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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-29
Preferred Death ty Insanity,

PLAINFiELp, n. j., Dee 90 -- Mrs Lizzie
She pherd committed suicide about O'Clock
Monday morning by meaking the ice iii
Green brook and throwing herself in head
foremost. The water wdg bat three feet
deep She left this uDtn
Ny DEAR HUSBAND AND MoThEh:--For
give me ii you can, These gloomy feelings
have again taken possession of me and | can
not pGt them of My only request is al
way, be Kind to little Freddie | prefer
death to going insane.
From Yonr hrOknn.hnnrtel LIZZIE
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-29
no. search for the GROW of the Amethyst.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 20 A dispatch
received at the treasury department Mon
day from San Francisco stated that the
revenue cutters Corwin and Rush could be
put in readiness within four days, to start
in search of the crew of the lost whaling
bark Amethyst. The revenue officers there
think it probable that the lost seamen can
re reached this winter Upon receipt of
this dispatch the commanders of the Corwin
and Rush were directed to confer with each
other and proceed at the earliest possible
day TO Behring straits with whichever YES
sci they might think best adapted in the
rruergefcY for the search.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-29

New HAVEN, Con, Dac. 20-Benjamin
Kaye Heaton, a member Of tbs Junior class
in the Yale law school, a gra luate Of last
years academica cias, and the manager of
the Val coli - cv-operatif3 society died in
his 10 m Monday morning at 80 o'cio X.
His death is a great surprise to the college
Wor!d 10 which lie has been a prominent
figure iOr the past few years. lie died
from oyoIwork. Ever since he
entered college with the class
Of - he has been d very
hard worker His constitution was
naturally strong but during the last year
the terrible physical ant mental strain
which he has Constantly laborcd under was
to unlch for him and he constantly broke
down, lie va trying to take two yeaI 5 in
one al the laW school Mr. Ileaton' career
in college has been one long struggle for
bread and butter as well as for knowledge
He received his preparatory education in
Wiilston seminary and was a self support
ing student ever since his entrance into
MD
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-29

CHICAGO, Dec 29.-Tbe aggregate value
of the buildings erected in this city for the
year Of 1885, up to Dec q, was ! hO62 80
a decrease from last year of $.t:90 The
lie raase is said to he really an Increase
in actual building operations as much Of the
material entering into construct GA was
Cheaper this year than last.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-29
A PENNY PAPERS STORY.


Protecting the President.
PITTsErRGH, Pa. Dec % The Penny
Press, an afternoon paper here, publishes
d story t. the effect that five Pinkciton
detectives passed through this city Sunday
night from Chicago, on thoir way u
Washington for the purpose Of looking
after the personal safety OF President Cleve-
land. One of the party named Mcclure
stated that they Were ordered to Washing
ton by way of Philadelphia, whore they
were to be joined 10y five men from the
branch agency thare-the ten to proceed to
Washington for special duty at the Whit
House. On their arrival III the capital,
they were to lie fully instructed as to their
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-29

Tie finest mail and paper box ever in
vented is for sale at the ARGUS office at
the low price OF 81 each The same box
is sold everywhere at 81 so. Call and OK.
anime them.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-29

BERLIE. Dec. 29.--Louis Prosper Gachard,
the historical writer, is dead, in the Stith
year of his age.
LONDON, Dee 20 Jules Glazer, the
Austrian juriscons,l5 and statesman, is
dead.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-29

f. W. Hurst represents the leadin''
American and Foreign Insurance Co.'S
Policies carefully written at current rates.
igencv established 1874. Otlicc over
Rock Island National Bank.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-29
UALF-lENT A WOHI'.

fHE tRGus her; afie- viii publish iu this col
ann all u vcrti-cmeHt- ui Lost. Found. For Rent
For Sale. Bo rd or Rooms Wanted. and similar
notices. at the low rate OF oEt hrif u cent 5c0Fd,
ach figure word, hut II. advertisement less
than ten cents
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-29
No. 2ahie, &c lid. No. !. 3oc ,-s41


Hos 23olo; nsp, 35,3 mixed, 3 5ols sC
b-al } s5l4 ~
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-29
IniCtio.

I0LFO0- VhIO, Il9C- =.
WHEAT--Quet; cash n December 92,: Janu
ary. 9}'-ci February 9itic: MAY, 9.2iG bid
CoRN-tirm; cash or year iSc January 3G91C.
MAY. aJi,C h.d
OATS ban; cash, 3oc; MAY a}lGc
CJoVEr SEED-tluluI: cash or December. S5.41
kcd; J.nu;ry, $50: February SJtiia bid
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-09-19
LoNDok .FIREI DISTRICTS.
The Arran gements In EIgland's Chiel
City for Extfnguishing Fires.

The Arran gements in E1gland's Chief
City for ExtfnguishIng Fires.
London Is divided for fire purposes
into four districts, each garrisoned
with 1S0l or 140 vmen-a force strong
enough to deal with the individual dis
tr ct fires. They are the a, comprise
ing Westminster, SKcnsington, Bays
water, and whiting roughly, the whole
OF the West End; the B, the center,
including the city; the G, the East
End, and the d, the whole of the
isduth side Of The river, in which the
iheadquarters. In the Southwark Bridge
Road are situated. Over each of
these districts there is Superin-
tendent connected with headquarters
by telegraph, and in most cases by
telephone, and himself connected With
all the stations, over which he has
superintendent, for the discipline
and efficiency of which he is di-
rectly responsible to his chief. No
station, with one exception, is tele-
graphically connected with. another;
every order passes from or through the
Superintendent, even if sent by the
chief The one exception is in favor of
the two nearest stations, of two dis
tricts. For instance, the station near
est in District A is connected with the
nearest stat On in District B, and the
nearest in District d, but the connec-
ton is never made use of unless there
occurs fire on some point between, in
which case both stations communicate
and turn out. The connection is, of
course, also employed if there be a
break. down of communication, such as
frequently occurs, between the Office of
the superintendent Of the district
where the station is situated and
headquarters. This system OF
communication by telegraph and tele-
phone, now rapidly approaching COM
pletion, is, as far at any rate as the
telephone is concerned, the growth of
only the last few years. for it was in the
early part of 1880 that the Edison Com
pany gratuitously established tele-
phonic Communication between the B,
c, and d districts and headquarters.
The omission of the A district (the
West End) was caused by the necessity
of laying underground wires, an ex-
pense the company could hardly be ex-
pected to bear. The telephone now in
use is the Gower-Bell, for the postal
authorities, from whom the brigade
rent them, do not appear to favor the
Edison, notwithstanding that those who
have had experience of both describe
the latter as the better CorsahitI
MdOdxtne - -
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Did Not Think of It.

This stery is told on Judge Tracy, if
we remember correctly, when he'was a
Judge some forty yearsago: While on
the circuit going from court to court.
his trace broke The Judge spent over
a half hour trying to mend it, but to no
purpose. His patience was exhausted,
and he was using some pretty strong
explosives not fit for auSunday-school
children to hear. A negro came along,
and the Judge told him of his trouble.
The neeRo let out the trace, cut hole
in it. and the Job was done. kEt4
why the dickens" said the Judge,
''could I not have thought of thatPe
well, marster,' said the regro,
.'don't you. know some folks is Jest
maturity, smarter than tothers.' = s,fe
[ E"That is SOL ! said the Judge.
''What shall ] pay you for fixing my
tracer" pNTTa
'Well, marster, fifty cents will do, u
said the negro.tJ Nv E4lH5ll 5sl1
Fifty cents!1 said the Judge. "You
were not five minutes. at it, .,-.--
'F'I don't charge you fifty cents fol
doing it., said the negro. 81 charge
YOU twenty-five cents for doing it and
twenty-five cents for knowing how tc
do ita'' 1osh- r. 4 ago. ISIS .ss, -s.-
There was some philosophy in tha
answers dv11sRGb Nea0S. 20
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{. ST, JOHN.

rbe werl-DeEerved Promotion or 8 Prom
inent. Faithful, and Emcient Railroad
O1ielaI. 9'-.- ~ ts aA4
President r. r. Gable, of the Chicago,
Rock Island 4 Pacific Railroad, has
issued the following important notice:
"Mr. E. st. John is hereby appointed
assistant to the General Manager. The
General Ticket and Passenger Depart
uents will remain under the iurisdic-
ton of Mr.. st. John as formerly, apd
all communications In connection with
those departments should be addressed
to him as General Ticket and Passenger
Agent"
The above announcement OF Mr.. st.
Johns promotion will be read with in
terest and pleasure by the many who
have become intimate with him during
q very long career. 2 He has been asso-
ciated with the road so long that he is
always considered a part Of the system,
good, reliable, and ever on time. Mr..
St. John entered the railway service ID
1852; wis clerk in the General Ticket
Office and Depot Ticket Agent Of the
Quincy & Toledo Railroad at Quincy,
Ill. until it's consolidation with the
Great Western Railroad, when he as
sumed q clerkship with that com
pany in its General Ticket Depart.
ment at Springfield, H., remaining il
it's service until July 8, 1858; on July
4, 1858, and until November, 1854, h
was employed a. clerk in the Genera
Ticket Office of the Chicago & RocA
Island Railway. November /, 1864, t.
September l. 1869. he was chief clerl
in charge of the General Ticket De
partment September l, 1859, be wa
appointed General Ticket Agent, an(
January /, 1879, he was appoint
ed General Ticket and Passenge
Agent, which position he continue
to fill. On Saturday, July 4, Mr.. ST
John celebrated the, twenty-second an
niversary of his connection with th
Rock Island Road. Mr. st. John
promotion isa another illustration OF th
well-known fact that the Rock Islam
Road appreciates tie merits of its off
Gals, and gives tangible evidence
its, appreciation,
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COURAGE.
The Physical and Moral Varieties of th'
Quality Illustrated.

The Physical and Moral Varieties of the
Quality Illustrated.
Since Commodore Garrison's death
d Story which illustrates his GOODNESS
and courage Has appeared in some Of
the. newspapers. He was once captain
asateamboat on she Mississippi, and
while selling tickets one day happened
to rouse the ire of passionate old
man, who drew his pistol, and present.
ing 1t 1t the narrow window full in tho
Captains face, fired. I98ft IFt
The cap snapped. He tried a second
IkirAAy andeagaih failed. Garrison's own
gnisEol layIwithIn reach, but instead of
taking it up, he quietly opened a draw
en- stoek out q box of percussion caps,
and Handing It to his would-be MUIR
derefs said&M W MktA tHH&
Take new cap, yours don't work
we'll" hrs E6s
The furious man stared at him mo-
ment, then burst into laugh and held
out his hand.
Another kind Of courage is exempli.
fed in a story told of a young New
York inventor who about twenty years
agosspeht every aollar,he was worth in
an experiment. which if successful
would Introduce his Invention to public
notice and ensure his fortune and
what he valued moreAhis usefulness.
1t failed. The next morning the
daily papers heaped unsparing rilicule
on him. Hope for the future seemed
vain. He looked around the shabby
room where his wife, delicate little
woman, was preparing breakfast. He
was without penny. He seemed like
fool in his own eyes; all these years
of hard work were wasted. If he were
out of the way, she could return to her
friends. He went into his chamber,
sat down and buried his face in his
hands, with desperate resolve to end
it all. Then. with q fiery heat flashing
through his body, he. stood erect.
st shall succeed" he said. shutting
his teeth. His wife was. CRYING over
hthepapers when he went hack.
7 as.They are very cruel, y she said.
They don't understand. I'll make
Them understand" he said cheerfully.
"It was fight for six years." he
said afterwards. Poverty and sick.
ness and contempt followed me.
had nothing left but the dogged de.
| termination that it should succeed.
| It did succeed. The invention was q
/ great and useful one. The inventor il
now a prosperous and happy man.
BE sure you're right" he says to
/ younger men, "then never give up. -
Kouth's Companion.
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"a fEkAAIE dspoopENDYkE.


T.
The Caricature Met Within a Female on
an Arkansas Train.
1 was reading the other day about
old Spoopendyke-how the old sinner
lorded it oyer his meek and submissive
wife. about the garden business, and
when she suggested the planting some
flower seed for ornaments he said;9
"What kind of flowers-artificial
towers / reolen- maybe you want to
plant some Old bonnet wires and few
rags and raise you a spring bonnet"
And when She yentured to mention that
fountain would be pretty, he said:
fountain! how are you going to raise
fountain-where are your seed-do
you expect to plant bucket of water
and have it come up fountainP"
snd bep 3I his w wife css h a @
fifteen minutes krkney~ some wives
who wouldn't neea any help The Old
brute. Whensa Woman docs her best
to please her husbahd AepuSfit u apx
pear pleased whether he Is or not. I
know some Spoopepdykes and | have
no respect for them! But there are
some female SpoGpendykess too, scat
tered around. / saw. one in the cars
| the other day over in ARKANSAS she
and her old maai got aboard at q
way station and aSvols-w -soWs- jjRst-be-
hind NEIL the smoking ear n They
were right common people that is, he
wass She had q snuff stick in her
mouth, and when he motioned her to
90 in the seatIgfiRst she shook her head
and motioned rhim TO go in. After
awhile the newsboy came along with
cigars. and he took one and looked at
both ends and all around, and asked
the price. The boy said ten cents. He
smelt of the cigar and then felt for q
dime. The old woman watched him
silently until then, but she couldn't
stand 1t any longer
''You ain'tsa gwine to give ten cents
for that seegyar; are youpn "Believe
will, Sally" he said. ''Jest to burn
up" said she, That's what hits made
for, Sally" said he. "Well, dc
know" said she, I'd look at dime g
long time before I'd give it for that
thing and then burn it right straight
up. If I was gwine to- be,a fool I'd be
fool some other way" By this time
he had borrowed fire from me ard, go
the thing 10 Burning. and as he putfst
the smoke upward he said: sally,
hain't csnioked "a .seegyaf in, thsF'
: months and we are OF q sortof . trpf'
: now, Won. know. 2 You bought d dime
: worth ioE AnGH. y dstsrdRY Alprning, ant
if you hain't burnt it up you've might,
, nigh snufed it up--so what's the diff
| ference, Sallyp" ''Well it was m,
. money" said she.' my snuff neve
> cost you nothin' mary cent" ZANE
my seegyar never cost you nothin',
, said he, and he elevated his chin an(
screwed up his mouth, and blowed thu
: smoke away up yonder.-AtlGntG Con
stitutioa. i'7
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"Crossest Man I'm Alabama"

"De crossest man in Alabama lives dar,"
said the driver as we approached a way
side homawnear Selma, Ala. to ask accom-.
modations for the night. At supper, and
after it, s'mine host" seowled ct every one,
founa fault with every thing earthly, and
was wondering if he would not growl If
the heavenly halo didn't fit him, when in
cidental mention being made of the comet
of 1882, he said: 81 didn't like its form, its
tail should have been fan shapedW
But, next morning, he appeared halt-
offended at our Offering pay for his hospi-
tality Ny companion, however, made him
accept as present a sample from his CASE
of goods. .t5. - .-
house. The planter stepped lftheiy from
the porch, and greeted me cordially !
could scarcely believe that this cleaT-
compIexioned; bright eyed, animated fell
| low, and the morose being of few. weeks
back, were the same He inquired after
nv companion of the former visit and res
| gretted he was not with me. "Yes," said
| his wife, .we are both much indebted tc
| him." .t r'i
"HowW asked in surprise. m .sr
"Fof this wonderful change In my nus.
band. Your friend when leaving, handed
him a bottle of Warner safe cure. He tool
it and two other bottles, and now
sand now," he broke in, "from an i'll feel.
ing, growing old bear, am healthy ane
SO cheerful my wife declares she ha'
fallen in love with me againW
1t has made over again a thousand low
matches, and keeps sweet the tempers 0
the family circle every where.- Copyrighted
Used by permission of american Rurd
Home.
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REV. DUKES EXPLANATION.
Colored Preacher Who Satisfactorily
Ansrrnrede an ohIact6f. .sl...l...,.g.s.l.

AnsWgreu an OBIecIors
It was at big August meeting in
Wake County, N. c., and there were
acres of darkeys present. The Gross
ing of the Red Sea- was the subject Of
the discourse. and the Rev. Mr.. Dukes.
a 'mancipated minister, was treating it
in the most frig,d manner. He had
just closed by saying: Moses and the
chil'un of Israel crossed ober the Red
Sea on the ice, but when Faro and his
numbering big chariots come long, dey
broke frue the ice and dey was all
drowded,' when young man from
town arose and said: LII t...s r. 3
''Brer Dukes, will you low me to ak
yon question:"
'.Sart My; what is itP''
"Well, Brer Dukes, rs bin studdin'
geografy, an geografy teaches me dat
de Red Sea am in de tropicks an dat
dere amt no ice in de tropicks. What
| want to ak is dis: Whar dat ice cum
from whar Moses crossed ober on?"
Brer Dukes cleared his throat,
mopped his brow, hesitated q moment,
and replied: III E.s..Y.
.'Well, rs glad you ak dat question.
1t gives me an opportunity to 'splan.
My dear Young brer, you mus t think
cause you war store close an bin tc
.skool dat you know everything. Di.
thing I'm preaehin' bout took place
long time ago, fore dere was any geog-
rafVs an fore dere was, any tropics. "
Detroit Free Press. t's
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-09-19
A REMARKABLE DECISION.


The Necessity OF Physicians Keeping
Abreast of the Modern Methods of Prac.
tice.
A physician was recently brought to
task by German tribunal for neglect
ing to keep himself informed as to
modern methods of practice. A SER
want who received wound in the chest
in April last died from septicemia
ander the care of this doctor, who, de-
spising antiseptic dressings, treated his
patient according to ancient usages.
The Court held that every medical
practitioner should keep himself in
formed ON the accomplished progress
of science, and have an exact knowl-
edge OF modern systems of treatment
If these had been employed the pa
tents life might have been saved,
hence the liability for negligence. -,
The Court of Appeal sustained the
Judgment. Some effort should be made
In this country to force physicians to
pass examinations every few years as
to see whether they have keptinformed
as to the more recent medical investi-
cations, including surgery. No pro-
vision is made in this country to pro-
tect the sick from being treated by in
competent or ill-informed doctors. A
would-be physician in Europe must
undergo rigid examination before he
is allowed to practice. but diplomas in
the United States are no guarantee of
knowledge or skill in the treatment OF
disease, and then thousands of our
older physicians in the rural districts
are unacquainted with the advanced
methods in modern medicine and. sur
gerry due to discoveries made within
the last quarter of eentury.-Denor-
est's Monthly.
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4 Snake Story.

A German who lives on the Blue
Mountains, near the line of the Berks
and -Schuylki1I, Pa, was out hunting.
As he was.crossing a small clearing he
laid down his gun to gather some Blue
Mountain tea Shortly after he,picked it
up again and was startled to hearverv
close to h Is ear the peculiar whrring
which.is the signal ofYtho proximity of
the rattlesnake He looked suddenly
around, but could discover nothing,
when suddenly he discovered the tail of
the snake protruding from the muzzle
of his gun. He dropped the gun
quickly but instead of coming out his
snakeship lerawled into the barrel
again. After fruitless efforts to dis
lodge him. the man fired the gun, and
the snake, after taking a trip in the
air, came down in shreds badly--used
up.--F0reSt and Field.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-09-19
AN Elchth-street woman thre

An Elghth-street woman threw
her husbands pipes and tobacco into
the stove, remarking: "Pm tired of
living in a smoke-house." He carried
all OF her bonnets and hats down to
his Office and left note saying; Pm
tired of living in a millinery store. "
Now this was very funny on both
sides, as far as it went, but she walked
into his store three hours afterward
with new twenty-dollar bonnet on.
He never thought of that.-Brooklyr7
Times.
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to hear OF the resignation OF DR.. Pierce as
a. congressman to devote himself solely to
his labors as physician. 1t was because
his true constituents were the sick and al
Aicted everywhere. They will find Dr.
Pieree's "Goldep Medical Discovery" a
benefcent use OF his scientific knowledge in
their behalf. Consumption, bronchitis,
cough, heart-disease, fever and ague, inter
mittent fever, dropsy neuralgia, goitre or
thick neck, and all diseases OF the blood
are cured by this world-renowned medicine
Its properties are wonderful, it's action
magical. By druggists.
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=. Say, why is everything -,
Eithnr ot sixaS or. at seVenS2'

Probably, my dear nervous sister, be-
cause you are suffering from some OF the
diseases peculiar to your sex. You have a
dragging-down" feeling the back-ache,
you are debilitated, you have pains OF vari-
Gus kinds Take DR.. r. Pierces. Favor
tie Prescription" and be cured. Price re-
duced to one dollar. By druggists.
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-N"II IHS Oh 'IIO ..NI IN"
has been put in practice by Wey-
mouth Mass clergyman. The bride
groom could not afford to pay the fee
down. but promised to pay ore dollar a
week for five weeks. He was so de-
lighted with his bride that he kept his
promise. Boston Journal.
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A,Curious Theory.

The PhtIoEoqtsehe Rocheaaschri6 of
Berlin, referring to the recent discov-
cries Of a number of cernice 'mouldngs
of porous stone at. the Propylea at
Athens, starts the curious theory that
these belonged to the older Propyl@a,
but that they were used as ibuilding
materials when the new structure was
erected in the fifth century B. G. These
stones are brilliantly colored blue, red
and gold;they are in good preservation,
and therefore may be given as excellent
specimens of architectural color deco
ration as practiced by, the Greeks $500
years ago; beautiful art, which of
late has been successfully revived in
our own country, and when BARRED
out with care and Judgment. must al
ways have superb and striking effect.
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"A Salvation army officer in Della
ware has an original way of proving
the wickedness of this world. Toward
the end of his address he always says;
'1f there is any Christian in this as
let him hold up his hand, and
] viii go home with him and spend The
night. IN y. Nail,