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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-12
RoBBING THE MAILS.
Almost Impossible to Escape Detection-A
Female Thief.

Almost Impossible to Escape Detect1on-A
Female Thief.
Washington Post.
."How often does a letter robber escape9'
asked reporter of the Post of postofice de-
tective yesterday
'1That depends was the answer IF postal
clerk, for instance, makes practice OF rifing
letters he is sure to be caught-there is nothing
surer. Your periodical thief is the one who may
evade apprehension for some time. He may
make a big haul to-day, and then stop for a
month or so. Suspicion may rest upon him, and
he is Swallowed. No evidence can be found
against him. and finally the inspectors are called
off to work up new cases. After everything has
quieted down the thief may make another haul,
and may keep the thing up for some time before
he is caught.
from Southern city, where he has been investi-
eating the theft of $500 from letter in a post
Office, told Post reporter, yesterday, that he
soon became convinced that this theft was com
mitted by one of two females in the Office He
employed the decoy-letter method of detection
One of these females is a lady of high order of
intelligence, whose father left her $40, 600, to
which she has added some $1,000 since Some
thing told him that she was the guilty party, and
one day when he was alone with her he said:
Miss , you know that theft has
been committed in this Office. Now you will
excuse me for saying that it was committed
in this room, where only you and another
lady are employed. OF course you
as perfectly honest woman, will have
no objection to showing me what you
have on your the contents of your
pockets why, certainly not, !" was the reply,
and the lady at once showed him what her pock-
cts contained, but the contents did not include
money. Have you no money about youg" he
asked II have some in the pockets fmy sacque
which hangs in closet in the next room.
will get it" sOh, no,p replied the inspector
you want to be completely indicated. Let me
examine the sacque, which he did, finding in it
the identical bills and the identical coins which
he had marked and put in the decoy letter. The
thief then confessed that since her father had
left her 1000, she had become seized with an
uncomfortable passion for adding to that sum-
and that she had been rifing letters occasionally
ever since The case will probably be comprom-
ised by her dismissal and the restitution of the
efnlar monav
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How Charles Reade worked.


At s o'clock he used to rise. At he break
tasted. At 10 he began his work, which gener-
ally lasted until 2, or thereabouts His work was
done in the drawing room, from the windows of
which he could look on the smooth lawn, some
times watching the traffic as it passed the bot
tom Of the garden. or looking on at game of
tennis, or amused by the gambols Of his tame
hares. When the French windows we're closed
no noise from the street could reach him, though
he was not as some authors for he even toler-
ated the presence of friend when at work
When he had fairly broken the ice of a story he
worked with great rapidity, and sometimes for
many hours without rest He loved great
sheets of drab manuscript paper, great pens,
and the BLACKLIST of ink. As each sheet was
done it was numbered and thrown on the floor,
which, after few hours was carpeted with
manuscript The maid servant gathered up the
sheets; they were put in order and sent to his
favorite copyist, who returned them written out
clean, in a neat, round hand. Mr. Reade went
over them again, slashing here or adding there.
The revised sheets we're once more copied out,
once more revised, and then sent to the printers.
Punch once declared that a compositor threw
himself off Waterloo bridge in fit Of madness
induced by Charles Reades manuscript a little
joke which he took much to heart 1t proved
effective, however, and was good for both COM
positor and copyist AT times he dictated q
story, but this happened very seldom. He took
no lunch, but dined late, often going to the
theater after dinner.
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THE STORY OF A COFFIN
Kept About the House for Twenty Years-It
Finally Finds Permanent Occupant.

Kept About the House for Twenty Years-It
Finally Finds a Permanent Occupant,
notroit rimas
Bertha CSass was dnll. stnnid pir1 ofeiobteen
danehter of q HoIlander who owned 4 small
farm in the vicinity Of the connty- bonse Her
father was 1ynorant and brutal and for some
tTifinc offense heat her crnellv In the nieht
she disannearea and the old man. af1icted With
remorse for his severity was convinced that she
had drowned herself in the river which flowed
across his farm. concealed nv a thick wood For
DAYS and weeks the stream was searched
hut tbe bodv was not found and the
nnblic mind settled To the oninion
that in q bieh water which nreyailed
at tbe fine the moor oirls remains WE'RE Aoate5
awav So tbe ald man bonoht q 1ot in the Gem
etary and mt m 4 wooden sIab to her mamorv
her mother tied q rustv black ribbon On ber
straw bonnet and matters ret1rned ia tbei,.
nsnal rontine Three wears AFTER 4 neipbhor
discovered tbe pirl emac;ated with disease
among the inmates Of tbe counhv-house The
fact WAS renorted ID her narents who took her.
home. where she shortly after died. She had
worn herself out as 4 house servant IN Detroit
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AKiss Not a Legal consideration.

FHII Mali Ua1etteo.
What is kiss9 The question can only be-
answered by experience: solvitur oscuando.
But it is easy after decision in the Lambeth
County Court yesterday to say what is kiss is not
1t is not legal consideration. A surgeon in
Lambeth kissed workingmans wife; the hus-
band valued the kiss at f5, and the surgeon gave
him an o u for that amount A month after
date an action was brought on this document
but the judge promptly ruled there was no con-
sideration and gave verdict for the defendants
Perhaps the lady was in court and the Judge
may have been influenced by that For even
the poets admit that there are kisses and
kisses" the interesting question is whether yes
terdays Judgment was meant to lay down q gem
eral principle or whether every case must be de-
cided on its merits
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| Your system is now more susceptible to the
| benefits Of reliable medicine than at any other
J season. Take Hoods Sarsaparilla
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Handsome Teeth

Are always admired. Wards Cream Of Chalk,
the best Dentifrice extant. contains no acid.
Price % cents. Browning & Sloan agents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
Photographing a Streak Of Lightning.

A Bohemian observer, NJ. Robert
Haensel, of Reichenberg, has succeeded
in accurately photographing a fash of
lightning. His pictures, of which he has
taken several, show the light of the flash,
under the form of long, continuous
sparks, trayesing the atmosphere. With
the spark the landscape also is well
produced, and means is given for
estimating the length of the luminous
train, which, in one instance, is calcu-
lated to be seventeen hundred metres.
Wheatstone demonstrated by direct
experiments of great ingenuity that
single flashes of lightning do not last
more THAI a millionth of a second. We
may Judge from this of the wonderful
sensibiity of the plates which permit
the taking of correct views under these
conditions.
M, Haensel has given 3 short account
of the circumstances under which his
photographs were taken and of the pro-
cesses he employed. On the 9th of
July, 1888, during storm, when the
sky was trayersed by frequent flashes of
lightning, he turned his instrument at
about ten O'Clock in the evening toward
that point whence the strongest flashes
scanned to issue. The apparatus was
furnished with the most sensitive plates,
and the flash left its own impression
upon them as it was formed, CASTOR
:SSSanditT, IN Popular Science MC2!thig
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
Vital Questi0usii

Ask the most eminent physician
OF any school, what is the best thing in
the world for quieting and allaying all
irritation of the nerves and curing all
forms of nervous complaints, giving nat
ural. childlike refreshing sleep always:
And they will tell You unhesitatingly
Some form of Hops!
CHAPTER l.
Ask anv or all of the most eminent
physicians
What is the best and only remedy
that can be relied on to cure all diseases of
the kidneys ard urinary organs; such as
Bright's disease, diabetes. retention or in
ability to retain urine, and all the diseases
and ailment peculiar to Women
And they will tell you explicitly aud
emphaticaly "Buchu.'
Ask the same physicians
What is the most reliable and surest
cure for all liver diseases or dyspepsia,
constipation, indigestion, bilIiousness,
malarial fever, ague. &c, and they will
tell you:
Mandrake, OF Dandehon"
Hence, when these remedies are com
bined with others equally valuable
And compounded into Hop Bitter5, such
a wonderful and mysterious curative pow
er is developed which is SO varied in its
operations that no disease or iii health
can possibly exist or resist its power. and
yet it is
Harmless for the most frail womrn,
weakest invalid or smallest child to use
CHAPTER II.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
BAD Blood

Is inclined TO come to the surface in the
Spring because of the effort made by
good old mother nature to throw it off.
If nature does not have help at this time,
the poison may go back to the system and
produce all manner of ills; but by The aid
of Swifts Specific the bad blood is all
driven out through the pores of the skin,
and permanently relieves the trouble.
This remedy is purely vegetable and
harmless preparation, but so powerful an
antidote TO blood poison, that it finds and
roots it all out. Do not be deceived by
Mercury and Potash mixtures, which
drive in the poison, only to come out
again in worse form.
have cured permanently Blood faint
in the third generation by the use of
Swift's Specific, after had most signally
failed with Mercury and Potash
F. A TooMER, NJ D., Perry, Ga.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co. Drawer ,.
Atlanta Ga.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
AN ANswER WANTED,

Can any one bring us case OF Kidney
or Liver Complaint that the Electric Bitters
will not speedily acure2 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.
Brights Disease, Diabetes, week Back, OF
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, 1884-04-29
ADVICE To MOTHERS.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth2 If so,
send at once and get bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. Its value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon ii mothers.
there is no mistake about it. 1t cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom-
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces Inflammation and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
tenn. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one of
the oldest and best female nurses and ply
siCians in the United States, and is fol-
sale by all druggists throughout the
world Price % cents per bottle.
feb % m-W-s m 1-y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29

honey expended in personal adornment
is often foolshly wasted upon articles of
no intrinsic value. A bottle of Sozodont,
however is worth its weight in gold to
any one troubled with poor teeth, and its
price is cash we'll spent by the purchaser
Though it will not make the teeth regular
they who use it are astonished at the
rapid improvement it effects in the dental
row, Moreover. they breathe sweetness
and have healthy gums and ruddy hips,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29

Many persons in Pittston are using
Ely's Cream Balm, Catarrh remedy, with
most satisfactory results. A lady is re
covering the sense of smell which she had
not enjoyed FOR fifteen years. She had
given up her case as incurable Mr.. Bar
Der has used it in his family and com
mends it very highly. A Tunkhannock
lawyer, known TO many to our readers,
testfies that he was cured of partial deaf
ness.-Pittson (Pa) Gazette. Not liquid
or snuff so cts
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
Almost dead or nearly diving


For years, and given up by physicians
Of Bright's and other kidney diseases,
liver complaints, severe coughs called
consumption. have been cured
Women gone nearly crazy
From agony of neuralgia nervousness,
wakefulness and various diseases peculiar
to women.
People drawn out of shape from excru-
ciating pangs OF rheumatism
Inflammatory lind chronic or suffering
from sCrOfula,
Erysipelasl
Salt rheum, bloo! poisoning, dyspepsia,
Indigestion, and in fact almost all diseases
frail
Nature is heir to
Have been cured by Hop Bitters proof
of which can be found in every neighhnr,
hood in the known world.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
ChancerV Notice.

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock Island County, ! 90
In the Circuit Court of said Rock Island County
In Chancery.
William Il, Appleton and William W. Appleton.
executors of the last will and Testament Of
James h. Cooley, deceased, compliments,
vs..
David Sears Thomas j. Robinson. John II. vii
son, Bailey Davenport, The Rock River Navga-
ton and Water Power Company, William Brett
bach, Paul Theissen. John Peterson, Sarah John
son, Andrew OlandeT, Mary Olson, Oscar Olson,
Peter Olson, William Milhall. James Cannon,
Isaac Allies, Timothy O'Connell, James Burrs.
The City Of Rock Island, Emma Kalbaugh, Ia
doc kalbaugh, Julia kehoe, the Rock Island and
Peoria hallway Company. Martha A. Rodman,
John B. Rodman, Florence Butler. Thomas j.
Rodman. Ella K. Ayers, Addison b. ROdman,
George W. Sears, William Sears, Henry Ii.
Sears, Sophia NanlandsChoot. NJ. W Fryar.
Holmes 4akes, The Rock Island Watch COmpa-
ny James First, Washington L. Sweeney, Sarah
&. Eastman, stephen A. Main. George Ii. Malsh,
John f. Ellsworth, Hiram Ellsworth, Myra l..
Ellsworth, James :. Drake, Roswell p. Dart,
The Milan Paper Company, Henry =. Bcatie,
James Johnston. William T. Riggs, Robert Me
Donald, David /. Cunkle, Gco~gc NJ. u. HakeS,
George NJ. Dickson, The Rock River Canal and
Lock Company, The Rock Island Paper Compa-
ny, Charles l.. Walker, Cornelius Lynde, Phil
Mitchell, Philemon l.. Mitchell The National
Paper Company, Grahams Cotton Mills, CHRIS
tnphcr Nj Brace, Margaret j. Sears, and Rob
err ;. Rodman, Jeanette Sears. Mary Tamcr
Henry Sholl, Frank Sholl, Carrie Bass. Charles
Bass, Woodford Bass, Jr., Thomas Bass. Mary
+. Lord and Sarah Spence.
To said defendants. Mary Turner. Frank Shol
Carrie Bass, Charles Bass, Woodford Bass. Jr-
Thomas Bass, Mary b. Lord and Sarah Spence
Henry Shol and Sarah C. Eastman and every OF
them;
Due affidavit having been filed herein. notice i
hereby given yoH said last above named defen
daHts and every of Won, that the above entitled
suit is now pending in said court and that sum
| mons has been issued against you therein: Now
unless you shall personally be and appear before
the said Circuit Court the first day of the mex
term thereof, to be holden at the court house il
the city of Rock Island, in the county and STATE
aforesaid. on the first Monday Of May. a. D.. 1881
TO which time and place the said summons Is made
rrturnahlc, and plead, answer or demnr 10 the
amended bill of complaint IN said suit filed. tha
the same will be taken for confessed agains
yon and decree entered accordingly.
Rock Island, Illinois, March "A. A. D., 1854
LEVI +. HARRISON.
HENRY CURTIS, Jr., Clerk of said Court
Solicitor for Complananls div
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
Pnre Cod liver OH made from select,

Pure COd-liver Oh made from selected
livers, on the sea-shore. by Caswell Ha-
zard & Co, New York 1t is absolutely
pure and sweet Patients who have once
taken it prefer it to all others, Physicians
have decided it superior to any of the
other oils in market.
Chapped Hands, Face, Pimplcs, and rough
Skin, cured by using Juniper Tar Soap,
made by Caswell, Hazard 4 Co.,New
York
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
THE PRETTIEST LADY IN ROCk ISLAND

Remarked to a friend the other day
that she knew Kemp's Balm for the
Throat and Lungs was a superior remedy,
as it stopped her cough instantly when
others had no effect whatever So to
prove this o. Grotjan will guarn
tee it to all. Price 80 cents and 81
Trial size free.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The greatest medical wonder OF the world
Warranted to speedily cure burns, bruises,
cuts. ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, can
GERS, piles, chilblains, cOrns, letter, chap
ped hands, and all skin eruptions, guaran-
teed to cure in every instance. or money
refunded. 2Jcents per box. For sale by
HartZ e Rahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
A CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscretions of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss of manhood &c,
| will send a recipe that will cure sou,
FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
was discovered by missionary in South
America Send self addressed envelope
to the Rev JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station d.
New York CITY
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29

Avoid Pills Being largely composed
of mercury they eventually ruin the
stomach but Aliens Bilious Physic a
vegetable mixtures, acts quickly, and eff i,
tectually cures % Cents. At all Drug
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29

If you suffer with Sick Headache, Con
stipation, Sour Stomach or Bilious at
tacks Emory's Little Oathartic Pills will
relieve vOu-15 cents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29

Trough on COrns."
Ask for Wells Rough on Corns" 15c
Quick, complete cure Hard or soft corns
Warts, hunions.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
fGlcAGO, BURLINGTON Il QUINCY.
rulcAGo, MmwAUkEG 4 ST. PAUL.


Trains No. :. s, 9 ami 10 are Maquoketa Branch
Trains AMI L. Accommodation Tor oxford JHuc
ion; l aud : Passenger, Tor Cclmar.
Flying Dutchmann leaves Rock stand . 40 u
III. urriyes al g;J5 p. m; arrives Dubuque ~ % u
IN I.al..s ans n m arrives at ST Paul 9: 50 r.
N. leaves - n. in arrives Minneapolis IL 10 P
m. leaves ~ So u. IN.
4 T.. " HOLMES, Agent
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
PATENTS,

F. A. Lehmanu, Solicitor Of American and For
egn Patents. Washington, d. C. All business
connected with patents, whether before the Patent
Office or the Courts, promptly attended to-. No
charge made unless paten: is secured. Send for
ircular. apl-27n
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
ROCK ISLAND & MERCER co., R. R.
LUCK island 4 PIORIA
RAILW AY.
SHORTEST ROUTE To THE
EAST AND SOUTH

Trains leave Rock Island
100 a. m Way Freight,
o4j -' Fast Express
40 T. IN. Mail and Express
$50 '' Through Freight and Accommodation.
Trains arrive at Rock Island
23a a m. Through Freight and Accommodation.
Il a. p III. Mail and Express,
80 &c Fast Express.
4aO Way Freight.
The FAST EXPRESS, leaving Rock Island al 80
= m. arrives at Peoria 1920 p. m, at Springfield
- D. III, at Decatur 4.00p. m, Jacksonville 40
D. m. Alton 20 p IN, ST Louis S.15 p. m, and
lerre Haute 1855 p. m, THE SAME DAY. Masking
this the BEST and QUICKEST route 10 all points
southeast
The I3O p m. train makes close connection al
Galva with L. b. q q. for points west; arriving at
Galeshnrg al / % p. IN, at Burlington o4O p m at
keOkuk lO25 p. M, and at Quincy lb-O5 P. m
Arriving at Peoria at $50 =. M, making close
connections with the l. b. & W ana t. T. W =.
fer Indianapolis. connecting there with all fast
rains for the east and south.
~ FAST TINE SURE CONNECTIONS, and
rates as low as by any other route
Il. n CABLE. A. n. MORTON,
Gen'l Supt Gen'l Tiki. Agt.
The 80 p. IN. Accommodation leaves every day
Except sunday.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
Sherif's Sale.

BY virtue of an Execution and Fee Bill No 5162,
issued ont Of the clerks Office of the circuit court
of Rock Island county, and state of Illinois, and to
me directed, whereby am commanded 10 make
the amount of certain Judgment recently ob
tanned against Lucy b. Way, in favor Of John Ma
hollend, ont of the lands. tcnements goods and
chattels of said defendant, Lucy b. Way, | have
levied upon the following property 10 Wit: Lot
one % IN block thirteen 80, Brigham Addition
or Illinois; Therefore according 10 said command.
Shall expose for sale, at public auction, All the
right, title and interest of the above named
Lucy b. Way in and 10 the above described prop
erty. on Monday the Fifth day of May. 1855
a Two O'Clock p. M. at the north door of the
court house in the city of Rock Island in the conn
ty OF Rock Island ana state of Illinois Tor cash IN
hand, 10 satisfy said execution aud fee bill.
Dated Al Rock Island, this 14th day OF April. A.
u l$Si j. NJ. RETICkER.
Mrig Of Reel IaidHG county.
apl-14-dtd
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

HARNESS MANUFACTURERS
Sauerman, John, 219 seventeenth street
II ARD"AFE,
Stewart & Montgomery, 1900 second avenue
MERCHANT TAILORS.
Wendt, H. 1902 second avenue.
NEWS DEALERS,
Wilmans, j. NJ. Post Office Block
NEWSPAPERS.
The Rock Island DAILY ARGUS; published every
evening Sunday excepted in Argus block, OPP
pOste POstOtfice Best advertising medium in the
city.
The Rock Island WEEKLY ARGUS; published
every Friday. A fine job department in cOnnec-
ton with the establishment.
DESTAURANTS AND CONFECTIONERS.
Krell Fred, 1919 second avenue.
Evers Fred, 1911 second avenue
SrATloNkFS'
Wilmans, j. NJ, Post Office Block.
SALOONS
Wolff, Oh, Market Square.
Westphal, John, 1872 second avenue.
warren MAKERS
Bromley, G. A. 1917 second avenue.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
CHICAGO LADIES SEMINARY.

Full courses of study. Art. Music, Ancient and
Modern Languages. Emil Liebling, Director of
Music Home comforts in boarding department.
MISS GREGG, Principal, 10 and II Sheldon ST.,
Chicago, Ills. aug-23-d1m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
"Rongh on Coughs"

Knocks a Cough or Cold endwise. For
children or adults. Troches, 15c. Liquid,
SOC. At druggis S.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND g. PACIFIC R'Y,

Being the Great Central Line affords Travellers Of uNaed
Souheast and the West Northwest and Southwest.
sae Moline Rock
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-29
RocR ISLAND 4 rEoRlA RAILWAY

The lis =. IN. train makes close connection
al tfaiva with the Z. L. Il q, for points west; ar
irving ii Gaesburg at rs y. m; Burlington o:4O
D. H.; keoLuk lO:25 ?. N; Quincy 1000 y. III; )
x V, and 4 P Il ", roads for aIl points east
and south.