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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26

New YORK, Dec. 26-Walter D Whiting
had broker Stephen Moriarity arrested Mon
day and held in 10000 bail in a suit for
ST.. 900 damages Whiting alleges that Mori-
arity sold so shares of Electrical Accumu-
lator company stock for him for 81, 900,
and, instead of paving over the money, told
Whiting be had lost it in speculation.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26

has the appearances
of being made I'M
der special instruc-
tions from Wash
ington, and which
may yet figure as
an important state
document. The
consul &c err a !
makes application
for permission for
the American fish,
ing vessel Flora
Dillawav, now in
port at Halifax, to
transship her cargo
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26

MONTREAL, Dec 26-Annis Jones, who
eloped from Utica, n. Y, recently with
Walter Smith, a dry goods c'erk, was ar
rested yesterday at hotel where she was
stopping, and sent home. Her lover was
left behind
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec 81 Fourteen
prisoners made their escape from the Ham
ilton county jail yesterday morning by cut
ting their way out of the third story of the
building The jail is regarded as one of the
most secure in the south, hut the men cut off six
one-inch iron rods with a saw, and making
| ropes out OF their blankets descended to the
| ground and escaped None has been re
|
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26

What is it makes George Edmunds 80
cool and placid, and how does he such
deep thinking2 1t is because he never al.
lows himself to be harassed with colds.
He takes DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, he
does.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26

BELGRADE. Dec. 26.-King Milan has sc-
cepted important radical amendments TO the
constitution, abolishiug capital punishment
for political offenses, excepting attempts on
the life Of the king or crown prince, de-
claring that ctizens may not be arrested
without "a judicial warrant, and that the
skuptschina must consent To the approval OF
commercial treaties.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26

ST. LOUIS, No, Dec. q The Missouri
Pacific railway officials have decided to
abolish tue secret service Of that road after
Jan /. This service is SPYING organizs-
ticn, designed to keep track of he employees
Of the road. The present management have
concluded that good pOncy does not warrant
she employment Of this detective system.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26

LAKE VILLAGE, n H, Dec 70 George
B Renou, aged -, his son Burial, aged Is,
and Ammon Neasey, aged u, were drowned
yesterday while skating on Round bay.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26

AUGUSTA Ca, Dec 26-Seven young
boys vera badly burned while firing a toy
cannon here yesterday. All had their
clothing burned of and their faces badly
Scared. One had the flesh torn from his
hands
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26

BROOKLYN, y Y, Dec. 26.-An eight
hour bicycle race between women for the
championship If America and $500, at the
Palace rink, Yesterday, was won by Mis-
Lottie Stanley, who made 80 miles, to IS by
Jennie Ncoi, a hy Annie Hardy, 81 by Lulu
Hart, and - hv Clara Baldwin.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26

New York, Dec IA silk trust for the
purpose of controlling the raw silk COM
merce is slid to I've in active operation in this
city. According to report the trust is COM
posed of English, French, Italian, and few
American bankers
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26
"A KING AMONG HOGS
HOME LIFE OF BARNES GREELEY
The GREAT EDITORS BROTHER.

A p.rs.,., ,,i,,,,ro ., c.,..,.
"appy
Win his figs and Chickcns-Likes
Neither Water Nor whisky-A Failure
at CITY life.
People driving out OF Cory, five miles over
the border into Warren county, come TO the
small village Of Columbus and there pass
large frame farm house. the doors and win
dows OF which ure always wide open in warm
weather
The floors are uncarpetod, and pigs chick
ems and ducks wander in and ont of the
building at win
The tenant himself, a tall man white.
haired and quaint in ann,arance who is
now nearly so wears OF a g may fraouentlv
on sunny afternoon be SEN stretched ont
on the floor dis bare feet sticking ont of the
front door with 4 newspaper covering his
face TO keep Off the flies IN a sound sleen of
rural comfort and uns,ph;stirated rest
This remarkable individual is Barnes
Greeley, the only brother Of the only Horace
Greeley who for slxtv-fve Years has lived
on this farm. and is tine last surviving
member OF his family
When Barnes Greeley is awake his many
eccentrcities, his unfailing good nature his
abundant hherality, as well us his inteili
gence and warmhearted frieudhneSs, which
are well known and appreciated for miles
around, make him a favorite with his neigh
bors. His friends-and by the way, he does
not seem to have an enemv-tell many kindly
anecdotes of this remarkable old man and
his many peculiarities
The farm on which he lives is large and
fertile one and would long ago have made a
thriftier man Independently rich, but MIR
Greeley seems to care TO make only a living
out of it and is happy and content in the
familiar company of his pigs and poultry, of
which he is very fond
THE EDITOR A rooR SPORTSMAN
Many years ago. when Horace Greeley and
Barnes were boys together on the farm
which WIS then IN n very wild district, and
years before CORY became the prosperous
place it now is, the former. who had gone 70
the east TO seek fine fa-,a md fortune he
achieved and was learning the printers
trade. world come or a vacation. and the
two would % Off fishing and hunting 70
gether The printers arpYentice then, ae
Cording to his brother. was as awkward in
th, forest as Barnes was in a n9rlor,
Horace never had an, lurl- with bis rod ar
his gun He never got q bite in the trout
brock a:li couldn't hi: the :. +, of n barn. not
to meisgpn n wild rabbit
Barnes. however, was = fine soortsmsn and
usually came home well provided with 0ans
or fish Frequently br,,,,.-ts- dow, On antIarn5
Fl,.1 or A foe
| Even In those dave Ttarac, v,es fpr n,
| ambition avid in t.eir lonely +rar,ns thro,,e-6
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26

CINCINNATI. Dec &c In 100 live birds
shooting match yesterday between Capt
Bogardus and Al Bande, of this city, the
score resulted: BAndle, 100; & gardus, ".
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26

W. J. Gshsgen, tax collector of the
city-township of Rock Island, has opened
an Office in the county iressurer's Office,
court house, and is ready to receive the
taxes OF 1888. row due.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26

NEW York, Dec. 20 William Weissman,
a butcher, who has been unable TO obtain
work for some time, shot hi nself last night,
and will die
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26
DOES IT MEAN RETALIATION

Alleged significant Application Made to
the Canadian Government.
New YORK, Dec. GA Herald special
from Ottawa says: The government received
an application Monday from United States
Consul General Phelan, at Halifax, which
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26

The delicious fragrance. refreshing
GOODNESS and soft beauty impaired to the
skin BY Pozzoni's Powder, eommends it
to all ladies.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26

Ulcers. old sores and wounds, cured by
Ponds Extract. Insist on having the
standard, reliable article, Ponds Ex>
tract.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26
Barth & Babcock, Dentists.

No, 1874 Second avenue. Special alien
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
| inserting teeth without plates.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-08
THE GREAT SPRING.
MEDICINE.

LIVERY needs spring tonic-a remedy
I1which will strengthen and invigorate the nerves,
tone up the action of all the organs, and thus by
creating healthy condition of the nerves, blood
stomach, kidneys and bowels, assist Nature in the
effort which she always makes at this season of the
year to cleanse purify and invigorate this system
The spring is the time above all others for the sick
to get WE'LL it is the time for ths comparatively
well to keep in good health by the use of judi
ciously selected spring medicine.
The greatest of all Spring medicines is Dr..
GREENEs NERvURA NERVE Tonic. This wonderful
remedy is recommended by physicians, druggists
and the people everywhere being the most mar
velIous in its effects of any known medicine If you
are nervous irritable, depressed and cannot sleer
nights, use this remedy by all means, and your
nerves will become strong and steady, and your
sleep calm, natural and refreshing. fyeu wake
tired mornings, with dull head, bad taste in the
mouth no appetite for breakfast and feel week Ian.
guild and exhausted, this remarkable remedy viii
clear your head, give you appetite and restore
your strength, vigor and energies. II you have
dyspepsia indigestion, biiiousness, constipation,
kidney complaint, pain and weakness in the back
this remedy will give you sure relief and cure 1t
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nervous headache heart disease palpitation,
paralysis. numbness, trembling and all nervous
diseases.
Use this remedy and you will never regret it. II
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a safe sure and positive Do not be persuaded
To ke ANYTHING else for this remedy has no equal
Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-08
MlLLIONAIRE RITNERs.
men who Have Made Great Fortunes
and HOW They Got Thatr start

Men who Have Made Great Fortunes.
and HOW They Got Their start.
lFrom the st. Louis Globs-Democrat.1
The mining boom that is steadily growing
in proportions throughout number of the
leading cities of the country seems in a fair
way to capture Kansas City. A mining ex-
change was established two months ago, and
addresses are delivered at regular intervals
before members of the Exchange and their
friends, while the newspapers have entered
the field in response to the popular demand
for information on the subject of mines and
| mining. Beginning with the 1st of March,
daily quotations will be exhibited at the Ex-
change upon all mining property in which
Kansas City is interested. Fully dozen
| mining properties in different parts of the
West are controlled by local capitalists. A
large return in the shape of dividends has
kept the interest at lively heat, and speoula-
tors and capitalists of this city propose to enter
| the field and grasp at some of the enormous
| riches that fow from the mineral resources
of the West. The increased interest in min
ing may, perhaps, be partly explained by the
| fact that the speculative fraternity cannot see
| the profits in real estate that the past three
| years have exhibited, and have turned theil
| attention to mining.
| Old miners say that every ten years sincs
'49 the country has gone wild over the dis
cevery of rich deposits in the West. An ex
| animation of the history of the industry il
Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-08
VOL. LVI.
9rp 6nuds.
Howe & StGtSOl
BARGAINS JUST OPENED,

One case SILK VELVETS
in plain colors at 58c per yard.
Colors are all hrst-class. Same
quality of Velvets we have
never sold for less than 75c.
Just received. Another lot
of Silk Pushes in all colors at
6oc per yard.
Immense Bargains in Black
Rhadames, just purchased at a
great reduction from the cost to
manufacture. We shall sell
them at the following prices: s.
Quality No. I at SOC; former
price $I.Io.
Quality No. 2 at ST; former
price $I.25.
Quality No. 3 at $1.1o; for
mer price $I.35.
Quality No. a at $I.25; for
mer price $1.5o.
Quality No. S at $1.35; for
LIC1 P4ICC PI./O.
One case co. K.) Gents I'm
laundried Shirts at 39c each.
These shirts are made for us
from excellent cotton, fronts
are warranted pure linen, rein
forced back and front, felled
seams, etc. We know there are
lots of shirts sold for soc not as
good as our 0. KS at 3oc. Try
one.
We have a surplus lot of 11-4
and 1874 White Blankets that
we shall sell at $3.50 per pair
for purpose of clearing up the
department. See assortment in
our window.
1000 yards Blue and Red
Check Glass Linen at 6Ac per
yard.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-08
Thursday, March 8, 1855.


The committee of the New York legislature
who have been examining trusts may know
as much about them as anybody not a mem
Der of trust, and therefore its report con-
cerning them Is interesting.
The promoters of the trusts have all been
busily and plausibly arguing that their COM
binations do not necessarily have the effect
of raising the price of the manufactured
article to the consumer, nor of lowering the
price of the raw product to the producer, bat
that the high prize paid to the producer and
the low price charged to the consumer de-
pend to great extent upon the plant con-
trolled by the manufacturer and upon the
capital at his command, and that the larger
the capital and the more extended the field
of its industrial operations the higher will be
the price paid to the producer of the raw
material and the lower the price charged the
consumer of the refined product. The COM
nittee does not think that these theories are
supported by facts. As applied to the Sugar
trust, it appears that the price of sugar has
largely advanced since the trusts formation,
and 40 satisfactory explanation was given of
the cause of such advance, aside from the
combination complained of of S5 per cent. of
the sugar refiners of the Atlantic coast to put
up the prices. AS applied to the Cottonseed
Oil trust it appears that eottonseed oil had
advanced, and might at any time be further
advanced in price by the will of the trust,
which, in effect, holds control of almost the
entire industry of the country. And in the
case of the Standard Oil trust the committee
thinks that the diminution in price to the
consumer is not due to the influence of the
Standard Oil company or trust, but is at
tributaDle to causes wholly independent OF
it, to wit, the constantly widening field of oil
production and the ever-increasing volume OF
crude oil put upon the market.
Those who have been afraid that the trusts
would rain this great, glorious and still COM
paratively. free country will be oheered by
the fact that the committee does not seem to
be at all afraid of the terrors. 1t confidently
says: A wise people will always find a remedy
consistent with it's own prosperity for every
great vice of the State. And in this case
capital should be subjected to the rule OF
which it has always claimed to be the strong
est advocate, that no combination or con-
splracy should oe teleIated IN tne state
which would interfere directly or indirectly
with the exercise of the boldest competition
in every industry and calling. Your com
mittee will at an early day report bill
which will, if it becomes a law, modify, if il
does not prevent, the greater evils complain
ed of.
The trusts will have to be somewhat trust
worthy if they want to continue in business
Some effective way to restrain them will
doubtless soon be found.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-08
REVENUE.

''I see by the papers that they call coupon
scissors revenue cutters now"
''Yes9 Clipper-built, suppose Life.
Fond wife-'sThe Smiths must be awfully
poor; they never give anything to charities"
He-'Well, but We don't either" Fond
wife-"Oh, but it isn't because we haven't
got plenty."-'Judy.
Driver of street car-Why are you carry
ing that heavy basket! Just set it down on
the platform.
Mr.. O'Houlihan-Sure, de car is full.
Haven't de poor nags enough to pull alreadya
Judge.
Jones (reading)-I see two hamlets have
been destroyed by an avalanche in Switzer-
land.
SMITH don't know that am SO very sorry.
There are altogether too many of them on the
stage.-New York Tribune.
''There is something about you, Mr.. Sec
ondshelf, which tells me that you must have
had heart history" and she gazed upon
him with intense, soulful eyes.
'No, m'm," he said; 81 amt just right
there, but it's only cigarettes. Puck.
''When I grow up will be man, won't
I!'' asked little Texas boy of his mother.
eyes, my son; if you want to be man, you
must be industrious at school and learn how
to behave yourself" 'sWhy, ma, do lazy
boys turn out to be women when they grow
up?'-Texas Siftings.
A Camden burglar was captured by an
alarm clock which he had seized going off as
he was about to leave the house. An alarm
clock can always be depended upon to go off
at the wrong time, though this time it for
tunately went off at the right time, notwith-
standing it was the wrong time.-Norristown
Herald.
X was paying attentions to rich widow.
madame, he said, as he offered her a
bouquet, fyou grow more and more beauti-
full every day"
''You exaggerate, my dear sir" exclaimed
the lady, very much hattered.
"Well, then, let US say-every other day"
Judge.
Don't laugh at the little boy when he
makes an awkward blunder before room
full of company. He may see you going
down the street next day and paste you be-
hind the ear with muddy SNOWFALL, just to
remind you that although he may be awk-
ward in the parlor, he is 1.-the and active out
of fdoors.-Somerville Journal.
Mary-George, if 1 die, promise me one
| thing?
George-What is it, Mary?
Mary-That you will marry Emma Will
kins?
George-Why, I thought yeu hated her,
Marya
Mary-I do. George I want to get even
with her.-Life.
FtWe wish, says a Colorado editor, "to
retract our statement made last week, that
our esteemed fellow citizen, the Hon. Mr..
PIumley, never was known to keep his prom
| Use. After reading the item in question Mr..
| Plumley happened to remember that during
| the heat of the recent political contest he
promised to kick us out of the fair grounds,
and he Immediately came up to the Office and
executed his promise. In fact, he has not
| only kicked all out there, but kept it
| up most of the way back; and if he had not
run out of breath, we think he would have
been kicking US yet. Mr.. Plumley is gen
tleman of his word, cultured and polished,
and can talk like an Asiatic elephant. Chi
cago Tribune.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-08
Written for the JOURNAL AND COURIER. ]
Bricks In New Haven.

Bricks and the nen sing
Who to our city bring
Bricks for the pavement ring,
Bricks for our suffering.
sing it DER and DER,
Bricks on our eorns are sore,
Brick walks all winter wore,
A nuisance evermore!
Witness their leaky cracks,
Their pores and -crevices.
What is there worth the tax
OF all their services?
The clouds will micturate,
Jack Frost will congelate,
Baked clay will erepitate;
Then digs, and cuts. and siding gashes
Why have it SO? o, tribute payers!
Do clay beds do it, or bricklayers:
Must good felix's here believe in Doodle,
If down to York they think it fun,
Must we fall in, sing Yankee Doodle.
And so ge marching on?
On, what on earth patient as is
A great whole city full of asses:
Yet all our own (hcW sad the case is),
Our own dear human dust and ashes.
POSTSCRIPT.
But when we reach that dusky level
For every soul another place Is,
To every case a fitting place.
And it's his own, free from all evil,
Or tits his own and with the devil.
Good is this truth of ancient date,
And let us know ID ere too late,
AS reasonable, and sure as fate.
Hear it, light Mitted men of mirth
Hear ye, Of high or lowly birth.
1t is more than all our money is worth
To tell the true meaning of life on earth.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-08

The fire losses in February reach the enor-
nous aggregate of $11 ,213, 500, over s., ,00o,
900 above the average February loss for thir-
teen years. There were twenty.one fires of
over 500, 900 loss each. Fire insurance is
not very cheerful business nowadays.
Railroad men in California estimate that
up to January 10000 California excursion
tickets were sold in 1887, representing s4,-
900, 900 profit to the transcontinental roads
alone. This does not include the frst-class
and second-class, or emigrant, single trip
tickets that have been largely sold, which are
estimated as increasing the number of tickets
to 100, 200 for the year.
Representative Thomas of Illinois is a man
with sound ideas of propriety. He has intro
dueed bill making it misdemeanor for any
person to publish the likeness of any woman
of this country for advertising purposes with
out her written consent. The practice of en-
bellishing signboards, cigarette packages,
handkerchief boxes and barrooms with al
legged portraits of famous American beauties
has gone too far.
The wealthiest Knights of Pythias lodge in
Oakland, California. Its membership is over
three hundred and the aggregate wealth runs
high in the millions. It's treasury represents
between So, 500, 900 and So, ,Oe0, 600. All fur
niture used in the lodge is covered with mo-
rocco. One of the aged members recently
died, bequeathing the lodge 100000, and
his widow, who did not long survive him,
,r;JIad tba Iodoa ef00 000
The times have changed in England.
Poaching was formerly heinous ofense
there and severely punished, but in dealing
| with offenders English justice is now tenn
pered with mercy. Justice Denman Of the
High Court of Justice ruled in the case of
poacher who had severely wounded game
keeper that the keeper had no right to arrest
and hunt poachers as he would wild beasts.
He said that poaching was only misde-
meanor. The jury acquitted the poacher on
| the ground of defence.
/ Facts are sometimes worth attention. Car
| roll D. Wright, chief of the United States
bureau OF labor statistics, says that railroad
president and several conservative business
men recently gave it as their deliberate opin-
ion that three thousand men were out of en-
ployment in Lawrence, Massachusetts,, city
of thirty thousand inhabitants. Careful
search by the board of labor could find only
three hundred men who wanted work. He
also calls attention to the fact that the State
board of charities of Massachusetts, officially
announced that there were 2,0o0 tramps in
the State. An accurate census discovered
only 100.
DIR. James g. dyndman, the throat special
ist of the Ohio Medical college, tells how the
only Catholic priest in America who wears 6
Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-08
q Skin Without Blen1isa1

have suffered all my life with skin disease Of
different kinds, and hav never found permanent
relief until by The advice of a lady friend used
your valuable Cuticura Remedies gave them a
Thorough trial. using six bottles Of the Cuticura Re-
solvent two boxes of Cutcura, and seven cakes of
Cuticura Soap, and the result was just what had
been told it would be-a complete
BELLE WADE Richmond, Va.
Reference, G. W. Latimer, Druggist, Richmond, Va
Have just used your Cuticura Remedies on one
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