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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19

At the home of her daughter. Mrs.
Mary Martzahn, 222 Taylor street. ear
" Saturday morning occurred the
death of Mrs. Sopline Frenz, Il native
of Germany, and Il resident of Davcn-
port for the past half a century, in
the 18th year of her age. a sister re-
siding in New York and brother in
Chicago survive.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-22
Wealthy Men Who Lived Long,
olL7imc Merchants Reached Age Which Very Few Of
Those of the Present Day Ahain-Early Habits Of
Frueahy Possibly the Cause Of Their Longevity

Last year saw the death of many
old-time New York merchants-John
Ikn;ell, Hugh O'Neill, Peter Hoe. Tiff
fdny, Salem II. Wales, Charles Broad
way Rouss, says the New York Even
ing World. The mortality continues
with the demise of James McCreery
and Joseph Parke within a fortnight.
As mercantile life goes now, bust
ness man of sixty is not SO good an
insurance risk as a sea captain and
hardly better one than a soldier, 50
strenuous is competition, and so vast
and varied are the responsibilities
of the executive control of large mer-
chandising interests. Too frequently
the apoplectic stroke or the nervous
collapse prevents the attainment of
the threescore at which one of the
best periods of life should but be the
beginning. But is hard work alone
responsible for the earlier break
down?
Most of these od-timers were no.
table for the fact that they lived on
to a green old age--active, robust and
hearty old fellows. of whom it could
be said that they were veterans
tagging superfluous on the stage Nc
Creery, for example, lived to be sew
enty-eight Daniel eighty-one, Parke
eighty, Hoe eighty-one, Wales seventy
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-22
ARCHIE RoosEvELT's PONY.
How Pony Rode in an Elevator at
the White House.

Archie Roosevelt, while recovering
from an attack of measles, had Wis
itor the other day. whose call will do
more to restore him to health than all
the medicine the doctor can give him,
says a Washington dispatch. Soon
after Archie began to convalesce he
begged to be allowed to see his spot
ted pony, Algonquin, which is his con-
slant companion when he is well. 1t
was too soon for Archie to leave his
room and Mrs. Roosevelt was com
PEELED to decline the request.
charles, the groom, who looks after
Algonquin and who also is a great
chum of Archie, thought the matter
over and concluded that If Mr. Archie
wanted to see his pony he should do
so.
Without confiding his plan to any
one he led the pony the other day into
the White House and along the corri-
dor into the elevator. The elevator
men were too much surprised to say a
word until after the elevator had dis
appeared When the second floor was
reached Charles led the pony into
Archie's room and ushered it in.
10 say that Archie was delighted ex-
presses il mildly and the pony also
seemed to enjoy his visit.
This is the first time that a horse
has ridden in White House elevator
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-22
New Chinese Restaurant.

Clark street will soon have a Chi
nese restaurant on an elaborate scale.
On the second, third and fourth sto-
ries of the building at the northeast
corner of Van Buren, and Clark
streets the partitions are being taken
out and the three floors will be con-
verted into three large rooms to be
devoted to that purpose. The exter-
Ior Will be adorned with balconies and
illuminated. The floors will be laid in
marble mosaic and the different parts
OF each floor will be separated by
screens of the most startling designs.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-22
Sign Language Among the Animals.
Writer Asserts That Its Use Is Common, and Mentions
Several Instances That Have Come Under His
Notice-Why Do Ducks Bob Their Head1

The sign language, once forming
Aach an extensive part of the human
vocabulary and still used with much
profit, is not unknown to lower orders
OF life" said man who takes much
interest in matters of this sort, land
l have had occasion in my time to
observe some rather impressive in
stances. Some of the signs are under
standahe. Many of them are plain
as the words of human speech, as, for
instance, the sapsucker's love call,
the rabbits drumming, the head ges-
cure which accompanies the cluck of
the odd hen when she is trying to at
track the attention of her brood to
a bit of food she has uncovered in
the soil
But there are many mysterious and
altogether inexplicable things to be
found in this strange realm of signs
Every sign means something. We
may be sure of that. 1t is part and
parcel of speech. 1t conveys mean
ing definite enough to the creature in
the particular order of life. But
there are SO many signs which are
not followed by results which throw
light on their meaning that the field
becomes one for interesting specula-
tive inquiry. What does the duck
mean, for instance, when simply bob
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-22

bing the head up and down? 1t is not
confined to one sex brakes and hens
resort TO the same form of speech. |
have seen them go through this
the motion of the head would not be
followed by any other activity. or by
sound of any sort which would be an
explanation.
They just nod at eacn other. 1t
may be simply friendly sort of
greeting, nod of reinsurance that
all is quiet on the Potomac and that
there is no fox or other dangerous
intruder anywhere around. Or 1t may
be flirtive sort of speech, the ducks
way of smiling and goo-gooing. don't
know how this is. l only know that
1t happens. 1t may be, OF course.
that this movement of the head and
neck is physically necessary, like the
habit Of yawning, or the unconscious
movement of the limbs Of human
beings. But ducks yawn and stretch
very much after the fashion of the
human kind. Still the movement to
which | have referred may result from
a similar motive. | would like to
know. Can any man tell me what a
duck means by silently nodding to one
or more of his companions ?'-New
Orleans Democrat.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-22

seven and Tiffany ninety
One is led to wonder whether an
inherited sturdiness of physique had
most to do with their length of years
or whether the main contributing
cause should be looked for III their
simplicity of life, following the early
habit of frugality. They began their
business careers in an humble way, as
office boys or minor clerks: they
worked as hard and as long and with
precisely as many worries as assail
merchants now busy amassing for
tunes. But when prosperity arrived
they maintained the even tenor of
temperance that safeguards the physi-
cal and mental health and conduces to
longevity.
No ostentatious expenditure for
them, no automobiles in record break
ing races across Jersey no equine din
ners, no search for excitement in its
freak forms, but a quiet and dignified
existence in the leisured elegance of
great wealth.
To enjoy riches nationally and to
retain sound mind in sound body
a score of years after the pleasure
seeking millionaire is dead--is not
that to have got something out of life
which the sensation-hungry rich man.
does not realize?
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-22
Why There Are So Many Masons.

A little girl tells what she knows
about King Solomon in the following
essay: King Solomon was man
who lived ever so long ago and in the
country in which he governed he was
the whole thing. King Solomon built
Solomon's Temple and was the father
of all the Masons. He had 700 wives
and 200 lady friends and that is why
there are so many Masons in the
world"
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-22

CHICAGO, ILL.
When | received the
sample of Doan's
Kidney Pills | was
suffering terribly with
my back was sick and
unfit to do anything.
The several remedies
l had used, though
highly recommended,
did no good, but
rather irritated the
trouble and made me
worse. Before l had
used up the sample 1
was feeling SO much
better that | got more
from the drug store.
] could not sleep at
night. Had to get up
six or eight times, and
the urine was so red,
would almost think
it was part blood -
therewas athick sand,
like brick-dust sedi-
ment. | cannot tell
one-half that / suf-
fered, nor how good
l feel now that / am
cured by Doan's Kid
ney Pills /; but here l
am, sixty-six years
old, able to do my
own ork, feeling
well as l did twenty
years ago, for which |
thank Doan's Kidney
Pills ten thousand
times. - Mrs. f.. T.
GOULD, 9l4 W. Lake
Street. Doan's Pills
cure when others
fail.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-22
Fat Man and His Trousers,
7aiors Delay Caused Much Worry and Inconvenience
i Unfortunate 7rsveler-Hs Generous Build Made
" "Hand>Me>Downs" Entirely Out of The Question

William Bolton, editor of the Live
Stock Inspector of Woodward Ok,
was at the stock yards yesterday on
business. MIR. Bolton admits that he
weighs 31S pounds. He looks the
part. When he came into the lobby
OF the exchange building at the stock
ysrds yesterday he was perspiring
freely, but smiling.
Anything new?" he inquired, in
answer to similar query We'll,
should say there was. but it's not for
publication. consider myself the
most fortunate person that will sleep
in Kansas City tonight. It's this
way, and 1 hope it will never happen
again:
Just before l started for Kansas
City ON this trip / realized that my
best trousers needed mending''-he
didn't call them trousers-'so l put
on an old pair and sent my best ones
down to the tailor. Just before train
time sent down to the shop for them
and received word that they weren't
ready. Well, l fidgeted around for a
few minutes and then finally decided
that Id have to come away without
them My old ones are fairly good,
excepting in one place. They are
getting thin in the seat, and I've been
fearing that something might happen
Perhaps you know how uncomfortable
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-22
What Everybody Says.

LOUISVILLE, KY
For a year or more
l have been suffering
with severe pains in
the small of my back
and kidneys /; had
tried a number of
remedies but without
relief. / decided to
try Doan's Kidney
Pills, and purchased
two boxes, and am
glad to state that
after taking the two
boxes of pills l was
relieved of all pains,
and have not been
troubled since. Prior
to taking these pills
1t was impossible for
me to get u full
nights sleep, but l am
not experiencing any
difficulty in this re-
spect now. " Yours
truly, JOHN f. KRA-
MER, 2423 W. Main
Sire e foreman
American Tobacco
Coz
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-22
Every one who uses Doan's Kidney
Pills free trial has a good word
to say for them that's
why they are most
prominent In the
public eye.

Aching backs are eased. Hip, back, and
loin pains overcome. Swelling of the
limbs and dropsy signs vanish.
They correct urine with brick dust sedi-
ment, high colorcd, excessive, pain in pass
ing, dribtling, frequency, bed wetting.
Doan's Kidney Pills dissolve and remove
calculi and gravel. Relieve heart palpita-
ton, sleeplessness, headache, nervousness.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-22
Why He Wanted Four Tracks.

Not long since two newly arrived
hishmen were in New York City bound
for the west. They had several rail
road time tables and were looking
them over for the purpose of select
ing a route thither. They finally dis
covered that some lines had more
tracks than others and they concluded
very innocently to take the one which
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-22

ABERDEEN. WASH
l had a bad pain in
my back l could
hardly walk Sr sit
down. l could not
write for sample, but
got q tifty-cent box
of druggist, and they
have made me all
right. No other med
icine did me any
good. = AUG. CARL
NON, IS 1st St.. East.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-22

had the greatest number of tracks.
But their decision was based not
upon the fact, but the fancy in the
premises. Said Mulligan to Pat: Pat,
we'll be afther takin the four-tracker,
for If she leps one track she lands on
wan iv the athers an loses no time,
but If it's one or two tracker they'd
heft to slow up and put on the brakes
an lift err back on an we'L be a day
late"
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-22

a feeling one has in such a predica.
ment. But l did not want to miss my
train, and SO / decided to come along
in my old ones. l left word to send
my best ones by express. | went to
Guthrie first and hoped they would
overtake me there. But they didn't
Wnen l reached Wichita telegraphed
to have them forwarded When left
Wichita for Kansas City l was still
wearing the old ones, and | tell you
the anxious seat was nothing to be
compared to the seat | was sitting on
When | got here the first thing | did
was to telegraph to all three points to
have my best trousers forwarded to
Kansas City by lightning express
They just arrived this morning and
I've been happy as a boy ever since
No, nothing happened that | was
ashamed of, but I've figured that I
spent enough in paying for messages
and express charges to buy new
pair"
When asked by a listener why be did
not buy new pair in the first place,
Editor Bolton replied: Couldn't do
it. Not even in Kansas City. Why,
son, do you know l MEASURE fifty-six
inches around the waist? There's not
a pair of hand in Kansas
City big enough to fit me kansas
City Journal.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-14
Funeral OF Or. Curry.

Ashevile, n. c.. February 13.-Funeral
services over the remains OF DR.. Jabez L;
w. Curry, who died here last night, WI
noon. The funeral services will be pre-
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ENGLISH DISSATISFIED.
Because Germany Is to Receive from
Ncneznala 100000.

Because Germany Is to Receive from
Venezuela $4,000.
New York. February 10 The newspapers
here. saws the Tribunc's correspondent In
London. are very much dissatisfied because
Germany is to receive $4,000 from Vene-
uueln and England only s27,5oo Germany.
II rs admitted has every reason to chuckie
Tae Daily Mail says the net result Of tn"
allies is that the relations OF England and
the United States have been seriously en-
barrassed at time when the mutual sent
ment is unusually friendly and when Amcri
can opinion was beginning to favor the
idea Of British alliance; that. to the
the continent this country has been exhibit.
ed as suI In German leading strings. to tho
injury OF British interests outside OF
America; that al great expense President
Castro has been shown that It Is twelve
times as serious matter TO injure Ger
many as to injure England, and that the
British foreign ofhce has been made the
laughing stock Of the world.
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ONLY ALTERNATIVE.
Premier BaIfOur Said Government Had
10 Take Action Against Venezuela.
NO UNDUE HASTE SHOWN
Aud No Greed for Money or Iuhu-
mainly was Manifested,
CIVILIZATION VOID GAIN
If United States Would Induce the Oh.
seryatiOn of International Courtesy.
IF PEACE WAS TO BE PRESERVED
II Must Of Necessity Be by the lnereas
ing Use OF Cooperation Between
the European Powers.
If United States Would Induce the Oh.
seryatiOn of International Courtesy.
IF PEACE WAS TO BE PRESERVED
Il Must Of Necessity Be by the lnereas'
ing Use OF Cooperation Between
the European Powers.

Liverpool. February i3.--Premier Bal
four in a speech at a luncheon given by
the Conservative club here today, declared
the British government had no choice but
TO take action against Venezuela, The
ministers had shown no undue haste, no
greed for money and no inhumsnity. The
United states government, ne said, had
been taken into the confidence OF bis ma
jesty's government at every stage of the
proceedings. The Monroe doctrine had no
enemies in this country. 1t would be
great gain to civilization II the United
states would more actively concern Itself
with arrangements to prevent the constant
ly recurring difficulties between the Euro
pean powers and the South American gov
ornmeuts by getting the latter to observe
the principles Of international courtesy
Continuing, the premier said there vas
10 ground for Lord Rosebery's criticism
with respect to British relations With
either the United States or Germany. Some
arrangement with the latter for Joint OPP
eiations was the most reasonable step pos
sible to enforcement OF their several claims'
Mr.. Bnlfour ridiculed the suggestion that
the alliance with Germany over Venezuela
was settled at the time of Emperor VIII
INNS visit to King Edward at Sandnng
hmm. He declared the whole story was a
mares nest. International animosities
said the premier, were great source OF
international weakness. Great Britain was
supposed TO be greatly dislikcd on the con
tlncnt. but no country was stronger FOL
nisliking Great Britain or showing ami
mostly. Nor would Great Britain o'
,4ro,,,r.b ened NV harborihp. luminosity.
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ALL SIGNED.
Negotiations Will Now Go to The
Hague Tribunal.

Washington. February 1s.--Herbert W.
Bowen, veneEueas representative in the
peace negotiations nt Washington. tonight
signed with each OF tho allies representa-
tives here protocol, providing for the i'm.
mediate raising OF the Venezuelan blockade
and for the reference Of the question OF
preferential treatment Of the claims OF the
allies against Veneguela to The Hague arbi-
tration tribunal, The Anal formalities oc.
CURED at the British embassy At 1880
o clock tonight Mr.. Herbert Deering,, nrst
secretary OF the British embassy, announced
to the Associated Press that the British
protocol had just been signed. The Italian
protocol was signed at 1850 and the Ger
man protocol at 1910 o'clock the presence
Of Baron Won steruburg at the White
House musicale delaying a nnal Gloss TO the
negotiations until after midnight.
The British protocol was in English, the
Italian In italian and German and the Ger.
man in German and English. MIR. Bowen
signed In duplicate for Venezuela. Sir
Michael Herbert for Great Britain. siguor
| Mayor des Plauchcs for Italy aud Baron
! Spec Won Sternbure for Germany. Imme.
diAtely on the signing Of the last protocols
cables were dispatched to London, Berlin
and Rome announcing the fact It is OK.
| pected that the commanders Of the block
aiding feet within the next twenty.four
hours will receive their orders to withdraw
their vessels az once.
BY the provisions Of these preliminary
protocols which have required more thar
three weeks Of constant negotiations vene
zuela makes two distinct gains, the imme
date raising Of blockade from which sht
has been suffering for some wecks and th,
return Of all vessels, war and merchant
which hive been captured by the allied feet
Great Britain, Germany and Italy re-
ceived payments Of 1880 each, Great Brit
ain receiving her payment on the sigma
turc Of the protocol and Germany and Italy
within thirty and sixty days from date
Germany, In addition, will receive five
monthly payments, until the full amount
paid her In advance aggregates $4,000
Az guaranty for the satisfaction OF theii
claims Mr. Bowen pledges the allies shar,
with the other creditor nations In 80 pei
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cent OF the customs receipts OF the two
ports OF La Gusyra and Puerto Cabello.
1'his percentage will be set aside begin
ming March / and retained in the Vene-
Euolan treasury until The Hague tribunal
shall decide whether It shall be distributed,
without preference, among the claimant
nations or whether the allied powers OF
Great Britain. Germany and Italy shall re-
celve preferential payments.
Italy, by her protocol, gains immediate
payment of her frst class claims. without
further adjudication, rs soon as the Joint
commission at Caracas shall nave passed
on the remainder of her claims. In round
numbers the adjudicated Italian claims
amount to $500, 900, from which will be sub
tracted the SAL 500 to be puid her sixty
days from the signature Of her nrst proto-
col. The Italian ambassador also has Sc
cured for his government the insertion In
his protocol OF AN agreement that Nene'
xueln viii insert in her treaty with Italy
the favored nation clause possessed by
other nations.
Great Britain has left her protocol I'M
changed since It was approved by the Lon
don foreign office some days ago
1t Is stipulated by the protocols that the
claims Of tho creditor nations shall be ad
Rjudlcated by joint commissions to consist
| ia each Instance, OF Venezuelan, a repre-
! resentatiye OF the claimant power and, in
I case Of disagreement, an umpire TO be
named By the president OF the United
! States.
The protocols In providing for reference
OF the question of the preferential treat
ruent to The Hague do not state In detail
the methods OF procedure by which th'
case is to be laid before the tribunal. Thli
win ba done in a second set Of protocols
the preparation OF which win begin at once
II is provided, however, that not Nene
zuela alone. but oil the other creditor ma
tions, shall be permitted to appear will
her before the tribunal IN opposition e
the allies for preferential payment.
Upon the signing Of the protocols tonigh
congratulations were exchanged by the fou
negotiators.
MIR. Bowen then dispatched brief cable
gram to President Castro Informing HIN
OF tho signature Of the protocols provluln
for the raising Of the blockade.
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ACCUSED OF COMPLETELY.
Opposition Papers Assert Minister Vale
Assisted in Flight OF Hunberts.

Opposition Papers Assert Minister Vale
Assisted in Flight OF Hunberts.
Paris. February 13.-Former Premier
waldeck- Rousseau has written an open let
Ter to the lawyer OF NJ. Cattaui, who is the
prosecutor of the Humberts in the case
which Is now awaiting Judgment In reply
10 the lawyers statement In his speech
before the court yesterday that N Vale.
present minister Of justice, yainly tried
10 secure the prosecution Of the Humbert
family. NJ. Waideck- Rousseau says that
when VI Vale made such az application he
vas told 10 go ahead, and that an hour
after NJ. Cattaui had filed his complaint
a prosecution would be opened and the
famous safe also. This occurred ~ the end
~ March. 1902 when NJ. Vale was not
minister No complaint was lled. The or
der of the court, which caused the hight
~ the Humbert family, was made on May
4 Three DAYS later continues NJ. Waldeck-
Rousscau, " Cattauls complaint was. hled.
Tbe opposltion papers are quoting this let
ter "a d proOf Of Minister Wales completely
In The flght Of the Humbers.
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WILL CALL EXTRA SESSION.
President Wants Action the Cuban and the
Isthnan Canal Treaties.
Especial to The post,)

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shooting Inns not been made public, and a
thorongh Investigation Is being made. Nc
Co,y was student IN n university here
and would have graduated IN June II Is
said he * well connected In Rochester,
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ELKlNS BILL is HARMLESS.
Nr. LittIefield Showed Up Ills Party in Just
One Minute.


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oAMpAIeN AGAINST wAITEcAps.

Warrants out for Arrest OF Number OF
Prominent Citizens.
Ylcksburg. Miss, February lS.--JudSe Jen
Truly and District Attorney Ratcline have
inaugurated vigorous campaign against al
legged Frnnkiin county whitecaps. Thirteen
have been made. Today warrants were Is
sued for the arrest OF twenty-five others.
among whom were some prominent men.
Adyices to the Herald from Knoxville tho
county seat. state that CONSERVATION has
been caused by the action Of the authorities.
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neaths A. peereaslnq.

MazatIan, February 13.-There we're two
deaths from the plague today. There are
for+v.f four patients IN the lazaretto.
o,,or Sooo 600 has been received from va
ions charitable committees In various
parts OF the republic. The generous refer
afforded has enabled the local comrnlttee
10 do an immense amount OF GOOD