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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-22
LoCA NOTICES.
Fine candies at Krell & Maths.

Fine candies at Krell & Maths.
Home made candies at Krell & Maths.
Get prices on toys. etc, at Birkenfelds
before you buy.
Rooms for rent over J. T. Dixon's tai
loring establishment.
Go to John Evans for your -four, feed
and groceries.
A full line of toys and Christmas trees
and ornaments at Birkenfelds.
Christmas trees and tree ornaments at
Krell & Maths confectionery.
Only few more tickets remsin unsold
on the thoroughbred stallion, Tom Kirk
wood.
Malaga grapes, Florida oranges, new
figs, new dates mixed nuts. and fine
assortment of candies, at Krell & Maths.
Dec "a, IS, 81 and Jan. 1, the c., R..
|. & P R. r. will sell round trip tickets
to all local points for one and third
fare, limited for return passage to JAMS
uary 3, 1899. JNo. F. Cook Agent.
Insure In the Boylston Insurance Co .
OF Boston, Mass, organized 1873. As
sets nearly S1,000,000. E. W. Hurst,
agent. Office over Rock Island National
bank.
Clergymen wishing c.. R. 1. & P.
railway one-half permits for the ensuing
year please call at passenger station and
sign application for same.
JNo. F. Cook, Agent.
Christmas trees from % cents up and
whole car load to select from. Be sure
and make your selection now as the
prices they are offered at will soon sell
them, Krell & Maths confectionery.
E. E. Parmenter, attorney At law.
Makes collections, loans money and will
attend to any legal business intrusted to
him. Office, postofice block, Rock ISL
and, Ills. ds&w1y
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-22

The style of the insurance agency car
ried on heretofore by J. E Loosely,
under the firm name of ] E. Loosely &
Co.. has been altered to that of Loosely
& Knowlton, and the active management
of he business will hereafter be in the
hands of W. S. Knowltoa, and Geo. NJ.
Loosely. Our people who have had
dealings with the old and well established
agency, for so many years in the hands
of Hayes & cleveland, will find that in
the hands of Messrs, Knowltou and
Loosely their interests will be carefully
attended to.
The new firm has rented the Office for
merly occupied by Mr.. P. O'Msrs, over
Thomas drug store, which is being fitted
up 10 elegant style, and will be ready to
receive their friends in their new quar-
tiers BY the beginning of the new year.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-22

The Union shows the contemplate spite
that is characteristic of Its attitude toward
enterprises that have triumphed over its
opposition, this morning by speaking
of the Holmes railway as "a bridge steal. "
There has not been an act CT the Holmes
projectors that has not been legitimate,
fair and straightforward, and where a
franchise was necessary dollar for dollar
was paid for it. Because Mr..
Holmes, in the accomplishment of his pur-
poses, has outwitted the powers that con.
troll the Union, his operations must be
attacked as unlawful and criminal. Such
unprovoked assertions would not have
found harbor In the minds Of anyone who
opposed Mr.. Holmes. except the sheet
that gives utteran0e to them.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-22
A CITY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

1t Must Credit and Appropriate to
Itself Institutions Winch Bear the
Title Of Rock Island"--A Clever
Practice of Artificial Booming.
Some of the Davenport papers are
fostering a remarkably small trait Of
crediting. to the title Of their city. insti>
buttons of national and public import
ance and fame. which rightly bear the
name Of Rock Island. This is particularly
noticeable in reference to the Rock Island
bridge and Rock Island rapids,
which are spoken of with an air
of pride on the other side as
Davenport bridge" and Davenport
rapids, while the Island of Rock Island
is never otherwise alluded to than as the
government island, and the Great Rock
Island route, known around the world is
dubbed the Grip" Unjust as this
species Of misappropriation of public and
well founded titles is. 1t is not surprising
that it should be INDUCED in. A city
without distinguishable features of its
own, must borrow from its neighbors.
Davenport. however. enjoys one distinc-
ton, Though 1t is not proud one, and that
is that it does not possess in Its own
right or title a single institution
that will carry its name beyond the con-
fines of its own territory Moreover,
merit will not do it. and there perhaps is
the rub. The city at one time had little
railroad, quite an important little one
named after it, but it was sold as soon as
it became of use, to another corporation
that swallowed 1t, ana its original title
was swept away and lost forever. Day.
export should have kept that road il for
nothing else than its name, for there is
lots in a name, as the town on the Iowa
side seems to be realizing Dav-
export is now building another road, and
it is to be hoped for the reputation of the
| city. that IL will not be allowed to be
gobbled by some of the older roads as
soon as 1t begins to advertise the city.
Rock Island enjoys the advantage of
having its title established as properly
belonging to Rock Island arsenal, Rock
Island bridge, Rock Island rapids and the
Rock Island route, and Davenport must
adopt something that legitimately be,
its name with well known institutions and
enterprises.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-22
IMPORTANT CAPTURE.

The CHIEF of d. tec,ives Of the North.
western Road Arrests a switchman
in Rock Island on some Grave
Charges and Fire Fieuds
Run Down.
This morning j. W. Norton, chief of
detectives Of the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad. arrived at the Harper and after
breakfast he went up into the c., R. /. &
P. yards and arrested one James F. John.
ston, whom he had traced to Rock Island
after being on his track for nine months.
Johnston came to Rock Island on the 9th
inst. since which time ne has been
employed on the night force of
swi;chmen in the Rock Island yards.
Johnston is wanted for being
member of a gang of toughs, five
Others Of whom Detective Norton already
has in his hands for the crimes of arson
aud burglary. There are two well es>
tablished cases of arson against the gang
and seventeen cases of burglary. john
ston is particularly implicated in the
cases of burglary. having with others
broken into and robbed freight cars on
the q. & N. W. road at Baraboo, Wis =,
last February and robbed jewelry store,
hardware store and Rankin's dry goods
store, at the same place getting $4,000
at The latter store alone and accumulate
ing in ali 30. 1000 worth of stolen props
erty.
The men associated with Johnston in
these crimes were all like himself-rail-
road men in the employ of the North.
western road, and were either conductors
brakemen and switchmen. They are all
under arrest through Mr.. Norton's skill
and labor. and their names are James
Maginley, James Whalen, James F. Nc
kinett, John Scsndlin and David Irwin.
Their greatest crime was the burning of
the G. & N. W. coal sheds at Evansville,
Wis, Feb. l. last, entailing loss of
$4,000. The crime was committed in
vindcation. as they supposed it to
be, of the accidental killing by the
road of conductor who wss a member
of their gang The same men burned q
warehouse belonging to the company al
Bsraboo, Wis, simply because it stood
between them and view of the offices Of
the company at that point, and prevented
their watching opportunities to commit
other deeds of deprsvily. Magnley one
of the members of the gang, is a notori,
GUS crook. burglar. fire feud and genera
hard case, and Detective Norton had 8
hand to hand encounter with him after
arresting him, the tough having attacked
the detective. but the latter came out OF
top OF the heap.
The case has been one which has beer
occupying the attention of detectives TO
nine months. and the Pinkerlon det &c
tives failed in ferreting out the villains
Mr.. Norton has succeeded in bringing t.
Justice.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-22

G. E. Turner & Go. ill make the fol-
lowing cut in misses and children's high
cut shoes from now until Christmas ::
Misses high cut spring heels in kid and
bright dongola for SO, former price 90 80;
misses kid and goat button heel 81. so,
regular price Sc; children's kid and goat
button shoes. heel and spring heel 81 %,
regular price 81 70; chidren's grain but>
ton. heel and spring heel, all solid. s5
cents and 81, regular price $1,15 and
$1,g5,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-22
To the Creditors Of william Rams.
kill

Notice is hereby given that William
Ramskill, OF the city of Rock Island
county of Rock Island, state Of Illinois,
did on the 18th day of December. 1888.
make an assignment to me Of his estate
to pay debts for the benefit of his credit,
ors, that have this day qualified as such
assignee in the county court of sale
county. The above named creditors vii
therefore present their claims sgsins
said Ramskill to me under oath or affir.
nation. within three months from thi;
date as required BY law.
GEORGE FOSTER, Assignee
Rock Island, ILL.,, this Both day of Dec,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-22

Are those elegant chairs made by Glen
ann d Salzmann for the holiday trade.
Don't miss the opportunity Of examining
those fine plush upholstered parlor suits.
What nice presents they would make
something that would be useful and last
for years.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-22

The rattle of the noted thoroughbred
stallion, Tom Kirkwood. is to occur at
Harper's theatre at o'clock on the after
noon of Monday, Dec. 81. Only a few
opportunities remain to obtain chances
on this fine horse, and those wishing
tickets can obtain them between this and
the date of the rattle by applying at the
Harper house.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-22

W. J. Gahagen, tax collector of the
city-township of Rock Island. has opened
an office in the county treasurer's Office,
court house. and is ready to receive the
taxes OF 1883, now due.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-22

Of 1889 for our city is the great reduce
ton in the price of gas, thereby making it
lower than it has ever been in any city of
the same population west of tie Ohio
coal fields-S2 per thousand feet with g
rebate Of twenty five cents, and an addi-
tional twenty-five cents off, where 20, 600
feet are consumed monthly.
W. q. JUDGE, Sec.
Rock Island Gas Co.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-22

Patrick Coleman died at his home 1042
Fourth avenue at 5:45 last evening Of
paralysis He was sixty-six years of age
and had resided in Rock Island thirty 1--WE
years.
He leaves & wife and three sons. Dem
MS. John and Andrew. The funeral will
be held from St. Joseph's church at 2 p.
N. tomorrow.
He was hard working, honest man
and had many friends
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-22

1t seems to US that there are less per-
sons afflicted with rheumatism, since our
druggists sell Salvation Oil. Price TWEEN
ty.five cents bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-22

"It's only question Of time." and a
short time, too, as to when your rheums>
tism will yield to Hoods Sarssparilla.
Try 1t.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-22

On the 18th day Of January next, commencing ct
the hour Of two O'Clock In the afternoon, the I'M
dersigned, assignee Of William Ramekill win offer
for sale at No. 1908 Second avenue in this city, TO
the highest bidder for cash In hand, the entire
stock OF clothes and gents furnishing goods
which were assigned to me BY said Ramskill on
the 18th Inst. pay debts. The goods to be sold
can be inspected BY any party interested At the
place named any day, Sunday excepted, before
p. u.
Rock Island, H., Dee aoth, 1893.
af0R0R FOSTER, Assins>,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-22

Portsmouth, Ohio, Is to have Q corn
fair.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-22
$2.75 for $1.00.

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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-02-16

The body of John Sellers, the eccen.
trio old bachelor who lately died on his
farm near New Philadelphia, Ohio, still
lies in the city vault and is closely guard
cd night and day. Sellers eccentricities
were known far and wide, and about
one year ago he figured conspicuously in
the illustrated papers. He was a very
close Bible student, and when a very
Young man conceived the idea that no
woman ever wentto reasons
for remaining single were that he be-
lieved that if he married he would be
cursed with the woman of his choice.
He never shaved nor cut his hair, claim
ing it would be interfering with Gods
laws for him to do so. His tfnger-nalls
were long and bent over at the ends like
claws, as also were his toe-nails. Every
thing he used or wore was homemade.
His first pillow is a great curiority and
was made entirely of wood, something
after the fashion Of the old German pillow.
All his farming utensils were home
made. He would patroniZe 10 one who
used a sewing-machine. At the table
the knives and forks were wooden, as
were also the plates, cups and saucers.
Sellers had a flock of sheep that had
never been shorn. The wool was six
teen inches long and dragged on the
ground. The reasons he gave for not
shearing his sheep were that God placed
the wool on their backs to stay there and
keep them warm, and he would not in
terfere with his plans by removing it. A
short time Eefore his death the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
of New Philadelphia took the matter in
hand and tried to compel him to shear
his sheep, but without success. People
came for miles around to see Sellers
sheep. He was known to have been in
good circumstances, and for years during
his life deposited his money in one of the
city banks. During the latter years he
became suspicious of banks and with
drew all his money, which was princi-
pally in gold. He purchased a dozen
Old-fashioned gallon jars or crooks, with
lids on, and, taking them home, hid his
treasure away in these. His sister states
that he buried his treasure always under
cover of darkness, selecting different
spots about his farm. The secret of the
exact location of these spots he never re-
vealed to any one. How much wealth
he had accumulated will probable never
be known, as he trusted no one. His
sister has fallen heir to his estate, and
every precaution is taken to protect the
place against midnight treasure-hunters.
-CIi-dGO Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-02-16
Removing the Ring.
evil you please saw this ring off my

evil you please saw this ring off my
fnger?"
1t was an old woman who made this
request of a Broadway jeweler, and the
worker in gold and silver took the wrink-
led, though fat and shapely, hand
in his; it trembled violently, and a tear
dropped upon the counter.
Excuse me-" continued the old lady,
''but it is my wedding ring. 1 have
r~efrained from having it cut, hoping
that my finger might get thinner and
that l could take it off without break
ing it."
"And what if I can remove it without
cutting" inquired the jeweler.
"But can you?" said she, looking up
in an ~incredulous way. eff you can, doit
by all means"
Then the jeweler took the swollen
finger and wound it round from the top
downward in a length of fiat rubber
braid. The elastic cord exerted its force
upon the tissues of the fingers gently
and gradually until the flesh seemed to
be pushed down almost to the bone.
The old woman's hand was then held
above her head for a brief interval.
Then the bandage vas quickly uncorded
and rewound around the member. This
was repeated three times, and finally it
was found upon ~uncovering the finger
that it was small enough to admit of the
ring being removed with ease.
81 have never failed but once" said
the ieweler, ''and l have removed many
rings from fingers more swollen than
yours. Do L charge for it2 Oh, yes,
I ask the same amount that | would get
if the ring were left to be mended after
being cut. One dollar. Thank you;''
and as he turned to his bench and the
old woman left the store he added: "But
after all, she might have done the same
thing herself. It's not the work [ charge
for, however. Its the know how
Scientific american.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-02-16
Old Folks Down SOnth.

As O rule, the old-time darkies in the
South, those who were slaves, have no
other method of reckoning dates, occur
rences, ETC., especially births and mar
riages, except by contemporaneous
circumstances and happenings; and it is
quite common, at the present day, to get
about as follows;
Chow old are you Aunt Milly?"
"Wall, chile, I know you hear'n tell of
der fust Earthquake in Norf Caliny, wall
L was a rite smart size gal den, an could
spin an weave my ten cuts a day for my
ole missus, dat's how ole 1 is"
elbow old are you Uncle Bob?"
elbow ole 1 is Lemme see, you know
der time der stair fell, well dat's der
year Miss Mary died, an ole massa glib
my ole 'ooman one of Miss Mary's Sun
day dresses, an she ware'd it waitin' on
der com'ny dernex' year when ole massa
brought he's secon' wife home from
Georgian Dress de Lawd, she wur
purity y
"But, Uncle Bob, I am no wiser than
I vas before, you haven't told me how
old you are"
"Wall, when dem things happen wat
I vas a tellin' you bout, my orest gal,
Lindy, was bout der same age as massa's
new wife, an me an her daddy wus
chillun together, in Georgy, same time
Gin'nl Lafayette came to 'Gusty, an der
sogers all turn out an beat der drums
and shoot off der big canyuns. o,
Lawdv L specs Use nigh onter a hun
derd."
GLOW old are you Uncle Pompeyl"
sole huff, chile, bin here so long dun
er quit er countin'. Use oIer than any
railroad in der State, an 1 help sot dem
| tellergraf posses, an I was a gran daddy
! den O1er nufT ten yer, chile; SO ole
Gin'nl Sherman 'vised me ter stay al
home, time his raid from Vicksburg, et
/ couldn't walk no better dan I did, an
he sed he'd bring er carrige for me mex
time, but he 'spinted me an he amt come
yit-guess the Gen'nl will 'splain hiself
when we meet at Gabel's calm Heben."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-02-16

Sheep need a little grain in winter.
Warmth saves food in keeping live
stock.
The fodder-cutter is an economical
machine.
Roup in chickens is caused by expos
ure to dampness and draughts.
Watch for Q g of tent-caterpiIlar on
tree and cut off and burn them.
The farm tool room or repair shop
should be patronized at this season.
In feeding turnips do not give too
MANY. Skim milk for calves should be
fed warm and sweet.
Supply poultry with plenty of sharp
gravel when the ground is frozen hard.
They must have something to grind their
food.
Good food, pure water, not too cold,
and warm stables, are the three great
agents in milk production, says H0ard's
Dairyman.
P. II. Jacobs thinks that the v~entila-
ton hole in the top of the poultry house
roof kills more fowls in winter than any
other
Cold and lack of food may check the
growth of wool, and when it grows
again bad place in the fibre often marks
the point of stopping and beginning
again.
Don't throw feed of any kind in the
mud or in the dust. Have an elevated
flooring to feed hogs on and keep it
clean. The dust in hog pens is said to
be a prolific cause Of sickness.
F. D. Curtis SAYS that farmers "a
make cheaper and better pork by stint
ing hogs to half the amount of grain
they would eat, and then giving them all
the rutabaga leaves they will eat.
Shut up the cracks with tar paper or
other material. 1t will keep out the
frost and cold winds that are prevalent
at this season of the year. A general
cleaning up and repairing should be
done now before a change in the weather
arrives, and when it will not be so
pleasant to work about as it is now.
Peas have been found an exceedingly
effective food for producing milk. In
the feeding test Of a noted Jersey COW,
in which an average of seven pounds of
butter daily was given for a week, six
teen pounds of pea meal was fed per
day, with sixteen pounds of oat meal,
and t%wenty-four pounds of corn meal.
If the end of a fresh egg be applied to
the tongue, it feels cold; that of a stale
egg feels warm. This is due to the white
of the fresh egg being in contact with
the shell, and abstracting the heat from
the tongue more rapidly than does the
air bubble in the stale one. Fresh eggs
are most transparent in the centre, stale
ones at the end.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-02-16
Two Congressional DrOmi2s.

A Washington letter says: 1t was
hoped this season by some of the CORE
spondents in the gallery that chance
would separate the two Dromios of the
House. 1t was hoped that when their
numbers were called they would be
obliged to sit in entirely different parts
of the hail, so that q newspaper man, anx-
ious to discover one, would not mis-
take the other for him. The two Dro-
mics are Tom Bayne, of P%ittsburg, and
George Adams, of Illinois. Both have
full, reddish boards, are about the same
height and weight, slim, and dress alike.
Last session they sat side by side in the
middle section of the Republican wing.
Often when a correspondent in the gal
lery wished to see Mr.. Bayne he would
hurriedly glance down toward the seat
and see Mr.. Adams sitting there, and,
thinking he had captured his man, would
fly down to the door, send in for Mr..
Bayne, only to discover that he had
caught the wrong man in the House.
Not only were the correspondents fooled,
but others also. When you are close to
the men, of course, you can see the diff
ference, but in q hurried glance, that is
sometimes given from the gallery, or
passing look, it is hard to distinguish
them apart. Great was the disappoint-
ment, then, when the watchers in the
gallery discovered hat Mr.. Bayne's
number was drawn first, and he took his
old seat, or one very near it, and soon
after Mr.. Adams number was called and
he walked down and took the seat next
to Mr.. Bayne. So tho two Dromios sit
together again, and are likely to cause
rs much confusion this Congress as last.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-02-16
Drunk and In Luck.

The Portland Press tells this little real
life story: Benjamin F. Chadbourne,
of Biddeford, and General Mattocks,
of Portland, were sitting together in a
car on the Eastern road, bound for Bos-
ton, Saturday, and had their attention
attracted by a drunken man. Just be-
yond Greenland the latter left the car to
go into the one ahead, and the next in
slant he was seen to stagger and plunge
headlong from the platform. The train,
which was running forty miles an hour,
was stopped at Hampton, and went back
to pick up the man, who was found near
the place where he fell from the car, sit
ting bolt upright in the ditch beside the
track, leaning his head against his hand.
1t was thought he was badly hurt, and
the conductor of the train ordered his
removal to the baggage car, whereupon
the man opened his eyes and, bracing
up, calculated: "Guess not; l bought
er fus' class ticket to Boston, an don't
propose to travel in a baggage car"
Then he climbed into one of the passen-
ger cars and the train proceeded on its
NOV