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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27
LEGAL.
SHERIFF'S SALE.


By virtue of an execution and fee bill No GS2e,
issued ont of the clerks Office of the circuit court
of Rock Island county, in the state OF Illinois,
and TO me directed. whereby am commanded 10
make the amount of a certain judgment recently
obtained against Adam Alday in favor OF Lena
Peterson, out of the lands, tenements, goods and
chattels OF the said defendants, l have levied
upon the following property. to-wit:
Lot five (b) in block four "a in the town of East
Rock Island, in the city OF Moline, in section
thirty-o {3l). in township eighteen. 1s). north
range "a west of the fourth (4hl principal
meridian, in the county of Rock Island and state
of Illinois,
Therefore, according TO said command shallex-
rose for sale public auction all the right. title
and interest of the above named, Adam Alday. in
and 10 the above described pro perry, on Monday,
the LIST day of September, A. D., 1890, al 10
O'Clock a. at the north door of the court house
in the city OF Rock Island, in the county OF Rock
Island and state OF Illinois. for cash in hand, 10
satisfy said execution and fee bill.
Dated at Rock Island this 9th day of August,
A D. 1890 II. 5. SILVIS,
Sheriff OF Rock Island county, Illinois.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27

"lf women ever become rsiIroaders,
can recommend Bridget as a brake
woman" sighed Mrs. Snsggs. as she
gazed at The latest accumulation of
broken crOckerY
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27
Nv deer little girl

MY ucci htic SiIl
The bois are bothern me so darn mulch
guess | will cum back agin tOmorrer
mite. fell in luV with you when first saw
you and cum in to see you times to-
day and onst last nit but the boius are
hear and | cant say what want too.
tell you what l cum fur. l cum to
ask you to go to church tonite as the un-
nigersticataslism preacher tonite and |
like yon so much | will stay till two
oklock the next fournoon if don't take
you to church to.nite for think good
lots of you. | fell in luv with u CURL
onst before and she gave me the G.. B
and l nearly dide for TIL weeks, and cud
not eat four over weak
| will ciss you and say gud bv.
nit sun your darling P w. P.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27

The administration has been very sue
crsstul in one respect. 1t is reported that
there isn't a red ant left in the white
house. Mr. Harrison has taken care of
his ants in great shape
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27

Gen. Ayers message on charity in
general orders is good in its way. He
will need lots of charity in his position as
candidate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27

Mrs. Brown: ! wonder who wrote up
this account of the presidents carriage
Mrs. Malaprop: Some hack writer of
course,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27
FIVE Roam Cortaoes

22x2S. with kitchen addition and els,
tern, on Thirty,seventh street, for sale,
on monthly payments. e. H. GuYER,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27
Intelligence Column.

EOR RENT-FIvE PLEASANT ROOMS
e healthy location-23o0 Fourth avenue. 12-5t
The morning call., 1890-07-27
RAILROAD NOTES,
Expiration of Time Limit-Repairine
Sr,n d.

Expiration Of Time Limit-Repairing
the Snow Sheds.
j. A. Fillmore, eneraliSurerintendent of
the Southern Pacific, says that about $685.
600 will be necessary to put the snow-sheds
in condition. Work on them has already
commenced and before winter they will be
ready. The cutoff line in Cow-creek Can
yon is being rapidly built. The Templeton-
Santa Barbara extension is about to be
abandoned as impossible, and anyhow"
added Mr.. Fillmore. II think it will be
great many years before the extension is
begun"
The limit of time fixed by the San Jose
Railroad Convention for the acceptance or
rejection of its proposition to the Southern
Pacific Company for the completion Of its
coast line from this city to Los Angeles ex-
pired yesterday. Nothing, however, could
be learned OF what action the company in
tends to take, since the leading officers
were absent from their headquarters all
day.
C. Garfield, freight agent of the Chicago,
Milwaukee ana st. Paul, left recently for
Los Angeles for the purpose of establishing
general freight and passenger agency Tor
his road in that city. 1t is said that Frank
Il. Fair, now chief clerk in the Southern
Pacific freight and passenger office at Los
Angeles, will be appointed to the position.
Land Agent jerome Madden reports the
sale of $4,000 worth of land thus far in
July. which is rather slow and unusual.
J. w. Adams. general agent of the Chi
caCo and Alton, arrived in town yeSterdy
and will leave for Portland tits morning.
G. B. Garland, travelling freight and pas
senger agent of the same road, left yester-
day for San Jose.
John Clark, general agent of the Union
Pacific at Los Angeles, will return to his
station to-day.
Peter Harvey of the Baltimore and Ohio
returned yesterday from Los Angeles.
The morning call., 1890-07-27

and at last, when the bridge of boats lies
parallel with the shore, the little steam
launch toots again, and it is safe to enter.
The steamer sails superbly in, giving US
views of forts and houses so close together
that we could toss a biscuit into them
standing on tie deck.
The lagoon, of which the harbor proper
forms part, consists of three sections, like
clover leaf. There are two lagoons lying
parallel to the shore, with a coral strand
only separating them from the ocean and
the stem and central leaf pushing straight
into the island. 1t is about the center and
the right-hand clover leaves that the town
IS built. The finest houses line the main
baTbOr and they are eminently respectable
as well as picturesque. AS | have said the
architecture is Dutch, only modified to suit
the eXigences of a tropical climate. No
wherein the West Indies will you find such
substantial, such comfortable houses. They
are as solidly built as any structure along
The Zuyder Zee, with stone and mortar
walls, bricked courtyards and tiled roofs.
They are exceedingly quaint, even TO the
heisGt oil plcturesqueness, and so suggestive
OF comfort and homelike attractions that
many Spanlsh-American signs and shivers
when he recalls the barren and cherries
easas Oh the Latin people on the main. The
windows are broad and open, with glass
instead OF gratlngs, though balconies and
corridors are shielded by green jalousies.
oSiue nun sLntlT sudpe ana contour these
houses attract by their rich and various
cOlors. The tiles are red that cover their
roofs, the walls are yellow and pink, picked
out with c0lOrs that please and harmonic.
AS seen from the sea or from the cactus
covered hills that rise inland a prettier
picture than this little Dutch paradise it
would.be difficult to present. The town or
CITY OF wILHELMsTADT
Is divided into Pietermaay and Schardo on
Tx
the "0ther,side" is literally rendered in the
name Otrabanda. In these names we see
the curious mingling of Dutch and Spanish
that forms the prevailing speech of the ISL
and, called Papiamento. Two or three of
the streets are quite broad, all are well
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Attractions and Delights of a
Little Dutch Paradise Off
South Americas Coast.
QUAINT ARCHITECTURE.
Mountains of Phosphate of Lime That
Have Yielded Fortunes - Viii
heImstadt and Schattegat Lagoon.
A Charming CIimate-The Mar
ket Girls and Washerwomen-A
Unique Tramway.

SsHE year 1899 was one of the most
= eventful in the last decade of that
.ykgS century so pregnant with momentous
events Not the least remarkable of the
spanish voyages to the New World was that
If Alonzo de Ojeda, who had with him as
adventurer Americas Vespucius. whose
claim to distinction everybody is familiar
with Coasting the country now known as
the Spanish Main, with many strange adj
ventures and frequent detentions from the
friendly natives, Ojeda and his crew finally
sighted an island bearing the aboriginal
name Of Curacao. The Indians inhabiting
here were of great stature, but not SO large
nor SO numerous that they were not soon
exterminated sharing the fate of all the
is SANDERS Of the Caribbean Sea,
Curacao, this island thus discovered in
the last century, writes Frederick a. Ober
to the Boston Globe, is about forty miles n
The morning call., 1890-07-27
BIDS CONSIDERED.

City Hall Commissioners Award a Couple
of Contracts.
The Board of City Hall Commissioners
met yesterday morning to consider the
bids opened at the last meeting. Mayor
Pond presided, and Commissioners Flour
noy and Strother were also present.
The following progress estimates were
passed to print: Mccain Il Riddell, on
Contract No. -, S11,233 %; NJ. j. Heely
& Co.. contract 14A, S4723 SO; contract lab,
George Goodman. SIT 10; Hughes u
Foster, S3449 %; MCGOWAN IL Butler, S477O /;
Contract No. 10, S4770 90.
The final payment of 1914 90 to Con-
tractor Bandman, for staining the W alls of
the inner court, and the award of the con-
tract for finishing the briekwork ON the
northeast wing, for S46,9S2. were passed TO
print.
On motion of Commissioner Strother, in
structions were ordered to be given Con-
tractor Goodman to prosecute the work OF
laying the stone pavements.
The following contracts were awarded:
Henry l.. Day. for finishing the interior of
the northwest wing, 1926; +. L. Kreling,
for furnishing the County Clerks office,
S19,927.
The Commissioners then adjourned until
next Friday morning
The morning call., 1890-07-27

As an occasional contributor to the liter
ature of the day the name of Louise ii.
Webb is not unfamiliar to the California
reader. Her poetical articles, among which
was "Jubilate," "Sans Peur ct Sans Re-
proche," Naming of the Baby" "Pansies,"
my Troubadour," The Bees" etc, have,
from time to time. appeared under the aus
plces of some of the leading journalists.
Who that saw the magnificent s. ectacle of
the grand chess tournament composed of
living characters, which formed promi-
nent feature OF one of the charity carnivals
OF few years ago. will forget the name Of
the originator. Louise Ii. Webb? A"morn-
ing paper at that time. in speaking of this
brilliant and original creation, said: 1.-THE
grand chess game Of last night was as fasci-
mating as it was novel. IL was counter
part of those historic tournaments of which
the troubadors of Normandy have sung,
and the lavish self-indulgence OF Charles
the Bold wrote Oh one Of the most pictur-
esQue pages Of French history" Mrs.
Webb is a daughter of the late John Redd
Hord, who belonged to one of the old fami-
lies of Virginia, family of which Mrs.
Irving NJ. Scott and the late Mrs Gustaye
Brown of East Oakland are members.
The morning call., 1890-07-27

Is the wife of the former Governor of Cali
fornia, gentleman as popular among men
and the outer world as his wife is in
the home circle. Mrs. Perkins, although
born in Europe, was brought to Cali
fornia as a child and has consequently
made this er adopted home. She is lady
perfectly devoted to her husband and the
large family of children she has raised, the
family hearth having more real char for
her than all the glitter and sheen of the pol
ished horde, and yet when called to social
duties, as was expected from the wife OF
our Governor, she was fully up to the de-
mand and carried herself with gentle dig
nifty that won for her many friends.
The subject of this sketch is a great stu
dent, has written much, both rrose and
poetry, for magazines and the daily press,
and is decidedly progressive in her views
and style of writing She was married in
Marysville, and for several years lived in
Oroville. Her eldest daughter is now Mrs.
J. E. Adams Of this city. Fer son George
has gone to take charge of an extensive
ranch, and another son, Fred, is at a naval
school in the East. Miss Susie. second
daughter, is a lovely girl now in society.
The baby" Pansy, is her mothers fondest
pet. Mrs. Perkins expects to be in her
handsome new residence, which the eXGoy
ernor is building on Vernon Heights, some
time in October next
The morning call., 1890-07-27
THE CALLS
PORTRAITS.
A Number of Prominent Ladies
in Oakland'S Best Society.
Mrs. Ex-Governor George C. Perkins, Mrs. C.
C. Webb, Mrs. Edward N. Hall, Miss Carrie
Wadsworth and Miss Alice II. Tubbs.

TsHE Portrait Column of THE CALL to-
XIX day presents another collection of
eyASS Oakland's best society representa-
tives, some Of whom have been born and
raised in California; others who came to
the State in the days of their youth, and
have thus had the advantage of watching
the steady and rapid progress of this land
of gold and sunshine for the last thirty
years. The ladies who have been out of
town during the season are now beginning
to return to their homes, and preparations
for entertainments are visible on all sides.
1t is a well-known fact that the ladies of
Oakland are noted as much for their gener-
Gus hospitality as for their charity and
great personal beauty.
The morning call., 1890-07-27

paved; and, indeed, the roads throughout
the island are very nearly perfect Most
interesting, however, are the narrow lanes
that intersect Pietermaay, where the sun
only reaches the pavements at midday,
where the balconies on either side nearly
meet. and where the evil odors that prevail
are most startling in their strength and
variety. Here you may see the offspring of
African, Africo- Dutch, Afrco-Hispano,
Dutch, etc, sporting themselves in the I'M
adorned garb of Eden. This is a costume
in great favor with all the juvenile portion
without regard to sex. 1t is always of the
same cut, but there is infinite variety OF
color.
Saws the ancient historian, Haklyt: "One
of the marvellous things that God uscth IN
the composition of man is colour"
The morning call., 1890-07-27
DON'TS FOR AMATEURS.
Something of Value to Those
Starting Flower Gardens.

HAON'T plant seeds as small as the eye
ESs.y of q needle, such as petunia and
k-Y portulaca, under an inch of soil.
They should be merely covered, and that
with soil as fine as you can make it.
Don't pour water on plants or flower beds
out of pail. or dipper, or anything else !;
use sprinkler or hose with a fine spray.
Don't let any one make you believe that
luck has anything to do with success in cul-
tivating flowers. 1t has not. Unfailing
watehfulness and industry, with mixture
Of common sense, is worth all the luck in
the world in flower gardening, as in other
things.
Don't begin with high-priced novelties, or
failure Will most likely attend your best
endeavors. Select for your first venture
kinds and varieties of flowers and plants
most easily grown. Any friend who grows
flowers can tell you what these are.
Don't fuss too much over your plants !;
they like to be let alone when they are do
ing their best, and so do you.
Don't follow every bOdy'S advice. Sc
lect some good authority on plants. and be
guided by it. Above all. don't try every
thing" to make your plants grow. Moth
ing will kill them sooner than persecution
of this kind.
Don't let failure dismay or discourage
you. One must serve sort of apprentice
ship in fl0wer-grOwing, as in other occupa-
tions. Study your climate, your soil, the
location Of your tlOwer-beds. and the kinds
of plants particularly adapted to your To-
cahty.
Don't do as the lady did who said that
she watered her plants regularly every
Wednesday and every Saturday, whether
they needed it or not, because she believed
in having "a regular system for anything"
Water your plants when they need water,
and at no other time.
Don't be too eager to buy seeds and plants
where you can get them the cheapest. The
best is always the cheapest, and you cannot
get the best for nothing or for half price.
| once had bare. ragged, sickly looking
flower garden all summer, as the result of
an experiment with cheap seeds and plants.
Don't think you can't nave flowers because
you haven't half an acre of garden. Won
ders can be done on ten square feet of
ground, and | once saw flower garden in
an old Washtub, that was thing of beauty
from June until October.
Don't be stingy with your flowers after
they have come. Give them to the poor,
the sick, and even to those who love flow
ers but cannot have them because of living
in blocks or flats, or boarding Vick's Mag
aZne for July.
The morning call., 1890-07-27

Is the eldest daughter of Mr.. Hiram Tubbs
of East Oakland. As Miss Lille Tubbs
She was a great helle, but when she married
the son of the well-knOwn capitalist and
broker, Mr. E. NJ Hall, she settled with
her husband on a large vineyard at st.
Helena. Their marriage was the result OF
love match OF schoOiboy and girl.
Following her mothers character, she is
herself a devoted mother to couple of
little boys and baby girl. ller marriage
about ten years ago was celebrated at the
old homestead in East Oakland where she
first saw the light OF day. Her firnt-born
was named Hiram, after his grandfather.
tile pioneer Mr.. Tubhs. Mrs Hall is very
pretty, slight and graceful, and of the
demi-blonde type. She is quite an artist,
and rather excels in oil-painting. She is
exceedingly charitable, both in thought and
deed, and does much to s0Othe and assnage
the trouble of others. Mr.. and Mrs. Hall
Jr. with their family are stopping with the
Tubbs family, where they will remain until
the elegant home which is now being con-
structed for them is finished.
The morning call., 1890-07-27

best restaurants in New York, London or Paris
should be securable. 10 Order al any hour OF the
day by any cabin passenger on shipboard. Ii
must soon dawn upon the minds of those ell
gagged In ocean transportation that while the
question Of speed Is an important one 10 a few,
the question of comfort Is a more vital one TO
many. Great speed is being secured. Almost
compartment" plan of steamship building.
The problem Of perfect ventilation has been so
thoroughly solved that one can sleep III pure
air three decks below as upon The hurricane
deck. And now the great steamships must serve
food TO passengers as IL 10 ladies and gentlemen
entitled TO gracious and hospitable attention. and
not as though the 600 souls IN their charge were
so many Cattle destined for the Brkenhead
slaughter-hOuses.
sCoDVJi0Afed EpGAR L. WAKEMAS
The morning call., 1890-07-27
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

Richmond villa Association to Joseph WIN
terburn, lot on W. line of ! enth ave, 200
Alboin II. Harmon to John Klelnllaus lot on
L. cor. OF !. t: and Eighth ave, y. 25:l0,
E. 1863, S, 1875, W. l46... ....,...,..... 10
Bedela Boy d ct al. TO Chin shin ct al, lot on
Sacramento St, \. 80, W. CSC, n. 6;l0Ia.
w 20, S. S9:1013, e. 93;9.................. 10
George II. Pippy to }. J. Dwyer, lot on > line
Of Frederick st. 100 W. Of Masonic ave,
Jacob Heyman TO Jane Laird, lot on l. line Of
Thirty second ave, leo S. of ST., s. 5Ux
Herman Liebes to Annie Brandt, undivided
half of lot on $, line of Bush St, 1875 W.
OF Cough, w. 6S:9x120. ................,,.. B
c. L. Knickerbocker to Judson Wheeler, lot
on n; line of Oak ST., 100 L. of Scott, E. 25x
E 7. Kennedy (Gy administrator to W Ii.
Greenwood, lot on 5; line OF Army ST., IS
Frederick L. Kennedy to same same .......,. 100
Adolph Schwerin TO Alwine Schwerln lot on
T. line Of Minna ST., 100 $. OF Fourteenth.
Market and stanyan Improvement Company
to {, M A. Jpn S9tr9 . beginning at Intersection
sold by Pioche to Theller, s. 2s3:21a, w.
Adoinh sutro to Market aud iS tanyaa I'm Az
proveme en- !. Company begnnng at inter
line of San Miguel Rancho, NE. 90, s.
Henry P. sonntag (as referee to Hcnriette ~
Weyl lot on S. line of Suffer ST., 100 T. OF
Van Ness ave-. f. "a 412Xl20; .:.....:....1 900
w. line OF fremont ave, 335 S. of Fred
eriek ST., S. 75xS0. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
Ellen Fennessy to D. o. Mills lot on E. line ~
of Octavia ST., 100 S. of Golden Gate ave-
.. zoAlOU. Observation-Disclosures. 10
ALAMEDA COUNTY
W. p. Clark and wife to }. ID. Macdonald, lot
4Ox120, on s. line of Taylor ave, 40 r. OF
Third. Alameda. ...,............,.,... 10
Helen NJ. Hooper to ii. Koerber lot 5oxiio. ~
on n line OF Santa Clara ave. so L. OF oak
W. r. Golden to j. Walsh, lot cor Center st. ~
and Third ave-, 222 % E. OF Hudson ST., COX
100 -.
The morning call., 1890-07-27

John Baron, bigamist, was taken before
Judge Murphy yesterday for sentence, but
became obstreperous in the courtroom and
had to be removed. He was at once exam
ined by physicians, and on their report that
he is an epileptic and insane, Judge Muir
ply committed him to the Asylum for In
sane at Agnews, with the order that he
again be tried if he RECEIVERS. Baron has
attempted to commit suicide since bis con-
yietion, and gave the Jail officers much
The morning call., 1890-07-27

Who with her family resides on Alice street,
is one of the accomplished bellies of Oak
land. Her early education was obtained at
Fields Seminary, while the finishing points
were procured in the best European schools.
receiving musical instruction at Berlin.
French in Paris and art ia Italy. She was
q resident of the Old World for over two
years and travelled much with her parents,
who aided her in studying European his
tory. Miss Wadsworth is much sought
after in society and is a great assistant to
her mother, Mrs. Henry Wadsworth, when
the doors of the elegant mansion are thrown
open for entertainment to their large and
fashionable circle of friends. Miss Wads-
worth is at present with party of friends
camping at Point Arena, but is expected to
return home during the present week.
The morning call., 1890-07-27
MISS ALICE MAY TUBES

Is the youngest Of Mr.. and Mrs Hiram
Tubs six daughters. Like her sister,
Mrs. Hall, she is a demi-blonde, not very
robust, but pretty and gentle, devoted to
horseback riding and quite an expert with
the mandolin. She has recently returned
from Monterey, where with her family she
has been spending the summer. She is
classed among the young heiresses of Oak
land. But little more can be said, for
young girls life is so uneveDtful, especially
when raised in the lap Of luxury.
The morning call., 1890-07-27
Builders, Contracts.

Jacob Nickels with +. kiatt, to build on Ne cor
OF tough and Page sts +. 27:6xl2O, $773O: bonds
$1,000, Is. Joost and J. +. Kennedy sureties
}. ). Franklin with Ovid Brault ct al additions
etc., on S. line OF California ST., BAL w az
Steiner, w. 3i:4Laxl37 IS: $500.
w. T. stevens with 0rrie f. White, to build on
y line OF Pine ST., 30.53 Z. of Scott e. 81 AZ T
d37 ~; also ON $: line of California st. CPS Il. Of
Scott, 225x137;6i $l7,5S5. "
$l79S. ''i"o'
The morning call., 1890-07-27
Veterans, Home assoc,,,;on.

A meeting of the Directors of the Veter-
ans Home Association was to have been
held yesterday afternoon, but failed for
lack of quorum. Bids for the erection of
the new buildings at the Veterans Home
at Yountville were opened, and will be CON.
sitered at meeting tomorrow evening.
The morning call., 1890-07-27

McGregor Granted a New Trial.
A new trial has been granted Robert II.
McGregor, who has been convicted of as
saulting three young girls. Judge Murphy
has grave doubts of the prisoners guilt,
notwithstanding the verdict of the jury.
The morning call., 1890-07-27
COMPAGNIE GENERALE

IRA y TLAN TIQUE.
French Line to Havrr.
COMPANY'S PIER (NEW), AZ NORTH fesE
" River. foot of Morton Sc. Travellers by GsaSf
this line avo both transit by English railway and
the discomfort of crossing the Channel in small
boat
........... Saturday, August I'd, at 8 80 ~ NJ
LA BRErAGNE De JousSeln.
.................. Saturday, August g. at II 100
LA CHAMPAGNE, Traub. Observation-Disclosures.
................ Saturday, August 18th. $500 A NJ.
LA NORMANDIE De kersabiec.. .......... 80.
.................. Saturday, Aug. 3d. at ~ A. NJ.
LA BOURGOGNE, Frangeul ....,.................
- ........... Saturday, August 30th, 80 A. NJ
H1- For freight or passage apply to
A. FORGET, Agent,
No. Bowling Green New York.
j. F. FU6AZI d CO., Agents, 3 Montgomery ave-,
San Francisco. MIRO II
The morning call., 1890-07-27
McGregor Granted a New Trial.

MORNING.
Board-$400U Market-st Cable Bonds 1913; $4,000
do, 1854 B Pacific Lighting Co, 80.
street-$5O00 SV 81 Bonds, l2i14; 20 Oakland
Gas rs.
The morning call., 1890-07-27

General Fremont was the last survivor OF the
four Majbr-GeDerals appointed early in the War
Iney were Fremont, Mcclellan, Halleck aud
Wool.