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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30
Foster StiII Progn0stieating.

Foster. the weather prognosticator, il
still making his amusing forecasts. Now
he has arranged for another blizzard. HI
says:
II will give the critics another oppor~
tunity to howl BY announcing another
great storm period to occur from Febru-
airy / TO o. The first OF these storms
will be due TO cross the Mississippi valley
from January 81 to February 2, and is
expected TO he of more than ordinary
force in the west, reaching its greatest
power about the 4th on the Atlantic
coast. We cannot say at what point this
storm will cross the Mississippi river. but
II will be near enough to this place for
those short sighted critics TO see part of
1t. 1t will probably become dangerous
storm soon after crossing the Mississippi,
IL not before, and it will do no harm,
perhaps some good if we keep a watch
for 1t. A very warm period is looked for
from the 4th to 9th.
The second of these storms Will prob
ably cause some trouble on the western
coast about the 4th or 5th, and will be
due to cross the valley from the 9th to
Sth. 1t will spend about all its greatest
force in the west, and is expected TO
grow lighter as it approaches the Allan
tic coast. A sout Atlantic hurricane is
probable from the 1st TO the 9Th, and al
the same time a cold wave from the
northwest. This cold wave and the warm
wave of about the 4th or 9th are ex-
pected to cause the sudden changes re-
ferred to"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30
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 unsttrsctIve 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
skim bright eyes and animation Is good circula-
ton OF the hood. When the blood lie slow the
person Is stupid Keep the blood moving. Bat
howf There is but one way and that Is to help
Nature by gentle stimulant.
Exercise is splendid Rtimnlant but II is almost
impossible for ladies TO take the Kind OF exercise
that Will produce health and beauty But the
blood must be kept moving, and the dircovery
which has done more to add health aud beauty
t ina any other know cause is Duffys Pure Malt
" hskey. This great remedy stimulates hed tn
ny. 1t 's not an intoxicant. Thousands OF
women who we're once tired, depressed and dis.
couraged are now in perfe t health and beauty
entirely through its use. Many prominent tenn
perance ladies have given II their hearty endors
ntnt ana clergymrn and priests in every promi-
nent city use and recommend IT, Great care
should be shown In buyn only the guuine, for
no bottled whiskey has the wonderful qualities
whieh are posse sed by Dufy's.
When ladies are k pit bright and attractive and
husbands are considsrats aud kind, few marriages
Will be "failuroa.''
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30
A waite, Color Bed OuiIt.

Several Lyme Conn ladies and their
friends have made for church fair in Florida
a block designed for bed quilt, representing
the state of Con lecticut by counties, each
county having some "reminiscences deliberately
executed in water colors on silk. Litchfield
county shows alarge clock in one corner and
a clockmaker with his kit of tools, suggestive
of Connecticut's first clock, which was made
in that county. Hartford county has the coat
of arms and "QuI transtulit sustinet" hand
somely painted, and the thirteen stars show
ing Connecticut one Of the thirteen original
states Holland county has the birthplace of
Nathan Hale Wlndbam county represents
the battle of the frogs" Middlesex county
has view of Long Island sound and the
Lady Fenwick tomb. New Haven county Is
a humorous repre- sentation of the old blue
laws and a view OF the steeples on the green
at New Haven. Fairfield county represents
Putnam's ride, and New London county
shows Groton monument and Fort Griswold
Boston Herald
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30
LOCAL NOTICES.
Ice cream at Krell s. Math 8.

Ice cream at Krell s. Maths.
Dukes preferred stock cigarettes a
Krell & Maths; try them.
Rooms for rent, furnished or not; rem
low to right parties. Address z.
For Rent-Two rooms over my mer-
chant tailoring establishment.
T. DIXON.
A. D. Huesing, real estate and insur.
ance agent. Office No. 1908 Second ave.
nue.. Rock Island.
Try our home made caramels and
taffy. We make the finest and know
they are made from the best and pures,
materials. Krell & 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 the owner wishes to leave
the city.
The Royal Insurance company, of Eng
land, has the largest surplus of any fire
insurance company in the world. A. d.
Huesing. agent. Office No. 1908 Second
avenue, Rock Island.
Insure in the Beylston Insurance Co.,
of Boston, Mass. organized 1872. As
sets nearly $1.000.00O. Z. W. Hurst,
agent. Office over Rock Island National
bank.
E. E. Parmenter. attorney u, law.
Makes collections. loans money and will
attend to any legal business intrusted to
him. Office, postoffice block. Rock ISL
and' Ills. ds&w1y
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.
Goods can be bought at the Intelli-
gence office. 1928. 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.
Call and see goods. sell from the lar
gest factories in the United States.
LEWIS SUsEMIHL.
Barth Babcock, Dentists.
No, 1924 Second avenue. SPECIAL atten.
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 treasurer's 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 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 SO, 900 for year
1887. Age %. $107 90; age IS. S12I 80;
age 40, $4,000; age SO. $l99.SO.
lIEBERKNEcHT & OLMsTEAD,
Local Agents,
No. 1912 Second ave. Rock Island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30
Americans and Money.

The American is constantly accused by
Europeans of worshiping the almighty dol
lar" and great was ny curiosity to Judge for
myself of the justice of this charge. After
calm observation of the ways of men in
America, | came TO the conclusion that the
dollar was certainly not only the unit of the
monetary system, but that it was also the
unit of the metrical system. However, /
soon saw that, if the dollar was coveted and
held in great respect, it was not so much for
itself as for the luxury it was the key to; in
other words, that avarice was a vice almost
unknown in the land There is a lavishness
In the Americans way of expanding his
money that redeems lis trick of taking of
his hat to it whenever he sees it.-Max
O'Rell
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30
SPANNING THE STEFAN.
some Early History Relative TO
Riding the Mississippi at This
POint---The First md Inst survey.

some Early History Relative 70
Bird .ing the Mississippi at This
Point---The First and Last survey.
The Davenport Democrat Gazette pub
fishes an extract taken from the accoun,
of the first survey and report for a rail.
road bridge across the Mississippi be.
tween Rock Island and Davenport. and
printed for the first time in the Philadel-
phia Sun in 1915. The survey was made
by Mr.. A. q. Fulton. OF Davenport. with
view to the construction of railroad
to the Pacific coast. At that date there
was not mile of railroad west of Cham
bersburgh, east Of the mountains in
Pennsylvania
The report says there are several
points where the Mississippi river can
be easily bridged. the most feasible OF
which, is at the upper rapids. above
the city of Davenport, where the river
Is narrower than it is at any other point
between its mouth and the falls OF st
Anthony, with high rock banks and rock
bottom. The channel of deep water vary
ing from $50 to 800 feet in width, the
bal ance Of the distance across at low
water. varying from eighteen inches to
three feet: no low or inundated lands in
the vicinity. To reach this point
through Illinois in any direction by rail-
road will require less grading for the
same distance than any other route in the
union. Two thirds of the distance across
the state is now almost ready to receive
the rails Nature has leveled the surface
OF the prsiries, and it is unnecessary for
me to boast of the unsurpassed soil and
pleasant climate"
Mr.. Fulton in his report then proceeds
to give the route and the nature of the
country northwest through Iowa. 1t
must be remembered that at this period
bridging rivers for railroads was in its
infancy.
There was published in the now de-
funct GdEette-peace to its ashes-in De-
cember 1881 communication from the
pen of Mr.. Fulton, in which he said:
ITO ascertain the practicability of
bridging the Mississippi at the western
end OF the city. | proceeded in September
last to plat the several islands land take
their hssings, and TO take soundings
within the river until high water stopped
my operations | this day procured pro
per sounding rods, chartered boat and
crew, and again entered upon my work
BY driving an abutment stake on the
south verge of Halls Island over which 1
erected staff and nailed the American
flag at its peak. where it now waves.
From this state we took bearing south
nineteen degrees, west to the Rock ISL
and shore where we also planted
stake"
Then followed a lengthy report of the
river sounding for the coming bridge.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30
RURAL RUMBLINGS.
Scraps From the Note Book OF an
Argue" CommIssary Whe Il Visit.
ing the Papers Old Friends ana
Making New Ones In the County.

"Argus" Commlssary Whe IL Visit
ing the Papers Old Friends an.
Making New Ones In the County.
| HAMPTON, Jan. 30.-The ARGUS re
preventative arrived at Hampton las
Thursday and was cordially received b,
! the genIsl postmaster. who introduced
him to the citizens. Calling on FREQ
| Wendell. the cabinet maker, we found
him busilv engaged at his shop supply
ing the demands of his msny customers
MIR. Wendell is as happy as the day i:
long and knows good thing when b,
sees it. Naturally he became a sub
| scriber for the ARGUS
We met John Gribbon, one of the bust
ness men of the town, who also put hi!
| name down on the su description roll. We
also met Johnnie Oltmann. an old and
highly respected citizen. We then
called at the home of Adolph Oltmsnn
and found him a thrifty farmer. Mr.
OtmaDn handed in his subscription for
one year. We then passed by the lovely
homes OF James and VIM. Cook, but as
it WAS late we could not stop.
Journeying on We came to the home of
Fred Wenke, where we partook hearty
supper, and after spending few hours
In conversation with himself and estima-
BILE wife, we received his subscription for
year. and arrived at Hampton at z
O'Clock. Saturday morning we struck
forth and encountered VIM. Oltmanp,
whom we found at his home suffering
from severe toothache. but regardless
Of that fact he became subscriber for
the ARGUS Mr.. Sam wainwright we
found happy and contented. surrounded
by his happy family. AS 1t was noon
we partook of a hearty meal and contin-
ued our journey. We also had the pleas
ure of meeting George Wainwright at his
brothers home.
The town of Rapids City is not very
hourishing at present, owing perhaps to
the slack in coal mining. After leaving
the city we made our way to Carbon
Cliff, where we met MIR. Korb. We
found him at his lovely home. contented
prosperous young farmer of the Cliff We
also met Mr.. Mcdonnell, an old support
er and friend of the ARGUS.
We then called on l. C. Willis, a
staunch democrat and now a supporter of
the ARGUS. p. W. Whltbeck is another
true democrat and reader of the best
paper in the county. We met NJ. G.
Evans, who subscribed without hesita>
ton. The worthy gentleman. c. Amison,
we found trimming his vineyard. but
nevertheless he found time to give US his
name for years subscription.
Leaving Carbon Cliff. we met Mr. r
5. SilviS at his coal bank. where a mum,
Der of men are engaged mining. Mr..
Silvis is full of business and sound
democrat, surrounded by a jolly lot of
miners.
MIR. Gasnow we found happy as lark,
hard at work cutting w. Summers fuel
We also met Mr.. Bensenberg. of Bars>
tow, who became one of the many read
ers of the ARGUS. MORE ANON.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30
Facts Worth EnouInp

In all diseases of the nasal mucous
membrane the remedy used must be non.
irritating. The medical profession has
been slow to learn this. Nothing salts.
factory can be accomplished with
douches, snuffs. powders, svringes, as.
tringents or any similar application, be.
cause they are all irritating, do not thor
oughly reach the affected surfaces and
should be abandoned as worse than fail
ures. A multitude of persons who had
for years borne all the worry and pain
that catarrh can inf1ict testify to radical
and permanent cures wrought by Ely's
Cream Balm
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30
Is CONSUMPTION Incurabet

Read the following: Mr.. C. Fl. 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, sm
now on my third bottle. and able to over
see the work on my farm. 1t is the finest
medicine ever made"
Sesse Mlddlewart. Decatur, Ohio. SAYS:
Had 1t not been for DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption / would have
died of lung troubles. Was given I'D 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, 1889-01-30
A Slip of the Tongue.

An agreeable young man whom l often
meet was calling with due ceremony on a
nice Auburn girl the other evening, when her
brother Tom, just arrived home from college
on the evening train, rushed into the room
and embraced his sister
Why, how plump you've grown, Edith
he exclaimed. You're really quite an arm
ful!n
Isn't shef" exclaimed the agreeable young
man, and then he felt a chill racing down his
spinal column. That is" he stammered,
I've no doubt Of it-I''-
The brother looked carving knives at him,
and the maiden blushed furiousy
Il Inean-cr.' said ho, Il should judge sol'
-Lev-igtou journal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30
ELECTRIC BrTTERs.

This remedy is becoming so we'll known
and 80 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 ss 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 sc
cents and $1.OO per bottle at Hartz &
Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30
TOYS for Great Britain.

Great Britain gets about goo, 900 worth of
foreign toys every year. Now, as it is reck-
oned that there are rather more than 1900
COO of children in the United Kingdom
ID years old and under, it follows that the
outlay for foreign toys is not much more
than pence per chill Most of these articles
come from Germany, which sends to British
dealers toys Of the value of G320,0O0 a year
Holland is second, with 9125,00O worth:
France follows with $4,000 worth, while
Belgium is fairly good fourth with 10000
worth Considering how clever the Ameri-
cans are, it is singular that the United States
supply only 9S,C0O worth of these joys of the
children's heart. Yankee inventors do not
care to waste their smartness on the trivial
toy.-New York Telegram
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30
Teiegraphing Cheaper Than Writing

There has lately been invented a new sys-
TEN of synchronism which, it is claimed, will
make it cheaper to telegraph messages than
to mail them Dr.. j. Harris Rogers, of
Washington, D. c., is the inventor, and he
claims that the word will be almost revolu-
tionized by his discovery. The new system,
Mr.. Rogers says, ouces the English alphabet
to ten elementary characters The messages
are prepared by means of machine resem-
bling typewriter and manipulated in the
same manner. With the use of ten keys, one
for each character, any desirable message can
be written. A test of the new apparatus was
held in New York, and message of seventy
six words sent over in twenty-five seconds
and printed upon tape in plain Roman char
acters. The inventor says that he can by this
system make one wire do the work that ten
do now by the system in vogue.-Frank Les
lies Newspaper
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30
Don't Like the Plan.

The Medico-Legal society has now made its
report as to the method that should be adopt
ed for electric execut on, and the would be
murderer can now acquaint himself as to the
details Of the manner il which he will be dis
posed of if he should receive sentence of
capital punishment. We must frankly ad-
init that the plan does not commend itself 10
our notions of decency or propriety. An
electrical execution will, perhaps, be less
sloppy than ono by guillotine or by blowing
from guns, but it will not be less ghastly in
Its attendant circumstances. Electrical
World New York..
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30
PhOtoyraDhinp the St,v

Professor William Fl. Pickering has sue.
ceeded in detecting a number of new nebule
by means of photography. The region sur
rounding the nebula OF Orion was selected for
these experiments, and from the results the
author concludes that, by photographing the
entire sky, four or five thousand such objects
may be discovered. Only in case the large
nebula Of Orion should prove 30 embrace all
the new nebule in its limits, this proportion
would not hold good. The experiments show,
however, that the etlod is well adapted to
verifying and completing our catalogues OF
stars. Science
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that can not b.
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
j. Cheney for the last fifteen years. and
believe him perfectly honorable in al
business transactions, and financialls
able to carry out any obligations made BY
their firm.
West 81 Truax. Wholesale Druggists
Toledo. Ohio.
Walding. Kiunan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. Ohio
Il. Il. Van Hoesen. Cashier. Toledo
National Bank, Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucus
surfaces OF the system. Price. 75c. pei
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30
They Were all Aces

Times were pretty dull at an upstairs
gambling room on Perry street last even
ing. says the Davenport Times:
A few of the quiet, immoble faced gen.
tlemen known as sports, had dropped up
and in. but nobody proposed game. A
stranger who was waiting TO take hand
should game open, was busily intent in
Willing away the time. on the only game
in which man can cheat himself-sOli-
tsire. He was interrupted in his quiet
pastime by a remark from stranger
across the room.
'1ll 90 the rounds for the house that
can take deck of cards, let you select
card, shnffie the deck and pick out the
same card every time"
'Ill 90 you" was the reply.
A deck of cards was brought and shut
fed. The man who accepted the wager
withdrew card. 1t was the ace
OF spades. The card was replaced
in the pack without the shut
her seeing it, and all the cards were
shufted. ION what day of the
month were you born?" asked the shut
der. The 9th, was the answer well
count OF six cards, and the last one will
be the one you draw" This was done,
and the sixth card proved to be the ace
OF spades. The cards were again shuffied
one was withdrawn, it was replaced, the
deck shuffled and the shufiler asked
How old are your" "Thirty>two," was
the reply. well, I'll count of thirty,
two from the deck, and III bet you a
cigar 1t will be the card you selected "
Done" The cards were counted off.
and the thirty. second one was the ace of
spades. The man looked astonished. the
drinks were passed around and the wiz
card walked out. A bystander looked at
the victim and uttered the simple word
Sucker" Then he tossed the deck of
cards over to the sucker" and lol the
entire fifty-two cards were aces of spades !
10 me Creditors OF william RamskIII
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 srch
assignee in the county court of said
county. The above named creditors will
therefore present their claims against
said Ramskill to me under oath or sfflr-
nation, within three months from this
date as required by law.
GEORGE FOSTER, Assignee.
Rock Island, ILL.,, this Goth day of Dec
1888.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30

In the pursuit of the gooa things of
bis 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 Red Clover 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, 1889-01-30

Old Ian-lf that young idiot IL the parlor
amt got sense enough to make shorter calls
he might well be of some usc Ask him if
he can spare me IA postage stamp.
Daughter after trip to the parlor)-He
says he's very sorry, but no called ut the post
office today TO renew his supply of postage
stamps, but he hadn't anything smaller than
five hundred dollar bin in lis vest pocket,
and they couldn't change that
"Ehf By Jinlls, Wen, you ninny, go back
to the parlor Don't you know better than to
leave your company alone like thatF-New
York Weekly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30
Wannamaker,. Advice

ITO discontinue an advertisement. .
says John Wannamaker. of Philadelphia,
the largest advertiser in 1.-THE world, sis
like taking down your sign. If you want
10 DO business you mus! let the public
know 1t. Standing advertisements are
better and cheaper than reading notices
They look more substantial and business
like, and inspire confidence. I would
think OF doing business without clerks as
soon as without advertising"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30
Ringing Nolsea

In the ears, sometimes roaring, buzzin.
sound, are caused by catarrh, that ex,
ceedingly disagreeable and very common
disease. Loss OF smell or hearing also
result from catarrh. Hoods Sarsapsrilla
the great blood purifier. is peculiarl,
successful remedy for this disease, which
1t cures by purifying the blood. If yor
suffer from catarrh, try Hoods Sarsaps
rllla, the perfect medicine.