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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16
UPSET THEIR PLANS.
The story of a Hurry Call For q
New York Ambulance.

The story of a Hurry Call For a
New York Ambulance.
A young physician tells an amusing
experience of the days of his ambu-
lance service. a hurry call was re-
ceived one day, and he with the am
bulance was dispatched with great
haste to tenement in one OF the poor
er parts of the city. He climbed sew
eral flights of stairs and found at the
top n family gathered in a dismantled
room, surrounded by their goods and
chattels, evidently ready to move =
The patient had been burned, the
doctor knew, but he failed to discover
signs of one until the mother of the
family explained that she was the vic
tim and amiably volunteered the in
formation that she was ready TO 90 to
the hospital at any time. She was
remarkably healthy accident case, and
the young physician explained that he
would have to make an examination
and learn the true nature of her inju-
ries before taking her off
She demurred somewhat wrathfully
at this, but finally uncovered one arm,
where was to be seen a bad but not
serious burn of u week before 1t was
not burn requiring hospital treat
ment, and the doctor departed, q severe
tongue lashing from the would be pa
tient following him as he hurried down
the stair, glad to get off with nothing
more serious.
The wOman's wrath had good cause.
he found upon inquiry. The family had
been dispossessed, and it had been de-
cided that the husband and children
should go for n time to one of his rela-
tives, while the wife would seek refuge
in the hospital. In this way they would
tide over their troubles, but the doctors
unforeseen refusal to play his part had
upset their plans seriousl y.-New York
Times
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16
THE GREAT POETS.
Do Not Study Them For Knowledge;
Read Them For Culture.

Read Them For culture.
Young men and young women actual
~ go to college to take n course in
Shakespeare or Chaucer or Dante or
the Arthurian legends. The course be-
comes a mere knowledge course. My
own acquaintance with Milton was
through an exercise in grammar. We
parsed paradise Lost" Much of the
current college study of Shakespeare
is little better than parsing him. The
class falls upon the text like hens
upon bone in winter. No meaning
of phrase escapes them; every line
is literally picked to pieces. But of
the poet himself, of that which makes
him what he is, how much do they
get? Very little, 1 fear. They have
had intellectual exercise and not an
emotional experience. They have add
ed to their knowledge, but have not
taken a step in culture.
To dig into the roots and origins of
the great poets is like digging into the
roots of an oak or maple the better to
increase your appreciation of the beau
ty of the tree. There stands the tree
in all its summer glory. Will you real
ly know it any better after you have
laid bare every root and rootlet? There
stand Homer, Dante. Chaucer and
Shakespeare. Read them, give your
self to them, and master them If you
are man enough.
The poets are not to be Analysed;
they are to be enjoyed; they are not to
be studied, but to be loved; they are
not for knowledge, but for culture
to enhance our appreciation of life and
our mastery over its elements. All the
mere facts about poets work are as
chaff as compared with the apprecia-
ton of one fine line or fine sentence.
Why study n great poet at all after the
manner of the dissectlng room? Why
not rather seek to make the acquaint-
ance of his living soul and to feel It's
power?-John Burroughs in Century.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16
The Weekly Half Holiday
Observance in Chicago.
Boys Go Fishing and the Girls Have Trolley Par
ties. Etc.-In the Big Stores.

the time to get there and back again
is no rest at all.
a delightful trip for one who likes
the water, is to go to Milwaukee, and
| return on the Whale-back steamer
Columbus, about four hours each
way, it will cost you a dollar-or you
may go to Michigan City and return
for IS cents, or to Benton Harbor, a
trip across the lake and back for n
dollar. Any one of these will fill your
lungs full of ozone, and blow the cob
webs so clear of your aching brain
that it will be worth four dollars a
minute for you whole year to come.
If you happen to be in Chicago
some day when the wind is blowing
strong from the east, go up to Lincoln
park and stand on the sea wall and
see the might, the majesty, and beau
ty of the surf as it beats and breaks
against the shore. 1t will make a
melody in your ears, the melody of
power, the like of which is nowhere
else, and beside which all else is puny
silence. When you get back to your
home you will be proud of your state,
proud that you are part of her pow
er, her goodness and her greatness;
of the plenteous Giver, resolve, and
resolving put into action, some deed
of kindness toward your needy city
brother or sister, some handful of
help to part of the good which is
yours, and you may be sure that He
who said that giving doth not inn
poverish, nor Withholding enrich,
will have you in mind, and bless you,
far beyond your thought.
STANLEY DUBOIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16
HELPING OUT THE HERO.
a Realistic Scene That Was Not
Down on the Playful.

In the old days, when certain Tex
as city was not exactly the charming
place it is now, 1 was playing in Mon
te-Christo" to crowded house. All
afternoon the cowboy of his type of
the day had been coming into town for
the performance. 1 could see him well
in evidence in the front row of the bal
cony, his skin jacket shining and his
pistols glistening in his belt. The arch
villain was facing his fate in the final
act and 1 spoke my lines, Your time
has come" Suddenly n cowboy stood
up in the front rank in the balcony,
drew his pistol and drew n bead on the
villain Of the piece. Of you don't fix
him." rang out his voice, 81 willp'
There he stood ready to put the threat
into execution.
''IlII me quick, Kill me quickr'
cried my fellow actor under his breath,
trembling at the prospect Of a more re-
alistic end from the gentleman in the
balcony. But the joke was too good q
one for that. l prolonged the duel as
much as possible. but presently the
arch villain took his first plausible OPP
portunity to expire at my feet.
That's right; served him right If
you hadn't done it, would!' came APP
provingly from the voice in the bal
cony.
But that circumstance lessened my
chances TO get any one to play the part
later. Actors would come to me for
an enga cement in the Villains role and
ask, Are you going to play in Texas
next year, AIR. O'NeillY'
"Yes''
THANK you!"
That would be the end of it, FOR each
would say, Good dayw-James O'Neill
In Saturday Evening Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16
william shakespeare.

What point of morals, of manners, of
economy, of philosophy. of religion, of
taste, of the conduct of life, has he not
settled? What mystery has he not sig
nified his knowledge Of? What office
or function or district of mans work
has he not remembered? What king
has he not taught state, as Talma
taught Napoleon? What maiden has
not found him finer than her delicacy?
What lover has he not outloved? What
sage has he not. outseen? What gen.
tleman has he not instructed in the
rudeness of his beha ?-Ralph Wal
do Emerson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16
To See Underground Railroad.

A delegation of British engineers
recently sailed for America to make
thorough examination of the Won
derful underground railroad that is
being built under New York. 1t is
said to be the greatest engineering
feat in the world. The best all-round
family medicine in the world is the
famous Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
At no time during the past so years
has any other remedy been able to
take its place as cure for head
ache, belching, fiatulency, indiges-
ton, dyspepsia, constipation or bill
iousness. 1t therefore cOmmends
itself to all sufferers who want to get
well again. One bottle will convince
you of its value. Be sure to try it.
The genuine, with our private stamp
over the neck, is for sale by all drug
giStS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16
WEBSTER AS A DRINKER.
The Great Orators Deep Rotations
Before TyvD Famous Speeches.

The Great Orators Deep PotatiOns
Before Tyvp Famous Speeches.
Daniel Webster was invited to Rich
mond in the fifties. He accepted the in
vitation, came to Richmond and went
to the Exchange hotel. He was invited
by the state legislature to address
them and the people of Richmond, and
Il committee consisting of James Lyons
of Richmond and Robert Z. Scott of
Fauquier, two of the most eminent
lawyers in the state, We're sent down to
the hotel to escort him to the capitol
building. They found Mr.. Webster in
Il state of intoXication in such degree
that Mr.. Lyons said to Mr.. Scott: ''This
man can't make speech. You must
take his place" Mr.. Scott replied, mo
man can take the place of Daniel Web
ster."
After delay, during which Mr.. Web
ster improved little, he was asked If
he would so to the capitol. He replied,
Yes" With great difficulty Messrs.
Scott and Lyons supported and helped
him to the capitol. When they reached
the rotunda near the Washington stat
ne, Mr.. Lyons said, "Nr. Webster, do
you think you can speak?" 'If you Will
give me drink of brandy, yes"
A messenger was sent to a neighbor-
ing hotel and n bottle of brandy
brought. Mr.. Webster poured out sue
cessively two goblets full and drank
them off, Strengthened himself up,
shook himself as a lion might have
done, walked steadily and directly TO
the position from which he spoke, on
the south porch of the capitol, and in
the presence of an audience of 5000
people, which consisted of the tntellec-
tuaIity and beauty of Richmond, male
and female, made his celebrated Octo-
Der speech, one of the greatest even OF
his life.
Edward Everett related that on the
day Webster replied to Hayne of South
Carolina he walked with him to the
capitol; that he seemed so badly pre-
pared that he doubted him and feared
that he was not equal to the occasion;
that just before he rose to speak he
drank a goblet of brandy and then
made his great speech in reply to
Hayne, which Is an English classic.
Such was the effect of the beverage on
Observation-Disclosures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16
JUST ESCAPED HANGING.
DIR. Mudd, Who Mended John wilkes
Booths Broken Leg.

Mudd was a physician, and it was to
his house that Booth had ridden on the
night of his great crime. There his
broken leg had been set, and there he
had been Secreted for one day. The
doctor was an educated man of refined
and dignified manner. He had never
quite recovered from his surprise that
any one should find fault with him for
setting a broken bone for a stranger.
He always asserted that he did not
know Booth and was not aware at the
time that Booth had committed 4
crime. But Mudd had been an ardent
secessionist. He was accordingly SEN
fenced TO Imprisonment for life.
1t was q hard fate to be called upon
for professional services by wounded
desperate and then narrowly to escape
hanging for it The trial and sentence
were a terrible blow, from which Mudd
never recovered. He had left a devoted
wife at his home in Maryland, and his
mental sufferings were so severe that
he seemed always on the verge of in
sanity. He had at first been put to
work with wheelbarrow; but, having
never done any manual labor, he was
rapidly failing under the combined
physical and mental strain. For this
reason L directed that he be transferred
TO the prisoners hospital as nurse.
There he made himself exceedingly
useful, and there he might have re-
manned had not his inconsistencies in an
evil hour overcome his judgment While
a ship lay at the wharf he contrived to
get aboard and secrete himself in the
coal bunkers. He was of course dis
covered, and then he learned what he
did not know before, that no ship was
allowed to sail until it was ascertained
that every prisoner was in his place
He was Immediately placed I'm solitary
confinement, where he remained sever
al months Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16
People Who Have Passed
Out of Human Sight.
Frequency of Mysterious Disappearances Phe-
nomena1.
nonenal.

dren in Aberdeen, from whom he
had mysteriously disappeared three
and n half years before. Those
three and half years had been blot
ted absolutely from his mind and
memory and he knew of nothing that
had occurred since Aug. &c, 1898.
The more usual form of this men-
tai disorder is that described in
Charles Reade's novel, Hard Cash.
and cases of that kind are not unusu-
al. \ man suddenly loses his
recollection of all past events. Not
long ago a stranger appeared in a
New England town. He was per-
fectly sane and rationa1, but he
could not tell his name nor where
he came from. As to all events which
occurred before he found himself
in the streets of that town his mind
was a blank and of them he had no
He assumed a name
and went into business, at which he
was successful. Later on some in
cident recalled his past and he was
restored to his family, from whom
he had mysteriously disappeared.
There are now and then cases like
this, and one or two have occurred in
this city. Sometimes those who dis
appear have been murdered. but the
dead body is, as a rule. speedily re-
covered. 1t seems to be as difficult
now to successfully dispose of a dead
body as Eugene Aram found it in his
dream or as DR.. Webster found it in
reality.-BaltimOr Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16
PLEADS FOR FOOTBALL
Chancellor Andrews. of Nebraska Universe
ty, Says Good Word for Sport

Chancellor Andrews. of Nebraska Universe
ty. Says Good Word for Sport.
Il thoroughly believe in baseball
and football, and especially in foot
ball." said Chancellor E. Benjamin
Andrews, of the University o. Ne
brasl1a, at the University of Chicago.
Il should be glad to have every son
of mine, if l had 100 or 1000, play
football, and to play it Justify. Boys
ought to be trained in strenuous
ness and ought to be Injured to
dangers. L say let them play foot
ball. and let them play it with all
their might. 1t makes strong, har-
dy men out of them.
There are mothers who say my
boy can go to college, but he must
not play football Others say my
boy shall not climb trees without my
consent, and shall not swim and
shall not row and do other things
When hear a woman say that 1 be-
gin to quarrel with her. 1t is non
sense not to let boys do these things.
Boys must be trained in strenuous
athletic games to make men out of
them. Let them become Injured to
hard knocks in playing hard games"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16
Rodies Trrnsd 40 stone.

Human bodies buried in limestone
countries are often turned to solid stone
by the limewater which penetrates the
graves. In other soils there are ele-
ments which sometimes so embalm the
buried dead as to preserve form and
features unchanged Many such cases
are on record. Robert Burns body was
disinterred in 1915 to be removed to a
new tomb. To the surprise of all his
friends the features were found to be
as perfect as at burial. When the body
of John Hampden, the famous English
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16
ILLINOIS THIRD IN APPLES
Only New York and Missouri Can Show
More Trees.


According to an address made by
Prof. W. \. Taylor. pomologist in
charge of field investigation in the
United States department of agri-
culture, there are seven states that
have more than 100000 apple trees
each and Illinois is one of them.
Taking the states in order of prece-
dence Illinois stands third, Missouri
being first and New York second.
The other states are Ohio, Kansas,
Pennsylvania, and Michigan. The
meaning of this is that the apple belt
has been shifted west of the Alle-
ghenies. Prof. Taylor gets his in
formation from the census depart
ment and the figures have not been
officially made public. So that it is
new to the people.
According to figures of the twelfth
census, the total number of bearing
trees in the commercial orchard
areas of the United States is 210,-
O00,O 900. an increase of 75,000,000 or
more than 40 per cent over the apple
area of 1890. This commercial area
of 1900 yielded in 1899 more than 49,
0OO, 900 bushels of apples.
by districts, the north AtlanIlc APP
pie section has 39.5OO,OOO trees; the
south Atlantic, 25,5OO,OOO; the north
central. 100000; the south central,
31,OOO,OOO, and the western district,
including the Rocky mountain states
and the Pacific slope, 100000.
Out of the total number of trees in
the country, the north and south CEN
trail districts possess 123, 205,000, or
nearly three-fifths. These are di-
vided among the leading states as
follows: Missouri, 2O,000,O0O; New
York, 15,OOO,OO0; Illinois, 13,5OOO 900;
Kansas and Pennsylvania, little less
than 100000 each.
Seven states have more than TO-
100000 trees each. In order they
are Missouri, New York, Illinois,
Ohio, Kansas, Pennsylvania and
Michigan.
''The lesson" said Prof. Taylor in
his address, sis obvious. We in the
east must be prepared to meet the
keenest competition from the west
and south. 1t is now assuredly true
that the great apple belt of the
United States has been shifted to
the west of the Alleghenies."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16
what's In n Names

81 became very much interested in a
chance companion on railway train
said New York clergyman. HE was
plainly of Italian birth or extraction,
and so remarked to him:
Where were you bornT
"In Genoa replied tls young man.
"'And what is your manner
"'Patrick Murphy
"'How in the world did you get that
name:' 1 asked instinctively.
.. L took it, replied the young man.
"swhy did you choose such manner
/" Because 1 wanted people to think
was an American was his reply"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16
rho snnreme Test

"You may be a clergyman" said the
railway dignitary to the stranger who
had applied for half fare permit. but
you haven't furnished me sufficient ev-
idence of it. How do you pronounce
M-e-l-c-h-i-Z-e-d-e-k?"
"Melkez-e-dek," promptly responded
the stranger.
Without another word the railway
man made out the permit.-Chicago
Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16

Whence came that sprightly step,
fauItless skin, rich, rosy complexion,
smiling face. She looks good, feels
good. Here's her secret. She uses
DIR. Kings New Life Pills. Result
all organs active, digestion good, no
headaches, no chance for "blues."
Try them yourself. Only % at Hartz
g. Ullemeyer's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16

patriot and leader, Was Usinrerred by
Lord Nugent 200 years after burial, the
form and features We're as unchanged
as if the corpse had been recently laid
in the grave.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16

his supposed honesty and girl was
adored for her emotional ideal homes
ty. After many protestations from
Miss Packard as to her unworthiness
to be the wife of such man she con-
sented to marry Cortright.
ARCHIBALD STEARNS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16

"How did you ever manage to get
out of buying your wife that opera
cloak that she wanted so much?'
Say, Bill. that was easy. l told her
that 1 would buy it for her on her
thirty-fifth birthday and asked her to
let me know the time."-Detroit Free
Press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16

Ire man who leaves church just as
the collection plate starts around may
have been taken suddenly Ill. but be
rarely gets credit for it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-16

Foley's Kidney Cure will cure all
diseases arising from disordered
kidneys or bladder. All druggists.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-11-22

IN her company Nine Duse is regarded
with an admiration that is close upon
worship, with an affection that is tfngca
with awe, says the Brooklyn Eagle
While there is no evidence Of Intentional
alootnesS. no desire to keep the others
in subsection, they are all subject to her
genius. And 0eriaps-who knnwsy--
there IS something in Carlylc'S definition
OF genius as an infinite capacity for tax
ing pains. Certainly Mime. Duse pays
the greatest attention to detail on the
stage. She never ncglects TO examine
the stage setting carefully before begin
ming performance. 1t is told that one
night when playing la Femme de
Claude she suddenly discovered Il plas-
ter statuette Of a bacchantc in the room.
No, 10, no. she exclaimed; lit must
not be there. In the home Of Claude
IA severe, brusque, austore man. Get
something heavy like himseIi-hrop2e, Il
bust, not a piece cf friyolty like that. 1t
would offend his Puritan soul"
Another of her marked characteristics
is n great dislike for rehearsals. She
declares that they tire her far more
than performances. In Berlin last win
ter the company received call TO re-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-11-22
Sncbs, Cads and Bounders.

A knot of men 1T club were trying
to define the exact meaning of the above
terms, and this was the general idea:
A snob is mildly pretentious person,
negative rather than positive, whose an-
ties raise a smile but rarely excite an
ger. He may be extremely well dressed
or he may be n sloyen, generally speak
ing, he is bore.
A cad is a more active and militant
character, whose entrance in Il club
causes some dismay but not a revolt In
alluding to him as n bore some rather
warm adjective is prefiXcd, partly be-
cause he is difficult to evade, partly be-
cause he is apt to say or do something
for which he deserves to be kicked, and
the practical impossibility OF doing SO
irks the others present He is very dele
FERROUS 10 large eaters after dinner, since
he arrests digestion aud sends the blood
to the head.
The boundcr is what might be called
gorgeous cad. beside whom snob il
rest and comfort. His hriSkness reduces
you TO aphnsia aud temporary cerebral
anacmla; his laugh curdlcs your blood.
You cannot be charitable to q bounder;
charity stops right there. He cmpties
clubs and causes ruin to corporations
and ycstries by the violence Of the pas
sions he arouses. A noisy. screaming
supcrtuOus peacock Of q cad is n bound
or, such rs many captain of a liner
has longcd TO put in irons, for, worldly
enough, he is apt to escape seasicbnes4
in order TO harass mankind when most
hclplcsS.-New York Times.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-11-22
Spiders as Medicine.

The article in the Tribune on the sub
jcct of using as "A medicine tho poison
extracted from the faugs of the ella
monster has inspired writer in tho
Rochester Post Express TO tell some in
tcrcSjjng facts about the use of spiders
in popular medicine. In New England
CobWcb pills are supposed to cure the
aguc. and in the South q certain
knucklc bone in pigs foot is sure
cure for rheumatism. if il he carried in
the pocket or worn suspended from
string around the neck T'rucinr the
spider web pin, il originated in China.
whore ali species Of insects have certain
positive or negative yalncs in medicine.
In Pckin il is customary to give two Or
three scorpions or spiders to a patient
i'll % fever IN ireland the peasantry
swallow small spiders alive to effect
cures From these the cobwch pill Of
the New England native WAS easy In
Flanders the live spider is fastened into
the empty she'll Of a walnut and worn
around the neck of the patient As the
creature dies the fever decreases until it
is gone entirely.