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amounting in the aggregate 10 $3.50 900 paid
in dividends on stock in six years upon an in.
vestmeut of 100000 The property now
owned by the Company is worth probably
$j,OO0OOO.
The stock of the Company sold few years
ago at $1,000 share. IL sold in 1876 at Sl7 q
share
The city Of Birmingham, Ala, was built on
the land of this Company who owned less than
the Ga-Ala Investment & Development Co.,
whose advertisement appears on another page,
now own at TallapOOsa, Ga, and these euOr-
nous values have been created by building on
the properties city of only about $4,000 iu-
habitants as shown by the last census.
As the Georgia-Alabama Investment & De-
veopment Co. own all their property entire
without indebtedness or deferred payments,
the receipts from all sales OF city lots must go
at once to the surplus of the Company to IN
crease the semi.aunual dividends in addition
10 the earnings from its mandatory establish
meuts.
Every sale of city lots or property made in-
stead of decreasing the assets of the Company,
increases them three, fold by reason of the im-
provement aud development that must necessa-
Iily follow, the benefits Of which accrue 20 the
remaining property owned by the Company
increasing very largely its desrabiliEy and
selling value.
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The Anarchists Badge.
city Times.I

"Do you know the badge Of the Anarchist? +"
was asked yesterday by person who has
taken a deep interest in socialistic movements.
Upon replying in the negative my acquaintance
said
=" The emblem Of the order is the scafFold.
Next TO their hearts they wear q badge bearing
a picture Of gallOws.
Z" IL has come to this, that the Anarchists have
made Of the men hung in Chicago nothing less
than martyrs. These men, they claim, died for
their sakes. If they had been sentenced TO life
Imprisonment it would have Knocked all the
sentiment out of it. Their execution threw a
halo about them. And so with supreme saeri-
lego these people, most Of whom are intidels,
have adopted, instead of the cross, as their en-
blem Of all that is grand and good and true, the
galIows the most abhorred Of things in the eyes
Of the civilized world"
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what you mean. and how hes feeling very bad.
and be- wishes you would let him alone sir"
"Oh, al right" said Hutton, coolly. just
eel him be- can thiuk ID up and ] viii call FOR
81 when go on deck tonight At ~ O'clock
Give Us q song somebody or spin as q
yarn. said EoEgs, the Third Watch Officer
lts getting on toward eight bells, aud Ill
have 20 20 Oh Watch."
"Icl us about the three weeks leave Won
got from the ship &C Spezza, Hutton 10 ioin
beT at Naples, and bow you got 10 Naples two
weeks before the shin, aud the way you man
sged 90 exist until She arrived" spoke Mr
Morris. the Executive officer
ooh tliat. old replied tie Ensign "but
don't see why Aiken shouldn't give us few
points about his Siberian TIM
When ! was on the Penguin, 81 China"
began the psymastcr
suddenly, as if the Angel OF Sleep had swcnt
through The room, the bead Of every man fell
uron AlE breast, this being the accustomed
manner boz WIfrh tie mess expressed 10 one Of
iis members that tlc proposed story was TOO
old % be- tolerated.
"Oh, very we'll" said the Paymas.cr ms he
quietly surveyed the iallu heads. for this was
not tHe FIRST time that the Ike had hauponcd
~ him. III sou don't know "a good thing
when you hear a. j am sorry for you that's
all"
Amidst The sighs of relief with which this
o. 2 . d
leaned over and Whispered something 10 Nr.
Morris
"Nell ] viii, j" said the latter after shall ing
his head negatively several times, since ] said
] would
DO you fellows remember" heaskod. " that
] promised : would tell you before the cruise
was over how got this SCARF" at the same
time holding mp hls right arm, across the wrist
Of which an ugly rcd mark could be seen. which
She cut but half concealed
hat we do, cried many; tell il 10 us
nov"
] don't know Chat j will have time before
eight bells" be said, CHANGING a. the clock
Have amy OF you fellows ever been in Lima .
Do ask d, abruptly. Several heads were nodded
iu the affirmative. "IhaIs bad +" be exclaimed
for otherwise might make better story out
Of a. However here goes. Mover mind The wear:
% was long enough ago, and ] was serving on
board ship lying "a anchor la the harbor 81
Cnila0. Ny health wasn't very good. The
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How Maine Woman Saved Her Watch.
" Wasn't il strange -

Wasn't IL strange!"
"Who ever heard Of such a thing?" And
then they both smiled and both kept silent.
One Of the ladies is married aud lives in Lew
istOn. Her husband told tue writer Tuesday
what they were talking about.
Ny wife" said he, Z" has a small gold watch
she wears in front OF her dress. The day you
overheard her she had been in a store rather
crowded, and a man grabbed the watch by the
chain and ran. During the afternoon she had
met with al accident, and a roll Of tape which
she was Carrying concealed about her person
had become yieiously loose and was bOtheTiEg
her. She took il and thrust il in next 10 the
watch. In some way the watch had caught
IL, aud, as the thief started away, the tape be-
gan 10 run out like ships hawser. The thief,
turning around quickly, saw what was follow
ing him, and IN CONSERVATION. he dropped the
watch, and my wife recovered it. That's true
BILL aud eau prove IT,"
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over 81. 600. 900 in Dividends Per Year.

As practical demonstration Of the accumu-
latiye values Of lands situated in growing
city, and the claim justly made that the more
lots that are sold the more there are lin valuo)
remaining, we quote from the statement of the
Elyton Land Company of Birmingham, Ala,
recently made by the President, Mr. III. NJ.
Caldwell:
"The ElytOu Land Company was incorpo-
rated in 1870 with a cash capital OF 100000,
which was expended in land. The capital stock
was then fixed at 100000. In the year 1855
dividend OF 100000. or 100 per cent. on the
capital stock, was declared. Since that time
dividends have been made Us follows:
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SUNDAY MEDITATION.

Practical Duties Taught by study of the
International Su9day-schOoI Lesson APP
pointed for April 90, 1891. Jonah, 3;1-iO.
tOne reading these notes should first carefully
study the paragraph from the Holy Scriptures as
indicated Rboye.l
SUBJECT: THE REPENTANCE OF NISEvEH.
l. Data.
We have only the one account. Jonah. 8: lilo.
References are made 20 this history in ST. Matt.
u: 50 fl, and 81. luke, IL: 20 30, j. The
Gospel illusions should be carefully studied
aud compared with the lesson. Ono fact we
notice. Christ accepts the history Of Jonah.
This fact saves the book from being tossed
overheard. We are forced 10 receive 10, and
should be able to defend our position. Hence
tho wisdom Of appointing lessons in said book.
We observe the book of Jonah. though classed
with the prophecies, is more properly history
falling spontaneously with the second book OF
the Kings.
2 Time aud Race.
As TO these see same heads in lesson for last
week.
Layard, Boita and Col. Rawliuson have done
much TO throw light on The city Of Nineveh.
Scholars vary as TO the number Of miles of its
circumference. We know il was very largo
city. The enormous walls were built Of brick.
The city was rich and luxuriant bat grossly
wicked. We know that even i'm Christian lands
vice propagatcs specially ia great cities. With
ont the restraints Of pure religion, excuses IN
all sorts Of evils became exceedingly pro-
nouncod. Many prophecies were uttered against
Nincyeh. Prosperity is not found always to
conducc 10 piety.
Our lesson calls Us 20 consider in special the
mission of Jonah as Prophet to Nineveh.
The antiquity Of that city is actually bewil-
dering. Its size was Titanic. The stories Of
its real greatness vie in extravaganza with
oriental tales. IL was the Capital Of ASsyria.
The name Of the city was derived from Minus,
who 1870 3. G. became a sort Of second founder
by reason Of the great additions he made, rem
dcring il the grandcst city Of the world, aud
securing for IL the title Mistress Of the East"
IL was constructed all along the eastern bank
of the river Tigris, reaching out 10 the hills
in breadth. being ohloug. il was 81 miles long,
9 wide and 50 in circumference. Tie p0PUla-
tion was about 100000. Modes and Babylon
iaus at length destroyed il. The modern little
village OF Nunia marks its site, and even sug
gcsts its name.
We do not know whether or not Jonah after
landing AZ Joppa went home prior 10 setting
out for Ninevcl. But Gath-Hepher, his
home, was on the direct route from Joppa 90
Nneveh by way Of Damascus. JOppa TO Gath
Hepher is about GO miles from Gath !lepher
10 Damascus 20; from Damascus 10 Niueyeh
400.
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ONLY 3 YARN
But the Narrator Might Not Have
Finished but for an Ensign.
nY LIEUT.. W. r. LOW, NAVAL ACADEMY
ANNAPOLIS ND.


rs q nasty night" re-
marked tie Quarter
master &c the wheel,
pulling his oil-skin
coat a little closer
about him aud settling
his sou wester farther
down upon his head
and Ia my mind wen
have enough OF il be-
fore its over"
And indeed Il seem
ed so. No man could
tell where sky met sea,
SO dark il was, save
when 40 tim es an
angry fash of light
ming to windward cleft
the heavy uimbus
clouds that had rolled
up from below the hor-
lion, and overhead the
srud and mist driven
before the gale had
blotted out from sight
the stars of heaven.
The wind moaned
through the lirging
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banning ENIdence.
IPuckI

Mrs DOgOOd-I believe that tramp is coming
In here; bring me that anti-tramp pie!
Weary WILLIE hate TO do it. Ma'am but
you will understand that my motives are not
malicious.
Mrs. DogOod-Hate to DO what?
Weary Willie-Take this pie before the
Grand Jury!
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Laxo cures constipation. II is a specific for
a torpid liver aud sluggish bowels IL tastes
well, acts well and makes you feel well.
Make your druggist get it for you. Price .
cents.
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Two doctors o On asternto Toll otbor
10 earning much inclined, Vehemently
Itlt' 10 see ."
The
patient Yeti the patient owes rec9very
- find, quOth is
~" cannoO i've week.. Plerccs Golden Medical Discovery.
mere are some patent medicines that marvellous than
dozen doctors prescriptions but they're those that profess to
egeryoing
Everybody, and then, feels "runtlown" "paved OUT
They've the WILL but power generate vitality They're not
sick enough to call DOCTOR but Just we'll That's
where the right kind Of patent medicine does for
dollar what the doctor wouldn't do FIVE or ten
We put IN our claim for Dr. Pees Golden Medical Discovery
We claim to be unequaed remedy purify
invigae the liver We claim be creating
appetite purifying the blood and preventing Bilious Typhoid and
Malaral Feyers IF taken IN time The time when YOU
first feel the signs OF oaroesS and ~e The time it,
general principles, is NOW.
It's the cheapest bloodPurfe sold through druggists,
how many doses offered for a dollar
WhyF Because it's sold peculiar ph, and you only pay
for the good you get.
Can you ask more?
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"Nho knows the rest o. it2 Where's our
p0Ctf What's become Of the Ductorg"
Oh, le; him alone. said someone. He has
turned iu; hes scasick"
but yOuug Hutton would not, for with the
sufferer from that aiimcnt there Is little COM
passion amongst the strong. and calling a boy
o. bin hc babe him present his compliments 10
the Doctor, aud ask him ii be would be kind
enough 10 finish tic quotation.
Inc boy soon returned with as much OF a
smile on his countcnance as naval discipline
would permit, aud reported:
I" The Doctor says sir, that be don't know
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CaWs and Effect.

CaWs and Eject.
Puck.
. By Jove, old man, that is a nice crochotcd
necktie you have on!
" No such thing; it's simply an ordinary
black silk one"
We'll, that's crow shade, isn't itY"
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aud the bellyiug sails tuEgcd and strained 10
part the springiug yardarms, while the stanch
ship Er0aucd and staggered as the heavy seas
hurled themselves against her.
One could hardly see his hand before has
face. aud on deck no light was visible but the
PlimmeT of the huuHcc lamp, or occasionally
wren tho vessel shaking the streaming water
from her bow, rose from a heavy pitch and
hapniug thc Ice clow OF the torcsail caught upon
ID Tor single moment q ash from the running
light The watch on deed, had taken shelter
uuder the wcat her-ral, while on tho bridge tho
officer Of the deck hracod himself againat-the
wind and watched with anxious eye the spars
aud sails.
ID was the United States Man.o'-war Bur.
liugt0n, % days out from The Island OF Madeira,
aud homeward bound from three years cruise.
She had run down the northeast trades with
pleasant weather and had only lost them two
days before 90 be met by gale from the south
west-the welcome home from the American
coast
ID was indeed n nasty night but down in the
ward room OF the ship tho large swinging lamps
shed "a soft aud mellow light in vivid contrast
10 the darkness without Dinner was iust over,
and ihe wardroom boys, sliding along the deck,
were at this moment removing the cloth. All
was life and Joy, for was not this Saturday
nightf a night from time immcmoral sacred
amongst mariners Of al seas to sweethearts
and wives Aud not only this-was not this
the last Saturday night of a three years cruise2
d cruise ia which dozen fellows Of different
temperameuts and dispositions had lived peace
fully together, and grown 10 know each other
with that close knowledge which only comes
from life like this. Why, then, shouldn't thcy
be gay aud ioly2 Let the winds blow. The
gale WAS never brewed before whose blast the
good old ship need tremble.
" Fellows, 20 sWcCtheaTts and wives! God
bless them all - And every glass leaped up
10 this old, old toast rs the Executive Officer
rose from his place at the head of the mess aud
gave ID Rs lie had given II so many times be-
fore
" Il is a sad heart that never rejoices,n said
the laymaster. as he finished the toast, aud,
handing his glass 10 the boy, twisted his leg
around one OF those supporting the wardroom
table 10 steady himself against the motion Of
the ship But why la the world ] have been
drinking that toast for don't know how
many years, when I'm blcst with neither
sweetheart nor wife ] couldn't tell you.'
OH, D say, Paymastcr, cried out Mr. Aiken,
the Navigator, how about that little girl in
Lisbon2"
Which one2"
"Ah, there you are, broke in young Hutton,
our Juulor EHslgu-yOung only In comparison,
for be- WIS close upon the age of 30 There
you arc, 30 many swcctheArts that he can't
locate lleM all not only one In every port
iOT hc De- allowed that-but be exceeds the al
tUWHuce. why, man" Dee we went on, address
ing himself directly 60 the PHymaster, you
should drink that toast every night Of your
Llc, by rights.
" Iuf a fIFuf Ru1frr-g
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The first one used his stethoscope
Upon the patient meek.
find, - gUOth he, FOne lung is zone :
You cannot live a week"
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Jonah goes 10 Nineveh 10 preach whatever
message God shall give. ~. p Chap. ], V. 9.
gives a hint. 4 part Of the message is stated,
ia V. l. Tie Prophet enters the city and pro-
ceeds az once 10 announce the word OF God.
The subject matter Of J0nals preaching was
simple aud brief II was probably reiteIatiye.
We cannot suppose he argued. lie simply de-
clarcd his message. His doctrine was not
original. " Preach unto il the preaching that
! bid thee" (Y. O. The manner of present.
ing the message is shown in l;2, "cTy against
II
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Two doctors Of an Eastern town,
To learning much inclined,
Were called 90 see q gentleman,
Whose health was undermined.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-12
The Tnearra

The laughable absurdity. "A Cold Day.
was presented at Harpers theatre Satur.
day night To highly delighted audience,
by Perkins ID. Fisher and his cempany
The play is a success in all ;hsr it claims
for itself. 1t is constructed without re.
gard for anything hut laughing purposes.
The first act is located at Long Branch.
and shows how a summer hotel is run. /,
also presents a photographer. who is try
ing TO take view of house, catches a
negative OF crowded street car with two
ladies. each seated in the lap of man.
From this many funny situations occur.
especially on board of Captain Kids
steamer in second act. Mr.. Fisher. as
Able Effort, and Mr.. Morosco as Jacob
Blow. the two Long Branch caterers.
keep the audience continually in Laughs
ter. and are two very clever comedians.
On next Saturday evening we are TO
have the Roberts Sailer company in
Faust and Marguerite The Chicago
Evening Posi- says:
Faust and Marguerite" was given at
the Criterion last night by the Roberts
Ssiler company. beginning 8 weeks en-
gsgenent. The play is an arrangement
OF the first part of Goethe's tragedy of
Faust. made by J B Roberts, and in>
PRODUCES Miss Marie Ssiler as Marguerite,
and Mr. Roberts as Mephistopheles. The
performance was an interesting and
smooth one.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-12
Too willing to De Acceptable

needy Frenchman once heard that .
marriage was on the tapis between the
daughter of n certain wealthy merchant
and the son Of rich banker The dowry
that was TO he given TO the bride was 5oo,-
600 francs. The merchant was well known
to be on the lookout for a good bargain or
to save dollar, so on this the Partisan
founded his hopes on n good dinner at
least.
He accordingly called at the merchants
residence and asked the privilege Of seeing
him on very important business. After n
while he was admitted to his presence.
The matter, sir. on which CALL" be
began, involves for you the practical
saving OF $4,000 francs. p
Oh, my dear sir. f" interrupted the mer-
chant, this is too serious 10 be discussed
before dinner, and a. 1t Is now nv hour
for dining. pray take dinner with me. and
we Will aiterward consider your props
ton at our leisure"
Having partaken Of meal that left a
pleasant flavor in the unfortunately mem
DRY the rest Of his life they returned 10 the
merchants study
And now am ready to hear your pro-
posal, he remarked
The Partisan after a moment. ,bous,,,,
began.
understand, sir, your daughter Is TO
be shortly married to the sou Of the banker
D'Argent"
"Nes, that j. true
And that her dowry i half a million,n
This WAS also sssente,i To-
We'll, then. here j. my idea / am
ready To take her for half that sum. and
thus you will save or gain exactly olo
franc. Times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-12
Suit Fer Debt.

An attachment suit entitled "Heins s.
Hlrschl vs. Naomi l.. Davenport, .Cath>
arine Davenport and Ebenezer c. Dav-
export. has been filed in the district court
of Scott county. The petition of the
plaintiffs states that the defendants are
indebted to them in The full sum of
IS 600 for professional services aud ex-
penses in looking after property interests.
paying taxes thereon. etc that the de-
PENDANT. Ehenezer c. Davenport. is nom
resident of the state of Iowa. and that the
other two defendants are about to convert
their property or part thereof into
money for the purpose of placing it be
yond the reach of their creditors An
immediate issuance Of a writ OF atta-l-
ment upon the property of the defend-
ants is asked. together with judgment in
the sum named. with interest at six per
cent from date of filing petition.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-12
A Newspaper propristor.. Within.

james Gordon Bennett's methods an.
peculiar" said AN old newspaper man I'm
an interview with a reporter. He ono.
brought up man from an outside town
to work the police courts. After a day or
two he Just a. quickly sent him back TO
work there on space rates. The bow got
rather ratified and declared be would et.t
even with Bennett He did. There was a
bad smash-up on the road. and he sent an
exclusive account TO The sun. BepDe,f
OF course wanted To know why The Herald
was beat, and when be learned il was his
whilom police man who had scooped him
be sent for him again and made him assist
ant dramatic editor He said he should
not beat him again.
shortly afterward, when in Paris Pan
nett cabled this man to come there and ACT
a. city editor OF the Paris edition. He
went, and remained for two weeks. when
Bennett, who had gone elsewhere. tele-
graphed him to 60 To London and report
to Oakley Hall, who then had charge of the
London edition. Hall told him he mad no
work for him. and sent a message TO BEN
nett TO that effect. Bennett then at once
replied, Tell him 10 10 TO hades.' Proba-
bly, he did. for be remained in London. ~
P.ttsburg Dispatch.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-12
THE NEW LINES.
A Petition in Circulation on Ninth
Street.
The Majority orthe Interested Prop
erty Holders sign-Pubiic Approval
or the Plans.

Mr.. L. v. Eckhsrt on Saturday circu-
lated the petition among the alb atting
property holders for the extension of the
syndicste's lines on Ninth stree. beyopd
Eleventh avenue. and experienced no diff
ncuity In obtaining two-thirds of the sig
natures, though ittook some tall hust.
ling to get around among them al This
morning he obtained the name uf Mr..
o. j. Dimick for the old fair grounds
tract and now has all the land owners.
except the Davenport and Rodm IN es>
tates.
IL Is expected that similar move will
be made soon looking toward the Elm
street extension and that by the time
spring opens both routes will be
pushing on toward the tower. The pro-
bsble plans of the syndicate. as indicated
by the ARGUS of Saturday night. are met
everywhere with expressions of general
approval and hope that they be carried
out. The enterprise and pluck of these
Chicago capitalists. which has been evil
denced to the extent of the expenditure
OF over half q million dollars in its sys,
TEN here, has won the well meriled con-
ddence of all our people. and it las been
the manifest desire for sometime that
they should have the old established
route to the tower. But if they are
to bIild independent routes, their
plans will meet with every possible en-
coursgement by all our people When
the syndicate gets its electric equipment
In operation it will have syste IN second
to none in the United States, for indie.
pendent Of its fifty electric cars IF stands
ard size. all larger than any now in use,
1t will have rolling stock of srly one
hundred practically new cars for trai'ers,
and its capacity for accommodating the
public on great occasions will be almost
unlimited.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-12
COOPERATIVE Factories.

There are twenty-one cooperative fur.
niture factories at Rockford, Ill, and
they are all doing well. The average
capital is $50. 900 to $4,000, and there
are few holdings exceeding $4,000 to
$4,000. Each factory manufactures one
or more specialties, so that no two COM
pete with each other. but on the contrary
advertise each other. Furniture is diff,
ferent from plows and implements, too,
In that it never comes back to the ma, y
faesurer to be repaired 4 repl5ateess.~sone
af-'ha- tsnio.jss hi - IN erolr .zasrr.1
and number of the ssocEh6idefs s8id
their stock at very low price. The
factory was rebuilt, and the business
pushed, and now the stock is worth 1920
share.