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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05
Chicago streets.

Great city," said the stranger re-
sec::ve'v. Wonderful city! The build
ings are magnificent. the boulevards are
superb ami the hotels are unsurpassed.
lnt-but why don't You name your
Streets
Name our Streets" exclaimed the
Cl,icagoan. I'VE do. You can't find q
street ia the city without a name"
well. them" went on the stranger.
"why not derive some benefit fIom it?
Why should there I've any secrecy about
it! Why not treat all streets alike: Why
put the name of one street on the cor
ner lamppost and not the name of the
next. And why not have some uniform
ity about 1.-THE continued. warming
up to his subject. why tack the name
of ore street onto "a building, put the
next on "a lanppost. the third half way
up an electric light post. the fourth
clear ut the top of it and have no sign
at all for the fifth:"-Chicago Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05
GounoSl's First Earnings.

The way Gounod earned the first
money by his compositions is related by
the Freres Lionnct in their Memoirs"
They met him at the house of Escudicr
in 1855. At that date he had already
produced his "Sappho." but at his own
expense. lie asked the Hornets, who
were then in vogue in the Paris salons,
to sing some of his melodies. To en-
courage them he sat down to tine piano
and sang few Of them himself. They
admired them greatly. "Ycs," he said,
everybody adinires them, everybody
compliments me on them, but no pub
Usher will bring them ont. They are
said To- I've too difficult for the public. By
the way, have just composed q song to
the words Of Beranger entitled Mon
habit / consider it one Of my hest
compositions. and think it would suit
you we'll" Thereupon he sang it.
Anatole Lionnet promised TO sing il
the next evening and did 20. He then
spo,.o 20 .s,c .y-blishe- nbo-t =. hrt the
same obi-ction was maze. Yes. it is
charming. no dcubt." SAID the publisher
but II win not -eli. However. if Nj
I.ionpst viii undertake 10 ling IL for q
few nights l VIII consent To publish il
and give Goanod 100 francs for il. y
Gounod joyfully accepted the modes,
sum: it was the first he had earned
London Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05
senator. In the I.arber,, Chair.

A workman in the senate barber shop
in Washington is credited with saying
that the senators are the most peace
full men to shave he has ever met.
though some Of them are particular.
One senator. he says. he has twice shay
ed three times in one day. not because
his beard grows so fast, but because the
senator Likes the sensation" Another
senator has a pair of little side whis-
kers of which he is fond and to which
he devotes anr amount Of attention. {"
He did not reveal all this to any sena-
tor, and to the helpless man to whom it
was communicated he said with de-
spairing tone, ''You know we are not
allowed to talk to our senatorial Gus
toners unless they talk to us first. Who
would not wish to be United States
senator while being shaved?-Chicago
Tribune,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05
A Smuggling scheme.

Passing through Hudson street with
africnd, Glanced 20 pass the establish
ment Of a firm of folders and repack-
ers' of dry goods. Before the door were
q hundred or more little bales Of goods,
hearing odd markings. but showing that
they were destined tor firm in Texas,
doing business in q town near the Mex
lean line.
do you know" asked my compan.
ion. why those goods are put mp in
such small packages:"
Upon replying in the negative he con.
tinued: They are to I've Struggled across
the Mexican line. The goods are pur-
chased in their original packages and
delivered here. The wooden boxes are
discarded. and the goods subjected to
hydraulic pressure and baled. Each
bale contains about 80 pieces, or half the
number of an ordinary dry goods case.
1.-THE goods are then shipped to Tex.
rs, and all marks removed. When all
is arranged, some night the little bales
are slung across the backs Of mules,
two bales to each animal. and with m
armed escort the train proceeds over the
border to some distributing point in
Mexico, where the goods are sold to Mex.
lean traders ut a good profit.
Smuggling in this manner is quite
extensively carried on between thi.
country and Mexico, the United States
getting in return for its dry goods,
which are the most easily handled, chear
Mexican coffee and cigars. New Yorl
Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05

1t Is positively asserted that promi-
nent farmer living near Ellicot: City.
Nd. has in his possession goose which
has attained the rather astonishing age
Of &c wears. The bird was purchased by
its present owner il 1880, and was then
% years old. 1t is as sprightly now, it
is stated. as any of the flock, and there
is nothing in its appearance to indicate
such an advanced age. In discussion
by several old fowl fanciers here regard
ing the ages of different birds it was af-
firmed that geese often lived to suck an
age, and even longer period.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05

What supposed to be the only FROST
less belt in the United States lies be-
tween the city Of Los Angeles and the
Pacific ocean. 1t traverses the foothills
Of the Cahuenga range and has an ele-
walton Of between 200 and 400 feet. In
breadth II Is perhaps three miles. The
waters Of the Pacific are visible from
II, and the proximity Of the ocean has
If course something to do with banish-
ing frosts. During the winter season
this tract produces tomatoes. peas,
beans and other tender vegetables. and
here the lemon hourishcs, tree that is
peculiarly susceptible to cold. Tropical
trees may be also cultivated with sue
cess, and in connection with this fact il
Is interesting to know that q part Of the
favored territory has been acquired Ivy
Los Angeles for park purposes, and it
h only squestion u time when the city
will have the unique distinction Of pos
ssssing the only tropical park in the
United States. Strange to say. only
the midway region of the Cahuenga
range - free from frost, the lower part
u the valley being occasionally visited.
New Y0gk Evening Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05
After the Wedding.

"How soon should calls upon bride
be made?' is a question that n been
frequently asked. Calls upon bride
should be made very soon after her re-
turn from her wedding trip. if 10 day
for such has been Ssignated. and as
immediate a visit must he paid to her
mother or person at whose house the re-
ception was held. The bride returns
her calls soon and so far us possible in
the order in which they are made. Her
neglect to acquit herself of these debts
would be incxcusable. and person SC
careless would deserve to he socially
forgotten. -Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05
Highest Of all in Ieavenng rower-Lasess T. Govt Report
Re-! R Bsxds'
ABSOLUTELY Pure
ON THE WAY TO CHURCH.

.
There is one ] Know. ] see her sometimes pass
In the morning streets upon her way 70 MAS;
n calm. sweet woman. win uncarthy ~
Men turn TO look ~ her. nut never STOP
Reading in those blue depths the death u
And q wise ch..t,-c,.cnt for thoughts IN.
wise.
Pure j. her brow. rs ~ u marble saint:
Her brown hair pencils IL with ripp,cs faint.
There Is no shadow On IL and no light:
Her checks arc pale. like lilies In eciipoes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05

II Is extraordinary how the Singer
family has managed to mix itself up with
the aristocracy Of France. With moth
ing but . hinge fortune and a large stock
Of cccentricity the original old Singer
married mo- less than 10 women, cover
ting wide range Of position and charac-
ter. He numbered his descendants by
the score, and these it is who have man.
aged to ally themselves with some of the
prou,lest families in Europe. AT the re-
cent wedding of Mrs. Winnaretta Singer
in Paris to Prince Melchior de Polignac
there was a great gathering Of the Singer
clans. and they bore such names as
Rochefoucauld. Decaxes. Murat. Modena
and Dudley.-Cholly Knickerbocker in
New York Recorder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05

SENATOR WILSON. shoes are small
ones. hut how any one %! the present
republican candidates in Iowa would
slide around in them. Listen to the
names: Gear. Lacey. Hepburn.
Stone. Cummins. Perkins ami Coffin.
ami think IL you can recall any nota-
bile public action associated with any
of them. Where do they come from
What are they at when they are a,
homes Who are they. anyhow. tic
aspire to be senators from n grca,
corn-growing. statesman-producins
western commonwealth? The an.
swer is: They are Iowa republicans,
No wonder the state experienced
such turning over few years ago.
and who can doubt that the demo
cratic party will soon dominate in
the Hawkcycdom again?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05
IN cHlcAco,s slums.


Five Ceut Lodging BOasrs Where Cha1ss
Take The risee q Beds.
Finding lodging place for the night
when one has but ccnts-an ordinary
street car fare uickel-is no easy job.
Lodging hcuscs where the beds rent for
10 cents hold as grimly to tariff prices
~ a coal combine In arctic weather
would do. II is case of fiat money
with those people. II they had 500 beds
and hut five dodgers, the sixth could not
get an abatement. even though his flesh
were dropping from his bones with
frost. NO pay, no bed" is the motto,
and they stick TO it.
Nowadays dimes are being with
drawn from circulation. at least the
people who are forced into begging
them report that To he the state of the
money market. Two nicklcs mako q
dime. it is trrc. and 80 do 10 pennies,
hnt there seems ~ .,c bear movement
in small coins. and this form of cur
for these who ci;iicr can't, don't or
won't work Cor it.
As n. matter Of fact there are many
hundred persons in Chicago every night
who cannot purchase a lodging for lack
Of means and who stay ont 80 late that
access to the station houses is denied
because they are already overcrowded.
These people will then sleep anywhere.
All they want is cover from the night.
That can he had in Chicago for
cents. But the lowest tramp. if for
tune favored him with a dime. would
shrink with horror from lodging in
such a place. There arc one or two
places Of the kind in Chicago. and they
are hard 10 find. When found. they are
the very apotheosis of degradation, dirt
and dingincss. Beside the 5 cent places
these where admittance is a dime are
palaces. For ) cents the ledger is al.
lowed the privilege of chair until
morning - simply that and nothing
more.
The keepers of such places form the
lowest elements of society. They dc
not treat their patrons as humans, mol
vet as beasts of the field. The ) cen,
wretch becomes III object for blows and
kicks. When his nickel enters the greas,
pocket that gapcs fer ii. he is then al
atom of squa,or. and he is treated &C
cordingly.
Recently the Atlas hotel was visited
1t is probably the worst lodging hous'
in Chicago. The prices begin at ; cent
and run 10 Is cents. 1t is located OF
Custom House place few yards from
Van Buren, street. On one side of it il
a stable. There the horses get cleal
straw every night for bedding. On tn
other side is u deserted church, whicl
has been purchased and which will b
shortly converted into another lOdgin:
house. Amid such surroundings tn
poor fellow who has but nickel is al
} lowed To stay over night. He can sit ol
three legged chair, or he can lie dowl
on the floor. In either event he is force,
to sleep with another man half cover
) ing him, fer every night the filthy Gel
; lar Is crowdcd.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05

A LONDON editor is accused of
venting his astonishing knowledge
Of American affairs in the following
about Buffalo Bill: The cablegrafn
announces that Col. Cody. who will
be remembered in London, has re-
turned n mayor Of Nebraska. No
better selection could have been
made. Col. Cody was the friend Of u
man named Boone, who discovered
Kentucky in 1869. After marrying
the granddaughter Of distinguished
gentleman. known rs Sitting Bull
Frog. Cody was twice governor OF
Chicago, and was at one time mayor
Of the Arkansas Legislature. He also
served in the confederate army un'
der ben Butler, who so calamity de.
Tended New Orleans against Long.
street. The providence Of Detroit
rewarded him for his military ser
vices by sending him to congress
where he introduced n bill fer the
relief Of the citizens OF Buffalo. Il
was in this that he got his name
Buffalo Bill. While Mr.. Cody has q
ranch in 81. Louis he finds time fol
literature, and writes for the Allan
tic Monthly. u newspaper edited by
Marx Twain and Uncle Thoma.
Cabin, gentleman who made fame
by his negro dialect sketches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05
Nsvsesees Adsesssssss.

How much money IL spent annually
IN ncwspapcr advertising? Probably
any estimate less than 500. OO0. 600
wouId fall short Of the facts. Some
single firms have spent ~ much ~
SsO0. 900 In . year. To put out such,
snosmous sums rcquirrs . largo ana
chinesy In md cut II the advertisess'
uNlcss, md The busine1-R the art.
. yuu nay choose 10 cUu.ider it-cum-
nssds ~ services Il men Of . high
esdse a ahility.-John Irving Romef'a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05
Rather Unce.afsrt.ble.

The following notice is posted in the
pension Office ut Washington:
Members Of the medical division are
forbidden to have their hats CT clothing
on preparatory to leaving this Office be-
fore 4 O'Clock. Any one breaking this
rule will be charged with demerit Of
Is minutes.
II is perhaps not strictly our bust
ness. but we should think il would be
rather uncomfortable for the clerks II
the medical division TO work all day
without any clothing. New York Trib.
ono.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05

SENATOR Qr,r is reported from
Pit.sburg n saying that ne expects
the Wilson bill to 20 through both
houses practically unchanged. mas
much as the democratic party is
pledged to IL and the president IA
vors IL. The Pennsylvania senator
always did possess good foresight. il
nothing else.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05

CHICAGO POsr: Chicago's post of
fee earned nearly $s.Ooo.o0o last
year. Notwithstanding that every
piece Of its stock in trade sooner or
later went into the hands of rccciv-
arr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05

SAMUEL w.TaLrArEHEo was ycster-
day appointed postmaster at Rose
willie, Warren county. The selection
is good one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05

CARNEGIE continue. to- cut down
the wages Of his workmcn. and makes
big gifts to public corporations
which do not need them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05

OF course Governor Waite would
not object IL the Corbctt-Mitchell
tight should take place in Colorado.
He is hoping for blood TO the brides.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05
Record Breakers.

Jagson says if horsemen coaid trot
their horses as fast around the track as
they can around the hotel radiator there
~ould be q record broken every day
Eimir2 Gazette.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05
FRIDAY, JANUARY ). 1894.

A MEETING Of the Illinois demo-
cratic state central committee has
been called at Chicago on January Is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-05
ARGUS BUSINESS DIRECTORY

ARGUS BUSINESS DIRECTORY
BOOKS, WALL PAPER, ETC.
traEi ton, Il, Us Second avenue.
RESTAURANT.
Al,ars. l., 1913 Second avenue.
FURNITURE AND CARPETS.
Corics, u F. 1852 Second avenue
GLOVES AND FURs.
Bennett, Geo, 1905 S, cond avcnne
MERCHANT TAILOR.
Emig, ", 1907 Second avenue.
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
Eesclin, II 1903 Second avenue.
BAKERS.
Munro, DE Hue & Anderson, &c Market Square
DRUGGISTS.
Thomas. II. 1880 Second avenue.
Sp,idel, C.tlsO. Second avenue.
PLUMBERS AND GAS FILTERS.
Blake Burke, 1910 Third avenue.
WALL PAPER, ETC.
Adams Wall Paper Co. s1D3I4 Twentieth st,est
GIoCERS.
DuuClSr> Su.s a. Ssl 1Ncntie.N street.
Hess Bros. 1920 Second avenue.
Brooks Il Thicrmsr. 1901 Fifth avenue.
kuschmann, Robt, ssc. Fourth avenue.
Long, G j. Second avenue and Nineteenth sire ct
Biowner & Co. 1891 Fifth avenue.
UNDERTAKEN.
Knox. 3 F, 100 Twentieth street.
HARDWARE, STOVES AND MANTELs.
Nof,sker, J T, :0s Twentieth .tcat
LAUNDRY.
Parkei'r Laundry. 1874 Third avenue
con, 2:l end sss Eighteenth street.
BREwERIEs.
Rock Islard Brewing company.
MEAT MARKET.
Schroeder Hane. 31i Twentieth street.
Tri-City Packing and Provision Co, 4th and e0th
JEwELEE AND OPTICIAN.
R.mscr,J s. Son, 1877 Second avenue.
MILLINERY.
Blackburn 4 Co, ls59 Second avenue.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Do ton Shoe st re. 1863 Second avenue
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE.
Harris. Geo W d. 80 Seventeenth
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-06
LINEN FOR THE SPARE ROOM.
some Things Which the Reserve supply
Chest should Contain.

(New York World)
There Is 4 theory in the minds OF some
badly-informed housewives that ii Is
mark Of vulgarity to have best things
They say proudly. and quite rightly Tor
that matter, that nothing Is too gooH lor
their own people. They seem to imagine
uloglcally. that this absolyes them rom
the necessity Of haVns good Things ioi
their guests Nevertheless. IL ~ hot "'V
tbet a warm liking for on" = own hous'-
hold IS Incompatible Win heeplhs VI
ain g., Of sheets pillow-cases, ana toWeis
for inc quest chamber. Every woman OF
honsa,yifelv instincts has a natural desire
IA keen as large "a supply a. possible Oh
snare linen. and IL j. only common sense
~ want 10 save that which IS most worm
saving SO that a supply 81 best HIrn
does not neccssariy Imply that the
familys usual sHppiy IS poor.
The best shec-s and piiiow-cas,
should be Of linen. Linen i deNcionsy
smooth TO lie upon. II - pleasah'e. 49,
90 the SIGHT than cotton one may uus
l,non sheeting bv the yard and h"nstiicH
j., n she has unlimited time. taste Tor
,eodIrwork. AMI remarkably good eye
si,,ht Even then she viii save very IL
tic During the linen sales par 81 inc"
sbsets hamstitchrl and laundered' mag
-. hou1bt for $50. They range from ihls
,,ice ma 10 very much dearer ones. hut
those al this cost are OF an eNc'N'"'
quality. Pul0w-cases 10 maich may nc
bought at the same f1lrs iof e. 20
ma. MINER sheet sh1ald have the lnltiA
f,,, ',,,.,cr embroidered just beneath the
INNER hsrn in the centre 80 that wh.h VIZ
80. a. folded down the initial SHOWS.
The uiilOW-cas-s should pe s''i'''''''
marked. ,, f,,,o.l
.n1 t,rl.red. lamask and huc@ahacN-
ar. us.I. bat tho best for Reh'f al vs.
~ h,,,stitcheI ones OF white huckabdch'
rr,nea grows "strlngy and knott"N- ~
color.d bor,ars have an UNPLEASANT H'".'
II fading. nut white htmsltch'' 49,
wear out evenly. which - the hi'"l O'',
sideration with thrifty hpu-e"i'y7 -
,ather coarse variety Of hucs ahacN WI"
frIrced or hemmod edges costs ;" n"%' y.
This quality IS good for ordinary use ~ ~
:, a. v'eu 10 have on hand finer towels anu
moro elaborate ones. II any WIN c'l"i'"
horders are bought they should be en-
hro,dared with the owners Initials III 'ne
same color White ncnogfains u""' III
neayy-marking linen are best'tor Tue "
binary white towels. -
oid towels may sometimes be cut Over
IN advantage in the shape or Waan-Iah,,'
Rut Turkish towelling Is TO be prefer
ana crochet wash-rags are perhaps 'he
hest of all. Il fairiy-gOod quality OF Urn.
,sh towel NAV be bought for = cents put
,ba more extensive ones arr better, iot
tho reason that they last longer ana tha'
their threads do not have so uupieasdh'
,,,nuer of coming out. All Turkish low
oils and. indeed. all fringed hheh oi any
sort. should have the fringe whipped 0"
before II is used.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-06
THE BIRD Of NOBILITY.
How the swans of Eneland's Peers Were
Distinguished by Branding.

(Gentiemans MagaZlneD
our English swan has long become
private possession. and one that IN Ola
times was highly priced. Great eccle-
siastics. the Prior Of Spallins or the
Abbot of PETERBOROUGH. riyalled noble
Earls. Huntingdon or Leicester or Essex,
I'm the goodly flocks which they main
tanned uoon the marshy fats OF the last
ern districts. And in the West they were
preserved with the same jealous care.
Richard Ill. Just before his reign cl'sen
at the battles Of iiosworth. directed
commission TO al man+rs Shirenes. Cscha-
tours balliieffes. cOnstables. suzanne
herCcs. and al having the Rule of fresh@
RIVERS and waters in Somersetshire, espe-
ciaIly I'm the freshe waters or RIVERS OF
Merkmore. Cojmore. &c, that the King
hath given al SWannes In the SAID waters
late pppcrtcyning 10 the Marques Dorset
and Sir Giles Dawbeney MOVIE an the
In the Hinges handles by reason OF their
forfaicturcs. to my lord rr'vc scale
The swan marks scratched upon the
bills 10y which wealthy owners disiin-
cuished their birds. form study almost
as curious as that of heraliry. Several
manuscript volumes from the fourteenth
century down 10 the seventeenth. are
preserved in the British Museum. recori-
inu the marks OF various owners Of All
ranks. up 10 the King ana Queen. The
swan with two nerl,s. which may br
seen now AMI again on the sign Of
riverside hosiery. IS properly the swan
with Two hicks. the special mark o. Ia
NitneTs Company.
The swans Of the Duke Of Suffolk We're
marked sometimes with one mex OF err >,
cent form. sometimes with hVe paraueI
lines set in square, Ike a grilifoh'
while the Duke Of Clarence hhh Two
,ar,ill limos and the Duke Of Norfolk
bo1 c.rtain devices Ike KEYS. The King
swans were DISTINGUISHED sometimes by a
ruI,ly-Jrdyn crown. as the proper mark
~ ROYALTY. sometimes 10y pair OF s"ofus
for the puchy Of Lancaster
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-06

reached. With . sharp-pointed knife re-
move thlS carefully and MI the little
green boat with the chopped salad. Deco
rate each end with bit Of small. crisp
lettuce leaf. Place the whole In the
centre OF some circlIng leaves OF
lettuce, and serve In individual salad
plates, a silver fork laid In each. Toma-
toes are emptied and filled with salad
In the same fashion and aternated with
the cucumbers: the effect Il quite pretty.
The deep-curled kale IL much used as
a basis for low flower decorations The
deep-strung involutions fit closely ana
perfectly around pansies. geraniums.
chrysanthemums. Arranged In silver
bowl. or a small glass dish, with an un-
der6ed Of soft moss. quite wet. the leaves
will keep green and fresh for hours.
GUEST-BOOK COVER.
The friendly sentiment that gave rise
to the custom 'of handsome register
book In which each visitor places his or
her name with the date, and the addi-
ton OF some pleasant record has met
with such response that In almost every
town and country home one finds In the
library, or mornIng-room, the guest-book
with it's story OF hospitality and happy
times. with much use the volume gets
rubbed and worn. And some kind OF
protecting cover Is almost necessity.
IL may be OF plush. OF satin, ecru, or
white linen. with an interlining OF one
layer OF flannel and a lining proper Of
soft silk. Cut IL little deeper than
the volume. and fully two inches wider
on each side, so that when the book Ii
closed the cover oyerlaps. The edges
are neatly oyerhanded together. small
gold or silk cord added around the edge
as n finish. II the cover is of plush OF
SATIN the lettering or design should be
OF gold thread. but II OF linen. gold-col-
ored silk is used, and the design worked
In outline. In the linen cover the SILK
lining Is put In with a long stitch for