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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20
A Great Emergency.

recently appointed policeman was one
night sent to remote part OF the West
Twelfth street district to travel the beat of
an officer who had been taken suddenly Ill
The locality was a dangerous one and before
setting out from the station the new man was
admonished to be sure to call for the patrol
wagon If he got in any trouble Two hours
later terrific thunder storm arose Capt
O'Donnen sat in his private Office, a number
Of officers in reserve idled about the squad
room. Suddenly the telephone instrument
clicked. Capt. O'Donneu heard the operator
tell the patrol wagon to so to certain local
ity in hurry"
A hurry coll" is serious. 1t means that
an officer Is in need of immediate assistance
This call came from the post to which tho
new man had been sent The captain inag-
ined oil sorts Of desperate crimes
'Corne on, you men" he shouted to the
officers in the squad room. as he rushed out of
the station and sprang aboard the wagon,
which was already in the street. The re-
serves hurried after him Few stopped to
get storm coats They piled on the wagon
tho word was given, and away dashed the
patrol, rushing through the storm that in
less than a moment had drenched every man
through and through. Arriving at the box
pulled up. Capt. O'Donnen ieaped to the
ground, his men following. The policeman
who had called for assistance came forward
from doorway.
Whats the troubled" excitedly demanded
the captain.
"Why, wanted my rubber coat, >" replied
the officer
And he is still on the force. Chicago
Tribune
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20
ADVICE TO MuraERa.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
OF your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth? If so,
send at once and get bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. Its value is incslculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it mothers.
there is no mistake about it. 1t cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom.
ach 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 United States, and is fol
sale by all druggists Throughout the
world. Price 25 cents per bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20
AN ALARMING SHOWING.
The Greatest Danger now Threatening
the Community and what the leading
Papers have to Say on the Subject

The leading question of the day among scientific
men, and in the leadirg papers. 10 the alarming
Increase Z pneumonia. the death-rate showing an
increase Of over FIVE hundred per cent within the
lasr few years. DR. Gouverneur NJ. Smith, in an
article in the Medical Recor says that while med
ical art has advanced Of recent years in many d.
rections. 40 far pneumonia is concerned eel
ence has shrivelled." The New York Sun, writing
ON this subjecl says;-"The great increase In the
fatality OF pneumonis IL very alarming, es, ecialy
the disease carries of many IN the full ess Of
life and health" The New York Herald says -
considering he impending weather changes. 1t
is TO he feared this dread disease will open its
campaign very vigorously Surgeon General
Moore. Of the army, in his annual report, says
THE principal cause Of death in the army 10 pm,
monia."
There is one thing that every DOCTOR every sur
geon and every nurse does upon the first appear
ance Of pneumonia. and that 10 to stimulafe the
system. The life is weakened, and must be slim
ulated throw of this terribl disease. Pure spir-
its do this; impurv spirits do not. The amount OF
Duffy's Pure Malt VIII ky used by the doctors and
nurses in the land, in cases Of pneumonia is enor
nous. One doctor states that be cured himself of
pneumonia three different times by the use Of this
grea remedy. Prudent heads Of fami les have
found the benefit OF keeping tits pure preparation
in their homes. to be used IN C se Of emergency
Temperate men and women, doctors OF DIVINITY,
end the most advanced thinkers unhesitatingly In
dorse IL. II 10 used not ss beverage, hut xs the
most scientific remedy Of the day. and it car show
more cures thanan other know scovery. Great
care should b. exercised in occurring the gen une
and great promptness In taking It on the approach
Of the drst symptoms.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20
Color of Katydid.

There has recently come into the possession
of the writer specimen of the katydid
showing remarkable variation in color.
The whole body is of beautiful and delicate
rose pink. The specimen when captured did
not seem to be abnormal in any other respect.
1t has been identified by a member Of the
chronological division of the agricultural de-
partment as PhyDoptera oblongifolia- 1t
seems to be a rare variation, though from the
same gentleman we learn that at least one
similar case has been recorded. A specimen
exactly like this one in color is mentioned by
Riley in his sixth Report on the Insects Of
Missouri" as having been sent to him many
years ago.-L. N johnson in Science
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20
$500 aeward.

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 30
sugar coated pills. a5c. For sale by oil
druggists. Beware of counterfeits and
limitations. The genuine manufactured
only by John C. West & Co., s62 W.
Madison St.. Chicaa o, III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20
The Population Of Rock Island.

Is about 10000, and we should say q,
least one half are troubled with some sf-
fection of the throat and lungs. as those
are. according to statistics,
more numerous than others. We would
advise all our readers not to neglect the
to call on their druggist and
get bottle of Kemp's balsam for the
throat and lungs Trial size free Large
bottles soc and 81. Sod by all drug.
gists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20

Perhaps no local disease has puzzled
and bafiled the medical profession more
than nasal catarrh. While not immedi-
ately fatal it is among the most distress
ing. nauseous and disgusting ills the fish
is heir to, and the records show very few
or no cases of radical cure Of chronic ca :
tarrh by any of the multitude treat
mept until the introduction of Elv's
Cream Balm a few wears ago. The sue
cess of this preparation has been most
gratifying and surprising.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20

In the pursuit OF the good things of
his world we anticipate too much: we
eat out the heart and sweetness of world.
ly pleasures by delightful forethought of
them. The results obtained from the use
Of DR.. Jones Red Glover Tonic far exceed
all claims. 1t cures dyspepsia. and all
stomach, liver, kidney and bladder
troubles. 1t is perfect tonic, appetizer.
blood purifier. sure cure for ague and
malarial diseases. Price, 80 cents. Of
druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20
TEN YEARS WITH RHEUMATISM.

NEWTON, n. G. June 25, 1887.
GENTLEMEN:-I am pleasured in say
ing l have been great sufferer of rheu-
matism for ten years, and have exhaust
ed almost every known remedy without
relief. / was told to try B. B B. which
did after long procrastination, and with
the experience of three bottles, am all
most healthy man. / take it as part
of my duty to make known your wonder
full blood purifier TO suffering humanity,
and respectfully ask you to mail me one
of your books of wonders.
Respectfully. w. ! MoREHEAD.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20

Who of US are without trouble be tb ey
small or larger The blessings of health
are best appreciated when We are sich
and in pain. A hacking cough. sevcrk
cold, or any throat or lung disease are
very Troublesome; but all OF these may be
auickly and permanently cured by DR..
Bigelow's Cure. Safe and pleasant for
children. Price so cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20

The hest on earth can truly be said OF
Grlgg's Glycerine Salve, which is a sure,
safe and speedy cure for cuts, bruises,
scalds, burns wounds and all other sores
Will positively cure piles, letter and all
skin eruption. Try this wonder healer
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refund
ed. Onlv 2h cents. Sold nv druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20
The Handsom.., Laay IN Rock Island

Remarked to friend the other day tha,
she knew Kemp's Balsam for the ihroa,
and lungs was superior remedy, as II
stopped her cough instantly when other
cough remedies mad no effect whatever.
So to prove this and convince you of its
merit, any druggist will give you sample
bottle free. Large size SOC and 81.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20

Winks-What are you doing nowf
Jinks-Running cheap restaurant down
town.
81 never supposed you knew how TO cook"
81 don't. That's why I'm running cheap
restaurant. ~ Philadelphia Record.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20

Nearly all diseases originate from in
action of the liver, and this Is especially
the case with chills and fever, intermit-
tent fevers and malsrial diseases. To
save doctors bills and ward disease, take
Simmons Liver regulator, a medicine
that increases in popularity each year,
and has become the most popular and
best endorsed medicine in the market for
the cure of liver or bowel dlsesses.-
TELEGRAPH. DUBUQUE. Iowa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20

The senate has raised the salary of the
private secretary from IS, $50
o 5000. Elijah will profit in his own
country after all.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20
From q Druggist.

PALATKA, Fla, May 81, 1887.
The demand for Botanic Blood Balm.
(B. B. B. Is such that now buy it in
half gross lots, and / unhesitatingly say
that my customers are well pleased.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20

There are over twenty thousand young
women in Great Britain studying music
with the idea of some day blosseming into
stars.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20

1t is said that church pews have aver
aged 10 per cent higher this year all over
the country in rerenting
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20

Sal. water is reported to be invading
the oil and gas wells of northwestern
Ohio and making a great deal of trouble
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20

A Pek,n newspaper has jnst finished a
serial story which contained 2,c40 chap
ters. You get the worth of your money
in China
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20

The southern California hotels are well
nlled with eastern guests.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-20

SECURITY AND ADVANTAGES.
The private property Of the Trustees is respon-
sibie 10 the depositors. The officers are prohibi-
ted from borrowing any OF its moneys. Minors
and married women protected by special law.
OFFICER IS. ". wHEELccK, President; JOHN
Coon, Vice President; C. r. HEMENw Y, Cashie.
TRusTEEs:-S. ". Wheelock, Porter Skinner
c W. Lobden, slson Chester II. W. Candee, c.
GrantE, s. Wright, c. F. HemnwBy, John
Good; j. VI. Chrsty, c. II. Stoadsrd.
az The only chartered savings Bank In Rock
Island County.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-10-26
An Extraordinary Refrigerator.

A young friend of mine, who has for
several years each summer gone with
his father on camping trip on the
south shore of Lake Superior, tells me
of novel eXpedient they often en-
ployed for preserving. their venison in
warm weather. In that country some
of the streams are flanked by long rows
of sand-hills, whose composition is so
loose that they shift about continually
under wind of any force. In the win
ter time the high winds often blow the
sand over the great snow banks which
lie upon the north side of the sand
dunes, covering up the snow to depth
of several feet. The snow is thus kept
unmeted, and even in the middle of
summer one can dig down through the
sand to it and find the best imaginable
sort of natural refrigerator. In this
way. said my young friend, they buried
their deer and trout, and found them
entirely fresh so long as they cared to
leave them. This is certainly a new
instance of natures bountifulness with
the sportsman. Forest ana Stream.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-10-26
THE ROCKING CHAIR.


Ny grandmother sat in this old rocking chair
But she was not my grandmother then,
And her sweet little face was bewitchingly fair
AS IT laughed n defiance TO men,
Her sun bonnet futtcrcd like bird on its string
Her trosses traed free on the breeze;
And gaily ween did my grandmother sing,
Underneath the old gnarled apple trees
MY grandfather rode through the white orchard
gate
And tethered his steed to n tree;
He had curls growing thick DER his silly young
pate,
And high Hessian boots to his knee
From the pink apple blossoms that over him
hung $500
He brushed OF the dew with his hat
Till he came TO the spot where the rocking chair
swung
And my merry young grandmother sat.
The lsingcup and cowslip blocmed round far
and wide,
The bees from their sweetness did sip;
But my grandfather blushed-and my grand.
father sighed,
he licked of their heads with his whip.
Then my grandmother hummed her cunning
old song
Faint heart never won lady fuir;"
So he sighed and he sued, and before very long
There sat two in this old rocking chair.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-10-26
COUNTING BY ELECTRICITY.
Interesting Machine to BE Used In the
Forthcoming Census.

MaChlhe To he CSeu the
Forthcoming Census.
We have on more than one occasion
published note on the complicated
electrical appliances which have been
manufactured to be used in taking the
forthcoming census. We now give u
brief description of the process:
The census collector will call with
his printed blank. and answers to ques-
tions will be written in the usual way.
These sheets will then be placed be-
fore a person who operates a machine
which may be likened to typewriter,
except that instead of the usual ink
marks on paper. small round holes are
punched in "a card. The cards, one for
each person, are about six and a half
inches in length by three inches in
width. and the particular position of
hole in card indicates an answer to
some of the questions in the printed
blank.
AS many as $50 items of information
can be punched out upon card, al
though no one card would ever have
more than one-tenth part of the whole
number For example, no one person
can be classed as both white and black,
American and foreign born, and il
foreign born he can only come from
one country. These cards, when
punched, are placed one at time in a
sort of press, and u lever operated by
one hand is brought down, when a
series of pins are brought against the
card. Whenever u hole has been
punched in u card, the corresponding
pin passes through into mercury cup
beneath. completing an electric circuit
These circuits, one for every hole, pass
out to II large number of counters
which operate electrically, and which
add upon their dials all items of the
same kind upon the same dials. For
instance, all white men are counted
upon dial marked white males;"
all business or professional people
upon dials which indicate their par
ticular business or profession. The
cards, as they leave the press, are all
sorted by means OF an electrical sort
ing device, whereby they may be
sorted into groups of States. Modern
Light and Heat
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-10-26
WHAT NOT TO DO.
Eight Mistakes Made by Farmers I'm All
Parts of the Country.

EiSht Mhue Dy Farmers IN All
Parts of the Country.
To think that any one can farm; that
man who has starved as a canvasser
for patent churn or has been unsuc-
cessful as a carpenter can jump into
farming-a business requiring high in
telligence and persevering efforts
and, being utterly unfamiliar with de-
tails, be able to make money on farm.
To entertain the idea that Il large
farm half stocked and poorly cultivated
pays better than few acres well and
carefully titled.
To pay several dollars for good farm
tools and allow them, for want Of
proper shelter, to become useless a
year or so sooner than they shouldP
To let year after year pass by with
no attempt to improve the quality of
the farm stock. Blooded cattle and
horses pay. The cattle make beef
quicker, the cows give more and richer
milk, and the horses are Of better
temper.
To let foolish pride or narrow
minded prejudice prevent the adoption
of new methods when they have been
proven by practical mon.
To get up after the sun, lean on fork
handle and speculate for an hour or
two upon what the weather is going to
be. while the weeds get a start. and
then wonder why farming doesn't pay.
To leave lot of unchopped wood
wet or half-split at the pile, "A lot of old
harness hanging in the kitchen. and
muddy tracks in the dining room, and
expect to see the women good -natured.
To have a lot Of half-fed, emaciated,
lonesome-looking fowls roosting de-
jectedly in some old tree, when few
good healthy chickens properly housed
would make the poultry yard an honor
instead OF disgrace. Call.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-10-26
PEDDLER'S PARADISE.
Saturday Night Scenes Where New York's
Poor Do Their Marketing.

Saturday Night Scenes Where New Yorks
Poor DO Their Marketing.
One of the results of the thicllly pop
ulated condition Of certain districts of
ahe city has been the establishment of
Saturday night street market by the
various peddlers of food, merchandise
and motions" who roam the streets at
large during the week. Before night
fall on the last day of the week these
itinerant merchants take uptheir stand
on one of the crowded avenues and
prepare to reap a harvest of small
change by the sale of the stale, accu-
mulated '.leavings" of the week.
As / went up Ninth avenue last
Saturday evening | noticed with sur
prise the dimensions attained by the
open air market in that locality. From
about Thirty to Forty-second street
both sides of the avenue were lined
with the carts and wagons of these
vendors. A haze hung over them,
composed of the smoke from their
paraffine lamps and torches mingled
with the damp night air.
The noise was truly that of babel
of tongues. Irish accents mingled with
the broken English of the Italian.
German, Polish, Spanish, Scandinavian
and Mongolian tongues wagged busily,
discussing barter involving the value
of perhaps ten cents.
And what models for an artist fitted
to and fro on the pavements or stood
haggling by the wagons! Here a
brawny son of modern Rome, who
might in oldep times have won plau-
dts as gladator. but who in these
degenerate days is glad to earn a
scanty living as an aqueduct laborer, a
garbage gatherer or what not. There
keen eyed Milesian, with the hod of a
bricklayer in his hand. Now vola-
tile Frenchman, carefully scanning the
odds and ends that he will doubtless
convert into an appetizing ragout.
AS passed / glanced at the food
displayed in this great bargain mart.
There was an inde6nable aspect Of
staleness about il, and as i noted the
many small stores that lined the street
| wondered why these polyglot buyers
from the tenement houses should pre-
fer to purchase from irresponsible ped
uiers rather taul from estaDsisAud and
permanent tradesmen. l communica-
ted my wonder to u man who looked
like car driver.
Said he: 1.-The stuff that those ped
dlers sell is stale and often rotten, but
every thing is faxed up SO as to look
fresh. They blow out the chickens and
dip EN- in some kind of liquid that
makes 'em white so that greenhorn
wouldn't guess that they had been
peddled on the streets for week or
more. The fruit is harder TO patch up,
but they do it."--N. Y. Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-10-26
PuNegNT PARAGRAPHS.

Mamma, is a bat dam
gerousp" Mrs. Treat-w don't know.
my child. Ask your father. Texas
Siftings.
"A swallowtail coat may be just the
proper thing for the bridegroom at q
fashionable wedding, but for an elope-
ment there is nothing like a cut-away.
Puck.
-Sceptic-.'Did you ever know two
doctors to agreeP" Medical Student
(after re eflection) )-"Y-e-s; oncep" Sccp-
tic-"Where was itP" Medical Stu
dent-"At a post-mortem. IN. Y.
Weekly.
-Physician-"You must have made
some big blunder in cleaning my watch.
1t won't run at all now" Matchmaker
(taking the watch)-'I will put it in
good order. A jewelers. blunders are
easily repaired. Punch.
--Peterson-"Why are you always
kissing that girls photograph Dude
ly-"Well, you see a fellow has to do
something when he is engaged, and one
of the advantages in kissing the photo
graph is that the paint doesn't come
! off. Life.
Little Boy Mamma, why are
you so cross at me all the timeg"
Tired Mamma-"Because you keep
doing wrong, and ! want to make an
impression on your mind" Little
Boy-"Wcll, mamma, l guess if you'd
be good-natured just once, it would
make bigger impression. Golden
Days.
Miss Slyppe-''Mr. Penfeather is
so easily embarrassed, don't you thinkP
asked him yesterday to tell me just
what he really thought of me and he
was so taken by surprise that he couldn' +
say word" Miss Flyppe-'Th"i
was not embarrassment, it was merely
politeness. "-Terre Haute Express.
Anxious parent Ito keeper of pri-
vate lunatic asylum my daugh'
ter written any more poems of pas'
stomp Keeper (reassuringly)-"No.
sir. She seems to have got entirely
over that infirmity and is now writing
what she says is modern society
novel; Anxious parent Cunning
away sadly)-"She'l have to stay here
awhile longer." Chicago Tribune. .
Mrs. Litewaiten said that lady's
husband, in tone of solemn warning,
''do you know that the newspapers
speak of cases where women have
been tried as common scolds?' "And
do you know" said she, with deliber-
ate emphasis, "that there is a growing
popular impression to the effect that a
foolkiller is preparing for effective
work?"-Washington Capital.
DR.. McQuack-''You are foolish to
think your wife is likely to die. She is
not dangerously ill, and will be up in
day or two. Your love for her fills
you with unwarranted fears" Hus-
band-"Ah! if you but knew her,
doctor, you d know that when she stays
away from millinery opening as she
did to-day, she is in dangerous con-
dition. Omaha World.
What is the refrain of the song
you are singing?' said Jinksby. inter-
rupting his roommate. But the let
ter that she longed for never came" J"
was the reply in tone of annoyance.
We'll, keep still IA minute, maybe the
postman's around the corner now
waiting for you to get through singing.
Why don't you give the girl chance
for her ?n-Merchan Traveller.