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yields the owner prohtable income.
 It has been discovered in Paris that wild animals become nearsighted in captivity. The explanation is that lions and tigers are originally very far sighted. But, com pelled to look at and watch their trainer in nearest distance, and their sight con- fined by the extent of the cage, the eye ac- commodities itself and they grow quite nearsighted. Those born in captivity are always so.
 Apparently the increase in wages among the employees on the London docks, which was obtained as the result of the recent strike, has not been of advantage to the strikers. A statement of the leaders of the Dock Union is given to the effect that the great difficulty is want of employment,a ,and the situation is the worst that has been known for years. The cause of this scare ity of work is not given. but, judging from evidence that has been forthcoming for some time past, the increased price of labor has tended to the disadvantage of London as point of discharge and ship ment, causing shipowners to seek other ports in the United Kingdom.
 Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, the Presby- terian missionary in Alaska and the gov ernment's educational agent also, suggests that the Siberian reindeer be domestica- ted in Alaska. There are hundreds of thousands of square miles of territory GOV cred with grass and moss that are specially adapted to the reindeer and useless for any other purpose. The Siberians have large herds of these animals, numbering sometimes 1000, and the people never suffer for want of food, but are fat and live comfortably. The Alaskan natives are competent to herd the reindeer, and might be greatly improved in condition by having something useful to do as well as by having the opportunity to accumulate wealth as represented by herds.
 The richest man in Prussia, according te I the tax estimate recently laid before the Pruss,an Landtag, is Herr Krupp, "a citi zen of the district of Duesseldorf" Herr Krupp, who is none other than the owne, of the great cannon factories, pays an an nual tax of 180, 900 marks, or almost $45, 900, on an estimated income of 6,000, ,00t marks. He is the only representative ir the tax-class numbered 12s. The man wht stands next to him in point of wealth is according to the same source, "citizen O l the district of Frankfort,p who is the onl, Pruasian in the "ninety-sixth tax-class. This man is supposed to be Baron Roths child Tho third man on the list is BaroI Von Bleichroeder, the celebrated banker Q Berlin, to whom many of the nobiemen O that interesting capital are indebted, Tn, baron has aa income of 2,ta0, GOO mark and pays q tax of 7S, S,b00 marks. Next k him are three men with incomes of i,aeo, 900 marks, l,aO0, ,000 marks aad 1,i40, ,ool
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13
ack the glugYer.'

Apropos of the recent exhibits in this
city of an individual making practice
of embracing young women and girls
whom he would chance to meet after
night fall. the following from the Dubuque
Times will be read with Interest,".
Jack the Hngger" is getting to be the
rage. All the girls who go out after
dark. nowadays, are ready TO meet him.
Two young ladies living on the hill started
to go down town Friday evening and
fearing or rather hoping that they might
meet Jack" they took a quantity OF
cayenne pepper with them. o. their way
home they met an innocent old man, who
was peacefully vending his way home
ward. As they passed him on the side
walk one of the gir.s screamed and cried
''polIce," while the other threw hand
full of binding pepper into his eyes. Then
they both ran up the hill. The old gen,
tlemsn says that il he can find out their
names he will put Jack the Hugeer. y
Jack the Pincher. and Jack the Rip
per" on their track.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13
IncorrigibIe Youths.

Oscar Lindquist. Geo. Lindauist and
Chss. Gillispie. all boys. are in Jail for
having defaced the iron railing about the
drinking fountain in Spencer square by
removing the brass acDrns. arrows and
other ornaments. and selling them. The
police are on the look out for other boys
implicated in the same work Of defscing
public property. The Lindquist boys
have been up before for theft and the
Gillispie boy while only nine years of age
is said to possess the characteristics that
will sooner or later land him in the reform
school. Park Commissioner jackson will,
prosecute the boys to the full extent Of
the law.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13

Yesterday afternoon Judge Smith rem
dered decision in the case of Schneider
VS., Durham which was tri. d before the
court last week and described at the time
Its ruling was for the plaintiff
Yesterday afternoon the case of Nourse
against Craig & Fisk was CO nmenced be-
fore jury composed of j. Fl Britton,
c. s. Hunt, William Englehardt. Edward
Twomblg, o. D. Cushmsn J. l.. Glow,
j. F. Palmer. Otto John son. Samuel
Martin, W. W. Moore, Will Nm Dunaway
and Fl. Mickey. The attorneys are s W.
Odell fer ihe plaintiff and B. Oaklesf
for the defense. The suit is brought to
recover $50. the amount of an order given
by the defendants to Mr.. Nourse. which,
while being acknowledged 10y the party
it was drawn on, an effort 10 collect the
same was defeated in court and now the
parties making the order are sued.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13
TIE GRAND JURY.
Twenty two True Bills in All
Found.
The Final Report 20 the circuit Court
'his Afternoon-A Commune icasion
Coneerning the Jail.

The graud jury made its~finsl report to
the circuit court this AFTERNOON, returning
the following true bills:
John Vogle of Rapids City, keeping a
disorderly house; same keeping open a
tppling house on Sunday.
William Simmons, larceny, three in
diciments; same obtaining goods under
false p.etenses
Bernard Kelly. larceny.
Charles johnson, larceny.
Edward Carter, obtaining goods under
false pretenses, same forgery.
/ Howard Kelly. larceny.
-Chas. Johnson. larceny.
Gea Brooks. obtaining moneY under
false pre,enses. Same, forgery. two 10
dictmepts.
John Kelly. robbery.
Emma Flood. larceny.
Bernard Kelly, larceny
TIE grand jury has inquired il all into
twenty-nne cases and has found twenty
two true bills. The following bills were
IGNORED
Wi liam Rispen. larceny.
John Nj. Lind. larceny.
The appended communication was also
submitted:
To The Honorable Circuit Court, Coun y of Re-
Island, III.
The grand jury would respectfully sub
init the following report. to-wi-:
Having visited the jail as eouired by
law in body, We find seventeen prs
oners including one woman. We find
the Jail in good sanitary condition
neat and clean. We find no complaint
from the prisoners in regard TO food or
treatment.
The sheriff reports to us that one kew
will unlock every cell door. 10 view of
this fact We would recommend that be be
permitted TO change the con binations;
also we would recommend that he be
permitted TO make the front blind door
which can now be easily opened. in a
condition of complete safety.
The walls and floors are not in state
OF security against the attempted escape
of the prisoners. and we wond recon-
mend TO the board of supervi sors to ex-
anime into their condition.
W, +. SCHROEDER,
l.. E. FISH.
LqEIs JAHSs.
Committee
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13
Al tho Srat or War.

Capt G. R Keesler this morning re-
ceived letter dated Jan 8 from Sargt
F. NJ. Grafton. formerly a member of
company F of Moline, but who Joined
the regulars sometime since. He is at
Pine Ridge and says: "Weexpect an at
tack from the Indians at any moment. a.
they promised TO come in tomorrow. =
Ii they do Come in they will be dis
armed and then there will probably be
blood shed. at least they have not yet
submitted to disarmament without it.
Continuing he says: II wish You could
see troop E. the first five companies of
the First Infantry; they are mounted on
bronchos. You have doubtless heard of
Young Man-Afraid of-His Horse; well
there's lot of young men afraid of their
bronchos in troop f; in fact / havn't
much use for bronchos myself" Mr..
Grafton is in troop E, and he says he is
more afraid of the bronchos than he is of
the hostile Indians, though he does no,
claim to be an Indian fighter Moline
Republican.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13
EXCITING COOKING MAIN

up Town Birds DO up Down Town
Birds in u Bloody Battle Last Eve
ming.
An exciting cooking main took place
IN favorIte sporting resort not far re-
mote from the business part of the city
last evening. The fight commenced at o
o'clock and was between uptown and
down town b r1s, the east end contingent
however, coming out of the n i'll with fly
log colors There were about twenty local
sports present. Six birds we're pitted
the PARSE being S75. though much more
than that amount changed hands before
the fight Was over.
10 the first fight the uptown bird ex-
perienced no difficulty in laying out his
antagonist. dispstching him in the third
fly. In the second contest the do wntown
bird lost both eyes at the first flip, but
FlucBily fought it out and won the battle
blinded. 10 the third fight the uptown
bird got in his work again and killed his
rival in ae second fly. The sports who
were present-and it was richly an invi-
ta'ion sffair-pronounced it 8 grand sue
cess.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13
Rry,yins Base Bail.

A meeting is TO be held at Burlington
next Saturday to attempt to reorganiz,
the Burlington base bal club. Frank
Chamberlain, who was the head of the
Burlington club, says tina city will be in
II this year aud writea 4 was looking
over the various q Ban, ~ of which
would Prove ss,.;Si| esgmpiRssEship in
smonnt OF material ave. ole. just look
at the list: Peoria. Quirc Springfield,
Bloomington. Dinville. Joliet. Aurora
and Rock Island in Hin Dis; Evansville,
Terre Hsute. La Fayette, FIT. Wayne and
Indianapolis in Indiana; Cedar Rapids.
ottumwa, Davenport. Dubuque, Keokuk
and Burlington in Iowa and probably
others equally as good which may have
overlooked
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13
knights Tenp,ar E,ecsie..

Everts' Commandery No. Is. Knights
Templar. elected the following officers
last evening. the installation to occur on
Monday evening. Feb. 0:
E. C.-M. n. Briggs.
GEN.. F Robinsol-
C. 9'-S. ]. Kestor.
Peel Rev. r. F. Sweet.
b. WI. @. Deokmann.
j. W.-O. Olsen.
Treas.-W. T. Magill.
Rec.-R G. Wilierton.
8. B.-W. McConochie.
q. BIS ]. Collins-
Warden-D. j. Sears.
Capt. Gd.-George Foster.
Member Board Of Coutrol-J. n.
Montgomery.
Trustees-F. g. Denkmsnn. ]. r.
Robinson, J. Crubaugh. H.P. Hull.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13

The committee OF the Central District
Medical society. composed of Da. Trues-
dale and Craig. of this city. and Sloan
and Dunn, of Moline. on visiting the va
rious sites offered In Rock Island and
Moline for the location Of hospital. met
yesterday at the AugustAns Book Con-
cern and inspected the Reck, Aldsy and
Wilson tracts but did no, even discuss
the respective merits Of each. bu, decided
to again meet for discussion and agree
ment upon a site.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13
LOCAL NOTICES.

Go to Holbrook's. Davenport, for car.
pets and silk curtains.
Furnished rooms for one or two gem
tlemen. 1929 Third avenue.
Nice fresh buttercups and home made
Garsmels at Krell & Maths.
Wanted-A good boy at The Casino. +"
corner Bird ave. and Gath street. r
Tenderloin. spare ribs. pigs feet, lSaf
leard. ETC., at Gilmore's pork house.
Gall ss.HS9ss-.s
. F::;s. ul11l1lul :,
descriptions . Holbrook's, Davenport.
Nice baleds..y by the ton for sale by
John Evans Leave orders at city scales
For sale at q bargain. q flrst-class fam
lily horse aud phaeton. Address ARGUS
office.
An elegant assortment Of dining tables,
chairs and hat racks at Holbrook's. DavN
EXPORT
A handsome line of book cases and
cabiuets lust received at Holbrook's, Dsv-
export.
Chocolate, mint. wintergreen. lemon
aud maple cream patterns Justieceiseu o.
Krell q Maths.
The Crown restaurant. No. 1908 Sec
ond avenue, IL now ready TO furnish yor
oysters In every style. A. B. johnson
| proprietor.
| e. B. McKown sells hard wood IL
leneths, cut or split; soft coal. lump ant
i nut. corner Fifteenth street aud Firs
avenue. Telephone 119S.
Progressive euchre ice cream. Fac
person gets plate Of ice cream with tn
exact cut Of card on top. When giving
card party aave these and order then
from Krell & Maths.
I Order ice cream in brick forms and &c
the best. One or more kinds IN eac
brick; turns out nice; and easy To serve
Krell & Akth can supply you any time.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13
The Bapiss.

This is national bank day under the
law. The stock holders of the Rock Isl
land National this afternoon at 8 O'Clock
met and re elected the old board of di.
rectors: T. j. Robinson q. j. F. Robinson
Peter Fries. ]. H. Wilson. Fred weyer-
hauser, G. Il. Stoddsrd and E. D. Swee-
ney. These directors At once elected nf-
ficers as follows:
PresideIl-T. J. Robinson
Vice. President-J. il. Wilson.
Cashier--J. F. Rob- nson.
The Peoples Natio nal had not COM
pleied its election at o'clock. -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13
COUNTY BUILDING.

10-Jscob kreis to Z B. Kreis lots S.
and :. Jacob Kreis' addition u Rock
Island. IS.
William Adams To John C. johnson,
part of nv I. 20. 1w. 81.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13

Commodore Elbridge 7. Garry. OF New
iork, Is an excellent judge Of . cigar. and
ne smokes good many OF hen. Mr..
Terry buys all his cigars for his J acbt. and
they are all sizes and navors. no lat the
most exciting palate can he suit. 4. The
commodore's favorite Il La Rosa md he
DAYS 10 for box Of 100 cixau
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13

have reached the conclusion that
Auberican ladies are the best vocslists
Sf}zkosch. lbs no wonder, isn't DIR.
Bsils Cough Syrup Manufactured In this
cosAntrys-Er1y Sunday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13

IN. Durability Of o.ll.y,,r c..,X

me Guaranty OF caiiepinE Cessump tA
The announcement by ~ well known a
physician as DIR. Mccall Anderson that
acute pnt nisis, or galloping consumption,
eursoie excites good deal Of surprise
Medical Record states that DIR. Aoder.on
reports seven cases Of ri, chnracter "a
which five recovered.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13
BsS 10 Read the Tongue.

The perfectly healthy tongue l. clean.
moist. lies loosely in the mouth. i round
al the edge. aud has no prominent papilla.
The tongue may I've furrcd from local
Causes, or from sympathy with the stom-
ach. intestincs or liver. The DRY tongue
occurs most frequently in Fever, and indi-
Gates a nervous prostratioa or depression
white tongue j. diaynos;ic simply Of the
fsverish condition with PERHAPS a sour
stomach. When IL Is moist aud yeliowfsh
brown IL shows disorti.red digestion. Dry
aud brown indicate low state OF the sys-
TEN, possibly typhoid. whea the tongue
is dry and red and smooth. look out for In.
Examination, gastric or intestinal
When the papille on the end q the
tongue are raised and very red We call IL a
strawberry tongue. and that means scarlet
fever Sharp. pointed. red tongue will
hint Of brain irritation or Inflammation.
aud a yellow coating indicates liver de
rsngement. When 80 much can be gained
from AN examination oI the tongue. bow
important IL Is that the youngest child
should be taught TO put 's2ut 80 that
can be visible TO the uttermo-f\ POINT In II
throat,-Dr. Julia Homes Sm in Ne5
ferr Ledger.
G ~s4Vle&
knN IN English journsss fux 10 ~
him = scriptions Of the ,,,,sr hor,s- "a
certain people, menti< no hx n.ns. -,
Astors, the vander5t8s. IL. coalas =.
4 -ers equally weK known IN ne In u
turn the editor Yfote saving that the d
Gle would not ~ OF sufiicsent snterc-t %
the English reading public, as the name.
OF the perfons were not known either 70
himself or 10 his public
Any time, therefore, that these person
ages get tirtf Of living in the ierce uxbt
Of publicity that beats upon them b,re
they viii be glad 10 know that th.x can
plunge into obscurity at once by crossius
over 10 London--New York Evening sun
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13

ommend Salvation Oil. All druggists
sell IL ct IS cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13

Catsrrh Indicates in pure blood. and to
cure it, take Hoods 5arsaparilla. which
purifes the blood. Sold by all druggists
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-03-10
PERFECT GINGERBREAD.
The Ingredients to BE Employed and Hov
to Mix Them.

The Ingredients to BE Employed and How
to Mix Them.
There are very few housekeepers who
do not think they know all about max
ing ginger bread. but good ginger bread,
served as it should be, hot and delici-
eusly tender and spicy, is not ordinarily
met with. 1t is true Of ginger bread, as
of other cake. that the best results can
be obtained by using the best ingredi-
ents Butter, not lard, must be used for
shortening. Ginger bread will always
be tenderer If the soda used to raise it
is in the milk and poured hot over the
other ingredients Sour cream is deli
cious in a soft ginger cake. but ginger
bread is better maze with sweet milk.
There is always enough acid in molas-
ses TO act with the soda and raise the
cake without using sour milk or cream
of tartar. NIX together two cups of mo-
lasses and a cup OF softened butter.
Heat cup of milk and stir into it two
hraped teaspoonfuls of soda Add a
handful of sifted -four to the mclasses
and butter, and as soon as the milk and
soda boil pour them in and add flour till
Iut u1iAluTt Is SIli1 llCdH SUlFr6Q-
-Four board, lay the ginger bread on
it, dredge -four over it and roll it. Lay
it in sheets in buttered baking tin.
Crease il across and bake it in a very
quick oven till just done. If it is baked
too long it will dry; but if taken out at
the right time, tender and delicious. 1t
requires experience to take the cake out
at just the proper time and mix it to the
requisite sOftness. This cake was
regular standby in one family, where
the table was noted for its epicurean
delicacies and fine cooking No one
seemed to prepare this ginger bread so
perfectly as one old aunty whose name
this cake bore in the family. The Sc
cret of her success was probably in her
rapidity of movement The oven was
always hot before she began; and before
an ordinary worker had fairly begun
work her cake was in the oven and was
baked almost as soon and ready to serve.
IN. Y. Tribune.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-03-10
THE SPOTTED NEGRO.
One Of the Strangest Freaks Ever Produced
BY Nature

One Of the Strangest Freaks Ever Produced
BY Nature.
In the early part Of the present GEN.
fury, some authorities say 1908, George
Alexander Grafton, the famous spotted
negro, was born on the island Of st.
Vincent both of his parents being coal
black natives of Africa Even among
the half-civilized inhabitants of St Vim
cent Grafton was such a curiosity that
they readily paid 81 each for the privi-
lege Of seeing what was then termed
''the eighth wonder of the world"
The superstitious prejudices of the
mongrel negro population placed the
freak in such danger of being sacrificed
that it was deemed advisable to ship
him to England The child was about
his parents in Bristol. In color his skin
was everywhere parti-colored, transpar-
emit white and brownish black. On the
crown of his head there were several
perfect white triangles with black ones
Of equally perfect contour within them,
which were formed by the odd altera-
tions in the color of the hair. or wool
On his back, almost directly between
the shoulders, there was an almost per-
feet circle with square of black upon
the inside, which in turn had a white
triangle in its center On one leg there
was circle similar TO that on the back,
all the other spots, except the numerous
triangles on the head neck and face.
having no uniformity whatever, being
great blotches of white on the black
surface with no seeming regard for
place or situation.
When nearly five years old this re-
markable specimen of the genus homo
died of swelling of the jaw, which,
curious to say, eliminated nearly every
spot from the head, neck and face
St Louis Republic
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-03-10
MRS. MERIWETHER HAS NOT
ASKED FOR A DIVORCE.

San Francisco, Cal, March A.
Mrs. Meriwether, wife of Commits.
sioner Meriwether, of Missouri, is
living at present at place in Colusa
county, about a hundred and fifty
miles from San Francisco. Under in
structions your correspondent visited
her to-day and called her attention to
to the report she had taken, or was
about to take, steps to procure a d.
vorce from her husband. She de-
clared very positively that she had
taken no such steps, and that she
knew of no grounds for divorce pre-
ceedings between herself and her hus,
b nd.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-03-10
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MISSOURI NOTES.

The Meihodists are in conference
at Brookfeld.
The Joplin club opened their new
club rooms Monday night.
Joplin is to have free mail de-
livery beginning about July 1.
Webb City people, that is about
half of them, have the measles.
Aurora is Growing over the es-
Enlistment of a normal school there.
The change of venue law is pro-
nounced a gigantic failure after a fair
trial.
The Barry county lead mines are
just now attracting considerable atten-
ton.
The proposition to make Rich
Hill third class town was showed
under Saturday.
One hundred and fifty prospec-
tors went to work in the Aurora lead
district last week.
Missouri will receive S647 600
for its share of the district tax refund
ing scheme.
When a Nevada woman want
to create a sensation she dresses up in
mems clothes and takes in the town.
-Missourians kick because the
state legislature is not as rapid as that
of Kansas in the transaction of bust
ness.
Missouri finances are in excellent
shape. Saturday a warrant was
drawn for $3.50, 900 to pay the bond:
to be called in March Is.
The "card of thanks" fend now
resides at Cameron. He is greatly in
debted to the populace there fol
"rescuing" his household goods from
the fiery flames"
The abstract men of the state are
trembling with fear lest the general
assembly pass law empowering the
county courts to employ some compe
tent person to make complete set o.
abstract books.