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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-03

Dancing is said to be declining In popu-
larity in England.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-03

WASHINGTON CITY, April 3-Benjamin
Harrison Mckee, better known as Baby Nc
Kee, President Harrison's favorite grand
child, was stricken with form Of pneumonia
Monday night. and for time was thought to
be seriously i'll, but was better yesterday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-03
THE MARKETS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO, April 2.
The board of trade being closed for the cleo
ton holiday the usual reports are ON tied.
Produce: Butter-Fancy Elgin creamery, 24Q
25c per Id; daries in lines, l5Glsc; packing
stock. ll9l2c. Eggs-Strictly fresh laid, lOc
per doz, Poultry-Live chickens. lie per ID;
ROSTERS, SC; dressed turkeys, l0allc; ducks, IL
0l2c; geese, 7dsc. Potatoes-Choce Burbanks.
s6tp2Se per bu; Beauty of Heron, 2oQa2sc; Early
Rose, ESQ SC: sweet potatoes, Ss.25 per Dbl
Apples-Choice greetings, Sl.50G200 per Dbl:
poor lots, 75cGISl.o0. Cranberries bell and
bugle s. uOIt6 % per bbl
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-03
York.

~, NEW YORK, April 2.
Wheat-ouiet; No. l red state, sl.0l: No.
red winter cash. ss]4c: April, s85sc: May,
SSlsc; June sel4c. Corn-Quiet: No mixed
cash, 1870: do April, 43I4c; May, 4s1sc. Oats
STEADY; No. / white state, 3sc No. do, sihc;
No. 2 mixed April, aiAc; May. 3Os4c. Rye
Dull and nominal Barley-Dull and steady.
Fork Moderate demand; new, slS75GlS.O0.
Lard-Quiet; April. Sis; May, s7.34; June
s7.35; July, $73s.
Live stock Caffeine market; dressed
beef, steady; common to good sides, 6lf06l<c
per 10. To-day's Liverpool cable quoted
American refrigerator beef steady at Sc per Id.
Sheep- Dull, with limited business; good un-
shorn sheep, $5.55 per 100 lbs; ordinary un-
shorn yearlings. $3.50 Hogs-s5250sia per
lUU lbs.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03
WnEN our pluckY little reyenu

WnEN our plucky little revenue
cutter, the Rush, that has made
herself famous by numerously
seizing sealers in the Behring Sea,
reaches Victoria on her way south,
as she is expected to do shortly,
she may find a change in the pro-
gramme, and be seized herself,
instead of Selling. It is rumored
that the crews of the seized ships
will be on hand to give her recep-
ton. She will, however, probably
get away and reach a United States
port il they carry their retaliation
SO far as to put prize-crew of one
in charge Of her.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03

The Trlennlal Conclave Of the Knights
Templar win be held Ia Washington, p.
O., October 6th to 18th, 1883. and be the
largest gathering OF its kind ever held
IN this country.
Excursion tickets VIII be sold to Wash
ippfon from al atatlons on the 3. ~ o.
Il. r. for ali trains October 9Th, 9Th, 7th
and 9Th &C rate Of one fare for the round
trip, valid for the return journey until
October 31st. inclusive.
October Is one Of the pieasaDtesl
months 10 the year to visit Washington
and inspect the magnificent public build
ings. museums and monuments.
During the period Of the c0aclavt
popular excursions win be run by the B.
8 O. from Washington 10 Gettysburg,
Harper's Ferry. Luray Caverns and other
points Of interest.
Passengers are landed In Washington
at the b. g o. station. one block from
the Capital. Guide books TO Washington
will be furnished upon application, by
al B. & o. agents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03

JULIA MARLowg. the actrsss, il
suing a Philadelphia soap manuFac-
turer to prevent him using her por-
trait as an advertisement for bis
soap. IL Julia isn't careful she
will haso Patti, Mrs Langtry, and
even the dignifed Mary Anderson
down on her, so to speak. They
do NOT think it is discreditable 10
advertise soap, and Why should Miss
Marlowe SET herself up As superior
to them in . social sense. The
court has issued 3 temporary iujanc-
ton against the soap makers and
until the tinal decision people Will
have 70 get along with soap which
does not bear the certihcation Of
fair Julia IL to its quality.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03

THE principal planks in the plat
form Of the Maryland Republicans
says the Washington Post, relate to
the suppression of the liquid traffic
aud the preservation of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal. Less whis.
key and cheaper canal water seems
to be the Republican slogan in Ma.
ryland this year, and it viii be up
hill work to rally the boys in the
wards on these lines, though the
oyster plank may be saving cause.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03
CHAUMcEY NJ. DEPEw says there

JHAUMCEI NJ DEFEW says tH6lU
are 700, 900 voters in the service Of
the railroads Of the United States /.
Hc doesn't say, however, which is
true, that about ninety per cent. Of
all these employees vote as the man
ayers Of the roads direct.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03

BOGUS medical diplomas can be
purchased for prices ranging from
$50 to $500 each in New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, New York, New
Jersey, Ohio and Canada. Two
fraudulent colleges in New England
which supplied the sheepskins for
$50 each, have just been unearthed
and exposed by the Boston Herald.
These facts should be a great in
centiye to more strigent legislation.
Our medical laws are q disgrace to
our civilization.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03
OEHM'S ACME HALL
BE9T-MA AIDE
Fall and Winter


CLCJ1I4LN ~
After all, it's as much in the
show as in the what You
sell to people that brings them
to Won and keeps them there.
The humbIest farmer-boy Is
treated as c0urteously and serv-
ed as faithfully by rs as the
richest merchant; and our pro-
misses are always realized
RxADY-To-W WEAR
You can search the trade through; but
vnu,u ace no such Clothing as that made by
Us. We've the stock, style, facilities ana
workmen.
Business Suits from. 20 81
walking Suits from........-.l0 70
Dress Suits from Toto 10
The newest, neatest and nobeiest styles known.
oEHM's ACNE HALL.
JUVENILE CLOTHING.
But in juvenile Clothing,
there's where we have the
whole course, inside track and
all. No excuse for dressing
your boy like circus freak;
give him a show, with us.
suits for smell boys ~....s2K 70 $5x
Suits for older boys...... to!S
ove over fro from TX to IS
and every possible pattern,
backed by highest style. The
BOYS know us and they'll tell
you where to buy. Our Hat
terry is beautiful. Every new
est design, every proper mater
ial.
Jockeys. English Jockeys,
Tams. GleDgarys.
Helmets, Jerseys,
and the newest notion
the Berlin Student Cap
from 50 cts. to $3.50.
OKHM's ACNE HALL.
OvERCOATs.
Overcoats like our this years make you'l Il
never see. Our leadership shows itself here.
OF course we won't argue the necessity for the
Fall 0vercoat common sense and the edict
of Fashion says you must have it. Ours sweep
from Sc to $50.
Style and neatness from So TO $40
Rtyle and beauty from. ........l0 TO ~
Style and luxury from s.l5 70 ~
and you can't duplicate them for much more.
FURNISHINGS.
Our all wool, hygienic, I'M
dyed and faithful-fibre Under
wear is in elegant stock at popu-
lar prices. Will save you many
a cold this Winter. In fact we
can meet your wishes or pre-
ferences at every point. Our
CUSTOM department is a
special feauture and enc that is
out-stripping itself this season.
Send for catalogue, self-meas-
urements and samples. Fit
and satisfaction guaranteed.
0ehm'S Acme Hall,
b s. = West Baltimore Street,
! door from Charles St.,
Of BALTIMORE, MD.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03

A Great Trip Ct Low Rate via Penn
sylvania Railroad.
No uniformed body Of men presents
such q gorgeous spectacle as does the
knights Templar. It Is only once In three
years. that they assemble In a body In
one of the principal cities Of America,
and as they have selected Washington TO
be the theatre of their tFiennial conclave
this year, the double opportunity TO wit
ness the brilliant gathering and TO visit
the beautiful Capital City on the Poto-
mac will be offered from every station on
the various lines OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad at one fare for the round trip.
The conclave will continue from October
9Th to 11tb, 1888, and tickets win be sold
October 9th, 9th, 7th. and 6th, valid
for return trip until October 3lst, 1889.
Returning stop-otf within the limit will
be allowed at Baltimore, Wilmington,
Philadelphia. Trenton, Harrisburg. Will
Transport. Elmira, Emporium. and Cory,
as the route of tne excursionists may sug-
gest. The occasion will be one Of the
most enjoyable seasons OF the year 10 ' IS
1t Washington. Specified rates will be
by agents on application.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03
rnkarnnf q People.

Advertising i patent medicine n the
noenslar way ii which the proprietor 81
Hns,s RaISa,n Tor Coughs and Colds
aces IS iaaeaa wonderful he authorizes
all 4 "a eists Is give hose who cal lof h
& ka1atI6 bottle jafs, that they may tEy Il
before purchasing. The large bottles AEe
Isl,s An8 Sd 09 ~ certainly would Aa-
sIse lfI..i. ii snay save Jun from coo
s8mpli8n.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03

THE Kansas City newspaper men
held an indignation meeting and
denounced the recent bankers
convention for its discourtcsy in
refusing them admission to the ses-
sions Of the convention aud the
blnquet. The Kansas City iour-
nalist knows his rights and doa't
propose to allow an insign'ti'aas
money changer 70 trample on them
without resentiug the insult. There
may have been some good reasons
for secret meetings Of the conven-
ton, but when il came TO geing
iato executive session in the BIN
qaet hall il was time to cutter 4
protest, and the & q. journalists
let themselves out Accord ngly.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03
OYERcOATs.

Overcoats like our this years make You Il
never see. Our leadership shows itself here.
OF course we won't argue the necessity for the
Fall 0vercoat common sense and the edict
of Fashion says you must have it. Ours sweep
from So to $50.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03
Trustees Sale
Valuable Property
On Maia St. in TIE CITY Of Annapolis.


DY VIRTUE Of decree of the Circuit
ID Court FOR Anne Arundel County, Mary
land. dated the i4ih day Of Sept, 1859, and
passed in an Equity cause in said Court depend
ing wherein Michael Coakley and Daniel Coax.
ley, trading as Coakley and Brothers, and others
are compliments and Catharine Vollmer, Fred
erick VOIlmer and others are defendants, the
undersigned, as trustees, viii offer at Public
Sale at the Court House Door in the City of
Annapolis. on
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03
TUESDAY. October IS. 80
AT 10 O'CLOCK NJ,

IT II y OAVONA ms
all the right, title, interest aud estate Of the
parties to said cause in and to all that LOT OF
GROUND, with the appurtenance lying and
situate on Main Street in the City Of Annapo-
lis whereof Frederick Vollmer, late Of said
county, died seized and possessed. The prop
ery is improved with a two story and attic
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03
FL: Brick DWELLING HOUSE I STORE

It fronts about thirty-two feet on the north
side OF Main Street and has depth Of about
seventy-ive feet from said street. The prem
Uses are in excellent repair and the sale offers
rare opportunity for Investment in Business
Properly which can always be rented.
TERMS OF SALE, as prescribed by the
decree:--0ne third Of the purchase money to
be paid in cash ON the day of sale or of the
final ratification thereof by the Court and the
residue in two equal instruments at six and
twelve months respectively from said day Of
sale, the several instalments to bear interest
respectively from the day of sale and to be Sc.
cured by the bonds of the purchaser or pur-
chasers vi it'll suretles satisfactory to the trus-
tees.
j. WRIT RANDALL,
DANIEL r. RANDALL,
$50 Trustees.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-09
Illegible Postmarks.
January Writer.

There is no valid reason why the
postmark on letter should not he as
legible as the business card that Is
often printed on the corner of the
envelope. II Is frequently important
to know when and where an envelope
contsining a letter or a manuscript
was mailed, and the postmark must
be depended on to give the infor-
nation. In most cases the dependence
Is vain.
The carelessness of hurried postal
clerks puts only blur where the
postmark ought TO be, and the public
suffers, sometimes seriously, in con-
sequence. Yankee ingenuity can GER
tainly devise canceling machine
which will cancel stamps and post
mark letters rapidly and we'll.
Probably there is such a machine
already invented. The public should
protect itself by insisting that the
postofiice regulations, requiring legible
postmarks, showing when letters were
mailed and when they were received,
shall be complied with, and by making
persistent complaints whenever care
lessness is evident.
II every one who receives an envelope
without legible postmark will
inclose 1t in letter of complaint TO
the postmaster general, putting the
blame as near as possible where il
belongs, it is safe to assume that some
improvement will be made, provided,
of course, the postmaster general is
not forever buried from sight by the
avalanche of his first mornings
mail.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-09
Making the Best OF II.
New York sun

Edmund Burke said, Every human
benefit and enjoyment-isf founded
on compromise" There are incidents
enough in humble lite-and amusing
ones-to remind us of the statesman's
words, and show the ingenuity with
which some can adjust themselves 10
straitened circumstances.
In "Rudder Grange" Mr.. Stockton
relates how the ex- boarder, after he
had married and settled In his fiat,
found that the servants room was too
short for the servant his wife
employed, and so cut hole through
the wall into the kitchen so that the
servant might have room to lie at
full length. Here is an instance of
spirit of accommodation in the
servant:
A lady had occasion late one evening
to enter her servants bedroom In an
uptown fiat. Abigail lay fast asleep,
over her head capacious cotton UNI
brella.
whats this?" asked the astonished
mistress, waking up the woman.
90 men," said the Abigail, "the
next family's refrigerator do be right
over my bed, and It drips on me that
much l had TO put up my umbrella"
"Why didn't you tell me about 1t?
can have it fixed, said the lady.
"Sure, mem, 1t do be no trouble at
all to put up the umbrella" said this
contented serving woman. But the
leak was stopped the next day.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-09
Doubt Frightening Into Hope,

And hope into certainty, is the pleas
ing transition through which the mind
of the nervous, dyspeptic invalid
passes who tries q course of Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, which is alike
incompatible and inimitable. In
creased vitality, a gain in weight,
tranquility of the nerves, sound appe-
tite and sleep are among the blessings
which it is within the benefcent
power of this medicine to confer, and
it is not surprising that after acquir-
ing this new dowry of health the
grateful sick should sometimes utter
their praises of the Bitters In terms
bordering on extravaganza. "Out of
the fulness of the heart the mouth
speaketh," and the proprietors of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters have some
times been obliged to suppress these
eulogiums lest they should be accused
of blowing their own trumpet too
loudly. For constipation, biliousness,
kidney complaint and incipient rheu-
matism the Bittsrs Is also deservedly
popular remedy.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-09

In remote part of downtown New
York, where one would be more apt
to look for dealers In old clothes than
for literary critic, lives a man who
unconsciously is the grave digger of
many an authors hopes and ambitions
lie Is the "reader" for one of the largest
publishing houses, and often has the
manuscripts of several houses on his
desk. His literary judgement Is mar
velously good, and the opinions of few
READERS" are more relied upon. His
decision is invariably the law with the
publisher. To his favorable report is
due many of the most famous books of
the day, as the literary shelves of his
room testify. No other man In Amer
lea could tell more literary secrets
than he, but to all entreaties for a
talk he is dumb. Occasionally, how
ever, he emits few thoughts when
in an especially talkative mood. In
such frame of mind he was fou nd
the other evening. my life is becom-
ing burdensome," was his opening
remark. When asked the cause he
replied because of this thirst for
passionate writing which has entered
our literature since the success of that
Rives girl. Why, ii seems as If all
the feeble minded young women in
the country have got possessed with
the idea that if they can once publish
truly "fleshy" novel their fortunes
are made. AS result scores of ILL
spelled, execrably written stories are
thrust upon me, and there is no stop
ping it, For the most part the
deluded women who write them try
to be very gross with little dainty
wickedness to enliven IL all the effect
is dreadful. am sure that If the
reading public suspected the service |
do them by reading and crushing
these literary atrocities, | would be
canonized. Another sort of cheerful
idiot from whom | am suffering Is the
woman who composes epics and poems
of passion, which she wants published
in book form. | have frequently had
the same Ms. submitted to me three
times. The title being changed each
time, a new examination of the book
is assured, but | never forget that
sort of MS; it is all too horrible
would to heaven that / could" In
reply to the question, allow large a
proportion of the MS. is examined
and accepted" this we'll informed
man replied. "Seldom more than two
per cent.-often only one per cent"
Here is encouragement indeed for the
ambitious young author!
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-09

In discussion on hotels the other
day, q commercial traveller of large
experience said that, next to the Bates
House, Indianapolis, the Palace, Gin
cinnati, gave more attention to its
table and interior improvements than
any hotel in the west, and that the
Palace was generally conceded to be
the best hotel for % per day any
where.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-09

1t is hard to say 1t, but the Ameri-
can eagle seems to be o very mer-
cenary bird. We never see him
backing Miss Liberty, unless there is
a good deposit of hard money between
them.-Pack.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-09
For SeaSickness
Use Horsford's Acid Phosphat.

Use Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
DIR. PRICE, Of the White Star 8. s.
Gesmanic, says: 81 have prescribed 1t
in my practice amorg the passengers
travelling to and from Europe, In this
steamer, and the result has satisfied
me that IL taken In time, 1t viii, In q
great many cases, prevent seasickness."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-09

From Father De Smet, the great In
dian Missionary:
Messrs. j. & G. Mcguire, st. Louis, Mo-:
No remedy can be more effectual for
complaints of the bowels such as chol-
era, diarrhoea, dysentery, ETC., than
Maguire's Benne Plant. i have al
ways found it such.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-09

"My DEAR" said q Galway lady of
the old school, speaking of we'll
known nobleman. "you cannot say he
is of ancient birth why, his ancestor
only came to this country in the
reign of Henry III. p-Blacktoo0d's
MAGAZINE.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-09

The rosy freshness, and velvety
softness of the skin is invariably OBJ
tanned by those who use Pozzoni's
Complexion Powder.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-09

A lady In anxious search for q dye
house on North Burdick street inquir-
cd at the Globe casket factory If that
was the place.-Kalamazoo Telegraph.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-09
PEGASUS COLLEGE"
New York Herald.


design for instruction in painting and
in sculpture, and faculties which teach
architecture. Poetry is the only art
which still refuses TO accept students
Why should not poetry be taught2
Why should there not be college of
poetry? Surely there are enough
amateur poets in New York to found
such an institution.
An appropriate name for it would
be "Parnassus College" The Elysian
Fields, in Hoboken, would be happy
choice for campus. The college
buildings could be an architectural
dream. They might bear such fitting
names as "Apollo Hail." the Lyric
Museum" the "Trochaic Theatre" and
the Cripple Rhyme Gymnasium" In
this cluster of buildings might rise
the "Alexandrine Library" The path
which led to the college dining room
could be named "Grub street." The
coat of arms of the institution might
be q winged horse, and it might adopt
as its motto, 81 would found an
institution where any poet may learn
to sing in any metre" Surely it
would not take much money 10 put
college of poetry on its feet
The jingling chimes in the tower of
the Alexandrine Library could ring
the young poets to their daily metres
in every measure. The college exer-
cises could open each morning with
singing by choir of youthful poets.
The University of Oxford has a
chair of poetry and it would doubt
less be easy to get distinguished poet
to accept the presidency of the new
college. He could collect a staff of
poets. They would be assigned to
various departments. There would
be chair of epic poetry, a chair of
sonnets, a chair of rondeaus, a chair
of vilanelles, an Idly lic chair, a lyric
chair, a bacchanalian chair and
faculty of rhyme.
The professors could hear recitations
and deliver lectures. For example,
Swinburne could lecture on "The
Tricks and Twists of Rhyme, the
Crooks and Crinkles of Verse :"
Edmund Clarence Stedman on "The
Debit Side of Song, or What America
Owes to the Poets ;" Gilbert on "Pat-
ter Songs" Sullivan assisting on the
chimes; James Whitcomb Riley on
"The Homely Sunshine of Hoosier
Poetry" Browning on "The Chiaros-
euro of Verse;" and Walt Whitman on
"a Continent Running Wild as Dog
Fennel with American Poetry Not
Yet Budded Nor Blossomed."
In the written examination at the
close of each term the questions could
be put down in blank verse and the
def answers in dainty rhymes. To
more thoroughly test the capacity of
the student a question might be put
in a vilanelle and answered in q rom
deau, or an epic question might
demand a ballad answer.
An excellent feature of the institu-
tion would be staff of non- resident
poets who would lecture now and then
when they are in q particularly fine
mood. A board of visiting poets
appointed by some official or CONNER
cial body like the State Board of
Assessors, or the Produce Exchange,
might visit the college every spring
and see that it was maintaining its
high lyrical character.
What could q college of poetry
teach?
Well, it Is apparent to even the
uncritical reader that there are minor
defects In the great English poets
even Shakespeare. Now, these are
precisely the mistakes which an aca-
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