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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02

Newspaper writers unquestionably SOW seed
from which great harvests are garnered, but
they never have the satisfaction of seeing it,
or very rarely, at least. There are thousands
of young, middle aged and elderly men writ
ing on the newspapers of tie world. They
are impersonal No one knows them, no one
cares for them outside of their immediate
circle. Now and then a man, by force of ex-
preston, by virility Of idea, becomes recog-
nized among the members of his profession,
and obtains, to a certain degree, celebrity,
but all that passes away when he goes. We
have had great men in metropolitan journal
ism, whose names you never heard of, whose
history you could not give the first letter III
the alphabet
1t seems to me wise for literary men, for
men of thought, in whatever profession,
whether in journalism, medicine, law, theol-
ogy, the arts and sciences, to have this idea
in mind: perpetuate your work in permanent
form. Don't be content with newspaper ar.
ticles alone, don't be content with preach,
ing alone, don't be content TO practice ii
medicine or law or working successfully
along the line of art and science unless it b.
in painting or in sculpture, but put in per
| manent form your thoughts Publish you
sermons, publish noted cases you lost or save
in the sick chamber or in court, gather to
gether your fugitive pieces from the news
papers, or, better still, write some kind of
| useful, thought breeding book, and you d.
| stand a chance, then, of being remembered
after you have gone, or at least of havin;
something better said of You on the day o
your funeral than that you were "a FUN,
| old man Joe Howard in Boston Globe
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02

The modern ironclad, with its varied
steam appliances, its strong ornaments and
Its wonderful powers Of defense, was sug-
gested, it is said to n leading engineer by
the floating qualities of an iron saucepan in
tank OF water, just as the power of steam
was foretoid by the rise and fall of the lid Of
kettle wien the water was at boiling point.
The great defects of the system were lia-
oility Of shipping great seas in a storm that,
as IN the case of The Captain. would send the
huge craft to the bottom Of the ocean without
an lnstant's warning, and also the extreme
drfhculty In etfecting repairs to severe in
Jur1es to the iron plates received through
shot or collision, The system ~ water tight
compartments tended to lessen, but not to
remove, this evil, so few years since an
English naval officer proposed that all the
interior OF the ship should be finished in
metal and cork so as to increase the powers
of fotation, As usual, the innovation was
derided by the English admiralty, but the
French government, ever alert in improving
its navy, ordered the building of vessel to
test the matter, but on somewhat different
principles.
This novel ship is to be quite unsuitable,
and it is claimed for her that even when
riddled by shells in every direction her power
of fotation will not be materially altered
This happy result is to be attained by the use
in her construction of cellulose amorphe, a
product Of cocoanut fiber possessing such
elasticity and residence that il pierced by a
proJectile or the prov of a ship, or ripped up
by rock, the aperture SO made closes again
at once. The now material will form the
sides OF the ship, the sole armored protection
consisting of steel deck of great thickness
and coming tower for the captain and
helmsman. 1t is evidently the idea of the
designer that even if the crew of his ship are
killed off by shells passing through the sides,
the vessel herself will not go to the bottom,
but live to fight another. day--a quality
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02
Novel Plan of Advertising.

Several merchant tailors in the neighbor-
hood of the postofiice have a novel plan for
advertising their goods They have man
employed to stand in front of their place of
business to give out samples of cloth. The
samples are about one inch square and are
pasted on small slip, on the reverse side of
which is printed their guarantee and prices.
The latter as quoted are very low, and as the
sample goods are specially selected, the min
iature dodge attracts general attention,
This has been going on for several mouths
now and in that time an enormous amount
of cloth has been given yway. One Of the
tailors is on street through which 1890
persons pass every day. The tatiofs say IT is
9 very successful advertising sseenis. New
York Mail and Express.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02
pESoLATE.

Nov she has passed the limits Of the light
And gone TO where eventual rest begins;
Now she is shut forever from my sight,
And rid of sorrows equally with sins,
1t seems my shallop frail
Drifts rudderless-the toy of every gale
Her absence is so strange, and yet so nearl
Even today, although the long drawn hours
Have heightened into seasons dull and drear,
That desolaton unrelentless dowers:
My hfe's expectant goal
Was lighted from the windows of her soul.
She was most graciously august, and fair
Beyond comparison of words conceit;
Up from her small feet to her radiant hair
She was in all ways regally ,omplete;
And now--Ah, could know
Why envious Fate despoiled and doomed me so
John Moran in Once a Week.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02

Cholly-You look tired, old fell; whatcher
been doingl
Dolly (briefy)-Literary work.
Cholly tsurprisedlyl-Dont say What
branch, old mani
Dolly-Well you see l know man who
writes for papers, and this morning he asked
me to help him count the words in an article
he was going to send down town. Mighty
hard work, l assure you. Almost as hard as
writing, don'tcherknow Judge
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02
A Woman's Discovery

Another wonderful discovery has
been made, and that, too. by lady in
this country. Disease fastened its
clutches upon her and for seven years she
withstood its seyerests tests, but her vital
organs were undermined and death
seemed imminent. For three months she
coughed necessarily and could not Sleep
She bought of us bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption and was
so much relieved on taking the first dose
that she slept all night, and with one
bottle has been miraculously cured. Her
name is Mrs. Luther Lutz" Thus write
W. c. Hamrick & Co.. of Shelby, n G.
Get free bottle at Hartz s. Bahnsen's
drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02

W. d. Suit, druggist, Bippus, Ind,
testifies: Il can recommend Electric
Bitters as the very best remedy. Every
bottle sold has given relief in every case
One man took six bottles, and was cured
of rheumatism of ten years standing Z"
Abraham Hare, druggist. Bellville, OHIO.
affirms: THE best selling medicine l
have ever handled in my twenty years
experience, Is Electric Bitters," Thous-
ands Of others hsye added their testimo-
ny, so that the verdict is unanimous that
Electric Bitters do cure all diseases of
the liver, kidneys or blood. Only half
dollar bottle at Hartz & Bahnsen's
drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02

The committee appointed to consider the
situation of the London unemployed poor re-
port that ''works started for the relief Of the
unemployed, even though they be in some
degree useful and beneficial, are in the long
run an injury instead Of benefit to the COM
munity, by discouraging the real spirit Of
work and thereby diminishing self reliance
and enterprise. New York Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02

which can hardly be claimed for many Brit
ish ironclads and cruisers. The experiment
viii be watched with great interest by naval
engineers in all countries, as, if the plans
should prove to be successful, there will be
complete and startling innovation in the con-
struction of modern ships of war.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02
The Perfection

OF the age in the medical line is the
LIQUID fruit remedy. Syrup of Figs, man
ufactured only by the California Fig
Syrup company, San Francisco, Califor>
MIA. 1t is agreeable to the taste, accepta
BILE to the stomach, harmless in its ma
ture, painless yet prompt and thorough
in its action. Hartz & Bahnsen, Agents
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02

The sweetest thing that ever grew
beside human door" was little May, IN
til she took to having headaches-for
time she lost her beauty, but one bright
day her papa bought bottle Of Salvation
Oil, and lol she is as sweet and pretty as
ever. Only rs cents bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02

The French girl can hardly be said to
Hcone out" in society. She is brought out,
and is never seen without her mother or
some other respectable and watchful chap
eron- Everything, to the last minutie of
dress, is planned and managed for her. She
is not supposed to have a will or Judgment
of her own, least of all in the matter of mar
riage am speaking, OF course, of the aver
age French girl of society. | have known
some exceptions outside of Nine Greville's
novels-sonC remarkably intelligent, indie
pendent girls, whose hearts chose for them
and whose hands were allowed to go with
their hearts. But the average mademoiselle
modest and docile, usually accepts the choice
of her parents, without much ado-some-
times with alacrity. He, the elect man, is
profoundly unknown, but that fact gives to
him the vague charm of mystery. Watched
and restricted as she has been since her school
days ended, she sees in marriage not bondage,
but release Through it will come a new
name, new dignity u chez moi and a coupe
of her own.
And when she is married, how she bios
SONS Quit She revels in emancipation She
who the season before could 20 nowhere by
herself, could not even see her betrothed for
five minutes alone, can drive about unques-
toned, visit and be visited, can indulge in
her likings and caprices, even when they
take in her own husband It is not till after
the marriage that the French woman is
really brilliant, for it is not until then that
she is unconStrained so, many man finds
that all "unbeknownst' to himself he has won
a clever and charming woman 1t is strange
how often those made up, haphazard mar
riages prove happy and harmonious. know
they ought not to, but ''the imp of the per
verse manages 50 that they do, while many a
union of poetry and passion drags tangled
web of scandal, intrigue and misery through
the mire of the divorce cOurt-Grace Green,
wood in New York Graphic
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter. chapped hands, chilblains.
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-.
lively cures piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price IS cents per
box. For sale BY Hartz & Bahnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02

Much has been written about the way in
which the proprietors of small candy stores
adjacent to school houses in this city cater to
depraved tastes in their small patrons through
the indisSiminate sale of cigarettes and the
introdurtbn of all sorts of prize PACKAGE
gambling devices. There is one man who
runs place of this sort across the way from
South side school house who takes the gate
money and the belt for meanness. OF course
he sells cigarettes, and he has taken advan-
tage of the childrens craze for the cigarette
pictures These be carefully removes from
all the packages in his stock and peddles them
out at the rate of two for a cent to the little
collectors. His nerve would be good micro
scope through which to study his principle
Chjcago Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02

sszrv
suitable piece of work 20 commence on
is pair Of pillow cases. for in making this
article the child learns to overland, to hem
and to make button holes. Commence when
she is fresh soon after breakfast having pre-
viously cut ont Two pairs of pillow cases, one
pair for yourself and another Eair for the
little daughter See that she is supplied with
neat little work box or basket, thimble
thread and needles. Begin by basting up
pair for her; then commence together, first
starting hers.
She will take great pride in trying to have
her work look as well as yours, but unless
she is an unusually apt pupil her stitches
will be long ana uneven, If not neatly done
advise her gently to pull out her work and
begin again. or, better still, tell her you will
take them out for her, letting her go and
have race with her dog or a ride on her
tricycle. She will come in with fresher,
clearer head and steadier hand than if
scolded and made to take out the misplaced
stitches. When she has finished the over
| handing on both pillow cases haste the hens
| for her and start her at the hemming. eau
ton her to have her stitches even, but not
too short as with beginners very short
stitches are apt to be crooked.
| Keep your work along with hers. Above
all things, try to keep up her interest, and
| when she comes to the button holes cut them
for her, neatly overcasting the edges. In
press it upon her that she must be careful
and take up very little Of the goods, as it
makes a much heater button hole, then have
her fasten the ends strongly and evenly
| Now ar har. ba,gl tt+t rha,,
she has finished fold and PUT away, and if
she has done them well she will be very
happy little girl and you a very proud
mother. She may be several days in making
them; do not hurry her, and, above all
things, do not become inpatient with her
and tel! her she shall finish them by given
time.
Next teach her to darn. Let her take 6
pair of her own stockings. the pair with the
smallest holes, for large holes are so dis
couraging to a beginner Tell her that il
order to make a neat darn she must use
long, slender needle, and cotton not TOT
coarse 1t is best TO darn over a china egg
going back and forth till the hole is covered
then cross the stitches, weaving in and on
until the darn Is as solid as the origina
material. Unless girl learns the intricacie
of darning when she is young, she is apt
when she is grown up, to depend OIL
''mamma," or, worse still, 60 with stocking
unmended either of which is inexcusabIe.
For a worn or a torn place in dress, o
course, you would not darn as you would tn
heel of stocking, but haste piece of tn
goods underneath, then darn back and fort
with dainty, tiny stitches till the rent is re
paired, then with damp cloth laid over tn
darn, press with a warm flat iron.-Anni
Curd in Good Housekeeping
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02

A hailstorm in the city of Pueblo Mex =
leo, was SO violent that the streets and
roofs were blanketed with white and all
traffic suspended for time.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02

A new cradle on the top of a new cot;
I'm was seen few days ago in wagon
leaving Atlanta, Ga. Life had come at
the price of life.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02

Distress after eating, heartburn, sick
headache and indigestion are cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t also creates a
good appetite.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02
Perfect Ventilation and
Drainage.

Itis believed that st. Mary's is unsurpassed in
its refining Influences, in the high standing Of its
pupils and patrons, in the beauty and comfort of
Its appointments, in the thoroughness and variety
OF its Instruction in the spirit OF order and indus
try that pervsdes it. st Mary's school is recon-
mended to parents who wish TO place their daugb-
for
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02
On the First and Second Floors

The building is Of brick: heated by four large
boilers; lighted by gas; interior finished in natur-
al wood: furniture new and elegant; water sup
ply unlimited; bath rooms on every floor; the best
skill and material have been EMPLOYED in securing
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02
In a Safe Christian Home.

where they will be surrounded by good influences
while they receive the instruction and discipline
Of experienced teachers.
Reference is also made by permission to the ed
the school in nearly every city in the west. Tes-
timonials are given In the Annual Register q
copy Of which will be sent on application to
Rev. C. W. LEFFINewELL, DID,, Rector,
Knoxville. Knox county, III
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02
E,XECUTRIX's NOTICE.

Estate of William :. Mechanism, Deceased;
The undersigned. having been appointed -
ecutrix OF the last will and testament uf ii.iAlH
: McC,lanahan late Of the county of Rock Islam
s,ate N ulinois deceased, hereby gives n0li't
thai she will appear before the county court 81
Poct Islsnd county. at the office Of the clerk ol
said court, in the city Of Rock Island at the ~
neZt AT which time all persons having claims
sgain Il said estate are notified andrequested TO a
te nd for the purpose Of having the same adj us
ed All persons indebted to said estate are Re
dersigned.
Dated this 18th day Of August. A. D., 1855.
JENNIE P. McCLANAHAN, Executrx
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02
the MOLINE SAVINGS BANK
(Charted by the Legislature OF Illinois.)
MOLINE, ILLS.
Open daily from GA M. to 3P M, and on Tues-
day and Saturday Evenings from Z to
So'clock.
Interest allowed on Deposits at the rate
of 3 per Cent. per Annum.
Deposits received in amounts of
81 and Upwards.

SECURITY AND ADVANTAGES.
The private property of the Trustees is respon-
sible TO the depositors. The officers are prohibit
ted from borrowing any OF its moneys. Minors
and married women protected by special law.
OFFICER: g. W. WHEELnCK, President; john
Coon, Vice President; C. F. HEnENws Y, Cashier.
TRusTEEs:-S. W. Wheelock, Porter Skinner,
c. W Lobdell, Nelson Chester, Il. W. Candee, C.
T. Grant,, A s. Wright, C. F. HemnwVy, John
Good; ]. NJ. Chrsty, c. H. Stoddard.
gE-The only chartered savings Bank in Rock
Island County.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02
INTELLIGENCE COLUMN.

EOR RENT. -FURNISHED ROOM
Il at No. 1890 Third avenue 1885,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-03-27
A New Hereditx Needed.

All wise reform must commence with rec
ognizing the fact of heredity, and that by
that law human ills are multiplied, and by il
they may be diminished. 1t will do little
good to work for individuals here and there.
Such conditions must be created as shall
make a new heredity possible. That cannot
be accomplished without improving the en-
vironment of those to be reached. If men
live in good houses, drink pure water, are
accustomed to frequent sight and contact
with those who are worthy of honor have
given to them the inspirations which are es
sential to the best development, the result
will be manifested in the next generation.
The generation following the French revolu
ton was distinguished by such an epidemic
of nervous diseases as had never been known
in French history. 1t was the result of the
terrific strain upon mind and heart and nerve
of those delirious years.-Amory H. Bradford
in Andover Review.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-03-27

feet of carbonic acid. One pound of
water placed in room twenty feet
square, unoccupied, in which two gas
burners are lighted will increase one de-
gree in temperature in one hour; if the
same room is occupied it will increase
half degree more with coal oil of low
test it is still more unfavorable, and as
more heat is gieen off and the danger of
upsetting makes this the most unhealthy
and the most dangerous illuminant. Is
it any wonder in the face of these facts
that we are a race of consumptives and
bronchitisites? And yet gas and coal
oil is good enough for any sensible white
man.
Mark the prediction: The days of the
gas plants are numbered; electricity is
the light Of the future. Our grandfathers
thought candles good enough, till they
got gas; now we, in our turn, will dis
card the gas and take up the newer
light because it is cheaper, healthier,
prettier and less dangerous. and be-
cause there are some sensible white
men who are of the opinion that gas or
oil is not good enough for them.
ELECTRIcITY.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-03-27
A SHOT FROM TAIMAGE.

The Rev. DR.. Talmage of Brooklyn is
the prince of sensational preachers, but
now and then he succeeds in firing a
charge which is not all blank cartridge.
The following is straight shot at the
center OF grape, canister and chain
I. ,htning.
Honolulu society has needed such a
charge in past days, needs it now and
will need it in time to come, as long as
any of our residents continue to gush
over every Shiny and slippery adven-
trrer:
Before things are right in this world gem
t ei Williams are to be eXpurgated. Instead
being welcomed into respectable society
b cause of the amount of stars and carriers
s Id medals and estates they represent
ley ought to be fumigated two or three
ears before they are allowed, without
eril to themselves, to put their hands on
the doorknob of a moral house. The time
1nust come when masculine estray will
be as repugnant to good society as femin-
5ne estray, and no coat of arms or family
tmblazOnry can pass a LothariO unchal-
JcHSoU among Gno SanCC1UleS or nome lie.
by what law of God or common sense is an
ubsolom better than Delilah a Don Juan
better than a Messalina? The brush that
paints one black must paint the other
black. But what spectacle it was when,
last summer, much of our society went
wild with enthusiasm over an unclean for
eign dignitary, whose name in both hemis-
pheres is a synonym for profgacy, and
lsrincesses of society had him ride in their
carriages and sit at their tables, though
they knew him to be portable lazaretto, a
charnal house of moral putrefaction, his
breath typhoid, his foot that of a satyr,
and his touch death. Here is an evil that
men cannot stop, but women may. Keep
all such out of your parlors; have no recog-
milton for them in the streets, and no more
think of allying your life and destiny with
theirs than gales from Araby would con-
sent to pass the honeymoon with an
Egyptian plague.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-03-27
Treatment of WhOoping Cough.

The following method of disinfection of
sleeping and dwelling apartments and clothes
is recommended by M. Mohn in the treat
ment of whooping cough. 1t is said to cure
the cases Immediately. The children are
washed and clothed in clean articles of dress
ard removed to another part of the town.
The bed room and sitting room or nursery are
then Theoretically sealed; all the bedding,
playthings and other articles that cannot be
washed are exposed freely in the room, in
which sulphur is burned in the proportion of
twenty-five grams to the cubic meter of
space. The room remains thus charged with
sulphurous acid for five hours, and is then
freely ventilated. The children return the
same day, and may sleep and play in the dis
infected rooms-Lancet