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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-05
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F02SE AND CATTLE POWDERS
UN~APPRECIATlVE.

How little we are apt to appreciate that viii h
We possess. The hardy wood.sawyer envles the
wealth oil his employer. The rich man envies the
health and strength Of his poor n~eighbor.
"Our mind and our time we employ
In longing for what we have not,
Unmindiul Of what W, enjoy"
How much better if al exerted Themselves to OBJ
tain their hearts longing. II poor in purse seek to
gain wealth by industrious and frugal habits. II
poor in health seek to use those remedies which are
the best and truest medicines. Among remedies
sold by druggists none is the equal of Botanic
Blood Balm for curing the ills Of flesh and blood
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15
NOTICE To CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received at the City
Clerks Office, city of Rock Island, until Monday
the 50 day of February, A. ID. 1890. at O'Clock p
M, for constructing the improvements ordered by
ordinances of said city. which were adopted
November 10Th and December 10th 1889 respec-
lively, and are entitled IAN ordinance for the i'm
provement OF Second avenue from the west line
of Fourteenth street to the west line OF Ninth
street In the city OF Rock Island:" also, IAN or
dinance FOR the improvement OF Twentieth stree {
from the north line OF First avenue TO the south
line of Ninth avenue in the city of Rock Island
and for the levyng of u special tax therefor
and for furnishing the materials and doing the
therefor.
The said improvement ordered by said ordi-
nances consists OF curbing with curbstones,
excavsting. grading, improving and paving with
paving brick Of good qua ity, thirteen blocks of
streets in said title of said ordinances set out.
The said improvement must be constructed,
and the materials therefor furnished must be In
scccrdance with the plans and specifications for
said improvement on file in the said city Gle e
ONCE, at which said office said plans and specih-
cations are open TO the inspection of all persons
samples Of brick with which work is TO be done
Bricks used in the work must correspond with
the samples in quality and style. Ali bids must
be accompanied with certified check In the sum
OF Five Hundred Dollars payable TO the order OF
the city treasurer Of said city, which shall be-
come forfeited TO said city in case the bidder shall
fail TO enter into contract with approved suretes,
TO execute the work for the price mentioned in his
bid, and according TO the plans and specifications,
In the event that the cont act should be awarded
to him.
The contractor lie also required TO obey the ordi-
nance relating TO the eight hour labor system for
contract work done by the city of Rock Island,
Blank bids will be furnished on application al
the city clerks Office. All bidders and ether
Perso ns may attend at the opening Of said bids.
The right to reject any and all bids or propo-
sails received lie hereby expressly reserved
ROBERT KOEHLER, City Clerk.
Dated this 9th day Of January, 1890
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15
Steamboat Losses.

The following is a complete list of the
boats destroyed on the Mississippi and
Its tributaries during the season just
closed:
Steamboats, burned-Aid, Bowling
Green, Commonwealth, Dora No 2, Ed
ma Adams, MOntezuma. Pearl and VIM.
Bonner.
Steamboats, xplOded-Coronl and
Two Brothers.
Steamboats, wrecked Arkansas City
Carl Schurz and Return.
Steamboats, sunk-Annie =. ST yer, A.
j. Baker, Boone. Bellegrade. Everett, F.
F. Bachelor, G.. II. Van Etter, Granite
State. II. Hanna Blanks. Fl. b. Payne,
Kangaroo, Kate Watson No. Lame
Duck. Missouri. Minnie Bay. Minnie
Nab, Natchez, Paris, c. Browne and
Vienna.
Steamboats, dismantled-G. T. Knapp
Kate Siockdale. Louis V. Bogy and Tar
Bark.
By the above list it will be seen thai
the number of boats Withdrawn from the
seas during the year is quite large # j,
not surprising that the boat building
firms are busy this winter ON steamers tc
replace those lost during the year. Com
paratively few of the accidents to tn,
boats, however, were attended by loss o.
life. The only one in the list whose de-
struction was attended with serious loss
of life was the Corona. which exploded
near Bayou Sara last summer.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15

Finally l lost consciousness and ex-
pected to awake in some new and undis-
covered country. When did awake il was
1890. The boy who brings my kilograms
wished me a happy New Year. the dis
trict messenger boy, nine of him, did
the same. 1t cost me fifty cents apiece.
The expressmen who had worked nights
to bring gifts to the house went away So
ahead. The boy who said he delivered
The World to me every morning wanted
to wish me a happy New Year, also The
Sun boy and The Herald boy and The
Tribune and Times boy, also several
other boys who lied.
Then boy, who said he held my horse
last year while / went into the postoffice,
wished me happy New Year; bought
him off. A poor woman, who said she
had n lame boy who moved my lawn
two years ago, wished me a happy New
Year and got pair of checkered trou-
sers, almost as good as new. An old
miner whom had grub staked on Doug
las creek six years ago, steadied himself
by the door and wished me a happy New
Year; said he had seen by the papers
that my income was SO much greater
than Vanderbilt's that Van had gone
away ashamed of himself. broke into
one of the children's banks and gave
him the money they had saved to buy
donkey.
Then went back to bed again. Every
body wishes me happy New Year-at
so much per wish.
But ! do not murmur or repine. The
year 1889 has been good to me, and
cheerfully j pay my assessment, only
glad that with its other victims the grip
did not, as it wanted to, gather me in.
hope, however, that as America grows
older she will not build up, as other
older countries have, an army of whin-
ing holiday beggars, 30 that, instead Of
days of rejoicing, the holidays will take
away our appetites and bring out the &C
cumulated crippies Of five hundred
years.
The holidays in Paris are the most sad
and sickening of the year, for then all
the sad and sore eyed multitude are
turned loose on the streets, and the man
who works and perspires and bathes is
the only one who doesn't make anything
out of it or feel like eating when dinner
comes.
/ hope that cheap rates across the At
lantic and i'll advised generosity on this
side will not build up this Coyote indus
try in the land of freedom.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15
EDGINGTON.
EDGNGToN, Jan. ID.

EDGINGTON, Jan. 10.
What is the matter with Thos. Bopes
It's boy. and six FOUNDER
Messrs. Houston and Tarpy have en-
gagged quite extensively in the poultry
trade.
The Presbyterian society will meet at
Rev. T. r. Johnsons on Thurs lay, Feb.
9th. All are cordially invited.
Mrs. DAVID Richardson is belfast with
La Grippe Mrs. T. r. johnson and son
Sam are just recovering from the same
silment.
Miss Lizzie Stei'z is here on a visit to
her mother. She has been living at Dsv
export tor few weeks past and is Just
recovering from La Grippe.
DR.. J. w. Scott is doing land office
business. and the other day purchased an
other horse, which, 10 his much fatigued
roadster. will be quite a relief.
Mr.. Chss. EdgingtOn departed last
week for Galesburg. where he expects to
take collegiate course. II 5 father.
VIM. Edgington. is a graduate of that
college.
Owing to the bad weather. Mr. Stod-
dard's ball of Friday evening last did not
have large attendance, there being only
forty EIGHT couple present. The music
was exquisite and Will be in attendance
at the next of Feb. It'll.
We are to have circulating library in
our village, If enough of the cit zens can
be persuaded into taking stock il the en-
terprise,' which will afford cheap litera-
ture to those investing. The stock OF
reading matter is composed of the writ,
ings of Muelbsch. Rollin. Norlev. Ed. Z
Hale, Harriet B. Stowe. Mary J. Holmes
Marian Hsrland. E. p. Roe. Darwin
Hurley, Tyndall. Bishop Newman. Spur
geon, Artemus Ward and similar authors
At the last regular meeting of Edging.
ton lodge. NJ. W. A, f. A. Wood, 0 l.
Bruner and Fl. Webster were initiated
making q total membership of twenty.
four. The following officers were in
stalled for the ensuing year:
V. CIV T. Boughton.
Ada. F. Young.
Banker and Delegate-W Wenks.
Clerk-W. J. Mosher.
ESD. A. Robinson.
Watchman-J. A Morton.
Sent.-O. NJ Sherwood.
Mana. F. Young.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15
Walked Up Efsctuallv.

A lethargic, dormant condition of the
liver is hardly to be overcome with dras-
tic cathartics and nsuseous chOlagogues.
A gentler, pleasanter and far more effec-
tive means exists of arousing the organ
when somnolent. This is Hostetter S
Stomach Bitters, vOuched for by the
medical fraternity. tested by the public
for many years. A resumption by the
hillary organ of its secretive function
with the activity attendant upon health a
return to regularity of the bowels. and a
renewal of digestion, are the no less
happy and certain results of using the
bitters systematically. Its laxative effect
is never painful and drenching. its ten
dency being rather to perpetuate regu-
larity than to produce a copious action.
Malaria, nervousness, debility. kidney
troubles and neuralgia it subdues effec-
tually.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15
LOCAL NOTICES.

Are your hands chapped? Use Black
Hawk Tar soap-healing and pleasant.
The Crown dining hall, No. 170S Sec
ond avenue, is now ready To furnish you
the best meal in the city for 25 cents.
$50, 900 to loan on real estate security,
in sums of $500 and upward, at lowest
current rates of interest. without COM
mission. E. W. Hurst, Attorney at
law, Rock Island.
Modern Houses For Sale
On monthly installments by Guyer &
Sweeney.
Barth Babcock, Dentists.
No. 1924 Second avenue. SPECIAL atten.
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates.
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 Insurance Agent,
Rock Island, I'll.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15
RAPIDS CITY

RAPIDS err, Jan. Ia.
A. j. johnson is still confined to his
house.
Emil Henline is studen, in the tele.
graph Office.
Holidays are over and everyone is get
ting down to everyday life.
Otto Henline and wife have gone to
Thompson to visit relatives here.
ID. J. Webb, after having .. severe time
with quinsy, now complains of La
Grippe.
Jake Scheif, our blacksmith is going
away TO work for T. Williams, at Clark
City, I'll.
ting thorough drenching Sunday, froze
TO death the next morning.
A. J. Hnbbs and quite number of
our townspeople are sick. Perhaps La
Grippe can be blamed for some of them.
School is on the increase over fifty
five scholars now is the daily average.
Rrof. Bradley seems to be dong first
rate2
Mrs Z. Bjorklnnd. who vas injured
by fall some time ago. is still suffering
severely from the effects OF the acci-
dent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Riley. who have
been visiting at A. B. Z Adams. haye
gone TO Michigan where Mr.. Riley will
cast his lot in the future as a farmer.
The river is about two feet higher than
IL was on the 9th inst. Then one could
walk from the mill out over the dam TO
the island and quite ways out IN the
river.
Jennette Beggs. aged ten years. died at
her home here Dec. 80. She had been
sick for some time and her parents came
here from Clark City hoping the change
would benefit her, but it was not so
willed. The funeral was at the house
and interment at Gardner.
C.. Nj. Hubbs, the tax collector, says he
will be at Swisher's store. in Bsrstow. on
Fridays; at Corbin's store, in Carbon
Cliff. on Tuesdays; at Heagy's store. in
Hampton, on Wednesdays; at the post
Office, Wstertown, Thursdays. and Rapids
City on Mondays and Saturdays.
The death of Will Hennegar was Sc
we're blow to his relatives and friends af-
ter so long time. and when he seemed
to be doing so well to be struck down al
most without warning. was sad indeed
lie was accidentally shot while out hInt>
ing near Gilchrist-the whole charge
from a double>barrel shotgun tearing
out his left cheek bone. teeth
and binding his eyes. and for
a long time his recovery was
very doubtful. but by good and careful
nursing he recovered so far as to be able
TO be moved to his sisters here, Mrs r.
Holcomb where he died Jan. 4 The
funeral was from the NJ f church, Rev
| Peregoy officiating
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15
5xA Xxx
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TIL. N.t,ou., Flower a, Last.

The little 7-year-old daughter of a
leading physician in a neighboring city
heard the question as to what flower
would make the best national emblem
discussed at considerable length only the
other day, by party of guests at her
fathers dinner table. Each guest had
given an opinion and supported it with
the customary arguments, when sud-
denly the little girl woke up.
Papa" she said, 81 know what ]
think would be the best national en-
blem."
"Well, Josephine" said the father,
"what is itT'
She answered with an air of relief, az
IL glad to have the question definitely
settled:
THE chestnutr-Boeton Transcript.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15
THE sILcorT ENLIGHTENMENT.
Three Reports as to What Shall BE Don
in the Matter

Three Reports as to What Shall BE Done
in the Matter.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan 14-In the ma
jority report of the Silcott investigating
committee presented to the house yesterday
the argument advanced to sustain the posi-
ton that the sergeant-at-arms is a disburs-
ing officer is as follows in brief: The ques-
ton is whether, according to the rules of
plain, substantial justice, it ought to be as
sumed that when this money was passed to
Silcott by the treasury teller it was received
by the members themselves. Up to that
instant the United States government
owed a certain sum for congressional
salaries. Did the United States govern
ment at that instant, and by the
act of the treasury teller in paying and the
act of Silcott in receiving the money, dis
charge the obligations We believe that
members of congress did not then and there
receive the money due them. The United
States government did not then and there
discharge its obligation to the delegates and
members of the Fifty-frst congress, or to
any one of them If Silcott was the private
agent of the members to draw their salaries,
he must be held to have been appointed as
the agent of each Individual member
Holman's Minority Report.
Holman, in his minority report, states that
be is unable to concur in the opinion ex-
pressed by the majority of the committee
that the sergeant-at arms of the house is a
disbursing officer of the United States
There is no act of congress, he AYERS, that
declares him to be disbursing officer or that
places around the funds that might come
into his hands the safeguards provided by
law to protect public funds in the hands of
a disbursing officer of the United States. He
also argues that the bond of the sergeant-at-
arms of the last house expired with that
house, and that at the time the defalcation
occurred there was no bonded sergeant-at-
arms.
Hemphill, in his report, holds that the mat
ter is not one that can be settled by con-
grees, on account of its complicated state,
| recommends that it be referred to the court
| of claims for settlement.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15
CHANCERY NOTICE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, l.s
Rock ISLAND COUNTY, as
In the Circuit Court of said county to the Janusry
Term, 1890.
Catherine Moore, Samuel ". Lincoln, NJ V.
Richards. Hans Lage, N. W. Woodford, L. ].
gomery, Marths Thomas. Roslie Coryn,-
Desire Coryn and Mary j. Macbeth.
VS.,
W. B. Burdeld, Reuben Wells. The Unknown
Heirs-at-law OF Joel Wells, deceased, Dennis
Warren, William A Nourse, Laura A. Nourse,
Jane NJ. Weatherhead. Eliza Babcock, Eunice
L. Mill, Louisa j. Bryant and Antonette Henry
in Chancery.
Affidavit Of the non-residence OF the said W r.
Burdeld, Reuben Wells and Louisa j. Brya and
that the heirs at law of Joel Wells, deceased,
unknown and made parties as the unknown heirs
at law OF Joel Wells. deceased, having been died
in the clerks office of the circuit court OF Rock
Island county, state of Illinois, notice lie therefore
here by given TO the said non-rs sdent defendants
and unknown heirs OF Joel Wells, deceased,
that the complainan,s filed their bill Of comp amt
in said court IN the chancery side thereof on the
9th day OF November, 1889, and that thereupon
summons issued out of said court, wherein said
suit lie now pending, returnable on the first Mon
day 10 the month OF January next, as is by law
required.
Now. unless you, the said nonresident defen-
dants above named. and the unknown heirs at law
OF Joel Wells. deceased, shall personally be and
appear before said circuit court on the first day
Island in and for said county, on the first Mon
day in May next, and plead, answer de-
muir TO the said compliments bill Of complaint
and the same and the matters and things there
fessed, and decree entered against You accord
ing TO the prayer OF said bill.
Rock Island, H., December. g 1889.
GEO. W. GAMBLE,
W. R. MOORE AND GUYER &swEESEY, Solicitors
for Complainants.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15

for day at time without jolting your
soul into the soles of your boots, and you
will see some handsome houses and
magnificent public and commercial
buildings, too. would like to see one
American city, however, start off with
the idea that handsome building, pri-
vate or public, needs lots of ground to
give 1t proper setting. Ground gets SC
valuable, however, that a beautiful build
ing nearly always in our country where
land is plenty, on the start, finds itself
surrounded by bakeries, rum holes and
livery stables. am only surprised that
that the Capitol at Washington isn't en-
quilted in candy, confectionery, under
taking, embalming and ice cream, in
stead of facing thousand cheap board
ing houses, with the city aud the treasury
at its back.
The grippe is getting to be an old
theme, and so will touch lightly ON 1t
here I'm just convalescing, and If it
will let me alone | will let it alone.
Avoid 1t, gentle reader. il you can. Do
not laugh at it or treat it lightly. Fight
shy of it. pass by it and light out. was
the picture of health when it came along
and touched me gently on the larynx.
Now am pale and sad. lne doctors
IL at first. They had to look about a
little and see for themselves. / could
not eat anything for several weeks. 1t
was not for the same reason that / did
not eat when was publishing paper
in Wyoming. however. This time l had
the opportunity without the desire. Then
had the desire without the opportu-
nifty.
This symptom was followed by fever
hay fever, cough, heaves, dimness of
sight, loss of sleep and hair, pains in the
Joints, back and chest. Everything that
was discouraging. Then l began to hear
about people who committed suicide be-
cause they had the grip. Friends came
in and said looked kind of flighty and
desperate. My wife hid my revolver
and gave the Tough on Rats to the de-
lighted and overjoyed rats. imagined
that l was going to die of heart failure
or softening of the brain. | thought
could hear my brain softening. When
| turned over l thought could hear it
slosh up against the rafters of my head
All my life came back to me in a mo-
ment. l remembered a good deal that
would have paid something to forget. /
saw the statement of my account and
noticed that large discounts had been
made on the credit side, charged to ''col-
lections.r Several hundred new entries
had also been made on the debit side.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15
Chicago. Burlington q eun,nc, n. n.
DIVISION PASSENGER oFEIcs,
RncL Ialand LII Dac 81 go Z

DIVISION PASSENGER OPEIcs,
Rock Island, H., Dec. 81, 49,
The c., b. & @. now have on sale
winter tourist tickets to all points in
Florida and to other southern states
points; also to the City of Mexico and
the Pacific coast points Sleeping car ac-
commodations secured to destination.
For rates or further information apply
to any agent of the c., B. & @ OF to II.
ID. Mack. Div. Pass. Agt. Rock Island.
II. ID. MAcIs,
Div. Pass. Agent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15

In the pursuit OF the goo1 things Of
his world we anticipate too much; we
eat out the heart and sweetness of world.
ly pleasures by delightful forethought Of
them. The results obtained from the use
of DR.. Jones Red Glover Tonic far exceed
all claims 1t cures dyspepsia, and all
stomach, liver, kidney and bladder
troubles. 1t is perfect tonic, appetizer,
blood purifier, a sure cure for sgue and
malarial diseases. Price. so cents, Of
druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15

Prominent IDdianiau Dead.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 14.-Hon William
Fleming, x-treasurer of state and president
of the First National bank OF Fort Wayne,
died yesterday afternoon of acute asthma,
aged go years. Mr.. Fleming was one of the
most prominent Democratic politicians in
the state and was connected with numerous
business enterprises He amassed large
fortune. He leaves a widow and ten
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15
CHICAGO THEN AND NOW.
BILL NYE WRITES ON THE WEST
ERIN METROPOLIS.

How Loolco. the Daughter of the Great
Chief. Has Given Place to the Pale Face
Besuty-Interesting Experience OF the
Writer with In Grippe.
Copyright, 1900, by Edgar W. Nye.l
The city of Chicago has undoubtedly
suffered good deal by reason of the I'M
Intentionally light and flippant manner
in which her society and literature have
been treated by Eugene Field during the
past five years. Mr.. Field has not done
this maliciously, but thoughtlessly, for
he has warm heart, though rather cold
feet, IL is said. He has at various times
touched upon the foibles of few of the
Parvenu people Of Chicago and conveyed
the idea that there were more of them
than there really are perhaps. All Of
this has been done, however, in n pleas
ant spirit of banter well calculated TO
awaken mirth and harmless laughter
among those who were not referred to
and hollow, ghostly smile on the faces
of those who were.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15

II you would be truly happy. my dear.
said one lady to another, you mus. take
things coolly. and when you get cold,
take DR.. Bulls Syrup. which is the
greatest Of all known remedies for coughs
and colds.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15
Hard GOAL market.

Crate and egg. 81 90; stove, No. and
nut, 81. rs per ton, screened and deliv-
cred; 20 cents per ton discount allowed
for CRATES, SO per ton. Now is the time
to buy. Blacksmiths' coal. coke and
charcoal on hand. E. G.. FRAZER.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15
The Three Graces

are represented with perfectly developed
forms-beautv and health combined.
No decayed-toothed man or woman can
be healthy. because digestion must be i'm
perfect. Use Sozodont, get healthy
teeth. good digestion and a sound body.
Revive the three graces