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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26

Able Editor-Want position, ehl Do you
understand the tariff question:
Applicant-Um-tot tell the truth, don't
know anything about the tariff.
"Are you familiar with international lawT'
'No; can't say that am"
'Have you followed up the various African
and polar explorations, and have you all the
localities at your finger ends, so that you
could write column after column on the sub
ject without exhausting yoCrsefp
II never took any interest in such
things
Are you thoroughly familiar with Eng
lish, French, German and Russian politics"
Don't know anything about European
squabbles and don't want to-
Young man, take that desk there
shouldn't wonder if you could make a paper
that sensible people would like to read. ~
New York Weekly
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26

The recent death Of young Martin J.
Flynn, Of New York city, from "A stab in-
hicted with an umbrella, has reused no little
discussion, not only among physicians who
are necessarily familiar with the many
strange ways in which people actually die,
but al>n among laymen 20 whom such tax
ings or seem more remarkable because not
so readily understood. Almost every one
with whom | have talked ON the case has
some remarkable instance 20 tell, and the
subject seems one OF remarkable interest.
No man can help feeling more or less con-
cerned about the way In which he will make
his exit from this world, and as every one Is
liable TO accident, queer precedents have al
ways a personal interest 70 every hearer.
Or. Donlin, the deputy coroner who exam
ined young Flynn after his death. made the
singular remark that the boy he was hardly
morel was dead from the time he received
the stab. II was inflicted by man who was
trying 20 keep Flynn or, the latter having
attacked him on Broadway IN a fit Of drunk
en- fury. The man attacked, Mr.. :. H. MAY,
had no notion at the time that he had done
his aSsailant any harm, and when he learned
OF Hymns remarkable death he promptly
surrendered himself to the police. So, at the
same time. did another man who had used his
umbrella as a weapon on the same night in
an encounter with a street loafer. Each
thought he might have killed his man unin-
tentioually, but II was learned that May was
the one who had done So.
THE FATAL THRUST
The umbrella point entered through the
socket OF the eve and penetrated three inches,
reaching the exact confer of the mead, where
II broke a little splinter otY the back Of the
saddle" "A bone so cailel from its rcsem-
blance % "a Turkish saddle. This caused
an ahscrSs in the brain, from which the
young man died after the exterior hurt had
healed up
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26
CHANCERY NOTICE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS

Rock ISLAND LA coUSTT.' IS.
In the Circuit Court OF said county to the January
Term, 1880.
Catherine Moore Samuel W. Lincoln. NJ. V.
Richards, Hans Lage, NJ. W. Woodford. l., ]
Bengtston, Burton Malcolm, James r. Mont
gomery. Martha Thomas, Rosilie Coryn,--
Desire Coryn and Mary j. Macbeth
vs.,
W. B. BuIfeld, Reuben Wells, The Unknown
Heirs-at-law Of Joel Wells, deceased, Dennis
Warren, William A. Nourse, Laura A. Nour-e
Jane NJ. Weatherhead, Eliza Babcock, Eunice
L. Mil, Louisa J. Bryant and hntonette Henry
In Chancery.
Affidavit of the non-residencc of the said ". B
Burteld, Reuben Wells and Louisa J Rryaut and
that the heirs at Law Of joel Wells deceased are
unknown and made parties as the unknown heirs
at law OF Joel Wells, deceased, having been filed
in the clerks office of the circuit conrt Of Rock
Island county state of Illinois, notice IL therefore
hereby given to the said non-rt sident defendants
that the complainants fled their bill Of conn aint
M SAID court On the Chancery side thereof on the
2Ith day of November, 1889, and that thereupon
summons issued out of SAID court. wherein said
SUIT Is now pending, returnable on the first Mon
day In the month Of January next, as Is by law
required.
Now, unless you, the said nonresident defen-
dants shove named, and the unknown b. ire at law
OF Joel Wells. deceased shall personally be and
appear before said circuit court on the hrst dav
of the next MAY term thereof To be holden al Rock
Island in and for said county. on the first Mon
day IN May next, and plead, answer or de
muir 10 the said complainants bill Of complaint
aud the same and the matters and things there
IN charged and stated will be taken a. con-
fessed, and decree entered against Won accord
ing to the prayer of said hill.
Rock Island, m, December, IS, 1889
GEO. W. GAMBLE
Clerk Of Circuit Cont
". r. MOORE AND CIUYER \ SwEFNFy Snli,itor.
for Complainants.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26
PEeelNe AWAY.


Oh! wen remember the clustering faces
That in wonderment peered through the shoe
makers door
When, TO scand of his whistle and tap of his ham
mer,
He often RECALLED us with bits of his lore;
As often he'd say. with nod that was knowing,
And a smile that was bright the sweet sum-
mer day,
81 tell you what, lads there's nothing worth hav-
ing
But what you must get it by pegging away.
"You may run the swift race and be- counted the
victor,
And yet you but get there step at a time;
And up the steep ladder where Fame keeps her
laurcls,
II you want to get one YOU InliSI certainly climb
The world, it is only broad piece of leather;
We may shapeit OURSELVES 10 our last as We Ilay
And we only can do it, my lads, as tell you,
BY pressing and molding and pegging away"
OH the years have ieen long, and the shoe.
makers vanished,
Adown the dark road We must journey alone
But often / think of the wisdom hid under
His whimsical jest and his fathrrly tone;
And often I've proved the truth Of his saying,
As misfortune and together stu stray,
That all the best gifts the world has 20 offer
IL only gives those who keep pesging away.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26

rs this the road TO Camdenf" asked gen
tleman Of a boy sitting on the doorstep of
little house by the wayside
"Whntr asked the boy
A woman hastily appeared at the door and
said in a tone OF sharp reproof:
There you so again with your what Irai
Why didn't you say 'ma'am' TO the gentle
man, as I've told you to time and ag'inl
never can learn you mannersIn-Youths
COmpanion
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26

The best on earth can truly be said of
GrIgg's GlYcerine Salve, which is a sure,
safe and speedy cure for cuts. bruises,
scalds, burns wounds and all other sores.
VIII positively cure piles, letter and all
skin eruption. Try this wonder healer.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refund
ed. Only % cents. Sold by druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26

A woman's beauty is never lost
SO long as her sweet smile remains
SO long as CLEAN her teeth like frost,
And her soft lip the ruby stains;
And Sozodont, with magic power,
Bestows on her this priceless dover.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26
A Senslple Man.

Would use Kemp's Balsam for the throat
and lungs 1t is curing more cases of
Coughs. Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis.
Group and all Throat and Lung Trobles
than any other medicine. The propries
tor has authorized any druggist TO give
you a sample bottle free TO convince yoa
of the merit ot this great remedy. Large
bottles 80 cents and 81.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26

ayta,.,, aud the 81 eezer died almost immedf-
ataI. from internal hemorrhage.
Entirely dissim lar to this case is one that
1t naturally brings to mind. 1t was that OF
a man who enter a saloon in Philadelphia
two or three yea 5 ago, and began eating a
plate Of beef stew He ate ravenously as il
he was starving and SO very likely he was,
for trying to swa low a rather large piece OF
meat he suddenly paused, staggered and fell
10 the floor stone dead. The only thing re-
markable in thi8 instance is the fact of in
slant death being produced by strangulstion,
that being rapid cause indeed, but hardly
ever 50 rapid l. was that time
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26
NeWs About Town.

1t is the current report about town
that Kemp's Balsam for the threat and
lungs is making some rems sble cures
with people who are trout.sd with
coughs. sore throat, asthma. bronchitis
and consumption. Any druggist will
give you trial bottle free of cost. It is
guaranteed to relieve and cure. The
large bottles are Soc and 81.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26

An old sailor who says he was born on
the wave and has gone around the world
five times, was seized with deathly
spell OF sea sickness in Philadelphia
while riding on one of the Market street
cable cRrs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26

The London correspondent of the New
York Times says that the American col.
ony in Paris is passing almost uuscathed
through the present epidemic, owing to
the use of quinine pills.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26

Walters in Wheeling restaurants have
adopted various schemes to extract the
regular Christmas tip from regular wish
tors. One has Remember Me, tsttoed
in the palm of his hand
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26

One Of Fusch's pictures. so universally
admir- e in the latter part of the last cen
tury and the early part of this one. has
just been sold in Londoa for less than
500
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26

risnnia who, in embarrassing her room stood
on the top Of q. bedpost. Her foot slipped
and she fell and was impaled on the post, and
died there. The other woman, in Massachu-
setts, was hunting for eggs in barn, and
slid from the loft down on the hay under
meath, without seeing that a pitchfork stood
upright beneati. her. She was also impaled
sn the fork, and died at once.
nAy1n & CrvurtS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26

The first coal shipped into this market
from Mercer county was from the mines
OF II. -. Ellis in the fall of 1886. and
hence given the name it still bears. 1t is
well known to be the best sold in the
market, and other merchants have adop-
ted the same name and Offering an in.
ferior article for the genuine. Don't be
deceived, but buy the genuine celebrated
Mercer county coal of T. H. Ellis. on
Second avenue. opposite st. Joseph's
church. The Office has not been removed
but is there still. aud is the only place in
the market selling the old and genuine
article. Telephone 1886.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26

An amateur singer IL the missing link
between nervous person and the grave.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26
QUEER KILLINGS.
Some of the Remarkable " avs
in Which Death Cones.
FATAL WORK OF AN UMBRELLA.

IL brought Jp.nes FIynn's Life to "a sudden
End-aIi.e with "a Bullet Hole In His
Hea,s-Impaled ON Bedpost-H iccoughs
-nd Sneeyes which Brought the Grim
Monster.
IL has bNen said that nothing is known in
the realm Of thought which seems to have
been untouched by the immortal Bard OF
Avon. Whether this be an eXaggeration or
not, it serves the present purpose 10 quote
the saying, for Hamlet had certainly re-
hected on the ease with which human life
may be ended before he said, when he
himself might his quietus make with bare
bodkin"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26

B He solicits the trade long enjoyed
by his predecessor and as many new
customers as wish TO favor him with
their orders.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26
A ssIGNEE's NOTICE.

Notice lie hereby given, that the undersigned
has been appointed assignee of Abram Loeb, and
all persons holding any claim or claims against
said Abram Loeb are hereby notified TO present
the same 10 him under oath or affirmation within
three months from this date, whether said claims
are due or not. AL persons indebted TO said as
siRnor are requested TO make prompt payment Of
the same.
Dated December Gath, 1882
HENRY P. EuLI, Assignee. I
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26

Bisque Dolls.
We have the hncst line Of Bisque Dolls
ever shown and TO start them VT will
make specia! prices
200 inch Bisque ................ &c
200 "a inch Bisquc, Kid body ...... 97c
200 IS inch, jointed ............. ssc
Colorrd dolls, Baby dolls Large dolls.
Small dolls, Talking dolls. Kicking
dolls etc.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26
dissolution NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given TINT the firm name OF
willard Baker 4 Co, composed of Willard
Baker, William l.. Aster and Fred Jahn. and
formerly doing business at 1871 Second avenue in
the city OF Rock Island. IL hereby dissolved by
mutual consent, " m. l.. Aster and Fred Jahns
retiring
EFor the present there will be no change OF firm
name, and business win still be carried on al the
ed stand where all bills will be psi and collected
Rock Island ILL.,, December 70, 1899
WILLARD BAKER,
WILLIAM L. AsTER
FREDERICK JAIME
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26
Glassware.

Tumblers ................... DC
Heavy Tumblers Observation-Disclosures. Sc
Goblets, Fruit dishes. Sauce dishes iOc a
dozen, others too numerous to mem
ton
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26

a singular thing about it." said DR. Don
lin, was that the weapon grazed the pitui-
tary body without injuring It. II that had
been injured, he would have died at once"
"And what is the pituitary bodyr
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26

China Dolls
. inch Dolls ............ ...... &c
Others all prices. Sc, Toe 2Oc. 2ic.
soc and up
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-25
Il Is snid that the Manitoba and CANA

Il is said that the Manitoba and Cana
dian Northwest wheat crop is failure.
Prominent members OF the Toronto
Board of Trade have received intorma-
tion that the total yield will be less than
half OF last years crop. The damage is
the result Of drouth.
Professor John P. Sousa, leader Of the
Marine Band, has been for several years
engaged in collecting the national airs of
the various countries in both hemi-
task They will be published by authority
of the Navy Department, and will be the
only publication of the kind in the world.
The collection includes aiss from evefy
country except Corea and Haysi.
The treasury department has decided
that certain Photographic dry plates are
dutiable at the rate OF 45 per cent, ad
valorem as manufactures of which glass
is the component material of chief value.
This overrHles the claim of importers
that they are dGtlsble at 20 per cent ad
valorem, as unenumerated manufactured
articles; % per cent as a chemical com
pound, or AT So per cent as philosophical!
apparatus or instruments.
Metal thread, consisting Of finely drawn
wire, of about No. wire gauge, made
whoily of silver, has been decided by the
treasury department to be dutiable ct the
rate o. AS psr cent ad Yalorem as an un-
enumerated manu- 'acture of metal, but
that similar thread made Of lighI
metal covered with silver, is dutisble Al;
the rate of 35 per cent as plated ware
This wire is used as covering for violin
and banjo strings.
Secretary Howard, Of the spinness'
Union, Of Fall River, Massachusetts,, was
interviewed Thursday in regard to Mr..
Powderly's scheme for an alliance Of all
the great labor organizations of the
country. Mr.. Howard said he felt salts
fed that the textile workers of New Eng
land would not favor the proposed anal,
gamation, as a more direct and profitable
way of settling disputes was through the
medium of organizations representing
solely the branch of industry in which
they were engaged. The knights of
Labor, said he, are practically dead 81
New England. "...
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-25
A NEW BREAKRArER.
Five Millions OF Dollars Will he
Spent In Its ConstructiOn.

Thursdays Philadelphia Record said:
The Delaware Breekweter, at Lewes,
which has cost the United States millions
of dollars has been declared failure, and
steps are to be taken to have q better
harbor made there. A meeting of promi-
nent shipping men and Others was held
In this city yesterday to consider the
matter.
Among those present were President
Brockie. of the Maritime Exchange;
Philip Fitzpatrick, Yice-president of the
Exchanges; Lieutenant Colonel Henry
Robert, United States engineer in charge
of the Delaware river improvements;
Colonel Sohemehorn, assistant engineer;
Frank L. Neall, of Peter Wright & Sons;
William May, of Jonathan, May u Sons;
William Platt, Jr., of the North Ameri-
can Marine Insurance Company; Lieu
tenant Conway. U. 3. N, of HydroRra-
phic Office; Secretary Sherwood, Cap-
tain Asher Hudson and Pilots Long and
Clampitt.
The opinions of these gentlemen were
unanimous that the present breakwRter
was practically useless, as the harboE has
been rapidly shoaling for years past, and
the very class of vessels for which it WAS
intended cannot now use it. No definite
plans were decided upon, but it was
unanimously resolved that scml7hiag
must be done TO sfford shelter for the
large class of vessels now hound mere,
whose draueht calls for not less than 80
feet for safe anchorage.
It is likely that new breakwater will
have to be built further out to got advan
tugs of the deeper water near the spot
known as the Shears. where there would
be no difficulty, and where the largest
vessels in the world could lay without
danger of shoaling.
| The gentlemen present at the meeting
decided that rho construction of the new
breakwater is demanded by the increasf
| Of the number Of vassels arriving al
braakwater within tie last few month'
for orders. Ihe feet there at the present
moment has oarRoes from ell parts of the
world, valued at not Less than SO coo,
| 900. The estimated apst of the new
bseakwAter will be not legs than 50, ,000,
QUO. Another meeting will be held in !
few days.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-25
THR RAILROAD RsLIEF FUND.


reunsyivan,a Rettef hInpiOyes B. Gon-
tribute S3,3j7.26 40 Jasanstawn.
The railroads of this vicinity heve GER
tainly ac:ed generously toward the suf-
ferers by the late Johnstown food and
none have been more liberal than the
employees OF tue Maryland division of
the p, W. & B. railroad, the Baltimore
q Potomac and the Alexandria d Ffeder-
icksburg railroads. whose combined con-
tribution of So, ,357. 26 has just been for
wsrded to the stricken food snfferers.
As soon as the full damage done by
the food was realizad, the fund among
the railroad employees was stsrted here
under the supervision of j. Il Burtnstt.
chief clerk to Superintendent Carter. II
WIS st first intended to add the collec-
lions to the general fund but when word
was received that many employees OF the
PittshurS Division whose hup,es in the
Com maush Valley had been swept away,
leaving them both homeless and pepni-
less, it was decided to apply the furd
entirely to the relief of railroad en-
pioyes. The msn on the three divisions
already mentioned responded nobly to
the call. The most of them gave the
value of days wages and many doubled
their contributions when they heard OF
the distress among the railroad men. All
gave cheertuily although many of them
had contributed previously to the general
fund.
One thousand dollars was forwarded to
Robert Pitcairn, superintendent of the
Pittsburg division, on June 10th, who
had itdistrihuted amopgthe beneficiaries.
On Jnne 20th another thousand dollars
was sent and this morning the balance
was shipped on its erraud Of mercy.
The fund was contributed as follows
Maintenance of way department 81, 1888 sc
Conducting Transportation depart
Tnt0V -,,.-+-..-......-..s j, iAO "a
Motive power department. ........ 9i7.3t
S3,357 .2f
This amount is, Of course independent
of the general fund of 4ll 500 40 donated
by the general public of Wilmington.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-25

Truth OF laHt-eWaiter, bring me q
hottie Of LATTE" "sorry, sir, but the
labels are all out. F!isgende Blattsr.
Psrslstenee--"I am sorry, but the
editor canno. talk to any one to-day"
Author-"Oh. that's no matter. will
do all the talking myself."-Fsfegersde
BlRtter.
Papa" said Amy, hesitatingly, I'll
must confess somsthing. Harry and
had arranged to elope to night, but my
conscience troEhled me, and I inst had
20 tell you aud spoil it ALL" ut need
not spoil IT, replied the fond parent;
"go ahead and elops, bnt never tell l
knew of it. II will save the expense OF a
wedding. ."-Harpsr's Blssr.
Daring the last 18 months ths Metro
poltan Hospital, in the east OF London,
has adopted the provident principle, says
London correspondent. This means
that persons living within mile of the
hospital who are really too poor to pay
I the ordinary fees of medical men can, by
paying small monthly charge all the
/ year round in health as well as in sick
moss, become entitled to all the relief
which general hospital affords. The
new principle has been found to work
extremely well. During the short time
that it has been in operation 5,654 mem.
bership books have been issued, repre-.
senting more than II 900 lives.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-25
Tnc Fnrmers Of Maryland.

baltimore sun,
The situation in this State, though not
worse than in many others, is undeniably
discouraging, especially just now, owing
to the protracted wet weather OF the
spring and early summer, which has had
a disastrous effect on all kinds Of crops.
Few, if any, Maryland farmers ore doing
more than keeping their heads above
water, while lsrge proportion of them
have either no margin at all or have been
compelled to go into debt. The increas
ing number OF farm mortgages in some Of
our most prosperous counties tells the
story OF the unayailing struggle against
economic conditions, largely artificial,
which bear with crushing weight upon
the class upon whom the prosperity OF
the country primarily depends. Instead
OF obtaining relief in this crisis from the
indirect, hut not the less search
ing and effective taxation, which
is the principal cause of his
troubles, the farm r has the prospect be
fore him of still further increase in the
multiplication of monopolies and IN the
high tariff policy Of the party in power,
in the cost of The most ordinary neces
Baries OF life. While obtaining for his
products only such prices as compel ths
most rigid economy, he ia remorselessly
feecsd by the manufacturer of every ar
ticlo he uses, and is compelled to look on
helplessly while the government piles
the taxes On him for the benefit of those
who ore thus growing richer and richer
/ at his expense while he grows poorer and
| poorer. The remedy for this state oil
things is, OF course, in the ballot, which
will enable the farmers, when they thor
oughly understand the iniquity or the
high thrift system, and no longer permit
themselves to be deludad by speciout
agents of tine monopolists on the stump
to wrest the government from the contro
of those who are the enemies and op
pressors of labor in every form, ant
equally the foe of both producer ant
consumer.