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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-09
ROCK ISLAND, FRIDAY, JULY ., 1856.
THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
Considering appropriations in the Senate
Death Causes the House to Adiourn

| sFthtH tdusts tht hOHse To Adjourn,
WASHINGTON Cry, July 9.-The senaoe
ednesday reduced the amount appro-
prated in the river and harbor bill for the
IuSsel shoals of the Tennessee river from
!" oo00 to $4,000, the pending question
upon adjournment being the reduction of
the kentucky river appropriation to $780,
900 trom s250,000. A message from the
president was read vetoing the bill granting
right of-way for railway through the
Montana Indian reservation.
Thursday the senate met at II a. m. and
after the presentation of some petitions,
procecied TO business on the calendar. The
resolutions for inquiry into the authority
under which so-calIed state legislature had
been organized in the territory of Da kota
were indefinitely postponed
The senate then resumed consideration of
the river and harbor appropriation bill; the
penaihg amendment being TO reduce the aD-
preparation for the Kentucky river from
S@ao,oo0 to slo0,N0. Beck argued against
the amendment and Vest advocated it. The
amendment was lost, yeas, 81; nays, 26
The amendment striking out the paragraph
appropriating s20,900 for improving the
Muskingum river, Ohio, and accepting for
the United States from the state of Ohio.
the MuskIngum river Improvement, was Oh.
posed by Sherman, who regarded the pro
Vision as one Of the most important in the
bill
The Democrats in the house, Wednesday
refusing to permit debate oil a motion TO
refer pension veto, the Republicans re
sorted to filibustering, and kept it I'D IN
til adjournment
Thursday Swinburne of New York sent
TO tie clerks desk and had read a letter
from @iass Of Tennessee, stating that be
had been paired with Swinburne on the
Bartholdi statue amendment to the sundry
clvii bill, and that had he Glass been
present he would have voted No on that
proposition
Compton of Maryland announced the
death of Representative William H. Cole,
OF Maryland, and submitted series of
resolutions expressive of the regret of the
house at hearing of his death, and provid-
ing iof the appointment OF a committee of
seven representatives and three senators to
take order for experimenting the funeral
ceremonies. The speaker appointed Messrs.
Compton, Gibson and McComas of Mary
land, Dibble of South Carolina. Irion of
Louisiana, Wade Of Missouri, and Stone Of
Kentucky.
The house then, at lll0 a. M, as a mark
ot respect TO the memory of the deceased,
adj dlourned.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14
Four aours Of eleen a MenL
UrangeYllle Register.

Henry Johnson is a stout robo-
young fellow of 20 or p, and evee~,
being of a restless or nervous d.
sition there is nothing unussl MN.
him. Some four years 400 G Az
young man found that he was bIa y
do with much less sleep than otboJ
young men OF his scquaintaace EI
could stay up all night at dane
not feel the loss of sleep the new 49,
or he could read till a late boyr NJ
not feel sleepy the next merni ny
His need for sleep decreased SO mneSI
that ne began to number his hour -
actual wakefullness during eacb weaI,
For the last three months of 1889 -
was awake nineteen hours dor
while by April, 1884, he was slean;ns,
less than four hours each night NJ
health was good, and so he thopaI,
little about not sleepiNg as mucb a.
formerly. During the summer ana
fall lof that year he slept less thsr
three hours each night, but ose dsr
his attention was caught by an az
ticle in the Sacramento Bee, where i
stated that loss of sleep would eapso
insanity. He then began 10 -,
heartily, and would sdrink half .
glass of porter before going 10 bed
This made no difference about hi,
sleeping, so he concluded that be was
an exception 10 the rule, and paid NJ
further attantion to his wakefullnes,
until the summer Of the present yesr
when he found that be was only Sleer
ing four or five hours in the whole
week.
He came to Granville one dsy and
had talk with DR.. 7. w. Service
about himself. The Doctor saw that
he was in good health, and deemed
that it would be inadVlsible to iu8uoe
sleep by the use of narcotics.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14

and undergoing all the kicks and
cuffs OF Outrageous fortune" and
finally, by the development of their
inherent energies in such a hard,
rough school, rising triumphant over
all obstacles at last.
Many an unwise parent labors hard
and lives sparingly all his life for the
purpose of leaving enough to give ms
children a start in the world, as IT is
called. Setting a young man aHoat
with money left him by his relatives,
is like tying bladders under the arms
of one who cannot swim; ten chances
to one he viii lose his bla6ders Give
your child a sound education, and you
have given him what will be of more
value than the wealth of Indies. To
be thrown upon ones resources is to
se cast into the lap of fortune, for
ones faculties then Undergo a develop
ment and display an energy OF which
they were previously insusceptible.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14
The Modern Matchmaker.
San FRANCISCO Chronicle.

The only thing that doesn't care
about time is watch. II the life of
man were not limited 10 three score
and ten, with an allowance for those
fellows who drink hard, smoke, and
chew tobacco, it would not matter,
but as long as the present arrange
ments exist a timekeeper is an abso
Lutte necessity. The modern watch
maker is an offshoot of the Waterman
ufacturer, and holds the same relation
to him that an undertaken does to a
doctor. The only lucky people with
watches are the poor devils who have
TO pawn them and are never IN posi-
ton to redeem them. It's unsafe
enough to buy a new watch. 1t IS abb
lutely fatal to have 1t cleaned and re-
paired. Look here; you can buy a
brand new ticker for So 1t will not
keep time. Those watches have @
deadly hatred of the railroad monopo-
lies, and now that the time has fallen
entirely under their control the wathes
resent it and refuse to be guided by
them. | say this So watch will not
keep time, but it requires just as much
ell as a $500 watch. Well, you've
bought IS watch we'll say. 1t stops.
You go into a watchmaker's. He
opens it, sticks a magnlfying glass
IN his eye and diagnoses its com
plant.
ut is dirty, that's all. 1t wants a
little cleaning
"How muchn
-Four dollars"
The man who makes the watch lives
in q castle built out of the profits of
SO watches. Where the watch cleaner
lives / don't know, but he must hold
the national debt as an investment.
II he cleans it, l suppose he pays a
commission to the watch manufactur-
err, for the watch never pretends TO 90
after that
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14
How People LiveIn Washington.
" ashington CAPITA

Life is comparatively EASY in Wash
ington. People do not work so lat,
at night, nor do they get up so earl,
in the morning as in other cities
There are no all-night cars on GU,
street railways, and the other dal
begins on the car lines at $40 in M,
morning, an hour when New Yorl
seems to be all alivein summer. Their,
are 5000 breakfast tables ia Wash
milton, and at 10000 of them the bel
rings TO SIT down at s o'clock II
cities like New York, Philadelphia
Boston and Chicago the days worl
begins for the the vast majority from
one to three hours earlier. Our peo
pie go to bed early, too, and thus Gu
the day off at both ends. IL is safe t
say that Washington people gets 73l
hours more sleep every year than d.
those of her sister cities. No wonder
then, that travellers remark upon tn,
sickness Of Washington men and TN
plumpness of the women.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14
ITO be C'ontinlted0
Umbrellas on Starry Nights.

A reporter was standing the other
evening or Twenty-third street op.
posite Madison square. 1t was a
beautiful evening and the stars were
out in all their fuliness. Half a dozen
ladies came across Broadway, and as
they reached the East Twenty-third
street sidewalk they raised umbrellas
or parasols. The reporter saw over a
score Of ladies come along with UNI
brellas or parasols raised. Then a
few elderly gentlemen followed suit.
The reporters curiosity had by this
time reached a limit, and he deter
mined to solve the enigma. Standing
in the doorway of a prominent res
taUrant was man who was evidently
connected with the establishment.
Him the newspaper man approached,
and asked whether he could relieve
his anxiety.
every easily" he replied. cit
mystihed me for some time. The cause
is simply tits: There are a great
many people whose eyes are so sensi-
tive that they can not stand the steady
glare of strong light, which causes
lhem pain. Now, just opposite here
you see, are the six big electric lights
ON the park pole, while here before
our house is another strong electric
light. 1t is to avoid the full Glaze of
these that people raise parasols and
umbrellas. You wlll notice that the
umbrellas are put down after the
electric light near the corner of Fourth
avenue is passed Such people never
60 out in the evening without an UNI
brella. They raise II whenever they
approach an electriclight anywhere.
There are more umbrellas raised along
here, however, because the Madigon
square lights are unusually penetrat-
ing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14
The New Member Of Congress.
Pittsburg Dispatch.

To be one of 400; to be ignored by
the multitude, snubbed by hotel clerks,
and insulted by cab drivers; to be set
down like a convict as mo 1879" or
mo 316," 10 be unknown to the very
servants who wait, and found only by
reference to the house diagram these
are the congressional honors that fall
to many persons who have suffered
mentally, physically, and pecuniarily
to get seat in the capitol. They fall
inevitably to a large number of very
good and very able men. By the
very nature of the case the majority
of the members of the house of repre-
sentatives must be known only by the
number of their seats, and heard only
by their ''yea, yea" and may, nay"
For men of ambition and sensitive
natures this must be humilitating and
aggravating. have seen men chafe
and fret under the restraint of circum-
stances a good many times. The mere
demagogue can end various ways of
satisfying his constituency of his per-
sonal Importance and legislative eff
ciancy here; but the honest legislator
often finds it difficult to satisfy his
own conscience. The majority of
members Of the house of representa-
tives serve too short a term to be of
service to themselves or their consti
tuents. The meu who have made
their mark in the legislation of the
country and left the impress of their
personality upon the laws Of the land
have been men who have been develop
ed by long service, and who have
built reputation and influence upon
the foundation of experience. Pick
out The leaders of any congress and
you will find them men of long SER
vice. II you want to learn the sec
tons of country that have most profit
ed by national legislation and become
most powerful in national affairs, pick
out the states and sections that have
had the ablest and most experienced
representatives at the national capital.
When Indiana was represented in the
senate By Senators Oliver 2. Morton
and Thomas A. Hendricks she was re-
spected among states and statesmen
accordingly. Charles Summer and
many an eminent statesman before
him made the state OF Massachusetts a
power in the national councils. Ros-
coe Conkliug was q fitting representa-
tive of the great state of New York.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14
The Man Whe Looks Like the Pre-
dent.


Thomas ]. Cummlns IN build
nearly as heavy as Mr.. Cleveland
or used to be before the Presldel
went 10 Washington. Short sightf
people and strangers very often ml
took him for Grover Cleveland Va
day Mr.. Cummins sauntered into Y
chamber of news. This was after u
Governors election TO the presldencl
and crowds were great. The Cove
nor was in his private office. M
Cummins said be would wait. Son
Schoharia Democrats came IN, ano
the party were some ladies'. mere
the President, said one good nature
ruralist, pointing 10 Mr.. Cummll
Up he went, and, grasping Mr.. Cnl
MINIS by the hand, quickly said, "6i'
to see you, Mr. President. Allow 2
10 introduce you to -. asa y y
whole party shook hands before NJ
Cummins could get in a word thai
was not the president.
Then one of the party rattiea
''the hope that he would make go'
President, "he had voted for nm
and that "he would annihhate Z
Indians. Again Mr.. Curlmins
tempted to explain that he was sou
other fellow, but one Schohafia pel
ocrat capped the climax By assn
plumply for a Post Office. TINS sI1I
gered the genial Cummlns. anu
broke in with: III talk to you aoo
Governmental policies, but for glyI
out offices, ALLOW me to lntroduce
to President elect Cleveland W
Just then entered the room. inns v
The time the whole party OF Scnona1|
people staggered-so much so tbaI \
man who wanted the Post once
got all about it, and the party iej1
room as quickly as possible. Mr. y Y
nlips told the incident to Mr.. W
land. For a moment ne was Sl =
Then he leaned over, and SAID y
inglv: How would it do for YOU
say here daily as my proxy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14

/ should you trouble yourself for me, anc
risk
4Trouble-risk," he repeated, passion
ately. and locking her hands in his own.
"it were happiness to die for you, Leo
nora. / loved you TIE first moment
saw you; when, in that terrible fire
you clung to me, trusted me, did not
all my heart beat for you? If now you
tell me for whose love may save you
from this man, Heaven knows! l will
gladly give you to the man you love.
though my own heart should break
what matters if you were happy"
madonna mial" said the girl, looking
upward, with almost awe; "this is love
indeed. beyond any that / dreamed Of
or deserved. Take then, noble heart.
the life you sayed-for you are" she
faltered now, the fair head dropped,
"the man I love-"
"My darling, my lifep st. Maur
locked the Venetian 70 his breast, and.
stopping, pressed his lips to hers. mine
only, then-my wife, is it not?"
"If you will, Guido milo" she whis-
pered, hiding the crimson happy face
against him, butch, how can l
escape?"
Listen to me, sweetheart" said her
daring, reckless lover; my yacht, the
Sea Queen lies just out there, and
once aboard her, the arch fiend himself
could not catch her when she trips off
to sea; we can run into Naples, be wed
ded by the chaplain at the English Con-
sulate, and then away to England and
home. VIII you trust your Guido, dar-
hng?o
"Trust-do not 1 love you?" she asked
simply; but how can l reach your
yacht-Annetta and II"
Easily, Leonora, for one so brave as
you are. You know the old church Of
San Carlo, and the courtyard by the
cloisters, that is close to the canal, near
the lagoon end Of it?"
yes" she looked up, wonderingly,
"they say il is haunted by the ghost Of
the Countess Deltafrore; but 1 am not
afraid of that"
81 trow not, my brave hearth said
her lover, smiling; swell then, to-mor-
row night, at midnight, win be there
with my boat and its crew close by.
You and Annetta come there, and we
shall soon be away from your enemies,
my dear sweet one. Dress in white, be-
meath your mantle, and, if by chance
any one sees you, drop that, and you
will pass for the ghost Of the Contessa.
She stood for minutes looking down,
twisting a diamond ring on his finger
round in anerYous manner; then looked
up full into his handsome face, every
kiss Of her own settling into even more
marked decision than words.
Il will meet YOU" she said, firmly,
"the Marchesa is my friend, will come
to spend the evening with her, attended
by my nurse, and we can escape then
with Marchesa's aid, / can also leave
with her many little things / prize, and
she will send them to me-"
"Twelye, then, tomorrow night" he
said; snow we will rejoin the dancers"
But those jealous cleaning eyes Of
Flayio Gerald saw the pair come in,
and he swore fiercely in his evil soul
that the Engli5hman's life was a
doomed one. Hours later, he held a
conference with a certain well-known
desperado
But "L'homme propose, mais Dieu dis
pose"
10 be Continued
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14
Telephones.

The postmaster general OF the Ger
man empire in his yearly report, en-
ters with considerable enthusiasm in
to the details of the telephone system
in Germany. As to the question OF
imms date verbal intercourse at great
distances. he says: "a large number
of our neighboring cities are placed
in communication with eacn other
by special wires, such connections
now numbering Is, and the number
of miles ageregstil.g l, 400. The long
est connection is between the boards
of trade of Berlin and Msgddeprg, the
distance being 30 miles; that between
Frankfort and Mannheim, 80 miles
between Bremen and Bremeuhaven,
40 miles: between Hamburg and Lu
back; IS miles; between Mayence and
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14
A Kind Act.

Another story about Charlie Ran
some, the recently deceased New Yorl
gambler: about twelve years az,
a young fellow came down from Itch
field, Conn, with SO, 600 in his peck
ct. 1t was his entire fortune, ant
with it he was going to bay a dair!
farm out in Orange county and thel
get married to a girl ne left behinC
him in Litchfield The first night h
was IN the city he happened to stun
BILE into Charles house. The mex
morning he came out with just enough
to buy his ticket back to Litchheld
He bought it, went back, saw hi
girl, told her the story, and then bad
her g0od-by. He was going he said
and would never return until he hal
got together again the $4,000 ia
girl was one of those women who vii
DO anything for the man they loya
She told him to wait there in Lltea
field for TWO days before starting fol
California. Then she put on he
cloak and went alone 10 New Yori
and straight to Ransom. In q few
short words she told hina the story
Charlie shook her hand, said d
wouldn't part her from her lover fol
the world, asked how much had beef
lost, took S10,0 out of the safe anI
gave it to her, together with vald
able diamond pin to fasten the BABY
bonnet strings together. She blusheI
and went home. They got married
bought farm, and haven't been 4
the city since; but the happy husband
always sent big brace of turkeys
Charlie every Christmas and Thanks
giving,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14
SeIfMade Men.

There Is great practical ruth en-
bodied in the following: Life is a
school. and it is only through its
struggles its mlshaps and disappoint-
ments, that we learn human nature,
ourselves and our fellowmen. 1t is
only through repeated falls that the
child learns to stand alone and walk.
He who is the architect OF hrs own
good fortune, character and destiny,
IS always great man, and If we ex-
anime we shall find that ninety nine
out of every hundred of such men
have begun life without any other aid
than sound physical, moral and n
tellectual constitution, and have aiso
been SUCCESSFULLY through all the
phases of life, relegated TO ooseur'y
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14
A Narrow Escape.

One day recentlya Utah and North
ern train was nearing Silver Bow,
Montana territory, and as the loco
motive passed some cliffs the engineer
saw q dark object spring oA the cow
caiche Nothing further being motto
ed he thought that possibly it was a
lump of dirt, which had rolled off
again. The fireman went to oil the
engine shortly after and discovered a
large animal crouched on the COW
catcher. Upon seeing the fireman the
beast started toward him along the
foot board, the nan getting back into
the cab barely in time TO save himself
The engineer recognized in the animal
huge mountain lion, and opened the
steam whistle, the sound of which
frighteded the strange visitor so that
il Jumped eff. A subsequent search
was made near the spot and the body
Of the lion was found, its neck hav-
ing been broken by the fall. The
carcass weighed 800 pounds.
a liquor SELLER presented bis bill 70
the executor of deceased customers
estate, asking. DO you wish my bill
sworn tor No. said the executor
"the death Of the deceased is sufficient
evidence that he had the LIQUOR"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14
Fire at Oberlln College.
LADIES HALL Is A WRECK.

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. AT 1890
this morning fire was disc 1vered in
the third story of ladies hall, connect
ed with the college at Obcrlin. The
building is brick structure 3 stories
high and is owned by the college, 1t
accommodates t50 female and 100
male students. The inmates escaped
in their night garments. The hall is
wreck, The loss will probably ap-
proximate $50, COO
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14
The Waistband and the Shower of
Pail Mall Gazette


Mr.. Streeter, the jeweler, told our
representative this ssery: Just after
the fall of Pekin q suspicious-looking
fellow called upon me and taking me
aside said he had just returned and
had something to show me. Where
is itq | said. Down at Gravesend,
was the reply, and day or two after
ward, having got the rendezvous, a
friend and myself set out down the
river, each with his revolve. We got
down, went TO a house in low quar-
ter, and were passed into the mans
bedroom, where he was living. Now,
my man, what have you gotF Come
here and / will show you, he said,
motiouing me to go behind the bed.
l didn't quite like it, but he treasured
me; and when he had me face to face,
keeping my eyes on him and my hand
on my pistol, he let down his trousers
and babe me put my hand on belt
which was strapped around his waist.
i want R20, 600 for that, he said,
softly: will you giveit2' After some
persuasion, he opened the belt and
poured out shower OF diamonds,
which lighted up the shabby room:
Where did you get them fromF l
asked. He refused to say, and after
some bargaining we came to terms.
He handed me the diamonds, and then
turned round and said Now, my
man, if you VIII call At, my bank
crs you will find a check ready for
YOU al 10 tomorrow morning. But
before that / must have references and
an account. He gave them to me
without murmur, and ! found them
all riphtn
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14
Business Failures
~ TorAL 100 TgE wEEK.

New YORK, Jan. S,-The business
failures occurring throughout the
country the past week number for the
U. S. SIG, and for Canada 90, total
1856, being the largest aggregate of
any week since Jan. 1885.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14

Frankfort, 16 miles, and between
Berlin and Potsdan. Upon the As
connections 2, III, coo communications
were sent FROM October, 1884 to the
same date 1885, or "a, 600 messages a
day. Large systems are under way
between Berlin and Brsslau, Berlin
and Hanover, the length of the wire
measuring about IT'S miles. The ex-
pense for this postal-telephone system
was all met by the current re-
ceipts at the department, no loans for
this purpose being necessary.
For individual use /, 800 special tele-
phone stations were established, with
$3.50 telephones and over 3, 200 miles
of lines of communication.
The telephone has become an hides
peneable means of communication be-
tween the civilized countries of the
old and new world and to show the
use each country is making of the
invention the following table is given
Germany ....... "a, 600 Spain, estimated ]. 100
England, over. 49,. 1900 Holland ......... 1000
France, about d. 10000 Belgium ....... 5000
Italy .......... -. 1000 Russia .....,.... 1900
Sweden. .....,. II 900 Austro- Hungary 1900
Switzerland. ....... 5000
By way of comparison 1T may be of
interest to add that the number of
telephones now in use in the United
States is estimated at $50, 900.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14

THE QUEEN WILL OPEN PARLIAMENT IN
PERSON,

LONDON, Jan. 9.-The private secre-
tary TO the queen, telegraphed to Lon
don this afternoon, that her majesty
would open the forthcoming session
Of parliament IN person.