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The silver lance., 1897-10-08

Young people join the church, he
continued. land are given to UNDER
stand that il they are not filled to the
brim with faith they will be damned.
Such doctrine has caused the church to
be filled with unconverted Christians.
1t is difficult to determine which Is the
greater detriment to the church-an in
tellectual iceberg. with no spirituality,
or an emotional, sanctified ignoramus-
The speaker said that, in his opinion.
the sanctified ignoramus was the great
er hindrance.
1T is remarkable" he said. how
some preachers will get up in the pull
pit and substitute their dogmatic ig-
norance for the Word of God. 1t is
killing the church, and the time is COM
ing when such people will have to step
down and out and make room for the
Gospel preacher"
Mr.. Batten, explaining his costume,
said he was merely returning to the
primitive form of preaching, Methodism
having been born in knee breeches.
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derer opened fire on him, shooting him
twice in the face. One of the bullets
lodged below the left eye and the other
in the cheek Harris next turned the
revolver on himself and fired, the bull
let entering his forehead. The firing
alarmed the neighbors, and they rushed
to the house. where they found Mrs.
Buffers dead on the floor and her son
unconscious, while the murderer was
partly conscious. Young Buffers and
the murderer were taken to the hospi-
tal
Harris, although living at Waltham,
is well known in the vicinity, and had
been arrested and brought to court on
a charge of larceny. He some time ago
lived with the Buffers family, and it
is thought that he had some grudge
against them on account Of the larceny
trial, as he thought they had been in
strumental in bringing him to justice.
A bottle of whisky was found in one of
his pockets.
The silver lance., 1897-10-08
MERIT MEANS MONEY MADE.

You cannot advertise money GU. y. l,~s-
ple's pockets ali the time you may do it now
and then but if you don't give them some
thing of absolute merit in return, advertis-
ing will never prove successful. The kind
of advertising that pays is advertising a
good thing As it has the merit people will
use it again and again. Never has it been
better illustrated than in the great success
of Cascarets, candy cathartic, that we have
been lately advertising in this paper. All
Druggists call Cascarets repeaters, that is,
people buy them, like them, and buy them
again and recommend them to their friends.
Cascarets are guaranteed to cure constipa-
tion OF money refunded, and are . delight
full laxative and liver stimulant; the best
medicine ever made We recommend all
our readers to try them.
The silver lance., 1897-10-08
Two Wives in One House.

E. A. Hathaway, Big Four switch
man at Cairo, ILL.,, has two wives stay
ing in the same house. He went to
Cairo about a month ago with a young
woman whom he married at Shawnee
town and three children by former
wife, from whom he claimed to had q
divorce. One day last week Wife No.
arrived from Logansport, Ind, their
former home. She came after her chill
dren. but didn't have enough money
to take them back, and SO has been
staying under the same roof with her
rival. She states that she has never
been divorced from Hathaway, but has
no disposition to prosecute him, provid-
ing he gives up the children and helps
in their support.
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gether near the Moore homestead at
Mortonville. The men got to quarrel
ing, when Ralph Moore ran to the
house, bounded upstairs and a moment
later, with shotgun in his hands, he
appeared at an upstairs window and
fired. The four men were close to-
gether in ravine not far from the
house. When the gun cracked two of
the men felL They were Reuben Sen
ger and Benjamin Moore. Senger died
In few minutes. The other two men
were struck by some of the shot, but
sustained no bad hurt. Young Moore
was arrested. He refused to make any
statement relative to the motive which
prompted him to commit the blood
thirsty act, and the only solution that
can be suggested is the bitter feeling
OF family feud of long standing, ag-
gravated by days debauch.
When Ralph Moore was asked why
he selected his grandfather when TAX
ing the deadly aim he said he shot him
by mistake, and that the contents of
the gun were intended for other mem
bers OF the company who had threat
ened to take his life. The scene of the
tragedy was visited by hundreds of
persons who could recall vividly the
dark deeds of murder and mystery
which hang over the locality and which
gives the dam near the scene of Sun
days crime the name of Bloody Nor
tonville DAM" The first murder COM
mitted in the locality was in 1870, when
a peddler was murdered within about
fifty yards of where Sundays shooting
took place. His partly decomposed re-
mains were found about two weeks
after the deed had been committed. In
1880 party of pleasure seekers were
boating on the dam when they discov-
cred the body of a man floating on the
water. Who he was or how he met
his death was never known.
Scarcely had the excitement caused
by the finding of this body died out
when stranger, who gave his name as
Faber, made his appearance at Nor
tonville. He spent much of his time
about the hotel in company with some
persons who bore very unsavory rep
utation. He was well dressed and al
ways carried large sum of money on
his person. He disappeared as sud
denly as he made his appearance, but
nothing was thought of it until about
two weeks later, when his body was
found in the dam with bullet hole in
the head. No money was found on his
person, but a gold watch of English
make and a Masonic finger ring with
the initials ''W. E. B." on the inside
were found in his pockets. The watch
and ring are still in the possession of
Justice Henry G. Thomas of that place.
Exhaustive efforts were made to trace
his murderers and a few arrests were
made, but nothing of a convicting ma
ture was obtained and the affair passed
into history as another unsolved Nor
tonville Dam murder.
In the fall of 1886 Thomas H. Win
die was driving through a strip at
Woodland near the dam when he was
startled by the sharp report of q re-
volver Supposing that some one was
cunning he thought no more of the
matter until few days later, when the
dead body of a man was discovered in
The silver lance., 1897-10-08
now TO KEEP EMBnoIDERED LIN

now TO KEEP EMBROIDERED LIN
EMS BRIGHT AND FRESH.
That hand work on wash materials is far
more desirable than ON silk and velvet, SO
popular few years ago, cannot be doubt
ed, yet many women complain that the
colors fade and dinge so soon that the
work is labor thrown away. But this is
an error, for If properly laundried, wash
silks may be kept fresh and bright until
the articles they adorn are past usefulness.
work than that Of keeping It in good order,
and only by doing it herself can the tasty
woman have her fancy linens kept bright
and pretty.
When ready to do the work, select I.
bright day, I'll a small tub nearly full OF
warm water and add a little Ivory soap to
make suds, put ench piece in and wash
carefully. After each article is clean,
rinse in slightly blue water, to which q
little thin starch is added, wiring and hang
in the shade. When dry, sprinkle, fold
and let stand half an hour. Iron on the
wrong side, pressing down heavily tc
throw out the stitches of the embroidery,
thus restoring their original beauty.
ELIZA r. PARKER.
The silver lance., 1897-10-08
Aluminium for Export.

1t is announced that contracts have been
signed by the Pittsburg Reduction Company
for the shipment Of 1000 tons OF aluminium
to the English market. The order was
placed in open competition with all the
aluminium works OF Europe. The metal Is
sold to British metal dealers, who will In
turn resell it to the sole manufacturers of
aluminium in Great Britain. The total Amer
lean output of aluminium for 1895 was about
LOO 900 pounds. and II Is estimated that
the production for 1897 will reach 1900 tons,
OF which, 1t is expected. 1000 tons will be
consumed in the United States. The deliv-
cry of the English order will cover a period
Of four years, which will leave q surplus of
American aluminium for export to other
countries
The silver lance., 1897-10-08
Key West Has no Chimneys.

1t is curious. through true, that of all the
houses. dwellings. stores. hotels and other
buildings that dot the island of Key West
from one shore to the other not one Of them
has chimney. or anything that will an
swer the purpose of chimney. Handsome
residences and lowly novels are alike in TINS
respect and from eminence gazing Out
over acres of roofs all sides, one Is
struck with the want of something to com,
plete the. symmetry of the picture WOOD
and coal or fuel of any kind are unknown
quantities, as the tropical atmosphere fur-
nishes all the heat required, and for COOK
ing purposes sticks of carbon are use9,
which are sold by peddlers. who hawk their
wares about the streets.-Atlanta Constitu
tion.
The silver lance., 1897-10-08
600 Reward. ulos.

The readers Of this paper VIII bs
pleased to learn that there is AZ ieAst ,,s on
to cure in all its stages and thet - 80 -
tarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is tne .nsI Un.y
fraternity Catarrh being Communion,
al disease. REQUIRES a consututicuS.s, .,
internally acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system:
thereby destroying the foundation oi US
by building up the constitution ana ~ NJ
sisting nature in doing It's work- ans ne
proprietors have SO much faitn N Ns
curative powers that they offer One Hun NJ
dred Dollars for any case that II fails 10
cure. Send for list Of Testimoniars.,
o.
Sold by DRUGGISTS 75c.
The silver lance., 1897-10-08
NAV Have stolen 100000.

The defalcation of Cashier G. A.
Norton, who wrecked the Durand, ILL.,,
bank and fed, may reach 100000. His
father and father-in-law have turned
over every cent they possess to the
creditors. Business in town is para
lyzed, small merchants and working
men having their funds in the bank.
Nobody knows where Norton is.
There is more room at the top since
the big sleeves went out OF style.
The silver lance., 1897-10-08
MURDERED MOTHER AND SON.
Horrible Tragedy Enacted In . New
Hampshire Village.

George w. Harris of Waltham shot
and instantly killed Mrs. George s.
Buffers at her home at Concord, N. H.,
the other day. He also shot her son,
Carleton T. Buffers, 20 years of age,
twice, inflicting probably fatal wounds,
and finished by shooting himself. Har-
ris called at the Buffers home in an
intoxicated condition. He entered the
Kitchen where Mrs. Buffers was en-
gagged about her household duties.
Without word of warning he drew a
revolver and shot her through the left
temple
Her son, hearing the shot, rushed to
his mothers assistance. when the mur-
The silver lance., 1897-10-08
SUFFERING WOMEN.
How Many Of Them Have Quietly
Obtained Advice That Made
Them Well.

Ny sister, If you find that in spite Of
following faithfully your family doc
tors advice, you are not getting well,
why do you not try another course !?
Many and many a woman has quietly
written to Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn,
Mass, stating her symptoms plainly
and clearly, and taken her advice, which
was promptly received. The follow
The silver lance., 1897-10-08
A BLOOMER PREACHER.
Deliver q Real Bloomer Sermon n
Malaga, n. j.

Deliver Real Bloomer Sermon at
Malaga, n. j.
An innovation at the camp meeting
at Malaga, N. j., which startled old
fashioned worshipers Sunday morning
was the appearance of the Rev. ]. Hoff-
man Batten of Matawan, the president
of the New Jersey conference of the
Epworth League, in the pulpit dressed
in a natty bicycle suit. Thus attired,
he preached to nearly 1000 persons. Mr..
Batten wore "bloomer suit" of brown
cloth, golf stockings and russell shoes
and a neglige shirt. A perforated can
to match the suit completed the cos
tune. Mr.. Batten's sermon was also
out of the ordinary. He said there
was too much false teaching,
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

a clump of bushes near the place where
he heard the shooting. The mans
pockets had been turned inside out and
an empty revolver lay by his side.
There was no clue to his identity, and
the remains were inferred at the coun-
ty home. and to this day his death re-
mains mystery.
The silver lance., 1897-10-08
The Hluea

This is a synonym for that gloomy. har-
rassed condition of the. mind which has its
origin in dyspepsia. All the, ugly. spirits
DEVILS "megrims'' and .'mulligrubs'' tor
ments the dyspeptic almost ceaselessly, van
ish when attacked with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. that, moreover, annihilates bilious
ness, constipation. chills and fever, kidney
complaints and nervousness.
The silver lance., 1897-10-08
FREE. IMPORTANT IMPORTATION

To men (plain envelope) How, after ten
stored to full vigor and robust manhood
No C. o. d. fraud No money accepted.
No connection with medical concerns
Sent absolutely free. Address, Lock Box
2SS, Chicago, Ill. Send 2-cent stamp If
convenient
The silver lance., 1897-10-08
Sold by druggists 75c-
Halls Family Pills are the best.

81 can say for myself that l never have =
been mean enough to get another woman
cook away from her. .sNeither have i; but
l must confess that once or twice l have
tried to work our cook on on some OF my
neighbOrs"
The silver lance., 1897-10-08
Read the Advertlsements.

You will enjoy this publication much bet
Ter II you will get int5 the habit of reading
the advertisements; they will afford most
Interesting study and will put you In the
way of getting some excellent bargains. Our
advertisers are reliable. they send what they
advertise.
The silver lance., 1897-10-08
For Pro.p,ctor, ana Miner.

A cabinet containing complete outft for
testing for gold and silver qualitatively. u
by following the directions. It will be sent
by express upon receipt Of nve dollars.
1913 Champa street, Denver, Colorado. p. o.
box No. 1893.
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

By actual count 10000 people be-
tween July 1 and August % left the
Pacific coast for the gold fields OF Alas
ka and the Klondike region.
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

''This newspaper says that a young woman
ought not to Sit at piano more than fifteen
minutes at time" Here, cnt that Out
and let's send 1t to that family In the next
fiat"
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

would get well. i had female troubles
in their worst form, suffered untold
agonies every month my womb tipped
back to my backbone, had headache,
hysteria, fainting spells, itching, leu
corrhBa.
"My feet and hands were cold all
the time, my limbs were so weak that
1 could hardly walk around the house;
was troubled with numb spells. l
have taken four bottles of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, one
bottle of her Blood Purifier, one pack
age of her .Sanative Wash, and am
entirely cured. 1 have not had one
of those numb spells since. Can you
wonder that / sing the praises of q
medicine that has cured me of all these
ills ?''-MRs. LOUISA PLACE, $50 Bel
mont St., Brockton. Mass.
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

FITS Permanently Cured &c fits nervousness afte
hrst days use of DR.. Kline Great Nerve Restorer
send for FREE S2.OO trial bottle and treatise
DR. r. H. KLINE, Ltd. 93l Arch St. Philadelphia, Pa
The silver lance., 1897-10-08
HE SLEW THEOLDMAN
A DAYS DEBAUcH CLOSED nv
A TRAGEDY.
An Ungovernabie Temper and . Family
Fsnd Adds Another Murder to . spot
with Bloody History - .Blo.av
MortonviIle Dam"
ungovernable

N ungovernable
temper made Ralph
Moore of near
Coatesville. Pa, a
murderer. Sunday
afternoon Reuben
Senger, grandfath-
er of Moore; Ben
jamin, Charles and
Ralph Moore, and
Clarence Senger
were drinking to-
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

The day after the man gets the last weed
out of the flower bed he has to dig up the
geraniums so the frost won't hurt them.
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

..What is to be will be- says the sage of
Lanniganville. ''and so l am never afraid
II I'm born to be hanged won't be run
down by bicycle. North
American
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

Johnny Johnson is a polite little boy
Yes. when he meets strangers you know
ne sometimes forgets himself"
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

ut was brutal in Nero to fiddle while
Rome was burning" Il don't know about
that; suppose he had played an accordion
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

Mrs Denver-You came back to town
early. Mrs. Champa-Yes: we wanted to
get some of those splendid peaches that
were shipped from the farm where we
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
Druggists refund the money IL it fails to cure Is
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

Our New Upright Grand Plano Only D265
f25 down and $40 month. Reliable and fully war
ranted. Write to The Montelius Piano Co., 5l7-5ls
10th ST., Denver.
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

'Too bad about the deaf and dumb young
lady losing her yoice. Losing her voice 2"
Eyes; had to have her hand amputated."
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

Two bottles of Piso's Cure for Consump
ton cured me of bad lung trouble.-Mrs.
Nichols, Princeton. Ind. March 20. 1895.
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup
Fer children teethng ,sotens the reduces fnfiAm
nation aays pain wind collie. 20 cents bottle
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

This paper is printed with ink manufac-
tured by the COLORADO PRINTING INK
AND ROLLER COMPANY OF DENVER
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

'swhat an air Of well-bred repose youn
Newrich has" Eyes, but he was naturall
lazy to begin with
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

When a man closes his mouth can 1t b
truthfully said that he has shut the door ii
his facet
The silver lance., 1897-10-08

ing letter is q
pretty strong
confrmationof
DUR claims :
" i had been
sick for six
months /;
. onedoctor
n told me /
III would have
Y to go to a
" hospital
\ before /
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Denver Directory.
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The Missing Word
The following I54 each got IS. so.

because f,ssa-yoasted
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The winners of the sending largest
Der tickets
@ @ & aX "a. tMc nctee ne.'s
Some people instead Wrong
count them The 'uoket" is the paper an inches
You must oIow the exactly
yom words
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:. .sss s.s;:s s,ss. .s ..s Thempson's Eye water.

rruTttrn0 ,eese and Duck Featner Pillows, Beds,
tkuIukUv holsters and Cushions Write for prices.
ILuIIILVU Kansas city Feather Co.. 1870 wsinutst.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-23
POLICE COURT AFFAIRS.

Several Offenders Up Before the Masis.
trate-Ths vinkler Case.
Ed Kite was given 10 days for va
grancy.
Joseph Henrichs, of Milan, plead
guilty to breach Of the peace, and
was fined Is and costs.
Andrew Green was arrested BY
Officer Archer on complaint OF
Charles Cross. Green is charged
with the larceny Of a hunting coat
and some pillow shams.
Officer Archer and Joseph Winkler
put in yesterday trying to apprehend
the parties who lured away little Jo-
seph Winkler last Friday. They
traced the route OF tbs wagon in
which the little fellow rode, and
at one time thought they had the
guilty parties. but after ward salts
fed themselves that they were mis-
taken. The entire affair Is q puzzle.
Joseph Fleishman. . young man
until recently employed at the Tow
er saloon on Market square, has q
dog. He did not like the idea of
parting with 81 for q brass check to
hang on his favored CANNES neck.
But the officers reminded him of the
consequences and he finally agreed
to pay, making an engagements
with Officer Ryan, who sallies
around in the business sections day
times. The officer was there at the
appointed hour, but Fleishman and
his poodle were not. Yesterday
afternoon Officer Ryan nabbed Flesh
man on Second avenue and Nine
teenth street. He said he would not
pay the dog tax and defied the cop
per to arrest him. The patrol was
called aud Fleishman was given q
ride to headquarters, from whence he
was taken to Magistrate Stafford
Office by Chief Fender. Fleishman
promised to pay the tax on his dog
ii the judge would release him. He
did SO, and Fleishman raised the
money at once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-23
IT SHOCKED HIS NERVES.
What IN Aldsfmaa saw On the River
Front.

What IN Aldsrmaa eaw On the River
Front.
II never realized fully the abom-
Unable condition of the river 'front.'"
said Aid. Gall to an ARGUS represen-
tative yesterday, until l went down
there last night with q brother al
derman. have always been one of
the firmest believers in tie river
front improvement. and last year
whom the project was improperly
knocked out, l was one of ihe fore
most friends and advocates of it in
the council. am favorable to every
form of improvement, and conse-
quently have been for the the new
levee, because I thought 1t would be
. good thing for the town, but I
never knew the abominable condition
it was in until l made the trip down
there I speak of. Why. 1t is not
only disgraceful in appearance. but
it is unhealthy In the extreme. Let
any citizen take . walk down there
and look at the exposed sewer OPEN
ings and get Whit Of the odors that
emanate from the same, and he will
wonder how the city has come to
neglect its duty there as long as it
has.
II knew the levee needed atten.
ton. but did not realize its actual
nerve-shocking condition until my
recent investigation. The council
has no more important duty before
it than this levee improvement en-
terprise, and it should be under
taken without delay"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-23
Knit Undervests.

Hot weather knit undervests for women
folks. the best values We have ever shown.
For 20 each We sell misses rib vests, shell
trimmed. Remember, 20
For 30 We sell good unbleached vests worth
Eye For 1oc We sell bleached and cream
Egyptian yarn jersey vests. tsped necks and
lace trimmed. You'll know they are worth
double. Take 'em 1t 100
A. SC We ere closing out . lot OF TO values
AZ l'c We have the biggest job of the year,
almost any kind. only 40. Hurry up.
Of course We have plenty at 1850, &C. aso
500 all extra values.
We also mention one small lot ladies' silk
Hurry up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-23
Hurry-Up Sale.
Underlying Means undsrsslling.
Significant Facts.

Significant Facts.

Hurry mp II you want any Of those
hundred styles Of new Wash Dress
Goods, opened mp Saturday in our
Wash Goods department..
We mention the La Tosca. fancy
crepes. value l0c. at Sc . yard.
The lac Dimity. stripes in light
eolors. at 50.
The 26c new dotted Swiss figures
at 163c.
A dozen new kinds Of 1910 to lSc
values ut loo yard. Yes, 10c.
We spoke Of these Saturday. We
mention them again. We emphasize
IL. Hurry up il you want any.
There are dozens Of other styles Just
- good. but We can't mention them
all. Hurry up II you even want to
see them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-23
ope.l.s Hsesps,e. .. n, Oh n.vk II,

penfng 1eespesoa ~ BIZ Oh Hawk Isn.
The public 10 invited to attend the
formal opening Of Black Hawk Inn.
Thursday. jane "a. Reception from
2 to 9 P. m. Dancing 9 70 LID. m.
Music BY Albert Petersen's orches.
ira. Souvenir programs given away.
The building will be thrown open
Tor inspection In all Of its depart
ments. Every one will b welcome.
TRI-CITY RAILWAY Co..
Proprietors.
CHARLES MCHUGH. Leesee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-23
EiOctiOa NOtloo.

Notice 10 hereby given that an
election will be held in Rock Island,
ILL.,. Tuesday. June 20, 1897. at 1919
Third avenue. or at what is known
as the Dimick livery barn, for the
purpose of electing one member Of
she board Of education of Rock Isl.
and school district. which election
will be opened 1t 8 o'clock in the
morning, and continue thereafter
until z O'Clock in the afternoon of
the same day.
Rock Island. ILL.,. June Is, 1897.
T. J. MKDILL, Mayor.