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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-01

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Its main line runs from Chicago 60 Council
Genesso, Moline, Rock Island. Davenport. West
liberty, Iowa City. MarenGo, Brooklyn, Grtnnefl,
Des Moines Che capital of Iowa., Stuart ATTAIN
&c. and Avoca; with branches from Bureau
tine, Washington. Fairfield, Eldon. Belknap,
Centrevfle. Princeton. Trenton. Gallnttn. Came
ron. ,leavenworth. Atohison; and Kansas Citys
Washington 70 eigourney. Oskaloosa. and KNOX,
vile; keokuk 70 Pennington. Bonaparte, Benz
tonsport, independent Eidon, OttuEnwa Eddy-
vile. Oskaioosa, Pciio. Monroe. and Des MONIES;
Ninterset; Atlantic % Lewis and Audubon: and
Avoca to Harlan This tN Positively 1he only
Railroad. which owns. and operates through
line from chicago into the State of Kansas.
man Palace Cars attached are run each way daily
between CHICAGO and PEORIA KANsAss CTrY
COUNCIL BLuFFs. LEAvESwORrH and ATCHT-
son. TnrcuFh cars areGls0Fun between Allwau-
Hock Iaiand Short Line
The Great Rock Island" Is raaenidcently
equipped Its road bed Is simply perfect. aid fss
11sa ~ = ,Sa No., waan stse. rails
81 enloytng your meals. while passing over The
beautiful prairies Of Illinois and Iowa. Ia one OF
Our magnificent Dining Cars that accompany I'll
& so5d z s Isps a nSn ess "a 50ss
Approaching the fact that q majority Of the
eeople prefer separate 2partznents 10r clnereIs
OF this line warranting 10, We are pleased 70 nm
aouDee That this Company runs Pullman Palace
Sle<giEs Cars for slceplug PURPOSES and RzL1cs
PULLMAN PALACE CARS are m
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Eor auxorznA<zon cot s0skAzas8le es xs
II. ES. CABLE,
Vice President G1o Ge1q 4AnsgsF.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-01

He who waits to do a great deal of
good at once will never do any.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-01

heavy
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IMPROVEMENTS,
In the wox]d
nenHu sHnemn
sam grSc ts ohey orsup ond ointment
Menhen Craan AmSr Chicago
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-01

Topers, look ont for Q whisky famine.
The corn crop is light
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-01
The Symptoms Of Liver
Complaint

are uneasiness and pain in
the side-sometimes the
pain is in the shoulder and
is mistaken for rheuma-
tism. the stomach Ia affec
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-01
SIMMONS

general. costive, sometimes alternating with Lax;
the head is troubled with pain and dull, heavy SEN
sation, considerable loss OF memory, accom- panied
with painful sensation of having left undone
thing which ought to have been done; oftenscom-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-01

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-01

'S0meIfme6 many OF the
above symptoms attend
the disease and at other
times very few of them,
but the liver is generally
the organ most involved.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-30
PostaI-Card persecution.

st. Marks Episcopal Church, Philadel-
phia, is greatly excited over the scurrious
performances of some member of the con-
gregation, which completely overtop the
strange pranks Of the late Fairfax William
son. For some months the rector, Rev
Mr.. Nicholson formerly of Baltimore) has
been receiving postal cards containing flip
pant and sometimes offensive illusions to
matters relating to the church, which could
only have been written by person thor
oughly acquainted with the administration
of the affairs Of the parish. AT first he paid
no attention to these missivcs, but after
members of the congregation began to re-
ceivc postal-cards of the same character and
in the same handwriting, he called the at
tention of the Philadelphia postmaster to
the violation of the law in sending these
scnrrilous messages through the mails, and
the detectives of the Post office Department
were forthwith set to work to catch the
writer. They have not succeeded, and Mr.
Nicholson and many of his parishioncrs arc
still receiving offensive messages, but they
are inclosed in sealed envelopes. The writer
is familiar with the efforts being made tt
trap him, and jokes about the failure of tho
tricks of the detectives.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-30
A scene IN the New York scnn,c.

In the New York Senate the other day
there was lively scrimmage between Fors-
ter, Mccarthy and Madden Senator Fors-
ter endeav0rcd to secure the consideration
of the railroad commission bill, which was
the special order. Senator Mccarthy called
for the enforcement of the ninth joint rule,
which compcls the third reading of bills
when there are ten or more ready for final
reading. Mr.. Forster raised the point of or
der that there was no joint rule, this sem
ate never having adopted any. The chair
ruled the point of order well taken. Mr.
Forster appealed, and was proceeding to
give his reasons, when Mr.. Madden called
him to order, declaring that Mr.. Forster
was dcmagogue, and saying that he Mad
dem hated demagogucs worse than he did
the devil. Senator Mccarthy also criti-
cised Mr.. Forster, charging him with being
one of the worst obstructionsts in the
Senate and with constantly interfering with
and delaying business. Mr.. Madden rushed
over to McCarthy's seat and kept saying,
Give it to hint" When Senator Forster
undertook to reply, Mr. Madden raised
points of order upon him, and became very
indignant because Mr.. Robertson, who was
presiding, did not order Mr.. Foster to stop.
Finally Madden rushed up to the presidents
desk and demanded that the chair stop Mr..
Forster's talking and volunteered to carry
Mr.. Forster out of the chamber if necessary
Mr.. Robertson refused to interfere The APP
peal from the decision of the chair was
finally voted down, but Mr. Forster con-
tinued his contest until he secured the
adoption of resolution for the Senate to
meet at 10 the next day to consider the rail-
road commission bill.
This scene took place between three men
who have been active in the Half-breed
camp in the Senatorial contest and furnished
considerable amusement to other Senators
who watched its progress.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-30

During u recent storm in Iowa "a broad
bright wave of light shot up from the south
western horizon, and the whole heavens
from east to west and north to south were
one blaze of glory, in color something be-
tween flame and violct-shaded light.
The earth aud water took on tawny, fiery
cast, and phosphorescent light seemed to
lie upon everything, Faces looked blue
aud ghostly, while tho light was SO in
tensely perfect that a pin lying upon the
ground was clearly visible to II standing
person This light lasted fully twenty min
utes, and gradually faded until the skies
were of bluishred hue, and so they re-
manned for about forty minutes. During this
timo great balls of fire would shoot athwart
the northern heavens, from east to west, at
uncertain intervals. One came out Of the
sky, and seemed to stand for full second
motionless, and then sent out from every
side, and in as many different directions, fully
thirty zigzag bolts of lightning which
covered the while northern heavena for an
instant with web of of brilliant light,
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-30
Fsthetic Clothing.

The dcmi-monde Of New York have taken
hold ofthe aesthetic idiocy, says q CORE
spondent, and nice girls mustn't wear what
Is characteristic of the naughty ones, and
the ,psthetic style has with astonishing
quickness become characteristic of the
deliberately dressed portion of our outcast
clement The garments in question are
varied and to considerable extent they
follow prevailing styles, but they are pc
culiar in hanging shapelossly from
shoulders that arc on level with
ears, in looseness about the waist that
makes tight corsets useless, in straight.
ness over the hips that hides the womanly
contour, and in narrowness around the
legs and feet that forbids long steps. In
short n woman Bsthetcally clothed Is Of
one size from top to bottom, and hcr hair
must be wrapped closely around her head,
while her neck is bare of lace or orna-
ments. Only young and pretty woman
can stand the severe test of such dressing.
Well, our fallen sisters have taken IL into
their heads to adopt the style, and, ofcourse,
that has killed it for respectable purposes
They are to be seen in the street in the
summer gardens and at the theatres, look
ing, rs far rs their toilets can make them,
like Fra Angeles angels. The materials
are simple and coarse, being In some cases
merely cheap crash The wearers attract
attention wherever they CO. They will
be sure to drop the fashion, after ctfcctually
killing it, for their class ~ rule is not
fond of dressing distinctively. 81 am told
that at home they carry the idea to tho
utmost London limit, wearing the quccrest
Of garments, cut out square ut the neck,
hanging in straight lines to tho feet, and
ending in diminutive train. So ends tho
aesthetic dress for New York"
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-30
SpOrting Notes.

Yesterday was the last of the Coney
Island races. The first race, one mile,
for all ages, was won by Ripple, Odcn second,
Greenland third; time, 1:45a. The second
race, selling allowances, threc-quarters Of q
mile was won by Charley Gorham; Victim
second; time, 1:15 The third race, handi-
cap sweepstakes for all ages, mile and a
quarter, was won by Krupp Gun, Vcntrilo-
quist second: time, 9Th. The fourth race,
a match of threc-quarters of Il mile, was n
walk-Over for Sachem. The fifth race, Stir
rup cup. handicap, for all ages, two miles
and furlOng, was won by Ferida, Parole
second time, 3:4s. The sixth race, mile
and furlOng, for all ages, was won by
Flight, Vagrant second; time, 2:011. An eX-
ira race, steeplechase over a short course,
was won by Frank Short, Cannon second;
time not given.
Baseball games were played yesterday
with the following result: At Philadelphia
Athletics, 16; Metropolitans, 3. At Chi.
cago-Chicagos, s; Troys, 0. At New
Haven-Albanys, 8; Yales, 9. Eleven in.
nings. At acknowledgements s. Wor.
cesters, 3. Sixteen innings. At Buffalo
Buflalos 10; Bostons, 10. At Detroit-Provi-
dences, 10; Detroits 5.
The only contest yesterday morning at
the Interstate tournament at Brighton
Beach, N. Y, was the double-bird shoot
five double rises. There were % entries
and G. III. Gildcrsleeve, of the Brooklyn
Gun Club, won the first prize, II handsome
bronze statuettc, valued at $3.50, by killing
10 straight birds, he being the only one t.
make full score. The ties on the mines ant
eights were shot off. The tournament
closed last night.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-30
Gambetta u Counterpart of COnIxIing
PHILADELPHIA Record

eve have Conkling in our country,
too" said NJ. Leon Chotteau, the eminent
French political economist in the course of
a social chat yesterday afternoon, "and
Gambetta is his name. You may have
noticed of late that the sentiment of the
country is fast going against him. Like
COnkling, Gambctta is II pretty clever man
in some things, but his overweaning ambi-
ton is to be master Now, the French
people have republic, and they don't want
master in addition. They can't stand n
boss. He isarrogant, corrupt to q certain
extent, but, above all, dictatOrial. say,
you follow without question: is his motto,
and this is what even his most devoted ad-
herents are getting sick of. Had it not
been for this failing Gambetta might have
been the next President, but, as he is going
on now, what is left of his popularity few
years hence won't be worth having. Grcvy
has got four years to serve, and if he lives
until his time is up he will be reelected"
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-30
HOW Eyc.brow. Arc Made,

"Item-tw0 eyebrows, Indifferent, badly
put on" concluded young lady, talking
with true feminine charity of fair
sister then going through the mazes of the
lancers on the middle of the floor.
"What do you mcan?" said the reporter.
"Why they are misft."
long look, u steady look, and n look alto
gether at the eyebrows in question did, in
deed, indicate % something wrong about
them but what it was was not so evident
"Do you really mean that they are fnlse?"
81 do"
"And that the resources of civilization
have put within the reach of lovely woman
the means of circumventing nature when
the good dame is parsimonious in the mat
ter of eyebrow"
Eyes, that is what mean"
But how are they put on and how are
they kept on?"
"You never would understand it If you
did not SEQ how 1t was done; the process is
called reinforcing the eyebrow. You know
girls have eyebrows MS far as they go, but
especially in blondes, this feature is defect
i've while even bruncttcs would generally
wish to have more eyebrow than they can
grow naturally"
"Why?"
Because it sets off the eye, and takes Off
an appearance ofboldness or bulgincss which
an unbrowed eye always has. If you ever
see young lady at her toilet, which of
course you haven't, you will notice that the
very last thing she does is to light match
and burn it so as to have as much charcoal as
possible. This little crayon is then wet
with-with the dew on her rosebud lips
and drawn lightly and skillfully across her
brOws in the true arch of Juno. The black
deposit is then rubbed in beneath the tiny
hairs, having only the effect of darkness,
and the result is enough to make the eye
brows stand out to the proper relative
place in the precision of the features.
II get that effect with charcoal; Jennie
gets 1t with more hair. When they don't
fit there is a look about them which is very
unnatural, and by which they can be de-
tected at once"
But how are they put on ~
1t is u very complicated process and an
elaborate one. The eyebrows must be
parted down the centre, and this false bit,
which is just an edge of hair carefully ban
dolined along the bottom, stuck in and
combed lengthways with the eyebrows. 1t
is extremely difficult to do this properly,
taking great deal of time aud trouble
and then when it is done the whole
business may be brushed out by accident
A girl has to take a lot of chances, anyhow
; II she wants to look pretty"
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-30
Emile zoIa's Opinion of George Eliot

Emile lola lately talked freely with an
English newspaper correspondent concerning
his impressions Of the French translation OF
George Eliot's adam Bcde' "You
know" said Mr.. lola, :" care little for the
modern English novel. II seems to mo to
have transformed itself from the hard,
analytical study of men and their passions
into the sentimental tract. But here, " he
said, tapping the book with Japanese dag
ger which served as paper knife, all is
different. How clear the reasoning from
cause to effect; how superior to the amor
Gus storytelling of George Sand 1 wish
you had come to SEQ me tomorrow, or the
day after, for l have not yet finished the
first volume. With what have read am
enchanted. Eliot is the English Flaubert
and greater praise than it is not in my
power to give. / compare her to Flaubert
because of the wonderful perfection OF
phrase and tho exquisite sense Of reality. In
her descriptions, be it landscape or interior
she at once seizes the principal line, avoid.
ing cataloguing and enumerating, Tho de-
scriptions in her work are only used to pre-
sent the parsonage more wildly to tn,
reader, not to display rhetorical skill"
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-30
The Irish and the English.
Matthew Arnold in the Nineteenth {

muttneW ArnOlu IN inc Nineteenth Cen
tury.
"There are forces" as George Sand says
truly and beautifully, "therc are forces of
weakness, Of docility, of attractivenoss and
Of suavity, which are quite as real Us the
forces Of vigor, of encroachment, of violence
or Of brutality" And to those softer but
not less real forces tho Irish people are pc
culiarly sensitive. They are full of senti.
ment they have by nature excellent man
ners themselves, and they feel the charm Of
manners instinctiyely. Courtesy" says
Vauvenargues, "is tho bond of ali society,
and there is no society which can last with
out it." II courtesy is required to cement
society, no wonder that the Irish are es-
tranged from us. For we must remember
who it is of us that they mostly see, who
and what it is that in the main represent
our civilization to them. 80 English
civilization means to the Irish the civiliz-
alton Of our middle class, and few indeed
are the attractions which to them, with their
quickness, sentiment fine manners and in
disposition to be pleased with things English,
that civilization seems to have. They do
not SEQ the exceptions in our middle class;
they do not see the good which is present
even in the misstraincd mass of it. All it's
members seem of one type of civilization to
an Irish eye, and that type a repulsive one.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-30

Oporto is essentially commercial city.
Its palaces are those of merchrnts, and have
an air of newness and of modern improve
ment. Enterprise is the order of the day,
and paint and whitewash arc not absolutely
unknown. New buildings are constantly
springing up, and we can scarcely find a
quarter where the clink of the trowcl and
sharp blow of the hammer are not heard.
The citizens have buster and more ener-
gctic air than those of Lisbon. The spirit
of trade pcrvades all classes; the children
barter their toys, and boast of their good
bargains; the old women hagglo and wran-
gle over the exchange Oft piece of salt
goldfish for handful Of plums. Tho beg
CARS will defer the enjoyment of pinch OF
snuff already half way to an appreciativc
nostril or pause in the midst of n mumbled
Ave Maria, to follow you down the church
steps and across the square, insisting on Il
reward for their trouble with far more
pcrsistency than their lazier brotherhood OF
the south. "a quaint old town of toll and
traffic" it attracts the sympathies of the
average American more than the proud idle
ness and languid elegance of the CAPT toll
Hdrper for July.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-30
A Lesson for Ladies'.

An excellent lesson was lately given to n
lady well known in society as professional
beauty and fiirt. Her favorite amusement
is to tiirt with young married men in a
manner just sufficient to mako their wives
uncomfortable without compromising her.
self in the eyes of the world. At party
she had tried the whole power of her fasci-
nations upon gentleman who had not been
many months married. and had monopolized
his society nearly the whole evening AS
the night waned, and he seemed to be yield
ing to her facinations, she became more and
more sentimental, and even tender, "Ah!
Colonel f." she said, what passion love is!
How few men there are who can truly feel
and realize the whole force ola womans love
and give in return that ardent affection for
which her heart craves" "Dcar Mrs. b.,
can and do" answered the Colonel. "Therc
is one mhom prize above all, and whom l
truly bolievo to BIO tho loveliest woman on
earth" "Ah" said the beauty, with soft
hand pressure and most killing glance;
'and she is?-l' "My wife!' replied the
Colonel. ~ think she is in tho tea room,
and it is time looked for her. Good night,
Mrs b."
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-30
Accident to Cardinal McCloskey.

The venerable Cardinal McCloskey re-
ceived severe fall on the incoming train
on the Hudson River Railroad at the Grand
Central Depot Monday evening. The loco
motive, as usual, had been detached, but the
engineer evidently had miscalculated the
distance, as the train came laundering
along at high speed, and struck the bumper
with such force as to throw such of the pas
sengers as had left their seats on their
backs, and some of them suffered severe
bruises and contusons The cardinal was
knocked down outright, and, owing to his
advanced years and feeble health, serious
consequences were feared by his friends,
who attended him to his residence, but
Tuesday he was reported rs being comfort
able, and experiencing as yet no i'll effects
from his mishap.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-30
An Eagles Appetite.

J. II. Welker, proprietor of the Joe Hooker
House, on Robinson street, has an eagle
which is fond of foasting on cats and rats
Boys living in tho northern part of the city,
upon learning that the bird was fond OF
cats, carried some there every day to see the
eagle devour them. Tho report was circulat-
cd that the proprietor paid literally for cats,
and great many more were brought than
tho oagle could devour. 1t was not an I'M
usual thing to sec boys after school with
half dozen cats in bag, some of which had
been stolen from the neighbors. Finally
Mr.. Welker refused to allow the boys to
feed any more cats to the bird, and now
buys rats paying Is cents per hundred.
How many rats have you purchased
during the past week 2" asked the reporter
of Mr.. Welker, and he replied: 'Sevon
dozen" The rats are thrown into the cage
alive and the eagle grabs them on the back
pierces them through the vitals, and kills
them the same rs it did the cats. Tho rats
must be perfect, without being MANNED, else
the eagle will not touch them.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-30
The international polar Commission

Under date Of st. Petersburg, April 0, 1881,
Mr. Wild, president of the International
Polar Commission. writes us follows to Gen.
w. b. Hazcn, chief signal officer, U. s. A.:
please permit me to offer you, in the
name Of the international Polar Commission,
my sincere thanks for your important CO.
operation relative to tho part the United
States of America has taken in the interna-
tiOnal system Of simultaneous observations
In the Arctic regions around the poles.
" I hereby request you, in the name of the
commission, to accept from this day your
appointment rs member of the Intcrna-
tional Polar Commission for the United
States. We very sincerely hope that the
gap now existing between your two stations
may be filled up by Canada by establishing
stations somewhere on the islands of the
Archipelago, Boothiafelix, Melleville or
franklin Bay. | have lately written on
this subject to Mr.. Carpmael, in Toronto.
If you, from your side, can contribute any
thing to further favorable answer you
will contribute to large extent to the pur-
pose we have all in view.
81 am now only awaiting an answer from
Canada, Germany, Holland or Russia ICON
corning second full station in Nishneko.
lymsk) in order to make final arrangements
for the establishment Ofat least eight stations
In tho Arctic regions, to commence in the
autumn Of 1882, and to invite all those
who take part in it to the last meeting OF
the Polar Commission, to be held in st. Pc
tersburg during the present summer"