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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-20
Bouquet Spoiled Hi. Chances.

Shortly after the inauguration of Mr..
Cleveland in 1885 n young fellow came here
from one of the western states and applied
for a consulship in Germany. He was splen-
didly Endorsed, and after an interview with
the chief executive he thought sure he had
IA ''cinch' on the place. He returned to his
hotel in great spirits.
Days and weeks passed and nothing def
mite came from the White House.
Finally the young man concluded he
would remind the president that he was
anxiously waiting to hear from him. Should
he send n note? No, that wouldn't do.
The young man hit upon novel idea. This
was to send Mr. Cleveland floral offering.
He went off to Freeman's and ordered a
splendid bouquet which he directed sent
to the president with his compliments.
Two days later Senator -. the young
mans influence, went up to the White
House to ascertain what chances his con-
stituent had for that consulship.
None whatever" was Mr.. Cleveland's
emphatic reply. Il DISMISSED his case
from my mind two days ago Hlen re-
ceived a present at his hands. Il was 4
bouquet. Washington News.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-20
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received at the Slty
Clerks office, Rock Island, Ill., until Monaay,
July B. 1898 at 5 O'Clock m. for constructing
The i'm provement ordered by an ordinance OF
of the city of Rock Island, passed June Z. 1888:
entitled IAN ordinance for the improvement OF
Seveteenth and Ninets enth streets from the
south line OF Third to the north line OF Fouth
avenue, and of Twenty-th' I'd street from the
south line of 2 bird to the north line OF Fourtn
avenue, from the south line Of Fifth avenue east
along said Twenty-third street south to line ol0
feet south of and parallel with the south line OF
Ninth avenue" Under the above ordinance. TIE
said streets ordered curoed with cuIb stones
excava,ed and graded, improved and paved with
paving brick of good quarry
Plans and specifications Tor sald improvement
on file at the City Clerks ONCE.
Ali bids must be accompanied with cerlinea
check in the sum OF $500 payable 10 the order OF
the treasurer of said city, which shall bee pine N.
forfeited TO said city in case the bidder snail ran
to enter into contract with Apr ved suretes &c
execute The work for the plans mentioned IN hls
bid and according to the plans and specitcatons
in the event that the contract shall be AWARDED 10
him.
The right to reject any OF all bids or proposals
is hereby expressly reserved by said city
A. d. HUESING, City Clerk.
Rock Island, ILL.,, June ID. 1888
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-20
A DEMONSTRATORS SALE
OF REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue of an order and decree Of the county
court of Rock IslaLd county, state OF Illinois,
made on the petition of the undersigned, James s
r. Johnston administrator OF the estate OF
Thomas b. O'Donnell, deceased, at the May
term A D., 1898, of said court, to-wit, ON the Sd
And an O. der entered on the 10th day of June,
A d , 1898 ordering n readvertising-
/ shall on the 10th day of July, A. D.. 1888
between the no of 10 O'Clock in the forenoon,
aud O'Clock in the afternoon of said day, sell az
public sale at the north door OF the Court house,
in the CITY of Rock Island, in said county, the
real estate described as follows. to-wit:
That certain tract or parcel of land situated IN
the northwest quarter cd of section number
twenty eight (2S), township number nineteen
(N, north range three tS), east Of the Fourth 90
principal meridian described as follows, begin
ming aaO.s feet east of the corner OF sections 20
81 rs and 90, in the township aforesaid; thence
south l9S feet, thence north S6A degrees, east
los feet thence north a9l4 degrees, west 216 feet
to the section line; thence west on the section
line 59l5 feet to the place OF beginning
Situated in the township of Canoe Creek
county of Rock Islsnd, state OF Illinois. on the
following terms. to-w.t: Cash on delivery oil
deed.
Dated this 10th day of June, A. ID 1898.
JR JOHNSTON.
Administrator of the Estate of Thomas B. O'Don-
nell, Deceased.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-20
How to STAY Well.

Today the physician is asked not only
how the sick may be healed, but how the
we'll may stay we'll From the less serious
maladies immunity is largely question Of
taking care Of ones general health and
vigor To maintain a healthfuI condition
wholesome food, abundant exercise. clean
illness. temperance in all things and the
avoidance of trouble are indispensable.
Every one will assent to this, while not one
in hundred will remember it five minutes.
We remember what we like; the rest we re-
fer to our neighbors. What world we
make of fti--Popular Science Monthly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-20
LEGAL
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue of special execution and Zee Dill NO
323 issued out of the clerks ofhce OF the county
court of Rock Island county. and state OF Illinois
and to me directed. whereby am commanded 70
make the amount of a certain judgment recently
obtained against Henry Ehlers in favor oil
Rudolph Priester, out Of the lands, tenemente
goods and chattels OF the said defendant Hen
nv Ehlers, / have levied upon the following
property, towit: x ,I>
Part OF lot twenty-five C22). section four ~,
township seventeen 90. north range one az
west of the Fourth principal meridian, situate
in the county of Rock Island and the state OF III,
Inois as shown by the assessors plat OF lo6i ana
containing six (6J acres, more or less.
Therefore, according tosaid command snail x
rose for sale at public auction all the t,gnri tls
and interest Of the above named, Henry
+ hers in and to the above described pro perty, on
Thursday the 10Th day of June 1888 AT 20 ciock p
m al the north door OF the court house In the
city or Rock Island. in the county OF Rock Island
and state of Illinois, for cash in hand, 10 SATISFY
said execution and fee bill.
Dated at Rock Island this 9TH day CT june A
d. 1SSl ,o,Do>-
Sheriff of Rock Island County. Illinois
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-20
LEGAL.
SPEOIAL q ssEssMEsT NoTTcv

Notice is hereby given to all persons iutera.,.s
that the city council of The city of Rock IsIsS5
having ordered that; There be Constructed
fourth street, Forty-second, Forty-third a.
Forty-ffth streets. and on Railroad aveulIs -
Sixth avenue and on Seventh avenue and il ~
alleys in blocks one ID and two o. Brooks "a
dltion; in blocks ''B'' and "C'' Edgewood ps,l-
addition; McMssters addition; the Forty-fourih
street addition and in Brooks second additio-
ell in the city Of Rock Island, Ills. having AZ
piled to the county court of Rock Island count
in the state OF Illinois, for an assessment q, ~
costs of ssid Improvement according 10 benefits.
an an assessment thereof having been mad
and returned TO said court, the final bes-i1-
thereon will be had at the July ter al .ii7
court, commencing on the 10th day of JAY. A. n
1898. ~ y
All persons desiring may then and ,b.-s :,
pear and make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island Illinois this 18th d., ..
June A. D. 1898.
j. r. JOHNSTON, !
c. A.ISToDDARD, Commissioners
GEO. F-,DowSEs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-20
Wanted a Book on Counting.

The requests made to editors are curious
at times One of the frankest ever made
public was addressed to The Scotsman re-
Gently, the envelope bearing request that
the letter should be handed to any book
seller in Edinburgh. The letter ran: 1.-THE
kind of book that want is a Counting book
"a book that will tell me how to talk to
the lass that / love, book that will tell
me the words to say to her and the words
to ask her when be counting her is the sort
of book that want. No matter how few
or how little the words may be-"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-20
Want to Hack su1iivnn Again.

NEW YORK, June l5.-In letter to Ar
thur I. Lumley, of The illustrated News.
p H. Hall. IA leading physician of Pho
neer Tex, states that there are half
dozen of wel!-to-do business men in the
city who stand ready to back John l.. Sui
Ivan to the amount of $4,000 against Jas.
Corbett, providing that Sullivan would
undergo thorough training of at least six
months
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-20
Rheuma,i,m Cured in a Day.

..Mystic Cnre" for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cures IN one to
three days. Its action upon the sys
tenn is remarkable and mysterious.
1t removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefts-75 cents.
Sold by
OTTO GRoTJAN, Druggist,
Rock Island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-20
Great Rock Island Route
TO THE EAST.

Best Dining Car Service in the World.
The Rock Island is foremost in
adopting any advantage calculated
to improve speed and give that lux
ury, safety and comfort that popular
patronage demands. It's equipment
is thoroughly complete with vesti-
buled trains. magnificent dining
cars. sleepers and chair coaches, all
the most elegant, and of recently inn
proved patterns
Faithful and capable management
and polite, honest service from en-
ployes are important items. They
are double duty-to the company
and to travelers---and it is sometimes
a task difficult of accomplishment.
Passengers on this line will find little
cause for complaint on that ground.
REMEMBER
The Great Rock Island Route runs all
regular trains to Englewood subur-
ban station, close to Worlds Fair
grounds, and you can save time and
trouble by getting off at that point
and avoid the crowd in the city.
For full particulars as to tickets,
maps, rates, apply to any coupon
ticket office in the United States,
Canada or Mexico, or address:
JNO. SEBASTIAN,
Genl Tkt. & Pass. Agt., Chicago, III.
T. ST. JOHN, Gent Mgr. Chicago, I'LL.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-20

When Baby was sick, we gave ner Castoria
When che was a Child, she cried for Castorin-
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-20
THE PULLMAN HOTEL

55th st. and Washins'oh Az
Three blocks from nan sd
trance Best of railroad Pr silu
street car service. Flr7t - -
cafe Rates 81 TO 81 80 per pei
son. Write for circular
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-20
Children Cry for
Pitchers CaStoria.

Lanes Family Medicine moves the
bowels each day. Most people need
to use it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-20
HOTELS.
Metropolitan Hotel,
Broadway, Cor Prince St.. New York City.

Reftted and renovated under new management
on the Eu ropean plan.
Room rates 81 a day and upward
Restaurant equal TO the best in the city 81 mol
crate rate
Street cars from all r. r. stations and steam
boat and ferry landings pass the door.
HILDRETH & ALLEN, P-rps.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-20

Coughing leads to consumption.
Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough
at once
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-20
Z0A-PH0RA,
DISEASES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN"
q book worth dollars. sent sealed for I0c.

complaint peculiar PHoRA
nbyoup only
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-20
Children Cry for
Pitchers Castoria.

All the employees, numbering about 500,
of the Nashville cotton mills. have struck
against an attempt to reduce wages.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20

Controller Of The currency James IT,
Eclels appears 90 have pretty clear un-
derstaudug OF the financial condition OF
the country. His remarks at dinner at
the Union League club on Tuesday evening
which were published in the dispatches
of the MOHNISG News yesterday, are
conservative and calculated 10 allay appre-
tensions of greater financial troubles
than have vet occurred since the begin
ming of the present stringoucy in the
money market He does not believe that
panic is possible, but he is
of the opinion that there win be a
good deal more liquidation before a
turning point is reached and better times
begin. The liquidation, he thinks,
will be slow. as it has been thus far. He
attributes our financial troubles TO undue
speculation and unwise legislation.
He calls attention TO a fact that has
been apparent all along. and that is that
the institutions that have failed were not
on sound basis. They were not doing
business in a business-like manner. They
took risks that were too great-risks that
We're certain sooner or later to lead to
disaster
One of the greatest causes Of failures
in the west has been the town lot craze.
Towns were started with the hope of
great profits out Of the sale Of lots, and
financial institutions loaned a great deal
of money on town lots that were not
worth anywhere near what they were
mortgaged for.
The financial disasters have been great
est in those states of the west which
were noted particularly for their boom
cities. Kansas, Missouri, Colorado,
California and Washington have suffered
greatly, and other states to a less extent.
What is particularly needed in all parts
of the country is confidence. Solvent in
stitutions should have the hearty sup
port of their depositors. They have
right to expect it, because with
such support they will be
able to protect fully all of those inter
ested in them. All that dcpositors ought
to care to know is that the financial insti-
tutions in which they have an interest
are solvent and are honestly and wisely
managed
Controller Eckels' remarks will have
a reassuring effect wherever they are
read. They are timely and to the point.
If people could be induced to act in ac-
cOrdance with them there would be
great falling off in the number of failures
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
BRIGHT BITS.

Dora-Don t you think my gowns fit better
than they used to?
Cora-Yes; your dressmaker told me yes
terday she was taking lessons in geometry
(luips.
Misdirected Encouragement is very
strange he doesn't hurry up and propose to
me"
"Oh, don't know. told him six months
ago l knew you'd accept him. Life.
II say" said Fuddles, who sometimes
thinks he is smart, what sort of fruit can
you raise on an electric plant" But Paddles
who also thinks he is smart occasionally,
promptly replied Currents. Washington
Star.
Sweet Girl Graduate-They wouldn't let me
read poem at the commencement exercises,
but got ahead of them just the same.
Her Friend-HowY
Sweet Girl Graduate-I wore one.-BuHalo
Courier.
All Right, After An,-"You make great
idiot of yourself. You told that Boston girl
that you h2 Il noddfng acquaintance with
Kant lie died before you were born"
on. she understood me. l meant that Kant
always made me sleepy. "-Harpers Bazaar.
Managing Editor-You say here that you
have cultivated dollhouse lilac bushes that
have attained a hight of over fifty feet?
Horticultural Editor-Yes. Why2
Managing Editor (musingly) Nothing.
only wish I could lilac that.-Texas Siftings.
Figg-The doctrine of metempsychosis is
supremely ridiculous. The idea of my soul
for instance, entering the body Of "a horse or u
dog is simply preposterous.
Fogg-lt does seem like case of unnecces-
sary cruelty to administration Transcript.
BY the way, where is Jones now" asked
Briggs. L haven't heard OF him for a long
time
He has gone to the spirit land" replied
what. is he dead?"
Il didn't say he was dead He has moved
70 FONT trp1vv
The First Day Out teward-Did you ring,
sir?
Traveler-Yes steward II rang.
Steward-Anything 1 can bring you, sir?
Traveler-Y-yes st-steward. Bub bring
me continent, if you have one, or an island
anything steward, so l-lul-long as its solid.
II you can't, sus-sink the ship.-Harpers
Bazaar.
Decidedly Annoying.-At the seaside:
Laura-How annoying
Flora-What, dearS
Laura-I have been looking through this
field glass at Chollie Chaps and Maud Everhy
down there on the beach, and they are dressed
so much alike that 1 can't tell whether he has
his arm around heror she has her arm around
him. indianapolis journal s--. a..-s
Where He Stood mo one dares to doubt
my party loyalty, shouted the orator, waving
both hands in the air. Everybody knows
just where / stand"
"Yas, L guess that's So said the goat
whtskered man on the back bench. It's
right in front OF Finnegans bar, at any hour
of the day and night. You bet we know where
you stand indianapolis journal.
Animal Intelligence.-Wa tts-I tell you, old
man, l saw the most remarkable exhibition
of animal intelligence to-day that could be
imagined.
PottS-What was it?
Watts-A bridal party started from the
house across the street from where / live and
one of the horses attached to the carriage
threw n shoe Now, what do you think OF
thatl-IndianapoIis journal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20

Mr. j. Aston CHAMBER. husband o. Amelia
kivCs arrived last week 20 Little Bears
Head n b.. where Mrs ChanIcr has for sew
eral weeks seen cottager.
samuel Edison. the father Of the great in
veutor win be 81 years old ia August.
lie lives n Port Huron, Mich and has a lit-
he daughter nine years old OF whom be is ex-
ceedIngly proud.
One Of the foreigners now "doing" the
world $ fair IS a son Of Pordrio Diaz the
pres dent o. Mexico. He is O. handsome and
brilliant yonng fellow and is "a lieutenant in
the MeEcao army.
Europe Hendricks. one of the pioneer set
tiers OK Moultrio county, Ill. died last week
AZ the age Of So he was "a cousin of
the late President Hendricks, and had
lived in Moultrie county since 1881.
Chicago has been disappointedin the Nawab
Of Rampur because he parts his hair like an
American and wears clothes made by an Eng
ASH tailor In outward appearance there is
nothing oriental about him except his olive
complexion.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis and her daughter, Miss
Winnie, are at the Rockingham, Narragan-
sett Pier. Mrs. Davis is a trifle lame, but
manages to get about with the AID Of a cane
MIS-. u. =, Grant is expected there in q few
days, as the guest Of Mrs. DAVIS,
Mrs. Crook the widow Of the Indian ghting
general, has attracted more attention in Chi
cago recently than most other feminine visit
ors TO the worlds fair. She is very fine
looking woman, with snowy whine hair that is
N striking contrast to her youthful ana viva
ClOuS spirits.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20

rIr. Crisp and the Chairmanships.
DC is conceded that Judge crisp Wiu ba
reelected speaker The opposition to
him that has cropped out m some quar-
ters amounts TO nothing. The men lead
mag the opposition have but little influence
ami very few followers. Judge Crisp
will be the caucus nominee oil his party,
and that will assure his election
Great efforts are being made 70 get him
TO promise 10 appoint as chairmen Of
some of the leading committees the men
who held those positions i'm the last con-
gress. There is strong pressure in be
half of Mr. Spinger as chairman of the
ways and means committee, Of Mr.. Hol-
man as chairman of the appropriation
committee, and of Mr. Bland as chairman
of the coinage committee. These men
filled the positions for which they are
named quite satisfactorily IN the last
congress. but that congress had not such
immense responsibilities resting upon it
as this one The tariff was not dealt
with seriously, the silver question had
not then the Importance it has now and
the appropriations were made with the
knowledge that the revenues were ample
to meet them.
In this congress the silver question and
the tariff are of overshadowing import
ance, and the committees that win have
charge Of them should be- directed by the
ablest democrats in the House. 1t is also
important, in view of the condition of the
revenues that broad-minded and capa-
bic man shall be at the head of the appro-
priations committee.
Judge Crisp will have a difficult task to
perform in selecting chairmen Of com
mittees, but he ought to keep steadily in
mind the fact that the country will not
excuse any mistake he may make. II is
expected that the most capable men will
be brought forward as leaders and made
chairmen of theprincipal committees. Mel
Their sentiment nor friendship should have
any influence whatever in the matter.
Mr.. Springer, Mr.. Bland and MIR. Holman
are all good men, and have rendered their
party and the country excellent service,
but are they the men to lead in the pres
emit emergency Are they the really
strong men in the Democratic party in the
House,
Mr.. Springer lacks the qualities of a
leader and Mr. Bland is not in harmony
with his party on the silver question.
MIR. Holman is a thoroughly sincere man,
but he is too old for the exacting duties of
the craftsmanship of the appropriations
committee.
Judge Crisp is well acquainted with the
abilities of all the lpadino democrats of
the House, and what the country expects
of him in selecting chairmen of the prin-
cipal committees is that he viii use his
best Judgment in discharging his duty
that he will not be persuaded by friends
of candidates nor permit himself to be in
fiuenced by friendship or sentimental
considerations. This congress is the most
important one for many years and
its work should be directed by its ablest
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20

There are numerous navigable sounds,
rivers and creeks along the coast north
and south of Savannah and they afford
cheap and ready means of transit. Thous
ands of boats, ranging from the river
steamers down to small bateaux, are
constantly plying on them, the carriers OF
a large commerce. This inland commerce
is as varied as the boats that carry it,
and the cargoes range from thousands of
bushels of rice and hundreds of bales of
cotton to a load of watermelons or few
bags of sweet potatoes.
This valuable trade, which amounts to
hundreds of thousands of dollars annually,
is the product to great extent of black
labor, and is evidence of what will be the
wealth producing value of the coast
country when it is inhabited by an cncr-
getic and thrifty farming population.
The country is absolutely healthy and
It's water courses are noted for their fish
and oysters. Tho lands are the cheapest
in the world for farming purposes. They
produce abundantly cotton, rice. corn,
vegetables and fruits.
If they were occupied by thrifty
IaIlOH tudJ KNEW row 10 ulIlAc inc iNdu-
able labor to the best advantage, there
would be no more desirable lands in the
world and none that would confer great
@, blessings upon man. Thosea islands in
in times past were called the crown jew
els of Georgia and Carolina. Since the
war these coast lands, as rule, have
been greatly neglected ana some of them
haH al rot n a nj nit
diton. They are scarcely cultivated a.
all, and the people who iuhabit them
have no desire to improve their natural
condition, being satisfied with few nee
essaries of life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
Armenian lullaby.


Eugene Field in the Chiccgo Record.
II thoI wilt close thy drowsy eyes,
My mulberry one, my golden sun,
he rose shall sing thee lullauies,
MY cOSSet lambkini
And thou shalt swing in an almond tree,
With l food of mOonbeamS rocking thee
A silver Oat in the golden sea-
MY velvet love, my nesting dove,
ny own pOmegranate blosSOml
The StOrk shall guard thee passing we'll
al night my sweet. my dimple feet,
And bring thee myrrh and asphodeI,
My gentle rain-Of-Springtime
And for thy slumhcr-play shall Irvine
The diamond stars with an emerald vine,
To trail in the waves of ruby wine
My hyaClnth bloom, my heart S perfume,
My cooling little turtlel
And when the moon wakes up to see
My apple-hright, my souls delight,
The partridge shall come calling thee,
My jar of milk and honey
Yes. thou shalt know what mystery lies
In the amethyst deep of the curtained skies
If thou wilt fold thy onyx eyes,
You wakeful one, you naughty son,
You chirping little sparrow.
Shingiss-Why is Miss WaIfower singin
Il Want to be an Angel?H
Van Braam-Some one told her that mai
riages were made in heaven.-Pittsbur
Chronicle