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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-28

Ask for "Rough on Coughs, for Coughs,
Colds Sore Throat, Hoarseness. Troches,
15c. LIQUID. 25c
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-28

Mr.. Madden surprised the British
Medical association at their last meeting
by showing how common among children
was the habit Eof Iiquor-drinking and
how many cases of Juvenile alcoholism
he had been called upon to treat in his
own practice. The cases are found
chiefly among people who send small
children to public saloons for liquor.
On their way home they take draughts
of the liquor. and thus are sown the
seeds which may germinate into an ire
sistible desire for alcohol. The doctor
has lately treated a case of well-marked
chronic alcoholism in boy of eight and
one of delirium tremens in a child of the
same age
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-28

A great deal of the time of the young men
OF the present day goes TO waist.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-28

Il is not meet for uell-bred girls 10 narry
c0achmen. Sometimes Il il hardly cracker.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-28

The cholera has been curse to Eu-
rope this year in many different ways.
The London Standard says: 1t is said
that the loss which the continent of Eu-
rope hos sustained this year from the
cholera scare exceeds ga, 500, 900. The
amount seems incredibly large, especial
~ as the expenses of quarantine form no
part OF the total. Switzerland has Of
course suffered most, as her special in
dustry seems to consist in the housing
and nurture ard transport of travellers.
but in actual total, though not in rela-
tive Importance, the loss to France has
been greater. The Swiss harvest of tour
lists is reaped by her hotel-keepers and
railway companies only Ia the summer
months, and il may be said that almost
all the crop of 1884 has been lost.
The calamity 10 France has been spread
over wide area, but, on the other hand,
the severity Of the trial has been mitiga-
ted by circumstances. The French sea-
side resorts have been fuller this year
than in any season since 1878, and the
influx has consisted almost entirely Of
French, and very largely of Parisians.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-28

Girls, only one month more OF leap year.
Shall the wedding bells ring at Christmas?
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-28

Porous and strengthening. improved. the
mnfism, neuralgia. 90. DruoRisEs or mail
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-28

A good fisherman 0nthE 70 naks sn.cess
kul politician because be y skillful atdbbate
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-28
TheFTope 81 the Nation.


Children, slow in development, puny, scrawny
and delicate, use Wells Health Remover"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-28

Singing. inflammation. all Kidney and Uri-
mary Complaints, cured BY .Buchu- Paiba. Z
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-28

There is a sunken forest of white
cedar in New Jersey which has been
mined for timber over seventy years.
The industry of digging the sunken
logs is carried on by the people of DEN
nisville, village which was brought
into existence through the buried wealth
OF lumber in its vicinity. over the
sunken forest trees of large size are
growing, and in many instances these
are cut away to reach the more valuable
timber three or four feet below the sur
face. The sunl1en trees are of enormous
size. Their age is matter Of curious
conjecture. Il is probable they were
buried many centuries ago by the acto on
of AN earthquake.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-28

DR.. Schweninger, Of Munich, has dis
covered a new mode Of reducing the
bulk of the humsn frame. It is never to
eat and drink ns the same time, but TO
let two hours intervene. He has, it is
said, cured Prince Bismarck OF ten
dency to obesity in this way. Fat peo-
pie have now their choice between four
systems. /. The original Banting,
which consists Of eating nothing con-
tang starch, sugar or fat. O. The
German BantinF. which allows fat. but
forbids sugar or starch. 3. A Munich
system. which consists Of being clothed
in wool and sleeping in flannel blanket
instead Of sheeta A. Not eating and
drinking at the same time.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-28

The inportancesof adding the county
snd State 70 tho address Of letters O.
other mail matters even il the case Of the
most important cities, j. apparent from
the fact that there are III the United
States eleven ST. Pauls, twenty Bridge
ports, eighteen RufNalos and Newarks
seventeen Brocklyns, Clevelands and
Rochcsters, sexteen Hartfords, fifteen
LouisvilIcs, thirteen Bostons and Pitts
burgs, eight Cineinnatis and Philadel-
phias, six Chicaaos, seven DetrOits, five
MiIwaukees and st. Lonises, thirty two
WashingtoDs, and four New Yorks and
BaItimores New Orleans and San
Francisco are not duplicated.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-28

ssIndeed You are fortunate man. Il
there any falling of in the fireworks business
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-12-09

Concluded on third page.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-16
FAILURE OF AN ILLINOIS BANK.
Rockford Startled by a Big smash
Liabilities. $z5O.OOO.

ROCKFORD, Ill, Sept. l6.-This community
was startled Monday morning by the an
nouncement that N C. Thompson's bank was
closed, and that it had Suspended payment
A notice was found posted ON the door by
people who had business at the bank, stating
that owing to the stringency of the money
market II am unable to meet my obligations
as they mature, and am compelled to sus-
pend. My assets belong to my creditors until
their demands are satisfied. Believing from
common experience that an assignment
would result in unnecessary loss to the credit
ors, have determined to apply my assets di-
rectly to satisfy the debts if such course
shall meet the creditors approval"
1t is impossible to ascertain the amount of
the assets or liabilities, but it is stated on
good authority that he has failed for
$750,000.
The assets include stock in the N. C.
Thompson Manufacturing company, which
was recently org anizad, and in which Mr..
Thompson has S200,0 900 of the $3.50, 900 CAPT,
tai stock, and notes against the farmers
for agricultural implements. Mr.. Thomp
son has been in business in this
city since 1885, and has done much to build
up the city, being largely interested in Rock
ford's welfare. The depositors in the bank
are farmers and laboring people, on whom
the loss falls heavily. The bank was his
private institution where he borrowed money
to carry on his manufacturing business. By
paying larger rate Of interest than othel
banks he succeeded in securing quite large
sums of money. A statement will be giveI
to the public soon
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-16
Discussing Cannlbalism.

LONDON, Sept. 16.-The furious newspaper
discussion on cannibalism, inaugurated
when the news Of the wreck of the yacht
Mignonette reached London, still continues.
The Telegraph publishes daily some new
phase of the narrowing details Of the wreck,
and seeks in every way to idealize the
acts of the survivors The Pail Mall
Gazette says that the Telegraph "has
lived for a week upon the hor-
rors of that dreadful scene, fattening
on the foul feast, and gloating with an OBJ.
scene joy over the revolving details" The
Spectator urges that it is high time that the
hideous tradition which authorizes sailors &c
kill and eat their comrades should be exposed
in court of justice. 1t denounces in the
strongest terms the modern tolerance of can
nibalism, which is so strikingly shown in the
discussions which have followed the revela
tons concerning the acts of those saved il
the Greedy expedition, and concludes that
insanity can be the only excuse for acts OF
barbar'sm 50 eminently and justly abhorrent
to the civilized mind.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-16
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Two hundred inventions have been 40
complished by women the past year.
Robert Hoe, of the printing press firm,
died at Tarrytown, N. Y, at the age of 10
An antlered doe was recently killed near
Ell Dorado, Cal Horns on does are very
rare.
Mr.. Folger was the thirty fourth secre.
rotary of the treasury, and the fifth chosen
from New York state.
Georgia, Ohio and West Virginia will
vote in October for state officers and legis-
latures, and the last two for congressman
also
Johnston defeated Richball at Minneap-
oils Saturday, pacing the mile in PIG, the
fastest time ever made by PAGER in Min
nesota.
Near White Cloud, Mich, McLanes
saw-mll, twenty houses occupied by en-
ployeS, and 900, 900 feet of lumber were de-
stroyed by fire.
Professor Hobson, a Texas scientist,
wants the government to advance 50, 900, 000
to assist him in discovering whether or not
the moon is inhabited.
The examiner has completed his ex-
animation of the wrecked New Brunswick
On j.. bank, showing assets of $4,000, with
liabilities reaching 100000.
A surveying party in San Luis Obispo,
Cal, was put to route the other day by bees
and in order to complete their work adopted
masks such as are used by honey-gatherers
Before his trial heat at Kalamazoo
Saturday, ay-Eye-See was taken with 6
nervous chill, and only recorded 2:20H. AL
engagements have been cancelled, owing tc
the horses illness.
John G. S. Harrison, the insolvent Indi-
annapolis banker, has paid into court his en-.
| tire balance of $685. AS, as received of the
| Banking company, and was released from
further liability.
The annual meeting of the Public
| Health association will meet in St Loui!
| Oct. IA, and continue four days. The Con
| ference of state boards of health will also
meet there at the same time. The railroads
have reduced rates to delegates and theil
families to one and one-third fare.
AT Abbott, Tex, in difficulty between
John Friar and Marion league, the latte
was stabbed and killed Friar received TIVE
wounds believed to be fatal Both wer
highly esteemed stockmen, and they quar-
relied over a settlement of accounts
The international surveying party ha
located the boundary line 900 yards north o
the old line This decision throws portiol
of the town of Nogales, A. T., ON Mexical
soil, which occasions much excitement an
CONSERVATION among the Americans
League ball games Saturday resulted
Chicago s, Philadelphia q Boston II, Cleve
land 9 Providence 6, Buffalo /; New Yor
49, Detroit g. At Providence, Farrell, G
the local club, was presented with a gol
watch and chain, and a crayon picture G
himself in gilt frame.
/ decision of great interest to the hare
ware trade throughout the country has bee
rendered by Judge Shipman, at Hartford
Conn, in the case of the Steam-t5age an
Lantern company against Edward Miller
Co. The suit involved the validity of tf
tubular lantern patents. The court sustain
the Validity of compliments patent, d.
clares the defendants infringement
and grants peremptory injunction restrain
; ing further violation of the complainant
right with damages for past infringement
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-16
OUR SURPLUS CORN.
Mexico Promises to Be O Good Mar
ket for It.
Twenty Million Bushels Required to
Keep the Famine.Strieken PeO-
pie from Starving-The Ones
ton of Freights.

Cry OF MEXICO, Sept. 1.-THE news
from Yucatan is more encouraging of late as
rains have been abundant and already some
of the crops sown this year, which escaped
destruction, are being harvested A great
deal of public spirit has been shown, and not
only private individuals, but numerous be-
nevolent institutions, have responded to the
call for aid to the most heavily afflicted dis
tricts with contributions of food and money.
1t is believed better outlook is developing
for unfortunate Yucatan
The importation of corn from the United
States has become a necessity in northern
Mexico, in the neighborhood of the cities of
Parral and Chihuahua the price of corn is $40
per carga, averaging about 300 pounds. This
is drought price, and is beyond the
reach of poor people, who comprise
over nine-tenths of the population. Moth
ing but a great supply, amounting to
several million bushels, can lower this price.
A prominent banker in Parral, in the state
of Chihuahua, writes to a railway official in
this city as follows: "This part of Mexico
has not been visited by rains this year;
The scarcity of corn is resulting in suffering
among the people If freights from Kansas
City or St Louis could be reduced to the
lowest possible figure, corn might be brought
to this place IParrall at cost which would
reduce present prices and relieve the people
1t is estimated by dealers and shippers in
the City of Mexico that the entire country
requires at least twenty million bushels Of
corn from the United States Many mer.
chants are DESTROYS of being put in commu
nication with grain-shippers at Kansas City
St Louis and Chicago, with view to obtain
ing prices of grain and freight Merchants ii
Mexico are generally very ignorant as to ths
| figures at which corn can be delivered to then
at the City of Mexico or Chihuahua. They
hope the railroads will make rate which
will enable enterprising Americans 70 satisfy
! the great demand now existing, and reliev,
distress All eyes are turned to the United
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-16
France md China.

LONDON, Sept IGN. Patenotre, the
French minister to China, is at Shanghai in
triguing with the peace party among tbs
Chinese. His hope is to bring about a revo
luton at the palace and the consequent over
throw of the war party.
Advices from China state that the Chinese
have no intention of blockading the Woo
Sung river, on which Shanghai is situated
unless the French make an attack. Hun
dreds Of stone-laden boats are in position tx
be sunk on the approach of the French feet
It is believed the neutral powers will seri
ously object To closing this river, unles
formal declaration of war shall have beer
previously made.
PARIS, Sept. 16.-Le Paris publishes an in
spired article in which the idea that France
should accept arbitration in the difficulty
with China is Indignantly rejected France
it says, is determined to settle her difference:
with China herself
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-16
NIB. BLANIE,s PLAN OF FINANCE
New York Evening Post.


Mr.. Blaine's plan for distributing the
proceeds of the whisky tax among the
several states, as expounded in his letter
of November 20, 1888, is supposed to be
one of the measures or ideas upon which
bis friends rest his claims to be considered
a great statesman. The plan was brought
out as an alternative to another project
mooted by certain Pennsylvania polite
ians to distribute among the States ANY
surplus in the treasury that may arise
from redundant revenue" and in opposi,
ton to that project. In order to make
standing-room for his own plan, it was
necessary to show the Pennsylvania
scheme would be unwise. This Mr.. Blaine
did by arguing ~ that any surplus in
the treasury that may aisle from redund>
ant revenue must necessarily be an uncer>
tain sum; (2) that under such a system
senators and representatives would be un.
der divided allegiance and exposed to a
constant temptation to withhold appro-
priations for the general government in
order to obtain the largest possible sum
for the states; (3) that there ought not to
be any redundant revenue because redun.
dancy implies Taxation over and above
the needs of an economical administration
of the government. For these reasons he
was unabletog ive,his assent to thePennsyl.
vania scheme of finance, and brought Out
his own plan as substitute for it, which
was simply that the government sho uld
continue to collect the tax on spirituous
and malt liquors as heretofore, and dis
tribute the proceeds to the states accord
ing to population.
In order to make out difference be-
tween the two plans, it is necessary to as
sumo that the whisky tax is not properly
a part of the national revenue, for if it is
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-16

TWENTY-FIVE years ago this month,
the Pullman sleeping car first made its
appearance on American railroads. Pas
sengers were then charged fifty cents each
for nights accommodation. At pres
ent they are allowed to ride in these cars
on payment of the sum of So per night.
If the person of calculating turn of
mind can discover what rate of progress
ion in prices will be adopted for the com
ing twenty five years, he can easily de-
termine whether at the end of that time he
will be called on to pay 81 or IS, or q
much larger sum for the doubtful luxury
of night in Pullman. If the amount
is not greater than his reserve fund, the
unlucky traveller of that future day may
consider himself in luck.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-16

MANSFIELD, Ohio, Sept 16-Saturday
night two masked men entered the residence
of Miss Mary Gilfillen, five miles southwest
of this city, for the purpose of robbery They
went to the bedside of the woman, bound her
arms and tied handkerchief over her
mouth, and told her she must disclose where
she had her money, She informed them that
all the money she had was $3.50 They were
not satisfied with this amount, and took a
burning lamp and toasted her feet The
poor woman suffered intense agony, but per.
sisted that the sum named was all the money
she had. The men then searched the house
but failed to get any more They then left
threatening to kill her ii she made an alarm
before in the morning.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-16

WHEN an Albany girl sent her best
young man check for the amount which
she supposed he had spent on ice cream,
candy and carriage hire while counting
her, he bought yacht. built an opera
house. purchased controlling interest in
a trunk line railway, founded a univcr
sity, and still had enough ready cash left
to win plumbers daughter to marry
him.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-16
THE GREEN EYED MONSTER.
H Causes a New York Wife to stab
Her Husband,

New YORK, Sept 16-While Deputy
United States Marshal Frederick Bernhardt
was shaving himself Saturday morning at
his home, PAT Avenue A, his wife fitted I'M
easily about his room. She seemed very
nervous and excited She asked him to
let her take his razor after he had done with
it, but he locked it up in mis- trunk, This
made her'yery angry, and she scolded him
sharply as he sat down to breakfast Just as
be was drinking a cup of coffee she drew a
long knife from the sleeve Of her dress and
stabbed him in the back, She then fled
screaming from the house Dr. Hickok, OF
East Twelfth street, was summoned He said
the wound was not a serious one. A son OF
Mr.. j. Haberstroh, owner Of the house. fol
Slowed Mrs. Bernhard for two blocks, but she
eluded him. 1t is supposed she has gone te
the home of some friend.
When the police came Mr.. Bernhard re
fused to tell them anything about the stab
hing friend Of Mr.. Bernhard said
About two months ago Bernhard arrested c
forger on one Of the German steamships. I'll;
forger was accompanied by a young woman
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-16
She Gave Him Away,

An Austin Israelite has his dwelling
and place of business in the same house,
which is quite small one There were
several customers in the store, when his
wife, who is very aiTectionate creature,
called out from the next room: ooh,
Schon, my dear Schon, come to dinner
A shade of rage passed over his HebraiC
features. and going to where she was, lit
seized her brutality by the arm, and will
a malignant voice, hoaIse with annoyance
said: "Rebecca, does you want to ruiz
me in my pishness? What for you cal
me dear Schon ven | wants to be known
as cheap Schon? Do you want to have do
bPeblcs lose confidence in me?"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-16
Close Ca,l for the Savauts-

OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. 16-Several mem
bers of the party Of British scientists In the
Rocky Mountains had narrow escape from
fearful death, Friday, while exploring the
railway tunnel below Kicking Horse lake
Four miles of the tunnel suddenly collapsed
precipitating an immense mass of rock in the
midst Of the party, two Of whom vert
slightly injured. The BIOLOGISTS have OBJ
tanned data by which they expect to be abb,
definitely to establish the exact age of tht
mountain
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-16
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DAMAGES BY FROST.
A Frosty Wave Striifes Some of the
Eastern States.


PITTsFIELD, Mass, Sept 16 Heavy frosts
Saturday night did much damage in Berk-
shire county, especially to corn fodder, which,
in view of the exceedingly poor hay crop,
the farmers were all depending on for winter.
The price of hay has gone up - since Satur-
day.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. 16.-There was
slight frost here Sunday night In the
towns on the west side of the Connecticut
considerable damage was done to the late
fruits and vegetables. From Greenfield
Mass, to Windsor, Conn, the crops are re
ported as more or less injured. In the hill
districts the frost did 10 damage
PORTLAND, Me, Sept. l6.-As the crop
are in, the frosts did no harm here, but il
Kennebec county the damage will reacl
many thousand dollars
HALIFAX, Sept. l6-FroSt has undoubt
edly done great damage in the country dur
ing the past few days.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-16
The Ohio Mining Region.

JACKSONVILLE, Ohio. Sept. 1.-two cases
of shooting occurred at Murray City Sunday
night. A member of Company F, Eighth
regiment, shot himself in the leg accidentally,
and an imported Italian laborer, getting into
an alteration with guard was shot in the
arm by Pinkerton detective.
An appeal signed by most of the promi-
nent citizens has been telegraphed to Coy
ernor Hoadly for tents to shelter the families
of those elected from their homes at Buchtel
by the syndicate
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-16

THE democrats missed a great oppor
tunity when they neglected to make cap
ital out of the attempt of a republican
politician at Lincoln to shoot Carter
Harrison. The democratic papers merely
remarked that the fellow was an irrespon-
sible crank, which is unquestionably true,
and paid no further attention to the mat
ter. But suppose Oglesby had expe>
rienced similar adventure; what howl
there would be- Or if such an attempt
had been made on a republican candidate
for governor in one of the southern states,
how the organs would wave the bloody
shirt and swear with one accord that il
was plot Of the democratic party to re-
move an opponent
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-16

KATIE DUNN, fifteen year old girl of
Boston, is evidently determined not to be
counted among the superflnous women
of her native state. She is under arrest
for having three husbands and no di>
vorces. 1t may be supposed that if she
had not been interfcred with in her wild
matrimonial career she would not be
nunp
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-16
Lost the Mother but Married Her
DAUGHTER,

New YORK, Sept. l6-Clifton, on the
shore of Staten island is experiencing the I'm
usual sensation of an excitement, as the re-
suit of peculiar if not romantic elopement
that occurred Saturday. The clippers are
Miss Lillian Ollie, pretty girl II years Of
age, and Herr Wilhelm Won Hovenboger, 6
German of some 50 years, who quarter of 6
century ago was the rival of the girls father
for her mothers hand i'll sleepy old Inn
spruch, the capital city of the Tyrol, il
Auctrio