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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23
OPENING OF THE BIDS.

Weeansa Dkeseees - sAs new ID ID
Ag Osairase.
The sdJourned November meeting
Of the Modern Woodmen directors
convened % 2 o'clock this afternoon
ct the Office Of Head Clerk c. W.
Halves in the Industfiall Home build
ing. Those present Afe: Directors
A. r. Talbot. Lincoln, Neb.; J. N.
Reece, Springfield; Marvin Quacken-
bush, Dundee, H.; B d. Smith. Man.
kato. MIMI, and ]. W.White. Rock
Falls. The directors at once set
to opening the bids for the
erection Of the proposed build
ing. There are bids, but
they are 90 complicated by the differ.
emit manner in which the contractors
construed the specf9eations, that the
task OF determining the lowest bid
der is more dificufs than the direct
ors anticipated. and It 10 thought it
will be late tonight before the con-
tact 10 awarded. The bids are all
within the limits Of the appropria-
ton. t75.COC.
At 4 O'Clock this afternoon the
directors had not finished reading
propositions OF the bidders.
Head Clerk Halves today mailed
the checks to the bensficis riss of
wocdmen. dying during the PAST
month. sggregsting f20l, COO, repre-
ssnting :ae claims showed by the
directors at their present meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23
A Great Dry Goods Week.

At 2 O'Clock each day during the
week $50 yards Lonsdale Fla
bleached Muslin. 90. go. O2V
At 5 O'Clock each day during the
week 100 big granite iron Dish
Pans at 900 each; also 100 10n
large tin Dish Pans, each. W.
At 4 o'clock each day full stan. ga
dard dress prints. yard. .. OH
These are only few Of the marked
points. There are hund reds more
for all day and every day. We can't
think Of the best things when W
write. Our advertisements eeen
tame compared with the goods
themselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23
IN CONTEMPT OF COURT.
Rock Llsad Attorney Panisbsd BY Juda
Wsssfmsa &C Davenport.

Rock klsad Attorney Punisbsd BY Judge
Wsssfmsa &c Davenport.
Nj J. N. Besrdsiey. the Rock
Island attorney, was fined $50 and
costs for contempt Of court and sent
to jsil BY Judge Waterman in the
Scott county district court at Daven-
port last evening. The major was
not feeling his beet when he went
over to Davenport about s O'Clock
and found his way to the court
house. Tho BeAyens case was in
hearing bsfore. -Jldge Waterman.
The latter noting the Rock Island
attorneys condition, and when the
major was called out by telephone,
he sent Bailif Mitchell out to forbid
his return to the court room.
This put the major in q rage. and
he struggled back to the court room
in spite Of Baififf Mitchell. The
Judge sosk up his calendar with nm
ominous look to mat e an entry. ard
the spectators had IN idea Il wat
was coming Attorneys voi;m-r
and Ely went up to plead for tho
major, and the court said shat il
they got the major out OF the room
before court adjourned. nothing
would be done. But the major
would not 70, he told both the
attorneys TO : mkndrstheir own tusi-
ness in tone audible all over the
court room and emphasized his re.
marks in anything but becoming
language. The court dismissed the
jury aud then turning to Maj
Beardeley, ordered him to con. be-
fore him, and asked il he had any
reason TO give why he should not be
committed for contempt OF court,
the major had no reply -bu. . string
OF threats and invectites. Judge
Waterman after repeating his ques-
ton declared that he would send the
MAJOR to Jail for one day. fine him
$50 and commit him to the county
jail until the fine was pad. The
major gave vent to abuse and pro-
family. and defied the bai,iffs to re-
move him. ind chung to the judges
desk till he was removed by main
force. by Deputy Sheriff Kuehl He
made his last stand at the door of
the court room. but was crcwde
through at last by baiiiffs aud sttor-
ueys.
A Davenport paper says this clos
ing scene In the Behrens case was
the most disgraceful that was ever
Nitnessed Ia Scott county court.
At the came time to those who had
known the major In his prime it was
. most sad one.
This morning Maj Besrdslev paid
The Fac imposed by Judge Water
! man and was released.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23
Gen. REECl,'t|.'. AMAZED.
Cannot Understand the Talk
Attributed to Gen.
$50 7oNright.
rH1IKs BE WAS nmQuorED.

~.~~.~sy
II inois. WiM lnasss That the Gravity VI
the Onspss VI ik$oosn,.sd ~ rn.ssons
Attention DO Given Il.
Gen. j. N, Reece, OF the Illinois
National GasEd, 10 in Rock leland TO
attend the meeting OF the board Of
directors OF the Mcdern Wooduen OF
America. When Gen. Reeos LEFT
here the latter part Of last week AZ
ter having been with Gen. Wfigh.
VIII n he heard the evidence in sub
sanitation Of the charges that Iowa
arms had been brought over into
Illinois the nightof Aug. Is last, and
used on Rock island people Ut Full
ton, he felt confident that the state Of
Iowa wouldtak proper steps to rec
tify tas wrong done 10 . sister state.
Gen. heece arrived at this oonclu.
sion, not eniyofron the Information
he had ksasa impaired to Gen.
Wright, and from the way the latter
seemed impressed with what he had
heard. bE: from what he subse-
qusntly said personally to him. Il
am amazed n The stories attributed
to Gen. Wright" he: said. land I
can but feel but that he has been
shamefully misquoted.. He left here
with firm determination, for in
stance. toPsss no Judgment on what
he had heard. but to lay it all before
Gov. Drake. and then carry out Ills
wishes, and that the m~tter would
be dealt with a. 1t should
.YtAarpy ss:p a~re.
When .esk-ei what he thought
would b. done i" me eveas of Iowa
attempting 70 whitew the pro.
cesdlngs, Gen. Reece said: That,
we have never thought OF; we have
not supposed mas there would be
oshsr than nus.indiag in The matter
Lei me soy, ib,'ugh. that Gov Tan
n-t is sa,,si, q shat he arms were
broG xht Tito .Iss.rnie, and hv experts
the ..ie'6f Esss to. heai with the
nr"aca ct m'ilsrv d,scip lie as it
shuuig. oat he will nne 10 nit It to
stop here. Inv State Of iowa will
again nave her attention called to
the outrage heI troops have perpe-
trated on Illinois soil"
The Clinton Mirror states that Gen.
Wright. after being in Illinois, went
back up thera and joined Capt. Boot,
and the same paper asserts that Gen.
Wright views it a. sim ply Illinois
sgainst Iowa intimstes that justice
is to be lost sight Of and that il H.
inois Psr-isss Il o far the militia will
be sent over again to clan up the
Illinois National Guard under Lieut.
Gov Norshcott and Gen. Reece. OF
course this is mere twsddle, but it
indicates how lightly the offense ID
regarded BY the guilty company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23
River Rlpl sts.

The Winons was the only boat in
port today.
The water Is stationary at 2.es;
the temperature at noon 26.
Toe river will charge bat little
from Rock Island north ward in the
next "a hours. 81
Lafayette Lamb, OF Clinton, is
building house boat at q cos. Of
some $1,000 which will be the
most luxurious boat of it's kind on
the waters of the upper Mississippi.
1t measures 100 feet long, 20 fee,
vide. and has two decks. Il will be
called the Idler. A steiner ia being
built exptcssly. for. the purpose 81
towing tES1disf. add IL goes vithou,
saying that 'Avu lamb will reysl IN
luxury and III river scenery mex.
summer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23
Pan 10 Her Side.

my wife was sufferer with pain
10 her right side. She also had q
lnng trouble, had no appetite and
was very weak After taking a few
bottles Of Hoods Sarsa parilla her
general health was much improved
The pain is entirely gone and she
has 3 good appetite" M. A. TODD.
Visnna, III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23

Ing ct YOUR doov =. fOe . vosk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23
.CCABE
Thanksgiving, 1897, and Thanks With Giving.

Never has there been time when people, as rule
have had more occasion for rendering thanks for the good
things we receive than the year. We least are
very thankful for the many and continuous evidences of pub
lie confidence and grateful for this festal season. as a
or1s fitting opportunity give gifts and thus express our
gratitude.
We propose this week give out free each day. Tues
day and Wednesday, chickens and 100 turkeys to Gus
toners buying OF these days. only to any person
We not going to tell you all about it in the papers,
Come and Sec
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23
tn Tn., h.s,v.as w.eh erection.

The Faus, Comedy c,upSny and
t.osdon Bel; Ringers. whioh have
zee n secuted tor the rhslkscivirg
attraction AZ Hsrrer's tbea.re.
ponsd is in.s.t'- etg-csm n ~,
eve"'n2 .afge qua eace y,eei- Il
ne oorfaoy nch gave - exec
] nj ana varied eater sirmcnt, sat
J"o which observes = nsE1us patron
ge. especially In vie~ OF the pre-.
ealing popular prices
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23

~ giving early attention to cold
<be,her eligbt or severe, A cold
quickly disappears when Dr. Belle
P.ne.Tar Honey 10 taken. This rem.
-dy makes wesk lungs siropR. Is
-snss Ut oil drus Ri.t..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23
8vU % Pressss : Cv.

Afisr 40 exposure. or -bec you
issl . cod coming IN. LAX . dose Of
FcieyS Honey aud Tar. II never
fails. foy ..le by r ~ Thomas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23
Thanksgiving Dinners

Are not quite complete without some
nee nuts TO serve. We have made
. big purchase, and will sell them in
the forenoon only, Tuesday and
Wednesday, as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23
CLAIMED BY The ANGEL
Sorrow In J,,lm over tue Death of MI.
Jennie sifscibbon.

morrow 10 J''lm Over tue Death Of dhs
Jssnis sifssibbss.
JoSIin. Nov. Platter q lingering
illness. toath at last came to the re-.
lief Of Jennie N.sgibbon Nov. II.
She vas born At IN. f.mily residence
near Jos.iu Nov 20. 1881, and. vas
the youogests daughter Of Mr.. and
Ars. Jos. rsfitz.ib -oD. Il seems
SAD to Contemplate wbeu one Just il
the rpr'ng OF life is called hence. yet
.e Can but bow our heads aud ssy
Gods will BE- done. Daring her lonr
illness the deceased never com.
planned, anil was al~sys Hind and
latient,s ever thankful TO Ter n An
siud friends who came to See o.r.
Her faith in divine provid. nee nsvsr
wavered. and loved ones LETT behind
may console them selves with the
nope that death In Der case b,d M
terror aus meant r i-f fr m earthly
trouble. her eagn.s. or.y.r a,.n.,
hat sue might shs sitb ner brother
JenaLie. I.sss Asi prece.ied hey F. {,
three mouths rga. Every lhi6g tns.
loving hearts add al.ling bands
could DO ssSLdone to p.oionv tn.
precious iiie, but OF nc avail; shc an.
gel OF deS,h bsS marked ner for his
own. Her mother, three brother.
and three Sisters mourn her untim.i,
death. The funeral services yer.
held at Rapids CITY Friday last. and
were attended By . large number OF
sorroWing tsiasives ami friends, Her
remsin- ~etessid eside thos. Of L.r
brother Josn ~ho Died Aug 81. is-.
The beresssd family have IN. su
Pathy OK ihs sD'ise community an
this -SOst..s = q a; TO-.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23

Eczema Of ;hs scsip 90 sesld hesd.
even in i's MOS; severe form 10 never.
f.'i'rg Y cured ~ Dosn'. Ointment,
the sursst .peci6c for oil itchiness Of
the skia. Sold By Marshall 4
Fisher. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23

Your money back in every in
stance IT nuts are not strictly first
class. No nuts sold In afternoons.
Come in the mornings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23

hoods HHs ara the best famiiy
ca,hnrric asdliser medicine. Gentle,
reliable, sure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23

Aaiii>h a~.Aors Lave in tia MAR
1een better PAID than ON the CO. .;,.ept
Few countries. like Norway, pels;ou a
poet as Itssn has been. on, a. in Hun.
gary. provide 2 yssideace and income bv
@e eifss g xdepds - has been done fm
AosS0 e Hungarian posk
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-30
"Sundown Minister'S.

"Sundown ministers, by which I
mean preachers who are engaged in
departmental or other work during the
daytime and WHO preach evenings and
days when on leave of Absence" ex-
planned gentleman who attended q
recent conference in Baltimore, "get
little or no consideration in our relig-
ious conferences any more, and while
preachers do not like to talk out at
meetin', they have no hesitancy in
speaking plainly in private converse
ton. Ministers have an honorable
profession. They spend years prepar-
ing themselves for their duties, have
no other occupations or employment,
and seek no other. There is but little
money in the ministry, after all, for
though few gifted or fortunate men
draw financial prizes by it, the great
body of them do not receive the wages
received by the average mechanic in
the large cities. 1t is not strange,
therefore, that they should not like
sundowners. They have no jealousy
toward workers in the vineyard who
feel they can give their talents to the
good work. What they object to is
that persons should compete with them
when they have other engagements un'
til after sundown. As minister al
the conference said to me, the sun
down preacher is neither fish, flesh
fowl, nor even good red herring. -
Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-30
Acidlty Of Land.

The acidity of upland soils is prob
ably due to the removal of crops and
the use of certain fertilizers that ex-
haust the lime and other basic ingred-
tents of the soil, leaving more of the
acid than would be the case were
nature allowed to take her course.
Some plants thrive best under such
condition, but clover, timothy and
beets are injured on such soils. There
is no easy way of telling to what sx-
tent soils are acid, but a strongly
marked reddening of blue litmus pa
per indicates acidity. A dangerous
degree of acidity, or at least fatal
lack of carbonate of lime, appears to
exist iu upland and naturally we'll
draiaed soils and is not confined to
muck and peat swamps and very wet
lands, as most American and many
other writers seem to assume. Such
assumption is because the partial fail
ure of certain crops upon these lands
has been attributed to other reasons.
These are the conclusions arrived at by
the Rhode Island experiment station
after several years work. The rem
edy seems to be q generous application
of air-slaked lime. The amount ap-
piled varies from 500 to 1000 pounds
per acre, to be broadcasted and har-
rowed in.-American Agriculturist.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-30

Germany by moldlng woou-pu,p III ii.G
desired shape, subjecting it to heat in
the form of hot air or water, steam or
other vapor, and compressing it by by
draulic pressure.
Paris and Madrid will soon be con-
nected by telephone, the construction
of line from Paris to Bayonne having
recently been determined upon. AS
Madrid is already connected with San
Sebastian, it will be only necessary
then to join that place with Biarritz.
Professor Forbes, the eminent cleo
trician, whose appointment by the
Egyptian government to report on the
possibilities of utilizing the Nile catar-
acts for the generation OF electricity
was noted in this column some weeks
ago, has returned to Cairo and expressed
himself as strongly in favor of the pro-
ject.
Following up the researches of two
German physicists, who were recently
led to conclude that three lines of oxy-
gen in the solar spectrum were not at
mospheric, Lewis Jewell considers tnat
he has proven conclusively that the
lines are produced by water vapor in
the earth's atmosphere, and that,
therefore, the spectroscope does not
indicate oxygen in the sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-30

"simples," the sedan ona.- o.liiess;-,
besides q vast and peripatetic throng
of mohalibe venders, windmill ped
dlers, sakas or water-carriers, Chin
ney sweeps, grape-cabbage, frengiola
(rolls), rilaf and sweetmeat peddlers'
Mohafibe is n sort of cold jelly, COM
posed of ground rice and milk, and is
served in brightly colored saucers,
powdered with sugar and sprinkled
with rose-water, with ofttimes lump
of clotted cream added. With his
row of gaily gilded saucers, his pcl1-
ished metal bowl, stock OF slim,
metal, arrow-shaped spoons, and an
Oriental flask of rose-water sparkling
and flashing in the sunlight, the mo-
halibe vendor would tempt an anchor
ite to eat. Nor must we forget the
outdoor BARRIERS, who combine the OF
fees of dentist, barber and leech. The
itinerant coffee seller confines his
rounds to the business haunts, and at
noon his trade is especially brisk, for
every clerk along the street rushes out
to supplement his lancheon of bread
and cheese OF bread and olives, by the
liquor that he loves. The gypsy
women form another unfailing attrac-
ton to the Occidental visitor. They
are wild, merry, picturesque creatures,
with flashing eyes, and have various
devices for increasing their bank ac-
count beside that of fortune telling.
Some sell lavender and herbs, and 9TH
ers sing, play the tambourine, or dance
after the manner of the Egyptian girls.
They are all adroit thieves, and in theIr
vicinity the fruit from orchards and
pullets from hen yards vanish as by
magic.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-30
Mysteries of the Persian Gulf.

Sir Henry Nance recently, in his
inaugural address as President of the
Institution of Electrical Engineers,
speaking of development of oceanic
telegraphy, said in the Persian Gulf
one occasionally witnessed natural
phenomena which to the untraveled
might appear incredible. In the midst
of the mountains near Mussendom he
had seen during the thunderstorm such
displays of lightning as bafied descrip-
ton. He had, at certain seasons of
the year, observed the water in bay
which was large enough to hold all the
fleets of the world-present exactly the
appearance of blood. Not many miles
from Mussendom he had witnessed
mysterious fire circles fitting over the
surface of the sea at a speed of. 100
miles an hour-a phenomenon which
no one had yet been able to explain.
While steaming along the coast OF Belo-
chistan, he had been called from his
cabin at night to observe the more COM
mon phenomenon of the milky sea, the
wafer ZOE LILIES uEOuull DSlhS olno oie1A y
white and luminous. In the same 10
| cality the sea was, for short periods, as
if putrid, the fish being destroyed in
myriads, so that to prevent pestil-
ence measures had to be taken to bury
those cast up on the beach. This phe-
nomenon was doubtless due to the out
break of n submarine volcano and the
liberation of sulphureted hydrogen. In
these waters iellyfsh were as large as
footballs, and sea snakes of brilliant
hue were met with in great numbers.
On one occasion swarm Of sea snakes
forced their way up one Of the creeks
in Karachi Harbor, apparently for the
purpose of having battle royal, for
the ground between high and low
water mark was thickly covered with
their bodies in positions betokening 6
deadly struggle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-30
WISE WORDS.

Only in world of sincere men IS
unity possible, and there, in the long
run, it is as good as certain.
Man is like plant, which requires
a favorable soil for the full expansion
of it's natural or innate powers.
What men want is not talent, it is
purpose; in other words, not the pow
er to achieve, but the will to labor.
Drudgery is as necessary to call out
the treasures of the mind as harrow
ing and planting those of the earth.
If we would be happy, we should
open our ears when among the good
and shut them when among the bad.
Generosity, to deserve the name,
comprises the desire and the effort TO
benefit others, without reference to
self.
Men are SO constituted that every
body undertakes what he sees another
successful in, whether he has aptitude
for it or not.
If YOU have built castles in the air,
YOUR work need not be lost: that is
where they should be. Now put foun-
dations under them.
There can be no social beauty, where
disorder prevails, no national beauty
where law is set at naught, no beauty
of life where the true ends OF life are
disregarded.
Character is measured by the dis
tance travelled from the starting point,
aud everything depends upon whether
the progress has been up stream o.
down.
Bethink thee of something that thor
oughtest to do, and 60 and do it, II
be but the sweeping of a room or th'
preparing of a meal or visit to
friend. Heed not thy feelings: DO tn.
work.
Politeness is kind of anastheti
which envelops the asperities OF ou
character SO that other people be no
wounded by them. We should neve
be without it, even when we conten'
with the rude.
Some say that the age of chiyalry i
past. The age of chiyalry is neve
past so long as there is o wrong lei
nnredressed on earth, or man or
woman left to say, 81 will redress tha
wrong, or spend my life in the a
tempt"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-30

roared too loudly. So they sat for
hours and hours--it seemed to them
until the gray light Of morning began
to break in the east. They strained
their eyes as it grew brighter and
looked off across the gray food OF
water with its scattering heaps of
wreckage to the town on the hill.
ct thought Memphis was a bigger
city than that" said Polly.
"It isn't Memphis" said Fred, with
a little joyful ring in his voice that
made Polly and her grandmother look
around quickly; '.it's Springyille.
Springfield"
And Springville it was. They could
see the little weatherbeaten church on
the hill, and thered brick schoolhouse,
and Judge Carson's home, and great
many other familiar places, although
some of the buildings that had stood
near the river had disappeared.
"Rut haven't we come only four
miles?n said Grandmother Melton,
looking greatly surprised.
Half an hour later two boats came
alongside and the castaways were car
ried ashore. On the bank Polly found
herself in the arms of her father cry
ing and laughing all at once. Father
Melton looked old and worn and wor-
ried. He had given up his family for
lost, and he was brayely helping the
other people in the work of rescue.
After the food was subsidized the
Meltons went down to look over their
home. Father. Melton hardly knew
what to do, but Polly spoke up quite
promptly. !.
ct tell you, father, let's leave it
right here and live in it; Fred and !
won't have so far to go to school"
/ And what do you think? That is
| Just what Father Melton did. He
Strengthened the house around, built q
new foundation under it, and the Mel
tons are living there to-day, quite hap:
Epy and contented. So you see the
flood helped two persons at least
Polly and Fred, Chicago Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-30
sea1s and Sand Storms.

You say the sealers on Pribyloh
Islands catch the females when they
go ont to sea to feed. That is not SO,
as they never go out to feed. As for
the pups dying on Tolstoi rookeries
from the loss of their mothers being
killed at sea, that is not SO; they are
killed by sandstorms. Tolstol Is the
only rookery that is affected by sand.
storms, and only one part OF it, and at
this particular part is the only place
where dead pups are found. 49,
Tt would be something to the credit
Of the company if they would build q
board fence, like snow fence on the
plains, for about 500 yards on Tolsto,
rookery. 1t would save the lives OF
thousands ofpups.-San Francisco Ex'
aminer.