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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08
Notice 10 Shlppers.


CHICAGO BURLINGTON QUINCY X. r. Co,
DIVISION FREISHT OFFICE,
Rock ISLAND, March 5, l. 49,
The G., B & Q. 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, 81
Iowa, Hannibal & st. Joseph, st. Louis,
Keokuk & Northwestern, Chicago. Bur-
lngton g. Kansas City. Burlington &
Western, Burlington 81 Northwestern,
Humeston s. Shenandoah. Kansas City,
st. Joseph Il Council Bluffs and Chicago,
Burlington 81 Northwestern railroads.
We expect to make reasonably prompt
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.
III. d. MACK, ID. F. A.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

OTTAWA, Ont, March SIT appears by
the fishery treaty documents laid before par,
Lament Wednesday that the British plonipo-
tentiarirs proposed 10 the Americans To give
American fishermen all the privileges
of the Washington treaty if the Amer
lean government would agree TO greater
freedom of commercial intercourse with Cam
ada and Newfoundland The American plen-
ipotentarirs, however, declined to discuss the
matter on the ground that it would involve
tariff adjustments that could not be secured
by treaty under the circumstances, and that
such an arrangement could not he ac-
cepted under the American view of the rights
Of American fishermen
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08
BRIEELETS.

New goods arriving daily at McCabe's
Special prices on glassware at Loos'
ley's.
Wanted-A tailor to work by the week
at Hopes.
Call at Loosley's and see the odds
counter.
New dress goods way under price a
McCabe Bros.
Thos. E. Cole, of Illinois City, was in
the city today.
Napkins, towels and linens going fast
at McCabe's clean up prices.
The celebrated Langtry curling iron al
half price at the Fair" this week.
John Evans keeps all kinds of poultry,
suppIys, cattle and horse feed.
Only 20 cents for the Langtry self
acting curl ing iron at the Fair"
The supervisors have been devotng
themselves today to tine allowing of bills
Mr.. and Mrs Mark A. Lloyd enter,
tanned a pleasant progressive euchre
party last night.
Mrs. J. A. HanleY and sons, of t.Paul.
are visiting at the residence of Mr.. J Ii.
Yore, on First avenue.
Chas. Simmons, one of the success vi
farmers OF Rural. was among the callers
at the ARGUS office today.
W. D. Webster, Esq, the Cordova
lime dealer and merchant, was in the city
on business today. "Web" is fiourishing
like green bay tree.
City Attorney McEniry has received
from Clerk Taylor of the supreme court,
the abstract of the appellant in the Hues-
ing -abattoir case appealed to the supreme
court.
Mr.. J. j. johnson, the Omaha mer>
chant and formerly or CordovG, was in
the city last night, on his way to Chicago.
II is looking and doing well in his west
ern home.
Hereafter the fare on the late cars
through to Moline or Rock Island--run-
ming after the usual louisville be ten
cents This applies to cars waiting for en-
tertalnments, etc.
All wool Henrietta, 40 inches wide,
new shades, 43 cents a yard and double
width cashmeres II cents yard are
special bargains in McCabe Bros. dress
goods departm ent.
Mr.. William Edgington, of Edgington,
he A
He was born and raised in the town that
bears his name. and is one of the solid
citizens of the county.
Prof. G. X. Housed, teacher of music in
our public schools, is making prepara-
tions to hold concert at the rink Friday
evening. March 10 ! The singers will be
his pupils in the sci ,ols, who will NUNS
Der seven hundred. He is now training
the scholars for the ltertalnment.
Mr.. and Mrs. II E. Downer left
yesterday for San ionic. Texas, where
Mr.. Downer enters into rightsOf way SER
vice for the Kansas, Odessa, Fort Stock
ton & San Antonio company. His juris.
dlction comprises the division from San
Antonio north to Odessa, or the Pan
Handle, where the Southern Pacific
crosses, a distance of 500 miles. Mr..
Downer has qualifications for his new
work-he is a gentleman, educated and
genial, gets knowledge of values quick
ly, has the clear head and able brain
needed for his duties. He is talented
young man, anyway, with far more ver-
sstility than is usually given earth born
msrtals. Mr.. Downer will probably
abide permanently in Texss.-Davenport
Democrat Gazette.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08
Voting ON Railway schedule.

Dies MoGNEs, March S-The house reached a
vote Wednesday on one of the propositions OF
the railway freight bill The vote was on
the schedule Of rates, and it was adopted--Si
To l3-all the negative voters explaining why
they voted nay In tine senate the words
"undue aud unreasonable in the railway bill
were debated, The railway men want these
words retained and the shippers want them
eliminated. Jshn Brown, the son of "Os-
sawatomie' Brown, addressed the house dur
ing the day and was given n reception by
Capt Bual ut night.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

The Union con-. isins of some one
stealing its papers from subscribers along
Second avenue. No effort should be
spared to ferret out the offender, as man
who would steal the Union must be thief
by instinct, and too deprsved by nature to
receive consideration of any sort. We
trust the Union will be able to detect
him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08
Gone tothe Pow Wow.

Boss Wells, Saville Johnston and Col.
ii. Kohler, three republican graces, have
gone TO Springfield to attend the repnbli>
can pow Wow. The probabilities are
that Kohler will return full fledged gen.
hifalutin titles. These things come high
but they must be had.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

We desire to return our most sincere
thanks to all our friends and neighboIs
for their kindness and sympathy during
the illness and at the funeral of our dear
son. MIR, AND Mrs. DOYLE AND FAMILY.
UHi0H please copy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

On and after date the e, B & q will
be prepared to receive freight for all
points on the system.
II. d. MACK, Div. Fri Agt,
Rock Island, March g.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08
THE MARKETS.



CHICAGO, March z.
On the board OF trade to- day quotations were as
loIuWs' wheat u No. May, opened sOl1c,
closed Hh'sc; June, opened eD14r, closed SSs Sac
bid; july opened and closed Hpsc. Corn No.
May, opened 53t lsc closed d9Ns 3Ic; June,
opened '!''ai, closed a@'sc nominal; july, opened
S3hc' CLOSED os'4 'S', oatS-N" May opened
- closed slice june opened 3l1Sc, closed
5IIac' jay opened aud closed 3OLc asked
i"fk May opened Sld o2(e' closed SliD bid;
Jnhe' opened eItlo' closed SIio'Ie. Lard
May opened Sh'o' closed o'3e'
Live Stock.-The Union stock yards report the
opened steady at Yesterday 5 prices later easier
and prices Re- lower; light grades, S5OOd52 %;
rough packing, $5UOl55 ~; mixed lots, S. 100
5.35, heavy packing and shipping lots S. 2jGa
555 Cattle Market strour. ha,yas e. 1nz, : ~.
mil, SLIM D. ,,,s q, s51t, $1,000 80
O. -, a. Si,,, -, s'e eon'
.4G % = ~, ms w "shcii SfoOD
0'''' laibS' S0.4"4o"
Produce; Butter Fancy Elgin creamery, g76A
2Sc per D. fancy dairy 9sGi &c; packing stock
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

EoR SALE-A PHAETCN IN GOOD
l. order. Inquire at this office.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

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, 1888-03-08

| ,OST-A HEAVY GOLD BAND
Mosaic Bracelet; finder will be rewarded by
leaving at this office. set
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08
INTELLIGENCE COLUMN.

For RENT-FURNIsHED ROOMS
l. at 1917 Fourth avenue SGT
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-08

w PROMINENT CHI
w cago firm wants a frat class general cores
pondent. familiar with handling agents; also an
experienced factory superintendent. Address
ARGOS office. feb %
, 1888-04-03

Several years ago n man was run over
by the cars here and had to have one of
his legs amputatcd just below the thigh.
The amputated leg was buried in the
back yard, and, after he had recovered
from the an@sthetiC given him, he COM
planned that his leg panied him, as it felt
us though lying on its side, toeing in. He
kept complaining for several hours, till
some Of the family, without the knowl-
edge of the injured man, disinterred the
limb and found it MS he had said. They
thcn turned it up so that it lay n little in
clined in the other direction, or slightly
toeing out. Immediately he exclaimed:
'"lhat feels so much better" His wife
was in his room at the time, and, not
What it was that felt better, and he re-
piled: "Some one has changed my leg to
n comfortable position"
Another instance was where n boy
about IS ycars old had shot himself
through the right arm so badly that it
was taken off at the shoulder. When he
recovered his senses after the operation
he complained that three of his fingers
were bent over n if clasping a small egg
tightly, and that they had gone to sleep
in that position and were annoying him.
An examination revealed the fact that
when the arm was buried the three fingers
referred to had become bent under the
hand, and, upon their being Strengthened
out, the boy Immediately noticed it and
remarked upon it. In both instances the
patients We're unaware of the fact tina
their requests were being complied with.
Cor. Detroit Free Press.
, 1888-04-03

A very quick method of making n play
and a very satisfactory one to those who
adopt it, is to steal 1t. II a foreign play, trans
late it or get some one to translate 1t for you,
then change its title, clap your name to it
and call 1t your own. We could easily men
ton several well known dramatists who nave
done this all along. Few persons think the
less of them for it, and most managers don't
care what the history of a play is so that it
will draw. If you make $4,000 or Sl5 900
by the theft, and your conscience hurts you,
send the original author, if living, a check
for 500. That will make you feel better
and him feel worse. You will think that
you nave done a noble action, and he will
gnash his teeth at having had insult added
to injury.
II you wish to write n farce in three or
four acts, take two or three old English or
French fnrccs and alter them sufficiently to
throw them into one, This will require
thought and tact, but this is the way ''orig-
inaI' plays are sometimes made. Or you
may dramatize a book by cutting out tho
conversational old and clumsy method,
which has almost gone out of vogue. Or
you may extract the entire skeleton of soma
good novel published twenty years ago,
change all the names, d some new Incl.
dents, suppress others, retain all the strong
situations and give the ''happy ending, ~
which managers so much love, and then de-
clare that you never read, saw or heard of
the novel in question. Nobody will believe
you, especially your brother dramatists, but
that does not matter il the play is a success.
Nobody can prove that the similarity is not
a coincidence except yourself, and of course
you won't stand in o u own light.-New
York Herald.
, 1888-04-03

Like prize fighting in England, Indian
astrology has lately achieved a sort of
spurious renaissance, especially among
the educated classes. 1t was never quite
dead, of course, any more than palmistry
among ourselves, out it had fallen into a
moribund condition, and was relegated to
Jupiter and Saturn by the more enlight-
ened natives. Now, however, they have
taken up the ancient imposture as quite n
new thing, n their papers TEEN with
yarns relating the exact fulhlment of
astrological prophecies.
There are, nevertheless, n few skeptics
left in the law Of Ind, who obstinately
refuse to believe that the stars control the
careers of men, and from one of these
proceeds n suggestion which we hope to
see acted upon. 1t is that two distin-
guished astrologers should be appointed
to name the dates on which jhe 600 dele
gates to the Madras congress will shuttle
off their mortal coils, the whole prophecy
to be at once published and kept in hand
for reference. That would certainly settle
the question one way or the other, past all
controversy. But we doubt whether
distinguished astrologers' will take up
the challenge. Their wisdom generally
comes out inter the event; if by some
lucky chance n prediction is verified, there
is no end to their Boosting, but should the
contrary happen they very prudently keep
silence London Globe.
, 1888-04-03
Tho Druggists colored Jars.

While q reporter was talking with m
uptown druggist the other evening n little
fellow, clad in n blue suit, entered and
bought a postage stamp. After getting
the stamp he said:
"Say, mister, what 10 you put in them
big jars In the windowY''
"Colored water u replied the druggist,
smiling, N when the little fellow had
gone he added: 'Every now and then
some little child asks us about those
globes"
"Wel, l am curious myself. What is
the full recipel" said the reporter.
"Those used by the better class of drug
gists," replied the druggist, ''are, in re-
atty, composed of mixtures Of chemicals.
Some use bottles of colored glass filed
with water, but these do not reflect the
light from the gas jets as the chemicals
do. For red, the most common of all, we
mix iodine and iodide of potassium with
water. Some add alcohol to prevent
freezing. Blue is formed by a mixture of
sulphate of copper, commonly called blue
vitriol, and water of ammonia. Plain BIZ
chromate of potash in water forms the
yellow coloring, and green is made by a
mixture of the blue and yellow, or else
from nickel dissolved in nitric acid. A
pretty crimson color may be made
by combining alkanet root and oil
of turpentine, and lilac is the re-
suit of n mixture of crude oxide of cobalt
and nitric acid. Royal purple, one of the.
prettiest of the window %colors, is made by
dissolvihg logwood or cochineal in am
mOnia or %sulphate of indigo. Pin is
nitrate of cobalt and sesquicarbonate of
ammonia, and amber Is formed of one
part of dragons blood and four of oil of
v~itriol, filtered and mixed with water.
OF course, all sorts of combinations of
these colors may DC made, and other
shades produced, but those which 1 have
named are the principal ones in use. The
first thing n druggist does on starting in
business is to buy the chemicals needed
for his bottles. They are an important
item in the equipment of his store. y
New York Evening sun.
, 1888-04-03

a lady entered one of the prominent
drug stores of Munich, Bavaria, the other
day, desiring a cure for q cold. The
clerk, n man of long experience, reached
Il one of the chests for a popular rem
edy which had been widely purchased
during the severe weather of the past
month, and handed it to the woman, who
went on her way rejoicing. A few min
utes later he opened the chest again., and,
to his horror, found it filled with a poison
which had been placed there temporarily
owing to the lack of labels. The police
were Immediately notified, but failed to
find the lady in question.
Criers were then sent out who ran about
the city proclaiming the incident and tell
ing all who had purchased the popular
remedy to proceed to the station to have
it examined. Red placards were placed
upon the bill boards. Extras" We're
thrown about the city with sensational
headings-''A Life Endangered" "a
Case of Poison" and the like, until the
whole town was excitNe and the majority
of the inhabitants seemed hunting the
woman with the popular remedy" The
station was overcrowded with people and
invalids of all kinds who had come to
have their medicines examined. There
was moaning and gnashing of teeth, and
hysterical women declaring, despite ruddy
cheeks, that they were at the point of
death; others ready to take farewell to
their dear ones; in all, n scene like a mild
pandemonium, frightening the poor police
men out of their senses. But though the
firm paid over 1000 marks in advertising,
the investigation proved unavailing. The
unfortunate woman did not appear
New York Tribune.
, 1888-04-03

Business hours are from o to 5. In the
larger Establishments but little is done after
4 O'Clock, except in certain seasons. During
these seven or eight hours the work of TWEEN
ty-four is done. Every nerve, every muscle,
every power and faculty of body and mind
is taxed to the utmost to discharge the duty
of the day. Go into any of the large estab-
lishments of the city during business hours,
and you will be amazed at the ceasless rush
and push of clerks and customers.
1t is one unending drive.
Everything must be finished up to the clos
ing hour, SO hat the morrow may be begun
with a series of new and clear transactions
Merchants from other cities, coming into
these establishments to make purchases, find
themselves caught in this whirl of work, and
are carried along and made to decide ques-
lions and make purchases with n rapidity Ut
terly unknown to them in their own home.
We grind, grind at our treadmills all day,
and grind too hard. We bolt our meals in a
fourth of the time we should give to them
we rush back home at night as furiously as
we left in the morning, and our evenings arc
spent in an effort to keep up the excitement
of the day. We are living too fast, too hard.
We break down long before we should.
This haste, this furious pace at which we
are going, at business, at pleasure, at every.
thing, is the great curse of New York life
Joe Howard in New York Graphic.
, 1888-04-03

Some interesting particulars respecting
the German piano industry are given in
kuhlOw's German Trade Review. Ger
man instruments to the value of 1S, co.,
600 marks are yearly exported, the total
production being valued at from 30, O00,-
600 to 36, OOO, 600 marks, sum which rep
resents the price of about 20, 600 to 70, 900
pianos, etc. Thus, only one-half of Ger
many's manufacture remains in the
country. Even that, however, is a large
amount, and does credit to the musical
taste and education of the German people.
Although complaints are being generally
made that the piano trade has now reached
It's climax, and that even u decline is visi-
BILE, yet, according to the assurances of
various Berlin manufacturers, the in
dustry in Berlin has hardly suffered at
all from the unfavorable influences, and
the work people are all busily employed.
The construction of grand pianos Salon
flugeD has lately increased, the demand
for this kind being greater han formerly.
In Berlin there are about POO piano manu-
factories. OF these some turn out more
than 1, 500 instruments grand and cottage
pianos yearly, and employ from 300 to
400 operatives regularly. The work in
itself is very difficult. a number of fac
tors must combine in order to produce any
thing perfect. Great accuracy and care
are indispensable qualities. The insertion
of the sounding boards, the relation of
the piano to the strings, the final touches,
require vast technical knowledge.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
, 1888-04-03
The rrorngntIop q cholern.

An examination Of the ~aters of New York
harbor has been undertaken for the purpose
of determining its character, and how long
it would support life of the different micro
organisms, more especially that Of Asiatic
cholera Specimens were obtained at differ.
emit places, the first at the Narrows, the
second alongside tho steamship Britannia
dying in quarantine; the third at HofTmau's
island and the fourth at Swinburne island.
The results of the chemical and microscopic
tests were such that the investigator, AS
sistan. Surgeon J. J. Kinyoun, NJ. H e.,
says: after closely studying the currents
OF the upper bay, | am led to believe that, II
dejecta from cholera patients should be
thrown into the lower bay, cholera could gain
a foothold on the contiguous shores, where
every condition favorable to its development
and propagation sometimes exists. Chicago
News
, 1888-04-03
EoIsoN's FIRST MARRIAGE.
Forgetting His Bride at the Appointed
Hour-His Second Wife.

Hour-HisS Second Wife.
The first Mrs. Edison was an operator in
the Newark factory where Edison was MAX
ing the machines to fill his first order for the
stock indicator, which brought him into
notice and formed the basis of his fortune.
She was a tall, fine looking girl-one of a
dozen sitting at n bench winding magnets.
One day as Edison was walking down the
line, that girl spoke up and bade him good
morning without raising her eyes from her
work.
GOOD morning. said the inventor. "How
did you know it was In
"Oh, l can always tell when you're near, I"
was the reply.
See here" said the man of inventions,
'I've noticed you a good deal Of late. Sup
pose you and l get marriedF'
I'm ready
"When shall it bef'
"Three weeks from tonight
A righth and the inventor went on his
rounds while his intended bride merrily
wound away upon her bobbin of wire.
On the wedding day the first consignment
of stock indicators came back from the pur-
chaser, imperative. When Mr.. Bachelor,
who has always been Edison's right hand
man, went down to the shop after supper he
found the inventor there in his dirtiest shop
clothes tinkering away at the machines.
Dlul2 Nc remember InhJ IL was MS WeuuluR
night? No, he'd forgotten all about it.
Bachelor dragged the tagging groom to the
nearest clothing store, got him into a new
suit, then to a barber shop and finally put
him on a car and shipped him off to the
house of the bride. hen he went back to
the shop to work, supposing that was the
last of Edison for that night. In an hour or
two, however, Edison rushed in again, threw
his new coat down on a greasy lathe, hung
his waistcoat upon the gas pipe, kicked his
shoes under the bench, seized "A file and went
ut the defective stock indicator as If there
were no such thing as marriage and giving
in marriage, and there he stayed with his
faithful lieutenant till the morning sun
looked in on two weary toilers and an cleo
trical stock Indicator that worked like u
charm.
When wealth came 10 them, Mrs. Edison
No. betrayed a tendency TO brunch out in
the social world, but it had no effect on the
inventors habits. One of the largest enter
tainments Newark ever saw was given at
her house. All the leading men OF the Edi-
son works were there, but he wns nowhere to
be seen. His subordinatcs grew a little I'M
easy. A committee of them went over to his
laboratory about midnight and there was tho
inventor, tipped back in a rickety old chair,
in his shirt sleeves, his shoeless feet high up
IN the workbench, singing away into his
photograph at the top of his voice, happy as
u clam at high tide.
The present Mrs. Edison sticks to her hus-
band like a shadow. She is always at his
elbow in working hours, with book and pen
ell, taking down his ideas and experiments.
She is, in fact, a ~helpmate in every way
worthy of his abilities. -New York Tribune.
, 1888-04-03
A Canadian settlement.

The colonial method of dividing the
lots of land into long narrow ribbons is
still followed throughout the province.
The houses all stand along the roads as
beads on n string, with the church for n
cruciiX and uniting point. The settle
ment once formed, the next step is to
make it into n parish and endow it with n
church, the life and soul of thiss system of
civilization. The church is well named
the peoples palace, for quite independ-
emily of the deep religious comfort it
brings to them, it gives these peasants
their only sight of material beauty and
art, their only taste OF intellectual life.
The settlers soon wish to replace the rude
log chapel with something more imposing
and ornate, and possess the permanent
satisfaction of n resident priest.-C. II.
Farnham in Harper's Magazine.