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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-05

ful 10 know that there is such a grand
medicine" writes Mrs. Goodwin. land
recommend it 10 all troubled with
coughs. colds or throat and lung
troubles"
Remember Father Johns Medicine
is nor patent medicine. but the pre-
scription Of the eminent specialist who
prescribed it for the last Rev. Father
John O'Brien by whom it was recon-
mended and from whom il derived its
name. II is free from opium. morphine
or any of the poisonous nerve-deaden-
ing drugs or weakening stimulants.
Cures colds or money back.
Father Johns Medicine is for sale by
r II. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-05

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-05

served i'm bed. Have You some real
hot water and cur up three lemons.
and WGl them into The water Next
.1U ger q good tumJlcr of rye WHISKY.
and place your hat ON the bedposr.
Just keep your eye on the bcdpost and
drink until YOU see two hats. You
may Set into q little sweat. but when
,oa wake mp in the morning you'll
Ice, like a .wo-yoar-old."
LIS hats off al a,ong the line TO Con
gresham Arthur Phillips Murphy. of
Roila. Pulaski county. Missouri. Mr.
Murphy is certain 10 take place in
history with George Washington. Abra-
lam Lincoln. and other emaucipators
of his country. He has just introduced
IN congress a bill prohibiting the Civ
ing OF lips. and providing that the one
aho accepts a tip or the one who OF
rers IL is liable to a fine OF not less
than 500 nor more than $500
Throughout the length and breadth of
the District of Columbia prayers are
ascending from an oppressed popula-
ton that the bin may become law. The
tip nuisance has gained its fullest
tower in he nations capital. until to
day the visitor is held up by these
juetty highwaymen in the guise of wait
| ers, por.ers. beilboys. cab drivers, and
host of others. who refuse adequate
or even courteous service unless the
money Is forthcoming. Congressman
| Murphy rs a result of his bill is at the
/ most thoroughly disliked man in Wash
| iugtOn today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-05

btdA :
Dickeman Mackenzie K Potter chem
lists. Chicago. Orders taken by Al.
BURTON. $50 Fifth -and-a-half ave
nue.. Both phones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-05

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-05

WALLAtL IREICHIkB.
Engineer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
By w. G. FITZGERALD

fungus was treated is not known; fortunately it
was reserved exclusively for the purple.
1t is known too that the Roman. Empress Agrippina
one night refused the tempting apples offered her
on golden plate by Uterus, her father in law. 1t
was one of the most dramatic moments that the
imperial banqueting hall ever knew Uterus was
dumbfounded at the sinister hint; but it clear
that the Empress remembered how Phrysa disposed
OF Queen Satira by cutting big apple in halves
with silver knife smeared on side with aconite
and offering the doomed Queen the poisoned half
But do not waste sympathy on Agrippina she her
self poisoned Claudius with some devilish brew of
herbs brought from the Barbary Hills by aristo-
cratic pedder. He drove roaring trade among
noble folk who had abrupt notions about divorce
and expectations from rich relatives.
John, King of CASTLE, died from wearing pair
of boots poisoned internally by Turk. A slight
scratch as he was drawing them on had the same
deadly effect cobra bite. Similarly Henry VI
died through wearing pair of poisoned gloves
while Louis XIV. and Pope Clement VII were killed
by the fumes of poisoned tapers.
But perhaps the most popular form of poisoning
in manner unostentatious, the insidious needle
or ring of the Romans. One may inspect samples of
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so l declares the class in geography adjourned.
What l wanted to do to soothe her down and
make her feel comfortable; for it as clear as
day she outsider that Sadie had r1ng in
this swell dinner party, and that she'd been up
against the cold, CLASSY gaze, You know how them
folks do it. Even if she hadn't been friend of
Sadies, I'd been sorry for her. for there
and nice, we'll behaved girl at that
Somehow, though didn't make any great head
way. After my second or third crack she gives
the three-quarters view of her right shoulder and
goes on bitin her lip. We must have looked about
as joyous and CHEEKY pair of plaster images
the mantel Once Pinckney floats by with some
lady friend on his arm, and wants to know if every
thing is all right.
"Oh, 1ovely!" says l.. Il couldn't be enjoyin'
myself more if was tongue tied"
l takes it as kind of joke for the first five ten
minutes; but after we've stood there like dummies
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with Mrs. Aston over that prince? Well just as
was lookin' around and wondern what was keepin
Sadie, who should show up but the two of 'em,
one on either side of long geared, lantern jawed
freak that looked about much awake if he'd
been walkin' in his sleep. He has pair of shell
trimmed eye glasses-rms about half inch thick,
and big, round panes-that gives him the look of
a sick owl.
But this Mrs. Britton Bailey wide enough
awake She was pu1npin' hot air at the freak like
she was blast furnace, while Sadie don't seem to
the other folks starin at en- and all of sudden
guesses who he is.
Say says l, nudgn Peggy, is the lengthy
party this Sir BERTHE I've heard so much about"
She says he is, and the three of EN- was circlin
way stands ready to be relieved of guard duty
But hanged if they don't sail past within three feet
of us, without much as look!
well, wouldn't that mott the bird on Nelles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24

Britton Bailey, Miss Hubbard. Now, Sir BERTHE,
suppose we mustn't plan thing for you until you
and Peggy have settled about that house party.
Well, get together and be good"
Say, I'd known Sadie long enough to have an in
side view of her little plan of campaign without
havin' anyone explain the map. First she does
Bailey person with her guard wide open, and then
she lands with both mtts And it plain this
Miss N Peggy proposition was new one to Mrs.
old hand at the game she RECEIVERS quick
I'm sure Miss Hubbard is not going to claim
Sir BERTHE for next week. says she.
Has Peggy been gettin' her mad up for an hour
for nothing5 Well, hardly. Only from Saturday
on, says she You'll promise to be there by Sat
urday, won't you Sir Bertie?"
Oh charmed" says he, blinkin through the
round panes. Pom honor, II run out for Satur-
day, Miss Peggy"
thinks it's somewhere in the Oranges, or maybe
out to White Plains, that he's scheduled for Mrs
Bailey must have had the same thought.
And where is it that Miss Hubbard lives, Sir
Bertie?" she cooes.
"Why-aw-er-" Say, BERTHE was up against
it. He looks as blank as if she'd asked him what
time the due to rise in the morTfn'. But
Peggy is there with the information.
My home is in Spokane Washington says
she, lookin her square between the eyes.
What! Spokane? Well, of all the mpudence!"
Say, never see anyone get up turkey red color
quite so quick as Mrs. Britton Bailey does then.
For second or so she looks all kinds of cutlery at
the State of Washington girl and then she turns
one of the same kind on Sadie. "Humph!'' says
vi DNi.rS, WISH JOo Joy VI yum
trip to the backwoods. You had better have your
trunks packed tonight" With that she does the
heel pivot losses her head and marches off.
My wordl' says Sir BERTHE catchin his breath
He's gutter though, and when he finds he's
billed for five days railroad trip he much
squeals, l guess he was some interested, all
right; for when leaves him and Peggy was
maxim up for lost time and by the way he was
beamin her you'd thought he suspected she
good to look at.
AS for me and Sadie, We hunts out a quiet corner
and has a reunion all own hook. She tells
me how the Hubbards own half the State out there
and what real nice girl Peggy is, and how Sir
BERTHE come all the way just to walk the
deck with her. Also she shows how the Bailey
party, who's always lookn for exhibit, come
near spoilin' it all.
But do hope" says Sadie, that she will let
them alone now
You sure fixed that" says 1. you've got her
climbn the pole"
She grins and lets it go at that, wantn to know
all about everybody and what's happened to EN-
since she's been gone. But still has something on
my mind that won't let rest easy until I've
worked it off. And the first thing l know I've let
it out.
Say Sadie says l, do you know what was
my first guess about this Sir Bertie?"
II do says she, gvn of them straight,
level looks that | never knows what to make Of
and it the silliest thing ever knew you to
think
Now that a josh? If it mt, how did she
come to get next
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haiti says l. Are we permanent decorations here,
or WHAT
If Peggy had any views on the subject they must
have been too strong for publication All she does
is get a hold her lip and watch 'em float
along. l gettin' little sore myself, for it
seems my first frame-up of the situation nearer
the mark than the last 1t looked like Sir BERTHE
was right bower and joker, and l trey in the
discard.
And then Sadie does quick turn with her head,
THROWN the KNOWN wink. minute more and
the procession has swung back our way, and the
next thing know they're lined up before us
Sadie seems to have discovered Peggy all at once
Why, there you are, aren't your says She
Sir Berties been looking everywhere. Oh-Mrs
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both fendish instruments in the Pompean museum
at Naples. The rings like tiny vipers of gold
In their heads is microscopic receptacle actuated
by spring, and containing poison of amazing
vrulence which exuded at touch. A handshake
a declamatory wave of the at table, or minute
drop let fall upon neighbor plate, and the tragedy
was complete.
The Perfection of Poisoning
PUT it during the Renaissance period that
- poisoning brought to its most dreadful pitch
of perfection. There were sixty seventy methods
known to connosseurs. That most in vogue
the aqua Tofana, which held the field for some cen
turtles 1t is thought to have been preparation of
arsenic but without the fantest color taste odor
This too, after the manner of Phrysa might be
sneared side of golden knife wherewith a
peach cut, and the poisoned half handed with
stately courtesy to the victim. The terrible thing
about aqua Tofana was that it took years to bring
death The victim became toothess, bald AMI
shriveled. His or her agony was long drawn out,
relentless, and terrible to witness. Surely those
were days Of dire vengeance!
The aqua was named after woman named
Tofana, who known to have removed" over
six hundred persons including many Cardinals and
at least two Popes. She had settled in Naples
young woman in 1852 ostensibly to sell lotions for
Continued page 10
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EVER since an ungratefu1 people
II presented the great Socrates
with a lethal cup of hemlock there
have been artists in toxicology, as
the science of poisoning is termed
Who has not heard of the exploits
in this direction of Roman Nero, of
the Borgias, and the Medici, of
Tofana too, with Brinvilliers, and
Leicester?
The professional prisoners of
ancient Greece were looked upon as
artists, much as we regard our great
experimental physicists to-day. The
art as De OuinceY calls ii. passed
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for half hour, with the whole push gassn and
1aughin and carryin' sociable all around u.s. now
and then THROWN look if curios in
a case, it want quite funny. l gettin' to
feel like plain clothes guardin' the weddn
presents. 1t would have been better if l
could have talked matters with Miss Hubbard
and found out what we was on the siding for; but
all she does get GUNNER by the minute. Course,
knew Sadie wa int one to put upa job like that,
and that she must have something or other on hand
that has to be attended to.
Just where this Mrs. Bailey comes in | can't fig
out You know the kind of a top notcher Mrs.
Britton Bailey is? She's it, or nothing, and when
of rumpus Maybe you've heard of her run-in
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on to imperial Rome; but the method changed
There was progress, in all other matters The
ideal aimed at poison that gave trouble
beauty unmarried in death that left no trace of it's
fell purpose behind. And to this dreadful end Love
and Ambition strove and We'd
A woman named Locusta was especially success
full. She found a way of cooking a certain
fungus that closely resembled the mushroom. 1t
tried and found very good-for the other per-
SON. Nero served it to his brother Britannicus
Cruel Domitian, another heartess prosecutor of the
Christians administered it first to his father YES
pasan, and next to his brother Titus They were
distinctly in the way and here a decent and
artistic method of removing them Just how this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-29
PROF. WILDER's TRIBUTE TO AGAsSIZ
"The Sun Shone Brighter at His Birth and
Swallowed When He Died"

Ithaca. n. Y, May Cat the Agassiz memorial
meeting under the auspices OF Cornell University
this evening in Barnes Hall Professor Burt g.
Wilder. who coworker with the great natu-
ralist. the principal speaker.
In his address. What We Owe 10 Agassz."
Professor Wilder showed why the celebration OF
the Tooth birthday of the great naturalist might
well nigh be cosmic IN its scope varied were
his interests and abilities and nu-nsrcus were
the individuals benefited by him. In part. he said:
Although the subjects Of Agassizs studies had
commonly to be killed he not sportsman.
His passion for natural history never carried him
far 10 shoot birds or animals Tor sport Inc
creatures needed We're put to death, as were the
MORALLY wounded soldiers by old Ambrose Pare
'douceInent cholere."
An more impressive exemplihcation or the
attitude toward theology. His writings contain
abundant evidence OF his firm belief in the exist
ence OF Creator but he would not discuss dogmas
and repealed impeTtinent the too prevalent
American fashion of asking what church
attends so. while criticised as 4 bigot by some
scientists he denounced as tntldel by some
facts OF geology with the literal interpretations of
Scripture. In this regard, with Lord John Russell
In POLITICS AgaSsiZ might have said he sure
he was right because both parties found fault with
him" To the righteous overmuch" who may
hesitate to unite in this CCnmemoration or one
who seemed TO make light OF Genesis and TO pass
over Adam II he had never existed Is com
mended reflection upon the following Incident.
On August s. 1878 commenting the death Of
assistant he said. My time viii come soon. and 1
ready" In four short months that time had
come.
This coming fifth OF September It will be thirty
four years since | beheld AgaSsiz in the flesh; but
In my minds eye his image will never fade. Take
him for all in all ne'er shall look upon his like
again Would that IL might he Justly said Of all
great men I say OF Agassiz. The shOAe
brighter at his birth. and Swallowed when he died"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-29
DINNER TO OLD CITY EMPLoYE.
President and Governor Invited to Help
Honor Andrew T. Campbell.

been invited by the Law Department of the city
to attend Saturday the dinner in honor OF
Andrew T. Campbell. for fifty years chief clerk in
the office of the Corporation Counsel Mayor Nc
Clellan is the only city official outside the Law De-
partment be invited. and he probably will be
there. So will nearly all the former heads Of the
Law Department. A big silver service is TO be pre-
scented to Mr. Campbell The affair is in charge of
Assistant Corporation CounSes Connolly and Sterling
and David Ryan. Mr.. Ellison's secretary
When Mr.. Campbell first was appointed in 1851,
there only eight employees in the department;
there $40. seventy of whom are women
He appointed by Justice Lawrence. who was
then acting Corporation Counsel Some of the Cor
pOratiOn COunSelS under whom he has served are
ex-Justice O'Bren. Justice Francis NJ Scott, George
l. Rives and Judge LacOmbe. of the United States
Circuit Court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-29
LADY woLsELEY AN AMERICAN.


Sir Capel Wolseley. whose marriage to Miss
Beatrice KnoIIys niece OF Lord Knollys the Kings
private secretary has Just taken place in London.
is the chief Of the younger and Irish branch OF
the ancient Stsfordshire house Of Wolseley, and 1t
is 10 his line that Field Marshal Lord WolseIey be-
longs Sir Capel, who al the present moment holds
The office OF British Consul at Archangel, in Rus
sia is the ninth holder Of baronetcy conferred IN
ia upon Richard Wolseley grandson of Sir
Charles Wolseley. Of stanordshire. on his inherit
ing the Mount Wolselcy and other Carlow estates
Of the family in ireland.
The chief OF the entire Woseey family is Sir
Charles Michael Wolseley. Of Wolseley, in Stat
Yorkshire who. married to an American woman
NE daughter Of Daniel T. Murphy. Of San Fran
CISCO can prove by authentic evidence an unbroken
descent from the early Saxon times and can show
the Inheritance Of his present estates in the male
Ane from a period long anterior TO the Norman
Conquest in 1906. In fact the StarrordshIre pron-
efty Of Sir Charles Wolseley on record as having
~ oioen times borne the name OF Wlselei and az
having been conferred a certain Siwardus bv
1A4h6 Edgar for his services in connection with
me determination of wolves in England. It is on
Nis account that 3 VOLTS head figures on the
"iiaofld bearings OF the Wolseeys and that the
~ ~ aiso appears In the family motto which IS:
iolo hoInini lupus CSian is a wolf to his fellow
-, sihgularly appropriate motto for family
&c - a., FURNISHED SO many soldiers to the state
:. % Molseleys. Sir Charles's baronetcy is one
VI uie Oldest in existence having heen crasted .,
NJ 80, iez' In favor OF Sir Robert Wolseley.
,oot,a., cue 10 show at the time descent on the
ora Hu" from Lionel. Duke OF Clarence sec
roroa. 80 u King Edward III. Sir Charles is
q, a. a'hoic was born I'm Paris. was educated
80 Hofnan Catholic College OF oscott. and
80 gro went 10 Oxford. whence he entered the
1g7e i"ihseiI IN the afghan war OF
har or charles, nor yet his cousin the Irish
n. "a 'H lapel. is in the line Of succession to
- 10 ouh'y or Field Marshal Lord wolseley and
d., 'aEohy Both OF these honors will at his
w. PASS TO his daughter the Hon Frances
o- - = WHO VIII then become a peerless IN her
- -'eHr She is now thrty-fve years old, rather
So, devoted 10 all sorts OF artistic hobbies. and
60. u'Ssiiied TO remain an old maid in which
~ sf fathers h0nors would become extinct rs
$50 o'islon Is made in the patent for their de-
ST. - - Lerd WoIseleys younger brother General
"a George WoseIey
Or, Npiseleys wife halls. like the wife of Sir
g. "olseiey from this side of the Atlantic
a. re Daughter OF A. Erskine, OF Ottawa
So ma The field marshal when he was sta
,,s. n |snada at the time OF the Red River ex-
:. -..Ioh and The Fenian raids Sic is less known
60. tnsn would otherwise have been the
"ihs 10 The fact that her daughter Frances
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-29
STORM OYER "DU BARRY"
Belasco Says "Abe" HummeF Is
Concerned an Suit.

stormy session marked the opening OF the pre-
iminary examination yesterday OF David Belasco
to determine the receipts of the play "Du Barry"
get a basis which estimate the royalties
claimed by Jean Richepin Just the hearing ad-
tourned. Mr. Beasco walked close to David May.
OF counsel for NJ. Richepin and shook his finger
in his face
There will be some nice choice pickings Mr..
May" he exclaimed. This office has the faint OF
Hummel about It. He. at the instgation OF the
syndicate and backed by Charles Frohman. has
pursued for years In this matter. They have
attempted 10 humIliate and degrade me before the
public
Three days before Abraham Hummel went to
prison you. with friends. held a long consultation
this case In this office. Before you are through
with 1 Will have Hummel here to tell what he
knows about It, You think you can compel me TO
settle but you never Will I'll bet you $4,000 to
$1,000 that you can't win your case in court"
Mr.. Belasco. in his answer to the complaint. said
that although he paid 50 600 to NJ. Richepn he later
found that the play was not new original, but
was taken, plagiarized. pirated and copied by the
plaintiff from public records" and had no connec-
tion with the play which he subsequently wrote and
David May OF counsel for NJ RIchepin examined
able to find the books relating the business done
slightest idea who had accompanied the play in a
business capacity on the road. and had some diff
produced in washington
About this time ex-Judge Dittenhoefer. counsel
newspaper men. But Mr. Belasco told him not to
mind. for he was delighted to have the boys on
hand
Money does not count with me-" he told Mr..
May. II am interested only In the artistic success
of a play. You might as wels ask me how many
stars shine in the heavens as TO ask me how many
times this play produced" Belasco could not
tell in what theatre in New York nor how many
times 'Du Barry" had been produced here.
at a profit loss?" asked Mr.. May after unsuc-
cessful attempts to discover the number and
amounts OF the Besaco bank accounts
II did not know did | care" answered Mr..
BelaSco with easy of his hand
I'm tell you what to do. Mr.. May" said the
manager. finally volunteering some information 10
the harassed lawyer. You bring this trial.
For six years ! have been my knees to bring
this to trial. | have waited long enough"
Mr. Belasco did not and would not answer any
questions about Mrs Carter. although ex-Judge
Dittenhoefer volunteered the information that the
manager had allowed her 10 put on both "zaza"
and "Du Barry without payment OF royalties.
The question OF the salary paid TO Mrs Carter
brought long wrangle between counsel After
his counsel yielded Mr.. Belasco said: II gave Mrs
Carter 81 COO week" Then came long night over
the salaries paid to other members of the "Du
Barry company. until II agreed 10 submit the
question TO Justice Truax-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-29

Proof of England's Entente Cordiale
acith Russia.

While there have been many rumors current as
~ the impending conclusion Of a definite political
understanding and entente cordiale between Russia
and Great Britain. il has remained for a great
English banking house in London to set what may
10 esribed the seal upon what is to all intents
and purposes treaty of the greatest international
,r7rortance. II is well known shat the chief point
If rivalry and OF antagonism between the Mus
co,1ta and the British empires has been in Persia
where the interests of these two powers have con-
nicted more than anywhere else. and where for
hundred years past each has been struggling for
tho supremacy of her influence 1t has be-
come known that the English and the Russian
,,oyarnnents have jointly consented to guarantee
q large private loan which has been made at their
instance by the London banking house in question
"a the shah and which has been required to meet
,te messing needs of his court and administration
that this couple OF hitherto bitter rivals
ebould have concluded agreement to finance
tho shah Jointly demonstrates more concusively
.ban any other announcement the fact that the
understanding between the two. fateful to the
neace Of the world, which for a generation has
been the dream OF Russian and English statesmen,
has Al length been established. In this way the
erouu Of powers now comprising England. France,
Ita1v Spain Japan and Portugal which the
United States is said be party, is strengthened
and il only remains for Austria and Germany to
come In in order TO bring about something very
much akin 20 the millennium.