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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22
Sale Of Real Estate.
s scaa i, OF ILLINOIS LIMOS. +,

By virtue OF an order and decree OF the county
court Of Rock Island county, Illinois, made O !
the petition Of the undersigned. Hannah john
ION. administrative Of the estate Of Andrew
Johneon. deceased, for leave TO sell real eerate
OF said deceased. at the F. brnarv term A. D.,
1895, OF raid court tnwii:-ou the IS day of
February. A. D. 1898. l shall on the 10Th
dsy OF March, next. nj the hour of O'Clock y
m, sell at public safe ut the south door Of the
court house in the city Of Rock leland. in
Said county. the real estate described follows,
to-wit: Lot number eleven Ill in block number
forty -nve (45) in Chicago or Lower addition to
the city OF Rock leland. in the county Of Rock
leland. Ind state Of Illinois. subject to a mort
gage lien OF five hundred and sixteen aud thirty
i've hundredth. 1916 IS, dollars in favor Of tae
Black Hawk Homestead Bnilding. Loan & saw
ings Association, on the following terms. to-wit
ca-h in hand.
Dated this 18th day Of February, A. D., 1896.
HANNAH JOHNSON.
Admin stratrix Of the estate Of Andrew Johnson,
deceased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22

TEE republicans Of Rock Island
should feel elated over one thing to-
day. Their organ has been aroused
from one of Its 2O-year slumbers and
actually bids fair to offer . life
like sppsarxnce-and Tn. ARGUS
does not charge . cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22

Now that Old Rip around on Eigb-
tenth street has become thoroughly
alive again may We not hope for .
few more Of those "plain, ordinary.
mstter-of-fsct deductiops"-just .
few?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22

GYPSY QUEEN-JUsT ARRIVED AND VII. +.
u inform the public of her woudetf powers
in read ng the palm Of the hand telling the past.
name Of your future companion, whether false
or true. Private consultations. Call from a.
m. to 3 p. H., 551 Twenty fourth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22
AGENTS wANTED-MALE AND FEMALE.

A GENTS WANTED-MALE AND FEMALR.
n old and yourg, $40 10 so per day easily
made, ceiling our Queen Plating Outfits, and do
ing gold. silver, nickel, copper snd brass plating
that Is warranted to wear from FIVE to Is years on
every class OF metal. tablewear. jewelry, etc,
to operate them. Can be carried by hana with
ease ffom house to house. came grip sack or
estchel Agents are making money rapidly
and Workshop. Cheap, dur liable, eimp]e and
within the reach of everyone. Plates almost in
starty, equal to the finest new work. Send for
circulars. etc. Queen CITY Silver and Nickel
Plating Co, East S.. Louis III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22

Frosty, put Kindly"
Many strong men often die early,
not because their vital forces are ex-
hausted, but because they abuse their
powers. waste their energies, and
break down their constitutions.
Hence, careful people often live
long, while people who are robust,
but rash. 60 down to early graves.
But strange as it may seem. many
men and women by adopting the
right means have been able to over
come dangerous ailments that would
have killed the strongest man. With
care they have eventually gained a
remarkable degree of health and
vigor.
When ono reaches the age of 40,
care is necessary.
From birth to the age of 80 the
growth and nourishment of the body
is in excess of the waste.
From 80 to 40 we remain almost
stationary; waste and nutrition about
equally balanced.
But at and after 40 nature COM
mences to tear down faster than she
builds up.
To be sure it is only a little at a
time, but the process is going on
just the same.
Our kidneys now have extra work
to do in throwing of the poisons and
impurities that result from this vast
ing process.
This is why rheumatism is so COM
mon in men past 40.
This is is why kidney disease that
did not before show many symptoms
now breaks forth in failing eyesight,
weakness, torpor and dropsy.
This is why you ought to use DR..
Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills and
ease the pain on these overworked
and much neglected organs.
.Out of sight, out of mind" is no.
where so true as it is with the kid
neys.
Asparagus is natures own remedy
for kidney disease.
And for weak and tired kidneys
also.
Its use, in concentrated form. as
in DR.. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills,
will help you to frosty but happy
and hearty old age.
Beside, it causes the Kidneys to
filter uric acid out of the blood, and
thus both prevents and cures rheu-
matism, that curse of advancing
years.
Fifty cents per box from all drug
gists. or inclose SO cents in stamps
or silver direct to the Hobbs Medi-
cine company, Chicago or San Fran
nRnn1Hhse, cisco.
I~Ho,.o-> Interesting and
l>poI0SQS instructive book on
loNM Kidney, Health and
Hfd&zc1DiTIe Blood Filtering
x4o1loyElIl0 Free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22
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- - - rswE.xur. sASs. rnonrf and M
HfAUk1. 000 ntnd b The market Tia oxieinal
~ og11Be r - dnnr kesp the1- Wrioe GirDcs
es2@ ~ IN sd e eireo upoa FeessR q
80 - ooe3e4 ~ oed rrepaid. a. J. xs1ss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22

U1 M TO ANY MAN OR WOMAN WE
p1VO cannot teach to draw Q crayon nor
trait by our patent method in three lessons. We
pay orr pupils $40 to SIS per week to work for
US at home, evenings or spare time, Send 10,
work and particulars. Hermann & Seymour. siS
South sixth street, Philadelphia Pa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22

The best salve In the world foz
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores. tstteI, chapped
hands, chilblains. corns and al akin
sruptions, and positively cures
piles Or no pay required. Il l: guar
aAtsed 10 give perfect sstisfaction, OF
monoy refunded. Price - oents PEI
bon. For sale BY Harris Z Ulls0eyss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22

WANTED-SCHOLARS TO LEARN THE
French Kellogg system at 1911 Second ave-
nue.. The comp etc system embraces the model.
complete instructions in cuttingrftting, French
FASTING and honng for only $40. Usual price for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22
oe,A x,11nap . Asehns OaGsrses

Foley's Honey and Tar gives quick
and positive relief to all cases. %
cents. For sale as n. r. Bahnsona1
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22

WANTED - HOUSEKEEPERS TO KNOW
w that Crystal marble enameled preserving
Eettie also Acme cake beaten and Red Star silver
polish. is cold BY agents permanently located al
OBS l"enty-fourth street. An s-quart kettle in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22

WANTED-MEN WHO WILL WORK FOR
w $'5 month salary or large commits ion
selling .'aple goods by sample to dealers, Ex-
Terrence unnecessary. Write us. Household
S5ecialiy compeny, a W. Fourth street. Cincin-
Eati, Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22

Pitchers oaotoRla.
children Or for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22

Old age should be quiet, graceful.
contented, and full Of rest and hap
piness. and not the pitiful wreck Of
q once robust manhood.
And it can be attained by simple
means.
Every man who reaches the ''three-
score years and ten" should be az
Shakespeare's creation was:
Though look old. am strong and lusty;
For in my youth never did apply
Hot ana rebellious liquors in my blood
Nor did not with unbashfui forehead WOO
The means OF weakness and debiluy;
Therefore my age fs in lusty winter,
Frosty, but kindly"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22

WANTFD-A 1 ADVERTISING SOLICITOR
w article winner. Don't apply unless You
nave $i0o and are eapabl. of earning $50 pr
week Call between . and y. m Territory
Tor sale Lewis P. Frost, Rock Island houee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22

WANTED-TO BUY FOR CASH SECOND
W hand goods Of every description. Money I,
loan on cha'tels and all articles OF value, 0oods
stored and sold on commission. Leave your or
der at 1922 Second avenue. W. Jones,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22
LUSTY OLD AGE.
Are We Growing Shorter
Lived?
The Winter of Our Discon.
tent-How to Grow Old
Gracefully and
Healthfully.

There is no more
pitiful sight than a
doddering. half i'm
beetle. rheumatic,
limping. emsciated
and querulous old
man or old woman.
And it is SO un-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22

WANTED-A RELIABLE SALESMAN TT
sell teas. coffee aud spices to the consumer
Cnnnty rights to responsible parties. Add,e.,
with references. Wentworth NJ In. $50 AMI oarr
Wentworth avenue, Chicago
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29
FOUGHT FOR HIS COUNTRY.
From the Tribune, Colfax, Iowa.

from the Tribune, COlluX, lowa.
Mr.. Jacob Ulrich, of Colfax, Ia, is
probably as well known and highly
respected as any man in Jasper county.
He served years and months in the war,
first in the Goth n. Y. and then in the Bird
n Y His war experiences have been the
cause of many years of suffering. Often
his clothes and feet were wet for weeks at
time and he slept night after night on
the damp ground and such exposure brought
on rheumatism. 1t first attacked his right
leg and continued to trouble him more and
more. Remedy after remedy was applied
but none seemed to do any good whatever.
About three years ago circular was sent
him by the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., of
Schenectady, N. Y, recommending DR..
Williams Pink Pills as a cure. Being
native of New York, and knowing some
thing of the firm, he concluded to try them
as last resort. Mr.. Ulrich had become
very helpless, and could do no work OF any
kind, and the pain was excruciating. Life
was misery instead of a pleasure to him.
He purchased a few boxes Of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills, which he began to take.
After taking them for a time the pain left
ulul cutlItly anu Ito Wuo SUN uoiO W "ohn
out to the fields where his sons were at
work. He has never felt the rheumatism
from that day to this He took the pills
for some time after he was cured and still
keeps them in the house in case of neces-
sity and nothing is more highly regarded
in that home than box Of Dr. Williams
Pink Pills.
Mr. Ulrich is an aged man of 62 years,
and his hair shows that it has passed
through the frosts of many winters. He
says that he feels like new man, and that
the work was done by Pink Pills alone.
His wife and daughters have also used
them for different Affections from which
they derived great benefit They have also
recommended them to their neighbors, who
were troubled with different diseases, and
they too, were benefited. Mr.. Ulrlch to-
day expresses with pleasure that he can do
as much work as either of his sons. He is
now tending large crop OF 80 acres OF
corn, and % acres Of potatoes, and has done
most of the work himself. Anyone inter-
ested in these statements and doubling
their accuracy, may verify them by writ
ing him.
Mr.. Jacob Ulrich. being duly sworn, de-
poses and says he is the gentleman referred
to in the above interview and it is true in
every respect JACOB ULRlCH.
| STATE OF IOWA &C
| JASPER COUNTY ~"
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence by the said Jacob Ulrich, this
| 18th day of July, A. ID. 1896.
G. Z. CRAGAN, Notary Public.
In ana for Jasper county la.
| Dr. Williams Pink Pills contain, in q
| condensed form, all the elements necessary
| to give new life and richness to the blood
| and restore shattered nerves. Pink Pills
are sold by all dealers, or will be sent post
paid on receipt of price, 80 cents. or six boxes
| for $50 they are never sold in bulk,
Or by the 1907 by addressing DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29

one accord, the audience broke into
uproariOus applause. Such stamping Of
feet. such clapping of hands, such
shriekng whistles, such "huzzaS" and
such braves" were never before heard
in the building. Manager Thomas
Tompkins was radiant. He was polk
ing his fingers into the sides of his
companion and an I-told-you-so express
sion pervadcd his countenance But
why does the curtain drop so unceri-
ANONYMOUSLY at this juncturc? Why was
Miss Tonpkins carried from the stage
and why all of the commotion back or
the curtain! Manager Thomas Temp
kins goes back to investigate and as
he passes onto the stage he curses the
persons he meets, for something. he
knows not what. The audience waits
impatiently for the curtain to again go
up and demands attention by continual
stamping of feet. At last man steps
to the front Of the prosccnium and, in
agitated tones, tells those present to go
to the ticket window and get their
money back, as the opera will not be
presented that night. because Miss
Grace TOmpkins, the sOloist, has been
overcome by excitement. resulting in a
paralytic stroke. and now waS-dead.
The old Continental thcater Is a
thing of the past. for it's owner and
manager. Thomas Tompkins, had it
RACED to the ground. There now stands
in it's stead n magnificent structure.
over the main entrance Of which Is
chiseled in the heavy granite the
words. THE Grace Orphans Home"
and within the massive walls is q kind.
portly old man. who is father and all
to the hundreds Of children who live
there. He is no longer known as Man
agcr Thomas Tompkins. but he is now
referred TO as Thomas TOmpkins. ESQ.
Philanthropist.-O. X. Schimansky, in
Budget.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29
An African Chief.

Kambombo is tail fellow about
fifty. He was seated on Il mat. dressed
with the usual loin-clOth. head shaved.
but wore tight-titting cap of plated
cord. bunch of small buckhOrrs about
three inches long sewn To the cap just
over his forehead: he had 4 snuffboX.
the beautifully beaten iron of which
shOne rs though it were silver. also an
isanje. musical instrument. upon
which he played very well. His favor
lite wife sat near him on the mat. her
hair daubed with clay and fat. in
which some very nice skewers OF cop
per. iron and ivory were struck; she
had beaded bracelets, and wore in her
upper lip an immense irOn-dish orna-
ment holding as much as champagne
glass; her under lip was studded with
an ivory peg: she is n hideous creature,
but the chief thinks much OF her: she
had girl attending her pipe. which
she had To smoke out Of the corner of
her mouth because, of the lip ornament,
| noticed that inferior strangers in ap-
preaching the chief first squarted Their
lay down on the right side in front OF
the chief as evidence OF obeisance,
which he acknowledged by slight
grunt and n nod.-Century.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29
THE WORLDS AGE
I tGUe.s Mounting Up ms the Work
of Excavation Goes Forward.

! Up Ms tae
of Excavation Goes Forward
According TO Scriptural chronology,
the world is about $500 years old, the
theory most generally accepted being
that the cremation occurred 4,OO4 years
before the beginning of the Christian
era. Professors Haynes and Hill
pracht, Of the University Of Pennsyl-
vania, who have been conducting eXca-
vations in the ruins of the East, have
recently made discoveries which seem
to prove a high state of civilization
1000 years before the birth Of Christ.
Large numbers of stone tablets have
been found in Nipur. the buried city Of
the Euphrates. which carry back hu.
man written history nearly 5000 years
further than any records heretofore
known. Prof. $. A. Binion, an emf.
nent archaeologist and Psychologist. a
member of the Biblical-Archaeological
Society of London. says: Not n doubt
has been expressed as to the correct
ness of the dates of the tablets taken
from the prehistiric Nipur and which
have just been dcciphercd. Assyrian
chronology up to the time of Sargon is
not so much btset with obstacles as
the Egyptian. Their scribes put down
the dates, counting the years from the
accession Of variC us rulers.
.The day of the mCnth and the year
are invariably given on these tablets.
and as their nor ths are lunar. bearing
the same names and exactly CORE
spending to the present Jewish calen-
dar, it is within easy reach of the
chronologist.' Nipur rs upon the very
spot where the Garden OF Eden is
thought to have been situated. and a
few miles from the Tower of Babel.
The ruins from WI ich the tablets were
eXcavated are under IL Gre than thirty
six feet of earth, upon tie top of which
were ruins of the ancient city of Nipur,
regarded by archaeologists as one of
the oldest known.
Both of these cities. one under the
other. had the same name. although
they were separated by more than
. 5000 years of time. Prof. Einion is of
the opinion, in his interesting review OF
archaeological disc overiCs. printed in
the New York Journal. that the first
city OF Nipur. the prehistoric city. was
wiped out by the deluge described in
the Bible. The excavations were be-
f., gun in 1883, and through the muniii-
cence of friends of the University of
Pennsylvania have been continued W
10 the present time. The explorers
! have been richly rewarded for their
labors. although the result apparently
! upsets the rcckonings of Biblical schol-
ars.-BaltimOre Sun
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29
FACTS ABOUT DOGS.

The Pariah ours of India are the
direct descendants Of wild dogs.
There are 10000 hounds in Great
Britain used for hunting purposes.
The Eskimo dog is found in Siberia.
as we'll as in North America.
All Arctic dogs are provided with q
thick mat of wool under their hair.
There are over 600 proverbs In the
English language relating to dogs
Shepherd dogs used in caring for
sheep are not taxed in Great Britain.
The mastiff was known to the Greeks
IN the time Of Alexander the Great.
The pupil of the dogs eye like that
IL other diurnal carnivora, is round.
Mulhall computes that there are at
present 100000 dogs in Great Brit
Ain.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29
yentila ton in the Lnrder.

'-lpOrtance of the larder in evcry
household is not always realized tn
health of the Whole household suffers.
In well arranged house tie .cr
should be thoroughly ventilated dry
and airy, and where feasible, should
be on the north side of The house and
not placed anywhere to suit the con-
veniencc OF the builder. There is no
doubt that this very important room
would receive more Gaze if people real
lied the power OF absorption OF gases
which is possessed by both cooked AMI
urcooked foods. Stagnant air - cor.
duciye To stupefaction, whnh air in
motion is generally dry. so that il win
be seen how necessary it is TO have Il
good current of air where food is kept
DO not keep game, either furrrl nr
feathered, in Il iarder with nthcf fool
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29
MISSIONS.

OF eighty-four girls rescued by the
Hughes West End Mission, in London.
mot one of them had good mother
living"
During this century over 16O,O00.OOG
copies of the Word of God have been
printed in over $50 different dialects
and languages.
The issues OF the American Bible
society during the month Of June were
7i,737 volumes; issues since Apri!
1,240 SOC volumes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29
bamboo blossoms.

Bamboo plants are said to have the
popularity of blooming at exactly the
same time. whether in Europe or Afri-
ca. the difference in climate and sur
roundings seeming to make no change
in the plants bursting into flower. 1t
blossoms rarely. but as it dies imme-
diately afterward this cannot be de-
plored. The plant is said to be ex-
auisitely graceful and is easily Guilt
waited.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29
SOUTHWEST RREEZES.

II Is surprising how worthless man
can become.
Some people make us so tired that
we can't sleep at night.
You can't fool the people half as
ca silly as YOU think you can.
You can always depend upon the
neighbors seeing everything.
There are so many lazy men that
prizes should be given 10 those who
work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29
She Aimed All Right.

"Talk about women not hitting the
mark. Your wife just threw IA stone
that knocked my hat clean off my head
as l stood on the opposite sidewalk"
"Yes, bu. my dear fellow, the stone
IVES aimed at n cat in the back yard"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29

II f section ! n
cludes 1 Kings J
to 8: 8: 1 Chroni-
cles % and %: and
Psalm As, describ-
ing the marriage
probably of Solo-
mon, with a for-
eign princess; ana
Psalm 12, a psalm
of Solomon ex-
pressing his idea'
of the Kingdom
Both psalms nave
a typical outloox
to the Messiah ana
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-29
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SECOND QUARTER LESSON
-OCT 4-KiNG SOLOMON.

"oiden Text: Keep the Charge OF LIN
Lord Thy God to Walk in His way
From first Book of Kings, Chapter
3, Verse >.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-02-16
AND THE PRESS BROKE DOWN.

The first edition had gone off by the
early trains on Thursday morning, and
the other outside mailing lists had all
been printed and made up, when, fol
following a sudden and omious crash,
the whirring wheels of our great nine
teen ton perfecting press stood still,
stood dumb and silent, and Wichita
was left minus her morning messenger.
As the suns red-Sueaked gU.dOn was
signalling from his eastern parapet the
coming day, whose cold gray light was
struggling through the dingy back win
doWS Of the engine room, a steel fender
fell between the cogS OF the folder. and
Wichita's many homes were left with
out their morning Eagle. Ii mattered
not that editors had written all day
and into the cleaning, that reporters.
telegraph, linotype and stereotype oper-
atorS had toiled the weary hours of the
night through, the unexpected Gripping
of that one little Insignificant wheel
had brought to naught everything and
all. AS the light broadened out into
full day in every part of the city men
were TO be seen uneasily pacing their
front pOrcheS or Striding back and
forth along sidewalks with anxious
looks upon and down street, and then
the two telephone instruments at the
office began ceaseleSS, unending clat-
ter. The messages were ali of the
same import: What has become of
our carrier? Where is the Eagle?"
The next hour found a continuous
stream of angry-lOoking men. with now
and then illustrated woman, pouring
into the business Office on the first floor.
each Indignantly demanding the why
or the wherefore.
That which seemed a disaster 10 the
paper and a disappointment To its pa
irons was in truth and in fact the
highest possible compliment There
was the undeniable proof Of how close
" it is possible for a paper TO become
Identified with the interests of a com
muniy. with the lives and happiness
Of It's individual citizens As the re-
Election came over Us of the years and
years IF honest and earnest devotion
10 what we conceived the best interests
OF Wichita. 10 the welfare and happi-
ness Of her people, there softly crept
into our heart the assuring conviction
that II had not all been in vain. that
there We're those who understood. who
appreciated it all. Three thousand
homes had missed their Eagle but for a
single morning: 10 each home the mat
ter OF out bare two cents. 10 the agsre-
gated community but matter of
few dollars. No. There was more.
much more TO IL. ami in that more we
and. al once, c1umendation OF rbe
past. inspiration Tor the future.