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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21

Joker, IL either of those fellows have Ii,
after which the game is mine"
Accordingly, with well feigned diff
dence, I led with my left bower. But
my acting was changed to reality when
Bum dropped upon it the right bower.
My establishment knew no bounds, for
1 could have sworn that Hughes had
given that very card TO me. l was
about to appeal to him, but on looking
across the table saw, to my surprise,
that his place was vacant.
Still, l thought. l have often made
mistakes in sizing up my cards, and as
the game is mine anyway I'll say moth
ing about It. but play it out pluckily.
Bum led with n spade-the ace-and
somehow, as my eyes fell upon that
ominous sign, my heart came up into
my mouth. | laid my ace of hearts up
on his card, but had l played my own
heart it could not have been with more
fear and trembling. Then. breathless
and without raising my eyes from the
table. 1 awaited Mason's last card.
Suddenly a shout OF fiendish laugh
ter froZe my blood, and the cold per-
SEPARATION started from my every pore,
for as the card covered mine l saw it
was the Joker-a grinning deaths head!
l had lost started from my seat,
but my antagonists, changed in form
and feature to grinning skeletons, held
me back. l gasped and tried to Shrek
and then awoke!
found myself sitting up in bed, wet
with sweat and my heart beating yiO-
lently. 1t is a trifie affected anyway,
and don't care to have any more such
dreams. Well, it's all nonsense being
afraid of a dream, and If 1 have a
within may as well crafty it as fidget
around and not sleep any tonight. So
after supper I'll walk down to the hall
and smoke a cigar there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21
AdmInIatrator,a Notice.


Estate of Guy II. Hitchcock, deceased.
The undersigned having Deen appointed ad-
nlnistrator of the estate of Guy II. Hitchcock,
late of the county of Rock Island. state of
Illinois, deceased hereby gives notice that be
Island county, at the county court room. In
the city OF Rock Island, at the June term,
on the first Monday in June next, at which
time all persons having claims against said
estate are notified ana requested to attend,
for the purpose of having the same adjusted.
All persons Indebted 70 said estate are re-,
ouested to make immediate payments 20 the
undersigned.
Dated this 10th day of April, A. d. 1901.
u H HITCHCOCK, Administrato
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21
AdmInIstrator's Notice.

Estate OF Charles P. Ryder, Jr., deceased.
rne undersigned having Deen appointed al
ministrator OF the estate of Charles Ryder,
Jr late Of the county of Rock Island state
of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice that
he win appear before the county court OF ROCK
Island county, at the county court room, In
the city OF Rock Island. At the July term on
All persons having claims AGAINST said estate
are notified and requested to attend, for the
purpose OF having the same adjusted
quested TO make immediate payment to the
Undersigned
Dated this sth day OF May. A. d. 1901.
JOHN Q. II. READ. Administrator
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21

One fare for the round trip to Lin
coin, Neb via c., r. l. & P. railway,
May % to May 81, return good to
June 4. with extension to June 80 on
payment of so cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21

Very low round tip rates will be
on sale to Colorado points on num-
Der of days in June and July via G.
r l. & p. railway. Apply at ticket
office for full information.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21

Remember the c., Il & p. rail-
way has now on sale round trip tickets
to Buffalo, n. Y, on account of the
Pan American exposition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21

Homeseekers' tickets to a number
of points in the north, west and
southwest via the c., K l. & p rail
way May 81, June and is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21
TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS.

Beginning with Monday, April /,
all passenger business of the C., Nj.
& st. p. will be done through the
D.. R. l. & N. w. depot, at the foot of
Seventeenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21
EXTRACT From the w Courier

William Hooker died suddenly last
night of heart disease. He was found
sitting at Il card table and had evident
ly just finished a game OF eUchre.
Three other chairs were at the table,
but as no one was known TO have been
with him he had probably been playing
the other hands as well as his own.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21

The Adirondack mountains embrace
an area OF over 100000 acres, and in
this great area fully 300 mountain
peaks rise to attitudes ranging from
1900 to 5000 feet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21

SIS for first class round trip ticket
to San Francisco with stop-over priv
ileges via the C., r. l. & P. railway
July to 1S, good for return up to
Aug. 81. The only line having
through car service, Rock Island to
San Francisco.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21

y
IS61S4c per III: extra dairy, 16c; pack
ing stock lie. Eggs-F'resh stock. 11A @
per doz. Poultry-Chickens. springs and
hens 96D9iac; ducks, SGS15c; turkeys,
5G7I@c: geese. $56Od6.50 per doz. APP
pIes-Common to choice. S1.506D425 per
Dbl Potatoes-Burbanks. 4O645c: peer
less. 3Sd4Oc; Hebron. S5d40c; mixed, 81
G36c: rose. 3964Ic. Sweet Potatoes
Illinois. s1.75@2.OO per Dbl.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago. May 20.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for the DAY.
81, coo: sales ranged at s4.60@5.65 for
pigs S5.656I5.90 for light. S5.1Oq5.15 for
rough packing, s5.75@5.95 for mixed.
and S5.SO@5.975s for heavy packing and
shipping lots. with the bulk of the sales
at s5.S5d5.921a.
CattIe-Estimaed receipts for the
day 90, 900: quotations ranged at $3.50
500 choice do, $4.75M5.20 fair o good
do. 81. 2O6I4.75 common TO medium do.
ss.9Od4.SO butchers steers, 4.SOG5.65
fed western steers. 81. 70@4.90 stoclSers
and feeders. Sl.I504.50 cows. S2.6OG4.90
heifers. S3.5Od4.50 bulls and oxen. 1915
GI4.5O stays. Si.OOM go Texas steers, and
s.. SOFAS. p veal calves
Sheep and Lambs-Estimated receipts
for the day. $4,000; quotations ranged
at S3.156r4.15 westerns, S3.O0G4.15 ma
tiVes. S45On5.65 western lambs, and
$45O65.65 native lambs.
East RuffaIo Live Stock.
Dunning & Stevens. Live Stock Com
mission Merchants, East Buffalo. y. Y,
quote as follows: Cattle Receipts, 115
cars: market fully 10 to 15c higher for
butchers stock and handy light steers;
heavy steers. S5.5565.65; fancy quota
bic, $5.7565.S5: choice butchers TO me-
diums. $5.250550; light to good. S4.50@
5.15; choice heifers. $4.75@5.25; light to
fair. s3.SOd46O; veals. S3.50q5.75. Hogs
Receipts. lis cars: heavy, s6.05@6.1O:
mixed, S60OG605; Workers. $5.9566.00:
bulk good weights $500; pigs. $500
SIS; roughs, S5.40@5.60. Sheep and
Lambs-Receipts, 81 cars; lambs shade
to higher; tops, s5.60G5.65; culls to
good. SO. 1905 So: sheep steady: top
mixed. S4.45G4.5O; fair, s2.2594.25:
wethers. S4.5O9475; yearlings $4,000
$50.
81. Louis Grain.
St. Louis. May 20.
wheat-Lower; No. 2 red cash eleva
tor 72kc; track, 75@T519c; May. 72ssc:
July. 69k a699sc; September, 6S1sc; No.
hard, 72A G72%c. Corn-Higher; No.
> cash. 431zc; track. 44@441.c: May.
4S1so; July, Acc: September. 4Shc. Oats
9oi1 G be- No Nav sSfIc 9 gniy 97sS
2TAc: September. &c; No. white,
3IE TS2c. Rye-Firm; SIC.
milwaukee Grain.
Milwaukee,, May 20.
Wheat-Higher; No. l northern, 75h
QI6c; No. northern, fSDI4c; JuIV,
72IA6T31sc. Rye-Steady; No. 1. SAY
@55c. BarIey-Dull; No. .. SIC; sam
pie. 40G54c. Oats-Ffrm; No. white.
30G31c.
Local Markets.
Corn-4o14sc.
Oats-30c.
Hsy-Timoshy, sl2os14 prairie, ss0sll.
Straw@S6
Coal-e3 per ton.
Potatoes-30c.
23c.
Eggs-11c.
Hens SC per pound.
Turkeys-7c0Sc-
CattIe-Butchers pay for corn fed steers
shc641zc; cows and heifers, 3hc04c; calves
4cQ5c.
Sheep-4Kc95c-
Spring Lam6s-se. 5Ocs4 . he
Hogs-s5 250e5.s0.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21

Commencing Monday, April ], the
c., B. & q freight train will leave
the new station in Rock Island at
7:45 a. m. for Clinton, via Davenport
and the D., r. /. & n. w. railway,
distributing freight for points along
that line, reaching Clinton at 1850 a.
m. Freight will also be received via
the same route for local points on the
c., Il N. w. railway at the lowest
current rates aiording prompt and
quick service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21

Milwaukee and return Saturday,
June s. 81 so for the round trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21

Saturday, June s. is the date of the
Comus clubs annual MIlws ukee ex-
cursion, and the rate but So so for
the round trip. An excellent oppor-
tunity to visit Milwaukee. Make ar
rangements to attend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21

The Burlington route, c., b. & Q
railroad company, will have on sale
May and 81, home seekers excur-
sion tickets at one tirst-class fare,
plus 81, for the round trip, to points
south, southwest, west and north
west, GOOD returning within q days
sale, at greatly reduced rates, tickets
for Puget Sound points, Colorado,
Pacific Coast and various other points.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21
NIil,rai,l,no

MiFWaukee, May 70.
Wheat-Higher; No. 1 northern. 75h
G76c; No. northern, 72GD74c; july,
721AGT31sc. Rye-Steady; No. l, SAY
@55c. BarLey-Dull; No. 2. SIC; sam
pie. 40G54c. Oats-Firm; No. white.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21
THE MARKETS..
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Chicago. May 20
Following were the quotations on the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19

caused surprise at Amesbury last
week by his criticisms of legislation
in New York and Pennsylvania as
compared TO that of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Myers said he knew something
of the workings of Legislation in
boss ridden" states. instancing his
native state. New York, which, he
said. was at times as completely
under the rule of a boss of his party,
Tom Platt, as the government at Ber-
lin was under the thumb of Emperor
William.
within eighteen months" Mr..
Myers went on TO say. the speaker
of the New York house of representa-
tives informed me that he did not
have the appointing of single com
mittee, but every one was made up
by somebody else. The acting speak
er informed me that bills came TO
him in blue pencil and marked %. X
or y. c., which gave the cue whether
they should pass or not.
In the state of Pennsylvania Mr..
Myers said, Boss Quay had control
of things with a firmer hand than
Emperor William at Berlin. and in
the recent franchise act passed by
that state. Quay had shown his hand
in manner Berlin would not tole-
rate In the Massachusetts legisla-
ture Mr.. Myers pointed out, such
things could not be done. because the
people had not given their affairs
into the management of q boss.
Compare the elections and ante
election conditions in New York and
Philadelphia. and it shows that dem
ocracy is greatly superior 10 repub-
licanism both in power and decency.
In New York thousands of democrats
fiocked TO fusion's standard to wipe
out an objectionable system. Demo
Gratis were not defeated, for demo
cratic votes were the instrument
that defeated the corrupt BOSSES
In Philadelphia democrats and re-
publicans together sought TO remove
republican uncleanliness and corrup-
ton. but here. where the republicans
controlled as did the democrats in
New York there were not enough
decent republicans who would choose
honor instead of corruption. There
were too many republicans in Phila
deIphia who loved party more than
public welfare.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19

The Union is in small business. in
deed, when IL seeks in the face of re-
peated and indisputable demonstra-
tions of the folly of its theory as to
the telephone as an effective means
of fire alarm to place the RESPONSE
bility for recent blunders on the
shoulders of the operators at the
central exchange. The fault is not
with the overworked young ladies
who are too frequently blamed for
the shortcomings of the corporation
they work for, without being held
accountable for failures in the pub
lie service. The trouble is not with
the hardworking employees of Pri-
vate corporation, il is with the easy
going servants of the people who are
supposed to be competent to make
the city not only secure against I'M
necessary delay in battling with fire,
but independent absolutely of serv-
ices of a private corporation in the
operation of its fire fighting system
The error is in the principle, and the
Union seems slow of comprehension
that misdirected accusation never
righted a wrong of any kind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19

Minister Wa Ting Fang witnessed
the Michigan-CarlisIe football game
the other day. As he entered the box
in the grand stand the attendants
were trying to revive two of the In
dians who had been laid out. Are
they dead yet?" asked Mr.. WI. as he
surveyed the spectacle. oh. no.
said one of the Chinese minister's
companions: look: they are getting
up" marvellous tenacity OF life
commented the distinguished visitor.
How many sudden deaths would it
take to postpone the game?''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19
Normal a Spoilers Town.

Hoopeston and Iiliopolis are wag-
ing 4 warfare as tn which il the old
est prohibition town. says the La
Sale News-Herald. The former
claims TO have been without saloons
for - years. while IlIiopoIis says that
it has been free for - years. Nor
NAL. however. can beat them all and
holds the record. The Peoria Star
saws that when Normal was first laid
out in 1856, the deeds TO the various
lots all contained very rigid stipula-
ton that no saloons could he operat-
ed upon said lots. and that each lot
was sold with the understanding
that no saloon would be operated in
that town. This agreement was adj
fered to and not saloon has ever
been operated in the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19

The state game warden says that
quail have been and will be protect
ed Shooting il allowed from Nov.
!. to Dec 20. "a under the old law.
Some fifty or more deputy wardens
have been appointed and there have
been sixty successful prosecutions of
violations of the law. II is lawful TO
sell foreign quail in this state from
Oct. To Feb. 1 and the only birds to
be found at restaurants and hotels
are supposed TO come from other
states where the law is more open.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19
Astounding Discovery.

From COopersville, Mich, comes
word of a wonderful discovery of a
pleasant tasting liquid that when
used before retiring by any one
troubled with a bad cough always
ensures good nights rest. 1T will
soon cure the cough too" writes Mrs
S. Himelburger, ''fOr three genera.
tions of our family have used DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton and never found its equal for
coughs and colds" It's an uRrivaled
life-saver when used for desperate
lung diseases. Guaranteed bottles
soc and S1.OO at Hartz g. Ullemeyer's.
Trial bottles free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19
The New Army Pistol.

The new pistol recently adopted by
the United States army * certainly
a remarkable invention. II will dis
charge 116 bullets in minute. With
the addition of this wonderful weap-
on our army will be - far ahead of
the other armies of the world as
Hostetter's Stomach Bitetrs * ahead
of any other stomach remedy. For
over fifty years it has been the stan
dard remedy of the American people.
If you are a sufferer from indiges-
ton. dyspepsia. belching, heartburn.
flatulency, constipation or malaria.
fever and ague, and want to get well.
you should try this wonderful medi-
cine. 1t will surely cure you. Be
ware of counterfeits when buying.
The genuine must have our Private
Die Stamp over the neck of the bot
lie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19

Statistics collected from official
sources show that prairie dogs oc-
cupy and render worthless. or nearly
so, Tor agricultural purposes 1924
s54 acres of land in Kansas. All ef-
forts To exterminate the dogs have
failed. even with the cooperation of
the department of agriculture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19

Charles {. McCIaughry, who il at
the head of the penitentiary at Michi-
gan City. Ind. presented the report
of the committee on discipline at the
National Prison congress at Kansas
City this week. \ novel recommen-
datiOn was that prisoners. ON arrival.
be not placed in prison suits. but be
permitted 10 wear civilian clothes
duriag good behavior.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19

The Schley court of inquiry is said
to have left the admiral practically
Il poor man in purse, though rich in
fame and glory. 1t cost him $4,000
to prove that he did not make any
mistake in destroying the Spanish
West Indies fleet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19

The mayor and council of Rock Is
land may as well know first as last
that the people of this city want no
embalming of antiquated ideas of
fire alarm methods. The people
rather prefer 10 have all such notions
buried.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19

''For two years all efforts to cure
Eczema in the palms of my hands
failed, writes Editor II. n. Lester, of
Syracuse, Kan, then L was wholly
cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve."
It's the worlds best for eruptions,
sores and all skin diseases. Only
25c at Hartz q Ullemeyer's-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19

The Union il already blaming the
employees of the telephone company
for the failures of late in the alarm
system resulting in unnecessary fire
losses And vet il j. ready To have
the city place itself still further at
the mercy of a private corporation in
its alarm system. The Union * as
usual befuddled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19

memorial fountain il To- he
erected near the union railway sta
tiOn at Waycross, Ga, in honor of
Henry Il. Plant. the great railway
builder of Florida.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19

The Ingersoll Memorial association
of Chicago. proposes to erect public
hall in that city as memorial to the
late Robert 6. IngersoIl.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19

Now Austria wants Turkey To pay.
Every day is the first of the month
with the sultan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19

board took our solemn atfidavits that
we'd never tell lie or anything of that
kind again, and me and my mate have
kept our words ever since.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19
Tuesday, Nov. 10.

Beckham is surely disturbin' Dur
bin.-Springfield Register.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19
The Real Boss Rule.

J. J. Myers, speaker of the Massa-
chusetts house of representatives,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19
THE ARGUS.

BY THE j. w. POTTER co.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-02-04

\ uli sALE-aRoCERY AND PROVISION
~ store; wel1 selected Stock doinga good
business; viii sell BY lump or inyontory'
hadr"ss X Y. n Republican ohlce. i.-Sl'
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-02-04
WOMEN ON HORSEBACK.
They Learn to Ride Very Readily and
i Are Noted for Their
,F-r Courage.

The number Of women, especially in
the upper circles of the east, who
have taken 10 e1uestrianlsm is increas-
ing very rapidly. 1t has been noted
as somewhat singular fact that the
average woman becomes more pro-
fcient rider than the average man, for
she has naturally lighter hands and IL
so enabled TO obtain more satisfactory
results. Riding, like all other exer-
cises that require both grace and skill,
is more easily learned while young,
and this aptitude Of the youngsters has
been Il source of modification to many
Of their elders who could not grasp
the knack OF riding so easily, How
ever, but few women who once begin 10
learn to ride ever give it up either from
distas,e or inability to master the
difficulties Of learning. Generally WON.
en- are very courageous riders, and it
it fact that well.brcd horse never
lacks courage when woman is on his
back.
Stout women experience the great.
est difficulty in learning to ride, and
seldom become graceful or competent
riders. No stout woman should at
tempt to ride at other gaits than the
walk or canter and il is at this latter
gait that al! women look their best.
Beginners, as a rule, are always nerv.
Gus and haunted Dy fear of falling,
and even the more experienced riders
do not seem to enjoy riding horse
that rears, and, in fact, this is quite
the worst fault a horse can have.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-02-04
MODERN BOILER MAKING.
The old Way with Its Deafenins
Noise Has Been Almost Entirely
Done Away with.

We prepared for deafening sounds.
But there was comparatively little
noise. for the old boilermaker who
hammered away all day on rivets is,
in Baldwin's at least, thing of the
past. His place has been taken by
powerful machinery that presses In
stead of hammering. We began, says
Theodore Waters in Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly, TO get larger
glimpse of the machine-like precision
of the works, and from what we saw
it would seem that the making OF
locomotive boiler is the work of few
minutes. For instance, we went over
to where big machine was drilling
holes round the edges of some large
slabs of metal. The slabs measured
dozen feet each way and were an
inch thick, yet the drills went
through several of them superim-
posed, as though they were so much
felt. While we looked. a travelling
crane came rapidly up the aisle and
stopped by the machine. Two fiat
hooks, like those used to lift barrels
came down from above. A workman
caught one on the edge of a metal
sheet which had been drawn from the
machine. He dexterously threw the
other hook across TO the opposite side
OF the sheet, and it caught neatly
over the edge. Immediately the crane
lifted the sheet into the air and car
ried It swiftly down the shop. per-
haps a hundred feet, to where roll
ing machine was working. One edge
of the sheet was dropped into the
rolling machine, which bit it as be-
tween teeth. The crane hooks slipped
OFF and the sheet began to slide in be-
tween the rolls, There was a heavy
grinding sound. and then we could
see the sheet coming up from the
rolls. j. was no longer fiat, but
curved into great tube. Workmen
slipped it out of the end of the roll.
ing machine, and another crane came
along. picked il up, and started away
with it. We followed after.