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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-08

BALTIMORE, MD. January Z. -Whsat-
Western firm; No. winter red spot 94ic;
February 96is96!c; March 9Sfa9slc Corn
Western s,esdy; mixed spot llall!c;
January Ale; February 414c; March 42c
Oats-Dnll; western white 33c; do mixed
29a31c. Rye-Quiet at Goo. Butter
Dull; western packed 14a2Oo; creamery
2Oa2sc. Eggs-Sjesdy at 16a17c. Coffee
Quiet at 17lc
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-08

ToLspo, January 7. - Whsai 49, Cash
99caS1 COG February 81 90; May 81 %!
Corn-Active and steady; cash 33lc; Janu-
AIRY 33}c; May sc OTIS Quiet; No.
white 25lc Clover Seductive ard
steady; January S. is; March So
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10

Great nu nbers are caught for the markets,
and in re sent years steps have been taken to
prevent heir determination. The common
method OF capture is in wicker work "crab
pots.n From such traps the crabs are trans
ferred &c perforated boxes, which are sunk
into the "a until their contents are needed.
In some cases, at least, the crabs are brand
ed as they are put into the boxes. In one in
stance, on the coast of Great Britain, the box
went to pieces, and shortly afterward the
branded crabs were, many Of them, caught
again upon their original feeding ground.
They had been carried eleven miles in a boat.
BY what means did they find their way
backl
Grabs, like other of the lower animals,
have sour res of knowledge which, 10 human
view, seerl very mysterious, il not absolutely
inscrutab 9. The violet land crabs Of ia
maica live in colonies, often two or three
miles fro N the sea, TO which they make a
journey once a year-in spawning time.
Then they march straight for their destina-
ton, and act quite as il they had the ocean
already IN sight.
Besides their usefulness as food, crabs,
along wit Holsters and other crustacea, rem
der incalcllable service as scavengers, greed
lily devouiing animal matter even in aputres-
cent state. But for their little appreciated
labors in this line-as q kind OF sanitary
police-m any Of our seaside resorts would he
extremely unwholesome.
The so called robber crab inhabits some Of
the island Of the Indian ocean, and makes its
burrow under the cocoanut trees, the fruit of
which forms its principal food. The depreds-
lions OF these robbers" are a really serious
matter to the owners OF the cocoanut groves.
In order 3, sactlra the meat of the nuts fbs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10
Turning a ,Joko.


'Do you 81 that rubicund gentleman over
thereF" said DIR. Muller, president Of the
Deurscher knb, Of Oakland, pointing TO
blends bearded man who was leaning against
the chain boz. We'll, that's Coroner Henry
Evers, of ALneda county, and want to tell
you how be turned a joke on some OF his
friends a few weeks ago. We have a little
dining coteris which We call the Bumblebes
club, and ono afternoon We were all seated
about the tall while the jokes went round,
when mess niger came in bearing word 10
Coroner EYES that there was dead body
lying In a lot at such and such a portion OF
the city.
'Eyers gru mbled good deal. but finally
left the table and went In search of his dead
ster. He found nothing but q decomposed
hen on a garbage heap. While he was away
we all laughed great deal mt his expense.
The message was just little jokelst OF our
own
''Ths eorot back after half an hour
or more, very red, very mad. At first he
told his expt rieuces innocentlv enough, and
the more he told the more we laughed AL
the afternoon we chsffed him about his fruit
less search for body and a fee thinking that
he didn't In the least suspect our connection
with bis trip Finally we rose TO 60, all in
the merriest mood and thoroughly content
with our fun at Evers' expense.
Gentlemsn,' suddenly spoke up the butt
OF all our rid culs, I hereby summon you to
appear at once as jurors in the examination
into the causn which led to the death OF -,
deceased
Now this - had been in the water for
over two weeks. He wasn't a pleasant after
dinner subject. We laughed no more. We
begged, pleaded, protested 1t was Of no
avail. Evers was obdurate So we all
marched over to the morgue and viewed the
remains A, each jolly diner out turned pale
and sought I'll e open air, Evers laughed He
shook with nserriment He seemed threat
ened with apoplexy, 50 thoroughly did he en-
JOY himself
He Is laug hing yet.R Watch him when he
looks my way San Francisco Examiner.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10
In Ohserxinc RroGe.xion

Its no wonder that robbers go out to
rob, observed tramp the other day, as he
sat on a ALT barrel in front Of grocery
on West street. ANY man with an ounce of
brains can make a sure thing of it.
PLEASE explain"
why, lis this way: While never stole
cents worth in all my life I've been tempted
thousand times. Let me give you the lay
of the average farm house. There is ALWAYS
half a dollar on the kitchen clock shelf to
buy notions of the peidlers If the farmer
Is working his silver watch hangs on a nail
just TO the right Of the shelf In the bedroom
of the sitting room you'll find all the jewelry.
Its always kept in the left hand corner of
the bottom bureau drawer"
"How dc you known
You never mind. The deeds and other
papers are in a tin box under the bed If
there's any sum Of money above $40 in the
house it's IA a baking powder can ON the top
shelf Of thu pantry. No farmer goes to bed
with over dollar or two in his pocket He
lays his pInts on a chair at the foot of the
bed, and they can always be reached from
the window. The key TO the barn hangs on
a nail over the kitchen sink, and the lantern
always han IS in the cellarway."
You ART a close observer, my friend"
"Well, perhaps but no more than the rest
Of the boys. can 60 through the average
farm house at midnight and never touch a
chair nor squeak a door, and III find things
just where have told you they we're kept. 4"
New YORK Sun
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10

The Dead Sra is one of the most remarkable
phenomena on the earth. The Bible calls
It the Salt Tea or Sea OF the Plain. the
Greeks the Lake of Asphalt and the Dead
Sea, while the Arabs know il as Bahr Int. or
Sea OF Lot, preserving the memory of the
tragic catastrophe which occurred on its
shores. Acco ding to the old traveller Mann
drell, the name Dead Sea is derived from the
fact that 1t m1veth not but is ever still. A
modern Traveller says it is the least dead of
anything he knew. On the day of nv visit
1t was greatly agitated-its high and angry
waves crested with foam For other reasons
it deserves tbs title Not shrub grows on
its shores. Not u fish dwells In its brackish
waters. Not a boat floats upon its surface.
Here and q ere on the beach lies the dead
trunk OF tres, brought down by the Jordan.
but thrown W by the unwilling lake. Irby
and Mangles { led to light one Of these pieces
of driftwood, but in vain, on account of the
impregnation II salt. The old tradition that
birds could net fly over the water and live
was mistake The lake is the deepest de-
preston on thu surface of our continents. be-
ing ], 800 feet below the Mediterranean and
GOO below the lake Of Galilee 1t is forty
seven miles Ion 9 and ten wide, covering three
times the ares. Of the northern lake. The
water Is intep sely brackish and bitter, con-
tanning 70 per cent. of salt, which Dr. Daw-
son says Is mo- common salt, but mostly the
chloride and bromide Of magnesium and cal
cium- There re hot salt and sulphur springs
In the hills al,ng Its eastern and western
shores. The Like has no outlet, but receives
the sweet curr mt Of the Jordan, which pours
10000 tons Ct water daily into its deadly
and insatiate bosom.-New York Mail and
Express.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10
w..r. An super,,,tiou..

The missionaries report that the greatest
obstacles they meet with in their work is the
superstition OF the people Is it so very diff
ferent with civilized, enlightened people right
here in New Englandi How many hundreds
of mothers are there who will not let their in
fants look into mirror until they have passed
a certain agei How many more are there
who insist that their little ones must be car
ried up stairs before they are carried down
stairs, TO the end that they may rise in the
worldf' How many sensible, well educated
people in Boston feel unpleasantly when a
mirror is broken in the housed Thousands.
How many consider it i'll luck TO see the new
moon over the wrong shoulderi More thou
sands Not so many, but still very many,
cannot be tempted TO pass under ladder. Ii
people right here at home, having the advan-
tage Of schools, churches. books. newspapers,
and their own common sense, cling TO these
senseless superstitions, how can the heather
in his blindness" be expected 10 renounce his,
which are not one particle more ridiculous
Boston Budget
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10
CHANCERY NOTICE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, L.
Rock Island County,
In the Circuit Court Of said county to the January
Term, 1870.
Catherine Moore, Samuel W. Lincoln. NJ. v.
Richards, Hans Lsge, NJ. W. Woodford, l.. j.
Bengtston, Burton Malcolm, James r. Mont
gomery. Martha Thomas Rosilie Coryn,--
Desire Coryn and Mary j. Macbeth.
W. b. Bmdeld, Reuben Wells. The Unknown
Heirs-at-law OF Joel Wells, deceased, Dennis
Warren, William A. Nourse, Laura A Nourse,
Jane NJ. Weatherhead Eliza Babcock, Eunice
l.. Mill. Louisa J. Bryant and Antonette Henry
in Chancery.
Afidavit of the non-residence of the said W. b.
Burfeld, Reuben Wells and Louisa J. Bry ant. and
that the heirs ut 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, etate Of Illinois, notice is therefore
that the complainsnts fled their bill OF comp amt
in said court IN the chancery side thereof on the
27th day Of November, 1889, and that thereupon
summons issued ont OF sa d court, wherein said
cult Is now pending, reiurnable on the first Mon
day Ia the month OF January next, as is by law
required.
Now, unless You, the said non resident defen-
dants above named. and the unknown h ife at law
Of Joel Wells, deceased, shall personally be and
appear before said circuit court on the first day
OF the next term thereof. TO be holden at Rock
Island in and for said county, on the fret Mon
day in January next, and plead, answer or de-
mur TO the said compainant's bill Of complaint
and the same and the matters and things there
in charged and stated will be taken as con-
fessed, and decree entered against you accord
ing 10 the prayer OF said bill.
Rock Island, III, November. q, 1889.
GEO. W. GAMBLE.
Clerk OF Crcuit Court.
W. r. MOORE AND GUYER &swEESKY, Solicitors
for Comp ainants.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10
CONCERNING CRABS.
Habit of the Different Varieties of These
Peculiar Creatures

Habit of the Different Varieties of These
Peculiar Creatures.
Every kind of animal becomes interesting
as soon as 1t is made an object of study, and
probably there are no animals about which
new facts do not remain to be discovered.
Undoubtedly IL was a matter Of great sur
prise when some one announced, for the first
time, that tadpoles, or polliwogs were moth
ing but young frogs. Something precisely
like this Is known to have happened within
little less than fifty years. Up to that time
the relation OF young crabs to their parents
was not even suspected, and the young,
which have long tails and swimming append
ages, were known to biologists as zoeas.
Grabs are highly developed members Of the
great class OF the crustacea, a class OF which
the lobster Is, perhaps, the best known repre-
sentative. Crabs have ten legs, the forward
pair being enlarged and modified so as TO
form nippers. The male has larger nippers,
or claws, than the female, and the right claw
Is larger than the left. In other words.
crabs, like human beings, are righthanded.
The sexes differ greatly in appearance and
In some kinds the difference is so great that
the male and female have been described and
classified as separate species. Among the
most curious in this respect are the little pea
crabs, diminutive creatures, which take up
their residence inside the shells Of living
bivalve mollusks Ancient writers gave
highly fanciful descriptions of this alliance
between crustacea and mollusk
According TO one account, whenever a par
ticle Of food fioated 'within the gaping cir
cult OF the she'll" the wide awake crab
pricked the tender sides lof its sluggish part
ner, who understood the signal, and forth
with closed his shell and caught the morsel
Thus fed BY mutual aid, the friendly pair
Divide their gains, and all the plumber share
The great, or edible. crab Of Europe often
measures twelve inches across the back Of the
shell anc sometimes weighs twelve pounds
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10

Why grown men and women with ma.
tured reflective powers should neglect
their small ailments is really a puzzle.
Hosts of otherwise sensible people thus
bewilder conjecture. 1t is one of the
things which. as the late lamented Lord
Dundreary exclaimed, mo fellah can find
out Diseases grow faster than weeds,
and. moreover, beget one another. In
cipient indigestion, a touch of bilious
hess. slight irregulsrity in the habit Of
body-what complex and serious bodily
disturbance. not local. but general, do
these not beget. if disre9ardedg Battle
and drive of the foe st the first onset with
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. sovereign
among preventives. A constitution, in
vigoraied, a circulation enriched, brain
and stomach tranquilized by this national
medicine. becomes well nigh invulnera>
BILE. The Bitters countersct malaria,
rheumatism and kidney complaint
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10

What is cold in the hesdf Medical
authorities say II is due TO uneven cloth
ing on the body. rapid cooling when In
perspirstion, etc. The important poin,
is. that cold IN the head is an infismma.
ton Of the lining membrane of the nose,
which. when unchecked. is certain to
produce q catarrhal condition-for ca,
tarrh is essentially a cold which nature
is no longer able TO resolve or throw of
Ely's Cream Balm has proved its super
iority, and sufferers should resort to 1t
before that common ailment becomes
seated and ends In obstinate catarrh.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10
Restitution.

A clergyman recently presented himself be-
fore Grim nal judge in the city of Paris and
said that one Of his female parishioners who
had deciarei herself TO be a miserable sinner.
had stood IN intimate relations with Prado.
who had given her various presents in the
form OF jewelry. She, however, had not
known that her lover was a criminal He
had paid hi, debt TO human society, and she
was plagued with scruples OF conscience TO
keep the booty OF an assassin, and therefore
turned then over 10 the proper authorities
The different articles were then advertised,
and viii son he restored to their proper
Owners.-Jewelers' Circular
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10
A DMINIsTRAToR's SALE

VT NEAL ESTATE.
BY virtue Of an order Of the County court OF
Rock Island county state Of Illinois. made at the
November term thereof. A. ID. 1883. upon the pc
tiiion of the undersigned, administrator of the
estate of Patrick ii. Egsn, deceased. against Eliza
Egan. Ella Egan, MIR. L. q. Freeman and the
Black Hawk Homestead Building, Loan and Saw
ing Association. will. on the nth day OF Deem
Der next between the hours OF 10 O'Clock in the fore
neon aud O'Clock in the afternoon Of said day
sell at public vendue, subject TO Fourteen
Hundred (Sl.4O0) dollar mortgage executed 10 Sc
cure one certain promisory note of the same
amount. held by the Black Hawk Homestead
Building, Loan and Saving Association, at the
north door Of the Court house in the city OF Rock
Island, Rock Island county. state OF Illinois, all
the interest of the said Patrick II. Egan and the
dover interest of Eliza Egan, his widow, in the
following described real estate situated in the
county of Rock Island, state OF Illinois, o-wit :
East one-haf ca lot No. one CD in Martha A
Rodmsns addit on to the city Of Rsck Island.
Terms OF Sale-All Of the purchase money to be
psif upon the confirmation of the petitioners
report of said sale by the court
Dated the 18th day Of Nov. 1889
MICHAEL J HIGGINS.
Administrator OF the estate of Patrick II Egan,
deceased
MCESIKY McENIRY Solicitors a-d4w
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10
GRAY Halt.

Women become gray quite as soon as men,
but owing o. the use Of artificial frizzes and
bangs the 81 yer threads can be concealed for
q greater LEI 9Th OF time. While men have
been known TO dye their hair and wear wigs,
now there Al comparatively few who do, the
tendency in heir case also being TO let ma
ture have ler way. even though she may
choose TO remove some OF the hair altogether
and besrow 4 shining bald spot instead-Ex-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10

The hest on earth can truly b. said Of
Grlgg's Glycerine Sslve, which is a sure,
safe and speedy cure for cuts, bruises,
scslds. burns wounds and all other sores.
Will positively cure piles, letter and all
skin eruption. Try this wonder healer.
Satisfsction guaranteed or money refund
ed. Only 25 cents. Sold nv druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10

Love rules the court, the camp. the grove
But this we find where'er we rove,
That Sozodont alone supplies
The dazzling teeth and ruby dyes.
That lend maiden half the charms
That win her to her lovers arms.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10
He Didn't Call.

He timidly climbed upthe brown stone steps,
Tie timidly rang the bell.
He felt that visit might be his last,
But why SO he could not tell
As he stood at the door the winter wind
Whirled in the streets about
But above its roaring he heard her say
John, tell him that am out"
AS the door was opened with stately mien,
He said 10 the butler tall:
Pray go 10 Miss Jones with my complmenth
And tell her did not call"
Williams Weekly
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10
Nsws About Town.

II is the current report about town
that Kemp's Balsam for the threat and
lungs is making some remarkable cures
with people who are troubled with
coughs. sore throat. asthma. bronchitis
and consumption. Any druggist-will
give you trial bottle free of cost. 1t Is
guaranteed to relieve and cure. The
large bottles are SOC and q.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10

Who of us are witnout trouble be they
small or larger The blessings of health
are best appreciated when>we are SIGH
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 DIR.
Bigelew's Cure. Safe and pleasant for
children. Price 80 cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10
Correct

Teacher-Parse the word ''man" in that
sentence, Tommy. Tommy-Man is com
mon noun, masculine gender, and subject Of
Teacher-Sufject Of what, Tommy Tommy
Subject Of woman. And the teacher smiled
to herself and didn't correct him.-Kearney
ENTERPRISE
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10

Crate and egg, 81. so: stove, No. a and
nut. 81. rs per ton. screened and deliv-
cred; % cents per ton discount allowed
II paid within ten days. Camel coal
for CRATES, SO per ton. Now is the time
to buy. Blacksmiths' coal, coke and
charcoal on hand. Z. G. FRAZER,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10

First Convict-When my times up shall
keep on making shoes
Second Convict-And shall keep on at my
old work, too
First Convict-Breaking stonesl
Second cOnvict-No; laws-Brooklyu Cit.
ZfT
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10
Only . Question of Time.

But, doctor, you said last week that the
patient would certainly die, and now he is
perfectly we'll"
Madam, The confirmation OF my progno-
sis is only question of time. "-Fliegende
Blaerfer
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10

The msu who signs, How soon We are
forgotten has only to leave hotel with
out paying his bill to find out how sadly
mistaken he is.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10

Come and dine with me this evening"
Il can't"
Why notfr
81 am going TO see Hamlet"
Bring him with you. journal Ilustre
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10
MALE OF REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue OF sn order and decree Of the county
court OF Rock Island county illinois, made on the
petition OF the undersigned Margaret keller
sirsss, sdmnistratriN OF the estate of Frederick
W. hellers;ra-s, deceased. for leave 10 sell The
real estate Of said deceased at the November
18th dsy of November, 1889
shail on the Fourteenth day of December next
al two O'Clock in the afternoon Of sAid day sell At
public sale. for cash in hand. the north door of
ihe court house in the city Of Rock Island IN said
county; al the right, title and interest OF said
frederlck W. hellerstrass, deceased and the
dover Interest Of said Margaret b Kelcrstras-
IN the following described real estate sitnsied in
the county OF Rock Island and State OF Illinois,
towit:
The undivided two thirds 81 Of snblot five
t5l IN block two 90 in spencer & Cases addition
10 The city OF Rock lsand-ssd suh-lnt Eve 81 be
ing sometimes dUscrIhed the east forty ID feet
OF LOT too 90 In said block two (sl.
Also The undivided one-haf ,i,) Of the west
hsf " OF lot three (Sl in said block Two e. in
Spencer Cases addition u said city.
Daiec ihis 18th day Of November A ID ISSq
MARGARET r. kEl LERs1RAss,
Administrative Of The Esizte Of Frederick W.
he -lerstrass. Deceased.
Z. W. AURsT. Attorney for Administrative.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10
TTue Affection.
A PuzIIe.

Envelope What do you wanti
Stamp-Do not repel me; / am stuck on
You = Lawrence American
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10

At my yard. corner of Eleventh street
and Tenth avenue, at ten cents per bush
Ell. B. DAyKNPoRT.
Aug. 30. 1889.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10

Oh. if l only had her complexion
Why. it is easily obtained. Use Poz.
Zoni's Complexion Powder.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10

We know men who insist at every
point upon beating their way through
life. but We observe that they all draw the
line at carpet
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10
Barth 4 Babcoer, Dent,.,,.


1t is said that smacking the lips is a
vulgar habit. Much depends on whose
lips are smacked.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10

Never make love in q cornfeld. Re-
member that corn has ears, and Is easily
shocked. You should make an oat Of
this.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-10

You needn't try to play it on me-" as
the fire up the steeple said to the hose
man.