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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23
THE LITTLE HIGH CHAIR.
A Scene That Brought Tears to the Old
Auctioneer's Eyes.

Auctioneer's Eyes.
There was an auction at one Of the down
town auction houses recently A pale, sad
faced woman, In plain calico gown, stood in
a crowd. The loud voiced auctioneer finally
came to a lot Of plain and somewhat worn
furniture. 1t had belonged to the plain
woman, and was being sold to satisfy the
mortgage on it. One by one the articles were
sold, the old bureau to one, the easy rocker
to another, and bedstead to third
Finally the auctioneer hauled out a child's
high chair. 1t was old and rickety, and as
the auctioneer held 1t up everybody laughed
everybody except the pale faced woman.
A tear trickled down her check The auc-
tioneer saw 1t, and somehow a lump seemed
to come up his throat, and bis gruff voice
grew soft He remembered little high chair
at home, and chow it had once filed his life
with sunshine.
It was empty now. The baby laugh, the
two little hands that were once held out to
greet papa" from that high chair were gone
forever. He saw the pale faced womans
piteous looks and knew what it meant; knew
that In her eye tho little rickety high chair
was more precious than if it had been made
of gold and studded with diamonds In i'm
agination he could see the little dimpled
cherub which it once held; could see the
chubby little fist grasping the tin rattle box
and pounding the chair full of hicks; could
see the little feet which had rubbed the paint
off the legs; could hear tho growing and
laughing in glee-and now, the little high
chair was empty.
He knew there was an aching void In the
pale faced woman's heart; there was in his
own. Somehow the day may come and go,
but you never get over it. There is no one to
| dress in the morning, no one to put to bed at
night Don't taught" said the auctioneer,
softly, as somebody facetiously offered ten
cents; many of you have little empty high
chairs at home which money would not tempt
| you to part with" Then he handed the clerk
| bill out Of ls own pocket and remarked,
| "Sold to the lady right there" and as the
| pale faced woman walked out with the little
| high chair clasped in her arms, and tears
streaming down her cheeks, the crowd stood
back respectfully, and there was a suspicious
moisture in the eyes of the man who had bid
| ten cents.-Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23
LOCAL NOTICES.
Ice cream al KreIl & Maths

Ice cream al krell & Maths
Dukes preferred stock cigarettes at
Krell & Maths; try them.
For Rent-Two rooms over my NOR
chant tailoring establishment.
J. T. DIXON.
A d. Huesipg. real estate and insur-
ance agent. Office No 1908 Second ave-
nue.. Rock Island.
Try our home made caramels and
tsffy. We make the finest and know
they are made from the best and purest
materials Krell & Math, confectioners.
The Royal Insurance company. Of Eng
land. has the largest surplus of anv fire
insurance company in the world. A. D.
Huesing agent. office No 1908 Second
avenue. ROck Island.
Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co..
of Boston, Mass. organized 1872. As
sets nearly S1,000.000. E. W. Hurst.
agent. Office over Rock Island National
bank
Don't forget to 8 rye your card parties
with ice cream which is put up in the
shape of q card and has the cut of card
on top. This is something new and no
trouble to serve. Krell & Math will
give you any number of them.
E. L. Parmenter. attorney III law.
Makes collections. loans money and will
ttend to any legal business intrusted TO
him. Office. postofiice block. Rock Isl
and. Ills. ds&w1y
Goods can bs bought st the intelligence
Office, 1893 Second avenue, on better
terms than anywhere; small monthly
payments. Rogers best silverware, war
ranted. lace curtains, rugs. albums. or-
gan bibles. clocks. wringers and books.
Call ane see goods. ] sell from the lar
gest factories in the United States.
Agents wanted.
Barth q Babcock, Dentists.
No. 1894 Second avenue. Special atten'
tion paid to saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates.
Taxes Row Due.
w. j. Gahagen, tax collector of the
city township Of Rock Island. has opened
an Office in the county treasurer's Office,
court house. and is ready to receive the
taxes OF 1883. now due.
Hard Coal Market.
Crate and egg sizes. 50 per ton; stove.
No. 4, and nut. 80 26 per ton; for best
quality of anthracite coal. screened and
delivered in any part of the city: 20 cents
per ton discount for cash. Carriage will
be added ON all orders of less than a ton
| E. G. FRAZER.
| Notice.
| Having disposed of our stock of boots
and shoes, and desiring to settle all out
standing accounts. will be at the old
stand, 1712 Second avenue. for the mex
80 days, where all bills against the firm
of Turner g. Co. will be paid aud al
debtors are requested to call and settle
CHAs. TURNER.
| interest
Yourself in life insurance. You will fine
the renewable term policy Of the Provi'
dent Savings Life Assurance society o.
| New York to be the best. the cheapes
and the fairest. Avoids the unnecessa
rily high cost Of level premiums and th'
uncertainty and insecurity OF assessmen
insurance. Net cost for $10 600 for yea
1887. Age 25. $1O7. 90; age SO. S121 go
age 40. $189 90; age 90. $199.60.
LrKBERKNEcHT g. OLMsTEAD,
Local Agents.
No. 1712 Second ave.. Rock Island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23
To the Creditors OF william RamskiIl

Notice is hereby given thst William
Ramskil. of the city Of Rock Island.
county of Rock Island. state of Illinois.
did on the 18th day of December. 1885
make an assignment to me of his estate.
to pay debts for the benefit Of his credit.
ors. that have this day qualified ss such
assignee in the county court OF said
county. The above named creditors will
therefore present their claims agains,
said Ramskill TO me under oath or afr
nation, within three months from this
date as required by law.
GEORGE FOSTER, Assignee.
Rock Island. Ill, this Goth day of Dec
1883,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23

Perhaps no local disease has puzzled
and baffled the medical profession more
than nasal cstarrh. While not immedi.
ately fatal it is among the most Distress
ing. nauseous and disgusting ills the flesh
is heir to, and the records show very few
or no cases of radical cure of chronic Ga.
tsrrh by any of the multitude treat
meDt until the Introduction Of Ely's
Cream Balm few years ago. The sue
cess of this preparation has been most
gratifying and surprising.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23

Who of us are without trouble be they
small or larger 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 nay be
quickly and permanently cured BY DIR.
Bigelow's Cure. Safe and pleasant for
children. Price 30 cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23
The Formulation CT Rock Island.

Is about 10000, and we should say st
least one half are troubled with some af-
fection of the throat and lungs. as those
complaints are. according to statistics.
more numerous than others. We would
advise all our readers not to neglect the
opportunity to call on their druggist and
get a bottle of Kemp's balssm for the
throat and lungs. Trial size free. Large
bottles SOC and 81. Sold by all drug
gists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23
For Sale

An eighty acre farm In Bowling own
ship. being the south half of the north
west quarter of section twenty>one. and
being a portion of the farm formerly
owned by James Todd. all under cultiva-
tion. and will be sold on easy terps. For
particulars call or address E E. Par.
menter, attorney at law. Rock Island.
Ill
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23
TEN YEARS WITH RHKUMATIeM

NEWTON, N. G. June 25. 1887.
GENTLEMEN:-I am pieasured in say.
ing have been a great sufferer Of rheu-
matism for ten years, and have exhaust
ed almost every known remedy without
relief. was told to try B. B B. which
did after long procrastination. and with
the experience of three bottles, I am al>
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of nv duty to make known your wonder
full blood purifier to suffering humanity,
and respectfully ask you to mail me one
of your books of wonders.
Respectfully, W. ]. MoREHEAD.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23

The hest on earth can truly be said Of
Grlgg's Glycerine Salve. which is q sure.
safe and speedy cure for cuts. bruises.
scalds burns wounds and all other sores
Will positively cure piles. letter and all
skin eruption. Try this wonder healer.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refund
ed. Only 26 cents. Sold bv druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23
Ths Hsnd,omest Ladv IN Rock Isla,

The Fandsomsst Lady IN Rock Island.
Remarked TO friend the other day tha,
she knew Kemp's Balsam for the throa,
and lungs WAS superior remedy. as II
stopped her cough instantly when other
cough remedies mad no effect whatever.
So to prove this and convince you Of its
merit, any druggist will give you sample
bottle free. Large size soc and 81.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23

From q Druggist.
PALATkA. Fla. May 3,

PALATkA. Fla. May 81, 1887.
The demand for Botanic Blood Balm.
(B. B. B. is such that now buy 1t In
half gross lots, and unhesitatingly say
that my customers are well pleased.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23

For piles, blind. bleeding OF itching.
Ponds Extract is the best remedy known.
For continued application use Ponds Ell.
tract Ointment.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23

Within the last four years Florida has
increased her school expenditures from
$18a, 800 to $440,e
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23

They do not heat spears into pruning
hooks up at Troy; but the gun foundry
up there has taken contract to build q
wrought-iron rsilroad bridge.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23

The English villages are diminishing
In population. owing to the exodus Of the
unemployed. who are fiocking into the
towns at the rate of 10000 or 10000 a
va6r
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23

The fourth Greek letter society among
the young ladies of Cornell University
has been formed recently.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23

During the year 1887 the Russian
tobacco factories turned out z. 500, 757. :
S85 cigarettes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23

Salt water is reported to be invading
the oil and gas wells of northwestern
Ohio and making a great deal of trouble
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23

New Zealand offers bounty of cents
each for the destruction Of English spar
rows
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23

Kansas has twice the area of growing
wheat this season that 1t had last.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23

The veterans Of the late war are dying
at the rate of G. 600 year.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23
Deposits received in amounts of
81 and Upwards.

SECURITY AND ADvASTAGEs.
The private property Of the Trustees Ii reepoA-
sible TO the depositors. The ofncers are prohibit
ted from borrowing any OF It's moneys. Minors
and married women protected by special law.
OfT1oERs:-s. ". WHEELncK. President; Joas
Coon, Vice President Q. +. HEMENw sy, Cashier.
TRrsrERs:-S. W. Wheelock, Porter skinner,
G. ". LobdsD. Nelson Chester. Il. W. Candee G.
T. 9rsntE, A. s. Wright, c. r. Hemnwsy, John
Good; J. NJ. Christy, c. 81. Stocdard.
The only chartered Savings Bank IN Rock
Island County.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23

Interest allowed on Deposits at the rate
of 8 per Cent. per Annum.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23
the MOLINE SAVINGS BAkk

(Oharted by the Legislature of ninnis)
MOLINE, ILLS.
Open daily from "A NJ. 10 P NJ, and on Tues-
day aud Saturday Evenings fro n z 10
Soclock
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23
Tho Lt.-Governor Of Illinois.
Oct. 10. 'ST.

PONDS EXTRACT Is invaluable for all
kinds OF Pain, Inflammation and Hemor-
rhnges.
Ercelmcs inrstes Imitation Bcsca-s 0
sCorthless i1lstQtions of PoSD's EXTRACT.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-23

DEAR SIR: I have for many years used
PoSD's EXTRACT. and have derived great
benefit and relief therefrom. Yours truly,
Dec s. ST r. s GREEN
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23

cessiul in this city and neighborhood as
their sisters OF the schools OF Philadelphia,
Boston, New York and Chicago there is no
reason to doubt. A trained nurse is to
physician, as have already said, as his
right hand. She continues his practice
by implicitly following his directions and
obeying his injunctions by having the sick
room kept in perfect sanitary condition,
attending to the thermometrical range,
regulating the character and weight OF bed
and personal clothing, supervising the adj
ministering OF baths, the use of electric
instruments, the proper regulation and
management OF poultices and plasters, the
administering OF medicines, regulating the
dietary OF patients under the physicians
direction, and preparing food, ii necessary,
washing wounds and bandaging them, and
by the humane and tender care OF de-
mented, nervous, epileptic and hysterical
persons, and carefully noting the symp-
toms OF disease as it develops or as il
Yields to treatment. She must be
firm in the performance OF duty and
in the enforcement OF the ply
sician's rules, sleepless in her vigilance,
OF uncommon aptitudes, cheerfully
natural in her ways, kind, sym
pathetic and genial and quick to adapt
herself to the varying necessities, moods,
caprices and whims of her patients, and,
withal, be possessed OF the resolution OF a
commander With trained nurse thus
dispostioned and equipped the battle
for life in sick man or woman would be
greatly lessened Of itsdangers. II was the
absence OF trained nurses that made the
mortality so heavy during our epidemics.
No one who knows anything by personal
experience OF the epidemics OF 1873 and
1873 in this city, the worst that ever pre-
vailed, but will readily admit that tho
havoc OF death was facilitated by incili-
cient, ignorant and criminally neglectful
persons who were indifferent TO the sacred
ness OF the obligation they had assumed.
But even the utmost devotion was not
always rewarded where the nurses, so
characterized, were ignorant OF any train
ing or experience In the sickroom, and
were wholly ignorant OF the dangerous
phases OF the dreadful disease. OF heroes
and heroines there were plenty, even
among the humbest OF the hundreds who
volunteered for those fields OF death, but
heroism did not delay the fell destroyer;
IL only intensified his work aud empha-
sized the necessity for the trained
nurse. And she is here with us
at last. She has come 10 stay, and, |
predict, to prove herself blessing
aud necessary assistant OF our best, most
prudent and careful physicians. She is TO
be To the sickrooms of Memphis what the
trained nurses OF tho Red Cross have
proven themselves on the battlefield
OF courage, and well armed and equipped
10 face dreaded enemy in any OF the
guiscs or DISCUSSES in which lac may pre-
sent himself
Tho Deopis Of sismnSis Ta m dV vbosn bo y,
representatives are here with Us tonight,
honors, and bid You good speed in a sa-
cred work.
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per cent to the founders shares-yiz,;
lao, 60Of, or 3lf l6c per share.
The common stock of 50Of per share to
which is attached its tenth part of
founders share, will thus have received
All Sic, or nearly . per cent. on its par
value.
In this preliminary estimate OF receipts
the calculation has been based ON an actual
traffic in four years OF $3.50 tons. In 1883
there were transported up country thirty
six tons of merchandise in 1885 the actual
traffic was $50 tons; in 1887 II was 500
tons.
A second hypothesis is two trains con-
stantly on the line, under the same coudi-
tons OF paying freight rs in preceding cs-
innate, and with 800 passengers instead OF
800. This would allow OF u 20 per cent,
reduction for up country freight and OF
q % por cent reduction for down country
freight and of u reduction of 1901 ON the
passenger rate, aud this would give the
following rs the results OF years opera.
ton of the line:
First, up country, % by lS3, equals 1900
tons, at SO0i per ton, or 5000 0OOl; second,
down country 10 by lS0 equals I, 200 tons,
at 1901 per ton, or 1850, 0O0l; third, 800
passengers at 400i apiece, 200, 000l, total
of 4,SSO, 000i. Cost of working the line,
fixed expenses, 1000, 0JOi; variable oX.
pcnses, 40,0O0i, or total OF l,l0O, 0O0i net;
receipts, 3, iSO,O0Of, after reduction OF D
per cent for reserve, viz, l7i,0OOl, leaving
a balance OF 3,306, 0O0f, or, in round num-
bers, $500, i0Oi available for distribution
10 preferred and common stockholders.
OF this l., ij0,0O0i will be applied to pay.
inc guaranteed interest on tho prclprrcu
and common capital. This would give n
first dividend Of 35f for each share OF com.
mon stock, in addition 10 which its holder
should receive from the balance of $50,
000l remaining second dividend of 30i
SIC, and for the tenth part Of his share l0i
Ale, on total OF SIT pc, or more than ID
per cent on the paid up capital. Common
stock, which may have been retroccded
without the tenth part Of founders
share. would receive in the first hypothc.
sis, as interest, S per cent and in the
second hypothesis 10 per cent. on the paid
up capital It represents.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23
A LEGAL BATTLE,
In which the President OF the Irish Land
League IL Defendant.

IN W ulCu Nne iTttldeht OF the lTlhn Lhnu
League IL Defendant.
OMAHA, Neb., June GA legal battle
Is being waged before Judge Dundy, In
which John Fitzgerald, President OF the
Irish National League, figures as defend
ant. II attracts considerable attention.
There are virtually two suits. One ID
against the Fitzger Mallory Conslruc-
ton Company, the other is against the
Missouri Pacific Railroad and Fitzgerald.
Mallory Consiruc ton Company. The lat
ter is the principal one. Il involves a
claim for $4,000 The facts In brief,
as stated by both the petition asl the
attorneys, arc these: The construction
company took n contract, amounting 10
something like $1,000, 900, TO build coo
miles Of road for the Missouri Pacific and
Kansas & Colorado. They gave sufficient
security that the work should be done
satisfactorily, but when ready 10 turn Il
over the railroad people set up a charge
that some Of the roadbed was not finished
according 10 agreement, aud withheld
81. 500, 900 OF the money until tho defects
should be remcdied.
As creditor Of tho construction COM
pany. Fitzgerald brings these suits 10
recover this amount. The case now being
tried, however, has reference 10 a contract
In Wisconsin. In that the Missouri
Pacific, rs a corporation, Is not interested,
though some Of tho Missouri Pacific stock.
holders arc also stockholders In the con.
struction company. That makes them
prrtics 10 tho defense.
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sovereign of the Congo State, will also de-
sire that tho railroad, like everything else,
shall be an international enterprise, with
out monopoly, privileges or absorption.
Consequently the Congo Commercial and
Industrial Company which will either di-
reciy or through n branch company un-
deuake the construction and operation of
the road, is DESTROYS OF obtaining It's capt.
tai OF $4,000, 000t from the capitalists OF all
the great powers specially interested, and
appeals 10 them, not only TO take hand
in tho accomplishment OF so gigantic an
enterprise but also to prevent It's being
dominated by the influence ,oi powers
whose commercial or even political com.
petition they may IN future have reason to
lear
"Cnder these circumstances the sub
scriplion allotted to great power like tho
United States should be limited to - ,0OO,-
600. This subscription shall cnttlc tho
subscriber 20 representatives ladministra-
tcurs) in the society
"a study OF this question ON these broad
lines demonstrates clearly that the Congo
Commercial and Industrial Company, in
proposing the construction OF this railroad,
is not actuated 10y motives Of speculation.
Its views rise TO a much higher plano. 1t
feels II incumbent upon itself TO, and it
will, construct this road because inherent
in and indispensable to the development
and civilization OF the Congo. II happily
happens at the same ,imo that q study OF
the subject demonstrates that this road
will be very profitable affair. Consc.
Qucntly capital will not be lacking mas
much rs there is no danger OF its being
diverted from its legitimate uscscs. There
is nothing OF the kind 10 be feared in this
case. This society, which has begun the
study Of the railroad project with Belgian
capital, is the creature OF those who have
undertaken the development OF the Congo.
The construction and operation OF Che
railroad, however lucrative IL might be,
Is not its main object, but simply means
through which il aims To accomplish the
colossal task il has set for itself in the
interests OF humanity.
"Shuuld foreign capitalists not see in
these facts sufficient security they might
ind justification Tor their participation in
this great undertaking In the participation
OF the Belgian Government, and Of the
principal financial firms OF the country.
and OF the Congo State, which has such
great interests at stake, besides the
presence OF their own representatives in
the society,"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23

CmcAoo. H., June % Tho statement
Is published that the police have rccov-
cred the lost clcw 10 the movements Of
Patrick Cooncy. Cooncy Is the man who
Is supposed 10 he the man who passed un-
der the name Of ]. II. Simonds aud bought
the furniture which was put into the Hat
opposite Dr.. Cronin's Office. aud which
was subsequently taken TO the Carlson
cottage in which Dr.. Cronin was muir
dcrcd. IL Is given out that the police ex-
poet 10 capture Cooncy. possibly within a
low hours From the day Bnrkc's namo
was mentioned In the ease Lieut. Elliott
has been working iuduslrously on Burke's
record.
81 have found that lao will probably
have 10 account ior more than the crimo
Of numbering Cronin," said tho Lieu
tenant.
"Do you think he has committed muir
der hci0rc7'
From what have discovered / should
say that ho had. But can have moro
particulars In few days
This afternoon Frank Woodruff com-
mcnccd, In the Circuit Court, a suit for
$4,000 damages for libel against tho pro.
prcior Of a dime museum, VINO has on OK
hibition wax figure" OF the horue-thief
as one OF the accomplices Of the murder.
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scant. fhr Idea.

NEw YoRK, juno 22.-lt was reported
today that communication had passed DO.
tween the police Of Chicago and this city
with view Of connecting the man Richard
Hallagh, who shot and killed himself yes.
terday, with the murder Of DR.. Cronin.
Inspector Byrnes said today that no com.
munications had been received here from
Chicago on that subject, aud he secuted
the idea that the dead man had anything
10 do with the Cronin case On one Of the
cards found on the dead man was written
"a. Jurgens, ~ la Sallo street, Chicago,
m" The Chicago Directory gives the
name Of Axcl Jurgens, a passenger agent
ut that address.