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- 1 i i i THE ARGUS, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 3, 185)4. CITY CHAT. lVrk;ilmortWpork. Wahl'a medicated beallnjr toap. Try a fiM-k ( 1W om Retort and gi the prim?. Remember the dance at Tnrarr kali next ftatnrday. John Forjry, of Taylor Ridge, wan In the city ycMrrday. Tk number of the unclaimed doll M Trrfa V. Is 414. A barrel of Rest on Record flour in Wood to Iw give away. .Home lady mill get 196 pound of Brut on Record flour free. Remember the dance at Turnvr hall Jan. fi. 1hm order. I'rmrmlwr the dance at Turner kail next Malurdav evenin;:. Jacob Simmon, of Karat. Rock Inland tlsitor Tuesday Miss Al'la llodgdon ha returned from a very pleasant 1mI to Nelson. Some more of Mr. Ilpkin ecle. hrated knee parts for bovw at M. J. S. lart. of Orchard. Nob., I in the city on a visit to relatives and friends. II Trrmann 4c Sn art till soli Ing their choice grade oj luittcrine at li rents x-r Minml. Order your lee cream. Ice anal Charlotte ruc fr New Year's din ner at once from Krdl Ac Math. Homer Wilcox, of Chicago, for. Werly of llml Inland. oM-nt New Tenr. In the city with hU lather, K. M. Wilcov If. Trrmann Nn has sold 1 -..'; MinnN of hnttcrinc since ang. I, i'J.i. ihi.4 alone speaks for price ami jnalti t. The Knights of Pythias lodge, of Cordova, gave a grand hall New Year's night. hii-h proved a most enjoyable alTalr. Mr. an. I Mrs. Charles R. Wheel an are hobbling over with jot today vrr the advent of a hoy. which arrived Tuesday morning. " Miss Tripp's dancing class will lie postpone! from Friday night on nc eonnt of the children's pirty. Next lesson on Tuesday night. It Is qnite a treat to get ire creim In winter, anil nnr fri n.! who line with you in New Year's day will sav how lovrlv. if you ret it from Krel'l M.h. ' We have just received too late fur Christmas a lt of tine chocolate novelties. If yn want a nice ho of rhoeolntrs or hon lion gt n Krell Math's. Col. J. W. I'.rackrtt is slowing failing, ami it is feared eannot sur vive mil ell longer. His nephew. Col. W. 1H. I'rnckct. of I'rorla. arriveil last night. The ailmis.lon to the children's party at Carse's halt. Iridiy night, will be hut cents, with L'." cents for children, ami the public is invit eil to atteml. St. Mary's fair, which has been rrogrsing so successfully at the blumhian hall, closes tonight, w hen all goods not then sold will W die. poseil of by lot. Miss Annie Schrlvrr. a tcry poj nlnr young college stmlcnt. re'tnrnwl this morning, after a pleasant Christ mas visit at her home in ICoek Isl am!. IK xon un. Messrs. F. II. t.nyer ami K V. Hurst, yesterday, purehawil the property at the corner of Twentieth street ami Secnml avenue, known as the City Hotel procriy. ! not Ikb misleil l.y other dealers telling yon that hnttcrine has gone Mp or that thrir grade is better. II. Trrmann A Sons buy ly the carload: their prices are lower ami jtiality better. Cards have been issned by Ir. and Mrs. James Coxad. of Itey nobis, for the marriage of their daughter. Miss Clara Isahetlc. to Joseph Winlii St'ott herxef. Tbursilav evening, Ja II, at Ueynoid. Mr. ami Mrs. M. C. Hi Helen lieb left yosterdi loosa. having in the rrf T eelved a telegram cnvey rM sad Intelligence of the destM.Tony lteb. father of Mrs. Kiee- aad Mir's Ltieh. ineir mconi shipment, ami if Ton f want, any. call early. TriceAOcents. Warranteal not to rip. As It Is indefinite when we ahall Is able to get another lot of Mr. Hopkins boya' knee pants, M. K. will limit two pairs to a customer. In order to have them a w idely cir. cutatcd as possible. We shall" con tinue this line right along, but the demand is greater than the produc tion, and we cannot promise to hare them always in stock. According to Observer F. J. W'alx' meteorological summary for Decem Ut the mean barometer was iiO.l.l; the highest 3i.H5 on the 18th; the lowest go. ; on the 'Jftth. The mean temttcratnre was 21: the highest &'J on the 2-1 lli: the lowest X on the 1st. There were 4 cloudless days. 13 part ly cloudy and 4 cloudy. "There was a thunderstorm on tne Still. Capl. John Slrccltns, of the steamer. Verne Swain, has invented a useful device, which placed in the hull of a sterwnlHiat. automatically alarms the pilot house when there i's water in the hull. It is nn electric arrangement, ami through the ingen uity of its con-truclion the pilot of a loat may know at once when the lat spring a leak. Capt. Streekfus has placed one in the Verne Swain. The fancy dress party to lie g'.veu hy Miss Tripn's combined afternoon classes will lie in the academy in Carse's building. Friday evening, at S o'clock siiar. It is "the linct af fair of the kind in Hock Island for many years, and promises to In- most interesting lo all lovers of terpsi chorc, not only from the siectaeii lar features, but from the novelty and variety of fancy steps and new dances. Mr. W". O. t'otTee. who has proven himetf such a wonderful success in -IVl.a as oock isianu in ins treatment or in- lirmities of the eye and ear. w ill again be at the liarM-r house Jan. lli. 17. lf. and l! for consultation with those who are affected with . 11. a trou oies. sucn ns nc nas made a sim- ciat study of. The doctor has pained such a reputation here that his visits are alw.nys a matter of much more than ordinary interest. I'ntw-r -.nt. rfoiin .viAiiiM'i.. iM-iter known ns Tolmggi.n Jack." w s arrested lat nigiu on ennipiaiui oi t iiartes lioss clinrged with assault and bat tery, and Magistrate Si hroc.lcr impised a line of f." and costs. Jack owns several acres of ground on Fourteenth avenue, near Thirty-eighth street, and on this ground" is a nice skating pond on which young Itoss and a companion, named r.iihno, were enjoying the glassy surface, when Jack came out and ordered them IT the place. They refused lo g.. and in consequence Jack assaultd him. When Jack found he hail a line to pay he hail the two boys. l!uhno and I'oss. arrested for disorderly conduct. Thev will h.ive a hearing this afternoon. Young llarvcv liutler. arrested for stabbing Paul Tcske on the ice on Saturday, seems to have many friends who are very solicitous in his lichalf. ami who are loathe to believe him guilty of the crime of which, he is ace used. I:s-ratrir Tllets. Some of the eccentricities of the toi let this season arc very enrions. An "o eyed Jnuo" on Fifth nvenne recent ly curried out tiio bovine effect of her hmd. irob:iMy noititetitionnily, by huv iii! two little ivory colored bonis, -nrv-eil like those of the S utn American cuttle, on her hollliet. Olio cn'iloor.t on either si Ic of a iiiilw of soft brown velvet irhiirh answered Veiy Well fortlie broml froiiinl of theuniuinl lietweentiu' borus, and yet tlic li::t was not eon itii:'noitH it was only the coincidence th.it Made it nijMr funny. Another oild inspiration was a Knthcreil vhotihh r fTin in uicli fold of which wns n lou fur t:iil. It wr.:t on it very lumdeonio jiieKei, n:il eVDlrtitiy Tim owner Wu' initeni, l that i.lie hsikeil n:i if If with trojiliiedof iiute. New ork 1 i. i - A i 7 Id .The-t- rTU Ut lo luflf" The great cnl price. Hoston store, Ihivenport, apply merely to the good lairs are attaeheil. but to ev , i t . . . . . . SmL in me nonse. r.veryiuing cost. In order to make room for W sTock. The demand for Mrs. Hopkins' boys knee pants is o great that it is almost impossible to supply the ale Bland. M. K. have just received Awanlml Highest Honors At the World's Fatr. hseV tlHtV. DEI. MOST PERFECT MADE ApurtjFCfTor'7rur Powda. Fret i ARMMnia, Alum m my oth 40 YUU TUk (TAMOAJtS. ty Ulrls. lit :i lmvo n now iilxmt it will etilinlitc n io yonnic Iih-ii vlni havo incetiH! full Iscau over f thi ir new huU. Tho tho little Imiw that fnstims f n mun's lint mid wear it leniaftiT liiildeu in their shoe. Bv so:.ie snl. tie influence (he sniN-rstition is Unit witlHiut fail they will Lave an offer of iiinrrinmi from tho young iniiii in inrt!im within a month. It must lie taken without tlm yonn,; man's knowl etlgnor tho i lurnt will not work, and yontijr Indies nro resortinjt to all sorts f subterfuges toolitain the Lows. Cui cajw News. VmAy Ilnry Imiw,!. Lady nenry (Somerset makes no bntmt of Iwr nun-Airy, but nhu is none tho lss justly pmnd of her descent from two of the ni.t devoted friends of Mario An toinette, tho Chevalier ami Mine. d'tang. They fl.J from Turis dnring tho nign of terror end founded in Eng land the family of which ljidy Ilenry i j rolulily thu lst known ra-iircsvuta-Ove. Ni w York Mail and Express.' kMlre. Highest cash price paid for grease and dead hogs at the Farrcll Fertilis ing and Rendering works. O. K. WivtLU Vnit lisFV twTftMl, Light snows today or tonight, clearing Thursday; colder; winds north westerlr. t. J. VTau. Observer. W hy weary your throat ami pa tience with that wre.ched cough when a bottle of Ir. ltull's Cough Syrup will cure yon promptly. A NAIL IN HER BRAIN. Kswmm foi-alalies XVtiat I. Kai4 f Ito Uia Most ltoaiarliaMc Caa tn KottsTu For sis weeks Mrs. Frank Roadaon f Abilene lived with a sixpenny nail in her skull. KemarkUde as this story may aeem. it is nevertheless true, and Mrs. Roadsun, who is in her fifty-ninth year, will t3rer from this terrible ortleaL Alsiut eight weeks ago a physician waa wiled to see her, she being apparently suffering from paralysis or some kindred tronblo. One sHa eeemed deadened, and too ntnonut of will power on her pr.rt could .canso normal action. Electric bat teries were applied repeatedly, and ef forts were made to induce the paralysed nerves to act om-e more, bnt with littlo avail, nntil the physician, thinking per haps hotter resells might be attained, or dered bcr t hick hair cnt off. fc'u objected, but it was done, and on examination n sore spot was discovered with the head of a nail imbedded there in npon the very crown of her head. An operation was performed, and to the surprise of tho physicians present a six penny nail 2 inches long was removed. It had penetrated straight into the brain its full length, and an abscess had formed npon the brain because of it3 presence t here. Two days latcnnnothcr opcrntion was performed, tho nDPccsa was removed, end tho ntient is getting along well, apparently about to regain full control of lier muscles. Th most remarkable part of this straffge story was the discovery of tho cause of its lxtng tliere. At first fclic stoutly denied uny knowledgo tf it liein? there, but nt liiKt ndmitteil that riio had Ibwlf driven the nail int. her skull, pounding it down with a stone, for the express put pose of euding lier life. Phy sicians siiy this is tlio most remarkablo case on reconl. Topcka Sj,ocial to bt. Louis R'.-public EXHISITS HIS HEART. Tail. I What tlir SnlJ.--t r IVrulIar Kcrslral Oprntinn Dora. rhysicians of this city nro receiving viM. from nn uaf. rtnu.itc citizen of Buf falo who has hud a peculiar experience. Recently he called ou o professor in the College .f rhysicians and Surgeons who explained to a rcH.rlcr yei.ter.lay thecon dition of his vi.-Uor as follows: "Tlie man hiM n dsaso of the chest Kimo tit;ie agr and was opcrnW npon by a physician in Cuffalo. who found it l:cc rs.iry to remove a purt of the clii'ston tjic left KiOe. exiHiFing the heart. Tho wound ln-ili-d. bnt thcoiwning rejiiaine;!, fo that now there is a considerable hole in his chest There is of conrse some coveringof tkvj over the lu-art, otli.vis( the man conld not hsvesnrviveilfliS. tho iicilon of the heart is oliserviiWe, nml one can put his hand through the opening in the chest and feel the heart nt work." Tho professor wan unwilling to say mncii ulxmt the rase, which he said was of spi-cial interest only to medical men. lie said it was an extraordinary ease and was worthy of ls-ing made tin snb jct of a medical treatise. He under stood that the man was traveling cbont the country exhibiting himself to physi cians for a small consideration. He came to lue, h added, "and 1 examined hiui nd save him a small sum. lb? then went nway, and I do uot know whera ho is now." Another physic, inn said that the hole was six. ut ii inches sqnnreniid that three ribs had been cut in the operation. He said also that an ots-ning rimilar to the one; in tha clitt existed in t,lie man's back, nudi r the heart. New YorklSun. A Chlmna F.xodns. Proniincnt Cliinamen on tho racific coiuit onspredictingabig exodns of their couutrym-n from this continent and til other lunus to the Celestial empire within a year or two. They will go to be pres ent at tho big fair which occurs there onro iu 00 years and at which every snl jct of the great emiK-ror Tries to lie pres ent. "Hundreds of thousands, tncylie millions of Chinese from all parts of tho empire and the world will be there," says Interpreter Ton Se of San Francisco. "All nations will Ikj invited and every body onxht to go. for it will bo the s:ht if a lifetime." The fair, ha says, w.i3 founded many cer.tnncREgonnd has leeu held regularly since, lie is not snre of tho exact date, bnt il is within two years. Great preparations ure licing made for it all over tho empire, and announcement of it will soon lie tuade to the world. San Francisco Examiner. XVht V It? A Uistiatch Bars a curious niienomennn was sei'u iu the h'-aveus by citizens of W uminztoii, N . C, from C::U) to 7 o'clock the other morning. It made a grand siirkt. bnt no one seems nl,l tn l..i nr. mine just what it was. Somo descrilto it as a meteor and others ns a comet One eyewitness Kivs it had the ntny.-ir. ance of a largo star with a tail, which to the nakt-d eye seemed aliont 10" yards long. The cud of it finally burstleav ing a trail of firo of many beautiful colors. A colored astronomer savs he saw tho letters "W. W. W ." distinct! v while another even, that tho word "Pre pare was there as plain as day. Business Drpreaaioa In Ilcrlin. The Berliner Zeitung enlarges npon uie prewni conuition or Btarvation in Germuu industries. Workshops which usually famish employment to 20 men have been obliged to redura their fcrees to two. The depression is felt most se verely in the biulding trades, including carpenters and cabinetmakers, but it also extends to others. The Christmas sales are reported by tho shopkeeiiers to be mall lieyond parallel, only the cheapest goods finding buyers. rii r iim vrkit city. Fifty carloads a day are now being moved from Jackson park by various lines, and at this rate three months more will be required to remove the World's fair exhibits. The railroads derive no revenue from this traffic, having agreed that exhibits brought to Chicago at full lite should be returned free of charge. -Chicago MaU. A1 Intelligence Column. BX YOC IN SEED? 1FTOC Want money Want a cook Want boarders Want a partner Want a auuall.m. Vani to tent nom Waal a Krvai.t t girl wast to sell a tana Want la sell a hoosa Wai to rxchanpe anitfelnir Want t ret! hnaaehold gnnas to aMkeanjr rra! catale loans Waft lo sell r trade tor anything Waal to and custoawia tor anything t'SK TBEE COLOMNS. 1HE DAILY AKULS UKLIVEKKO AT YOUR ooor aerf rnm n tor 10j pw aeek. PoK RICftiT HOrsB tF MVK KOw8 0 I FMll tiia. anal.. hair t.' ..... - a Ninth stivet. POBLIC ADCTIOIJ The articles donated by the business men of Rock Island and Moline to the G. A. R. FAIR Which wero drawn by unsold tickets will lie sold at public auction nt 1:30 p. m. on Saturday. Jan. 6, 1894, AT ,. A. K. 1IALU Xo. 1503 Second a-enuc. The proceeds are to go into the relief fund of the post and W. K. t. No. CC. The following is the list: One No. i Klml-n'l Pimo. Farm Wi. xiotte Wnc n Compiny. Kill Knln.1! I'lim. iM-crcjL Co. Two ;mm ovfrr,iitrj. fiintiiiiwtinn T.nlel Set. Kiv mine Oak, Ki-cli lisnd Stove Comrany. IjiivV m-wk. Idx kinc t'htir. Slur I hi llaler. thie l'ir Pantulocns. m- Set Pais. Five Botes Antmtcil ITarkirs. Silver Niulli-li. one Warhiiii: Martuce. t tie Fl,ur anrtilav. ne Kloursifier. Several pairs of Shoes, Pictures and Itooks. Pipes and C'igar HoMers, Ituggy Whips, and many other small articles. The I'iano and other articles are on exhibition at the t',. A. K. hall. Kooms open from 1 to J "p- m. each tiny until saie. wmn ana examine them. WM. MV0N(K:IIIK, Chairman C'oninnltee. W Pur Sale BENNETT'S ( ViW? I Fur Store, f "urn iiri.iulj ,j DAVID DON, ? rvVEK l.iD oo. V knit "Km 1 "SKS8 T Kircrsidc Oaks, Riverside Ranges Riverside Cooking Stoves, ('arland Hard Coal Stoves. The best assortment ot Stovea la the city. 11S aad II7 Srecaa At- II A NX P P It A A KM P Pll AA KNNO PPPP II A A K It 1 O P II AAA N NNO P II A A X Nit O n ooo aaa NO OR 8 O 8KS8 O a o a a II A AN NN OOO 8SSS New Scale Kimball, Hallet & Davis. And Emerson. Kimball Crps. Instruments sold on easy time payments. Violins and accordeons at half price. At BOWLBY'S, j15 Second At. TRY M'sMicatedSoap THE UXI.Y SKIN Cl'KE AND Ilcalingr Soap. DHM BATDBO DUS Baths of all kinds, including Turkish, plain, shnrajxio, elec tric, electro-thermal, etc., may lie ohtained at the Sanitarium Hath Rooms, on the lirst floor of the Harper House. ROOMS OPEN. For Ladies From 9 a. m. to 12 m. on week days. For Gen. tic men From 6 a. m. to 7:30 a. m., and from 2 p. in. to 9 p. m. t on week days. On Sundays the rooms will lc open from 6 a. m. to 11 a. m. for Gentlemen only. Electric and Electro-thermal baths may be obtained at any time during business hours. Gymnasium connected with bath rooms. m ram IM MM O O IN MHO 1 M M M O O Si M M iXXi M M M MM M iS n"T" 1 N ? INN f INN t II I N N V II I NN T II S NN n una iu a u Ekkr IN !! 5 II R R U R R RR R R R III K R RRRR R R R o R R an R R R O BRRR RUHR- n R R TTfl B 5 S S o R R R R o BRBR R R OOO All of our Japanese ware goes at 25 per - cent discount. All of our Indian basket ware & '"'A JM-J per cent discount. ' Our handkerchief sale is in full blast. v.. Bargains in all department MINTIRE BROt 1709 and 17o9J Second a The Columbia. Trade Winners, Commencing with the New Year. H.i.i aiui.lv win uc carnca over, not it low an. .uy iiiuuLuneni to maKC mem uiovc: Men's lioavy wool mitts Roy's heavy wool mitts !!!'!!!!!!!!! Men's heavy leather faced mitts Men's buckskin gloves worth fl.5D " ............. Men's lined gloves Ladies' heavy balbriggan vests and pants Men's heavy shirts and drawers worth ,rn)c. . ! .Men s extra heavv 2 wool shirts and drawers . . .. 9c . .. Sc ... 23c ... 98c 29c 2tc 59c for this sale only, worth $1.00 Just the garment for outdoor WOlK. - Ladies' balbrijrran vests and pants, a job lot at .T. . .. 29c JUST RECEIVED A large invoice of chamber suits ordered for -"t1." .,raJ? bnt flayed, now on displav. Call and seethe orld s fair prize winner, the pink beauties. Chamber's Encvclo pedia 9.!S. Skates 45c up, Sleds 29c up. Shakespear's wrorks comuletc 19e. F. 6. YOUNG, Proprietor 1728 Second Avenue, t J. M. SCHAAB, -HEALER IX- Wholesale and retail dealer in Flour, Feed, Grain, Hay and Straw." Proprietor of Cyclone Roller Mills. All kinds of grinding done to order. Agent for the GEO. TILESEOX MILLING CO.S WORLD'S REST OF ALL FLOUR in the world. Ask for it and be convinced. Xice Fresh Meal and Feed always on hand. Telrhaae 1 1 53. 1G01 and 1G03 Fourth Ave. WW O " ' I Have some stunning bargains in OVERCOATS. ' Come and grab 'em quick. We never carry over and you' know its meaning. Big bargains before reductions. "Im mence bargains now. Likewise in pants as well as suits. We are invoicing and in the ame breath reducing prices. You will rind it interesting as well as profitable, to come aqd see the splendid inducements we have to offer. Largest Shoe and Clothing Stores in Rock Island County. Shoe tore WW Second enw dothln 8tora 1729 Second Avenue, 116-123 Eighteenth St. X 1 4 4 s il ? i r f 1