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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-25

sat in the arbor conversfng in low
tones. He said it was about the col
| lege taking his volumes on "The
Lost Tribes" as a textbook. I knew
that President Smith would help him
out if he could. He said that if
that were settled he would go on to
Washington at once, but that Mar
madulle must apply to the trustees,
and that couldn't be until the next
Monday.
Sometimes they came in and sat
on the piazza as the sun was set
ting, and their talk was always Of
books and the higher educa ton, I'M
til [ really got rather tired of hav-
ing so much learning about me.
Sometimes it happened that Miss
Dacres would come home while they
were sitting there. She never seemed
to like it, and usually she rode on,
and came back when President Smith
had left and DR.. Wynne had gone up
stairs. If they were still there when
she came past the second time, she
would go on again, or else stand her
wheel against the tree, open the
gate, and walk swiftly round the
house. I told her once that it
wouldn't do any harm to be intro
duced to two of the most learned
men of modern times, but she al
ways replied that she had come for
rest, and not for education, and she
meant to get it if possible. Why
she should know these people just
because I did she could not see.
Americans, she said, were always
crazy to introduce people who didn't
want to know each other.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-25
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Sisters Burned to Death.

Fire destroyed the home of and
burned to death Misses Phoebe and
Libbie Heeley, at Bear Creek, SIX
miles south of Tomah. The two SIS
ters were rs and sc years of age, re-
spectively. They lived alone on
large farm which they owned. A high
wind at the time famed the flames
and before assistance arrived all was
destroyed. 1t was thought that they
had large sum of money in the
house and that they were robbed and
murdered and the fire started to
cover the traces of the crime.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-25
Engineer Killed,

Herman Knowles, aged 80 years,
special engineer in the employ of the
Northwestern railway company, was
killed under the wheels of his own
engine near Salem. While a switch
was being made Knowles climbed
back over the tender to uncouple the
engine, and, leaning down to pull
out the pin, slipped and fell under
the wheels. Knowles was to have
been married to Miss Jennie Butts.
a well known young woman Of How
ard, Ill, within the next few days.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-25
The News Condensed.

The right of way for the proposed
belt line between Chicago and Keno
sha has now been secured and work
on the line will be pushed.
AS a result of the lack of interest
the State Baseball league has been
abandoned.
Milwaukee milling companies have
increased the wages of the 1000 mill
workers on an average of one dollar
a week.
Dr. w R. Hopkins, of Cumberland,
is making arrangements to open a
consumption sanitarium on the
shores Of Lake Nebagamon.
The Lake Vista Hotel block at Will
Iiams Bay was burned, resulting III
damage of $3O,OOO on which there is
little insurance.
Thomas Phillips pleaded guilty to
breaking into a boat house at Racine
and stealing a $500 yacht and was
sent to prison for three years.
The date for commencement at
Carroll college al Waukesha has been
set for June 26.
Judge Belden has appointed Henry
F. Jordan receiver of the Kenosha
state bank, which was recently
closed by State Bank Examiner
Bergh.
D. w. w. Walkers drug store at
Marinette was robbed of $3.50 by
burglars who climbed through the
transOm.
Ed Jones was killed while driving
bus from the depot at Athens by
falling. He fell from lis seat break
ing his neck.
Thomas Maham, of La Grange, aged
49 years, fell down stairs. receiving
internal injuries from which he died.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-25
TELEPHONE TINGLES.

In Germany last year the telephone
was used 757, 500 900 times, making an
average of nearly eight calls day by
each subscriber.
The largest electrical plant in the
world is that at Utah Lake. Tt raises
100000 gallons of water a day for
irrigating the Great Salt Lake valley.
Russia opened her first electric
railway last year. 1t covers dis
tance of 1879 miles between Lodz in
Russia Poland and the neighobring
towns of Zqier and Pabiances>
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-25
A Pair of HonOrabIes.

The late Henry Clay Miner, theater
owner, patent medicine manufactur.
er and congressman from New York
city, once registered In this fashion
in the leading hotel in Syracuse:
Hon. Harry Miner and valet" A
delegate to the convention that ac.
counted for Miners presence thers
was Daniel Donegan, big man in
the Tammany wigwam. He followed
Miner to the desk, looked at the reg
lister and, with grumbled comment
as to the excessive tone and formal
ity observed in fashionable hotels
wrote: "Hon. Dan Donegan and ys
Use. Free Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-25
Woman Shot.

Samuel Clark shot May Mitchell
three times at Fond du Lac, causing
three serious but not necessarily
fatal wounds The woman then got
away and ran screaming into the
street. AS soon as he realized what
he had done Clark shot himself
through the heart, death being al
most instantaneous. May Mitchell
formerly had lived with Clark, but
left him about two weeks ago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-25
Whewe reached home I found |

Whewe reached home found
Miss Tres sitting ON the piazza.
"Whs have you been?" she said.
81 am5arving. / have been home
for hes"
"Notuite hours" said I, ''if that
was yfwe saw spinning along Over
ly Lar
eve that may be an exaggera-
ton; 1t what made you think
was iDverly Lane?"
81 s. you. We all saw you. Mr..
BeldoSaid it was you"
"Wahe with your" she asked.
"Nowe met him in church, the
Swede church."
At is she began to laugh. ooh,
that Eedes' church," she said,
that vedes' church,"
"He is something that I found
there, omething of yours"
NOMINEE"
"Ohyes, yours. Glorianna has
ironedt too often for me not to
know"
Sheleld out her hand and took
the hsdkerchief. $50 it u.s." said she.
''Whe1 do you say you found it?"
''In he Swedes' church-on the
seat Done of the pews."
Eide Wynne was seated in chair
near /. He had taken up the even
ing pser, which concealed his face,
and VS. looking apparently at the
first ge, but he did not turn it, nor
make he rustling that newspaper
readej usually do.
"Co.e into my room," said Miss
Dacre suddenly, 81 want to tell you
something"
I eIered the hall, then her room.
Whcnwe were inside she closed the
wind~ which was open to the piazza
and ne door into the hall.
''Nw I'm going to make a clean
breat of it," said she. II was in the
Swecs' church, and this is my
handkerchief. Now you sit there
and 1T me sit here; or wait, no, let
me ct down here" To my great
surprise, Miss Dacres placed me in
rocki g-chair and seated herself or
a lite stool at my feet. There
we're all comfortable so. Now let
me RE to explain. I did go into the
Sweds' church." She laid her heat
againt my knee confdingly. She
LOOKED up into my face with those
lovely eyes. Why had I never seer
before how lovely they We're? :"
was ,ut on my wheel this afternoon
wher l came across that queer ole
church. I had never seen it before
I jumped off and went up to tn
door To my surprise. l found
open a crack, and / went in. The in
side was so dark that at first [ coul'
hardly feel my way, but L wen
down the middle aisle and stood b.
that queer old tomb. 1t gave me
sort of shivery feeling, and l wa
glad to hear voices overhead. The
were a mans voice and chlld's
Their owners were coming dow.
from the belfry, I thought, for the
seemed to be in the front of tn
church. I was foolish not to ru
right out of the building. | ha
plenty of time, but I got dazed.
thought they would be going in
moment. and that / could hide unit
they We're gone. ana now toohs
that would have been! just thinl
if I had stayed there, and bee
locked up alone!" Miss Dacres CAV
a little shudder, and laid her hea
in the folds of my gown. Unco1
sciously, almost, I smoothed her boy
ish, yellow hair, and in my heart
was crying out, "Have I found yol
little Amaranthe?
"Well, when you"
"Wel, crouched down behind tn
front pew and waited. To my ho1
rOr that Mr.-Mr-"
"Beldon," [ supplied.
ITO Be Continued
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-25
The Rule of Three.

Three things to govern-temper
tongue and conduct.
Three things to love-courage, gen
tleness and affection.
Three things to hate-cruelty, AFRO
gance and ingratitude.
Three things to delight in-frank
ness, freedom and beauty.
Three things to wish for-health
friends and cheerful spirit.
Three things to avoid-idleness, 10
quacity and fippant testing.
Three things to admire-intellec
tual power, dignity and gracefulness
Three things to think about-life
death and eternity.-The War Cry.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-25
CirOn ReDOrt.

The weekly crop report of the
Washington weather bureau says for
Wisconsin: Season opens with crop
conditions and prospects mainly sat
farm well advanced.
but now at standstill owing to cold
rains; wheat, rye and clover appear
to have wintered we'll; moisture
abundant and in some sections excess
sive.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-25
Death of an Editor.

Ole Brauder Olson, aged AZ years,
editor of the Norwegian prohibition
ist newspaper Reform, formerly
member of the national committee
of the prohibitionist party several
times nominee for congressman
and lieutenant governor in Wiscon-
sin and a lecturer of note died at his
home in Eua Claire. Mr.. Olson leaves
a widow and five children.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-25
Hurder at Milwaukee.

Martin Jochowicz was arrested in
Milwaukee, charged with killing John
Potrykus in front of a saloon on
Ninth avenue. Jochowicz was ar
rseted at his home, and when taken
to the police station made a full con-
fession, claiming the deed was COM
mitted in self-defense.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-25
Two Men Fatally Hurt.

Two men were fatally injured in
the Wisconsin Central railway shops
at North Fond du Lac. The victims
are Clarence Gorder and Adolph Fri
day. They were at work in the shops
when some heavy timbers fell on
them, crushing them so badly that
they could not recover.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-04-25
Insane from Cigarettes.

Leo MITCHELL aged II years, thu
second Marinette boy to lose his
mind in a week from the effects OF
smoking cigarettes, was adjudged in
sane and sent to the Northern hos
pital at Oshkosh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
- nmororn snake.

In Marianne North's "Recollections
Of Happy Life is a description Of a
tame snake.
It's mistress would sometimes twist
the pretty bronze creature in the great
plat of hair she wore around her head
and once threatened to go down thus
decorated to a dinner party of rather
stiff people.
But one of the snakes own eccentric
tiles serves to distinguish it among all
other reptiles of a similar nature which
have served as pets.
1t was as fond of glittering things as
it's mistress herself, and when she took
off her many rings and placed them on
different parts of the table it would go
about collecting them and stringing
them on its 1.-the body. Then it would
tie itself in a knot, so that the rings
could not be taken off until it. was
pleased to unite itself again. @'s'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
CHOICE MISCELLANY
Passlng of the Papnw.

A Missouri writer Is lamenting the
gradual disappearance of the papaw.
''The persimmon is left" he says,
though it is becoming scarcer with
each succeeding year. There are pos
sums yet to be found, and quail may
be seen in smaller hocks than former
ly. The typical fruit of Missouri. the
luscious papaw, is fast disappearing
along with the red Indian and the buff
falo. There are some papaw bushes
In obscure places where the rude hand
of the iconoclast has not reached, and
there are some cultivated papaws te
be found in gardens here and there.
But, speaking generally, the Missouri
papaw is becoming thing of yester-
day.
'As q state we have gone from the
papaw to the banana stage. We buy
our fruit at street stands instead of
wandering out in the wild woods in the
fall time and finding it. We have
reached the breakfast food stage of
civilization. We eat soft stuff with a
spoon instead of scrambling over the
hills and through the briers in search
of the forest fruits. What will become
of generation thus brought up In
stead of one fed upon persimmons and
papaws? We fear 1t will lack iron in
its blood, strength in its muscles and
the ability to stand up alone under
meath the blue sky. The papaw and
the persimmon period passing takes
with it the days of the pioneer who
worked long hours and played hard,
who knew nature and man. The ba-
mana age brings in leisure hours and
fiabby morals and soft and siIken
ways. Alas, that the papaw should
perish from the EARTH
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
The Most Abiding Language.

Latin is the language that has most
enriched modern tongues, for its clear
echoes are heard to this day in every
quarter of the world. 1t entered large
~, after their conquest by Rome. into
the dialects of Spain and Gaul, coun-
tries thoroughly permeated by Roman
life and civilization, and has since
played a great part in the history of
modern languages.
The Roman tongues are practically
Latin in new dress. italian may be
called the Latin of today; French and
Spanish are based on 4 similar ground
work, and English has borrowed large
~ from the language of Rome, either
directly or through foreign channels.
In very early times Latin colonists in
troduced into Britain names for places,
and in the seventh century many eccle-
siastical words of Latin origin, such as
altar, priest, candle, were adopted by
our forefathers.
Although it may not be so flexible
and plant as some languages with
which it has been thus incorporated,
Latin reflects admirably the practical
character Of its people, who felt and
used their power so that it has been
well called the 'voice of empire and
law"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
ProntnhIe Chnritr.

The following story is told Of an
American who visited an old English
church and struck up Il conversation
with the rector. The two went up to
the roof for the sake of the view, and
the rector pointed out how badly in
need Of repair were the leads, going on
to talk in Il hopeless way of the power
ty of the parish. The American rubbed
his chin and then offered to put on a
new roof at his own expense The de
lighted rector closed with the offer.
The American was as good as his
word, and when on the completion of
the work the rector thanked him effu-
sively he quietly confessed to having
made very respectable profit out of
his charitable" work. The rector
asked for an explanation, and then the
American informed him that there is n
certain amount of silver in all lead.
which was now extracted, but in old
times 1t was left because it's presence
in the lead was not suspected. The
quantity of the silver in the lead on
the church roof was sufficient to pay
ell expenses and to give the American
a tangible profit.-Pearson's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
savaEes of south America.

Two hundred miles beyond the mouth
of the Rio Meta the Inirida river en-
tiers the Orinoco. l started up that
stream, says traveller, with my canoe
loaded with trinkets for exchange with
the natives, who live in a condition of
extreme savagery, although they are
amiably disposed and usually HARM
less. They go entirely nude save for
the loin cloths and get their subsist-
ence by hunting and fishing, chiefly
the latter,
1 was much interested in their meth
cd of taking fish by their use of the
bow and arrow.
For this purpose they employ arrows
six feet in length made of reeds tipped
with iron. While canoe is padded
gently along in the shadows the marks
man stands ready with his arrow on
the string of the bow. AS soon as a
large fish is seen, If the approach can
be made within range, the arrow is let
fly and rarely fails to strike the prey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
Masters Sale
acEson, Hurst & Stafford, Attorneys.

JACKSON, Hurst & Stafford, Attorneys.
state of Illinois, lSs
Rock Island County.
In the Circuit Court of said county. In
cbancery Foreclosure No 50lT
Homo Building Loan association of Rock
Island, VS. John Greim, rederika Greim. and
Edward II. Guyer.
Notice Is hereby given, that by virtue of
decree of said Court, entered IN the above
entitled cause on the 18th day of December,
A. D. 1908. shall, on Saturday, the seventh
Day of February, A. D., 1903, at the hour of
two O'Clock In the afternoon, at the
east door of the Court House. In the
City of Rock Island, in said County of
Rock Island, to satisfy said decree, sell st
public vendue to the highest bidder for
cash IN hand, that certain parcel of land
situate In the County OF Rock Island and
State OF Illinois, known and described as
follows, to-wit:
Lot No Thirty-five (35) In Guyers First Cst)
addition to the City of hock Island,
Dated at Moline, Illinois, this Eighth day OF
January, a. D., 1908.
WALTER J. ENTRIKIE,
Master In Chancery, Rock Island County, I'll
JACKSON. HURST STAFFORD, ComplRinSnts
Solicitors
NOTICE or ADJOURNMENT.
On account OF no bidder or bidders being
present At the time and place OF said sale 10
the above notice specified, said sa e Is ad-
journed until saturday, March z, A. D., lvOSs
at o clock p. m. at the same place.
WALTER J. ENTRIkIN.
Master IN Chancery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
A White Muskrat.

The capture of u white muskrat by n
northern New York hunter ought to be
the sign of something, but as one has
never been seen or heard of before it
will in the nature of things take a little
time to adjust and formulate its pro-
phetic implications. 1t may import a
hard winter or soft one, an early or a
late spring, with various meteorological
perturbations strewn along the exist
ing muSkrat season, but nobody knows
what they are yet. The animal is in
teresting from its rarity, but if the
prophetic generation of forest or noun
tain seers who seek for a sign in the
unwonted color of it's jacket '.get LETT
it will be nothing more than they are
accustomed to.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
Not ootte what He Meant.

The man who thought he had the
knack of saying pleasant things calcu-
lated to warm the cookies of the Oldest
heart was revisiting the town in which
he had spent q summer twenty years
before
I'm Miss Mears. L don't know that
you recall me- said coquettish ell
derby spinster, approaching him in the
postoffice the day after his arrival
The ready heart warmer turned with
his most beaming smile and wrung her
hand.
Recall you" he echoed, reproach-
fully. LAS if one could help it, Miss
Mears! Why, you are one Of the land
marks of the town"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
Flowers From old seeds.

The extraordinary resuscitating pow
er of light received a very curious IL
lustration few days ago in the silver
mines at Laurium. A mine had been
abandoned more than 1000 years, and
the seeds of some peoples We're found
beneath the Stag of species which
had disappeared for twenty centuries.
The Stag being removed, in a short
time the entire space was covered with
the most gorgeous show of peoples.
After their twenty centuries rest they
had bloomed as vigorously as ever
without air or a single drop of water.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
Italian Cheese.

Making Italian cheese is a new in
dustry which is attracting attention in
New Jersey. Many cheese factories
have sprung up, and tomato Gamers
have turned to cheese making to util-
ize the oversupply of tomatoes. The
latter are collected and mashed and
then mixed with salt and spices in a
large box like a mortar bed. They
are then stirred and mixed by hoes to
a proper consistency, but thereafter
the process is known only to a select
few
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
Earns his air salary.

The newest postoffice has been estab-
Iished I'm Alaska, and the carrier gets
$4,000 year salary. The new service
is at present monthly one. and the
letter carrier provides his own sledge
and dogs. Large as his salary Is. it ap-
pears that he earns it al, for already
the man has been carried away by ava
lanches. made a prisoner by snow
drifts, fallen down mountain preci-
pieces and had other adventures excit-
ing If not pleasant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
Decline In the British Birth Rate

According to figures recently pub
Hshed in London, France is not the
only country in which the birth rate is
below the normal. The statistics also
show marked decline in the English
birth rate. London shows a decrease
since 1881 from PA to 20.6 per 100 of
married women under the age of forty
five years The decline is most neticea-
bic in the fashionable quarters of the
capital, while the slum areas. such as
Stepney, Shadwell and Bethnal Green,
are almost stationary. Outside of Lon
don the decline amounts to 25.S against
1913 in 1S91.-Medical Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
A Double surprise.

Funniman-NOw, there's your hus-
band coming, Mrs. Candor. Let's make
a little surprise for him. Mrs. Funni-
nan and will hide behind the curtains
here. and you tell him that your ex-
pected guests haven't come. Then Wen
step out and surprise him.
(Enter Mr.. Candor)
Mrs. Candor (obeying orders)-Well,
Henry, our expected guests have dis
appointed us-Mr. and Mrs. Funniman
haven't come.
Mr.. Candor (heartily)-Thank heaven!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
saI,ara,s Gases

Some of the GASES of the Sahara are
quite large, one of them being 100
miles long and fifty-eight miles wide.
The springs are of various kinds-hot,
cold, mineral or gaseous. The Kargha
oasis has q population OF 5000. They
raise grain, onions and dates, but live
on the least possible amount of food,
work and reasoning power. Marshes
abound and fever prevails.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
Signs of Depleted Energy

If you are disposed to find fault,
to grumble about everything about
you; if little things irritate you; if tri-
f1es upset you; il. you go to pieces,
SO to speak, when anything goes
wrong in your business, you may be
certain that your system is not up to
the standard, that YOUR strength is
being exhausted in some way, and
that your vitality is at a low ebb.
The human organism is vast and
complex machine. No machine that
is defective can turn out good work,
and the longer the attempt to do so
continues the greater will be the
damage.
If you are not satisfied with your
condition call and talk it over with
US. Why not? Any why not today?
We have made special searching in
designations on the conditions that
governs this complex machine-the
human body.
Our office is equipped with the most
approved apparatus for treatment of
the afflicted. We are continually add
ing to it, regardless of expense.
Treatment of all cases is in the
hands of thoroughly competent ply
sicians, who are graduates of Ameri-
can and foreign institutions of the
highest standing.
We are specialists in the treatment
of Chronic, Nervous and Private Dis
eases of Men and Women.
We extend to everyone a most cor
dial invitation to consult us. We will
take pleasure in giving a thorough ex-
and Will make no charge
for our opinion and advice.
Those unable to call should write
us. Correspondence strictly confiden-
tial