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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-30
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Sweet sixteen (at the confectioner's to
beardless clerk)-Have you any fringed
kisses?
Beardless Clerk (confidentially) just
out of them, but can supply You with
the smooth face variety.-Philadelphia
Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-30
Notice.

All dog owners are hereby notified that
they must procure checks,fOr 1890 before
July l. as all dogs seens without checks
attached after that date will be shot by
the police on sight. PHIL MILLER,
City Marshal.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-30
The Hardest Thing

But tell me, what was there so hard
to bear in the penitentiary?"
Discharged Prisoner-The piano prac-
tice of the superintendent wife.-Flie-
gende Blaetter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-30

at has been long time since we
met. said the father of the prodigal SON
mot for me, father 1t has been a
time of most Internal shortness. Life.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-30
He Did Not Know How.

'Now say your prayers, said the hawk
to the bantam rooster, ''for am going to
eat you"
''Alas, how can T." replied the rooster;
81 am not bird of prey."-West Shore.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-30
She Would Dissect Him.

IF ceased to love you, Olga, would
you stab me to the hearth
mo, Antonio; I'd cut you dead. SO
ciety.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-30
A Helm.

"Why do You always go to walk round
the powder house,"
because 1 am trying to break of
smoking. "-Fliegende Blaetter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-30
A Precaution.

He-We are now coming to tunnel.
Are you not scared?
She-Not a bit, if you take the cigar
out of your mouth.-Texas Siftings.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-30

Biffer: I'll bet you bottle Of wine
I'm right. Buffer: I'll have to go you.
Guzzler: And I'll hold ithe stakes; just
tell the waiter to open the bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-30

1t Is said that an Omaha doctor kisses
his wife seventy-fve times day. That g
what might be called good practice
Rams Horn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-30

For beauty, for comfort, for improve.
ment OF the complexion. use only Roz-
zoni's Powder; there is nothing equ3 to
q. ~
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-30

1t is melancholy fact and m hch to be
regretted that good people who want
only what is right often get what is left.
Dallas News.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-30
Be Sure

III lop have made up your mind q bHy
Hoods Sarsapariil;. do not be induced to take
any other. Hooi's S2Tsararilla is peculiar
medicine, possessing, by virtue OF IFS peculiar
combination, proportion, and preparation,
curative power superior to any Other article
Boston lady who knew what she wanted,
and whose example is worthy imitation, tells
her experience below:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-30

The worst thing about the woman who
says II told you so" is that she generally
tells the truth.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-30

At first thought one might suppose the
Bar association to be the proper body to
issue liquor licenses.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-30

Sin always has a plausible excuse fol-
appearing in company.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-30
Intelligence Column.

SO1oLu1ls
Cheapest and best place in the paper for
Wants, Lost "Saie" and Rent notices.
Only one-half cent word Everybody reads this
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SECONDHAND FURNITURE, bought. sold
N1or exchanged Money loaned or Furniture
stored at 2O3 East Second street. Davenport.
FOR sALE-yALUABLE PATENT I'M
S,a ptSvemena on Elevators Now in operation at
Pa; preserves life and limb; for full porticuIars
apply 10 RoBT j. WALKER. Inventor
U7ANTED-TwO LADIES AND ONE GEN
w TEN an to canvass for new invention: sal
airy u day Experience unnecessary. c. r. D.
WANTED-AT ONCE, THREE OR -FOUR
W GOOD women to iron, at Rock Island Steam
Laundry, No. f7a4 Third avenue. 80
"oRKERS wANTED-MEN AND WOMEN
w agents; big pay; steady work; outfit free
N No experience p needed. J. Eugene Whitney,
UTANTED-wAITRE AT THE NEW
w comb Hotel, Quincy, Ill. Wages s14 per
TNANTED-A RELIABLE PERSON IN ROCK
w Island and every town in this locality TO dis
tribute circulars; for particulars send references
ana ADDRESS, t. N Crowley, $50 Main ST Ter1e
Haute, Indiana.
VIZ ANTED.-A LADY TO MANAGE
w Branch office, at her own home for the Fs
nous Female Specific ''Orange Lily; a splendid
opportunity; address with stamp The DR. Coon
ley Medical Institute, South Bend Ind
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
j. M. BEARDSLEY,
TTORNEY AT LAw-ofice with j. r. Ken
nworthy, 1725 Second Avenue.
WILLIAM JACKSON,
A TTORNEY AT LAW. Office in Rock Island
hNatlonal Bank Bulldog, Rock Island, H.
B. d. SWEENEY. c. L. WALKER.
SWEENEY l. WALKER,
A TTORNEYS AND CoUNSELLORS AT LAW
hOmce In Bengston's block, Rock island III
MeENIRY 4 McENIRY,
ATTORNEY'S AT LAW-LoaD money or good
"A security, make collections, Reference Mitch
ell q lynde. bankers Office in Postofhce block
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE DAILY ARGUS.
EOR SALE EVERY EVENING at Crampton's
| News Stand. Five cents per copy.
DRS. RUTHERFORD A. RITTER
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-19

Chocolate, strawberry. lemon and va
nilla ice cream at Krell & Maths.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-19
sunday services.

At Trinity church Rev E. FL. Rudd, of
Knoxville, will preach tomorrow morning
and evening. Celebration at Z a. m.
At the Y. nj. G. A. there will be an adj
dress on the popular religious subject of
the day, Foreign Missions" at the $50
D. m meeting led by Mr.. Graham Lee.
At the Central Presbyterian church,
services at 10:45 q. m. with preaching by
the Rev. w. s. Marquis. of the Broadway
church. There will be no evening SER
wee. Sabbath school at $50 a. m,
William Philleo, superintendent. Young
peoples prayer meeting ct z o. m. No
evening service.
At the Christian Chapel services to-
morrow morning at 10:45 a. m., con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. T. W. Graf
ton. Subject: The Patiently Waiting
Guest" Sunday school at 9:15 a. m. G
P. s. G. E at 6:45 p. m. No evening SER
vice.
At the First Baptist church, the Rev
G. E. Taylor, pastor. Preaching at l0:4j
a. m. and 7:45 D. m. Sunday school al
8 $50 a. m, j. w. Welch. superintendent.
Mission school at Forty>fourth street
chapel at 8 p. m, c. L. Williams. super
intendent. In the evening the Central
U. P. and Christian churches will unite
with the First Baptist.
At the First NJ. E. church, preaching
at l0:45 and 7:45 p. m. by the pastor.
the Rev. G. W. Cue. at the new church.
Morning subject: And the Books were
Opened" In the evening there will be a
service of song, hymns and special pieces,
interspersed with appropriate remarks by
the pastor. Sunday school at 9:15 a
M. also in the new church. All the
members of the school are urged to be
present on time and occupy chairs in the
new room. Young peoples meeting al
Z p. M, c. E. Adams. leader.
At the Broadway Presby church.
Rev. Jno. III. Kerr, pastor of the Central
church, will preach at 10:45 a. m. Al
7:30 p. m, "a Missionary Tour to Jap
an, conducted by the pastor, who Will
connect the following papers by brief
sketches of the country. customs and
missionary work: History and Present
Political Situationl Mr.. Graham Lee
Temples and Religions" Miss Nellie
Hays; "Ratlonalism in the Universities.
aud the Movement of the Y. NJ. G. A. to
Meet it," Mr.. F. W. Lang. Sunday
school at $40 a. m. Young peoples
meeting at 6:45 p. m. South Park
Mission at 2:30 D. m
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-19
WONDERFUL!
The Amount of Work Congressman
Gest Has Done.
According TO the "Uni0n" the senate
Passes Bill chuck Full Of HIS Ac-
accomplishments and no Doubt for his
Special Benefit.

The Union has learned from a myster-
ious source that the sundry civil service
Appropriation bill passed the senate on
Friday afternoon" an act graciously per-
formed by the higest law making body in
the land. we must construe. for the sole
purpose of giving Congressman Gest a
little boomlet, for the Union very modest>
ly says that it CONTAINS most of the ap-
preparations that Congressman Gest has
labored to secure for this locality" 1t
cites the S35. 900 for the building of the
viaduct. the $500, 200 for the Hennepin
canal. the regular appropriations for the
work at Rock Island Arsenal. all of which
it claims are due to Congressman Gest's
active work, whereas if truth unbiased
and unwarped were permitted to speak
through the columns of the Union.
it would credit the work of Fred
Hass, president of the Rock ISL
and Improvement association. with
the success thus far attained Of
the viaduct measure; Congressman
Henderson with the promised victory for
the Hennepin canal. and the arsenal APP
preparations would have been made had
Rock Island had no CONGRESSMAN at
Washington whatever But the Union
persists that all these appropriations
have been secured by our congr ssman,
who is entitled to the regard aud cOnsid-
GRAFTON of the people for much hard and
difficult work faithfully. persistently and
successfully pursued. Add to this the
$500. 900 voted in the river and harbol
bill TO begin the Hennepin canal. which
Mr. Gest cooperated with Gen. Hender-
son in pushing through and the appropri-
ations yet pending for public buildings a,
Rock Island. Monmouth and Moline,
which will be passed before the present
congress expires. and we get some little
idea of the great practical value of O
working congressman TO this locality.
Gest really ought to have his influen'
tial henchman Boss Wells, call halt OF
the Unions vsrgsries. and therefore save
it and him from longer being the laugh
ing stock of the community. The public
is too well aware OF what Gest ha:
not done, his only conspicuous aci
being his opposition to the making
of the Rock Island bridges free
to freight between the three cities
| and this the Union carefully fails
to note, of course. As the Union mad
vertently confessesin its closing lines Mr.
Gest must yet do something more than ht
has before I'VE get some little idea OF
the great practical value of q working
Congressman to his locality"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-19

This waist is designed to meet the
requirements of ladies who cannot,
comfortably. wear a stiff and rigid cor
set, while it can be worn with as much
comfort as an ordinary dress-waist. it
will give the same elegance of contour
as the heaviest boned corset in the
market, while the stays are so arranged
that they give support to the back and
spine, and in nowise interfere with the
freedom and comfort of the wearer.
Our price for this comfortable and
healthful waist is $l.oO. You will no
doubt find it fully as satisfactory as
waists for which you have paid $1.75.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-19
CITY CHAT.

Blackberrits ard fine large bananas at
Young's.
Corn, tomatoes and egg plant at F. G.
Young's.
Mr.. Fl. p. Stoddard, OF Edgington. was
in the city today.
Mr.. r. l., Bollman, of Coal Valley, was
in the city yesterday.
Mr. Samuel Swisher, the well known
citizen of Coe. was in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Crubaugh and Mr.
Q. w. Negus have returned from st.
Paul.
Light and entertaining summer reading
for the camper or tourist at r. Champion
& Co.'S
Mrs T. W. Grafton and little daughter
Allena have returned from few weeks
sojourn in Iowa
Mr.. l. Simon, of Simon & Mosenfel-
der. is in Chicago purchasing the firms
fall stock of goods.
Boys suits Csc, 81, 81 3S. worth dou-
BILE at Simon Il Mosenfelder's annual
summer clearing lie.
The cut rate on the pr cketbook and
purse stock at Champions book store is
making it more lively.
The reduction of rates on the c., r. /.
~ T. an nounced in yesterdays ARGUS as
taking effect August l. are from Chicago.
The South Park syndicate propose to
create vertiable boom in Rock Island
real estate by the auction sale of lots in
this popular part of town which it will
soon iDaugurate.
Mems summer suits So IS, $24S and
SIS must be seen to be appreciated
worth twice the price. Have to move
them to make room for fall goods at ST.
mon & Mosenfelder's.
Everything in Rock Island is on the
move, real estate like other things. The
South Park syndicate is awake to the
signs of the times and will give all a
chance to get good site for hone
cheaply in few days.
Another death from cholera infantum
occurred yesterday morning. MIR. and
Mrs. Albert Burton. of 26lS Eighth ave.
uue, losing their son. Albert Joseph,
sged four months. The funeral occurred
from the number stated at 2 O'Clock this
afternoon.
Johnny Bromley, aged nine years, en-
dulged in his first smoke today. He was
on Market square and started out braves
~, but before he got through lay down
under a wagon and wanted to die. He
was carried into Bengston's drug store.
where he finally recovered.
The long promised change of time on
the c., NJ. & st. P. occurs tomorrow. af,
ter which the evening express from Mil
waukee and Racine will arrive at 8 in>
stead of $40 p. NJ. and the afternoon
train for Savanna. Freepurt mnd- 81. Paul
will leave at 3.l5 instead of p. m.
A meeting of the head camp NJ. W. A .
b as been called by Head Consul Root at
Des Moines August 12th. the regular
meeting should occur in November. and
the premature action shows agitation in
the minds of the head officers.
If the two Rock Island "kids." who
h ave -been trying to exchange photo
graphs with q couple OF our Muscatine
young ladies. will send their names and
address to the father of the young ladies,
they will each receive by return mail q
tin rattle and rag baby. They have
evidently got more gall than sense.-Mus-
catine Journal,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-19
River Riplets.

The Daisy and J. K. Graves went
north.
The lively Verne Swain came down as
usual.
The LeClaire Belle brought do wn six
teen strings of logs
The Sidney. Capt Boland, will clear
for the north tomorrow afternoon.
The packet Mary Morton. Capt. Cub
berly. will be down Monday morning. :
The Pauline came down with eight
strings of logs and the Luella with seven.
The stage of the water was $50 at
noon; the temperature on the bridge at
noon, go.
The Libbie Conger will take out an ex>
cursion tonight. and tomorrow will take
the Phoenix hose company and friends
to Muscatine.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-19
SPENCER SQUARE.
A Place or Recreation and Pleasure
state-The Fountains and ruiure

A Place or Recreation and Pleasure
That viii Re KNOWN All Over the
state-The Fountains and future
Plans.
As the work progresses of unpacking
the fountains for the characterization OF
Spencer square the more delighted and
enthusiastic become those who have
watched the progress of the movement
of identifying the square from the start,
and the more apparent becomes the fact
that Rock Island will have when the
work is finished, a public square. which
in proportions, will be second to none 10
the state and which will therefore give
the city reputation all over the state.
The larger pieces of the Gable memorial
fountain have been unpacked and will be
put together as soon as the f1agstone base
is in readiness to receive it. The foun-
tain bears the simple inscription: ITO the
Memory of Philander l.. Cable. while on
the Davis drinking fountain are the lines.
Presented by Davis & Co.; Rock Island,
H."
The bases for the various ornaments
which are to surround the fountain and
center of the square. are in place
and will have settled sufficiently to adj
mil of the placing of the designs
upon them when they arrive. Commits
sioner Jackson is putting in the most of
his time these days overseeing the un-
packing of the ornaments in order that
no piece may be lost. marred or careless
IL handled He has also arranged with
the mayor to provide special Waterman
at night. until the fountains are perma-
nent.y placed.
Last evening the Rock Island Iudus-
trial Home association decided to start a
subscription for the purchase of statue
representing the master Workmen" to
station at suitable place in the square.
The idea is noble one and will no doubt
meet with general public encouragement
and approval. as it demonstrates the dis
position of our labor societies to aid and
further public improvements such as the
reformation of Spencer square is in the
highest sense.
At a proper time next fall Commits
sioner Jackson proposes to proclaim a
tree planting day, when all who have
sought the privilege of putting trees in
the s4uare-and many there are-will
have an opportunity to carry out their
commemorate desire
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-19
A FEATHERED RACER.
Gill NYE DESCRIBES THE AGILE
AND GRACEFUL OSTRICH.

A Ride on the Famous Paris Bird Tout
de Suite-Some Incidents of Ostrich
Life-The Bird Viewed from All Points.
Penalties of Robbing a Mamma Bird.
copyright by Edgar W. Nyel
William III. Root, late Duke of Coun-
Gil Bluffs and project of police at Lara
mic city, in the state of Wyoming, has
secured, aud is now training for the
track on a southern Wyoming ranch,
FIVE bright, intelligent and highly elastic
ostriches. Mr.. Root contemplates TAX
ing these birds next season to the larger
eastern cities and racing them publicly,
charging an admission price, of course,
and has already written to Mr.. Erastus
Wiman regarding the use of the Wild
West grounds at Erastina. on Staten
Island, for this purpose.
Those who have had the pleasure of
riding on the back of the agile and
graceful ostrich "tout de suite" French
for immediately at the Jardin Ma
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-19

had
travelled
really a last
You
how far made
Davenport better place
minute Loosely cocky
get few buewhen
going
you for
the he
that
something blue
and all
splendid
$l5 reading
John
goodt at aonable prices
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-19
But he does now.

Whittier he has went people know al
most everything. Especially they know
that to fool the mamma bird with a
warm watermelon rind is no way to live
The ostrich is not a brainy bird. Even
in Arabia, where knowledge instead of
being power is generally regarded as a
calamity, the natives, when they want
to say biting thing of some peculiarly
gifted ass, say he is ''as stupid as an
ostrich"
A bird dog is of little use in hunting
the ostrich, for in many instances in
stead of flushing the bird he gets little
flushed himself.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-19

G. H. Shelton, the popular. wides
awake local ticket agent Of the Rock Is
lond road. has resigned. to take effect
August 1st. and will be succeeded by F.
b. Plummer. for many years agent at
Moline, and who is not only experienced
and efficient, but is much liked by all
who know MIN. Mr.. Plummer will be
succeeded by Thos. Trimble for some
ii me day operator in Moline.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-19

is very dOcile and eats out of ones hand,
sometimes returning the hand when he
gets through with it. He has very beau
tiful corn colored plumes and does not
sing while moulting.. Especially Oleson
and Lily Dale will be driven by . small
colored lad. Mr.. Root says they will be
harnessed to two wheeled vehicle
weighing thirty-seven and half pounds,
the darby weighing sixty pounds, and
will make four miles straightway and
return in less than nineteen minutes.
The novelty of these races will easily
advertise them and the expense will be
small Local entertainment bureaus
are requested to communicate with Mr..
Root, who will give rates of percentage
on which he will play. A good mile
is necessary when he goes on the road.
Different colored ribbons will mark the
favorites, and naturally much money
viii change hands.
The study of the ostrich is filled with
interest to the thinking mind. Minds
not used for thinking purposes, however,
will find little to interest them in the
ostrich. One odd feature about this
bird is the custom common to the female
of laying several extra eggs outside the
nest for the young to eat as soon as they
are Matched. This is only true, how
ever, of the birds who inhabit Syria,
Palestine and Egypt, as they are not
strictly tropical. In the tropical lati-
tudes, of course, the ostrich does not sit
on her eggs, but deposits them in a sand
pile, and with degree of indolent faith
worthy of mother who is a corporal in
the Salvation Army she turns them over
to an all wise providence to hatch ont,
while she goes forth seeking out other
peoples children in order that she may
reform them.
Little boys should never rob the nests
of these birds unless they are in readiness
to face an Infatuated God. Once there
was little boy living about eighteen
miles southwest of Timbuctoo whose
name was Gooloo Goolison. He did not
know what was right and what was
wrong He had little rudimentary con-
science, but it did not annoy him at all
A little gospel had entered the family
years ago, but Gooloo was too young to
get much of it, as he had to eat at the
second table, and there was very little
left after the old folks got through. So
Gooloo did not know that it was wrong
to rob an ostrich nest and substitute a
scooped out watermelon
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-19

Feather busters are mostly the handi-
work of the Nandu or Americanos-
trick. At the Cape Colony many os-
triches are domesticated for their plumes,
eggs, oil and rarely their flesh, which is
little gamey, but not half bad.
Cases of Group in Africa have been
almost instantly relieved by catching an
ostrich, frying the oil out of it while yet
warm and applying it to the exterior
and interior of the child.
The ostrich is gregarious, omniverous,
polygamous and indigenous 1t gives a
great deal of time to the pleasing occu-
patton of digestion. The parent bird
does not hunt food for her young at all,
but leaves them to hustle for themselves,
as Aristotle has it. The mother provides
them at their birth with but one worm
apiece, and that is all.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-19
rha arar Ls,tsr F,isr

Is the most convenient arrangement for
filing all kinds of paper ever invented.
We have arranged for large supply. and
are selling them one third less than for
merly. r. CHAMPION 8 Co.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-19
LADIES'
FAVORITE WAIST.

Our c. c.. &C. summer corset is. the
best SOC corset on the market The
manufacturers tell US to guarantee the
wear. This corset won't tear. Large
assortment of other makes and styles.
UMBRELLAS.
Wehave just opened a new assert
ment of umbrellas in gloria silk, silver
handles in handsome designs at $l-57.
These umbrellas are made of the same
excellent silk as the former lot adver-
tised short time ago and without
doubt will sell as rapidly.
Special prices on summer goods of
all kinds to close.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-19
Also his head.

Especially Oleson is a heavy set bird
weighing triae over 300 pounds, HI
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-19
MAYS GROCERY.
The Largesl, Finest and Lowest Price
Grocery H0use.
Saturdays Quotations.

Saturdays Quotations.
Turkey red handkerchiefs Sc.
6suze undershirts 1Qc.
Straw hats &c, 10c and 15c.
Lawn tennis shirts 25c.
Rockford hose &c.
Boys pants 13c and 16c.
Boys shirt waists &c.
Good quality cheviot waists 25c.
At Simon & Mosenfelder's clothing
store.