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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
ELECTRIC RUTTEUS

This remedy is becoming so well known
and so popular as to need no special men
tion. All who have used Electric Bitters
sing the same song Of pIaise. "A purer
medicine does not exist aud it is guaran-
teed to do all that is claimed Electric
Bitiers will cnre all diseases of the liver
and kidneys, will remove pimples, boils.
salt rheum and other affections caused by
impure blood will drive Malaria from
the system and prevent as well as cure
all Malarial fevers.-For cure of head.
ache, constipation and indigestion try
Electric Bitters-Entire satisfaction guar.
anteed, or money refunded Price 90
cents and S1.00 per bottle at Hariz s
Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
The Boss Joke.

Mr.. Splitsides, said the managing
editor. ''when | engaged your services
for The Blowgun it was with the idea
that you We're to ran u humorous col
umn, was it not?'
Yes, sir" replied the funny man,
trembling, land l have tried to do my
best"
'.Of course, of coursei And l told you
that wanted you TO give us a good as
sortment of nonsense
Yes, sir"
And | said that didn't care if it was
sheer nonsense, too, didn't T.
Yes, sir" replied the puzzled funny
man, wondering what on earth the ed
itor was driving at, ''you did"
But, said the manager, gazing pierc-
edly into the face of his astonished serv-
ant, Il didn't tell you that | wanted
shear nonsense, did |? Eli? What
Then he paused, waiting for the funny
man to grasp the great idea, and when
at last he saw that it had sunk into his
brain, the editor said, "You may use
that joke, Mr.. Splitsides, in your humor-
ous column tomorrow. Good day, SIR
Lawrence American.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
ROCK ISLAND. SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1890.
NO SHOW.

Joe Beal 'ud set npon keg
Down to the groc'ry store, an throw
One leg right over tother leg,
An swear he'd never had no show;
''Oh, no." said Joe,
'Hain't he'd no show
Then shift his quid TO 'tother jaw,
An chaw, an chaw, an chaw, an cbaw.
He said he got no start in life,
Didn't git no money from his 6aS,
The washin' took in by his wife
Earned all the funds he ever had;
''Oh, no" said Joe,
"Hain't he'd no show
An then he'd look up at the clock,
An talk, an talk, an talk, an talk.
I've waited twenty year-le's see
Yes, twentyfour, an never struck,
Altho' I've sot roun' patiently,
The fust tarnashon streak er luck.
''oh, no, said Joe,
'HainT he'd no show
Then stuck like mucilage to the spot.
An sot, an sot, an sot, an sOt
I've come down regerler ever day
For twenty years TO Piper's store;
I've sot here IN a patient way,
Say, hain't l. Piperr" Piper swore,
Il tell ye, Joe,
Yer hain't no show,
Yer too dcrn' patient ther huh raft
jest laffed, an laffed, an laffed, an LATED.
S. W. FoSs in Yankee Blade
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
STATE CONVENTION.
HEADQUARrRRs STATE d DEMOCRATIC CEN
TKAL COMMITTEE OF ILLINOIS,
CHICAGO Ill March 9Th. 1890.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March bil, losO
The Democratic State Central Committee met
at the Palmer house in this city the 9th day Of
March, 1890. and authorized the issuance of the
following call:
The democrats OF Illinois viii meet in state
convention at Springfield on Wednesday. June 4,
1890, for the purpose of nominating candidates for
the following state officers to be voted for on Tues
day, November 4th, 1890, TO wit;
One Treasurer,
One SUPERINTENDENT of Public Instruc ion and
Three Trustees of the University of Illinois
Al the meeting Of the state central Committee
the following resolution was passed. and an ex-
preston of views, as in said resolution asked is
invited The chairman and secretary of each
county convention are requested to report the ac-
ton Of their respective conventions to the secre-
tary OF the state central committee soon as il
may be had. TIE resolution is as follows:
''Inasmuch as the propriety OF nominating a
candidate for the United States senate by the
state convention has been extensively agitated
throughout the state. il is suggested 10 county
conventions to consider the expediency of such
a course and instruct their delegates accordingly
Each comfy shall be entitled TO one delegate
for each four hundred votes cast for Cleveland
and Thurman at the last presidential election
and one delegate for each fractional part thereof
of two hundred votes more,
GEORGE NJ. HAYNES, Secretary.
Under this call the Eleventh congressiona
district is entitled to delegates as follows: Rock
Island Q; Mercer 5; Henderson 2; Warren 3; Nc
ID Jnough s; Schuyler 3; Hancock 10.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
EyarHhodY Known

that at this season the blood is filed with
impurities. the accumulation of months of
close confinement In poorly ventilated
stores. workshops and tenements. All
these impurities and every trace OF scrof-
ula, salt rheum. or other disease may be
expelled by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
the hest blood purifier ever produced. II
is the only medicine of which 100 doses
one dollar" is true.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
To Nervous p,b,I,tatsd Men

If you will send me your address we
will mail you our illustrated pamphle,
explaining all about DR.. Dyes celebrated
electro voltaic belt and appliances, and
their charming effects upon the nervous
debilitated system, and how they will
quickly restore you to vigor, manhood
and health. Pamphlet free. If you are
thus afflicted. we will send you belt aud
appliances on trial.
VoLTAIC BELT Co.. Marshall, Mich.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
RucKI.EN's ARN1cA sAI.uz

The best salve in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chiIblains
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-.
lively cures piles, or no pay required. II
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded Price 25 cents per
box. For sale bv Hartz & Bahnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
A Elowery Cnnnarisnn.

Travis-Ha, ha! Look at Bloodgood
He has forgotten to put on his necktie.
De Smith-Sure enough! BY the way
Travis, what flower does he remind you
of in his present condition?
Travis-Give it up.
De Smith-The forget-me-knot- Bur
lington Free Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
The Attempt Abandoned.

1t doesn't take great while standing
behind pretty girl to get her cloak on
that Is, not necessarily. Yet we have
known of young men. stalwart, active
young men, any one of whom could oc-
cupy five minutes in extending this little
necessary courtesy. There are so many
styles of occurrence in this world the Sc
cret of which lies concealed beneath a
mountain of analysis that it is useless to
pursue this subject further in single vol
ume.-Merchant Traveller.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
Thursday. May 80, 1880.

at1:30p.m The object of said convention is to
select delegates to the state, congressional and
senatorial conventions. aud transact such other
business may properly come before the con' en-
ton.
The representation of said convention will he
based upon the vote for Cleveland and Thurman in
1883, apportoned among the different townships,
precincts and wards in the ratio of celega for
every thirty votes and one delegate for every frac
tionsl vote of twenty and over, which will give the
following representation:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
Pleasant for John.

Mrs. Plutus-John, want you to take
Fido for walk on the avenue.
John-f you please, mum, Fido won't
follow me.
Mrs. Plutus-Well, then, you must
follow Fido.--Exckange
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
No. Del.
No. Del

The caucuses IN the several townships and pre-
cincts will be held at p. m, and in Rock l. and
and Moline at Bop.
The different delegations viii also report the
names Of committeeman for their respective n
ships p recincts and wards
GEO. W. NINTON, Chairman.
LII IS EAsTFEI- Spc'N
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
Democratic County Convention

The democrats OF Rock Island county, and al
those who ia vOr a safe, economical aud constitu-
iional government, and a reduction of the present
oppressive tariff exactiOns that benefits the few u
the detrment OF the many, are requested to meet
in their respective townships, precincts or wards
on SATURDAY, MAY "a, to select delegates 10
the democratic county convention to be held al
the court house in Rock Island, on
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
On the Other Hand,

This dust nuisance must damage you
great deal" he said to the grocer as he
lodged into the door to let great cloud
roll by.
''Oh, no, sir. Anything added to
maple sugar, prunes, eyaporated apples
etc, is paid for by the public at so much
per pound. l am not doing any kick.
ing. Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10

Coal dealer: Has Higgins taken any
action on that bill of his vet? Collector:
Yes; little. He kicked me down stairs
the last time called. and the bill with
mo
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10

Many New York policemen are able to
feather their nests finely, which entities
them to the appellation-"one of the
fine nest"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10

The ideal woman's hst is section of
chaos, with form and void of architect
ural value. further improved by having
It's formlessuess knocked out of shape.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10

IS The story man tells his wife to ex.
plain why he can't walk up stairs ls q
romance in real life.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
Staid Awake to See.

II have not slept for week, Tom"
WHY
"Imade wager with my brother that
| never snore, and remained awake to
find out whether i did or not Texas
Siftings.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10

"What did the colonel do?"
Scot up and locked our bedroom door
and.ces.io hack to bed. Racket.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
The Brave Soldier Boy.

"The burglar alarm went off last
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10
THE TRAVELLERS, GJIDE.

HlICAGo, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAIL
- way-DePot corner Fifth avenue and Thirty
first street, G. II. SkeltOn agent
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-10

BURLINGTON ROUTE c.. b. & Q. RAIL
ID wsy-Depot First avenue and Sixteenth ct.
Nj j. Young agent,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-07-04
Care and Improvement of Pastures.

Grass ought not to be pastured in
very early spring before the ground
settles and the sod becomes firm. BY
this early pasturing the tops are kept
clostly cut off, the roots are much in
iured, from which the grass does not
recover for the entire season. To
gain and thrive grass needs some
green leaves. When the pasture is
thin and unproductive harrow the
surface and SOW on other kinds of
grasses and clovers, with a top dress
ing ofsome fertilizer. This serves, to
some extent, as a rotation of crops
for the soil. When cattle are fed oil
meal or other rich food, most of it
goes to fertilize the land. Baron j.
B. Lawes advises against feeding
grass the first year. He opposes
moving it the second year, having
found that this practice destroys the
clovers and lesser grasses by encour-
aging stronger growing spires. He
avoids moving for several years, feed
ing with cattle in preference to sheep
He sows variety of grasses, leaving
the best to hold their own. The fall
ing of a pasture may be avoided by
liberal feeding on the ground of
cattle eating cotton meal cake.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-07-04
The Rolling Thunder.

The Philadelphia Evening Tele-
graph is an able and conservative Re
publican paper, but it has no use for
the Mckinley high tariff bill. In the
protests which poured in against the
passage of the bill, and the calling of
halt by such men as Butterworth,
Henderson, McKenna and others,
it recognizes the "beginning of the
storm which will extend in little
while over the whole country" The
Telegraph asks: "Do the friends of
this bill suppose that the people be-
hind all these protesting Republicans
are going to take back all they have
said, come right forward and per
nit themselves to be pluudered at
will?' The Telegraph then supplies
the following answer to its question :
"They will do nothing of the sort
but when they go to the polls next
November hundreds Of thousands of
them will speak a good deal louder,
more effectively and more to the point
than the Representatives have been
able to do under the operations OF
caucus and, mailed hand rules.
There will be an answer to all this
business, and, perhaps, one that will
bring the reckless tariff Chinese wall
revises and campaign fat fryers to
their sense"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-07-04
A Condition, Not Theory.

When president Cleveland pressed
upon Congress the necessity of tax
reduction he said: 1t is a condition
which confronts us, not theory.
The condition was a Treasury sur
plus of 100000, 900, and an ex-
cessive annual revenue of an equal
amount. Both the boarded and the
continuing surplus were a standing
temptation TO extravaganza. Both
were the result of unnecessary tax
alton unjust taxation"
This condition President Cleveland
asked Congress to relieve by the
simple and just remedy of tax re-
duction. Republican obstruction
prevented this relief to the Treasury
and to the taxpayers.
The Republicans returned to power
ana now, AFTER lllule more lnal Il
year of full control of the Govern
ment, they are confronted by "a con
dition, not theory" The condition
is a probable deficit instead ola sur
plus. If the bills which have already
passed the House shall become laws
the surplus will be wiped out and pay
ment upon the Sinking Fund must
be suspended. If the other schemes
to which the party is pledged are
carried out new taxes to large
amount will be required.
1t is indeed 4 changed condition!
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-07-04
A Horses Sense Of Smell.

The horse will leave musty hay un-
touched in his bin, however hungry.
He will not drink of water objection
able to his questioning sniff, or from
bucket which some odor makes
offensive, however thirsty. His in
telligent nostril will widen, culver
and query over the daintiest bit Of
fered by the fairest of hands, with
coaxings that would make mortal
shut his eyes and swallow nauseous
mouthful at gulp.
A mare is never satisfied by either
sight or whinny that her colt is really
her own, until she has a certified
nasal certificate to the fact. A blind
horse, now living, will not allow the
approach of any stranger without
showing signs of anger not safely
to be disregarded. The distinction is
evidently made by his sense of smell,
and at considerable distance.
Blind horses, as a rule, will gallop
wildly about pasture without strik-
ing the surrounding fence. The
sense of smell informs them of its
proximity. Others will, when loosen
ed from the stable, 60 directly to the
gates or bars opened to their ac-
customed feeding grounds, and when
desiring to return, after hours of
careless wonderings, will distinguish
one outlet and patiently await its
opening. The odor of that particu-
lar part of the fence is their pilot to
it.
The horse in browsing, or while
gathering heritage with his lips, Is
guided in its choice of proper food
entirely by its nostrils. Blind horses
do not make mistakes in their diet.
In the temple of Olympus a bronze
horse was exhibited, at the sight OF
which six real horses experienced the
most violent motions. Aelian judi
ciously observes that the most per-
feet art could not initiate nature sui
ficiently we'll to produce so strong an
illusion. Like Pliny and Pausinius,
he consequently afirms "that in cast
ing statue magician had thrown
Hippomanes upon it," which by the
odor of the plant deceived the horses,
and therein we have the secret of the
miracle. The scent alone of a buffa-
10 robe will cause many horses to
evince lively terror, and the floating
scent of railroad train will brighten
some long after the locomotive is out
Of sight and hearing.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-07-04
Specimen Tariff Rates.

On blankets, fannels and hats the
Mckinley bill increases the tariff tax
from 60 per cent to ITO per cent
That is to say, blanket costing
about 81 costs s1.69 at present
after getting through the custom
house, but under the Mckinley bill
it will cost s2.1G. This would not be
so bad if the prevention of foreign
competition did not enable the
American manufacturer to put his 81
blanket to S2.10. That is what he
wants higher tariff for, and that is
what he will do. So of other things.
The increase of duty marks the pro-
posed increase of price of the home
made article. Competition here will
ultimately, it is said, bring the tariff
made price down. Perhaps it might
after ten years but for the trusts and
combines" formed to prevent COM
petition and advance prices. How
high are prices to go? To the top OF
the tariff wall. Blankets of the 81
grade will be put up to 81 but not
higher, because if put higher the for
eign blanket would come over the llO
per cent wall. Each class of articles
has its own wall. On women's dress
goods the Mckinley bill raises the
tariff rate to 103 per cent, on worst
ed knit goods to 147 per cent, on
tin plate to 81 per cent, on COM
mon window glass to 135 per cent,
on penknives to 81 per cent, on cot
ton ties to 100 per cent, on shawls to
63 per cent, and on pearl buttons
the increase is from 1913 to 800 per
cent, the sort used by the poor being
advanced 1858 per cent. For ex'
ample, cheap buttons costing abroad
IA cents per gross are advanced to sc
cents per gross while the kind costing
So cents per gross is advanced to
S1.30 per gross. Cheap hats are to
pay duty of 40 per cent, or more
than domble. Carpets are advanced
to 60 per cent. Castor oil, happily
is reduced from 800 per cent. to 125
per cent, for which we must all be
thankful.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-07-04
Food Adulteration.

The question of Food Adulteration Is now
occupying public attention more than ever
before, and organizations are being formed
in almost every state to- prevent the sale OF
adulterated food or drink. The following
letter voluntarily given, speaks volumes
for the purity OF Speers Port Grape Wine:
y. Y, June 3, 1881.
MR.. ALFRED SPEER, Passaic. n. j.
Pear Sir The result OF my Investigations
OF your Wines convinces me that they are
perfectly pure and free from foreign or dele
terious subtances. The best have ever tast-
ed, and is all that can be desired in pure
Port Wine. The Unfermented is especially
nourishing, and where the action of alcohol
is not required IL Is we'll adapted for invalids.
l speak as physician. Your Pedro Brandy
fills a want long felt in the profession, for
pure brandy can only be obtained with great
difficulty.
A s. Conner, NJ. D.,
Analytic Chemist OF Food and Drink.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-07-04

"Emersonia, my daughter" inquir-
ed the stately matron, why did Mr..
Brodweigh leave so early last even.
ing? Have You and he quarrelled =
Mamma, replied Miss Howjames.
"Mr. Brodweigh kissed me last even
ing with such unseemly vehemence
that he disarranged my spectacles.
l have dismissed him forever"
And the proud Boston girl, pale but
sternly -resolute, turned again to her
volumes of Aristotle, and a deep,
decorous, clesically Bostonian still
ness pervadsd the apartment.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-07-04

1t is said that a piece of cloth sat
urated with turpentine hung in a
closet, where there are moths, or
room where hiesa are troublesome, will
kill the moth-miller and Danish the
flies. Twenty drops of carbolic acid
evaporated from a hot shovel will
90 far to Danish flies from room,
while bit of camphor gum the size
of walnut held over lamp until ii
is consumed will do the same for the
active mosquito.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-07-04

E. C. Selover & Co, the Nursery
men of Geneva, N Y, request our as
sistance in securing for them one or
more first-class men, to take an agen-
cy in this or adjoining counties for
the sale of their Nursery stock This
firm guarantees all stock, and pays
salaries ranging from $50 TO 800 per
month and expenses TO successful
workers Any of our readers not en-
gagged for the season, or whose time
is not wholly employed, will do well
to grasp the opportunity here offered,
and write the above firm at once for
full particulars. A good chance for
oil
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-07-04

Two ex-convicts met in Chatham
street, one saw the other look at his
watch.
Great Cesar r. he exclaimed.
why, you've got watch. What
did it cost your
Only six months, was the reply.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-07-04

Restaurant Cook-''I've got about
half barrel of hash left over from
breakfast. What shall do with it ?"
Proprietor-"Um-let Inc see-sup-
pose you mix in lot of raisins and
bake up some mince pies for dinner"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-07-04
.,wHAT DOES 1T MEAN :

100 Doses One Dollar" means simply that
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the most economical
medicine to buy. because IL gives more for
the money than any other preparation.
Each bottle contains 100 doses and will aver
age To last month, while other preparations
taken according 10 directions. are gone in a
week. There ore, be sure to get Hoods Sar-
saparilla the best blood burifier.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-07-04
RuckIen,s ArnIca saIxe.

The Best Salve In the world fotCuts. Bruises
sores, oad Hsods 49, en-
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles
or no pay required. n ID guaranteed to give
Perfect satisfaction, or money refunded,
son.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-07-04
MPORTANT.

Remittances must be either by New York
Draft Express or Registered Letter, Ameri-
can money. Collections can be made by
the Express Companies or Banks. Ticket
sent direct to management will he paid by
drafts on New York. Montreal, 81. Paul, Chi
cago, san Francisco or City OF Mexico. For
further information address
JUAN PIEDAD, Manager,
Zacatecas Mexico.