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Nevada County picayune., 1891-11-19
Knowledge at a Glance.

There are 10000 women in Ameri- can colleges.
 There are lG, ,OOO, ,0O0 COWS in the | United States.
 There are 10000 words in the Japanese language.
 In Prussia there are ,00O more women than men.
 Policemen in Philadelphia use bi- cycles on their beats.
 A pound of phosphorus is sutii- cient to tip ,0O0,0 matches. The caterpillar eats three or four times It's own weight every day.
 There are 2OO,0 oil holes in the earth. They cost $500, ,000, ,000.
 There IS one sudden death among women to every eight among men.
 About twice as much power is re- quired to stop an express train as to start one.
 Twenty-Five thousand people are killed every year in India by wild beasts and reptiles.
 Ten thousand watermelons were consumed at great picnic at Rocky Ford, Col, recently.
 Surgeons in Pittsburg are trying to make new eyellds for man whose natural eyelids were burned off.
 The ruins of Bluebeard's castle are said to still remain in lonely mountain road near Interlaken, Switzerland.
 The smallest church M the world is at St. Lawrence, near Nentnor, Isle of Wight. It has a'seating capacity of twelve persons.
 The number of post-offices in the United States is officially stated to be GA ,391, showing an increase of 2,00O over last year at this time.
 Of the 360, 226 children of school age in Louisiana only 5000 attend the public schools, and many of those go but one month.
 There is said to be spring in Mendocina county, Cal, from which rises such noxious gases that one whiff of it will extinguish life.
 The Notre Dame Cathedral, Mon- treal, has the largest bell in America. It weighs 24, ,7S0 pounds, is eight feet seven inches in diameter, and six feet high.
Nevada County picayune., 1891-11-19


 Democratic total 25S
 It will be noticed that Micligan's vote is here divided--ten in the Re- publican column and four in the Democratic. Under the new Michi- gan electoral law it will probably di- vide in about that proportion But the Courier Journal forgets that the Democrats have made a clean sweep in Wisconsin, electing a Democratic governor and majority of over thirty on joint ballot in the Legisla- ture, with every prospect of holding the State. They also carried Illinois by plurality of upwards of 30,000 on the popular vote. Both States are fairly doubtful, and may be fair ly taken out of the Republican col umn. In the doubtful column for 1892 we may fairly put for the West :: ....."............2l Wisconsin .. .................. ........ .....l2 ......'.....l3 Indiana. .,.....l5 Total for the West. est...........................64 And in the doubtful column for the East:
 New York .......... ...........................36 Massachusetts...... ..........,,... 10
 While unwilling to admit that it is rainbow chasing" to carry Massa- chusetts next year, we may point out that the 24 votes of Illinois, the l3 of Iowa, the l2 of Wisconsin and the l5 of Indiana are more nearly in reach of the Democratic party than the l5 of Massachusetts. Massachu- sets does not love the Pennsylvania policy but il is far easier for the Pennsylvania-Ohio combine to bull doze Massachusetts manufacturers in Presidential year than it would be to coerce and intimidate the agricultur- al and commercial classes of the West on whom the Pennsylvania tar if bears heaviest.
Nevada County picayune., 1891-11-19
Why The South Is Poor.

The reasons are apparent. Our cotton and timber are shipped to the north and east and manufactured in- to fabric or implements, and again sold and returned to the South with the additional cost of workmanship. transportation and manufacturers profit supplemented by the original price paid the South for it's primitive product. By this means the South has not made anything by the trans action, but has actually paid, in ad- dition to the amount it at first re- ceived, all the expenses and profits incidental to it's transportation and manufacture. This is a losing in- vestment to the South, and the profits which should have been made and kept at home, go to swell the wealth of the north and east.
 And then while the South is rais- ing cotton at s cents pound, it is purchasing corn at the rate of 5 a bushel It is buying corn when corn can be raised here as proiitably as in Illinois or Indiana. It is buying -four when wheat can be grown in the South as prolitably as in Mime sota or Iowa. It buying pork, bacon and hog products and yet the South can raise as many hogs as Kansas and Missouri. It is these violations of the principle of economy, augu- mented by the practices of the na- tional 2 government, that cause the cry of hard times in the South.
 The South should build up factor ies and manufacturies, raise it's own ''hog and homiuy." live independ- ently of any other section and rely exclusively on it's own efforts on every farm, hamlet and village throughout our Southland, then and not till then, will the South enjoy that era of wealth, happiness and prosperity for which nature and na- ture's God has destined her - EX.
Nevada County picayune., 1891-11-19
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.

In 1880 the Democratic party elect ed three Congressmen to everyone elected by the Republicans in the Central West-that is, in the West between the mountains and north of the Ohio river. Again in 1891 it carried Iowa in the West and New York and Massachusetts in the East. On this latter basis the Courier Journal tabulates the vote of the Elect toral College under the new cen sus thus:
Nevada County picayune., 1891-11-19
to pretend not to know.

woman to pretend not to know.
 "I thought you told me the new teacher would not stay very long at teaching about here remarked pr. Miller jocosely, when he met Mir. Coles soon after the wedding.
 "And l am happy to be able to say that she didn't" was the beam ing reply of Mir. Coles.
Nevada County picayune., 1891-11-19

Some fancy the charms of the liiy.wh tr
 maid,
 of ethcrinl form and kngui-hjng eye. Who fnints in the sunshine and droops in the
 shade,
 And is always just ready to die But give ac rhc girl of the suushny face, The blood in whose viens courses healthy
 and free,
 With the vigor of youth in her movements
 of grace,
 Oh that is the maiden for mo
 She is the girl to tie to" for life. The sicIlly, complaining woman may be an object of love and pity, but she ceases to he thing of beauty" worn down by female weakness and disorders, subject to hysteria and d martyr to bearing down pains. Dr, Pierce's Prescription is sure cure for these distressing complaints, and will transform the feeble, dropping sufferer into q healthy, happy, blooming woman. Guaranteed to give satisfaction in every case, or money paid for it refunded
Nevada County picayune., 1891-11-19

Is the best known substance for Cleaning and Polishing Fine Silver, Brass, Steel, Glass and Tinware, Scoops, Scales, Show Cases, etc. It is chelp and requires but little labor or skill. Every Store keeper and Housekeeper ought to keep 1t on hand. You will find it at
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
College Men with Big Heads.

Mr.rFrancis Cation is quoted as author.
ity for the following conclusions in regard
to the size of the brain in university stu
dents:
Although it is pretty vel ascertained
that in the masses of the population the
brain ceases to grow after the age of nine
teen, or even earlier, it is by no means so
with university students.
That men who have obtained high hon
ors have had, on the average, considerably
larger brains than others at the age of nine
teen.
That they have, on the average larger
brains than others, but not to the same ex-
tent, at the age of twenty-five In fact,
their predOminance is at that time dimin-
lshed to about one-half of what it was
Consequently, high honor men are pre-
sumably as class both more precocious
and more gifted throughout chan others.
We must therefore look upon eminent uni
versity success as largely due to a fortu-
nate combination of these tive helpful CON
ultiOns
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
A PORTABLE WATER FILTER

4 Handy Little Contrivance that Nav h,
Carried in the Pocket or SatcheI
Railroad water being often very bad, not
a few travellers will be glad to know of a
convenient portable filter that can be car
ried in the pocket or travelling satchel, ano
seems to act as perfect clea nser Such g
one which is also convenieI t for a variety
of uses, is described by Popular Science
News as follows;
For filtering ordinary hydrant water il
is immersed in a vessel containing the
water, and enough suction made on the
tube to make a siphon action, and, by al
lowing the vessel to remain under the
hydrant an Unlimited supply can be OBJ
tanned, though of course ia not a large
stream. 1t can be used by dropping it in a
spring or other water, and by suction q
fair drinking stream can be obtained.
A rather wide mouthed bottle containing
an ounce or two is the best. A piece OF
glass tubing sufficiently long to reach the
bottom and extend to the top or above
about one-half an inch. A piece of black
rubber tubing such as is used on nursing
bottles is drawn over the end at the mouth
of the bottle. Absorbent cotton is then
tightly packed around the glass tube.
which rests on the bottom Of the bottle
Pack the bottle to the top. If desired,
when about half full, layer of charcoal
can be put in and the cotton packing con
tinued. A small package of cotton will
last long while for repackirg, as only the
top layers of cotton need be removed and
replaced by new for a considerable period
About two feet of rubber tubing is all that
is necessary. The variations that can be
made are obvious. A much larger one,
containing cotton, gravel and charcoal has
been in use successfully for several
months. 1t is, first of all, clean, for we
can see when it becomes foul: its portable
ity is unquestioned and its ease of renew
ing is quite apparent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
COUNTRY VISITING.
The Duties of Hostess and Guest-The
Charm of an American Country House.

The Duties of Hostess and Guest-The
Charm of an American Country House.
No one possessed of his senses would in
vite person TO his country house for the
purpose of making him unhappy. At least
so one would say at first thought. But it
Is an obvious fact, according to Mrs. Sher-
wood, who Is authority on manners and
social usages, that very many guests are
invited to the country houses of their
friends and are made extremely miserable
while there. They have to rise at unusual
hours, eat when they are not hungry, drive
or walk or play tennis when they would
prefer doing anything else, and they are
Obliged to give up those hours which are
precious to them for other dul es or pleas
ures; so that many people after an expert
ence of visiting are apt to say, NO more
of the slavery Of visiting for me, if you
please!"
"A lady guest" says Mrs. Sherwood, "Ts
apt to be slave, from the fact that, as
yet, the American hostess has not learned
that the truest hospitality is to let her
guest alone and to allow her to enjoy her
self in her own way A thoroughly we'll
bred guest makes no trouble il a house;
she has the instinct of lady and is care
tul that no plan of her hostess mall be dis
arranged by her presence. She mentions
all her separate invitations, desires to
know when her hostess wishes her pres
ence, if the carriage can take her hither
and yon, or if she may be allowed to hire
carriage.
The charm OF an American country
house is, generally, that 1t is a home and
sacred to home duties. A model guest
never infringes for one moment on the
rights of the master of the louise She
never spoils his dinner or his drive by being
late; she never sends him back to bring
her parasol; she never abuses his friends or
the family dog; she is careful to abstain
from disagreeable topics; she joins his
whist table, if she knows how to play; but
she ought never to be obliged TO rise an
hour earlier than her wont because he
wishes TO take an early train for town.
These early morning perfunctory break
lasts are not times for conversation and
they ruin the day for many bad sleepers.
There is no office in the world which
should be filed with such punctilious de-
votion. propriety and self respect as that
OF hostess. II lady ever allows her guest
to feel that she is cause of Inconvenience,
she violates the first rule of hospitality.
II she fail in any way in her obi cations as
hostess to guest whom she has invited,
she shows herself to be i'll bred and igno-
rant OF the first principles of politeness.
Sne might better invite twelve people to
dinner and then ask them to dine on the
pavement than ignore or withdr aw from
"rtten and accented invitation" -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
LEGAL.
~~~~~~O~~@o~.
1 iHANCERY NOTICE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY IS.
In the Rock Island County Circuit Court OF the
september tenn, D., 1891 In Chaucery
Ei1zaoeth Ferkler, the complainant VS.. John
Ieeiz, admin trator cum restdmentO dnntT0 of
bailey Davenporr dect ased, Catherine Daven-
port, kbenler c. Davenport, Joseph L. Dayen-
9ort, Naomi l.. Davenport, Henry c. Davenport
Ihomas D. Robinson. Frederick WeyeI hauser
aod William c. Putnam, the decentralization
erat No. S265-Bin for specific performance
Amdavit OF the non-residence of Catharine
davenport, EbenZer C. Davenport Joseph l..
Davenport, Naomi l.. Davenport Henry G Dayen-
port, end William c. Pu nam, defendants above
named, having been fled in the office OF the clerk
81 SAID circuit court OF Rock Island county notice
Is hereby given to the said defendants and each
and every OF them, that the said complainant ha.
nied her Dill of complaint in said court on the
chancery side thereof, aud that a summons ha.
been issued out OF said cour. against said nom
resident defendants, returnabl. on the first Mon
day OF september next, US is by law required
now. unless you the said nonresident defend
ants shal personally be and appear before said
circuit court of Rock Island county, on the first
DAY OF the next term thereof, 10 be holden in the
&C urt house In the city of Rock Island, the said
county, on the first Monday of September, A. D.,
1871, ana plead, answer or demur to the said com.
plalnsnt's bill of complaint. the same, and the
matters and things therein charged and stated,
VIII De taken as confessed, and a decree entered
AGAINST you. scco ding 10 tie prayer of said bill.
dated TINS Sd day of July, A. D.. 1891.
GEO. W. GAMBLE,
Clerk of said Court.
for Commit
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
NHANCERY NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY. fts'
In the circuit court at the September term, A.
D, 1s9I.-In Oh Inct ry.-Bil for specific per
formance
Ma ison E. Wright vs.. Naomi L. Davenport Cath
crime Davenport. Henry c. Davenport hbenzer
q. Davenport. Joseph L. Davenport, Thomas j.
Robinson, Frederick weyerhau-er, aid John
PeetZ, admin straIor.
To the above named defendants Naomi l.. Dav-
export Catherine Davenport Henry {. Daven-
port, Eeenzsr c. Davenport and Joseph L. Dav
port.
Affidavit OF your residence having been
fled in the office of the clerk OF said court notice
il hereby given to you that the above nsmed com
plalnaDt has this day filed in said cou his bill of
comp alnt against you on the chanCery side of
said court ard that summons in chancery has
been issued against you, teturnable to the next
term of said circu court 10 be begun and holden
ut the court house in the c ty of Rock Island IN
sei1 county on the first Monday of September. A.
D.. 1881, ut which time and place You will apJ ear
and pleaC, answer or demur to i'd bill of com
PLAIN. il you see fit
Rock island, H.. July % A D. 1881.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE.
Clerk of sa Court.
SWEENEY & WALKER Sors for Complt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
NOTICE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS.

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY s.
Circuit court or Rock Island county. to the Sep
TENDER term, A. d 1891 In cbancery
Henry u. Angel VS.. James Kane, Margaret Kane
and the Home Insurance company
Affidavit OF the non-residence of the Home SIN
surauce company defendant above named having
been filed in the office OF the clerk of said circuit
court OF Rock island county, notlce is hereby
gwen TO the said Home Insurance company that
the complainant heretofore filed his bill of COM
plant IN said court, the chancery side thereof
ana that a summons thereupon issued ont of said
court, against said defendants, returnable at the
court house in the city of Rock Island in said
county, on the first Monday of September next
1901, ss is by law required.
Now, unless you the said Home Insurance ccm-
pany, shall personally be and appear before said
circuit court of Rock island county, on the first
day of term thereof, to be holden at the city OF
Rock Is land IN said county, on the first Monday of
Septe N Der. 1891, and plead, answer. or demUr to
the said COMPLIMENTS bill of complaint the same,
and the matter, and things therein charged and
stated Will be taken as confessed, and decree en-
bill
Rock Island, H., July 25 A, D 1891.
GEO. ". GAMBLE, Clerk.
OLIVER OLSEN. Compl'ts Sol r.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received at the city
clers's office, Rock Island, ILL.,, until Monday,
August 8. 19i, ct O'Clock m, for construc thug
city. passed April %, 1891, entitled An ordi-
nance Tor the Improvement of Seventeeth street
from the south line OF Second avenue to the north
line of Third avenue.
plans and ST ecification for said improvement
on file in the city clerks onice:
an bids must be accompanied with certified
check in the sum of $500 a guarantee that IL the
hid is accepted that contrsct will be ente' ed in
TO and the performance Of it properly secured.
Blank bids will be furnished on application at the
city clerks Office.
The city reserves the right to reject any and all
bids or proposals.
Rock Island, H.. July II, 1891.
ROBERT KOEHLER, CITY Clerk.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received ct the city
clerks office, Rock is and III until O'Clock p.
m. MIC nday. August 8. 1891, for ructirg the
Improvement ordered by ordinance entitled,
AN ordinance for the construction OF Q sewer on
Ninth street from the center OF the alley between
First and Second avenues 10 connect with the
main sewer on fifth avenue with lateral branches
in the slieys and between First and Second, Sec
opd and Third and Fourth avenues respectively
and amendments thereto passed May s. 1890. Sep
TENDER 16. 1890, respectively.
Plans and specifcat ons for said improvement
on file in the city clerks Office.
All bids must be accompanied with a certified
check in the of 500 as guarantee that If the
bid is accepted contract will be entered into and
properly performed.
The city reserves the right TO reject any and all
bids.
heck Island, ILL.,, July IL, 1891.
ROBERT koch LER. City Clerk.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
CH4NCERY NOTICE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS, J

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY,
In the Circuit Court.
Joanna L. Becker vs.. Charles F. Becker-In
Chancery.
Affidavit of non-residence of the above named
defendant, having been filed in the clerks office of
the crcnit court of said county, notice is there
fore hereby given to the said nonresident defen-
dant that the complainant fled her bill of complaint
in said court on the chancery side thereof on the
Twenty-eighth day of July. 1891. and that there
upon summons issued out of said court, wherein
said suit is now pending, returnabe on the first
Monday in the month of September next, as is by
law required.
Now unless you, the said nonresident defendant
aboye-named. Charles F. Becker shall personsl-
ly be and appesr before said circUit court, the
first day of the next term thereof. to be holden
Rock Island in and for the said county on the first
MONDAY in September next. and plead answer or
demur 10 the said compliments bill of complaint
the same ana the matters and things therein
charged and stated Will be taken confessed and
decree entered against you according 10 the
PRAYER of the sain bill
Rock Island, H.. July IS. 1891.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE, Clerk
ADAIR fLEAsArTs. COmpt's. Sol
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01

The story is told that South American
lady discovered some time ago by accident
veritable remedy for fFeckles. At a sea-
son of great scarcity of water she washed
her face one day with the juice of water
melon. The result was so soothing that
she repeatedly washed her face in this man.
ner, and her astonishment was great few
days later on seeing that there was not a
freckle left on her previously befreckled
face.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-01
A DMINIsTRATRIX's SALE Of

A DMINISTRATRIX'S SALE OF
"A REAL ESTATE
Byvirtue OF an order and decree OF the county
conrt of hook Island comfy, Illinois. made o. the
petition of the unGe rsigned. Catherine E Farrell
administrator of the eetate Of Vim Farrell de-
cersed. for leave TO sell real es ate Of said de-
ceased. at the July term. A d. 1891. Of said court
to-wit on The 21st day of July, 1891, I shall on
the 2lst day OF August next, between the hours of
ten O'Clock in the forenoon and five O'Clock in the
afternoon of said for cash down. at public
sale, intending widows dover ard honest ead, at
the north door of the court house, in the city of
Rock Isalt d, comfy Of Rock Island. state of Hi
nois the real estate described as follows, io-wit
Lots eleven O1) and twelve Cl2). in the northwest
"a OF the southwest L. of section three (3). town
snip seventeen az north range two (2l. west of
the fourth (4) principal meridian according to as
SCISSORS pa on file for is 0. situated in the county
Cf Rock s,and sta'e of Illinois.
Dated this 22nd cay of july. 1897
CATHERINE E. FARRELL.
Administrators of the estate of VIM Farrell de-
ceased.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-06-23
HOW TO MAKE MONEY.

The way to make money is
to save it. And the way to
save it is to have your pre-
scriptions filed at Carmi-
chael's drug store. and you
will find by doing so you will
save from 25 to 30 per cent.
on every prescription. We
do not take goods that the
people know the price and
mark down to cost, and then
charge two prices for a pre-
scription to make up theloss.
You know clerk hire and
house rent must be paid and
the profits must be averaged
some way. A hint to the wise
is sufficient. A full line of De-
Vault Flavoring Extracts in
stock. Mr.. j. Taylor Amiss
and Mr.. Chas. W. Dtvaultare
with me and will be pleased
to meet their friends and GUS
toners. Don't forget the
place. Carmichael's drug.
store, No. 20 South Main
street, Asheville, N. c.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-06-23
FROM BALMACEDA'S SIDE.
THE BEI.LHGERENTs LOSING
GROUND, 'TIs SAID.
This 10 Only One-Ezalf fine story,
HOwever-what 10 FrOlOnRinG
the war-Comparative strength
Ofthe Two Contestants.

HOwever-what 10 PrOlOnRinR
the war-COmparatiVe Strength,
Ofthe Two COntestants.
LONDON, June 23.-A dispatch published
here to-day from the Chilian government
presided over by Balmaceda, and dated
from Santiago De Chill, says that the
rebels have lost all moral force, and that
all action upon their part in the south
has ceased.
Another dispatch states that President
Balmaceda is taking active steps to in
crease the strength of his army, and that
the loyal warship Arex was attacking
the rebel ports, while the rebel warship
Guardian avoids fighting. The president,
il appears from this cable message, walks
freely in the streets Of Santiago, which
city is said to be entirely on his side.
lnconclusion, the statement is made that
the rebels are prolonging the war solely
to enrich themselves with the nitrate de-
p0sits Of Araponica. 1t 10 also ascertained
that the constitutional congress sits With
regularity, passes measures in the inter
ests OF the people and furnishes the gov
ernmcnt with ample resources.
Nineteen provinces, it is further stated,
are under the control of President Bal
maccda, these provinces being inhabited
by three million people, while the rebel
provinces, according to the cablegram
from Santiago, are inhabited by only 150,-