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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23
BY rHF WAY.

The Pennsylvania railroad passenger
cars III probably soon be lighted by cleo
tricity, saccessfui experiment. in thatdi-
rectioR having been recently made.
A giant flower from Sumatra, said to be
the largest species in the world, measur-
ing three feet across, was lately exhibited
at the Berlin Botanical Garden.
1t is estimated by the San Francisco
chronicle that the black pearl fishery on
the coast of Lower California will Weld
gems amounting to nearly one million dol
lars.
wBartholdi's colossal statue Of Liberty,
which has been rresenfea to New York,
through the munifcenee of the French.
may yet take its place il Boston harbor
New Workers are backward in providing
the $500, 600 needed for the massive Pc
'destal which will be required
The Z. ;. Signal Service expect to have
. station on top Of the Washington Monu-
ment, If that can ever be reached Obser
vatlons at that height. $50 feet, can be
made more reliably than nearer the sur
face where local currents are prevalent.
The monument now lacks 253 feet of its
intended height.
Musical circles and the public have ex-
perienced great loss yathe. death of AIDE
line Philllps, afasOrite singer, well known
throughoAlt the world. She was born at
upOn Avon, England, in 1883,
and died at the Hot Springs in Southern
France. She began her public career at
ben years Of age on the stage of the Bos-
ton Museum. She was everywhere held
in high esteem as a noble woman
The American News Company does a |
snug business of SIS, 100000 year. Its |
weekly payroll of employees, exclusive of |
officers and managers, numbers between |
eight hundred and nine hundred, drawing
wages amounting to $4,000 per week. In
edition TO these, about one thousand men
nd boys are engaged by the company in
cling papers, magazines and books on
abroad trains throughout the country.
bout sssty toas of printed matter are
andied daily at headquarters IN New
'ork city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23
Chancery Notice.

STATE OF ILLINOIS
Rock Island County
In the Circuit Court, to the January Term. A D.,
1883
james McGregor VS.. Rebecca McGregor. In Chan
Gerry.
Affidavit of the non@residence of Rebecca Nc
Gregor, the above named defendant, having been
filed in the Clerks Office of the Circuit Court of said
county, netice Is therefore hereby given the said
nonresident defendant, that the complainant filed
his bill of complaint in said Court on the Chancery
side thereof, the nth day of November. 1882 and
that thereupon summons issued out of said court,
wherein said suit is now pending, retnrnable the
first Monday in the month of January next, as is
by law required Now, unless You, the said non
resident defendant above named, shall personally be
and appear before said Circuit Court ON the first day
of the next term thereof to be holden Rock Island
in and for said County On the first Monday in Jan
uary next, and plead, answer denaur TO the
said compainant's bin of complaint, the same and
the matters and things therein charged and stated
viii be taken as confessed, and decree entered
against you according to the prayer of said bill
Rock Island, :, Nov. II, A. d. 1882.
LEVI F. HARSON, Clerk.
L. o MARA, Compt's Sol. noe-1 -Sd4w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23
Chancery Notice.

STATE OF ILLIN0IS. 80
Rock Island County.
In the Circuit Court, to the January Term, 1883.
.Alopzo ID. Jacobs VS. Cynthia Jacobs. in Chan.
Gerry.
Affidavit of@the non-residenee of Cynthia Jacobs.
the above named defendant, having been filed in the
Clerks office of the Circuit Court of said county, no.
tce Is therefore hereby given to the said nonresi-
dent defendant that the complainant fled his bill of
OF, on the Goth day OF November, 1882, and that
thereupon summons issued out of said Court,
wherein said suit is now pending returnable on the
first Monday in the month of January next is by
law required. Now, unless you, the said non-resi-
dent defendant above named shall personally be and
appear before said Circuit Court the first day of
the next term thereof to be holden at Rock Island
In and for the said county, on the first Monday in
january next, and plead, answer demur to the
said complanant's bill of complaint, the same and
the matters and things therein charged and stated
viii be taken confessed. and decree entered
against you according TO the prayer of said bill.
Rock Island, Illinois, November Goth, 1882
L. f. HARSON. Clerk.
Nj. NJ. CoRBETT, Compt's Sol. nov90d4w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23


The Cincinnati Enquirer publishes an
astounding story of the last congress 1t
says the high -handed proceedings in the
house BY which 50 many democrasic mem
bers were unseated nearly caused am at
tempt at revolution. The democrats, after
in vain resisting the majority by all par
liamentary means, held caucus. at which
it was determined that on the presentation
OF certain report which would bring up
the election cases, one of their number
should make motion, which, if adopted,
would give the democrats their seats. Tt
was arranged that If the speaker refused to
entertain the motion Hon. j. T. iKenna, of
West Virginia, should lpsh to the speak
ers desk and put the motion. Ii was APP
pretended that under the surprise the re
pnblicans would be slow in voting and the
motion would be declared carried The
Eaq9sssr says the scheme was prematurely
divulged by somebody and Keifer let it be
known that he was prepared This pre-
vented any attempt to carry it out
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23

The annual production of iron in the
civilized world is 19. SOC. 900 tons per an
mum England comes FIRST among the ma
tions with her annual production of shout
5000. 900 tons year; and the United
States and Germany follow in succession.
France occupies the fourth place with, H. 8
s00.0 tons; and Spain produces least of
Ell European countries only 78. 900. But
England and the United States absorb
more than half of the entire production
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23

s
It Is quite amusing, just now, to hear
from quarters which have always hereto
fore been loudest in the demands for the
highast of high tariH. admissions that the
present tariff IL toe high, that it is inequft.
able and must be reduced. OF this class
is the Boston AdUerSfser, prominent re-
publican organ. 1t says that If nothing
else is done by the last session in the
Forty seventh congress. it should not
finally adjourn without having thorouQhlv
revised the tariff and greatly reduced The
duties, and that to neglect this duty is not
only cowardly, but is in political sense
suicidal. And it adds:
But all protectienists, except q few ultra
men, are convinced and are willing to adj
init 41at under present circumstances the
protection given by the tariff il excessive, /.
They cannot defend it. They do not try
to justify it. What then7 The only ten
able ground for the protective policy ia the
general and ultimate good of the whole
community. But when protection Id ex-
cessfve 1t Is for the benefit Of q few nas,u-
faftprers, and II Is nnt aflvantaueeusei aher
10 the great body of manufacturers or to
the country at large. Then, instead of
commencing itself to the working. classes.
1T Works directly totheir injury. But long
before the election of 1884 if nothing he
done in the meantime to reduce taxes, the
popular movement against the tariff viii
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23
Chancery Notice.

STATE OF ILLINOIS es
Rock ISLAND COUNTY.
In the Circuit Court, to the January Term, 1888.
l. I'll. Frink VS.. Addie Frink. in Chancery
AFFIDAVIT of the non residence of Addie Frink, the
above named defendant, having been filed in the
Clerk office of the Circuit Court of said county, no
ace s therefore hereby given to the said non-resi
dent defendant that the complainant fled his bill OF
complaint in said Court the Chancery side there
OF, on the Goth day of November, 1882, and that
thereupon summons issued out of said Court
wherein said suit is now pending returnable the
first Monday In the month of January next as is by
law required. Now, unless You, the said nen-resi-
dent defendant above named, shall personally be,
and appear before said Circuit Court the first day
OF the next term thereof TO be holden Rock Island
Inland for the said county, the first Monday in
January next, and plead. answer demur to the
said complainant,s bin of complaint, the and
the matters and things therein charged and stated
viii be taken as confessed, and decree entered
against you according TO the prayer of said bill.
Rock Island, Illinois, November Goth. 1882.
L. f. HARRISON. Clerk.
NJ. NJ. CoRRETT, Compt's Sol novaOd4w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23
CAR WORKS SHUT Down.

ST.. Louis, Nov. 22.-The St. Charles
car works, an extensive car mandatory
with the capacity to make twenty cars per
day, at st. Charles, Mo-, has shut down
the closing is simply ii lack of orders.
There is no financial embarrassment. The
superintendent thinks the works will re-
sumo in January, after the railroads
have made their annual reports and are
flush again.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23

The republican press of the country with
a.zaaanimity that indicates prearranged
plan, is now busily engaged in an attempt
to brighten the capitalists snd enterprising
men@ From continuing and engaging In
business until they know exactly what the
democrats propose 70 do in rsgard. to tlie.
tariff. For the sake of party ascendancy
the republican bosses are ready and willing
to tear down, if in their power, any basi-.
ness interest in the land. Nothing would
SUIT them better just at this time than to
see wholesale ruin follow in the wake Of
the great victory the democratic partv has
achieved, and they win leave nothing I'M
done to bring it about If distrust can be
created, depend upon it, the unscrupulous
political bosses who have just received
such q severe rebuke from the people win
do SO. That they viii fail in their vicious
work 10 certain. The good sense of the
people viii thwart their designs. Never
theaesss it shows to what extreme lengths
the bosges are prepared to, go for party
purposes. The business interests of the
country are just as safe in thehandsnf the
democracy as in those of the republicans,
and we believe great deal safer
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23
ALLEGED MAIL RoDBERIEs.

CHICAGO, Nov. IA number of Chi
cage banks received copies of the follow
ing circular to-day:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DENVER,
Col, Nov. 1S. 1S51.-The frequent whole
sale robberies of the United States mail be-
/ tween here and New York city compel us
to issue this circular. Commencing in
December, 1881, and continuing up to the
present time, we have lost ON an average
about one entire mail each month, and
some months they take two, as in October,
when they stale entire those of the Sd and
31st. If remittances due from us for col
lectons, ey other mattsrs fan TO reach you
on time please advise MS promptly and
duplicate drafts viii be forwarded at once.
We have repeatedly informed the postal
authorities OF these wholesale robberies,
but they continue all the same
Very respectfully,
Ms. WooD, Cashier.
Correspondents of the banks here say
that none of their nemittanees have been
tampered with.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23

An amusing typographical blunder crept
into the staid Inter Ocean yesterday, when
. stated that the Illinois humane society
was trying 70 organize q Band of Music
in each sabbath school This might ssnit,
the little ones first rate, bat the paragraph
ought to have read, "Band of Mercy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23
The chief of the bureau of statistics r


The chief of the bureau of statistics re
ports during the month of October there
$50 arrived in the customs districts of Balti-
more. Boston, Detroit, Huron, Minnesota,
1sw 0faeans, New York, Passamaquoddy
Philadslphia ami San Francisco So,
passengers, of whom 44,a65 were i'm
amigrants, S,s67 citizens of the United
STATES zeturned from abroad and 1857
aliens not intending to remain in the
United states. OF this total number of i'm
migrants there arrived from England and
Wales 1859, Ireland 8, Ais, Scotland LOSS,
Austria 55s, Belgium 1913, Bohemia, Ash,
Denmark 500, France 81, Germany H.
e sea. Hungary s6S Italy !, ga Netherland
y e69, Sweden 1876, Switzerland $50,
Dominion of Canada 6, 40, and from all
other countries 215
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23
beautiful Diabetes.
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YoUNaspowE. O.. Aus

YouNesTowN, o., Aug. 6, 1881.
H H. WARNER 81 Co.: sSrs.-Your Safe
Diabetes Cure not.only removed the promin-
emit symptoms of diabetes with which had
long suffered, but restored me to full and
perfect health. Col. JOSIAH RoRBrSs.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23
TEN CENT COLUMN.

Advertisements of three lines in this column costs
but ten cents for one insertion, and twenty five
for one week. For each line over three five cents
per line will be charged
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23
THE DAILY ARGUS.
Thursday. Nov. al. 1852.

Fifteen democrats and forty feur repub
licans who voted for the river and harbor
bill will not have an opportunity to vote
on any similar job in the forty eighth con-.
gress. They have been elected to stay at
home
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23

he so strong that the last vestige of the
protective policy will be swept out of
existence, and the republican party will go
with it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23

- The 70 flowing is the list of states elect
ing goFerners On November It'll. the ma
iorities being in rossnd fioures.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Pure Apple Cider Missouri Jeniton
Avenue. nov-4-d4w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-23
FO RENT.

FOR RENT--A farm of BOG acres in Rural town
ship about one mile southwest of the county house
and mile east of the Knoxville road. Apply to
David Brown. on the premises. aug2Stf
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-12-29
SPANISH DISPOSITION.

In demeanor the Spaniard is grave,
punctilious, reserved with strangers,
jealous Of familiarity or cncroach
ment on his dignity; but among his
acquaintances, or with those who are
ready to recognize what he conceives
to be his due, he throws off restraint.
and becomes an agreeable companion
and a firm friend. While impatient
and resentful of fancied Sights. he
is easily won by kindness, and is al
ways dazzled by skill in arms and
personal valor.
In disposition he is serious almost
to melancholy, firm to stubbornness,
imperturbable, ,lethargic, inert, moody;
yet when reused there breaks forth
the deepest enthusiasm and the most
ungovernable passion. SO punctili-
GUS is his sense or honor, so Jealous
and truthful is he in his friendships,
SO affectionate and humane in all his
private relations, that at one time the
term Spanish gentleman was synony-
nous with everything just. generous,
and high minded throughout Europe.
In intellect he is contemplative rather
than profound, apt in emergencies,
but lacking breadth and depth. In
habits he is temperate and frugal,
easily satisfied, indolent. To live
without work is his ideal of enjoy
ment. Dissolutenpss and intemper-
ance cannot be ranked among his
vices, nor do travellers Place hospi-
tality in his list of virtues. There is
no such word as rowdy in his vocabu-
larry, Turbulent from imposition he
may be, and after injury revengeful
bnt brawler, disturber of peace and
social order. he is not. Though taci-
turn, he is deep in feeling; in his
love of country he is provincial
rather than national Though hard
to bo driven he is easily led; acting
collectively, officially, he is given to
venality; when personally thrown
upon his honor he is scrupnlous and
trusty. History Pacific States.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-12-29
SKELETON LEAVES.

Those who wish to prepare skele
ton leaves will find the following di-
rections, taken from an English mag
aZine, useful:
Take a large saucepan of cold wa
ter and piece of scrubbing soap,
about four inches square, cut into
small slices.
Gather mature leaves, seed vessels.
etc; put some soap into the water,
then layer of leaves one by one,
then more soap, then leaves, and so
on.
Put on u lid. set the pan by the
side of fire and let it simmer.
After an hour take out u few
leaves, and try them between the
thumb and finger; if the pulp separ-
ates readily from the fibre, remove
thom from the fire; if not, let the pan
remain.
Some leaves, such as ivy, orange,
ETC., are done in an hour or two:
others of tougher fibre take half a
day.
Seed vessels of mallow or campan-
ulla take a short time. Large poppy,
or stramonium, requires perhaps two
days.
Now lay leaf upon a plate, under
tap of running water, and beat it
with sharp strokes with q hard brush
say a tooth brush; the green mat
ter will run off with the water. When
the skeleton is quite clean, dry it
upon blotting paper.
To bleach the specimens put a
quarter of a pound of chloride OF
lime into large bottle of water. cork
it and let it stan some days. Strain
it, and mix with more water in a
basin; immerse the leaves, etc.
Again carefully watch and remove
them as soon as they are white, for
tho lime soon renders them brittle
and rotten.
Wash again in pure water and dry
as before. AS the stems usually
come away from most leaves, it is
we'll to boil several stalks separately,
and after bleaching to mount the
leaves by cumming them to the
stems,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-12-29

The Canadians are frightened at
the steady flow of emigration from
the Dominion to the United States.
Seventeen Philadelphians with
seventeen hounds shot 149 rabbits,
near Bieglersville, Montgomery
county, Pa, few days since.
In q single week nearly 1000 car
loads of freight accumulated at Bis
marck, Dakota. waiting for the COM
pletion of the new bridge over the
Missouri River at that point.
In Naples, Ontario county, N. Y,
George Parr, while eating dinner,
drank solution of sugar Of lead and
laudanum by mistake from a bottle
labeled bitters, and died in two
hours.
Having determined to spend half
of each year in New York city, ex-
Governor Stanford offers his San
Francisco residence for sale; price.
S1,0O0,000.
Hartford florists are at last intro
ducing the wreaths of immortelles so
commonly used in France. They are
of brilliant yellow, combined with
black, scarlet and white. and will last
a long time when exposed upon a
rave. They cost from 81 to So EACH
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-12-29
CURIOUS SOURCE OF pISIAsA

The London Lancet states that "re-
cent and unsatisfactory experience
in one or two West End cutting
saloons =" has led it to inquire whether
sufficient care has been bestowed on
the sanitary management Of the
shampooing contrivances. Those per-
SONS who avail themselves of the very
refreshing pleasure of q shampoo "
must have noticed that they are COM
PEELED to bend over, and bring their
faces in close proximity with the hole
in the center of the huge basin used
for this purpose. If they watch the
soapsuds that form round this hole
before any large volume Of water is
allowed to flow, they may perceive
the arr coming up the pipe, for it in
f1ates the soap and forms a large
bubble that bursts close under them.
Whatever may be within, it is too
near to avoid breathing its contents.
Nor does the absence of any suspi-
cious odor inspire a sense of security;
for it is very evident that even Q
strong Whit of sewer gas would be
lost in the scent that perfumes the
soap and surrounding atmosphere.
If, therefore, the pipes attached to
the basins communicate direct with
the house drains and the sewer, there
is danger that the atmosphere
breathed within a couple Of inches Of
the aperture. may carry, disguised
under the fragrancy Of the rose or
jasmin, the virus Of disease.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-12-29

could. and started on again. linr,,
alAlous than before 10 grt 10 tn, r,.,!
OF my journey. and be rid Of her
company.
truth to tell. strange donbts were.
neSlnnlnS to creep into my mind.
IN" Inquire beside mo was very large
for that of all Cd woman. 1t no
longer STOPPED Is much Il, it did Its
| no@" WAS Il very vigorous and strong
~ lnari.rI feature. Tie krrclirf
about the face seemed to be- worn for
purposes OF concealment The longer
l looked the more suspicious | grew.
and at last, III an incautioIis moment.
a hand protruded from under the
cape of the cloak 1t was instantly
withdrawn, but not until | had seen
1t. 1t was strong, large. dark and
harry; no old woman ever had such
hand
The person beside me was a man
In disguise, and one who knew nv
errand and what l carried Doubt
less he was armed. and it only re-
manned to be decided whether he
would prefer to kill me or to leave
me on the road. | was small and
slight. had no hope of mastering
him save by stratagem, and l could
take no falser step than to betray my
knowledge Of the truth. Meanwhile
l was on my guard l felt for my
pistols and found them safe, and /
resolved to sell my life dearly.
- Nhn ,n.,,nopf hnl ao,,o w l.. !
entered path which ran through
thick wood. The waste Of snow be.
hind us was marked only by the track
of the sleigh. and even this The fall
ing flakes were fast obliterating.
There was no need of further disguise.
Iconfess it was with horror that saw
my companion move, and cast from
his head the hood and kerchief which
had hidden it. A mans face was
close to mine-the face had seen on
the steps Of the bank-the face that
had peered in at the livery stable
window. In moment more the
cloak was cast off, and hand of
iron grasped my throat. 1 struggled
in vain. was powerless in the fel-
io"s grasp: couiu not uSo my
weapons. I
"'Wake upv cried voice in my
ear. Wake up! Here! l say.
What is the matter!
i stared about me. Two hands
were on my shoulders, but they were
the hands of the man at the livery
stable. l sat in his arm chair before
the fire. 1 had fallen asleep, and
had dream of a nightmare. conse-
quent upon a paragraph 1 had been
reading in the paper just before l
dozed off, and I cannot say 1 was
ever more pleased to be awakened.
Il shook myself, took my saddle
bags, jumped into the sleigh that
awaited me, and reached home with
out adventure in time to pay the fac
tory hands; but the dream has
always remained in my memory as
though it were a true incident"