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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-11
One Dollar

Hoods Sarsaparilla cures scrofula, salt
rheum, all humors, bols. pmples. general de-
bility, dyspepsia, biliousness, sick headache.
catarrh, rheumatism, kidney and liver COM
plants, and all affections caused by impure
blood or low condition of the system. Tryit.
81 was severely afflicted with scrofula, and
for over year had two running sores on my
neck 1 took five bottles of Hoods Sar.apa-
rilla, and consider myself entirely cured"
C. Z. LoyEJoY, Lowell, Mass.
Hoods Sarsaparilla did me an immense
amount of good. My whole system has been
built up and strengthened, my digestion i'm
proved, and my head relieved of the bad feel
ing. l consider it the best medicine have
ever used, and should not know how to do
without it." MARY L. PEBLE, Salem, Mass.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for s.. Made
only by C. /. HOOD Il CO, Lowell, Mass
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-11
Hoods SarsapariIIa
100 Doses One Dollar.

Sold by all druggists. 81; six for S.. Mad'
only BY C. I. HOOD a. CO, Lowell, Mass
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-11

No. 1124 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, 1886-10-11

Iou can get cut rates over any railroad
at Blake's ticket office 1903 Second
avenup div
, 1886-02-25
A rnprr from the rcnIlenllnrr.

The Prison Press is the name Of n paper
published by the prisoners in the Waupun,
Wis, p~enitentiary. In their prospectus
the editors say; at shall be our earnest
endeavor TO bury melancholy, estrange-
ment and enmity in the vast region OF the
past, and in their cankered bosoms SOW
the golden seeds Of hope, love and charity,
II shall be the untiring mission Of The
Prison Press to encourage prison literary
talent and to instruct, assist, and amuse
all those within our midst. In thus send
ing forth our tiny sheet to our mothers,
sisters, homes and friends, and the great
world OF liberty, we present thereto n
model gem Of miniature literature, born
and sustained under the most painful din
culties and circumstances, yet we shall
use II every endeavor to maintain Il
credit TO ourselves and an honor to our
warden
The paper presented under these strange
circumstance is very creditable to the
o~riginators, and will compare favorably
in o II and ability with some published
outside the prison walls.-New York Trib-
me.
, 1886-02-25

10 Is something less han thirty years
since George Francis Train obtained
power 10 lay down an experimental tram
way from Kensington common to Win
chester road, n distance OF about n mile,
and, although the work was most unsat
i~sfactory to the promoter, hs 1t had TO be
taken up at his wv expense after n very
short existence, In IL we must recognize
the germ Of a great industry from which
the public Is. perhaps, deriving greater
advantage than those whose money has
brought about its development
The experimental mile has now grown
TO CSC miles In England and Wales alone,
representing a total expended capital Of
Rg,si3,O7l out Of the authorized eii, 95l $40.
These miles and money are divided be
tween 1870 undertakings, which gives an
average length OF a little under FIVE miles
for each, With an average capital Of R12,-
i55. This Is made up. OF course, OF small
lines In remote provincial towns and UNI
d~ertakings Of greater magnitude by which
the metropolis and large cities are served,
from Blaekpool, with its mile and a quar-
ter OF road, constructed at n cost Of some
1000, TO Liverpool. London, and Man
chester where the capital is counted by
hundreds Of Observation-Disclosures Re
corder.
, 1886-02-25

The faet that Justice Field failed to
secure the appointment of a personal
friend as United States marshal for Cali
fornia, will not be the cause of general
grief on the part of the public Ii would
be a good thing for Justice Field if be
were sat upon so frequently that he
would iaally become disguised with poll
tics and abandon wire pulling for the
rest Of hs natural life. The learned
Judge does not gain in popular respect
aud confidence by his persistent efforts 10
get Office for his friends; nor have some
OF the latter, who have obtained office
through him, conferred much honor upon
their distinguished hacker.
, 1886-02-25

Ir is reported from Washington that
neither the Republican majority in the
senate nor the national administration are
desirous of avoiding a war over the con-
6mation Of the presidents appointees.
Both sides think hat they can make
political capital by awakening a, great
popular excitement on the subject aud
the opposite leaders are merely maneuv,r
ing Tor advantage OF position. Mean
while the large body Of the people don't
care a fig who holds the Offices or who is
or is not confirmed. NO long as the govern
ment is honestly and efficiently admins
tered II will take = great deal more than
a disagreement between the president and
senate over a few Office holders to get the
people excited. In that respect they are
much like their president Mr. Cleveland
they take il easy and don't let their angry
passious risa
, 1886-02-25
Cn.lnm I'D MnnrInr Mrnn. In chnrch

Custom OF Wearing Wraps In Church.
A heavy silk plush, fur-trimmed wrap
IS the fashionable rage among the women
this season. The silk plush n OF this
year Is trimmed with otter or beaver fur
from three TO six inches deep. Even n
sealskin coat without trimming Is not au
fat, although 1t is not altogether without
caste.
One OF the most eminent specialists
upon diseases of the throat and lungs
says that the improper use OF heavy cloak
ing In this climate has been the cause Of
more diseases Of the throat and lungs
than anything he knows Of. But, said
he hopclessly, they will wear them II
they all die, and ] am only given credit
for having u spite against the furriers
Women go In heated rooms with these
heavy wraps on, and with q heavy collar
about their necks, They keep on the
cloaa until they are in n profuse perspir-
alton; then they throw back the collars
and half intuition the garments. Per
haps In o few minutes they go out In the
cold air again. and do not close up the
coats until warned by chilly blasts that
buttons are needed But this is not all.
Such garments are too warm for this sec
ton, and are not safe outdoor wraps even
except in the coolest weather Chicago
Times.
, 1886-02-25


A DIsrArcH from New York says
"Conklings name is upon every tongue,
and people are beginning to wonder what
eject his success IN handling the Broad
way Railroad investigation is going to
have upon his future. Some think il
will bring him back into political power.
The aim Of the Investigation now that il
has developed enough 10 show fraud aud
corruption, will be TO make it 10 pro-
nounced as to give the Legislature courage
10 repeal the charter of this tnmway from
Fourteenth street TO the battery. Many
good people think this can be done.
A majority Of the leading lawyers
are a little shaky as TO the right Of the
legislature to do any such thing II is
ciaimed by those who now own the line 10
which the surfane road was leased that
they are legitimate aud innocent pur-
chasers Of this property aud that 10 mat
ter what the fraud Of the men who own
Il. they have a property interest IN Il that
30 legislation can disturb. That y da
pos.f they will make in the great pro
oeeda.es which will necessarily follow.
, 1886-02-25

There are hosts ofmcn and women who.
to coin a phrase, are only half alive.
That is to say, they have seldom If any
appetite, are nervous. weak. hdgetty and
troubled by numbcrless small pains and
aches. In the presence Of vigorous, ex-
ubonnt vitality they seem mere pigmies.
Such people arr usually fond Of frequent.
ly dosing themselves. swallowing in the
ou Of the year enough drugs TO stock
any apothecary's shop Of ordinary dimen-
sions This, Of course, defeats instead Of
furthers the end in view. viz, the rccov-
cry of health and vigor- Were they to
laak il from M unfailing source of vitality,
Hostetters Stomach Bitterr, how differ
ent would ha their case. Then vigor
would return TO their debilitatcd frames,
the glow Of health 20 their wan cheeks,
their trembling. uncertain gait would
grow hrm and elastic. appetite, that gran
de-s Of al sauces, would give 4 relish To
the daily food, were IL ever 80 coarse. and
refreshing sleep would crow the tasks Of
] the day
, 1886-02-25

What the compositor asks (but at pres
ent can not obtain Is, not that the II and
u be made alike, but hat each have its
distinctive shape; not that the t be made
similar to !, but that 1t be crossed, or else
formed after the fashion much in vogue
namely, n stroke more or less %sloping,
with n loop in the center on the side
farthest from the letter following it; and,
lastly, that the be dotted. an omission
which seems to meet with great favor
among authors, though it is very tantaliz-
ing to he ompositor, since in bad manu-
script the indicted | may be taken TO rep
resent either c, $, or T, or even be supposed
TO form part Of what in reality is the letter
IN. But II the is were dotted and the is
crossed, few complaints would emanate
from printing offices, or, indeed, ever be
heard, so great nm aid is the due placing
OF these letter belongings in the task OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES American.
, 1886-02-25

The substitution of glass flooring for
boards continues to increase in Paris, this
being especially the case in those business
structures in which the cellars are used
as offices. At the bank of the Credit
Lyonnais, the whole Of the ground in
front is paved with large squares Of
%roughened glass embedded in n strong
iron frame, and in the cellars beneath
there Is sufficient light, even on dull days,
to enable clerks TO work without gas. The
large central hall Mt the offices Of the
Compton d'Escompte has also been pro-
vided with this kind of flooring; and. al
though its prime cost is considerably
greater han that Of boards, glass Is in the
long run far cheaper, owing To its llflost
unlimited durability.-Scientilc Ameri-
can.
, 1886-02-25

PARIS proposes to have a baby show
which will produce scientific results and
not a mere c%atch.penny affair, such as are
held IN this country. Each exhibitor will
have to fill up a list of questions tending
to throw light upon the influence of con-
%sanguinous marriages, the hereditary pnn-
ciple, climate aud different methods Of
nursing. and will be asked to send with
the exhibit photographs of ancestors. or
ancestral pictures. and OF near relatives.
The ages OF the exhibits will range from
| 10 5 years.
, 1886-02-25
LIE AUTHOR % "plNAfoRE.n


Opposite of Sir Arthur Sullivan.
Though an undoubtedly brilliant man,
Mr.. William Schwerik Gilbert is by no
means popular with the artists of the
theatre, nor a fayorite In What is termed
society. The reasons are not far to seek.
The author OF the @Mikadon and the PIN
afore" assume n grand air OF impairment
tranquility; possesses enormous conf
dence in himself, rarely missing an oppor-
tunity OF saying rasping and cruel things
of his contemporaries, and is In fact hard,
cold and unsympathetic In manner, sell
dom unbending, except where his imme-
diate interests are concerned, and even
then his concessions ARE yielded with n re-
luctant, unwilling air.
In this respect he is the exact opposite
Of his gifted coIlaborateur, Sir Arthur Sui
Ivan, who Is suaye and amiable, and
whose manners are those OF n man accus-
toned 10 polite society. One is never sure
of Gilbert. To-day he may greet you with
n nod and even a smile, II he be In decent
humor-to-morrow he sees you not, or his
acknowledgment is so slight that you feel
It cost him an effort to toss % the meager
courtesy. He keeps on hand a gamut Of
bows and mods, and the scale is closely
regulated according 10 the status Of the
individual to whom they are accorded.
Should the duke OF Edinburgh roll by
in his chariot the Gilbert countenance
promptly relaxes and a species OF deptal
smile feebly lights NJ the mouth, but IL a
moment after plain Jones, the CONNIE
dian, or Ruillster, the humble journalist,
should approach, the face of the great
hbrettist assumes quite n different ex-
preston, and an upward movement Of the
eyebrows must suffice as n recognition.
Pleasant smiles and cordial greetings are
not for persons OF lower degree. Some
body once said the cold granite Of his
native northern Aberdeen, where he WAS
born. had entered into Gilbert's blood,
ssnd his unyielding hardness favors the
correctness of this opinion.
In general society-an evening party, for
instance-Gilbert is silent, observant, and
takes no active part in the festivities.
Now and again he will whisper a mot to
his nearest neighbor about the peculiari-
ties Of a guest, which will create a laugh,
but he prefers the role Of critic to that of
performer. An evening party composed
Of such as he would not be remarkable
for uproarious hilarity or gnyety of spirits.
His ideas on the subject of dancing are
those OF the great Napoleon.-Howard
Paul In New York World.
, 1886-02-25
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, 1886-02-25

Misdeeds of Macedonia Highwaymen.
The Haidouk bands, composed Of
Greeks, Bulgarians, Arnaouts, and
Yallncks. are so numerous that no one Is
In safety They attack solitary travellers
and caravans, besides villages, levy con-
tributions on Inhabitants, and even carry
off rs hostages public functionaries and
influential citizens from large towns,
In addition to the misdeeds Of highway
men and the malversation OF func-
tionaries Macedonia suffers from the
rapacity OF another set OF vultures per
haps even more insatiable-the clergy,
which, whether Mussulman or Christian,
shows that its understanding OF its mis-
sion Is 10 grind down Its parishioners.
The first teach that it is praise
worthy to kill an inndel and in
cites to violence, knowing that IMMUNITY
Is certain, ms In that case at Okride,
in 1879. when a wedding breakfast party
was fired INTO and the bride shot dead, ms
also were her two bridesmaids, for which
the murderers were reprimanded by the
governor, while the mollah remarked;
publicly, shat IL surely would not have
happened If those kiupeks ldogsl had sent
him a present.
OF the other class quite as much evil
may be said. II they do not actually mur.
der they instigate its commission, and no
one ever pretended TO doubt that when a
newly-appointed curate at Katorska fell
dead at the altar IL was the former In
cumbent who poisoned the chalice TO pre-
vent his own emoval by the despot, or
bishop, by whom he had been warned that
"only the direct interference Of God could
prevent his removal, as the stranger papaz
had paid the ESQ which were in arrears as
diocesan dues This Is textual. and the
case Is authentici-Paris Cor. New York
Times
, 1886-02-25

You are allowed q free ilqi Of dirty
days Of the use Of DR.. Dyes Celebrated
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planes Tor the speedy relief and perma-
nent cure Of nervous debility, loss of vi
talty and manhood, and all kindred
troubles. hlso. Tor many other diseases.
Complete restoration 10 health, vigor aud
manhood guaranteed No nsk is incurred.
Illustrated pamphlet, with full informa
ton, terms, etc, mailed free by addressing
Voliaie Belt Co. Marshall. Mich.
, 1886-02-25

SENATOR JONES, Of Nevada, says he
intends to make a speech in the senate on
his f%avorite theme of finance. He adds
Il shall go further in my declarations
than any economist or writer has yet
dared to 20. shall hold and shall prove
that all that is required in money is limi-
tatiou Of quality and calculablcness- It is
all nonsense to talk about gold being the
only available standard. Your dry goods
merchants would think it a strange law
that would compel them to use an ivory
yard-stiek. They would want to know
what ivory had to do with length. The
gold humbug is just as great"
, 1886-02-25
Guns o rrLEs

Piles are frequently preceded by a sense
Of want Of weight in the back, loins and
lower part OF the abdomen. causing the
patient to suppose he has some affection
Of the kidneys or nelehboring organs Al
tunes. symptoms ofindigestion are present
fatulency, uneasiness of the stomach. etc.
A moisture hike pcrplntion, producing a
very disagrccahle itching, after getting
warm. is a common attendant. Blind,
bleeding and itching piles yield at once TO
the application Of DIR. Boeanko's Pile
Remedy, which acts directly on the parts
effected, absorbing the tumors, a~llaying
the intense itching. and effecting a per
manent cure. Price 90 cents. Address
The DR.. Bosanko Medicine Co. Piqua.
o. Sold By w. N. Hunt
, 1886-02-25

A DIVORCE suit recently tried at Frank
fort on the Main was settled in an ingen-
ious manner. Incompatibility Of temper
was the declared ground on which dissolu
ton was asked. The tribunal ordered a
separation OF the couple for two years. at
the end of which time they are to come
together again and begin their married
life anew; il. aftera few months, the ex-
pertinent is a failure, tie court will renew
consideration of the matter.
, 1886-02-25

The sentiment OF respect for royalty has
sometimes curious phases. There is not n
king more savage than the king OF the
Congo, but he receives all sorts Of atten-
tion from civilized people. One firm has
given him n dainty painted china toilet
set, accompanied by a polite letter He does
not know the use OF the present, and will
probably exchange It for rum. Some one
sent him some bottles of Belgian liquor,
and declaring that IL was eau de cologne
he rubbed the contents on his hair. But
later he exchanged hat for rum-Chi-
caRo Herald.
, 1886-02-25

Can anyone bring us a case of kidney
or liver complaint that Electric Bittens
viii not speedily curel We say they can
not. as thousands of cases already per.
manendy cured and who are daily recon
mending Electric Bitters, will prove.
Bright's disease, diabetes, weak bacs, or
any urinary complaint quickly cured
They purity the bloed. regulate the bow.
els, aud act directly on the diseased parts.
Every bottle guaranteed. For sale at 80
cents a bottle by w. N. Hunt
, 1886-02-25

The disposition 10 make pleasure the
servant Of enterprise, so characteristic ~
the American man Of business, las riuch
TO do with entirely defeating pleasur, In
many Instances, aud instead Of a period
OF restful recreation or profitable observa-
tion amid wholesome surroundings aud
helpful associations the time is made a
new season Of speculation and the build
ing Of future business prospects Chicago
Inter Ocean
, 1886-02-25

II every poor mans child in America
could be put, tomorrow, into an attract
i've school house, in charge Of n we'll
dressed, well-managed and high-souled
teacher, and treated for Ave years as Is
nobody expected anything but n worthy
manhood or womanhood In after life,
there would be n revival OF healthy dis
content with low living, and an awaken
ing OF aspiration for better things which
would tell in every region OF society from
the trades unions to the White House
journal of Education.
, 1886-02-25

d. r. W. SHUFnDr. of Washington.
proposes that a department Of science be
established by the government A de-
partment of art ought naturally to follow,
and a department of journalism for the
secretaryship of which nominations may
be made at the coming convention of
paragraphers in Chicago.
, 1886-02-25
MAIL LETTINGS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. /, 1886.
PRoPosAGs will be received at the Con-
tract Office of this Department until 4 D.
M, of April II, 1886, for carrying the
mails ofthe United States upon the routes,
and according to the schedule of arrival
and departure specified by the Department
in the Territory of Wyoming. from July
l, 1856, to June 80, 1890.
Lists Of routes, with schedules of ar
rivals and departures, instructions to bid
ders, with forms for contracts and bonds
and all other necessary information, will
be furnished upon application to the
Second Assistant Postmaster General.
WILLIAM r. Villas,
Postmaster General
, 1886-02-25

A new incandescent electric light has
been invented By Frederick Sehaefcr, n
young German Of Boston, silk thread
carbonized is employed in the globes, and
1t Is found TO be as enduring and flexible
as platinum wire. The invention has
been patented and is in use. II is evident
hat there is abundant field for new inven-
ions in electric lighting. The energy
with which American inventors nave pur-
sued this subject Is quite remarkable. The
old world can learn much from the sue
cesses Of American superintendent Seien-
tific Exchange.
, 1886-02-25

Senator Fair has named an cminence In
Laurel Hin cemetery, San Francisco,
Senators Hill.H Five United States sen
ators are to be buried there. The bones OF
Broderick and Baker, men of fame when
our fathers were younger, have been I'M
der the crest Of the hill n long while. and
a few days ago the body Of Mr.. Given
was there Inferred. Mr.. Sharon is 10 lie
near his senatorial predecessors, and a
NTH senator, Mr.. Fair himself, Is to join
them ano n.-Chicago Herald.
, 1886-02-25

Two French women entered into u con
test To determine which OF them could
talk the faster. A mutual friend was ap
pointed umpire. aud the sum Or .00francs
was to go Ia the victor. For thrce hours
they read from Eugene Sues feuillcton,
and during that time the victor sucoeedcd
IN pronouncing ed. ai1 words Her nivcr
Vary came In a bad seconl With aa ,EO
words New York sun.
, 1886-02-25

Mr.. Froude, In an article on Thomas n
Beckett, writes: Human nature is said to
be always the same. II is no less true
that human nature Is always changing.
Motives which in one age are languid aud
even unintelligible have been In another
alive and all-pOwerfGl. To comprehend
these differences, to take them up In his
Imagination, TO keep them present before
HIM as the key to what he reads, is the
chief difficulty and the chief duty Of the
student Of history Exchange.
, 1886-02-25

In A letter written at the breaking out
Of the war Gen. Hancock said my
politics are OF a practical kind-the integ-
rity Of the country. the supremacy Of the
Federal government, and an honorable
peace or none at all
, 1886-02-25

King Humbert. OF Italy. Il Is said, re
Gently quArrelcd with Queen Margharita
because she insisted upon having straw
berries every day in the year Peace WAS
finally declared upon the economical
basis Of two plates Of straw berries n week
for the queen Detroit Free Press,