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The Press., 1894-12-20
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Springfield December, 1894.
 Store open evenings till Christmas.
 The morning will be the best time to do the shopping from now until Christmas; the store will be jammed ev- cry afternoon, most likely. You can avoid the crush at the front doors and reach the book and Christmas depart ments much easier by using either of the Vernon-street doors. Children will be lost, and packages, bags, purses, um- brellas, gloves, etc. Inquire for them at the Lost and Found desk.
 BOOKS.
 Let us send you a copy of our 1895 book catalogue. It gives our price for books everybody will want to know our prices.
 Actually we have more than thousand styles of bindings in Bibles, prayer books, testa- ments, etc., both Protestant and Catholic.
 Oxford Bibles bound in seal morocco, gilt edge; Divinity circuit, maps, concordance, etc., 75 cents; the kind that usually is $I.5o.
 Better one in seal morocco, paper lining, SIPS; leather $I.5o; same size and styles as the usual $4 Bibles. Main floor of vernon-street building. FOR THE HOME.
 The gift buyer who omits something for the home errs: This is for you, MT. Man. You love your wife and wish to please her. Dream out her home thoughts, then come here. You've no idea how so little money can do so much.
 Chenille portieres, 2o-inch dado, 7-inch frieze, scroll de- sign, fringed top ard bottom, six colors, $4.
 Chenille portieres, 27-inch dado, 8-inch frieze, fringed top and bottom, Rococo design, six colors, $5.
 Tapestry portieres, fringed on edge and bottom, designs in
 blue and cream | rose and cream | bronze and cream | nile and cream | terra cotta and cream | at $4.50 pair.
 Second floor of Vernon-street building. Blankets and Comfortables.
 They're always given at Christmas. You get lem like this:
 White wool blankets, 11-4 size, at S2.9s; us- | ually S3.50.
 White wool blankets, 11-l size, at s3.5O: us- ually A.
 White wool blankets, extra heavy, 11-l, at l $3.9S usually S450
 Fine white wool blankets at S4.6S; usually | $5.25.
 Others as low as 50 cents; as high as S12.50.
 Fine cider down comfortabeS, S4.50; usually
 s.
 At $7.50: usually go.
 At $16; usually $22.
 Crib comfortables $1 .25 to $2.50.
 FORBES & WALLACE, Main Vernon and Pynchon streets,
The Press., 1894-12-20

It is reported that the people of Thomp- sonville, Suffield, Windsor Locks and Warehouse Point are getting together to make 8 united demand on the legislature to make the up-river toll bridges free.
The Press., 1894-12-20
MONSON. (COrreSpOndence.)

A Monson man has new method of keeping meat fresh. He killed COW be- fore Thanksgiving and hung it up between two trees near his house. The part that hasn't been eaten hangs there still. When he wants some beefsteak he goes up on a ladder and cuts it off.
The Press., 1894-12-20

WOULDN'T A SALARY COME HANDY ?- See advertisement of 0 "Chance to earn
 money" on 4th page, if you want posi-. | tiOn.
The Press., 1894-12-20
ASHFORD,

Westford Correspondence.
 We have been highly favored in se- curing doctor with a recommendation such as has Dr. Frank B. Converse of Eastford, son of Dr. Harvey H. Converse, who has located in the house owned and
The Press., 1894-12-20

Springfield, December, 1894. Store open evenings till Christmas.
The Press., 1894-12-20

Children will be lost, and packages, bags, purses, um- brellas, gloves, etc. Inquire for them at the Lost and Found desk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03
A Queer Marriage Ceremony.

A queer marriage ceremony was that
in Queen Elizabeth's reign, before the
deaf and dumb alphabet was invented,
between Thomas Filshy and Ursula
Bridget. Ursula could talk fast enough,
but Thomas was deaf mute, and US il
was required that promises should be ex-
changed in spoken words nobody knew
how TO manage the thing. Finally the
bishop OF London helped to devise a
service by signs, and Thomas proceeded
thus:
Having first taken Ursula in his arms,
he took her by the hand and put tn,
nuptial ring on her finger. He then laiG
his right hand significantly ON his heart,
and afterward, putting their palms to
gether, extended both his hands towart
heaven. Having thus sued for divin,
blessing, he declared his purpose to liv,
with Ursula till death should separat,
them by closing his eyelids with hi
fingers, digging the earth with his fee
as though he wished to make hole il
the ground and then moving his arm
and body as though he We're tolling
funeral bell.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03
Japs Dividing Up China.

VICTORIA, b. c., Dec. 3.-The steamer
from Yokohama brings advices from
Japan up to Nov. II. The Japanese news
papers are amusing themselves by pub
fishing maps of China in partitions show
ing the condition which it will assume
after the war has had its full effect. Most
Of these maps represent Japan in posses
sion of Formosa, and the provinces Of
Swinging, Chilli, Sang, Guing, Kiangsu,
Chekiang and Fuhkien and others. To
England are assigned Kwang Tung, HUI
nan, Hupeh and Shensi; to Germany,
Kwangsi, Kweichow and Hainau, and to
France, Yunnan, Szcchuen and kangsun.
The territory of Mongolia is set apart for
Russia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03
SUICIDE At HARVARD.


sophomore Preparing for Missionary WORK
Kills Himself.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. S.-Pierre j.
Gulick, sophomore at Harvard, commit.
ted suicide by shooting himself in his
room in Divinity hail. On his desk was
this note:
Whoever first enters this room, please
take this letter to T. Able, 8 Divinity
House. at once, and give him full charge.
DO not disarrange anything, especially on
this desk.
On the desk were a number Of letters,
all addressed and stamped. The suicide
was 81 years old, came of a missionary
family, and out of respect for the wish of
his wife, who died in Japan a year ago,
was preparing for missionary work His
father, Luther Halsey Gulick, was a mis-
sionary for forty years and died three
years ago. Young Gulick for five years
had made his home with his brother, DIR.
Luther Gulick, of Springfield, and was
graduated from the high school there.
He was amember of the Springfield high
school foot ball team and his brother is
an instructor in and writer on athletics.
No one knows any reason for the sui
eide
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03
WILD cossAcx RIDERS.


Two Americans Saw Them Break Winter
Camp In Turlsestan.
Messrs. Allen and Sachtleben, who
went around the world on bicycles, give
the following account of one OF their
experiences in Turkestan:
One of the chief incidents OF our
pleasant sojourn was afforded by Gov
ernor Ivanoff We were invited to head
the procession of the Cossacks on their
annual departure for their summer en-
campment in the mountains After the
usual religious ceremony they filed out
from the city parade ground. Being I'M
avoidably detained for a few moments.
we did not come up until some time
after the column had started. As we
dashed by to the front with the Ameri
can and Russian flags fluttering side by
side from the handle bars, cheer after
cheer arose from the ranks. and even
the governor and his party dotted their
caps in acknowledgment.
At the camp we were favored with q
special exhibition of horsemanship. By
a single twist of the reins the steeds
would fall to the ground, and their rid
ers crouch down behind them as bull
wark in battle Then, dashing forward
at full speed, they would spring to the
ground and leap back again into the
saddle, or hanging by their legs would
reach over and pick up a handkerchief,
cap or soldier supposed to be wound
ed. All these movements we photo
graphed with our camera.
OF the endurance of these Cossacks
and their kirghiz horses we had prac-
tical test. Overtaking Cossack courier
| in the early part of a days journey, he
| became so interested in the velocipede,
as the Russians call the bicycle, that he
| determined to see as much of it as pos
sible. He staid with us the whole
day, over q distance of 55 miles. His
chief compensation was in witnessing
the surprise of the natives, to whom he
would shout across the fields to CONT
| and see the tomasha, adding in eXplana
| ton that we were the American gentle
men who had ridden all the way from
| America. Our speed was not slow, ant
frequently the poor fellow would hav,
to resort to the whip or shout: 'Slow
ly, gentlemen. My horse is tired. Tn,
town is not far away. 1t is not necessa
~ to hurry so. -
The fact is that in all our experience
we found no horse of even the fame,
Kirghiz or Turcoman breed that coult
travel with the same ease and rapidit,
as ourselves even over the most ordina
~ road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03
Bayard HOnOred by the Scotia.

LONDON, Dec3. MIR. Bayard presided
last night ut the 230th anniversary festival
of the Scottish Corporation. Never in the
long history of the Scottish Corporation
has similar compliment been paid to
any other foreign ambassador or minister.
In the course of n speech he said: 'The
first aud foremost name that we Amer
leans must revere is that of Washington;
but scarcely second is that of n man of
Scottish birth and blood, Alexander Ham
ilton." The banquet broke up with cheers
for Mr. and Mrs. Bayard and the singing
of ''The Star Spangled Banner" during
which everybody present stood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03
A Comfortable Route to CalIforn In

During the winter you should pat
ronize the Phillips-Rock Island ex-
cursions that run from Chicago and
Minneapolis every Tuesday, and via
Kansas City, Topeka, Wichita. Fl.
Worth and Ell Paso, lands you at
Los Angeles the following Saturday
night.
The trip is quick and cheap, for a
second-class ticket takes you on a
fast, first-class train, and sleeping
car all the way only costs Sc from
Chicago, St. Paul or Minneapolis, and
but S. from Kansas City.
Write at once for a folder that
gives route and time table. and any
ticket agent can give you the rate for
a cheap ticket that permits you to
ride on the fastest trains, and for
small amount additional (mentioned
above) you have "A Through Sleep
er"
These tourist excursions are a pop
ular mode of travel, and in winter
this is popular route.
JOHN SEBASTIAN G. p A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03
Murphy VIII Case.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. s.-The celebrated
Murphy will contest, which has agitated
California social circles for many months,
was decided in the state supreme court by
the overruling Of u decision rendered by
Judge Henshaw in the superior court of
Alameda county. The decision sustains
and orders probated the will of Anna 1.
Murphy, the mother, who died in Lon
don, England, in 1891. 1t is signal victory
for the unmarried daughters, Mary
Nelan, Frances Josephine, and Mary
Margaret Arbella, and u crushing defeat
for the other daughter, Lady Anna Wool
sey of England, and the brothers, Samuel
s.. and Daniel T.. Murphy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03
Chicago Man Missing.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3-No clew has vet been
secured to the whereabouts of S. w.
Riderberg who for eight years has been
chief deputy in County Clerk Wulff's Of
flee, and who has been missing since
Thursday. There are two theories afloat
regarding his mysterious disappearance.
One is that either overwork, disap-
pointment in political ambition or anxi.
ETY. over the knowledge that he would
lose his position unhinged his mind and
that he has wandered away from home
while deranged.
The other theory is that he is short in
his accounts, but that has not been veri.
fed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03
Early in the Field.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 3.-Although Gov
crnor Rich still has two years to serve a
candidate Is already in the field as his sue
cessor in the person of OK Congressman
james O'Donnell of jackson, Rcpub-
lican, a popular citizen, and a stro ng run
ner in political contest. Mr.. O'Donnell
says: Most men who want office say
their friends want them to run. l say 1
want my friends to help me, and SO
don't see any need of denying that am 6:
candidate. expect to be nominated and
elected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03
Hogg Is After Some More.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Dec. "a req
uistion has been sent here from Texas for
the arrest and delivery to that state of the
officers of the Waters Pierce Oil company,
who reside in st. Louis. This firm was
recently indicted in Texas on a charge of
violating an antitrust law. Counsel for
the company appeared before Governor
Stone and submitted an argument against
honoring the Texas requisition. Gov
ernor Stone has taken the matter under
adyiscment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03
Low Rates to the so.sh.

On November goth, December 4th
and 18th, the B., c. X. & n. Ry. will
sell excursion tickets to points in the
south and west at extremely low
rates. Tickets will be sold to the
following territory: All points i,
Oklahoma, Texas and Indian Terri
tory. To points in southwestern
Missouri and eastern Kansas. includ-
ing st. Joseph, Atchison, Leaven-
worth and Kansas City. Tickets are
good 20 days from date and stop over
will be allowed.
For further particulars call on sta
ton agents or address
j. MORTON, G. T. & P. A.
Cedar Rapids, la.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03
SECRETARY LAMONT'S REPORT.
Saving of Half Million Dollars in the
War Department.


War Department.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-The annual re-
port of Secretary Lamont shows a saving
of $500, 600 in salaries and contingent ex-
penses in the administration of the war
department at Washington, besides econ
omics in the recruiting service, rents, etc.
The cost of the army last year was $50, 039,
Oc9. BY May / next the infantry will be
completely equipped with the new maya
zine rifle. He estimates the total cost Of
finishing the armament of our twenty
eight chief seaports at so, $50 9S7 for
guns; So sol ,120 for mortars; Sc, SOC, OOC
for gun carriages; 1929, 800 for mortar
carriages; total, including ontract work.
$40, ,2iS. The secretary recommends
the erection of a statue to Grant at the
national Capitol, where there now is
none.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-Another worlds bill
lard record has been broken. In q practice
game Frank Ives made a run of 53l. This
Is not only the biggest run on record, an
Choir barred, but by running the game out
in three innings Ives made an u, ,rage vi
200 for u $40 point game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03

Rudy's Pile Suppository is guaran-
teed to cure piles and constipation
or money refunded. Fifty cents per
box. Send stamp for circular and
free sample to Martin Rudy, Lancas
ter, Pa. For sale by T. H. Thomas
and Hartz & Bahnsen, druggists,
Rock Island, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03

has been using Parks Tea and she
says: "My complexion is very much
improved. That muddy look is all
gone. l take cup Of Parks Tea
three nights a week and / feel just
elegant" Sold by Hartz & Ulle-
never.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03
stain
|l1e Industry
On Tap everywhere.
Only Union labor employed.

THE Rock Island Brewing Company, success
I TO George Wagner's Atlantic Brewery
|nsrs City Brewery and Raible & Steneel's
hex Island Brewery. as well as Julius Junee's
hitting Works, has one of the most complete
|sving establishments including Bottling de-
ttment in the country. The product is the
Er best. Beer is bottled at the brewery and
ETysred to any part Of the tri-cities, and NAV
ordered direct from the head Offices on No.
|, avenue by Telephone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03
Bucket Shop Men Indicted.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-The grand jury has
finished it's consideration of the bucket
shop keepers and found sufficient evil
dence on which to base indictments
against sixteen of the keepers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03

PORTLAND, Dec. 3.-The Union Savings
and Loan Association bank was entered
by burglars and the safe blown open and
robbed Of g $50 in cash.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03
Detroit Schools Remain Closed.

DETROIT, Dec. 3.-President Clark of
the board of education announces that on
account Of the prevalence Of diphtheria
the public schools will remain closed an
other week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03

Hard coal, all sizes, per ton. 81 80
Discount for cash, per ton. -. %
Camel coal per ton. ........ 6 OC
Indiana block per ton. go. 4 OF
Kentucky lump per ton ...... 4 25
Carriage added on less than ton or.
ders. +. G FRAZER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03
fulKIsH BATH Rooms

Baths of all kinds. including
Turkish. plain, shampoo, cleo
trio, electro-thermal, etc, may
be obtained at the Sanitarium
Bath Rooms, on the first floor Of
the Harper House.
ROOMS OPEN.
For Ladics-From 9 q. N. to
IL m. on week days For Gen.
tlemen-From 6 q. m. to 7:S0 a.
m, and from 2 p. m. to 9 p. m.
on week days On Sundays the
rooms will be open from S a. m.
to IL a. m. for Gentlemen only.
Electric and Electro-thermal
baths may be obtained at any
time during business hours.
Gymnasium connected with bath
rooms
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-03

THE ARGUS, only Toe a week.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-12
WONDERS OF ALUMINIUM.
The Many Uses for Which the New
Metal is Now Being Employed.
U7y,r,, thn

Metal is Now Being Employed.
From the Argosy.
For years, since 1927, men have known
that there was such a metal as alumni
Eum.
a scientist named Woher, who expert
meuted upon earths with electrity. dis
covered several metals unknown previous
ly. Among them was calcium, which costs
500 an ounce on account of the difficulty
in separating it from the substances found
with it, although every human skeleton
contains about 81 800 worth of it. But OF
all these metals aluminium is the white
queen.
II has number Of wonderful qualities.
which make it very valuable, and nature,
when her time is ripe, evidently intends
that il shall be the most useful agent
known, as she has created IL more abun d.
antly than any other metal. IL forms
almost half the substance Of the surface
of the earth. Every clay bank is full of
it and the rocks are beds of it,
But thus far it has been possible to
take aluminium out of only. two sub
stances "cryolite,' mineral found in
Greenland, and "beauxite,n another
mineral lately discovered in Georgia and
Alabama. In 1888 there were 80 pounds
of aluminium produced in the United
States; in 1892 we used 260. 600 pounds,
aud 10 years hence we shall doubtless use
more than as many millions.
When the aluminium cap was put on the
Washington monument in 1856 the metal
cost IS q pound. Now it can be bought
for "a cents "A pound.
One of its peculiarities as its lightness.
solid block of it, one foot square, only
weighs pound.
1t does not tarnish and acids have no
effect upon il. This makes IL very val
liable for surgical Instruments and for
the wires which are used in sewing up
wounds.
The racing men are putting aluminium
shoes upon all race borses Not only are
they very light, but they preserve the
feet of the horses.
The rOwers, who are always looking for
new boats, have had racing shells built
of the new metal. They can be made of
single sheets, one-nineteenth of an inch
thick
Sheets of it are also used for roofing
houses. IL does not have TO be painted
like tin, as dust and dampness will have
no effect upon it. For this reason 1t Is
very valuable ain cooking utensils, and
furthermore, added TO its extreme light
ness, 1t has a great capacity for holding
heat and is almost unbreakable.
The armies of Europe have begun to see
that aluminium will be very valuable for
use in war. Even now they are using it
wherever metal may be used about the
uniforms. 1t is as strong as iron and as
light as chalk.
Aluminium has the qualities which go
beyond imagination. BY mixing it with
gold beautiful ruby-tinted metal is pro
duced, which can be used in decoration.
Violins and guitars are being made of It,
as II has wonderful tone vibrations.
The ornamental work on the Iranspor-
tatiQn building at the worlds fair was on
foundation Of aluminium foil The Diana
on the Madison Square Garden tower, in
New York, is made of IL. But the great
est revolution il is destined TO bring about
will take place in the air. AT last
substance has been discovered which
seems to make flying machine posi-
bllity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-12
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.
The Mississippi Levee Commissioners
Develop a Sensation.

Greenville, Miss, July 1.-THE Missis-
sippi levee commissioners have been at
work for three days investigating the
books and the report Of the cotton tax
collector and secretary and treasurer.
The books of Ben johnson, the cotton tax
collector, were found correct, but Charles
w. Dudley was elected as his successor.
Mai. William Startling was reelected
chief engineer of the board.
The books of the secretary and treas
urer, Gen. S. w. Ferguson, were closely
scrutinized by the finance committee of
the board. The committee report errors
in the books of the secretary and treas
urer amounting to about S25, 600 The board
at once passed an order that an investga-
ton of the secretary and treasurer's
books be made by an expert accountant,
the examination to date from the
time Gen. Ferguson was elected,
some ten years ago, to the present
date 1t was further ordered by
the board that the secretary and treas
urer give checks in favor of the president
of the board for the amount of cash re-
ported on hand, said to be about $50 900
w. A. Everman was selected to make the
examination of the books aud they were
turned over TO him. Checks were drawn
by Gen Ferguson TO cover said amount on
deposit in New York, Baltimore, Rose
dale, in Bolivar county, and on one of the
banks in Greenville. So far it has not
been ascertained if any part of said
checks will be paid. Gen. Ferguson left
Greenville Unexpectedly on Tuesday
night. His sudden anu unexplained de-
parture has given rise to most damaging
rumors.
Gen Ferguson is one of the most prom
ineut men in Greenville and the Delta.
He was for some years a member of the
Mississippi river commission, and was
succeeded by Col Elan of st. Louis. He
was distinguished and gallant cavalry
officer in the southern army. The devel-
opment has shocked and grieved tho gen
erals many friends, who hope that he
will be able to explain the errors and dis
crepancies.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-12
KNIGHTS OF PYTH1As.
Public Installation of Eight Lodges
at Waycross.

Waycross, Ga, July 1.-THE installa-
ton of the officers of eight lodges
of the knights of Pythias was
publicly and beautifully done tonight
at the court house in this place.
Grand Chancellor Hamilton Douglas
of Atlanta was present, and con-
Quoted the installation. over 100
members of the order were present. A
delegation from Brunswick arrived on a
special train about shutdown. The guests
were welcomed to the city by Hon. Leon
A. Wilson in short address, which was
favorably commented upon by both the
home and visiting knights.
Grand Chancellor Douglass responded
in behalf of the visiting knights. He
then made an eloquent address on Pythian-
ism from its beginning. The meeting was
an instructive and beautiful one.
After the installation of the officers and
the address of the grand chancellor, the
knights marched to the Phoenix hotel,
where banquet was spread. The ban
quet was given by the Wakefield lodge of
this city and was prepared by the ladies.