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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-07
A FAMOUS BANK NOTE.
The 0p.n That Cruikshanlz Drew and
the Crowds 1t Drew.

the CROWDS 1t Drew.
One day about the year 1918 George
Cruikshank was passing Newgate on
his way to the exchange, when, seeing
a crowd collected, he went forward to
learn what was the matter and saw
that IL was the execution of several
men and women. He was Mortified at
the spectacle and on inquiring learned
that the woman was being hanged for
passing counterfeit FL notes. He learn
ed also that this punishment was quite
common thing, even though the poor
wretches often sinned in ignorance, be-
ing the dupes of men who sent them to
buy some trifle and return the change
to them. Wrung with pity and with
shame, Cruikshank went home and inn
mediately, under the inspiration of his
feeling, sketched grotesque carica-
ture of bank note. He called it
bank restriction note-not to be imi-
tated. He represented on it a place of
execution, with spaces about filed in
with halters and manacles, figure of
Britannia devouring her children and
transport ships bearing the lucky or
unlucky ones who had escaped death
to Van Diemen's Land or Australia,
while in place of the well known sigma
ture of Abraham Newland was that of
-. Ketch.''
He had just finished this. when his
publisher Hone entered, and seeing it,
begged to have it for publication. So
Cruikshank etched it and gave it to
Hone, who exhibited it for sale in his
window with startling effect. Crowds
quickly began to gather and purchased
so eagerly that the issue was soon ex-
hausted.
Cruikshank was kept hard at work
making more etchings, the crowds
grew so great that the street was block
ed, and the mayor had to send soldiers
to clear it. Hone realized over fTO0 in
a few. days.-Good Words.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-07
CHILLED MEAT FOR EUROPE.
Arrangements Made to Send Enor-
nous Quantities From the Plata.

ARRANGEMENTS Made to. Send EnOr-
nous Quantities From the Plata.
The Royal Mail Steamship company
has contracted to install in each of it's
steamers plying between Europe and
the Rio Plata a chilling apparatus with
capacity of 1000 beef carcasses, says
the New York Sun. Three thousand
carcasses will be shipped to Southamp-
ton each month by a single Montevideo
company. The average voyage from
the La Plata requires about % days.
Other meat companies are making SIM
liar arrangements, and, according to
Consul Swain of Montevideo, the Rio.
Plata countries are going to be n stron-
ger competitor in the future with the
United States in the English and other
European markets. The cattle will be
almost entirely grass fed and will
make excellent beef. Consul Swain
adds that the number that can be ex-
ported annually from Uruguay and Ar
gentina will approximate 100000
head. The cattle will include a great
many crossbred Hereford and Short
horn stock and will not cost, slaughter
ed and shipped, ON an average more
than $50 in gold per head.
tina minister TO Washington, said
awhile ago that more than $4,000, 900
cattle were feeding on the pampas Of
his country. We ourselves are ship
ping vast quantities of beef to Europe
every year, but the passage across the
Atlantic is so swift and the water SO
cool that the meat is merely chilled and
kept in cold storage. In going from the
Rio Plata to Europe, however, the ships
must steam across the seething tropics.
Days are spent in the equatorial re-
gions, and all meat must go either
alive or frozen. Living animals are
expensive freight, and the result is that
for some years Argentina and Uruguay
have been shipping all the beef and
mutton sent to Europe in a frozen con-
dition. Millions are invested in frozen
meat establishments, and one of them
is said to be, the largest in the world.
Large quantities of horses and cattle
were sent to South Africa during the
war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-07
Even Binds Crow old.

According to Professor Adam Sedg-
wick, says The Youths Companion,
there is reason to believe that buds
share in the growing old of the parent
plant. He illustrates his meaning in
this way: Suppose the average life of
an individual plant-say a tree-to be
100 years, then a bud removed when
the parent plant is 80 years old will
also be virtually 80 years of age. and il
transplanted by grating will be able
to live on the graft only 90 years more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-07
BRITISH BANK CLERKS.
sumptuary Laws Trying on Those
With Slim Purses.

Sumptuary Laws Trying on Those
With Slim Purses.
Bank clerks generally look so sleek
and comfortable and are almost in
variably so we'll groomed that their
grievances rarely receive patient hear
! ing.
One who was recently dismissed for
the terrible crime of smoking a pipe
in a city cafe during one of the hours
sacred TO what is called by city courte-
sy lunch writes, giving n list of re-
strietions which he declares are alb
surd
No clerk is allowed to smoke a pipe
in the streets during banking hours or
at lunch.
The average clerks salary is not so
very high. but nevertheless he must
wear a silk hat and cane to the office,
dressed as one with double the salary.
Wearing cap to business is not to be
thought of, as it is an objectionable
offense in the eyes of the bank officials.
The salary OF the average bank clerk
ranges from about 80 shillings week,
but in many banks the salary is much
lower and the chances of promotion
very small
A clerks money is greatly diminished
by his having to subscribe to numerous
funds, such as a sports fund, to keep
the cricket or football grounds in order,
which he himself is never able to see.
Saturday is no holiday for him. as he
does not leave the office on those days
until about or o'clock.
1t must not be supposed that the
days work of bank clerk ends with
the closing of the bank to customers.
In fact. ii only begins at that time
Inndnn EvnreSS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-07
INAUGURATION CEREMONIES
Plans For a Large Military and Civic
Parade.

The Washington committee in charge
of the Inauguration ceremonies on
March 4 say that the celebration this
year will be greater in extent and bril-
liancy than any of its predecessors. A
novel feature of the parade will be the
presence of thousands of college stu
dents from various institutions through
out the country. There will also be a
number of Rough Rider clubs in line
that are now in process of organization
in various parts of the country, says
the New York Sun. Secretary Long
has promised to have some warships
at the navy yard to amuse and instruct
visitors from the interior, and steps
have been taken to make the inaugural
ball, which is to be held at the pension
building ON the night of March 4, more
enjoyable than usual by preventing
the overcrowding that has marked
these functions in the past.
A special stand will be erected on the
site of the old department of justice at
the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
Lafayette place, opposite the White
House, for the accommodation of the
guests of Chairman Hanna and the
members of the Republican national
committee. Two additional stands of
great size adjoining either side of the
platform on which the inaugural cere-
monies will take place viii be erected,
the tickets for these stands to be at the
disposal of senators and representa-
tives. These tickets will of course not
admit the holders to the ceremonies in
the senate chamber, but will give them
a view Of the Inauguration and of the
military and civic parade TO follow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-07
Her New Toy.

Hetty (recently gagedJ-Oh, mother.
you ought not to ask me to make the
bread now. The dough gets into the
setting of my diamond ring awfullyI
Mother-Then why not take the ring
off when you begin to make the bread?
Hetty-Mercyi Suppose somebody
should come inl-Boston Transcript.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-07
The Wonderful Success
Many Marvellous Cures Effected by Specialists
Their Skill and Ability all Forms of
Chronic Diseases.

Diseases OF Nervous System, RheumatIs m
Diseases of Women, Blood and Skin
Diseases of Men, VsrIcocele, Strict
ure, Hydrocele, Rupture, etc.
Diseases of the Heart, Liver
and Kidneys. re
The German-English specialists are
all graduates of the leading colleges
of the country, and have spent years
in college and hospital work. as their
numerous diplomas and certificate
will show. Their offices are equipped
with every electrical and mechanical
and curative agent known
10 the worlds greatest sciestfsts. to
be necessary in the diagnoses and
and cure of catarrhal. rheumatic,
nervous or lingering diseases. Not
one physician in thousand possesses
such facilities. 1t is to these appli-
ances, new remedies and new meth
DDS, together with fifteen years of ex-
perience in college and hospital work
that many of their remarka BILE cures
have been attributed.
No matter if your case has been pro-
nounced incurable, call and see them;
it can do you no harm. Science is
you may yet find cure.
If your case is hopeless they will not
treat you.
Consultation and examination free
and confidential.
O5 West Third ST., Davenport
IN 3 N m SUNDAYS O tn 10 n m
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-07
EnouRh For . Swallow.

"You must keep your mouth shut
when you are in the water" said the
nurse, as she gave Bessie bath. IF
YOU don't, you'll swallow some of it."
What if 1 do?" asked Bessie limo
Gently. There's plenty more in the
pipes, isn't there ?"-Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-07

Catarrh of nose, throat and stom-
ach, consumption (first stages), bron-
chitis and asthma and remedies that
have proven almost universally sue
cessful. BY use of these methods.
comb ined with their home treatment,
a cure can be effected in every case.
Deafness, Ringing In the Ears, Running
Ears.
Many of these cases are caused by
Catarrh extending from nose to throat
into the middle ear. Recently appli-
ances have been invented that carry
healing agents direct to the diseased
parts, effecting quick and Perma-
nent cure.
Office. Der Democrat Building,
Hours O tn I N IN 4 and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-07
An Ample Field.

Kaiser Wilhelm is now a field mar
shal in the English army. If he wants
to practice at it in real earnest, says
the ST. Paul Globe, he can find plenty
Of chance in South Africa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-07
Irrigation Diminishes the Dead Sea.


The Dead sea, according to the OBJ
servations of recent explorer, is like
Iy soon to become dead in fact as
we'll as in name. Its present name
indeed dates from the second century
after Christ. In the Bible it is called
the Salt sea, or the Sea of the Plain.
Its salt waters, which surpassed all
other water on the globe in sadness,
have hitherto received great acees-
sions of fresh water from the inflow
of the Jordan and of several smaller
streams Now, however, says the New
castle (Englan0 Chronicle, the water
OF these rivers is tapped upon a large
scale for the purposes of irrigation,
and only feeble driblet finds its way
into the Dead sea, which is consequent
ly said to be fast drying up. In some
parts it looks more like a salt mine
than a lake.
The Forrest City times., 1901-10-25

Mr. Goodwal Dickerman who will be
remembered By local theatre patrons as
the superb monologue artist and gifted
character impersouator who appeared
In this city last season with the Schu-
berts Qnartette, is at the head of a
company Of his own this season and
will appear again at the Becker &
Lewis opera house on Thursday night,
Oct. 81. Mr.. Dickerman is a whole
show within himself in his novel pre-
sentation of 1.-The Tomkns Family y
which is the title of rural comedy in
two acts written expressly for Mr..
D!ckerman by Turnbull White, and
tells a very funny story of country
folks and their city relatives. The
piece Is full of humar and amusin o
situations, and offers ample scope for
the display of Mr.. Dickerman's marvel.
Gus powers of impersonation. In con
junction with this most importan t
feature the personnel of the Goodwai
Dickerman Company includes Miss
Lucia stone, the noted Chicago soprano;
Miss Francis Whitney, violinist. and
Mr.. Merris Glare, the Irish tenor.
whose names insure programme of
excellent music. The date, your re-
member is Thursday night, Oct. 81.
The Forrest City times., 1901-10-25
MORE LOCALS,

The Forrest City Ice Il Power Co..
nave secured the agency of the Cudahy
Packing Co.'S products, and are now
prepared to furnish the wholesale ma. .
ket with hams, bacon, dry salt meats.
lard, sausage, etc This a great CON
venlence to merchants all over the
county, for goods can be had at a
moments notice. These goods are
kept constantly in the refrigerators at
at the factory which insures their fresh.
ness and sweetness. Read their ad-
vertlsement in another column and
call phone No. 81.
The Forrest City times., 1901-10-25
Cosmos Club.

The Cosmos club held another in
teres;ing meeting st the home of Mrs.
j. NJ. Nichols on Monday.
After half hours business session
the members were entertained by Miss
Lula Davis with a paper on Shakes
peare's Fools. +"
The neZt meeting of the club will be
Nov. 4th at the opera house. at which
time each member of the club is priyi-
leded to invite six friends.
y RS. j. NICHOLS, Cor. Sec'y.
The Forrest City times., 1901-10-25

The meeting of the Choral Society
was held Monday night with Mrs John
Calling instead of Tuesday night as
mad been previously announced. All
future meetings, however, will be held
on Tuesday night, which was the
night set apart in the beginning for
the weekly meetings. On next Tues
day night the society will meet with
Mrs. John w. Beck Chorus singing
by mixed voices is "A rare accomplish
ment and one in which a great deal of
practice is necessary to attain even "a
slight degree of excellence. Conse-
quently those who expect to get any
satisfaction out of the exercises should
attend rehearsas regularly. The
Choral society will make its first ap.
pearance in public at the band concert
to be given shortly at the opera house
and will of course be one of the mos,
attractive and ENJOYABLE features of
the entertainment. 1t is new de.
parture and should prove drawing
card. Don't forget the band concert
The Forrest City times., 1901-10-25
Wanted to Buy.

Oak or Cypress lumber delivered at For
rest City, suitable for building side walks
and OF the following dimensions:
5000 feet !x6 TO II in; 5000 feet 4x4;
1000 feet 2x4, total &c, 900 feet.
Delivery TO begin about Nov. LIST.
Address WALTER COLEMAN,
Chairman Street Committee.
The Forrest City times., 1901-10-25
What's Your Face Worth?

Sometimes fortune, but never if you
nave a sallow complexion, a jaundced
LOOK, moth patches and blotches on the
skin-all signs IF liver trouble. But DR.
Kings New Life Pills give clear skin.
rosy cheeks and rich complexion. Price
25c at j Ii. Dunavant's drugstore,
The Forrest City times., 1901-10-25

is Smiths Sure Kidney Cure Your drug
riSt will refund money, if after taking one
goltle you are not entirely satisfied with
besults. 5Cc
The Forrest City times., 1901-10-25
r. Goodwal Dick german.

Mr.. Goodwal Dick erman, famous
imperso0ator in Trumbull Whites
unique monologue 1.-THE Tomkips
Family" assisted by peerless compa-
ny of musical artists, may lie seen at
The Becker < Lewis opera house in
this city on Thursday night, Oct. 81, at
which time combination programme
OF excellent music and pure, side-spli,-
ting fun may be heard by our citizens.
all of whom are lovers of refined music
and fun. Mr.. Dickerman needs no in
PRODUCTION to Forrest City theatre
goers as his former appearance in this
city with the Schubert Quartette last
season Will be remembered by many
and insures him hearty and eutlusi-
astic welcome.
The Forrest City times., 1901-10-25
You Know What You Are Taking

When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that it is
simply Iron and Qunine in tasteless
form. No cure, no pay. soc.
The Forrest City times., 1901-10-25
To Mr.. w. A. Wpddinuton

To Mr.. w. A. Wellington, of near
Colt who, i'll company with his lit g
son, Aaron, was in the city Monday on
business, are We indebted for the news
OF grave misfortune which befell the
Hewlett family on last Saturday night.
About midnight Mr.. and Mrs. L. G..
Hewlett, who reside in the same neigh
borhood with Mr.. Wellington, were
awakened from sound sumber by
that roaring, cracking sound caused
by burning timber and almost similta-
neOus with the awakening came the
awful realization that their dwelling
was on fire and the good people barely
had time to escape with their lives and
few articles of bed-clothing before
the house was completely enveloped in
smoke and flame. The building and
its contents were almost total loss.
including Sl25 gold watch belonging
to Mis-. Hewlett. No insurance was
carried on the property, and the acct,
dent amounts to a calamity with these
good people who are left now upon
the verge OF winter almost destitute.
The Forrest City times., 1901-10-25
The Best Prescription for Malaria

Chills and Fever is bottle of Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t is simply iron
and quinine IN tasteless form. No cure
no pay. Price soc.
The Forrest City times., 1901-10-25
Stops the Cough and Works off Cold

Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a
cold in one day. No cure, no pay. Price
% cents
The Forrest City times., 1901-10-25
Old People Have Their Troubles

Old People Have Their Troubles.
Mr. Francis Little, of Benton Harbor,
Mich, is over so years of age. Since 1865
he has been troubled more or less with in
digestion and constipation and has tried
most everything in use for those ailments
Last August he began using Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and was
soon feeling much better. In recent
letter he says, Il have used three boxes
OF the Tablets and now think am well. -
These Tablets improve the appetite and
invigorate the stomach, liver and bowels
Sold by j. L. Sanders.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-02
Where LEGISLATORS Stand.

LEGAL Union No. 1899, U. NJ. w. OF A.,
of Freeland, recently forwarded to
Congressman Palmer and Senators Quay
and Penrose resolutions asking for the
re-enactment of the Geary Chinese
exclusion law. Replies have been re-
ceived from two of these legislators.
Congressman Palmer gives hearty
assurance that when the time comes his
vote will be found on the side of the
mine workers. Senator Penrose, on tho
other hand, shul1les about In his reply
and gives no inflammation of where he
stands on the question. He promises
to present the resolutions passed by
Local 1899 to the senate, but beyond
this formality promises nothing. No
reply has been received from Senator
QUAY.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-02
Daring Burglary at Avoca.

Burglary, accompanied by all its
sensational adjuncts of masks, revolvers
and intimidation was committed at
Avoca Friday night. The saloon of
John McNelis was entered at late hour
and he and his wife held up in bed,
while the burglars ransacked the place
and secured much booty.
Mr.. and Mrs. McNelis were fast asleep
iu bedroom on the grouno floor, when
when the side room of the saloon was
suddenly broken open, and before Mr..
McNelis could get out Of bed, he and
his wife were confronted by seven mask
ed men. Before McNelis could reach
two revolvers, which he had under his
pillow, one Of the men struck him on the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-02
A Handsome Souvenir.

A souvenir made of anthracite coal
was shipped last week by E. II. Dickin-
son, Of Sandy Run, to the New York
Yacht Club. The piece of coal from
which the souvenir is made was mined
in Sandy Run collery.. 1t is about
eight inches high by five inches wide at
the base and three inches at the top
and about three inches thick. 1881"
appears on the left side, which repre-
sents the year the America won her
memorable race, and on the right side
the year 1901" appears, representing
the year the late race was sailed for the
America Cup.
The American Cup is on the face of
the block of coal, nicely picked out from
the background by the aid OF an old
piece Of file. The entire block was
highly polished with emery paper and
oil.
Mr.. Mochamer deserves a good deal OF
credit for his remarkable skill in pro-
ducing such a souvenir of this kind and
the New York Yacht Club will undoubt-
ely highly appi eciate the gift.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-02
An Amusing Incident.

In the vicinity of the L. V. R. R
station an amusing comedy was enacted
yesterday with Drifton Slavonisn, who
Is in the country about fifteen years, and
a horde of young boys as the principal
characters. The Drifton man was re-
turning home and while passing the
vicinity of the station several boys
threw snowballs which hit the human
target.
1t was evident that the Drifton man
thought his long residence in the coun-
try made him an immune to such treat
ment, but the methods he took of i'm
pressing the youngsters OF the fact were
amusing. They consisted of permitting
the boys to shower snowballs at him for
about five minutes, when he would turn
and chase the crowd to the station.
After repeating this four or five times
he returned to the borough limits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-02
Will Hold Fair Next Month.

The state castle Of the Ancient Order
Knights of Mystic Chain will meet In
annual session here next May. The
organization is in houri- hing condi-
ton throughout the country, and the
convention will be attended by upwards
of 400 representatives. To entertain
this large gathering of men will be the
duty of Loyal Castle No. 65, and to
provide funds for the purpose the
members will hold fair at Krslfs opera
house next month.
A committee is already at work upon
the fair and they trust they will be
given the encouragement the project
deserves. The convention will bring to
town hundreds of dollars, and as it is
customary to fttingly entertain and
amuse the delegates considerable money
will be required to pay this expense and
the expenses of the convention.
In other cities where similar conven-
tions are held it is customary to defray
tho expenses by public subscription.
Loyal Castle, however, prefers to give
the public some pleasure in return for
the money received, and the members
will make the fair place where all
can spend a profitable week from jan
uary 13 to 18.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-02
BREVITIES.

Chief of Police O'Donnell took three
young lads into custody last evening.
They were throwing snowballs al
passers-by at Front and Centre streets.
They were placed In a cell at the station
house for a short time. Such practices
will not be tolerated by the police and
the sooner the boys realize this the
better.
The Freeland members of Hazleton
Lodge of Eks attended the session OF
of sorrow held last evening in memory
of the deceased members of the lodge.
The eulogy was delivered by Rev. j. w.
Bischoff, of Upper Lehigh.
Hugh McGeehan, of Ridge street, will
be delegate in the national conven-
tion Of the American Federation
of Labor which meets this week at
Scranton. He will represent Federal
Union No. $3.50, of town.
The December meeting of the borough
council will be held this evening.