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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

No matter how many hundred do SIS of an
other medicine are offered for a dollar, DR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is the cheap
est blood-purider sold, through druggists. be-
cause it's guaranteed, and yolr money is refund
ed # it doesn't benefit cure.
With its use you only pay for IL good you get
Can yOu ask mOre2
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
In q Restaurant.

A customer once ordered brace OF
grouse with chips for party of nine.
On my bringing them to table his face
was perfect study, and he exclaimed:
why, l thought they were as big as
geese"
He then took me ON one side and ex-
planned that he was unable to pay for
grouse all round, and finally they all had
grill.-London Tit-Bits.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
COUNTY BJILDING.

23-Olof Olsen to John Moller, lot
., block 2, Olsen's add. Moline,
100.
Hampton Cemetery association to
Harriet Skies. lot Is, block Sc, Hamp
ton burning grounds, 81.
Rudolph Gottsche to Adolph
Gottsche, 1T al, 81 lot s. block &c,
old town OF Moline, $4,000.
Bertha Gottsche by heirs to Louis
Rosenstein, S! lot s, block 20. old
town of Moline, IS, 600.
Matthias Schnell to Elizabeth Paul
sen, lot B, block /, Matthias Schnell's
add, Rock Island, 1928.
Probate.
23-Estate of John A. Boyer. En-
ecutor's report filed and approved.
Estate of John Curnyn. inventory
filed and approved.
Estate of Alfred Baughman. Claim
of Fred Hilfinger allowed. Claim of
Mrs. j. P. Mussler dissallowed.
Estate of Wendell Meier. Final re-
port Of eNecutriX filed and approved.
Estate closed and executrix dis
charged.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
just rs Easily Worded

Mrs. Cumso-I advertised for plain
cook today.
Mr.. Cumso-While didn't you adver-
tise for pretty one while you were
about it?-Truth.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
Dated Rock Island. Illinois, aug. Il 1888.

F1Ts-All fits stopped free by DR.
kline's Great Nerve RestOrer. No
fits after the first days use. Marvel
Gus cures. Treatise and 81 trial bot
tie free to fit cases. Send to DR.
Kline, 9S1 Arch street, Philadelphia
Pa For sale by all druggists; call
on yours
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
Notice to ELECTRIC Light Contractors

Sealed proposals win be received at the C ty
clerk Office, Rock Island Illinois. until O'Clock
y. m, September 1, 1898 for lighting the street Is
of the city by electricity, the lamps 20 be Of
standard 2,O00candle power each TO The number
of 100 TO 40 lights suspended at street intersec.
tons or on poles at such places as the city may
direct, the term of contract TO be for five We ,rs
from December /, 1893 The specifcati )ns can
be seen at the city clerks office. The city re-
serves the right to reject any or all bids.
A. ID. HUEsING, City Clerk.
Dated Rock Island. Illinois. AUG i 1SA3.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

A woman's mind is like the WIND on
a winters night" repeats an old French
saving. and Basque adage runs, South
wind woman's thoughts"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
Too Dangerous.

ut is said that Sam Ruggles, the lady
killer, is dead gone on that pretty Miss
Green. Why don't you warn herr"
Thanks, l never play with matches"
Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

"Castoria is the best remedy for children of
which l I'm acquainted. 1 hope the day is not
faF distant when mothers will consider the real
interest of their children, and use Castoria in
stead 81 the various quack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
DR.. J. F. KISCaELoE,
Conway Ark
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
Castoria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine fer chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me OF its
good effect upon their children"
DR. G. G. OsGooD,
Lowell Mass
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
What is

Oastora is DR.. Samuel Pitchers prescription
and Children. 1t contains neither Opium Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance. 1t IS substitute
for ParcgOric Drops Soothing Syrups Oil.
1t is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years.
Millions of Mothers. Clstorai destroys
feverishnesS Castora prevents vomiting; Curd,
Diarrhoea Wind Collie Castoria relieves
feething troubles, cures constipation and atulency.
Castora assnlilates tho food regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
t0ria is The Chdrcns PanaCea-the Mothers Friend.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
CastOria.

"Castoria is so well adapted to children thar
I recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-
II. A. ARCHER, N. D.,
III So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, NJ
''Our physicians in the children's depart
ment have spoken highly of their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet we are free to confess that the
merits of Castorie has won us TO look with
favor upon it."
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIsPESsARY,
Boston, Mass
ALLEN c. SMITH, Pres,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

ALLEN c. SMITH, Pres,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

IT. n. AHCHEH, NJ. D.,
III So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, n. Y
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-21
At Washington.

Ex-Speaker Reed is preparing the
Minority report on the tariff bill. In the
last Congress, when minority reports
were made on the independent tariff bills
which were passed, the reports were
made by various members of the com
mittee. Mr.. Reed did not prepare any of
them. The minority members of the
committee all insisted that the views of
the minority should be prepared by Mr..
Reed, though all are willing to furnish
suggestions and data
As an Indication of the policy to be
pursued by the republicans, it is said
that on the sugar schedule they will offer
the section of the Mckinley law As Il
substitute. This being voted down, as
it surely will be. the republicans will
not vote with the Louisiana men on
such other propositions as they offer.
This course followed on other pro-
visions of the bill, which are objection
able, would leave but little possibility of
amending in the House.
Mr. Boutele of Maine, on Monday,
tried to secure the consideration of the
following resolve. but was unable to do
so because of the arbitrary ruling of the
chair:
Resolced That it is the sense of this
House that any intervention by the cX
ecutiye of the United States, its civil or
military representatives, without author
ity of Congress. in the internal affairs
of a friendly, recognized government, to
disturb or overthrow it and to aid or
abet the snbsti ution or restoration of Il
monarchy therefor is contrary to the
policy and traditions of the republic and
the letter and spirit of the Constitution,
and cannot be too promptly or emphati-
cally reprobated.
On Tuesday it was referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
The President on Tuesday, sent to the
Senate the following nominations of
postmasters in Maine: jeremiah q.
Shaw, at Biddeford; James Gillin, Jr.,
ut IIoulton; Isaac Coombs, at Camden;
also Wayne MacNeagh to be Ambassa-
dor to Italy.
The Senate has confirmed the follow
ing nominations: Calvin Page to be
collector of the internal revenue for the
district of New Hampshire. Postmas-
tiers in Maine, II. ). Merritield, at North
Berwick II. b. Tibbitts, at Berwick.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-21
In Anticipation.

y prominent Wooden Manufacturing
COMPANY 81 indianapolis writ Ia
american Economist
Already. II anticipation ~ he i3.t.-.ig -
Of he Wilson bill. -heep ar heing
slaughtered By the huuaa.d. of thou
,and, more than Wefe III : .lrughtered
y'af ago. and prize, arc uil One-third
@hai tleY @eretheu. Ds-.'Hetion De-
tructioui
Already. III anticipation Of he pa sage
Of this bill, mon than hall Of The manu-
factories Of the country are idle, and
more than halt Of the workingmen Of the
country are unemployed These have
not merely a reduction Of wages, but a
destruction Of all their possible wages or
chances Of Wages.
II a merchant iail- 10 sell his good to-
day, h" has them left for possible .ale
tomorrow. But if a @orhingman fails
to -,ll hi, labor to-day. it j. total lo--
Nothing Of il j. left for Tomorrow.
II IA nation fall 10 utilize one hall Of
IL labor capacity one dav it j. lust "a
much poorer at night and the possible
national wealth that might have been the
result Of that labor can never be recov-
cred the labor Il At should have been
utilized yesterday cannot becofne an
a.sct tomorrow.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-21
BELIEVERS IN WrcAce4FI.
Residents of AN ohio Niiiag. Hold Mr.
CuIp GutpabIe Ior Mysterious Dulngs.

Residents of AN Ohio Village Hold Mr.
CuIp dutpabie Tor Mysterious Doings.
The residents Of Hart : Corners,
farming community ~ milo cast Of
this city, are agog over the deings Of
witch. Several days age a Young farm
er named Howard Hughc- dug well
upon small hill. and whom he had got
to what he believed 10 be 4 sufficient
depth, much TO his surpri~e, no water
appeared. He cogitated upon the mat.
per, and being firm believer IN witches
and hobgoblins concluded that some
person had cast a spell upon his land
Within the limits Of this city llves
DR.. Hoff, an octogenarian, who deals III
herbs and claims supernatural powers.
To this strange old man HugHs repair
I'd and hired him to go down to his
place and locate the trouble Hotf went
with him, and building a fire threw
bome of his powders into it. and while
the fire burned consulted the spirits
through powwow performance. He
told Hughes that the absence of water
in his we'll was due to neighbor
named Culp, who was a wizard with
a poisonous breath and an evil eye, and
that the well would remain dry until
he (Culp) was dead Since the old
witch doctor revealed this startling in
formation the Hughes and a dozen other
families who believe in witchcraft have
ceased all intercourse with Cnlp and
avoid him as they would the evil one
The affair has caused such a stir that
the matter resolved itself into a special
meeting held in the Methodist church
of the village, to which all these people
belong. The Rev. j. Z. Hollister Of
this city, the pastor of the church, PIE
sided and called upon Hughes and his
followers to disavow witchcratt and
treat Culp as a brother or leave the
church. This they refused to do, and
church trial Will result.
Last spring Miss Sadie Loop, mem
Der of the church, was expelled at a
church trial for asserting that Culp was
a wizard, and it was thought at that
time that the ridiculous superstition
had been stamped out.-Alliance 90
Cor. Chicago Herald,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-21

The morning freight, Mark yelling
ton, conductor, ran over man named
ELMER Smith, at Belgrade this morning.
had attended Il dance at Belgrade lasl
night, and partially intoxicated started
to walk home on the track, with the
above result. The injured man was
brought to Watervile for medical atten-
dance under or ers from Portland, after
which he Was sent to his home in Bel
grade. by special train.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-21

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The fol,
lowing are the real estate tranfers dur
ing the week:
Plttstield-John =. Newbegn to Frank
Cain ct al 5000
Fairfcld-lsaiah Green to Naoma
Cleavis, 500; l.. W. Judkins to Angus
Jus Leonard. Sl5; Henry Kelly to \. b,
Roundy, $500.
Alden Russell to Mary
ID. +. Russell, $500; C. :. Wells to Neil
Gregory. $3.50
Moscow-E.. Z. Hill to Oliver b. Cla-
son, 5000.
Smithfeld-A. 5. Richardson to Willie
NJ Ellis, 5000; Joseph Taylor to +. $.
l.awton@t al, 800.
Dctroit-Warren Bunker to George l..
Rand, 81.
New Portland-Carolinc X. Caswell
to }. ). Burns ct al, 1925.
Canaan-C II. Foster To 4. b. Cone,
Sl75; Town of Harmony to G. H. Foster,
1925.
No. 6 Range 1s-Iewis Friend to \.
G. lIagarty, $1,000.
Harmony-Re5ecca Brown to II. II.
Reed ct al, $50.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-21
SEEING BY ELECTRICITY.
A Scientific Achievement That May Come
to Pass In the Future.

A Scientific Achievement That May Come
to Pass In the Future.
We can write by electricity, can
send pictures and designs by the
same agency and talk to our friends
at distance by means of the electric
wire When the British association
visited Newcastle, Professor Perry
told his auditors that seeing by elec
tricity was a possibility of the FIJI
ture, and he had shca'y before
drawn picture of scientnic achieve
ments which would enable friends
divided by large continents and
oceans not only to talk wa each
other, but to look upon their fea
lures. Even before that Professor
Bell is known to have been at work
in his laboratory endeavoring to
solve the problem, and though IL
years have elapsed since the posi-
bility of applying the well known
principles of light in the same way
as the principles of sound have been
applied in the telephone was first
suggested, the professor is still as
hopeful of success as ever.
There is no theoretical reason why
light may not be conducted in the
same way as sound, but Professor
Bell tells us that it will be very
much more difficult to construct an
apparatus for the purpose, owing to
the immensely greater rapidity with
which the vibrations of hight take
place when compared with the vibra
tions of sound. The difficulty, how
ever, is merely one of finding dia
phragm sufficiently sensitive to re
ceive these vibrations and produce
the corresponding electrical vibra
tons, and it is encouraging to have
it on the authority of such man as
Professor Bell that at least dozen
men, eminent i'll science in various
parts of the world, are at present en-
gagged in endeavoring to find the So
luton of this problem. Professor
Bell himself, who has never ceased
to grapple with the difficulty, can
didly admits that up to the present
his labors have been IN vain, but he
is full of hopefulness as to the sue
cessful issue of his own research rs
well as that of the other scientists
who have taken the matter up.
Newcastle EnglandD Chronicle.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-21
Maine State College

To-day the college term closes. reci-
tations were finished Monday. and ex-
amnatio occupy the cine until Thurs
day.
President Harris and family will 20
TO Philadelphia Immediately after the
term closes. here they will spend the
holidays with relatives, returning in
time for the commencement Of next
term.
The cadet uniform has been increa ,ed
by the addition Of oyercoat> Of dark
blue, made after military pattern.
The niors viii pot be obliged TO pro-
vide themselves with them. owing to
the short tine lhey have to remain at
college.
six new FORCES are to be put into the
shop this winter to accommodate the
large class which i to use them next
term. 1hi, put- the forge room in d
very crowded condition.
The Cadet editors room IN OAK hall
ha- been refitted thoroughly and i
nearly ready for occupancy. When flu
Shed it will furnish convenient and
pheasant place Tor the adet headquar-
terS.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-21
A GrenI CLIMAX.

I've seen good many funny snaps
in the way of plays and play actors in
my time" said the advance agent,
"but one | struck out in Milwaukee
the other day was by far the best of
anything l have been up against. 1t
was in one of the museums there
The museum has stock company in
its theater, and its great speciality is
border drama. Every week they
give a new drama of the wild and
woody west.
This play that saw was blood
curdler of that character, and at the
time | arrived at the theater the
stage was pitch dark, and two men
were fighting IA duel could hear
the knives clash together and hear
the men stumble around the stage.
but | could but family distingul Ii
the forms of the actors. After awhile
there was thump on the floor and
the villain Il knew it was the villain
by his accent Kissed All. hal Ru
dolph Tegherington. | have you now
and no one nigh to see me do ll,a
deed ~
Then the drummer Int the bass
drum Il belt. and the calcmu mann
turned on the light and away up i
top of a rocky pass IA woman lihe
heroine was seen standing Cow
ard + She shouted, me and heaven
here : ~ Buffalo EXpress.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-21

In the old time men and women who
were mere acquaintance exchanged
kisses in public, and with certain
amount of ceremony, and visitor to
whom it was desired to show special
civility was always received with .
kiss.
The mode of salutation has changed
greatly with the times. Haste and high
pressure have contributed to render the
form Of greeting as brief as possible
Not only have we given up the quaint
familiar ways of our ancestors, but we
have also parted with much of that
elaborate etiquette which i'll the last
century played so large Il part in social
life.
The changed habits of society, the
greater niingling Of its various grades,
have brought "A simplicity into the form
of intercourse which strikes oddly upon
the senses of people accustomed to old
fashioned ceremony. Il always kiss
the lady's hand when | take my leave
of the hostess after a party, said "A
German lady, descendant of one of
the oldest families in what used to be
called Prussia. She was commenting
rather severely on the habits and Gus
toms of her adopted country.
The otfhand manners OF girls toward
their mothers and of all young people
generally toward all older people
drew forth her reprobation. Kissing
is now confined to state ceremonies and
to few old world lovers and gallants
who have retained the ways of their
great-grandfathers
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-21
Maine Central Directors.

The annual meeting of tn Maine Ten
trad, Wednesday. elected tie following
directors; Pavsou Tucker. Portland ::
Lucus Futile. Boston: Samuel {. Law
renee, Medford tee. VI. Pullman. Chi
cago william g. Davis, Portland :;
Joseph ). Kicker, Portland; Lewis {.
Iedvard, New \ ork Henry NJ. Whit
ney. Boston: Thomas W hyde. Bath !:
John Ware, Watervile; Franklin A
Wilson, Bangor: Francis ". Hill, Exc
ter, Me. The new members are LuciuS
1uttle, Henry NJ. Whitney and Henry
X. Reed. The retiring members are
Amos Paul. Frank Zones. Arthur Sewall
Charles a. Sinclair and William +. Hart
Al the directors meeting Franklin A
Wilson was chosen chairman of the
board and acting president. pending fhe
election of a regular president.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-21

Miss Mary Bunker died at the home
of Benjamin Bunker. editor of the Ken
nebec Democrat. at Watervile, quite
suddenly Wednesday of last week, of
pneumonia, and Mis-. N c. Goodwin,
Mrs. Bunker's mother, died on the same
day at the same house Of the same dis
Bunker was the eldest daughter of Dan
iel Bunker and was born in North An
son. Before the war she was Il teacher
in ladies seminary in kentucky and of
late years has been located in Santa
Clara, Cal. She was an estimab!e and
talented lady. Her age. was So years.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-21
IIoM's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by taking Hall Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co. Props.
Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned, having known f. J.
perfectly honorable in all business transactions.
and hnanciyly able to carry out any obligations
made By their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Price 75c per hot
tie, Sold by all Druggists.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-21

An exchange inquiries why there can
very properly say ing it is not an essen
tial and the enhancing of the price would
make little difference to regular con-
sumers. One reason, not a very good
one, is that Secretary Carlisle has taken
back water on the proposition to increase
this tax, and If the present Congress
does increase it we shall be hap
PLY disappointed.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-21
A MOOD.

Oh. to be alonel
To escape from the work, the play.
The talking every day:
To escape from all have done
And all that remains 20 do;
To escape yes. wen from sou,
Ny only love and be
Alone and hee.
Could 3uly stand
Between gray moor and gray sky,
Where the winds and ihe plovers cry,
And no man is at hand,
And feel the free wind blow
On my rain wet face. and know
am free not yours, but my own
Free, and alone.
For the soft freight
And the home Of your heart. my dear,
They hurt, being always here.
| want to stand upright,
And to cool my eyes III the air,
And to see how my back can bear
Burdensto try, to know,
To learn. to grow.
am only you.
lam yours, part Of you, your wifel
And have no other life.
cannot think. cannot do;
| cannot breathe. cannot see;
There is "us." but there is not "me"-
And worst, at your kiss grow
Contented SO.
New York Tribune
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-21

1t is not unlike Noltaire's statement re-
garding the keeping of Christmas in some
French cities: First "A young man appears
with wings on his shoulders and recites
the Hail Mary to which girl responds
Fiat, after which the make believe an
gel kisses her on tn. mouth. Then boy in.
side pasteboard cock shrieks, "Puer natus
est, fat ON growls "I biz lamb bleats
Bethlehem an ass brays "lihamus' in
stead of "Eamus and then the affair is
fully under way. Selected.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-21
No Waiting For a Bite There.

Mr.. W. X. Reynolds, Jr.. in letter
TO his father from British Columbia
dated Nov IS, tells the following re-
markable story:
Was at Duncan S two nights; spent
an hour at the Cowichan river each
evening catching salmon by the tail and
throwing them up the bank or back in
the river suppose you will think
this overdrawn, but it is fact just the
same. The river is literally swarming
with them, and the water can hardly
be seen for fish. The banks are COW
cred with dead fish, and the stencil is
horrible The people are complaining,
but apparently nothing can be done. !
caught about 40, one after the other,
and got pretty wet over it, The sport
is more exciting than fishing with a
rod Every little slough in the river is
filled with them, places where the wa
ter is only six inches deep, but they
force themselves along very fast and are
fearfully strong. The average weight
is about 10 pounds, but there are many
heavier and few lighter. '-Halifax
Acadian Recorder.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-21

"Ha, hal" said the jovial man as
he slapped an acquaintance on the
back, I'm glad to see you. ! have
one of the funniest stories on record.
and you are just in time.
II don't care for it." was the can
did reply. You see there is often a
pathetic side even to humor. have
just been out with my architect, and
he owed me three of the funniest
stories l ever saw. If hadn't been
paying for them, I'd have laughed
myself silly Washington Star.