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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
She Wonldu't Work.

One could scarcely expect COW, not
trained to ths profession of arms, TO conduct
herself with great self possession as one of al
army. In the STORY of n Boy Company" is
TO be found an ane"dote concerning one such
new recruIt-a COW which, with several hens
and rooster, were attached to d COufeder-
ate battery. As soon us u halt was made for
the night the fowls were taken from the
wagon, where they rode. the rooster was tied
to a wheel spoke by the leg and his family
always remained near him
As the war progressed, and the horses
grew poor, the COW was brought into use as a
beast of burden. She was sadded dishes
frying pans and coffee pots were hung upon
the saddle, and the dociie creature moved
away, quite oblivious OF the clatter on her
back. She was usually tied to a caiSson, but
often she was turned loose, and thus followed
the battery like an enlisted soldier.
During the last winter of the war a large
raw boned, brindle COW strayed into camp,
and although at first wild, she soon followed
the example of the veteran and became an
orderly recruit.
One day, when sudden start had been or
dered, it was thought advisable to utilize the
new COW porter. A little fellow named
Carlton was ordered to saddle the cows The
baggage, recently killed chickens and other
rations, and Carton then proceeded to put
the coffee pot, skillet and other utensils upon
the brindle He was obliged to make her fast
to pine tree in order TO load her rapidly.
Everything was ready, the battery was
about TO move, and the captain directed
Carlton TO let so the ropes, and make the
briudle follow in the wake of the old cow
who had just token the line of march in good
order. But no sooner had tue ropes slipped
from brindle's horns than, with head, heels
and tail high in the air, she sped down the
hill, the sound of her believing mingling
with the clatter of tin, and forming bass
and tenor seldom heard
After freeing herself of every vestige of
her pack she slowly returned, seeking her
companion. The scattered load was col
lected ard placed again upon her back, but
as soon as she was free, with bound and
below, she fed down the hill, this time
never 10 return
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09

THAT is the strangest attachment l ever
saw formed, and I've been around with cir
cuses, man and boy. for forty-six years, "
said Harry Pierce, the veteran in charge of
Grenier's wild beasts, in the winter quarters
of the menagerie at the corner of Randolph
and Ann streets. He referred to u white
Burmese COW and white kid, which were
made fast, close by one another, to wheel
of the great cage in which was the hippo
potamus. why, sir" said Pierce, approach
ing close 10 the animals with The Herald re-
porter, 1--WE dare not separate them, even for
few moments, lest the COW 60 into fits.
She will cry, moan and take on like human
being if it is out of her sight for a moment.
She is evidently under the delusion that it is
her calf. She will lick it, get close by its
side, insist upon its having the choice of all
food and fight for it, if needs be- Chicago
Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
,,ormon ,,n;dcn, from Europe.

Curiously affianced brides are those who
come to town from ,cross the ocean without
knowing who their bridegrooms are going to
be- Moreover, they are not certain whether
they will have half Il husband, or third, or
a quarter, CT what fractional part away up
to thirticth or fortieth. For these maid
ems are Mormon converts. Several patches
Of them have been poshered over by our
emigration missioners, who were de-
sirous of saving them from Utah and polyg
amy, and half u dozen are today detained at
Castle Garden. But there seems to be 10
law under which their antebridal tours can
be stopped. Tho commissioners may legally
return to the Old World only such immi-
grants as are criminals or paupers. These
girls are neither Their passages are paid by
tho Mormon elders accompanying them, and
homes are ready fol- them in Utah. Bonds
re fled, guaranteeing that they will not be-
come public charge, and that settles the
question, so far es the law is concerned.
Some charitable ladies' determined to try
moral suasion to oeter the girls now here
from going to their unknown husbands
accompanied them to Castle Garden, where
they talked with the six indefinite brides
They were English girls from Lancashire,
ranging in age from Is to "a. They were
daughters of small farmers, and their lusty
forms and bright complexions had resulted
from plenty of outdoor exercise. They were
imperfectly educated, but made a good ap-
pearancc by reason of youth, health neat
clothing and decidedly high spirits In the
same company of converts were entire fami-
lies from their county. They said that they
had listened to the Mormon revivalists
preaching until Convinced OF its righteous
ness, and that they were firmly determined
UPON seeking happiness in Utah. They had
been solemnly promised that they should get
husbands there.
''But do you un ieIstand that your hus-
bands already have numerous wives" q
bright Lancashire lss WAS asked.
YES" she replied quickly, land if a man
is good enough that six wives will stay with
him he isn't going to be bad to one more"
Every argument vas met by some reply
rs conclusive as chat The girls seemed
genuinely pious, in a Mormon way, and the
elders were to them holy men indeed
Snow, why should | stop here in New
York" said one Cir, when I've the promise
of marriage to a real elder out there in
Utahl' There was something celestial, to
her mind, in becoming u bride of q Mormon
elder, no matter how infinitely his matri.
mony might be s,lbdivided. We gave ur
our attempt to rescue the six sweethearts
who had not seen their wooers.-New Y ork
Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
Marriage No a Failure.
A New View of this great Question which
shows how Ladies' may retain the
Love of their Husbands.

Nowoman who is uuattractlve in person. mind.
or disposition can hope 10 interest or hold men
Bad complexion, dull eyes listless nature never
did or can attract mankind. on the other hand
how many women with clear skin, beneath which
the blood can he seen throbbing with health.
bright eyes and life and animation in very move
ment, make the world blessing TO their husbands
brothers, lovers or friends. The secrei of cleai
skin, bright eyes and animation is good circula
ton of the blood. When the blood is slow the
person is stupid. Keep the blood moving BET
how? There is hut ,e way and that is to helm
Ma nrc b. gentle stimulant.
Exercise is a splendid gtimnlant but il is almost
impossible for ladies TO take the Lind OF exercise
that Will produce health ami beauty But the
blood must he kept moving, and the dircovery
which has done more to add health aud beauty
than any other know cause is Duffy's Pure Malt
Mhiskey. This great remedy stimulates heG n
tg. 1t is not an intOXicant. Thousands of
women who were once tired, depressed and dis
couraged are now in perfe t health and bean Y
entirely through its use. Many prominent tenn
perance ladies' have given il their hearty endor
ment, and clergym@n and priests in every promi
nent city use and recommend it. Great care
should be shown in buyiny only the cuniue, Tor
no bottled whiskey has the wonderful qualities
which are posse sed by Dufy's.
When ladies are k pit bright and attractive AID
husbands are Considerate aud kind, few marriages
will be failures"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
A Woman's Discovery.

Another wonderful discovery has
been made, and that, too, by lady in
this country. Disease fastened IFS
clutches upon her and for seven years she
withstood its severests tests, but her vital
organs were undermined and death
seemed imminent. For three months she
coughed necessarily and could not sleep.
She bought of us bottle OF De Kings
New Discovery for consumption and was
so much relieved on taking the fist dose
that she slept all night, and with one
bottle has been miraculouslv cured Her
name is Mrs Luther Lutz" Thus wife
W. G. Hamrick s. Co, of Shelby. n. C.
Get free bottle at Hartz & Bahnsen's
drug store
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
Returning Good for Evil,

A strange scene occurred the other day at
Sierck, on the Moselle. Herr Schmidt had u
dog which he wished to get rid of. Rowing
out into the middle of the river, he fastened
stone round the dogs head and threw him
into the water. The animal sank at once, but
during his struggles the rope slipped the
stone, and he again rose to the surface and
tried to get back into the boat His master,
however, continued to push him back, but as
the dog persevered he lost his patience, and,
striking at him with his oar, lost his footing
and fell into the water himself He was I'M
able to swim, bur the dog, seizing him by the
coat, succeeded in bringing him to the land,
after having been washed away by the cur.
rent. The dogs life was spared, we are
happy to say.-Hall's Journal of Health,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
Roman Remains in ENGLAND

The removal of an accumulation of soil
during the building operations at Mr.. Alfred
Shuttleworth's mansion, in Eastgate, Lin
coin, brought to light very considerable
and important fragment Of the eastern wall
of the Roman city. This fragment consists
Of a large quadrangular block of solid ma
sonry, with dressed facing, projecting in
ward from the wall. 1t is probably the base
ment of a quadrangular tower strengthening
the wall midway between the northeast
angle and the east gateway. Although large
portions of the Roman wall exist in other
parts Of the circuit, this is the only place in
which any of the ashlar facing has been found
remaining. London Times
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
THE VERDICT UNANIMOUS

W. D. Suit, druggist, Bippus, Ind D.,
testifies: Il can recommend Electric
Bitters as the very best remedy. Every
bottle sold has given relief in every case
One man took six bottles, and was cured
OF rheumatism of ten years standing. .
Abraham Hare, druggist. Bellville, OHIO,
affirms: The best selling medicine !
have ever handled in my twenty years
experience. Is Electric Bitters" Thous,
ands of Others have added their tesiimo-
ny. so that the verdict is unanimous that
Electric Bitters do cure all diseases OF
the liver, kidneys or blood. Only hall
"A dollar a bottle at Hartz & Bahnsen',
drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
Wives nf Weinshnrp-

The wives of We nsburg are noted in his
tory from the fact that each carried from
the besieged city on her shoulders her dearest
jewels" which proved to be her husband
The emperor, Conrad III, was SO moved by
the sight that he removed his forces and left
the captivating inhabitants to conjugal joys
There is fine engraving representing this
scene Some scotfprs assert that it was not
affection which prompted the wives to take
their husbands from the city, but that
it was case of follow the leader" one hav-
ing taken her dearest jeweln on her
shoulders, the Others would not display ony
sign of hesitancy, but grimly accepted her
burden
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
LOCAL NOTICES.

Go to John Evans for your -four. feet
and groceries.
| A. D. Huesing. real estate and insur.
| ance agent. Office No. 1908 Second ave
nue., Rock Island.
Notice-Order your ice cream and ice.
for your New Years parties as early as
possible and have it put up in brick
melon, pyramid or individual forms a,
Krell & Maths.
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 1879. AS
sets nearly $1.000.000. E. W. Hurst
agent. Office over Rock Island National
bank.
4. E. Parmenter, attorney ~ law.
| Makes collections. loans money and will
attend to any legal business intrusted to
him. Office, postoff1ce block, Rock ISL
ana, Ills. ds&w1y
Something new-When you are giving
| a progressive euchre party. be sure and
have Krell s. Math put you up sixteen
Individual ice creams, each one repre-
senting card and in shape of card,
with the cut of a card on top. They are
| fine and no trouble to serve.
| Goods can be bought at the Intelli-
gence office, 1913. End avenue, on bet
ter terms than anywhere; small monthly
payments. Rogers best silverware, war
ranted lace curtains, rugs. albums,
organ bibles, clocks wringers and books
Cab and see goods. sell from the lar
gest factories in the United States
| LEWIS SUsEMIHL.
| Barth & Babcock, Dentists.
No, 1924 Second avenue. Special atien
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates
Taxes EowDue
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 1888. now due.
| interest
yourself in life insurance. You will fint
the renewable term policy of the Provi.
dent Savings Life Assurance society OF
New York to be the best. the cheapest
and the fairest. Avoids the unnecessa
rily high cost of level premiums and the
uncertainty and insecurity of assessment
insurance. Net cost for $40, 600 for yea
1887. Age %. $107 90; age IS. S12l 80
age 40, $4,000; age so. S199 so.
IIEBERKNECHT & OLMsTEAD,
Local Agents,
No. 1912 Second ave. Rock Island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
Rrakfmen's SLANG

The brakeman & YES the prevailing tone to
the society" of dispatchers' Hobbies and
other Longing placeswhich he frequents. He
originates whatever slang may be deemed
necessary to give spice to the talk of the ca
bose and roundhouse. He calls a gravel
train dust expire IS" and refers to the pump
for COMPRISING ar for the power brakes as
a ''wind jammer" The fireman's prosaic
labors are lightened by being POLITICALLY men,
toned as the handling of black diamonds,
and the modification of being called into the
superintendent Office to explain some dere-
LECTION of duty is disguised by referring to
the episode US dancing on the carpet" B
B. Adams, Jr., i'll Scribner's.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
LOVE AND MARRiAee.
Count Tolstoi on the Conventional Thu
sion of Roma9tio Love.

hioH Oh hoNe.
81 WISH" said Count Tolstoi to The Pail
Mall Budgets representative. to write a
novel, romance, exposing the conventional
illusion of romantic love. | have already
written it, but it must be turned upside down
and rewritten. IL is too much of treatise
as it stands, and there is not enough of ac-
ton in it. Ny object is to fill the reader
with horror at the result of taking romantic
love au serieux The end to which the whole
story will lead up will be the murder of a
wife by her husband Ii will exhibit the
deprivation of married live by the substitu.
ton of romantic love, a fever born of carnal
passion, for Christian love, which is born of
identity of sentiment, similarity of ideal, the
friendship of the soul Upon that love,
Christian love, the love of brother and sister.
If the carnal love can he grated it is WELL
but the former, not the latter, is the first
condition of happy married life. Herein the
peasants teach US lesson. They regard
what we regard as romantic love as dis
ease, temporary and painful and dangerous
With them no marriage is made under its in
fuence. Anything is better than that. The
Herrstaten, who marry by the drawing of
lots, are wiser than we.
'Our system is the worst possible and the
whole OF our wedding ceremonial, and the
honeymoon, the teasting, and the Indictment
to carnality, are directly calculated to result
in the deprivation of matrimony. Not in
one case out of hundred does romantic love
result in lifelong happy union. The young
people whose lives lie in different orbits are
drawn together by this evanescent passion.
They marry For a month they are happy
perhaps even for a year or two years
| Then they hate each other for the rest of
their lives, spending their time in paying
homage to the responsibilities by concealing
the truth from their neighbors. 1t must be
so. If Anna Karenina had married L,even
| she must have abandoned HIM likewise Ro
mantle love is like opium or hashish The
| sensation is overpowering and delightful
| But it passes 1t is not in human nature not
| To wish TO renew the experience. For this
novelty is Indispensable. So the wife betrays
her husband and the husband is false 10 his
wife, and the world becomes one wide brothel
| | wish to open the eyes of all To the real nat
ure and the tragic consequences of this sub
stitution of romantic for Christian love.
| sec II clearly, OH SO clearly; and when you
| see thing which no one else seems to see
| you feel you must gather all your forces and
devote yourself to setting forth the truth as
| you see it. This deprivation of marriage i,
all because Christianity has been word and
not thing. Ii WILL however, be reality
| again soon"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09

Many animals have a remarkable power Of
existing while apparently dead. Infusoria
have been dried and restored to life by moist
ening, after remaining as inert dust for
twenty-seven years, and the drying and re-
suscitation have been successfully tried eleven
times on one lot of rotifers Frogs and many
fishes suffer no injury from freezing solid,
while according to Professor Preyer, in o
few cases even warm booded animals have
been restored to life after apparent death
from freezing. -Arkansaw Traveller
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
Presery alton of Meat.

The Journal d'AgriculUure states thas it is
customary in Upper Saone (France), both on
farms and in villages, to preserve meat i'll
summer by placing it in large earthen pans
or pots filed with curdled milk, or even with
SKINNED milk, VIII CHI soon curdles, and stor-
ing the vessels il the cellar In order to
keep tho meat beneath the surface of the
milk, it is loaded with clean stones. Meat is
preserved in this way for over a week, with
out the least change in its flavor. When il
is needed for use it is simply washed and
dried. The milk is fed to swine
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09

The average length OF life is on the in
crease. The science of medicine has made
great progress: many diseases are now
controlled that w ere formerly thought in
durable The greatest discovery is Dr..
Bigelow's Cure. which cures consump-
ton in stages that other remedies are of
no benefit. Coughs. colds, Group. whoop-
ing cough, bronchitis, and all throat and
lung diseases speedily and safely. Price
90 cents and 81. of druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09

In the pursuit Of the goo1 things OF
his world we anticipate too much; we
eat out the heart and sweetness of world
ly pleasures by delightful forethought OF
them. The results obtained from the use
of DR.. Jones Rec Glover Tonic far exceed
all claims. 1t cures dyspepsia, and all
stomach, liver, kidney and bladder
troubles. 1t is perfect tonic, appetizer,
blood purifier. sure cure for ague and
malarial diseases. Price. SO cents. of
druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
British Arrays Poor Eations.

1t appears that the British army is not
only the dearest in Europe, but the worst
fed, so far as the rank and file are concerned.
The bread ration is the lowest in Europe,
being one pound per day. The allowance of
meat is threc-quarters of a pound, including
bone, whereas continental soldiers are given
Il full pound o; so id meat. The bread and
meat are both ait to be of poor quality,
while the fuel ulplied is insufiicient.-Chi-
Cago Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
Chased by Wolves-

John Harris, Waco, Tex, boy, started
from Senator Richard Colie's farm, below
Waco, on horseback, carrying a quarter OF
beef, intending to deliver it at point on the
other side OF the river. After he reached the
widest of the route the wolves, attracted by
tue smell of fresh meat, gave chase, and the
boy ras compelled to drop the beef to save
himself. After eating the meat they pur.
sued the boy again, but having a feet horse
he escaped
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
AbsuruIy StUnld

TO allow prejudice or ignorance to get
the better of good judgement Ithas been
conclusively proven that constipation.
bad breath, dyspepsia, kidney affections,
and all diseases of the livor, stomach and
bowels have bean cured by simply taking
Simmons Liver Regulator. 1t is harm.
less. not unpleasant, and easily procured
so there is no reason to be ignorant OF
this remedy we especially commend &c
your notice for trial.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
Why We Sink In Ouicksand.

Quicksand is composed chiefly of small
particles OF mica mixed largely with water
The mica is so smooth that the fragments
slip upon each other with the greatest facil
ity, SO that any heavy body which displace:
them will sink, and continue to sink until 6
solid bottom is reached. When particles Of
sand are ragged and angular any weight
pressing on them will crowd them together
until they are compacted into solid mass
A sand composed OF mica or soapstone, wher
sufficiently mixed with water, seems inca
pable of such consolidation.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
We Pc nj With PRIDE"

To the Good name at home," won by
Hoods Sarsaparils. In Lowell, Mass
where it is prepared. there is more OF
Hoods Sarsaparila sold than of all other
medicines, and il has given the best of
satisfaction since its introduction ten
years ago. This could not be if the med
icine did not possess merit. If you suf>
fer from impure blood, try Hoods Sar-
saparilla and realize its peculiar curative
power.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
A SSIGNEE'S SALE.

On the lath day Of January next, commencing at
the hour of two O'Clock in the afternoon, the I'm
dersigned, assignee OF William Ramskil will offer
for sale at No. i6o3 Second avenue in this CITY,
stock OF clothes and gents, furnishing goods
which were assigned to me by said Ramskill on
the nth inst. to pay debts. The goods To be sod
place named any day, Sunday excepted. before
the sale between the hours Of two and four O'Clock
p. n.
Rock leland, H., Dec. Goth, 1888.
GEORGE FOSTER, Assignee.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
Registered Ahnre

When Chaplain McCabe was in Kansas last
year, Oh "A tour endeavoring to raise 81, OOO,-
900 for missions, a little boy heard his appeal,
and thinking of the large sum he had to
raise, determined to help him The first
chance he had early in the Week he gathered
a basketful of chestnrts, which he sold for 5
cents. He sent this to Mr.. Meade with the
note: IF you want any more let me know"
Christian Iassiigencer
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09
BUCKLEN's ARNAcA ssLyE

The best salve in the world for cats,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter. chapped hands, chilblains.
Germs and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles. or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded Price 25 cents per
box. For sale 3v Hartz & Bahnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-09

A California widow had plans made for
$4,000 monument for her late departed, but
when the lawyers got through fighting over
the estate the widow was doing housework
at 81 week for the man who designed tho
monument