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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-02
THE EIGHT-H0UR LAW.
Changes its Adoption by the Gov
eminent Necessitates.
An Additional Carrier at the Rock
Island POstOflire---New Wen at the
Island POsts---Interpsting Informa-
tier.

The adoption of the eight-h0ur law II
it pertains to government employe
proves in many ways advantageous t
| Rock Island, for while it not only short
ems up the time of labor of those in gov
eminent posts of labor, il affords openin!
for more help, and the consequence i
that more of Uncle Sans good none,
comes into the city of Rock Island
Postmaster HAYES is arranging to put the
law in effect in the carrier service at tht
postoltice next Monday, and the chang,
| requires an additional carrier, he havin {
| become satisfied as the result of careful
| observation that the present force of five
carriers cannot perform their duties il
eight hours He has found that it takes
one of the number eight hours and forty.
f1ve minutes, two eight hours and thirty
i've minutes and two eight hours and
hfty~fve minutes. Thus Mai. Halves
hgures 1t that fifteen hours month adj
dlilonal time is put in by the carriers.
As consequence an extra man has
been appointed upon Postmaster Halves
recommendation the appontee being ]
L. Elliott who Is very popular and de-
serving young man, a graduate OF the
Rock Island high school and very ipdus>
trlous. Postmaster Halves is now busy
redislrlctlng the city for six carriers.
The adoption of the eight hour service
on the government island has naturally
made provision for an additional man at
each guard post Ms well as for an extra
engineer and fireman on the draw pier.
In the Supplying of these places, Col.
Baylor has been very kindly disposed to
ward Rock Island. The new engineer.
VIM. Thompson. and the fireman, A. A
heaugh, both reside in this city: while
the new guard at the island approach to
the big bridge is Joseph II Chandler. of
South Rock Island; the guard At tn,
slough bridge is Peter johnson, of this
city. and John Kennedy and Morris
>wei@eft, OF This clty. have teen ,.p~
pointed TO guard duty. At The Moline
bridge the veteran Ctpt Wells. of that
'ity hHS been given a posi- and D4vrDp,rt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-02
The Hah0O's Latest.

The lahoo has made a new departure
in journalistic etiquette, though perhaps
II is not new feature to Kansas editors,
by lndulging in cowardly and insulting
fling at one of Rock Islands oldest and
most respected citizens and an ex-mayor
of the city, because he made the state .
ment through the ARGUS that he had
voted the democratic ticket ffty-four
years. The man who gave vent to such an
unwarranted and unfeeling attack is lost
to all decency of manhood and respect
toward his fellow men. He is disgrace
to the profession
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-02

In Supervisor Campbclls report to tn,
commissioner of agriculture for the
month of July he shows the average con
dltlon OF corn in Rock Island county tc
be 100; spring wheat, rs; spring rye, 95
oats, 60; barley, IS; potatoes, 105; tim.
othy, 100; product of clover compared
with full crop. 70; quality of clover
hay, 80; average condition of pasturare
700; apples, so; grapes, So.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-02
LOCAL NOTICES.
Ice cream at Krell & Maths.
Milk shake at Krell & Math' 8

Ice cream at Krell & Maths.
Milk shake at Krell & Maths.
One dish of Krell & Maths ice cream
Will cool you off wonderfully.
Yucatan Tutti Frutti, barley malt ant
all other brands of gum at Krell &
Maths.
A fresh assortment of fine French can,
dies and caramels just received at Krell
Il Maths.
Insure IN the Boylston Insurance Co. of
Boston, Mass, organized 1872 Assets
nearly Sl,OOO,000. E. W. Hurst, agent,
Office over Rock Island National Bank.
Barth & Babcock, Dentists.
NO. l'24 Second avenue. Special atten
hon paid to saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-02

yourself in life insurance. You will fin;
the renewable term policy of the Provi
dent Savings Life Assurance society O
New York to be the best. the cheapes
and the fairest. Avoids the unnecessa
rily high cost of level premiums and thu
uncertainty and insecurity of assessment
insurance. Net cost for $10, 600 for yea,
1887. Age % $1,000; age 81. S12i 60
age 40, $4,000; age 80 Sl99 50
LIEBERKNECHT & OIMSTFAD.
Local Agents.
No. 11l2 Second ave. Rock Island
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-02
street. The press room and the business
office will be on the first floor,

street. The press room and the business
Office will be on the first floor.
The republican congressional commit
tee of the Eleventh district met at Mon
mouth yesterday to devise means for
raising funds to make as good showing
as possible in the pending campaign.
The committee went through the formal>
ity of electing Mr.. T. H. Thomas. of this
city, chairman, and W. II Hainline, of
Macomb. secretary; talked money mats
tiers for few minutes and then adj
journed to the base hall park and wit
messed two games between the
Monmouth and ElmwOod teams. They
sat beneath cheese cloth awning and
melted until the perspiration ran out of
the heels of their boots and they forgot
TO have the concluding session of their
meeting. This morning found the com.
mittee alive and all in their respective
homes and impressed only with their ex-
perience at the ball park They think
Monmouth a wOfully duh place
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-02
The Unfortunate Hpu,sma,

Chas, Hill, the hunter who was acci-
dentally shot in the face near Hillsdale
by his friend. Jacob Snider Tuesday nigh,
as detailed in last nights ARGUS, is nc
better today. The attending physician
says he may so remedy his eyes that he
can see to walk, but nothing better, and
that the chances are indeed against his
recovery altogether.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-02
County Building

31-County Clerk to John D. Bollmsu.
lot o. block 45, Lower addition, Rock
Island, taxes
Sarah Y. Keator to August C. Goss-
man. W., W. 70 it lot 1, block IS, Old
Town, Moline, $4,000.
Andrew lngraham to Nicholaus Willie
muth, lot l. Schwartzenburgs sub divis-
ion, Moline, 81 $50.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-02

Sealed proposals will be received at tn,
city clerks office till 5 O'Clock p. m.
Monday, August 6, 1888. for 1000 cub,
yards, more or less, of material for Milan
roadway. Also sealed proposals, sam,
place and date for 500 cubic yards, more
or less OF macadam for Milan roadway
Specifications to be seen at the city clerk.
ofnce. Bond required in double the
amount of bid. The city reserves the right
to reject any and all bids. By order of
street and alley committee.
ROBT. KoEHLER, CITY Clerk.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-02

Last evening the grocery store of E. F
swanson, in Moline, was taken posses,
sion Of by Constable MsPes, Mr.. Swanson
having made an assignment for the ben
eft of his creditors His liabilities vii,
not, Mr.. Adalr Peasants. who is acting 70,
the assignee, Mr. c. 6. Thulin, saws. ex.
coed $3.50 and the amounts are ceDer.
ally small and scattered
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-02
Notice TO Raft PIloJs

On and after this date until further M
tlce, will pilot all raft boats up the
Rock Island rapids free Of charge. on ac
connt of Pilots Hight, Smith and HoI,
sapple forming pool to the exclusion Of
other pilots. W. ID DoRp,>cr
Rock Island. Aug. ,. 1883
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-02

Geo. w. d. Harris has removed his
real estate and insurance office TO 300
seventeenth street, under the Commer>
cal Hotel, where he will be glad to see
his Old customers and all who wish bar
gains in real estate or frst-class insur-
ance.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-02
DIED.

hNosT-ln Rock 1slsnd, at l:1sp m Thurs
gay August :. ISIS. Of crop.y Henry Kposf. $50
90 YEAR,, months and IL day< Funeral viii a.
~ ~, a. CLOCK p m, Friday, Aug 3. from the
T 1SsIGehee OF hi. son, William Knozt. No ~
lthth street. Friends Of the family invited +"
attend ' '"'4'sN 'V
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-02

what is more attractive than pretty
lace with fresh, bright complexion
For it use Pozzoni's powder.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-02-15
Diseases Of Imagination.

Physicians are Just now having a crush
of patients who have, or think they
have, throat troubles and are afraid OF
cancer. The trouble of Germany's Crown
Prince has started up a regular cancer
scare, and the physicians are prohting
thereby. Some years ago, Just after the
death of Charley Ba, kus, Ricardo, and
Flood, all from kidney troubles, there
was similar scare among theatrical
people about kidney diseases. They
went TO the doctors in hocks, ma of
them possessed Of the idea that they,
too, had kidney troubles. A singular
fact in the experience of one physician
was that Of the scores of actors who yis-
tied him none of those who were sure
they were afflicted had any trouble.
Three actors there were, however, who
submitted to the customary examination
in a spirit Of fun. Every one of them
had the trouble they hadn't expected to
find, and two of them have since died of
Bright's disease. The physician in
question doesn't know what has become
of the third. -Ns,0 York Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-02-15
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

We have always pitied the calendar.
1t could never get day off, Burlington
Free Press.
The camel has four stomachs. The
greedy boy is apt to envy the camel:-
Boston Post.
Don't run against chimney sweeper;
he's liable to bring SCOT against you.-
Lo,oeU Cii,en.
1t was bald headed man who origin
ated the motto: "There's plenty of room
at the top. BISON Budget.
1t was the man who picked up the
dollar which some one else dropped that
met with loss. s.-Statesman.
Hardly week passes but we are re-
minded that we are constantly surround
ed by perils seen and kerosene. Spring
.feLd UniJn.
Whence comes this cry for cheaper
wool when you can buy a blue army over
coat, good as new, for $22-Fot Wayne
(Ier.) Gds-tto.
Natural gas is one of the most socia-
BILE articles ever heard of 1t is con-
stantly taking part in thousands of
house-warmings. -PtttsbuFg Balt,tiR.
Wnen digger men lnnlct tne gloom
OF jeers and taunts provoking,
How naturally we assume
That they are only jokingl
lid Bits
In the front parlor, II p. m. Ethel
"Harry called tonight, papa. He was
too witty for anything and all smiles
Papa-"Yes; | can smell the smiles yet "
--Io,oa Topics.
"We've got hen that laid two eggs
in one day." boa.ted a six.year-old girl
to a companion. That's nothing! My
papa has laid corner stone. "-Phila-
deLOhia Times.
The doctor-"Well, perhaps, Mrs. Ed
riIgham, you eat between meals" Mrs.
E.-"oh, no, sab; 'cept, OBJ course, /
eat dinnlh tween breaklas' and supper,
an so on. ."-Ha,per's Bazar
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-02-15
ReciDes.

PLAIN LIGHT PUDDING. One pint of
boiling milk and nine tablcspoonsful Of
flour-mix first with little cold milk.
When cold add little salt and four
well-beaten eggs and bake in buttered
dish. Serve as soon as it is done.
PLAIN LEMON PGE.-Add to boiling
water enough of the pulp and Juice OF
lemons to render it quite acid; then
sweeten to taste, and thic zen lust enough
with corn starch 10 make it like a thin
jelly. Fill the baked crusts, and bake
about fifteen minutes, then frost them il
desired.
MEAT CRoQUETTEs.- cups OF
chopped meat two cups of bread crumbs,
two cups OF hot milk. Season the meat
with salt and pepper. Beat the yolk OF
one egg, add the milk, teaspoonful of
melted butter, bread crumbs and meat.
Form into small flat cakes and fry in
butter.
MINCED BEEF.-Three pounds of raw
beef lean, chopped fine, five soda crack
ers rolled fine, .wo eagS well beaten, one
and one-haf teaspoonfuls OF pepper,
three slices of pork chopped, one hall
cup of milk, and salt to taste. Mix all
thoroughly, make into loaf. Bake two
hours. This should be sliced cold for
tea or luncheon.
ORANGE PUDDING. - Crate three
sponge biscuits IN enough mi k to make
u paste; Eeat three eggs and stir them in
with the Juice of lemon and half tie
peel grated. Put teacupful of orange
juice and one of sugar, with half cup
of melted butter in the mixture; stir it
well, put in dish with puff paste
around it, and bake slow one hour.
To WARN OVER Cold MUTTON.
excellent and simple way is to cut it, if
loin, into chops, or if leg, into thick
sctllops, and dip each into egg well
Leaten with teaSpoonful of milk, then
in fine bread crumbs, and fry in plenty or
very hot fat. If your crumbs are not
very fine and even, the larger crumb will
fall off, and the appearance be spoiled.
PUMPKIN Sour. Peel and cut into
small pieces three pounds Of pumpkin,
put it in a saucepan, with water enough
to cover it, add a little salt; let it boil
gently until sJft, drain and pass it
through Il fine colander, put thre pints
of milk into a stewpan and mix with it
the strained pumpkin; let it come to a
DO !, add very little white sugar, pepper
and salt to taste; serve.
FRIED PoTAToEs. Peel them and
boil in salted water; do not let them
boil until they are soft. Beat one egg,
and have ready some fine cracker crumbs (;
roll the potato in the egg, and then in
the cracker and fry in Eutler until a
light brown, turning frequently that the
color may be uniform; or the potatoes
may be dropped into hot lard. In this
case a cloth should be laid over a plate
and the potatoes should be drained for a
moment in this before sending TO the
table
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-02-15
Here Lies the Body Of ::
"ENGIsH Tom" {:
He Was Only a Tenderfoot, but He {:
Lost His Life to Save Those
Who Have Erected This
Slab in Honor of
His Memory.
Sept. %, 1887. {.
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Chicago Mail.
National Capitol Pages.

For years it has been the privilege OF
the pages in the Capitol at Washington
to make quite lot of fpocket money each
session in collecting autographs. The
pages of the Senate, for instance, will
collect the signatures of all the Senators
in an album, turn the book over to some
youngster in the House, who gets the
Congressmen's names, then to one of the
pages in the Supreme Court for the auto
apis of the Justices, aud finally to the
riding pages of the Senate who are con-
stantly going between the Capitol, the
White House, and the several depart
ments and bureaus of the Government.
The latter get the names of the Presi-
dent, the Cabinet and the other promi.
nent officials. For such collection the
boy who starts the book has received
whatever he could get out of his Gus.
toner, trusting to his own sharpness and
the latter's generosity. When he gets
his money-and $40 is the usual price
he settles with the other pages who have
assisted him, on such terms as they were
willing to make. The ordinary terms OF
settlement have been s. to the contrac.
tor, So to the House page, 81 to the boy
who gets the President and Cabinet, and
81 to the youth in the Supreme Court.
But an equal division of profits is now
demanded by the boys. took an album
VIII ch had been sent me by friend in
the West to one of the Senate pages the
other day, and asked him to get the au,
tographs of the statesmen for me as he
had done before. ! had formerly paid
him $40 for such Job, but he informed
me that the boys had organized union
and had advanced the price to $l5. lie
said that the kids in the House kicked
because the Senate boys were making
more money than they, and had struck
so it became necessary to organize and
have a stated card of rates.
"Don't you see, - he said, "people who
want autographs somehow always come
to the Senate first. We have got s. for
getting the names of seventy. six Sena-
tors, and have given the kids in the
Senate 50 for getting 32j names. When
they happened TO catch on to a job they
got the s i of course, and gave us two
for the Senator'S autographs, but for
every one book they get we get dozen,
and they kicked about it. So we had to
agree to pay them as much as we got our
selves. They won't tou, h a book less
than 50. There was Ia kid in the House
who cut under them, and got some names
not long ago for So, but when the other
boys found it out they got hold OF the
book and tore out the leaves. ."-Neio
York Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-02-15
Diet of the Stone Age.

Some curious evidences of the diet of
our prehistoric ancestors of the "stone
age were recently brought before the
Chronological Society of Great Britain
by Mr. Charters White. Mr.. White was
struck with the thought that, as particles
of food beclme imprisoned IN the dental
tartar, sealed up in a cal areous cement
and can be made to ri.yeal themselves on
solution Of this material, it would be an
interesting revelation if the tartar found
on the teeth of the stone age could be
made to give up its secrets in similar
manner. He accordingly decalcifed
some with ds:Ite hydrochloric acid
and examined he sediment. It c6rfsT ted
of masses composed of epitheial scales
mixed with the contents of starch cells.
Beside these, Mr.. White was a. lie to
identify portions of husks of corn hairs
flom the outside of the husks, spiral ves-
sells from vegetables husks Of starch, the
point of lish's tooth, u conglomeration
of oval cells, probably of fruit, barblets
OF feathers, portions OF wool, and some
fragments of cartilage, together with
some other organic remains which he
failed to recognize. The fact that
vegetable tissue should be found in such
n state as to be easily reconizable, after
a lapse of probably not less than 5000
years, is certainly remarkable.
1t is to be hoped Mr.. White will lose no
time in examining the teeth of Pharoaa,
Rameses IL, whose well preserved
mummy now ornaments the Egyptian
museum at Cairo. The public is curious
to know what the old gentleman ate for
his last breakfast. -ScieatiRc American.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-02-15
How To Hang Pictures.

When there are to be many pictures
hung in room, the walls should be quiet
in color and not elaborate in decoration.
a wall with surface of the slightly
roughened stuceo coating, or Of paper of
a single tone of terra Gotta, dull green,
blue or gray, undoubtedly shows pictures
to the best advantage, but if the pictures
are not many nor very choice, then the
general effect of the room should be the
main object in view. A beautiful and
effective wall decoration is not by any
means always an expensive one, and very
harmonious results are o,ten obtained
from using the large sheets of cartridge
paper which come in good tones of dull
blue and terra Gotta, and arranging a
wide freize of some harmonizing or con-
trasting color, in which a conventional
design has been stenciled. Or if the
owner of the room lacks the time and
ingenuity for such work, paper for this
purpose with graceful, flowing pattern
in chrysanthrmums, or other large snowy
flowers, in subdued colors can now be
obtained at very small cost from any
paperhanger. A narrow molding of
cherry, mahogany or gilt is pretty finish
to be tackled on where the freile Joins the
wall covering, and upon this should be
placed the books for hanging pictures.
If some of the money which is spent
in overlooking rooms with trumpcry
ornaments that give them q cheap, tawdry
appearance, was put into the wall deco
rations, the whole effect would be much
more satisfactory and artistic.
Cretonne cut into two widths has been
used for frieze with very good effect
1t is to be put up with small brass tacks.
One ingenious lady took cheap Noting
ham lace and painted the pattern in har-
monizing tones, making a charming
fneze for her drawing-room.-De .
Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-02-15

What startling results one finds in our
railway statisticsi Wehave $40, 600 miles
Of tracks-enough to girdle the earth a
dozen times, with several thousand
miles left for side-tracks. More than
half of these lines were laid down at a
cost o. $4,000, 600, 0OO-enough to pay
the public debt four times over. There
are $4,000 engines, so, 200 passenger
coaches, and a million freight cars, and
over 1900 patents have been taken
out for inventions in railway ma.
chinery and appliances. Every year
300, 600, 600 tons of freight are carried.
For moving this freight the compal,ies
receive an average Of 1.29 cents per ton
per mile, and for each passenger carried
they get 2.5l cents per mile. 1t requires a
half-million employees to run all these
roads. And yet it was only ffty-six
years ago that Peter Cooper ran the first
steam car from Baltimore to Ellicott's
Mills at the unpara leled speed of a mile
in eveEy four and third minutes2
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-02-15
The Armies Of Eurone.

"Ihe blOated ornaments of the great
military powers of Europe" display their
proportions in very striking manner in
COouel Eogt's work on THE European
Armies of the resent The modified
strength of France is set down at 2,O5l, %
4jS troops, exclusive Of the territorial
army, which is equally large; that of
Russia at !, 922, 405; Germany, ,493, $50;
and Austro-Hungary, 1,035, 9j5. The
military strength of Italy has now at.
tanned proportions that would have been
deemed incredible ten years ago. Iuclud-
ing militia, it is said to amount to ., 3S,. 20
3J2 men. If, however, a similar inclu-
sion be made in the case of Russia the
military strength of that power will
probably be lound TO exceed even that of
the Fren h republic. Compared with
these figures the numerical proportions
Of the Briti-h army ought almost to sat
i,fy the members OF the Peace Society.
Including our militia and volunteers, as
well as the Indian army, we can just
muster IS 81, 67l troops And these have
TO serve for the defence Of territory dis.
ribuled overa very much wider area than
hat ruled by any of the other powers. -
.IOi Court Journal
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-02-15
The HMud" Store.

"The Mud Store is a term applied to
a retail shoe store in a Western town.
The euterpri,ing proprietor OF this place
hit upon the scheme of buy ng a large
stock Of cheap goods, loading them in 4
loose pile in a team, besmeariug part of
the lot with mud, and then having them
exhibited all over the town as damaged
goods that must be sold at any price.
people swarmed TO the store to get some
thing for almost nothing, as they
thought After q time luyers found
that they were the yictimes OF a humbug.
The A" Mud store suddenly osed- up,
to the relief OF houest deaiers. Shoe
sa4l LsatheF Reporter.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-02-15
RATES or ApVERIlsIHo
OUT OF THE SKY,

Earth is dumb when I call her now;
What care clods, though the soul entreat'
She could hugh, if laughed, trow,
Cold is her heart in its winding sheet,
Little cares she for want or woe
Tears pierce not through the thick, cold mow.
So look, with a hopeless cry,
Up to the sky.
Out Of the sky the sunbaams glance,
Out of the sky the rain comes down:
Sleet that glistens, and SHOWS that sweep
Over the hill.tops, bare and brown,
And every blessing that mortals know
Falls TO earth like falling snow,
Dropped so gently and silently,
Out Of the sky.
SO to the clouds stretch my hands,
Up to the dull sky turn my face,
Somewhere, past all that shifting grayi
Love, feel, hath biding place,
If wait, they will fall, l know
Peace and comfort, as falls the snow,
Though know not, nor ask not why,
Out Of the sky.
Albion Mary FslloiDs, in Current
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-02-15

Pasteur's method of innocu' at on has
been simplified by Hungarian physi-
clan. Instead of taking the spinal cord
Of au infected rabbit and Alternating
its poison by drying, DR.. Hoegyes takes
the spinal cord, rubs it up with water
containing chloride OF sodium, OF which
solution OF any strength can be made.
The dog is then immersed in this solu.
ton, and after five or six immersions in
the batn secures complete immunity
from rabies"