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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-02
NEW YEARS BATH.

Tasan Hy several Young fco,ir In the
So. "a Yesterday Aftcrno,n.
Yester4 " was gala day iar skat-
crs. and most tremendous crowd
swarmel -,eadily that part Of the
slough known as the "tri"ngi,." Ia
the afternoon probably 500 wore on
the ice. The ice was slushy. aal
when 4 person fell the shouts hat
arose from The throats Of the loo rs
on rivaled the cry Of victorious 'lot
bal. team. Abou: 5 O'clock in he
afternoon = loud report was hea-l.
and the ice was found to be crack l..
Now came the cry OF banter" fr, n
the young reoplr skating about. t
ice in the vicinity OF the break b
came wavy. and as Roy Head. q
Rock Island. and Miss L;nnie Nc
Clur~. OF Davenport, were uncon
sciouslv skating across the danger
Gus place. the ice gave way. and Tho
young folks took a plunge they vii
uol ehbn t'l -ct. WI. IA'..u, Oh couIse
came t. The Young lady's assistanc,
in the water, AMI Kept her from sink
ing. After being in the water som,
two or three minutes. Will Lu
dolph. OF this city, attempte,
to aid them VITA n large pole. Boil
n. once caught t. and several of til,
onlookers came to Mr.. Ludolph's as
sistancc. and tie result was that til,
whole party. some six or seven, was
precipitated into the river. TIL,
Young folks were in the water full,
| 10 minutes before they were at las
rescued. and mach difficulty was ex
perienced in getting Miss McClurs
on terra TRINA once more.
The I:ier sncc.s.
She was seized with cramps whcr
once on shore. and carriase wa.
called 20 take her home. Mr.. Lu
dolph had been Unfortunate enough
to have sem his clothing to TIN
depot. as he was 10 leave for low:
/ Civ in the evening to attend school
and in consequence was compelled t,
borrow clothes while his were bein.
dried.
The accident proved signal ro
stopping skating for the day. aud al
the Young folks left for their homes
and soon the ice was deserted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-02
TIE SLEEP ETERNAL.

Dc..s os(,c Venerable william Lee 1T Ca
at"- Mrs.. =. G-a,sa ". al Rockford.
William Lee died suddenly at Ca
bic sunday morning. Though origi-
nal,y 4 settler in this county. Mr.. Lees
hou,,- las been in Cambridge most OF
the srl. OF late until last month.
when. his wife died, since which time
he ha. lived At Cable and in Rock
island. He was born March i. 1919.
in Wa4 ington. County of Durham,
Eu-lanA. and came to America in
July. rs. and to Rock Island in
April. rs. He was one Of the first
Goa min operators at Coal Valley
and at c. c. aud he it was who open
ed the Br Bluff mines. His wife
died in NJ. nc last March. and he is
survived b the following children:
Luke Lee o.. Horton. Kan. Robert
Lee Of this cty. Mrs. Hannah Had
dick OF Cab. John Lee of Cable.
The funera. ancurred today with in
terment att 4 Valley.
Ger Obituary.
Mrs. F. ia IN, ST.. of Rockford.
died vest, r.ay moHinr. aged 90
years. She was the other of Mrs.
Henry 5: Wa q, and grandmother
Of Harry il. Graham. of this CITY.
The funeral viii pccur Thursday AZ
/ ternoon.
News reached the city Monday
conveying TIE sal intelligence Of the
death of John Frmkhauscr. of Scran-
ton. Iowa, 4 brother of Mrs. i. F.
Knox. and in consequence Mrs. Knox
left for Scranton YESTERDAY after
noon. Death resulted from an attack
of the grippe.
The funeral of Mrs.. Albertina Won
koeckritz was heie rom her late
home, on Fourth a. ie. Sunday af-
ternoon- kew. IL r. Feet conduct
I inr the services. 4 nall bearers
were: MessTs. kob kuschmanD.
!! JOAN Oswald. Georg ocnirsaeker.
! Julius Junre. A. Pc cs and Hen
~ Rodewir. the latt, Davenport.
The funeral oi the l. Mrs. Doro-
thia Fischer was held s. .;erdav af-
tsrnoon at > o'clock e. the resi-
: dance of her niece. I /. Sonner-
schmidt. 1906 Third av, G. services
hsing conducted by Il y Menicke.
OF the Lutheran churc The pail
. bearers were: George Simmons.
John Dindinger. Adam Sea alb. Hen.
nv Dublin. John Tctens aad Edward
Grimes.
. The funeral of the a,. Johu
Warner was held sunday a sernoou
: from the homestead on Mute ave.
nue.. the services being cor II, ted BY
Rev. j. II. Kerr. Arpro pirate
. lymns were rendered by q MT;
omposed of Mrs. i. +. Or,6n. Miss
Belle Folsom and Messrs. II. d. Fol.
(. som and Addison Gest.- The pall
: bearers were: Messrs. Henry carse,
: John Crubauch. W. S. knowlion. Il.
e. Kea;or. Frank Mixter and Mai l..
NJ. Buford.
In Chicago. Saturday mornnr oc.
CURED the death Of John u. keidv.
9 son-of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Rely OF
: this city. aged ~ years and months
Mr.. Reidy was born and raise in
Rock leland, removing to Chicaeo Il
gears ago. He leaves wife and fy,
children. Death was due to pen
monia aud bronchitis. Mcssrs. ar
: tin Rcidy. Sr., and I. b.. and M;sftl
= Reidy. Jr.. have gone to Chicago
attend The funeral.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-02

Seven pieces dark color, not
Inc most desirable shades. Crys-
nj silks we place ON sale Tues
dry, Jan. 2nd, ut 3slc a yard.
Twenty pieces odds and ends.
slort lengths, and accumula-
tins of genuine silk velvets at
20 a yard, less than half of iirst
cost.
10 make this sale notable, and
TO make our customers remem-
Der it for future account, we will
sell our extra heavy sl.0o quail
iiy lack Grosgrain silk for 67c
a yard all week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-02

wng unprecedented silk just closed we
Obliged to make large purchases of silks pd
stripes fancy which in ordinary year would
completely amped We, however have sofa thousands
yards pads and hncy Silks which we have had full
profits 4FN8
The close Of the wear finds us with many lengths odd
pieces. of which the best sellers ana Others which
sold well cat into and short lengths
Tuesday mornings JAM g 1894 at o'clock sharp we throw
accumulatons the six months all OF odds
and ends plaid silks Goods which we nave SOLO "r
atSsc those sold for ST. those which
cheap $l2 $6S and $lI5 what do
suppose price be? will guesse How much do
hear? Down they 5oc yard50c for your pick % Tor
what 75 buys what were Sl ut
enough. yard have chance to select from the
dozen We the right to limit the
quantity if We think best
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-02
santa CLAUS y:urnca HIS whi,ke.s.

At the Baptist mission entertain
ment last evening George Downsend
was playing Santa Claus. Mr.. Down
send came through the chimney all
right. bat in attempting to blow ont
a candle his whiskers caught on 6re,
and in his attempts ttextinguish the
flames a curtain became enveloped
in flames. and caused little panic.
Women jumped from the windows Of
the chapel. hut escaped without In
Jury. Mr.. Downsend. however. had
his hands and face severely burned
in his attempts as fire laddie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-02
NEN YEARPARTIES
a Delightful Event at the Stand
ard Club Rooms.
rHE Grand BALL LAST EVENING

The Guexss Present. Who Numbered Many
/. rrou A,r,,,-r The rri-Ctty Dancing
Party NJ Skinner Hall In Motne-s"eiA'
Treasures.
The Standard club gave grahu
NV Years ball at the club rooms III
kreil & Math building last evening"
ard it was in every sense a briiiian
event. There was large attend
ance. including quite number from
GU side the tri-cities. Schillinger $
orchestra furnished the music, ana
the programs constituted neat SOU
venrs OF the occasion. Supper was
served at krell x Maths restaurant.
Those Frcsrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-02

Tuesday morning and all week.
in order to introduce Bailey's
celebrated Swans Down face pow
der, we will sell it 1t SC per box.
and present each purchaser with
an ounce bottle of German Col
orne. To introduce Bailey's
Cardinal Dcntrificc we will sell
the CSC bottles at 12c. Also the
celebrated Bailey's Vascelinc and
Petroleum Jelly at 4 to SC per
bottle. One pound can package
of Petroleum Jelly at 1Sc per
can, usually 4Oc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-02

Music is tie very soul and kcrne, ~
the Welsh nature. A musical ear is th.
nationalbiTihright. Every Welsh preach.
er who migrates TO an English cb,,r,.,
Rnas the gres :. difficulty in ai.stain;n-
from that weiri, peculiar intonat;o, -
his sermon wlch is known as the hwyi
aud which, is often strange and Objection
aAoofD English ears.
n femarkablc and subtle fact w,;.,
vim BE- Interest," to English re,5a~s
and - the same time significant ~ ~ !
sen1itiv1cess Of ne Welsh musical 90
b thAt = is positive discord to msrs.
nmeng he Welsh Congregations tf ~
minister Ia ..givi BE- ont the first ve -
q tie - A,n. dee so pitch his VOL
l'that s III be in Larinony with tho IT,
tn 49, Z e tune $ preliininarily bsen
pt4 the nsiruinentalisk-West.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-02

Fair weather today. stationary tenn
perature; colder Wednesday and prob
ABLY now Hurrics; variable winds.
FL. WALz, Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-02

Taxes are now ~ and payable at
county treasurer fp1bcs. cosF. ouee
building. Bring lest 4ears ~ re-
ccipt. EpwAko bAcHkss -.
Il. c. CLAHKE. Dtppty. Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-02
rri-Ci.y DANCING MT.

The I'll city dancing club gave a
de. ght!ul party At skinner hall. in
Mo.ne, asst evening, viii McsdameS
Deere and Bulierworth Is patron
esses. about 80 couple were pres
ent. Ouo's orchestra farm. sh;ng
mGsic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-02

A. YOUR dealerilcr one Of KraEaer
daily expense boo =. Price 10 MS.
For .ale at Krau =. Blcuer 4 Co.
49, second avcnVe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-02
KNOWLEIEE

s. s,inz, comt and jkrrcvsz,,ontt, ard
kh;ly uara. n + MAY. VIII live BET
! less cxpcnslitu 70, by more promph!
adapting the ~ bcst I-oiuets 10
Che nccds q + ~ bciur, viii attest s;
oAe value u t'lth { tlic ruTc iiqNid
lhxative priit les m5rar = IN INC
Its cxcciy e. is I'D to y prr,,'nliing
IN tic ford & ac- tah anil PieS'-
ant to thofa G.. the &c sh ~ and truly
bcncfeiA r.f,rtics arcrieet lax
stivc Effcetul Iy ciear n the system,
dispcHng q, hea laS and levers
and ypcrmaa lily ctfrinl constipation;
Il has give tisfaction millions and
net with tl' approval 4 the medic, !
profession. ltcaGsc it aci'gn the hid-
news, Liver al Bowels 4 bout weak
ching the, nd IL j. pr cay free from
every obj enable sub. a.cc.
Syrup, firs Is for Z by all drug
eis,s in5c nj 81 bottl !, bus !. e man
ufarturpr ~ the Cllii.rnia Zig Syrui
10. only. .ose name j. priutcd on every
package. % the nan, syrup OF liss
snl hi, vel infori "a, YOU viii n0
accept Substitute j olsred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-02
The Msrreli Sluh.

The Morrell club gave New Years
dance last evening. About % couple
were in attendance, and q most en-
ioyab!c evening was spent. Music
was furnished by the Pow shop or
chc>ira and at IL O'Clock refresh
ments were served. The club IS re-
ported 10 be in prospc.ous condi-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-02

Tonight will be Yosng mems night
and all young men ars cordially IN
vited to call. andI . good time Is
promised to all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-02

The largest line Of Fancy Goo :,
A Decorated China and Toys 3
= MRS. MITSSIs
n 1878. I3.OTMrd u
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-02
Eincs Fixed.

Charles Thornton. Robert Thorn
ten. Harry Swisher and Oscar Peter
son. the young boys convicted @
stc2ling bananas some time ago, wer
on saturday in the county court
fincl s. and costs each by Judr
Adams. This. no doubt. viii prov
a lesson to the lads and stop furthe
actions in that line by Moline bows
The free press., 1894-07-05

requiring no food or attention, only
warm quarters. When they wake up
in the spring they develop vigorous
appetite, and are fed principally on
hard-shell crabs, which they devour
with great greed. After few days
feeding they learn to come to the feed
ing place with the eagerness OF chick
ems in barnyard.
At the close of last season the
Messrs. Riggin had $500 young terra
pin on hand, which were carried safely
through the winter. The warm days
of early spring caused their owners to
remove them from the winter quarters
sooner than usual, and the cold wave
proved very disastrous, killing about
six hundred of them, which means n
loss, at the present valuation, of 81 200.
In purchasing stock terrapin those OF
five inches cost $13 dozen six inch
es, 1874 dozen, and seven to nine in
ches, $50 dozen. They sell at from
$50 to $50 dozen.
The free press., 1894-07-05
Movable Cottage.

A laborer's cottage of wood, well
jointed, tight, and big enough for a
family of four, may be built in the
suburban region for less than 5000.
1t can be so framed as to admit of be-
ing moved without injury and at small
expence when the land upon which it
stands becomes too valuable for such
occupancy. AS matters are now ltal-
ians are about the only sort of folks
to occupy such houses hereabouts,
and it is only the best workmen among
them with relatively high standard
of comfort that need anything SO fine.
1t is significant of the change coming
over Italalian residents, however, that
any among the laborers demand aught
above the single room that has hither'
to been their notion of home. New
York Sun.
The free press., 1894-07-05
Shopping in Turkey.

Though the Turks cannot be called
lazy, yet they like to take their time.
Patience, they say, belongs to God;
hurry, to the devil. Nowhere is this
SO we'll illustrated as in the manner of
shopping in Turkey. This was brought
particularly to our notice when we
visited the Sivas bazaars, to examine
some inlaid silverwnre, for which the
place is celebrated. The customer
stands il the street inspecting the ar
ticles on exhibition; the merchant sits
on his heels on the booth floor. If the
customer is of some position in life,
he climbs up and sits down on level
with the merchant If he is foreign
er, the merchant is quite deferential.
A merchant is not merchant at oil,
but host entertaining guest. Coffee
is served; then cigarette rolled up
aud handed to the ''guest, while the
various social and other local topics
are freely discussed. After coffee and
smoking the question of purchase is
gradually approached not abruptly.
as that would involve loss of dignity;
but circumspectly, as if the buying of
anything were a mere afterthought.
Maybe, after half an hour, the GUS
toner asks the price in an off-hand
way, as though he were not particu-
larly interested. The merchant replies,
ooh, whatever your highness pleases, y"
or 81 shall be proud if your highness
will do me the honor to accept it as
gift" This means nothing whatever,
and is merely the introduction to the
haggling which is sure to follow. The
seller, with silken manners and brazen
countenance, will always name a price
four times as large rs it should be.
Then the real business begins. The
buyer offers one half or one fourth of
what he finally expects to pay; and
war of words, in IL clustering tone,
leads up to the close of this everyday
farce. Century.
The free press., 1894-07-05
TerraDin Farming.

Messrs. A. b. Riggin & Co. have just
completed another diamond d-back ter
rapin inclosure on the Annamessex
River, adjoining Cristield, says the
Baltimore American. The inclosure
is formed by driving sixteen-foot
boards in the mud to the depth of six
feet, or to the hard bottom, making n
secure pen for the terrapin. About
two acres of muddy bottom are fenced
in, with knobs exposed here and there,
interspersed with salt water, which is
constantly renewed by the ebbing and
flowing of the tide. There are also
artificial banks of sand in which the
tenapin deposit their eggs, leaving
them to be Matched by the heat of the
sun. Eggs are usually deposited from
June to the middle of August, and
soon hatch in the warm summer sun.
A grown terrapin will lay twelve eggs
at b time, and lay twice during the
sedson. Terrapin require about three
yeirs to become full ''counts.
During the winter the terrapin plow
DEEPLY into the mud and lie dormant,
The free press., 1894-07-05
Ray Of sunshine

!, .,aded light of waiting.
y W ro stood and watched the days,
ia .ssy moved in numbered measures,
., the slow receding ways
~ tbe Iasgard hours and moments,
"a u,re Of passing, when we long
...bear q voice whose musn
i, recollected song.
,ss felt the hurt of distance
lpe known the silent pain
"a companions constant hoping
nstthe parted meet again
!. auyielding, helpless hoping,
the likeness of distress,
|rhjeb as time goes on, developes
Into utter hopelessness.
have wandered in the shadows,
rbaye CROPPED my way along
|Yr the guidance of the music
othat recollected song;
|1hsye held my heart and waited.
FOR kindly hopeful ray
|nthe sunshine through the shadows
And her letter came today!
W. J. HAMPTON, in Detroit Free Press
The free press., 1894-07-05
A Summer Mood.

o, to be lost in the wind and the sun,
To be one with the wind andthe stream!
With never care while the waters run,
With never a thought in my dream,
To be part OF the robins lifting call
And part Of the bobolink's rhyme,
Lying close to the sly thrush singing alone
And Tapped In the cricket's chime.
O, to live with these beautiful ones!
With the lust and the glory OF man,
Lostin the circuit of spring-time sums
Submissive as earth and part OF her plan
To lie as the snake lies, content in the grass'
To drift as the clouds drift, effortless, ree,
Glad of the power that drives them ON
With never question of wind or sea.
--HAMLIN GARLAND
The free press., 1894-07-05

John Neubert of the Teton, while
chopping ice near the shore for wa
tering place for the cattle, struck
through the ice and the bit of the axe
was embedded in the mud at the bot
tom of the stream, which was very
shallow at that point. Mr.. Noubert
thought he felt something moving
when the axe struck in the mud, and,
pursuing his Investigations further,
he pulled out good-sized mud turtle
bearing on its shell, ~. N, 1857, :"
and ~. NJ, 1871"
Mr.. Neubert remembers having put
the first initials on turtle ut the
mouth of Milk river in 1857, and the
latter initials in 1871 upon the turtle
when he found it twentythree years
ago on sand bar in the Missouri at
Devereaux bottom, just above Fort
Benton. The turtle meandered up
and down through two decades until
it finally brought up at the ranch OF
its old acquaintance.
Mr.. Neubert again put an inscrip'
ton on it's shell, which read: "Hon.
j. NJ, pub. admir-, 1894, and return
ed it to the river. Where he finds it
again only time can toll Montana
River Press.
The free press., 1894-07-05
A QUEER BUSINESS.
New Method Of Fattening Hogs
in California.
Horses Slaughtered for Feeding
Purposes.

The enterprising methods of the
California rancher who makes busi-
hess of raising hogs, have long been
subject of favorable comment in this
and other states, but if the latest
scheme devised by them for fattening
their stock for market will meet with
public favor, is question. This
scheme consists in buying up old
horses, which have outlived their USE
fulness, may be bought for q song,
slaughtering them and then feeding
then the carcasses to the hogs.
Several weeks ago the agent for n
leading hog-raiser in Fresno county
appeared in this city and Oakland and
began the purchase of every disabled
horse he could find. In this he was
very successful, and in q short time
herd of over 800 horses had been Sc
cured at q cost of less than 500 to the
purchaser. 1t is q surprising fact
that many of these horses were pur-
chased for 81 apiece, and few brought
over SO.
This appears to be due to the fact
that, owing to the high price of feed,
the maintenance of these ANIMALS was
considered Improbable by their own
ers, who were glad to dispose of them
ut any price. This herd of horses,
which resemblod in many respects a
walking boneyard, was driven to Fresno
county and each animal promptly shot.
The carcasses were then hacked to
pieces and thrown pell nell to the
hogs.
Inquiry at the pound developed the
fact that the officials there had heard
of this new and startling enterprise,
but up to date no application for ami
mails had been made to them. All
horses impounded at the pound which
are not redeemed by their owners are
sent to the fertilizing works, and there
converted into glue, soap and other az
ticles of domestic value. Horses thus
used have fixed value of from So to
$l2, according to the degree of preser-
vation.
''This is something over which we
have no CONTROL" said Secretary Hol-
brook of the Humane Society yester-
day. 81 have heard of the purchase
o. old, worn-out horses for this pur-
pose all over the State, but rs the
question of cruelty in connection with
the enterprise has never arisen, no ac-
tion has been taken. OF course some-
thing must be done with WORKOUT
horses after they become u burden
some expense, but it is highly objec-
tionable to feed their carcasses to
hogs, which are subsequently shipped
to this market. Lovers of pork may
now make up their minds as to the
sort of delicacy they enjoy daily.
1t is a business that should be stopped
by local legislation.
Several cases have developed in the
outskirts of the city where horses
have been slain, cooked in watts and
subsequently placed in duck and
chicken ranches for fowl to peck at.
This is regarded as legitimate, and
thus far no person in authority
has inteposed to stop what may at best
be designated as u peculiar and OBJ
jectionable practice. San Francisco
Il
The free press., 1894-07-05
By No Means Civil.

$50 you were in the courtroom?'
said the hostess to the guest from the
country.
eyes. l was and never shall for
Get it to my dying day"
''There was civil suit in progress,
/ believer"
'Indeed it wasn't. You jist should
hev heard how them lawyers talked to
the witnesses ~ American Indus
tries
The free press., 1894-07-05
Dangerous Duel.

M. Fer lone of the seconds)-MJ
principal, the Count, refuses to con-
sent to duel in the woods at dawn.
M. le Comte-Why not?
NJ. Fer-Think of the risks. Both
OF the gentlemen might catch cold !
[Chicago Record.