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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
Marriage Among the Cbic,sasaws

The Chickasaw mai1ens are fair to look
upon. They are of the Castilian type of
beauty They are tail, graceful, with Ian
gushing black eyes and an abundance of
black hair. They dress taStofuIy, and oil or
nearly all are fairly educated
Clickaslw citizenship is worth at a noder.
ate estimate Ss,CG0 There arc now about
G,W0 Chickasaws by blood and marriage II
the Chickasaw lands We're divided up, each
man, woman and child in the nation would
be entitled to about 100 acres
Formerly the marriage laws were loose.
and smart fellow coming into the nation
could get married in week at an expense
of Sl.50 for license fee. This law was SO
badly abused that the legislature some years
ago amended it, and now a citizen Of the
United States must reside in tho nation two
years, produce good moral character, be
vouched for by three Chckasaws in good
sta nding and pay license fee of $50 before
he can marry in manner to qualify him for
citizenship
The National party favors increasing the
marriage license fee to 500 and putting
greater restrictions on the applicant for mat
rinlony. This is not advocated in any narrow
spirit, but in the interest of good citizenship
1t IS n fact that the refuse of Texas Missouri,
Arkansas and Kansas is dumping itself In
here The National party is opposed to u
cheap and rowdy citizenship or tolerated
population. 1t believes. that by increasing
tho fees and strictly enforcing the laws only
good men would want to marry or do busi-
ness in tho nation. -Tishomingo Cor. St
Louis Republic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
ADVICE ~ nu1akts.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth2 If so,
send at once and get bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething Its value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer inn
mediately. Depend upon it mothers,
there is no mistake about it. II cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom'
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces Inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
tenn. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one OF
the oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicians in the United States, and is fol
sale by ali druggists throughout the
world. Price 25 cents per bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
Poor Tray'S Troubles.

James Tray, Of Allentown, went to Louis
vile one day and sat by the open window of
the car on account of the heat He sneezed,
and his false teeth fell out Of the window
As he had just paid $25 for them he got out
at the next station, five miles from where the
teeth had escaped from him, and walked back
to regain them. He found them Then he
started to walk the five miles back to get the
next train As he was crossing the railroad
bridge over the Big Run n west bound freight
came along. He was walking on that track.
and stepped over on the beams of the east
bound track. As he did SO he glanced back
and saw freight train from the west just
coming on the bridge toward him. There
time fer him to get across the bridge
before the train would be upon him, and he
did not dare to stand on the narrow space be-
tween the tracks until the two trains passed
Both locomotives sounded their danger sig
nails. There was but one thing to do TRAY
seized bridge beam or tie with his hands and
dropping quickly down hung by his fingers
until the long train had passed over him He
then dragged himself back to the track
The engineer of the train was bringing it
to stop, evidently to SEQ what had become
of Tray, but when he reappearcd and the con
ductor saw he was all right tho signal was
given to go ahead and the train went on
without taking Tray aboard mile further
Oh another east bound freight came along.
Tray thought it was running slow enough for
him to get on the caboose. When the rear of
the train was passing him he threw his
overcoat on the platform of the caboose and
grabbed the rail to swing himself on. The
train was going faster than it looked, and
Tray could not get footing. He had to
let loose of the rail, and he was thrown TWEEN
ty feet down the bank The skin was scraped
of his face, hands and legs and one ankle was
dlslocated. The train vent on, taking Trays
overcoat-a brand new $50 coat-with it.
In spite of his injured ankle and mutilated
face, hands and legs, Tray managed to get
over the remaining two miles of his Journey,
reaching the station just as his train came
In. Without waiting to have his injuries at
tended to he boarded the train. When the
conductor came around Tray remembered
that the conductor of the first train had
taken up his ticket for the entire journey.
He could not induce the second conductor to
pass him either ON the strength of that fact
or Of the story of his many mishaps and Tray
had to pay his fare over again. He went to
bed wondering whether it wasn't more than
likely that the ceiling will fall on him.-Phil-
adelphis Times
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11

The breath of a chronic catarrh pa.
tient is often so offensive that he becomes
an object of disgust. After q time ul>
ceration sets in, the spongy bones are at
tackled. and frequently entirely destroyed
A constant source of discomfort is the
dripping of the purulent secretions into
the throat, sometimes producing invet-
crate bronchitis, which in its turn has
been the exciting cause of pulmonary
disease. The brilliant results which have
attended its use for years past properly
designate Ely's Cream Balm as by far the
best and only cure.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
$500 Reward.

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
.augsr coated pills. 26c. For sale by all
druggists. Beware of counterfeits and
limitations. The genuine manufactured
only by John G. West & Co.. s6a W.
Madison st.. Chicago, III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
The Population Of Rock Island.

Is about 10000. and we should say at
least one half are troubled with some af-
fection of the throat and lungs. as those
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 SOC and 81. Sod by all drug,
gists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
Qncrora' Bills.

Nearly all diseases originate from in
action of the liver, and this is esP Pecially
the case with chills and fever, intermit-
tent fevers and malsrial diseases. To
ave doctors bills and ward disease, take
Simmons Liver regulator, medicine
that increases in popularity each year,
and has become the most popular and
best endorsed medicine in the market for
the cure OF liver or bowel diseases
TELEGRAPH, Dubuque. Iowa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
ONLY A LITTLE WINDED.

But they didn't get to the bottom of the
hill When they reached the bend in the
road they didn't bend with it, but kept
straight on. Down the bank they went,
down the sloping field, with the bobs and
the logs doing their very best to keep up
When the mules struck the top of the IS degs
incline and went on down it they were going
50 fast hat if there hadn't been snow on the
ground to throw them out in relief we could
scaTcelT have seen them. Then the top of
the firs5 ledge was reached, and mules, bobs.
and logs disappeared. Uncle Job Synder
was about to open his mouth and say, That
settles tn when the logs came in sight, going
like streaks Of lightning down the second
slope toward the ledge along the creek. They
had broken their faStenings and shot over the
mules, but the mules followed right on in
their wake, holding the bobs behind them 1t
was hike a shadow passing over a field to see
those logs mules and bobs fitting down that
slope. Tho top of the second ledge was
reached, and the whole cavalcade disappeared
again. Nothing came i'll sight any more
Thar exclaimed Uncle job, with a sigh
of relief 'Nothin' kin ever make me b'lievc
that them mules didn't die fore they got to
the bend in this hill, but they war pushed so
hard They couldn't drop What'L ye take for
their shoes, Biilf"
Bill didn't say, and just for curiosity went
down with him and Uncle job to see how
badly the mules were wrecked 1t was some
thing of job to get there, but we managed
it. There wasn't much left of the bobs, and
the logs were lying about promiscuously, q
good leal splintered and jamned. But there
in the midst of the wreck and I'D to their
knees in water stood these two mules, looking
just respondent as ever and painting a lit
tie, but as much alive as any mules that ever
hee-hawed and without q scratch on 'em!
Uncle Job stood simply aghast. He could
scare ely believe his eyes, even after Bill had
led tie mules out of the creek on the other
side and started to lead them across lots to the
hill, he bottom of which they hadn't reached
Thea Uncle job shouted:
"Billl I'll give ye $500 fer them mulesl"
came away soon afterward and don't
know whether the mules changed hands or
not, but ! do know that never again can any
thing be said about the American mule that
Iwon't swear to- Harrisburg Cor. New York
TimS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11

Who of us are without trouble be they
small or large? The blessings of health
are best appreciated when we are sich
and in pain. A hacking cough, severk
cold, or any throat or lung disease are
very Troublesome; but all Of these may be
quickly and permanently cured by Dr..
Bigelow's Cure. Safe and pleasant for
children Price so cents
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11

The hest on earth can truly be said OF
Grlgg's Glycerine Sslve, which is sure,
safe and speedy cure for cuts. bruises,
scalds, burns wounds and all other sores
viii positively cure piles, letter and sll
skin eruption. Try this wonder healer.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refund-
ed. On.v 2h cents. Sold bv druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
ROCK ISLAND, FRIDAY. JANUARY II, 1889.
Its Use for Kidneys.

JEsUP, Ga, May 28. 1887.
l have been suffering from kidney dis
ease for month past, and the pain in my
back was very severe. My occupation
requires good deal of writing at night
and l suffered all the time. l saw one
man who said he was cured by using
Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. b. and L
commenced using it. and the pain is a
great deal less. I have only used two
bottles and believe it will effect a cure by
the use of few more bottles.
Yours respectfully. J. E COLEMAN.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
PURE BLOOD is OF PRICELESS VALUE.

The Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga:
MY DEAR SIR:-I have for some time
past used B. b. B. as purifier of the
blood and to build up the system gener-
ally, and consider it without exception
the finest remedy of the kind in the mar
ket. Yours with best wisher,
ARTHUR g LEWIS.
Editor Southern Society.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11

1t seems that the Providence cashier
got away with but $4,000 in cash after
all. Just about what base ball pitcher
gets.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11

A Chinese dealer in Fresno was sent to
Jail for eight days for plucking live
turkey.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11

A western fakir is selling an adjustable
engag' ment ring that can be made to fit
anv finger. This is something that
young men have been wanting for long
time
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
M0RGAN'S FEEBLE MULES.
CONVINCE AN OBSERVER THAT ALL
THE STORIES ARE TRUE.
They Cdme Up the Hill with mo More
Life Than a Pair Of Old Rubber Boots."
Trip Down the Other Side Like a
Streak of Lightning.

Streak of Lightning.
Near the backwoods village of Tanners
vile there is a long and very steep hill in the
road. 1t has sharp bend in it about half
way down. On the outer curve the bank is
quite high At the foot of that bank field
stretches away in a gradual slope for prob
ably 100 yards, when it drops suddenly to an
incline of 45 degrees. That sharp incline is
JO0 yards from top to bottom, and the bot
tom Is simply the top of ledge that has a
sheer fail of 20 feet. From tho bottom
OF that ledge there is another sloping piece
OF ground :00 feet or so wide, and at tho
lower edgo of that slope anbther ledge drops
perpc2diculiirly Is feet, tho west branch Of
lear Run lowing at It's base. If | have
made tho topography Of that section of
rather rolling country tolerably plain it
viii be noticed that man in toboggan,
taking tho course | have marked out.
would get enough sport out of one ride to
last him until tho opening of the next season.
GONE FOR s,ARTINn
was sta lding III the road Oh the long and
crooked IN listening to Uncle Job Snyder,
tho great hunter, bemoaning the decadence
of game, when Bill Morgan, a teamster from
the Sheasloy mills, appeared. He had pair
of bobs with good load of logs aboard, and
the load was drawn by couple Of small, de-
spondent boxing mules Bill stopped when
he came to th9 hill to adjust his brake chain,
for when 4 .eam comes down that hill with
a load the wagon or sled has got to have all
the brake on it that heavy chains can give
As Bill Morgan adjusting his chains
Uncle job Snyder said to me:
Them mules haint got no more life in 'em
than pair o, old rubber boots. I'm alluz
glad when sec 'em raise this hill agoin' home.
fer L don't want 'em to drop dead round
here"
Bill Morgan set his brake chains and came
on down the hill. AS the mules passed us /
noticed tlat they certainly did look as if a
sudden jar would startle life away from
them. They went as in hopeless sort Of
way, and had reached the very steepest part
of the hill when the brake chain separated
and the bobs and logs began pushing rather
savagely against the heels of those little
mules.
Now they'm gone, sartinln exclaimed
Uncle job Snyder.
The American mule of the comic newspa-
pers, unoer these circumstances, would have
kicked logs and hobs into slivers Did these
real American mules-supposed to be on the
verge of dissolution at that-do anything of
that kindf No They let those logs and
bobS prod them in the heels two or three
times, and then, if the thing had all
been planned beforehand, away they went
down that hill They went So fast that their
legs looked like spokes il a trotting sulky be-
hind horse going a mile in 2:14
They hain't got time to die nowl" ex-
claimed Uncle Job Snyder But they'll be
goners when they git to the bottom o. the
hill"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11

Why is the vowel the only one
soundeds Because all others are in>aud-
ible.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11

The largest organ in the world is now
being built in London for Sydney. II
will cost about S75, 900
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11

Balloons and parachuies have been sent
to Suakim for the use of the British
trOOps
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11

Silence Is never more golden than when
the silent partner has . boodle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11

Interest allowed on Desposits at the rate
of per Cent. per Annum.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
Deposits received in amounts of
81 and Upwards.
SECURITY AND ADVANTAGES.

SECURITY AND ADVANTAGES.
The private property of the Trustees is respou-
sible 10 the depositors. The officers are prohibit
ted from borrowing any OF Its moneys. Minors
aud married women protected by special law.
OFFICER IS. W. WHEELocK, President; JOHN
Coon, Vice President; c. F. HEMRNw Y, Cashie.
TRUsTBEs:-S. ". Wheelock, Porter skinner,
c ". Lobdell. elson Chester. II. W. Candee, G.
T Grantz, A 5. Wright, c. F. II rmnwsy, John
Good; ]. VI. Chrsty. Z. H. Sto dard.
W The only chartered savings Bank in Rock
Island County.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
The E0lINE SAVINGS sAsK

(Charted by the Legislature of Illinois.)
MOLINE, ILLS.
Open daily from ga NJ. TO 8 P NJ and on Tues.
day and saturday Evenings fro.I to
Soclock.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
4 al
Oct. 10, 'S7.

PoND's EXTRACT is invaluable for all
kinds of Pain, Inflammation and Hemor-
rhages,
Excellence inpites imitation. Bea0drs Of
sooytltiess limitations of PONDS EXTRACT.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24
HOTEL PERSONALS.

The Windsor house had for guests last
night G. S. Pease, editor of the Anoka Her
aid, and Hon. j. C. Orr, of Orr, Oak.
Prof. Edward Olson, president of the Uni
versity of Dakota at Vermlllion. was guest
at the West hotel last night.
From Mankato, last night the Nicollet
house had the following guests: E.. b.
Evans, C. E. Wise, G. C. Truesdell and E. l..
Weaver.
q The Windsor house had four visitors from
Grand Forks last night in the persons of n.
Brown and E. W., W K. and F. P: Nash
The last three gentlemen are extensive fruit
dealers.
Charles c. Wilson and wife, Rochester;
Charles E. Sawyer and wife, Crookston {;
Mrs DR.. Welcome and Mrs. A. W. Mietce,
Granite Falls, were among the guests at the
West hotel last night.
c. H. Sproat, Grand Forks: o. I. Hamettin,
Grafton, Dak.: J. d. Brady, Princeton; o. l.
Gutzwiller, Delano; $. G.. Clark, Stevens
Point; W. L. Rebel, litchfeld; j. j. Alpin
and Miss Grace Handman, Briton, OAK; B..
Lavalley and Fred Bead, Reynolds, OAK; C..
W. Culbertson, Argyle; j. II. Furloo, Sioux
City; G. Young, j. j. Hughes and M. f. Will
Jams, Graud T orks, were last nights guests
at the Nicollet.
The Windsor house had among other
guests last night, N. A. Lewis, fruit dealer
of Fargo; W. L. Bronson, Luverne; A. Adslt
and wife, Lapata; George o. Blair, hard
merchant of Thorp, Wis; Colbert Appel
hot, Watertown, Oak; Walter B. lehucke,
Saltwater: Herbert E. Whittlesey and II. c..
Prescott, Faribault: Mrs. A. NJ. Kenyon and
Max Alexander and wife, Owatonna, and
John A. BuOrlay, of Elizabeth.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24
WHY NOT DO IT?

The Republicans have captured the
control of the city government at Mill
neapolis, practically for four years, and
have so fixed it that unless there is
then another such a complete political
flop as was witnessed last fall their
reign in power will be extended to at
least six years.
The complexion of its council, its
committees, the various boards and de-
partments is so largely Republican that
the presence of Democratic represen
tative is hardly discernible. Now that
the Republicans have captured the
city they can afford to legislate
a little for its benefit instead
of their own. There is no need of APP
peaing to the legislature to thwart the
will of the voters by robbing officials of
the power they were elected to WELD,
of the creation of SO-called nOn-partiSan
boards which are placed beyond the
reach of popular condemnation or APP
prevail. The Republicans can afford to
abolish the police commission, which
has diSorganized the important branch
of the city government, placed in its
charge. They can afford to redis-
trict the city with view to
obtaining a fair representation
of ward interests instead of
massing the Democrats so as to give
them as few representatives in the local
legislature as possible. They can afford
to lessen the number of aldermen. and
thus make the council less cumbersome
and expensive. They can afford to
ignore nationality and sectarian infiu-
ences. They need not consider for
some time yet political affairs in any of
their actions. In fact, there are many
things the Republicans can afford to do
for the benefit of the people of Mime
apolis. 1t will be several years before
they need to resort to their character
istic tactics to influence public opinion.
and in the meantime let there be fair,
common-senSe and economical admins
iratiOn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24
THE BOY THIEVES.
A Man Who Is supposed to Have
lnStigated Them.

Detective Hall thinks that, through
the capture and confession of the six
lads who have been stealing wheat from
the Manitoba railroad, he has discov-
cred wretch who has been playing the
Fagin act to great extent, and who is
the cause of these lads entering Oh a
criminal career while. still almost in
their infancy. If the facts in the case
are as they are now supposed, the man
who has been buying the grain from
the boys is as much worse than the
bows themselves as can be imagined.
His name is Oliver Shambow. He is an
aged teamster, living at 209 Greeley ave-
nue. north. About thirty bushels of
wheat were found in his possession, and
the boys say he first suggested
the idea of taking wheat from full
cars. and told them he would pay
twenty cents a bushel for all
they could get. He will undoubtedly be
under arrest before the court opens this
morning, and in that case it is quite
probable that the boys will be used as
witnesses in an effort to convict him
and then dism; sed with, a reprimand,
although John Fl, ga /, the eldest of the
boys, who is tiftet.. years old, may be
made to feel the strong arm of the law.
All the boys were arraigned yester-
day and held for appearance this morn
ing at 9 O'clock. Each was charged
with stealing five bushels Of wheat and
all pleaded guilty. One of the lads.
Johnnie Higgins, is only eight years
old, and JOHNNIE Hallock, who squealed
on his comrades, is not much older.
Some of them went home with their par
ents, who agreed to bring them back in
the morning.