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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26

The fight against the Illinois ap-
portionment instituted by the dis
gruntled ex-attorney general has
practically ended with significant
victory for Attorney General Moloney
in the matter. The courts holding
is rs Mr.. Moloney has held from the
first, that the legislature is supreme
in such procedures. The contempti-
BILE little political scheme to beat the
apportionment on purely partisan
grounds has failed signally.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26
LEGAL
ADMlxIsrRArOR,. NOTICE.

Estate OF Anna S. Knowlton, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed admin
isrator Of the estate of Anna S. Knowton, late Of
the county OF Rock Island, stale Of Illinois, de-
ceased, hereby gives notice that he will appear
before the county court OF Rock leland ooun-
ty, At the once OF the clerk Of esid court, in
the city Of Rock Island. at the July term, on
the inst Monday in july ne1i, At which
time all persons having claims ASA.net said c.
tate are notified and requested to atfeuo for the
purpose Of having the came adjusted. All per-
cons indebted to said estate are requested to
maze immediate payment to the undersigned.
W. o NEGUs.
Administrator.
Dated this sSth dav O: April. A. D. 1894.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26

ATTORNEY GENERAL OLNEY has
ruled that Chinese merchants doing
business in the United States No.
vember 3, 1898, whether under their
own names or not. do not come with
in the provisions of the third para
graph Of the Chinese act. All such
merchants, it is held, as were there
when the statute took effect, may re-
turn to the country. should they
leave IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26
A Lively Epitap1i.

The most prominent paper at Tomb
stone, A. T.. is called The Epitaph. 1t is
edited by an Englishman named Coffin,
and the name Of its publisher is Sexton.
It il said to be pretty live paper, too.
and rather singularly refuses to advertise
undertakers, probably upon the principle
that there are enough reminders of death
connected with the paper.-Tsmpa Fla.)
Timoe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26
Peculiar to Hinself.

So eminently successful has Hoods
Sarsaparilla been that many leading
citizens from all over the United
States furnish testimonials Of cures
which seem almost miraculous.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is not an acct
dent, but the ripe fruit of industry
and study. It possesses merit "pe-
culiar to ITSELF" ssf sss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26

WHILE there are some of us who
cannot endorse all that Senator
German thinks and says on the tariff
question, none will deny him the
credit of being one Of the foremost,
most fearless democrats of his day, q
statesman Of ability and an eloquent
man
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26

MuscArINE NEws-TRIBUNE: All
honor to Judge Bookwalter! The
republican conspiracy to annul the
democratic aPportionment Of Illinois
was hit right between the eyes by
this republican Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26

The Union rises to explain that it
has no fault to find with what Tues
days republican county convention
did. It's fault is merely with what
the convention did. The Union is an
intelligent mortal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26

The Union seems to be cooling of
after the ordeal it experienced the
two days following the republican
county convention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26
Fear California Mountains.

There are four unique mountains in
alum and sulphur mixed. and one Of
pure sulphur. II is estimated that in
the four peaks named there are 100. 0O0,-
900 tons Of pure alum and 1000, 900 tons
Of sulphur.-St. Louis Republic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26

STRIKING miners ut Goody Mines.
Tenn. are destitute and have ap-
pealed for help.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26

The Grand Trunk railway has re-
fused lake freights on account Of the
coal famine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26

The primaries 10 the country districts wili be
held q, 9 o'clock p. N. Saturday. Nay d. The
primaries In the cities OF Moline and Rock Island,
on the came day ct O'Clock p. m.
Dated .; Rock Island. May 8, 1894.
T. 5. Snvis, Chairman.
WILLIAM McBnIRY, SECRETARY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26

Hoods pills cure nausea, sick
headache. indigestion, bifiodsness.
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26

love maiden fair To sce
Aud bese 81 all che loveth me:
Our Aearts both heat In unity
We owe Il all u FAfks' Herb tea.
For she was sa,iow and wss red,
And neither Of us would ever have wed
uad Il mot been Tor her aunt who said:
'Just sakes rasks Tea when you go to bed y
sod BY Harta 4 uf.cneyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26

EVERY democrat should attend his
ward caucus tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26

SATURDAY, MAY &c, 1894.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-26

Experienced Shoe Statesmen
will give you special atten-
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-29
BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

Continued from last week.
On motion board adjourned until
eight O'Clock a. m.
j. +. MCGUIRE,
County Auditor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-29

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Pair Highest Medal and Diploma.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-29

j P Madsen trustee of Sharon
uU township. .............. s 90
VIM Mcclure merchandise for
poor farm ................ 10 90
Il III Beason postage for re-
corder's Office. ....... IL 05
Henry Winkleman erroneous
poll tax .............. 80
Thei Christensen erroneous
poll tax. ........... so
Incorporated Town of Audu-
bon room rent for elections
II years at So 90 per year
rejected.
III u Funk retainer fees in case
against the bondsmen of j
G Dawson, claimed $50 90
was on motion rejected.
M johnson & Co coal for poor. 40
j w Jensen erroneous dog tax 80
G w Guernsey printing board
proceedings, claimed SIS so
allowed ............... 20 80
g w Guernsey printing for the
county ........ D oO
On motion the contract of Royal III
Petty steward of Audubon county poor
farm was extended to March LIST, 1896.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-29

west Extra, Iowa, belonging to Mrs
David Burns was abated on the grounds
of charity.
On motion the personal property tax
on Thos Egan for the year 1894 were
ordered abated.
On motion the interest on the taxes
OF 1887 on the north fractional half of
the northwest quarter of section | :,
township 81, range 80, were abated.
On motion the bonds for county ofllc-
ers for the term commencing January
z, 1895, were fixed as follows:
Comfy auditor, fifteen thousand dol
lars.
County clerk, ten thousand dollars.
County attorney, five thousand doi-
lars.
County recorder, ten thousand dol
lars.
County surveyor, two thousand dol
lars.
Justice of the peace of Leroy town
ship, one thousand dollars.
Justice of the peace Extra township,
one thousand dollars.
Constable Leroy township, one thou
sand dollars.
Constable Extra township, one thou
sand dollars.
Constables and justices of the peace
In other townahips, five hundred dol
lars.
Assessors, five hundred dollars.
On motion accounts were allowed as
follows:
w. ii. Brinkerhof', clerk Extra
township.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-29

Eight o'clock a. III. November 16,
1894.
On motion fees were allowed as per
transcript from justice court in case
State OF Iowa VS. VIM Jordan
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-29

Eight o'clock u. M, Nov. IA, "a.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-29

LIBHV y OIOOn p HI'j -'O'01'D01 10V''
1894.
Board met pursuant TO adj ournment.
The following school fund loan,
were examined and on motion APP
prOved
Mary Wheeler. ............... S4O0 w
Elizabeth MASKING. .......... 800 90
G s Ballou 800 90
On motion accounts were allowed as
follows:
j A Cozine clerk Of Oakfield
township. III w
Carter & Hussey supplies for
county. 93 on
w Audas clerk OF Lincoln
township. ................ IL w
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-07
here. I had relied upon him to look.

here I had relied upon him to look
after this
Holmes glanced at me, and raised
his eyes ssr.lcnicaiiy. with two such
men as yourself and Lestrade upon tho
ground. there will not be much for q
third party to find out" he said
Gregson rubbed his hands in q self
satisfied way. II think we have done
all that can be DONE" he answered.;
'.It's queer case, though, and knew
your taste for such things"
You did not come here in cab?''
asked Sherlock Holmes.
"No, SIR"
"Nor Lestrade?"
mo, SIR"
Then let us go and look at the
room" With which inconsequent re-
mark he strobe on into the house, fol-
lowed by Gregson, whose features ex-
pressed his astonishment.
A short passage. bare planlzed and
dusty, led to the kitchen and offices.
Two doors opened out of it to the left
and to the right. One of these had OBJ
viously been closed for many weeks.
The other belonged to the dining-roon1,
which was the apartment in which the
mysterious affair had occurred. Holmes
walked in, and I followed him with
that subdued feeling at my heart which
the presence of death inspires.
1t was large, square room, looking
all the larger for the absence of all
furniture. A vulgar, faring paper
adorned the walls, but it was blotched
in places with mildcw, and here and
there great strips had become detached
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-07
PiTH AND POINT.

First Dear Girl-"How did you like
my singing?" Second Dear Girl
singing is not the name for it!"-Halio.
-.sDo you know think you are
q most singular girl?" She eoyly)-
81 assure you it isn't from choice. -
N. Y. World.
--Mother-'sNow,F Fritz, remember it
is more blessed to give than to receive"
Fritz-9sYes, ma, but / am not selfish"
-Ulk, Berlin.
Commonwealth We an extry
coat, maam?" Lady-"Yes; extra coat
of whitewash to put on the back
fence" ssHugh!"-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
-Smythe-ssDo the hard times affect
your business?" Landlady Theatrical
boarding house, ssNot at all; my board
ers wouldn't pay, anyhow. "-Raymond's
Monthly.
That takes a big wait off my
mind" calculated the travelling man
when he found he was in time to catch
a train he thought he had missed.-Buf-
falo Courier.
-Hicks-"Your mouth reminds me
of cupid's bow" Miss L. Rhodes (de-
lighted - 'sReally?' Hicks - ''Yes,
you're always shooting it off."-Kansas
City Town Talk.
Judge Ito prisoner)-"We are now
going to read the list of your former
convictions" Prisoner-s'In that case,
perhaps, your worship will allow me to
sit down. Baillage.
-Johnny-"Pop, may I ask you a
question in arithmetic? Happy Father
proud of his sons love for study)-Cer.
tainly, my boy, certainly" Johnny
SLOW many times what makes seven?'
Gentleman Ito house agent)- "The
great disadvantage is that the house is
SO damp" House Agent isadvan-
tage, sir? Advantage, I call it. Incase
of fire it wouldn't be SO likely to burn"
-Tit-Bits.
IT don't know what to do with
Kinkin's poem, said the editor. ''Why?"
''If throw it away, he'll say I'm jeal-
GUS, and if print it, his friends will
say tried to make him ridiculous."-
Washington Star.
-Bubbsby-'sI understand they're
trying to pass bill prohibiting baby
carriages on the streets. I bet the kids
are kicking" Gubbsby-'I should say
they are. Why even the youngest OF
them are up in arms. Buffalo Ex-
press.
Mrs. Spekeezy-"Oh you may not
see any beauty in me now; but you
told me that you fell in love with my
face" Mr.. S.-'sYes, my dear; but when
fell in love with your face your feat
ures were in repose. boston Tran
script.
One of the ladies in fancy dress was,
though fair enough, a trife fat. There
spake to her a reporter: MAY ask
what character you representa-" "Helen
of Troy" she answered. "What did
you think it WASP" ''Well," he MUIR
INJURED, 81 thought you might be Helen
of Avoirdupois !"-Tit-Bits.
-Ethel-ssIt's too bad it's cold.
prayed for warm day. Does God al
ways answer prayer" Mamma-"Yes,
if you ask for thing in the right way,
and if you don't He reproves you by not
giving it." Ethel-"Oh, I see now.
The governors told me to try to say my
prayers in French this month, and
guess made mistakes. Harlem Life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-07

border, no wild dash and scramble foT
possession and fight for retention, and
the weak have equal chances with the
strong.
The land is surveyed and mapped out
in allotments, varying in size from the
character of the land, but rarely ex-
ceeding six hundred acres. It is al
lotted to settlers first on a system OF
lease, at nominal rental, usually
about twelve cents an acre per annum.
The lessee is required to cultivate and
improve the land, and If these require
ments are properly complied with he
may acquire clear title to the land at
the expiration of the lease. Persons
desiring to settle on the land are re.
quired to file an application with the
government land Office. These applica.
tons are considered by local land
board presided over by magistrate,
which investigates as to the suitability
of the applicant, with the especial OBJ
ject of finding out if he is a bona fide
settler and likely to prove suitable
one.
When all the applications are passed
upon, or, if there is a rush for the land,
at an appointed time every allotment is
balloted for separately. Each suitable
applicant is entitled to chance in the
ballot or lot drawing for every allot-
ment, provided, of course, he has not
already been successful in previous
drawing. Not more than one allotment
is granted to one person, and no person
is eligible to participate in the ballot
who already has an area of public land
amounting to six hundred and forty
acres. He may, however, make up his
holdings to this limit.
In the colony of Victoria the govern.
ment found work for many of the un-
employed during the hard times of the
last Australian winter in clearing pub
lie land. Some of the lands thus cleared
were thrown open for occupation a few
weeks ago, and successful applicants
were required to pay five shillings an
acre on their allotments to recoup the
government for it's outlay in behalf OF
the unemployed.
The tenure of the lease on these par
ticular lands was set at nine years and
five months, and lessees were required
to cultivate and otherwise improve
their land, and also to destroy all YER
min thereon" The latter provision re-
ferred mainly to the ineradicab1e plugue
of ra bbits that afflicts Australia.-N. Y.
Sun
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-07

The real-estate man had sent the
facetious man to look 1T fve-room
house he said he wanted. The pros
pective tenant found it in need of ex-
tensive repairs and went hack to the
agents Office.
81 didn't want six-room house,. he
said solemnly.
THAT isn't /. six-roon house, zetort-
ed the agent
Eyes, it is
''But say it is not, " and the agent
began counting them; there's the
kitchen, two bedrooms, reception room
and dining-room; that's five, amt it?-'
Yes, and there's room tor improve
1nent; that's six" added the facetious
man, and wanted to see sossething elsa.
Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-07

and hung down, exposing the yellow
plaster beneath. Opposite the door
was snowy fireplace, surmounted by
a mantle-piece elimination white mar
BILE. On one corner of this was stuck
the stump of red wax candle. The
solitary window was so dirty that the
light was hazy and uncertain, giving a
dull gray tinge to everything, which
was intensified by the thick layer Of
dust which coated the whole apart
ment.
All these details I observed after
ward. At present my attention was
centered upon the single grim, motion
less figure which lay stretched upon
the boards with vacant, sightless eyes
staring up at the discolored ceiling.
It was that of a man about forty-three
or forty-four years of age, middle
sized, broad-shoulIcred, with crisp,
curling black hair and short, stub
bly, beard. He was dressed in a heavy
broadcloth frock coat and waistcoat,
with light colored trousers and inn
maculate collar and cuffs. A top hat,
well brushed and trim, was placed
upon the floor beside him. His hands
were clinched and his arms thrown
abroad, while his lower limbs were in
terIoclscd as though his death-struggle
had been a gricvous one. On his rigid
face there stood an expression of hor-
ror and, as it seemed to me, of hatred,
such as have never seen upon human
features. This malignant and terrible
contortion, combined with the low
forehead, blunt nose and prognathous
jaw, gave the dead man singularly
simious and ape-like appearance, which
was increased by his writhing, unnat-
ural posture. 1 have seen death in
many forms, but never has it appeared
to me in a more fearsome aspect than
in that dark, grimy apartment, which
looked out upon one of the main arte
ries of suburban London.
Lestrade, lean and ferret-lilse as
ever, was standing by the doorway,
and greeted my companion and myself.
''This case will make stir, SIR he
remarked. sit beats anything / have
seen, and ara no chicken"
''There is no clew," said Gregson.
"None at ALL" ckimed in Lestrade.
Sherlock Holmes approached |he
body, and, kneeling down, examined
it intently. You are sure that there
is no wound?' he asked, pointing to
numerous gouts and splashes of blood
which lay all round.
''Positive.'' cried both detectives.
"Then, of course, this blood belongs
to second acknowledgements
the murderer, if murder has been COM
mitted. 1t reminds me OF the circum-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-07
Able Fasters and Feasters.

The jams of India are the champion
fasters, or long-distance dc-without:
-out-food sect of the world. Fasts OF
from thirty to forty days are very conn.,
mon among this curious sect, and once
each year radiant" comes forward
and undertakes the grand fast"-a
period of seventy-ive days. during
which time he allows nothing but
warm water to pass his lips. When the
fast is once begun the faster will carry
1T to the prescribed limit or die in the
attempt. In curious contrast to this
startling feat is the religious eating
contests of the South Sea islanders,
where the competitors actually hoop
themselves like barrels with ropes
made of grass and bark to keep them
selves from bursting through over-eat-
inr.-Sau Francisco Chronicle
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-07
China's Language.

A writer holds that Chinese Ian
guage" is a misnomer. ''There Is" he
says, mo such thing as Chinese lam
guage any more than there is . Euro
pean language. A Canton man can not
understand an Annoy man, and have
seen two Cinnamon sitting together
with third one acting as interpreter
Pigeon English is the common tongue
of commerce. It has a vocabulary OF
hess than one thousand words, bnt Is
sufficiently flexible to answer any pur-
pose" We're China but an island, or a
series of islands, instead of halfof alarge
continent, and were thus open on all
sides to the omnipresent language car
rying British steamer, it is within the
bounds of probability that pigeon En-
glish would ere now hare replaced the
national tongue to such an extent rs to
cause intense alarm to reign in the Chi.
nese Chauvinistic eamp-St- Louis
Globe-Democrat
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-07
BY A. CONAN DOYLE.

CHAPTER IL-CoNrrNuEp
Sherlock Holmes rose and lit his
pipe. NO doubt you think that you
are complimenting me in comparing
me to Dupin," he observed. Now. in
my opinion, Dupin was very inferior
fellow. That trick of his of breaking
in on his friends thoughts with an
apropos remark after q quarter of an
hours silence is really very snowy and
superficial He had some analytical
genius, no doubt; but he was by no
means such phenomenon as Poe ap-
peared to imagine"
Have you read Gaboriau's works?"
asked. docs Lecoq come up to your
idea of detective?"
Sherlock Holmes shifted sardonically.
'Lecoq was miserable bungler," he
said, in an angry voice; ''he had only
one thing to recommend him, and that
was his energy. That book made me
positively ill. The question was how
to identify an unknown prisoner.
could have done it in twenty-four
hours. Lecoq took six months or So.
1t might be made a textbook for de-
tectives to teach them what to avoid. "
felt rather indignant at having two
characters whom had admired treat
ed in this cavalier style. walked over
to the window, and stood looking out
into the busy street. This fellow
may be very clever" said to myself,
''but he is certainly very conceited."
There are no crimes and no GRIM
inals in these days." he said, qucrul-
ously. what is the use of having
brains in our profession? know we'll
that have it in me to make my name
famous. No man lives or has ever
lived who has brought the same
amount of study and of natural talent
to the detection of crime which have
done. And what is the result? There
is no crime to detect, or, at most, some
bungling villainy with n motive so
transparent that even a Scotland Yard
official can see through it."
Twas still annoyed at his bumptious
style of conversation. / thought it
best to change the topic.
81 wonder what that fellow is look
ing for?" l asked, pointing to stall
wart, plafnly-dressed individual who
was walking slowly down the other
side of the street, looking anxiously at
the numbers. He had large blue en-
velope in his hand, and was evidently
the bearer of n message.
"Fou mean the retired sergeant of
marines" said Sherlock Holmes.
''Brag and bounce" thought to my
self. "Hc knows that / cannot verify
his guess"
The thought had hardly passed
through my mind when the man
whom we were watching caught sight
of the number on our door, and ran
rapidly across the roadway. We