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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-22

Mrs. F. P. Heaton, uine noted newspaper
writer. is,a rather small womsp with blue
eye4. a fesnAS face and snooth. DARK hahn
SIZE Is onaCf the most sOccessful woman
writer's ofthe day.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-22
An Attractive Woman.

Mrs Slimdiet-I can't see what Mr.
Bullion wanted to marry that shabby
widow for, anyhow. She fsn't young. and
she isn't pretty, and she
New Boaruer-You just ought to see
how thick she makes her pumpkin pies
New York Weekly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-22
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received at the city
clerks Office. Rock Island, H.. until Monday,
June /, 1891 al p. m, for the furnishing, cree
ton and construction Of a combined system of
an electric police and FIRE alarm.
The number of alarm boxes to be twenty, more
or less. Poles aud Supports Will be furnished
partly by the city.
Contractors are required to put up said system
for trial subject to the pleasure of the city
council.
lie hereby expressly reserved.
ROBERT kOEHLEP,
City Clerk.
Rock Island. Ill Nav 16, 1891.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-12
They Have HOBBIES.

The king of Italy takes great interest
in raising camels.
Bishop Coleman, of Delaware, spends
his vacations in pedestri n trips in the
Virginia mountains
The princess OF " ales has become an
adept in amsteur photography. She car
ries about detective camera
Russell Sage carries 81 curious coins for
luck. One OF the most precious is
penny that he found in his boyhood. He
would not part with these coins for a
Galway princes ransom
Baron Nation de Rothschild's hobby is
photography. He commences his pleas
ure each dav a; a. m and transfixes
many family scene and view.
The duchess of Connaught quite equals
Richelieu in her fon1pess for cats Her
favorite pet is one of those little animals
imported from The land of the Shah.
1t is one Of Mr.. Blaine's pecullarities
that he has always preferred to speak out
of doors. He would rather talk among
the pine trees than in any hall in the
world.
Congressman George D. Tillman. of
South Carolina. boasts that he has never
worn an overcoat, and that he wore under.
garments for only one day in his life
Farmers Alliance papers please copy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-12
street Car safety Brakes.

The tri'city railway company is about
TO make tests of two new safety brake ap
pliapces that have been brought out by
men in its employ. One is the drag de-
vised BIZ Mr.. Hen'zclmsn, and tested BIZ
him when he was in charge of the Brad =
street line. and the other is the devise of
Mr.. Schnitger, the superintendent of the
company. Mr.. Henizelman's lrake has
been somewhat modified from what it was
when be made his preliminary test,
but its essential features are the same
Mir. Schnitger's is something new. 1t is
an iron disk set upon q shaft as 80 eccen-
trio, one on either side of the car, aud it
is so arranged That when appl ed it takes
hold Of the wooden rail laid outside the
track. lifting the car from the rail and
clutching deeply into the fiber of the
wood. 1t is not intended to be ust on
ordinary occ 'sious. but is supposed to be
always in order, like the Tex An Is revolver,
SO it can be reached aud applied when
an emergency arises that makes it neces-
sary. Some appliance of this kind that
will lessen the danger of the descent of
the hills in this city will be appreciated
by nervous and apprehensive popula-
tion.-Davenport Democrat.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-12
Novel way Of Opening Paved street

Novel Way cf Opening a Paved street
In Peoria they are pretty near as en-
tn usiastic over paved streets as they are
in Rock leland. There, too, brick is the
popular favorite, though in some locali-
ties cedar blocks and granite have been
used. Recently. however, some asphalt
pavement has been tried, and the occa-
sion of the opening of the newly made
thoroughfare was made one Of particular
moment and enthusiasm. Thus the
Journal describes the event:
Last night was great time for Moss
avenue. The asphaltum pavement was
formally dedicated and thrown open to
the public and almost the Who'll, city was
out to see ii. The night was calm aud
still, just the time to properly show off
the decorations, and the committee had
exerted themselves to the utmost to beau
tify the scene. Some of the houses were
remarkable in this respect. Mrs. Brad
ley's grounds were decorated with row
of Chinese lanterns in front. G. r
Wheeler's house was lighted up in every
part and the grounds were tastefully
decorated with rows of lanterns
E. G. Howlett's house and that of Nor
man King were connected by strings of
lanterns and the houses were covered
II. r. Woodward's place was illuminated.
SO was Charles Corning's. while the
houses opposite, especially that of Will
liam Marsters, was elaoorately fes,oned
and sarlanded and arrayed. Everybody
was out and everybody was feeling
happy. At the upper end of the avenue
near Malvern street Spencers band was
stationed, and about 9 o'clock Chief
Flynn and his assistants made heroic
efforts to clear space in front of the
band for dancing A few couples tried
it but the crowd was so great that it
blocked the whole avenue. AMI there
was very little chance for dancing.
Still those who were inclined to trip the
light fantastic toe persevered and danced
in spite of the difficulty. There was but
one expression and that was Of delight
over the successful completion of this
work. For two years that street has
been in a deplorable condition. The
gravel was cut up and worn in holes so
that driving oyer it IVES almoss impossi-
BILE. To see it transformed into such
smooth, pleasant and magnificent drive
way is more than could be believed
almost and it ELECTED many expressions
of delight. The property >wners now
intend to keep it in good condition and
they have appointed committee to pros.
ecute all persons who drive heavily
loaded vehicles with narrow tires over it
snd thus cut up the surface. This is
right.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-12
JAZZ GOULD.

Jay Gould savs be will give
any man $1,000 900 to cure his
neuralgia. The other day a re-
porter saw Jay Gould, Russell
Sage and DR.. Ncrvin Green 60
into a res taurant and order din
ner Gould had a cup of milk,
a couple of stalks Of celery,
and a piece of bread and butter
Sage had chicken sandwich and
a glass of milk, white Green,
who is at the head of the Yves
tern Union Telegraph Co., and
can afford to be extravagant Or
dered a mutton chop. When
their meal was over, each enc
laid down the price of his indi-
vjdual bill and went away. All
of their millions did not provide
them with the appetite poss -ss-
ed by the meanest brakeman
on any one of their roads. The
secret, however, of health is ab-
stemiousness- 1t may almost
be put in a sentence. Fat and
drink sparingly and do not take
cold. If you do, check it as
soon as possible by taxing
Reid's German Cough and Kid
ney Cure. For sale by all
druggists.
SYLVAN REMEDY Co.,
Peoria, Ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-12
Double Misfortune.

Charles Reaugh. of Brisr Bluff, who
was recently gored and otherwise Injured
by mad bull. is recovering from the eff
fects of the injuries. and may be about
again, but he will not only be crippled.
but disfgured for life from the results of
the infuriated beasts attack. But just
as MIR. Reaugh is improving, another
misfortune singularly similar to that
which befoll him has overtaken his fam,
ily, for on Saturday Mrs. John Glenn.
Mrs. Reaugh's mother, who makes her
home with the family, was attacked by a
hog on the premises. and severely, though
it Is not believed seriously, Injured.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-12
Catarrh IN New England.

Ely's Cream Balm gives satisfaction 10
every one using it for catarrhal troubles.
&C. K. Mellor. druggist, Worcester, Mass.
believe Ely's Cream Balm is the bes,
article for cstarrh ever offered the public
Bush & Co, druggists, Worcester,
Mass.
An article of real merit &C. P. Alden,
druggist. Springfield. Mass.
Those who use it speak highly of it
George A. Hill, druggist. Springfield,
Mass.
Cream Balm as given satisfactory 1e-
suits. W. P. Draper. druggist, Spring.
field, Mass
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-12
COUNTY BUILDING

o Patrick Wynn TO Ssrih NJ Slough
W rs feet lot 8. block 5, Osborn's second
add. Moline 81 $50.
Charles Korb to Jacob Korb, part lot Z,
LeClsire's Reservation, $40
E H Guyer aud A II Guyer TO A G Kim
ball, lots 9. 10. II, l2 aud IA block /.
Guyel's third add to Rock Island. S2.IlO.
E ii Guyer and James r Kim bail TO A
II Guyer. lots s g. 10. H. 10 and IA block
2, Guyer's third adj, r pck Island, So 100.
PROBATE.
Estate of Carolina Schsbach. Will
admitted 10 probate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-12
California Farm Produces.

Cost of production: Net profits: given
by thousand farmers. Also hundreds
of questions answered about California
Sent free on application to A Phillips &
Co 105 Clark street, Chicago, Ill.,, or
296 Washington street. Boston, Mass.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-12
Impressive Services nj ST. Mary,s

Ri. Rev. Bishop j. l. Spsldipg, of
Peoria, administered the sacrament of
confirmation to class of 100 at ST.
Mary's church yesterday morning. Two
new beautiful side affairs which have just
been placed in the church were also COM
secrated. Bishop Spslding returned to
his home in Peoria this morning.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-12
TIE THEATRE.
The Concert by the schubert Quar-.
tet,e saturIa Night-Other Enter
taiuments

tet,e SATURDAY Night-Other Enter
tainments.
The Rock Island Lecture association
inaugurated its series of popular, intellec-
tual aud cultured entertainments at Har-
per's theatre SATURDAY evening. The
brilliant assembiage pr, sent was at once
a compliment 10 the association
as we'll as indicating with
what spirit Rock Island appreciates high
order of attractions. 1t is hard neces-
slry TO comment at lie. 9Th on the merits
that it Was entirely satisfactory, both as
regards the musical features and the
reading, by Mrs. Clemens. Nearly all the
nun bers were eucored, the programme in
full being as follows:
~ Schubert Qnariette. = 80 L "'''l
Mis- Baldwin.
Schubert Quar;ette.
Scene from fygmalion and G. la ca. ..... Gilbert
Miss Clemens.
MI lott.
Miss Baldwin and Mr.. Harris. ~
IL Schubert Quafietfe. Buck
douglas s'Fd0n' Miss Baldwin. heilie
Schubert Quartette.
The Rugg'es Dinner Party ............,.. Wiggin
Miss Glen ms.
Miss Baldwin and Schubert Quartette. '-'a
COMING ENTERTAINMENTS
Tomorrow night at Hsrper's theatre
will be presented that highly successful
comedy. The Devils E litor" The Poll
adelphia Record SAYS of the en,ertain-
ment:
A large house saw the performance of
THE Devils Editor" a farce-comedy
that brings out the humor of a country
editors life. at the Park theatre last
night. The first act WAS nearly over be-
fore the audience caught on" but after
this point the Efforts of the Ierfomers
were IT awarded with elmost continuous
laughter. The business that caught the
house was of the vaudeville order, and
the cast numbers several people who have
made their mark in this line. Sheridan
and Flynn, Miss Alice Harrison, Frank
Doane and Thomas J. Grady shared the
honors about equally. There were sorgs,
dances and many sayings that went with
much gusto.
Manager Kindt of the Bur,is opera
house, Davenport has a number of first
class attractions This week, beginning to-
night with the happy comods, a social
Session" which has one of the finest bands
on the road, while tomorrow evening he
has Jarbeau, Thursday evenipg the ia,
doah.' All these entertainments are of
such a nature that i. would be supeIfia-
Gus to do more than announce their com.
ing to secure crowded houses.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-08-13
Instinct in Cakemaking

"Cakemakers are born, not educat-
ed" is a grandmother's pet saying, and
judging from the limited number OF
cakemakers found among intelligent
women there seems to be some truth in
it. To bake a cake successfully some
thing more than a mere rule is re-
quired. Rules mean that all ingredi-
ents shall be in the same condition and
of uniform quality. This is impossible.
Sugar and flour are more or less damp,
and then there is a difference in the
quality of eggs. Better go without
cake than to make it with strong flaw
ored butter or eggs unfit for table use.
Using the SO called cooking butter is
where the inexperienced cook fails. The
successful cakemaker must have GER
tain instincts for conditions, she must
know by the feel of the batter when il
is just right. 1t is only by practice and
close observation that it is possible to
master this branch of education; the
best rules must be followed and the
different conditions of the ingredients
studied. Journal
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-08-13
Rebuking PoinpOsity.

Dr. Barrowby was canvassing for tn,
post of one OF the physicians to Bar
tholomews hospital. With view tx
obtaining the vote of certain influen
tial grocer he called upon him ant
found him bursting with Importance az
he strutted up and down His shop
With a mixture of insolent patronage
and insulting familiarity he slowly ap
preached the doctor and said, well,
my friend, what your business?'
Barrowby paused, looked him straight
in the face, and said. Il want pound
of plans.
Greatly confused, the grocer put up
the pIums, whereupon the doctor put
them i'll his pocket and marched off
without asking him for his vote. Lon
don Tit Bits
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-08-13
A shrewd Mother.

my boy of ten" said a mother re-
Gently, 'has heretofore been my great
est responsibility in n long journey.
He is restless and likes to go to the door
of the car and wander about. / never
feel sure that he will stay in his seat
while / read or doze. This summer |
hit upon a resource, by mere chance,
that got him easily through n twelve
hours ride, and some other mother of
an uneasy lad may be glad to initiate
it. He got hold of n time table, one
on which was every station we passed,
and he spent the entire trip in watch
ing the progress of the train.
He set his watch by the conductors,
and was MS Interested MS tho engineer
i'm making the stations ON time once
the trssisa io.-t t~vosstg N~o Nniuutos,
which was positive boon, for until
we had made that up my boy timed
the distances between mile posts in his
desire to watch the trains speed, and
when we got 'on time again he was
as pleased and proud rs II he were re-
sponsible. A time table and watch are
the best of travelling companions for
boys. Her Point of View in New
York Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-08-13

The Earl of Derby's Harness Copied.
The richest equipage on the boule-
Yards at Saratoga will be that of Miss
Anna Elizabeth Nolan, daughter of ex-
Mayor Michael J. Nolan, of this city.
Not the least remarkable feature will
be the harness of the team of fine
horses, which has been made by an
Albany man and cost 81, 000
All parts that could possibly be so
made are of English patent leather and
the rest is of the best American leather.
The loops are hand creased and orna-
mented with exceedingly pretty de-
signs.
The trimmings are triple silver plated
on German silver and there are twenty
two solid silver monographs in all, worth
seventyfive dollars. The cost of the
trimmings alone was S475. The bits
IRE the celebrated Liverpool partsilver
bits. The pads, drops and other patent
leather parts are sewed with white silk
by hand. The pad and the forehead
band are trimmed with rich imported
English silk braid of a dark green color
The bride rosette is also of green
silk. Russell reins are hand sewed with
white silk, and twenty-one feet six
inches long. The crosses are doubled
and the hand part of the reins is as
long as an ordinary pair of reins. 1t
took three months to make the harness,
and it is said to be exactly like one
made several years ago for the Earl of
Derby.-Albany Argus.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-08-13
Invested a Dollar Realized a Million.

Brown and his friend Perkins were talking
about Investments.
"Once Invested $1,000 in real estate" said
Perkins, land doubled it in less than six
months. That was the best investment |
ever made. Pretty good wasn't it?'
"Hve done better than that" said Brown.
Two years ago | was told by all my friends
that l was going into consumption and |
thought they were right about it. | had a
dry, hacking cough, no appetite, my sleep
came by fits and starts, and seemed to do me
no good, and often there was a dull, heavy
pain in my chest. kept growing weaker and
weaker, and at last night-sweats set in
thought it was all up with me then. / had
consulted two doctors and taken quarts of
their medicine, and received no benefit from
it. One day | happened to read something
about DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
and made up my mind to give it a trial,
but | didn't expect it would help me- | in
vested dollar IN a bottle OF it, and it helped
from lie first dose. 1t helped and it cured
me, and when | compare my present good
health with the miserable health of two yeaI :
ago think l am safe in saying that my in~
vcstment was much better one than yours
You can't reckon health by any measure of
dollars and cents; if you could should say
that had realized at least q million from
my 81. 90 investment" The Golden Medical
Discovery is guaranteed to benefit or cure in
all diseases tor which it is recommended or
money paid for it will be refunded
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-08-13
his IS A NEW DODGE.
a Newly Married Couple Garry q ia
TO Conceal the HONEYMOON.

q Newly Married Couple Garry Baby
! to Conceal tho Honeymoon.
1Hain't this the tavern what Palmer
runsr asked n tall, long necked young
man of Clerk Cunningham. The stran-
gers face was filed with snuff colored
whiskers and his linen buster and
badly used cowhide boots looked as II
they had been worn by the Wander
ing Jew. He held n fat old carpettng
timid looking young woman In the
other. She wore light blue gown of
shimmering satin, with yellow trim
mings, and held n two-year-old,
bouncing baby that was eating the red
paint from a toy cornet.
Drummers, politicians and loungers
stopped their conversation to enjoy a
few minutes Of character study.
''This Is the Palmer House, SIR"
spoke the clerk in reply TO the mans
query.
81 reckoned so, but you can't see no
sign outside, and that kinder put mo
out. Down in Injiana all the taverns
have signs"
'T'n tell Mr.. Palmer about that"
Now, before we talk business, I
want ter know IL you will kinder look
out fer us in this hotel1
''When some of our folks goes to In
annapolis they call them Jays, but I
hain't no jay. I've Travelled. don't
blow out no gas, but | be mixed up a
little in place so big as this. But ]
will put up here II you will look out for
us and come up and tell me when the
dinner gong rings"
''Happy to serve you, sir" answered
the clerk with his parlor floor smile. II
will make your comfort here personal
matter. III send n cab up 10 your
room If you want to ride or anything
else. Register, please"
Then the fellow wrote, Joshua Put
nam, his wife and their child, Rising
Sun, Ind" As he laid down his pen
he pulled Mr.. Cunningham's ear over
the counter and whispered, "Ken |
trust you with n secretp
"Tell me all, " said the clerk In the
Key lilaJ lie uheu 10 lillk III wien WIFI
the Pagan and o'Regan Burlesque gal
axy.
''Wal, this is our wedding trip. We
war spliced Monday, an am now honey
incoming, so want good care. Don't
give dun for the expense, cause
we'll stay day."
Just as he said they were married
Monday the little baby waved its club
by hand and caused the clerk 10 ex-
claim, "Your wedding tourf"
Yep" whispered the man. That's
the secret. Everybody pokes 80 much
fun at people what's Just married that
vowed I'd fool 'en. So when Martha
and me decided on goin to Chicago we
jes borrowed Mrs. Bascom's baby.
Now nobody guesses that we be brid-
al party. l told you that / was no
jay"
That's a new one" muttered the
clerk, as the new arrivals started on
their trip to 931, the furthermost room
from the office.-Chicago Herald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-08-13
River PrnhlemS.

Should the rank of a river be meas
ured by its length or by its average
volume of water2 is question on which
geographers have apparently failed tc
agree. On the first named principle
the Mississippi would l>e only the CHIEF
northern tributary of the Missouri. Or
the second, the Mississippi and Missouri
combined would be mere brooks, com
pared with the giant streams of the
American tropics. Near their junction
with the Amazon, both the Rio Negro
and the Toncantins are at least three
times broader and deeper than the
Mississippi at New Orleans. -Philadel
phia Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-08-13
The Eooentrlolty Of EnrlI.hwomen.

1t is in the conduct of Englishwomen
that some fancy our British eccentricity
is most markedly shown. How our sis
tiers in listers and short skirts are
stared at on the Continent The air
with which the distinguished foreign
lady looks them over through her long
handled eyeglass is nothing less than
delightful. She seems to be thanking
heaven she is not as they are. And
yet it often happens that a little later
she is fain to confess, with a sigh, that
if only her own bringing up had been
half as generous and free ms that OF the
English dansel she would be q better
and happier woman than she is.-Al
the Year Round.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-08-13
TO THE
FARMERS OF VERMONT.

1t has incidentally come to
my knowledge that you &C.
casionally make complaints
because Of the small sums re-
ceived for your Dairy skins.
The fault is your own, for il
you would take them off and
properly care for them you
would rarely find skin that
would bring you less than so
cents, and a great many OF
them would bring you 90,
10 and even SO cents each.
Poor skins, like poor butter.
are poor property and bring a
poor price. 1t will cost you
only penny for a postal card
on which to send me your ad
dress, to secure full printed
directions as to the proper
method of taking off'and caring
for your calf skins. | will very
gladly mail these to you free
postpaid, if you will send me
your name and so request.
In most ofthe towns of Yer
mont | have buyers but in
localities where | have none ]
would suggest that a half doz-
en- farmers club together and
ship their skins in quantities OF
Is or more in which case ]
will pay all freights after de-
livery at K. r. depot. cannot
allow you wholesale prices in
towns whereI havea buyer but
where | have none | will
gladly arrange with any reli-
able farmer who is willing to
attend to the matter of collect
ing skins taken off in his
vicinity, and in such case will
of course allow the BUYERS
commission.
C. S. PAGE,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-08-13

Permit me-" said a man in the
trade, ito give you the real motive that
the woman had when she asked for
glass cups in which to rest her brass
bedstead. am sure that it was not in
order to prevent the bed from robbing
her of her electricity, but simply be-
cause glass is a nonconductor, and ev-
cry woman believes that lightning won't
strike anything that rests in glass cups.
Il have seen a highly respected rela-
tive of mine run to the pantry on the
approach of a thunderstorm and Sc
cure four glass preserve dishes, rest the
four legs of the chair therein and sit
serenely, while the rest of the feminine
household climbed under the bed or
got into the closets 1t is supposed
that when lightning comes in window
and sees a woman with her heels on
the rung of her chair, the legs of which
(the chair, not the woman) are in GUS
tard cups, that it turns around and
goes back again. "-Upholsterer.
The big worlds fair will be mile around.