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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-22

A picture book given to every
customer Saturday at THE FAX
all day.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-22
Albums.

A large plush cabinet album, o9c:
A plush stand album holding y
cabinets, celluloid ornament, only
S1.OO, worth $40
| Gather albums 45c to 81.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-22
Diaries for '92.

We have the standard make OF
diaries this season.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-22

Calendars for 1892.
The "All Around the Year calen-
dar is the most popular this year.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-25
Don't Be a Mark !"

HON'T allow your cothier to throw suit of shopworn,
- Observation-Disclosures clothes at you. Insist on hav-
ing clothing made for this Springs wear come to u.s.
Should you decide get suit pair of pants from u.s.
people will not point at you the sreeas 'mark'
The advance guard of Spring stock of clothing is
here and renforcements still coming to swell what is
now the largest stock of clothing in the comfy.
1t all resh all this Springs goods This is point not
to be forgotten when you buy Spring Suit If you buy
mower sewing machine carriage yc do not invest in
one that four five years ago Why should you
do the same thing in the of wearing apparel.
We have 'mark-down" sales. Why? Well all our
prices the lowest possible We do no place our figures
SO high the first place that possbleo reduce them so
per and then make large profit OmPare our prices
with others, that's the test.
FRANK KEER'S
Biz67~ mRW MADE GL0FfHIlHH}} ST0RE|
Main Street, EktOn, Id.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-25

interview to be long or very cheerful
lie was mistaken, however. The men,
bers OF the cabinet were present. The
Commodore remarked to Mr.. Chase
the secretary of the Treasury:
l suppose you are the gentleman who
is spending so much of Uncle Sans
money!
Secretary Stanton, who was Jealous
OF the attention paid TO Chase, said:
NO. indeed. | am spending the
money.
TIE INDIAN CHIEFS,
In 1864 he got ten or twelve verv
prominent Indian chiefs to enter the
museum. 1t was necessary to make
them believe that they were receiving
visits of honor from the persons who
patronized the show. The President
OF the United States would otherwise
have been much more likely to put
himself on exhibition than these chiefs
Among them was tie famous Yellow
Bear, the killer OF travellers and the
robber OF stage coaches. In exhibiting
these Indian warriors Oh the stage
Barnum explained to the large audi
ences the names and characteristics of
each. When he came to Yellow Bear
he would pat him familiarly on the
shoulder, which always caused him to
look up to the Snowman with pleasant
smile, while he softly stroked down his
arm with his right hand IN the most
loving manner. Knowing that he
could not understand word he said.
he pretended to be compimenting him
to the audience, while he was really
saying something like this:
This little Indian, ladies and gentle
men, is Yellow Bear, chief of the
kiowas. He has killed 10 doubt.
scores of white persons, and is proba.
ply the meanest, blackhearted rascal
hat lives in the far West.
Here he patted him on the head, and
lie, supposiDg Barnum was sounding
lis praises, would smile and stroke the
howman's arm, while he continued
{ the blood thirsty little william under.
TODD what | was saying he would kill
ne in moment, but as he thinks am
omplimentlng him l can state the
ruth to you, that he is lying, THEY
lg, treacherous, murderous monster.
After they had been about week at
1e m useum one of the chiefs Disco
cred that visitors paid money for
ntering. This information he soon
to the others, an imme.
late murmur of discomfort was heard,
heir eyes were opened, and no power
ould induce them to appear again up
the stage. 1t was with feeling of
lief that Barnum witnessed their de-
'rtnre for Washington the next morn
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-25
AROUND THE HORN.

In 1851 he was part owner, with
commodore Vanderbilt, Of thesteam-
ship North America, which went
round Cape Horn to San Francisco.
III the same year he was the first
president Of the Pequonnock Bank
OF Bridgeport, and laid out the citv
OF East Bridgeport, which grew with
great rapldlty. He thought of moth
ing but the new city, and lent his
name as security for S11o, 600 to the
Jerome Clock Company of New
Haven. on condition that it should
remove to East Bridgeport. Before
1t did SO it failed, taking not only
s1Io, 900, but his whole fortune be.
sides.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-25
1890 1891
An Invitation. Which Fay.
ORHART e.
ZION, M

If you want to buy good dress * Henrietta O.
Cashmere, French Serge Cloth, or black silk so te
CARHART & CO., Zion Md.
If you wish to buy Underwear, Channels, Red and
Grey Flannes, Bed and Horse Blank preserve health
and comfort because colder days call ner goods go
CARHART & CO., Zion Md.
If your Boots and Shoes have bworn out so they
are past mending and want one! of your family,
and want goods that give satisfaction CARHART &
CO., Zion, Nd
For Clothing or an Overcoat cadies and Chill
drens Coats take the place OF thetha have become
shabby or worn out go to CARF1AlO, Zion Md.
For Queensware, Lamps, d lea Sets and
Chamber Sets, Fancy Glass Ware Holidays fol
every day or to save money, CT & co, Zion
Md, is the place to do it.
All the above mentioned goo. be turned into
money let whatever effect the tarhave to advance
prices in future purchases. Our have been made
and paid for and we have enough Or all who wish to
avail themselves of our invitation.
TERMS FL.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-25
SECOND MARRIAGE.

In 1874 he married his second wife,
the daughter of John Fish, the English
man who had profited so well by his
advice. The year following he was
elected mayor of Bridgeport. He re-
celved this honor twice. He also
struck up warm friendship with Lord
Rosebery, the present liberal leader in
the House of Lords.
He published in 1916 book of
fiction entitled "The Adventures OF
Lord Jack, or How Menageries Are
Made" 1t was success. Mr.. Bar
mum Is, indeed, quite an author. He
also occasionally sank into poetry.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-25
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/. WEDDINGN MINIATrrk

One of the happiest times in ~
mum life Was when he brought abe
the marriage OF Gen. Tom Thumb +
Miss Lavinla Warren, of Middls
borough, Mass. Commodore Mutt fei
in love with Miss Warren while the,
were together in the museum. but she
rejected him, considering him a mere
child, although no one else could have
told that there was any difference be.
tween Their ages. She was attracted
by the General, however, whose pro
portions made him appear imposing
beside the unfortunate Mutt.
The General began his wooing bv
showing the lady an insurance policy
on the property of man named Will
lams. He explained that he loaned
Williams $4,000, took mortgage on
his house and made insure for his
benefit. Thus he got his interest and
didn't have to pay taxes.
The lady thought this wise way.
After he made his proposal, which was
accepted, Barnum's friends, who were
listening outside the door, heard a noise
like the popping of corks f:om beer
bottles. The wedding took place in
Grace Church, New York, on February
10, 1868.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-25
MUSEUM FIRES.

When he was republican member ot
the Connecticut Legislature, in 1865,
the American Museum was burned
down. The animals were burned, too.
although a humorous reporter wrote an
account of their escape and their do
lngs in the city.
When he went to Horace Greely for
advice the editor said-it was fine op-
portunity for BarLum to 60 a fishing.
He had been wanting to go a-fshing
for thirty years and had never found
time 10 do so. Barnum says he ought
to have accepted the advice, but didn't.
He built a new museum at $50, 537
and $50 Broadway. This was Destroy
ed by fire in 1868. He then thought
he would retire from active business
life.
After this he engaged in about a
dozen show enterprises, including one
with Tom Thumb. He built a new
house, called Waldemere. at Bridge
port, another in New York at the cor
ner of Fifth avenue and Thirty-ninth
street.
During the winter of 1871 and 1872,
he worked hard at his travelling show.
The show was frequently burned up
out these incidents came to be regar-
led by Barnum as trivial.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-25
! Emmy LIND,

On Wednesday morning, August
2I, 1850, Jenny Lind landed in
America. Barnum's abilities and
shrewdness had been considerably
exercised in securing her. After she
consented to sing under his manage
ment he had to make her known
among the people here, the majority
OF whom had never heard of her,
He spread her fame SO thoroughly,
however, that she had a greater
popular reception even on landing
than any singer arriving from the
other side had ever before had.
Her success in this country was
enormous, and Mr.. Barnum SAYS his
generosity fairly took her breath
away. She had her greatest audi,
ences In Castle Garden. On the re-
turn voyage, after trip to Havana.
Barnum relates that he saved the
lie OF James Gordon Bennett.
"A namesake of Bennett in the en-
oloy of Barnum was SO incensed at
he editors attacks on Jenny Lind
hat he went after him one dark
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-25
THE MUSEUM.

After that he bought the American
Museum, at the corner of Broadway
and Ann street, New York city, with
brass, having no gold or silver. In
addition to large collection OF curl.
osities from foreign lands and all
parts of America, there was stage
on which educated dogs, industrious
tleas, albinos, fat bows. giants,
dwarfs, Indians and other things
we're exhibited.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-25
SHOW IN THE SOUTH.

AT Camden, in South Carolina
owing to the detection of NEGRO
minstrel, he was obliged to do the
work himself, and says he was much
applauded.
His pecuniary difficulties were, OF
course frequent. His performers ran
away, embezzled money, accused
him OF robbing, and made his life SO
vexatlous that he resolved to be a
travelling Snowman no more.
He kept an agency in New York
TOR Sears Pictorial Illustrations of
the Bible" and was very unsuccess-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-25
THE MAN AND THE BRICKS.

AS showing his wonderful COM
prehension Of the art of advertising,
the incident may be told of the man
and the bricks. He engaged a
laborer and said to him.
Now, go and lay a brick on the
sidewalk at the corner of Broadway
and Ann street; another close by
the museum a third diagonally
across the way, at the corner of
Broadway and Vesey street, by the
Astor House put down the fourth
ON the sidewalk in front of ST.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-25

California peach pits are being plant.
ed IN considerable quantities in the
Eastern states.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-25

money. Then he read Barnum 5 :
book, which contains valuable adj
vice as to money-making, and taking
that advice, he advertised that he
had money and wanted a partner.
The result was his prosperity. Fish
was afterwards very rsetul to Bar
mum.
In 1860 he extinguished the in
debtedness caused by the failure of
the clock company and purchased
the American Museum.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-25
WHOLE No. $3.50

night with the intention of throwing
him into the sea. Barnum and a
party restrained him with difficulty
from doing SO.
Alter the end of Jenny Lind's en-
gagement he sent to Ceylon tor
twelve elephants, which he received.
these travelled the country four
years with General Tom Thumb
ELEPHANT FARMING.
His dealings with elephants date
from this time. He used one ele
Phant for agricultural and advertis
ing purposes on his farm at Bridge
port. The question, Is the elephant
a profitable agricultural animal was
seriously discussed, and pictures OF
barnun's plowing elephant were
published.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-09
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

The state board of examiners will hold
their regular meeting a week from to-day.
Among Helena visitors in the smoky city
yesterday were G. H. Arthur and w. NJ. G.
Settles.
Frank Beard, the chalk talker, will ap-
pear at Encore hall Thursday under the
auspices of the Y. M. @. A..
Professor Ryder, Of Montana university,
is an exceedingly happy man; for reason
see Genesis XXX, xxi.
A son of Police Sergeant Quirk fell from
a house on Rodney street last night strik-
ing on his back. He was quite badly in
jured.
Pedestrians tool the outer edge of side
walks yesterday. The slight thaw loosened
icicles on the caves of buildings n mad
the walking risky close to the houses.
The date of the lecture to be delivered by
DR.. Maria Dean for the benefit of the Wo-
mems home has been changed from
tomorrow evening to next Saturday after
delivered at st. Paul's, on Broadway.
The chorus of the Encore Club decided at
their meeting last Tuesday to meet on
Monday evenings instead of Tuesday, and
will therefore meet this evening, the or
chestra meeting Tuesday. A full attend
ance is expected to decide upon the new
work.
"A morse nlGCleu TO a CuLCeT at hQ0 COrneT
of jackson and Grand broke the hitching
strap last evening as a load of wood went
by. A few minutes later the owner of the
horse found the cutter a total wreck on
Main street near Sixth avenue. An hour
after the horse started his owner had
found no trace of him.
TIL Waltz King drew a crowded house a {
Harmonic hall last night. 1t is a bright
German operetta replete with clean, spark
ling humor. Twenty members of the ITALIA
society were in the cast. Prot. Romandy's
orchestra furnished the music. After the
fall of the curtain the floor was cleared and
a dance was held until an early hour.
The Miner says Representative w. j.
Penrose called at Miners Union hall in
Butte and asked permission to look at the
blackboard containing the names of meln-
bers of the legislature from Silver Bow
county who have been blacklisted for op.
posing the passage of the eight-hour law
Permission was granted and Mr.. Penros,
found bis name among those on the board.
At the coroner's inquest yesterday morn
ing held upon the body of, James H.. Rogers
who dropped dead in the Helena Cafe Sat
urday evening. DR.. Reed testified that h
had been treating the deceased for an all.
scess in the head. He thought the bursting
of the abscess had undoubtedly caused
death. The jury rendered a verdict to tina
effect.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-09
A Princess Under a Cloud.

One of the popular salons in Paris at the
psasent time is that of Princess Constantine
G~ortS-fakoff, nee Stourdza, says the Chi
cage Evening Post. Fol- some time past
Princess Gortschakoff has been in trouble.
Her mother died in 2aden-Baden about five
years ago, leaving $4,000. 600. Prince
Gregory Stourdza, brother of Princess Gort-
schakoa. accuses his sister of appropriating
fifteen of these millions, and one lawsuit
has succeeded another. Prince Stourdza
says that his mother always wore a leather
belt containing jewels and valuable papers,
that Princess Gortschakotf was the only
member of the family with her at the time
of death. that as the moment of
death the belt was in its place
and that when the body was placed
in the coffin the belt had disappeared. The
testimony of the Sisters of Mercy who cared
for Princess StourdZa in her. last illness
proved the truth of these statements, and
Prince Gregory was convinced that the
Sl5,oOo 600 missing was in the possession OF
his sister. She has nonsuited her brother
several times, because the principal wit
nesses, q maid and valet, are always miss.
ing at the time of trial. Princess Gorts-
chakof is giving musical soirees and
musical matlnees at her house in the Rue
de Varennes, and her serene hivhness
seems not in least troubled bv serious
judicial proceedings.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-09
A GOOD MINING DISTRICT.

Development of the Victoria Mine in
Southwestern Wyoming.
EVANSTON, March 8.-One of the most re-
cent enterprises in Wyoming is the devel-
opment of the Victoria mine, in the south
western part of Wyoming. The place is
reached by wagon road from Carter station,
by way of Fort Snyder, and is sixty miles
from the Union Pacific railroad. The
country about the location is rich in min
ers.l ma is filling up with prospectors.
-ihe claim is not a new one, but it has not
been worked until within sae past few
months. There are now at work on the
mine a good array of miners. There ars
about fifty four-noTss teams busly en-
gagged in hauling the ore TO the Onion
Pacific railroad. The property is owned
I'M operated by Il New York company.
The cost of f%reighting the ore from the
mine to Carter station ON the y. 7. road ia
estimated to be $50 per ton, and the assay
value of the mine is good in silver and Is
30 per cent copper.
Reports say that in the immediate vicin-
ity of the Victoria are large deposits of
native copper The tunnel is not in a prea,
way and it is believed that with an increase
of depth the ore value will be greater. Ole
prospectors in Evanston nave great faith il
the locality of the Victoria. 1t is not fal
from the Utah line. 1t is believed that thi,
place, as soon rs the spring opens, will be
prospected as literally as Gold Hill, furthe
east in this state.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-09
RAISING THE


-
Steam Motor Reaches Lawrence Street.
May Get to MAIN To-Day.
Ono of the steam motors got ~ Far In
town yesterday AZ Lawrence street. Five
trips had been made during tho day, from
from the Broadwater 10 Park avenue. A
motor pulled a car up to the switch ON the
avenue Friday night. Here the car got on
the rails and remained there all day yester-
day. Passengers had to ride on the engine
on Saturday. The conductor said the run
ming was pretty fair and thought It would
improve il another storm did not come.
The best engine on the line is still in the
hands of the repairer. With this motor
Receiver Clark said he could accommodate
traffic, but it will not he ready. for
use until some time III The latter
part ,.of this week. The other motors are
not in very good condition but will be
able to haul cars il the present moderate
weather continues.
The track is pretty we'll cleared to Law.
renee street. leaving q strip from that point
to Main street to be uncovered. The soft
condition of the snow yesterday enabled the
shovellers to do pretty good work and they
will probably reach Main street tonight.
Receiver Clarke has been hampered with q
good many little annoying circumstances
but displays a wonderful patience in the
face of the complaints made and the attacks
of the storm king. He has engaged an en-
tire new force of men and hopes to secure a
great deal better service.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-09
CHASING OFF EVIL SPIRITS.
A Curious Custom Which Prevails Among
y Tribe in India.

A Curious Custom Which Prevails Among
y Tribe in India.
A very curious custom is that called the
woman's hunt, which prevails among some
Of the aboriginal tribes of Chota NaRpore,
India. says the Chicago News. 1t is OBJ
served whenever any calamity falls upon
the communicated as, perhaps, a vista
ton of cholera. The women put on mems
clothes, take up arms, and go a-hunting-
not in the junRles, but in the nearest village
east of them. They chase pigs and fowls,
take rs their own everything they kill, and
levy blackmail from the heads of the vii
lagos for the purchase of liquor, or else they
allow themselves to be bought off for a
small sum of money and a pig. Toward
evening the hunting party retire to a
stream, cook and eat their meal, drink their
liquor and then return home, having &C
quilted themselves during the day in a
thoroughly masculine and boisterous man
ner.
Then the village that has been visited
goes on a similar excursion TO the next viii
laRe east of it, aud 80 on to the eastern bor-
der of the district. By this series of excur-
sions 1t is supposed the evil spirit of the
affection ID safely conducted out of the dis
trict without offending its dignity.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-09
Another Bank at Helena.


The Montana Savings bank of which the
Lombards are large stockholders will be
organized here this week with 100000 paid
up capital. The stockholders are all bank
ers residing in st. Paul, Kansas City, But
Ter, Missouri, Boston and other eastern
cities and represent several million dollars
in aggregate wealth.
In addition to doing a regular savings
bank business this bank will be the branch
office of the Lombard Investment company
for Montana and will control almost I'M
limited means to be loaned on real estate II
Montana.
Mr.. William L. Walton, president of the
Missouri State bank, of Butler. Mo-. and
who is a large stockholder in the new in
stitution and will probably be it's president,
arrived yesterday and is stopping at the
Helena.
MI. j. M. Tucker, an experienced banker.
and formerly with the Denver Savings
bank, is here and will probably be selected
as cashier.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-09
Assessor Walker win Explain.

County Assessor George Walker will ap-
pear before the county commissioners in
the court house at II o'clock this morning.
This is pursuant to an order adopted by the
commissioners last Saturday asking him to
explain certain errors which are said to ex-
ist in the assessment rolls for 1890, and to
show cause why his deputy, Frank L. Cur
ry. should not be removed. Mr.. Walker
said Yesterday that he would be ready to
present his case this morning. All he de-
mands is a fair hearing. He says there is
an ill feeling against his deputy upon tho
part of some of the county officers which
he thinks has led tothe action of the board.
The assessor and his deputy did not appear
to be cast down and felt confident that they
would nave little difficulty in meeting the
alleged condition of affairs.