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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-18

At Trinity church, Rev II. F. Sweet.
rector, services tomorrow, the Twentieth
Sunday after Trinity, at and 1915 a. m.
and 80 p. m. At the chapel at $50
p. m.
At the Christian church. services to-
morrow at 1915 a. IN and $50 o. m
conducted by the pastor, Rev. T. W
Grafton. Evening subject: Building
for E'ernity.' Sunday school at 9:l5 a.
N. Young peoples meeting at 30 o. m.
At the Broadway Pres byterian church,
the Rev W. 5. Marc us. pastor will
preach at 1915 a. IN. on The Best
Wish it is Possible to Make" At 7:30
p. m. Mission song service and address
on David Livingston. Sabbath school
at 9:10 a. m. DR.. J. w Stewart, super>
intendent. Young peoples meeting at
$50 p m. South PARK mission at $50
At the Central PRESBYTERIAN church,
services morning and evening; preach
ing by the pastor, the Rev. Jno. II Kerr.
Morning subject: Tine Humanity of
Jesus Christ. Sunday at $50 a m. and
Y. P. S c. E. at 6:i5 p. NJ. South
Rock Island Sabbath school at $50 D. m.
AT the First NJ. E. church. preaching at
10: As a. m. by the pastor. the Rev G W.
Cue. Subject: AN Offering that Costs
Something. At 7;30 p. M preaching
by the presiding elder, Rev. NJ A Head.
Sunday school at 9:15 4. m, ]. F. Rob-
inson, superintendent Young peoples
meeting ct $50 p. n, G. f. Adams,
leader.
At the First Baptist church, preach>
ing at 10:45 a m, and 100 p. m. by
pastor, the Rev. DR. Taylor. Morning
subject: Christian Progress" Evening:
The Young Man and His Companions. -
The second in the series. suns
day school at $50 a. M, J. w.
WEIGH, superintendent Sunday school at
the Forty-fourth street chapel at 3 p. m,
c. L. Williams. superintendent Young
peole's meeting in the psilors of the
church at $50 p. m. led by Miss Anna
Kahlke. Subject: "'rhe Anxious Plea, -
Matt 15:21-2S
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-18
Grand Lodge knights of p ythias.

BLOOMINGTON, IT., Oct 21-23.
On account of this meeting the Rock
Island & Peoria railway will make an ex-
cursion rate of fare and one,third
for the round trip. Trains leave
Rock Island at S:15 q. m. and 2:2O
p m. and arrive at Bloomington at as
p. m. and 9:10 p. m. and equally good
time returning. Depot foot of Twentieth
street. FIJI. ROCKWELL,
Ticket Agent,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-18
Evidence or We.kpe...

No better evidence of the extremity to
which the Gest party is reduced is needed
than the disreputable methods of the
newspapers which are supporting him.
They make no pretence of telling the
truth. They hesitate at no falsehood
however absurd
Not satisfied with abusing Cable-for
they have found their abuse is of no
svall--they have turned their guns on
the men WHO are supp orting him. and are
making personal fight on those who are
bold enough to desire that Mr.. Cable be
the next congressman from this district.
As an evidence of weakness such meth
DDS are admirable. Moline Republican.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-18
River RtpIets.

The Verne Swain. Dan Thayer and
Lion came down. and the Verne Swain
passed up.
The stage of the water was $40 at
noon; the temperature AZ.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-18

Cure for rheumatism or neuralgia.
Buy rs cent bottle of Salvation Oil and
use it according to directions; it will cure
the worst case.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-18

Save the boys and the girls from scro-
fula and other forms of impure blood BY
giving them Hoods Sarsapsrilla.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-18
ARMY OFFICERS ARRIVE.
The Gun Factory Board in the
City.

HOW Today Was spent-Ihe Morning
mt Rock Island Arsenal and This
8fternosa tn she Hrnds the Loea,
Committees.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-18

You cant come it. said customer TO
druggist who endesvored 10 palm of
his own mixture when DR.. Bulls Cough
syrup was asked for. and Balls he got.
Price % cents bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-18
sunday SerNic.a

When TIE farmer and cOHsl Rler generally think
orer trhdt GeSf has dOHe 10 iHjare them heg should
scorA hemseiUes for erer qiUiI q him one cote
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-18
Well. We Wonder,

II the people ,Danted Gsst they qpoud uote yJoi
him. As they do not ICaHt him they lriR not rot
for him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-18

Gest Uoted for eUeryfhing that as injurious to
eCsrgbOdy az hts country, ercept the fear eastern
manu- dctttreTs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-18

Go to Twentis h street laundry for
frstclass work. w. 3. Hill. proprietor
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-18
auI,rere.r,pr R.proau~,,o,

Gre Gest 10 undsrstd, d that the people can't 0
NTH any longer.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-18
Spencer square Tree Planting.

Gest aDiH nsger qetdnofh, p opportunity OF seHint
out tie people Of mis- district.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-18
Instruction In the French Language

French teaching, natural method. With
view to forming classes. Prof. Bach
lmont. Ph. d, of the University of Paris,
VIII give free lesson illustrating his
system, Tuesday, Oct. 81 at 8 o'clock In
The parlor OF the Harper house. All per
sons interested from the three cities are
cordially invited to attend.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-18

T WORCESTERSHIRE WORKMEN OF
- all grades, can secure steady employment in
the lumber yards OF Chicago At from 81 81 10
500 per day on application in person 10 E. F.
HOOPER Secretary OF the Chicago Lumber
Yard Dealers Association, room els Chamber Of
commerce. ;. E. corner LaSalle and Washington
streets, Chicago. Ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-18
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
McENIRY & McENIRY,

ATTORNEYS At LAW-Loan money on good
n security, make collections, Reference Mitch
ell q Lynde. bankers Office In Po-ioriice block
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-27
CONGRESS Is INFERIOR

Stephen b. EIlkins Passes Some Commeu,s
on Modern Statesmen.
New York Press.1
S. B. Elkins was in the city during the
week, having come over from his summer
house at Elkins, W. Va, which is also his
voting residence, to attend to business af-
fairs here. He has been in Washington
frequently this summer, and il is said that
he has often been called to the White House
to give his advice to the President. 1 was
talking to him here about some phases Of
national legislation, when he said, among
other things:
'There were some big men in Congress
when was there as a delegate from New
Mexico. The war period had created great
men-being the opportunity under which
great men develop. 1 was looking over the
personally of the present Congress recently
and could find no great men to compare
with that time.
yet this Congress has had work in It
and there is possibility that it will make
the greatest record in important measures
OF any Congress since the war II
1T passes the Mckinley bill and the Frye
shipping bill, in addition to the silver
bill, it will have accomplished the most i'm
portant legislation in quarter of a century,
In my opinion the silver bill is more i'm
portant than the tariff We could not get
along without additional circulating
medium without having financial trouble.
We have tariff bill now, under which We
can get along if the Mckinley bill fails to
pass. As to the Frye shipping bill, it will
enable us to keep in this country the $780,
OOO, 900 we annually pay to English vessels
for ocean freights, not to mention passen-
gers. 1t is a measure in which the vitality
of the country is involved
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-27
THE FIGHTING BULBUL.
How the Bird is Petted in India Only TO Die
in the Prizs Ring.

How the Bird is Petted in India Only to Die
in the Prizs Ring.
Harper's Magazine.l
Throughout India people will make pets
of any animals which can be induced to con-
tribute to their entertainment We no.
tlced in Delhi that the average small bow.
as we'll as children of larger growth. ex-
hibited a particular fondness for certain
little bird of sshen plumage and black
crest. This was the famous bulbul
of which Hafz has much to saw.
and some Western poets also who have
sentimentalized about the Vale of Cash.
mere without even having seen it. He is
usually tethered by string attached to his
leg, and sits upon his owners finger, or hons
about on his arm; sometimes too, he adorns
a tall perch in front of the doorway. A
lady at the hotel remarked that .'it was
touching to see how fond these poor people
were of their little birds"
The mystery was soon solved. Returning
from a drive one afternoon, we passed the
colossal gateway of the great mosque. and
saw that the broad and towering flight of
steps before the principal entrance was
covered with scattered groups of people. all
intent on some occupation of absorbing in
terest So vast and imposing was the
architectural background that the crowd
of little figures suggested one of
Martins weird pictures of the Judgment
Day. Some great religious ceremony was
evidently going on. So we got out deeply
Impressed, to obtain a nearer view. when.
behold, in the center of each little proun
was a pair of these birds in mortal combat:
and they fought as pluckily as the brayest
OF game fowl, and breathless was the inter
est shown by every spectator, whether street
urchin or shawled and turbaned merchant.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-27
FIRST AMERICAN wHIPPINGs.
New. Amsterdam School Boys and Quakcress
Mary Clark Were the Victims.


New. Amsterdam School Boys and Qunkcress
Mary Clark Were the Victims.
New York Times.1
The first whipping in school on this side
of the Atlantic was done by the old school
masters of New-Amsterdam. Dutch young
sters used to cut frequent hookies, and 1t
was customary for the parents to turn their
children over to the 'schul-meister" for
discipline. Flogging in colonial days was
not common in the schools, though with
other English customs came that of
using the "birch." The first person pub
licly whipped in America was a Quakeress
named Mary Clark, who was given 20
stripes for preaching in Boston in 1867.
The next to suffer in this manner were
Christopher Holder and John Copeland,
both fogged on account of their religious
belief by the Puritans in Boston, and with
in the next year IL persons were publicly
whipped because they were Quakers.
After the whipping of Copeland many
left Massachusetts and settled on Long Isl
and and in the Dutch colonies, but they
were treated there in the same way. One
Robert Hodshone was accused of holding
meeting at Hampstead. He was brought
over to New-Amsterdam, dragged through
town at the tail of a cart, and then taken
before the Town Council. He was whipped
inside the fort and fined 900 guilders, and
because he could not pay the fine he was un-
mercifully fogged q second time.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-27
AN ELEPHANTS DINNER.
Old Hyder's Keeper Disappointed Him, Bus
He Did Not Get Left.

Old Hyder's Keeper Disappointed Him, Bus
He Did Not Get Left.
The famous elephant Hyder's cakes were
baked in very simple oven; the oven, in
fact, so often alluded to in Scripture. It
consisted of large earthen Ali Baba sort Of
jar, in the bottom of which fire of dried
grass and twigs was kindled; and while the
embers were still red the cakes were stuck
all around on the inside of the jar to bake.
One day Hyder's mahout had gone through
this process, which he completed by cover
ing the jar with lid on which ne heaped
some stones, and then went into the bazaar,
leaving Hyder in comfortable anticipation
of his dinner.
The time arrived for taking out the cakes,
but not so the mahout. At length Hyder's
patience was exhausted, and the cakes were
running considerable risk of being burned,
when, tugging at his pickets, he managed
to get rid of his front fastenings, and wheel
ing round, he found he could just reach the
oven with his trunk. He cautiously lifted
off the stones, removed the lid and ate the
cakes He then put on the lid, and, re-
placing the stones one by one most care
fully, returned to his place, and if he had
not been watched in this maneuYer by Mr..
Boyd, the mahout might have wondered to
his life's end how the cakes had disappeared,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-27

before it is out six weeks. And no one likes
to 60 out with any company with bad peo-
pie. Many married women do not wish to
go with any company unless their husbands
are also engaged, and vice versa. All Of
these things are considerations. This is why
professionals begin at once and work dill
gently to secure suitable engagement.
THEY'RE FULL OF DECEPTION.
"And now for this system of engaging
and engagements. 1t is probably the worst
that could be divised. go into an agency
and have my name, references, salary e1-
pected, etc., entered. If he gets me the en-
gagement desired 1 pay him so much
money. This agent will get just as many
on his string as ne possibly can. While |
am waiting I go to such managers as I
know and apply directly.
"'Good morning says he. I want just
that sort of a soubrette. I'll take your ad-
dress and let you know in few days
"'Sure?' saws I. But he don't. He don't
expect to see me again and know it.
"'Come in and see me, let's see-Friday
at IL sharp says another.
"WelI, 1 call at II sharp on that day.
"'Come in tomorrow at TO- SAYS be.
"'Do you think it worth while?' I in
quire.
"'Weil, I-you see, I'm negotiating with
3 certain laOy anu IL
"Now, why don't they tell people the
truth? 1t would be just as easy and would
settle matters to say, L have filled the
place, or I have the proper party in view,'
or you will not do But manager will
give ont that he wants soubrette. That
gets out, as be intends it shall get out, and
he gets 20 to 30 applications. He is like q
woman who goes shopping with an unde-
cided mind and little money-paws over the
goods.
AND ToMFooLERY BESIDES.
Ifa professional puts any faith in what they
tell her or in their acts she would sit down
and do nothing that season, for she would
decline good offers in the hope of securing
some particular better one. And of all the
tomfoolery-why, yesterday 1 received a
postal from an agent asking me to call at a
certain hour. l did so.
1--WE wanted to say that the His Royal
Nibs' is being fitted for the road. How
would you like it?'
4 am charmed. You know my salary
and
"'Yes; but they are thinking of writing
in q soubrette part. t.
why, good gracious, man! haven't
they written the part? And you bring me
down here through the hot sun to tell me
that? Mad? Well, should say But he
sent me over to the manager of His Royal
Nibs.'
"'We haven't decided yet whether to
write in a soubrette part or not, says he.
Then why don't your saws 1.
"'The author of the piece must be consult
ed. He is the man who
GOOD morning. says I. Better write
your play be ore sending for your SOU
brette,' and off 1 waltzed, hot, mad and yet
very much amused"
The lively little lady laughed merrily as
she recounted her experience with various
agents and managers. She could afford to
laugh, as she has several fattering offers
for the coming season, ''only," says she,
mot one OF them is just exactly what I
want-a boys part"
CHARLES 7. MURRAY.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-27
HUNTING THE WOODC0CK.
An InklInR of the sport Thnt Can be Had In
New Jersey.


New Jersey.
Philadelphia Press.l
/ have tried various sections for wood
cock shooting, and am satisfied that there's
no ground east of the Ohio or north of Vir-
ginia can be more confidently relied ON for
good sport than Middle Jersey, embracing
the counties of Hunterdon, Somerset and
Essex. In company with two friends
was on woodeock ground bright
and early i'll the morning. had
with me slow but very steady
pointer. Another member of the party had
fne-looking cocker spaniel, of which he
vas very proud, and the third was accom-
panied by rough terrier, veritable board
yard in appearance. What on earth is the
man going to do with such brute as that in
the field? we asked. "Now. gentlemen.
take time and see my dog perform, and then
you can criticise him with judgment"
We were now on the edge of swamp
about five acres in area. knew it we'll and
had never tailed to get birds there. We
separated, keeping along the edge to give
my dog chance. My English friends
cocker jumped into the thicket, making
great noise. Clearly a case of linn
tied performance, I thought, and SO
it proved, for the dog was in a great
measure useless, and half his masters
time was taken up in tbrashing the
brute. The Marylander, with his board
yard, got the first bird. AS they had not
been hunted, they lay close and I shot my
first at clean point and not ten yards from
the muzzle of my gun. In the meantime it
was evident that the terrier knew his bust
ness. got sight of him now and then
stealing quietly through the dense brush,
A. IL IL 81 Il.
bark. and he did his retrieving beautifully,
carrying the cock by the wing tip, and then
going back to work. In fact, I never saw q
finer performance of the kind. The swamp
was fairly alive with birds, and we bagged
all we could carry.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-27
IN AN ORIENTAL CITY.
People Make Their Toilets In Public and
Cows Occupy Houses.

People Make Their Toilets In Public and
Cows Occupy Houses.
Harper's Magazine.1
Here is scene in oriental Ahmedabad: :
As the sun is just up, the people are open
ing their doors and windows. and standing
up their beds against the walls; some are
performing their toilet operations in full
view of the street, and gossiping with their
neighbors as they squat in their doorways.
A whole row of them are brushing their
teeth with wood sticks in unison over the
gutter. Brown babies of all sizes are play
ing in the doorways among the chickens and
kids.
Here is a house carved like jewel-box,
the heavy door is sumptuously wrought
with ss-beams ornamented with project
ing metallic bosses. While we are lost in
admiration it suddenly opens, and a couple
of cows rush madly out and chatter down the
steps of the portico; cows in this country do
not object TO going up and down stairs. We
are not to suppose, however, that this is
barn; it only happens that the cows, In COM
ing from their quarters behind, are obliged
to traverse the lower floor of the family man
sion.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-27
A MONKEY-RIDDEN CITY,

The Frislxy Animals Make Life n Burden,
but They Can't be Killed.
Harper's Magazine.i
The head center of all monkeydom is the
holy city of Muttra, or Mathura, a sort Of
supplementary Benares, on the river Jum-
ma. Here we find another species, the same,
I think, from which the organ grinder gen.
orally selects his partner. The principal
care in life of the citizens is to protect them
selves and their property from the depreda-
tions of this privileged class, for. as they
are sacred-and what animal is net in Hin
dooland?-they cannot be killed or molested
in any manner.
Every window in the town is barred with
lattices, as not even the highest is out of
their reach. for they could give points to
the best gymnast that ever swung on ira
peze. Along the underside of the highest
balconies they follow one another in single
file, leaping past intervening brackets, or
with one bound they clear the street, and
swinging from the pendant branches of a
banyan tree, in they go at some small open
ing left for a moment unguarded, lured by
the sight of bowl of milk on the sill: and
when they are chased out again at the point
of the broomstick, they 60 and console
themselves among the stalls of the fruit SELL
ers in the bazaar.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-27
Learning n D.nserou. Thing.

Weary Wiggins-I hear Mugsey has
learned to write.
Lazy Leary-Yes, signed . bank check
to-day.
Weary Wiggins-Is that 10? How much
did he get?
Lazy Leary-A little over three years,
think.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-27

single life either from the standpoint Of the
High Priest Of Pessimism, or from agree
ment with the extreme views of Tolstoi, or
from the teachings of the holy fathers, or
from motives OF prudence, 1t is quite mani
fest that the great majority for a long time
yet will agree with old Dr. johnson, that
though marriage may have some pains,
celibacy has few pleasures"
BESSIE RRAMRrF
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-27
BIG NUGGETS OF GOLD.
One Six Inches In Diameter Recently Found
Out West.

Oue SIX lnCneB IN Dinmeter hecenLiy round
Out West.
According to the Spokane Falls Reuieto a
mysterious prosDector returned very quietly
day or two ago from the Ceur d'AIene
Reservation with an odd shaped bag OF
bacon, which, however, broke while being
moved around and disclosed a nugget of
gold. extrem ely heavy and nearly six inches
in diameter. It was calculated to be worth
about $3.50. Compared with some of the
nuggets found in California in the early
days, however, these nuggets are but as peb-
bles TO bowlder.
According to a writer in the Virginia
(Nev.) Chronicle, the largest piece OF gold
ever found in this State was taken out of
Carson Hill, Calaveras county, in Novem-
Der, 1854. 1t weighed 1875 pounds troy, or
2,34O ounces. Several other nuggets, weigh
ing from six to seven pounds-that is from
70 to "a ounces-were found in the same
locality..
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-27
GLOVES WHILE YOU WAIT.

In London You Can Get n Pair OF Kids to
Order in rs Minutes.
Drygoods Economist
Jugla, of London. will deliver pair of
kid gloves an hour and quarter after they
are ordered, provided he has skin Of the
correct shade in the house. The nearest ap-
proach to this is done here by firm who
make gloves to order. and will always give
them in two days, unless they have to dye
the skin to match some particular color.
They can deliver a pair for the evening if
ordered early in the morning, though they
do not like such hurried orders. They
charge 30 cents more for an ordered than for
a ready-made pair.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-27
A MOSQUITO ExTERMINAToR

Arrangements by Which the Insect is TO be
EIectrocuted.
An electric insect trap has been patented
by an American resident of Paris. 1t con-
sists of a cage, the bars of which are ar
ranged alternately to form the positive and
negative wires of an electrical circuit. In
side the cage is placed an incandescent
lamp which attracts the mosquitoes. and
they iy against the meal network only to
be killed bv the electrical current. Thus.
they are not only killed, but are also lured
to another part OF the room, away from
where the occupant is sleeping.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-27
PIANOS IN THE SCHOOLS,

Tho London School Board Likes Them md
Talks Of Swimming Baths.
London Illustrated News.1
The question of supplying pisnofortes in
schools was again under discussion at the
weekly meeting of the London School
Board, on motion by M. Helby to rescind
a previous resolution in favor OF such provis-
ion. By 20 votes 60 18 it was determined
to adhere to the former decision, the mum Der
Of pianos being limited to 100. The School
Management Committee were directed to
bring up scheme with reference to the In
stitution of swimming in the schools.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-27
NOT His Better HALF

Customer (handing back q mutilated
coin)-I want better half.
sslesgirl (abstractedlyl-Oh. sir, thank
you, but I'm engaged to George Robbins.