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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26
An Enthusiast on Onions.

[ know this: An onion is the most
viilified and worst traduced esculent
there is, and yet it is one of the most
delicious to some persons that the earth
produces. There is one thing that it
lacks and that is popularity. l know
men who, if they experience the W Tiff
of an onion, become so sick that they
are in the deepest imaginable misery
for hours hereafter. On the other hand
there are those who are so passionately
fond of onions that they would rather
eat q mess of onions than to sit down to
the finest banquet in the land. Gen. 5.
T. Hunt is one of them. Gen. Hunt is.
an enthusiast on the subject of onions.
He told me once that every time he WIS.,
its the residence of friend of his who
makes specially of raising partieu-
larry fine species of onions, he eats SO
many that he is ashamed of himself
Many times he slips off to restaurants
and enjoys feast of his favorite in
several courses. He says that those are
the happiest moments of his life. To
ths travelling man the onion 10 the best
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26
In Three Acts.

Act l. Scene, Germany. Rowing son,
| tired of the army, deserts. Rich uncle
| gives him money to bring him to the
United States. OF for Americs. Cur
tain falls. Rapid music and red lights.
|. Act 2. America. Hans III New York.
He sees the elephant. Out of money.
no work. He falls in love. Marries.
Goes West. Curtain falls, orchestra
playing.
Act 3. East again. Life in Spring
field. Falls heir to an estate. Friends
at court. A reconciliation. Off fol
Germany. The villain foiled Green
curtain, and 1.-The Dutch Company is
the Best Company"
Springfield, not to be outdone by her
larger sisters, always unfortunately at
some distance. takes her turn in foster
ing the runaway son, who fails heir 10 Il
large foreign estate. Herman v. Har-
man, who has been lately employed at
Soule's barber shop, under the Mas
sasoit house, has recently fallen heir TO
n property in the Fatherland amounting
to S75, 200 to 500, 600 Herman's faith
or was major in the German army.
and he, when quite young, entered the
army, being placed in the hospital de-
partment, his eyesight preventing him
from doing field duty. At the age of Is
he deserted. and helped by an uncle,
with whom he was great favorite. to
reach this country, where, like so many
other young foreigners, he expected to
pick up money with very little exertion
on his part, but was sadly disappointed.
His uncle gave him considerable money
when he left Germany, but he quickly
went through this, and was thrown up.
on his own resources. Unable to speak
our language, although fairly well edu
Gated, he was in bad way, and finally
entered a barber shop in New York,
where he learned the art of manipulate
ing the razor and shears. From New
York he drifted to Chicago. and then
back to Rochester and this city, where
he was employed at first by Ruder and
since then by Soule. BY the death of
his father few years ago he fell heir to
a portion OF his property, amounting to
about $50, 900, which he was unable to
get through complications which would
arise through the German Government
and his desertion from the army A about
month ago his uncle. a wealthy bach
elor, whose favorite he was, and who
helped him to reach this country, died,
leaving him his property. He has now
brought about settlement with the
German Government through Congress-
Slate, by which he can return to the
Fatherland with his wife, New Jersey
girl better fitted by his knowledge of
what hard work is, to enjoy his ances-
trail estates. Springfield Mass. Union.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26

The Sunday civil bill, which is now be-
ing considered by the house, appropri
ates total OF $24, 100000 The items
are manifold and some of them interesting
Thus, $3.50, 900 is recommended to be
appropriated for the United States Geoloci
cal survey; 100000 is allowed for the
tenth census; for continuing and complet-
ing work on public buildings at Council
Bluffs and -Des Moines. respectively, $50
600 and $4,000 are provided; $780, 900
is appropriated to be used by authority of
the president in case of dangerous epidem-
&c; $50 600 is recommended for observa-
tons and explorations III the Arctic seas;
$4,000 is provided for the suppression of
counterfeiting and 81 900 for ; loss
by mutilation of coin, while the father of
his country is gratefully remembered, and
the sum of S150,000 appropriated for the
completion of themonument to his memory
For the Presidents house and grounds the
bill recommends: for the grounds south of
the mansion, $4,000; fuel, 50. 500: re-
pair of Conservatives. So, 500; for light
ing. S25,0 600; greenhouses and nursery.
repairing and refurnishing executive man
sion, $25, 600. The expenditure of these
liberal amounts ought certainly to render
the executive mansion and its surroundings
pleasant. particularly as equally large sums
He appropriated for the same purpose
every year.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26

sented to them by the republicans, but
viii rather use every known parliamentary
means to defeat such puritanical legisla-
ton. This is the view of the contest taken
by Mr.. Haines in the beginning, and rep
resenting as he does. under the system of
minority representation Ia this state, a
separate constituency, who are opposed to
prohibition or any measure tending in that
direction. his endeavors have been to
properly represent them in this issue. To
this end he has sought by proper parlia
mentary tactics to defeat any such obnox
ious legislation. The republicans claim
that in doing so he is responsible for the
present deadlock which Mr. Haines says
he shall not take the trouble to deny,
although his private opinion is that the
present cause thereof IS chargeable to Mr..
Morrison.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26

Last year the merchandise imports of
Great Britain exceeded her exports more
than $5000 100000. yet her stock of gold
increased $11 200, 900. Her total imports
of merchandise and produce were So, 005,-
COG, 100. The total imports of the United
states were $752, S41. 145. Her imports
exceeded ours more than 81, 200, 100, 600
and her exports exceeds enr more than
1927 900, 600. Her total foreign trade ex-
ceeded that of the United States by nearly
90, 900, 900. The French foreign trade
shows an excess of imports over exports of
1886. $40. 85S. The gain of gold coin in
France was more than double that of Eng
land. while the United States, with an ex
cess of exports over imnorts amounting to
s23, 112, 361. actually sent abroad $25, $50.
052 in gold more than was received This
is an item for the tariff thinkers to study.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26
Where TO Put a Kiss.

| An esteemed young friend of the Phil
adelphia Times asks funny question
He wants to know where he shall put
his kisses. Probably any number of
people, without much thought. would
rush rashly forward TO tell him all
about it and consider the conundrum a
perfectly easy one. The problem, how
ever, is really very difficult, and anyone
who has had experience enoughto know
what kissing is will shrink from quick
OF direct advice on the subject.
AS q matter of course the young man
who has kisses to give away will give
them to his girl if she is willing; if she
isn't willing-but that is so improbable
that it wonld be waste of time to say
anything about it. If a Young man has
no girl of his own he viii naturally
such is the waywartlness of human ma
ture-find some one elsess girl or girls.
and TO some a good many girls are not
any too much of good thing. They
say it isn't such bad thing sometimes
when YOU find you have kissed the
wrong girl, if there can be any wrong
girl in a matter like that.
But the trouble on the young mans
mind seems to be regarding the proper
place for the kiss. He does not feel
certain whether he should kiss his girl
on the lips, or the forehead, or the chin,
or the cheek, or the hand. There are
some young men who would regard the
poorest of all these chances as the ex-
IRENE of bliss. But such young men
lack the snap and enterprise which a
wide-awake and desirable girl rather
likes. The young man who hesitates
and trifes with uncertainty about thu
proper site upon which to build his kiss
will lose the delight of kissing If there
were worse fate he would deserve it.
There is. however, no worse fate.
Kissing the hand is a very neat but
<fiorless sort of compliment. 1t is un.
satisfactory to both parties, they say
We are also reliably informed chat kiss
ing the forehead or the chin is cold
sort of thing and not largely INDUCED in
by people of good taste. The cheek. if
not too hard is understood to be very
fair kissing ground but good judges
have very generally agreed upon the
ips as offering superior inducements.
If his mouth is not too large or his
g4rl's mouth zoo small, or if his girls
mouth is not too large and his too small,
perhaps the young man who wants the
Times advice had better stick to the
lips If there is anything sweet in a
kiss-and doubtless there is-he viii
fud it there
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26
THE SPRING ELECTION

| The time is fast approaching when the
/ people of Rock Island viii be called on to
elect municipal officers. This is duty OF
them 1t has been too much the habit to
| think that almost any man was fit for an
| alderman, and the result has beec that
men have been elected TOP fill these impor-
| for the duties devolving on them. Thus
| the best interests of the city have suffered
untold injury in various ways With a
council of first-class men--men of good
administrative ability and business knowl-
edge-a city IS sure to prosper, her f1nan-
ces will be carefully husbanded and judi
ciously laid out; narrow minded, illibera
views are less likely to prevail, while
broad, comprehensive ones may reasonably
be expected of well posted, intelligent
men.
The future of Rock Island in a great
measure depends on her city council. She
may be said to be in a transition state
emerging from darkness to light, and it
in the position to which she is justly en-
titled. not only from her present import
auce, but to grasp and turn to the best &C
count her great natural advantages.
Active, wide-awake men are seeking To-
cations in which to establish themselves
and the city that offers most inducements
is sure to get them. They inquire into the
rate of taxation particularly, and if they
find out that ineompeteney and extrava
gance is the ruling feature, they will be Ger
tain give that place the go by. Therefore
it is essential TO the last degree that men of
character and standing in the community
should be selected to represent
the city in the council chamber.
Tue ARGUS holds that no gentleman
who is identified with Rock Island by
property or business is too respectable to
connect himself with the city government.
The greai his interests. the greater his
ability. the greater his character as man
81 strict integrity and honor the better.
Such are the Een that are wanted, and
such men will command not only the re-
spect and confidence of their fellow citi-
zens but that Of the outside Grid.
Therefore the ARGUS would earnestly
urge on its political friends, when making
up their ticket for the spring cleo
ton, to select the eery best men tn the party.
By this means We shall, at least, secure the
good opinion of not only the democrats
who take no active part in the selection of
tile candidates, but of business men gener-
ally. The ARGUS would say to the demo
Gratis, deserve success even if you should
not meet with it, and you will at least
have the consciousness of having done
your duty
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26
LARGE FIRE.

WASHINGTON, Iowa. Feb 24-Betwe
8 and 4 o'clock this morning the bell of
the First United Presbyterian church APP
plealed to our citizens to save the town
from fire" which had been discovered in
the large dry goods house of A. Schmidt s.
Sons. Notwithstanding that our people
turned out en- masse, yet for want of the
proper implements for fighting fire, they
but witnessed the destruction of six bust
ness storerooms, five of which were of the
most substantial character. aggregating a
total loss on buildings and stocks of goods
at from 500. 900 TO S75, 900, but partially
insured. This is the first fire in the bust
ness portion of town for over twenty-five
years, and the citizens had learned to con-
graduate themselves on the good fortune.
The following is a list of the losses:
r. Schmidt & Sens, on stock, SOS. 900;
insarcd for 100000. First National Bank
building and fixtures, $1,000; no Insur
ance on vault safe. L. o. Brindley, res
taurant and confectionery and household
goods over store. S., 900; insurance, So 800.
s. B. Dewey, jewelry. loss on building and
stock not saved, 81, 700; insured for ST.
500; E. Hoover drugs and books, loss
81 600, fully insured; w r.. Mount, house
hold goods, 81 200, insured for $500; Nc
Junken & Henderson's law office, 5000, no
ance; Doth & Mount, 500: Hugh Smith,
on building, $9,00p, insurance $4,000 H.
s. w. Scofeld. building, $1,000. no in
surance; Isaac Wagner, on - building,
So. 5C0 no insurance; E. NJ. Denny, on
building, $500. insured; Miss Nancy Cum
minis Ca poor crippled dressmaker,) loss
$500, no insurance.
Besides a number of other losses on
goods being moved from buildings On
stocks of goods. Mr. Brindly is, all things
considered. by far the heaviest loser, hav-
ing by hard work and strict attention to
business. built up as fine an institution of
the kind as can be found in any town in
this state, and while all have hosts of
sympathizing friends, he leads them all
The horse is stolen and the barn will be
locked. Some protection from fire, which
was before entirely lacking, will now be
made.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26
AN ANSWER WANTED.

Can any ore bring us case of Kidney
or Liver Complaint that the Electric Bitters
will not speedily cure? We say that they
can not. as thousands of cases already per-
manently cured and and who are daily re
commencing Electric Bitters, will prove.
Bight's Disease, Diabetes, week Back or
any urinary complaint quickly cured. They
purify the blood, regulate the bowels. and
act directly on the diseased parts. Every
bottle guaranteed For sale at soc. bot
tie by HartZ & Bahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26
LOGAN sWAMPING tbs REPUBLIC
New York Commercial Advertiser.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
Senator Logan has designs upon this re-
public. He wants TO swamp it. With the
full knowledge that our pension indebted
ness is now greater than we can bear, he
proposes to place the colored troops. Il cir
heirs, executors and assigns upon the same
footing with the whites. We have every
sentiment of admiration for the colored
troops They fought nobly. We would
gladly give them all farms; but in the name
of all that is patriotic. Gen. Logan, whar's
dat money to come fromY
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26

Bellville Democrat: All honor be to
Morrison. Cox, Carlisle. Springer, Towns
mend and their associates in the tariff fight.
They are for the people, and the people
at the right time will be for them in return.
s'Well done, thou faithful" etc. The
Democrat should have added Moulton to
the list of Illinois democrats who have
been faithful, and to whom honor is due.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26

friend in the world. You cant think
of any shape that an onion is not good.
Boiled, stewed, fried. baked, frieasseed,
escolloped, roasted, picked or raw,
they are palatable and delicious. Cooked
with potatoes. beefsteak, turkey or duck
they are exceedingly savory. Just let
fellow banging around the country,
disg,1sted with the fare he receives at
out-af the-way hotels or boarding houses,
eat raw onion and see how it will
brace him up. If you have taken too
much tea of an evening. and feel the
worse for your bout the next morning,
manage to get on the outside of an
onion or two, and see how it viii help
YOU. Onions are excellent cures for
heavy colds. as everybody knows. Then
when fellow becomes wakeful, just
let him fiji mp on nice sliced onions.
Gracious Ia goodness, what a eomforta-
BILE drowsihess will come over him9 He
forgets all cares and sinks into q regular
old-fashioned, forty-knot snooze that
does him a power of good. ! ;eA YOU
Springfield Globe.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26

The st. Louis Republicans special cor
respondent in Springfield, speaking of the
present contest in the house. says it is
strictly partisan one, or for Partisan pur-
poses. The republicans having, previous
to the late election, taken grounds in favor
of prohibition, and having been defeated.
they come here now and renew the con-
test in the form of a proposition to enact
a general state law providing for uniform
high liquor license throughout the state,
leaving no discretion to local municipal
authorities This, the democrats claim, is
not democratic; that according to true
democratic principles. the local municipal
regulate and govern matters of this kind in
their own way. In other words, the local
self government is fundamental princi-
pie in democracy. The real essence of the
situation is this: The republicans, find
ing their position on the prohibition ques-
ton to be failure, they now attempt.
under another name, to unload the whole
thing on the democratic party by getting
votes from that side of the house in
favor of their present measure. enough
so they can claim that their scheme. from
the beginning, wasn't partisan But the
democrats see the peift. and will not vote
for anything in this direction that 10 pre-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26

First Baker, see by the papers that
the wheat crop is immense this year.
Second Bakeries; l noticed that.
and have just told my men to use
stronger yeast. We must make our
loavcs larger
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26
TAX ceLLEcroR.s NOTICE.

Major Frazer Wilson, town collector is
now ready to receive the. taxes for 1892
Office under the Harper House, in Western
Union telegraph Office. dwtf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26

General Logan declared in the senate
that he had been attacked in newspaper
articles written in the signal service office
and paid for with government money.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26

OFFICERS IS w WHEELocK, President: JoHp
Coon, Vice President; c. F. uEMENA4AYs Cashier
TRUsTEEs:-S W. Wheeloek, Porter Skinner. G.
w. Lobdell, Nelson Chester. ii w Candee, G. T.
Grantz, a. 8. Wright, G. r. Hemnway, John
Good, j. NJ Christy c. III. Stoddard.
eSThe only chartered Savings Bank in Rock
Island County. aug2dwy
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26
Meat Market.

E. SCHNEIDER dealer in all kinds of fresh and sailed
eats. O.. 1917 Second avenue. Rock Island, H.
octlSdly
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26
The Union Trust On.
611 and GLIB Chestnut STREET. PHIJA-
DELPHIA, PA
CAPITAL 81. ooo. Ooo. / omar
CHARTER PERPETUAL

Acfs as k1ecutor. Administrators Assq0e- IT,
ceieer, Guardian 4tt0rRey agent, Trust. d, -
CODna;ttee alone IN connection ,c5th an IN 3jr
Gppointee.
Takes charge of the property of absentlcs, s,,..
non-residents, collects and RENTS income promptly
ana discharges Ialthiuily the duties OF pv.r,
fduciary trust and agency known to the laN
Safes for Rent within Burglar-proof Safes wftI,,.
charge Plate securities and all other vaII4ila-
securely kept at IA moderate annual charg. for so
return or specific indemnity.
Car Trusts and other approved securitie- f,r.q,.
Interest allowed on Moneys deposited for f..r,,s-
periods or upon ten days notice
W. c. PATTERSON, President
HIE%TER CLYMER. Vice President
MAHLON s. STOKES. Treasurer
FRANCIS BACON. Sec'y and Trust Officer
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26

DIRECTORS.
w. C. PATTERSON, HON. T. F. BAYARD
JAMES LONG, Wilmington Del
ALFRED s. GILLETT, DIR. GEO ". RELY
HON. ALLISON WHITE. Harrisburg pa
DIR. c. p. TURNER, HON j. s AFRICA
d. r. PATTERSON. Huntingdon Pa
JOHN T. MONROE, HON. II. CLYMER
JOS. I. KEEFE. Reading Pa:
THOS. r.. PATTON. HENRY s ECKFRT
W. J. MEAD, Reading Pa
JAS s. MARTIN EDMUND \ DOTY
DIR. d. HAYES AGNEW. Miffngtown Pa
ii. H. HOUSTON. HON. r.. e. MONAGHA AN
JOHN q. READING. West Chester, PA
Philadelphia, Pa; GEN w. W. H. DAVIS
HON 7. F. RANDOLPH. Doylestown. Pa:
MorristowD, n. J.; CHAS. ". COOPER
Allentown. Pa.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-26

SECURITY AND ADVANTAGES
The private property OF the Trusteeslsresponsibl
to the depositors The officers prohibited from
borrowing any of its moneys. Minors and married
women protected by speciailaw.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-09
AUGUST 9, 1888.

its large rooms is we'll supplied with news
papers and magazines, and for certain hours
every day DR.. WitherspOOn attends to pro-
vide materials for those who wish to cor
respond with relatives and friends. Twice
in every week a concert, lecture, or mixed
entertainment is given, in which the sailors
assist with their songs, choruses, and recita-
tions, some of which are admirably render
ed. The large audiences gathered together
on those occasions are in great part COM
posed of citizens with their wives and chill
dren, who also join in the performances.
The rest are sailors to whom admission is
free. Thus the seaman feels that he is not
made an exhibition of, but joins on equal
terms with ladies and gentlemen to furnish
one for others. The effect of this cannot fail
to be humanising. Now, a home where the
seaman can live where no liquors are sold,
and he is charged for only what he vOlun-
tarily consumes, is added. 1t is patronized
by all my colleagues, and has my warmest
appreciation and support" This is strong
testimony to the excellence of the Bethel,
and it was written we may add, before the
institution had attained its existing dimen-
sions. At the present time, in addition to
its other agencies for good, it has little
periodical entitled THE Seaman, but more
familiarly known as 'The Log" in which
are registered all matters of interest to the
members and inmates of the Bethel, and
in which there occasionally appears an orig
inal composition in prose or verse from the
pen of some lively tar with literary procliv-
ities. Whether DIR. Witherspoon will pick
up any new ideas which will enable him
still further to develop and improve his
institution remains to be seen. In any case
he expresses himself as being very much
pleased with what he has been shown here,
and grateful for the courtesy which has on
all hands been extended to him; and the
people of Liverpool, in return, will, we are
sure, wish him every success in his benevo,-
lent mission, not only in their own city, but
in all the other European ports which he
has vet to visit.