Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-23
LABORs EXPOSITION.

The ENhiDlttoh DIti ~ INV.
Rifles and WashIngtonian Gallery
the Principal Features Last Night
The Home Talent Club Tonight.
Wednesday evening saw no abatcmen
ia the immense crowd which nightly
throngs the rink during the great INDUS
trial exposition. The attraction for thu
evening was the exhibition drill, and tn
lively interest our people feel in the
soldier boys, was demonstrated by rath
er larger than usual attendance. Th'
Rifles under command of Capt. Channon
gave some entertaining exercises in The
manual of arms and although the small
space allotted them would have seemed
to prev ent the execution of many of the
more difficult evoutions, they wen
through number of them in very credit
able style, and demonstrated their ability
to do far better under more favorable
circumstances,
The musical features of the evening
were also excellent as usual, and the
evening was one of pleasure to all who
attended
The contest for the gold headed cane
donated by the Switchmen's Union began
in earnest last night, and the score now
stands: Charles Oberg l05, William FarN
rell 100, Rudolph Schwecke rs, A. c..
Dart 10, Thomas Davis 5, and II. c..
Schaifer /. The voting also began on
the silver plated lantern for the most
popular railway conductor. The con-
testants are: II. Trow of the Rock ISIS
and, j. f Baker of the st. Paul, and A.
F.. Barber Of the @, with more TO hear
from.
Messrs. Fletcher, Ripen and others of
the Home Talent club will be on hand to-
night with number of their specialties,
and something especially fine in the mus
ical line is promised, consisting of fine
solo and quartet singing and instruments
tai numbers.
In our last evenings report we spoke
of Mr. Frank Nader as lighting a cigar
with an icicle. People who know Mr.
Nader are aware that he does not smoke,
and so accepted the meaning intended to
be conveyed, which was that it was the
newspaper mans cigar that he lighted.
All newspaper men smoke.
One viewing the really attractive ex>
hibit of Messrs Warnock & Ralston will
at once recall the saying of Henry Ward
Goodness then soap must be regarded as
means of holiness. The Messrs.
Warnock & Ralston have taste
fully arranged pyramid showing some of
the leading articles manufactured by
them. Among the varieties displayed
are the Antl- dashboard, Cocoa Toilet,
Pearl, Detective, American, Our Lady,
a white soap for the laundry, New
Nickel, Climax, White Rose, CASTLE
Toilet and the Cocoanut Oil, new and
superb variety lately introduced by this
firm. These varieties represent about
one third of those turned out at this
mandatory. There is also glass case
some beautiful crystals of
sal soda for washing purposes. The
firm has been giving away several thous
at the stand and also some beautiful pic
lures of the presidents wife as an an ad-
for Our Lady" THIS man.
ufactory is now entering upon its thirty.
sixth year 10 Rock Island, and the grows
ing demand for its product, both at home |
and abroad is evidence that the quality |
is equal to the BEST and Rock Islanders
should see that they are supplied with |
the home made article.
Yesterday an especially attractive fea-
lure was introduced in honor of the ma
.ional holiday. Dr. G. T. Lindley, Of
Davenport, kindly placed on exhibition
/ selection from his fine art collection,
more than one hundred pic
,uTes of engravings and wood cuts
Many historic scenes in the life of the
father of his country" are represented, as
we'll as all the various portraits which are
used The predOminating
.ype of course is that of the famous por>
RAFT by Stuart, which has been accepted
IS the standard, but which is said by ar
lists to be incorrect. The bust, taken by
which was formerly thought
o be absolutely correct, DR.. Lindley says
S slightly inaccurate, it having been dis
covered that HoUghton made slight al.
eration in the chin, so that we have no
eally correct picture of Washington
There are also number of eugravlngs
howing the German and Italian ideal,
md the whole makes an intensely inter
- ting and instructive exhibit.
Bowlbys elegant stand is constantly
by an admiring throug, and
numerous and t1attering are the COM
nents one may hear on the enterprise
hown by his house IN making such
handsome and costly display. Such
,ostly exhibits as this reflect credit on
,ur city and shows our people that they
AN buy as really fine goods here as any
llace in the west.