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The Rock Island Argus., 1885-08-21

SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug. 2I-The Ameri-
can Bar assocation convened here Welne,-
lay. with many prominent members Of the
legal profession pre- -ent. A resolution was
adopted providing for a committee to con
elder wnat action was peces sary to relieve
the United States supreme court
of its overplus OF business.
David Dudley Field read a paper on
the delays and uncertainties of the law, in
which he took the ground that the fault
lay with the legal profession it,ell, as it had
numbers and influence enough to bring
about a code Of laws that wouli reform thl
praetica in these respects.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-08-21

BEDFORD, Iowa, Aug. 2l--1he hanging
of Gen Grant in effigy in the little village
of Writ last Saturday night has aroused
deep Indignation in the neighborhood aud
will he thoroughly Investigated. A paper
calling for subscriptions 10 aid in ferreting
out the perpetrators was Immediately put
into circulation, and the best detectives ems
pIoyed in the ease. The excited populace
will probably take extreme measures with
the Culprits when discovered.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-08-21
Conc to cntha,n to sec About II.

NEW YORK, Aug. -. Commissioner Dor
man B. Eaton arrived III this city Wednes-
day night TO examine the cloggod civti
service machine ami start it in motion
agaiu He had little to lay as to his mten-
tons lie will go to the custom house t.
see how things stand there and will be
I0inel 10y Chief Examiner Lyman. Who is
on HI. wnN from Mn>hlnrton
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-08-21
Alfonso Feels Badly Abcut IT.

MADRID, Aug. 2L-The Figaro states that
kmg Alphonso is SO incensad at the unwar-
rantahle seizure OF the Caroline islands by
Germany that h. has resigned his coonelcy
IN the German Ghan regiment conferred
upon him during his visit to Germany I
few years ago and his acceptance of which
ct the time greatly incensed the French.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-08-21

CmcAGo, Aug p. The Chicago & North
western notifies agents in Wisconsin and
Illinois that freights tor exhibition at the
Northern Wisconsin fair, t, be held at Osh.
<osh, Wis, Sept IA to IS. inclusive, or
Wisconsin In1ugtrai exposition, to be held
It l.acm,, Wi. Aug. 81 to sept T. will be
trat,-uugle,i free one way.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-08-21
HALF-CENT A WORD.


TIM RGus hcreaf er wi publish in this col
ann all n vgrtiScmcnts Of Lost, Found, For Rent,
For sale, Eo srd or Rooms, Wanted. and similar
notices at the lew rate of 0Ee hair csaf "a trord
each figure a word, Out ~ advertisement less
tta len cents
WANTEn-A grit do general house work.
apply a' 30 Twenty tirst street. IS
FOR RENT-A furnished room No. 1919 Third
avenue suitable for two young men or young
married couple. -
FOR RRENT-Fumishcd rooms, vita or without
hoard; opposite Court House, Third ave, Mrs, A.
SlOckWrn. S-iw
FOBS LE-SiXty lots in my additions to The
ity Of Rock Island 81 four yearly payments, with
interest at six per cent per anuUm.
d-6m l. DAVENPORT
WANTED-Cauvasscrs for uev edition Of
"Chamhers Enc, ClopcdIa,' revised 1885. with a
very Extensive American supplement-; sold on
payments of 81 ca per mouth +. f, COLLIER,
Davenport, Iowa. LIFT
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-08-21

ToULON, Aug. 9l-Threo deaths from
cholera are officially reported as having &c
CURED Wednesday in this city.
MADRID, Aug. 2l. Reports received
from the various cholera infected district,
of Spain, up to noon Thursday, place the
number oi new cases for the past twenty
fonr hour at 4. 100 and the deaths at l.54I
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-08-21

E. W. Hurst represents the leading
American and Foreign Insurance Cos
Policies carefully written at current rates.
Agency established 1874. Office over
Rock Island National Bank.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-08-21
A Street Car strike Ended.

MEMPHIS Tenn, Aug. 2I.-Tne striking
street car drivers went 10 work Thursday
morning ats o'clock having accepted the
terms offered by the company Wednesday
afternoon. Travel was resumed IN sll Che
hnes simultaneously.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-08-21

Atlantic City is said to use about 800
tons of ice a week at This season of the
wear.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-08-21
THE MA7KE rs.
CErnAaR Aug. 20.

CEGCAgJP Aug. 20.
Tie market quotations on the boarI oi
trade L.-iay were as follows: Whea5
No 2 September, opened size. closet
size; 0etooer, openei 532.c, cio ed "a 41sc;
November, opened S5%c, closed SdZc.
Comm 2 Au. ust, opened 45Hc, closed
45I5c; Septe mber opened 459sc, closed
451ac; Oct ber, opened AMI closed 43Zc;
UaJs-H0. : Augu t, opensd 2G1Sc, closed pc;
September, opened and closed 2Bc,
OcroDer, opened and closed 24%c. Pork
September, opened IS ~, closei $50;
OCTOBER, opensd s. S79 closed S6214 Jan
nary, open1i 81. 45 closed S924S Lard
Sc ptem er, opened So l5, closed S605.
Live -tock-The Union stock yarus rsp0rs
the following range Of prices: Hogs Market
opened dull and weak at l0@l5c lower
prices on neaSy, and SC lower oh the light
grade4 I.ight grades s43334 80; rough
packing, $S.95tf4.25; heavy packing, 4.3j
"a 55. Csttie-Gsneraliy l0c lower; ship
ping, S+.5l@60J; butcher, S200@39h; !;
stacEers, S501@4 20; Texans, 81 75Gl3 3d.
Sheep Steady; inferior s. 00@3 75; good,
80 GJ@4G0
Produce: Butter - Cilt-e3ce creamery,
$50 .0a; fancy DAIRY, l5nt6c; packing,
6(g7e por ID. Eggs-i0E E@litlc per doz. Po-
tatoe 81 u0@Lt5 per Dbl Poultry
Spring chickens, I0@I3}sc; Old hel>, Sc;
rooster, %; turkeys, lie, and spring
ducks. 9%4e9lQc per lb; prairie chickens
S. A00l3u 30 per doz Apples -t5c9 81. 5u
per bDl Berries--Bmck 81 BOG l. 10
/ per loot case; biueberTies SL50@L60 per
| loot case
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-08-21

The course OF Instrumental Music embraces
Thirteen Grades. viz:
= Czerney's Exercises
3. Haydens sanotes.
a Betho,en's %
3. Mozart's IS sanotes
~ ~ Chapin's Complete Works l. volumes.
L.
u, Compositions of Lcizt and our standard
Opera solos.
Instructions in Vocal and HARMONY viii be
taurh- after the best methods
When the Institute gets organized. class Meet
ings and musical recitas win be given free Of
charge
Al the completion of the Musical course public
examination in the theory Of mnsic viii be held
with the graduates and certificates Of graduation
issued
TERMS, so LESSONS. ADVANCED
Instrumental, sl2 90
Vocal, IL 90
Harmony, II W
esson hours 40mihutes.
Mrs swan is a graduate of the Musical Conser
vatory of StO kholm, Sweden. and has been en-
| gagged III teaching in America twelve years. The
last year she has been director of the e0nservato
| nv in Gcneseo with great success. and leaves q
/ large class, of which number will follow her to
finish their studies
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-08-21

ArLic cIe


Hogs IL 0tn; light, 4-'o7t 50; mixed. Oh1 Is
haaNS 2ulf SIS
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-26
The Art of Early Rising;
popular Scien ce Monthly.

popular Science Monthly:
The proper time to rise, says: HE
Lancet, is when sleep ends. Doing
should not be allowed. True sleep is
the aggregate Of sleeps, or is q, stabe
consisting in the sleeping or rest Of all
the several parts of the organism.
Sometimes one and at other times an
other part of the body, as a whole, may
be the least fatigued, and so the firsh to
awake, or the most exhausted, and
therefore the most difficult to, arouse.
The secret Of good sleep is, the ply
Biological conditions of rest being
established, so to work and weary
the several parts Of the organism as to
give them proportionally equal need of
rest at the same momeat;: and to wake
early, and feel ready to rise, a. faint and
equal start OF the sleepers should be
secured,;; and. the Wise self-naanager
should. not allow d. drowsE feeling
of the consciousness ca weary senses, or
On exhausted muscular system, to be-
guile, him into the follyofgoing to sleep
again when once he has been aroused.
After, few days ofsself: discipline, the
man who resolves aot to aoze, that is,
not TO allow some sleepy part of his
! body to keep him. in bed after his brain
has once awakened, will lind himself,
without knowing, Why's an early riser.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-26
Grants Trust Fund.

It has been reported that the trustees
of the Grant fund Of $3.50, 1000, the in
terest on which only goes to General
Grant, had recently met and unani~
mously determined to allow the trust
fund to remain intact after General
Grants death, the income to go to Mrs.
Grant. In regard to. this rumor, Oil
yer Hoyt, one of the trustees says, II
do not know that there has been any
or that Mrs. Grant. Is to have the
income OF the fund.- According 70 the
terms of the subscription OF the $780,
900, however, General Grant was to
have the power to decide to whom Of his
heirs he desired the $3.50, 600 to go. sup
pose he'has made a.will and beQueathed
Tito his wife and family It is virtually
his property, and it: was collected, to
be given to him, while the only reason
it was not given to. him out and out was
that his friends feared; lest sharpers
might get it away from hun. To any
one who gained his, confidence he was
ready to trust all he possessed. sup
pose it grew out of his training as a
military man, as in, military life conf
denoe in subordinate officers must be
implicit. It was one Of General Grants
traits. to trust his friends in that way.
The. event proved: the wisdom of the
trustees. Most of the property is. in
Wabash funds, not in the large loan,
but in mortgage bonds made early in
the history of the corporation. The es-
tate of +. D. Morgan is security for the
railroad paper.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-26
Profit In fruit Raising,

With all the tons Of grapes raised,
how is it there is not a grape syrup to
be had for love or money in market?
If you don't know that grape juice
boiled down to clear syrup il the most
relishing thing in sickness or health,
for consumptives, and; to keep people
from getting consumption, to be eaten
as food or diluted for drink that would
ban1sh wine sooner than the temper
ance' societies, you have something
to learn. This article once known,
would prevent all danger of an
over crop of grapes, for it would be
made, and kept by the barrel, and ex-
ported for use in all climates. The
new production of cider jelly, which is
merely cider boiled. down, without any
addition till it is solid, dark jelly, is a
great gift to the housekeeper, and will
be the salvation of the apple orchards.
What if apples are fifty cents a barrel
in October? Set the cider mills going;
and the huge enamelled evaporating
pans. Perhaps cider jelly at IL cents a
pound will pay you, as there is NO sugar
to be used.-Susan Power in Vick's
Magazine for March.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-26
Hanninal Ha1n.Hnt
From She Philadelpaia Press.

From he philadelphia Press.
+ The Hon Hannibal Hamlin. OF:
Maine, is firmly convinced that lie will
livato the age Of 100. He is now q.
haie old man at 80, tough as gntta per-,
clla. and bright and active as ss school
boy. He is, about sir. feet il height:
with strongly naked ccurltenancsn
and eyes Of an intense yelyety black:
The secretso of such "a mans bngevity:is,
worth studying. Mr.. Hamlin never,
wears an. overcoat.. and it is only with
in the past few years that he has worrs
fiannelas His faee is of such O. rich,
brown color as 10. support the story
once circulated by his enemies to. the
effect. that no has negro blood in bls
veins The cd stagsr went through
the campaign last year. he. sits mp
lata at night He isfona OF paFsies.s
He can keep psce with three-bottle
nan of dinner. Beginning in the morn.
,inR before break tnst be smokes all day.
and hall Tie hight usip the strongest
and BLACKLIST CIGARS that can be pro Is
cured. q Such habits ought 70 have
killed him long ago. Bnt he fonrlsl1eas
apparently with md nisha1z ylgor.
His viigor Is Of steel coyered With sole '.le.
leather. 4 1sls.l.s.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-26
Health In Rain Water,

The question, chow may we get pure
water 2" becomes each year more. im-
portant, we must look to. the clouds.
Rainwater has NO taste if rightly man.
aged, and may be pure as the outgush
of the most hmpid mountain stream,
and there is scarcely roof which viii
not intercept. enough to quench, the
thirst of the dwellers beneath it.. These
points he illustrates from suggestive
personal experience: ~
-. * built two cisterns, side by side.
One, six feet in dianeter.and twelve
feet deep received the ordinary flow
from the roof, and furnished washing
water. The other, eight feet in diane
ter, and sixteen feet deep, was design
ed to hold water for drinking and Gull
mary use. It was rugged with chain
pump. The spout from the roof was
arranged so that the flow could be turn
ed, at will into either eistern. 81.
When the cold November rain came
and the windows of Heaven were fairly
opened, after the atmosphere was wash
ed clean, and the root also, the spout
was turned into the large cistern, and i
was filed with pare cold rainwatar.
This was supply for two years. u
Never was the water more pure, Linz
hid and tasteless. TT was cold enough
even il summes, and from strangers
who drank Of il I often heard the ne
mark What nice well ron havB!
When told that it was rain wafer they
were incredulous until they saw where
- $3.50 !, a.x,,, er,1a tI,on went nd ~ knnr
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-26
The New Hats And Bounets.

From Late Fashion Letter.
There is little that is new in shape in
bonnets, but much that is new in trim
ming. The small capote still fingers,
but shows many varieties Of brim.
Some are curved in at the top and flare
like little outspread wings. Others
copy the Marie front of the Marie Stu
ait head-dress. Still others show a
modified poke. All have a brim Of
some kind, and are not mere crowns
fitted to the head. The hats are the
more aggressive in appearance. The
majority are so unlike what one
would naturally select for modest
girl to wear that it is surprising
how they could have been manufactured
for such use. The crowns are enor-
mously high and are still more exagger-
ated by the arrangement Of the trim
ming. The whole effect is bold and
very pronounced, and for such costumes
as will not tolerate styles Of this de-
scription the milliners are using all
their ingenuity to tone down and mod
ify by simple arrangement OF quiet
materials and softly blended tints and
colors. The general impression Of the
bonnets for spring and "between"
wear is not very different from that
Of the autumn. Indeed, the styles
might very well be interchange
able. The same Melted gold and
embroidered crowns; the same gold
wheat and balls of pins and other or
naments; the same gold lace, and the
same dark shades Of eolors. There is
an entire absence, as whole, of the
freshness that one welcomes and Graves
in the spring, and it is only critical
examination in detail that reveals here
and there quaint little bonnet of pale
ecru straw or transparent lace, the
former trimmed with the new, wide rib
bons in soft colors and medieval designs
set up on the top of the crown in loops.
after the Alsatian fashion, the folds
pinned down with small gold pins with
tiny hammered heads or scorn tops in
miniature. The interior of the brim is
faced with scant putting of soft plain
silk, the tint of the ribbon ground, but
there is no other trimming except. the
strings, which may be of'velvet, and tie
at the side. en, .f*
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-26
An Art in Smoking.
;he Phi)a de1njoia, Times

From the Philadelphia Times.
Il can tell directly 7 can see him light
his.cigar whether man is going to en-
Joy, his smoke, or, indeed, whether he
knows how to do, so. I often smile
when see man looking wisely through
a, bundle of cigars, and picking out one,
under the fond impression that he is
making me think he is a judge. There
is an old story Of a man who went into
store aaked for the best cigar the deal
er"had He was handed a tenrcent CT
gar. That didn't satisfy him.: he want
ed a more expensive one. He was shown
several, ranging fifteen, twenty, TWEEN
ty-fve and fifty cents apiece, but he al
ways pretended they were not good
enough, although any Of them was an
excellent article, the most expensive
being so onlycon account of it's brand
or perhaps OH account of its perfume
OF some little matter of that hnd. At
last the storekeeper became annoyed
and wearied, SO he determined to settle
the matter L have cigar here which
I seldom sell, because I have only one
box left; they are a dollar q cigar and
are very choice
"'Why didn't you bring 'e1n out be-
fore?' said the customer. Accordingly
the dealer handed him one Of his FIVE
cent CIGARS pocketed the dollar and the
man went away perfectly satisfied. l
don't think that it is an exaggerated case.
I know that in nine cases out OF ten
where. people ask for very expensive
cigar it is only because they happen to
be flush Of money and want to brag OF
the big price they have psad for their
smoke.,,s
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-26
Woueu's Head Gear

The vendors Of bonnets say that this
seasons millinery is moro tasteful than
ever, and so they will continue to do to
the end Of time. Those dealers who
may be regarded as endowed with
prophetic wisdom insist on the superior
claims Of the Milans among the straw
braids. with kindly word for the Eng
lish split varieties, when the more deli
cate straw braids are being considered.
They also admit the possible popularity
of the small and medium bonnets in
Tuscan braids, lace and other fancy de-
signs, for summer wear. The materials
showed are scrim, a canvas-ike tenure
of the softest and most beautiful wool,
tricotines. or stocking net jersey tex
lures in soft wool or tinsel, closely
resembling samples of ancient manu-
facture shown by; our, grandnothers, of
tricotines made wholly of tinsel. En-
broidered grenadines will be seen in
French and oriental designs, as we'll as
printed and embroidered crepe de chine,
Brussels net in black and white, en-
broidered with gilt and silver Indeed,
Brussels net is found in al1 co1ors, and
many curious interweavings Of silk
and wool with gold, silver and steel
thread are fashionable. Ribbons are
TO be from one to twelve inches in
width, plain ottoman and satin lined,
with plain colors Striped and plain
satin ribbons from three to eight inches
wide will also be the correct thing
to wear. Embroidered and plain
gauzes are from SIX to ten inches in
width. Embroidered scarfs of scrim,
surah and velvets will take the usual
place Of ribbons for hat trim
m1ings, and embroidered, printed
and bome cred kereliefs Of surah crepe
and other silk textures are used for
making bonnets. the brims being d
fancy Tuscan braid, lace or bead work
This season favors flowers IN q remark
able degree. Among tho novelties il
ornamentatioa are meta lized bird wings
birds and butter aiea in VARIOUS coloIs,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-26

tern, in never permitting water to flow
into Il except under the conditions above
named, and in having /. chain pump,
which, where il may utilized J, lis far the
best means Of rawing water. The chain
pump IS . constant and thorough aera-
tor. It's action keeps the fluid through
which ut passes lively and sweet.
"Wheke it is impracticable to exca-
/ vate 9 cistern . tank above ground may
be substituted. I have one Of cedar
holding 1900 gallons. Its interior is
vanished with shellac Gnsoluble in wa
teri, which prevents contamination Of
taste Of tho wood. There is but one OBJ
lection to this tank, the water becomes
warm in summer. z
even room within the house may
not be devoted to accommodation Of a
more profitable tenant than a big tank
to hold the family supply Of rainwater.
From any roof it may be collected salts
factorily by observing the proper pre-
cautions. These demand attention and
trouble, not so much, however, as the
nursing ola case Of typhus, to say moth
ing of contingent expenses Of doctor
and undertaken. .:..
eff tank or cistern water become i'm
pure by the accidental presence of Or
ganic matter, the addition of solution
OF permanganate Of potassa will pre-
cipitate this, leaving che liquid pure.
This efficient oxygenator, with direc-
6tions for use, may be had of any drug
gist.
"The best safeguard against impurity
however, will be exclusion from the
cistern of all but the late autumn and
winter rains. and to defer admission OF
these until after rain has fallen steadily
at least an hour. In cities even longer
than this may be requisite to wash
thoroughly from the atmosphere al the
impurities suspended.
lit has been remarked that those
using pure rain-water are generally ex-
empt from epidemic cholera. There is
scarcely a doubt that this pestilence is
!. about to visit us again, and it is proba-
bic that our liability to it's attack will
be essentially modified by the water we
drink"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-26
Cure for Pneumonia,

Pneumonia, writes a gentleman Ito
the New York WORLD who says he has
been twice do~a with it, can be cured
if the personI';win apply promptly over
the lungs i. poultice or draft made of
mustard and fax-seed meal, keeping
quiet and warm in bed. Prompt action
is of vital Importance, and there is no
occasion for waiting for the arrival of
an 'old- fashioned or 'new-fashioned'
practitioner when SO simple remedy
may be applied by any one, and If
taken in season will, Think, always
be effective. In my first per-
sonal experience, my determine
ton not to give up business, even for a
day came near costing me my life. The
case was neglected till an eminent Bos-
ton physician said that my right lung
would be Of just as much use to me- out
on the table as in the condition it then
was, fact Of which was already pref
ty we'll aware, but the mustard and flax
seed poultice mastered the disease and
restored my lung to it's normal cond-
ton, as good as new. In the second
attack, year later, the case was taken
in hand promptly, the poultice applied,
quiet warmth maintained, and speedy
recovery ensured without a physician
being called.