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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13
A DEMONSTRATORS SALE
OF REAL ESTATI.

By virtue OF an order and deere, OF -f. .....7
court, of Rock Island county. STATE ur -...
made on the petition Cf the UuGtr~ .-... .-...
-, Johnston. administrator Of the t--.-. no
Thomas Is. q Douncll, deceased. for leave Q. s.
real estate of said deceased. n the NJ term 4.
D., 1873, OF said court. to-wit, on the s- jig f
May, a. D., 1893
/ shall on the I'd Gay Of .Trnf. \ j.. .-s
between the ho1rs of 10 o'clock iH The forenoon.
aud > o'clock in the afternoon If said d-y. ~. q.
public sale. at the north door OF The court boise.
in the city of Rock Island. in said C0-u'E 'ra
real estate described "a follows t0-U5t.
That certain tract or parcel Of land sl-Hs-.. %
the northwest quarter "a Of section Tra.r
twenty eight (2S), township number uIt..es1
90, north range three t3) cast 81 the Fourth Is.
principal meridian described follows. Do. -.--
ming 220.S feet east of the corner If sections ..
81, 2S and ~, in the township aforesaid. t-.lcs
south 19S feet, thence north so. degrees. 60
16s feet, thence north 29l4 degrees. ives 2p fge'
to the section ne; thence west Oh The >''-n
line 59lS feet to the place Of beginning
Situated in the township of Canoe t-sea,
county of Rock Island, state OF Illinois or IT,
following terms, to-w.t: Cash on delivery ~
deed.
Dated this 4th day of May, 4. d lS-5
J. L JOHNSTON.
Administrator of the Estate Of 7 homa> uLc--
nell, Deceased.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13
A Novelist Turns.

D. Christie Murray, the English novel
list, turns on his critics in brief note to
London paper to demonstrate that
truth is stranger than fiction. Of a re-
viewers charge that an episode in one
Of his novels was wholly incredible"
Mr.. Murray says: 81 got that story on
the spot and had full proof of its accu-
racy In fact, built the novel on that
genuine bit of history which your re-
viewer thinks incredible"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13
POSTMASTER GENERAL BIssELL has

POSTMASTER GENERAL BIsSELL has
announced to the postmasters
throughout the country and the pub
lie that first-class postoffice has
been established and is now in opera
ton in the government building IN
jackson Park. Visitors to the expo
sition grounds may have their mail
addressed to that office and delivered
regularly by carriers within the
grounds. The official designation is
..World's Fair Station, Chicago, Ill
There will be general delivery as
well as carrier service and postoihce
order and registered letter business
NAV be transacted.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13
CONGRESSMAN JOHN DEWITT WARN

CONGRESSMAN JOHN DEWITT WARN
Err. of New York, isn't one OF those
who think it viii require six months
or more to get the new tariff bill
through congress. He said: 81 see
no reason why tariff bill should
not be put through in month or
six weeks after the organization OF
congress. The people put the de-
mocracy in power with definite
purpose, and that purpose should be
carried out. If you hired contrac-
tor to build house within speci-
fed time, and he failed to keep his
agreement, would you not look
around to get somebody else to fin
ish it? OF course a reasonable tune
should be allowed for debate on
tariff measure, but all efforts at OBJ
struction should be, and / believe
will be, promptly squelched.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13
SPRINGFIELD REGISTER: a "

SPRINGFIELD REGISTER: A Wash
ington telegram published in the st.
Louis Republic states that Congress
man Springer has quietly left that
city for the lake country of Wiscon-
sin, and that his address until fur
Their notice will be Mackinac. Here
is another illustration of the old say
ing that one has to go away from
home to hear the news. Congress
man Springer is in Springfield quiet
" recuperating his strength in this
famous summer and health resort.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13
RING OUT THE GOOD
NEWS.
A Recovery thu Ply sicians of
the Scott Medical Institute
Fee, Proud OF.

Mr.. j. s. Macarthur says: Il
have been employed by the Iowa
Union Telephone Co., and am well
known in the city. | have had
Catarrh for 10 years. My symptoms
were headache, pain across the eyes,
bad cough, stringy mucous in my
throat, and nose filled up all the
time. Deafness troubled me. The
past three years l have had a num-
Der of hemorrhages from the lungs.
coughing up large quantities of
blood, and had severe pain in my
chest and stomach. / lost flesh and
cot NcrN weak.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13

CLARXsoN opened his address be-
fore the republican league at Louis
Vile with the impressive words I've
meet here today in the name Of the
republicanism of Abraham Lincoln.
u. 5. Grant and James G.. Blaine"
The good Clarkson seems to have
forgotten the existence of such aper-
sonage as Benjamin Harrison.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13
United Brethren Conference.

DAYTON, O.. May 12.-The twentyfrst
quadrennial conference of the United
Brethren church has convened in the Y. NJ.
c. A. building in this city, Bishop Weaver
presiding. Besides the bishop there are
1S7 delegates, including ministers and lay
men. The conference will remain in ses-
sion for fourteen days, and will be largest
and most important gathering of the kind
ever held by this church.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13
NIoody's Worlds Fair Revival Meetings.

The arrangements for series of evan
gelical meetings to be conducted by
Dwight L. Moody in Chicago during the
fair have been completed. The evangel-
ist has surrounded himself with a staff
of able Christian workers from every
part of this country and Europe, and
preparations have been made to hold
meetings each night in every part of the
city. beginning May 1.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13

An eighteenth century tombstone III
the old Catholic burying ground at Con-
cord, Mass, bears the following 1nscr1p-
ton: This stone is erected by its dura-
bility to perpetuate the memory and by
its color to signify the moral character
of Miss Abogain Dudley"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13

ACCORDING to the new senatorial
apportionment OF the state the demo
Gratis have % districts. OF which
eight are in Cook county; the rcpub-
licans 20. of which four are in Cook
county; and five districts, three in
Cook county. are doubtful.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13

SPRINGFIELD REGISTER: Illinois has
given Cleveland his two first assistant
postmaster generals. The first one
proved good enough to be nominated
and elected vice-President; and the
second is like unto him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13
Successful Frauds.

1t is over two years Apce II Egyptian
mu1nmies in the old museum of Berlin
proved to be the bodies of fellows who a
short time ago took their beer in the sa-
looms of the capital of the empire of
William II. 1t is now believed that there
is not a museum in the world that has
not been imposed upon by frauds of this
kind.-St. Louis Republic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13
Plenty of Orphans.

What a mendacious duffer you are,
Phibbsr said Dibbs. You said this was
an orphan asylum, instead of which 1t Is
an old mems home"
"Well, you go in and look for an old
man who isn't an orphan. GU won't
find him "-Exchange.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13
Homing Pigeons at the Inauguration.

An interesting incident of the inaugu-
ration parade which occurred directly in
front of the grand stand was the setting
free of basket of homing pigeons. The
birds as soon as liberated circled round
and round in the air in front of the pres
ident and then taking their bearings few
off to the southwest
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13

Macer, a Roman official of Cicero's
time, hanged himself when informed
that the great orator intended to appear
against him in his trial for peculation.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13

Alexander the Great had twist in
his neck 1t therefore became fashiona-
BILE for every one in that monarch's court
to carry the neck in the same way.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13

LOUISVILLE, May 12.-Following are the
winners at Churchill Downs: Emma
Nc, q mile, LII; Dart, = mile 0:5112; La
Belle, % mile. 1:04; Ducat, / mile, las;
Clifford, mile, 1:42$4
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13

Infancy is the germ period of mans
existence; it is the spring time Of the
year, the time of seed sowing.-Young.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13

JoHNsTowN, Pa, has 5000 inhabi-
tants more than before its flood. 1t
is prospecting.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13

Walter Scott when at school fingered
a button on his jacket while reciting
A cruel schoolnate cut it off, and he
could do nothing until it was replaced.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-13

The faculty OF the Stanford uni
versity consists of IS professors.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-09-30

been the one nan to stay and look
after him at a doctor had been fetched
-stayed-though all his heart was
searching for somebody L on the
cOurse-so just like jack,
Arson he called presently, when
he was goin4 to mount. Il think you
know Miss Vaughan. l want her to
see this ride. VIII you get her Il good
place as near the winning post as you
can: and then meet me at the gate
both Of YOU.
He swung himself into the saddle
ana Arson nodded his head.
Right you are, old chap. Win YOU
come, Miss Vaughan:
She stood %hesitating a moment, then
Good luck. Jack she said, racer
shyly.
ne bent down toward her.
My durlingl God bless you" he am
swercd softly, then aloud, Meet me
mt the gate" ana with a smile, in his
brave attire of silk he passed out Of
sight.
Ted Arson hustled her along and ell
bowed his way through the crowd till
,hey came close to the winning post.
Can YOU sec?' he asked.
~'Splendidly thanks.
They're off. He's third-he's third
-third-took that wen. My word
Did you see? second by Joye. He's
creeping along. Second second, Go
it, old man, Hen do it yet"
On they came. blue and black his
colors pushing to the front. Lucy
held her breath and put her hand to
her throat: She thought she was going
to scream from sheer excitement. Ted,
beside her, yelled himself hoarse. as
blue and black" shot away from the
Others and
Good Godi'
There was a murmuring sigh from
the %concourse Of people, as the leading
horse with his rider. fell suddcnly-fell
not at a fence, not at a water jump,
not mt an obstacle-but ON the dead
level, within a few feet of victory.
crossed his legs and fell.
Only the horse struggled rs if to rise.
Forcctful Of everything, even the girl
left in his charge, Arson jumped the
barrier ana reached the fallen man
amost before the last horse had pass
ed.
one look and "Good Godr escaped
his lips again-for Jack was dead.
Dead!
And underneath the trees the band
was playing? Listen, You can al
most hear the words:
soon wei marry, never to part
-~Belgravia.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-09-30

One begins to encounter the gourd as
q domestic utensil about one hundred
miles south of Mason and DiXon's lines
where the local pronunciation is some
thing like gourd. The dipper and soap
dish made from the gourd 20 alon-
with the old well-sweep and the planf2
ton dwelling with separate quarters
a skillful negro can fashion mar
v%elousIy graceful and convenient uF.1'
sis from the gourd. The dipper y .l-
simplest Of all. For it the manufacture,
chooses a gourd with a round body ahl
n natural handle. a disk is CUT l.!-
the body, the meat is taken from =,
gourd, the shell is carefully dried aa.
YOU have n dipper that will LAST =.
months. perhaps for years spoons
excellent shape and durability may .
made from the gourd, as also eT9t"
Skimmers and the like.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-09-30
WHAT SEMINARY GIRLS ARE DO.
ING.
The Good Work That Is Being Gar.
ried on in Rockford, III.

The Good Work That Is Being Gar.
ried on in Rockford, III.
The college girls Of Rockford, which
is near enough to the Wisconsin line
to give a local interest to the matter,
have engaged i'm practical uhilanthropic
work and are accomplishing a great
deal of good. There are about 10000
people in Rockford and about $50
girls at the seminary, The girls began
their good offices by establishing q
night school for girls I'm the town. It
attracted factory workers and domes
tic servants who wanted TO get an
education or to improve the little they
had, and so successful was the expert
ment that in two years the member
ship increased to POO. Then the work
was taken up by the local Young
WOmen's Christian association and the
Rockford girls turned their attention
to other forms Of benevolent endeavof.
In cooperation with the City Relief
association they looked up cases OF
~desuution, visited the city hospital
to read to the sick, procured work for
young people who were idle and ID
other similar ways made themselves
useful. AT thanksgiving time the girls
take up collections and send dinners
TO families they are interested in, ana
at Christmas there is a Christmas tree
or some kind Of festivity, with presents
for the children.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-09-30
4 NEW KIND or FANCY WORK
Or Rather It Is an Old Kind rb,.
Has Been Revived.

Ribbon work has been revived ANA
it is predicted that lt will be vorr
popular. as it is easy to do. reouisr.,
little skill. The ribbons are braido3
in basket fashion or in any of rbo
thousand and one ways that inconn,ty
may devise or that may be coDied from
woven fabrics. A perfect twin fpr
nishes a suggestion. Any basket clotb
fancy weave, diaper, birds eye-inde,d
every fashion of Plating threads t-
gether may be followed. And il is nor
alone ribbon that may be utiIizd IN
this way, but bits of silk of almost
all sizes. Thsi bids fair to be a rival
and a very welcome one to the crazy
work that ran riot through the eoun.
try for so many seasons. One of the
most exquisite pieces OF this kind OF
work has been made of the remnants
Of an old creasn-colOred brocade and
a cardinal silk that was past its use.
fulneSs. Both of these materials were
cut in strips about half an inch wide
A section of plain gray lady's Goth Of
suitable size served as the foundation
In n corner of this cloth Il little sir
was cut Just large enough to take
in the frs strip of the pattern Into
this one of the folded bits OF silk
was inserted ana caught down. then
the other color was put in another
slit the width Of the ribbon above the
first slit. Alternate ribbons were put
in in this way, then crosslines were
made after the same fashion. In this
design a fame, block-pattern was fol-
lowed and IL intervening space was
left pain. When the blOck-pattern was
finished, little openings were cut on the
opposite sides, through which the ends
of the silk were passed and caught
down as fast as each strip was braided
in and finished. A border of pinked-
out cardinal silk slightly gathered and
a lining of very soft sateen in gray
finished a most attractive and ac-
ceptable lounge cover or wrap to throw
over n during an afternoon nap.
Some of these blocks have the edges
caught down in stitches like crazy work
others have middles of some handsome
brOcade, plush, velvet or a painted or
embroidered figure. Another design
has a large center with radiating
lines Of ribbon work to a border Of
embroidered plush, A cradle quit in
white felt, with embroidered center in
white and gold, has white and gold
feather-edged ribbons used for the dec.
Grafton. A fringe of ribbons, the ends
cut in points and rosettes at the cor
ners, completes this extremely pretty
affair, which was presented to the
wonderful baby of an intimate friend
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-09-30
sToRl OF LOVE OVER A WALL.


The little back yard presented a novel
appearance. The frost wls on the
ground. and the one skeleton tree in
the corner extended its 1ealess branches
like giant arms i'm various directions.
A wooden post was stuck IN the cen
ter of the gravel square, its purpose
vague; at a few yards distant stood il
man practicing at broadsword exercise.
Sergeant Major Boyne, pausing from
his eXertions, addressed some one sit
ting on the wall to his right.
Are you cold, MollieE'
NO, thanks; it is warming to watch
you
The tel geant continued his evolu
lions.
"Ouc-tw hire -four; right. One
-two-threc-four lefty
The girl clapped her hands. The ser
gcaut repeated the performance,
How Jolly you look, cousin Jack!'
Mollie cried, as the nj and thrusts
whistled through the air.
DO II" the sergeant queried, solemn
ly regarding the post in the middle of
the ground.
You know that YOU look nice She
said severely; don't pretend.
He returned the weapon to its sheath
and looked ut the girl critically.
You know that you look nice,
cousin Mollie," he said with mock
severity; don't pretend. You are the
..Ag.-+ It'll o.. T. Enl,rflr, All tNA man
mt the barracks say that Of you
DO they?" she cried with a gasp. Il
am so glad
Glad? silly ehl'd. What is their
opinion worthF
As much as yours, suppose II
answered.
oh, Of course.
She leaned against the a ana re
fastened a buckle. she olt her ~ ana
tapped the red Dicks with heF heels.
sergeant Irayers came OH Worsteu
among the men the ouhef hlght' 4
heard
The odds were all against the one,
rs usual She said; your barrack
Jokes are seldom funny.
He laughed why do you care for
him. Mollie?"
II DON'T"
An ri.at. MolIie." ne said, in a tone
that indicated All wrong"
IT'S getting late" she remarked;
they are setting are teatray."
shall i help You down.
Her toes were on Il level with his
chest as me fronted her. She carefully
scrutinizcd the height from uhe ground
No, thank YOU
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-09-30

Prentice, Wis. Sept. 22-TWo me-
a Swede and a German employ
O. ]. Tryklund's mill at Mlien' ma
miles west Of this place, were -
this morning by tipping a load Of So
on themselves. Their names aIs
known.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-09-30

and naughty little saucy dimples ihat
came and went IN such a distraeting
fashion that it was small wonder that
Young jack Fanshaw found himself
deeply in love after forty-eight hours
IN her society. Her name was Lucy
Vaughan.
Lucy she would say with an up
turning OF her celestial nose thaL de-
scribcd appreciation Of her bapuspaI
name even more accurately than the
o n IN which it was said, Lucy.
never heard Of o Lucy daring To- possess
strength OF character did YOU
And tho one appealed TO would look
Mt her and smile thinking the world
WAS none the worse for "a certain
amount Of feminine weakness, which,
being interpreted, meant, which, beng
Interpreted, meant, in tins instance,
Lucy Vaughan.
In course Of time Jack Fanshaw pro.
posed-it took him % mole afternoon
at Hurliughaw 10 make up his mind
what ne WIS going TO say, but 1t only
took Miss Vaughan three seconds ana
a half to give him his answer. il was
"NO-uo-nO.'
She seemed sorry TO say il and the
dimples went away and the eyes look
ed grave. But for all that there was
no sign of wagering, and Jack took her
decision like "a man and joined his
regiment out in India for two whole
years.
shes young yet" quoth Master Fan
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-09-30


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When II ceased sne was causht iooNlFz
at a par Oh OIo"n 80 ~ uue yer!
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lie ope ms he"u'
Wen aeati 49, 80 sol'F'
les
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=! 40 H01H'5' win '"ip'l'0N ~
pieNiS.
N"lh'hE dlleIel' from 'niee 5'dlS
ago.
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wins "i"'2s N'''
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s,1ou 'nu pus , ,h" pna,ys lnt
lIiis' ." w.
nT -, rucrm
chorus of voices suddenly SIR
rounded the conservatory. and Can
tain Fapshaw ana Miss Vaughan has
til,- ,,t "a GOOD six feet between thcm
hending with nrompt interest over the
pnorast nIonts
Afte, tb,t IL was moi nossib1o TO
bo,,o ,r,tba,. word either tbat nipbt or
,ho f,l1o,.ing MORNING Tbov wore
neither If tbam mo snI.t of neonIa TO
n,ota o-rnorn,niHes b, o~attina mn oar
Ifa. tbon nguoI a.. ~agoino hebind NJ
r,n,rII, b,urg and - dofyjno fate
In tho sbo,.t trno ouoy,od before tba
car,5,.o rar,o ~ no door lack fried
Ms tog+ t,,t ,,.,s oI,,a,,s h,,Itod IN his
a,5a,,ars ~. sa,,n c,od norIrad ba ar
shn y.no bsd n,t 10 forgiast notion
+hot hi. ~. bo,. room, would no nrafar-
m. =. ti. 80. h,. o,r,n,nv ot tb,+ nro-
a,.a nn,o,t Ana 80 - ,.,g tbo+ tbav
oI,.nad handg aunrg , crowd of others
IN tbc han mid q milo of Iuopor and
an ~. ,r,ntor,,If, ,b,+ imnIias
.,',o,5n,. thnna,h tha,. said ao, =, ,tr -
ruh s,,tl, into ooh otbor,s ovas
,nd .nI
Ohly lhIee "e'Ns' Sliu 'ocN 70
IniuSell' aN ne le'nt" p'oh III 'ne run
way carirla-e' only uI'e "eeNs' anu
men.
ohlF uIee "eehS' s'lu Lucy uP ~
her room you ple'9'u' pleS'eu 'goS,
una 'Hen We Nu'" 'ee Nu'' 80
sue as '"cN l'u inc S'I' W. ~ m
81 WIS . 'uii'"7 V0'",l
Lu'! $ lrienuS ANA iel"uouS VIZ
a-u'iSi "''cIi"'uE Ll's' pau 'rIuN''
races one aIUSr "noIlieI snc N'"Sn. -,
Naih' ana excuse ailer eA'uSe pneu
themselves up IN Sucl l~"IIhluapl' array
''Ill she ueSP','ieu " rNeI -oL'E'
must see nun rae ms loSI s'eeple-
chase' She owed eAcl'eu 10 le,vi
pltch' oni' Lhree DAYS before lne event,
II new on IN q CAP % nave It Ll''l
contest WIN u uIeSoIle "oH,'h' WIS
sole excuse was l'@lleSS ana poIeuo"i
\ great ueal OF Wleeuuns' " Sle"' uy"l
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