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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-08-25

In the sixth annual report of the di-
rector of the United States Geological
survey Professor Shaler estimates that
the improbable marshes of our entire
Eastern coast amount to at least 3, 600,
900 acres. Fully 200, 600 acres of salt
marsh land, are situated between Port
land, Me-, and New York, all of which
are capable of being reclaimed from the
sea by dikcs and brought uader cult
walton profitable enough to make them
yield profit on valuation of $500 per
acre, while the cost of reclaiming them
ought rot to exceed one fifth of that
sum. These lands are unsurpassed in
fertility as garden soils, and are practi-
'cally inexhaustiblc.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-08-25
Turkish Invitations.

The Oriental imagery. so plentiful in
all the written communications OF the
eastern peoples, has been carried ly the
Turks to the points where its literary
paroxysms become very absurd. One
Effendi, or dignitary. writing to an
other, speaks of himself as THY SER
want" thy miserable valet" thy
slav,," and so on, while ali his refer
ences to the persons addressed are to
thy highness," 'thy gracious lord
shir," thy most exalted personality"
and the like. The Turk, in addressing
his equals or superiors, never uses the
plain words ''you' or "me." Instead
Of II saw you the othe. day at the
mosque" he says, Il observed at the
mos que the dust Of your cxcellency's
feet" There is a Turkish proverb
which declares the word me to be al
ways and everywhere hateful.
Hero are two genuine Turkish invi-
ta;Iols TO festivals:
Noble and veneratcd friend Tonight
when the silver barque of the moon,
now fourteen days old, floats out upon
the sky's azure cxpanse. bestowing
upon all the world romance and ten
derness, we shall be assem- bled at the
village of Rumili Hissar, in the place
called Hozreti Mollah, spot full OF
delights; and all the night, even to the
rising of the sun, We shall taste tho
pleasures of the feast. We shall not
admit delay so great as the thickness
of hair. May the fleetness of sails
and the strength of rowers bring thee,
thou source of JOY, to all thy friends"
Most gracious master and most ven
Grated lord: This evening, if it please
Allah, when the great king of the army
of stars, the sun OF all the worlds, shall,
setting forth toward the realm OF the
shadows, thrust his foot into the sti.rup
of velocity, thou art besought to illuml-
nate US with the bright rays of thy
countenauce, which, indeed, rivals the
suns. Thy arrival, like that of the
zephyr of the spria g-time. will, for US,
dissipate the sombre night of solitude
and isolation"
And this ponderous composition is
only an invitation to ''come and dine al
sikh Youths Companion.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-08-25

The question of the proper location of
the credit of organizing the Republican
party, recently raised by the death of
Deacon White in Pennsylvania, in
whose behalf the distinction was
clsimed, is settled otherwise by T. C..
Moore, prominent citizen OF Illinois,
who, in letter printed in the Chicago
Times, gives some important facts rel.
,tive to the birth of the Republican
barty. Mr.. Moore furnishes names and
dates showing beyond question, APP
sarently, that the name Republican as a
party title was first adopted September
10, 1854, in a Congressional district
convention of Anti. Slsvery Democrats,
Free Soiers and Abolitionists, held q,
Aurora, Kane county, Ill
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-08-25


Thirty millioa tons Of coal and 6, oOO,-
900, tons of coke wcrs mined in
Pennsylvania last year. The coal mines
of this country furnish employment for
273,OOO persons. In Pennsylvania
anthracite fields 10, 900 persons arc
employed, and SO, 600 in the bituminous
beds. In Illinois 26. 900 parsons are at
work in the mines, 1000 in Ohio, 900
in Indiana and 6OOO in Maryland. TIL,
imports of bituminous coal have in
creased from 653, 900 tons in 1881 to
906, Csc in 1887, and the exports from
191, O3S tons in 1881 to CAB. 563 tons in
1887. The imports are mainly received
on the Pacific coast.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-08-25

There are in America over 4, 600, 600
farms, largo and small. They cover
nearly 10000, 900 acres of improved
land, and their tot al value is something
like $40, 600, 200, 900. These figures are
not of course, very comprehensive. They
simply convey the idea of vastness of
area and equal vastness Of Importance.
The estimated value of the yearly pro-
ducts of these farms is between So, 000,-
600, 900 and So, 900, 0OO,O
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-08-25

We have often suggested, asserts tho
American Cultivator, that an important
work for the horticultural was to dis
cover friendly insects, or those which
would assist in killing the pests of the
orchard. California fruit growers have
recently imported some Australian para
sites warranted to kill fruit pests.
These little bugs feed oa insect pests
and rapidly destroy them. Congress
will be asked to sanction the importa-
ti0n Of these parasites, in order to cigar
California orchards Of various insect
pests that are iacrea'iag every year.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-08-25

"Some of our scientists, who exanin,
foods with the microscop, only, pro-
nounce oleomargarine. uader that test.
a wholesome food. They do not stop
TO consider" says the Cultivator, ''that
when made from clean beef or pork fat
oleomargarine is rendered at tcmpera-
ture not exceeding 100 degrees. This
is practically raw animal fat, aad how
few stomachs ther, are which can d.
gest raw suet or pork fat When We
cat tallow and lard in tn, ordinary d.
etary they are cooked, bu: oleonarga-
line is not cooked" j. X. Brown,
Dairy Commissioner of New York,
makes the following statement in this
connection: 1--WE have made expert
mcnts in the department of the New
York State dairy commission in which
we show that oleomargarine will not
dissolve and liqucfy il any human
stomach in its usual and ordinary tenn.
pcrature. 1t is indigcstiblc aud no ar
, tic'a that is indigestible is wholesome.
No microscopic can, with microscope
or with the naked eye, discover indi.
gestibility. The manufacturers Of oaeo-
margarine have never attempted to an
swer the above argument against their
bogus compound"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-08-25

Absinthe was introduced into western
civilization by French soldiers after
their return homo from the Algerian
war in 1874. 1t is product of North
Africa and the soldiers mixed it with
their wine as q febrifuge. Its manu-
facture is now ono of the largest liquor
trades in Europs. 1t is chiefly made at
Neufchatel, in Switzerland, where
1000, 900 gallons are produced annu-
ally.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-08-25
familiar hill to Deacon Avery's stun..

| familiar Dill 10 Deacon AVerys stpnA
house.
mercy herself came to the door, cal,
and self possessed, as if nothing had
happened, and showed him into the sit.
ting room. There was a steady light !,
her gray eyes, though that made H.,.
mon tremble. and, without beatin,
about the bush bit, he came right IA
the point, and asked if all might be for.
given AID forgotten, and they become
as good frieads as before. He worked
himself into passion, cried and took
on like child, they said.
"But, law it didn't move her An
atom. She had the genuine old Averv
grit, if she was mild-mannered, and SD.
told him that, as long as the church had
put him ont, she, of course, couldn't
take him back.
ale pleaded and entreatcd until 10
o'clock at night, late hour in them
days. but it didn't make a might Of
difference. She wouldn't overlook what
the church had considered a gros.
breach of faith. He went out crushed
man, and from that time his spirit
seemed to leave him utterly"
And what about Virginia Walker 1
interrupted, uncoasciously cutting nv
fnger in my eager interest
.'Oh, after the girl had done all the
mischief possible, public opinion to-
ward her changed 'mszin' quick, and
she left town in few days, and was
never heard from in these parts again."
"Aud Harmon Page; what became Of
him"
lie never got over the shock. He
became silent and melancholy, and
finally had to be taken to the Retreat
He grew worse, and the sight of hand
some woman with red cheeks and black
curls would always throw him into his
most violent tantrums. He died in the
asylum at last"
"Now, think that was real mean,"
said !, wrathfully winding cotton around
my bleeding thumb. 'If Mercy Avery
hadn't turned him off his life might not
have ended SO sadly. think she ought.
to have taken him back"
''Ah, ha" said Grandpa West qulzzi-
ca.ly; edo you mean that?'
Certainly" said 1 with dignity,
why shouldn't r.
"Oh, nothing" he replied; "only il
she had, Harmon Page would have been
your grandfather instead of me-"
My grandfather-why. then" said I
il some confusion, "Mercy Avery must
be-"
Mercy West, your grandmother"
said grandpa chucking me under the
chin. Confess now that .alI's we'll that
ends WE'LL"
81 suppose So" said I reluctantly"
New England Magazine.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-08-25

Religion, Pessimism is carried to an
extreme IN Russia. In that country
there are sccts that teach suicide. Re-
Gently eighty-four persons met In a
cavern filled with straw. They fred
the straw and those who were not
bur.sd to death killed each other with
hatchets. One faint-hearted fellow
escaped.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-08-25

The grave of General William Henry
Harrison, ninth president of the United
States, is on beautiful natural mound
near his old residence at North Bend on
the banks of the Ohio, fifteen miles be-
low Cincinnati. No monument marks
the spot, and the grave for years has
remained neglected.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-08-25

The London Times seems to shar e
Queen Victoria's admiration for the
Battenbergs. Of Prince Alexander it
says: ''IIe is one of the most brave,
most gentle, most va!orous, AID most
handsome of living princes. In all the
idyls of poetry there has not indeed
been n more perfect hero than Prince
Alexander. The whole story of his cam
paign against the Servians sounds like
an epic. He started with an inferior
force. By his pluck, his energy, and
his extraordinary talent as strntegist,
he turned all the odds that were against
him, and came out victorious from a
campaign in which everybody prophe-
sled his failure"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-08-25
Qbe n)feklp Alesser,ser
Published Weekly
AT
st M artinsviIle, L a.
BY
EASTIN q BIENvENU.
EASTIN 4 BIENvENU.

There is said to be only one survivor
Of once powerful Indian tribe in Cali
fornia. When he dies the language
spoken by the tribe will become extinct.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16
The L0cusIa.

During the last two days immense
numbers Of locusts have made their ap-
pearance 10 counties north of Rock ISL
and They are popularity called the sew
enteen year locsuts, but this is evidently
misnomer. They last appeared in the
year 1869. when they came in Incredible
quantities and invaded every tree and
bush that had leaves. This was nineteen
years ago. Locusts have at times ap,
peared since, but they were not of The
same variety and no more resembled these
fellows than the ordinary grasshopper
that we have every year, resembling the
all devouring hosts of the same, which in
time past have ravaged the fields in
the western states. These locusts cons
fine the nselves entirely to the trees,
which they strip entirely OF leaves Their
presence is made known by continuous
buzzing sound heard all day long. They
apparently come from the ground as a
grub. and after stripping themselves of
their skin, cling to the first support they
get and in short time they fly away.
Except their devastation of the leaves of
the trees, no serious result may be looked
for, as they do not attack grain or vege>
tables
The ARGUS has heretofore noted the
prediction that this was to be the year for
locusts,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16
FraternaI Praise.

The Rock Island ARGUS, under the able
management of Mr.. John w. Potter. is
fast becoming one of the ablest and best
evening papers in the great Mississippi
valley. AS an evidence of its financial
success, the paper has been removed to
its own handsome building on Second
avenue, where all the latest appliances
necessary to first class printing office
have been placed for its use. New
presses. type and electric power have
been added and the Rock Island people
have good reason to believe that they
have the best equipped newspaper office
in this part of the state. We congratu-
late the ARGUS on its enterprise and hope
its venture may prove of great benefit, not
only to it's management, but to the good
people of Rock Island and surrounding
country. -Geneseo ReDu6tic.
The Rock Island ARGUS has got into
its own building. whereupon it prints a
history of itself, from its birth in 1854
till the present day. Bro Potter is max
ing the ARGUS pay. May success succeed
success. in long succession. -Geneseo
Nelps
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16
LOCAL NOTICES.

BIrkenfeld's for ice cream.
For fine box of French candy go to
Krell & Maths.
Milk shake delicious and refreshing
Krell & Maths.
John Evans keeps grass seed, millet
seed and all kinds of feed.
New cocoanuts just received at krell
& Maths. All guaranteed to be good.
The best ice cream and the finest fitted
parlors in the tri~ctties at Birkenfeld's.
John Evans keeps grass seed, millet
seed, baled hay, straw and chicken feed
Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. of
Boston. Mass. organized 1872. Assets
nearly 81 100000 L. w. Hurst, agent,
Office over Rock Island National Bank.
Barth & Babcock, Dentists.
No, 1874 Second avenue. Special atten.
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates.
Ladies out shopping will do well by
stopping IN at Krel & Maths finely fitted
parlors and become refreshed by eating
dish of their delicious ice cream or
drinking a glass of their famous new
drink--milk shake.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16
Vindicnted the Prisoner.

Mr.. Charles Fiebig, the locksmith, has
returned from Albany. where he went to
give expert testimony in peculiar case.
Edward Schneider. of that place, is a
ieweler, and in his safe Jas. kerns, a
grain buyer. deposited $1,000 for safe
keeping. Recently the combination to
the safe was picked and the safe opened
and the money and twelve watches taken.
Kerns had Schneider arrested, believing
that he was the only man who knew the
combination. The object of Fiebig's
testimony was to show that q skilled
burglar might pick and open the combi-
nation without mutiatng it or showing
any violence to the safe. And Fiebig's
testimony cleared Schneider. Fiebig is a
useful man in more ways than one.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16

are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teethf If SO,
send at once and get bottle of Mrs,
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. Its value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm,
mediately. Depend upon it mothers.
there is no mistake about it, 1t cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom-
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
TEN. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one of
the oldest and best female nurses and phye
sicians in the United States, and is for
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price % cents per bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16
$500 Reward.

We will pay the above reward for any
case of liver complaint. dyspepsia, sick
headache, indigestion. constipation or
costiveness we cannot cure with Vests
Vegetable Liver Pills, when the directions
are strictly complied with. They are
purely vegetable. and never fail to give
satisfaction. Large boxes containing 80
sugar coated pills, 25c. For sale by all
druggists. Beware of counterfeits and
limitations. The genuine manufactured
only by John G. West s. Co. S82 W.
Madison ST.. Chicago, Ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16
County building.
TRANSFERS..

13--Joseph Mock to Henry Mock, e!
81 WI net, II, 19, lie, 500.
Chippiannock Cemetery association to
John Kleyla lot 352, block "a, Chippian-
mock cemetery, $2S. 10.
Geo. B. Wittick. ct al, and Gust
Stromer ct al, to Henry Conrad, lot 3,
block 9, Wittick's addition, East Rock
Island, $400.
Geo. B. Wittick, ct al. and Gust
Stromer. ct al. to Frank G. Shell berg, lot
8. block 2. Wittick's addition, East Rock
Island, $500.
T. j. Robinson and Sweeney & Jack.
son to Frederick L. Eng. lot 40. Sweeney
& Jackson's addition, Moline, $3.50.
14-Fred Weyerhauser and f G A
Denkman to Hugh N McCaw. ct lot 10,
block 81, lower addition, Rock Island,
81.
Ezra Smith to G f Grantz, Reimer
Reimers and John II Mueller pit ConcorN
da park, 4. H. 1w, $500.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16

The great tragedian. Forrest, had a
secre, which everybody ought to learn
and profit by. Said he. I owe all my
success to the fact that everything have
undertaken | have done thoroughly. I
never neglect trifles. That's the point
don't neglect trifies. Don't neglect that
hacking cough. those night sweats, that
feeble and caprIcious appetite, and the
other symptoms. tritling in themselves.
but awful in their significance. They
herald the approach of consumption.
You are in danger, but you can he saved.
DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery
viii restore you to health and vigor, as it
has thousands of Others For all scrofu
1ous diseases, and consumption is one of
them, it is sovereign remedy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Byvrtue of an alias execution and fee bill No
G189 issued out of the clerks office of the circuit
court of Rock Island county and state of Illinois,
and to, me directed, whereby am commanded
to make the amount of certain Judgment re-
Gently obtained against Frank Hamerly. and
in favor OF Jacob Hamerly, out of the lands,
tenements, goods and chattels of the said defend
ant, Frank Hamerly | have levied upon the
following property, to-wt:
seven %, block two (2l, in Sinnetts addition to
the city of Rock Island as the property Of Frank
Hamery all in the city of Rock Island, county of
Rock island and state of Illinois.
Therefore, according to said command. ! shall
expose for sale, at public auction, all the right title
and interest of the above named Frank Ham
ery, in and to the above described property,
on Monday, the 9th day Of July, 1885, at 2
O'Clock D. m, at the north door of the court
house in the city of Rock Island, in the county of
Rock Island and state of Illinois, for cash in hand
to satisfy said execution and ee bill.
Dated at Rock Island, this 10Th day OF June
A. d. 1888. T.. ). SlLNlS,
Sheriff of Rock Island county Illinois.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16
Don't Expsrim On.

You cannot afford to waste time in ex-
perinenting when your lungs are in dan
ger. Consumption always seems, at first
only a cold. Do not permit any dealer
to impose upon YOU with some cheap
imitation of DIR. Kings New Discovery
for consumption, coughs and colds, but
be sure you get the genuine. Because he
can make more profit he may tell you he
has something just as good, or Just the
same. Don't be deceived, but insist ups
on getting Dr. Kings New Discovery.
which is guaranteed to give relief in all
throat. lung and chest affections. Trial
bottles free at Hartz Il Bahnsen's drug
store. Large bottles 81.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16

The best on earth can truly be said of
Grigg's Glycerine Salve, which is a sure,
safe and speedy cure for cuts. bruises,
scalds, burns wounds and all other sores
VIII positively cure piles, letter and all
skin eruption. Try this wonder healer.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refund-
ed. Only 25 cents. Sold by druggists,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16

Who of us are without trouble be they
small or larger The blessings of health
are best appreciated when we are SIGH
and in pain A hacking cough, severk
cold, or any throat or lung disease are
very troublesome; but all OF these may be
quickly and permanently cured by DR..
Bigelow's Cure. Safe and pleasant for
children. Price so cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16

Is natures own true laxative. 1t is the
most easily taken. and the most effective
remedy known to cleanse the system
when bilious or Costive; to dispel head
aches, colds and fevers; to cure habitual
constipation, indigestion, piles, etc.
Manufactured only by the California Fig
Syrup Company. San Francisco, Cal.
Hartz s. Bahnsen, agents, Rock Island,
Ill
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16

What pure air is to an unhealthy local
ity. what spring cleaning is to a neat
housekeeper, so is Hoods Sarsaparilla to
everybody, at this season. The body
needs to be thoroughly renovated, the
blood purified and vitalized, the germs of
disease destroyed. Scrofula, Salt Rheum
and all other blood disorders are cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla. the most popular
and successful spring medicine.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16

The ivy that will be planted by the
Yale class of '88 on Ivy day is most ar
istocratic plant. 1t comes direct from
the castle of Henry ". of France. at
Dor
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16
A SOUND LEGAL OPINION.

f. Rainbridge Munday. Esq ., county
attorney, Clay county, Tex. says; Have
used Electric Bitters with most happy
results. My brother was also very low
with malarial fever and jaundice, but
was cured by timely use of this medi.
cine. Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved
his life.
Mr.. D. /. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave,
Ky. adds like testimony. saying: He
positively believes he would have died,
had it not been for Electric Bitters.
This great remedy will ward off as well
as cure all malaria diseases, and for all
kidney, liver and stomach disorders
stands unequaled. Price soc and III at
Hartz 81 Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16

A Frenchman claims to have invented
a thermometer so sensitive that its index
needle will defect two inches upon the
entrance of person into the room where
it has been placed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16

Henry Fonda and Douw Fonda are the
oldest natives of the town of Fonda, N.
Y, and probably the Oldest pair OF twins
in the entire country. There will be
seventy shine wears of age in July.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-16
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate of Ephraim W. Adams, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed admin
istratrix of the estate of Ephraim W. Adams, late
of the county of Rock Island state of Illinois, de-
ceased, hereby gives notice thatsh VIII appear
before the county court of Rock Island county, at
the office of the clerk of said court, in the city of
Rock Island at the August term, on the first Mon
day in August next, at which time all persons hav
ing claims against said estate notified and re-
quested to attend for the purpose of having the
same adjusted All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate payment to the
undersigned.
Dated this 26th day of May A. D. 1888.
ANN d. ADAMS Administrative.