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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19

Blood will tell. SO runs the adage. The
inbreeding of refinement for a few genera
tions results in gentleness that is expressed
in the faces of the subjects. That is what
We have been taught so long that there is no
Use in disputing it. 1t would be easy to pick
out from row of visages, without seeing or
hearing anything further about the persons,
those belonging to high-born or to low-born
individuals. The novelists and the play
wrights say so, and they are presumably
close students Of society.
But here Is group that seems to refute
such theories, said an artist to his compan-
ion, as they passed Madison square, on their
way to Fifth avenue, Here are some nurse
maids with notably pretty faces, indicating
neither ignorance nor coarseness They are
girls who, handsomely costumed and kept
dumb, could be posed in a ballroom or at the
opera as heiresses of millions and socia!
culture, without the fraud being suspected
They are young, pretty, and graceful Now
look at the babies. They have the advantage
of good birth, doubtless, for their infantlle
finery indicates affiuence, and they belong 10
Fifth avenue families but observe their mugs
Yes, mugs is the word for their ugly little
countenances. What becomes of family
pride here~
Your evidence is purely circumstantial, -
replied the friend, as his eyes squinted at the
babies and opened wide at the maids, land
altogether misleading If it proved any
thing we would be hound to believe that vul-
garity of aspect comes from education and
comeliness from ignorance. That won't do
The facts in this case are that the infants are
by chance below the average of good looks
in pudgy humanity, while the young women
are far above the average in feminine adults,
because they have been chosen for their
prettiness. 1t is fashionable just now &c
have slightly nursemaids, and a pretty face
is worth $40 a month in that line of domestic
servitude, for the reason that it will com.
mand that much more than ordinary wages.
Some of the Fifth avenue mothers go down
TO Castle Garden when a steamer unloais Its
Storage load of immigrants in search OF
pleasant beauty, and, on securing facinlly
lovely girl, put her under tutelage for serv.
ice in the household New York Sun
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19
NO MORE EXPERIENCED GENERALS

We are putting our forts and shlps IN
better fighting order but We are losing,
by the course of nature, a generation of
generals who were trained in the grim
school of War to use these weapons Of
national defense with the best skill. And
this waste cannot be repaired. We may
buy ordinance, or erect Notifications, and
invent ingenious torpedo systems, but we
cannot provide ourselves with ready made
generals In this respect we are at II
disadvantage with military nations whose
constant wars serves as a school in which
generals are educated. The terrible civil
war supplied the country with group
of military leaders who were competent
to handle large bodies of troops, but
scarcely one of these generals now remain
in active service and all Of them are feel
ing the approach OF age. Were new
war to break out these veterans might
find themselves pushed aside by younger
men, much as Gen. Scott was elbowed
out of the way at the opening of the civil
war
The country has enjoyed twenty two
years of profound peace. with scarcely a
riot or an Indian fracas to afford either
officers or soldiers an opportunity to
smell hostile gunpowder. This is ten
years longer than the interval between
the war with Mexico and the breaking
out of the rebellion. Between the vic
tories of the colonies and the second war
with Great Britain there was lapse of
twenty nine years, and thirty-two years
years INTERVIEWED between the peace of
Client in 1914 and the beginning of the
Mexican war. This period was inter,
rupted, however by the breaking out of
the Seminole war in 1885, which called
into practice the best cndeavois of the
regular army for several years.
In both war and diplomacy this coun-
try suffers at times from its lack of pro
fessional experts. But at all great
emergencies in our history, thus fur. we
have found man for the time. And, as
between the two, it is wiser to take the
;. risks Of peace than to burden ourselves
with that policy of the ancient despotisms
and of some modern nations which seek
quarrels with one or another neighbor SO
that the army may be kept familiar with
the laws and practice of warfare.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19
THE SOLDIERS ON PORTER.
The Illinois g. A. X. Resolve Againt Him
An Episode at Indianapolis.

The Illinois G. A. X. Resolve Againt Him
An Episode at Indianapolis.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Feb. 19-The encsmp-
ment of the g. A r. was hard at work
Thursday, Its organization was completed
Wednesday afternoon The women's relief
corpi, auxiliary to the G.. A. R., is also en-
gagged III the work o. the order. More dell
gates arrive on every train and soldiers are
pouring in by the thousands. The streets
and hotels are thronged with the boys that
were the blue Nominations for the various
Offices were made wednesday evening.
Thursday morning the Fit John Porter cas-
was under consideration and a spirited con-
troversy of that case was had, resulting in
the adoption of the following:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the dele
gates of the Grand Army represented here
that FitL John Porter should not be restored
to the army, and that our senators and req
resentatives in congress are instructed to
oppose said proposition"
The resolution was almost unanimously
adopted aud attempts to oppose it were
hissed.
Nominations for department commander
are as follows: j. Fl. Freeman, of Aurora
j. l. Bennett, Of Chicago; F. W. Scott, OF
Fairfield and 2. S. Posi-, of Galesburg.
=INDIANAPoLIs, Ind, Feb. l9.-During the
meeting of the G. A. K. encampment OF In
diana Wednesday, the matter of lowering
the stars and stripes Washington City on
the occasion OF the death of Jacob Thomp-
son, of Confederate army fame, came up,
and the following resolution was adopted by
a rising vote:
Resolved, By the department encamp-
ment of Indiana, that to carry out one OF
the tsnets of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie to protect the flag unsullied, we can but
condemn the use of the flag to honor Jacob
Thompson, or any who aided or abetted
him to inaugural, such unholy and savage
| Wlrfaren
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19
oHRExpsR1ENcs OF MANY.

Having experienced great deal of
TROUBLED" from indigestion, so much
80 that came near losing my
Lifei
My trouble always came after eating
any food
However light
And digestible,
For two or three hours at time had
to go through the most
Excruciating pains.
And the only way ever got"
Relief"
Was by throwing up all my stomach
contained!l No one can conceive the
pains that | had to go through. until
AT last?"
l was taken! 80 that for three week ]
lay in bed and
Could eat nothing!
My sufrerings were so that called two
doctors to give me something that would
stop the pam.
Their efforts were no good to me.
At last heard great deal
About our Hop Bittersl
And determined to try them"
Got bottle-in four hours | took the
contents of
One. !,
Next day | was out of bed, and have
not seen a
"Sickr'
Hour, from the same cause, since
have recommended it 20 hundreds OF
others. You have no such
Advocate as | am"
GEO. KENDALL, Aliston, Boston, Mass
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19
VAN D0REN'S DIGITS,,
WIN HIM A WIFE, AND CAUSE A Re.
MARkABLE LAW SUIT.

Case of Massage Which Ended in an
Alleged had ''Mash"-Attempt of
millionaire to Add One More Addiction
to His Daughters Sad Lot.
NEW YORK, Feb 19-Thursday morning
one of the most remarkable cases III New
York court annals came up before Su
preme Court Judge Barrett, and was re-
ferred By him to the statutory trinity In
it are involved some of the saddest and most
extraordinary features ever embodied in
lunacy case The facts as set forth in the
papers served Wednesday are these:
George Pancoast, the millionaire, founder
of the Archer Pancoast manufacturing com
pany whose contributions to artistic metal
lurgy are known all over the world, suffers
= elty from species of rheumatism which
At times denrives him. of the use of his
limSs. He was recommended by his physi
clan TO try mas age as a means of relief. A
friend suggested the employment. of we'll
known young boxer and trainer nsmed Van
Dor II, and he was engaged
Nj. Pancoast has daughter, Minnie, a
girl of u years, who is a deaf mute, and, so
her relations allege, mentally weak to the
punt vi iHptSiht} obc 10 III het own
right thu owner OF property y the value of
S5u,0)0 OF SO, 00) best les being Srtitled at
he. fathers death To a share OF his Estate
sGually with her brother, Archer Panco ist
jealousy and tenderiy us she was project
by her kin, il never occurred to them that
any dan er to th,ir peace of mini or her
person AMI property lurked in the quiet and
good-looking young athlete So far
as her friends Tan remember the
two never had any opportunities to
meet or have any sign conversations
during Van Doren's attendance on her
father; but that they did meet, and that by
acquiring the digital language peculiar To
the deaf he had conversations with her ap-
pears from the unhappy result
Van Doren also &C sired an absolute in
tiuance over the gir.. Her relatives allege,
and will, SO it Is sail unie take TO prove,
that he virtually alb !urted her, Mr. Kirk
beng an important witness in this particu-
lar, and, he alleges, afterward married her.
The relatives, in the proceedings, will at
tempt to have the marriage, If it really took
place, set aside, Oh the grounds OF the al
legged lunatic's inability 10 contract such a
covenant intelligently
The wife is said to be of very attractive
personal appearance, excep5 for the effects
81 her maladies Van Doren is a stout
built young man, soma 5 feet 10 in height.
with broad shoulders, and thin light mus
tache On very roun | and rosy face
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19
NOT noNE ny THE WORKERS.

A good many minimizing papers seem
to suppose the workingmen of London
have struck and are rioting. That is
totally untrue. Despite the virtue OF free
trade che average English workman is
not over blessed with riches, but be is
not an ass and he doesn't suppose that he
can secure ordinary comfort by breakin g
into beer shops or smashing windows.
Here there ought TO be but moderate
difference between the titled man and The
gentleman and the peasant. II is
mere matter of sentiment rather than in
herited respect for grades of society. and
the polls will regulate it in due season.
There, there is the education OF blue
blood and cheap blood. and free trade
and protection have very little to do with
it. The prince will be the prince, and the
gentleman the gentleman, and the peas
ant the peasant, at least for very long
period of time The peasant does not
strike as long as he can get work enough
TO buy him beer and bread, with limit
ed amount OF beer. The mechanic does
not strike, for there is no danger OF his
starving. Skill is as good in the English
as in any other market; and the mechanic
who is worthy ofgood pay gets very fair
pay, though perhaps not AS much us he
deserves. 1t is not, in other words, the
workman who STRIKES" and smashes
windows. Is is the socialist element,
which has no sympathy with the work
man ut all. 1t is the rag-tsg and bob-tail
OF the thieves and tranps and windlers
and beer drinkers who infest the whole
world who have made this outbreak in
London, and they assume TO be workers
the better to draw sympathy to their vii
lainy Let US understand this very clear
". The worker is not scoundrel. The
question of free trade is not involved 10
these villainous proceedings. The rioters
are socialists, and the workers are men
who ask no more than the privilege of
working hard to get az honest living.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19
THE VIRGINIA STATE DEBT.
A Bill Introduced in the State Senate to
Facilitate Its Payment.

A Bill Introduced in the State Senate to
Facilitate Its Payment.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 19-In the senate
Wednesday the bill prepared by Lieutenant
Governor Nornassey was introduced by
Senator Winfield, to facilitate the settle
ment of the public debt of the state A
long preamble gives the history Of the debt,
the apportionment OF one third to West Vir-
l,inia, the reasons that imp lei the general
IL sembly to pass the Ridileberger bill, and
the equities of the whole case. Thu bill
authorizes the governor to appoint three
citizens Of Virginia as a board of commits
sioners to confer with the bondholders AMI
TO acuuaint them with the material and
financial condition of Virginia, and explain
the facts which make the settlement under
the Riddleberger act just and equitable, and
its az ceptance by them necessary for the
protection of their interests. The commits
sioners are empowered to take steps to ad-
just with West Virginia the proportion OF
the state debt as it existed prior to the LIST OF
January, 1851, to he borne by West Virginia
and not by Virginia The bill further pro-
vides that the secured debt to be paid by
West Virginia shall be divided pro rata
among the holders OF West Virginia certif-
Gates which have been issued under the diff
ferent acts of the general assembly of Vir-
ginia Or which may be issued before the LIST
of January 1881
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19
Thanked Goa for II.

SALT LAKE, U. T., Fe. l9-Thcmas Biz.
mingham Wednes lay, in the Third district
court, was sentenced to six months im-
prisonment and $500 fine. Ahram H. Can
non took the witness stand in his unlawful
cohabitation case. When asked il two women
were his wives and te had lived with them, he
replied: They are, thank God l have
lived with them as charged Prompt Goa
viction followed Henry Dinwcoiy pleaded
guilty, withdrawing his plea of not gu lty
of unlawful cohab.tation, and promised
obedience to the law. John Bowen, con.
victed on his own evidence, asked immediate
sentence, and was given six months iw
risonmpent and 500 fine
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19

The originals of the two interesting
characters Ristofala and Mrs. Riley, in
Cables novel, have been explained by
the author. Ristofala was an Italian of
the same name, who came to New Orleans
in the war time. Once. seeing a Union
regiment coming up the street, he invest
ed in barrel of eggs. These he boiled
hard and sold to the soldiers Mrs Riley
was Mr.. Cables New York boarding
house mistress while he was writing parts
of DIR. Sewer. She appeared very
amusing, and was utilized in the novel.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19
ELECTRIC FLASHES.
HOME NEWS OF INTERESTING AND
SENSATIONAL CHARACTER.

A whisky Pool In the Agonies Of Death
and a Railway Pool Dead-virginiA's
Debt-"Hoss" Car TSoubles-Murder
and observation-disclosures at Fire.
PEORIA, Ills, Feb Wednesday even
ing witnessed general commotion among
the local distillers in this city, including
Buffalo" Miller, the president OF the pool
From the drift of the conversation trouble
is brewing and Zig trouble at that. At
their meeting in Chi ago on July IL the
pool came near going to pieces, but finally
matters were temporarily patched up. The
result of that e,ting WIS about as follows:
All distillers who were operating their own
ho,ises were ordered to cat down their run
ring Caracity t. Is per cent after Feb !.
Any distiller operating his distillery be-
yoni that capacity was to pay 40 cents per
bushel for each and every bushel distilled
over the e per cent allotted to run; this
amount to be paid on Feb 10, and March
| for February. The object of this extraor-
binary ass sssment was for tho purpose of
exporting this surplus over the % per cent
1t will take at least A cents per bushel to
export the surplus, il not more. "he run
ming houses were also to pay for their first
IS per cent, 9 cents par bushel, this amount
was for the purpose of paying closed houses
and salerleS OF officers.
The 18th of the month has passed and the
40 cents per bushel has not been paid, and
two of the Pekin house; emphatically de-
clare they Will not pay the 40 cents per
bushel, and it is understand that the houses
of this city refuse TO pay the cents per
bu bel for closed capacity and officers sala-
ries unless the Pekin houses and others pay
thu A. cents per bushel Peoria people are
willing to pay the 8 cents and 40 cents per
bushel, provided Pekin ami other places will
do likewise. The 10 al distilleries and But
falo' Miller were in close consultation
Wednesday and day before, ami have de
cided to call meeting of all the running
houses in the pool, to be held at the Ma
tional hotel, this city, on Tuesday, Feb. %.
1t is predicted here that this will be the last
meeting of the pool, as de, eopments plainly
Indicate that it will die of what i known
among business men as too much hoggish-
ness
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19
OUTWlTTEO THE SHERIFF.


His Friends. Have the Laugh.
GLASGOW, Feb l9-Col Bennett Bur
leigh, who was the war correspondent of
The Daily Telegraph during the Sondan
campaign, and in the last parliamentary
election the Liberal candidate for the Govan
division of Lenarkshire, was entertained in
this city Wednesday night by numter of
his friends, who had assembled for the pur-
pose of formerly presenting him with a
handsome clock, a pair of costly statuettes,
and purse containing 5 o. At the height
of the fe Invites ths door was flung open
and sheriff's officer stalkei around with
q wit of attachment which b. Pre-.
scented to the chairman, demanding tGe sur
render of the presents which were
intended to be given Col. Burleig {.
The attachment was iSsual on tehaf (
one TaSg, who during the election campaign,
ate certain charges against Burl eIgh
which, though denied, defeated b III. He
erAa"d proved his limo Q C an lr5ugLt
sint ior libel against Tag, which Tagg re
pied to 10y counter suit Ings tlen got
out tbs alta hmcnt hus Burleighs frieads
got wind of it and made the presentation in
hiA'oom lefore ths time for the banquet
and then escorted him to the anJueting
room
y hen the sheriff's officer a Tivtd he wss
Inf ncd that the pres ,hls were already in
Col Burlighs possession AMI the co,onel
completed the discontinue by jumping from
his chair and waving the purse over his
head, shouting: I've got good grip Oh
them, and Pm going 10 keep them \
burst OF cheers followed this speech and tie
officer was bowe from cut OF the room to
the music of, Hes 10 ly Good Fellow,
Which Nobody Can Deny
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19
ALL PLAYED OUT,

Don't know what ais me lately.
Cant eat well.-can't sleep well. Can't
work, and don't enjoy doing anything.
Amt really sick, aud l really amt well.
Feel all kind O. played out, someway'
That is what scores of men say every
day. II they would take DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery" they would
soon have no occasion to say it. 1t puri-
fies the blood. tones up the system and
fortifies it against disease. 1t is great
anti bilious remedy as well.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19
Prosecute the Swlndlers.

If when you call for-Hop Filters tsee green clus-
ter Of Hops on The sphie liable the druggist hands
on, any sintf called C. d. Warmers German Hop
Btters or with other Hop name, refuse il and
shun hat druggist as you would viper, aud if he
has taken your money for the stuff ndct hi for
the fraud and sue him for the damages for the
swindle and We will reward you literally for the
conviction
See L. :. Court injunct % against G. d. War
ner, Reading, Michigan, and all his statesmen,
agents, druggists, and other imitators
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19
An End to Bone Scrapine,

Edward Shepherd. Of Harrisburg, IT,
says: Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters, | feel it my duty 10
let suffering humanity know ii. Have had
a running sore on my leg for eight years;
my doctors told me | would have to have
the bone scraped or leg amputated.
used, instead. three bottles of Electric
Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, and my leg is now sound and well.
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents a
bottle, and Bucklen's Arnca Salve at csc
per box by Hartz & Bahnsen.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19

WARREN, Ohio, Feb. l9.--i'he blowing up
Of Hawley' saloon at West Harrington o.,
casions the most intense excitement, and it
is announced that sons overzea'ous temper
ance advocates are seriously compromised
The dynamite blew the sllcon, viii III Was a
wing to Hawley's resilelce, compete y to
atoms His family, sleeping near tbs
wrecked place, escaped, but the fact that the
limo cent wife and children should b. liable
to the hate of the dynaniters his aroused
the utmost indignation A reward has been
offered, to which several influential eiti ems
contributed.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19

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, 1886-02-19

Special Prescription This remedy stands 10 day
without a rival and with scarcely a competitor in
the world Thousands of physicians throughout
the country have acknowledged their inability to
cure it, and are now prescribing DR.. Lesle's
Special Prescription for all cases Of Sick
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19

To be sure. You've "only got cold ?
"only a cough" ''Be all over in few
days" Don't worry about me-" Well,
we won't. But $4,000 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
ers Tonic. This remedy will expel the
cold at once.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19

New YORK, Feb. la-The Trans ,onti-
mental Railway association is a thing OF the
past The represents es of the lines in
the association permitted it TO tail TO pieces
late Wednesday afternoon. Though they
have argued with each other every day FIR
over week. they were unable to agree
upon the terms OF a pool After the break
up al the delegates Were reticent as to the
cause of the disagreement
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19
Indians Can Not BE Postmasters.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Fob IA spe, ial
from the Indian territory says: Mrs l.
Adair has taken charge of the poatollirc at
Tahlequah, dsplacing John ". Staple: an
Indian, who held the position for twenty
years The change is occasened by the de
ci5ion of the attorney general of the United
States to the effect that ths Indians are
ineligible for postmasters, not being citizens
of the United States. Mrs Adair is white
woman, the wife of a prominent Indian
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19

GALVESTON, Tex, Fob IA special
from Mexia says; Henry Tickle, notoN-
Gus outlaw, who is wanted for murder and
horsc-stealing in Navarro and o.her coun-
ties of this state, and who has had repeated
conflicts with officials in various parts OF the
state, was captured at Trinity Bottom at
daylight Thursday by Sheriff Childs and "A
posse from freestone county. Tickle was
surprised and when captured was armed
with Winchester rife and revolvers, The
officers, however had the drop on HIM
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-19

"The practice Of cigarette smoking in the
open air during cold winter" said an well
known physician, dis undoubtedly good
thing for those who are inveterate smokers.
When smoking cigar in the open air, the
thermometer being below zero, the nicotine,
which should pass away with the smoke, is
condensed in the mouth and enters the sys.
sem, producing nervousness. In my opin-
ion, one cigar smoked out of doors is more
injurious than dozen smoked in a warm
soom. AS to health, l would recommend
cigarette smoking in winter. Pioneer Press
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