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EXECUTOk'S AND TRUSTEES SALE OF vALU-
Il ALE BUSINESS PROPERTY. No. ia

EXECUTOk's AND TRUSTEES SALE OF vALU
AtE EEi sfkEsr No. IA
b virtue of the last viii and testament Of Caro-
lipe D, Giesang, deceased; and further an order q:
Ecu esay
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at FIVE O'CLOCK NJ. in front of the premises, sell
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irrto1 in the District of Columbia, and known anc
se
Their OF of !9t thirteen ls in square numbered foul
and heroditaments to the same belonging Or in any
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Terms q safe: one-third Of the purchase money in
BE semi snnaay and to &c secured b. deed S.,
ds9osit Of 500 required at sale cOnysy.Seins. &C.
g. rrehaser's cost Terms 70 be Compiled with Il ,en
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'''''' $ $fSESS E sF4FEE,s Trustees.
Executors OF Caroline u. 6ieskiug, deceased
DUNCANSoN BROS, Auctioneers f2O dads
DUBLIC SALE OF OLD SUPPLIES AND NATE.
raary T. 1sssNin accordance with the provisions Of
the I'd SECTION Of the act Of c9nsress approved August
viii be Sold at the Navy Yard washington s. &. Ger:
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rails which cannot be prohtably used BY reworknf
otherwise in the construction repair Of vessels their
machinery, armor. armament or equipment Ths
bidder. and will commence at Ten A. M. TUESDAY.
MARCH SIXTH. 1883, and continue from day to dag
until all the s5 :Sa q sS
sale purchases not paid for at security
the of the balance and the removal Of the
ticles within twenty days. which deposit viii be for
feted to the United states in the event Of failure
pay such balance and make removal within the time
stated Schedules OF the articles TO be offered be
Navy Yard. or from the Navy Department The arti-
Giles sold must be removed by the purchaser without
WILLIAM c. WHITNEY,
f4-1aw4w Secretary Of the Navy.
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-21
A WARNING.

The modes Of deaths approach are
various, and statistics show conclusively
that more persons die from diseases OF
the Throat and Lungs than any other
II is probable that everyone, without ex-
ception, receives vast numbers Of Tuber-
Gle Germs into the system and where
these germs fall upon suitable soil they
start into life and develop, at first slowly
as Is shown by a slight tickling sensa.
ton In the throat and II allowed TO con.
tinue their ravages they extend TO the
lungs producing Consumption and to the
head, causing Catarrh Now all this Is
dangerous and IL allowed to proceed will
in time cause death. At the onset you
must act with promptness; allowing cold
70 go without attention Is dangerous and
may lose you your life. As soon as you
feel that something Is wrong with your
Throat. Lungs or Nostrils. obtain az bot
tie Of Boschee's German Syrup. It will
tive you immediate relief.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-21

A fight between about 100 crows and
perhaps 200 or 300 English sparrows was
witnessed at Cumminsyille, o., just be-
fore SHUTDOWN some time ago. The crows
were returning to their rookery from feed
ing, when they were attacked by the spar
rows. -Four or five of the latter would
get after one crow and pick it so badly as
10 almost disable it. In fact, three or
four fell to the ground, being so badly in
jured as TO be unable to fly. The fight
resulted in the complete rout Of the crows,
and they seemed only too anxious to get
away One OF them which was picked
mp was found to have had both its eyes
literally picked out.-Boston Budget.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-21

wealth Of the RothsohIIds.

The Rothschilds believe in enjoying
their wealth, and like to have nice things
about them. One of the Frankfort barons
not long ago paid 100000 for a silver
cup, which he wished to use as a center
piece of a table service which he was
making mp, and one of the Vienna barons
has stable which cost him $50, 600.
This stable has marble floors, encaustic
tiles painted by distinguished artists, and
its walls are frescoed with scenes done by
well known painters. The rings, chains
aud fittings OF the stable are silver, and
one box stall for favorite horse cost, it
is said, $4,000. The income of the owner
Of this stable is about 81, 900 a day.-The
Aygonaut.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-21

Judge Tillman, chairman Of the con-
gressionaf committee investigating the
Reading strike, Is GO years Of age, strong
aud active, and has never worn an over
coat. Like Hannibal Hamlin, he has a
great prejudice against this garment. IAN
0yercoat," he says, sis u pneumonia
breeder. When / am cold on the street
button my coat, and the blasts have no
terrors for me. When / was at Harvard
1oliege-that was forty years ago--I tried
10 wear fiannels, lat I've never worn
iem since. New York World.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-21

uF. Coursc want-what.Don't U Want ?
want 10 rent house.
want q situation.
want servant,
want TO sell something,
want tn buy q horse.
want TO find something lost,
want TO rent room.
" want houeclseeper,
want q bookkeeper
u want the people to know you have the
cheapest goods in town.
want TO know how TO have your want
gratified. and wen tell you.
Advertise in THE CAPITAL want column and
you viii see how soon your wants will be
supplied.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-20


The people of New England not many
years ago were 'wiser in their generation"
They designated the female who was en-
ployed to do homework as the 'help,n though
she discharged the same duties as the hired
girl" in a western village or the domestic
servant in any of our large cities Help"
sounds much better than hired girl or any
kind of Servant" II implies an associate
and suggests some sort of equality. The in
ference is that a helper is somewhat inferior
to the person she assists, but a reasonable
explanation of this is afforded by the cir
cumstance of youth and ineXperence, condi-
tons that are very fiattering to a Young
woman. The word help or helper does
not suggest positive inferiority, but init
mates that the person To whom the term is
applied is fairly capable. trustworthy and is
in the way of advancement \ bad word
or phrase often does good deal of mischief.
When this is the case it is best to allow it to
become obsolete. Many a good woman has
lost her help by referring to her as her
servant Most persons are servants one way
or another, but no one likes to be called so.
The question of how TO obtain and keep
reliable, efficient and capable girls for doing
homework, like the poor, is always with US.
The demand for such girls constantly in
creases. The supply in city or country is
never equal to the demand. In turn. Amer
lean, English, Irish, German and Scandi-
navian girls have shown Discrimination to
| engage in domestic service partly on &C
count of the unfortunate name No intelli.
gence office is needed for supplying ''sales.
ladies' dress makers, milliners, stenogra-
| piers or typewriters. 1t is seldom neces,
sary to advertise for any of them. They dc
their own advertising and make personal ap-
/ phcation for positions.-Chicago Times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-20

Talking of dogs, | should tell you that
London is celebrated for curious dogs Here
are a couple of stories can vouch for. In
st Martins lane there sits every day an old
blind man VINO lAits nets Between his feet
sits bright little Scotch terrier. If you toss
him penny he catches it deity in his mouth
and puts his nose in his owners hand The
blind man utters his thanks and drops the
money in bag he wears around his neck.
In the evening the dog leads his master
home, and through some of the most crowded
thoroughfares, too.
Nelson is the celebrated dog of Seven
Dials. He is always pointed out to visitors.
He got his name from having lost foot at
some disturbance at Trafalgar square He
always buys his own food. When any one
gives Nelson a penny and he is hungry he
goes to butchers or a bakers shop, as his
appetite dictates, and placing the coin on the
counter receives piece of meat or a roll.
If he has received more pennies than he
needs for the day he buries the surplus and
sits on his treasure all night l knew you
would laugh at that, for l did so until saw
him do it. Marshall 2. Wilder in New York
Herald
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-20
Experimenting with the Beggars.

A Paris philanthropist, who WAS struck by
the alarming and painful increase of men
deity in the metropolis, recently made pc
culiar, although, perhaps, not a novel expert
ment. He went around to several generous
merchants, manufacturers and tradespeople,
and succeeded in inducing them to take into
their employment all the "Vagrom mem
that he should send to them with letters of
recommendation. Then he summoned to-
gether an army of the unemployed" made
speech to them on the advantage of labor,
the ACCESSIBILITY Of economy and the dangers
Of absinthe and petit bleu, and finally di-
rected them to call for the letters of recon-
mendation, which were to procure for them
immediate and remunerative employment at
the minimum rate of four francs per diem.
Out of 797 of his ragged audience, more than
half disappeared as if by magic from the
scene, and have never bothered the philan-
thropist since, OF the remainder, some took
the letters, but never presented them; Others
worked half day and clamored for their
wages for that brief period, while at the end
of three days only eighteen men, who were
all genuine artisans and lsborers, were al
their post.-Boston Transcript
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-20

Prince Albert's father was of opinion that
one Of the most important things in educa-
ton is TO teach children to bear pain with
composure He never inflicted pain upon his
sons, but if they suffered from toothache, or
any other bodily Inconvenience, he would not
allow them 70 complain or cry out They
were expected TO seek the proper remedy, but,
in the meantime, bear it in silence; that is,
without inflicting pain upon others.
Prince Albert followed this system in bring
ing up his own children, and his son, the
Prince of Wales, acted upon it also. A guest
at Sandringham was much surprised when
one Of the Prince Of Wales children fell
upon an oaken floor with great violence, to
see him get up, rub himself little, and limp
away without assistance or sympathy from
any one, though both tine child's parents were
present
The guest was informed that this was the
rule OF the house, the idea being to accustom
the children % endure pain and inconven-
fence, OF which princes and princesses have
an ample share. There is, in truth, no pro-
fession in Europe more arduous and exncting
than that of prince
But We all have to bear an immense amount
OF pain. We all have TO do many things that
we do not want to do, and to abstain from
doing many things we very much want to
do. This is the human lot, and there is Nc
possibility of avoiding it. No people suffer
so much as those who rebel against this law
OF our being, and no people suffer SO little as
those who cheerfully accept it.
The hardening system can be carried toe
far, but surely it Is an essential part of train
TO II,
pains with some resolution and dignity
We heard the other day of a family o.
seven persons, no two of whom could taxi
the same kind of drink at breakfast ON
had to have coffee; one must have green tea
another would be wretched without black
tea; another knew no joy in life until sht
had her chocolate; another compromised
upon cocoa; the sixth could only drink milk
and the seventh water. These people hat
cultivated and INDUCED their preferences
until they thought their special beverage es
sential to the proongation of their lives.
Many mothers sedulously nourish sucl
fancies, and soften their darlings by bestow
ing torrents of sympathy upon every bruis
and bump Boys soon acquire the habit o
exaggerating their mishaps, and learn hov
to get the dainties they delight in by pre-
tending to loathe the food that isgood for
them.
Don't give that puppy any meat" says
the dog doctor. "But be won't eat anything
else" replies the boy.
Then" rejoins the healer of dogs, "leave
bis meal with him till he does cat it."
As it Is with dogs, so it is with boys Fool
ish fancies depart from bojs when they are
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-20

Ii you want the grand, sloping shoulders
OF the Venus, which make the waist small IN
proportion, you can find no exercise equal to
pumping water, and If you have force
pump about the house reserve the use of it
for yourself. Begin with ten minutes work,
the wet towel pinned tightly round the hips,
corset off and Mother Hubbard gown on,
which is the best modern version of the
Greek robe possible. Wet the head well, for
the exercise will pump the blood well over
the body, heating the temples and spine; roll
up your sleeves, sponge and wipe the arms
dry, and go to work moderately at first. In
ten minutes or less omit, sponge off the mus
cles that culver and burn, drop into an easy
seat and rest ten or fifteen minutes, then pull
again, resting and working for an hour
Keep this up a month and you won't Know
your shoulders and arms for the same.
Walker in his well known work on artistic
beauty says the absence of fine arms in wo-
men is due to long sleeves and want of exer-
use, Pumping, sweeping, spinning, throw
an 'oohes at a mark and playing quoits are
fina1' ler Than tennis or rowing to secure
tn .noueied arms and busts.
nv way TO get the most banaft from, ,rorl,
Is TO time ones self and sec no., no
done In a Quarter hour half -. - ~
on TILL the sweat noNS, that :treat ras,,s,'. I,
the complexion and retiner of the f,e,,,,a " ~
carries of the grossness of tine BODY AND
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-20

though it is a proverb in outspoken districts
that such one is ''too proud to sweat" and
l have heard ladies of middle station in So
ciety aver that they never perspired, as if it
were sign of gentility. They never failed
to pay the penalty in thick sallowness of
face and adipose. The moderate easy going
woman grows fat The active, quick footed
one keeps down her flesh and shows as trim
waist and ankle at As as she had at 20. That
fatal thickening at the back of the neck, by
which men profess to know women past 40,
is an Unnecessary consequence. The woman
who uses the shoulders freely and rapidly
will show Us fiat and fine an outline of the
back at 50 as my beautiful Italian Reading
Girl and there is hardly pleasanter sight
after the roses and lily figure of 10 than one
of these trim, nice, wholesome ladies of 60,
with a waist as fine as that of her own
granddaughter. \ woman who is too fine
to work is too fine to be fair, and she will be
stout-the one fatal defect in a woman of
any age.
To secure the round slenderness, which is
far enough removed from vulgar plumpness,
care must be given to the nutrition of the
skin. The hot soap and water bath should
be taken and the skin dried in warm room
by brisk rubbing with towel. Friction
with the hand should follow and when the
skiR<lows to redness it is to he anointed
from head to foot with plenty of pure olive
| or almond oil These are chosen as being
nearly identical with the composition of
human fat and quickly assimilated. When
rubbed with oil the person should sit over a
hot air register or in sun lighted window
until the oil is absorbed The skin will take
in this way ten times the nutriment the
stomach is able TO manage, and the result
in very emaciated bodies, is marked soft
ness, translucency, aud gain in flesh The
rays of the sun. falling directly on the skin
have the most potent effect, increasing it:
activity for the exchange of worn out parti
cles and deposit of new ones.-Shirley Dare's
| Letter
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-20

The better hygiene you can observe for the
first eighteen months Of baby's life, the bet
ter chance the child has of living A slight
ailment, such as u cold, little irritation Of
the bowels from solid food may he the match
to gunpowder, and another life is chilled in
the buddi. z, another home Is made SORROW
full that else would have been happy. 1t is a
fallacious idea that a young child needs any
thing but milk if that agrees, until the teeth
are present in numbers sufficient for masti-
eating food. Even soft foods often work
mischief Starchy foods need ptyaline for
their digestion; this is a chemical ingredient
of the saliva, but infants have very little
saliva and less ptyaline, therefore the Gus
tom Of giving potatoes, crackers and so on,
during the early months is pernicious.
While 1t may not harm nine out of ten, the
tenth one may die.-Amelia A Whitefield in
Good Housekeeping
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-20

In regard TO the quantity of food suitable
for an infant, there are a great many very
erroneous notions which should be corrected.
The stomach of child under months old
will hold, in its natural condition, only about
small wineglaSsful OF course by stretch
ing-for it is very elastic--it can be made to
hold several times that quantity, but, when
so distended, il presses upon the other organs,
pushes them out Of place and causes pain
When this fact is known, the folly Of allow
ing the child to feed froma bottle containing
half a pint or more of food will at once ap-
pear evident. When the stomach is tiistended
vomiting is often the measure of relief In
distention. when the superfuous food is not
thrown off, the baby is fretful and cries with
| pain. 1t is overlooking the stomach which
frequently ezcites collie. Mothers seldom
recognize the fact, however, and, Is 4 rule,
| interpreting the little ones cries rs an evi.
dence of hunger, go on giving it more food
/ and making matters worse. Permanent dis
/ tention Of the stomach is not iufrequently the
| consequence Of overlooking, the organ. which
| is elastic losing its power of contracting tc
its original size. When such condition eI
lists, the sufferer wastes away even when the
proper food is given in correct quantity
| Boston Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-20
May GOD BLESS YOU"
A Boston Paper Hangers Trouble ant
How he Got Out of It-Plain
Words from the Sunny South

When we are In trouble we cry for help. When
we are relieved We often forget to be thankful.
But not always. Mr.. W. W. Griffin Of Trout creek,
st. Clair Co.. Ala. writes: II had bad attack OF
chils and fever; my system was full of malaria.
For two years was scarcely able to work at all
Some times my heart would palpitate for two
hours at a time: my legs would get cold to the
knees. and fully expeetedto die. In September
1881, bought bottle of Shaker Extract Of Roots
or Seigel's Curative Syrup of your agent. r. NJ
Kin and before had taken the fiji bottle felt
better, and in short time was able TO go to work
May God bless you for the good You have DONE
Mr.. VIM. j. Mccain, 80 Randall street, Boston,
writes: six months ago began to throw up my
food after eating. thought was going into con
sumption, | soon began TO have pain in the chest.
stomach and sides. got little sleep and woke all
tired ont I once lost five pounds in four days.
began using Shaker Extract Of Roots. or Seigel's
Syrup, and when had finished the sixth bottle |
could eat three square meals a day, and 90 to
sleep the minute l struck the bed. | am a paper
hanger by trade, and have worked every day since
l took the second bottle, and gained eighteen
pounds. ought to be thankful and am ~
This remedy opens all the natural passages OF
the body exDels the poison from the blood and en-
ables nature TO rebuild what disease has de-
stroyed.
shaker Extract of Roots, or Seigel's Syrup, lie
sold by all druggists or send to the proprietor A.
], White, 81 Warren street New York.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-20
Influence of a Good Woman.

And still we respect and admire a gentle
man. and we take off our hats and worship q
gentlewoman. Still we like to kiss the hand
of poor and innocent girl and listen to the
low soft voice and refined thoughts of an
educated and delicate woman Isn't the
moonlight brighter, the night air purer, the
world better worth living in when We leave
the presence of a good woman than when the
swinging door of a saloon closes behind us
and burst of fetid atmosphere follows US
into the street? No man ever yet reformed
| unless under some such influence, and don't
believe any man ever felt such influences
without a seEse of his own unworthness and
q momentary resolution to cut his low &C
| quaintances and habits. | am not saying
| that he did it,
| There's nothing 50 weak in the world as a
| mans resolution to reform. But YOU can
| always tell when a man has been spending
| an evening with charming, refined woman.
| You sometimes, you know, meet a man
| coming down the street about Il O'Clock. He
is walking with firm tread, his head up In
the air. He may be humming something;
| he is proud of himself; he has a dignity
about him that You can see in the dark. He
mas been there and he can't help showing it.
You are very common, poor object to him.
He despises you; for hasn't he been virtuous
Yes. 1t does him good, and years after tht
odor that came from her dainty pocket hand
kerchief may strike him in far different soci
ETY. and recall the resolution he made under
the delightful influence, forgotten next day
San Francisco Chronicle "Undertones."
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-20
E.xECUTRIX's NOTICE.

Estate of William S. Mechanism Deceased.
The undersigned. having been appointed Ex-
ecutrix Of the last will and testament of William
S. McClanahan late of the county of Rock Island,
state of Illinois, deceased hereby gives notice
that she will appear before the county court Of
Rock Island county, at the Office of the clerk of
said court, in the city of Rock Island at the No
vember term, on the First Monday in November
next, at which time all persons having claims
against said estate notified and requested to at
tend for the purpose of having the same adj ust-
ed. All persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested TO make immediate payment to the I'm
dersigned.
Dated this 18th day of August. A. D., 1893.
JENNIE P. McCLANAHAN, Executrix.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-20

The finger nails of Americans are likely to
be dry and to break easily. Vaseline rubbed
on the nails after washing the hands will do
a world of good to dry nails. Manicures
first battle the hand a long time in hot water,
then with scissors and knives clean and cut
the nails, remove the srpernuous skin about
the onyx, then polish the nails with buclSskin
and fine powder, washing the hand again in
hot water with soap. After drying, the
nails are polished with a fine brush and are
finally rubbed with a rosy unguent to give
them shell pink.-Good Housekeeping.