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6 mm Acaua pattopay, iiast SAD FATE. 3h.fw'..T?.r": ,ewspspers recently published the detaila of the suicide of a society woman who became, erased by headache and dro wneTbeeVaflT tb. harbor. What a sad efla. t a. ate that Ugh to bar been comple jsappyl IVuMy ad tweagm advanced iHww eouM have saved herl Manyon has a pectfle for all kmds of headache, which uia In three minutes and leaves no de preaslne; effert. On or two door will top Hick Headache. Neuralgia. Head aches from Indigestion, Nervousness, Overwork. Colds, Intemperance, or Rail road or Ocean Travel. In etrlklna- contrast to the above sad ease I that of Mra. K. Hardin. S.KS9 Ger rnantown Avenue. Philadelphia. Pa., wlfa of the Clerk of tli Hoard of Education, who aaya: " For thirty year I suffered with lick bradajbe. whfcn appeared la attack of aerere pain, so Intense that I waa ohllirad to remain In bed for daya at a time. These attack appeared al moat every wek. and at no time did I ever receive relief, although, I consulted the moat aklUed phyalclans In the etty. The hradaehes seemed to wear them selres out and tben commence anew. At last I waa Induced to try Munyoo's Headache Core. The relief waa tnsslcal and almost Instantaneous. 1 followed up the treatment and was completely cured --for three year bays passed and I have bad no return of the headache. I bays recommended Ifunyon'a Remedies to a number of my frtendn, and I hay re ceived their most ineers thanks for many wnrderful cures that have been ac complished try these little pellets." Professor Manyon baa a separate pa dflo for each disease, the only lottos! system of medicine. NOT EXACTLY A BABY. Hew a We a Played aTrlek mm m Cable Car Coadaetor. "John, dear, some one ought to apeak to that woman. Bee, ebe's smoth" VTn not nnaiac tbia road. Besides, itS probably her own kid." "Well. I shall certainly inform tbe antboritiee, It'aorer 15 minutes that dear little thing baaa't had a breath of air. Won't you call tbe pollcef" Of course this dialogue waa famished by baiband and wif & Scene A cable car' bound down town. The character apokan of as "that woman" waa a fe male of uncertain age and decided stern ness. She boarded the ear at Fifty ninth street In her arms she carried tbe "it" referred to man fashion aa "the kid." .Tenderly, almost to suffo cation, tbe woman bagged ber charge. Not even tbe end of its tiny noae nor a wisp of baby hair peeped oat from tbe folds of tbe long cloak. The woman noggled and coddled the bandied child, and nerer an infantile wail or a gasp for breath aroused tbe wondering pas- eengera to action. When the oar reach ed Tbirty-fonrth street, "that woman," till hogging ber handle, left the oar. The faoBband and wife followed. The car sped on. Safe on the sidewalk, the woman paused, shook the folda of tbe baby 'a cloak, and deposited on the pavement m long eared, wet nosed, watery eyed spaniel. That was all. "Well, John. I'm beat," aaid the wife. "So'a tbe conductor and tbe compa ny," responded John. "She smuggled toe beast and got the beat ox tbe compa ny. waa smart enoogn to mind my own business. Come on." New York Sun. GAVEL PRESENTED! Interesting Feature of the Preby s a li.. car. eabsiboi is the obatob. ABBREVIATED TEUIQRAM3L Albert W. King, a 19-year-old mes senger of the Boylston National Bank ef . Boston, la miming;, together wltb about $20.00 in cash and a 110.000 Unit ed States certificate. Obituary- At Asheyllle. X. C, Julius Lewis Watson, of Houston, Tex. At Muncle, Ind., Lloyd Wilcox. At She boygan Palls. Wis., John Mitchell. 79. At Westchester. Pa., J. Williams Thome, 81. An estimate of the actual damage done In the loss of stock and crops, houses destroyed and swept away, and railroad track Injured by the Missis sippi river flood Is: Louisiana. $1,975, 000; Arkansas. $4,325,000; Mississippi, S8. 220,000; total, tll.S20.000. Lillian Russell has be sun suit for di vorce from her latest husband, 8lg. Peruglnl (John Chatterton). Firs did $100,000 damage In Meriden. Miss. The Belknap Savins bank closed Its doors at Larpnla, N. H. About $1,000,000 Is due deposl tora The bank will g-o Into voluntary liquidation. A statue of the late Cornelius Vander bllt. "the commodore,' was unveiled on the campus of Vanderbllt university at Nashville, Teun., of which Institution he was the founder. Tbe Christ Episcopal congregation at Lacrosse. WJs., will erect a new edifice to cost $40,000. The Canadian house of commons baa passed a bicycle baa-gage bill. Horatio King, postmaster general In Buchanan's administration and a lttera teur of some note, died at Washington yesterday, aged 85. By a vote of the stockholders of the Lake flhore and Michigan Southern rail way It was decided to Increase the In debtedness of the company to $50,000,000. A statue of Stephen Glrard, the great philanthropist and founder of the fa mous Qlrard college, was unveiled at Philadelphia yesterday with Imposing ceremonies. Frederick Bchaefer. of the brewery firm of F. a M. Bchaefer, died at New York. He waa practically tb pioneer of the lager beer Industry in the United States. Ha the Reeord for Foar Miles. Oakland, Cal.. May 21. Lucretla Bor gia, brown colt. 4 years old, by Imp. Brutus out of Ledette, bred and owned by William Boots t Bon, of Baa Jose, Cel., now holds the world's record for four miles. Splendidly ridden by Jockey Clawson, a clever lightweight pilot, and rated by Peter II over the third mile and by Installator over the fourth, Lucretla Borgia covered the dis tance In the wonderful time of T:H. Ft agree Aaseaaor. aa Cltlmalanv. Lansing, Mich., Miy 21. Governor Plngree said that It tbe members of tbe legislature want to get through and go home the last of May, as contemplated they must first pasa a law to get at leant 1 1.000.000 more nut of corporations. Otherwise he will call an extra session. Death of a seath Carolina Senator. Greenville. B. C, May 21. Senator Jo seph H. Karle died at his home in this city at 6:40 o'clock yesterday afternoon. CMcaae) Bicycle Belay Base. Chicago, May XL At the close of the tntcr-clty relay race last night Chicago teams showed a slight lead over New Tcrk. The firs; special prise was won oy waller, ana tbe second by De- vsrav. Teaseling the Strait of Engineering achievements and poesi- Diutiea, from the modern point of view. are receiving an additional illustration in the case of tbe projected tnnnel be tween the mainland of Italy and the is land of Sicily, plans and details of which, in model, aa executed by the Italian civil engineer JJe Jobannia, have attracted much attention at the University of Padua. After tharoash and careful studies of tbe strait of Mes sina, its varying depths, tbe nature of the ground and of all other conditions which might assist or interfere with such an undertaking, De Johannis de cided that the beginning of the tnnnel should be near San Giovanni di Sani- tello, at the foot of the Aspromonte mountain range, tbe month on the oth er side to be located on tbe degll Ingle- si plain. The entire tnnnel will be near ly two miles long and will consist in tbe main of two shafts of abont 10,000 feet each, descending at a grade not ex ceeding 88 feet in each 1,000. Bach tunnel is thought preferable to a bridge tbat would involve such a great span and wind exposure. Harper 'a Bound Table. According to the Baltimore News, tbe farmers of. Maryland are becoming In terested in the movement for a general cultivation of tobacco and for the intro duction of tbe raising of rice. In earlier days tobacco waa grown throughout tbe state, but for the last bait century It .has been confined to tbe conn ties of southern Maryland. Rice has never bean grown In the state, bat tbe recent suc cess with this crop in lower New Jersey has led many to think that it can be profitably taken up in Delaware and Maryland. The yield of rice is from 80 to (SO bushels an acre, and the net profit la said to be from 125 to 945 an acre. v , By caaoe rroas Coast to Coast. Mr. F. O. Nicholas recently described the goldfields of western Colombia for the geological section of the New York Academy of Sciences, and incidentally pointed out route by which, in tid wet season, a man might go in a canoe from the Atlantic to the Pacific across the northwestern corner of South Amer ica. The proposed route follows the river Atrato to tbe divide, which lies in a ae ries of swamps, and then, by way of one or two smaller streams, reaches the river San Joan, which empties into the racis , Bis "I want a death certificate," said an excited individual, rushing Into the health office. He got it and waa asked for the customtiry dollar. What's that?" he exclaimed, looking surprised. "I'll give yon 60 cents. "It'll never do," said Secretary Combs, nodding his head. 'Couldn't take a penny lees." "Well, here's the dollar," declared tbe man. "I wouldn't have had ber die for five. She waa a model wife." Cleveland Plain Dealer. The home of Timothy Tarn,' in tbe parun oi uniion, near Appleby, West moreland, England, is tbe most isolated awemng piace in tne three kingdom . . . . o noman ceing uvea nearer than miles. 11 It is just as well to know that Ophelia, new color, la a pale man vs. You Can't Go Amiss if yon get a package like this. It contains the genuine ana s s asm vacning rowacr IKJjyf j It cleans everything and itV..-----Jfr deans it quickly and cheaply. Chicago, Aettast pecajsBiwnest ejcoAomy. THC N. K. FAIRS AN K COMPANY, St. I?uis, Mew York, Beaton, Philadelphia. Xfesbteaa e4 Avtbortty Case a jest of Places of Weed, All mt WMebt Ave Hss- My De- Is -An BJgaf Beport aa tbe Wew York BaUdlag Favees Keteatloa ef tbe t . . Eagle Lake, InL, May 22. Testrrday Is regard eg as one of the most im portant days of the session cf the gen eral assembly of the Presbyterian church. It waa opened by the presenta tion of a gavel to the moderator by General Harrison. The gavel was com posed of oak. poplar, black walnut birch and mania. The oak. Harrison said, represented the Calvanistic frame work of the church; poplar, tue free ctvil government fostered by the church's love of finish, or individual ism; birch, with drooping branches and clinging leaves, typified the shUerini care of the church for the lamb of God, and maple, with its message of sweetness, stood for the retiring mod erator and his sermon. Wood Was All Historic Sll. mWm,. . . - historic. The oak was from the first church In Indiana and from the Han over theological seminary, the mother or McCormlck semlnary.Chicago. Theblack walnut was from the First church, of In diana polls. All the constituent parts represented first things. An enthusiast at tne close or tbe speecn inquired In a Joud tone "What's the matter with Harrison T' and was greeted by the us ual response. Before proceeding to bus iness chairmen of committees were an nounced, among them ware vice mod' era tor, John Wanamaker; bills and overtures. Dr. John I Wltfcrow. Chi cago; Judicial business. Dr. Henry C. Minton, San Francisco: ministerial re lief, Hon. James A. Mount, gov. nor . of Indiana. The Kew York Presbyterian Balldlaa. The committees on the Presbyterian building at New York, whose r.oort was presented, was appointed a year ago ana bas made partial repot ta sev eral times in the Interval. It conclu sions have been awaited with interest. The assembly listened vlth eagerness through the . reading of about sixty octavo pages and show-:4 a destu to bear the whole case. The anDlause which greeted the speakers tvrs it'dica tive of agreement with the conclusion of the committee and adverse to the long report of a minority, of one. which was presented by Elder McDousralL of Cincinnati. General Harrijon made, the majority report, which was to retain the building for the time btlp. The matter went over as uniirished busi ness. Financial Besort oa tbe Bnlldinr. The financial jtatemen: In regard to the Presbyterian buildinz was read. It showed that 90 per cenU of the ofice portion of the building Is already rented. On April 1 the actual rental amounted to $81438. out of a total rental vr.lue In the entire building of $12V3SX or over C5 per cent. On the above basis the in come account showed a credit balance of $707 over all expenses. When entire ly rented there will be a net Income of $43,000, or 6 per cent, on the Invest ment of the boards In tbe building. The cost of the building was $'..760,000. anday School Work Discussed. The evening session was devoted to a popular meeting of the board of pub lication ana Sunday school work. Dr. Wlthrow presiding. Addresses were made by Rev. Dr. James A. Word en. superintendent, and two Sunday school missionaries Rev. Joseph Brown, of Wisconsin, and R. F. 8ulzer, of Mlnne aota. Members of the assembly had their first opportunity to hear John Wanamaker, and he was greeted with rounds of applause. CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIANS. Proposal to Restrict Probationary Preach ers from Embarking la Marriage. Chicago, May 22. At yesterday's si on of the general assembly of the Cum berland Presbyterian church, the report of the treasurer of the board, Rer. W. J. Darby, was read, showing disburse ments for the year of over $12,000; re ceipts, $12,210 from presbytertal and con gregational sources. Aside from the statement of the financial condition of the church contained In Dr. Darby's re port, it made recommendation of Inter est to young preachers of the Cumber land Presbyterian denomination. Darby recommended that probationary preach ers, during their period of trial, be re stricted from marrying or taking upon themselves other obligations until tbey prepared for such steps by permanent connection with congregation In capac ity of regular pastor. This, with the financial section ef the report, was referred to tbe committee on ways and means. At the afternoon si on the commissioners listened to re ports of the board of missions, board of school elections, and committees. .v OTflEB CHVBCH A9BEMBUBS. work was presented by the chalrtnaa. Rev. Jakn Gordon. D. D of Pennsyl vania. It was adopted. BANK PRESIDENT ACCUSED. . Icgaasycrt. IdU, Failure Develops Sesass. tkwal restates, : liogansport. Ind May C Degas tfcss al developments In tbe bank failure are coming to light every hour. Teat er nay afternoon Bank Examiner - Caldwell swore out an affidavit charging John F. Johnson, president ef the State National bank, with embezzlement, misappro priation of funds, and with intention to deceive and defraud tne bank and the bank examiner. The paper Ja in tne hands of United States. Commissioner George W. Funk, and will be served aa soon as a United States deputy marshal can be secured. Forgery Is also charged tov President Johnson, and the examiner thinks that the amount will ran up to $201,000. He is alleged to have em bezzled $100,000 of bank funds. WtSW of which was concealed In the certificate of deposit and $40,000 in the Individual ledger. President Johnson la charged with forging the names of prominent busi ness men to a total of thirty notes, rea resenting $201,000. The money was se cretly borrowed from the funds of tbe bank, not one of the depositors having any idea of such a proceeding, on ac count of the unusual confidence placed In the president. The day waa busily spent In unearthing more of the nu merous shortages, and every hour hope grew less In the hearts of the depositors, ana ' particularly the stockholders. Property is being deeded to tbe stock holders by Johnson and every effort being made to save himself. President Johnson has protected one of his private creditors In the person of a one-legged toy named Charles Heltzman. He was guardian of the boy end had $3,700 of his money. To make the boy safe, or nearly so, he has deed ed to him property In Gas City valued at about $3,400. Tbe other private creditors will likely lose all of their claims, as Johnson Is now without any means. How much he owes and to whom is not stated. It It understood that John Albcr. of Logansport, lately loaned $S,000 to Johnson without security. BUSINESS TENDS TO INCREASE. Meetings at PIMabmisj. Marion. Ilia. May 22. The district conference of the Methodist church soutn dosed in this city yesterday after noon. The day's session was passed In committee reports, sermons In forenoon and the passing ef the charters of local preachers. Wayne C Clark was licensed to preach: D. W. Ashley, W. R. Wilson and Wayne C Clark were recommended to the next annual conference for mem- Dersnin. Pittsburg. May 22. When the third session of tbe general synod of the Re formed Presbyterian church opened yes terday there waa a long discussion over the admission of Rev. John W. Scott, a native of India. By an enabling act passed two years ago India was made a presbytery with limited powers. Scott was finally admitted and gave an Inter esting talk oa his experience In India. A resolution according a seat hereafter to any delegate from India was presented. out action waa postponed until Monday. ratsborg. May XZ. T. H. Jacobs, of, Philadelphia, conducted devotional ex-! erclses at the Baptist convention. The opening prayer waa offered by Rev. W. B. Patton. of Media. Ptv. after which the report ef the eonwntttet on Bible' la- t fdJ ti In order to bring before the people generally a better conception of Rock Island's advantages and to cultivate a taste for well written advertisements the Argus Offers a Prize of $5 Worth of Books gabaMaaea of tho Mississippi Floeaa Helps New York, May 22. Bradstreet's says: The slight improvement la trade Is in we xenaency oc Dusiness 10 increase at a few cities In the northwest, on the Pa cific coast, and in south Atlantic and gulf states. There Is Increased buying at Baltimore, Atlanta, Birmingham and New Orleans, where trade has revived on the announcement that the northern Louisiana,. Mississippi and Arkansas flooded districts are being placed under cultivation, and tbat the damage done is less than expected. There are In creased sales at Mifwaukee, Omaha, Chicago and St. Louis. The usual industrial dlsturbanceshave marked building and other Industries, notably clothing, mining, Iron and steel. Manufacturers of woolens are well stocked with raw material, but owing to slowness of orders prices are easier. Makers of cotton goods are srt disad vantage, owing to the relatively high price of cotton and the increase In pro duction of products. There Is no gain in demand for Iron and steel, prices for which continue low. The report that the steel rail, billet and wire nail makers are seeking to form a pool to advance prices la not confirmed. There are 246 business failures throughout the United States this week. which is not far from what may be called tbe normal. Clark's Death Yet a Mystery. Milwaukee. May 22. The coroner hold an investigation without a jury of the case of Nelson B. Clark, of Grand Rap- Ids, who is thought by some to have been murdered in this city last week. The coroner examined a few witnesses and then rendered a verdict In which he finds that Nelson B. Clark came to his death from gun-shot wounds, but "by whom the Injury was inflicted or In what manner it waa Inflicted I have not been, able to determine.' Boodler to Ge so the Peak Ottumwa, la.. May 22. Unless Gov ernor Drake Interferes the ea .. Wapello county boodlers will go to the pemienuary at once. Tbe supreme court has refused a new trial In the case of Patrick Brady, who waa years ago of making vouchers to the county for aid extended fictitious poor, by which means he robbed the county of evermi woBsana aoiiars. He was sen tenced to two years In the penitentiary. ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS. Mrs. Beth Billings died on bee birth. day at Whitewater. Wis., aged $0 years. The First National bank, of Orleans. Neb has failed. No statement of as sets er liabilities is given. Cambridge university haa. bv a vote of 1.713 to 662. rejected the proposal to comer degrees upon women. The five-story Iron bed factory of Da vis Herwich, at Chicago, was destroy- ea oy nre. one toss is placed at $20,000. Lillian Russell haa entered a vigorous a em m to tne story tnet she has made or Is about to make application for divorce from her newest husband. William Conn. Jr., shot and killed Jake Calloway and fatally wounded Consta ble Robert Broadus at Flatwood, Ky. Tbe trouble arose over a woman. A new law of Idaho provides that pene but citizens or those who have de clared their intentions to become citl sens may be employed In the mines. The secretary of the Interior has an thorlsed a contract for an additional school bailding at Mount Pleasant In dlaa school in Michigan, to coat $40,000. At Cincinnati, the Western Gas asso ciation has decided to meet next year at Mount Clemens. Mich, May 19. 20 and 21. Many papers were read and dis cussed. Wesley Zetebok, of Grant connty. O. T, in a fit of Jealousy killed Jce Hajek while he was visiting the girl for whose hand they were rivals. Zelebok was ar rested, took strcybnine and died. The United States senate ha firmed the nominations of Frank A. Vaaderlip to be assistant secretary of the treasury and Richard 8. Bostwlck to be surveyor of customs at Galena, 111. Mrs. Mary Clement Leavttt. who has acquired an International reputation as traveler, lecturer and organiser for the W. C T. IT. hit visited forty -three countries and has organised IM NOWTHINKHARD For the best display advertisement calculated to induce the location of residents or factories in Rock Island. The contest to be conducted On the Following Conditions (0 The contest is open to any resident of Rock Island, male or female. (2) Onlv one "ad" will be considered from each contestant. " i -'. fit. (?) The advertisement must not contain more than one hundred words (4) The contest opens Tuesday. May 18, and closes Saturday. June 5. at 6 p. m. AU "ads" must be at The Argus office by that hour. $) Every "ad" must bear the full name and ad dress of the contestant and the number of words it contains. - . ..Hit (6) The award of the prize will be made by a com mittee of three, composed of T. H. Thomas, Charles Buford and Prof. J. E. Gustus, of Augustana college. (7) The winner will be given an order for $S worth of books of his or her own selection. In This Connection It May Be Said a. That an advertisement containing the fewest words is often the most striking, and that the most grammatical is not ; always the most attractive. Common sense and truthfulness should be kept in mind. The ad that is the best - - in all respects, the most striking, origi nal and most likely to carry conviction with it, will win the prize. Competitors ; will bear in mind that the "ad" should asl r . be prepared as though it were to be used in New York papers for the pur- jvwv vt uuinvuiig laViui vi i oiuwiio to Rock Island, The "ad" is to be what is know as a display advertisement, in other words one to be set in larcje bold type to attract attention. J