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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22
Meta, w0r.,r. Of IN. Chinese.


The metal smiths trade is very powerful
and influential in China, wrought metal be-
ing a favorite decoration for houses, affairs
in churches, town halls, assembly rooms and
business places of the more wealthy firms,
The metals used are brass, white bronze,
which closely resembles Britannia metal,
gold bronze, ordinary bronze and silver. The
work Of the Chinese metal smith is greatly
superior to that of our own in variety, orig.
inality Of design, and in artistic finish The
smiths turn out bowls, vases, urns, pitchers,
ewers, basins, cup standards, pipes and other
smoking utensils, saivers, lamps, candelabra,
lanterns, bedsteads, chairs, tables, church
furniture and numerous other articles, all OF
substantial workmanship and standard ma
terial
The metal smith makes good wages, and
has a good social position in China, but the
industry il not healthy one, the Chinese not
understanding the physiological action of the
metallic oxides on the system, and not know
ing how 10 prevent OF remedy the injuries
they suffer. The Chinese system of casting is
very similar TO ours but in cleaning and pol
ishing they use no chemical agents, relying
almost entirely on manual labor, and the use
Of lathes fitted up with polishing brushes
They understand oxidation, and produce
malachite and azure effects and the Ike very
effectively. They secure these, not by the
direct action of acids and acid vapor baths
but by burying the objects 10 be treated in
various kinds of decomposing organic mat
ter. This is, of course, a slow and expensive
process. In one respect the work of the Chi.
nese smith is peculiar
The soldiers In many parts of the Chinese
empire still wear fine mail arinor, helmets.
breast plates and shields, and the same ar
ticles are worn by the participants in civic
professions and official pageauts. As a con.
sequence such armor is still made, and the
srmorer occupies in China about the same
position that he did in Europe in medieval
times A suit of brass armor worn by
one OF the Black Flag leaders in the Ton
kin war is said to have successfully resisted
bullets, and to have broken bayonet thrust
delivered by powerful French MARINE
Mechanical Progress
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22

No beast hat l ever saw was more fond OF
play than he little Mslagasy, not even a
lively kitten, observes a popular writer
From the moment his door was opened until
be was shut in for the night be often CAV. his
mind 70 CO Instant succession OF pranEs. He
scrspel the beads of our dress trimmings
with his comb like teeth, and he slapped or
pulled book or work out of our hands and
especially liked to frolic in ones lap, living
on his back, kicking with all tours, pretend
ing 10 bite, and even turning somersauts or
INDUCING IN the most peculiar little leaps. In
the latter he flung out his arms, dropped his
head ON one side in q bewitching way, turned
half around In the air and came down in the
spot he started from, the whole performance
80 sudden, apparently 80 involuntary, and his
face 50 grave all the time 1t seemed as n
spring had gone off inside with which his
will had nothing TO do.
A favorite plaything with the lernur was q
window shace He began by jumping up TO
the fringe, sizing IL and swinging back and
forth. One lay he learned by accident that
be could ''sei IL of, and then his extreme
pleasure was to snatch at il with so much
force as 10 start the spring, when he instant
~ let go and made one bound to the other
side Of the rom or to the mantel where he
sat looking the picture of innocence, while
the released made sprang TO the top and went
over and over the rod We could never pre-
vent his carr ring out this h.tle programme,
and we drew down one shade only To have
him slyly set OFF another the next Instant
Mer1den Journal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22
LOCAL NOTICES.

A. d. Huesing, real estate and insur-
ance agent. Office No 1908 Second ave-
nue.. Rock Island.
The Crown dining ball. No. l70S Sec
ond avenue, is now ready To furnish you
the best meal in the city for 25 cents.
Buy Mercer county coal of E B. Nc
Kown at his new coal yard corner of
Fifteenth street and First avenue.
Wanted-A good cook. washer and
ironer. Enquire of Mrs. U. NJ. Within,
two doors east of the Augustana college.
The skating rink will be open on the
afternoon and evening of Thanksgiving
day. Thursday. November, rs. Good
music in attendance.
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. zoos Second
avenue, Rock Island.
$50, 900 to loan on real estate security,
in sums of $500 and upward. at lowest
current rates of interest. without COM
mission, f. W. Hurst, Attorney at
law, Rock Island.
Modern Houses For Sale
On monthly instsllments by Guyer &
Sweeney.
Barth q Babeock, Dentists.
No, 1924 Second avenue. SPECIAL alien.
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates.
For Sale.
Fourteen dry lots on four wears time,
with six per cent per annum. 10 any one
wishing tn 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 LIEBERKNECHT,
General Insura nee Agent
Rock Island, Ill
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22
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 Margaret Keller
sirass, sdmnistratrix OF the estate of Frederick
W. keilerstrass, dece ssed, for leave 10 sell the
real estate Of said deceased at the November
Term, A. D.. 1854, of said court, to-wit: on the
l4th dsv of November. 1899.
shall on the Fourteenth day Of December next
81 two O'Clock in the afternoon Of sad day sell at
public sale, for cash in hand at the north door of
the court house in the city Of Rock Island IN said
county, all the right, title and interest Of said
Frederick W. keilerstrsss, deceased, and the
dover Interest OF said Margaret Kelersirass,
in the following described real estate situate ia
the county of Rock Island and State Of Illinois,
towit:
The undivided two third. 49, Of sub.iot i've
80, In block two (2) in Spencer & Cases addition
10 the city Of Rock Island-said lot fve t5) be-
ing sometimes described the east forty (40) feet
OF lot too ~ in said block two (s).
Alec the undivided one-haf (1tl Of the west
half ~ of lot three (S) in said block two a. in
Spencer & Cases addition - said city,
Dated this 18th day OF November A. d isso.
MARGARET B. KEiLERsrRAss
Administrative Of the Estste of Frederick W.
kellerstTass. Deceased.
E. W. HURsr, Attorney for Administrative
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22
Facts Worth Knowing.

In all diseases of the nasal mucou,
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 moi
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 &c
radical cures wrought by Ely's Cream
Balm.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22
The Corn Cob Pipe.

Farmers living in the vicinity Of a corn
cob pipe factor, are exceptionally fortunate.
Although many millions Of cobs are burned
or allowed to rot every year, the price for
pipe making pu poses keeps up. A farmer
living near Washington, No., recently sold
100 bushels Of corn for $50 and got s27 for
the coba This n at the rate Of 81 cents a
bushsl, and IL only sufficient Missouri meer-
chaums were smoked to make the demand
larger farmers would soon be rich. Corn cob
pipes are manu- factured by . very simple
process, and are in fair demand all over the
country. Some were recently shipped to
Europe, and more were ordered soon after
their arrival-la tsrvis~ In St. Louis Globe
Democrat
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22
A Great sprurlse

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 1t never fails to
cure acute or chronic coughs. All
druggists sell Kemp's Balsam. Large
bottle so cents and 81.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22
GOLDEN EYES.

~. Golden Eyes. 70 win you yet
] bring mine April coronet;
Tue lovely blossoms OF the spring
For you weave to you bring;
These roses with the lilies wet.
The dewy, dark eyed violet
Narcissus, and the windfower wet,
Wilt thou disdain mine offering.
All. Golden Eyest
Crowned with thy lovers flowers forget
The pride wherein thy heart Is set,
For thou. like these or anything.
Hast but thine hour OF blossoming,
Thy spring, and then-ths long regret
All. Golden Eyess
Andrew Lang
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22
There 10 NO Pain Like Toothache.

1t beats the dogs" for making fell
low squirm. Nobody pities you. Get
1t out. says one; rub the tooth against
stone" says another; when it begins
TO swell then it won't hurt so much, SAYS
third. The reason of the ache is you
didn't use Sozodont, and prevent your
teeth from decay.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22

The best on earth can truly be said Of
arlggs 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 26 cents. Sold bv druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22

Mrs. Nancy Frost. who resides near
Marietta. Ohio, Ia one hundred and five
years old and has lived in Ohio since the
f1rst settlement was established at 1.-THE
mouth of the Muskingum.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22
A TTACHMENT NOTICE.

s RosT f. OF pL ddSsgT'' SIS.
County Court Of Rock Island county, November
Term. A d. 1889.
james NJ. wanzer, George d. Broomell and VII
liam A. Chadwick. partners, &C.. Of Wanzer
Co.. plaintiffs, We. W. ]. Smith. D. ". Clarke
and Emanuel shafenburg. partners, &c, Of
Smith, Clarke q Co., defendsnts-In attach
ment.
Public notice is hereby given to the said W. j.
smith, ID. w. Clarke and Emanuel Shaffenburg,
that writ Of attachment issued out Of the ONCE
OF the clerk Of the County court Of Rock Island
county, dated the ed day of october, A d. 1880
AZ the suit Of the said Wanzer h Co., and against
the estate of the said W. j. Smith, ID. W. Clarke
and Emanuel Shafenburg for the sum OF Seven
hundred dollars and directed TO the sheriff Of
ROCK Island county, which said writ has been re.
turned executed
Now, therefore, unless you, the said W.
smith, ID. W. Clarke and Eman uel 6hafYenpurg
snail personally be and appear before the said
County court Of Rock Island county on the frst
day or the next term thereof, 10 be holden at
the court house in the city OF Rock Island
In said county, on the eleventh day of November
A. D. Isss give special bail and plead to the said
plaintiff 5 seton, judgment will he entered
against you. and In favor ofthe said Wanzer & Co
and SO much Of the prop rty attached ss may be
rnficient to satisfy the said judgment and eoste,
viii be sold 10 satisfy the same.
RICHARD A. DONALDSON Clerk
II. c. Connolly, Plfs Attorney
October 2Sth A. ID. 1859. DIV
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22

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, 1889-11-22

A Washington lady recently purchased
In Winchester q mahogany sideboard
over 100 years old and shipped il to the
wife of ex-President Cleveland as a
present.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22
MALE OF REAL ESTATE.

By virtne OF an order and decree of the County
court Of Rock Island county, Illinois, made on the
petition OF the undersigned. Anna Doonan, ad
ministratrix of the estate OF Frank Doonan. de-
ceased, for leave TO sell the real OF said de
ceaseJ, at the November term, A. ID. 1899 Of said
court, to-wit: On the 14th day of November, 1889.
shall on the l4th day of December next, al three
O'Clock in the afternoon OF said day sell at public
sale, for cash in hand, al the north door Of the
court house In the city Of Rock Island in said
county, all the right, title and interest OF Frank
Doonan, deceased, and the homestead and dover
interest of eaid Anna DoOnan in the following de-
-crbed real estate situated in the county of Rock
Island and state OF Illinois, towit:
Lot fonr, a., in block i've, ~, Bracketts sddi-
tion to the city OF RI ok leland said real estate
being more particularly described as follows, to-
wit:
Commencing at the southeast corner OF said
block i've, ~, running thence west along the
south line OF said block five 49, sixty 800 feet
thence north and parallel with the east line OF
said block five, t5), one hundred and twenty four
tl2 feet; thence east and parallel with the south
line OF said block, sixty (60) feet; thence south
along the east line Of said block five, 49,, one
hundred and twenty -four l2A feet to the place
of beginning.
Dated this 18th day of November. A. D. 1889.
ANNA nOONAN.
administrator of the Estate Of Frank Doonsr
deceased
Il. w. HuR.r, Atty for Administrative.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22

Cottonseed hulls are now known to be
excellent food for Young cattle. They
lend tallowy favor. however, TO the
milk and butter of cows that eat them.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22

Lofoten. in Norway, is the principal
fishing district of that country. Last
year the fishermen took &c, 900. 900 cod
worth 81 soc. 900.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22

Some sarcastic person has sent to j. B.
Foraker. Of Ohio. . copy Of "Campbell's
Pleasures NJ Hope.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22
A DIN lNIsTRAToP'ssALE
OF REAL ESTATE,

OF REAL ESTATE.
By virtue of an order Of the County court OF
Rock Island county. state Of Illinois. made at the
November term thereof, A. d. 1889, upon the pc
ution OF the undersigned, administrator OF the
estate Of Patrick II. Egsn, deceased against Eliza
Egan, Ella Egan, Mr. l.. &. Freeman and the
Black Hawk Homestead Building, Loan and Saw
ing Association, will. on the i1th day Of Decem-
Der next, between the hours OF O'Clock in the fore
neon and O'Clock in the afternoon Of said day.
sell at public vendue, subject TO a Fourteen
Hundred (Sf,40O) dollar NOR gage executed TO Sc
cure one certain promisory note Of the same
amount. held by the Black Hawk Homestead
Building, Loan and Saving Association, at the
north door Of the Court house in the city OF Rock
Island Rock Island county, state of Illinois, all
the interest OF the said Patrick II. Egan and the
dover interest OF Eliza Egan, his widow, In the
following descr bed real estate situated in the
county Of Rock Island, state of Illinois, to-wit:
East oDe-haf Cd lot No. one % in Martha A
Rodman's sddt on 10 the city OF Rock Island.
Terms Of Sale-An OF the purchase money 70 be
pai' upon the confirmation of the petitioners
report of said sale by the court.
Dated the 18th dav OF Nov. 1899.
MICHAEL J HIGGINS.
Administrator OF. the estate of Patrick IL Egan.
deceased
MoEsrRY McENIRY, Solicitors s-diw
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22

The jetty at Fort Stevens. Oregon. is
three miles long and wide enough for
four railroad tracks.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-22
Intelligence Column.

"ANTED-A SITUATION AS SALESMAN
Address II. this office si-st
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-13
A SINGULAR SHOWING.

1t Ia strange indeed that good farm
ing land in Vermont In passing out Of
occupation. That state il favored with
an excellent climate. it has timber and
water i'm abundance, it's social cOndi-
ton are attractive. it's educatiOna
establishment IL superior. and II has
magnificent markets at it's doors. Yet,
through official authority Vermont is
seeking to court immigration with
offers which are astonishing for their
liberality.
a circular issued by the state COM
missioner of agriculture says hat there
are in one town of Windsor county
-four thousand acres of land, all excel
lent farming property. but with build
ings gone to ruin. which can he bought
from one dollar to two dollars per acre.
In another town forty contiguous
farms are unOccupied. In Essex
county are six townships containing
sa.4'l acres on which there are not
more than fifteen or twenty families,
and n land is said to- be of excellent
quality. In Caledonia county. good
farms three miles from the railroad
are offered at three dollars per acre.
And SD through "a long list of counties.
The wonder is how all this has come
about.
Perhaps the tariff has something to
do with il. Through it's agency indus
tries been built up throughout
New England and farm lads have
easily been tempted to hurry tn mill
and shop and town. Then there has
been the of farmers from
Vermont and New Hampshire to the
Middle West, where prairie soil il
richer, more easily worked and more
productive than land in New England.
Doubtless the cheap farms of Yer
mont will he taken up by men who are
strangers tn the generations that have
lived there and left. The West has its
attractions. Set there's many an old
Nermonter i'm Nebraska who would
he glad enough tn get back to
his old farm il he could get
away from his debts. Not many
years hence new men with new
methods will have possession of these
New England farms and YOUR con
servative old American families" will
be- looked for west of Chicago.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-13

during the repass" says the associated
press, and the occasion seems r. have
been q most delightful one from begin
ming to end. In the afternoon. we read,
the csar visited the ex-Empresses Augusta
and Frelcricka. His majesty was not
going 10 leave town without calling ON the
girls, and after q shave. q shine and n
piece Of lemon peel he started uptown
for the house. The girls were glad To see
him and exerted themselves to entertain
him up tn the top note I. While Augusta
SANG his old familiar ballad ~ stood ON
the gate at midnight" accompanying her
self IN the banjo, Frcdcricka got out the
photograph album. and showed Aunt
Joscphine's last pair of twins, the infant
king Of LimburRaria, and the infant
princess wilhelmina Goatsia, recently be-
trothed tn the grand duke of Bologna.
Aunt Josephine, FreSlericka informed
him. was still down nt the farm with the
old folks, while her husband, Prince Zull-
gosh, was attending court as master of
the imperial fakirs. Freslcricka said IL
the czar would stay over SUNDAY they
could all drive out tai the farm,
hut the ear said he had an
engagement with Bismark Sunday cvcn-
ing-they were going tn make u new map
of Europe-and he was afraid he couldn't
get back i'm time. The girls pressed his
imperial majesty tn stay to tea, hut he knew
the boys were waiting for him down at
the hotel and made his escape. Ii APP
pears from the cable that he then joined
Emperor William, Prince Bismark and
Count Schouvaloff. and they all went to
the white hall of the Schloss, where each
set them up n number Of times, In the
evening they went to the theater, and
here we read i'm amazement that 1.-the czar
sat between the emperor and the em-
press" This was the only occurrence to
maj the perfect pleasure Of the day. The
empress would come along i'm spite of all
the gentlemen could do tn dissuade her.
She walked the emperor home imme-
diately upon the conclusion of the per-
formance. and that wound up things very
unexpectedly.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-13
A PRINCelY PRICE.

\ syndicate has purchased Axtell,
whose performance of a mile in two
minute and twelve seconds. at Terre
lIaute, breaks the record for three
year-Olds and astOnishes patrons of h
turf. In addition .Axtell breaks h
record of prices paid for horses. the
figures at which he changed hands be-
ing sIO5.OOO. if the truth has been given
out. To the story of the animals won
derful performance. the dispatch
printed i'm the STANDARD yesterday
morning adds the statement that an
offer of SIOI 900 for him had been re-
fused.
The price of hOrse-fiesh has under
gone marked transformations since the
September day i'm 1852 when Flora
Temple made her famous mile i'm kal-
anazoo. The world wondered when
years afterward Dexter brought S33.-
900 and ever in turf circles men were
ready to believe that Robert Bonner
had gone clean daft when he CAV Mr..
Vanderbilt his check for $4,000 and
transferred Maud =. to the Bonner
stable.
There appears to be no limit to the
amOun of money which these mon
archs of IA turf are able to command.
While the price paid last Friday for
.Axtell is the top notch i'm the way of
prices. the figure is not far above what
several other horses might command.
One hundred thousand dollars was re-
fused for the Duke of westminster's
OrmOnde, winner of the derby two
years ago, and now. at the x of 5.
sold at private figures to go to South
America. Probably that sun of money
would not take FL Rio Rey. never yet
beaten and boasting a two-year-old rec
ord of I'LL for three-fourths of a mile.
still. the number Of horses that COM
mand 100000 is small. and he must
indeed be a prince of In line who can
he sold for hat royal sum.
The steady advance in the price of
really great horses is substantial back
ing for h Judgment of Montana men
who buy O and then at figures hat
startle us, but who evidently have the
right view Of the situation and see the
end from the beginning. W. predict
that some of the handsOmest figures
ever realized from hOrsefiesh will be
paid for stock that breathes Montana
air to-day.