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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06
An Anecdote of E. P. Roe.

An anecdote of his boyhood illustrates his
proverbial unselfshness He was at board
ing school, when his father became involved
In serious financial difficulties. His father
would not allow this, however, to interfere
with the education of his children, and Ed
ward was told that he would be kept at
school. He did not realize how many sacri-
fees this made necessary until he learned that
his father had stopped the family newspaper.
He knew that Horace Greeley's paper" was
the apple of his fathers eye-that when he
deprived himself of this daily visitor he was
really making great sacrifice
Students who were anxious to earn little
money for themselves were allowed a dollar
a cord for saving firewood. Young Edward
went boldly to the principal and said: 81
want you to let me saw nine cords of wood. "
The principal looked doubtfully at the young
lad, for the wood was tough and the boy was
not, but gave his consent. Mr.. Roe said that
he never saw wood quite so bad as that,
gnarled and knotted to the last degree, as If
to make his task as hard as possible The
work nearly killed him, he said, but he
struggled through, and with a proud and
happy heart sent the money to his father,
telling him that now he might have his cher
ished paper again The novelist told this
story to friend at time when his books
sold by the hundred thousand, and added
that he thought no other action of his life
had given him SO much pleasure.-E- D.
Walker in Cosmopolitan.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06

The increase Of mystic orders which are or
which pretend to be engaged in the study of
occultism is one of the characteristics Of the
time in England. The country is full of
''esoteric" circles, Of which the latest form
rejoices in the name of the "Esoteric Triad of
the Red Wafer Brotherhood This order
claims an Egyptian origin, and its members
allege that ir was founded in the reign Of
Thotmes IL The objects Of the brotherhood
are ''the investigation of occult mysteries,
the study of esoteric truth and the ultimate
determination of humanity.n-Cor. Home
Journal.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06
$500 Reward.

We will pay the above reward for any
case of liver complaint, dyspepsia, sick
headache, indigestion. constipation or
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 80
sugar coated pills, 25c. For sale by all
druggists. Beware of counterfeits and
limitations. The genuine manufactured
only by John G. West & Co., 1852 W.
Madison St.. Chicago, III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06
A CURIOUS INVENTION.
Professor Paxsall, Of the Royal Society,
Manufactures q Human Voice.

Manufactures . Human Voice.
After aIluding to the improved phono- |
graph, Professor Paxsall goes on to say: sit |
Immediately struck me that the waxed cylin- |
der might solve my problem, and here my
experiments with photographs from the
microscope, and also by an odd coincidence
in engraving, stood me in good stead
pressed all my friends and acquaintance into
service, and in the course of month from
the time Edison sent me the machine had
more than 500 cylinders covered with talk
from all manner Of mems and women's
voices, not to speak of musical instruments
and other sources of sound. Then spent two
months in carefully examining all the rec
| ords with a microscope, and making magni-
| fed photographs of many of them. By com
pairing these ascertained an important fact
that human voices, infinite though they be
in variety of timbre, differ from one another
according to fixed law or ratio, very simple
in itself The sound elements of any given
voice can readily be analysed or combined by
this law.
"Now comes my little invention. OF course
on the photograph cylinder sounds and in
donations are represented by lines of varying
depth, etc first studied and made tabu-
lated diagrams of the alphabet-if | may so
term it-of these lines. There are two con-
stituents here-one, the line representing the
word itself, as man, and the other, the modi-
fications in that line affected by the timbre
of voice of the particular person uttering it.
My alphabet, as it turns out, is not nearly SO
intricate or long as you might suppose; the
vowels, of course, are easy; the utterance we
give to the consonants is moro complicated;
and then, as / said. the human equation is a
separate consideration.
"All being ready, | imagined a certain
voice, and then set TO work TO make i'll Us
ing the first sentence of Milton's Paradise
Lost as my corpus vilum, / constructed it
lin the first instance on paper. on large
scale, modifying the required lines according
to my alphabet. next made fine etched
copy of this on copper, using a large magni
flying glass As this was still too coarse,
, photographed the etching to the proper
|, scale on sheet of wax, and then carefully
rolled the wax on an ordinary phonograpf
. cylinder. Upon fitting the cylinder to the
instrument, and applying the recorder, hat
the pleasure of listening to the words 80
mans first discbedience,n y etc, pronounced by
a voice of which was myself the manu-
facturer! Its correspondence with the voic
| had conceived was almost exact. After
: ward, produced musical compositions b,
:, the same means; and it is, perhaps, in thi
direction that the idea will be chiefly practi
. cal. Instead OF the ordinary notation. tn
composer may now actually write his musi
direct. Julian Hawthorne IN Once Week
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06
The average length or life is on the il

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, 1888-11-06

To allow prejudice or ignorance to get
the better of good judgment. Ithas been
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 harm
less, not unpleasant, and easily procured,
so there is no reason to be ignorant OF
this remedy we especially commend tc
your notice for trial.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06

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. TIC
save doctors bills and ward disease. take
Simmons Liver regulator, q medicine
that increases in popularity each year,
and has become the most popular and
best endorsed medicine in the market fol
the cure of liver or bowel diseases
TELEGRAPH. Dubuque. Iowa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06

OF the sge in the medical line is the
liquid fruit remedy, Syrup of Figs, man,
ufsctured only by the California Fig
Syrup company, San Francisco, Cslifor,
MA. 1t is agreeable to the taste, sccepta
bic to the stomach. harmless in its ma,
ture, painless yet prompt and thorough
in its action. Hsrtz & Bahnsen. Agents
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06

Men talk in raptures of youth and beauty,
wit and sprishtliness, but, after seven years
of union, not one Of them is to be compared
to good family management, which is seen at
every meal and every family gathering, and
felt every hour in the husbands purse. Cur
rent Literature
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06

The best on earth can truly be said Of
Gnggs GlYcerine Sslve, which is a sure,
safe and speedy cure for cuts, bruises,
scalds, burns wounds and al other sores
viii positively cure piles, tetter and all
skin eruption, Try this wonder healer.
Sstisfactif q guaranteed or money refund
ed. Onic 25 cents. Sold nv druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06

Are important problems. the former de-
pending greatly on the latter. Every one
is familiar with the healthy properties of
fruit, snd no one can afford to be sick
and miserable while the pleasant Callfor-
MA concentrated liquid fruit remedy, Syr-
up of Figs, may be had of our enterpris-
ing druggists. Hariz & Bahnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06

Ada Rehan has been telling a reporter in
Paris that an actress and her husband setsher
thinking of rose and a caterpillar. "Seri-
ously, | think it mistake for actresses to
marry-at all events young 1t destroys tho
spectators illusions to know that the lovely
heroine he has been feasting MS eyes on is the
mother of SIX children Besides marriage
must distract woman from her art."-
BROOKLYN Earle
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06

The only recognized G. A. R. post
outside of the United States is said to be
in Honolulu 1t is called Post George
W. De Long, always observes Memorial
day with fitting ceremonies.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06

An ingenius farmer Of Shiloh. Ga, has
resorted to the use of half inch pine
boards as subterfuge for bsgging. A
bale of cotton in the novel covering
reached Columbus, Ca, and attracted
much attention.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06
Health is Wealth !

DR.. E. C. Vests Nerve and Brain treatment, a
guaranteed specific for hysteria, dizziness, con
vulsions, fits, nervous neuralgia, headache, ner-
vous prostration caused by the use Of alcohol OF
tobacco, waketuneas. mental depression, soften
ing Of the brain resulting in insanity and leading
to misery, decay and desth, premature old age,
barrenness loss Of power in either sex, involun
tary losses and spermatorrhoea caused by over
exertion Of the brain, self abuse over indul
gence. Each box contains one months treatment
81 box or six boxes for S. sent BY mail prepaid
op fnt ~
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06
Twelve Years Afflicted.

BLUFFTON. Ind. Feb. 6, 1887.
have been afflicted with blood poison
for twelve years. Have used prescriptions
from physicians offered me during that
period. Through the druggist, W. A.
Gutelius. l procured one bottle of B. B.
B. and since have used three bottles, and
am satisfied it has done me more good
than anything l eyer used. am almost
well. and am sure, within two or three
weeks will be perfectly well, after
twelve years suffering intensely. Write
or address JOSEPH FEST,
Wells Co., Ind. Baker and Confectioner.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06
tfVt VI pIIOVs
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES

To cure any case. With each order received by
us for six boxes, accompanied with S, we viii
send the purchaser our written guarantee to re-
fund the money II the treatment does not AFFECT a
cure. Guarantees issued only by Marshall &
Fisher, Harper house drug store, sole agents,
Rock Island Ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06

An epidemic of suicides has broken
out in Paris. At least ten attempts at
self,murder are reported every day.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06

More than eight hundred old coins and
medals have been stolen from the French
museum at Carthage. North Africa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06

An English historical manual states
that President Lincoln was shot in a the
atre in Boston.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06

A turkey gobbIer at Darlington, S. c.,
sat upon some guinea fowl eggs, ,hatched
a brood of chickens and is now taking
proper care of them.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06
CONSTIPATION

Is called the Father OF Diseases" because
There Is no medium through which disease so
often attacks the system rs by the absorption Of
poisonous gases in the retention of dec yed and
effete matter in the stomach and bowels. II is
excreted from the blood TO produce Nature own
cathsrtie, and is generally accompanied with such
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06

Emperor William is said to be an in
veterate smoker of cigarettes, smoking
even at meals, between the courses. He
eats but little and seldom drinks wine. but
takes quantities of tea,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Estate Of Elizabeth johnson, Deceased.
The undersigned, having been appointed Ex-
ecuior of the last will and testament of Eliza
beth johnson, late Of the county of Rock Island,
state Of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice
that he 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 De-
cember term, on the First Monday in December
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 un-
dersigned.
Dated this 18th day Of October, A D., 1888.
JOHN JOHNSON, Executor.
7. T. KENwoRrnY, Atty. 18-d6w
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06

William H. Burnhiser, of Harrisburg,
Pa, has lived in bed twenty nine years,
in consequence of spinal injury.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-06
Loss of Appetite,
Sick Headache,
Bad Breath, Etc.

Tne tire atment of Const, alton does not consist
merely in unloading the bowels The medicine
mnst not only act as purgatiYe, hut be tonic as
well. and not produce after its use greatcr COS
tiveness. To secure regular habit Of body with
out changing the diet or disorganizing the sys-
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-11-30
Habits of Ants.

In spite of the multifarious dutiea
and tasks that are imposed on these
tiny burglars, they still find time to
sons. No spot, no atom of dust or any
thing uncleanly will they tolerate OIL
their bodies. They get rid of the dirt
with the brushy tuft of their feet or
their tongues, says the New York
Graphic. They act for all the world like
domestic cats when they clean and lick
themselves, and they assist one another
at their toilet precisely like monkeys
Their sense of cleanliness goes so far
that the naturalist often finds to his I'M
pleasant surprise the colored marks
that he had applied with so much care
on his trial ants" removed by their
officiating friends. They keep their
dwellings just as Clearly.
But the conveying away of their de-
ceased brethren, whose bodies they ap,
pear to regard with the greatest antip-
athy, gives them more trouble than
anything else. When some members
of an ant community which Mr.. Cook
kept imprisoned died and could not be re-
moved, those remaining seemed affected
with the greatest horror. For days the
insects ran about seeking way out,
and ceased only when completely ex-
hausted. The ants belonging to the
camponorous species seized the dead
and therw them into water pail,
which they converted into a sepulcher
Ordinarily, though, the ants are said to
treat their dead with more reverence.
They even possess their own grave
yards, which lie in the vicinity of their
nests. They convey their deceased
companions thither, where they lay them
down in orderly little heaps or rows.
1t is only the corpses of their fellows,
however, that they treat in this man
ner. Dead strangers they throw out
like something unclean, or tear tho
body in pieces. Even between the
master and slaves of the same commu-
nifty Miss Trent says she has observed
dissimilar mode of burial. While the
masters find their last repose in a spe-
cial graveyard side by side, the slaves
lie like heaped-up refuse near the nest,
desDised euually 1',th rs in life.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-11-30

"Billiger Mcswat, remove your ais
Instantly
Great drops orpsrspira,ion broke ON
on the bread. int l. ual brow 81 ~
Young man t. whom these woris were
addressed
Have I Pre- umeI too mu II uTo;9
The kindnes, and famliarity VITA
viii il Size has trea cd me? No, mol IL
cannot be, II must not bel" Aud h,
cave voice To tho emotions that thrilled
aI.obrlil Grub he said, with the
wear inc. passicnatc MARBLE of young
foet rendering the frs paroxs SIN OF
his muse 10 rel-whi'kered, cross
eyed literary cd.tor hear what nave
e. say first"
Clcuing his throat with conyulsive
energy lie went on:
"F0r the love of heaven, Lobelia,
do not Ii me, that have been ms
taken in TIA ing the uniform regard
that has marled your conduct toward
me during the last six months to be
warmer sentiment thin that OF nero
friendshipi DO not crush the hopes
that have risen in my breast like MI,
waukee avenue tsnement-housh erected
on the contracs plan. BE your own
gentle. tender, pitiful self, and
"Billicer McSwat, rem I'VE yo1r arr "
"One moment Lobelia Think Of the
happy, soulful hours we have sp mt
over Dante. Browning and-and the
hen AMI half probleml Call to mind
the ENJOYMENT. the enthusiasm, the-er
patti nee with which we have attended
lecture after lecture on art! Remember
the"
"Billiger McSwat, remove your
arm!"
"And listen to the pleading of your
own gentle heart when | tell you of the
sorrow that hasty decision on your part
would cost me now. | could not bear
il. | came here this evening, Lobelia,
oppressed by the news JUS received
that have lost my only uncle. in the
breast pocked of this coat is the letter
that conveys the sad news. 1t is true
he was a man of great wealth. He wal
worth perhaps a quarter OF a million
and in the letter of which l speak | am
informed by his solicitors that am hi:
sole heir, but"
Lost your only uncle? oh, l am SC
sorry Let it be my mission to com
fort you, Billiger"
Gently, forgivingly, the fair nader
beamed upon thai sorrowing young
man, as she laid her beautiful hea.
with its wealth of golden hair tendarl,
and consol ngly on the breast poke
containing the sad letter
And Billiger did not remove his
arm. Chicago Tribune.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-11-30


etn..fogl we most pleasant and eatfsfartar,
rhsr,ttnces y. business "a tho evidence M ef.i
Inn ogcaa ipnnlly shown hy he public 10 ,
Arm. r. ii.hed firm. The John H. Loved
fcyy II 80 lN Washington street. received
wko,- aso from a man In Tennes-ea. o.
isse-.t sH.l hai nu previous tuo,vlc ,gp. "a r..,
BIN vit6 e eef opiaining FIrs Kindred Dlgdi
OF go9t.. ava order Tor sixty-six dollars wort,
a rsro,ss,, requestinr the change 10 NJ returned
traineII examination of the hin brovpd In.
seudo. 'i ~ lhe ordtt was flltd as desired. The
pastossi lNeu ~ q remote locality where the
fsor s,.{ was nus only means d. rommunira.
veniont s,,. u ulll referred 10 was his m 81 con.
tnarla{issu SUN % inclosc, u would not be
vial i9le u this firm, who have been identified
,5esrs y llricat Dock Square FOR fo5flj-ci,Jti
r. ~, l9ulq thus win the confidence ~ tnsF ,,
that ~ EFhs!and pe1ple.but il is worthv of note
~ no sli success in business has grown mi
mi M Y9ghd reputation that extends tbrough.
their sdvarl.tit1ul states. Any one who has seen
1'ntieTy easements Of Guns. Rifles. Revolyers.
fbis ~, sporting Goods and Fishing Tnckle In
them F arl, can feel perfectly safe Ia eendino
Nc nm y amount Of money and be sure III ~
en,- Wa eiue In return, or If unsatisfactory i'm
sesdere' lhelr money refunded. All of onr
r.eIi ~ wanting goods in their line win Al
rage IN str, c.s IN stamps for their large l0O
i"s ~ srated catalogue.
of another ~ OHS wheat COtHerei
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-11-30

The partition walls TO some of the
new houses in some OF our great Amer
lean cities are often 20 thin that one
would not dare assume the privilege OF
leaning back against them in his chair,
lest he sholld lind himself, along with
heap Ct brick and mortar, n the prem
ises OF his neighb IL Indeed, if we arc
rightly informed, an accident of this kind
happened TO a fat citizen not loog since.
He hal recently moved into a new
house, when, leaning back as us3ul to
take his afternoon nap, he walked mp all
of a sudden in his neighb rs pa lo,.
But there is an evil u greater m lgn;-
tude and moe enduring consequences
1t is the facility with Viii Ii sound
passes through these thin partitions.
Though cnes person should be safe,
there IS no security for family secrets;
and curtain lectar4 del veral with
ever 80 much caution in ones own dor
mitory ma next dry be reclaimed on
the housetop OF some babbling neigh
Dor An VIA is worse still, YOU can.
not sleep; and though You may not
care a & fol the exposure Of your fam
lily secrets, lou wi hardly persuade
yourself that the pleasure Of listening
to those of your neiehbor is any toler-
able Offset or the loss Of sls p Thu
effect of thin partitions is tn, De, cribed
by Lcndon>poet
II you sigh, sneeze or sno~e
We can hear younelt door;
Therefore, lrly be SO kind
10 take care II your ind.
lfyoure dole nj or ciIy
Pray, dear ntighb r, cont Sigh
NOT, your n0se-itch TO elcc,
Don't furiously snee Q,
Nor sonorousy sno g,
Ntr do any hing no
That viii wake us noIt do r.
american C3fnr1t0r.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-11-30

An Observing Editor.

We have noticed two things which
can BE- banked upon with considerable
assurance. The man who gets drowned
is almost always swimmer, and the
woman who gets married is almost al
ways the woman who has spent most Of
her time looking the other way.-Batr
H1lgto1l Free Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-11-30

George Augustus sala the wei known Eng
lish writer on his last Australian trip wrote as
follows to the London D1ug TeeDdph;
Il especially have pleasant remembrance
of the ships doetor-a very experienced mari
time modico indeed. who tended me most kind
ly during horrible spell Of bronchitis and
spasmodic asthma. provoked by the sea for
which had swooped down on us just after ~
left San Francisco. But the doctors proscri,'
tons and the increasing warmth Of HE ten
perature as we ncared the TroI les, AID in pa :
ticular, q couple Of ALLCocg's PoGous PLAs'
TIERS elapped on-one on the chest ana another
between the shoulder blades SOFA set me
Nghtn
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-11-30

scroiula, Bronch tis, and General DEBILITY
w, " SCOTS EMULSION Of Col Liver o !
W. W. rnyl ophosphites, they will find imm -
scai prosNel ana perm nate benefit. The Med
' v" - toessIon universally dtcinrt il remedy
81. greatest value aud very palatab!e,
heau, have used SCOTS Emulsion in sew
Sren Oh scrotu and Debility in Chill
u .,a,isp,sNttsn nus NEST gratifying. My Little
pat pate take il with y essure. Wv. 4. HUI.-
BERT, NJ d., Salisbury. iii. -
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-11-30

PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR is extremely
English in all his tastes, ways and
talk, and objects to talking in any for.
eign language when it is not absolute.
" necessary.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-11-30

We once heard a man comploin of fce,ing
banly, am wondered what allied him. A hui
lnorous friend said: Give a doctor g., and let
nm guess / was a cutting satire on some
docloIS' Who don't always guess right You
don y ugest, when your bowels and stomach
are inactive and when Your head aches every
day ana you are languid and easily fatigued.
4 gu w bilious, and DR. picrce's Pleasant
1--WE Pe!iets will bring you out all right.
small segregated, easy to take. OF drug
gists.