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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-23
New Coal Yard.

New Coal Yard.
The Empire Coal company has
opened coal yard for the sale of the
celebrated Gilchrist. Mercer county,
coal. Office in the Diamond 10 ware
house, corner of Seventeenth street
and the levee. Telephone 11O5.
George Lamont, agent.
Coal Market.
Hard coal, all sizes, per ton 81 so
Discount for cash, per ton. 49,. %
Camel coal per ton. ........ 6 90
Indiana block per ton. $50. 4 90
Kentucky lump per ton. ..... 4 25
Carriage added on less than ton or
ders. +. G FRAZKR.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-23

A fact that seems to have been over
looked by the coroner's jury at Washing
ton Court House, o., was produced before
the military commission now inquiring
into Colonel Colts action in stopping q
mob with lead. The fact is a box of forty
sticks of dynamite found in the weeds
half square from the court house where
the firing took place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-23

The ARGUS delivered every even
ing at your door at 10c a week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-23
MCIntyre-ReCk Dry Goods Co.
c.,A. e~ R.e;ct pa.terns-he best in the world


Great
Things will be required Of when we state positive
ly that this week the greatest value giving
CORSET SALE at the most absurdly low prices when
Rock Island and vicinity have ever witnessed. we
are prepared to discount all demands and give our
customers far than value received. 1t will pay
you to buy corsets in quantities at this sale even II
You have to lay them aside for future use
SO Saline with side see and re-
in'orced the right IN so and Tor
this week il
assorted
well
&c will last
buta few Remember they black
The BLACK quality black sstine,
fnish sell that's
Orr eb stock sc,inss peerless American Lady The
Worcester Josephine Aiiso
Health and Cora'ne,
we off waists
Misses BIB waists
Yong ladies' BIB 81, wi be &c.
Ladies' BIB try the BIB.
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SHE THOUGHT 1T WAS MURDER.
Thrilling Experience of q Young Ludy IN
q R0iLtC0y Coach.

back into her comfortable corner seat.
The first-class compartment contained
no other passenger than the charming
young lady In the sealskin coat and
crimson feathered toque who consulted
her complexion in the strip OF looking
glass before she fell to overhauling her
bags and packages.
The journey was tedious. and would be
certain to be a cold one upon this keen.
frosty January day.
But Kitty, who always was distin-
guished by admirable forethought in
matters where her own well-being was
concerned, had got all her little COM
forts around her.
Eau de cologne? Yes, the housemaid
put Il In. How stupid OF Parker to catch
bronchitis! OF course. ! was obliged to
leave her behind. II had insisted on
her travelling, she would have been sure
TO incur a fresh chill and die on me out
OF spite.
"If anything In the shape of an adven-
ture could possibly present itself In the
course OF the humdrum seven hours rail-
way Journey between Norwich and Liv-
erpool I should be Inclined to welcome It,
unless II came In the form OF railway
SIN Ugh! The bare idea makes one
shudder.
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FIGARO.

A number Of buckles. crescents. crowns
and sprays In jet. cut steel and Rhine
stone are used. The fancy coronets dis
tive. Heavy laces viii be put on felt and
beaver for street wear. White margot
or chantilly, on brown felt with few
small tips. Is very genteel.
II there liz leader II Is the Alpine hat
OF felt, with the dual effect of trimming.
IT does not follow that two rosettes. two
clusters or two mercury wings are mon
position. Opposing ornaments applied
mathematically may be hard and give
the wearer pert or aggressive express
have one cluster Of feathers smaller than
the other. and, instead of monotony,
there is poetry.
j.. Mercury wings are again in favor. but
the new ones are delicate in design,
Now, about buying hats and bonnets.
The great thing Is style. Materials are
durable; charming effects are shown IN
trimming; what the customer should
strive for is a design that makes her
look her very best. Don't buy bonnet
for the buckle in the back. Get the right
and have the coveted buckle transferred.
me hrst step In artistic head-dressing
Is artistic hairdresslng. Every perfectly
When an artist is designing models ne
sends the model to the best hairdresser
In Paris: then the fitting begins. SO
much depends on the couture that mil
liners who understand their business will
not employ saleswomen who do up their
hair any way The only acceptable way
Is the very latest style The Fall models
are designed for the Psyche knot. pinned
Just below the crown of the head, with
the rest Of the hair dressed in the soft
curls of 1890. The lady who wants to
wear the newest millinery should adopt
couture of that character.
Fitting hats and bonnets lie a trying
to please is the woman with smooth.
made to dress her head as It appeared.
Now the saleswoman tells her that the
gloss makes hard lines-tights with the
bonnet-that she Is going to take the
liberty OF using the pr v1er-puff or the
comb. or both. and sh her the beauty
os tine model The desired results are
or course, there are faces that tho
smooth. tightly brushed tresses suit;
In such case a bonnet with a medium
brim with facing of lace, net or
some fringe effect. would be soft and
;, The day of sedate, characterle~ mil
ltnery for women Of midled age has
gone &c By. Years cut no figure in the
the fresh coiors. OF health, the beauty
or serenity and tranquility possessed
by women of gentle breeding, that a
milliner likes TO dress. The percentage
OF attractive faces between fifty and
sixty Is larger than from thirty to forty
years Of age. Mothers who wear large
grace than their young lady daughters
are by no means uncommon.
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Saw EN- es s% 5 m " See Sunday World

foridly His tone offended her ears; the
perfume which exhaled from his gar
ments offended a still more sensitive
perception.
He trampled on Kitty's toes again as
he received into his arms a heavy bun
die the helpless figure OF another man,
and deposited 1t in r further corner OF
the compartment, with evident difficulty.
Another mustached, scented and fur
coated stranger followed and sat himself
down in the seat Immediately opposite
Miss Belwhistle.
Kitty. in a state OF freezing indiffcr-
ence TO the admiring manifestations OF
her vis-a-vis. resumed her perusal OF
THE Fang OF the Adder"
The two mustached and fur-coated in
dividuals interchanged u sentence or
two in an undertone. and then settled
down to their respective newspapers
The invalid lay back helplessly In his
corner, swaying from side to side with
the motion OF the carriage.
He was small OF stature and slight OF
limb. He wore a gray-faPped travel
. ling cap, tied under the chin, and long
gray ulster. From underneath the edge
OF the ulster peeped a pair OF tiny lit
tie feet In patent-leathar boots.
AS much OF his profile as was visible
TO Kittys observation was perfectly
regular and OF waxen delicacy. The
ungioved right hand. which rested stifiiy
on his knee. was small and dazzlingly
white.
oh" exclaimed Miss Belwhistle in
voluntarily as the express rounded
curve and the invalid lurched violently
TO the right.
The mustachsd and scented strangers
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When ladv wears hat or q bonnet
she puts her face in a frame. In justice
to the picture and the artist the selec-
tion cannot be made with too much care
Black frames have never been popular
Occasionally an artist produces a black
hgure or group-a homeless widow. with
her bereaved children, or a group in Jail
preparing for the execution--but with
negative success. Art works OF this
character. are too depressing to have
about. Sooner or later they bury them
selves in the directors room of a public
library or benevolent institution.
Even q black background Is seldom or
never seen In painting. The color is
not artistic: Occasional fits OF the hor-
riply rea!istk a:e pardoned In a great
painter, but even genius cannot recon-
cue taste to va TX OF art that lacks the
ps surS, s4.h 10 he grand principle, but
hsre are 100 ny beautiful truths to
SeAke - opcs?&Iy for one to try to
terious. ~ '''
A black hat with colors or a colored
bat with black decorations stands ten
times more chances OF being bought
ehe DAY 1t Is put In the show case than
Q model without black. The sex has its
0Wn reas ons for this choice, which no
man -milliner In trade has been able to
explain. The general opinion that blac
goes. az the saying is, with everything
10 not true. That distinction belongs to
~ color and only one-green. Black Is
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mead she reduces her apparent height.
Remarkably tall women will never wear
anythins else. A tall leading lady or
soprano with q short star or tenor Is
the scene admits of black Gainsbor-
ough. Only the exceptional faces are
pleasing against the colorless material.
b aS ,es,h f o,a
mental anxiety are emphasized under
black millinery goods. In nature the
Foliage lightens at the top: at the top.
vines are thread like, branches taper
and silver. 1t is the same In arcnitec-
ture=tapering turrets, pointed steeples,
and light or delicate head finishing. One
never sees a black ceiling. a dark roof
dwarfs little house. Lofty rooms are
made cosier by the use of dark frieze
But that is not business Women love
modstes would be foolish If they did not
supply It.
Black millinery is the rage this mo-
month from now cannot be conjectured.
fluctuate, and goods are as unsteady as
grains in the stock market. To show
of any sort under the chin. Many buy
ers will adopt this style at once. but
Others, on the contrary, who originate
fashion.
Eminence shades-the ecclesiastical
purple and violet colors-cherry reds
and autumn greens are the fashionable
colors. The eminence puppies are very
trying, but most beautiful. They are
used in velvets on hats, turbans and
bonnets, but introduced SO as not to jar
with the colors In bilious, sallow,
pallid or pale face. Usually the crown
Is made Of the gray-green purple; black
braid. beaver or felt forms the brm,
and a Jet or Rhine stone crescent, a ro-
settle of neutral silk or feather OF
some sort produces the harmony re-
quired. If the face Is too characteristic,
then the eminence appears in the back.
The cherry reds are generally becom-
ing and very rich. With black the COM
bination Is gorgeous. A rather unique
effect Is produced with a medium black
brim, flower-pot crown of the ox-heart
cherry velvet, a knot or two OF black
and white silk and few black spar
rows with jetted wings. This Idea
well.
Most of the green effect appears in
parrot form. The birds are handmade,
less than life size and colored to suit
the fashion. Against black, brown and
drab, among ribbon bows and rosettes.
or even against lace, these green con-
ventionalities are pleasing and season.
able. They stand the weather well,
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which makes them available for street
suits Ivy and violet leaves are used
With little black birds and rooster-tail
Some Of the shapes are made of silk
rough chip Of which garden hats are
made. 1t comes In blue and pink for
evening bohnets, and black, brown and
dull red for street hats.
Then there are fine Imported felts, all
black and black and white, black and
brown. and black and red The black is
outside; the color Is below and much
Slack English feit, . nnderfaeedd "@ With Il,
almond felt, is one OF the choicest com
binations in this line Of goods. Then
hats and bonnets are made Of grass in
dyes, These grass frames are light on
the head and susceptible OF pleasing
Shapes are large. little and medium
bonnets very small, for the reason that
they were designed for small heads. No
size can be called fashionable, as the
woman'e head measure determines the
Trimming is all matter Of Individual
taste; for. the gay, 1t Is gaudy; for the
conservative, rather severe, and for the
elegant, full of happy suggestiveness.
fruits are among the novelties; Indi-
vidually. ] dislike them. Still-life is
heavy and graceless. Plumes are ma
sonic, military. masculine, and far too
Every fine piece Of millinery work repre-.
sents a design. Now, II the plume Is in
troduced, It must hang down, which is
too romantic for this age: II It Is put on
the hat there Il no room for anything nI,gs
affair-simply a hat and feather. 1t Is
not good style to load or cover up a
frame. There must be at least spots for
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"Good-by, dear"

"Good-by. dear"
"a cafe Journey and a pleasant one"
The train began to move, Miss Kitty
Belwhistle distributed a farewell series
OF mods and smiles.
She felt quite fond OF the Cholmonde-
leys, now that she was leaving them.
They were sorry to lose their guest
undoubtedly.
Their brother sorrowed ALSO but not as
one without hope. Business OF a pressing
nature was likely to take him up to
London In the course of week or SO.
Kitty. experienced hand that she was.
had not spent three weeks at Northwich
Orange for nothing. The understanding
between herself and the heir OF the
Northwich acres was pretty definite.
that young gentleman fattered himself.
They were almost, II not exactly, en-
ragged.
Kitty had made the usual stipulation.
II. within the space OF twelve months
from date, she met somebody else she
liked better than dear Chubbington, all
that had passed between them was
thenceforth to be regarded as an idle
iream. II, on the other hand. she did
iot, them
KITTY pulled UP the window and sank
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endeayored TO pour a little down his
throat. Useless, The rigid Inns were not
to be forced apart. she removed the
travelling can and wet his forehead and
temples with eau de cologne. He showed
no signs of reyiying. She wiped his face
with her handkerchief and-oh horror!
The faint color vanished from his
cheeks. his lips turned white. The sick
man had been painted.
She looked at him more closely. The
strange light blue eyes that maintained
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looked over their newspapers. Kitty
had half risen from her seat.
Anything wrong. miss" inquired No.
1 in accents OF oily vulgarity.
The train steadied: the invalid left on
wobbling. Kitty sank among her rugs
and parcels.
II beg your pardon. II was
afraid the-your friend was going to
faint" she breathed. To cover her
confusion she stopped for her book,
which lay sprawling on the floor.
THE young lady thought Mr.. Walker
| might he feeling III. Sig. DEMO-" re-
marked No. 2. "Tcll him to answer his
self II he's got any manners In him"
The signor added and looked at the in
valid. Immediately Mr.. Walker spoke in
queer, highly pitched voice. which
seemed to come from under the seat
which he occupied.
81 thank you, miss. for your kind in
quiries aad beg to say am quite Well"
Kitty began 10 regret the exclamation
OF alarm into which she had been be-
trayed. She began to wonder how long
It would be before the next stoppage
would afford her an opportunity OF ex-
changing to another carriage. This hor-
rible pair were evidently bent upon Inn
proving the occasion.
Rosenbaum offered her a comic paper.
Declined with thanks.
The signor produced II silver flask OF
cognac. which might have contained
about a quart, and audaciously invited
the young lady 20 test the quality OF
its contents. Declined with thanks.
Upon which both the slgnor and Mr.,
Rosenbaum applied themselves to the
liquor with great good Will They pro-
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Let me just peep at the luncheon bas-
ket. Tongue aud turkey sandwiches,
hard-boiled eggs and anchovy ditto. a
and tiny flask OF benedictine, half a
pine and a bag of mac caroons. Perhaps
Chubby superintended the arrangements.
Poor Chubby
And Kitty smiled a heartless little
smile at the remembrance of Chubby
pink tlnged nose and fearful eyes. Then
she opened a brand new railway novel,
1.-THE Fang OF the Adder" and immersed
herself In the most thrilling chapter Of
that electrical work:
"Forked and lurid flashes OF lightning
sheenily played over the midnight azure.
A low peal of thunder rumbled overhead
as Paulina gained the churchyard She
reached the lonely resting place Of the
man whom her heart had worshipped,
the man whom her relentless hand had
guided 10 his doom.
Ibid he but know 1t, Charrington Chin
was bitterly avenged.
"As sobs thickened in his murderess'B
strangling throat and she sank forward
amid the matted and tangled grasses
what happened
"A hand touched her on the shoulder.
A voice said hoarsely"--
"Kimpton, Kimpton! Change ere for
Carbury and Walslng."
The train slowed and stopped, with a
jerk. Kitty shut the book and let down
the window.
Something darkened the carriage door,
A dark-faced, mustached, fur-cdated
stranger got in hurrlcdly. He trampled
on Miss BelwhistIe's toes and apologlzed
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Gus Hills ov3Ities.

duced huge packages OF sandwiches and
ate with gusto and without Offering the
invalid a share OF their supplies.
Kitty burned with indignation and was
conscious OF II yearning in the direction
OF her well filled luncheon basket, but
dread OF provoking the civilitles OF her
companions staid her. She would change
at the next station they stopped at. and
then
Thank goodness-an old town rising
out Of the snowy landscape! The empty
noise and hustle OF a station succeeding
She collected her luggage hastily; she
peered anxiously out OF the window
searching for a porter.
by your leave. miss said the odious
voice OF Rosenbaum. He opened the
door and jumped out upon the platform.
The signOr followed. They vanished.
arm In arm. into the refreshment room.
Porter" cried Miss Belwhistle. but
no functionary responded TO her call.
She leaned out OF the window. She
waved her mum. She called to the porter
again without success.
There was duh crash. a sickening
thud, behind her She turned. The in
valid Mr.. Walker had tumbled out of his
seat and lay PROSTATE on the floor. Be
fore the affrighted girl could utter a
scream for help the express moved on.
Where. where were those callous COM
panions OF the sick man? Doubtless
Rosenbaum and the slgnor had been left.
She raised the head OF the insensible
man. He was lighter than she had ex-
pected and strangely, strangely sitter.
She opened his collar with a shaking
hand.
She got out the bottle Of ehablis and
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Did they mean to deny all knowledge
OF the dead man?
This is a serious charge. you know
gentlemen. l must trouble you to come
along with me"
with pleasure, Mr.. Policeman" said
the signor, with horrible lightness- but
we look at this corpo morto here nrst,
with your kind obligement. Why win
pretty young ladies shrek at everythingf
Ny good Rosenbaum, you have better
the Eagiish language. Please explain"
Rosenbalyrp drew a large poster from
the bu!sing pocket of his fur coat. He
grively handed 1t TO the station-master.
1t bore this inscription:
TONIGHT.
At the Temple OF Varieties, ely.
Herr Rosenbaum and Sig. Demo.
The Marvellous ConJurors and VentriloQusts. "
Their Unparalleled Entertainment,
In which the ANIMATED DUMMY will ais
take part.
COME EARLY,
This here jointed wooden figure with
the wax face and hands" went on Rosen.
baum. is the dummy. He usually trav-
els in the guards van, but the guard
couldn't guarantee his reaching Ely Ia
condition TO appear before the public.
having a foX-terrier pup in charge az
was given 10 worrying. So We took him
in the carriage with us. At the last sta
tion we stopped at me and the signor
gets out for drink, and the train hay-
ing started sooner than we bargained for
We whipped into second-elass compart-
ment Sorry the young lady has been
Amt you, signor?'
"Estremamente" said Sig. pennos-
ss A. ~.
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relief. A rosette H. pretty in q little field
OF Its own; tuck II under a birds leg
Conspicuous among the seasons novel;
ties are large velvet peoples In beautiful
art colors; velvet morning-Rlories In the
ing-glory pinks. blues and reds: violets
and violet leaves, ostricn tips used In
clusters, rooster feathers true to life, but
In grotesque curls; pert quilts In natural
white-black birds, the rara avis. at last.
with Jet crystals on their legs and
feathers. abnormnlly long swallows md
parrots of unheard-of dimensions. The
birds whose legs are intended for lis
play are vanished to represent amber.
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FIFTY-FIVE SUES EIGHTY.
Elderly Iowa spinster Says an Aged
Clergyman Proved False.
fBy Associated Press.)

fBy Associated Press)
OTTUMWA, Ia, Sept IA sensa-
tional breach OF promise case has been
started in the District Court here Mrs.
Phoebe Irwin, aged hfty-fve years,
brings suit against the Rev. Christopher
Lakenburg, superanuated Methodist
minister, eighty years old, to recover
large sum for blighted affections.
Lakenburg has preached In various por-
lions of this State and is widely known
in the Conference. The plaintiff says
the defendant sought her hand in mar
riage; that his suit was accepted and
the day for the wedding set
The reverend gentleman. however, had
occasion to make a trip to Paris before
the time appointed for the wedding and
when he returned, she says. his affec-
ton for her had cooled.
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The @ O'Clock Edition and the
Sporting Extra of The Evening
World contain more sporting news
of interest than can be found in
any other evening Newspaper.
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SHE SAW A PRIZE FIGHT.
How a sunday World Reporter Got
Ahead Of the Police.

Meg Merrilles went to the Critic Nc
Aulifre fght the other night. The Club
directors held meeting before tho con-
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be impossible. appearing as The Tricky
Little Maybud." a variety artist.
THE Founding" was preceded by a
trifle. entitled Then the Flowers Grew
Fairer." by Sutton rane.
London papers report that A. A. Zim-
norman. the American cyclist. will fol-
low the example of James ]. Corbett.
and make stage appearance, having
ordered a four-act comedy to be written
around his Dyke" The great scene IL
to represent race track wherein Zim-
norman is TO beat his cycling rival, the
william OF the piece.
The cast Of sydney Grundys THE
New Woman" with which Comyns
Carr opens his season tonight. liz as fol.
lows: