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The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-20
Ice Still Holds On to Ls
 Barge---Must Go Soon.

White Horse, May Io.-The water Is slowly but surely rising and the Ice In La Barge cannot remain much longer. It Is entirely broken up and must go out In a few days at most. The Zelandlan wlllnot sail from Lower La Barge until after the Ice goes out of the lake. It Is now lm- possible to reach Lower La Barge from White Horse.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-20

tor. The Sybll arrived at s'}o this morn ing and the Bailey and PrOspeetor each whlstled at 6Io. Later ln the d-v the slfton and the Casea arrived, making the feet complete. From early this mornlug, when the word was passed around that Q
 steamer Is In sight" until the last of the five arrived. the streets and whaveS were
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-20
YUKON FLEET ARRIVES
 AT DAWSON
Five Steamers Are At Yukon Metropolis.
 SybiI Wins First FIOnOrS

black with the thrOng. Everybody felt that once again Dawson Is connected with the outside world and everybody celebrated the event. lt was a red letter day.
 The Bailey Is scheduled to start for up river points tonight, with passengers and mall. Her accommodations will probably all be sold.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-20
Pass,ne.r, For Valdez

Agent Baker of the Pacific Clipper line says he win have about ten Valdez pas sengers for the Santa Ana from this point Among them are Wm. Workman, of Dyes, and Mrs A. c. Hood and J. B. Casey from Skagway,
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-20
Now Manager

Dawson Advl:es states that Percy Stevens, accountant and acting manager for the Canadian Bank of Commerce at Dawson, will be transferred to Seattle as manager of that branch.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-20
HOLDS FAST ICE GOES OUT
Atlin Lake Is Clear and Is Now Ready For Steamers.

AtIln, May To,--.The Ice went out of AtIln lake today, breaking the record for an early breakup. Last year the Ice went out May 22. Today the lake is clear and ready for the operation of steamers.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-20

Hotel Leland Sf3, and Ave. Phone Red 37or. Only three blocks trcm depot and wharf. Rates soc 7sc and si 90. G. T. Olds. Seattle, Wash.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-20
Cream

Ice Cream, the best In the city, with cake, Isc per dish. Root beer 8 per glass. Ice cream sOdas, milk shakes, and all soit drinks, always on hand, at Pvles', Sixth avenue. "
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-20

Regular b,arderS wanted at the Golden North restaurant; Sl per dl7. Good serY- lee guatanleed.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-20

Bosw x Aggers, Kelly bloCk' re- celves fi.,h t:l.ts, green vegetables oVs- terS, el, every v, yS.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-20

The finest porcelain bath tubs at the Principal baibershop. Opposite ths Bo'rt of Trade.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-20
Too for Sale

In large or small quantities. Inquire at the Monogr m liquor house. 54imo
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-20

Best table board in city. Golden North Restaurant ST ger day.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-20
A Sure Money Maker

If you are looking for business chance have finest opening In restaurant line. everything complete, In Skaeway. VIII sell reasonable. Address A Io2, Alaskan.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-20

Blank books, offce supplies; lowest prices In Alaska. Bakers Book Store.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-20

Patterns new In Mating. Peoples.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-20

Fresh taffy da'Iv at the Boss Bakery.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-20
Summer Underwear

Mems Department has been greatly strengthened different lines o summer underwear such a Bal brigau. Light Wool Merno, American SIX Plate
 Mems Babru shirts and Drawers to and pnk at ic each Msn Light Pure Shirts and Drawers natural at 5e each
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
Setting Moody Rlsht.

Among the stories treasured by the
people of New York's east side is one
about Dwight L. Moody, who once
conducted n revival meeting ut the Al
len Street Methodist church. At the
close of an unusually eloquent talk
Moody said to his audience. 'Now,
how many persons here are Christ
tians?"
Instantly there was q mighty stir,
and every man. woman and child in
the crowded house stood upright.
Moody was visibly impressed and said
in tones of greatest satisfaction In
all my thirty-five years experience l
have never seen such a showing"
At the close of the meeting the pas
tor of the church took Moody aside
and said: Il say. Mr.. Moody. you
don't want TO be too pleased over that
showing. Down here there are only
Jews and Christians. and the people
wanted you to understand there
wasn't n Jew among them" - New
York Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
PlcKINes FROM FICTION.

1t isn't hard to judge human nature
if you let the other man do the talking.
THE Great White Way"
When we undertake to compromise
with the devil, his majesty always as
serts his ability TO grab the whole
If man in the midst of the contume-
ly and detraction of the world can get
one woman to believe in him, it is
enough.-'Loye's Itinerary"
Mrs. Wigs was n philosopher. and
the sum and substance of her philoso-
ply lay in keeping the dust off her rose
colored glasses.-"A1rs. Wigs of the
Cabbage Patch"
There is nothing in the world as
harmless and as utterly joyous as
mans conceit. The woman who will
not pander TO it is ungracious indeed
1.-The Spinster Book"
The past gives us regrets, the pres
ent sorrow, the future fear; at eighteen
one adores at once; at twenty one
loves; at thirty one desires; at forty one
rehects.-"Her Grace's Secret"
y man l knew once-'e's dead now.
poor chap, and three widows mourn
ing for 'im-said that with all lis eX-
perience wimmin was as much n riddle
to i'm as when he fust married.-'Light
FreiChtS"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
MARRIAGE IN ARABIA.
The wedding Procession an EInbO-
rate and Noisy Affair.


a marriage procession among the
Arabs is n very elaborate affair. The
camel which bears the bride is deco
rated with bright henna dye on his
neck and shoulders. while there are
verses from the Koran inscribed on the
hangings. His uncouth legs are often
swathed with bright cloths. his head
bedeclled with plumes and small mir
rors. while his back is Respondent
with bright cOlored bits of tinsel,
which glisten against q patchwork Of
many hued cloths. 4 hood or cage
conceals the bride, and no doubt adds
to the discomfort of the cramped ride
ON the beast. There are attendants,
and last of all the musicians, chiefly
drummers. who attract the crowds by
their incessant pounding on small but
high keyed instruments.
If the journey to the groOm's home
is short one. it is heightened by stops
at frequent intervals. and all the while
the lover must not show any eagerness
TO welcome her, no matter what his
feelings may be. The Arab may be af-
fectionate. but he cannot with dignity
betray emotion. Among the lower
claSSeS DuHOOnS accompany Ine pro-
cession with performing bears or other
wild animals. and when the bride is
wealthy largess is distributed along
the route in the form of clothes or coin.
When the Groom's tent or fixed home
has been reached, the bride is expected
TO show great reluctance about enter
ing it, and in some cases she has TO he
lifted by the husband over the blood
of a sheep he has just slain.-Woman's
Home Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
How Clouds Get Their Frinses.

Professor Tyndall used to explain to
popular audiences. with the aid of n
brilliant experiment. that the blue col
or of the sky is owing to floating par
ticles OF invisible dust that break up
and scatter the short waves, which are
the blue waves, of light. This, as Il
writer in knowledge shows, occurs
principally at q great elevation, where
the atmospheric dust is extremely fine,
while in the lower regions of the air,
where the dust is coarser the scatter
ing affects all the rays, or colors. alike.
The brilliant fringes of clouds, seen
nearly in the direction of the sun, are
largely due to dust. which especially
accumulates in the neighborhood of
clouds and refracts the sunlight around
their edges.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
a Magnificent vessel.

In 26S B. c., Archimedes devised n
marvellous ship for Hero of Syracuse.
Her three lofty masts had been
brought from Britain, whereas our
ships masts are of iron or obtained
from New Zealand or from Vancouver
island. LuXuriously fitted sleeping
apartments abounded, and one Of her
banQueting halls was paved with agate
and costly Sicilian stone. Other floors
were cunningly inlaid with scenes from
the ''Iliad." Stables for many horses.
ponds stocked with live fish, gardens
watered by artificial rivulets and hot
baths were provided for use or amuse-
Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
senrchInE For Knor1edge.

81 say, pa" began little Clarence
Callipers, with the rising infection of
one who earnestly desires to acquire
important information, WHAT
>"Oh. l don't known replied his long
Suffering sire YEARLY.
Eyes. But the question l wanted to
ask isn't foolish. pa"
"H'm! If it isn't foolish, you may
ask it. But, remember, just one ques-
ton, and no more"
well. pa, there are two of 'em that
1 want to ask. One is, Which is the
smartest, the man who knows enough
to know that he don't know much or
the man who knows enough to look as
if he knew everything? The other is,
If the end of the world was to come
and the earth be destroyed while n
man was up in balloon. where would
he land when he came down? And, pa.
| don't know which one of 'em to ask"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

1t does not appear that the transfer
ence Of the American soldier to trOp-
zeal climate has injured his appetite,
says The Army and Navy Journal. He
eats no less than he did at home, he
needs rs hearty a diet, and he is teach
ing the Filipino to eat more. OF him
General Weston says: He is learning
to eat and is doing it first rate. and he
has improved physically. We have
the assurance from the doctors over
there that by our feeding they have
less disease and are heartier Ecc."
Our men want just as much meat. ;,u'
fat meat, in the Philippines, and Tire
must have beans. Rice cann-t tc;---
them even where they have 10 ar
its supposed tendency to prod-c
bubonic disease. They are doin:.
work and need nourishing food
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
OLD FAMILIES OF VENICE.
Their Fortunes Are DIssipnted and
Their Palaces Sold.

Their Palaces Sold.
Very few of the fine old palaces of
Venice belong to the descendants of the
families who built and originally occu-
pied them. Very little of the enormous
wealth for which Venice was celebrat-
ed in the fifteenth century remains.
The most of It has been dissipated by
the descendants OF the men who made
II. the same as in England, France and
other countries. The rich men of Ven
ice today are an entirely new class OF
people. whose names do not appear in
the Golden Book, which contained a
list of the patrician families in Venice
who were invited to festivities at the
palace. This book was instituted in
1915 and thenceforth until the Aus
trian occupation was the index and
standard OF nobility by which all claims
TO precedence were decided.
Occasionally the grand council, by a
vote. rewarded the gaIlantry or public
services of some citizen of humble
birth by directing that his name be in
scribed upon its pages. None but those
whose names were in the Golden Book
could use the golden stairs when they
entered Il doge's palace, and when this
right was conferred it was equivalent
to an order of nobility in another coun-
try. There is one notable exception to
the decay of the ancient families. and
he is Count Grimani, who traces his
lineage back to one of the most IA
nous of the doges, whose portrait,
painted by Titan. hangs in the council
chamber of the doge's palace. The
Grimani palace rs on the Grand canal,
near the Rialto bridge, and is cele-
brated for its finely sculptured capt.
tails.
Many of the rich men in Venice to-
day are Jews. They practically control
the banking business and manufacture
ing. They own the fine houses of his
torical interest and the best paying es-
tates on the mainland in the neigh
borhood. The present wealth of Venice
is invested not so much in real estate
as in banking, manufacturing, flour
mills. elevators. gas companies, cotton
mills. the manufacture of glass and in
steamships upon the Adriatic.-Chicago
Herald
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
southex on CoIerIdge.

In 1906, Southey writes, says Harold
s. Scott in The Atlantic. "Coleridge is
at last arrived" (from Malta and Italy,
''little improved in health of body and
not at all so in health of mind. lie is
grown very fat-which he attributes
TO disease, and his wife believes it;
the fact is that he is always eating and
drinking, morning. noon aud midnight;
hardly ever without rum and water
beside him, sugared TO the utmost-and
If he is not talking he must be eating.
His mouth seems incapable of being
at rest. If he does not sleep at night,
up he gets for cold meat and spirits
and water. If all this does not kill a
man, it must needs fatten him.
LAS you may suppose, he is very en-
tertaining; but, whether it be that he
is really worSened or that after so
long an absence the thing becomes
more striking. / never saw n human
countenance express such intense and
loathsome arrogance of self admira
ton. 1t is at times quite fiendish. His
humor is now TO be orthodox because
he has made out some metaphysical
argument for the Trinity. In snort.
feel more than ever admiration and
astonishmeut at his intellect and more
than ever grief and indignation at ali
that it is coupled with"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

The very head and front of all offend
ers in the preparation of anachronisms
was Shakespeare himself. He speaks
of cannon in the reign of John, whereas
cannon were unknown until century
and Il half later; of printing in the time
of Henry H.; of clocks. and striking
clocks at that. in the time Of Julius
Caesar; he makes Hector quote Arts
totle and COriolanus refer TO cats and
Alexander; he introduces a billiard Ia
BILE into Cleopatra's palace; he bowers
Bohemia with sea coast and makes
Delphos an island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
SCHOOL GIRLS
Are Especially Invited to Write to
Mrs. Pinkham For Advice Regard
ing Their Health. All Such Letters
Are Strictly Confidential.
School days are danger DAYS for American girls.

School days danger days American girls.
Often physical collapse follows takes
lost vitality Sometimes recovered
Perhaps she keeping dry;
through caressness this the monthly sickness usually
rendered very
Then begin ailments which should
Will produce suffering Headache anness slight vertigo,
the
tendency avoid the society others all indicating that
womanS aTcl-enemy s a hand.
This thought phys
cal condition of their daughters it that they have
assistance. (
PnIzham's Vegetable Compound helped many
this
their trials proper young
girl from the of school
hearty WomanhoOd.
If there anything don't write Mrs Pnkham
at Lynn, Mass Her advice is free and always helpful
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
ONE HORSEPOWER.
How This Unit of Mechanical Force
Came to Be Adopted.

Came to Be Adopted.
When men first begin to become IA
miliar with the methods of measuring
mechanical power, they often speculate
on where the breed of horses is to be
found that can keep at work raising
33, 600 pounds one foot per minute. or
the equivalent, which is more familiar
to some mechanics, of raising $50
pounds 100 feet per minute. Since So
600 pounds raised one foot per minute
IS called one horsepower it is natural
that people should think the engineers
who established that unit of measure
ment based it on what horses could
really do. But the horse that can do
this work does not exist.
The horsepower unit was established
by James Watt about a century ago,
and the figures were fixed in a curious
way. Watt found that the average
horse of his district could raise 22,CO0
pounds one foot per minute. At that
time Watt was employed in the manu-
facture of engines. and customers were
so hard to find that all kinds of arti-
fetal inducements were necessary to
induce power users TO buy steam en-
gines. AS Il method of encouraging
them Watt offered TO sell engines reck-
Oning $4,000 foot pounds TO horsepOw-
er. And thus he was the means of Civ
ing 4 false unit to one of the most i'm
pOrtant measurements in the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
Longevity.

The span of life is gradually expand
ing. We live longer and get more out
oft than our grandfathers did. Wheth-
er the cause of this is better knowI-
edge of natural law or more skillful
surgery we will not undertake to say.
At any rate. people think this a pretty
good world to live IN and want to stay
here as long as they can comfortably.
The man with 100 birth anniversaries
behind him is not such n remarkable
fellow after aIl.-New York Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
FrostInE Aluminium.

To give a frosted surface to alu-
minimum articles remove all grease and
dirt by dipping them in benzine. After
this dip them first into Il solution
strong enough to blacken the metal of
caustfc potash, next into n mixture of
two parts nitric and one part sulphuric
acid, then into concentrated nitric acid
and lastly into Il mixture of equal parts
of vinegar and water. finishing by
washing them thoroughly in water and
drying in hot sawdust.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
AChicNed.

Remember. young man." said the
practical friend, that in order to sue
coed you must teach people to trust
you"
81 have done that" answered the
gloomy young man. 'I have succeed
ed in getting into debt beyond my fond
est expectations Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
Coin PronIes.

Where a face is used on a piece of
money it is always in profile, because
the cameo is n Jre readily struck with
the die in that manner, and if full or
three-quarter face We're represented the
nose of the gentleman or lady would
get damaged in circulation and pro-
duce a ridiculous effect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
The Fly In the Ointment.

Probably the worst thing about mar
rying widow is the fact that some
where in her cupboards and boxes she
keeps her widows veil to be in readi-
ness in case she needs it a second time.
-Atchison Globe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

When you get tired OF work. you
will realize that you have reached the
time of life when you have no place to
play.-Atchison Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
cnure For GrIernnce.

'When you refused me. you promised
always to be my friend. and now you
are as cold as an iceberg"
'But l didn't think you were going
to stop proposing."-Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
His CIEnr Lighter.

VIGIL saw Skinnum light a cigar
with a twenty dollar bill.
WagS-I'n bet it wasn't receipted.-
Philadelphia Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

Many a mans popularity is due to
the fact that he doesn't think out loud.
Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

Don't think for a moment that you
have met all the idiots there are in the
world.-Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01


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of would
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Compound a
have bottles better hardly believe
I'd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

"Your Ointment healed my hand
of letter in two weeks. MY doctor
prescribed it. '-Linnie Davis, Cat
lettsburg, Tenn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01
HeiSkell'S
Ointment
Heals the Skin.

Prove il on a stubborn case of pimples. eczema
letter, erysipeias, ulcers, or any eruption. The
cure - perInanent- fnceuts a box, at druggists
or 10y mail, postpaid. Back up its good work
with HeiskelPs Medicated Soap. = cents.
JOHNSTON. HOLLOW Az & CO,
53i Commerce ST., PhIladcI Phia-
Decorah-posten., 1902-10-24
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% photographers anereSc ior Ct gar
gar iioen. 9ortiet fra Oct Gremite0,
JON Scnne aanaIiieting oil ii1c Tor
Sen IofaIe Srofif, tor man ogioa aaa
no ira. at man oeb bette NrbeioeS
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paa Sei til &ealiiertngcn a Den itore
&Ian: &eo en- aanaI 8lCurem Cite.
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oil life blot bctpoe en- Nrctt1 Stosbc.
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Decorah-posten., 1902-10-24
Gan> ~tiliales
WtioOclitatcrnc.

Den 20oe Sept. bette Ior afilutteoe ri en-
Sanoel meo The +. Il G. II. Ry. Co..
huprpeo ri bleu Gneeiere al 8ompanlets Land
inottl &entudpItnieL Sette 2aNo er life /
Gpoen heller life l Roroen men mIot incl
lem - fun nr9Ie timers Esiie fra Chicago.
Sorbbuuoeu er RIG 9ermrlo % or beupret
meo ben f~ro0tQite "SdronpDo" Stpo me0
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heller life Sauo GanO eler Sumpe.
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her o9 &llmatet or onttrent BET famine nrota.
gen at Stutercn er milb'r pg ~tUrtere. Gam
bet er bot % pPut beiI1Qenoe. 70 pi bar bet
nnoelt9ite &llmtat / Nmerifn, Dtnn tr9rger
life Der at Gre rRo Tor Otalerta o. Sump'
feber iom I Snoen elheler De bdrIte Sittre
iDm paa RoropctenS 8rRrter.
StOckraising % Mixed Farming
iamt SSruat oo Sobat er met lenuenoe,
Srllt boyer her Ipm lntet an0et Steo (reo
unoto9elIe al Galiiornin).
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ri er @tere al S]tatipnerne Tennessee
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The Middle States Land Co,
TENNESSEE RIDGE. TENN.