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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-24
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SIlERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of an Execution and Fee Bill No. 1853
issued out of the clerks Office Of the circuit court
of Rock Island county, and state of Illinois, and
to me directed, whereby am commanded to make
the amount of a certain judgment recently OBJ
tanned against Kate l.. Coons nee Cassin, in favor
of Vim. Ii. Lundy, out of the lands, tenements,
goods and chattels of the said defendant, Kate L..
Coons nee Cassin, | have levied upon the follow
ing property, to-wit: The north half of lot six go
in block twelve (12) in the Chicago or Lower Ad-
diton to the city of Rock island in the county of
Rock Island and state of Illinois. Therefore, aC-
cording to aidcommand. shall expose for sale,
at public auction, all the right, title and interest
of the above named Kate L. CoOns nee Cassin, in
and to the above described property, on Wedncs-
day, the 18th day of February, 1885, at , O'Clock,
p. Nj. at the north door of the Court House in
the city of Rock Island, in the county of Rock
Island and state of Illinois, for cash in hand, to
satisfy said execution and fee bill.
Dated at Rock Island this 9th day of January,
A. D. 1885. j. NJ. RETICKER,
Sheriff Of Rock Island County.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-24

The farmers of the United States have tor
votes to seven of ali other occupations
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-24

The new treasurer of Habersham coun>
ty, Georgia, has given his bond for SIG, :
600. There is just 50 so in the treasury
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-24

Germany is introducing the system o: re-,
turn tickets upon her railroads.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-24

The entire family of children, sixteen
in number, of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbanlt, of
New Chicago, NJ. T., have died of diph>
fhnrin
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-24

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H' price.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-24
THE CINCINNATI
Weekly Enquirer
FOR 1885

VIII have no superior in the newspaper world.
Its news matter is from the Daily Enquirer,
which paper has out-GOnc all others in enterprise
and facility for gathering the news, and being
published AT Cincinnati the most central Of the
large commercial cities, with complete railroad
and mail accommodations, is enabled To place the
news in hands of the people MANY HOURS IN AD-
VANCE of papers elsewhere.
All departments Of the paper are rtplete with
latest information of special and general interest,
to the end that each and every member of the
household visited by it, will find much 10 benefit
and profit thereby. As 4
FAMILY NEWSPAPER
it has no equal. to which fact its circulation and
popularity will bear ample testimony.
FARM INTERESTS are treated in a common sense
manner and rendered douhly interesting by num-
erous contributions from practical farmers in
every state of the Union.
THE HOUSEHOLD page is given up 10 the ladies,
who know best how to entertain and instruct one
another in all useful and profitable cmployments.
MARKET REroRrs. reliable and fresh from our
own reporters enable buyers and sellers of al
commodities to trade with profit.
BOYS AND GIRLS are not forgotten or aught else
that Ia any way contributes to make up 1--we
w>paprr. Tho Enquirer is in fact the one ncws-
paper of all. to be first selected for the family cir
Gle.
ITs MORAL TONE and teachings being in happy
accord with pure thoughts and tasc, cNcItiug an
influence for good in opposition 10 all contamlnai-
ing evils.
Specimen copies free, get one. examine and de-
eide for yourself
THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Is
Sl,l5 ; for One Year. S0,65 ; for Six Mss.
We have no club rates, all paying the same price
single or in Clubs. We give Il free paper one year
TO any person sending club of seven names AT
S1,15 each.
Cash commission paid to Agents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-24
THE DAILY ENQUIRER

is printed every day in the year and mailed post
paid as follows:
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-05
COUNTED.

A cockroach has 300 teeth. If you don't believe it count them yourself.-Newmaa Independent.
 ssThe lecture season will soon begin," re- marks an eastern editor. An, your wife is coming home, eh ?-Newman Independ ent.
 When you spill soup on the table cloth set your tumbler on it when your wife is not looking, and trust to Providence for the theTeafter.-Life.
 Says newspaper poet: '!There were no roses till the first child died" The poet re- fers to Abel, of course, and the rose which
 then came into existence was when Cain rose against his brother, the child aforesaid
 Boston Transcript.
 Fred-'I understand that ycu are going to
 marry Nell Blenderhasset! You'll excuse me, Charley, but what in thunder could you see in that girls' Charley-"My dear fellow,
 her father is immensely rich" Fred-'tAh.
 I see; you take her at her pa valuel'-Boston
 Transcript.
 A letter written by Norfolk lady which
 had remained fifty years in the pocket of an old ccst was found the other day by rag
 merchant and finally reached the person for
 whom it was intended. It is seldom that a
 letter given by 8 woman to her husband to
 mail reaches it's destination so quickly
 Norristown Herald.
 Materfamll1aS ito Tommy who IS nelplnS himself hberally to currant jam at the sup per table e)-Tommy, after solemn warning, I should think you would not eat so much preserves. Tommy-What solemn warning, mammal Materfamilias-The death of Jum- bo; he died of too much jam, you know Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. A Dog, having Discovered piece of raw beef in an alley, sat down to Cogitate and Wonder Was it really beef or muttons How did it get there2 How was it that Some other Dog had not Discovered and Appropri- | ated ita He was not yet through with his meditations when second Dog rushed in and speedily Devoured the Prize, but the Meat was Scarcely down before he fell over and walled out, "Alas! but am gone-up Canine The Meat was Poisoned!" Moral Never accept Something for Nothing without | Stopping to ask yourself where the Profit comes in.-Detroit Free Press. | A noted scientist had his entire wardrobe stolen from him last week, with the excep- | tion of a few paper collars. He had an en- gagement to call on a young lady up the ] Hudson river He sent the following dis l patch: ''I have had all my clothes stolen, ex
 cept some paper collars. But the fact will l not deter me from coming" He received the l following telegram iI response: eff you have I nothing but paper collars to wear, do not l come. I love French art, but not French l realism" The author of "Delusions of Ac cident" said ks like d literal translations, but not to such All extent--New York Ex press.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-05

g11e 5uurmaI attd Gnnrier
Monday, October 5, 1883.
A CURIOUS LIBEL SUIT.

A queer libel suit came to an end in De- troit the other day with verdict of six cents damages for the plaintiff. The suit was against the Detroit Free Press, and the ofense complained of was the printing of a synopsis of a declaration filed in di- vorce case in the Superior court district of Detroit. As this kind of thing is often done by newspapers the suit and it's results are of general interest.
 The judge ruled adversely to the defend ant throughout the proceedings. He laid down as the law that the publication of a declaration or complaint filed in court on the commencement of a suit is not privileged, and held that the newspaper which publish ed it must prove the truth of the declaration or suffer in damages if it fails to do so; that it must justify in order to escape punish ment. The court said there was no doubt that the allegations complained of had been published, and that they were not privileged, nor could there be any question but that they were ibelous The defendant then had two courses open to it: First, it could allege that it did not publish the libels; or, second, it could justify and if possible prove that the averments of the wife's declaration were true. The last plea was set up only in part, and testimony was produced to show that number of the aver ments contained in the bill of complaint were true, while it was admitted that others were true in part and false in part. Yet it seemed to be shown in general way that the parts which were false were not those material al legations which reflected especially on the character of the plaintiff. It could not be shown that the plaintiff was a man of spot less reputation, and his love affairs seemed to be of so miscellaneous and promiscuous 8 nature that apparently in the minds of the jury few specific allegations as to immoral acts, more or less, could not damage him in excess of the sum of six cents, which was awarded him as sidamages.
 s=5 We5suppose that no fault can be found with this interpretation of the law, but we also believe that in most cases six cents would cover the damage caused by such publication as was complained of in the De- troit case and that juriss would not often award more. The people want news and paper which publishes it without malice or injustice is not often made to suffer seriously Sn,
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-05

ALL DRUGGISTS SELL IT. oc5 d&w1w
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-05
TO-DAY

We are offering Elegant lines of Gent1emen's Fall Overcoats in Kerseys, Melton, Whipcord, Corkscrew and Cassimers at $Io, 12, "A, 16, I8, 20, %, 25.
 NGETGs eec GO.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-05
TO CONVALESCENTS.

After severe attack of disease, it does not matter of what type, the constitution is left in an enfseb1ed and enervated condition.
 THE PATIENT FEELS DE- PRESSED AND LANGUID.
 The least attempt at exercise tires him and produces unaccustomed pains and aches.
 THE REASON for this is that the tissues-the muscles-have been wasted by disease. The glands and organs have be- come weakened from disease and medication. The stomach is not in condition to assirnilate the food that the system requires to build it up.
 WHAT IS NEEDED at this time is reliable stomach and system tonic. Years of experience and hundreds of thousands of cases have demonstrated that no remedy known to medical science equals DIR. R. O. FLOWERS LIVER AND STOMACH SANATIVE as a tonic at such times.
 It invigorates and TONES UP THE STOMACH, enabling it to perform it's important part in the process of digestion; it corrects and regulates the action of the liver at 8 time when it is so apt to be de- ranged; it quickens the sscreting power of the kidneys, enabling them to eliminate the poisons and waste matter from the system, and lastly TIT ACTS kS A GENERAL TONIC. GIVING NEW LIFE
 AND VIGOR TO THE TIRED BODY AND BRAIN. EThere is no other medicine on earth that Combines all these valua. l ble qualities.
 The testimony of thousands is, that ''after I taking your sentative for a short time I feel | like new person." and but very recently we | are in receipt of a large number of letters | from GRATEFUL FRIENDS, who, | after speaking of late illness, say they ssnever found a tonic SO valua- ble in cOnvalescenee as your | liver and stomach SanafiVe, and
 trust that soon every sufferer
 may know of its wonderful vir- tues."
 | This medicine is prepared by the Flower | Medicine Co.,, Boston, and is kept for sale by all druggists.
 wveIuabIe pamphlet sent Free on | application.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-05
EIGHT REASONS Why you should wear the celebrated J. F. HILL & CO.'S
 Improved Sewed Welt

@u SEWE0 WEI Made in Button Congress, Balmoral and Low Shoes 1st. They equal to the best hand-sewed in the hexibility of the sole.
 2d They require no breaking in and be re- paired the same as hand-sewed. 3d. They have perfectly smooth innersoles. No pegs tacks or seams of thread to hurt the feet. 4th. They fit the foot perfectly and do not pro- duce corns or bunons.
 5th. The uppers are cut from the best quality se- lected tanpery calf skins. 9th. The outersoles nnersoles, heels and stiffen. ings are first quality oak sole leather. Eth. For durability. comfort and style, they are equal to any custom hapd-sewed shoes. 8th Every pair warranted to give the purchaser perfect satisfaction.
 Try one pair and you will wear no other.
 ROB'T. A. BENHAM,
 S14 Chapel Street.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-05
9isre1I 1Ia11ena1s. :
TIRED, WORN AND WEARY.

Who can account for that tired, worn and weary feeling? It is not caused by mental or mammal laEor.
 Waking in the morning uurefreshed, Often with aching bones
 Bad taste in the mouth
 Sometimes bad breath.
 There may be no pain in the back, But there is feeling of goneness Approaching pain,
 Inactivity;
 Tho body and mind lack strength: A recumbent position is preferred me mlnd acts in sympathy with the body, Ana cannot concentrate any subject Loses it's usual forca. !. warm weather aggravates the tronble; life loses us charInS; the man is not really sick he is not hfmself-he is not well
 Because there is a weakness in some part of his system which is mildly manifesting itself Fortlty, strengthen and invigoraJe before the in creaslng symptoms denote the actual presence of some disease. N You may be assured that Burdock Blood Bitters Will, ln every case, when properly used. correct and restore you from the above mentioned ail- mentS.
 The trial of one bottle will convince you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06
Early Dentistry.
From the Hartford Conn., Post.

From the Hartford Conn., Post.
"At the date of my earliest recollection dem
istry as now practiced was unknown. Teeth
were extracted by regular practicing physici-
ans generally, and their only outfit was an in
strument known as the'turnkey' orhawk's bill.
1t was constructed like common nail gimlet
with movable hook at the end, which could
be turned so as to seize upon any tooth what
ever its position; then by a twisting motion
the offending molar was rolled out. In country
places where physicians We're sparsely located
men in various occupations would keep turn
key and perform the service. In one instance
know OF a lady who acquired the reputation of
an expert at the business and had quite an ex-
fenslve practice. The first artificial tooth which
| ever saw was inserted by an itinerant dentist
III was secured upon a metal pivot or dowell and
the pivot was forced into the stump OF decayed
tooth. They We're made from ivory or cattie's
teeth, and sometimes secured on wood instead
of metal pivots. In 1885 there were in
this city but three professional dentists. Not
far from that time some one had secured two or
more teeth to a metallic spring which clasped
the adjoining teeth in such manner as to
hold them in position. That was thought to
be a wonderful achievement and was pro-
claimed to the world In that year there were
slaughtered at one place near this city several
hundred head of cattle for barreling, and cart
loads Of heads We're piled near the slaughter
house. / one OF those dentists approach
them with u saw and sack and select such speci-
mems as suited him. He then sawed Off the
under jaws containing the teeth, which he de-
sired, and after filling his sack he put them
into his buggy and departed. Somebody's
mouth was doubtless ornamented with those
teeth. and they took satisfaction in showing
their ivory Since that period shall not at
tempt to describe the Inventions progress and
improvement in the science, for am utterly
incapable. Instead of three we now have
twenty-three OF the profession In this city,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06
"SecOnd Wind"
From LOngman's Magazine,

From LOngman's Magazine.
The reader may not be aware that in ordinary
respiration we only use q portion of our lungs
the cells at the extremity not being brought
into play. This is the reason why those who
are not Sin training" and who try to run for
any distance, soon begin to gasp, and unless
they are courageous enough to persevere in
spite Of the choking sensation, are forced to
stop. But If they will persevere, the choking
goes off, and the result is what Is Technically
known as second wind" When the second
wind is fully established, the runner does
not become out Of breath, but goes ON run
ming as long as his legs will carry him.
I know this by experience, having been
accustomed for some years to run three miles
every morning over a very hilly road. The
tons OF the lungs choked with effete air
and the remainder do not supply air enough
to meet the increased circulation caused by ex-
ercise: By degrees, however, the neglected cells
come into play, and when the entire lung is i'm
working order the circulation and respiration
again balance each Other, and the second wind"
Is the result. Now, let the reader repeat his
experiment OF holding his breath against time.
but nrSt let him force out Of his lungs every par
ticle OF air that he can expel, and then draw as
deep breath as his lungs will hold. II this he
repeated some seventy or eighty times, by way
OF Imitation OF the whale, the experimenter wifi
find that he can hold his breath for q minute
and half without Inconvenience. Should he
be swimmer; he should always take this pre-
caution before taking q header" and he will
find that he can swim for considerable distance
before he needs to rise for breath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06
How a Soldier Broke up Card Playing
in His Tent.

From the Wellsboro Agitator
We were lying in winter quarters and had
days and days of nothing to do. did not play
cards, but my terminate did. He also had three
special friends who p aged, and their meeting
place was in my tent. There they met day
after day-in the morning in the afternoon and
was built for permanent quarters In one end
we made a door eighteen inches wide by three
feet high. On the opposite side was a fireplace
built outside OF small sticks, like stone work,
and covered inside with clay mortar
The boys, as usual, were at their cards
took a friend into my counsels and we pro-
cured a shell which had blown the load out
without bursting. We fastened into this she'll
q long fuse. then told my friend to go away
several rods To an empty dry goods box. and
strike upon IL so as 10 make il sound like the
one: ID you hear that? That's from Lees bat
terry on the left. We may have other business
than card playing by daylight"
just then BOOM went the old dr. goods
box, and instantly dropped the she'll. with the
burning fuse down the chimney. The shell
Tell upon the fire and rolled under the bunk on
which the boys We're sitting. ..Tch-tch-tch-''
went the burning fuse. The boys thought il a
message direct from Lees battery. Two tried
TO jump through the door at the same time and
blocked up the narrow door SO that neither was
able 10 get out. full evacuation of the tent
was finally effected, and a retreat made
not, however, in good order. No one was killed
but the boys waited behind distant trees for
more than thirty mortal minutes, momentarily
expecting To see the tent blown to atoms After
awhile these heroes came together, and in the
council OF war they held on the field OF fright il
was decided that they had been the victims OF
fraud But there was no more card-playing in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06
The Pre-Giaeial Man.
From the Cornhill Magazine


Was he black? That we don't certainly know
but all analogy would lead one to answer posi-
lively, yes. White men seem, on the whole to
De very recent and novel improvement on
the original evolutionary pattern. At any
rate he was distinctly hairy, like the Amos, or
aoorigines OF Japan, in our own day of whom
Miss Isabella Bird has drawn so startling and
sensational picture Several OF the pre-glacial
sketches show US lank and gawky savages with
the BODY covered with long scratches answer
Ing exactly 10 the scratches which represent
the hanging hair of the mammoth and suggest
Ing that man then still retained his old original
hairy covering. The icw skulls and OF her frag-
ments OF skeletons now preserved TO US also in
dictate that our old master and his CON
temporaries much reSembled in shane and
build the Australian black fellows though their
forehead were lower and more receding while
their front teeth still projected in huge fangs
ialntly recalling the immense CANNES of the
male gorilla. Quite apart from any theoretical
considerations as To our probable descent Tor
ascent) from Mr.. Darwin's hypothetical ..hairy
aroOreal quad rumanous ancestor whose exis-
tence may or may not be really true there can
be no doubt that the actual historical remains
before US set pre-glacial man as evidently ap-
Proaehing In several important respects the
higher monkeys
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06
Lady Gladys and the Earl.

London Letter to Boston Herald.
The engagement of Gladys, Lady Lonsdale. is
the latest social event. The happy man whom
fate has destined to be the second husband of
this unusually tall daughter of the gods is the
Earl de Grey who is famous shot, and has won
SO many matches that it is not strange that he
should have brought down the beautiful widow.
Gladys, Lady LOnsdale, has had brilliant but
scarcely happy life. The expression of her
lovely, if somewhat semetic, countenance is
however, above all one of insouciance She
looks as though she never had a care in her life
and as though her first husband was not a dis
sipated gentlemen who spent most of his life
yachting, and concerning whom she uttered the
famous ult1matum, "I'l ii cure him or leave him.
has borne her widOwhood lightly. As she is
almost giantess, with magnificent figure a
handsome, animated face, with soft dark eyes
and coral lips, disclosing white teeth an album
dance of reddish brown hair, always worn in a
coil of tiny braids, Gladys, Lady Lonsdale, can
not help being conspicuous, but her demeanor
while genial, Is always refined. Rumor decided
that she would engage herself to Mr.. Luke
White, but was wrong and that strapping gen
tleman has since married. Then it was de-
cided-by rumor-that she would become my
Lady Durham, IN case Lord Durham succeeded
In putting his wife away on the ground of in
sanity, which was manifestly absurd since he
had known Lord Durham for some time
and, had he wished to, he could have pro,
posed to her while he was still a bachelor It
will be remembered that Gladys, Lady Ions
dale gave evidence OF an unimpOrtant Character
was the lady whom the noble lord jokingly
proposed to kiss when travelling with her and
Lady Durham up to town. The publicity into
which the merry widow was brought doubtless
precipitated the Earl de Grey's proposal, He is
a very eligible match in every way, and as the
Countess de Grey, Lady LODsdale will find her
present prestige enhanced, since to be a dowa-
ger at her age and with her looks is an incon-
gruity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06
Some Questions in Everyday Life.

FrOIn the ladies Home Journal
What is ones social duty? Often we hear one
friend ask this question of another. Is ones
social duty done by accepting and giving invi-
tations? What do we bind ourselves to in &C.
cepting the hospitality OF friend or acquaint-
ance? Is our duty by her done when we have
entered the portal of our hostess and have
gwen her greeting? Do we owe anything to her
guests? III we are man, do we do our duty
when we neglect speaking to the ladies whom
we KNOW? Ii we see chance when We can be Of
service TO our hostess in making things
pleasant and agreeable for her, is not that our
duty TO be ready and happy to do her bidding
OF even 10 anticipate II? II We are woman our
power 10 do more than to make ourselves as
agreeable as we may is limited. We can then
only bc kind, generous and considerate of other
women as 1T comes in our way. We cannot
seek the opportunities Of being polite and
making the happiness OF those about US as men
can Seihshness alas that we see SO much of 1t
where there is the least excuse for it.