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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-08

cause do not throw my money out or
the window
The baron had one strong supersti-
ton which he could not overcome. and
that was that the number Is was I'M
lucky When he was married he chose
as his residence the hotel in the Rue
ST. George. in Paris. which had been
the property OF NJ. Pescatore. The res
idence bore the number Is. When
the baron saw the number he refused
to enter the house until it was removed.
When letters came addressed with the
old number he refused to open them.
and he offered 1900 francs 10 the mu-
Dicipality. to be distributed among the
poor, If the number were changed. The
offer was accepted. and III bis" was
substituted.
The baron lost an eye in 1898 while
on a hunting expedition through the
carelessness Of one of his guests. Be
ing a Strikingly handsome man. he felt
the Disagreement keenly and said he
would rather have had the top OF his
head blown of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-08

Camille Flammarion, the noted as
tronomer and scientist, In q recent lee
ture In Paris gave an account OF some
OF the freaks OF lightning. says the
New York Tribune. These freaks, how
ever he affirmed. were determined by
causes which we have yet to learn.
Sometimes 1t kills. sometimes II merely
injuries, and sometimes 1t seems TO be
frobcking in a way which gives rise to
the hypothesis that LIT is Il thought
(which instead of being attached to a
brain Is attached to an electric cur
rent" Sometimes il plays the physi-
clan, as In the instance at ROmaines,
France, when IN 1895 IL struck a man
who had not been able to walk without
q crutcn on account OF rheumatism.
after the shock the rheumatism disap-
peared
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-08
LOST-AN APPENDIX.
Albert w. Gregory OF WEXFORD, n. l.,
Wore Ii In q Charm.

Albert w. Gregory OF WEXFORD, n. l.,
Wore 1t In q Charm.
Albert W. Gregory, son of the late
William Gregory, governor Of Rhode
Island, recently passed through Erie,
Pa, on his way west In an automO-
bile, says an Erie dispatch to the New
York Tribune. Erie. however, offered
no attractions to Mr.. Gregory, for the
reason that his mind was distracted by
the loss Of an appendix. He missed Il
somewhere between Erie and Buffalo,
but just where he didn't know He did
not lose 1t by an operation. but, as he
himself said to a party OF friends at q
hotel in Erie:
1T just dropped out into the road.
/ suppose the jolting Of the automobile
did it"
This explanation failing to satisfy
the curiosity Of the crowd. Mr.. Gregory
then told of a recent sickness which he
had at his home at Wexford, r. l., In
which appendicitis developed and
which finally made an operation neces-
sary. His case was critical. and he
himself realized before taking the
ether that be was In imminent danger
OF death.
ut all depended" as he said, ION
that appendix, and accordingly l made
up my mind that If pulled through /
would honor that bit OF me in some
appropriate way. That promise. sup
pose, saved my life, for my appendix
SO well appreciated the future in store
for It that it came out all right. And
/ kept my promise too.
LAS soon as l got strong went to a
jeweIer In Providence, and, giving him
the appendix, told him that wanted
It incased In as handsome a watch
charm as he could turn out. And 1t
was a beauty. 1t looked something
ike a miniature Of the Obelisk In Cen
trail park, New York, though it had
triangular instead Of a square base.
1t was of silver and about two and a
half inches long. Within, Dramatically
sealed, was the appendix. Without, on
three sides, were engraved the initials
OF the doctors, the nurses and the
friends who were with me when i
came out Of the ether. On the base
were my own initials and the date or
the operation. hitched it to my watch
chain and wore 1t constantly ever
since, until that lurch Of the automo-
bile threw II out into the road. Its
loss has been a severe blow to me, as
l had become especially attached to It
Mr.. Gregory did not say what re
ward he would offer for the return or
his watch charm, but his friends in
Erie say 1t would be a good figure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-08
GLIMPsEs OF RoTHscHILo.
His Fortune Was Heavy Burden to
Baron AlphOnse, French Banker.


Baron AlphOnse, French Banker.
The late Baron Alphonse de Roths-
child of Paris. head of the French
branch of the famous banking house
and governor of the Bank of France.
was a man of great culture as well as
a worthy representative of his family
as fnancier. says the New York
Times. He was also interested In
sports, particularly racing.
There have been two attacks upon
the French Rothschilds. The first was
in 1913, when the father OF Baron AL
phonse, being besieged by peasant So
cialists. received them and offered to
give his visitors what was due should
he divide his fortune among the peo
pie. He calculated that they should re-
ceive francs each. The peasants left
the old baron in peace.
The second attack was upon Baron
Alphonse. 1t took a more cowardly
form. In September, 1895, a letter was
sent to him containing an explosive
that would 60 OF when the letter was
opened. The baron was at the seaside.
and the letter was opened by clerk,
Polish Jew, NJ. JOdkowitz. He was
thrown down by the defamation, but not
seriously injured. Curiously enough.
NJ. JOdkowitz was at the time In charge
Of Baron AlphOnse de Rothschild's
charitable disbursements. which bene-
flied the deserving OF all faiths.
Notwithstanding all his wealth and
influence, Baron Alphonse was an I'M
happy man. He found pleasure in his
family life In art and in music, but the
care of his great fortune was heavy
burden. A visitor once found the bank
er In such a moody At that he asked If
he were i'll.
81 am not i'll; am crazy" was the
reply.
II will never believe that you are
crazy until 1 see you throwing your
money out OF the window" said the
visitor.
'Ah" said the baron, exhibiting a
threatening letter. Il am crazy be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-08
A Novel Invention.

The Easthampton u. " Star notes
that an Easthampton man Of an inven-
tive turn OF mind is at work upon a
mechanical device which when placed
upon a vehicle will indicate by a trac-
ing upon a moving table the contour OF
the road over which the vehicle is
drawn. He hopes by his invention to
be able to demonstrate to touring au-
toists the danger OF travelling at a
speed greater than eight miles an hour
over the roads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-08
watch and Coneepot In a Ftsh.

Colonel S. P. Bartlett, Illinois fish
commissioner. has received a letter
from G. Burgtorff OF Florence. on the
Illinois river, in which the writer states.
according TO a Quincy Qll) dispatch to
the Chicago Record Herald, that he re-
Gently caught catfish weighing eighty
seven pounds. in the stomach of which
were found a watch, two pairs OF
sleeve buttons and a quart coffe0pot
made of tin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-08
NATURE OF JAPAN'S NAVY.
Island Nation Has Been Buildtng
Fighting ships For Years.


Fighting ships For Years.
Because of the insular character OF
their home the Japanese in recent years
have taken a greater interest in their
navy than their army, says the Chica-
60 Post They have added to their
fleets as rapidly as their means would
permit, so that at the beginning OF the
war with Russia they possessed ships
having u total tonnage Of 100000.
Aside from four torpedo gunboats.
twenty torpedo boat destroyers, with
ten building, and forty-six torpedo
boats, with many more building, ia
pans feet had in 1904 displacement
Of 111,974 tons. 1t consisted Of six
battleships, six armOred cruisers and
fourteen protected cruisers. OF the
battleships four had a displacement OF
more than 1900 tons each. The re-
mainder were of more than 1900 tons.
All We're supposed to have a speed Of
eighteen knots an hour. The armored
cruisers were OF the same size, just
little less than 10000 tons. The pro-
tected cruisers ranged In size from
2,7O0 to 4,7OO tons displacement. One
had a speed OF twenty-four knots an
hour.
Japan has the great advantage Of be-
ing able to use her own fortified ports
as naval bases. She has four well
equipped dock yards, capable of both
constructing and repairing ships. In
the Japanese navy In 1902 there were
2 admirals. o vice admirals, Is rear ad-
mirals, IS captains. 119 commanders,
167 lieutenant commanders, 300 lieu
tenants, 305 sublieutenants, besides
other subordinate officers. and 81 ,6SS
sailors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-08
Plant Snnitarfnm.

A sanitarium for plants is the latest
novelty in Paris. II Is intended chief
ly for such exotic plants as suffer from
electric light and from exposure while
being transferred from one place to
another. The treatment consists In
putting them into moist houses and al
lowing light to reach them only a few
hours a day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-08
Two Shining stars.

You may talk of crafty Togo-that
Sturdy little Jap
And OF how he licked the Russians
When he'd coaxed EN- to his trap.
But how about the skipper OF the
Yacht Atlantic. Barr,
Who broke the ocean record? Isn't
He q shining star
In the armament Of fighters who
Never brook defeat.
So let's drink TO both their victories.
Which nations call complete.
New York Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-08
Tobacco ana Deasne.,-

Tobacco has been discovered by NJ.
Dele. 9 French Psychologist, to have a
deleter7ous action upon the auditory
nerve. he therefore cautions modera-
ton IN the use OF the drug and avoid
ing Il altogether where deafness has
already begun or where there IL q
family history OF such troubles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-08
Novel Holiday.

The most unique holiday ever OBJ
served in the United States is to be
made an annual feature of Denver's
civic life. 1t will be known as clean
up day and will occur at the discre-
ton Of the clty's mayor on some Satur-
day in May OF each year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-08

AmerAcanIztnE Panama Canal Zone.
The Unitsd States government. says
The Quincy Qll) Herald and Era. has
ordered 10000 mules to be shipped to
ne canal zone for use In constructing
she Panama canal
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-01-13
ATTACKS PRESIDENT.
Congressman Says He Is Trying to
Emulate Emperor William-Pro-
ceedings in Senate.

Washington, Jan. THE house on
Friday passed the Notifications appro-
priation bill and adjourned until Mon
day. After Mr.. Littauer, of New York,
had drawn lesson from the siege Of
Port Arthur to show that submarine
mines had proven of the greatest import
ance in warfare, Mr.. Baker enlivened
the proceedings by attacking President
Roosevelt, who, he said, wanted to hold
himself up as the counterpart Of Will
helm H.. the great war god" Later MT.
Baker found fault with the provision
in the bill permitting the entry of such
war material as might be purchased
abroad, and charged the republican
party as being frauds in their contention
that the foreigner paid the tax
Senator Bard on Friday occupied the
entire time Of the senate given to the
joint statehood bill He made an argu-
ment against the union Of Arizona and
New Mexico on the ground that the
people of the two territories do not de-
sire it. Several bills of minor import
ance were passed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-01-13
Revolution Imminent.

A sure sign Of approaching revoltand
serious trouble In your system is ner-
vouSness, sleeplessness, or stomach up
sets. Electric Bitters will quickly dis
member the troublesome causes. 1t
never fails to tone the stomach, regu-
late the Kidneys and Bowels, stimu
late the Liver and clarity the blood.
Run down systems benefit particular
~ and all the usual attending aches
vanish under its searching and thor
cugh effectiveness Electric Bitters i
only Soc, and that is returned II II
don't give perfect satisfaction. Guar.
anteed by p. A Clemmer, Druggist. F
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-01-13

feint n lunge n hustle i'm. Quicker
n scat he gin i'm an awful prick n
the shoulder. c'u'd see the blood
come, but they KEEP a-goin' back m
forth n up n down desperit. The
red streak on tibet air feller's shirt
kep' a-growin'. Purity quick one side
Nv Inn wus red an t. other white.
SEQ he wus gettin' weaker n weaker.
Ray c'u'd a. split i'm t. the navel eff
no d only he'd min tew. All T. once
he med a lab at Ray. n threw up is
hans. n went back step er tew. LUX
boss with tn blin' staggers, n tum-
bled head over heels in thet air open
grave. There wus hell t pay fer a
minute Lot on 'em CHM over the
row o lights. yellin' LUX wildcats, m
hauled thet air Unstable cuss out o.
the grave n stud i'm up, n gin i'm
. drink o. liquor In half minute he
up with his handkerchief n waved It
over Is head t mex 'em keep still.
Soon 9 they wus quiet he up n he
says: Gentlemen says he. this ERE
chap hes stood the test O. the sword.
Are ye satisfiedf' We are says they
ev'ry British son Nv a gun they wus
there up m hollered. Then says he,
Civ i'm tn slide
Fray he put down is sword m
picked up is coat n vest Then they
grabbed tn lights, n thet g tn last
see on 'em there. Purity quick t wus
all dark. Hearn 'em comm upstairs
n goin' cross tn floor over my head.
Gun t think o. myself leetle bit
then. Knowed was in thet air slide.
an he'd t le' go purity quick. He'd MT
no idee where 1t went tew, but caP-
lated wus middlin' sure t know fore
long. Knowed when le' go wus go
In t. dew some tall slippin' over tibet
air creased bottom. See light come
down tn box n minute. Hearn
somebody speakin' there ct the upper
end.
This ere s tn las test O. yer
courage says a man, says he; few
comes here alive n sound es you be.
Ye wus doomed man. Ye d hev been
shot at daylight, but we gin We a
chance fer yer life. So fur We We
proved yerself wuthy. Eff We hold yer
courage, ye may yit live. Eff ye finch.
ye II land in Heaven. Eff yer life is
spared, remember how we honor cour-
age
Then they gin i'm shove, n l
hearn i'm a-comin'. Topped over m
le' go. Shot away LUX strea O.
lightnin'. Dunn thing grew sleeper m
sleeper. Jes' he'll up my hans N let
'er 60 Ackitty split. Jerushy Jane Pep
per! jes' LUX comm down a creased
pole. Come near tekin' my breath
away-did sart'n. Went out O. tibet air
thing LUX a bullet eggzac'ly. Shot int
the air feet foremost. Purity fair slid
In up In the air most anywheres, We
know. Alwus come down by the nigh
est way. 7 was darker n pitch; could
MT see thing. nut thing. Hearn
Ray come out O. the box 'bove me
Then come down k'slap in tn water
N sunk. Thought d never stop goin
down. Fore come up hearn Ray riI
nut tn water nigh me- l come UP II,
shook my head, n waited. Judas Priest!
thought he WIS drownded, sart'n
Seemed so d bust out n cry there
n tn water waitin fer tibet air boy
Soon es l hearn flop he'd my hams
on i'm.
Who be YOU? says he.
"D'ri.' says /.
Tired out saye he; can't swim a
stroke. Guess II hev t go t tn
bottom"
ITO be continued.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-01-13
POINT Is SCORED
BY GOV. PEABODY
LIVELY JOINT SESSION OF COL
oRADo LEGISLATURE.
HELD AMID MUCH c CONFUSION
Committee Decidedly Favorable 70
the Governors Position Il APP
pointed to Canvass
the Vote.
HELD AMID MUCH CONFUSION

Denver, Col, Jan. THE followers
of Gov. Peabody gained the victory
Friday in the first fight over the can
vass Of the vote for governor. Amid
the greatest confusion, they passed q
resolution creating q committee Of Is
members, IL of whom are republicans,
and three democrats, to canvass the
vote and make daily reports to tho
house and senate, with . final report
not later than Monday morning
Confusion at Joint Session.
At II o'clock the legislature went
into joint session. Confusion at once
resulted when Lieut.. Gov. Haggott, the
presiding officer of the senate. took
his position beside the speaker to d.
rect the joint session. Mr.. Dickson
refused to give way. When it was
seen that nothing could be done the
republicans moved an adjournment
and filed out Of the senate. Speaker
Dickson refused to recognize the pass
ing out Of the senate and declared that
although the senators had left the room
the joint session was still in progress.
Representative Frewen raised re-
peated points of order to the effect
that no session was being held and
was promptly ruled out every time by
the speaker. A roll call was finally
obtained on the point Of order that no
joint session was in progress and II
was declared lost by vote Of 20 to s.
Representative GrifRth then pre-
sented protest from Gov. Peabody
against the manner in which the last
election had been held. and the chair
finally directed the reading Of the pro.
test.
Committee Il Created.
The reading of the protest was fol.
lowed by the presentation Of q resolu.
ton providing for the creation of q
committee of Is, two-thirds Of the
members from the house. one-third
from the senate to canvass the vote
with daily reports and Q final repor,
not later than Monday. As soon as
the reading was finished Mr.. Grimth
demanded roll call on the adoption
Of the resolution. Sixteen members OF
the senate responded to the roll call
two of them present declining to vote
When Senator Morgan's name was
called he declared that the treatmen,
given to the presiding officer of the
senate had been an insult, but he
would vote for the resolution rathe,
than affiliate with the democratic
party. The resolution was adopted by
vote of 81 ayes, noes one. the mega
tive vote being cast by Senator Wood
! Fifty votes constitute quorum. TIT
governor was then informed Of the
! receipt of his protest. and the adop.
| ton of the resolution creating the
committee.
Four More Sentenced.
Denver, Col, Jan. THE supreme
court Friday passed sentence in the
contempt cases of Patrick Higgins, w
w. Dague, George Kern and James w
Campbell, who were charged with in
reference in the recent election In
precinct z Of the Fifth ward. Hig
gins was sentenced to four months in
the county Jail and the other three de
PENDANTS were given three months
each.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-01-13
Chinaman Executed.

Folsom, Cal, Jan. 7.--sing Vow.
Chinaman, was hanged In the penitsn-
HaFy for the murder OF JeonE Him, at
Walnut Grove. Sacramento county, In
October, 1892. The tragedy was the re-
suit of a gambling game.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-01-13

Let me show you what I'll do for YOU
entirely without charge. Thousands have
accepted this offer-toiav they are free
from ''atarrh. You've nothing to lDse and
everything to gain. inst for the asking
years of experience-my important new
discoveries-my vast knowledge OF the
disease.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-01-13
D'ri and I
By IRVING BAcHELLER
Author Eben Holden Darrell Of the Blessed Isles Etc.
tcoDyr.sA,. 1901. ,, l..a,ep rueu.hlns Company

with the PINT us is sword m ripped IL
t the collar. Seairt me SO 1 bit my
tongue watchin' wv 'em. They got
locked. m both swords came up t. the
hits t'gether with a swish n bang
LUX thet The blades chung, m they
backed of. Then Ray he begun t.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-01-13
Seven Killed in Strike Riot.

Baku, Caucasus, Jan. An encoun-
ter between strikers and Cossacks took
place at Balakhany. Transcaucasia,
Thursday. Six strikers and one Cossack
were killed and many persons were
WOUNDED. (
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-01-13
For Sale,

The west half of the southeast
quarter OF section IL, township 80,
range II, Howard county, Iowa. En-
quire OF John Rathart and Stephen
Dotzler, Bonair, Iowa, or ]. A. Dieter
Billings, Mo. 15tf.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-01-13
Former Banker sentencad.

Cambridge, o.. Jan. I'll. o. Barber.
vice president Of the wrecked CONNER.
cial bank, was sentenced to three years
and one-half in the penitentiary Fri.
day by Judge Mackey for embezzle.
ment An appeal will be taken.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-01-13
killed by Penknife STAB.

Des Moines, Ia. Jan. Tom Brad.
ley. of Marduisville. died at the Mercy
hospital Of severe abdominal wound
inflicted by penknife. and Beverly
Walker, his assailant, is held in the
county Jail on the charge Of murder.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-01-13
Editor Found Dead.

Columbus, O., Jan. 7.-Otto Schnur-
rer. editor of the Ohio Waisenfreund
and recognized writer on Catholic
church subjects, was found dead In his
room at the Josephinum Friday morn
Ing.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-01-13
A. O. u. w.

Regular me ting Crcsco Lodge Is
and 3rd Tues g each month, in O'Ma
lay'S Hall. Visitors always walcom
e. b Woodward. GEO. MILLER,
RkAsfatf. NJ "
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26
BANANA INDUSTRY
NEED 4 GUARDIAN
IMPERFECT PUNCHES SENT TO
SAN TRANSFORMED OF FRUIT
STEAMERS.

1t seems to me-, said Charles Fur
neaux, thai there is every reason why
the banana Industry should be encour-
aged and no reason why it should not.
l have heard the rnmor that thousands
of punches of the fruit were thrown
overheard because of the heat having
cooked them hut even with that set
back the prices obtained were satisfact-
DRY, and I do not believe the loss of
these lunches will induce the growers
to give up the industry"
Mr. FurneauX is an enthusiastic
farmer and mis- place at thirteen miles,
'Olaa, has the finest of fruits and cof-
fee growing. Directly across the road
from his home is d japanese who has
been very successful in the cultivation
and shipping of fruits and his returns
have, in the MAN, been satisfactory.
A gentleman now IN San Francisco.
writes Nto a shipper in Hilo: Il have
been thoroughly over the banana situa-
ton and feel more encouraged today
than ever before. The great trouble in
selling the fruit here is the fact that
unprinclpled growers in the neighbor-
hood of HiiO have tried to save freight
at the cost of the industry for it now
appears that so many packages of two
punches each, supposed to contain on
ly one, have been received here that
the average dealer turns his back on
the fruit known to come from Hilo.
They buy the packages unwrapped and
find they have been Swindled in the size
of the lunches The dealers pay more
for Honolulu fruit, on the steamer at.
that port, than they do for Hilo fruit
on the wharf in San Francisco for that
reason and until they are educated into
a way of sending only the best fruit
they grow and not try to palm off an
inferior sort, they will be sure losers"
Hawaii Herald.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26
WHAT ATTRACTS
THE IDLE CROWD
A WHITE BRICKLAYER WORKING
AMONG CHINESE IS AN UN-
: USUAL SIGHT, AND MANY SEE At

The Fishmarket has a rival in its
attractions for the crowd A short
way Waikiki of the King street fish
market a new building is being erect
ed and it is there that the crowd is
attracted. The building is one that
was started long while ago. Its
foundations are ten or twelve feet be-
low the street level, on the coral rock.
japanese built the foundations, which
are of stone.
Now the superstructure, which is of
brick is being built by Chinese Chi
nese bricklayers are at work trowel
in hand, and calling out the Chinese
equivalent of mort" to the Chinese
nod carriers when they want more
mortar. But it is not these facts or
circumstances that attract the crowd.
The crowd is attracted and held by the
fact that among the Chinese britklay-
ers is one white man working away
laying brick. The unusual sight has
kept a crowd in front of the place all
morning.