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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-18
Stanlev's Mother.

A story started by the Philadelphia
Press is going the rounds of the papers
that the mother of Henry M. Stanley,
the African explorer, is an inmate of q
charitable institute near Baltimore. The
article in Appleton's cyclopedia on
Stanley says that his real name is
John Rowlands, and that he was born
near Denbigh, Wales, in 1910. The ar
ticle in the Press says that the name of
the woman in the charitable institution
near Baltimore, who claims to be the
explorers mother, is Johanna Eastway,
and that she came to this country in
1887, that is, three years before Stanley
was born in Wales. As the author of
the article in Appleton's is Welsh resi-
dent of this city, who knew SANKEY'S
family well in Wales, and as the accu-
racy Of his biography of Rowlands has
not been questioned by the presumably
careful and critical editors of the CYCLIC
pedia, the inference is fairly logical that
the Press has discovered a too imagina-
tive mother, or been the victim of a too
enterprising correspondent. Utica Her
aid.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-18
How 0oniurer Amused Himself.

Verbeck, the cenjurer, once took it
into his head to patronize a hairdesser
in a rather questionable part of Paris.
The establishment wore not very pros
porous aspect, the staff being far more
numerous than the customers. AT the
conclusion of his first visit, Verbeck,
after paying for being shaved, with some
ostentation dropped two-frank piece
into the receptacle for the po1rbosres.
A loud and general THANK you, mon
sieur," naturally greeted this proceed
ing, the attendants wing with one an
other as TO who should be most polite to
the generous client. On the succeeding
day Verbeck made his appearance in the
shop at about the same hour, and was
received with marked respect. One as
sistant got new cake of soap ready,
another produced a napkin of ivory
whiteness, while a third carefully strop-
ped the best razor in the place. The pro-
prietor himself offered his new customer
paper. and the lady of the house in
ouired If monsieur would like a foot
warmer. Verbeck, however, paid for
being shaved, and dropped couple of
francs into the money box as before. On
the third day there was even greater de-
ference on the part of master, mistress
and men. Two pots of flowers had been
brought down from the. lady's room to
deck the toilet-table In front OF which
the open-handed customer was IN the
habit of seating himself. On the fourth
day the hairdresser's youthful daughter
paid him pretty little compliment at
the end of the operation the two francs
falling into the box as usual On oalur-
day. the day on which the money-Dox
had tn no onpned. the excitement became
excessive. The proprietor IN an unguara-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-18
An Expensive DUTY.

To be bridesmaid at fashionable
wedding costs something. Recently a
lady hearing another ask her daughter
if she was to be an attendant at a GER
tain wedding, promptly answered NO;
/ am tired of paying at least a hundred
dollars for the dress she wears whenever
she is bridesmaid. She has bought
dresses for that purpose seven times,
and that is enough" Of course hand
some present is always given by a
bridesmaid to the bride, which adds con-
siderably to the cost of her attendance
on her friend. The ''best man" at some
weddings is forced to pay out a good
round sum for boquets for the brides
maids. / know of one instance where
young gentleman, who could i'll afford it,
was told that he would be expected to
present each of the twelve bridesmaids
with boquet of rosebudS. There were
no groomsmen at that wedding and only
six ushers, so the unfortunate best man,
after he had accepted the post, was cool
" told that he would be required to
provide the round dozen of boquets.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-18
NArUAE's TElUMPH.
rrazier's, Root Buffers.

II you are weak, or languid, ust
Frazer's Bitters.
If your flesh is fabby and your com.
plexion sallow, use FraZer's Bitters.
| If you live in malarial district, use
Frazer's Bitter's
If worn down with the care of chill.
dren, use Frazer's Bitters.
If you have got the blues, use Fraz
er's Bitters.
If you kept late hours and lived con-
trary to the laws of health, use Fraz
er's Root Bhters.
If you need toning up, take Frazer's
Root Bitters.
If you have abused instead of used
natures gifts, use Frazer's Bitters
| lfyou feel old before your time, use
Frazer's Bitters.
Iflife has become burden and you
have gloomy forbodings, use Frazer's
Bitters.
Ifyour hands tremble and yo1r eyes
have grown dim, Frazer's Root Bit
ters will make you feel young again.
Sold by all druggists everywhere at
the low price 500 per bottle. f. S.
Henry Co., Sole Proprietos, Cleveland
Ohio
For sale by McCabe & Wheaton. Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-18
A Man Mysteriously Struck Dead.

A friend described to us remarkable
scene witnessed by him at religious
meeting on WILDLY island, W. T. A
member of the church, while talking,
called upon God to strike him dead if a
certain statement made by him, in the
strongest and most unequivocal manner,
was not literally and exactly true. He
had barely uttered the last word when
he fell dead. Coming as this did in the
church, and upon the leading member,
after the making of such declaration,
the effect upon the congregation can
only be imagined. 1t was subduing,
terrifying, awful. The witness of such
scene can never again doubt the omni-
presence and omnipoteance of Cod
Seattle Cat, Post.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-18
She Thought She Had Met Her Fate.

She was a maiden lady all the way
from the classic shades of Boston, and
when she entered Twenty-third street
car for the first time she sat down and
waited patiently for the conductor to
take her fare. One by one the other
passengers dropped off, until some time
before she reached her destination she
was left alone.
Then the driver turned aud looked at
her. That first led her to notice him,
and she saw a dark, haughty-looking
man in plaid ulster and a nobby cap,
and she knew then that he was an Ital-
ian count in disguise, and her heart
nearly ceased beating as she tried to
fathom the interest that was plainly
6Rcernible in his gaze, and she thrilled
with the thought that he might have dis
covered in her his fate.
He looked again as he fixed those
dark, deep, soulful eyes upon her, with
the mute Interrogation of an exiled soul,
he tied the lines around the handles of
the brake, and pulled off a pair of shah
by gloves, exhibiting a white patrician
hand, with q large seal ring on the little
finger, Gall that for $50 month and
finds himsefD
Beautiful hands ~ murmured the en-
raptured passenger. 'sOh, he comes,
the conquering hero comes! 1t must
be that have at last met my fater'
She could not lift her bashful eyes to
his as he stood before her and held one
of the beautiful hands within an inch of
her ruby ips-his voice thrilled her as
he began to speak-yes, he was unmis-
takably foreigner.
IF you phase, mum, old loike We to
put yer fare in that box
It was his fare and not his fate he was
seeking! Cruel denouement But she
gave him a nickle and realized again
the truth of the poets words: land
things are not what they SEEM"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-18
The American Horse.

The shipments of horses from this
country are considerable, but their char
aeter is not so well known, saws a New
York correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette. One of the largest lots ever
shipped from this country was sent to
England in the summer of 1850 fill an
/ order from the American Tram Rail-
way company of London. About 1000
horses were shipped on this order. C.
III. Smith, President of the company, in
a letter to the shipper of the horses ON
this side, wrote: 1.-The American horses
are the toughest and most hardy of any
that we can get. / would give two
French horses for one American horse
any day
Since their merits have become
known many American horses have
been shipped abroad annually, though
in smaller lots than that mentioned.
The class of horses that it pays to ex-
port is either composed of low priced
horses, but hardy and fair sized animals,
such as are used on street railways, or
else is made up of handsome and stylish
coach horses. For the latter there is
continued demand, and French buyer
has recently paid as high as $3.50 each
for coach horses at the Bulls Head
Market, in this city, for shipment to
Paris. These horses are $50 higher than
at this time last year. Car horses are
about $40 higher on an average. The
street car companies are now using a
better class of horses than few years
ago. On the Sixth Avenue line, for in
stance, many fine teams can be seen,
some of which cost $3.50, the price for
single animals ranging from 1925 to
$175
A French company, which has a con-
tract with the French government, is
now buying horses extensively in the
West, the animals being destined for the
use of the French cavalry. This de-
mand, if the horses can be got to fill it,
will be the largest shipment of horses
probably that has ever been made from
this country in many years. The broker
who attends to shipping the horses from
this port said recently that the company
wished to ship 5000 horses. Persons ia
mihar with the horse market, however,
say that SO many cannot be got togeth-
er. ''We are shipping for the French
cavalry" said he, "a class of horses
similar to those used on street cars,
about fifteen and a half hands high, and
weighing on an average 1000 pounds.
The buyer has no difficulty in buying
such stock at from $50 to $115.'
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-18

Not few cases of poisoning
have taken place in Fairfield County.
Conn. They occurred in this way: A
good many of the barrels in which cider
had been kept long enough to turn into
vinegar had been before receptables in
which boiled Iinseed-oil had been stored,
and the ''hard'' cider had dissolved
some of the Etharge, or oxide of lead,
which had been deposited on the inside
of the barrels. This was rather an ex-
pensive way of gaining little element
airy knowledge of chemistry and physi-
olopy
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-18
Moffat's Life Pills,
Phoenix bItterS.

TheMost Successful Medicines
I'm the World.
Established in 1885, by one Of
our Most Eminent Physicians,
and now used throughout North
and South America, with more
pleasing results than any other
Medicine.
M0ffat's Life Pills
are purely vegetable; they act
on the Stomach and Liver, ard
regulate the entire system and
put all he functions OF the body
in a I.ealthy condition, . ard
WARRANTED Il certain cure for
all MalariOus Diseases, Torpid
Liver, Impure Blood, Jaundice,
Bilious Complaints, Dyspepsia
Indigestion, Gostiyeness, Nerv
Gus and Sick Headache, Colds.
Scuryy, General Weakness, and
Fever & Ague.
MOfIat's Phoenix Bitters
correct the SecretioRs OF the
Stomach, and are Sure Cure
for Sleepiessness, Nervousness,
Dyspepsia, Female Complaints,
Weakness, Debility, etc.
Thousands of Certificates are
In our possession giving perfect
CURES effected by these inyalu-
able medicines, ard we are cer-
tain that they will do Just what
we have said. 1t is simply ask
ed that the afflicted VIII TRY
THEM ONCE, their use wiIle0n-
vince the most skepticaI.
Pages Climax Sa1ve 25 cents a box.
Mofat's Life Pills % cents box.
Mofat's Phgnix Bitters S1.0O bottle.
W Sold by Druggists everywhere.
j. P. MILLS, Sole Proprietor,
So Liberty, Street New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-18
A Boy Who Wished He Hadn't.
"What ais YOU, Sam; have you beer

crying?n
mo, / h-hain't."
"What is it, then?'
"Nawthing; only yesterday I gave
that Jones boy a licking, and this morn
ing his father bought him goat. All
the boys are over there, and the goat is
butting all the boys, and all the boys
and goats are butting each other, and
I'm leftout in the cold cause I licked
the boy who runs the animal.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-18

Rock Island & Peoria
RAuW "A Y.
SHORTEST ROUTE TO THk
EAST Al . sou T z.

Trains leave Rock Island.
$3.50 8 Way Freight.
$50 g. Fast Express
1870 N Mail and Express.
ESQ " Through Freight and Accommodation.
Trains arrive at Rock Island.
$50 m Through Freight and Accommodation.
fs:46 p m Nail and Express.
$40 u Fast Express.
4:30 =" Way Freight.
The FAST ExPREss leaving Rock Island at 80
n m arrives at Peoria IL 20 M at Springfield 4:25
m, at Decatur 400 m. Jacksonville 200 q.
Alton 20 m. st Louis S.15 In, and Terre Haute
IL :55 d m. THE SAME DAY. Making this the best
and QUICKEST route 20 all points southeast.
The 80 p. m. train makes close connection Ut
Galva with d @ for points west ;arrlvlng 81
Gslesburg at AIS m at Burlington 40 IA at
Ksokuk 1928 pm: and at Quincy 1905 m.
Arriving at Peoria at $3.50 m. making close con-
nections with b d W and p b Wfor 1ndianap-
Oils connecting there with all fast trains for east
and south.
rates as low as by any other route.
r. r. CABLE, 4enn Supt,
j. V. MAHONEY,
Gen1 Ticket Ag't.
sThe $3.50 p Accommodation leaves every day
except Sunday.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-18
Climax! Climax

RACES [142ii1E Ss21Ne.
A Family Blessing for Is cents.
Tt heals without a scar. No
family shou;l be without it.
We WARRANT it to GRE
Sores, Ulcers, Scroful;l Sai'es,
Fever Sores, Salt REeEn;,s ore
Breasts Or Nipple, El9 ~ elias,
Swollen Glands, Elfi&Ei.t {. eyes,
ScaliIs, l5Elrlls, Euts, Bruises,
Fistuia, Piles, B0iis, tI3;ikIaiRs,
Frosted sfecS, Cans, :.E-G All GU
tane0u diseases 0:i riiaa oI beast.
1t "as been U<ed over NfEty-
five years, Titsla:st o;,e failure.
It has no parallel having PER
fectIy eradicated disease, sind
healed after al 0ti:er remedies
had failed. 1t is q compound of
Arnicu with many other Extracts
and BaEsams, and put up in larger
boxes for the same price than any
other Ointment.
eg- Sold by Druggists every where
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-18

A correspondent writes us to inquire
If he can secure berth on board q
courtship. 80.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-18

rs IHE GkEAT CUANECT1NG LINK
Its main line runs from Chicago 20 Council
e Genes Pas osne aoeR s Se qpswn r S
Liberty Iowa City. Marengo Brooklyn. Grinncll,
Des Motnes (the capital Of Iowa. Stuart. ATTAIN
tic. and Ay0ca; with branches frola Bureau
tint. Washington. Fairfield. Elegn. Belknap.
Centreyille. PRINCETON. Trenton Gailatin Came
ron. LeaVenwortH AtchiSon. and Kansas City,
washington 20 Eigourney. OSkaloosa, and Knox
tonsport, Independent, Eidon, Ottt7nnwa.. EDDY
vile. OSl.aloosa. I>ella. Monroe and Dcs Moines;
Newton % Monroe: Dies Moines 70 Indianola end
Sinterset; Atlantic 20 Lewis and Audubon; and
Railroad. which owns, and operates q through
line from Chicago INTO the State of Kansas.
Through Express Passenger Trains, with Pull
man Palace Cars attached are run aEch Fay daily
between CHICAGO and PEORIA. KANSAS Cry,
COUNCIL BLUFFS, LEAvESwCRTu and ATeHI-
CON. Through cars are alsoruI between MilwaH-
Zee anf ka1sas sity, via the -&ilHRnkee and
The !. Great Rock Islandp is rnagniacenE:y
equipped. Its road bed IS simply perfect, and its
track is laid with steel rails
of enjoying your meals while passing over tho
beautiful prairies of Illinois and Iowa. in one OF
our magnificent Dining Cars that accompany all
Through Express Trains. YoD get an entire
for seventy-ave cents.
Approaching the fact that majority OF the
people prefer separate apartments for Inherent
purposes (and the immense passenger business
of this line warrantiDg IT'D, we pleased 20 am
rounce that this Company runa Pullman Palace
Sleeping Cars for slceping purposes. and Pataes
PULLMAN PALACE CARS are r,
COUNCIL RLUFF@. KANSAS CHTYs
ali Ticket Agents In the Unfted States
- For tnf0rma1aon n0s ObsslR8ble sc =,
&. e. CABLE.
Wee PTssidsas ana Gem Manage4
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-03
- &c III VI o. ID, FREDERICKSBURG
~ AND POTOMAC RAILROAD

THROUGH ALL-RAlL FAST-FRTIGIIT LINZ
TO AND FROM BALTIMORE, PTIiI. ABEL
PiiiA, NEW YORK, AND FAsTER\
AND WESTERN CITIES.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-03
! r1rIox AL1Araanrs Dsys.

T,HE UNDERSIGNED, w. G: CAR
il RlNGTON, trustee, by virtue OF ,ne py"p p
vested In him by deed Of trust executed Dy ~ III
iewis 10 him as trustee, bearing date tis Sc.n anu
recorded ON Tire 31st day OF January, lolu, ~ %
cure The payment of S5,375.41, due py ponu Ply :
able on demand TO ID. j. Hartsook; and tne unu1I
sIgued James j.. Apperson, surviving trustee; ",
y{rtue ~ lie power vested In him by q dceo .,
tr,,st execnted by the said ". r. Lewis 20 MN anu
ID. j. Uartsook, trustees, bearing date me zSlh oay
~ january, 1870, and recorded on repruary IL
1870 10 secure to the Jefferson insurance tonPa-
nv $4,000, due by two negotiable notes, pcarihg
ds,fe f6e Goth day OF Janusry, 1870, payable az
twelve and eighteen mornhs from dale respective
w. each Cor 50 500. and drawn by said n. X. Lewis,
viii offer for sale, I'm the village OF ho"srus'iie'
vi '' 7rH DAY OF OCTOBER. 1882,
NJ rub,,c auction, that VALUABLE ESTATE "
Ing I'm Nelson county, AT the Junction or the James
and Rocknsh rivers adjacent TO the village 81 How
ardsvilIc, and containing about l,Ooo AChho VI
LAND. .-,-. 10TH, s,
ON James river. the soil fertile. and excellent
dwelling and other necessary houses ana improve
ments, and about 90 miles above Richmond.
TERMS OF SALE Cash enough 10 pay the costs
OF sale and 10 pay the aggregate balance due under
both OF said deeds OF trust, amounting To se049.42
az OF June 5, 1874, with interest from that day
until paid on eS100.73 thereof subject To credits
on interest amounting to 81 .229.10-the said bal
aucc being due to the Piedmont and Arlington
Iife-Tnsurance Company, the assignee, and now
payable 10 A. l.. Bouwsre, receiver; the residue OF
terms "a the said H. X. Lewis may direct, ana II ne
should fail ~ give such directions, on reasonable
terms. w. q. CAKhlNGlgN, irustcc'
~ Loot j. L. APPERSON, Trustee.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-03
Baseball.

The Cleveands gained an easy victory
over the Detroits in the League champion
ship game Friday at Cleveland, outplaying
them at every point. Subioined is the
score:
Detroit............... o o o O O Go
Cleveland. 2 o CO
Umpire-Mr. Bradley. Base hits-De-
troits, 4; Cleveands, 16. Errors-De-
troits, o; Clevclands, 4.
In the twelfth and last game OF the sea-
son between the Worcesters and Troys,
played on Friday at Worcester, the Troys
came of the victors by the following score
Woreester..:...... o
Umpire-Mr. Fhherty. Base hits-Wor-
cesters, IL; Troys, 10. Errors-WorceS-
tiers, IL; Troys, 8.
The game for Friday at Providence be-
tween the Boston and Providence Clubs
WAS postponed on account OF rain.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-03

Death Of Mr. Moody.-Mr. James ".
Moody, of Texas, who has been visiting
his relatives and friends in this vicinity for
the past two months, was on Sunday night
at late hour seized with sudden illness at
his lodgings, at Mrs. Ann II. brakes resi-
dence, on Hull street, and despite the best
medical skill and care that could be eXer-
cised he died At IL O'Clock a. VI. yesterday
OF spasms OF the bladder. A number OF
years since deceased emigrated to the Lone
Star State, where he had been successful in
business. His age was siXty-twO years,
and he was a native OF Chesterfield county,
where and in this city he was extensively
and influentially connected. He served in
the Confederate army, had many friends,
and his sudden death is the source OF sin
cere regret among those who knew and
esteemed him for his many estimable quail
flies OF head and heart. His remains will
be inferred in the neighborhood of the
place where he first saw the light OF day,
in Chesterfield county.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-03
By sutton & Co.
By Sutton q Co,
Real Estate Agents and Auctioncers,
HOS Main street.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF NALUA-
~ BILE BUILDING LOTS, SITUATED on
ST. JOHNS, ST. PAUL'S, AND WALL
STREETS.--In execution OF decree or the CIR
cult Court Of HenricO county, In the suit OF Glenn
~, Davis, executor. &c, entered on the 2Ith day
of June, 1882, we, the undersigned, appointed
special commissioners Will sell by public auction
on the premises, on
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1882,
NJ 4 O'Clock +. NJ, the following REAL ESTATE:
First. LOT fronting 20 feet on the east side OF
81. Johns street, between Federal and Coutts
streets, and running back depth OF l29tf feet
Second. LOT ut the southwest corner OF ~
Paul and COults streets, fronting 80 feet on ~.
Paul street. and running back - feet.
Third. Say at ) O'Clock J.. NJ, an UNDIVIDED
HALF INTEREST IN LOT fronting go feet on
the west side OF Wall street between Franklin and
Broad streets. While as special commissioners
we shall only sell one undivided half interest YET
we are authorized by the owner of the other half
Interest to say that he will unite with Ms In the
sale so that the whole interest may be sold ut the
same time .
TERMS: One third cash; residue FOR negotiable
notes at six and twelve months with legal interest
added from day of sale, and the title retained un-
I'll the entire purchase-moncy IS paid and con-
yeyancc ordered by the Court, or ca. 1t The option
of the purchaser. D.. a. AIhiNSON' JE''
L. VI. CONNER,
Special Commissioners
SUTTON & CO.. AuctlOncers. seq