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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04
Grading Sunday Schools.

One of the most encouraging features of
church work at present is the Sunday school.
with its millions of scholars ana tens of thou
sands Of teachers. This agency has replaced,
and splendidly replaced, the old time formal
pastoral visits and catechetical instruction
occasions when the family in starch and buck
ram sat in state while the dominic, also in
starch and buckram, ever so often endured on
their side and inflicted on his side a stilted ex-
animation concerning points of theology which
speedily carried all parties into deep water.
But the Sunday school is yet far from perfect
chief difficulty with it lies in the Indifferent
fitness Of the teachers. These. for the most
part are constrained They undertake their
work not from love OF 1t, still less from apti-
tude. but in response to urgent appeals. They
make little or no preparation for teaching-are
noticeably absent from teachers meetings and
saunter into the school on Sunday with an air
of ennui, which says as plainly as though it
were spoken: II am here out of a sense of duty.
Let US hurry and get through and away"
What would be thought of a writer who
brought to his task no special knowledge-ofa
preacher who made no preparation for the
duties of the sacred desk! Fewer teachers but
abler ones; larger classes, taught by amply
right direction. The Sunday school ought TO
be graded like public school, and its officers,
from the superintendent to the librarian,
should be selected and placed on the ground
of fitness. The methods SO successful IN secu-
lar education might wisely be adopted in the
Sunday school-and must be before the best
results can be reached. Let it be understood
that that is no place for scholars that yawn and
teachers that cape.
The two supreme objects of a Sunday school
are: the instruction. and through this, the in
gathering into the church of the youpr.
Everything. from opening to Close should con-
duce to these ends. The teaching especially
should be right over against these objects: the
language plain. pithy, energetic, electric. and
the spirit charged with love and solicitude.
Away with the gospel of hum-drum. Wake
up Rip Van Wrinkle. Avoid tediousnsss
the contemplation of eternity. The Sunday
school OF to-day. in order to be as good as the
Sunday school of yesterday, must be a great
deal betteT-must be what IL should be with its
present advantages and opportunities.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04
6S7-METAGRAM.

A right adjustment of my t0hoLe
Might span the earth from pole to pole.
Curtail me once, and for your trouble
The gain will be exactly double.
Beheading now. and then retailing,
A tempter, invisible assailing
Turks in the path of many a youth
To lure him from the way of truth.
Again curtail, and not in vain
Once more you realize gain.
My head, my heart, my tail. now choose,
No fop can this luxury refuse;
In head and heart. and last but one,
A metal shines. My riddles done.
A. p. RUsER.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04
MARRYING A MOTHER-IN.LAW.
A Washington Mans Example Not Likely to
be Followed by Many.
st. Paul Globe. ;

81 Paul GIobe.5
A citizen of Washington recently, for some
not fully explained reason, married his mother
in-Iaw. Whether he wanted to be a social
hero or was merely subdued is not evident; but
the saddening sequence was that after the
festivities had given place to the realities of
welded life, it was discovered that the mar
riage was void according to the statute more
than 100 years old.
What possible objection there could be to
marriage with deceased wife's mother OF any
other of her relations is a conundrum to the
average mind. The danger that the example
would become contagious and leave the other
daughters without proper opportunities could
hardly be alarming.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04
ICE FROM A COAL NINE.

ClearneId County People Who Don't Worry
Over the Icemnn's Bills.
Punxsutawney splrit.I
In Bell township. Clearfeld county, about II
miles from Punxsutawney. is an abandoned
coal bank which forms natural icehouse. The
water which drips down through the crevices
of the rock in the early spring freezes into i'm
do not melt until .he summer is past. Persons
in the vicinity visit the place when they want
ice. The cave 10 always as cold as the interior
OF a refrigerator. 1t Is an elegant place for
midsummer picnic&
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04
ANSWERS.

T4-Iodide Of potassium 10 died Of potas-
sium.)
675-Supernatant
67B-He carried: !, the strawberries to the
stepping stone; 2 the eggs to the landing place;
8, the strawberries to the landing place; 4 the
tomatoes to the stepping stone; s the strawber-
ries TO the wagon; 9. the eggs to the stepping
stone; T. the strawberries to the stepping stone;
s, the potatoes to the landing place; 9, the
strawberries to the landing place; 10. the eggs
to the wagon; IL, the strawberries to the wagon;
II, the tomatoes to the landing place; l3, the
strawberries to the stepping stone; IA, the eggs
to the landing place; Is. the strawberries to tho
landing place.
67-Thanks-giving.
67S-Whip-poor-will.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04

The object is to provide well-educated
gentlewomen to act as guides for strangers
In sightseeing, shopping. excursions and
other like Offices, where an extensive and
peculiar knowledge" of the town and coun-
try is as necessary as that which Mr.. Weller
displayed of the city of London, when he
led Mr.. Pickwick straight to the only table
with convenient legs in the tavern i'm
mediately round the nearest corner.
The working of the system will be best
e1emplified by stating that the association
has taken temporary rooms at 121 Pail Mall,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04
THREE PRIZES FOR AUGUST.

For each of the best three lots of answers to
the puzzles published during August a fine
prize-one well worth surviving for-will be pre-
sented The solutions must be forwarded each
week, and full credit will be given each com.
petitor at the close of the month.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04
690-REBUS.

Four Roman numbers placed Alright
Will show what every one should be
Who tries to keep his features bright
In trouble or adversely.
w SrrMpsor
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04
SHARON, PA.
683-ENIGMA.
6S2-LINEs YOU KNOW.

6S3-ENIGMA.
Upon dial is pin,
Which is the all;
And ''title" is a veil quite thin
Also ITO call"
Yet the complete has grown to mean
A certain grace,
A finish and charm, I ween,
In form and face.
BITTER SWEET.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04
624-CHARADE-

A mean fellow first Is reckoned,
And tOhoLe is called a barbarous second;
Yet first may mean to hunt or chase,
And second an Italian race.
NELsoNIAN.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04
Some Diplomatic Core. pond enc 9.

Clerk of Committee on Foreign Affairs
What is 1t, Peterson?
Page-A message from his Royal High
ness, the King Of the Hawaiian Islands,
sir, referred to you by the President.
Clerk Of Committee-Read it aloud; I'm
busy.
kindly loan me e til dsr after to-morrovP M yU9
fsigned1 KALAKAUA.
Puck
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04
689-RIDDLE.

By improper affections for what proper con.
nection
Are our souls put in danger Of final rejectioni
K. T. CHER.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04

Postal Clerks Advice.
Philadelphia Record.l
people persist in writing in haste on their
letters" said postal clerk yesterday, "as II is
did any good. The best way to write the
words is with 10cent special delivery stamp.
That goes"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04

AON DON, July ~.
- extension at all OF
fMthe area of female
WI Unemployment will be
VShailed by all right
minded people as a
1 \work deserving OF
patronage and en-
couragement.
Among the numerous
schemes that havsrecent-
ly been started is one
which, while it en-
braces a wide field of
usefulness, may certainly
lay claim to no small
degree of originality. I
allude to the Lady
Guide Asso ciation''
which has been estab-
lished in London, and
is shortly to be ex-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04

and that, by sending telegram to this ad-
dress from any country in the world, YOU
can be absolutely certain when you reach
the English capital that you will find your
apartments ready, someone waiting for YOU.
carefully attendant upon your slightest
wish and brimful OF information upon any
and all subjects about which YOU might re-
quire to be enlightened.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04
THEMODERN MINERVA
Facts About the London Lady Guide
Association Which Provides
FAIR MENTORS FOB STRANGERS
Who Will Make Travelling Pleasure and q
Profit for Ladies.
A BOON FOR LONELY OLD BACHELORS

rcoRREsr oNDENcE OF THE DIsPATcH.1
LON DON, July %.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04
A Postal Clerks Advice.

6SO-The alphabet
6S1-Corrode.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04
THE STYLE OF FOOT WEAR.

Not the least important feature of the new
revolution is the approved style OF foot wear.
Heretofore men under the gouty age have
paid little attention to the material of which
their shoes are made, provided the fit was
all that could be asked. 1t is not so now.
Goodness has become requite. The coolest
shoe OF course is low cut with no leather
about the ankle. The hottest shoe is made
of patent leather. 1t is the handsomest but
by all means the most uncomfortable. Next
in order comes the calf skin in all its va
rieties. The coolest leather is goat skin,
seal or kangaroo skin, and the coolest color
is russell These latter feathers contain little
oil, are porous, light and do not attract the
rays of the sun. Such shoes cost from IS to
$1b pair as the caprice and bank account
of the wearer may dictate.
Last but not least Is the selection Of the
hat. Never before have straw hats been 20
popular as they are this season, and never
bsfass have they been 50 becomingly msde.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04
FOR THE D1sPArcH.l


and his wife were
both very poor people,
but in spite of that
they were very happy.
The source Of all their
happiness, however,
was their only child,
a little girl named
Florence. Wherever
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04

whole lot of birds from the forest. The
little songsters were sitting around on trees
and shrubs, on bushes and branches, filling
the air with the most doleful songs of grief
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-25

sorry to say, have had the same material
experience as the senator's"
How will the disaffected veterans
treat Gen. Palmer if he is nominated for
senator next Year,"
"That is hard question. They do
not like the idea of him taking his dis
charge from the local post. If it be be-
tween him and Farwell have no doubt
many Of them will vote the democratic
ticket"
\ "How do you regard Cleveland and
his administrations"
81 believe that Cleveland was imposed
upon. / think that nine-tenths of the
private pensions bills he vetoed we're in
troduced for no other purpose than to
court a veto. Had he signed them he
would have been scored more severely
bound to be damned anyhow. Good
men will endorse every one of his vetoes
of private pension bills. And l am OPP
posed to the pau per pension. Every sol
dier who received wounds in the service
that incapacitate him from earning a
living, should receive a pension that
would keep the wolf from the door, and
it ought To end there.
lyon are newspaper man and
suppose will publish this. If anything |
have said is denied. | want the privilege
OF replying, and | will do ii over nv
own signature All real veteran soldiers
will endorse all have said, if they know
the facts"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-25
MALE OF REAL ESTATE.

By virtue of an order and decree of the County
conrt OF Rock Island county, Illinois, made on the
petition OF the undersigned. Abraham Merchant
administrator of the estate of Margaret J. sears
deceased for leave to sell the real estate of said
deceased, entered at the July term, A. ID. 1889 of
said court, to-Wit: on the 10th day of Jnly 1854
shall on the 18th day of August next, at the hour
OF O'Clock in the afternoon of said day sell AT
public sale, at the Margaret J Sears homestead
west OF Black Hawk watch tower, in said county,
the real estate described as follows to-wit:
Beginning at the center corner of section IA.
township Il north, in range west of the 4th p
NJ. thence east on the half-section line 10 81
chains; thence south at right angles chains TO
Ro' river; thence west with said river TO a point
where the half section line running north and
south thr ugh said section intersects said
river; thence north on said half sec
tion line to the north side of Tower street
10 the town of Sears; thence south 69s. : west
along the north side of said Tower street = "a
chains; thence north parallel with the half sec
uon line (var. - 4OD 6 Ill chains; thence east
: ~ chains TO point on the half section line 80
feet south of said center corner; thence north 60
Ieet 10 the place OF beginning: excepting an re-
serving therefrom the lands heretofore conveyed
to the Rock Island Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany and also the lands heretofore conveyed to
Richard Manslll N Co, by deeds recorded eepec-
lively IN book 30 OF deeds at page 81 and book 81 of
deeds AT page PCS OF the records of SAID Rock Isl
and county. said tract containing to acres more
or less also lots !, ana in block 10 in the town
oil Sears; also acre described as follows tow 4:
Beginning 3iSA feet west of the - section corne
on the east ide Of the northwest quarter of sec
ton Ia, township IL north, range west OF the 4th
= NJ. running thence south 1l3 feet; thence ives I
354 feet 10 The southeast corner of the old grave
yard; thence north ll3 feet; thence west 1875 feet
thence south 1l3 feet TO the southwest corner Of
the old grave yard; thence we I 81 feet: thence
north PAS feet to the sonth line of Rodman's land
thence east 269l4 feet; thence south 1872 feet 10
the place of beginning, in Rock Island county.
Illinois, on the following terms ro-wrt:
One-half in cash to be paid on the confirmation
by the court 81 the report OF sale; the balance on
credit of II months, the purchaser to give his
note AT per cent interest with approved seen
rity and mortgage on the premises sold to secure
payment thereof.
Dated this 10th day of July. A. D 1889.
A. MERCHANT,
Administrator OF the estate of Margaret j. Sears
dcCeas ed.
ADAIR PLEAsANTs, Attorney. july l1-dIw
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-25
First a Puymy-Anon a Grant.

We are too apt to regard small all
ment much as we would some pigmy, I'M
pleasant of aspect and prankish indeed,
but incapable of serious mischief. We
ignore the fact that it grows prodigiously,
strengthens in proportion. and begets evil
progeny. A fit of indigestion, a slight
bilious attack, sensations of unrest and
languor when the system should have
been braced by recent sleep. unaccounta>
BILE nervousness, inactivity of the kidneys
or bladder-what are these but the pre-
cursors of obstinate and serious bodily
disturbances In either of the above
emergencies, common sense and exper>
fence unite il indicating Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters as the best preventive
Particularly should its use be prompt
when the Ian guor, yawuing. chilliness
down the back. and feverishness that
precede a malalial attack, manifest thems
selves. lncipient rheumatism grows apace.
Don't neglect it. So with constipation
and debility.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-25
Bound to set There.

The Davenport papers are disposed to
enviously sheer at the proposition 10
unite the cities OF Rock Island and Moline
and one of them sarcasticslly remarks
that Rock Island and Moline would be
Obliged to annex all suburban towns
within radius of thirty miles to reach
the size of Davenport. That's what
will be done if necessary, and if cur pro-
hibition neigLbOrs don't look out we'll
turn the course of the great Father of
Waters around through Duck Creek bot
toms and annex Davenport to Rock ISL
and. We are bound to get there and
would not object to letting Davenport
enjoy some of the benefits of city that
is known, no matter whether we will call
ourselves "Rock Line" or Mole Island"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-25
ADylun tn norHRKs.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
nj your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth2 If so,
send At once ard get bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. Its value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm,
mediately. Depend upon it mothers.
there ia no istake about it. Ii cures
iysentery, diar -hoea, regulates the stom-
sch and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces Inflammation and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
tenn Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
TASTE, and is the prescription of one of
the oldest and best female nurses and ply.
sicians in the | nited States. and is for
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price 35 cents per bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-25
A N EXTRAORDINARY oFFER-To all wan

A EXTRAORDINARY oFFER-To all want
I1ing employment. We want live, energetic
agents In every county in the United States and
Canada to sell patent article OF great merit, ON
ITS MERITS. An article having no competition
ana on which the agent is protected in the xcu-
slve sale by deed given for each and every coun-
ty ne may secure from us. With all these adyan-
tages to our agents. and the fact that il article
that can De sold to every house owner il might not
be necessary TO make IAN EXTRAORDINARY
OFFER" to secure good agents at once but we
nave concluded TO make il to show not only our
commence In the merits of our invention but in its
salaDllity by any agent that will handle il with
energy. gu agents now at work are making
from $3.50 TO 500 a month clear, and this fact
makes 1t sale for us TO make our offer to all who
are outof employment. ANY agent that W Ill give
our business thirty days trial and fill To clear
Al least $loO IN this time, ABOVE ALL EXPENSES
can return all goods unsold Ia us and we will re
f9nd the money paid for them. No such EN-
ployer of agents ever dared to make snch offers
nor would we if We did not know that we have
agents now making more than double this amount
our large descriptive Giro ulars explain our offer
tnly, and these we wish TO send to everyone ont
OF empl yment who will send us three one cent
postage stamps for postage. Send at once and Sc
cure the agency in time for the BOOM and 90 10
work on the terms named in our extraordinary of
fer. Address at once, NATIONAL NOVELTY Co.
5l4 Smithheld St, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-25

have been periodical sufferer from
hay fever since the summer of 1879, and
until | used ElY's Cream Balm was never
able to find relief. l can truthfully say
that Cream Balm cured me. regard it
ms one of great value and would not be
without it during the hay fever season.
l.. NJ. Georgia, Binghampton. n. y.
| can cheertully recommend Ely's
Cream Balm II the suffering public for
hay fever and stoppage of the nasal pass
sages. have tried it, and find il gives
immediate relief. f. Rector. Little
Rock, Ark.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-25
CHANCERY NOTICE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS
Rock Island County,
To the September term, A. D 1889 OF the Circuit
court-ln Char Gerry.
Edgar DeForest Folsom and Bridget Broderick
compliments, Lazarus Lowry Emily y
Lowry, and Marshall Field Lorenzo &. Wood
honse, Joseph Field, Harlow II Higenhot-
Tom John g. McWilIams, partners a. Marshall
Field & Co.. Albert A, SpragEe, OHIO s =
SpragHe and Ezra j. Warner, partners as
Sprague. Warner X Co, Clement Baine X Co,
Ninona Mill Company, John II. Lowry, de
PENDANTS Bill TO Foreclose.
mortgage.
To the above named defendant. the winona Mill
Company:
Athdavlt of your non-residence having been filed
IN the office of the clerk of said circuit court
notice Is hereby given TO you, the Winnna Mill
company, that the above named cnmplaipapts
nave MED IN SAID court their bill of complaiut
hRainst You on the chancery side of said court:
That summons in chanCery has been issued in
SAID cause against you Ieturnable the next
term OF said circuit court to be begun and holden
AT the court house in the city of Rock Island in
said county, on the first Monday Of September
A ID 1889, at which time and place you will APP
pear and plead, answer, or demur 10 SAID bill Of
complaint, II you fit.
Rock Island, H., July %. A. D. 1899.
GEORGE ". GAMBLE
Clerk OF said Court.
SWEENEY h WALKER, Sol'rs for complt's. d4w
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-25
(IHANCERY NOTICE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock BLAND COUNTY,
In the Circuit Court, September Term, A. D. 1889
Cornelius II. Smith VS. the Unknown heirs of
Mason Fitch, deceased-In Chancery.
mdavit that the names of the unknown heirs
of Mason Fitch. the above defendants are nm
known, having been filed in the clerks Office of
the circuit court OF said county, notice is there
fore hereby given to the said defendants that the
complainant filed his bill of complaint in said
court, on the chancerv side thereof, on the 23d
day of Jnly, 1889, and that thereupon a summons
issued out of said court, wher rein said suit is now
peLd ing, returnabe on the first Monday in the
month Cf september next, as is by law required
Now, unless you, the said defendants above
named. the unknown heirs of Mason Fitch de-
ceased. shall personally be and appear before
SAID circuit court on the first day of Che next term
thereof, to be holden at Rock Island in and for
said county, on the first Monday in September
next, and plead, answer demur TO the said
compliments bill Of complaint the same and the
matters and things therein charged and stated
VIII be taken rs confessed, and decree entered
against you according TO the prayer of said bill
Rock Island, ILL.,, July, %. 1889
GEO. W. GAMBLE, Clerk of sal Court
ApNR PLEAsANTs, Compt's Sor. d4w
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-25
jy245
A DMINIsTRAToR's NOTICE.

Estate of William Farrell, deceased
The undersigr ed having been appointed admin
istratrix of the estate of William Farrell, late
OF the county OF Rock Island. state of Illinois, de-
ceased, hereby yives notice that she will appear
before the coun court of Rock Island county, at
the Office OF the clerk of said court in the city of
Rock Island, al the September term on the first
monday In September next, at which time all
persons having claims against said estate are no
titled and reqne ated to attend for the purpose of
having the same adjusted. All persons indebted
10 SAID estate are requested to make immediate
payment to the Undersigned
Dated this cot day OF July, A. d. 1882
CATHERINE e. FARRELL,
july 20-d3w Adminjstrstrix
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-25
100 Ladies wanted,

And 100 men 10 call on any druggist for
free trial package of Lanes Family
Medicine, the great root and herb reme>
dy, discovered by DR. Silas Lane, while in
the Rocky mountains. For diseases of
the blood, liver and kidneys it is N posi-
tive cure. For constipation and clearing
up the complexion it does wonders.
Children like it. Everyone praises it.
Large size package. 50 cents. AT all
druggists.