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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-12
PUSHING THE PAVEMENT.
A New CONSIGNMENT OF Brick and
CURLING Received---PrOgres OF the
Work.


Saturday evening the first lot of Barr
dolph brick for the pavement of the
Street Car company's portion of Second
avenue gave out, when the double tracks
and intervening space between. two thirds
of the way to Nineteenth had been COM
pleted. Between Saturday night and
this morning, however, eight more car
loads of Bsrdolph brick arrived. also six
of Galesburg and four of curbing, so that
work can now proceed right along without
interruption, as more will be constantly
arriving. This morning the work of
laying the eighteen inches outside the car
tracks to be paved by the company. was
commenced and the first Galesburg brick
was also laid
Supt. Nevins has found it necessary TO
put up signs forbidding people not en-
pIoyed from entering the district that is
being torn up or from handling the paw
ing brick. The work is progressing very
rapidly and very satisfactorily to every
body.
The Bardolph brick which the street
car company is using seems to be by
great odds the favorite with all who have
examined the two kinds. 1t is shown by
test. too, to hold its own with sny Others
Previous to the adoption of any particu-
lar Kind nv tha council Ala Harptan
made test. which. like the one made by
MIR. Burgower with Galesburg brick and
noted Saturday. proved very satisfactory.
He took half brick Of the Bsrdolph and
half brick of the Bloomington and
soaked them seven hours. At the end of
that time the Bloomington brick had
gained five and half ounces and the
Bardolph brick one ounce.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-12
A Converted Assassin.

City front pedestrians were edited recent
| iy by the eloquence of the first Chinese evan
gelist who has made his appearance In that
locality. de announced his name as All Qui.
he did not claim any connection with either
the Salvation Army or the Holiness band
| Ten years ago l was very bad man, "
said he. What you call highbinders here
| that's what l was in Canton. 1 worked for a
big mandarin fifteen years. During that
| time l killed fifty-one people for money.
| Twenty of them were women will tell Won
how was converted. My master set his ewes
on Christian Chinese girl, but could not get
| her, 50 / was sent to kill her. was to re-
| ceive $40 for the act l found her alone in
| the house one night, and ON her refusal TO ac-
| company me to my master told her she must
/ die. She asked time to pray. was SO af-
fected that the knife dropped from my hand.
and that incident led me to Christianity. l
grew to love her, and she became my wife
| The preacher at whose house she lived mar
ried us.
lone night we were seized and carried to
| the house of my former master. He ordered
me to murder her and l refused to do it.
| Then he said that another would perform
| that Office and that could end my days by
hari-kari. HIS order was obeyed I'm one case.
| They disrobed my wife and three men bound
| her, while another cut off limb after limb
| She prayed for them while they were doing
| this as long as she had breath in her body"
At this point Qui leaped into the air and
| shrieked three unearthly yells, while the
crowd who had listened TO the weird story
stood aghast with suppressed excitement. He
seemed to be insane for at least a minute
Then, wiping his eyes, he exclaimed:
''The next day l escaped, and here I am. ~
The exhortation which followed lasted for
at least twenty minutes, and was intensely
earnest. He said that he proposed to go
| through this land and tell the story of his
| conversion 10 show the power of grace San
Francisco Examiner
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-12
Impr0v .meuts.

Aid. A II. Hampton Is setting good
example as well as demonstrating that he
is acting in good faith in the matter OF
advocating public improvements by let.
ting q contracts to tie Ottawa Tile COM
pany for a nice walk in front of his prem.
ises on Fourth avenue.
The ARGUS proposes to keep up with
the procession of public Improvements,
and to that end has arranged for hand
some tile walk along its Second avenue
front, with the fprovision for the word
Argus" in imported tiles in the center.
Seven nice cottages have been erected
this year on Eleventh avenue west OF
Ninth street, on lots sold by Bailey Dav-
export, Esq.
Mr.. Meyer Rosenfield is putting a new
veranda in front Of his residence on
Eighteenth street.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-12
The New Veteran Association

Representatives Of seven G. A. r.
posts in Rock Island county met at the
hall of Buford post 343. Saturday after
noon for the purpose of taking steps for
the reorganization OF the County Veteran
association. After considerable discussion
as 10 the best plan to pursue. a commit
tee composed of J. Il. Clelsnd, of Buford
post, Col. w. E. Stevens, of Graham
post, Moline. and George G. Brown, OF
Muse post, Milan, vas appointed to for
mulate plans and report. 1t was decided
to hold the first NEE ting of the new as
ISOLATION an Concor dia park, South Mo-
line. as nearly the time of the full moon
in September as ossible.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-12
COWDEN is CHAMPION.
Rock Islands Splinter is King of
Them All.
Yesterdays Great victory mt Daven-
Wiuner.-Big None 8 Changes Hands.

Yesterday at Davenport occurred ar
event in the sporting community OF the
three cities. 1t was q race of eighty
seven and half yards between John
Cowden. the Rock Island sprinter. and
Thomas Robinson. a professional, late OF
Kansas City. but nov of Moline. and on
whom the sports Of cur eastern suburb
staked their all that lie could outrun the
celebrated Rock Island boy. Fully 5000
people were present; mostly all from
Rock Islanl and the ambitious town on
our east. The contest occurred on the race
course in Central Psrk-the old Scott
county fair grounds. The distance OF
the race was agreed upon as eighty-seven
and half yards as compromise. Cowden
| being one hundred yard runner, and
Robinson a seventy. five yard runner
The stakes were $3.50 a side. The signal
to start was to be pistol shot. VIM.
Olson. of Rock Island, was appointed
referee and Dennis ScEnary, OF Moline,
stake holder. The betting. prior to the
race, was free and active. The enthusi-
asm over Cowden was as marked before
the contest as it was when he had become
victorious, and the Rock Island represen
tatives pushed the Moline enthusiasts.
who were for anything to beat Rock ISL
and, clear to the wall. They emptied
| their pocket books ard then put up their
watches, scarf pins, rings and everything
they possessed except their clothing, on
Cowden, and would have put them up
had Moline accepted. AS an accom-
plished sport would be apt to put it:
All the Moline sports CT me down to bluff,
But when the race over had all lost
their stuff
Over Sc, 900 and for different watches
and other articles changed hands on the
result of the contest. all coming to Rock
Island, and some single winnings were as
high as $500 and $500.
At the signal Cowden made remarka-
BILE leap of fourteen feet and then ran
away from his opponent like deer, win.
ming by twelve feet. Robinson became
discouraged when he saw the lightning
like speed of the Rock Island feet foot
and Stacked up. The time was not par
ticularly fast either. and Cowden declared
sfterward that he could have done much
better had he been pushed to the test.
After the race Robinson attempted to
dispute the fairness Of Cowden's squirt a,
the outset, but the referee and starter
both declared it perfectly fair. Robinson
attempted to bluff by offering to wager
$500 that he could beat Cowden iu
another race. The amount was promptly
covered, and if the Moline man means
business the race will take place in tina,
city some evening this week.
DIAMOND DUST.
The Davenports defeated the Spring.
F, fields at the latter city Saturday by &
score of to /. with Rhines in the box
. and were defeated yesterday 12 to / with
Tanning as the pitcher.
Monmouth defeated ball nine from
this city at the Rock Island park Satur.
day by score of IL 20 and did the same
yesterday by a score of to 6. Those
who saw the game intimsted sfterwsrd
that had Manager Bnrrill taken his mail
sack with him out into right garden he
might have saved the day for his team.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-12
Labor llaY

The following con mittees have been
appointed for the labor day picnic Sep
TENDER 2:
Speakers. W. Csvanaugh, T. F.
Wheeisn.
Music-Ed. Bleuer, T. A. Fender. Joe
Grotegut.
Printing!. F. Nheelan, Peter Phile-
bar. E. z Zeigler.
Fixtures-M. Marley, VIM. Hidden,
Robert Beck.
Games Ed. Burr II, F. Weigand, j.
o. Logan, A. Erickson. M. Sexton.
Refreshments-C. Strupp, F. Schrader,
F, Eckert.
Supplies-H. Bos.ock, Louis Englin.
j. W. Cavsnaugh.
Police-M. Sexton, J. Fender.
The committee have every reason to
believe the occasion will be a successful
and enjoyable one for the labor societies
of Rock Island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-12
Five Harvest Excursions.

The Burlington Route. c.. B. & @.
r. R, will sell from principal stations
on its line. on Tuesdays, August 9th and
Goth. September 10th and 24th, and DC,
tober Sth, harvest excursion tickets a,
half rates to points in the farming re.
gions of the west, southwest and north
welt. For tickets and further informa-
ton concerning these excursions call on
your nearest c., B. & Q. ticket agent, OF
address p. 8. Eustis, GenI Pass. and
Ticket Agent, Chicago, Ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-12
The Letter Was Long in Coming.

Just like a mani Nov. 26, 1864, Mrs.
Hodges, of St. Louis, mailed a letter to her
husband, who was with Shermans army.
On reaching his regiment the letter was
given to Capt Bixby, to be delivered to Mr..
Hodges The captain naturally put it in his
pocket. Two weeks ago he found it in the
same pocket of the same coat, yellow and
dingy with twenty-five years incarceration,
but otherwise all right. He Immediately
mailed it, and MIR. Hodges received it in st.
Louis, the city from which it originally
started. The news was a little old, but the
family enjoyed reading it-W ashington Post.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-12
Druid's Excursion

The Moline and Rock Island Druids
will have an excursion to Peoria on Sun,
day. Aug. 18th. Round trip $1.25.
Tickets can be secured in Rock Island at
Winter d Lemburg's, Jos. Hubers. VIM.
Dresser and C. Letter. No tickets sold
after Friday ct 4 p. m.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-12
Wear Cltlan Linen.

For fear that in the excitement of the
improvement boom which is unprecedent-
ed in the history o. Rock Island, some
gentlemen may forget even to have their
laundry work done up, we wish to say
that we are here ready to do the besI
laundry work on short notice.
THE Rock ISLAND STEAM LAUNDRY,
Tegeler's Block, Third avenue.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-12
B,shl,. nanaol,n archsa,ra.

BiehPs mandolin orchestra at Black
Hawks watch tower every day from 10 q.
m. to 7.30 p. m.-musical specialties,
xylophone solos, etc.-a rich treat fol-
those fond of fine music.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-12
Methuen Mans Strange Story.

Twelve years ago Methuen man stepped
on a tack while hunting for some paregoric
In the night Wednesday he felt a weighty
sensation on his right side, and opening his
coat took out his pocketbook, where he found
three pounds of brass headed nails This is
a fact Lawrence American
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-12

One of the incest residences, with all conven-
fences, fine high corner lot Sx50 one OF the BE- st
neighborho,ds on Fourth avenue.
5000 viii buy two srores we'll located on Third
avenue, for any kind of business, and the rent
paying a good interest on the investment
SLID will buy dwelling with good business
BON in front, well located on Third avenue
new building. one of the best money making
restaurants and boarding houses in the city,
the c., II. r. depot, well located for any kind
of business.
On of the best located three-story brick stores
for business on Second avenue.
One of the best paying meat markets in the city ,
brick buildings, frst-class location, cheap.
$3.50 will buy good lot. 50xS2, in good loca
city.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-12

Pimples. boils and other humors are
liable to appear when the blood gets
heated. To cure them, take Hoods Sar,
saparilla,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-12
Boats.

At Black Hawk watch tower landing
for rent by the hour or day. Ten row
boats, three sail boats and one barge.
CLARK, Agent
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-12
weather Forecast.

U. 8. SIGNAL OFFICE,
Washington, Z. c., Aug. H.
For the next "a hours for Illinois:
Fair; slightly warmer.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-04
ToQUEs AND TuRBANs.
The Various Styles in Which They Ar
Made by Fashionable MIllfners.

TOQUES AND TuRBANS.
The Various Styles in Which They Are
Made by Fashionable MIlliners.
ToGues, turbans and walking hats
are made in various styles for young
ladies to use for general wear, and are
adopted for morning hats by those who
are older. Paris milliners are send
ing over round toques in contrast to
the long oval-crowned toques import
ed from Regent street. which English
women y fashion adopted at first
merely to wear with tailor gowns, but
which they are now using with their
han,lsomest costumes. The round
French toques are made of velvet or
OF cloth in three soft puffs around the
head, separated by folded bands OF
gros grain ribbon, and have a soft
wrinkled crown which is covered and
fattened on the right side by very
large rosette of the ribbon, with its
longest loops coming forward almost
to the front. This style is youthful,
and is excellent for hats of single
color, the velvet and ribbon being all
brown or all black or gray, as best
suits the gowns of the wearer, black
toque being now appropriate with
dresses OF any color. Other velvet
toques have fur tips for their only
trimming, as short tails of sable with
a miniature sable head set in
the front of the soft crown. Rib
bon toques are also new, and are in
the long English shape; two kinds
of ribbon are used, velvet in one row
draped along the brim, and ending
in two rosettes in front. while the
crown is covered with three lengthwise
rows in hose folds OF the new satin
ribbon that has raised cords in it, or
else gros grain ribbon; these form
standing loops in front between the
velvet rosettes. Black velvet ribbon
with a green ribbon crown makes a
stylish togue. or cream velvet with
fawn robbon crown, brown with cardi-
nal, or olive with red, matching the
two colors that are combined in the
costume. The handkerchief turban is
pretty caprice, with the crown
NTdptu Win SQUARE VI DIdCh felNct
on which white gros grain is set like a
hem or binding half an inch or more
in width. Rosette turbans have soft
rosettes of doubled silk thickly gath
cred set in front OF shirred velvet
crowns. Other velvet turbans have a
frill falling on the lower edge, with a
gathered band, and above this a soft
pulled crown. Embroidered cloth tur-
bans may be merely scalloped on the
edges, but many are covered with en-
broidery. There are also very rich
embroidered cloth leaves and bands
that are used to trim the sides of vel
vet and plain cloth turbans. Braiding
and cording are also fashionable OF
these small hats. Long slender oxi-
died silver pins, daggers, and clasps
are fashionable ornaments. Ribbon
bows are very tightly strapped with
long loops, and these rival rosettes il
popularity .-Harper'S Bazaar.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-04
ALBANY IN 1886.


How the Capital of New York Looked Two
Centuries Ago.
Although in the first rank of nations
as regards our material prosperity. we
are, as yet, only little removed in
point OF time from our origin. 1t Is
not yet four hundred years since Yer
razzano made the first discovery by
white men OF the Hudson river. A
period Of only two hundred years takes
us back to the time when the city of
Albany had the following embryonic
existence. The description is from
1.-The History of the City OF Albany"
by Arthur James Weise- The houses
in the village. about one hundred in
number, were mostly structures of logs
or of framed timber, weather boarded.
There were some that were built of
brick. The few stone buildings were
of rough masonry. Many of the
houses were matched with reeds, some
were covered with shingles, and 9TH
ers were rooted with glazed tiles. Very
few OF the steep gable-roofs had cave
troughs, hence the occasional use of
the deceptive phraseology free drip"
in the early conveyances. Frequently
small square dormer windows were set
in the roofs to admit light to the garrets
which were commonly used as sleeping
rooms. The chimneys were mostly
built on the outside of the houses, at
their gable ends, and were made wide
at the bottom for large fire places.
For warmth in winter, long and thick
pieces of wood were burned on these
ample hearths, particularly in the
kitchens, which in cold weather were
usually the only rooms that had fire In
them. Wide, arched brick bake ovens
were often built at the back sides OF
these spacious kitchen fire places, and
the part projecting into the house yard
was generally covered with a shed
roof. House doors were mounted with
long iron hinges set on strong staples.
Windows contained one or more sashes
filed with small panes of glass set in
, grooves of lead. Stoops-low, wooden
platforms with backed benches-were
generally placed before the front doors.
! The porches, on fair summer evenings.
were the favorite outdoor sitting
places of the villagers. Christian at
( Work
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-04
Fish That Annoy the Diver.

As to the fish the diver sees, they
are legion. They swarm all around
him. Hideous sculpins peer into his
eye-windows and grin horribly, and
snake-ike cells glide over his feet and
squirm round his legs, and crabs and
Holsters claw at his clothing and make
themselves familiar in a cordial man
ner that would make anyone except
stoical diver go out of the water. But
it's the simple, everyday perch, the
little fish that the boys catch at the
wharves that bother the divers the
most. They seem to think his fingers
are bait, prepared by an overriding
providence for there special appetite,
and accordingly they nibble and gnaw
the bare flesh with the same persist
ency that they employ in devouring
augle-worms sent down on tish-hooks.
You see, it's not fashionable among
divers 20 wear gloves when diving in
warm water. Gloves would greatly
decrease the delicacy Of touch with
which the diver examines the Shiny
pile in search of worms. pAia
Inquirer.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-04
Greenland's Icy Mountains.

81 heard an odd story the other day
about Bishop Heber's beautiful hymn.
From Greenland's Icy Mountains,
said well-known Cincinnatian.
What is it?n 1T relates to the
music for the hymn. You remember
that Bishop Heber wrote it while in
Ceylon in 1924 About a year later it
reached America and a lady in
Charleston, S. c., was struck with its
beauty. She could find. however, no
tune that seemed to suit her. She re-
membered young bank clerk. Lowell
Mason, afterwards so celebrated, who
was just few steps down the street.
and who had a reputation as musical
genius. So she sent her son to ask
him to write a tune that would go
with the hymn. In just half an hour
the boy came back with the music,
and the melody dashed of in such
haste is to this day sung with that
cong Cincinnati Star.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-04
MusEaLy conoaessMss..


Deatesnhen Who Dislike - DpenA An =
Their Income.
Although three-fourths Of the mem
bers OF Congress find It impossible to
live on the salaries they receive. there
are some members Of the House who
actually manage to save as much a.
5000 out Of the Is. 900 which they are
paid for law-making. These lucky
ones come from the South, whore cleo
ton expenses are mere bagateIle
compared with the drain that Il put
upon the Western and Northern MEM
bers, who live In districtg having
pfenty-of towns. Congressional sala-
ries are SO. small that many Of the
ahlest men In, tho present House arc
declining reflections Their business
interests are suffering, and IS, 900
year is not enough inducements to re-
main in public life. "A Congrdssman's
expenses are all the time increasing.
This has been year Of unusual de-
mands upon both sides. The sending
out Of campaign material has cost Some
Of them thousands Of dollars. The
average member. No matter how poor
in purse, has sent out hundreds Of dol
lars worth of tariff speeches. The
people have an idea that these
speeches do not cost the Con-
gressmen any thing. It Is mis-
take Every speech ordered costs
something. The printing and binding
is expensive, to say nothing Of clerk
/ = 80
do this work. He is compelled to en-
ploy a clerk. He il not allowed .
clerk by law, as Is the case with Sena-
tors The few Congressman who ara
known 10 be extremely close and who
save money are odd specimens. They
live in the cheapest way imaginable.
They are never seen at q place Of
amusement, seldom ride In the street
cars, and they would drop dead IL they
were to be called upon occasionally to
| pay carriage hire One of these mi
serly statesmen recently felt under
obligations to a well known New
Yorker, and so he got up courage
enough to ask the New Yorker to take
lunch with him. The New Yorker is
a man of means and is in the habit OF
spending money freely. At lunch the
host said: Mr.. -, what will you
take to drink" Champagne" said
the New Yorker. The entertainer
came near fainting when he glanced at
the wine card and saw that the brand
OF champagne called for was worth
"a per bottle. This thrifty member Of
Congress, as a rule, eats piece of pie
and drinks glass Of milk for lunch.
but it was observed that he didn't
even indulge in pie and milk for near
ly month. He had to even up.-SG
Louis Republic.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-04
BARB WIRE FENCES.



Notwithstanding the several simple
means for preventing injury to horses
and other farm animals FROM barb wire
fences, sc are repeatedly hearing Of
severe injuries inflicted by these fences
In all cases. so far as we have heard
the injury has come from the fences
made wholly of the barb wires. Where
bitches and banks have been made at
the bottom of the fence, or a rip-rap
wall OF cobble-stones foot or two high
has been placed beneath the wires, in
the manner we have repeatedly recon-
mendcd, not a single accident has oc-
cured within our knowledge.
Some persons have strongly advo-
Gated the prohibition, by law, OF all
barb wire fences next to neighbors or
along highways, to prevent the many
accidents which frequently occur, but
no general law of this kind can be
passed 50 long as farmers find these
fences so much cheaper, more efficient
and more durable than any other farm
fence that can be constructed. Itwould
be equally impossible to prohibit the
running of railway trains on account o.
the disasters which often occur from
them. All that is necessary is to adopt
the simple and cheap remedies recon-
mended. among which the earth bank
and double ditch is capable OF nearly
universal application, and which has
some advantages in cheapness OF con
struction, in addition to the protection
ii affords. - Country Gentleman.