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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-28

Nh "a $1,000 REWARD, tOr IteSing,
Vii ~ esding or Protrudtog Ple DE-
BISG 5ile Remedy fails 70 cure.
80 ~ sol1 at Logan & Cas- Drng store.
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-28
RELLAlRE &ST. GAINESVILLE ~.

- - AAs W. -
No SOS .. N. 40 ID. $40 "a.
lGke tsis route. Ihs Qutcks5t, most cOmtorta-
ole and ~ 6ssly all-rl route LANDING passengers
IN the blriuss part and nssrest best hotels 81
Wheeling 70 lAlrS 1ad 81 ClarsTille.
T. " TROt l. MANAGE.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-20
THE USE or EYE GLASSES.
characteristics of People Who Wear Spes-
tacIes-Craze or Necessity?


tacles-Craze or Necessity?
GIs it craze or necessity!r was the ques.
ton asked Of leading optician in regard to
the use of eye glasses by the youth of the day.
a necessity always. There are few people
who dc not have some defect of the eyes.
Either it is uearsght or farsight or one eye
Is larger than the other, or some visual imper-
fection exists that renders the wearing of
spectacles imperative"
"In old times young people and school
children were not accustomed to wearing eye
glassesI7
moi they bent double over their desks and
brought on consumption and diseases of the
brain by wrongaositions and overapplication
to their studies. \ oarents and physicians are
wiser now iiIitl'make a study of the eyes,
Ali this time the oculist was fitting pair
of steel, bowed spectacles 10 the prominent nose
of a woman who sat bolt upright and with an
expression rs if she were in a dentists chair.
lie had an alphabetical card with letters
ranging in size from an inch TO ordinary
print He was asking her if she could read
the smallest line, which he said was normal
print
Il don't know anything about normal
print" j." She said "but we have normal schot
III our town. Say, can sew with those specsP
"If YOU use the lens that you do for rea1-
ing, ma'am'
II don't know nothing about lens but can
sew with the best, and l want TO piece a quilt
for our minister's wife What | want to
| know Is can sew with them:'
If Won use your needle about the same dis
| tance from your eyes that you would book,
| like tins"
"Young man, l don't hang my sewing on
| the end Of my nose. / expect to see to thread
a needle and sew without squirting all around,
an jest want You to answer me yes or
| 10, can | sew with them specs."
"Wc have any number of patients like that,
said the optician. They want to be fitted
without any preliminaries; some of them get
very nervous"
"What class of patients do you like to
serve best:'
Business men. They have no time to wait.
| They have faith that | understand their
needs better than they do and they offer no
resistance when measure the eye and fit the
| glasses
ado men o. women lose their cyesight ear
| hest
| w omen ueH WoTk Is llot ~ SttduN pu'
1t is more complicated. However, they do
not take kindly to spectacles, and few OF them
arc wiling 10 admit that they need them for
old age 1t is usually some other excuse.
| "What about coiorel gassesl'
"Wcll, there IS the Arundel tint the rose
color, the violet, the blue glass, and the
smoked These are abused. but the clear Glass
for raadiu2 and the smoked glass to protect
the eyes. tba,n are the standard styles"
DO vou scn the oaa,.ye,l glass piz1ing
glass"
'Only to Euglishm,n aud s,cictv swcls. u
Is hardly safe 10 uSa thea il this country.
cclieye Naw York iops affect them some
ws,t "-Detrt Tribune
Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-20
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Diedeutscheliterarischegesellschaft is the
name of Roscoe 3D. IT, German society
Governor-elect Luce, of Michigan, was
Friday unaniIn ously reelected master of the
state grange.
Thursday night at Owensboro, Ky, the
Welch Distillmg companys warehouse, with
1890 barrels of whisky, was destroyed by
fire
Eight local National banks began suit Fri
day in the United States court at Cleveland,
Ohio, 10 restrain the county treasurer from
collecting taxes on bank shares
The last feat of krupp, the famous manu-
facturer OF heavy guns, Is Il cannon that VIII
throw bal weighing two tons through
thirty eight inches of solid iron.
Charles Hamilton, a wealthy farmer liv-
ing near Lyun Station, Ind, went TO Con-
nersville last Tuesday, drew a large sum OF
money froIN tie bank, and has not since been
seen.
William Reei the BOst embezzler, was
sentenced Fri ny to seven years imprison-
ment. Hi, cash defalcation aggregates
$3.50, ST., and his over issue of stock is J ,26S
shares
The Chicago, Milwaukee q St Paul road
is maxim. arrangements TO distribute, gratis,
the daily ather predictions, and for the
dislay Of signal service flags at the principal
stations ol its system.
At Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, the Demo
cratic state central committee held meet
ing. Chairman Knne and Secretary Charles
resigned and Ell H. Hunter, of Corning, and
A. p McQuirk, were elected to fill the va.
cancles
-Four acres in the northwestern section OF
Shenandoah, Pa, settled two TO four feet
Friday, partially Wrecking fifty dwellings
and causing the widest alarm among tht
people The financial loss IS between $50 00t
and $1,000
George Rice, Of Marietta, Ohio, began suit
| Friday, at Louisville against the Standard
Oil company and the Louisville u Nashville
railway, claiming $4,000 damages, anJ
alleging that the defendants couspired to Sc
cure freight Determinations against him.
| The engine of an exOress train on the Den
yer & Rio Grande road struck COW FRIDAY
morning near the bridge spanning the Gun
nison river, and rolled down the precipic,
i'll THE river, the engineer and firenIeu being
| killed. The coaches remained upon TIN
track and none of the passengers were in-
| cured.
\ stake of S51, 1,001, to be run Tor on tn,
Louisville Jockey clubs track, has been ar
ranged for the spring Of 1888. Entries an
to close Jan. - next, and 800 must enter o
the race may be declared void at the optiol
Of the club The distance is 10 lie a mil
and quarter, weight for age, aad the frs
horse Is TO get S40, 900; the second s., ,00j, an,
the third &. so Nominators of the plaC
horses are also to receive a certain sum.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-20
PeSrILENcE, POVERTY AND DEATH


DETROIT, Dec. 20.-A horrible scene of
pestience, poverty and death has been dis
covered in the dilapitated frame house, ass
Woodbridge street, in this city The house
was occupied by a stonecutter named
Thomas Grears, with his wife AMI five
children. Mrs. Grears died last Sunday, and
was buried Wednesday, her babe being cared
for by the neighbors. Since the funeral the
house has been closed, and nothing was seen
of Grears or his chiliren. Becoming susp-
ciouS that something was wrong, neghbor
Friday morning broke in the door and found
the children on the same bed on which lay
the father, who was crazy drunk. All the
children were down with a yirulent attack
of scarlet fever. A girl, , years Old, was
dead, "a boy, years Old, was strangling and
dying, and the other children We're 50 i'll they
could not move There was neither fire nor
food III the house T poor commission VIII
do everything P'A>A4le to relieve the
cLilircn,
Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-20

BUFFALO n. Y, Dec 20 james d. War
ren, the veteran publisher of The Commercial
Advertiser, and u leader Of the Republican
party i'll this state. died AZ his home in North
street ip this city Friday night after an ill
ness Of several weeks. About ten days ago
an abscess formed on the inner side of the
left thigh 1t was desired to open this,
which was done Friday. In half an hour a
violent chill was experienced, followed by q
high fever At O'clock he lapsed into un
consciousness and remained 50 until he died
His family We're all present having been in-
formed at 4.oclock that they must prepare
for the worst
Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-20
Trouble Among iase BaIlists.

PITTsBuRG. Dec. 90 The refusal of the
American Base Ball association to refund
100 to the Pittsburg club is followed by
some disclosures not complimentary to the
otiicials Of the American association The
latter organization is angered because the
fittshurg club recently joined the league
and now repudiate the 500 obligation which
their legal representative assumed in connec-
ton with the heavy 6ne imposed en Barkley,
Of the Pittsburg team Unless settlement
is made by the American association the
Pittsburg club Will institute legal proceed
litvS
Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-20
A Child Saved from the Wreck.

New ORLEANS, Dec. pa special dis
patch from Bayou Sara to The Picayune,
says: "A little "lito boy years old who
was on board the IN lfated steamboat J. NJ
White, was saved hY colored woman who
waS fortunate enough to get hold Of float
ing log, aud landed about ii nile below the
wreck. Although tue woman mad every
eudsavoT to ascertain who he was her efforts
We're unsuccessful. He was undoubtedly
deck passenger, and the remainder Of hls fam
lily were lost The child is too young TO give
his maine. When asked: "lFhoSa boy are
vour he replied. "MamIna's.n
Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-20
A BIG RACE ARRANGED.
Stake of so. 600 To t., Run for at
Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 2a-Ths Louisvi lie
Jockey club has completed arrangements
Whereby in the spring of 1S>l there viii be
run at Its course a race Of mile and a quar-
ter for stake of S5a 00J-perhaps the richest
ever run in America The conditions are
modelled after those Of the great English
Eclipse stakes 1t will require Il great many
entries to ill a stake Of this value, but the
terms of entry are such that owners and
breeders can well afford 30 make nomina-
tions, the forfeits being comparatively light
when the oi is are taken into consideration.
For the first year after the entry is
made the Forfeit is only So The odds
therefore are So to so. 800 for that time
Even the place money for second and third
places is greater than tn" value Of the great
majority Of stakes. Should horse change
hands before the event the nominator still
has his chance of a large winning, since g
part Of the stake goes 10 the noHilaiors of
the three placed horses
Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-20

PARIS, Dec. s2-The inventors Cirveu an
Buisson were c onGuctinS experiments in
small steamer on the seine Saturday wiz
petroleum engine when an explosion uccui.
thesteamcr being bown to fragments. ga t..
was horribly mutilated and expirel i'm
diately, Cirven was terribly sciided D..
face and viii die. The stoker has ne, h
found and is supposed 10 have been Grav
Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-20
Puhlic Entice.

Anyone having business with the ARGUS
Office after p. IN. Qn the event that the
Office is ciosed) will please call at Will
mans & Galt's news stand in the postoffice
building, who are authorized to transact
business Of every nature for the ARGUS.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-20
tbs MARKETS


CHICAGO Dr-r
On the board Of trade to-day the rLu.a,.-.
were as follows: Wheat-No. = D~,,.4H.
opened 162sc nominal, closed &c 4c non l:.
January. opened and ciused .6'sy; Erbtu
opened 76c, closed is'sc asked. Corn ,-... .
December, opened 55}ae nominal cluso.i .s'',,'.
January, opsned 5614c, closed as'98f4a; fehrE-
AIRY, opened 5iLic ciO~eI SIS lais-No.
December opened AND closed - nowiual
January o:ened ami CLOSED -a'sn; Nat.
opened and closed - g. Park-necembef
opened Sil..D nominal. closed 1ii.I.-,. Jauu-
airy. opened sll.4j, closed Sll--1t.. February.
opened Sil.5>ls, closed 81 20 ;teRess !drd-D,e
oemdcr, opened ~ =, :, ,,~ed So ASKED
Live stock The Union stock yards repor,
The following range Of prices. Hog> Market
opened only moderately active, with pac sclr
buying slowly aud prices jg it, lower: hIht
grades. s.i-iodi.-i; On h packing, S3.s1g iG'
heavy packing anu shipping lots, >4lSB4.55
Cattle Market steads hecyes, S.3D,G5. "a
Christmas u 15h55l. COWS 81 4163.lO: stock
ers. S2@g3.-N. SLeep-Quiet; poor. S!n) 3
j.2i; medium, -. 50s3lJ; choice, Si.J1l+15.
Produce. Eutter-fgacv creamery, -. ID.
per Ii, good dairy, Egat packing. Ia lis
EgSs strictly fresh. Z:.r2t~ per doa; ice hnue'
u Pressed poultry Chickens, S9j, pet
10; ducks and geese, 7,sGsc; turkeys, sos
Potatoes Burbanks. 4jGj2c per bu on track
Eary Rose i5952.; b .auty Of Hebron. ii G-i34
Appies-tair to good shipping. S2.5JG3OO p5
t,blk
Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-20

HILLsRoRo, Ills, Dec. 2g-Mr. Hugh Nc
Caslin, one of the pioneers of this county. 90
years old, is having his second experience
with the wlooping cough He had ninety
one years ago
Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-20
Cheap Mail Boxes.

The finest mail and paper box ever IN
vented is for saie at the ARGUS Office at
the low price Of 81 each. The same box
is sold everywhere at $1.50 Call and ex.
anime them.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-20
Maverick National Bank,
BOSTON, MASS.

Accounts of Banks, Bankers and Corporations
solicited.
Our facilities for COLLECTIONS are excellent
and we re-discount for Banks when balances
warrant Il.
Boston is a Reserve City. and balances with us
from Banks mot located in other Reserve eities)
count as reserve
We draw our own Exchange on London and the
Continent aud make Gable transfers and place
money by telegraph throughout the United States
and Canada.
Government Bones bought and sold. and Ex-
changes in Washington made for Banks without
extra charge.
Wehave a market for prime frst-cass Invest
ment Securities, and invite proposals from States,
Counties and Cities when issuing bonds.
We do a General Banking business. and iuvtte
correspondence.
ASA P POTTER, President.
jos. ". WORK. Cashier
oct 30 dwSs6n
Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-20
HALF-CENT A W0Rh.

THE ARGUs hereafter will publish in this col
ann all Advertisements of Lost. Found For Rent
Tor Sale, Board or Rooms, Wanted. and similar
notices. at the low rate Of On6-hGlf cent sroTd,
each figure word, but no advertisement less
than ten cents
Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-20
VIM. HcEniry,

Attorney at law. loans money on good
security. makes collections. Reference,
Mitchell s Lynde, bankers, Office in
post office block
Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-20
z PER CENT MoRTGA AGES

Improved lows Farms. Security &c times the
loan. snc inspected in each case. Completed
loans always or hand for salc, Sizes Of loans
5000 to $4,000, Tine Of loans 5years. Only
choicest loans hsndIed. References and details
given on application either in person or letter.
Il. NJ. HENLEY, Attorney at Law.
al4 Main St. Davenport Iowa.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-20

NEW YORK Dec Is.
Wheat-No red state, 9!e; No. . do So
No. red winter, S93sc January: 10 February,
slgsc. Corn No. miXcl past, I4}sc; do i5lSc
January Oats-No. ! white state. G9c: No :
do, BE. Bye-Du and unchanged. barley
Nominal, Pork-Dult; new mess, Slljl9l2I4.
Lard-December, S6.54; January S6.57.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-12-20
WRECK OF THE ATLANTIC.
LIVES LOST BY THE
TERRIBLE DISASTER.

The Vessel Becomes Unmanageabie in the
Heavy Swell and Goes to Pieces Among
the Breakers-The Crew Half Drunk
Story of the Captain-List oy the Vic
National Republican., 1886-05-11
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Ribbon Department.

Remember we sell no Cotton.mixed Ribbons.
Ribbons having come into use for trimming
TO greater extent than for fifteen years, the
demand has exceeded the capacity OF the mills
md the scarcity has caused AN advance In
prices. Having given our orders early In the
year we are prepared to supply your wants at
lefs than the manufacturer can supply tho
dealers to-day.
Satin and Gros Grain, fine quality only No.
Q at 15c, No. 70 at 20c, No. 10 at 25c.
All.silk Gros Grain Picot.edge Ribbon. No.
at zoe; No 70 at 25c.
All.sllk watered Ribbons, in all colors. No.
10 at 2to.
Crepe de Chene, Picot Edge, all colors. No.
16 at i5o; No. % at zoe.
Brocade, Satin, and Gauze Mixture, different
eolors and designs, elegant assortment 25, 80,
black and white Ribbons, new effects (very
scarccl, 80, 60, and 65o.
5.inch Sash Ribbon, Satin and Gros Grain
and Satin and Gros Grain Striped, all new
shades, 80 and Csc.
7.inch wide Block, Plain Satin, and Gros
Grain Picot Edge new. iSc.
7.inch Gros Grain, all silk all shades, Csc.
7-inch Fine Imported Watered. all colors, zoe.
s.inoh Satin Ray" Picot Edge, In all colors,
entirely new, CSC.
l0-inch handsome Brocade Sash, In pink,
white, blue, cream. and cardinal, s1.26; actual
value 81 .gS Same In Watered.
Black Gros Grain. Extra quality Sash.
National Republican., 1886-05-11

Maj. F. A. NJ. Kreps, who died In Pittsburg
last week, was well known In this city. He
was man with q remarkable military history.
He served three years In the nth Penusylya.
turned brevet major. over year OF his
time in the army, from Sept, 10. 1868, to Dec.
H. 1864. he spent In southern prisons. He
Macon, from there 10 Salisbury aud finally to
Libby, from which he escaped after several un-
successful attempts He contrived to get a
letter TO his father in the hollow OF button
on a Jacket which he sent to him. Tho latter
suspected that his son would not send him such
a present without some purpose in view and
ripped It apart. He examined carefully every
piece and finally discovered the letter in the
the Union forces.
National Republican., 1886-05-11
Lodge NIeetings To.NIght.
The following lodges meet tonight at Il
plnces named:

The following lodges meet tonight at the
places named:
Masonic-Federal, No. l, Masonic Temple;
De Nolay Commandery, No. 4, Masonic Tenn.
ple Occasia, No. Is, Masonic Temple; Potomac
Royal Arch, No. 8, Georgetown.
l. o. o. F.-Washlngton, No. @, Odd Fellows
Hall: Golden Rule, No. 81, Odd Fellows Hall.
+. d. Stuart Encampment, No. Z, odd Fellows
Hail; Gobright Association of Metropolis
Lodge, No. f6, Moore's Hall, Ninth street.
Knights OF Pythias-Decatrr, No. Q, George
town; Excelsior, No. II, Pennsylvania avenue
and Ninth street; Germania, No. 10, SOD 9
street northwest; Occasia, No. IS, 900 9 street
northwest Webster, No. Z, Vernon Hall, New
York avenue and Seventh street
/. o. of R.--Anacostia Tent, No. l3S, Haynes
Hall, AnacoStia: Capitol Tent, No. sc, Nc
Cauleys Hail. 209 Pennsylvania avenue south
enstl
Junior Order United American Meehanics--
Western Star Council, No. 9, Cropley Hall,
Thirty-frst and NJ streets.
X. of H.-National Union, State War, and
Navy, No. 2ol, Knights Of Honor Hall. st.
Cloud building.
National Republican., 1886-05-11
Mems Summer Un-
derwear.

We are showing an excel
lent stock of Summer Under
wear, made to our special or
der, every garment being
ta m p ed Woodward &
Lothrop," are warranted to
be the best procurable for the
money.
100 dozen Mems Gauze Shirts long and short
sleeves, patent finished seams, self faced, all
Sizes only 25c each.
100 dozen Mems Fine Gauze Shirts, long and
short sleeves, finished seams, self facing all
sizes, 37l2c eaeh.
900 dozen Mems Balbrlggan, Gossamer and
Extra Fine GRuze Shirts, long and short sleeves
in each kind, small finished seams, all sizes,
only soc each.
50 dozen Mems Superior Gauzo Shirts, 7jc
each.
10 dozen Mems French Balbriggan Suits
(Shirts and Drawcrs), small seams, thoroughly
made and finished, 81. 80 and sl76 per suit.
Same. full regular made 50 per suit.
40 dozen Mems Popperell Jean Drawers full
cut, all length OF waist and inseams, only soc
50 dozen Boys "short" Drawers. to wear
with knee pants splendid quality of jean, full
cut, only ibc per pnir.
(First hoor-second on the len)
National Republican., 1886-05-11
This was can Attempted Murder.n

Moy Jim, a Chinaman, was tried In the po-
lice court yesterday for drawing pistol on
Oficer Kenny. The case grew out Of the fact
OF .he Sl,Se Ie'Sai I, W nles' youhg WIiite
bis windows. The gang OF celestials followed
the officer as far as Thirteenth and E streets,
ard Moy was found 10 have pistol on him.
Judge Smell took the Chinaman's spersonalbonds
and dismissed the case.
National Republican., 1886-05-11
ChlIdren's Trimmed Hats.

-Four different styles, shapes, and colors,
trimmed with Satin Ribbons, 10c.
White Pearl Straw Hats, fancy edge, trimmed
with Chenille and Satin Ribbons, 4Sc.
Mixed Straw Sailor, plain, and R0ugh-nnd-
Ready Broad Brim all sizes and oolors, 4Sc.
English Milan, mixed straws, trimmed with
Satin ana Ottoman Ribbons SIC.
An English Milan, In Beige, Ecru, Brown,
and Navy, elaborate trimming. at 7ic.
A fine Rough-and.Ready, trimmed with q
wide Satin and Gros Grain Plcot-edge Ribbon,
gSc.
We have in our stock the finest assortment Of
Misses Trimmed Hats (iron TO 10 years OF
age) to be found in this city,
National Republican., 1886-05-11
Repairs to the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal,

President A. Victor Baughman, of the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Canal Company, inspected
the canal for some distance yesterday to ascer-
tain the damage done by the recent freshets
canal between this city and Great Falls, be-
sides several washouts. The repairs on the
canal will be begun during the present week
and navigation shortly resumed. The repairs
will not occupy more than week.
National Republican., 1886-05-11
Election OF a Board of Directors.

At the annual election Of the stockholders OF
the Belt Line railway, Messrs. White, Clapp,
Cowing, Cammack, Fuller, Gray, and Bradley
were reelected as directors. A new time table,
covering eighteen hours was put In operation
on this line and Its river branch yesterday.
The frst cars now leave ito stables at $3.50 a, m,
and the last one does not turn In until 1880 a.
m, Sixty additional trips are nov made, and
the cars are run much closer together.
National Republican., 1886-05-11

HoUsEKEEPEEs, ATTENTION !-l50 sacks OF
the finest Minnesota Patent Flour will be
rallied tonight and tomorrow night at the
Light Infantry Fair for l0c. chance. You
either "Plllsbury's Best" "0ur Superlative,r ~
"Our New West" Cereal" or Germ" and
the -four will be delivered at your residence
free OF expense. Don't fail to be on hand.