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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-29

a telephone has lately been on eX-
hibition in New York that. it il
claimed. does not in any way infringe
upon the Bell patents. and which i
to be sold outright Several tests
were made, with satisfactory results,
on what is intended for a lOng-dis-
lance circuit. The inventors and
promoters claim validity for their
patents OH the ground that no car
bon i used for Migratory purposes,
and n general simplicity of construc-
tion that win admit of & line five
miles in length to be constructed at
a cost for materials, batteries. trans
mitters and receivers of only $62.4o.
This includes the purchase OF all
rights from the owners of all the
patents.
The experimental line extends
from Park place through to Barclay
street and is operated by four ordi
nary glass batteries that cost 60 cents
each The wire is broken just over
the ansmitter, and twisted around
the outside arm of an ordinary tin
lantern. Another wire connects the
ball of the lantern to the bottom of
the second lantern, and from the ball
of this wire runs through the
chandeliers and over iron brackets
to the receiver at the other end of
the building. Notwithstanding the
break in the current. ordinary con-
versation could be heard distinctly,
and when a connection was made
with the long-distance wires of the
Bell company conversation was
carried on with Boston without diff
Guilty.
1t is said there is sufficient capital
behind the promoters to put the new
phone on the market next SePtem-
Der in direct competition with the
Bell people,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-29

THE congressional aPportionment
bill passed by the house at Spring
filed last week and which places Rock
Island county in the Tenth congress
sional district. includes the counties
of WhiteSide. Mercer. Henry. Knox
and Stark. The district As 50 COM
posed gave Harrison an aggregate
plurality of 7,261. the total vote be-
ING 22.S16 for Harrison. 1886 for
Cleveland, I,764 for Bidwell and
1910 for Weaver. The total popula-
ton of the counties Is 15S. SIS, the
average number required being 173,-
925.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-29

MCDONoUGH DEMOCRAT: The APP
pointment OF Theodore Huston to a
consulate. and as important a one as
that of Paso del Norte. will be hailed
with pleasure by his many friends in
this county. where Mr.. Huston has
been raised. and always made his
home. He has always been demo
crat, and his aid and purse has al
ways been at the disposal of the
party. His appointment is but an
other proof that Ben +. Gable has
power At Washington. although there
are people who seem to think other
wise. The dailies say that il was
directly attributable TO the efforts of
Mr.. Gable that Mr.. Huston got the
place.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-29

''wE'vE TRIED THAT-NlE AND MOTHER"
With roses! roses! roses!-ev'rybody in the
town!
And crowds O. little girls in white, jest fairly
loaded down!
Oh! don't the boys know it, from theyr camp
acrost the hill?
Don't they see thcyr com'aTds comm and the
old flag wavin still?
Oh, can't they hear the bugul and the rattle OF
the drum?
Amt they no way under heavens they can rio
kollect US some?
Amt they no way we can coax 'em through the
roses jest to say
They know that ev'ry day on earth's theyr
Decoration day?
We've tried that-Tne and mothcr-whare Elias
takes his rest,
In the orchurd, in his uniform. and hands
acroSt his brest,
And the flag he died fer snilin and a-ripplin
in the breeze
Above his grave, and over that a robin in the
trees,
And yit it's lonesome, lonesome-it's q Sund'y
day TO ne,
It pears Ekc-rnor'n any day nearly ever see!
Still, with the stars and stripes above, a-tiUt-
term in the air,
On ev'ry soldiers grave I'd love TO lay q lily
james yVhitcornb Riley.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-29

trees. The grave is under willow that
shades an open space. 1t is the only
willow in the neighborhood. Once
every year since the war a man and n
woman have come from the north to dec
crate this lone grave. At first the
woman, bright eyed and springy of step.
was exceedingly handsome, but latterly
time had ceased to be playful with her.
The man was sturdy and of sober mien.
He looked as if his life had always
held n secret suffering. This man and
this woman have rather a unique his
tory.
At the time of the breaking out of the
war John and Henry Archer. brothers
so nearly alike that they We're often
taken for twins, lived in Lake county,
Ills. John vas engaged to marry Tress
Pryor, and the day for the wedding was
appointed. but before the time came a
drum beat, and sturdy young fellows
mustered on the grass.
It was evening, and Tress Pryor was
standing on the veranda. John rode up,
sprang off his horse and with Il new ac-
cent in his 1nanner-a peculiar bearing
came up the walk.
"Tress," he said, "did you see the men
marching"
yes"
do you know what it means?"
"They say it means war; she an
swered.
ut means more than that, Tress. 1t
means that -ou are to marry hero"
81 don't know that / understand you"
He laughed. care you so dull, little
sweetheart? 1t means that / am going
to the war"
'It means nothing of the Sort some
one exclaimed. and John, wheeling
about, saw his brother Henry standing
near.
Whats the trouble with you, Henry
"There's no trouble with me. l am
simply sensible, and you must not be
foolish" He pointed to the girl. "1here
is your present duty. l am going to the
war You are going to stay here, and
after awhile if we need you l viii send
for you"
"Well, now, this is pretty come off,"
John declared. 'You would make q
hero of yourself and a drudge of me.
You are not engaged to be married and
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-29

"And for me-" she said.
Eyes. He lay a long time in the hos
pital, and we thought he was going to
get well, bat a sudden change came. and
he died. He begged to be buried under
the tree where he fell, and we buried
him there"
But did he send no word to me?"
ooh, yes, he talked about you great
deal. He was brave, and if he had come
back you would have married hero
And it was Henry Archer and Tress
Pryor who went every year to decorate
the grave under the willow. They be-
came well known in the neighborhood,
and school children used to climb high
up the mountain side and get strange
flowers for them Henry moved to the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-29

T TIE base of
q mountain spur
in northern Ar
kansas is a grave.
There is an air Of
subdued romance
about the place,
an Undesirable
something that
breathes q hal
lowed sadness.
The country is Of
old but t h in
settlement. Up
the narrow val
leys the ferns are
rank, and on the
hillsides below
cred vines cling
TO the rugged
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-29

Hon. j. V. FARwELL, of Chicago.
takes n sensible and reasonable view
of the question Of sunday opening of
the Worlds Fair. He holds the open
ing OF the gates right from bust
ness point of view. that the question
is entirely one of conscience. and
that those in favor of closing should
not pass Judgment on the rest. i
am not OF opinion" says he. "that
those who believe that the fair should
be closed on Sunday under all cir
cumstances should stay away on
other days if the fair is open sun
DAYS. | could visit the fair with n
perfectly clear conscience whether ii
is open Sundays or not. Under GER
tain circumstances | could visit it
Sundays with a perfectly clear con-
science. But many others could not
do so and, as | have sand, this i n
matter which every man must decide
for himself, and our judgment in the
matter is to be confined to our own
individual conduct"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-29

After returning home it was some
time before Henry had the courage to
call on Tress Pryor. But one evening
he went to see her. As he entered the
gate he saw her standing on the spot
where she had stood when John came
dashing up to tell her that he was going
to the war. She reached out and took
his hands. and for time neither of them
spoke.
s'Tress, he died for his country"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-29
LEGAL
A DMINI STRATOR'S SALE
OF REAL ESTATE.

By virtue of an order and decree of the county
court, of Rock Island county. state OF Illinois,
made the petition Of the undersigned, James
-. Johnston. administrator of the estate of
Thomas B. o Donnel. deceased. for leave to sell
real estate of said deceased, at the May term, A.
D., 1898, of said court, uo-wit, on the Sd day of
May, a. D., 1893.
! shall on the Sd day of June A D.. 1893,
between The hoIrs of 10 O'Clock in the forenoon.
sud O'Clock in the afternoon of said day sell a.
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 sIiustcd in
the northwest quarter % of section number
twenty eight (2S), township number nineteen
90. North range three 90, east Of the Fourth "a
principal meridian described follows. b, Gin
ming 231S feet east OF the corner OF sections p.
q, . and pa. in III. township sf9Tosaid; thence
south JOS feet. theme HorIn sG.4 degrees. east
1GS feet thence north 29i4 dere :, ives. 2l6 feet.
TO the section ne; thence west the section
line s9ls fecr To the pace of beginning.
Situated in the township Of Canoe Creek.
comfy Of RCcE ISlsul, state Of Illinois on the
following terms. to-wt T.: Cash on delivery OF
deed.
Dated this 18th day Of May, :. d 1898
J. r JOHNSTON.
Administrator of the Estate OF homaS B O'ron-
nell, Deceased
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-29
MONDAY. MAY %, 1898.
Notice TO Delinuuents.

Subscribers TO he DAILY ARGJ Us, 2chO are in
crreGYs TO tie erteEt Of gear or more are heTeby
notified that unless payment is made before JaHe
I. thdt Their paper trH! be discontinued III such
accounts lril be placed in the hGRdS Of q justice
OF he IeQce for collection.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-29
ON EVERY SOLDIERS GRAVE.

It's lonesome-sort o. lonesome-it's Sund1
! day to me,
It pears like-more'n any day nearly ever sec
Kit, with the stars and stripes above, a-fiut
term in the air,
On ev'ry soldiers grave I'd love to lay ILL,
thare.
They say, though, Decoration days is giner'ly
observed
Most ev'rywhares-esPeshally by soldier boy:
that's served
But me and mothers never went-we seldom
git away
In pint o. fact, we're allus home on Decoration
day.
They say tho old boys marches through the
streets in columns grand,
A-follerin the old war tunes they're playin on
the band
And citizuns all jinin inland little children,
All marchin under shelter of the old red,
white and blue.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-29
TOLD AT THE GRAVE.
A STORY FOR MEMORIAL DAY.

ICopyriCht, 1888, by American Press Associa-
toni
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-14

! the perpetuator on the throne of st.
| Ferdinand of the traditions of Donna
| Maria de Molina The Infanta lisa bel
has always been the constant compan-
ion of the regent and of the baby king.
The Spanish people, and particularly
the people of Madrid, idolize her be-
cause charity is her first virtne, and her
constant thought is to help the poor
and comfort the unfortunate To this
purpose she devotes most of her income,
sustaining hospitals and asylums, and
supplements this work with her per-
sonal visits to the poor and sick She
is also patroness of all Spanish indus
tries and arts Enthusiastically fond
of music, and of all the fine arts, she
preSfdes over concerts, and constantly
organizes exhibitions. being always sur
rounded by the leading authors and
artists. She knows by heart the gems
of the rich classical Spanish literature,
as well as most of the modern, and is
acquainted with the works of other
countries. She speaks Portuguese,
French, Italian, English and German
as fluently as her own language, and
her conversation is very bright and full
of talent
Some of her leisure hours are devot-
ed to sport, of which she is also ex-
trenely fond. A daring rider, she APP
pears IN her pink coat. honoring the
hunts at the club La Venta de la Ru-
bia, near Madrid, during the winter at
most OF the meetings, and in autumn
enjoys the stag-hunting in the wild
hills of Riofrio, near the Palacio de la
Granja. Her highness is also very fond
ton, even with the most spirited four
in-hand.
Distinguished and highly cultivated,
but, above all, charitable and affection
ate, # may wei be said Of this princess
that her royal crown fairly Ghstens
with virtues, and no wonder that she Is
loved at the court of Madrid In times
OF sorrow the Infanta has been the
greatest consolat ton, and now, in these
days of glory, when all the nations Of
the old world join the countries of
America at La Rabida, Palos, Madrid.
New York and Chicago to honor Column
bus and Spain, the discovering nation,
she is one Of the most prominent figures
OF her time, of which Spain is proud.
1t is on this account. undoubtedly,
that we hear that she has been chosen
to represent the king and queen OF
Spain at the Worlds Colun Dian ex-
position.
The coming Of the Infauta, who bears
the same name as the great queen who
Is equally glory OF America and 81
Spain. viii be highly appreciated by
the American people They VIII vel
come and receive her as she deserves,
being fully alive to the great honor
done 10 them by the queen regent Of
Spain in sending such distinguished
and beloved princess to represent her
IN the greatest celebration CT the nine
teenLh century
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-14
A ROYAL VISITOR.
Donna Maria Isabel de BorbOn, In
fanta OF Spain
The Distinguished Lady Who Il to Rep
resent the Spanish Queen-Regent and
King at the Worlds Column
bian Exposition.

Her Royal Highness the Serenisima
Sonora Infanta of Spain, Donna Maria
Isabel de Borbon y Borbon, who is the
eldest sister of the deceased King Don
Alfonso XII. and consequently the
aunt OF the present king, has announced
her intention OF visiting the worlds
fair shortly after its opening. AS the
infanta has been connected with many
OF the important events of Spanish his
tory during the latter half of this cen
I tury, the promised visit of her royal
highness viii be doubly interesting,
says Harpers Weekly. She was born
in the royal palace OF Madrid, on the
I goth OF December, 1851, and married 70
a Sandman prince, his highness the
! count of Girgenti, who died within a
I short time. During the revolution in
! Spain the Infanta Isabel joined Queen
| Isabella II. in Paris. Being endowed
/ with high courage, she helped to make
! more beareble the exile Of her august
| parents and brothers during those sad
! days in the Palais de Castillo, when the
royal family OF Spain felt more grief for
the misfortunes Of their country than
for their own troubles. After the resto-
ration of the legitimate monarchy, and
| on the return of Alfonso XII 10 the
throne of his ancestors, the king was
accompanied by the Infanta Isabel,
who shared with her royal brother,
justly called THE Peacemal5er,' the
triumphs of the first years of his short
but most glorious reign. She crowned
with laurel the victorious king who
had terminated the civil wars that had
ravaged his Basque provinces, Navarro,
and his island of Cuba. consoling at the
same time those he had subdued.
Knowing them only as her country
men, she gave them her treasures to-
gether with her love and protection.
Some time afterwards King Alfonso
married his first cousin, the daughter of
the duke of Montpensier, the beautiful
Queen Mercedes, and upon the early
death of the queen the infanta was a
great consolation to her bereaved
brother, whom she dearly loved. After
he died she devoted herself in turn to
his august widow, the present queen
regent Of Spain. Donna Maria Christina,
model queen, wife and mother and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-14
Group at pIalnneld. n, ].

Ny boy, 5 years age, was recently taken
with a severe attack of Group and | thought
sure would lose him. l had seen Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy advertised and
concluded TO try it, and am happy to say
that after two doses be was relieved and
slept till morning. He had another at
tack the next night: | gave the same
remedy and prompt cure was effected. /
feel that / cannot praise this remedy too
highly-L B. Milford, 50 Park avenue,
Plainfeld, n. J. Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy will not only cure Group, but will
prevent it. If freely given as soon as the
child becomes hoarse, or even after the
croupy cough appears it will prevent the
attack Several doses are usually reqnir-
ed. There is no danger in giving it freely
as it contains nothing injurious. % and so
cent bottles for sale by Hettinger Bros,
and Van Werden's Pharmacy, 32S North
Main
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-14

have passed through the perils of teeth
ing, OF Group and all other midnight
alarms, have had scarlet fever and got
well, have had diphtheria for which the
white streamer has fiuttered from the
docr-handle and mothers heart has
broken; a house where little boys have
played around in summer with studded
toes or have built snow forts in winter;
have fought with their brothers and
other boys; have grown up into the
squawlIy hobbledehoy period: have mar
ried and gone away; house which has
had happy brides, happy mothers and
mourning widows, and which still Of
fers a coy, warm shelter to- It's own
this is an antiquity far moreinteresting
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-14

| THE TELLER MANsIoN, MATTEAwAN, ". r.
than any cold-footed old cathedral
which was ever built with the money
twisted out of the unwilling hands of a
half-starved peasantry.
The oldest homestead of this kind in
America is the Teller house at Mattea-
wan, Duchess county, n. Y, of which
! picture is here given. It IS still held
by the heirs in a direct line from old
Roger Brett, who built it in 1909. Per-
haps it isn't right to call him ''old," see
ing that he built it for his bride, who
was the daughter of Francis Rombout,
who was pretty big man in his day.
He was rich merchant in New York
away back in the last part Of the seven
teenth century He was mayor of the
town and owned lot of property on
''De HERES Staat," which he probably
considered a fairly good investment.
What would Mr.. Rombout have said il
he could have foreseen that the Heres
St2at' was to be the Broadway Of mod
ern New York, whereon one front foot
is worth what would have been for
tune in those days? This Francis Rom
bout, whose only daughter married
Roger Brett, was the man who, with
Giulian Yer Planck, secured from his
Christian majesty, King James H.,
patent for 16, 900 acres of land extend
ing as far north as Poughkeepsie
In those days Thomas Dongan was
vice-admiral of New York Some sew
enty years after. about when modern
built houses would be turnbling down,
this homestead was occupied by Robert
Brett's son-in-law, who was quarter
master for . pestiferous rebel named
George Washington. Salt and provis-
ions were stored in its cellars, and rag
ged continental soldiers slept in rows
on the floors of its spacious chambers.
The old mansion was the eetraI
home of Isaac Teller and his sister,
Mrs. Z. b. Van Kleeck. 1t is now owned
by Mrs. Robert Fulton Crary, Of Pough-
keepsie, \. Y, and is in an excellent
state of preservation, although it is 1873
years old.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-14

We will give handsomely printed
State Map, IN seven colors, on the finest of
linen paper, containing on the reverse side
concise history Of the State, with the names
and population of each County and County
Seat at the last census; the names of all the
Cities in the State, with their population; the
names Of State Officers up to January l,
1898; Colleges, State Institutions, and their
location, Of any State in the Union Map
corrected up to date. Bound in German
leatherette. The most complete and neatly
arranged Map that has ever been pub
lished.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-14

r J. L. Sheldon is here to stay till all
orders for piano tuning are filled Mr..
Sheldon mas tuned for the best musicians
aud teachers Of Wichita since 1870. As he
does not solicit personally all orders
should he left either at the Manhattan
hotel or with Barnes & Newcomb, music
dealers, 407 E. Douglas avenue DDS If
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-14

California has the ideal winter cIi7lst.
just far enough south 20 De snushtB7
and frossless. and yet with Sufficient tonic
n he ar.
Santa Re route taxes Jack Fros''s nirt.
aid Da~ arranged = ssTls- o personally
conc uCts8 weekly excursions 70 Cal
l0~nis. Pullman tourist s.esper-. furu-
lied vita u@adlBR. toilet articles. ctr.
cave Chicago and - Louis evsrT ~atur-
aay evening. aud leave ksusas CitT every
sunday morning. via a 7. AID = and
A and 2. line for Los Angeles zaQ 1sn
Francisco, On last sIyrrss trains
special agents and porIers - asfFz Lance
Second Class tickets hsu1-r1 u ANAL
charge a~r Ese q tourist sIrs3rr Every
thiug Best. clean ard comfortable
l-QusTessf ueHrsst tscz-t se@at, Or VIE
- g.. Z. Nicholson. & z suc ! 4. ~sHia
r route. Topeka. Esn. for cCpJ q
io.esr describing these exr1rsi0ua .s,sl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-14

All stockholders will please remember,
that the executive committee Of the
Wichita Agricultural and Mechanical
Fair association, meet every "Wednesday at
9 o'clock p. n, at their Office in the city
building; where they will be welcome, and
their advice and counsel is requested. TO
the end that, the fair OF 1893 may be a grand
success. j. Z. HOWARD,
wilt Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-14

For Kansas City. st. Louis and all rolntS
cost lake the Missouri Pacific railway
The shortest line 10 81. louis 10y - miles
10 change OF ears Of auv kind between
Wichita and -. Louis. Only fifty hours
between Wichita and New York CITY via
TIE Missouri Pacific railway. City ticket
olEcs - rs,sc Douglas Ave. IU,t 4
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-14

BIssELL- o, Nov. = Is<z- desire %
ssy kat have great f-ish Ia CnaEE beT-
lsln's Coogb Remedy fog tse cure ~ tlroai
and iuaZ truu fse.. also for crop z "
HCCoILUR Trers fs Ea14 Fs@spu cY
NJ Mcclellan zhe1ia hsFs coah 8ssc- r.
gkls FslnedF Il Nil cure r sewers cod ln
less time fa4a Env oebtT tffztsEsc& IEsfe
= nothtnE tHat WI 5oess<n sd rrl.~zs .
cozc - quickly. j. vii CS1 c1!p care
groom. hu- e Use1 ~ N1or ~ Sc hrsr
xyrrr to-rsE apreAs = VII prevent ss a.
tAzk 59-eeat foss4es fcs ssss ~ first g.
s-v Bro. I'D VA WsraeEs srAArzASzT,
"a horth AAJ
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-14
FiatterinC. At ANY Rats.

well, does your husband still drink
yes, mother, and it is worrying tho
life out OF me"
Did YOU try the plan Of breaking
him OF the habit that suggested to
you?"
Yes"
Did you put whisky in his cofee?"
YES"
What did he say?"
''He said was the only woman he
had seen SINCE his mother died who
knew how 70 make coffee as it should
be MADE. Texas SiftingS