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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-11
APPLICATION
OF Davenport & Rock Island Street
Railway Company for right of way.

Railway Company for right OF way.
Public notice is hereby given to all persons in
terested, that at meeting Of the city council of
the city of Rock Island. to be held at the city
council room or the 10th day OF July A. D.. 1871,
the undersigned davenport Rock Island street
Railway company will present to said city council
a petition asking for the passage Of an ordinance
granting to IL the right TO build. maintain and
operate for period OF twenty years. a single or
double track railway, for running thereon by cleo
trio power, for the transportatr m of passen-
gers along tn following route in said city: Com
mem cling on the forth lire of Fifth 20 avenue on
nineteenth (19) street, thence south on Nineteenth
I9) street SIX l. i6) avenue to the east lire of
Twenty-frst (2lD stree
Rock Island, III, july, 1891
DAVENPORT y MOCK ISLAND STREET
RAILWAY CoMPANI,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-05-01
Our Eyes are Close Together.

The effort of the war department to
secure field glass for the service of
greater power than the one they now
use has discovered the fact that the
eyes of the average American are
closer together than those of men in
foreign countries. The double glass,
known as the field glass, now used is
weaker than that used in the armies of
Europe. 1t is only from five to six
powers-entirely too weak for the pur-
pose. The only glass they can get of
sufficient power is a single spy-glass,
which is defective in that it does not
take in a broad enough field. The best
military glass in use is that with which
the German army is supplied. An at
tempt was made to adopt them by the
war department, but it was found that
the eyes of the glasses were SO far
apart that they could not be used by
Americans. The department is study
ing now to overcome this difficulty
PittsburQ Dispatch.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-05-01
Fancy Cook Books.

Some young ladies who have at
tended cooking schools during the
winter have collections of their favor
ite receipts. The little books, made by
their own hands and illustrated in
water color, are quite unique. The
cover of one has picture of still life,
apples, nuts, raisins, and glass OF
wine, while another has the portrait OF
a dainty cook, with sleeves rolled above
the dimpled elbows and tumbled curls
peeping out from beneath a lace-frilled
cap. In one book the picture that il
lustrates salads is a lobster and lettuce
leaves beside pot of mustard and a
bottle of pepper, with teaspoon lying
near filled with salt. Slices of lemon
and curled lettuce leaves form a bor-
der, in and out of which receipts are
written in rhyme. The picture of a
salmon in another book is a genuine
work of art. Curious little designs &C
company each receipt, and the pretty
affair shows so much skill one naturally
wonders if the same hands can produce
a real appetizing dish of escalloped
oysters or an old-fashioned apple pie.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-05-01
Esthetic Chicago.

Chicago, Notwithstanding its pork,is
q city of considerable culture. Its pa
pers laugh at the idea of esthetic Chi
cago, and when anything is said about
the culture of the city the onsrast is
always drawn between hogs and art.
1t has, however, 200 resident artists,
and its Academy of Fine Arts is self
supporting and is attended yearly by
between 400 and 500 pupils. 1t gives
art exhibitions each fall, and at the
loan exhibitions number of fine pic
lures of the city are brought forth. 1t
is no wonder, however, that Chicago
has many fine pictures. 1t is full of
millionaires, and the millionaire of to-
day, whether he makes his money out
of pork or politics, or gets it by inheri-
tance, straightway starts off to Europe
and buys the prettiest things he can
find. The Americans are the best buy
ers of the world to-day, and they pay
higher prices, and, as rule, demand
good work. They want the finest of
houses, and some of these Chicago mil
ionaires' palaces would open the eyes
of the Princes across the ewater.-Fra'sk
Carpenters Chicago Letter.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-05-01
Paralyzed at the Throttle.

'.These fast trains have played the
mischief with engineers" said a rail-
road man yesterday. 1T is a fact that
almost daily you hear of one of these
royal knights of the lever suffering
from a paralytic stroke. The rapid
time made puts every engineer on such
a strain that it is only "a question of a
few months until the nervous system
collapses. l remember seeing the
statement sometime ago, and do not
doubt its truth, that there is train
running from st. Paul to Saltwater, on
the Omaha, that is called the hospital
train, for every man who runs with it
has either had stroke of paralysis or
has been injured in some way or an
other. But in this day and age, when
everything goes at lightning speed, on
railroads and in business alike, sup
pose little heed is given to these poor
fellows who drop by the wayside, in
reality victims of the greed of their
fellow-men.' Chicago Tribune.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-05-01
ButterlniIk as Medicine.

With the rapid growth of recon-
structive medicine, comes opportunely
the re-introduction of old and we'll
known domestic remedies, among
which buttermilk demands respecta-
BILE place, says the Popular Science
NeaOs. A young lady patient of the
sumptive cough. None of the usual
seemed to do any good, simply because
her stomach was too weak to bear
enough medicine to effect the purpose.
Finally l suggested to her mother the
use of hot buttermilk. 1t was adopted
at once. Her first nights experience
was one of comparative freedom from
cough and pain, and pleasant slumber
for several hours. 1t was continued
for long time, with an unvarying re-
lief of all her previous distressing
symptoms, and an almost perfect free
dom from cough for several hours after
each draught of hot buttermilk.
Lingering at one time for weeks from
an attack of congestive fever, dosed
with calomel and quinine almost be-
yond endurance, the writer began to
desire buttermilk to drink. The ply
sician ''didn't believe in humoring the
whims of patient" as he expressed it;
besides, he contended that a single
drink of the obnoxious fluid might pro-
duce death, as acids and calomel were
incompatible dwellers in the same
stomach. But Twas good persuader,
and my mother was susceptible sub
ject. The buttermilk, ''fresh from the
churn," was procured and drank. No
evil resulted; instead came a perspira-
ton and a speedy recovery.
Many years afterward had missed
my usual noon meal. 1t was about 2
or o'clock p. m.-dinner, of course,
was over-when l reached a farm
house, weak, tired, hungry, and "all
out of condition. for active work.
Dinner was suggested by the house.
wife. '.No, indeedr' said I, mot this
time; am nearly home. But if you
have any buttermilk will take drink
of that to stay my stomach" A good,
kind-hearted woman, she soon brought
up pitcher of buttermilk from the
cool spring g-house, while | examined
nv patients and prescribed for them.
Perhaps pint was drank during the
stay of nearly an hour. For months
Indigestion had held his unfriendly
grasp on my stomach. From that not
able day forward his reign was broken,
my stomach was healed, and / could
ride all day, if necessary, without feel
ing so woe-begone from the lack of
food as before the drinking of the but
termilk.
There are people, however. who can
not use buttermilk at all, and some
who cannot use milk of any kind, nor
butter; but to others it proves both
food and medicine.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-05-01
Breaking I'm a Naval Cadet.

Within a few days the cadets shake
easily into their places. and by going
over the masthead every morning,
sending up and down the light spars,
and being ordered to get a pull here
and a pull there and long pull alto
gether everywhere. during the best
part of their waking hours, they soon
acquire a nautical air and a fairly good
grip on the strange surroundings. Two
or three days later the ''Constellation'
drops down the Annapolis Roads,
stands into Chesapeake Bay, and the
long-looked-for cruise begins. Practi-
cal work commences at once, and if
the winds be unfavorable, and they are
usually, the ship beats down the bay
in the daytime and anchors at sunset.
Here the new cadet sees the envied Sc
nior class men in charge of the deck,
make and take in sail, tack, wear, box
haul. and chapel ship; sees him occa-
sionally miss stays and box her off,
heave to; get casts of the deep sea
lead, shift sails and spars, reef and
shake out reef, and bring the ship to
an anchor. All this time he is doing
yeoman's service himself; his white
working-clothes are tarry, and he is so
used to stamping and going it, that
when night comes he is glad to turn
in early, and leave the hardships of
anchor-watch to those who have enjoy
ed the triumphs of the quarterback.
After Hampton Roads are reached, the
vessel lies at anchor for week or
more; but this is busy season, and all
day long there are great-gun, compa-
ny, pistol, or small-arm drills, fire.
quarters, boats armed and equipped,
or that stirring exercise when the crew
and cadets are called to "abandOn
ship" This drill is usually executed
without previous warning, exactly as
it might be needed in any sudden
emergency, as in a collision, or danger
of laundering on the high sea; but
within a moment after the order rings
out, every man is at his station; some
lower the boats, others stand sentry
over the falls, SO no unauthorized or
panic-stricken person may enter with
out orders; the majority pass up pro-
visions and water, cooking utensils,
arms, ammunition, and nautical in
struments; there is heard everywhere
the rush of feet, the whimper of boat
falls as the davits creak and complain
with the strain and the weight of the
crews lowering themselves by stopper
or halyards; from every gun-port will
ing hands pass stores into the cutters,
and when ready, each reports its name
and number. In less than five minutes.
if the discipline be good, the crew is
embarked in cutters, whale-boats, gig,
launches, and dingy, all submerged
almost to their gunwales, and the ship
is abandoned - officially.
Kelley IN Harper's Magazine.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-05-01
The Kind of Candidate They Wanted.

An old settler tells this story about
New Mexican politics: When Fran
cisco Manzanares was running against
Tranquilano Lunda for. delegate to
Congress some years ago l happened
to be present at a meeting in Silver
City, where Luna delivered political
harangue in which he compared his
immaculate honesty to the alleged cor
rupt methods of Manzanares. EEL
low-citizens," he said, 81 do not come
among you to buy your votes. want
them to be given to me honestly. am
not like my opponent, whose loaded
wagons. filed with goods of all kinds
to be given for your votes, incumber
every trail and road in the Southwest. :"
He did not get further in his speech;
the crowd yelled themselves hoarse
with cries of viva Manzanares. He
was the kind Of delegate they wanted.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-05-01
Consumption Cured.

An old physician. reti,ed from practice,
having had placed in his hands by an East
India missionary the formula of simple
vegetable remedy for the speedy and per-
manent cure of consumption, bronchitis,
catarrh, asthma and all throat and lung af-
fections, also positive and radical cure for
nervous debility and all nervous complaints,
after having tested its wonderful curative
powers in thousands of cases, has selt 1T his
duty to make it known to his suffering fel.
lows. Actuated by this motive and desire
to relieve human suffering, will send free
in German, French, or English, with full
directions for preparing and using. Sent
by mail by addressing with stamp, naming
this paper. w. A. MOVES, $50 Powers
Block, Rochester, N. Y.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-05-01

'These fish, my dear Mrs. Hen
dricks," remarked the minister, who
was discussing sunday dinner with
the family, "are deliciously fresh. am
enjoying them very much" ''They
ought to be fresh." volunteered Bobby.
who was also enjoying them. 'Pa
caught 'em only this morning" ."-Neso
Yo,.E Ssfs,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-05-01

James Addington, of East Aurora,
N. T., has meerschaum pipe that is
probably the finest in the country, for
it is valued at $500. The pipe is thir-
teen inches in length from the bowl to
the tip of the mouthpiece, and is an ex-
quisite piece of handsome carving. It
took the workman three years to COM
plete the task of making it.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-05-01

Championship eating matches ought
to be for large steaks. -.----
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-02-06
CEARLIBls MUsTAOHE.

A young man and his girl were at
the Peoples Theater the other night,
says Texas Siftiugs. The young man
carried his head on one side, it being
forced into that position by the
weight Of a very tender mustache,
which was composed of seven hairs
.ut ~ one side aud eleven upon the
other side of nose. The comedian on
the stage had brought langh by
some anHsion to a toys first shaving
encounter with a barber, when the
young man leaned over to his girl and
whispered:
"Thats true to life, l can tell you"
Chow do you know?' inquired the
girl.
GLOW do 1 know" he repeated, in a
whisper; "why, by experience, Of
course; that was the way with me
when I first got shaved"
"When was that?7 she asked, inno-
Gently.
son, before I raised my mustache, -
he returned, moving uneasily.
"What mustache?" she queried, a
little surprised.
"What mustache do you suppose
be retorted, turning red.
"Why, Charlie" whispered the girl,
Il never saw any mustache. DO you
mean"
"Neyer mind what l mean," hissed
the youg man through his front teeth,
and became silent. There was lots of
fun in the play, but Charlie never
laughed again. He took the young
woman home, but on the following
Sunday night he went to see another
yjJ
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-02-06
Flva ) strong I.eIn.. of 5. S. s.

First. 1t is entirely vegetable. con
tains no minerals or poison OF any
kind, and builds up the system from
the first dose.
Second. 1t cures Cancer Of the
Skin. No other remedy or treatment
! has ever cured it.
rnird. 1t cures Hereditary Blood
Taint, even in the third and fourth
generation. No other remedy has ever
done it.
Fourth. 1t has never failed to
eradicate Scrofula from the system.
Fifth. 1t cures Contagious Blood
Poison in all its stages by eliminating
the horrible virus from the system,
thus giving relief from all othe conse-
quences OF this bane of the human
tamily.
S. >. S. builds up the general health
of the patient, instead OF pulling it
down, as is the case with the Mercury,
Potash and old SarsapariAa mixtures.
1t is harmless 10 the most delicate
woman or child, yet such is it's healing
power chat it searches out the poison
ia The blood and roots it out entirely,
thus giving nature an opportunity to
assert Itself, and rs a consequence the
general health is radidly improved,
aEd the cure SIS effected.
We have an interesting treatise on
Blood apd skin Diseases which we will
mail free to those who will send us
their address.
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Atlanta, Ca.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-02-06
Personal Liberty
Physical Slavery.

We are all free American citizens,
enjoying our personal liberty; but
most OF us are in physical slavery,
suffering from scrofula, salt rheum or
some other form of impure blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the great blood
purifier which dissolyes the bonds Of
disease, gives health and perfect ply
steal liberty
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-02-06

Of Miss Cove and her 4-year-old niece.
Miss Grove and the child are still in
Europe, and the legal fight has not
yet been decided.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-02-06

Republicans: The Agricultural
College building is rapidly nearing
completion, and it is announced that
it will be Teady for occupation one
week from noxt Monday,
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-02-06
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Atlanta, Ca.

The fate of mortals often turns on
the smallest pivot and the sword Of
Damocies is over our heads at times
ne dream not Of. A story was told in
our city not many moons ago which
illustrates this truth. IL runs thus
scy; There are a gay youth and
lair maiden around whose hearts
Cupid had woven unbreakab,e fetters.
IL SO happened that the Romeo Of this
tale desired to communicate by
epistle with his adored and enlisted
the services Of a kid to carry the same.
The missiye was delivered ae4 while
the courier awaited an answer a
ferocious canine appeared upon the
which was followed by the
prompt disappearance Of said courier.
As a consequence two hearts were
lost in the slough Of despond, one
thinking his charmer had ignored him;
the other that she was forgotten.
After three days Of anguish the gods
smiled and the sufferers were rescued.
Maldens, chain up the dorg. Youths,
trust not your notes to Others but de-
liver them in person. Ration Courier,
Ptospector: During the past year
the entire entire earnings of the Dis
trict Court clerks Office In this coun-
ty were but 81 800. This is contrast
with the former regime when the
onice was worth $4,000 per annum and
the clerk opened and adjourned court
266 days in the year at four dollars a
clatter. Mr. Emanuel needs to get
his brother-in-law appointed TO the
bench to make a stake out Of the
Office.
3 ..s,I
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-06
twnrrrEN FOR THE DIsrArcH.J

IwhITTEN FOR DISPATCH.1
''How wish L could see fairy" sighed
little Ellen, as she rested under the old
apple tree in the garden, "a real, live fairy,
such as 1 see pictures of in my books, and
about which grandma has told me such beau
tiful stories
81 shall tell you how to see one," sang q
little bird, which from its. place among the
branches had heard the little girls wish.
Tomorrow morning, I shall give you a
seed, and if you will plant it, the fairy will
appear soon after"
Ellen could hardly. sleep that night for
thinking about the fairy, and she wondered
if it would really come as the little bird had
said. Long before the sun was up the little
girl ran to the apple tree, where the bird
came TO her, and placing a small, brown
seed in her hand said: ''If you plant this
and carefully water it a beautiful flower
viii spring up, and then you shall have
your wish and see fairy"
Ellen planted the seed in retired corner
of the garden, and many times that day she
ran to the place in hopes of seeing the prom
ised flower; but not even sprout was to be
seen. The next morning, however, when
Ellen again looked for the plant she was
not disappointed, for there stood'a green
stalk, having upon ita large, red lowet, much
like a tulip. Peeping out Of the cup of
the flower was fairy, little creature
not more than an inch high, but so beautiful
that the little girl clapped her hands for
Joy and shouted with delight
AZ have come" said the fairy, in sill
very voice, ''tO stay with you until little
bird comes for me snd takes me back to
Fairyland"
When Ellen had taken the fairy in her
hand the red flower wilted and hung its
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-06

stories of Fairyland, and the mouse would
relate her exploits in the field. Spring
came, and the mouse began again to make
her trips in search of food. One evening
when she returned, she said:
Little Blossom, have some good news
for you. The bird for which you have been
looking so long, came to me to-day and
asked about you. 1t will be here in the
morning to take you away. I shall be very
lonely without you, for have learned to
love you dearly; but 1 know you will be
much happier in your own home, for this
hole is no fit place for fairy"
And the next morning Blossom was car
ried back to her own dear Fairyland, where
she was received with great joy. Little
Ellen had long since ceased to search for
her fairy, but often wondered what had be-
come of her. The moment Blossom reached
Fsiryland, the large, red flower raised its
head and bloomed brightly year in and
year out never needing heat nor cold.
PAYsIE
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-06

tory, and said that she was now waiting for
| the bird to take her home.
"But you will freeze out here In the
cold, said the mouse "my hole is dry ana
comfortable, and if you will keep my home
neat and clean for me, you shall live with
me, and shall see that you do not suffer
from hunger"
Blossom knew that the mouse meant to be
kind to her, and although she wondered
how she could ever live in dark hole In
the ground she decided to go with Fer new
friend; for she felt that she would soon die
if left alone in the forest. The mouse was
anxious that the fairy should not be un-
happy in her new home, and she began to
make some improvements in the house.
First, another room was added, several
windows were made, so that the sun
shine might drive away the gloom, the
saftest moss gathered for beds, and all the
most delicate food which could be found
was carried into the mouse's hole. The
mouse even tried to make herself more at
tractive, and from stray bits of bright silk,
which she found blowing over the fields.
she made caps and aprons, which she wore
in the house. Blossom soon learned to
cook, and prepared such good meals, that
the mouse could wish for nothing better.
Every day the fairy would walk out in hope
that she might see the bird that had prom
ised to come for her. But one morning
when she had gone only short distance
from home, she saw, not far away the large
frog which had taken her away from little
Ellen. Remembering her former ex-
perience, poor little Blossom was greatly
frightened, and thinking that she would
rather always live with the mouse, than to
be carried away by the ugly frog, she ran
back in the hole, and determined never
to again expose herself to such danger. The
long winter passed very pleasantly to the
two friends Blossom told wonderful
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-06
THE GOOD IN BASEBALL.
A Lawyer and q Minister Find Good Many
| Things In 1t to Commend.

Lawyer and . Minister Find q Good MANY
| Things In 1t to Commend.
| Philadelphia Press.l
'The future historian of the manners and
customs of the people at this latter half Of
the nineteenth century," said a lawye,
whose practice is too large to permit many
afternoons of, will have to give not lit
tie attention to the great open-air game of
baseball wonder whether we of to-day
catch the full significance of the mania7
Street gamins who 80 years ago were plot
ting all sorts of iniquity in imitation of
dime heroes, are to-day holding heated ar
guments over their favorite ball players,
Look at the immense educative features of
the game. You will find dozens of young
sters who have never read book fully
posted on the records and features of all the
great players.
"And then note the enormous disciplinary
effects on the countless many who play the
game. To hold your peace under proYoca-
tion, to work against certain defeat, to obey
orders, to keep cool under the most trying
circumstances. America will never lack
for military talent SO long as its youth have
such training"
'There is another aspect your remarks
suggest" put in welf-known divine who
had been an interested listener, ''That hun
dreds of thousands of people throughout the
land should desert their tasks daily to sit in
the open air and watch a game, which.
while it may appeal to their gambling pro-
pensities, certainly also appeals. to their
love of fairness, and to the higher emotions
is most significant Contrast it with the
enervating pleasures of the dance or the
often dangerous illusions of the theater. I
should like to see my old friend Walt Whit
man sing the song of the ball field. He
says that all heroic deeds were conceived in
the open air, and all free poems also, and if
SO, then baseball is producing the heroes
you expect"