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as if all hell was on your heels! Climb,
you dashed pirates! Climb
THE men at the wheel had the rat
ties or something, for they lost control
of it, and the ship almost broached to
and came around with a jerk. The
captain had been standing right near
where the starboard main sheet had
been coiled man-o'-war fashion. He
was a very heavy man, weighing near
ly three hundred pounds. AS I was
cutting up the shrouds 1 looked below.
and nearly dropped off with laughing.
There stood the outraged chaplain.
with his prayerbook tightly clasped
looking with horror at the captain. He
had stepped back onto the coil of the
main sheet. Some duffer had let it go.
and it raced out with a jerk. The
jerk threw the captain fiat on the deck.
There he sat, swearing like a carpenter
at the chaplain for not helping him up.
while on the bridge stood the officer
I've not named, shouting blue language
at the topmen. And, there, looking
from one to the other in horror and
disgust. stood the chaplain, holding the
prayerbook on the captain with both
hands, as if he were trying to decide
whose language was the worst. I've
SEN comic operas, but never has there
been a situation SO funny to me as
that."-New York Tribune.
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An Interesting Relic
mt owned n Wisconsin hich dates back 1883.

The verdict was rendered during the
reign of Christian III. of Denmark
The contesting parties were Erik Boil
sea, whose descendants had 1t IN
their possession until about fifteen
years ago, when Mr.. Lindholm Sc
cured il from one of Mr.. BolAsea's de-
scendants and a Mrs. Margaret Mig
datter, an heiress. In those days all
cases Of this kind were tried before q
jury consisting Of four governors, four
attorneys and four counseiors. Out
of these twelve men, one was selected
to act as judge, and the evidence was
taken. After verdict had been de-
cided upon, 1t was written en- a piece
of sheepskin parchment and the seals
OF the twelve men who tried the case
were affixed. These seals were car
ried in the same manner as the people
of to-day carry their watch-eharms,
and all meu in Official positions had
their seals attached to their watch
charms, that they would be convent
ent when needed.
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His First Call
Prosperous Physician Relates Amusing Of HE
Early

Hello, Doc was the salutation.
The Authorization was common in those
days. All alone?' he asked.
"'Obstetrics,' / said to myself.
said to him that l had been alone I'm
til he appeared
! was just On my way to dance
down the road he went on 10 explain.
and just before l got here l discovered
that had changed my trousers. Loan
me dollar, Doc
And that was the result of a six
months wait for my first patient! MY
visions vanished.
well. l had a dollar and l let him
have it. I didn't see him for several
months; the next time he showed up
he had load Of wood to sell. ] bought
it. After the fuel was delivered l asked
him what / owed him.
oh he replied, just call it even,
Doc, on that dollar you loaned me-
Il congratulated myself until 1 found
that the wood was green elm, and II
you know anything about wood you
might as we'll try to fire asbestos as
to fire green elm. Oh. yes, I remem.
Der my first call."-New York Sun.
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DR. Boone. whose "reminiscences Of
the Lost Cause interest many listeners
at several New York clubs where he is
a frequent visitor. told good one
about his first patient. His shingle
had been a target for the elements for
six months.
1T was not because the town of Fay
ette, Mo-, was SO distressingly healthy.
he said. All my professional brethren
were doing well while | waited.
My office was on the second floor
of a shop. and I could hear what was
going on below. One night q man gal
loped his horse in front of the house
and haIloed to the shopman. When
the shopman answered, the man on
horseback asked him if he thought
Doc Boone was in his Office.
The shopman assured him that ]
was upstairs. The horseman dis
mounted and hitched his nag. AT
last l mused as most any young doc
tor would have done under the circum-
stances.
Then ] began thinking of all the
and as each recurred to me I Thought
Of what | would prescribe for it.
never thought so rapidly as ! did be-
tween the time of that mans dismount
and his knock at my door. AS soon as
he came in / recognized him.
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METHODS OF TRADE IN ABYsSlNlA.
Commerce Carried in y Very Prim.
tive Manner.

Commerce Carried in Very Prim.
itive Manner.
The market for the goldproducing
region of Abyssinia is at Medic Gold
washers bring the metal in dust and
nuggets from all corners of the coun-
try pressed into large quills closed
with a morsef of wood The holders
are SO transparent that the precious
powder is as easily visible as though it
were a tube of glass. The washer sells
the produce to d broker, who works il,
into circles of pure gold OF about the
thickness of heavy finger ring. These
circles are not closed, SO that the buyer
may twist them before weighing, tn u,
assuring himself. upon finding then
malleabie. that no copper has beer
mixed with the pure metal. The brok
ers sit bent over. in long files, with
their small scales in their hands.
A kind OF cotton goods manufactured
in the united States. which is callee
"ahoudjedide" and bears the mark O.
camel, serves in country districts o.;
Abyssinia as money, being used fol
clothing tents and many other pur.
poses. A piece OF this material thirty
yards long, the average price of which
is 81, generally sold to retail dealers ir
lots of twenty pieces is a token By
which Abyssinian coffee is purchaseG
in the regions of production. The
change in the price of American cot
tons has Obliged the wholesale mer.
chants to increase in AbySSinia, a;
elsewhere, the price of bale of thi,
material serving as money. Immedi
| ately the price OF coffee rose at the five
centers of prQeuction, but when tn,
| native farmers reached Harrar, the
commercial center Of the country ex
| pecting to sell their coffees at tbs
higher price imposed by the increasee
| value of American cottons. they foune
| Themselves face to face with the fall
| ing prices which beset all the coffe,
markets in the world. This causef
! much hardship.
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the new officer he burst out into furt-
GUS cursing at the other man for not
catching 1t. Mr.. Eaton turned quietly
to him and said:
eff you don't shut that foul head up.
I'll shut it for you.'
The man. huge New York monde
script. deceived by Mr.. Eaton's pleas
ant look, strode up to him. swearing
horribly, and threatening to kill him.
For answer the second mate leaped at
him and seized him by the throat and
waistband, and the next minute he
was flying over the rail into the sea.
MIR. Eaton turned swiftly, and was
just in time to catch the other man
in midrush at him with sQuarely
planted blow on the chin, winch land
ed him a clucking heap in the SOUP
pers.
BY this time the other men had seen
the fray and rushed forward. shout
ing. kill him." Presently Eaton was
the center of a bowling gang threating
his life. But he armed himself with a
norman" handy iron bar from the
windlass. and none Of them dared face
him with that terrible weapon. The
skipper and the first mate came rush
ing forward, and ranged themselves
by the side of the second mate. In
two minutes the whole tone Of the
ship was altered. 1t was never again
necessary to resort to violence.
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An old sailor, in reminiscent mood,
told this story of Fighting Bob:
Did | ever hear Evans swear? Now,
you're asking me to tell tales out OF
school. ! know the newspapers have
given him reputation for salt water
very much in The affections of the peo
pie But / wouldn't want to make any
statement about it. Ill tell what I did
see, once. though, that was the fun
niest thing to me l ever laid eyes on.
We had been lying up at F'unchal, in
the Madeiras, waiting for the south
east trades to help us along. The first
day out. toward sundOwn, everybody
was piped aft to prayers. It was pret-
ty hot. and things looked sQually. but
there was chaplain aboard, so we all
trooped aft to hear the prayers read
On the bridge was an officer. who shall
be nameless. The captain was stand
ing near the chaplain. The prayerbook
was spread out on a capstan, and the
service had just begun, everybody with
his cap in hand, listening I hope, with
reverence. All of a sudden the ship
gave lurch, and We found ourselves
in the middle of a nasty squall. For a
second everybody stood still. Then
the officer on the bridge leaned over
itoward us and shouted: You blankety-
blanked landlubbers. get aloft with you
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Alexander T. Lindholm, of Still
water, Wis, is the owner Of an inter
esting old relic, dating back to 1853.
which he has mounted on a piece of
oak and framed. and has hung it in
bank building in st. Paul, says the st.
Paul Pioneer Press. 1t is q verdict
rendered by a jury of twelve high Of
icials in Norway, at Oslo courthouse,
where ChristiRna now stands. in JHne,
1858, and decided the legal ownership
of large estate. At the bottom OF
this novel verdict hang twelve strips
OF sheepskin. to which are attached
twelve pieces of beeswax, about the
shape and size of small gold watch
These were called seals in the ofden
days when this verdict was rendered,
and each one contains the seal of one
of the jurors who decided the matter.
When this verdict was rendered
there was no such thing as paper
known to the civilized world, and all
offcial documents were written on
shsepskin parchment. 1t may also be
stated that the present jury system,
which Ia In vogue in the courts OF the
United States and also in Europe,
originated In Scandinavia IN the elev-
enth century.
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firemen who were more excited thai
the others discussed the propriety OF
carrying the fire closer to the source
of water supply, but this plan was
abandoned on account of the extreme
heat of the flames.
I'm the meantime the fire fiend ragged
worse than ever and kept on raging
until the entire stable was reduced to
ashes. The live stock was saved. with
the exception of one cow, which was
badly scorched, but will survive. The
harness and other items too numerous
TO mention perished in the flames
The reporter did not learn who owned
the stable nor the street it was locat-
ed on, but If the readers Of the Her
aid will call UP the fire department
they can find out. There were several
other interesting facts the reporter
did not learn. but they cannot Be men
toned for lack OF space."-Ohio State
Jsurna.
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How an Indiana
Town WaSNaned

Indiana is fuA of towns with queer
names. But the aueerest OF them all
has 80 far been left to languish in un-
deserved ohscurity. People who are
acquainted with that portion of Indi-
ana, ~htoh hes in the Immediate vicin-
iity OF Charlottesville, must have seen
on the signboard of a little railroad
station, as they rushed by on linn
tied train, this astonishing name:
H'TOWN.
Behind that apostrophe lies the
story Of the joke which rich old In
diana farmer played on the directors
OF a great railroad company. The
farmer in question owned several
thousand acres OF hand In one body.
When the railroad was built 1t was
found necessary to cut through his
land The right of way agents went
to the old farmer and asked him to
set a price on strip running through
his farm a few hundred feet wide.
He laughed at them and said his
land was not for sale at any price. He
didn't believe in railroads anyhow,
his property. They offered him a huge
price for the land, for they had found
other property owners in the vicinity
reasonable and did not care to start
any condemnation suits unless 1t was
absolutely necessary. But the old
farmer would not listen to them. His
income was twice rs large as he cared
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A ship at sea is an isolated world.
Not only does the little floating vii
lage depend on the stoutness Of the
planks beneath 1t. but the safety and
comfort OF those on board depend on
obedience to intelligent orders. The
man who rules must RUE often, as
does a chieftain of a half-savage tribe,
by physical force Mr.. Frank T. Bull
len. author of 1.-The Men of the Mer-
chant Service" Is no advocate Of vio-
lence on the part Of officers. but, as
he explains, If there is no weight OF
force behind an order. men will al
ways be found who will disobey. One
OF Mr.. Bullen's earliest recollections
Of sailor life Is an incident on board
the East Lothian.
The men have been demoraiized by
a cowardly second mate who was fin
ally discharged at Bombay. his sue
cessor was splendid specimen OF a
seaman, not too tall. finely proportion
ed. and of a very pleasant face
The first morning he was ON board
we were washing decks. Mr.. Eaton.
the new second mate, was having a
look around the ship. and stayed for
ward, where two men were passing
water out Of the big washdeck tub.
AS Mr.. Eaton passed. one of them.
carelessly singing bucket toward the
other dropped 1t and cut the deck bad
" with it's edge. With a glance at
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A MASTERPIECE OF DESCRIPTION

Green Reporter Does Himself Proud on
His First ,iGomsnt.
None of the experienced newspaper
men happened to be in when the fire
alarm rang so the city editor of the
Herald sent the green reporter. After
returning from the conflagration the
green reporter wrote laboriously for
time and then turned the following
article over to the city editor:
There was a fire alarm sounded
about an hour ago and a reporter for
the Herald arrived at the scene of the
confagration before the fire depart
mept, which responded promptly. After
the hose had been attached to the
water plug it was found that the hose
was too brief to carry the aqua pura
to the flames, which stuck out their
sngry tongres In seeming defiance Of
the FIRE department. Several Of the
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whom l bought him. He has never
had any more such paroxysms as that
in the sta, on.
When l thought of a parrots prone
ness to mimic strong eXcla amations of
all kinds. and remembered the note
of anguish and reproach in that cry
in the station, the mystery of Joe
Branch's death was no mystery to me.
Often I have pictured to myself that
death scene, and thought that no mat
ter how secure from detection the
doer of such bastard deed may seem,
he can never know at what moment
vengeance may strike, nor what strange
weapon she may choose to serve her
purpose.
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The following brief paragraphs ar.
copied from Encounters Between Fa
nous Men" the forthcoming book b,
]. Ellington Billdad. They simpl,
show whittier the historical novel i;
drifting:
LAS George Washington came within
sight OF Rome he observed that the
city was III flames, and having drunk
all OF the fire eXtinguisher from his
bottle at the previous stop. he turned
his horses head and was about to gal
lop away when his quick ear caught
the strain OF music. George paused
and looking upward beheld Nero
perched on the city wall playing a VIC
lin solo Waving his hand in adieu tc
the cruel tyrant. George Washington
rode away. leaving the cracking
flames behind him. because the Father
of his Country had no use for cracking
flames where he was going.
This is the only instance on RECORD
of meeting between George Wash.
ington and Nero. Its authenticity car
not be doubted. inasmuch as the writ
er's grandfather was present when Il
happened. Ohio State Journal.
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Railroad Company
Had to Submit

to spend, and he rather enjoyed the
position of blocking all the efforts OF
a great corporation.
The claim agents made up their
minds that they would have to start
a suit, and were about ready to branR
It when they were surprised to get
letter from the old farmer.
III you will let me name the town
you are going to build ON my land" he
said, "I'll give you all the land you
need"
They accepted his terms with giee-
OF course they expected that his van
ity would lead him to name the town
after himself and they were quite pre-
pared for that emergency. But he
fooled them. written agreement
was drawn up and signed and the
deeds passed. Then they asked him
for his name. The old man grinned
broadly.
We'll call it Helltown," he said.
They argued with him until they
saw it was useless. They could not
back out, for the papers had already
been signed. Then they decided they
would get even in another way. They
elided the second, third, and fourth
letters of the name and put in their
place an innocent apostrophe. And 50
the name of the village Is 'Htown"
Children have more need OF models
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n Voice From Beyond.
Copyright. 1902. by Daily. story Pub. Co.,

with nothing broken. Nor was there
any evidence OF fight in the old
mans room, although he was neither
weak nor cowardly. These facts threw
some suspicion ON the servants. but
they proved their innocence conclu-
sively. For some reason nobody
seemed to suspect the man who was
to profit by the death of the murdered
man, and SO the crime took its place
among those whose perpetrators are
never found.
The parrot? He had been a favor
ite pet of MIR. Branch's for years, and
had been in the room when he was
murdered. The parrot must have seen
the murder committed and heard the
dying words of the old man. He had
been sold by the executors to dealer
and by him to the old maids, from
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In his calling at the White House, and
after much urging they got his consent
and he went up. Gen. Grant had never
seen Gen. Toombs so when Gen.
Toomas reached the White House and
his card was sent in, Gen. Grant came
forward to greet him. Gen. Toombs
took the Presidents hand and said:
Although not citizen of this coun-
try, while in the capital have called
10 pay it's Chief Executive my re-
apects."
Don't mention 1t, Gen. Toombs,",
said Gen. Grant. II heard myself you
were a citizen and at one time r
thought you were. but now know
you are not, because I hunted for you.
down there for nearly two years. but
never could fnd you. Come right in
and sit down.
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GRANTS WELCOME TO GEN. TooMBs
One of the Few witty Renarks Credited
Him.

One of the Few witty Remarks Crsdisoo
to Him
Gen. Robert Toombs was one OF the
few Confederate generals who refused
to havc his political disabilities re-
moved, and he died an unreconstructed
rebel 1t was a source OF much regret
to the people of his state that he re-
fused to place himself, when they could
again send him to Washington as a
senator. AS he grew older he would
in conversation frequently refer to the
fact that he was not a citizen OF the
United States.
During Gen Grants term OF office as
President, Gen. Toombs had been to
New York and stopped OF at Washing
ton. The Georgia delegation insisted
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Cut Out midd1er11e1
I Diroca to NINA.

are willing to Day Drem1om 1or haSn-.
Grade wheat that y entirely free from
rye and poor Osaan.
By tak4ng aAvaAhRge Of these cond-
tio1o the maaaSsr of the fArmert eie-.
vato1 At So1cmon has been enabled to
ssN the ereaasr part Of his wheat at .
prezn3um aad pay = correspondinsly
hiSA price b the farmers.
The members OF the FArmeas' Eae-
vator association at Solomon have re-
Gently completed arrangements where
by they viii export much Of their
wheat direct to cooperative sccae&ios
in Germany. A number OF carloads
have already been sold in this Hsanner-
The wheat IL billed direct from Solo
mon to Berlin The local freight rate
of IAN cents per 100 pounds - paid 10
the Missouri river, but from Missouri
river points through rate to Bern1
Of FL esnts per 100 pounds il secured.
This saves to the farmers not only tho
profits of the local grain dealers. but
also the profits OF several commission
men and the exporter.
The German cooperative societies
own their own mills Ia Germany ana
control shipping elevator in New
York, says G. II. MAtson in the Review
Of Reviews, through which All wheat
consis1sd to them goes. This virtual
ly brings the producer and the con-
sumer together and eliminates All
board OF trade speculation and manip-
ulation from the market.
Better be first in a village than Sec
aud In Down
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Richard Lilburn. editor for thirty
years of the Oldest existing spapef
in ireland. the Belfast News Letter,
has just died at the age of 80.
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had reached the point where threats
of criminal prosecution had been made,
for certain of his transactions.
1t was about this time that his un-
Gle was found one morning in his
room murdered. with a score of knife
wounds in his body. The servants
were all away, but it was remarked as
q curious fact that his mastiff. very
savage and alert watchdog. had given
no alarm, and showed no signs of hav-
ing attacked the murderer. 1t was
never explained. either, how the muir
derer got into the house, for the next
morning 1t was found locked as usual
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Mrs. Bette Danbridge dauc. ter of
Gen. Zachary Taylor. n years old.
HIVES in Winchester. Va. She was ed
ucated IN Philadelphia
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If we prayed as long as God woult
listen we would never cease.
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Better be first in a village than Sec
ond in Rome."-Caesar
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Children have more need OF models
than Of critics. .'-Joubert.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07

a fire yesterday morning resulting
from spontaneous combustion. did
damage to the extent of $1,000 at the
repair shops of the Rock Island road
in this city. The loss will not be
such as to cause any delay in the reg
ular operations and the shops de-
stroyed will at once be rebuilt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07

News comes of the death of DR..
James ID. Stothers of Kirksville. Mo.
scholo of osteopathy i'm this
city for about seven years, and was
one of the first graduates of the
school of the osteopathy i'm this
country. The remains reached Dav-
export over the % road. being ac-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07

The plans as now adopted locate
the new carshops of the Bettendorf
Axle company at Gilberttown. just
east of the city limits. This Will
leave the entire present plant here to
be utilized in the future develop
ment of the wagon business, the
manufacturing end of which has been
more or less handicapped since the
present rush of railroad work has
come upon the company. exceeding
even the entire capacity of the pres
emf plant, though operating day and
night.