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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12
4 PAN AND A LEOPARD.
An Astonished Woman and n StiIl
More AstOnishcd Animal.

An fHtonfsneu ~ OE1nn Gnu n sNtlh
More AstOnIshcd Animal.
Kula is a district in the Himalayas
consisting of n chain of the most lovely
valleys conceivable. with this draw
back. among others, that each hill path
that runs by the inhabitants huts more
often than not contains n lurking Loop
ard. One day a worthy lIula house
wife came out from her cooking and,
standing on the edge of rock, emptied
n pan of boiling water into the rank
heritage growing below. 1t fell splash
on the back of a sleeping leopard, who
jumped perpendicularly into the air us
high as the roof of the hut
What might have happened next who
can say? But the astonished woman
dropped the pan with a clang on the
rock, and the leopard took one leap
down hill. The pan followed. and the
leopard's downward leaps became lon
ger and swifter as the pan bounded aft
er it from rock to rock. When last
seen, that leopard had just achieved a
leap of about $50 feet to the very bot
tom of the ravine, thousands of feet
below, and the pan whirled about 500
feet over it on to the opposite side.
The leopard would have eaten the old
woman with pleasure, but a pan, the
contents of which first scalded half the
hide off him and then bounded, clang-
ing in his wake. from the top of the
Himalayas to the plains below was
something he could not face.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12
COMMON SENSE AND
CONSUMPTION

The treatment of consulmp-
ton is every year becom-
ing more successful. The
majority of cases can be cured
if taken in time. Not more
medicine but more common
sense is the cause Of the i'm
prOvcmcnt.
Fresh air, good climate, food,
clothing, exercise, all these are
important features of common
sense treatment.
AS a builder of flesh and
restorer of strength SCOTS
Emulsion is still unequal
ed. The special action
of SCOTS Emulsion on the
lungs is as much of a mystery
as evcr-but an undoubted
fact.
Common sense and SCOTS
Emulsion is good treatment.
Wen send you H,,le to Try If you Ike
SCOTT & BOVINE, 4o9 Pearl street, New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12


come These are sad
times and seem out of joint. All seems
Observation-Disclosures. But the age is not
lives. Under all this seeming want of
life and motion the world does move,
nevertheless. Be hopeful, and now let
us adjourn to the people"
And thus, as has ofttimes been dem
onstrated in history. the aphorism that
"a prophet is not without honor but
in his own country and among his own
kin and in his own house" was again
verified in this case, for this man,
whom in June. 1856, his own neigh
bors rejected, four years later the SOW
ereign people of the nation made the
headstone of the corner
This subject may be further illus
trated by an incident which occurred
during that same year while the pOlit-
ical canvass was at white heat. a
Jealous Republican in Monticello, in
Piatt county, wrote Lincoln several
earnest Invitations to come there and
speak, assuring him of a good turnout
Lincoln, after addressing a very large
meeting Mt Bloomington, went to Mon
ticello to fulfill the ardent hopes of his
correspondent. Reaching town, he
sought out the residence of his enthu
siastic correspondent, where he found
him working with his drawknife at
large and unwieldy flagpOle, while his
wife was industriOusly getting dinner
for their distinguished guest. After
dinner Lincoln and his improvised
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12

m 4" r. LINCOLN'S career exem-
AL IN plifies the truth and aptness
IInU of the pOetical trope that
llNII man is n pendulum be-
DUIl tween a smile and 4 tear"
he at one moment being
given over to the abandon and license
of unrestrained and exuberant humOr
and Immediately thereafter being
plunged into the Cimmerian darkness
of the most dense and impenetrable
melancholy. What be felt and expert
enced during the regnancy of the latter
condition will never be known or even
yntelligently conjectured. His somber
mood was the vOiceless tomb of eX-
preston and condolences, but he shared
the zest and exhilaratiOn of his excur-
siOns to the shrine of Thalia or the
fame of Joe Miller with all mankind.
So far as dignity and the fitness of
things are concerned, the outside world
might consider that he mixed jokes and
business too intimately. 1t certainly
does not appear fitting that he should
Introduce the first reading of the eman-
cipation proclamation to his cabinet
with Artemus Wards story OF a high
handed outrage at Utica" but we can't
~
mulating so mighty an event was neu-
tralized by n brief sojourn in the
realms of nonsense.
Equally doubtful, if true. was the
proprlety of his alleged response to
Lord Lyons upon the diplomatic en-
counter to announce the incident OF
international impOrt-the marriage OF
the Prince of Wales. To the formal
speech of the ambassador announcing
the august event the great president is
reported to have replied to the bache-
Tor minister, Lord Lyons, 90 thou
and do likewise" If such an incident
happened, it is not garnered except by
the left hand of history, but it is
strictly LincOlnian and might well
have happened anyway. Great and sol
emn occasions did not repress or dead
en- his propensity to joke. Thus at the
Hampton Roads conference, as he and
Seward entered at one end OF the small
cabin of the steamer River Queen, he
saw the diminutiye Stephens ut the
other end in the act of emerging from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12

his solitary THE long procession"
friend, each of them being over six
feet tall. But there was no meeting.
Kentuckians, rejected his political ide-
ais and by preconcert Systematically
and unitedly kept away.
L will now afford Il glimpse ut the
diverse face of the medal. Within a
few days after the Inauguration of
March 4, 1850, l sat with the great
president and young friend in front
of the fireplace, in which was
hearth fire, in the executive office at
Washington. 1 had called to ask that
he give our mutual young friend the
secretaryship to sign land patents.
Strange to relate, he had been in office
but a few days and yet he appeared
quite as miserable and gloomy as on
the 9th of January, 1859, heretofore
narrated. He had been unreasOnably
found fault with by the press and
politicians for the alleged improper
bestowment of some early appoint
ments. and his sensitive nature was
stirred to its profoundest depths. 1t
was singular that so virile and cour-
ageous a nature in grave matters
should have been so superSenSitive
about comparative trifies. He conclud-
ed our interview in these identical
words: at is an awful thing to say,
but 1 wish 1 was back home in peace
and some one else was here in my
MACE,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12

I found him utterly litical arena in
alone Illinois up to
that date. 1t placed him on the high
est pinnacle of fame as an impassioned
and effective orator. Three days there
after he and Herndon. his law part
ner, deemed it proper legality the pro
ceedings of the convention at which
such a marvel of political Oratory had
been achieved. and accordingly at
Springfield, Lincoln's own home. Hern-
don got out huge posters and at
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LlncoIn,. Appearance.

Lincoln was as unusual in personal
appearance as in character. He was
muscular in frame, 6 feet 4 inches tall
and weighed about $50 pounds. His
hair was black and luxuriant. eyes
brown, nose long and mouth large.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12

Union men for
fOrag etc, TAX
en- by the army
reminded him OF
Captain Jack
Chase, who used
TO pilot a small
boat through
the rapids of the
Illinois river.
While in the
very midst of
the boiling cur
rent Il small boy
tugged at the
pilots coattail
Il nd shouted,
"Cap'n, stop de
hnnf fnr I've
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12

alone with Mr..
Lincoln from ,
O'Clock till late
bedtime, and l
feel authorized
to say that no
IN n n in til e
state was so
gloomy, defect
ed and dispirit-
ed and no man
so surely and
heartily deem
cd his life to
have been an
abject and lam
entable failure
as he then CON
sidered his to
have been. |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12

and in the year
1916 he was both
nominated for
and elected to 4
seat in congress.
On May %,
1886. Mr.. Lin
coin de his
renowned speech
beforethe Bloom
ington conven-
ton, known to
n high fame as
the lost speech"
which was the
highest oratoric-
al triumph that
had been exhib-
tied in the po-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12

coin, somewhat
amused and quite
cha grined, made
a brief speech,
thus: Gentle
men, this meet
ing is larger than
I knew it would
be. 1 knew that
IIerndon and my
self would come,
but 1 did not
know that any
one else would be
here, and yet an
other has come
you, John Pain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12

lost my apple overboard"r Trivial mat
tiers amused him equally with those Of
greater stamina. y long experience with
wit and badinage had not made callous
or blunted his sense OF the ludicrous.
Thus at the bloomington convention
lie had occasion to introduce the court
", polite, exquisite Browning to the
coarse, irreverent wentworth. GIVE
heard much of you" began the prig
"D-d much against me. 1 reckon!"
blurted out the boor. Lincoln was
wont to laugh over this very often.
Many Of his stories were comparisons
of the situation in hand with some
thing that happened down in-some-
where. That's like the man down in
Indiana" was n frequent introduction.
Thus. when after 4 long interval of ST.
lence he received news not altogether
favorable from Burnside. beleaguered
at Knoxville. he neither lamented at
the untoward aspect of the news nor
enthused ut getting news at all. but
simply said. That's like Sallie Ward.
who had thirteen children, that were
accustomed to stray out into the woods,
from the depths of which would occa-
sionally float an infantile cry of disas-
ter. when Sallie would exclaim, Thank
heaven, there's one of my children
what amt dead YETI :"
In order to illustrate the moral un-
cleanliness of certain unsayory politi-
clans he was reminded of a "feIler"
who applied to n physician for advice
In and about n cutaneous disease. He
needed very simple remedy. so a pre-
scription was given him somewhat
thus: "R. Sapon. CASTLE or. s. AquH
pure gal. y. AIisce. Apply to all
parts of the body with n sponge and
wipe dry with n towel" ''That simply
means washing mew exclaimed the
dirty sufferer. ut certainly is open to
that objection" replied the physician.
In n similar vein he took the starch
out Of n vainglorious applicant for n
minor Office who, in order to magnify
his Importance, hove I'm quite unneces-
sarily the suggestion that he sprang
from one of the leading families of
Vermont. Never mind" said the jo-
cose president; that won't be very
much against you"
So, in order to illustrate the well
known aDhorism that the remedy pro-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12

- - LIZ usual anu OClICl 10
that the career of the ulti-
mately successful man is an
uninterrupted and unbroken
ii series of current successes
from zero to affiuence or re-
nOwn. In practice, however, it APP
pears that the progress OF the success
full and unsuccessful alike is strewn
with current misfortunes, humiliations,
checks and disasters. and that the ad-
venturer who shall have attained the
goal of ultimate defeat may neverthe-
less have been highly favored of for
tune in life's journey, while the laurel
ed victor may have trodden the wine
press of humiliation and defeat all of
his days but the last.
Mr.. LincOlns career as Il business
man may be thus summarized: After
practicing law and living in the most
frugal and economical manner for q
quarter of a century, being meantime
his own hoStler and errand boy and at
tending to his own woodpile, cowyard
and pigpen himself, he had accumu-
lated $4,000 worth of property when
he was elected as president of the Unit
ed States, and having consumed his
capital for current uses in living during
the months preceding the Inauguration
he was compelled to borrow every cent
of money which he had in his pocket
when he started to Washington and
which he repaid out of the earliest re-
ceipts from the presidential salary.
On Jan. >, 1859, the day of Douglas
last election TO the United States SEN
ate by the Illinois legislature, 1 was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12
Dividinr n LONG sermon.

DR.. Samuel Buell. Of the last half OF
the eighteenth century, who used to
preach two or three hours, like Isaac
Barrows, was ingenious in defining
his congregation. On one occasion. aft
er preaching nearly two hours-as long
as he could feel secure in the presence
of all his hearers-he remarked that
he was done preaching to sinners aud
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12
How Lincoln Paid n Board Dill.

While Mr.. Lincoln was studying law
at Petersburg, ILL.,, he and Il friend
named Hanks, also n law student,
boarded at Alfred Gordon's house. He
was an old friend of the Lincoln fam
lily. and as he did not charge the young
men anything for board they under
took to make rails enough for his two
farms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12

Dress yourself fine where others are
fine and plain where others are plain,
but take care that your clothes are well
made ard fit you, for otherwise they
will give you a very, awkward air.
Lord Chesterfield xes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12

story, story. story. and the country
going to h-ll 1t amt n mile from HI
this minuter' "Just the distance to
the capitol said the amused president
as the irate senator rushed out, trying
to put his hat ON the floor and his cane
on his head.
AS to the form of humor, Mark Twain
in his essay ON How to Tell Story"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12

" uUIIIUIt NtII y To
aptly says that 1.-The essence of humor
is sensibility-warm. tender fellow feel
ing, with all forms of existence.
Unless seasoned and purified by humOr
sensibility will readily corrupt
into disease, falsehood or senti-
mentality"
And Mr.. Lincoln's penchant for hui
NOR was not an inane diversion, but
was the fringe and passemcnterie of n
great crisis in government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12

n huge overcoat-
Said he soto
vOce to Seward,
did you ever
see such 4 little
nubbin in such
a big shuck =
So, too. during
the progress of
at fam ou S
on fere n ce,
when X. NJ. 7.
Hunter urged
the president to
treat with the
Confederates,
citing the exam
pie of Charles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12

says 1t depends
entirely on the
manner of it's
n n + 7 Il ito n (,
while wit de-
ponds on the
essence of the
matter. y II d
this distinction
is not pedantic
as applied to
Lincoln, for
even his stories
need the inspi-
ration of his
a c [ 10 n t o
achieve their
browning ner-
it, and, as to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12

host started for
the grove which
was to be the
scene of the meet
ing, tn cir way
leading through
the village. The
man was almost
staggering under
the weight of the
flag and its staff,
and Lincoln did
not realize the
ludicrousness of
the situation I'M
til he heard some
of the town peo-
pie commenting
upon the long
procession" it be-
ing Lincoln and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12

but brilliant expedient struck him. He
then placed his young son in the hogs
head. where his height just served to
Ieep the recalcltrant heading in place,
when he adjusted the head properly,
and the experiment seemed to be sue
cess till the imprisoned boy yelled. Let
me out of herer'
Once he came in official contact with
Judge Baldwin, the author of the hui
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12

posed by the
situation was
worse than the
exigcncy it
was proposed
to cure, he was
reminded of
the man down
in Danville
who had 0cca-
sion to head up
n hogshead, but
did not clearly
discern how to
keep the head
In sition
while he tight
ened the slaves
by driving the
hn1nG dawn
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TRAINS.

st. Louis Springfield
Peoria, Quincy. Gales
burg ard Sterling......
Peoria, Beardstown. Bur
lington, Denver and
west ............
st. Louis, Kansas City |
Denver and Psci1cl
Coast via Galesburg -.
sterling and points In
termediate ........
East Moline (SuburbaD) !
st L. Ceuoer and west
Clinton and dubuque 49,.
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linton, Dubuque, La
Crosse, : t Paul, Minn /
ard we { and n. w 90 ]
Telephone 1850
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24
CoflING ATTRACTIONS
Columbia Treater.

Next week at the Columbia Harry Cor
son Clarke will present his company in an
elaborate revival of Our Regiment" a
capital comedy by Henry Hamilton, the
author of Moths" "Our Regiment was
first produced at Days Theater some years
ago, and was one of the most pronounced
comedy successes ever attempted by the
celebrated Daily company. 1t ran for
months with all the favorite members in
the cast.
1t is a story of country life IN England.
The Sth Lancers, on the occasion of Their
annual maneuvers. are encamped near
the Dobbinson estate. The head of the
family. 81 uff, abrupt old gentleman. is
bitterly opposed TO everything connect d
with the military service. His wife, how
ever, who copies the officers uniform in her
own dress, is enthusiastic over the army,
and with the aid of Mr.. Ellaby, a friend
of the family, arranges to entertain two of
the officers during the maneuvers. Ellaby.
whose alteration Of the army is euualed
only by his fondness for practical joke,
heartily enjoys his friends discontinue
when Dobbinson's daughter and niece each
fall in love with the visiting officers
The heart interest in the play is Suffic-
iently serious to give a tinge of romance
to the whole, while the music. flowers uni
forms and professions contribute to its
fascinating military dash and go.
Our Regiment Will be carefully pro-
duced, the scenic effects and costumes re-
ceiving most particular attention Mr.
Clarke will play Ellaby, the admirer of
everything military ard a type of char
acter in which Mr.. Clarke is seen to the
best advantage.
The third reception will be given after the
Thursday matinee. at which Mr.. Clarke ard
his company will be glad to meet the mem
berS of the audience.
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Lady of LYONS.

Manager Mckee has hooa particularly
careful in the selection Of people 10 sup
port Mary Mannering ana Eyrle Bellew
in The Lady Of Lyons" Here are some
of the notable people: Edwin Arden
Edward Abe!es, W. H. Thompson. Maclyn
Arbuclle, Kate Patison Sel;eu, Mrs. W. C.
Jones and May Davenport Seymour Ar
other evidence Of unusual care is the selec-
ton OF William Seymour as stage director
Mr.. Seymour has long been recognized as
one Of the most IaiGstakluE ana studious
OF stage managers. and has been associated
for years with The best productions on TIL.
American stage. lie is well known in
Washington and was for several seasons
the general stage director Of Abbey. School
fsl ana Grau'S productions when that firm
was in its prime. The Lady Of Lyons"
will be presented At the X " National
Theater on Monday. June > for "A single
performance. The sale Of seats viii open
at the box Office Monday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24
Kernan's Lyceum Theate-.

Manager Herman Of the Lyccum Thoatcr
announces the engagement Of the Reutz-
Santley Novelty and Burlesgue Company
for next week, commencing Monday NATL
nee For years this organization has been
looked upon as a leader OF burlesque and
hiGh-class vaudeville. ana each seasons
visit has been greeted with liberal patron
age from local thoater goers. The company
Tor this season is claimed to he The strong
est in its history. The opening burlftta IS
entitled when Your Wife Is Away" and
a new and elaborate scenic production Il
tie latest New York dramatic success. 4
lauSAinE satire on Ouida's novel Under
TWO Flags ard entitled "Gudrr Two
J3sS' VIII be the closing buri,sguo It
"li portray the faGS and faErI.S OF the
present date. all the members OF The com
pah% participating. The latest songs and
dances VIII b. introduced. The nllo VIII
nave DAISY bumunt. IN. sweet singer;
hruet and GTuet, rrCteslue musical car-r-
HidnS: Lottic Elliott. tl, famous shipping
rope and change artist; Charles Rolers.r- ~
eccentric character singing Cofgtl IAN:
Misses Willard and Wheeler the two ,rlal-
cts, in their witty sayings and dancing:
Lyons. IN" hat luggl'r 20 decided novelty.
and the leouards-Jaulfs and SlCi.-4th-
lettc comedy sketch, AIiss Leonard intro
ducing a display Of artistic has punching.