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Telegram-herald., 1891-08-26

In every biz Newspaper building In
available for rental on the ground door
these two or three or four white jacketed
young men are kept remarkably busy
drawing "swesssned wind" all day and
half she night. In each case the fountain
has "a insigninoant drug store annsx,
but it's shs soda water that pays the bulk
OF the thousands ard thousands Of dol
lars rent The newspaper buildings are
not exceptional The whols town an d
almost exclusively masculine district II
full Of soda shopA
A liquor saloon Was started not long
ago In one OF the newspaper buildings
and its protector eonh not make 10 pay.
Isn't there something suggestive about
thess factsp TIE Wuth ", the hard
drn king habits of . gen sration ago are
being considerably modified for the bet
ter. There may Be- no more total ab
stslners, possibly not 50 many In pro-
portion. and statutory prohibition hasn't
yss throttIed the demon rum" TO any
great extont, but drinking to excess Is
certainly on che decrease. You can't
argue N ~ IL isn't from the still CHASTITY
number of saloons on nearly every block.
It's . sight dish sartening enough mt best,
but a great deal more beer than whisky
IL sold In them No saloons are now
without . full assorsmsnt OF bottled
rninsrA waters for thoss who "aren't
taking anything stronger to-dsT, thank
you" Perhaps the wisdom OF swallow
tng so much ics-oold liquid may bs
doubted, but at least 10 don't make .
man drank.
In New York, where the Iiquor dealers
are - present In open revolt against the
continued sxsctioss of rsmmauy Hall
and their orgsn. the "Wins and Spirits
Gazette," bresthes out dre and Slang
te.ing, the number of saloons 10 by no
means increasing az rapidly ss tbs pop
ulstion. Yet high license aud other
measures to restrict tbs numbsr never
looked more remote.
There are plenty Of dies IN the ONT
ueut ret, but . worss state Of Affairs
might easily Do inagiasd-or rsmsm-
bsrsd.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-26


exactly according TO
difec tlons. he began TO
steadily improve. ard
after the use Of them
for seven months his
! cad Was entirely well,
When We began using
IL his head was a solid
sore from the crown 10
his eyebrows. It was
also al over his ears,
most OF his face. and
snsll PAGES on differ
ent parts OF his body.
There we're sixteen
that we had 70
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-26

keep bis hands tied 10 the cradle ard hold
them when ne vas taken np; and had to keep
mittens tied on HE hands TO keep his finger
AaiS cur of n sores az he would scratch II
he could IN Hy way get his hanfs loose. We
know your ttffstat RFgEDfFs cured him. We
feel safe in r. -fsT1 rHeudine them ~ Others
GEO. b. a JANETfA HARRIS. w ebsier Ind.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-26
BAD ECZEMA ON BABY.
Head one Solid Sore. Itching Awful
Had to Tie His Hands to Cradle.
Cured By Cuticura-

CUR little boy broke cut or his head with
bad torn ~ sczcma. when he was four months
o.s. We tried three docrors. but they did not
help him. We then used your three CuTicual
RKnrnIEs and After using them eleven week
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-26

pApYfS skfa srs Scsfp pnrisef and
~ ~ kesusidrd BY Cutiears Soap.
Absolutely pure.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13
The White Shark.

The shark of sharks, the real IMAM
eater" and the one most dreaded, is the
white shark. This variety reaches length
of thirty-five feet and a weight of ? 600
pounds. Its head is long and fat, and the
snout far overhangs the mouth. Its six
rows of teeth are sharp as lancets, and
notched like saws. Its mouth is very
large, so that one has been known to cut a
mans body completely in two at a single
snap of its cruel jaws, and another to swal-
low one at gulp. Near Calcutta one of
these sharks was seen TO swallow a bull
locks head, horns and all
From the stomach of another a bulls
hide was taken entire, and the sailor who
made the discovery insisted that the bull
had been swallowed whole, and all except
the hide had been digested. From the
stomach of another was taken a ladys
workbox, filed with the usual contents,
scissors and all. 1t is commonly the white
shark which follows the vessel at sea day
after day and week after week.-London
Tit Bits
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13
Facts About Taxes.

The Washington Post, a republican
paper edited BY Frank Hstton, complies
the following facts about taxes which
will be interesting, if not pleasant read
ing for every taxpayer:
For the next two years our govern
ment will spend annually more than
$500, 600 600.
To pay one years expenses of the gov
eminent it will take nearly the combined
wheat and ost crop.
Our annual output Of gold. silver. COPS
per, iron, coal, petroleum and lead will
not foot our tax bill for twelve months,
Nor can we do it with years product
of cotton, wool, rye, barley, wine pota-
toes and tobacco.
The combined cspitaliz alton of our ma
tioDal banks is $500, 600. 900. One years
taxes will nearly swal v it up.
Now, all this is the federal tax. We
have also TO pay city, county and state
taxes.
We pretend TO be a nation of plain
people, with no aristocracy, no princes.
no standing army and no expensive frills.
and yet our taxes are more enormous than
those Of Austria. Germany or Great
Britain
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13

The Union undertakes to read THE
ARGUS lecture as to how newspape T
should be conducted, and what class of
news should be published. THE ARGUS
has taken occasion to inform the Union
before that it does not look to that iusti =
tuition for guidance in ''shapin G" its policy
as newspaper. 1t is passing strange
that newspaper which conducted its
congressional campaign wholly through
anonymous correspondence should OBJ.
Ject TO the suppression of names of par
ties to domestic scandal, where it was
the privilege of the newspaper to do so.
On the other hand is it peculiarly strange
that the morning paper should evince so
much indignation that the recent scandal
should have been mentioned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13
Difference in Pitch.

The question Of pitch has always been q
source of dispute among musicians, some
advocating high, Others low pitch. BY
pitch is meant the acuteness of musical
sounds, and this is dependent on the mum
Der of vibrations in a second. The greater
the number the higher the pitch, and vice
versa. While it is important to have a
uniform standard Of pitch, musicians have
never been able to obtain it, from the fact
that no general concerted movement has
been made in that direction. There are,
therefore, several pitches, the highest of
which Is the American, the English COM
ing next, then the German and lastly the
French
The c tuning fork, at American pitch,
gives 546 vibrations TO the second, the En-
glish pitch is $40, the German 52S and the
French 522. Even the last named is much
higher than the pitch to which the CLASH
cal composers were accustomed as the
pitch of 1899, the pitch of Haydn, Handel.
Bach and Mozart was but 4S9 vibrations
per second, and some of their vocal works
can scarcely be rendered by the singers of
the present day on account of the differ
ence in pitch. The tendency at present is
toward lower pitch, and if the manufact-
urers of pianos, of organs and of band in
struments act in concert the end can be
secured.-St. Louis Globe Democrat
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13

IT is pleasing to read the reports OF this
years crops in the ever afflicted state Of
Kansas. 1t is now officially announced
by the secretary Of the Kansas board of
agriculture that there are favorable pros
poets for the wheat crop. which is likely
to be good. 1t is true of course, as We
are told by the secretary, that the grow
ing wheat has passed through a trying
ordeal, under bad conditions. and has
suffered from the drought, and has been
scorched by the hot sun, and has been in :
Tested by the Hessian fly. and has been
in state that alarmed the farmers And
yet, after all, and under all these adverse
circumstances, the Kansas wheat has
grown pretty well, so well that the
afflicted farmers in the southern tier of
counties have already begun the merry
work of harvesting, and 1.-THE damage to
the crops, from all causes combined, will
not be more than 25 per cent" We con-
graduate the Kansas wheat raisers.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13
Tennis Costumes.

The favorite colors are cream, light blue,
pink and mauve. Stripe patterns viii, be
worn more than checks this summer The
cream colored stuffs are streaked With
bright lines of green, pink, blue or gold
A pretty material in pale pink had mar row
stripes of white silk, and beautiful fabric
in ivory white, made expressly for a COS
tuner who wanted something exclusive.
was patterned at intervals of about an inch
and half with three lines of green. Ten
mis- rackets and balls in blue or red on a
light ground look rather smart. For sh ort
loose fitting jackets there IRE smooth sur
faced cloths in pretty colors, patter ned
with small spots in contrasting shade
Elaborate tennis costumes are usually
made of delaine or foulard
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13
Shoes and Stockings,

The smartest shoes for wearing with out
door attire are of seal brown leather. They
harmonic with any color, and are not so
conspicuous as Russia leather. Some pref
ty tennis shoes are of ooZe skin in medil am
shades of tan and brown. The newest
evening shoes are in black brocaded satin,
and are decorated with small paste buck es
Stockings of fine Isle thread or silk are
seen embroidered in floral designs: others
are covered with a dice pattern. Stockings
in a soft shade of Russia leather. with open
work fronts, look pretty worn with shoes
made of that material. 1t would be impos-
stble to say which are the favorite colors
for evening wear. The best make of silk
stockings are as transparent as the finest
gauZe.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13

The Liars club had met at the usual
time and place. the competitors for the
honor of having told the prize lie of the
evening had spun their yarns, and the
committee was about to retire for con-
sultation.
Gentlemen" observed the chairman.
''it may tighten your labors if you take
a smoke. Try these cigars. You will
find them pretty fair"
The committee smoked the cigars and
unanimously awarded the prize to the
chairman. Tribune.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13
EaShinns In .Iewelrr.

Elsie Bee tells in the jewelers. Circu ar
that:
Finger rings are as popular as ever
Tennis bat brooches are very seasonatle
Diamond half hoop rings continue to ind
favor.
Diamond asps are worn as brooches and
as ornaments in the hair
A new brooch initiates in gold little
shoe. the rosette of which is formed of
pearls.
Debutantes who have pearls to wear are
fortunate, the gems being both appropriate
and becoming.
A couple OF spurs, formed of pearls and
connected by a gold crop, look well at the
neck of riding bodice
A new brooch likely TO please very young
ladies consists of pearl key thrust through
gold heart shaped paddock.
The whip bracelet, as the name indicates,
represents flexible whip, held in circular
form by the leash, which is wound around
1t several times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13

New YORK World; The French SEN
ate, in response to popular demand for
cheaper bread. has voted to reduce the
duties on grain. The people of the Un-
tied States, desiring cheaper necessaries
of various sorts, voted last year to reform
the tariff by reducing it. And thus the
campaign of education goes on.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13
The Use of the Word quite. ~

Few writers seem to understand the cor
rect use of quite" To say that girl is
quite pretty" should mean that she is ex-
ceedingly pretty, whereas many writers
would use the phrase to express the idea
that she was rather pretty. Although the
second use has become common, it is better
to restrict the use of quite" to its original
meaning, and to employ it always as an in
tensive rather than a diminutive.-Cor
Writer
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13
IHDIASAporIs News. She

INDIANAPOLIS News: Should Mr.,
Blaine's inability to attend to business
continue for any great length of time
President Harrison will have opportunity
to make practical answer to some of the
charges that have been made concerning
the formers superior sttainments. Mat.
tiers of state are now pending which will
not admit Of long delay, and which will
require much wisdom and diplomacy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13

Are you the agent for the Soundasa-
dollar Accident Insurance company
Yes, sir"
Il want a policy for $4,000"
''All right. Cost you S1.75 "a What
is your business, SIR"
Il am leading man in theatrical COM
pany."
''All right. 1t will be S1.75 "a Blu,
hold on. What kind Of a play is it,
The realistic comedy drama"
Tank or buzz saw?'
Buzz saw"
Double extra hazardous class. Tween
ty-five dollars a minute. No? Well,
good day. Tribune.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13

A graceful style is shown at Fig. ? This
Is pleasing change from the some W hat
universal Greek mode of hair dressing,
which has been fashionable for some time.
1t Is arranged with a fringe or frizzed
front, with wavy hair ripping over the
top of the head and catogan at the back
Fig. is an improved Greek coiffure, the
marteaux curls extending just to the nape
of the neck. following the tendency of
fashion for the present season. The shape,
being narrow, is neat and effective
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13
Keep the Coffee Pot Clean.

A carelessly kept coffee pot will impart
rank flavor TO the best of coffee. Wash
the pot thoroughly every day. and twice a
week boil borax water in it for few min
utes.
To clean discolored tea or coffee pots fill
with water containing little soda and let
1t boil up; then wash thoroughly with hot
soapsuds.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13

THE city of Whatcom, Wash, is pay
ing all the expenses of George Francis
Trains trip around the world, to be COM
pleted in less than IS days. 1t will ad.
veriise that CITY thoroughly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13
Would Do for a Poker.

In Fifth avenue auction room a lot of
old arms and armOr were put under the
hammer. An interested spectator was a
woman who looked on with quiet but wide
eyed curiosity until a splendid Toledo
rapier was held up for the admiration of
bidders. 'My" whispered the woman
very audibly to her companion, "but
wouldn't that make nice pokerr-New
York Recorder
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13
She Was All Ri-ht-

Bridget" said Barrows angrily, 81
told you to have my hot water the first
thing in the morning"
"Shure, replied Bridget, land didn't
bring it up and lave it at the door last
night so as it would be in time, sirr'-
Harper's Bazaar.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13
This Space is Reserved for the
BOSTON SHOE STORE,-
No. 1923 Second Avenue,
Under Rock Island House.
Will be open in few days


Customer-How much are these trous-
ers?
Tailor-Twenty dollars, sir
Customer-Got any cheaper?
Tailor-No, sir.
Customer-Then change them to black.
(Sorrowfully) l want to be buried in
Life.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13
SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1891.

An artesian we'll in South Dakota two
and one half inches in dian eter, $50 feet
deep, flows 5000 gallons of water per
minute
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13

FORAKER will present Mckinley name
at the Ohio republican convention. MAY
be, like Garfield, his speech will nomi-
nate himself.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13
NEW COIFFURES.

Graceful Styles in Hair Dressing Illus
trated and Described.
Fig. l in the cut represents a srvle of
couture especially adapted to the present
style of millinery With the hair ar
ranged as here depicted present shapes in
hats and bonnets will be found to TT COM
fortably, and, more than this, prove b.
coming TO the wearer
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13

Jones seems to be man of leisure.
He must have private income. never
see him doing anything"
He has. His wife takes in sew
ing."-New York Recorder.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13

namented with a fichu of transparent soft
stuff edged with lace. The neck is cut
modestly low in V back and front, and
the elbow sleeves are finished off very
daiutily with ruff1es of lace Two lace
friils decorate the skirt, and panniers al the
top make the waist look small, and are uni
versally becoming to slight figures.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-07

HvERs CURED!


Ny daughter Rose haA . violent fever
and was confined 70 her bsd three
weeks- During this tisns she WAS ~
tended by two Of the hsss physlcaans in
TINS oty, hat they could net hsip her;
one called il Lung Fever. the other said
il was Malarlal Fever. and she suffered
dreadfulS. hat neither OF them could
get her aba 70 at up or help her IN the
least, aud she MAS growing worse all the
time. We had lost al hope IN her case.
but thought / would try once more.
Dec. 10, after my daughter had been
confined TO her bed three weeks. ] called
on Or. S. Clay Todd and told him how
my daughter was and he said he could
cure her and would have her sitting up
tomorrow morning, aud that the next
day she should get up and be dressed,
and she did. and she has improved very
fast ever since, and now has grand
appetite and seems TO be enjoying her.
relf.
After she had been taking DIR. Todd'k
medicines one day. one Of the other
physicians lold school) called and told
him that DIR. Todd said be would cure
her in . few days. He replied, 'syou
don't think DIR. s. Clay Todd can do
more than God Almighty, do your"
Well. replied, don't know. but ana
going to try him. The physlclan said
be would like to see her in . week, but
he never came back. but my daughter
is well and she began TO get better with
the second dose OF DR.. Todd's medi-
cines..
would cheerfully recommend DIR. s.
Clay Todd, As Monroe-st., Room 4.
Grand Rapids, Mich, 10 those who are
sick or have friends or relatives hope
lessly sick with fevers.
MRS. c. II. RULIsoN,
- Lane-ave.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Jan. 2, 1891.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-07

Prom study Of fifteen thousand
cases, extending Over a period of twelve
years, DIR. J. F. Burns states in the New
York Medical Journal that death occurx
seemingly without any particular predi-
lection for any certain hour and that
the nusnb Der of deaths for each hour Is
very evenly proportioned, considering
Ire large nonbeT ef cases taken and the
time covered TIE only very positive
conclusions the sathor has formed from
the fsrsres are CD that the id<a That
more deeshs take place in the es<iy
morning hours - an erreneous ozes %
II ssirnnlsnkx are 20 5e psshs4 In disesse
dnrinr these hours the practice must Be
justified upon some ether grousd sban
To svers the possibility cf danger ssp
posed - be ~ery probable ~ shts period;
fs) that Ne vitality of sn fadivssuai in
disease Il not regulated ny tie same iar
Aaences OF subject - the same laws
ths* rovexn the vitality ct . healthy
human being. TIE normal equilibrium
maintained Ia health se<ween the n>cx.
tai and shysicAl etsss< sesnv altered
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-07
DREADFUL CALAMITY
5000! People Killed and TO-
600 Wounded, Many
Mortally.
Hundreds ofthe Wounded Not
Expected to Live.

DErRorT. Dec. 2o.-fSpeclal. when
the State Medical Society met n Grand
Rapids last summer the then president.
in his retiring speech. stated that II had
been estimated that the members OF
that society had saved the lives OF H.
900 annually. fSee his advertisement
IN the newspaper reports.
But II bad also been estimated that
they had killed 5000 outright and
dreadfuiiy injured Is ,00C more, 90 that
they are new suffering with chrome
diseases by the use Of their hyperder-
minissering Morphine, Chloral, Cocain
and other well known active poisons.
A physician approaching the bedside
OF sick man or woman with = hyper
dermic syringe In ms hand IL more dan-
gcrous than rattlesnake coiied ready
TO spring. because, being on your feet,
you can Jump aside and AVOID the rat
tlesnake. but tie sick man on has back
is perfectly helpless before the physi-
clan, and must take The fatal dose; or
the physician is more dangerous than
an Iacnn with . rife, because the In
dian might not hit you with his bujlel,
or he might change his mind, but tae
physical n never; be has been educated
20 believe that be must stop your PAIN
for the time. even If II takes your life.
and stop that PAIN be will, wnsiever
the consequences. In this wsy, II you
are not killed Immediately, and many
are. You are. by the use OF these pow
erful nerv1nes. iulled 70 . certain death
with false hope.
This false hope 10 indulged IN by
other members OF the family. The SICK
mar IL unable to express bs opinion
while re 10 under the influence OF the
drug and may never come out OF II
IT j. extremely difficult 20 learn the
number killed IN tbH way. ss these
causes Of death are moi reported 20 the
Board OF Health.
The csse il frequently spoken OF IN
this way. "Tbe ma becsns uncon.
sclous and remained 80 until be died"
"Iie died Of Heart FAILURE Nor
phIne, Choral, strychnsne. etc.
How different fIs the tressnenf Of
Or. $. Clay TODD. the famous special
ist. ia painful and c'nronlc diseases.
without giving ycu peIisffse medicines.
drugs ~ ksop the pam, Dr. 1000
simply gives you curstIye renledise,
whiet Il once begin 20 remove tbe COM
plant, and permanently cure you; the
pain iesves ros and ooss not return.
Cali on or send ssRs member Of your
faniiy 10 Or. 8. Clay Todd, 81 Monroe
ST., room 4, Grkpc EAps6s, Mich. he
viii provide tie roe&ns for your rapid
recovery and return os usefuiress with
the en1orreBf Of nj ysur faculties.
Al the time you SIRE taxing his fnees-
osset your head will b. Gear. and Tou
viii kpeS what ~ perrze on sre1nd Won
krsd you feel bright and cheerful.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-07


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