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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-29
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Estate Of Christian Schsfcr, deceased
The undersigned. having been appointed admin
istratrx of the estate of Christian Schsfer. late
of the county of Rock Island, state of Illinois,
deceased, hereby gives notice thst she will appear
before the county court Of Rock Island county, at
the office of the clerk of said court in the city of
Rock Island at the August term on the Third Mon
day in August next, at which time all persons hav
ing claims against said estate are notified and re
quested 10 attend for the purpose Of having the
same adjusted. All persons indebted 10 said es-
tate are requested to make immediate payment
10 the undersigned.
Dated this 25th day of June. 4. H.. 1856.
CATHARINE SCHAFER,
Jun 26-dSw Administrative
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-29
THE BLOCKADE BROKEN.
WINCHESTER RIFLES AND DETER
MINED RAILWAY OFFICIALS

Succeed in DamPeniDg the Ardor of III,
the City Without Molestation--A Large
Number of Special Policemen Guard the
Property.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-05

r. g. SNYTH d SONS, wichita.
N. r. NIEDERLANDER, :"
AN0LO-ANERICAN Loan Once.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-05
A story of the Empress Eugene.

The following is the latest story that il
told about the Empress Eugene, who has
ever been a striking figure since the day she
charmed Napoleon Ill with the wreath OF
violets which she wore in her golden hair.
"'Twas morning then, but now the night
has come" A few days ago, says the
chronicler, visitor to the Marcus church
at Venice, where the ex- empress is now stay
ing, observed a lady, dressed in deepest
mourning, kneeling in long, silent pray r
before one Of the side affairs When at last
she rose she looked about her in search of
something which she missed, and then
walked slowly away, and supporting herself
by tine wall, toward the entrance. The
stranger politely offered his arm, which was
gratefully accepted, the lady meanwhile ex-
planning that one of the beggars must have
taken her silver headed walking stick
away, without which she was "very help
less" Outside the church two liveried foot
men were waiting; the stranger on retiring
offered his address card alas, for cruel
Nemesis, he was a German from Berlin .,
CHANGING at which the lady was seen to shud-
der slightly and then return the civility by
whispering Empress .Eugenie, and
homeless. Pail Mall Budget
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-05
Charity of the Ancient Romans.

IL ancient Rome men always acknowl-
edged a cer,ain duty in giving aims to beg
gars anu in relieving extreme distress,
though infant misery seems to have excited
comparatively little compassion boston
Budget
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-05
Little things will tell, especially little
brothers -Philadelphia Item


Whep the minnow bursts forth from, thu
egg it is so small that Its eyes are the prin.
cipa feature. They stand out like two
blsck dots and look like two heads to one
body. The body is almost transparent, and
IN appearance is not unlike a thread of
white jelly about an eighth o. an inch long.
Chicago Herald
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-05

This Addition junction ". @.
onehaf mile Of Bridge Big Arkansas
desirable lots Street Will be operation
Addition with the side Of the river in 1880.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-05
An Arrangement for Carriage Horse

An Arrangement for Carriage Horses.
By means Of a recently devised arrange.
ment, which can be worked from the coach
mans box, horses may be released from the
carriage instantaneously, in case they should
fall or bolt The invention, which is indie
pendent of spring mechanism, may become
valuable, though somewhat OF that chic
desired 10y owners of eles CANT turnouts must
be sacrificed to its presence.-Boston Herald
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-05
Tn. Placid Ox-Tcam Serenity.

We have become SO used to the fast ex-
press that we have forgotten how to go slow
Few men rest beneath their own vine and
fig tree because they die before these have
had time to grow. A little of the placid old
OK team serenity o. our fathers would do Us
all good-Lynn uion
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-05

Your regular Texan in speaking Of an en-
counter or melee nearly all the time terms it
q ''rucus"
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-05

Who Spend Little and Talk Much.
The California papers speak of their
numerous eastern visitors as cut rate tour
ists-people wno spend very little and talk
very much"
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-05

The Chesapeake Bay Catches of Fish.
Large catches Of herring are being made
on the shores of Chesapeake bay. The other
day S0O.o0o were secured in one net which
could not be hauled in until some had been
reieased-Chicaso Tribune
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-21
THE NEWS IN BRIEF,

Congress is expected to adjourn July IS.
Nearly all the space for the Cincinnati
Industrial Exposition has been taken.
The farmers of the United States have
IS, 000, 900 acres of growing corn.
Clay Powelrs barn, near Urbana. o.,
was burned by incendiaries; loss, $4,000.
Much interest is felt in the debate on the
Payne case, which opens in the United
States senate today.
James Walsh. connected with the Cincin-
natl fire department for thirty-fye years.
dropped dead Of heart disease.
Proceedings have begun at MassillOn,
Ohio, TO collect by diStrant the Dow law
liquor tax from saloon keepers who have re-
fused to pay.
John c. Riley, whose nomination for the
Cincinnati poStmastership has hung so long
in the senate, is broken in health. and has
gone into temporary retirement from busi-
ness.
Nellie c., TaXgatherer, Solid Silver.
Cleaner and Chanticleer won the races at
Chicago, and Bannerbearer. Hanover. Dew
Drop, Sapphire. Ernest. and Tom Brown
the Monmouth Park races.
Base Ball-Athletic I3, Cincinnati 9:
Brooklyn 8, Louisville ,; Nets 3, ST. Louis
|; Baltimore 5, PittSburg2; ,; Detroit, Kan
sas City 3; Chicago 20, MaroOns 4; New
York 4. Philadelphia ,.
A special session of the California legis-
lature will be held in a few days, and will
probably elect republican senator 10 sue
ceed the late Mr.. Miller The democratic
governor may refuse to sign the certificate,
but the |. 5. senate will, in that case, be
the judge of the election.
Congress.
July 20.-In the senate, memorials of
the Evangelical alliance of the United
States and China were presented, setting
forth the injurious effect of the Outrages Oh
Cinnamon. 4 house bill was reported ad-
TerSely, proposing TO loan tents to veteran
associations, the war department having no
tents on hand. A number of veto pension
bills were reported back. The Payne br-
berry case was postponed temporarily for
the OleOmargarine bill. The rate of tax was
reduced from five to two cents. Several
other amendments were adopted. and the
bill finally paSSed-yeaS 81. nays "a. The
sundry civil bill was called up, and tempo
rsrily laid aside for the Payne case. After
some discussion il was agreed TO publish
the three reports in the RCcDrd. At $40 D.
m. the senate took recess until 5 p. H..
the night session being for the considera-
I on of the sundry civil bill.
In the house Mr.. Hatch. chairman of the
agricultural committee. denied the assertion
of Mr.. Ingalls,, in the senate yesterday. that
he was personally interested in the oleomar-
garine bills. Senate bills were passed for
the construction of bridges across the Ten
nesSe and Cumberland rivers. The senate
TO the naval appropriation bill
were nOn-cOncurred in, and the river and
harbOr bill was referred 10 the committee
on the whole and read in detail. motion
TO strike out the New York harbOr amend
ment was voted On-SS TO 81. The point
of no quorum being made, the committee
rose. Mr.. Morrison reported back his res
OlutiOn TO adjourn July IS, ana pending
action, the house at ; p. IN. took a recess.
the evening session being for the con
SIderatiOn of bridge bills
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-21

Sanitary matters ara As bad in BOkhara as
they used 10 be i'll England; but the people
are far less to blame than our fathers were
for England Is by nature blessed far more
than BOkhara i'll regard tn matters of health.
Some London water is even now-well, let
us say, trying to the constitution-after il
has been stored for a month or so in filthy
water butt. But no length of storage will,
in our happy climate, breed the 'rishta," that
horrible worm found also in parts of west
Africa, and taken long ago over to the new
world. Old Jenkinson, who in 1883, being in
the Russian service, sailed over the Caspian
and made his way to Bokhara, says: The
water is very bad; breeding in the legs
worms an ell long. If these break in being
pulled out, the patient dies. For all this in
convenience, they are forbidden to drink any
liquor but water and mares milk; and those
who break this law are whipt through the
market yea, if only a mans breath smells Of
spirits he shall have a good drubbing"
1t is not quite SC bad as Jenkinson said; but
if the "rishta" does break, all the little worms
inside it spread through the body, and the
sufferer gets fuA Of ulcers, which takes months
To heal The ratiye BARRIERS use Il needle and
and their thumb to squeeze it out The Rus
sian doctors wind 1t OUT n a reel. SO much a
day, till the whcie is extracted 1t varies
from three to seven feet in length! How does
it get inf Why, the little pools are full of a
very small gray crustacean Cthe "cyclops, y
whose color mai Is him almost invisible Men
swallow these, and they are pretty sure to be
infested with ~riShta' germs, which, finding
in the human stomach a good place for their
development, develop accordingly, and work
their way to the skin. | wonder if DIR. Lands
dell gave the BOkhariotS hint about boiling
their water, not once only, but laS Professor
Tyndall recommends twice at least, so as to
kill the germs which have escaped the first
bOiling.-All the Year Round.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-21
MAI. ,eIoyer and ,J,v Cou,a-

Chatting on a sofa of the Fifth Avenue
hotel, Maj. Selover told me of his encounter
with Jay Gould, in which he dropped the
little man over railing into the area Until
that affair happened TO me, >" .aid the major,
Il never knew how man coold become 50
far forgetful nS himself as &c commit murder
and not know what he was doing was
utterly beside myself The next thing re-
membered after getting excited in talking
with Mr.. Gould was when | saw him hanging
head down i'll the area, while had hold of his
legs. drew him up until l got hold of his
coat collar, and theE set him ON his feet. |
was terribly angry. | think it knocked me
out of about $2,OOO,OOO You see Gould had
jiggled Inc out Of about 500, 600 clean cash.
We have talked it all over since. and now
know that he was miSled by the information
that he received l would trust Gould to-day
as quickly as | would trust any man down
town, and consider him a pretty gooi little
man, when yOI take him all round | must
say, though, that | would not trust any of
them very far. Dor. New York Tribune
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-21

The Waverly Magazine, the remarkably
successful invention of the late Moses A Dow
is one of the very few serial publications that
have derived but little sustenance from ad-
vertisements. In some other respects the
magazine was managed on a unique plan. Its
ingenious proprietor had been in a position 10
observe one phase Of human vanity-the de-
sire to see ones writings in print. He had also
learned that there were hosts of young people
touched with a madness for writing, but
whose productions found no market To these
rising Bulwers and Sigourneys The Waverly
Magazine opened its doors, on conditions. The
story or poem would lie printed, provided the
author would purchase a hundred copies,
more or less, and also provided, of course, the
matter was, for no reason, Objectionable.
Without intention, So far as is known, The
Waverly has served as a nursery for young
authors, and there are a goodly number of
writers of acknowledged merit whose maiden
efforts were given to the public on its neatly
printed pages. The financial success of the
scheme being widely known, limitations were
attempted, but i'll no case, we believe, with
profit TO the publishers. This fashion of re-
quiring authors to contribute 10 the circula-
tlCn of their works, it may be said in passing,
Is common enough in the music publishing
trade, and is by no means unknown among
the publishers of books.-BoSton Transcript
One hundI ed and fifty of the SG5 colleg~~ in
this country publish papers
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-21
THE RACE COURSE IN JAPAN.
Waiting for tho Com
ing the Paddock-RunningA After Dark.

Waiting for tho Com ncement-Inspect
| ing the Paddock-Running After Dark
The japanese are devoted admirers Of the
race horse Between the stand and the race
course is wide trIrfed incloSure, at one end
of which an excellent Japanese band is dis
coursing the music of the latest French
operetta- Though it Is yet only midday,
while the racing is not to begin till 1880, the
stand and inclosure are fairly filled with Japs
and foreigners of all sorts, and very queer do
many of the former look, especially those who
have been rash enough to assume
foreign clothes, instead of sticking to their
own comfortable and pretty dress. More
especially it is to be regretted when a charm
ing and graceful little japanese lady aban-
dons her own most picturesque attire for the
fashions of Europe, in which she only looks
| insignificant and awkward
While waiting for the commencement of
the sport, let US so and inspect the paddock
behind the stand 1t is a grand, roOmy space,
surrounded with neat little stables, at the
doors of which groups are congregated dis
| cuSSing the chances of the occupants. OF
betting there is none Selling lotteries are
held at the hotels in Toxic or Yokohama two
or three days before the races. The saddling
bell has just rung We are just in time 20 see
II. NJ. the mikado arrive, sitting dressed in a
dark uniform in his well turnedout landau,
and surrounded by all escort of lancers. who
look smart enough in their green and red
uniforms Fl. NJ aScends to the royal box to
the somewhat dismal strains of the japanese
national air Close behind him arrives the
one and only four-in-hand in Japan, owned
by an eccentric American The dark-painted
drag and well matched team of dark ponies
look smart enough. And now five ponies
emerge from the paddock for the first race
Few of the japanese ponies exceed fourteen
and-a-half hands, but many of them are neat,
well built animals, inclined TO he weak be
hind. but with fair enough turn of speed
They are nearly all ridden by Japanese jocks
who are very light and fair horSenen, but in
rlined to get excited and lose their heads, and
fog their mounts long after the race is over.
1t is not my intention to deScr be the racing
most of which would be conSid red very poor
sport anywhere else, thOug$ some of the
finishes were really good, ono resulting in a
lead heat. Suffice to say that a programme
If nine races per diem was successfully carried
to a conclusion in three days. A vast amount
Of time is always lost at the starts, and the
much so that have seen a groom run into
the middle Of the course at the finish, holding
big lantern in his hand, in order that the
Judge might see which animal passed his box
first Wonderful to relate. the ponies did not
seem to object to this proceeding in the least
Yokohama Cor. London Field.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-21
Mr.. Halstead should of all men know a

Mr.. Halstead should, of all men, know q
little joke when he sees It. We are sur
prised that he should consider seriously n
newspaper suggestion that the people of the
Eighth district would nominate candidate
for congress just to spite or rebuke the ed
itor of the Commercial Gazette The peo-
pie of the diStrict-especially the repub-
licans-have little sense, il is quite safe to
assume, and will nominate their best and
strongest man, whoever he may prove to be,
OH his merits and with reference first to his
fitness for a seat in congress, and second,
with reference TO his availability as can
didate. And they, and not persons living
outside the district, are capable of intelli-
gently deciding who this man is II may
prove to be General Keifer or il may not SO
prove, and Mr.. Halstead runs the risk of
being considered rather premature if not
impertinent in attacking any republican of
the district. Should Gen. Keifer or any
other man of capacity, integrity and abil-
ity, be nominated the republicans of the
district would unite in his support and
would resent any attempt of republican
papers outside of the district to give aid
and comfort to the enemy"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-21
CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD.
The Story a. Quantity Told by IT,
Year-OId Vermont School Girl.

.
Year-OId Vermont School Girl.
| The Rutland Herald gives the following
school composition which was written by a
little Vermont girl Il years old 1t is TO be
given Just as it was written without cOrrec-
ton. She was only half an hour in writing
| it and had no book of reference. She told
ber papa, however, that she had thought it
well out the night before:
"A Story of Red Blood COrpuScle.-As
am resting in piece of tissue to which | was
sent, thought | might well write my ad-
ventures which are many and varied. first
came TO life with many Of my relations in a
large fleshy room which came TO know was
the right ventricle of the heart, then by a
sudden squeeze We were sent all together into
long canal with hard walls lit was the pull
mOnary artery, there were so many of us
that We were all janmed together and | said
to myself, L had great deal rather go back
into that nice large room again so ran
back as fast as | could, but 10 and behold,
three little doors barred my way, and the
more pushed the tighter they closed, and so
| gave it up and went back 10 my fellows.
I'VE then went on into some smaller veins
or CapillarieS and through the thin walls
could SEE the Spongy substance called the
lungs. On we travelled into an immense vein
called the pulmonary vein, and from there
into a smaller room than the one We were in
first, presently another squeeze sent us from
the left auricle, as It is called, into the left
ventricle, and from there into another large
artery called the aorta, just then and my
companions were startled by a telegraphic
message from the brain, We are busy with
Latin verb and need red blood corpuscles TO
help us about 1000 900 of US started for the
brain, but We had hardly got half way before
there came dispatch from the arms, We
have been swinging clubs and have used
great deal of tissue. Come and help us
Half of US went on to the brain while the
other went to the arm. And here | am ex
pecting to be used up any minute. All, here
| go' The arm has been RAISED and l must
die n-EXchamnn
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-21

Sometimes the circumstances by which we
are surrounded are so abominable that the
only way to preserve ones sanity is by "let-
ting down the bars" and interspersing little
judicious fun Once l played earnestly all
through the evening TO bowling mob, much
to my disgust, and in the last scene of Ham
let, in a spirit of mischief, | stood over the
king and with all the power could command
exclaimed as l ran him through: Down,
down to hell, and say l sent thee there!" This
conglomeration of Richard III" and Ham
let" finished the job. Hats were thrown up
and the crowd yelled like Chicago conven-
tiOn.-Ge orge c. Min in Chicago News.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-21

The Noah's ark quilt and English bed GOV
ering seems as if it might have been suggest
ed by that House and Home Paper frieze
on which the animals wound along in process
sion toward black paper ark set at one end
Of the room, but in the quilt the foundation
is of cream sheeting, and the birds and beast.
are of Turkey red. The animals may be rep
resented by scraps of their own fur, if de.
sired, but this is considered little too real.
istic. Such quilt might be made very
amusing to children of strong minds, but, on
the other hand, it might become absolutely
terrifying to the nervous.-Boston Tran
script
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-21
The following We iiud ia Inc CLEVELAND
PlGiu Dealer of last Saturday.

SPRTNCFTELD, July 10 Special Among the
candidates mentioned for the democratic nom
inati0n for congress in this district is Editor
ID. /. Vest, of the Springfield Sunday Netcs. Mr.
West IL is understood will be the wurkingmen' s
candidate. He has always taken the part Of
the laboring men in his paper. He has been
fayorably mentioned by almost all the papers
in the eighth congressional district and his
friends are working hard for him.
This is very neat compliment to Brother
West and we are very glad to see fellow
tOwnsman thus fayOrably mentioned in
connection with the empty honor of dem
ocratic nomination in this district The
genial editor will make very handsome
political corpse for burial after the fall
election.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-21

At a Boston theater the other night, after
the impressive performance of Booths Ham
let, attention was drawn to the ELUSIVE de
light of young lady who was thus trying
apparently to show her gratitude to the gen
tieman upon whose arm she was resting: ave
had real good time, George" said she, "ant
it's real lovely play, it's so full Of quota
tons. Chicago Times.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-21

We cannot believe the report that the
New York Star is for sale. 1t is the finest
clean and respectable has a very pros
porous appearance. Mr.. Dorsheimer has
shown himself tirSt-clasS journalist ell
joys his work and is proud of his position,
and We do not believe that he wishes to
Leave IL
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-21

The Payne business is up IA Lne senate,
today Six senators have been announced
10 speak, and Senator Eustis. OF the com
mittee on privileges and elections, who re-
ported against the investigation. is not at
all confident that one will not be ordered
by the senate.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-21

Mr.. Ridgely talks about the ''nigger" in
the school board and Mr.. MartindeIl says 1t
will only take two or three weeks to throw
up buildings good enough for the cOlored
pupils" Such talk is disgrace 10 humanity
and to the city in which it is uttered by
persons chosen to represent its people in a
responsible position.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-21

Gladstone seems to be in good mental
and physical condition to make another
fight. But 1t is not impossible that the
tories will steal a march on him and give
parliament and home rule to Ireland before
another election is ordered. Stranger things
than that have occurred. The world moves
and sometimes shoots out in an unexpected
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-21

Notwithstanding the fact that there were
IA, 900 applicants for the 1000 seats in the
hall where Gladstone spoke at Edinburgh,
young Hubert Gladstone got seats for a
party Of Americans from Toledo. and gave
o. S. Bond, special correspondent Of the
Commercial, a seat on the platform. NJ.
Bond had pleasant personal interview
with the Grand Old Man. the Grand Old
Woman and other members of the family.
The Commercial says Gladstone has rela-
tives living in the SciOto Valley, near
Columbus