davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16
The Rarkeepprs of New York.

ltof CINCINNATI Enqn feT.
Worth stIiying as exhibits of New York
humanity ars the barkeepers. There i, ali
solutely no end TO taeir variety; hut the
nverat. specimen to-day is by no means
that u, fOrmr years To 't1ni bar in q
popular saloon Or cafe at one time meant "a
very liberal, if not conscientious, income,
prospect Of soon owning the business, hosts
of blhuiou' friends, political prefermeut,
and wages varying from So TO $40 per
month. Mix,d drinks vera the rage, and
itrequired a man of skill to achieve much
success As n cpncoctsr and mixer
These old time bartenders were elegant
gentlemen when Off duty, "a far rs APPEAR
ances were concerned. They usually wore
curly hair, which shone with bsar's grease
and pomale, AMI their diamonds and watch 1.
chains wero marvellous. Such mon are
never seen now in Now York. The present
fashion is that tho barten Ter be about %
years old, of blonde type, quick, alert and
in aspect respectable He is Taught to con-
slider himself servant, is never familiar
with his customers, and wears a snowy
white coat and long apron. His hands are
as white rs a woman's, and IL tho boss
chances to meet him with pair of soiled
cuffs there Is the deuc, to pay.
These young men are by no means as.ex-
pert as their forerunners were, but they arc
always polite, never familiar, and they
work for less hire than their predecessors.
Besides. the system CT checks AMI bell
punches renders thieving a matter of ex-
treme difficulty, hence the proprietor has
more of a chance for his financial life
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16
ALWAYS PERSUADED.
Firemen and Engineers on the Missouri
Pacific Leave Their Engines As Usual.

Firemen and Engineers on the Missouri
Pacific Leave Their Engines As Usual.
ST. LOUIS, March 1.-THE engineers in
the employ of the Missouri Pacific company
have expressed their intention of standing
at their posts When SO ordered, and of
remaining there until they become con
WINGED that they go ont at their
peril Positive information in regard to the
tiremen's intentions has until now been
wanting, but Sunday f. T. Sargent, of
Chicago, grand master of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, arrived in this city
and attended meeting of the fireman
Monday morning he announced that he had
advised them to report regularly for duty,
to respond when called upon by the railroad
company, and to go ont with the engines
unless they believe they will be exposed to
danger by so doing.
Notwithstanding all this, up to noon Mon
day three separate attempts TO run freight
trains on the Missouri Pacific failed, the
firrmen and engineers invariably leaving
their engines. About 10 O'Clock the Kirk
wood accommodation Was gotten out and
proceeded as far rs THNer Grove station.
three miles distant from the union depot.
where the train was s;detracked, and the
lire and water taken from the engine
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

IApplausel 1t may be decent way OF
gambling, but, if want to gamble, give me
an old, greasy deck of cards. loud
laughter.l Every tree has its top and its
roots The top of the tree in this case Is the
board of trade; progressive euchre is Its
trunk and the roots are the gambling heiis.
[Applausel Only different strata OF gamb-
ling YOU see | tell you | had rath r own
my little. humble Georgia cottage, with the
consciousness that there isn't a dishonest
shilling from garnet to cellar, than possess
the largest mansion in Chicago, the mortar
betwe whose bricks and stones were made
of the tears and groans of poor people. [Tu-
mutuous cheering. Earn your money hon
estly. Boys, let gambling alone. | had
rather be boy in the country earning a
dollar week than be a boy in city dipp-
ling into Questionable things and getting
rich, God pity a man who can't run his
home without n pack of cards loud and
continued applanse.l
Mr. Jones then spoke of intemperance and
said: 1t has been related TO me that last
summer the Socialists of Chicago marched
to a grove with a blood-red banner upon
which were inscribed these words: Our
Children Cry for Bread" Yet before the
sun went down that night 400 kegs of beer
We're drunk by these men and women whose
children We're crying for bread Applause
An Old devil toting a flag with such an in
scription. iLaughterl Stick a knife into
his belly and four gallons of beer will run
out in hurry loud laughter
While the audience was cheering the
evangelist requested that all those who will
hoist the white flag and surrender to Christ
stand up. Over 600 of the 1000 present
arose to their feet
well, thank God exclaimed the evan
gelist staggering toward the chair; over
5000 ready to hoist the white flag" Mr..
Jones sank into the chair completely ex-
hausted Men famed him with their hats
until he revived sufficiently to walk to the
carriage, which was in waiting on Twenty
fourth street
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16
HAD USED THEM FORTY YEARS.

r. S. Day. of jacksonville, Santa Cru,
Co., California. writes February 3. 1885
when my wife was seventy>three year;
old she was troubled with bad cough,
and it looked as if she would die with
consumption. She would not call in a
doctor, but commenced taking Brand
reth's pills, two and three every night. In
three weeks she was completely cured
and her health is now very good. and an
sure the pills have prolonged her life as
well as my own, for | have used them fol
forty years. and am now eighty-fo
years old. They have been my only medi
cine"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16
FUNCTIONS OF A NEWSPAPER.

New Ork TFdPHtr: 10 lnc IrSl NUNS
Der of the new magazine, tine Forum, Mr.,
James Parton contributes an incisive ar
ticlc entitled Newspapers Gone to
Seed, which is certain to provoke good
deal of comment and dissent He is u
man of too keen insight and 200 broad
view to often indulge in sweeping gener
aliZgtiOns and COMBINATIONS, but he
comes perilOusly near to it in this in
stance. The average or typical newspaper
of our times he regards as little less than
monstrosity. 50 far does it depart from
the ideal standard. He appreciates the
fact that the daily press is "the peoples
univcrsty," and AYERS that "if we had to
choose which should be destroyed all our
colleges or all our daily papers, we
should be obliged to decide that our col
leges are of Unreasonable value, but that
the daily press is Indispensable. The
gravamen of his complaint against the
fourth estate is that the advertisements
nowadays crowd the news to a secondary
place the business department dom
mates the editorial department No mat
ter how important the news, he says
nothing is so manifest to the view as
that Jones Il Robinson are out with II
new slaughter in black silks This he
contends, is not journalism, but bill post
ing. The news Is "a preteXt, the reality is
merchandise.
What would Mi Parton have? In the
near future ne foresecs the establishment
of the ideal daily newspaper, 1t will
contain no advertisements 1t will con
fine itself to recording the progress Of
events, with comments simply elucliat-
ing free from party bias and business
complication. 1t will be necessarily
small in size, but will be Il vivid and val
liable history. That IL can live and pros
per he thinks is proven by the success Of
Mr.. Bunacr's Ladg'r without the aid Of
advertisements. lie also cites approving
ly the example OF a sturdy old Boston
ian, who reads no other journal than the
weekly edition Of the London Times, and
who claims that nothing of importance
escapes him, even of events occurring in
his own New England
1t is almost needless to remark that Mr..
Parton rides his hobby into the ditch If
even Mr.. Bonner tried to publish mod
ern daily newspaper instead of a weekly
story paper without advertisements, he
would soon grow weary Of the expert
ment. As matter of fact the ADVERTISE
ment, if not always new, is equally i'm
p0rtant to the comfort, the business and
the education Of the community. Even
the condemned slaughter Of black silks
may be of much more vital consequence
To thousand homes in New York city
than Il column Of the Queens speech or
the scuatc's resolutions concerning re-
movuls. Every legitimate advertisement
is news, aud it would not be published if
hosts of readers were not auXions TO see
it and profit by it, Improper advertise
ments are quite another matter, and had
Mr.. Parton turned his artillery against
them nobody could have taken exception
to his argument As to the sturdy old
BosiOnian" who imbibes his home news
through the filtered and bottled medium
of the London Times, he is welcome to
his diet, but we fear he must be a little
bit more fossilized than the ordinary pres
Adamilc specimen.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

The average length of life is on the in
crease. The science of medicine has made
great progress; many diseases are now
controlled that were formerly thought in,
durable. The greatest discovery is DR..
Bgelow's Cure, which cures consump,
ton in stages that other remedies are OF
no benefit. Coughs, colds, Group, whoop
ing cough, bronchitis and all throat and
lung diseases speedily and safely. Price
80 cents and 81, of druggists
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16
THE TURNING POINT

twenty-five states in the union OF
thirtyeight have democratic governors.
The home rule of more than three fifths
of the American people is democratic.
The democrats hold the house OF rep
reseniatives by majority of forty three
They lack only seven of a majority in the
United States senate.
AT the last election of a president, the
democracy carried twenty states out OF
thirty>eight by a plurality of $4,000 in q
total popular vote of more than 10000
900.
We mention these facts, not only be
cause tley have present political interest
but also because they will possess, IN ;
certain event, melancholy historical in
terest to future generations of demo Gratis
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

WASHINGTON CRY, March l6.-The
president has sent to the senate the following
nominations: Louis William Alice, of
Pennsylvania, to he an assistant surgeon in
the navy; Jephaniah T. Hill, of Colorado,
to he United States marshall for the district
of Colorado, Richard NJ. Stadden, to be
United States consul at Manzanillo Post
masters: Joseph Powderly, Carbondale, Pa,
Henry C. Baird, Athens, Pa. John NJ.
Heugstter, Defeance, Ohio; Archibald p.
Rounds, Danville, Ind; Frederick W. Yer
barg, North Vernon, Ind. Thales f. Owens,
Abingdon, ILL.,; William G. Buckner, Brown
vile, Mo; James T. Dunn, Stanberry, Mo-
Samuel S. Harris, Cape Girardeau, Mo
William K Baker, Boonville, Mo.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16
Nervous Depllltated Men.

You are allowed a free trial of thirt,
days of the use of DR.. Dyes Celebrated
Voltaic Belt with Electric Suspensor,
Appliances, for the speedy relief and Per
manent cure of Nervous Debility, loss o
Vitality and Manhood, and all kindred
troubles. Also, for many other diseases
Complete restoration to health, vigor ant
manhood guaranteed No risk is incurred
Illustrated pamphlet, with full informa
ton. terms, etc , mailed free by address
ing Noltaic Belt Co, Marshall, Mich.
decd & ",
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

There are probably more theatres
painted white in Philadelphia than in any
other city in the world; the idea was
started by Haverly, who thought that
white was lucky color. 1t is also said
that actors prefer 10 play in theatre
painted white. If things go on in this way
Philadelphia will soon be known as the
white citv.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

Insanity is on the increase. Statistics
show this. Many cases are brought on
by overwork, anxiety, excitement, men
tai trouble and nervous prostration; it is
also inherited. Invariably sleeplessness
and constipation manifest themselves be-
fore one becomes insane. Constipation
induces dyspepsia, jaundice. bad breath,
piles, pimples, low spirits, headache, etc.
DR.. Jones Red Glover Tonic relieves
constipation. thereby curing these dis
eases. Price, so cents, of druggists.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

At a recent lecture delivered in Phil
adephia by prominent scientist. thu
gentleman said it takes a prodigious
amount of vegeta Bile matter to form {
layer of coal; that the present growth OF
the world would make layer only one
eight of an inch thick, and that it would
take 1000, 600 years TO form coal bed
100 feet thick
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

The properties of Mishler's Herb Bit
tiers are wholly medicinal. 1t is COM
pounded on scientific principles upon q
German formula, 200 years old. Clergy,
men, temperance people, and all other
classes who oppose strong drink on prin-
ciple. endorse and recommend our great
household remedy 1t is a sure cure for
kidney and liver complaints,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

The best on earth can truly be said o.
Griggs Glycerine Salve, which is a sure
safe and speedy cure for cuts bruises
scalds, burns wounds and all other sores
VIII positively cure piles, letter and al
skin eruption. Try this wonder healer
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refund
ed. Only % cents. Sold by druggists.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16
Working People

are often too i'll to labor but they haven't
time to take medicine and lay Oft. Sim
mons Liver Regulator can be taken with
ont causing any loss of time, and the
system will be built up and iavigorated by
it, 1t has no equal as preparatory
medicine, and can be safely used when a
doctor cannot be called in. In all cons
mon diseases it will, unassisled by any
other medicine. effect speedy cure
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16
Fifty Thousand a Year.

To be sure. You've only got cold;
''only cough" ''Be all over in few
days. Don't worry about me-" Well,
we won't. But 80, 600 people die every
year in the United States from consump-
ton. And every soul of them began
that way, Better stop il now with Park
er's Tonic This remedy will expel the
cold at once.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

The discovery has been made in Colon
bia of shrub which exudes juice hav>
ing so powerful an effect in arresting the
flow of blood that large veins may be cul
by a knife and Smeared with it without
causing hemorrhage The plant is called
"alIZa' by the natives
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

English horses are going to have show
on the turf this season. Three years ago
out of SOB horses nominated for the big
races 1913 were foreign bred; out of 671
nominated up to date to run for the
great prizes and plate this spring and
summer only nineteen came from foreign
stables.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

Martin Frey, of Marietta, Ga, tried a
new way Of catching rats He took keg
and filled it about half full of water,
and placed cotton seed on top of the wa
ter, which floated on the surface. He
then sprinkled meal on top Of the cotton
seed and pleced the key in his barn. Next
morning he emptied his keg of 100
drowned rats.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16
PIERCE's PLEASANT PURGATlvE PEI
LET'S

Positively popular; provoke praise; prove
priceless; peculiarly prompt; perceptibly
potent; producing permanent profit; pre-
GLIDING pimples and pustules; promoting
purity and peace Purchase. Price,
petty. Pharmacists patroniz:ng Pierce
procure plenty
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

DIR. Saliva, an Italian surgeon, says it
is always possible 10 transplant portion
of muscular tissue from one animal to
another, differences of species having no
effect upon the definite result of the opera
Iipn
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

Don't give up, there is cure for ca
tarrh and cold in the head. Thousands
testify that Ely's Cream Balm has entire-
y cured them. 1t is a safe and pleasant
remedy. 1t is not liquid or snuff. 1t
cures by cleansing and healing Price
50 cents, At druggists 90 cents by mail
Ely Bros, Owego, n. y.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

Of our American people are afflicted with
sick headache in either its nervous. bill
ious or congesiive forms, caused by ir>
regular habits high living. etc, and ne
other remedy has ever conquered it until
DIR. Leslie's special Prescription was dis
covered. Give it trial. See advertise.
ment IN another column.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

Great Britain consumed 365, 900, 900
pounds of wool the last year and the
United States 39S, 100000. The British
wool being of lighter shrink the amount
used was probably about the same. But
"a large amount of the British supply
reached US in the shape of worsted yarns
and manufactured goods.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

Rev. F. NJ. Haygood, who preached
the first sermon IN Atlanta. Ga, and is
now very aged, proposes presently to
remove to Arizona in respone to the
call for Baptist minister in that terri,
tory.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

reporter in Paris paper wrote re-
Gently: 1T was one of the most brilliant
fetes of the season. Among the ladies
whose costumes were particularly notice.
able we observed that pre-eminence was
accorded to the Niscountess de L. in
beauty and the Baroness de X. in light
blue"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16
BUCKLEN,S ARNICA sALVE.

The greatest medical wonder of the world
Warranted to speedily cure burns, bruises,
cuts, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, can.
GERS, piles, chilblains, corus, letter, chap
ped hands, and all skin eruptions, guaran-
teed to cure in every instance, or money
refunded. 20 cents per box For sale by
Hartz &. Rahnsen
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

II have kept Athlophoros for three
months and am selling more of 1t now
than of any other rheumatic remedy" F =.
Merry, druggist, writes from Toledo,
o., and his sales will continue to increase
as the remedy becomes better known.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

In St Petersburg there are seventy
miles of street railway, on which there ar,
395 cars, propelled by 1000 horses and
nine locomotives. Fiftyone millions OF
passengers are carried yearly.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

Palisas newly discovered small planet
has been named Bettina. Flippant per-
sons, no doubt, may call it Betty" for
short. as they do their sweethearts.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

The Ukiah Call Press is responsible foi
the statement that at the recent meeting OF
the synod OF the Pacific it was said to be a
sact that NJ young man born and raised In
California hai Yet devoted himself to the
Gospel ministry.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

| have used Ely's Cream Balm for dry
catarrh tto which eastern persons are
subject who come to live here.) 1t has
proved cure B F. NJ, Weeks, Denver,
Colo
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

The peppermint oil market in Lyons,
n, Y, is now higher than at any time in
three years, The price paid for the oil is
81 to 81. 10 per pound.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

The mussel has been turned to account
for stewing at North Haven, Me, and is
already said to rival the oyster for that
purpose among local epicures.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

"Tis not for mortals always to be best
but little practical knowledge of how
to take care of themselves will help them
immensely. When beset with headache
or other pains, they should use Salvation
Oil, the greatest cure on earth for pain.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

H HARDWARE.
Stewart Il Montgomery 800 second avenue
HUNSMlTIs.
Wolff, Chas., Ill Seventeenth street.
IA ERCHANT TAILORS.
Wendt, H. 1902 second avenue
NEWSPAPERS.
The Rock leland DAILY ARGUS; published every
evening, Sunday excepted) in Argus block, OPP
posite Postotfce. Best advertising medium in the
city.
The Rock Island WEEKLY ARGUS; published
every Friday. A fine Job department in eonnec-
ton with the establishment.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

1t is proposed to make State park at
Pomfret, Conn, where General Israel
Putnam's wolf den is located.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

Many large veins of mica were recent
" discovered ON Currant Creek, Col.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

The claret vintage in France in 1885
was the smallest for many years.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

Germany sent out 1885, emigrant:
last year.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16

THE WEEKLY TIMES is complete compendium
Of the news Of the week, with special features OF
late and Trustworthy market reports and depart
mcnt Of Industrial and sgro ulnrai mtelligen,e
carefully prepared by editor Of long experience
and Is printed and mailed the morning of the day
on which il is dated. In these respects The
WEEK. TIVE is superior 10 anymore agncultu
raj paper. for the field il covers is more extensive
than that which can be occupied by the "ont-
idea" press
l. only 81 - per year postage prepaid. Ii il not
believed that valuable and comprehensive a
library Of useful knowledge can he anywhere oh
tanned for 81 small sam. The endeavoI Will be to
make The WEEKLY perfect newspaper for far
mtrs snd for families to whom it is not Conyen
lent 10 take the daily.
Sample copies will be 'eut To address appli-
cation by letter or otherwise to The TIMES office,
corner Washington street and Fifth avenue Chi
cag0, Ill.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16
THE TIMES.
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1886
THE DAILY TIMES


The TINES which has for so many wears stood
in the front rank of American journals. has more
than fulfilled the promises made in its last annual
announcement. Not only have its news gather
ing facilities been enlarged and extended in all
directions. but IT has reached out INTO he domain
of literature, and fairly completes with the maga-
zines, in the quantity and quality OF it. original
articles of strictly literary character. A. in the
past the mark of exec lence has been set forward
year by year so The TINES If 1886 may be eX-
pected to snrpass its previous high position. No
portion of the ever widening field Of news viii be
neglected. An adequate and trained corps of
CORES pondcnts at Washington will furnish full
reports Of the important debates in congress. be
sides covering all the news and political and so
c al gossip OF the capital AT New l0rk as well
at other important news center- in all part- Of
the country, THE TINES will be represented by
capable and vigilant correspondents.
II will he the aim TO make the local depai tmen
of The TINES complete and entertaining chroni-
Gle of the events of the day in Chicago, aud per
sons desiring full and impartial reports of the
proceedings Of national conventions. such as from
the geographical situation Of the city, frequently
meet here, NAV be assn, ed that their desires will
be gratifcd in TIE TINES.
The financial and commercial columns of THs
TINES will be kept mp TO the high standard that
bankers and merchants throughout the west have
coneedrdto them. No expense will be spared in
the collection of unbiased reports for this impor
taut department of the paper.
The political independence that has character
lied the editorial utteranCes of TUE TIMES for the
pasttwenty years will he in no wise abated In
national in state and municipal affsirs official
acts will be subjected to cardid and impartial
criticism Honest measures of reform will meet
with hearty Commendstion, but political charla-
tauism will be rehuked.
In order 10 meet tie demands Of its country
patrons, arrangements have been made whereby
The Sunday ed ton of The Times is circulated by
means of special and fast railway trains TO cities
within radius of two hundred miles from Chics-
20 early on the day Of its publication. This ed
Z t.aI tlf TIM IN WALL utU
contains many valuable and interesting special
departments
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-16
Thousands OF cases Of
..... .. ..' SICK
DR.. lESLIE'S

Headache are permanently cured every year tas
the hundreds of testimonials in my posse sion Will
testify by the usc Of