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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
Sale of . HinhOn God.

Messrs. Phillips, Son s. Neale, of New Bond
street, London, says The Times, sold bv a,,r-
tior p larrrs --''S---'-',--- -Hsa.I call Farm
Ice TO order only in tho -hsAnc~- If --uS
-. 20 COLLECTION OF Burmese, Indian
and japanese curiosities, the property of a
gentleman who formerly occupied an official
position in India for many years. The great
attraction at the sale was 1.-The Hindoo Lin
gam god" consisting of u chrysoberyl cats
eye fixed in n topaz and mounted In pyra-
midal base studded with diamonds and pre-
cious stones This curious relic stood two and
one-fourth inches in height. 1t was preserved
for more than thousand years in an ancient
temple at Delhi where acts of devotion were
paid before it by women anxious to have
children
The base is of solid gold, and around it are
set nine gems or charms Il diamond, ruby
sapphire, chrysoberyl cats eye coral, pearl,
hyacinthine garnet, yellow sapphire and
emerald. The gems are all rudely carved,
and would, no doubt, by more scientific cut
ting be greatly improved in value Round
the apex of this gold pyramid is plinth set
with diamonds On the apex is a topaz
l0-16 inches in length and GIG Of an inch
in depth, shaped like horseshoe; in the CEN
ter of the horseshoe the great chrysoberyl
cats eye stands upright. This is 1916 of
an inch in height, and dark brown color and
shaped like pear.
An extremely mobile opalescent light
crosses the length of the stone in an oblique
direction. When Bad Shah Bahador Shah,
the last king of Delhi, was captured and
sxiled to the Andaman isles, his queen
secreted this gem, and it was never seer
again until, being distressed during the
mutiny, she sold it to the present owner. The
gem was finally knocked down at GO, $50 &c
Mr.. J. s. Phillips, jeweler, New Bond street
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
Patti in Dublin.

One of the finest public buildings in Dub
lin is without doubt the new Leinster hall
CHANGED to be paying visit to the city when
this splendid concert hall was opened for the
first time, and shall not easily forget the ex-
element created by the event. All the
beauty and fashion of the place mustered in
brave numbers to do honor to the occasion,
and murmurs of enthusiastic approval were
heard on all sides when the heavy curtains
were thrown back and the fine coup d'oeuil of
the hall presented. Madame Adelina Patti
was the bright particular star of the evening,
and appeared for the first time after ten
years absence, to be greeted with an over
whelming cordiality by the faithful Dub
liners, who, for the reason that she is of
Italian parentage, born on Spanish soil and
educated in America, claim her, one and all,
as an Tishwoman. Every phrase Of her de-
livery was interrupted with i'll suppressed
applause, and at the conclusion of her rem
dering of the mad scene of Lucia" she was
called upon to receive such a hurricane of
braves and hand clapping that the new build
ing might have rocked on its foundation for
all knew Subsequently the fair songstress
paid her audience the compliment of war
bling The Last Rose of Summer" and never
were Thomas Moore's touching words more
pathetically interpreted to the countrymen
who so proudly and lovingly cherish his mem
ory.-Cor, San Francisco Chronicle
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
Logging Prospects.

A late letter from Eau Claire says that
January has dones nothingsfor the lum
bermen ofithis region in the way of more
desirable weather for hauling logs, but
all repor Is now indicate that so much has
been accomplished the past few weeks in
the way of skidding, for which particular
work the conditions have been phenome-
nally good; that:if even brief period of
cold and snow succeeds the present mild
weather, the log. cropscannot fail to be
fully adequate for all the demands of next
saving season. Even the operators who
have skidded all their logs and are una
BILE 10 haul cannot suffer much if favora.
BILE weather sets in by the middle of Jan.
uary. In spite of the lack of cold and
snow, many millions have been banked.
and the output of the Chippewa pineries
is quite certain to be about 100000 900
Every indication points to period of
almost unprecedented activity in the
pineries. provided reasonably favorable
weather interyenes before the spring
break up, and season of brisk revival in
the lumber trade the coming spring"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11

Brock" McVickar one Of the characters
of Chicago, now deceased, once saved the life
of Alexander, the late car of Russia
Brock" was In Paris, and on the grand fete
day was in the street among the throngs of
people watching the car and his magnificent
retinue as they passed on their way to the
Tuileries.
Suddenly an anarchist or nihilist In the
crowd pulled u gun, and, poking the muzzle
under the arm OF man in front of him.
blazed away at the car.
Brock" McVickar was the man in front of
the would be assassin. He turned and
grabbed him, and, despite his desperate strug
giles to get away and lose his identity in the
crowd, hung on until the officers arrived and
hurried the man to prison.
The car inquired who had stopped the
murderous nihilist. He was told that the in
dividual was Brock" McVickar of Chicago
He sent for him, and Brock" brushed up
little and went. The car thanked Brock
for the service he had rendered and decorated
him with various orders as a reward.
Previous to that McVickar, who had been
struck with the beauty of Empress Eugene,
had written poem in her honor. 1t wa.
published in Paris paper. The emperor saw
1t, and, discovering who the author was, in
vited him to the Tuileries Cor.
New York Herald
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
A Pleasant Town Town.

With its foot pads, sickening smells
and diph iberia. Fl. Madison must be get.
ting to be real nice place to live ill.,
The Cen City says:
There are several cases of diphtheria in
the city. and the prevalence of the disease
is alone Craceable to the filthy condition
of number of alleys and the existence
OF several offensive slaughter houses in
the heart of the city. The city ordinance
requires that a slaughter house when it is
deemed "A nuisance by the residents in the
vicinity shall be removed outside the city
limits There are several inside the city
that are generally kept IN good condition,
but still hey breed sickness as well as the
bad smelling alleys.
We cannot expect strangers in making
their frs tours over the city to believe
that For. Madison is healthy city while
they are compelled to make the rounds
with smelling bottles under their noses.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
LOCAL NOTICES.

Go to John Evans for your -four, feed
and groceries.
Delicious French nongat Just received
at Krell s. Maths confectionery.
A. d. Huesing. real estate and insur-
ance agent Office No 1908 Second ave.
nue.. Rock Island.
Home made taffy. cream and caramels
fresh today. Try some at Krell &
Maths.
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 Boylston Insurance Co.,
OF Boston. Mass. organized 1872 As
sets nearly S1.000.000. E. W. Hurst.
agent. Office over Rock Island National
bank
E. f. Parmenter, attorney NJ law.
Makes collections. loans money and will
attend to any legal business intrusted TO
him. Office, postoff1ce block. Rock ISL
and, Ills. ds&w1v
Stop-Serve your company with some>
thing extra nice by ordering your ice
cream and ices from Krell & Math. They
are furnishing all the parties and recep
lions and they have the reputation of
serving the most delicious.
Goods can he bought at the Intelli-
gence office, 1928, End avenue, on bet
ter terms than anywhere; small monthly
payments. Rogers hest 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 stten-
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates.
Taxes Row 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 $40, 900 for year
1887, Age rs. s107 90; age 35. 1921 go;
age 40. $4,000; age so. S199 80.
LIEBERKNECHT & OLMsTEAD,
Local Agents,
No. 17l2 Second ave. Rock Island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
On n w OFF Hunt.

The people of Gilberttown opposite
the upper end of Rock Island arsenal.
have been greatly annoyed for some time
-..st nv the fro-,'or, denreda'iC-n- : y
pa. enortt ccns c "ca HntfHr So of
wolves, and last Saturday they concluded
that a good old fashioned wolf hunt
would be about the best way to dispose
of them. Between sixty and seventy men
and boys formed circle around the ter>
ritory in which they supposed the wolves
were. Two wolves were scared up but
evaded he hunters and escaped An.
other hunting expedition has been organ
lied for tomorrow, when it is proposed
to exterminate the obnoxious tribe.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
Destroying Books.

The following is the translation OF the
Latin text accompanying the quaint cut
which served as frontispece in The Book
Lover The cut and text, both in fac-simile,
were taken from that most famous of cradle
books, 1.-The Nuremberg Chronicle" Q493):
Forty thousand books belonging to the
most famous library in the world were once
burnt up in Egypt. Ancient writer's praise
the zeal there evinced in collecting books.
Aristotle bequeathed both his library and his
school Nyceum) to Theophrastus. And he
(Aristotle) was the first las Strabo opines) who
collected books and instructed the Egyptian
kings how to arrange their libraries. Theo-
phrastus thereafter left his library to Neleus.
Neleus carried it to Scepsis Ia city in Mysia),
where it came into the hands of ignorant
men, who kept the books shut up and in the
worst disorder. Ptolemaus Philadelphus
also collected a large number of books. And
as Seneca notes, 100000 volumes, a most
beautiful monument of royal opulence, were
consumed by fire in Alexandria. Livy says
that this library had been tie ornament
and object Of care to the illustrious
kings In truth, it was not so, but
rather kind of stlidious luxury; indeed, not
studious even, to speak more correctly, be-
cause they accumulated books, not for study,
Out lOi tLo oaho vi JuSO an DOOkS W
many ignorant and servile collectors are not
instruments for study, but only sort Of
Snowy furniture in their dining halls"
The destruction of the library is described
by Abulfaragius: John the Grammarian, q
famous peripatetic philosopher, being in
Alexandria and in high favor with Amru, the
conqueror of the city, begged that he would
give him the royal library. Amru told him
that it was not in his power to grant such q
request, but promised to write to the caliph
for his consent. Omar is said to have replied
that IL those books contained the same doc
trino as the Koran they could be of no use,
since the Koran contained all necessary
truths; but If they contained anything con-
trary to that book they ought TO DO de-
stroyed; and, therefore, whatever their con-
tents were, he ordered them to be burned.
Pursuant to this order, they were distributed
among the public baths, of which there was
large number in the city, where for six
months they served to supply the fires -
Tho Book Saver.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
1t Tempts Them to Steal.

It may look queer, but it is true, that the
stores that have large exhibitions in their
show windows do more toward educating
young boys to steal than anything else. The
reason of this is that large crowds, mostly
women, gather about the windows to look at
the displays Well, young gamin comes
along and sees pocket book protruding out
of woman's pocket, and the temptation is
SO great that he sneal,s up behind her and
steals the wallet. May be this Is bis first
time, but when once given start in this
direction there seems to be kind of infatua-
ton about it which leads him to follow it up,
and Outlines results In his becoming q pro-
fessional house breaker.-Detective in St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
A WOman's Discovery.

Another wonderful discovery ha.
been made. and that. too. by lady il
this country. Disease fastened its
clutches upon her and for seven years she
withstood its severests tests, but her vital
organs were undermined and death
seemed imminent. For three months she
coughed necessarily and could not sleep,
She bought of us bottle of d.. ,rSs-A =
New Discovery for consun a..1T Ming $
so much relieved --.elisforp ZION and was
tn. 20 re on taking the first dose
= S.!at she slept Ill night. and with one
bottle has been miraculously cured. Her
name is Mrs. Luther Lutz" Thus write
w. G.. Hamrick & Co.. of Shelby, n. G.
Get free bottle at Hartz & Bahnsen's
drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
DECEIVED.

What, married. My Lillian married.
Great heavens, 1t cannot be SO!
And yet here It Is In the paper,
And happened fortnight ago.
A wife, why, twas only In August
That leaving her down by the sea,
She swore by the round moon above us.
She would ever be faithful to me
And now she Is wed to another,
If l my poor eyes can believe;
Oh false oh most faithless of women!
So cruelty me to deceive!
OF course meant nothing-was only
Killing time-but swear it's a shame
To think that that innocent maiden
Was all the while doing the same.
The Cartoon
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
TIE VERDICT UNANIMOUS.

w. ID. Suit, druggist, Bippus, Ind.
testifies: 4 can recommend Electric
Bi,ters as the very best remedy. Every
bottle sold has given relief in every case
One man took six bottles, and was cured
OF rheumatism of ten years standing -
Abraham Hare, druggist, Bellville. OHIO.
affirms: The best selling medicine
have ever handled in my twenty years
experience, IS Electric Bitters." Thous-
ands of Others have added their testimO-
ny, so that the verdict is unanimous tina,
Electric Bitters do cure all diseases OF
the liver. kidneys or blood. Only halt
II dollar a bottle at Hartz & Bahusen's
drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
M AsTER's SALE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS, H.
Rnrz lar NJ. HnxrN-~ {St-

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY
In the Circuit Court-ln Chancery.
j. B. Snyder vs.. Jennie Crandsll, Mary Lori
Claus Allen and Walter Crandall- Foreclosurs'
General No. 1928.
Notice is here b, given that by virtue of deoTes
Of said court, entered in the above entitled cause
on the 14th day Of September, A. D. 1885, shat
on saturday the end day Of February "A. d. lScs
at the hour OF O'Clock in the afternoon. al lhr
north door of the court house. In the city Of RoA
Island, In said county Of Rock leland, 10 sAll'!
said decree. sell at public vendue. TO the h!ghr,
bidder for cash. that certain parcel of land =;
nate In the county of Rock Island and stsie Of iif
tnois, known and described as follows. to-wit:
The undivided one-ha,f of the west one hsi o.
lot number two, ca. In block number five o. Ii
Woods second addition to the town lnoW ciN'
Of Moline.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this 26th DIS. o.
December, A. d. 1883. HENRY CURTIS,
Master in Chancery, Rock Island o III.
WM. A, AKEsE. Complt's Sol'tr. so-d4"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11

The average length or life is on the in
crease. The science of medicine has made
great progress; many diseases are now
contro led that were formerly thought in
durable The greatest discovery is DR..
Bigelo VS. Cure, which cures consump>
ton in stages that other remedies are of
no benefi Coughs, colds, Group, whoop-
ing cough, bronchitis, and all throat and
lung diseases speedily and safely. Price
90 Gems and 81. of druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
The Original Version--no Double

In the pursuit of the good things OF
his world we anticipate too much; we
eat out the heart and sweetness of world
ly pleas ures by delightful forethought of
them. The results obtained from the use
of DR.. Jones Red Glover 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
malariil diseases. Price. 90 cents. OF
druggiBts.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
Ringing Noises

in the ears. sometimes Ii roaring, buzzing
sound, are caused by catarrh, that ex-
ceedingy disagreeable and very common
disease. Loss of smell or hearing also
result from catarrh. Hoods Sarsaparilla,
the great blood purifier. is peculiarly
successful remedy for this disease, which
1t cures by purifying the blood If you
suffer from catarrh. try Hoods Sarsspa-
rilla. the perfect medicine.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
How's This.

now ms.
We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that can not be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo, Q.
We. the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions. and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by
their firm.
West d. Truax, Wholesale Druggists.
Toledo, Ohio.
Waldine. Kinnap & Marvin. Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. Ohio.
E. Fl 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. per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
A ssIGNEE'S SALE.

On the 1sth day of January next, commenCing"
the hour Of two O'Clock in the afternoon, the ~
dersgned, assignee of William Ramskill Will one
for sale ct No. 1903 Second avenue in this el!,
stock Of clothes and gents furnishing goods
which were assigned to me by said Ramskn Ia Il
the nth inst, to pay debts The goods 70 DC bs
can be inspected by any party interested ssfors
the ALE between the hours of two and four ei0'A
p. II.
Rock lsland. NJ, Dec. 10th, 1888.
S GEORGE FOSTER, AsslaDsT'
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
Difference in Raw Material.

"Pa," inquired Bobby, ARE all tho people
made of dustf'
"Yes, yes" replied his father, who was
reading.
"And is everybody made of the same lsindq'
continued Bobby.
mo, no; some Of them are made Of the
cheapest kind of dust to be had New York
Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11

Tho Handsomest Lazy IN Rock Island.
Remarked to q friend the other day that
she knew Kemp's Balsam for the throat
and lungs WAS a superior remedy, as 1t
stopped her cough instantly when other
cough remedies mad no effect whatever.
So to prove this and convince you of its
merit any druggist will give you a sample
bottle free. Large size SOC and 81.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11

By the will of the Rev. William Right,
vicar Of Harbury, England, who left his
money tn found a female college, it was pro-
vided that the women should get up early In
the morning, indulge in cold baths and hold
quarterly conversational in which two
thirds of tho guests should DO single gentle
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11

eff humor, wit. and honesty could
save" from the Ill flesh il heir to, what q
good price they'd bring to the market.
Well. twenty five cents will buy good
Salvation Oil. certain cure.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
AdycI.tfSed List of g.eytcrs No z

List of letters unCalled for at the Posloffice at
Rock Island. Rock Island county. Illinois,
Jan. IL 1889
Corkhill Frank Hesley L NJ O.
Curtis EdN in l. Keith Will
Currier q Brown Messrs Linsey Harry
Drain Miss Lou Morris Sam
bearing & Son Paiman Mrs
Eberheart Charles Robinson r
GianZ Geo Thompson Sats
Grandfed Miss Lizzie Williams 7 j
Green Ere Idle wilkins b Il co
FOREIGN.
BaIzer Jacob care of Joseph Ring
Kerr Peter (carpenter)
Give the number OF tue list when calling for
advertised letters. A. HI ESING. p. NJ.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
LICENSED TO WE'D

7-Ro bert E Deem. Miss Nellie Thomp>
son, Moline; VIM Forst, Moline. Miss
Sophie Brummer. Cincinnati.
S-Pe'er j Kali. Miss Augusta Halter.
Moline; Daniel E Embick, Mt Carroll.
Iowa, Mrs. Mile Stewart, Colorado
Springs. Colo; Geo Underkircher, Miss
Louisa Meier, Gable; John Kennedy.
Rock Island. Miss Alice Wynn. Moline.
9-John Corcoran. Miss Minnie Hill,
Rock Island
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11

DR.. Charcot, the great French physician,
says that children under l6 cannot have their
brains overworked. No forcing, he asserts,
will get out of them more cerebral work than
tho brain will accomplish without fatigue. II
Is not until tho ageof IGOR IL that surmeuage
becomes possible.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
Marriage Not a Failure.
A New View of this great Question which
shows how Ladies may retain the
Love of their Husbands.

Nowoman who is unattractIve in person. mind
or disposition can hope 10 interest or hold men,
Bad complexion, dull eyes, a lstless 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 ~ move
ment, make the world blessing to their husbands
brothers, lovers or friends. The seore. Of clear
skin bright eyes and animation is good circula
ton Of the hood. When the blood is slow the
person is stupid. Keep the blood moving. Bat
howf There is but way and that is to help
Ma ure by gentle stmulant.
Exercise is splendid Etimnlant but il is almost
impossible for ladies TO take the kind OF exercise
that will produce health ana beauty. But the
blood must be kept moving, AMI the dircoVer
which has done more to add health aud beauty
than any other know cause is uffys Pure Malt
Whskey. This great remedy stimulates hed H.
uy. 1t Is not an intoxicsnt. Thousands of
women who were once tired, depressed and dis
couraged are now In perfe Z health aud beau Y
entirely through its use. Many prominent tenn
perance ladies have given II their hearty endors
ment, and clergym IN and priests in every promi-
nent city use and recommend il. Great care
should be shown in buyin only the gunne for
no bottled whiskey has the wonderful qualities
which are posse sed by Dufy's.
When ladies are k pit bright and attractive and
husbands are considerable aud kind, few marriages
will he ''faiurcs.n
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11
BUCKLEN's ARNICA sALvE.

The best salve in the world for cats,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter. chapped hands, chiblains.
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. II
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale Sv Hartz 6 Bahnsen
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-11

To allow prejudice or ignorance to get
the better of good judgement. Ithas been
conclusively proven that constipation.
bad breath, dyspepsia, kidney affections,
and all diseases of the livsr, stomach and
bowels have bean cured by simply taking
Simmons Liver Regulator. 1t is harm,
less. not unpleasant and easily procured
so there is no reason to be ignorant OF
this remedy we especially commend to
your notice for trial.