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Thomas County cat., 1886-11-25
P. l.. TIDD'S PROPOSAL.
With tho Aid of a Friend ''the
Deed Was DOne''

''This," said Mr.. P. Livingston Tidd.
as he rose from a restless bed and
perehed. by way of change. upon the
rugged top of his trunk, "this is the
cyentful day. I'll do it to-day or 90
down to the river and fall off a pier
The fact is. you know" he continued.
sliding down from the trunk and ad-
dressing his mirror argumentatively,
"Im beginning to look like Bowery
freak, with all this worry and LAWN
awake nights. and it might as weil be
settled. To-day do it.
1t was said boldly, but there was a
sheepish look on the haggard face of
p. Livingston Tidd as.he recalled the
many previous occasions on which he
had begun the day with similar res
olutiOn and failed utterly to carry it
out He turned from the mirror. fell
upon his knees on the floor, and res
cued the photograph of a placid-look-
ing young womah from the dust. He
looked at it tragically for moment.
and then turned his eyes upward and
said, morosely:
''Oh, woman, woman, whether-no,
whither-art thou leadin'me
After this outburst he restored the
photograph to its infantile easel and
prepared himself for breakfast.
Mr.. Tidd lived in a boarding house
where there were four or five other
clerks and statesmen, a retired grocer,
two ''lady stenographers"-as they
styled Themselves family of chill
dren, and miscellaneous assortment
of glum and heart-sick relatives of the
landlady. The relatives devoted most
of their time to accumulating loads of
gloom of various degrees of intensity
during the day and spending the
evening in abusing the landlady on
whose bounty they lived.
(which. when / looks um over," the
landlady said, confidentially, one night
to Mr.. Tidd at dinner. with a wave of
her hand toward the down-cast depend
ents lit aint to be wondered at that !
gifts an occasernul jog onto me"
jag" interrupted Mr.. Tidd. who
was stickler for correctness in speech.
81 mean jag" said the landlady.
blushing deeply at her ignorance of
society nomenclature. .'Oh, dear,
they've ali got the doldrums. blue dew
lis, and dumps. an it amt surprisin
that turns at times to gin"
1T amt. indeed" said Mr.. Tidd,
politely. And as the iandlady had
made q confidant of him what more
natural than that he should coniide in
her? Then. as she promptly revealed
every thing to the disconsolate rela-
tives ana they told the others. it was
pretty well understood in Mrs. Nc
Pherson's boarding-house that p. Liv-
ingston Tidd, of the lace department. of
the great dry-goods house of Billing
ton. Cash & Co., was in love. and
slowly nerving himself up to propose.
A single glance at the unhappy sales
man as he stalkcd to the breakfast
table on this occasion convinced
them all that he had not declared him
self the night before, and the landiady
cOmpassionately added another piece
of sugar to his coffee, and skiIlfully
directed the plate of hot wheat cakes
toward him. This baked the five
hungry and alert salesmen on the other
Thomas County cat., 1886-11-25
He Found Out Right Then.

Johnny" said Mrs. Jones. "what
are you taking that bucket of water
down to the chicken-coop for?"
Going TO pour itover our old hen.''
''Why. what for?'
''Cause / wanted to find out how
mad you'd be if you knew that pa
kissed the hired girl. Pa said''-
But Johnny didn't need to pursue
his researches any further. He found
out right then.-Merchant Trareler.
Thomas County cat., 1886-11-25

AT college examination a pro-
fessor asked: '.DOes my question
bother you?" '.Not at all. SIR" re-
piled the student, mot at all. 1t is
quite clear. 1t is the answer that
b0thers vle. IN. y Sun.
Thomas County cat., 1886-11-25

AT Mr.. Moody's school in North
field. there are between three hundred
and four hundred young men now pre-
pairing for missionary work, many of
whom will be stationed in Chicago to
carry on the enterprise Of evangeliza-
At Work
Thomas County cat., 1886-11-25

"A first-class salt should be pure
white in color. clean. comparatively
dry. uniform in grain and quite soluble
IN water.
Thomas County cat., 1886-11-25

Justin Mccarthy and his wife
went to London in 1860 with $50. His
History Of Our Times realized him
SS5. .90O.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03
AN OLD PREJUDICE DISAPPEARING.

Women doctors are so numerous now
that the prejudice against them has long
sincedied out. There are several in the
United States, it is said, who enjoy an
annual income of $780, 600 and over, and
practice worth $4,000 year is common.
They have reached their present honora-
BILE position by hard and conscientious
work, and all they receive is well earned.
Medical colleges for women are now es-
tablished in all the large cities and the
graduates from them number several hun.
dred every year. Among the women doc
tors of Illinois is Miss Addie M. Barnes,
of Danville, who recently moved to that
city from Lafayette, Ind. She has re-
Gently had herself as patient, and how
she was successful in working cure she
tells as follows:
Il had very stubborn case of sciatica
and had been confined to my bed for three
weeks. / had biistered the limb and used
all kinds OF liniments to no purpose.
Rev. DR.. Buchtei told me Of the wonder
full remedy, Athiophoros. Our druggist
sent for it and | bought two bottles of it.
Before | had taken three doses | was able
to get out OF BED anu SIT up Tor two hours.
In three days went down the street. |
believe that had | perSevered with the
remedy the cure would have been perma-
nent. However, have never been such
sufferer since: keep Athlophoros ia
my Office and often tell patients of the
great relief it gave me, andreconmend it
f. X. Mercer, proprietor Of the Prince
ton llll.) Tribune, says Of Athiophoros:
1t is 4 good medicine and did me
more good than did hall dozen doctors"
MIR. John ii. liutsel, proprietor OF the
West Side Pavilion, NO. 6!3 West indi-
ana street, Niiie'S"' VINO haa oeeh a we
tlin OF rheumatism, says
never bad severe case OF sickness
before tins rheumatism cane on NE and 1
would just remark right here that never
want another SUCH When 1t hrst made lis
appearance L consulted physician, bat
his medicine made me worse l then went
font. Joseph Hospital. After being there
some time and getting no relief l went
back home. After being at home a few
days | heard about Athlophoros and de-
clded to try 1t myself l came from the
hospital on tie so OF july. Two days alter
that | was unable to walk or sleep at
ripht | was in this condition when I
ei ~ ,.t1t =,
coiiiiheaiceu WIN the AthioFhoros Oh tlie
18th inst, and by the 10Th of the month
was we'll NON can SEQ nv INV hook T
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03

Byvirtue of an Execution and Fee Bill No. co.'s
issued ont of the clerks Office Of the Circut Court
of Rock Island county, and state of Illinois, and to
me directed, whereby am commanded to make
the amount of a certain Judgment recently OBJ
tanned against Fred Lowe, in favor of j. " NJ.
Rosenfeld, out of the lands, tenements, goods and
chattels of the said defendant, Fred Lowe, have
levied upon the following property, to.wit
Commencing Thirty six rods and -Four feet
south Of the northwest conner OF section number
II, in township IL. north range west Of 4th P
NJ. thence running sonth four rods and eight
feet; thence running east sixteen rods and eight
feet; thence north four rods and eight feet thence
west sixteen rods and eight feet TO the place Of
beginning, containing one half gcre, more or less,
AS the property of Fred Lowe. all in the comfy Of
Rock island and state of Illinois.
Therefore, according 10 said command ! shall
expose for sale at public aucl ion. all the right.
title and interest of the above named Fred
Lowe. in and to the above described property,
on Saturday, the 18th day Of April, 1885, at 10
O'Clock a. m. at the north door Of the court
house in the city Of Rock Island, in the county of
Rock island and state of Illinois, for cash in hand.
to satisfy said execution and fee bill.
Dated at Rock Island, this 2Tth day of March,
A ID 1886
JOHN NJ RETICkER.
ms7dtd Sheriff Of Rock Island comfy.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03

The best way to avoid dark rooms is to
make one common entrance from the street
and have the great central hall run parallel
with the street instead of at right angles to
it. Many of the most approved fiat houses
are now built in this way. The apartments
string along the hall sideways instead of run
ming back from the streets.
One of the largest of these buildings is that
in the picture, known as the Navarro flats
1t is near Central Park, between Fifty eighth
and Fifty-ninth streets 1t is not yet wholly
completed Our artist shows the part which
is finished The plan is merely to add on
more apartments in the same style, so that
the general effect will be the same as shown,
only longer and broader. The architecture
is said to be Moorish, but 1t is not Moorish to
hurt.
The largest of the fiat houses have eleva-
tors. All the best are provided with electric
bells, warmed and carpeted to halls and a
ianitor, who looks after things in general.
A very important person he is, too, some
times tyrant Flats are very pleasant for
grown persons TO live in, but they are rough
on children, and children are rough on flats.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03

She hal youth, she had beauty, she had
genius What life could bave been more
favored!
From Paris she went to Holland and sang
in the theatres there. The queen of Holland
gave her a diamond necklace She returned
to Paris in 1871 and had a prosperous seasor
there. She took the part of Zerlina in "DoI
Giovanni She also sang in "Lucia di Lam
nermoor' and IA Traviata." Her highest
success, however, was not reached till after
she had spent a season of study in Milan and
learned the Italian method Then she re
turned to Paris for the third time, and now
she took it by storm She became member
of the Italian opera at Paris, under the direc>
torship of Maurice Strakosch Next she
went to London, and finally to America
which is the land of gold to all artists
From the start her career was almost AZ
uninterrupted triumph, although she died tot
young to reap the highest artistic rewards
being only "a years old. If she had lived
longer she would have become greater.
In 1881 she married Lieut. de la Panouse
of the French navy. He was very ricl
man, but he shortly after lost his money
Then his wife set to work to remake a for
tune by singing. She did it, too, it is said
leaving al estate worth 5000, 900.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03
NHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue Of an Execution and Fee Bill No.
COT, issued Oat of the clerks office of the CIR
cult court of Rock Island county, and stale OF
Illinois and to me directed, whereby am COM
manded to make the amount of certain lndg-
ment recently obtained against Henry Eaton,
in favor of Henry KroCer, out Of the lands, ten
ements. goods and chattels of the said defen
dant, Henry Eaton, have levied upon the fol-
lowing property, to-wit:
Lot four a., block fifty two $50. Chicago or
Lower addition to the city of Rock Island, county
of Rock Island, state of Illinois.
Therefore, according to said command. l shall
expose for sale, at public auction, all the right,
title and interest of the above named Henry Eaton
in and to the above described property, on
Tuesday the 18th day of April, 1885, at 10 O'Clock
a. D, at the north door of the court house in the
city of Rock Island, in the county of Rock Isl
and and state of Illinois, for cash in hand to sat
isfy said execution and fee bill
Dated at Rock Island, this oath day of March
D., 1886. JOHN M. RETlCKER,
24dtd Sheriff OF Rock Islan6 County, Illinois
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03

This popular prima donna, who died re
Gently at Nice, was born in Brussels. She
studied music when very young, in the Royal
Conservatory there. At the end of her first
year she took the first prize for singing and
piano, and attracted the notice of the king
by her talents He was so pleased with her
rich voice and fine expression that he rec
commended her father at once to send her to
Paris for further study. This was done In
six months she made her debut in the Opera
comique, in an opera called LA Grande
Taute" 1t was written especially for her by
the French composer Massenet. This was In
1869, when she was only II. She was beau
tiful girl, besides her musical gifts, and at
once became a great favorite
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03
TIE NEW YORK APARTMENT HOUSE
A Whole Village Has Its Home Under
One Roof.

a WhOio ShiaBe ms LIS home Un0er
One Roof
The stranger visiting New York, especially
the stranger coming to the city down the
Hudson or the East river, will observe here
and there huge buildings that make the struc-
lures around them look like doll houses He
will wonder what they are, thinking they
must be some mighty public building, like a
gigantic postoffice or city hall They are
nine to thirteen stories high. In point of
fact the huge structures are apartment
houses. They are full of floors and suites Of
rooms to be rented to families, The suites
are called apartments, or popularity flats.
The buildings are usually constructed with a
hall in the middle. On this hall, going up
floor after floor, the front doors of the suites
open. Each fat has, besides, small inside
hall of its own Light and air are secured to
each room by an offset in the building which
lets down deep, hollow square in the midst
of four walls. In fact, however, the flats OF
tall apartment house that are near the
ground get little or no sunlight in the middle
rooms. The top floors are the best.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03
HHANCERY NOTICE.


tTATE o r ILLINOIS, ss
Rock Island County,
In the c'rcuit court to the May term, 1886
Cornelius H. Smith vs.. Adolph NJ. L. Lowe, j. D
Perry and Charles H Ohge,-1n Chancery.
Affdavitof nom residence OF Aldolph NJ. L.Lowe
and D. Perry implicated with the above Gcf,l.-
Gants having been filed in the clerks office of the
circuit cour: of said county, notice is therefore
hereby given to the said nonresident defen
dants that the complainant filed his bill Of com
plaint in said court, the ehancery side thereof,
on the nd day of March, 1886. and that thereupon
a summons issued oat of said court wherein said
suit is now pending. returnable on the first Mon
day in the month of May next, as is by law re
euired. Now unless you, the said nonresident
defendants above named, Adolph NJ. L. Lowe and
j. D. Perry, shall personally he and appear before
said circuit court, the first day of the next
term thereof. to be holden at Rock Island in and
for the said county, on the first Monday in May
next, and plead. answer or denur 10 the said
compartments bill Of complaint, the same and
the matters and things therein charged and stated
will he taken as confessed, and decree entcrco
sgaist you according to the prayer of said bill.
X. H. BOWMAN. JI.. Clerk.
Rock Island. II inois, March 22nd, 1886.
NJ, NJ. CoRBETT, Compt's Sol.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03
A DMINIsTRAToR's NOTICE.


Es0H0e VI EfIIIIIH d IIVTt' DC VaSVN'
The undersigned, having been appointed Ad-
ministraIor OF the estate of Almira 4. Holt, late
of the county of Rock Island state Of Illinois,
deceased, hereby gives notice that he will appear
before the county court Of Rock Island county,
at the Office OF the clerk of said court in the city
of Rock Island, at the April term, on the Third
Monday in April next, at which time all persons
having claims against said estate are notified and
requested 10 atte nd for The purpose Of having the
meadi listed. All persons indebted TO said es-
tate are requested to make immediate payment to
the undersigned.
Dated this 4th day OF March. A. D., 1856
VII LIAM F. GILMORE,
m-15 Administrator.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03
1.-THE EED.I
CITY OFFICIALS INDICTED.
Ehey Are Charged with the Crime OF
Robbery and Assassination.

Fhey Are Charged with the Crime OF
Robbery and Assassination.
BELLEvIILE, Ill, April 5-Indictments
have been returned by the grand jury
against the following prominent city Off
Gas and politicians William p Lantz,
judge of the East st Louis city court and
city treasul err, for malfeasance in office; ex-
Mayor G. X. Winton, City Attorney G,
O'Mellvaney, Chief of Police John Halloran
City Clerx I. A. CAVITY, County Recorder
D. J. Canty, School Treasurer Halioran,
and several aldermen and well-known
politicians, for permitting and conviving at
Illegal voting and having fraudulent bills
allowed, The arrest and Indictment of
these men are results of over years
patient work on the part OF Thomas Fur
long, chief of the Could system of secret
service, and ii il said that several of those
indicted will be connected with the robbery
of the city safe about year ago, and the
subsequent assassination of ex-Mayor John
+ bowman
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the
9Th day Of April, A. -, 1885, in the respective
wards or precincts in the city of Rock Island, an
cleo ton win be held for the following officers,
to-wit:
CITY OFFICERS:
One Alderman in the First Ward for two years.
One Alderman In the Second ward for two years.
Ore Alderman in the Third ward for two years.
One Alderman in the Fonrth ward for two years
One Alderman in the Fifth ward for two years.
One Alderman in the Sixth ward for two years.
One Alderman in the Seventh ward for two years.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS:
One supervisor for one year.
Four Assistant Supervisors for ore year.
One Assessor for one year.
Which election will be opened at O'Clock in the
morning and continue opea until O'Clock in the
afternoon Of that day.
PLACES OF REGISTRATION AND VOTING
Are as follows
First Ward Chas. Fngel's store.
Second +" Phoenix Hose Honse.
Third Wideawake Hose House,
Fourth g Rescue Hose House
Fifth Twnnty-second Street Hose House.
Sixth " Cable Hose House,
Seventh - Gilpin Hose House.
ROBERT KOEHLER,
City and Town Clerk
Dated at Rock Island, H., this 18Th day of
March, 1885.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03
THREE REASONS.

Why every one needs. and should take
Hoods Sarsaparilla in the spring
list: Because the system is now in its
greatest need. Hoods Sarsaparilla gives
strength.
I'd: Because the blood is sluggish
and impure. Hoods Sarsaparilla purifies.
Sd: Because, from the above facts,
Hoods Sarsaparilla will do greater
amount of good now than at any other
time. Take it now.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03
CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscretions of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss of manhood, &c,
| will send recipe that will cure you,
FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
was discovered by missionary in South
America. Send self addressed envelope
to the REV JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station d
New York City.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03
Fifty Thousand n AGAR,

To be sure. You've "only got cold"
"only cough" BE all over in few
days" Don't worry about me-" Well,
we won'.. But $4,000 people die every
year in the United States from consump-
ton. And every soul of them began
that way. Better stop it now with Park
er's Tonic. This remedy will expel the
cold at once.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03

The peaches of the future" in some
Delaware orchards are being sold at the
rate of $5 per 1 900 trees, SO certain are
the growers that the shaft of Jack Frost
has struck them dead.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03

February last, hui
h is confirmation
was strenuously op
posed by some mem
bers of the senate
from the moment
of its first an
nouncement. A
strong delegation
went from Arizona
to defeat the con-
firnation on the
ground, it is
claimed, that Ari-
zoniaus believe iIl
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03

the doctrine of home rule and that Governor
Zulcks way of doing business since he has
assumed the duties of the office may do very
well for the east, but they will not answer
for the wild west The salary attached to
the office Is hut S., GOO a year. Yet ten times
that amount has already been spent in effort
to prevent Governor Zulick drawing 1t.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue Of an Execution and Fee Bill No, 6023
issued out of the clerks Office of the crcn court
of Rock island county, and state OF Illinois. and
to me directed, whereby am commanded to make
the amount Of certain Judgment recently OBJ
tanned against The Eureka Coal and Mining Com
nanv, in favor of Morton L. Marks, out OF the
lands tenements, goods and chattels of the said
defendant The Eureka Coal and Mining ompa
ny, have levied pom the following property, TO-
wit:
The unexpired time Of a ten year lease, dated
De ober 18th 1853. on the VIZ of ne quarter of
section ~, in tow slip II, one west Of attn p
given by Alexander W Jamierson to W X. Shep-
ard and by him assigned TO The Eureka Coal aud
Mining Company, all in the county of Rock Isl
and and state of Iliros.
Therefore according to said command. ] shall
expose for sale at public auction, all the right,
title and interest of the above named, The Eure-
ka CT al and Mining Company. in and to the above
described property, on Thursday, the 18th day OF
April 1886, at O'Clock, p. M, at the north door
of the Court House in the city OF Rock Island,
in the county of Rock Island and state Of Hi
nois, for cash in hand, to satisfy said execution
and fee bill.
Dated at Rock Island this 2Gth day of March, A.
D., 1886. -.....-r
JOHN NJ. RETlCKER.
m-.6-dtd Sheriff OF Rock Island County.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03

have used Ely's Cream Balm for dry
catarrh Ito which eastern persons are
subject who come to live here.) 1t has
proved cure.-B. F. M. Weeks, Denver,
Colo.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03
ca BILE BRANCH.
RdgK island + PEORIA
RAILW AY.
SHORTEST ROUTE TO TIE
EAST AND SOUTH

Trains leave Rock island
100 a. In. Way Freight.
345 - Fast Express.
l.40 p. IN. Mail and Express
$50 " Through Freight aud Accommodation
Trains arrive NJ Rock Island:
$50 - IN. Through Freight and Accommodation.
2.i5 p. IN. Mail and Express.
$40 " Fast Express.
400 Way Freight
The FAST EXPRESS, leaving Rock Island nj 80
m. arrives ut Peoria l2.2U p. M, at Springfield
i.26 .. M, vt Decatur 4.OOp. m, Jacksonville ITO
y. m, Alton 80 y. m, st Louis s. Is D. III, and
rerre Hsnte 1l.65 p. M, TaE SAME DAY Making
this the SEsr and QUICKEST route to all points
southeast.
The 80 Q. M. train makes close connection Al
ialva with c. Il u q. for points west; arriving Al
Caesburg at As y. IN, Al Burlington t. 10 p M.
Keokuk 10 b p. NJ aud at Qutncy 1915 p. IN.
Arriving at Peoria at 6.3J =. M, making close
connections with the |. b. Il ". and Il. r. 4 W
for indianapolis, connecting there with all fast
rains for the east and south.
sE-FAST TINE SURE CONNECTIONS, an
'atss AS low as by any other route.
K. 4. CABLE, r. c. 5 GOCkHOUSE,
Gen'l Supt. Genn Tkt Agt
The 8 50 p. IN. Accommodation leaves every da,
except sunday.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03

The successor of Frederick A Tritle as
governor of Arizona is c. Meyer Zulick OF
Newark, n j. His term of office began in
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03
Men Think

they know all about Mustang Liz.
iment. Few do. Not to know is
not to have.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03
HiCAGO, BURLINGTON l. QUINCY.
ROCK ISLAND & PEORIA RAILWAY

Depot TweHtieth street,
(saoRrEsr ROUTE TO THE EAST AND WEST,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-03
NHERIFF'S SALE.

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