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ieoPie w no monograph IheIr vanity.
n. /. Mail and Express
One of the newest industries in con-
nection with Cart is the public display
in showcases and photographers WIN
dows Of the portraits of handsome men
and beautiful women. Formerly one did
not expect to see any pictures SO exhibit
ed except those of public notabilities, but
now stroll down Broadway reveals hun
dreds of unknown faces, taken in the
Imperial" style of photo so much in
vogue. l asked a well-known photog-
rapher about this.
"Why,' said he, that's part Of our
business and it pays pretty we'll too. l
have in my cases in public view possibly
seventy-tive or hundred portraits of
private people-nou professionals, you
know. They pay me for the privilege all
the way from 50 to S. month"
us this to crafty their personal vani-
ty simply?'
Largely SO, imagine. They are IN
Nhp"h, oStoIeO VI tHCil Wv SCU, dS q
rule; but they like to have their portraits
looked at, especially if, as is generally
the case, they are good-looking and styl-
ishly dressed
"You are paid for exhibiting the pro-
| fessional people, actresses and the like?"
''Not cent. There you are mistaken,
you see, for these people advertise SO
much and are kept before the public in
such variety of ways that they wouldn't
regard a showcase photograph as an adj
yertisement worth paying for. The rea-
son we keep them in our cases is that
they make the best sitters, their poses
are artistic and then rich dresses enable
the photographer to display his art to
the best advantage
"But to return to the gallery of the
unknown-to what class in society do
they generally belong?" asked.
"To your own" he replied with laugh.
"They are mostly men about town.
There is fair sprinzling of dudes, too,
but this sort of patronage mostly comes
from your easy-goiug young fellows who
are blessed with good looks, good clothes,
| plenty of loose cash and very little to do.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-04-11
GEORGE ELIOT's SACRIFICE,
MIR. Lewes Open to the Reproach of I'm
dervaluing His Prize.

MIR. Lewes Open to the Reproach of I'm
dervaluing His Prize.
From the Nineteenth Cent,ry.
Those who remember George Henry
LeWes III his prosperity, when he was
the most amusing talker in the town. so
well content with his labors as to regret
nothing he had written and running over
with mirth and good humor until he
could bear contradiction, excuse folly.
and even tolerate religion, saw that Geo,
Eliot had made him. She knew him
first under less genial aspects. Disaster
had settled on his domestic life; he had
set his hand to too many things to excel
in any, and the mark of failure and frus-
trated effort was upon him. Varnhagen
said in 1850 that Lewes' restless endea.
vors were repulsive, and that he would
end badly if he did not mend his ways.
His first books did not recommend him.
He was introduced to George Eliot
when his fortunes were almost desperate
and two years passed before she dis
cerned that he was not the flippant man
he seemed. She helped him to attain a
prominent, if not quite an important,
| place among men of letters. For twenty
years his Life of Goethe held its posi-
tien even in Germany, and the vacant
record of incoberent error which he
called "iIistory of Philosophy is still
read with pleasure.
Lewes helped to dispel the gloom and
dependency of George Eiot's spirits,
and stood manfully between her and all
the cares he did not cause. His literary
skill must have done her untold service,
although the recorded instances of his
intervention are contestable, and, al
though his practice of keeping her aloof
from all criticism but his own must have
profted her comfort moro than her art.
She deferred to his Judgment, but she
knew that she could rely ON his praise.
He was not quick in detecting her sovsr-
eign ability, and must bear the reproach
that he undervalued his prize, and never
knew until it was too late that she was
worthy of better things than the position
to which he consigned her. During the
years in which she rose to fame she lived
in seclusion, with no society but that of
Lewes.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-04-11
CURE FOR PILES.

Piles are frequently preceded by a sense
of weight in the back, loins and lower part
OF the abdomen, causing the patient to sup
pose he has SEINE affection of the kidneys or
neighboring organs. At times symptoms
of indigestion are present, as fatulency, un-
easiness of the stomach, etc. A moisture,
like perspiration, producing very dis
agreeable itching, after getting warm, is a
common attendant. Bind, Bleeding and
Itching Piles yield at once to the applica-
ton of Dr. Bosanko's Pile Remedy, which
acts directly upon the parts affected, alb
sorbing the Tumors, aliayipg the intense
itching, and affecting a permanent cure.
Price so cents. Address, The DR.. Bosanko
Mitchell. Dec. 20-1y.
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GENERAL GRANT.
HIS POSITION AS The FIRST OF AMERICANS
why he Holds That Rank-The Character
istics That Make Him Great.
BY G. L. Woodwork, Chaplain of Twenty-sov
enth Mass. Vols.1

[By G.. l.. Woodwork, Chaplain of Twenty sov-
enth Mass. Vols.l
We have noticed in the public prints
recently several attempts to analyze the
character of General Grant, to detect
and define, if possible, the elements of
his greatness and success. These at
tempts, so far as we have observed, are
not only unsatisfactory to the general
reader, but seemingly as much SO to
the writers themselves. After saying
many good things and true things about
him, the writer's confess that there is a
mystery surrounding him, that they
cannot explain the hiding of his power.
Without pretending to a keenerpen-
etration, or to more ability Of discovery
than others on the lines pursued, we
cannot help the impression that the in
vestigation has failed simply because it
was prosecuted in the wrong direction.
1t has been assumed that there is
something deep, subtle and unusual in
the mental and moral makeup of Gen
sral Grant.
The result is the eye has been di-
rected away from his simple, obvious
and perfectly comprehensive qualities
to find something secret, exceptiona,
and remote. The difference between
General Grant and the ordinary man is
| that he is
FULL MAN,
having nothing in excess all his DOW.
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HIS FOREIGN TRAVELS.

In his tours around the world, for two
years sitting at kings tables, no intoxi-
cant passed his lips. At the banquet of
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Thus far had we written after the cleo
ton of General Garfield, and laid down
our pen again, and, as we supposed, for
four years more has General Grant lived
in the sight of the American people, and
his character been subjected to tests of
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and he knew wal, and weighed per-
fectly the moral and physical forces
which enter into a battle. 1t was easy
for him, therefore, in planning a cam
paign, to put himself in the place of his
adversary, and, taking into account the
object he had to gain and the resources
he had in hand, to think out logically,
the combinations he would make.
Having done this, he would then con-
struct his plan SO as to meet his adver-
sary, point by point, and in the end de-
feat him. The result showed the clear,
ness of his intellect and the soundness of
his judgment. He did not allow chance
to enter into the combat; he foresaw
every movement, and provided for every
contingency in such way that surprise
was almost an impossibility.
1t has been popular in certain quar-
tiers, to speak of General Grant as in
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Eastern Ideas OF Death.
From NdcW'lan'S Magazine.

From NcWIlan's Magazine.
\ Greek peasant looks upon death
quite differently from a peasant of the
Western world. To him it is the end Of
all joy and gladness; the songs over his
body speak of the black earth, the end
of life and brilliancy. a popular Kleptic
song on the death of Zedros, when read
by the side Of Sophocles' description of
the death of Ajax, shows how curiously
alike are the ideas Of death as painted in
the two poems. In some parts of G<-ace
they still, it is said, put mor-$ s. o.
mouth of deceased persp~ - s. ?
passage. At the fup~ :. :
mountain villaS~ -
was put in 70 -
priest, any 3
told that
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r1 Send for Prices. ST
Tcly Truly Yours,
MIc1rze=y g. Roulden.
NveasAvN NsNNvtyNeN<,
OFFICE OF
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY,


COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY,
WASHINGTON, Fen. 9th, 1885.
Whereas. by satisfactory evidence presented to
the undersigned. il has been made to appear that
The Cecil National Bank OF Port Deposit in
the village OF Port Deposit in the County OF Cecil
and State OF Maryland. has complied with all the
provisions of the Act of Congress to enable Ma
tional Banking Associations to extend their cor
porate existence and Tor other purposes, approved
July IL. 1882.
Now therefore. l, Henry W. Carmen. Comp
tgoller Of the Currency, do hereby certify that
..The Cecil National Bank of Port Deposit in
the village OF Port Deposit in the County of Cecil
and State OF Maryland, is authorized to have sue
cession for the period specified in its amended
articles of association, namely, until close of bust
ness on March 6, 1905
-, In testimony whereof witness my
SEAL. hand and seal OF office this eth day
t--S of February, 1885.
IL. W. CANNON
Marll-it Comptroller of the Currency.
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A MAN OF SYAIPATH

But the impossible man, who looked
so calmly on the slaughter of tens of
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-04-11

ferior in military genius to several other
leaders in the war Of the rebellion. If
it is meant by this that some other men
had more of abandon and of a head
long rashness, it may be granted but
he had what was vastly better,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
Progressive Poker.

Progressive poker is said to be wing
with progressive euchre for first place
among fashionable amusements. At a
progressive poker party there are any
number of tables the hostess wishes to
arrange, and chips are dispensed instead
of gold and green stars and favors. The
defeated parties at each table are CONS
PEELED to pay 10 cents at the conclusion of
each game, and this money is placed in a
fund or put on the first table. Players
advance from the lower to the upper
tables, and the general details are similar
to the game of progressive euchre, q bell
regulating the different changes. The
person holding the greatest number of
chips at the end of the evenings games is
entitled to the pot, which is liable to
amount to quite little sum. The player
holding the least number of chips is given
BOBBY prize.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
Extending.

The fame of Rock Island as city of
some spirit and vim has found its way
into Peoria, and the Journa! has this to
say of it:
DR.. Craig, of Rock Island. is citizen
of credit and renown. In addition to his
duties as physician he is health officer
of his city. Mai. o. j. Dimick is also a
man filled with burning zeal to distinguish
himself in behalf of his fellow men. In
order to do this effectually Bro. Dimick
offered to become the health officer in
place of Craig and carry on the duties
thereof without salary. The city council
did not see it in that light and they
fiouted the efforts of Dimick. But that
citizen did not cease his efforts on thai
account His zeal the rather grew
with neglect, as some men do not love q
woman until she has Tilted them. The
virtuous and public spirited Dimick as
sailed the work of Craig in his capacity
of health commissioner, and asserted that
he had allowed cholera hogs to be carried
through the streets all winter. The
other day the doctor caught Dimick in Q
store, held him against the doorway and
leisurely proceeded to beat, maui, ham
mer, mash, punctuate and otherwise &C
through the steps known as putting {
head on him." Dimick finally yelled
enough" and the doctor let him go
The general opinion is that Dimick gol
what he deserved, but whether he de
served it or not it is certain that he go
it. DR.. Craig has always been beloved
but he is now greatly respected and ad'
mired.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
JUDICIAL JOTTINGS.
Rock Island County Republican Con-
ventiOn at the Court House
this Afternoon.

The republican county convention met
at the court house at 2 p. m. today to
select delegates for the judicial district
convention which will meet on Friday to
select three candidates for circuit Judges.
Ex,Mayor Carse, chairman of the city
township committee called the conven-
ton to order. DIR. Calvin Truesdale
was elected chairman, and Henry
Ainsworth, of Moline, secretary.
Messrs. f. D, Sweeney, Simon Hirsch
r. B. Olmsted, W. F. BoughtoD and
Henry Curtis, Jr., were appointed COM
mittee on credentials. The committee
were taxed to their utmost to find dele
gates to represent the different townships,
although the board of supervisors took a
recess, and several members were selected
to act. The report of the committee was
adopted. On motion of Mr.. VIM. H.
Gest the chair appointed committee OF
seven to select delegates to the Judicial
convention, as follows: W. Fl. Gest, Com
rad Grantz, G. W. Gamble, E. L. Hollis.
ter, James Cozad and J. J. Parks. The
committee retired to the supervisors
room for consultation, and upon re-
entering the court room made the fol-
lowing report of delegates selected:
DR.. c. Truesdale, E. d. Sweeney, W. II
Gest, Rock Island; W. c. Bennett, C. F
Hemenway, W. J. Entrikin, E. B. Knox
Moline, DR.. E. H. Bowman, Andalusia
H. o. Norton, Hampton; E. B. Stone,
Port Byron; Thos Johnston, Milan; VIM
s. Parks, Edgington; DR.. W. R. FIick
Cordova.
On motion of Capt. J. j. Parks, Mr.
f. d. Sweeney was continued as mem>
Der of the judicial committee.
A committee of five were appointed to
receive the delegates upon their arriva
in the city. The convention then adj
journed.
1t is the general impression that the
three old judges-Glenn, Smith and Pleas
ants-will be renOminated at the conven,
ton. Hon. l. N. Bassett, of Mercer
county, is expected to be the fourth can
didate, in compliance with the bill nov
pending before the legislature for an ex'
ira judge, and which is almost sure to be,
come a law
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
A Sell,

Capt. Clark lives down at Buffalo. For
years he followed river life and accumu-
lated a snug fortune But he is still will
ing to turn his hand for an honest penny
There is a coal landing at his place, and
the other day packet stopped for fuel
The crew told him they had seen body
floating in the water about three miles
down stream, and that there was 800 of
fered for its recovery. He made hasty
preparations to search for the body. and
after many hours of rowing came upon the
" floater," which proved to be a dead
sheep. 1t is needless to say that Clark
waxed wrothy, and swore vengeance on
the perpetrators of the joke.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
County Building.
TRANSFERS.


27-Martin Anderson to Charles c.
Seaberg, lot s, block 2, Al1aY's addition
to East Rock Island; $500.
Mary A. Freeland to Augustus D. Cox,
outlot 10. 3, IS, lie; $50.
PROBATE.
2S-Conservatorship of Andrew ]. Hill,
insane. Jury empannelled and sworn
Hearing and verdict 'fnsane and moi
capable of managing his affairs"
Guardianship of minor heirs of Henry
Junge, deceased. Final receipt and re
lease Of William Junge, one of said heirs,
filed and guardian discharged as to him
29-Estate of John Schoening, de-
ceased. Appraisement bill and widow
award filed and approved. Sale bill flee
and approved.
LICENSED TO WED.
2s-George Weaver, Salina, Kan, ant
Miss Carrie A. Hoover, of Rock Island
George Whittick, Jr., Of South Rocl
Island, ard Miss Libbie Dillman, of Rocl
Island.
29-Herbert D. Blakemore and Mis-
J Alice e. Wadsworth, of Moline.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
CITY CHAT.
MAY flowers will soon be in order.

Nav flowers will soon be in order.
A. H. McCandless. ID. d. s., dentist.
Mr.. Chas. L. Walker went to Rush
vile, Ill.,, on legal business yesterday.
DIR. J. W. Stark, Dentist, 1922 Second
avenue. d1yr.
Good goods can always be found at
Carse & Co.'S.
DIR. A T. Hawlcy, dentist, corner Sew
teenth street and Sixth avenue.
Mr.. John Rhodenbaugh, of Swedona,
was in the city today.
Mr.. VIM. J. Browne, superintendent
of the pillow works at Fort Madison, la
was in the city yesterday
Get your awnings, tents, wagon COW
ers, ETC., of G. H. Young, III Main ST.,
Davenport, Iowa. apl15dtf
W. Peterson & Co. have something new
in gents shoe. 1t is the James Means
50 shoe, the best shoe in the market.
DIR. Seyler and family, of Presumption,
attended the Knights Templar entertains
ment last evening.
Bankrupt sales the people are tired
of, and want only first class goods which
can be found at Carse & Cos.
W. Peterson & Co. have something
new in gents shoe. 1t is the James
Means So shoe, and is the best shoe in
the market.
No shoddy, second hand shoes can be
found at Carse & Cos, but reliable goods
can always be found at this establish
| ment
Mr.. G. c. Coyne, the popular young
druggist of Port Byron, and leader of the
cornetIband, was in the city last night,
with several of his friends.
The topic at Central Presbyterian pray
er meeting this evening, will be: THE
Sabbath and the Sanctuary, Lev. xix:
$3.50.
W. p. Tindall, the liveryman, has a
lyoung sorrel horse that promises to be a
stopper. If there is any go III him,
Billy will find it out.
The topic at the Christian, First Bap>
fist, Broadway and United Presbyterian
prayer meetings this evening will be
THE Blessedness of Giving. Acts Xxx
So.
The lock of the Eagle Cracker compa-
nys safe in Davenport got out ofgear last
night, or the bookkeeper got the night
mare and forgot the combination. Chars
lie Fiebig went over the creek to straight>
en- things out this morning.
The pattern hats and bonnets to be
displayed at McCabe Bros. grand mills
linery opening, commencing tomorrow
morning, will be exclusive designs and
cannot be seen elsewhere, unless copied
from Messrs. McCabe Bros. display.
Laundry work reduced in price; Coll
lars 2 cents; cuffs, per pair, cents;
shirts 10 cents. Leave parcels at Henry
Regensburger's store on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday. Call at store on
Saturday for packages.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
RASMUSSEN'S CARD.

calling fact that have refed reecoae
Studio making only the complete but decidedly hnd
est in vicinity attention display of f
Photographic all recently produced and containing and
pleasing positions and effects of light and shadow varying from
inches We been assured by old CONNIE
critics that by far the finest display made this Our
largely due the fact that make greater
excel than undee and we bring to aid such experience can
gathered years continuous service avng begun Photo
graphic 1867 which time
either by sickness vacaon long experience enab
of scenic effects in Photo art hence
ing with accessories consisting bal
rustic bridges and fences boat rocks pond containing
water es sarways variety of grounds posing
chairs statues what the Chicago PHOTO Bureau IN
equaled any gallery this vicinity, bu-We plainly say nd
easily demonsrae that gallery this contains
of Instruments don't boast that they bought
sale and used by predecessors for % On
the improved makes containing
Voigaend Enrysope and Dmeye Instantaneous Lenses THESE
LENSES GALLERY
patron best advertisement and
by the excellence of work In order to bette,
results patron given show of three -four
different positions and all of these shown and should
improvements suggest themselves resttngs will gladly be made
Gallery 18th and end Rock Island
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
NOrtnn.

Although Supervisor Norton, of Hamp
ton, observes a lamb-like quiet, ant
makes no pretcntions towards promi'
nence, he has the honor of being favored
as no other supervisor is by his constitu
ents. Instead of being the STANDARD
bearer of one party. he was nominated
by both the democrats and republicans O
his town, and came down here by thu
unanimous consent of the people. Somt
men with this honor heaped them woul(
be swelled up with vanity and conceit
but it is not so with Norton.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
River Rlplets.

Capts. Durham and Upton succeeded
in raising the drill boat which sank on
Saturday, and they are in high glee over
the recovery of all the machinery and ap>
purtenances of the boat. The only thing
left to remind one of the accident is a
CHASTITY void in the hull. The boat will be
used no more this season, at least until
she gets fitted out with new hull.
Capt. Durham went up to the rapids in
7x10 craft this morning to plant some
buoys for the benefit Of pilots. There are
many dangerous places on the rapids, but
as Durham has now branded them, all
pilots can pass over in safety if they will
only keep track of the buoys.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
WANTED no DIE.
Galva Woman Takes Dose of
StrYehnine and Attempts to Jump
From Train.

Considerable excitement was occa.
stoned on the incoming Rock Island &
Peoria train, due here at 1920 today, in
charge of Conductor Hitchcock. A lady
by the name of Alice Destell boarded the
train at Galva, and attracted the attention
of the passengers by her queer actions.
She finally walked to the platform of one
of the cars. and was about to jump to
the ground while the train was going at
full speed. She was held by the train
men, and frustrated in her endeavor to
commit suicide. Arriving at Cambridge
she was seized with commissions and was
carried into the depot, where physicians
were summoned. They discovered at
once that the woman had taken poison.
which superstition was substantiated
when the stomach pump was applied.
Strychnine was the drug used to end her
earthly career, but al last accounts the
stomach pump had the best of the con-
test, and the chances were good for her
recovery.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
The Blackville Twins

The Flyers Sisters Comedy company,
which rejoices in being the only colored
comedy company on the road, Is to ap'
pear on Friday evening at the Opera
house. Their specially is the new, neat,
musical and laughable comedy, THE
Blackville Twins, or scenes on the Sc
vance River" A particularly attractive
feature of the programme is the singing
Of Wallace King. the wonderful colored
tenor, who isa whole show in himself
The company is the subject of many ia
vorite press notices, and is drawing large
houses wherever il appears.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
Dinner.

The members of st. Catharine's Guild
bestirred themselves so lively in prepar>
ing the cookery for the Knights Temp
lar banquet, that they had not only q
great sufficiency for last night, but 8
super abundance of eatables, and today
they served dinner from 12 to in the
dining hall of Masonic Temple. The
sweet smiles and good looks of the ladies
caused the men folks to tarry at the
tables longer than is their usual wont,
and when some of the Benedicts go home
tonight they will have to explain matter:
before they get supper.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
A Naw Hnma

has been found necessary for The DAY.
export Ladder Company, of which Mr.
H. H. Fetch is manager, and they have
moved into the three story building for
merly occupied by the Davenport Steam
heating Co. Our readers are well aware
they make nothing but spruce ladders
which combines lightness, strength anC
durability. and preferable to any offered
They make specially of fine ladders
Write for price list
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