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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11
SIGNAL SERVICE STATIONS.
Arrangements to Display Flags nj all
Telegraph Hallway Points
In the state

In the state.
Arrangements have been made by tn
Illinois Signal Service, by which the resi-
dents at telegraph stations on the divis
ions of the railroads noted below, ca
have without expense the information
necessary to display the weather, temper
a,ure and cold wave flags:
Chicago & Alton-Chicago to 81.
Louis; Bloomington to Louisiana; Rood
house TO Godfrey; Dwight to Washing
| ton.
Chicago. Milwaukee s. ST. Paul-Chi
cago TO Rock Island; Lanark to Rockton
Davis Junction TO Rockton.
Chicago & Iowa-Aurora to Freeport
Rochelle to Rockford.
Rock Island & Peoria Rock Island to
Peoria
Illinois Midland-Peoria to Darlington.
Lake Erie & Western-Bloomington to
Hoopeston.
Mobile & Ohio-St. Louis to Cairo.
Cairo, Viucennes & Chicago to
Danviile.
The Illinois Signal Service desires to
have the weather, temperature and cold
wave flags displayed at each of the tele-
graph stations on the lines of all the
railroads in the state. The officers of the
above named roads have agreed to tele-
graph regularly and promptly the indica>
tons to all their stations, and the local
agents receiving the same will be in-
structed to give. without charge, the
warnings TO the editors of papers and
others interested III displaying weather,
temperature and cold wave signals. All
engaged in the movement of grains, as
well as the shippers and the travelling
public, will esteem it great privilege to
have this information furnished daily.
The citizens of the majority of the
towns on the roads named above are in
terested in having the weather, tempera>
ture and cold wave flags displayed, and
the limited cost for the flags and staff for
displaying the same is the only expense
necessary to obtain information that will
benefit all classes. The director of the
Illinois State Weather Service at Springs
field will send circulars and instructions
to all interested in having signals dis
played.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11

A bouncing boy arrived at the resi-
deuce of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris. Schroeder,
GA. Eighth avenue, this morning.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Jones, on Sixth avenue, was frightened
by the advent of a fine fellow this morn.
ing, who comes into this world of sin and
sorrow with an inheritance tina; will
make him some day a chief of men.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11

The regular quarterly meeting of the
association will be held at at the rooms
over 1907 Second avenue, on Tuesday
evening, Dec. IA. beginning at 7:3O
o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended
to all, both ladies and gentlemen, to be
present. The following is the programme
for the occasion:
/ Opening Exercises Singing, Scriptures,
Prayer
:. Report Of President for Board Of Directors
and Officers.
3. Report Of Treasurer.
/. Report Of General Secretary for Committee
Work Of Association.
s. Music.................M Male Double Quartette
6. Two Papers-Ten minutes each
(a) ''0nr Social Work
OBJ "Our Religious Work.
!. Music. ............... Male Double Qusrteete
4. Our NeiGhbOrs-Ten minutes each
ta) The Right Hand OF Fellowship
OBJ THE Left Hand OF Hindrance''
.. Music; .........-.. Male Double Qu'rtette
10 Last Words:
tal What to Do About II.
ib) Singing, etc.
fc) Benedction
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11
CHURCH PLEASURE.
The Entertainment by the Ladies' Aid
society of the Central Church
at Turner Half5r

Au exceedingly pleasant and successful
entertainment, financially as well as 9TH
erwise, was that given at Turner Hall
last evening by the Ladies Aid Society of
the Central Presbyterian church. There
were over three hundred present the
programme opening with an instrumental
solo, very nicely executed BY Miss Agnes
Bixby. Then came piano selection with
which Miss Clara Hass delighted the Gu
dience Mr.. and Mrs d. Roy BowihY
gave an exceptionally fine Duet, Mrs.
Bowlby playing the piano and Mr.. Bowl
by the violin The shadow pantomime
was next and was participated in by Miss
Tillic Hass as Cinderella, Miss Kittie
Gest and Miss McDougall as the Step
Sisters" Master Hugh Curtis as The
Prince, Master Ralph Nickerson as The
Page" aud Miss Eva Hass as the Fairy
God Mother; Miss Clara lass rendering
the musical part of the entertainment.
which was cleverly acted in every partic-
ular.
Supper was served for the business men
at O'Clock, and after the entertainment
the attention of those present was again |
called to the tables which were heavily |
laden with palatable spread |
Mrs. J. NJ Montgomery Mrs. Dr..
Paul, Mrs, W. S. Kuowton and |
Mrs. kerns presided over the fancy |
tables which were covered with approprl
ate articles for Christmas presents. and
Miss Reticker had charge of the candy
stand Every department was heartily
patronlzed aud the ladies' will realize
about Si25 above expenses AS reward
for their undertaking
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11

Germania Lodge No. 6, A. O.U. W
elected officers last evening as follows:
M. WI. II. Besselin.
FL. l.. Haas.
O.-J. II. ladders.
Rcdr.-R. Koehler.
IA. Grevesmuebl.
Treas. F. Ludolph
G.-V. Beck.
l. W.-GeO. Waldman.
o. w j. F. Stroehle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11
UiscouraginS For Hennepin

The secretary OF war yesterday gave out
the report OF the ComstOCk board of
army engineers appointed under the pro-
vision OF the river and harbor bill, to ex>
anime into the feasibility of the Heune>
pin canal. The board finds, saws the
Chicago TriJunes Washington special,
That the propose canal is feasible, and
because of its commercial importance is
worthy tn be un dertaken by the general
government But it also specially recom>
mends the rOnacceptauct by the United
States of the Illinois & Michigan canal
under the provisions of the existing act
OF the Illinois legislature. The TriBune's
article continues:
This means that recession would he
necessary by the people of Illinois, and
this would take the subject out OF con
gresS for the next three or four years.
The Comstock board also by its indorse
ment of tue Mailas d'Osier or northern
route, as against the Rock Island or
southern route, puts damper on many
friends Of Hennepin and drives the iron
into the soul of Jerry Murphy. Most of
the engineers who have made SURVEYS
have favored the MariaS d'Osier route,
but Gen John Newton, when at the head
OF the engineers corps, always
over ruled his suborGinates and up
held the Rock Island route because of its
sunerjor commercial advantages But he
IS no longer with the department, and
the MeredOsla people have their own way
The plth of the whole matter is this.
The report of the Camstock board furnish
es ample grounds on which the opponents
OF Hennepln in congress can plant them>
selves With it to fall back on they will
be likely to have little trouble in defeat.
Ing action this sess ion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11

Mrs. VIM. Ecker and other relatives
OF the late William Ecker, desire to
publicly express their thanks to all
friends, for kindly sympathy rendered
during their late affection. and especially
to the Odd Fellows who rendered assist
snce and manifested so much brotherly
kindness. during The sickness and death of
Mr.. Ecker
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11

E. E. Psrmenter, attorney at law
Makes collections, loans money, and vii
attend to any legal business intrusted t
him. Office, postoffice block, Rock Isl
and. III ds&w1y
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11
The lee Bridge Breaks.

The ice bridge gave way on the rapids
opposite East Davenport at 1 O'Clock
this afternoon, and moved down a short
distance, but no disturbance in front of
the city was visible.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11

Crate and egg IS. 25; range No. 4, and
nut IS 50 per ton, screened and delivered
or best qua lily of anthracite coal,
F. q FPAzEp
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11

Tenderloin, spare ribs. sausage meat,
kettle rendered and leaf lard. at Gil
more's pork house.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11
Call On John Hsrusr 4 Co.

for your hard coal, pure Lehigh, all
grades at the lowest market prices. Give
them call. Office at 1903 Second ave.
nue., and Krogeris old stand on Twenty
fourth street. Call and seethe samples.
Telephone 1895.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11

Hoods sarsaparilla, acting through the
blood, reaches every part of the system.
and in this way positively cures catarrh.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11

Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. of
Boston. Mass. organized 1879. Assets
nearly 81 100000. Z. W. Hurst. agent.
Office over Rock Island National Bank
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11

You can get cut rates over any railroad
at Blake's ticket Office 1903 Second
avenue. div
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11

Mrs. Langtry is very clever pistol
shot.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11

DOCK ISLAND City lots, cheap; small cash pay
n ment, balance on long time
MEDILL Il WHITEHEAD.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11

Il n TRADE 100 acres Kansas land for stock
L buggies, horses or general merchandise.
MEDILL & WHITEHEAD.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-03-11
Hancock's Courtship.

A Cleveland Leader correspondent
writes: After Hancock graduated from
West Point his first duty was in connec-
ton with an exploring party in the west.
On his way there he stopped for short
time at st. Louis, and it was his custom
there to take a horseback ride every
morning. As he rode down one of the
streets one bright, sunny day when it
was still early, he saw at the window of
one of the finest-looking houses in the
city very beautiful young lady. His
eye caught hers as he passed, and he
involuntarily raised his hat. The young
lady blushed, waved her hand at him,
and then stepped back into the shadow.
As the story goes, it was case of love
at first sight on Hancock's part. Morn
ing after morning he rode past that
house hoping to see her again. At last
one day he passed by on foot just as she
was leaving the house on the arm of an
old gentleman. The lady recognized
him again, as he could see by her
bushes, but she did not bow, and just
as he passed she entered a carriage.
The old gentleman followed her and the
two drove rapidly away. | shall not
describe how Hancock took cab and
kept the carriage in sight, nor how graft
fed he was when after short ride he
saw it draw up at the door of one of his
old army comrades. A moment later
he had dismissed the cab, and knocked
at his friends house. His friend met
him in the hall, and in a stammering
way he asked for an introduction to the
lady. A moment later he was taken in
to the parlor and introduced to Miss
Almira Russell and her father. Old Mr.
Russell was one of the rich merchants of
st. Louis. He took quickly to Hancock,
and before he left the house that after
noon the young officer received hearty
invitation to call, which, by the way,
the young lady seconded. Hancock did
call, and he called often. The pretty
young lady seemed to be as much at
racted to the gay young lieutenant as
the lieutenant was to her. After a short
courtship they became engaged, and a
short time later were married.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-03-11
ADVISING THE LANLORD.


BILL NYE DEALS OUT FEW GENTLE HINTS
TO HIM.
So, if / may take the liberty to do so,
let me eXbort the landlord who is grad
ually accumulating Indebtedness and re-
morse, to use palmer, less elaborate,
out more edible list of refreshment.
Otherwise his guests will all die young.
Let him discard the seamless waffle and
the kiln dried hen. Let him abstain
from the debris known as cottage pud
ding, that being alias, while the doctors
recognize it as old Gastric Disturbance.
Too much of our hotel food tastes like
the second day of January or the 9TH of
July. That's the whole thing in few
words, and unless the good hotels are
nearer together we shall have to multiply
our cemetery facilities. Poor hotels are
responsible for lots of drunkards every
year. The only time l am tempted to
soak my sorrows in rum is after l have
read delusiye bills of fare and eaten
broiled barn hinge with gravy on it that
tasted like the broth of perdltion. 1t is
then that the demon Of intemperance
and collie comes to me and in siren tones
says: Try our bourbon, with "Polly
Narius' on the side"
The hotel, with damp napkins and the
odor of antebelium cabbage; with coffee
that feebly totters down your throat to
insult your digester; with Vegetables that
all taste alike-all smell as though they
had been frozen and thawed and then
scorched-all look as though they had
been refused by the pilgrims and shot
into the dishes out of gun; with cotton
flannel cakes that you can not cut with
ont timers shears; with hydraulic milk,
and where The only thing that stands up
aud dares to be all you though it to be-
and more, tools the bill. The hotel, I
repeat, is assisting the average American
rapidly onward toward painful death
and disagreeable eternity.
Parties without baggage will please set
tie their bills before blowing ont the gas.
Please do not fall down the elevator
shaft and muss up the walls.
Punch the button once for food, twice
for clergymep, and three times for post
mOrtem examination.
BILL NYE,
Lessee and Manager.
P.S.-Humorous lecturers who do not
put their diamonds in the Office safe at
night need not expect US to be respon-
sible, for we will not. B.N.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-03-11
A MOTHERS SACRIFICE

Philadelphia Call: "Now, Eliza, listen
to me and pay attention, for on these few
words may depend your future happin-
ess."
''Yes, ma"
ing aud you pass him the pie, watch his
countenance closly."
Eyes, ma"
IF he trembles with joy, ask him how
he likes your cookery. But Ii he shud-
ders, just mention casually that your
mother attends TO the pastry
ooh, MAJ" how kind of YONG
"Don't mention it. He will hate me,
but when live with you after marriage
I'll will be explained.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-03-11
The German Railroad.

They are making great fuss about
an engineer on railroad in Germany
who has run on the road forty-nine
years and never had an accident. We
don't see anything wonderful about it,
SAYS r. j. Burdette in the Brooklyn
Eagle The engineer on German rail-
road, we believe, always walks ahead of
his train and Shoes everything off the
track while his wife shoves the train
along after him. Still, we can see how
an accident might happen. The engi-
neer might grow weary and climb on
the train and GO to sleep, and so get into
the station ahead of time, and run the
risk of catching a severe cold while
waiting for the Esteamangewagonhaus-
bundeirassmeister German for station
agenD to open the Sweitrackagesteam-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ground house). Indeed, when you come
to think over it seriously. the life of a
German railroad engineer, after he has
been in continuous service ninety years.
and has lost his hair, teeth, sight, and
hearing, and his sense of taste begins
to fail. is environed with peril.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-03-11
THE PARIS COMET.

| ALBANY Express: "The comet dis
covered in Paris Dec. L." said Prof.
Boss, the director of the observatory,
last night, ''is slowly increasing in bright
ness, and promises to be grand spec
tacle. About April l the increase will
begin to be much more rapid, and by
the middle of April the comet will un-
doubtedly become visible to the naked
eye. Two weeks later it will be very
much brighter-perhaps a. its maximum
and then it will probably be as bril-
liant a spectacle RS the great comet of
1881, which attracted so much attention.
The position of Paris conceive call
comets, you know, by the names of their
discoverers or after the places from which
they are first seen-will be much like
that of the comet of 1881, and will be
visible all night. 1t will be seen in the
western sky early in the evening, as was
that of 1881. 1t will appear bright, as
there will be no moon to detract from it's
brilliancy. When nearest the earth the
comet will but 1900, 600 miles distant.
This will be a nearer APPROACH to the earth
than any comet of recent years has made.
Another remarkable thing abopt this
comet will be the long period for which
it will retain its brightness-probably
from May l to May 15. 1t will thus
afford long time for popular study of
It's appearance. The comet will then dis
appear from the view of persons lii the
Northern hemisphere, and will sweep all
its grandeur into sight of people south
of the equator. To them it will retain
its brightness for longer time than to
observers in the Northern hemisphere.
1t will gradually fade from view and
about May 81 well not be visible except
as te!escopic object. 1t will remain
within the telescope view, however, un-
Ill about the l st. of August-an unusual
period of visibility. At the same time,"
continued the Professor, 'aud uEder
much the same conditions, the comet
recently discovered by Barnard is in
creasing in brightness. 1t is doubtful,
however, whether this comet will become
visible to the naked eye to observers in
this hemispere. At about the same time
that the Paris comet disappears from onr
view in the northern sky the Barnard
comet will also disappear, and may also
be seen by observers south of the equator.
1t is possible that it, too, may be visible
to the naked eye from southern points.
The Barnard comet will also remain
visible until the l st. of August or later.
These two comets together will constitute
the most remarkable conjunction of celes-
tial phenomena noticed for years.
Neither comet has previous recorded
appearance.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-03-11
Lament.
no life 40 briefly dOled

How meaper seems the life so briefly doled
That | who noted in your earliest hour
The dImple in YOUR lovely cheek unfold
With the first smile of all-that l who told
The promise of your beauty some flower
Flaming across the dark days of the year
Promises summer-that / who in your first
Dear warble had divined the glorious burst
OF music in your throat that yet might be
The marvel of some later minstrelsy-
How meager seems the life SO briefly dOled
That shall never see that beauty grow
To its meridian. full-orbed as the moon
Which great and golden in the mist swims low,
And hangs wide-winged in heaven when per-
feet June
Transfigures night-that shall never hear
The voice in all the passion of its tune,
Sweet, sweet and rich. with the unfallen tear,
The stress of love, the wine of life.
All, me,
shall be lying in my dust, all mute;
For song the owlet over me shall hoot;
l shall be gone, like the loose leaf from the
The idle leaf that fiutters in the blast,
And falls, and sodden with showers returns at
last
To the enriching earth. Nor late nor soon,
Dead in the dark shall it be known TO me
That you, the one consummate flower and
fruit,
Still show all men how goodly is the root!
Thus murmured l when the childs loveliness,
With gracious prophecy of lip and brow,
Filled all my yearning heart with sweet dis
tress
And longing for the impossible And now,
Less even than the loose and idle leaf,
A mere blown petal from the blowing bough,
The child is gone, and grow gray and old.
And still muTmur to my angry grief,
How meager is the life so briefly doledi
Harriet Prescott Spotford, in Harpers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-03-11
They Were Delegates.

She was a lean, scrawny woman, and
she took the scat the third back from
the stove. He was short and fat, and
sat opposite to her. As soon as the coach
door was closed the car began to heat
up, and presently he snapped his finger
at the brakeman and said:
''For Heavens sake open some of those
ventilatorsr'
Don't you do itr' exclaimed the wo-
man.
do you think | want to melt?" de-
manded the man, as he wheeled to face
her.
''Do you think / want to freezef' she
demanded in turn.
Madam" said the fat man, after
carefully surveying her, ''if was mass
of bones I'd carry hot brick when l
travelled"
20, you would! If was a mass of
pork would carry hunk of ice with
me-"
The brakeman went into the smoking
car to be clear of the storm, and the fat
man got up and opened the door. He
had scarcely returned to his seat when
the lean woman got up and closed it.
s'Sirr'
81 want that door openr'
''And | want it shutr'
Just then a passenger came down the
aisle from the other end of the car and
shook hands with each in turn and
said:
Mrs. Cassowary, this is Mr.. White.
| suppose you are both delegates to the
convention"
'.Ah! Mrs. Cassowary, l beg your
pardon"
'.Ah! You can have the door open,
Mr.. White
"By no means"
II insist
But allow. me to give way"
And they roasted us until we had to 60
out on the platform to keep from run
ming to grease.-Detroit Free Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-03-11
A Maine Father,

This is how an old gentleman proved
to his son that he was not so old as his
father The father had bought ''door-
yard horse,' good-looking enough. but
worthless as roadster. He wanted to
get rid of him, and so one day he put
brad in the end of his whip and started
for his sons. AS he drove into the sons
dooryard he stuck the brad into the
horse, knocked off his hat with his own
hand, came up to the door flying and APP
parently out of breath. The son stepped
to the door "Father, what have you
got there?" he asked Il have got the
Devil, and | wish somebody had him;
he has about pulled my arms out of the
sockets. He is worth 81, 900 to any man
if he can drive him, but have got to be
too old to drive such a horse as that" !"
After the old man had been rubbed with
Gniment, and before he went off, his son
offered to swap nice S400 horse for the
puller and to give 800 boot. The old
gentleman traded, had some more lini-
ment rubbed on his shoulders, and drove
away Three weeks later the father
visited his son again. The father said
to his son: "How do you like your new
horse, Georgep" Father, how could
you lie to me as you didp'' ''Did you
know you were not SO old as your father,
GeorgeP" Il never want to be if | have
got to lie as you did. Don't you want
some more liniment?n--Nora0ay (Me.) }
advertiser.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-03-11
There can be little doubt that the pike

There can be little doubt that the pike
is decidedly an exception to the rule
that fish have little or no intelligence.
Even the size of his brain is worthy of
respect. Its proportionate size, as COM
pared to the rest of the body, is as 1 to
1900; in the shark, whose intelligence
has so often been vaunted it is only as l
to $500; while in the funny it is but as
l to 300. The only thing that dulls
the pixies intelligence is his greed; but
even this may perhaps only be caused
by an overweening confidence in his
own gastric juices Like many other
voracious animals, to swallow seems to
be his only joy; palate he has little or
none.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-03-11

my good common sense tells me
there is no such thing as devil" said
young Thinkeasy; Il know there is no
such creature, thing, state or condi-
ton as the devil, and | am to show my
conviction in my life" And within
thirty minutes from that time he had in
earnest conversation with various peo-
pie expressed his convictions by declar-
ing: well, that beats the," What
the, " 'How in the, ''Why the, go to
the, " "He lies like the" i was mad as
the" and ''She's vicious as the-devil.
There's nothing like bringing your
creed right into your conversation. If
you believe in a fellow keep his. name
on your lips.-Brooblyn Eagle.