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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-13
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-13
Advertised las. OF Letters No. -

List OF letters uncalled for At tue Postoffiee q
Rock Island, Rock Island county, Illinoi,
June %. 1890:
ArtZen, BarneA Fitzgerald r
Barnes Roy f Hermance Il Co
Berton, j Z Howard C.
Brock, Miss Maggie Lochridge John
Brown, Mrs Willie Milton MIS- Lizzie
Chamnee, fred Ag1 Nash. Miss Ida
Chesebro, Mrs X Post Peter y,
Crowley. Miss Julia TAYLOR Mrs Della A
remlhS James Walters, Geo
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tcof Wilson Kelly
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-13

There is really no tangible objection
to violently plaid trousers except thatthey
keep one constantly wondering whose
move il is
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-13
wHEKE TO SPEND THE 50 INNER.
If undse.ase, psrnar. hi. VIII Help 70

II Undecided, Perhaps this Will Help You.
Where to go. what to do. how to do it.
and the expense NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. agi
tating so many households contemporary
with the advent of summer, are all an
swered satisfactorily in the pages of the
handsome volume entitled, .lIealth and
Pleasure" just issued bv the passenger
department of the New York Central &
HUDSON River railroad.
The book is profusely illust rated. con
tains several valuable maps. and the in
formation is presented in a concise, We,
readable manner. 1t embraces an exten
sive list of summer hotels and boarding
houses along the Hudson. among the
Catskills. in the Adirondack mountains,
at Saratoga. Lake George. Niagara Falls
and other famous resorts
Copies of the book may lie obtained
free upon application to W B. Jerome.
general western agent, No. 81 Clark st.
Chicago, or will be mailed pos tpaid upon
receipt of ten cents in stamps bv George
ID. Daniels, general passenger agent,
Grand Central station. New York.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-13

Wanted "A good appetite. You can
have 1t easy enough by taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla. 1t tones the digestion and
cures sick headache.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-13
Two TelPgrauUs

To W. II. c., Washington D. C:
Rock ISLAND, June Is IT. n. T. is
looming up as candidate for reelection
to the school board. What sh all do?
H. W.
To II. W, Rock Island, III:
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. June 13.-Why
do you hesitater showed my prefer
ence in the appointment Of the hoard of
pension examiners. W. III G..
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-13

Ladies who value a refined complexion
must use Pozzoni's powder. 1t produces
soft and beautiful skin.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-13
ExECUToR's NOTICE.

Estate of Wendell Meier deceased
The undersigned, having been appoint ed ex
ecutrix OF the last viii and testament Ut Wendell
Meier, late Of the county Of Rock Island, STATE
OF Illinois, deceased hereby gives notice that she
VIII appear before the county court OF Rock ISL
and county, at the Office of the clerk of said
court, in the city of Rock Island, at the August
term, on the First Monday in August next, nj
winch time all persons having claims against
said estate are notified and requested to at
tend Tor 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.
dersiRned. "
Dated this eth day of May, A. D., 1890
2S-d4w JOSEPH A. MEIER Executrix
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-13
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday the
2ltn day OF june, A ID. 1880, an election will be
held at the Wide Awake Hose House in CONT
house square in the city OF Rock Island for two
members of the Board of Education, which cleo
ton will be opened at o'clock in the morning
and conlnne open until O'Clock in the afternoon
OF that day.
ROBERT KOEBLER,
City Clerk.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-13
County sn,,a,n=.
TRANSPORTS

TRANSFERS.
11-Isabella Kelley to William c Kee-
ley. ct al, lots /. IA, Sbepoard's sub div,
Port Byron. SEQ.
Lucy McCurdy to John Colson, lot o.
block 8. WATERWAYS place. Moline. $3.50
Jonathan Huntoon To Glare bell s Far
ris. 81 lot 5, block "a. Moline $4,000.
Frederick Siebert to Charles II Reupke,
NJ SCI nwl l3, IS. lie. $1,000
Mary Archer to John Nelson. part
lot 5, block 6. Spencer & Cases ad, r |,
$500.
John Nelson to Mary Archer. nj 10,
.. George Mixers sub div. Sa. Is. 2w,
81 900
LICENSED TO WE'D.
1-Frsnk f Miller. Moline, Mary {
Fluegel, Rock Island; Henry Claussen
Alvina Thornmoehlen. Moline Adolph J
Stoy. Clara Sharp. Rock Island.
12-Chss F French, Mrs Charlotte Y
Finn. West Liberty. Iowa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-13

If 81 outlives good looks and great achieve
ment, or if she dies ere the cheek has lost
its roses, the eye its luster and the voice its
charm?
ITO ne or not to be- is older than Shake
speare-it is old as the world
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-13
: DAILY PRACTICE

under our supervision. gwen each Juvenile pnpil.
Teachers will save money to order their Music
Books of ms One-third of Of marked price on
sheet music To every one. Leave orders naming
author, at my music rooms 1901 Second avenue
Rock Island.
We make specially of teaching inexperienced
teachers how to teach
Address me ut 14O5 Brady St. Davenport. Ia
MRS C. A NTHEKER
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-13
Republican State Convention. Spring field
June 24Ih

For ibis occasion the Rock Island &
Peoria railway will sell round trip tickets
at one and one-third fare. Trains leave
Rock Island at S:15 a. m. and 2;2O ID. IN
arrive at Springfield at so D. m. and IL
p. IN. Depot, foot of Twentieth street.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-13
Truth

Truth is more of stranger than fic
ton.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-13
Music Teaching.

After p years experience in teach ng Iustru-
mental Music, Will promise You more theory with
less lessons for the least money of anS teacher in
the city.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-13

Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned
mas peen appointed assignee Of Abram Loeb, and
all persons holding any claim or claims acainst
said Abram Loeb are hereby notified to presen,
the same to him under oath or Affirmation within
three months from this date, whether said claimi
are due or not Ali persons indebted to said as
signor are requested to make prompt payment Of
the same.
Dated March cath. 1890.
HENRY P. HULL, Assignee
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-13
A ssIGNEE's NOTICE.

Date d June 10, 1890
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
THE RIDE INTO KENTU CKY.
From Squalor and Sterility Into the
Magnificent Blue Grass Region.


From MIR. John Burroughs "A Taste
OF Kentucky Blue grass, " in the Century,
we quote as follows: "All the way from
Washington till | struck the heart OF
Kentucky the farmer in me was unhappy
he saw hardly rood of land that he
would like to call his own. But that
remnant of the wild man of the woods,
which most of us carry, saw much that
delighted him, especially down the New
River, where the rocks and the waters,
and the steep forest-clad mountains were
as wild and as savage as anything he had
known in his early Darwinian ages. But
when we emerged upon the banks of the
Great kanawha, the man of the woods
lost his interest, and the man OF the fields
saw little that was comforting.
"When we cross the line into Kentucky,
| said, we shall see change. But no, we
did not. The farmer still groaned IN
spirit; no thrifty farms, no substantial
homes, no neat villages, no good roads
anywhere, but squalor and sterility on
every hand. Nearly all the afternoon we
rode through country like the poorer
parts of New England, unredeemed by
anything like New England thrift. 1t
was country of coal, very new coun-
try, geologically speaking, and the
top-soii did not seem to have time to be-
come deepened and enriched by vegetable
mold. Near sundown, as glanced out
of the window, | thought | began to see
a change. Presently l was very sure l
did. 1t began to appear in the more
grassy character of the woods Then
caught sight of peculiarly soft and uni
form grassy patches here and there in the
open. Then IN few moments more the
tram had shot us iairly INTO the edge OF
the blue grass region, and the farmer IN
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17

That men are often aroused to per-
form noble deeds in times of great
public exigency by noble sentiments
forcibly expressed is a fact of general
acceptance. Patrick Henry's fervid
appeal, Give me liberty or give me-
DEATH" doubtless stirred many q
patriot to brave the one while striving
for the other.
But there are many worthy men Of
practical minds to whom sentiment is
of little value in comparison with pres
ent advantage, and with whom the
discharge of duty is matter-of fact
affair, to be purchased with as little
self-sacrifice as possible.
Michael Pinkind, resident of the
eastern shore of Maryland by occupa-
ton both a farmer and a fisherman,
was enrolled, during the war of 1912,
in the local militia, and when not
needed for active service was, with his
neighbors, permitted to remain at
home, engaged in the pursuit of live
lihood. When the British fleet anchor
ed off st. Michael's, and threatened
the bombardment of the town, the
militia were hastily called to assemble
for its defense.
The officer whose duty it was to
notify the warriors came to Pinkind's
house ON a day when he was absent,
looking after the fisheries in the Chop
tank River. AS he could not be fol-
lowed to his place of labor at that time,
the officer informed the fisherman's
patriotic wife that Michael was needed
at the front, and she, with great indig-
nation at the invasion of the eastern
shore by the British, assured the officer
that her husband would be found at
the post of duty on the day following
his return home.
She then went to work to overhaul
Michael's raiment, and make him pre-
sent as martial an appearance as pos
sible.
When he returned home next day,
Michael received from his faithful wife
the call to arms, and by her was pre-
sented with his uniform. His best suit
had received thorough renovation,
and upon the back of the coat was
stitched in prominent characters the
motto, "Victory or Death"
Michael regarded the motto dubious
ly for moment, and then anxiously
inquired, "Polly, can't ye make it VIC
tory on Cripple| Youths Compara-
io31
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
Uncle Sans Postage Stamps.

Some people imagine that Uncle Sams
postage stamps are printed in Washing
ton, but such Is not the fact. They are
all made by the American Bank Note
Company in New York city, which las
the contract from the government.
The stemps are printed from engraved
steel plates big enough to strike off 400
of them on sheet with single stroke of
the press. After being struck off in this
way, the sheet passes beneath revolving
brush carrying mucilage, by which the
back of the sheet is gummed. The sheet
is then dried and tiattened under an hy-
draulic press. Next it is run through a
perforating machine, which is an arrange
ment of little wheels revolving parallel to
each other, and Just far enough apart to
make the perforations as one sees them in
a sheet of finished stamps fresh bought at
the post-office. After the perforations
have been made across the sheet one way
by one machine, the sheet must pass
through second perforated machine for
the cross perforations, the stamps being
thus outlined so as to be readily torn
apart. In the middle of each machine,
however, is knife which cuts the sheet
in two so that the sheet of 400 comes
out of machine No. 1 in two sheets of 200
each, and these are divided into four
sheets of 100 each by the knife in machine
No. 2. All stamps come in sheets of 100
for sale. The stamps are now done, and
only remain to be gone over, Inspected,
counted and tagged in packages of 100
sheets before being sent out. As they are
printed the sheets of stamps are carefully
counted and if one is ever so slightly de-
fective, though but one stamps is injured
OF imperfect, the sheet is destroyed and
carefully accounted for.
1t is an old story, by the way, that when
the English government wished to dis
cover way to tear stamps apart readily
it offered $50, 900 for an acceptable sug-
gestion. A povert- stricken but ingenious
Britisher proffered the notion of perforat-
ing the stamp sheets and received the for
tune Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
Feathered Bell-Ringer.

When travelling in the forests of Gui-
ana and Paraguay it is not uncommon to
meet with bird whose music greatly re-
sembles that of an Angelus bell when
heard from a distance The Spanish call
this singular bird the bell ll-ringer, though it
may be still more appropriately designated
as the Angelus bird. for like the Angelus
bell, it is heard three times day-morn-
ing, noon, and night Its song, which
deties all description, succeeds one an
another every two or three minutes, so
clear and in such resonant manner, that
the listener, if a stranger, imagines him
self to be near a chapel or convent. But
it turns out that the forest is the chapel
and the bell bird. The beauty of the
Angelus bird is equal to his talent; he is
as large as a jay and as white as snow,
besides being graceful in form and swift
in motion. Bnt the most curious orna-
ment of the Angelus bird is the tuft of
black, arched feathers on its beautiful
head. This tuft is of comical shape and
about four inches in length.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17

John w. Maokay, tho bonanza king,
Is as shy as school girl, makes no pre-
tense of wealth, keeps his own counsel,
steers clear of reporters and was never
known to give an interview for publica-
tion. He never answers any of the
thousand begging letters that come to
him in the course of a month, pays no
attention to what his neighbors are do
ing, but rather minds his own business
"a unique proceeding in this day.
How much money he is worth is still a
topic of speculation. His fortune is
placed anywhere from $80,000,000 TO
5000, 900, 900. Perhaps the first sum Is
nearer the truth. But nobody will
ever know until he dies. He has no
confidants. He is really the last of the
West for so many years.
There Is one topic on which Mr..
Mackay talks to his most intimate
friends. This is his wife. He is as
much in love with her to-day as ever.
There is nothing that delights him
quite so much as to read of her social
successes abroad. That she should have
conquered even among queens in the
Old World is no small feather in the
cap of one who was once lowly wo-
man in a mining camp. Mr.. Mackay is
proud of her, but he laughs at the
newspaper reports of the ridiculously
large sums that she is supposed to
squander on her entertainments abroad.
And we'll he may; for while Mrs.
Mackay entertains lavishly, she is not
eytrayaoont
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
Salt Productions.

Salt is at present produced by means of
open watts or pans, varying in size accord
ing to circumstances and the quality Of
salt to be produced. Its manufacture
necessarily requires large area and an
enormous consumption of fuel to main
tain the salt at the boiling point, in order
to secure the precipitation of the salt more
Or less rapidly, according to the quality
required. For example, a salt pan twelve
yards long and two and Il half yards wide
thirty square yards-eXclusive of the
brickwork, is supposed to run out about
forty tons of salt per week. DR.. Pick,
who is one of the highest authorities on
the subject of salt production, has, how
ever, invented an economical process for
evaporating liquors containing salts, and
separating the salts from them. By
means of this apparatus, which covers
thirty-tivc square yards, it is stated that
600 tons of salt can be produced per
week. New York Telegram.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
The Shah's Romance.

The Sutana of Persia, who has just
been cured of blindness, was the favoritc
wife of the Shah. Under the Mohamme-
dan law not more than four such COM
panions are allowed, and Nasr-ed-Deen
has only three. One of them is his aunt
and another his cousin, the latter being
the one who has been under treatment at
Vienna. The third wife was formerly
the Shah's favorite seegeh, or supernu-
merary wife-a species of relation of
whom the Shah has about forty on hand
at atime.
She was the daughter of a poor coun-
tryman living near Demarend. One day
the Shah Glanced to pass through the
village, and she went to the roadside and
offered him a basket of grapes and pome-
granates. He stopped, took the fruit, and
then commanded her to remove her veil
that he might see her face-a privilege
which he alone can exercise over any wo-
man in Persia.
She, of course, complied. Doubtless
she had expected that to happen when
she went out with the fruit. At that
time she was an uncommonly pretty girl,
even for Persian, and the tender and
unsophisticated heart of theShah was pro-
foundly impressed He probably had
not been in love more than two or three
thousand times before, so he was still
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
He Drummed for Jackson.

Jordan B. Noble, coloied, died re-
Gently in New Orleans, La, aged ninety
two. He was a drummer boy in the
army of jackson at the battle of Chal-
mette in 1914, and was one of the survi-
vors of that memorable campaign. He
was drummer at the recruiting stations
here during the Mexican war; and during
the late war under the authority of Cen
b. F. Butler, raised one of the first com,
panies of colored troops for the colored
National Guard New York Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
A Poetical Wife.
BY WILL HUBBARD HERMAN,

was writing busily one morning
when young friend of mine came in
and dropped into chair, with long,
deep sigh.
"Tired, Ben ?" I inquired, absent1y-
adding, "There's the morning paper.
LII be at leisure presently"
oh, dash the morning paperl Dash
the whole newspaper press~ / have
euphelnized his expletive a little.
"Why, what's the matter Benz"
Matter! What isn't the matter ?
My wife says she's the coming Corinne
of America"
1 began to feel interested.
"1ou see, it is in this way When
your paper came out with her first eff
fusion, she forthwith flew to the con-
cluslon that she was inspired, and be-
gan pesterlng the editorial fraternity
of the whole country with her rhythm
ical rococo."
"Oh, that's all proper"
"But she didn't stop there, durn it
One evening l went home, kissed her,
asked if dinner was waiting, and she
began:
"My love- the banquet soon will be
Spread W1Jn Lne DeSU OF IOOu bilee
And our waiter from the sands
OF far-oH tran satlantic lands
Will help thee to menu fine,
Including old Falernian wine"
"Must have been exasperating," I
said in condoling tone.
"Exasperating Yes. You hit the
needle pop in the optic. And she went
on in the same strain until bedtime,
winding up as follows:
"My dear you know full we'll it shocks
Me through and through when in your socks
see hole have the yarn
This awful orihce TO darn.
after breakfast, as I was leaving
the house, l heard voice in the up
stairs hall saying;
Now, Jane, manipulate the broom
With deXt'rous hand in every room,
"I fed. When I went home at half
past twelve that night, my wife met
me with frown and Kissed fercely
"out of my. sight, thou laggardl Out of my
Seek thee another lodgment till the dawning of
the day
Run, OH, recreanit husband us thou never hast
run beforel
THAT made me mad"
Naturally"
Eyes; so l began:
"This is my castle, madam here will I stay,
vow,
Till rolleth the radiant sunbeams over the
mountain brow;
And, listen, my own companion if 1 cannot
stay with thee,
I'll stop with Jenny, the housemaid--
"She said:
"'Well, -will-see ,"
"Did that remedy the defect?"
"Yes, till morning, when she began
again"
"How ?"
"4ou see, my trousers were out of
order, and l begged her to put little
patch under my coat-tails. That fired
her off and she whizzed:
"Oh, for the rare and radiant Junes
Ere ever thought of thy pantaloons;
Ere ever thought that thy love SO sweet
Would deign to ask me to patch the seat
OF thy"
Just then the door orened; pink
and white vision of bea lty appeared
upon the threshold and began:
Benjamin mother is coming to-day
And"
"If that is the case, there's the devil opay,"
moaned Benjamin, and vanished from
my sight.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17

quite novice Theupshot of It was that
the next day found the miller's daughter
installed in the imperial harem as favorite
secgeh, with promise that just as soon
as there was vacant akdeeship she
would be promoted to fill it. Several
years passed before there was vacancy,
but when one did occur the Shah fulfilled
his promise.
The former peasant girl had continued
to make good use of her opportunities by
getting dozen or more of her relatives
appointed to lucrative places at the i'm
perial court. Two of her brothers are
chamberlans and another is marshal of
her household. But fourth brother re-
fused all such honors and emoluments,
and still drives his humble trade as
muleteer. Chicago Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
The Barber of India.

In India everything runs by caste,
and the BARRIERS rank with the washer
men and blacksmiths. A barber's son
is always barber, and q BARRIERS
daughter is sure to marry barber.
The Indian barber, like the Chinaman,
travels from house to house to do his
shaving. He carries all his tools under
his arm, wrapped up in cloth, and
when he shayes his customer he makes
him squat down on his heels, and bend
over his head. He then squats down
on his own heels in front of him, and
the two without chair or stool, do the
business in the most primitive manner.
He usually shaves with cold water, and
he is manicure as well as q bar ber.
No Hindoo shaves himself, and few Hin
docs pare their own nails. The barber
is expected to take the gray hairs out of
your head, eyebrows and mustache, and
like his Chinese brother, he pays atten-
ton to cleaning the ears and to shaving
the face, even to the corners of the eyes.
A high priced barber, in India gets
from one dollar and quarter to two
dollars per month per family. An or
dinary shave costs from one to two
S0utc, ahtt u hlSV-CldSs udlr Culb Is given
for from one cent to nickel.
1t is quite customary in the East for
the families to shave their heads when
they go into mourning, and in Siam,
when the king dies, all the people in
the country are supposed to cut off their
hair SO close that the tops of their heads
are as clean as a billiard ball. The
head of the corpse is shaved in India
and, while Watching body being cre-
mated at Benares, the writer saw about
half bushel of human hair lying on
the stone steps not far from the fire. I
asked where it came from, and the guide
told me it had just been cut from the
heads of the friends and relatives o.
the deceased. The Indian barber is 4
surgeon as well as shaver. He bore,
the holes in the girls ears, and piercea
their noses for the nose ring. He ofteo
acts as a professional match maker
He trims the nails of the bride fol
weddings, rad takes off the fine clothe:
of the widow and dresses her in her fu
neral garments. had these Hindoc
BARRIERS meet me at every station in In.
dia, and they were always within call
of the hotels.