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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-27
FARMER DAUMAN's FUN.

Police Court Fine Winds Up SIGHTSEEING
Trip.
John Dauman looked penitent as
he explained to Magistrate Schroeder
the occasion of his appearance in the
police court. And John would rub his
head once in q while and murmur
words Of retribution to himself. Mr..
Dauman is Knox county far
mer. He launched in Rock Island
yesterday and when the electric
lights commenced to illuminate the
city desire to gaze on the
sights came over him and he
went at it single-handed. John
took few more drinks than
usually and was Immediately
set off his whirl. He wandered to
q hotel, but he was refused admit
lance because OF his condition. So
he was turned into the street. He
zig-zagged for a few blocks when q
policeman asked him for explana-
lions. John told him how it was.
So to the cooler they both went.
Mr.. Dauman was well fixed finan-
cially.
The police say the warrant against
Teddy Kelly for the larceny of SIS
from William Mccarthy has been
virtually withdrawn, the complain
ing witness, William Mccarthy, now
declining TO offer testimony in sup
port OF his original charge. Teddy
was arrested the other evening by
Officer Mccarthy, but was released
at headquarters because the facts
are as given above, the police say.
The hearing Of the three young
men charged with disturbing the
Salvation Army meeting was held
yesterday afternoon before Justice
II. A. Weld, who fined Gus Tage $40
and costs and Clare Meanor aud
John Campbell 81 and costs apiece.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-27

The Thirty Dancing club gives a
dancing party New Years night.
Tri-city ladies are to give leap
year party at Industrial hall Jan. 5.
The Schnell Social aud Literary
club Will give a dance at Industrial
hall Dec. 31-New Years eve.
Gilpin Moore is to give dancing
party for his daughter. Miss Anna
Moore, at Industrial hall. Jan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-27
Two HieNs Of Life.

eve mast accept the theory of eter-
nal life" says the pessimist, because
we can explain the present existence
upon no other theory than that it is q
punishment for sins committed in q
previous state"
"And L" says the optimist, accept
the theory Of eternal life because it
seems to me reasonable to expect q
chance in q future state TO correct the
blunders commit in this one. Chi
cago Times-Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-27

gram of recitations and music. ].
H. Liedtke was presented with q
rocking chair from the Sunday
school. The Aiken street chapel's
Christmas entertainment was held
the previous evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-27
Ribbed Underwear.

SSc is our price for that Ribbed Underwear
same as others charge sec for. at 33c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-27

UMBRELLAS.
Umbrellas make splendid presents. You can have
the &c English gloria the CSC gloria silk at
small outlay. $3.50 Umbrellas at $1.62, and the g
line at tl98
HANDKERCHIEFS.
Hundreds OF them. worth CSC and CSC, at 10c and
l5c; Handkerchiefs worth SEC and 42c, at CSC; Soc
Handkerchiefs, S5c and $50 Special dispay Of ain
Handkerehiefs at &c. lOc. 15c etc.
MUFFLERS.
IS nice Muflers at Sc; MufHers at 1Oc l6c. 25c 4se
Csc. &c. etc
Handsome Persian silk Muflers, worth g, It g. IS,
and values worth $3.50 at e1.75.
KID GLOVES.
The best Kid Gloves at 75c. 81, $l22 etc. with
each pair of Kid Gloves at 81 and over We rive =
handsome silk handkerchief free. Two presents for
the price of one.
DRESS GOODS.
The Dress Goods business here is phenomenal
Wonderful values at wonderfully low prices mark our
Christmas efforts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-27

DR.. Kay's Renovator is certain to
cleanse aud invigorate the whole
system. Sold by T. II. Thomas,
druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-27
MCIntyre-ReCk Dry Goods Co.
and Second Avenue, Ill.

WITH A RUSH
One weeks work must be done in two DAYS and do II
We will II the lowest prices count for anything To-
day and tomorrow we will sell IS Fur Capes with Mar
ten collars. value $685. at $250 80 Jackets best
styles, worth $3.50. at $3.50; 40 Jackets. worth
IS SO and q So at $5 also IS full syard Dress Pat
terms at only $195. Bargains here today and tomor-
row for the asking.
BOOKS AND GAMES.
We are selling such Rock Island never saw be-
fore. 15c games. &c., SOC games, 1Sc; 4Sc games 25c
etc. Best SIC. SOC and CSC games you ever saw
Thousands Of children's Books, splendidly Illus
trated. Sc, Sc, &c, lie. lie, etc.
TOYS.
Toys have got to go. The prices will move them.
White enameled Dressers. worth IS. at 81 90.
White Bedsteads, worth 81. so, at CSC.
Hardwood Cradles, 24c.
Bureaus. great big ones. only CSC.
Dolls at almost any price-1c and up.
Special big line of big Dolls at CSC.
JAP SCREENS.
so japanese, Spaniel complete, ready for
use, at 75c, value 1926.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-27

All hard coal carefully screened.
+. G. FRAZER.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-04
MICH MONEY.

The year 1886 is not so far gone as to be lost to memory. In that year the Bank of the United States expired. Then a multitude of State banks sprung up. Alabama had her share Each town in the State had it's bank. The State al- lowed these banks to issue money and merely pledged the faith of the State for it's redemption. The natural result was an overwhelming volume of paper money The people at last had their desire for more money" gratified, and money was so plentiful that it could be used for gun-wadding Prices went sky high. Cotton sold for 96 cents pound and country produce in propor- tion The farmers readily accepted this State bank paper money in payment for their cotton and produce. Then the crash came. Produce fell to almost nothing and the paper money was worth only % cents on the dollar. The farm CTS had been caught They had piles of this paper money, but nobody wanted it. Like all depreciated currency, it stuck to the possessor. A cry for relief went up. The State appointed MT. Frank Lyon of Demopolis as commissioner to settle up matters. MT. Lyon had his agents all through the State quietly buy
 ing up this paper money at 20 cents on the dollar All this time the newspapers kept calling on MT Lyon to do some thing for the relief of the people. By pursuing this course MT. Lyon saved the State many millions. The State had to redeem this money, or resort to repudia- ton
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-04
DOUBTFUL, PLATFORMS.

The Age Herald had something to say a day or so ago relative to straddling platforms of political parties, and eX pressed a hope that the Democratic party would speak out in unmistakable terms it's views on all questions. That party is so much the party of the people that it can possibly lose nothing by be- ing plain with them and if it's platform manufacturers should perchance make an honest mistake in writing it's declar- ations loyal Democrats will still follow the banner against Republication. But by all means let us take a side, be out spoken in defense of that side. The fel- lows who desert the party on account of some one unsatisfactory plank in it's platform, or on account of personal dis appointment at the naming of a candi- date are not Democrats. but floaters.
 Candidates and platforms are made every four years by political parties, but Democracy was born with the na- ton and will live as long. The Ohio Re publican platform is the first straddle of the season, and to show it's effect we need only cite to the fact that a free silver 16-to-1 Republican remarked in conversation with the writer yesterday that 'ft is really refreshing to see the outspoken declaration of the Ohio Re publicans in favor of free silver at the ratio of 16 to l." Just ten hours before this a so-called "gold-bug" Republican had expressed delight that his party in Ohio had spoken out~plainly for the gold standard.
 These straddlng platforms may catch votes. and sometimes do, but they rob parties of dignity and settle no questions at issue. Let there be no more strad- ding
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-04
SELMA.
Negro Brute Fires Upon His Wife While
 Holding Babe in Her Arms

A Negro Brute Fires Upon His Wife While
 Holding Babe in Her Arms.
 Selma, June 1.-(Special Correspond ence.)-John Daughtry a negro em- ployed at the Hotel Albert, last night shot his wife in the head and after wards made a boast of it. He is in jail Daughtry and his wife have been mar ried several years. They separated for time, but finally made up again and went together. Last night when he went home his wife asked him for some mon- ey to pay the house rent. He claimed not to have any and some words fcl- lowed. He finally packed his clothes in grip and said he was going to leave.
 Before leaving he went into the gar den and began demolishing the vegeta- bleS. His wife remonstrated, when he knocked her down and began beating her with chair. He also threw a hoe and an axe at her She ran into the house, which was in darkness, and picked up her baby and ran into an in- ner room.
 The brute followed her, and finding her in the room struck a match and by it's light drew a pistol and fired on her, the ball taking effect in the head. She ran screaming from the house and took shel- ter in the house of a Mir Farrell near by. the negro closely following, but stop ping at the gate. While at the gate and in towering rage he threatened to kill anyone who didn't like his having shot his wife MT. Farrell ordered him away from the gate. but the negro refused to go and made some ugly demonstrations, whereupon MT. Farrell fired upon him with Winchester This caused him to move.
 He then went to Skinners store and there made boast of what he had done, saying he didn't beat women, but al- ways shot them when. they didn't do to suit him.
 The woman was conveyed to the coun- cil chamber. where her wound was dressed by Drs. Jones & DuBose On examination lit was found that the
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-04
ouR CONGRESSMAN.

Tuesdays New York World contains telegraphic expressions from number of Congressmen upon the currency and revenue questions. Hon. Oscar w. Un- derwood of this district writes as fol- lows:
 Washington, D. C., June-1. To the Editor of the World:
 I have been a free silver man up to this time. l prefer international bimetallism. of course and if 1 thought we could have such an arrangement I would be willing to wait for it few years. But believing an international agreement to be impOS- sible, 1 am for trying free coinage alone. on some ratio to be agreed upon. l be- lieve we could make it win, and would be willing to commit the government to the experiment..
 1 was elected on a revenue reform platform in a manufacturing district, but at the same time I am not in favor of raising an increased income from inter- nal taxation, and if it should turn out that the government needs more reve- as the lesser of the two evils.
 For the present 1 consider the income tax a dead issue. Some time in the fu- ture l think the equity side of the ques- ton. will command attention and that some plan will have to be agreed upon to tax the superfiuous wealth of the coun- try heavier in order to cOmpesit to bear more nearly it's rightful share of the ex- penSes ot government.
 OSCAR w. UNDERWOOD.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-04
VERY TRUE.

The Memphis Commercial-Appeal (sil- verite) puts on very determined and swaggering air and makes the following offer:
 "A wager of $20 against $10 that car go of United States silver dollars in Lon don or Liverpool would be worth approx imately as much as the same number of gold dollars or that every sixteen ounces of such silver coin would be worth approximately as much in those markets as one ounce of gold bullion or the gold coin of any country upon the face of the earth"
 In referring to this proposition the New York Post says it is true; and it is also true of greenbacks. or treasury notes, or National bank notes. or the private paper of J. P. Morgan & Co.,, or of Brown Bros, or August Belmont & Co.,, or of any firm or person who is in good credit in the commercial world. American silver dollars in London or Liverpool can be sent home just like greenbacks and used in paying gov ernment dues of all kinds, or in buying American goods, just like greenbacks and just like the letters of credit issued by Morgan ct al It is not true that the coinage or the legal tender law has any thing to do with the matter. as the Com mercial-Appeal affirms. What keeps the
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-04

ing the Moscow neighborhood was that his brother-in-law had beaten him and treated him badly, and he determined to leave home. He told Chief Burke where he had been ever since that time, and seemed to be ignorant of the fact that Henton Rice was convicted or nls death. until one day he was met by Henton's father who asked him If he wouldn't go before an officer and swear to being alive. which he consented to do. He swore to the paper, which the justice of the peace gave to Louis Rice, after which Burrell left and came to
 The authorities at Livingston have been notified. as have also Henton Rtce's attorneys at Livingston. The Livingston authorities notified Chief Burke to hold the man until some one one could be sent to identify him Burreli is now in jail awaiting identi1eaton'
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-04
TUsKEGEE.
A Delightful Reception to Charming Vls-
 itor-Rey. J. c. Morris' Sermon.

ltcr--IheY. J. Nys 1dOAAio- ONNAAAc--'
 Tnskegee, June 2.-(Special Correspond ence.) .)-Mr. c. w. thompson teliue a-.g 7., eu to Miss Mona Spear of Montgomery on Saturday evening last most brilliant reception at the residence Of his mother Mrs, W. P Thompson, in honor ol hef first visit to our city. The spacious par were decorated in most tasteful man sion were thronged with beautltul Ia dies and gallant gentlemen Of our city and other portions of the state. The halls were decorated in a most beautiful man ner which added beauty and splendor to the scene. The young ladies were ar rayed in their most exquisite gowns which would be impossible even to at tempt a description Music and reclta- tions by some of the best talent here anG among the visiing young ladies com bined very much to make the occasion delightful Miss Spear looked a princess and was distinguished for her beauty grace and elegance of manners Re- treatments were served and 1t was pro- nounced by all the most enjoyable so- cial event that has been given hele In long while.
 The following couples were present: Mr. C. w. Thompson and Miss Spear or Montgomery, Gen. C. U. Bryant ana Miss Wheeler. Col w. F. Foster and Miss Eva Slayton, MT E T. Warner and Miss Sallie Booker, Hon. J. R. Wood and Miss Kate Gardiner of Evergreen. Dr. k. l.. Lane and Miss Mamie Henderson of Chattanooga, Dr. B. w.. BreedloVe and Miss Ellen Holt, Professor Gardiner and Miss Inez Wright, Messrs. T. J. Burke and Miss Maytie Hardin, Edgar Boyd and Miss Susie Gautier, R. V. Dowdell and Miss Charlotte Hale, M. B. Aber- crombie and Miss Lucille Cobb, 10. M. Haraldson and Miss Adele Walker, George c. Wright and Miss Maggie Smith, D. B. Peebles and Miss Annie Lee Abercrombie, Robert P. Puerfoy and Miss Lizzie Abernathy, E. W. Thompson and Miss Lucille Douglass of Birmingham, George D. Patterson of Tallassee and Miss Sallie Mae Thompson, w. M. Aber- crombie and Miss Nanny Ray of Mont
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-04

asked where he was going, and, upon be- ing told, said: Well, l am sorry to tell you, but you will find Demopolis hard place religiously." "How?" said I. Are there many atheists there?" "Oh no" said he, but they are just naturally hard on religion" Remember, this is se- cret I'm telling you) Well, if it will do you any good to know it, Tuskaloosa and Mobile and Montgomery and Sodoin and Jerusalem were hard places relig iously; but l have no patience with an . atheist. Yet if the Lord dismissed them so summarily with these words, "The fool has said in his heart, there is no God" what will He say of those who, believing in Him, do not follow His teachings?
 With a plea to them that they would content themselves with waiting when ever they found a passage in Scripture which they could not understand. and as- suring them that it would certainly be proven true in the end he closed ser mon that will long be remembered for its eloquence and strong logic.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-04

gomery, Simon Marx and Miss Henrietta Oppenheimer, Mrs. Ben Dryer of Bir- mingham and MT. g. l.. Brewer and wife.
 Dr. Morris preached the commence ment sermon at the Methpdst church here today to a large congrega- tion. His text was taken from the sec ond Epistle to the Corinthians, 4th chapter and last clause of the 18th verse: 'The things which are seen are tangi- ble, but those which are not seen are eternal" Dr. Morris preached an elo- quent and pow erful sermon, only about forty minutes in length. He will preach again tonight.
 Among the visiting ministers here at commencement are Dr. McCarty. Rev. Mark Andrews and Rev. MT. William Motley.
 Mrs. Vandegrift Of Birmingham is here visiting relatives.
 Miss Lucy Swanson left last week to visit friends in North Carolina
 Among the many young lady visitors to commencement none are more popu- lar than Miss Willie Crawford, a charm ing young lady of your city, and Miss Graham of Montgomery who are the guests of Miss Ellen Holt.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-04
THE AGE-HERALD READING ROOM.

The Age-Herald has fitted up neat reading room adjoining it's business office, where daily papers from all east ern, southern, western ana hofthern points will be kept on file for the benefit and information of the public, Papers from the following cities can always be found there: Boston, New York, Phila- delphia, Baltimore, Richmond, Charles ton,~ Savannah, Augusta, Atlanta, Gin cinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, Nashville, Chattanooga, Montgomery, Mobile, New orleans. Galveston, Houston, Dallas and many other cities not named.
 Citizens of either of the cities above named or any party desiring to read are welcome to call at any and all times, night or day, as the reading room will always be open.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-04
WAGES.

It is a significant fact that more than nine-tenths of the worlmen of the United States who have enjoyed the great increase of wages the past sixty days are engaged in the iron and steel industry, and many of the remaining are CT aged in some form of woolen manufacturing. Alluding to this fact the Chicago Recorder notes that when the reductions of wages occurred in 1892 the charge was made that the necessity for such reduction was occasioned by the expected change in the tariff, and when such change came, in the shape of the present law, the decline in business and the consequent reduction in wages, or the entire suspension of manufactur- ing, were cited as proof positive that the repeal of the Mckinley law and the adoption of new law was destined to bankrupt the manufacturer and impov- erish the American laborer.
 It is singular also to notice that while the advance in wages has been made, with few exceptions, in the iron and wool industries, it was in these very indus tries that the greatest reductions were made in the present law over the Me Kinley law In schedule c Gncluding iron) the reduction was 37.S7 per cent, and in schedule K (woolen manufac- tures) the reduction was over 50 per cent, and yet those industries, which it was charged would be ruined by the reduc- ton of the tariff, are the very first to advance the wages of the Yorkmen em- ployed.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-04

The Augusta Chronicle, one of the ran tankerous free silver 16 to | organs, is on the warpath. It is anxious to fight it out. if it takes all summer Hear it: "rhe efforts on the part of the opponents of silver coinage to sidetrack the issue are not wise The gage of battle has been thrown down, the issue is plain: there can be no better time than the present in which to have a fight to finish, and the people will not be con- tent until the popular verdict is regis tered. Any effort to declare the fight off because it may interfere with the de- velopment of the feeling of returning confidence is simply a game of bluff by which the people cannot be humbugged." The Chronicle doesn't seem to care how wide the division in the Democratic ranks is to be made. or what effect ill-tempered
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-04
ALABAMA.
DEMOPOLIS.
Rev. L. o. Dawson Preacht an Able Com
 mencement Sermon.


 mencement Sermon.
 Demopols, June 2.-(Special Corre- spondence )-The commencement sermon of the Marengo Female institute was de- livered here this morning at the opera house before a large congregation by the Rev. l.. O. Dawson, pastor of the First Baptist church of Tuskaloosa.
 Services were begun by several selec- tions from the choir. all of which were pleasingly rendered. but the most pleas ing of the programme was the volunta- ", "Just As 1 Am" by Miss Beardslee, accompanied by the organ and violin under the artistc hands of Miss Caldwell and MT. MaxlEly.
 Rev. w. D. Spurlin then delivered an eloquent prayer, invoking the blessings of the Father upon the congregation and praying that He might pour His spirit upon them and lead them in the path which goes to the eternal throne
 Prof. J. w, Beeson then introduced MT. Dawson, who prefaced his sermon by saying that he had listened to a great many commencement sermons in his life and that he was sorry to say that most of them seemed to devote more time to the effort to win applause from the vo- tafies of science than to the study of human nature, and he had no hesitancy in confesslng that when he now heard the mention of science in sermons of thisl kind his heart sank within him. But he hoped before he got through to convince the congregation that there never was and never will be any clash between true science and the Bible. And he wanted it understood that he proposed to do this without the aid of any scien- tific reasoning. thing he was quite in capable of doing for good and sufficient reasons. He would merely bring the Bible to prove that what he asserted was true.
 He then announced his text as being taken from the first and last part of the 18th Psalm, "The heavens declare the glory of God and the Armament showeth His handiwork." Upon this he built a powerful eloquent and conclusive ser mon. bringing proof after proof to show that the Bible had predicted and an- nounced many things which scientists had "discovered" centuries later. He further said that so far from the church. es objecting to having scientific research into the Bible that it ought to, and does earnestly invite it, for many things which Christians now accept on faith will surely in the future, as they have in the past, be cleared up through this channel
 He closed by saying that on his way down here he had met a gentleman who
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-04
IN MEMORIAL.
aged 70.
Col. Goldsmith w. Hewitt.


 A shadow fitting near us by, Was omen that some death was nigh
 A darkened Skyl But when the spirit winged it's flight, Through rifted cloud was ray of light
 A star of night Why shouldst thou take. oh, cruel fate, This man in whom was worth innate?
 For thou couldst waiti Wait long for him whose life had taught, That virtue was with him inwrought-
 And nobler thought, Lawyer refined-with classic mind, He drew to hin-to him could bind
 Most all mankindi The innocent he would defend Against the world, until the end
 A sincere friend! J His counsel wise, and in de ate His ripe opinions were of weight,
 And served the statel A soldier, too, in battles flame His courage won for him bright fame,
 And honored name! He would not stand and. idly see Oppression, wrong and tyranny
 He loved liberty! He was Masonic, with the poor; Unseen;by men he jewels wore
 Kept yopen door! See how when mourning on the street His friends lamenting when they meet-
 In silence greet, In life's last scene 'twixt hope and fear Was throbbing heart and falling tear,
 Of loved ones near! With shadows gathering-ftful dream In night of gloom, he saw the beam
 Of star ageeam, The star of Him, who will relieve, And crown of glory, promised, give.
 Those who believe! Eirp,inebam Ala May 28 1895