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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-26

As nm evidence of the progress that
modern ideas are making in Japan, it is
stated that that country is now building
thirty -four new railroads at cost OF over
$50, 600 600, and it has hundreds of miles
of railroad already built.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-26
Perfect Ventilation and
Drainage.

1t is believed that St Mary's is unsurpassed in
its refining influences. in the high standing of its
pupils and patrons, in the beauty and comfort OF
its sppointrnents in the thoroughness and variety
of its Instruction In the spirit of order and indus
try that pervades IL. st Marys school is recon-
mended to parents who wish TO lace their dsugh-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-26

A subscription of more than 81, 200 has
been raised in Boston for the plucky Ne
braska school maam who buffeted the
blizzard with her pupils tied to string.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-26
In a Safe Christian Home,

where they will be surrounded by good Influences
while they receive the instruction and discipline
Of experienced teachers
Reference is also made by permission 10 the ed
itnr OF this paper and past and present patrons OF
the school in nearly every city In the west. Tes
timonials sre given iu the Annual Register,
copy of which will be sent on application TO
REv. G. W. LEFFINGwELL, ID, Rector
Knoxville, Knox county, III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-26
School ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the
23h day of June, 1888 an election will be held Al
the Widewske Hose House 10 Court Houss square
in the city of Rock Island for one member OF the
Board of Education which election will be open
ed at O'Clock in the morning and continue open
until O'Clock in the afternoon of that day
v. M BLAHDlNG, Mayor.
Dated June I6, 1883.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-26

An Alaska Indian sentenced to prison
fer ninetY-nine years for murder wants to
Know if the government is going to keep
him alive long enough to serve the whole
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-26
Drunkenness

Or the Liquor Habit, Positively Curod by
Administering DR.. Halnes' Golden
SPECIFIC.
1t caa be given In cup Of coffee or tea without
the knowledge OF the person taking It: 1t is absO-
lutely harmless, and will effect a permanent and
speedy cure, whether the patient is a moderAt
drinker or an alcoholic wreck. Thousands OF
drunkards have been made temperate men who
have taken Golden Specific In their coffee with
out their knowledge and to-day believe they quit
drinking of their own free will. 1T NEVER
FAILS. The system once impregnsted with the
specific, 1t becomes utter impossibility for the
liquor appetite to exist. For sale by T. H. Thomas
and Marshall q Fisher. Druggists, Rock Island
Ills. feb2-iwlV
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-26

An old lady of seventy>six, living in
Dooly county, Ga, is able to perform the
feat of dancing jig with tumber of
water balanced on her head without
sniIIinu a 6roD
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-26

The Great Northern Railway company
of England insists that It's engineers shall
take at least nine hours rest between one
days labor and another as precaution
agAinst accidents
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-26

OF the five children born to a Canada
man three have died on Good Friday and
been buried on Easter SUNDAY.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-26
July 1-dw
Health is Wealth /!

DR.. f. G. VESTS Nerve and Brain treatm ent a
guaranteed specific for hysteria, dizziness, con.
vulsions, fits, nervous neuralgia, heaIache, ner-
tobacco, wakefulness. mental depression, soften
ing OF the brain resulting in insanity and leading
to misery, decay and DEATH premature old age
barrenness, loss OF power in either sex, involun
tsry losses and spermatorrhoea caused by over
exertion OF the brain. self abuse or over indul
gence. Each box contains one month treatment.
81 box, six boxes for S., sent by mail prepaid
on receipt OF price.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-26

The first thing needed for public office
is availability, and then the next thing is
veil o. charity.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-26

Wardrobes should be worn by hospital
surgeons.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-26
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOxEs

To cure any case. With each order received by
us for six boxes, accompanied with So, we will
send the purchaser written guarantee 10 re-
fund the money il the treatment does not affect a
cure. Guarantees issued only by Marshall l.
Fisher, Harper house drug store, sole agents,
Rock Island Ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-26
On the First and Second Floors

he building is of brick: heated by four large
boilers; lighted by gas; interior finished in natur-
al wood; furniture new and elegant water sup
ply unlimited; bath rooms on syery floor; the best
skill and material have been employed in securing
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-26
The Highest Advantages are
offered.

French and German are spoken special atten-
tion is given to literary stndes. Every pupil is
cared for daughter in the family, as TO her
health, manners, conversation and character. All
sleeping APARTMENTS are
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-26
The Location is Perfectly
Healthy.

1t is also easy of access from all parts of the
country; on the c., B. & Q. railroad, at Knoxville,
Illinois, between Gaesburg and Peoria. The es.
twenty years experience and an expenditure OF
s2OO,O0O An extensive course OF study is proyi-
ded and
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-26
TWENTY-FlRST YEAR,
st. Mary'S School
KNOXVILLE, ILL.
A Christian School for Girls

Founded, 1868; arged, 1872 and 1880; COM
peied and newly furnished throughout, 1855
The Rector, Nice-Principal and Matron who
founded the school, continue in charge. The OH
GERS and teachers reside with the Rector and his
family in the school.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06
WILL 2:oe ga EVER BE BEATEN7

a representative of the Lewiston Jour-
nal interviewed DR.. Geo. III. Bailey.
Maine State veterinary surgeon, on rec
cord beating, and he expressed himself
as follows:
If ever the present record of 2 :0Sa is
beaten | shall expect to see it beaten by
a Wilkes. My frequent visits to Ken.
lucky have caused no change in my
opinion that the present record is about
the limit of the trotting horse, and that
those who are looking to see a mile EN-
comprised in two minutes will look in
vain. There never has vet been quar-
ter of of a mile trotted in thirty seconds
and years and years ago there were hors
es that could trot quarter of mile
nearly as fast as they can now. o.
course the careful selection of breeders
in striving to produce extreme speed
the Improvement of tracks, sulkies, har
nesses, shoeing, weight, boots and Other
trotting appliances, have all contributed
to produce the lmaXmun in speed with
the minimum of friction, and until the
weight can be materially lessened, which
under the present rule horses are obliged
to carry to obtain record, no marked
reduction of the record can possibly take
place.
This has been publicly demonstrated
time and time again, by hitchng some
horse of moderate record with a runner
and find that he can trot ten or fifteen
seconds faster that way than in single
harness. There are but few gentlemen
of marked prominence as breeders who
have yet put themselves on record as
firm believers that a mile in two minutes
will ever be accomplished by the
trOttng horse in harness. But these
few are of such special prominence
that their views would seem to be en-
titled to great weight Among these
are Mr.. Brodhead, superintendent OF
WOODBURY. Farm, Kentucky, Gen. B. F
Tracy, a prominent member of the New
York bar and proprietor of the Marsh
land stud, and, as is also claimed. Mr.
Robert Bonner, in an interview few
weeks ago, said that mile in two minutes
would yet be encompassed by the trot-
ting horse. All three of these gentlemen
have had superior advantages for judging
all the requirements for such an under
taking, and are each possessed iof such
material within their own central as
would be most likely to produce such a
result. OF the three, Mr.. Robert Bonner
who is famous road rider as well as
breeder, and who owns the fastest and
most expensive stable of trotting eel
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06
borse Department.
PROSPECTUS.

The increasing prosperity of the REGISTERS
gratifying to its owners but its circulation
isn't tenth part of what we intend 1t shall
be. The REGISTER is the highest authority in
the world on the true history and pedigree of
the American road horse. As such,it deserves
and must get the very widest circulation. Its
Horse Department is worth many times its
subscription price - valuable, Instructive,
entertaining. From all over the country we
have an immense amount of original matter
coming in Tor this department; and we ex-
pect to be able to give soon the history
and pedigree of the following famous hors-
his hitherto unknown: Old Pilot, st. Law.
renee, Columbus dam of Royal George, North
American or Bullock Horse Lady Surrey dam
of Henry Clay; Tom Thumb, g. 5. OF Green's
Bashaw; Leonidas, reputed g. 5. of Biggarts
Rather, and many others.
This is emnently the kind of intorma-
ton that all gentlemen of intelligence desire,
and none such American can well afford to be
without this paper. 1t is the American gentle
mans paper tor the history of the horse. In
all such information there Is included much
local and general history. Indeed, the trac-
ing of some of these pedigrees seems very
similar to romance, in which one sees not
only the animated bearing and noble action
OF the horse but also the life and beauty OF
the country through which he travels.
Terms, $3.50 per year. Tell your neighbors
Spread the circulation. We want the REGIS
TER to go upon every farm in the country,
from Maine TO California ; and there are sew
eral it does not yet reach.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06

Phoenix; dam, one of the firstrate mares
from the Matchem; 16 hands, four years
old. DANIEL FORD.
1927. The celebrated English horse
Nimrod at Ira. |. II. CARPENTER.
Young Magnum Bonum.
DANIEL MARSH.
Clarendon.
Rob Roy at Clarendon, Ira, etc.
f. COLLINS.
The noted horse Magnum Bonum at
Brandon. G. HAMMOND.
Pittsford.
Eclipse, from the old Magnum Bonum
dam by Shakespeare. NJ. LESTER.
1924. Young Magnum Bonum.
ID. MARSH.
Eclipse again by NJ. Lester.
Old Magnum Bonum and the gray
Arabian horse Young Arab, at |. Reeds
tavern, Rutland, and Pttsford, and the
dapple gray horse called the Messenger,
at Pittsford. JOHN DEAN.
1917. The elegant horse Duroc at West
Rutland at So; II hands, 8 years, bright
bay, lofty and elegant, stocky and we'll
built. NATHAN G. SHERMAN.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06

for the benefit O. my family, in tryin' to
drive into Samyul there a notion O. the
way in vich he's to get an honest livli-
hood for hisself an his mother an sister.
an likewise become a tournament to his
perfession.
"God bless you all II feels I'm goin'
fast-my legs is cold as death, an my
eyes grow dim. Bill, take care o. the
kickin' mare-she's right good un,
though leetle vilful like. You'll find
my last will an testament, Mrs. Ginger,
at the bottom o. the corn-bin in No. j
stable, wrapped up in piece O. old 'oss
cloth-the key o the padlock's in the
seat O. the break, an that agan's in yum
O. my old top boots-I don't know vich--
l let Bill ha' 'em ven I'm gone, an also
my leather breeches as | wore on Easter
Monday-God bless you all again we're
are you? | don't see you. Samyul,
Samyul, take care O. your poor mother
an sster-an' remember to lead a sober
life-not more than pint o. gin an two
pots o. stout or so a day-an' above all
things, once more, don't part With money
ven you can help it, nor be fond o buyin
sound 'osses ven rum uns will do,-for-
take-my-vord--to make money-in this
vorld-there's nothing like-a-good-
screw"
Saying which words the great Mr.
jonathan Ginger fell gently back on his
pillow, and. to use the word of the poet
"vitaque cum gemitu fuget indignata sui
umbras."
We are truly happy to add that sine,
his demise, under the able tuition of hi:
foreman, Bill SPAWN, Samyul bids fail
to rival his defunct father in a knowl
edge of all the mysteries of horse-craft
and, as we hear that he is paying his ad
dresses to the daughter of a certain pub
lican in his neighborhood, in whose bal
he spends considerable portion of hi:
time-it is to be hoped that the race O
Gingers will be perpetuated ad infintum
and that the straightforward principle
of horse-dealing, to use Mr.. Ginge
seniors words, may be handed dow
from father to son in as praiseworthy
manner as that we have had the honor o
recording. For W. SPAWN,
ROBERT BIRCH,
Schoolmaster, Parish clerk,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06
ANNOUNCEMENT.

The work on the first volume of the Register
of Morgan Horses goes steadily forward. 1t
will consist of about 500 pages, and contain
about 1000 pedigrees, with much additional
matter, be well illustrated and handsomely
bound. All stations of merit tracing in di-
rect male line to Justin Morgan, toaled lSsO
and before and having at least one siXty-fourth
blood of the original Morgan horse, will be
recorded free for stations toaled since lssO
and mares with such inheritance as above,
the usual fee of 81 is charged. The price OF
the book is not yet fixed, but will be made as
low as can be afforded, so that the work may
be widely distributed. Blanks tor pedigrees
furnished on application. Address,
JOSEPH BATTELL, Middlebury, VT
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06

have easily done it in 2 80 or better. This
track is full half-mile, but not a fast
one. When built and owned by the old
fair association it was hobby one. Kit
ty Whalen's first colt was bay mare, by
Hambetonian horse owned at Potsdam.
n. Y; I'd foal in 1876, Lady Whalen, by
Phil Sheridan; Sd foal in 1877, May Day,
2 1884, by Dread; 18th foal in 1879, Party
c., bl. g., by Dread. She did not raise
any more colts for a year or two, and
was then sold back to Mr.. Whalen, who
has raised two or three colts from her,
but by what horses we are unable to say.
She is still alive, very old and preached.
Respectfully yours,
B. B. LORD & Son.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06
MAY DAY.

Editor Dunton's Spirit Of the Turf
May Day was foaled May l, 1877, and
was the result of the first leap ever given
by her sire, Dread, who was then coming
two years old; her dam, Kitty Whalen,
was bred by John Whalen (deceased) of
Louisville, st. Lawrence Co., n. Y. She
passed into our hands about four or five
years old, and before raising colt. She
was never trained in the world, but
could trot our half-mile track in 2 40 any
time, and we are sure with training could
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06
PRUDEN'S BLUE BULL.

When we stated, week or two since,
that we had reliable information of the
breeding of this horse. we did so suppos-
ing that the statement made in Wallace's
Monthly, February Is, 1873, by E. w.
Kittredge was correct. Mr.. kittredge
stated from an interview with Mr.. Solo
mon Bedinger, who was then alive. that
Mr.. Bedinger owned two colts got by the
original Blue Bull-one yellow or dun
horse, and the other blue roam horse !:
that these colts were both from the same
mare, owned by Mr.. Absalom Mexican.
from whose brother, Samuel Mexican,
Mr.. Bedinger bought them. This state
ment was so direct and complete, that
although we were unable to learn that
Solomon Bedinger ever had but one Blue
Bull stallion and this one had no white,
hence could not have been the one called
Pruden's Blue Bull, still we accepted Mr..
Kittredge's statement, as it purported to
come from Solomon Bedinger himself,
who was dead when we visited Ohio.
The matter, though, was never satisfac-
tory to us and from that time to this we
have been in correspondence trying to
get the bottom facts. We have at last
got so far as to know that the statement
made by Mr.. Kittredge, that MIR. Bedin-
ger had two Blue Bull stations that were
brothers, was not correct. We do not
think that Mr.. Solomon Bedinger ever
owned but one Blue Bull stallion, aud
this was not got, as represented in Mr..
Kittredge's statement, by the Pennsyl-
vania Blue Bull, but by a son of his,
owned by William Grisley, and out of a
sorrel, l5t mare bred by Daniel Mexican,
and got by an iron-grey horse. about 16
hands high, owned by Lewis Harris of
Riley Township, Butler Co.. Ohio. that
was said to be another son of the origin
al Blue Bull. This leaves the breeder
and pedigree of the Pruden's Blue Bull
entirely unaccounted for. 1t would still
seem probable that he was horse sold
by Michael Little to James English of
Aurora, Ind, and who gave him the name
of Sam, which was the name of the Blue
Bull stallion owned by Solomon Bedin-
ger, that Michael Little afterward bought,
and in 1850 traded for land at Aurora.
1t would seem quite possible that with
the name Sam, Michael Little also gave
the Blue Bull pedigree, Little having
worked for Bedinger whilst he owned the
genuine Sam; but it is also quite possible
that Michael Little never owned the Pru-
denis Blue Bull. As the matter stands,
all authentic tracing of this horse ends
with Charles b. Faulkner, who owned
this horse when eight years old and sold
him to James English. Mr.. Faulkner
wrote us that he thought he bought this
horse of James English, but was not
sure. Mr.. James English, now dead,
wrote us that he bought him of Michael
Little when coming four years old, which
may be correct, although the date given,
the fall of.lS53, must have been incor-
rect; but if Michael Little ever owned
the horse, as the matter stands there is
not the slightest suggestion of where he
got him. The information we now give
comes from Samuel Mexican, who sold
the colt to Solomon Bedinger, and must
take precedence of anything heretofore
published.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06
SUNDRY LETTERS.
ON LADY SHANNON.
NEW YORK, De,

NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 1885.
JOSEPH BATTELL, ESQ.
Dear Sir:-In reply to your favo
about Lady Shannon, the most likely pei
son to give you information would b
Simon James of Hamilton, Ont. He is
very intelligent old-time breeder, an
owned the stallion Winfield Scott, VIII
was out of Lady Shannon. Inever kne'
the late VIM. McRoberts.
Yours truly,
WALTER 5. CHESTER.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06

n c\Sov>S Blood Elixir is the onlI
NNSNN - Blood Remedy guaran
teed. 1t is positive cure for Ulcers, Erup
lions or Syphilitc Poisoning. Itpurifies thu
whole system, and banishes all Rheumati,
and Neuralgia pains. We guarantee it
L. HANAFORD, Druggist. Middlebury
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-24
Working the Thing Both Ways.

Darling" he said, lovingly as NO
other man in the world could say, II
don't like you to destroy your own beau
tiful complexion with paint and powder
And if you paint your face l will paint
mine." "Why9" she asked, with painting
lips. Because" he said, more tendery
than ever, "your are mine. We belong
TO each other, and what is good for one,
is good for the other. We love each
other. and must be like each other, and
If you put paint on your checks this even
ing, l will paint mine before we go
to the theater." "My own true love-"
she said kissing him, "you are right
we must be like each other. l will
not paint or powder my face. And you
just sit here by the fire couple of min
utes aud | will run arouad to Dutch
Jake's and spice my breath up with
dish of beer and Chinese cigarette and
we will be ready to go to the theater like
pair of engaged Siamese twins with
American breaths." And William thought
it all over, and told her to go and put on
all the feminine fol de rolls and crink!es
she could tind in the illustrated adyer-
tisement.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-24
Notice of Forfeiture.

To JACOB LocKMAN, his heirs and assigns
and whom it may concern.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAI
l. we have expended the sum Of DIV
hundred dollars each year-total two nun,
dred dolIars-in labor and improvement,
upon the Silver Crown quartz moS
mining claim, situated in Warm op'IIIis s
Creek mining district, AlturaS county 5 lga'
no Territory, as required by Section -9.,'
Revised Statutes OF the United States, oeI y,
the amount required to hold the same sam Nv. W
tie years ending December 81, lSso ~, ~,
1887. and if within ninety 80 days alLei .I :,
notice by publication yen fail or relu, nor ~
contribute your proportion OF Sucil ms, an
ditures as co-owner (your interest peLn ,2r :.
undivided fifty feet OF said clam. an LAIN,
ing to SIG 67) your interest III salu ,r r.lp
will become the property OF the suoSei .nir,
under said section 1924, Revised o'a'''>'
Of the United States. ,pry
LAURA SCiiW Ahalzz'
JAURA SCHWARTZ.
Guardian OF Mark J. King. ni''i0''
Ketchum, Idaho, January .. lsso ;
First publication Jan. I, l"'o'
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-03-24
Application for a Patent.
Survey No. 624.

NOTICE No. 241.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
HALEY. Idaho. October %, 1887.
Notice is hereby given that Charles II.
furey, whose pOstOttice address is Haley,
Alturas county, Idaho Territory, has made
application for a United States Patent for
the
'tSUNBEAN1"
Lode mining claim. situate on unsurveyed
land in Sawtooth mining district, Alturas
county, Idaho Territory, consisting of LOO
600 feet wide, being Lot No91, and described
in the field notes and plat of the official
survey on file in this office, with magnetic
variation at Is degrees and 80 minutes east,
as follows:
Beginning at the discovery point of this
claim, and running N 1870 Is, w 800 feet to
corner No /; thence S $50 25' 600 feet to
corner No 2; thence S 10 So W 100 feet to
corner No 3; thence N $50 Is, w COO feet to
corner No 4; thence n TO So f 1900 feet to
corner No l. Embracing an area of
~ 66l-1OOO acres applied for. No conflicts.
From corner No 2, U. s. N. NJ. No s bears
n 40 81 IS" + 1886 CLIO feet.
The said mining claims being of record
in the office of the County Recorder of said
ty, Idaho Territory. The nearest known
locations being the Pilgrim lot No 50
and Pride of the Vests
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any portion of the said Sunbeam lode
mining claim or surface ground are
required to file their adverse claims thereto
with the Register of the United States Land
the sixty days publication thereof, or thew
will be barred by virtue of the provisions
Of the statute in such cases made and pro-
vided. H. o. BILLINGS, Register.
direct that the foregoing notice of ap-
pllcation for patent be published for the
period Of sixty days ten consecutive weeks J
In the kErcHUM KEYSTONE, weekly news
paper published at ketchum. Alturas coun-
ty. Idaho Territory, being the newspaper
published nearest said claim,
H. .. BILLINGS, Register.
w. H. WATT, Atty for Claimant