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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
CIeopatra's Musical Voice.

Cleopatra always selected the same lover,
the head of the invading army, and always
used him to help her in founding, she
hoped, the empire of the east Her attrac-
tive power was probably not her beauty.
Her coins do not reveal a beautiful woman,
but a broad browed, thoughtful queen,
and Plutarch, in describing her, evidently
speaks on the authority of men whose
fathers had studied her face. He says:
Her actual beauty, it is said, was not in
itself so remarkable that none could be
compared with her. or that no one could
see her without being struck by it, but the
contact of her presence, if you lived with
her, was irresistible; the attraction of her
person, joining with the charm of her con-
versation, and the character that attended
all she said or did, was something be
witching- 1t was a pleasure merely to
hear the sound of her voice, with which.
like an instrument OF many strings, she
could pass from one language to another;
so that there were few of the barbarian
nations that she answered by an interpret
er; to most of them she spoke herself, as
to the Philippians, Troglodytes, Hebrews,
Arabians, Syrians, Modes, Parthians and
many others, whose language she had
Reconsideration Spectator.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
Hot Springs skin Soap.

Prepared principally from the evap-
Grated waters of the Hot Springs. Arkan-
sas. Delightful for the toilet. The
healing powers of the Hot Springs of
Arkansas have long been known and rec
ogni1ed by the medical profession all
over the country. The manufacturers
believe that in presenting to the public
their Hot Springs Skin Soap, they have
given q wonderful opportunity for pre-
believe that their patrons will be we'll re-
paid by its constant use. For sale by all
druggists. Hartz & Bahnsen wholesale
agents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
Educated Enclishmen in America.

When the Marquis of Aylesford died in
Colorado the only friend in this country
who could be found to take the body back
to England was his first cousin, who ut
the time was driving 4 hack around san
Antonio. One hears stories of this sort on
every side, and one meets faro dealers,
cooks and cowboys who have served
through campaigns in India or Egg pit, or
who hold an Oxford degree. A pr. late IA
G troop, Third cavalry, who WIS ny esq ?rt
on several scouting expeditions in the
Cara outfit, was kind enough and quite
able to tell me which club in London had
the oldest wine cellar, where one could get
the best visiting cards engraved and why
the professor of ancient languages at Ok
ford was the superior of the instructor in
like studies at Cambridge. He did this
quite unaffectedly, and in no way attempt
ed to excuse his present position, nor was
he questioned concerning his position in
the past.-Richard II. Davis in Harper's
Weekly
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE

Estate or Lawrence Senger, Deceased
The Undersigned having been ap pointed admin
istrafrfx OF the estate OF Lawrence Sepger
late OF the county Of Rock Island state of illinois,
deceased hereby gives notice that che will appear
before the county court of Rock Island county at
Inc oce OF the clerk of said court in the city of
ROCK Island, at the October term, on the first
Monday In October next, at which lime
ali persons having Claims against said estate
notneo ana requested % attend, for the purpose
OF having the came adjusted.
All persons inaebted to said eeta'e are requee-
ted 10 make immediate payment to the under
signed.
dated this sth day Of Aug A. d. 1892.
CATHERINE SENGER,
Administratrix.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

THICAGO, ROCK ISLAND d PACIFIC RAIL
~ way-Depot corner Fifth avenue and Thirty
fret street. Frank H Plummer, agent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
A SSIGNEE'S SALE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS, l.
Rock ISLAND COUNTY ss.

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY,
In tn s't ourty Court Of said Rock Island County,
In the matter OF the assignment OF The Northern
Mining and Railway company Pet on bv
homas s. Silvis, assignee. 10 sell real estate.
Notice is hereby given that under the deed OF
assignment made by sad he No them Mining
and Railway company to Thomas 5. Silvis = as
signee and by virtue of the DEGREES of said court
entered in the above entitled proceeding on the
18th day OF June, A. d. 1892, and-on the 16 dsy Z
August. A D. 1892. ] shall on Saturday, the
18th day of Septeu Der A. d. 1892 at the tour of
one clock in the afternoon, at the north door of
the court house, in the city of Rock Island. in
said county of Rock Island. sell public vendue,
10 the highest bidder for cash in hand. al the
right. title ana interest OF laid Thomss s. Silvis,
ass'gnee OF said The Northern Mining and Rail
way company, in and TO those certain parcels of
land situate in the County of ock Island and
state o: Illinois, known and described as follows,
to-wt:
Lots No. one "a and two (a) block six Ce) in
the Town of Hampton
Dated Ro~k Island. H., this I7th day of
Augu I, a. ID. 1892
THOMASS S. S'LtIS
Assignee o. the Northern Mining and Railway
Company.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
EXECUToR's NOTICE.

Eets.e OF Otto r Ehlers, Deceased
The undersigned, having been appointed ex-
ecutof of the last will and testament of Otto F.
Ehers, late of the county of Rock Island state az
Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice that he win
appear before the county court OF Rock Islaa c
county, at the ONCE of the clerk Of said court In
the city CT Rock Island, 1.-THE November term, On
the Fret Monday in November next, at which time
all persons having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend for the purpose Of
having the same adjusted. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make immediate
payment to the undermined.
Dated this oath dav of August. A. d. 1891.
JOHN OHLWEILEx,
Executor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
His Presence of Mind.

Grandma-Law! You say you were
struck by lightnin an still Twin?
Veracious Grandson-Certainly. And,
what is more, after being struck 1 walked
home and wrung quart of electric fluid
out of my clothes.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Bulletin.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
When Love Is Young

When Love Is 1Oung.
When a boy is sixteen and hasn't any
thing else he is pretty sure to have girl.
-Atchison Globe.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-28

and Pipe Works at Washington, Pa, yester-
day and was perhaps fatally burned.
AS a mail pouch was thrown of at the
Tiffln Baltimore and Ohio station two men
seized and made of with it before the night
expressman could interpose. The pouch
was found cut open in freight car and its
contents rif1ed.
The shipments OF coke from the Connells-
Vile region for the past week aggregated
1850 cars, which were distributed as follows;
West of Pittsburg, $500 cars; east of Pitts
burg, 1851 cars; to Pittsburg, 1859 cars. This
is gain of 165 cars over the shipments of
the previous week.
PETER CASSIDY, of McKeesport, assistant
yardmaster of the p, Nick. s. Y. road, was
seriously injured Friday night at the Mon
ongaheh furnace plant He was caught be-
tween two trains on O curve and badly
squeezed, but it is thought not fatally.
In the case at Norwalk, o.. of E. C. Cook
versus the Singer Manufacturing Company,
of Pittsburg, in which the plaintiff claims
$4,000 damages for false Imprisonment, the
jury has disagreed. The case will be tried
again. Cook was an agent for the Singer
Company at Norwalk, and was arrested for
embezzlement. He was imprisoned few
days and then paid the fine and was re-
leased. He then brought the suit for dam
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-28
CHEAP BALL PLAYING.
The Western League Methods Are a Little
Too Squeezing.


Too Squeezing.
Retrenchment and reform have often been
watchwords i'll various nations, and will be
again. There is often great deal of reason
for them, but sometimes they are carried
too far. 1t is to be feared that the Western
Baseball League is going beyond reasonable
limits with them, and as a result matters will
be worse than if there had been no retrench-
ment at all. To put it briefly, the leaders of
the Western League are squeezing players
so tight there win be little life left in the
game throughout the League.
There was once q man who was so economi-
cal that he resolved to try and teach his
horse to live without food. But just rs the
thrifty man had succeeded in his task the
horse died. The Western League magnates
may succeed in getting all their players into
line at the extraordinarily cheap rates pro-
posed. but life and enthusiasm will be want
ing. We can all be too economical, and
direction.
The salaries of ball players have often
been the subject OF grave discussions. There
have been times when the demands of the
players were outrageous, but for magnates
to rush to the other extreme is simply ruin
oCs. There is vast difference between an
eSorbitant figure and an unreasonably low
one and of the two the latter is in all re-
spects the worse. There is nothing that
sweetcns labor more than satisfactory pay
and when the pay is not satisfactory, the
workers rarely care about doing their best.
1t is likely that well find this to be the case
in the Western League before the year is
out, and it surely will inj ure baseball. Why,
good salaries have made baseball as much as
anything else. 1t is a fact that since the
salaries of ball players have become reason
ably high, there has been more money made
in the business than ever before. Cheap az
ticles are seldom or never useful and lasting;
the shoddy element has little charm for the
public and ba seball teams that are dragged
around the country at the lowest degree of
cheapness will not be very attractive.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-28
NEEDHAM Is THE FAvoRITE
Odds Bet on Him to Defeat Ryan in To-
Morrow's Battle.

Odds Eet on Him to Defeat Ryan in To-
Morrow's Battle.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. s7-The sale of seats
for the Ryan-Needham contest at the Metro
politan Club has been very large, and the
management report that very few are left.
As the time approaches and crowds of sports
are arriving, excitement over this match is
manifest, and naturally thousands of dol
lars will change hands on the result Bet
ting is still in favor Of Needham at about
500 to $780,
The last finishing touches are being ad-
ninistered to both men. They have been
below weight for some time, and now have
only to take moderate amount of exercise
to be in the best condition. Mike Connolly,
who has been looking after Needham, says
his man is in as good condition "as ever in
his life, and! said he, 1--WE will come very
near getting that silk purse OF sl3, 900. Any
how, we will be right in it, and Danny is
ready and anxious to begin operations. If
we don't get the bundle, there will be some
of the greatest scrapping you ever saw, end
Ryan will have to put MP more fight than
ever in his life before. New Orleans weather
seems to agree with Danny, and think he
is better than ever in his life before"
Ryan is just as confident of victory as his
plucly antagonist and his condition is
worthy of the great work and endurance he
has been subjected to, as he stands to-day
magnificent specimen of physical man. 81
am not at all surprised" said Tommy, when
informed that betting was in favor of Need
ham. II stopped this fellow once before,
and see no reason why should not do it
again. 1t is true our last 'go' was long one
and was forced to stop him, but have
learned n good many things since then. 1
am Older in the business and our profession
I Live @ and n learn, % IL wonSt fdf disappoins @ i mY
friends and admirers and they need have no
feer on that score"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-28

The following letter, which explains it
self was received at this office last evening:
To the Sporting Editor Of The Dispatch:
DEAR SIR-So many bluffs going The rounds
in football circles as 10 what the Roscoe Rangers,
MckcespOrts. Pittsburg Albion. Newcastles Nc
DUnalls. HUmestezds and few other football
trans do with The PittsDurgs, will YOU kindly
allow me to say that the Pittsburg team will play
any of the clubs mentioned, individually collec-
lively. a game for gold or silver medals for each of
rle winning teams and d side bet of anything from
500 10 81 OJ Ii be hoped that the buffers will
put mp or shut up. l herewith deposit $50 as an
earnest Of our desire TO arrange match with any
football team in Western Pennsylvania.
JOHN MATHEWS, Sec. Pittsburg f. e.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-28
ATE ROOTS AND DIED.
Herbs Found by Rochester Boys Mis-
taken Tor Sassafras.
TWO DEATHS ALREADY RECORDED
What the Stuff Is That Has Afflicted Two
Families Is Unknown.
NEWSY NOTES FROM NEARBY TOWNS
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcE.t

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcE.t
ROCHESTER, Pa, Feb. ga wholesale
case of poisoning from eating roots occurred
here this afternoon. The victims are Mrs.
Martin Hartman and son Carl, the latter
aged IS years; her daughter, Louisa, aged
6, and Edward Chatter, about 16 years Of
age. Of these Carl and Edward are dead.
The families live neighbors near the out.
skirts of the town, Mr.. Hartman and the
boys being employed in the Rochester
Tumbler Works here.
About o'clock this afternoon the boys
procured hoe and went down into a
ravine near their houses, to dig sassafras.
They dug up quantity of white, gnarly
roots of sweetish taste and ate some of
them, and half hour later returned to
Hartman's home, where they. gave Mrs.
Hartman and Louisa several pieces, OF
which they also ate.
While the boys were planting Young
trees they brought home they became vio-
lently i'll. The Hartman boy fell to the
ground in spasm. In. his agony his eyes
protruded from his head, and he bit his
tongue until it was nearly severed. His
mothers scream brought some neighbors to
his aid, but he died few minutes later.
The Chaffee boy also became i'll and was
carried to his home, where he died few
hours later, despite medical aid.
Mrs. Hartman was seized with vomiting.
but prompt measures were taken and she is
recovering. The little girl is in q dangerous
condition, but may recover. Mrs. Hartman
is of a nervous temperament, and tonight,
while witnessing the suffering OF the little
girl, she fell in faint to the floor.
No one thus far seems TO know what the
root is which has brought sorrow and death
to two homes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-28
FINISHED THEIR SCHEDULE.

Byrne, Hart and Won Der Ah& Complete
Their Task and Arc Waiting for Tuesday
No Official Figures Given Out Yet
Eastern Teams Getting Ready to Go
South.
NEW YORK, Feb. 81 Especial - Messrs.
Byrne. Hart and Won der Abe, the Schedule
Committee OF the National League, met
again at PAL Broadway to-day and continued
their efforts to condense the good points OF
three schedules into one. large number
of baseball devotees also gathered at the
meeting place, and the talk made one think
OF spring and other incidents of the national
game. Pat Powers, John Ward, Charlie
Ebbetts, George Munson, F. A. Abell, Tom
Burns and many others stepped in to see II
they could find out something about the
schedule, but the committee men were mum,
and not an official figure will be disclosed
until the general meeting OF the League
passes upon the document. All attempts to
tell what the schedule will be are mere guess
work.
Manager Powers returned from Philadel-
phia, where he closed with Harry Wright
for March % and so at Richmond. Ward
asked Powers to hold March % open for
Brooklyn. Powers'had a talk with Barnle
on the Richardson matter, and endeavored
to open negotiations for trade, but Barn1e
absolutely refused to listen to a word. He
said he had Richardson secure and would
not let 20. Barnie will not attend the
League meeting for fear somebody will say
something to him about Richardson.
The Brooklyn club will start for Ocala,
Fla, on Monday, leaving on the steamer
Algonquin from pier 49, foot of Roosevelt
street. The steamer lands them at Jackson
Vile, and from there they go by rail to
Ocala. William Hart, the Brooklyn pitcher,
arrived in this city at o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and the others who will take the
boat at this point will get here to-day. Hub
Collins has sent word that he agrees to
Brooklyn's terms, and will so from Louis
Vile to Ocala.
John T. Brush arrived in the city yester-
day and Will train a few days for the League
meeting. Jim Hart said Chicago would be
glad, in the interest of harmony, to let Pfef-
fer and Wilmot go to Louisville in exchange
for Brown and Canavan. Mr. Byrne says
Tom Daily got S., COO year for two years. was
disabled all last season, and ought now to be
thinks Lovett ana Daily will soon come to
their senses. The Philadelphias will leave
for Gainesville on Moncay, the Washirgtons
start for Savannah on March S, and Pat Pow
ers will take the New Yorks on to Richmond
March IS.
Won der Abe is much pleased with the
outlook, and George Munson paid tribute
to the League magnates TOR the absolute fair
ness in the indianapolis settlement. Tom
Burns says that with Rusie and Boyle in the
points New York is the strongest team in
America He thinks Powers men will sur
prise the League.
The schedule, as adopted to-day by the
committee, makes the season into two
parts. In the first half each club will play
seven games with the other IL clubs, and
series will be of three parts a three and two
twos in games. Saturdays are equally di-
vided, but Won der Ale and Chicago have
the New 1orks on the holidays.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-28
A TALK WITH FITZ
He Has Not Much to Say, but Is Very Con.
fident

BAY ST. LOUIS, Feb. 27.-Fitzsimmons is in
good form for his meeting with Maher next
Wednesday night. Opinion as to the result
of the fight in this section is divided, but
those who know Fitz are fully convinced
that he will make fine showing with Maher,
anu very many believe he will be able to
finally knock the Irish champion out.
Southern sports, however, cannot always be
relied upon, for nine out OF every ten men
go by sentiment instead of judgment.
To say that Maher can put FitZ out in four
rounds is making the middle-weight cham
pion a Second-Iate man or Maher the great
est heavyweight in the ring. Choynski is
looked upon by many as being as good a man
as Maher, and he says that he could not put
Fitz ont in any four, five or ten rounds
FitZ appears hopeful but he is the most
silent man in the profession. When spoken
to yesterday about the contest he said: Il
will tell you more about it on March 8. 1t is
not good to count ones chickens before
they are hatched 1 have never seen Mr..
Maher. and how do know what he can or
will do? II he is like what Madden says, he
may do me up quickly. l am, however, not
calculating on Maddens figures. 1t is said
that figures never lie but Smart Little Billy
is not infa!lible."
Fitz has calculated all the chances he will
have to risk in the coming battle, and he
will go in to fight the battle of his life.
Those who know him best here say that
when they go to the contest they will take a
lunch and y bottle OF water, ready to make
a long stay.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-28
TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION,
A True Story from North Carolina.

Some one has said that " the true and the
false speak the same language" But there
can Be no doubt that this speaks with the
true ring TO it. Letter from Mrs. j. M.
Holleman, proprietress of Hotel Holleman,"
Apex, N. c." My son Harvey had scrofsla
from the time he was three years old until he
was seven. We had the best doctors that
the country afforded, yet he was given up to
die, several times. Some one recommended
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
After taking five bottles he was well enough
to get about, and has mended SO fast that he
is how enjoying good health.n
Find remedy for scrofula-sonething
that ,p,rrifes the blood, as well as claims
to. That, if it's taken in time, will cure
Consumption, which is only lung -scrofula.
DR.. Pierce has found it. It's his Golden
Medical Discovery" As strength-restorer,
blood-cleanser, and fesh-builder, nothing like
it is known to medical science. For Scrofula,
Bronchial, Throat, and Lung affections, Weak
Lungs, Severe Coughs, and kindred ailments,
it's the only remedy SO suro that it can be
guaranteed. If it doesn't benefit or cure,
In every case, you have your money back.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-28
General Sporting Notes.

LOCAL amateur athletes are beginning to train in
earnest.
BEcKLEY and Joyce are doing some tall hitting
at Hot Springs.
CATCHER MURPHY is no more anxious to come
here than the club is to have him.
J. G. B., East End-The record is As seconds.
We don't answer queries by mail.
THE Allegheny team feel themselves honored in
securing a date with the local League club.
CAPTAIN WINSLow of Harvard's famous nine
of So, is coaching this years Varsity team.
THE Cincinnati Club will leave the question of
playing Sunday games to a vote of Its patrons.
THE Roscal Rangers are still anxious to play the
Pittsburg football team a home and home match.
TURFMAN FRED GERHARD has gone through the
Kelley course of treatment and is now total
abstainer. So - > -
BEDDoEs-The challenge in this issue signed by
Secretary Matthews will Inform you to what you
write about. -s.
..HIs GUARDIAN'' is the sarcastic way in which
Jim Hart refers TO George Williams care over
Fred Pfeffer.
jim BARNES says that if Jack Crowley cannot
get purse there can be battle between them, as
he (Barnes) cannot get any money.
1T is thought that j. G.. K. Lawrence, President
Hunter will succeed Mr.. Withers as Chairman of
the Board of Control. -
JOHN GOLDSMITH, of San bIateo CAL. the we'll
on his way home. He will return early in May
with stable Of II horses for an Eastern campaign
]. PALMER o'NEILL and Gentle James Mutrie
gent in the different League cities. They were the
best subjects for the reportorial pump in the entire
League.-Sportir5 Life
JACK MCAULIFFB is in st. Louis en- route to Hot
Springs. He is not likely TO train down to fight
Billy Myer for he would have to drop in the scales
from I60 to 135 pounds. McAuiffe thinks Maher
will win the big Mardt Gras battle in less than ten
rounds.
PLAYERS burdened with the accomplishment of
smiling lazily after making a butter-hngered uff
are not in demand this year. All the boys will
understand what the word work signifies after a
few whiris under the new order of things. &
ing Life,
LoUIsvILLIANs are chatting 'the Gladiator
and the Post says: President Young would con-
| L er favor upon Pete Browning by appointing n
committee to wait upon him and notify him that
the baseball war is ended Pete refuses to believe
the newspaper publications"
Coz DOYLE and Wiley Evans have been matched
sto fight 10 finish for $500 side, within 100 miles
of Chicago on March 10. The men Will fight at l45
pounds. weigh in the night before the battle Two
ounce gloves viii be used, and the Marquis of
Queensberry rules will govern.
CHARLES NORTON and Bill Plummer had long
talk with p. H. Black, manager of Tommy Kelly.
in the Illustrated Ae,os Office yesterday. Black ad-
mtted that Kelly sick. but declared that if two
weeks beyond the date already agreed upon were
granted, Kelly would certainly be able to keep his
contract. Norton consented to the postponement,
hut stated that If there came another request for
delay he would claim the forfeit Of $3.50 now up.