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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-10-06
Ioyal at Last.

The serial story just concluded in the
TTsKs was SO well received 10y the sub
scribers that the publishers have decided
To run another. The new story, which
will commence soon, is entitled Loyal at
Last" and is founded on incidents occur
ring in the late civil war. All should
read il.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-10-06
INMANsNIl.LE.

John German is under the doctors care.
Mrs. Jacobs is very Ill with typhoid
fever.
Sarah Reynolds and Maggie McAvoy
are on the sick list.
A negro sketch was given at the fair
Saturday night 10y Martin Burke and
Peter McEwen of this place.
The town of North Providence is put
ting in some needed repairs to the streets
and sidewalks of Lymansville.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21
COL. oeLEseYs MISTAKE.
a New Anccdote About Gen. Grant
Surprised Subordinate.

a New Anccdote About Gen. Craut-A
Surprised Subordinate.
When Grant was appointed brigadier gen
eral and ordered to Cairo to take command,
Col Oglesby was acting in that capacity.
The latter had received notice Of appoint
ment from tho war department and was adj.
vised that the new general was on his way
south.
A day or SO after, the colonel was seated
at his desk, busily writing. In the room
were several officers chatting together in
subdued tones. The chief of staff entered
and announced the arrival of Grant The
colonel nodded and went on writing; evil
IDENTIFY be had not understood the officer.
Presently man dressed III a PLAIN soldiers
blouse, slouch hat and noudeScrpt trousers
sauntered in, remarkable for nothing unless
it was for a generous quantity of dust on his
clothes, a stubby reddish beard, a keen gray
eye and half consumed cigar clenched be-
tween his teeth
Taking survey of the apartment and its
occupants, he approached the colonel and
aid in quiet voice:
"Will you let me have a sheet of paperT'
"Help yourself, my man. responded the
colonel in surprised and somewhat indig-
nant tone, as his pen scratched on uninter-
ruptedly, you'll find ono over there on the
far side of the table,
The stranger seated himself uninvited and
drawing the paper toward him wrote few
words, knocked the ash from his cigar and
coolly passed the scrawi over to tho colonel.
The surprise and Indignation on Oglesby's
face deepened, but finally gave way to aston
ishment when he had mastered the words
They proved to be an order relieving him
from his present duty and ordering him to
join his regiment over the river. 1t was
dated, headquarters, Cairo" and signed,
~. S. Grant, bigadier general, command
ing, ETC."
Col. Oglesby rose and walked around the
insignificant figure across the table, never
removing his eyes from it, and finally burst
forth with
well, are you Grantl Why, thought
you were some ones orderly and was
near ordering You out moment ago"
Then turning, Gentlemen, our chief, Brig.
Gen. Grant "-Greensburg pa Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21
Iight for q Telegrnnh Pole.

The talk Of new telegraph line between
New York and San Francisco has aroused
the old timers here to lively "reminiscences OF
the building of the first Ii lie across the plains
One pole, 100 miles west of Laramie, was set
up four times and each time hacked down
BY Indian tomahawks Each time there was
a bloody skirInish with the redskins for tenn
porary possession of the stump. At last the
pole was given to young man who is now
high up III the management of Western
Unieu He laid mine in the hole, set up
the new pole, traied the fuse to an ambush
of rocks close by and waited with two armed
frienis Then a band of eight Sioux came
along and held war dance around the pole,
When the mine was fired all but three were
iillee: and those three carried off Mimic balls
with them. The powder olew up Sthe pole
again, but it cleaned the hole out nicely for
a new one, which was thereafter let alone.
This story was told with great eclat at Del
monico's, and was the signal for mors bottles
and more stories.-New York Sun
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21
Seats for Regular Boarders.

keeping seats for regular boarlers in a ho-
tel dining room is one Of the unpleasant feat
ures attached to a head walters business.
There are some persons who insist on sitting
in one place and who wonS sit anywhere else.
70 keep an eye on these particular bosrders'
seats and see that no outsider slips into them
keeps a fellow hustling If some one does
happen TO get into one of these coveted seats
and the person who claims it as his own comes
in and finds it occupied, there is sure to be
row, aud the poor waiter always gets the
worst of it, l don't blame the person for
wanting to occupy the same seat, but there
are times when it is impossible to keep it va
cant. For instance, if party of six or seven
come in they have to be seated at one table,
At this same table there may be, perhaps.
four or five regular boarders seats, and
when the latter come in l have to put them
somewhere else. Then they get mad, of
course, kick to the proprietor about the
''shiItless and unsystematic manner in which
the dining room is run, and finally tho waiter
hears from the office.
Sometimes, also, person will slip into the
room unnoticed by the waiter, and will drop
into seat nearest him Once seated it is
rather embarrassing to ask him to remove
although you know that he is occupying the
seat of some regular boarder who is liable to
drop in at any moment have known per-
sons to come into Il dining room, and finding
their seat occupied, go out again and not
come back until it was vacant | also knew
of case in which the man left the hotel at
which he was boarding because on two sue
cessive occasions he had entered the dining
room and found his seat occupied. Women
are more particular about their seats than
the men. They always want to sit where
N bp
especially pretty women, or young women
that are we'll dressed. No, head walters
life is not happy one.-Head Waiter m
Globe Democrat
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21

The Chilians and the Auricanian Indians
have an animal which they call the chilli
hueque, which is supposed to be the alpaca
of Peru modified by the climate, and which
they formerly used as beast of burden, but
the use of which has, in a great measure,
been superseded by the Introduction of mules.
OF the several varieties of native sheep the
largest and strongest is the llama. 1t was
especially esteemed by the native tnhab-
itants as q beast of burden. Its load is about
100 pounds, although for short distances 1t is
able to carry considerably more. Its height
is from four to five feet, and the length of its
body is about the same. 1t has no horns or
hump and its hoofs are cloven Its body is
shaped like that of the deer, with clean, slen-
der legs, its cloven hoofs ending in talons or
claws, like those of a bird of prey. Under
its breast there is a hard substance about SIX
inches long and three inches wide on which
it sleeps or rests. Consul Bakers Report.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21
A Woman,s 5 eonfs sss!op.

"Do you know, Mary, once actually
contemplated sucideI" "You horriiy
me. Mrs. B. Tell Iue about it," II was
suffering from chronic weakness, | be-
leved myself tn most unhappy woman
in the world. | looked ten years older
than | really Was and felt twenty. Life
seemed to have nothing in it worth living
for" Il have experienced all those symp-
toms myself 'Wel?' "WeIl, l was
saved at the eleventh hour from the cOm~
mission of a deed which | shudder to
think of A friend advised me to take
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, |
did so. In an incredibly short time l felt
like new being. The Prescription cured
me, and | owe DR.. Pierce debt of grati~
tude which can never repay"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21

WrgtChed men and women long con-
denned to suffer the torlures Of dyspep-
sa, ale filled with new hope after few
doses of HOstetter's Stomach Birters.
This budding hope blossoms into the
fruilion of certainty, if the Bitters is per-
sisted in. 1t brings reprieve to all dys~
peptics who seek its aid Flatulence,
heartburn, singing at the pit of the stom
ach between meals. the nervous tremOrs
aud insomanlA of which chronic indiges
tion is the parent, disappear with their
hateful progenitor. Most bene6cient of
stomachics! Who can wonder that in so
many instances II awakeus grateful elo-
quence in those who, benefited by il,
speak voluntarily in its behalf? 1t re-
quiEes graphic pen 10 describe the tor
menls of dyspepsia, but in many of the
testimonials received by the proprietors
Of the Bitters these are portrayed with
vivid truthtuuess, Constipation, bill
iousncss. muscular debility, malarial fe-
vers and rheumatism are relieved by it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21
I have been afflicted with ca,arrh f,

have been afflicted with catarrh fol
twenty years. 1t became chronic and
there was constant dropping of mucou:
matter. 1t extended to my throat, caus-
ing hoarseness and great difficulty in
speaking, indeed for years | was not able
to speak more than thirty minutes, and
often this with great difficulty, also, to
a great extent, lost the sense of hearing 9
in the left ear and of taste. BY the use
of Ely's Cream Balm all droppings of
mucous has ceased and my voice and
hearing has greatly improved jas, W
Davidson, Attorney at Law, Monmouth,
ILL
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21

I Probably no one thing has caused such
general revival of trade at Hartz q
Bahnsen's drug store as their giving away
to their customers of so many free trial
bottles of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. Their trade is simply
enormous in this very valuable article
from the fact that it always cures and
never disappoints. Coughs. colds, asth,
ma, bronchitis, Group, and all throat and
lung diseases quickly cured. You can
test 1t before buying by getting trial
bottle free, large size 81. Every bottle
warranted.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21

The average length OF life is on the in
crease. The science of medicine has made
great progress; many diseases are now
controlled that we're formerly thought in
durable The greatest discovery Is DR..
Bigelow's Cure, which cures consump>
tion in stages that other remedies are of
no benefit. Coughs, colds, Group, whOop-
ing cough, bronchitis, and all throat and
lung diseases speedily and safely. Price,
30 cents and 81, of druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21
a Great Victory
a Terrible Case of ScrofuIa
Cured by
Hoods SarsapariIia

" In the winter OF 1870 was attacked with
serofua in one OF the most aggravatng forms,
At one time had no less than thirteen large
assesses over and aroundmy neck and throat,
continually exudng an offensive mass of
bloody matter disgusting to behold, and
almost intolerable to endure. 1t is Impossible
to fully describe my sufferings, as the ease
was complicated with Chronic Catarrh. After
three years OF misery, having been treated by
three physicians, was worse than ever
Finally on the recommendation Of w. !.
Huntley, druggist, OF Lockport, was induced
10 try Hoods Sarsaparlla. And now, after
having taken twelve bottles, within tho last
twelve months, the scrofulous eruptions have
entirely ceased, and the assesses have all
disappeared, except the unsightly scars. which
are daily becoming smaller by degrees, and
beautifully less ! do not know what it may
nave done tor Others but | do know that in
my case, Hoods Sarsaparllla has proved an
my gratitude l send these facts unsolicited,
and l am ready 80 verify the authenticity Of
this Cnle, by personal correspondence with
any one who doubts it," CHARLES y. ROB-
ERTs, East Wilson, n. Y.
This statement is confirmed by w, J. Hunt.
fey, drGgg!st, of Lockport, n. Y, who calls the
cure q grcat rScgry FOR Hoods Sarsaparilla.
seudforbooE giving statements ofmn, si..ss.
Floods SarsapariIIa
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for 81. Mado
only by c. /. HOOD s. CO., Lowell Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21

Who of us are without trouble be they
small or large? The blessings of health
are best appreciated when we are sich
and in pain. A hacking cough, sevnrk
cold. OF any throat or lung disease are
very troublesome; but all OF these MAY be
quickly and permanently cured by DR..
Bigelow's Cure. Safe and pleasant for
children. Price so cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21

Is natures own true laxative, It Is the
most easily taken, and the most effective
known to cleanse the system
when bilious or costive; to dispel head,
aches, colds end fevers; to cure habtual
indigestion, piles, etc.
only by the California Fig
Syrup Company. San Francisco, Gal.
Hartz Il Bahnsen, agents, Rock Island,
III
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21
Health is Wealth !

DR. z G Vests Terve and Brain treatment,
guaranteed specific for hysteria, dizziness, con
vulsions fits, nervous reuralRa, hea1ache, ner-
vous prosrntion caused by the use of alcohol OF
tobacco, wakefllness. me tai depression. soften
ing of the brain resulting in insanity and leading
to misery, de ay and death, premature old age,
barrtnuess loss of power in either sex, invoun
tary losses and spermatorrh ca caused by over
exertton OF the brain, -elf abuse or over indul
gence. Each box contains one months treatment,
81 box, or six boxes for IS, sent by mail prepaid
an nj ~ t,rpA
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21

The United States annually consumes
$4,000, 900 barrels of salt. or about fifty
pounds per capita. Accordingly every
person must dispose of pound a week.
And yet how many, many people we meet
who are fresh.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21

A French philosopher asserts that
HE s the happiest who makes the great
est number happy" and the French phil
osopher Is right, if, with the most of
mankind, he thinks that the greatest
number Is No. l.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21

A Fremonter recovered S2,001 damages for
losing his feet by freezing when he was
drunk A man In Fremont is worth just
about the same as business property In Lin
coIn-Sl 600 . foot.-Lincoln tNeb9 Dem
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21

"Is time money! asked gentleman oi
a ieweler. at is said to be. well,
thought 81. and here is evidence of it.
bought this watch here six months ago,
AID it has gained time enough 10 pay for
itself
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21

To cure any case. With each order received by
us for six boxes, accompanied with IS, will
spnd tn purchaser 4ur written guarantee TO re-
fund the money II the treatment does not affect n
cure Guarantees issued only by Marshall II
Fisher, Harper house drug store, so agents,
Rock Island, III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21

To all who suffering from the errors and
indiscretions Of you'h. nervous weakness, cary
decay, loss Of mnnhnot. &c, will send recipe
that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great
remeIywas discovered by q missionary in South
America. Send Il Sc t-addressed envelope to the
FTy. JOSEPH II IxMsS lStrtioa r. Neap Tspt City.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21

Teacher-Corfect the sentence: The
liquor which the man bought was drunk
Smart boy--The man which bought the
liouor was drunk
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21
DYSPEP PSlA,

rs that misery experience when we SUD
1 denly hecone aware that we possess
diabolical arraugement called stomach
The stomach j. the reservoir from when
every fibre and tissne must be noursheu'
aud anytrruhle withitis soon felt through
out the whole system: Among nozeh
dyspeptics no two viii have the same rre'
dominant symptgms Dyspept cs OF active
mental power and a bilious temperament
are Sub ect 10 Sfck HEADACHE; those,
heshy and phlegmAtic have Cossri A. ION,
while the thin and nervous are absnd oned
to gloomy forebndinEs Some dyspeptcs
are wonderfully forgetful; others have
great irrtability OF temper.
whatever form dyspepsia may take, one
,bJng il certatn THE UNDERLYING
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21
The average length OF life is o

There are twelve vacancies in the corps
of surgeons in the navy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21

H0osac Tunnel ia to he lighted by
ESQ inCandescent lamps
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-21

Horace c. Wilcox, of Merideu, Conn !,
the husband of Ella Wheeler Wilcox, 10
assessed for $199 4S0 individual taxes.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

replied, briefly, without looking up o.
ceasing work. HAS OF Grumpy dried
up yft?' This was her greeting.
She had taken up the burdea os lite
again. Her trip was fsct now ~
chance could rob her Of It. She had
looked forward twenty>threo Yeas
toward II, aud now she could look hask
at It accomplished. She took up her
bufden again, never more thloklng %
lay It down ttal her poor Woek.We1A
bony hands should be folded asellY
on her lean, pathetic old bosom. aee
next trip will be so far away she VII
never return-iar pastl the xast0 Of
space ana time. }n9" y
HAMLIN GARLAND.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01
$50 YE SWEET HEA VEN!'

q ye sweet heavens! your silence is TO mo
More than all music, With what full de-
light
come down to my dwelling by the sea
And look out from the lattice on the
night
There the samo glories burn serene and
bright
As in my boyhood; and if am old
Are they not also +? Thus my spirit is bold
Can tell when first my faculty began
Ofthoughtf Who knows but was there
with you
When first your Makers mind, celestial
spheres,
Contrived your motion ere was . man?
Else wherefore do mine eyes thus fill
with tears,
A. I, O Pleiades! your beauty scan?
II. W. Parsons, u, November Century.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01
New York Tlrae..l

u IN0w York Tmos.l
The hrst recorded appearaace was Il,
Central America in 1886. 1866. q tAo.
island OF st. Lucia, 1t swsptaWsy avery
soul oi population VI 5000. It 0fse %.
pesred tn New York Ia ICES. Ia Boston
IN 1901, aud again In 1893, 10 PAilaAsl..
pAta In 1895, aud again In 1899, oAA 10
this year 1t first appeared Ia Charlsston,
SO VT : 'V'-s
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

Speaking Of bosses, Terrence ".
Powderty appears to be about the big.
gest boss now at large In this republic,
KIdi0nnJJO'is Sentinel.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-30
CANNOT ESCAPE.
A Fierce Epidemic is a Hand,
~"n...
The People of Jacksonville RI. 20
Como to That Conclusion.
Thirty-Three New Cases Developed
in the Last Twenty Four Hours.
Four Deaths Have Occurred Dur
ing tho Same Time.
Experienced Yellow Fovor Eursos Badly
Needod-False Re2orts About No
groos laundering Corrected
Other Matters.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug 2o-Thcrc is
no longer a shadow OF doubt but that we
have on our hands regular epidemic.
rhirty-threc new cases were reported to the
board OF health for the tNcnty-iour hours
ending at 6 o'clock pm, today. They are
principally in the central and eastern parts
Of the city, tho infection apparently being
carried by the southwest winds OF the past
few days in northeastcrly direction.
Among the cases are Mis-. Judge Mclean
and two children, Miss Lead, telephone
operator; Mrs. Ilopk.as, stamp clerk at
the postoilicc, aud J. II. Stephens, local
agent of the Savannah. Florida * Western
railroad, who has stood at his post, and is
chairman Of the Railroad Relief associa.
ton, and Lafayette Dancy, clork in the in
tcrnal revenue Office. -Four deaths were
reported for the same time, among them
Hugh d. Roberts, A. w. Smith and Sister
Rosa dc Lima, Of St Joseph.
A strong resolution was passed dcnounc-
ing ~ false the kilograms 10 several north
ern papers 10 the effect that the colorcd
people Of Jacksonville we're lawlcsslyplun.
dcring abandoned houses. These false
stories were corrected Two weeks ago. The
colored people assert that 10000 colorcd
people will soon be dependent on the ~.
lief committee, and that $1,000 per week
will be required TO furnish them with the
bare necessaries of life.
Judge Jones, Of tho county criminal
court, has held court and sentenced nearly
all the prisoners in jail who plead guilty TO
the Chain-gang, whore they will work on
thcroads in the healthy paris Of the county
Several cases Of icycf have Appeared IN
the county Jail. With Tow exceptions the
ministers Of the city are nobly at their
post Of duty. They are nearly ali ON rclioi
committees for dilcrcif wards
All hope OF ending 'ae epidemic before
frost appears Is abandoned, aud the citi-
zcns here have reso''pd 20 calmly nul
couragcou,ly confront ,he situation and do
their duty nOhly.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-30

desired TO quarantine against may be de-
tanned; and whereas, We believe in our
Judgment that q quarantine conducted
loosely and without the greatest vigilance
and care, is u snare and fraud upon q
community which it suppoSes 10 protect;
and whereas, after faithfully Attempting
the duulul performance of the work as
signed us unsought aud unaskcd by the
citw government, and being unable TO
+ 3hcr prosecute rigid quarantine for
~. son ot the failure OF the city govern
meat To properly provide for same, therc-
fore, be il
Resolved, by the board OF health Of the
city OF Nicksburg, that the members there
OF do hereby tender their designations TO
the power which gave them official oNj5t.
cnCc.
Resolved, That in so doing we cnleavor
To impress upon the city government tho
met that all the danger which at tirst was
feared has not passed, and in our opinion,
has been enhanced by the disease now
prevalent in Florida becoming epidemic
among the negroes and poorer classes who
cannot sock the pleasure OF the mountain
and the north, until the danger now
threatens shall have passed, but will fly
the scourgc 20 the rich agricultural lands
IN the Mississippi valley, whore they may
bc reasonably certain OF obtaining employ
mont
Resolved further, That We take this action
after mature dclheration, believing that
such q course is for the best, as IL would
bc unfair TO tho public depending upon
the board OF health for protection 10 con-
tinuc the quarantine ~ now established,
MS 1t cannot, under existing circumstances,
prove OF but very little benefit in protect
ing this community from any possible all
vance OF the disease.
The resolutions were signed by o. 5.
lnglchart, II. h. Wilson, 5. G.. Shcrord
and j, II. Purncll, members OF 'hc board.
\ meeting OF aldermen and the public
has been called for tomorrow 10 discuss
the matter pro and con,