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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
Administrators Notice,

Estate of Bernard Markey, deceased.
The undersigned having been APP
nexed of the estate of Bernard Markey.
late of the county of Rock Island, state
of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives no
county court of Rock Island county. at
the county court room, in the city of
Rock Island, at the November term, on
the first Monday in November next, at
which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and re-
quested to attend for the purpose of
having the same adjusted. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment TO the under
signed.
Dated this 18th day of August A. d.
1905. ELIZA G. MARKEY,
Administrator With win Annexed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
Notice of Final Settlement.

Estate of Magdalena Hoffman, de-
ceased
Public notice is hereby given that
the undersigned, L. +. Baker, executor
of the last will and testament OF Mag
dalena Hoffman, has this day filed his
final report and settlement such in
the county court of Rock Island county,
and hearing on said report has been
set for Sept. 2S, 1905, at o'clock a. m.
at which time persons interested may
appear and make objections thereto
and if no objections are filed, said re-
port will be approved at that time, and
the undersigned will ask for an order
of distribution. and will also ask TO be
discharged.
Rock Island. Ill, Sept. 2, 1908.
l. +. BAKER. Executor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
Work IL Out.

A man buys Il pair of shoes fer So
and hands the shoemaker a ten dollar
Dill. The shoemaker goes to grocer
next doom to have the bill changed and
then gives his customer 81 change
After the latter has gone the grocer
PUSHES in and declares that the ten
dollar bill was counterfeit The
shoemaker gives him FIVE good one
dollar bills, two dollar bill and SO in
change for it. How much has the
shoemaker lost?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
Central TRUST and
SAVINGS lBanlk
Incorporated Under State Law)
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.
III. E. Casteel, President.
NJ S. HEAGY, Vice President.
H. B. SUMMON, Cashier.
Capital Stock 100000. Four Per Cent
Interest Paid on Deposits.

DIRECTORS-C. j. Larkin. II. E. Cur
tbs, II. Z. Casteel, II. d. Mack, NJ. s..
Heagy, II. B. Simmon, H. II. Cleaveland,
Mary Z. Robinson, w. ]. Sweeney, H.
w. Tremann. c. w. Halves, w. S. Parks.
TRUST DEPARTMENT.
Estates and property of all kinds are
managed by this department, which is
kept entirely separate from the bank
ing business of the company. We &C,
as executor of and trustees under Wills
administrator. Guardian and Conserva
tor of Estates.
Receiver and Assignee of Insolven
Estates. General Financial Agent fol
iNon-Residents. Women, InvaIids ant
others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

FOR SALE-At a sacrifice: 1 will sell
for cash or payments one upright
{, HANDSOME Singer, piano. on,e. nearly
new Fox Typewriter. one National
cash register, 5000 pieces of old
coins. six or seven old violins two
Washburn guitars, six clarinets, six
b fiat horns. also a lot of unredeem
ed watches and diamonds; % pieces
of old mahogany furniture. four bar
Der chairs, one jewelers. lathe with
bench and tools, Is fine hard coal
stoves and 100 soft coal heaters, also
fine line of steel ranges. Will sell
cheap or exchange same. Loans on
diamonds at 3 per cent. We make
speciality on trunks and suit cases.
Get my prices and if 1 can't undersell
anybody in the three cities 1 will quit
the business. The meaneSt man in
town. Don't forget my money never
runs out. Find this number and put
the rest of your money in the bank
1909 Second avenue. Jones, Jones,
Jones, Secondhand Jones. Jones' the
largest secondhand dealer and loan
agent in the whole state of Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
COnservatOr's Sale.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-SS:
By virtue of a decretal order of the
county court of said county, entered at
the August term of said court, A. d.
1908, on the application of Mary A. Nc
Ginley, conservator of John Mckinley,
an insane and distracted person, to sell
the following described real estate be-
longing to said ward, situate in the
county of Rock Island and state of ILL
nois, to-wit: Lot two CD, in block two
CD, in William E. Brooks Second addi-
ton TO the city of Rock Island, / shall,
on the Sth day of September, A. d. 1908.
at the hour of o'clock p. m. sell all
the interest of said ward in and to said
real estate, at the east door of the court
house in the city of Rock Island, in
said county. Terms of sale as follows:
Cash in hand at time of sale.
MARY A. MCKINLEY,
Conservator of John McGinley.
Murphy * Larson, solicitors for con-
SeryatOr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

Executors Notice.

Estate of Isaac NJ. Roseberry. de-
cea sed.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed eXecutriX of the last will and
testament of Isaac NJ Roseberry, late
OF the county of Rock Island. state of
Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice
that she will appear before the county
court of Rock Island county, at the
county court room. in the city of Rock
Island, at the November term on the
first Monday in November next. at
which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and re-
Quested to attend, for the purpose of
having the same adjusted. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment to the under
signed.
Dated this 26th day of August. A. d.
1908. EMMA NJ. ROSEBERRY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
EDUCATIONAL.

VILLA DE CI1ANTAL-A home school
conducted for girls by the Sisters of
the Visitation. Parliamentary and high
er branches and all polite accomplish
ments taught. Twentieth street and
Fifteenth avenue, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
An Eauer Parent.

Jack is so brave! He went right
into the library and said to father, I
want TO marry your daughter
And what did your father say?"
"He said: Good, Which One?''-
Lippincott's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
FIRE INSURANCE.
FIRE INSURANCE.
Charles e. H@dgs0n
FIRE INSURANCE
AGENCY.
ESTABLISHED 1874.

American ms. Co. ....... Newark, N. j.
Continental ms. CO.. New York
Agricultural ms. Co. New York
Farmers ms. Co. York Pa.
Williamsburg ms. Co... New York
Northern ms. Co. New York
Security ms Co. 49,. New Haven, Conn.
ms. Co. State of Illinois,. Rockford, Ill.
Connecticut Fire ms. Co. Connecticut
Office, 1928 Third avenue Rates as
low as consistent with security.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

MRS. E. w MILLER, Masseuse. 1906
Fifth avenue; electric vibrator and
vapor baths, body and facial massage,
hair and scalp treatment, shampooing
and manicuring; body massage spe-
cialty. New phone $3.50. Hours, 10
"a: IN. to 10 d. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
REAL ESTATE AGENT.
Real Estate For Sale

$1,000 buys 1-room house, 3rd avenue.
$4,000 buys S-room house, 3rd avenue.
$4,000 buys houses, 18th street
$1,000 buys Groom modern house, on
18th street.
$4,000 buys 7-room modern house,
18th street.
$4,000 buys Groom house, 3rd avenue
$1,000 buys Groom cottage, 5th ave-
nue..
s2,100 buys Groom house and lots.
$1,000 buys 5-room house, 9Th avenue
$4,000 buys houses, End avenue.
$3.50 buys Groom house, 9th avenue.
s., 900 hxys 3-room house, 9th street
$3.50 buys y room cottage, 18th street.
$1,000 buys groom cottage, 9th ave-
nue..
s2,75O buys 7-room house and bath,
18th street.
$1,000 buys 5-room cottage, on 18th
$4,000 buys 5-room cottage. on 14th
street.
$1,000 buys Groom cottage. on 18th
street.
$1,000 buys Groom cottage. on 14th
street.
$4,000 buys S-room house. End avenue.
$3.50 buys 7-room modern house, on
18th street.
$4,000 buys 9-room modern house. on
14h street.
s1,75O buys 7-room house, 14k street.
$4,000 buys Groom modern house, on
18th street.
$4,000 buys s-room modern house, on
22nd street.
$4,000 buys S-room house, 18th street.
$4,000 buys Groom house, 18th street.
$4,000 buys S-room modern house, on
18th street.
$500 buys S-room modern house. on
18th street.
$500 buys 3-room house on End street
$1,000 buys Groom modern house, on
23rd street.
$500 buys fine lot, 18th street.
WE LOAN MONEY ON REAL EaTATE
lLiInimger & Meyer
gsorH PHONES. sss 18TH STREET
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
cLAIRyoYANTs.

MRS. w. HARTMAN. card reading and
palmistry. 25 cents a reading, at 420
Forty-second street. Old phone ASK.
MRS. MARY YATES-Business medium
hours. l to 10 p. m. Residence 705
Fourth avenue. Take the Blue line
west . Phone west TAX.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
OSTEOPATHY,

E. L. DENNISTON, d. O.-Graduate of
the American School of Osteopathy.
Kirksville. Mo. Office hours, s to Il
a m. and l to and to s p. m. Of
flee in Safety building, rooms 2JS and
209. Consultation and examination
free. Office phones, new 5263, old 997.
Residence phone 72S-Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
MISCELLANEOUS,

~~~~~~~~~~-c-~~c~~~ -~>~->-~~c.~>~>~-~.~-~~~
If YOU WANT to buy, sell, trade or
rent anything, engage help or secure
a situation, the Mail and Journal is
the one paper in Moline that can do
it for you. Mail and Journal wants
are popular, and Mail and Journal
wants bring results. One-half cent
per word is the price to all alike.
cash in advance; two-cent stamps will
do. Evening and Saturday Mail and
Journal. Moline, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

H. u. TOHER & CO.-Brokers, Daven-
port. Stocks, grains, provisions. cot
ton. Private wire to New York and
Chicago. Offices, 100 Main street. Tel
ephoue 40T
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
LODGE prnEcronI
Masonic.

Masonic.
TRIO LODGE, No. 81. A. F. & A M
n Meets in stated communication
IN on the first Thursday of each
M month. Thursday. Sept. 3, after
business work. j. w. Houder,
w NJ: William b. Petit, secretary.
ROCK ISLAND COUNCIL, NO. 30, r. &
S. M.-Meets in stated communication
on the third Wednesday of each
month. NJ. NJ Briggs. T. 1. NJ; l.. c.
Daugherty, secretary.
ROCK ISLAND COMMANDERY NO. IS,
X. T.-Meets in stated conclave on
the second Monday of each month.
II. A. ]. Mcdonald, E. c.; r. c. Will
lerton, recorder.
MASONIC BOARD OF CONTROL-H
d. Mack, president; F. T. Myers, Sec
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
MAssAGEANp ELECTRoLYsIs.

given at the homes. Super
fuous hairs permanently removed
with electric needle. Treatment Civ
en- at homes unless otherwise desired
Address Miss A. NJ. Kittridge, 1913
Perry street, Davenport, Iowa. Old
phone 1885,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
PATENTS.

PATENT AND TRADE MARK.-Office,
room IA Mitchell & Lynde building,
Rock Island. James f. Murphy, as
sociate. branch of Moore e. Co.. pat
emit attorneys, Washington, D. c.. and
Chicago, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
wANTEp-MALE OR FEMALE.

school graduates over
20 years of age; good salary; rapid
advancement if efficient. Address.
general delivery. Rock Island, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
FLORISTS.

~>~~-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HENRY GAETHJE - Proprietor Chip
pianock nursery. Cut flowers and
designs of all kinds. C.ly store, 1907
Second avenue. Telephone ITO.
HENSLEY'S Floral store, Fourth ave-
nue. and Twentieth street; funeral de-
signs of all kinds, cut flowers plants.
etc, graves lined. Greenhouse, en-
trance Chippianock cemetery. Old
phone 712-K. Renidence 535-Y. New
phone 5170.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
LAUNDRIES.

HOME LAUNDRY = Family washings
: only; work called for and delivered
Miss a. Couch, prop. 1919 Twelfth
street; old phone west 652-L.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

MONEY LOANED to salaried people and
others, without security; easy pay
ments; no publicity. Call and get our
terms and method of doing business.
Office hours, Il. m. to 8 p. m. Tele-
phone north 2411. Victor Finance
ing, Second and Main streets, Daven-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
MANTEp-MALE nHIr

WANTED = Bell boys at the Harper
house
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

FOR SALE-A neat, clean, up-to date
high grade grocery and delicateSSen
store; clean stock. good fixtures, with
three good agencies; reason for sell
ing, death OF owner; no reasonable
offer refused. Apply to Oswald Beck
Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms, all mod
ern. at 217 Fifteenth street, opposite
court house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

FOR RENT--A large front room, with
all modern conveniences, at 1903
Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

FOR RENT-MISCELLAN
~~~~-~>~~~~~~-@~~~~~~~~>>
FOR RENT - Store building at 631
Thirty-eighth street. Inquire at 1910
Thirty-eighth street.
FOR RENT-Office room over the Ameri-
can Express company; newly fitted up.
Inquire of &. II. Kreu Watch Tower
park.
LOST AND FOUND.
LOST - Four keys, on keyring, with
chain attached. Return to. this Office
and receive reward.
LOST-Gold rim nose glasses, in case.
y reward for return of same to room
800, Peoples National bank building,
or to Argus Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for light
housekeeping: all modern convent
ences; laundry in cellar; at PTS Fifth
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED - Chimneys to build. repair
and clean. Mcdowell Bros. Old phone
43l-L.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

WE MAKE A SPECIALITY of loaninG
money on household goods, horses.
wagons. etc, without removal and
in quiet way. Call on US for quick
loans. Fidelity Loan company, room
IS, Mitchell K Lynde block.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03
MONEY TO LOAN.

LOANS ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY
at lowest rates. Ludolph & Reynolds,
lawyers. Buford block, corner Seven
teenth street and Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

FOR RENT-RoomS suitable for light
housekeeping at 307 Third street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

WANTED - Your old bicycle in trade
for new one. John Koch, on the
lMarkeD square.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms for
light housekeeping; has city water
and sewer; 705 Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

FOR SALE-Lots in Beecher & Walsh
addition on Twenty-fifth and Twen-
ty-siXth streets, between Fifteenth
and Seventeenth avenues; city water,
and convenient to car line. These
lots are high and level; nice shade
trees. VIII sell for small payment
down; balance to suit purchaser. Will
assist those desiring to build homes
Beecher Bros, 1881 Second avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

FOR RENT-RoomS furnished or for
+ light housekeeping for man and wife
all modern conveniences; at 1915 Sew
enth avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

WANTED - Solicitor and collector at
80 Twentieth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

FOR RENT-Furnished room, with all
modern conveniences, al 322lR TWEEN
tieth street. Old phone west 712-Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

MONEY TO LOAN on real estate secur-
ity at lowest rates. Marion T.. SWee-
ney, attorney, rooms 81 and 49, Mitch
ell * Lynde building, Rock Island.
LOANS ON FURNITURE, pianos horses,
wagons, etc; quickly, privately. at
the lowest rates. Mutual Loan com
pany (uninc). room All, Peoples Ma
uonal bank building, new phone Jl0y.
Phone old west 1872.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

sLANKENBURo G. BLANKENBuRo
Room 21O, Safety Building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

WANTED = Able-bodied men between
ages 10 and 80 for L. S. Marine Corps
must be native born or have first pa
pers: excellent opportunity to see the
world; good pay; clothing, rations.
quarters, medical attendance, free.
Apply to DR.. A r. Williams. 322 Nine
teenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-03

FOR SALE-Cheap, nice level lots, Ask
125, corner Twenty-Seventh street and
Eighteenth avenue facing Long New
street car track. Also for sale or
trade, one acre lot, with new seven
room house. Terms to please pur-
chaser. Inquire OF Z. ThOnn, Go
Twenty-eighth street.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-12-18

value which will give pleasure not for the moment
then some. Why give presents which your friends
ed, when they in need and can always use the
merated below
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-12-18

Dfs S35 to s5O Handbags many sizes and styles SOC 1870
Z ncolo S@K $500
Ways Mufaers, in light blue white tan
Wool canyas SOW green and brown, very stylish for
rlced S4.oO TO S2O ladies to Use
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-10-23
BEAUTY FOODS.
II You Would Become Fair, Eat Sim
ple Dainty Diet.

Forget that stupid old maxim,
Beauty is but skin deep and deter
mine to annex all the prettiness la,ssi-
BILE by eating and drinking what is
good for you. 1t isnt trne that beau
ty is only skin deep. On the contrary,
it is the health-that is, the beauty of
the body beneath the skin-that makes
a girls appearance attractive
Thus spoke a beauty doctor.
81 treat my patients as much by in
fuencing them to eat and drink sensi-
bly, as by selling them unguents and
cosmetics, though they have their
uses" continued this authority. tAnd
one of the first points upon which l
insist is that they do not eat to safety.
Should there be sensation of OPP
preston and languor-as there will
be after heavy meal-it is an excel
lent plan to skip the next altogether.
And to avoid such feelings advise my
clients to eat no bread, except a :ery
little crisply toasted, with meat meal
of any kind, and to drink no fluid.
The best time to drink is an hour be-
fore a meal or three hours after one,
and then pure water Is par excellal,ce
the elixir among all beverages to take.
Few women grasp the fact that
pure water imbibed at the proper time
is an investment in beauty that will
pay her interest at the rate Of cent per
cent. A tumblerful taken the last
thing before going to bed Is excellent
for the complexion, because it keeps
the system in good order. 1t should,
furthermore, be reco1lected that beer,
tea and coffee all effect the heart that
is not strong, and that as a stim,l!ant
when tired and overweight there IS
nothing better than a cup of hot milk,
slipped, not swallowed down quickly,
or if that be distasteful one of hot wa
ter or thin coca, taken hot.
"Hot milk will bring back the
brightness to lackluster eyes and the
bloom to pallid checks, not for few
minutes and with the meretricious
gayety bestowed by alcohol, which is
ruinous to beauty in the long run,
but permanently and with bestowal
of girlish loneliness that is infinitely
bewitching. Tea should always be
drunk freshly made and quite weak;
coffee very hot in small quantities and
black-that is, without milk, and for
the stout without sugar. Buttermilk
and barley water are two exceedingly
healthy drinks, and so is lemon squeez-
ed in water sweetened by honey.
"A largely fruitarian diet is of the
greatest benefit to girls Of a sallow
complexion, prone to dismal forebod-
ings and to attacks of liver disorder.
The fruit may be eaten raw or stewed,
aooordinp TO Dreferonco"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-10-23
The Einuer Nails.

In days when superstition was more
prevalent than it is now the shape and
appearance Of the finger nails were
considered to have reference to ones
destiny. To learn the message OF the
finger nails it was necessary to ru.
them over with compound Of We
and SCOT and then to hold them SO thai
the sunlight fell fully on them. Then
on the horny, transparent substance
certain signs and characters were ST.
posed to appear. from which the futu-e
could be interpreted. Persons. too, hav
ing certain kinds Of nails were credite
with the possession Of certain charat
teristics. Thus a man with red az:
spotted nails was supposed to have =
bot temper. while pale, lead co!oe@
nails were considered to denote Rex
ancholy temperament. Marrow mai
were supposed to betray ambition a1ld
a quarrelsone nature. while rsani,
shaped nails were the Distinguishing
marks Of lovers Of knoviedSe and peo
pie OF liberal sentiment COacsftsd
narrow minded and shsttxste fsak were
supposed TO have snail .aih4 fndelen'
people ASSAY nAis asd tAsse Il ~
% rs4irha nAtgrs beseA $50
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-10-23
Won en- a bluff.

'It does nae good to meet up with
one Of that class Of people who think
they know it ALL" said the Old man
with the ancient hat. Il was coming
over from Baltimore on train the
other day, and man who was writing
in a book asked me how to spell
proper I told him, but know-it-all
who sat near disputed me. I bet him
$40 even up that was right and prov
cd I was by four disinterested men
gave the $40 to charity"
"How did the man contend the word
should be spelled?" was asked.
"Why, he said there was only one
'p' in it,
t'And you stuck for two, eh2"
~ did. insisted that 1t was spelled
proper and he finally owned up like
little man and handed me over the
money"
Sand would you like to make the
same wager again and leave 1t to the
dictionariesp
"Not much! I consulted 'em all mex
day and discovered that had bluffet
that poor chap out Of his Wealth.
Washington Post.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-10-23
Acquitted.

Voltaire, when on his estate Of Fer
ney, was fond of assuming the air OF
nobility and displayed most philo
sophical hatred Of poachers. One luck
less fellow was caught and brought be
fore him. Voltaire determined to try
him according to law and took his sea-
as Judge, directing his secretary to act
az counsel for the prisoner. The advo
cate made long speech in favor Of tho
culprit and stopped suddenly.
"Why do you hesitatee" asked Vol
taire.
II wish to read a passage from vol
ume in your library"
He procured the book and silently
turned its leaves. Voltaire became i'm
patient and demanded the cause of his
silence.
''Well," answered the secretary, 90
have been looking for the word 'hu
mainly and I see you have omitted
it."
Voltaire thought the argument 81
forcible that he set the poacher free.