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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-17

PARIS, Sept. 16.-M. Stovanoff, presi-
dent of the Bulgarian sobranjie, died in
this city to-day
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27
CHANCERY NOTICE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY.
In the Circuit Court of said county to the January
Term, 1880.
Catherine Moore, Samuel W. Lincoln, NJ. V.
Richards, Haus Lage, NJ. W. Woodford, l.. J .
Bengtston, Burton Malcolm. James F. Mont
gomery. Martha Thomas, Rosilie Coryn,--
Desire Coryn and Mary j. Macbeth.
vs.,
W. B. Bmfeld, Reuben Wells, The Unknown
Hers-at-law of Joel Wells deceased Dennis
Warren, William A. Nourse, Laura A. NourSe
Jane VI. Weatherhesd, Eliza Babcock, Eunice
l.. Mil, Louisa J. Bryant and AntoneIte Henry
In Chancery
Affidavit Of the n-residencc of the said W r
Burfield, Reuben Wells and Louisa J. Bry ant and
that the heirs at law Of Joel Wells. deceased are
unknown and made parties as the unknown heirs
at law OF Joel Wells, deceased. having been filed
IN the clerks office Of the circuit court Of Rock
Island county, state of Illinois, notice IL therefore
hereby given 10 the said nonresident defendants
that the complainants filed their bill of comp aint
In said conn n the ChanCery eide thereof on the
9th day of November, 1889. and that thereupan
summons issued out of sad court. wherein said
suit is now pending, returnSble on the frat Mon.
day In the month Of Jan nary next, as i by law
required.
Now, unless you, the said non resident defen.
dants above named. and the unknown h, irs at law
OF Joel Wells. deceased, shall personally be and
appear before said circuit court on the first day
OF the next May term thereof. to be holden at Rock
leland in and for said county, on the fret Mon
day in May next, and plead, answer or de
and the same and the matters and things there
N charged and stated will be taken a. con.
fessed, and decree entered against YOU sccord
ing 10 the prsyer Of said bill.
Rock Island, H., December, *. 1889.
GRO. W GAMBLE
Clerk of Circuit Court.
". Il. MOORE AND GUyER 4 SWEENEY, solicitor
for Compianants.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

number. Just nine weeks-I regard that as
significant"
Was it Jack Ashton who only few hours
before had been contemplating death with
stoical resignation Here it was nova
quick, almost painless death. What made
his head buzz so and the canary's pipe seem
like a clarion trumpet
A chill like ice passed down his spine, and
then hot flush like a fever His voice was
steady as parsons as he said:
There is only one drawback to your plan.
You have made a mistake in your calcula-
tions. This is not the one thousandth shave"
For the first time the BARRIERS eyes showed
a CLEAN of anger.
"Impossiblei" he said sharply 81 have
gone over the sum too often TO make a mis-
take, although | am not an expert at fig
ures."
Il am" said Jack calmly. ~ am bank
clerk and never make mistake. l tell you,
your count is wrong-it is 800. What do
you still doubt met Give me piece of paper
and will convince you in minuten
ut is very strange" muttered the barber,
as he laid down the razor and opened drawer
in search of piece of blank paper.
The cloth that the barber had tucked under
his chin was of cotton, but it answered Jacks
purpose. With a bound he was out OF the
chair and had flung the cloth over the bar
ber's head. Then, with all the strength of
fear, horror and rage, he struck with his fist
the mufiled figure, and it fell against the cup
rack with great crash.
His knees gave way as he dashed across the
street, but his voice had strength to cry
"Helpl murder!" before he fell upon the
pavement.
Quickly crowd collected
Save me--a madmanin he gasped.
A policeman elbowed his way through
Jack pointed feebly and shudderingly across
the way, where the barber stood calmly by
his chair.
The policeman shook his head doubtingly
as he crossed the threshold to investigate.
I've been told, i" said he with smile.
The smile died upon his lips
The thousandth shave" cried the barber,
as he sprang at him with an open razor.
The policeman had just time to strike up
the arm with one blow, and the next ne
brought down with killing force on the ma
MACS head.
"Adele!"
Jack Oh, knew you'd come backl And
oh, Jack, don't know why, but think papa
is more inclined to like You, and heard moth
er say
mo matter, Adele Tell me You forgive
me"
Forgive You, Jscki Why, what makes
you look 50 palef Rave You been illi'
I've been nearly dead, said Jack. And
then he told her alL-The Epoch.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27
Changing the Color of Birds.

Starting with the observed fact that cana
ries fed with cay enne pepper acquire ruddy
plumage, DR.. Sa Iermsnn, of the Berlin Phys
biological society, has based upon it a scientific
investigation OF canaries, fowls, pigeons and
other birds From Theses he obtained the fol-
lowing results: Feeding with pepper only
produces an effect when given TO young birds
before they mott the color of the feathers of
older birds car not be affected. Moisture
facilitates the change Of color to a rudy hue,
which Is again scharged under the influence
of sunlight and cold. A portion of the con-
stituents OF cayenne pepper Is quite inactive,
as, for instance, piperin and several ex-
tractiyes; similarly the red coloring matter
alone Of the pepper has no effect on the color
" the feathers.
II is rather tn, triolein, which occurs ia the
pepper In large quantities, together with the
characteristic = gment, which brings about
the change Of color 10y holding the red pig
msnt OF the pepper in solution Glycerine
may be used instead Of triolein 10 bring about
the same result The same statement holds
good with resar to the feeding OF birds with
anline coiors. The red pigment Of the pep
per Is also stored in the egg yolk as well as in
the feathers. The first appearance Of the
pigment in the yolk may be observed as a
eolored ring four days after the commence
ment of feeding with the pigment dissolved
in fat After further two days feeding the
whole yolk is colored
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

the northern part II this province where he
was married, he took trip some thirty or
forty miles south On the Northern railway to
the thriving tow OF Newmarket, carrying
with him the stolen money.
After carefully coating the ueighborhood
In his mind, 81 20 be able to recall it again,
and seeing that hs was not watched, young
Drumm proceeded to the woods about a half
mile away, and, selecting suitable spot, dug
up the earth and buried the money.
Andy guided Il e officers to the spot where
the money was buried, the cans We're found,
and $4,000 recovered. Andy then told OF
some more money that he had buried in the
northern suburb Il Toronto, and the officers
went there at night and dug up TIN box
containing $3.50
This softened he heart OF the uncle; he
went bail for Andy, and the matter will
doubtless be dropped
HFATOy, THE FORGER
The other Kansas City case is as follows:
c. W. +. Heaton, Harvard graduate, went to
that place some time ago, registering at
hotel as VI. A. Chase. He addressed a note
10 Mr.. Wallace Pratt, a bank cashier, saying
that he had a letter Of introduction from his
uncle, Charles Francis Adams, OF Boston.
He apologized for not calling sooner, and
asked when it would he convenient for Mr..
Pratt To see him.
Mr.. Pratt wro e, making an appointment,
but never receiy I'd the call Heaton only
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

LETTER CARRIER SNftTH's CHILDREN.
The father seemed delighted to recover his
children. lie brought them home, and
twenty minutes later pistol shots we're heard
in his rooms Other inmates OF the house
rushed in. Smith was holding his little girl
Lizzie, an infant II months old, in his lap, ap-
parently dying from wound IN the body,
frsm which the blood was flowing freely.
On high chair sat mother child, Mabel. 2
years old, in the agunies Of death, and bleed
ing profusely. Smith appeared to be cool
and collected, thongh he gnze1 at his dy ing
children IN "A hopeless WAY.
When asked why he had done the deed, he
said that he had determined TO take his own
life, and thought that his children had better
die with him.
The most melancholy feature OF the af-
fair is that the mother had left the children
Tor him 10 take away, hoping thnt the sight
OF them would induce IA reconciliation.
PHTIADELrHIAs SCANDAL.
Now comes Mrs. Doctor Nettie Christine
Hamilton. charged with keeping two child
manipuiators IN her establishment for me,li-
cal baths In Philadelphia. The doctor was
arrested and with her assistants was brought
before the court. The Society for the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty to Children prosecuted
Mrs. Hamilton, bringing forward the girls to
testify.
Minnie Starnberg, one of them, Is a niece
Of Mrs. Hamilton. She was employed in
giving baths 20 men aud women at the es-
Enlistment. When brought into court she
wept bitterly. Her aunt brought her to the
United States q year ago, from Sweden, and
at once took her into her establishment. The
other girl, Mamie Wallace, was an Ameri-
can
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

One needs II eat variety Of resources for
the morning msal, for the appetite is most
likely ut this meal to be dainty and capri
cious The pr, scriptions in the books are
limited in usefu ness, and during the changes
OF seasons tue appetite and general health
should be espeC tally studied to the end that
the breakfast b. both relishable and nourish.
ing Never try to eat at breakfast anything
that does not relish we'll The appetite and
vigor for the whole day may depend on the
breakfast, and whatever is served at tina:
meal should lie he best Of its kind that it IL
possible to Obta IL. Good housekeeping.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

OF the 81, 100 he got for it. Unison showed
the money at Albany, and the Greenthals
followed him. At Rochester they told him
he must change car,. They were very polite
TO him, one of them carrying his valise.
In jostling through thecrowd the ''generam
relieved Unison of lis pocketbook. The trio
were arrested, tried and convicted, the old
man receiving a 81 ntence ON April 10, 1877,
of twenty years Imprisonment in Auburn
prison. He was pai'doned in 1884.
A year later Grenthal committed his last
robbery, in Brook IN, and went from the
Kings county peni' entiary to bed OF sick
ness, which closed his earthly career. He
served several partial terms in various
prisons, but general lily secured II pardon be-
fore the full term vas over.
DRUMMS DISHONESTY.
Kansas City furnishes two episodes, each
concerning a young man in respectable circles,
who was rash and shonest and fool enough to
ruin his career on its very threshold.
Andrew c. Drum IN, a trusted clerk of his
uncle, Maj Drumm, appropriated $4,000
of his uncles money and fed to Canada.
There he was soon oned 10y his brother and
his betrothed, Miss Dean, who, true TO him i'll
crime and advers ty, married him. Maj.
Drumm finally dec ded TO send the Pinler-
tons after him, who, following in Miss Deans
trail, soon caught the fugitive.
The major follow ed and found the party in
Toronto The young man, when confronted
by his uncle, made confession. When he
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27
Something for The New Year

The world renowned success OF Hostel
tiers Stomach Bitters. and their con-
tnued popularity for over third OF a
century as stomachic, is scarcely more
wonderful than the welcome that greets
the annual appearance of Hostetter's AL
manac. This valuable medical treatise is
published by the Hostetter company
Pittsburg. Pa, under their own immed =
late supervision, employing 60 hands in
that department. They are running
about IL months IN the year on this work,
and the issue of same for 1890 will not be
less than ten millions, printed in the
English, German, French, Welsh, Nor
wegian, Swedish. Holland. Bohemian and
Spanish languages. Refer 10 copy of il
for valuable and interesting reading con-
corning health. and numerous testlmou.
ials as to the efficacy of Hosietter's Stom-
sch Bitters, amusement, varied informs-
ton, astronomical calculations and
chronological items, etc which can be
depended on for correctness. The Al.
msnac for 1890 can be obtained free OF
cost. from druggists and general con try
dealers In all parts of the country.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

Southworth was married at s years Of age,
and her husband lived a year and half
Pettus solicited an introduction, with the
melancholy result.
It is singular how one horror viii induce
another. Scarcely had the public got over
the shock occasioned by the announcement
Of this affair than Brooklyn policeman,
who had been followed or believed himself
TO DO followed by Il woman, in a supposed
temporary 1T Of insanity blew out his brains.
Patrolman Mulln was found dead in his bed
with letter which goes FAR TO explain mat
tiers. In this letter occurs the following: II
am accused by party who has followed me
on my first night and say for the last five
months. Her effort was either TO break me
or bleed me"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27
N 5ws About Town.

1t Is the current report about town
that Kemp's Balsam for the throat and
lungs is making some remarkable cures
with people who are troubled with
coughs. sore throat, asthma. bronchitis
and consumTtio Any druggist will
give you triL bottle free of cost. II is
guaranteed ~ relieve and cure. The
large bottles ire SOC and 81.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

II is not improbable that the Pettus-South-
worth affair 50 worked on Mullins mind in
connection with his own similar trouble as to
produce temporary insanity.
SHOT HIS TWO CHILDREN
One OF tine most heartrending affairs that
has occurred Of late is the attempted murder
Of two children by a letter carrier named
Smith in New York. During the blizzard OF
1887 Smith distinguished himself 10y carrying
the mail in spite OF the storm. He contract
ed bad cold in doing so, which brought on
consumption. Not long ago, after quarrel
with bis wife, she left him, taking with her
their two Children, his savings bank book
and s27 In cash. Soon after he received a
letter from her, which read as follows:
JMxE-The children are boarding at 5O7 East
Eighty. third street with a lady by the name OF
Mrs. Kate Smith. You can 80 there at any time
and get them. LIZZIE
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

wanted his sigma
ture and some Il
his handwriting.
He wrote q note 10
Slr. Winauts, cash
Ter OF the Midland
National bank,
forging Mr.. Pratt S
name, and asking
that any accom- "
dalton Mr.. Cha -
might ask be- tx
tended. Mr.. W1u-
Il n Is, suSpectl1g
nothing allowed
him to obtain S1,toO
on a draft on n
mvthical narNNu In
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27


Pettus was shot
down by Mrs. Han
nah South worth, Is
another of those af-
fairs which sudden
ly bring to light the
lives Of certain men
of wealth aud indu-
cnce. Maj. Pettus,
IL will be remem-
bered, had just ar
rived in New York
on a ferry boat
from Brooklyn one
morning not very
long ago. Mrs.
Southworth fol-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

Boston without going through the customary
forms. Then Hsaton fed The detectives
traced him to Galveston and from there to
San Francisco.
At Frisco" H atom continued his forgeries
and lived very high, spending his money as
fast rs he got it Heaton was taken back to
Kansas Civ.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27
FATE.

THE sky Is clouded, the rocks are bare,
The spray Of the tempest is white in air,
The winds are out with the waves at play
And shall not tempt the sea today.
THE trail is narrow, the wood Is dim,
The panther clings to the arching limb.
And the lions whelps are abroad at play.
And shall not join in the chase today"
But the ship sailed safely over ths sea,
And the hunters came home from the chase
In glce.
And the town that was builded upon q rock
Was swallowed up in the earthquake shock
Bret Harta
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

Would use Kemp's Balsam for the throat
and lungs. 1t is curing more cases of
Coughs. Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis
Group end all Throat and Lung Trobles
than any other medicine. The proprie1
tor has authorized any druggist to give
you q sample bottle free to convince yoa
of the merit o. this great remedy. Large
bottles so cents and 81.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

The best on earth can truly be said Of
Grlgg's Glycei inc Salve, which is q sure,
safe and speei y 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 G iaranteed or money refund-
cd. Only 70 cents. Sold by druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27


drew the money he
had It converted
into gold and pack
ed some $4,000 o.
il into two tin cans
the lids OF which
were afterward 81
curely soldercd on
These precio u :
packages he carries |
in his trunk, read,
ON any alarm 10 b 3
placed IN Conceal
ment. When h
went 10 Brace
bri,ice- the town.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

During the london dock laborers' strike,
many merchants obtained insurance on their
goods against damage by riot. One sought
aud obtained insurance at the rate of five
shilllngs per 4 90 on van load Of goods in
transitu from the dock to a city warehouse.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27
Bu IL Doesn't Paw.

The old saying that man who minds hdl
own business viii make money is not true.
Charles Cochral ne, Canadian, mas remained
on his farm for fourteen straight years with
out leaving 1t, and has not spoken To a stran-
ger In all that lime, and yet he il poorer than
when he began --Detroit Free Pres
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27
LOCAL NOTICES.

A. d. Huesing, real estate and insur-
auce agent. Office No. 1908 Second ave.
nue., Rock Island.
The Crown dining hall. No. 170S Sec
ond avenue, is now ready 10 furnish you
the best meal in the city for 25 cents.
Buy Mercer county coal of Z. b. Nc
Kown at his new coal yard corner of
Fifteenth street and First avenue.
$50, 900 to loan on real estate security,
in sums of $500 and upward, at lowest
current rates of interest. without COM
mission. f. W. Hurst, Attorney al
law, Rock Island.
Modern Houses For Sale
On monthly installments by Guyer &
Sweeney.
Bsrth & Bsbcoek, Dentists.
No, 1924 Second avenue. SPECIAL atten.
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates.
For Sale.
Fourteen dry lots on -four years time,
with six per cent per snnum. TO any one
wishing to build this summer.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27
Ivn.ioS ,oy the tltls OF General" he was
~ ,,,ars old, and vas for many years the

IT many years the
leader of a band OF
pickpockets. He
was born in Po-
land, was a wild
over and was a be-
nevolent look ing
old man. For thirty
years he was known
to the police as a
receiver Of stolen
goods In 1877, in
c o m pany with
m e IN Der s of his
family, he robbed
William Unison,
an old farmer, who
ha1 cold his farm
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27
DAVENPORT.
Surety on Bonds.

Those who are required to give bonds
in positions Of trust, and who desire TO
avoid asking friends TO become their
sureties, or who may wish 10 relieve
friends from further obligations as bonds
man, should apply to the sgent of the
American Surety Co.. of New York.
ED. LIEBERKNEcHT,
General Insurance Agent,
Rock Island, III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

The Ponce de Leon, at St Augustine
is rivaled in the magnifcence of its sp-
pointments by the new Plant hotel at
Tampa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

The citizens Of Thomasyille. Ga, are
rsveling in green peas and new potatoes
from their gar dens.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

Following the Vanderbilt lead, num-
Der of wealthy people are planning TO
build winter homes in the vicinity of
Asheyille
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

lowed him, and put five bullets into him from
behind causing instant death. She was at
once taken 10 the tombs, where for several
DAYS she remained In hysterical condition.
Like all such affairs, there is history
which goes far back of the tragedy Mr.
Pettus became intimate with Mrs. South
worth several years ago, when-so it IS
Saimed by her friends-after taking her one
evening 90 the American Institute fair he in
vited her TO visit an acquaintance. They
say that he took her 20 a strange house
where he gave her wine which was drusged,
and thus accomplished her ruin. Her sister
declares that the trouble worked upon her in
such u way as 70 produce temporary fits Of
insanity. A letter was found on Pettus from
"A woman he was apparently taking care of.
Besides all this he had lawful wife.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY
The friends of Mr.. Pettus aver that Mrs
Southworth has for years blackmaiei him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

Charles B. Draper. the host of Draper
hall, Oconomowoc. is spending the winter
at Wilmington, NC.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

He was widely
known. and stood
high in business cir
Giles, and his friends
willdoubtleSS shield
lis good name so
far as they may be
able.
The parties were
both from the
south, where they
had been acquaint-
cd. This acquaint-
ance was renewed
after the removal
~ both families to
Brooklyn. Mrs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

- -atew singer is the missing link
be- sous .essnn and the grave.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27
LATE SENSATIONS
Crimes and Scandals that DC
CURED in Rapid Succession.
sOUTHwORTH .pprUs MURDER.
IL Has All re Elements of BLOOD and
Tbund.-" Novel-A Letter Carriers Avn
fuJ Dced-Girl Operators In Philadel-
Phia Bath House for Mem

A number Of events have been entered on
the criminal record very recently, some OF
which are startling, some frightiul. and
nearly oil embodying more or less Of the
pathetic.
First, the Pettus-Southworth shooting af-
fair In New York In which Mai Stephen
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27
dissolution NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the firm name Of
Willard Baker a Co, composed OF Willard
Baker, William l.. Aster and Fred Jahns, and
formerly doing business at 1921 Second avenue In
the city OF Rock Island. is hereby dissolved by
mutual consent, Vim. L. Aster and Fred Jahns
retiring.
For the present there will be no change OF firm
Name and business will still be carried on at the
old stand where all bills will be pal and collected
Rock Island ILL.,, December ~, 1889
WILLARD BAKER,
WILLIAM l.. AsTEe.
FREDERICK JAHks
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27
Glassware.

OldSSWare.
Tumblers. ..................... &C
Heavy Tumblers Observation-Disclosures. &c
Goblets. Fruit dishes, Sauce dishes l0c a
dozen; others too numerous 20 mem
ton
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27

Bisque Dolls.
We lave the finest line Of Bisque Dolls
ever shown and to start them we will
make specia. prices
200 Inch Bisque ............... &c
200 "a inch Bisque, kid body ..... 07o
800 IS inch. join,ed ............. sse
Colorvd dolls. Baby dolls. Large dolls.
Small dolls. Talking dolls Kicking
dolls etc.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-27
THE GREATEST SALB
<ToYs>
Holiday
Goods!
Ever inaugurated i'm Rock Island.
Since buying our immense Line of HOLIDAY GooDs
of Postoce Block have decided build aud there
being suitable business,
PEELED to close entire stock a great reduction.
Rocking Horses, Stirrups n saddle. 59c
shoe Fly Rockers soc
Two Wheeled Carts, &c
COIOred Willow Doll Carriages. 2Oc
Boys Tool Chests from &c up to $500
China Dolls

. inch Dolls .................. &c
Others all prices. Sc, Toe. zoo. 25c,
SOC and up