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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-10
MORE LODGES ELECT
Knights of Columbus, Ladies
of G. A. r. and Mod
ern Woodmen.
OFFICERS SELECTED FOR THE YEAR
Central Trust & Savings Bank Has
Election
Also.

AIlouez council, No. 65S. Knights ST
had its annual election of
officers last evening. Those chosen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-10
COUNTY TEMPLE

Dec. 9.-united States to Thomas
w. j. Long. 26, 81, "a and So. 81, Pc.
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Besides. II will be a decided novelty
and will excite the wonder Of your
friends. who will be sure to give you
credit for a lot of ingenuity.
Get glass jar or bottle with wide
mouth and pour It nearly full Of
water. Then get . piece OF round
stick about ten inches in length-part
OF the roller of a window shade will
do, or even the small end Of an old
broomstick. Attach a weight to one
end Of the stick SO that when you
put 1t into the water In the jar about
three-fourths Of 1t will be under wa
ter. On top Of the other end Of the
stick tack a small square Of card
board. which will be the platform of
the scales.
The next thing 10 TO put the neces-
sary weight marks on the stick. 10
do this. borrow from some one, the
druggist or the grocer halfounce, a
one-ounce, . twoounce and a three
ounce weight. Pit the half-ounce and
three eounce weight on the platform
first. and note where the water comes
to on the stick; this you can easily do
because the stick will be wet. Then
take 1t out Of the water and mark that
place for your half-ounce.
Put tho stick gently back into the
water. and lay the ounce weight on
the platform, when the stick will, Of
course, sink lower than 1t did at first.
Take it out and mark the ounce
place, and do this with the two-ounce
and the three-ounce weight, one after
tho other.
The stick will now be graduated,
showing a half-ounce mark, an ounce
mark. a two-ounce mark and three
ounce mark. and when you are in
doubt about the weight of a letter. all
you have to do is to put 1t on the
platform. and there you are!
II the letter weighs one ounce or
less. two-cent stamp will carry 1t; IL
1t weighs even the least fraction more
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The Water Boat Anost.

The Water Boat Afoat.
gravy boat, mcy be called a water
boat: but I am speaking of . boat
driven by water as well as through
water. Its principal parts are tin
pan and a tall lamp chimney. Close
the small Snd Of the chimney with a
cork. into which a rubber. bent glass
or lead tube is tightly fitted; prop the
chimney up in the pan with the small
tube projecting over the rim, fill the
chimney with water and set the chin
ney craft afloat
It will move with the ease and grace
Of . turtle. though not 30 fast, until
all the water has run out. You can
produce better Imitation of speed by
using. instead Of the pan, little wood.
en- boat Of more shipshape model with
the water tube projecting over the
stern. but unless the vessel is very
broad Of beam it will capsize.
In fact, the boat Is made not to go
fast, but to illustrate principle by go.
ing at all; and another illustration of
the same principle Is given by the
water mill now to be described.
The mill is made of the same lamp
chimney. or another, with corks or
plugs in both ends. Instead of one
water tube 1t has two. three. four or
more. going out like the spokes of a
wheel and bent at the end-all in the
same direction. The chimney Is set
upright between two pivots, which
press against the upper and lower
plugs. and Ia filed with water through
. hole in the upper plug. which also
serves to admit air when the mill is
turning. The only use of the top plug,
In fact, is to give point of support,
and the vessel must be open to the air
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"New" Women of old.

If the translation of tho Babylonian
tablets are to be believed, the new
woman" is about as old as the human
race. Five thousand years ago she
asserted her equality with man, car
ried on business on her own account,
inherited property and made her will
like man. There Is possibility that
she anticipated the bankruptcy laws
by having her husbands property
decided over
II her husband married . second
wife in her lifetime-as he was en-
titled to do without fear Of prosecu.
tion for bigamy-he had to return the
first wife's fortune, and she was free
to go where she chose and do what
she liked. withost troubling the d.
vorce court She went into the church
and she practiced medicine and law.
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Tight Rope Performer,


II you hold a needle on a plate in
erect position and a magnet at a
certain distance. according to its
strength. you can let the needle 90
and it will stand erect with a trem.
bling motion.
Cut the front and back Of a small
piece of cardboard and unite both
parts with the help of corks and pins.
The front has square opening. On
the back of the front piece a small
horseshoe magnet is fastened and up.
derneath the magnet in horizontal di.
rection piece Of wire; the height
OF the wire depends on the strength
OF the magnet and has to be arranged
In such way that the needle will
not be pulled up to the magnet. but
will stand erect on the wire.
Cut small figures Of paper, for I'm.
stance, tight rope walker or dancing
girl standing on one leg, having the
exact height Of the needle. Fasten
the figure to the needle with the helm
Of wax, As shown in the Illustration.
Place the figures below the magnet on
the wire and you will see, them dance
like real tight rope walkers, or You
can make trapeze of match and
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Royalty In Congress.

Prince Jonah Kunis Kalauiauole,
who represents Hawaii in the next
house of representatives, is the first
royal person to enter the congress OF
the United States. Already there is
much speculation as to just how he
Will be addressed. He is called at
home Prince Cupid" Those who
want to avoid such familiarity desig-
nate him as Prince kunio. which Is
correct. Some may insist on Mr..
Kalauiauole." but the name is SO long
and so intricate in vowels that it is
feared few Who are not acquainted
with the Kanaka language will care
to try it.
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Is under indictment on the charge of
boodling and who has been hunted for
all over the United States and In
Mexico. was recognized in New York
as he landed from an ocean liner. and
later in the day was arrested in Phila.
delphia. He was much affected by
news of the death of his son and his
arrest. and wept in the station house
at Philadelphia. He was taken to St.
Louis.
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Half the Pleasure Lost.

so you were guest of the mil
1ionaire chauffeur" said the friend.
Did his machine go fast?"
"Fasts" echoed Major Bourbon.
why. by the time you could pull out
your fissk you would be In a prohibi.
ton state. and by the time you put
1t back you would be out again.
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His Impression.

Hiram" queried Mrs. Medder.
grass, did you ever see one o them
air castles?"
Il low hev. mother" replied the
old man. Il seed one O. the tarnal
things last time l wuz tew the city"
What air they built out NV, Hi.
ram?" asked Mrs. NJ
Gold bricks, mother" was the sig.
niticant reply.
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Both Thinking Hard,

Mrs Black-How does your hus.
band spend his time in the evening?
Mrs. White-He stays at home and
thinks OF schemes to make money
And what do you do with yourself
when he is thus occupied?"
'Oh, think of schemes to spend it."
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at the top. AS the water flows out
through the little tubes the mill turns
in the opposite direction, and II there
is not too much friction at the pivots
it will soon be spinning rapidly.
The water boat ana water mill are
examples Of what are called reaction
machines. The principle they illustrate
is that, generally speaking, you can.
not move anything without moving
something else in the opposite direc.
ton. In both of these cases as the
water is forced out in the direction of
the water tube the boat or the part Of
the mill from which 1t flows Il driven
in tho opposite direction. The rscoil
or "kick" Of gun 10 another illstYa-
ton. At tho instant Of firing the gun
moves backward, u II can, and II ysp
are holding 1t against your shoulder
you feel the reaction - Kick" and
II the gun is heavily loaded you may
move backward with great prompt
ness.
A vessel might be propelled By nr
Ing heavy cannon from the shore.
Now. II your big brother, who is q
sophomore and nearly full of wisdom,
says that the pressure of the stream II
water against the air drives the water
boat and the water mill. tell him you
know better.
The air has nothing to do with 1t,
and the little machines would 60 just
as we'll II there we're no air-better,
indeed. as then they would have no
air .riction or resistance to contend
with.
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The viii of Herr Krupp. the great
gun manufacturer, left the works at
Essen to the testators elder daughter.
Bertha. to be administered by the wild
ow until the daughter attains her
majority. The great gun factory and
Subsidiary properties are estimated to
be worth s75.000,000. This makes
Fraulein Bertha KIupp far and away
the wealthiest girl in the world. the
next being Miss May Goslet, who was
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That Answer wouldn,, Go Here.

Examiner treading from list Of
printed questions)-What were the
so-called blue laws?
Applicant (for civil offfce)-I guess
they were the laws that was passed
for maxim the milk pure.
Examiner-There isn't any answer
here, but 1 think that's right.
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Il All Depends on Yes.

II All Depends on veA
II isn't the way that Is storWY~
Where the storm clouds hide the cay
1t isn't the thorns that pierce the fest;
It's just how you walk the way.
II isn't that Hons linger
With teeth that are keen TO slay-
II isn't the sorrow to-day-to-morroW:
It's just how you walk the way.
1t isn't that crowns await you
The geld Of the rafnbow's ray
It's only the Faith that lives through
Death,
It's Just how you walk the way.
Frank L Stanton. In Atlanta Consti'
tudol.
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DOLORES STAR,
CPublh,hed Weekly)
Joe n. De Wit, Editor and Prop.
DOLORES, COLORADO
Terms: 500 per year.
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For Want Of It.
He had a blase appearance. but his
clothes were threadbare and his hat
shiny. A friend approached and
passed the time of day.
You don't look WELL" said the lat.
ter, sympathizingly. WHAT'S the
natter"
NO; I don't feel WELL" answered
the too utterly fatigued one. You
see. when l drink too much cham
payne I'm sick for month
is that so? Well, dear boy, you're
sure to die of old age"
And he whistled to his dog and re.
sumed his journey.
One Thing at 3 Time.
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Poets Not Wanted.

Dora--If you should meet Mr.. Long.
locks. the new poet, you'd be sure
to fall in love with him.
Clara-Then hope 1 won't meet
him.
why so2"
"oh, he's one of those Only One
Kiss sort of men. I'd like lover
with some staying powers"
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Theory We. Practice.

ut seems to me- said the bachelor,
that l would let the child's inclina-
tions determine what he should ca.
Let nature guide him."
"Humph" said the child's father:
'if we did that his bill of fare would
include matches and blacking."
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SENATOR HAwLEy TO RETIRE.
III Health May End Career Of Con.
neetlcut Statesman.

United States Senator Joseph r.
Hawley, who. it IL expected. will
resign his seat because Of the persist
ent weakness that has followed his
attack of illness two months ago is
now in his seventy-seventh year and
has served twenty-one years as the
representative Of Connecticut in the
Senate. Mr.. Hawley is a native of
North Carolina. For fifty-two years
he has been member of the Connecti.
cut bar. and his political record ex.
tends deep down into ante-bellum
strata. when he was a delegate to the
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One Thing at . Time.

Stern papa-Don't you know that
you can't support my daughter until
you go to work and earn a salary?
Hopeful youth Oh. don't want to
support her; | only want to marry
her
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mastery conduct of affairs in the Cali
fornia district.
Archbishop Riordan, his friends in
San Francisco believe. would not like
to leave his present post. where he
has distinguished himself as an ad-
ministrator, and where he is beloved
and respected for his piety. learning
and energy.
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He who maliciously takes advant...
OF the ungarded moments Of friend.
ship IL no farther from knayery than
the latest moment Of evening from ~
hrst Of night.--Lavater.
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Tho Letter Scales Complete.

than one ounce. 1t will take two two
cent stamps, for the rate is two cents
for each ounce or fraction thereof,
II 1t weighs more than two ounces
and not more than three, 1t will take
take three tYo-cent stamps. and SO on.
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RloRDAn MAY GO TO CHICAGO
San Francisco Prelate Mentioned as
Feehan's Successor.

Feehan's Successor.
Archbishop Riordan of San Francis
CO is being discussed at the Vatican
as possible successor to the archdio-
cese of Chicago, made vacant by the
death of Archbishop Feehan.
The Archbi.hop of San Francisco
has just successfully pressed the Plus
fund case before The Hague arbitra-
tion tribunal.
After the decision in favor Of this
country he went to Rome and received
from the Pope commentator for his
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ALLEGED sooDLeR is CAUGHT.

Charles F. Kelly Of ST. Louis, Arrest
ed at Philadelphia.
Charles F. Kelly, former speaker Of
the st. Louis house of delegates, who
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A Present for Paps.

What's the use in spending your
money for pair Of letter scales, when
you can make . pair for yourself out
OF . glass jar and . piece Of stick!
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To put the skins Of potato, orange
peel. etc.. on the CLOTH" Throw them
under the table. The Shah of Persia
always does this.
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Water Boat and Water Wheel.
OF course. any boat, unless 1t hap
oens to be an iceboat. a stone boat ol
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two pieces Of thread on which you can
place the figures and they will not fall
on when you set the trapeze in swing.
ing motion.
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Patient latter giving the doctor
three dollars and receiving a prescrip.
tion)-But suppose. doctor. this does
not eure me?
5Doetss-In that case, come back
and III relieve you again.
The Acme Of Joy.
They tell me you have cured your.
self Of chronic insomnia"
Yes. I'm completely cured"
ut must be great relief
"Relief! should say 1t was. Why
lie awake half the night thinking
how ] used to suffer from It,"
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npnSiA Positively cures all symptoms, removes III,
P0PSss cause of headache palpitation Of the heart
heavinees and bioatinx OF the stomach. DELIVERED
any where for Il % bottle. TRUNK BROS, Den-
yer. Colo, Dept NJ.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-27

he used be. but his wife comes over to see us
very often
In the series entitled. Every Man His Own Let
ter Writer No is:
From a hog and cattle reporter morning
paper, who has just had his hair cut by nsTDeF F
1851 to gardener who has written TO nm that
sne ea has r n he'd Of aIceoIarias
the seed of which had been sent him by the
been set on fire by a armed tramp whose
mother had been seamstress in the family of
Stockton's stories were not all published. George
Cary Eggleston says:
We his intimates never quite sure whether her
the occasion. or simply improvised II 10 meet a
onSe many ysTS ago r. boId that watch
night meeting the last evening of the year
oher clubs We did not then have
do now but left matters at loose @ ends = tax ak
way of stories and speeches On the evening which len
solicitation 1 being chairman at the time. he in
troduced the entertainment with one Of his his most
Mr stockton for speech He arose Ianggdly and md
forward with fo 9an After '1f
corraiiing his ntellect-he spoke slowly, follows:
have none to give You Your request reminds
of recent experience of mine. which may or may
Il was down in Virginia not long ago and
not only dined me upon ali occasions and many
times on no occasion at all put tney lvtteu iis
pressinsy. to all their social
'On occasion | went 10 one or the IunerdlS
When I entered the parlor found a cons1deraDle
company assembled They sat voiceless along the
walls Presently more guests came ana silently
took After while still more came but SUN
no word spoken by anybody even in that
whisper which is accepted proper at Il funeral
The hour appointed for the services had passed but
still the company left sitting there in an eager
expectancy. Presently we heard noises ABOVE
stairs suggestive of the opening and closing Of ou
thing. Half hour OF this disturbance above
stairs had passed away when we who were assem-
bled below heard gentle and almost deprecatlVe
footstep upon the stairs There entered the dapper
little undertaken advanced the middle OF
the room and a soft persuasive voice said:
9 Ladies and gentlemen I am sorry to diSap-
point distinguished an audience. but really the
funeral cannot come off this afternoon The corpse
has been nislaid.' "
Mr.. Stockton never would tell me whether that
story had a foundation of fact to rest upon. or
whether he made 1T out of whole cloth as an
apology for not making a demanded speech
Many times / put the question to him. and every
time | got a story instead of an answer. One
of the stories with which was thus bafhed is
perhaps worth recalling Let me tell it, as nearly
as can in Mr.. Stockton's own words:
Down there in Virginia | know an old darky
named Esek. He is a conscientious. truth telling
New-York tribune., 1902-04-27

of low and high degree, meet there on common
basis to have a head replaced antenna adjusted
or a rift in the embroidered wing mended-rnended
with the Of tapestry weaver or n mosaic
worker.
II never says the quaint old naturalist use the
head body, antennR or bits Of wing of one species
to patch up the defects of another species.
wait until | get material from butterflies OF
the same family Sometimes. however. II is i'm
possible to inferior specimen to utilize in re-
stance. there is the antirnachus from the West
Coast of Africa We have two males have never
seen a female. One Of our specimens came from
Denmark. When il arrived it was broken. You
turned the gorgeous butterfly to the light while
his keen eyes revealed the unframed the secret
of his art THAT hit OF yellow topaz? 1t might
have been" he laughs. We'll. l cut that out Of
the wing Of second cousin Of the African va
rjetv And the blue in the scallop OF the wing
came from a beauty of India. Four hundred dol
lars was the price of this butterfly twenty years
ago. Since then Baron Rothschild has sent col
lectors Africa. and the price has fallen to .
and SO. The price Of the female Of all butterflies
is from so to $50 than that of the male. The
only female antima Chus that ! know of is in the
Stra7l1er collection. 1t wiled to Mr.. Strecker
by Dane. from whom specimen pur-
chased The valued it at the time At 5000"
Neunogan specimens collected by Wall Stree.
broker and arranged by Mr.. Doll who for
years in his employ II cost between
0cn and $1,000 This has recently been enhanced
by the gift of DR.. knight of Saratoea springs. OF
about five thousa nd specimens Of North American
butterflies MI Dolls private collection the result
of thirty-six years search Of the world. Is also
at the Institute, whose vivarium these sDring
aays hutters with winged life Museums and col
lertors the world have their eyes on the
ported Dean Hoffman hnd bought for $4,000 fer
the American Museum Of Natural History.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-27

old man. One day he was summoned 10 the court
ing of a dog. The formal court process. with its
dire threat Of punishment in the event Of ms fa all
ure appear. terribly appalled, Uncle E.sek, ana
by way of making sure, he arrived at the court
bonS 5fore tb time mn et FOR the assembling Of
the court Summoned 10 the witness char at 5 lase
his Mas Fernando. with whom he had PLAYED
hi Mass som whom he had taught how to ride
horse. Nevertheless Esck was embarrassed In the
answer questions lest he commit himself
- Did you know this dog? asked one OF the
:. Oh yes. sir know'd him we'll In fact. was
No sir; ne was the eowardlest dog ever see.
sir. He'd run from a s1ad1er.'
Was he good hunting dog? dog for eoons
:. No sir: he want count at all in dem ways;
In fact. he was the most no aecountedest dog
e What was the dogs name? asked one OF the
Now really. Mas Sam. you must excuse me
from answerin' dat
We gss See Mas sam ne &odn Ike to
say nothing personal an. so I'd like to be 'scused
Answer the question Esek broke in the Judge
We'll. SIR don't want TO say nofhin offensive.
sir. after I've done give so poor an aSeoune OF inc
One thing ask The privilege Of Of SAYING ; namely: 1sa
ing story which might not be repeated with per-
feet propriety 10 company OF gentIewom5Ie1n 5I1 In m
Involve any taint of uncleau lines
The proprietor of of the large New-York
hotels often tells this story about Stockton:
We had stopping with several years ago a
family consisting OF mother and several daugn-
ters These went many entertainments, and in
return gave several teas In their apartments. 10
of these Mr.. Stockton asked. and when
his acceptance had been received there waA great
rejoicing among the young folks. for ony tne
mother had met the author This will be a good
time find OUT the Youngest of the girls SAID.
."f II was the lady the tiger The scheme by
which the question TO be settled was an IN
genious Ices ordered in two forms. ono
of a lady and the other of tiger. The guests
served when the time came. each with one OF
frozen pieces. but Mr. Stockton received on his
plate a lady" and tiger. The time had come
when girls would discover the secret. for ft haQ
been agreed that the answer to the question would
be the authors selection II ne ate the lady II
would be favor Of that side of the controversy.
If he preferred the "tiger." the tiger would have
IL. 10 anxious moment for the girls ana
their friends. who had been posted on the manner
In which Mr.. Stockton was to be trapped Hs
looked tempting ices few seconds and
then pushed the plate from him. saving IT VIII
eat no ice to-day The girls were dreadfully dis
appointed because their well laid plans had mis-
carried. and they and others now tell the story
how they didn't find out II 1t was the lady or tbs
tiger"