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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25

The breadfruit tree belongs to the tropical
order ArtocarpaceR. 1t is a native of the
islands of the Pacific ocean and of the Indian
archipelago; grows to the height of fifty or
sixty feet, has spreading branches and large,
rough, pinnatifid leaves, often over foot
long. The male flowers are in catkins, the
female flowers naked and arranged on a
heshy receptacle; the whole becoming as you
see sub-globose, feshy fruit about as large
as a childs head. When ripe it has yellow
ish skin Of no great thickness. Beneath the
skin is perfectly white substance, some
what resembling newly baked bread. 1t can
be used as bread or made into pudding.
Sometimes it is sliced and dried before the
application of heat sometimes cooked in an
oven. The Tahitians prepare it for use by
beating it into paste with water or the milk
of the cocoanut, making it into balls or
wrapped up in leaves and baking it in an
oven
Before the breadfruit Is ripe 1t is filled with
substance like milk instead of bread. The
leaves if wounded give out milky juice.
In fact, all parts of the plant have this
peculiarity. This makes the tree resemble
the COW tree of South America, the milk of
which is used as q substitute for that OF the
COW, and is highly nutritious and pleasant.
Another member of the same class of tree is
the upas of Java, the milk of which forms a
poison of the most deadly character. The
breadfruit tree not only supplies food, but
cloth can be made from the inner bark, and
the timber can be employed in boat building
and for dwellings The male catkins can be
used for finder. and the viscid, milky juice
as bird lime.-W iIliam D. Bennett
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25

The average length OF life is on the in
crease. The science of medicine has made
great progress; many diseases are now
controlled that were formerly thought in
durable The greatest discovery is DR..
Bigelow's Cure, which cures consump>
tion in stages that other remedies are of
no benefit. Coughs, colds, Group, whoop-
ing cough, bronchitis, and all throat and
lung diseases speedily and safely. Price
SO cents and 81, of druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25
$500 Reward.

We will pay the above reward for any
case of liver complaint, dyspepsia, sick
headache. indigestion, constipation OF
costiveness we cannot cure with Vests
Vegetable Liver Pills, when the directions
are strictly complied with. They are
purely vegetable, and never fail to give
satisfaction. Large boxes containing By
sugar coated pills, Csc. For sale by all
druggists. Beware of counterfeits and
limitations. The genuine manufactured
only by John C. West s Co, S62 W.
Madison St. Chicago, III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25
Doctors Bills.

Nearly all diseases originate from in
action of the liver, and this is especially
the case with chills and fever, intermit
tent fevers and malarial diseases. Tc
save doctors bills and ward disease, take
Simmons Liver regulator, a medicine
that increases in popularity each year
and has become the most popular anC
best endorsed medicine in the market fo
the cure of liver or bowel diseases. =
TELEGRAPH. DUBUQUE. Iowa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25

Who of us are without trouble be they
small or larger The blessings of health
are best appreciated when We are sich
and in pain. A hacking cough, severk
cold, or any throat or lung disease are
very troublesome; but all Of these may be
quickly and permanently cured by DR..
Bigelow's Cure. Safe and pleasant fol-
children. Price so cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25

BoUGHToN, Ark, June 4, 1887.
cheerfully state the following facts 10
regard to the use Of your medicine in my
family. My little son. IA years OF age.
suffered from an acute attack OF rheuma-
tism, caused by undue exposure and
chilling of the blood. / heard your
remedy highly recommended, and pur-
chased one bottle of Monchief & Bro,
Prescott, Ark In about one month,
after using this bottle, he became so
much better that got the second bottle
which is now being used. and my son il
nearly well. and / think by removing
him to cooler summer climate (which
| will do) and continuing its use, a per-
feet cure will be effected. consider B
B. B. most excellent blood purifier.
CHAs. H. TITUS,
R. R. Agt. Broughton, AK,
Sold BY Hartz g. Bahnsen and T. d
Thomas.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25

To allow prejudice or ignorance to get
the better of good judgment. Ithas been
coDclusively proven that constipation,
bad breath, dyspepsia, kidney affections,
and all diseases of the liver, stomach and
bowels have been cured by simply taking
Simmons Liver Regulator. 1t is harms
less, not unpleasant and easily procured.
so there is no reason to be ignorant of
this remedy we especially commend to
your notice for trial
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25
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 severests 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 LUZ" Thus write
W. C. Hamrick & Co., of Shelby, N. c..
Get free bottle at Hartz & Bahnsen's
drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25

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. p"
Abraham Hare, druggist. Bellville, OHIO.
affirms: The best selling medicine /
have ever handled in my twenty years
experience. is Electric Bitters." Thous-
ands of others haye 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 a bottle at Hartz & Bahnsen's 8
drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25

For rich and poor who wish to enjoy
good health, and who do not wish to re-
sort to bitter, nauseous liver medicines
and cathartics, is the concentrated Cali
fornia liquid fruit remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Hartz & Bahnsen agents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25

The blood is the regulator. Regulate
the regulator with Warmers Log Cabin
Sarsaparilla. 1t cures all impurities. 1t
is the largest bottle in the market-12O
doses for 81. Ysur druggist sells it.
Buy it for your fsmily's benefit as well as
YOUR own.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25
BUCKLEN's AREICA sALvE.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter. chspped hands, chilblains.
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. II
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale bv Harlz g. Bahnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25

N. S. Perkins, who lives on the bay near
New Smyrna, Fla, has sub irrigation gar
den which has produced crops continuously
ever since last winter, when it was built. As
soon as one crop ripens another is put in its
place, and in this way there is constant
supply of vegetables for the table. The cost
of making it was very small. Chicago
Uarall
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25

Tramp know it, ma'am; I'm always out
of work, but it's all my cussed luck.
Woman-How is that, poor mani
+ Tramp-It's this way, na'am. In the win
ter feel like moving lawns, and in the sum-
mer just actually crave to shovel snow, and
nature continually balks me. Have you such
thing as pie in the houses- Harper's Basar.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25

A ''step-back father" is new term of
relationship. 1t designates mans con
nection with his widows son by second
marriage.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25
CHANCES FOR WRITER'S.
NEVER BEFORE HAS THERE BEEN
so MUCH TALENT IN MARKET.

Business Ability win Much Increase the
Literary Aspirant's Chances for Sue
cess-An Inside to Journalism-Devel-
opment of the Writing Talent.
Is there a chance to make literary repu-
tation in New York and make money be-
sides2 Hundreds certainly, and possibly
thousands, are asking this question. One
view is far from encouraging Shoals of
writers apply daily to the various shops that
buy literature and are met by various stereo-
typed forms of refusal and editors become
weary of manuscript bearers.
There never was so much writing talent in
the market as at present There is now an
army of writers of notability There is an
other and still larger army of the unknown
seeking notability, and of equal ability with
those whose heads are little above water.
We're Horace Greeley, James Gordon Ben
nett, Sr., n P Willis, or other writers and
editors OF former note, to come back today
and commence unknown in their former field
of letters, they might not rise so readily amid
the present enormous increase of literary
competitors, unless they brought an accss-
sion of business talent and force to back up
| their literary ability, which the two first
| named gentlemen did possess to an eminent
degree
BRING BUSINESS TALENT.
II you will bring business talent with your
| literary ability your chances for success will
| be greatly increased. If you care only for
the money handed you by the cashier for
| your work and never care to know or inter
| est yourself in the vast work and intricate
machinery which makes the paper and pushes
| it and brings in the money to keep it going,
you will stay on the cold side of the best
| chances.
There are poets and story writer's and
good ones, too, who come to New York or
other cities and apply for place" on a
newspaper. Now the ability to write poem
or story by no means implies the ability to
fill a place on newspaper There is an in,
side to journalism which is a sort of trade by
itself. 1t is something akin to the position
of an liable seaman" on shipboard The
liable seaman" is not by profession a riggel
or calker, painter or carpenter, but he cal
and must ION pinch be able to turn hi!
hand and skill in any of these directions
So, If on paper, writer will be very muct
benefited by knowing as much as possible o
the mechanical part of the business. Yo,
need TO be bit of a printer. You need t,
know how to put head or sundry head
on an article, to make up" your page o
column III the composing room, and tall
typical jargon with the printers.
There are today more opportunities thai
ever for special literary work There ar
more papers and periodicals than ever dc
voted TO special trades, occupations arts an
pursuits. The store, the farm, the garder
the mine, the worker in wood or metal @
cloth, the electrician, the sailor, the railroa
and hundred other interests are now reprt
sented by publications. All of these max
places for editors
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25

Many of the orange trees near Clear
Waters Hsrbor, Fla, are putting forth
their third set of blooms for this year.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25

An experimenter has made lens OF
ice with which he was able to light pipe
by means of the suns rays.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25
Health is Wealth !

Dr. E. C Vests Nerve and Brain treatment, a
guaranteed specific for hystera, dizziness, con
vulsions, fits nervous neuralgia, hea1ache, ner-
vous prostratien caused by the use of alcohol or
tobacco, wakefulness. mental depression, soften
ing Of the brain resulting in insanity and leading
to misery. decay and death. premature old age,
barrenness, loss Of power IN either sex, involun
tary losses and spermatorrhoea caused by over
exertion Of the brain, self abuse or over indul
gence. Each box contains one months treatment.
81 box, or six boxes for S. sent by mail prepaid
on receipt of price.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25

During the last five years 425 lives
have been lost at sea among the English
herring fishermen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25

The Holsters recently planted on the
California coast are said to be thriving
finely.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25

William Sherwood. of Baltimore. Md,
will spend one year in prison for stealing
bible.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25

Four men met in Baxley, Ga. the other
day who weighed altogether 1017
pounds.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES

To cure any case. With each order received by
us for six boxes, accompanied with s., we will
send the purchaser our written guarantee to re-
fund the money II the treatment does not affect a
cure. Guarantees issued only by Marshall d
Fisher, Harper house drug store, sole agents,
Rock Island Ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25
Cause is in the Liver.

and one thing more is equally certain, no
one will remain dyspeptic who will
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-02-29
Michigan Going Dry.

Several more Michigan counties
have voted in the last week, aud
each has carried Prohibition. CAL
houn County went "dry" by 5000
majority, Genesee County by 1900
majority, and Kalkaska County by
at leaet 800 majority. Shiawassee
County recently gave Prohibition
majority of LOO and Cass County
1900. Albion, the home of
Chairman Samuel Dickie of the
Prohibition National Com mittee, is
in Calhoun County, and it gave a
dry majority of 302 in a total
vote of 610. At the latest report
the results in the Michigan coun-
ties stood: DRY" %; "Wet," one.
Bates County, Mo-, has voted for
Prohibition, and the city of Butler
in that county also went "dry.''
Gentry Country, Mo-, gave "dry''
majority of 400 on Feb. 2.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-02-29
West Va. News and Notes.

This is West Virginia's time for
clubs and booms.
Congressman Snyder has succeed
ed in getting through the House
bill appropriating $4,000 for the
extension OF the Government build
ing at Charleston. ihGs 81
Rev. w. P. Walker was among the
appointed Huntington delegates to
the Wheeling Business Conven-
ton.
The Circuit Court of Wayne
County, reversed the action of the
County Court, fining the editor of
the Ceredo Advaasce for contempt.
We presume Bro. McDougal has
more contempt for the County
Court now than before.
Last Saturday night looked like
"old times" in Clarksburg. The
streets were crowded and business
was brisk. And in all the crowds
not drunken man was to be seepx
--Neaos.
Announcing the Wool Growers
Convention at Kingwood, the Pres
ton Journal says: The Hon. T. r.
Carskadon, of Keyser, will deliver
an address on Friday afternoon on
"Silo and Ensilage," and on Friday
night he will speak on "Agricui-
tural Depression--Its Cause and
Cure" There will be music, other
addresses, discussions, recitationa
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-02-29
AMENDMENT CONVENTION.
At Parkersbury Tuesday, Masch
1 lr 10Th, 1883. aE

Parkersburg will be the place for
holding this convention, it having
received large majority in its
favor, of those whose names are ap-
pended to the call, which appears
in the Advocate. Now, brethren,
enc and all, talk up the conven,
ton, go to it yourselves, and get as
many others to do the same as you
can. Let every county and every
neighborhood, every temperance
society, church, and Sunday-schooa
in the State be represented. This
will be peoples convention, in.
dependent of all political parties,
but composed of members of all the
political parties and organizations,
fully determined to work tor the
Amendment on its own merits.
The time set is March 20, 1885,
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-02-29

least, our homes and families are
made desolate, and seventy thou
sand are annually travelling to a
drunkard's grave. Now, my in
Inundated friend, have you ever
experienced any other intimida.
ton, from any source, at the polls,
save from the w. G. T. U.7 Tell
me who they were. If you decline,
I will at q venture, make q guess.
Perhaps it was one who offered q
free lunch, before or after the cleo.
ton, accompanied by any or all
kinds Of drinks you desired; or i:
might have been by one, on or be-
fore the day of election, having
part of his pockets filled with pint
bottles of whisky, and the other
part with ready coin.
ANTI.SALooN.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-02-29
ALONG THE PROHIBITION
,sos,v rel, Lines.

Ihe ,Weekty Bulletin, a liquor
organ OF Louisville, KY, says:
"Distillers and brewers in this
State are pretty generally in favor
OF $500 license for Kentucky--
part for the State, and part for the
counties and municipalities"
Why SOP It is opposed to Pro
hibitionl And they believe Pro-
hibition prohibits. rs
Our friends the Prohibition
Democrats are nearing the day
when they will have to part their
politics in the middle Waco (7ea.)
Advance.
st. John in his speech at the
Chicago conference, said, "In five
years the Chicago Tribune would be
either in the Prohibition party or
in the Democratic fold"
The Grafton Sentinel will con.
tinue to be a Republican paper,
and the chief object of the new
editor will be to whoop things up
for John Sherman and to fight pro-
hibition and the Prohibition party.
--Iatellsgemcer Letter.
A meeting of the first ward pro.
hibition league was held last even
ing in the North street M. E.
Church, and the attendance was
quite large. Addresses were made
by Rev. J, G. CAN'T. George W.
Atkinson and Rev. Dryden. An
other meeting of the league will be
held next Monday evening.--Imtel-
ltgencer.
The State Central Committee of
K ansashas em ployed Miss Blanche
B. Hartlett as State Organizer tor
the Prohibition Party.
In recent issue the New York
Tribune devotes more than an en-
tire page to the discussion of pro-
hibition. TO no other question
does it give one-half the space.
Who says that prohibition is not
POAAoAooA Aoouo
The power of the bosses is depend.
ent upon the dives, and the exist
ence of the dives is dependent up
on the bosses.--Kamsas City TSmes.3
= ILLINOIS PRoHIB1TIoNIsTs are ex-
tremely active, and they mean
business. Five organizers will
push the work throughout the
State, holding at least two confer
ences week in each district. The
State Convention has been called to
meet In Springfield, May 10, after
which at least twenty tents will be
kept in the field until the close of
the presidential campaign South
Vest, Liquor Organ.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-02-29
VICTORT AGAIN
Dakota Prohibition Wins.

CHICAGO, February ga Bis
marck, Dak., special says: "a
case which has been of great inter
est to the whole Territory, came up
and was decided yesterday in the
Supreme Court. 1t was to test the
local option or prohibition law
passed at the late election, for
which sixty four out of eighty.fve
counties voted. After much argu-
ing, it was finally decided that the
local option law reigns supreme in
those sixty-four counties and this
liouor traffic must be abolished in
those places, some of which depends
a great deal on the taxes collected
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-02-29
Upshur Organized.

A meeting was held at the Court
House in Buckhannon Monday
Feb. 18th at 80 p. m. The meet
ing was called to order by A. b.
Clark. Rev. j. W. Roger was elect
ed Chairman, W. D. Talbot Sec.
Rev. A. B. Rohrbough was called
upon to explain the object of the
meeting, which was done by him
in short, but pointed, earnest
speech.
The following persons were ap-
pointed as committee on organiza-
ton; A. B. Rohrbough, S. L. Lou
din, T. J. Farnsworth, Rev. &. L.
Westfall, G. W. Heavener. During
the session of the Committee, short
speeches were made by "A. B. CLARK
and Hon David Poe.
The committee on permanent
organization reported the following
list of officers. f' 4't
W. G. Carper, President.
~ VICE PRESIDENTS. -.
W. o. Fries, Buckhannon Dist.
O. f. Hodges. Warren
David Poe, Union ."
s. T. WestfaIl, Washington e
Walter Phillips, Meade ="
W. F. Fidler, Banks
A. A. Simpson, Secy., A. B. Clark
Osr. Secy., Mrs. J. w. Heavier,
Treas. 1904 far~ ID
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
P. M. Borgess., Chairman.
O. J. Morgan, T. J. Framework
and Rev. G. Hail. M ST..
After the adoption of the report
of the committee, the meeting az
iourned-W West Va. advocate.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-02-29
THE SALOON IN POLITICS.

The January number of the
Chautauquan presents an unbiased
discussion of the saloon in politics,
by means of letters written for that
magazine by prominent men.
These are few sentences from the
letters:
Not until the people are aroused
to the danger that threatens them /;
not until they have resolved that
no man tainted by participation
in this traffic can be tolerated in
any public Office, can we hope that
our common peril may be averted.
Bishop Fl. c. Potter.
The saloon can not be said to
have one redeeming feature about
it. It helps no cause of human
virtue or happiness, but it is the
enemy of God and man. 1t is evil.
With these characteristics we may
we'll predict what would be its ef-
fects upon the politics of our coun-
try.--Dr. A. A. Livemore, Preside
of Unitarian Theological Seminary,
Neadville, Pa.
A deeper sense of duties of citi-
zenship, and clearer view of party
obligations would quickly bring to
end the domination OF the saloon
in politics, - Washington GLADDEN..
1t is bad enough in all conscience
to stand by and witness the wrecks
of honor, talent, and domestic hap
piness that it is strewing all over
our land; but when we witness the
fact that this base power is invad-
ing the precincts of the elective
franchise, that it is aspiring to
make and unmake laws, and set
up and pull down the men who
are to enforce the laws, it behooves
everyone of US pretending to love
of his race or his country to see to
it that.the menace of this shocking
evil shall be tolerated no longer
A. FL. Co'qmit, United States Senator
from Georgia. .s. s.. II n.
| 1t is only by the creation of a
strong and Indignant public opin-
ion against this domination of the
liquor-trade over the interest of the
American people, that the saloon
can be accomplished. Public opin-
ton, when intelligent, will be
right; and when right, will cure
these cancers in the body polite,
no matter if it does hurt.-Henry
w. Blair, y. s. Senator from Meu
Hampshsre. .t nal -. .se4 i
How long, Christian citizens Of
the United States, will any of you
consent to be counted among the
advocates of the saloon, by regie.
tering your votes with the allies
and stipendiaries of a sy stem pledg.
ed against every agency of Chris
tian civilization 2 General Clinton
B. Fisk. ... ..s, ~. .tar,
Reform of politics in the United
States depends on radical altera-
ton in those who compose our pri
meries, and decide our elections
This can only be accomplished by
raising the general social condition
of the masses. Hence the para
Mount i'm portance of restriction
of the liquor-traffic. Prof. EdDim
r. ID. Selignsds, of Columbia College,