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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-15
A Fire

What might have been q serious
conflagration. especially from the
fact that it had been burning for
quite a while before discovery, was
averted in the c., X. l. & p. yards,
north of the Gable mansion. and ad-
joining the sawmill, by the efficient
service of the fire department, which
was engaged for about two hours in
extinguishing the flames. Some rat
lipgs and railroad ties had caught
fire from an engine spark yesterday
afternoon about O'Clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-15
sustain
home Industry
On Tap everywhere.
Only Union labor EMPLOYED.

The Rock Island Brewing Company. success.
ors to George Wagner's Atlantic Brewery
Hubers City Brewery and Raible & stenoe1's
Rock Island Brewery. as we'll as Julius Junoe,s
Bottling Works. has one of the most complete
Brewing establishments including Bottling de-
partment in the country. The product IS the
very best. Beer is bottled at the brewery and
delivered to any part Of the tri-cites, and NAV
he ordered direct from the head Offices on NO.
line avenue by Telephone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-15
A RAILROAD DEAL.
The Northwestern May Own
the g., c. r. & N.
GRADUALLY ABSORBING IT'S STOCK.

Northwestern Freight Already Passing
ern Commerce for the vauderbilts-Gen.
ersl News.
In substantiation of the report ap-
pearing in THE ARGUS a few DAYS
ago that the Chicago & Northwest
ern was gradually gobbling up the
stock of the b., c. r. & N, it now
learns from persons in position to
know that B., c. r. & n. freight is
already passing over the @. 4 N. w.
tracks into Chicago, instead of going
in over the c., r. I. & ?. and c., b.
4 G., as has been the case for years.
Although the two local roads have
been always interested in the B c.
r. & N, the c. Il N. w. has been
seesawing with them for some time
endeavoring to gain control of the
corporation. 1t has finally culmi-
mated in a controlling interest for
the Northwestern. This gives to the
Vanderbilts another immediate &C.
cession to c., X. I. & P. and c., b. &
z. territory. The Clinton Age is
authority for the confederation of
this statement, prominent railroad
officials of that city vouching for it's
authenticity.
Depot Gossip.
Brakeman j. NJ. Hefner, OF the c.,
b. & O., is laying off with sickness.
The ghost made its regular
monthly visitation on the r. l. &
today.
Brakeman G. C. jerks is back to
work at his post on the c., B. e. O.,
after several DAYS illness.
Travelling Auditor ID. j. McGrath.
of the c., NJ. & St. p. spent a few
days in the city this week.
w. j. Leinwerth. western passen-
ger agent of the Michigan Central,
was Rock Island visitor.
John Penders is presiding over the
c., r. I. & P. yards during the alb
sence of Yardmaster +. w. Mckee.
In stepping from the platform OF
the depot at Frederick the other day,
Conductor W. A. Liscom. Of the 90
slipped and fell in such a manner as
to necessitate the use OF a cane in
walking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-15
Holiday Excursion.

For the holidays the Chicago. Mil.
waukee & ST. Paul Railway company
will sell excursion tickets between all
points within a distance of 200 miles
at one fare and a third for the round
trip. Tickets on sale Dec. %, %. "a,
25. 81 and Jan. /, 1895. Tickets
good to return until Jan. 2, 1895.
+. ID. W. HOLMES. Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-15

The Fortune Hunters Dilemma
''Well:" said the handsome fortune
hunter to the rich mans plain daugh-
ter. We'll, my SWEET
1T is no good" she sobbed, mo
good. Father is hard as iron. He will
not hear of the match
''Ohr'
He says that if / marry you shall
not have penny from him."
MY poor darling!''
But listen. I have made up my
mind"
How What do you mean"
Jackr' cried the plain girl, throw
ing her arms around the fortune hunt
er's neck. Jack, intend to marry you
in spite Of all,''
''Oh. mon Dieur' groaned the for
tune hunter Pick Me Up.
THE Argus. l0c q week. delivered
every evening ut your door.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-15
At BOWlby's,

Guitars from IS to &25.
Violins from so to $50.
AccOrdeons from 81 to SO.
Mandolins from IS to $35.
Banjos from 81 to SIS.
Flutes. clariOnets, and everything
in the small goods line, go at hall
price. They are just the thing for 9
Christmas present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-15
LIVES WELL INSURED.
Three Rock Island Men Now Garry an Az.
grcgate of 100000.

S0'S"tc u ~~VV'OVV
The St. Louis Globe Dem ocrat con-
tains what purports to be a list of
all persons in the United States who
carry over $4,000 life insurance.
Outside of Chicago, the following
Illinois cities are represented in the
list: Peoria by II persons, Spring,
field by A, Rock Island by 8. Alton
by 2, Chester bv 2, Weaton /, Pts
gah /, Rockford l, Evanston ?. De
Kalb /.
Rock Island Policies
The names of the Rock Island
policy holders with the amount car
ried by each are: F. Weyerhauser.
100000; Ben Reynolds, $4,000; p.
Reynolds, $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-15

Generally cloudy today, probably
light rain in late afternoon or to.
night. and continued warm; cloudy
Sunday and growing colder Sunday
afternoon; brisk southerly winds.
TOdav's temperature, AZ.
F. j. WALL. Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-15

Hard coal, all sizes, per ton. 81 so
Discount for cash. per ton. 80. rs
Camel coal per ton. ....... s 90
Indiana block per ton. 800. 4 90
Kentucky lump per ton. 49,. 4 IS
Carriage added on less than ton o.
ders. e. e FRAzEK-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-15

Hoods Sarsaprilla, acting through
the blood, reaches every part of the
system, and in this way positively
cures catarrh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-15

An almost new Art Garland base
burner at a bargain if taken at once.
Call at 1920 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-15

A fine brand new upright piano
only 1855, on time at, Woodyatt's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-15

By@ou hou-Ior0 Pormtts.
Blanks for 1895 have been received.
You will please call at the office and
make your application for 1895.
+. ID. w. HOLMES, Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-15

THE Argus. Zoe q week. delivered
every evening Mt your door.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-07
CrpryryCaTFS OF YNCORPORATTOy FILED.

CERTIFICATES OF INCORPORAION fhhD
The Caugh-wa-wau-ga Club filed Its certificate
OF Incorporation yesterday in the office OF the county
Clerk Its purpose is TO acquire land In the vic'n-
fly OF Catlin Lake In the Adrondacks to preserve
IT for the purpose of fishing and hunting and as
a pleasure resort. The trustees are william ~
ozark Robert C. Pruyn. John r. Myers. Alfred L.
White John Gellatly Schuyler Schenelin. Henry
schieffelin Clark Herman c. Schwab. William H.
Brown and William G. Yer Panck.
The certificate OF incorporation OF the central
Commercial Club Of the City Of New-York was
filed yesterday. 1t is organized fo- social pur-
poses and for the benefit OF Its members ana 10
provide a place OF resort for entertainment the
directors are Hans s. Beatte. Ralph L. Anderton.
ir Ronald f. Bonar. James l.. Carr Franks H.
Chambers John ID. Crimmns James g. Johnson
George Livingston, William /. Martin. George H.
Nicholson, Antonio Rasines Henry A. Robinson
William Il. Thorn, Perry Tiffany A. Howell TOP
ping James ". Van Note; HERBERT r. sree'anu
Charles E. Warren. Martin II. Wickens ana
Thomas II. Wood. .,. x,oh q.
The Columbia College Musical Society when -
organized TO encourage the study ana rehdiuoh Oh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-07

Be one Of many to prom


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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-07
NETWORK CITY.

NEW-fORk CITY
Next Sunday book or Bible Sunday will be COL
lege day in All Angels Protestant Episcopal
Church. Eighty-frst-st. and West End-ave The
presidents of a number OF institutions OF learning
10 be present at tho IA a. m. service. and an
address Is to be made by President Smith. OF
Trinity College.
There be limit 70 the sale OF Min
neapolis -four. and hardly limit TO the produc-
ton. Last weeks run OF the famous Pillsbury-
Washburn Mills reached the enormous number OF
I22 is3 barrels OF the ''Pillsbury Best -four This
Is an excess OF 1900 barrels the ordinary run.
and attests the unexamped popularity OF this
brand.
The twentieth annual ball OF the Canal-Boat
Owners and Commercial Association will be held
at Tammany Hall on December 20
At the Liberal Club No. 22o East Fifteenth-st'
this evening the Rev. Henry Frank will speak on
Colonel Ingersoll and the Bible" The public Is
invited
The next monthly meeting and dinner OF the
Thirteen Club Will take place at the Hotel Jener-
son. No. 1Os East Fifteenhst, on next Thursday
evening.
The first Of the three Advent haf-hour services
for business men" will be held in ST Paurs Chapel
broadway and Vesey-st.. to-day at noon The ser
vice will consist the Litany, hymns. ana
seyen-minute address by the Rev. DR.. George II.
Van De Water Similar services will be held on
December IA and q.
Miss Elizabeth BaDDett VIII lecture q" Hei "a
neriences as a missionary In India on Wednesday
evening December ~. at the Westminster Church,
West Twenty-thrd-st. A large attendance is ex-
pected
The Monday morning lectures OF the Aiumnae AS
sociation of St Mary's School will begin at NO.
East Forty sxth-st. next Monday. at ~ a. m
Among the passengers arriving here yesterday on
the North German Lloyd steamer Trave. from
Bremen were Anton Won Benst. DR.. Paul Drehs-
bach. Captain julius Muller. DR.. Anton kadcschin-
sky Dr. Max Reichmann and c. K. Bell
The art sale at silos salesrooms. No. i3 Liberty
st. was continued yesterday. large cro"d was
in attendance and good prices were realized The
gems of the various collections are causing warm
competition among art lovers and collectors To-.
day is the final day OF the sale, which begins
promptly at p. IN.
The twenty sixth anniversary OF the orsaniza-
tion OF the Lexington Avenue Baptist Church. at
One-hundred- eleventh-st will be appropriately
celebrated next Sunday. The last has been the
most prosperous year in all the history OF the
church and Sunday school. and extensive prepara-
lions are being made for the approaching services
The Rev DIR. j. l.. Campbell Is the pastor ana
Samuel ~ Hoag the efficient superintendent
The members of the Maritime Exchange yestsr-
day passed resolutions Of respect TO the memory OF
George H. Brewer. who died recently at Roosevelt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-07
Beginning Saturday Night our store
will be open evenings until Christmas.

Hospital. Mr.. Brewer was one OF the original cor
porators OF the association. A committee 7as ap-
pointed to attend the funeral
General Nelson A. Miles. John W. Con- Chauh-
cey NJ Depew Joseph II. Choate and G. 6 shayhe
will be among the afterdinner speakers NJ 'he On"
ner for Senator Lexow. to be given by Herbert
Rootb King at the Waldorf next Tuesday evening.
General Miles will respond 10 the toast. can Mill
tary Methods and Discipline Re Successfully Ap
piled to the City Police Force?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-07
HOME NEWS.
WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY.

WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.
Council Of Archdiocese. Archbshop's house, 10
a.
ewEngland Society meeting. Fifth Avenue
Hotel p. m.
Real Estate Coal Exchange meeting. No 13l East
Fifty-eighth-st. p. m.
Toy fair Madison Square Garden.
Dinner for DIR. A. Conan Doyle. Aldine Club, Z
p. m.
Authors reception. Sherry's
Concert in aid OF Working Girls Vacation So
ciety, Sherry's, p. m.
Board OF Street Opening. City Hail. II
"Silver Dollar" Smiths case. Essex Market Police
Court. p.
Tea in aid of ST. Thomas's Day Nursery. Mrs.
Stedman's. The Nevada.
North Side Board Of Trade. No. 27S Alexander
ave. p.
The Rev. Henry Franks lecture. Manhattan Lib
eral Club .. m.
Stag entertainment "a Battery Armory. D. m
Half hour Advent service. ST. Paurs Chapel y
o'clock.
+. G. Minshall before THE Goldey." No. "a Union
Square 8 d. m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-07

music and tho study and cultivation OF the dra-
matte art filed It's certificate yesterday The 'rus-
tees are David II. Taylor Frederick W: shepard
Frederick Coykindae. Guy ". Carry. Pcmber y
Castlcman. Richard Lawrence. William n Ryerson
and Rogers Bacon.
Announcements
'Chickasaw" f. e. w. "Chickasaw."
A collar.
LUXURY For TOURISTS:
Dr. Lyons Perfect Tooth Powder. in metal ooxs~ w"s
ossent neasurnr tube Neat and portable. . eta
Phillips Dgestibe Cocoa
III chocolates Is prepared u
will no, disturb digestion. Delicious flavor.
The "Mezzotint' Photographs tPlatlnum are
the most exquisite style OF poraiture made orghAy ~
Rnc T. 40 broadway doth ST. Ground floor MI
KockwcDds per sonal is given to the posing OF
stten.
Henry A. Daniels. NJ. D..
% WEST 6oTH-ST.
pissasss Of he Nervous syssm ito-Urtne1. On
esne impotsney and Btsrity. Hour. . to L. - Z
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
ABOUT INVENTIONS.

IT was a farmer who invented the
rocking-chair. His home was in Kings
ton, Mass, and the chair was made for
his own comfort in 1850
A BERLIN inventor has discovered a
process by which coal can be consumed
without emitting smoke. 1t is to be
applied to German line OF steamers
An attachment to typewriters that
counts the words as fast as they are
formed and with absolute certainty,
has been invented by A. V. Gearhart,
of Richland Center. Wis
An Atlanta photographer has COM
pleted a series of flash light photos of
the Saltpeter cave in Georgia. The
pictures were finished in six DAYS,
whereas it required thirty years to
make the same number of pictures of
Mammoth cave
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09

casionally be heard the clang of an en-
CINE bell, sounding forth from great,
dismal brick station, where not sign
of life was visible. The load of wood
disappeared. gradually, toward the up
per end of the road, which termina ted
abruptly against stone wall, per-
haps fourteen feet high, over the top
of which could be seen the shafts and
monuments of an abandoned cemetery.
Old inhabitants-and they are numer-
Gus in Portland, Me.-say it was this
high wall which stopped the onward
sweep Of the great fire of 1886, which
burned over SO large a section of the
town. Thus it was that Thomas
Reeds birthplace was saved, and there
it is, at this moment, that old, ram
bling, dismantled, yellowish looking
double house, behind those two elm
trees. near where the boy is playing
with the black dog. There is some.
thing about this street which sug.
gests better, though vanished. days.
Whatever it might have been before
the great fire of '66. 1 can see little in
it to-day other than poverty, dirt,
wretchednessa and want.
If this picture of the street on
which Thomas Reed first saw the light
of day has conveyed to you an idea Of
general, Though not even picturesque,
decay, it has\fulfilled it's purpose, and
you are prepared to understand from
what humble surroundings Reed
sprung. Everyone in Portland remem-
bers Mr.. Reeds mother, but few say
much of his father, other than that he
was seafaring man, and that, engaged
in various pursuits associated with salt
water, he at one time ran a small
packet between his town and Boston.
It is tradition that fishermen have
large families and are poor men; but IN
Reeds case only the half of this is
true While he was in very ordinary
circumstances his whole life long, he
had small family, three children, of
whom two, Reed and sister, Mrs. Con-
ley, are living Reeds father was
rather below the average size. but ac-
tive, and was noted for his courage.
But he said little. He used to smoke
his pipe in complaisant silence for
hours at time, before the open fire.
place. while Mrs. Reed, who was born
Mitchell, and had a dash of Irish blood
in her veins, and very sharp tongue
in her head, pursued the domestic ar
engagements. No one who ever knew
Mrs Reed ever forgets her 1t is from
her that Thomas Reed inherited his
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
THE AMERICAS.

Brazil. was discovered in 1900.
SOME mahogany trees in Honduras
are worth from S.. 500 TO sc, 600 each.
GEy. KoDALrrscH. one of the com
panions of the unfortunate Maximil-
ian, died recently in San Reno.
THE beef extract factories in South
America make one pound of extract
from thirty-four pounds of meat
TIE coolest place in the world is the
region about the mouth OF the Mcken-
=ie river. in British America. The
thermometer there has been known TO
sink 20 20 degrees below zero.
Mourn DE AeUA. otherwise the
water Volcano" is situated abou.
twenty-five miles south of the capital
Of Guatemala IL takes spells Of vorn-
itinE immense torrents Of pure. cold
water.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
The daitha nay Tneaay 7oruug ganuarY g. 1884

dertook to bring order and discipline
in turbulent town school, up in
Maine. HE ruled" says Reed, "by
indomitable courage, and by under
standing the sort of influence to bring
on lawless boys. In my own case, he
held me in check by threatening to
dismiss me from the school. That was
something I could not endure. The
modification would have killed me.
had an Unborn idea that ought to
go to school. Dement'S counted for
much in those days The master had
custom of allowing the boy who
had none to ring his bell before leav-
ing his class. Once, for three days l
did not ring the bell The teacher
looked me straight In the eye and
asked me what was the trouble. I re-
piled: The rules are too hard If
the rules are too hard. he responded,
you know what you can do!' What
is that?' you can leave the schools"
Tom did not leave that school.
One influence was now creeping into
Toms life, destined to manifest itself
in one form and another for many
years to come. Disgruntled political
opponents make use Of it to this day
when they wish to be as narrow
minded as their small natures will per-
nit, which is very narrow-minded in
deed. It concerns Toms connection
with the State Street Congregational
church and goes back to this period Of
his boyhood. Tom was deeply in
terested in church work. He associ-
ated himself with good old Hugh Car
penter, who was then officiating. The
women workers of the old State street
congregation looked upon the boy as
a promising subject for the ministry.
In one way and another they favored
him. In time it became noised about
that Tom Reed would go to college,
for the express purpose of fitting him
self for Congregational pulpit. But
his parents were poor, so the women
of the church would help him pay his
way. Already the lad had decided on
the advantages of higher education.
He was turning his thoughts toward
Bowdoin college. Longingly he
looked toward those classic halls.
The college life of Tom Reed, as he
was known to his associates, was pos
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09

A cEgrATs Chinese see. teaches ihs.
women who become -sgs:4r5sas viii
be transformed la.o rnsE IN lie gres.
hereafter
The Chinese b-lls Suspension bridges
ozsr two thousand years ago. Thsrs
are several examples CT tbs early art
ssiIi ia ~xsstenes.
SEAEEg slxty tho-sznd MoAarn-,e-
daas EaadS sas pilgrimage 70 Nee
Ca last year. ard il. eoaseqssssse- @ss
forever ensi:sess - ~ called hsdL
AZ snct sous II sSrzn tks bi&3Aav Il
ssIrss as.G ascrat Zach person wrff~>
D.. bid On : SIP - paper, and shs alps
are gslessy dropped lato tax. Tho
box Il thee ap@ass ssd ths highsrs
s.S.es = s21aed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09

biting turn at satire, his ready wit and,
too, his kindness of heart. From her,
likewise, came his large figure and his
facial haracteristics-that big. round.
massive head, with the slow-moving
brown eyes.
Toms boyhood was not particularly
evcntful. He was a very poor boy,
although that was not noticea bic by
his clothes. He was tall and slender,
and had not the chubby face of his late
years of prosperity and power He was
independent in his ways and decidedly
outspoken. a trait he inherited from
his mother. / heard q curious story
about Juvenile birching that fell to
Toms share, long ago; and. if the child
be father to the man. surely there is a
clear insight into the future character
istics of Mr.. Reed in tae speech he
made to the master on this unauspi-
cious occasion.
IF anyone knows of any reason why
these apples should not touch the lips
of Tom Reed, let him speak now. or
forever after hold his peace said the
young rascal, one day. right under the
masters nose And he gave great
bite at the first red-cheeked apple in
his hand, Quick as flash. out came
the birch. and, with equal skill al
repartee. the pedagogue said:
IF anyone knows any reason why
this rod should not warm the JACKIE. OF
Tom Reed, let him speak now, or for
ever after hold his peace
Il do,' said Tom
Name IL" replied the master.
"Incompas liability
He did not get that whipping.
Toms first school-teacher the ia
nous politician has never forgotten.
Standing. as he does. in the foremost
rank Of public men. he still has fond
place in his heart for that spare. slim,
young man. who long years ago. IA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
BO b OF TOM REED.
His Sea. Earring Father and His
Witty Mother.
His Law PrActice In Portlsnd-Attemp1
BY tho Women Of the Congregational
Church to Mako Him
Preacher.
rcoPYRIGHr, 1891

COPYRIGHT, 1898
One frosty morning, not long ago,
found myself on quiet side street, in
a quaint old New England town.
Ancient and decayed wooden houses,
two and three stories high, some with
their chimneys blown off. were scat
tered along on either side of the hard,
unpaved, mud road. Down the road,
with much creaking and groaning. a
wagon. loaded with cord wood, was
being directed by villager who wore
an overcoat of faded army blue, and
who had swathed his neck in many
folds of red worsted homemade
scarf. A small boy, his pug nose red
dened by the keen and nipping air,
was playing with big black dog. The
wind sighed dismally through the
great tops of the struggling elm trees,
up and down the street, and blew the
smoke from the chimneys heller
SHELTER across the open water, at the
foot of the street, where, too, nigh &C.