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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05

org pay, the women the pittances For
instance, IN the bureau of engraving and
pruning the money printers earn s. or s. n
uay. while the women who serve as their
heiPers, and many of them competent to
take charge OF presses, get but $l25. In
tne government printing Office women re-
ceive $40 week for doing the same work
for which men are paid from $1s to So.
hundreds of Uncle Sans women en-
ployes are well to do They have saved
their earnings, invested in real estate or
other property, and become in6ecendent.
There are women in the treasury worth
from $4,000 to 100000 each who still 90
on at their work There is no reason whv
they should not, for the toll is not arduous
and the hours are anything bat onerous.
lhght work from Q to 4, with half hour
ior luncheon, frequent holidays and thirty
days' leave of absence every year, is not a
task calculated to undermine the strength
even OF delicate woman. Some of the
women clerks in the treasury keep car
"la"es and are middle aged danes An
empioye IN the third auditors Office is AS
sisted by Il liyeried footman to alight every
morning at the treasury steps from a costly
brougham drawn by a pair Of stylish
horses. Many of the department girls
marry, but in few cases do they leave the
service
Often the husband is also a government
clerk, and with two salaries they manage
to buy handsome home and employ
plenty of servants
There are plenty of manageable girls in
the departments, pretty but practical
creatures, capable of supporting them
selves and husbands, too, if necessary--just
che girls To make good. sensible help
meets. AT the luncheon hour, while the
men clerks are rushing out to the res
| taurants or saloons. many pretty groups
| are formed by the girls, who manage to
subsist on an apple and a cracker, and who
bring forth novels or fancy work 10 mix
with the gossip of the moment
There l. plenty of romance in these de-
partmentS. For instance, in the depart
ment OF Justice works beautiful old lady,
| typewriter operator. who was once the
reigning belle of Washington society. Her
hair Is as white rs snow, and her face full
OF the charm of refinement and matured
comeGneSS. Her eyes are still bright and
magnetic, and many a maiden might envy
her her complexion. This lady, Mrs. Runde-
lette, was the daughter of Il commandment
OF the Marine corps. Her husband was a
surgeon III the navy. As maid and wife
before the war no woman was more courted
or admired than she. Her mother, Mrs.
Nicholson, was a reignipg belle in New
York half a century ago.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05

TREASURY GIRLS PICNIC TO GEN. SPINNER.
woman can do as well as a man. The
women shall have a chance" Gen. Spin
ner opened the doors, and now see the re
suit. Uncle sam employs in Washington
about five thousand women, or one-third
of his entire force
The women make just rs good clerks as
the men, aud some observers say a little
better. They waste less time talking poll
tics or reading newspapers. do not 90 out
IN the corridor to smoke during business
hours, and in summer do not ask to get off
thirty minutes before time in order to at
tend the baseball games To this lav Gen.
Spinner is the hero, the idol. the patron
saint of the department girls While
he lived they helped to make life pleasant
for him. They loaded him with presents on
holidays and birthdays. They surrounded
him with their love and alteration Every
summer they took him to "A picnic all in
his honor. and carried to him the best fish,
the choIcest flowers, and wreathed gar
lands for his brow. Those were happy
days for Gen. Spinner, and it is not sur
prlSlng that he said q short time before
his death that the act of his which he was
proudest of, which gave him most satisfac-
ton, was opening the doors of government
employment to women.
Probably Gen. Spinner himself never
foresaw the result of his innovation When
he began placing women on the govern
ment payroils he did not imagine that in
twenty years so Thousand women
should be employed in the treasury alone.
nearly as many more in the pension office,
and large numbers in the patent Office,
census Office, in fact in every department
of the government, even in the war and
navy offices, and the Capitol itself He
could not look ahead and see women draw
ing three or four millions of dollars
month from the public Golfers for services
rendered
The women of the departments are of all
ages and from all the walks of life, as well
as from every state and territory in the
Union Old and young, beautiful and
homely, work side by side and side by side
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05
Catarrh In New England.

Ely's Cream Balm gives satisfaction tc
every one using it for catarrhal troubles.
g. &. hellor, Druggist. Worcester
Mass.
l believe Ely's Cream Balm is the bes,
article for catarrh 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,
Geo. A. Hill, Druggist. Springfield, Mass
Cream Balm has given satisfactory re
sults.-W. P. Draper. Druggist, Spring,
field, Mass.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05

ny local applications. az they cannot reach
The diseased portion'of the year. There
Is only one way to cure deafness, ana that
Is by constitutional remedies Deafness
Is caused by an infamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube
when this tube gets inf1amed you have q
rumbiing sound or imperfect hearing. and
when it is entirely closed, deafness is the
result. and unless the Inflammation can
De taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition. hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing hu,
an infismed condition OF the mucous
sursces
We will give one hundred dollars for
any case of deafness Caused by cstarrh)
that we cannot cure by taking Halls Ca
tarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free
Sold by druggists, 75c.
F. J. CHENRY g. Co.. Toledo, o.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05

with the men, too, without harm to them
selves and with good influence upon their
masculine companions. What Is better,
these women are on the same level with
the men as regards pay and promotion.
They draw the same salaries for the same
work, are classified in the civil service
without distinction of sex, and are protect
ed from political interference. Happily
the DAYS in which politicians bartered In
fuence" for feminine flesh and blood are
at an end, or nearly so. Occasi onally one
comes upon an instance of barter and sale,
of violation Of the laws of God and man
in the departments, but one may find
quite as many such cases in private life, IN
mercantile and professional circles The
only discrimination made against women
in the departments is in the matter of pro-
motion to the chiefships of divisions. Nat
urally these posts are filled by men. Eigh-
teen hundred dollars year is therefore
the highest price paid to women in govern
ment employ Five or six women are re-
ceiving this salary, and earning 1t, too
In the treasury two women, Miss Seavey,
of Tennessee, and Miss Van Nranken, OF
New York, draw $3.50 month. They are
unmarried, and have been nearly a quarter
OF century in the internal revenue dlvls-
ion. They are so expert in their fields that
they have been promoted over the heads of
most OF the men in the bureau. Another
$3.50 clerk is Miss Ada Tanner, daughter
OF extension Commissioner Tanner, who
is a confidential clerk in the treasury. rive
women in the treasury get s1,6OO a year, 81
81 400, and nearly $50 draw sl,2D. n nun
bred are paid 81, 900 a year, and nearly 4oo
$500 a wear What is true of the treasury
is true, generally speaking, o. other de-
partments. though the number of women
clerks is greatest in the treasury. The
only places In which women are not given
an equal chance with men are the bureau
of engraving and printing and the govern
ment printing office. In the mechanical
work of these concerns the men draw the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05
Isncclal Corresnondence.l

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Republics may
be unSratefut, but the women of republics
are not. The women who are employed in
the government departments here have set
out to bald m0aament to Gen Spinner,
AMI they vii! build it. Why is Ger. Spin
nCr to nave monument? Because he was
the first public Official to employ women
in the work Of the government. When
Gen. Spinner became treasurer of the
United States, q quarter of n century ago,
Uncle Sam employed no women, except
as charwOHacl or room cleaners. This is
not right, sid Spinner. This is work a
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05
A ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

E.ia;e % Daniel No.her. deceased.
TAe underlined having been appointed aousn-
ltcttor. VIII tbc y ~ hrneIeo- % the estate of
DAntel hosher. late % the oourfy of Rock Island
st.ie % tiltDots. Deceased. hereby rive notice
tat be viii appear before The oour.r courf 81
hgck Island county. a. TIE Once % The cierk a.
sA4d court. 10 the ciiT u Rock Island al the
hArcA term. on tie trsf honcny IN karrh nerf.
AZ Ntich tine a. persons t1slng claims nrrintr
eAic estate arr not-ted and ccnoeted 20 aft<r.d
Tor NE purpo-c q having The same "a lusied An
persons indebted 70 said estate are rcQncvted 20
uaEe tnnedtnts payment 20 the urcerriEred
DAtro tbs 9Th day 20 JAruary. A ID lGi
LUTHER ID. EDWARDS. AdnInistr.for.
With the VII nrn~1ed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05

Mrs. Rundelette has very high family
connections and good social position,
even if she is a typewriter operator in a
government Office. She is type of the
well born, well bred women whom widow
hood or other accident of life has brought
to daily labor in the departments, and a
pretty picture she made the other day az
she stood hand in hand with another type
of department girls-a silly and bewitch-
ing coQuette who needed a word of moth
erly advice.
These departments are full of the wild
ows and daughters of senator's, repre-
sentatives, governors, generals and other
public men. In the pension office, for in
stance, is Mrs. Gen. Pickett, whose hus
band, the Confederate general, led at Get
tysburg one of the greatest infantry
charges known TO the history of wars. Mrs
Pickett now draws a salary of 81 400 a year,
yet for time this woman of refinement
and beauty was on the rolls of the interior
department rs y charwoman In the patent
Office works Miss Alice Meikleham, the
great-granddaughter of Thomas jefferson
In the bond room of the postoffice depart
ment, handling the bonds of all the post
masters of money order Offices in the coun-
try, is Mrs. Flora Fassett Hodge, a win
some little widow, whose mother is Mrs
Fassett. the artist, known to fame as the
painter of the Electoral Commission"
picture, which hangs in the senate gallery
Another department girl is Mrs. H. N.
Ralston, the widow of a distinguished
western lawyer, a contemporary and friend
of Stephen A. Douglas
Miss Mary Livingston, of the postoffice
department, is a granddaughter of Robert
Leroy Livingston, the last OF that famous
family to sit in congress. and a niece OF
John Livingston, founder OF Rutgers col
lege. Miss Livingston gets 81 100 year
Miss Garnier. of the postofiice department,
| Is a niece OF Joaquin Miller. Miss Sewell,
| Of the international money order division,
| speaks French, German, Spanish, Italian.
Swedish, Norwegian and Danish, and gets
| Sl,2OO year for TRANSMITTING letters. Miss
Walworth, of the census Office, was daugh-
ter-in-law of Chancellor Walworth the
last of the chancellors
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05
LEGAL.
A ENACTMENT NOTICE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Rock ISLAND CorsTr.
In the circui; ooart q Rock IsiH-d county. To
the ksy tern A. y 1881.
Robert {. leNeii. CasslUf q. Hartman and
Sanford Y. Hartman.
Public notice il hereby given 20 tie faid Cas- as
q. Hartman and Sanford y Hartman. that q writ
% attachment Issued out OF the ofioe % TIE
cssrk Of said Rock leland county circuit conrt,
dated the teverteenih day % JAueAry A. ID. 1921.
m the suit OF the s1id Robert c. Jc~ctt aud
against The etiA;c a the SAID Cassi1s &. Hartman
and Sanford p. Hartman. for the furl &C One
Tbousard Five Hundred and Pity doilArs
tl.sSo co.. directed 20 the sheris % Rock Island
county. Vii saft writ has bocn Getsrped er-
ecuted. row therefore 1nless ror, the sAic san
fcrsF BarnAn and CAssius {. Harsmsn shsli
Personally be and appear before the said Rock
l.l1rd county circuii oourf. CT before the Art
DAY q the neIf term thereof. 90 be holden a. the
court house Ia TIRE city Of Rock Islard. IN said
county. On the erst Monday q MAY A. -. ISL.
give bah and plead 60 the sid plaintiffs scflo1.
JafRmeui wil be enierHd against YOU and In
favor &C the sAsd Robert c. ycscif. ana 80 much
Of the property attached - may be sufselcui %
satisfy The sAic Judgment and oosis. viii De- sold
20 -E;i.fy he zane.
kock l.izad. IN. Jan - I-pi-
GEoRGE ". GAMBLE Ccra
-fcKs y a Horst. Pa ,nt4G's Attorneys.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05

There is no danger of cold resulting
in ipneumonis when Chamberlsin's Cough
remedy is used as directed "for a severe
cold" 1t efectually counieracts and
arrests any tendency Of a cold to result
in pneumonia. This fact was fully prov
en- IN thousands of cases during the cpl,
demic of Influenza last winter. For sale
by Hartz & Bahnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05

When man tells you that he is per-
fectly contented he means, in nine cases
out OF ten, that after thinking the mat
ter all over be does not see how he can
get anything more.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05

Particularly the regrets - Maid: Mr.
Small couldn't call tonight, and he sends
his regrets and this little present Miss
| Little: Thanks for both.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05

4 - ~
ANVN
a ihi' LIST AND
ORDER OF
CDhNK n VOIINn
hnNN y. iVUISu.
Lettuce.
Spinach.
Sweet potatoes
Parsnins
Rutabagos,
Turnips.
Cabbage,
Cranberries
Mince meat. home made
Apples
Chickens,
TURKEYS.
Ducks,
Oranges.
Ranan.s
Malaga cranes
Honey
Canned souns.
Macaroni.
Vermercel,,
Sbrimns
HOLSTERS.
Salmon
Kippered herring
Huyler's fipelstts
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05

The partnership heretofore eris.ing uDder ne
trm name q brocknkn A Co. CONSISTING of yscos
Brocknan. Hans Pnultcn- Fred brook man DAVID
Jamer~on and Neb Vtteossn. 10 by mutual
sgreenspi this day dissolved. Jacob Brockmsa
Gavin purchttec tie fnttIe.t % DAVID gnnrrHo1
and Mes Wehedetn. The rcnsininr three rxrt :
nsrs viii confuse In the zee bssiness the ss< A.
before All ouisisneing soooents n MI b. unId
20 Jacob BrockrnEn. tressortr
Rock Islsnd. Feb "a leHf
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05
TRY ABATToIR PoR RENT.

teAled proposals. piil be received NJ ihe ctr
elerks once. Rock Island. M Until $ D m Pt6-
rutrf %. 1871. for the leasing of The City Ahstiolr
huflcing- sifu,tec sf the sesf end ri shs civ
hnfs. The city reserves the right 20 rc,eci an
snc al bids. R0BEkT KOKHLER
Rock I.i.ne. III. lamar a. 1901
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05
DAILY PRACTICE

under our superyision. e1ven each Juvenile pupr
nschers VIII save money 20 order their Mrsac
Bocks OF ne One-third OF Of marked Price on
sheet MUSIC 70 every one. Leave orders m ning
antAor AZ my music rooms. 1901 Second avenue,
Rock T. and.
We make . speciality Of teaching inexesnenost
Address ne ., isos Brady s.. Dsveupor1, In
ms. G. a. Nn6BKBR
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05
THE DEPARTMENT GIRLS.
WOMEN OF REPUBLICS ARE NOT
UNGRATEFUl.

They Propose to Put Up Monum ent to
the Late Gen. Spinner Because He Gave
Women a Chance to Become Govern
ment Clerks.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05
Music Teaching.

After = years experience IN teaching fns;ru-
mental kusie, vii promise VOC more theorJ VIA
lese lessons for the least money OF any teacher Il
the city.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05

Having purchased . complete line Of UndertAk.
Ing goods. with beArse and sppuariernoes, and
having secured the ecrvioes % Mr.. Geo. Z. Reed.
81 Chicago. Al expert funeral director and en-
nAimer OF u ycaf- experience. I an fully pre-
pared 20 guarantee satisfsc;so1-
Telephone Ills.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-05
koTICR or dissolution.

Roek I.i.re. III lamar :,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-10-30

Mr.. Bromley, who has been doing
team work for a long time for c. w.
Roberts, has moved to Greenwich street,
and can thus have the benefit of our
school.--Seth Gooding is doing night
work in the pulp mill at Bennington
Falls.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hall of
Springfield, Mass, have been the guests
for few days of Mr.. and Mrs. F. B.
Jennings, at Fairview. They came by
carriage, enjoying the fall scenery in the
drive through the Berkshire hills, and
left for home Wednesday.--Mrs. Uhline
and Mrs. Mathews of Troy, n. Y, made,
this week, short visit with their sister,
Mrs. H. l. SpaffOrd.--We understand
H. w. Cunningham has given in his
resignation, as agent for the Fitchburg
road, at the depot here, to take effect
gext month. This is bad news, as it is
feared he contemplates leaving town,
which will be much regretted in our
community.-C. W. Roberts is adding
long dry house to his mill, to facilitate
the drying of pulp in the manufacture of
box board.-Mrs. j. G.. Mccullough
has presented new all wool carpet to
the ladies who were planning to get one,
for the prayer meeting room of the Con-
gregational church. The present is
highly appreciated by all connected with
the society. diphtheria scare
which became almost panic, has sub
sided, there being no new cases outside
of the house where it originated. A
large number in each of the tenements
of this house were exposed, but none
took it from the sick ones, thus showing
as in oft repeated instances, that the
cause is in or about the premises, in
stead of being carried from person to
persOn.-Last Sabbath was observed
as rally Sunday by the Congregational
Sabbath School, and large attendances
was the result. The names of all who
had been members of the school, living
in the vicinity, were called by the secre-
tary, or were intended to be, but some
half dozen were left out in making up
the roll A short history of the school
from its commencement, was given by
one of the members.-"Ned" Hayden
of Colorado Springs, was in the village
last week making calls upon his old
friends. He has the best wishes of them
all, while he is absent in his western So
iourn, which seems the best suited to
promote his health.-The furnace in
the Congregational church has been put
in order, so warm reception to all,
may be expected another sabbath
The water supply is getting short for the
mills in this section, and in some cases
the addition of steam is being resorted
to.-The funeral of Mrs. jeremiah
Essex was held at her late residence at
Riverside, Thursday, at IL O'Clock. Her
death occurred Monday evening, the goth
inst, after an illness of several years
from disordered nervous system, which
required the unremitted care of some of
the family, at the age of sixty-fve years.
Her maiden name was Mrs. Mary Jane
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-10-30
Supreme Court-General Session.


The Supreme Court at Montpelier, has
been at work this week on Bennington
county cases, and the following have
been heard: Smith billiard VS.. P. Dean
1.-TWO cases); Hubbell Lathrop VS.. Town
of Sunderland; William D. Ames VS..
Dorset Marble Company ct al; Trenor
L. Park VS.. Daniel McEowen and L. S.
Norton, administrator. From Franklin
county the case of d. d. Mead VS.. st.
Johnsbury & Lake Champlain railroad
was heard. From Rutland county these
cases were heard: w. r. Worthington
VS.. Central Vermont railroad; Catherine
NJ. Davis VS.. estate of r. T. and I. G.
Parsons; jerks l.. Winchell VS.. Ma
tional Express Company; administra-
tor for Sarah E. Billings VS.. Accident In
surance Company of North America;
Silas l.. Griffith VS.. John H. Hilliard,
ct al. The first Windsor county case,
that of Leavitt Hunt VS.. Francis B.
Hayes, was heard yesterday afternoon.
The only case in which a decision was
reached was that of State VS.. HAL
Mathers, charged with assault with at
tempt to commit rape, in which the re-
spondent was sentenced to the State
prison for eight years. States Attorney
Mason of Bennington county and J. X.
Batchelder for State; Sheldon & Cush-
man for -IVatchmdn.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-10-30
Y, M. G. A. Notes.

Monday evening at 8 o'clock, there will
be meeting at the association rooms of
all those who have already stated their
intentions of entering the educational
classes, and any others who may desire
to do so, for the purpose of perfecting
arrangements. This is important to the
above. Be sure and come
Sunday at o'clock, Mr.. William A.
Austin will address the young men.
Tuesday, November 10th, is the date
of the Chalk Talk by Frank Beard. Re-
serve seat tickets are 80 cents and gal
lery b cents.
DR.. HOLSTERS talk on First Aid to
the Injured" last Saturday evening, was
very much appreciated by the large num-
Der of young men present.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-10-30
North Pownal.

Accident: Last week j. A. Pattrel
lost the tips of three of his fingers on his
left hand, while doing work on the
planning machine at the factory. When
healed the use of his hand will not be
much impaired. The shock to his sys-
TEN caused by the accident and the sub
sequent dressing of the wounds by the
physician, so Frustrated the patient that
he is likely to be confined to his house
for few days.-Remova from office:
1t is rumOred that in certain portion of
our town, petition to the Governor is
in circulation, for the removal of one of
our town officials from office. Now it
should be remembered that while our
Chief Executive may fill vacancies i'll
office, he has no statutory power to make
vacancies by removal from office. The
Constitution gives that power to the
Senate when in regular session. If,
however, even so high an official as
"conservator' of the public peace, should
be guilty of riOldting that peace, he may
be made to answer as an individual to
grand Jurors complaint for the offence.
But an impeachment of this public officer,
can only be considered by the body
which alone can try the Governor of the
State for malfeasance in Office. And in
this connection, it may be observed that
court in trying causes may have a
limited discretion how he shall threaten
judicial contempt. Locality sometimes
provides custom for such occasions.
And recalling the pugnacious character
of our brethren where these disturbances
exist, we can see no improperly in the
conduct of court, which should treat
counsel as a fool, when addressed by
such counsel as being a biOckhedd And
if such counsel, in his wrath, should
further insinuate that his Honor is
scdpegodt, we think in such case the
court may be allowed to answer his ac-
cusOr by calling him in return "puke,"
without moving his official dignity, and
without shocking the sensibilities of
those in attendance.