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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-16
FOR BUTONEF FERRY
That Seems to be the Councils
Position Now.
NEW ENTERPRISE LIrrLEFAvoR

Aldermen Contend In Secret Session That
Business Does Not Nseeasitass Another
Company-rwsnty-foar Street Stern
Drain to be Built.
Bad things we're done to the Twin
City Ferry company's cause at a
secret confab of the aldermen and
mayor held last evening in the coun-
Gil chamber. when it was contcnded
by the majority of those present that
business now did not demand in
creased accommodations in view CT
the Davenport & Rock Island COM
pany having launched another boat.
So it looks rather dubious for the
success of the new enterprise which
has an application now pending be-
fore the council which will in all
probability decide its fate at Monday
evenings semi-monthly session. The
aldermen discussed the question
quite thoroughly at the secret con-
ference and finally determined to
have private meeting with officials
of the Davenport & Rock Island
Ferry company tomorrow evening.
Wnen inc leVee Improvement pans
will be laid before them to see what
they are willing to do in the prem
Uses.
To Build the Storm Drain.
Before going into committee of the
whole the aldermen held an ad-
journed meeting Of the council and
disposed of the first move in the
Twenty-fourth street storm drain
question. An estimate Of making
the improvement was submitted and
it is said it will cost no less than
$40. to be raised by special
assessment.
City Attorney Haas was instructed
to Immediately proceed in the county
court to have the assessment levy
made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-16

100 dozen Balbriggan Under
wear. elegant value DIR
for 60c. only. ..&TN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-16
Notice to the Pebble.

Notice is hereby given that have
purchased j. d. Means lease of the
Bastian farm. Said farm will BIZ
open for visitors Saturdays and Sun.
days till further notice. An admis'
sion Of ten cents will be charged. AL
persons are warned not to trespass
on said premises under the full pen
atty Of the law. This farm is private
property and not public park OF
burying ground. H. S. MEYERS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-16
When Travelling,

Whether on pleasure bent. or bust
ness. take on every trip bottle of
Syrup Of Figs, as it acts most pleas
antly and effectually on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, preventing fevers,
headaches, and other forms of sick
ness. For sale in so cent and 81 bot
ties by all leading druggists. Man.
ufactured by the California Fig
Syrup company only.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-09-28
Salvation Army Tea.

IMPORTANT: There are very few
things more hurtful than common
tea. An eminent English doctor
once said: IF the public gave up
drinking common tea, the occupa-
ton of one. half of our profession
would be gone" Good tea, how
ever, is refreshing and stimulat-
ing, and in introducing this arti,
Gle to the public, the officers of the
Salvation Army have taken great
pains to secure tea, which can
with the greatest confidence be re-.
commended as being of the very
highest standard of excellence,
and have decided to sell it at
price within the reach of every
body, and although it will leave
us very small margin of profit
indeed, we are satisfied, knowing
that what we sell is sure to give
satisfaction. Sold in lib packets.
Memorial Mixture, English Break
fast, Young Hyson Japan, Oolong,
Guupowder, SOC; Auxiliary, 35c.
Telephone 755. III. Cannon, Pa
lama Grocery, opposite Railway
Depot, sole agent for the Hawaiian
Islands.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31
A Plea For the Future woman.

At the recent woman suffrage con-
vention at Washington Mrs. Charlotte
Stetson, a California woman, read the
following poem, which she had herself
written:
Can you imagine nothing better, brother,
Than that which you have always had beforef
Have you been so content with wife and moth
er
You dare hope nothing more2
Go ask the literature of all the ogesl
Books that were written before women
read
Pagan and Christian, satirist and sages-
Read what the world has saidl
Eve and Pandorai Always you begin it.
The ancients call her sin and shame and
DEATH
There is no evil without a woman in it,
The modern prOverb saithl
She has been yours in uttermost possession
Your slave, your mother, your well chosen
bride
And you have owned in millionfold confession,
You were not satisfied.
Peace, then Fear not the coming woman,
brother,
Owning herself, she giveth all the morei
She will be better woman, wife and mother
Than man hsth known before.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31
A QUEER FREAK.



Upside Down.
An interesting freak of nature which
has engaged the attention Of most prom
inent veterinary surgeons Of Philldel-
phia is the property Of Messrs. Weldy &
Hingley. Il is a sheep perfectly sound
in every respect except that tho head is
curiously twisted out of its normal DO
sition, being turned completely upside
down, the crown resting upon the ami
mails breast. The freak, which answers
to the name Of Twist, was recently i'm
ported by the present owners from Nova
Scotia after a great display Of red tape
on the part Of customs officials
Twist - twin, and he and his mate
were both born with this curious NAL.
formation eight months ago. The mate
died, bat Twist was reared on tho bottle
by the children Of the sheep farmer
Now he feeds himself, but he can eat
bis food only from the ground, and he
has to push his head down between his
fore legs to do it. He can't lift his head
above his breast at all. DR.. S. J. J..
Harger Of the veterinary department Of
the University Of Pennsylvania was
much interested in the animal, and as
soon as the weather grows warm enough
to permit the shearing Of the thick wool
which covers the sheep he viii lecture
upon the case. -Philadelphi Record.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31
"SHAMS IN YALE LIFE"



Literary Magazine.
The current number Of The Yale Lit
erary Magazine contains a scathiug ar
ticlo On shams In Yale Life. " The an
ticla was wiitton by Il. s. Oviatt, enc
of the editors Of the magazine aud a
resident Of New Haven. After saying
that there is too much materialsm in
college life here he adds:
"Men graduate from this college
year after year with less mental strength,
less moral strength than the average
'uneducated man whom they pass on
the street. There is very general de-
sire among us to get through on the
least work, to outwit the instructors A
man who comes here to study nowadays
is dubbed dig, is branded as an out
cast, perforce soon finds himself ont of
sympathy with the body Of his associ-
ates, sinks into undisturbed but ostra-
cized manners Of life, gains his honors,
but comes out at the end Of the course a
mere bookworm. 1t is a well known
fact, and one winked at by those in a
position TO correct it, that the supposed
religions work Of Dwight Hall during
the first two years covers tremendous
amount Of hypocrisy-hypocrisy that has
at least the one redeeming feature Of
being apparent on the very face. With
all respect the competition for a class
deaconship is a most melancholy sight.
AS much canvassing is done, as much
talk excited as in the election of Tam
many chieftain. 1t is because the posi-
tion insures social recognition that men
most desire it. 1t is because, along with
a baseball and a football champion, a
religious leader stands a good chance
for future social honors.
Mr. Oviatt concludes his article by
saying that in a few years, if things keep
ON as they now are going, "Yale de-
mocracy" will be a thing Of the past.
The article has been the talk Of the
campus. The Yale Daily News replies to
it in a long editorial and contradicts
most of Mr.. Oviatt's statements. Phil
adelphia Press.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31

than have the contest fall through, but,
ON the other hand, changed the number
Of players from ten to eight ON a side.
As there is much larger field Of chess
players in England to select from than
there is over here the wisdom of this
move is quite apparent.
Thus the great contest, which is in
tended to be a real test of chess strength
between the players of America and
England, is an assured fact. The dates
on which it will occur are Friday and
Saturday, March 19 and IA. Two days
are given in case all the games do not
reach conclusion ON Friday and, as in
this way adjudications are not likely to
be necessary, satisfactory result will
thereby be obtained.
Sir George Newnes, president Of the
British Chess club, has generously Of
fered as q trophy splendid silver cup,
valued at $500, to become the property
of the winning side. He was mentioned
In the dispatches from England some
time since as being desirous to challenge
for the Americas cup this season.
Following is the full score Of the
game played in the international chess
tournament at st, Petersburg on Jan.
~.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31
PADDING THEIR HEADS.
New York Women Being Artificially Wild.
ened In the Top Story.

New York Women Being ArtificiaIly Wild
ened In the Top Story.
The women of New York are padding
their heads. 1t is a secret of fashion
dom, patented, and from Paris. 1t ism t
that they wish to give the impression
that their brains are as big as the brains
of their brethren; it isn't that the new
woman idea has swelled their crani-
ums; it isn't an insidious way of re-
venging themselves on the public for
the crusade against the theater bonnet
it isn't a rivalry with the football hir-
sutal glories, or the glory of Paderew-
the latest fashion.
For the sweet simplicity of sleek
heads and parted locks is passe, and the
pompadour is revived. 1t is a fluffy
pompadour, and long drawn out. 1t is
pompadour, soft and full, which reach
es around to the crown of the head,
where the cuil is fastened. Such a POM
padour is not to be produced unless mi
lady's crown Of glory is plentiful and
of the soft, dry quality which lends it.
self to the crinkling persuasions of the
curling iron. Even then the proper uni
form bouffant effect of the new pompa-
dour is hard to achieve.
Here comes in the secret from Paris.
1t is new merveilleuse pompadour
frame, almost like a cap-light, hollow,
springy and fitting neatly beyond the
ears. Invisibility is certain, as these
frames are composed Of real hair and
are made in shades to match all colors
Of tresses. 1t is merely development
of the feminine fad for expansion that
has run the gamut of crinolined sleeves
and skirts, cheek plumpers and hip pads,
bust forms and bodice filings, false
calves and improved" insteps, and has
now reached the crown of milady's
head with a rounding out effect that
promises a proportionate increase in big
hats. New York World.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31
A SHIPS GRAVEYARD.
The Treaeherous Jersey Shore where the
st. Paul Went Ashore.

NAAN
st. Paul Went Ashore.
Norecord shows the number of wrecks
ON the Jersey coast, but the Long Branch
shore is ships graveyard. The charac-
ter of the shore changes about the mid
die of Long Branch. To the north it is
a thin coating of sand covering a bot
tomless silt. To the south It is solid
sand, hard almost as rock. The ship
that strikes that sand is almost certain
ly gone. From the silt there is good
chance of escape.
OF the accidents similar to the St.
Paul's mishap that have happened along
the Jersey coast in the last 90 years that
to the French line steamer L'Ameriuue
is probably the best remembered. At 3
O'Clock ON the morning of Jan. 4, 1877,
L'Amerique hit the sand off Seabripht
and stuck fast Tugs and wrscking
steamers worked at her for more than
three months, trying to get her off the
sand The cargo was all lightered, but
the steamer hung fast to the shore.
A big storm drove her down the beach
600 feet at one time, but at the enc Of
it she was no farther offshore than at
the start By Feb. 20 the wreckers had
moved her 1870 feet away from the shore,
and then came on a shore gale which
left the big liner farther ON the beach
than she had even been before Finally,
on April 10, the wrecking tugs succeed
ed in pulling the ship out of the mud,
and she was brought to New York com.
paratively little damaged
While the wreckers were struggling
with L'Amerique the Red Star liner
Russland, the old Kenilworth, poked
her nose into the hard sand just south
Of the West End hotel at Long Branch.
She struck about half past 10 O'Clock on
the night of March 3, 1877, and big
three cornered piece of her still sticks
up out of the hard sand to mark her
grave. She went on right over the
wreck of the old grindstOne laden Adon-
is, and there never was chance for
her.
There was a blanket of fog on Feb.
10, 1876, that sent three steamers
ashore, and one of them never got off.
The Queen of the National line and the
France of the French line, both transat-
lantic liners, struck the Jersey shore,
the first at Squan and the second at
Long Branch. 1t was in an unruff1ed
sea, however, and both got off the next
day. The Vicksburg of the Port Royal
and Fernandina line saw Fire island
light and thought it was Barnegat She
hit about 80 miles east of Fire island,
and what is left Of her lies there. The
cook fell in, trying to get into a small
boat, and was drowned
Last summer the British tramp IRA
waddy spent two or three weeks roofing
about in the sand almost beside the fish
ing pier at Asbury Park, but they got
her out of it after hard pull. New
York Sun.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31
BUSHELS OF LOVE LETTERS.
An Indiana Postmistress who Had Craze
For Them.

tut Antus
A postmistress has been raising havo1
with the love affairs Of the young peo-
pls of Georgetown, Ind, for over so
years. Inspector w. 7. Fletcher Of the
Cincinnati division of the postal force
tells the story Of the discovery of the
condition Of affairs there. He says com
plants have been received for years that
mail addressed to and deposited in the
Office failed to reach its destination.
Several inspectors had looked mp the
Office and found nothing wrong.
Miss Louisa Matweiler, an aged spin
ster, was the postmistress, and her fa-
ther for 90 years held the position in the
little town. Two weeks ago Fletcher
started to investigate the Office. He
staid in the little town several days and
says he learned that the postmistress
was considered cranky and took no in
terest in the love affairs of the lads and
lassies Of the town.
She condemned all sparkling between
young people, and as the missing letters
were mainly ones addressed to young
men and women Fletcher started in to
ransack the house. He says he found
love letters 80 years old hid away in the
garret and cellar. He corralled several
bushels of undelivered letters, all open
ed, all breathing the devotion of sigh
ing maids and spoony men.
"She had craze for love letters, 4"
said Fletcher, land there is no telling
the number of marriages she side track
ed or the number Of wounded hearts she
made. She is now out of the office, and
the young people are happy in George
kctrrn, ~
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31
PRESIDENTIAL HATs.
why Is It That They Arc Always So Shah
by and Worn?

Why is it that all presidents seem to
wear the shabbiest Of silk hats? Presi-
dent Cleveland and Mrs Cleveland were
driving IN Sixteenth street in Washing
ton on Sunday afternoon last, and the
presidents ha5was all that could be de-
sired for St. Patrick's S day parade. It
was rumpled and dusty and Of an an
cieut block.
This siuRularity in the matter of silk
hats prevailed with Grant, Garfield,
Arthur and Harrison. It was especially
marked in Arthur, who was the pink Of
perfection and fashion in his dress.
The only possible excuse for it is that
president, and for that matter cabi-
net Oflicor--but especially the president
--is expected while in Washington and
elsewhere when he appears as presi-
dent to wear a silk hat. 1t is in con-
stant use, 1t is worn all day and ON all
outdoor occasions. 1t would require half
a dozen new silk hats a week for pres
ident to appear constantly in shiny and
glossy headgear. New York Sun.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31
THE BICYCLE OUTPUT.


This Yenr's Production Expected to Ex.
coed by Far That Of 1895.
1t is expected that the output of bi.
cycles hl this country for 1896 will far
exceed that of 1895. 1t is said that
American manufacturers are prepared
to produce this year, if they can get,
when they need them, sufficient supplies
of steel tubing and other material, 500,
600 bicycles. The output last year was,
approximately, 450, coo bicycles. It is
thought that the actual production this
year will reach G5O,O0O 1t is moro like
ly to exceed that number
Few wheels are imported, not enough
to cut any figure here. Our exports are
still not great. American manufacturers
have been too busy supplying the home
demand to make much effort to supply
other markets, but they continue to in
crease. We are selling more bicycles in
Mexico and more in South America,
principally in the Argentine Republic
Our exports to Europe are also increas-
ing the greater number going to Franco
and Belgium, though we sell some
wheels in other continental countries and
in Great Britain. In Paris enough
American bicycles arenow sold to make
them factor in the trade. New York
Sun
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31
Choosing bishops by Lot.

The Mennonites have a curious way
Of choosing a bishop, not by election,
but by lot They take as many hymn
books as there are candidates for the
Office. In one of these books paper slip
is placed, and the candidate who draws
that book is declared chosen. In this
manner the Rev. Christian Riser has
just been made bishop of the Mennonite
congregations in Lancaster county. Pa.
He had two competitors. - Albany
Times Union.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31
NIAGARA FALLS AMBITIOUS.
Steps Taken to Provide a Harbor For
Deep Vessels.

Steps Taken to Provide Harbor For
Deep Vessels.
A bill has been prepared at the sug-
gestion Of the Niagara Falls chamber Of
commerce, which will be presented to
the New York legislature, providing
for the amendment of the city charter
so that the city can bond itself for
Sl00, 900 to build docks, wharfs, slips,
piers and basins and retain title in the
property thus acquired 1t provides that
the name of the port be chang from
that of "the port Of Suspension Bridge"
to "the port of Niagara Falls. Plans
and surveys have been made. Owing TO
the fact that three basins can be provid-
ed for a harbor, with a dock and wharf
frontage of about five miles, the United
States government will be asked to
make an appropriation large enough to
deepen the channel thereabout so that
the heaviest draft lake steamers can
go to the docks.
Elevators for grain, coal trestles and
lumber docks will be constructed and a
bid made for the traffic in the products
in addition to ore and other freight.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31

A serious accident recently befell
Joseph Mayer, known everywhere as the
Christ in the passion Play" at Ober
Ammergau. While he was engaged in
helping to haul tree to a wagon the
tree slipped from those hauling it and
knocked Mayer down. falling upon one
of his legs. The limb was SO badly
crushed that it was found necessary to
amputate il.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31

Paderewski. idol of femininity. it
seems is only human. He plays poker
He has improved in his technique since
last he was here, and when, after four
hours hard work, he arose from the Ia
BILE "a. 90 ahead, he was as delighted as
a boy with a red wagon.-Indianapolis
Journal.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31

The Mississippi river was never SC
low as it is at the present time. Near
Potosi several men are engaged in sound
ing the depth of the water in the river
bed in an especially shallow spot. Their
purpose is, if possible, to find a place
where it will be possible to drive team
from the Wisconsin shore to Iowa. By
accomplishing this feat, they hope to
gain wide notOriety. milwaukee Wis
consin.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31
-Four Cousins Wed.

A peculiar double wedding occurred
in the Quicksand neighborhood Of Ken
tucky recently. Mr.. Floyd Carpenter
married Miss Martha Carpenter and Mr..
George Carpenter married Miss Aizelia
Carpenter. All of the young folks are
cousins Among other guests at the
wedding was Uncle Billy Carpenter,
who was the grandfather of all the
contracting parties.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31
A AIi.souri New Woman.

Mrs. Virginia B. Todd, confined in
the New London Jail on the charge Of
murder, was offered the liberty Of the
sheriffs house if she would assist in
household duties. She peremptorily re-
fused TO be a domestic and said she
would content herself in a cell. Kansas
CITY Star.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31
CHESS BY CABLE.
Brooklyn Club Matched Against the Brit
ish Organization.

HFOOETVn UIWU HHHUUHVU tfEaIHHN NIEU DIV
ish Organization.
After a protracted session the other
night the match committee of the
Brooklyn Chess club finally decided up
on the conditions under which the team
match by cable with the British Chess
club Of London is to be contested.
The days mail had brought to hand
q letter from the Britishers inolosing a
code of rules, which bore the signatures
Of the president and secretary of the
British Chess club.
In view of the fact that the latter in
sisted upon playing only with native
born players on each team the Brooklyn
Chess club yielded this point sooner
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31

A New York paper says that call the
mp to date girls are busily trying to
learn the Nethersole kiss" Is there a
vacancy in the corps of instructors9-
New Haven Palladinm.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31

At a recent family reunion in Ken
tucky there was one man SO years old
that weighed but 6S pounds; a baby 2
years old that weighed 961s pounds, and
a woman with 12 toes and IA fingers.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31

Wellesley college girls have volunta-
rily agreed to do without butter for a
month if the faculty will devote the
money thus saved TO the suffering Ar
menians.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31
Possibly.

Possibly a good woman like Clara
Barton is regarded by the sultan as a
harem scarem person. st. Louis Post
Dispatch.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31
THE RECALL OF CAMPOS.

The retirement Of General Campos
must be regarded as an acknowledgment
that his campaign has been failure,
and it is no longer possible for Spain to
pretend that the Cuban insurrection is
simply a mutiny on the part of lot Of
lawless and turbulent persons. .-Balti-
more News.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31

If Spain's greatest general could not
succeed, what may we expect from gen.
erals Of less reputation who are about
to enter Cuba for the first time, at a
moment when the island is practically
oyerrun by insurgents and the defense
Of Havana is Spain's serious task?-
Hartford Post
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31

1t is impossible to misunderstood the
meaning Of the retirement Of General
Martinez CampOs from the command Of
the Spanish forces in Cuba. The gener-
al has frequently been criticised as hay
ing been too conciliatory, and this is
the sole reason why his demission was
demanded by the Hayauese loyalists.
Sympathy in favor Of the Cuban iusur-
gents is intense in this country, and
nothing would more quickly inhame
American public opinion to the point Of
compelling the intervention Of the Unit
ed States in Cuba than the conduct Of a
barbarous war at our very doors. Phil.
adelphia Record.