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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
Tho Best and rrue,, Amer,e.u,

Ii is evident that the makers of America
belong TO the middle ranks of society and
that he e is the center of our hopes in re
gard to the nation. The rich families
cannot be large in number with US, nor
can they maintain in successive genera
tons their hereditary prestige The war
broke up the old order of things at the
south, and the fact that at the north there
is no rom for the man who is simply
gentlen an of leisure has prevented the
people who represent social distinction
from ia King an active part in the legisla-
tive life of the country. The old families
have less influence today than they ever
had, anil the leaders in legislation. in the
profession In making and guiding public
opinion, and in contributing 10 the pros
perity of the country are, for the most
part, men who have come from the ener-
getic mi Idle class families everywhere.
These are the men who have derived most
benefit from our institutions and best I'M
derstant how they are to be still further
developed. We do not care how rich n man
is. nor no his grandfather was, but we ask
what his capacity may be and what his vir-
tuesare, and we give him our confidence
chiefly on the basis of what he is and what
he can do. This current opinion as to what
constitutes family excellence has wonder
fnl effect in the shaping of American fami-
lies. II The making of money is the ambi
ton of most Americans, there is second
integrity and purity and strength of the
homes OF honest and industrious and intel
ligent ne nple.-Boston Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
Birds in Ing of War.

Two sparrows-oue big the other little
simultaneously swooped down upon a
piece of cotton cord in front of the CITY
Hall the other day. Both wanted it and
both pulled, but without visible advantage
to either bird. Then began real tug of
war.
VI course the smaller sparrow was heavi-
ly handicapped in the matter of weight
but this he more than made up in skill and
Strength For A-few moments they stood
firmly braced on the asphalt walk and
pulled with all their might. Finding their
efforts against each other futile, they, with
u common impulse, flew upward without
relaxing their hold upon the coveted OBJ
1eot, and continued in midair the struggle
for the string.
Once off the ground the smaller sparrow
appeared to figure more conspicuouslv. for
while his foe seemed to fancy that weight
would tell in the end the little bird adopt-
ed shrewd tactics. When the big bird flew
he flew with him. and when be darted m
ward or zigzagged from side to side he was
with him every time. In fact he let the
big one cut out all the work, and il was
plain to the crowd of people who stood
watching the strife that the big bird ,vaa
wearing himself out. This proved 70 he
true. Suddenly the little one, Selling n
favorable opportunity made sharp down
ward rush, instantly followed by ouick
upward dash and the cord was ierked ont
of the tired beak of his rival. But in max
ing the effort the prize fell from his own
Dill. For single second it fioated in tb.
air, then the littk victor quickly seized IL
and with a tiny screech of trump. ao-,
away unmolested by the larger bird.
This little ting of war only lasted two or
three minutes, but it was a show worth
seeing. York Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
Chewing Gum.

The chewing gum business began on &
small scale some thirty years ago. 1t was
then manufactured and used principally
In New England. This article WAS made
from the gum of the spruce tree Another
kind of gum was and is made from paraf-
fine. There was prejudice at first against
manufactured chewing gum. and years
ago children were told that tbs stuff was
made of "nigsers' heels"
The raw mnteriitl of chewing gum made
today comes from the Mexican chiclezapote
tree That is the stuff ''tutti fiutti'' IS
made of. The story runs that Yankee
by the name of Admins imported the Next
can gum TO havs, il take the place of gutta-
percha or soft obbrr, but the experiment
failed. Accidentally he broke off a bit of
the stuff and chewed it. That gave 10
him the notion of manufacturing the sub
stance into chewing gum. The business is
now housed in Il six story building and
gives employment 10 over 80 people
PIttsburg Bulletin
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
A German Peasants idea of America

A German Peasants idea of America.
Americas who leave the beaten track of
travel in Germany are always objects of
more or lbs interest to the people. There
is the curiosity due to the great distance
that the visitors have come from, and be-
sides a German who has not Il relative or at
least friend in this country is n rarity.
The traveller is asked all kinds of questions
about the United States, and often u most
lamentable Ignorance is displayed by the
Germans about the distant country 4
case in point is related by New Yorker
who spent some time one summer in a viii
lage i'll Hanover, AT some distance from a
railroad. He was visiting physician whom
he had met at Berlin in the university days
of both of them.
One afternoon the physician, accom-
panied by his friend, drove to farm house
TO visit a sick child. When he alighted
the American remained in the vehicle In
the course of his call the physician hap
pened to mention that his companion was
from the United States. As they drove
away an old lady rushed out of the house
gesticulating wildly and calling on them
TO stop. They did this, and she ran up, all
out of breath, shouting:
'How is my SOM He is in America
She did not hear of the New Workers. ma
tionality until after the physician left the
house, and ran TO make inquiry about her
son, who had been in America for fifteen
years. The woman had received no word
from or about him for several years. She
thought, of course, that every one in Amer
lea knew every one else there The for
eigner had much difficulty in explaining
that he had never heard of her son, who
was in Minnesota when he wrote his last
letter. For some time the good woman be-
lieved that the New Yorker was an i'm
poster who did not come from America at
alL-New York Tribune.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
Not Burdened with Yaao,

John b. Weller was an Ohio politician
In the way back days, >" said an old gentle
man who was entertaining several young
men in the wheat pit of the board of trade
The crowd had been talking about Ohio
men Just before the hurrah broke in.
John went TO California in the early
days, and | think he was elected poverno,
or Lieutenant governor, 1 don't remember
winch, OF that state. He came back TO Ohio
once afterward on visit On his return IN
California he went by vessel. as that was
the only way of going in those DAYS unless
you went overland, which wasn't ALWAYS
sale. The vessel on which John returned
was wrecked on Roncador reef. and tho
passengers lost all their baggage
They also had to subsist on ANYTHING
that country had and live in hints untiI
another vessel came to carry them on home
FINALLY they all succeeded in reaching
Frisco Many friends of the rescued met
them at the pier Some of Weller,s ad-
mlrers welcomed him. He gave them a
graphic account of the wreck and the sI,r
vival VIC sur
Did you save anythinp1' asked ora ~,
the friends who had listened.
Not thing but my character, xvas
the reply. was
John said an old fortv-niner who
had known Weller in Ohio, YOU arrival in
California with less baggage than anr Ill ~
ever heard of '"-Chicago Tribune
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
psafnsss Cannon be cnrfh


10y local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the year. There
Is only one way to cure deafness, and tina,
Is by constitutional remedies Deafness
is caused by an inflsmed condition of the
Mucous lining OF the Eustachisn Tube.
When this tube gets In 2smed you have n
rumblipg sound or imperfect hearing. and
when II Is entirely closed. deafness Is the
result. and unless the Inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored To its
normal condition. hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused By catarrh. which Is nothing but
an infismed condition of the mucous
suraces.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any case of deafness caused bv cstarrh)
that we cannot cure by taking Halls Ca
tarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free
Sold by druggists. 75c.
F. J. CHENEY s. Co. Toledo, o.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
Postage Stamps I'm 1s.o

brn ct " retter addressed by a lively vonno
Mondan 70 ms sister, which bears the da,s
foIlo,r;y, May %, 1910, have found ths
'o.atG1wlng record of opinion: Inc
tber aro you, you tried the stamps YETI tb;,l
dom FER very absurd and troublesome :
altboncb =, making my mouth a glue mot
faction &c ~ DC sure, You have the sat;s'
over. bar Kissing Aissing' or rather slobber;ne
1 sbopId a!esty's back. This, however
the nresen 10y rs, IS about the greatest insnit
queen Notes and Queries 0nered the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
mANKlND's THIRD EYE
it Is Near the Center OF the Head and
Is In Innocuous Desuetude.

tnta
thar tbo,.. oaos
.nae Iney are very rare, uut. On, am. con
49, tney are quite common. Yon On,
nn1 plenty Of them IL you take In. tro,,bi,
inches long" - three
~, I'm mere any other animals in the world
that have three eyesYp '"e "orlu
n ,htp 's for example, you yourself bava
third eye, though il has baad 9eii nave
me9tary through disuse.v 'e ruai-
there is t?"
Just in the middle Of 49,
as Its location can be- d,.so,it,,'i' a. a.
I'M ,Nhatomists know IL a. tba 80 VI,
H' Out II * actually an eve tbn, -
a. lulinentary. Place the tin of -,
and - JusD above the bridge OF vnur ,,o-l
hahiv va .le level with your ewes Dira nse
hosa ~ .t'hC point about five inches ., ny
,vbiaI ,''e nrain. Is this gland So. 'ii wy
capto- - ahclehtS used To imagine ,y,s ~
SOM H. ''' iousllesS and the sent Of tba
to that ~ ''re mas lost all resemblance
taining -, vye' but YOU can find II no
in some So, vi lis original developrnent
,hsr' turtles aud other reptiles WI;.i
, .nen, TINS gland has still tba,r,t win
uNle OF the head an nctr,I 80, ii the
~ optlc nerve CONNECTING vritk ~ sochet,
49, Vi 'ne Drain, and even tho ,;,.-S. 'iSuai
a. C"a'' the object of which H. -
4, Hosoro hight. There is M -. gu eyes
E.a aii eye Tor all that. In tho ao, put
annaa. mentioned this pineal eve 1911. ~ Ine
for seeing VIII yHI Top OF the head and is nsefnI
There are quite a numbor :,
become - ~ the human body ,vb;oh L5l
anv nso 90 ~ because nature has no il nave
tbs use. use Tor them. For examn mas no longer
nsef Oihsrold gland in the naoIe there is
sionins Of which seems &c The only
the disease known as eo Eu IN G S
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16

Passing through Washington market !
noticed manin one of the big commission
stores packing apples in barrel. What
struck me as being decidedly peculiar about
this ordinarily commonplace operation was
the fact that he picked out the biggest
apples and put them in the bottom of the
barrel. why do you put the big ones in
the bottom;' inquired with no little curl
osity. He gave me "A knowing wink rs he
replied: ''Oh, they open the barrels at the
bottom nowadays" No further explana
ton was necessary. York World
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
To Nervous psb,I,tated Man.

II you will send me- your address ",
will mail you our Illustrated psmphle
explaining all about ID. Dyes celebrated
electro voltsic belt and appliances. sn,
their charming effects upon the nervou
debilitated system. and how they vii
quickly restore you to vigor, msnhoo'
and health. Pamphlet free. II you ar
thus afflicted. we will send you belt an;
appliances on a trial.
VoLTAIc BELT Co., Marshall, Mich.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
The Medical Use of EIsc,r,.,,

Inc ideas that people attach ~ tho r.,,
or electricity and magnetism are e. te alue
- erroneous That electricity in the hana.
vi 1he skilled medical practition.-, 10, .,.i "a
o. great benefit in the treatment of dissaas
oeyond all doubt; but it is also trne 'e a.,
a. tuy' that people very freouentiy
40 themselves great injury by resortino ~
eiectflcal remedies without the advice Of - !
pnyslcian, simply upon their own inda.
nenI or the careless recommendation os J
smna mentioned but ignorant friend. The
~ H. .ea that exist on this subject are
ene curative effects of magnetism -, u
as ar William Thomson ms sbn1., "n .n
ses1 magnets do not exert the sIigh,aat
70 .u on any part of the human hnd,"
- .ne electrical current is TO be nso5 -.
VI. tatniiy doctor be consulted first ~ ~.
AotA Commercial Advertiser we"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
EAsscxeSNABSwA Hs ss7sSSSl
ko72S7Ni(ilsEEEssss1sNl
~ T -, PoSIIivE CURE: EN

The question has been asked. I'm what
respect are st. Patrick's pills better than
any other3' Try them. You will find
that they produce q plesssnter csihsrtic
effect. are more certain in their action.
and that they not only physic. but cleanse
the whole system and regulate the liver
and bowels. For sale at IS cents per
box by Hsrtz s. Bahnsen, druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16

In the pursuit OF the COCA things of
his world we anticipate too much; we
eat ont the heart and sweetness of world
~ pleasures by delightful forethought of
them. The results obtained from the use
Of DIR. Jones Red Clover Tonic far exceed
all claims. 1t cures dyspepsia. and all
stomach, liver. kidney and bladder
troubles. 1t is perfect tonic, appetizer,
blood purifier, sure cure for ague and
malarial diseases. Price, so cents. Of
druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
Do You Cough

Doubleday. Take Eemp's 8slssm. the
best cough cure. IL will cure your
coughs and colds. Il win cure pains in
the chest. II will cure inAuenz4 and
bronchitis and all diseases pertaining TO
the lungs because it is pure balsam
Hold II to the light and see how clear and
thick 1t is. You will see the excellent
effect after taking the first dose. Lsrge
bottles SOC and 81.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16

pie in Savoy and the Tyroi are worst al
| fiicted with this complaint. 1t is supposed
that the water they drink, derived from
the melting of the glaciers of the Alps,
causes the hypertrophy OF the thyroid
gland, the result of which is an enormous
swelling, so that sometimes the unfortu-
nate comes to have a baglike appendage
dangling down as far as the waist. There
Is no known cure for the trouble after 1t
has got well started, though the swelling
NAV be a trife reduced by injections into
its substance. IL is very curious fact
that IL a human being or any other animal
is deprived of this apparently useless gland
by cutting it out, there always follows a
general degeneration of all the tissues of
the body.
Another seemingly useless organ is the
'supra-renal capsule attached to each of
the kidneys. Its only purpose in human
being appears to be to occasion what is
known as 'Addison's disease in cases
where it gets out of order. In such cases,
which are happily rare, the skin of the
body loses its natural color and becomes of
a muddy brown hue. This capsule is
presumably the remains of what was once
a secretory organ.
"Then there is the mysterious 'vermi-
testine. Once in while an apple seed or
some such thing gets into it, and causes
inflammation. Until within the last four
or five years such cases were always fatal,
but now they are usually cured by cutting
open the stomach and removing the ap-
pendix. Until very recently operations re-
quiring the cutting open of the body in
this way invariably resulted in death, for
the reason that germs could not be pre-
vented from getting into the wound and
creating subsequent Inflammation. But
the bacteriolOgists have taught, through
their researches, how such germs may be
killed by spraying with antiseptic solu-
tons. The vermiform appendix has con-
siderable usefulness among the lower ami
mails. With the COW and other beasts that
chew the cud it is large sac attached to
the stomach, and is utilized as n storage
reservoir for food that is not needed for
immediate consumption. - Washington
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
Az E,.Mavnr nf Nem Nnrk

\. Oakley Hall, who used To I've mayor OF
New York in the old Tweed DAYS. can be
seen along the Strand almost every day, still
looking well and hearty He has a quiet
home and seems 10 be very well contente,l
with life, declaring that man can buy "A
great deal in England for what he earns.
and does not seem To want ~ much a. in
the United States. London Cor Atlanta
Constitution
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
Ihe childro

lecteS 'I Mo,s health must not be nso-
bring On c 0o,os in the head and snnft5s.
Cream R.1s uarrh and lung affections Fi. es
fec,iv .a nsim cures at once. T, !. nly s
nostrils 'e "a ana is easily applied int per YER
cases vis,d !. also cures catarri,. the 'o the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16

To try to cure catarrn by using local APP
plications. Catarrh is not local but a
constitutional disease. 1t Is not dis
sase of the mans nose. but Of the man
therefore. to effect cure. requires a
constitutional remedy like Hoods Ssrss,
parilla, which, acting through the blood,
reaches every part Of the system, expel,
ing the faint which causes the disease
and imparting health.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16

nom the blood Impurities which
rs the .ce6iiar ONCE of t, oee organs TO elimi-
nate and pass of. The Bitters IL also purifier
and streng- hener of the oowels invigorant,
of the etotn oh. and matchiess m dy for bill
iousness ard fever and ague- IT couuteracts n
tendency TO premature decay, aud sustain. and
comforts the aged and infirm.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
Numbering Pages of

The best way of numi
manuscript is to use a lie
manuscript is really fms
marks can be "Hickly cha
nay n erl
Der
ten.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
Australia OF the Future.

l confess that when / consider this
charming young nation, with it's romantic
past and its most attractive future pros
poets, Ifeel a little thrill comparab BILE to that
with which / watched the fortunes of the
water in its Wentworth valley; so full of
surprises must its life be-so splendid in
its ventures, in its fearlessness, i'm its joy-
Gus seeking of dangers, in its bold plunges
into mid air. in its enjoyment of the calm
prosperit,T of peaceful moments. and in its
ceaseless progress to new adventures and
conflicts. Its future is hidden, like the
stream IN the forests at the bottom of the
gorge, bu the sea is far away still for the
young m Juntain torrent; and the long
course Is lull of fair scenes and great ex-
periences
Austral a will not be one of the happy
countries without a history, but will sure
ly know, 10 Carlyle's sense of the word,
the "bless edness" of having history Its
varied ant progressive population, its con
trasts of climate, its relations to Asia. its
important position in the Pacific, its vast
resources and its social progressiveness p
unite TO assure 1t of a very signif
place in the future tale of civili7
Professor Royce in S"rihper's
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16

The undersigned invites bids for the stork Of
Merchandise assigned TO him by Brsyion 4 Cof-
man. Of Reynolds, Illinois consisting principally
Of dry Foods groceries. clothing. boots and shoes
aod snch other merchandise as II u-u lly kept Ia
q country store will also receive bids for The
notes and accounts OF said Arm.
Terms Of sale cash In hand.
ALFRED II. ECKsTRoN, Asslxnee,
Jannary s'h, A. ". 1891. Reynolds, III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
ne o. = = heath an Englisn -
Rising a glass OF water TO
y1led receDfion. A French

"a croSsled reception. A French
.emnI jostled ssainst her and spiltthe
water on ler dress. ffer escort took mp
the Inattei. and duel resulted, followed
by so gene raj a quarrel betwetn the French
and Engh sh residents that y was face
tiously said the war was brotght on by
i~upsetting giass of water.--St- Louis
Globe Den iocrat.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16

"Youy ilame Is .JuiisrT Eyes, your
honor Tell me how old you are. !"
.sTw1tviye, your honor" "Soi Well.
now ihat ) ~ yegiven ne your age.
70 Ill sdr Minister the OATH"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16

It must Ne remembered thatat 81 pound
aluminium is really not so high as 1t looks
for the rel rtion of pound q aluminium
to a pound of other metals is,something
like that o the famous poundof feathers
to the pou I'd Of lead Aluminium Is almost
three times a. bulky as iron, weight for
weight: it 8 more than fourtimes as bulky
-as silver and msfe thar1seven times as
bulky as 2 Id yhus, If silver were 81 an
ounce. and aluninnm 81 a pound, silver
would be resH fifty times more costly,
bulk for lnk; aluminium at 81 pound
would be w twice as costly as copper at
fifteen cen "a Found. --Bradstree
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
IIM n MiatakA

The young man who was unable to
express his joy saved money by sending
1t by mail.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16

Maud-Have you hear
Sullivan
Mildred-You dear little
you know that Sullivan Is
writer of operas.-Pittsbt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
mirhn

Daniel Mosher, l--- .. -. Jck Island.
state OF Illinois. deceased, hereby gives nntice
that he will appear before the county court OF
Rock Island county, AT the ONCE Of the clerk of
said court, in the CITY Of Rock Island, al the
March term. on the first Monday In March next
at which time all persons having claims against
said estate are notified and requested 10 attend
for the purpose Of having the same adjusted All
persons indebted 10 said eetate are requested 10
make immediate payment to the undersirned
Dated this 9Th day q January, A. ID. isei.
LUTHER ID. EDWARDS. Administrator.
With the VIII annexed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16

There are men who claim TO have re l.
Vion who let their wives carry in al the
q 1al
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16

IL you do q man favor do not lot him
know it. or the chances aye he will come
back for another lift.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
orders Which Aztec, tho KIDNEYS

tho most formidable known. Dia.
disease, gravel apd other COM
~ organs are hot ordinarily
but they mi be svcrted
Auseful 81 nulant Of the
been fowl ~ ue-tstter'.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16

1t has been discoyere,
ueep sea crustaceans of
are highly luminous, thus
- tnought to be the fir
tsat the source of lishtin
oL the ocean is the self II
animal inhabitants.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16

liable. tables of the density of
calculated from telegraph
ports have been found to Q
70. 70 the movements and Q
imam the usual method Of
the lsobars and isotbern,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16

,,. Il ,i Is dangerous d
U sSs Balm, which
s sna is easily suppIiei
h hsS OF ca,arrh. co
n, MY Fever. giving ~
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16

-. The effect of the elecs
e inc compasses of SOM
L snae II becomes nec
how many hours A.
reckoning.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16

Peters pence have
nate. So far t. sy hal
c crancs a year. The pope
cumuiated a considerable
which he has well invest
reserve fund for the chu,;
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16

with irritat-
i. Use Ely'e
I'd pleasant,
ca the worst
head. and
be hrst ap.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
A ssIGNEE's SALE.

Rock Island. m. January