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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-09
cOALvALLEY cULLINGs.

GOAL VALLEY, April S.-MrS. A.
B. Goodwin is visiting her mother.
A few OF the farmers have sown
oats.
c. N. Barton was here from Cable
Tuesday.
Charles Myers and his friend, j.
Lloyd. were here Sunday.
Miss +. Reynolds, of South Moline.
is the guest OF Miss Ida Nelson.
John L. Hass will serve as Juror in
| the United States court at Peoria the
oath.
Mrs. Thomas Paul, who has been
i'll for several weeks, is still in a crit
ical condition.
Mrs. Mary E Martin has returned
from an extended visit to friends in
eastern Illinois.
Mrs. G. Hyland has so her hou Sc
aud lots on Edger street to Andrew
Lawson for SIS.
Mrs. Margaret Stafford has sold
her house aud lot in Bsnghamtown
to John Myers for s25.
The township collector has re-
turned his books with but $299 on
the Delinquent column.
Miss Treglown is here from Corn
wall county, England, on a visit tc
her brother, John Treglown.
Daniel Guinty's visit to the village
today cost him an injured head and
fine of S.. He got into row.
Miss Kelley, of Rock Island. is
III anaging the millinery department
Of S. L. Stafford's store for the sea.
son.
Burdette Ainsworth. the violin.
list, is here again and has class
He was here for some time last win.
ter.
The snow was heralded with much
Joy by the farmers, as it will give
life to the grass. and be of great ben
eft to the spring crops.
The town election resulted in s
victory for the entire democratic
ticket save the highway commits
sioner. The proposition to abolish
the poll tax carried by a large ma
jority.
..Black Eyed Susan" disappeared
from the county infirmary rather
my steriously Saturday and she had
been gone several hours before the
steward was aware of the fact. Il
was learned that she had been coaxeC
away by John Williams, a Gilchris'
character, who has been in many
scrapes. "Susan" was located the
next day and returned to the farm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-09

he made. by visiting his father and
taking INTO himself wife.
Nv. Lindquist. proprietor of the
Cable Brick and Tile works. has re-
ceived a new complete outfit of ma
chinery for manufacturing brick and
tile. which he will begin putting up
at once. He expects to be ready to
start in about two weeks and ought
to have the patronage Of this com
munisy in return for putting in such
a complete plant. Mr. Lind9uist has
been successful in the business SO
far
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-09

c. A. Zeitschel's bill of $2.l5 for
meals furnished prisoners in Jail was
referred to the finance committee.
Applications were received from
the saloonkeepers for renewing their
licenses, which were granted.
School Exercises.
Friday afternoon in room No. at
the Milan public school very pleas
ing program was given by the pupils
of Miss Edith Davis in commemora-
ton OF Easter. The room was deco
rated with flags and bunting. All
the little ones did we'll, and after the
exercises an Easter egg hunt COM
menced. The teacher had an egg
for each pupil wrapped in a paper
napkin with a string and name at
tached. Some found their eggs
hanging down from an arch around
the teachers desk; others behind
pictures on the wall and others Ia the
recitation room. Miss Carnaghan
and her pupils attended and all en-
joyed a pleasant time.
George Hinderer is quite sick with
cold.
j. L. Palmer, of Bondurant. Iowa
is visiting in Black Hawk with his
father, Adam Palmer, who is very
i'll
Mrs. Thomas White and son.
Ralph. of Warren, ILL.,. are visiting at
present with her mother, Mrs. G.
Goldsmith.
Benjamin, the 7-year-old son Of
Mr.. aud Mrs. William Cropper, of
Black Hawk, broke his left arm while
playing see-saw. DR.. II. II. Huyett
adiusted the fracture.
Rev. e. S. Morse delivered eloquen,
Easter sermons Sunday. both morn.
ing and evening. to large congrega.
tions in the M. +. church There was
no preaching in the Presbyterian
church.
The funeral of the late William
Mclaughlin was held from his late
home in Black Hawk Saturday morn
ing at IL o'clock. Rev. c. S. Morse
OBLIGATED. The following were the
pail bearers: John Brasher. Sam
Ramsey, William Mcconnell, Ed
Tindall, NJ. T. johnson and William
Coyne.
Miss Elizabeth Matthews gave ar
afternoon tea to a number of her
school friends last Thursday. AL
had a very pleasant time. Mis-:
Susie Woodruff took her Gamers
along and secured some splendit
pictures. Those attending were
Misses Rose Stewart. Agatha Neviu
Clara and Florence Freeman ant
Grace and Bessie Noftsker, of Rocl
Island, and Misses Susie Woodruff
and Vests Sears, Of Searstown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-09
Free Ptlla.

Send your address to II. E. Buck
lin & Co., Chicago, and get free
sample box of DIR. Kings New Life
Fills. A trial will convince you Of
their merits. These pills are easy in
action and are particularly effective
In the cure Of constipation and sick
headache. For malaria and liver
troubles they have been proved in
valuable. They are guaranteed to be
perfectly free from every deleterious
substance and to be purely vegetable.
Ihey do not weaken by their action,
but by giving tone to stomach and
bowels greatly invigorate the sys-
tenn: Regular size IS cents per box.
Sold by Hartz & Ullemeyer, drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-09

1t dosen't take much medicine to
cure maiarial fever, provided you
take Simmons Liver Regulator. II
is just the remedy for malaria and
spring ailments. And you dom,
need to take much Of it. .Simmons
Liver Regulator broke . case of ma.
iarial fever Of three years standing
for me. and less than one bottle did
1t. still use it when in need of any
medicine."-C. Himrod, Lancaster,
Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-09
Homeseeker .' Excavations.

April 81 and May the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas Railway COM
Pany will sell tickets at very low
rates to points in Missouri. Kansas
and Texas. For particulars address
u. A. CHERRIER.
$40 Marquette Bldg. Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-09
ON HENNePiN's BANKS.


News Of NisesIlsneous Iatereie From
Milan and Vicinity.
MILAN. April S.-The village coun-
Gil met in regular session Monday
evening, President Owens presiding
and Trustees Cannon, Tenges. Benin.
Branden burg and Haislip being pres
ent. The minutes of the last regu.
lar meeting were read BY the clerk
and being approved were ordered
placed on file. The marshal's report
was read. received and placed on file.
An ordinance was received to pre-
vent minors and non-members of the
volunteer fire company from loafng
in the hose house. On motion OF
Trustee Benn the ordinance was re-
ferred to the ordinance committee.
The treasurer, William Goldsmith.
handed in his report as follows: Re-
ceived in taxes, t717. %; road tax,
si5l.30; rent of hall, s.; from other
means. BIS. making a total of
$SS65S. Disbursements. S14S.25.
Leaving a balance of $73S.33. The
following bills were then read and
orders ordered drawn for the same:
The Irish standard., 1896-02-01

.sTake it, lords, and see for your
selves. she continued, laying the tablet
on the altar Sand now listen again
and learn how it CHANGED that this relic
came into my keeping. After he had
wrought this great sin the curse OF the
nameless god fell upon my father, and,
as you know, he was srnitten with q
sore disease. Then it came about that
when he lay dying remorse took him,
and he wrote certain paper which he
caused to be witnessed and given to me,
together with this tablet.
sin my hand hold that paper, lords;
hear it and Judge for yourselves
whether I have spoken truth or false
hood" and she read aloud the confess
sion of Natal that set out every detail
of our plot, and the manner Of it's ex-
ecution.
Now, lords" she added when the
reading was finished and the signatures
had been examined, s:you will under
stand how it happened that in my rage
at this tidings [ strove to kill yonder
infant, who has been palmed off upon
you as the seed Of the god, and L leave
it to you to deal with those who planned
the fraud" ........... So. - ..,yS
The Irish standard., 1896-02-01

constitution of Maryland, where. provision
was made, for the choice Of state senators
by electors chosen by popular vote in speci-
fled districts. In the Massachusetts, con-
vention Mr.. Bowdofn said: This method OF
choosing the president was probably taken
from the manner Of choosing senators un-
der the constitution Of Maryland An at
of the electoral college. as we have come
TO call IT, .by some II the method then in
use of choosing the German emperor, and
by others IN the method OF choosing a pope,
by the college OF cardinals Str, Henry
Maine thinks. that the, members Of the com
yention were 70 IS siderable extent
guided by the example sof the Holy Roman
'fsmpire,.,sss And as 3 Maryland. where the
electoral eplIeg swags first used was a Cath
oiic colony. the SUE gesttVn seefng
The Irish standard., 1896-02-01

the queen returns from her second drive
she has lessons again until 4 O'clock. AT
4:So there Is tea in the English fashion.
Then until dinner time he queen is fraeete
amuse herself as she pleases. She roaH1s
outing with her ponies, or perhaps she
plays with her dolls. AT $50 dinner@is
served. Once or twice week when. the
queen is at the Hague; the gentlemen and
ladies of the court have the honor of dining
with her. Always, if the weather be ffns.
Queen Wilhelmina gets into the open air
again for half an hovr's drive or walk.
Her hour for retiring ds as regular as the.
hour for rising. She ds in bed by 10 O'clock
each night, and the hts are on. his
daily he one hisa
The Irish standard., 1896-02-01

VCIl BE ~ 3 8 k111s q 80.
: "Wilhelmiua l., the little, qneen Of Hol-
land, rises at Z O'clock every morning
through the year, writes Arthur Warren
in most entertainingly describing the
young sovereign and her daily Ifessdh Feb
ruary Ladies' Home Journal. & '..Sa1e .break-
fasts at s. and 9 o clock her Lessons begin.
The study she likes best lis history. The
morning studies are stopped at II 80, and
ter what the weather IS nor what the sea-
son, she drives in an open. carriage At
1890 she has luncheon with her mother.
After luncheon she takes another short
drive. sby the queen regent or
by Miss Fan. der RAJ one NJ the asuper
lntendents Of the child ,s2e dllta Ion. hen
The Irish standard., 1896-02-01

pleases her least Of any. Few Interrupt
lions to the 'child's studies are permitted.
Whenever or wherever she goes a portion
of each day is given up to her books and to
her tutors. Wi1helna is an assiduous
student of music but has little taste or tall
ent in that direction consequently she will
never be much of a vocalist nor Very
skilled per former ~ = sn$
our ELEcToRALC COLLEGE.
aEx-President Harrison; IN writing of The
Presidential Office. in February Ladies'
Home Journal. presents an interesting bit
OF Information regarding our method of
Of the electoral college,. he says, has been
the subject uf much specnla ton Tn oTiy
zAhaericah precedent is found II the first
The Irish standard., 1896-02-01
DEFiED HER WISH.
How Birch Seed In y German Graveya,
Grey and Hurst Omen a W0tnan,s Tomb.

How Birch Seed In d German Graveyard
Grew and Burst Open a Wornan's Tomb.
There is in an old churchyard on one
of the principal avenues of Hanover,
Germany, an ancient grave which has
met with @ somewhat peculiar fate.
One hundred and thirteen years ago it
was dug to hold all that remained NOR
tai of Henriette Julianne Caroline Won
Ruling. The tradition of Hanover is
that Frau Won Ruling was a beautiful
woman in her day, and that, fearing by
some chance her grave might be opened
and her moldering corpse disclosed to
view, she took precautions to keep the
seal Of her tomb unbroken.
At the back of the massive monu.
ment, cut deep into the base of the
pedestal, are these words: ''This grave,
purchased in perpetuity, shall to the
end of time never be opened" ~,
By strange fate in the earth that,
was shoveled over her coffin fell q
birch seed. AS time passed on a shoot
pushed itself out between the stones OF
the massive monument, and then came
a struggle between the growing wood
and the ponderous slabs. A century
passed and the tree won. Bit by bit it
split and burst open the great monu-
ment and upheaved the heavy base
stones, exposing to view the grave that
was always to be concealed and kept
tightly closed.
~ An Inqufsitfve Kid. !
Inquiring Kid-What is an acre, dad?
Father reading)-Four roods.
Inquiring Kid-What is a rood, dad?
Father-Forty square rods, poles or
Inquiring Kid-What is wise acre,
dad?
Father (rising)-One who keeps q
spare rod. pole or perch to apply to .
boy who asks useless questions. N. =.
Journal.
The Irish standard., 1896-02-01
administrative Kid,

Journalism in German Universities.
Journalism has now become univer.
sfty subject in Germany.
The Irish standard., 1896-02-01
FLORAL DECORATIONS FOR CHILL
IlREN,S PARTIES .l...

In giving a, birthday party. for children
the table should be decorated with the
birthday flower of the. month in which
they were born; January, snowdrop; Feb
ruary, the primrose; March, violet; April,
daisy; May, hawthorn; June, wild rose;
July, lily; August; poppy; September
December, holly. Each
has an appropriate sentiment attached.to
it. The snowdrop means consolation; s the
primrose, youthful sunshine; the violet,
modesty; the daisy, innocence; the haw-
thorn, hope; the wild rose, simplicity the
LILY, purity; the poppy, the comfort Of
sleep; the convolvulus, contentment;
hops, aspiration; the. ;crysanth enpna,
holly, foresight and pfotee-
ton. February Ladies' Home Journal. 4.
The Irish standard., 1896-02-01
MEN AS LoYERs.'' n

IEIN AZ IIHJV
eff men would realize that the material q!
side is what we girls care the least for.
writes Miss Lillian Bell i'll February Ladies.
Home Journal. pray don't think. Just
because you have built us colonial honses.:
and have our clothes made for US that yol
have done your whole duty by us. ItsneveT5
occurs to most Of US, who have these deaf
American men for lovers, and husba,n .e
that we could ever really get cold Or nun-s
anybody belonging to you didn't haVeI al 81
the clothes they wanted and the pest me;
market affords. But you think II is asM MnHgss#
Joke when we say that we are mentally
ana hungry q good deal of the time, and
that you are a storehouse with all fharsMss
need. right wit hin your hearts ana praaaIss
only You WORT give it to us. "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-27
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. Cleveland has sent box of
baby clothes to friend in Ohio who
has a new baby.
John brennan of st. Louis committed
suicide on q train while en- route to
Princeton, Ill.
A wagon load of nitro-glycerine
exploded at st. Marys, Ohio, killing
the driver and the horses.
Rattlesn AXE Bill, who murdered
boy at Isabella, Okla, was captured
after six hours fight.
Five persons were injured in a head
end collision on the Iron Mountain,
near Fair Oaks, Ark.
Walter Davis of st. Joseph. Mo. was
attacked by lockjaw ten days ago and
starved to death.
The Spanish government has decided
to increase duties on imports into Cuba
to pay war expenses.
A Berlin engineer has invented a
military rifle discharged by compressed
air.
DIR. Ahlwardt says he will remain in
the United States as editor of a West
ern newspaper.
Emperor William and his cabinet
have decided to borrow 800, DOC, 900
marks to increase the navy.
Actress Vera Freeman, wife of Max
the THEATRICAL
committed suicide in New York.
The Turkish EN- bassy at London
has officially denied the rumor of a
Russian Turkish alliance.
The War department has announced
that it will prosecute Major Armes no
further.
The subcommittee on commerce OF
the Senate has decided against the
free ship bill project.
The House pension committee has
vested rights, and relieving widows of
proving their poverty.
Chairman Hit, of the House for
eign affairs committee, says he sees no
reason why the United States should
menian question.
Consular Agent Manion has cabled
from burg that all the Amer
leans are out on bond except John
Hays Hammond, the mining engineer.
Ex-Congressman Moran, promi-
nent Catholic of Cincinnati, says prac-
tically no attention will be given to
the Pope's anti-secret society ban by
Catholics who are already members of
the prescribed orders.
At Newcastle, Ind, Henry Wilson
and Miss Clara Harris committed sui
eide, because their marriage was
frustrated by the girls mother The
couple belonged to prominent ia miles.
Joseph De Trouilly, who claimed to
be the credit agent of large Kansas
City firm, deserted his wife of three
days in st. Louis after stealing 81. 800
frSu her. She is left penniless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-27
THE DOLLAR MARK.

why Should 1t Not Precede the Nu-
merai9
Did it ever strike you as being at all
peculiar that we should use the dollar
mark ($) before instead of after the
figures in expressing the sum of five.
ten, twenty or any other number of
dollars? asks the st. Louis Republic. We
may say twenty-five dollars" plain
enough for any one to understand, but
as soon as we put the expression into
figures and characters it is dollars
twenty-five ($25) instead of 25$, as it
should be. Nor is this all that is Pc
culiar in this connection. In every
country which has a written language
and system of coinage the abbrevia-
ton for the unit of value precedes the
figures. In England the pound mark
(8) is used in the same manner that
the dollar mark is used in this country.
while the same popularity is noticeable
in Germany, where the abbreviation m.
(for mark appears preceding the num-
Der, just as the French abbreviation
fr. Cor france is used in France.
If the authorizations are not used the
legend is more apt to be correct. We
find that in Mexico they have a "21z
Eesos" instead of "p. 211s,'' as one might
expect, and in Newfoundland they have
plain two-dollar piece. So, too, in
France, where the abbreviation is not
used, we find such pieces as 40 francs
go francs" and 40 francs" In Ger
many they have a piece marked tx
thaler," which is all very plain, but the
moment clerk, bookkeeper or other
person makes an entry or jots down
memorandum he tells you that it is
9TH. X" The English pound sign, which
is believed to be the oldest monetary
abbreviation now in use, is the old mi
tial letter by which the Romans ex-
pressed pounds" just as we use the
lbs" 1t has been suggested that we use
our money authorizations backward be-
cause that the Romans in expressing
POUNDS" always said libra deem"
instead of "decem libra the first be-
ing pounds ten" and the latter 'ten
pounds" When their initial letter or
character was used it always preceded
the figures, thus "G 10' instead of the
reverse. Thus the whole world has
gotten in the habit of doing these things
backward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-27
Cartoonist GilIam's Estate.

CANAJoHERIE, n. Y, Jan. 27.-At a
conference between W. j. Arllen and
the leading artists of Judge, oc-
casioned by the death of Bernhard
Gillian, the famous cartoonist, plans
for the future conduct of the
weekly were arranged. Mr.. Arkel1
said; You may say that the policy
of Gillian in connection with Judge
will be followed as closely as possible,
and the artists of his own selection
will carry on his work. 1t might be
interesting to know that Gillian re-
ceived a salary of S25, 900 per year and
a per centage of the profits from the
paper. / have decided to divide this
equally among the staff artists who
have been on the paper ten years y
Mr.. Gillian willed all his property to
his wife. His estate is valued at
$3.50, OOO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-27
Gentleman" Jim Throws a Lit
tie Fellow Down Stairs.
The Man was Vicious and Pulled
the Pugilist After Him.
DREW JIM'S BLOOD.
Row in the City of "Brotherly
Love- at a Theater.
Americans in the Transvaal
Make Vigorous Protest.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 27.-William ii.
Murphy, a fireman detailed for duty
last night at the National theater,
where James ]. COrbett is now play
ing. came into lively contact with the
pugilist, and both men were badly
battered before the trouble was over
Murphy smelled cigarette smoke,
and traced it to Corbett's room, which
he entered.
II just stopped to tell you that
smoking is against the rules, Mr.. Cor
bett," said Murphy.
mo one is smoking here" said Cor
bett; but he was una BILE to conceal the
the smoke that came from under his
coat.
''Why, you are smoking yourself"
said Murphy, Indignantly. Corbett
sprang up, showed Murphy out of the
room and slammed the door The
fireman threw all his weight against
the door just as Corbett opened it, and
Murphy staggered half across the
room. Before he could recover him
self Corbett struck him twice. Muir
ply came back with a blow on Cor
belts mouth that brought the blood
in streams. The fireman then started
down stairs, but Corbett caught him
from behind, threw HIM down and
kicked him.
Murphy then started down again,
Corbett following Murphy grabbed
Corbett around the legs and pulled
his feet from under him, letting the
pugilist slide humpty-dumpty down
stairs. When the pugilist had reached
the bottom he was frantic with rage
and again attacked Murphy, but the
men were soon separated.
Corbett's mouth was very badly
swollen, and Murphy was badly hurt
in the back where Corbett kicked him.
The fireman is a little fellow, much
smaller than Corbett.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-27
NOT FOR zELAYA.
The President of Nicaragua Declines to
Be Made Dictator of That Country.

The President of Nicaragua Declines to
Be Made Dictator of That Country.
MANAGUA, Jan. 27.-During the past
few days considerable political excite
ment and uneasiness has developed in
Nicaragua because several citizens
have proclaimed that, in their opinion.
President Zelaya should declare him
self dictator, and eventually call
convention of the people to correct
some embarrassing and conflicting
clauses in the national constitution of
1888. All the ministers in President
Zelaya's cabinet resigned. These
designations the president declined 20
accept municipalities have opened
voting places and citizens are now
voting for or against the dictatorship
President Zelaya favors a change in
the organic law, but declines to as
sumo the dictatorship unless major
ity of the citizens who enacted and in
dorsed the constitution of 1893 declare
it to be necessary for the purpose OF
allowing them to make the desired
changes in the constitution.