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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-16
AN INTERVIEW WITH A TURK.

a'r. b. Cour'OghIou Tells What He Knows
About the Sultan and His Harem.
Mr.. B. Cour' Oghlou, from Turkey, is in
st. Louis on business trip. In the course
of an interview the reporter asked him the
question:
How does the sultan occupy his timer
when he spares time to come out of the
| harem be attends To state affairs, which is
mostly to keep his ministers in two factions,
deadly enemies to eaes other He fears day
and night that he might suffer the fate Of
his predecessor, hence this precautionary
scheme. Each party tries to gain his maj
estys favor at the expense of the other, so
that none can do or even speak anything
that escapes his knowledge During his oc-
cupation he takes coffee almost once an
hour, which is prepared, not like yours, but
| by Turkish apparatus, making delicious
/ beverage His palace is a dive of intrigues
even his chief eunich does not play small
part in them. His official, a full -blooded
African, bought in the marts of Egypt
made his way slowly to that hirh position,
the head guardian of the harem Although
he does not read or write word, he has as
much influence as has the grand vizier the
prime minister himself, and very often adj
vices the sultan on state questions, no doubt
in favor of the party who gives the most
bakshish. The members of the harem fear
him as much as the sultan, because to be in
his favor leads to that of the sultan
What is the harem!"
NO one knows anything of the sultan's
harem. 1t is impenetrable. All said and
and written about it is mere conjecture and
Imagination on the stories of ancient god
deSses. The walls around it are like castle
walls No one can free herself from its
premises under the penalty of death. Occa-
sionally they are permitted to come out III
carriages guarded by mounted guards, who
are darker than the night, and favour eyes
roam in wonder on the nymphic beauties
therein too long, the whip of the black
guardian will divert it, to the great laughter
of the occupants.
How many inmates are there ,"
"A great many, but not so many as some
imagine The harem of the late Sultan
Abdul Aziz, who was deposed, consisted of
three boatloads. Although the sultans
family is so crowded, yet according to law
he adds each year one more to his harem.
This is selected by himself on a certain day
out of several which are prepared for this
purpose during the year out of the prettiest
girls in the country, so that literally | can
say that the sultan has the greatest of Cir
Cassian beauties If be was an artist like
Bougeraut, | assure you that the world
have seen such pictures as were never before
witnessed by human eyes.-St. Louis Repub-
hcan.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-16
What is it2 and what it is.

Papllion (Clarke's extract Of tlax) Skin
Cure, ike many other inestimable bent-
fits TO mankind, was discovered by accid-
ent. The proprietor, engaged in the pre-
paration of certain plants, from time to
time noticed the effect of working in the
pulp watts on the skin II there was pres
ent any cutaneous eruptions, warts, p!em-
ishes or scrofulous symptoms, all disap,
peared as if by magic. After experiments
ing ten years, it has become scientific
fact and priceless boon to the human
race. From giving away few bottles,
the demand has increased until the sale
for the past two years amounts to l,o32, :
coo bottles. Large bottles only 81.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-16
An End to Bone Scraping.

Edward Shepherd. of Harrisburg, III,
saws: Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters. feel it my duty to
let suffering humanity know il. Have had
a running sore on my leg for eight years;
my doctors told me would have to have
the bone scraped or leg amputated. l
used, instead, three bottles of Electric
Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, and my leg is now sound and well.
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents a
bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at 25e.
per box by Hartz & Bahnsen.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-16
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE


Estate Of John Mocler, deceased.
The undersigned. having been appointed admin
istratOr of the estate of 1ohn MOCllrr, Of late
of the couuty Of Rock lslaGd. stale of Illinois,
deceas, d. hereby gives notice thai h. will appear
before the county court Of Rock Island county, OF
the office of sad court in The city Of Rock Island,
at the March term. the second Monday in
March next, at win ch time all PERSONS having
claims against said estate are notified and re-
qut sted TO attend for the purpose Of having the
same adjusted. All persons mdehte 10 said es-
tate are requested 10 make immediate payment
TO the unders gnei.
Dates this 5th day of January. \. r.. 1856.
JOHN 4, HASo, Administrator.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-16
ELECTRICAL INVENTIONS.
TELEGRAPHlNG THROUGH THE ALP
TO A FLYING RAILROAD TRAIN.
Henry Guy Cartoons Device for Detecting
the Presence of Fhedamp in Mines,
which He Gives Freely to the World.
Author, Inventor, Philanthropist.

Especial Correspondence
NEW York, Feb 10.-Still more of the
marvellous powers of the agency which we
ca i electricity are demonstrated in the last
invention for telegraphing from a moving
train. The device is the joint work of W.
Wiley Smith, Thomas Edison and E. I. Gil
liiand. Elton himself, pleased as a school
boy. was aboarl cur train the other day
when the device was tested. 1t is astonish-
ngly simple, now that one knows how the
invention works The principle involved is
that of 'telegraphy by induction" that is
to say, by electrical currents leading through
the air. One well known quality of electric
ity is that it will jump through the atmos
phere from one good conductor to another
for distance of over 400 feet. This prop
erty is the one taken advantage of in the
new invention The ordinary telegraph
wires passing along all railway lines convey
the message the lengthwise distance Thence
it jumps, when it reaches the train, from the
telegraph lines 10 the tin roofs of the cars.
These are connected by copper wire. IN a
little bunk in one of the cars sits the teie
graph operator. Over his ears he has two
telephone sound receivers, as you see in tho
illustration
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-16
ATHLopH0ROs CO.. l2 WALL ST., NEW YORK.
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE

Estate of Thomas McLar rhln, deceased.
The undersigned. havh been appointed admin
istraor, with the will annexed, of the estate of
Thomas Mclaughlin, late of me county of Rock
Island state of Illinois, decea- ed, hereby gives
tice that hs will appear before the county conrt,
in the city Of Rock l-laud. at the March term. on
the second Monday in March next At which time
all persons having claims against said estate are
notified and requested 10 attend for the purpose
OF having the same adjusted. All persons indebt-
ed to said estate are requested TO make immediate
payment to the undersigned.
lated this 10Th day OF January. A. D. 1886
ADOLPn WEChEL, Administrator.
With the will anne yed
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-16

compulsory by an act Of parliament, in thu
passage of which Mr. Plimsoll was the prims
mover, the object of the law being to FRO
tect seamen from the dangers of shipping on
vessels which, through the cupidity of own
ers, had been overloaded 10 load a ship
until this mark is submerged is punishable
offense, ana Mr. Plimsops efforts to secure
the passage Of the bill earned him the appel
lation Of 1.-THE British sailors friend" Mr..
Plinlsoll is accompanied by his wife, and will
go directly to Florida. where he contem-
plates investing in land He Is a vigorous
gentleman, past middle age, above the
medium height, with a ford face framed
with wel[trimmed silver hair and beard.
In manner he is courteous. and speaks wi h
earnestness al precision.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-16

as the editor Of
Life b ad pro-
duced the brightest
and wjttiest society
paper of the day.
But Victor Du-
rand and the an
nouncenent that
Henry Irving had
Sc cure d him to
write a play, to be
finished in an in
credibly snort time
and for an amaz
'ingly large pile of
money, made him
famous. Af,er this
followed his mar
riage. and then it
leaked out that he
was the author Of
the humorous work
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-16

To be sure You've "only got cold;
"only cough BE all over in few
days" Don't worry about me- Well,
we won't. But 81. 600 people die every
wear in the United States from consump-
tion And every soul Of them began
that way. Better stop it now with Park
er's Tonic. This remedy will cxpel The
cold at once
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-16

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscretions of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay loss of manhood, &c,
| will send a recipe that viii cure you,
FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
w.s discovered hy missionary in South
America. Send self addressed envelope
to the REV. JosErH T. INMAN, Station D
New York CITY.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-16

At dinner given lately IN New York,
the dining room ceiling was covered with
a network of vines fastened from the
chandelier 10 the four corners of the
room. The vines were literally covered
with flowers
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-16

the English parila-
ment, is now visit
ing his country.
Hi name il i ienii-
fed with he Little
circle IN W hlte
paint, divided in
the center by a line
of white, which ap-
pears on the bulls
of all British ship,
marking the line to
which a vessel may
be safely loaded.
The affixing of this
-
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-16

Though Montreal has much larger
population than Toronto, the latters
Commercial Travellers Association num-
bers 1890 while that of Montreal has
only 500 members.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-16

Sarah Nc Daniels, colored woman Inv
ing on Mr. Fish's place, one mile from
Tallahassee, Florida, has given birth to
forty two children. and is now robust
woman.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-16

Another valuable Application of eec
tricitv comes from an unex~ected source.
Il will be remembered that the brilliant
success of the play of "Vic'or Du-
rand flashed before the public the name
Of Henry Guy Carleton as the author. He
had for years been a newspaper writer and
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-16

Mr. Samuel plimsoll, man who Is known
the world over as the seamans friend, and
who until last November was member OF
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-16

There is q society for the benefit Of
newsboys down at Washington.
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-14
LAST YEAR.

Last year he wrote: "rhc roses blossom red
And palcy white to scent the hot, sti air,
And thcn, soft springng In the garden he'd,
Tho aromatic pinks all tall and fair.
Nod to each other as the dawn grows clear.n
That was last year; sad heart that was last year
Here is tho pagel as there sadly trace
The falling hand that pains keen touch mad
pressed,
note the falterlng, the increasing space,
AS II the task were hard, then onged-for rest
Were yet more urgent. All sitting here
Remember oil this letter said last year.
And now riso-and wander all alone
Beneath his roses; when wan night gdes by
see the moonlight sleeping on the stone
That marks the spot where he out there doth lie
Az resi-alone-he who was once SO dear,
From whom that letter came; last year--last ycarl
fs II not cruel how his roses bloom7
How lives this letter, though the writer's dead;
How there last on his chair, his desk, his room,
The MOWERS he planted-whte or pink or rcd
While he is deaf nor heeds each heart-wrung tear
That falls as think Of him there last yearl
How laugh the children, gathering In the dusk
As love gifts for each other, sacred leaves!-
Sacred to me at least. That old.world musk
We always gathered. God how memory weaves
Immortal spellsl feel-I SEQ him near,
That true, good friend God took him from me last
yearl
And yet am alone: beyondllfe's pain
That friend loved lies Bilent-while his flowers
Rise from the earth, and blossom once again
As they did blossom in those better hours
When that which Is was but haunting fear,
And no was with us still: oh sad last yearl
And yeti II they can spring from out the sod,
VIII he and not meet and speak once more7
Thou maker Of our friendship; patient God!
Send me one message from that silent shore!
Yet nothing see !, nothing can hear,
Save echoes falntly calling-ah! last yearl
All the Year Round
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-14
SparrOws XIII q Cat.

There was a desperate battle the otheI
day in dalena, ILL.,, between a big Tom oa
and numerous family Of sparrows that had
taken refuge In crab-apple tree In the back
yard of the First Presbyterian parsonage
and whose home had been invaded by The
cat. Tho latter had stsalthily crawled ur
the side OF the tree, and was psrched upon q
lower limb, watching for an oppor
tunity to rake in an unsuspeotinp
sparrow, when suddenly the entire flock OF
birds flew out of the tree and encircled 1t
making chirping noise so lloyd and eycit
ing as to be heard all over the neghborhood
After hying about the tree for a msment a
half dozen or more birds flew at the cat like
lightning, and dreve their sharp. pointed
though short, bills into its body. The ami.
NAL uttered howl Of pain, but was finally
pounced upon by other skirmishers Of the
bird army, and pecked so numerically that
II was compelled to lot 20 its hold on the
limb OF the tree and dropped to the ground
Before II could regain Its feet for the pur.
pose OF making its escape a hundred angry
sparrows dove at the animal, picking Il about
the head aud hack, until 1t was utterly now
erless to defend itself with Its paws, which II
had at first endeavored to make u,e Of. The
birds, seeing the enemy was sucoumbing "a
the terrible punishment they were infliotine
upon 1t, renewed the attack with redoubled
vigor, and his catship was soon stretched
lifsless upon the ground, with its eyes
picked out and its skull perforated In many
places. As soon as the oat ceased to show
signs OF life the sparrows hsw back into the
tree, aud continued their deafsning chatter
In honor OF the victory.
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-14
The supply OF Natural GAS,
[PIttsburg Telegraph. Chronicle

Mr.. Fred Fisher, the pioneer oil operator,
Is an enthusiast on the subject of natural
gas, but says We do not understand even the
rudiments of its use properly. ga grea,
deal of gas is being wasted now through the
use Of improper appliances, and l venture
the assertion that . year hence our manufac.
turers will get all the heat they require
from the consumption of SO per cent. less OF
gas than they are using (and wasting) al
present. The same will prove true as to
domestic consumption, and the saving of gas
will then be still greater. Do think there
Is any danger of the gas supply playing ont
suddenly and leaving us In the lurch Well,
III tell you. Years ago, when first went
into the oil business, the very men who are
now 80 fearful that the natural gas has no
lasting qualities told me l had better not
abandon the business I was in, as IL was
more than probable that the oil trade would
not last more than year. ! told them /
would risk 1t, and II It played out would
be In the same boat with and no
worse of than thousands OF others. Well,
the oil business hasn't played out to any
appreciable extent, and confidently believe
the gas will hold out as long or longer. II
will be time enough to talk about q failure
OF the supply twenty years hence, when peo.
pie will have forgotten all aboht the nss Of
| coal and will never return to II. l tell you,
sir, Pittsburg is bound to lose her reputa
tion as the best market in the world for one
article, and that is soap. Manufacturers
tell me that their local sales have fallen of
fully Ons-half since the introduction of nat
ural gas, and are still decreasing. From
being one Of the sootiest, grimiest, and dir
test cities in the world, Wa are going to be-
come one OF the oleanest, with an economy in
labor, apparel, furniture, carpets, and paints
that will be appreciated by every one. The
laundrymen are complaining already of loss
OF trade, as men and women do not soil SO
many clothes as formerly.n
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-14
A NEW BIT ABOUT NAPOLEON.
His Attempt to Commit Suicide De
scribed by Gen. Durand's Widow.

scribed by Gen. Durand's Widow.
From Mme Durand's Memorial
At the period Of the retreat from Moscow
Napoleon had secured meaps to avoid falling
alive into the hands Of his enemies In case
of accident. He had procured from his sur
geon, fvan, a sachet, which he wore round
his neck during the time that the danger
lasted. Some said that this was opium;
others insisted that It was a preparation
compounded by the celebrated Cabanis, and
the same with which COndorset, the deputy.
had destroyed himself. Whatever II was.
Napoleon had preserved this satchet in ons
of the secret drawers of a travelling dressing.
cass, which he always took on his osmpaigns.
That night at Fontainsbleau he bsthoueht
him that tho moment to have recourse TO
this terrible sxpedient had arrived. One of
his Wallets, whose bed was placed behind his
half opened door, had heard him rise, and
seen him stir something into a coffee cup,
drink 1t, and lie down again.
In short time violent pains in the stom.
ach and bowels forced from Napoleon the
admission that he was dying. Then the
man took upon himself to send for those who
we're most intimate with the Emperor. Yvan
was not forgotten, aud when he learned
what had happened aud heard Napoleon
complain that the action OF the poison was
not sufficiently rapid, he lost his head, and
rushed away from Fontainebleau. After a
long swoon, followed by profuse psrspira-
tion, the pains ceased, and the alarming
symptoms disappeared, either because the
dose had been insufficient or because the
poison had lost Its effect through time. II
is said that Napoleon, astonished to find
himself still alive, reflected for a few mo.
ments, and then exclaimed, "God does not
will 1t to be-" and, yielding himself into
the hands OF Providence, who had Just saved
bis life, resigned himself to his new destinies.
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-14

play the part Of a fortune. hunter. SO let
me say now that all want in this world is
You for wife, and tell me, Sybil--will you
give me what T.want -
Sybil was equally simple but had not so
much to say. "I don't know whether
know you well enough" she faltered,
glancing up at him and down again, "but
think--I think do"
And Herewith she glanced up again with
happy smile and told herself that of
course she did: was he not everything n
man should be-
Dr. Eason took Mr.. Wigginss word for II
that this engagement was an excellent
thing, but old Hugh Lorran was furious
for days.
Then Berthe made solemn appeal to him,
and In the end the old man, actuated partly
by affection for his son, partly by not un-
founded anxiety as to the result Of the trial
| consented TO agree to compromise. This
DR.. Eason had always signifed his readiness
to enter into, and finally, after endless con.
sultatious, division Of the money was
effected, which, while leaving DR.. Eason
principal legatee, settled large sum on the
young couple.
Virgins was not 30 jubilant as might have
been expected. True, his great scheme had
succeeded admirably, and his reputation for
diplomacy was recognized all round; but
on the other hand, he had become deeply
interested in the case itself, and so convinced
| OF his ability to establish DR.. Eason's claim,
that the compromise patched up at the las,
minute seemed to snatch second, even
sweeter cup Of triumph from his lips.
II was not till the wedding.day arrived
that his self-satisfaction regained undivided
supremacy. On that occasion his calm con.
seriousness of sagacity, benevolence, and
power over his fellow-men made his manner
grand. Everybody credited him with hav-
ing been the manager Of this affair, and for
once in his life he had his fiji, or almost his
fll, OF Difference and respect.
Privately Lorrain whispered to Sybil,
with the basest ipgratitude, "You know, all
old Wiggins really had to do with II was
the original Introduction. After that I
didn't need any egging on; love would have
found out the way anyhow"
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-14
Demonstrating the BuHaIo,

gentleman is now successfully domesti
eating the American buffalo at Stony Noun
tain, Manitoba, says the American Agricui
turist. Starting his herd in 1873 with four
heifer calves and one bull, 1t now numbers
sixty-one head, the greater number pure
buffalo, the rest half-breeds. When we
saw them in January all were sleek and fat,
and yet they were then living on the open
prairie, and feeding on the prairie grasses
covered by snow. At this time the snow
was deep and the thermometer had for long
registered twenty or more below zero. In
January of the preceding year one OF the
COWS had oalved on the plain, and although
at the time the thermometer registered
thirty-eight degrees below zero neither COW
nor calf appeared to suffer in the least.
When blizzard comes on the animals lie
down together with their backs to the wind
and allow the snow to drift over them, so
that under the combined protection of their
own wool and the snow they are quite warm.
Not one of this herd has ever exhibited the
slightest symptoms of disease, although the
only care that they receive Is occasional
watching to prevent them straying away.
Thus winter and summer they live and
thrive on the bare prairie, with numbers
undiminished by any of the ordinary cattle
scourges and with expenses for care reduced
to minimum.
Once year the great fleece, weighing
from ten to fourteen pounds, Is shed, and it's
manufacture into thick, warm cloth was at
one time regular industry in Winnipeg,
until 1t was discontinued by the extirpation
of the animals in the adjoining region. In
its market value the buffalo is not behind
his smoother relative, for even If the quality
of meat is inferior the difference is more
than made up by the great weight ofthe ami
NAL and by the value of the robe, which
usually brings from ten to fifteen dollars.
AS draft animals they haveproved success,
for, notwithstanding their great strength,
endurance, and activity, they are as easily
handled as ordinary oxen. In one particu-
lar only is the buffalo far inferior to other
species of cattle, and that Is as a mixer, but
to the ranchman milk Is really of no conse-
quence.
Mr.. Bedson, the owner of the herd, after
experimenting with crosses, is we'll satisfied
with the hybrid, as it is in shape more like
the domesticated COW, and 1t is also a fair
mixer. Yet We donbt that this gain is
sufficient to compensate for the deterioration
of the fur; while, also, it would be a matter
of endless regret II, in the prosecution of
these experiments, the original pure race
were lost. The rate of increase Of the buf-
falo, though theoretically the same as with
other cattle, is really much higher, on ao.
count of the lower rate of mortality. When
the present herd is sufficiently increased it
is intended to divide it among several prairie
ranches in localities where once the wild
buffalo found its choicest pastures. This
amounts almost to restocking of the buffalo
region.
The Sunday herald., 1886-11-14
An Assurance OF InoorruptibIe I'm.
teErlly.

The presence of Gems. q. II. Beauregard, OF Lou.
ings OF the Louisiana State Lottery Company, iu
entire charge, Is regarded as guarantee OF abso-
lute fairness and Integrity. Any advertisement OF
oher 10 guarantee any Partially would expose the
cloyen hoof OF the swindler. Remember thai Inc
next Nhe one hundred. aud ninety ninth grand
place on December Ia, when over half a mlllion oi
dollars VIII 20 nylng about the world, trying TO fal
Into some ones pocket. For any Information adj.
dress A.; A. Dauphlh, New Orleans, La. Sure you
are right, go ahead