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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-23
BAD FIRE IN CHICAGO.
Swift & Co.'S Packing Warehouse De
stroyed-Eireman Loses His Life.

Swift & Co.'S Packing Warehouse De-
stroyed-Eireman Loses His Life.
Chicago, Feb. 23.-Swift & Co. S
meat warehouse was burned this
morning. Adjoining property was
damaged. The entire packing house
district was threatened with destruc-
ton. The loss is 5000. 200. Fireman
Patrick O'Neil was killed and several
other firemen and bystanders were in
jured by falling walls.
The Lind building at the corner of
Market and Randolph streets, the only
structure that in the business district
which escaped the great fire of 1871,
was burned this morning. 1t was
occupied by large number OF ma
chinists, printers and engravers. The
loss is $3.50 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-23
Fatality of Group.

Statistics show that thousands of
infants and children die yearly of
luembraneous Group We do not eN-
aggerate when we state that every
one of the innocents could have been
saved had Foley's Honey and Tar been
given them in time Can you afford
To be without it in YOUR household?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-23
Town Turning Down.

St. Louis, Feb. -Advices iron
Muskogee, l. T., are that the town
burning down. The telegraph Ollie
is DESTROYED.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-23
KOHLSAAT GETS 1T.
BrOt n er of the Tim II c raid Editor Named
for Chicago Federal JudgshiP.

Washington, Feb. 23.-The presi-
dent nominated &. G. Kohlsaat, of
Chicago. L. S. district Judge, district
of northern Illinois, and Lafayette
Redmon, of Iowa. surveyor of Gus
toms at Des MOines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-23

There are many accidents TO live
stock which cause delay and loss to
the farmer in his work. In large
number of instances the delay would
be but trilling if remedy was
promptly applied. DR.. j. H. Nc
Leans Volcanic Oil Liniment has for
many wears been regarded as the
farmers friend. It's healing influ-
ence on the flesh of domestic animals
is immediate and permanent. Price
2jc. soc and 81 a bottle. For sale
by NJ. F. Bahnsen and T. H. Thomas,
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-23

New York, Feb. 23.-The attendan
physician announces that Kiplins
passed a comfortable night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-23

Foley's Honey and Tar gives quick
aud positive relief in all cases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-23
ABBREVIATED KILOGRAMS.

Ben Nelson and John Anderson were
killed in a snow slide at Sive Plume,
Colo.
\ hundred Chesapeake Bay oyster
schooners have been carried to sea by
drifting ice.
The value Of the average annual pro-
duction of the earth has been estimated
a O.OCO GOO. COO
Joseph H. Choate. the new ambassa-
dor to the court of ST. James. sailed
yesterday for London.
Rev DR.. Charles Dewitt Bridgman
rector of Holy Trinity Protestant Epis-
copaI church, New York. died from
grip.
Il cost Judge Webb just 1854 to he
Il candidate for United States senator
according TO = statement filed at Madi-
son. Wis.
y contract made in Kansas for beer
is void because the laws OF that state
prohibit the sale of il. so the court of
appeals has decided.
The New York assembly has passed
an ordinance requiring all elevated
roads Ia run trains every five minutes
day and night.
The Chicago Staats-Zeitung company
has been reorganized. Judge Theodore
Brentaro was elected president and
treasurer. and William II Lee secre-
tary
Four boys are under arrest at Chi
cage charged with making two at
tempts to wreck passenger trains on
the Chicago and Northwestern rail-
road.
John RathberEer. a wealthy German
farmer who lived near CarrOllton. his.
killed his wife and committed suicide.
Mrs. KathbergeT had begun suit for di-
vurce.
Two contributions to the conscience
fund We're received by the United States
treasury Tuesday. one was II cents
and the other 90 cents in Canadian frac-
tioEai currency.
The pine timber lands of southwest
Virginia. east Tennessee and north
western North Carolina have been
mon"polized by Canadian and New
England capitalists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-23

profitable competition in the Passen-
ger business of the Western associa-
, 1899-03-17
ONE PLACE OF REFUGE
safe Retreat in Which the Honest
Aaricu1turist Could Find Repose.

6afe hGLEcdI III A1Ch the hOnCSN
Aaricu1turist Could Find Repose.
"By ginnyr' growled old Farmer
aardtimes, laying down his newspa-
per. Things have come to a pretty
pass, when@"
There, now, LYMAN interrupted
the wife of his bosom, with considera-
BILE asperity. Didn't you promise that
you wouldn't harangue me any more
about the baleful influence of the
money power if I'd quit worrying you
by telling you about the warnings l
had received that some terrible calam-
lty was about to come upon us? Hard
ly a day has passed since then that l
haven't had q warning that something
awful was about to happen, but l have
kept it to myself and never said a word
to"
"What I was about to observe" re-
sumed Mr.. Hardtimes, sternly, talking
the good lady down, has nothing what
aver to do with the breaking of our
compact, which l assure you | would.
ut wilfully do for a good deal. l sim
ply set in to say that. what with the
oily gentlemen coming along and sell
ing us everything on earth but what
we have some use for, and talking us
into signing an apparently harmless
memorandum, which later turns out to
be a promissory note that biteth like a
serpent and stingeth like an adder, or
words to that effect; mysterious men
with SLOUGH hats who take our hard
earned money and give us in return a
gold brick and the h~orse-laugh; as
sassins who travel in gangs and, while
part of IN divert us with funny stories
Of bargains for the purchase of oGr
land, the rest swarm over our houses
and barns and cover 'em with light
ming rods till the structures look like
~porcupines, and then pound us If we
hesitate about paying for 'em; the sill
ye%r-tongued sons of Anak who sell us
patent riding saws that either won't
saw at all or else saw us in two the
first time we try to work 'em after the
agent has skedaddled with our money;
and-but what l was about to say was
chat, with all these sharpers, and Sc
many others that l have forgotten the
names of the most of 'em, forever on an
honest mans trail, it looks as if there
wasn't but one place in the wide world
where he is safe if he closes his eyes
for a minute"
"Of course, that is when he is in his
own bed at homer"
"No; her is just. the time when the
burglar breaks in and carries off his
trousers. 1t looks as If the only time
, 1899-03-17
TRAnrERs ~PAsslNosAwAY.
There is No Longer Any Money in the
Calling.

Trapping as a business has about
ended in the Eastern States. A few
boys and ~improvident men still set
traps along the various woods streams
of Pennsylvania, New York and Maine,
but the old-time trapper is going. The
time was when men had lines of traps
up streams, over ridges and through
swamps for scores of miles, through
densest forest, a steel trap or dead
fall, large enough to hold n mink' or
marten, every quarter Of a mile or so,
ahd'a bookkeeping trap at 'likely"
places along the line, large enough to
hold a fox. wolf, fisher or other bait
thief. A couple or three bear traps
were commonly on the line. Every. ten
or twelve miles was a little. shapty.
with its pile of dry hickory, frying pan,
a bag of salt and strstchersf for tire
SKINS all of which Had been prepared
in the fall' before the fur was prince
The longest lines took a week or ten
days. 10 cover. Progress was slow.
Snow had to be cleared away from the
traps after a storm, the victims had to
e'-skinned, the traps reset and re-
baited. Deer were shot to supply the
bait. All alone the trapper. with an
AZ or rifle and a light pack containing
food, followed his. line by the blaze
marks he had cut on the trees. It was
a life of toll and hardship. Sometimes
the men were lost and in the spring. or
years after, their bones would be found
with the rusted AK or rifle. :The re-
muineration was not great, but large
enough to be tempting in the days when
a prime mink brought $40 to So each.
1.-The. old trappers are mostly dead.
The new ones are guides, and trapping
for 500 TO $500 a winter is not over
tempting to the men who get So to 50
per day guiding.
, 1899-03-17

how to plan to meet all requirements
and still have a combination of style
and effect that will be in keeping with
the residence. Another very import
INT thing in a study of this kind. which
is often lost sight of, is the great de-
STABILITY of the building being rat and
vermin proof as neal as possible. First,
the site should be a level one and the
foundation SO built that oRry a few
inches will be out of the ground. Then
fill the inside ground level with the
wall with good, solid dirt, free from
loan or vegetable matter.
Study the needs of your stable just
, 1899-03-17
DESIGN FOR A STABLE.
The Building Shown Here Was Erected
as a Model of Its Kind.

A well-planned and carefully con
structed stable as an adjunct to a hand
some residence is often the exception
instead of the rule. In situations where
the stable and house are seen at the
same time the former should match the
latter and be in every way in the same
general style. 1t ought to be a pic
%turesque, pleasing design, adding to the
charm of the landscape. When a nice
house is erected and it is necessary TO
have a private stable in close prox-
unity, it is often difficult to know just
, 1899-03-17

as you would those of your kitchen. Be
sure to embody in it everything that
can be of use to you. Let 1t be a labor
saving building in economy of mater
ials used as we'll as in the other re-
quirements involved. The more
thought you eXpend in this direction the
more of a success you will have. BE
sure to plan so that you will have a dry
base and plenty of air under the floor.
| Good ventilation is the life of all good
work, and without it decay will quickly
ensue. Good drainage is also neces-
sary. Carefully graded and construct
ed stall floors, with drain connections
which can be washed out readily, are
important from a sanitary point of
view especially. In fact, the occupants
of a house or stable have most to gain
from irst-class drainage ana ventila.
ton.
This building was erected as a model
of its kind, and has proved to be so. 1t
is in every way desirable for its uses
and is n good example of what a prop
erly equipped stable should be. There
Is one large box stall with hare dirt
floor. The carriage room is tioored
with tongued and grooyed plank two
inches thick; second story with ordin-
airy flooring. The foundation is of
stone. The structure above the founda-
ton is strongly framed; the first story
finished with drop siding; second story,
and roof, shingled. The roof is left
unpainted; all other wood work is
painted two coats. The width of the
building is twenty-five feet, and the
depth eighteen feet. The height of the
first story is eight feet, and the second
story up to the rafters. The cost of a
structure of this kind would naturally
vary with the market as influenced by
local conditions, but it could probably
be built in most places for about $500
e. A. Payne.
, 1899-03-17

There is more ,Catarrh IN this section of the
country than all other diseases put together
ana until the last few years was supposed to he
lncurable. For a great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly falling to
cure with local treatment, pronounced it in
curabie. Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure.
mannfactured by +. j. Cheney q Co, Toledo
ONO, is the only constitutional cure on the
market. IL is taken internally in doses from
~ dfops to a teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
they offer one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monials. Address FL. CHENEY& Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
, 1899-03-17
fereD uht |~4I1lg11 can e

~ ONE
summer hotel. 1t was a house of
frame, costing, furnished in a plain
substantial way, $4,000, and had forty
rooms in it, including office, ballroom
and the usual similitudes of summer no
tells in all their appointments, with eiec-
trio light, water, sewerage, etc. On the
lake | put a small launch and a lot OF
small boats; l built and equipped Il sta
BILE accommodating a dozen horses and
vehicles and l added bowling alley, ten
mis- court, golf links and all that sort.
Then | secured a good small hotel man
ager and a force of servants sufficient
to run my hotel in a pleasant and COM
Portable way, without any frills, Il
my family and l moved in.
My wife lived exactly as if she were
in a hotel, except that the manager
conferred with her when she wished
any changes, and she took none of the
worry of housekeeping upon herself.
My sons and daughters had their apart
ments as in any other hotel, and | MADE
no exactions except that the entire ram
lily should dine together every day when
we were all at home. OF course we ell
tertained and still entertain our friends,
but there isn't any worry about them.
We all live together as in one hotel, and
everything we have is for them as
much as for us, and the manager in
charge of us all.
ut is the ideal way of living, and on
an outlay of$5,000 for the place and an
expense of less than $4,000 a year we
live better and have ten times as much
good out of life as most of u rich con-
t%emporaries get out of 100000 a year
or more. l may add that in winter the
force is cut down and we live in town,
but the house is always ready for any
of us who may want to go there."-
Washington Star.
, 1899-03-17
WEALTHY MANS HOME IDEA
One Household Has Combined Hotel
and Private Comforts.

Na
81 saw something in the newspapers
the other day" remarked a we'll
dressed, comfortable-looking man,
"about Vanderbilt giving up that great
house of his down there at Asheville,
and l wonder that he has worried with
it as long as he has, not to mention the
tremendous amount of money he has
spent OF it. Now, | am not SO rich as
Mr.. Vanderbilt, but | have something
for a rainy day. and l have more for
that purpose by not spending it all on a
palace. | presume | might have put as
much as $780, 600 into a home for my
self and family, but instead of doing
that l bought a tract of land finely To-
Gated in New York State, for which |
gave $4,000. There was quite a lake
on it and some pretty sharp hills, which
made it cheap land, and l got plenty for
my money, but it was what l wanted.
1t was conveniently located within
three hours of the city and was not
for. frDo,, tur ar fl,,an rood aA1tntru
, 1899-03-17
n,n,, Tobacco spi. and Smoke Your Life Away

To quit tobacco easily and forever be mag
netic. ful. o. life, nerve and vigor, take MORO
Rae. the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran'
teea Booklet and sample free. ADDRESS
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or Ne" Hor&
, 1899-03-17

ANY one may do a casual act of good
nature. but a continuation of them
shows it is part of h temperament
Persecution makes as many hypo-
critics as she does martyrs.
, 1899-03-17

; DR.. Seth Arnold's Cough Killer best medf
cine ever tried for Colds.-L. Z. HAMMoTg
% COLLEEN st, Newburgh, y. Y. Nov, 20, 1884,
, 1899-03-17

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness alter first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restoi er. 81 trial bottle and treatise free
, 1899-03-17
- Ill

Cure Guaranteed by DIR j. B. MAYER, 1915
ARCH ST., PHILA., PA. Ease at once; no
operation or delay from business. Consultation
Tree. Endorsements OF physicians. ladies and
prominent citizens. Send Tor circular. Office
hours 9 A. Nj. to l Z. NJ.
, 1899-03-17

Wise men and philosophers are the
only ones who can always afford to
kick up their heels and have fun.
, 1899-03-17

There. is more nonsense under tile
head Of literature" than any other
head we know anything about.
, 1899-03-17

Excitement is not enjoymentl in
M lies true pleasure. The most
precious wines are slipped, not bGAed
al a swallow.
, 1899-03-17

= He who is always asking questions
and. not advancing opinions is learning
as fast as he can.
, 1899-03-17

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup for children
teethinp. sof!ens the gums, reducing lnnathma
tion' sllays pam, cures wind collie, 25e a bottlo'
, 1899-03-17

= Piso's Cure cured me Of a Throat and Lung
-trouble of three years s~tauding.-E. CADY,
Huntington, II Nov. l., 1891.
, 1899-03-17

There is 1f6t a more venerable sight
flpoh~ the earth than a,poor bus 'ssss
honest Tnan.,S = -" f.e-iGs
, 1899-03-17

No-To-Bao for FIfty Gents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weaR
men STRONG, blood pure. soc, 81. ALI druggists
, 1899-03-17

The man who gets drunk and don't
make a fool of himself while drunk is
a certain kind of a hero.
, 1899-03-17

Gravity was designed for fools ana
is their strongest hold.
, 1899-03-17
Charitable.

Ella-Young Lightwit was in a lovely
frame of mind last evening.
Hattie-But one can't always Judge
the picture by the frame, you know.
, 1899-03-17

Laziness has ruined as many people
as extravaganza.
, 1899-03-17

a, A woman will defend a thing to her
husband for which she will apologize
to.a que
, 1899-03-17

indicates lII-heaIth, or some
serious arrangement of the
feminine organs.
A million women have been
helped by Mrs. Pinkham. Read
what two of them say.
, 1899-03-17

: Tal4e ambition from a soldier and x9t
4ske his spurs. "a,
, 1899-03-17

It is better to be often wrong tina.
to be always undecided.
, 1899-03-17

| There are hearts invuhaerab94 to hns
sworcf of Sorrow that the tshshtes1 dis
comfort can Dierce. =. -rr ',-ts1
, 1899-03-17
Benutv IL MOOD Deep,

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
TIC clean your blood and keep it clean, by
sf1rrirE utr1Aef iiVSr y sI1slEs a. ia.
pnrities ia IL body. Begiq.dqday. to
hanish pimples, boils, blotches, .blafkheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Casearets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25e, Doc.
, 1899-03-17
~ Cnre CnnatinatIon Forever.

Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. loo or 25c.
II g. G. fail to cure, druggists refund money
, 1899-03-17

P<HE constantly recurring monthly suffering gives women
the blues!
How hopeless the future appears, month after month
the same siege with menstrual pain!
-. Comparatively few women understand that excessive pain
, 1899-03-17

To Cure A Cold In One Day:
E. Take laxative, Bro1no Qninine tablets. -
Druggists retupd money ! ialis
, 1899-03-17
RESPONDENT
WOMEN

Mrs. LIZZIE COLEMAN. of Wayland, N. Y, writes:
"DEAR Mrs. PMKHAM-Fof years l suffered with painful
menstruation and falling of womb. The bearing-down pains
in my back and hips were dreadful. I could not stand for
more than five minutes at a time when menstruation began.
L. il
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27
CARVED HIS OWN PULPIT.
A Minister Who Spent Many HOuFB
Ornamenting Ills Church.

To the Rev. y. Z. L0yeridge, rector
of st. Mary's Episcopal church Of Eu-
gene, Or. belongs the distinction Of
being one Of the very few ministers Of
the world whose pulpit is of his own
handiwork, and certainly none can out
rank him for Skillful and elaborate
carving. In his church are an altar and
a pulpit. made and cared by him. as
well as several minor pieces Of furni'
ture.
The altar is composed of ten panels,
is I feet long. 3 feet wide and little
over 3 feet high 1t is made of Coos
bay myrtle. black walnut ana cedar.
Various church emblems are carved
thereon. such rs the crown of thonS,
cross and crown and Chi Rho, encir-
cled with olive br'.L"hes On the reta-
bic, or raised back part, are carved the
words Holy, holy, holy"
The pulpit is made of Coos bay myr-
tie. trimmed in bl.ck walnut, in eX-
tended wheat heads style. The pulpit
is 3 feet wide and about . feet high.
The Rev Mr.. Loveridge has just fin.
ished ~ corbels. in sets Of twos. to be
placed in his new church. as rests for
the truss timbers. These are carved IN
an elaborate manner, Mr.. Loyeridse
having spent 20 days Of eight hours
each on them.
The piece Of furniture in which he
takes the most pride is a black walnut
bookcase. which he made for his own
home. 1t Is o feet high and feet wide,
and is profusely 0rnamonted with oak
leaf and rose vine, of which there is
over 200 feet, of almost exact uniform
ity.
Mr. Loveridge began carving In 1876.
He had always an inclination in that
direction. and. after visiting the expo
sition at Philadelphia, and seeing the
specimens Of carving displayed there,
determined to take up the work. He
has since devoted his spare moments TO
it, with remarkable success.
While rector Of the Episcopal church
at Unadilla. y. T.. he carved the stall
and pulpit for his church and also
beautiful parlor mantel for his home,
which is made of mahogany, and is 10
feet high and about the same in width.
Portland Oregonlan.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27
Sure OF Fresh EGGS.

Tie Germans are "A practical nation
Having realized that by proper organi-
cation they can keep within the Ger
man border the $50. 100000 marks. or,
say, $30,OOO.0OO. which the people OF
the empire now pay to foreigners for
poultry and eggs. they have formed a
club for the purpose Of developing a
home poultry business. Egg depots
are to be established in the principal
cities, notably at Chemnitz. Dresden
and Leipsic. The public are to be sup
Piled with eggs. the good quality and
freshness Of which will be absolutely
guaranteed. This system will give CON
lidence to customers and at the same
time give poultry raisers a more GER
tain and a quicker market for their
products than they could otherwise Sc
cure.
In order that bad eggs may be traced
to their origin each pOultryman is re-
quired before sending his eggs to the
depot to mark them with a sign pre-
yiOusly determined upon. which will
designate them as fresh eggs and de-
note their source. For each egg sold
which proves to be inedible the pur-
chaser is entitled to receive 10 good
ones without charge. and the products
Of the egg raiser who delivered the
bad egg to the depot are to be exclud-
ed therefrOm for a stated period.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27
JOKE OF GREAT ANTIQUITY.
Some Reflections on the Revivihcn-
tIon of Uonry Chestnuts.

John II. Mclean. the Democratic
nominee for governor Of Ohio. is not
without a nice sense Of humor, as the
following story proves: One day a
new reporter on The Enquirer address
ed AR. Mclean as ~Mack." Now.
don't call me Mack" protested the
proprietor and editor in chief, "call me
Johnny; Mack sounds 50 stiff and
formal" Kansas City Star.
A year ago this venerable joke was
travelling around the country with the
name Of General Nelson A. Miles In
the star part In place of Johuny Nc
Lean. Three years ago it was the story
Of a messenger boy who rang up Sena-
tor Mason, calling him William. and
was asked why he did not address him
as Billy.
We are reliably informed that this
Joke is OF incOnceivable antiquity. In
deed, 1t is suspected Of being one OF
the last jokes that wandered of after
the flood. Napoleon Bonaparte once
urged a French journalist who Ad
UfeSScu MIN dS -NdDOicOb W uioP WI
ventionalities and call him BOny. RiclI'
ard Occur de Lion always preferred to
be called Dick Louis XIV OF France
required his courtlers TO address him
as Lulu. Cardinal Richelieu's favorite
designation was Richly. Old Boy. Fred
erick the Great never forgave any one
who did not speak of him as Freddie.
On one occasion Roman lictor al
dressed Caesar as Julius and was
sternly rebuked for not calling him
julie Anybody could get fight on his
hands at once with Socrates by neg
lecting TO designate him as Soc.
Sennacherib was always hurt when an
Assyrian flute player spoke of him as
anything else than ribs" and once on
a time when a paraschtes alluded TO
Rameses by his complete name the
mighty Pharaoh came near taking his
life because he was not addressed as
Old Ram.
We have not traced The Stars joke
back any farther than this. though we
do not doubt IL was a current jest In
the ark.-Memphis Commercial Ap-
peal --- Il