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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22
Barth 4 Bsbcock, Dentists,

No. 1874 Second avenue. Special atten'
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22

Order your Christmas trees early. and
before purchasing call at Birkenfeld's.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22

Under the management of Mr.. ii. A. Wick ham
Pronounced by the press Of the whole country to
be the strongest company on the road playing a
repertoire. Ninety weeks in the principal cities
Of the United States and Canada, playing every
where to crowded houses. The following roper.
toire will be presented during the week:
Monday Woman Again st Woman
Tuesday ....................... Two Orphans
Wednesday ................ Streets Of New York
Thursday ................ Our Boarding House
Friday. .....................P Pearl OF Savoy
Saturday. .........................0u Our Boys
Saturday Matinee, p m...... ..... Hidden Hand
Admission, 10, 20 and SOC
N. Bon Saturday evening a beautiful silver
pitcher, valued at $25, will be presented TO the
person holding the lucky number. Numbers on
the pitcher win be given at the door each evening
during the week.
Reserve seats on Friday morning at Knell's
furniture store. Secure your seats and avoid the
rush.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22

TOR TRADE Good Hotel property in Cam.
L bridge. Ill. Want farm in Rock Island OF
Henry county.
MEDILL 4 WHITEHEAD.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22

e fR TRADE 100 acres Kansas land for stocl
l. buggies, horses or general merchandise.
MEDILL & WHITEHEAD.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22

DOR TRADE-Brick store and dwelling in Mo
i line-want farm in Rock Island or Henry Co.
MEDILL & WHITEHEAD.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22

DOCK ISLAND City lots, cheap; small cash pay
II ment, balance on long time.
MEDILL Il WHITEHEAD.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22

TOR sALE-aila acres-fne fruit farm, mon
eymaklng property.
MEDILL & WHITEHEAD.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-31
SNUFFING OUT THE LITTLE
FOLKS.
BY ALICE.

There is an evil that | have seen
under the sum-" indeed there is
more than one, for evils "come not
single spies, but in battalions."
This special one, however, is the
needless wounding of the sensibil-
tiles of children. Little folks are
sensitive creatures. We are alto
gether wrong when we conclude
that a boy of five has only one
tenth as much feeling as the mar of
80. His little mistakes and acct
dents his failure to do or say the
right thing, pursue and torment
him as they dare not do in after
years. Under ridiculous and un-
seasonable reproof he grows hard
and bitter, unless he is either an
inbecile or al angel.
The accident at the table that
sends the young unfortunate away,
too often leaves him with a dull
ache in his heart, and an undi-
gested lump in his stomach for the
rest Of the day, while his selfrespect
and manliness vanish for the time.
The eager little talker, who is
frequently snuffed out, in the midst
of his recital, by his pre-occupied
papa, or worried mamma, with
" Well, well we don't want to hear
any MORE" naturally disturbs his
powers of conversation in after
years.
The generous little fellow who
has his native chivalry snuffed out
by an i'll timed remark on his kind
ess to some little girl, is likely to
make a virtue Of rudeness, and re-
Eight his future gallantry with diff
Guilty.
My neighbor, Mrs. B., who is an
excellent woman in many respects,
is continually shutting out her chill
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-31
A CURE FOR MAD DOG BITE.

Franklin Dyre, a highly respect
able and intelligent farmer of Gale
na, Kent county, Md, gives the fol
lowing as a sure cure for the bite OF
a mad dog. AS will be seen, he has
tested it with the most gratifying
results: ss.f
"Elecampane is a plant well
known to our gardens. Immediate
ly after being bitten, take one and a
half ounce of the root of the plant
the green root is perhaps preferable,
but the dried will answer, and may
be found in our drug store, and was
used by me-slice or bruise, put t
into a pint Of fresh milk, boil down
to a half pint, strain, and when cold,
drink it, fasting at least six hours
afterward. The next morning fast
ing, repeat the dose prepared as the
last, and this will be sufficient. 1t
is recommended that after each dose
nothing be eaten for six hours.
Il have a son who was bitten by
a mad dog eighteen years ago, and
four other children in the neighbor-
hood were also bitten; they took
above dose, and are alive and well
t, this day. And [ have known a
number OF others, who were bitten,
and applied the same remedy. 1t is
supposed that the root contains a
principle which, being taken up by
the blood in its circulation, counter
acts or neutralizes the deadly effects
of the virus of hydrophobia.
Il feel so much confidence in this
simple remedy, that [ am willing
you should give my name in con-
nection with the statement."-FTeld
and Factory.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-31
H PROGRESSIVE FARMER, MARCH 81, 1886.

dren. Her guests r. sure foshear'
aTommy, what makes you so awk-
ward?" s'Johnny, why Will you
walk before company? Mary
can't you talk without getting so
close to the LADY," OF course Tom
my grows more awkward under the
reminder; poor Johnny bushes to
the roots of his yellow hair; and
Mary breaks off her interesting
story, to sink cheerlessly into a cor
e Poor little tapers! Always
snuffed out How [ have pitled
them! .ts.ft
How can children always under
the shutters feel that wholesome
self respect that goes so far toward
making them men and women?
Reproof they certainly need, but
not the kind that extinguishes their
better natures.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-31

10 TURN APPLES TO PRoFrr.-In
years of abundance the orchard.st
IS often at a loss what to do with
the large amount of understandable
apples. There are several ways in
which they may be turned to good
account. Evaporated apples are so
very low at present that they hard
~ pay for the labor let alone leav-
Ing a fair profit for the fruit.
The easiest way to dispose of them
is to turn them into cider vinegar or
jelly. Good cider-vinegar is always
in demand, and not near as abund-
ant and cheap as the sanitary inter
ests OF the people at large demand.
Cider jelly-clear cider boiled down
to a solid jelly-at II cents a pound
pays we'll for it's manufacture, and is
a blessing to the housekeeper. Set
the cider mills and the e~vaporating
pans going.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-31

UOOQ sUdUle IldllHcIS uIO
on habits of p~unctuality, %neatness
and order, united with that polite
ness which springs readily from a
kind heart.
Everything at the table should be
done moderately. D..
Do not be impatient to be served,
or feel, while eating, that you must
hurry and get through so that you
can rush off to something else. This
is bad enough when it is necessary ;
it is almost inexcusable when it is
not.
Avoid all unusual noise when
eating. Never fill the mouth very
full nor talk with the mouth full.
Never leave the table with food
in the mouth. .
Never sit a foot off from the table,
nor jammed up close against it.
Never soil the tablecloth if it IS
possible to avoid it.
Don't be greedy and don't try to
eat all the good things you can,
and don't carry off anything in your
pocket to eat afterwards.
Don't speak of it if you see any
one else greedy. 1t is never polite
to appear to notice faults of others
in company.
Do not encourage a dog or a cat
to play with you at the table.
Do not cut you bread-break it.
Never express a choice for any
particular dish, unless requested
to do so. When asked what part of
a chicken you will bave, save other
people the trouble of choosing for
you, and say what you will have,
making some choice, though really
not particular, as you might say.
Never hold your bones in your
fingers while you eat from them.
Cut the meat with a knife, and
do not make an effort to clean your
plate or the bone you have been
eating from too clean.
Donot attract attention to yourself
by calling loudly for anything. or
by any ~bolsterous conduct. We
have seen children who made their
wants known by giving two orthree
loud knocks on the table with han
dies of their knivee, calling at the
same time, water! butter! potatoes!
milk! or whatever else they hap
pened to want at the time.
We have seen others sit at the
table, and while carving was being
done, rub their fingers on the edge
of the plate in front of them and feel
around the inside of the tumbler
also, SO that when a plate with food
upon it was exchanged for theirs
the person receiving it felt unpleas-
antly.
Never handle dishes unnecessarily
at the table, or play with you
spoon, knife or fork. "a man is
known by his company, and his
company by his manners
Do not pare an apple, peach or
pear for another at the table with
out holding it with a fork.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-31
BATHING in WARM WATER.

The Sanitary World considers clean
illness not only essential to good
health, but a mark of good breeding.
The laborer, by the clinging of dust
to his p%erspiring person, becomes a
fit subject for the bath tub very fire.
quently. Too frequent bathing is
weakening. 1t may not be advisa-
BILE to take a bath morning and even
ing, as some medical journals advise,
but a good washing frequently
enough to keep the person clean.
Warm baths will often prevent the
most virulent diseases. A person
who may be in fear of having re-
ceived infection of any kind should
take a warm bath, suffer p%erspira-
ton to ensue, and then rub dry.
Dress warmly to guard against TAX
ing cold. If the system has imbibed
any Infectious matter, it will be re-
moved by resorting to this process,
if done before the infection has time
to spread over the system and even
if some time has elapsed, the drench-
ing perspiration that may be Undue
ed by hot water will be very certain
to remove it.
In cases Of congestion, bilious
collie, inflammation, ETC., there is no
remedy more certain to give relief.
In cases of obstinate constipation
also, wonderful cures have been
wrought. For sore throat, diphthe-
ria and inflammation of the lungs.
a hot compress is n of the most
potent remedies.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-31

Stock FIGUREs.-An exchange says
one quarter of the live stock of the
country is owned and fed in the
South. The South has 5000, 600, 900
invested in milch cows, oxen, other
cattle, sheep, hogs, horses and mules.
The South owns one-third of the
mich cows, oxen, other cattle and
hogs of the country, or fully her
proportion according to population.
~One-quarter Of the sheep of the
the country ire kept in the South,
when ten years ago the proportion
was only one-seventh.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-31
goetry.
THE SILVER LINING.

There's never a day so sunny
But a little cloud appears;
There's never a life so happy
But has had it's time of tears;
Yet the sun shines out the brighter
When the stormy tempest clears.
There's never a garden growing
With roses in every plot:
There's never a heart so hardened
But it has one tender spot;
We have only to prune the border
70 find the forget-me-not.
There's I'VE a cup so pleasant
But has bitter with its sweet;
There never a path so rugged
That bears not the print of feet;
An | we have a helper promised
For the trials we may meet.
There's eve a sun that rises
But we know twill set at night;
The tints hat CLEAN in the morning
At eventide are just as bright;
And the hour that is the sweetest
l. between the dark and light.
There's never a dream that's happy
But the waking makes us sad;
There's never a dream of sorrow
But the waking makes us glad;
We shall look some day with wonder
At the troubles we have had.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-31
Aousehold.


Cook a teaspoontul of -four in a
pint of milk, add a beaten egg,
three teaspoonfuls of sugar and a
little salt, pour over slices of but
tered bread and bake half all hour.
NEvER-FAILING CAKE.
Three-quarters of a pound of but
ter, one pound of sugar, one pound
of -four, eight eggs. Cream the
butter and sugar together: add a
handful Of -four and two eggs, then
another handful of -four and eggs,
and so on, until at the ingredients
are mixed together. Flavor as you
like. Beat we'll each time and bake
in a one-pound mould.
FRENCH TOAST
Beat four eggs very light and
stir them into a pint of new milk,
with a little salt. Slice some light,
sweet bread, or bakers bread, dip
the slices singly. into this egg and
milk and lay carefully and with
out breaking in a spider Of hot lard,
and fry brown. Sprinkle a little
powdered sugar on each slice as it
is taken out and a little nutmeg or
cinnamon and serve hot. If pre-
pared nicely this is an. acceptable
and convenient dish for breakfast.
CREAM CAKE.
Beat the yolks of three eggs with
N cup of white sugar; add three
tablespoonfuls of water and a cup
and a half of flour in which you
have mixed 2 tablespoons of baking
powder. Then stir in the whites of
ten eggs beaten to a stiff froth.
Pour into four shallow tins and
bake in a hot oven. Cream: Beat
one egg with three cups of white
sugar. Stir in half a pint of milk
with a tablespoonful Of cornstarch
and one-half cup of butter. Heat
till boiling and spread between the
cool layers of cake.
CLEANSING WITH FLOUR.
Slightly soiled white woollen ar
%ticles, knitted or crocheted, may
be made to look as we'll as new if
they are carefully rubbed in flour.
Cover them with flour and rub
gently, as if washing, until the
flour becomes dark. Shake out the
article and rub in clean flour until
all soil is removed. Shake we'll
and hang in the wind until no atom
of flour remains in the wool. Of
course one would not care to cleanse
in this way articles that are worn
next to the body, but for shawls,
eapes and head coverings -four an
swers admirably.
A TRIFLE.
The happy owner Of a cow always
provides some dish for dessert upon
short notice. Here are directions
for a strife" Cut several slices of
sponge cake into small pieces of
regular shape, say an inch square /;
put them into a deep china bowl,
with a rich boiled custard,
reserving the whites of the eggs to
whip for the top, or if the cow pro
duces cream, use the whites of the
eggs in the custard and whip a pint
OF cream for the top of the bowl
favor with vanilla and sweeten
slightly; add the sugar while whip
ping the cream
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-31
TABLE MANNERS.

Good table manners are founded
on habits of p~unctuality, neatness
and order, united with that polite
ness which springs readily from a
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-10
Turn the hicks up, this way. That's it. Oh, you'll soon learn.

Turn the hicks up, this way That's it. Oh, you'll soon learn"
 II hope so, but it's so hard ter pick em up an then it's so hard ter turn 'em lose in ther right place"
 Yes, but after while it'll all be as easy as shelling corn. Don't try to hurry. Just take your time"
 When Ned reached home at night, she found her father standing in the door, looking for her.
 I'm powerful glad ter see yer said the old man. Seems like yer've been gone CT month Ther little nigger does his best but nobody ken take yer place Wall, he added when after kissing him, Ned had sat down, how do yer like ther bus ness
 It's awful pokey an tiresome an know that cf yer wuz workin' at it ther bad man would come right er long an nab yer know I'll dream erhout it all night. Oh, it does make me so tired, but I'll Earn it an then won't talk like er nigger"
 Yer talk like CT angel said the old man.
 Yas,' she replied, "cr black one wush yer could see all ther funny little things we've got thar Ter look at 'em so little an curis-would make yer laugh but when yer went ter pick 'em they'd try ter git outen yer way an then yer'd cuss till ther bad man would jump in airter yer
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-10
Written for the Arkarsatc Trdrcier A PATRIOTIC CANDIDATE.
By lube stoekmortar.

Know all men, by these presents, that l, lube Stockmortar, am bound to make an everlasting good governor lnow set forth this, my proclamation, to all the world and the balance of mankind in cluding Newton county. Know ye, that this is my platform. l expect to run on and to be elected. The first year of my administration shall be a general iubi- lee and every seventh year thereafter shall suspend all laws and parts of laws. l shall have all convicts shot on their seventieth birthday, that being the number ofdays allotted to man by Moses.
 l shall adjourn each legislature as soon as it meets and start the members home l shall make collectors of taxes in each township, also assessors. 1 will approved of by former governors.
 will not enforce but one law at a time l will furnish substitutes for all that may be sentenced to be hung The road law will have my personal at tention in districts where there Is no work to do. The marriage law will be enforced on the Chicago plan. Marry for six months or longer if convenient The school law will not be enforced against idiots The game law will be enforced to the letter except against cat fish All catfish may be killed at any season of the year if found out of the creek. shall transfer all legal busi- ness to the circuit court shall trans fer all criminal matters to the J. P's. The criminal law shall not be violated only by those that feel inclined in that direction The medical law will be put in full force against all doctors that can not read and write and cipher to single rule of three, and the penalty shall be death by dissolution in alcohol; this being the preferable plan. l shall sus- pend all Republicans who run Demo cratic papers.
 Now, gentlemen, please do not all vote foe me; as it is so much funnicr to come in with close shave than to walk in with large majority.
 No man, or anybody else, will be per mitted to come into my office unless he or she comes in person. will not run for the office in wet weather or when there is much mud 1 will not be in my office only when l am there. To all loyal voters and their judgment on this plan of redemption for all time to come (and may be for third term), I com mend myself as follows Many men be- fore me have been influenced by solici- tation of friends; am induced to make the race from the insinuations of my enc mics. My friends are all in office or wanting office
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-10
The Poet.


 It has always been d hobby of mine that poet is being with a diseased mind, whose weird musings are oft times taken for flights of genius, and have a good many reasons to believe that l am right A poet is but a dreamer to say the most, and one never dreams while his senses are awake. No man is responsible for his dreams or for what he does while in dreamland The poet is born dreamer Day time or night time, it's all the same to him. He's liable at any moment to step from terrd .hrma into the strange unknown and be lost to lite and reality for the time being. It Is during these uncon- scious periods of his existence that he breaks forth into weird harmonies, sings songs of love, of life of death songs that set the human passions afame with unquenchable desires. The poet is by ties. When he breaks forth into song in all the glad, sad mad passion of hu- man intensity, he displays certain brillianey or grandeur that is simply marvellous; but the moment he returns to terra .frma and assumes the garb ot an everyday mortal, he becomes not only the commonest of beings, but the very simplest of fools. Yet while earth remains in existence as habitation of mortals, fools will always be in order, if for nothing more than to amuse the wise and the practical, and as the poet is the simplest and sweetest of fools, he will always find encouragement here below.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-10

MT. Jones, how is it that you are smoking this morning?"
 "Oh, that's all right
 But thought you had given up the use of tobacco"
 So l have. I'll never use tobacco again-this is 8 five cent cigar; that's different "-1Re Rambler.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-10
Rough on Birdie.

Miss Birdie McGinnis is no longer a spring chicken. \ few days ago, she was taking stroll with that impudent wretch Hostetter McGinnis. As they were passing dilapidated old house, Birdie said pathetically:
 " In that house l first saw light
 " Go away, Birdie! What are you giv- ing me? Texas wasn't settled as long ago as that.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-10
He Wanted It Strong.

An Austin gentleman has servant who is much addicted to helping him. self. In response to tap of the bell the menial appeared.
 Did you ring, sah?"
 "Yes"
 What kin l do, boss?'
 Co mix me good toddy Make it as strong as if you were fixing it up for vourself'
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-10

The conscience fund" in the United States treasury is increasing every year an indication that people are becom- ing prosperous enough to be able to af- ford the luxury of conscience-Neac York Iribunc.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-10
He's an Author.

He's an author, I'm sure,
 Else Pm fooled by his looks; such expressions demup- He's an author, I'm sure, Careless, shiftlcss, and poor,
 And dead gone on his looks; Hes an author, Pm sure.
 Else I'm fooled by his looks.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-10
Quite Antioue.

There is red on your check
 Well, do declare. l don't wish to be pique, But the red on your cheek. Makes you look quite antique. 'Tis dabblcd on SdaS care: Thpre is red on your check
 Well, do declare.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-10
Prolonged Temporary Embarrassment.

Who was that man who had his arn, around your neck and was talking to you so earnestly with tears in his eyes? "
 He is Bill Snort, the editor of the Crosby County Chs,4o,, a,d Ftra,ers Iindt- cator.
 What the matter with him? He seemed to be in great distress
 There Is nothing in particular the matter with him just now For the last ten years he has been in state of tenn porary pecuniary embarrassment. I'm afraid that it will sooner or later become chronic with him"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-10
Written for The Ark1RSa,C Trdreler.
 EPIGRAMS IN TRIOLETS.
By the Bohemian.

Stell. know maiden and fair one too, Bright as peach and as sweet, declare! There's a world of love in her heart SO true, And few are the madens who are more fair
 Than Stcll,
 An, welll Sweetfaced little Stel with her auburn hair She has all the grace of Gypsy queen, And bewitches men with her glance l declare There's that fairy like charm in her mein That 'tis well for Us all to have a care
 When Stell--
 An, well. Dances to and fro with her auburn hair o beauteous girl with soft blue eyes And mouth like n budding rose l declare! Your presence to me is like paradise. For I've fairly been caught in Loves snare
 An. well
 Sweet Stell! My hearts entaugled in your auburn hair
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-10
A Good Name.

The proprietor of Texas crockery store waited on lady customer.
 What can l do for you, madam?"
 want to buy one of those china mugs with my name in gilt letters on it. " What is your naine?"
 My name is Lucy.
 An, here is mug with your name on it, said the store keeper, handing her mug The fair customer exam ined 1t and, handing it back, said
 The name is all right, but it has spots on it.
 Here, John, said the store keeper to his clerk, bring me some mugs. She wants spotless name"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-10

What O clock is it?' Twenty minutes past twelve As much as that?' Yes
 |" We'll. who would have thought it of such little one-horse town as this.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-10
Is It Right?

Cause a cat is Il cat,
 Can't she have any fun, Without us yelling seat? Cause a cat is a eat, Must d boot jack go spat
 Ere her fun has begun Cause q eat is d cat,
 Can't she have any fun?