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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-22
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Chief Brahm and Eddie Schmeckel Have a
Thrilling Experience

CHIEF Brahm and Eddie Schmeckel Have a
Thrilling Experience.
Last evening an alarm was turned
in from box 81 at about ESQ, calling
the department to the vicinity of
Ninth street and Seventh avenue,
where brick building owned by
George F. Roth, was discovered to
be on fire. The blaze was on the
shingle roof, and is supposed to have
originated from spark from the
smokestack of Downing's foundry.
The department responded promptly,
and soon had the fire under cont rol.
The loss will not exceed SO.
The Chiefs Ride.
The chief now drives one of the
gray horses, that formerly did duty
on the truck. Last evening as the
alarm was turned in, quite num-
Der of people gathered about the
door of the Central engine house, and
the chief was kept busy trying to
drive them away. His horse was
hitched at last, and he got into his
wagon. He sounded the gong to
alarm the people about the door. but
the horse took it as signal to fairly
fly, and dashed out on Fifth avenue,
where the clouds of dust and the
noise of the storm only added to his
fright. and he strcaked down Six
teenth street like piece of chalk,
and in turning the corner of Fourth
avenue, tried to put the chief in
Glockan's carriage works, but the
chief stuck to his post, and the horse
started down Fourth avenue, simply
crazed. At Tenth street he went to
turn. rs was his custom when exer-
cising on the truck, but the chief
would not have it that way, and in
trying to pull him on to Fourth ave.
nue., the horse jerked Demands left
hand out of place, and dashed on to
the sidewalk in front of Scherer's
butcher shop. Here crowd had
congregated to see the department
20 by, and when the horse dashed in
among them, there was a temporary
panic. All succeeded in getting out
of the way, except Eddie Schmeckel,
lad about . years of age, who was
thrown down on the sidewalk. and
escaped with a slight scalp wound
and a bruised leg. The unmanagea-
BILE horse dashed out from the side
walk, between trees, where scarcely
the wagon could pass, but which it
unaccountably did. and went down
Fourth avenue to Ninth street, when
almost tired out, he was hustled out
A.. L A 4
way back proved himself to be nice
meek horse. 1t is marvellous. first.
that both the chief and boy were not
killed, and secondly. that the chiefs
new wagon was not broken in atoms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-22

Earned runs-Rock Island, g; Jacksonville, 4.
Two-base hits - Sweeney. Home run - Zeis
pc play = Lctcher, Crotty Strauss Base on
balls - Burris. 5; Emmerke. d; Andrews. 3.
Struck out-Emmer ke, Z; Andrews, /. Um-
pire Ward. Time-2:lo.
Other Games.
At ST. Joseph--Lincoln, 9; St. Joe.
1, 10 innings. At Quincy-Peoria,
3; Quincy, II. At Des Moines-
Omaha, 8; Des Moines, 5.
High Flies.
Zies' home run hit was the only re-
deeming feature, but was made at the
wrong time.
There was no "hard luck" about
yesterdays game-it was yellow"
rank playing.
A few fines might have as good IN
effect as anything on the local play
ers, or some of them, at least.
There is no disgrace in being de-
feated. bat the people go to Twin
City park to see the team play ball,
not horse.
Take off those stockings. and keep
them off. The shirts are all right,
but the stockings don't go. They
are Jonahs.
A manager of the Con Strouthers
stripe would get better play out of the
Rock Island team than yesterday
exhibition showed.
Yesterday crowd Of loud-mouthed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-22
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Continuation of the County
Convention.
MORE OF THE INTERESTING SESSION
Papers Read and Discussed and Omcers
Elected This Morning for the Ensuing
Year-General Proceedings Of the Organ

Elected This Morning for the Ensuing
Yesr-General Proceedings Of the Organ
ixsti0n.
The Rock Island County Sunday
School association is still in session
in the Christian church. Yesterday
afternoon the general topic, County
and Township Organization" was
begun at 2:50. "Does it Pay" was a
general discussion. The reports of
county and township officers were
also included in this discussion. At
$3.50 w. c. Pearce took in hand the
discussion "Can We Improve ItP'
1t was subject ably handled and
discussed by Mr.. Pearce. At 4
O'Clock after some good music, an
address, american Sunday School
Union," by Rev. f. d. Stevenson,
was well delivered and discussed I'M
til O'Clock, when the meeting was
adjourned until 1850 in the evening.
Popular Meeting.
Last evenings session was a public
one, and opened with music by the
Ridgewood quartet. OF Milan. At
1880 the song service, led by C. ID.
Mclaughlin. was begun, and included
several songs and choruses. The
address OF the evening was next on
the program, and was delivered by
Rev. +. II. Lovett, Of Davenport. 1t
was an able piece of elocution and
one directed, by force of remarks, to
impress the most obstinate. ..Our
Weapon and How to Use IT, was the
subject of the discourse.
This Mornings Session.
This mornings session opened
with an attendance of fully 60 peo-
pie, and after song service bv II. n.
Hansen. W. c. Pearce gave normal
lesson. an instructive and impressive
address and tending to promote the
necessity of normals.
Officers Elected.
The following officers were elected
President. c. Dougherty, Rock
Island,
Vicc-President-Rev. o. o. Smith,
Moline.
Recording Secretary-Miss Dora
Newton, Rock Island.
Statistical Secretary and Treas
urer-E. b. McKown, Rock Island.
Executive Committee-L.C C. Dough-
erty, f. b. Mckown, ]. W. Stewart.
S. ID. Cleland, Rock Island; Rev. O..
.. Smith, Mrs. NJ. f. Metzgar, Mo-
line: G. d. Mclaughlin, Milan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-22

The pleasant effect and perfect
safety with which ladies may use the
California liquid laxative, Syrup of
Figs. under all conditions. makes it
their favorite remedy. To get the
true and genuine article, look for the
name of the California Fig company.
printed near the bottom Of the pack
age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-22
Railway Clerk Changes.

c. G. Pratt. railway mail clerk on
the X. l. 4 p, has been transferred
to the Chicago and West Liberty
night line, succeeding Clerk John
Anderton. recently deceased. while
Clerk w. II. Dixon is transferred to
the Rock Island 4 Peoria run from
the Peoria and Galesburg service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-22

Generally fair; very little change
in temperatures; southerly winds.
+. j. WALL, Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-22
To be Given Away
E25E FREE


We have placed in each of a
box containing SIS in United notes. which will be
given to the person opening the box The give
keys simply this With every CASH PURCHASE dol
lar pick out key choose
containing the money exhibition stores
The key that will the box
well known business that there
with it. The keys in
getting the The boxes will be opened
Der 10 and U.s. Now don't think advanced the
prices shoes, for such is are selling
shoes just as cheap as ever Remember the place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-22
Social Affairs.


Mrs. NJ. Levy entertained num-
Der of her friends at progressive
euchre ut her home on Eighteenth
street yesterday afternoon. The
prizes given were of unique design.
The Thirty club gave the second
of its series of dances at the Watch
Tower last evening. About fifteen
couples were present, and danced to
the sweet strains of Schillinger's
orchestra.
Yesterday was the occasion of the
I'D birthday of ex-Supervisor julius
Mosenfelder, and the children and
grandchildren of the venerable gen.
tleman gathered together and made
it day long to be remembered. MIR.
Mosenfelder has three sons and three
daughters. AlPhons. Eli and Louis
Mosenfelder, Mrs. Jonas Bear, Mrs.
J.. Simon aud Mrs. L.Kohn, aud twen-
ty-two grandchildren all of whom
gathered to help celebrate the occa-
sion.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-25
HOW TO HANDLE CAMELs.
The Obstinate Animals Must BE Humored
Humbuggeu

The Obstinate Animals Must Be Humored
or Humbuegeu.
Camels are not like horses saws the
Ashton Reporter. If horse does not
want to do anything we make him II
a camel does not want to do anything
he leaves it undone. No amount of
coaXing, no amount of cruelty will
make him bulge. He has the deter
mination of n mule combined with the
strength of an elephant. A camel is
one of those aggravating brutes
which will drive a hot-tempered man
to distraction. Nothing will persuade
him to listen to reason. He will op-
pose your will with passive resist
ance that is absolutely unconquerable
The only way to treat 4 camel is to
humor if you cannot humbug him.
They will often lie down if you load
them with the proverbial last straw,
and you might beat them to death or
offer up all the pleasures of Paradise
before they would get up. They are
pig headed beasts. Sometimes when
they have quite light load they
turn nasty and throw themselves
to the ground. But, although
they are obstinate, they are not
cute, and an Arab, by pretending to
submit, can generally get the better of
the stubborn beasts. The drivers will
ostentatiously remove three or four
packages from the load, and the ami
NAL, with an inward chuckle of salts
faction, rises at once, without percciv-
ing that the parcels have meanwhile
been returned to their former place.
AS he hatters himself he has shirked
some of his duty he swings away with
a light heart, gratified beyond meas
ure, like spoiled child, at having its
own way. The camel is an unsociable
beast. He is also habitually dull, ex-
cept when he is shifting the salt air of
the desert. When he is treading the
sands, with the burning sun on his
back and the boundless waste before
him, he feels himself at home. The
immense heat makes him bubble over
with pleasure and fills his frame with
sublime intoxication. 1t has been
stated on the best authority that he
can go nine days without water. And
if you had ever seen camel drink
water when he does get a chance of
quenching his thirst you would not be
surprised at this. They have been
known to put away seven gallons and
a half at time.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-25
JUST FULL

JUST FULL
Of improvements - DIR. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. To begin with,
they're the smallest, and the easiest
to take. They're tiny, sugar-coated
anti-bilious granules, scarcely larger
than mustard seeds. Every child
is ready for them.
Then, after they're taken, instead
of disturbing and shocking the sys-
tenn, they act in mild, easy and
natural way. There's no chance for
any reaction afterward. Their help
lasts. Constipation, Indigestion,
Bilious Attacks, Sick or Bilious
Headaches, and all arrangements
of the liver, stomach, and bowels
are promptly relieved and perma-
nently cured.
They're put up in glass vials,
which keeps them always fresh and
reliable, unlike the ordinary pills in
wooden or pasteboard boxes.
And they're the cheapest pills you
can buy, for they're guaranteed to
give satisfaction, or your money is
returned. You pay only for the
good you get.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-25
LONDON AND PARIS BEeeARs.


Professional Mendicants Have for Genera
lions Made Good Living.
l. The professional beggar is not mod
ern, innovation, by any means, says the
North American Review A specimen
case was 'Scarecrow." the famous
London beggar, who, having disabled
himself in his right leg, asked aims all
day in order to get a warm supper at
night. According to John limbs, the
''Ruffiers," whom we often find men,
toned in the literature of the seven
teenth century, were troops of idle
vagrants who infested Lincoln'S Inn
Fields, London. They assumed the
character of manned soldiers who had
suffered in the great rebellion and
found ready prey in the people of
fashion and quality who drove by. In
deed, it is made clear by contemporary
allusion in comedies that this square
was the regular haunt of bogus Grip
pies who lived by mendicancy, which
they carried on in the most barefaced
and even intimidating manner. 1t is
related that George ~, when prince
of Wales, once attended a beggars'
carnival in London, incognito. He
had not been there very long when the
chairman, addressing the company and
pointing to the prince, said: 81 call
upon that ERE gemman with a shirt
for u song The prince, as well as he
could, got excused upon a friend who
accompanied him promising to sing in
stead, which the latter did amid great
applause. The health of the prince
and his friend having been drunk and
duly responded to, they departed in
order to afford the company an oppor-
tunity to fix their different routes for
the ensuing days business, for at that
time the professional beggars of Lon
don used to have a general meeting
several times during the year at which
they were divided into companies, each
company having its particular walk.
In those days their earnings varied
much, some getting as high as five shil-
Hngs day. Most of the professional
beggars in London to-day-and their
name is 1egion-emanate from two or
three common 1odging-houses. The
most populous of these, which is known
as ''The Dispensary,'' supports an in
dividual known as SERVER" who
earns living by manufacturing the
pathetic signboards which the sham
cripples and the bogus blind men carry
round their neckS. In Paris, as is we'll
known, the professional beggars hold
regular weekly meetings at which the
routes to be followed by the members
of the guild are mapped out by a
standing committee. They have an
organ of their own called the Journal
des Mendicants, which appears twice a
week. From a recent issue the follow
ing curious advertisement is taken:
''Wanted-To engage a cripple for
seaside resort. Good references and a
small deposit required" This queer an
nouncement is explained by the fact
that the proprietors of hotels and
boarding-houses at fashionable French
watering places assume that visitors
would be disposed to give aims if an
opportunity were afforded them, and,
as they cannot very well do the beg
ging themselves, they engage profes.
sional beggars, To wnom they grant
permission to solicit aims on their
premises, and the beggars in return
pay them one-ha1f of their daily re-
ceiDtS
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-25

SIR HOWELL SALMON, who is to be-
come commander in chief at Ports
mouth, England, in June, became a
cadet at twelve, was made command
er at twenty-three and a post captain
at twenty-eight- He has been on the
admiral's list for fifteen years.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-25
ITS WEALTH
]. 7. FORD, Evangelist,
OF Des Moines, Iowa, writes under date {"
March %, 1898:
S. B. MED. MFG. Co.,
Dufur, Oregon

Gentlemen
On arriving home last week, 1 founn
all well and anxiously awaiting. Our
little girl, eight and one-half years old.
who had wasted away to 3S pounds, is
now we'll, strong and vigorous, and well
6eshed up. S. B. Cough Cure has done
its work well. Both of the children like
it. Your S. B. Cough Cure has cured
and kept away all hoarseness from me-
So give it to every one, with greetings
for all. Wishing you prosperity, we ar
Yours, Mr.. & MRS. J. F. FORD
Iyou wish to feel fresh and cheerful, and reaa,
for the Springs work, cleanse your system witt
the Headache and Liver Cure, by taking two
three doses each week.
Sold under positive guarantee.
SO cents per bottle by all druggists.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-25
malaria in any of Its Forms,

Chills and fever, congestive chills, can
be prevented or cured by the use of
Simmons Liver Regulator, purely veg
etable medicine, superior to calomel and
Quinine.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-25

THE only source of the great lakes is
rain that falls within their basin,
which averages forty inches per year.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-25
[ HEDELL

w oSCo OouAIy, oregon,
The Gate City of the Inland Empire situated the
OF navigation on the Middle Columbia and thriving
porous city.
ITS TERRITORY.
1t is the supply agricultural
and grazing country trade reaching south as Summer
Lake, distance of twoh miles
The Largest Wool Market.
The rich grazing country along the
ades furnishes pasture for thousands of sheep the wool from
which finds market here
The Dales the largest original shipping point in
America about 100000 pounds being shipped last year
ITS PRODUCTS
The salmon fisheries Welding
this of thousands
than doubled in the future.
The products of the beautiful Kicktat valley
here and the country south and has this year
warehouses and all available places overfowing
their products
ITS WEALTH.
1t is the richest city of it's the money
scattered and being used develop farming country
than is tributary to other city in Eastern Oregon.
Its situation $ unsurpassed Its innate
siities nd
trn.r STONE" she, Inf~
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-25

THE OHRoNIcLE prints an the news.
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-11
1r pIpN.r ooaIts no PASS.

A Prediction Aindo o 9oaT Ago Tint Has
N0bBsonIHnI1iicd.
WhalaDs PogtsteT, Augus19, 1898
1t is q safe guess to predlct'that when
the anticipated revival comes, twill DO
with crush that will kccp,bnstness mon
as vol as manufacturers on thodump.
In all departments of business and
trade stocks ofgoodsahEyo,bcon allowed
to run down to tho very lowest notch,
ordcrs having boon exceedingly fight 10
iobbers aud first hands Tor ut least four
months past, and with O return Of conf
.denca and the restoration Of money to
normal abundance orders arctic be ex-
pected Of much larger bulk than thcse
usually given. at this season Of the.yeGr
FsAnd these orders will soon brabsoshed
Gby tho people. for Us rulc not only arc
merchants stocks depleted to most
unusual extent, but consumers want all
sorts Of commodities, having made few
or nopurchases not acknowledgement
during the existing stringency. In this
| view of tho situation, the conditions
are right, for an early fall trade Of I'M
usnal, activity. land tho year may cloE
with tho volume Of business fuly as
largo asin 1902, despite the protTacsed
period Of depression.
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wEarnEn onop puLLErIN
oftbs West virEinla state weather SCI
Vice forthe Week EudlnE July o.

oftbg West virginia state Weather Ser.
Tieo forthe Week EudlnE july 0.
General summary-In most localities
the conditions Worc very favorable and
vegetation Of all kinds made good
growth. Tho extremely hot weather
has been succeeded by cool nights and
normally warm days With fair amount
Of sunshine. Tho rainfall during the
week was unevenly distributed in some
places tho showers were heavy enough
10 wash the ground badly and interfere
with haying aud wheat harvest; In
some Of the western and southern eoun.
ties drought conditions prevail and
crops arc suffering for want Of rain,
creeks and wells arc giving out and
water 10 being hauled, notably 10 this
the case inSJ Jackson, Putnam and Cabell
counties. In o few extromo eastern
counties dry weather prevails and rain
is badly needed. In general, however,
crops made excellent progress and arc
in q reasonably good condition. Farm
ers made good progress With their work.
Cereals aud graSSes-Wheat harvest
about over and farmers busy stacking;
some threshiuT being done; the crop
turns out fairly we'll, but 10 M uneven
yield on account OF tho crop being hurt
earlier in the season by frost, hail, huge
and rust; In most sections tho yield Is
fairly good, the grain healthy aud solid
and the straw excellent Oats ripening
and generally doing we'll. straw little
short, but the grainis about average;
some rust Is still reported Early oats
will not amount 10 much. Corn made
splendid advance, but tho last tow
nights havo been O littlA too cool; low
land corn makes the best showingi In
somo places hill corn needs rain. Clover
harvest about completed; o generally
fair 10 good yield. Timothy cutting
well along In most sections meadows
show considerable improvement and
promise we'll. Grass q generally fair
crop, except where burned out by
drought; tho same applies to pastures,
but they arc, rs a rule, sufficient for
stock. Buckwheat sowing continues,
that portion Of tho crop already in the'
ground is doing nicely.
Yegetables-Gardens doing WE'LL
Beans, peas aud potatoes (early) are
plentiful, in como mArketa orc over
stocked. Early potatoes turning out
fair to 1ne, in some districts the later
varieties need rain. Sweet potatoes not
verypromising.
FruIts-Raspberry season we'll adj
,yanced, crop not as largo as expected.
Blackberries good but rather small in
size: buahes nrn fun.
Il. W. RICHARDSON,
Observer, Weather Bureau Director. Z
Pdrkersburo, Hta Virginia, Judy 0.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-11
ORDER OUT OF CHAOS,

1ssyhat Gompors Wants to Bring About
on Thursday.
COLUMBUS, ONO, July 1o.-John Nc
Bride, president OF tho United Mino
Workers Of America, received to-day
tho following telegram from Samuel
GomperS:
"John McBridb, Columbus. Ohio.
IA crisiS in the industrial situation OF
tho country is at hand. It behooVca US
10 bring order out Of what threatens to
become chaos. Tho executive committee
of tho American Federation Of Labor
will meet at tho Briggs House, Chicago,
at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, July II.
You arc cordially requested TO meet US
there. II your presence 10 Impossible
have q representative without tail,
[signed. SAMUEL GoMPERs."
Mcbride having just returned from
Chicago, says no is very tired.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-11
PUnLMAN's MISTAKE

In Ignoring tho Request of tho Mayors Of
FIFTY cities to Mako Some Effort at Set.
Element.
CHICAGO, July 1o-"1t is labor lost;
notl5O mayors would have the slight
est effect on the Pullman company"
sald Mayor Hopkins this morning when
asked is Mayor Pingrcc, Of Detroit, had
asked him to become one Of the fifty
MAYORS to Join in IN appeal to George
NJ. Pullman to allow tho differences bo-
tween him and his men to DO submitted
to arbitration.
6Mayor Pingree probably thought
there was need Of asking me to join
with him In such an appeal" said Mayor
Hopkins this morning. My position
is pretty we'll known. But City mayors
wifi have no effect on the Pullman Com
pany, no, nor $50, nor 800. Every one
IA ignored by tho company. However,
it will take Pullman years to recover
from the trouble. lie will find he is
boycotted without any unity Of action
OF effort by the American people. Tho
business will 90 to Pullman's compeu:
tors then no will realize the mistake Of
his position to-day"
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends 10 personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, BY more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 70
The needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced III tho
remedy, Syrup Of Figs
It's excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant n the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
alive: eAectually cleansing the system,
dispelliug colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation;
Il has given satisfaction TO millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because 1t acts on the Kid
rnets, Liver and Bowels without weak
ching them and It Is perfectly FREQ from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs Is for sale by all drug
pists III 5Oc aud 81 bottles, but It "a man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
O.. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Fig,
and being we'll informed, you will nos
accept a1yspbstitpto # qhred.