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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18

glanced round behind me, and there on a lit
tie rising ground above the lake, saw
house which corresponded to the reflection
below, and which was in every respect the
realization Of my vision. Just then the clock
Of some distant church up among the hills
struck eight.
The whole circumstances and coincidence
were so singular that could not help being
impressed and startled by 1t. Antagonistic
though my whole nature was to all imaginary
fears and beliefs, approached the gate Of
the garden, and noted how, in every smallest
particular, even TO the star like flowers Of
the creeper on the wall, even the fresco OF
the old woman with the basket of oranges at
her feet, even TO the slightly opened window
with the ray of light gliding through it, 1t
was the complete likeness of the house which
had so often met my view in the mirror. The
very name of the villa filed me with a
strange eerie feeling: La Casa dello Spec
CHA" 1t had evidently been so named from
the peculiarly clear and beautiful reflection
which 1t had produced In the waters Of the
lake.
The complex thoughts and feeling which
the sight of the villa and its name called up
caused me to linger near it for some little
time until began TO fear that my mind was
going to take morbid, sickly turn, and re-
solved to leave the spot at once. Just as
had turned TO go, however, gold seal which
had belonged TO my father, and which, there
fore, was much valued by me, happened to
fall from my watch chain, and l spent some
time in looking for it, for It had rolled down
the bill into the grass.
l had at length found the seal, and was NOV
ing away when the same distant clock struck
tat.far TO ha1 ha
died ON the house when long, shrill cry
came ringing out of the house into the night,
apparently through the partially open win
dow. After that cannot describe the mo-
tives which impeled me- l only know that,
led by what was more like instinct than
anything else, l rushed across the garden
and entered the door OF the lonely house.
There the first thing | beheld in the en-
trance hall was a girl, with a fair English
face, in a state Of evident great terror and
agitation.
What is the matteri" asked Il heard
your cry l am an Eng lishman, and l am
here to give you any help and service can.
My father, who Is lying i'll, has just swal-
lowed poison by mistake" she answered at
once, for grief is never surprised. II could
not help crying out when discovered 1t. All
our servants happen TO be out, and have no
one TO send to Como for a doctor"
Il am one" said, land with Gods help,
will save your father"
1t 50 happened that that day had been
moving Lottie into more airy lodgings, and
had put my little travelling case Of medicines
aud instruments, for better security, into the
pocket of my great coat, which hung on my
arm
The rest is quickly told. l saved, by the
prompt measures took, the poisoned mans
life, and that fair girl has become my home
queen The villa is her fathers property, and
our brightest holidays are spent in La Casa
dello SPecchia"-The house of the mirror
| Whitehall review
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18
MALE OF REAL ESTATE.

By virtue OF IN order and decree OF the county
court Of Rock Island county, Illinois, made on ths
petition Of the undersigned Margaret B Keller
strass, sdministratrix OF the estate OF Frederick
W. kellerstrass, deceased, for leave TO sell the
resl estate Of said deceased at the November
Term, A. D.. 1881, of said court, to-wit: on the
18th dsy Of November, 1899.
shall on the Fourteenth day Of December next,
81 two O'Clock In the afternoon Of said day sell
public sale, for cash in hand At the north door o!
the court house in the city Of Rock Island In said
county, all the right. title and interest Of said
Frederick W. KeIierstrass, deceased. and the
dover interest OF said Msrgarst b Ke'lcrstrass.
in the following described real estate situated in
the county Of Rock Island and State Of Illinois,
towii:
The undivided two thirds 90 OF sub-lot Eve
b), In block two ~ in Spencer Case's addition
TO the city of Rock lslsnd-ssid subot Eve (5) be-
ing sometimes described the east forty (40) feet
OF lot too (2) in said block two az.
Also the undivided one-haf O. of the west
half ~ Of lot three go In said block two (2), in
Spencer 4 Cases addition 70 ssid city.
Dated this 18th day of November A. Z. 1889.
MARGARET B. KE LERsTRAss,
Administrative Of the Estate of Frederick W.
kellerstrass. Deceased.
Z. W. Hurst, Attorney for Administrative.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18

Is endured by the victims of infiammatory
rheumatism, and any form of the disease
may reach that agoniZlng phase or attack
the heart and cause death. unhappily
they who feel its preliminary twinges sell,
dom realize this. Like other possibly
dangerous mslsdles, rheumatism is often
disregsrded at the outset. Well will 1t
be for him II this brief notice shall serve
as a warning of future peril or pain to q
reader troubled with iDcipient rheuma-
tism. The proper sequel will be an in
Simultaneous resort to the great preventive
depurent. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
whose br.vet of professional commends-
ton popular experience has confirmed.
There Is no finer or more genial antidote
to the virus of rheumatism in the system.
Botanic in its origin. it is free from the
objections attaching to depurent poisons
liable to be taken ia more than the inf
Intestinal dose. The Bitters conquers
malaria. indigestion. liver and kidney
troubles.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18
MALE OF REAL ESTATE.

By virtue of an order and decree OF the County
court OF Rock Island county, illinois, made on the
petition OF the undersigned. Anns Doonan, sd-
mlnistratrix Of the estate OF Frank Doonap, de-
ceased, for leave TO sell the real estate OF said de-
cease at the November term, A. d. 1889, of said
court, io-wit: On the i4rb day of November, 1889.
i shall on the l4th day of December next al three
O'Clock in the afternoon of said day sell at public
sale, for cssh in hand, AZ the north door Of the
court house In the city Of Rock Island in said
county, all the right. title and interest Of Frank
Doonsn, deceased, and the homestead and DOVER
interest Of said Anna Dounan in the following de-
scribed real estate, situated in the county Of Rock
Island and state OF Illinois, to-wit:
Lot four, a. in block ave, -, Brack etts aidi-
tiCp to the city OF r. ok Island. Said real estate
being more particularly described as follows, to-
wit:
Commencing at the southeast corner OF said
block eve, 90, running thence west along the
south line OF said block FIVE ~ sixty (60) feet
thence north and parallel with the esst line OF
said block i've, (5). one hundred and tventy-foui
I24 feet; thence east and parallel with the south
line of said block sixty (e0) feet; thence south
along the east line of said block Eve, (5), one
hundred and twenty-four Q24 feet TO the place
OF beginning.
Dated this 18th day OF November. A. D. 1889.
ANNA DOONAN,
ADMINISTRATIVE OF the Estate OF Frank Doonsn
deceased.
K.w. HURsr. Atty for Administrs,rix.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18

Is In store for all who use Kemp's
Balsam for the Throat and Lungs, the
great guaranteed remedy. Would you
believe that it is sold on its
merits, and that any druggist is
authorized by the proprietor of this
wonderful remedy TO give you a
sample bottle freef II never fails to
cure acute OF chronic coughs All
druggists sell Kemp's Balsam. Large
bottle 80 cents and 81
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18
Facts Worth knowing.

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 or syringes be,
cause they are all irritating, do not
thoroughly reach the affected surfaces
and should be abandoned as worse than
failures. A multitude OF persons who
had for years borne all the worry and
pain that cstarrh can inflict testify to
radical cures wrought by Ely's Cream
Balm.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18

Do you value the health and comfort
Of your childrenY Then guard them
against Group by taking hold Of that
cough or cold at the start. and relieving
the inflammation with DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup. II they have the whooping-
cough do what you can to alleviate the
pain by giving them DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup. All children love it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18
LOCAL NOTICES.

House for rent, No. 1909 Sixth evenue.
E. Fickinger
A desirable suite of rooms for rent at
1919 Second avenue, cheap.
Lost-A spotted pointer, with c. F.
Gaeijer, owners name on collar.
A. u. Huesing, real estate and insur-
snce agent. Office No 1908 Second ave,
nue.. Rock Island.
The Crown dining hall, No. 170S Sec
ond avenue. is now ready Ia furnish you
the best meal in the city for 25 cents.
Buy Mercer county coal of Z. B Nc
kown at his new coal yard corner of
Fifteenth street and First avenue
The Royal Insurance company. of Eng
land. bias the largest surplus of any fire
insurance company in the world. A. d.
Huesing. agent. Office No 1908 Second
avenue, kock Island.
$50, 900 to loan on real estate security,
in sums of $500 and upward. at lowest
current rates OF interest. without COM
mission. +. W. Hurst. Attorney at
law, Rock Island
Modern Houses For Sale
Sweeney.
Earth & Bsbcock, Dentists.
No. 1924 Second avenue. Special stteu.
ton paid TO saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates.
For Sale.
Fourteen dry lots on four years time.
with six per cent per annum, to any one
wishing to build this summer
b. DAVENPORT
Surety on Bonds.
Those who are required to give bonds
in positions OF trust, and who desire to
avoid asking friends TO become their
sureties. or who may wish to relieve
friends from further obligations as bonds
man, should apply to the agent Of the
American Surety Co., OF New York.
ED. LIEBERKNKCHT,
General Insurance Agent.
Rock Island, III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18
MEMORIES.

/ sit by the hearth while the fire burns low,
And throng Of memories glide
Like ghosts Of the days OF long ago.
Ere the promise Of youth had died
They glide with q stealthy and noisless tread
Uuwelcome, unbidden, tonight,
Thought indeed-long ago, they were dead
Aud buried forever from sight
IT'S useless to bury them, shallow OF deep.
No grave can a memory hold;
Never till In my own grave sleep
Win the knell Of these ghosts be tolled.
Mabel Warne In Boston Commonwealth
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18
A DMINIsTRAToR's NOTICE.

Estate Of Hannah NJ. Lswhead, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed admin
irtrator Of the eetate OF Han nah NJ. Lawhead late
Of the county Of Rock Island state Of Illinois, de-
ceased, hereby gives notice that he will appear
before the county court OF Rock Island county, at
the otce Of the clerk Of said court in the city OF
Rock Island, NJ the January term, on the fret
monday In January next, at which time all
persons having claims against said estate are no.
tined and requested TO attend for the purpose Of
having the same adjusted. All persons indebted
TO said estate are requested TO make immediate
payment TO the undersigned.
Dated this 28th day OF, ctober, A. d. 1889.
LEROY LAWHEAD,
Oct Se-d3w Administrator.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18

Mrs. Nancy Frost. who resides near
Marietta. Ohio, is one hundred and five
years old and has lived in Ohio since the
first settlement was established at .the
mouth OF the Muskiupum.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18

Ponds Extract. for pains. sores. etc.
The marvellous cures effected compelled
scientific medical Investigation, and
forced its acknowledgment.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18

Prince Albert OF Monaco, who lately sue.
ceeded TO the principality of the little island
is about to try married life a second time.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18

Thirteen cords of wood were sawed
from single tree in Colerain township,
Lancaster county. Pennsylvania.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18

About two tons of frogs legs have been
shipped from the bay district to New
York during the past four months.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18

SALESMEN-WE WISH FEW MEN TO
Osell our goods by sample 20 the wholesale and
retail trade; on salary; largest manufacturers in
our line; inclose &c stamp; wages 50 per day;
permanent po i;ion; money advanced for wages,
advertising. Etc. CENTENNIAL MFG CO.,
limo II Cincinnati O
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18

yTTANTED-RELIABL LOCAL AND TRAV-
w cling statesmen; positions permanent; spec
ial Inducements now; fast selling specialties.
Don't delay; salary from the start.
BROWN BROS. Nnreerymen. Chicago. Ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18

6nE TO $3.50 A MONTH CAN BE MADE
- - working for us; agents preferred who
can furnish q horse and give their whole time TO
the business; spare moments may he probably
employed also; few vacancies in towns and
cities. B. F. JOHNSON & co, 1909 Main ST.,
Richmond, Va.
n. b. Please state age and business expe.
rience Never mind about sending stamp for re
ply. B. F. J. 4 Co. apl 4-Sm
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18

WANTED AN GIL SALESMAN, ON CON-
w mission. for the Lubricating oil trade: Ad.
dress 10 The Dieterichs OF Co, SO West Wash.
ington ST., chicago III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-18
Intelligence Column.

CALEsMEN WANTED TO SOLICIT FOR
Sour wel-known Nursery: good wages paid
every week; permanent employment guar4uteed.
Write al once before territory taken. stating age
IS CHASE BROS CO., Chicago Ill.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-11
For THE FLORIDA AGRTCULTURIsT.
ORIGIN of Aurantium POmelo.

So many are writing me asking what
and from whence came the sweet grape
fruit, "Aurantium Pomelo," that have
thought to ask il, in your kindness, a re-
ply in your valuable paper would not be
proper and much shorter road.
Some seventeen years since oranges
were procured from the Dummit grove,
on Indian River, and the seed planted for
a nursery some twelve miles south of Or
landO, in Orange county.
At that early time seedlings were in fa-
vor, and the nursery was sold out as seed
lings, few worthless trees only being
left. That, if am not misinformed, was
turned out in the commons.
Eight years since Mr.. Clouser came
here from Pennsylvania, made home in
town and planted orange trees about the
house. The following season, having
learned of the fame of the Indian River
oranges especially OF the Dummit grove
and learning that the seed of the old
thrown out Henck nursery came from
there, he thought to bud some of his gar
den trees from them. He wrote, as he
told me, to get the buds, and 'found one
tree with little oranges on it, and took
buds from that, with which he budded
two trees. fire, he tells me, has since
killed the tree. The two trees are now in
habit more like the orange than grape
fruit. The fruit is about two-thirds the
size of the common grapefruit, thin skin,
with none of the partition Cor rag, as it
has been called,) that SO distinctly separ-
ates the peel from the fruit. In favor it
is as sweet as the orange-a pleasant,
agreeable taste. Let it's origin be whatit
may, whether a hybrid or not, it surely
will be much sought after when it's true
merits are known. AS soon as the fruit
will do, late i'll October think, can send
you some of the fruit, and eating ''is be-
lieving" in this case JAMES MORT.
Orlando Florida.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-11
What About the Mcneil Pea.

Editor Florida AgricuItuIist:
Last year the Mcneil Pea was extern
sively advertised. Please let the readers
of your paper know how it succeeded
with you. A. r. M.
We had no experience with the pea in
question, but would be pleased to hear
from those who did.-ED.]
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-11
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
The Story of the Pomegranate.
BY HELEN: HARCOURT.
(Concluded from page 5O3.)

Pliny calls the pomegranate the Cartha-
ginian apple, because the first trees that
came into prominence grewin the vicinity
of Carthage, as it's name-Punica Grana-
tun-imports.
The pomegranate paltakes of the an
tiquity of the vine. the fig and the olive,
and in point of value is numbered with
the grain-bearing plants and with honey,
all of these constituting the chief items
of food of early civilization.
Let no one, then, look down upon the
venerable pomegranate, since to be old is
to be in the height of the latest fashion,
and revered accordingly.
1t is still highly valued in Barbary,
Syria and adjacent countries, and here
fruit weighing a pound or more is not un-
common, while the tree is large and state
ly. In truth, the pOmegranate is so beau
tiful a tree in leaf and flower, apart from
it's fruit, that it is favorite ornamental
tree in countries where the fruit does not
ripen in the open air.
1t is ordinarily rather a low tree from
fifteen to twenty ieet high, with numerous
spreading branches-some of which are
armed with sharp thorns; the leaves are
about three inches long, set opposite to
each other, and of beautiful shade of
green the flowers peep out at the end of
branches, on shoots of the same years
growth sometimes they come singly, or
two, three or four together, the largest
being usually at the end of the branch
and just below that are several smaller
buds, which furnish succession of flow
ers during the summer and fall months.
The calyx of the flower is tough, leathery,
tubular and red in color, with five to seven
clefts; the petals are crumpled and scar
let; the calyx remains upright on the
fruit, making it, as Downing, the king of
horticulturists, declares, unique and the
most surprisingly beautiful one that has
ever appeared at the dessert"
The pomegranate is as large as large
orange, with a thick, leathery rind OF a
fine golden yellow, and rosy tinge one
side. The cells are usually filed with nu-
merous seeds, each of which is surrounded
with pulp and separately enclosed in a
thin membrane; this pulp is sweet, ome-
times sub-acid, and of a pleasant, delicate
flavor, and very refreshing, especially in
warm weather. Aninfusion of the crushed
splendid cooling drink for the well or the
sick.
In Syria the sweet pomegranate is cut
open, the inside-both pulp and seeds
sprinkIed with sugar, then with rose wa
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-11

ter and served up on little plates as a
great delicacy.
A first-class wine is also made from the
pomegranate-afa fact that well known
to the ancient Jews, who had their pome
granate presses for the purpose of expell-
ing the juices. moreover from the pulp
and seeds are manufactured fine jellies,
preserves and syrups.
The rind of the fruit is an excellent as
tringent and adecoction of it is used as a
gargle for relaxed sore throat and as a
medicine in diarrhea, dYsentery and kin
dred diseases. Owing it's astringent quail
tiles to the presence of tannin, the rind is
employed also in tanning the finest quail
tiles of Morocco leather, and for this pur-
pose it is imported in small quantities by
Great Britain, under the name of "pome-
granate bark :" The bark of the roots
possess medicinal qualities, and is sue
cessfully administered in cases of tape
worm.
1t will thus be seen that the much neg
lected pomegranate is formidable rival,
in it's wide field of usefulness. to the far
famed cocoa and date palms, and as to
the unique beauty of it's fruit, it stands
unrivalled
Thirty years ago Downing said of the
pOmegranate: 1T deserves to be much
more popular than it now is in every
Southern garden, and if raised in large
quantities there it would become valua-
BILE fruit for sending to Northern cities, as
it is now constantly sent from the south
of Europe to Paris and London"
The few scattering shipments that have
been made to the North from time TO
time have fully confirmed this opinion,
the fruit bringing better prices than or
anges: and this, too, while it is still al
most unknown in those sections as mar
ket fruit; oncel it's true merits be eknown
by placing it on sale more frequently and
large demand would arise at very prof
liable prices.
The value of this fruits, at this writing,
better appreciated in Louisiana and Texas
than in any other part of the South, but
even there it is not raised in sufficient
quantities for export purposes, nor even
to supply the home market plentifully.
And yet, as a rule, even the sweet pome-
granates, which are more tender than the
sour varieties, are hardy all over the
warmer portions of the South. The
former, in Florida, were killed to the
ground in the great freeze of 1886, but
the sour kinds were not injured. This,
however, was the first instance of the
sweet sorts being injured in Florida, and
it is likely to be the last.
The tree is rampant grower, and even
here in Florida should be discouraged in
it's growing tendencies towards tallness,
that the tender growth may ripen and
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-11

Sour.-The most hardy variety; fruit
large and handsome, used in making
cooling drink sub-acid. A goodvariety.
III common cultivation.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-11
DeLand, Fla. Wednesday. September II, 1899.

growth be renewed with yet greater vigor
in the spring. 1t loves good, strong
soil-moist, but we'll drained 1t succeeds
perfectly on pine land or hammock, sand
or clay, but wants plenty Of food to do
it's best. 1t is readily propagated from
seed, cuttings, layers and gratis.
Here and there we find a few scattering
trees or shrubs in Florida gardens more
now than a few years ago, and the time
is at hand when this noble and antiquated
fruit shall be ''all the rage, and figure as
one of our export fruits for the Northern
markets.
There are quite number of varieties
some grown only for ornament and bear
ing no fruit, some sour, some sweet. Fol
lowing is a list OF the most prominent of
these:
ORNAMENTAL ONLY.
Allea Plena.-Flowers double, white.
Legrelliae double; reddish-yel-
low, bordered with white
Rubra Plena-FloN ers double, red.
FRUIT BEARING.
Caribbean Coral.-Handsome and at
tractive fruit; medium to large, yellow,
beautiful crimson flush. the rind, while
soft, is of a soft leathery texture, and a
splendid shipper; pulp, pink and aromat-
ic in flavor. Ripens in June or earlier.
Early Red.-One OF the best, ripening
in August.
Large Green.-This and the Early Red
owe their introduction into Florida to
Mr.. r. D. Hoyt, of the Bay View Nurser-
les, from whom they can be obtained.
Hermosilla.-An excellent variety.
Paper-Shell.-A new variety of very fine
quality, with thin skin, hence the name.
The membrane separating the pulp is of
like character-pulp as thin as tissue pa
per. Very valuable for the local market.
Spanish Ruby.-Fruit very large; skin
thick; pale yellow with crimson cheek;
pulp of a magnificent crimson color,
highly aromatic, very sweet; unequaled
not only as pomegranate, but among
other fruits; is a splendid shipper, and
ripens in December; would bring high
prices in the large Northern cities DIS a
holiday fruit.
Among the finest East India kinds the
White and Red Saharaupur have been re-
Gently introduced into Florida, but, SO
far as we know, have not yet borne fruit.
Other India varieties that should be in
troduced here are the
Turki-Large, and white in color.
Shami.-Almost stoneless, delicious in
taste and perfume, and as large as an in
fant's head.
Canbul Seedless.-Very fine, and slarge
as the head of man.
The varieties most commonly known as
yet in the South, Florida included, are the
Sweet.-Fruit pleasantly favored.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-11

Keuka, Putnam county, has canning
factory which has put up good supply
OF peaches and corn, much to the profit
and satisfaction of that community.