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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

"ANTED-6 OR ROOM HOUSE WITH
w yard and modern conveniences, il pos
Sible. Address H. 23,' ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

EOR SALE-SEVEN-RO ROOM HOUSE WIFE
IL bath, furnace, and all modern convenien
ces. Inquire at $50 Fifteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

DIOR SALE-A MODERN BROOM HOUSE,
IL with all the latest improvements and fine
lawn, on Eighth avenue and Twenty-tfth
street. Inquire this ONCE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

WANTED-SITUAT ALTON TO DO GEN
w eral Homework by competent girl Can
give references II desired. Address "A. Is,
ARGUS once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

nor NTIREHOUSEHOLD GOODS
IL nearly new. Cheap IL taken soon. In
quire at 52l Twelfth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

"ANTED-BOARDER PARTIES WISH
w ing good board address IS. H." ARGUS
once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

DIOR SALE-TwO-STORY RESI- 0ENCE OF
u eight rooms at 2203 Six b avenue. Inquire
of d. b. Shaw, at Bailey's store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23
FOR SALE-PROPERTY.

EOR RENT-STORE AT l2s EAST THIRI
II street. Davenport, Iowa. S25 per month
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

"ANTED-COUNTY OR DISTRICT MAN
w ayers; g 600 per year to take charge of
our monographs; some cash and bond re-
qured- American MuItiplex Talking Machine
company, 81 Quincy street, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23
WANTED-FEMALE HELP.

"ANTED-A GIRL FOR LIGHT HOUSE
w work at SIC Nineteenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

NOR SALE-A CHOICE lo-ACRE FRUIT
II farm for sale In South Rock Island. Fine
ly improved. See Reidy Bros.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

WANTED -HUSTLING AGENTS TO
w sell rapld-Sellng article. Call before
$50 q. m. or after p. m. at 2716 Fifth avenue,
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

Carriages without horses shall go.
And accidents fill the world with woe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23
FOR RENT-ROOMS.

EyOR RENT-FOUR ROOMS FOR LIGH
y housekeeping at 219lz Eighteenth stree
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

WANTED - CARRIAGE TRIMMERS
W Good wages. Steady work. Apply
room Is, Hotel Sommers, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

EloR RENT-AN s-RooM HOUSE AT 10:
IL Ninth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

"ANTED-CA PAINTERS AND
W blacksmiths. Peoria Buggy Manufac
turing company, Peoria, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

nor RENT-STORE OCCUPIED BY Nc
II Cabes annex, 2I9 Eighteenth street. In
quire of ]. D. Taylor or on the premises
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

.ANTEDLwASHING OR WORK TO DO
w at home or by the day. quire 81 4lS
Fourth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

"ANTED-BOY TO TAKE CARE OF
w horse. Apply at 723 Twentieth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

"ANTED-FIRST CLASS PAINTERS
w at 2s4s Fifth-and-and-Ealf avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

ENOR SALE-A NEW GROOM HOUSE,
II latest design and built for all modern
convenienceS. VIII be ready fo- occupancy
about June 1. Terrace lot 4oxIl0 feet. apply
at $40 Twelfth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

FOR GENERAL HOUSE
w work at 6l3 Twenty-third street.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-05
The Counting OF Sarah
Trip.

In a modest restaurant in a
western city, frequented by certain
persons of Bohemian tastes, there
presided as waitress a young lady
of some nineteen or twenty years
and a glorious head of auburn
hair. She had acquired some
local reputation on account of the
violence Of her temper, and | once
had the pleasure of witnessing one
of her outbursts-caused by a
fresh young man remarking, as he
glanced over the bill of fare,
"Just put an 'e' on that name of
yours and bring it to me we'll
done. He certainly got it. we'll
done. Her language was express
i've and, as Billy Baxter would
say, the scene 'was touching and
refined"
Her virtues, however, we're
many. The one ambition of her
life was seemingly the desire to
know a real, live CRATER How
she ever got the idea in her head
no one ever knew. 1 had an idea
that some young man Of the craft
in an unguarded moment had di-
vulged his identity and told her
some secrets, but evidently she
did not believe him. It may be
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-05
MEN VS.. WOMEN.

One of the mistakes of women
is not knowing how to eat. Ii
man is not to be fed when she is,
she thinks a cup of tea and any
thing handy is good enough. Ii
she needs to save money she does
SO at the butchers cost. If she is
busy, she will not waste time in
eating. If she is unhappy, she
goes without food. A man eats If
the sheriff is at the door, if his
work drives, if the undertaken in
terrupts, and he is right. A wom-
an will choose ice cream instead OF
beefsteak, and man will not.
Another of her mistakes is in
not knowing how to rest. Ii she
is tired, she may sit down, but she
will darn stockings, crochet lace
or embroider doilies. She does
not know that hard work tires.
IF she is exhausted, she will write
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-05

has long long ago found out what
a real, true, live graftel's occupa-
ton is. but what she imagined at
that time, no man can tell.
[ do know Quick certainly came
up to her ideal in one respect-he
was discharged for being short in IN
his accounts, but Sarah had laid
by enough to save him legal
troubles. They have long since
married and I would not wonder
if Sarah sometimes repeats to her
self: "Where ignorance is bliss
tits folly to be wise.' [ just want
to add that whenever my old friend
Jim gets short a punch on his
meal ticket, [ have an idea he
makes friendly call about meal
time on Sarah, and why shouldn't
he, having been the matchmaker?
J. FL. D..
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-05
SOME
BOWERY
INSTITUTIONS,
THE BOWERY.

the Y. M. G. A., which may come
under the head of charities. This
is called the "three cent joint, !"
and is saloon where all drinks
are retailed at three cents per dose
and lis conducted, according to
tradition, by one who was once a
tramp, but to whom the wheel of
fortune brought wealth sufficient
to open a joint. This place is
patronized almost exclusively by
the bum and hobo class, and the
charity dispensed here consists Of
allowing the patrons Of the place
to stretch upon the floor after
closing up time at night, and in
furnishing sandwich and cup Of
coffee or small glass of beer free
Of charge at opening up time next
morning. Not much charity about
that you may say, but that de-
ponds largely upon who and what
your circumstances in life are and
have been.
The Bowery also seems to be
the paradise Of the fakir and
vender of knickknacks. Here on
one corner may be seen and heard
the Aashily logged gent who loud
ly assures the passer-by that the
articles of jewelry offered by him
are worth a hundred per cent more
than he asks for them, while few
feet farther along the cringing,
weak-eyed, hook-nosed "uncle" i'm
plores the passer-by in a husky
voice to invest in suspenders and
neckwear. From him you pass
to the dusky son of Dago-land
who offers confectionery polished
with dirty rag each morn, and
so on the full length of the Bowery
are you assailed at each step by
vendors of every conceivable and
some uncomfortable things on
earth. Between the roar Of the
L trains, the rumble of the sur
face cars and street traffic, the
multitudinous noises caused by
the hurdy-gurdy bankers and
hucksters, the Bowery visitor i'm
AGNES that daily routine here
would SION cause insanity. But
the Bowery regular finds no
cause for thought interruption
while threading his way amidst
the hurrying multitude. Like
everything else, it is all right
after you are used to it. But,
again, like everything else, it is
the getting used that bothers.
BONES.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-05

letters or figure her accounts or
read up for some circle or club;
she would laugh at you if you
limited that reading or writing
could fail to rest her. All over
the country women's clubs flourish
because women do not know how
to rest. Another mistake on the
list is their constant worrying.
Worry and hurry are their enemies,
and yet they hug them to their
bosoms. Women cross bridges
before they come to them, and
even build bridges. They imagine
misfortune and run to meet it.
Women are not jolly enough.
They make too serious business
of life, and laugh at its little
humors too seldom. Men can
stop in the midst of perplexities
and have a hearty laugh, and it
keeps them young. Women can
not, and that is one reason why
they fade SO early. There are
other reasons, but we will pass
them now. Worry not only
wrinkles the face, but it wrinkles
and withers the mind. Have
hearty laugh onee in a while; it
is a good antiseptic and will puri-
fy the mental atmosphere, drive
away evil imaginings, bad tempers
and other ills. - STRABO.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-05
|, W, LEITHhEAD DRUG co.
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS AND
IMPORTERS.
MUM
DULUTH

Everybody, suffering from headache, buys the
celebrated "Leithhead's Headache WaferS.' A
speedy, certain and safe cure for Headaches of
all origins, whether Sick, Bilious, Nervous or
Hysterical. and positive relief in Neuralgia.
Price 25 cts. For sale by all druggists.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-05

/ u0dlS duu AuOChCu A1u1oOiA.
There is such thing as handing
hot air. in such coarse way that
it gets cold before you have time
to draw on it with any satisfaction.
! At all events, she confded one day
to a friend of mine the desire Of
her life, and he being a man of
great resources, and one who was
known to be very obliging when
| it came to helping the 'fair ones,
decided to assist her, altho he had
no idea what CRATER could posi-
bly, be.
At the time when this all hap
pened l had just formed the
acquaintance of a gentleman who
drove a bottle beer wagon, and
one day during some conversation
Of ours he informed me that
graft was slow at the time. [ had
paid no attention to the remark,
but a few days later, as my old
friend was telling me of his desire
to assist Miss Sarah find her
hearts desire, [ recalled the re-
mark of the pilot of the bottle
wagon. and in my most superior
manner informed him that I could
produce the article without any
trouble whatever.
Well, the way we planned to
bring Sarah and the beer dispen-
ser together was a caution, but we
accomplished it. My friend Jim
I'll call him for short
Sarah one morning at breakfast
that he had found the genuine up
to date article and would appear
on the scene with him that noon
at dinner. The way I had that
beer driver ribbed" up about the
nice girl in the restaurant would
certainly have caused Sarah much
pleasure had she known of it, for
[ spread it on like salve. At din
ner time on the day set for their
meeting you can bet your life [
was present and consequently can
record truthfully all that happened
Of interest to us and all that would
be consistent for historian to re-
cord of such affairs. [ arrived
some few minutes before Jim and
his friend, SO as to see just all
there was to see. / was really
anxious to know how any one
would act upon meeting for the
first time the living image of his
dreams.
Sarah was certainly dressed for
the occasion; if [ hadn't been next
[ would have thought,she was 60
ing to the "Ragger's" ball and was
wearing the dress to see if it fitted
we'll, and to get few opinions on
it before she sprung it on the
bunch. [ wish [ could describe
that dress. It was bird! I have
been looking over the society
items in all the papers [ get, trying
to find something near it so [
could copy some of the high
sounding names and thus give
you some idea how gorgeous it
really was and how prominent it
made her appear.
When Jim and the B. B. driver,
his name was Quick, [ believe
appeared, Sarah was Johnny on
the Spot" behind the chairs to do
the honors and receive the intro
duction Jim had promised her.
After the formalities were over
and the orders taken, she nearly
threw Quick in a fit by asking
him, chow graft was" After she
had disappeared into the kitchen,
[ overheard Quick say to Jim,
that girls daffyW But he was
mistaken, no president ever re-
ceived more attention from a de-
voted servant than did Quick
| from Sarah Trim And the wau
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-09-05

the name Bowery is synonymous
with the word crook. So much
having been written by the YER
dainty wise men of the Josiah
Flynt type conc corning the rem
devious of the professional law
breaker in that locality, it will be
perhaps useless to contradict such
writings. Nevertheless, as one
who knows by personal experience
and not by being pumped full OF
fairy tales, in order to truthfully
depict Bowery life it is necessary
to deny that any self-respecting
violator Of the law will be found
who is Bowery habitue. The
using of the term self-respect in
connection with professional
crook may seem paradoxical to
those not worldly wise, and those
uninitiated beings may be sur
prised to learn that the degrees of
respect are as much in vogue
in this calling as in any other.
But to be brief on this subject, it
is only necessary to say that the
Wanted Bowery crook is nothing
more than the common hobo or petty
CRATER, whose sole ambition is to
get enough each day to keep the
GROWER in circulation, which
means that in order to acquire a
few cents to satisfy his alcoholic
cravings he risks the liberty to
the same or even greater extent
THAI does the thief who is after a
more substantial reward.
Speaking Of Josiah Flynt, we
are reminded that on several oc-
casions we have had the pleasure
OF conversing with that pleasant
gent, and more unsophisticated
and easily gulled person it would
be difficult to find. Unlike Nc
Clure's July number, which says
his writings are absolutely true
pictures of those of whom he
writes, we are compelled in truth
to say that while in some respects
his work is fairly accurate, on the
whole it is mere rot-a combina-
tion of actuality and imagination,
or perhaps willfully misleading
statements from his informers.
Any one who is the possessor of a
grain of horse sense will have to
admit that it would be the height
of foolishness for professional
crook to give his method and
mode of doing business to one
who intends to publish the same
broadcast. But this article is not
intended as a criticism on Flynt's
World of Graft
Another institution in the chart
table line, which is worthy of i'm
itation in all our large cities, is
the Bowery branch Of the Y. M.
c.. A. This institute extends a
welcome and helping hand to all
men who are shelterless and out
of employment, regardless of creed
or denomination; it aids them in
finding work and in the meantime
provides them with a bed, break
fast and supper, and gives them
the use of bathrooms and laundry
free of charge. That there are
many impositions on charity of
this nature cannot be denied, but
the benefit derived by those whose
desire to better their condition is
deemed sufficient compensation
for the labor and money expended.
The Y. M. G.. A. reminds us of
another great organization met
with in the slums of every other
large city; viz, the Salvation
Army and the Volunteers. who
are conspicuous on the Bowery
for their absence. Never in all
our experience have we seen a
meeting of either of those organ.
izations on the Bowery. The why
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-09-05
The New Ship w. P. Frye.

An innovation in cabin arrangements
is being adopted at the Sewall yard in
the construction of the steel ship Will
liam P. Frye at Bath. In the place of
the usual midship and forward houses,
with quarters for petty officers, appren-
tees and galley in the former, and for
engine room and crew in the latter, the
Frye will have bridge deck amidships
IS feet long with room for the petty
officers and apprentices, engine room
with its two steam winches, sail room,
galley and crews quarters under this
deck, the quarters of the officers and
crew being separated by iron bulkheads.
The common seamen will thus bunk
amidship, under the same roof, but in a
separate apartment from the petty
officers and apprentices, and of course
each set of men will have its own mess
room, etc. The Standard Oil Co. has
adopted the same arrangement for its
vessels to be built in the future, and the
Atlas, now under construction in the
Sewall yard, will follow the new plan.
The advantage in this arrangement of
houses is that it keeps tine water off the
deck and makes drier ship and the
vessel is more easily worked in bad
weather. The William P. Frye will
have accommodations for "a ordinary
seamen. She will be ready to be launch
ed about Sept. 18th.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-09-05
CAsToRfA.
Bears the HThe Kind You Have Always Bough
Signature ss &xNAzztZu
Capt. and Mrs. Thomas Tapley

Celebrate the 5Oth Anniversary of their
Marriage.
Capt. and Mrs. Thomas Tapley cele-
brated the tiftieth anniversary OF their
marriage at their home in West Brooks
vile Saturday. Aug. oath. Capt. Tapley
is one of the surviving eight 'Tapley
boys" an account of whom was given
in the newspapers in 1898 under the
the average ages of the eight being
Captain and Mrs. Tapley appeared as
were made happy by having their en-
tire family at home. There was O. L.
Tapley and wife of West Brooksville;
Capt. Ira w. Tapley, wife and two
daughters of New York; Lucy H. Tap
ley of Atlanta, Ca; Mrs. F. H. Smith,
husband, son and daughter of Sedg-
wick; 0. w. Tapley, wife and two sons
of Ellsworth; DR.. T. S. Tapley of Au-
burn, and DR.. E. D. Tapley of fremont.
When the nineteen were seated at the
table for dinner it was a very happy
gathering, and the first time in eleven
years that all the children had been at
the homestead at the same time.
A reception was held from to in
the afternoon, and Captain and Mrs
Tapley received their friends with the
grace and ease Of couple of twenty
years. Capt. Tapley wore the same
white vest he was married in, and
it looked as good as new, although
it has been worn by him many times in
all parts of the world. Mrs. Tapley
carried a bouquet of fifty white sweet
peas tied with white ribbon.
The house was beautifully decorated
| with an abundance of sweet peas and
cut flowers. Refreshments were served.
| Among those from out of town were:
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Babson, Washing
ton, D. c.; Mrs. Darius Eddy, Saginaw,
Mich; Mrs. Nancy Carleton, Plymouth,
Mass; Mrs. H. B. Emery, Bangor; Prof.
and Mrs. G. T. Knight, Tufts College;
Rev. T. W. Illman, Wakefield, Mass.
Miss McEntee, Wilmington, Del; Mr..
and Mrs. j. F. Royal, Ellsworth.
Capt. and Mrs. Tapley were the recip-
tents of many beautiful and substan-
tial presents, which are appreciated by
them as measuring the love and friend
ship of their family and friends. That
they may continue to enjoy their good
health and live to celebrate their dia-
mond wedding, is the wish of all their
| friends.-EllsWOrth American.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-09-05

Mstress-Now, Bridget, there is one
thing l must insist upon. If you break
anything, want you to come and tell ME
at once.
Bridget-Sure, ma'am, can't be runnin'
ter We every minute of the day.-Brooklyn
Life
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-09-05
The Maine Apple Crop.

The United States Department of
Agriculture Climate and Crop bulletin
of the weather bureau, New England
section, for the week ending August 10
makes the following statement: Apples
are growing finely in certain parts of
Maine, and in some other parts of the
the section, but the crop is giving but
little more hope than reported in pre-
ceding weeks. Much of the fruit lie it
on the trees has been blown off by the
wind squalls. Pear trees are loaded
with excellent fruit. Plums are not so
plentiful as usual, but at the same time
are a good crop. Peaches are not salts
factory. Cranberries look well, giving
indications of a fair crop; picking will
soon hepin
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-09-05
For over F,l1y Tears.

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over fifty years by millions. Of
mothers for their children while teething,
with perfect success 1t sOOthes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for DiarrhGa.
Is pleasant to the taste. Sold by druggists
in every part of the world. Twenty five
cents bottle. Its value is incalculable. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup, and take no other kind.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-09-05

bles artillery, and fine native regiment
of thousand men. There is an extern
sive arsenal, and of course a very i'm
portant sdock yard, Malta being the
headquarters of the British fleet in the
Mediterranean.
1t is well to wind up ones first days
exploration of this extremely interest
ing city by glimpse at the Governors
palace, which was formerly the official
residence of the Grand Masters. The
noble range of buildings forms one
whole side of st. Georges square, and
is itself divided into two great courts.
Nothing more beautiful nor more sur
prising in the midst of the dry grind
OF British government Offices, can be
imagined than those courts. Their
walls are completely covered with flow
ering creepers, in which birds nest and
breed, the interior space being filled
with orange trees and fragment shrubs,
in the midst of which tower two Nor
folk Island pines, planted years ago by
the them young Prince of Wales and
Duke of Edinburgh. In the upper
stories, the modern Governors of Malta
reside in great state-but in no such
semi barbaric grandeur as was affected
by the warrior monks of long ago. The
main staircase is wide and easy so that
the Grand Master could be carried up
in his lettica, or chair of state. All the
corridors are paved with exquisite mar
bles, their walls ornamented with por-
traits and figures of Knights in full
armor, with their shields and armorial
bearings arranged in chronological or
der, from the days of the Crusades
down to the present English rule. The
Council Chamber is hung with wonder
full tapestry, made at Brussels by the
manufacturers to His Majesty Louis
NV. 1t is alleged to illustrate the
| scenery, customs and natural produc-
lions of Africa, India and South Amer
! lea, but | am afraid the denizens Of
those regions would never recognize
their own from this portrayal. The
Hall of Saint Michael and Saint George
serves the double purpose of throne
and ball room. 1t gained it's ponderous
name because the investiture Of the
members of the ''Most Distinguished
Order of S. S. Michael and George
used to be held here. The private apart
ments are handsomely ornamented with
frescoes concentrating the earlier his
tory of the Order of St. John, paved
with beautiful tiles and filled with rare
majolica, old paintings and splendid
furniture
Most interesting of all is the armory,
an immense hall, crowded with trophies
and specimens of ancient arms, among
which are ranged at intervals the ma
jolica vases once used in the pharmacy
of the Knights. You may see the rusty
axe and sword of Corsair Dragut, and
the Identical surtout he wore when
second in command of the Turkish
army during the unsuccessful siege of
MdlId LII looo, IHe SILVER IlulHpeG WHICH
| sounded the retreat of the knights from
| Rhodes; the Bull of Paschal H., found
ing the Order of st. John; the original
i, grant of Malta to the Knights by Charles
v, and many other things which make
you wonder whether you are really liv-
ing in the twentieth century, or if
Father Time has rolled back his scroll
| a few hundred years.
FANNIE B. WARD.