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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-13

Firth. Motion b. some attorney.
to be selected later. that court adj
journ to give the pablo On oPpertu-
nifty to view the building and 70
attend the other exercises.
The court to be addressed on this
motion BY other members Of the bar.
to be selected later. Motion to Be
decided by judges Glsnn and bige-
low, with such remarks thereon 90
they may deem appropriate.
Sixth. Between the hours Of 1
and 8 o'clock p. m. . band coscsrt
will be given in the main corridor,
interpreted with vocal music.
Seventh. That the court house be
closed between the hours OF 6 and z
o'clock p. m.
Eighth. That from the hour Of z
p. m. until 10 p. m. the entire build
be illuminated and thrown open for
an informal reception By the county
officers, music to be furnished BY
the band during such reception.
Ninth. That the committee esti-
mates that the costs aad expenses Of
such dedication exercises will be
about the sum of one hundred (e100)
dollars, and that the board b re-
quested to appropriate said amount
for such purpose.
Respectfully submitted.
Il. n. eFUnssoH. VIZ. Qua TIE,
WILLIAM JACK on, WI. ExrnxrS,
O. ]. sIARLE. H.P. SInPsoN.
TRBD TlTTRRINefoN.
Supervisor Quayle moved that the
report be received and adopted. Su.
pervisor Gripp moved that the re-
port be amended by striking out thu
clause providing for an appropria.
ton of 800 by the county. Upor
the request of Supervisors Wilson,
Schoonmaker and Betty the matter
was laid over until tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
The clerk read the following petit.
ton from County Treasurer Fred
Titterington:
To the Honorable Board Of Superb
sors. Gentlemen: Your peti
TONER, Fred Titterington, count,
treasurer, respectfully represents Il
your honorable body that he con
siders 1t necessary for the oonven
fence and safety of the Office o.
the county treasurer and the publi'
generally. that there be placed il
said Office telephone and clock il
the public room of his Office. An,
in view Of the fact that he frequentl.
has large amounts of money in tn
safe, for which he 10 responsible q
custodian; that there be time loci
placed on said safe. and also tina
said safe be reprinted 80 Is to con
form with the other furnishings o
said Office. Upon motion the petit
ton was referred to the committe
on public expenditures.
! The clerk read the following peti
tion of J. W. Washington, pastor O
the Second Baptist church:
Rock Island. March 8, 1897.
To the Honorable Board Of Supervi
sors OF Rock Island County. Gen
tlemen: We are compelled to ap
pear to your honorable body for III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-13

lowing resolution sad moved its
adoption:
where's, The eommittee on
statements at the July meetiag of
the board recommended certain
attachments without any instruetions
to the clerk 60 Issue orders therefor;
therefore b it
Resolved, Thst the county clerk
be. and he 10 hereby instructed 70
Issue orders In accordance With the
recommendations oontsined II the
said report OF committee on abste.
meats ct .sid July meeting q the
board. Resolution adopted.
Supervisor Rinck moved that the
contract for frescoing the new court
house be declared fulfilled and the
work accepted. and that the clerk b
Instructed to issue IN order IN favor
Of william g. Andrews for eSSe. 60.
being the balance due on contract.
Carried.
In accordance with Supervisor
Pierce's resolution, the board now
adjourned until tomorrow morning
q o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-13

Supervisor Vinton moved that The
oversee Of the poor for Moline. DR..
Meyers, b requested to confer with
his predecessor in Office ~ to the
condition of the fund for the relief
Of INDECENT soldiers and their fami-
lies belonging to Graham post and to
report ct tomorrow's session of the
board. Carried.
The clerk read the folio wing COM
munication from B. II. Graham Post.
G. A. B.. Of Moline. -''' : ''s''
Moline, March 6, 1897.-Some
months ago B. b. Graham Post. G..
A. B.. made request to your honor
able board of supervisors Of Rock
Island county for four Of the cid
guns used ~ railing posts around
the soldiers monument In the .oon't
house yard. It was presented and
laid over to the next meeting and to
be referred to the states attoraey
for investigation - to the juriSdio-
ton Of your honorable board. Will
you kindly call up this matter 1t
your next meeting and have it acted
on. Yours respectfully,
B. H. GRAHAM P0sf, 4. A. r.
By n. B. METZ3AR, Committee.
Supervisor Fitzpatrick moved that
four gums be loaned to the B II. Ora.
ham Post. At the request of Super.
visors Kendall, johnson and Wood
burn the matter was laid over until
tomorrow morning at 9 O'Clock.
Super visor Lees moved that al
bills and claims against the county
be referred to the proper committed
| without reading. Carried.
| Supervisor thornton moved thai
the board now adjourn until tomor.
row morning at 8 O'Clock. Lost.
| Supervisor Wilson offered the fol
lowing resolution and moved III
adoption:
Whereas, We have an elevator IL
the new court house, and whereal
the duties Of the janitor ara suci
of running said elevator. therefore
be 1t resolved. that the Office of %
sistant janitor b. created. whose du
ties shall be to assist the ]anitor AM
run the elevator at such times IS Of,
necessary. and resolved. that tn
salary be fixed at e26 per month
Carried.
Supervisor Kinner moved that tn
petition Of Mr.. Berry for the position
of assistant jsnitor be taken from th
table and considered with the othe
petitions for this Office. Carried.
Upon motion several petitions 70
the position Of assistant janitor wer
read by the clerk.
i Upon the request Of Supervisor
Betty. johnson and Ford action va
deferred until tomorrow morning q
10 o'clock.
Supervisor Grip moved that th
board appropriate the sum Of $50 {
the Children's Home society at Oh
csgo for the care of Thomas Stolter
, burg. and that the clerk be instructe
, to issue an order for the same. Cal
ried. IS,
Upon motionothec board adjourne
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-13

4, mov;.v ~ olA eourt house buils.
ing, which yos ave us some dine
80 -. 80 .cs;c;ss1 ,ome na.ev
sor thet nurno.a. mi have not been
Able = - srficient for that pur-
nose. o3ing 10 the business deprei-
sion. Hvour honorable board will
donata n: as To complete the. funds
for removsl Il viii relieve our pres
ant ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. and Ne viii be
yerv grateful to you, Respectfully
yours. J. ". WAsH1xerox.
Pastor Second Baptist church.
aunerviaor swami moved that the
pra v1f oeitha p6fition be reieoeed.
An ner1i M Pierea moved a = sub.
stitutX f6at the prayer OF the peti.
tion s. affsnfAd and that rhe sun OF
S75 81 ,ssid oVer altar the buildipe Il
removed and ali rubbish cleared up.
and that such removal be made be-
| fore the 18th dsy Of May, 1897, all 10
| be subject to the approval Of the
sheriff' Substitute lost. Who're.
upon . vote Was taken upon the orig.
| inal motion. which was carried.
The clerk read a petition of W L.
Walker Post. G.. A. r.. 1t Coal Val.
ilev. a
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors of Book Island County-Gen.
tlemen: Your petitioner, s. l.. Stat
ford. ouartermaster of william L.
Walker Post, G. A. B., at Coal Val.
Law. respectfullv asks that your hon.
orable board will appropriate the
sum of 400 TO be used for the RELIEF
of INDECENT soldiers and their fsmi
lies beion0in0 tn aaid most. This II
urgently requested, - there are sew
ersi worthy cases in Coal Valley
needing immediate relief. :
8. L. STAFFORD,
Ouartermsster william L. Walker
Post. G. A. R.. Coal Valley, Ill.
Supervisor Lees moved that tn,
PRAYER Of the petition DO grantee
and that the clerk be instructed t.
issue an order to Supervisor Lee
for 400. Carried.
| Suparviaor Rinck moved that tn,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-13
Have You HAD the 0ripf

Have Yoa Had the 0ripS
II you have. you probably need .
reliable medicine like Foley's Honey
and Tar to heal your lungs and stop
the racking cough incidental to this
dis case. Sold By n. r. Bshnssn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-13

fe O1rs . Cold n o. my.
Take laxative Bromo Quiuine Tab
lsss All druggists refund the
money II it fails TO cure. Is copts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-13
Wash Goods Department.

We will place sale advance shipments of Fashions
Latest Creations in Foreign and Domestic Washable
Fabrics Never before have shown such variety of
dainty summer tissues in India Dimities. Organdes,
Lawns, Jaconets Lappets and Swisscs, Mulls, Lace
Effects New Satines in gold and silver paintings
From 40 to $50 q yard.
Also just received another shipment Of the best Dyed
and Printed Cambrics earth for which we sole
agents for the TriCities All coored guaranteed FAST
Prizes only 12xc . yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-13
Linen Department.

Our Fifteenth Annual Linen Sale Is now in progress
and complete Stocks extensive assotmens and low
prices fail to interest YOU whether in need of
during this sale Regular wholesale prices everything
in the line of Table Linens TowelinGs Sheetngs. Bed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-13

Black Dress Goods Dept.
Opening season exhibit of New Black Dress Goods
All ask is comparison of our Black Goods. Every
thing that is elegant and rich in kind
that will make and will WEAR the kind that has gained
for the reputation of having the best and cheapest
Black Goods in this vicinity.
Agents for the celebrated Prestly Black Goods.
From 16c to q yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-13

COIOred Dress Goods DEBT.
Early seasons exhibit of Fashionable Dress Fabrics
in confined designs such High Art Novelties in Dress
Patterns Fancy Checks Covert Cloths, Etamines Wool
Grenadines Suitngs, Basket Cloths, Canvas Cloths
Cheviots and Tailoring Effects In fact Just what YOU
are looking for is here Just what you have read Of in
the Fashion Journals.
From l4c to &2.45 . yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-13
Muslin Underwear.

Continuation of our Great Muslin Underwear Saloon
Second Floor. We are proud of our Muslin Underwear
Department, and almost woman in the tri-cities
knows the reason why. Below we quote few of the
special numbers offering for balance of sae in
addition to which we have hundreds of others to select
from:
Ladies Corset Covers each
Ladies Night Gowns. each
Ladies Drawers. 25c each
Ladies Skirts. ....... 2sc each
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04

He was really Crown Prince Of japan only one
year and five days, but legally so for nine years
and hve days, Yoshihito being proclaimed i'm
perIal heir in 1887. Arisugawa Takehito has
travelled I'm Europe and America, and made a
good record In the late war. He married on De-
cember -, 1879, Yasuko, second daughter OF the
richest OF all the date damos, Mazda, OF kaga.
This province OF Kaga is best known to Ameri-
cans because OF its beautiful red and gold deco
rated porcelain
Two other possible heirs to the throne. Arisu-
gawa no Miya and Kitashirakawa no Miya, died
during the late war; the former on January 20.
1895. and the latter in FormOsa on October % OF
the same year. Officially. a japanese prince does
not die untii all the preparations for a gorgeous
and expensive funeral ready. In Govern
nent documents, Kitashirakawa no Mya did not
expire until November 8, or six days before his
magnificent funeral in Toxic.
The two imperial princes who died In 1895 have
been commemorated in q manner that Is wholly
novel In Japan. Postage stamps, with the Ma
tonal and imperial insignia. have been in use
since 1872 Neither on coin nor stamp. however,
had any faces been counterfelted. But having
issued blue and red memorial post stamps in
celebration Of the twenty fifth anniversary OF the
Emperor and Empress. the Government resolved
IN award alike honors to the deceased princes
Tho portraits of each OF the two deceased
princes Of the imperial houses Of Arsugawa and
Kitashirakawa appeared on the envelopes OF let
tiers and papers on August I. 1896. Red and
blue stamps for each, 10 the total number of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04

that during the last two or three years his body
remained the same in weight has been ominous
and depressing. This bright and ambitious boy
likes neither flattery nor fulsome attentions. ON
his fathers birthday November 3. 1SS3 ne was
decorated with the Order OF the Chrysantne-
num- which only kings and emperors wear
Made an ensign in the imperial body guard, he
wears the uniform on all State occasions ana Is
accustomed to salute lis superior officers daily.
In November, 1892, no was made full lieutenant
He is democratic in many respects, and Is fond
of the ways OF foreigners
There are nine imperial houses or families from
which hei.g TO the throne may be chosen. Ari
sugawa Takehito, who would probably be pro-
claimed Crown Prince In tho event of Yosh.-
hito's death, was born on February ~, 1862
and adopted by the Emperor on August 70, 1878.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04
A STORY o., TAMAGyO.
United states Tobacco Journal.

From The United ptates lopaceo 'ou'"" ANA,
savsr., wears ago, about ten. when tho Tenor
rsmssno was down in Chill. wealthy, w y9sns
xromaS made him gorgeous present. ~ VA
WA irarette case literally incrusted on both siaes
With diamonds his initials being iormed men on ybes.
side with emeralds. hers on the other VITA luDs 81
II was perhaps. the most costly cigarette case "a
"s 5a ANA is a tremendously big fellow Win
chest like that Of BIB Fitzsimmons ana y, .o' ~
Era that OF the Bull Of Bashan We Is SAID 70 ~
most frugal creature Whether or not ne t new
Ssccatsd the Chillan lady's passion don't knox
noss,bv he didn't for ali great tenors are cold
any rate ne left Chill at the end OF his season mar
ried and the mother oil flock Of young nnarrisd
He had kept the cigarette case oockst OF his
waistcoat H. Aha c,garette case be-
came a widow O year orr 50 ago anu 'sS'
was In Rome. 30 was ramasnvv. n,h.r a, a car
~ - sau1 NV; av. Iof last Ash WEDNESDAY.
Mighty few words were spoken. aI n,rs s n the
out q stiletto and promptly maes a sa,bi hard
tenors heart. Her blow str o@ ssort She said
and tho stieuo was psth Thai n was the tenors
IN nsr sen.mep,a IVA. as@sv.n,t II was the guardian
aiearetta case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04

14OOO. 900, have been issued 1t shocks the iee'-
ings of not few Japanese postmasters TO nave
to pound ink on even the counterfeit presentmeh'
of the Heaven descended.
The subject of the Mikado's relatives cannot
be left without a word about his mother, the EN-
press Dowager, who died on January H. low
and whose funeral has recently filed both TOXIC
and Kioto with wonder al the pomp and display.
The time consumed In lowering her conn from
the edge TO the bottom Of the grave was Sky
minutes. The funeral cost 10000 yen. AsaKo;
OF the family of Fujiwara, was born In the 0ld
DAYS of secluson at Kioto, February 4, lo32. she
married the Emperor komei on December 10,
164S She lost two baby daughters. and then
her first son. the present Emperor, was porn.
Though she left the ancient imperial city. when
in 1855 celebrated its Tooth anniversary to 1--we
I'm upstart Toxic, the modern city OF Tycoons,
which, until 1904, was only fshermans viiage'
she lived to the day Of her death amid old-fash,
tnned surroundings She was a model of all
womanly graces. Her interest In the JaDanese
people despite her conservatism. was real ana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04

sinated and her corpse cremated In the royal
palace at Seoul by japanese ruftians, at whose
barbar!sm both the TaiWen-Kun. and even
the Mikado's envoy winked. all have read The
young prince, born In 1875, has thus far escaped
the plots laid by Corean Guy Fawkes and the
other numerous turmos both of native and OF
international origin. and has been spending a
year or more IN Japan In study. He has at
tended the famous school of FukoZawa, and
until lately was president OF the Corean Stu
dents Association, In the japanese capital,
where over 100 young men from Chosen are
pursuing their studies Like his young country
men abroad Prince Wi-wha dresses in modern
tight Western costume, 50 different from the
flowing robes and enormous hats OF old Corea.
He speaks English fairly WELL his teacher being
the scholarly American missionary. the Rev.
James s Grale. who Is the first author OF an
unabridged dictionary OF the Corean language
The Prince and his tutor-companion left YOko-
hama In the steamer Peru on February "a, and
are now lelsurely travelling in the United States
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04
THE FREAKS or FALSE TEETH.
From The Washington Star

From Tho Washington Star.
Accidents will happen some times, even 10 the
veteran in official or social life. But when GER
tain Congressmans eloquenco grew 80 spirited
Wednesd ay that his false teeth flew out Into
space very few knew II. except those sitting close
TO him. and the adept manner I'm which he caught
them to show that no Is familiar with their
freaks.
IL reminded Kansan OF n man whom no once
knew a prominent editor OF ono OF tho largest
newspapers In his State. lie had beautiful false
teeth but he didn't love them, and when no had
visitors and got into reminiscent mood II was
his habit to remove his teeth and play with them
In this manner they wero liable 10 get lost and
would be found In the most unexpected places
one day he absently mailed them among batch
OF letters and the mischief was 10 pay TIL he saw
them advertised In his own paper. After that he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04
THE ANTIQUITY or MAN.
From Science.

From Science.
By European writers II is understood 10 mean the
period which followed the Tertiary, and includes
The present time. Arch&ologicay II IL divided
into two epochs. the older including tho pre- glacial
the glacial and tho post-glacial ages. ali char
actsrlzed by chpped-stone industry; the latter
beginning with the neolithic culture and continuing
till now
Mensuele," Of the Paris School OF Anthropology
January 49, succinctly explains these divisions and
sets forth with his usual clearness the typical
products and tho fauna which characterize them
lie has found no reason materially TO modify the
sim maintains that a careful study OF the geo.
logical data bearing the question OF the an
tiduty OF man does not allow us TO assign Il a
more recent dato than 100000 years ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04
PROFITABLE SWEEPINGS.
MAKING USE OF ODDS AND ENDS
From Answers.


From Answers
shop PIN in London, aad Without some OF the poor,
C., OF the poor wouta nave 10 so e Se at present
The majority OF my things are OF hrst,class qua,y
OF the most inferior stuff on the market, and make
a handsome profit. TOO. How do 1 manage II?
i an! what you might tenn a river marine-store
dealer Every day, upon the falling tide, proceed
down the river with my small barge ana boat ana
discharged or Is dscharging her cargo The sweep
ings OF the ship are what trade in tan ~ oo,tsr
what cargo she has the owner of the cargo engages
extra men to help the sailors get It out While
this work is in progress. part OF the carso-more
especially II it is in bags-s sure to get spilled
the hold aS e deck Sa e Tp eep her
out to mako ready for the next cargo. and the re-
sun The vessels s when like to buy from most
those which contain corn and those which have a
chance shey S0 on nsns ss Something he
which will give me q better assortment. For in
stance bought bag Of sweSepngs once which Which
lump Sfry eseni mz Candies
nails. two bottles of ink and packet OF writing
Some wears ago YVES offered cask, containing
something unknown that had been picked up at
sea. l gave five shnss for the lot and and took E 1t
the same evening asked friend II he knew any
who would b%S the to se na E the Of he
TO me, but must have gone straight to the police
a dozen policemen at my place, demanding TO know
where tho cask of dynamite was when - han o.
fered for sael AT the time these policemen arrived
there were forty pounds lying in front OF the
fire to dry. -,
Quite the reverse from this. however. was cask
| I bought from a bareeman for half crown; II
contained what thought TO be lot OF dirty pieces
OF marble, and picked up OH the beach near
Dungoness. l placed It In tho store. and thought
no more about It until some three months later
when my son told he had sold II for $50 TO
a gentleman who had come 10 fetch oil
had previously sold him. / afterward asccrtained
| that It was a cask OF The best indarubber in
raw state and its value was about twice what
| tho gentleman gave for it. But very well
satisfied considering | disposed OF il at the rate
/ of $500 per cent. returnabe in three months
Tea and coffee sometimes not very clean. but
there is not always any Injurious dirt mixed up
| with them. ] sell nothing that Is not pure, and
have q printed card hanging in the shop TO that
effect.
Most OF the maize, barley and other grain I sell
as mixed corn for poultry food: but the beans and
the best part OF the wheat pass through Sitting
machine Containing thirty sleeves OF various sizes
after which turn 1t into bread. This l can sell
al a profit at half the usual price.
No: do not think my peculiar trade encoura ges
oilfertng The profits do not allow OF that. At the
present time am open TO buy anything under the
sun-from the loose cement which falls out OF The
hays 10 the pieces of straw which always 10
Ne seen lying about after carefully packed cargo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04

constant For her the national mourning Is very
sincere.
on the other side Of the Sea OF Japan. ana
unhappilv situated between the eVer-Jeaious ana
frequently hostile nations Of Japan ana emma,
10 Chosen or Corea In 1899 the present ruling
dynasty-ultra- COnfucanstc and pro-Chinese-
displaced the Buddhistic and Chauvinisticaly
native line OF Kings. Until 1SGf there was no
trouble in securing heirs. In that epochal year
u,Ith three ex-roval widows there was no prince
The present King was chosen, but his father
the Tai-Wen-Kun. or Great Palace Prince. has
been the real ruler Of the Kingdom most OF e one
fine during the last three decades In 1873
the King attained his majority, and married
iady of the powerful Min clan. or the two sons
born one is feeble-mlnded ana IS no longer the
bsirannarent but the other son. now the
Crown Prince is a young man of bright promise
He inherits some OF his mothers great mental
abilities and not little OF his fathers geniai
manners OF the awful tragedy OF october =,
1S0J when Queen Min. his mother, was assas-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04
PAPER UNDERCLOTRIyG.
From Answers.


The Japanese are now making undercothing of
their nnely crisped or grained paper.
After the paper has been cut to a pattern, tho
different parts arc sewed together and hemmed.
and the places where the buttonholes are TO be
stun Is very strong, and at tho same time very
flexible. After a garment has been worn q few
body no more than do garments made OF fabric.
The stuff Is not sized. nor IA II impermsable
After becoming wet, the paper Is difficult to tear.
When en- endeavor Is made to tear II by hand II
presents almost as much resistance as the thin ska
used for making gloves.