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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09
SHERIFF'S SALE.

by virtue of a special execution aud fee bill Y.
64S2, issued out of the clerks Office Of The Ss----
court OF Rock Island county. and state of No..
and to me directed, whereby I am coru1-lzI II
make the amount OF a certain Judgment -era-.-
obtained against August schmidt IN f.r7- u
Rudolph SchweCke. ont Of the lands. tart-7e-,,|
goods and chattels Of the said defendant =
ust Schmidt, have levied upon the 70. 5Vi,r
property, to-wit:
Lots one % and three %, in block OF. Il. IN
South Park addition to The city Of P0cs I,'.,5
and l)t four "a in J NJ. Bearus,e,'s srb.s.-i.
ion OF out lots eleven I'D and twelve IL. IN :.
ton thirty-tive (35l township eighteen g non
range two 81 west OF the fourth 80 P. v -r..-
city of Rock Island. all in the County - n;
Island and state of Illinois.
Therefore, according TO aid command slz- =
rose for sale atpublic auction all the --Ea-. r.
and interest Of the above named A--,s
Schmidt, in and 10 the above described r-1.5-r
IN the 18th day of Nav. 1sa3, att o'cl9 = !. Z.
at the north door Of the court house r =
city OF Rock Island, in the county Of E1cs I.z,.
and state of Illinois, for cash In hand = sl-..r
said execution and fee bill.
Dated st Rock Island this 2ls' day Ct Aq-l 1
ID. 1893.
c. D. GORDON.
Sheriff Of Rock Island County. !. nos
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09
The ,,onocIc Has Had Its Day.

Fashion has dCcreed that the masher
must give up his roIocle, and west end
opticians are he1no&niug the fact. Long
ago cords or chains attached to the sim
gle eyeglass were abandoned. AS it
was impossible Il keep the glass in posi-
ton long at Il time bTea,1ages were fire.
quent and opticians profitcd amazingly.
The American dude. who has been I'M
happy bccalse he could not initiate his
English monitor without incurrin =
heartless ri,iiculc. may now rejoice.
The proud pre-olninerce which two OF
three society swels have attained will
now disappear at last. These swells
turned fairly green with envy when one
of their number was observed to sneczc
quite violently without dislodging his
monocle. Letter
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09
Secession Talk In Texas.

At the recent immigration convention
ut Wichita Falls Mr.. Alexander intro
duced resolution advising that the PAN
handle practically secede from the Lone
Star State and set up for itself
A Globe-DemOcrat representative met
the Hon. A. L. Carter and asked him
what he thought of the proposition. The
ex-senator said at once that he was OPP
posed to any division whatever In his
opinion there was no grounds for such a
step as the resolution contemplated. His
understanding was that the Panhandle
people based their proposition principally
upon the assumed fact they were not be-
ing considered in the location of the new
courts which are now under contempla-
ton; that their rights We're in danger,
and in order TO secure what they believed
was justice to that portion of the state
they proposed to cut loose from the COM
monwealth and organize state by them
selves.
In the first place. Mr.. Carter said, there
was no prosperous country in the world
where the courts We're able to keep
abreast of the litigation, and it was no.
torious fact that the chief reason for the
enormous number of cases in the Texas
courts was the fact that so many lawyers
accepted briefs on contingent fees. The
Panhandle people were comparatively
strangers. They came to Texas and took
advantage of the cheap lands to provide
homes for themselves and We're now ell
deavoring to create state of feeling
which might develop into serious conse-
quences to the people of Texas.-Cor. St
Louis lobe-Democrat.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09
An inaugural Ode,


He went to the Capital City.
In the midst OF the hustle and din,
To see how a great and grand federal state
Doth usher new ruler in.
And he gazed on the backs of the people,
And he heard the loud trumpet's blare.
And his feet marked time to the merry chime
OF the good old church bells there.
And he paid $40 a minute
For the fun of a knocking about,
For the fun of q mauling and hauling,
For the fun of a deafening shout.
But he saw not the man elected,
He heard not The great mans speech,
He saw no parade, though for seats he had
paid,
For the crowd kept them out of his reach.
And when he returned TO his homestead
His clothing was tattered and torn,
And down in his soul was a surplus of dole
Mixed in with a leaven of scorn.
And he said with a sigh that was fearful.
And face that was dreadful to see,
"Despite the hard seats and the acrobats
feats,
Despite the bad jokes and the commonplace
folks,
Despite the mock freak and the lemonade
weak,
The circus of old suits mel"
-Harper's Bazaar.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09
An Interesting Use of Photography.

A French photographer lately invented
process by which bit of ordinary pa
per-the leaf of book, for example-can
be made sensitive to the light without
affecting the rest of the page. Acting on
this hint, the French war minister has
begun to take the portraits of conscripts
and recruits on the paper which gives
their height, complexion, age, ETC., and
the cheapness and swiftness of the oper-
alton, which is already in use in the
French army, is something remarkable.
1t costs only a cent to get two copies of
a portrait of Jacques Bonhomme-one
for his individual register and the other
for his muster ROLAND so rapid is the
process that in few hours a whole reg
iment can be so photographed. The sol
diers file along one by one, and each sits
for three seconds in the Photographic
chair, and the thing is done.-Boston
Advertiser.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09
RING OUT THE GOOD
NEWS.
A Recovery the Physicians 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. l 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 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
got very weak.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09

DROI OSALS FOR FRESH BEEF.-ofice Com
I missary of subsistence. L. :. Army, Room
AT Pullman Building. Chicago Illinois, April 18th,
1898. Sealed proposals, in triplicate. accompan
led by written guarantees signed by two re
sponsible persons, will be received at this Office
until IL o'clock A: NJ, on Z thursday, the 18th day
of May. 1S93 at which time and place they will
be opened in presence OF bidders, for furnishing
such quantities OF Fresh Beef for issues, and
Choice cuts Of Fresh Beef for sales. as may be re-
quired by the Subsistence Department, U. 5.
Army at Indianapolis Arsenal, indianapolis, In
diana, J. fferson Barracks Missouri, ar Rock Isl
and Arsenal. Rock Island. Illinois. during the
fiscal year commencing July LIST, 1898. Proposals
will be received up to and opened at the same
hour at the several pests by the respective COM
missaries of such posts, each post commits
sary receiving proposas for his own post only.
Blanks for proposals and guarantees and circular
CT ins tructlons TO bidders. giving fun informa-
ton to the quality of the beef required, man
ner of BIDDING, conditions to be observed by bid.
ders, and terms of contract ard payment, will be
furnish ed on application to This Office to the
A. e. S. of any post. The Government reserves
the light to reject any all proposals. Enve-
lopes. containing proposals. should be marked"Pro-
posals FOR Fresh Beer and address ed to the I'M
dersigned, to the A. c. S. at the post bid for.
j. II. Gilman. Major and {. s., U. 5. Army.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09

There is more catarrh in this sec
ton of the country than all other
diseases put together. and until the
last few years was supposed to be in
durable. For a great many years
doctors pronounced it local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with To-
cal treatment, pronounced it incura-
BILE. Science has proven catarrh to
be Il constitutional disease, and there
fore requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu-
featured by +. j. Cheney & Co., Tole-
do. Ohio, is the only constitutional
cure on the market. 1t is taken in
ternally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer 800 for any
case it fails to cure. Send for circu-
lar and testimonials. Address
F. j. CHENEY IL Co, Toledo, o.
RSg Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09

WHILE the cables have been kissing
lot with news Of reeling republics
and tangled reichstags, with here a
famine and there a hostile demonstra-
ton by cholera microbes. the do
mestic telegraph has been sweetly
and mildly calm. Its climax seems
to have been reached when it flashed
from ocean to ocean the information
that one of the Nanderbilts was
building q fence.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09
FRFDERICK WEYERHATSER

FREDERICK WEYERHAUSER and
others are going to build a railroad
in Wisconsin from Verona Junction
to Hayward. The scheme is already
under way, the road having been
surveyed and located and the neces-
sary bonds will soon be issued. The
road will open up some good hard
wood lands in Sawyer county, and
will greatly benefit the lumber inter
ests of that section.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09

marck on Christmas day filled d
bushel basket No doubt of it: and
yet it is not always safe to gauge a
prominent mans popularity by meas
uring his Christmas letters in a
bushel basket. In Germany, as in
this country, q majority of these
t'congratulatOry" missives of the
merry Christmas season run on in this
CHEEKY way: Whatever you choose
to contribute to this cause will De
gratefully received" otc.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09
SroRrsMEN who have supplied them

SPoRTsMEN who have supplied them
selves with any of the new nitro pow
der for use in their shotguns should
take notice of the fact that it has just
been found out to the cost of sundry
European sportsmen that such pow
ders are subject to chemical change
some time after cartridges have been
loaded, which makes them exceeding
ly dangerous to use.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09

Now that it has been discovered
that the 500 men who obtain living
by work in the Paris sewers are a
very healthy class, DR.. Richardson
despairingly raises his hand and
asks: do sewer men gain an i'm
munity from contagion by their oc-
cupation, or are we at sea as to the
mode of communication of the spread
ing diseases?"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09

A NEW fleet of six steam vessels
will connect New York city with
South America. The first of these
vessels is about to start, and viii
furnish much quicker communication
than has heretofore been possible. as
all former transportation lines consist
of sailing vessels. The steamers are
to go through the stormy Straits of
Magellan. and will be made especially
strong to insure safety in these dam
gerOuS waters.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09
LEGAL
EXEOUTOR'S NOTICE.

Estate of James c. Nghor,v. a.,.....
The undersigned having been appointed -
tor or the last will and Testament n, 800 - I
Mahoney. late Of the county Of Polk 80;
state OF Illlnols. deceased, hereby riyes No..
ROCK Island county. at the Office Of he -.
said court, in the city OF Rock Island Z. !.
Jnne term, on the first Monday in II /.
At which time all persons having claims So,
.alo estate are notified and requested 10 80.
for the purpose Of having the same s5fr..s5 +,
persons indebted TO said estate are rs9Te..ss
make immediate payment to the Ur6e-sr,-ss5
Dated this 18Th day Of Ap-il. 4. D. 80
WM. E. kLINEFELTER. Fvar-.,-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09
Shingles by the Carload.

The northwest is sending immense
quantities of shingles to the east just
now. Fifteen to 90 carloads day was
the average freightage of this commod-
ity passing through Seattle in the first
half of the month, and one day solid
train of 30 carloads of shingles left that
point for the east.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09

John w. Bookwalter, the Ohio mil
lionaire, said the other day, 81 cannot
tell you how much money 1 have spent
trying to build machine which will fly,
but think that l have model under
way now that will solve the problem"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09
TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1898.

THE city council of Quincy at it's
last meeting appropriated $1,000 to
clean up that city. The money was
appropriated for the use of the board
of health
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09

Tt is said that large hotel for the &C
commodation of colored people is to be
built in Slater, Mo-, by colored capital
| r.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-09
got very weak

SPECIALTIES: - Catarrh. Eye,
Ear, Nose, Throat, Lungs. Nervous
Diseases, Skin Diseases, Chronic Dis
eases.
OFFICE HOURS:-9 to II a. m, 2
to p. m. to s p. m.
On Sundays the office will be open
from a. IN. to 4 p. m.
The Press., 1893-06-01
HOLLAND. (COrrespOndence. !


 Charles Young was home from Phil adelphia last week. ;e.e~-
 -Lucius Edgerton from Mass, and Marvin Edgerton of Bristol, were the guests of J. w. Edgerton last week.
 Mrs. Emily Underwood has returned from New York, where she has been spending some weeks with her daughter.
 -Alonzo and Charlie Baker are home from Vermont.
 Miss Julia Young is in Vernon for a few weeks.
 The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. B. church held a meeting and social at Mrs. Carlos Tilden's Wednesday afternoon.
 A turtle was recently found near An derson's mill that weighed 35 pounds.
 Mir. Amos Moulton, who has been sick long time, died Sunday at the age of ninety-one. His funeral took place at his late residence Tuesday afternoon, at 5 o'clock. He-leaves a wife and one son, Byron Moulton, of Philadelphia.
 Friends in this place were saddened to hear of the death of MT. Charles Burn ham at his home in Springfield. His first wife was Miss Olivia Bliss of Holland, and both were we'll known here.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Underwood, who have spent the winter in Brooklyn, N. Y., have opened their house for the summer.
 The children of the Congregational Sunday school are rehearsing for "chil- dren's day" concert.
 Memorial Sunday was observed by public services in the town hall at 3 p. m. Addresses were delivered by Rev. Charles E. Baker of Rockville and local clergy men. At an early hour Tuesday morning members of Bugbee Post, No. 70, deco- rated the graves of the dead heroes of the late war in the different cemeteries. Ex- ercises were held in town hall at TO- 30. The address of the day was delivered by Comrade c. E. Baker of Rockville. A quintette, consisting of Mrs. c. H. Sterry, Mrs. G. W. Lansing, Mrs. l.. M. Reed, Messrs. J. P. Root and B. s. Agard ren- dered appropriate music. The hall was very tastefully decorated with flags and flowers. After the services in the hall, which was crowded, the company ad- journed to Central Park, where the floral tributes were paid to the soldiers whose graves are unknown. Here brief address es were made by E. O. Dimock and Rev. A. H. Post, prayer was offered by Rev. J. Thompson, poem was read by Rev. 0. E. Baker, and the quintette rendered a selection. Then the veterans. headed by a band and led by Com. Marsh, paraded the street, while over their heads waved the flag of the Union." FLORA.
The Press., 1893-06-01
Some Bygone Supers,;itions.

The ancient custom of whirling the teacup and telling fortunes by the dregs, seeing kiss here, ring there, clear sky, or tears, is now known as part of the old divination which even the more en- frightened of the heather ridiculed. The notion of disaster with 13 at table has been exploded long ago; the idea that Friday is day of i'll luck, that any of Gods days can be days of i'll luck, ranks one adhering to it as among the low and ignorant.
 That one must not trim ones nails on Sunday, lest one do something one is ashamed of before the next Sunday; that the scissors dropping into the floor, in- stead of upon it, announce coming guest; that the rocking of an empty chair gives spiritual warnings; that the baying of dog at night, the breaking of 8 looking glass, the putting on of an- others crape, all prophecy death-the be- lief in these and kindred superstitions and the expression or exercise of such belief gives one 8 low caste, and is no longer to be indulyed in with safety by those ambitious of social correctness and elegance Bazaar.
The Press., 1893-06-01
ELLINGTON.

"Wednesday night, May 24th, was the seventh anniversary of Ellington grange. A special program was arranged. A large number enjoyed the spread. About 200 members were present, among them Wor- thy State Master George 0. Bowen, of Crystal Lake Correspondence.)
 Representative Miles Aborn, with Mrs. Aborn and their little daughter, were guests last Sunday of Mi. and Mrs. Myron Dimock at Crystal Lake, attending church here in the afternoon.
 Mir. and Mrs. Norval Chapman were at the homestead on the hill'' last Sun- day. MT. Lewis has returned from Hart ford, having spent very pleasant week with his son. -.
 The veteran drummers, Orson Rich ardson, B. H. Dimock and Ralph Weirs were called to Somerslast Saturday, when the soldiers graves were decorated in that town.
 Besides MT. Cranes very fine cottage just completed at Crystal Lake. others have been built, among them MT. Bissett's and Levi Gary's. L. A. Aborn has one we'll under way. Connected with the ancient parsonage now in possession of the writer is what was formerly 'the Square Pond school house," for many years previous to the building of the one now in use. Itmust be nearly century old. R. K. Stewart, of Somers, who, with Mrs. Stewart, spent last Sunday at the Lake, taught the long winter term in it forty six years ago. He found it interesting to examine the old teachers desk the other day. Preaching at Crystal Lake next Sun- day at the usual hours of worship by El- der D. c. Dudley.
The Press., 1893-06-01
WALES.


 The golden wedding of MT. and Ms. George s. Rogers of Wales was celebrated Saturday evening by an informal call from about 80 of their friends and fellowtowns- people. The gathering was one of unus- ual interest and four generations were present. Mir. Rogers belongs to long lived family, there having been three such occasions on his fathers side and four on his mothers side during the last 90 years. Two of his brothers, J. H. Rogers of Brookfield and. d.Clinton Rogers of Roches- ter and his only daughter, Boyden. with her son from Worcester, were present. Among the presents which the company left as token of congratulation was a purse of $1O8. Mir. Rogers has just reach- ed his three score and 10 and his wife Is . year younger, but neither of them shows
The Press., 1893-06-01
ROCKVILLE.

Christian Cook, an ex-alderman of this city, and at one time member of the board of relief, died very suddenly Sunday morning at his home on Village street. Saturday night he complained, of 8 tightness about the chest, and said that he would sleep on the lounge. About 4 o'clock his wife heard gasps, and rushing out found him lying still. Physicians were called in, but they said that he was dead. Heart disease was undoubtedly the cause. He was prominent German republican, and was much respected.
The Press., 1893-06-01
DID YOU TRY
 ''Pigs in Glover" or the i'Fiteen Puzzle 2"

We'll the man who invented them has just completed another little playful mystery for young and old which is selling for TEN CENTS for the benefit of the Fund to erect home for newspaper workers in New York. This puzzle is the property of the NEW YORK PRESS CLUB, and generous friends of the Club have donated over $25, 900 to provide prizes for lucky people, young or old, who solve the mystery. There is lot of entertainment and instruction in it. Send a DIME and get the souvenir puzzle by return mafl Address PRESS CLUB SOUVENIR" Tenn pie Court, N. Y. City.
The Press., 1893-06-01
MONsON.

There ssconsiderable talk of putting an agent at the South Monson station. It has also been suggested that neat mod ern station be built about half way be- tween the stations at Monson and South Monson. This would bring the station in the heart of the business portion of the town, and would be the means of mak- ing one less stop on the road, as all the business could then be conveniently done at the new depot, with less expense.
The Press., 1893-06-01
UNION. frnrnac~4nAn-an \

Tax Collector Francis L. Upham, who has been dangerously sick for the past four weeks with neuralgia of heart and pneumonia, is still in critical condi- tion. t
 Mrs. Kinda Marcy, who has spent the winter in Southbridge, has returned to. her home for the summer.
 -Merriek Marcy and family are visit ing friends in Union this week.
 Mrs. Edgar Phillips and daughter. from Southbridge, are at Mrs. Kinda Marcy's for few days.
 Henry. McNall, from Iowa, who has not been east for about 20 years, visited her sister, Mrs. Fayette Crawford, the past week.
The Press., 1893-06-01

their lyears. H. A. Mcfarland was to have been the master of ceremonies, but in his forced absence on account of illness J. M. Lyon was called upon to extend the good wishes of the company to the venerable couple.
The Press., 1893-06-01
SOMERS. (COrresDOndence.)

 Memorial day was observed Satur- day. May 97th. Mount Vernon Council, Number 10, acted as escort. Music was furnished by g drum corps. The address, by Capt. A. s. Flagg, of Wilbraham, Mass, was one of the eff not Aae) best we have ever listened to. He portrayed in words the character of the men of which the army was composed, and disputed the assertion, and, what was better, proved it, that when the army was dis banded the men returned home and took up their several avocations, as though they, had never left them, -,:-.-C. R. Needham returned last week from bis visit to the worlds fair. He says great many useful lessons may be gathered by visiting the fair.
 W. P. Fuller and wife started Mon- day for Chicago. Before Mir. Fuller's re- turn. he will extend his visit to Kansas, combining business with pleasure.
 -Somers has but sixteen or seventeen vets in it's borders. Thirteen of them was in line last Saturday. ~.-
 W. H. Burdick and son were in Springfield last Sunday to see MT. Bur dicks brother, Fred, who is partially paralyzed in his lower limbs.
 The Misses Growers house looks quite neat in it's new coat of paint. Allen did the job.
 (From another Correspondent.)
 A party left here on Monday last for the worlds fair, consisting of w. P. Fuller and wife, Mrs. c. H. Ricketts, and MT. Marcy, of Ellington. They were joined at Melrose by MT. and Mrs. c. A. Thompson. The party go via Baltimore and Washington, and put up at Hotel En- deavor.
 Rev. c. H. Ricketts breaches the memorial sermon next Sunday. The old quartet will resume its services on that day, assisted by chorus of young voices. Capt. A. s. Flagg, of Wilbraham, ad- dressed the soldiers on memorial day.
 Rev. A. J. Mcleod preached in the Congregational church last Sunday in ex- change with the pastor.
The Press., 1893-06-01

COFT SOAP is prepared from the &C., O tion Of 1ye on animal fats How many are there Of the present generation who remember the old stone with Q channel cut in it for carryI ing away the lye as 1t was beached ONt from one or two barrels Of wood ashes, kept wet by 0cca- st0nal pouring in Of water upon them. We nave the c0hCentrated lye all ready to work with.
 SMITH LATHROP.