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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06
ABBREVIATED TELecRAMs. E

The emperor Of Germany was the prtn-
cipal figure in the dedicatory ceremonies
Of the new Reichstag building at Berlin.
A model Of the building (which Is not vet
completely was shown in the art gallery
at the Worlds fair and is now in the Field
Columbian museum at jackson park, Chi
cago.
While skating on the river at Nashville.
Mich. Clayton Barnes. Il years. broke
through and sank. Irving Boston. com
panion, went to his assistance. Both boys
were drowned. A large crowd witnessed
the struggle, but were unable to render
any aid.
Professor W. w. Payne, of Carleton
college, Mortified, Mimi, has sold his
magazine, Astronomy and Astro- Physics.
to the Chicago university, and 1t will
hereafter be published by that institution.
Royalties indulge in pet names as much
as do untitled folks. The Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales call one another BERTHE"
and 'AliN;" the present car Is '-NicAy
among his friends and relatives; the
duchess of York is '.Toria, and the dow
agcr empress of Russia always signs her.
self ''Dagmar' to those she loves.
Victoria Vokcs, the actress, sister OF
Rosina Vokes, died in London.
While Jack Phincas a notorious outlaw,
was asleep in his house near Kildare, o.
l., some person crept To his bedside and
cut his throat. Phincas was a member of
the Dalton gang.
The Illinois state board of canvassers
has completed the official count of votes for
members of congress. No errors in the
original returns were discovered. The two
congressman elect whose seats will be con-
tested have, according to the returns, the
following pluralitics: McGann. Third dis
trict 81; Downing, Sixteenth district, ~.
William Barnes, a clerk in the treasury
department, who died recently, is said to
have handled more money than any man
ia the world. In one day ga, coo go passed
through his hands
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06
Wife rs. Horse.

Husbands, give 10 your wives Al lca~i ne mich
cons dcration a. yen would a pct animal. You
would not knowingly work favoritc ore while
sick. Yet how many feeble, debilitatcd wives.
work on. dragging ont weary lives, made misera-
bic by the many diseases peculiar 10 women,
They suffer in silence a becaIse delicscy pre-
vents complaint, yor underestimate the disease
and its effect in shortening her life. Get her
DR.. Pierce's Favorte Prescription. We assure
you that no sufferer from those painful and weak.
enins female diseases, which wreck the COM tito
lions OF so many women. can take ii without be-
iog bcncf ed. The greatest rest rative tonic and
Strengthening neIvine known 10 medical seize &c
Produces refreshing sleep and drives m.lan-
choly away. Prevents threatened insanity. and
cures slet piessness, nervous debility, spssms. ST.
Nnus' Da- ce and kindred nervous diseases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06
OF COMPLAINT
Against the Railways by the
Commerce Commission.
DOING THINGS THEY SHOULD NOT DO

And Leaving Cndone Many Others They
should Do-More Legislation Required
to Make the Roads DO the Proper Thing
Nothing to Say About Government
Ownership or Strikes-Turkcy Furnishes
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, Dec 6-The interstate
commerce commissi m has transmitted
the eighth annual report to congress- The
report says that it is the duty of shippers,
railroad managers and citizens generally
to assist the government in running down
violations of the statute designed to pro-
tect their interests. 1t recommends that
the carrying corporations be made indict-
able and subject to fine for violation of the
act. The report speaks of the ''unreason-
able freight rates from Chicago and Gin
cinnati to southern points. Also of the
unreasonable" rates on wheat. 1t refers
t. the failure of many carriers to post
their tariffs as required by law.
Uniform Classification Necessary.
The commission explains the necessity
of providing single classification of
frcights for the whole country, saying
that experience has shown the necessity
for congressional action and supports the
belief that uniform classification depends
upon the passage of statute requiring its
accomplishment. The report states that
the railway service which pertains to ship
ping and billing, and the statement, col
lection, and correction of charges es-
pecaliy tn the traffic over connecting
roa,s, is conducted with much uncertainty
and lack of system and regularity so that
II Irtstihes charges of gross oarelessress
and disregard of the rights of the shipping
pnblic. Carriers ought to publish their
tariff rates pnd schedules plainly enough
and employ agents sufficiently skilled TO
enable them to correctly quote rates to
shippers.
Adjustment Does Not Justify.
The fact that carriers undertake. after
the collection of overchargcs, to adjust the
same, while right and proper in itself,
docs not furnish an excuse or justifica-
ton for the practice of overcharging to
the extent to which it is carried on The
present method of adjusting claims of this
character is attended with such delay and
vexation to claimants that it is extremely
unsatisfactory. resulting in great injus-
tice to shippers and consignees. Under
charges also result in grave injustice. 1t
Is stated that the provision of law relating
to through routes and through rates. on
account of the limited meaning which has
been given TO it by the courts, is prac-
tically imperative, and it is strongly
urged that the law be amended in order
to give effect to the intention of congress
in respect to this matter
Regarding the Pooling Bill.
L..
ing bill the report says: 1--WE submit for
the consideration of congress that pooling
without other remedical legislation is in
advisable. Pooling under conditions to be
approved by the commission and rendered
capable of easy and direct regulation with
accompanying effective remedial legisla-
ton we believe might safely be tried
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06
Marriage Of Wisconsin Editor.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Amos Parker Will
der, of Madison, Wis, editor of the Wis
consin State journal, and Miss Isabel p.
Nivcn were married at the Presbyterian
manse, Dobbs Ferry. The Rev. DR. Thorn
ton NJ. Niven, father of the bride, Off
ciated, assisted by the Rev. DR. Charles A.
Stoddard. Miss Charlotte Nivens, sister
Of the bride, was maid of honor, and 4.
Mcclellan, of Schenectady, was best man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06
Chancery Notice.

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
ROCK ISLAND Comfy.
In the circuit court Of said rock Island county,
To the Injury term, A. ID. 1896. IN chancery.
Robert $. woodbrrn. complainant, vs. John Ev-
ans. the unknown heirs devisees OF John
Evans. deceased. Nancy swans. the unkr own
heirs or devi-ees Of Nancy Evans, deceased
defendants. Bill 10 quiet title.
To tn. above nawed defendants and each OF
them: AFFIDAVIT of your non-residen e having
been hed In the office of the clerk Of said circuit
court. notice j. hereby ven To you and each of
you that the above named complainant has fl ed
Va said court his bill of complaint az 4inst yoT on
the ehancery sice of said court; that a sum-
mons In chancery has been esucd in said cause
against you, returnable to The next term of said
court. TO be begun and holden ut the cour; house.
In the city o. Rock Island, in said county on the
hr-t Monday Of January A. u. 1895, AT v hich time
ard plsce You will appear AMI plead. answer or
demur 20 said bill of complaint ii you see fiC
GEORGE W. GAMBLE, Clerk
SWEENEY & Wal KER. solicitors for Compl't
Rock Island, Illinois, Nov. Ia, A. d. 1884.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06
Death Got Him That Time.

READING, Pa, Dec 6.-Danicl Keim was
an old miser Of Pike township worth co.
900, who lived on bread and cheese and
little of that, attending every funeral
within q radius of fifteen miles in order
to get an occasional square meal. He at
tended one at Hill church and was strick-
en- with death during the service, dying in
IN houe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06
Another Free Coinage bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Senator Power
has introduced IA bill providing for the
free coinage of silver. making the silver
dollar to consist of 412lz grains of stan
dard fneness, and these dollars to be "a le-
gal tender for all debts public and private.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06
Begun the Attack on Bonds.

WASHINGTON, Dec 6.-Hooker of Mis-
sissippi has introduced in the house joint
resolution repeating section , of the act
providing for the resumption of specie
payments, which authorizes the secretary
OF the treasury to sell bonds described in
the act of July IA, 1910
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06
Doines in Congress in Brief.

WASHINGTON, Dec 6-In the senate
there were q number of bills introduced
among them one to forfeit the uncarned
lands granted to railways and resolu-
ton for the investigation of the merits of
the plan for 1. unit of labor Peffer spoke
on his resolution relating tn the issue Of
bonds, and 1t was adopted His resolution
regarding the Chicago strike was referred.
Vest spoke in favor of a cloture rule, but
the subject went over without action.
Berry introduced bill to provide a better
government for that part of Indian terri
tory occupied by Indians and to call it
Indianola. An executive session was
held.
1t was another duh day in the house.
The resolution asking information of the
Carbohydrates war went to the foreign
affairs committee, A bill WAS passed to
prevent the free use of lumber on public
lands, and the conference report on the
printing bill was adopted. The railway
pooling bill was made the special order
until disposed Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06
Notice of Sale by Com missioner.

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY.
IL the circuit cour; Of said county, In chancery
Mary Lucy Higgins and Frank p Higgins. VS.
Harvey Chase Hug sins and Georg. f. Roth, in
partition.
In pursuance OF dccrec o. said court entered
In said canse on the l0:h cay II November A. d.,
1924, J. Richsrd a. Donaldson. special comm s.
sioner, viii on Thursday, the 10Th day OF Decem-
her. d., 1s9i, at the hour o! Two i2l O'Clock in
the afternoon OF said day. at the south door OF
the dwelling house situated on t~e premises
hereinafter described, in the city Of Rock Islam d.
IN said county. expose at public auction ami sell
to the highest bidder 70. cash In hunG the follow
ing uessri he'd real estate, situated in the county
Ct Rock Island, and STATE OF Illinois. towit:
The east nine t9) feet OF lot number twelve
1:). and all OF lot numcer thirteen U3i in block
number three g, in that part of the city of Rock
leland. known as the hicago or Lower addition
Dated OF Rcck Island this Goth day of Novem-
Der, A. d. 1904.
RICHARD A. DONALDSON,
Special omIni-s ion,r.
JACKSON HussT. Solicitors for Comp 'ainant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06
Goidzier Announces His Ambition.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Goldzier of Illi-
nois has photographed here announcing his
candidacy for United States district at
torney of the northern district of Illinois,
Ihade vacant by the death of Sherwood
Dixon. 1t is said that he will probably
have the support Of the congressional del
egation from Illinois
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06
Executors Notice.

Estate OF Al M n. Schoeuning, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed excu
tors OF the last will ann te.iament of Anna NJ
schoenning late Of the county OF Rock leland state
OF Illinois, deceased. hereby give notice that they
will appear before the county court of Rock Island
county. ut the Office of the clerk of said court in
The city Of Rccs Island, at the February term on
the hrst Monday In February. next, at which time
all persons having claims against said estate are
notihcd and requested to attend, for the purpose
Of having the same adjusted.
All persons indebted to said estate are rcuucs-
ted to mase immediate payment 10 the UNDER
signed.
Dated the ith day Of December A r., 1sg4
FRED SCuOENNING.
HENRY ALLEMANG
Execnfprs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06
LEGAL


Notice to Contractor
Sealed proposals will be received at the CITY
clerks ofiire. Rock Island, H.. until Monday
Dec. y. 1894 at > O'Clock p M. for the con.truc
non OF standppe snd foun alton for re city of
Rock Island. Ill, and for furni .hirc all the ma
terials and doins the work according TO plans and
spe ciflcations on file the city CLERKS office.
All bids must be accompanied with certified
cieck N thc.sum OF five hundred tS'Ol) dollars
payable 20 the c'drr Of the ma, or of said city
which shall become forfeited 10 said civ. in csse
u hidder shall fail To enter rto CONTRACT with
approved suretics 10 tx, cute the work for the
price mentioned in his bid and according Ia the
plans and specifcai Us in the event that The
contract shall he awarded 10 him.
Rock Island, H.. Nov 10, 1894.
A. ID. HUESING, City Clerk
7. j. MEDiLL. J2., Mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06

kizil-Kiiisse, ard other guilty persons
were arrested and brought before justice.
The statement often published in some Of
the European newspapers that some OF
the regular troops fired on defe useless men
aud women Is utterly untrue. No indi-
viduai carrying no arms was killed.
Twenty insurgents having surrendered
were treated with all possible considera-
ton. and after their dispositions before
the legal authorities of Mooch were taken
they We're given their freedom 1t was
these twenty insurgents who indicated
the place where the Chief Hampartzoum
and his accorl7lices Were hiding them
selves. The above facts show that among
the insurgents only twenty surrendered,
ana that with the exception ofthe brigands,
who broke In revolt no one else was ILL.,
treated 4"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06

Whel Baby was sick, We gave her Castorfa.
When She was u Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, She ..iung TO CastoriA.
When she had Children, she gave them Castorln
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06
What is

Castoria Samuel Pitchers prescription for Infants
and Children. contains neither Opium Morphine nor
Narcotic substance IL IS harmless substitute
Paregoric, Drops. Soothing Syrups and Castor
It Is Pleasant. guarantee Is thirty years y
Millions Castoria Worms
fevcrishness. CastOria prevents vomiting Sour Curd
cures DiarrhGa and Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, constipation and natuIcncy
Castoria assimatcs the food regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas-.
toria is the Children's Panacca-he Mothers Friend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06
CastOria.

"cassoria Is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good effect upon their children-''
Da- G. c. Ossoop,
Lowell, Mass
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06

"Cas.oria Is the hest remedy for children Of
which am acquainted. hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest O. their children. and use Castor.a in
stead Of the variousquack nosfrurns which are
desfroying their loved ones, by forcing Opium.
morphine, soothing sy rup and other hur;fui
agents down their THROAT. thereby sending
them " premature graves"
DE- J. r. kNcRIoI,
Conway, ARK
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06
Castoria.

"Casfofia Is 10 well adapted 30 ci iren fhs,
] recommend IL as superior TO any prescription
known 10 me-
n A. iRcnER. II n
y; So. oxford St. Brooklyn. =. Y.
"our physicians in the childrcls dera-
ment have spoken highly 81 their eat--f
ence in their outside practice with t...s.a.a
and although We only have ainui-- or
medical supplies what is knoza a. r--u.4s
products yet We are free 10 confess TIA, lie
merits Of Casforia has won u 10 lo,l s.,l
favor upon it,
UsITED HosrTrLL AID DisrEsstur.
Boston. Mz.s
ALLEN c. SIXTH, Pres.
urray Street, New York City.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06
r. STOCKHOUSE,

Gen. Ticket Agent.
Depot foot OF Twentieth st.
Rock Island, Ill.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-30
About q Reform.
scrape,

No, I don't make off-hand and flip
pant remarks about strangers any
more. It's dangerous. I used to, when
7 was younger and fresher, but, say,
you couldn't get me to express an opin-
ion on stray yellow dog now.
I've been this way ever since once,
a long time ago, when I was obliged
to spend Sunday in little town in
which I was totally unacquainted. I
happened to scrape an acquaintance
with a young native, however, and as
mild form Of dissipation he took me
up to Sunday school with him in the
afternoon.
Everything went along smoothly un-
til the closing hymn was being sung,
when asked, ''Who is that soft-look-
ing, putty faced man standing by the
organ?"
THAT" said my companion. calmly
"that-is my brother
The cold -chills chased themselves all
over me, but thought that was
smooth enough to get out of it all right,
so I said:
"Oh, no. I didn't mean that one. I
meant that other old Rip Van Wrinkle
with the billy-goat whiskers, at the
other end Of the organ"
That he said, with CHASTITY smile
that is my father!''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-30

the Day."
hole in the ground near by and cOiled
up en- that nest full Of eggs.
s:He looked so sick and hungry that
I did not have the heart to kill him, al
though I expected he would swallow
every one Of the eggs But he did moth
ing of the sort; had too good a head
for that Hungry as he was, the eggs
would have made him only one square
meal
''That snake lay curled up on those
eggs for three weeks without leaving
them for a moment. Then fifteen as
fine and healthy young chicks as you
ever saw were Matched out. expected
the snake to swallow them all the first
day, but he only broke his fast with
the egg shells that were left in the
nest. Then he watched those chicks
as closely as any old hen could have
done, and when they began to grow
and get fat he looked just as pleased
as could be.
"As soon as they got up to frying
size the chickens began to disappear
I watched the snake, and soon found
that lie was eating, a chicken every
other day. I thought he was entitled
to something for the patience and did
not disturb him. Do you know, that
snake lived on spring chicken for thirty
days, and then he was as fat and sleek
as he could be, and ready to so back
into his hole for the winter.
CHATS what I call great head for
a snake. If he had eaten the nest full
Of eggs in the first place they would
have made him only one meal and left
him as poor as he was before. Instead
| of that he PATCHED them out and then
got fat on the chickens"
| "a few years ago we had little
brown mouse snake in the house out
at my farm that had great soul fol-
music and learned to play the piano.
Fact! It was the greatest reptile IN its
way that ever heard of.
Zone night we were sitting in the par
lor, when the piano began to play soft
and slow, apparently Of its own accord
My daughter had locked down the
cover Of the instrument only little
while before, and the playing of the
closed instrument frightened her al
most to death. None of us thought Of
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-30
"Tallxs to Him All the Way"

EVERY morning Bill makes a round
of the hen nests and gathers up the
fresh eggs. His stomach holds just
two dozen eggs, and when he has SWal-
lowed that number the old woman
takes up an empty market basket and
starts for town, with the snake craw-
ling along at her side.
bill always seems just as pleased
as can be when he is doing anything
to help the old woman, and going to
market with the eggs IS his special de-
light. Nancy talks to him all the way
to town as they trudge along together.
OF course he can't talk back, but he
shakes his tail and blinks his little
black eyes to let her know that he un-
derstands.
when they get to the store where
the woman sells her eggs she puts
down the empty basket and Bill crawls
up and puts his head m it. Then the
old woman catches him by the tail,
stands him on his head, he gives
wiggle of his body and out roll the two
dozen eggs just as fresh as when the
hens laid them.
II call that the most wonderful trick
ever done by a trained snake. There
is no dish these reptiles like better than
fresh eggs. just think Of the self-con-
troll of Bill. He carries two dozen fresh
eggs down in his stomach for an hour.
He must be able to taste them every
time he wiggles his tail, yet when he
gets to market he gives them all up
without so much as asking for a bit
of shell. I call that self denial.
you can train 4 Jersey snake to do
a lot of useful things, and they can be
trained to work together with just as
much sense as horses. Some ten years
ago old ST Abercombie had ferry on
the Shrewsbury river, five miles above
Red Bank. He poled a fat boat until
he got too old and then he trained a
lot Of snakes to take the boat over for
him, ~.
"The river at that point was full Of
big black and yellow water snakes, and
for a long time Abercombie had been
tanning and petting lot of them.
HE took some forty Of them, and,
tying short pieces of Irvine around
their necks, he taught them to swim
across the river and draw the boat af-
ter them, They could take it across in
half the time it took the old man to
pole it over, and they soon got so they
seemed to enjoy their work. The thing
got talked about and folks would go
miles out Of their way to cross the
river at Abercombie's ferry, just to see
the snakes pull the boat over, The old
\ man was making money right along
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-30
NEW JERSEY SNAKES.
THEY ARE THE MOST INTELLIGENT
IN THE WORLD.
How Widow JOhnson's Snake Car
< ried Her Eggs to Market-A Ferry
boat Pulled by Water SnalSes-A
Reptile That Played the Piano.

New Jersey has something more
than mosquitoes, malaria and summer
resorts said a man from Lakewood
at the Hoffman Cafe says the st. Louis
Globn-Democrat I'VE have snakes
down in the piny woods, and I'll bet
any amount you name that such rep
tiles can not be found in any other To-
cality in this country
4. They are intelligent snakes, the kind
we have down in Jersey. You have
all seen trained snakes in shows, no
doubt, but for quick intelligence, horse
sense and ability to learn, give me the
Jersey reptile every time.
''The widow Johnson, Nancy Johnson,
lives in a little cabin in the piny woods
four miles out of Lakewood, and earns
scant living selling eggs and chickens
in the town. Nancy keeps a lot of pet
snakes about her cabin, but she has
one big black and white spotted fellow
who is worth as much to her as a
horse. He's the best trained snake
I ever saw. The old woman has taught
him to do any number Of smart tricks
and to make himself generally useful
about the cabin, but the cleverest thing
he does is to gather up the fresh eggs
from the nests every morning and take
them to town for the old woman.
Mrs. johnson is a bit feeble, and it
is about all she can do to walk to town
and back every morning, so she trained
Bill-that's what she calls the snake
to take the hen eggs to market for her.