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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
MOB LEADER BY TRADE.
Hayward Got Up a Riot In Paris For
Any One WhO-Faid Him.

Hayward Got Up Riot In Paris For
Any One WhO-Faid Him.
Paris had for years Il professional
leader of mObs, 4 man named Hay
ward, who would get up Il mob and
raise a riot any time, for any purpose,
according to orders, provided a sufh-l
cieut amount of money was paid to
him. He was employed chiefly by pO-
litical leaders, and his services Were
in great demand at election time.
His regular business was peddIing
toys, songs and novelties upon the
street Many of the songs were written
by him, many of the toys were his in
vention, and he was n man of genius
in some directions as well as strong
character-so strong that he was calledi
the Napoleon of the Camelots" and
the king of the Camelots." If he had
any principles or opinions of lis own
he kept them to himself. He wOuldi
break up u political meeting or create
an ovation and make popular hero for
a fixed sum of money.
He had under his command and sub
ject to his call at a moments notice,
night and day, between 1000 and 5000
street haWkers. peddlers, newsbOys and
other gentlemen with lungs of leather
and was in the habit of paying them
from to francs each every time
their services We're required to raise a
riot or give a triumphant greeting to
any politician who wanted to convince
the public OF his popularity.
With 800 or even go of his followers
Hayward could raise an awful rUmpus,
aIx
follow Il leader. 1t was Mr.. Pick
wick, l believe, who said that it was
good policy to shout with the loudest
of the crowd, and no one could have
collected such Il band of hOwlers in
Paris or anywhere else as the king Of
the CamelOts."
He led the mObs and directed the
riots in the interest of General BOu-
LANCER when the latter attempted to
repeat the part of Napoleon l. and was
the author of the Dreyfus riots, for
which he was paid by Il syndicate of
army officers. The police knew all
about him, but never interfered with
his work because they had confidence
in his ability to control his followers
and realized that any interference on
their part might demoraliZe them. So
this professional mob organizer was al
lowed great liberties.
He could not have existed i'll any 9TH
er city in the world. Paris is the only,
place that could produce such man,
and when he died the newspapers con-
tanned formal obituaries. giving a de-
tailed account of his operations for the
purpose of influencing public opinion,
while more than 1900 street peddlers
followed him to his grave.-Chicagc
Record Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
RAREST OF PHEASANTS.
she Great Argus Is Very Shy and
Has Wonderful Wing Feathers.

she Great Argus Is Very Shy and
Has Wonderful Wing FeatherS.
OF all the pheasantS the great argus
is the rarest and most peculiar i'll his
habits. In the wild state he inhabits
the dense forests of Sumatra, the ia
van peninsula. and he is also found in
similar localities in Borneo. The big
birds are large and tender and rarely
ever take to wing. There is no record
of one ever being shot. So shy are they
that only a modern rifle could reach
one, even il Il man could be found
cruel enough TO pull the trigger. They
are, however, trapped by the natives
for their wonderful wing feathers, OF
which nature can produce no equal in
a feather way. The male bird when
fully grown is about seven feet in
length. He shows no beauty until his
wings are spread. Then you forget
where and who you are. He lives the
life of a bachelor-a modern bachelor.
He fans a spot on the level earth with
his wings some ten or twelve feet
square near his bachelor apartments.
Here he comes frequently, except when
melting, and displays his enormous
wings, like a butterfly or skirt dancer.
by erecting his wings out over past his
head, where the peculiar argus eyes
are revealed in a diaGPnsS position, at
which slant they sleEss<,E 10 the best
effect.
Perhaps the best and finest Of the
true pheasants are the reeves, inhabit
ing the mountains of China, their tail
feathers frequently reaching the enor-
nous length of six feet. They are
hardy, standing any winter weather
and any degree of heat, never becom-
ing quite as tame as some of the 9th
ers. The male bird displays his plum
age by swelling up and drawing in the
head as though ready to burst and
then jumping stiff legged in a big cir
Gle around his hen. his long tail being
held almost straight up.-Country Life
In America.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
women.s Work Versus Mems.

The reason why women are not paid
as well as men for what seems to be
an equal degree and kind Of labor.
says a woman writer, is in ninety-nine
cases out of Il hundred cases because
the work is not as we'll done as Il man
would do it in the same circumstances.
1t is not so well done because, first. it
is not the custom to train girls rs Sc
verely as boys. and precedent and
usage are potent here; secondly and
chiefly, because Il girl considers her
trade, be it typewriting. bookkeeping,
selling merchandise, dresSmaking or
teaching, as raft that will float her
and her fortunes until she is picked
up-near shore or far at Sea-by the
good ship Matrimony. Then the raft
is abandoned and forgotten. so far as
she can forget an unpleasant episode.
The boy learns his business for a life
time. That lie hopes To marry some
body is but another reason why he
should master the more thoroughly ev-
cry department of his work and make
himself the sooner Indispensable to his
employer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

get along better with my speech here
il 1 We're deaf. 1t is often a good
thing TO be deaf. There is a deaf old
woman know up in the coal regions.
Once l went TO see this woman, and
she asked me to stay to tea. 1 thank
ed her and said 1 would, as L was not
expected home before dark. She had
been hearing pretty well up to this
point, but now she got very deaf all
of Il sudden. She had to ask her daugh-
ter what l had said.
He said, mother explained the
daughter, that he thanks you, but he
can't stay, as he is expected home be-
fore dark
lieved, and / departed"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

drove him away, calling him a Chris
tan dog. Boris pelted him with stones
and was captured by the guards.
SarafOff was taken before the officer
of the watch, who asked him what ex-
cuse he had to make for himself. The
lad replied, May God so Ordain that
you yourself will be one day thrown
into prison and that your children will
be driven away from the prison gates
without being permitted TO see YOU
The Turkish officer. amused at the
determination and courage of the lad
granted him permission to visit his rel
ativeS-
Sir Henry Irving, the English actor,
who is now starring in this country in
Dante received n very odd legacy
several years ago. An aged Yorkshire
man was actually so fond of Irving's
acting that in his will he said that
when he died his body was 10 he buried
headless and the skull was to be clean
ed and mounted. suitably inscribed
with a silver inscription and handed to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
Rraverr.ImmnrtnIineh.

At an entertainment at which Nelson
met Benjamin West just before he
went TO sea for the last time he remark
ed to the artist, Il never pass a print
shop where your picture of the Death
of Wolfe is in the window without be-
ing stopped by it" West, of course. ac-
knowledged the compliment, and Mel
son went on to ask why he had painted
no more like it. Because. my lord
answered the artist, there are no more
subjects" BLANK it." said Nelson, Il
didn't think of that" and asked him to
take a glass of champagne. But, my
lord, 1 fear your intrepidity will yet
furnish me with another scene, and if
it should shall certainly avail myself
Of lit" tie painter Observed S..Will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

Giving evidence of character for a
man charged at North London. wit
ness declared that he was eccentric.
Mr.. Fordham-Can you give an in
stance of his eccenricity?
The Witness-Weil, yes, can. Dur
ing the fourteen years l have known
him he has never been a minute late in
getting to his work.
Mr.. Fordham-And you call that be-
ing eccentric?
The Witness-Yes. certainly, for a
worllingman.-Londo Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
GIFT OF FRENCHMEN.
Bust of Washington Which Is to he
Placed In the National Capitol.

Bust of Washington Which Is to He
Placed In the National Capitol.
The bust of Washington by the
sculptor David dangers which some
of the French admirers of the United
States are to place III the capitol at
Washington has been finished and has
evoked the highest praise from art
critics who have seen il.
The bronze bust. which has been for
warded to the French ambassador at
Washington, was cast by Hohwiller
and viii be mounted on Il pedestal cut
form the marble quarries of Berring
Nicoli at Carrara. Charles Dupont,
the talented artist in metal. made the
bronze plate in the style of Louis XVI
which is TO be placed on the front of
the pedestal.
This graceful compliment to a sister
republic was conceived and executed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
7'-s1T- I'l7--s-1sl
THE OYSTERS POSITION.
II wedged on Its Right side In Its
He'd II VIII Die.


"Why does an oyster sleep and live
on its left sde?" asked n man who is
interested in oyster culture. well. 1
suppose we will have to put the Ques-
ton to Nature, and Nature has her own
way of answering questions. 1 have
been around in the oyster waters of
the Chesapeake bay and Choptank riv-
er for many years and am in a position
to say that this is the natural way
of the oyster. 1 may remark paren-
theticaIly that this is one of the difficult
ties we have to contend with, for in re-
bedding oysters and punching them an
oyster is occasionally thrown upon its
right side and weighted so that it can
not turn over. 1t simply dwindles
away and dies by degrees. Put upon
it's right side the oyster cannot live.
Of course there is an explanation to
this popularity. The right hand part
of the oyster shell is the top and NOV
able part. If the oyster is put in it's
natural pOsition-that is. on its left
side-it requires but a small amount of
physical energy to open and raise the
right hand section of the shell when
the oyster wants to feed. Reverse the
position and put the oyster on the right
side and we find an extremely difficult
problem, from the oysters standpoint.
In order to open the shell for feeding
purposes it is necessary for the oyster
to raise not only the weight of the left
section of the shell, but its own weight
as well. If we reverse the natural po-
sition of the oyster, put it on its right
hand side and wedge it so it can't turn
over. we simply smother and starve it
to death. OF course. am just theoriz-
ing about this thing. There may be.
some other explanation of the left hand
ed life of the oyster, but from my expe-
rience 1 am inclined to think the eX-
PLANTATION given is a reasonable one
Philadelphia Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

1t was Saturday night and owing to
the temporary absence of his wife it
fell TO Mr.. Brown to attend to the
usual process of giving his eight-year-
old son bath and putting him to bed.
He had left his evening paper with a
mans reluctance and had hurried mat
ters along with more speed than the
Httle-chap was accustomed to. How:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

luOLC DlDJta OL Ills
hands than any per-
sOnage on that con-
tinent. the sultan ex-
cepted, is possessed
of an indonitable
spirit. When he was
but fourteen his IA
Their and grandpa
ther were imprison-
ed in SalOnika. and
the boy went TO the
gate of the prison
and demanded aG-
mission The Sputr.v
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS.

Scandinavians, dropped his his in a
battle hymn. 1t almost caused a pan
&c. After several experiences of a like
nature we sent the Englishmen home
and engaged an Irish company"
Mr.. Yeats is native of Dublin and
4 son of J. b. Yeats, an artist. He
studied art for several years, but turn
ed to literature when he was twenty
one. and in the seventeen years that
have interviewed he has won a place as
poet and playwright second to none of
his countrymen. Mr.. Yeats most nota-
BILE works are "rhe Countess Eath-
leen," The Celtic Twilight The Sc
cret Rose The Wind Among the
Reeds THE Shadow Waters" and
Kathleen nj Hoolihan."
In appearance the poet is rather
gaunt of body. with classical. finely
chiseled face and n heavy shock of
black hair sprinkled with silver His
tour of this country includes lectures
at the leading colleges as we'll as be
fore the various Irish societies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, late colo
NAL secretary in the British cabinet and
the present exponent of a protective
tariff policy for Great Britain. never
misses an opportunity To compliment
his American wife. to whom he at
tributes much of his success in poll
tics
Along in the eighties Mr.. Chamber
lain made voyage To the United
States The result Of this trip seems
TO have been happy, for as he often
says. it was here that he made the
best speculation of his life-the wOOing
and winning of his bride.
One day lie called upon Il Baltimore
woman who happened to be giving a
girls luncheon. The hostess. being I'M
able TO leave her guests. came out TO
greet him and said laughingly that if
he were courageous enough to be the
only man at table she would be de-
lighted to have him join the party and
take the seat of Il girl who had not APP
peared. The statesman was not tinIid
and accepted the invitation. As chance
would have il. the vacant place hap
pcned to be beside that of Miss Endi-
colt, and so charmed was Mr.. Cham
berlain with his fair companion that
not long afcerward he asked the Puri-
tan maiden to become his wife.
The present Mrs. Chamberlain is the
third wife OF the distinguished Briton.
She was formerly Miss Mary Endicott,
daughter of Judge w c. Endicott OF
Massachusetts. who was secretary of
war during President Cleveland's first
administration. The wedding took
place in 1888
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
A strong Point.

Agent Showing Mrs. Starven through
the new house)-The house is a most
desirable site for boarding house. OF
course the windows may seem to you
rather narrow, but
Mrs Starven-Thats what attracted
me- I'm sure the average trunk is too
wide to go through any of those bed
room windows.-Philadelph Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
wanted No Wages.

do you know the wages of sin?"
asked the dominic sternly of Johnnie.
who was busily tying can to dogs
tail.
as dis sinT' queried John without
looking W.
''It certainly isl
''Well, don't want no wages fer dis.
I'm doin' it fer fun" --Houston Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

ing the session OF
1902 he was ap-
preached by two wo-
men, one of whom
said:
Will you please
show us the presi-
dents rOOm?"
The senator was
delighted. He not
only did the honors
of the presidents
room, but he also
escorted his charges
to the apartment of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

princeton, ina. The
itinerary had been
supplied by the state
committee and the
hour of the speech
fixed at . p. IN.
When the senator
reached Terre Haute,
where it was neces-
sary to change cars,
be found that the
connecting train had
already departed.
There came before
his vision pictures
of a disappointed
aI1diaDca md tho
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
Poet of Erin Cham
berIoir1 IS 6G1ife.

you," said Nelson, pouring out bump
ers and touching his glass violently
against Wests-''will yOu, Mr.. West?
Then l hope l shall die in the next bat
tie" He sailed few days later, and
West painted The Death of Nelson
London Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

by a small group OF old friends of
America, some of whom are descend
ants of French officers who fought in
the American Revolution. The scheme
had the warm approval of many high
officials of the French government. in
Guiding the ministers of foreign affairs
and OF the departments of the army
and the navy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

to each Of the host
esses a cup of choco-
late and q slice of
cake. They ate and
supped while their
guests looked on.
That was not New
England hospitality,
was it?
az dined not long
ago" continued the
senator. with a
Connecticut farmer,
q bOyboOd friend Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

the actor, with the
request that it be al
ways used for Yor-
ick's skull in the
pre- S en- tations of
Hamlet" Admira =
ton couldn't go
much further than
that. Think of it.
This old crusty Eng
liShman-he was a
tanner - liked Iry-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

1t is related of Senator Joseph Il.
Hawley of Connecticut, who has repre-
scented his state in the upper house of
congress since 1881, but who has not
been in his seat this fall on account of
feeble health, that while walking down
one of the corridors of the capitol dur
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
SPENCER PASSES AWAY
Finds Out the Truth About Matter That
He Was Very Doubtful


London, Dec. 9.-After a long life
devoted TO scientific pursuits connect
ed with the origin of life and that Of
the universe, Herbert Spencer, the IA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

volver to kill himself if caught. But
while waiting for his prey in the dark
ness some words spoken in prison by
Mrs. Booth restrained him.
when morning came, despairing and
desperate, he came to u.s." says Mrs
Booth, land asked me to take the
weapons that to him meant temptation
Employment was found for him. and
today he is earning an honest living"
Senator Charles w. Fairbanks of In
diana, whose name is brought into re-
newed prominence in connection with
Republican presidential gossip, is much
In demand as a "spelbinder." In the
last presidential campaign Senator
Fairbanks was scheduled to speak at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

career in 1879 as at
tache of the jap
anese legation at
Washington, remain
ing until 1888. He
returned to this coun-
try eight years later
as consul general to
New York, later go
ing to Rome as min
lister, from which he
was transferred to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

phla. 1t is the rule
of this organization
to call upon its
guests to speak and
then try to confuse
them with interpO-
lated remarks. But
Mr.. Mitchell could
not be confused. The
only notice he took
of the Glover clubs
gibes was to say:
81 guess l. could
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

q UVN IOONL IINIll4 VI
mine. For dinner there was turkey.
1t was an excellent bird, and 1 ate of
it heartily. l said:
John, this turkey will make fine
hash tomorrow
Yes, George, it Will the farmer
replied, provided you leave off now
THAT was not New England hospi-
tally either. 1t was just joke con-
cluded Senator Hoar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

q Sduu Dag, EeNOlNeE
and IL handful of
cartridges. Before
leaving prison he
had determined, IN
der the influence of
Mrs. Booths talks,
to give up the
crooked life. He
came to New York,
but things went
against him, and he
secured the sand bag
to use in Il highway
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
Acnnnntinr Enr II

'T see" said his colleague, that
there were some questions asked at the
trial to which you didn't object"
"Were theref'' said the lawyer. ''Per-
haps 1 was out of breath." Puck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

first break in a long record for punctu-
aIity in filling political engagements.
Hurrying to the roundhouse, the SEN
ator inquired the cost of special en-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
The songs Fate.

Patence-He wrote song he thought
was going to live
Patrice-And did it?
mo. The first person he heard sing
1t murdered it."-Yonkers Statesman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

stJJS, WHO has Just puDHShed
his Autobiography of Seventy Years."
got to chatting about New England
hospitality. 1T is better now than it
used to be-" he said, but will stand
improvement here and there. remem-
Der when was a boy that two maiden
ladies gave a musicale one afternoon
from 1 to 6. No refreshments were
served, but at a waitress brought IN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

the post at Vienna, consluereu one OF
the highest diplomatic honoEs.
John Mitchell, president of the Unit
ed Mine Workers, whose recent book
in defense of the policy of trades I'M
ions has excited considerable public
interest. is remarkably cool under the
most trying circumstances and never
loses his head.
He was a guest at one of the recent
dinners of the Clover club of Philadel-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
Gossip About Famous
People Of the Day.

CINE to carry him from Ierre Haute
to Princeton. He was told that $50
would pay the bill, and he paid over
the amount and crawled into the cab
with the engineer and fireman. The
throttle was pulled wide open, and
away the engine sped for Princeton,
which was reached before the appoint
ed hour. The senator triumphantly
alighted from the cab, but saw no Wis
ible sign of an immediate political dem
onStratiOn. The chairman of the COM
mittee, however, CHANGED to be in the
neighborhood and leisurely conducted
the senator TO the principal hotel, re
marking as he did so that the senator
was ahead of time. The meeting does
not begin until o'clock" said the
committeeman, the hour having been
changed from afternoon until evening"
Boris Sarafoff. the Macedonian rev
dictionary leader, who has so often
been reported dead during the past
nine monthS-On one occasion his al
legged dead body having been displayed
by the Turks i'll village of Monastir-
was received in Sofia, Bulgaria, as
national hero when he arrived in that
city few days ago.
Sarafoff. who is quite the most rO-
mantle figure in Europe, and who has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

Mrs. Maud Darlington Booth of the
Volunteers of America, who for the
past ten years has devoted most of her
efforts to the interests of discharged
cOnyicts, in her book. after Prison,
What?" recently published, tells this
story of the struggle of a man to lead
an honest life.
One day a man called at Mrs. Booths
office and sent into her by her secretary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

Few members of the foreign corps at
Washington have had 4 wider diplo-
matte experience than Kogora Taxa
hira, the Japanese minister, who
through press of business has been
compelled to forego a contemplated Wis
it to his native land with Nine. Taxa
hira. who recently sailed for the land
of cherry blossoms alone.
Mr. Takahira began his diplomatic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

that he wanted to be always around
when it was played, even though his
poor skull would be thumped and fin
gered and bounced like chunk of
wood. But he didn't have his wish.
His heirs asked Sir Henry if lie would
not, as a favor, decline to receive the
skull, and Sir Henry did so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

military affairs, where he displayed
the frescoes with a good deal of pride.
Afterward the party visited one or two
other rooms, and then the women turn
ed to leave the building. As they part
ed one of them slipped a quarter into
his hand.
MY dear madam said General
Hawley, Il am one of the senators
from Connecticut, and 1 really cannot
accept anything of this sort"
Goodness exclaimed the woman.
''Are you a senator? Why, 1 thought
you We're dOorkeeper."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19

"a H CHILE in q reminiscent mood
NNg not long ago Senator George
IA w Frisbie Hoar of AIassachu-