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The Washington times., 1902-09-07
MACCABEE LADIES.

Mrs. Nellie A. Rowe, State command
er of the Maccabees. made arrange
ments for special cars to convey the
Ladies of the Maccabees and their
friends to the fair bazaar given by
Brightwood Hive, l.. o. T. NJ, on the oc-
cssion of the dedication of their new
temple, corner Flint Street and Bright
wood Avenue, Brightwood. d. c.. Sep
tember 3 and 4. The fair proved a
good winner
The Washington times., 1902-09-07

The Times he incloses the Islam cir
cular reading: 'The modern and beau
tiful steamship Pomona, the queen of
the coast. has been chartered by Islam
Temple for this pilgrimage. Posedon,
the ruler of the sea, will subdue the
waves; Aeolus will temper the winds,
and Dionysius will pour oil upon the
troubled waters, but let it be Mumm!
Reaching Eureka, rest, repose and
sightseeing will be a preliminary to
the regular itinerary. The clam bake
across the bay on the peninsula, a
The Washington times., 1902-09-07

thing is done to me that is not right
am not the man to give up. / am going
to get back at these brigands in some
way. / suppose you know that the rul-
ing of the tribunal, suspension, shows
the earmarks of a compromise. / have
been member of the order for thirty
one years. l live in Chicago, where
have friends among the leading bankers
and best people in the city. Many of
them are familiar with this case"
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
THE GOLDEN EAGLES.

Cyrus Castle, No. /, X. G. E., gave an
entertainment on Wednesday night, Au-
gust 27, which was largely attended by
members and visitors. The committee
on entertainment had arranged pleas
ing program, and served refreshments
after an enjoyable evening.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07

daughter of the defendant. After a
full consideration the Supreme Tribunal
found there was no error on the part
of the grand tribunal of Illinois. but, ex-
ercistng the authority vested in the Su-
preme Tribunal, the penalty of expulsion
was modified to suspension for term
of three years from August Is, 1902.
When seen by representative of the
''San Francisco Chronicle" after his sus-
pension. Kennedy said: 81 am of Irish
extraction, at least l claim to have a
little Irish blood in me, and when any
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
UNION VETERANS UNION.

John A. Logan Regiment u. V. L.. has
changed its meeting place and meeting
night. Its new quarters will be at
Maccabee Hall. No 5l3 Ninth Street
northwest. the old hall being too small.
Meetings are now held Thursdays in
stead of Mondays.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.

The new Soldiers and Sailors Political
League will hold a mass meeting at
Maccabee Hall, Ninth Street northwest,
Tuesday evening. September 9. On this
occasion Washington Council, No. /, of
the new order. will be instituted
The Washington times., 1902-09-07

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
Women and Civic Beauty.


lected. The natural characteristics
of the-sOil in this locality have been
studied, and so far as possible only
native or Indigenous shrubs and vines
have been planted. The river banks
were found to be supplied with
wealth of the wild grapevine and
wild cucumber. which needed very
| little care or training. There were
a few grown trees. and many small
ones. cottonwood, boXaIder. elm and
linden, all of which were guarded as
carefully as so much gold. Herewith
| is appended n list of shrubs and
plants prepared especially for the use
of the Dixon council of Women by
one of its members. who has for
years given much attention to horti-
culture. The ladies of the council
were very much grieved one morning
in the early summer to find two of
the most beautiful trees near the
north end of the bridge had been cut
down. Inquiries were at once insti-
tuted as to who could have done the
dreadful deed, and who could have
given permission. 1t seemed there
was to be a great firemen's tourna-
light display in the evening through
out the town. and especially in the
vicinity of the bridge. and these
beautiful trees had spread their love
Ily branches in such manner as to
obstruct the view of the shopkeepers.
who wished to sit in their doorways
and enjoy the light. So down came
the trees. Years must elapse before
again can be seen others in their
stead. Such an act of vandalism
will surely be impossible in the years
to come. The hope is in the children.
Teach the children along with arith-
metic and patriotism the love of
beautiful surroundings and venera-
ton of the forest, and there will be
no more cutting of trees to crafty
moment of curious pleasure.
The teachers and children of the
public schools of Dixon have become
interested in civic Improvement, and
on Arbor day in addition to the tree
planting, the children, as many as
could, brought seeds and plants, and
made flower beds about the stone
walls of the buildings, where they
would add beauty, and in no way in
terfere with the Fairgrounds. Seeds
and plants left over were given To the
poorer children for home flower beds.
The unsightly bill boards in the
vicinity of Dixon will. through the
efforts of the Council of Women. soon
be n thing of the past. 1t is also
hoped during the coming year to Sc
cure the passage of a city ordinance
prohibiting eNpectorating upon the
sidewalks. i'm halls and stairways of
offices and public buildings While
Dixon has always possessed many
beautiful and well kept lawns. the in
terest in the back yards and alleys
had not been very apparent until this
spirit of improvement began to per-
meate the entire atmosphere. Now
the>little enclosure at the kitchen
door in many cases is thing of
beauty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
"stumng a Cold"

The man who originated the oft
quoted maxim, ''Stuff cold and starve
a fever" either did not understand
what he was writing about or he has
been widely misunderstood, to the
great injury of multitudes who have
acted upon the absurd maxim.
Presenting that the author of it was
a physician who knew something of
the nature of colds and the action of
remedies, he must have spoken sub
Junctively and not imperatively, and
then it would read thus: ''If you stuff
cold, the consequence will be that
you will he thrown into fever as Il
result of the stufIing treatment of the
cold, and then you will have to starve
the fever"
This is true and sensible interpreta-
ton of this commonly received maxim,
which has done as much harm as any
of the thousand and one popular err
rorS which prevail on medical subjects.
Without dwelling on the nature or
causes of colds or on what physicians
call the pathology of these disorders,
we will say that low or even starva-
ton diet for Il few days. with the free
drinking of warm, mildly stimulating
teas, is better for n cold than any drug
or combination of drugS.-London Fam
ily Doctor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
The Saving of Oregon.

the indomitable courage and dan ing
of Marcus Whitman. Capt. Whitman.
who many years ago was a conductor
on the Rock Island. was Il relGtire IF
Marcus Whitman. His widow and her
daughter Clara are still with us.
I'm 1886 the vast region in the
northwest except few scattering
settlements along the banks of the
great river between here and the Pa
cific was an unbroken wilderness,
the home of wandering tribes of In
dams and a few lonely hunters and
trappers.
I'm 1864 William H. Seward. secre-
.tary of state, purchased of Russia
that wild almost unknown frozen
north land Alaska for $4,000. 900.
What marvellous changes have taken
place IL this northwest within the
last siXty-five years.
The whole country is settled.
many large prosperous. cities are
found scattered all over this region.
Alaska is swarming with hardy
miners, seeking and finding millions
of the shining metal. In 1886
when DR.. Whitman and party started
across the plains there were only Il
few scattering settlements in the
western side of the upper Mississippi.
Burlington. Muscatine. Davenport
and Dubuque were small villages
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
Wheat Does Not Grow wild.

The existence of names for wheat in
the most ancient languages confirms
the evidence of its great antiquity and
of its cultivation in the more temperate
parts of Europe. Asia and Africa.
From the evidence adduced by bOtan-
lists of high standing. it seems highly
improbable that wheat has ever been
found growing persistently in wild
state, although it has often been as
serted by poets, travellers and histo-
rians.
In the Odyssey" for example, we
are told that wheat formerly grew in
Sicily without the aid of man. Diodo-
rus repeats the tradition that Osiris
found wheat and barley growing pro-
miscuously in Palestine, but neither
this nor other reputed discoveries Of
wheat growing wild seem at all
credible, seeing that it does not ap-
pear to be endowed with the power
OF persistency, except under continued
culture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
Just Like the Rocks.

I'm from England" said the man
on the car platform, addressing no
body in particular and aprOpos of moth
ing, "and 1 want to tell you people that
we all are only n lot Of rocks. Say,
did you ever watch 4 colony of rocks
build their nests in the spring.
Everybody looked reflectively away.
"WeIl, I'll tell you. First a rock
picks up a stick and puts it in his
nest, then goes away after another
one. When he's gone. another rock
flies to his nest and steals the stick.
When he gets back, he puts down the
second stick for still another rock to
steal and starts after the first stick.
He doesn't find it, and when he gets
back to his nest he finds the second
stick gone, and he starts after that,
scolding and swearing in rock fashion,
by this time the other thieves have
been robbed, too. and it only takes
about three sticks to so around the
community and get the whole blamed
colony powwowing. Say, aint that
human nature?"
Everybody looked refectively away.
New York Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
Five Angel. on a Needle Point.

1t is related of the late DR.. Robert
son that on one occasion he was in
the company of some theological STU
dents. They, fresh from the study OF
church history. were laughing together
over the old scholastic question, How
many angels are supported on the
point of a needle? They were surpris-
ed when DIR. Robertson turned to them
and said, "Well, how many do you
Think" As no one answered he went
on, with decision, well, I'll tell you
five" And he justified his answer with
the following story:
One very stormy night he was COM
ing home late and noticed a light in the
window of a room where he knew a
poor woman lived whose husband was
at sea. He wondered what kept her up
so late and went to see. He found her
hard at work sewing by her lamp.
while her five rosy children were sound
asleep beside her. There" said DIR.
Robertson. "was a needle supporting
five angels"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
QUEER SECT IN RUSSIA.
Hide Sick In Caves and Deprive
Them of Food and Drink.

Hide Sick In Caves and Deprive
Them of Food and Drink.
A new sect having the most remarka-
BILE tenets is making striking progress
among the ignorant Russian peasantry
in the valley of the middle VOlga,
writes the st. Petersburg correspond
ent of the New York World. They call
themselves POdpOlniki, or jewellers
Under the Earth
They bind themselves TO care for all
fugitives from justice, vagabonds, de-
serters from the army and other miser-
able beings, whom they hide away in
clefts or holes in rocks.
Those among their own people who
fall sick are treated in the same way.
but are left without food or drink of
any kind. Every two or three days they
visit the sick. Should any be dead they
are buried secretly, but not-before the
cOrpses are baptized and have received
new name in order that the soul may
appear spotless before the throne of
heaven.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
WHlTNEY-HAY PRESENTS.
Gifts to Bride Most Magnificent Ever
Seen at Washington.

In number and maghifcence the gifts
to the bride of Mr.. Payne Whitney,
who married Miss Helen Hay, surpass
those of any Washington wedding. In
cost they amount to a kings ransom.
Aside from the house which has been
given to the bridegroom by his uncle,
Colonel o. II. Payne. and the dowry Of
the bride, which is a snug fortune, the
list of presents would fill a column,
says the New York Herald. Here are
some of them:
Diamond dog collar from the bride
groom; Il diamond brooch, n ruby and
diamond ring from Mr.. William C.
Whitney; diamond necklace and n
brooch of pearls and diamonds from
Colonel o. II. Payne; brooch in the
form of bee made of diamonds and ru-
bies from Mr.. and Mrs. Almeric Paget;
tiara of diamonds from the brides IA
ther, Secretary Hay; silver tea service
from the brides mother; diamond ring
from the bridegroom's sister, Miss
Dorothy Whitney; set of silver table
service from the brides uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Mather of Cleve-
land; silver toilet set from the Mather
children; oil painting. by Sully, from
the brides uncle, Captain Hay; antique
jade rosary from the brides aunt, Mrs.
Woolfort; embroidered Japanese por-
there from Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hay.
Silver set of q centerpiece and eight
dishes from Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw
II
George J. Gould. silver and gold table
service of one large bowl and six COM
potes from Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Car
negie, yellow and white diamond ring
from Mr.. and Mrs. Dimick, antique
silver cup from Mr.. Cary Hutchinson,
turquoise and diamond ring from DIR.
and Mrs. Il. II. Derby, cut glass and
silver decanter from Mr.. and Mrs.
Flagler, antique silver basket from
Mr.. ID. o. Mills, antique silver Salver
from Mr.. Charles Lanier, bronze statue
of Diana from Mr.. Sanford White,
bronze statue from Mr.. Grant p.
Schley, oil painting from Mr.. and
Mrs. George Rowland, clock from the
British ambassador and Lady Paunce-
fote, large silver bowl from the Ger
man ambassador. bolt of silk from the
Chinese minister, Mr.. WI; antique
clock from the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt, empire clock from Mr.. and
Mrs. II. NJ. Hanna. silver loving cup
from the Yale crew of 1898. which was
Mr.. Whitney's- crew; silver loving cup
from Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Harding
Davis. gold loving cup from Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Marshall. set of four gold
dishes from Mr.. Eugene Hale. Jr.; sill
yer dish from Senator and Mrs. Hale.
Japanese porcelain vase from Senator
and Mrs. Lodge. three paintings from
Mr.. MaXfield Parrish.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
Il HUNG CHANGES WIVES.
The First One, Though Alive, Was
Looked Upon rs Dead.

The one romantic complication in the
life of the late AIachiavelli of China,
Ii Hung Chang, is amusing or tragic
according as one may choose to look
at it.
Earl Ii early in his distinguished
career took wife. During the Tai
ping rebellion his wife had to fly to the
interior for safety, where she lived for
many months without communicating
with her husband. The Chinese states
man meanwhile, thinking his wife had
persisted with other victims in the mas
sacre, enlisted the sympathies of the
emperor, who ordered n magnificent
funeral. The empty coffin was follow
ed TO the grave with all pOmp and
ceremony of state 10y Ii Hung Chang
and representatives of the emperor.
After II period of mourning Ii Hung
Chang took unto himself another wife
and settled down again to domestic
felicity.
Then the first wife appeared. She
had narrowly escaped the massacre
and had been living with her family.
Mrs. Chang No. 1 took exception to
Mrs. Chang No. = and wished to be
reinstated as principal wife, for the
law of China does not allow pOlygamy.
Ii Hung Chang was in a great stew.
In despair he applied 10 the emperor.
The emperor said Mrs. Chang No. l
had been accorded a state funeral.
Therefore, to all intents and purposes,
she was dead, and he advised his min
lister TO ignore her. which he did. As
women are treated as mere chattels in
China, the first wife did not demur,
but went back to her family among
whom she died.-New York World.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
KEAN's OYSTER STEW.
How the Senator'S Elaborate DIrec-
tions Were Treated by IA Waiter.

How the Senator'S Elaborate DIrec-
tions Were Treated by IA Waiter.
Senator Kean of New Jersey, who
is something of an epicure, had an
amusing experience the other day in Il
restaurant, writes the Washington cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Times.
He wanted some oysters. but he want
ed them cooked in Il certain way.
"Now," said he to the waiter, 81
want you to listen carefully to what
am going to say. / want you to go to
the chef and tell him to put a dozen
oysters out on a napkin to dry. Then
he is to take some cream, and when
the cream has begun to boil he is to put
the oysters in the liquid, letting them
remain there until the edges of each
oyster begin to curl. Then 1 want the
oysters taken out and served upon a
napkin. Here is n dollar for you and
n dollar for the chef to fix me those
oysters just in the way 1 want them"
The waiter, who had been apparent
" listening very intently to the sena-
tors elaborate directions. took the mon
ey and walked back to the kitchen. \
zone stew" was all he said, in n
loud voice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
The English Pheasant.

The pheasant in England, if not ez-
actly indigenous. is certainly effectual-
" naturalized and, though originally
from the Caucasus, may after n thou
sand or so years of acclimatiZation be
looked upon as truly British. Tradition
has it that the pheasant was brought
into Europe by the ArGOnauts. 1t was
probably introduced into England by
the Romans. 1t certainly preceded the
Normans. Peasant hen and peasant
cock" appeared in King Harold's bill
of fare. Thomas n Beckett is popularity
supposed to have dined off n pheasant
the day he was murdered.
In the time of Edward I. the price of
a pheasant was fourpence, while wood
cock tit makes ones mouth water)
were but farthings pair. Two hun
dred years later pheasants had risen to
twelvepence apiece and woodcocks to
penny, while snipes could still be
had at threSpence dozen.
AS long ago as the time Of Henry
VIII. the pheasant, as it still does, ap-
parently led to a Tip" though on n
somewhat lower scale than now. IRE
wardes for bryngyng Of p'sents" ap-
pears in L'Estrange's Household
Book" "It'm to Mr.. Asheley svnt for
bryngyng of a fesaunt cooke and iii.
woodcocks We XVIIJth daye of Octo-
bre. in reward iiijd."-Fortnightly Re
view
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
How Man and Nature Use Gases.

Man uses the same elementary gases
as nature does, with others that she
does not employ with the same inten-
ton. Both use oxygen for sustaining
combustion. but nature uses it system
atically for construction. which man
does not Man uses hydrogen for COM
bustion, as nature does, but not for
construction. Man takes advantage of
nitrogen for concentration of energy.
Nature takes the same advantage, by
which nitrogen, though negative, be-
comes the most important of vital
structures. But she does more. She
makes nitrogen constructive as well
as Commemorative, an art man has not
acknowledgements Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
Japanesc PorceIain Repnir,.

In, the manner of repairs those won
derful followers of principle and truth
in art, the japanese. have a lesson to
teach us. When n Japanese connois-
seur breaks some precious piece of pot
terry or porcelain. he does not throw it
away with disdain, neither does he try
to deceive the casual observer into the
beHef that it is unbroken. Instead, he
has it Joined together, generally with
gold lacquer, in such fashion that the
fracture is boldly shown and comment
ed on, as it were. by the frank exposi-
ton of the method by which it is made
good. Curious enough, n distinctly new
and charmingly decorative effect is in
most cases added by these irregular
gold lines. while the sense of crafts
manship is tickled by the marvellous
skill exhibited by the repairer in thus
welding together the two dissimilar
materials. Truth is preserved at no
loss OF artistic beauty. Indeed, once
more it is made clear that the two may
always walk hand in hand.-Connois-
seur. ----
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
REED DIDN'T WANT 1T.
Story of a Revolver and a Stormy
Scene In Congress.

scene In congress-
when Mr.. Reed was making the
parliamentary fight which resulted in
the adoption of the Reed rules for
counting a quorum in the Fifty-f1rst
congress-" said a veteran representa-
tive 1.-The violence of debate was great
er than at any time since reconstruct
ton days. Toward the close of the
struggle General Joe Wheeler of Ala
bama had mounted his desk and was
making remarks which members of
both sides thought might end in vio-
lence.
Several Of his colleagues were
standing near by, angry, flushed, under
their breath declaring that it was time
to pull the speaker out of the chair
Mr.. Reeds partisans were just as hot
and crowded to the well to be ready if
any muscle were needed. Confusion
reigned in the entire body.
Fright in the thick of it Representa-
tive Martin of Texas made his way to
the steps leading to the speakers seat
and, lifting his coattails, showed to Mr..
Reed the butt end of a revolver pro-
truding from hip pocket.
"'Do you want it, asked Martin.
"Just then the little orator from Ala
bama, with clinched fist, shouted at
Mr.. Reed: Your ruling is the most
damnable ever made in your chair. 1t
is nothing short of revolution. 1t ought
to bury you so deep that Gabriers
trumpet won't waken YOU
MIR. Reed leaned over then and re-
piled to Martin, with his usual drawl:
No, not yet. The gentleman has SIM
ply risen to n question of order and is
now stating it :"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
Mossacbusett. superstitions.

In parts of Massachusetts it is
thought that if girl puts a piece of
southern wood down her back the first
boy she meets will be her husband. In
Boston if a manageable woman puts
a bit of southern wood under her pill
low on retiring the first man she sees
in the morning will, so says the super
stition, be the one whom she is to
marry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
A Minnie or So Late.

Sweet Wife-Oh. Herald, the hall
clock just fell and narrowly missed
mother. Had it struck her she would
have been killed.
Herald (aloud)-YOu don't say sol
(Aside) 1 always did say that clock
was slow.-Indianapolis News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
Mcn.. Foot,rcnr rigure..

A man who wears size > shoes re-
quires size o half hose; he who wears
size 51l shoes needs 91A hosiery; 61l to
calls for 10: IL to 8 goes with 1Oh;
So to harmonizes with IL, and 91A
to 10 shoes strike fit with liz ho-
siery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
AutomobiIe For Fnrmers.

A Colorado man is said to have in
vented an automobile for the use of
farmers. 1t is a machine which can be
operated by gasoline or electricity and
IS adapted to blowing, seeding, cult
Yating or harvesting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22

'gThere's only one thing more rash
than marrying for money"
what isiit-marrying to win a bet?"
''No-marrying without money
New Ycrk Commercial Advertiser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
Agreeable.

Hanson-There was n time couldn't
abide Pugleigh, but | declare If he
hasn't become really agreeable of late.
Tryster-You don't mean it.
Hanson-Yes: he hasn't called at my
place for month or two.-Boston Tran
script. ------------- -------
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-22
Even So.

Little Elmer-Papa. what is it that
makes a statesman great?
Professor Broadhead-Death, my son.
AHarper's Bazaar.