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The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-08-13

ing after her, and in another moment
knife, when l tripped him up and he
fell headlong to the floor. He was
stunned by his fall, and while / fasten-
ed his hands and feet by means of she
cord, his wife rang loud for assistance.
Ere he came to himself Arthur Craw-
ford was safely secured IN my own
room. Mrs. Crawford was lying on
the bedroom floor with her nervous lin
gers still tightly nterlaced, and by her
side sat he little son, warm and Iosy
from his broken sleep. He was kissing
the paling lips us / came hastily into
the room, and now held up warning
finger as l knelt beside them.
Poor mamma is fast asleep" he
whispered. "And she is so cold"
She was not dead. The long and
frightful mental strain through which
she had passed brought on brain fever,
and for some days we despaired of her
life; but she came through it bravely,
and ere the summer waned l had the
satisfaction of installing both mother
and son in a seaside cottage.
Crawford, poor fellow, only lived a
few months, for dangerous fall in the
asylum grounds put a merciful termina-
tion to his confinement. During those
few months visited him occasionally,
and he always spoke most tenderly of
his wife, whom he imagined to be dead.
When he died | went to break the
news to his young widow, and while
staying solved much that had puzzled
me. Her terror at my first introduc-
ton to her had been Occasioned by the
fact that she had at once recognized
me as Lennox, the mad doctor. | had
been pointed out to her in the park the
season before. She dreaded Arthur s
incidental madness being known to
anyone, for she had a blind terror of a
lunatic asylum, and hoped that quiet
country life might in time restore him.
But had he never broken out beforeP
| asked, for it semed to me incompre-
hensible that so slight frame should
be capable of such courage. Once,
she said, only once, and then he had
been bent on killing himself.
In struggling with him for possession
of the knife he had accidentally cut her
wrist. and so occasioned the ugly scar
that so disfigured it. AS for Bertie's
presence on that fatal night she told
me he had always been accustomed to
sleep in their room, and as / had re-
fused to second her theory that the
child wanted change of air, and so aid
in sending him out of the house, she
could devise no other means of getting
rid of him.
l have never seen Mrs. Crawford
from that day to this; but still, in spite
of certain pair of sweet brown eyes
which make the sunshine of my home,
am forced to admit that there is no
woman on earth for whom have such
boundless admiration as for that un-
fortunate lady of whom at one time
thought as my first patient.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-08-13
THE FARMERS WIFE.

From out the rosy land Of dreams
She comes at early morning;
The dew upon the meadow CLEANS,
Fair as D brides adorning.
Aroma from the waving pines,
And fields of blooming clover;
The noisy brook that sings and shines,
With willows bending over.
The eastern sky glows all ahame,
AS though. to one behOlding,
The gold and sapphire clouds that came
Were heavens gates unfolding.
But all this glory stands apart,
Nor charms her with its beauty,
For care sits heavy on her heart,
Where falls the line of duty.
The COWS await the milking time
With soft and patient lowing;
The sturdy farmer in his prime,
Must hasten to his moving.
His wife must speed the morn's repast,
And work with nimble fingers
For farmers all, from first to last,
Make hay while sunshine fingers.
And when the meal is o'er, the pals
Of foaming milk are waiting,
With fragrance caught from sunny wales,
To future joys relating.
The cream lies thick, like cloth of gold,
Where shining pans are brimming,
Their riches gathered fold on fold,
All ready for the skimming.
ThCn, later as in olden days,
With much of stir and futter,
By weary hands the dasher plays,
And wins the golden butter.
And so the day goes on, and on.
No time for rest or pleasure;
"a woman's work is never DONE"
Is true in fullest measure.
And as the sun sinks in the west,
And day grows into even,
Weary and worn she goes to rest,
And almost longs for heaven.
Good Housekeeping.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-08-13
Mountain Cats.

A party of men while out fishing
stopped at the house of old Zeb Foster
and asked to be served with dinner.
any fish, said one of the men, ''and if
you have any on hand cook them for
u.s.
Old Foster reflected for a moment
and replied: 81 hates ter diserp'in
dem rder genermen, but reckons dat
I'll halter. How would some o. de
fines mountain cats suit yer?'
''Are they anything like a channel
cat?''
''Oh, no, sab, not er tall. Better den
any channel cats yer eber seed, but da
comes sorter high, desc mountain cats
does.n
'All right, cook them.
DE bes' way ter cook 'em, sab, is
ter stew 'em, take out all de bones and
den fry 'em."
$50 ahead, tell you
'.Dat's whut Use gwine ter do. Jes'
wants ter let yer know dat yer'll haf
ter pay putty weller dollar er piece. "
'.All right.
The dinner was served. The gentle
men agreed that they had never before
eaten such excellent fish and they made
the old negro promise that he would,
when sent for, come to town and cook
for the Blue Blood Club. Just as the
gentlemen arose from the meal-after
having paid old Foster who at once
retired to the kitchen---a boy came in
and began to cry.
"What's the matter Bubpn
..Pap'll whup me eff | tells YER"
eve won't let him whip you"
"Wall, yer oughter gin me some
money too, fur one o. dem cats whut
yer eat wuz mine"
'.Did you catch it?"
mo, sab, but I found it in de big
road wuEst an it follered me home.
1t had de sore eyes an mur put some
grease on 'em an da got we'll. !"
The men gagged and with stimuli
taneous impulse, rushed into the
kitchen. The old man was not there,
but they found the heads and skins OF
two cats. AS they were driving toward
home. just as they were passing under
bluff, old Foster poked his head from
behind rock. high above the road.
and called:
Say, down dar, whut' yer hurryP'
The wagon was stopped and one Of
the men seized gun The head disap-
peared, but the voice was not silent:
.'Said yer wanted mountain cats an
yer got lem. Rof o. dem cats wuz
raised up on de mountain or long time
er 90. Genermen mus be gitten hard
ter pleasu desc days. Oh, know all o.
| yer. Yer longs ter the State Central
Dimocratic Committee. Got erhead o.
de dimocrats one time, shu'. Dribe on,
| genermen. KANT talk ter yer nc
longer. Got ter 20 back an fry some
bass for some Publican frien's o. mine.
| Say. lemme know when dat club wants
some cats. Use got my eye on er yallel
one dat yer ken heah sqrawl or mile.
ArkansnE 1FGveler.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-08-13

"Are you boodle?' asked sman
boy Of his sisters new husband.
1T don't know what that Is. re
sponded the happy man, patting 'as
boy on the head. ..,o,,
s.You must be" persisted tho sman
boy. -.
II don't know what you mean "a
.i You are my sisters husband aia''
youH'
Eyes. of course. ..n.s
..Weil, then, you are Doodle, cause -
sister said Doodle husband wou,a aa
catch her every time. - Wasa'''g'e''
Critic.
New York school teachers are mu'S',
ed in pay il they resort 70 corpolr \.
punishment for their pupils fena's
teacher was lately lined one day : P''
for that offcnse.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08

1t is rumored that a member Of the po-
lice force has been on periodical spree
of late. and has gone to Chicago to sleep
it of
Wesley kittell plead guilty to petit
larceny before Judge Glenn Saturday ev-
ening and was sentenced TO one day in
Jail and to pay a fine of 81 and costs.
Bailiff Miller arrested J. W. Burns, a
travelling man, Saturday, for defraudinp
Mr., John Phillips, of the Commercial no,
tel at Muscatine, out of S35 the particu-
lars of which have been stated in these
columns. The prisoner was given ovel
to the Iowa authorities
Henry Jordan and John Jones, whit
in a beastly state of intoxication, engaged
in fight last night, during which re-
volvers and other weapons were -four
ished, but fortunately no one was hurt
Squire Cooke fined each s. and costs to
day.
The inquest before Coroner HAYES OF
the body of the infant found in the vaul
near Moline, and belonging to Anna Liv
ingstOn, resulted in verdict that thu
child was still-born. This relieves tn
mother of being liable for the crime o
infanticide but she will be taken befor
Judge Adams tomorrow on the charge o
concealing an iliegitimate child.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08
The Moon IN February

The February moon fulls on the 18th
at III. Ism. p. m. She is IN conjunction
with mercury on the 81 at 3h. I'm p. m.
being 5 deg. "a MN north. She is in
conjunction with Venus on the 5th ut
In. SIN, p m, being deg. south. The
moon next draws near Neptune, on the
l1th. at In. I'm p. m, being 3 degrees
10 min south ON the 18th she is ia cons
junction with Saturn, at 3h. Sim p. IN. i,
being degrees 2l min. south. On the
Goth She is in conjunction with Mars at
III. lem a. m, being 5 deg 50 min. south.
On the Goth she is in close conjunction
with Jupiter at Sh 29m p. m, being s
north. On the 2lst, at 10h. 2m. u. m.
she is in conjunction with Uranus,
being l degree II min north.
Those observers whose position on the
earth's surface is such that they see the
moon in her geometric position, or as she
hpptdio " ACu SGtu nom LhC llu Stu
ter, will witness az occultation of Jupiter
who, for months to come, keeps closely
in the moons track They must be on
the dark side or the earth at the time,
aud between the limiting parallels of As
deg, north and % deg, south. Uranus
will be occulated under the same con-
dtions, about four hours later than Jupi-
ter, to observers between the limiting par
allels of SO deg, and 80 deg, north. In
this vicinity there will be close conjunc
tiDns between the moon and the planets
instead of OSCILLATIONS The moon viii
occult Aldebaran on the 18th, the phe
nomeuon being visible in Washington.
The immersion of the star lakes place al
H. jm. a. m. Washington mean time
The occnltation coutinnes-2Sm, and the
immersion takes place at III. 33m a m
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08

Mr.. Samuel Davis, the great protector.
has bought the Phoenix rink and contents
for 81, 300 20. Sam has now on hand
100 pairs of skates. which cost him a
little over six cents pair, and all the rest
in proportion. 1t is not known yet what
the building will be utilized for. but it is
darkly limited that after a while more
| light will issue from that central location.
PROFESSIONALLY the rink building is as
good location as there is in the city for
an electric light plant, and 1t was good
| ''spec" of Sans to secure it for sale, if he
does not need it himself at present.
The educational board met at their
rooms on Saturday morning Superin-
tendent Mack reported los scholars at the
Gustaf Adolphus church. too many for
comfort, and recommended half day ses-
sions. The loss of school books by the
fire is $3.50 05. About $50 will be needs
ed To replace the books of the scholars
not able to purchase new ones John
Forster, the janitor, previous TO the fire,
in charge of school house No. !, has been
offered S25 per month for attending 70
the Gustaf Adolphus church in the same
| capacity. The vaccination records were
burned in the school house lately con
sumed, and the scholars will be compelled
TO bring their old certificates or procure
new ones before they can be legally ad
mitted to the schools.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08
Illinois Judicial DISTRICTS

Congressman Eden of Illinois was
authorized last week by the House Ju-
dietary committee to report favorably
the Worthington bill. 1t detaches the
counties of McDonough, Fulton and
Tazewell from the southern districts OF
Illinois and includes them in the north,
ern districts 1t also divides the northern
district into two divisions, to be known as
the northern and southern divisions
The southern division Of the northern
district is to include the counties OF
Peoria, Stark, Rock Island, Henry Mer-
GER Henderson. Warren, Knox, Melon
ough, Fulton, Putnam, Marshall, Wood
ford, Tazewell, Livingston and Iroquois,
the courts of which are to be held at the
city of Peoria. The terms Of the circuit
and district courts of the northern dis
trict are to be held at Chicago, as now
provided by law, aud at Peoria in the
southern division of that district on the
third Mondays of April and October oil
each year The clerks of the circuit anC
districts courts of the northern disiric
are to he the clerks of both divisions re-
spectively.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08
THE HARPER HOUSE.
Great Improvements to be Made in
That Popular Hotel THIS Spring..
Descriptive.

Since the complexion of his Ioiel-the
Harper house-fiftesh years ago, Mr..
Harper's improvements on that popular
institution have been periodical. Not
year has passed bat that something has
been done to ucrehse its beauty and its
usefulness. Ia accordance with his usual
custom, Mr.. Harper has mapped out
plans for the coming season which, when
carried into execution, will greatly facil-
itate the hotels accommodations.
From the rear of the hotel extend
inu back ldh Nineteenth street,
to the boundary line of Mr. Har
per's premises he proposes to erect a
brick s,ructuse of the same heighth and
design of his hotel. The engines and
boilers and furnace will be moved from
their pre|ent position to the
first floor 'of this building, there's
BY alfordiug more space in the old
quarters for fuel and storage. The sec
ond floor will be designated as a ball
room, and will be so arranged as to make
it the most inviting aud convenient hall
for fashionable attractions in the three
cities. 1t will be made readily accessible
to the dining room by means of doors
which will be cut through. The third
and other floors of the building will be
used as sleeping chambers, and III his
new arrangement Mr.. Harper will not for
get few additional sample rooms FOL
the commercial tourist, who makes thlS
hotel his home and headquarters when
anywhere in the vicinity.
The furnishing and general arrange
ment of the new apartments will be IL
conformity with the elegance OF taste
perfection ard convenience already dis
PLAYED there The rooms will all be pro-
vided with electric fire alarms, call bell'
and made convenient to the fire escapes
which have already placed the hotel In t
position of absolute safety from fire. The
appointments throughout will be frs
class and experience has taught the peo'
pie of Rock Island that Mr. Harper i
not in the habit OF doing things BY
halves
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08
The Coming Minstre Is.

About the minstrel show which comes
to Harper's theatre tomorrow evening, tho
Washington Republican says The min
strel company wears well and gains in
popular favor, another large audience
greeting them at Ford S last night. Every
thing is new, including sketches and
jokes. The company numbers forty two
performers, and they have been selected
with care, attention having been given tC
each mans ability to fill the respective
role for which he was engaged In Car
roll Johnson, Bob Slavin and Frank Nc
Nish, the troupe have three artists i'm
possible TO equal, while Mitchell is
strong drawing card His statue tablear
is remarkably fine, decidedly new fea
ure in minstrelsy, aud meets with cor
dial reception. Mr.. Mitchell once stood
before the renowned pugilist, John l.
Sullivan. He is man of mettlc.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08

A mistake has been recently made
by the distributing clerk in the Rock
Island postoflice. While in Chicago
last week, DR.. Cowden, who was up
in the big city of the west talking horse
flesh, had reason once or twice to seek
advice from A. w. Bruner the well
known livery man, of this city. Through
an error in the postofllce, these letters
were sent cut to Mr.. A. NJ. Bruner, at
Reynolds, who sent them back to Mr..
Bruner the last Of the week with an epis>
tie attached, to the effect that from the
contents of the letters they would be of
more interest to the Rock Island Bruner
On the head of the envelope which en-
closed the letter was this inscription:
"Get A. NJ. Burners two new temper
ance songs. God Save the King and Don't
Take My Birdie Alvey"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08
Obituary.


Friday evening Miss Sarah Buckley died
at the academy of immaculate conception
at Davenport, after long and painful
illness, her death having been expected
daily and almost hourly for several days
Miss Buckley was the daughter of DR.
Buckley, formerly of Rock Island. Since
her mothers death, number of years
ago, she has been boarding at the acade,
my, her father having married again and
entered the government employ at Wash
ington. Miss Bulkley's mother was a
sister of the late Mrs. Judge Peasants, OF
this city. She had also two brothers, one
living in Chicago and another in the east.
Her father is unable to leave Washington.
The funeral took place from the academy
at 80 yesterday afternoon.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08
First in Thirty Years.

The bench of the Rock Island circuit
court is honored by democratic Judge
today, for the first time in thirty years
when Judge Drury presided. The occu,
pant is Judge John G. Bagby, of Rush
vile, who was elected last spring as one
of the judges in the Sixth judicial dis
trict. He appears to be about sixty years
of age, and is the ideal representative OF
the sterness and dignity of the bench. He
has served several terms in congress.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08
Court Culllngs.

The case of w. L. Coyne for melting
perjury of Fluegel, was called in the cir.
cult court this afternoon, Judge Bagby
presiding. The afternoon was spent ir
examining the jurors. States Attorney
Entrikin is assisted by Adair Peasants
ESQ, while Messrs E D. Sweeney ant
j. NJ. Beardsley are for the defense.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08

Mr.. Osborn, the only cocanut planter
in the United States has Just received by
ship from Africa $50. 900 cocOnuts. These
are to be planted this year along strip
of sea coast many miles In length down
towards the southernmost point of
Florida.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08
IMPROVED FARMS.

so acres in Catdovs township Il. I. county -
Can on u for description, will show land, want
an oAtr
l35 asrrs in Whit, side county. one mile from
town of Erie: well improved and big bargain
al $50 per acre.
l6e acres, improved, adjoining Wa keeney
Kansas; price s. 500, or will trad for prodUcis,
Rock Island civ property.
100 acres. Buff 40 Prairie, one mile from P O
Good improvement ss5to per acre.
go acres. Buffalo Prairie. ! l, miles from ?. O
S45 % per 8crs,-easS terms.
2iO acres. Edg ngton. Rock Island county,
Slt,1Go-part cash, baaLce years, 81 per cent.
lots. with Improvements. in Denison, Iowa.
price 5000, part tme or will trade ter Rock Island
property.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08
Attention knights.

All Knights wishing to attend the X
p, exercises at Cordova, on Tuesday even
ing, Feb. 9th, must be at the hall for uni
forms between 1890 and p m. Trair
leaves Milwaukee depot at p. m.
Per order CHANCELLOR COMMANDER.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08

A large band of wild cattle is running
on hills on Lower Coos River, Oregon.
They are thought to be the offspring of
cattle lost by the early settlers, and, as
they bear no brand or marks of any kind
are considered public property.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08
Hard Coal Market.

Pea coal, 500; CRATE and egg. IS 25;
range, nut and No. 4, $3.50 per ton;
screened and delivered all best quality
Of anthracite. Extra carriage charged on
orders of less than one ton. Black smith s
Caol, Connellsville coke and charcoal
1903 Second avenue. Z. G. FRAZER.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08
RASMUSSEN'S CARD.
Wherein we Claim to Excel our Competitors.

10 those who with
assertion awarded
Photographs at the exhibition Photographers States
Buffalo n VI
ENTERPRISE
We fully tho effects photographic
traits hence with backgrounds
We lately added the Owm@every
other gallery this
Durham Tree bark
Garden seat with back be placed
Carved Trunk hall Elaborate Writing Desk
painted japanese Screen In backgrounds
lawn and Antique Interior In dmpers
backgrounds and
for rich effects and artistic posing
PRICES.
Quality considered
prices Tor the that
give prominence to their cheame of Photographic
understand the difference
WORK; could
WORKING gallery
All the other galleries the city combined
double Whati This tells the
work and cheap
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08

A pair of pet deer of West Indian
species are passing the cold weather
healthfuliy at Woodbridge, Conn. but
their fawns do not live.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08
A COSTLY CASE.
The Expense Entailed In the Robert
son Trial...The Defendants Com
plete vindieatiOn.

Ats o'clock Saturday afternoon after
an hours deliberatioD, TIE jury IN the
case of Samuel Robertson, indicted for
the murder of Hans ]. Zimmerman, filed
into the court room and the foreman an
nounced that verdict had been reached
Judge Glenn instructed Clerk Bowman to
read the verdict which he did as follows;
1--WE, the jury, find the defendant
NOT GUILTY"
! The case had been prosecuted for all
there was in ii. The attorneys for the
people omitted no opportunity to fasten
the crime charged upon the defendant.
The case was ably conducted, ably tried
on both sides, and there remains not a
possibility of doubt as to Robertson's
complete vindication. And after the YER
dict had been announced Saturday even
ening, the defendant was the recipient OF
congratulations on all sides, not only by
those who had believed him innocent
from the first, but many who were in
favor of the trial went up and took him
by the hand. II seemed to be the hap
piest moment in the old mans life, and
he was deeply moved at such display OF
sympathetic Kindness, following so close
liz upon the long and trying ordeal which
he had undergone.
The question now arises that the trial
Is over-what did it
COST THE COUNTY?
and the ARGUS has endeayored to furnish
the public with an idea of the actual OK
pense. The total amount will not fall in
short of 80, 900, and upon reliable author
ity we approximate the items thus:
Special venre of nifty talesmen ..........s $3.50 u
Sherns cost In summoning these talesmen. So "
Jury IN the case on trial 2l0 e
Board Tor jury during trial. l2l o.
Court othcals'....... ..'...'....s'.......' 9uU "
Attorneys lees. ..-...-........... -. soU "
Regular panel twenty eight jurors idle. $50 N
Total -..,....-........-- +.-....... Sl,Plo "
All this expense will of course nave tt
be met by the county, so that the tax
payers of the county have reason to ask
whether or not the states attorney had
ground for bringing the indictment The
evidence produced in court was not com
petent to convict, and the states attor'
ney, as matter of fact, brought all The
evidence into court that had been pro
duced before the grand jury While thu
Argus has had full confidence IN Mr.
RobertsOn's innocence from the first, i
gave the public both sides of the cast
while it was in process of trial. and die
not magnify the testimony either way a
Moline paper did Those who have
read the ARGUS are capable of judging
for themselves as to Robertsons guilt Of
innocence. and as far as we have beer
able to judge, the verdict is in accordance
with public opinion.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08

A great meeting was held at Daven-
port last night in the interest of Erin's
course. NJ. M. Corbett. Esq, of this
city delivered the speech of the evening.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08

and the ARGUS has endeavored to furnish
the public with an idea of the actual cx
pense. The total amount will not fall far
short of 80 900. and upon reliable author
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08
low A.
Kansas and
Nebraska,

= 20 10 5000 per acre; Long time; Low interest
,8@Our acquaintance with Meste n Lands en-
sbe- Us TO oder the best bargains TO he found In
the market We rave few SNAPS that are
spleu did Investments, must h. sold soon.