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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-07-07
Bangs for Men.
awe are selling a good many false
henos." said hair-dr1sscr.

"Wc are Selllng Soou mauy lals<
bangs" said ir-dresser.
"For ladies 2" inquired the reporter.
"No, for young men. Bangs are all
the rage now, and every young fellow
must have one. Many of them are bald,
or their hair is too thin on the forehead,
80 they call on us to help them. We
make a bang that cannot be distinguished
from the genuine article. 1t is fastened
on with wires. and when neatly combed
looks very nice.> A bang should come
about half an inch short of the eye
brows. and should be evenly cut. II
should never be worn with full beard:
as II contracts the face too much 1t il
most effective with dropping mustache.
-Neao York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-07-07

To promote economy the French Gov
ernment has established savings banks In
connection with the public schools.
There are no less than $4,000 of these
banks, and the 100000 boys whose
names are on the books have an average
Of S. each to their credit.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-07-07

A CH1NAMAN has been arrested atSpokane
Falls, Wyoming Territory, for having re-
moved the figures so from a revenue stamp
in very skillful manner and pasted them on
a 81 greenback in such manner as 70 MAKE
II smear as a $50 note. What is most singu-
lar IS the fact that he succeeded in getting
the bill changed, carrying away for it SEQ III
good money.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-07-07
SOUTHERN LEAGUE RECORD.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE RECORD.

The famous SAKE Meiningen Company,
Wilson Barrett and his entire LONDON or,
eanization, Mrs. Langtry, Rosina Volkes'
Company. the Cameron Opera Company,
Miss Forteslue and her English p ayers.
Nine. Sarah bernhardt-these are some OF
the foreign inportations promised next sea-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-07-07

AN extraordinary run of seals along the
Pacific coast is reported. Old sealers say the
creatures were never SO numerous, and had
not bad weather prevented, the catches
would have been enormous
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-07-07
Killed. Injured

A mass of lead in an elevated furnace
in Paris was completely dissipated by a
stroke of lightning, no trace of the metal
being found afterWard.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-07-07

In London last year there were 2;S5l
alarms Of fire, or an average Of eight day.
OF these 2,21O wers veritable fires, though
only sixty resulted in serious damage.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-07-07

Some one has compiled the following
table, showing the results of the recent
storms in this country:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-07-07

Neglected opportunities rarely announce
a second coming.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-25
MASTERS SALE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, go
Rock Island County
In tho Cireuit Court; in Chaneery.
Gnst Ed vs. Clarie NJ. Meese, William A. Meese,
John uolland and Annie Brow n,-Mechanlc' 5
Lien-General No. 2565
Notice is hereby given that by virtue OF decree
of said court entered in the above eni.sea cause.
on the Sd day of February A. d., 1886, shall, on
saturday the 22d day of May. A. d., $50. at
the honr of one O'Clock in the afternoon. at the
north door of the court house. in the city OF ROCK
Island, in sad county of Rock island, TO satisfy
said decree sell ~ public vendue. to the hshefI
and hest bidder for cash, that certain parcel OF
land ,::it.e in the county Of Rock Island anu
state Gf Iiinois known and described a. tollo"s,
tow =: -,
Beginning 1t n PORT en- the east hue OF Ed
| ward street in said city Of M"lHe ihat + on.
| hundred nd fit G50) feet south of the point 81
Intersection of said east line with the south iinc
| Of the right of way of the Chicago. Rock Island "
! Pac ic Railroad Company. running lhenc. east III
/ right angles with The said east line of Edward
| street one hundred ard 6fty tl5N feet; thence
! south parallel with sad Edward strect fifty o.
! feet: thence west 1T right angles with sad east
| line of Edward street one humid e. and fifty 5Ol
feet; thence north along said last named me MT
800 feet to the place of beginning, bettg situated
on the west side of assestors lot e'ghl 81 III rec
| lion thrty-three q }. township eighteen U.s.
! north range one ~ west of the Fourth 4. NJ, as
| per assessors plat Of A D., 1861
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this I'D cay OF
| April, A. d, lS@ r,,,,,,,, c,.prrc
| Master in Chancery, Rock Island county, III
| OLIVER OLSEN. Coml'ts Solir. =aua"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-25
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Estate of Charles r. Swanson, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed admin
istrator of the estate OF Charles 7. swanson late
of the county of Rock Island, state OF iIiinois,
deceased hereby gives notice that he VIII appear
before the county court Of Rock lsland county AZ
tbc ficp Of the clerk of said court in the city of
Rock island at the Jnne term, onthe lhlrd Mon
dav in Juue next at which time all persons having
claims against said estate notified and re
unested TO attend for the purpose OF having Tue
91ame adjusted All persons indebted 10 said es-
tate are requested to make immediate payment
to the undersigned
Dated this ed day Of April a. D.. 1856.
a-2ld5w j. II. JOHNSTON, ADMINISTRATOR
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-25

To the young Italian artist who is painting
bis portrait Pope Leo recently said: Take
another look at mel Am l not muct. younger
than that Mon Dieul you must not make an
old i.i;ia of me "-Exchange
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-25

Since vocal Hi,Isic was introduced into the
public schools teen years ago its influence
has E,cn great We begin with children 6 ~
vars of age, teach THEN three or four tunes,
cad i.y the time they are few months at ii
they an go along with the entire school In
four or five years they are perfect masters of
the art, and don't suppose there is boy i'll
the seventh or t,~hGh grade who can not read
at sight any mn> fna place before hila 81
her, no matter what IS key Instrumental
teachers tell me that it helps them greatly,
and they find boys of IA or Is who begin to
take violin lessons able to read the notes as
we'll as themselves. Children who have gone
through the vocal course in the public schools
get through an instrumental course IN two
quarters less than others require.-Cor. st
Louis Glohe-Democrai
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-25

Wearing blue overalls is one of the
regulations adopted by the students oil
lnyo academy.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-25
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Hartz a. Rahnsen
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-25
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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-25
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate Of Thomas Colligan, De'eased.
The undersigned having been appointed Admin,
istratrixof the estate of Thomas Co,nsah, la'e Oh
ceased hereby gives notice that she Will sppear
before the county court of Rock Island county
at the office of the clerk of said court, IN the cry
of Rock Island at the June term. On the Third
monday in June next. at which time All persons
hayinG claims against said estate are notified and
requested 10 attend for the purpose Of having Inc
same adjusted All persons indebted to said es
tate are requested TO make immediate payment
10 the undersigned.
Dated this sth day OF May A. n, 1885.
ELLEN CoLtIGAN.
p,diy AdministratriN
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-25

A bed of alum has been found near
the Longfellow incline, on the Colorado
railroad, Arizona.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-25
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-25
Purify Your Blood

Among spring preparations, do not
neglect that which is most important o.
all-your own body. During the winter j
absorbs many impurities, which, if no
He'd, are liable to break out in scrof
ula or other disease. The best sprins
medicine is Hoods Sarsaparilla Ii ex
pels every impurity from the blood, and
gives strength TO every function of Tho
body. Sold by all druggists.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-25

Estate of Frederick W kellerstrass, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed admin
isttarix Of the estate of Frederick W. Keller
strass. late of the county of Rock Island
state Of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives no.
lice that she will appear before the county court
Of Rock Island county, at the office of the clerk of
said court in the city of Rock Island al the July
term, onthe second Monday in July next, at
which time all persons having claims against said
estate are notified and requested 10 attend for the
purpose Of having the same adjusted. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested 10 make i'm
mediate payment to the undersigned.
Dated this nth day OF NAV, A, D.. 1856
MARGARET Is, KELLERSTRASS,
Administrative.
NM STURGEON, Att'y.' mis- div
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-25

Piuta s4uaw - foundry work at TIuckee
(nl
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-25

It was Summer again. Tho work Law
renee had contemplated year ago was
finished. lie lad acted upon the suggestion
of his critic; he had turned Pegasus out to
grazc and given bis attention to prose Inc
result was novel-the story of day-ealied
an Route, which he privately assured his
friends was suggested by an incident OF his
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-25

1t is computed that twelvo-inch wall OF
hard burned bricks and good lime and sand
mortar could he built | 800 feet high before
the bottom layers would he crushed. Ii
Portland eetaon. We're added to the mortar
| the height might reacn =, 200 feet.-Arkansaw
Traveller
The Northwestern standard., 1886-04-03
Loudon,. Time system. !.

Prof Loudon's proposed system Of time,
on the decimal plan, provides that the
present day of twenty -four hours be devided
into ten divisions, SO that each hour would
correspond to two hours and twenty-four
minutes, this hour would be again deyided
into hundred divisions, called minutes if
necessary each minute on the new system
thus corresponding to / A minutes; again,
this new minute division to be subdivided
for accurate measurements into one hun
dred divisions called seconds The ad-
vantages arising from such a system, as
enumerated. are, the abolition Of the So
called A. NJ. and p. NJ, as has already
been accomplished by the s4-hour system
all the advantages derirable from the
adoption of any system based on the scale
of 1O--nanlely, the Inconvenience arising
from the continual use of vulgar fractions
and the use of symbols for each unit in
the ordinary affairs of life; and. finally,
the fact that the time in hours and min
utes, which for all practical purposes is
sufficient, is indicated Immediately by
the clock this latter being considered 9
specially important advantage, as. by tho
present system, it is always essential to
multiply by five in order to know the true
time.
The Northwestern standard., 1886-04-03
Locnsts In III Wcss. /.

California and Oregon are liable to
occasional ravages of three species OF
locnsts, the most dangerous OF which is
the great Rocky Mountain locust, whose
ravages several years ago came near starv-
ing out the people of two or three West
ern states. This locust is remarkable for
its power Of flight, and travels in dense
swarms high up in the air. darkening the
sun or filing the sky with the glistening
stood on the highest peaks Of the Rocky
Mountains and straining their eyes up-
of these tiny, soaring insects, go high as
air to look for fresh fields and pastures
new.
The Northwestern standard., 1886-04-03
ATOngh Case.

After beating Horse Heads Lawyer
down to So s.for few words Of opinion" J"
an old farmer stated his case as follows:
81 sold feller 100 bushels of cider ap-
pies for twenty cents bushel and now
cider apples has gone and riz to thirty.
Kin legally back outr
mo, you can't The only thing you can
do is to give him all the windfalls
and wormy fruit
That's what makes me so hoppin'
mad, you know. don't believe kin
skeer up over ten bushels of sich fruit.
Hain't there any legal way to induce the
words to come in on the other ninetys''
The lawyer will probably try to find
some plan to help him out ON.
The Northwestern standard., 1886-04-03
Such is Life.

{, q s Z 3l l
I saw a young babe in it's cradle. It
smiled in its sleep, and the mother
knelt and kissed it's soft cheek and
prayed God that the boy might live to a
good old age. It opened its eyes and
smiled, and the children softly Whis-
pered to each other, ''See! the angels
have been talking to him, and he is
glad
saw the youth as. he looked long
ingly up the path leading to fame and
glory. There was proud flash in the
fathers eye as he saw the boy come
and go, and the mother looked after
him with swelling heart and whispered
prayer to Heaven to keep her boy s
footsteps from wicked paths.
1 saw young man as he stepped
over the threshold and met the grim
world with a smile Of self-reliance.
The father was now wrinkled and gray
but there was a fonder flash in his eye
as he listened to the applause Of the
multitude. The mother was aged and
feeble, and tears came to her eyes as
she murmured, '!He is moving the
hearts of thousands by his eloquence,
but pray thee, 0 Heaven, to keep him
pure of heart and free from sin!',
The children who had whispered be-
fore were no longer children. They
had also grown to mans estate. some
Joined in the applause Some felt mall
ice and envy commanding them to
silence.
saw strong man in his prime. He
had fame and wealth, loving wife,
happy children and beautiful home.
Men bowed before him.. Men fattered
him. His voice echoed over the land and
stirred the pulses in city and hamlet
The father and mother were dead, and
their last prayer had been for him. He
stood alone, but he had the support of
a nation, and the homage Of a world.
So it seemed to him; but down in their
hearts men feared and enyied and
hated him.
I saw an old man as winters night
settled gloomily down over the desolate
land. He was old and weak and hum
CRY and poor. He was thinly clad, and
he shivered in the raw air. He stood
at the corner, his trembling hand held
out in mute appeal to the passers-by.
saw shrunken corpse on a miser-
able bed. And men handled the poor
old body as if it we're a faggot, and they
mockingly cried to each other, : A pine
coHin--a grave in a potter's field-and
tomorrow we forget that he ever livedlD
The Northwestern standard., 1886-04-03
An AwfuI CalamIty.

An old negro, with an air of utter dejec-
tion, sat on bench in front of cabin.
Someone, seeing that he must be miserable
stopped and said go
'sYou do not seem to be enjoying your
SELF old man.
mo, honey. De time fur my 'joyment
is dun ober."
ssWhat is the natter"
''Wife dun dead, honey"
81 am sorry to hear that, and I assure
you that you have my sympathy"
'Thankee, sah.'
"a man loses good friend when his
wife dies
dat he do, honey; dat he do. l has
foun' dat out ter my sor', let me tell yer,
an now my good days is all gone"
.sWlat was the matter with your wife?"
81 dunno. honey. She tuck sick one
night an she died de naixt ebenin'. It
wuz er awful blow on me, fur dat oman
wuz earnin' SIS ebery munf. It wuz awful
hard furt ter die ies' arter de white folks
had raised her wages. Peared like long
ez she wicked fur $1a er munf she KEEP
her helf, but de SIS, 'peared like wuz too
much fur her. Vas, sab. she was snatched
off at dc berry time when she wuz de mos
use ter me. doan know whut's goin' ter
come o. me- I'll hab ter go ter wuck, Use
afeerd NJ Arkansaw Traveller
The Northwestern standard., 1886-04-03
THE CHIP BASKET.

The happiest people are those who
are earliest made SO. Cheap pleasure
is always the most accessible and en-
dearing.
Never give up the propriet etorship Of
Yourself. The man that his own mas
ter cannot be treated as another's
slave.
"A virtuous mind will always find
consolation in every grief, and relief
in every burden, that will enable it to
face it without fear, and bear it with
out oppression. 1T is the reckless
alone who yield to dispear and lie down
under the weight Of afflictiOn.
If you would become disgusted with
terrene things and affairs, never ex-
anime them with too critical an eye.
They are intended only to glamor; and
if you would enjoy them, you must
know as little as possible of their
reality that the delusion may remain.
Whatever Weakens our minds and
deadens our sympathies for the suffer
ings Of others. opens and excites them
for our own. This is SO generally true
that the expression of the fact may be
written as as maxim: Who are incon-
siderate of others are most thoug htful
Of themselves.
Fancied miseries pen paintings of
romantic woe have been known to
draw torrents Of tears from eyes, that
were never wet at the sight Of real dis
tress, coming in a homely and unorna-
mented state. Real calamity goes a
begging while fantastic griefs grow fat
on sensibility and misplaced sympathy.
The Northwestern standard., 1886-04-03

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The Northwestern standard., 1886-04-03

Nothing enhances the pleasures of
life so much as contentment. What
ever man owns, let it be little OF
great he enjoys to its fullest, and never
thinks Of disturbing bis present peace
by anxieties Of an imaginary future.
The tiiscontented spend their time in
lamenting that their opportunities do
not come up TO their desires, and let
them pass even when the hope of bet
tering them gives no encouragement OF
realization. They want to enjoy life,
but, instead of doing so, pursuaae
themselves that they can't.
The Northwestern standard., 1886-04-03
Tr.n.,nission 81 Eleefrfc Power.

An experiment for the transmission Of
electrical power over q distance of 5S
kilometres between Croil and LaviIette,
France, made recently, was g complete
of eighty had been conducted over the
child paid thu cost Of the experiment.
The Northwestern standard., 1886-04-03
Tidhita.

r. you have piece Of work you can't
get done just give q party Of boys an idea
that you don't want them to do it.
a Pennsylya young lady significantly
added to her wedding invitations the line,
sNo pickle dishes as present&
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-06-30
Curious Features of Mexican Life.

There is no end of curious things and
with the pronged stick, such as was used
in Egypt and Palestine thousands of
years ago. The cattle are yoked by a
horizontal stick, tied with thongs to the
horns it is said that there is not mod
ern OK yoke in that country. The large
majority of the male inhabitants wear
sandals, which once put on are very
rarely if ever taken off. One will see,
says a correspondent of the Indianapolis
Journal, hundreds of laborers in the
fields, naked, except for On apology for
a pair of pantaloons The 6at-the high
crowned, broad brimmed sombrero-is
the main article of dress. To this add a
shawl, and the average Mexican consid-
ers himself got up in style. The balance
of his dress, or the lack of it, is of little
moment. A native will pay twenty-five
dollars for hat that will weigh five
pounds, as much for serape or shawl,
and one dollar will furnish his panta-
looms. If he has any money left he will
buy a revolver and take the chances of
getting his dinner. OF Ofthousands of Mex
lean women of the middle and lower
CldSSCS ludb VIC SdW Oh our Trip, uOI OuG
of them wore bonnet; but the universal
black shawl covered head and shoulders.
The burro is the grand means of trans
portation, except the Mexican himselfl
The Mexican porter will carry load of
300 pounds or more; and the burro must
carry whatever can be heaped or tied
upon him. All the wood that is burned
in the towns and cities, the most of which
are roots dug out of the ground and cut
into lengths of about eighteen INCHES, is
carried to market on the backs of the
burros, as is also hay, milk-anything
and everything. The. burTG is the ex-
press wagon and dra of Mexico. Oc-
casionally, and only occasionally, one
will see a cart or rough wagon, none Of
which, however, have a particle of iron
in their construction The wheels are
cut out of solid wood, and the fraheYprk
is held together by wooden pins or ropes.
When a considerable journey is TO be
taken they carry an extra axle, because
as they never grease them they wear out
in short order Ii fs said that one can
hear the squeaking of the ungreased
wheels of cart train five miles One of
the strangest anomalies to be found in
Mexico is that they use little or no iron
in their domestic economies, yet every
town of three or four thousand people
and upward that we saw had street
car line with T rails running first and
second class cars, their frst-class cars
and their roads equal, if not superior, to
the street railroads of indianapolis, and
much cleaner.