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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22
River k;piets.

The Pilot came down.
The Pittsburg is due down.
The st. Paul went north last night.
The B. Hershey, j. G.. Chapman and j..
K. Graves passed up.
The Verne Swain stirred up the water
between Rock Island aud Clinton as
usual.
Capt w. II. Pierce has succeeded Mr.
Leroy Lawhead as engineer on the ferry
Spencer
The stage Of the water remains STA
tiouary at $50 the temperature on the
bridge at noon was ga
The Isaac Staples and West Rambt
each brought down eight strings, the lat
ter of lumber aud the other of logs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22
Looks BETTER for Hennep,n.

A special tie Iegram to today's Chic ,go
Tribune contains the following:
The HenneDin provision in the river
and harhor bill will not prevent President
Harrison from signing that measure II it
ever reaches him. Instead of carrying
upwards of S25. 900, 600 he thinks the to-
tai should be $4,000. 600 or $4,000, 900
under $20.0O0. 900. Not long ago the
president jok ngly told Senator Allison
that il wouldn't hurt the bill If the Hem
pepin and few other 100000 items
were left out, but this was all. Senator
Cullom said this afternoon that the pro-
vision having gone through the same he
ne didn't think there was much likelihood
that It would be stricken out in confer
ence, as Chairman T. Henderson, of the
river and harbcr committee. will be one
of the conference. and this may be set
down as a Ger tainty.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22
RAlIee Points.

Tim Slsttery and Phil Siegrist were
each fined So and costs for intoxicstion.
Atlas Tindall, living in Black Hawk,
township, complained to the police this
morning that he went to sleep near Rock
river bridge last evening. and while
snoozing was robbed of $40 in money.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22
a HERON E AND A BRUIT.
She Works all Night for Her Drunke
Husband and Then He Clubs Her.

MONTREAL, Que, Aug. 22.-Jennie Nc
Gee, young married woman of % with
her handsome face bleeding and her body
marked with bruises. applied to the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Women for protection. Her husband is a
night switchman on the Canadian Pacific
railway, and on bringing him his supper
she found him helplessly drunk.
Brutal Reward for Devotion.
The switches were placed and train
due, and she could not arouse him, but
she set the switches, and throughout the
whole rainy night she remained at her
husbands post. Early next morning the
drunken switchman went home. where she
afterwards joined him, and he beat her in
sensible with IA club
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22
An Original Package pccis,o,-

JAMEsTowN, \. d., Aug 22.-Judge
Rose filed his decision yesterday in the
Barnes county original package case,
which was argued last week The pith of
the decision is that brewer or distiller
can import his product into a state in
original packages, but that he cannot sell
it where the state laws prohibit such sale
which is all very satisfactory to the i'm
porter
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22
Damages Demanded for Exgleston's
Death.

Suit was In stituted in the circuit court
today by S, F. Cooke, administrator OF
thee state of E. l. Eggleston, the COM
mercial drummer, drowned in the Mis-
sissippi or July last. for $4,000 against
the Rock Island s. Davenport Ferry com
pany for all eyed negligence in causing
Eggleston's death. which is averred to
have been accidental. John T. Ken
worthy is counsel for the plaintiff.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22
The Trotters at Chicago.

CHICAGO Aug. 22.-There was n heavy
track at Washington park yesterday. The
Breeders stake for 2year olds was won
by Belle Cassett, best time 2:514: the $50
trot went to Fay, best time 2:27st; the 2:2l
class was won by Voucher, best time
1.osa/
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22
CulIom for the Election Bill.

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. Ex-senator
Cullom Wednesday said he was unquali-
fiedly in favor of passing the federal cleo
tion bill, and if it should be necessary in
order to do so to change the rules of the
senate so that debate might be limited by
the majority he WAS in favor of that also.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22
Another Futile Conference.

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 22-The con-
ference of Republican senators last night
came to no conclusion in regard to the
election bill. Another conference will be
held. Meantime the Quay resolution will
not come up in the senate
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22

A large and beautiful assortment of
French candies just received at Krell &
Maths. Step in and have them put you
up box TO take home
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22

Starch grows stickY-common powders
have vulgar glare. Pozzoni's is the
only complexion powder fit for use.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22

K. & nj. stands for Krel & Mstb, who
have the finest and purest ice cream in
the three cities.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22

The peculiar enervating effect of sum-
mer weather is driven out by Hoods Ssr-
saparilla, which "makes the weak
strong"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22

Spring Cove slide will be illuminated
again Saturday night. and there will be
music by Bleuer's band for dancing.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22

Mclntire Bros. have a new and reliable
kid glove cleaner; cleans perfectly and
leaves no odor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22

For delicious dish of ice cream or a
fine box of candy. go to Krell q Maths.
and get the Test.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22

John Evans has nice bsled hay for sale
by the ton or car.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22
Horrible Disaster in Switzerland.

= fEI''Ft DIsHHIFf III NNItIerIand.
GENEVA, Aug. cit is reported that
$50 persons were killed by cyclone in the
Canton OF Naud
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-22

K. s. NJ. for ice cream and fine can
dies.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-27

station In Connecticut that alfalfa
clover, peas and many other
plants belonging to tho class called
legumes gather part Of their
nitrogen from the air. The plants
which have this power may be. called
nitrogen collectors Tho legumes. con-
tain large quantities OF nitrogen in the
form of protein. The protein com.
pounds form blood, muscle, tendon,
bones and other heterogeneous tissues;
hence the legumes are especially valu-
able for fodder. Furthermore, nitrogen
is the most valuable constituent of ma
nures, and is by far the costliest in.
gradients of commercial fertilizers.
Plants which have the power OF
gathering nitrogen from the air,
have, therefore, two-fold ad.
vantage for the farmer. AS
fodder, they supply the protein
which corn, corn stalks, silage, straw,
the poorer qualities of hay and many.
other food materials lack for making
meat and milk and giving animals
strength for work. When they are
plowed under or fed to stock and the
manure returned to the ground they
supply the nitrogen which other crops,
such as wheat rye, oats, grasses, root
crops and potatoes arc unable to acquire
for Observation-Disclosures of Department
of Agriculture.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-27
KILLING COTTON WORMS.
The Best Method of Using and Distribute
Ing Paris Green.

The Best Method of Using and Distribute
Ing Paris Green.
In using paris green for the destruc-
lion of insects, it is almost If not quite
rs effectual when extended in forty or
fifty times its bulk of almost any dry
substance, like flour, wheat middlings,
sfted wood washes, fine ground land
plaster, plaster of paris, or dry Stacked
lime. The writer has found Stacked
lime one the best, cheapest and easiest
obtained sub stances for extending
paris green in, ayl besides it is readily
distributed and afterwards sticks quito
as we'll as any thing else to
the foliage. But tho lime should
be Stacked long enough to be
deprived of most of the caus-
ITCHY, else it will be apt to burn the
foliage. Dealers in lime usually have
any quantity Of it they will sell for less
price than unslacked stone lime.
Having, say, forty pounds of dry
Stacked lime, lay it on a clean, tight
floor or piece of Canvas and into it put
one pound of paris green, and using a
paddle for the purpose, mix the two in
timately. The green being rank poi
son. it should never como in contact
with the hands, and when boing distrib-
uted on the cotton tho laborer should
keep to the windward so the dust
will blow away from him. For
distribution on a small scale a
common pint flour dredging box,
with the holes in the cover enlarged,
is as good as any thing, and if
there is small hole made in the bot
tom of the box to allow the access of
the air, it will work more freely. Of
course, when there are acres and acres
to be gone over, something better and
larger than a flour dredging-box must
be had, and may be got of the timer in
town, who, being shown tho dredging
box and what is wanted, will make any
size and number If flour, land plaster,
plaster of paris, wheat middlings, siited
wood and coal ashes, are used to extend
the paris green in, proceed as with the
dry-slacked lime in each instance, one
pound of the poison to forty pounds Of
the other carefully mixed before using.
In case there is any thing to be feared
from the causticity of the lime, the
distribution of the stuff may be in the
daytime after the dew is off, but if any
other of the substances are used, it were
the better practice to dust the cotton
early in the morning while the dew is
on. or late in the evening after it begins
to fall. A heavy rain will wash off the
poison, but the writer has found in the
case Of the Colorado beetle one thor
ough going over of Irish potato-vines
was sufficient to dispose of them for the
season. 1t is, therefore, his impression
the cotton-worm may be effectually de-
stroyed for the season if, when they APP
pear in force on the cotton, the vegets
ton is carefully busted over with paris
green extended in forty times its weight
of dry Stacked lime. Homo and Farm.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-27
TOPPING COTTON.
A Popular Practice Under Certain Com
ditiOns.

A Popular Practice Under Certain Con-
ditiOns.
Mr.. J. w. Morris, Of Doorpork, Ark,
writes, asking for information about
topping cotton. In this State CTex.)
the practice is becoming popular and
under certain conditions it is product
i've of good results. Where cotton
is we'll branched and bushy topping
appears to have no beneficial effect, but
when it has tendency to run up 'sky
high" the remova; of the top at the
right stage of growth, alters the form
of the plant and assists in its fruiting.
Another advantage is that the plant
shades the soil better, a point that
every cotton-grower will appreciate.
AS the causes of cotton growing spindly
are various, so will vary the advantages
from topping.
Much of the skywarl tendency of cot
ton is due to run-out seed, some to soil
and some to season. In the formercase
topping will change the form OF the
plant. but have little or no effect on the
crop, UuJ WutFc SUI Ot SedSOH dIc Guo
cause of the mischief, it will pay to re-
move the top.
An old planter, who has practiced top
Ding, when necessary, for the past
twenty years, assures me that labor
spent in topping cotton, when the
spindly growth is not owing to poor
seed, will pay better than any other
labor bestowed on the crop. His time
for operation is when the plant is about
two to three feet high or when it has
we'll set its squares.
His modus operandi is to go along
the rows with long-bladed sharp
knife and chip off the tops. This can
be done at a quick walk, and an active
boy can get over Eve acres a day.
have never practiced topping be-
You'd an occasional plant that showed
it's head away above it's fellows, as 1
only plant good seed and my soil does
not favor height at the expense of
breadth, buta close observation of my
experiments leads me to believe that
the hints given above will be worth
acting on.-Cor. Home and Farm.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-27
STYLES That Arc in uigb Fave

The belted round waists continue in
high favor, and are made in various
ways, the simplest and one of the very
popular forms being the old-fashloned
model seen in portraits of our grand
mothers, with many rows of fine gaug
ings both front and back Many fabrics
arranged in this style are made up with
out Innings; the waist is thus more east
ly and perfectly fitted and is worn over
half-low silk underwaist. The dress
maker generally prefers having lining
of hatiste or silk sewed in with the
seams to strengthen them, but this does
not do very we'll with wash dresses, as
the two different materials will not
shrink In the same proportion after
being laundered. Another pretty waist
very much used by those who have
slight figures has the top laid in fine
brier-stitched plaits to represent a
pointed yoke. The sleeves are plated
and stitched to correspond, these plat.
ings just above the elbow on the full
sleeve, and again at the wrist above the
aaring cuff,-N. Y. Post.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-27
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Styles That Arc Cons dcrcd Ell Reggie fc
Late Summer Days.

Styles That Arc Considered Ell Reggie for
Late Summer Days.
Sweet-pea blossoms, white and color
ed, real and artificial, ale the popular
decorative flowers of tho moment.
Fine Irish point lace, in pure white
and pale beige tints, is made use of for
bonnets for evening drives, and is also
much used on sailor ard garden-party
hats of Neapolitan braid.
Among the expensive waistcoats worn
with rich white cloth blazers, are those
Of bright yellow failln striped with
diagonal bands of bla,k velvet, red
Victoria silk models sprayed with very
amall white flowers, palo-green silk gill
cts shot with gold, and trimmed with fine
gold GALLONS, and snow-white corded
silk waistcoats in Louis XIV. style with
silver buttons and delicate silver en-
broidery, or with handsome white
enamel buttons with Rhinestone CEN
tiers, the fronts, collar and pocket-faps
of pure white silk embroidery.
A charming toilet, re Gently worn at a
fashionable garden fete, was of white
foulard, with broad rose-pink stripe
in it, and delicate and beautifully
shaded Towering of pink roses between
the stripes. The bodice had shoulder
puifs and yoke of strawberry silk with
rich lace points over the yoke. A Cor
day collar was trimmed with bands of fine
gold passementerie, and from this col
lar fell light jabot of the costly lace.
A pointed girdle of the gold garniture
finished the bodice at the waist.
A Directoire coat to be worn over
skirts OF very expensive black lace, is
made of pale primrose-yellow silk, with
a narrow stripe of bntter-yellow satin
in it. This opens orer full front of
superb black silk ne> over plain yellow
satin. At the lower edge of this vest
are bars Of black velvNt ribbon, There
is also deft arrange ment Of net and
velvet ribbon around the neck and at
the edge of the Yandyked sleeves.
Ladies are wearing with their pretty
outing costumes the long channels
gloves which protect the arms from
the suns rays, and which can be
washed in light suds and made fresh
and tidy in appearance. The white
CASTLE soap used is put in the water,
and not rubbed directly on the gloves.
Also for strong, serviceable wear are
used the gloves of real Russia leather,
which are sold in tan and other brown
shades, including mahogany. These
gloves are easily recognized by the Pc
culiar perfume which is always present
with this particular make of leather,
attributable to certain kind of oil used
in the tanning process. IN. Y. Evening
Post.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-27
REGARDING CELLARS.

Extract from a Lecture by DIR. Kellogg,
OF Battle Creek Sanitarium.
Build your house with well-venti-
lated basement which may be used If
desired for dry storage, but do not put
fruit or vegetable cellar beneath living
rooms unless you are willing to endan-
ger the health of your family. Since
the temperature of the earth below the
frost line is about 500 to COS it is easier
to make cellar wholly or partly be-
meath ground, although the same object
can be secured by building it with very
thick walls above ground. Vegetables
and fruit breathe in manner similar
to animals, and so exhaust, as we'll as
contaminate, the surrounding air. tits
popularity supposed that plants purify
the air in which they are growing, and
so they do-to certain extent-by us.
ing up some of the carbonic acid gas,
but they also consume oxygen and are
in this way drain upon the life
giving elements of the air. But
after a fruit or vegetable has
reached maturity, it ceases to con-
sumo carbonic acid gas while still
consuming oxygen. 1t throws off GER
tain amount of carbonic acid gas as be-
'ore, however, and in tightly-closed
cellars or store-rooms the amount Of this
gas has been known to be so great as to
produce suffocation. There is also the
additional danger which comes from de-
cay OF animal or vegetable matter, and
consequent contamination of the air
from this source. The germs of decay
are so plentiful and work with such
rapidity that all ordinary precautions
cellar underneath house.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-27
r was Ben Johnson. we be-

1t was Ben Johnson, we be-
lieve, who, when asked NAL
locks question, Is life worth
living replied That de-
ponds on the huey.' . And Ben
Johnson doubtless saw the
double point to the pun.
The liver active quick
life rosy, everything bright,
mountains of trouble melt like
mountains Of snow.
The liver sluggish-life dull,
everything blue, molehllls OF
worry rise into mountains Of
anxiety, and as z result sick
headache, dizziness, constipa-
ton.
Two ways are open. Cure
permanently, or relieve tenn
porarily. Take a pill and suf.
fer, or take a pill and get well.
Shock the system by an over
dose, or coax it by a mild.
pleasant way.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
are the mild means. They
work effectively, without pain
and leave the system strong
One, little, sugar coated pei.
let is enough, although q
whole vial costs but IS cents
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-27
Fame.

Fame and good reputation consists IN
doing the right thing in the right way at the
right time. Generals are famous who led
the way to victory. Orators are famous
who touched the heart of the people. Smiths
Tonic Syrupis famous because it has ever
accomplished correct results. Used in the
right way at the right time it invariably
does the right thing. It never makes
failure. 1t never brings disappointment. It
was b the eminent smb Rf eh or B"
nine. Itdoes its work even better than was
expected. 1t has all the good qualities OF
quinine and none of it's evil tendencies. 1t
cures chills and fever, colds, infrenza. la
grippe, etc, even when quinine fails. 1t Is
pleasant to take and children like it. 1t
builds up a broken down constitution and
fortiies it against the insidious attacks OF
Sualarial influences.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-27
HINTS ON SHOPPING.
How to Reduce the Buying of Goods to an
Exact Science.

Tin = YIN OTloTFblNos
How to Reduce the Buying of Goods to an
Exact Science.
Shopping is matter that can be land
should BEL almost reduced to matter
of exact science, and it is one whose
best lessons are often bought with the
cxtravagant price of experience.
Whether the good shopper is. born and
not made is open to question:, but 1t If
certainly true that there are certain
general principles of shopping which
can be learned and thus save the be-
ginner world of trouble and no little
expense as we'll. Perhaps one OF the
learn to beware OF the fgnts fatut of a
"bargain'' day, without being too skep-
teal of its possible advantages. This is
a custom gradually gaining in American
cities, and fashioned after the cocoa
sion" of the Bon Marche of Paris.
There are unquestionable advantages
to be found on these bargain days, but
when one buys goods without any very
definite use for them, because, indeed,
they are 80 cheap. the occasion becomes
delusion and snare. The woman
who comes home with dozens OF yards
OF ribbons for which she has no i'm
mediate or definite use, or remnants"
of choice velvet, or brocade, or pieces
of lace, bought because some time
they may be- a convenienceT-such
shopper is blessing to the
trade, but quite the reverse to
herself and her family. Franklin's old
motto, that nothing is cheap that you
do not want" is as applicable to-day as
1t was century ago. Styles of material
and colors change with the seasons. and
the cornerstone of to-day is the reject
ed Stone OF next year, Another wise
limitation for tho average shopper is to
Avoid pronounced appearances in dry
goods. The pattern dresses of ono
season are not only bad form in tho
next, but are SO obtrusive and striking
chat they become useless to woman OF
:efned taste, and it is very poor
economy to purchase such a gown
even in the height Of tho mode,
unless one has very large and varied
wardrobe. The first requisite of a
gown that must do good service is unoh
tru,iveness 1t may be as choice in
material, as exquisite in fit, as refined
in ornament, as one plcascs; the more
graceful and dainty the better, but
simple and unobtrusive. DR.. Johnson's
test, that lady is well dressed when
Dne can not remember what she has on,
Is certainly good one. Another ex.
celent principle in shopping is to select
one first-class house and always go to it
for ones wares In this way one gets
the benefit OF those countless favors al
ways shown TO the regular customer;
one discovers the exact locate of each
department., and can therefore 60
without loss OF time, and when special
bargains are to be offered the regular
customer receives timely notice of it.
While it may occasionally happen that
one would save something on a certain
article by looking about at other houses,
yet, in the long run, the time and energy
wasted would count for far more than
the trihe saved. And in the long run
one makes much tho more economical
expenditures and receives the most sat
isfaction by patronizing one large and
first-class establishment Boston Bud.
get.