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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-08
Anucre.s in n,s Case.

One mans opinion of the apparently
all>pervading question, ''.s marriage a
fsiluref" may be gathered from farmer
near Oregon, who remarked: Il should
say not. Why. there's Lucindy gifts up
in the mornin' milks six cows. gifts break.
fast, starts four children to skewl, looks
after the other three, feeds the hens. like.
wise some motherless sheep. likewise the
hogs. skins twenty pans Of milk. washes
the clothes, gets dinner, ct cetery, e'
cetery. Think could hire anybody tc
do it for what she getss Not much
SUGGEST"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-08
Protection to Creditors.

At the last meeting Of the Merchants
Retail association of Rock Island, the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, By the retail merchants of the
city of Rock Island, and members Of the
Rock Island branch of the Merchants
Retail Commercial agency of Chicago,
H., that the mayor and city council, the
of the city, the railroad
companies whose lines enter the city, the
of Rock Island arsenal, aud
others employing help, be requested to
aid the retail merchants of Rock Island
by insisting that their employees pay their
honest debts unless prevented by such
as relieve such employees of
for their neglect and that
a williul neglect TO pay such honest debts
shall be good cause for discharge from
their employ.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-08
Horses That Live Long.

An interesting and, at the same time,
amusing conversation took place yester-
day afternoon between two Davenport
gentlemen on Third street car. One of
them had recently been in Keokuk. He
stated that it was the deadest town he
ever struck. "Why." said he, 81 have
heard people kick about some of the ami
mails that pull the cars on this line, but
they would never murmur il they went
to Keokuk. Our street car horses are
prize winners &C a fat stock show, they
are spirited three year olds or blooded
stock, compared with the poor, miser-
able, bony excuses that do the work
for the Keokuk Street Railway com
pany. Why. I'll tell what is a fact.
When drivers stop the cars, pedes-
TRANS, who happen near, go out in the
road and give it push before the trip
can be continued. Most Of the animals
are so old that they have no teeth.
asked citizen how they were fed"
HE said: You must be stranger in
these parts. Well, there's no harm in
telling. Those horses (O we're imported
They eat only once week. How is it
done! The food is masticated with a
mechanical device and forced into the
horses stomach through a rubber hose.
When you want to learn how to do BUSH
ness you've got to come to this town;
amt right, stranger.'"
These were the exact words of my in =
formant. and if ever hear anybody kick
about Davenport street car horses. ! will
just tell them how they are fixed down at
Keokuk."
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-08
SUBURBAN SLAUGHTER PENS.

What Kind OF Meat Do We Consumed
.--An Important Question TO Con-
slider.
The more the public learns of the re-
ported condition OF certain slaughter
houses in the suburbs of town. the more
indignation and alarm prevails, and the
more is the council censured for not hav>
ing taken some action to protect the citi-
zens against impure and disease infected
meat, if not to abate the nuisances COM
planned Of. In sanitary measures the
city has Jurisdiction to the extent of mile
beyond the corporate limits. The
city did not assert its rights in the prem
Uses through the medium of the common
council last Monday night. preferrins
rather to builder the responsibility Of
putting stop to the nuisances COM
planned Of on to the South Rock Island
authorities. From this tits apparent
that either the township of South Rock
Island must move in its interests or the
obnoxious concerns may continue on
undisturbed
The ARGUS reiterates that 1t believes
the council, whether knowingly or not.
has acted very recklessly in this matter.
Even though the city be disposed to act
cautiously. 1t might In all consistency
with such course. and In the interests of
the sanitary welfare Of the city, warn the
keepers of these slaughter houses that
If any more complaint comes of them.
they will be compelled to move beyond
the line to which the city's jurisdiction
extends. 1t is the belief that the city
might pursue such course without fear
of injunction The question Is one that
the city cannot afford to trife with ana
1t is essential to the maintenance of the
city's sanitary standard that some steps
should be taken pending the ruling of
the supreme court in the absttoir issue.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-08
CHARITY crooked.
The st. Luke's Hospital Ball is Not
Successful.

Many Youngl Ladies' Who Usually
Grace the Dance stay Away Be-
cause OF lrhc Questionable Light In
Which they Have Been Placed by
the Palpit-The Guild Discouraged
The Hospitals; Future.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-08
For Sale.

A good two story brick house for sale
cheap. In good repair In lower part OF the
city. Also vacant lot in came locality.
Enquire of e. e PARM ENTER, lawyer.
Postoffice block.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-08
The auii1,. a ton.

The Hospital guild desire to acknowl-
edge their indeb edness to the press for
their courtesy ar liberality to the guild
iI their entertainment for the hospital.
NJ. G. HOFFMAN, Sec.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-08
s,x Per Cent Loan.

Every Tuesday evening during Februs
airy the Rock Island Building Association
viii hold meetings to dispose Of lite sur>
plus funds at nominal premiums.
T.. 81. GuYER, Secretary.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-08

Complexion powder is an absolute me-
oessity of the n fined toilet In this cli-
mate. PoGxonii combines every element
Of beauty and p lrity.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-08
ri AsTER's SALE.

nv ASTGh SALE
STATE OF ILLINOIS, l..
Rock Island COUNTY
In the Circuit Court-In Chancary.
Sarah e. King vs.. Frank Hammerly, James Ham.
merly, John Hammsrly, Jacob Hsmmerly, Deli.
lab Roberts, Julia Rains, L,vina Hartindale and
Notice lie hereb, given that by virtue of decree
Of said court entered in the above entitled cause
on the 9th day Of February, A. D. 1889 shall,
on saturday the 9th day Of March, "A. ID. 1889
at the hour OF O'Clock In the afternoon, ct the
north door Of the court house. 10 the city Of Rock
Island, In said county Of Rock Island, cell q
public auction. to the highest and hest bidder for
cash In hand. that certain parcel Of land situate
10 the county Of Rock Island and state Of rlfnois
known and described ~ follows, to-wit:
Lot seven CD in block two % in that part Of Tia
city OF Rock Ls and known % 6innet's addition.
Dated ct Rock Island, Illinois. this 9Th day d
February, A. D. 1859. HENRY CURTIS
Master in Chancery, Rock ,sland 90 nj
0uxsR swnEnsy. Compls's Sol'tr edAw
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-08

Cstarrh originates In scrofulous faint.
Hoods Ssrsaparilla puri6ss the blood and
thus permanently cures catarrh.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-19
He Won $4,000,

Mr. Fred A. Young, treasurer of the
Union Eyelet company, of this city, pur.
chased for 81 the twentieth part of ticket
No. 1857 in the Louisiana State Lottery.
That ticket at the recent drawing took
the $500, 900 prize and entitled Mr.. Young
to one-twentieth of the sum viz, S15, 900.
The gentleman was credited by the Tele.
gram with having this stroke Of
luck about two weeks ago, but a denial
appeared in n OF the papers. T1is
morning the Telegram learned that the
money had been collected for MIR. Young
through the Bank of America of this
city. At the bank no information
could be obtained, the tellers having
| apparently been instructed to furnish ne
facts for publication. at the office of
the Eyelet company a Telegram reporter
found Mr.. Young and learned that the
ticket bought by him through the Boston
agency had indeed won the money
and that the $15, 900 had been
collected through the bank named.
His object for keeping the news OF his
great luck from the masses, he said was
because he thought that it would stimu.
late so many others less able than him
self to indulge In lottery tickets to in,
vest their dollars. Just why those with
less means than himself should not d.
sire $l5. 900 Mr.. Young did not state, but
he lid say that he objected TO the gen
eral public being inside aware of his good
ADMINISTRATIONS Or. L. Telegram,
March 90.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-19
A Brash Young Wan.

Philadelphia Press: Referring to the
Standard Oil company recalls all incident
in which the brash young man of the oc-
casion is now one of the best known
newspaper writers in New York. Some
years ago, within a decade, the newspa-
per man held the position of private sec
rotary to a member of the executive
council of the Standard, with an office
high up in the big building on Broadway.
Shortly after assuming the duties of his
position he became greatly annoyed by
the visits to his room about 10 o'clock
every morning of q quietly dressed. mild
hammered man, who persisted in cXer-
clslpg his muscles on a health lift in one
corner of the apartment. The clerk was
new ard the visitor unknown to him,
and, judging from his appearances, was a
person OF no consequence around the es.
Enlistment. The silent and methodical
health litter SO aggravated the private
secretary that he finally one day blurted
| out:
Look here, my friend, I want you to
take that blamed apparatus out of here,
and timber up your joints somewhere
else"
The visitor, who until that moment
had never spoken a word to the secretary,
evinced just the slightest token of sur
prise for an instant, then quickly re.
sponded:
Certainly, sir, if you wish it," Halt
an hour later two colored porters re
moved the Objectionable appliance.
The executive council, which consists
OF the heads of departments, met then as
now promptly at II O'Clock daily. Upon
this particular morning the e private
secretary was called upon by his superior
to take some notes of the proceedings re-
lating to his department. AS the young
man entered the room what was his NOR.
LITIGATION and surprise to observe at the
head of the long table, as chairman of
the council, the quiet-voiced health litter.
1t was John d. Rockefeller, the presi.
dent Of the Standard Oil company. He
never reverted to the episode nor, rest
assured, did the fresh young secretary.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-19
London street Sweeper.

London Times: A new machine fol
sweeping the streets and automatically
e]evating the sweepings into a cart in
front of it, while travelling, was exhibited
in operation yesterday on several city
streets. 1t consists Of q series of bori
zontal brushes fixed on 8 pair Of endless
chains, revolving around spindles. The {
brushes sweep the mud up a short j.
cline into a receiver, which is continrt.'
upward as a thin iron casing. Ins'C
this casing is a series of scoops or buckets,
fixed on endless chains, and these dipintc
the receiver and lift the mud to a deliv.
cry shoot, whence IL is delivered into ar
ordinary mud cart, to the rear of which
the apparatus is connected in such way
that it is easily removed. When the car,
is full the sweeping mechanism is de
tached from it, and attached to an empty
cart, the full n being sent on its way tc
discharge its contents and return. Tho
apparatus is mounted on travelling
wheels, and motion is impaired from
them TO the mechanism by gearing. The
machinery does its work in a clearly ant
practical manner.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-19
Distance Lends Enchantment.

Washington Critic: "What are you do
ing heret" said a policeman to a suspi-
cious looking small boy in City Hall park
this morning
"Oh, nothin'; only waitin' to hear
mother tell pa what she thinks of him for
not comm home last night replied the
boy, calmly.
where do you liver"
Down there by the Baltimore and
Ohio depot"
why, you are halt q mile away"
That's all right" said the boy, with
a grin; "the farther you git away from
mother when pap comes in like that the
better il foai|s bt the old man
wishes to goodness gracious he was up
here with his loyin' son, and don't you
fersit it,"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-19

showed he possessed the proper requisite
OF hard riding by appearing at the IeL-
devious within twelve days.
Within two days it became known that
Half Breed Jack had been hung near the
headwsters of the Yellowstone. The
following day it vas learned that Tur-
key Williams and Brencho Charlie were
hanging in the cottonwoods, apout ten
miles above Miles City. The lex day
it was Splay-Foot Hartnett's turn. II
was then asserted that Scar-Fa Mosley
and Humpy Jack were lying dead in
their shack near Glendive, shet to death
by the Strangers" as they had already
came to be known. Investigation sb.red
that the two men were alive, and appar.
emily as ready to seal horses as ever.
me ncSt o.y they were XII led in exactly
the manner rumur had already disposed
Of them. Rumor had preceded reality in a
manner dramatic enough to put a tension
on the strongest nerve. The man who
had started the false report was searched
for in vain. Every man who had helped
spread 1t had heard it from some other
a Nothing could have SO well ad-
vertised the work of the ~"Stranglers.'
1t showed ~conclusively that they were
not an unauthorized gang of murderers
whose mission 1t was to kill every man
they met. They had undoubtedly been
hired to do their work.
A THOROUGH CLEANING OUT.
No mi in this county had enough
money to do this except the cattlemen.
Then for the first time il was noticed
that every man killed so far was q notori.
GUS horse thief. From high handed law
breakers, the "Rustlers," who had heard
Of the operations of the STRANGERS"
became the most abject of towards.
Many sought safety in immediate fight,
never more to be seen in the cattle coun-
try. A few, foolhardy enough to brave
the approach of their Nemesis, paid the
western penalty for their crimes, and
others in their flight rushed into the very
arms of the "Stranglers" After the be
| ginning of the reign of terror caused by
the death of Scar-Fsce Mosley and
Humpy Jack, the STRANGERS" has
divided into seven parties, each unde,
the leadership OF q trusty Mon.
tana cowboy, and. striking out in as
many different directions, worked with
the energy Of fiends to gain the 81, O0C
prize which was hung up" as "addet
money" to the most successful party il
this terrible man hunt.
The end was not long in coming. Ii
less than two months every man known
or suspected of being a horse sthief wa
either dead or driven from the country
The "Stranglers'' appeared 10 melt il
thin air as mysteriously as they hat
come into being, and to this day it is no
known, except by the members them
selves, the eleven cattlemen and fou,
outsiders, who composed the famous
band Of men that freed Montana ant
western Dakota from cattle thieves b,
killing sixty-three of them and running
hundred others out Of the country.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-19
Charity hx Machinerx.

New York Weekly: Poor Man-Wud
We bs SO kind, sir, as to stop a momentl
1t was you, sir, that saved me wife's life
last year by givin' me dollar, fer some
medicine. Please, sir, she's sick agina
an the same way.
Mr.. Highmind-I have recently been
convinced of the folly of indiscriminate
giving, and l nov distribute by donations
through the Business Mems Charity
trust, organized for the purpose of inves.
tigating each case. l left a dollar with
the secretary not five minutes ago.
Go to him and tell your story.
Mr.. Highmind IAN hour later)-Ahl
did you go to the secretary as l directed.
II did, sir, an he gave me a 5-cent
piece wild a hole in It,"
"Eh2 Is that all2"
Eyes, sir. l told him about your dol
lar, but he said the other 95 cents wa
kept for salaries an expenses"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-19
Six Boxes of Oranges to the free,

Six Boxes of Oranges to the free,
Los Angeles Progress; James An
drcws has about five acres of orange
land, three acres of prunes, and two
acres Of nectarines, besides twenty
five lemon trees. He has given his orch
ard unusual care for several years, and
has made fruit-growing his whole care
and attention. The result is he reaps a
splendid financial reward for his work.
MIR. Andrews sold his oranges on the
trees g years old) for Sl.40 a box. On
Thursday the packing began. Up to
Saturday evening 397 of the 400 trees
had been picked, and fruit packed in
g, 33S boxes. This makes an average OF
six boxes of oranges to the tree, and
2, $40 boxes for the 400 trees. AT $1.4C
a box. the amount that Mr.. Andrews will,
therefore, receive for his orange crop
this season is 81, ZIG. That is 1923 fol
each acre of oranges. He received q
check for SO, 500 in partial payment for
the crop on Saturday. Last year he sold
the crop from the same trees for So, 265,
and th,p. as now. did not pick. pack OF
haul any of the fruit.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-19
an OLD TlmH PARTISAN.

1t is easy to recall to mind his familiar
figure as he sits, during winter evenings,
in his fsvorite corner.
In his easy chair. with pipe in hand
and his silver-rimmed "specs" pushed
back until they find a soft resting place
on his beloved snow.white head, with
eyes sparkling and his face beaming with
pleasure as he calls back old memories of
day s long gone by, he is likely to talk
something after this fashion:
cts q long time since / was a boy.
All, but that was many years ago. Sixty
long years have gone and the good Lord
knows they were short enough. / was
then as spruce and pert as any chap
thereabouts.
ooh, but we boys were boys! Things
have changed a heap since those days.
Boys then didn't take much stock in
stylish clothes and they didn't carry
canes line they do now. Clothes and
canes didn't cut much caper then, but it
was good hard sense and work.
the boy who could do the biggest
days work-could cut the most wood,
split the most rails, ploughthe most corn,
was the most envied for he was sure to
have the sweetest and best lookin' gal al
the 'singin' school or apple peelin'.
Il tell you those were good old times
81 didn' think anything of going thirty
mile or more to see your grandmother,
and We didn't have very good roads
either, but generally had to follow some
old Indian trail.
"Talkin' about sickness then, there
was no sickness like now. If we had {
cold, a pain, or anything, there was the
best medicine in the world found il
any log cabin homo you came across
Why, l remember that your grand
mother, God bless her soul, shes beel
dead these fifty years or more, coult
make the best home made medicine
for miles around. Her 'sarsapa
rilly' couldn't be beat. Come to think
just read in the paper about somehod,
who is making this same old log cabil
medicine, under the name Of Warner
Log Cabin Sarsaparilla.'
SIT does seem splendid to think tina
you can buy those good old home cure
at the druggist nowadays.
"Mebbe you think people were nc
healthy in those days, but l tell you tina
it was mighty seldom anybody was sicl
long when they had such good old grand
mother medicine so handy.
People used to be stronger, healthie
and they lived longer, when l was
how"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-19
Astrology for April,

The following are the admonitions for
each day in the month:
l. A very uncertain day.
3. Buy and push thy affairs to 9. p. m.
8. Court, marry and sign writings.
4. Avoid women and ask no favors.
3. Ask %favors, deal, buy and push thy
affairs.
6. Sign no writings this day.
Z. Sunday-travel and visit thy friends.
8. Avoid superiors and travel not.
9. Sign writings and negotiate business
up TO 8 p. m.
10 Sell; evil for all else.
II. A doubtful day; be cautious.
II. Buy, travel and push thy affairs to
the utmost.
IL. Uncertainty prevails; be careful.
IA. Surday-kcep quiet this day.
10. Deal with The women in the o, M.
Very unplopitious for ali else.
IL. Buye and push thy affairs to s
p. m.
II. An unpropitious day, be careful.
Is. Unfavorable; postpone matters OF
moment.
10. Sign writings, make contracts.
travel and push thy affairs.
20. Buy and deal with Others in D.. m.
81. Sunday-court in a. m.; the even.
ing unfavorable.
% Avoid superiors, and do not
evil.
"a. Travel and ask favors in the even
ing.
20. Court. marry aud seek the fair.
26. Uncertainty reigns; be careful.
~. Sell before 2 p. NJ, after which
push thy business.
%. sunday-travcl in p. m.: the a. m.
is unpropiticus.
20. Buy and push thy business late in
p. m. and evening.
80. Sell before II a. m, after which
travel and make contracts.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-19
An Opportunity Lot.

Boston Globe: 81 say" said Berkey.
to his wife yesterday at dinner, YOU
didn't say anything to any one abou,
what ! was telling you the night hefor;
last. did you? That's a secret"
"a secret. Why, I didn't know it wa:
a secret, she replied, regretfully.
Well. did you tell it? I want tc
know"
Why, no; ] never thought OF it since.
l didn't know it was q secret
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-19

The wonderful cure by Salvation OH Of Mr..
NJ. s. CUP, 300 George street, Baltimore,
Md, who was for many years go Frustrated
with rheumatism as to be entirely helpless,
has awakened widespread interest in this
remedy. 1t costs only Is cents.
'If the heart Of a man is depressed with
cares and suffering, the mist is dlspclied
wien the bottle appears" Not a bottle o.
spirits, oh no! but q small vial of that invalu
able compound known to civilization IS DR.
Bulls Cough Syrup, which will cure a cough
or cold Immediately.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-19
consumption Surely onred.

To the Editor :-Please inform your cad
ers that l have a positive remedy for con
sumption. By It's timely use thousands O.
hopeless cases lave been permanently cured
l shall be glad to send two bottles Of my
remedy free to any Of your readers who have
consumption If they will send me their ex
press and postotice address. Respectfully
4. A. sLOCUM, NJ. c., 1S1 Pearl st., N. Y.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-19
Better Than a w.,erbu,v

San Francisco Chronicle: They were
sitting in the theater. One of them had
got a little confused about the play.
What act is this2 The fourth?"
NO; it's the third"
mo, it isn't; it's the fourth"
II know it's the third. I've only had
TWO drinks"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-19

in one corner OF a church at Rock Spring,
Ga, a flying squirrel has his nest, and on
Sundays. every time the congregation begins
to sing the squirrel Gomez to the edge of his
nest and listens, returning when the singing
ceases.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-19

viii be sold, part cash, balance time, a
good newspaper and job printing office In the
hnest agricultural portion of Nebraska. Rea-
son for selling, poor health. Address CO.
care Of INDEPENDENT UNION, Sioux City, la.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-19

Here is an item for the superstitious
''In an old farmhouse garnet near Shamokin
Pa, a clock has stood for years unnoved
One night recently, without apparent cause
1t struck seven times. On the following
night at I O'Clock a member Of the family
met with sudden death.p