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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-23

If you are, come to our store. We can
fit you out with everything; furniture,
carpets, rugs, curtains, stoves, ETC., at
prices that bear Our reputation for low
prices. Our goods are all dependable
and you can be sure that you run no
risk if you do your trading here. If,
perhaps, you haven't quite t he
amount necessary to pay for all the
goods you need, don't let that hinder
you, but come anyway, we give you
easy TENS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-23

You've seen hand4painted women
You've seen others with natures
roses on their cheeks. Which looks
the best? Rocky Mountain Tea brings
real, lasting beauty. Never washe:
loft. 3se. T.. H. Thomas pharmacy. :
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-23
Licensed to Wed.

Joseph Arthur Hefferman. Chicago
Miss Bertha +. Barnett. :. Canton, Ill
John Il. Shaw. .Thornburg, Ia.
Mrs. Adelaide Engle. ..... Orion
George c. Connelly..Mi Milwaukee
Miss Lucy Kaiser. Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-23
May Erect REIMBURSEMENT contest.

Past experience has shown that the
February claims are not the heaviest
of the year, and the head officers eX-
pect that those of next month will
be considerably over the above sum.
This renders it evident that had one
or more of the assessments been left
off last year the society would have
found it necessary to levy one and
possibly two double-headers at the
beginning of this year. \ double
header would be something new in
the experience of the membership,
excepting once under peculiar cir
cumstances, when there were but nine
assessments made in a year, and
would probably have its effect in the
read iuStment contest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-23
NEW RECORD MADE
Woodmen Death Claims for Feb
ruary Reach High
Mark.
MONTHS DEFICIT OVER 100000
Officers Predict Still Heavier Draft
on Funds Next
Month.

At the February meeting of the
Woodmen board of directors held last
week death claims to the amount of
$633,000 were allowed, the largest
sum ever paid out in single month
by the order. The receipts for the
month were $4,000, leaving a deficit
to be supplied of $4,000. This re-
duces the balance in the benefit fund
after all liabilities are deducted to
about $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-23
MeeCAI:IER|:l.EE;, ,,S@
THIRD AVENUE THRoUCHTo SECOND
1900 Pairs New Lace
Curtains

~uILC6lI1S
All kinds, ranging in price from
$s.S7 to 29c pair.
This week we place on sale an
extraordinary purchase of Lace
Curtains, including all the very
newest ideas in French Curtains,
Point d'Arabe, Bon Femme, Sax
ony and Nottingham Curtains, in
white. ivory and Arabian color, at
fully 25 per cent under the present
market value.
French Curtains, specially priced,
at, per pair, $5.9S q 20
TO - - -
Point d'Arabe Curtains, specially
priced, at, per pair, . 40
SS.S1 to ~ -
Saxony Curtains, specially priced,
at, per pair, $5.9S 40
Bon Femme Curtains, specially
priced. at, per pair, . 40
S3.6S to ~ ~
Nottingham Curtains, specially
priced, at, per pair, 0Oo
$4.4S to Observation-Disclosures. EOO
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Mrs. James G. Blaine left an estate
valued at 100000.
Mile Cauchet, a young lady living In
Montmartre, France. has toured the
world, paying her expenses by lectur
ing and by giving lessons In French.
Mile. Eve Humbert daughter Of the
woman of the phantom millions, is now
said to be living in a charming little
German nook in the valley Of the We
ser near the Westphalian woods
Mrs, Eugene Field contemplates TAX
ing to Chicago the little building III
Fayetteville, VT, which was used by
General Martin Field, grandfather Of
the poet and humorist as a law office
nearly century ago.
Mrs. Emily Goodrich smith, who
died at Waterbury, Conn. in her sew
enty- third year. was the daughter Of
Samuel Griswold Goodrich, who was
known years ago in literature as Pc
ter Parley" She did considerable writ.
ing herself
The Princess AIathilde, who complet-
ed her eighty-third year recently, is
the daughter of the great Napoleon's
youngest brother, Jerome king Of
Westphalia, and was engaged when
nineteen years old to marry her cousin.
the future Napoleon III
Mrs. Sarah Jones' the last OF the
nurses who went through the Crimea
with Miss Florence Nightingale, recent
~ died at the age Of eighty-four BY
her special wish her badge, bearing the
words, Miss Nightingale, Scutari Hos.
pital, was buried with her.
Miss Kathleen Norah Mills, a little
girl Of eleven, is organist Of st. Helen's
church Roman Catholic at Ongar Es-
sex, England. Little Miss Mills gave
evidence Of her musical ability at al-
most as early an age as Mozart ana
can now play the solemn and ornate
music Of high mass much better than
some older organists.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12
WOULD CHECK TIP EVIL.
Reform Inaugurated on the Penn
syIvania Lines West Of Pittsburg.

Reform Inaugurated on the Penn
syIvania Lines West Of Pittsburg.
The executive officials Of the Penn
syivania railroad west Of Pittsburg
are adopting measures TO diminish the
tip nuisance on their lines, says a
Pittsburg dispatch to the Chicago In
ter Ocean. 1t was announced the 9th
er morning that train porters viii no
longer be permitted to perform such
services as the turning of seats and
like services for passengers in order
to receive tips in return. The porters
who have seat keys have been notified
to return them and the yardmasters
notified not to give keys to porters or
to other employees except brakemen.
1t is probable that Pennsylvania lines
east of Pittsburg will in short time
make a corresponding move and VII
decrease the tip evil Many OF the Of
fcials are in favor Of making it rule
to discharge any employee who re-
ceives a tip while in the service.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12

The Times is pleased to note that the
Burlington Clipper so far tempers its pre-
vious assertions on lynch law as to admit
that the great trouble in caring properly
for the rape fiend lies not 50 much with
the law as it does with the court. The
Clipper is right in its assertion that JUS
tiee is oftentimes too slowly melted out to
the rape dend, but the resort to mob VIC
lence Is not the proper recourse for any
civilized people or community. What the
situation does demand is speedy trial Of
the criminal, that IS, trial conducted al
rapidly as possible, but one which will
give the condemned man the right to fail
treatment, The letterof President Roose-
welt % this point hits the root Of the mat
ter exactly
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12

BY recent decision Of the supreme
Court Il il held that, where creditor
ii bankruptcy case had received pay
ments on account, II, at the same time,
additional credit had been extended 70 the
debtor SO that the bankrupt's estate had
been benefited, payments might neverthe-
less Be retained and proof be made Of the
balance Of the claim. 1t is almost univer
sally true that, where there have been bus
mess dealings between parties, additional
credit has been extended the debtor with
in four months so that the opportunity IS
now afforded for the creditors to prove
their claims for the balance Of the account
where additional credit has been extended,
provided the payments received By them
were not given with an intent 70 create a
preference under the law This decision
Of the court win be looked upon with APP
proyal by all our business men.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12
ABOUT THE STATE.
Items Of Interest Cleaned Prom Our
Exchanges.

Exchanges.
Franklin Murphy Of View Jersey is pass
ing the week with his father, W. a. MUIR
ply Of Newark at the Equinox house,
Manchester. He was accompanied By his
son, Franklin Murphy Jr,
Healy c. AkeIey Of Minneapolis, Mimi.
who lsthe donor Of the public buslding to
the village Of Stowe, has arrived in stowe
and viii be present at the dedication Of
the building next week Wednesday.
Ezra Brainerd, Jr.. Of Middlebury who
is studying law at Ann Arbor, Mich, will
not return home this summer, having Sc
cured a position with the Southern Pacific
Railway Co. at point in southern Cali
fornia.
Leon Canedy Of Brattleboro, who in
September, 1901, was sentenced TO jail for
three and one-half years, being convicted
on the charge Of perjury, through the eff
for Of his attorney james f. Hooker,
was pardOned last week Wednesday by
Gov. j. G.. Mccullough.
During the severe storm at Rupert Sun
| day afternoon lightning struck the barn Of
i Henry Rosey, setting it on fire. The barn
with ten tons Of hay, two horses and g
COW and bull we're burned. In the SAME
storm barn belonging to II I. Moore
was struck and burned with several tons
OF hay
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12

A bill of serious purpose has been in
trodueed in the legislature Of Illinois
to compel all persons who play the
piano In Chicago to take out a license,
says the New York Commercial Ad
vertiser. The bill is in the form Of an
amendment to another bill, which calls
for the licensing Of all music teachers.
If the proposed bin becomes a law, dis
turbed householders may get revenge
on a piano player by having him, het
or it arrested for playing without a i.
cense, and he, she or it will be liable
70 a fine Of not less than $40 nor more
than 500 for each offense. The Mu-
steal Union of Chicago is the author Of
this piece Of legislation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12

There was dearth Of church services
in Montpelier on Sunday but the city fur
nished two preachers for Barre Montpe-
lier Journal.
We do not really believe that Barre Is
so much more in need Of the sanctifying
grace as to deprive Montpelier Of a part
Of her spiritual guidance. However, Barre
is still open to the retaining influences,
albeit that those things may be lost on the
neighboring city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12

The American Newspaper Directory
IS an annual directory Of newspapers
and their calculations. To secure
statement therein the publisher must
furnish a signed detailed statement Of
q years issues. Printers Ink, a
weekly journal issued BY The directory
publishers, in its Issue Of August 5,
contains the following
In the latest Issue Of the Am
erioan Newspaper Directory the
circulations Of the two daily papers
Of Barre, Vermont, are rated as
follows:
Telegram, 5,727.
Times 2.35i.
No one doubts the accuracy Of
the Times rating but it has re-
Gently been made apparent that
the Telegram rating is fraudu
lent
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12
LELAND's NOTED BALLAD.
Authors story OF HOW "Hnns Breit-
mann's Barty1 Was written.

Authors story OF HOW "Bnns Breit-
mnnn's Bartyu Was written.
To the late Charles Godfrey Leland,
journalist, philologist art commission
er and all round man Of letters, Hans
Breitmann9 brought the fate Of the au-
thor Of some hastily dashed off jingle
which So tickles the public fancy as to
partly eclipse his more serious sayings
and doings says the Philadelphia
Press. He regarded his researches in
gypsy lore and his efforts for the pro-
motion Of art education in the schools
as the important work Of his life, but
people persisted in knowing him best
as the author Of "Breitmann
II had one day in Graham's Maya
zine a space to i'll, wrote Mr.. Leland in
his Memoirs published 10 1888 "In
hurry knocked off Hans Brett
mann's Barty.t gave it no thought at
all. | little dreamed that In days to
come / should be asked in Egypt and
on the blue Mediterranean and in ey-
cry country in Europe If l was it's au
thor"
The success Of the following half
dozen stanzas in burlesque Pennsylva
MIA Dutch, written hurriedly, as he
says, in 1856, was phenomenal. More
than $4,000 copies Of the pamphlet col
lection of it and other ballads We're
sold the first year it appeared. At one
time Hans figured in four London
theaters at one time, and weekly pa
per bearing the title Hans Breitmann
| was started, without, however, the au-
! thor's sanction or completely.
HANS BREITNANN's BARTY.
/ Hans Breitmann gfe barty,
| Dey had biano-blayin
/ / feiled IN lofe init a Merican frau,
/ Her name WAS Aladilda Yane.
She had haar as prown ash pretzel,
Her eyes vas himmel-plue,
Und ven dey looket indo mine
/ Dey shplit mine heart IN two.
Hans Breitmann gife harty,
] vent dere you'll be pound.
l valtzet NIT Madilda Yane
Und vent shpinnen round und round
! De pootiest Fraulein in de House.
She waved bout two hoondred pound,
Und efery dime she gife shoomp
She make de windows sound.
Hans Breltmann gife barty
/ dells you Il cost him dear.
Dey rolled III more as sefen kecks
or foost-rate Lager Beer.
/ Und venefer dey knocks de shpicket in
4 De Deutschers giles q cheer
drinks dat so vine party
Meier COON to a het dis year
Hans Breitmann gife barty;
Dere an vas Souse und Brouse
Ven de sooper coined In, de company
Did make demselfs 70 house.
Dey ate das Brot ind Gensy broost
De BratWurst ind Braten fine
| Und wash der Abendessen down
Nit four parrels of Neckarwein.
Hans Breitmann gife barty;
We all cot trOonk ash bgs
I poot mine mout to a parrel Of bier,
Und emptfed 1t cop init a schwigs
Und den l gissed Madilda Yane
JTnd she shlog me on de kop
Und dc company fitted nit daple-lecks
Dill de constable made COS shtop
Hans Breitmann gife a barty
Where ISL dat barty now!
Where ish de lofely golden cloud
Dat float on de moundains prowg
Where ish de himmelstrahiende stern
De shtar Of de shpirits light2
All goned afay NIT de Lager Beer
Afay IN de Ewigkeitl
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12
10 Revive Great Eaneator,s Fame.

10 revive q treat Educators EAme,
Mott Memorial hall, tile most impos-
ing building on Union college campus
at Schenectady, N r., is being almost
reconstructed to make it available for
library purposes, says the Philadelphia
Record When completed 1t IS to be a
memorial 10 Dir, Motifs sixty-two years
presidency of Union college. The one
hundredth anniversary Of DR.. Motifs
acceptance of the presidency of the coli
Iege Is soon to be celebrated, and it is
proposed to make the dedication Of the
building an occasion for reviying the
memory OF one OF the greatest eduea-
tors Of the last century, the friend and
inspirer Of such men as William II.
Seward John Bigelow and Francis
Wayland.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12
STATE LINES.

The Texas legislature has passed q
law providing for the determination Of
prairie dogs
The acreage assessment Of Iowa
farms this year Is $40 as compared
with SIG last year
Connecticut has an inspector who
looks after the garbage and sewage dis
posal Of the summer resorts in the
state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12

asay. | got a scheme. I'm going to
keep my bait and my fish all IN the
same can"
you'd better not, Bill"
"Why|
Cause your bait win eat up your
fish. Chicago Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12
ITNGLEs AND IESTs.
~ Rncked IL Boat.

He rocked the boat The others sat
And watched him do IL, placidly.
Nobody yelled al him to stop.
And none commented acidl|
Upon the fate that should be hisi
They only looked and chuckled slightly,
For he was trying 70 rock il of
The sand bar where twas stuck SO
tightlyl
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12

A terrific cyclone on top Of volcanic
eruption seems to give the island Of Mar
Unique its full share Of casualties, and
the 1000 people who we're made homeless
by the previous calamity are again with
ont home Of shelter There can be too
much of bad things much easier than a
surfeit Of good things.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12

This should be a memorable day to the
people Of Barre It marks the beginning
Of operations for paving Main street, and
it Is the precursor, we hope, o. that happy
day when the street may be travelled BY
teams with a degree Of safety TO the occu-
nanfs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12
pressing Il Home.

Are marriages made in heaven
mamma?" asked little Tessie
some Of them are, dear
"Where was yours made mamma
--Yonkers Statesman
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12
49, 80 81 Z nImc.

The life Of a dime is only four or FIVE
years, because it changes hands ten
times while a half dollar is moved
once from one persons pocket into the
till of another.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12

There are between 100000 and 400.-
600 acres OF land ia Wales under which
the minerals belong to the crown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12

we want about l75 men Of all sizes to
20 with our 60 cts. on the dollar clothing
sale. Moore & Owens
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12

Old gold and silver wanted at refners'
prices il exchange for goods at 7. +. Burr's
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12

'You amt sorry you ran away to be
brigand, are your
moo. but ! kind Of wish we'd took
ma along to cook fer us."-New York
American.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12
2,7 IS

copies, the largest paid circulation Of any
daily paper in this section.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-12

The average daily circulation Of the
Barre Daily Times Tor the week ending
Saturday WAS
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03
BRESNAHAN LEADS LEAGUE BATTERS;
BARCLAY CARDINALS BEST STlCKER.
Smoot Is Also in STYLISH Company, While Brain. Donovan, Nichols and
Williams Are How ering Around 200.

In the unofficial figures George Barclay,
st. Louis's speedy left fielder, leads tbs
Cardinals with the willoI. George has the
ornamental sum of 30 to his credit. Smoot
also has a very handsome batting average.
connecting with the bail often enough 20
make him a 1862 hitter. Farrell is batting
Brain, Donovan, Nichols and Williams.
the other men who figure regularly IN the
Cardinals batting lineup. are moi doing
as well as could be expected with the viii
low. BRAINS batting average is 2l5, Dom
oVan an even go. Will both Nichols and
200.
ting. Homer Smoot, the apostle of batoi-
ogy. stands third in the naavy-lftting bril-
gade. while Johnny Farrell is ninth. Both
these youngsters are meeting the bal and
class before the end OF the season. Smoot
and Nichols are in the first fifteen case
runners.
In the pitchers department Brown. Nc
Farland, Currie, Sanders and QNeill are
doing nicely.
Roger Bresnehan of the New Yorks leads
the National League ha:s=nen. on the games
played up to last Thurscay. SaHdoH. Her-
SteinfelGt of Cincinnati caTaes third and
Fred Tenney of Boston fourth. The top
notch Chicago batsman is Joe Tinker; Fred
Clarke is ~Pittsburg's leading Representa-
tive; McCreedie leads the Erootiyts. and
Ke!ster the Philadelphia tribe.
The batting averages will doubtless be
well shaken up as soon as the seasoned
usual batting leaders will also come for
ward as soon as hot weather begins:
New York leads in cub batting, Pitts
burg. Cincinnati and St. LOUIS toilowing.
Chicago Is last. with a startlingly feeble
record. Hans Wagner ranks as the chief
lons-range slugger. and Sheckard as the
star b~aserunner, on a percentage bass.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

q luCueS.
St. Louis team to one hit. This was the
last performance Of the kind Of the season.
Rem Milford believes. with many others,
form. He has this to offer:
shock Seo' when sa the Pira 4 500 forlo W p ap tnas
first knock-down by another jolt in the
solar plexus. Thu era Of promise has
been followed by the time of fulhllment.
Both Pittsburg's champions and Joe KEEL
ley's Porktowners were trained for battle
In the South, Both returned to find chill
welcome in the North. The Pirates had
weather than the Reds, but on the question
Of condition Pittsburg had all the best OF
Cincinnati when the teams took the 1eld.
The men at the Red firing line failed la
mentally. while the slabmen of the Cham
pions were In as good form as they possibly
can be in the good old summer time: II
there are any sore arms in the camp of the
flag winners Fred Clarke has succeeded in
keeping their owners In the background. 1t
seems strange that four days Of miserable
such is the lamentable case. No one was
overworked during the month spent in
Georgia. Failure to hit, coupled with in
augural. but It is folly to imagine that the
Reds have shown true form. Their early
per centers begin to clout the ball and the
twirlers can deliver q little of the real
goods, they haven't a chance against the
sort of game Pittsburg stacked up for a
starter. Not until the Reds go East will
any of the twirling nine be disturbed.
Prom the way we got off the mark"
whispered Manager Kel. II guess we'll need
all the pitchers we've got until we get our
sore arms sorted out.
There was a time when Boston lost nine
out Of the first ten and then bagged the
pennant for Frank Selee. and reminiscences
of that sort are the tonic that can be pre-
scribed during an epidemic OF blues"
for the surprisingly poor start made by the
one seems to have been furnished by one
of the players of the Pittsburg team. Con-
d!tion plays the most important part in the
early games. and by that is meant not so
much the condition which counts in July
as that which counts In April. Otto Kruger
of the Pirates pointed out the fact that the
Reds trained in Augusta. where it was hot.
and got into the pink OF condition for July
weather, then came north and began play
ing in weather worse than March. TIE
Pirates. on the other hand. trained at Hot
Springs, where the thermometer ~ 80 de-
grees lower than Augusta. They had cold.
chilling weather to contend with. and.
while far from being "in the pink of con-
dftion." they were far better suited to play
ing in the kind of atmosphere that has
been dished out so far. The change from
Augusta to Cincinnati st'ffened UP the Reds.
while the Pirates experienced little change
and were hardened to any old kind Of
weather.
The same argument applies to the White
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03
DOCTOR DUFF'S
EXCELLENT REPUTATION.

In announcing myself as a physician Of
merit. with a reputation as a competent.
reliable and trustworthy specialist, I am
not endeavoring to gain the confidence Of
unfortunate men for the purpose of dishon-
estly getting their money. but 1 am publish
ing facts for the benefit of those who want
to be cured and are willing to employ the
services of a physician who can give more
than n thousans times value received. I
do not ask any man to deal with me until
he has satisfied himself that I can do al I
claim. My diplomas from the leading
medical institutions of this and foreign
countries bespeak my success; my imam
cial standing is vouched for by a leading
bank of st. Louis. and to insure those
who deal with me against fraud. I have
deposited $1,000 in a Trust Company,
which is to secure any one holding my con-
tract and promise that 1 do not fulfill.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03
BOY BEHEADED BY TRAIN.
Daniel OConnell Fell Between
Two Freight Cars.
REPURLIc SPECIAL

REPUBLIC sPEc1AIA
Boston. May 2-Daniel OConnell. an 8
year-old boy, of No. zoe Fifth street, South
Boston. was crushed to death By a heavy
freight in the New York and New Haven
yard. at South Boston.
1t was In q cut near West First street
that a half,dozen lads of about the same
eye were playing. when q freight came
along. inbound
They were tired Of running across the
tracks and taking the risk OF recrossing
them lust before a train passed. and. with
the others the lad jumped on the forward
cars of the heavy freight.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

Stockings and 81. Louis Browns, for. al
though Comiskey took his men to Alabama
ct first, he game them a fortnight OF work
in the West, where they had enough df-
ferent kinds of weather to tougher any
one's muscles. And during that time the
Browns were kept farther South: But the
argument does not hold good in the case or
Cleveland and Detroit. both of which went
South for conditioning.