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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-17
A RED LETTER DAY FOR THE REDS
WHO GO TO CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY
NIGHT WILL. NOJr NOT COS

The FANS who believe only in CINCIN-
MAI ior CINCINNATI are urged TO hear
DT. Nortnrups Sermon to the REDS,
SUNDAY night. at 8 O'Clock, at the FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH, Wesley avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-17
Publication Notice.
sTATS ILLINOIS, a.,
ROCK isLAND COUNTY,

In the Circuit court, September term, A. D.
1896
1ur; petition Of Rock Island and Eastern ILL
noie Halfway company 10 coDdenn right OF way
Affidavit OF the ncn- residence of the defend
snts, Peter Farrell. Anna N. Wad.wortb
William C. Wadswo'th, Kate Fraser. Henry
Fraser. Josr phine Pctiigrew and - Pet'i.rew
her husband. having been filed in the C erk's Of
Tee OF the circuit court Of said comfy, noir l.
her'fore hereby given to the -aid non resi-
dent defendants that the petitioner filed ~,
petition in said court. the chanccry side Their,
OF, ON the tweniy-n nth ,29l day of May, 1885, and
that thereupon summons Issued out OF said
court, whe rein .aid suit lie now pending. reiurns
bic on the first Monday IN the month OF Septem-
Der next, as il by law required.
Now, unless you the raid non-resideb: d..
fentan,s above named, Peter farell. Anna n
Wads~orth, William Wadsworih, Kate Fraser
Henry Fraser, Josephine Pettisrew snd -retti
sha personally be and appear before said G..
cult court on the first dav OF the next te nm there
Of TO be holden al Rock leland in and for the ssit
county. on th c hret Monday in September next and
plssd, answer or demur to the eaid petitione rs
petit on, the same ana the mR.tsre and
things g. erein charged and stated will he taker
a. confessed, anG decree entered against yor
according to the PRAYER ofraid bill.
itocK Island, al, July 28. 1896.
GEoRaE W. 8AMBLH, CLERK
HAS q BuroRD., COmplsinants Solicitors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-17


can do serving them.
Its Mr.. Schnellcrpfcnnig' idea, she
said, and We'll get lots of new customers
by it. Why. the place has been crowded
for a week, and lots OF letters come too.
Next time l won't put this address in the
paper, but let the letters come 10 the news
paper office. Then l can write TO them
afterward and have them call here. I'm
afraid if put the right address in again
they II catch on and spoil the game
Lena has no idea Of getting married,
but she has good notion Of thrift She
is also full Of American patriotism, as will
be seen by her costume Of the seaEs and
afipeA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-17

1t Is needless to say that the Reds and
the rams" were there and the parson
made base hit. When DR.. Northrcp was
In Indiana, hs was known as the drum
ners' PREACHER and the commercial tour
lists always found q warm welcome at his
church
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-17
M OLD TIME MYSTERY
The Strange and Tragic Fate Of
Captain Colvocoresses.
WAS IT MURDER Or SUICIDE:
The Mystery of . Violent Death That Star
tied the Country Twenty-Five Yeers Ago
Has Never Been Solyed-An Alleged In
surance Swindle.

HE trial and execution
in Philadelphia Of the
monster Holmes not
long ago, who mur-
| dered So many people in
|order To secure their
life insurance, calls II
mind other INSTANCES Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-17

swEEyET & WALES, ouplaiEanr's roi.c.iorf.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

The prune industry has grown to be
one Of the most important interests In
the state. Already II has assumed great
err proportions than all other orchard
Industries. Az the favorite fruit crop
OF Oregon, II has much In its favor;
the trees are sure to bear, there are no
climatic conditions TO overcome the
finished product is not perishable. and
it's insect pests and fungous diseases are
less numerous than other fruits. The
trees suffer. tits true. from several pests,
but they are slight Affections In com
parlson TO the Goblin moth and apple
scab OF the apple and pear, and, until
we have curculio and black knot. which
render plum growing In the east almost
impossible. We can say that prunes are
free from diseases Moreover. there Is
growing demand for the product, dried
and green, which promises well for the
industry. There are about 10000 acres
devoted TO prune growing In Oregon.
Prunes are grown throughout the west
ern part OF the state and along the Col
umbla and It's tributaries In northern
and eastern Oregon. but the major part
OF the industry Is comprised In the Will
annette and Umpqua river valleys. In
the Willamette Valley there are about
$4,000 acres OF prune orchards. As yet
most Of these orchards are on the black
alluvial soil near the river, and have
not TO any appreciable extent en-
croached upon the red hill soil farther
away. though that this soil will produce
prunes Is certain. The second largest
prune district is the umpQua River Val
ley Here there are about G,500 acres Of
pruno orchards, The valley OF the imp
qua seems TO be the most favored region
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

Robert II. Forbes. chemist OF the Arl-
IONA experiment station makes the
following statement In bulletin is OF
that station respecting the use OF gyp-
sum on alkali land:
The cost OF gypsum depends
largely upon freight rates. II may be
gotten MS low as two cents n pound.
Arizona contains undeveloped supplies
OF gypsum,
at IL said that surface dress
ing Of gypsum will enable tender plants
TO make a start In alkaline soils. When
the crop IN large enough to shade the
ground. evaporation and rise OF alkali
is retarded and the crop may be safely
matured.
3.-In the case OF fruit trees as with
annual plants injury most usually re-
suits from the corrosive action OF the
alkall lust at the surface OF the ground.
The soil, however, and It's bottom
waters. may be so salty as to lnjure
the trees through Its roots.
4.-Gypsum improves the tilth Of
alkaline soils by acting upon and
changing the sodium carbonate to
which the lumpy character OF these
soils Ii largely due.
5.-The water OF Salt river contains
small amounts OF gypsum In solution.
The use OF this water for irrigation
ought therefore TO result in a gradual
disappearance OF black alkali wherever
II In applied.
6.-wood ashes contain considerable
amount OF potassium carbonate, sub
stance having properties similar to
those OF sodium carbonate, The use
OF ashes ON land already afflicted with
alkall Is therefore not advisable.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17
seme war Mone,.

The Cuban government. which now
holds fully four-nfths OF the island
against the great army Of Spain, has
az yet issued only stamps and bonds,
says the New York Sun. II has not
made any paper money, aa IL usual
with governments organized In rebel
lion against the ruling power. The
medium OF exchange In Cuba today h
Spanish and American coin.
Among the patriot forces. however,
promissory notes OF the government
are being used. a commander OF any
body OF the army who wishes to sup
ply his men with food will give the mor-
chant whose goods chance to fall In
his way note ON the Cuban govern
ment promising payment OF a certain
sum for the articles taken when the
spanish yoke has been thrown on and
the national government firmly eatab-
lished. The merchants accept these
notes as better than nothing at all, aud
as having very good chance OF re-
demption some day for they realize
that SPANS grasp on the country Ia
weakening daily.
During the las, Cuban war OSGS-'7Sl
the patriot government Issued paper
money. This paper money was Of the
same character as a United States sill
YER certificate. with the exception that
Il was not backed by very much iinan-
cial responsibility. Its value depended
entirely on the rise and fall OF the in
surreo,ionists' chances OF success. A
defeat OF the forces OF the Cuban gov
eminent meant depreciation In the
value Of this currency; Victory. an
appreciation.
At the beginning OF the civil war
In the United States a confederate note
was worth a United States dollar As
the war progressed II deprecated In
value until Appomattox reduced It's
value to zero.
a corresponding condition existed
during the Cuban war OF 1865. The
Cuban government. through the iunta
In this country. issued an enormous
amount OF paper money. The bills were
printed In 1863 by a New York bank
note company. which has since gone out
/ OF business The denominations OF the
notes were half pesos. pesos, o, 10 aud
% pesos. A Spanish pesos Is equal In
value to an American dollar Great
| quantities OF the notes were signed by
the treasurer OF the junta, and shipped
10 Cuba, but after the suppression OF
the junta the signature was added after
;ne notes reached Cuba a large guam
/ tity OF these notes were never signed
nor shipped. but still great number
were In circulation on the island.
On the face OF the note Is an an
nouncement that the paper will be Eek
changed for gold and silver by che re-
public and viii be received as taxes
custom house duties and In payment
Of all obligations"
but the republican government at tho
time was so unstable that this promise
was Of little value. The army carried
bundles OF the notes with them and
paid for what they got with them, Nc
merchant would argue with an armed
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

In an address upon Farming" pub
lishcd IN bulletin " Of the Arizona
experiment station. Tucson. Ariz.. Gov
ornor Hughes Ia reported as having
said. most pertlnently for Arizona:
There Is profit In tree-planting.
Nearly every farm has little hooks
which cannot be utilized for farming
The ash. cottonwood. perhaps the eu-
calyptua. and other fuol-growing trees
ought to be cultivated on the borders
OF canals. and the main latorals might
be planted with one or more rows Of
trees; they would grow here without
irrigation, and would serve as a wind
break. and thus aid In preventing the
moisture Of the field from being alb
sorbcd by hot winds sweeping over
them. They would have a tendency to
check evaporation from canals and
latorals by shutting out the rays Of the
sun, and at the same time II would
provide homes for thousands OF the
feathered tribe who would pay for
their lodging many times In the de-
structlon OF insects. as well as by pro-
vidlng free concerts for the farmers
family"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

Nelson's old vessel. the Foudroyant
which was some three years ago re-
purchased from German shipteakor
viii shortly be- placed on exhibition as
near London no the river authorities
viii permit She IL being restored In
every respect to the condition 10 which
she was when Nelson's flag fiev from
her masthead. She will carry the
greater part OF the original armament
OF eighty-olght guns. and the guns are
actually thoEc In use when the ship
WAS w commission. II IN proposed TO
dress the crew In the costume Of the
period.
When the Foudroyant once more
sails the seas. instead OF being Ignom-
inlously towed from port TO port, she
viii be the only existing fully rugged
armed and manned specimen Of the
wooden walls" OF England ant OF the
most glorious epoch In the history Of
the navy.
The Foudroynnt has had mani yicia-
laitudoa, even since her recover from
! the Germans. In the Thames ~ has
been first blown ashore In a gle and
then run into by passing steamer.
which. however. got the wort OF II.
and left large piece OF her plating
sticking In the old hulk.
After being on view for a short time
In the Thames, the Foudroyant will
visit the naval exhibition at Kiel, II
is Intended during the summer TO sail
the vessel should eventually visit the
her back to England and exhibit her
at all the principal ports In the united
kingdom. II Is contemplated also that
the vessel should eventually visit The
colonies and the United States. Lon.
don Times.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

Tho University OF Illinois has recent
ly been making extended improvements
In It's botanical department. Among
these are substantial additions to the
herbarlum. which has. for the 1rst
time. been placed In room by itself.
and the erection OF building for tho
cultivation OF plants needed In the
laboratory. Arrangements have been
made for the cultivation OF aquatic
plants. and for carrying on various
kinds Of experiments. both by students
In their regular practice. and by inves-
tigators endeavorlng TO make contri-
buttons to knowledge In a most inter-
osting but not sufficiently explored field
OF science.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

for prunes, trees and fruit reachln,
their highest perfection there. The
Petite or French prune especially seems
10 thrive; the Italian can be as well,
and perhaps better. grown In the Will
annette Valley. Tho Petite prune, and
the Italian more or less. are grown very
successfully In the Rogue River Valley
also. whore there are approximately
1900 acres. Attempts are being made
TO grow prunes Ia Hood River Valley
and along the Columbia In eastern Ore
gon, but experienced orchardlsts say
that these sections cannot well com
pete with the more favored pruno To-
calities. and that their splendid fruit
resources can be used to better adyant-
age In growing other fruits. In these
districts there are about $500 acres
U. r. Hodrick.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17
How rarrarut Won.

Admiral Farragut. one OF ths great
est heroes Of American naval history,
once told a friend how he won bic first
great Victory IT, importance TO this
land viii not be known until me books
are opened at the last day. Ne said.
My father went down In behalf Of
the United States government 10 put
an end To Aaron Burr's rebellion
was q cabin boy. and went aloag with
him. could swear like an "a salt
I could gamble In every style q gam
bling. I knew an the wickodnon there
was at that time abroad One day my
father cleared everybody out Of the
cabin except myself. and locked the
door. he said.
David. what are you ginp to do?
What arc you going to beg
Well father said. ! am going
to follow the sea.
Follow the scat and be- a poor
miserable. drunken sailor kicked and
cuffed about the world. and DE Of 4
fever In q foreign hoapitaly
Oh. no. father Haid. 7 Flll not
be that; ! Will tread the quarterback
and command. as you do.
No. David, my father nId a
person who has your principles and
your bad habits. viii never trad The
quarterback ana command.
My father went ont and shut N,
door after him, and said then. 4
viii change; I will never swear again
| viii never drink again; viii neyci
gamble; and. gentlemen. by the hell
OF God have kept those three VOW
TO this time. ! soon after that becam'
Christian, and that decided ny tat,
for time and for eternity"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

The Ohio Experiment Station is now
planning some experiments In attempt
ing TO get a stand OF clover on fields
sown last spring, but which failed to
make a perfect stand, owing to the
drouth. The bare spots In these fields
will FIRST be gone over with sharp
spike harrow, or with disk harrow.
crimson clover and common clover will
then be sOwn side by side. and lightly
covered In with smoothing harrow. A
light seeding OF oats as a nurse crop
may be added on part Of the land. for
comparison, but We expect the best re-
suits from seeding the clover alone.
Last seasons experience demonstrated
that the nurse crop may prove a rob
Der instead Of n nurse, by taking all
the water from the soil and leaving
none for the clover.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17
a nnn,i Y.ar for TaIr..

Fourteen "World's Fairs are being
or will be. held this year The Hun
garinn Miliennial IL still In progress. rs
are also the berlin silver Jubilee FIX
hibition and the Geneva Swiss EXPOSE
ton. other cities TO celebrate ON %
much smaller scale are Odcssa, kiel,
Cannes, Mons, Boucn, Johannesburg,
brisbane, Para. Namur Paris and tho
CITY 81 Mexico. The Swiss national cX-
position has teen devoted TO the setting
forth q Swiss lie in typical village,
the separate bouscs Of which have been
actually transported from the different
parts OF the united cantonE -Philadcl-
phia Record.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17
A arsat Comm,..a,,.

General Morgan was Grants commits.
sary and after the surrender at Apo
mattoX successfully fed Lees entire
army OF $4,000 men In addition to
Grants troops. During one OF Grants
campaigns the conicderates by flank
movement rounded up $1,000 steers be-
longing to his oommissary department
and as soon as the damage became
known In Washington a Dispatch ar
rived In Grants headquarters from
Secretary stanton demanding to know
In categorical language who was re-
sponsiblo for the loss
II am promptly telegraphed Grant
In reply. and there the natter ended.
Hut General Morgan states that while
Grant titus stood between hlui and the
lrato secretary OF war he had peculiar
way OF showing his resentment 10 him.
On several occasions when there were
visitors In camp Grant wonld exclaim
II have the greatest commisssary-
general In the world not only of mod
ern times. but ancient times as we'll
Colonel Morgan, here" and he would
point him out with an appearance OF
honest pride
How Is that, generate the visitor
would ask.
How Is that?' Grant would say
why, he feeds our army and the enc
my's' too. Washington Post.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

The pay OF army officers is fixed as
follows: General. Sl3.5OO: lieut.. gen
eral, $1,000; major-gcnqal, $500.
brigadier-general. $500. colonel. So
500; lieut.-colonel, 5000. major. So
800; captain. mounted, 5000; captain.
not mounted, 81 500; regimental adult
ant, $500; regimental quartermaster,
$500; hrs lieutenant mounted, ST.
500; lieut,-eolonel, $1,000 major. 81
500; second lieutenant mounted. 81
200; second lieutenant. not mouried
SlA0Q; chaplain. 81, 900. The navy sal
aries are; Admiral, $4,000: vlce-ad-
miral, $1,000 rear-admral. $4,000;
commodore, $1,000; captain. $4,000;
commander, $500; lieut.commander
S2SOO; lieutenant, $500: master ST.
500; ensign. $1,000; pIdshipman. ST.
600; cadet midshipniAn, $500: mate,
$500; medical and pay director and
medical and pay inspector and chief
engineer, N,iOO; fleet surgeon, feet
pay master and fleet engineer. $4,000
surgeon and paymaster, $500; chap
lain, $500.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

United States Judge Grossoup OF CHI
cago. holds that man may ask ior
what ln due him without violating the
federal statute. The law, he says IL
mined at creditors who make threats
aud try to humillate the debtor In try
ing to collect his dues, About the only
persons who appeal to the law he says
are debtors who are dealroua OF swind-
ling or getting revenge upon those they
owe. and the chief sufferers are the poor
and the ignorant.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

Too much care cannot be taken IN
preparing any mixture to be used on
trees and fruits. II not properly pre-
pared, injury may follow. Bordeaux
mixture. II properly prepared. will not
lnjure the apple; but II there is not a
sufficient amount OF lime. injury may
follow. causing the surface OF the apple
to be russeted and rough. Also damage
TO foliage may result Other fruits are
susceptible to Injury from the mixture.
II carelessly prepared. This mixture
is one OF the most effective funglcides In
use.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

Talk as you WILL freckles are 10 or
nament 10 even pretty girl. and on
one who has no beauty 10 boast Of they
are positively hideous Now b. the time
when they are ripe but there are
several harmless ways Of treating
them. though 80 many preparations
contain dangerous compounds There
f. a safe formula which always prevails
in light cases -Four ounces u Tactic
acid, Two ounces OF Flyccrine and one
OF rose water. Apply with a small vel
vet sponge two or three times daily.
This lotion will cause n slight burning
OF the skin, which Is q part Of the pro-
cess. but little witch hazel cream VIII
allny this
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

Soon will the last OF the heroes OF
the war Join the lnnumerable caravan
that moves TO that mysterious realm
where each shall take his chamber In
the silent halls OF death" In a few
years the grave Of the last old soldier
will be decorated with those who
marched at the head OF the column II
requires no stretch OF the imagination
10 call up the scene when taps SHAH
be sounded for the last time over the
new-made grave Of the warriors of the
rebellion.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

Soil for Strawberries The ideal soil
is where n clover sod has been manfred
and crop Of potatoes raised the pre-
ylous year. Corn stubble under same
conditions Is good II the strawberry
rows are run between the old corn
rows. II they are run on the top. the
old corn hills are apt to be caught by
the cultiyator and the plats loosened.
Glover sod Is very good, but liable to be
infested with grub worms; besides, II
there are any clover seeds left In the
ground they are likely TO grow and
prove troublesome. Whatever ground
is used, II must be well MANFRED and
made ready to set in good mechanical
condition. II manure is used, II should
be well rotted and cultivated in the
ground after plowing.-Ex.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

The famous suit OF armor which
Charles VII. presented TO Joan OF Arc
has been found In the galleries OF inc
Chateau Of Aisne. where II was placed
years ago by collector. the MARQUIS
dc Couryai. II exactly hts a girl 0 feet
4 inches In height. and bears the arms
which Charles VII. bestowed upon Joan
after the seigc OF Orleans. II Ia thought
this Is the suit the Maid OF Orleans
wore ON the occasion OF her uiumphal
entry into Rheims.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

Virginia baseball players have intro
dncod a now regulation for umpiref.
when n decision does not suit the
player he gets a shot gun. Kills the
umpire. and the game goes on.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

A. the Jelly season il approaching at
tention OF thrifty housewives II called
TO some new points In the manufacture
II these table delicacles Some pure
currant Jelly offered for sale on the
san Francisco markets recently was
found TO be made almost wholly from
bullock's blood and favored with the
choicest coal tar products. while other
samples, with the dried apple base,
were full OF acids, glucose, and colored
with seochineal bugs. Fortunately,
fruit will be abundant this year, but
these hints might be preserved for iu-
tuTe use
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

Politics IL warming up 10 Kansas
In Leavonworth Saturday stone Stew
art and John Harbunklo argued a quos-
ton 1ith knives. llarbunklc made
three stabs In the debate to Stewards
one. but the one went to the heart OF
the subject. and Harbunkle died at
once. Stewart was fatally injured
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

Th- black and ~hlte strlpea Tor the
convlcta Of the Illinois penitenuary VII
be discarded about July 1, and new
garbs OF three ranks furnished. Green
IL adopted for good behavior. cadet
gray for intermediate. and blood red
for unruly. All prisoners VIII be given
the second gray at nrai. which they
must wear for six months before they
take the first or third grades.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-17

An Atchlson. Kan, man has Two
daughters. One rides u bicycle, and
the other doesn't lie has found that
the rider eats twice IA much AZ the one
who doesn't ride, and goes to bed with
out grumbiing at night His wife Ia a
statistician. and she says that the bi-
cycle girl hasn't wiped a dish since she
got her wheel. and that she Is too tired
al night TO turn the sewing machine
wheels. and the work falls on the
daughter who doesn't ride.