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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-21

''Nn, ara "ncrai"> nearly $500 mifc- of Thor
uShly tln'ppcd road in Illinois, Wiscen<m
Iowa M'ss"Hri, Minnesota and Dakota
II is the Best Direct Route between all
principal points in the Northwest, South
west and Far West.
for III Fps, lime tshlcs, rates of passage and
It'sht, etc apply 10 the nearest station agent
Of the Chicago ailwalAs. 4 II p,pJ Rsii,.%y n "a,
10 any railroad AGENT auywher,, in M. ,y:lt
H. MILLER, A II CARPENTER,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Il .TLt.r
}. 2. TUCAEE. GEO. il HEAFFopu
Asst ''ru'l Manager Asstt.,.. Pass III,
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-21

~ t'r notices IN reference 10 Special ExCur
sl"ils changes Of time and other items " interest
W connection with thc Chicago Milwaukee 4 st.
this uaper
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-21
ROCK ISLAND & PEORIA RAILWAY.
R0cE I2LhlD& RED2Ih
RAiLW Az.
SHORTEST ROUTE T.; TIN
EAST AND. SOUTH

irHIn- leave Rock island
i.at a nj. Way Freirht.
s.t5 Fast Express
i-3A p. m. Mail ard Express
SD through Freight ard tccanrt ri4.iop
Trains arrive al Rock Island:
2.3as. N. Through Freight and Accommodation,
az I. m. Mail aud ENiEcss.
sic Fast Express.
$50 Way Freight.
The FAST EMPRESS, leaving Rock Island nj s. 80
m arrives at Peoria ls.20 y. Ia, Springfield
L25 p m, at Decatur 4.Slp. m. Jacksonville TO
.. m, Alton IA p. ~, st Louis : Il D. M. aud
Ferrc iauic II s. y. 1t, Tvs SAME pAy aaLinr
this the BEET and QUicEEsr route to all POINTS
southeast.
The 10 =. ~. train nta.es close connection NJ
''aiFa with q. Il. n O. for points west; arriving 1t
l'airshnrg n AS p. m. AZ Burlington t. ~ T. m At
hcnknk lo.25 p. M, and n Quincy ln.H5 D. M
Arriving at PCOria a g % y. m, making close
connections with the l. Il. 4 ". ami r Pr W
Ter Indllnapolis, connecting there with all fast
rains for the east and south.
sR FAST TIME SURE CONNECTIONS. ana
rtes a. low as by any other route.
R. II. CABLE, re SrQCkliOUSE
Genl Supt. Gcn'I Tkt Act
The 6 50 =. m. Accommodation Leaves every das
except sunday
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-21

A new Industry in Gotham is the steal
ing OF eats, their skins bel ny sold for fur
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-21
A DYING REPORTERS SPECIAL.
Pathetic story of a Railway Accident.
Tony is----'s last 'Seo0p

Pathetic story of Railway Accident.
Tony i:.---'s Last Scoop.
1t Il not so many years ago that Tony
| b, the attache of central Iowa PAPER.
now defunct, rode out from southern Iowa
city, one bright morning, pcrched dariiIgly
on tie brake Of a fat car that was attached
to u wild freight and loaded with iron rails.
lie was like other reporters, made up of Vices,
and virtueS-only the first seen by the world,
the lattt1 best known by his intimate friends.
lie had been in newspaper work for about
SIX years, was thoroughly capable, and
5cortI moro scoops" thln was ever recorded
against him. This, i'll the eyes of the city
| editor, Insured his entrance into paradise.
To make the story short, forty miles out
C*om ITS starting point the wild" freight,
with q lc;ip of madness and a terrible crash,
went through bridge down sixty feet, and
Tony sitting on the brake beam. II Was over
III an instant Such things don't wait for
time 10 catch up with them. When the con
ductor OF tine train the only ole uninluren
crlwed out of the wreck, his eyes iGl lis5t Oh;
Tony, lying across the side of Il ,iisinantiad
box ear, or lis chcst a heavy rail, MS iegs
crushed, and dying. Beyond him llya dead
ti'' litt'i Nsi iiln
machine, and by a large bew1cr was tho fire
man, with broken back Tony was con-
scious, and, when tie conductor reached him,
asked for paper ati pencil They were found
in his pockets EuciJlc 10 write himself, he
dictated this, angIily ordering tho nlen who
hai come up 10 let him alone:
C E., Managing Editor Star, -
Iowa: Train through bridge at -. Was
ON board and am hurt VIII send full par
tirulaIs at once T. B."
4 farmer was secured who cunvcysSl it &c
the nearest station Then this boy true to
hia duty and not ilinchnig before d,y,th, srf-
f2rinG frissiittul agony, and wIi!o willing
haa,i' sought in vain Ia ig1icaa, him from lis
position, dictated "spcciGi" of fifteen but
dr~l words to his paper What he suffered
no one can rvor know. II was with ,iIhcuIty
that he could breathe, and every gasp cost
him a wrench of agony But ho held death
hac', down to the la;s: few lines, The killed
were" and 50 on, ending with the NAME
of "rnny R, reporter" As he ended tha.
his eyes tillcd with tears, and he looked up
wlStlully To the conductor, who had written
the Telegram for him and who himself could
not keep his t"nrS back "Trl my mother
said Tonr. that did my duty; nd, boys,
rush that over the wires for me It's a
scoop" 1t went over The wires all right, and
it was n ''scnrp;' but before it was printed
Tony MS dead st Pad Pioneer Press.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-21
GOING TO EUROPE.
SUGGESTIONS TO THOSE ABOUT TO
% The CONTINENT.

~ '''ooG HOOO' ~
| DO THE CONTINENT.
''h TOURIST shouia never MAKO Afis
First Trip Till He Has Been Over
yvic,-yr,, ta T,te and What to
|
| H. may sp,pd somewhat strange, but rs "A
| matter of f,ct. no person should go to Eu-
ron, till lie shall have bren over there at
| least twice before making bis first visit. ise-
| for, GOING be should spend no less tlsp six
months in the Old country in order to clear
m tn. ,rrulil, 10 SEPARATE fancy from fact.
| shallow Impressions ftom realities. and the
ideal from ft, r.,al The first five months in
| Europe afford no Information reliable rs To
| tdo country, the people o. social conditions.
In thi, raiii flight " the superficial is seen,
! alI which II scafcvt indicative Of what lies
| Hclnu As likely IA; not the sixtytlav trav-
elaf viii come back hating the impas7,ivc Eng
lsh a,a clrtldnrad with The versatile and
mobile French Ii he shol,ll romain a wear
anl fairly study 10th ,eorl-4. he would rad
j..tlIy r,,vrrz,a his conclusions
Thu. f,,rs,h,ts, ,,.,sSsIty of reversing all tho
first irpr,sSsior,s received in n Journey abroad
yrq,r-,ut tba pornlox that noholy should
MAX, n t,.io until two, and. if nstziblc. three,
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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-21

The Tourist Should Never Make His
First Trip Till He Has Been Over
INID,- Hn,n,
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03

which AMI As yet unable 10 solve. lhey
dress, walk, talk, and look as IL they were
ground out by an improved British
machine and warranted i'm all respects
like the original sample
But In one important respect New York
ID not following the English example. Its
home life Is slipping from its hold People
are drifting into apartment houses--we
don't talk about hats any more-snd the
struggle to keep mp Appearances il costing
price, in comfort and honesty of living,
which they lily afford to pay Said Lady
who just returned to New York after an
absence Of several years abroad: Il don't
dare TO look at the back Of anything here"
She will have little opportunity, for people
have grown very dexterous in keeping
their backs out Of sight and presenting
gorgeous fronts TO the world, which
graciously pretsnds 10 believe them ssnu-
inc, while 1t never fails to detect the shsm.
A whole house IL . luxury beyond the
reach Of people Of ordinary means, and in
the better residence portions of the city 4
small house h unknown. One finds stseet
after street of fo0r-story and basement
houses, presenting an unbroken line of
brown stone fronts, without the slightest
variation in design or appearance.
Another mystery that confronts me (by
the way, New York II rich In nyytsries) is
how . man who comes home late at night,
and perhaps . little unstsady from the
pressure Of extra work." ever knows
when he reaches his own door. He must
maintain the most intimate acquaintance
with his street number or he would be in
danger Of drifting helplessly through the
length of half doeea blockA-New York
Cor. Chicago Timesl
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03
IN LOVE.


forigtnAii
I'm In love you'll admit this d candib,
The confession now gives me NO pain;
Istruggled. IL ever man did,
But my fight against Fate was In vain
IL took me nome time to recover,
For Pride had terrible fall;
But now I'm the prince Of lover
A model for all
The maid Of my ckoics b cratic
She revels in mood and in freak;
And should hut mention ''quadr.tio.s
Shed frown on my suit for q week
Oftimes when l venture to WOO her
She fits like a spri,e from my eye2
And then, if | turn to pursue hsr,
The further she flies
The notions she harbors would harrow
The heads of your everyday folk;
Her wisdom takes wing like an arrow,
Her fancy is bound by no yoke
What no other damsels delight in
For that she would peak and would pima. "
What most maids would look like fright in
She renders ''divine-
Though sometimes her capers are cruel,
Ny heart is enthralled in her snare;
call her my darling. my jewel,
And all Tat is tender and fair
And since you inquire Of me kindly
Her name, why cannot refuse
To coniide that I'm hopelessiy, bindly
In love with the Muse!
CLINTON S<0LLARD
CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Dec -
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03

without avail. and sac then sent for tho
oculist In question for advice. lie ex-
amined her thoroughly; sat her staring
into brilliant flame. shut her up in dark.
ness; pulled up first one eyelid. then the
other. and finally announced there was
q grave inequality Of vision. one eye was
doing all the work and the other was
losing its sight To make a long story
short. she was ordered not to look at .
book or do any work of any kind for
month. and then he would write q pre-.
scription for spectacleS pectacles!"
she cried; mo. indeed II I must wear
anything shall wear eve glasses
The oculist smiled grimly and replied
eye glasses could not fit the vision Il was
impossible for an optician to make them,
and she would eventually be bind II she
did not pu! on the s"ectacles He had
ordered them for great many persons
who took immense comfort with them
now. But my friend is not Bostonese.
and she said. I'll not join the spectacle
brigade at whatever hazard" She did
rest her eyes and she cured them of the
q ute strain. and then she proceeded to an
optician and ordered two pair Of eve
giasses-One TO use at theatres and other
places where she wished to see from Q dis
tance. the other pair to wear when read
ing. Neither to wear permanently. This
was eight years ago. and she still has her
eyesight and. in spite of what tho oculist
predicted it is stronger than then. and
she rarely has to use the second pair
Of eye glasses. She declares that parents
can not be too wary about in letting this
blem sh on their childrens good looks;
that hs!f Of the weak vision ID caused by
CarclesSness and when once the plasssss
are put on they can never be taken oil.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03
Clergymen's Dyspepsia.
iPhi'ndelphia TjmeSI

A writer in The New York Tribune
says that clergymen are physically the
LATEST people in the world and that many
of them are so fire. .uently invited to eat
big dinners and &C ept the invitations that
they become early victims of dys. epsia
Whether cIergt men are more or less fond
of work than other peo le is very hard to
prove or disprove But as to the big din.
ners the average clergyman does aot get
enough Of them to put his digestive ap-
paratus out Of order
When clergy men have the dyspepsia Il
is more generally from living on tough
meat and other low.priced things for
economy's sake than from an excess of
sumptuous fare Or sometimes II Il
from the mental strain involved in the
effort to bring upa family on half .
salary. irregularlv paid. Once in long
while q minister may be found whose
health has suffered from too much big
dinner. such cases are exceptional.
Most clergymen. .Ist like other people,
are fond Of getting as good dinners - are
to be had and to the best Of their belief
there is no law against it, either Of church
or state.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03


There was no time during the rebellion.
when did not think. and often say, that
the south was more to be benefited BY de
feat than the north The latter had the
people. the institutions and the territory
to make great and prosperous nation.
The former was burdened with an insti.
tuition abhorent TO all civilized peoples
not brought up under 1t and one which
degraded labor. Kept il in ignorance and
enervated the governing class. With
the outside world at wlr with this
institution thev could not have
extended their territory The labor Of
the country was not skilled, nor allowed
TO become So The whites could not toll
without becoming degraded. and those
who did were denominated poor white
trash The system Of labor would have
soon exhausted the soil and left the people
poor. The non slaveho' 'ders would have
left the country. and the small STAKEHOLDER
must have sold out TO his more fortunate
neighhoIs Soon the slaves would have
outnu nbered the masters. and not being
In sympathy with them, would have risen
in their might and exterminated them.
The war was expensive TO the south -
well as the north. both in blood and
treasure, but il was worth all it cost
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03
Dsn1itiSa of . Nswsr.per.

1t il library. II is an encyclopedia. .
poem a biography. history. a prophecy.
Q directory. time table. q romance. .
cook book. guide. Q horoscope. an art
critic. . political resume. ground plan
Of the civilized world q low priced mul-
tum in )arvo. II is sermon. song. .
circus. an obituary. picnic. q shipwreck.
symphony in solid BREWER, a melley of
life and death. grand az rregstion of
mans glory and his shame. II is in short
q birds eye view of all the magnanimity
and meanness. the joys and sorrows.
births end deaths. the pride and poverty
Of the world. all for five cents
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03

wiz Tooshpteks BseWoon Thsir Teosh.
I don't know why IL d e0snsive for .
man or woman to carry . toothpick in the
mouth any more than know why soup
should be taken from the sids Of spoon
or that the fork alone must b used in the
transportation Of fsod iron the plate to
it, destination. Yet am morally
certainly that it ID net en- reGls. Henes It
makes me uncomfortable, though see il
done every day. know some very re-
spectacle people who viii rise from the
table habitually with toothpicks between
their teeth and carry them there for half
an hour. It's small matter, but for the
sake Of my nerves I wtah they would for
bear.-Kanaas City Times.
AAa0AiC 6AE 0EO0i z 0I.1,ei AAn
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03
An Electric Phenomsnou.
lGlobe Democrat

When the construction Of the great
trunk subterranean telegraph lines in
France and Germany was entered upon,
It was thought that. owing to their depth
under ground and their sheathing Of
metal in contact with the earth, they
would be exempt from the influence Of
atmospheric disturbances N. Blsvier,
the wellknown electrician, has, never
theless. pointed out recently to the
French Academy Of Sciences, that In
time Of storm currents are produced In
these lines which discharge themselves
through the lightning protectors melting
their flne wires They ara however, les
violent than the currents In aerial wires,
and do not appear to the interfere with
the traffic
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03
GIRLS WHO WEAR GLASSES
4 Bsstoa Girls Ezpsrssaes with IN Oew.
lise u ksDses-Fase Dsflsd.
fBnston Cor. Albany Journal

4 Bsstsa Giris' Expsrsssos with IN Ocw-
NJ u ksDsss-Fase DeAsd.
fDnston Cor. Albany Journal
Boston girls begin early to reject ths
unmistakable Boston looks. No matter
how giddy they begin. they end by wear
ing determined. independent. very 70
Gently gloomed expression. IS though
their brains and their skin had Just been
sandpapered. The really pretty ones arc
under IL. and wear their glossy hair In
brsids down their backs and sensible little
suits with everything taut about them.
Their compilations are fresh and rosy.
their eyes bright aud they have the air Of
perfect health After Is. regret to say.
they are not SO comely. unless heaven
has intended they should eclipse their
sister mOrtals and be known as -bellea ="
Either the Boston girl il q victim of in.
herited myopia or she early acquires .
weakness of vision by too close applica-
tion to books. for their reputation for
being addicted to eyeglasses Is too true
Half the girls met wore them.
what does it mean." asked my
companion. as child Of 10 rassed by
having on pair Of gold bowed specta
ces. what does it mean that the eye
sight Of Americans should be SO defect
ive2 II this goes on. babies in arms will
be wearing spectacles before they can
talk.
My friend then told me of her expe-
rience with highly reputed oculist whom
she had consulted for an acute strain OF
the eyes several years ago. She was al.
ways near sighted. inht rited the difficulty.
but only used glasses occasionally. One
night she read by flickering gas light
and brought on . serious and painful In
fammation of the eyebalL Various
remedies were tried to allav the trouble
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03
TAo Rattle - laisssoaasy k,dge.
boston Herald Book Review!

tbO9tOu Herald Book Review!
The Union story Of the battle Of Mis-
sionary ridge. perhaps the only battle Of
the late war that was visible to every man
Of the contending forces. ID told In three
chapters by Gen. H. V. Boynton. now an
eminent journalist The counter story 3
fittingly told by Gen b. +. Cheatham.
that sterling old warrior who was such .
striking figure in the Confederate camp,
and upon nearly every hard fought bat
tie Of the west Gen. Cheatham calls it
-One Of the most picturesque combats
ever witnessed There were no back seats
In that fight The movements of the
Federal troops in the valley made
were flying. bands playing and muskets
- though going out for inspection. and
review. livery motion of the troops could
be seen As they advanced to the attack
the color Of their eyes and hair. and al.
most the expressions of their counte
nances. could be discerned Grants first
stroke was 70 move out his forces. and
seize one OF two important points for his
artillery. He first advanced Sherman to
attack our right where Cleburne was
posted Never before did witness such
. magnificent military display as Sher.
mans advance that day The men were
In perfect condition. and went to their
work with the precision Of well, ordered
machine. and with all the pomp. show and
glare Of an admirably equipped army.
The fiction that this movement on the
morning of the battle was thought by US
to be grand review is amusing. No
officer who knew anything of war stood
on that ridge and 10 Iked down. on that
array Of soldiers advancing toward US
without fully understanding that combat
was intended Bragg. as he observed
that the right was 10 be assaulted. in
stantly trapsferred large part Of his
force to Celrne. 70 that BY the time
Sherman - his rush up the ascent.
Cos6ursa Vas commanding about half of
our whole force Porter. my chief of
Sta :. with field glass watching our ar
tillery fire against Sherman advancing
column. cried out to me General when
. shot ploughs through their line il closes
up again ust - . gate fiies 70 upon is
hinVeaf
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03

The Scientific American h our au.
th0rity for the statement that cotton satu.
rated In glycerine and introduced into the
nose will relieve at once the eongestior
caused BY acute nasal lcatarrh
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03

lhOtou aynoiI
The Chicago Inter Ocean declares that
the mineral wealth and forests Of Mis-.
souri are far ;perior 10 kanaaa" We
may knock under to Missouri In the mat
ter Of mineral wealth. but never In re
gard 70 .forestA Where the children
can be kept from pulling them up q ths
calves from de curing them. thess aso -
6ner forests than thoss Of KansaA
In the Midst q sAs Bsssse
! have oftsntimss thought what is mighs
Be to Be- in an absolutely healthy, f1cA and
perfect world There are some consadsrs-
tioos that make ms think that this il bseesr
world than that would be- We are impsr.
feet ourselves, and are not sdapsed to IN
absolutely healthy, rich and perfect world
A perfectly rich and perfectly healthy con-
munity Is like the community OF Sparea, In
which the children deforine.i, or indcIsuk
were exposed to death Il Is q vol CON-
munity. but it is brutal community. Bestsr
have sickness in this world, and poverty,
than for Us to grow up without sympathy
and without frisn lshin l am glad that ~
are in . world where 20 much remains to be
dooe The captain Of Company F came 10
me after we mustered out, at the Close Of tbs
war, and said: .'Capt.in, We are out of q
job" and look back now to the few weeks
that came after the war as the most
wretched weeks of my life There d kind
Of encouragement in being now In the midst
Of battle. There was q time when men mag
nihed the passive virtues We are coming
now 10 q time when tn, active virtues cAa
be magnifed The old world, We are told,
ii discipline, the now world il an eppor-
tunity. To do real good . man must havs
beast, and wine. and oil: and you must havv
more than this-an inclination 10 Ind your
ime, to stop right in the road whsn yen aze
on an errand Of business to attend 70 q -
rand Of love NYnoH w. R.zA
THE HOME LIFE SLIPPING AWAY.
New York's Young Men and Wsmss-
Drifting i.te Apsrtms.ts-Mysssry
We are still nothing II not English in
New York. Our young men affect clothes
which are ill-fitting and ugly in color; they
walk with heads forward and elbows out,
and carry their sticks as IL in constant
fear Of their premature discharge. 1t ID
curious and astonishing how soon this
devotion to . cockney ideal mounts to the
brain, or to the place where the brain
Is supposed to be, and obliterstes even the
semblance Of mental activity or business
alertness from the face.
When see . young man on the avenue
In . suit that looks, in material anu fit, -
though it came from . Bowery clothing
store, with an awkward gait and vacant
lace, my first impression that he Is youth
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03

oi can In either case o. rough 70 New York'
No has sieepe1 through 70 st. Louis
Al trains arrive and depart fron L 4 AW.
lepot In this city.
Trains run on Central time.
For ttckess 70 all points call On
J. D. PHLDsk.. Agent: oAcs In 81. James ue1al
THE GREAT PAN HANDLE ROUTE =
r, c. = st. L. Railway, L. NJ. Division-
Springfield Branch.
Departing Mol No. 8. No. II No.L