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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1912. MURDERS WIFE AND THEN TURNS GUN ON HIMSELF Dua Tragedy Enacted Last Night Results in Death to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Griffith. TIRED OF QUARRELING Fcur Bullets Put End to Unhappy Mar ried Life Ghastly 8lght Greets Discoverers. Driven to desperation by bis life's Incessant nagging and tired of living oaly to endure the perpetual bickering and strife, which was a, dally portion VI. M ,. j . of his married life, George W. Gnf- flth. aged 40, residing at 2029 Fourth! aDd B,x montng afterwanL avenue, last night shortly after ll(thJt m.fagted marrta took pIace. clock stepped Into the bedroom ! where his wife lay sleeping, and press ing the muzzle of a 38-calibre revolver ' to the back J of her head pulled the trigger. Then turning the deadly wea pon upon himself he shot himself three times, once through the right ar, one through the right cheek and aKain through the center of the fore-j head. When neighbors ran into the ! room, through the haze of powder smoke could be discerned the inert j form of the woman In the bed. and I the body of Griffith, lying in the center of the floor in a pool of blood, the gun still tightly clutched In his right hand. There were five chambers in the gun, four of which were empty. I denied that he had ever given out an i land Motor company is the defendant. The woman was still breathing, but j interview in which he had branded a k Only the praecipe in this case has died in a few seconds. She was about ! holdup story In The Argus as a "pipe; been filed. A. H. Kohler is the at 30 years of ago. At ao inauest con-..,..,, in,0n i or,,. ,tiio.!iiirni.v ducted over the remains of the mafl at Wrx-elan's undertaking parlors this morning, the Jury returned a verdict ol depth due to a gun shot wound. M-ir-innirted with suicidal intent. An 1rnni.r il . , , t,r,1J j-. I. V. J -. 1- ' r. ,-, cr 1UC uuuj oi iue ; James l.amhros had been b-aen up woman this afternoon. j because he failed to "come across' oiit iikakn miotx. ! with a dime when it was demanded of Criffith. accompanied by bis wife. '. him by three fellows, but the-story l.Bd earlier in the evening, called at as published exclusively in The Ar the heme of his brother. Wi liam W. , gus was substantially correct." Griffith. 21 !'.! Twenty-first Htreet. and! at that time both the man and his wife neemed perfectly contented. They 1 ft about lo o'clock for their home. Shortly before 11 o'clock, May WHson. colored, who lives next door to the Griffiths. Ui the sume house, heard re oner siioik. hue stej)ped into the . county poor farm, where no alcoholic hallw ay, then went around to the side ' refreshments were dispensed, and tak of lh"- house and peered iuto the ; ig French leave, walked all the way window. The place was in semi-j to Rock Island, where he has since dark iesR, and she heard no spund. been attempting to drink it all. He Then coming around to the front of; was this morning given 1 days in the .lioune. fhe pushed open the door, j the coun'y jail. mid throucli the haze of pov.de: ! smoke, a uliantly night met her gaze. '; Richard Morr'Fon. was assessed 10 t.itwu.i Mi.in. idys for moochine cn the streets. The man, hit. ia e l:a kcue.d with j Likewise C. H. Miilei for a similar powder Mains, lay on h.s face in a i ol'er.so. 0 pool oi hlo(!d, with the gun clutched In ' lus riifiii i.auU. The woman lay with, Steve Posek. arrested for drunken her b i 1 to the muii, in b'1, her bead , ness and indecent exposure, drev- li piirthil y covered, Mid appeared to be , days and will be given a chance to re tie p:ng. 'l'he horrified nei";"ibor im- j cupcrate at the nrur.er bosrding house. l iiately rail out of doors and noti- j lied the police who atyived. on thu i A. I). Huesing this morning reported n eiic nf the double killing in a fewj-o the police that a team of mules had minutes. Dr. A. N. Mueller was also I disappeared from his barn. Up until callid but when he arrived both were j 3 o'clock they had not been recovered, bejund hu until aid. Night C'aptaii; Whether they strayed away or were Kramer and Otllcer Kraukhouser up-' stolen is a matter of conjecture, cn exuniiu.Kg the body, of the woman, j perceived that the had discharged at tiie mouth, which led to the supposl-'the tic: u that ;;he hud taken poison. There were no bloodstains oa the pillow, The women's bead was paitially cov - n-il with the bed clothing. L'doii lifting the body up, tlfe po. icemen j are engaged in the hunt, and i" is ex foutid a great gaping wound in the petted that the criminal will be run back of her head, on the right side. to earth in a short time. The little The bed was covered witii soot from j girl's condition is improved. a chit..ney close by, and the police '! nun weie of the oulnlon that this: Aliened Rcbber Held. mii;hl have been caused by a stray j Thomas Jefferson, accused of being j ing and w ill be adjusted by Mr. Booth bullet. I implicated in the recent bank robbery as to which county is entitled to the vii tiiiiKi.Ki) i 'HitisTM as. at Silvis. was today held to the grand ! school. Informal talks were also de May Wilson, the next door .ieigh-! jurv under bond of $20,000 in the jus- liered by other Masons, bor, who was the first to discover the i ''ce court of V. E. Whiteside, Moline. I Each of the county masters upon be dea'd hadfs stated thut she bad heard i J " Crowder. the banker who was! ing introduced was presented with an ;io lou l talk uoi any Qiiurreliug last night but told of a quarrel which the I ypeia i-r- kjuuu hi me. as a souvenir or tne occasion, uui- oi.plo had engaged in on Christmas P"f'on of Jefferson, was unab'.e to , tons were received by the other Ma right At that time. Griffith came aU,'n1d tL triaL K S't aPPred sons as souvenirs of the event, to the Wilson home, asking to borrow fl'r tn r," r'. v' Tf"t ' Following the banquet the Master lamu He .aid he and his wife had I .0IL tbe bUnd in h,8.1" ' j Mason's degree was conferred on one .,..iuh n,t n,t ,h nmn in ,, ' , , . . , , . ... Ku.ld.ii fit of rage had hurled a light ed .amp at his head. "I cannot stand this :ife," he said. "I am going to le.-ne that womau." The Wilson woman had had frequent conversa tion with Jim. Griffith, iu which the latter had praised her husband aud fpoke of bis kindness to her. MIKUIAUE IMItm ONE. That the married life of the couple v as unhappy was gleaned at the in- mu st this morning, when William W. Gi ifr.ih, a brother of the deceased man. told of the freauent Quarrels which bad taki-n place between the two. Gr'flUh had told his brother"! was tn. J ol it all and had said: "When I ge tired I have a gun to end lrall." It appears that Mrs. Griffith suffered fiom nervous trouble. She was a sick Jv woman and had been under the cr of a physician for the past year. This r.ervous maladv was due to a break down when the was but a young girf, fnd was 'brought about by over study. Mrs Griffith was decidedly flightly and irritable, according to the testimony of Will am Griffith, aud was very jeal ous Whether or not she had reasons fcr ht-r jealousy will never be deter mined, in all probability. It was learn e.l that Mrs. Griffith had almost dairy attack,d hor husband and had heaped a torrent of abuse upon hie head. The B Brown's Business College v'New term opens Jan. 6 I husband had endured this-miserable ; existence, until finally, weary of the I battle, k Is presumed, decided to end it all. and stealing upon his wife as she- lay sleeping, killed her and then put himself out of further misery. Griffith was about 40 years of age. He was employed as an assembler in tho East Moline Harvester plant For the past few days, however, he had been ill and had not worked. SECOD MARRIAGE FOR BOTH. Both parties had been married be fore. Griffith was married the first time about 12 years ago and had sep arated from his wife, approximately . ti K : l .a , ' l"1 e """"tious bills and suits were filed In the from the union and there were cared j offlce of circuU Court G w Gamble. If JT f d Kranfmo.thr-i Any cases meant to come up at the fere and divorced. The couple ,had been joined in the bonds of matrimony in their second venture but six months. Griffith was a drinking man, but so far as can be learned, he had not touched intoxicants last night. j According to the testimony of W1I I lfam Griffith, the brother, the woman had lived with a man ftfr about five years ttuu IU uis upiuiuu, mv c , . -.KIo DISCLAIMS WORDS CREDITED TO HIM Chief James ; Brim Of Police Force Denies Authenticity Of ! ,1T. -r. . j "Pipe Dream Charge. Chief Ja-nes Brinn of the police de- partment. yesterday in conversation with n reiiresentative of The Areus. ' ' uii uiii. i) uru m ua i i a u a .u . . merits of that kind to make," said the. chief, "I will put my :iam? under them. 1 was misquoted. I did de-1 plore the fact that so much spate ha: been devoted to the story of how . - Police News Tom Boy land, ppveral days ago, be- ame dissatisfied wi h things at the No trace has as yet betn found of man who assaul ed 4-year-cld 1 'Gladys Long yesterday morning, al-! j though the police are scouring the en- 1 tire ity in an effort to apprehend I him. All officers that can he snared heaten and robbed and whose coat and ! Thompson appeared Tti - ic state. ; Taere are two charges agai-t JeTfcr-, !, rnMlBrv .n. nc.D,,6- to murder. Negress Is Arrested. Following complaints made tj the Voline police court last night, tditb I Coldwell. a Rock Island negress. was irrreEted and is being held pending an I investigation. It is alleged that she ' a-costed men on the street and made ( iwproper proposals while seeking to I rcb them. One man alleges that she j r'uped his coat open with a knife and ; suatched his wallrt. She was in the act of aacostiug a man when the po lice picked her up. Car Victim Sinking. John Maxson. the man who was s ruck by a street car Christmas night ; and who Is now lying at St. Anthouy s ' hospital, has not yet regained con - ... sciourness According to advices this afternoon, the victim is sinking rap idly. Button Works Destroyed. Fire believed to be of incendiary origin, destroyed the LeClaire But ton factory this morning at 4 o'clock. causing a loss of $5,i'00. The factory en ployed non-union men and suppo- ; sition is that incendiaries set the works afire. The peculiar properties of Chamber Iain's c ougu Remedy have been thor oughly tested during epidemics of in fluents, and wnen it was taken in tini4 we have not heard pf a single eat of pneumonia. Sold by all drug .s-ts. (.Advertise meet.) LAST SERVICE DAY FOR COURT TERM Various Actions Filed, With Cir cuit Clerk Today for Hear , ing in January. Today being the last day of ser vice prior to the beginning of the January term of the circuit court, var- next term of court had to be on file before the court house closed for the day. Attorney George W. McCaskrin filed a suit on a plea or tresspass, in wbich he seeks to recover the sum of $500 from the city of Rock Island. Mrs. Bert Capmann, formerly Miss Jessie Flaanigan, Is the plaintiff. She claims that the city owes her $310 back salary for work done as Mr. Mc Caskrin's private secretary during his incumbency of the office of mayor. The city recency refused to pay the claim. Hence the suit. M. W. Lade brings suit against the Midland Motor company in the amount of $2,400, the bill being filed by Attorneys Shallberg & Harper. The suit is based on a contract which was agreed upon by the parties, and Dy wnich Lade agreed to work as bookkeeper and accountant for one ear at a stipulated salary. The agree- ment became effective Nov. 6 this vear and Dec ? Mr WM charged, he claims. In violation of the agreement, Fred R. Young is complainant in a $10,000 damaee suit in which the Mid- .v n- j . ' The praecipe In a $25,000 damage .suit was filed by Attorneys Allen and Reynolds for Charles C. Swisher who brings the suit against the Rock Is- Iaid road. TRIO LODGE HOST COUNTY MASONS Annual Masters' Celebration Big Success 300 Mem bers in Attendance. . t About 300 Masons representing lodges from all over the country, at tended the second annual Rock Is land county masters' celebration j which was held last evening at the 1 Msisonic temple. Trio lodge No. 57, ! entertained the aine other lodges in mis couniy. mere were visitors pres ent from points as far away as Wash ington, D. C and New York City. Large delegations attended from An dalusia and Port Byron. A banquet was served at 6:30 o'clock, four tables being surrounded by guests. On the tables as a dec orative feature, were miniature Christmas' trees trimmed with can dles, which whea lighted presented a pretty effect. The dinner proved an exceptionally enjoyable one and the event was a big success. District Deputy Grand Master Mil ton T. Booth of Atkinson, one of the prominent Masons present, delivered an interesting talk oa the progress 01 t:ie Rck Island county Masonic lcdS"S during tne past year ana brought up the matter of a district school for deputies. The success of t the school which was held in Rock Is'and last February led to the bring ing up of the matter of the establish ment of another one. The general sentiment expressed was that Henry county should get the school. The matter was left undecided- last even- j engraved enamel Masonic watch fob! , candidate, the masters of the various ledges conferring the rank. The Ma tens were reminded of the approach ing dedication of the new Masonic te mple which will be one of the big chapters in ".oeal Masonic history. Tho dedication will occur some time in May. Hereafter the meetings of the coun ty masters will be held at the New Masonic temple where there will be ample room to accommodate visit or. Following are" the lodges and masters w ho participated in the even ing's ceremonies: Trio lodge No. 57, Rock Island, Carlton G. Taylor, worshipful master. Eureka lodge. No. 69, Milan; George N. Campbell, worshipful master, i Doric lodge, No. 319, Moline; W. L. : ..... ; ira. wuruipiiu u-r. ; Philo lodge, No. 426, Port Byron; F. i scnwegier, wuremyiui uusier. Andalusia lodge. No. 516 Andalusia; Harry W. Titterington, worshipful master. Cordova lodge. No. 343, Cordova; n.!aiii n. iuwwj, uiuiui iumki.. Valley lodge, No. 647. Coal Valley; j Hepry T. Walters, worshipful master. I Rock Island lodge. No. 658, Rock Ia ! xr , r ; r . . i ..... laad; Robert F. Ralston, worshipful' master. Buffalo Prairie lodge. No. 679. Buf falo Prairie; M. M. Marquis, worship ful master. Silvis lodge. No. 898, Silvis; W. T. Adams, worshipful master. Corn Is Levied Upon. ipuTy snenirs acting on a distress i arrant issued in the circuit court, yesterday levied on 4,800 bushels of corn belonging; to Benton Reynolds, who tills a farm In the south end of the county. Mrs. Anna Wetxler, own er of the farm, is the complainant. She seeks to assure payment of $1,200 due her as rent for the farm. CONFIRMS PAVING OFSECONDAVENUE . A final order approving the paving of Second avenue and directing the payment of the contract price $26, 927.08 was drawn In the county court this morning 'by Judge B. S. Bell. A fight , was expected by the city, as objections to the order of confirmation had been filed by E. H. Guyer and by the State bank, the claim being made that the job was not In accordance with specifications. This morning, however, the objections ; were withdrawn and the order was granted ALLOUEZ COUNCIL OUTLINES PROGRAM An entertaining program has been outlined by AHouez council. No. 658, Knights of Columbus for its watch party which till be held on New Year's eve in the lodge's club rooms. Giartet selections will be rendered Dy Burt s quartet, a victrola concert will be given and cards and dancing will be enjoyed. Refreshments will be served during the evening. An en joyable time is anticipated by the members. Personal Points Dr. J. W. Stafford of Clin-on. 111., was in the city on business today. James E. Reid, 1519 Eighth avenjue, lft this afternoon for Ayr, Canada, called there by the illness of - his father. Glenn H. Eddy, who is attending school at Purdue university, Lafayette, Ind., is spending the holidays in the tri-cities. VJr. and Mrs. J. L. Maxwell left this morning for their home in Bayard, Iowa, after a visit with Mrs. Maxwell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Bulger. Miss Bessie Nichols, 618 Twelfth avenue, and Miss Zeta Wicker, 705 Ninth avenue, are at Tiskilwa, 111., spending the holidays with relatives and friends. -The Misses Winnie Glaspell and Margaret Pilsen returned to their home in Keokuk. Iowa, this morning after spending Christmas in the city with relatives. Miss Alma Philbrook, a student at the University of Illinois, is spending the Christmas holidays with her par ents, Mr. and , Mrs. E. I. Philbrook, 924 Fourteenth-and-a-half street. Obituary DE VOE FINER AL. The funeral of Anthony De Voe was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home, 712 Twelfth, street, with services which were conducted by Rev. F. J. Rolf. Interment was made in Chippiannock cemetery. MAJESTIC THEATRE WILL OPEN SUNDAY Manager J. P. Quinn of the Majes tic theatre will throw open the doors or the little playhouse next Sunday afternoon as a "movie" theatre. Mr. Quinn had planned to open Christmas day but was obliged to defer the open ing until next Sunday on account- of the repair work which is being done on tbe interior of the theatre. The theatre is being thoroughly overhauled and will be in fine condition for the reopen ing next Sunday under Mr. Quinn's di rection. Lodge Notes Ucal lodge No. 608, Odd Fellows, w ill confer the initiatory degree on a class of 10 candidates at its meeting on the first Thursday in January. O'her im- i . r transaction. DR. LOEB TO LECTURE AT BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE Dr. Emil Loeb of Peoria has been ipvited to come to Rock Island to de liver two lectures at the Beth Israel Jew ish synagogue at Twenty-second street and Third avenue. He will Epeak tomorrow morning at 9:40 on the subject, "Moses of Now and l Moses of 4,000 Years Ago." Sunday af ternoon at 4 o'clock he will lecture on "Abraham and Isaac.' An Exciting Escape. Prince Kropotkin, the Russian revo lutionist, once made an exciting es caie from a fortress prison in SL Petersburg. After two years in the prison he had been removed to tbe jail hospital, where plans were matured by bis friends for his flight He was allowed to walk for an hour ich after noon, guarded by armed 0 ,'ries. In the grounds. A line of H'.'C. outside maintained a system of signals to no- ' . tify , tne prince wnen the adjoining streets should be clear. When ail was well a friend in a kiosk opposite the cat played upon a violin. After one or two false starts the violinist buret Into a mad melody, and the prisoner, flinging off an outer garment, leaped for lt Sentries tried to stab bim with tbeir "bayonets; others hesitated to shoot, believing that they could catcb him. A carriage with a racing horse In the shafts was waiting. Into it hv uprnnc. and they left af ' Hi txarJ ua cut off I i chauged,.n-;j be siut tie - Formal and Informal Dresswear III Send in yonr of his huiing In the best cafe in St. Petersburg. Th Japanesa Bath. One of the most detailed accounts of the Japanese bath in good native ho-J tels which have not come under for eign influence is given by Mr. Staf ford Ransouie in "Japan In Transi tion." It is commonly a rectangular structure of wood, let In so that the top Is about flush with the floor, filled with cold water through a bamboo tube and heated by a tire underneath or by the side. It startles us to read that the water Is rarely changed more than once or twice a day, so that from a score to n hundred of persons may use the same. But Mr. Kansome ex plains why this Is not the dirty ar rangement it seems. "It would be if the Japanese treated the bath as we do that is to say. as a place to wash in but be does not. He gets Into his bath for the purpose of. raising the temperature of his body after he has been thoroughly washed all over." London Chronicle. First Lightning Rod. Nearly everybody believes that Ben jamin Franklin was the inventor and constructor of the first lightning rod. In this particular they are mistaken, as the first lightning catcher was In vented by a por monk of Bohemia, who put up the first lightning rod on the palace of the curator of Preditz, Moravia. June 15, 1754. Tbe appara tus was composed of a pole surmount ed by an iron rod. supporting twelve curved branches and terminating in as many metallic boxes filled with Iron ore. Tbe entire system of wires was united to tbe earth by a large chain. The enemies of the inventor, jealous of his success, excited tbe peasants of the locality against him and under the pre text that his lightning rod was the cause of the excessive dry weather had the rod taken down and the Inventor Imprisoned. Argonaut. Carlle's Influence. Thomas Carlyle, "the sage of Chel sea." died without winning much per sonal popularity, a fact, however, which is forgotten in admiration of bis genius. Carlyle exerted a greater in fluence on British literature during the middle of the nineteenth century and on tbe religious and political beliefs of bis. time than possibly any other Brit ish writer. lie never wrote a Ilia that he did not believe, and in regard to style be certainly had , no superior. From the position of schoolmaster in an obscure village this great Scotsman rose to be a leader in the world of let ters. London Graphic. A Mind Reader. . One night at a court ball in the Tul leries Napoleon IIL was so attentive to a beautiful young woman as to excite comment among tbe other women. At last in response to a direct tribute to her beauty she said: "Ah. but your majesty compliments me too much!" "How remarkable," Jie ' replied, with a twinkle in bis eye, "that you should say just what every other woman here is thinking!" ; A Stetson Story. The late John Stetson, famous in his day as a theatrical manager, was hav ing a yacht built, and a friend, meeting bim on the street, asked him what he was going to name the boat. "I haven't decided yet" replied John, "but it will be some name commencing with S, probably either Psyche or Cinch." Didn't Need to Know. Cholly A fellow told me today that I didn't know enough to go in when it rained. Miss Sharp And what did yon say? Cholly I assured him it was quite unnecessary, doncber know, because I nevah go out when It rains." London Telegraph. y Doctoring Neeeseary. Editor (handing back manuscript) You ought to take this story to a doc tor of literature. Author (puzzled) Why? Editor The plot 1 weak, the construction very bad. tho style nerv ous and tbe sentiment decidedly sick ly. Pearson's Weekly. Looks That Way. "Pa. wby are a fool and bis money soon parted?" "So that a wise guy can live without working, my boy." Detroit Free Press. Find Baby Dead at Ride's End. RockXord, 111., Dc. 27. Wnen Mr. SIMON & LAXDAUER Davenport, Iowa. YOU Fellows in search of Overcoat Quality and Style should see this showing at $25. More good ones here than anywhere else. The assortment comprises new shades of tan, brown, blufe and gray in zibilene, chinchilla and Scotch fab rics. The collars are changeable military dress, shawl and plain; the backs are with and without belts; the lengths are three-quarter and fifty-two inches. You'll find a complete showing here from $12.50 -to $75. suggestion for a name for onr (15 salts and Mrs. John Anderson of Harlem ar- rived home from a Christmas party i they found their three-month-old in fant had smothered to death in the mother's arms during an elght-milo ! ride. CUT CUSTOM COLLECTION j j Economy in Central West Will Be Ef- j v fective In Few Days. Washington, D. C, Dec. 27. The ad ministration of the customs service in Illinois and adjoining states will be simplified considerably and made more economical as a result of the reorganization of the system through out the country which will be effected by President Taft and Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh within the next few days. The total saving in the cost of ad ministration for the whole country is estimated to exceed $750,000. Incidentally it transpired that Naval Officer Lewis K. Torbet for the port Chicago and the seven other naval of ficers at large ports may not be af--fected by the reorganization. Treasury officials entertain some doubt that they are authorized to abolish the po sition of naval officer under the rider attached to the sundry civil appropri ation bill last August. The consolidation of customs dis tricts so as to eliminate expensive and useless offices will be carried out, however, under this provision of law. In Illinois, Waukegan, Coal City, Rock Island, and Galena will cease to be ports of delivery. There have been no customs receipts of Galena for many years, but the cost of main taining the office there has been about $400 a year. At Rock Island the re ceipts were 151.79 in 1910 and the ex penses $660.30. Under the new arrangement the Chicago customs district will consist of all of Illinois except East St. Louis and that part of Indiana north of 40 degrees and 45 minutes latitude. Chi cago will be a port of entry, with Cai ro and Peoria, 111., and Michigan City, Ind., subports. The remainder of In diana will be divided into an Indianap olis and an Evansville district. In Michigan the offices at Sheboy gan, Manistee, Ludington, Saginaw, and Mackinaw will be abolished. The state will be divided into four dis tricts, with headquarters at Detroit, Port Huron, Grand Rapids, and Mar quette. In Wisconsin, ports of delivery at Kenosha, Racine, Sheboygan, Green Bay and Depere will be abolished. Right and Left. Tbe old English words "right" and "left" have come into more and more general use, and that, too, with the help of other than English people. For some years the words of command have been changed on the ships of a German transatlantic line. Instead of ordering a change of courne by the old terms, "starboard" or "port," as the case might require, the same orders' are now given by the shorter word "right" or "left" The change was made in the German navy at an earlier day. It was not long ago that the English word "larboard" was used where we now use "port" There is no difficulty In seeing that two i such words as "starboard" and "larboard" were unfit for their nse, as they sounded too Dearly alike. They were also too loug. There Is need of short, sharp words, which are easily distinguished. Often there is no time to correct an error, and a mistake is fatal. "Right" and "left" are short and sharp enough. If they differed more In sound they would serve all the better. St Louis 'Republic. Up Against the Judge. He was a Scottish advocate, and in his pleading he had several times pro nounced tho word "enow" for "enough." "Mr. the judge remarked at length, "in England we sound the 'ough' as 'ufT 'enuff,' not 'enow. " "Verra weel, ma lord," continued the self possessed pleadc, "of this we .have said enuff, and I come, ma lord, to the subdivision of the land in dis pute. It was apportioned, ma lord, into wbat in England would be called pluffland a plufSand being as much land as a pluffman can pluff in one day, and plufTmen" But his lordship could not withstand tbe ready repartee aud burst into a laugh, saying: "Pray proceed. Mr. . We know enow of the Scotti.-U Janjjuase to uu- Correct Furalshlntrs For Toledo or Fall Dres Contest ends Jan. 1. dersraud your arguments." London Tit-Bits. Geography of Blushing. "Dogs blush." said a hunter. "Look at Carlo. I'll frighten him, and you'll see him blush plainly. Dogs blush in the tall." He pretended that he was going to whip his bunting dog, and tbe animal showed the whites of its eyes in fright, while the skin of Its white tall was, sure enough, suffused with blood. The tail blushed vividly. "Horses," continued the huntsman, "blush in the ears, especially In the -left enr. Cows and sheep blush just above the fetlock. Watch thnt spot on a cow. When she blushes there it's a sign she's nervous. Move the milk pail then, for she is likely to kick it over. "Cats and mice and lions and tiger blush at the roots of their antennae, or whiskers." New York Tribune. Rain From a Cloudless Sky. When rnin falls from a cloudless sky it Is generally believed that lb moisture has been brought by the wind at a great elevation. In the south At lantic it has been known to rain for more than an hour while tbe eky was entirely free from clouds. In the island of Mauritius it I t nt all uncommon for rain to come it a cloudless heav en. Slight showi's fall during the evening when tbe stars are shining brightly. It is thought by some that these showers are the result of parti cles of ice formed in the higher region of tbe atmosphere melting and falling. Others attribute it to currents of warm and cold air traveling in opposite di rections, with the result that tbe lat ter condenses some of the moisture in tbe former and causes it to fall in the form of rain. Where the 8train Was. Among the ancestors of Wendell. Phillips were several Puritan clergy men. Perhaps it was a push of he redity which made him, at five years or age, a preacner. uis congregation was composed of circles of chairs, ar ranged in his father's parlor, while a taller chair, with a Bible on it, served him for a pulpit He would harangue these wooden auditors by the hoar. "Wendell," said his father -to him one day, "don't you get tired of this?" "No, papa,' wittily replied the boy preacher; "I don't get tired, but It is rather hard on the chairs." 8uperstitloua. W "He was the most superstitions card player I ever saw." "Yes, . and be got so superstitious here lately that he doesn't play ards at all now." "Is that so?" Yes. He suddenly discovered that there are thirteen cards in each suit" Proof of It "Well," remarked tho boxer, as ho I -walked the floor with his first born. "some of my enemies have said that I couldn't put a baby to sleep, but I never believed it till now." Week's Sport Pretty Good Evidence. Mrs. noyle I think my husband Is getting absentminded. Mrs. Doyle How so? Mrs. Hoyle Ho recently mailed a letter on tbe sume day that I gave it to him. New York Press. Doing Very Well. . "Bah! He has no energy." v "He has energy enough to roll his own cigarettes and to carry a' large cane. You can't expect too much of a young feller." Exchange. 8arcaam. Patron (to very slow waiter) Bring me some saiaa, please. Ana you mignc just send me a post card every now nd then while you're away. Judge. Many persons find tnemselves at' fected with a persistent cough after an attack of influenza. As this cough can be promptly cured by the use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, ' it should not be allowed to run on until it becomes troublesome. Sold by all drjggists. (Advertisement.) All the news all the time The Argus, Brown Business Co!-" lege, Rock Island, opens New Term January 6