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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
Lincoln's Goose Nest Home.

Near the graveyard where Lincoln's IA
Their and stepmother rest, seven miles south
OF Charleston, Ills, in place then known
as Goose Nest, the Lincolns made their
final settlement on removing from Indiana.
Here Abraham Lincoln assisted his father
in getting settled" as they called it. He
helped him build log cabin, and cleared
for him patch of ground, and when he
saw him under Roadway" in the new
country babe him goodby and started north
afoot. He found employment not far from
Springfield, Ills, where the active part of
his early life was spent. Though he did
not linger long in the Goose Nest cabin, he
was there long enough to stamp his indi-
viduality ON every heart for miles around,
and many are the stories told of his So
Journ among these people. 1t was my lot
to be born and reared few miles from the
early home of the Lincolns. / was shown
bridge he helped TO build and many
other relics of his boyhood days
One very old man told me that he once
rode up to Thomas Lincoln's cabin and
inquired if he could spend the night there
He was informed that the house afforded
only two beds, and one of these belonged
to a son who was then at home; but if he
would get the consent of this boy to take
him in as bedfellow he could stay. The
stranger dismounted and soon found the
six foot boy in the back yard lying on a
board reading. The boy consented and the
man slept with him that night. The boy
was Abraham Lincoln, and the other never
tires of telling how he spent the night with
the future MISUNDERSTANDING.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
THE MODERN JuL!ET's BED.



but Cleaner and More Com Portable.
Next to chairs and tables, beds are about
tse most important articles of domestic
furniture. The European type of be seems
to have got itself fixed at a comparatively
early date, and it did not change till very
late. The theory apparently was TO make
the bed sort of tent or ratification
against the winds of heaven. The medieval
upholsterer knew something about the
MEDIEVAL builder, aud realized that when
you went to sleep in room with no paper
on the walls, and huge windows which did
not quite fit their frames, or little arrow
Sits with no glass at all, You wanted some
thiES to keep out the draft. Hence the
tremendous timber canopy of old bed
steads, and the voluminous curtains and
hangings in which the whole structure was
enveloped.
Long after there was any necessity for
this tentiike arrangement it was kept up
for the honor and glory of the thing, so to
speak, because there was an air of luxury
and costliness about these folds and lengths
of silk or chintz which made people reluc-
tant to part with them. Even now in
France and other parts of the continent
they will not willingly give up their elabo-
rately upholstered bedsteads for the harsh
tubes which is gradually usurping the
place of honor in the bedrooms of Anglo
SaXondom
1t must be admitted that if the modern
British bedstead is, on the whole, cleaner
and possibly healthier, it is certainly less
romantic. One hardly likes to fancy
Juliet's bed provided with round brass
knobs at the corners for it's sole adorn-
ment. At any rate, the old fashioned type
OF bedstead lent itself very we'll to ornate
artistic treatment, and nothing can be
more magnificent than the bedsteads de-
signed for Marie Antoinette and other
French ladies in the great age of furniture
during the latter half of the last century.
But that was period when the simplest
objects of household use were treated by
master hands; and it makes an amateurs
mouth water to look at the pictures in
Mr.. Litchfield's book of Boule cabinets,
Riesener bureaus. Gouthiere writing
tables and Chippendale chairs which the
workshops of that happy period turned
out
1t is a doubly melancholy reflection for
the collector of these days that in the
earlier portion of the present century these
delightful objects could be purchased al
most for song The splendor of the great
decorative period brought with it reac-
ton. The taste for rocco and Louis
Quinze" and Louis Seize" died out so
completely that forty years ago you could
buy marqueterie tables and tortoise shell
and ormolu cabinets by the best makers
for sovereigns, for which you would now
have to give hundreds of pounds. But
that was in the days before the great re-
vival-before everybody had become arts
tic and @sthetic.-London Standard.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27

WHITING, Ind, Dec T.-One of the
most remarks BILE mirages recorded in this
section was seen in the southern sky Fri
day night A sword of fire seemed to hang
almost over the town. The apparition
caused the utmost alarm among the super
stitiously inclined At times it reached
from the horizon almost to the zenith and
at others receded until it seemed to be a
comet about thirty degrees above the hori-
zon. The fire companies of two neighbor-
ing towns supposed the light to be con-
fisgratiOn. The light from a burning
gas well 100 to $50 miles distant reflected
from a stratum of air on an intensely cold
night caused the wonderful effect
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
Mythical Horses.

Pegasus c'born near the source of the
ocean') was the winged horse of Apollo
and the Muses., Bellerophon rode this an
imal when he charged the Chimera
Sleipnir c'the black horse of Odin'D had
eight legs, and could carry his master on
sea as well as land. This animal is believed
to typify the wind, which blows from eight
principal points.
al Borak c'the lightning was the horse
commissioned by Gabriel to carry Moham-
med to the seventh heaven. He had a hu-
man face and the wings of an eagle Every
step he took was equal to the fart est range
of human vision.
According to Thessalian legend, the first
horse was miraculously brought forth by
Neptune striking rock with his trident.
st. Louis Republic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
RUINEDBY OPTIONS
A Veters,, Real Estate Man of
Minneapolis.
he TRIES HIS HAND ON WHEAT,

And Comes Up Very Much Disfigured
Financially-Nearly a Million Involved
in the smash and Another Firm Carried
Down in the Wreck-A Little Matter of
$3.50, 900 Left in the Wheat Pit-CIaim
that Creditors Can Be Paid.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec 27.-The business
world was startled yesterday by the an
nouncement that E. S. Corser, the veteran
insurance and real estate agent, had be-
come involved to such an extent that he
must necessarily make an assignment. E.
S. Corser is not the only one involved, but
the firm of e. s. Corser & Co. will make
an assignment. This firm consists of Les
ter B. Elwood, Walter f. Badger and Aus
tin l.. Belknap, all well-known business
men. 1t is believed that it will take $3.50, 900
to square the men involved.
Corser Claims 81 900, 900 Assets.
1t is very difficult to arrive at the true
state of affairs until the matter is placed
in the hands of receiver and the liabili-
ties and assets have been carefully figured
up. The estate will show, at a fair valua-
ton for the real estate, assets amounting
to nearly 81 200, Co.," said Mr. Corser "The
assets will amount to $3.50, 900 in excess of
the liabilities. The amount received by
the unsecured creditors will largely de
pend upon the management and successful
handling of the estate by the assignee, the
greater part of the property being real
estate. The assignee has not been ap-
pointed yet, but will probably be selected
this week"
Been Dropping Money on Wheat.
The immediate cause of Mr.. Corser's fail
ure is probably wheat speculation. The
story comes from an intimate business
friend of Mr.. Corser that his losses in wheat
aggregate $3.50, 600. Last week Mr.. Corser
is said to have dropped $4,000. He had
been dealing spreads" between Minneapo.
lis and Chicago. This was fatal mistake,
for the Chicago market held strong and
the Minneapolis market did not advance as
he had expected it would, and he was COM
PEELED to liquidate with loss of about $4O,-
600.
Option Trading Wrecked Them.
1t was the offering of the Corser wheat
last week that overloaded the market here,
and it was the buying of Corser wheat in
Chicago that largely made up the north.
western buying" that the Chicago dis
patches have told about for the past few
days. This trouble in wheat that is at the
bottom of the Corser failure began a year
ago, when Mr.. Corser and Mr. Elwood I'M
dertook to handle the large crop of wheat
from their Crookston farm of 1000 acres.
They did not sell year ago, believing
prices would go up, and they then under
took to recoup themselves by option trad
ing
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27

In the form of the foot the sexes differ as
much or even more than in that of the
hand woman's foot is usually narrower
in proportion than mans, while his will
be considerably stronger in the ankle and
more powerful in the formation of the toes,
especially of the ball of the great toe
When woman owns a strong, firm, wide
foot many of us experience perhaps no
sensation of surprise at finding her
strong minded" when a man trips along
upon delicate little foot people instinc-
lively believe him to be lacking in power,
and often put him down as effeminate.-
Pail Mall Gazette
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
Beautiful Apple blossoms.

During the season of apple blossoms
have driven about the country great deal
and made notes of some remarkable de-
velopments of high colored flowers in GER
tain individual trees. found one grow
ing near the roadside with flowers of a
fairly dark, purplish red, tint / have
never seen before. Another tree have
found which bears blossoms closely ap-
preaching scarlet in color. My purpose is
to secure cions of these trees and have
them grated, for as flowers they deserve
to rank among our riches Certainly it is
worth while To collect examples of such
variations SO that we can see apple bios
SONS carried through their widest range Of
color.-Cor. Garden and Forest.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
A Gay Old Man Is He.
Big Claim of an Ex-Employe

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Charles z. Williams,
an ex-emplove of Rand, McNally q Co,
whom that concern charges with having
embeZzled 5000, has flied bill in the
superior court against the company. Will
liams prays the court to appoint receiver
for the firm of Rand, McNaIly & Co to
order an accounting and to restrain the
company from prosecuting the $50 600 suit
brought against him a short time ago
Instead of his owing the firm 81, 200 he
alleges the firm owes him over 500, 900,
besides over 5000 back salary, the afore-
said debt being on account of banking
directory he conceived. but which the com
pany froze him out of.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
NEW FOUNTAIN FOR CHICAGO.
The Drake Columbian Presented to the
Windy City.

The Drake Columbian Presented to the
Windy City.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-The Columbus foun-
tain, the gift of John b. Drake, of the
Grand Pacific hotel, to the city of Chicago,
was formally turned over to the municipal
authorities yesterday afternoon. The ex-
ercises, owing to the severity of the wealth
er, were he'd in the city council chamber,
where Mayor Washburne made graceful
and eloquent address. Quite crowd stood
in the biting wind nj the Washington
street side OF the city hall and saw the red,
white and blue covering pulled away that
yelled the fine heroic bronze figure of Col
umbus-the most conspicuous figure of the
memorial. The speech from the donor
was made by Thomas D. Bryan, vice pres
ident Of the Worlds fair.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
The white House Ouaraptiped.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Medical Sani-
tary Inspector DIR. c. j. Osmun, of the
health office, visited the White House
about noon yesterday and tackled two signs
on the doors, quarantining the executive
mansion agains5 the public. The signs
are pink-colored pastdboard, and on them
is printed: Scarlet fever within" Little
Martena Harrison, the patient, is doing as
well as could be expected. The disease is
under control.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
Hard Times Ahead for Gold Hunters.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Dec. 27.-The first
thoroughly reliable reports that have come
from the new placer diggings in the south
of Utah have just been received through
the return OF a party of old California
miners who were among the first to go
into the new district and have prospected it
thoroughly. They think there is gold there
and that it will eventually becomo good
camp, but all those who are now rushing
in expecting TO gather up the gold by the
haRdsfull will be seriously disappointed
and very hard times are in store for them.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27

ECONOMlTE HEINRICH DEAD.
Head of n Community Which Has Made
Farming Paw.

PITTSBURG, Dec 81 Jacob Heinrich, Sc
Nor trustee Of the Economic society, of
Economy, Pa, died at o'clock yesterday
morning, aged IS years. The society of
which Father Heinrich was leader is COM
posed of about 500 people, all celibates, and
are worth between 100000 and 10000
600. They make up the town of Economy,
about six miles west OF Pittsburg. Father
Heinrich WAS president of the Economy
bank of Beaver Falls, director in the
Pittsburg ard Lake Erie railroad and
other large corporations. The Economic
society made all their money by farming.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
He Imported Two Holsters.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 1.-Suit has
been filed in the United States circuit court
here by Labor Commissioner Con Kelley
under the alien labor act passed by the
kifty-irst congress against George X.
Crouch, who is charged with importing
two hostiers, William Karkoff and Karl
Sable, from Oldenburg, Germany. the price
contracted for I'll cir labor beng SO marks a
month, or about Sill 30 in American money.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
Destitu lion at Newark, n. j.

NEWARK, n. J., Dec. ga terrible case
of destition came to the attention of the
police in this city Saturday morning. Four
small children we're found in house built
of few pieces Of wood. Their mother was
with them and was drunk There was
nothing to eat in the den and only slight
fire made of some pieces of wood found in
the streets. The children We're in rags and
shivering from the cold wind which swept
through the marrow room from the various
oDeninQs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27

BRAZIL, Ind. Dec @7.-Alexander Robert
son, of this place, was torn to pieces Mon
day on the Chicago and Indiana coal road,
near the roundhouse, as he was coming out
of an engine stall. A locomotive was be-
ing backed in and as he attempted to pass
the engine he was caught and thrust
against the door, which was only partly
open, and badly mangled. Death was in
Simultaneous.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
Fusionists Get North Dakota

BISMARCK, n. D., Dec. 27.-Judge Rose
yesterday decided the famous SELF precinct
controversy case against the board of can
vassers, who refused to canvass the returns.
1t is held that the board has no judicial
authority and must simply canvass all re-
turns on their face. This gives the fusion
lists all three electors from North Dakota
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
Case OF Incornprehensible Woman

CLAIKsBURG, w. Va, Dec 27-Mrs.
Zach Gamer and Frank Male have eloped.
They have been absent from home some
days, but it has just come to light that
they ran away together. Mrs. Gamer is 80
years old, has been married twenty-one
years and has grandchildren She leaves
her husband and six young children. Male
killed her brother seven years ago and
served a five years term in the peniten-
tiorty for -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
The Weather We NAV Expect.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The following are
the weather indications for twenty -four
hours from p. m yesterday: For Indiana
and Enthusiastically fair weather; west
erly to southwesterly winds; warmer in
northern and central portions. For Wiscon-
sin-Generally fair weather; variable winds;
rising temperature. For Michigan Occa-
sional snow; westerly winds. For Iowa-Fair
weather; southeasterly winds; rising temper
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
Simpson Does Want to BE Senator.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 27.-Congressinan
Jerry Simpson arrived here Sunday in
time for Christmas dinner but his arrival
was not generally known until yesterday
Yesterday morning he put all doubts to
rest concerning his candidacy for the
United States senate by announcing that
he was a candidate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27

pioslon was que W une explosion OF a nIgn
class explosive substance placed in the
court by Il person whose identity was I'M
known to the jury. 1t was recommended
that the authorities provide for the family
of Detective Synnott.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
Froze TO De, tn i'm an Ice HOUSE,

ELwooD, Ind, Dec, 2i.-Monday even
ing an unknown man was found in Kra-
mer & Benedict's ice house, north of this
city. He has not been ident flied. He is a
medium sized man, light hair and
mustache and apparently had been dead
several hours He is supposed to have
wandered in there Sunday night where he
fell asleep and froHe to death.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
Lively Blazes at Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, Dec 27.-Two fires here
Sunday entailed a loss of 500, 900. The mill
of Matthew keenan,, valued at $4,000,
and the Gem Hammock and Flynet COM
pany's factory, worth $40, 900, were both en-
tirely destroyed. Keenan, carried no insur-
ance. The factory was insured for $50, 900.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27

S. ID. Perry, proprietor of the Rose Bud,
Ulls.) Democrat, has written an appeal for
help from his brethren of the press. The
recent cyclone blew away everything Perry
owns. except his family.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
Fatally Shot by His Cousin

COLUMBUS, Inc, Dec. I'D. c. Truax,
principal of the South Bethany high school,
was accidently shot in the breast by his
cousin, Charles Seads. and will die.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
Option Trading Wrecked Them.
TOO GAY FOR HIS AGE.
An Octogenarian Charged With Having
Too MANY Wives,

100 many WIVES
KoKoMo, Ind, Dec 2T,-Silas w. r
Jones, who came here from Portland, Ore,
three years ago, was arrested here Satur-
day night on the charge of bigamy by a
special detective from Denver, who at
tempted to steal him away without allow
ing Jones, who is 40 years old, chance to
consult his attorney, but was intercepted
at the station by the sheriff, who detained
all parties to await an investigation of the
charges. The matter was kept quiet, Jones
being left in the charge of a deputy sheriff
until Monday morning, when habeas cor
pus proceedings were instituted, to be
heard Wednesday at 10 O'clock
A Gay Old Man Is He.
Jones, who is worth 500, 900, it seems is
inclined to be gay despite his years, and
along in 1890 fell in love with couple OF
Denver women whom he confesses to have
married. but claims to have been divorced
from both before coming here, when he
married his present wife October, 1891. II
appea r., however, that he is followed by a
Portland detective named Edgar, who
claims Jones owes him 1900 for an old
job, and failing In getting this during his
trip here last summer is now seeking re-
venge The case promises to develop into
a sensation. as Jones is highly connected in
the city of Portland
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
MORLEY LOOKS OVER THE GROUND
He Visits Scene of the EXplosion-Testi-
mony at tin. Inaue,t

mony at the Inquest.
DUBLIN, Dec. 21.-Iesterday was busy
day in Dublin castle, and thousands of
people took advantage of the holiday to go
20 stare at the locality which witnessed
the tragic death of Detective Synnott In
order to prevent intrusion on the scene the
police put up n chain ~ barrier across
the entrance to EXcha nge court, and "A
strong force of police stood outside tie
chain to restrain the great throng from
pressing over or under. Chief Secretary
Morley, accompanied by the MAC DermoJt,
the attorney geneIal, and by SOncitor Gen
eral Sergeant C.. II. Hemphill visited the
spot where the explosion occurred, and
made a careful investigation.
Extra Guards Duty.
Pending the arrival of Colonel Vivian d.
Majendie, chief inspector of explosives the
scene of the wreck is left untouched, Just
~ after the occurrence, so that Colonel
Majendie may determine the true nature
of the explosive used. The excitement
among the officials and residents contin-
mes Extra police and military patrols
have been detailed to guard most of the
public buildings in the city, and no one is
allowed to loiter in their vicinity for any
length of time.
The Coroner Gets to Work
A coroners inquest was held yesterday
Oh the body of Detective Synnott. Detec-
tive Green testified that he traversed Elk
change court five minutes before the ex-
plosion occurred. He saw brown parcel,
In shape resembling book, lying on the
foot-path opposite the detective office
He did not examine the parcel, and could
therefore give no detailed description of
it. 1t did not strike him that the package
contained an explosive; in fact he paid no
attention to it, but entered the office
Dawson Didn't See That Package
Sergeant Dawson testified that he passed
through the passageway where the ex-
plosion occurred, but that he saw no par
well lighted and he thought that he would
have seen any object of that kind when he
entered the place only few minutes before
the explosion occurred had it been there
nj that time. Detective Green, who claimed
to have seen a package lying ON the walk
near the wall of the building, on being
called again to the witness stand, stated
that the parcel was loosely folded in paper.
He saw nobody in the court, though he
noticed a few boys at the entrance bidding
each other good night There was nothing
suspicious i'll their behavior.
The Jury Renders IA Verdict.
Other testimony as unsatisfactory as the
foregoing was given. Then the expert on
explosives, Mr.. Tichborne, expressed the
opinion that the explosion was one of
either dynamite or nitro-glycerine. That
the explosion was of incendiary origin in
this case, and not from any gas accumula-
tion, was considered evident from the fact
that small pieces of metal casing, which
had evidently been part of an Internal ma
H..
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-27
Cabinet OmciaIiy Notified.

The members of the cabinet were
officially notified OF the explosion, as was
sasO Gladstone, who is at present at Biar-
ritz, France. What action they will take
in the matter IL Of course unknown, but
there In no doubt that orders have already
been given t o leave no stone unturned in
the endeavor to discover the culprits. So
far rs known here the Dublin police have
~ jet found nothing to lead to the identifi-
eafion of the perpetrators of the outrage
On Dec 81 last an explosion occurred at
Dublin castle which caused considerable
CONSERVATION among the officials there
Considerable damage was done. but for
tunately nobody was hurt. 1t was never
satisfactorily proved whether this ex-
piosion WAS of dynamite or of gas that had
accumulated in the cellar of the castle.