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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-30

Mr.. Bones-Now, sir, can you tell me
why an oyster dealer is like suction
pump Interlocutor-I don't know, Mr..
Bones; why Is an oyster dealer like
suction pump Mr.. Bones-Because he
works bivalves. Interlocutor-Mr Hoar-
sey win sing when the Bridge Begins
to Turn. n~Ramblsy.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-30
DOME Hurry at Dinner.

Eat your dinner at an hour (be 1t early
or late) when you have time to digest it.
The blood, like. anything else in the econ
Omy Of nature cannot occupy two places
at once. Blood used by the brain cannot
at the same time be in the stomach to
digest the food. There is more dyspepsia
from hurried dinner in the middle of the
day than from dinners eaten at night
after the brain work is EVERGLADES
Home Journal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-30
8. s. EyERs, paieutss,

Gag n. Front &c., rHILAD'A, p
See what the Secretary Of the inserrtsts f.sI.:5
and Pet Stock Association, Of Cob613.
Illinois. says
SIS MYERS. -
DsAa SIR ~ have used Fole Ct vssa e-tsE..
shiss-ss-rs.kss ~ srou a &c.: .snss.is.se
"A, coWpERx
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-30
A RELIABLE ssYspY
For iek Stomach.
Torpid Liver,
Bilious Headache.
caatiRenasa

Seesese8 o488888AUs
cestiyeness.
Tarran's Efervescent
8 Q ltzor Ap er ie n {
IL Is certain in jts
effects. II Is genil. In
It's action, IL is palat.
able to the taste II can
be relied upon to cure
and itcrres byassiii'fine
not by outraging. IA
ture. Do hot take VIC.
lent purgaiives your.
selves, or allow your
children to take them.
Always use this eIe-
CANT pharmaceutical
preparation, which has
bee n for moe than for
" years a public favor
eUeyy7vhers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-30

Digging Post Holes.
Digging holes for fence or gate posts Is
no lon"cr the tedious, back breaking pro-
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22
ROCK ISLAND, SATURDAY. MAY %. 1856.
The FISHERIES EMBROGliO.



PORTLAND, Me-, May 22.-Tbursday eve.
ming Messrs Sargent Lord and Skillon,
part owners of the schooner Ella M.
Doughty, received the following letter from
Senator Frye;
GENTLEMEN: Your letter and telegram
receiv ed l believe | have entirely ex
hausted all my resources in the fishery
matter. passed through the senate day
or two since law authorizing the president
to retahate by closing our ports against Can
ada and, as attached it To house shipping
bill, / think it will become a law in few
days. Congress can do nothing moro. The
entire responsibility is now with the presi
dent and secretary Of state. They move
very slowly. All diplomacy is timed and
slow going. That the administration wants
a commission or reciprocal treaty | have
no doubt, but the decided expressions OF
opinion on the part of the senate may
call halt ! am entirely clear that youi
vessel can not be forfeited under tho treaty
of ISIS, and that under the laws Of Greai
Britain and this country she had right to
purchase that which she wished to supply
herself with OF course she must yielt
obedience to the customs Law Of Canada
shall be absent for the next two weeks ant
| if you wish to communicate with any on
here please write Senator Hale, who viii
| take lively interest on any matter effect
| ing the interests Of Maine men. | am
yours very truly, WILLIAM L. FRYE"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The bill permitting women to practice
law has been signed by the governor of New
York
The Veterans at St Joseph, Mich, cele
brated Thursday night the passage of the
pension bill.
Wilkes W. Forney, postmaster at Leeto-
mia, Ohio, has been arrested, the shortage in
his accounts amounting to 500.
Professor Timothy Dwight was Thurs
day unanimously elected president Of Yale
college, to succeed Noah ID. Porter
Parsons, the Anarchist, who is badly
wanted in Chicago, is believed to be either
at Coal Valley on Monongahela City, Pa.
At Milwaukee, Thursday, Mr. Bradt, of
Omro, defeated Mr. Ketchum in the contest
for the checker championship of Wisconsin
A Paris dispatch announces the engage
ment of the puc lie Moray with the eldest
daughter OF Cen Guzman Blanco, President
of Venezuela.
The Yale college corporation has voted to
create a professorship Of the Semitic Ian
guageS, and offers the chair to Professor w
Il. Harper, of the Morgan Park tills) theo-
| logical seminary.
| The -four production at Minneapolis last
week reached l20,0I barrels, against III,
0QU barrels the previous week. The market
is more active at lower prices, but millers
anticipate an Improvement.
Near Greenfield, Mass, Wednesday night
| Eugene Tay ior, a farmer, poisoned himself
and his little SON The latter died, but The
father survived, and Thursday morning
| gashed lis throat with a pocket knife, but
| failed to inliict a mortal wound. He was
lodged in jail
Mr. NJ. c. Flanders, OF Kendall, Orleans
county, New York, now Joins the Rev.
John Jasper, of Richmond, in declaring
that this earth is plane, and hs is anxious
TO discuss the subject with anybody who
believes it is a globe There are sevcra
such believers who viii not care to discuss
The Catholic Young Mems National unioI
opened its twelfth annual convention, Thurs
day, at Philadelphia. An increase of 90 pei
cent. in the number of societies was reported
A resolution was adopted requesting priest
to officiate in Catholic cemeteries on Memo
rial Day in conjunction with The Crane
Army of the Republic.
The machine men in eighteen planning
mills OF St Louis struck Thursday for al
| huNduCe al wages anu the duoptioi vi bH'
eight hour system. About 800 men ar
affected directly and 800 or 400 more indi
rectly. The proprietors will grant neithsI
of the demands, and viii shut down indefi
nitely unless the men return to work.
Thursdays base ball gaines-Nationa
league: At Kansas City-New FORK 4
Kansas City ;; at Chicago Washington S
Chicago TO- at Detroit Philadelphia 0, De
troit > at st Louis Boston 2, St Louis 5
American associations At New York
Metropolitan l, st Louis : at brooklyn
Fittsburg /, Brooklyn 0: at Baltimore-Cin
cinnati 5, Baltimore :.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22
LOOKS LIKE BUSINESS.
PROPOSED ANTl-POlYGAMY AMEND
MENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.

Something That Will Leave the Mormons
Nothing to Stand Upon.-Making Plural
Marriage of Saints a Crime by the Su-
preine Law of the Land.
WASHINGTON CITY, May THE house
committee on judiciary has agreed to re-
port favorably the following; That it is
deemed necessary by the two houses of CON
gress to propose an amendment to the con
stitution, which shall bs valid to all intents
and purposes as part of the constitution
when ratified, as hereby proposed, by the
legislatures of three-fourths of the several
states, the proposed amendment to be mum
bered and to read as follows, to wit:
ARTICLE XNi-First, The marriage rela.
ton by contract or in fact, between
more than one person OF
either sex, shall DO deemed polyg-
amy. Neither polygamy nor any polygamous
association or cohabitation between the
sexes shall exist or be lawful in any place
within the jurisdiction of the United States
or any state.
Second-Tbe United States shall not, nor
shall any other state make or enforce any
law which shall allow polygamy or any
poiygamous association or CO habitation be-
tween the sexes, but the United States and
every state shall prohibit the same by law
within their respective jurisdictions
Third-The judicial powers of the United
States shall extend to the prosecution of the
crimes of polygamy, and of polygamous
association or cohabitation between the
sexes under this article; and congress shall
have power to declare by law the punish
ment therefor.
Fourth-Nothine in the constitution or in
this article shall be construed to deny any
state the exclusive power, subject to the
provisions of this article, to make and en-
force all laws concerning marriage and di
vorce within its jurisdiction, or to vest in
| the United States any power respecting the
same within any state.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22
FIGHTING ON THE FRONTIER.
Turks Open Fire on the Greeks and Get
Repnlse.

Turks Open Fire on the Greeks and Get
a RepnIse.
ATHENS May 22-Firing occurred on the
frontier Thursday, but did not result in any
bloodshed The Turks opened fire from a
distance on the Greek forces, Kept it up a
short time without effect and then re-
tired.
Dispatches received from the frontier,
whence they were sent at noon Friday, re-
ported firing between the Turkish and
Greek outposts The Turks are attempting
to occupy Analipsis. They have been re
pulsed about Phiothen dra after severe fight
ing The Greeks remain firm in their position
Their infantry are now pursuing the re-
pulsed and retreating Turks near SAINT
Athanasius The Greek artillery has de-
stroyed the Turkish earthworks opposite
Analipsis.
The Turks, who were entrenched at
Saltiosibia, are now retreating toward
Hassan Helina The Greeks have reoccu-
pied BairaktorL
NJ Trcoupis has formed new ministry.
| He assumes Professionally the offices of min
ister of war and minister of finance The
other ministers are: NJ Lombardos, minister
of the interior; NJ Voulpiotos, minister OF
Justice NJ. Manetas, minister of public in
struction; NJ Theokotis, minister of ma
rine
| LONDON, May 22-The news of the firing
OH the Greek frontier unfavorably aife tsd
| the European business and the tone at the
| close was fiat
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 22.-Bishop
Turner, of the African Methodist church Of
Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee, is de-
livaring a series of lectures in Kentucky.
The other night, at Shelbyyille, he said Il
admire the great invention of white
men, and especially IN controlling electric
ity but the subiectson of Gods agent is
carried too far in making it light the
world. This has already changed the meteor,
ology OF our country, Look at the foods
hurricanes, cyclones, and other atmospheric
disturbances taking place in the heavens
and upon the earth, ] predict that the un
balancing of the air currents which electric
lights are causing will, in a few years, if
they increase in numbers as fast as in the
last fve cause whole cities TO be blown
away at time, and floods unlike any save
Noah'sn
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22
THE MAxWELl-PRELLER TRAGEDY
Examination of the Witness Who ldent
fed The Enrpse.

Examina alton of the Witness Who Identi-
fed the Corpse.
ST. LOUIS, May % In the Maxwell trial
the first witness examined was John Arthur
Frazer, a Toronto photographer, who testi-
fed that he met Preller year ago last Feb
ruary, ia Toronto He accurately de
scribed Preller's personal appearance, and
described him as kindly and benevolent
Witness produced a large and elegantly
framed portrait OF Freiler, printed by one
OF his assistants in Toronto. Witness stated
that while sick III bis room his brother came
to him and showed him the photograph Of q
corpse and ask him il a painting could be
made from it The witness replied that il
could not and on taking a second look, ex-
claimed My God, that is Arthur Prel
lerI7 Witness then found that Marshall F.
Mcdonald, of St Louis, was down stairs,
and that tins photograph had been sent VI
by him
Witness then went on to tell Of his visit al
st Louis in September, the examination Of
positive Identification of it, and the finding
of scar over the left eye of the corpse o.
the same size and in the same position, a.
described by witness before visiting the
Cemetery Witness Identification q
Preller's body was complete in every way.
Mr. Martin counsel for defense, on cross
| examination did not attempt to shake TIL
Identification of the body and it now goe
before the Jury as an acknowledged fact.
George W. Jones, the Union depo
| baggageman, testified to Maxwell and, d,Prelle
making inquiry for Maxwells delayed
trunks, containing a magic lantern ant
| other articles.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22
BOYS SUITS.

Commencing at Sl.75 to S2.5C
for good, seryiceable everyday
suits and rising at easy stages
to the finely trimmed, elegantly
made suits, calculated to please
the most eXactng.
In the Gents Furnishing
Goods Line We always carry the
largest assortment and have the
lowest prices.
Our Hat Department is com.
plete, We have an immense
line of Straw Goods for Mems
and Boys wear, the latest styles
Prices from 5 cents upwards.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22

GREENSBORO, N C., May ga story of
the horrible fate of 6-year old girl has
reached here from Thomasville. The gir
got into the midst of drove of hungry
hogs and was throwing them bits of bread.
One Of the hogs accidentally bit the child's
hard The smell of blood excited the brute.
and they rushed upon her, knocked hei
down, and tore her literally to pieces, fight
ing with one another ever the rec king fra2
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22
Illinois Republican state Convention.

CHICAGO, May 2l.-The most interesting
feature of the meeting of the Republican
state central committee Thursday, besi les
fixing the date of holding the convention
at Springfield Sept l, was the speech of
Dave Littler, in which ne denounced the
Communists, inferentially spoke of Governor
Oglesby S policy in dealing with rioters as
weak, and wound up by attacking civil
service reform in outspoken terms.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22

CHARLESTON, W. v, May %. -Barnum's
circus showed at Mt Sterling "Wednesday.
During the day Jack Carter of Morehead,
Ky, and Elsie Roe, of Rowan county, got
into dispute over a game of pool, and the
next morning Carter shot Roe dead on the
train on the way to Morehead. When the
train stopped at Morehead a crowd tried te
lynch Carter, and some one fired at him
but missed him. Carter started to run hui
was followed by a shower of bullets anG
soon fell The mob then jumbed on his
boiy and trampled and kicked him nearly
to death.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22

TOLEDO, Ohio, May 23.-Mrs. Joe wilson
wife of the famous "gentlemalhy burglar,
who last summer raided Minneapolis, Cleye
land, Detroit and Toledo and who was sem
to prison from Toledo for five ears, charge;
that the court bailiff offered to clear hel
husband for large sum of money. The
money, she says, was pail, but the burglar
was not cleared, and now she demands ths
return of tho money. The matter ha:
caused a sensation among the court officers
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22
To Cuard the Fishing Grounds.

HALIFAX, N. s, May 22.-The schooIer
Houlettle has been fitted out by the govern
ment with nine pound gun, forty rifles,
revolvers, cutlasses, swords, bayonets and
ammunition, and will start soon on a cruise
as one of the vessels which are to guard the
fishing grounds She carries twenty three
men. The other schooners are fitting out in
like manner, and will sail soon
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22

SEpALTA, Mo-, May 22.-J. Fl. Delay, of
Little Rock, member of district assembly
TO-, Knights of Labor, is in this city for the
purpose of investigating the charges made
by several of the strikers that the relief
funds sent to this city had been improperly
| disbursed He will check up the books, and
if there have been any crooked transactions
| they will be brought to light.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22

PRovIDENCETowE, Mass, May 22-The
action of the tide recently brought to view
a II ancient wreck near Penkes Hill bar life
station 1t is now thought certainly to be
the British sixty four gun ship Somerset,
which, ut the battle of Bunker Hill,
covered the landing of the English in Charles
ton In November, 111e, while chas-
ing the French fleet, she was caught in a
gale and .driven ashore. Several of her
crew of isl men were drowned and most OF
the others were captured and conSned in
Boston. Her guns and ammunition were
sent to the continental army. Many relic
hunters are visiting the wreck. A large
fragment has been deposited in Memorial
hall, Plymouth.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22

New York, May 22.-The boss tailors of
this city threaten to lock out the journey
men tailors who are complaining of the
abuses of the fenement-house system which
is in vogue There are about six hundred
boss tailors who take work on contract from
manufacturers and farm it out to the
iourneymen, who number about four thou
sand and live and work In dire poverty and
saualor
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22
Hoods SarsapariIla

Combines, in n proportion peculiar to itself,
the active medicinal properties of the best
blood-purifying and Strengthening remedies
OF the vegetable kingdom. 1t will positively
cure when in the power OF medicine =
Spring Debility; Headache, Dyspepsia. Ca
tarrh, salt Rhem, Scrofula. and all Diseases
caused by a low state Of the blood.
81 suffered three years with blood poison.
| took Hoods Sarsapariila, and think | am
cured" Mrs. NJ. J. DAVIS, Brockport, n. Y.
Hoods Sarsaparilla beats all others, and
is worth its weight in gold.' l. BARRING
TON, 1i0 Bank Street, New York City.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22

Is so vastly superior to any other sarsa.
parilla or blood purifier. that one has well
said: "Its health-gving effects upon tho
blood and entire human organism, are as
much more positive than the remedies of
a quarter Of a century ago, as the steam
power Of to-day is in advance of the slow
and laborious drudgery Of years ago"
"While suffering from a severe bilious
attack in March. 1888, a friend in Peoria,
ILL.,, recommended Hoods Sarsaparilla. !
tried the remedy, and was permanently
crred." j. A. SHEPARD, travelling agent for
bavap G IN Eultan Straef n
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22

New YORK, May 2. Fifty members Of
the American Yacht club and their friends
were the guests of Jay GouI1 Thursday on
trip in his yacht Atalanta. The cruise
was up to West Point, and included a ban
quet at Mr. Gould's mansion at Irving
tom
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22
Will Excommunicate KNIGHTS of Labor.

MONTREAL, May 22-Bishop Fabre has
refused to consider the proposed amend
ments to the Knights of Labor constitution
offered by the del egation on revision. He
says that the spirit of the society is against
the rules of the Roman Catholic church and
that those members who persist in joining
the Knights of Labor must suffer excom-
munication This causes great excitement
among the knights here, as over Il, 900 of
that organization belong to the church Of
which Bishop Fabre is head
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22
Cheap Mail Boxes.

The finest mail and paper box ever in
vented is for sale at the ARGUS office at
the low price of 81 each. The same box
is sold everywhere at 81 so. Call and ex-
anime them...
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22
Lots for Sal.

During the months of May and June /
will give discount of $l24 per cent on
all cash payments on lots in Guyer's ad-
dition. 12.1m E. 81. GUYER.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22
IAND!
30 YEARS TIME. ) PEE CENT INTEREST,
20 YEARS TIME
have for sale few choice
SELECTED FARMS

in Southern Minnesota that | will sell
cheap, and give the purchaser Thirty
years time, with Five per cent interst. on
about two-thirdS of the purchase money.
As bought these lands direct from the
state of Minnesota, | can turn over to
the purchaser the original title papers. -
no expense for abstract Dealing di~
rectly with me. the owner, You pay for
the land Just what they are worth aud
don't have to pay large commissions TO a
lot of syndicates, their agents and sub
agents These lands all lie in well set
tied county, with railroads, school houses
and bridges built and paid for Only 30
miles from Maukato, q city nearly as large
as Rock Island, and 120 miles south west
from Minneapolis, as good if not better
market than Chicago.
Lumber, coal, wood and merchandise
generally is as cheap as here; prices paid
for farm products as high as here;
reason they are nearer a good market
than we are. The soil is rich and deep;
onlp - feet to water. As only have a
limited quantity, propose to close these
lands out this spring. Call on or address
OLIVER OLSEN,
Bengston's Block, Rock Island.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22

BUFFALO, N Y, May 22.-Peter Louis
Otto, the wife-murderer, was hanged at lo:e6
o clock Friday morning,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22
WE n ME A FEW PRICES:

Mems Suits, well made and
serviceable, all sizes, just think
of it, only $500; former whole
sale price $3.75; former retail
price $3.50. Please remember
this suit is far superior to any
sold at S4.3S elsewhere.
Mems splendid Suits, choice
patterns, all sizes, 1915, former
wholesale price S4.25; former
retail price $500.
A special feature of this sale
is the tremendous lots Of good
Business Suits, neatly made,
well trimmed, good quality, on
ly $500; former wholesale price
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22

1925; former retail price $3.50
Extra nice all wool Suits only
$3.50; former wholesale price
$3.50; former retail price $3.50.
Fine Cassimeres and Blue
Flannels, all wool, $3.50 and
$500. Our assortment of Gas
simere and Worsted Suits from
$3.50 to $1,000 is unlimited; bet
ter grades at same basis o1
value.
Mems Seersucker Coats only
% cents each. A full line OF
finer grades at very low prices.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22
Purifies the Blood

81 tried dozen articles 10 cleanse my
blood, hut never found anything that did
me any good till ! began using Hoods
SarSaparilla." W. IL. PEER. Rochester, N. Y
My wife was troubled with dizziness
and constipation, and her blood has been
in Il bad order in fact She has beenI all
run down. Hoods SarSaparilla is doing her
wonderful amount of good" f. NJ. BALD
WIN, druggist, Blanchesier, Ohio.
Hoods SarsapariIla
Sold by all druggists. 81 six for s.. Made
only by c. l. HOOD & co, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-22

Bengs,on's Block, Rock Islan
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-10-15

= The new regulation issued recently
by the United States Civil Service
Commission relating to the certifica.
stion Of veterans is a very fair way
,of treatingan obscure and rather com.
8plicated question. BY this regulation,
whenever q request lis made for names
from the eligible list four names Of
veterans are certified if they can be
ind. They are taken by preference
nstates entitled to appointments
ssible, but il not they are taken
''er states. This is fair to all
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-10-15

The amount Of grain carried from
,nhe west to Montreal for export this
year has largely exceeded the quanti.
ties of the last three years and much
is, expected in the future from 4 direct
rail communication with Minneapolis
and St, Paul. "a short route, via thu
Minneapolis Sault Ste. Marie Il At.
Blantic ana Cana dian Pacific roads, il
Asaured. and y IL reported that The
Grand Trunk i likewise about to
eanh.out Tor 4 northwest connection
aasslns 81 q line from Gravenhurst
alone Abe mort shore Of Georgian
4 10y AZ SAINT Ste. Marie. The distanee
irol Kiinnea oils "a Montreal ~ the
u - dian Pacific ros,te 81 STATED 81
\ go miles; 81 $50 les than rom
y f. neApo III o New lYl.anlk via Chicago.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-10-15

ON January l, 1885, there were
sl28, 966 miles of railroad i'm the Unit.
ed States, and the companies owning
them reported assets exceeding liabili.
ties ~ :$2l4,261, 22O. On the other
hand, their debts, bonded and other
wise amounted to "a, 255, 1875, $50.
HIM, bulk.of this, OF course,is in securi.
ties heIH ,,tor.the most part as invest
,me,,ts and .reiiits, relied a. upon to furnish an
income. 10 the SHslxl 1l,.. TIE Rail:
road Gazette shows That since efCS7z
in only three years up to the CORE.
spending date were SO many miles Of
new track laid as thus far into 1885,