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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12
GREAT LUCK.
Good Fortune that Came by chance
and Business Bagneity.


One cannot help being struck with the
important part the element Of chance
plays In the history Of most men who &C.
quire great fortunes.
1t is peculiarly illustrated in the career
Of Thomas II. Williams. California six
millionaire. He went from Kentucky to
the Pacific slope in 1S49. and settled in
Virginia city. AS attorney for mining
company. he acquired u claim against il
for $1,000 for services. and when the
company failed he bid in its mine for the
amount of his claim.
He moved to San Francisco, years
rolled on and the transaction had passed
from his mind, when he was one day ap,
preached by representative Of Flood,
Mackay & O'Brien, who offered him
$780, 900 for his long forgotten mine.
He was not q greenhorn and he at once
refused the offer, as he did successive
offers of $250.000 and 100000. But
when member OF the great firm came TO
see him with proffers of negotiation, they
were not rejected and resulted in the re-
ception of the firms check for SO, 600, 900,
1t was a great piece of luck but the
luck was supplemented by keen business
sagacity
In April. 1887, Charles w. Sprague, an
orange grower at Chaseville, Fla, was
lying in bed. suffering the "torments of
the cursed" with disease of the kidneys
with which he had been troubled for two
years. He had been under the treatment
of an eminent physician, but kept grow
ing worse. One day when. as he says,
'even hope itself had become mani
mate" casual acquaintance happened
in and advised the trial of Warners safe
cure.
He hesitated. because it was pros
prietary medicine. but the testimonials of
its efficacy were so convincing, that, as a
business man. he could not doubt the
wisdom of trying it. The result was that
May Goth, 1887. he wrote: From the
first dose | commenced to improve, and
have now recovered my health"
Mr.. Williams owes his large fortune
and Mr.. Sprague owes his life to chance,
by good business Judg
ment. 1t is no doubt true that fortune
knocks at least once at the door of
every man, but it is not every man, it
seems, who has the good judgment to
grasp opportunity by the forelock.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12
TIE AcToR,s HARD LIFE.

Incidents In the Careor of Barn
Stormer''-Some Bitter Experiences.
"Its q wonder that actors livc," said a
young player the other day. II don't know
how it comes about but managers seem to
have no consideration for the climate in their
arrangement of pieces. When was travel
ing with the - company we always used
to do things like Siberia, that required us
to dress in furs in summer time, and we
sweat under them well, | can tell you. Then
we invariably did Julius Caesar in the west
in the dead of winter Good heavensl it
gives me a chill now when 1 think of the
nights have lain on the floor of Nebraska
barns as the murdered Cesar, with my breast
and one arm bare and zero breezes creeping
up through cracks in the floor and stealing
in through doors and windows at the wings,
/ had to lie there for ten solid minutes after
fell and didn't even have the liberty of shiv-
ering.
"After awhile they gave me Mark Antony
to play, and / don't know-but suffered worse
in that, for after the address to the populace
/ left the stage in a cast iron perspiration and
dived into dressing room full of draughts
and temperature below freezing to make
my change. l have caught malaria in damp
dressing rooms under the ground | have
shaken my internal appliances out of place
Dy uOlnB u LW0HIy LOU 6lbhI biAucS u
week for half season. have been on deck
for nearly twenty-four hours at a stretch,
what with rehearsals, matinees and evening
performances. l have gone to bed at a. m
and got up at 4 to catch trains. 1 have played
hard parts when was sick enough TO be in
bed. l have travelled all night and all day,
unable to get sleeper, and struck atown
too late for supper, and have gone directly
to the theatre and howled and laughed sn an
empty stomach.
AZ can't abide pork, yet I've been CT mpelled
to live on nothing else while playing the
southern circuit. Eve done museum work
where I've had to study six, eight and ten
parts in week, comedy one day, tragedy
that night, comic opera, pantomime, burles-
que, spectacle, melodrama, farce, sensation
and society pieces all in a bunch pve car
ried the banner through the streets all night
when hadn't money enough TO pay for
lodging, and when the ghost has failed to
walk I've had TO call on my uncle with my
clothes and books and props to adjust mat
tiers amicabiy with my landlord People
who have nfdea that an actors trade is all
roses and sunshine and genteel leisure and
wealth haven't got the correct idea, that's
all n--Brooklyh Eagle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12
COAL VALLEY.
CoAT, VAIJEy II

Coal VALLEY. Jan. II.
Roads are in fair condition.
Attorney VIM. Smith of Orion, was
here yesterday.
John Philips of Bowling township, was
saluting his old friends Tuesday.
John Adams came home from Cable
sick few days ago, but is better.
Olgar Freeberg has concluded to not go
west. He thought of going to Califor'
MIA
VIM. Glenn goes to Cambridge today
to attend the meeting of the county
board.
There is one or two new cases of dip
iberia here at present-Wm, Pompa-
rine'a two eldest children.
A party of Odd Fellows from the Coal
Valley lodge visited the Colona lodge on
Saturday evening.
James Bailey, son of John Bailey. is
home. He spent the greater part of last
year in the sgestern states and territories.
Mrs. Hugh Caughey was here last
Thursday. She came with her husband
and daughter Inez. to attend the funeral
of her sister Mrs. Michael Koch, of Rock
Island.
Quite large crowd from Moline surs
prised our postmaster, +. Freeberg, last
uignt, arriving after he had gone to
bed. They consisted of variety of oc-
cupations-lawyers, druggists. merchants,
etc.
There will be wedding, or possibly
two. today in our village. Ut is not a
positive thing, but rumor.) Mr. George
Griar and Miss Marion Cook, and MIR.
John Ginty and Agnes McKeag.
The tax books are in the hands of the
collector, Robert Battersby. He has
given his bond, with ]. T. Hass and
Richard Battersby as sureties. People
may come and pay their taxes at any
time.
The poor house committee have con-
cluded to dig well at the county farm
near the engine and boiler house. Peter
Linn & Bros. have the contract, 1t is u
small one-four feet in diameter. 1t has
been before the committee for a month.
There was an action between d. l.
Edwards and VIM. Steward on Tuesday,
relating to bank royalty. land lease and
house rent, The parties finally agreed
to leave it to arbitrators and have an
amicable settlement. The arbitrators
were w. Buck. Thomas Ferguson and
James Bailey.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

w. d. Suit. druggist. Bippus, Ind.
testifies; II can recommend Electric
bltters as the'very best remedy. Every
bottle sold has given relief in every case.
of rheumatism. of ten years standing"
Abraham. Hare. druggist, Bellville, Ohio.
afiirms: "The best selling medicine |
ever handled IN my go years experience.
is Electric bitters" Thousands of others
have added their testimony, so that the
verdict is unanimous that Electric bitters
do cure all diseases of liver, kidney and
blood. Only half dollar bottle at
Hartz s. Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

Known and used by physicians all over
the world. Scotts Emulsion not only
gives flesh and strength by virtue of its
own nutritious properties, but creates an
appetite for food that builds up the
wasted body. Il have been using SCOTS
Emulsion for several years. and am
pleased with its action. My patients say
that it is pleasant and palatable, and all
grow stronger aud gain fiesh from the use
of it. use it in all cases of wasting
diseases, and it is specially useful for
children when nutriment medication is
needed. as in Marasmus. IT. w. PIERCE,
M. D., Knoxville, Ala.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

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 C. West s. Co., 862 W.
Madison ST., Chicago. Ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12
SUNSET.

A bright, clear streak Of sunset gold
Tingeth each cloud. Il
Though darby they the sur enfoid
As with q shroud- q
He Is gone down to death klngi ST.
In state be lies; ~
Royal the pail, his covering .Es
OF stormy skies. >
From that low cloud 1t Is they CLEAN
Over the sky,
The glory shafts that far flashed, beam
Piercing on high
So. Mortal, from the open grave
OF dear Hope Loot
The rays surge up In golden wave
Der darkness tost
stIll thou thy hearti The hidden light
But seeks the morn,
Thy Hope fares on through yelling night
To rise new born
-Chambers' Journal.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12
CONSTITUTIONAL Catarrh

No single disease has entailed more suffering or
fastened the breaking of the constit ttion than
catarrh The sense OF SMELL of tasto, of sight, of
hearing, the human voice, the mind-one or more,
ard sometimes all, yield to Its destructive iniu-
ence. The poison 1t distributes throughout the
System attacks every vital force, and breaks up
the most robust constitutions ignored, because
but little understeod by most physicians, impo-
tently assailed BY quacks and oharlatans, those
suffering from 1t have little hope to be relieved of
1t this side of the grave. 1t is time, hen, that the
popular treatment Of this terrible disease by rem
edies within the reach OF all passed into hands at
once competent and trustworthy. The new and
hitherto untried method adopted by DR., Sanford
In the prepar alton OF his Radical Cure has won
the hearty approval Of thousands. 1t is instanta-
neous In afording relif in all head colds sneezng,
snufing and obstructed breathing, and rapidly
re moves the most oppressive symptoms, clearing
the head, sweetening the breath. restoring the
senses of smell. taste and hearing, and nsutralz-
Ing the constitutional tendency Of the disease to-
wards the lungs, liver and kidneys.
SANFoRD's RADICAL CURE consists of one bottle
OF the RADICAL CURE, one box CATARRHAL SOL
VENT and one IMPROVED INHALER, neatly wrapped
In one package, with fun directions, price S1OO.
POTTER DRUe AND CHEMICAL Co. Boston.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

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 DIR.
Bigelow's Cure, which cures consump~
ton 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,
90 cents and 81, of druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

Minnie Hauk owns castle among the
Swiss mountains, where she spends her
vacation. 1t was at one time used as II
fortress, and the stout walls are six TO
eight feet thick.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

Mrs. Langtry has the handsomest tur,
quoise in America. 1t is set as pend
ant with twenty seven diamonds. and is
valued at 5000.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12
RosFoED'S ACID PHOSPHATE

DR.. A. Trau, Philadelphia, says; at
promotes digestion and improves general
nutrition of the nervous system.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

Professor Stewart, of Liberia, estimates
that for every missionary who goes to
Africa, 5000 gallons OF liquor are sent
to that country
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. of
Boston, Mass, organized 1879. Assets
nearly 81 100000. e. w. Hurst, agent,
Office over Rock Island National Bank.
Hard Coal Market.
All sizes and best grades of Anthracite
coal 50 90 per ton, delivered to any part
of this city, usual discount for cash; cans
mel coal for CRATES SO.
n
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

The worst feature about catarTh is its
dangerous tendency to consumption.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures catarrh by
purifying the blood.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

There is not much color to gin. yet 1t
can scarcely be called a sober tint.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

NJ. Wilson Guizot, a son of the great
historians occurring in Paris on Edmund
Burke aud Milton.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

Victor Hugo's old home in the Channel
Islands is now vacant and to let. None
of the furniture remains there.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

Horace G. Wilcox, of Meriden, Conn.
the husband of Ella Wheeler Wilcox, is
assessed for $780, 480 individual taxes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

QhnV1S skin and scalp preserved and beauti.
UHD y fed by Cutcura Medicated Soap.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN

Sold everywhere. Price: CUTIoURA 80 cents
CUTIcURA SOAP, 70 cents; CuTIcURA REsoLvENT
81. Prepared by POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL
Co., Boston. Mass.
Send for How to Cure Skin Diseases"
"a pages. SO Illustrations and 100 testimonials,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

Owns and operates nearly $500 miles Of thor
onghly equipped road in Illinois, Wisconsin
Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota and Dakota.
It Is the Beat Direct Route between all
principal points in the Northwest, South
west and Far West.
For maps, time tables, rates OF passage and
freight, etc apply to the nearest station agent
OF the Chicago, milwaukee Il st. Paul Railway OF
TO any railroad agent anywhere In the World.
R. MILLER, Av. H. CARPENTER,
General Manager, Gen. Pass. Il Tiki Ag,
J. r. TUCKER, GEO. II. HEAFFoRD,
Asst fienr Manager Asst Gen. Pass. Agt
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12
ggcE island & PB0RIb
R-AILW AY.
TO THE
EAST AND SOUTHEAST.


Accommodation trains leave Rock Island ut 500
IN.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12
Inepre Your PropertE

with ]. E. Loosely & Co., Successors to
Hayes s. Cleaveland) general insurance
agents. Fire, tornado, cargo, life and
accident insurance policies written at
lowest rates given by any reliable COM
pany. Ocean steamship passage tickets
for sale. Office removed to No. 1918
Second avenue, next door east of Nc
Intire 3 Co.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

DR.. Pierce's Purgative Pellets-the
original and only genuine Little Liver
Pills; 25 cents q vial.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

When you know the keen delight
of = wholesome appetite.
unrestraiued by colics dire,
Headaches curse or fever's fire.
Thoughts moorose, or icy chiilsi
Then use DR.. Pierce's Mills
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12
INEANTTLE
Skin Diseases

our Oldest child, now six years Of age, when an
infant six months old, was attacked with ylrn
lent malignant skin disease. All ordinary RENE
dies falling, we called our family physician, who
attempted to cure 1t; but II spread with almost in
credible rap dity, until the lower potion of the
title fellows person, from the Y iddle of his back
down 10 his knees, was one solid rash ugly, pain
full, blotched and malicious. We had rest at
night. no neace by day. Finally, we were advised
to try the Cuticura Remedies The effect was
imply marvellous. In three or four weeks com
plete cure wrought, leaving the little fellows
person as white and healthy as though he had never
been attacked. In my opinion your valuable rem
edies saved his life, and today he Is strong, he IL
thy child, perfectly well, repetition Of the dis
ease having occurred. GEO. B. nth,
Atty at law, and ex Pros Atty, Ashland, o.
Refereace j. g. weist, druggist. Ashland, o.
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN
Are born into the world every day with some
matous affection, such as milk crust, scall head,
scuf, or dandruff, sure TO develop into an agoniz
ing eczema, the itching, burning and designation
Of which make life prolonged torture unless
properly treated.
A warm bath with Cuticura Soap, an exquisite
ekin beanti6er, and single application of Cuticu
ra, the great skin cure, with little Cuticura Re
solvent the new blood purifier, is often sufficient
to arrest the progress OF the disease and point to
a speedy and permanent cure.
Hence, no mother who loves her children, who
takes pride In their beauty, purity and health and
in bestowing upon them chld's grt atest inherit
ance-a skin without blemlsh and body nour-
ishsd by pure blood-should fail to make trial OF
the Cuticura Remedies.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

Small faced figures show arriving time at fol
lowing points when passengers leave Rock Island
at 8 O6 a, IN. FULL FACED when leaving at 80
p. m. Arrive at Bloomington, :0s p. M, $3.50 p,
8:45 M, 4:lO a. m. Alton, 8 30 p. M, 6.l6 a.
M In Illinois. indianapolis 40 p. m, $50 a. IN.
Terre Haute. 1000 p m :, 1886 a. m; Evansville,
p. IN, 7:46 a. NJ; Springfield ~ II. M, 9:45 a.
M. Columbus, S:1b a. m, HAS a. m; In Ohio;
st. ouis, Mo 1880 p. M, 7:46 a. M. Louisville,
800 p IN. Connections from the above points
are dsrect and unequaled. Through sleeping and
lumbus.
H.B SUDLOW, X. STOCKHOUSE,
Superintendent. Gen'l Tkt, Agt.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

kYy-For information In refer nee to lands snt
towns owned by the Chicago, Milwaukee Il 81
Paul Railway Company, write TO II. q. Hangan
Land Commissioner, Milwaukee. Wisconsin.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12

Martin Erbs has purchased the BUTCH
er shop on Moline avenue, formerly run
by F Schuett and will conduct the bus
mess at the old stand in the future, He
will endeavor to have on hand at all
times good quality Of meat.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-12
Depot, Moline Avenue.
!. F. COOK, Agent. Rock island.

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST.. PAUL.
RACINE AND q. w. DIYIslON.
, 1888-10-14

historical Dept; Cheyenne, Hvo.
, 1888-10-14

to lay in a supply Dry foods for a great deal less money than similar goods will cotthem at Ny
and part ofhes store fixtures that Town
save the COSTS of nlmm
, 1888-10-14

Up my business here in as short a. time Us possible and T mill hheyefore
I0 like opportunity may not present itself for o. lone time to this c0muu-
Wy no, cannot very ueW quote prices here o n all Goods, but will men,
The evening world., 1888-11-17

Bernard had been an affectionate but q
dissipated husband; and If his wife grieved
for him, it was not as one without hope.
Little Philip, her idol, now two. years old,
was left her. She turned to him with all her
heart.
And now he was gonel Three years old,
and SO venturesome! How had he oluded
servants and mother and playmatesp He
had lone so. in spite of every care. The
river running past their park had enticed
him, and he was gone.
Scarcely had the bereaved mother mourned
for her son a month, when q lawyers missiye
reached her; and she woke to the fact that It
was not only her son who was lost, but the
heir of Beaufort Manor. The relatives and
heirs had allowed her to stay 80 long out Of
regard to her feelings, and because they
would rather she had proposed to 20, md
they were sorry that she had Obliged them to
remind her that, by tho late Philip Beau
The evening world., 1888-11-17

means; for Mr.. Vernon was kind to the
poor, and was also Q kind friend to this
bereaved lady. But something new had
shown itself in his manner or, II not new,
IL was at least shown in a decided manner
that seemed new.
There is u little boy waiting to sec you,
ma'am. d" the servant said when she entered
the cottage. He has q letter for you"
She entered the parlor, and in q few mo-
ments the messenger stood before her. She
merely glanced at him, scarce moving, ms he
gave her the note, and stood, cap in hand,
before her while she read.
1t was written coarsely by an ignorant
person, and tho name signed was that of q
man servant who had lived at the manor
when she had first been ousted, q retainer Of
her husbands relatives. II was dated at
Calcutta and marked " Important"
MADAM, think YOU would do well TO adopt this
boy az your son, Perhaps you will like him almost
as well. He is . smart little fellow and has no bad
habits, and he has no father. I've known him
ever since he was two years old II You want any
more information AJAX II OF yours TO command,
JOHN SLADE.
A strange enough note, presuming and
i~neXphcAble. She dropped 1t, and looked ct
The evening world., 1888-11-17
THE WORLD: SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER IL, 1855

features include stns Acme Quartet, Messrs. J..
u Martin, 7. Hilbert, A. Nichols, ]. A. Weber
a. Q. Duncan, OF ventriloqulsl fame; Prof. Morleys
In his entertainment entitled Fata MorRana;"
the Martins, Miss Laurie Lee, Miss Pauline Harvey,
Nellie Russell and several othera
At the Thalia Theatre Miners - Zitkh Com
who has been quite successful Ia the leading part,
win be seen. "Zi,ka Ia full OF exciting situa-
tons. .Nihilism, love and attempted murder are
its melodramatio elements. The play ought TO
prove q strong drawing card.
"Mr. Barnes OF New York" 10 doing q good
business at the handsome Broadway Theatre.
courteous business manager, saws there IL no
truth In the ruwor that the play will he taken on
Saturday week. "Tnere 10 every indication that
the season. sie . WI {" he 90 ss U%e I'm 1TS business during he
past week has been much larger than any week
since the production OF the play.
the az p sns Tne'. "JS So%'g Ni; s esS,e An D. e \; s%msai
Monday night in "our Fritz II would be .ab-
surd 10 attempt 10 say anything new about MT.
s s%mSr: and M' da nscsa : ss s.,, 70 TO F Re sd% Gin; anu The ne
Harlemites will doubtless welcome his appear
ance.
Al Roster a Dial's there will be an attractive
OF this establishment not only expect but invaria-
bly, get The Two Macks win begin the last week
OF their engagement A the concert. tomorrow
night the Sisters coldwell aud Miss Alice Maydue
Lew Dockstsder and his company will be back
at their little theatre on Broadway Monday night.
They have been In Boston this week. and report
says that the Bostonians have treated them with q
great deal of cordially. Docksiader will have an
Interesting programme Monday night His friends
will DO glad to see him back again.
"Jerusalem and the Crucinxion, the panorama
at Madison avenue and Ffty-nintn street, 70 still
open. II Il largely patronized, and certainly tho
be considered exor6iiant. For young people who
prefer any means OF acquiring knowledge rather
than books the panorama must DO q boon.