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THE ARGUS, SATUKPAY, DECEMBER 2, 18!)3. , -g THE COLUMBIA jt ' motcasii. Uc rndcrscll Kyoto body , on Kyoto, bins. Coiiio and hoc. At Hungry 1 Call anC trouble t we want I ted with iTv 1728 SECOND AVES U E, ROCK ISLAND, ILLS- I INKST STOCK OF TOTS. Special Crockery Saleil ;. 1 , .. I' 1 1 r ?. t'"t Stafford cml Porcelain iVcoraWd. ,:;.' wonU 1 13.01 , ,,., . 1'.. -t t I'ina Iinnrr at(9.7a cheap at -.'6.W I,, ,.r i. v:r.l.M ItiphMt brum-! at World's fair, Homer ..H,.ii. r' m li i'mtP'l ware nt fO.GO r .,, iwi r- ISc 2.1c 3. lAtra Nr'c 75c I 1. r::.--l Half 5Cc v;:, .1 "K 75c Hi- '. T ;i l ;; and Samvr S9c ;. .;,:;, uruiilo Plates, per set 25c ' " " 31C " " " 35c t Household Furnishings. 5-Inch Store Pipe r2c C-Incb Kll'owt gc 1 - Quart Galvanized Tails 19c Xo. 1 Galvanize! Tabs 4Sc Mat an.! Coat Hack 7c Coat Kack. wire se t, 8 Wash Iloiltr sc Large line of Childrens' chairs and ' rockers. Underwear. Ladies' r.alliri-ran Kihhcd Union Suits, heavy Wright, and Lad ie heavy Natural Wove Shirts and rants 70c Ladies line Kihlied Wool Shirts and Pants, I will guarantee can't lc touched by any dealer in the three cities for the price, KSc. Call aud sec tkem. LAUGH STOCK OF TOYS and DOLLS XMas Cards, The Finest ever shown. Gents Underwear. Men Natural Shirts and Drawers heavy, Sic l If, -. iT1,lwwl Vl.irfa ntwl t)rncM nt CMn unrll. 1 1 Men's line all-wool Shirts and Drawers at $15(. compare with Gloves and Mittens. Ladies' Wool Mitts. 12c Child's 4c Boy's Leather Faced Wool Mitts '. 25c Gent's Lined Gloves .45c Gent's Angoria Gloves, at....: 30c to 75c Ladies' Mocha Kid Gloves, finest made 1.35 5-Hook Foster Iacing, real kid , 93c Ladies' Double Silk Mittens. . 8c Men's Itnck Driving Gloves, unlined. 75c to 98c Plush Goods. Stock never so large and never so low. Work loes. 19e and up. Collar and CtifT Imxes. S7c anil up. Handkerchief boxes, :7c and up. Manicure Sets. 78c and up. Toilet Sets, 69c and up. ' Shaving sets, 98c and up. Smoking sets, 78c and up. Positively, Uock Bottom Prices. nnv $2.5 "arnient ia the three cities. f Japanese Cut Baskets 2c. Doll cabs 25c and up. . Childrens' Doll Caps 2c and i p. Rose Bowls and Baskets 19c and up. Fancy Hall Lamps $1.69. Parlor Stand Lamps at Bankrupt prices. Having jtur r based "2 Bid. Stand Lamps at Bankrupt prices, I am able to save 35 per cent in that line. VERY LARGE ASSORT. TOl' 1 Kitchen Neceef Roasting Pan, larg3 enough-for 20 pound X. Patent Flour Sifter . j . .j V v Pudding Pan .'. . .'..'. Tea Strainers .". . i V finxj Nutmeg Graters ."U'iV' Coffee Boilers r.'v:' Tea Kettles Copper bottom Chinnelle E A large and handsome line, $3.15 to ( Stand Cover 78c, Dado fringe. Lace CurtaiiiL At cost to close out the stock only a lew r f i Iron Toy Wagons 78c and up. We lead in Low Prices in this linb. ; LARGE AND CHOICfiST-S' TOYS; F. G. YOUNG, Proprietor, 1728 SeccXl A JAHNS & BERTLESEN m mi a 3 3 Peoria Cook and Ranges, Tikwark Avn Hoi;mc FciiKisniKo Oooof. a ?:;c xn avenuk. BOCK ISLAND, ILL AX INDIAN AM11USIL FRICHTENE3 WILD ANIMALS PFtEVtNT A HCr.RIELE MASSACRE. MRBLL institute- Th. s.ifest and most permanent curi for the LIQUOK, Mombiue. Habits. TOBACCO O'l -'.I r i Tiis. tKUor ! not driTfn out of th eyswm vj " " w vi ,!af p-jtatti t tlie expense of tbe general Itf-ttl'i . ' Tim irniat Imilds pp frcro tbe etrt and !rM. vanish. qmvtly attd easily, learing tbe Pati-rtt iu prfcS bealtb. Th Testimony or all gradnatea is that amarv '"'8 ino al has taken place. fr.n'nce confidential. M titH in all parts of tbe United States. Lltratur.. n the sobjret sent on application, i MOBRSLLL LTQUOB CUBK Ct Hom-Oflce; BUFUBD BLOCS. Bock Island, 111. A Campaigner Xtalr a ThriMiiHt Kplmda of the Mtrnselv tfltlt IimUoim In tbe inrlhrsl T!ie Mirrwd IiM-rrncirnt of a Itair Krerd Cial.le Saved 330 Live. Wc nw Roin do-wa the iicninsnla fonaoil ly Use junction ot tho Ytllow. stoiio ai;d Li:tlo ilis.' tmri rircra, uii:r.j to iiucrc i't the Indians and turn thi-in br.ck. It lial wn a bnrd, swift tnarcli a n.l- of over inilc? vriiU no halt almvc four litinrs, tad at 13 o'clock ia t'.a fun-u'iin half the troops were slerpinjia t'ltir paddles ns tlirir kan imd liinie liorxos picked tlit ir tray over tli roogU gronniL : We Imd Manned ! o reach the r.pot f liers tlw fi-'-ins Indians tronld cross the Lit- tlo 3Ii:-:mri a day or two r.h.cad cf tb?ta. V iK lipvttl vo had acconiiilisliid it. At 10 o'cljck v:c trcrc trithin two luilcs of the spot. Thou lUo head of the col nmn hultnl for the men tot lojcnp. Our line had rtrtmz out for a lailo or more. Ifc't wero ns and tho craiac, as the h:dt vcun inailc. nature had r.iado a hiphway. It tfns a nrasry road about 20 feet wide, twLHtinsand tnrniuglikc o crcc-k. Eitlnr Kido trao lined v. ilh dcuso thkLcU. Half n milo down the liishway it was crossed liy a creek with fti"j; bauks. II. df a inilo fartlicr on was a second crcok. It was hardly wore tbr.a a rivulet at this season, bnt tho width from bank to bank was i0 feet, and tho banks were 10 feet high. OuTKnidohad never passed over the ronte. No man in tho coln&in of 200 men knew what lay Wyond tho first turn. The halt to close n? was a rrecantionary nieaKurc, bnt no or.o dreamed c: danger. If tho hostile Indians had not tamed back or changed their roato, they should be 40 or 0 miles to tho south. The straKolcrs luul coaio np, the sleepy troop ers had braced np r.rnler tue eyes of their officers, and the bugler was about to sound tho forward when tho half breed guido and scout held up his band in warning. A deer case running up tho grassy lane at full speed and was within tv.o feet of the colonel's hcrso when it wheeled to the right and vaui&bcd into tho thicket. Next caino a fox, who ran under tho feet of a dozen horses before be found shelter. Then a second deer, then three or four ribblts. "What to itT aaks the colonel of tho guide. Ambush!" was the rejly. "Wherer Tho guide waved his hand to signify that it was down the lane somewhere. How do you knuw2" "Ste thatT A big gray wolf rounded the turn 100 feet away, cotuicj ct full sjxjed. Tne hair on his baci stood up, his tail almost dragged, and it was easy to Eos that be had been disturbed and was pat oat fthoattt. "injuna 0otra tlmnr tmA fat maim. W . . ! ' ' -' - "' ' OFFICIALS IN WASHINGTON WHOSE ONLY LAW IS THEIR WILL. -Wo nro too latii iney navo got nere I r i Mm j TTTAr'TJ 4 'PC! first, and wc arein aiubushr' H! 1 1 AU A D lULliAlO. But what rnakes you tliink pcr- eisted th? colonel, who was impatient to go ahead and yet to prudcut to need lessly expose his command. IVer f ox rabbtt wolf V replied the gai-jo. "All were ingntonea. All rnn niug away from Pomcthing. Injuus down there waiting for us. We go some other way." Wc turned to the left and flanked the position. We had luade a distance cf K'vcn miles when Indians were seen, and bkinnUthing Ix-gan, but they soon re treated southward, tnj as we followed tlK'iu up they crossed ihe Little Missouri. It was the b:uid we had hoped to inter c'i't, but why did they turn back with out a fight? Everybody was a.skinx tho question when a few of U3 rode off to in-i-pect th9 ambush. The dc:U.htraphad bcin set for us between the crocks. The b)vrerJiof theavecuehadlieen blocked wi.h felled trees and bushes, and trees par' ly cut down would have blockaded the upier cud as soon as tho last horsed linn had passed. The road here nar rowed to 15 feet. Wherever thero was an oeiiing in tbe bushes which lined the sides it had been closed with thorns. From sunrise that morningthe Indians had been wailing for ns. Almost 200 warriors wero in hiding behind Uh bushes, ready to thrust out their rifles and fire at the signuL Perched in tho trcos along tho way wcra half a hundred boys armed with bows and arrows. Hid den awav under tho banks of the creeks were 100 or more squuws armed 'wTOTT hatchets, knives or clubs. It was not to be a battle, but a massacre. No mercy was to oo snown i:ot a prisoner taken. Scouts bad observed our approach and reported. When the head of our column had fairly entered the lane, the eager squaws and impulsive boys could hardly be controlled. In their moving about they frightened the wild animals out of their retreats and seat ns the warning. They did not know why we halted, hesitated and theu took another way. For half an hour they waited, with the bcowl of hate which glared and glinted as they roamed about in search of the expected prey. Then they whispered to each other: "They have taken another way! Tho Great Spirit sent them a warning to turn aside! We cannot fight these inea! Let us recross the river and return to tha agency!" Wheeling Register. lacealooa Aats. The green ants of Australia make ce&ts by bending leaves together and uniting them with a kind pf natural glue. Cook saw Hundreds at a time on ono leaf drawing it to the ground, while an equal Bomber waited to receive, hold and fas ten It Philadelphia Press. There has recently been disinterred among tbe stores of the lord chamber lain at Windsor castle a sedan chair be longing to Henrietta of France, wife of Striking Example Is (he First trailer of tho Cnrnpncy, Whose Decisions Cannol Even Jle VrlocU by the President. Who Has V.e Power of Bemoval. Amn!i the most remarkablo features of tliis governiuciit by the people is the cxlrr.ordinaryanihority vcstel in certain subordinate officials at Washington. For instance, no man in the United States wields sneh power in money mat ters as the first comptroller cf the cur rency. IIo is e:fhrely independent of tho Eccrctary of tho treasury, and even the president has no means of coercing lum, &3 the following story shows: , v hon Grant was m the W hitc House, First Comptroller Taylor refused to countersign a warrant for the payment of a l-:g claim out of tho funds of the treasury. The president summoned h&n aud said: , "You must sign." " ' I will not, Mr. President," replied the recalcitrant official. "Then I will compel yon to do so," said General Grant. "You have not the. power," rejoined the comptroller coolly and respectfully. "Wev.TJ Bee about that," said 'the president. "I will consult the attorney general." .ti f i i i : suited, stated that the comptroller was ngut lie could not bo forced to coun tersign the warrant. Next day the pres ident summoned Mr. Taylor Yin d said: "I Cud that I cannot compel you to countersign tho warrant. However, I can get imother first comptroller." "Very well, Mr. President," replied the ofiic.-r. "You can have my resigna- teon, but not my signature. In fai t, the only way in which the president caa override a decision of this powerful official is by dismissing him and appointing another man. All of the on their bronzed fanes, with the savagJ accost of thegovernnnt, except those uessof devils in their hearts, with eesl atfc1i8tonis and the post- office department, are settled by war rants countersigned by the first comp troller. Without Lis signature the pay. ments cannot be made. I Thero are two autocrats in the post- ofiicc department. One of them is the assistant attorney general. It is hie function to decide whether matter of. fcred for mailing is immoral or not. He acts as censor for tho people. Whenever a postmaster in any city is doubtful re garding the morality of a publication that is sought to be mailed, be forwards a copy of the suspected work to the third assistant postmaster general, by whom it is referred to tho assistant, attorney gen-raL Vjt ry likely tbe latter may be too busy to investigate the' subject peivwfislly , til whici case he tarns it over to one of his clerks, who peruses it and marks nay passsgi which fis wmaidsti foeVsceat. i?Jr?.r- '-".??. r .vr tne sciecum uuuiisor impropriety and pass on them. Tho assistant attor ney geneml also determines what mail matter shall bo considered frnuduleut and be excluded as such from the post. The third assistant postmaster general is himself an autocrat. He has authority to exercise his own discretion in depriv ing periodical publications of the ad vantage of second class postal rates. Publications intended for advertising purposes primarily are not allowed those rates. On account of the "Kreutzer Sonata" a whole series of books, of which it was one, was fehut out of the mails. Publishers commonly get out vol umes in series, because in this shape they go second class as periodical publi cations so long as they arc issued ct knst four times a year. Tho decision against tifeit work did not actually ex clude it from tho post, becauso it could be and was sent at first class rates. scaled, f o that nobody could lawfully c4-.cn tho package and find out what was inside. The autocrat of tho department of agriculture 13 the chief cf tho bureau of animal industry. IIol.xs authority to kill any nuiinal he may choose anywhere in the United States. When one of bis insiectors reports that such and such cattle nro alHicted with an iufectious disease, bo orders them purchased and slaughters d. Tho value of the beasts is judged by two appraisers, one chosen by the owner and tho other by tho bu reau. If tlxy cannot agree, they ap point a miru person 10 ueciuc. in case a man refused to have his live stock thus disposed cf, tho police and United States marshals would Lc summoned The payment adjudicated ia mado by nbecli. Tho chief of tho bureau's author ity in such mutters is absoluto over the terntones and District of Columbia. For operatioas iu any state ho must have the consent of tuo governor, but the gov ernor's consent cannot be withheld be cause be is in a position to coerce the state. If he chcoccs, Lo can Quarantine the state, preventing ell animals from going into or coming out for an indefi nite period. bt. Loais Globe-Democrat Wire sut a Strengthcner. The method cf strengthening copper steam pipes by means of coiled metal wire has been quito generally adopted in the Italian navy. The practico is to serve the tubes with ouo,or two layers cf wire wound under tension.' Tho method is not considered nnnlieabl,- to other than straight tubes. Tho wire is of sufficient strength to carry tho full loed of steam, and the tension used in winding is about H toa3 per squire inch. The wire is put on in two or three inde pendent spirals, and the ends of each are independently fastened to tbe flanges. -Safety Valve. ,1,1. ftatacr Jf ataraL cf not verbrhAt intellect soma false teeth. Then fu Ited his food whole, thinkbur that Um u wosua nisTicaxe it when tt sjot bs BURNING C Fer more than all Ida Vnaonciit before air - On winps of re and Tbe world's great And nil her signs, aav or love toseek ana The righting ot the w The man eaolvtas; C And life, no longerdb P.ifc in the sTaensa I fold o'er wearied ha In foil assnranca at . And well the waitlar Though brief or lo If Faith and Hope as bit bjr my e renins; s And with them, frt spared, Whoso love mr bet And, shoring; all bt) Sly tender memon Dear sools, who left Bound on their last We day by day are 4 V here every featkj. I know the solemn ur w waters eaiuas t know from wheat That whisper of tkx Ad AS There, is a negro v ttnd come fanny tLL" ' . seems that there ws 1 ' hind tho pulpit whkdV pastovs dressing neavy ram tbe 1 upon tho floor. Pre to repair thedamac African proraptnessw Tbe pastor, how gusted, and one v his feet covered wil he ascended the pa' upon the dusty der announced with sisters, it gibs V call attention Ut yere church; bat,! dis yen church 1 penned with till t de pulpit am trie: The fresco was ' ton Budget. " - , rresarsw A dispatch f tain Tomassevi lery was arrair tial to anssrar sentinel and f evidence him, and t! guilty and beria. As nouiroed "?X . oar- ASanFV tension of knoraAsr has been f gnaata' mit no 7 ftrVf 3" 1 V aadl