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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-26

TOOK q local UraIn rvIn turin TO Milan in
order to make a connection for Venice,
and was over five hours going dis
lance of sixty miles. The train always
started out with great reluctance and
began stopping as soon as the station was
remotely visible, slowing down so grad
ually in order not TO jar the nerves of this
never hurrying people that you could
hardly tell when the train came to stop.
The most irritating part of the travel was
the long wait at each station. The guards
would visit with the officials at the va
rious stations and walk up and down and
gossip until they felt inclined to start the
train once more on its headlong career to-
ward another station about half mile
away. l do not think that the train ever
made run of more than two miles with
out a stop.
The starting of a train in Italy is a very
interesting sight to a stranger The
guards wear military uniforms. Their
caps are round with low visor. Red
bands encircle these caps. Their great
coats are black, with cowl like capes
hanging down their backs. These coats
are ornamented with brass buttons.
When the train stops the guards rush up
and down calling out in the most sonor-
Gus and musical of voices the name of the
stazione This sounds exactly as if they
were chanting. When the train stops the
facchinos or porters, in blue blouses,
come running up to assist passengers to
alight and to carry their baggage for
them. No matter how small your pack
age you are not permitted % carry 1t.
You must employ facchinO or fight. I'm
posing looking gendarmes, with the same
cooked hats worn by similar French
officials and muffled up in a long black
cloaks, stand about exactly as upon stage
scene in an opera. No one ever saw them
do anything except pose.
Men in gray cloaks and huge fur collars
stalk about talking, chattering smoking
News vendors, with the Italian papers,
run up and down outside of the train call
ing their wares under the windows. Many
of these news vendors are women. They
carry books, novels and newspapers in a
tray in front of them, and in little leather
satchels upon their hips, for the private
reading of travellers, lively little books
which Mr.. Comstock would not permit to
be sold in New York. Finally, after an
endless amount of singsong chanting, up
roar and moving to and fro, solemn
looking Official comes out from the station
and blows penny fish horn, such as we
hear in the United States on Christmas
day from the small boy in the streets.
This is the signal for the train to depart;
but you are not to be suddenly moved
There is a further wait of five minutes to
prepare you for the shock of departure,
aid then the engine gives a responsive
screech, the doors of the coaches are
banged, and at last you are off for a fif-
teen or twenty minutes crawl to another
station.-T. c. Crawford in New York
World.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-26
TEN MINUTES A DAY.

Mollie had given up her music. Every
one regretted it. Mamma missed the
light touch of her daughters fingers on
the piano. which sometimes stood silent
for weeks, and rejOiced when Mollie de-
clared herself to be in a musical mood,
though she only played snatches of her
old pieces, and those indifferently well;
and papa's requests for his favOrite melo-
dies were too often met with the unsatis-
factory answer that "Mollie couldn't play
them now-she was all out of practice. ~
Brother Tom grumbled when she failed in
his accomplishments, 'that, after all the
time she had spent drumming on that old
piano, if she could not play simple things
like those it was a pity" His sister fully
agreed with him, and did not change her
mind as time passed on and she was
asked to play at several little gatherings
of her friends, where "Mollie's music
had always been one Of the pleasantest
features of the evening, and she was
obliged to decline on the tiresOme plea of
mot playing without her notes. -
II think it's too bad" exclaimed Bes-
sic Arlington, one of her special cronies
"hollie used to play so lovely, and she
was always so nice and Obliging about it,
and played whenever she was asked and
there's no one to take her place but Eva
Harris, and she has to be leased so long
before she will strike note that it spoils
all the pleasure"
$50 it does,n said another voice. "And
now that Mollie's out of school she ought
to have time to practice three hours a
day, if she wanted to-"
''Oh, Rose Newtonw cried Amy Leslie,
"you don't know anything about it, Just
wait till you leave school, and see how
many hours you practice or do anything
regularly. It's awfully hard. You don't
accomplish as much in a year as you
would in three months of school"
"AQ owing to lack of SYSTEM" said
Bessie, with the tone and manner of one
who had been through varied experiences
and acquired vast stores of wisdom there
from. The girls laughed
II suppose it's so," said Amy, ''but
Mollie is systematic; rather, at least, she
means to be, she added, not feeling quite
sure of her ground. "And she is busy al
most all the time.''
''She is dear girl, anyway" said her
too busy to practice, for it does take q lot
OF time. Only it seems a pity"
So it did, and no one realized it more
than Mollie. When she left school the
year before, she had congratulated herself
on the fact that her time was her own,
and she could spend it rs she pleased
But, for that reason she would not waste
it; she would be very diligent, and though
she should not study in the summer, she
would continue her music. She had a
fair touch, was rapid reader, and PLAYED
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-26
To All Whom it May Concern

To All Whom it May Concern.
SAN ANTONIO, March 80, 1888.
This ia to certify that after having suf-
fered from sore leg for eight years,
and having been treated by several ply
sicians, at great expense without obtain
ng relief. applied to Mr.. A. Sohiers-
man at No. 604 West Commerce street.
Mr.. Schiersman undertook the treatment
and after two weeks treatment cured
me completely, and 1t gives me the ut
most pleasure to attest this fact.
GEORGE ZwALLY,
Saledo, Bexar County, Tex.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-26
Fire In wasps. SosIs.

sometimes takes fire, as is supposed by
the chemical action of the wax upon the
material of which the nest is composed.
gin in haystacks and farm buildings may
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-26

For Sale.
Lots on Government Hill.
Lots on Dignowity Hill.
Lots on Prospect Hill.
Lots on TObin Hill.
Lots near Arkansas Pass depot.
Lots near Sunset depot.
Lots near International depot. 9-l2-tf
HAMBLETON HADLEY & CO.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-26
MODERATION.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it do SINCE yourself. We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over running.
Shakespeare
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-26
OURS.

The very stars are ours; those seas of gloom
In wide expansion
Are but the stars that lead from room to room
In the same mansion.
Charles Lawrence Ford.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22
Wills.

Judge Adams admitted to probate
yesterday afternoon the will of the late
Mr.. James Harsha, of Rural. Mr.. Har>
sha died Feb. 90 last. and the will was
drawn April Z, 1875, and attested by
Messrs. Andrew Donaldson and W. s.
Bailey. After the payment of all debts
and funeral expenses, the remaining
property is to go to his wife, Mrs.
Elizabeth Harsha, and at her death to be
equally divided among the children.
Marshall Harsha and John G. Bailey are
named as executors.
The last will and testament of the late
Mrs. Annie Maria Streckfus was also
probated Yesterday afternoon. After the
usual direction as to debts. funeral and
other expenses, testatrix leaves to her
granddaughters, Mary AMI Emma Sick,
$500 each; $1,000 to her son Henry and
$50 to her daughter Annie Streckfus.
All the household furniture is gwen to
her daughter, Mrs. M. A. Herrylitzka,
the residue of the estate is to be converted
into cash and divided among the children
in the following proportions: Mary, two
sixths; John and Henry, one sixth each;
the granddaughter, Mary and Emma
Sick, are to receive one-twelfth each.
The instrument was executed April 25
last, and is witnessed by Messrs. William
Jackson and William Kurth.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22

The U. p. Board of Missions of the
United States continued its session at
Davenport last evening. Among the APP
was one of 500 for the Sum
beam church of the Rock Island presby-
terry. The United Presbyterian church of
America dates from 1858 only, when the
Associate Presbyterian churches (origin-
ated in 1854 formed in one organization
with the greater part of the Associated
Reform church dating from 1882. Its
greatest strength is in the western and
central states. There are sixty.one pres
byteries, nine synods, $40 pastoral
charges, $40 separate congregations, Ill
mission stations, 800 ministers, SO, 900
The church property is
valued at s., 400, 900.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22
THE CONNECTING LINK.
ProvIsIons for the survey OF the Hen
nepIn Canal Submitted to the senate
In the River and HarbOF Bill.

ProvIs,ous for the survey OF the Hen
nepIn Canal Submitted TO the senate
In the River and HarbOr Bill.
In the river and harbor bill submitted
to the United States senate yesterday,
were the following provisions for the
survey OF the Hennepin canal;
For the purpose OF securing continu
GUS navigable waterway between Lake
Michigan and the Mississippi river, having
capacity and facilities adequate for the
passage of the largest Mississippi river
steamboats, and OF naval vessels suitable
for defense In the time of war. the sec
rotary of war is authorized and directed
TO cause to be made the proper surveys,
plans and estimate for channel i'm
provement and locks and dams in the
beds of the Illinois and Desplaincs rivers
from LaSalle to Lockport. so Ms to pro
vide u navigablc waterway not less than
fourteen feet deep, and to have surveyed
and located channel from Lockport to
Lake Michigan. al or near Chicago, such
channel to be suitable for the purpose
aforesaid, and capable of carrying not
not less than 60O,O 900 cubic
feet of water per minute, howing
at the rate of ten miles per hour, the
necessary expenses OF such surveys,
plans, etc to be paid out of the sum APP
propriated for the improvement OF the
Illinois river. The secretary is further
directed to cause to be located on such |
line as he may approve canal from the |
Illinois river at or near Hennepin to the |
Mississippi river, at or above Rock river, |
together with a necessary feeder for the |
same, said canal to be known as the Hi
nois and Mississippi canal. and to be
eighty feet wide at water line, and to
have depth of not less than seven feet
of water. with locks 40 feet long and
thirty feet wide. The secretary of war
shall cause to be made and submitted to
congress detailed plans and estimates for
the construction of the canal and feeder
the necessary expenses TO be paid out of
the unexpended balance on hand hereto
fore appropriated for the survey Of said
canal.
The following changes are made in the
house bill for rivers and harbors:
The entire paragraph making an ap>
of $l2, 900 for continuing the
operations upon the reservoirs at the
waters of the Mississippi river Is stricken
out. The amount appropriated by the
house for maintaining snag boats on the
Upper Mississippi is cut down from $25,
900 to $4,000. Improving Mississippi
river from Des Moines rapids to the foot
of Washington street, Minneapolis
house. 1850. 900; senate. 100000. The
that the river at Rock Island
rapids is insufficient in width and depth
and dangerous to navigation is stricken
out as not authorized by the engineers,
and the secretary of war is simply direct
ed to make survey of the channel. I'M
proving the Mississippi from Des Moines
rapids to the mouth of the Illinois river
house, $4,000; senate. $135. 600
The appropriation of 100000 for the c
liver from the mouth of the Illinois river
% the mouth of the Ohio is to be used in
part on the harbor of st. Louis.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22

business life, obtaining through his own
exertions position as bookkeeper in one
of the largest wholesale houses in the city
at that time. He soon after was given
charge of the books in the Rock Island
National bank, where he remained a
number of years, and the last two years
of his employment there he was assistant
cashier. He studied law with Hon. W.
1888. ranking third in a class of twenty
eight. lie rose rapidly in his profession
and soon built up about him a large and
thriving practice He formed partner
ship with Mr.. Adair Peasants in the
practice of law in June, 1886. Four
years ago he was the democratic candidate
for states attorney and ran nearly five
hundred votes ahead of his ticket in the
county. He was the choice of the Rock
Island county democracy for congress in
1886. He is a young man who has al
ways occupied position of respect and
esteem in the councils of the party, aud
his candidacy will tend to strengthen the
party in the district and and 10 the coun-
ty.
The success Mr.. Hurst has attained
in life is due to his personal efforts, to
his industry. perseverance and deS
termination He has made his own way
to his present position of prominence and
esteem in the eyes of his fellow men and
nomination at the polls next fall will
place in the lower house of the Illinois |
legislature man who will do honor to his |
to the state and to himself. |
The Davenport Democrats Ga sstte Of
this morning comments editorially on Mr..
nomination as follows:
The democrats of the Twenty first
legislative district of Illinois, embracing
Rock Island and Henry counties, yester-
day afternoon nominated Elmore W.
Hurst of Rock Island, for state repre-
by reclamation. In Illinois as
In Iowa the political parties are placing
their young men at the front, AMI in do.
ing so they are making no mistake.
Nearly million young men will cast
heir ballots this year for the irst time,
and in Difference to them and the new
issues which have succeeded the old ones,
he recognition is emneutly wise and
proper. Mr.. Hurst is a young man, who
by industry, ability and true grit has al
'eady achieved success in his profession.
hat of the law. By virtue of the minor
" ia a 10 |
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22
sad Misfortune.

Mr. n. G. Harris received a tele
gram the lewiston superintendent of
the c., r. I. & P. at Sedslia, Mo-, yes
terday afternoon, stating that his son
Charles had been seriously injured on
the road at that place. Mr.. Harris at
once telegraphed for particulars and at
o'clock last evening received a second
dispatch to the effect that the boy had
lost his left leg, but was resting quietly
and was cheerful. Mr.. Harris left last
night for Sedalia. His son LETT Rock
Island about two months ago and has
been working as brakeman on the c.. R.
l. & P, road.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22

Conductors Parker and Coons, OF the
Bsardstown accommodation. are back on
duty again. Coons has been in the
bosom OF his family at Monmouth, while
Parker has been attending the National
Convention of Railway Conductors at
Toronto, as a delegate from Division 81.
at Beardstown. Parker has been dele.
gate for three consecutive terms, and the
division couldn't get better man to rep
resent them in the grand lodge.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22
a Little Traveller.

Charlie Heogeo, aged five years, strayed
away from his home on Twentyshrst
street yesterday afternoon and an anx-
ious search for him proved fruitless until
this morning, when he was found at the
police station in Davenport and returned
to his almost frantic mother. He was
picked up in that city yesterday after>
noon and cared for until inquiry could be
made as to where he belonged.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22

In the circuit court, Judge Glenn pre-,
siding, the case Of Jacob .Hoesli, Jr.,
against the Moline Aalleable Iron COM
pany, is progressing before jury COM
posed of Anton Eckermsn, James Bowes,
Charles Des Aulnier, Foster Armstrong,
G. @. Crabtree. w. F. Clark, E. P. Pinneo
Fred Matt, George W. Park, NJ. r. Metz
gar. Thomas Watson and James Nc
Carly. w. A. Meese appears for the
plaintiff, and VIM. Jackson for the de-
PENDANT,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22
Had Been Worried Eighteen Years.

1t should have read married" but the
proof reader observed that it amounted
to about the same thing. and so did not
draw his blue pencil through the error.
Unfortunately there was considerable
truth in his observation. Thousands OF
husbands are constantly worried almost
to despair by the i'll health that afflicts
their wives, and often robs life of COM
fort and happiness. There is but one
safe and sure way TO change all this for
the better. The ladies should use DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22
THE DIAMOND.
Game with DanvIIIe's Nine -Schcr-
err signed BaII News.

The Danville club of the Interstate
league played an interesting game with
the Rock island team at the Rock Island
park yesterday afternoon, winning by a
score OF 10 to 8. The battery for the
visitors was composed Of Bellmen and
Kirwin, while Zeis caught and Browner
and Weiser pitched for the home nine.
The battery work of the Rock Island
team was brilliant, Zeis in particular out
shining the Danville catcher in every
way. Voris. the interstate league UNI
pire, acted in that capacity for the game
and gave general satisfaction. The score
by innings Is amended:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22
OUR CANDIDATES.
Mr.. X. W. Hurst, Democratic Legis-
lative Nominee.
One of the Most Able and Popular
Men In the Party---Brier Biogrhph-
teal Sketch-.-Preas Comment.

Mr.. Elmore W. Hurst. whom the demS
ocrats of the Twenty first senatorial dis
trict nominated for the legislature yester-
day, is one of Illinois self made men.
He was born in Rock Island Dec. 0, 1851,
received an education in the Rock Island
public schools and high school. graduate
ing in 1866 and entered at once upon
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22

Time tried and true Is Dr. Bigelow's
cure, which combines the good qualities
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Group. whopping cough, influenza. broni>
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22
Mr.. evans Demands His seat,

In the circuit court this afternoon,
Hon. P. oMara petitioned Judge Glenn
for a writ of mandamous, ordering the
city council to give Mr.. Chss. Evans his
seat as alderman from the Fifth ward.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22

Don't hawk hawk. blow. spit and dis
gust everybody with your offensive
breath, but use DR.. Sages Catarrh Rem.
edy and end it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22

A New Castle young man had his wills.
kers shaved off and had a finger ring
made for his sweetheart out of the hir>
suite growth.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22
County Building.


1S-Frederick Blaser to Frederick
Hefer. NJ e1 nw4, 8. IS, CIV, S2.10O.
E 81 Answalt to Chas Larkin, pit out
lot %, 90, 2w. $500.
LICENSED TO WE'D.
1s-Clarence W. Topping, Davenport,
Miss Rebeccs n. Vogel, Hampton.
19-Henry L. Wheelock to Miss Annie
E. Peterson. both of Moline.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22

The successor appointed to Mrs. Lang
try's father, the Dean of Jersey. who
died recently, has been withdrawn in
favor of native of the island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22
ImpOrtnntifTrue,

Rumor has it this afternoon that the
old line, the Moline & Rock Island has
bought up the new Union line. Invests
CATION, however, failed to verify the re-
port.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22

That tired feeling and loss of appetite
are entirely overcome by Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. A trial will convince you of its
merit.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22

Geo. Scherer,-the second baseman of
the Rock Island club, was signed by the
Danville club yesterday to play in the
came position, and he left with the nine
last evening for Peoria where he appears
for the first time today. Scherer gives
promise of being great player and he
has but to receive the practice he will
get in a professional team, to fulfill the
anticipations of his admirers in Rock
Island. He is graceful player in the
field and fine batter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-22


The Crawfordsvilles and Davenports
play across the river today and tomorrow.
The Charlottesville club of the Inter-
state league, is at the Rock Island house.
Rudolph Schwecke has bulletin
board at his exchange near the c., r. l.
g. P. depot, where he receives the record
of games of all the leagues at $50 each
evening.
Fowler, the colored second baseman of
the CrawfOrdville club. is the darkey who
played such great ball as pitcher for the
Saltwater, Mimi, team, which visited
Rock Island few years ago.
The Davenport Times contains ma
licious and unwarrauted attack upon Mr..
], F. Munger, of the Rock Island house,
asserting that he had shown such a
spirit of enmity toward the Davenport
club as to forbid the employees of his
house attending games there. The state
ment is as absurd as it is false, for Mr..
Munger, his clerks and other employees
have not only attended most of the
games across the river themselves, but
have recommended the games to guests at
the hotel aud provided conveyances for
their getting over there.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-03-15
Snced's Academy.
BY JUVENILE.

w. Ii. Felker has Eeen very sick
but is convalescing.
j. S. Harris after week at home
near Bethel has resumed his place
in his class.
James Eubank spent last Sunday
was week at his home at Aspen
Hill and w. L. Eubank visited his
folks at Bethel last Friday. w. +.
Wall, G. d. and III. S. Brewer were
visiting their homes near Wayland
Springs Sunday.
Malachi Brewer of West Point
was here Sunday and made arrange
ments TO enter school.
Esq. James Fleeman of near Law
renceburg was visiting relatives
here few days ago.
The debating club at The academy
is proving a success. The question
last Saturday night, "Resolved that
capital punishment ought to be
abolished" was discussed with a
great deal Of interest.
The Sunday school Mt Choate's
creek is improving since the wealth
err has opened up more favorable.
There is some talk OF having a
Sunday school concert about the
close of the first quarter. We think
that it would be advisable to get up
something of this kind as it wonld
create q great interest in the San
day school.
The quarterly meeting at Hurri-
cane church will embrace the fourth
Saturday and Sunday in March.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-03-15
High School Items.
TIL GRADER.

Prof. Whitaker made q short Wis.,
1t to Nashville last Friday and Sat
urday.
A novel and entertaining plan of
ame..ement for Friday afternoons
is afforded by sets of geography
and history cards. Miss Ira
hue uses the literary cards for her
class.
The mumps and measles have
both had their day and the prlma-
nv grades are being thinned out by
roseola.
Who says there is nothing new
under the sun? All pupils except
those living in the country and on
East Hill are marched up to the
| corner by DR.. Milhouse's residence
before being dismissed. One of the
teachers suggests sending then
home in an omnibus.