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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-07

certified to IN accompanying documents
as having been imported and duty paid.
and the date of import, when, where
and by whom manufactured is inserted
and sworn to.
when it is remembered that it is
practical impossibility to follow this bag
ging from the factory, through the mer-
chants and farmers hands, and back to
its place of expectation, after the rolls
in which it was first sold have been cut
up and separate pieces wrapped around
the cotton bales, and identify it as that
made from any particular importation,
it will readily be seen that the certif-
Gates filed as to import and manufacture
are merely nominal, and substantially
proved nothing as to identity"
These gentlemen seemed to have no
fear of perjury before their eyes. They
had to swear that the exported bagging
was made solely from the jute butts i'm
ported, and manufactured as sin said
entry stated"-a thing which they could
not possibly know.
OF course q man who will juggle with
an oath in this fashion will not hesitate
about mixing himself up with another
mans property, but the nerve of this
proceeding is something delightful. The
exported property did not belong to the
United States Bagging Manufacturers
association. That association was not
exporting the cotton or the bagging. 1t
had nothing 20 do with or no claim upon
either. Yet it stationed an agent at
every port in the United States who
claimed and received five dollars ton,
.ess 10 per cent, on 4 class of exports to
which it had not n shadow of title. 1t
IS interesting to note that the outrage
which was allowed under the Arthur ad-
ninistration was stopped shortly after
Mr.. Cleveland became president. This
was not only very bad morals, but it
was very bad law, as Mr.. Meares shows:
The collector at each port is required
to determine whether the regulations
are properly complied with, and whether
the claim is properly and substantially
proven. In the cases here discussed the
drawback was paid to the manufactur-
ers, although their names did not appear
on the export manifest at the custom
house as the shippers, in the face of
the requirement Of the Revised Stat
utes, section 3.03S, which reads, All
debentures shall be issued and made
payable to the original importer of
the merchandise, entered for export
alton, whenever the same shall be
requested in writing, by the exporter,
but not otherwise This is an express
inhibition upon the government officials
paying claims of this character, how
ever well established otherwise, to any
other person than the exporter, unless
so requested by him in writing, and it
was totally disregarded by the collect
ors lquidating the refund here referred
to Investigation discloses the fact that
the written authority required in all
such cases was not produced by the
claimants Of the refund, as the law re-
qUired, and either through gross care
lessness or connivance the claims were
illegally and wrongfully paid"
The amount of money thus received
by the enterprising manufacturer was:
In 1888, Sl07, 1888. 06; in 1884, GIG, 6S3. 70;
in 1885. SIS, 525.4 40. Total, S242 392. IS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-07
Books and Conversation.

Conversation demands knowledge, and
to say it could never have been carried very
far without books is but TO say it could not
have fiourished without Il record Of the
best, and, it must be said, the worst, which
men have done. thought and imagined.
For US, of course, it is impossible TO mag
inc life without such Il record. Society has
been called "a strong solution of books"
Science and letters agree in representa-
tons of life without literature as life in
which, not conversation, but coarser pleas
ures played the chief part.
What conversation would be possible
among the degraded Australian saYages,
referred to by Darwin, who use very few
abstract words and cannot count above
fours Even the early Greeks themselves
preferred good living. Feastiugwith music
is declared by Ulysses the "faicest thing in
the world" Conversation and literature
have grown up together, and, like the
"love birds, we cannot have one without
the other. Nosustained conversation goes
far without some aid from books, no witty
conversation would be ineligible without
knowledge of them.
Miss Lydia White, brilliant Irish wo-
man and Tory, used to give famous par
ties in those days, at the beginning of this
century, when the Wings were for a gen
Grafton or more in a hopeless minority. At
one of these parties all the guests were
Wings, and they were complaining of the
sorry plight Of their party Yes" said
Sydney Smith, we are in a most desperate
condition-we must do something to help
ourselves: think we had better sacrifice a
Tory virgin Lydia White at once caught
and applied the allusion to Iphigenia. Il
believe" said she there is nothing the
Wings would not do TO raise the wind -
Geutleman's Magazine
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-07
Homemade stained Glass.

Imitation stained glass, which may be
turned to good account for flower or land
scape tablets to be hung before windows
to add, in addition to any attraction of the
design, color vivacity TO a room, may be
executed by covering the glass with thin
film of turpentine, and painting on this in
varnish colors somewhat thin. The glass
is to be placed in a warm, dry place for a
few days. The design may be placed be.
meath the glass or outlined on its face by
means of transfer paper ana a tracer
Ladies' Home Journal.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-07
Just Why a Fat Man Puffs.

In suggesting a new theory of the suns
light and heat to the members of the Bos-
ton Scientific society, Mr.. George Smith
showed scientific reasons why fat man
should suffer more than lean one in sum-
mer.
The new theory, briefly put, is this:
Gravity is an ethereal force continually
streaming from space through every solar
or celestial body. If the body is not NOV
able with relation to some larger body.
this force of gravity becomes that form of
molecular motion which we call heat.
As gravity depends upon the mass of a
body, and as heat is, according TO Mr..
Smiths theory, in one sense gravity, it fol-
lows that the larger body is the hotter.
Hence the fat mans Observation-Disclosures
Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-07
MIR. VINTON'S VICTORY.
His Worlds Fair Measure Accepted
by the House at Springfield as
Preferable to the Merritt Bill

The Chicago Herald's Springfield cor
respondent commenting on the victory
of Representative Vinton's worlds fair
bill, says: The house fought for two
hours and half and then decided in ia
vor of the state board of agriculture,
and In the senate worlds fair committee
this afternoon the opponents Of the mil
lion dollar appropriation, who have been
strangely quiescent for several days,
swung their first bold stroke. The Her
AIDS report continues:
Capt. Farrell reported the committee
bill, practically the Merritt measure, pro-
viding FOR commission, a $1,000, 600
appropriation, and cold, uafeeling snub
OF the agricultural board almost imme di.
ately upon the converting of the house
this morning. The captain made a clever
little speech in favor of the committee
bill and Immediately thereafter Dan Pad
dock took the floor and offered the Vim
ton or the state board of agriculture bill
as substitute, reporting for minority
OF the committee. Mr.. Paddock then
opened discussion that resembleda new
railroad, in that it had no terminal. He
also moved that the consideration of the
committee bill be postponed until July
., 1891 which was vi;uperative kick at
I'd Merritt. Mr.. Vinton followed Mr..
PADDOCK, making strong speech In ia.
vor OF his own bill and Mr.. Paddock's
inconsiderate motion. Mr. Merritt spoke
Tor the opposition, then Mr.. Part
ridge for the agricultural side. Mr..
Headon followed in the same strain. and
Dorsey Patton, for the first time in MANY
days, spoke and spoke strongly, in favor
OF the Vinton bill. Then John Springer
rose up against it, and Frank Jones for
IL AT 1920 p. m. Mr.. Allen moved that
the debate be closed, which was carried
Then the roll was called ON the motion 10
postpone the committee bill to july 5.
which was carried, the yeas being 90 and
nays SO. Dir. Paddock then moved that
the report of the committee on the Vinton
Dill be non concurred in, aud that il be
ordered TO first reading. The yeas
were 96 and the nsys 81. which advanced
the bill to that order. Then Ed Merritt
made his last stand. He moved that the
report OF the committee on his bill, which
was practically the committee bill save
that the appropriation he named was
100000 be non-concurred in and that
1t be also advanced. The motion was
tabled by 81 yeas to 81 nays. and present
", the farmers being once victorious, the
house adjourned.
Under the head of Mr.. Vinton's Gal,
liant Fight the Tribune's Springfield
correspondent says:
Mr.. Vinton, OF Rock Island, is a warm
advocate of the S1,00O.0OO appropriation.
and made gallant fight for his bill in
the committee and on the floor of the
house as well. The committee beat Mr..
Vinton. but he had his victory today when
the house sat down on the committee bill
and sent the Vinton measure on its way
to the senate. There will be a fight
against the $1,000,000 appropriation
when the bill comes up in the order of
second reading, but the odds are all
against the reduction of that amount.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-07
JUDGE NOT IN HASTE.

Meier be hnsty in your Judgment.
Never foremost TO extend
Evil mention of a ncighbor,
Or of one you've calfd a friend.
Of two reasons for an action
Choose the better, not the worst.
Oft, with some, the meancr motive
Ever strikes the fancy first
Then be gentle with misfortune;
Never foremost to extend
Evil mention of a noighocT.
Or OF one you've cail'd friend.
Judge not with dctracting spirit:
Speak not with disdainful tongue,
Nor with hard and hasty feeling
Do one human creature wrong.
Words there are that, sharp as winter,
Strip the little left to cheer.
oh, be yours the kinder mission,
Prone to soOthe, net cause a tear.
Then be gentle with misfortune;
Never foremost TO extend
Evil mention of a neighaor.
Or of one you've calfd friend.
New York Ledger.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-07
The Situation Described,

1t remained for San Francisco man who
was seeking an office from the president,
and who had been in town some time wait
ing for it TO make one of the best after din.
ner hits. He was called upon to -~rk at
O banquet and boldly proclaimed -.
was after an office
And here, he went on, I've been fou,
months Whiting and waiting and lowering
between the certainty of an appointment
or adisappointmentI''-W Washington Star.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-07
Thackeray and the Snowman.

Ttackeray, who lost his mother when
about five years of age, was taken in
charge of by his aunt, Mrs. Richie, who
was alarmed or finding that her husbands
hat fitted the boy. She accordingly took
him TO Sir James Clark. After an exam
ination the popular physician said
Don't be afraid; he has large head,
but there is 2 great deal in it"
Thackeray had not only large head,
but he was tall and large altogether. He
used to tell his own story of the travelling
Snowman whom he found one day sitting
disconsolate by the roadside, because he
had just lost his giant. Thackeray asked
whether he might do for the place Crit
ically and seriously the Snowman exam
ined lim and said:
Nv ell, you're nigh tall enough, but Pm
afraid you are too hugely. "-London Tit
Bits.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-07

STARVATION. eviction, murder! These
are the weapons used by the Pennsylva-
mia coke ba-ons to maintain their boosted
legal rights" But they are breeding an
awful pestilence of popular wrath, which
sooner or later will wipe them from the
face Of the earth. They are sowing the
wind. Their harvest of whirlwind will
surely come.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-07
THE Italians in Pb;lsdelnb;a wbo y

THE Italians in Philadelphia, who num-
Der oyer 10000. are organizing the
"ltalo American League" which is to
have branches all over the country. The
main object of the league is to America D.
ize all the Italians who come to the United
States. This is commendable object,
and its success will be very advantageous
to the Italians living among US.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-07

GOVERNOR BOYD. of Nebraska, dem
ocrat, was elected governor. The repub-
lican supreme court of Nebraska, says
that he was elected but turns him out of
Office on technicality.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-07

INDIANAPOLIS Sentinel: Pennsylvania
is the banner republican state" and in
Pennsylvania the Pinkertons have full
sway. In Indiana. however, thanks to a
democratic legislature, these mercenarIes
are not permitted to shoot down work.
inpmen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-07

James Parton says that his best books
have enjoyed far smaller sale than his
poorest, and he feels certain measure of
humiliation over the melancholy fact.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-07

Nearly 10000 violent or sudden deaths
occur every year in England calling for in
quests, twice as many as the number of
Germans killed in the Franco-German
war, and for every violent death there are
at least fifty accidents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-07

Private boarding for respectable young
men at 219 Seventeenth street.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-07
ONLY s5,o0O,OOO WANTED.

Chicago has not kept it's promise to sub scribe sufficient capital for the worlds fair, and as a consequence the managers are now in financial straits and will ask congress for loan of $5,000,000. It is argued that the Columbian exposition, un- like the Centennial, is a national under taking. It was conceived and created by congress. The president is instructed in the act officially to proclaim it to all na- tions and formally to invite them to take part in it. Thus congress created national responsibility. That responsibility is re- peated in the appointment and powers of the national commission. That commis- sion is exclusively national. It spends money lavishly on its own organization. 1t is absolute master of the funds placed at its service by the act. It is under no obligation to submit dollar of its expend- itures to the directors. In addition to the outlay it has already incurred, creating deficiency in its own finances, it is em- powered to incur other great expenses for which there is no provision by congress. It has the appointment of experts to act as jurors in making awards. This alone will require the selection of hundreds of men who cannot be expected to work for nothing, giving the nation their time and knowledge and neglecting their own fami- lies and fortunes, for most of them will be | wage-earners needing to work for iveli- hood. Congress also authorized the wo- mems board of managers and is bound in equity and decency to give that body enough money to enable it to perform its assigned duties.
 And so forth and so on. Of course the
 nation will have to make up Chicago'f | deficiencies We must have the fair.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-07
No. PA

others using manila or hemp twine were tried with better results. The binder in vented by man named Appleby has per haps been the most successful. The twine or cord is very strong, and is s little larger than e round shoe-string. It seldom breaks, and the shesyes are tied up frmer and better than by hand. The self binder is somewhat complicated, but it seems simple when we consider what 1t does. It is the most intelligent machine used on the farm, if I may so express it. It would make the psleozoic man dizzy to watch 1t. All 1t asks Is that the hired man shall keep his fingers out of 1t and furnish it plenty of grain to bind up. It does not tie square or 'thArd" knot, nor yet bow-knot. Bring the two ends of a string together for two or three inches from their ends; then, considering the two strings as one, tie one single plain school-boy knot in it, and you have the knot made by & elf-binder. It is the hardest knot in the world to unite, and it never 'gives" a particle. In the machine it is made by funny, crafty little thin gumbob which turns around half way, opens its mouth and seizes the cord, turns on around, and lets go sullenly, ss if 1t had half mind not to. A knife cuts the cord, another thingumbob holds the snds, two arms sweep the sheaf of on to the ground, and the binder waits for enough grain to accumulate for another sheaf. when it starts itself and repeats the ope- ration. It works with the precision of a fine steam engine, if the hired man will only let it alone.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-07
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL IS PUBLISHED
 EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. One Dollar per Year, Gin Advance.l
 Single Copies cents.
THE HOME OF THE RICH.

41O1tAE ON This is great, glorious and compara- lively free country, as we have occasionally said, and it is also . rich country. From 1880 to 1890 the assessed valuation of all property in the United States increased from nearly seventeen billions of dollars to little over twenty-f four billions. The ex- act increase is $7, 346, ,596, ,261, from which it Is estimated that the absolute wealth of the country In 1890 was over sixty-two billions of dollars, giving @ rate of almost $1 ,000 per capita. That this very gratify- ing national increase in wealth has been due to ether causes than our increase in population is shown by the fact that while our population has increased but 9 per cent. the increase of assessed valuation per capita reaches over 43 per cent.
 This is cheering, and it is also cheering to know that the country is going to gain in wealth fast this year. The great grain crops alone are worth in the neighborhood of S3, ,000, 1000, ,000, and cotton, tobacco, ,etc., are worth large sums. It is great year, and if everybody in this country can't roll in wealth it will be because the wealth is not distributed according to population. All will have 8 share of the general pros perity, and the farmers, who have for several years had reason to feel "blue," will be especially comfortable. The eagle has right to scream this year, and he will do so unless he gets too fat and lazy from good living
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-07
The Evolution Of the .sHarve.ter.r

From Harper's Weekly.l
 The original csve-dwellsr-dear child of the working scientist-harvested his wheat crop by going out to his field and gnawing of the heads of the grain with his active jaws. The plan had it's advantages and also it's disadvantages-on the whole, our able progenitor longed for something bet ter. Then there arose thoughtful paleo- zoic inventor who pointed out that the grain could be pulled up by the roots and the heads thrashed out in the palm of the hand. This satisfied our esteemed ances- tor, and matters ran along thus for few hundred thousand years; indeed, I claim the Working Scientists privilege to be | vague as to years Let us throw over board the cave-dweller, for that matter, and como along down to modern times Let us begin with the sickle, for instance l You may still find old men who will tell | you that they can remember when farmers in this country had nothing but the sickle | with which to harvest their wheat and rye A dozen men worked in single file, and cut the grain with one hand and gathered | it on the other arm, stopping every "round" to drink earnestly out of big jug of New England rum or Pennsylvania 1 whiskey. Then came the cradles cy;he with fingers" on it-which made the grain lie straight. Many farmers have 6 cradle yet for corners and odd hooks. With it one man cut down the grain and another bound it into sheaYes. Then arose direct descendant of the psleozoic gen jus, and invented reaper drawn by horses. This was in the '30's, say. 4 man drove and a small boy sat on & tow seat and raked of the grain in gavels. He was practically the same small boy who used to pull the strings that worked the cutoff valve in the first steam engine. He soon lost his occupation in both in stances-in the case of the reaper they in vented & mechanical rake. It took five men to follow on foot and bind up what the reaper cut down. Still the farmer wasn't satisfied. So they made him the harvester. Two men besides the driver rode on this, and bound the grain as i. was brought up on an endless apron to where they stood. They had an awning over them, and were very comfortably sit. uated. This was in the '70's. Stili the agriculturist fretted. Then he got the self binder, which he has yet-though he is beginning to find fault with it and tall about electricity.
 At first they tried to tie up the grain with wire, but it did not work very we'll } and the machines were abandoned, and
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-07
DRESS GOODS.

We are opening this week the largest and most attractive stock of Black and Colored Dress Goods we have ever shown. Many of them are our own importation (styles that you cannot find in other stores). You will find plain goods and all sorts of fancy weaves and effects in great as- sortment ; prices from 12Hc to $4 per yard.
 Dress Trimmings and Laces just received. We are show ing in these departments the newest things made. Ladies are invited to examine these novelties whether wishing to purchase or not.
 New Velvets and Silks in blacks and all the>fall and win ter shades at right prices.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-07

HAVEN CONN. MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1891.

uous use pen would lose its temper, ap. parently, and so would lay it aside. Be cause of their value, did not throw these worn-out pens away, generally exchanging them in part payment for new ones. One day l tried pen that had lost its spring and been put away. To my surprise it went smoothly and worked as though just from the maker. On experiment. I found it not to be phenomenon, but physical feature of all the gold pens I have tried. They simply get tired and need rest, af- ter which they are as good as new.
 Some prohibitionists are thorough. If MT. J. W. Mitchell of Belfast, secretary of the Maine Enforcement League, can get his way there is trouble ahead for all the newspapers which circulate in Maine; also heaps of extra work in prospect for the postal officials. The treasury department has notified MT. Mitchell that circular will shortly be issued to all collectors of internal revenue and customs in Maine, notifying them that hereafter, when liquors are siezed for violation of the revenue laws, instead of advertising the goods for sale by auction they must report the mat ter at once to the department for such orders as will not conflict with the statutes of Maine. Crusader Mitchell is also elated over this arrangement, which he, looks upon as triumph for the prohibitionists, that he now intends to ask the government for something more. The Maine law for Bfds the publication of liquor advertise ments in the State newspapers, although occasionally such advertisements appear, and now Mir. Mitchell will try to have ex- eluded from the mails coming into Maine all outside newspapers, wherever published, which contain announcements in any way relating to the liquor business.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-07
TRADES IN SKELETONS.

Had Twenty Years Experienee-Ob-
 servatfons of an old FreRchman
 Who Deals in Human Bones.
 To deal in the bones of human beings, says the Philadelphia Record, would be an occupation repugnant to most men. Yet in the vicinity of Sixth and South streets lives an old Frenchman who finds more pleasure in this occupation than anything else in his life. His store is @ veritable den of skeletons. The weather beaten sign swinging over the door, creaking dis mally with every gust of winds, bears this simple legend: "M. de Robaire, Parfume- rie." From which it is evident monsieur would have the world believe that he