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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-28

FAST NJ all TRAIN with vestibuled trsins be-
tween Chicago, Milwaukee, 1t. Paul and Mime
apolis.
TkA s-CoNTlNr NTAL ROUTE between Chi
cago Council Bluff, Omaha and the Pacific
Coast.
GREAT NATIONAL ROUTE between Chicss
kansas City and St. Joseph, MO.
$40 MILES OF ROAD reaching all principal
missouri and Dakota.
For maps. time tables, rates Of passage and
freight, etc apply TO the nearest station agent
OF the chicago. Milwaukee & Paul Railway OF
10 any railroad agent anywhere in the world.
RosV ELL MlLLEH. A VII CARPENTER,
eeneral MANAGE GenN Pass. Il 1. Agt.
~ FOR information In reference 20 Lands and
Towns owned by b. the Chicago Milwaukee a
u PAUL Railway G, lnpany. write TO a g Han
gen, Land Commissioner Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
d. s. SCHUREWAN

RCHTTECT AND SUPERINTENDENT Main
a. momee Stncinn atti, Ohio; Branch office over
First National Bank, Rock island fl2.Iy
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-28

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, & ST. PAUL,
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-25
10 BE CONTINUED.
JUST A.THiNklNG OF THE DEAD.

In the glory Of the morning, ere the early
dews depart,
When the music of the song bird finds an
echo in my heart,
When the world is fair about me and it's
pleasant over head,
My heart gets full of rapture, just a-think-
ing Of the dead.
When at noon the woods and meadows are
all wrapped in living sheen,
And no sign of shade or shadow mars the
giadness of the scene.
When the flowers seem TO cluster round the
pleasant path tread,
Life seems the brighter, sweeter, just
athinking of the dead.
And when the even shadows, cross the
meadows gin 10 start,
And "A faint delicious sadness finds an en- .
trance 10 ms heart,
When the wind begins TO whistle, and the
sky gets overspread,
] find a dainty sweetness Just a-thinking OF
the dead
And later in the even, when the world is
filled with gloom
And the shadows gather closer in the ST.
lence Of nay room,
can sit beside the fire, and within it's
glowing bed
| can see my hearts dear angel, just
thinking OF the dead
| can see fairy figure, full or sweet, an
gelic grace.
! can see the golden tresses round sunny,
smiling face,
| can hear the sweetest music coming down
from overhead,
Till Heaven seemed the nearer, jus. a.
thinking vi the dead.
o sweet and radiant angel, in the glory.
fields above,
Ny heart is yearning towards you. in the
fullness of its love-
My soul is longing, ever, for the happy
years ahead,
When we shall meet in Heaven, or he city
OF the dead.
When the holy stars arc shining, with a
soft and tender CLEAN,
And thought is linked with fancy in the
shadow of dream,
O then my hearts dear angel comes with
soft and dainty tread,
Until she stands beside mc-iust a-thinking
OF the dead
But when the winds arc wailing in the aw
fal watch Of night.
And the feeble lamplght splutters like a
spirit plumed for flight,
When the last beam OF the fire from my
heart cold hearth is fed
almost long for Heaven-iust a-thinking
OF the dead
Detroit Commercial Advertiser
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-25

n thing / could not have in my store
during the day, because all the China
men were at work, and they only came
i'm the evenings, and there was no use
of my keeping open or staying in the
store during the time when my custO-
mers were all at work. In less than
two years after got myself started l
found that / had 10 enlarge my shop.
And in 1876 it was that found my hands
were so full OF business that | had To
employ first one. then half dozen
clerks and statesmen 10 assist me. And
three years after that i had to admit a
partner, who is my own friend, Fong
All Cham. We Immediately formed "a
company. and enlarged our fields of OPP
GRAFTON by not only importing from
China, but also exported goods OF
American production to China. This
we did also with much profit until 9th
er men stepped into the business, which
cut down the profit SO that now it is
ha' lily worth the capital invested"
In 1882 Mr.. All Dom went home to
China with all the surplus cash OF the
firm. where in the space of five years
he did nothing but build houses and
marry wives. OF the latter it is said
that he had got half dozen of them,
and out of this lot he finally selected
ore whom he brought with him to New
York last year. She is a brunette, Of
course. very young and pretty, while
he is almost the very opposite from her.
But nevertheless, it is said by him that
they cannot be seen at any time, and
the outsiders have to take Mr. All
Dom's word for it, The seclusiOn OK
Chinese women is made necessary
probably by the peculiar weakness of
their women and the bad behavior of
the ignorant males.
Chinese women, owing to their nom
appearance in public, are therefore sell
dom educated. Most all the women OF
China have "a routine OF life similar TO
that of Mrs. All Dom and her other
New York associates.
They have their private apartments
in houses adjoining their husbands
store. Their meals are brought to
them from the stores when members
and employees of the firm eat. After
breakfast, with the assistance of their
maid or maids, they will dress their
hair, which usually occupies four hours.
After being duly dressed she visits her
other female friends. All must be
wives Of other merchants of equal
standing with her husband; every one
must take some sewing with her to pass
the time while Ginning. They are
very fond Of music. Mrs. Sim Quong
On is at present the only female
Chinese musician in New York, and
she only plays the guitar, banjo and
flute. In addition to her musical tai
ents she is also very charming in per-
son and vivacious. She is much loved
and valued by her female associates.
Undoubtedly she would be much more
SO among the opposite sex. But in her
case it seems as if the Chinese social
seclusiveness was especially created
for her husbands sake.
These ladies have very nice times
omong themselves and the few Chinese
children they have among them. or
these Mr.. All Dom's partner, Mr.. Fong
All Cham, has three.-New York Mail
and Express.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-25
Making Friends.

1t is bad policy to be naughty, repellant,
unso la. The most reSOlute and deter.
mined as irant TO wealth or position may
stumble as he climbs, and If no one
stretches out a finger to sa, him, may
roll beadlong TO a depth far below the
point rom which lie started.
IAN eye for all eye. a tooth for a
tooth. was the old law in .Judea. A lift
for 4 lllt is the business rule Of to-day;
and il sometimes broken by the migrate
full when there is most need Of its observ-
ance il certainly works better than the
principle that man should care utterly
for himself, neither giving nor receN ing
assistance
But 1t is no. from prudential motives
merely that the energetic and persevering
assist each other. All men OF vigorous
minds and elastic tcmperaments sympa-
thize with effort. They honor the indi
vidual who has fought gallantls the bat
tie Of life though reyerscs may have over
taken him; they recognize him as a kin
dred spirit. though he les on his back;
they are willing to give him ''boost I"
because they feel that he needs but new
foothold 10 assure his ultimate success.
These are among the reasons why en-
who are true 10 themselves. are almost
invariably true 10 each other. and why
their friendship and S mpathy mean
something more than words.
Let no one, whatever h s talents. his
opportunities or his confidence in his own
POWERS. dcsp'se the alliance OF such men.
No human beng ever was or will be ca
pable of ACHE ing eminence in tie bus
ness world without al lea the indirect
help OF Others. Therefore. let all young
men who are entering business life labor
in manly and Just way to make friends
And of the right sort.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-25
Hushaby. sweet. Nv Own.

Fair is the castle, up on the hill
Hushaby sweet, my own!
The night is fair and the waves are still
And the wind is singing to you and me
In this lowly home beside the sea-
Hushaby, sweet, my own,
On yonder hill is store of wealth.
Hushaby, sweet, my own!
And jewellers drink TO a little ones health
But yoa and j b de night and day
For the other love that has sailed away
Hushaby, sweet, my own!
See not, dear eyes, the forms that creep
Ghostlke, q nv own.
Out of the mists of the murmuring deep;
oh, see them not and make no cry
Till the angels of death have passed us by
Hushaby, sweet, my ownl
All, little they reck of you and me-
Hushaby, sweet, my own!
In our lonely home beside the sea;
And they seek the castle up on the hill,
And there they wi | do their ghostly will
Hushaby, o my Oct!
Here by the sea mother croons
"Hushaby, sweet my own"
n yOnder castle a mother swoons
While the angels go down to the misty deep,
Bearing little one fast asleep
Hushaby, sweet, my Owni
Chicago News.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-25
A Wet. IN to Coca ne.

Cocaine, the latest-discovered anas-
thetic, is it seems. like its predecess-
ors, chloroform, choral, and morphine,
claiming its victims. A Swiss physician
tells the story of n medical friend of
his who has succumbed TO its fatal
allurements. The victim began with
morphine, which he eventually ex-
changed for cocaine. As usual, his
first experiments were attended with
increased vigOr of mind and body. This,
however, was soon followed by mental
and nervous depression. After increas-
ed dozes of the drug, he experienced
Authorizations, was compelled to walk
round and round in circles, to endeavor
to pick up needles where he knew none
were to be found, and was at length
left utterly sieepless and without
appetite. To escape the fatal influence
Of the drug, he gave up his practice,
and went as surgeon in a ship bound
for the east. At length, by means Of
long sea voyages, he overcame his
craving, and was restored to health,
only, as he knew, to fall n victim to the
poison once more on finding 10 access
ible. Persistent indulgence in the drug
resulted in one of the most terrible of
deaths-exhaustio from tetanus.-St.
James Gazette.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-25

am the hap lest WOMAN I'm the kingdom.
SO far az money matters are concerned"
George Atwood did not go out as he
declared his intention OF doing He sat
home all day In a moody humor. drinking
more than he usually did, and eating
nothing.
Early in the afternoon he rang the bell
and asked Elizabeth where Mrs. Atwood
was.
''She had gone out to pay some bills, +"
Elizabeth informed him.
II want you 10 .rY 10 get me an evening
paper, Iii abeth he said. Anything
Globe or Echo. it does not matter.
Very soon she returned with the desired
aItic G.
Taking it quite quietly from her hand,
George Atwood remained in the same list
less attitude until she had left the room;
then he eagerly scanned the news. At
last he threw the paper away from him.
and sank into his chair with sigh OF
relief.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-25
HEAVEN AND EARTH.
+. W. FABER.

There are no shadows where there is no
sun;
There is no beauty where there is no
shade;
And all things In two lines of glory run,
Darkness and light, ebon and gold inlaid.
God comes among US through the shrouds
of air:
And mis- dim track Is like the silvery
wake
lake,
Fading and reappearing here and there.
The lamps and wells through Heaven and
earth that move,
Go liz and out, as jealous OF their light.
Like sailing stars upon misty night.
Death is the shade OF coming life; and Love
Yearns for her dear ones in the holy tomb.
Because bright things are better seen in
gloom
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-25
Not n Necessary Dutv.

"Well, William" said Mr.. Hardhead
to his new confidential clerk, "you are
in first-class position now at good
salary. shall expect you to be faith
full and diligent; in fact, to make all my
interests your own. II won't be
necessary, however, for yon to make
love to the typewriter. I'll attend to
her myself. "-Terre Haute Express
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-25
Perfunnery.

This country now leads the world in
the manufacture of perfumery, and in
dustry in which the French have long
excelled. American perfumes can be
bought in London, Paris, Hong Kong,
Rio de Janiero, Siam. Australia, and
even the Philippine and Sandwich
islands.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-25
Her Previous Exnerience.

ooh Fred. you have made me so happy
i was afraid you wouldn propose to.
night"
why dear? What would have hap.
pened If hadnt?'
"Uh. 1 IN sure don't know. but saw
the new moon over my right shoulder this
evening, and vc always seen It over my
lett shoulder when I've been proposed to
before"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-25
The Prime ACCOMPLISHMENT.

eyes " said the young lady demprely
TO Billy Blivcn, - ara has given me every
educational advantage. ! can sing In
Italian. yon know. quite readily"
Eyes" said Billy, Il know"
Then ] can converse In French and
81 anish and compose verses in Latin. "
Yes" said Billy, but tell me one
thing mere"
''What Is that"
'Can You bake bread In Engl ship"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-25
Sober AZ a ",Judpe"

Wife Gust commenced housekeeping
--Algy, will you get small sponge at
the drug store before you come home to-
night?
Algv-Ccrtainly, dear.
Wife--And. Algy, ask the clerk how
muck OF II he mixes with dough for three
ayes Of bread.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-25
She Had Great Capacity.

A gentleman, meeting retty little
child, was go struck with her APP earancc
that he bought her some sweets. After
giving her two or three he said
There, you mustn have any more, be.
cause you are such a little girl.
The child, who was by no u. cans salts.
fed with the number she had received. at
once re, lied I'm little girl, but Two
cot A big stomach
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-24
X Long Railroad.

The great railroad projected by the Rus sian government, and spoken of variously as tho ''Obi railroad" the "Siberian Pacific railroad," etc., will be, if completed, the longest single line of railway in the world The country which this line will open up for commercial purposes is vast in extent and practically untouched thus far, no commerce existing except what is carried on by most primitive methods. It will undoubtedly prove productive when opened for settlement, as the writings of MT. George I<onnan lead us to believe. The road will extend from Tiumen, in Western Siberia, to Vladivostock, a Russian port on the Pacific coast, e distance of 4,OOO miles, The cost is estimated at be- tween s30,00O and $4O,OO0 per mile. The greater part of the proposed routo presents few engineering difficulties, tho chief Of these being bridges of great size, which must be built over the great rivers. The Tobal the Irtish, the Tom, the Obi and the Ycnisei will all require long bridges, with sub-structures of great strength to resist the pressure of the e.-Philadelphia American.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-24
Glass Staining iii America.

Here in New York, and in the shadow of indifference, the art of the glass stainer, which in the hands of its moro legitimate heirs in Germany, France and England by the grating of elements antagonistlc to its growth, had become a mere shadow of its former self, has acquired new vigor and even now blossoms as the rose. That this art, which is so nearly allied to the old world oJ the past, should find its renaissance In the last years of tho Nineteenth century amid the dust and clamor of our new world mart is curious enough. But in Q world where, in default of cathedrals in herited from ages gone by, our interest in the church is in part manifested by the fact that there are moro than 4,000 religious edifices of different denominations now in course of construction, this revival Is more than curious; it becomes question of eminent artistic importance In the Old World the field of the glass stainer is virtually limited to the Roman Catholic church and the Estab- lished Church of England. Here, with the widening of sect distinction, the churches of nearly all denominations are open to him, and it needs no gift of prophecy to foresee, in the near future, the clear sunshine gaining adnittance to all our churches through col ored glass, and carrying with it messages of faith and fortitude, of joyous hope and rev erent memory.-Scribner's
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-24
A Hero at Seven,

In the court at Kingston-on-T Thames, In England, recently, the magistrate, acting upon the recommendation of jury of in- quest, highly commended the bravery of Thomas Hawkins, for leaping into Hoggs Mill river and gallantly attempting to save the life of his sister Amelia
 This Thomas Hawkins whose brave aot was thus officially praised, is 7years old. Heand his sister, who was four years old, were the children of confectioner at Kingston. They were playing in a field beside the river. Amelia stopped to wash her hoop in the stream, and fell in.
 Tommy came rushing down to the bank, and seeing his little sister in deep water, sprang in after her, and another little boy who was playing near ran and raised the alarm.
 Help came, after aIittle time, but Tommy had been unable to swim out with his sister, and they had sunk. Efforts were made to revive them, and Tommy was brought back to consciousness, but little Amelia could not be restored-Youths Companion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-24
An Incident.

On railway train the writer noticed the entrance of 0 mother and little son who were unexpectedly greeted by friend of the mother's The friend was only going from one way station to the next, while the others were on a long journey. There happened to be but one vacant double seat in the car; and into this the boy slipped, taking the seat next tho window. His mother, eager to improve the ten minutes with her friend, asked her son to give up his seat and take another for that little time, so that she could sit with her friend. No, won't; because 1 want to sit by the window, and all the other seats have people already at the windows"
 But, darling, only for ten minutes, and then you can sit by the window all day"
 ''No, 1 won't go. I want to sit by the window now"
 But, dear, not to give mamma pleasure"
 sNo"
 'Not for just ten little minutes, when mamma wants so much to talk to her friend, and you can sit by the window the whole day longg'
 'Nol'-with impatient emphasis. And In spite of humble entreaty from the mother, and good natured urging from the friend, that home nurtured bit of selishness kept his place, the mother never dreaming of insist ing on the right and courteous thing, but murmuring gently that Bobby did so enjoy looking out of the window" When 7-year- old Bobby becomes Robert tho husband, his sad little wife will wonder, "Why is it that men have so little tenderness for their wivesa' Century
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-24

THE danger of American girls making alliances with titled foreigners has been illustrated anew by the denouement of the Montercole case. Virginia Knox, a Pittsburg belle, married man who claime1 to be the Count di Montercole of Italy. A dispatch from Paris some weeks ago gave an account of dis turbance between the young couple at a prominent hotel, and it was widely pro- claimed then that the handsome young American lady's marriage had indeed proved a failure. Mayor McCallin of Pittsburg has now received letter from the real Count di Montercole saying that the husband of Mrs Knox is his gardener 8 son. The young scamps brutality to hls wife has resulted ill her separation from him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-24

tisan politics. It might easily be ex- pected that the investigation set on foot in Minnesota would amount to naught- the revelations would disclose unpleas- ant realities to the republican party and so must be covered up by the party bosses.
 Ex-Governor Washburn will get the prize for which he paid-any other pro- ceeding would be cheating the purchaser of his bargain. And the republicans feel it duty to deliver purchased goods.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-24
GIVE US ALL A SLICE.

The petition presented in the senate on Tuesday by Senator Vest from one of his constituents asking for Ca bounty of one dollar on each tooth filled by dentists for the preservation of those teeth, in order to encourage an honest in- dustry and thereby encourage compe- tition among dentists, which will lower prices to patients and moreover encour- age immigration of dentists from all parts of the world to this country, there by making better market for hll the agricultural and other products of home industry, the cash for this purpose to be taken out of the general treasury of the United States for the purpose aforesaid, y was unique travesty on the degenerate legislation that marks the latter days of the republican party. The petition may have been the work of a wag, but it is none the less instructive.
 If the sugar growers are to have a bounty, if the iron kings and coal barons and lumber princes are to be made rich by bounties taken from the pockets of the consumers, there is no reason why the principle should mt be extended to the dentist and shoemaker, the butcher, the baker and candlestick-maker. What is sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander It isn't American or in ac- cordance with the proud equality of which we boast to grant privileges to one class that are denied to another. The boast of our land, the express assurance of our constitution is that all men are free and equal, and the great American eagle should shed it's wings alike OCT the high and the lowly, the rich and the poor the great and the small. There is nc reason why any one class of the com munity should be singled out for special privileges, no reason why money should be taken from the pockets of one class tC i be put into the pockets of the other fol no other reason than to encourage them in the pursuit of some special industry in which they are seeking wealth. It is rank injustice to single out any man ol set of men for such special privileges.
 The Missouri dentist is right. If the United States government is going into the bounty business let's all have { bounty. Give it to the dentist and the doctor, to the machinist and the laborer to the storekeeper and the liveryman, tt the officeholder and the private citizen Share the bounties equally-give us all ; slice.