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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-09
Financial Item,

Wife-What are You studying so bus
lily these days?
Hushand-I am interested in the silver
problem.
Wife-So am !. Would you be kind
enough to give me half a dollar2-Lowell
Citizen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-09

Customer notice that Slater is rails
ing full beard.
Barber-Is tina. so? | wish he had
done it two years ago.-Lowell Citizen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-09
Natural Enough.

Fond Mother gazing at the babyl-
He looks just like his father, doesn't hea
Careful Nurse~Y Yes, mum. except the
beard and eye glasses. Munsey's Week
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-09

I like my wife to use Poxzoni's Com
plexion Powder because it improves her
looks and 10 a. fragrant as violets.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-09
Tact.

Are these shoes your best quality"
I'VE have only one quality, madame" 4"
Then why the difference in price? A
friend of mine paid six dollars yesterday,
and these are only four"
I'VE sell by quantity, madame"
Quick sale.-Harper's Bazaar.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-09

Charity begins al home." remarked
the father. as he gave away his daughter
at the marriage altar.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-09
To Nervous Deb,l,tated Mem.

The man you meet going down bill
was at one time higher than you are.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-09

A new play for next season is called
The Oath" Without much doubt the
hero is a teamster
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-09

FAST NAIL TRAIN with Electric lighted end
Ste am heated Vestbuled trains between Chi
cai'o, MilWaukee, st. Pauland Minneapolis.
IRA RAN-CONTINENTAL ROUTE with Elec'rie
lig tied and Steam heated vestihlled trains be-
tW ien Chicago and Council Biuhs, Omaha or
81. Paul and the Pacific Coast.
GRE AT NATIONAL ROUTE hstween Chicago
Ks psas City and st. Joseph. No.
67OO MILE OF ROAD reaching all principal
po nts in Illinois, Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa.
hi ssouri, South Dskota and North Dakota.
For maps. time tables. rates Of passage and
fr0ieh ht etc., apply to the nearest station agent
OF t6 Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway, or
to al y railroad agent any where In the world.
RIOS WELL MILLER, A. v. h. CARPENTER.
GENERAL Manager. GenH Pass. d 4. Agt.
a For information in reference to Lands and
Tow rs owned by by the Chicago, MlfYaukeP y
st. ! aul Railway Company, write TO II. g. Hau-
gen, Land Commissioned Milwaukee. Wisconsin.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-09

BURLINGTON ROUTE c., B. q @. RAIL
- xay-Depot First avenue and Sixteenth st.,
NJ ]. Young, agent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-09
THE TRAVELLERS, GUIDE.


OHlGAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAIL
~ way-Depot corner Fifth avenue snd Thirty
frst street. c. Ii. Skelton, agent
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31

Mark Revel, who vas a member of the
Stain gang when Stain lived in Medfield, is
said to have recently made statement in
which he gives what purports to be con-
fession made by Stain to him of the formers
part in the Barron tragedy. The only thing
new in 1t is Stains statement that Barron
was dosed with morphine by the robbers,
with no intention Of killing him, but merely
to keep him quiet The only effect the state
ment can have is to revive a discussion of
the Barron matter and that is not desirable.
1t will not abate in the slightest degree the
faith of the believers in the suicide theory.
Nothing short of revelation from on high
will do that. Meanwhile the great major
ity Of the public are satisfied that the con-
viction of Stain and Cromwell was justified
by the evidence and that their sentence was
well deserved.
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31

The farmers of the west will have reason
for great rejoicing If the experiments of
Professor Snow of the University of Kan
sas on the determination of chinch bugs,
continue their present marked success.
Professor Snow has discovered chinch bug
epidemic that has thus far never failed to re-
suit fatally and has spent his days and nights
in spreading the distemper abroad over the
west. He keeps supply of the insects on
hand and propagates the disease among
them, sending infected bugs to farmers at
the proper season to be scattered among
the healthy members of the bug tribe
wherever found The legislature of Kansas
will be asked to make special appropria.
tion at the coming session to enable Prof.
Snow to continue his good work on suffi-
GENTLY large scale to warrant some hope Of
the complete determination of the pest that
has cost the western farmers billions of dol
lars.
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31

There is law in New York permitting
the appointment Of police matrons to care
for female prisoners. There is also money
to pay the salaries of the matrons, but still
there are no matrons. The board of police
commissioners decline to make such appoint
ments on the ground that it would democrat
lie the force to have women attached to the
station-houses. II the commissioners mean
to imply that official association with women
would make the officers less ready with their
clubs, revolvers, and fists upon manacled
and defenceless prisoners then let us hope
that some higher power will override their
opposition, for New York officers are notori-
ously quick to anger, and do not seem to
think they have done their whole duty I'M
less they bring stheir prisoners in bleeding
and senseless from the effect Of brutal club
bings.
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31

A new form of college vandalism has ap-
peared at Yale. where students steal the
Grape emblems of death from houses of
mourning. A Harvard man who knows
about boating would probably say the Yale
men were engaged in a fitting occupation,
but the outside world would call them par
ticularly small sneak thieves.
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31
CURRENT CO MMENT.
WANTED, SOME MORE LEADERS!
TAuburn Gazette.1

WANTED, SOME MORE LEADERS!
auburn Gazette.1
Henry Watterson should prove valuable
and inspiring addition to the Democratic
national committee, to which he has been
Just elected by the blue grass Democrats.
That body clearly needs inspiration of some
sort.
oPINING A SERIOUS MATTER
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.1
congressman Cultivate is announced as
positive candidate for Speaker But We Opine
that he will stand a sorry show beside Mills or
sprlnger.-Canton Repository
Whatever you do, Brother Repository
don't "opine" Men have been killed for
smaller 0ffenses.
THE COUNTRY is WITH HIM.
Detroit Tribune.l
Congressman Belknap has aroused the ire
Of the extortionists who have been bleeding
pension claimants, the needn't feel the
least bit uneasy about it. The old soldiers
are with him and so are the people generally.
The pension sharks must 90 and If some of
them should go into horizontally striped
garments they would get what they deserve.
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31

II the report of the circumstances attend
ing the bloody fight between the troops and
Big Foot's band is correct the Indians richly
deserved the treatment they received. The
troops were engaged In disarming them when
without any warning they rushed upon the
soldiers and with tomahawks and scalping
knives began an indiscriminate butcher
ing in cold blood. Under these circum-
stances the troops were justified in taking
the terrible vengeance that followed. What
effect this enc ouuter will have on the other
Indians who have not yet surrendered re-
mains to be seen. but Gen. Miles evidently
fears it may serve to postpone the settlement
of the trouble which before its. occurrence
seemed close at hand.
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31
PORTLAND and BOOrHaAY STEAMBOAT Co.

WINTER ARRANGEMENT
STEAMER ENTERPRISE after November 10,
- viii leave Portland every SATURDAY az 3 q. m.
Tor BO1thoay, South Bristol and EAST bOotnDay;
every WEDNESDAY, at : a. m. for Pemaqud and
all above landings; returning, leave East Booth
pay every MONDAY az 80 a. m. Ior rOrtland and
leave Pemaquid for Portland ana intermediate
landings Connecting with Boston boats no freight
received after n as a. IN. on day Of SAILING e'
no7dtf ALFRED RACE. Mana0er
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31


The New Hampshire Supreme Court met
yesterday to hear petition for an injunc-
ton to Restrain Mr.. Jewett, the clerk of
the New Hampshire House of Represen-
tatives, from placing the names of the
IF entitled" representatives on the roll
Of that body. The House of Represen-
tatives has conferred upon the clerk
the power and enioined upon him the
duty of making up the roll of the incoming
House. 1t has made him. therefore. prac.
tically the judge of what persons have been
elected members of the House so far as the
making up Of the roll is concerned. AS be-
tween two persons claiming to be elected, it
Is undoubtedly his province to decide which
shall go on the roll. This being the case, it
Is not at all probable that the court would
undertake to order him to put certain names
on or leave certain names off. So that If the
only form in which the matter presented
Itself to the court was request to direct
him what to do or what not to do, the prob
ability is that it would reply that the duty
OF making up the roll belonged to the clerk,
and that for the court to attempt to substi-
tute itself In his stead would be a usurpa-
Lion. But In this case there Is something
more than petition for an order restraining
the clerk from taking a certain line of &C
ton which 1t is surmised he will take if left
to himself. The clerk himself practically
asks the court to advise him as TO the proper
method Of performing his duty. So that
while there is before the court a petition
asking it to order the clerk to refrain
from doing certain things, there is also prac-
tlcally request from the clerk for advice.
Under these circumstances 1t is very prob
able that the court will see its way clear to
expound the principles and rules on which
the roll should be made up. 1t Is certainly
greatly to he desired that it may do so. The
making up of the roll as the Supreme Court
indicates, will be accepted by the general
public, and the danger of prolonged and
and angry controversy. which may bring
much harm to the State will be averted.
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31
CANAL NATIONAL BANK.

THE annual meeting of the stockholders Of the
a Canai National Bank, Of Portland. for The
election of seven directors and for the transac
ton OF any other business that may legally come
before them, will be held at their banking house
on TUESDAY. the thirteenth day of January,
1891, at IL O'Clock a. m.
GEO. G. PETERS, Cashier.
All Oandhd
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31
WEDNESDAY MORNING. DEC. 81.

We 40 not read anonymous letters and commu-
nlcstions. The name and address OF the writer
are in all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee OF good faith,
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31
ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE.

U'HE Proprletors Of Union Wharf Corporation
= are hereby notified that their Annual Meeting
VIII be held at the Office of the wharfinger on
TUESDAY, the sixth day of January, 1891, at Q
oeinek In the Afternoon, to act on The following
10 cnoosr Clerk and other officers Tor the
ensuing year. 3rd. To act ON any other business
tnat may legally come before them
Portland, Dec. 90, 1890. dec23di3t
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31
ANNUAL MEETINGS.
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK.

THE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
a Merchat s' Nat. Bank, OF Portland, Me-, for
the election OF seven directors for the ensuing
year, and the transaction of any other business
their banking house, on TUESDAY,, the 18th
day of January, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
j. K. GILMAN, Cashier.
Portland, Me-, Dec IL 1890. decI3dIm
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31
Cumberland National Bauk.

HNHE annual meeting of the stockholders Of the
Il Cumberland National Bank. of Portland.
VIII be held at their banking room on TUESDAY,
the thirteenth day Of January, 1884, at ten o'clock
M. for the choice Of directors for the ensuing
year and the transaction of any other business
that may legally come before them.
W. Il. SUULE. Cashier.
Portland, Dec. IL, 1890.
dec dim
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31

Our free-trade friends who are SO anxious
to benefit Englishmen nc matter what be-
comes Of their own eountrymen, should take
good look at the following words of j.
Carmichael Allen, of Minneapolis, who has
just returned from England.
The passage of the Mckinley bill opened the
eyes OF Enellshmen with money to invest, and the
Inducements for making such investments were
OF nature that promised TO bring any quantity of
new funds TO many American industries. But
the result OF the election In November has de-
veloped somewhat of scare, and the idea pre-
walls that the Mckinley bill will be repealed as
soon as the Democrats take charge of congress-
ional affairs.
Our friends should next hasten to secure
an open letter from Mr.. Cleveland as
surfing the Englishmen that the Mckinley
bill cannot be disturbed SO long as the Presi-
dent and the Senate are Republican, and
then before the Englishmen get the idea
through their heads, they should continue to
put their money into linen mills and jute
bagging factories and tin plate mills and
thus demonstrate to the world their strong
belief In the calamity doctrine they preach.
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31
CHAPMAN BANKING COMPANY,

Oxford Building, fS5 Middle ST,
PORTLAND, MAINE,
Respectfully announces itself as organized and
prepared to
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS,
DEAL In CHOICE INVESTMENT SECURITIES,
NEGOTIATE MUNICIPAL AND CORPORATE
LOANS,
SELL FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC EXCHANGE AND
LETTERS OF CREDIT.
1t viii receive the accounts Of Corporations
Firms and Individuals ON favorable terms and al
low liberal rates on time deposits. 1t has set
aside and placed in hands Of Trustees, a Special
benef' of depositors.
list OF choice securities now offered for sale, and
recommended to conservative investors:
$4,000 City OF columbus, Ohio,
scSS civ Of Newark. ohi:. stree,
eefgnding improvement. :-........... J's
S2,ooO County of L.cas, Ohio, Gener-
IS 600 Ha.iseii County, Ka... Refund
50 900 - Macy. Tewaship, Ks..,
sis "a. a. ;:..; US
Transit Railway co.. lst mort........ Is
$4,000 keokuk, newn, Electric street
Railway and Power Co., 4 81 Mort. 6's
S15,0 900 Crawferd-viiie, tnd., Water
and Light TO-. ssf nort.................. 6,s
sxO.eOO scioto WATER Co., of Marion,
$1,000 Pierre water Work. Co., OF
Pierre, 80. Dakot.. LIT Mort ......... 6,s
SsO.aO0 Beaver Water Co., of Denver,
Col, Est uest..................... Us
$4,000 Detroii Bay City Railroad
sea, 900 Cape Guardian soufhwssiern
Railway DO, Consolidated -........ s.
Prices on application, Correspondence invited.
@. O. CHAPMAN. CHAs. j. CHAPMAN.
ROBERT CHAPMAN.
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

TIME Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of
Il the First National Bank, Of Portland, will
be held at their Banking rooms on TUESDAY,,
the thirteenth day of January 1891. at 10 O'Clock
a. M, for the choice Of Directors for the ensuing
year and for the transaction Of any other business
that may legally come before them.
JAS. E. WENGREN, Cashier.
Port and Me. Dec IL 1890 dacI 2dIm
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31
PROPOSALS..

DROPOsALS FOR OBSTRUCTION Of stone
:. Engineer ONCE, Portland, Name, Dire. ] 3,
1890. Sealed proposals In tripllcate for con-
structi0n OF stone jetty at the mouth Of SacO
River. Maine will be received at this office, 637
Congress stIeet, until p. m. OF Wednesday, De-
cember 81, 1890, and then opened Attention Is
invited 10 Acts OF Congress approved February
20, 1885, ana Febru Try %. 1877, vol. 20, page
332, and vol. "a, page Ala, Statutes at Large.
All necessary Information furnished by JARED
A. SMITH, Lieut. Col. Corps OF Engineers U. s.
Army. dec16-4t-then3O&31
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31
A M LINZ
The New Hand Made Cixnr.

"AAuo Ohgnr.
ineldentaIy we would call attention 10 the
opinion Oh the Bon, Hannibal Hamlin.
Mn AZ ne BANGOR, April 2S, 1890.
De1r Str-l have tested the cigars OF your man
uldcture which you presented me, and ind them
an excellent article. Having been a smoker for
more than fifty years, ought 10 know a good
cigar, as regard yours. Yours truly,
HANNIBAL HAMLIN.
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31

The new rule for closing debate in the
United States Senate has been introduced
and discussion will soon begin upon it
After the rule is adopted there will be no
difficulty in closing debate when the majority
think 1t should end, But how can the rule
ever be adopted If the Democrats see fit to
hlibuster against it? The same tactics
which have been resorteds to to prevent
vote on the election bill can be employed
to prevent vote on the new rule.
The Democrats can talk upon 1t until
the fourth of March when this
Congress expires by constitutional limi-
tation. Two ways have been suggested.
One is that the presiding officer, after de-
bate has continued as long as to make it evil
dent that it is merely for purpose of delay,
shall rule that further debate is out Of order,
and Immediately put the question. Or if
the presiding officer should hesitate to take
that responsibility motion might be made
upon the floor that debate do row end, and
In the event of the presiding officer over
ruling the motion an appeal might be taken
to the Senate and his ruling reversed by the
majority. Either method would accomplish
the object In view, namely, to get an Oppor-
tunity to vote on the proposed rule. And un-
less the Democrats change their tactics 1t is
evident that one of them must be resorted to
or the new rule will fail, and the majority Of
the Senate be left In the same impotent con-
dition in which it now find itself.
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31

Cumberland Consty Agricultural and
Horticultural sociefy.
TUE annual meeting q the Cumberland
Will be held at Harding's Hall Conan on fhe
First TUESDAY in January. 1891, at 10 O'Clock
a. m, for election of officers for the ensuipr
year, and TO transact any other business that NAV
legally come before said meeting.
Per Order, d. F. WHITTIER.
dec23d2wE Sacratarv
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31
The National Traders Rank.

FEHE shareholders of the National Traders
= Bank, of Portland. are hereby notified that
their annual meeting will be held at their banking
next at eleven O'Clock a. M, to choose five d.
rectorsf for the ensuing year, and to act on any
other business that may legally come before the
meeting.
EDWARD GOULD, Cashier.
Dec. IL, 1890 dec12dtd
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31


With regard to the merits of hot or cold
water for the complexion, Herald of Health
concludes that washing the face may logi-
cally. for good results, follow in the line ad-
opted in the Russian and Turkish bath for
the surface Of the whole body. In other
words, that the way to wash the face, so as
to keep the skin soft and yet fresh. is first
to use hot water with a fine soap, aud then
cold water Immediately after as douche.
The water and soap cleanse the pores as the
cold water never can; so remove the insensi-
Bile accnmulatons OF grease and respiration
that catch and nix particles of dust; and con-
vert them into "blackheads. and hasten
the scaling of dead scarf skin. For all these
causes the hot water Is to be applied liber-
ally with flne SOAP; the face sunk into the
basin. indeed, and held there under water as
long as possible, until, in fact, Ii has had
literally bath and not a wash
Then, while yet the skin is soft and moist,
splash cold water pentifully over it from
basin standing ready hard by. This serves
a an immediate and bracing tonic, counter
acting the relaxing effect of the hot water
upon the epidermis " ith brisk swiftness. If
the face be afterward hard rubbed with
fine towel until a healthy glow Is created,
the skin seems then to have been subjected
to the most scientific treatment pOssible-t0
one who Is logical and rational, and which
wherever 1t has been tried, has resulted fav-
orably
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31
John Miller 81 Co.,
MANUFACTURERS,
Boston, Mass

For sale by the following well known cigar
dealers In Portland;
Geo e. Woodbury. a. SEN. Portland. brunS-
wick and Bangor; John Cex, two stores Gee.
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The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31
$2S,oOO.OO
Argentine, Kansas, Water and
Electric Works Co.
FIRST MORTGAGE SIX PER CENT
BONDS DUE 1909.

AIBtHIIH6 Is ntdr SuburD OF KANSAS City, Mis-
souri,, being three miles from the Union Depot in
Kansas City, the city now has population of
5000 and Is rapidly growing.
Located In Argentine is the Kansas CITY Smelt-
ing and Refining Company which employs six
hundred men; the Atchlson, Topeka and Sante Fe
X r. 20. has located Its shops and round house
at Argentine and employs seven hundred and fifty
pay oils at this point
Although the works were only completed and
accepted by the city in February Of this wear. the
company Is at the present time earning its expen-
SEES, interest on It's bonds and surplus of 500.
There are now contracts pending which, II made.
Will give the company surplus over and above All
charges OF six thousand dollars per year.
we nave purchased these bonds after a careful
ment. -'S
Price, par and accrued interest.
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-31

1t Is needless to point out the good that q
fire will do in keeping room free from damp
and all unwh0les0me moistures, and in many
climates, foremost amongst which ranks our
own. frequently saving valuable furniture,
pianos particular, from decay, nay, often
ruin. But it must be clearly understood
that 1t is not the air which Is purified, but
that new, fresh and wholesome atmosphere
has replaced the one that has been used up.
In short, the infected air has been rarefied
by the heat, and, proper ventilation being
provided, it expels itself from the apartment.
Fire. and combustion in general, SO far from
purifying polluted air, actually deteriorate
pr0digious quantity of 1t in short time.
Therefore, not only common fire, but even
lighted candle Ito say nothing of lamps or
gas) when kept in well-clOsed Tor, more
properly speaking, ill-closed) room. wherein
the external air has not free access, renders
the air of that room noxious in an incredibly
own hands. 1t is for us mothers and house.
wives not only to give instructions, but to
personally see that the upper sash Of at least
one window In each livlng-room is opened
all day long; and then gradually to accustom
ourselves, our children and all over whom
we have control to sleep with them 10 that
position. We should quickly find our own
restiess nights become peaceful, whilst our
Little ones would have the proper proportion
OF oxygen so essential TO their young lives
HINTS TO THOSE WHO SEW.
Always use as fine thread and needle as
the garment will allow.
When threading your needle, make the
knot on the end broken from the spool.
Never make knot in sewing an over and
over seem; leave small end and sew over it.
When sewing on button place the knot
on the light side of the cloth, directly under
the button. In sewing an over and over
seam, take the stitches close together but
lightly into the cloth, being careful not to
pull the thread tight, which causes the seam
to draw.
Let the thread be fine and always double
in gathering and shirring.
Gathers should always be stroked on the
right side, but never with needle; use
large pin.
In gathering skirt to sew on band or
round waist, when you do not wish to shirr
1t, use two gathering threads and needles,
running them close TO each other. This gives
the skirt finished look.
La facing sleeve turn 1t, and place the
facing inside tho sleeve before sewing 1t on.
The rule for ruff1ing is one and half the
width Of the garment.
Tucks are prettiest In graduated clusters,
with q space between.-Farm and Home.