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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-03-08

IN an excavation in quarry near Al
ton H., labOrers have discovered the
bones ola huge creature supposed to have
been monstrous batrachian or taillesS
amphibian, the oldest creature vet
known to geOlOgists. 1t was a mon
strous animal and its natural shape very
much like that of huge frog.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-03-08
THEIR BUSINESS BOOMING.

Probably no one thing has caused such
a general revival of trade at Pattersons'
drug store as their giving away to their
customers of so many free trial bottles of
DR.. Kings New Discovery for COnsump-
ton. Their trade is simple enormous in
this very valuable article, from the fact
that it always cures and never disap-
points. Coughs, colds, asthma brOn-
chitiS, Group, and all throat and lung dis
ease quickly cured. You can test it be
fore buying by getting trial bottle free,
large size 81. Every bottle warranted. 3
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-03-08

a YOUNG theological student in Pitts
field, Me-, who preached in town several
miles distant, undertook to walk to his
church during the late snow blockade
He started on Saturday, but found the
roads too bad for walking. Instead of
giving up he got down on his hands and
knees and crawled, and was in his pul-
pit early Sunday morning.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-03-08
DEMOCRATIC "REFORM."

VI
A circular has been sent out from
Washington to every postmaster in the
State of New York, and presumably
other doubtful States, asking these of
ficialS to send classified" list of voters
receiving mail at each office. Investiga-
tion at Washington shows that the lists
are to be used in sending ont vast
amounts of Democratic campaign liter
ature.
The New York World, Democratic
paper, expresses its disgust at the per
formance in this way
1t scarcely needs TO he said that 1t Is no part of
the business OF pOstmaSters tn make political can
v:iSSeS, and That request made to them for such
work Ivy officials Of the government is gross
breach of the principles of civil service reform and
violation OF the split and letter of President
Cleveland's orders and messages upon the subject
For lofty pledges and low perform
anceS this administration discounts any,
thing the nation ever experienced, and
it is to be hoped its like will never be
seen again.
Ny son has been afflicted with nasal
catarrh since quite young. was induced
to try Ely's Cream Balm, and before he
had used one bottle that disagreeabIe
catarrhal smell had left him. He appears
rs well as any one. 1t is the best catarrh
remedy in the MARKET. G. Olmstead.
Arcola. Ill. Mr.. 4. Nichols suffered from
catarrh for years. He purchased bottle
of Ely'S Cream Balm of us. He is now
almost cured, and says you cannot recon-
mend it too highly.-Evans Bros, drug
gists, Independence, Iowa.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-03-08

FLORIDA Strawberries are - cents
apiece" in New York.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-03-08
THE SEQUEL TO THE MESSAGE.

L
Cleveland Leader.
The threat of the Presidents free
trade message is fulfilled in the bill
agreed upon by the Democratic MAORI
ty of the Ways and Means Committee.
The bill is constructed upon free trade
principles, and goes as far in the direc-
ton of free trade as was expected. 1t
proposes absolute free trade in some OF
the products of this country that give
employment to hundreds of thousands
Of men, and strikes the severest blow
possible at many of our most important
industries. 1t proposes
Free trade in wool.
Free trade in wood, lumber. and tim
Der of all kinds.
Free trade in salt
Free trade in copper ores.
Free trade in hemp, MANILA, and all
vegetable fibers.
Free trade in tin plates.
Free trade in fiSh-tO secure Canadian
consent to the fisheries treaty.
Free trade in iron and steel, cotton
ties, or hOOps-to please the Southerners.
Free trade in vegetables.
Free trade in over one hundred other
articles of more or less Importance.
Hardly less sweeping and destructive
are the reductions proposed in regard to
some articles that are to remain dutiable.
iron and steel are dealt with more light
" than other products in order to secure
the support of the Randalites for the
bill, the reduction being from 10 to Is
per cent. on the various articles of iron
and steel manufacture. But even this
reduction would largely increase impor-
tationS, and to the same extent reduce
home production. The reduction on
wooden goods averages about 40 per
cent, and on cotton goods 80 per cent,
while on sugar, that this year will put
$60,000,000 in the treasury, and which
we cannot produce, the reduction is only
20 per cent.
Nominally the bill would effect re-
ductiOn of S55,G00,000 in the revenues:
but in practice we doubt very much if
the reduction would be half that amount
The additions to the free list would cut
off 22,000,000 sure enough, but the
stimulus given to the importation of
manufactured goods by the reduction of
duties would greatly increase the reve-
nues on dutiable articles.
These are the main features of the bill
as presented to the whole committee In
what shape it will be offered to the
House, after the Republican members
Of the committee hav edissected it, can
not be definitely predicted; but the Dem
ocratic majority will probably not con-
sent to any material modification. The
bill makes no reference to the internal
revenues.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29
demonstrated TO myself a,

in tbos., ,,ssa,s demonstrated, to myself at
least that Sad something of the heroic in
my nature
Wan Il were married Alma and her
hushasf went away, and Laura and event
m Hdsekeeping," as they say Of newly mar
I'd folk. did my best to give Laura no
canse to suspect that was unhappy. The
quiet happiness which shone day after day
in her face became a joy to me- 1t even re-
buked me, too 1t was plain that she loved
me devotedly; and she was so unselfish in her
love, so wise. so sensible that soon found
myself admiring her In the wish to do
everything possible for her in order to recon-
pense her for the love did not have to give
her, Ithoughtof trying to remedy her defect
vie hearing. We went to Philadelphia for that
purpose The best aurist in the city made
an examination and at once assured us that
the trouble was caused bya slight obstrse,
ton which would yield readily to simple
treatment In two months Laura returned
perfectly cured.
Then began to notice what very bright
woman my wife was, and she seemed TO grow
sumner and sweeter every hour In less
than six months | loved her thousand times
more, it seemed to me, than had ever loved
Alma When | began TO realize | blessed
owr a,,, thro,,r, sr'nb ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
o,s ~ ,i1-i,. Ia,.a I.,,,,,.,, - go 80
r,,:s,Is ~ t., o,,,,aa,,1 ~ - -;
80 -; -, ,,,t -. r., -, i,i,
80 :. 49,, - 49, -, ~
- ~ " SUNNI '''
At the end of a year was so infatuated
| with nv lovely lit, le wife that | told her the
| s'ott oi no" ! c"ino 70 mar ntr' nay sue
| ,esaIueu as li, ne .'et P'sNicie I5,poi oi my
| rove LOT ieF' ueii sue coHlessea 10 me thao
| sne nad ioVea me almost from tAe honr "hen
she hrst saw me- out had imagined mat
| cared Tor Anna Yet when met her on
That New Aesrs morning with such extra
oruinaiy cordiaii1y her ''eaft rather ttah hef
reason caused the Misunderstanding. Yet
she declares to TINS DAY that what she seemed
TO near was, Il love YOU Come anu let NE
make you happy al tAe Gays oil my me-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29

To the Good name at home, won by
Hoods Ssrsaparills. In Lowell, Mass
where it is prepared. there is more of
Hoods Sarsaparilla sold than of all other
medicines, and it has given the best OF
satisfaction since its Introduction ten
years ago. This could not be if the med
icine did not possess merit. Ii You suf-
fer from impure blood, try Hoods Sar-
saparilla and realize It's peculiar curative
power.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29

The year is dead! Oh, 10. Oh, MOI
The year still lives Oh, ho' Oh. no.
The rain and wind have ceased, and go
Long life, New Year, to you.
All sounds are hushed, above. below;
Soft on the pane the snow the sIowI
A winding sheet that husheth all
In lowly hut or lordly hall
A winding shest for the Old Year-Noi
mantle for the New
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29

Is about 10000, and we should say at
least one half are troubled with some af-
lection of the throat and lungs, as those
complaints are. according to statistics.
more numerous than others. We would
advise all our readers not to neglect the
opportunity to call on their druggist and
get bottle of Kemp's balsam for the
throat and lungs Trial size free. Large
bottles zoe and 81. Sod by all drug
gists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29

even than anything had expected 1t quite
renewed my faith in my only proverb And
it had all come out Of what | had deemed
stroke Of the hardest kind of luck. Take cour-
age, then, all of you, and don't think because
you can't see Light ahead OF you that there
is no light.
Well, was graduated at last from one of
the best colleges. After that took a medi,4
cal course and went to what was then CO.
sidered the far west, Indiana, to prasfce.
Patients came slowly, but | expects. good
luck, as had learned to do, sdd mad
patience, if no patients.
l was just beginning to be a sftle known
when | fell in love. The yang iady VINO
had effected this state ofhy emotions was
Miss Alma Adams Sl,sTas very handsome
She had the dark eyessi am 50 fond of, and
placid. unemotionaS1nanner that | greatly
admired. She IS not rich, and was rather
glad of a ha.1nse wanted to win her and to
do everythhg for her myself, think man
who is man ought to feel that way was
vervlnuch in iove with her, and | thought
TIT she felt more than kindly TO me- But
wasn't sure. She was a queer girl. One
could never tell of what she was thinking. l
put Off learning the actual state of her heart
until saw nay way clear to decent prac-
tiee, In short, till put some money in my
purse
Miss Adams parents had in the family
niece about Alma's age, plain little body,
who was somewhat deaf and, therefore, some
thing of bore to a selfish young fool ike
me, who had only ewes and ears for the girl
he adored. But Laura this cousin, was
good il she was exceedingly plain, and the
girls were very fond Of each other.
At last my unspoken love became almost a
burden. | thought of but little else than
Alma. Rivals | had, TO he sure, but mono
whom | really fearel Young Wilcox, son
of the richest man in the growing young
town, hung around her constantly; and
George Carey, a middle aged swell from ''the
east was also devoted to her. But l was
Tot afraid.
One evening as parted from her my man.
! Ger betrayed more tenderness than l had
| meant to express, though not more than
felt. In thinking of it afterwards | was
happy in remembering that Alma had not
seemed surprised or annoyed ut my expires
| sion Of feeling. And she must have under
Stood said TO myself. As walked to my
lodgings | determined to tell her outright
that | loved her, and ask her to marry me
the very next month. The next day wal
called away to the bedside of my dying
father, and did not return for two months
Then | was a comparatively rich man, witt
my share of his estate. That is, rich for ths
time, not for the present.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29

! stood, as the novelis.s say, rooted to the
spotn The whole scene seemed unreal. l,
vino few moments before was full of joyful
anticipation now found myself engaged to
marry q woman whom / did not love, and
hearing the woman did love tell me that she
was soon to marry enc Of my rivals. At first
! could not understand what Alma meant. i
thought that she and Laura were enjoying
some joke too obscure for me. At last the
beamiug look in Lauras eyes enlightened me
She, being somewhat deaf, had mistaken my
warm greeting for a declaration of love, and
responded ailirmatiYely.
With Laura's arm still within mine l
walked to a sofa and sat down, she by my
side. had not uttered word since inst
Alma. Speech had utterly forsaken me And,
indeed what could say Could l tell the
trusting creature by my side that it was all a
mistake; that she had misunderstood me;
that 1 did not love her; that | loved her
beautiful cousinl No; was too shocked and
dazed to do anything but sit there in silence,
with the perspration standing in cold drops
on my face and my eyes staring vacantly
ahead of me- / think / could haze
spoken had it not been that Alma stood
before me looking placid and even happy in
telling of her engagement to Mr.. Carey. /
accepted the situation in desperation The
whole face Of life had been suddenly changed
for me and l saw nothing but gloom ahead.
| thought myself q strong man, but is /.
any wonder that-I wept like any child on my
pillow that night. What New Years that
wasl Whittier had my expected good luck
gone!
put the best possible face on my misery
and went on in the dismal path fate had
marked out for me- Since could not have
Alma, what did it matter whom married.
Ugly little Laura would do as well as any
woman 1t was fortunate that she expected
no extraordinary demonstration of affection
from ME. Truly could no. have given it.
My heart seemed frozen or dead. Yet !
could not help seeing that she seemed quietly
happy Her plain face actually began to
| glow with new life, and there were times
when she looked almost pretty. 1t occurred
to me that might forget my own misery by
| trying to make her happy. The idea was a
spark from the mind of infinite love, for il
brought kind of peace to my sick soul.
threw myself into the role of promised
husband with all tee energy possessed
suggested that we should be married on the
! same day that was fixed for the wedding Of
Alma to Mr. Carey. can assure you thai
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29
GENTS WANTED FOR THE UNI

AAversal oil Heater and Burner. The house
keeDer's delight. Cooks q neal or heats q room
at cost Of cents per hour. Nothing ike it ever
invented. Agents are making big money. Sells
az sight Address UNIVERSAL MFG. co.
81 Market Street, Chicago, Ill
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29
Mrs. COLEMAN. FORTUNE TEL.

III Ter. born with second sight: reveals past
present and future. Is located at 1903 Third ave
nue., corner Eiahteenth street Rock Island. for 3
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cluded. She gives satisfaction. Prices reason
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29

FAST MAIL TRAIN with vestibuled trains be-
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apolis.
IRA S-CONTINF Entail ROUTE between Chi
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500 MILES OF ROAD reaching all principal
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missouri and Dakota
For maps. time tables, rates of passage and
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OF the Chicago. Milwaukee q ST. Paul Railway, or
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ROSWELL MILLER, A. v. H. CARPENTER,
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uFor information in reference to Lands and
Sowns owned by By the Chicago Mllwaukes q
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29

SENDING THE ECHOES OF MY STROKES.
''What else eau be done with himf asked
my persistent uncle 1.-THE boy has good
head. There's something in him. Give him
chance You surely wouldn't force him to
live his life without resources and tools with
which to aid himself. It's shame"
At last It was settled that | was TO receive
thorough collegiate education, Uncle Zeph,
nfao was childless, paying half the cost of it.
Here was piece Of luck, indeed; better
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29

1t is claimed that all absconding cash,
iers are ex-checker players.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29

'Do YOU REALLY MEAN IT, DIR. NAsONF'
being once more so near the little home circle
which held my happiness, | rushed up to her
and held out both my hands, saying: Il am
so glad TO see YOU Shall be grateful il you
are half as glad to see nle.n
Her eyes opened wide, with a look that was
part pleasure and part establishment, blended
with depreciation. She mad the appealing
eyes which so often belong to the young who
are afflicted with deafness Something in
her look told me that she had not really IN
derstood nv words, but was honestly glad to
see me. So ratified on telling her how much
had thought of all of them while had been
away, still holding both her hands in q
hearty clasp
II wish you Happy New Year and many
Happy New Years" said finally. Your
welcome makes me very, very happy. Now,
let us 20 and find Alma
do you really mean it, DR.. Masonr and
she looked up at me with a strange, yearn-
ing expression on her plain face W hich was
flushing with red like an early morning sky.
Mean iti Mean it every word, with all
my heart and held her hands tighter than
ever in my enthusiasm. Now let US find
Alma, for whom have what l hope may be
glad tidings."
She smiled, ard her smile was very sweet,
although she was so plain. | noticed, too,
that her eyes had a strange light in them
which made them resemble the eyes we some
times see in dreams, which speak so much
! more meaningly than do those we see in our
waking hours. This light was the light Of
joy and nothing else One does not see it
often in wonans eyes. Sometimes only
| once in life tine.
| She slipped her arm in mine and we walked
| into the house down the wide, old fashioned
hall to the sitting room.
| Alma dear said Laura, as we opened
| the door and the tall, dark eyed goddess of
my heart arose and came towards Us, DIR.
Mason SAYS l have made him very happy,
and he wants to tell yo1I Of it at once, and Sc
do ~
| The goddess gianceG at both of us, faint
! pink color coming into her white cheek, and
smiled at US as she would have smiled at two
children, while l was longing to take her in
nv arms and tell her that adOred her. In
stead of greeting me, Or giving me chance
to greet her, she bent anu kissed Laura, and
then turned to me, saying:
You have won the sweetest heart in the
world, DR.. Mason. congratulate you.
know that you will return an equal anoun
of good wishes when / tell you that hav'
promised to marry Mr.. Carey. We will b
married next month and 60 to New York tt
live at once"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29
The Governor OF Peunsy!vnnia.

The Governo or of New Jersey.
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL.
HACINE AND :. W DIVISION
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-29

GERTRUDE GARRISON.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-03-24

splrdtion received from TIN, latest
trophy Of our Lord. How earnestly
he pleads the cause Of these breth-
ern and urlcs that there shull be
but one Mcthodsm in Japan
How significant is the action Of
that Congress OF Protestant
Churches which has just closed in
the City of Mexico. One hymn book
or all Christian churches. Is com
mon cause in case of persecution.
Such amity IN the occupation of
towns OF less than /, 800 people that
but one denomination is to try to
orcupy it. While good men and
women have for years been praying
Tor the advance Of purity and union
among the followers Of CHRIST, still
the cloud of discussion has hung
heacv,lv over us. What il We
shat find that this prayer is TO be
answered as we heard the com
mand of the dear Lord to preach
the Gospel to every creature: stag
nation means death, and out ofthe
put~retraction comes many loath-
some creeping things. Why may
we not expect that out Of the
genuine Actively and Christian
aggrcssivenoss OF the present,
there shall be waited back to u,
over the seas the choruso rcdemp-
ton sung to one tune, but with
myried voices! Verify there APP
pears a rainbow in the cloud.
w. II. WILLIAMS.
Missionary Secretary ofaN NJ.
Silver City, n NJ.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-03-24

subscribe for the LEADER.
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Those who would like to have
Depew secure the Republican
Presidential nomination think
that it is Il good Chauncey has.