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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-13


Read what the people
say concerning the
ability Of DR.. Thomas
Eclectric Oil to cure
asthma, catarrh, Group,
colds etc. Mrs. Dora
Koch of Buffalo, says:
"For Group it is decid-
edly eficacious" Mrs. Jacob Melisor of Marion
Ohio, says the same thing. S. S. Graves, Akron,
N. Y, writes . Had asthma of the worst kind
took one dose Of Thomas Ecectric Oil and was
relieved in few minutes. Would walk five miles
for this medicine and pay S. bottle for it." Drug
gist c. X. Hall, Grayyille, says; "Cured an u-
cerated throat for me in twenty-four hoursn "Sat
up in bed and coughed till the clothing was wet
with perspiration. My
wife insisted that Iuse
Thomas Eclectrc Oil.
The first teaspoonful
RELIEVED mel Il. ii.
Perkins. Creek Centre,
NY, Thomas Eclec-
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DIR. Thomas Eclectric
Oil If he has been
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trade, be sure he will
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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-13
FOSTER, HiLBURN 6 co., Buffalo, N.Y.

For COLDS, GROUP, ASTHMA, BRoN-
CHTTIs and Sore Throat use DR.. Thomas
Electric Oil, and get the genuine.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-13

SOLD EVERYWHERE.
SOC. THOMAS EGLEGTRIG OIL.Sl 90
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25

Nebraska Farmer
/ When the temperature falls suddenly
there is a storm forming south of You
:. When the temperature rises suddenly
th,re is a storm forming north of you
=. The wind always blows from a region
Of fair weather to a region where storm
is forming
f. Cirrus clouds always move from a re-
gion where storm is in progress to q region
Of fair weather
5 Cumulus clouds always move from a
region of fair weather to region where a
storm is forming.
G. When cirrus clouds are moving rapidly
frem the north to northeast there will be
rain inside of twenty-four hours, no matter
how cold it is
T. When the cirrus clouds are moving
rapidly from the south or southeast, there
will be a cold rainStorm on the morrow, il
in summer, and if it be the winter there will
be a snCwstorm
s The wind always blows in circle
around storm, and when it blows from the
north the heaviest rain is east of you; if il
blows from the south the heaviest rain is
west of You; if it blows from the east the
heaviest rain is south of you; if II blows from
the west the heay lest rain is north.
9. Tho wind never blows unless rain o.
snow is falling within a Thousand miles d
You.
10 Whenever heavy white fTost occurs, &
storm Is forming within LEGO miles north OF
northwest of you
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your resi- by sick child suffering and
crying with pain Of cutting teeth? If so,
send at once and get bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tecthing. lis value Is incalcnlablc.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediatciy. Depend upon it mothers.
there is no mistake about it. 1t cures
dyscntery. tliarrhoea, regulates the stom-
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems The guns, reduces Inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
TEN. 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 foi
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price 25 cents per bottle.
feb-2S-m-w-s M 1-y
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25
FAMILIES At sliL.ARps,
hf@arhih% TO Handle Cue in Leisure
Moments at Rome.
Now Hayen Nnu,c


Ral;.,, 4otT' maven Ne"s-l
bo,,.,l'1.II e''!. oieS are becohaihg matter OF
-, t I've '.i.'iie Instead Oh wicked lux
tn, ,s,. f 80. oei III SOME nladeh saloon
fa,,flio, o'lS i 10" al'ie''d widely 10 private
-, '''i'o 'eiiSiis Oh the houses with
- Ooh Tioils TO modern conVeniences that
Oeei puiio III Ihe past lew years nave
~. oiillafd taoie just large enough
~ A,io" ifee SWING Tor a cue over the nine
1113 ~ A'"i ana u hah table that Is usually
:: U"ii'a 'hu' pflNale UabieS Is ehecting
''''1 iHi'es are beginning TO learn 10 play,
.'4uI" with Iheu orotllefs OF geilte-
e.. iiio'iN' hlo as "l'n each oVnef. women
tI,o aa"l q i"Clei 'onely tifne Oh II curing
- '',.'' Diiii''," =" 'a'io y hoNel.y 4"
lrv-'.- ''O, ','he ha'urSly' re" Oh Cheih
D. :" at IT, though no" anu theh one
,N"9 UoNei"p i'iOo ii payer VINO surprises her
nio''lei' ' OF whoever IL may De- when bet
"'tl'0'' w "e Playel on
Al 9oil'' houses IL Is regular mania ana
eA''''i9 Gown 10 tEe servants, who peep
tl.i"ush Tue open door or inger eXcuslngly
"h l'io staircase to see how the shots are
lu"ue Inc mistress oi an Orange street
Iaillily was aStonlShcu when she returned
iroh q series OF afternoon calls, which she
ha't finished sooner than she expected, and
ran up stars to her dressing room without
ringing. Tn the landing she heard murmurs
and shothercd applause IN the bllliard-room
Inc door was opened and she waited and
booked in, The cook, q ruddy Irish girl, and
the chambermad, a stout German. who could
hardly speak English, were wrapped up in
The cues and balls. while the colored oentle-
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25

tf1t. Nlc!lbIas.
CHzco, the ancient capital Of the old Inca
empire of Peru, is situated high IN among
The Andes at point So elevated that. al
though under the tropics, it has the climate
AMI products of the temperate zone. 1t stiH
has many remains Of Inca architecture, dis
tinguishel for its massivenass, which are
likely - endure for centuries to come. On a
hill, on emi,ence, nearly 1000 feet high
overlooking The city, are the remains of the
great Inca fortress of the Sac-Sa- hua-man
III the storming of which Juan Pizarro, the
brother oi The conGu9ror of Peru, was slain
The fortress WIS 5uilt OF gigantic stones, OF
lajhe" rocks, and their great size and the &C
curacy with which they are fitted together
astonish all who sse them.
In front of this fortress is a curious. dome
shaped mass of rock, called the Ro-da-dera,
and sometimes also La Piedra Lisa, OF
smooth rock, because its convex surface is
grooved, rs if the rock had been squeezed ur
while in Il plastic state between irregular
ard unyic!ding walls, and then hardened
into shape. A mass OF dough, forced up
under the outSpread hands, would give
something of the same appearance in minia-
turc. But the holIows of the grooves on the
bIAN ldH llIlI iit SlliOOIH ana SliSSN- IL Is
said III the old chronicles and traditions that
the Inca youth, long years ago, amused
themselves by coursng, or sliding, through
these polished grooves on festival days and
holy-days, and this custom is still practiced
by the mo3ern youth of Cuzco.
There is one advantage, and it is a great
one, too, which these hoys possess over the
northern boys who live in the land of ice
and snow, and that is it is not necessary for
the.I TO toll up a long and slippery hill,
dragging after them their heavy sIeds which
grow heavier with every step they take so
that the longer they ride the harder work il
Is 10 set back to the starting-pace The
Cuzeo boy sits down at the top of tho rock
in one Of the groves, and, with a slight start,
away he goes with all the speed imaginable,
untl he reaches the bottom, landing in "a
soft bel of earth; then he picks himself up,
runs around 10 an easy place of ascent, and is
up again in a minute to repeat his ride.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25
TALK WITHOUT WORDS
The Mysterious Investigations Of the
Society for Psychic Retearch
Ahe fhenomena of the Occplt
common and Successful rsxnevi.
Hent-A Philosopher Who
VIII Not Relieve.
lChicago Trhnnn l

re" persons who played with iplanchette a
10" years ago, when that conscious TOW was
que rage, OF who have amused themselves
WIN 'iie rather mysterious divinAtions of the
liii'G G-feader, or have frequented the seapce.
Vi nave Joined hands to lift tables by the fin
ger-nps, or have benmbed some dalicota
Trend by amateur mesmerism, had anv idno
Ihat they were doing anything SO digni6ed
as hoVerlng on the borders of a Dark Cont
heht oil science. But such seems to be tha
case scientific men of high position here
ana III Europe are making these diversions
OF The curious and sports of the s1lperstitious
the subject Of deep study and careful
experiment. a society has been formed in
England To prosecute these studies under the
tltle OF the Society for Psychic Research,
for president it has no less steady a head
thah Professor Sidgwick, of Cambridge and
its Vice president is Lord Rayleigh, who pre-
slded over the deliberations of the recent
meeting at Montreal of the Association for
the Advancement of Science
For the most part the occurrences the in
vestlgators of these psychicaI phenomena are
turning their attention to may bs classad ms
instances of communication between mind
ana mihd, near OF far, without the use of
words or any means that could be called
| physical according to the present nomencla-
ture of science. There are committees to in
NeSIl@ate the influence Of mind on mind by
| othef than the ordinary means Cf comnuni-
ca'ioh-the phenomena of mesmerISm, trance,
clalrVoyance, the study OF persons classed as
NsensltlYes" apparitionS at tho moment of
death, spnltualism on its physical side, etc.
. One OF the most common and successful
| experiments of the members of the society is
TO place behind one of the persons known as
sensitive an individual whose mind is
charged with some distinct image. as of a
person, o. coin, or picture, or other object.
and whose only effort in the experiment is TO
stand behind the sensitive" and think as
hard as he can of the thing in his mind.
The sensitive will then draw representa-
ton of what is in the mind of the operator
behind him. This experiment has been de-
veloped to such point that objects selected
at random by any one present and simply
held up behind the Sensitive have been nor
trayed by him. In the published proceedings
of the society many fac-similes Of the origi-
nails and the copies made by the -sensitivos"
under these circumstances are given. No
mediums" OF professionals take Part in these
experiments
The supernatural cast once given TO occur
rences of this kiud-from tie performances Of
panchette 90 the mysteries of SpiVitualism-
are dismissed by these scientific men rs an ac-
cidentai color, like the supernatural aspect
which poetry, government, books, fire.
everything took on Wncn men first came to
them, They believe that there is field of
fact there to be investigated; that these
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25

For 20 years have been afflicted with
Catarrh so that have been confined to
my room for two months at II time. |
have tried all the humbugsin hopes of re-
lief but to no success until met with an
old friend who had used Elv's Cream
Balm and advised me to try it. | procured
a bottle to please him, and from the first
application l found relief. 1t is the best
remedy | have ever tried.-W. c. Math
ews, Justice OF the peace, Shenandoah,
Iowa.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25
EnAu In Snrnre Health

Ii is strange any one will suffer from
arrangement brought on by impure blood,
when ScoviiFs Sarsaparilla aOd Siillinaa,
or blood and Iivcr syrup. will restore
health 10 the PHYSICAL organization. Il is
a slrcngimn@ syrup pleasant Ia take and
the best Blood Purifier ever discovered.
curing ScrofDda, Syphilitic disorders,
weakness Of the Kidneys, EgysjlclaS, Mad
aria, Nervous disorders. Debility. Bilious
complaints and diseases oi the blood liv
cr, Kidneys, stomach, skin, etc.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25
A Cnre Of Pneumonla.

MI D. II. Barnaby, of Oswego, n. ! 3,
says his daughter was taken with violent
cold winch terminated with Pneumonia,
and the best physicians gave the case up
and said she would live but few hours
ut most She was in this condition when
a friend recommended DR.. VIM. Halls
Balsam for the lung, and advised her to
try it, She accepted it as a last resort and
was surprised to find that it produced a
marked changed for The better, and by
preserving in It's use a cure was effected.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25
ASSIGNEE'S SALE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS, ! 60
L l. L ! 49,. -

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock Island County.
In the County Court of said county, November
Term, A. D., 1884.
In the matter of the Voluntary Assignment of d.
d. Buford 4 Company.
Notice is hereby given that by authority and in
pursuance of an order of said court made and en-
tered in said matter the nineteenth tl9) day Of
November, A. D.. 1884, the undersigned, James
NJ Bnford, assignee of said B. ID. Buford " Co,
will on Wednesday the Twenty (26D day of
November. A d.. 1884, at the hour of two (2)
o'clock in the afternoon. upon the premises here
matter described. sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash in hand the following de
scribed real estate and premises, to-wt: Lots two
~, three go and five 10 in block four %; lots
one %, two (2l, three t3l. four (4D, five (5l six
90, seven (1, eight (Sl. nine 90 and ten t0) III
block five 10; all of block six t6); the north
twenty-nine (29) feet of lot nine 90 in block sew
en- "a; lot two (2) in block eleven I'D; lots two
(2) and three (3) in block twelve Q2l, all situate
in the chicago or lower addition to the city of Rock
Island, in the county of Rock Island and state of
Illinois, also the following described premises
designated lots, to- wit Lot oneG1 in block
six (6) the east half fE) of lot two f2l IN block
six 6I, and lots one (1l and two t2) in block i've
90 all situate in said Chicago addition to said CITY
OF Rock Island; and at the said time and place
the undersigned will also sell at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash i'll hand the stock,
material. appliances and personal assets in gen.
eral now in his hands as such assignee and being
in and about the said above described real estate
Dated this 18th day of November, A D., 1884.
]. BUFORD,
Assignee of d D. Bnferd d Co.
W. II. GEsT, Attorney. nov 19-dtd
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25

Never was such "a rush made Tor any
Drug Store as is now at Hartz & Balm
sens for Trial Bottle of DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. All persons affected with
Asthma, Bronchitis, HoaFseness, Severe
Courhs affection of the Throat and
Lungs, can get Trial Bottle OF this
great remedy free. by calling at above
Drug Store Regular size S1.00.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25

IL. ". n in Chicago Tribnne.

l~J w n" in Chicago Tribune.l
Notni.c more original than the following
answer 10 an advertisement for an office
bo1 las come under my notice lately. Per
hars You will deem it good enough to print
and thus let the laugh go around. Here is
the esIistle Just as received:
Mister 3G want the job my foxes is not
rich have to russell they are ded it betes hel
how hard times is am IA and can do chores
! look well with new close on would like to
git good phase in your offs can learn fast
My informant says lie got the place and is
"learning fast
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25

I have been a sufferer for years with
Catarrh, and under physicians treat
ment for over year. Ely's Cream Balm
pave me immediate relief / believe l am
entirely cured.-G. s. Davis, First Nation
al Bank, Elizabeth, N. J.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25
A Strange Scene from Real Life.
[Chicago Herald "Train Talk. J

lOnlCdHO lIGIblU ITdlu INK.
Il have been travelling good many years.
remarked q commercial salesman, land have
seen some queer incidents, but the most pc
culiar sight l ever saw was at a country
town in Ohio. Our train drew up to the
station, when / saw there quite a crowd. 1t
didn't seem TO he a political crowd, either.
Looking closer | discovered that there We're
two crowds. Al one end of the station stood
a number of carriages. From them jumped
lot of well-dressed, happylooking people
Young men and ladies. They bade good-by
to a blushing young couple, and there was
much hand shaking and kissing, pealS Of
laughter and innocent jokes 1t was we'd
ding party, and the happy couple were
starting on their tour by palace car.
"At the other end Of the station the people
seemed entirely different. They were ex-
ceedingly solemn The men were silent and
looked down to the ground, while the ladies
were all in black, and most Of them wore
wells. The two parties did not seem to notice
each other, at least they didn't want to ap-
pear to recognize each others presence
though they were only a few feet apart. This
unhappy looking party stood about hcar5e,
and as the train came to stand still | saw
coffin lifted from the haggage-car and placed
in it amid subdued weeping. AT the same
moment the welded couple were stepping
aboard the palace car amid joyous laughter
and friendly words of parting.
at was one of the most strange and inn
pressive scenes from real life / over wit
messed The contrast was dramatic But
that was not all Engaging in conversation
with gentleman who had come on the tram
there / learned that the coffin contained the
remains of n young lady whose health had
failed She had been taken to Florida, but
there was no air could restore her, said the
gentleman, because she was dying of a broken
heart. II was q love affair. young man
had won her and secured her promise to be
his wife and then deserted her. ! then spoke
of the happy bridegroom back IN the palace
car. At this the gentleman closed his lips
tightly, his hands clinched and there was
strange look in his eyes. ! don't wish INN
low he remarked, that Is the man That
killed that poor girl in yonder coffin
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25
Masters Sale.
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY.

In the Circuit Court-ln CbanCery
Gottlieb Weiss VS.. Mary Gormley and Peter CORN
-Foreclosure-General No. 2534.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue OF de-
cree OF said Court, entefed in thc above entitled
cause, Gil the 10th day of October. A. D., 1884. |
shall on aturday the 2gth day of November, A.
D.. 1884 at the hour of O'Clock in the afternoon,
at the north door of the Court House. in the city
Of Rock Island in said comfy of Rock Island, TO
satisfy said decree, sell at public yenduc, to the
celof land situate in the county of Rock Island
and state of Illinois, known and described as fol-
lows. to-wt:
Lot No. Eighteen (16} in block No three 81 in
sinnett's addition to the city Of Rock Island :.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this 2and day of
October, A. D., 1854.
HENRY CURTIS, Jr..
Master in Chaneery, Rock Island Co, III.
PARKS & PLEAsANTs. Complrs Sofrs.
oct -2a-dtd
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25
BuchIen'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
ned hands, and all skin eruptions, guaran-
teed to cure in every instance, or money
refunded. 25 cents per box. For sale by
UartZ & Rahusen.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25

Hales Honey of Horehound and Tar
for coughs and colds has reached 'he pih@
nacle of.fame.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
minuta. y.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25

The driver of a coal cart was down on hla
knees on the pavement, his head buried IN
the coal hole, engaged in conversation with
some one hidden from sight Old man Noily-
nod came out of a store near by, and aiter
conversing a moment with some ladies, llJed
his hat. made his best bow, took q step back
ward and sat down upon the driver ana
drove him through the coal hole as though
he had been struck by a pile driver.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25
The hope of the Nation.

Children, slow in development, puny,
scrawny and delicate, use "Nells Health
Renewer.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25
nOcs ISLAND l. MERCER co., r. r.
iUCk island Il PEORlh
hALLW AY.
sHOnTEsT ROUTE TO THE
LAST AND SOUTH

Trains leave Rock island
400 a. m. Way Freight.
S.45 '' Fast Express.
l.40 p. m. Mail and Express
$50 q Through Freight ana Accommodation.
Trains arrive at Rock Island:
2.3O a. M. Through Freight and Accommodation.
l2.45 p. IN. Mail and Express.
$40 '' Fast Express.
400 g Way Freight.
The FAST EXPRESS, leaving Rock Island al 30
A. m arrives at Peoria 1870 p. m, at Springfield
i25 p M, at Decatur 4.o1p. ln., Jacksonville 40
D. m, Alton 1.2u p. m., st Louis S,l5 p. m, and
Terrc iIauie II. p. m, The SAME DAY. Making
this the BEST and QUICKEST route TO all points
southeast.
The 30 p. m. train makes close connection AT
C;aiya with c. B q q. for points west; arriving al
GaIesbnTg 45 p. m. nj Burlington $40 =, IA. At
Kcoluk 10 - p. m, and at Guincy 1O.u5 p. IN.
ArriviFt at Peoria at 6.iD y. M, making close
connections with the /. g. " ". uud y. +. 4 W.
for indianapolis, connecting there with al fast
trains for h" east and south.
FAST TINE Sure CUNNECNoNS. Fn''
-.l,s 1s low Is 10y al, other route.
Il, X. CABLE y y. MpRIpN,
GEN; Snpt. Gcnl TIKI. Agi.
The 50 p. III. Accommodation leaves every aay
cNcent sunday.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25

We are so thankful to say that our nursing baby
was permanently cured of a dangerous and pro
traCtcd constipation and iregHlarity of the bowels
by the use of Hop Bttcrs by its mother which at
the same time restored her to perfect health and
strength.
The parents, Rochester, n. Y.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25
MIS- s s. RenNE.


So BLOoMINGVILLE. o.. May /, 70.
SIEs-I have been suffering ten years, and
rrd saswsIop Bittcrs, and it done me more good
han all the doctors.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25

- None genuine without a bunch of green
Hops the white label. Shun all the vile, poison
Gus stuff with Hop or Hops in their name.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25

Brooklyn bridge receipts last week were
$lt, 79S, the largest amount in one week
since the opening.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25

In thirty years the population of this
country has doubled. In the same time
the facilities for manufacturing purposes
have increased about ten fold.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25

1t is a mighty small postofticc for which
there are not at least one dozen appii-
CantS
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25

The United States uses three times as
much paint as any other country in the
world
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25
Rough on Itch" :"

Rough on Itch" cures humors, erup-
tion, ring>worms, tetet, salt rheum. frost
cd feet, chilblains.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25
Woman,s Suffering and Relief.


Those langud, tiresome sensations, .causing
you to feel scarcely able to be on your feet; that
constant drain thatis taking from your system all
its former elasticity driving the bloom from your
cheeks; that continual strain upon your vital for
ces, rendering you irritable and fretful can east
lybe removed by the use of that marvellous RENE
dy, Hop Bitters. Irregularities and distractions
of your system, relieved at once while the spe
cial cause of periodical pain are permanently re-
moved. None receive so much benefit, and none
are so profoundly grateful, and show such an in
terest in recommending Hop Bitters women.
a Postal Card Story.
| was affected with kidney and urinary
Trouble
For twelve years.
After trying all the doctors and patent
medicines | could hear Of, used two bot
Ties Of Hop
'Bitters;'
And l am perfectly cured. | keep it
"All the time" respectfully, B. F.
Booth, Salisbury, Tenn. May 4, 1888.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25

The Current: The ormthologists have met
and voted 1t has been settled 1he biooili-
ing sparrow goes up the bleeding spout!
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25

A Massachusetts man has discovered a
sure cure for sea sickness. 1t is counter
irritant in the shape of mild blister ap-
plication behind the ear.
The Philadelphia Press says Harrison,
the boy preacher, is brother OF Carter
Harrison, mayor of Chicago.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25
Ynu Will Saw the Same

Nothing relieves pain so quickly as
Benson's Capcine Plasters. S. S, Stat
ford, New York. 25c.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25
CHICAGO, Rock ISLAND g. PACIFIC RY.


Northwest
oa he
Moline
The
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-11-25

Canada is excited about the influx OF
Chinese coolies to her western posses
Siong