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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-01
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S24 Twentieth St., Rock Island.
sos West Third St., Davenport.
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Administrators Notice.


L5L0Io LhC' UC6OaoOt1-
The undersigned having been appointed sd-
ministrntrix with the will annexed of the es-
tate of Julius Utke, late of the county OF
Rock I1land, state OF Illinois, deceased, here
by gives notice that she will appear before the
county court OF Rock Island county, at the
county court room. in the city of Rock Island.
at the October term on the nrst Monday
In October next At which time all per-
sons having ella against said estate are
notified and requested to attend, for the pur-
pose of having the same adjusted.
All persons Indebted to said estate are re-
Quested to make Immediate payment to the
undersigned.
Dated this 25nd day OF August, A. D. 1898.
REGIME UTKE. Admnistratrix with the will
annexed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-01
Executors Notice.

Estate of Joseph Amman. deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed ex-
ecutors of the estate of Joseph Amman.
late of the county of Rock Island, state of
Illinois. deceased. hereby give notice tina they
will appear before the county court of Rock
Island county. at the county court room. in
the city of Rock Island. at the NOvem-
Der term. on the first N onday In November next,
at which time all persons having claims against
said estate are notified and requested to at
tend for the purpose OF having the same ad-
iusted All persons indebted TO said estate
are requested to make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
Dated this I'D day of August, A. ID. 1898.
JACOB AMMAN,
FREDERICK AMMAN.
Executors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-01

More than twenty million free sam
pies of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
have been distributed by the manu-
What better proof of their
confidence in its merits do you want
1t cures piles, burns, scalds, sores, in
the shortest space of time. T. IL.
Thomas, A j. Riess and NJ. Z. Balm
sen. druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-01
oLIDIRF4sb, rit3fisYfdnt, a De- and

under capable leadership, Tho demo-
Gratis of Wisconsin are sure to win
this year. Yesterdays state conven-
ton of the party at Milwaukee was
enthusiastic. harmonious and earnest.
Good results will be the natural con-
sequences
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-01

You invite disappointment when
you experiment. DeWitt's Little
Early Risers are pleasant, easy, thor
ough little pills. They cure sonsti-
patton and sick headache just as sure
as you take them. T. H. Thomas,
A. j. Riess and NJ. F. Bahnsen, drug
pists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-01

The administration Mikado if he
attempts to fit the punishment to the
crime aneDt the fatal blunders in the
conduct of the war, will trace all the
evils to a lord high everything Poo
Bah, now at the head of the war de-
partment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-01

Terrible plaques. those itching pes
tering diseases of the skin. Put an
end to misery. Doan' 5 ointment cures.
At any drug store. For sale by Mar
shall & Fisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-01

To quit tobacco easily and forever be mag
netic. full of life nerve and vigor, take No-To
BAG, the wonder-worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guarau-
tsed Booklet and sample free Address
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-01

No need to fear sudden attacks of
cholera infantum, dysentery. diar-
rhoea. summer complaint, of any sort
if YOU have DIR. Fowler's Extract of
Wild Strawberry in the medicine chest
For sale by Marshall 4 Fisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-01

Arnold's Bromo Celery cures head
aches; 10, % and so cents. Reiss'
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-01

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. loo or ESQ.
II G. @. c. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-01

The war department does not know
where the 9th regiment is-and cares
less, evidently.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-01

Democratic Nominations.
For State Treasurer
NJ F. DUNLAP.
For Superintendent Public Instruction.
PERRY o. SILVER.
For Trustees State University,
DR. JULIA HOLMES SMITH
NAPOLEON Il. MORRISON.
JACOB b. SELLER
For Representative In Congress, Tenth
District,
FRANCIS r. ANDREWS.
For State Senator Thirty-third District,
JOSEPH II. MULLIGAN.
For Representative In the General Assembly,
Thirty-thiFd District,
ELMORE w. HURST.
For County Judge. W. C. ALLEN
For County Clerk. JOHN NORTON
Bor sheriff .............-..-.-A. d HUESING
FOR treasurer. -.---....-----. .---..T X LEES
For County Superintendent. o. I. ADDITION
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-01

JOHN MORROW & Co., Chemists,
Springfield. Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-01
THE ARGUS.

IN THE NAME OF j. w. POTTER
The Progress., 1898-01-22

Spades-Short hendle, Sc 50a1i o.
Shovels-Long handle, per dozen, So
SweePs-All sizes, 3-4c per pound.
Singletrees-S1 5Oa5 90 per dozen
Trace Chains-27a40c per pair.
Bull Tonsues-Corn shovels, diamond
scooters, SC; turn shovels, 1-2c; heel
dozen.
Wire-Galvanized, barb, 8 1-2c.
Wagons 1-3 inches, thimble skein,
ID inches, S5s co. 3 1-2 inches, sos 90.
Seats - so; brakes 50 90. Tubular or
hollow iron axle wagons. two horse,
$50 90; four horse, S65 O0;,7G o..
The Progress., 1898-01-22

congregation were disturbed By great
commotiOn in the street right in front
of the church. There were beating of
drums and sounds of fife much out OF
tune. 1t was SO uncommon a thing that
most Of tho congregation walked OF
ran out of the church. Finally the dea-
con closed the Bible and slowly follow
ed his fleeing flock. When outside, he
asked the cause Of "this unseemly dis
turbance on the Lords day" Some one
told him that the president had called
for soldiers to uphold the honor and the
flag Of the nation and that they were
going to raise o company right then
and there.
The old deacon's eyes flashed as he
walked out into the street, where a
young fellow was irregularly pounding
a bass drum, and said: "Nathan, I
know it is Sunday and that all but the
Lord 8 work should be abandoned, but
the saving Of our country and the
shielding of its flag from dishonor is
the Lords work. Give me that drum p"
And that model of piety strapped Oh
the big drum and went to pounding,
greatly outdoing Nathan in two re-
spects-he made more noise and kept
perfect time. He drummed as no one
before had never drummed in the little
village. AS If it had gone on lightning
wings, word flew through the commu
nifty that Deacon Trowbridge had left his
pulpit to beat q drum, and on Sunday
too.
Within half an hour nearly every one
in town and many from the outskirts
had gathered around the old drummer,
all cheering him, and on Sunday too
That night Nathan Cole, who had been
relieved as drummer by the deacon,
went to Sheboygan with enough men to
make up what became Company @ Of
the Fourth Wisconsin.-J. A. Watrous
in Chicago Times Herald.
The Progress., 1898-01-22

for the
s l 90
Per Year.,
.,,e .susloog . ,sooo Doy.

.susl0og q ssoOd DOG.
No mem Der of the canine family has
been more persistently maligned than
the bulldog. Writer'S who have no in.
innate knowledge Of the dog and his at
tributes have described him as stupidity
ferooious, and illustrators have pictured
him as q sort Of semiwild beast, till the
general public has come to look upon
him as dangerous.
"Give q dog a bad name" is an old
saw, and perhaps true one, but when
it is applied to the bulldog it is mani
testify unjust. Writers, too. have fallen
into grave error in claiming that tho
bulldog is deficient not only In affeo-
ton, but in intelligence.
Stonehenge, who is considered one Of
the greatest Of canine scientists, claims
that the bulldogs brain is relatively
larger than that Of the spaniel. which
dog is generally considered to be the
most intelligent Of the canine race,
while the bulldogs affection is never to
be doubted. -Outing
The Progress., 1898-01-22
THE DEACON'S PIETY.
IT WAS EQUAL TO ALL OCCASIONS AND
LASTED OVER EIGHTY YEARS.

to Nurse the Victims Of q Smallpox Epi-
demic-An Example In This as He Was
In Devotion to the Flag.
Deacon William Trowbridge was a
small farmer living near Sheboygan
Falls. He went there over so years ago.
Besides tilling little patch of ground
the deacon, who was indeed the very
soul of h1nor and ever had tho respect
and confidence of all in that commu-
nifty, was in the habit, before regular
preachers were sent there, of reading a
sermon or exhorting. There was no
sham about Deacon Trow bridges piety
He was sincerity itself.
Fifty years ago the little village was
visited by smallpox epidemic-an old
fashioned, widespread and spreading
epidemic-and they didn't know how
to scotch it as we'll as they do now.
The first Sunday after the dreaded
disease made its appearance the deacon's
congregation was quite large. At the
end Of the services he made an announce.
ment in about these words:
"These services will be postponed IN
til after the smallpox disappears from
the community. From this on shall
give my services to the stricken fam
lilies. / shall minister to their wants,
help to nurse them, and when they die
follow them to the grave. 1t may be a
long term or it may be a short term,
but, however long or however short, it
is my plain duty to help my distressed
neighbors. -
The word was we'll suited to the ao-
ton which followed. The good old dea.
con hurried to his home, changed his
clothes, babe his family goodby and at
once began his work Of mercy. What a
work it was! The epidemic lasted near
~ all winter. Large numbers died. Few
in the village escaped the disease. The
deacon's example was followed by 9th
ers. Men went to their homes, told their
wives and children what the deacon had
said and wasdoing, arranged their bust
ness, provided fuel and provisions, kissed
their dear ones and went to the aid of
the unfortunate. Like the deacon they
went without reward or hope of reward
Like him they spent weeks and some of
them months in that service without
daring to go home lest their dear ones
catch the disease.
The strangest Of all this strange ex-
perience is the fact that neither the dea-
con, the good souls who initiated his ex-
ample nor their families were overtaken
by the malady, notwithstanding the fact
that the watchers, helpers and nurses
were almost constantly in the presence
of tie slffering patients and notwith
standing the fact that they laid out and
helped TO bury the dead.
Nearly half of the deacon's congrega-
ton had disappeared when, the next
spring, he resumed services in the
schoolhouse. 1t was sorrowful Sun
day. Those in the audience who had not
lost members of their family had lost
neighbors and dear friends. When the
good old Christian had read chapter,
prayed and talked practical sermon,
he referred feelingly to the scenes
through which the community bad
passed. think every man, woman and
child in the room, including the deacon.
wept. At the close of the talk he asked
all present to join him on their knees
in asking that the community might
The Progress., 1898-01-22


SHREVEPORT MARKET.
JAN. 21. 1898.
Ordinary. ......... Nominal Nominal
Good Ordinary. -. IL
Low Middling 9-l6
Maod H1?,; ;:,i,:.:... - %
'o00 N'ool' PBovi Z i15S
Bacon-5 rs
Breakfast Bacon-9 SAC.
Hams-Choice canvassed sugar cured,
s 3-4c.
Lhard-compoqnd, 1-2c; pure, 5 1-2c.
BREADSTUFFS.
Flour--Best patent, s5.65; half patent
or straight IS 40; extra fancy, f5.15 80
quoted at &c; Cream, Sc by the lot.
COFFEE AND TEA.
Coifee-Easy; fair. 1-2c; medium grade
- 1-2c; better, 14@16c.
Tea-Good stock on hand, fair demand.
Fair at 25c; good, 4o@5oc; fine, 75@s5c;
hest.
SUGAR AND MOLAssEs.
r, Sugar--standard graduated, 3-4c;, st.
Sc; Choice yellow clarified, s-4c
prime yellow ella rified, &c; seconds
1-2c.
kettle, zoe; choice reboiled, 2493Oc.
TOBACCO.
Chewing-Good Medium, II inch, @17
25c; better grades, a5@5oc; fine quality of
chewing, 5O@75c.
Smoking-2O925c.
OnionS-1 20 a bushel.
Beans-Navy, &c per pound.
KrautShaff barrels, 50 40.
Seed Potatoes-S4.5o: early rose, % IS;
pee''''' GBAGG1NG AND TIES.
Bagging-2 lib, 71-2c; Sd lb, none.
Twine-For battling purposes quoted at
10c per ID by the bale.
- vi GRAIN AND FEEDsrUFF.
Corn-Mixed sacked. 43c per bushel.
Hay-Choiceprairie (Arkansas), $1,000
Oats-White s5c; Rust Proof, s4c
Barley-75c.
Bran.s5c.
Chopped Cord-soc per 100 pounds.
Millet Seed-S5c per bushel.
Cotton Seed Meal-s1.eo.
" ''' CHICKENS AND EGGS.
Chickens, hens, per doz. l 5e@2 90 90
Fryers. large, per doz. ....... l q
BG Ggs per eou ut per pound. 1oa1S ~
'ufAG HIDE is; AND Wool Marker: w
Dry hides, No. flint, per Id. . IL 1912
Dry hides, No 2 flint. S&10c
Badly bug eaten $3.50
Dry sailed, No 1.. 9&1Oc
Bull hides 1880
Green sailed hides. .... 612&7c
Green salt hides glue and badly
cut AGA I-2c
Wool. tub washed, choice w 2O&22c
Wool, unwashed, clear ....... 14&15
Wool bury and black. ......... S&13c
The Progress., 1898-01-22

The Court theater in Munich has o
revolving stage. The part in view Of the
audience represents one-quarter Of
circle A change of scene can be effect.
cd in i seconds by bringing to the
FONT the next quarter Of o oiroles
The Progress., 1898-01-22
A Great Find.

Lady Of the House Ito servant girl
applying for situation)-Y on were in
the service Of my friend, Baroness X.
Why were you sent away?
Servant-Please, ma am, for listen
ing at the doors.
Lady-Ah, then will take you, only
you must promise to tell me all you
heard. -London Fun.
The Progress., 1898-01-22

BelAted Convict.
Prison Missionary-What ore you in
for, friend1
Convict (bitterly)--Just for missing
train.
"Nonsense'
mo nonsense. sir. I missed o train
for Montreal Harlem Life
The Progress., 1898-01-22

Xn0 6TeaC AIA8eulhH w h6 osseSseu "a u
Keen Sense of Humcr.
Booth had keen sense Of humor, and
among his intimates he was anything
but the sad and gloomy man whom the
outside world associated always with
the character Of the melancholy Dane
Of the stage. His publish he'd letters show
how bright and cheerful he was usually
in his familiar correspondence, and the
following rhyming epistle is worth
printing here as an example Of his not
infrequeut efforts in that peculiar line.
It came with an engraved portrait,
neatly framed:
DEARH:
Think not that forget
Or that because the watkins wet
Is why haven't called yet
Fumer Ia pipe, on cigarette,
In your sanctum sanctorum.
IT'S but because 1 have to fry
Some other fish before they re dry.
This only Is the reason why
MY friends do not bore 'em.
So, since can IT aller chez vous,
This deadhecd present in lieu
OF the which here shoulder,
Hoping this, too may likewise call
Before the New Year learns to crawl
Or the old one grows much older.
But know not, dear Hutton,
you'll care a button
For this mug O my own that send,
Though it's told me as truth
MAY be fott'ry, forsooth)
BY some who arc judges
That this very mug Is
By far the best phiz
OF your friend
EDWIN BOOTH.
P. S.-You may spurn It, or dern it,
Or dash 1T, or dang 1t, or burn st,
Or mash II by putin yer fut on.
Do anythiny-rather than hang It,
If you don't like It, dear Hutton.
Laurence Hutton in Harper's Maya
zine. go.
The Progress., 1898-01-22
GENERAL LOCAL MARKET.

The quotations are reviewed and COR
rected weekly, and represent prices for
round lots from first hands.
COTTO.
SHREVEPORT MARKET.
JAN. 81, 1898.
To-day Last week
Ordinary. ......... Nominal Nominal
Good Ordinary. q 1-2
Low MiddIing 80. 9-16
Middling ... 7-S
Good Middling. =. 5 1-16
PROVISIONS
The Progress., 1898-01-22

AXes-S6 UOa$IU 10.
Axles-6 12c per pound.
Bellows-20a22c per inch.
Belting--Rubber, 60c and 10 per cent
Castings-3 1-2a4 1-2 per pound.
Hoes-$3 0Oa6 DC per dozen.
Horse Shoes-Quoted at $5 O0perke ;3-4c
mule shoes at IS so per key.
Iron-FIat, round and square, 2 per
rates.
Iron Bound Hames-$3 O0a8 %
dozen.
Kelly Piows-Boss, 81 80 each.
Kelly Points-Boss, 81 40 per dozen,
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make cake and candy and nice things gen
orally. There Ii no secret about II. | sim
ply use the best of everything. MY eggs
buy in the country direct from the far
mer. NV butter, too. IL fresh and always
carefully washed and kept on ice until
want IT, Flour sugar, nuts. fruit flavor
i1gs liuuors-whatever | use, in fact, has
to be as good as can be found find a
dash OF brandy just as the cake goes TO
the oven. helps to make 1t light aud also
to bake more evenly.
my cakes are mixed in various ways
according To the sort | am making. The
eggs are always very cold when broken
and whipped light in cool place. Silt
my flour two or three times. until II is
light like snow. There is just certain
turn in the stirring that makes the in
gradients right One person who has II by
nature always makes good cake. one who
hasn't IL may work twice as hard and
never turn out a good one.
MY icing. which Is really the distin
gushing feature of my cakes, is cooked
you see. No. / cannot tell you how maxi
IT, That Is my only secret. and | fee
bound to keep it, color 1t almost an,
shade. Ny idea of cake and icing. sai'
Mrs Wilson. sis that they should neve
be either sticky cor clammy. Vet Away
soft enough TO eat with a spoon.
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y,v She Doesn't Get Wen.

when anaemic girls. sleepless wo-
men and dyspeptic children are brought
to me / feel like going out of the busi-
ness" declared a bluff brusque, we'll
known physician, in a burst of indigna-
ton over a case that he had just been
called to attend Il have one patient,
a girl of IS, who might as we'll go to a
fortune TELLER for advice for all the
benefit she will ever get from doe
tor. / give her a scolding and draw up
a set of rules for her To live by, pre-
scrbing certain things 10 eat certain
times TO sleep, certain hours for exer-
else. give her a tonic and dismiss her
Do you think that girl improves Not
she. In a fortnight she trails into my
Office, pallid and melancholy. | haven't
the heart TO scold her, but | anticipate
her answeres TO my questions. Has
she taken the tonic2 Oh. yes. she
hasn't missed a dose. Has she eaten
pastry or Holsters or drank ice water
or ice cream Soda Mell--er-once or
twice Has she eaten the oatmeal and
raw beef and drunk the hot water and
beef tea? Yes. She does.t add once
or twice. but her pale face adds IT,.
And has she gone 10 bed early Got
up early and slept after lunch2 Well.
not every day And vet this girl of in
telligence and apparent common sense
wonders why she doesn't get we'll.
Why does she think ] give her specia
Instructions To amuse MYSELF To
have them disobeyed2 ! am going TO
try once more. If sle doesn't obey me,
then / shall positively refuse her fur-
ther.' and the doctor banged the big
case has given him for Christmas. ana
looked so good -naturedly ierocieus that
one could not blame the girl for being
indifferent 10 his WRATH.
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The SHAH A WEAK RULER.
Has Already Brought His Country to the
Verge of Dissolution.

From the London Standard.
The new shah of Persia is an Indifferent
ruler. II was. for Persia. a favorable
omen that his accession to the throne in
MAY 1896 after the murder of his father.
Nasr-ed- Din. was effected without riot
and bloodshed. But, after IL months of
rule Muzatfer-ed- Din seems. by his eN-
travaganee and weakness. to have un-
done all the good that his father did
and brought the state to the verge of
dissolution Shiraz the great city of
Southern Persia. appears TO have openly
rejected the governor sent from Teheren,
and ii may be conicctured that in Ispa-
han. the true capital there are many
who would prefer their old governor, the
lilies Sultan. to his younger and far less
competent brother. who is now on the
throne. The shah's apparent failure was
not unexpected. DR.. Wills long ago de-
scribed him as being weak, both In body
and mind, and though Mr. curzon some
years ago took more favorable view
of the unknown quantity" which, he
thought might turn out somewhat of a
surprise IL was generally felt that the
older and more experienced observer was
more likely to be right But Ii is very nn-
fortunate for Persia that Muzaffer- Din
should have failed. Ills father was a hru-
tai despot In many ways, but he gave
Persia the strong government which she
needs. and checked every attempt on the
part of either priests or officials TO make
themselves In dependent of the central
power. A weak, disorganized Persia must
not only be prey TO anarchy, but is also
a perpetual temptation to Russia, and
therefore, a menace to the general peace,
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WAS KILLED BY A HOBO
j. r. McLamey Dies of His In
juries at Shelby junction.
STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD
The Hobo, Who Was Beating His Way
on the Train, Used a Coupling Pin
With Deadly Effect - The
Murderer Escaped.

Great Falls. March 3.-This evening
James McDevitt received a telephone
message from Shelby Junction, stating
that his former foreman. James T. Nc
Lamey, died there last night from the
effect of injuries received on Monday
night. 1t seems that McLamey had been
down to Malta buying horses for Brown
e Durer, by whom he had been employ
ed, and was returning to Shelby juno
tion with them. Somewhere between
tsalata and Shelby he had quarrel
with a hobo, who was beating his way
on the train and the hobo struck him
over the head with a coupling pin. Nc
Lamey went on to Shelby, and although
his head was bleeding pretty badly, he
sasaid that it was only a scalp wound and
nothing serious.
eF Yesterday morning he was a pretty
sick man. and though everything possi-
&fle was done for him he failed slowly
sand diedalast night. The story was
heard al tf1is office Tuesday and tele-
grams semitic Shelby, but there it was
reported that he was all right, and moth
ing more was thought of the matter.
49, The deceased had been employed by
McDevtt for years as foreman of his
cattle outfit, and when the latter was
sold to Brown & Durer McLamey went
to work for them Very little is known
of his personal history. McDevitt stated
to might that he would pay ST. 900 for the
arrest and conviction of the assailant
fMcDevitt feels like father toward the
dead man and mourns his death as
much. It's said that the hobo came
into Shelby on the same train with Me
Lamey and went on toward the coast.
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Financial CabIegram

New York March 3.-The Evening
Posts London financial cablegram says:
The stock markets here were stagnant
to-day except for Americans and Grand
Trunk. which were dealt in speculatively
The latter had risen sharply on excellent
traffic reports. which. however. are at
trfbuted in some quarters 10 the larger
sale of reduced price tickets TO agencies,
New York supported Americans, which
consequently closed at about the best.
Northern Pacific and Union Pacific were
specially bought by New York. which
caused the belief that the rate question
had taken a favorable turn
South Americans were dull Gold sold
at rs aisd There was no resumption of
the New York demand The fiatness In
silver is due mainly 10 New York sales
and to renewed talk of an increased In.
dian import duty Mines were weak.