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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
Holiday Umbrellas.


JOB LOT OF VERY FINE ALL.SILk UMBRELLAS
WITH ELEGANT NATURAL STICKS, 50 o.; WORTH
$3.50
SUPERIOR QUALITY ALL-SILK, guaranteed. with
handsome natural handles and silk and tsse 20 in
a 40 worth 80; % IN, $l.Sl. worth 50 80
LEyANTINE sILR1UMBRELLAS. guaranteed a. 10
wear made up In elegant STYLE with match 90 in
al AZ. % in formerly sold for 81 90 and 80.
CLosE.RoLIING sPITALFIEI.D SILK uMBREL'
LAS Very choice OF the finest natural sticks 20 in
st3s; 2s in sL96; worth one.half more than the
prices charged.
UMBRELLAS with gold handles for ladies'. nom ss1i
to si5T5.
LARGE LINE OF FINE UNION SILK AND LINEN
UMBRELLAS with silver handles, inlaid with pearl 20
in si4l: worth $3.50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
Mems slippers.

fsHoE DEPARTMENT, main door,
MAROON and TAN GOAT. sl49 and Sl.sa.
CHOCOLATE ard RUSsET GOAT RoNEoS. s2:5s.
RUSSIA LEATHER, 50. 10.
REAL ALLIGATOR, $1.04.
FINE ALLIGATOR lin four different shcd.sl % :
formerly $500.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
Millinery Dept.

TRIMMED MILLINERY
TRIMMED MILLIONAIRE, Tables, Music Ratka
Paper Racks and Holders worksands, Work BasSe's
and Fancy Little Baskets. Very attractive for holiday
gifts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
Silk Dept.

(lIaln floor, new buidingo
MAGNIFICENT collection Of NOVELTIES in BLAOh
pEKIN MORE ANTIQUE and MORE FRANCAlsh'
also rich BLACK DUCHESSE ana MEN IiIi'i 20, ~
h eg,nt coored floral and other unique designs. price
1.9s. SIMILAR GOODS are being sold elsewhere ~
$3.50. t,,,
500 DRESS PATTERNS OF rich black silk neatly toav'
IN handsome boxes, thus making substantial anu acep
able HOLIDAY GIFT at a very moderate cost TIVE
range from s11.sS to s14.SS. ~
OUR SILK DEPARTMENT is now In the new nui!ains
which affords the best light and most comfortable shopping
accommodations in this city,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
FllI's.
Second noo']

RUSSIAN HAIR CAPEs. q 81.
FRENCH CoNEY CAPES IS o.
ASTRAKHAN CAPES. 81 90 % 90. sii 90.
A large assortment Of MUFFS:
HAIR 53c. and Ole. WOOL SEAL. GW
FRENCH CoNEY. KRIMMER. g."
Si.ci and 81 81 lCAPE SEAL.
AsrRAKHAN. ssi. s2.ai. q"
S24l and s299
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
Dress Goods Dept,



We are now showing q complete line o: BLACK CAsH
MERE sHAWLS single and double, handsomely frngea
,nm AS 70 s1oos; q very substantial CHRISTMAS
PRESENT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

Second hcor.)

ladies' CHEvIor CLOTH REEFER, 30 inches long
90 "a worth SO so.
BEAVER CLOTH JACKETS. vest front % %; v@s
81 50.
Also a full line OF higher priced goods.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

MAN aisle. store noo''
Finest quality guaranteed. .,oo 4. .,su,
In 10. II, 10 and 10 karat Gold from Wv -
worth double these prices. an
sterling siver.hsndle Canes. s2'92' s''si' WV
We pay freight within iVO m.s
Of New.vork City on all purchss''
Of 80, 90 and over.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
Clocks.
wmmuuuuwuum0A

tart Roam. second noo' ,,,v
We are showing . superb line OF MENioAN -
CLOCKS Of the best makes. With Improved mo'e"
diais, warranted, from sl3As to 10000
Also line Of FRENCH MARBLE CLOCKS Hom -
TO $3.50, and over 100 styles Of Marble,ed coek' Nv"
81. "a TO sc4 GO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
Fancy Goods.

PLUSH AND OAK CASES htted with Brush NUT
Comb, &C., Ct one.third less than usual Price.
FINE GAUzE FANS at Ole; worth 81. .,
MISSES FANS IN feather aud gaurc at toc sola =,
Special BARGAINS In DIAMOND RINGS. BKoooh'~'
DROPS. STU Ds. and SCARF PINS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

Recovered sound health
for every consumptive who
hasn't delayed too long.
There's a positive cure with
DR.. Pierces Golden Medical
Discovery. Jus: as 1t cures
the worst Of the many
forms OF scrofuls, 80 Il
cures, and Just as certain
ly, tho scrofulous affection
OF the lungs that's called
Consumption--through the
blood.
But, even with this RENE
dy, il won't do to wait. IL
100 ~xaLo n~- l,x.-a Is,k
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
Bargalns i'm BisqMes:

(Msln neorJ
10 inches high. 40c. pxir.
.BIsoUE lila inches high. Ole. pair. WORTH
FIGURES I25 inches high. sl47 pair. DOUBLE.
Is inches HIGH si.T7 pair
Our vast stock OF KITCHEN ard DINING ROOM
CBocKERY and GLASSWARE VIII be kept complete oil
through the HOLIDAYS.
We pay freight within 100 miles
Of New.York City on all purchases
Of So. 90 and over.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31
This Mornings Fire.

Fire broke out in the cellar under the
west window OF Geo. Savadge's saloon
1919 Second avenue, shortly before 10
O'Clock this morning. Fully fife en- min
utes elapsed before the arrival of q fire
company of any description. though the
alarm from the Fourth ward was promptly
given. The fire, however, was vigor-
ously fought with small hose and al
though dense smoke poured from the
windows, the flames were beaten back
and finally subdued before the first hose
company arrived. The smoke poured w
into the telegraph and telephone Offices
above, however, and almost drove the
plucky operators from their posts. The
damage fortunately was light, and is
amply covered by insurance in Lieber-
knechts agency. The origin Of the fire
was in o pile of straw in the front window
OF the cellar.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31
Matte Vickers in -Ed.iwei.s :,

Matte Vickers, in her new coined Y
romance, which will be seen at Harper
theatre tonight, entitled "Edelweiss." has
secured a comedy which will be handed
down to fame and lead TO fortune. e l.
elweiss' like the flowers from which is
derived the name, meaning purity and
Wilderness, is play which siirs the heart,
which brings tears to the eyes and laugh
ter to the soul. Simple and pure in its
wholesomeness. IL pleases the most fas-
tidious and is proclaimed bJ press and
public alike, the most delightful and sue q
cessful of Miss Vicker's comedies.
jolly Matte V ckers, With her German
accent and bland smile. has returned to
81. Louis after ar absence of three years
At the head of very fue company. she
opened an engagement at Pope's yester-
day afternoon in her new play .'Edel-
weiss and was greeted as only favo ties
are greeted. by very large audience. In
'Edelweiss" there is more of the drama
and less of the variety show than is ual
in plays written for soubrsttes. The title
role is. of course, constructed to suit the
the star, who has been we'll provided with
witty and sentimental speeches. Miss
Vickers' chief charm is her naturalness .
Her comic and dramatic effects are OBJ
tanned simply and without straining. and
her good bumor is contagious.-Si. Louis
Times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

The past few months have brought
much of i'll luck. to Luther S. Pearsall, the
Port Byron supervisor. previously dis
appointed at first in his most deeply
cherished political ambitions, he has no "
suffered remorse for which there is no
known Cancellation. There was little
argument concerning mans pedal extrem-
tiles up in q Port Byron store the 9th er
day, and Pelrsall of course was In it.
Finally the Iestion arose as to clea Mi
ness of fest. and in the heat of the dis .
cussinu Pearsall bet Dave Malarkey 81
tina; he had the cleaner feet of the wv o.
Malarkey ace 'pted the wager, the two
men sgreed upon young man nam ed
Timberlake as judge and then proceede
to the rear of the store and removed their
socks. At first it looked as if both men
were without blenish, and th at it woul d
be stand off and neither would suffer
the combined modification AID loss, but
just as such conclusion was reached,
Judge Timbe!lake discovered small spot
on one of Pearsall's small toes. The
latter put on his specks and scrutiniz ed
it closely and severely and finally like In
honest little man acknowledged the
corn" and handed over the dollar
Pearsall washed his hands of politics las
fall. and now he will look to his feets
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31
AGREAT CRATE BAR.
George DowntDg's Invention Which
Promises OF Great Advantage 20
nufaeturers and q is amhaai Men

George DowntDs's Invention Which
Promises OF Great Advantage 20
manufacturers and steamboat Men.
The ARGUS of Wednesday evening
spoke of new CRATE bar Invention by
Geo Downing. of Lincoln, Neb.. formerly
| of this city. which gives promise of prov
ing not only of much pecuniaiy sdvsn-
tage TO Mr.. Downing but means of
revolutionizing this important attachment
to furnaces of various kinds.
Mr. Downing has been for years a
student of the subject of CRATE bars. He
has conceived many inventions for i'm
provement over long existing contriv-
ances, but has never before felt sufficient
confidence in his devices to apply for
| patents on the same. On the night of
Labor Day-Sept. 1, las,-he having
given the subject mora than usual atten-
ton, he arrived at & solution of the prob
lem which had long been aeitsting his
mind and he arose from his bed and drew
out the design. Since then he has been
working on the model which is now per,
fected and for which he has applied for
patent. He came to Rock Island for
the purpose of introducing his invention
and Weyerhauser & DeDkmann have or
dered several for their mill and Captain
John Slreckfus has ordered set for the
Verne Swain.
Mr. Downing's invention is known as q
rocking tooth crate bar" In its oper-
alton. which is accomplished by means OF
lever. il sffords a zig Tag or spiral mo-
ton. which clears it entirely of ashes and
at the same time loosens the
largest and toughest clinkers
The crate is given more fex-
Utility aud at the same tine more air
space than is the case with former inven>
tions and it seems to com bine sll the ad
vsutsges essential to the solution of this
much discussed. much thought of snd
much vexed subject Of crate bars. One
OF the Strongest fes,ures-ln fact It's
chief beauty-is that any part of the
CRATE where the fire is low or clogged
with ashes may be shaken without dis.
turbing the entire CRATE. This is ac-
complished by means of lever which
operates il either the right or left hand
side independently. Downing Bros. the
old established firm here will manufact-
ure the crate and have already orders for
several tons of castings for that purpose,
and will soon be prepared to fill al or ders
that may come to them for the new in =
ven;ion.
Downing Bros have p lively Industry
at their foundry on Ninth street and
among other orders have one for ten tons
of castings for the new spring factory jus,
removed to Moline from Racine. Wis
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31
The Viaiuet All Right

The viaduct committee which consists
of Fed Hass. Henry Carse, E. D.
Sweeney, John Ohlweier and Howard
Wells had meeting at the Office of
Sweeney & Walker yestesdaY afternoon
All were present except Mr.. Wells. who
was detained by sickness in his family.
NJ. E. Sweeney presented an elaborate
abstract in book form and all other papers
IN connection Herewith on which he has
been working for the past six weeks. E.
ID. Sweeney and Oliver Olson examined
all of the papers very carefully and it was
found that all Of the papers had been
correctly prepared, and it was thought
that the papers with the proper explana
ton. will now meet with the approval OF
the war department. 1t was therefore
decided that Oliver Olson proceed te
Washington 70 make the necessary ex.
PLANTATION. All papers will be forwarded
to Col. Whittemore by the mayor OF
Monday. and the colonel will send them
to Washington, Mr.. Olson following the
latter part Of the week. II was deemed
advisable to send Mr.. Olson, owing to his
familiarity with the viaducs situation and
ali that pertains to it at this end. The
local committee now believes that thi:
completes its work as regards the via
duct.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

HE ia well paid who is well satisfied"
and the suavest and blandest man to be
met these days Is the whilom rheumatic
who has tried Salvation Oil.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

Il alwaya let cold 60 as 1t Gomez
one says; which me ans that he overworks
the system in getting rid of cold rather
than assist it by using DR.. Bull's Cough
Syrup. Price IS &C nts.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31
A BRIGHT AFFAIR.
Inc Literary Contest at the Hirb,
School.

The Societies, Minerva ana Ra,,.s
Leftres. Give Meritorious Enter.
'ainmen'-The Contestants and We
tors
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31
THE ROCK ISLAND.

An Improved Day Service West OF
Aere-AIl Train and station Men
Must BE Uniformea-why Clark
Corbin Quit
Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-02
Polo ,SuU1bs.
FOIO Squ1bs. Bridgeport plays here tonight.

Bridgeport plays here tonight.
 At the meeting of the polo league in Hartford on Wednesday evening Manager Bancroft was given leave to transfer the Springfield team to Boston. It was also decided to reduce the size of the cage nine inches on each side and that hereafter all substitutes shall be present in uniform.
 Nothing was done in regard to the New Britain team but number of New Britain gentlemen are working to secure the re- newal of the franchise which was revoked recently and which has been promised them if the team is owned solely by par | ties from that city.
 An innovation has been adopted by the local management to admit all ladies ac. companied by escorts free. The cages, which will have to be altered to conform with the new rule, will be changed so that the new arrangement l will go into effect on Monday night next. The Meriden team, which was unable te l secure the rink in Worcester, owing to the l rink having been previously engaged fol | an electrical exhibition soon to take place has decided to remain in Meriden and un der the management of Mir. James Kelly ii thought will be success. 1 Hartord and Springfield have not ye
 been shut out this season. All the other teams have drawn blanks. l 'Pop" Hallett gave 8 good account o1
 himself at half-back in the afternoo, game.
 J. H. Kelly will make success at Meri
 den if anyone can.
 Phelan is slightly under the weather, bu
 will be around in good trim again in tn
 course of day or so.
 The Springfield team will play it's frs
 game in Boston Monday night agains 1 Hartford.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-02
HaMden.

Jan. 1.-Messrs. Norris, Mix and E. D. Sanford have just succeeded in filling their large ice-houses with ice of rare quail ity.
 Rev. Dr. Beach of Middletown will preach in the M. E. church, next Sunday, and will hold the fourth quarterly con ference Saturday night.
 Schools reopen next Monday, the same
 teachers being at the posts, with the pos
 sible exception of Miss Nellie Gilbert.
 Rumor says Miss Gilbert declines to teach
 any longer.
 Misses May and Grace, daughters of Rev. N. Huhbell, formerly of Hamden, are spending the holidays in town. John Johnson, the millman, who lives on .Dixwen avenue, Hamden, met with quite misfortune. Tuesday, When re- turning to his home his horse slipped on the ice in the street and broke his leg in two places and had to be killed. It will prove great loss to Mir Johnson, as he is poor man and had but just started in the
 milk business. Wedding Bells.-EdwardN N. Warner was
 married on New Years eve to Miss Ells Warner. The ceremony was performed by | Rev. F. Saunders at the house of 1Ir. liar. | ly Warner, father of the bri l.. The favored parties were the recipient Cf many handsome presents. The bride 6 .cl groom will reside in town.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-02

No deaths were reported from measles during the year. During the past eleven months eighty-eight cases of scarlet fever have been reported, 12s of typhoid and 256 of diphtheria.
 There were 322 deaths of persons under one year of age and 101 of persons over seventy years. Last year sixty eight per sons over seventy years died. Between eighty and ninety years of age there were seventy deaths, and fifteen of persons be tween ninety and 100 years of age. There was one death at the Home for the Friend less, five at the county home-an of these being from the diphtheria epidemic-six at St. Francis orphan asylum, fifty-eight at the almshouse and 107 at the hospital. The marriages are estimated at 800.
 The highest monthly death rates were in January when there were 223 deaths, and in July when there were 212 deaths. The lowest was in November, which has 8 record of 107 deaths Register Carr com pliments the undertakers and doctors for the prompt returns made during the year, and also requests the doctors to send in whatever reports are still lacking. 7Hs.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-02
THE POLO WORLD.
New Haven Wfns Easily From
 Springfield in the Afternoon Gamt

New Haven Wins Easily From
 Springfield in the Afternoon Game Scores of Other Games-N0tes.
 Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, about ], 200 people witnessed the polo game between the Springfield and New Haven teams yesterday afternoon. The game was very tame affair and was devoid of any special features. The Springfelds were not in it from beginning to end, and the New Ravens defeated the leaders with the greatest of ease, 13 to 8. Many members of the various boards of the city government were noticed amongst the audience, who left the rink, pleased
 to know that the local team had won. Through some misunderstanding be- tween the management and the Electric Light company, they were unable to have
 the lights turned on, and the last half wal played in almost total darkness. The crowd was good natured one, however
 and amused themselves by lighting match
 es and guying the players.
 The management should not be too Sc verely condemned for this, as it was a1 l unusually dark afternoon and the Spring field players delayed the game unnecessa | rily number of times. A remarkable goal was made by Roberts in taking tn,
 rush and caging the ball from the spot il | four seconds.
 "Pop'' Hallstt played half-back in thu
 absence of Phelan, who is sick. I'm | score. .''
Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-02
A Brilliant Affair Given on Sylvan
 AVenne.

In spite of the nasty weather which pre- vailed yesterday more than 300 guests were entertained by Alderman Lowe, at his resi- dence, No. IF Sylvan avenue. The house was prettily decorated with pa Inns, flowers, and all about were exquisite little Japanese souvenirs arranged in an artistic manner. Florence Griswold of Guilford, Miss Edith Smith of Willingford, Mrs. John Champion and Mrs. James R. Lyon. In the afternoon among other guests to arrive was Captain Brown of the >Grays, accompanied by 8 squad of about twenty-five from that com pany. There were also many members of the city boards present during the day to pay their compliments and enjoy the bounteous Inequalities. The affair was delightful, and complete success in every WAY
Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-02
HARTFORD,s JUMBO
Badly Stalled in the Snow in Going to
 a Fire

Badly Stalled in the Snow in Going to
 a Fire.
 The steam propeller fire engine 7, better known as the "Jumbo," located in Hart ford, was badly stuck in the snow in re- spending to an alarm of fire Wednesday evening. For number of years Hartford has used these propellers, as they were claimed to be superior to horses in getting to fire, and especially so when snow was an impediment. That this claim is not justifable one has been amply demonstrat- ed in. a number of instances where the fire apparatus drawn by horses has been able to reach the scene of conf1agration ahead of the steam propellers. The Hartford fire department have three of these machines, two in active service and one reserve steamer.
 There is another objection to their use that the noise and the sparks they throw off scare the horses. The fire officials here have always been opposed to their use, and it would seem justly SO.
 For the past few days four horses have been in use on the other steamers there and five on the big truck. No extra horses have been in use here.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-02
The w. 0. IT. U. Reception.

The Woman's Christian Temperance union of this city held reception yester- day from 10 o'clock @. m. until 10 D. m. During the day many were hosptably re- ceived and entertained. There were exer- cises of 8 varied character, addresses and singing and recitations by members of the Loyal Legion. Among those to speak were Rev. A. P. Miller, MT. Ellis and Rev. Dr.. Smyth. The doctor, in his remarks, con- graduated the union for the work it was doing. He related an incident that came to his notice, while in the army, of a worthless drunken character, who was thought by every one to be without the suspicion of higher impulse. This man came forward once at critical time to share his last bit of hard tack with an- other After that he said he always felt differently toward such characters. There isn't man, he said, who is not worth say ing, and none who can't begin new life
 Refreshments of coffee, sandwiches, cake and fruit were served. The ladies who had the affairin charge were Mrs. Ronald, Mrs. Green, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Merrill and others,
Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-02
HE DID NOT KNOW IF.

pr. Harper Not Aware He Had
 Taken His University scheme from
 Plan Used seventy-Five Years
 A9o-He Talks of His own Univer-
 sity Scheme.
 The latest accusation of plagiarism is made against Professor Harper in connec-, ton with his university scheme. An item is floating about in the newspapers accus- ing him of obtaining his ideas on the sub ject from the plan carried out in the uni versity of Virginia seventy-fve years ago. The doctor was enquired of on the mat ter by COURIER representative last even ing and asked if he had seen the account
 With smile he replied he had, and was as much interested as anyone else. He l never knew before what plans had been tried in years gone by in the University of Virginia, though he was conversant with it's present scheme. He further said he would be pleased to. obtain more infer nation regarding the above named univer- sity as it was managed three-quarters of a century ago. His methods, he said, were the result of fifteen years of his own ex- perience, and there is not one which has not been thoroughly tested and found prac- ticable. Concentration is the key note of of his entire system, and he believes this method to be the only satisfactory one in dealing with the educational problem. He 1 further thinks, to obviate some present | difficulties, that 8 university course is necessary with subjects taken only two at a time, major and minor, as he ex- pressed it, upon which the mental rays are focused steadily, not allowing intervals of several days relaxations, as is now the case in the universities, where two and even one hour courses a week are in vogue. This, at least, would have the effect of | graduating g smaller percentage of men, who on the day of graduation are unable 1 to read their diplomas or short time af- rewards complain that their university | course seems like blurr. The doctor said he was going to take the full six months allowed him in deciding whether he would accept the offer from the Chicago university, of which he is now @ member of the board of trustees. He is 1oath to leave Yale and will not take up the mantle of the other work unless the call of duty is imperative. His recent western trip, he said, was extremely pleasant. He | gave twenty lectures in period of seven days. On his way back he attended the meeting in Washington of the American Historical society, of which he is mem