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The Newark journal., 1902-02-14
GENERAL NEWS NOTES
Items of General Interest Gather From Four Corners of
 the Union.

Fogs and snowstorms are worse in Great Britain than for twenty years.
 Reports from Missouri State Board of Agriculture indicate a fair crop of wheat.
 The Government World s Fair Commission met Thursday to dis cuss plans for an exhibit.
 John Kohler 17 years old who was detected in a forgery, shot himself at his home near Decatur, Ill.
 Rumors of | gigantic traction consolidation, to include the prin- cipal cities of the United States are afloat.
 Mountaineers threaten the Uni- versity of the South because of the establishment of . laundry at the institution.
 A woman confesses that an aged pensionor of Argentine, Kas., who disappeared mysteriously, was murdered for his money.
 s. NJ. Keller of Illinois, T years old, claims old age can be avoided for twenty or thirty years by exercise of will power.
 The Duke of Genoa will return ] to the land of his boyhood in com mand of the Itland fleet which will be sent to England during the coronation week.
 The American empassy in Lon don Is complete for the first time in months. There is a probability that the embassy will move into i more ostentations quarters.
 Mir. Kruger and the Boer dele gates may leave Holland on account of friction resulting from the efforts of the Netherlands Govern ment to open peace negotiations.
 The husband of Mrs. Kat, Sofel, who aided the Riddle broth CTS to escape from the Pittsburs jail, has engaged lawyer tC defend her, but says he does no wish to see her again.
The Newark journal., 1902-02-14
A Doctor in Tow.

Jonesboro, Feb. 9.-Dr. G. W. 0, Mitchner, who has been prac- ticing here as London doctor, was arrested Saturday night by the sheriff from Owensboro, Ill.,, and Sheriff Burke, of this eoun- ty, charged with forgery and il- legal co-habitation. It is alleged that he ran off with the wife of a prominent IIlinoisan. He prac- ticed at Memphis prior to coming here. He had elegant quarters at the Warner House.
The Newark journal., 1902-02-14
Killed q Burglar

Helena, Feb. 7.-Mr. French Bruce of this city shot and killed at an early hour this morniug a desperate negro burglar, who was, late in the day, identified as Char ley Williams, q Memphis rounder of bad reputation. Mrs. Bruce discovered the presence of the burglar in the house and awakened her husband, who secured 6 long unused pistol and taking a light found the negro in one of the nMnms, crouched behind chair. He called on him to surrender, not to move on peril of his life. The negro, for answer, sprang at him like a tiger, but a weil-aimed bullet struck him in the right breast. He bore Mir. Bruce to the bed, where's desperate struggle ensued. Being fatally wounded, however, the man finally turned and ran out of the house, another shot being fred at him as lie ran. He stum- bled and fell in the yard and then crawled under the house. Mr. Bruce summoned Chief of Police Clancy, who secured medical aid, but t was too b,te. Inc negro died wighin an honr. He Nas q short, blaclE, thicz-lipped negro and was unknown to the police and those who viewed lis bod5 until g negro barkeeper identified hini as Charley Williams of Mem
 phis
The Newark journal., 1902-02-14
Don't do it.

Never get 1t into your head that you are too good to mingle with common people" :" Nice clothes and 2 four inch ,eoiinf do not nec- cessarily SCmake you too good to be civil to those who wear pai7' of blue oyeralls and a blouse. Iii young men this feeling is called swell head" and in an old man aristocracy. Whatever it may be it is not gentlemanliness. No young man or old one, can be a gentleman who treats the working man as an inferior being. Some of the most intelligent men of the age were at one time-ar today
 the workingmen, men who are. rot afraid to take off their coats and work at hard manual labor. But the man who boasts that he never had to work, has good clothes and thinks he Is doing the workingman great favor by speaking to him, is one themrnuIl I could get along much bett
 out. The workingmah co
 along without the We'll
 gentleman who does not
 but the well dressed gent
 could not get along without
 workingman. FIX.
The Newark journal., 1902-02-14
FROM ANOTHER VIEW
Ex-Governor Knott Looks
 at Schley Case.
Humoruos Kentuckiaa Compares a Rabbit Story With the
 Naval Controversy.

Governor Knott and John W. erkes happened to meet at the Lebanon when the papers were full of the naval controversy and the conversation naturally drifted to the naval spat.
 Mir Yerkes expressed himself as convinced that Sampson was entitled to the credit. Has r sooner got the words out of his mouth than Mir. Knott leaned over and grasped his right hand. Mir. Yerkes failed to catch the twinkle i'll the ex-governor's eye as he exclaimed
 Good That takes great load off my mind. Forty years ago while rabbit hunting with . boy companion, younger than I, we ran rabbit into a brush pile and no amount of punching with poles or beating on the under growth with clubs could get the rabbit out.
 Finally 1 determined to burn him out and went to the far l house teaseoure some tire. leaving the 61tg behind to watch the rab- bit and see that it did not escape.
 When I returned l found the boy with the rabbit in one hand. dead, and q club in the other. bloody. The rabbit had taken tmy departure as an indication that he was alone and had leftihe brush pile on hop. The boys club halted the hop.
 'aOf course, 1 took the rabbit. That was forly-odd years ago and my conscience has hurt me ever since. 1 have told the story to hundreds and each man held that the boy was en- titled to the rabbit. Toy have no idea what relief you gave me by declaring that 1 was entitled to the rabbit. l will sleep better to- night. "-Courier-Journal.
The Newark journal., 1902-02-14
Fayorite Nearly Everywhere,

Constipation means dulines s, depression, headache. general die- ordered Aeaiih. DeNiil's bittie Ealy kisers stimulate lhe liver, open the bowels and relieve this -ondllion Safe, speedy and thorough. They never gripe Fa- vorite pllls. ]. 1 Sturdiyant.
The Newark journal., 1902-02-14
Saved Him From Torture.

There Is no more agonizing trouble than piles. Tue constant itching aud burning make life in- tolcrable. No position is comfort able. The torture is unceaslng. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cur es piles at once. For skin diseas- es, cuts, burns, bruises, all kind nf wounds it is unequalled. ]. 5. Gerall, of St. Paul, Ark. says ''Erom 1865 l suffered with the protrudng, bleeding piles and could find nothing to help me un- til used DeWitt's Witch Haze Salve. A few boxes completely cured me- Beware of counter feits. J. I. Slurdivant.
The Newark journal., 1902-02-14
The Bulgarian Army.

The Bulgarian army is composed 30,000 men, well drilled, equipped the German style, and organized Russian officers upon the R2ssan tenn. Every man between V 90 and 24 years is obliged C tary duty for five years, altha sulmar- may escape serx
 payment of special tax
The Newark journal., 1902-02-14
Wants Pay For his Foot.

Helena, Feb, 10. = Alfred J. Lowry fled suit today in the Philips county circuit court
 gainst s. w. Downard, in the sum of 5000. for damages alleg- ed to have been sustained in hays ing his foot shot off by the latter. The two men were duck hunting on the 18th day of November last, and after the morning $ sport. and they were getting ready to return home, D0wlard acci- dentalIy discharged his gun, the entire contents taking effect in the plaintiff : right foot. peeessitatiUg amputation. Lowry sustained considerable loss of blood and iS crippled for life. He has f4mi- ly to support and depends upon his labor for living for them. All of these things are set forth in the complaint. Lowry k a book keeper and works for Pit low G Moore. Downard Is a we'll to-do contractor and builder.
The Newark journal., 1902-02-14

wiped out the entire Trostcl family.
 Eleven were killed and eight in- jured last Sunday by the burning of the Empire Hotel in St. Louis
The Newark journal., 1902-02-14

azz'as tempts to create class of privi- legged favorites.
 HEREDITARY sFUBBoRNEss. Some of the long -headed re- publicans in congress are trying to persuade Mr. Roosevelt to vc- to the intentions of his daughter, Miss Alice, to attend the coronu- ton of King Edward, They have told him that they will have trouble enough explaining why { special embassy was appointed al q heavy expense to attend the coronation. without having to ex- plain the presence there of the daughter of the President of the United States, put the result Is yet in doubt. Miss Alice has in- herited much of her fathers stubborness aud her season in Washington society, where the toadies have turned the heads of many older and more experienced women, has given her q taste of having her own way. She has accepted the invitation to attend the coroEation, and her father knows it will not be an easy task to compell her to withdraw that acceptance, even if he were dls- posed to have her do So.
 THEIR COURAGE FAILED.
 The republican senators did not have the courage to vote for Sen ator Stewards $ amendment to the bill increasing about one-third the salaries of federal judges providing for an increase of $2,- 500 in the salaries of senatorsand representative s-that is, onlyNs of them did but they voted SON idly for the bill without tho amendment, and It was passed Senator Bailey, of Texas made his first speech in the senate, and Il was a rattling good enc, too, i against this blll, and every demo cratic senator voted against it. That fact will not be forgotten il this years congressional cam paign, in which republican ex travigauce will be an issue.
 WANT TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION
 Senator Hoar presented a petl. ton in the senate, signed by ; number of distinguished citizen. Tn all parts of the country, asking for suspension of hoslilitles ii the Philippines, and that an op- portunity be given for discus sion of the situation between thi, government and the Filipino leaders.
 WANTS TO INVITE KRUGER.
 Representative Cochran, O. 1 Missouri, said of the resolution he introduced i'll the House in yiting President Kruger, of th' South African Republic, to vlsit the United States as the guest ol the country: 'Fhe country i: soon to pay $40,000 for the en- tertairment of Prince Henry Why should we not extend the glad hand also to Dom Paul? W, don't need to spend $40,000 ol him. We should only need tc give hlm plenty of good tobacco and furnish him with free rid, around over the country to SC, what big power we are gettin: to be.
 SENATOR JONES PENsl ON BILL.
 Senator Jones, of Arkansas has introduced bill increasing i from $8 to SIP a month tho pen sion of Mexican war veterans whC arc seventy yeats old aud older.
The Newark journal., 1902-02-14

|lring two hundred ard fifty ersons.
 Dn January 24 dust explosion the Lost Creek coal mines, Oskaloosa. To-. killed twen- le persons and injured eight pary 2 Chicago, Milwau- St. Paul train crashed in- tedze avenue electric car twelve persons, and on wing day the Lindcll llo- Louis. burned, causing loss of s30o,oo0 and ens escaped from the only their nigh, 1.'er horro~. in Mexico, / ssd tue advent If February |, Il eighty seven lives were lost dust explosion i'll the mines Ilndo.
 next day a large portion O. sincss section oi Water ionn., WIS hHrned, causing setty l9ss of s2,ooo,ooo.
 Nen fresien were killed in touis February 1, by the col E of the walls ef the Ameri- nent and Awning Company, (which they were fighting t z n Chicago on the 9th eleven Ascns were killed in the gas ex- Bsion on Archer avenue that
The Newark journal., 1902-02-14

SENATOR JONES PENsl ON BILL.
 Senator Jones, of Arkansas, has introduced bill increasing from $S to SIP month tho pen sion of Mexican war veterans who are seventy yeats old aud older.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-06-24

Keep and had told his sister for one,
Withholding the name Of the lady kiss
ed. His sister denied repeating the
story. and Irwin gave up trying to find
out how it had reached Miss Cleveland.
For months he was on the verge of sui
eide. Sensitive by nature. to be thus
truthfully accused of Insulting Il help
less girl was dreadful. Besides. he had
realized that after all he loved Miss
Cleveland. and this made it maddening.
Finally he met Miss Cleveland at 4
ball. lie had lost twenty pounds of
flesh. and naturally the lady noticed
his altered appearance. especially the
hungry look lie gave her. She nodded
to him. he Joined her, and they retired
10 deserted corner.
After the interview Irwin was Il
changed man. He picked up the flesh
he had lost. his eye resumed its ac-
cuStomed brightness, and he appeared
more cheerful than ever before. He
told his sister that he had been for
given for his sin. which Miss Cleve-
land had shown him was unpGrdon-
able. Therefore she was the loVeliest
of women since she had pardoned him.
Gradually he was permitted t. renew
his attentions TO the woman he had
wronged and mt last was emboldened
to propose for her hand. Miss Cleve-
land cast him back into the slough Of
despond by telling him that, though she
had pardoned him. she never could
marry Il man who had committed such
an offense.
Irwin hung about Miss Cleveland,
pining, hoping against hope, now re
ceiving slight encOura cement, only TO
receive n setback at their next meet
ing. Between them that kiss in the
tunnel loomcd up blacker. if that could
be. than the tunnel itself Suddenly.
without warning, Miss Cleveland
changed her manner to him and gave
him to understand that the episode was
n thing of the past. Humbly he
thanked her and in TING humbly re
newed his request that she should
spare him Il life of misery by becoming
his wife. This time she assented.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin had come to the
humdrum of life. Kisses were so plen-
tiful that the husband wondered how
he could have resorted to n tunnel to
get one.
"Estelle," he said one day. "you have
never told me who gave me away in
the matter of that kiss"
What kiss"
THE one l snatchcd in the tunnel
Didn't 1? Well. I'll show you the
proof of your villainy."
Unlocking glove box, she took out a
handkerchief and showed him his ini-
tials in n corner.
When you kissed me rly hand
rubbed against this handkerchief hang
ing out of Your pocket. l seized il. and
II has been i'll that box ever since. l
vowed you should pay dearly for that
kiss. and
'And you married me-
ETHAN \. LINCOLN.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-06-24
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY.
WHAT A KISS
COST = y

IOri5lnalJ
IT was in the seventies that Reginald
Irwin. n young man just out of college
and Of naturally reckless disposition,
was going to his home in san Francis
co. On the train was Miss Estelie
Cleveland of the same city. IL girl grad
uatc of Young ladies boarding school
in New Haycn. Miss Cleveland was
about 20 set sail ON lifC's ocean as Il
woman. with colors flying, and was
ready to be unconventional Ua occasion.
Irwin. who was seated across the aisle.
offered her novel to read. 1t was ac-
cepted. but not read. 1t was not eX-
pCct2d that it would he read. Both
knew that It was 10 pave the way to :,
more pleasant passing OF the time and
acted accordingly. IL ten minutes they
were chatting Elibly and in half an
hour knew u great deal about each
other.
Day after day passed pleasantly.
When they reached the mountains. Ir-
win, who had grown covetous of Il kiss
from his Companion's dewy lips, YVES
reckless enough TO yield TO the tempta-
tion. Learning from the conductor the
preaching, he waited till the train was
within mile of it. then told Miss
Cleveland that he was going into the
smoker. AS soon as the train entered
the tunnel he returned. located his seat
by his belongings and. knowing pre-
cisely the position of Miss Cleveland,
snatched kiss. There was n stifed
scream; then all save the rattle was
again still. Irwin returned to the
smoker.
Half an hour later he SHuntored laZi-
ly into the ear. casting Il frightened
glance at the girl he had kissed. She
was immersed in the novel he had lent
her. but upon his remarking upon the
beauty of the scenery she dropped the
book and Joined him in adniring the
view. Irwin wondered if she would
tell him of the insult that had been Of
fcred her but she did not. After all,
what good would it do? And maidenly
reserve naturally forbade it.
Irwin and Miss Cleveland met often
in society the next winter in San Fran
cisco. Irwin grew more and more at
tcntive, and the girl seemed to give him
considerable encouragement. But Ir-
win. who. like most men, did not appre-
ciate what was easy To get, suddenly
transferred his attentions to another
girl. Not long after this, on passing
Miss Cleveland, he was surprised to
receive dead cIIt. As soon as he could
get pen and paper he wrote her Il note
asking to be informed how he had Of
Tended her. y reply came saying that
while travelling on the same train with
him the previous summer she had re-
ceiYed an indignity and had learned
that lac was the perpetrator.
From sailing on the crest of the
wave-that is. having choice between
two girls-Irwin was plunged into the
trough. He could not remember whom
he had told of his tunnel kiss. but he
had considered the episode too good to
Rock Island Argus., 1902-06-24
The Field of Literature. d.

To describe adequately THE
Worlds Greatest Disasters" is the
task set c. Bryson Taylor, in the July
Everybody's. He has written in su-
perb style the stories of the destruc-
ton of Pompeii, the earthquake at
Lisbon, the passing of Port Royal
and the cateclysm at Yeddo, pictur-
ing the life of these cities at the mo-
ment of destruction. Photographs
of the ruins of st. Pierre accompany
the article. The interest of ~ Lost
Art Revived" is pictorial here are
reproduced the Leoni illuminations
of the Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution of the United
States. The parehments are set off
with fine miniatures of the great men
of revolutionary days and scenes in
the history of America. Donald
Murray, inventor of the Postal Tele-
graphs system of writing telegraphy,
writes 1.-THE Strange Story of the
Printing Telegraph" ''The Delights
of Salmon Fishing" are described by
Charles Hallock. and finely depicted
by Dugmore and other photograph
ers. 4 Revival of Feminine Handi-
craft" by Minnie J. Reynolds, de-
Rock Island Argus., 1902-06-24
Good Word for the Democratic Tick

The st. Louis Republic is impress
ed with the good character of the
democratic state ticket nominated
at the democratic convention held in
Springfield last week. After com
menting very favorably upon the
ticket as a whole, il has considera-
BILE to say about John l.. Pickering,
candidate for clerk of the supreme
court. who for many years has been
special correspondent for the St.
Louis Republic i'm Illinois, covering
much political work for that paper.
The Republic says:
1T may also be said with prophet V
that Mr.. Pickering is a strong and
capable man and eminently worthy
of the support of Illinois voters. For
10 years he has represented the Re-
public in his state with entire salts
faction to this paper. He is faithful,
conscientious, capable and painstak-
ing. If elected he will undoubtedly
give satisfaction TO the people of llli-
nois i'm the office with which they
will have honored him. The Republic
hopes to see him thus honored, and
takes satisfaction in the present
prospect of the success of the entire
ticket at the polls
Rock Island Argus., 1902-06-24

1t is evidently n case Of vindicating
the course that has been pursued by
the military authorities in the Phil
ippines at any cost with the admin
istration representatives in, congress
even if il comes to reviving all the
unhappy memories of the civil war
and of besmirching Grant. Sherman
and jackson into the bargain. The
administration is hard up for de
fensive argument. anent the Neyler
tactics in the Philippines. but we did
not hear of any such inyidious com
PARSONS when they were being Prac-
ticed by Spain in Cuba.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-06-24

Governor Van SAINT, of Minnesota.
called on President Roosevelt re-
Gently and the chief magistrate in
tended to ask him To stay and have
lunch. The governor took one of the
presidents gestures for an intima-
tion that the interview was at an end,
and just then Mr.. Roosevelt turned
to greet a delegation. When he
looked around Mr.. Van SAINT was
gone. \ messenger was dispatched
in search of the Minnesota man, who
was found facing about half peck
of steamed oysters in a swell res
taurant. 1t was too late to go back,
the governor thought. so he remain
ed where he was.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-06-24

The president is a. years old, a
lawyer, and a graduate of Harvard.
Secretary Hay is Ga, a literary man and
n graduate of Brown. Secretary
Shaw is 81. graduate of Cornell col
Iege. Iowa, and lawyer. Secretary
Root is 81. a graduate of Hamilton,
and lawyer Attorney General Knox
is so. and a graduate of Mount Union
college. Ohio. Postmaster General
Payne is 60. is a business man, and
received an academic education; as
did Secretary Hitchcock, who is 67,
and also a business man. Secretary
Moody is 40. a lawyer, and gradu-
ate of Harvard. Secretary Wilson
was born in Scotland, and received
an academic education, and is far
mer
Rock Island Argus., 1902-06-24
Tuesday, June "a.


Democratic Congressional Convention
By direction OF the democratic corgres-
sional committee for the Fourteenth congres
sional district of Illinois. the de mocrstic vot-
ers OF the several counties of the district are
requested to send delegates TO the democratic
convention to be held AZ NORM. nth, Ill, Tues
day, Aug 5, 1862, at II O'Clock m, for the
purpose of placirg In nomination q candidate
to be voted for at the November election,
1902, for congress.
Also for the selection OF the democratic
central CON mittee, consisting OF one member
from each county of the district
Also for the transaction OF such other bust
ness as may profer y come before the con-
yention-
The number OF delegates will be as herein
after provided The basis OF representation
for the several counties will be one delegate
for every 200 votes east for the democratic
presidential electors in 1900 and one delegate
for each additional 100 fraction or more. The
following shows the number OF delegates to
which each county is entitled:
HAncock..-- *
Henderson. ....-....-.. .----.--.--- ----.--.
AcDonougn. IL
Mercer ...--------.---.-----. II
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JOHN SCHAFER, Chairman
DAVID TrRSBULL. Secretary