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

ton. and thence to San Francisco. They
will locate permanently some where in
the far west.
Tie Industrial Home committee has
placed temporarily it's chart of the rink at
Champion & Co.'S. store where business
men wishing to reserve space in the forth
coming exposition may have an oppor.
tunity to do so.
The greatest dress goods sale OF the year
takes place this week at McCabe Bros.
To thoroughly advertise this department
and to bring it into still greater promi-
nence they will offer inducements this
week in the way of almost free Innings
and trimmings. See their adv.
The funeral Of Thomas 8. Crook was
held yesterday afternoon from the resi-
dence of Mrs. Cstharine Spear, 1903
Third avenue, Rev. G. W. Cue officiating.
The pail bearers we're. R. Henderson, F.
Gsbbert. G. b Clifford, T. Martin and L.
Schaab.
Phillip Wells. son of Postmaster and
Mrs. Howard Wells, is better today.
Yesterday being the twenty first day Of
his Illness. and he having passed it with
out relapse. the physiaians now bell eve
he is safely on the side Of recovery.
Maj j. NJ. Besrdsley has returned from
Atlantic, where ne appeared as chief
counsel for the defense in the trial OF
Richard Linehan, formerly of this city,
charged with seduction. and which con-
sumed al of last week in the Csss county
district court When the major left the
Jury had not agreed.
The ground hog up to 4 o'clock this
afternoon had failed TO disco yer his
shadow and at latest observations WAS
preparing to remain above the ground for
the next six weeks. According to this
there is likely to be serious conflict of
| opinion between those who adhere to the
old adage, and the ice man and his geese
theory.
Matte Vickers played to one of the
largest and most appreciativs audiences
of the season at Hsrper's theatre Satur-
day night. Her new play "Eielweiss,"
seems to have been constructed for her
peculiar talents. and the charming d alect
commedienne strengthened her hold upon
the theatre going public of Rock Island,
and made many new friends.
Mrs. J. NJ. Gould, of Moline, and Mrs.
E. P. Reynolds, of this city, have been
elected delegates from the Equal Suffrage
association Of Moline, TO attend the COM
ing convention of the National Woman's
Suffrage association which is to be held
at Albaugh's opera house, Washington,
D. c., Feb. 26 to March 1 next. Among
the speakers expected to be present are
Miss Florence Balgarnie. of England
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and United States
Senator Carey. of Wyoming.
TIE festive tramp is still abroad and
Rock Island is ameng the places graced
by his presence. He called at house on
Eighteenth street the other day and asked
for something to eat. He was given an
elegant veal sand wich, and then demanded
cup of coffee. Unfortunately there did
not happen to be any made in the house
and the tramp was SO informed. He
thereupon Indignantly handed back the
sandwich with the remark that he did not
want it if there was nothing Ito go NIT. "
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-02
Hard Coal Marker.

81 rs per ton for best anthracite coal.
all sizes, delivered within city limits, CSC
per ton discount for cash. Indiana black
81. so and Camel coal Sc per ton delivered,
carriage added on all orders for less than
one ton; carrying in csc per ton extra.
{. G. FRAZER.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-02
Children Not Wanted.

Home Seeker docking at highly deco
rated fiat)-These apartments are Ger
tainly elegant, but the windows are too
low. Children would fall out Of them
and get killed.
JanitOr-Yes'm.
Home Seeker-Do you think the land
lord would object to having bars across:
Janitor-Yes'm.-Ne York Weekly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-02
Wnr-c and NInre nf IL

Small Boy who hates watery-Mamma,
people Is talkin' about man wot went
to take bath, and was drowned in the
bath tub.
Mamma-Mercy me. / didn'; know
bath tubs were SO dangerous Bring me
a bowl of water, and some soap. and a
crash towel, and the flesh brush. and III
wash you mysef.-Street 81 Smiths
Good News
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-02
Too Expensive.

borrowit-That's rather swell board
ing house you are stopping at, Gazzle-
ton.
Gazzleton-Why, yes. 1 tried cheap
er one, but l couldn't afford it. fell
away so that had to buy new suit in
six weeks.-Harper's Bazaar.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-02
K-epipr nj, Cr..Ii, cood

Littleshort-Let me have $40 this
morning. will Won, Wally:
Wallet Glands over an X - Yes.
but
Littleshort Chands it hack,-There.
that pays up for the one had last year.
l try and make il a point not 10 lei these
things run too long.-Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-02
Tax Notice.

The taxes for 1890 are now due and
payable to the township collector at the
County Treasurer's Office in the court
house. Owners Of real estate are re-
quested 20 bring their last years tax re.
ceIpts in order to save time in finding the
description Of their property on the
books. DAVID FITZGERALD.
Township Collector.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-02
HuniIiatexl.

Jackson Horn-Wundah wha's de mat
tab wiz Boss Jones. He looks kind o.
SCHENECTADY.
Engle Bickens-He's gal amt got no
confidence in him; she gabe IN a safety
razzer 70 birthday present.-Judge.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-02

Patience and gentleness are useful and
powerful, but they cannot cure a cough,
which. however, DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
will always do.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-02

CAtsrrh is not local but constitu-
tionsl disease. and requires d constitu>
tionsl remedy like Hoods Sarsaparills to
effect q cure.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-02
The Local Markets.

Business was quiet on Market square
today, receipts being light. and included
four loads of hay. two of corn, one Of
oats and one of coke.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-02
Weather Report.

U. s. SIGNAL OFFICE,
Washington, D. c., Feb. 2,
Snow; slightly colder.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-02

The man who can't sing and has q
baby is is usually made to sing.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-02

She Gndignantlyl-Dear me. Mr.. Slip
allthetime, thought you could skate!
e(submissivelyeYou wouldn't think
30 if you We're in my place.-Once A
Week.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-30
A Sun Spot Maximum.

A spectator, viewing the sun from a
distant point in space, would perceive
that its brilliancy was slightly increased
once in about every eleven years. These
accessions of light should correspond,
not with the periods of fewest spots, but
with those of most spots, because the
energy of the suns radiation is greatest
during the spot maxima. at present a
sun spot maximum is approaching, and
since last winter the face of the sun has
frequently exhibited startling indica-
tons of the tremendous disturbances
now affecting the solar globe. Our
imaginary observer i'll space would prob
ably behold at the present time very
slight increase in the suns brilliancy,
and this increase may go on for three or
four years to come.
While we, dwelling upon globe that
is bathed in the suns rays, may be I'M
able to perceive these variations directly,
vet their effects have long been recog-
nized by the changes that they produce
in terrestrial magnetism. 1t is also
highly probable that parceptible in
fuence upon the weather is exercised by
variations in solar radiation correspond
ing with the presence or absence of sun
spots.-G. P. Selviss in Popular Science
MONTHLY
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-30

Three couples, all over seventy years
of age. have been married within few
days sullivan county, n u, is the
home of two Of the couples, while the
third lves ont III Michigan
The Swiss Celebration and William Tell.
Switzerland has been lately celebrat-
ing in the canton of Schwytz the sixth
centenary of its independence as a ma
ton, and on the 18th of August the city
of Berne celebrated the seven hundredth
anniversary of the foundation of the
town, This isan antiquity which reaches
beyond the legendary epoch, for Berne
was founded in l191, and the famous
hunter of Uri is said to have fourished
in 1907. and to have been a member of
the League of the Three Cantons-Uri,
Schwytz and Unterwalden-which final
ly drove the Austrians from the Alps.
But the Tell legend, like so many of
the old and new historic tales, is now
generally abandoned. 1t was observed
that the old Swiss chroniclers did not
mention the story, and its first full state
ment did not occur until the middle of
the Sixteenth century. This covered it
with certain suspicion, which has
gradually developed with the demonstra-
ton that the Tell tale" is one of the
legends common to tie Aryan people,
and is found in its chief elements in the
Persian, Lcelandic, Danish and English
poetry, tradition, saga and ballad.
1t is none the less an inspiring and
symbolic tale of heroism, and the same
tendency of history to legend is curl
ously illustrated in this country by the
story of the mysterious white haired
warrior who suddenly appeared in Had
ley during an Indian attack upon the
village in King Phillips war and led
the villagers to victory. Mr., George
Sheldon, of Deerfeld, Mass, in a paper
published few years since, traced the
story to a foot note in Hutchinson's his
tory referring to a legend in Governor
Leverett's family. But, examining dates,
he discredits the story. Yet the figure
Of the regicide cannot be dislodged from
the popular imagination, nor Hadley di-
vested Of the charm of the tradition.
William Tell and the regicide are as i'm
mortal rs the heroes of Homer.-Har
per's Weekly.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-30

The letter Guttercd into the sanctum
Yesterday II was from man TO a wom-
an, and he was trying to give her, in his
enthusiastic masculine way, his idea of
the girls Of Narragansett Pier and the
costumes they wear. Here is what he
says Comment is unnecessary:
Il want to tell you that the women
here are the most glorious creatures on
the face Of the earth They 20 swinging
about N the indrpondeut, healthy man
Tpr you never see except at the seashOre
or among the mountains Say, why are
they always sick in town and ready for
twenty mile tramps when they get out
here:
"Of course you want to know what
they're wearing. They all have dresses
made Of flannel or something, with white
shoes, white caps, lots Of ribbons and
furbclows flying, and white parasols
with loads of white lace punched all over
the top, The skirts are cut bias Gs that
right:J. and there's something round the
bottom that ! thiuk you women call a
panel--or perhaps lis foUnCe. Why
cant women dress like that all the time?
Why don't You speak to EN- about it.
New York World
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-30
New Works. First Bath Tub.

1T is really astonishing said gen,
tlcman to me, chow many people there
are who, on a sweltcring day when the
thermometer is way up in the nineties
DO not take n bath, although their tubs,
with hot and cold water, are at their dis
posal every minute Of the day. They are
either too lazy to take Il refreshing bath,
or they forget all about it. People do
not sufficiently appreciate the many
conveniences of a modern house which
we now enjoy. And it is not so many
years since we had these ConycuienCes.
Last May there died in TIL, city Mrs.
Mary Mason Jones, aged eighty-rine.
The year she married 1873 she built a
residence at No. l23 Chambers street,
New York. and that was the first resi-
dence in this city 10 have gas and Il bath
tub At no time in the history Of the
world have people had SO much comfort
and luxury as at the present day.-New
York Epoch
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-30
Dame. Forbidden on Sunday Only

There is a suspicion. doubtless I'M
founded, that those whose word is law
at the Desplaines camp meeting are NOV
ing backward in their course with re-
gard to the rules denying nearly all secu-
lar amusemcntS to young people The
directors explain that they have no OBJ
lection to croquet, tennis and sitting in
hammocks on any day except Sunday,
and the rules prohibiting these pleasures
apply to that day only To many Meth
odists it will appear ominous that any
rules Were necessary forbidding youth
full MethodiStS to play games ON the Sab
bath. milwaukee, Sentinel.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-30
A VociFerous Reception.

A young man who is stopping at a
well known watering place has had an
amusing experience. At one of the
nei@lboring hotels be had met a fair
southerner who greatly capsivated his
rather susceptible fancy. His request
to be allowed to call met with a gracious
assent, and the next day be presented
himself at the door Of her mothers sit
ting room. Come in" called out a
strident voice as he knocked at the door.
On opening it lie was surprised to see no
one in the room, but from the next apart
ment came an injunction il the same
harsh accents to sit right down in the
parlor"
Wondering not little at his recep-
ton, he took a chair, but his astOnish-
ment may be imagined when he heard
his fair one summoned in the following
manner: Mary Anne, you've got a
beau" Mary Anne, you've got Il beau
and his cqu&nimity was not even restored
when Lis inamUyata entered and laugh
iISly explained that the culprit was a
huge green parrot. New York Tribune,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-30

Captain John BrOOks, Of Block Island,
became tie unwilling puasesSor. one day
last week. while haUling in his pots, of
Il six foot sea serpent. subsequently pro-
bounced a monster sea eel Captain
Brooks was in doubt for few moments
as to the ownership of the nine foot
skiff he was in at the time. and his YES
sci being at least mile distant, he was
ct particularly "stu@k" on his compan-
ion. He succeeded ut last, however, in
killing the animal" or FISH" which
ever it was, after it had bitten through
his rubber boot and sock. grazing his
leg.-Hartford Times
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-30
Forgot the Bow.

Occasionally very nervous man will
make a public exhibition of himself.
Such an instance occurred in Nassau
street restaurant Friday noon. A gen.
tlemanly appearing man was observed
by one or two patrons Of the place to
leave his table abruptly, hasten to the
cashiers desk, pay his bill and to almost
run ont Of the restaurant Beyond in
dulging in the reflection that it was
pretty warm ~sather to travel under
such full head of steam, the observers
paiu no attention to the mans behavior
at the time After lapse Of eight or ten
minutes, however, the same man came
back into the rpStaurar. GREATNESS and
pe"splring
Hurredly scanning the occupants of
the room, his eye rested upon well
dressed boy about ten years Old who was
giving his undivided attention to a huge
section of watermelon. The nervous
man pounced upon the boy and ex-
claimed half apologetically: why,
Tom. forgot all about you and came
very near going up town without you.
Were you frightened|
Not a bit, uncle!" responded the lad
cheerfullv. Il felt sure you would come
back, so | ordered another piece of
watermelon, which you can pay for.
The nervous man fdgeted about until
the boy finished his melon, and then he
would have gone away without paying
for it had not the boy reminded him in a
I L.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-30

There is much curious amusement to
We hal in tracing where the fOodstuffs
We USE and the domestic animals we eat
Or use, originally came from. Professor
Max Muller, reasoning through his sci.
cnce of words, finds that the goose was
domcSri"&ted very early, or at least some
bird nike 1t.
Co,sv in English, ganse in German;
lrowiuS the & according to the laws OF
language, Tie word becomes anser in
l.atin and correspordingly in Greek,
With theaspilate that marks the Digam-
ma was DROPPED. and 50 back to ansa in
the SansCrit. Orr prehistoric Slnscrit
ancestors of the Indian fable lands, had
geese Professor Muller, therefore, con-
clUdcs birds resembling them closely,
though thousands Of Years the name has
remained, varying only according to the
known laws Of the change Of pIonuncia-
tion, aid probably the livingston
Throughout behind the name. Such is
the antiquity of geese.-New York Even
lur Sun
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-30

Two lads. each about twelve years Of
age. swan across the st. Lawrence be-
tween Lewis and Quebec, yesterday, a
distance Of over three-quarters of mile,
at high water; but this feat was eclipsal
few days since by two other lads
named BERTHE Russell, of Quebec, and
Duncan Anderson, of Chaud.ere, who, it
is claimed. successfully swan the entire
distance from Chaudiere basin to Or
leans island, which must be fully nine
miles. Montreal Witness.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-30
An Incident Of the Encam pment.

In every large boarding or lodging
house there is the accommodating young
man. He is always ready to do service
and will run his feet off for another,
however disinclined to exertion he may
be on his own account. He gets up in
the night to call the doctor or go to the
drug store; he matches silk for ladies in
the shops, and he is never so happy as
when. at infinite cost to his time and
purse, he has gratitied the within of some
one whom he likes-that some one being
of the better sex. Sunday, in a rather
fashionable house of the kind in this
city, the landlady said: by the way,
Mr.. Stillson have one nice room va
cant, and if you hear of any of the
Grand Army people who would like it
won't you send them up? Try to get US
some one nice"
Of course Stillson promised. He set
out for his Office and every man he met
had word to say to him, for every one
liked Stillson. At the windup of each
of these conversations the latter deliv-
cred the message of his landlady, and,
being popular, it was not noon before
he had forty or fifty people sustling for
tenants for that room. The result was
that the vicinity of the house, for a day
or two, looked like the approach to
Camp Sherman. and it was necessary to
disconnect the bell.-Detroit Free Press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-30
Executed by Birds.

Under the caves of the Schroeder
building there is a bird box which is in
habited by sparrows. The other morn
ing the birds coolly and deliberately
hanged one of their number for some
offense, suspending it on thread by the
neck until death ensued. The birds
then tried to cut their dead companion
down. and picked its neck in their efforts
to do so until it was much mutilated
They failed to accomplish their object,
however. and the body was removed by
one of the spectators. -Lock Haven Pa
Democrat
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-30
Six Years in a Cellar.

A horrible affair has just been discov-
cred at ltegehem, in Belgium. A fam
lily named Vanden Eynde, consisting of
two brothers and sister, live there on
their own estate. Six years ago there
was another brother. called Louis, who
went away from the village to serve his
time in the army, but although he was
very soon discharged as unfit for mill
tary service. the family always replied
to questions about him, saying that he
was still soldier.
Lately. however, mysterious reporst
We're spread, and recently the family
were surprised by the appearance Of the
burgomaSter, accompanied by several
other officials and doctor. In spite of
protests. they searched the premises,
and when they opened one of the cellars
a horrible sight met their eyes. Cover
ing in Il corner, on Il filthy heap of straw,
was the lost brother, who looked more
like Il wild animal than a man.
a continual idiotic laugh was the only
sign Of life he gave, for he was not capa-
Die of making any movement Of his own
accord Even his head staid in what
ever position it was turned by the doc
tor who examined him. His unnatural
family confessed that when he returned
from his regiment hr was slightly mad,
and to save the expense of putting him
into a lunatic asylum they had tied him
up in the cellar. where lie had remained
for sis years The brothers and sister
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-30
M About the Wei.

In selecting boarding place in Il vii
lage or on Il farm where water is not
brought from a common supplying
source. SAYS Il physician, "trv to got p
place where driven rather than sunk
en- well is used. The latter in times of
frequent and abundant rain is apt to get
some surface drainage: the former never,
If driven deep enough, as its bore goes
down through sevcg.. :...-';.:a CT i.iters-
clay, gravel, sand-Getting its water
finally from source that cannot be sur
face polluted. People have only to show
little interest ana Intelligence about
these things to secure them. Anybody
who wants TO take EoarderS should be
alert on the question of sanitation at
least and inquiry ought :" amount to
suggestion. New York Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-30
Fast Time on an Aauacycle.

On the Wabash river, at Tuscola, Ills,
occurred the first trial of Professor
Claude Baums aquacycle, which travels
on the water with almost the speed of
the bicycle on land. a race was run on
the river between the steamer Daunt-
less, Commodore &. V. Walls, and Pro-
fess( 7 Baum's water wheel, and the lat
Ter showed better speed than the boat
Cor. Chicago News.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-30
About Lean Year,

February, 1892, will have twenty nine
days in other words, 1892 will be leap
year The rule is that all years whose
figures. or date numbers, are Invisible
without remainder by four are leap
years. excepting the century years,
which are leap years only when they are
divislble without remainder by 400. For
instance 1900 was not leap year, and
1900 will not be, but 1000 will be.-New
York Sun.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-30
Boy Robbers i'm France.

There has just been discovered near
Nogent-sur- Marine a band of boy rob-
bers, who pluudered untenanted villas
and hid their booty in a cave, like Ali
Baba's Forty Thieves. The chief of the
burglarious confederation is a youth of
fourteen named Vincent Legrand. He
was captured in a field and save in
formation about - companions, VINO
were. arr-..ei by tue e.iarmes as they
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-30

Those whose business has called them
during the past year to the cOuntryvil-
lagos and corners" cannot have failed
to notice the very highly colored posters
adorned with pictures of men in blue, on
foot and mounted, that have been freely
distributed in the country towns to al
lure young men from the farms into the
service of the standing army of the
United St.tes. This is a changing Of the
work of the recruiting offices from the
cities to the country which cannot fail
to be of marked benefit to the personnel
of the army. There would seem to be
no reason why service in the standing
army should not be made sufficiently
attractive and honorable to make posi-
BILE the filling of the ranks with men who
would be credit to the country, and of
adequate service to it whenever there is
need to make use of its soldierS.-Wor-
cester Mass. Spy.