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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18
CHICAGO AND THE CANAL.
CeI. Isaac Tayisr, Formerly OF the
state Canal Board. Expresses Him.
self on Important waterway Pro-

jeets.
Col Issae Taylor. of Peoria, formerIy
member Of the ste canal board, has
written TO the Peoria Transcript in rels-
ton to the Hennepin canal and Chieago's
attitude toward il as governed By its
sewage scheme. ard he says:
hardly think that Chicago will fad it
TO her interest 10 support an appropris>
ton for the Hennepin canal. prior TO fs-
vorable legislation in behalf Of the great
waterway project. The Law passed By
our last legislature creating . sanitary
district Of Chicago and suburbs was
framed on the lines and in the interest
of the great waterway enterprise. Chi,
esgo obtained this largely through the
friends Of this waterway, and any amend
ment TO the law, which viii undoubtedly
be necessary before the completion Of
the work. will be carried. if At all, by the
same influence. can readily see for
there and other reasons that Chicago will
not support the Hennepin canal appro>
priation a. an independent proposition.
II IL TO my mind quite clear that con-
gress viii not appro pirate large sums 10
cary on this improvement Of the Illinois
aud Desplaiues rivers. and al the same
time nske Ike appropriations for the
Hennepin canal. The only true pOlics TO
pursue is to build first the great waterway
connecting the lakes and the Mississippi.
and then 90 10 congress aud say we have
two great WATERWAYS that We desire 10
connect by this canal. Tren the friends
Of the canal may realize the completion
Of their work. In this We could aud
would cooperate with them, but the
proposition 10 build this ditch seventy
one miles in length, before appropriate
legislation is had on the Illinois and Dies
MONIES river improvement, should not be
tolerated By the friends Of river i'm prOve-
ment. This whole question was discussed
~ the committee on resolutions at the
Peoria convention. and although much
latitude and courtesy Vas shown to the
friends Of the Hsnnepia canal in that
convention, yet 40 one 81 that time an
ucipated that 6 line Of policy such a. IS
now outlined by Gen Henderson would
be pursued. favor the Heunepin canal
al the proper time. but no friend of the
great waterway improvement, which will
be Of incslculable advantage to the na.
tiOn, both from Il commercial and military
standpoint, VIII ever ignore this great
Improvement by allowing Gen. Hender-
sons sos. go appropriation to pass,
unless the other and by far the more i'm
por;ant lie first provided for.
ResrecfiyElv
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18

Lady Customer (angrily)--I believe
there is water in your milk, sir.
Honest Slilkman-Yes, madam, there
Is. have on several occasions urged
the cows 10 be more careful, but they in
sist that it Is impossible to make milk
without water-Puck.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18
CHANCERY NOTICE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Rock leland COUNT.


Rock leland COUNT.
In the CircUit Court 20 the May Term f.al
Ida ". Londv " William II. Luudy-In Chaurerv.
Anidavii Of nou-residenee % william IL Lun
dy- the above defendsst, having been ed ia the
cierA once OF the Circuit c0lu OF -ad coCHty.
notice l. therefore hereby given 70 the sstd non
resident defendsnt that the complainant led her
bill OF complaint ia ssid couri. on the ohapc~ry
side thereof. on the Eleventh day OF March l~qi
and that tAercupon a "a nmon- is-ued out Of - ii
Court wherein said suit t. nov p~ndinE returns
pie 90 ne art MONDAY In he month Of May next,
a. u by lsW required.
NO@. unless VOC. the said uou-rcs dent tcfen-
dAHt above nam ed William II. Lgudy. shall per
sonaiiF be AMI appear before said Cfrcuif Court.
Gu the hs-t day 81 the next term Thereof. to b..
holden a. Rock Island 30 and Tor the - d couutv
on TIE fret Monday IN May next. and plead
answer or demur - the szid Complainant 81 ! Of
complaint, the same and the matters and things
therein charged and stated "a al be taken as cou
fes-ed- and decree entered acala-t yoa accord.
ina TO the prayer Of sAid bill.
GEORGE ". GAMBLE. Clerk.
Rock bland. III. March llth. $50
JACKSON x IiuR-T. Compt's soils.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18
ResRectiyelY


Peoria, April IS. 1890.
The Henuepin Is project of much
larger consideration and recognized i'm
porsADce than either Of the measures Col
Tag'or il 90 partial to, and if there are TO
he any dog in The msnger tactics en-
ployed toward it in the hour Of its sue
cess, its friends viii not be slow to recog-
nize the same. The advocates Of the
HennePin canal will pay al their obligs
tons in the same coin in which they are
contracted.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18
Nothing To Rrag About,

Salesman (holding up vase)-This is
exceptionally fine; all hand painted
Small Sister (scornf1lly)-That's moth
ing so is the back of our bouse.-Life.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18

Get your plumbing. steam or gss fit
ting done by E Wright. Saop in the
rear Of Harper's theatre
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18
MlSundersfond.

".Ah, sir, I've seen better days. said
the beggar, piteously.
$50 have l." said de links. "It's very
nah5ty today. New York Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18
Mathematical.

Mamma-Now, Johnny, | will hear
your lesson in arithmetic. If you should
cut the cat into four pieces, what would
each piece be calledE
Johnny (promptly)-A titten.-Epoch
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18

Patronize the new plumbing stesIn and
gas fitting house Of Z. Wright, on SIX
tenth street. in the resr of Harper's
theatre
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18

DO you think | look pretty in this
habit, jack
Pretty! You're as pretty as a picture
and I'd like to take the picture. -
Puck.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18

Bachelor: Elegant floral decorations
at your church Yesterday Benedic,
Yes; nearly every woman there had q
new bonnet
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18
Chicagoans for One Thing.

New Yorker-Have you seen the "Mer-
chant of Venice"
Chicago Man-No: what does he sell?
Life
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18

No matter bow thin a spring poem may
he in literary sense it is fat for The
printer.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18

Some speakers prefer to ak in the
open air. II is the only way that they
can induce people to hesr them out
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18
Advertised Last or Letters No.

List OF letters uncalied for at the Postoffice al
Rock Island Rock Island county IIino,s
April IS. 1890:
Asplund Emil HOmberg John
Brown Fred KennedyCC
Burns Mrs HenriettaS Kincaid GeoW
Bugbee DIR MayespG
Frank krsJ Monser Miss Mary
Frederick Mise Augusta Root Mis- Martha
rex harry Et2) Swanson Emma
q rim Edwin A Shepard Al
hlIton sam Whitaker MrsJM
FOREIGN LIST.
Osborn WE
HOWARD WELLS, p. NJ.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18
lam crazsd Wla Tooths che

Sarah Bernhardt IL going to marry
again. Is divorce failure?
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18
ON a Rurkboari.

Mr. StePhenson-Matilda, if you don't
put that dog out, I'll get out myself We
bumped twice just now.-Puck.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18

A man shoT; in his accounts does no
stay long when found out.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18

Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials. free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Props Toledo. O.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18

1t seems natural that the unsuccessful
physician should lose his little stock of
patients.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18
The Penalty of Falsehood.

Stranger lat doorj-Is Mrs. Frippy in:
Maid-Are You the man with the mil
liners bill=
Stranger Crying to lie his way I'M
No.
Aaid-SOrry, bat she isn't at home Il
any one else this morning. door slams
-Purk.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18

oPPICEK-:-s. ". WHEEIHCK. President: PoR
TER SKINNER, Vice President; Z. p HExKswAY
CashieF.
TzCsTEEs:-S. ". WheeIock, Porter skinner
9 = Hemeuway, j Silas Leas, G. II Edwards
Hiram Darling, A. =. might, J. - Keator L
H. HenenwAy. q. Nitzthlm
ss-'The only chartered saving. Bank in Roel
leland COuHty.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18

Perfect protection against burglars. THEW,
ana nre with lis Fire and Burl,iar- Pros
: anlts ana Safes Is now prepared 10 reT:
sales m It's Vaults, with either coitbInafjel -
Key iockS- The locks Of these safes are a.
9lnerent, and under the control OF the renter
f-,cn sale contains a tin box in which 10 pl.r,a
NtiiahleS-lust such recommendation a. Ar
wanted by Administrators, Executors. Guar.
IIans, Capitalists, Married or single women
Farmers. Mechanics. Travelling Men -
Strangers, having vaiuable-s Private rrfjr,ns
rooms FOR the examination OF rofs.S e;r
s Siles IN all sizes ranging in price, per aInum
eording 10 size and location. Also stcrsS.
Room for Packages, boxes or trunks IN 10,
are going 10 travel, this Is the only place on an
soiuie safety In the three cities for your sIiyer
and other Naluahles. Changes reasonxhls
Gall and see our Vaults, whether you deSirs :
Safe or not.
NJ. J. ROHLFS, O4sfodiI..
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18
Deposits received in amounts OF
81 and Upwards.
SECURITY AND ADVANTAGEs

The private property Of the Trustee. i. re.pon
stble 10 the del-o-itors. The officers are p-nhib
ted from borrowing any o. il. moneys Minor
afad married wonr "A projected by special law.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18
STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO

IAIE OF OHIU, IITY OF TOLEDO. 7
LUCAS COUNT. ss
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that be is
the senior partner of the firm of T. ].
Cheney & Co. doing business in the city
OF Toledo. county and state aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of one
hundred dollars for each and every case
Of catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. D.. 1886.
A. W. GLEASON,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-18

Interest allowed on Deposits st the rste
Of 4 per Cent per Annum
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-16

years preceding his departure he amassed
a fortune in cultivation and sale of aspar-
sgus, which was chiefly shipped to North
ern markets, and II is his main purpose
10 grow il here on an immense scale,
the design being TO plant fifty acres of it.
1t is argued that it can be placed on the
market at season when there is no COM
petition, as the time of planting in South
Corolina and Georgia is in March, while
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-16

which he is said to have made princely
fortune. But Mr.. Goblet could hardly
have told the agricultural reporter of the
Orlando Sentinel that they planted
asparagus in March in Charleston, be-
cause Mr.. Goblet made This fortune by
shipping asparagus to the Northern mar
kets in January and February; as to
when he planted it, that is a matter that
he knows best. Charleston asparagus is
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-16

The swan is the longest-lived bird, and
it is asserted that 1t has reached the age
of one hundred years. Knauer, in his
work entitled Naturhistoriker, states
that he has seen a falcon that was 162
years old. The following samples are
cited as to the longevity of the eagle and
vulture: A sea eagle captured in 17I5,
and already several years of age, died
I04 years afterwards in 1919; white
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-16

here it is in January, giving crop two
months earlier. This colossal expert
ment will be watched with intense inter-
est by the agriculturalists of Florida. -
All that is said In the above about Mr..
Goblet is true. AT the end Of the war
Mr.. Goblet, who was farm hand on
Charleston Neck, moved over to Mount
Pleasant, hired or bought little farm
and started the asparagus business, at
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-16

being shipped to New York daily now,
and the shipments began early in Janu-
airy. It is just possible, however, that
the s'fruit'' now being shipped was
planted last March.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-16
= Fortune IN asparagus.
Charleston News and Courier.

son spur of Lake TohopeBaliga, -
says the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel, ''six
miles by water and about nine by land,
south Of Kissimmee, is the already ia
nous asparagus plantation OF Mr.. g.
Goble6, who went there about year ago
from Charleston. s. c., where in ten
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-16

beaded vulture, captured in 1706, died
In 1926 in one es~the svlaries in Schoen-
brunn castle, near Vienna, where il had
passed lis years in captivity.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-16

ssArrange my hair, while I take lunch -
Every we'll, madame; what color will you
wear?'' my black hair; I am going to q fu-
neral. ',-[Ffgaro.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-16

Meddybemps, Me-, boasts OF q six-year-oId
boy who spelled over 400 words on examination
day without missing one.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-16

Lawrence Barrett is now at Nice and Is report
ed to be much better IN health. He takea long
walks and looks much ssouter.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-16
New LaCeS.

In black and Chanle, Guipue and Escurial in Van
dyke effects. New Vandyke Oriental, Plat Val, Honi-
tons, Point de Gene, Torchon, Florentnes etc.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-06

shelves are not only very odd and pretty, but
are also very useful, with few bits Of pretty
china on the top and the rest of the shelves
used for books and papers; this makes nice
little tea table for a library or general sitting
room, and almost any carpenter could make
one.
Many fanciful ideas are carried out in the
way of tables now-some heart shaped, some
called kidney shaped and others where both
the heart and kidney shapes are combined,
the one for the upper, the other for the lower
shelf. They could hardly be called tea tables,
but, as they are small, they make nice rest
ing place for bric-a-brac and are very appro-
PIRATE Cor small rooms.
In the dining room of prominent New
York artist is dining table that might be
used with good effect in many houses, and
tho expense of making such table could, if
one wee handy, be said to be literally moth
ing, anil the result, if only half as good as
the original, would still be a very unique
and artistic thing in the way of>tables.
In the first place pair Of ordinary wooden
horses bad been taken, painted white, then
rubbed down to fine enameled surface;
upon these horses was placed large piece OF
square wood, very much like an enlarged
drawing board, which had been previously
treated in the same manner as the horses.
This board was then fastened to the horses
by means of large brass headed nails. OF
course the only part Of this table which
would be at all difficult to make would be the
enameling. as it generally takes from five to
six coats of paint before it is rubbed down
with pumicestone and oil. Itmight be made
on the same plan, stained black and then fin
ished with the brass headed nails This would
be very much easier to construct, and would
not require even the aid of carpenter.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-06

style Of work that is beyond the means OF many
who would appreciate it. So that although
one may be able to find charming, pictur-
esque little tea tables for thirty, twenty-five
or even sixteen dollars, it is quite another
matter when one starts out to find one for
five or six dollars.
A beautiful little tea table in the style of
Louis XIV, of which the sketch on this page
gives very good idea, has the top in onyx
and the rest of the table in gilt This would
necessarily be very expensive, and only ap-
preciated for a certain style of room, but the
same design might be used in mahogany or
cherry, or any other kind of wood that
might be preferred. The use of such little
tables, when the style is really good, is in
valuable in helping out the decoration of a
room; they break the monotony of an other
wise stiff looking room and form centers
around which people naturally group them
selves. A pretty leaf or bit Of drapery is of
course an improvement to almost every
table. Some very handsome tables or stands
are made by the japanese Of teakwood with
marble tops. In design they are straight and
square, the legs beautifully carved; the only
objection is they are very heavy looking and
so distinctly Japanese that they would be
out Of place in a room that did not in some
way suggest the japanese stylein decoration.
Some of, these tables sell as low as So, and,
considering their workmanship, seem very
cheap.
A very inexpensive little table might be
made for a library or sitting room of almost
any wood one might fancy, and it might al
most serve for bookcase, as it has ample room
for books or papers In construction it is some
thing like very high Office stool, except that
the top and shelves are square and it has four
legs instead of three Atabout a foot from
the top a second shelf is placed, and this is
followed by three or four shelves the same
shape as the top; of course the natural spread
of the legs would make the bottom shelf con-
siderably larger than the first, and these
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-06
The Emperor's Objection.

1t is reported from Japan that it is in
contemplation to erect bronze statue
on an open space Immediately outside Of
the imperial palace in Toxic, and artists
were invited to send in designs. One Of
the latter represented the emperor seated
on his favorite charger, the horse being
so placed that its feet should rest on
either side of the entrance bridge. This
is said to have been much admired by
the officials Of the imperial household,
but when it was submitted to the en-
peror it was Immediately vetoed, on the
ground that it was not in accordance
with the principles Of hospitality and
politeness that foreign princes and per-
sonages of distinction who came to visit
him should have to pass under the feet
of q horse bestridden by him.-Ex-
change.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-06
Profits of Grape Culture.

A car load of grapes from Sacramento
sold in New York recently for $2,406.
At that rate it is hardly time yet for
our viticulturists to dig up their vines.
One grower represented in that consign-
ment cleared $3.50 per ton, or thirteen
cents pound, from his Tokay grapes on
the vines. Another netted from $160
to 1915 per ton on his Muscats and EN-
pires. The average producer of wine
grapes thinks he is doing well when he
can get $2s per ton gross, and his net
profits are frequently represented by
minus quantity. If more attention were
paid to supplying eastern tables, and the
production of wine were left in the hands
Of the sort Of people who win prizes at
the Paris exposition, the general aver
age of prosperity in the state would be
considerably elevated.-San Francisco
Examiner
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-06

A little girl up town was saying her
"Now 1 lay me-" when she added to the
line IF l should die before l wake, l
pray Thee, Lord, my soul to take" If I
don't die, don't take it," Then, in an
aside, she remarked: "If l should die
I'd be mad ."-Hartford Post.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-06
ABOUT OUR TABLES.
Some Interesting Suggestions from the
Pen of Helen Anderson.

Some Interesting Suggestions from the
Pen of Helen Anderson.
The New York Decorator and Furnisher,
In an excellent article by Helen Anderson,
has the following to say About Our Ia
bles:n
Once upon a time we were well content
with one stiff and shiny table in the center of
our best room, a table that made not the
slightest pretense to drapery, not even a
scarf. But today such a table in our modern
houses would look like a desolate island in
the sea, for almost every house abounds in
little tables scattered in every possible nook
and corner. Many of these are very dainty
and artistic, a great many copied from old
tables, and still great many more purely
American in make and design; and there are
any amount of them made so heavily gor-
geous, SO overloaded with ornamentatlon
that one feels under great obligations to the
maker for giving entirely too much for the
money.
Before furniture was turned out of factories
by thousands and tens of thousands, the work
being made by hand was, Of course, more ex-
pensive much more careful in form and exc
cution, and it was utterly impossible to in
dulge in the cheap and gaudy style of decora-
tion which is the mistake Of the modern
makers.
Many people fail to realize or are indiffer-
ent to the fact that a table costing thirty
dollars cannot be duplicated for three. Al
though ambitious dealers in cheap furniture
will make and advertise the attempt, the re-
suit is seldom satisfactory. In fact, after all
the dainty form and finish has been lost, poor
materials substituted, the imitation is SO poor
that it hardly justifies the term imitation at
all. 1t is so hard for the majority to realize
that one can more than get their moneys
worth, and as the demand is for this style Of
work, it becomes quite difficult matter to
find simple and good article that will not
put its owner to shame by its unmistakable
air of trying to be fine. OF course there is no
trouble in finding good articles in first class
concerns, but unhappily it is just the plain
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-06
Too manv Diamond Cutters.

There are 1000 diamond cutters out Of
work in Amsterdam alone. AT meet
ing of more than a thousand of them re-
Gently held there M. Van Praag attribut-
ed the want of work chiefly to the high
price of raw diamonds, and next to the
tendency of the jewellers to trade in raw
diamonds instead of devoting themselves
to their preparation for the market.
The speaker counseled either the estab.
lishment of workingmen's company,
with 800 grinding stones and capital Of
500, 900 forms, or the transfer Of the
trade to London, where the dealers in
raw diamonds and the owners Of the dia-
mond fields were living. New York Sun.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-06
The New Discovery.

You have heard your friends and
neighbors talking about it. You may
yourself be one of the many who know
from personal experience just thow good
a thing it is. If you have ever tried it.
you are one of its staunch friends. be-
cause the wonderful thing about 1t Is
that which once given trial, DIR. Kings
New discovery ever after holds place
in the house. Ifyou have never used
1t and should be afflicted with a cough
cold or any throat, lung or chest troub
le, secure q bottle at once and give 1t
fair trial. 1t is guaranteed every time
or money refunded. Trial bottles free
at I. Leist's drug store.