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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received at the city
clerks office, until O'Clock p. m, on Monday,
June end, 1890 for 1900 cubic yards more or less,
of material to bring Fifteenth street, from Third
avenue to Fourth avenue and Fourth avenue,
from Fifteenth 10 Twelfth street, and Nineteenth
street from Second to Third avenue, to grade
Also 500 cubic yards more or less, Of macadam
for top dressing on the above avenue and streets.
Specifications to be at the city clerk office
The labor TO be employed should be - much as
possible given TO residents OF this city. Bonds re-
auired in double the amount of contract. The
city reserves the right to reject any and all bids
BY order of the street and alley committee.
ROBERT KOEHLkR, city Clerk.
poct leland III Nav fHQ0
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
HAMLET
HAMLET. May

HAMLET, May 20.
j. Candor lost fiue COW Tuesday.
The road commissioners are grading
up the roads in fine style
Mr.. Hiram Cooper lost two fine colts
last week and Mr. Galager one.
Mrs. o. nj. Boyles and son are visiting
Mr.. BIS. relatives in the vicinity.
A hunting and fishing club of twelve
members has been formed in Hamlet
They have bought small piece of ground
at the bay and are erectir & house there
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
OF REAL ESTATE,

OF REAL ESTATE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock Island County 90
By virtne Of a decretal order Of the county court
of said county, entered at the May term Of said
court. A. ID. 1890, on the application of Robert ID
McCreery, guardian of Porter McCreery, Robert
ID. McCrcery and William McCreery, minors, tC
sell the following described real estate belonging
to said minors, situate in the county of Rock Isl
and and state of Illinois. tewit:
The undivided three fourteenths Clio of the
northeast quarter (l) Of the southeast quarter
ca OF section ten t1O). in township sixteen t16
north of range west of the fourth principa
meridian. / shall on the 18th day of June A n
$780, at the north door of the court house In the
city OF Rock Island in the county Of Rock Island
and state of Illinois, at the hour of O'Clock, p
m. sell all the interest of said miners in and Il
the said real estate public vendus to the highest
and best bidder for cash In hand.
ROBERT ID. McCREERY,
Guardian of Porter McCreery, Robert ID. Nc
Creery and William McCreery, minors.
Ry LAcK snH & Hurst. AtforneYs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23

Beware Of Comments FOR Catarrn That Contain
Mercury.
as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the mu-
cous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. j..
Cheney IL Co.. Toledo, Ohio. contains
NJ mercury, and is taken internally, and
acts directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine.
1t is taken internally and made in Toledo.
Ohio, by F. j. Cheney & Co.
eB Sold by druggists. price zoe per
bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
County Baiiainxs.


TRANSFERS.
May William Parker by admins
traitor to Annanias Parker, lot Q. block Q.
33. IS, 1w. c Edwards sub. div, asses.
sor's plat, $3.50.
Rufus Walker to Stephen F O'Dell. lot
5. block A, Griffith s. Co.'S ad. Moline,
$500.
LICENSED TO WE'D.
26-Gust Olson, Miss Annie Carlson,
Reynolds; Sidney g. Pearson, Miss Annie
Hutchings. Rock Island.
22-Fred. Schuett. Miss Pauline Burk
Rock Island; John r. Gordon. Rock ISL
and. Miss Louisa Nowack. South Rock
Islsnd.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
A ssIaNEE's NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned
has been appointed assignee OF Abram Loeb, and
nm persons holding any claim or claims against
said Abram Loeb are hereby notified to present
the same to him under oath or affirmation within
three months from this date, whether said claims
are due or not. Ali persons indebted to eaid as
eignor are requested to make prompt payment Of
the same.
Dated March cath, 1890.
HENRY p. HULL, Assignee.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
Advertised Lis, or Let,er- 40. 10.

Advertised List or Letters No. I'D.
List OF letters uncalled for at the Postoffice al
Rock Island, Rock Island county, nlinois
May %, 1890:
Andrews Geo " Laurette CIV
Baum Ira Lind Minnie
blelint Mrs X McCreeyy RI
Carr Minnie L. Mcdaniel DIS
Clint Mrs X Il Mowry CT
Cunningham Fred MONTGOMERY Mrs Alex
Annie Ellington Norris Idly
Flaherty John Reynolds OF
johnson Mary Rixnger Chas
johnson Mary Ann Warner Minnie
FOREIGN LIST.
Under Hannah
Sinclair ii Manager Rhea Ce
HOWARD WELLS, 2. NJ.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23

The rosy freshness. and velvety soft>
ness of the skin is variably obtained by
those who use Pozzoni's Complexion
Powder.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23

The Great French Remedy for SnpprrsslaL'
and Monthly Irregularities
Ladies' Use-Le Dues Periodical PHI, 81 Pans
France; guaranteed 10 accomplish al ih'i
claimed for them. To be used monthly for iroHpe
peculiar 10 women Full directions Win -
box 90 per box or three oxes for IS. Auisr,S1I
PHI Co, royalty proprietors. Spencer, IcNa -
genuine pill obtained of Otto kndeTi, kln sii'.ti
ock leland, Jappe 4 Co, Davenport, sud o. -
druggists nl4-dN
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
NOTICE OF GUARDIANS SALE

ROBERT KoEHLER,
lSeal City Clerk.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-30
Modern Pecan Culture.

II you should like 20 have the best results
IN growing the pecan it will be of great
Importance to have low. sandy location,
such as can be found in our river bottoms,
with very deep sandy loan subsoil, say
from fifteen to twenty feet deep, says Louis
Buldiqur in Southern horticultural Jour
nal Many do not think this of any par
ticular interest to them because they have
seen pecans grow easily and fruiting album
dainty with only about two feet of sandy
soil on ten to twenty feet of gravelly sub
soil. This is not very wonderful. I have
seen pecan trees grow on only four feet of
sandy soil on a blue clay foundation, but
not with half the vigor as on deep sandy
loan. For myself, would not advise any
body to plant on gravel foundation, be-
cause have seen, in the dry year 1887,
many hundreds of valuable young trees die
on just such soil. OF course, | don't say
that they won't grow on soil which is, to
some extent. mixed with gravel: only ad-
wise against planting in places which ap-
pear to be good soil, when if you will dig
few feet you will find nothing but gravel.
Such soils might bring forth fine trees, but
very severe drought will surely kill them
If we cannot supply them with water by
artificial means. If this can be done at a
moderate expense it will prove very benefi-
cial IN dry years, and pecan culture can be
made profitable on such soils. The blue
clay foundation is just about as dangerous
In dry weather as the gravel subsoil, as no
roots of the pecan tree can penetrate the
blue clay. But if it has about ten or
fifteen feet of sandy loan on top of the
blue clay the roots will have no trouble In
spreading and, of course, it won't hurt the
trees bit. | have seen the pecan tree grow
to limited extent on black waxy soil, and
have seen trees that bore as we'll as in
sandy soil. But in very wet weather they
begin to sicken and some even die from the
effects of disease, and by the ''twig blight"
which is In no soil so severe as in black
waxy land. 1t is, therefore, of great i'm
portance to make such soils good by drain
age, in any form, to lead off the surplus
water.
know of one pecan grower in Texas who
drained one-balf of his grove and left the
other half undrained. The result was that
at the end Of the fifteenth year he sold 600
pounds of pecans as an average from the
trees on the drained land, while those on
the undrained soil did not average more
than 400 pounds to the tree, and many trees
had already died. He soon went to work
and drained the whole piece of lard, and the
result was that after five years these trees
bore as abundantly as those on the old
drained land, only the trees were much
smaller and many had died and had to be
replaced by young ones.
By reading the above we will observe
that the pecan is at home in creek and river
bottoms in the southern states, but by good
care-such as you give your field crops
they can be grown nearly as we'll on the
deep sandy uplands, where they are much
more secure from damage by floods-such
as are very. liable to occur in our river bot
tomas
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-30
Civilization nfcnrn

One OF the principal causes Of poor crops
OF corn. says an exchange, is neglect or de-
Lay In giving it the first workings The
hurry and anxiety TO put in the cotton fire.
quently cause the corn to be neglected until
IL receives an injury from which it never
RECEIVERS. When the third and fourth blades
appear, the plows should run round it, rum
mug as close as possible to the plants with
out covering them, and running as deeply
as possible. The middles, too, should not be-
neglected. They should be plowed deeply.
SO that the lateral roots, which extend very
rapidly, may find loose and fine bed to
iced In. As the plants grow, and as the
roots extend, the plowings should become
snallower and shallower, until a sweep
should be the only implement used. The hoe
force should Immediately follow the plows,
thinning to stand, and drawing soft ear tn
70 the young plants, not leaving a single
weed, blade Of grass or superfiuous plant
TO rob the crop of a particle of the nutri-
ment which belongs TO the crop. Nothing
should interfere to delay its thorough per-
formance. If this were properly attended
to, we should hear of fewer crops of five
or six bushels to the acre, even on what we
call our poor lands.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-30
Pet Stock for Profit.

Pet stock affords pleasure to children land
also to parents, but when the pet stock can
be made to afford profit as well as pleasure,
IL IS an advantage. If boy or girl is in
duced to take an interest in pet stock it
should be with an object in view-to make
it pay. There may not be any large profits
derived. but even small prospective gain
induces the little one to take greater inter
est, as the desire to produce something. and
be as independent as possible, is as strong
i'll the child as in the adult. 1t also
induces the keeping of accounts, strict at
tention to business, and close application to
all the details of management. No child
is as elated, proud and exultant as the one
that has, unaided, realized small profit
from some source within its reach, and
children should be encouraged in that di-
rection. The. most profitable pets, and
which afford unbounded pleasure, are the
bantams, and every child should have
flock
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-30
CLOTHING.
EPLEuISHED|


We have had a great sue
cess with our line Of Thin
Coats and Vests, and with
the additions to the STYLES
just received we can claim for
same the handsomest line in
the city.
Those Double breasted
Fancy Vests which sold at
81 Is apiece, and of which
at one time we could not sup
ply the demand, is now, with
its added sizes and styles,
again complete. To those wish
ing a stylish garment at a
nominal cost we should say
delay not, but call at once and
make your selection.
We are headquarters for
Summer Shirts; all kinds and
styles.
The nobbiest in this line is
a White Shirt, with full front
made of China Silk.
Respectfully,
ApppI&Schau|.
ONE PRICE CLOTHIERS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-30
How to Rid Cattle of Ticks.

MISSISSIPPI AGRICULTURAL EXPERT
MENT STATION, June 17-Mr. C. MeneloS,
BrookhdUen, Miss: Yours of June l6 at
hand. We were formerly very much
troubled with ticks, but now we scarcely
notice them. We made trough ten feet
long and fastened it on one corner of the
pasture and then made a roof of three
boards to keep the rain out. In this we
keep a constant supply of salt mixed with
nearly an equal quantity of sulphur. When
one supply is exhausted we provide more,
and in that way have no trouble. / think
you used too little of the sulphur, and if
you should follow our plan it will take
three or four weeks to rid the cattle of the
ticks they now have, but it will finally do
the work. S. NJ. TRACY,
Director
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-30
Cholera.

This disease is liable to break out among
your chickens if great care has not been
taken in keeping all sweet and clean in and
about the fowl house.
Various causes are assigned by different
writer's, and various remedies prescribed;
but the whole matter is still involved in
much obscurity, like the various epidemics
that attack man, the visitation of hog
cholera, etc. OF one thing. however, we
ought to be assured, and that is that when
ever it appears in q single and not extern
sive locality the miasm minute living veg
etable or animal organisms. particles of de-
caying animal or vegetable matter floating
in the air., or whatever else causes the i'll
ness, must be local also, and not depending
on general or universal atmospheric condi-
tions. The real cause lies nearer home, and
will usually be found to have grown out of
some neglect in the care of the fowls q
damp, unhealthy situation, the lack of pure
cold water, of suitable shelter from sun and
rain, failure to give green food in proper
quantities; the runs have become foul with
long use, or the hen houses filthy and beset
with vermin. These conditions, or part of
them, are enough to occasion violent illness,
and symptoms which would appear in
human beings subjected to similar poisonous
influences would be very likely to occur in
flock of fowls.
We are glad to know that SO little is now
being heard about fowl cholera anywhere.
We trust that none of our frields may ever
again be troubled with it in any quarter. 1t
is a hard disease to manage, and we must
strive to SO keep our poultry premises that
the presence of this bane may be prevented
from showing itself. This plan is better than
proposing a cure for it.
In case Of it's appearance disinfect thor
oughly. Then take equal parts of pepper
mint, laudanum and camphor. Make the
dose from five to ten drops a day per chick,
varying the dose according to the size and
age of the bird.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-30
Proper sized 1rees to Plant.

In selecting trees for planting the largest
are not always the best Medium-sized
trees are lifted with better roots, are easily
handled. are less liable to injury from trans
portation, start quicker and grow faster
than tall plants that have been drawn up
weakly in thick nursery rows. Old trees
have wider spread roots, which are certain
to be severely abridged in the lifting. TIE
tops must then be pruned severely to cor
respond with the destruction of the roots,
so that there is nothing gained in the way
of size. Two-year-old trees of the apple,
pear, plum and cherry and 1-year-old of
the peach are tho best sizes, and of these
stocky. low-bra :ched specimens will be
found to give most satisfaction.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-30
Fe.tilizers for Strawberries.

Yard manure will not supply all the food
necessary for the strawberry. 1t lacks in
potash. Barn manure used alone will make
large berries, but they will lack in firmness
and color Ashes will supply the deficiency.
The time of application has much to do in
the benefit obtained from using fertilizers
of any kind. Fertilizers applied during the
dry months of spring and summer are
mostly thrown away. Last summer 1
learned the secrets Of the most successful
strawberry grower in our town. We at
tribute his large yields to applying good
dressing of yard manure directly to the
rows, around and among the plants. The
fall rains will wash the goodness down TO the
roots, and very little is wasted. In the
western part of the country, growers OBJ
tain the best crop of Wilson's by scattering
ashes and superphosphate into the rows in
the early spring before growth begins.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-30
The determination of Nut Grass or
Coco.

Coco.
Editor Morning Ne,US: read in the re-
port of the secretary of agriculture for
1889 the following, which will commend it.
self to the serious attention of all those
who have lands which contain that grass.
The following is an abstract from an
article published by Hon. G.. D. Tillman in
a southern agricultural paper:
''The plan of campaign to extirpate nut
grass is simply to prevent it maturing seed
above ground. Nearly everybody thinks
that the nuisance reproduces itself from the
nut alone, whereas it propagates thousand
tunes more from the seed Hence, to eff
fec5ually and quickly destroy nut grass on
any land infected with it the sod should be
frequently stirred during the growing
period of summer SO as to stimulate each
nut and seed to sprout and come up. 1t is
waste of effort to attack COCO in winter.
either by digging or blowing. The best
time for fighting it is between midsummer
and frost time, although myriads of the
sprigs will show themselves above ground
in day or two after each working of the
soil, even in the spring months, yet no seed
and the secret OF success, as before re-
marked, as merely to cut down every tall
stem, while in the Towering stage at the
latest. and the sooner the better.
"The old method for destroying coco by
cutting it off under the surface of the
ground every time a sprig appears above
the surface is useless expenditure of labor.
''The ground should DE often stirred with
the pillow or hoe from April to frost, as be-
fore mentioned. to make every nut and seed
come up if possible, and as soon as possible;
but there is no urgent necessity. as far as
Graduating the grass is concerned, to kill
its sprigs until they begin to shoot up seed
stalks. For this purpose it is only requisite
to pillow up or chop down the grass at the
regular intervals of working Indian corn,
collards or any other crop Still it is adj
visable to plant the land in some tall grow
ing crop which shall neither cover nor OBJ
scure any COCO seed stem so as to prevent it
being observed and destroyed.
by the above method two years are
ample time in which to rid any ground of
coco. In fact, one season is sufficient to
eradicate it, except that a few scattering
sprigs will show themselves in subsequent
years, which can easily be prevented from
going to seed by close attention. One cause
that has enabled coco so long and 50 defiant
ly to hold its sway in the south is that we
have SO few crops which are hoed or plowed
IN the fall of the year. This, together with
the popular error that COCO propagatos from
nut alone, explains the whole story of its
universal triumph over the patience,
sweat, curses and blows Of the millions who
have warred on it."
The remedy suggested is simple enough,
but should be applied intelligently, sys-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-30

chari'ably disposed. since the beginning
of these troubles, Mr.. Sullivan has been i'm
III health, and has suffered the loss Of his
mother, and II there Is anything on the face
OF this earth that a man loves it is his dear
old mo her. At this very moment very
near and dear relative lies in the balan,
between life and death, AMI it shows an
IRON nerve to stand uo under all these atii,c-
tons.
In closing my remarks, permit me to
quote that oft told maxim: TO err is hui
man, to forgive divine | now colsign nv
client to the tenderest mercies of the court. -
During Judge Ford's remarks tears W re
seen to trickle down the zig, brawnv
cheeks of the Boston boy, a ID be was com.
PEELED t. hide his face in handkerchief.
FOR about five minutes there was a death
like stiffness in the court room, and the ST.
lence was becoming oppressive, when Judge
Terral arose and commanded Sullivan To
stand up.
The big fellow sprang to his feet and
gazed cut of the window
MIR. Sullivan" began the judge, liam
truly sorry that you are in such bad pre-
dicament; in fact, | am sorry to see any
human being step from the path of right
eousness and commit an evildee1; but am
confronted by the will Of the people, the
law that protects society, aud I am COM
PEELED to enforce it. | extend to YOU my
heartfelt sympathy in your bereavement
something which every man has to bear
and l truly hope that you will reform and
become better man. t
I'm obedience to my own convictions and
those of leading citizens, l impose upon you
fine of $500, upon payment Of which INTO
the county treasury the sheriff will release
you from custody"
The fine was Immediately paid, and Sulii-
van walked from the court room free
man. He was surrounded by a large crowd
OF admirers, who extended their congratu-
lattons in hearty handshakes.
He told the correspondent that he
intended to quit the prize ring, and would
go on the stage, "rhe public has always
treated me kindly" said Sullivan, "espe-
cially the newspapers, and leading actors
say l have considerable histrionic talent
The play will be a melodrama, but am not
able TO disclose the name jus at present.
What do you think of JacksonT'
who! that blokea He can't fight little
bit"
will you ever meet hing
"What do you take me for? Doyou think
| would disgrace myself by fighting a -
niger with anything else but base ball
BATE / may be prize fighter, but ( am a
gentleman"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-30
The New Shirley Poppy.

Judging from the praise Shirley Poppy
receives in England, where it originated, it
is a remarkably beautiful strain of this p1-
pular flower. The flowers are semi-double,
and the colors varied and very brilliant, the
result of Iong-continued selection. In the
cut state the flowers are said to be more
lasting than the common poppy. This
seems to be new thing worth trying. If
YOU want many flowers on your peoples
YOU must leave only a few seed vessels to
ripen. Remove them as soon as the flowers
decay. Poppy seed may be sown as late as
May.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-30
To Keep the Land from washing.

~ @>COP Vic LaIlQ lTOIu w dSnluS.
A good way to manage the hillside lands
that are liable to wash, says an exchange,
is to keep them iR grass as much as possible.
An occasional crop of wheat, or othersma
grain. may be grown, and the land seeded
Immediately back to grass, but cultivated
crops, such as corn. should not be grown on
sloping, washy land. The summer cultiva-
ton puts the soil in shape to receive the
greatest possible damage from rainfall. The
forests should be restored to these ian Is, but
it may be impossible 20 do this at once, and
the next best thing should be done, Adopt
for them rotation of crops that will omit
the cultivated ones and keep them in grass
as much as possible.
These hillsides will not produce nearly
the same quantity of grass as the low lands,
but the quality is usually much better.
They are the ideal sheep pastures. And here
again, to make the most out of a farm of
rolling land, the stock as we'll as the
crops raised must be what is best adapted
to the lands.