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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

Springs. Mo. where he had gone To
recuperate. one month ago. Mr.. White
had been ailing fully six months be-
fore ne was made TO realize his true
condition, remaining steadfastly ut
his duties. to which he was diligentl.,
devoted, until decline of his physical
force compelled relaxation. and on
advice of his physicians he left the
city for rest.
On his return he was removed to
ST. Anthony's hospital, and one week
ago. at his own request. he was taken
to his home to he with his loved ones
when the end came.
Reared on Farm.
Mr.. White was reared on a farm ia
Adams township, La Sale county
H., where he was born Oct. Z. 1852.
Through hard work and individual ef-
fort he gained the high station that
he occupied at the time of his demise.
He was one of the older members Of
the Woodmen order, in the councils of
which he had attained such promi
ncnce. joining with Camp No. at
Tampico. ILL.,. Jan. ). 1856. His mem
bcrship certificate * numbered 1910.
the society since having nearly grown
To the million mark.
Mr. White was elected a director OF
the society at the Springfield head
camp i'm November. 1880. He was re-
elected by the succeeding head camps
to and including the one held At Kan
sas City in 1899. resigning i'm that year
10 accept appointment by the eXecu-
tive council as general attorney. sue
ceeding j. G. johnson. Mr.. White was
reappointed in 1901 AMI in 1903 and
was in his third term "a general at
tOrney.
Serves In Legislature.
Politically. Mr.. White was a republic
can and served two terms in the Hi
nois legislature in 1926. He was
elected from Nhiteside county. hav-
ing resided number Of years at Rock
Falls. where he was engaged in the
practice of law. He was senior mem
Der of the firm of White & sheldon,
and the partnership continued after
Mr. White moved from that city to
Rock Island for residence in 1902.
Mr.. Whites wife died in 1898. Only
n few months ago he had completed
n beautiful home ON Twentieth street.
and he and his little family were Just
i'm the full enjoyment OF its comforts
when he was stricken down. He II
survived by three children. BESSIE,
aged 10. Leo. Is. and Ralph, y, 10
whom he was fondly attached. As
one of Mr.. Whites associates nj the
Woodmen office remarked. ''One who
did not know MIR. Whites devotion to-
his children could not fully appreciate
the man" He also leaves Il brother.
Adelbert White. CT Tampico.
Walt From Gov. Yates.
Mr.. White also stood high i'm the
Masonic fraternity. He was mem
Der of the blue lodge at Tampico and
the chapter and commandery al Ster-
ling. He had an extensive acquaint-
ance in Illinois and throughout the
jurisdiction of the Woodmen society.
He was prominent politically. and was
active in the affairs of the republi-
can party, enjoying the confidence of
many of the leaders in the state. \
pathetic incident Of his last hours WAS
cali on him yesterday by Gov Rich
ard Yates. The governor had first
learned that Mr. White was i'll. They
were close friends and the governor
was saddened 10 learn Of the hopeless
condition of his friend, 10 whose
character he paid handsome tribute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

Sterling saloonkeepers have organ
lied and decided to do away with the
practice of giving free lunches. II
seems that the business has been
overdone and considerable loss has
been sustained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11
FuneraI 81 vIces sunday

Mr.. White leaves an estate valued al
100000.
Funeral Ser vices Sunday
Funeral services viii be conducted
at the residence On Twentieth street
at , O'Clock Sunday afternoon. and the
remains will be taken on the Burling-
ton train at 7:1O Monday morning for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

Albert Lester Foster, i7-year-old
youth living near Galesburg. i'm fit OF
insanity set fire to his home and the
other members of the family narrow
IN escaped with their lives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

Prof Thompson. of the Geneseo
Collegiate Institute. i planning
To raise 100000 endow-
ment for the institution and funds
for the erection of $4,000 building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

The Burlington road has laid off 80
men i'm the shops at Galesburg, some
of them being employees of the com
pany for years.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
The Razor Cra6k.

"a man may be quite rational and
reasonable in all ordinary affairs and
yet be quite daffy on the subject Of
razors," said the barber. 81 have one
customer, for instance. who keeps six
razors here-one for every day In the
week that man is supposed to get
shaved-and pays me to hone them ev-
cry week. Some mornings I have to
try them all on him before he stops
grumbling and even then may have
to use one Of my own razors At 9TH
er times he will order me to use the
same razor for week or two. can't
fool him by changing 1t either.
Another customer who comes in on
ly for an occasional shave talked to
me for six months about the fine razor
he had at home. 1 told him that as
we seemed to have none in the shop to
suit him l should be obliged If he
would bring it around for me to look
at. He did. Well, sir, 1t was a meat
ak. would as soon think Of shaving
a man with carving knife. But I
shaved him with 1t, and he never peep
ed."-New York Press.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
"By and pyv and MBy the Bye.v

"By and By and ''By the Bye"
Johnson's definition of "by and by"
now generally written 'by and bye"
is 'tin a short time" corresponding to
the French tout Pheure, and Shake
speare uses it to express the immediate
as distinguished from the more remote
future:
Now a sensible man, by and by fool
and presently beast-Othello.
If we knew how "by" came to be In
dicative Of the present the second "'by"
might be assumed to signify beyond
"By the bye" was In Johnson's time
used In a different almost opposite,
sense to that In which we now employ
1t as an equivalent to the French pro-
pos, not as expressive Of something ap-
posite. but, on the contrary, as, accord
ing to johnson, something not the d.
rect and immediate object of regard"
In neither case is the employment Of
'by" in these two familiar expressions
accounted for.-Notes and Queries.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
WORMS AS CANNIBALS.
One Member of the Baby Brood Eats
Up All the Rest.

One Member of the Baby Brood Eats
Up All the Rest.
The adult earthwOrm is one of the
most peaceable and respectable crea-
lures in existence, feeding chiefly on
earth, though not disdaining little bits
of vegetable or animal matter. The
latter might possibly include pieces Of
defunct friends or relatives, but there
would be no malice in the matter. Yet
this same creature is invariably a can
nibal of the worst type when 1t begins
life.
The parent worm lays quite q num-
Der of eggs in a little horny cocoon
which also contains q nutritious fluid
for their benefit. On this they feed
when Matching takes place. One mem
Der of the brood, when this supply is
used up, turns its attention to the re-
mainder and devours them all. This
INSCRIPTIONS and voracious young
worm then comes out of the cocoon
and for the rest Of its existence tries
by blameless life to atone for its ju-
venile atrocity. In some creatures of
the jellyfish kind the very egg itself is
addicted to this revolving practice. 1t
is an irregular particle of living slime,
by which its weaker sisters are engulf-
ed and digested.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
ABILITY TO DRINK MILK.
II Is a Test of Perfect Digestion In
Nearly All Cases.

1t Is a Test of Perfect Digestion In
Nearly All Cases.
Milk is known to be one of the few
complete foods. 1t contains the bone,
muscle and fat producing elements
and sustains the heat of the body.
The milk of different classes of ami
mails (mammals) varies in composition
to suit the different requirements, thus
mares milk is richer in sugar, but
lacking in protein compared with
cows milk
Another fact Of interest connected
with milk is found in the difficulty
with which some persons digest plain
milk. 1t Is safe to say that should
any organ, secretion or digestive juice
fail to perform its free duty the milk
consumed will not be properly digest
ed. The reason for this is simple
Milk contains such variety of COM
pounds that all portions of the diges-
tive system are called into activity for
the digestion of these varied elements
The gastric Juice attacks the cheesy
matter; the pancreatic and intestinal
juices digest the sugars and fats. This
takes the milk through the stomach,
the small intestines into the large in
testine. The lower intestine digests
wood fiber also. This alone of all the
milk. Because of the facts above stat
ed the ability to drink milk is test
Of perfect digestion in nearly all cases.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
weights started ON the Farm.

BY an English law enacted in 1865
it was provided that a silver penny,
called a sterling, should equal in weight
thirty-two wheat grains, well dried
and taken from the center of the ear.
From this it seems evident that the
grain of wheat was the prototype of
the standard grain. The weight now
known as the grain is of course copied
from governmental standards.
In 1925 certain weights and meas
ures were legalized in England, and in
1927 copies Of these were furnished
our government, among them being the
troy pound, equivalent to 5,760 grains.
The origin Of the signs commonly
used for the scruple, dram and ounce
does not seem to be known. 1t is not
unlikely that they are entirely arbi-
trary.-St. Louis Republic
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
A CHANGE OF AIR.
Why 1t Proves Beneficial When
Person Is Ailing.

Why 1t Proves Beneficial When "A
Person Is Ai1inG.
To maintain the balance Of perfect
health in a body so complex as mans,
where the circulatory, respiratory, mus
cular and nervous systems interact so
much upon one another, there is need
of very frequent adjustment, especial
ly in such busy age as this.
One great benefit of change of air is
that the great law of contrast enforced
upon us by all natural phenomena is
allowed fuller scope for it's beneficent
work. The various organs of the body
are very really rested by slight changes
in diet, cooking, water, new surround
ings, people and amusements. The
same monotonous daily round of duties
tries them as it tries us, and change Of
work is actual refreshment.
If specific ailments have manifested
themselves, then the seaShore for
tonic and general stimulant, mountain
air for its aseptic property, q sandy
district for its dryness or a sea voyage
to invigorate the whole system will be
calculated to ward off what would
otherwise spell serious illness.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
SALTS IN THE SEA.
The Four Varieties That Are Washed

inc cOuF tarletlcB Inat are washed
Out of the Earth.
Why should the sea be salt when the
lakes and rivers are fresh? This Is
question that comparatively few peo-
pie stop to think about. They recognize
the fact, but do not take the trouble to
reason about it.
There are four salts in sea water
sodium chloride Common salt, mag
neSium, potassium and calcium. These
are minerals and are washed out of the
rocks of the earth by the streams and
carried to the sea in a state Of solution.
The water of the sea is being con-
stantly evaporated, and it comes to the
land as rain, snow, hail or sleet But
this evaporation leaves the salt in the
sea, and as the streams are all the
time carrying more salt there the guam
tity is constantly increasing, but so
gradually that 1t is not noticed in the
water
1t has been estimated that II all the
salt were obtained out of the waters
of the sea there would be enough to
cover the continent of North America
to depth of half mile
In some parts of the world the salt
used by the people is all obtained from
sea water, but not where there are salt
mines or salt springs, for the quality
of that obtained from them is much su-
perior to that yielded by sea water.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
Roasting Cats as a sncriac..

The cat, says Mr.. Mill in his His
tory Of the Crusades," was very I'M
portant parsonage in the religious fes-
tivals of the times which he describes.
AT AK, in Provence, on the festival of
Corpus Christi, the finest tomcat in the
canton, wrapped like a child in swad-
ding clothes, was exhibited in mag
niticent shrine to public admiration.
Every knee was bent, and every hand
strewed flowers or poured incense, and
grtmalkin was treated In all respects
as the god Of the day.
But ON the festival of ST. John, June
"a, poor Toms fate was reversed. A
number Of cats were put into wicker
basket and thrown alive into the midst
of large fire kindled in the public
square by the bishop and his clergy.
Hymns and anthems were sung, and
professions were made by the priests
and people in honor Of the sacrifice.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
BIRTH OF A FLOWER.
The Pretty Legend That Tells the
Origin of the Narcissus.


Origin of the Narcissus.
Years and years ago and ever SO
many years before there lived far
away in a lovely country youth who
was the most beautiful man in the
world. His name was Narcissus, and
he had sister as beautiful as himself,
whom he loved very dearly. Narcissus
often used to go hunting in the woods
with his sister. Each of them knew
that the other one was very beautiful,
but they did not know the same about
themselves. You see, they had no look
ing glasses in those days at least-only
the mermaids had them, and they nev-
er lent them to any one else. One day
the girl died, and poor Narcissus was
very unhappy, and after that he had to
go hunting by himself. Once when he
was thirsty he came to q stream and
was just bending down to drink when
he saw his own face in the water He
had never seen 1t before and thought
1t was the face of his dear sister. So
he tried to catch hold of her, but could
not When he had tried for long
time he was so disappointed that he
killed himself Then the fairies came
in the night to bury him, but they only
found pretty white flower, which is
still called narcissus.-London News.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
EFFECT OF A FIRE.
The Way Two Women Were Chang
ed From Enemies to Friends.

The Way Two Women Were Chang
ed From Enemies to Friends.
"It is curious how a fire will make
people forget the conventionalities,"
said an NJ street woman. For two
years I've lived where live now, and
I've never made the acquaintance of
my next door neighbor. Indeed, what
with the birds she keeps and my pet
cat. we've gone beyond being mere
strangers and have become almost open
enemies.
The night of the fire at the church
near us 1 flew to the window ut the
first sound of the engines. 1 couldn't
persuade my husband to put on his
coat and go with me. So as fires have
a perfectly irresistible fascination for
me l dashed out alone. Almost the
first person 1 saw was an intoxicated
negro, and 1 simply reached out and
took hold of a strange woman's arm.
She was alone in the crowd, as 1 was,
and we chung together for support for
half hour or SO. We talked as If
we'd known each other always, and it
wasn't until was going home that l
really looked at the woman's face. It
was my next door neighbor, and we
both laughed when each recognized the
other
1--WE went off home like old cronies
and had cup of hot coffee together
before we parted. like her immense
ly, and l hope she likes me. We've
been marketing together twice and once
to the matinee. We're going to be
chums, and If there hadn't been fire
in the neighborhood l suppose we'd
have gone on forever detesting each
other" Washington Post
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
Sources of Genius.

The proportion of distinguished men
and women contributed from among
the families of the clergy can only be
described as enormous. In mere num-
Der the clergy can seldom have eQualed
the butchers or bakers In their parishes,
yet out of 1,030 cases of genius only
two butchers and four bakers are def
nitely ascertained to have produced
eminent children as against 139 par
sons. The eminent children of the
clergy outnumbered those of lawyers,
doctors and army officers put together.
On the other hand, such is the eccen-
tricity Of genius that the clerical pro-
fession produces more idiots than any
other class. = From Havelock Ellis
"Study Of British Genius"
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
An ECCENTRIC Rinhon.

Bishop Wilson of Calcutta had as
housekeeper a venerable lady who re-
membered the duel between Sir Philip
Francis and Warren Hastings on Aug.
II, 17S0. On entering the cathedral on
Sunday morning, fully robed, lawn
sleeves and all, and passing the pew
where the old lady sat, he would pause
and give her the kiss of peace" before
all the congregation, and this although
he had met her at breakfast
His sermons, too, were racy. Preach
ing against dishonesty, especially in
horseflesh, as one of the great English
failings in India, he went on, Nor are
we, servants Of the altar, free from
yielding to this temptation" Pointing
to the occupant of the reading desk be-
low him: There is my dear and ven
erable brother, the archdeacon, down
there. He is an instance of it. He
once sold me horse 1t was unsound
I was stranger, and he took me in
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
How Eels Spawn.

Eels spawn like other fishes. For
long, however, the most remarkable
theories were held as to their birth.
One of the old beliefs was that they
sprang from mud. A rival theory held
that young eels developed from frag-
ments separated from their parents
bodies by the rubbing against rocks.
One old author not only declared that
they came from May dew, but gave the
following recipe for producing them:
"Cut up two turfs covered with May
dew and lay them one upon the other,
the grassy sides inward, and then ex-
pose them to the heat of the sun. In a
Few hours there will spring from them
an infinite quantity of eels"
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
AN INDIAN LEGEND.
The DieguenO Myth Concerning the
Creation of the Earth.


Creation of the Earth.
The Diegueno omission Indian has
no surmise concerning the creation of
the earth. To him it is a primeval
fact. Earth and sky existed in the be-
ginning of things. but not as now, IL
lumined by sun, moon and stars, in
formed with purpose and active with
life. In the beginning all was shape
less, dark, inert, q chaos full of untried
potencies. The sky power. broodlng
mystery, rested upon the receptive
earth. Out of chaos came voice,
song, ending in a long drawn sigh.
signifying accomplishment, rest at the
end of achievement; again, voice, song
and sigh, and with each act of the
first cause, an effect. The earth moth
er, Sin-yo-hauch, the mysterious name
brought forth to the sky power a god,
Tu-chai-pa, the best, the firstborn, and
then Yo-ko-mat-is, the lesser, the broth
er. Then did Tu-chai-pa, with the as
sistance of his brother, create man to
inhabit the earth, and the sun, moon
and stars to give light, first of all up
rearing from it's primal PROSTATE state
the sky to be the arch of the heavens
as we see 1t now above our heads.
The spirituality of this conception of
creation, together with certain points
Of resemblance to the Hebrew story
Of Genesis, dignifies the Diegueno ac-
count and places it in a class by itself
among Indian myths.-Southern Work
mon
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
Reading the Line. AT the Wrist.

The rascette, or magic bracelet, is,
according to authorities on palmistry,
to be found at the base of the hand
and forms the line or lines which
mark the junction of hand and wrist
One such line, If unbroken, deep and
strongly marked, is supposed to fore
tell happy life and to indicate calm
ness of disposition. If the line is
chained-that is, crossed and recrossed
by numerous small lines-the indica-
ton is of life of labor. Two such
lines indicate happiness and long life,
while three form the magic bracelet,
adding great riches to the other bless
ings. The addition of the third line to
the other two is rare.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
The First Coal In England.

1t was to supply the wants of smiths
and lime burners that English coal
began to be Systematically dug about
A. d. 1900. This mineral fuel suited
the requirements of their crafts even
better than wood. An unwonted and
widespread demand for fuel for these
purposes doubtless sprang up at this
period in connection with the numer-
GUS feudal castles and ecclesiastical
buildings which were being erected
throughout the kingdom. Not only
were smiths and lime burners the sole
patrons Of coal at this early stage,
but for long time subsequently they
continued to be its principal consum-
ers.-Contemporary Review.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
There Was Plenty.

One day a fussy creature met the
famous Father Healy Of Dublin by the
seashore and thus accosted him: "Fa-
ther Healy, I'm undergoing q cure, and
take tumbler of sea water three
times a day. Now, I've had my full
allowance today, but do you think I
might have one, just one, tumbler
more" Father Healy put his head on
one side and looked at the ocean, lost
in thought. "Well," he said at last,
with a gravely judicial air, 81 don't
think 1t would be missed"
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
Flowers and Twilight.

AS twilight approaches a garden fill
ed with brilliant flowers the red flow
ers will first lose their gorgeous color
as the light diminishes, and then the
grass and leaves. will appear grayish.
The last flowers to part with their dis
tinctive color, white flowers being left
out Of the account, will be the blue or
violet ones. This fact is useful to such
insects as, in order to avoid their enc
mics, visit wild flowers in the twi-
light
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
why the Apple Is Henlthful.

The acids of the apple are of signal
use for men Of sedentary habits whose
lives are sluggish in action, those acids
serving to eliminate from the body
noxious matters which, if retained,
would make the brain heavy and dull
or bring about jaundice or skin erup-
tions and other allied troubles Some
such experience must have led to our
custom of taking apple sauce with
roast pork, rich goose and like dishes.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
The WatchfuI One.

Nov, Thomas" said a certain bish-
op after taking his servant to task
one morning, "who is it that sees all
all we think and who regards even me
In my bishops robes as but a vile
worm of the dustf'
And Thomas replied, ''The missus,
sir."1London Globe.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
Two Differently Translated Brethre

TWO DIHerentIy TrAnsI0ted Brethren
The development of names under the
influence Of foreign environment is
shown in the experience of n lawyer
who was endeavoring to locate the
heirs of a German family named
Kline, who had been over here scarce
ly more than generation. Two broth
ers were supposed to be the sole de-
scendants, and he finally found one in
San Francisco under the name Of Lit
tie and the other in Boston known as
Mr.. Small.-Boston Record.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
Not Pretty Then.

Hateful thing, she isr' exclaimed
Miss Pretty angrily. I'm glad I'm not
as mean as she is. I'm as much above
her as"-
'Tut, tut!' interrupted her fiance.
Remember that rosebud mouth of
yours ceases to be rosebud when IT
begins to blow Press.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
No Mischief.

Willie, are you and Ben in any mis-
chief out therer'
"Oh, no." replied the boy. Were all
right. We're jest playin' ball with
some eggs the grocer left to see how
many times we can catch one before it
breaks" Chicago Post.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
Paper of One Kind.

Glanders-lt is said that paper can
be used effectively in keeping person
warm. Gazley-That is very true l re-
member thirty day promissory note
of mine once kept me in n perspiration
for a month.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
Getting 1t Straight.

$50 your husband tells you that he
never plays cards for money" said the
neighbor, with a sneer.
mo" answered young Mrs. Torkins.
Charley didn't say exactly that. He
said he never gets any money by play
ing cards. s."-Washington Star.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22

One secret act of self denial, one sac
ri1ce of inclination to duty, is worth
all the mere good thoughts, warm feel
lngs, passionate prayers, in which
some people indulge themselves.-De-
troit News-Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
Dangerous,

Some scientists" began Mr.. Gay
significantly, consider kissing danger
Gus. Do your
"Well," replied Miss Smart, II think
it would be for you. My big brother
IL WTrasa, ca.a~-n1cn41Ev,