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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-28

TIE Government OF Persia has pied ged
itself not to grant railway concessions
xithout consulting Russia The shah Il
xiIIinr 10 eoucede to Russia the right OF
navirsting the rivers emptying into the
CASPIAN sea. bat is unwilling to consent
70 her other dema nds-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-28

A PARTY Of rs disgusted Colorado gold
prospeetors passed through Denver, on
the 20th, on their way back from tee al
legged gold fields in Lower California
They say that the gold discovered around
Ensenada was planted there BY sPeeu-
f4tsFr=
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-28

Rev. Mr. WHEELER a prominent Method
ist OF Roanoke, " c.. caused sensa-
ton in the conference at Baltimore by
deuouneing appropriations for negro
education at Lane University as meant
TO keep the lazy nisgers IN idleness-'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-28

THE California Legislature adjourned
sine die at halt-past two O'Clock on the
morning Of the nth. and TO sisnaltze the
closing of the session. two important
prize fights were arranged. az which near
ly every member from both houses was
presenr
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04
Eighty Days Around the World

Jennings grand spectacular stage in
depreciation Of Jules Verne's famous
novel, Around the World in Eighty
Days, will be presented at Harper's the>
atre next Wednesday night The Nor
folk Virginidn of Nov s. last says:
Around the World in Eighty Days" is
the wild vagaries of an enthusiast, brim-
full of the most intense imagination, re-
gsrdless of time, place or action, but all
together like a fairy enchant>
ment, now here, now there, now every
where, and there, too make up glorious
compound of fun, brimful of excitement,
from the orient to the oCcident, between
the antipodes, blossoms one minute in
tropics and frigld scenes, next in the arcs
tic, with kind of moonlight as a novel
accompaniment. The spectacles are got>
ten up in the most superb oriental STYLE,
ard with an exhilsrating ballet of lovely
women in intricate marches and moves
ments. The whole piece is a conception
OF the renowned Krafy's, with the help
OF Gustave Dore in the magnificent scen>
cry, painte by artists of the first order of
merit and ability. The company consists
OF forty people, the costumes are superb
and costly, and all the appointments GO
to make it one of the grandest spectacular
dramas ever placed upon any stage The
plot of the play is some thing like crazy
guilt combination, very little regard for
continuity. but in every sense brimful of
attraction and fun for the millions. Ii is
a kind of display seen only once in a
lifetime, and calculated to please all who
witness it,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04
STREET CAR ENTERPRISE.
The Improved Transit System Sue
cessfulIy Inaugurated.

cessfulIy IBaugurated.
To one standing anywhere along the
route of the Rock Island and Moline line
OF the Holmes syndicate system between
Fifteenth and Thirty-ffth streets yester-
day. the thought would have been that
he had been suddenly transferred to the
thoroughfares of one of the larger cities.
Stand anywhere you would between the
streets named and you could not look
either way without seeing car. Supt
Schnitger's seven and oue-half minute
system was inaugurated yesterday
and from the time the first cars left
their respective barns in the morning
until the last went in at night. every
thing passed off without hitch. The
drivers were provided with copies OF the
time table and they experienced no di fl
Guilty in comprehending their duties.
Under the new arrangement there will be
cars on the track from so a. m. to 1O.45 a
m. and the manner in which the i'm proved
transit was appreciated, was shown in
the fact that it was one of the biggest or
binary days the road has ever experienced
Everybody rode. and the indications are
that with car near at hand at all times,
everybody will continue to ride. A COM
mendable rivalry has sprung up between
the drivers on the two different lines
which come together at Thirty fifth
street, and it surprised Supt. Schnitger
last night TO learn that the cars via Thir.
ty>fifth street to Riverside cemetery had
done the biggest share of the business on
the first day. This is the palace car
branch and it runs through a territory
that is likely to have more traffic on Sun.
day. During the week the old line will
no doubt hold its own, but there is no
reason 10 expect falling off anywhere.
The management are assured of success
on the ground that the better facilities
that are given the public, the more will be
the travel. On the whole Supt Schnit
ger Is well pleased with the first days
business under the new arrangement. He
believes the public will appreciate the
svndicate's enterprise. The street cars
will now carry most, if not all of the
passengers to and from the upper c., R.
l. q P. depot and therefore add greatly
to public convenience and providing the
best arrangement possible to accommo-
date the travelling public until the union
depot is built down town. At the outset
it doesn't look much as if Mr. Holmes
was discriminating against Rock Island,
does it!
As soon as the new running arrange
ment is thoroughly put in operation.
track laying operations west on Second
avenue will be resumed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04
Marriage Not a Failure.
A New View of this great Question which
shows how Ladies may retain the
Love of their Husbands.

No woman who is unattrsctIve in person. mind
or disposition can hope to 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 be seen throbbing with health,
bright eyes and life and animation in every move
ment, make the world blessing to their husbands
brothers, lovers or friends. The secret OF clear
skin, bright eyes and animation is good circuls-
ton OF the hood. When the blood is slow the
person Is stupid. Keep the blood moving. Bat
hows There is hut one way and that lie to help
Nature by gentle stimulsnt.
Exercise is splendid Rtimnlaut but II is almost
impossible for ladies 10 take the hind OF exercise
that will produce health and beauty But the
blood must be kept moving, and the dircovery
which has done more to aud health aud beauty
than any other knowu cause is Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey. This great remedy stimulates hed tn
Hv. 1t is not an intoxicsnt. Thousands OF
women who were once tired, depressed and dis
couraged are now in perfect health aud beauty
entirely through it's use. Many prominent tenn
perance ladies have given II their hearty endorse
mcnt, and clergymen and priests in every prom-
nent city and recommend ii. Great care
should be shown in buyinl only the gunine, for
no bottled whiskey has the wonderful qualities
which are posses sed by Dufy's.
When ladies' are kept bright and attractive and
husbands are considerable aud kind, few marriages
will be failures"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04
County OptiOu

The following is the text Of Represent.
alive Aliens county option bill:
SECTION BE it enacted by the Peo-
pie of the State Of Illinois. represented in
the General Assembly, That on the petit
ton OF one fourth of the legal voters of
any county, as determined by the last
general election, filed with the county
clerk before the time of giving notice of
the general election in any year. the coun-
~ clerk shall cause notice TO be given
that at such election vote may be taken
IN such county for and against dram shops
being licensed therein. The votes cast in
pursuance of this act shall be canvassed
and returns thereof made as in other
cases OF election. If the majority of the
votes cast in the county at such an cleo
ton shall be against dram shops being
licensed therein, it shall be unlawful for
the county board, or the municipal
authorities of any city, village or town
within such county, to license any dram
shop within such county, village or town.
SECTION 2.-The city council in cities
the board of trustees in towns, and presi.
dent and board of trustees in villages,
may grant permits to pharmacists for the
sale OF liquors for medical. mechanical,
sacramental and chemical purposes only.
under such bond or restrictions as NAV be
provided by ordinance
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04
THE WATERWORKS.
shall They be Sold y---What Mr.. Sa-
Vile Johnston Has to say ON the
Subject.
Editor ARGUS ::

Rock ISLAND. Feb. 3.
To sell, or not to sell-that is.the question:
Mhether It's pollcy in our city council
To heed the forebodngs of 'Groe-us'
Or take up arms upon the side of progress
AND, by their action, eEd NJ To sell,
To part; and by this step TO say we end
The soft snaps, and the thousand fat offices
That we've been used to--'tis q contamination
Deyouty to be wished
But that the dread of some future III.
some undiscovered evil, from whose power
No citizen is safe-this bothers us:
And makes Us rather bear the ills we have
Than fly 20 others that we know not Of"
There seems TO be q uniformity Of
opinion that the proper thing to do is to
sell If 1t were not for the fact that by so
doing we would wipe out our CITY debt
and give the officers power to again bond
the city and waste our substance on gay
and frivolous city halls, etc.
1t seems TO me that such small matters
should not divide our councils nor stand
in the Way of a purely business transac-
ton.
The city can sell the waterworks
The city can fix its terms of sale.
The city can say when the amount &c
be paid for the property shall come due,
and what rate of interest it shall bear.
or the city debt, $25. 900 is due in 1892.
$40, 600 in 1897, and S25. 900 in 1902.
Can not our city council fix the terms
OF sale so that no money except the sur
plus (if any over and above the amount
of our bonded debt shall be paid That
$25, 900 snail be due in 1892, $40 600 in
1897 at per cent. and $50, 900 in 10 2
at per cent?
What need to wipe out the city debt 7
Will selling the waterworks cancel our
debtr Manifestly not.
So long as the bonds maturing in
1897 remain unpaid the city council
can not lawfully incur one dollar
of debt as the $4,000 is an excess of
the constitutional per cent limit.
80 we will be safe until 1897 by which
time perhaps u little sense can be pounded
into the hesds of some who need it.
The interest on the bonds received
from the purchasers of the water works
will pay the interest on the city bonds.
One hand will wash the other. The hands
OF the city government will be tied by the
city bonds. SO that we may be out of
debt In fact with all the Entertainments
and appurtenances of the ) per cent
limit for our bulwark
Does 1t not look as if business man
would take advantage of such an oppor-
tunity in his own affairs? And as long
as this is purely business matter" as
Brother Olsen says, it is plain that our
city council should do what any business
man of shrewdness and sagacity would
do in such q case
SAyIL. JOHNSTON.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04
A French SmuCgler's DOES.

The smuggler trains his dogs one by one,
and always at night. In the day time he
walks across the frontier, accompanied by
one of his pupils, and goes TO visit his accom-
plce, in whose house he leaves the dog 1t is
detained till after dark, when it receives a
sufficiently smart beating TO make it glad to
scamper home to its master, who welcomes it
to an excel ent supper. This routine is re-
peated sever al times, till the dog can find its
way home on the darkest night without hest
tatlon. 1t is then promoted to carry a small
light pack containing articles of trifing
value, but by degrees the weight is increased
till the dog is accustomed to carry many
pounds. When each dog knows its duties thor
ouShly 1t is taught to work in company with
others, the m )St intelligent in each pack being
exempt from carrier service and taught to
act as scouts, to ascertain the whereabouts of
possible foes, and to enable the main body to
avoid the danger OF falling into ambush.
The method of training the customs dogs
is, of course, quite different From their
earliest pupryhood they are taught to play
hide and seek with pieces of tobacco and
small bags Of coffee or rolls of lace When G
or months old, their education in these mat
tiers is taken seriously in hand, and they are
taught to sit quietly in ambush, never bark
ing, but merely giving a low growl or cock
ing their ears TO attract the attention of their
master whenever they detect any unusual
sound Shou they be guilty of barking,
they are, of course, punished, but wise dog
is rewarded with Jumps of sugar After some
practice wei trained excise dog will scent
out even one solitary smuggler dog at a dis
lance OF 200 yards, and he soon becomes
wonderfully expert in tracking the law break
ers, human or canine, and in giving notice of
their approach. -Blackvood's Magazine
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04
De.cription Of a waterxnout.

Eye W illnesses describe the waterspout as
presenting a most impressive and sublime
spectacle 1t formed about half way be-
tween Point Clear and Battles wharf, and
proceeded slowly toward the Shore roaring
at first With a very loud noise 1t struck
Battles wharf near the shore end, and cut
1t of as neatly as if it had been sawed of.
The spout sucked up great deal of splin-
tered wood and went dashing inland, carry
ing with it mass Of whirling debris, in the
midst OF which hundreds of fish were min
gled. The waterspout proceeded up the land,
tore OFF the corner of a barn, and then fell
to the ground with loud noise, depositing
the load Of broken wood and fish.
Capt. L. 81. Kennerly gives a graphic ac-
count of The phenomenon. He says that he
watched the waterspout from beginning to
the end There was a very heavy black
cloud in the sky off the point, and all the
clouds i'll the neighborhood were seen
moving toward the center of the black cloud
lie then knew that waterspout was form
ing, and called attention to the atmospheric
disturbance. Presently the water of the bay,
about 100 yards Off the end of a long wharf,
began to Doll and whirl around with loud
noise This whirlpool was directly beneath
the black cloud The black cloud then
formed in funnel shape and let down point.
revolving in a direction contrary to the
whirlpool below Soon the two bodies of
water joined in forming a column about
fifty feet in diameter>in the middle and reach
ing up about mile III the air.
AS soon as the junction was formed the
greater part of the rushing water ceased.
The column stood apparently motionless for
about fifteen minutes, and had angle with
the horizon of about sixty degrees. The fun
mel at the top was dead black, but the body
of the watarspout was slate color At the bot
tom, where the spout spread out into pyra-
mid, the water was green and white 1t was a
magnificent sight. Then the whole mass be-
gan moving toward Battles, and came ma
jestically along, bending more and more as it
advanced. When it reached the shore, Just
where the wharf joins the shore, the spout
bent in the middle, and report of electric
discharge and a flash Of lightning announced
that the spout was broken.
The grearer part of the water was sucked
up in the heavens as the spout parted in the
middle and the remainder fell with a great
noise, enveloping the wharf and breaking it
down for a distance of perhaps fifty feet,
reaching from the shore to a small house
situated on the wharf. The effects of the
spout were felt ON land slightly. 1t was only
a remnant of the gyrating water that hit the
house ON land and the damage resulting was
small Mobile Register
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04
LOCAL NOTICES.
Ice cream at krell 6 Maths.

Ice cream at krell s Maths.
Dukes preferred stock cigarettes at
hrell q Maths; try them.
Rooms for rent, furnished or not; rent
low to right parties. Address z.
For Rent-Two rooms over nv mcr-
chant tailoring establishment.
J. T. DIXON.
A ID. Huesing, real estate and insur-
ance agent. Office No 1908 Second I'VE.
nue., Rock Island.
Try our home made carsmels and
tauy. We make the finest and know
they are made from the best and purest
materials. Krell i Math, confectioners
For sale-A handsome lot on the cor
ner of Second avenue and Thirteenth
street, in whole or in part. Will be
SOLD cheap as he owner wishes to leave
the city.
Inc Royal Insurance company. of Eng
iand' has the largest surplus of anv fire
insurance company in the world. AID
Huesing. agenr, Office No. 1908 Second
avenue. Rock Island.
Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co.,
OF Boston. Mass. organized 1879. As
sets nearly 81. 100000 E. W. Hurst
agent. Office over Rock Island National
bank
Don't forget to serve your card parties
with ice cream which is put up in the
shape of 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.
Barth & Babcock, Dentists.
NO. l724 Second venue. Special attep
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates.
Taxes Now Due
w. j. Gahagen. tax collector of the
city-township OF Rock Island. has opened
an office in the county treasurers office.
court house, and is ready to receive the
taxes OF 1888, now due.
interest
yourself in life INSURANCE. You will find
the renewable term poiicy 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 wear
1887. Age %, 10000; age 35, S121 90:
age 40, $4,000; age so. S199 80.
LIEBERKNECHT & OLMsTEAD,
Local Agents,
No. 1712 Second ave. Rock Island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04
Is Consumption Incurabsl

Read the following: Mr.. c. H. Nor
ris, Newark. Ark, says: WAS down
with Abscess of Lungs. and friends and
physicians pronounced me an Incurable
Consumptive. Began taking DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, sn
now on my third bottle. and able to over.
see the work on my farm 1t is the fines,
medicine ever made"
Sesse Middlewart. Decatur, Ohio. says
Had it not been for DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption would have
died OF lung troubles. Was given up by
doctors. Am now in best of health
Try it. Sample bottles free at Hartz &
Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04
WOrkingmen and Newcomers

A working man in this city, says the
Albany Journal. who was complaining of
hard times recently. WAS asked how he
could afford to take daily newspaper.
well, said he II hope l shall never be
too poor to take paper. l thought !
was too poor for ten years after | was
married. My wife suggested that l take
a paper regularly, and did, and it was
the most economical stroke of my life. 1t
kept me home evenings, afforded me
pleasure and instruction and was a COM
fort to the whole family. / had to stop
the use of tobacco for a whole year once
in order to pay for the paper and the re,
suit was that have lot cared for tobacco
since. and in that one item / have saved
enough to pay for several daily papers
SO long as have money enough to buy
bread with, will have money enough to
pay for my newspaper"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04

l have had nasal catsrrh for ten years
so bad that there were great sores in my
nose. and one place was eaten through.
got Ely's Cream Balm. Two bottles
did the work. My nose and head are
well. feel like another man. &C. S.
McMillen, Sibley, Jackson Co. Mo.
For all forms of nasal catsrrh where
there is dryness of the air passage with
what is commonly called "stufing up
especially when going TO bed. Ely's
Cream Balm gives Immediate relief. la
benefit to me has been priceless.-A. G..
Case, Nj. D, Wildwood Kas.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04
To the Creditors OF " lillian Ram.k,,,

Notice is hereby given that William
Ramskill. Of the city of Rock Island,
county OF Rock Island, state of Illinois,
did on the 18th day of December, 1888,
make an assignment to me of his estate,
TO pay debts for the benefit of his credit.
ors. that have this day qualified as 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 afflr-
nation, within three months from this
date as required by law.
GEoRGE FOSTER. Assignee.
Rock Island. Ill. this 2Olh dsy of Dec
1888,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04
ELECTRIC BITTERs.

This remedy is becoming so well known
and so popular as to need no special men.
ton. All who have used Electric Bitters
sing the same song of praise.-A purer
medicine does not exist and it is guaran-
teed TO do all that is claimed Electric
Bitters will cure all diseases Of the liver
and kidneys. will remove pimples. boils.
salt rheum and other affections caused by
impure blood. viii drive Malaria from
the system and prevent as well as cure
all Malarial fevers.-For cure of head.
ache. constipation and indigestion try
Electric Bitters-Entire satisfaction guar
anteed, or money refunded.-Price so
cents and 800 per bottle at Hartz &
Bahnsen's drug store
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04

The average length OF life is on the in
crease. The science of medicine has mad,
great progress; many diseases are nov
controlled that were formerly thought in
durable The greatest discovery is DR.
blgelow'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
80 cents and 81. of druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04

Do you value the health and com fort of
your childrenI Then guard them agains,
Group by taking hold Of that cough or
cold at the start, and relieving the in
hammation with DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup
IL they have the whooping. cough do what
you can to alleviate their pain by giving
them DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. All chill,
dren love 1t.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04
RUCKIEN's ARNICA sAJvE

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises. sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores. letter, chapped hands, chilblains.
corns 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 BY Hartz & Bahnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04
The Handsomcit Lady In Rock Island

Remarked to friend the other day that
she knew Kemp's Balsam for the throat
and lungs was a superior remedy, as 1t
stopped her cough instantly when other
cough remedies mad no effect whatever.
So to prove this ind convince you of its
merit, any druggist will give you sample
bottle free. Large size 5Oc and 81.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04
Ringing NOISES

in the ears, sometimes roaring, buzzing
sound, are caused by catarrh. that ex>
ceedingly disagreeable and very common
disease. Loss of smell or hearing also
result from catarrh. Hoods Sarsaparilla,
the great blood purifier. is peculiarly
successful remedy for this disease, which
it cures by purifying the blood. If you
suffer from catarrh, try Hoods Sarsapa-
rila. the perfect medicines
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04

Who of us are without trouble be they
small or larger The blessings of health
are best appreciated when we are SIGH
and in pain. A hacking cough. sevcrk
cold. or any throat or lung disease are
very troublesome; but all of these may be
quickly and permanently cured by DR..
Bigelew's Cure. Safe and pleasant for
children. Price 80 cents.