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The morning times., 1895-12-09
HINTS TO HELP SHOPPERS
Suggestions for Christmas Gifts
to Fit Ones Purse.
NICE THINGS IN NOVELTIES
and Clocks for Your Woman -Ac-
quaintnnce-one- Dollar Presen 8
That FIJI IN when Christmas
Day Dawns.

The inyeterate shopper, who begins tC
watch the Christmas market from the
first week in Decrmber, says this is a
season unusually prolific in novelties.
With long list 10 her'pocket. she makes
a round of the counters and finds a tempt
ing array of things suitable and beautiful
in china. seTr
This year the importers have brought
over an aba ndance, of quaint. cheap Euro
pean wares. from Lcghorn and Normandy
chiefly. decorated in bold primary coiors
on a rich cream ground.
The sets of oatmeal bowls. cream jugs,
salad plates. and three handled mugs for
flowers, ranged in prize all the way from
derruiiy fashionable. for luncheon and
Sunday night tea iabies, and the 10
cent tea pots, set on three short handy
legs. will be welcome contributions to
anyone's china cupboard.
The dealers show her how one of these
crude. bruad-mouibed milk pitchers, cost
ing 81, can have u lamp fountain and
burner slipped into it. a painted paper
shade set ON a wire frame, and the whole
turned into delightful addition TO q
reading corner at the expense OF 50.
LAMPS AND CLOCKS.
But the prime novelty In lamps appears
to be IN blue and white china. the good
American imitation OF delft. made from
one to two aud a half feet high. with n
sweet-toreued little clock ticking uncou-
ccrnedly away in the middle OF The bowl.
n capital notion for n lamp TO read by aud
keep track OF flying time For these
The morning times., 1895-12-09
WAITED FOR HIS UNIFORM
Why the Noble Guard From the
Vatican Was Delayed.
something About the Marquis Sacri-
panti. W no Brings I he Precious
Red Cap TO Mgr. Satolli.

The noble guard, Marquis sacripanti is
thesubIect OF much badinagc just at present.
Word has come in roundabout sort OF
way that the gallant young bearer OF the
red hat delayed his departure from the
Eternal City because his tailor had not
completed gorgeous new appa rel lie led
ordered for the journey.
Naturally. he wants to make Il fine ap-
pearance in America, this being his first
important mission. But Roman rules are
iron-clad, and appa rently The marquis has
committed blundcr that may cost him
serious trouble in his future career. Accon-
ing to report, Mgr. Satolli, in plain, unvar-
nishcd English, will give the robie guard
'razzle dazzle" when he arrives.
He has upset Cardinal Gibbons mature
winter plans, has delayed Mgr. Satolli's
intended ceremonies and put the church
1ignitaries 10 no end of trouble and expense,
all on account of suit of ciothesl
TIE family SacripaDii is ore Of The most
The morning times., 1895-12-09

lights the shades are round Empire shape,
or the blue Chinese cotton crepe. else made
OF silk figured in blue delft patterns and
frilled and nounced onto the wire frame.
The inveierate shopper saw new calen-
dars, in the shape of fat Dutch clock
towers, with four dials TO indicate the day,
the month. the year, nd lastly genuine
clock in one side marking off the bours.
Beside these were Dutch windmilis. the
long arms or which. given turn every
twenty-four hours. mark The new day and
miller and his wife take turns. as the
weather changes, at the door below the
revolving arms.
The morning times., 1895-12-09
Convicts Engage in RIotinc.

Webster City, Iowa. Dec. s-News has
just reached here of a riot at the Anamosa
penitentiary. Two-thirtis of the copvicts
had entered the dining room for brea kfast
when convict Ryan struck a guard named
Ash over the head with a heavy cut gIas s
vinegar bottle. Ash was rendered insensible.
Some of the couvicts made a rush for the
door, and the guards were powerless to
stop them The convicts were finally gotten
TO their cells. and ASH was taken to the
hospital bruised and bleeding.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

From $3.50 to Sc these range in price,
but the sets of tiles. four and six inches
square, cost only $50 each and present
every one as scene, or portrait well worth
an the admiration they inspire. For
S3 each are six tiles representing the
great Dutch painters gathered In q long
row, In frame OF dark brown polished
OAK. Rembrandt, or the jovial Franz
The morning times., 1895-12-09
GlOryl

Take I'm frum de 'simmon tree,
White N fat z fat KIN be;
Strip de jacket frum de meat
Hang m up by bofe him feet.
Whar de win blow fru d. trees
Oar est let IN hang n freeze;
Wen d. mawnin' done cum 'roun',
Take dat juicy 'possum down
Wild sweet taters line de pan.
Put dat cherub in-o-o-b, niani
Wen d. gravy's bubblin' out.
Gatah. cbillen, roun' erbout-
Cahve IN tweli, we ct In all,
Den-g'way. Bob Inguhsoll!'
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The morning times., 1895-12-09
80 1899 90 90 ~~>
! Lansburgh 8 Bro ;
4 Useful Articles
\ For Holiday Gifts. =
For Holiday Gifts.
Screens.

! lot Antique Oak Fire
Screens, filled with silko-
line, SOC.
lot White Enameied Fire
Screens, filled with silko-
line, ST.. .25.
II lot Antique Oak Fold
ing Screens, filled with
silkoline, 81. rs.
I lot Antique Oak Fold
ing Screens, filled with
siIkoline, So. IS.
l lot White Enamel Fold
ing Screens, filled with
silkoline, So. rs.
| lot Antique Oak Fold
ing Screens, fancy frames,
filled with siIkoline, So.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

we'll in this same glass small and large
photograph frames, the unmounted print
fastened onto white silk standard at
the frames back, and, in addition to these.
pretty lit tie bedroom thermometers Of
cypress crystal.
But the fnveterate shopper laid out
good deal in some of the excellent imita-
tions of bronze and takes especial pride
IN her pair Of candle sticks. They cost So
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Mrs. Laura Gertrude Barnes and Mt.
Thomas Wallace, of the United States Navy,
were married on the 18th of December,
1895, at the brides residence. The bride
was attired in pearl gray cashmere. The
bride was presented with handsome gold
watch aud cha lin by the groom.
The morning times., 1895-12-09
! Center
} Tables.

lot Center Tables in
Cherry and Antique Oak,
"a inch square. highly
polished. For Sl.5O each.
I lot Center Tables in
Cherry and Antique Oak,
"a inches square. highly
polished, brass fe o t,
S2.25 each.
lot Center Tables in
Cherry and Antique Oak,
24-in. square. Highly
polished, fancy shapes,
1915 each.
/ lot Center Tables,
Cherry and Antique Oak.
Highly polished, solid
wood,fancy Shapes.S4.5O
each.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Miss McNelly, a member of Prof. Bis
choffs quartet. and one Of Washington's s
most favored contraltos. has left the city
for Richmond, Va, where she has been
engaged to sing in concert to be given
by the Mosark Club at the opera house.
The morning times., 1895-12-09
NOTES AND PERSONALS,

Mr.. o. L. Stephen Rozychi of the Bureau
of Steam Engineering Navy Department,
has retur ned from his hunting trip in
North Carolina and is at 1889 L street
northwest.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Master frankie Martin gave stag party
Thursday evening atthe home of his parents,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Baden Martin, of Capitol
Hill.
AT the conclusion Of their play dainty
table was spread with bon bons, fruit and
ices aud souvenir presented in token of
the day.
Among the guests present Were Master
Toddie Davis, Master Jesse Prior. Masters
Fioy and ArIic Bryan and Master Matthew
Rice
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Saturday. 21-Gen. and Mrs. Moore, a
dinner to meet Gen. and Mrs. Miles.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Friday, 20-The vice president and Mrs
Stevenson, reception to meet Miss Letitia
Ewing Stevenson and Miss Julia Green
Scott.
The morning times., 1895-12-09
DIED.

LILLIE-SuddenIy Mrs. Lucy NJ Lille.
the beloved wife ur Mr.. J. E. Lille, departed
this life Saturday, December 7, 1895, at
1920 o'clock p. M.
Funeral Monday. December g. fr,an her
late residence. 744 Twelfth street south.
east. at 4 o. clock.
HER LAST WORDS.
Inmy Fathers house are many mansions
il it were not ST.. would have told you
/ go tn prepare place for you
Interment at Corning.
(New York papers please Cupy.)
KELIHER-On December 8. 1895, az
12:45 M. Mary A beloved wife uf James
Keliher in the ttirty-seventh year OF her
age, and daughter of Edward and the late
Julia BreSnah1n-
Notice of funeral hereafter.
HOWLINGS-On December g, 1895,
John S. Huwlings, aged seven years.
Funeral private
RUSsELI-Sunday morning, at her resi-
dence 444 Q street northwest, Agnes NJ
Russell, aged thirty-one years
Funeral Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock:
Friends are invited to attend. deS-z'
The morning times., 1895-12-09

hyacinth tea Friday evening, assisted by
Miss Stacy Evans and Miss Estelle G W ian of
Maryland.
The table decorations We're mauve Chinese
hyacinths and chrysanthemums and the
house was bower OF palms, chrysanthe.
NUNS, oleanders and holly.
Among the guests were Miss Ollie Garner,
Miss Maud Gunnell, Miss Rita Powell, Miss
Lucy Everson, Miss Jane LIE Mere, Mr..
Albert Herbert, Mrs. Martin AlbcrtsoB,
Mr. Arthur Q. Jones' Mr.. John A. Giston,
Mr.. Z. E. Preston and Mr. F. b. Miles.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Wednesday, 11-Mrs. William CorcoranHin
a tea, to meet Miss Reynolds.
The Misses Merrick a tea.
Miss Gale dinner.
Mrs. Stanley Matthews a dinner
The marriage of Miss Jenkins, daughter
of Admiral jenkins, to Rev. w. C. A Andrews
The marriage of Miss Moran and Mr. E.
G. Burnett. at st. Stephens Catholic Church.
The Mississippi Association will meet at
the home of Miss Ii. ToIson. No. 1908 p
street northwest.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Miss Louise E. Terrell of L street gave
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Monday, I6-Mrs. Beriah wilkins, a
tea.
Miss May Eeyworth Barbour will enter
tain members of the Princeton Glee Club.
a stag supper at the University Club to
the visiting Princetonians.
Brazilian min ister's Talk on Art"
at the Washington Club, in the evening.
The morning times., 1895-12-09
Don't Shop on 9Th ST. i::s3s: e !: ss=! ::s

very handsome display of Marquise RIngs from
eU upi SPlER, $40 9th St.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Tuesday, 17-Miss Mary McCeney,
tea at the Washington Club for the Misses
Dodge.
Mrs. Mcmillan, a tea.
The Children's Hospital benefit matinee
at the National Theatcr.
The Brazilian minister and Mrs. Men
donca, dinner.
The marriage of Miss Belle C. Bemlss
to George Holoombe BARRIER, Y. S. N,
at the home of Mrs. Wight, No. 1922
Nineteenth street, al $50 p. m.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Friday, 13-Mrs. BurchiD. wife Of Capt.
Burchip, tea. Miss Kennedy will assist.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Tuesday, 10.-Mrs. Emmons will entertain
at dinner for her guest Miss Henry Davis
of New York.
Mrs. John N. Norton and Miss Juliet
Norton a tea at O'Clock.
Mrs. Richard Coke Weightman a tea at
5 O'Clock.
Mrs. Joseph K. McCammon and Miss
Edith McCammon tea, 4 to z.
Mrs. Bartlett Cromwell and Miss Crom-
well a tea at 8 O'Clock.
The marriage of Jessie N arie, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Vance Lewis, to Mr. Cassell
Severance at Hamline, II E. Church, $50
clock.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Saturday, 14-Mrs. Fuller and Miss Jane
Fuller, a tea
Mrs. Woodville Rockhiil and Miss Rock
hill, tea
Peck, a tea.
Mrs. Robert Catiin and Miss May Cat
lin, a tea.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. NJ. Curry, dinner
The morning times., 1895-12-09

The following is a chronicle of events tC
occur during the coming weeks, and tc
which daily additions VIII OF course bt
made:
con.
Mrs. McCammon, a luncheon
Mrs. Hoidsworth Gordon and Miss Cor
don, a tea
Mrs. b. F. Rittenhouse and Miss Ritten-
house, a tea.
Mrs. George Whitfield Brown and Miss
Cuthbcrt, a tea
Mime. Romero, dinner.
In Cincinnati. the marriage of Miss Nichols
to Marquis de CEambrun-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-15

When travelling always takea cake of Johnsons Oriental Soap with you; diseases are often caught by using hotel soap. Dewoody x Co.,, Pine Bluff. Ark. 9
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-15

At the beginning of this century Il formal dinner lasted three or four hours and included eighteen to twenty courses. Today the best private dinner lasts usually an hour, and never over an hour and half The best remedy for a good appetite is a box of Ramon s Tonic Liver Pills which are also q sure cure for disor- dered stomach, biliousness and indi- gestion, while, at the same time, ,stim- ulating both the appetite and the digestive capacity for food. Ask Ahderson-Meyer, your druggist, for il fIinl lnen
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-15

Have you heard the Hoyler..& Rowland Quintette? They sing all latest songs. Look out for their an- nouneement. l l1dtf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-15
sherin,s Sale.

By viftue of an execution to me directed by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jefferson county Arkansas. will offer for sale at the Courthouse door, in the city of Pine Biuff,or
 Tuesday, January 22nd, 1895,
 Between the hours prescribed by law for ju- dical sales. to the highest and best bidder, on a credit of three months. with interest pur- chaser giving bond to secure purchase money all the right, title and interest of ". D Wilkins in the following described property to-wit Beginning at a point 60 feet west from the n corner of lot ? block 8 Tannehil X Owens addition to the city of Pine Bluff, running thence west l20 feet, thence south 154 feet thence east 1s0, thence north 34 feet thence west 60 feet thence north 120 feet to point of beginning. All his interest in lot block 39 Tannehil S Owens addition. West half lot block 37 Tannehill < Owens addi- tion: half and W quarter lot 2 block 39 Tannehill < Owens addition all in the city of Pine Bluff. Arkansas, levied on by me as the property of W. D. Wilkins to satisfy an exc cution against him in favor of James Aug gustus for S44.75 debt damages and costs
 c. H. TRIPBETT
 sheriff Jefferson county Arkansas
 By EDGAR BREWSTER D.S, Pine Bluff Ark Jan. 1895. 2dtf
Rock Island Argus., 1895-11-05
LUTHERANS TO BUILD.
German Congregation Preparing for the
Erection OF New Church.

German Congregation Preparing for the
Erection OF . New Church
Inadequate for the further accom-
modation OF its growing member
ship. the German Lutheran congrega-
tion has decided to remove the struc-
ture which has stood at the corner of
Twentieth street and Fifth avenue
for nearly Thirty years. and erect
thereon a handsome brick edifice al
cost of some $4,000. The neces-
sity of larger house of worship has
been the subject of agitation for some
time among the prominent church
workers, and At a meeting of the con-
gregation Sunday the erection of q
new structure was decided upon. and
committee composed of H. Bruins
veg, William Schroether, William
kurth. Christian Schillinger, Jacob
Bruchmann, Henry Lange, C..
Schoede, Jacob Kirsch and c. Hans
gen to secure estimates, plans and
styles of the proposed building. to
be submitted for the Pensioners ap-
proval.
To Build In tho Spring.
All arrangements will be completed
during the winter SO that work on the
new church can be com menced in the
spring.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-11-05
TO CHOOSE A CANDIDATE
Republican County Committee Names Del.
oeates to the Rockford Convention.

Republican County COmmittee Names Del
eestes to the Rockford Convention.
There was a meeting of the repub-
lican county committee in the par
lors of the Harper house this morn
ing to make arrangements for the
selection of delegates to the Sixth
judicial convention at Rockford next
Tuesday to choose a successor to the
late Judge Bailey on the supreme
bench. Chairman S. j. Collins
presided, and W. F. Eastman, of
Moline. acted as secretary in
the absence of Secretary Frank
Rogers. AS such a short time re-
mained before the convention and
the little interest Rock Island county
had at stake in the matter the idea
of holding a county convention was
abandoned and the delegates were
selected at the meeting.
Thirteen Delegates.
Thirteen delegates were chosen as
follows: Hon. w. II. Gest, Adair
Peasants. G. Z. Walker, & j. Searle,
H. A. Weld, NJ. M. Sturgeon, Rock
Island; W. j. Entrikin, j. b. Oak
leaf. B. F. Peek, A. H. Kohler. Mo-
line; j. w. Simonson, Port Byron;
Hon. William Payne, Zuma; +. H.
Caldwell, Milan.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-11-05
Skirts.
Refer Suits

Those stylish 2-piece REFER suits
are attracting any amount of atten-
ton quite in keeping with our expec-
tations. They are fine lockers and
ready sellers.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-11-05

TIE ARGUS delivered every even
ing at your door at 10c . week.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-11-05
NC CABE'S
Corsets.

The last Of September we had q
shipment Of Corsets in transit from
the factory to the depot in New York
City. when . sudden shower came
up thoroughly wetting the cases.
and soaking through and soiling
number Of the Corsets. This
claim has been in dispute for one
month, but Is now finally settled,
and we get the 50 dozen Corsets at
Just one-quarter the invoice price.
They were from t9 to tl2 per dozen.
Some badly soiled. others slightly
spotted with rust stains. many YOU
would never suspect had been vet at
all, and are dried perfectly clean.
We have divided them into four
prices, l0c, Csc. Soc. 75c. Corsets
which were 81 and el2 dozen for
10c. Corsets which were 81 and tl2
dozen for 25c. soc, 75c. Tuesday.
Wednesday. and while they last.
Come quick. rs the best 20 first.
We also wish in this connection to
call your attention to the largest
assortment in our regular Corset
stock to be found anywhere in this
section. all at our we'll known lowest
of low prices.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-11-05

Proceedings have been instituted
in the circuit court by William Nc
Entry. representing Miles Judge, of
Blue Island. who asks that his mat
rimonial relations be annuled, charg-
ing his wife, Mary Judge. with de-
sertion. Miles Judge, then a resi-
dent OF Milan, and Miss Mary
Mulligan. OF Coal Valley. were mar
ried in August, 1898. Before q
months sailing on the matrimonial
sea an obstacle was encountered
which resulted in separation. Mr..
Judge afterward went to Blue Island,
where he eis at present connected
with the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railway as yard foreman.
Mrs. Judge lives at Coal Valley. This
makes the second time the court has
been called upon to end their mar
riage difficulties.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-11-05
PLOW COMPANY ANNUAL.

W. H. Truesdale Succeeds His Father "a
Dirsctor-Other Omcers.
At the regular annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the Rock Island
Plow company. held at the offices OF
the company yesterday afternoon, the
following board Of directors was
elected for the ensuing year:
Phil Mitchell, +. A. Head, F. A.
Griggs. of Davenport; T. J. Robin
son, W. H. Truesdale, of Chicago; A.
c. Dart and Frank Mixter. This is
the old board with the exception OF
W. H. Truesdale. who was elected
TO the vacancy caused by the death
Of the late DR.. e. Truesdale.
The board organized by the elec-
tion Of officers as follows:
President and Treasurer Phil
Mitchell.
Vice President-F. A. Head.
Secretary-W. J Kahlke.
Tho Past Season.
The company sold more pillow goods
during the past year than in any
year of its existence. but the sale of
hay leaders was curtailed by the gen.
eral failure OF the hay crop.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-11-05
The SLEEP ETERNAL.


8. B. Stoddsrd Breathes His Last This
Morning.
Simeon B.. Stoddard, Sr., died at
the residence of his son, S. B. Stod-
dard, Jr.. 738 Twenty-third street, at
IL o'clock this morning of congestion
Of the liver, with which he had been
a sufferer for q week. With the
passing of Mr.. Stoddard another
name is added TO the roll of earlv
residents of Rock Island, who have
answered the final summons, and of
all who have gone before none were
more esteemed and liked. and none
more worthy of such respect and at
tachment than Mr.. Stoddard.
He was born at Newington, Conn.
Jan. 2, 1918, and came west in lS4S.
locating first at Evansville, Ind. :,
where he and Miss Elvina M. Da-
man were united in marriage. They
came to Rock Island for residence in
1851. Mr.. Stoddard was until 1871
engaged in the general wagon busi-
ness with S. G. Blythe. the firm be-
ing known as Blythe & Stoddard.
Since the date mentioned MIR. Stod-
dard has not engaged in active pur-
suit.
Many Years an Odd Fellow.
Mr.. Stoddard was the Oldest Odd
Fellow in the state o; Illinois, hav-
ing received few years ago a badge
comforting the distinction of having
been member Of the order over
fifty years.
Mrs. Stoddard died Feb. %, 1882.
and Mr.. Stoddard is survived by
only one son out of q family of four.
S. b. Stoddard, Jr.. with whom. he
has made his home for Is years, the
deceased children being Eugene,
Norris and Rollin. A sister, Mrs.
Lucy Beebe, of Des Moines, is also
left.
The funeral will be held from the
home of Mr.. Stoddard's son at 10
O'Clock Thursday morning. the Odd
Fellows conducting the funeral rites
at the grave.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-11-05
CROCKERY DEPARTMENT.

We have of the finest departments in this
line to be found in the We showing a beauti-
full line of Oynx Tables and Banquet Lamps prices
that cannot fail to interest you.
Ask TO see that new open stock Dinner Pattern. 1t
is one of Doutons latest productions
To the Artists we wish to say that we are showing
new stock OF White China for decorations The shapes
are new and very catchy.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-11-05
CONSlDINE Is SUED.
East Moline Contractor to be Broue hi
Into Court.

East Moline Contractor to be Brought
IntO Court.
Proceedings were brought at Dav-
enPort yesterday against E. H. Con-
sidine, contractor for the buildings
at East Moline of the East Moline
Engine and Tool company. for 81, 900
damages for non-fulfillment of con-
tract. The buildings which Consi-
dine was to erect had reached the
second story. when about five weeks
ago the contractor. it is alleged.
ceased operations and defaulted on
the accounts OF sub-contractors and
went to Davenport, where he has
since resided.
The actual amount which he is
accused of misappropriatiug is about
49, ,O0). but the loss in time and
other damages brings the Tool COM
pany's estimate up to $1,000.