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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27
sRET AND HALEvY.
1ne Story of the Origin of a Popa-
lar Air In "Carmen."

-e-E IN -'(<AI
Bizet, the composer of the world ia
nous opera Carmen" and Halevy,
his librettist, once occupied apartments
whose outer doors opened on the same
landing. AS soon as he had finished an
air Bizet would hasten to submit it to
his neighbor, who subjected it TO the
most severe criticism. From morning
to night the piano resounded in the
composers apartments. One night
Bizet finished a dramatic bit in which
he battered himself he had success
fully sketched the pride of a trium-
phant toreador after successful bull
fight. But Halevy listened in silence
and showed but a moderate enthu-
siasm. Bizet. somewhat piqued, asked
the cause of this GOODNESS.
Its good, l admit" said Halevy.
In fact, it's too good. 1t lacks move
ment-it lacks snap-in short, it's not
popular enough
Not popular enough!' shouted the
plqued composer. do YOU want TO
write for the slums?" He went out in
huff, but soon relented and in an
hour returned with another air. Lis
ten to this said he; here is my
Ioreador idea written down to your
popular level" 1t was indeed the song
OF the toreador. and the only one which
on the first night received an encore
and seemed to move the first night
audience from its torpor.-Chicago
News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27
TIE WORD PARADISE.
Its Earliest Meaning Was an In
closed Pleasure Ground.


The earliest meaning of the word
paradise appears to have been walled
in pleasure ground. In the Hebrew it
was .'perdes,' in the Persian "ferdus,
and from one or other of these the
Greeks appear to have derived the
word ..paradeisos," from which we get
our own word. We also know that the
ancient monapehs of Chaldea and AS
syria and also of Egypt vast
Enclosures of forest land for the preser-
walton of wild animals kept for hunt
ing purposes, and these We're also call
ed paradises. Thus, the historical
meaning of the word comes to this: y
space protected from all incursion from
the outer world, in which those who
We're privileged to enter were able TO
indulge in such pleasures as pleased
their fancy.
1t is easy to see the translation from
the material to the spiritual meaning,
paradise in the latter sense meaning
the place of the elect or chosen. This
is strilkingIy borne out by the fact that
the fayorite battlecry OF the Moslems,
whose firm BELIEF it is ihat those who
die fighting go straight to heaven, was
always Eight Fight! Paradisel Para
diser And the strong probability is
that they got the word from the Per
sian campaigns of the eighth century.
The use of the word in its present form
in the New Testament is of Greek
origin, and its description as applied
TO the garden of Eden is probably of
Hebrew origin, dating from the period
of the captivity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27
lInddenfnc.

The wife of an Edinburgh journalist
said to n young unmarried friend;
Fannie, take my advice and never
marry a newspaper man."
But your husband is a newspaper
man, and you seem to get along very
WE'LL
But we don't. Every evening he
brings home big bundle of news
papers from all over the country, and
it nearly drives me crazy
How SOP"
II read about the bargain sales in
London, Manchester and other places
n hundred miles off, where l can't get
to m."-Scottish American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27
Lfnneed Ten.

Linseed tea is good for colds and is
easily made. Put six tablespoonfuls of
linseed and quart of water into pan
it off and add to it some slices of lemon
and brown sugar to taste. If the flavor
Of licorice is liked, an ounce of it may
be added. This is refreshing and use
full drink, especially for children with
feverish colds, when there is sure to be
much discomfort from thirst.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27
Rather Discournrinr.

"She told me she had made study
of palmistry."
''Well?"
We'll, she offered to read my palm,
and l let her"
Naturally"
and then she told me that 1 was GO
ing to suffer a disappointment in love,
but would get over it and marry a
poor girl"
What did you say?"
What could 1 say? She's rich, and
L intended to propose to her that very
evening"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27
what Answer Could She Make .

Mother-Elsie, your sister tells me
you took second helping of pudding
at Mrs. Browns today.
Little Elsie-So did, mamma.
''Do you think that was right, Elsie?''
Eyes. You know you have often told
me not to contradict any one, and Mrs.
Brown said, L know Elsie will have
a second helping to pudding and L
couldn't contradict her, could I?"-
Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27

"What am so mad about?" repeated
the popular actress, with flashing eye.
Il only got three bouquets, that's
whatr'
But" said the manager, ''you surely
didn't expect moreY'
"Of course I did. 1 paid for FIVE
Philadelphia Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27

Manager-What sort of a role do you
think you would like?
Stranded Actor-Well, several of the
Vienna brand and a cup of coffee
wouldn't be bad for a starter-New
York Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27
Tit For Tat.

Algy-When he married the widow
he stopped smoking.
Maud-Why?
Algy-Well, she gave up her weeds
for him, and he gave up the weed for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27
Certainly a Clever Lawyer.
!, q good lawyer?,'

"a good lawyerl Why, say, I've
known him TO prove the truth of what
isn't so and not half tryr'-Chicago
Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27
Compliment worthIIy Won.

Angry Guest-Pve been waiting three
quarters of an hour for that steak or
deredl
Waiter-You have an uncommon
amount Of patience, sir.-Boston Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27

The trusting shoemaker is apt to get
beaten out OF his boots-Philadelphia
Record. ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27

The choicest apple is always just be
yond your reach.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-25

reached the summit. 1t was a beautiful
plateau of land up in the clouds. Milk
cows and beef cattle were grazing here
and there up TO their knees in blue grass;
his farm was in good shape and indicated
thrift and comfort He had a comforJa-
BILE log house with three rooms, a large
spring of cool water was near by. bubbling
up from underneath boulders of limestone
rock. Below this was an old-fashioned
milk box filled with sweet milk, cream and
butter milk. His two daughters were fine
looking girls, rather handsome, with gold
en- hair and cheeks crimsoned by the cool
mountain breezes. Their brother was in
my company and a more gallant soldier
never knew; he fell by my side on the
9th day Of May, 1854 at Spottsylvania
Court House, from a Yankee bullet, was
nursed back to health again by the kind
attentions OF a Mr.. Goodlow and family
of that county, and I heard that after the
war in appreciation of their kindness in
place of something more substantial, he
sent them a large wagon load of apples.
Truly these lxind-hearted people knew
but little of the horrors or war. I remain
ed all night with them and the next morn
ing we sat down to his table to venison,
light rolls, coffee and rich sweet milk. 1
never enjoyed a meal more in my life.
Now. how to get the wagons down the
steep mountain with the corn was the
question. We cut long hickory poles. and
after taking of the hind wheels Of the
wagons we ran these poles on to the front
axles, the hind axles resting upon the
poles and in that way the wagon bodies
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-25
Virginia, Winter 1864.
Camp Near Orange Court House,


I'm charge of a few men of my company
and ordered to Green Court House CStan-
ardsville) to look up men who had left
their commands without leave. A great
many men were so near their homes that
they intended. We found few such and
took them back to camp with us. What
punishment was inflicted 1 do not know
During the early spring / was sent as act
ing commissary sergeant In charge OF
some wagons and sent up into Madison
county TO collect the tenth of corn raised
by our farmers in that section. Our pa
triotic people cheerfully complied with
this order from the congress of the Con-
federate States. AS scarce as everything
was for man and beast, do not remember
a single instance where one of our citizens
of Madison rebelled against this order.
They were law-abiding, generous and will
ing to divide the last they had for the
comfort of the soldiers in the field. My
headquarters were at Wolftown a small
village nesting among the foothills OF
the Blue Ridge mountains. While there
l was informed by one of our townsmen
that a Mr.. May living on the summit of
the mountain had a quantity of nice corn
but that IT was almost impossible for me
to reach him with my teams. Bright and
early the next morning 1 ordered two
teams out and accompanied the drivers on
horseback. We crossed the Rapidan and
o'clock a. m, and by slow and gradual
ascent on a road seldom used except by
them with horse and sledge We finally
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-25

were kept on level. preventing the corn
from falling out and keeping the wagon
from too rapid a descent. We dragged
slowly down the mountain side without
accident. This was as fine corn as I have
ever seen grown in Virginia. The per-
fume from the wild flowers filled the at
mosphere about us and the little stream
grew larger as it neared the foothills
falling over large boulders and dashing
itself into white foam as it fell into pools
along the way. A few miles down the
valley after winding in and out among the
hills and meadows like a silver thread II
empties as the big Run" into the Rapi-
dan river, and in an angle between these
two streams situated on an eminence sur
rounded by shade trees, was "Ellerslie,
my fathers residence. 1 remained with
my homefolks for a few days and then
rejoined my command at Orange Court
House a short while before we went into
that memorable Wilderness campaign Of
May, 1864.
AS / close this article 1 am handed a
letter from my friend and comrade, Col.
G.. n. Saussy, of Hawkinsville. who was
with me as member of my corps in the
Army of Northern Virginia; he says
among other things, ego down into mem
orys storehouse and bring out some more
of the treasures of those trying years.
Would that more of our comrades would
give to the world their personal recollec-
lions of those days when we fought to-
gether as brothers, for our beloved south
land. A few more years and we. too, will
have passed over the river to rest under
the shade of the trees with our gallant
leaders of a lost cause, Jackson, Lee,
Stuart, Hampton.
Our ties are more than brothers
To those who wore the gray;
That tie will last forever,
Till time shall pass away"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-25
RYIsMs.
New York Journal.

New York Journal.
No files get into a closed mouth; seer
NBnl Devery never lays down; amt no sub
II You want to see the real people Of this
what 1 call Tenth avenue.
Some people TOO lazy TO exercise their
When you see me exercising my money you
can bet I'm exercising IL for William 8. Devery
The way to keep a friend is first TO treat him
right, second to treat him right and third to
treat him right.
morning to the devil before I meet him. but
I've generally got an asbestos glove in my
No man with a brain as big as a peanut goes
into a, thing without looking ahead to see
IF ia tell You / didn't care for power you'd
call me a liar in your own mind and you would
be dead right.
and any ambitious man can get power OF
one sort another.
Crooked hearts are at the bottom Of all the
Every man of sense looks out for his own
interests, but men go about II in different
Women can put up a better game OF talk
about politics than most men.
I don't like Grating, anyway. People don't
ike IT, neither. They like Just facts hurled at
EN- in chunks and right TO the point.
Bill Devery's on the square, and when he
saws a thing he always makes good
The people always get next-only give EN-
time.
The greatest thing on earth is health. Next
to that's money. And the combine fetches hap
piness.
I never read a book in my life. What learnin'
I've got is from usin' me eyes on people.
II you fool me once that's your fault II you
fool me twice that's my fault.
You can't eat books There's nothing in libra
sNfes and Carnegie will find II out.
An organ grinder with tune Is better for
me than a swell opera.
mans voice Is the thing. Face is nothin'
He hides II under mutsache OF changes It.
I al W. believe s
WINGED she amt.
I'm against Croker. cause no man can live in
England and tell New Workers how to vote.
I could have ended the Boer in one week
with the New York police force.
Some people think IL is fun to build hurdles
for the police to jump over.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-25
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Of the principal cities of the United
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ATLANTA, GA.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-25

ly discovered the elixir OF life. That he is
able with the aid Of a mysterious COM
pound. known only to himself, produced
as a result OF the years he has spent in
searching for this precious life-giving
boon. to cure any and every disease that
is known to the human body. There is no
doubt of the doctors earnestness in max
ing his claim and the remarkable cures
that he is daily effecting seems to bear
him out very strongly. His theory which
he advances is one of reason and based
on sound experience in a medical practice
of many years. 1t costs nothing to try
his remarkable Elixir of Life" as he
calls it. for he sends it free, to anvona
VINO is a sufferer, in sufficient quantities
to convince Of its ability to cure so there
IS absolutely no risk to run. Some of the
cures cited are very remarkable. and but
for reliable witnesses would hardly be
credited. The lame have thrown away
crutches and walked about after two or
three trials Of the remedy The sick
given up by home doctors, have been re-
stored to their families and friends in per-
feet health. rheumatism neuralgia
stomach, heart, liver. kidney, blood and
skin diseases and bladder troubles disap-
pear as by magic. Headaches backaches
nervousness. fevers, consumption. coughs
colds, asthma. catarrh. bronchitis and all
affections of the throat. lungs or any
vital organs are easily overcome in a
space of time that is simply marvellous.
Partial paralysis. locomotor ataxia.
dropsy, govt. scrofula and piles are quick
ly and permanently removed. It purifles
the entire system. blood and tissues. re-
stores normal nerve power circulation
and a state OF perfect health is produced
at once. To the doctor all systems are
alike and equally affected by this great
Elixir Of Life" Send for the remedy to-
day. It is free to every sufferer. State
what you want to be cured of and the
sure remedy for it will be sent you free
by return mail
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-25

they must carry us southwark at once.
otherwise We would run the train our
selves Then they concluded to carry us
and they did so, in a very satisfactory
manner
A FORMIDABLE OBSTACLE.
At one point in our journey, our progress
was suddenly interrupted by an apparent
ly insurmountable obstruction. in the form
of great river flowing squarely across
our way, upon which all the bridges and
ferry boats had been destroyed, by order
Of some military mountebank. The
water was too deep to wade too cold to
swim and 1t seemed we were entirely
cut off from further progress, but fortu-
nately, among later arrivals, we were
Joined by some experienced raftsmen, who
entered Immediately upon the construction
of raft to float us all over. We all vol
unteered to assist in the work, brought
heavy logs from the adjacent forest, tore
down an old barn to get boards and nails
with which to fasten the timbers together
and we soon had the raft ready for bust
mess. Our foreman cautioned US, very par
ticularly, against overlooking II, but be-
fore he could get ready to push off from
the bank the impatient and impusive men
rushed upon it in such overwhelming num-
bers they sunk it. Several of the men
narrowly escaped drowning, and it re-
quired strenuous efforts to prevent the
raft from being carried down, by the
current, and lost. Our prospects for get
ting across now again became gloomy.
The raftsmen refused to risk their own
lives in efforts to help people who had
proven themselves so unworthy of help.
But we finally closed bargain with them,
by the terms of which, we all agreed to
stand back and wait until invited on the
raft, and they promised to carry us all
across. 1 went over with perhaps about
the third cargo, left the scene Immediately
and heard nothing more from them.
There were other incidents 1 wished to
mention but this article is already too
long.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-25

Once upon a time an inQuisitive man,
who acted regardless Of the ancient prov
erbs that contain good advice, was given
q horse that had a sIreak Of viciousness
In it's character.
When the giver had departed. after hav-
ing received the thanks usually given on
such occasions. the receiver, having deep
curiosity as to the horses age, raised its
great upper lip with his two thumbs and
proceeded TO inspect its teeth.
He found that the horse had sufficient
teeth for biting purposes. for the animal,
resenting the intrusion OF two thumbs in
its mouth, closed on them with a vicious
snap. with the result that the man found
himself with only eight fingers on his two
hands.
Moral-It is dangerous to look a gift
horse IN the mouth.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-25
Acquainted with lis Weakness.

Mrs. Minks-"No, won't invite that stuck-up
Mrs. De Rich to my party, the old thing!''
Mrs. Winks-"But according TO the rules Of
etiquette you must. Mere personal dislike will
rot excuse you, as you will see when all the cir
cumstances are considered"
Dear me! Is there no way out of II?
None. The invitation must be sent and you
must have proof that you did your part toward
sending IT. OF course ii might, mind, say
might, miscarry."
'Oh, how shall I ever be able 10 thank you!
will address the invitation at once
Yes, but then what?"
IT will give 1t to my husband to mail and
next spring I'll find 1t in his overcoat and ex-
plain II TO her"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-25
SINGULARITIES.
Chicago Daily News.


The grass houses formerly built by the
Wichita Indians Of southern Oklahoma are ex-
early in the spring, when it Is yet fresh. The
sod cutting usually takes place Immediately
after rain. the sod being removed to thick,
ness of about eight inches. Buffalo grass sod
Is the only kind that will answer the purpose
of the builder. He commences to lay the
away the earth to the depth OF about one foot.
The grass portion Of the chunks Of sod is laid
70 the outside and the house is built to q
height of twelve TO fifteen feet, in the form
Of a pointed dome. There is no hole In the
top for smoke to pass out the latter being car
ried away through a pipe outside of the hut.
The door is usually in the south and there are
no windows. Through each tuft OF sod is run
a willow reed string and these strings are
bound clear around the structure. The grass
remains green and will grow If there is plenty
sides of these grass houses turn green as spring
approaches, just as do the pastures near them.
The houses are very warm In winter and cool
in summer. They never leak.
The medical side of automobiiing is beginning
to arouse discussion among doctors. The issue
is quite simple and the arguments for and
against are most emphatically expressed. Nne
school holds that DEAFNESS, bronchial troubles
and catarrh are the all but inevitable conse-
quences OF the new mode Of locomotion and
that the quicker you travel the more certain
you are TO fall victim to at least one. and
possibly oil three Of these complaints The
other school insists that all this is pure nom
sense and that travelling in a motor-car, espe-
cially when IL is going at full speed. is a splen
did renovator 1t sends swift rushes of pure
air through the nostriis into the lungs; while
the eternal beating against the pure air in
question ''hardens the muscles of the face and
quickens the circulation, so that in spite or a
certain tense look which the sport brings into
the face, 1t also freshens II up and renews the
youthful appearance"
A traveller in Persia thus describes a dinner
served in the household of a wealthy Persian:
The chief dish consists of a fowl boiled to
rags surrounded by toothsome mass of rice,
hard-boiled eggs, friend onions, almonds and
raisins. There is a Shiraz wine. clear, golden
red liquid that has Travelled over the mountain
passes on muleback in a huge glass carboy.
Among the desert mamma has a conspicuous
place. This delicacy is somewhat akin to nou-
gat; Il is studded with walnuts and almonds
mango, 1t is best eaten in private, for 1t rem
ders the masticator speechless. II is made OF
gum that exudes from tree and is said to be
engineered by a worm"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-25
Profitable unrlahtness.
PHILADELPHIA Times.


one Of Philadelphia's rich young bachelors
returned from a trip TO the Pacific coast
with a Chnaman valet, having been in
duced to engage him by San Francisco friends
who said that the Orientals make admirable
servants One morning the Chinaman found
a half dollar on the floor, and told by
his employers to keep it for his honesty.
Some days later the bachelor missed scarf
pin. and inquired of the valet as to its where
abouts
me found II on lie floor an me KEPT It
for my hosenty" was the explanation.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-25

for so many days and actually won, but
for this shameful and criminal neglect to
move a man or fire a gun in order to
grasp a complete victory in the capture
of the entire grand army. General Lee
and his comrades who knew 1t could but
weep in bitter disappointment.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-25

retreat, he was so beastly drunk as to be
able to say nothing but "Charge 'em!
charge EN-" and thus Mcclellan was al
lowed to reach his gunboats in safety on
the James river, and rob Lee and his
veterans Of one of the grandest victories
that had ever been so hard fought for,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-25

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