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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03
Tia 81. Inn1s Ear

The thirtieth great st. Louis fair
opeus Oct. 6 and continues six days
$4,000 is offered in cash premiums, to
be distributed among the exhibitors of
horses, cattle, sheep. swine and poultry;
machinery. mechanical and industrial dis
plays. works of art, textile fabrics, pro-
duce, fruits and vegetables, geological and
chemical specimens. The collection of
wild beasts, birds and reptiles on the fair
ground compares favorably with that of
any geological garden in the world. and
will be open free to all visitors to the
fair. Numerous additions have been
made to this department. and it is now
complete in all its details.
On the night of Tuesday, Oct. :, the
grand annual nocturnal pageant of the
'Veiled Prophet" will be given at an ex
pense of thousands of dollars.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03
Only One Mora Excursion

And last opportunity for home seekers
and others via the Chicago. Rock Island
& Pacific Railway, to see the Great
West" in Kansas, Nebraska. Missouri,
Arkansas. Indian Territory, Texas. New
Mexico, Wyoming, Utah. Idaho. Mime
sofa, Northwestern Iowa, South and
North Dakota, Montana and Colorado, at
the low rate of one fare for the round
trip. Tickets first-class and good for
thirty days for return will be on sale the
date of departure, Tuesday. Oct. IA, 1890.
Don't forget that by joining this special
excursion your entire round trip journey
will cost you the price of one first. class
fare one way only. Be sure that your
ticket reads via the c.. r. l. & P. Ry,
which has its own lines TO principal points
in many of the above named states.
For rates and full particulars address
W. l. Cheever. Pass Agt, Central Dis
trict. Peoria. Ill.,. or Jno. Sebastian, G T.
& P. Agt.. Chicago, Ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03
He Was Fatally Crushed.
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.


The Republicans carried the city cleo
ton at Seattle, Wash, Thursday.
The statement of the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy railway for August shows
decrease in net earnings of Sa49, 004 90.
The Illinois state board of equalization
has raised tine appraisement of property
in Chicago and Cook county $3S, 100000
Emperor William has given 5000 forms
for the Vienna poor and has made dona-
tions to the ambulance and other soce-
ties.
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the First National bank, of
Naldosta, Ga, to commence business,
with a capital of $50 0CO.
Judge W. a. PETER, as chamionn of the
Kansas Farmers Alliance, has challenged
Senator ingalls, to a join discussion. PEI
fer wants Ingalls, seat i'll the senate.
Three men were captured at North Ian
sing. Mich, Wednesday night in the act
Of coming base silver dollars. A large
quantity Of their paraphernaIia was CON
tiscated.
Gerhardt Eberleiu, a retired contractor,
committed suicide by shooting him self in
the head in Chicago Thursday The only
known cause is dependency fr"'~
drinking.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03
Their Future All Mapped Out.
INFATUATED WITH MOrmoNiSM.
Women Missionaries Labor Unsuccess
fully with Proselytes.

Women Missionaries Labor Unsuccess-
fully with ProseIytes.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-The authorities at
the barge Office yesterday morning used
an immense amount of moral persuasion
on the thirty-two young Mormons that ar
rived Wednesday ON the steamer Wyom-
ing to ind uce them to foregO their inten-
ton of becoming proselytes to the Mormon
faith. The girls were separated from the
other passengers as they landed, and
placed in a room by themselves. Three
female missionaries from the Emigrant
Girls home went among them aud tried
to convince them of the folly of the course
they proposed to follow. 1t was q very
hard undo rtaking.
willing To lie Fractional Wives.
One of the girls, Karen Sylvestersen by
name who acted AS spokeswoman for the
party frankly acknowledged that they
were all willing to be one of seven or
eight wives, and were fully aware of the
principles of Mormonism. The girls are
all young, and some of them remarkably
pretty. The attempt of the missiC f,,t,ii,.s
to influence them proved an inter fail
ure The party Discs, all told, 2O2
SOUS Oh Nmom thirty-twO are children.
a" -, the lot is married English
woman, who left her husband in England
TO take up he Mormon faith She laid
she was called and compelled to go. She
refused to tell her name.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03
A R,ue Old Age.

J. Fl. Holcomb and wife, of Bslcher-
vile, Texas, have celebrated their fiftT-
fifth wedding anniversary, and are still
hale and hearty. The Sc ret of their
ong life and good health Is that they
correct any slight ailmept promptly. and
in that way avoid serious sickness. Like
most everyone else they ere more fre-
queDtly troubled with constipation than
any other physical disorder. To correct
this they take St. Patrick's Pills in pref
erence to any other, because, as Mr.. Hols
comb says, They are a mild pill. and
besides, keep the whole system in order
We prize them very highly" For sale
by HartZ & Balm sen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03
Was 1t ouantreII the Outlaw.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. "a man
known a. I. J. Henderson died at the
house of a Mrs. Pannell, who owns farm
near the city. On his deathbed he con-
fessed to her that he was Charles William
Quantrell, the famous Missouri outlaw,
who was supposed to have been killed in
fight with federal soldiers in Kentucky
near the close of the war. He begged Mrs
Pannell not to make his identity known
until he was buried, and she kept her
promise. He was either Quantrell or a
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03
Organized to Get rid of Thurs.

SPOKANE FALLS, Wash, Oct. 3.-The
town Of Oakesdale, forty miles from here,
has been infested with thugs aud cut
throats. whom the authorities are totally
unable to hold in check. Many burglar
les have been committed. The thugs have
threatened 70 burn the town and the good
citizens have organized for its defense.
Yesterday an Old-time vigilance commit
tee was organized and three men were or
dered 10 leave town in fifteen minutes.
The meu left There is great excitement.
The town is well guarded to prevent any
acts of revenge
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03
HE NEVER TAKES A DARE.
A Pswtuck EFT Man Dives Sixty-Five Feet
la Sam Patch.

PAwTUCKET, R. l., Oct. 3-Patrick
Devlin threw Pawtucket into a shiver OF
excitement Yesterday by diving from the
old iron bridge which spans the turbulent
Blackstone into the churning waters six
ty five feet below. He did it for the eiifi-
cation of the visitors to the cotton cen
tennial, and to uphold an ancient custom,
as well as one that was in vogue quarter
of a century ago. 81 have not made the
dive for twenty years" he said, but they
dared me TO do it, and l never take dare.
When plu lged over the railing, l felt a
little shaky, but before | struck the water
l had got my nerve again, and when l
came up from under the water felt so
much like l used to forty years ago
that 1 wanted to do it over again" twas
this jump that gave Sam Patch notoriety.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03
A Clerical Phenomenon.

READING, Pa, Oct. AT the Gap, Ian
caster county, sensation has been Gre
ated by the discourses of Rev. David
kaufman, who is known as the sleeping
preacher. The clergyman lies down in n
bed and when asleep arises and breaches
in English and German. When sleeping
and preaching he says he can neither hear
seen or feel and that when he awakes next
morning he remembers nothing that took
place the night before. He is going about
from house to house.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03
Forced TO Leave Home,

Over 80 people were forced to leave
their homes yesterday to call at the drug
gist's for free trial package of Lanes
Family Medicine. If your blood is bad
your liver and kidneys out of order. if
you are constipated and have headache
and an unsighily complexion, don't .f:l
to call on any druggist today for free
sample of this grand remedy. ~ ladies
praise it. Everyone likes u Large size
package 50 cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03
FRIGHTENED INTO LUNAcY.
a Pension for soldier who Was Scared
Out of His Wits.

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct Assistant
Secretary Bussey has rendered decision
in the pension case of George Holbrook
lnsane), late corporal of Company G,
Fourth Massachusetts heavy artillery.
The record shows that Holbrook enlisted
in 1864 and was discharged June II, 1865.
Application for pension on his behalf
alleged that he became insane in conse-
quence Of a severe shock to his nervous
system sustained on or about Feb. 20,
1sG5, at Fort Reynolds, Va. The claim
was rejected last August on she ground
that the evidence fgil.' onne -
origin "f -"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03
SOME EAST INDIAN MATTERS.
The Natives Contented With British Rule
but Reform A citation Going On

hut Reform Agitation Going On
LONDON, Oct 3.-The revolution in the
protected state of Manipur, in northeast
ern India. has no Significance beyond local
discomfort The deposed Maharaja has
made himself obnoxious by extravaganza
and excessive exactions, and his ambi-
tIous brother found no difficulty in organ
izing a successful conspiracy for his over
throw. English Iule in India is prosper
Gus and well established and the natives
appear contented, although there is a
strong agitation going on for a native
Indian parlis nent in which both states
and people shall be represented
Reform In the Marriage Laws.
Another movement that is being power
fully urged by Intelligent Hindoos is for A
reform in the marriage laws. Females
are married n infancy, and their hus-
bands take them home while they are yet
children. Gu To- length has been added
i-eform -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03

CoLUNlBUs O., oct. 8-There is no
doubt that an extra session of the legisla
ture will Toe called by Governor Campbell
to abolish the Cincinnati board Of public
improvements A special message is be-
ing prepared, it Is said, that will be a full
and terrible arraignment of the political
vices and corruption in Office which
abound in that city
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Oct. 3.-Ernest
Humphreys, a negro who shot and killed
Dizzy Miller, another negro, at Princeton,
Ky, Wednesday. was taken from Jail at
that place bya mob early yesterday morn
ing and hanged. Miller was the second
man that Humphreys had killed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03
THEY BROKE EVEN.
Twins Bern to a Chino -Ameri-
can Couple
LITTLE All SIN AND SMALL YANK.

One of the Pair Caucasian and the
Other IA COMMUNICATING Attempt
to Save "a Score of Girls from Mormon
ism-sam Patch's Feat Repeated at
Pawtncket, X. I.-said He Was Guam
treii-Preaches While Asleep.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Oct. 3-Bert Lee an
educated Chinsman, who Is in charge of
the electric light plant of Sewlckley, is
the haDpiest Celestial this side of the
Rocky mountains. The cnuSe Of his 10Y
i II pair of boys that arrived here about
two weeks ago One of them has all the
features Of Mongolisn, while the
other looks like full booded Caucasian
The moJher, Mrs. Lee, who WAS Ida New
man, of Providence, r. l., is, of course,
proud o. her offspring. When seen at her
home or Duquesne Heights, she said that
she felt slight disappointment because
both did not possess the Monaghan feat
ures.
Their Future All Mapped Out.
Bert. the one that looks like its father,
will go ID China as a medical missionary
II he lives to reach an age sufficient for
his destiny as at present mapped out.
Alexander, the other one, will probably
be Kept at home, unless he develops de-
sire to accompany Bert. Alex is lively
little fellow, and has light hair and fair
complexion. while Bert has coai-black
hair. aim ond eyes and genuine Chinese
features Mrs. Lee first met her husband
at Providence, r. l., where she was
teaching Chinese mission school. He
was one of her pupils and she fell in love
with him and marriage was the result.
The couple have only been living in this
city for short time.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03
Ask Your Friends AbouII.

Your distressing cough can lie cured.
We know 1T because kemp's Balsam
within the past few years has cured so
many coughs and colds in this commun-
ity. Ask some friend who has used it
what he thinks of Kemp's Balsam. There
is no medicine so pure. none SO effective.
Large bottles soc and 81 at all druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03

ST LOUIS, Oct. 3-The Chronicles
Little Rock special says that Perry Price
was convicted in the Crsighead county
circUiJ court at Jonesbore OF the murder
of james Grant in February, 1890, and
sentenced to three years in the peniten-
fIarN
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03

THE price of carpets will nov advance
from 10 to Is cents yard, because of
the passage of the Mckinley bill. OF
coarse the foreigner viii pay the bill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03

GREAT Britain fears the day when the
United States shall adopt free trade and
every step in that direction makes the
Bdtisher shiver
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03

THE Aiedo Record republican. is
Iorced to admit that Mr. Cabk is doubt
ess keen business man, an astute poll,
Scian and 4 refined gentleman.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03

The Carthage Republican, rises to re
mark that not republican paper IN the
district has called Ben Gable dude in
the past three weeks.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03

THE question is not as to the.time the
bridge regulations We're made and went
incorporation. The people asked to have
thu restrictions against travel removed.
M. Gest opposed the wishes of the PEG.
and the benefit was secured in spite
The question is, why did he OPP
qeople2
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
COUNTY. -

FREsR notices will now come IN dai!y
from dealers that the price of everything
has goe up-except the price OF labor
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03

abuque Telegraph says that the
" the Mckinley bill by the
-rity in congress renders
Tements of the Jesse
able.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03

KILLED THE ENGINEER.
Fatal Accident on the VandsIia Line-NO
Passengers Hurt.

IdSsenkSTS
CAELINvHLE, Ills, Oct. S-Vandalia
accommodation train No. 10, leaving St.
Louis at o'clock p. IN, collided with a
coal train standing on the cross track ere
at 6 O'Clock last night. deraiIing the en-
CINE of the accommodation train, and IA
tally injuriug Engineer Wills. The coal
train had signal cut, but it was, for
some reason, unheeieh The engine lies
on its side surrounded by the wreck of a
number OF coal cars.
He Was Fatally Crushed.
Engineer Wills, who was one of the old
est engineers on the road, was so badly
crushed that ne died at $40. No passeng-
ers were hurt. The track was completely
blocked for some hours and trains were
moved to and from st. Louis over the
Ohio and Mississippi and Illinois Central
tracks.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03

as found a place down
ca colored man got into trou-
.,ga postofiiee, and OF course,
WAS given the most prominent
paper. II necessary, every
Md be compelled to wait on
~LsioLaSr rather, opportunity.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-03

regarding
this question by
else.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-22
HOMEMADE PERFUMES.

Those of our readers who have an
abundance of tuberoses, iessamines, Or
ange blossoms, Or in fact, almost any
flower CAN engage in the manufacture of
perfumes in the following simple and in
expensive manner:
Procure pieces of glass of the desired
size, and make around them frame or
sash, allowing the sash or frame to pro-
ject two or three inches above the glass.
On the glass spread pure lard, suet or
other animal grease about quarter of
an inch thick.
Gather your flowers early in the morn
ing and cover the grease on the glass
with them. The next day remove the
flowers and ''work up'' the grease and
put on a fresh supply of blossoms.
Repeat these operations every day un-
til the grease is thoroughly impregnated
with the odor of the flowers. Then scrape
it off with a knife and put it in a glass
jar, to which should be added enough AL
cohol or cologne spirits to cover it.
Allow the perfumed grease and spirits to
remain together for two or three weeks;
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-22
SAVING MANURE.

An agricultural writer of no little no
toriety says that one of the main reasons
why farming does not pay is the neglect,
of making, saving and applying manure
AS a rule the people Of Florida are in
clined to ridicule the idea of home made
fertilizer. They appear to go on the
principle that as it is impossible to save
or make enough for their entire grove it.
is waste of time to attempt to save
any at all. This reasoning is fallacious-
AS some old philosopher said, take care
of the pennies and the pounds will take
care OF themselves Every little helps
Every pound of fertilizer saved, saves
just so much for some needed improv-
ment or addition to your place,
A compost heap should be seenin every
barn yard, into which should be placed
rything that can be gathered around
the premises containing a particle Of
fertilizing matter
OF course, this compost heap will not
furnish manure enough for the entire
grove, but it will furnish at least enough
for a few trees, and as we said before
every little helps.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-22
POTATO EXPERIMENTS.

The Georgia Experimental Station has
recently made some experiments in pota-
to culture, which will be of value to many
of our readers. The conclusions reached
as the result OF the various experiments
are
That the larger the quality of seed
planted the better the yield.
That the seed should be put in the
ground Immediately after they have been
cut. 1t is, however, suggested that if the
ground is unusually wet the seed be al
lowed to dry for day or two before
planting.
In the test of fertilizers it was found
that potash, in both forms, gave poorest
results and smallest increase.
That stable manure and complete fer
tilizers gave best results. Larger quaint
ties OF potash in other forms, combined
with a complete fertilizer, did not in
crease the yield, but seemed rather inju-
rious in the case of kainit. The same re-
suits were noticed when potash salts were
used alone.
The percentage of increase where acid
phosphate alone was used was quite
marked, but when used in connection
with potash or cotton seed meal no gain
was indicated.
Cotton seed meal alore caused an in
crease in the yield of about fifty per cent
When stable manure alone was used
the number of scabby potatoes was the
largest, as was also the yield of market
able potatoes.
From the above we would draw the
general conclusion that it is only prof.
table to apply fertilizers containing all
thefood elements in the same proportions
and in available forms, and that good
stable manure gives the best results and
is consequently the cheapest.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-22
PRESERVING FRUIT.

AS some of our readers may wish to
preserve extra fine specimens Of fruit for
exhibition, we give the following process
which is highly recommended:
Put thirty gallons of filtered water in
a barrel, and on the water place a pan
containing 25 cents worth OF sulphur.
Set fire to the sulphur and cover the bar
rel with piece of thick cloth SO that the
fumes will be retained. When the sui
phur ceases to burn remove the covering
and allow the supply of oxygen in the
barrel to be renewed. Stir the water well,
and again set fire to the sulphur and re-
cover the barrel. Repeat the operation I'M
til the ulphur refuses to burn. Theliquid
is then ready for use.
Place your fruit in jars and fill the jars
with the liquid.
Not only will this water preserve fresh
fruit, but even when decay has set in it is
completely checked, and the plumpness.
and color of withered fruit will be re-
stored.
Fruit preservedin this way will keep for
over a year in perfect condition.
We suppose it is hardly necessary to-
say that this fruit is not edible, and is
only for exhibition purposes.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-22
A DESPERATE REMEDY.

After exhausting every proposed method for
destroying nut grass for the past twelve years, the
writer has learned that Bermuda grass is the
only exterminator of the pest Outside of this
means know of none except digging up root and
branch and burning them up.
So says correspondent in one of our
exchanges.
His remedy for the nut grass reminds
us very much of the quack doctor who
when called to see q very sick patient,
admitted that he could notcure him. but
said he could throw him into a fit and
then cure the fit. There is this difference,
however the quack said he could cure the
fit, but the correspondent fails to tell us
how to exterminate the Bermuda after it
has exterminated the nut grass.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-22
FANCY PACKING,

Californians are nothing if not enter
prising, and that they are something"
we all must admit. These thoughtful,
business people have found out that fruit
neatly and REALISTICALLY packed finds
quicker market and at more remunera-
tive prices than the slovenly packed fruit,
although the former may be of superior .,
quality. The difference in the price more
than pays for the extra cost and expense
of the ''artistic PACKAGE"
On this subject a California exchange
predicts that in a very short time the.
purchaser of California fruit will not be,
compelled to carry home his purchase in,
an ungainly paper bag, nor yet have it,
carried to his residence in a rough, wealth..
er-beaten old box. That he will be able
to buy it in neat, small baskets, trimmed
with a little colored or lace-edged paper,
which will set off the light colored fruit
so temptingly that to see it will be to buy
it.
There is asmuch truth as poetry in our
contemporary remarks. Fruit neatly
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-22
GRAPES 10 CENTS PER POUND.

The grape growers OF Middle Georgia
send their first fruit to market about the
middle of July, and secure for the same
70 cents per basket, or about 10 cents
per pound They express themselves as
being delighted over the returns and say
they can make plenty of money at those
figures.
If this is true it seems as if the Florida
viticulturist, who get perhaps three times
asmuchf for isfruit, ought to accumulate
fortunes in very short time.