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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-06
CHICAGO, Rock Island & Pacific RV.,

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Peoria, La Sale, Moline, ROCK Island in ILLINOIS;
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Moines, Ninterset, Audubon, Harlan and Council
Blnfs, in IOWA; Minneapolis and ST. Paul in MIN
hESOlA; Natertown and Sioux Falls, in DAKOTA;
Cameron, st. Joseph and Kansas City, in MISSOURI;
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Atchison, Leavenworth, Horton. Topeka, Hutchinson,
Wichita, Beleville, Abilene, Dodge City. Caldwell in
KANSAS KinGfisher, e. Reno and Minco. in INDIAN
TERRITORY; Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
in COLORADO. Traverses new areas Of rich farming
and grazing lands aorng the best facilities Of inter-
Communication 10 all towns and cities and west
northwest and southwest OF Chicago and to Pacific aud
trans oceanic seaports
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-06
THE MOON AND ITS INHABITANTS.
Fanciful Traditions That Have Existed for
Generations Among Various Nations.

FancifuI Traditions That Have Existed for
Generations Among Various Nations.
The imam in he moon" of the Middle
Ages was Il lit {, solemn old fellow with.
a bundle of sticks on his back. According
to legendary lore, he was once dweller on
this earth, but Tor cutting wood on sun
day was caught up, with his bundle of
fagots, TO the moon, where he still bears
his burden. Dante, in referring to the
man in the moon, calls him Cain. Chau-
Ger speaks Of him as undergoing punish
ment up there for theft.
Barring bush of thorns on his hacke,
Whiche for his theft might cline 50 near the
heaven.
Shakespeare gives the man in the moon a
dog as companion. Mother Goose had it:
The man in the moon
Game tumbling down.
The peasants Of bohemia see a man and
a woman in the moon. In Sweden the
peasautry substitute Il boy and girl in
place of the man and woLlan. In Ceylon
the lunar spot j, Thought to be hare. A
writer in The Examiner tells some of the
pretty traditions of the North American
Indians Among the Mandans the moon
was regarded as the residence of the old
woman that never dies" the goddess of
maize and of fruits, she who wears IA
white band IRON the front TO the back of
her head" She is said to have six chill
dren-three sons and three daughters. The
eldest son is the day, the second is the sun,
and the third Is the night. The eldest
daughter is the morning star, and they
call her 'the woman who wears plume;'
the second il the high star which revOlves
around the pole; the third daughter is
''the woman of the west, the evening star.
Most beautiful of all is the fancy of the
Ojibways, who think they see in the moon
the graceful form of the beautiful Ne-she-
kay-be-nais, or the Lone Bird. She WAS
the daughter of l chief, and all the young
braves wanted To marry her, but she had
no love only for her father and would not
listen to their addresses. At last her ia
Their died and Ne-she-kay- be-nas felt all
alone in the world. Then she looked up
to the moon and cried, 'Would that had
such as thee to love, 0 beautiful orb! then
would the Lone Bird sorrow no longer in
her loneliness" The Great Manitou was
so pleased with the fidelity and piety of
the maiden that he Immediately trans
terred her TO the bosom of the moon. where
she still lives 10 look down upon the daugh.
tiers of her uatioI.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-06
scotIand's National Flower.

Scotland's national flower, the thistle.
bears the proud motto, the truth of which
her foes have often proved, NO one Injuries
me with impunity.' Tradition tells us
the emblem was chosen in memory of its
service long ago during an invasion of the
Danes. They had planned night attack,
and as they stole in the darkness toward
the Scottish camp one of them inadvert-
emily stepped upon thistle. Losing com
mand of himself, he uttered "A cry of pain.
This aroused The sleeping Scots, who
sprang to arms and routed the enemy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-06
PrrsidentioI Possibilities.

The Brooklyn Eagle, one of the ablest
papers in the east, recently published
several interviews with leading demo-
Gratis concerning the presidency. 1t
says, in summarizing them, many demo-
Gratis are VI decided. Out of 81 qu6s-
tened % declined TO commit Themselves
in advance of the action of the nomina
ting convention. OF the remaining "a
are for Cleyelsnd, four for Hill and one
for ex Coy. Gray of Indiana. The
Cleveland men are earnest in advocacy of
their fsvorite and axious for his nomina>
ton. Although fewer in number the
followers Of Hill are equally loyal and
pronounced. The demand for Gray is
based on the theory that both Cleveland
and Hill are rendered unavailable 6y
democratic dissensions in New York
that the csndidature of western man
would unite the factions in this state,
and that by composing the differences
here success in the presidential canvass
"Du.N DC u III NdnGt VI Tue NOl-
ing"
In New England, where Mr.. Cleveland
has very strong personal following in
both parties there is talk of mon
ster spontaneous demonstration" in his
favor, and in Indiana there are equally AS
marked signs of reaction against the
senatorial combination to shelYe him
"Ifth New York delegation vetoes his
nomination" says the indianapolis SEN
tinel, sit will certainly not be PEI mitted
to dictate the nominee. No member of
the eastern senatorial combine which
prevailed in the recent speskership con,
test will be considered in this cOnven>
ton. The convention will turn its back
upon the east and look west of Ohio for
its candidate. The nominee will either
be Grover Cleveland or a western man -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-06

Chartreuse, the well known liquor, de-
rives its name from monastery where it's
manufacture is I main industry of the in
mates. This is La Grande Chartreuse,
situated in wild and rugged but pic
turesque part Of France, in the depart
ment of lsere. Ii is the residence of the
general of the Carthusan order, and hence
various other monasteries of this order in
France and tia y are called by the same
name. The liquor is distilled from arc
matte herbs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-06
You'y3 No Idea

How nicely Hoods Ssrsaparils hits the
needs of people who feel "all tired out"
or run down. from any cause. 1t
seems to oil up the whole mechanism of
the body so that all moves smoothly and
work becomes positive delight. Be
sure to get Hoods
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-06

In the pursuit OF tine goou things Of
this world we anticipate too much; we
eat out toe heart and sweetness of world>
ly pleasures by delightful forethought OF
them. The results obtained from the use
OF DR.. Jones Red Clover Tonic far exceed
all claims. 1t cures dyspepsia, and all
stomach, liver, kidney and bladder
troubles. It is perfect tonic, appetizer,
blood purifier, 8 sure cure for sgue and
ualsrisl diseases. Price, So cents, Of
druggist
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-06
He Was All Right.

Papa, jestingly, to little Karl the lat
ter's lady cousin being present:
How old is Cousin Katie. Karl:'
"Tweuty-eight."
"Ah, but, Karl, didn't expect that.
When the lG,lies are around you should
always take a year or two off their age
Il did do that, papa" - Fliegende
Batter
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-06
A Gypsy Legend Concerning Christina.

A curious gypsy legend assigns strange
reason for the Use of the bay, laurel, ivy
and holly in Christmas decorations. 1t
says, The ivy and holly never told where
the Saviour was hiding, and so they live
and look green al the year round; bat the
ash, like the oak betrayed him, and have
therefore 20 remain dead through the win
ter
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-06
The Trnuble rs To- Snri.,rs.

Briggs-How does it happen that
Spriggs isn't going to make u speech at
that family reunion of yours?
Observation-Disclosures is going 10
Unto read the letters of regret from
the distinguished men who will proba-
bly-er-be unable to come.-Chicago
Tribune
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-06
Knew What 1t Vas.

Teacher (holding up a card with the
picture of cat printed on it)-What is
this, Jacob?
Jacob (whose father keeps a cheap
psstaurant)-A rabbit, sir. -Philadelphia
Times,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-06

Il love not man the less," but mankind
the more. when insist that they should
put period to their snfferings by using
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-06

Hoods pills act especially upon the
liver, rousing it from torpidi,v to its ma.
tural dulies, cure constipation and assist
digestion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-06
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First'Clsss Day Coaches. FREE RECLINING CHAIR
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Close connections at Denver and Colorado Springs with
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-06

STANDARD GAUGE
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Over which superbly-equipped trains run daily
THROUGH WITHOUT CHANGE to and from Sal,
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DAILY FAST EXPRESS TRAINS
From St Joseph and Kansas City to and from all i'm.
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the lakes and the Pacific Coast.
For Tickets, Mars, Folders, or desired information
apply to any Coupon Ticket Office IN the United States
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e. ST. JOHN, JOHN SEBASTIAN,
GEM Manager. GenT Tiki & Pass. Agt
CHICB O.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-06

D OCK ISLAND q PEORIA RAILWAY-DE
~ pot First avenue and Twentieth a.reet. +.
q. Rockwell Agent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-06

THICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAIL
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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-15
coon WORDS FOR WHITTIER
London Press Comment ON the Death OF
the American Quaker Poet

London Press Comment ON the Death OF
the American Quaker Poet.
The London Times says regarding the
death OF Whittier; at may almost be said
that what Scott did for Scotland Whittier
did for New England. The most salient
features OF his verse were those also OBJ
servable in his personal character SINGER
ity. simplicity. earnestness and manliness |"
The News says: awhittier sang of a dis
tinctive New England life rs no one ever
sang IL before and. since IL Is going the way
OF all things as no one will ever sing IL
again.n The Chronicle says: aWhlttier
was the nearest approach TO our conception
of an American Robert Burns that the new
world has given. The world has lost one
OF the sweetest Wrists of It's saddest
wrongsn The Telegraph says; sWhittier
possessed no small portion OF wordsworth's
genius. Although inferior to the best work
OF Bryant and Poe II is probable that his
'Mogg Megone' and Maud Muller will live
as long as 'Thanatopsis and The Raven
The Standard suggests that IL was good
fortune rather than pre-eminent merit
that secured Whittier an attentive and
sympathetic hearing on that side OF the
Atlantic, and adds that In America itself
his claims to distinction will be more en-
ergetically questioned than In England.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-15
AROUND THE HOUSE.

A suggestion comes from abroad that
the fragrant geranium-the old fashioned
rose geranium beloved by our grand
mothers-keeps flies away. A moderate
sized geranium shrub is said to be so
disagreeable to flies that they avoid its
neighborhood, and two of these plants in
a room will drive them out altogether.
THE FLY PEsT.-One of the most ag-
gravating things to a person of good
sense, says the editor of the household
department of the Tribune, is the method
which people employ in dealing with
flies They are useful scavengers, and if
they would limit their inroads to places
where they are needed, they would do
good service. Unfortunately, however,
when they once come in force they often
pervade the most Clearly homes. One of
the most successful methods in dealing
with flies is to hang up some herb or
plant which is offensive to them, and not
offensive to the residents of the house.
Sweet clover, which grows plentifully
by the roadside, and has faint, pleasant
odor, unobjectionable to any ono not af
flicted with hay fever, has the reputation
of being abhorred by flies. A few sprays
of this plant hung in the parlor, or
cluster of the sweet, white tassel-like
heads as a boquet on the centre-table, will
do more work in Kidding the room Of
flies than dozen fytraps. There is con-
siderable doubt whether any trap which
contains molasses, sugar or any such ma
terial does not draw in more flies than it
kills, besides being disgusting and un-
Clearly way of meeting this nuisance.
There is no hope of dealing success
fully with flies unless scrupulous cleanli-
ness is the rule of the house. The per-
tinacity of flies has been celebrated by
Homer, and an Englishman, taking adj
vantage of this trait, has just invented a
curious kind of window pane, which is
a successful means of driving flies out of
the room, as we'll as preventing their in
gress. 1t is well known that flies climb
upward, from the bottom of the pane to
the top. This summer window pane has
the top cut off about an inch, so that
when the fly crawls up he naturally goes
outdoors. In order to prevent the ingress
of flies by the same plan a small piece of
pane coming down from the top overlaps
this open space, but does not touch the
pane below, leaving just room for the fly
to crawl up and out. To come in he
must crawl down the pane, watch fly
seldom or never does.
1t is not intended that the permanent
window pane should be arranged in this
way, but that window frame with panes
of this kind should be substituted for
summer use
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-15
A Man of Nerve.

w. B. Barber of California, with a
camera, has photographed man named
Jacob Myers, as he stood upon one foot
on the top of limbless tree 17S feet
high and fourteen inches in diameter at
the top. Mr. Myers, it is claimed, per-
formed the wonderful feat of dancing a
Jig on the top of the tree. Few peo-
pie" says Mr.. Myers, I" like to go up SO
high, but have never yet seen place
too high for me. 1t is no trick at all for
me in these great red woods to climb a
tree, cut off the top and stand on it. I
have stood on the extreme end Of an
electric tower in Upton, Iowa. The
tower was $50 feet high and stood on q
one-inch rod with one foot. OF this you
can get proof from Upton. was q
stranger there, but you can find that I
did so by asking the people of Tip.
ton. New York Dispatch.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-15

The usefulness of carbonic acid water
in extinguishing fire has often been re-
ferred to, and not long ago pharmacist,
who happened to have lively incipient
fire on his hands, used his soda fountain
for this purpose with most satisfactory
results. An equally successful applica-
ton Of the vapor of ammonia undoE sim
liar conditions is now reported to have
been made by French pharmacist. A
vessel of gasoline had become ignited,
and the flames resisted all efforts to sub
due them until bottle of ammonia water
was thrown into the apartment. 1t was
thus broken, the vapor of ammonia was
liberated and the flames were instantly
extinguished. 1t is suggested that this
application of ammonia should be fully
investigated.-[St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crnf
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-15
INHERIrs A BIG FORTUNE.
Good Luck of William III. Allen. of IN
Minnesota soldiers Home.

Good Luck of william III. Allen. of the
Minnesota soldiers Home.
William Henry Allen, an inmate Of the
Minnesota Soldiers Home At Minneapolis,
has received notice that by the death of a
brother In California he has fallen heir to
a large slice OF an estate valued at from
$40, 900. 900 to $50. 900. ooa A nephew of the
deceased got the larger slice Of IL, but
William Henry's portion amounts to about
Sc, 100000. Mr.. Allen was formerly an art
list. and while he was in good health made
good living, but he fell sick and
was unable TO work. and 10 is said
that on many a day he went
hungry. Finally Captain Creigh sug-
gested to him that he enter the home, and
the suggestion was welcomed. All he asked
was that he be allowed to take along with
him his easel and brush The request was
granted, and for the past two years one OF
tho most contented OF tho inmates OF the
home at Minnehaha has been Comrade
William Henry Allen. His good fortune
was first learned when the wife of Captain
Creigh received a letter from him announc-
ing that he should soon go to California TO
look after his fortune Mr.. Allen Is be-
tween SO and 60 years of age and has no
family.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-15
Reparation from Turkey.

The Department OF State Is advised by
the United States charge d affaires at Con-
stantinople that the Turkish Government
las acquiesced In the claim OF the United
States for protection to the American mis-
slonaries at Bourdour. In the province OF
Konia, Asia Minor. and reparation for the
injuries 10 the person and property OF Dr.
Bartlett The Bourdour incident Is re-
garded as practically settled. removing the
occasion for the dispatch of war vessels
to Smyrna TO investigate the affair.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-15
THE VALLEY or THE GETTYS
BURG.
ny JANIS 8. SULLIVAN.

="
One dusk, long summers gone, the white
checked moon
Beheld this valley reel with war. But now.
Where yon still hamlets windows redly
glow
At eve, the housewives gossip, or else Groom
Soft lullabies. Through the long afternoon
The children gambol in the vale below,
The lustrous lilies at their moorings blow.
The mowers move with scytbesi in merry tune.
Chime family far from out the white church
spire
Those evening bells; slow move the creaking
wains
Down purple glens ablaze with sunset fire.
And low-necked kline trudge home through
thick-leafed lanes.
Sweet vale, the only sword now there that's
seen
Is the moons scimiter in skies serene.
Marlboro. Mass.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-15

The Frightful Disasters ON the Ocean
I'm the Early Steamship Days.


From 1888, the time when Transatlantic
steamship traffic was established, till
1879 there were la steamers Of all classes
lost, says Prof. Dyer In the Scottish Re-
view. OF these twenty-foW never
reached the ports for which they sailed,
their fates being unknown; ten wero
burned at sea, eight were sunk in col
lisions, three were sunk by ice, and the
Others were stranded or lost from various
causes. Many Of these were small, but
some were of considerable size and their
loss caused much public feeling. The
first which disappeared was the President,
which was never heard of after she sailed
In 1S41. A Cunard steamer, the Co
lumbia, was wrecked by running ashore
in 1913, but IL Is somewhat
remarkable that this was the only Allan.
tic steamer lost in thirteen years after the
disappearance of the President, a fact
which speaks volumes for the quality of
the workmanship of the shipbuilders and
engineers and the skill and care of the
navigators. In 1854 the City of Glas-
gov, with $50 souls on hoard, was never
seen or heard of after she sailed, and in
the same year the Arctic of the Collins
line was sunk by collision and 562 per-
sons persisted, and two years later an
other of the same line disappeared with
1875 persons on board. The Austria, Of
the. Hamburg American line, was burned
at sea in 1858, with loss of All lives.
Some of the most striking losses in the
following years were the City of Boston
of the Inman line, which disappeared in
1870, with upward of 200 persons on
board; the Atlantic of the White Star
line, which ran ashore in 1873, causing
the loss of $50 lives; the Vile du Havre
of the French line, which was sunk by
collision in the English channel and $50
persons drowned; the State of Florida,
sunk by collision with sailing ship, and
the Cunard liner Oregon by the same
cause with coal schooner. Statistics
show great decrease in the number of
accidents and losses during what may be
called the modern period of steamships,
as compared with the earlier, and espe-
cially with the transition period from
sailing vessels to steamships. The record
for the year 1890 was of the most salts
factory kind, for, notwithstanding all the
risks involved, we find that there were
nearly 1000 trips made from New York
alone to various European ports, and
that about 200, 900 cabin passengers were
carried, in addition to 373, 900 emigrants,
all without any accident.
1t is an interesting fact to note that in
the large line of steamers the average
safety of the sailors life is high. The
late Thomas Gray stated, for instance,
that in the Union line to the cape he
hot Anlx ha1 III o1
in twenty years, and that four seamen
died in three years. In the Peninsular
and Oriental only one seaman had died
in one year in the forty vessels of the
line, and during three years not a single
passenger had been lost; the Inman line
had lost no passengers out of million,
and only eleven seamen had died in three
years, and the Cunard liners had no pas
sengers lost in three years and only nine
seamen dead.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-15
STOCK TAKES A BRACE.

Industries and Trade All Over the Country
Show Steady Improvement.
R g. Dun & CoTpany's weekly review of
trade says:
Last weeks seml-panlc In stocks and
grain has been followed by a more conf
dent feeling about cholera. as IL Is seen
that the pestilence is thus far confined TO
incoming ships by national regulations,
which all officials are now respecting.
Stocks have advanced rs cents q share on
the whole, though In other markets the
alarm discloses weakness, which still con-
tinues Meanwhile the general condition
OF industries and trade throughout the
country is not remarkably good, but Inn
proving from week to week. although the
exports OF merchandise are not yet large
enough to prevent some exports OF gold
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-15

1870
Payne, Ind.
double tragedy was enacted at Payne.
ten miles east OF Bloomington. Ind. on
Wednesday morning. In which two men
we're killed. Shortly after midnight Rich
ara Wright and his daughter were awak-
ened by n shout short distance from the
house. and the old gentleman recognized
the voice as that of his SON. in-law. Dole
judah. He went 20 the door and started
for the fence. when q shot was fred by
judah. Wright ran back into the house.
secured an ak and again started toward
judah. The men came together and there
was scufie in which the old man was
shot three times During the struggle. and
while Judah was on top Of Wright, the old
man called TO his daughter to knock judah
on with the AK. just .ns judah shot the
last time she struck Judah on the back OF
the head. killing him Instantly. Both mon
lay dead on the ground. judah had had
trouble with wife. and II Is supposed he
went TO his father-in-law's house deter
mined upon killing the old man and also
his wife Mrs. Judah was not there. how
ever. having gone to neighbours 70 remain
for the night. Wright was about go years
old and his SON. in-law was IS. Judah's
reputation was bad