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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26
HUNGRY TRAVELLERS.
An Odd Experience on Lofty Plateau
In the Pyrenees.

an Odd Experience on a Lofty Plateau
in the Pyrenecs.
Pedestrians less hungry than Hector
Fra nee and his friend might have been in
undated by the forbidding aspect of a
man whom they found sitting in front of
his solitary house on a lofty plateau in the
Pyrenees- With Castilian gravity and re-
serve he showed no surprise at seeing
them, and refused to sell or give them food
and lodging. His wife Joined him, and
said that if the strangers did not stay to
talk, but went right on, they would reach
an inn before dark.
But this Spanish reserve was not so i'm
penetrable as it seemed, as the travellers
soon discovered. They saw, too, that some
degree of indifference might nationally be
expected of persons who could cheerfully
live so remote from the world.
"Here we are, and here we shall stay"
said my friend Martiniere. do you al
ways treat passersby in this way?"
"Passersby! There are none. Where
should they 60. To Estella. There is a
road thither. Except for the mountain
priests, no one has passed since the two
Frenchmen four years ago."
But that was Ii'' cried Martiniere. 81
and an English friend. We stopped here
to cook our game. Do you not remember
me, senorita?"
The senorita examined his face and ex-
claim ed, Truly it is hep
Then they drew us into the house. The
husband took off our knapsacks, the senior.
ita hastened to get supper, and the chill
dren came smilingly out of the corners
where they had hidden. Wine. bread.
milk, eggs, garlic, preserves. onions, olives,
everything they had they offered us, and
they wished to kill chicken to make a
soup, and also to cook an omelet.
An old figure in dilapidated clothes, q
man about seventy-five years old, appeared
at the door. The children ran to meet him.
Father" they cried. there are French
menp'
at is the priest" said our hostess.
"Ah, Frenchmenl' said the old man. 'I
knew some Freedmen in the time OF Louis
Philippe. He was good man. l have
heard that he is dead"
eyes, he has been dead long time
And the emperor" asked the priest.
(Which emperor are you speaking Of
Napoleon or Napoleon HIP" replied.
The good man stared in amazement
Then he said: 81 do not care to talk poll
Tics. know nothing about them"
He had never seen the railway, had hardly
If late years been down to the village be-
low. but forty years before he had visited
Rome, and he advised us to go there.
What do you do here, father7" we
asked.
"Oh, l have my mass, my rosary, my
garden and my bees. You must come and
zee my bees" he said
"And what does the government pay
your"
Sixty douros (about sixty-flve dollars q
year"
"Ah, then you must save a good dealr
The sarcasm passed unperceived.
mo. spend it ALL" he answered limo
Gently. 81 pay for my board with these
good people, and what is left give the
children."-M France.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26

Col. HJALMAR KoHLER enjoys the dis
tinction of being the first republican in
the state to fall under Gov. Alleged s
Ak. and,the decspitstion has been made
about as quick as it was possible without
being premature. The naming OF Capt.
Durham as aid-de-camp on the staff OF
the governor-elect gives Rock Island
comfy the first appointment to be made
under the new regime. Gov Altgeld ev>
identity seeks to confer military titles on
military men. He has chosen wisely
with that end in view.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26
A Great Eenefa tor.

Educators are certainly the greatest
henefactors OF The race. snd after reading
DR. Franklin Miles popular works cam
not help declaring him To be among the
most entertaining and educating authors.
New York Daily, He ia not strange,
TO cur readers. a. his advertisements ap-
pear in our columns in every issue calling
attention TO the fact that his eleganI
work on N rvous and Heart Diseases is
distributed free by our en:erprising drug
piste. Hariz & Bshnsen. Trial bottles Of
Dr. Miles Nvrvine are given sway; also
book Of Testimonials showing that it is
unequa'ed for nervous preparation, head
ache, poor memory, d Eziness. steepless>
ness. neuralgia, hysfeTia. fiis. epilepsy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26

THE worlds submarine cables now
measure about 43.Ol1 nautical miles, in
I,16S sections. Different governments
control s33 sections. or 13. 3s3 miles
France claiming $3.50 miles. Great Brit
ign 1859, Germany 1879. and Italy
1.0e7 miles. The remaining S35 cables
aggregatipg 12o. 69s miles, are owned by
private companies. This great length of
cable has been nearly all made on the
banks of the Thames. but Italy now has
q cable factory, and France will soon
haye two. To lay and repair the cables
requires the constant service OF a special
ly equipped feet OF 81 vessels. of Sc 955
tons.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26
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Early British Trade.

Besides sundry references by Greek and
Latin authors to early British trade, there
is great body of circumstantial evidence,
based upon the discoveries of antiquaries,
which all tends to prove the acquaintance
of the Britons with commerce. Lastly, it
may be asked who undertook the transit
of minerals by sea from Britain to the
coast of Germany; for the Britons, so far
as we know, had no great skill in seaman
ship. 1t is a remarkable fact that, toward
the end of the Fourth century. all the coast
of Britain, from the Wash to the Isle of
Wight, was known to the Romans as ''the
Saxon Shore" and it may be reasonably
inferred that it was so called because it in
cluded those ports from which Saxon ships
had long been in the habit of conveying
cargoes to the Baltic and German coasts
Gentleman's Magazine.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26
DR.. WALTER

Has had years OF experience in the largest ho.pi-
the best colleges in the United 8 stp., AMI hiss
10 returned from 8 tour OF the largest hosp tails
In Europe, where he has b en- stud ing TIE iarest
and most improved methods OF treating the dis
eases OF hich be makes a specially.
He has bad years OF experience prior to his
European "trip, and is well Know in This vicin ty
as be has cure hundreds in your city and yicn-
able di eases, Int has cured hundre who have
been given up as incurabe by / II 81 ply -icians.
Acute nc chror ic catarrh, chr mic diarrhoes,
painful or suppressed menstrual on. inf4mation
o. the womb, in1an alton OF he bladder diabetes,
Dyspepsia, constipation, kidney, urinary and
bladder troubles. Bright's disease, tape wor g.
swe ling. nervousness and general debility, impo-
tency. leuc' rrhes, pimple., blotches, canc-r
drop.s gravel gIeet gon rrhoea; h. drocele, heart
rheumatism, ast' ma, female weakness etc
All surgical o. erations performed
Epilepsy or fits p sitive cured
Piles cured without pain, knife or caustic
B ood and skin diseases cured by i'll proved and
never failing remedie
EYES ross eyes cured in one minnie without
pain, Weak, watery eyes, DROPPING lIds, granul-
ated lids, sore eyes OF any form, viii hairs cat
rract. false pupils, spots, scum turning in and
out oflds
EAR-Nosses and deafness, liberation, dis
charge, polypus. etc.
NosE-Nassl cat rrh. polyl us OF the noee plss-
tic opera ions, etc. DR.. Walters can absolutely
and permanently cure any case OF caiarrh that
ever existed He honestly believes he can show
a greater record OF cases c.tarrh cured THAI all
other physicians in the state
Small minors, cancers warts. moes. etc, re-
moved without acids, knife, pain scar. New
method, Blectrol sis.
LADIRs-Thst tired ceiling and all the female
weaknesses are promptly cured, Blosting. head
aches, ner' our pIo>tration, gene al ebility,
sieepless ess, depressi n indigestion, ovarian
troubles, Inflammation and ulce alton falling and
dsplacement.. spinal weakness, kidney com
llainiS. and change OF NJ
ORGASAL WEAKNESS Immediately cured and
full vigor restored This distress ng sfiiction
whic' renders life burden and marriage imi os-
slble, is the penalty paid ny the victim OF impro-
per indu gence. The moot chaste must acknow-
euee hat the PASSIONS are the great magnet by
which the WHO world IL Attrac Destroy
them and what have we? Man il no longer inter
steu In the Opposite EEK; the interchange OF that
blssful repose which now attracts and interests
the whole world exists no longer; tease, to
be what God made him; tho word is no Ion or in
teresting to him, and remorse and al app intment
are his cons ant companions. onsult DIR. Walter
ut once, and you will find the sympathy ard re-
lief that Nou positively require TO he happy.
Re ember the ate. and come early. his
rooms are always crowded VIII, rover he goes.
pr: Walter will return every four weeks dur
ing the year ( 1893. Bril- g from two to four OF &.
Of urine for chemica analysis.
ADDRESS
Lyman P. Walter, M. D.,
BIAS State ST chicago.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26
State Of Ohio. City of Toledo.


Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of r. ] =.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the City
OF Toledo, County and State aforesaid.
and that said firm will pay the sum OF
500 for each and every case OF Lstarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS
0atarrh Cure. Frank ] Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. D. 1886.
fsBALl A.W. GLEASON
Notary Public.
Halls Cstarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts d. actly on the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Send
for Testimonials, free
Address F J. Cheney s. Co., Toledo. o.
sold by DRUGGISTS, 75c
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26
Plenty of Coal.

II any one interested in coal should be
worrying themselves about the supply of
anthracite coal it will interest them to
know that the mines in Pennsylvania will
yield the fuel at the rate it is now being
excavated for 26O years to come, and that
mining engineers are of opinion that other
seaCes may yield further supply if oper-
ated--Brookiyn Eagle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26

have not used all of one bottle yet
suffered from cstarrh for 10 years. exper,
fencing the nsusesting dropping in the
throat peculiar to that disease. and nose
bled almost daily. trie d various reme-
dies without benefit until last April,
when saw Ely's Cream Balm advertised
in the Boston Budget. procured a bot
tie. and since the flrst days use have had
no more bleeding-the soreness is en-
tirely gone.-D. g Davidson, with the
Boston Budget, formerly with Boston
Journal.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26
A MESSAGE.
An Offering to a sickroom borne

An offering to sickroom borne
A scented waxen cup of snow!
Yet all the freshness of the morn,
Spices from all the winds that blow,
The salt far odor of the sea,
The piney perfum'd mountain air,
In that one blossom came to me,
In one white lily. pure and rarel
o sweet evangel! More than this
Your message to the couch of pain;
Ye brought to il the human kiss
OF sympathy; the human rain
OF plying tears; the subtle touch
Of loves farreaching wand; dear flower,
Your blossom chaIice held SO much
To bear one through pains darkest hour
Edith NJ. Norris in Youths Companion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26
What the Hon. George g. Yes. saws

What The Hon. George g. Vest gays IN
egard to the superiority of the Hirsch.
berg'e diamond and interchangeable spec
tscies
II en- using glasses which I purchas ed
from Prof. BirsCbberg and they ere the
best ever tried: it affords me great
pleasure to recommend prof. Hirsch berg
rs AZ excellent optician, ind his glasses
arc simply unequslled In nv experience
G @. VEST
These spectacles are for sale by T. Fl
Thomas sgep! ts Rock Island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26
Miles Nerve and Liver Pills.

Act on new MISUNDERSTANDING the
liver. stomach and bowels through the
nerves. A new discovery. DR.. Miles
Pills speedily cure billiousness, bad taste,
torpid liver, piles, constipation. Un-
e9ualled for men, women, children
Smallest, mildest. eurestl 90 doses 25
cents. SAMPLES free at Hartz & Balm.
sens,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26
Tho Engagement RIM

An artistic engagement ring is formed
OF two narrow bands OF gold that become
one just in the center; the part where they
are divided is filled in with small but pure
diamonds. These small, clear stones are
always preferred by women of good taste
TO very large ones less perfect in color and
in shape.-Lad Home journal.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26
The Telephone I'm Roumania.

The telephone has appeared at Rou-
mania, but it is not yet success because
of an official order that, when Il person de-
sires to telephone to another city, he must
arrange with his correspondent to be at the
instrument At fixed hour and minute.
The rule is said to be rigidly enforced
Philadelphia Ledger.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26
PROTECT YOUR EYES
MIR. H. HIRSCHBERG

The well-knOwn uptician Of GO Oy,.,
IN. b. cor. q AMI Ohge), ST. Lon. -
appointed T q. Thomas AZ sger, =. ~ ~
celebra' e1 Diamond Specraclss ana =. ~
glasses, and also for his Diamond w
Manageable spectacles and Eyeguu,
The gases are the greatest irvs,s,.
ever made in sDectacies. Nv , r-...'
construction OF the Lens psr,o. -.
Chasing q pair OF these Son-Cb,,-s,si.
Glhs-es never has to chsase these So.
from The eyes, and every pair pu,er".
Is guaranteed, so that IL they ever 49,.
the eyer ono matter how or scratched.
Lenses are) they will furnish the n,.,
with & new pair OF glasses free OF cbs,,.
T. III. THOMAS hass full sssorrs.,
and invites all to satisfy themss,.,
of the grest superiority Of these G,,.,
over any and sll Others now IN use 10 !,
and examine the same stT.H. rhonT
druggist and optician, Roc Islsnd
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26
What's the use OF feeling IanguId,

What's the use Of feeling languId.
Mopy, dull ard bluet
Cleanse the hood and give it vigor;
Maze the old man new,
Howl I'll tell you. To the drug store
Go this very day
Bay medicine to Danish
All your ills away
And that medicine is DR.. Pierce. Golden Medica
Discovery, the very best blood purifier on earth
IT builds up and strens then. the system because
ii clesnsss the blood, and that's what the system
must have to be strong and ealthy. There's
nothing that equals It, Absolutely sold on trial
Your money back, II 1t doesn't benefit or cure
you.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26

FITS All fits stopped free by DR..
Hines Great Nerve Restorer. No fits
after the first days nee. Marvellous
cures. Treatise and % trial bottle free 10
nj cases: Send to DR.. Kline, s3I Arch
sueet Philadelphia. Pa. For sale by All
druggists; cali on YOURS,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1899,

TEE old colonial landmark near the
Schuykill Falls, the home occupied by
Gov. Thomss Mifin, OF Pennsylvania. is
beiup demolished.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-11-12
THE ELECTIONS.
Reports Received by the New York Sun
on the General Result.

Reports Received by the New York Sun
on the General Result.
New YORK, Nov. 10.-The Suns extra
says: r Returns received in the Sun of
fee show that Cleveland has carried
the solid south, and Of the so-called
doubtful states he carries Connecticut,
1000 majority or more; New York state
by $4,000; New Jersey, 5000; Delaware
by moro than 1000; Indiana by about
5000; Illinois by 10000; Wisconsin by
10000; while Weaver has drawn from
Gen. Harrison's vote of 1888 by carrying
the states of Colorado, Idaho, Nevada
and Nebraska and probably South Da-
kota.
The electoral college will probably
stand 269 for Cleveland, 159 for Harri-
son and 90 for Weaver. The vote in
Minnesota has not been fully returned
yet. The chairman of the democratic
state committee is claiming the selec-
tion of four fusion electors In Michi-
gan seven Cleveland and five Harrison
electors apparently have been chosen.
At 4 a. m. dispatches from Boston say
that Gov. Russell's vote increases as the
returns from missing towns and cities
are received and it is quite likely that
he is elected.
The legislature of the state of New
York is democratic, the house having
been carried by majority of IA, thus
insuring the election of democratic
senator in place of Mr.. Hiscock.
The new house of representatives will
have democratic majority of more
than 100 The new party nominees in
the south have been defeated generally.
but they hold their own in Kansas,
Nebraska and other western states
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-11-12

for congress, 1o,4Ss; Grove, Dem, 8, s,914.
Sixty-five precincts give Storer, rep,
for congress, 1O,291; Bowler, dem, 0, 175.
At midnight less than third of
Ohio had been heard from. Hamilton
county gives Harrison about 4, 500 plu-
rality, Cuyahoga is claimed by the re-
publicans by 900, and the ratio of re-
publican gain to the precinct in outly-
ing precincts is 81 votes If this rate
should be maintained the state will
give Harrison a plurality of about 27,-
600. The republicans have probably
elected majority of the county ticket
In this county, but have lost on the ma
tional and state tickets.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 9.-Latest returns
indicate the election of the entire demo-
cratic county ticket. Hodge is defeated
for congress in the Twenty-first dis
trict by johnson (dem.) by 3,11s. In
the Twentieth district White (rep.) is
probably elected by a narrow margin.
TOLEDO, Nov. 9.-Late returns indi-
cate that Harrison has carried this city
and Lucas county by greatly reduced
majority. Ritchie (dem.) is probably
elected for congress in the Ninth dis
trict
GAINESVILLE, Nov. 9.-Uniontown pre-
cinct gives Harrison 80; democratic gain
of d.
Thirty-seven scattering precincts OUT
side of Cincinnati and Cleveland give
Harrison plurality of 440.
Six wards and precincts in GAINESVILLE
and Muskingum county show demo-
cratic gains of SO.
PIoUA, Nov. 9.-The city of Piqua
complete gives Harrison 1, 1873, Cleveland
155, Weaver 104, Bidwell 81. Spring
Creek township gives Harrison 252,
Cleveland 261, Weaver 0, Bidwell IS. Re-
turns are slow in coming in from the
country precincts. The estimated ma
jority in the county is 900.
CHILLIcoTuE, Nov. 0. Harrison will
carry this county by about 3O0 The
democratic ticket is probably elected.
MARIETTA, Nov. 9. --On partial returns
it is safe to give Van Voorhis, for con-
gress, 400 plurality.
ELYRIA, Nov. 9.-Harrison carries
Lorain county by about 1,7OO. John
son, for congress, has about 1, 100 plu-
rality in the county.
KENT, Nov. 9.-Northway, rep, for
congress, has 600 over Tidball in the
county. Returns from the county show
the election of the entire republican
ticket by largely increased majorities.
Harrison's majority is 100 larger than
four years ago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-11-12
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION

OF an Internal Machine-Two Policemen
Instantly Killed and Another Severely
Wounded.
LONDON, Nov. "a dispatch to the
Reuter- Telegram Company from Paris
states that at IL o'clock yesterday
morning two policemen found on the
Avenue Opera outside of the office of
the Carmaux Mining Company, an iron
vessel which had suspicious appear
ance. Thinking that it might contain
dynamite and that the intention was to
blow up the Carmaux Mining Com
with their miners, the policemen took
up the vessel carefully and carried it to
the police station.
On arrival there they proceeded to ex-
anime it whereupon it exploded with
terrible effect The two policemen ex-
aminiug the machine were instantly
killed and another was severely wound
ed. The interior of the station house
was wreck. The woodwork was de-
molished and the windows shattered
and fragments were blown out into tho
street. The explosion was produced by
dynamite. A large force of police inn
mediately started to investigate the ori-
gin of the outrage which is believed to
have been committed by some Anarchist
who wished to injure officials of the
Carmaux company, on account of their
course during the recent strike.
LATER--The number of persons killed
by the explosion of dynamite at the po-
lice station was larger than at first sup
posed. The clockwork movement in
the interior of the Internal machine
struck while the four men who were
killed were standing over and examin-
ing it The havoc caused was terrible
Six persons in all were killed. Several
of these were torn to pieces by the ex-
plosion and the walls of the station
house were spattered with blood. One
of the CarmauX company's employees
who was close to the machine when it
exploded, was blown to shreds. A
piece of his head was found in the de-
bris, outside the window. Another was
horribly mutilated. One leg was torn
off at the thigh and he was disem-
bowelled.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-11-12
BIG TlE-UP.

The Entire System of the Consolidated
Street Railway at Columbus, o., at n
Sta dstill.
COLUMBUS, Nov. 9.-The entire system
of the Consolidated Street Railway was
tied up yesterday morning. The strike
was caused by the discharge of Con-
ductor Clarence Alexander, who had de-
clined to accept a mutilated dime from
passenger. The passenger claimed to
have received the coin from another
conductor, but as the rules of the COM
pany make the conductors stand good
for mutilated coins Alexander refused
to accept it, whereupon the passenger
reported him.
General Manager Stewart states that
the company Immediately began an in
vestigation and had about come to the
conclusion that Alexander was not in
fault and would probably have rein
stated him, but the employees demanded
that he be reinstated Immediately. The
investigation not being completed, the
company refused to accede this demand
and at about 2 o'clock yesterday morn
ing the employees held meeting and
decided upon the tie-up The action of
the employees was kept very quiet and
the company as we'll as the citizens
were taken wholly by surprise. There
has been considerable trouble between
the employees and management for some
time owing to the frequency of the
shortage slips furnished to the conduc-
tors.
One conductor, who counted his cash
in the presence of lawyer and depos-
tied it in the company's box, was noti-
fed that he was three dollars short on
the trip 1t is thought that this aided
greatly in the action taken by the men
to go out in support Of Alexander. The
company directors held II consultation
with the mayor and were promised po-
lice protection should they attempt to
run cars.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-11-12
PRESS COMMENTS
On the Result of the Election Throughous
the United States.

the United States.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-The Tribune says:
The republicans have been defeated in
the national contest, but they have
made the best fight they knew how.
They have done nothing which they are
ashamed OF. They have left nothing
undone which could be done honorably.
Were they to fight the battle over again
they would adopt neither new policies
nor new methods.
The republicans suffered as they have
done for the last sixteen years, by the
suppression of the votes of half million
of the southern members of the party
and the loss of the electoral votes OF
four states to which their candidates
are entitled. They suffered from the
malignity of the drys and by the un-
principled fusion agreements mado west
of the Mississippi, which testified both
to the dishonesty and u ter lack of prin-
ciple of the democrats and the besotted
ignorance of the republican populists,
the last named of whom could not see
that n vote for Weaver was one for
Cleveland