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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-04-26

Miss Dolling. the lady in charge of
the nurses attending on the Emperor
of Germany, is an Irish woman of good
family, many of whose relatives are
we'll known in London. She formerly
lived on hcrion square, Dublin. w.sre
one of her brothers now resides, but
left that city and place in fashion
able life to learn nursing in England's
Capital She is an accomplished lin
gufst, refined and intellectual woman
and, above all, as her present charge
shows, an excellent nurse. She is in
good circumstances from a financial
Standpoint, but the entire family have
suffered a reduction in their incomes
because of their inability to collect rent
from their Irish tenants,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-04-26

Herr Won Bulow was conducting a
concert rehearsal the other day, and
some of the ladies got to whispering
about their dresses, dress-makers, etc.,
probably. Presently the maestro turn
ed upon them, held the offenders for
moment with his glittering eyeglass,
and thundered impressively- Ladies'
this is not a question of saving the
Capital, but of rehearsing" And there
was great calm.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-04-26

"Does cigaret smoking affect the
brain?n Can't say, Albert; there have
never been any experiments with that
combinatiops.--Hasoheyss
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-04-26

There are 172 known species of creat-
ures that are blind
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-04-26
!. T. SIDDALL.

Attorney at Law ONCE in Phenix Block.
Ravenna, Ohio 479
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-04-26
A. ". BEMAN.

A. W. BEM AN,
Attorney at Law. OFFICE, No, 26OS
Broadway t1sth Ward). Cleveland. Ohio. To
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

with, and made him high pillow; and as he
lay close to the furnace he could not have
been snugger had he had wife to tuck him
up in his own bed.
1 was very much excited; my former ter
rors had vanished, but my awe continued
great; for felt as il had wrought mir
acle, and / trembled as man would who
surveys some prodigy Of his own creation. 1t
was yet to be learned how long he had
been in this condition; but l was perfectly
sure he had formed one of the sehooner's peo-
pie; and as had guessed her to have been
here upward Of fifty years, the notion of that
man having lain torpid for half a century
held me under a perpetual spell of astonish-
ment; but there was no more horror in me
nor fright. He followed me about with his
eyes, but did not offer to speak; perhaps he
could not. | put lump of ice
into the kettle, and when the water
boiled made him a pint of steaming
brandy punch, which held to his lips in
pannikin, while supported his back with my
knee; he supped il slowly and painfully, but
with unmistakable relish, and fetched sigh
of contentmeirt as he lay back. But he would
need something more sustaining than brandy
and water; aud as | guessed his stomach,
after SO prodigious fast would be too weak
to support such solids as beef or pork or
bacon, | unused little, turning over in my
mind the contents Of the larder las l call it,,
all which time he eyed me with bewildeT-
ment growing in his face; and then thought
] could not do better than manufacture him
a broth Of oatmeal, wine, bruised biscuit and
a piece of tongue minced very small.
This did not take me long in doing-the
tongue being near the fun mace and soft
enough for the knife, and there was nothing
to melt but the wine When the broth was
ready | kleelel us before and fed linn. lie
ate greedily, and when the broth was gone
looked as il he would have been glad for
more.
'Now, sir SAYS |, ''slecp if you cam
with which he turned his head, and in few
minutes was sound asleep, breathing regu-
larly and deeply.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

little hatch. There was quantity OF
wearing apparel upon it, and should have
missed it but for catching sight Of some
three inches Of the dark line the cover made
in the deck. On clearing away the clothes |
perceived ring similar to that in the laza-
rette hatch! and IL rose to my first drag and
left me the hold yawning black below. l
p+ered down, and observed stout stanchion
traversed by iron pins for the hands and
feet The atmosphere was nasty and TO give
it time TO clear | went to the cook house and
warmed myself before the fire.
The fresh air blowing down the forecastle
hatch speedily sweetened the hold. lowered
the lantern and followed and found myself
on top of some rum or spirit casks, which on
my hitting them returned me n solid note.
There was fore peak forward in the bows,
and the casks went slowed to the bulkhead
of it, The top of this bulkhead was open four
feet from the upper deck, and on holding tho
lantern over and putting my head through
saw quantity of Goals IL the forepeak
went as low as the vessels floor then calcu-
lated there would not be less than fifteen
tons of coal in it, This was noble discovery
to fall upon, and it made me feel SO happy
that do not know that the assurance of my
being Immediately rescued from this island
could have given lighter pulse TO my heart
The candle yielded very small light, and
it was difficult to see above yard or SO
ahead or around. l turned my face aft, and
crawlcd over the casks and came 10 under
the main hatch, where lay coils Of hawser,
buckets, blocks and the like; but there was
no pinnace, though here she had been slowed,
As a sailor would have promptly seen. lit
tie way beyond, under the great cabin, was
the powder magazine, small bullihead0d
compartment with a little door, atop Of
which was small bulls eye lamp. l peered
warily enough you will suppose, into this
place. and made out twelve barrels of pow
der. | heartily wished them overheard; and
yet, after all, they were not very much more
dangerous than the wine and spirits in the
lslzarette and fUrehold.
The run remained to be explored the after
part, mean under the lazarette deck to the
rudder post-but had seen enough; crawling
about that black interior was cold, lonesome,
melancholy work, and it was rendered pc
culiarly arduous, by the obligation of caution
imposed, by my having to bear light amid
a freight mainly formed of explosives and
combustible matter. had found plenty of
coal and that sutiiced. So | returned by the
same road had entered, and sliding to the
bulkhead door to keep the cold of tho fore
castle out of the cook room, | stirred the fire
into blaze and sat down before it TO think.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

Mr. W. II. Morgan, merchant Lake
City, Fla, was taken with severe cold,
attended with - distressing cough and
running into consumption in its first
stages. He tried many so>called popular
cough remedies and steadily grew worse,
Was reduced in flesh, had difficulty in
breathing and was unable to sleep.
Finally tried Dr. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption and found immediate
relief, and after using about half dozen
bottles found himself we'll and has had
no return of the disease. No other rem.
edy can show So grand record OF cures
as Dr. Kings New Discovery for Cons
sumption; guaranteed to do just what is
claimed for il. Trial bottle free at HartZ
& Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay
Go, Iowa, tells the following remarkable
story, the truth of which is vouched for
by the residents of the town: Il am 70
years old, have been troubled with kid
ney complaint and lamcness for many
years; could not dress myself without
help. Now ] am free from all pnin and
soreness, and am able to do all my own
housework, l owe my thanks to Electric
Bitters for having renewed my youth, and
removed completely all disease and pain. u
Try a bottle, soc. and 81 at lIart2 &
Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

The average length or life is on the in
crease. The science of medicine has made
great progress; many diseases are now
controlled that were formerly thought in.
durable The greatest discovery is DR..
Blgelow's Cure, which cures consump>
hon 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,
oO cents and 81. of druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

Time tried and true IS DIR. Bigelow's
cure, which combines the good qualities
of all the best cough remedies. without
the defects of any of them. 1t cures
promptly and permanently coughs. colds,
Group, whopping cough, influenza, broni>
chius, hOarseness, incipient consumption,
and all throat and lung diseases, healing
the lungs. Safe and pleasant for childt
rem Price, so cents and ST., of drug
gists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

Atfiicts nearly every one in the spring
The system having become accustomed to
the bracing air of winter. is weakened by
the warm days of the changing season,
and readily yields to attacks of disease.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is just the medicine
needed. 1t tones and builds up every
part of the body, and also expells all i'm.
purities from the blood. Try it this
season.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QuIScY r. X. Co.
DIvI.IoS FREIGHT OFFICE,
Iar4 X

CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY r. X. Co., !
DYI.IoN FREIGHT OFFICE,
Rock ISLAND, March 5, l. 80. J
The c., B. & @. will, tomorrow, Tues
day, March. 81 receive all freight, cars
loads and less. destined to stations on the
line of the c., B. 81 O., Chicago. &
Iowa, Hannibal & St. Joseph. ST. Louis.
Keokuk g. Northwestern, Chicago, Bur-
lington & Kansas City, Burlington &
Western, Burlington & Northwestern,
Humeston & Shenandoah, Kansas City,
st. Joseph & Council Bluffs and Chicago,
Burlington & Northwestern railroads.
We expect to make reasonably prompt
delivery, though our time may not be to
good as formerly, and hope very soon to
be able to forward and promptly deliver
freight for all points on our own lines
and connections.
II. d. MACK, d. F, A.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07
BUCKLEN's ARNICA sALvE.

The nest salve in the world for cats
bruises sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
SORES, letter, chapped hands, chilblains
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. Ii
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price % cents per
box. For sale by Hartz & Bahnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07


Sooner or later that time will arrive
that place will wait for your coming, that
chain must bind you in helpless death,
that sleep must fall on your senses. But
thousands every year go ultimately to
their fate, and thousands more lsngthen
out their days by heedful. timely care.
For the failing strength, the weakening
organs. the wasting blood. DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery is a wonderful
restorative and prolonger of strength
and life. 1t purifies the blood and invig-
crates the system, thereby terrifying it
against disease. OF druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

Soft pongec silk is used great deal for
frocks and sashes for party wear by chil>
dren of all ages.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

7EE77TF 't707Stg tI'tV EFsU Vot77F
room
then went on deck, and easily enough, the
deck being slippery, got my first man to where
the huge fellow was that had sentineled the
vessel when first looked down upon her; but
when Viewed the slopes, broken into rocks,
which !, though unburdened, had found
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

Mrs j. z. Mott offers her residence
property, corner Fourth avenue and
Eleventh street, for sale at bargain.
Enquire on the premises.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

Prayer books bound in colors to cor
respond with the ecclesiastical season are
exhibited.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

NJ. M. CORBETT,
WILLIAM ii. WADE,

ATTORNEY AT LAW-Solicitor in Chancery
Hand Notary Public; Collections promptly at
tended to office in Col. nrtis' office, Second ayo
nue. and Eighteenth street, feb 13 dw6n
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

Mrs. Mackay will be in Newport next
summer and intends to entertain on an
elaborate scale.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07
ICE GU N D.
By w. CLARK RUSSELL,

Author If "TAe Ttrecls Of The GrosUenor,"
''.JucE S COurtShip,n ny Watch Be
lolU, THE Lady Mud Etc.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

ST. LUKE'S COTTAGE HOSPITAL,
I'm THIRD AVENUE, between Tenth and
UEeventh streets. feb 14-tf
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07

The admirals hat did not have long
run because it made the average woman
look like guy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07
INTELLIGENCE COLUMN

FOR SALE--A GOOD SECOND HAND
six horse power portable engine, also a second
hand boiler, cheap. Call at ARGUS office.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-07
lock island & PBORIb

Accommodation trains leave Rock Island at6:OC
p. m.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-12-08
FOUND ~ A CLEFT.
A Bteed and Ills Elder who Had Been
Hidden III re Tor Years.


Henry Martin, who loeiGos Up in tho Ii
rection of Antelope Basin, W. T, r~eccufiy
came across a chastity relic Of carly DAYS
which might wei 10. the foundation fer :
tale of frontier la.
He was out prospecting In q Wild and
broken part Of The country. where in The
midst Of an eleva el plateau 1t is not IN
common to SuddeEly fad oneself On The
brink Of q crevasse or c,eft in the rock, a
plunge down which world inevitably prove
fatal, says the Larnic Boone. an0e. 1t was
in examining one Of theae strange openines.
formed during soule tremendous convulsion
Of the earth ages ago, nat -. Martin saw
pinned bctweeu Tho ndanllniino walls far
below him the vhitened bones of u man and
horse. he made a clrcuItous journey
around the hill which brought him 10
where il was possible 10 cutter the narrow
gorge and by difficult climbing over ragged
powders TO roaea the skeletons. lie cat
tionsly picked lis way through for o dis
tance OF several hundred feet, and a
length reached ne object which had tx
cited his curiosity There was no doubt
from the POSITION cf ~ anaimal ard his
rider thai ibcv lar. plunged hcadlong tt
their death either wAIze beng pursued or In
some mad ride wslj,l lid not leave tlme e
check thonseN % Ga nc brink of the yaTn-
ing chasm.
The man must have bern fully six feet in
height, and between fifty aud sixty years
OF age. the latter sulposition being estab-
lished by the fact taat nc had during LIE
lost some OF lis teeth and the bone lGd
grown over the cavities nftcryvard
Tho skull showed - rather intelligent
forehead, The eh.s .tefea we're promlncn'
aud the general staps Il he head indicated
that tho boats N.lc 10 ri q Mexican.
This theory wa eoairsacd by the Farther
discovery Il q riea Mezle..n Sombrero, with
heavy gold trimianSs all in u good state OF
preservation.
Tho skeeton was found in a perpendicular
position. the head downward aud tightly
pinned betwrou tAe two walls Of rock. The
rider had fallen from his stood aud tho
bones Of the latter were similarly suspended,
but twenty feet further up.
In a little basin at the foot OF the gorge
was discovered o copper plato about six
inches square, md, strangcst OF oil, n plug
Of tobacco of apparently oncient manufact-
ure, but seemingly is perfect as when the
dead man had put it In his pocket to solace
him in his lonely ride across the bills.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-12-08
STATE AND COAST NEWT.

Judge Rising has taken the Carson
water suit under advisement.
Hav at st Clair's and Saltwater il
Churchill county, is selling at SIS nm
s. 80 per ton in the stack.
There are said tn be $50 tramps on
h" road between Mojave and Los An
geles.
Servant girls are in demand in
Reno. A dozen girls could get fine
positions. So says the Journal.
The Santa Fe railroad will hui d
soon a new bridge over the Colorado
river at a cost of $3.50 900.
The Mohawk canal in Yuma county
A. T.. irrigating $4,000 acres of citrus
and ~vinelands, was sold recently fer
5000, 600.
Two beavers were caught near Sa-
lem, Oregon, last week. They weigh
ed 10 pounds each and their pelts
were sold for ga.
A compound has been %discovere.i
that will sober a drunken mao in t.,
minutes. The question arises, will the
man who has spent a weeks wages tn
get drunk care to lose his load SO
s%uddenlyl
The licensed saloon keepers of Salt
Lake are trying to organize a union
in ordor to protect themselves from
the unlicensed liquor men and gam
blers who, 30 a prominent saloon man
says, are never molested by the po-
lice, while the licensed men are closely
watched.
Stevenson Brothers, sons of the
Governor, have a sagebrush ranch on
the east side of Washoe Lake. Two
years ago they set out "a annie trees
right in the dry lands. These have
done an we'll that they have set out a
thousand this Fall and will attend
right to them and try the "xperim"n'
on a large scale of raising apples
without artificial irrigation.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-12-08
SOME STRANGE BELIEFS.
Venerable and Extraordinary superstition
..g1lt Teeth.

Venerable AMI Extraordinary superstition.
..a1It Teeth.
The beck tx9a Of = horse, found b
chance, vii, 81 tho Irish, keep you s..
piled wit. s.soi0...
II yon wish y avoid the soothachc, sly
the Sons of Er'n, ncs-er shave on Sunday.
Teeth have often been worn as arnrleis.
Eharxs' teeth servo his purpose in SaIaoi1.
Il was formerly Thought that a wolf q
tooth, worn III 4 bag ebout The neck, would
chase fear away fn,.l the possessor.
In Nova Scotia, Gniia Some parts Of tho
United States. children are told that the
new tooth wll fe II A5ld one II the tongue
IL kept out CT the old cavity.
II a child tech cary, 1t Il thought, In
England, to predict more children. "Soon
teeth, soon toes y is The adags both In that
country and in Sweden.
An old work, pablighed IN 1893, tolls as
that TO lose Il tooth or TN eye Is also TO oee
ON friend or kinsrnan, or Il, ut least, at
tended by soCe ill-luck.
II a tooth comes first In the upper Jaw
1t Is, people uaea 70 say, I'm omen Of carly
death, as the chld can not survive so po-
tent q disaster.
n Sussex, England, a necklace OF beads.
made from peony root wns placed on the
child's neck TO assist the operation Of teeth
ing, and one Of amber beads was also
thought powerful.
It was said that first teeth must not
be thrown away when they fall out, for II
any animal got such q trophy, the next
tooth would be Ike that Of The animal find
ing the old onc
A splinter OF wood from a gibbet q
thought eIrs.lcsoEs in tho north OF England,
while in Deyoushire it was thought best to
bite n tooth from a skull in O graveyard and
carry it in the pocket as q charm TO cur
t~oothache.
One of the lrishnan's recipes for tooth.
ache bids you TO 90 to q grave, knecl
upon it, say three paters and three aves for
the soul of b dead, then chew q handful
Of grass taken from the grave, splitting it
out.
There was O tradition that from the time
Chosroes, the Persian, carried or a piece
Of the true cross from ~Constantinoplc tho
number Of teethn tho mouth Of mel were
reduced from thlrty-two TO twonty-thrce.
With an iron nal raise and cut the
gum about the tooth until it bleed, aad
that some of the biool spill upon tho nail
Then drive it into o wooden beam up 10 the
head. After this Ia done you never shall
have the toothache in all your hfe.'
A work published in 1903 prescribes the
following remedy for On aching tooth: The
patient was TO inhale Tho smoke from q yes
sci in which dried hsrb5 were mixed with
live Goals. He must thon breathe over c
cup holding water mixed with wax and
serum, when 1t was said that q worm, the
cause Of the trouble. would appcarin the cup
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-12-08

which Costs One Company over =
Million Dollars In = Year.

Million Dollars I n = Year.
To show how the discount ON silVe,
affects mining operations. the record
OF q single mining company for q
single year may be taken. The Gran.
lite Mountain Co. Of Montana received
from the sales of their silver, during
the past fiscal year, 94.4e cents per
ounce. The difference between the
average price for which they sold their
product and the price at which the
the Government sells il to the people
has been 34.6 cents per ounce, aud on
the 4.182,972 ounces produced and
shipped nv this one company, their
compulsory contribution to native and
foreign moDometaIlists has been Just
$1,lOO,O00 for the fiscal year. The
President of the company calls atfen-
tion tn this very forcibly in his annual
report. The free coinage of silver
would give silver producers 80 per
more than they now receive, and
which now goes to swell the Treasury
surplus. The Treasury of the United
pays silver at the market value
nf bullion, say at the rate of o5 cents
a pure ounce, at which rate 37iN
grains of silver is a standard dollar
costs the Treasury about 1871 cents,
which il will he seen that the
Treasury makes, say 26K cents on
very dollar coined, or a profit of over
SO per cent out of the people.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-12-08

The Carson Tribune suggests the
name of Hon. j. Poujsde, who has
been elected as Assemblyman from
Lincoln county, for the Speakership.
He a President pro tenn of the last
Sepate, and is one If the hest presid-
ing officers in the State. being thor
oughly posted in parliamentary usages
aud quick and ready in his decisions.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-12-08
nIawn Up NJ Grr.-r.

\ dispatch from Bismarck SAYS: II
Is reported that J4mss NJ DoDa.d. a
tourist from L1nlon. aud his guido,
were eigUlfei IN 3 gefser in the Ma.
iional YclIowstone Park last week.
Mcdonald Insisted on looking into
the crater. which is 800 feel wide and
throws ON = great quantity of milling
water The guide aent with him.
Jnt A. they were lonk ng into the
crater the qeyser broke forth with
awtnl force. drawing the two men
in;a Il and hurting them into the air
sraib. Both Mere terribly scalded
and my MT live. This is The second
accident That has occurred in the Ma
tional Park.