientist. cit will depend on many
things. But 1 promise you, Diana, that
/ shan't come back until I've got this
in my clutch in hard cash." Paul's
fingers played with the sheet of paper
outspread before him.
Diana Andsell shivered, and her
white, fair face grew still more pallid
in hue. That this man, her husband,
was capable Of the vilest scheming to
win his way she already knew. Moth
ing was sacred from such an arch
plotter. And as she furtively watched
his frowning, dark face while he pored
over the handwriting before him, Di-
n told herself half fearfully that
Paul Andsell would keep his promise.
He would return to her with the for
tune, OF he would never come back at
all.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
Theater Salon for Loubet.

M. Gaulet, the architect of the Thea
ter Franchise. in Paris, is arranging to
give President Loubet what M. Felix
Faure often wished-namely, a salon
contiguous to the state box. The space
needed for this arrangement was TAX
en- up by Talma's dressing room. After
the death of that actor 1t was used. as
a lumber room. and then as an ONCE
for the semainier, or stage manager,
for the week. 1t will be connected with
the presidents box by q small ante
room. He can there receive the actors
and actresses whom he wishes to COM
pliment, or withdraw between the acts
from the public gaze.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21

names of others, but included by Mr..
Griffin.
To purchase these books $4,250 was
raised, the Athenaeum subscribing $500.
Part Of. this was expended for a book
plata vignette of the interior of the
library-and the paper for the cata-
logues. A collection of books was also
purchased from S. G. Drake.
The acquisition of this valuable Ii
brary was largely due to the efforts of
MI. George Livermore and 70 we'll
known Bostonians who subscribed $50
each.
It may be a surprise to many to learn
that SO large a part OF Washington's
library is owned in Boston.
The library is guarded with the
greatest care. It is housed in the trus-
tees room, where other rare volumes
owned by this corporation are in
stalled. The visitor is conducted by a
courteous attendant up stairways and
through corridors until confronted by
q grated iron door. The door locks be-
hind the visitor. who then may COM
mune, with the past.
This place is only visited by students
Of history and collectors OF Washing
tonia. It is not sought by the busy
man Of the street.
Ofthe varied and interesting charac-
ter Of the volumes in Washington's IL
brary It is difficult to speak in limited
space, and opinions differ as to what
constitutes interest and value. The
hibliomaniac, used to the interminable
and a~Tgnmentative titles, the italicised
and long-sd type and the quaint die
zion, will seem quite iconoclastic doubt
leAss to the young student. who is just
discovering the wealth Of information
Il drst hand which lies in these self
same volumes.
AZ political economist, planter, wool
grower. agriculturist and fruit grower,
the first president Of the United States
has never been duly presented to the
reading public. The introduction Of
mules instead Of. horses in the south
Tor agricultural work&was largely due |
to W~ashington's efdfts, ably supple
mented by the King Oh Spain. The re-
demption Of peat boys was studied ex-
perimentally. Consequently, many of
:hese books relate to practical subjects
Il this sort.
That Washington,s mind anticipated
hsgreat questions Of thaA nineteenth
injury is amply atteste1AV his viii, I
. due regard for + 'e'a NeeA
U4sSfH- H.taA.- LA\
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
Emerson,s Last Publio Speech

G"OT0On,b A20C 1uUllC 6p00CA
As he began reading his lecture the
audience was very attentive. After
a few moments he lost his place ana
his granddaughter, sitting in the front
row of seats, gently stepped towards
him and reminded him that he was
lecturing. He saw at once that he
al wandering, and with the most
charming, characteristic. apologize
bow, he resumed his place, an incident
that seemed to affect the audience
more than anything that could pos
sibly have occurred. A few minutes
later he took a piece of manuscript In
his hand and, turning around with It.
laid It on a side table. He probably
had been speaking about fifteen min
utes. The audience passed out. many
Of them in tears.-Major Pond in the
New York World,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
the 1~S-year-old Washington. upon
Nhish to write his own and hio mo+h-

the 1~S-year-old Washington. upon
whish to write his own and his moth
er's name.
Against the former his nephew,
George G. Washington, has written:
The above is General Washtngton's
autograph written at Is years Of age"
and under the latter he writes: 1.-THE
above name of his mother is in the
handwriting of Washington at 10 years
OF age, as will be seen by comparison
with his writings Of that date in
Sparks work"
The same flyleaf contains the auto
graph Of Washington's father and
mother-"August Washington, his
book, 1927" and Mary Washington"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
c. B. Bradley Dies In M.nlI..

Chicago, Feb. 19.-Word was re.
ceiyed in Chicago Of the sudden death
OF Chester B. Bradley, counsel for the
American government and legal adj
wiser Of the military governor in Ma
Mia. For a number Of years Mr.. Brad
ley practiced law in Chicago and was
looked upon as n of the city's ablest
attorneys.