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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21
KiVrr Rtpltts.

The Gem City is now almost as good
as new, having been thoroughly repaired
during the past month. She will be here
esrly next week to begin her trips in the
Keokuk trade She will leave this city
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturd ats
or Keokuk under the supervision of
Capt. G. W. jerks st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
A close observer of the bridge traffic
states that the number of vehicles cross
ing the bridge averages one for each Is
minutes. 1t is estimated that not less
than / 900 persons were on it st one time
last Sunday and the receipts were placed
at 800. With revenue OF such pro-
portions, who SAYS the bridge will not be
q paving institution ?-Muscatine News
Tribune.
Concerning the removal of the boat
building plant of the Iowa Iron works
from Dubuque 10 ST. Louis, Capt. Isaac
Lusk, Of the Diamond 10 line, said TO q
St. Louis reporter that the members of
the company were of the opinion that st.
Louis was a much more eligible point for
the location of the works than Dubuque,
| and if a suitable location could be secured
there, both the iron and wood boat build
ing plants of the company would be re-
moved to that city. Should this be con-
summated, the general offices of the Dia'
mond 10 line o. boats would also be re-
moved TO St. Louis. The Iowa lror
works maintains the most extensive in
land iron boat building establishment il
the country. and its removal to St. Loui
would place the firm in position TO ge
custom from the Ohio and southern rive s
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21
A Timely Word on Long Engagement.

A Timely Word Long Engagements.
The sort of courtship that goes on for
hours behind closed doors, that insists
upon secluson and resents a third person,
that thinks first of the beloved object and
not at all of any one else-this may do
for a six weeks intermission between
maidenhood and marriage; but long en-
gagements should be conducted on radi-
cally different lines. Was there ever a
dearer sweetheart than Lorna Doone,
whose maidenly reserve allowed John
Ridd one kiss day, and no spooning
whatever.
And do you remember Mary Garth, so
true to her not-any-too-eligible Fred, and
yet so strait and strict with herself? En-
gagged or not, she must surely have been a
welcome companion in any house, Fred or
no Fred. And again that dame in silver
gray who married John Halifax-be sure
that her betrothal was modest and IN
selfish one.
Lace yourself straitly, Mistress Lucy,
and encourage Colin TO understand that
while you stay under the paternal roof the
obligations of that shelter are on you, and
forbid you TO concentrate all your courte-y
on a single guest.-Scribner's
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21
Mr. vinton's hospital Bill.

The fate of Representative Vinton's
measure to provide this part of Illinois
with an insane hospital is watched will
great interest. The following in the
Chicago News contains additional points:
MIR. Vinton was considerably dis
gusted at the disposition of his bill to
create northwestern hospital for the in
sane. 1t had been reported out Of the
committee on state institutions favor
ably. but was unfortunately accompanied
BY minority report and was referred to
the committee on appropriations. Mr..
Vintop thought he saw misfortune IN
this action of the house. because the
committee an appropriations had been
disposed to slash and chop In promis-
cuous way. Possibly. however, his bill
may have az good luck hereafter as did
the reformatory bill, and tits reasonable
to suppose that he will make proper eff.
fort on the floor of the house to resusi-
! tate it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21
Things Babies Swallow.

We have heard of a baby who has made
at least six attempts to eat it's own shoe,
which every time was rescued from the
child's throat by pulling it out with a
glove buttoner
Another one has come under our notice
who has an extreme Partially for tooth
brushes; but certainly the most rcmarka-
bic one is that of one-year-old child who
managed to get hold of It's fathers watch
and swallow it, the result being that
one of the servants was suspected of the
robbery and was arrested
The whereabouts of the watch was not
known until the mother of the child hap
pened TO hear the ticking of the timepiece
inside its stomach. This is the story as it
comes to US. We have no information to
furnish regarding the subsequent fate OF
the watch or the baby.-London Tit-Bits
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21
Police Points.

E D. Folsom was fined S. and costs
by Magistrate Wivill this mornin e for
drunkenness.
James Mccormick, q renegade from
East St. Louis, was given 80 days in the
county Jail by Magistrate Wivill this
morning.
John Travers was found without a ha,
in the c., B. & Q. yards last night in a
beastly state of intoxication, aud this
morning he was assessed So and costs by
Magistrate Wivill.
There has been no robbery at the Com
mercial hotel here as the Union states
The crime was committed at the hotel by
the same name on the Iowa side.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21
THE ELECTRIC RAILWAY
supt. Wizards solution Of the
BROOKS Crossing D:fGcuity-The
cars TO STAR IN DayenDar,

Superintendent Willard, of the Thorn
son'Houston Electric company, has Deen
busy for some time working on = device
for getting the red lire cars uudtr the rail.
road viaduct At Brooks crossing. The
cars 60 under all right now, but when
the trolley pole is bent to the wire under
the bridge it forms bow, the center of
which strikes the wire and throws off the
current. To overcome this Mr.. Wizards
plan is to attach second wheel on the
pole where it bows and thus catch the
current until the cars are through the
enclosure when the wheel at
the top of the pole will again
come into play. An experiment will be
made soon, and if it is satisfactory another
car will be put on that line and the cleo
trio cars will run through to the Corn
Planter works in Moline There is
similar low bridge on one of the east loop
lines in Davenport and if Superintendent
Willard's plan works here, it will also be
adopted in Davenport.
The work of conveying the feed wires
to Davenport is well under way. Two of
them were taken over Wednesday morn.
ing and the others will soon be there.
There has been another controversy with
the Western Union people, but the final
order has been received from Capt. Lyon
10 30 on with the work. and it is beng
proceeded with. The syndicate expects
to run al electric car Oh the Third street
line in Davenport one week from today,
and 10 make regular trips Oh th,t road
thereafter The Other lines vii; be started
! gradually.
There yet remain a number of details
to he looked after at the power station on
! Second avenue, though everything is run
ming beautifully and two dynamos sre
furnishing power for the number of cars
st present running.
THE ARGUS in its recent descriptive
writ5-up of the electrical equipment of
the tri city system through some uuac>
! countab!e means stated that the dynamos
were run by two $50 Corliss engines
! This was the original intention of the
company. but it was afterward abandoned
and each dynamo is provided with a 125
horse power Ideal engine of its own.
The croaker who has been looking for
ward in eager expectancy TO disastrous
results attending the first severe thunder
storm, now LOOKS backward in utter dis
pair. The cars on the Thomson. Houston
system ran al doing tie storm last eve-
ming, jlst as if nothing unusual was hap
pening, while over in Davenport Car or
the Sprsgue system was burned out. The
| Democrat speaking of the incident. says
There were number OF passengers on
the car but they were not even shocked
by the accident. As may have been said
before, an electric Car IS about the safest
place to be in while thunder storm i;
raging"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21
G. G.. TAYLOR.
SECOND AVENUE,

My assortment Of chamber
sets is now complete, and the
range in price and in styles is
enough to satisfy any taste.
Please call.
In table cutlery also l have
d fair variety, at prices inter
esting to any one who is buy
ing. The hard rubber handled
knives, with four tined forks to
match, are PAL ticularly good;
warranted to stand hot water.
Handles will not come off.
@. NJ. LOOSELY.
CHINA AND GLASS,
1909 Second Avenue.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21

Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, ami acts
gently yet promptly ON the Kidneva,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
,em efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro-
ducel, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptab9e to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
r.s SAY FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, kY. NEW YORK, N.Y.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21
COYNE'S CASE DISMISSED.
Judge Smith Quashes Both Indict-
mentS.
TechBical ON ssiOns the Cause.-The
WadswOr,h yerdict-O;Eer
court News

The.two Indictments against W. L.
CoYne for subornation of perjury were
qusshed By Judge Smith this morning
because of technical omissions-.hey did
not state to what court they were return,
able, and the words ''in the year of our
Lord" were left out where they should
have appeared. Coyne, who has been under
bonds since the grand jury returned the
bills against him, was again
made free man. 1t was re.
ported this morning that the grand jury
would again be called together and in
structed to draw the indictment properly,
but this course, if considered st all, was
finally abandoned. The technical insuf>
ticiency of the indictment was argued be-
fore Judge Smith yesterday afternoon and
this morning by j. T. Kenworthy, Coyne's
counsel, States Attorney Sturgeon ap-
pesring in behalf of the state, and
the court rendered bis decision.
COURT cULLINes.
uC Jul III INC case Vi SIlutou " nus
worth and Henry BARLEY charged with
robbing a peddler's wagon near Cordova
after being out all night and until 10
o'clock this morning, returned verdict
finding Wadsworth guilty as charged in
the indictment, and fixing his punish
ment at one year in the penitentiarv, and
BARLEY not guilty.
Edward Vassens pleaded guilty to false
pretenses in the circuit court this morn
ing and was sentenced by Judge Smith to
three months in the county jail and pay
a fine of 81,
This afternoon the case of George Kelly
charged with burglarizing Kerr's livery
stable, is being tried NJ. NJ. Sturgeon
appears for the state and John Looney
for the defense.
This afternoon Judge Smith granted a
decree of divo1 ce in the case of the appli.
cation of Mary HerliizKa against Frank
Herhtzka on the ground of habitual
drunkenness. The complainant, VINO
was represented by Jackson & Hurst
was given the custody of the two children
girls. aged four and three yeas, respec.
lively.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21
Ears of Children,

Many children are troubled with ear
ache, followed by offensive discharges
from the ear, TO which no attention what
ever is paid. There is great danger of the
hearing being impaired by such neglect,
and even loss of life itself, as the infiam-
nation, which causes this discharge and
which is situated in the tympanic cavity,
is very liable to extend into the mastoid
cells and the cranial cavity, resulting IA
tally.-Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21
suppsr and Strawberry Festival.

The ladies of the First Baptist church
will give supner and strawberry fe sti>
val in the parlors of the church Friday
evening, Nav 90 Supper served from
$50 D. m. till s O'clock Strawberries,
cake and ice caesm served any time after
$50. Supper only 25 cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21

1t is well nigh impossible for man to un-
derstand the mental state of animals. As
Mr.. Hamerton tells US, I'VE always COM
NIT one or two mistakes; either we conclude
that the beasts have great knowledge be-
cause they are so clever, or else we fancy
that they must be stupid because they are
so ignorant"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21
The Local Markets.

Owing to the rainy weather and bad roads bus
mess on Market square is very dull, but prices
remain about the same as the past few days,
which are as follows:
Grain-Corn 60c TO Csc; oats, Az ID a6c; rye,
e0c, Hay-s10 to SIG per ton.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21
Tcurlsis.

Whether on pleasure bent or business.
should take on every trip boItle OF
Syrup of Figs. as II acts most pleasantly
and effectusllv on the Kidneys. liver and
bowels. preventing levers, headaches aud
other forms Of sickness For sale IN soc
and 81 bottles by all leading druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21

II lis Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Props,
Toledo. 0.
We, the undersigned. nave known F.
J. Cheney for the last - years and be,
lieve him perfectly hopor4ble in sli busi-
ness transactions sud financially able TO
carry out any obligations made by their
firm
West & Truax. Wholesale Druggist. To-.
ledu, o
Walding, Kinnan & Narvla. Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo. ..
Halls. CataITh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon TIE blood and mu,
cous surfaces of the system Price 75c
per bottle. Sold by 81 druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21
HnE's Thai

We offer 500 reward Tor any case of
catarrh that cannot be cured by taking
II lis Catarrh Cure
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21
J. E. REIDY,
Real Estate
Insurance.

FOR SALE
room house on goth street; room house on
aend street; room house on 2and street . Teom l
house near old fair grounds; lots IL Dodge
addition: II room house Davenport, Ia. IA room
house on 18th street; 10 room brick hou on lIth
street; cottage Sth avenue ana , i1tn
room bouse on 23rd street; room house on 17th
street: room house on 9th street; small lots
on 5ih avenue: lots for sale In Soutn Park very
cheap.
1903 Second Avenue, over
Hopes Tailor Shop.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-10-15
Remarkable Mummies.

j. w. Morrow, a medical student, who
returned to Kansas City, Mo-, recently
from Western pleasure trip, brought
with him two specimens of natural num-
MITIGATION. He discovered them on Long
Island, in the Columbia River, in Ore
gon, which had once been an Indian
hurying ground. In life one of the num-
mics was an old man, probably sixty
years of age. He was buried in sit
ting posture, the knees drawn up to his
chin, the left arm thrust under the left
leg and joined with the right in an atti-
tude of supplication.
The mummy is perfect, with the ex-
ception of a spot on the back where
contact with the earth caused decay.
Unlike the mummies of Egypt, in these
the outlines of the body are not pre-
served. The viscera is gone, and they
look like nothing so much as human
frames covered with rawhide. In the old
man all the organs and members are per-
feet, however, even to the tongue, lips
and cornea. Grayish black hair covers
the head in spots. Not tooth is mis-
sing, though they are all very much
worn, as in old age. The moccasins on
the feet are in as good state of preserva-
ton as is the body.
The other mummy is perfect except
the head. 1t is that of child about
seven years old. When found it lay at
full length in the box, its feet encased
in buckskin moccasins and bits of ribbon,
well preserved tied about its legs. A
blanket covered the other. In some re-
spects the smaller mummy is the better
specimen. The finger nails are perfect,
as in life.
Mr.. Morrow cannot account for the
phenomenon. Settlers in the vicinity
declare that the burying ground, which
was that of the Columbia River tribe had
not been used for forty years. The num-
mics are, therefore, at least two-score
years old, and may be century. The
soil of the island is sandy, and the at
mosphere hot and dry. This might ac.
count for the condition of the bodies,
were it not for the fact that mounds on
all sides of the one in which they were
found contained nothing but bones.-
New York Telegram.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-10-15
IN ICY REGIONS.
Preparations for Winter Journey in
Siberia.

Our equipment for this long and diff
cult journey consisted of strongly built
pavoska, or seatless traveling-sleig with
low runners, wide outriggers, and sort
of carriage-top which could be closed
with leather curtain in stormy weather;
very heavy sheepskin bag six feet wide
lie side by side at full length; eight or
ten pillows and cushions of various sizes
to fill up chinks in the mass of baggage
and to break the force of the jolting on
rough roads; three overcoats apiece of
soft shaggy sheepskin SO graded in size
and weight that we could adapt ourselves
to any temperature from the freezing
point to eighty degrees below; very long
and heavy felt boots known in Siberia as
yallinki; fur caps, mittens, and small
quantity of provisions consisting chiefly
of tea, sugar, bread, condensed milk,
boiled ham, frozen soup in cakes, and
couple of roasted grouse. After having
packed our heavy baggage as carefully
as possible in the bottom of the pavoska,
so as to make comparatively smooth
and level foundation, we stuffed the
interstices with pillows and cushions;
covered the somewhat lumpy surface to
depth of twelve or fourteen inches with
straw; spread down over all our spare
overcoats, blankets, and the big sheep
skin bag; slowed away the bread, boiled
ham, and roast grouse in the straw, where
we could sit on them and thus protect
them to some extent from the intense
cold; and finally, filled the whole back
of the pavoska with pillows. A tenn
perature of forty degrees below zero will
turn a boiled ham into substance that
is as useless for edible purposes as the
famous "chunk of old red sandstone"
from Table Mountain. You can neither
cut it, gnaw it, nor break it in pieces
with a sledge- hammer; and unless you
have facilities for thawing it out, and
time enough to waste in that
way, you can no more get nourishment
from it than you could get beef tea from
a paleozoic fossil. Having learned this
fact from sad expeience, Mr.. Frost and
l were accustomed to put articles of food
that contained no moisture either under
us or into the sheepskin bag between us,
where they would not freeze so hard. At
ten o'clock Friday morning all was in
readiness for start, and as soon as the
driver came with the horses from the
post-station we sang "Home, Sweet
Home" as n prelude to the next act,
wrapped up the banjo carefully in soft
rug and put it behind our pillows, took
seats in the pavoska with our feet and
legs thrust down into the capacious sheep
skin bag, and rode away from the Hotel
Deko amid a chorus of good-bys and
shouts of ''May God grant you safe
journey" from the assembled crowd of
servants and clerks -[Capturv
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-10-15

"Some time ago | was trading in {
village store, writes a correspondent
when one of the clerks came to the
Junior partner, who chanced to be
waiting on me, and said: Won't you
please step to the desk a moment? Pat
Flynn wants to settle his bill, and in
sists on having receipt
"The merchant was evidently an
noyed. Why, what does he want of
a receipt he said; we never give
one. Simply cross his account off the
book; that is receipt enough
$50 | told him. answered the
clerk, but he is not satisfied. You
had better see him.
$50 the proprietor stepped to the
desk, and after greeting Pat with a
good morning said, You wished to
settle your bill, did you?' to which
Pat replied in the Affirmative.
"'Well,' said the merchant, there
Is no need of giving you a receipt.
See! / will cross your account off the
book, and suiting the action to the
word he drew his pencil diagonally
across the account. That is as good
as receipt
land do We name that that settles
it?' asked Pat.
THAT settles it, said the mer-
chant.
"'And ye're shure yell never be
afther askin' me fur it again?'
"'We'll never ask you for it again.
said the merchant decidedly.
Faith, then, said Pat, and I'll
be afther kapin' me money in me
pocket, for / haven't paid it yet
"The merchants face flushed angri-
ly, as he replied, 'Oh, well, l can rub
that out
Faith, now, and thought that
same, said Pat.
at is needless to add that Pat OBJ
tained his receipt"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-10-15
A Deer Whips a Bull.

Abner NJ. Goodrich, who lives on Pan
ther Hill, thirteen miles south of Scran-
ton, Penn, saw buck deer strolling
along the edge of a piece of woods on his
place u few days ago. Suddenly the
buck stopped, threw back his antlers,
and began gazing toward the farm build
ings. In a hillside pasture field, twenty
rods below the buck, Mr.. Goodrich's
herd of cattle were grazing. All at once
the buck caught sight of the cattle, and
leaping over the fence, bounded down
the hillside toward them. The cows be-
came frightened at the bucks sudden
appearance, and with their tails in the
air they cantered to corner of the pas.
ture. The bull in the herd did not run
When the buck saw the COWS caper.
ing away he came to sudden stop.
The bull Immediately faced the strange
animal, beloved savagely, and began to
paw up the dirt. AT first the buck acted
as if he didn't know what to make of the
noisy bulls actions. He backed off a
few feet, and the bull slowly followed
him. Then the bull made lunge at
the buck with lowered horns, and the
buck got out of his way by bounding to
one side. This was repeated number
of times, the bull becoming more angry
at each failure to gore the buck, while
the buck eyed his noisy antagonist and
kept out of his reach.
Finally the buck began to get mad at
the way the bull was making him shift
his ground. When the bull again lunged
ut him he uttered loud bleat, bounded
into the air, and struck the bull in the
neck. One of the bulls horns pierced
the bucks shoulder, and then the bucks
fighting nature was aroused to the high
est pitch. He danced all around the
bull, jammed his prongs into the bulls
sides, struck him with his sharp hoofs,
and didn't give the bull another chance
to gore him.
Soon the bucks energetic and fierce
attack completely demoralized the bull.
He made one more effort to down his
lively antagonist, but failed to hook him,
while the buck got in another telling
strike on the bulls ribs. Then the bull
gave II below of rage, turned tail like u
flash, and run at the top of his speed TO
where the COWS were huddled. For a
moment the triumphant buck stood and
gazed ut the fugitive bull. Then he
whirled, legged it up the hill, scaled the
fence, and disappeared in the forest.
The bull was so badly injured that Mr..
Goodrich had to kill kim.-[New York
Sun