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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
A Little Horse Sense.
From the Somervflle Journal.

F1Om the SOmeFVfIe J0urunI.
'well," said one horse in a livery stable
to his neighbor in the next STALL in little
confidential talk at 2 o'clock the other
morning II saw one Of those new women.
in boomers, on q bicycle this afternoon,
and she almost made me laugh out loud"
"They are funny" the other horse medi-
tatively replied. But you must admit the
average woman does great deal better
when she tries to ride a bicycle than che
does when che tries to drive q horse"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
Before the Day of Circular Saws.

From the Punxsutawney Spirit
This was away back in the up-and-down
saw mill days. a machine that would cut
perhaps 800 feet Of boards in a day when
hard pressed. Louis Ludwig OF Winslow
township was the proprietor OF one of these
mills. Louis was in town one day and met
Wash. Fuller.
Good morning, Mr.. Ludwig" said Mr.
Fuller. ~.s'- -.
Good morning. Mr.. Fuller
II was out by your mill yesterday" said
Mr.. Fuller, in his most serious tones. 'and
the saw was then going up. Has 1t come
down YETI"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
Eject on Natural Gas
From the New York Times,


The housekeeper who lives where natural
gas is her fuel will have a solution to the
cause of the changing color Of her window
shades. 1t has been demonstrated in a
court OF law by expert and experimental
testimony that the action of natural gas
will change the color of clr:ost any shade
in use except, Of &C ur>a, -shite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
Fixed for Life,

From the Philadelphia North American.
Billings'Tvs got a safe Job now. Ny
Employer can't possibly fire me-"
Polk-"Why? You don't mean to saw that
you have your employer in a compromising
position?"
Billings-"Not exactly: but, you see,
am working for an asbestos company"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01

Gave Full sntisfn crion.
From the Omaha World Herald.
Jenkins claimed that insulted him"
Ibid you give him satisfaction"
Guess I did. He pounded me until h
was tired"
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19
CYCLISTS HAVE A HOME.
Island City Club Locates Its aeadquarters
on Third AveuHe.

Island City Club Locates Its neadquartera
ON Third Aven1e.
Headquarters of the Island City
Cycle club will be on Third avenue
between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets for the coming year and prob.
ably longer.
The members of this new and up
to-date organization propose to have
a cozy and neatly furnished little
home. The two-story frame adjoin-
ing the Appelquist saloon on Third
avenue has been leased for a year. 1t
is now in the hands of the paper
hangers and will be considerably i'm
proved generally. One-half of the
first floor will be used as a reception
room and the remainder as a billiard
hall. An elegant table has been pre-
sented to the club which is pushing
things right along with the intention
OF having q club house which will
at least come up with the average.
The club colors are black, red and
white. The headquarters will be
ready for occupancy shortly. :
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19
SPIRIT LAKE EXCURSION.

Oppertunlty - vosee = QAn01s e9anee
Rsssss - . nsss 8sae.
Annouucement 10 made Of q ersud
excursion which viii be run % Spirit
Lake, IowA,s famous summer resort.
Saturday. June -. BY Eph. Ra-
dasch. who 10 widely known ~ an ex-
cursion manager. The fact that an
excursion 10 to be .~personally con-
Quoted" by Mr.. Radasch, whose
ability - promoter aud manager Of
excursions has brought him an ex-
cellent reputation. 10 sufficient guar
antee that every convenience will be
at hand and that the trip will be .
pleasant one to all.
Spirit Lake. the objective point Of
this excursion, 10 the most beautiful
spot in Iowa. As attractions for vis-
itors there are large bodies of fresh
water with vast stretches Of beach
and wooded shores, Lake Okoboii
with it's wild scenery, the monument
erected to the survivors of the Spirit
Lake massacre. the pretty town. Of
Spirit Lake. rides on team and elec-
trio launches and in sail and row
boats. line bathing pavilion and
beach. tho state fish hatchery, unex-
celled 6shing. aud the Hotel Orleans,
q magnificent and immense caravan
sary, costing &l25, 900, with accom-
modations for hundreds of guests.
In order to accommodate the large
number who will doubtless take ad-
vantage Of this opportunity, four a.
special trains will be run, leaving
Burlington. Davenport. Iowa City
and Cedar Rapids. OF these trains .
special will leave Davenport at p.
m. Saturday evening, June "a. and
will reach Spirit Lake in time for
breakfast on the morning Of June 20.
The excursion trains will leave Spirit
Lake on the return trip on the even
ing of June %. but those 90 desiring
can remain until the evening of June
80. rs their tickets will be good until
that time. The fare for the round
trip from all stations is only q. so.
Assurance is given that seats will be
provided for all who make the trip.
Sleepers will be provided for those
who make application to local ticket
agents by June 26.
For further Information address
Eph. Radasch, Keokuk, Iowa, or call
on B., c. r. 4 N. agents.
j. MORTON.
q. P. & r. A.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19

l2-JOha Buryanek by sheriff to +.
II. Caldwell. part lot /. block 1, old
town of Milan, $1,000.
Lena Buryanek to +. II. Caldwell.
part lot ]. block 1, old town Of Mi.
Ian, 81.
County clerk to James Quinn, lot
1. block 2. J. w. Spencer's Second
add. Rock Island.
S. e. Clifford to j. +. Mousley.
tract by metcs and bounds, sci Sc,
IS. 2w, 5000.
15-G. M. McNabney to c. l.. Don
aldsOn. lots 8 and 6, block 8, town of
Hampton, 1926.
Louise Roose to Canal Vaude
Voorde. 50 feet lot 8. block /, Oak
wood add, Moline, $3.50.
Palmer Newton and Frederick
Newton to M. j. Kennedy, part WI
set. 10, 16, 6w. $500.
Michael j. Kennedy to Thomas
Thorp. part W. set 10. 16, 5w, 81, 900.
16-Moline Water Power company
to George H. Peterson, lot 8, BLOCK
g., Moline Water Power company's
add, Moline, $500.
E. u. Sweeney. ct al to B. c. Ben
son. 80 feet lot 8. block 2. Back
Hawk add. Rock Island, 1924.
j. +. Robinson to F. G. A. Denk-
mann. lots Is and IL. block /, South
Park add. lots 26 and 27. block s.
lots 81 and %, block 6. South Park
Second add, Rock Island, 81.
j. j. Reimers to +. A. Head bv
master to +. G. A. Denkmann, outlot
26, assessors plat, Sc. 18, 2w, $6, 800.
17-August Vande Voorde to Au.
gust Vincent and Julius Vincent, lot
8. block 4S. Chicago or Lower add.
Rock Island. $3.50.
Z. B. Stuart ct al to Gust Olson,
lots 6. Z. 8. 3, 10. IL, ~ and part oI
lot IS. block 9. Wait & Walkers
first add. Reynolds, $4,000.
Sarah Smith to George H. Smith.
nj sci 4, 19, 2e, 81, $40.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19
GRATIFYING RESULTS.
Interestinx Experiments Will
the New Stomach Remedy.
Not a Patent Medicine, But a
SAT g Cure for All Forms
Of Indigestion

The results Of recent Investigation
have established. beyond qusstion.
the great value Of the new prepare
tion for indigestion and stomach
troubles; IL is composed Of the diges-
tive acids. pepsins. bismutb, Golden
Seal and similar stomachics, pre-
pared in the form Of 20-grain loseu.
ges. pleasant 70 the taste, couv venient
when travelling. harmless TO the most
delicate stomach, and probably the
safest, most effectual cure yes dis
covered for indigestion. sour stom-
ach. loss Of appetite and flesh. nau-
sea, sick headaches. pslpitation Of
the heart. and the many symptoms
arising from the imperfect digsstion
Of food. They cure because they
cause the food to be promptly and
thoroughly digested before il has
time to sour, ferment and poison the
blood and nervous systsm.
Over six thousand people in the
state Of Michigan aloue in 1894 were
cured Of stomach troubles BY Stuart's
DysrePsia Tablets.
Full sized packages may be found
at ali druggists 1t 50 cests. or sest
BY mail on receipt Of price from
Stpart company. Aarshall. Mich.
S6sd fog frss book % steoaeh dc.
80 --tsa-
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19


The Verne Swain came down and
went back to Clinton on her regular
run.
The stage of water at the Rock
Island bridge this noon was $40
and stationary; the temperature SO.
The boats up were Ben Hershey,
Josephine with Pittsburgh in tow.
Irene d. Robert Dodds, 10 Long,
Saturn and Satellite.
The river is falling at all points
except at st. Louis, where it has
risen O.5 since yesterday. The fore
cast is that during the next "a hours
the river will fall slightly from St.
Paul to Rock Island.
The Josephine with the wreck of
the Diamond 10 packet. Pittsburgh,
arrived at 6 6O'clock last night and put
in at the boat yard where the craft
remained over night, resuming the
journey north to Dubuque at day
light this morning. Tho Pittsburgh
is still Invested Of the cabin and
upper works as the result of the St.
Louis cyclone, but guards have been
built and the hog chains Strengthened
during her stay at Keokuk.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19
ouIsHiltEs
STAR
SUN.



Ext,hguxsAsd.
The Kansas City Star is shed ding
its light ON the remains Of the ex-
tinguished San. the vile publication
emanating from that city, and gives
the folio9ing story of the life and
death of the Sunday Sun:
1.-The last fssne Of the Kansas CITY
Sunday Sun has been printed and
the iniamous sheet which existed in
Kansas City for years in defiance of
law. through the connivance of pros
ecuting attorneys. win be seen no
more. The mschsnical parsphernalia
of the plant Was sold yesterday to q
local job printing house. The pro-
prietor and publisher of the paper is
under q 900 bonds to appear before
the criminal court of Buchanan
county to answer to the charge OF
criminal libel. He has left town.
1T remained for the prosecuting
attorney of . sister county, armed
with the same state law which ap-
plies here. to suppress the foul sheet.
In an unguarded moment the paper
published lying article about the
criminal judge of Buchanan county.
The correspondent who wrote the
slander was thrown into Jail at St.
Joseph. The judge, sheriff and pros
ecutor conferred and . warrant was
issued for the arrest of the editor for
violating the McLin law. He was
arrested and taken to St. Joseph,
where he subsequently jumped his
bond, but was arrested at the point
of a pistol while hiding in the rail-
road yards. He pleaded for mercy and
promised to end the publication OF
his paper. He was released again on
bond, and, returning to Kansas CITY,
started the Daily News. Its exist
ence was brief as daily and it was
announced that it would appear as q
weekly. The Sunday News came out
twice. 1t was weak reproduction
Of the Sunday Sun. edited by a man
who had learned TO respect the law
rs administered in Buchanan county.
1t met with no patronage. and yes-
terday the Sunday News suspended. !.
and it was announced that the plant
had been sold.
'.The Sunday Sun had longer life
than any similar newspaper ever
published, because it was protected
by the jackson county officials.
whose duty it was to enforce the
lawsn
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19
Benedict-Taylor.

Clarence d. Benedict, OF Elgin,
and Miss Cora E. Taylor were mar
ried at noon Wednesday at the resi-
dence Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. 4. E. Taylor, 2O7 Thirteenth
street. Rev. w. Woodruff, of Foster.
Iowa, of1iciated.
Carlton C. Taylor. of Elgin. and
Miss Buena Marschall, of Rock ISL
and. officiated IS bridegroom and
bridesmaid. respectively. The wed.
ding was pretty home affair. The
happy couple will make their future
home at Elgin, where both are well
and popularity known.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19

To the Stockholders of the Home
Building & Loan Association of Rocl
Island: Notice is hereby given tha,
the annual meeting of said stock
holders will be held Thursday. june
25. at 7:S0 o'clock p. m. at the offic,
of said association.
HENRY CARsE, President.
X. A. DONALDSON, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19

List OF letters uncalled for ut the pOstonice
nt Rock Island June 10. 1896.
CarlstrOm, j. A. Hanks. ]. Il.
Baillargcon, +. X. (2) Lee. Kate
Clark. K T Iinncy, c. H.
Ouckriegel. c. M2honey, Annie
Fahey. Michael MaiSon A. j.
Eiser. j. 3. White. c. S.
Hayes Frank
Butler, Charles Wells. II
FOBEIGN
johnson, Wilhelm MOdine Axel
J. w. POTTER. Postmaster
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19
Rhs1m.t,sn Cared In . Day.

''Aystic Cure" for rheumatism
and neuralgia cures in to 5 days.
Its action upon the system is re-
markabie and mysterious. It re-
moves at once the CAUSE. and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
frst dose greatly relieves. IS cents.
Sold BY Otto Grotjan. druggist. Rock
Island. and Gust Schlegel & Son, 22O
West Second street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19

at very low rate is afforded by the
y. E A. meeting at Buffalo in July.
Tickets will be on sale via the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern railway
Jaiy 8 and s at one fare plus %
membership fee for the round trip.
Retnrn limit can be extended to
Sept 1. A stop at Chautauqua will
be allowed ON the return A splen-
did chance to visit Niagara Falls.
Full particulars will be furnished on
application to n g. GiIes. +. r. A.,
or G. K. Wilber. A. g. z. A., Chi.
cego.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19

Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday. June 80, A. d. 1896. in the
city Of Rock Island. ILL.,, an election
will be held for two members Of the
board of education, which election
will be opened at 8 o'clock in the
morning and continue open there
after until o'clock in the afternoon
OF that day. The voting places will
be as follows:
First Ward-Franklin hose house
Second Ward-1014 Third avenue
Third Ward-l3ll Third avenue.
fOurth Ward-School house, Nineteenth
street and Fifth avenue
Fifth Ward-Hose house, Twenty-second
street.
Sixth Wcrd-s73O Fifth avenue
Seventh Ward-Street car barn.
B.F. KNOX, Mayor.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19
WAY-No BUY
Furniture Carpets = Drsprlas|
AT WHOLESALE PRlCESa
WE ARE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. CONE
AND SEE THE GREAT BARGAINS WE HAVE


Pretty bed room sets elS each.
Very large eIdsboarAs qsartsr-
sawed oak ; and polish Gaishsd.
large Freach-PlAts mirrors; great
bafgains at tiS. 80.
Nice sideboards % low - 90.
Birch com bination bookcase and
writing desk el6; oak at 90.
Ladies' writing desk. very pref
ty. - low - e5.
Nice large hookcases.at e6. -.
Fine hail racks, quarter sawed.
polish finished oak. large French
mirror ut 90 .- F..-
Fine china closets q - each.
Bird's-eye maple csntsr tables st
ei.96 each.
Mating At loc yard and up.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19
Pythla.s Nssne Oacsrs.

Last evening Metropolitan lodge
474. X. F.. had an election OF officers
which resulted:
G. Civilian e. Wins.
v. C.-S. L. Allars.
Prelate-J. f. Wagner.
K OF &. and s. and n. I'm. Ii.
Sexton. s
NJ. E.-Louis Glockhohf.
1. CIV. H. Lamoat.
O. G.-Frank Thompson.
Grand Representstive-Lse Pfau.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19
TEACHERS
Distinguished Compliments for
the Local Corps.
IIss NooREs OBSERVATIONS

The Instracsors la the 3 ock Island Schools
Are Regarded ~ Up-so-D.te and Among
tas Best In the Coantry, Amsnt to the
Contrary NstwitS Sstandlng.
Prominent among the intsuctors
of the Rock Island County Teachers
Institute, which has been in session
At the High school this week. is Miss
Nellie Moore. of Defiance, Ohio. She
is regarded as one of the most thor
ough, practical school workers in the
country, and has been Is years in insti-
tute instruction. principally in Ohio
and Pennsylvania, where the schools
are the standard of the land. Miss
Moore was asked last evening as to
her observations of the Rock Island
teachers, and she quickly responded.
This is the second opportunity l
have had to judge of the work and
methods Of the Rock Island teachers
Back in Pennsylvania and Ohio. when
they have asked me during the past
year about the schools of Illinois,
have invariably replied that 1 knew
nothing about the teachers of Illinois
outside of Rock Island, but if the
rest OF the state was to be judged by
Rock Island, it has no superior corps
in this country. On my visit to Rock
Island this time when have had an
opportunity to better study the
teachers. l have strengthened-if it
were possible for me to do So
my original opinion
Arc Up 60 Date.
ITO use an expression which is ex-
actly applicable to them. the Rock
Island teachers are right up to date.
They show that :hey are abreast OF
the times. To be thus they must be
studiOus and ambitious. They are
right along with the educational ad-
vancement of the times. Their
methods and their ideas are right in
the line with the most advanced in
the country today. In a word, the
teachers have met in the county
institute here are. unexcelled any
where in this country"
This praise coming from a woman
who is not given to idle or meaning
less praise, who has been so closely
identified with school work too
long to underestimate the value oI
having the best there is in the pro-
fession. is significant. Especially is
it so when contrasted with the re.
Peated attempts on the part of j. F..
Ament to bclittle the corps. It is
gratifying to note such tribute to
the teachers rs indicating that de-
spite the fact that they have been
harrassed by their superintendent
the past year rather than encouraged
the superintendent acknowledging
that at best he has been but .spec.
|tator"-thc teachers have kept up
their standard of efficiency and have
been faithful to the schools and to
themselves. and are still among the
best in the land.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19

Dr. Winisss' l,liaa Pns oanansae WIn- sass
hand 0lsodiaes ulsEa1sa - insAang -. N
ahscsss IL tznsss. allavs ~ isehing = sscs,
arss - poaa1sa. elv~iseans n11if. -. Wn.
iians' IsdiaA fIls 01tnentis pseyarsd eAly fus
piles and itching Of IL pEivass paEss. and aosAns
sass. Bvssy box b guasanssed. soaA b. drug
sists. ssat By nan fer - esaas - u pe box.
Umms Aannfasen1fng esnUanv. RnsEisssn,
OevslaDA. Oh. - h1f.A nnan.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19
". S. HOLBROOK,

Io3, uos. Io7 East Second street.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19
STEWART, the Halter.
Cash Paid For Old Shoes

Having made arrangements whereby We can use
6ooo pairs of old worn out Shoes we will make
very liberal offer from now until June 20. 1896.
Anyone buying pair of shoes worth anywhere
from S. so to SIS from Us We will allow them IS
cents for an old pair. This means mems.
women's and children's of any kind at prices
named. Cash sales and price allowed only on
one pair at each sale. This offer is good until
June TO-
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19

Best all wool Carpets. soc Pcr
yard.
yard.
Very heavy half wool Carpets.
SOC per yard.
A Sew pieces Of Body Drussels
Left ut e6c; Roxbury Tapestry Car
pets at 66c.
Good Tapestry Carpsts. st 500
par pard. =
Tapestry Portisrs - low - ta.ss'
apair.
Best Opaque shading BY the yard
In all widths very cheap 70 Close
out.
An wool ingram rug:. large lin:
Of Frsach Wilton. Aoqust sad
Smyrna rugs very low.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-29
CROWNED At OLYMPIA.
Honors Paid to the victors In the Grecian
Athletic Contests.

HonorS Paid to the victors In the Grecian
Athletic Contests.
Immediately after each contest the
successful athlete appeared before the
judges and received palm branch. and
his name was heralded before the as
sembled throng. But at the close Of all
the contests, Gu the final day CT tho fes-
tival, the much coveted prizes were dis
tributed. Into the altis at early morn
ing streamed the long, joyous procession,
headed by the judges, the religious and
civil authorities, and the public guests,
escorting the now brilliantly clad ath-
letes and victorious horses bedecked with
flowers. The song they sang was song
Of victory by Archilochus, which began:
Hail to thee, powerful Hercules, con-
queror in the games, and to thee also,
Iolaus, both famed for the spear! Te-
nella, tenella! All hail to the victor!"
A little boy from the priestly class
had already cut with golden knife
some branches from the olive tree plant
ed by Hercules, and crowns made from
these branches had been exposed in the
temple of Hera upon a beautiful chrys-
elephantine table made by Colotes. The
crowns were then brought to the temple
of Zeus, where, before the representa-
tives of all Greece, the judges, clad in
purple. crowned the heads Of the victori-
GUS athletes. This Olympic crown, as
the supreme reward of Greek ambition,
is well expressed in the story of dag
oras. Himself victor in the games, he
returned in his old age to Olympia with
his two SONS. Both bore off prize, and
then ran and caught their father ON
their shoulders as the crowd of pilgrims
pelted them with flowers. die, dag
oras," they cried, ''for thou hast moth
ing more to live forr' With q sigh Of
joy the old man expired.
The browning of Olympia did not end
the victors' glory. Their statues were
made by the most famous sculptors, their
portraits painted by the most skillful
artists, their deeds glorified in verse.
They were Toasted and maintained at
public expense, received seats of honor
at the theater and were cherished as
gods in the hearts of their countrymen.
As Pindar has well expressed it, 'He
that oyercometh hath, because of the
games, sweet tranquility throughout
his life forevermore. 1.-THE Old Olym-
pic Games" by Professor Allan Mar.
quand, in Century.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-29
CHAPTER XXI.

Throughout NIL the trouble Captain
Brandon had shown himself to be tire
less and patient. II he ever felt fatigue,
he never spoke If IT. nor did he show it
by any lcsscning IF his amazing energy.
II he ever lost heart, a. he might well
do in the face Of the continued and ev-
er increasing troubles he succeeded in
keeping his depression to himself. From
the first he was hopeful, and whom 9TH
ers gut low spirited he chcered them
up and strengthened them with assur.
ances q final succcsa When he pushed
his way to the place where he had seen
Alice and Clara from the opposite side
of the canyon and found them missing,
he gave no sign Of impatience.
To the doctor. who was nearly dis
consulate, the captain said:
There is good reason for their leav-
ing. Let us try TO find their TRAIL
They were engaged in this work when
they discovered Black Eagles Indians
and mt the same timc caught sight Of
the two girls between the two lines.
They charged down and met Clara
flying toward them. She was caught in
the captains arms. and Howard Blanch-
ard was for pressing on. but the cap
tain. seeing that the Indians outnum.
bcrcd them three to one, called n halt
and prrdcntly got his men under cover
IL tho rocks. They saw Alice being car.
ried of, but they did not dare to fire on
the men surrounding her for fear of do
ing her harm. As soon rs il was dark
Captain Brandon cautioned his little
band to remain where they were while
no crcpt down to ascertain the position
and force Of the enemy.
Clara was 10 much unnerved and IA.
sigued that it was found impossible to
90 on with her that night, and 20, max.
ing virtue n necessity, IL was agreed to
remain where they were till morning.
Soon after dark, to tho surprise and JOY
II all, the Prophet entered the camp.
and In reply to John Clydc's question
~ TO where he came from he replied:
81 have come up again from the val.
ley of the shadow cf death with no fac
ulty impaired Ihavc been in the fiery
furnace and come out unscorched Yes
I have even been in the den Of lion,
and heard them roaring. bat they cow.
crcd before my glance and did not darv
20 strike their hungry teeth into my
flesh. did not fear. for ! relied mot on
my own strength Nay. courtcd th,
danger. and, loi am here What haKu
has befAllen our pecple?''
The captain gave verbal report d
everything that happened Then TIN
Prophet, with more dircctnes and mucl
lea ambiguity than was his habit re
lated his own advcntuzlB - he pea'
amasrment Of his fr5eniR
Ard how did yoa cu1ne 10 escape?
aaked the captain WIN the Pzuphe
told II his capture.
II len n IL darimeR Though Ii,