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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09
WORKING A BARBER SHOP.
Scedy Gentieman's Way of Max.
ts = Eiving-Cash but no shave.

E : "a EfFing-sash put no shave.
New York EXCHANGE
long individual, with shiny coat ana
'rdyed trowsers, sat in downtown bari =
hep last night and fondled weeks growth
4 Il stubby beard that looked as if it might
nave been knocked off with tack-hamner,
lut could be separated from his visage in no
other way. Like Dickens ghost of art. he
was working that beard for all it was worth
IS solid capital The shop was crowded with
uu horn and unShaven men, in hurry to
get home after work The seedy gentleman
exposed his chin and airily looked over "a
newspaper until the barber said next" and
then started up from hi seat A cholelie
old gentleman looked at him for a second
with glowering despair, and then said:
Say, my good fellow; if you will let me-
take your turn III stand a treat for yo,u.
shave"
You're my man" was the reply. Fork
over the tin"
Fifteen cents was handed him, and he re-
Iapsed into his chair and continued his news
paper and his digltal wanderings in the
hifaute wilderness on his face The Old
gentleman got his badness trimmed up and
his whiskers dressed down, and left. The
barber again called next" and the se,dy in
diVidual again hastily arose A busy-iook
ing clerk gaZed upon him with sad pathos,
und said:
Look here. Really, if you let me come
;theaI Of You I'll give you Il quarter am
stand trent"
You're tie oyster Pm huntin for" said
the .eedy one, And again was his pocket
ftale richer by the addition OF 25-cent
liec- lie leaned back and watched the ton.
serial ,perations on tie frontispiece OF tha
clerk with a wealthy chuckle; but a third
emo arose as the barber called next and Il
third time was he Intercepted and propti-
atnI by some anxious customer with piece
OF silver, This little industry he worked I'M
I'll h. had obtained sl.6j. At last the barber
said to hiH:
Look here. You'll read all the printing
of those papers if you stay there much
longer. Come on if you want to get shaved +"
The $ l. saw that the harvest was over
aui assuming Napoleon -at-St Helena at
titude, said scornfully:
"5have Do yer s'pose I'm goin' ter let yer
rasp over me cheek with that old corn knife
OF yoursl Not much Am l goin' ter have
this here beard cut off when it enhances my
personal appearance Well not frequently
Guess Iii leave if I'm to be insulted Good
bye And he walked off to try the game
somewhere else,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09

William S Baker, OF Lewis, Ncgo
county, Ind, writes rs follows: My son
was taken with Scrofnla in the hip when
only two years old. We uicd several
ply sicians, but the boy got no relief from
their treatment. Noticing your Scovill's
Sarsaparilla aud Stillingia or Blood and
Liver Syrup, recommended so highly,
bought some of it of you in The year 1862
and continued taking it till the sores fin,
ally healed rp. lie Is now 81 years oil
age, and, being satisfied that your medi
cine did him so much good when he used
it, we want to try again in another case
and write TO you to get some more.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09

Affections of the throat ale liable 20
strike persons at any time of the year, but
at this season is extra caution
necessary in guarding against diseases of
this character. Mishler's Herb Bitlers is
the sovereign remedy for all bronchial at
fections. A. Harshbergy, of Cheesebor 0
and Harshbergy, Prairie City, H., writes;
Mrs, Harshbergy suffered from bron-
chitis, and has used three bottles Of Mish-
ler's Herb Bitters with the most desirable
results. Send me one dozen bottles"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09
VERY REMARABLE RECOVERY.

Mr Geo, V. Willing, of Manchester,
Mich, writes: MY wife has been almost
helpless for five years so helpless that
she could not turn over in bed alone.
She used two bottles of Electric Bitters,
and is so much improved, that she is now
able to do her own work.
Electric Btters will do all that is
claimed for them. Hundreds of testi-
monials attest their great curative powers.
Only fifteen cents a bottle at Hartz &
Bahnsen'S
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09
[Argonaut "Storyettes. v

IffIBVIiWU F'IN'I YtIU1S. ]
R,quelaure, the deformed jester of Lou
XIV. coi.trived to get cut Of many a scra d,
by lis ready wit. Oae day he went to tn
king to ask his pardon for having struck q
tho helmet OF one of his sentinels, who hat
failed to give him the military salut,
Louis who knew his man. wondered thu
Roquelaure should crave his pardon for St
venial on offense, and said to him: This is
serious matter, Roquelaure, but will pardor
YOU this time 1t afterward turned on
that the soldiers head was in the helmet
and fe!l with it to the ground.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09
0ripJn nf Ammnnia

Ammonia is obtained in large quaint
ties by the puhefaction of the urine of
animals Encyclopedia britannica.
Every housekeeper can test baking
powder containing this disgusting drug
by placing can OF the Royal" or''An-
drews" Pearl" top down ON hot stove
until heated, then remove the cover and
smell.
Prove it by the above test jn26dwtf.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09
4 EARn.

To all who are suffering from the errors
and lndiscrctions of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss of manhood, &C.,
| will send recipe that will cure you,
FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
was discovered by missionary in South
America. Send a self addressed envelope
to the Rev. JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station D,
New York City.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09

The Childrcns Health must not be neg
lected Colds in the Head and snutlles bring
on Catarrh and throat and lung affections.
Ely's Cream Balm cares at once. 1t is
perfectly safe and easily applied with the
finger 1t also cures Catarrh ard Hay
Fever the worst cases yielding to it in a
short tine. Sold by druggists. 80 cents.
Ely Bros, Owego, n. y.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09

The C'urTent.1

Complaint is properly made against the
exhibition of obscene pictures by some news
dealers, the demoralizing effect being noted
in crowds they attract; but the same crowd
will stand and study almost any window
picture, whether it has a bad or good motive.
This is ali indication, in a small way, Of the
value free public art gallery would be TO a
community as an educating agency.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09

New Orleans Times-Democratl
Georgia is very puzzled what to do with it,
boy convicts. 1t has no less than 137 boys
between Il and II years Of age in its peni
tertiary, and it rightly concludes that TIN
institution is no place for thetu
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09
Ehe Home Made.

Our daughters are all home maids.
The man who assists in keeping up matter:
about the house, is a home aid man.
Wearing apparel is sew made.
The girl who owns q sewing machine is sew
maid
ssHhe national debt is owe made.
A GYPSY is a nomade man.
A bachelor is q no maid man.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09
Buoalen's Arnioa SaIve.

The greatest medical wonder of the world
Warranted to speedily cure burns, bruises,
cuts, ulcers. salt rheum, fever sores, can
GERS, piles, chilblains, corns, letter, chap
ped hands, and all skin eruptiCns, guaran-
teed to cure in every instance, or money
refunded, IS cents per box. For sale by
Hartz 6 Rabnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09

Cinnamon are beginning to monopoliz
large share of the business of furnish>
ing wood for the Central Pacific railroad,
which has constituted an important in>
dustry of the Truckce basin.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09
Masters Sale.
STATE OF ILLINOIS I
Rock Island County


Rock Island County
In the Circuit Court-In Chancsry.
George II. Maish VS.. Henry Flucgel, Margaretha
Fluegel and William l.. Oyne,-Foreclosurc-
General No. 1922
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of a decree
of said court, entered in the above entitled cause.
on the 18th day of October, A. D., 1881 | shall,
Saturday, the 3D. day of January, a. d. 1895, At
the hour of one O'Clock in the afternoon. at the
north door of the court house. in the city Of Rock
island, in said county of Rock Island, 10 satisfy
said decree, sell at public yerdne to the highest
bidder for cash. those certain parcels Of
land. snate in the county of Rock island and
state Of Illinois, known and described Il follows.
fowl:
The south half Of the northeast fractional
quarter of section nine 81, aud the s"h'h haii Of
Pctufers Island IN said section mia" t9i, hl In
township seventeen 90 north OF range two ~
west of the fourth principal meridiln.
Dated at Rock island, Illinois, this 18th dag of
November y y 1854.
HENRY CURTIS. ia,
Master in Chmcery, Rock Island county i'll
PARKS 4 PEASANTS, Complt's So}r.
nov-29-dtd
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09

1t has just transpired that the children
originals of "lIelen's Babies had been
dead year before their amusing pranks
were written up and published for the
world to laugh at
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09

General Fremont, gray as he is, again
becomes pathfinder. He is to head a
large party to survey tract of 13,000.>
600 acres in Mexico. bought by large cap
italists
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09

We have used Tongaline in several cas-
es of neuralgia and rheumatism, and re-
lief has followed its use in every instance.
Drs. N A & A, Mccoy, Pinson, Tenn.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09

Colorado women tramp around in cot
ton stockings with the thermometer at 40
degrees below zero. Their feet don't get
warmed up until about the last of July.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09
The Best Fruit of Medica, Science.

Dyspepsia is Immediately relieved by
Benson's Capcine Plasters. Quick acting,
HIGHLY medicinal.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09

Colden's Liquid Beef Tonic is admira-
bly, adapted for females in delicate health
Coiden's; no other. OF druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09
GOLD. SILVER { IIEELI PLATING.
USEFUL TRADE. EASILY LEARNED.
Or ID E~
RRICH $3.50.

In order to meet long felt want for a conyen
lent and portable PLATING APPARATUS
with which any one can do the finest quality of
Com, SILVER and MCKEE PLATING on WATCHES,
CHAINS. RINGS. KNIVES FORKS and Spoons, have
made the above lowpriced set, consisting OF
TANK lined with ACid-proof Cement,
Three cells of Battery that will deposit 30 penny
weights Of metal a day, Hanging Bars, Wire, Gold
solution, one quart Of Silver Solution and half Il
gallon of Nickle. Also a box of BRIGHT LUsTRE,
that will give the metal the bright aud lustrous ap-
pcarance of finished work. Remember, these
solutions are not exhausted, but will PLATE any
number of articles if the simple book of instrac-
tions is followed. ANY one can do it. A Won,
ans work. For Fifty Cents Extra WI, VIII
send SIX CHAINS or RINGs that can De ''oiu latTu
and sold for Two DOLLARS more than the wn0 StS
OUTFIT costs. Our book, ''GOLD AM oIL RI
FOR THE PEOPLE,'' which offers unriVaued
inducements to all, sent FREE. fnot successful
can kefeturned and exchanged forMoRE THAN iTs
yAItF REMEMBER, this is practical outht
and will warrant il, or it can be returned at my
expense viii be sent c, o. D, if desired, upon
recent of 81 80, balance To be collected when dc
liycrdd Next size outfit, with Tank l2xl0XG, on
lyS5,OO. TRY 1T, Profits over 900 per cent.
Hpnlt sp.t free. 4 .llrpSz
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND e. PACIFIC nv.


the Ind The
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09

Sullivan has gone back to Boston, like
Cassius, weary of the world"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09
A Rsmarl,ahle Cnrn nj srrnfnln

Payne is said TO have stolen the music
of Home, Sweet Home"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09

Had rheumatism for years took half
a bottle of Athlophoros and have not had
a pain since" E. d. Hitchcock, Vest
vile, CT.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09

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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-12-11
How Much Milk the Cow Gives.

1t is often worth while to see a COW
MIXED twice in succession-twelve
hours between themilkings. Thus the
buyer may see just how much milk the
COW is giving. Ii the COW has a suck
ing call it complexities matters little,
but'a iirst-ratecow oughtto give much
more milk than the calf will take, SO
II the buyer takes two teats on one
side and leaves the other two for the
cali, accurate conclusions may be ar
rived at. The seller almost always
overstates the milk his COW will give.
His quarts are small. Ii one is buy
ing q S35 COW all thistrouble need not
be taken. She may be worth $50 for
beef. and if she gave no milk at all
might soon be made worth S25 or
$50; so one is really paying little for
milk. Bur if the price of the COW is
ST5 or 500, as we have supposed, it
is quite worth while to know what one
buys beforethemoney ispaid.-Mason
C. Weld.
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Care of Hanging Plants.

Most plants in baskets or hanging
pots are unsatisfactory. This is not
the fault OF the plant, but of the
grower, inmostcases. Hanging plants
are usually less Convenient to get at
than those growing in pots on q plant
stand, and because OF this they are
pretty sure to suffer from neglect.
They seldom get water enough. A
pot that is hung up dries out much
sooner than occupying a lower
position because it is in a warmer
stratum Of atmosphere, andis expos
ed on all sides, and generally it is
small, and the earth in small pots al
ways dries out rapidly. Hanging
plants should be watered daily through
the greater part OF the season. In
the heat OF the summer they generally
need an application night and morn
ing, but they do not often get it. A
step-ladder should be kept convenient
ly near at hand, and by e ofthis
it is easy to get at hepiants. Alarge
sponge, filed with water, can be plac-
ed on the surface OF thesoil. 1t is very
easy to re-saturate this when the
moisture has been absorbed from it.
Occasionally the plants should be
taken down and cleaned by dipping
them into Il tub or pail OF water.
When well grown, hanging plants are
very ornamental.
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Of HntS.

To exclude rats and mice is q very
easy matter if done when the house is
built. The cellar floor should be ce-
mented and the wall built OF cement
concrete. The spaces between the
studding are the weak spots. 4 very
effective defence is to lay the floor
closely through the studding on each
first and set the studding upon this
and lay the matched floor afterward,
closing up the spaces between the
studding in every place with short
blocks, which are also useful to stiifen
the studs. Thus a mouse or rat can
not get into the spaces between the
studs, and ii one should by any chance,
it is imprisoned in a cell and cannot
get any further. This is also a very
effective means OF avoiding the spread
Of fire, which usually runs up through
the studding and burns the roof with
the whole house in a few minutes.
| purchased q farm with old build
ings in which rats were everywhere in
overwhelming numbers, harboring
mostly under floors. raised u foot
clear above ground all floors which
could beso changed-as pig pens, barn,
etc.-and made small openings in all
the doors for cats to pass through.
The other floors were made on the
ground, OF sand and coarse gravel con
crete, or OF round stone pavement,
INSIDE with water-lime and saturated
when dry with hot gas-tar. I'hr corn
crib and granary was raised on four
foot posts covered with sheets Outright
tn and driveway was madethrough
the center. Halt u dozen cats, well
fed with milk and bread, were kept,
and having no other flesh meat and
being never hungry, they had full tlut
for sport, aud caught the homeless
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-12-11

There is a touch of pathos in the
following amusingincident, takenfrom
a Chicago paper. John really ought
to have 'sbellered' just a little. 1t
would doubtless have been a great
comfort to his foolish old wife, whose
tender heart was hurt by ~whatseemed
like lack OF feeling on Johns part.
They we're travelling on a railroad
train when a collision occurred. The
old lady was hurt quite seriously and
could not speak for some time, al
though conscious OF what was taking
place around her. Some of the pas
sengers thought she was dead. John
feared so, TOO, but instead of giving
way to unavailing grief, heflew around
doingall he could for his wife's eco
cry. When she was pronounced out
of danger, she said, reproachfully,-
"Johnl'
"Nell, Samanthy??"
"You didn't heller a bit there when
they all thought l was dead"
"Well, Samanthy,'' said John. in
some confusion, "ye see ! was flying
around trying to bring We to, didn't
have no time to peller.'
Eyes, john" said the old lady,feebly,
with a suggestion Of tears in her voice,
"but couldn't we heller a little bitnow,
John jist fer the looks of things?"
"Why, Smanthy! Ii / was to heller
now, folks would say l was dom it
cause you was goin' to git we'll"
II never thought o'that," said the
old lady, sadly, 81 wisht to goodness,
John, you'd have bellered some at the
right time then! 'Twould have been
real colnfortin' to me-"
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- ... - . ...
Comparatively few housekeepers,
says Marie Parloa, in Good House
KEEPING. consider how sl1oht an nytra.
Ct g. ,,a,,;,o1 - 49, Ill fan,;1,. :.
0i'AV - iGiu'ioU W SiNe '''o l'''i''S q
great deal OF additional comfort and
happiness. Many ieel that tiley are
Their neiEhbors interiors IN admins
teflnS domestic affairs, SIMPLY pc
cause they nave lailed, OWING to ABB
senee OF Inclination or lack or sElii Or
means, to load thelr tables with elab,
CRATE dishes. Let II De remembered
thlf, IN NJ long run, a Simple dletWl1
bring better health and more hapPl-
ness; yet. let 1t also be remembered,
tnaG a wise ~hollseNeeper VIII seek TO
hit herself o rutS IN winch she may
uncohsciously nave falien, and, by
NlaElng a iittie change mere and there
present such a variety OF 1000 as
Shat render the table attractive at
every meal. 10 SUBSTITUTE new dishes
Tor some with winch the faml:y have
had an extensive acquaintance does
not hecessitategreat expense. house
keepers frequently study and eXperl-
inent with receipt after receipu Tor
making cake without stopping to
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-12-11
rats or those few which had ~ hiding
place until very soon not one could,
be seeu.-J. n. H, N. Y. Tribune
VIII Varieties Run Out?

This question may be answered both
athrmatively and negatively. Inprac-
tlce they do u out, as a rule. Let
us remember that nothing in nature
is stable. All varieties are undergoing
modification, and most of all those
varieties which we cultivate. Thisex-
ira instability in the cultivated varie-
ties is due to the fact that the condi-
lions W. make Tor them are varying
and constantly changing. Could we
make absolutely constant conditions
the varities might be retained with
considerable, ifnot absolute, stability.
Now it happens that in practice most
varieties are grown by people who do
not give them as good conditions as
those under which they were devel-
oped, SO degeneration follows inevita-
bly,. A potato fancier brings out a
fine new variety under exceptionally
good conditions. Now it will remain q
fine variety so long as those good con-
ditions are maintained, andno longer.
This is the secret of most if not all OF
the degeneration OF varieties.-Dr
Charles Z. Bessey.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-12-11
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Household Recipes.

FkEcKLEs.-Mix together of glycer.
Inc twelve ounces, rose water twelve
ounces, OF sulphocarbolate of zinc one
ounce, osspirits ofneroli half drachm,
aud OF alcohol three ounces. Apply
twice @ day, leaving on the mixture
from half an hour to an hour.
SUNBURN.-Mix together three
fourths of an ounce OF ~glycerine, six
drachms avoirdupois powdered borax,
and twelve ounces OF rose water or
elder-fower water. This is recon-
| mended as q harmless and beneficial
daily cosmetic wash.
CANNED FRUrT.-Canned fruit should
be kept in a cool, dry, dark closet. Ii
one hasn't such a closet, thefruit may
be kept covered with paper or cloth
and the light be excluded from it.
Light seems to have an influence on
canned fruit unfavorable and in
furious to it's flavor. Have any of
our readers tried painting the out
side of their glass cans to exclude light
from them2
A writer in The Medical World gives
the following remedy. having used it
with complete success for common
cold in the head: Dissolve hall a grain
of tartar emetic in four ounces OF
water, give a teaspoonful of this every
fifteen minutes for four doses, then
hourly, and after that every three or
four hours. The disease is often cured
in the course OF one day.
RHEUMATIsM.-A German writer gives
this as a remedy for mflammatory
rheumatism, of which malady he was
cured in two days time: Makeasoup
OF the stalks and roots of celery. Cut
the celery into bits, boil it in water till
soft, and then servewarm on pieces of
toasted bread; drink the celery water.
In Germany the roots and stalks are
boiled and eaten as a salad with oil
and vinegar.
FLORIDA WATER.-Dissolve in one
half-gallon OF 9O-per-cent-alcohol one
ounce each oil OF lavender, oil of ber-
gamot and oil of lemons, and one
drachm each OF oil ofcloves andcinna-
mon; add one gallon of water and fl
ter. 2. Mix together and filter three
ounces OF bergamot, four drachms of
oil OF cinnamon, two ounces tincture
OF benzine and n gallon 75-per-cent
alcohol.
KNITT1NGBAGs.-Very charminglittle
knitting bags IRE made Of square silk
handkerchief embroidered in each
corner. The handkerchief is made up
with the embroidered part inside. A
running string is put in q circle Just in.
side the corners, which hang outward
so as to show the embroidery. 1t is
better to cut a circle OF stiff card, COW
er it with material of the same color
as the handkerchief, or line the latter
with something which harmonizes
with it. This circle forms a steady
base for the bag and keeps it in shape.
1t must be sewn III the center of the
handkerchief, which istinished otfwith
lace, and ribbons are sewn at the
points where the string comes out, to
form a kind OF handle.-Philadelphia
Call.
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sAaAH DoGoNI.r,,

- sES-TfNFHsTaNl
sturns return, \, The yolcSsa
ITO yoursold valley, far an
For softlyo on the river tide
Ihe tender lights and shadows play:
Andsan the banks are gay with flowers,
all the hills are sweet with thyme;
70 find such bloom as ours
IN Il yon bright foreign clime!'
And still sRetnrn, return they sung,
With MS sabides eternal calm;
In these old fields, where you were young,
We Gull the heart s-ease and the balm;
For us the iocks and herds increase,
And children play round our feet;
tAteve the sun goes down in peace
Return, for rest il sweet
For me, 1 thought, the olives grow,
The sun lies warm upon the vines;
And yet, I will arise and go
To that dear valley din with rines4
Old loves are dwelling there, I snia,
Untouched by years OF change and pain;
Oldfaiths that had countetdead
Shall rise and live agpfh.
Then / arose and crosssd the sea,
And sought t~hatly6me OF younger days;
No love Of old was Kft to me
(Forlose has wings and seldom stays);
But there are grKyes upon the hill,
And sunbeafns shining on the sod,
And low viXds breathing Peace, be still;
Lost things are found in Cod
Good Words.