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THE BOCK ISLAND AKGUS. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1888. I 1 . HI HILLSFORD'S HERMIT. CHRISTMAS STORY. NOT A FT SB THE REGULATION PATTEttS. L it aRsm. iiJArOKD U a pretty IIM village on a river as puro as truth, in the heart ot the Iresquissus valley, with mountains waliing it in north nrwl vnith A . . : . - ...... iv lutj uujc irnteof it had all the requisites of a thriving town, including a population which dripped with eolf satisfaction, ibist very comfortable comuirxiitr was to! and universal that t ulrir oot rl Hie placo liki" -a i r-. fl'ltsfyru s most remarkable citfeen was rtiermit. nu unb.rait and eccentric in i1durJ, who lived in a cubin hfeh uo oo the North mountain, and was known as "Old Weaver." In winter, when the fohao was less abundant, his small dweUuiR could be seen from tho village a little speck of crude architecture the smoke from which curled sometimes into ihe von- sky. It was pointed out to vis- ,ir, wno were told, without loss of '. of the hermit, his rivil'Tnrirm Adv. fhabits and unsneakabln But il was difficult to exhibit the man himself. He came down to the village Infrequent intervals and then tarried only hmir enough to procure some simple necessities and departed without hoklui" bpiwcli with anyone. The townspeople had tried to break into the privacy of his homo without avail. Tlu.v had been re pulsed with looks and features wliich inspired fear and heliwl tocontirm the uji:noa inui "um weaver was crazvand ml hotter be let alone." Ac-,! surelv no iu:in in liw riM.t rr.; could live the life he lived. "lIi.-Thairand whiskers showed no rosivct for the pre vailing fashion in hirsute trimming J his clothes were a ship at all decent par ments. lie rarely SxA-e at all. but when he did his words were briefness itself. In summer thev who went near his cabin sometimes found him sittin; out side readin; the Bible, an occupation from which thev could not easilv divert him. This caused sonio to decide that he was "a religious crank.' and helped to dissipate tlio theorv that ho had com Diittod some terrible crime. IliUsford was full of wonder about the hermit's past Ufe and antecedents, but as there was absolutely uo way of finding out it was obliged to remain in cruel ignorance. All it knew about him was that several years heforo the timo I speak of he had arrived in the village, purchased a piece of land on tho top of the mountain, reared a cabin and rwpin a life of solitude perfectly incomprehensible to the people of the valley. At last they nwtlv settled down to the belief that "-Ob! Weaver had been crossed in love." Everybody knew that love, if it did not run' smoothly, could upset people completely. This pive liiin exceptional interest in the eves of the young and sentimental, although the most imaginative anion;; them could not picture him as having ever lieen a per sonage capable of msoirin;; the divine lunacy. Never were thev fullv sensible of his value as a romantic figure until after he had been "written up" for a New York journal. A newspaper correspondent, oa Ids summer vacation, wandered into HiUsford, and, of course, soon heard about the hermit, sinco he was all there was outside of the usual and uninterest ing in the p'ace. He st once spun oat a column and a half of solid nonpareil, mostly speculation, tinped with senti ment, about the curious reclame. This had a g'XJ r.'sult. It ilicriiflol the old man ui the minds of the Mdford lans. It lifted him from tho rank of a crazy old mountaineer to an eccentric hermit, with extraordinary sentimental possibilities behind him. It was often said that Weaver would bp found starved or frozen todcafh some time, bo every winter there was talk of "lookin!; after hhu,' bv those in author ity, but it ended in talk, as ho was not exactly the kind of man to dictate to. In the vernacular of Simpson's grocery, he was "a hard one to tackle." In the beKinnins of the hermit's last winter on the mountain some hunters, driven hy cold to his eahin. entered and found hio moaning on bis rude couch. They spread the news in Milford, and "the authorities" conferred together and decided that it was time to act. Bnt what should they do with him? N'obodv could go up to his iodide on the mountain to take care of hiin; his wretched dwell ing contained no comforts. And nobody wanted to take him into his home. There was the county house, where all paupers were sent, bin that was near the county seat, seven mil" away. They who were most outspoken in the matter of liavini; him "looked alter" and who owned the largest and most com fortable houses, "heuuned and hawed" when it came to a question of taking him in. Some one, in a moment of hu mane feeliiu;, suggested that the seven miles' journey to the poorhouse might prove dangerous to the sick man. Jnd might even throw serious blame on those who became responsible for it. However, after much thought and more talk had been put urwn the subject, the poorhouse faction prevailed, ana the flat went forth that Old Weaver must be taken charge of by tbecouutv, willing or unwilling. The expedition set forth the next morning. It was principally composed of "the authorities," otherwise hard headed and dictatorial personages, with that degree of hearties:-ness peculiar to the class known as "prominent citizens." A heavy snow lay u;wn the ground, and the mountain roads were unbroken. A big sled, generously supplied with straw and lunch baskets,' was' made ready. Tho departure of this hermit capturing expedition was an event. The postomoe loafers gazed uiion the imposing specta cle with envy in their hearts, though they cheered the noble philanthropists roundly. The people at the corner drug tore were all outside waving their hats and making other demonstrations of good will and interest. Tho yarn spinners at Simjison's grocery held their tobacco iirmly between their toeth and their hands in their trousers' pockets as the sled went by. This was their manner of expressing a verv warm in terest. Women watched horn doors, windows and porcktss, as women always do. and a swann of enthusiastic small boys hung on to the sled until driven back when half a mile out of town. The phiit':: -t Tchad Weaver's cabin late in the , lifter digging their way through great snowdrifts. All this heroic exertion made tiiem feel more dominant In spirit than over. The very first rap on tlie hermit's door had the sound of authuritv4n it, delivered as it was by the formidablo fist of the town marshal, backed by the approbation of the other prominent citizens who accom panied him. There was no response. The expression of decision on the mar shal's face deepened e.a he began to beat upon the door with hot !i lists and kick it with the thick soles of his tremendous boots. Still there was no answer. While they were parleying about whether it was tune to use tiio ax or not the closed shutter of the hermit's single window opened, revealing his haggard face, in which blazed a pair of eyes whose wrathful lightning fairly an nihilated the prominent citizens. "What do you want'r" he asked, after a moment of discomfiting silence, as they stood, wordless, under tlie spell of his unspoken anger. "We heard you were sick," said the marshal. "Well?' "We knew you would need help," said the justice of the peace, and so came loin tgjo iefflethiijfor vou." .1 Wr- ft iou nave put yourselves to unneces sary trouble. I want nothing." "But our duty as citizens will not allow us to let a fellow being suffer " Bftid Deacon White. ' "Your first duty is to mind your own ousmeBs," said the hermit. "Here is Dr. Ilorseflv, who will help you right off, if you will let us in," said ir. omouen, niso a prominent citizen. amu waiui niuou sueni. metucine case in hand, the rigidity of the regular's code prevennng ins doing anv trumpeting on his own account. "When I am weary cf life I ehall send for Dr. Horsefly. Until then he must excuse me." returned the hermit, with something like merriment dancing in his wild eyes. The doctor colored under this rtendW insult, feeling it the more because the earth was y. t fresh over his two last paaenie. 1 ;us otten.-ive (Miance of their authority was the 'aeitly understood signal for a concerted rally of tho rescu ers. Instinctively they drew nwrrer to gether, and one said: MOANING ON HIS HCPK COUCH. "Come, come, Weaver, this is no way to do. Vv'o are hero in tho friendliest spirit, and are sinwivly anxious to have rou taken care of. ou an? a siek ma a. You ou'-ht not to bo .done- as you are." "Well, what do you prujfoso to do with me?" Why, why tato voti where rou will be properly carod "for. of course," "Now, that is kind, I admit.' said the iuiu no iookcu at niem witii a strange, amused expression in his eves. Believing that thev woro gaining ground, thev prew buldcr. "Yes, we wish to lio kind. Wo can't let you jrerish up here, you know." "Well, where do you propose to take me?" "Hem, h'm: whv, vou see, Weaver you see Hiilsford" U-xs no hospital and" "But you ha-e fixed upon some place for me, I prpsume'r" tpiestioneil the lier mit, in the tone of one about to sur render. "Y-o-a," spoke up anotlir. "Wo thought wo would take vou to Jolins town." "Ah, that's the county seat, Isn't it? "Yes." "And the county house Ls near there, isn't it?" "Yes." "Well, that's a pxxl cnou-h place for any one who wants to go th-;re. 1 don't. Now it is time tor y u to leave." and he abut the window. The besiegers conferred together and ajain began to beat upon the door. Fetd hi more couragt?ou,s wht-n Weaver's wild eyes were not on them thev called to him thfit he must consent to go with them, or they would tate turn by force. The window opened once more and re vealeti the gannt form of tlie hermit grasping a shotgun. . Inatinc;"'- lv the attacking party ftll back a few paces. The hermit spoke: "I will blow the head off any man who again lavs a hand upon my door. I am in my own bouse, on my own ground, and there is not law enough in the republic to permit you to enter and lav a hand on a man who is neither criminal nor pauper. Had you come hero proffering private charity I should have resented it. but I should have respected vou. As it is I wi!J kill you like dogs if yon trouble mo a mo ment more.'' And ne pointed the gun at them in a way that Was convincing. Grumblinglv they moved away. "He's right," said the justice, who bad a mor tal fear of firearms; "he's not a pauper. He owns this ground and he owns the house. If he won't come with us wil lingly we shiill have to let him alone." "He's as crazy as a kite." piped up two or three others, anxiouw to cover up their chagrin. "He ought to lw confined as a danger ous lunatic," said the doctor, in whose bosom stUl rankled Weavers poisoned arrow. They reached IliUsford in a crestfallen frame of mind, all agreeing that the her mit might die a dozen times over before they would "put tin mte Ives out"' to do anything for uim again. Two weeks later, when tho weather waa bitter oold. Rolby Hart, a rturdr l-year-ild, rushed into his mother's sitting room ono afternoon, bursting with news. "Old Wwiver't in town," he panted. His roothe looked tip from her sewing machine with interest. Like everybody else in HilUford she knew the history of the fruitless siege of the hermit's cabin. "Yes. he's here; awful sick, too; out of hia head, and b lying on the floor in the back part of Hunt's grocery. They're foin' to send him u the poorhouse at ohnstown." "Not in thb terriMe weather," said Mrs. Han. looking alarmed. "Yes; right off. There's no place here for him, they say." "No placo for a poor old sick man in all Hilirit'ord!1 W rre u so had as that, Robhv, I am sure." "OL, but I hoard Judge Markle and Deacon White and all of them say so. It's settled." 'I WtLX, KILL YOU uee noas.'' "Perhaps not," said Mrs. Hart as slie began to put on her bonnet and cloak. She was. perhaps, the poorest person of refinement and education in the town and the most benevolent. She was a widow, whose only uower were a boy of 12 and a girl of O ycars. By sewing al most night and da v she managed to keep the wolf out of sight. Accompanied by Robby she went over to Hunt's to see the hermit, and at once knew that lie was sick unto death. As the sled which was to transport him to Johnstown drew up at the door Mrs. Hart touched the arm of Judge Russell, who seemed to be clothed with more authority just then than any of tho other "prominent citizens" who hovered about, and said: "I will take caro of Weaver if you will send him to my house. He is a very sick man, already greatly exhausted by his journey down the mountain. The drive to Johnstown mhrht kill him." "Really, Mrs. Hart, you're always do ing too much for others. Young Dr. Clay was in here a bit epo. and he said the old fellow oughtn't to be moved go far. But you'd better think twice before you take him. He'll be an awful charge." "I know that," she answered: "but I will take him and do the best I can for him." Bo the hermit was put upon the sled and delivered at !Ir. Hart's like a bale of merchandise. The widow's un selfishness kindled a tem jcrary flame of the same nature in other breasts, and for tlie moment volunteer hcln was plenty. She took advantage of some of this to get her patient bathed and bartered and put to bed in a comfortable, Christian way. Jhen began for her weeks of care. work and ahaety. Ttie sewing machine, was silent, with the unpleasant conse quence of low finances. Contributions to the comfort of the sick man fell away aa tune passed and the aflair become an old story. Young Dr. Clay alone re mained faithful The donations of others had dwindled down to advice. All in all Mrs. Hart had h .l nn c :. At last the hermit became convales cent. Finding himself In a home where refinement and kindness prevailed, he fell into tho wavs of its inmates as nat urally as if he liad been accustomed to civilization all his lire. He talked geni ally and charmingly, and seemed pos sessed of as much information as any man of the world. Clad in his right mind and conventional clothes, he lost his character of hermit entirely. Many of the signs of atro, too, liad disappeared under the good offloes of the tailor and tho barber. He did not look a dav over 45. He was quite well now, but he showed no disposition to return to his semi-sav-afte life, so far as any one outside of Mrs. Hart's home knew. Christmas was almost at hand HiUs ford was basybujn.ig its presents and Cettinp; up festivities. At Mrs. Hart's ? iircparatiora were on a scale so simple thii they wero almost pathetic. iWGS; baf jraCbr'stnias the town had something new to talk about. A middle ap;ed gentleman and lady of the upper class, apparently, arrived at the Hillsford hotel and asked for Weaver. While they rested and dined thoy were regaled with the story of the hermit's queer doings, the ineffectual attempt to sml hiiu to the poorhouse, tlie widow Hart's interference and everything. Then they were piloted to the Haft door, and for two days afterward, although the town was almosteaten up by curios ity, it could tind out notlung at all about them. It got the whole story on Christmas from The Weekly Chronicle. a ? i'i ' a mm "v -7I(4 "1 II THKIK CHRISTMAS GIFT. Our rwadera will re aurpnse anrf gratified to learn ihat. Mrs. Caroline Hart was married nlpht before Inst to Mr. Viaceat H. Wwver. of New York. TLip ct-remonT took place at the brld&'s home at H o'clock. lhe proom's (dster. Mrs. C. P. Stevenson. anJ her husband. r!so of Hw Tork, aii'l two or three of the bndu'a closect friends were the only gwnrs. Mrs. Hfirt. now 5Jr. V."eaver, as ererrhndy knows Is one of rlii-rimr Lii.iy rc'v:etJ iadiea of ElilMoru. AJi.b'ush' far from rk-b. sho has been pbibuithropiu to an extraordinary decrpe. Everyone knows how Weaver, the honnit, fell sick nnn ay carlv in the trimer when he came tntotown to b ;y sooio supplies, and Mrs. Ifart had him removed tch"r eotta-e t prevent his being taken to the county house at Johnstown, liut not until iwa:i.v did ar.y oi-a k:i w thit Hennun W.iaver tho hermit, imi Vino!t II. Weaver the celebrated author v.-pr- oil" and thy sam It has Iwn (f'Ti'Tftlir Miuvod thst wit hermit had bn thttv:cti::i of so::ie cni-;lty at Cupid's hands, and forties rensoa had dfsertwl the so ciety of his Ml.-w m-n. We l.irn from gf-xl authority that tl:- (LjDf::s was Incorrect. He lived in hiu umuntah: cubt:: b-ica-ise he could there deroto himself tin work or' writing his books without tbj ri;:k of being- lured away by any of thu thoitsarnl diver.;i(.fiti vrhh-h tempt him from hiatoti iu the city Flis character of semi-savage was assumed fe protect him from Inr-ndon. Mr. Weaver r-iliy did c t live in hh mountain lfiiTe half thotimo hp was Burrposed to. often, for uiom.b t'xrether. he would be absent, miiing with the wits and li:terat?urs of the metropolta. iMMi.tb(irtiraJ xiama u Curoiw. wiiis thepeoTiL' of Hll-oni supposed him u he witum hissoJitry caMn. Eeeen:ncht: li, to be sitm Fr instance, we havo been toi'l that before h" syokt? of marriage to Mrs Hart h pi;; j,'X in her nome (n a sub stantial New York i-ank and nettled a handsome gum upon each of har two chil.Ir.'n. He wished tomakuber indopundent before the q-iestloo of marTiafp wrs dsussed. and he considered her entitled to all 1h couid do for her for having talreO him to li-r homo, trureoy saving bin life when be was at death's d-xr. This in a troe love match, without doubt. Their Christmaa qitt is th vmy best in Santa Claus' pack. It Ls labels! "Ijovg," and comprehends the better prtrt of earth and a portion of heaven, Mr. Wttrer oiado a Umd trip to hi? cabin on the mountain tho other day, and wrote across iu door In bl letteru, "Il ia not ood for man to ho alone," Mr. and ftln. Vvrmver wtil buill a pio id house hero fur their summer home., but will spend their wtnter In New York, They left yestorday to finish the 9a.srn there, V' wish them every bap pines under thsufc. Tliis Btartlin?' piw (jf news caused many an eye to protrude when i; was read. '! always thought ihut Mrs. Hart was h deeinin tiling. Sly, oh. sody. I'll warrant t-ho knew that Veavor was a rich man or she never would havo taken him in." said a woman who, only a month before, had exprcsfiod th fear that the widow "would have old Weaver on her hand for life." (iERTRTOK OaRTJSON. 0 e pact I worth a coIudd of rhetoric, said aa AraericHn statesman. It is a fact estab lished by the u.-4timoQy of thousands of people, that Hood's tianmparilla does cure scrofula, gait rhum aod other diseagei or aflectioos arising from impure state or low condition of the hlood. It also over comes that tired feeling, creates a good appetite and give strength to every part of the system. Try it. INVALI AC. Fua Soro Throat, Diphtheria. Use the- Erttmet pnmTjtly. Dttlay IS dinerooa. Belief asQreu. Sores, Sprains, Bruises. viauAwuK, utMuoiuif, nwi j i eating. Catg mmU Pond s i;trart is nnrer- :eitd, Ac. (See paim 11, in Book of Sit- recuooa wrapped arotrnd each bottle.) Rheumatism, Neuralgia. No other preparation has cored mow canes of theo distressini; complaints than fund's Extract. Tiy Itl Hemorrhages. ES2?bsS Nimp, or from any cause, is rpeedlly oon- troUednd Mopped. PilfiC po"' Extmct Is nndoabtedly I ilyji the best remedy known for Hlee. Tlie ase of Pond - Kxtriiet Uintnfent In connection with the Extract to highr? racomnended. (See p. B.k of Direc- Female Complaints. used, as is well known, with the greatest benefit. Poll directions accompany mch Pood's Extract Is Known Etrerywherw. It 1ft used hi the household of the President m well aa that of the bnmbrt dtlaen ; by mem ber of the army and the navy, toe Bar and the bench, the pulpit and the pnwa all tanks and elsMssof people. . CAUTION. Pond's Extract 5l5Kti the words " Pond's Extract " blown In the frissa, and oor plctnrs trade-mark on - snrroiindinii buff wrapper. None other la Bennine. Always insist on haTinjt Pond's Ikxtraot. Take no other preparation. It i ntvtr Ktd in bulk or ft- mmsvrt. ... 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Ohio. rs. colekan, fortune tel- 1 ltr. bor" with fecoml aiKht : revesU pait present an-1 fntnre. 9 locate-i at !St T hird ave clnded. oh. "(flvea aatlefactlon." Price, reason Agents wanted for the tni i wrn wfi sun t-,. keeper's dfilttlit. Cook a metl n' heat a im : ai a coal or t cent pur honr. otHine itfce it -vei iDveot-d. AKfn:i are muktnir Mif nionev, SeiU afaliih;. Atldrc-t IMVEliSAL MFG. Co. dt Market Street. Ciiicago, III. A GEXT3 WANTED FOR A WATCH Acinb A SSO Gold Watch for Si5 In Dirmenta of 1.00 er welc. Want-d an ayont at once id kock i-i-na. 1 win pay an aod make thsacenta preai'nt of a tinld W-.th. Addnt-s for full partioulars. O. li STODDAKT, 490 Waliaah Ave nu, Chlcatro A TTACHMKJTT ITOTIOK. STATU OP ILLINOIS, Rook Iblaxd Coutttt, f In the Clrcait Conr of aatd Rock it land eoaoty. Hi., Jannarr tern, A. r. Jfwy. Elliabeib Bradley v. J W Mccabe In Attach- mutit. Demand 4tiS. Notice ia hereby atven to ron. the aald J. W. Mct'abe that a writ of attachment haa been mnd oatcf the office r.f the cle'k of the C'irc It court of Mid cttanty of Bo-'k Island nt the au t of tbt s&td Blixabeth Bra-jUfy and apairmt the etare of yon, the Htid J. W McCabe, for Four r'undreil xl SiXty-flv dollara, b8idt?a interest, direored to the BheHflof aal 1 conn y to cxec ite. wli ch 'd writ htw been returned by said sheriff Kecn ted by levying on the foi;owintf decrired wal estate, to-wli; anb-lot foor 4 and all except north 90 feet of ub-lot three, 3f, In Bfn Br per'a addition to the city of h ck liland. In the county of Rock Island tl rate of UHdoK Now. nnleaa yoa. the tatd J. W. M'-Cibo dbftll personally be ana appear before the Circuit court of eala coom? on tho first day of the m-xt term thereof, to be boiden at Rock Island i n saifl oom y oo the Ami Monday In the mom ti of January next. Hive peclal ball and plead to such action, abate ment will be entered against you In favur of ihe atd plaintiff and the property at 'ached sold to satisfy the same, with oats. GEO. W. GAMBLE, C!erk. Rnck liland.nimo , "ac. 8, 18HH. Aim w PiaBaJtaUiTe, Plalnlifz 's Att'y 7 d3w ADAM KLOTZ, 2905 FOURTH AVE., Oppoatu tbe Catholic Cburcb. bas a full line of AND DEVOTIONALS. Christmas Candies TOYS, of eTery descriptioc cbenp. Christmas Trees, Dec orations, Etc. c .2 C3 c5 o CD Si be S u O V) m o 5 O ! I H H o a 2 O CJ 3 a. o B heyiahytici 'frade karK.U.uf TbeStTODiwt,"0;. eat. anil test Fieo-! & Belt Stud ng ior learner Rubber belting. Ee ware of fraudalent and poor imlutti'ma. htmtoeiiMin without thUtnuU mark pir- ntrm on uu pamcage. Grwnf1ireed&Col Hew Ygaic. JOB PRINTING OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS J PlttaipUy awl Baatly execoted by tha Alan Job BaT-lpaclai aUalul 10 Oonuaarolal work fBkk THE TRAVELERS' tlllDE. CmcAoo, Rock Islato & Pacific. Trains Lae for OMcago. rasreier SKlb T ilia 83 8:4Up m U : ptn ...11:45pm from Chiznaa. P-dt nt'r. . I'i""' t fill 6:nara aK,:eni;.T 8:6pm 6:0 p m 7:40pm B:ltpn Afmtfu ' Vy. . Leave, ArrlTe. Di.j'Kipre-a:idMall 5:45. m ll:lpro NfL'Iit Kaproaaud Mall L5pm 8:ioln) MinnttGta. Oav RxprM. 4:45am t:40m El:r("eFast 8:15 pm 11:40 pm C'oxncU Binfft, ny Rirrmand Mall 4:g0ln ll;49pm Arlnmic 1'amnfKir 8:55 a m 5:40 i m Nilflil Kxpri'ai C:5pm T:30am epot, Moline Avenne. J. P. COOS, Agent. Rfx-k laland. aiCAQO, Iinii.rKGTOH & QrTNOT. 8f. T.IUit ffTJ)!....., St. L n. m'aa... St. H..nl Kipre.8 ... . P ill Kxpre a.... LB1VI. aKRiv.. 8:45 a. m 8 li. tf ftOp. a 8 50 p. 11 a 8:00 a. a "r 111 F 7:ip. M.s WayFrel htMonnrth) l-5tlr Kb Way freight (Sterlina) 800 a. . 6:30 r.V Sterling raenser 8:10a, M.6 8:55F eDaily. ti Daily ei Bnnday. M. 3. YOl'NO, Agent. CuirAoo, MrLWAtntEE & St. Paul. JUCUfV AND s. w. DirietoR. w . Departs. Arrtyea. Mail and Eipreav 8:45 am 8 40pm tjt. P.uil txpr. ea. 8:00 p m 11 -35 a m ri. Acrom :ipm 10:111 am Kt. & Aceom 7 :80 am 0 :10 pm E. D. W. HOLMES. Afrent. And Frie Railways, In conjunction, operate daily, fast, Folid trains to the Seaboard. You may travel In Palatial, Pullman. Pullman built nav coach i-s antl save t! 50 to New T-Tk Buffalo and Niaa f Fails: 2 50 to A'hny and Troy, and f 8 0" to Botoo atd New Holland cities. No rival lines offe a the advaatase of a system of through first and second cla p dav coaches. Cuicaeo to New York. It is the only line oneratine Pullmait cars to Boston and New England Tift Aibany, It is the only direct through car lino to Lake Chautauqua. Eight hours in ad 78 nee of competing lines. For detailed information, tickets, reservations in Pullman cars, and through baggage checks, apply to your local tick et HL't-'Lt. or to ticket agencies of all cod nectirg linen of railway. Cuicaco City Ticket offices, 105 South Clark street. Grand Pacific Hotel, Palmer House, and Dearborn Station. F. C. DONALD, General Passenger Agent. T. W. BURROWS, Superintendent. Cheap Homes IS .Alabama -AND Mississippi, THE - Mobile k Ohio R. R, Is Dow ofTurioz for suie in tracts to fcuit purch ist ra over 1,100100 Choice Lands- -IN Alabama, Mississippi acd Tennessee, BuitaWe for FurmiiiC. Gardening, Stock Raisny r.w Lumherine. For particuVrs n.liiress or applj to ALIO AMA Land and Development Co., MOBILE. Or any of tbe following Banwd raoraMD tativea of the MOBILE A OHIO Bail road, vif: T. K. CHAPMAf. 0oeralmat. Chtcafo.ni M. F. COOK, TraT. Paaa. At. lint. MIcZ! E. E POSKY.Trav.Paaa. At. II Nurta 4U HtrMit, St. Inli, Uo. J N EREKLf, L.QI and ItnmlKratiM Aga&V 106 North 4th STreat. t. Lonla Mo J. L. li. UUAULTUN, lien l Paai. Aawt. Mo bile. Ala. EVVVhea wrttlnf mantles lit Aa.na. (Milwaukee FA8T MAIL TRAtH with VaatHraled trarni i tween Chicago, Mllwaukoa, St. haul and Mlna apohs. TRA8rtNTm"wTAl, R0T7TS batwrnn Ohl cago, Coancu Blab, Omaha and th. Paclflc Coaat. GREAT NATIONAL ROBTE tntwem Chtoaao Ktuaaa Citj and St. JoMph. Mo. smo MILES I OF ROAD Kachnw all principal potnta in IlliDola. Wiaoonain, MinnMota. Iowa. aitaaoariasdlahota. For maps, time table., rate, of panan and freight, etc., applr to th. ararart nation agaat of th. Chicago. Hllwanha. A 8t. Panl Rail war, or to any railroad aeent an; whn In th. world. R08WELL MILLEK, A. V. H. CARPENTER, Gaeral Managor. o.a'1 Paaa. T. Atft. ty For Information In reference to Landi and Sown, owned by br the Chicago. Mllwauin. at. Panl Raiiwar Compear, write to H. G. Haa. gen. Land oemmia.loB.r Mllwaaaaa. Wlaaooala. CLEMANN & SALZMANN Have just received a most magnificent line of EASY CHAIRS AND ROCKERS, Which were made expressly for the Holidays, and which surpass anything ever seen in the thre cities in desisn quantity and price. Also a new and elegant line of ' PARLOR & CHAMBER SUITS. OF THEIR OWN MANUFACTURE. CALL AND INSPECT. 1623 and 1625 Second Avenue, Men's Velvet Emb. Everett Slippers, " Yellow Plnsh Opera " - Ladies' Velvet Emb. Everett " Pat. Leath. tr'd Boy'a Opera Slippers, Chamois Lined, Men's Dongola Opera Slippers, - Everett " ... " Velvet Chenille Emb. " Alligator Back, -" Genuine Alligator Best Quality, Men's Orange Plush Opera Slippers, " Olive Green " " "... " Govt Opera, Chamois Lined Slipper, dTHeadquarters for Wool New Elm Street Grccei7 DANQUARD 8c BROWNER FLOUR ANDFEED Family Groceries and Previsions, They solloit a share of the trade and will make prices as low as the lowest Telephone connections. GIVE THE NEW FIRM A TRIAL. J. M. OHEISTY, Steam Cracker Bakery, KA0rAnvuB or niciiii aid .terns. Aak joar Grooaf for tkera. "IPMlalUM: Ta. Ckrirtr OTRII W. -A.. Q-TJTTiRTE, (SaecMwu- to QaUuie at Go lini.) Contractor and Builder, ROCS ISLAND, ILL. CVPImu a irtMiTn fimlh4. A opMlttt ad of flue work All orders fttteoded t promptly ftud utUf action gur .atesd. Office and Sliup 1813 Third Aveoue- J. M. BUFORD. -GEXERA.L Inseance Apt Th old Tn and Tim -trim Corn panto wprwawUd. LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID. Battsa a low m any reliblA Damany eas aflaC Voarpatroiiafa-UiwliciUtl. tfTOtRoa la Ajrgu hlock. BLACKSMITHINQ. MR. G. FEL8 ranted Joas Harpnj'i Blaekamlta attop. No. S3 It Third Avenue. B.I. a practical workmaa la bona ahoeiur and W wfa work aadeoaua .U recum-uom aedbj Mr. aUef . of Cnaport. iOZZONi'S COMPLX!fiM E movtM tvi. rytitmw. Li.. .j ' r I US all flrH-cimam driipyM'., , j n,anlnffrr GO ctB. IOWDER. S C. E. TURNER & CO, Great Sale of Ladies1 Men's and Boys Finer and Cheaper than sver. 75 90 85 1 00 1 25 1 25 1 15 2 25 2 25 2 50 1 75 Boots and all kinds of Rubber o o ben m o iH rH CD CO They an best. ItkaCalUtr "Wares." noctr isr.Avn. rr t. ROCK ISLAND IRON WORKS. Patent, Cait and Wrought IRON FENCES. Chsapeit Fencd ia the world for reii denot and lota. Made any height desired. J. E. DOWNING, noat aw U Om. Downlaf. Jr., Proprietor. TVMittrM rfi or KTKK TO tturtrtc BM &euc'r.nrt'. k.rm;o- il rttrx-l-jr t .- aft, m'-r ft f'.t JifU't- iwltOHIIjr-,i." brnlihf-d V. ..DunSlrenpli. n-f!i:C CTrwnt "Vif-f'-'t if w:yfr Vc..S-;t ...-!; in ci . CrtaUtIii.i.' trtwnmfTilif U'.ta -fI eamMp r- MafiaMiPt.tjioCa. iHUaSattw tCnaCcus. Ihe SauTa:i Timber Im 5;.VSTMEHT Go. i6 LasaH 9trt, cncaa DftHtfCDQ IW N4T(CNAt BANK. CHXMtt. Odr Uim aaiar4 aiitl bwt InvcMtDMMU lor uttki! orlcnre ftuma. Patntih'?! triiuf( folt tc-f-trmat.cu furnish., ou 4i'iltto to ttie iviTQve t wuip.ij yuu or aw i jcoci itE younoUiiar aSXall:! An Immense Stock to sWect from. Ladies' Velvet Opra Slippers. Olive Green " felt old gold Uim'i ' (Buckte) - -Men's Felt Slippers, best quality, Ladies' " " " Misses " " ' " . Men's Velvet Opera Chenille Erub. Slippers, " Everett Cloth Foxed " " - " Put. Leather Oxford Ties Dancing Pumps. Boots and Shoes. Pi ices the Lowest. No. 1712 Second Avenue NOW IS THE TIME to have your Magazines, PerMcals, Jonraals, Etc., Bumi in Sret-class sljic at low prires. We bave just added a Virn'irf Bath so we are enabled to do Marhling on book) of all kit ..).. All Kcrk warranted flrsKlaaj. KRAMER & BLEUER, PropriWurs. (Up stairs) No. 1612 Second Avenue, Rock Is and.JIl. J. B ZIMMER, iilercham Tailor, ' To. 1510 Second arein-, is recvivinc daily his stock of FALL km WINTER GOODS of the latest patterns. U11 and examine them and remem ber that he m:iVes Lis suits up in the latest styles. HIS PRICES ARE LOW. Adamson fc Ruick, PRACTICAL MACHINISTS Shops Corner Ninth St., and Seventh Avenue, Rock Island, 111. General Jobbing and Repairing promptly done. GT'Second Hand faohinery bought, sold and repaired THE "CAFE," A FIRST-CLASS LUNCH ROOM OPEN ALL NIGHT, No. 1808 Second Ave., ROCK ISLAND. NOTICE. Ton can get Tin Ware Glass Ware, Crockery. Dry Gooda, Notions and Jewelry cheap, at WEST END FAIR Comer of Seventh St., and Third avenue, Rock Island. THE "TIVOLI,'' GEO. SAVADGE, Proprietor. Second Avenue, . . Opp. Harper House. T.iyrue" Xa.lateH traaaferaMa Ma a Ftfaaa aaaaHc eerr reaat tar M i;. J"'""0. "r1" ' -c'U. Aa kWliiical"" 5i ?? ler. A. UitM Sefreaaa.e.1. alweaaa .1 U Mubli.haaeat I. ia kaaplacwltk Mi fiaadiaaraeeaMal. aatcaailaaeaaamalOTWTBaorar.(. ui ki. at aaaavtcka. anal on aaort aoMaa. Davenpoif ne. 75 1 15 1 15 1 50 1 25 91) J 25 1 25 1 00 1 75 Roll KrrcK. COMPLETE IS ALL Departm snts. Pa cataluguea addreM... r jr.o.r; r J. (faHOAIT. .y C , ya""" T. tow r