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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-03

Il have examined a sample of Royal Baking Powder,
and find injurious substance any aulteIatlon Inc
materials comprising the powder pure and the proper
tons quite accurate f. l" bAEiIEf''
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-03
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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-03

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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-03

at is a scientific fact that the Royal Baking Powder is
absolutely pure H. A. MorT fh'D
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-03

al have analysed package of Royal Baking Powder
The materials of which is composed pure and whole
soma s. DANA HAYES
State Aasaylt anlChe
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-03

al have examined "A package of Royal Baking Powder,
purchased by myself in the market find 1T entirely Tree
from alum, terra alba, other injurious substance
HENRY MoRToN,
Institute or Telh
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-05

~ must have sent the wrong letter,
and now that Alder will get the other.
What a fool | was"
And she FASTENED her steps home.
ward to prevent further mischief from
the unlucky mistake.
But she was too late. The house
was shut up; no signs of life about
no Avis to be seen. On the dining
table lay note, which said:
"DEAR AUNT: Since you have &C
cepted Mr.. Alder's proposal for me
you cannot blame me for marrying
him. We are going to the ministers
now, and will be happy to see you al
our home whenever you choose tt
come. AS ever, your niece, AVIS"
Miss Angerona's feelings were not
greatly improved when, few weeks
later, she read the marriage-notice Of
Major Anthony Ilartletop and Mrs
Candace Flukes.
And so Miss Angcrona Dilwortt
had lost both her lover and her niece
all through her own treachery, ant
Major HartletOp never repented the
lucky escape he had made.-Helef
lVhitney CLuyk.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-05
A Good Exercise,

Richard Proctor is telling the young
men of England how to keep their
health and increase their strength.
He says that "work with a hammer
Or mallet, especially on a vertical sur
face, is excellent for the biceps mus.
cles, and also for the muscles at the
back of the upper arm" This is true,
doubtless, but when Mr. Proctor has
lived a little longer in America he viii
amend his advice, There is another
and better exercise, which develops
every muscle in the body at the same
time.
Take an ordinary sawhorse and
plant it firmly in the middle of the
she'd Then take down from its rusty
peg an old fashioned and sharp saw.
90 to the wOodpile. select knotty log,
one that has eXcrescrnces all over it,
as though it had suffered from chron-
ic inllammatory rheumatism, and then
lay it tenderly in the jaws of the saw
horse. Put the teeth of the saw anv-
where, it makes no difference where,
and draw it toward you and push it
from you in persistent alienation I'M
til the log squeaNs and AT last drops
asunier.
That is the best exercise in the
world. If our youth would engage in
it with more alacrity and enthusiasm
they woul | he filter to hold public office
honestly by and by. You may stig-
Matte or even eXecrate it ~ mere
woodsawing, but it is good exercise,
nevertheless, and will tell with great
effect on the biceNs and, fer that mat
ter, everywhere else. 1t is 4 little old
fashioned, perhaps, but time has not
destroyed its yaiu@
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-05

One day WilIie's mamma missed
bank note which she WAS very Ger
tain she had put in IL particular place
Thinking that While might haw
taken it for plaything, not knowing
its value, she asked him if he haC
seen it. But Willie knew nothing
about it, neither did the nurse, MOI
anyb dy in the house.
By and by papa came home. HI
pointed to a mouse hole in the nur
sery floor, and said the mice mus
have stolen it. A carpenter came and
took up the floor, and, sure enough
there was nest Of little mice al
cuddled down on the bank note, which
Mother Mouse had spread out as &
lining for the nest. Other pieces Of
paper were found, all torn and nib
bled, but this being nice and soft had
been saved for a blanket by the wis,
old mother Detroit Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-05

The most striking example of abor
tive effort or at least bizarre form o
decoration is found in the case of tn,
motmot, South American bird, which
succeeds in paralleing some of the
most absurd of humanity's decorative
freaks, notably of filing the teeth t.
points.
The mOtmot is by Nature endowed
with more than an ordinary degree
beauty. The prevailing color of it
plumage is green, the wings and tai
being tinged with beautiful shade o
blue; a sable tuft, edged with blue
adorns its breast, and a blue-edget
black triangle surrounds the eye ant
extends to the ear. In addition to thi
and to long and graceful tail, it hai
upon its head a crest which it car
erect at WILL
But, as if dissatisfied with Nature.
attempt to beautify it, the motmot es
says an improvement. 1t selects tn,
two middle feathers of its tail, those
two being usually the longest and
most conspicuous, as the objects of its
decorative design. About an inch
from the tip of each feather it cuts
away with its serrated bill about an
inch of the web on each side of the
shaft, thus giving each feather the ap
pearance Of lawn tennis bat. Nor
is this done in u mechanical or instinc
tive way, for sometimes too anxiou:
motmot will begin too soon and before
its tail has reached its full growth
and will clip away on the wrong feath
ers, thus dislguring itself even in mot
mot estimation, in this respect beins
not unlike the young males of the hu
man family who, rather than not
shave at all, will sometimes use the
razor on that much of the hair of the
head as wanders down in front of the
ears.
1t was formerly supposed that the
motmot wore away the web from it's
tail feathers by constantly turning
around while sitting on its nest, and
when Waterton explained the real
reason for the condition of the feath.
Frs he was laughed at Recently,
however, captive birds have been seen
to perform the cutting operation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-05
She Sat Down Oh Him.

There is Il pushing young painter
who loves to wear long hair, and who
is not apparently an enthusiastic sup
porter Of Pears soap: and this young
painter has il very profound belief ir
himself, and his own charms, and his
own genius, and above all, in his
power of captivating the hearts of the
fair. The other evening our young
painter found himself dining at 2
friends house, next to very attrac
tive young lady, whom he promptly
endeavored to impress as much as
possible. After telling her all about,
himself, and his picture, and his talent
he finally informed her that he should
never marry. "Why nOt?" inquire,
his fair companion. "If did marry
the young painter replied, 81 should
make so many women unhappy" 81
should have thought you would only
make one women unhappy" was the
young laly's prompt comment, which
reduced that long-hairsd egctst to
silence. lie does not like that giri
now, and. avoids heI when they meet
- lVhUehaU ReUieW, London.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-05

A shepherd once, to prove the quick
ness of his dog, who was lying Def re
the fire in the house where we were
talking, said to me in the middle of Q
sentence concerning something else: 81
am thinking, sir, the COW is in the DO.
tatoes. Though he purposely laid nc
stress on these words, and said them
in quiet, unconcerned tone of voice
the dog who appeared to be asleep
Immediately jumped up, and, leaping
through an open window scrambled
Up the turf roof Of the house, from
which he could See the potato field
lie then (not seeing the COW there
ran and looked into the farmyald,
where she was, and finding that an
was right, came back to the house
After short time the shepherd SAID
the same words again, and the dog
repeated the outlook, but, on the false
alarm being third time given, the
dog got up, and, wagging his tail
looked his master in the face with SC
comical an expression Of interrogation
that he could not help laughing at him
On which. with slight growl, he lait
himself down in his warm corner with
an offended air, as if determined moi
to be made a fool of again. -BaptiSi
IVeeklu
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-05

to pay their own return fare, and to
travel back in respectable and honest
manner, they will have to bid farewell
to the beautiful old city where they
spent such happy years, and where
their bones will now have no chance Of
sacredly reposing after death. There
is no chance Of their ever finding their
way back. .-LondOn TeieMdph.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-05

The people Of this country are fa
miliar with Blind Tom, the musica
prodigy, but all of them have no
marked the wonderful incidents in his
career. Born q slave, anI deprived OF
almost every sense but that of sound
he has a5tonished and delighted thu
people of this country by his wonder
full power as u pianist. lie is Geor
gian, and must now be over 40 years
OF age, His musical gifts began to at
tract attention before the war. At its
close it is not wonderful that it was
supposed that he could be played as Il
great card. The custody of BlinG
Tom was given to Gen. Bethune, his
former owner. lie Travelled with him
for some time, and then turned him
over to the care of one Of his, sons,
who contracted an unfortunate marri-
age and was killed by a railroad train
something more than a year since
The widow is now trying to get pos
session of Tom, and is using his moth
er to effect this purpose, who must
now be quite aged. Toms parents
entered into IN agreement as to his
custody with Gen. Bethune, and this
will play an important paIt in the lli-
CATION that must enSue Without the
care and attention of his old master
and mistress and their children, Tom
would never have had an opportunity
OF developing his wonderful power of
musical imitation. He has lust sulli
Gent intellect to know them, and to
entertain for them the affection eXhib,
tied by domestic animal. He is
utterly unable to care fOr himself, and
1t is more than questionable if his
mother is any better prepared to look
after him. The writer can recall him
crawling about the house like puppy
attracted by the sound Of a piano, anu
although long since past the age OF
surprises, we never expected to see
Blind Tom Il party ltigant before the
Supreme Court of the United States.-
Macon (Ga. Teleyiaph.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-05
The Wild Rose.

WRITTEN TO A YOUNG FRIEND.
Fair are the flowers tho tardy Spring
At last fulfilling all our hope
With largcss late, is wont to fling
Along our Northern slope.
For us the cowslip sheds its gold;
For us the May-ilower brcathes perfume
And in our meadows, low and cold,
White violcts bloom.
But some rcsplendcnt morn Of June,
When sunbeams thrill with fcrvid power,
And sea waves chant murmurous tune,
Como, sec our perfect flower.
From sunset skies of molten rcd
Her deeply glowing hues were wrought
From pcarly shell in oceans bod
Her paler tints were caught.
Her tender greenery gently fills
With graceful, soltened shape
Tho outline of tho rugged hills
All round our Cape.
She flashes in the deepest wood;
We trace her by the brooklct's edge;
But most where pillows harsh and rude
Beat on the cruel ledge.
Her dauntcss smile we love to greet:
Liic's central radiance through her flows
Her fragrance makes the east wind sweet
Our beautiful Wild Rose.
So, to our duty's sober days,
by salt waves Tapped, by sharp crags torn
So, to our sombrc shaded ways,
Set round by brake and thorn
In modest pride of gracious youth,
With heart OF love, with soul serene,
With dewy purity and truth,
She comes, our Byzantine.
Elisa Scwider in Harpcrs Magacine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-05

One Of the most beautiful stories in
Oriental or perhaps any literature,
whereby we are taught that no human
creature is exempt from anlictiOn and
sorrow, is told in the life cf Gautama
the founder of the Buddhist religion.
There was young woman, the sto
ry runs, who had been married early
as is the custom in the East, and had
a child while she was still a girl.
When the beautiful boy could run
alone he died. Her sorrow for a time
deprived her Of her reason, and in heI
love for her dead child she carried il
from house to house of her plying
friends, asking them to give her medi.
cine for it. a Buddhist convert
thinking "she does not understand
said to her:
"My good girl, l myself have nc
such medicine as you ask for, but |
think know Of one who has"
"Oh, tell me who that is?" cried
the girl.
"The Buddha can give you medicine
90 to him." was the answer.
She went to Gautama, and, doing
homage to him said:
Lord and master, do you know any
medicine that will be good for my
child?"
"Yes, | know of some," said ths
teacher.
Now, it was the custom for the pa
tents or their friends to provide the
herbs which the doctors required: sc
sh" asked what herbs he would want
II want some mustard seed" he
said, and when the poor girl eagerly
promised to bring some of so common
Il drug, he added: "IOu must get il
from some house where nc
son, or husband, or parent, or slave
has died"
VERY good,' she said, and went tc
ask for it, still carrying her dead chill.
with her. The people said "IIere is
mustard seed-take it," but when she
asked; "ln my friend S house ha>
any son died, or u husband, or Il pa
rent, or slave?' they answered, Lady
what is this that you say? The liv
ing are few, but the dead are many
Then she went to other houses bu
one said, 81 have lost a SON. another
81 have lost my slave" At last no
being able to find Il single houst
where no one hal died, her mind be.
gan to clear, and summOning up reSolu
tion, she left the dead body of hel
child in il forest, and returning to the
Buddha. paid him homage
lie said to her, "llave you the mus
taTd seed?"
"My Lord" she replied 81 have not
The people tell me that the living arr
few, but the dead are many"
Then he talked to her on the imper
manency of all things, pointing out tt
the poor girl how the alliction from
which she was suffering was not pc
culiar to her, but was common to al
her fellow creatures, till her doubts
were cleared away. She accepted he
lot, and became Il disciple.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-05

Wcezy was so anxious to help that
she made it hard for herself and fol-
the family. She burned her fingers il
stirring hot apple sauce for Bridget
She woke up the baby in trying tt
curl Il le few hairs on his little bale
head. S1e meldled with mammals s knit
tin. wo X till she had lost every needle
PAPA Haynes laughed at these things
but when Wcczy learned to open hi.
writing desk he looked grave.
"This'll never do,' said he t. mamma
"The child will be tearing my papers
next
50 he locked the desk, and hung tn,
key above the tall clock beside it.
There, my young squirrel, you
won't reach that in hurry" he said
to himself, kissing his lite daughter
good-by
-''''i Nv was Solc HlN'Ililid oJcppt.
into the kitchen to tell Bridget about
dinner. Weezy stayed in the sitting
room to sing Sambo to sleep. Every
time she rocked back in her small
chair she could see the key shining
over the clock. 1t looked very muct
out Of place She wondered why heI
papa had put it there, She wanted tt
whistle with it. Ga hum, if she was
q little spccI of a bird she would fly
against it and brush it down with hei
wings. Or if 'ambo was only ar
angel. She danced across the floor
and threw him up as high as she could
Instead Of knocking down the key she
knocked poor Sambo's stocking yarr
head against the wall, and he fell flat
upon the top Of the clock.
Lie still, Sambo," cried Weezy
mounting chair From the chaI
sh" easily climbed to the broad shell
Of the desk. There she rested mo
ment, leaning her chin on the top Of
the desk and patting SamDo. But she
did not take him to her arms, for moi
far above hung the ~. She had sci
her little heart on getting it.
What Ito you think the little sprt
did next? All by herself she scram
bled to the very top of that big desk
Standing on tiptoe she tried to reach
over the clock, Even then she was
not quite tall enough to grasp the key
with her chubby little fingers; but by
perching upon Salnbo she got it al
last.
BY the the time mamma came bach
Weezy had opened the desk and Gu,
one Of papa's deeds into paper dolls
Papa was yeXed enough at moor
when he saw them.
"Ihc loss of that deed will give m,
a great deal of trouble" said he "
mamma, GLOW did Weezy come by
the key of my desk?"
Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the cIock""
answered mamma, laughing.
"Why, why, is it possible!' said
papa, turning pale. "rm thankful
she didn't break her neck-our little
mouse of Weezy. ."-Our Little Ones
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-05

answered mamma, laughing.
"Why, why, is it possible" said
papa, turning pale. "rm thankful
she didn't break her neck-our little
mouse of II Weezy."-OW Little Ones
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-05
CIIILDREN'S COLUMN.
A CObweb.

A spider spun hi, shining web,
Where tall green grnsses grew;
lie drted, WITH the iimy thrcrd,
Like shuttle, through and through.
A child espied the bweb where
1t glittered in the sun;
"Mnmmu! mammal do declare
The spiders wash is done!
"Iis Monday morn, you know, Behold,
Tho spiders aprons hung"
Two tiny lly-wings, green and gold,
On the dainty cobweb swung.
Martc lie BaroH, IN You'Ps Companion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-27
THE HOLT-WARNER HEARING.
Pass Book Show Warner 81, ,255,371 With
out Giving Security.

:, NEW YORK, Nov 25.-The Holt-Warner
reference case was continued to-day.
Cashier Spencer of the firm OF Grant (,
Ward was on the witness stand and the
pass books of Grant Il Ward on the Ma
rine bank were offered in evidence. In
none of the books of the firm except in the
pass books was there any reference to the
alleged contracts. There was nothing to
show that these contracts really existed.
On crOsS-eXaminatiOn the witness said
that the account of Grant & Ward with
the Marine bank was opened by the
bank placing to Grant q Wards account
100000 on two notes for $4,000 each. 1t
appeared that Warner received from
Grant * Ward in excess of what money
and collateral he deposited with the bank
about 81, ,255, ,3Gl. The witness said that
since the last hearing he had traced three
checks deposited with Grant X Ward by
Warner, aggregating SlSO00O thus reduc-
ing the excess received by Warner to the
amount mentioned above.
The personal account OF Ward and
the accounts of the firm with the Marine
and First National banks We're made up
largely of the moneys deposited by Gus
toners with the firm. 1t was plain from
the books of the firm that Mr.. Ward took
the collateral deposited with his firm and
firms use. At the time of Grant and
| Wards failure they Were borrow
ing about twelve millions, only halt
of which rightfully belonged to the
| firm for such Il purpose. On the
face of the check books irregularities
were shown on Wards part one entry
showed that Ward had borrowed $50, ,00C
on 1000 shares of Evening star mining
stock owned by himself and L. s. Grant
Jr. He deposited the amount borrowed
to his own personal account. On another
occasion Ward borrowed on 1000 shares OF
the same stock, from DreXel Morgan &
Co. s2S, 900, and pocketed the money, this
stock was the property of [. 5. Grant
Jr., and Ward owned no part of it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-27
MR.. HENDRICKS Is DEAD.
HE EXPIRES sUDDENLYAr HIS HOME.
At Il Reception Tuesday Evening, Dead
wednesday Evening-Paralys of the
Brain Did the Deadly work Pass
ed Peacefully to Rest.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. - 49, Vice
President Hendricks died very suddenly
at about o'clock yesterday afternoon.
He came home from Chicaro early in the
week and complained Of feeling uuwell,
but nothing serious was thought of it at
the time Last night he and Mrs Hen
dricks attended u reception at the resi-
dence Of Hon. John J. Cooper, and after
he came home he complained Of pains in
his side and stomach. This morning he
was no better and his family physician,
Dr. Thompson, was called in He gave
him an emetc and later an injection. Mr..
Hendricks stayed in his room all day and
most of the time in bed, although he sat
up at frequent intervals He received no
callers, but about > o'clock Mrs. Hen
bricks left his bedside to see Il caller for
few minutes in the parlor. She was de-
layed longer than she eNpec ted and when
she returned to the room she found that
Mr. Hendricks was dead. The end of
busy and eventtul life had come peace-
| fully and quietly. On his face there was
no indication of pain or suffering and his
eyes were only half closed, as if in gen
tie sleep. He died of paralysis of the
brain.
Thomas a. Hendricks was born in Mus
kingum county Ohio, September I, 1919 !;
was educated at South Hanover college !;
studied law, and completed his legal
studies at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania,
in 1913 settled in Indiana, and practiced
his profession with success In 1913 he
was chosen to the State legislature, and
declined Il reelection; was an active mem
! Der of the Unconstitutional Convention" of
1850 and was II Representative in Con-
gress from Indiana from 1851 to 1855; he
was appointed by President Pierce, in
il ~ k1n .n1 r1fl
Office, in which he was continued by Pres
ident Buchanan until 1859, when he re-
signed He was subsequently elected a
Senator in Congress for the long term,
commencing in 1863 and ending in 1869
serving on the committees on claims, pub
lie buildings and grounds, the judiciary,
public lands, and naval affairs. In 1916 he
received a majority of the Democratic
votes for the Office of cePresident OF
the United States. In November 1851, he
was elected to the second place on the
presidential ticket of Cleveland and Hen
bricks
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-27
"A LAST GREAT EFFORT,
THE SERVO-BULGARlAN WAR ENDING,
Bulgarians and Servians Preparing for the
Decisive Bulgaria's Success
More Complete than was Supposed
Condensed War Dispatches.

LONDON. Nov. 24.-The results in the
East all depend to-day on whether Gen.
Leslijonin, from the north, and the second
reserve will reach King Milan in front of
Shaving in time to enable him to make the
attack before the Sultan's letter arrives
ordering him to cease hostiities. The aid
will probably reach the king, as the delay
III despatching the letter was Intentional,
because the situation will be so much
easier to settle after decisive conflict.
The next battle will be the last, because it
will be the final great effort possible
on each side and because the in
reference of the powers either di
rectly or through Turkey, is abso
lutely certain. Meantime the Bulgarian
successes are shown to be more complete
| than was supposed. Dragoman, Bresnik
and Perkil, are now occupied by the Bul-
garian. The last point is especially inn
portant. as it was the base of attack or
Sofia. At this moment Il colonel of Bul
garian cavalry is domiCiled in the very
headquarters from which King Milan is
sued his promise to the troops of II rare
| feast of roast mutton in Sofia.