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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-26
An Old Custom Seldom Followed.

/. In many old families the custom has
obtained from time immemorial of put
ting an extra plate and 5chair! for the
stranger or,an unexFected guest In
those old days>there was good reason for
this. Hotels were few, and travelling
was mostly done by private conveyance.
1t was-the unwritter1aw of hospitality
that the stranger could find welcome
in almost every household. OF course
conditions have Changed, and generosity
has taken a new forIn.@Baltim9re Her
aid. ~. - 49,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-26
He Knew. Mher., 20 nraw r..

81 suppose, DOCTOR said Cumso to
". faresis THAT "a large proportion
Iofithe Ills Of your patients are i'm
aginary?'
eyes, sir, quite, a large. propor-
tion. IS 9 -.ia>i'd 9il1 Is s't7fuP o4l'ggr'
"And our treatment of such cases
l suppose, is by imaginary pills?"
~ well !; ~ suppose you might,can, il
"Ihen, OF course, treating imagi-
nary Ills with Imaginary pills, YOU
send in Imaginary biilsri sii sssaS
,, ''oh' my dear sir. nothing of,sthe
kind. There's, nothing imagiuarv
about the bills. = have to draw the
line some where 'r'.eor a,,3eu k-,at
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-26

on cannot d. elective work without clear
hea7, and for his take simmons Liver Regn' a.or.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-26
CALL RIGHT Now"

-, =, y =
another Instance of the Success of the
stackhouse Treatment When All Others
Failed
II had CATARRHAL trouble of 10
years standing, but am now all
right" said Mr.. Henry Rosenkranz,
OF No. 12OS Harrison street, Daven-
port.
"Besides having all the unpleasant
symptoms that characterize this
malady, there was discharge from
my right ear for 20 years. The ply
sicians OF the Stackhouse Medical
institute removed Il polyptts from
the ear, and now it is well.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-26
So PER MONTH.

Catarrh and kindred diseases sue
cessfully treated and medicines fur
nished for IS per month. Charges
fofall other diseases alwayshmoder-
ate. Consultation and examination
fran
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-26

Il H.; Nashville, Tenn: Springfield, o.;
ierre Haute, Fort Wayne and In
diaanapohs. Ind; and aIfother cities.
where theltest wasco1dueted, at the
otilees d the .ssaekhodse Medical in
During this month, this style OF
advertising is being used by adver-
using doctors in Davenport, Chica-
go, and even in New York and Phil
adelphia.
Brains originate, apesfmitateI
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-26
BRAINS ORIGINATE.
r9JI9Td)37 '@If4t+226H .sD.l
Does not Require any Further Test" to Prove
This Assertion

n.. Been thoroughly in tn ru5 led Announcements
of Stackhouse Medical Institute whfel Have sPeen
Regularly Copied by SmaleFry sSscaaistsn Fsss<g1'
c in Davenportand OtAery( stes ~ -. - 80,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-26
ririnate, apes dmtate.a

. u
81 IN every department ofghuman in
.try: in every social circle and
.ine,s community; in every trade
n cyerv. profession, there are lead
Il and there are followers. E 8
Dr Stackhouse and the physicians
"a oriatcd with him have been for
II nv wears the acknowledged lead
and greatest authorities in the
%eciaI lines of practice which they
4 We adopted and to which theyde-
4 Ne themselves entirely and abso-
j tcly.
4 Their success has had no parallel
Il the history of modern medicine,
H. pubIished evidence of this sue
:, a, presented to the people in the
4lumus of the principal dailies has
<ad no precedent in modern newspa-
pcr advertising.
The published announcements Of
H. Stackhouse physicians have al
av, been madein direct, straight
|rward and simple style that no
! header could by any possibility mis-
Understand. BY placing before the
bubble in the columns of our home
ipw-papcrs the exact result of the
treatment FROM week to Week in the
asses of well known scitizens. DIR.
Stachhousc has won the full conf
fence of the whole people in this
-, - f.. ~
In almost every city may be found
,ma,-.ry specialists, of whom the
world never heard until they dis
r.ayrI their names in the public
print, at so much per line. Unable
,o initiate the superior treatment of
.hr trained specialists, they cndeavor
.r capving as closely rs possiblc-the
.dyatising Of their acknowledged
to lure some of the afflict-
ditto their offices. We have record
t nearly. one hundred of these self
made specialists" who use brazen
froutrry and assurance a. substi-
u,c- Tor the qualifications of a physi-
ian. and mimicrv "a miserable
uahr--hift for originality.
They are to be found in Dagenport:
lut this is DAY ehpore> pisforthnes
Dot her fault. They came without
and remain against the
protest Of intelligent, law-abiding
itizeus. Envious of the Unbrokcn
mc OF successes made by DR.. Stack
rouse, they never cease to make
aces at him and his medical associ-
ties. Boosting of intimate connec-
ion with great medical institutes in
argc cities, they never name one of
hem. May be that modestv forbids.
frequently and vaguely, to
'ery great medical attammehts and
vast field of experience, they sing
.larlv refrain from publishing ere
entials. and it is difficult to trace
hem further than an obscure coun-
ry village in jackson county, Ia,
But the crumbs that fall from the
able Of the skilled specialists seem
o satisfy the practical, pretending,
Iagarizing advertising doctors, and
re presume that like the poor. they
I'LL be with us ALWAYS.
In March of this year, DR.. Stack
ouse first announced a guarantee
est in Nashville, Tenn, where one
+ the southern offices of his insti-
ute is located. The guarantee was
in the papers of Daven-
'ort, Rock Island. and Moline during
ne whole month ofJune. The success
# this test is now talked of in one
.alt the homes of Davenport, Ia. :;
lock Island, Moline and Quincy,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-26
Got t re Mitten VERY Ii G

~ can marry any RI please" was his excla-
mat;or, but info, tuna ely then he did not pie ase
airy; and there was plair reason for II. He had
contracted catarrh 81 The worst form, and, al
though weslt y educa CD. att tive person
every O; her way e was posi lively repulsiye to
his lazy friencs, a rumb r of waem IT jected is
offers of M rriage. A fr ID advised him 10 use
DR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. He roe X his advice,
and II W l. the most p popular br;u in owl, and he
reailY can marry any gr lie llease-' 10 ask.
1t made hi, breath pure ami sweet, he has no
h,a ache, no oTel sly diScta from tn. ose,
in sho !, : IN p rfrct health. and all from usir 9
few bottles of Or. Sage E Catarrh Semedy,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-26
Never Les-uea Remain In thspot.

: Tea should never be-allowed ITO stand
upon the grounds. etfit must ;Inayoid-
ably be made some tiuesbefore tits to
be used, the liquid should be poured from
the leaves. 1t may then he kept ready
Cor delayed member of the family for
q long time without serious deteriora-
zion, or at,least without the addition of
any harmful qualities. = Goods House
keeping.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-26
she HADN'T aHurried.

what 90 you think your poor dead
husband would have said to your en-
gagement to Mr.. Rawson, Jane ttee''
asked the Widows mother-in-faw.a u
think he'd have been very indienant,' .
returned the widow h ..But I wasn't
engaged to Mr. Rawson until after
James JUDGE -trt2'is 9at
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-26
Rex uty in Northern italy.

The prettiest women in the world
are said to be the women of Northern
Italy. They are a mixture of the
French gentry and the. old Italian
nobility and inherit the viyacity Of
ono. country and the oriental beauty
> of the other. ,............
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-26

The khoEse treatment has
been infinite IL more successful in the
eradication nf my catarrhal troubles
than ali the remedies and physicians
| ever tried. | am highly pleased
with the treatment, for | am better
now than have been for many
years"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-26

oeuasor NairVcs Ofs NO Ia Caroinaa, has
again tnnnunce,t hiSH,1ie>iua ~ the free
silver ideir--this t.ae t. Ehe l-opulists of
his state. Z E-t.f. q. .-.f - 1.-.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-23

or men were imperlled. The shaft was run
ming full time. with a force OF 30 men. ard
az the time George Erbland one Of the
men, struck a match for the suppose OF
lighting his torch. He was standing near a
large can Of kerosine, which he had not
noticed.
Instantly there was a fearful explosion.
which was heard IN many sections Of the
mine. Erbland was blown many feet, and
WAS so seriously injured that his chances
for recovery are very slight. His clothing
ignited and he was fearfully burned.
Companions who were near succeeded IN
rescuing him, but nothing could be done
with the spreading flames.
Everything In the vicinity was saturated
with the oil. and the supports and cars
near by were soon in a mass Of flames
spreading the fire 10 the coal itself.
The mine rapidly filled with smoke, and
the men who hal rot heard the explo-
sion were Immediately made aware OF
their danger. There was a wild rush for
the main shaft
The carriages were taxed to their ut
most. Many thrilling escapes are re-
lated, but all the men were able to get
out
The fire spread through the entire mine.
and nothing whatever can be done toward
eXtinguishng the flames.
The calamity falls very heavily on the
town, on account Of so many men being
thrown out Of employment.
IL is impossible 10 form an estimate OF
what the loss will amount 10. but It will
certainly be thousands OF dollars.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-23
HUNTING DoHv AY1RCTysrs.
Packages Of Explosives Found in tb
strre.s Of Paris

Fackages or Explosives Found in the
str'es Of Paris
PARIS Dec. 22.-The police continue ~
receive large number Of suspicious
looking packages, supposed by their find
ors TO be internal machines. These no,t-
ages are either found I'm the streets mr.
are addressed TO individuals. Most ~
ileh' ON examination. prove 10 Dec harm
less and are evidently intended t3 maxi
people believe that the Anarchists are
stili actively at work
Some OF the packages. bo,vavar or,
really dangerous. For instance one
round a few days ago ON the window
slll OF the Marie of the Thirteenth Arron-
dlssement, was found 10 contain "A qIan-
uiy or blasting powder and seventy re-
NolFef cartridges. a fuse had been at
tached TO the package hut ii had owing
10 some defect I'm the arrangement. burned
out without causing an explosion. on
the package were inscribed the words.
Death to the bourge1iaie."
Auguste valiant. the Anarchist under
arrest for causing the explosion in the
OhamDer Of Deputies. which crime he has
confessed. has received donations amount
H-s 'o ''VJ francs since he was lodged In
prison.
ify' 'bDNf Dec. IA dispatch from
Madrid TO the Central News says that the
arrest of Jose Codina, who has con-
fessed that he was the author OF the
bomb explosion I'm the Lyceum Theatre
at Barcelona. has afforded relief 10 work
nsmen, who are now less harassed bv
police visitations 20 their homes. Hun
dreds of famili ss are I'm great distress.
lacking the necessities Of life. owing to
the wholesale arrest OF men who are
suspected OF being Implicated In Anar-
chist plots
one of the men I'm custody. a sOapmaker
named Mariana Ceruelo has confessed
that be assisted Pallas IN his attempt
TO assassinate General Martinez Campos
az Barcelona. He also says that he acted
as confederate 20 Colina in planning
and causing the explosion IN the Lyceum
Theatre.
The police believe that the evidence
they have secured as 90 Anarchist plots
in Barcelona is now complete.
VIENNA. Dec. 22.-Fifteen knogrammes
or dynamite have been stolen from
Ceconis building yard al sudolpsworth,
Styna.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-23

latest annual report. the Financial Chron-
icle said: With reference to the traffic
and income Of the system, the record
has been one OF continuous growth ever
since the present management took hold,
and security holders have every reason
TO feel gratiied at the results. More
over except for this satisfactory state
Of the companys income II would doubt
less have been found impossible 20 carry
the company through the late financial
crisis. And nothing attests at once so
clearly the strength and recuperative
power of the property and the energy
and skill displayed in administering It
as this expansion OF income. In the late
year, gross earnings OF the combined
roads increased no less than $3.50 $50.
and net earnings about million dollars
s9B0s2. on the whole. 93A miles gross
earnings were over S50000.O00, $50 733. 1867
and net earnings over Sl6,000,0O, Gi6
O65 $3.50"
Topeka. KANS.. Dec 22.-The death OF
George G. MagOun. chairman OF the board
Of directors OF the AtchisOn. Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad Company, was a sur
prise 10 the officials of the road i'm this
city. As chairman Of the board Mr.. Ma
gOun was at the head OF the financial work
Of the company and IL was largely due TO
his financial skill that the Santa Fe was
kept OFF the shoals of bankruptcy. Had his
death come at the critical period IN the
companys career. IL might have precipi-
tated feeling Of distrust. and resulted
disastrously. II was largely due 20 his ef-
forts that reorganization Of the company
was effected, and the threatened insOlven-
cy averted. Now, however, the machinery
OF the new organization is perfect, and II
Will not be n difficult matter 20 an Mr.
Magoun's place with n man amply quail
fed 70 carry out his plans. Mr.. Magoun
was the representative OF the banking firm
Of Barring. Magoun q Co., successors 10
Kidder, Peabody & co., who controlled
a majority Of the stock OF the corpora
ton, and II is probable that his successor
will be some member Of the firm.
None Of the officials of the company at
this end of the line believe that Mr. Ma
gouns death will I'm any way affect the
financial standing Of the road. as Presi-
dent Reinhart has. since the death OF Al
len Marvel shared the financial RESPONSE
blities with him. and is so thoroughly IA
miiiar with them that he will experience
no difficulty I'm carrying on the work un-
interrupted until Mr. Magoun's successor
is named.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-23
10 REOPEN TIE CASE.
Additional Evidence Has Been Discovered
in the MAVERICK Case.

LONDON. Dec. 22-In an interview
with the solicitor Of Baroness Roques,
the lawyer said that fresh and sensational
evidence has been discovered I'm favor
Of Mrs. Maybrick, and that urgent means
were being taken TO Induce Right Honor
able Henry Asquith, Secretary Of State
for Home Affairs TO open an Independent
inquiry into the circumstances OF the
case I'm its new developments The
newly-discovered evidence CONS from the
captain Of Halifax (N. S. ship, who
has been away al sea, and is only
now able to give his testimony The
captain was intimate with Mr.. Maybrick.
the deceased husband of the American
lady now undergoing sentence OF
imprisonment for life. after being con-
victed Of his murder. According 10 the
captain, the latter often saw the de-
ceased put a white powder into "A food
which he was cooking on an oil-stove
at his office I'm Halifax The captain
thought that the white powder was some
peculiar kind Of pepper. and questioned
the deceased about IL. but the latter
said IL Was arsenic. Thereupop. the
captain says that he exclaimed: Good
God, that IS deadly poisonr TO
this Mr.. Maybrick is said 10 have an
swered: "You must have something TO
Keep yourself up. / take enough TO
kin you"
The solicitor Of the Baroness refuses at
present TO reveal the name Of the sea-
captain who has furnished this apparent
~ very important testimony.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-23
40 HIRE OUT CONFLICTS.
First Attempt to Use Them as Farm Hand
In Arkansas

NEW YORK, Dec. "a Recorder spe-
cial from Little Rock Ark. says:
'The State board of penitentiary COM
missioners yesterday concluded to make
contract with the Austin Corbin Compa-
ny Of New York, 10 work 400 State
convicts on the Sunnyside plantation.
II Is understood that the convicts are 10
be clothed. fed guarded and TO receive
medical attention from tho state
"fhe owners OF the plantation 70 fur
nish quarters, a general superintendent.
and TO give half the crop 10 the State
During days when the conyicts cannot
work Sundays excepted. they are to
receive fifty cents a day for each con-
Wet"
The company is 10 advance $500 n
month to feed the convicts until a crop
is raised. Sunnyside plantation is the
finest and best equipped cotton farm i'm
the South and Includes about l20l0
acres. $500 now I'm guilty. .tiou. on
beautiful island about thirty miles long.
In Lake Chic0t. It was purchased by
Austin Corbin and Company, and Count
Rayignac, Of France. some years ago.
and they have, It Is said spent 100000
on il. IT is furnished with two hundred
fine tenement houses, ideal homes for
superntendcnts. managers. and bosses.
and implements OF agriculture OF the
latest improved patterns The Gov
crnor thinks the experiment will prove
profitable TO the State.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-23
4 CRANES THRE1TENING LErlERs.
Don jam, of Newark, Makes Demands of
Prominent Senators.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. PA crank
who signed himself Joseph Don Jam. OF
13 Passaic street. Newark, n. j.. Is wanted
by the secret service Of the government
for writing threatening letters 10 a num-
Der or prominent officers OF the govern
ment Though he had singled out Vice
President Stevenson as one Of the men 10
whom he sent most - his epistles during
the long fight, the Presidents mail
contained many threatening letters. but
the cranks were mostly Of the spasmodlc
order. Don Jam, however. was persistent.
and nearly every day wrote letters threat
ening yengence. The letters were general
ly thrown away tin at dinner one evening
Secretary Carlisle Informed Stevenson that
he and Cleveland had each received sew
eral threatening letters from Don jam
and that Senators Sherman and Mills also
had been objects Of attention on the part
Of the crank. The matter was thereupon
turned over 10 Chief Dummons. OF the
secret service, and then the matter was
allowed 20 rest until Thursday night. Upon
receipt Of another threatening letter by
Nice-President Stevenson. demanding s2j.
and saying that Don Jam was stopping
az l05 Eutaw street Baltimore. a tele-
gram was sent 10 the chief OF police In
Baltimore. advising Don Jams arrest.
Don Jam has not been found at either
the Newark or the other address
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-23

ATCHISoN CAUSES CONCERN.
A Quick Drop in the Stock Follows Mr. Ma
goun's Death-Financial Fears.


The New York Times Of yesterday
saws: Conditions affecting the Atchison'
Topeka. and Sante Fe railroad property
are now such as 10 cause much anxiety
ON the part OF It's friends. Important
negotiations designed 10 strengthen the
financial condition Of the company nave
been interrupted If not stopped alto
eether. by the lamentabie death Of George
a. Naeoun. chairman Of the board OF
directors
An element OF uncertainty as 20 the
conpanv's future is thus introduced.
and wall street. with Characteristic SEN
sftiveness. promptly takes fright. The
nrica ~ Atchlson shares I'm the stock
exchange dropped yesterday from II II
ia 147-S and closed at lj IA. There were
openly-expressed fears that the company
would be obliged to seek the protection
OF the courts. The fact Is generally
recognized that Atchison. through Mr.
Magoun. and President Reinhart has
made an energetic and skillful fight 10
weather the financial storm. Should the
negotiations that have been pending be
resumed and carried to a successful con-
clusiou. the fight viii be won.
Officers OF the company from President
Relnhart down were studiously mum yes
terday Mr.. Reinhart put In very busy
day in his private office at Barring,
Magoun & Company's. He was kept in~
formed OF the rumors afioat, but he
steaGfastly declined to talk about Atchi-
son's affairs. ]. ]. McCOok. the general
counsel of the company, was almost
equally reticent. He. however. remarked
that The Atchlson directors would meet
in Boston on Saturday for the purpose
OF deciding whether the interest on the
bonds due January lst shall be paid.
Besides the necessity OK providing large
sum OF money to pay this interest. the
company is Obliged TO carry a floating
Indebtedness amounting 70 several mil
lions OF dollars.
In its careful analysis Of Atchlson's
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-23
Four Persons Killed

KNOXVILLE, TENN, Dec. 22.-A most
shocking accident occurred az noon to.
day. The boiler Of the lumber mill of the
Alexandra Lumber Company. exploded
killing four persons outright. and serious
ly wounding three others.
The killed are Jim Whltue. Louis
Palmer Sherrod Dupes. and Harry Cald-
well. The injured are Tom. Naos. Solon
Henry, and Joseph Massey. Henry win
probably die. The explosion came with
terrific force, blowing the building TO
atoms. The remains Of the killed were
horribly mangled and found long
distance away. Caldwells body was moi
found, and il is believed never will be.
The Inflated mill stood on the banks of
the river, and the body was doubtless
torn into atoms and blown into the
stream
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-23
GOING EOR ~ oFrlcIALs.
County Judge Moore VIII See That His
orders are Obeyed

Orders are Obeyed.
BROOKLYN, n. Y, Dec p John J.
Vain. the cashier of the Commercial Bank,
who was arrested yesterday on indictments
for falsely representing the standing of
the bank TO the state Examiner, was or
dered by Judge Moore 10 be committed 90
Raymond-street Jail Late last night the
judge learned that the sheriff had dlsobey-
ed his orders, and that Vail was asleep
at his home. He ordered the indicted
cashier brought before him an 10 o'clock
this morning, but it was an hour later
before ne appeared. He then ordered him
TO be taken TO jail. and said ne would
have the action Of the sheriff in the mat
ter investigated. Wallis lawyers are trying
to have him released i'm $4,000 bonds
Seth l.. Keeney. former president Of
the same bank was also arrested this
morning. He is charged with having COM
mitted perjury i'm having made a fraudu-
lent return TO the State Bank Examiner
in June last in which the resources of
the bank were represented 10 be $4,000
greater than they really were.
Shortly after his arrest Keeney was re-
leased on $4,000 bail In addition to his
position as bridge trustee, 10 which De
was recently appointed for another term.
keeney is known as one of the owners OF
the Brooklyn Eagle and as 81 large stock
holder in the Brooklyn elevated railway.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-23
Money Order Acconnt Short.

NEW YORK. Dec. PA Special 70 the
Sun. from jacksonville, Fla, says: In the
United States Court yesterday, Postmas-
ter w. H. Merrill. of South Jacksonville.
was arraigned before Commissioner Wal
ter on the charge OF embezzlIng funds OF
the government The case was worked up
By P0st-Ofice Inspector Fred ID. a. Peer.
who discovered some time ago shortage
in Merrilrs mOney-Order accounts.
Merrill was arrested late Thursday
night. and yesterday he mortgaged most
OF his property 10 make the shortage good.
He was bound over by the Commissioner
10 await the action " the grand jury.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-23

debts. Thus he was unable TO educate
his son, except by arranging for post
poned payments to the accused. After
his son had been placed IN The care OF
Monson Major Hambrough came to dis
trust the accused. and desired to remove
his son. The latter naturally preferred
living with people who were surrounded
with certain external afiuence, rather
than 20 share the squalid lodgings
occupied by his parents. Hence there
was IA certain estrangement between
father and son, which placed the latter
further under the influence Of Monson.