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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31
Human Hair from Canton.

Eighty thousand pounds OF human hair,
valued at RSl9, appear in the trade returns
of Canton, and it could be wished that 1t
did not, says our consul there, for rs the
majority comes from the heads of beggars,
criminals and dead persons it is not pleas
ant to think of its being worn by the ladies
at home, even although it goes through
long processes of publication before it is
made up into wigs, chignons, waterfalls,
etc.-London News.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31
The Nation should y. It's Part.

LSpeech OF Jhhuncy DepSW.
The ciiizens of Chicago are TO be COM
piimented and congratulated upon the
courage and forethought which have
characterized their local preparations for
this grand event They have already ex
pended SIC. 000. 600 Of their own money
and their patriotism and resources are not
yet exhausted. But the expense of this
national enterprise should not be wholly
borne by the locality where congress has
placed it. The nation should do it's part
to second the effort of the citizens of the
Chicago worlds fair exposition to sur
pass in every respect any ever yet held
in any country.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31

When he had finished his story, its
thread was taken up by an equally anti
quated donkey ut the farther end of the
stable.
'Ah" exclaimed he in conclusion: "how
blind men are not to understand the
sounds OF nature. II they were told that
we were enabled on Christmas eve to speak
as they do, they would only shrug their
shoulders and laugh in scorn at the idea"
Men only care for us" retorted the OK,
because we assist them to gain money.
Money is all they are after. Yes, yes, only
money; and-aha, if they only knewl-I
could tell where gold and riches are TO be
found in such abundance that
What on earth are you talking about,
old friend" interrupted the donkey. You
must be getting on toward your dotage to
tell such extravaganza tales. The clover
has gone to your head"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31

was very aged OK who was kept on the
farm more for the sake of his past services
ut the pillow than for any actual present
use. peeped through chink in the low
wooden part ton separating us
Now, my friend, believe me if you can
it was the old OK who was talkingl
For short spell ! was thunderstruck
with onishment. Then, like fash
the memory If the old legend, according TO
which animals are endowed with the power
of speech on Christmas eve between the
hours of m dnight and daybreak, came
back to my mind, and, although cold
shudder ran through me, | resolved to
hear what they had to say.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31
A willow Leaf so Feet in the Earth.

Some idea of the vast changes which the
earth's outer shelf has undergone in the
formation Of Long Island was suggested
by piece of red sandstone picked up by
pedestrian on Bedford avenue, near the
Williamsburg Gaslight company's build
ing, a small fragment evidently from one
of the larger chunks dug out at distance
of thirty feet below the surface when the
excavation was made for the foundation.
The fragment bears the exact imprint of u
willow leaf Similar specimens from the
same place are in possession of several resi-
dents In the Eastern District. Brooklyn
Eagle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31

swayed to and fro, faster and faster, with
heavy swinging motion, till at the last
stroke of II they tore themselves from the
spot where they had stood, and rolled pell-
nell past us down the incline. on their
way to the sea.
For several minutes we remained SPELL
bound. Then we rushed toward the places
left empty by the erratic memorials Of pa
ganism.
Oh! what sight met our eyesl In the
cold light of the moor, now shining
brightly, diamonds sparkled between
heaped up gold bars and nuggets. Rubies,
emeralds and sapphires glittered and
scintillated. and twinkled like so many
wicked eyes alluring and tempting US, in
the open flanks of the earth.
Fill your pockets; hurry, hurry, hurry"
whispered Kerrick. falling on his knees,
and throwing handful after handful of
gems in capacious canvas bag which he
had brought with him. Feverishly, pas
sionately l obeyed his directions, stuffing
the precious jewels in the bosom Of my
shirt as quickly as my trembling hands
would allow me to do so.
Suddenly a fearful rumbling noise
reached our ears.
THE stones are coming back, shrieked
Kerrick, and as he spoke the great granite
blocks came rushing back toward US up
the incline. knocking against each other in
their fearful haste to reach us.
I'VE are lost" l called despairingly,
struggling to my feet.
you are; not ~ yeised the old beggar,
throwing himself on me.
At this frightful moment 1 remembered
the last words of the oX's revelation, name
ly, that the blood of Christian could
alone pacify the spirits which animate the
stnnas' Karrick- tn save himself was
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31
Hard Luck,

Fashionable Tourist (wiping his fore.
head, on the Alps, as he suddenly turns
around rock)-Just to think Of it
Here I've climbed 5000 feet up the side
of this mountain only to meet face n
face one OF my heaviest creditox-
Fliegeuie Blatter
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31

In the above have striven to rar-,a,,.
exactly as it was given to Ina. univ j.
more condensed form, the cur.oBs .-,. =.
told me one New Years eve br
rich old Frenchman in New York rar.-3
ing the origin of his wealth. That h,
riches are considerable is well known n
everybody in New York. But il isoB,v
right to add that there are nlany sra, o..
rumors as TO its source among his country.
men-whom he persistentiy shuns In.
deed there are not a few who assert tho.
its derivation is not altogether free fam
crime and bloodshed.
Ey-DPLoNATIsr.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31

Here is good cure for cockroaches:
Take three pounds of oatmeal, or meal OF
Indian corn, and mix it with pound of
white lead; moisten with treacle SO as to
form good paste, and put portion down
at night in the infested building. Repeat
for a few nights alternately, and in the
morning remove the paste and the corpses
to a convenient place.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31

THE Union still endorses the billion
dollar" congress. The people expressed
their disapp.ovsl of it in an emphatic
manner at the polls at the first opportun-
ity afforded them. But. tten, the
Union is never in accord with the PEG
ple
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31

on want to know
the origin of my
wealth, do your
Well, that certain
~ is a rather in
discreet question,
and by right de-
serves no response.
But. however, as
tonight is New
Years eve, and /
have enjoyed my
dinner / don t
mind telling you
sonnet hing about
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31

WITH Roswell p. Flower in the GU
beInaiorisl chair, and both branches of
the legislature reliably democratic, the
republican party in New York might as
well go out of business or make the
thing unanimous.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31

THE Union refers 10 Congressman Ca
BILE as "Our Ben" What's the matter
with Ben, of "erandfather's hat" fsmei
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31

HURRAH for Dave Hill and the New
York democracy
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31
HOW HE GOT HIS WEALTH
A WEIRD INV YEARS TALE BY Ex-DIPLo-
MATIST.

copyright, 1891, by American Press Associa-
toni
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31

T1Ans-Daily. soc per month; Weekly, $500
An communications OF q critical or arguments
tive character, political or religious. must nave
real name attached for publication No such art-
ticles viii be printed over fictitious signatures
ANONYMOUS communications not noticed.
CORRESPONDENCE solicited from every township
IN Rock leland county.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31

THURSDAY. DECEMBER 81. 1891.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31

-, y-ro, unrre-a smoUnered cry es-
capped from my lips. For now we could no
longer doubt The enormous stones were
slowly oscillating on their bases They
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-15

person Of voting age in each neighbor-
hood, with his preferences and ante
cedents carefully set down: whether he
was a reliable Democrat or Re
publican, doubtful Democrat or
Republican, Greenbacker or what
else. II he was set down as reliable, -"
no further waste Of time was allowed,
for such Democrat needed nothing to
keep him straight, and it was folly to
try to change such Republican. But
the doubtful OF each party, the unat-
tached, and the Greenbackers, came in
for a great deal OF attention. What
ever was needed to resolve the doubt
and turn the doubter'5 mind to the
Democratic view was studiously at
tended 10. Campaign documents fitted
to each mans case were furnished him
in abundance, and influential neigh
bors would drop in casually. and dur
ing their short stay their influence was
at work. Every week revised report
was sent UP from the peighborhood
manager, containing additional infor-
nation. Every change was noted. II
doubtful votor had been won over, he
was then put in the list Of ''reliables, "
and very little further attention was
given to him, but the work went on,
silently impressions were made on
mems minds, they wavered, and they
were won. So thorough was this sys-
TEN, and SO minutely carried out, that
it is said that in the state OF New York
Mr.. Tilden the day before the election
made up the lists and told within less
than 5000 votes what the result would
be. and that in a totol OF million
votes.
The work agreed on by the Demo
cratic national executive committee for
the coming campaign, which Mr.. Will
son is going to carry out by the forma-
ton OF Democratic clubs all over the
country, looks to an imitation of the
plan Of the Tilden campaign,
with the further feature Of
an educational organization. The
Democrats ell over the country are to
be got together and trained to the
work OF diffusing correct knowledge
of tariff reform. Each man is to be a
worker among his neighbors. The
good TO be got ont of such organiza-
tons will show itself in the result of
the election of 1852 and the choice of a
Democratic president is the agent
OF the tariff reform element of the
country
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-15

ORGANIZE AND ACETATE.

The most thorough and complete po-
litical systemization that this country
has ever known was accomplished by the
rare skill of Samuel j. Tilden, and IN
der his superb management that Or
ganization led 10 the Democratic VIC
tory OF 1876. 1t does not relate to the
present purpose that the fruits of
that victory were not enjoyed by the
Democrats and the man who was the
general in the action. That Tilden
was fairly the choice of that election is
now conceded by honest Republicans.
His plan was comprehensive in pur-
pose and thorough in detail. Begin
ming, at the head of it was the national
Democratic campaign committee, with
which Tilden himself was in close in
timacy. The state executive commit
tees reported TO it, and they in return
were reported to by congressional cam
~ gn committees. Each county in the
congressional districts made its report
10 the congressional committees through
the agency of the county executive
committee. Then each county was
sub-divided. and competent man was
put in charge of each election precinct
or school district. who kept the county
committee posted as to the condition
OF affairs in his district. Under him
were trpsty Democrats, who look after
the party's interests in their immedi-
ate neighborhoods, and these men,
generally old settlers and good work
ers. knew every body IN their neigh
borhoods and how they stood in the
! contest. \ list WAS made out Of each
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-15
4 TALE TWO CITIES.

Money talks. Trade and business
and bank clearings are evidence of
what IS and OF what is to be- The Dial
las papers. in imitation OF an example
set by The GAZETTE two years ago,
have gone into the bank clearing bust
ness. Printing the official record, no
one can say that Dallas papers cook the
record against Dallas, when that rec
ord shows Dallas to be dropping be-
hind. This is the record us paraded
by Dallas papers for the week ending
April y:
Dallas SI.7Oll2s: increase. 35.5
Fort Worth, Si,SI3, i6S; increase, 7".3.
People who are looking for invest
ments and business locations will be in
huenced by facts. There stands West
Texas: here is Fort Worth: all the
cheap lands OF Texas are west of Fort
Worth; so per cent of the increase in
Texas values for last year was west Of
Fort Worth; Fort Worth is the entire
pot of West Texas.
Not only does Fort Worth trade
growth exhibit greater increase than
that of Dallas, but the volume of Fort
Worth trade is greater than that Of
Dallas
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-15
SOMEWHAT PERSONAL.


Maj. Mckinley is greatly in demand as
an orator
Annie L. Kelly the new reading clerk of
the Colorado senate, is but nineteen years
| Of age, but IS IN eocutionst of repute in
the West.
Senator-elect FELTON, Of California is 4
confirmed book-worp and an authority or
historical subjects and questions of interna-
| tional law.
Democratic otfice-see6ers kept Col La
mont so busy in C!eveland's time that he
| never had 4 chance TO see Washington. He
| Is doing the capital now.
Senator PETER of Kansas has had each of
his eight children, three of whom are girls,
learn u trade. One son is q locomotive en-
gineer, and q daughter is typesetter
Dr. Seelye, recently president of Am
hurst college, declares that at the present
rate of progress the women of the country
viii ut the end OF the present century be
| better educated than the men.
Emperor William is said to be fond of
going about disguised at night to certain
liquor shops and music halls where his
soldiers and sailors are to be found, in
order TO pick up criticisms Of his army and
navy.
Professor Halsey c. Ives, who will man
age the art department of the Worlds fair,
)
last seventeen years been connected with
the Washington university school of fine
arts.
Mrs. Lucy Waterman of Halifax, Mass,
has reached the age of 10l yesterday. She
was born in Plympton April =, 1890, and
soon after removed to Boston, where she
| resided many years. She is devout church
member having joined the Roxbury Con
gregational church in 1913.
Senator Walthan and Ex-Governor
Lowry of Mississippi will be the orators at
the unwilling Of the Confederate monument
in Jackson, June 3. The former gentleman
will pay Z tribute to jefferson Davis, and
! the affair is expected 10 prove the most i'm
portant Confederate demonstration in that
state since the war.
Henry NJ. Stanley has finished his lecture
season and will sail for England the 18th on
| the City of New York. His journey in
Africa covered %, 900 miles, and he has trav-
eled 21,Oo0 miles to tell the people of the
United States all about it. The total re-
ceipts for the 10 nights he lectured
amounted 10 S305,UO0. He will begin sim
liar journey through England May l.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-15
ME MPHIS RACES.
Annual Spring Meeting Opens Under Most
Successful Conditions-Other
Sporting Notes.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 1.-THE annual
spring meeting of the new Memphis
Jockey club was begun to-day in a blaze OF
glory The weather was that of typical
Southern spring day, warm and pleas
ant, with Just enough breeze to
temper the rays OF the sun. The
immense new iron grand stand was crowded
with fashionably dressed ladies and gentle
men. The club house piazza was filed with
wives sisters and relatives of the mem
berS. and on the greensward in front of the
stand was an excited. enthusiastic crowd
Of sports, citizens and touts galore. The
attendance is estimated ii 5000.
the sport was intensely interesting.
The track was in fine condition and a more
successful Inauguration of i race meeting
has not been held in the South.
There were five races on the
Tennessee derby. was worth between
So, 900 and $4,000 to the winner, and was
won by Scogan Bros Chestnut colt, Val
lera, by Springbok, dam Belasco. Britton.
the colored Jockey, piloted three horses to
victory.
First race, three-fourths of mile-Vir-
gle Dor won. Bankrupt second, Rolly
Belly third. Time, liz.
Secoud race, one-half of q rnile-Buck-
hound won, False B second, Roy S third.
Time. .52l!.
Third race, one and one-eighth miles
Valera won, Silverado second, Bonnie Byrd
third. Time, 200.
Fourth race, one-half mile Helen y won,
Seantippa second, Maggie Hedus third.
Time, SO.
Fifth race, one mile, Hocksey won, Cash
ier second, Bon Marche third. Time, rs.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-15
Notes of Progress.

The park idea is favorably received by all
and strong petition 10 buy land for park
purposes will, it IS said, be presented TO the
city council
Fort Worth is shipping lard to Liverpool.
Three more cottages are being built IN
the cotton mill addition
!. r. Darnen x Co. yesterday sold their
stock of dry goods 10 Charles Goodnight, the
cattle king.
A clothing factory will soon be under way
in the Mozart building on Main street.
5. T. Nesbitt has Just completed a two
story house on South Main street near the
reservation az cost of 5000
Alex Canto has Just completed u neat cot
tage on the East Side.
Henry Mills of Seymour has come to
Fort Worth TO go into business.
David Smith. who has Just returned
from an extended trip through Canada and
the East says that 4 number Of people in
Canada. in Chicago and Detroit will visit
Fort Worth in the next few months
H. Hess, who has been in a number Of
cities lately, says Fort Worth is in better
shape than any of them.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-15
GAZETTE WHAT-N0T.
The Texas Limestone Rock Be.
ing Used for Burning Lime.
GOVERNOR GRAY OF INDIANA.
Childress Progress-The West win Not
Join the South Until Party Lines are
Observation-Disclosures of Inter
est Picked Up.
TEXAS LIME.

-
Meeting Mr. H. D. Waller of the Waller
lime company of Hannibal, Mo, What-Not
asked him how he liked Texas. He re-
piled: This is my first trip through the
state and am deeply impressed with your
magnificent domain. However, l have done
little business in the state, as l find that
the market is already supplied with lime.
There is a company in Fort Worth that IS
buning lime, but the stone it uses is red
limestone. This lime does very well for
laying brick, etc. but there is only one bed
of white limestone in the state, and this IS
located at Austin. White lime Is used for
ceiling purposes and is the best on the mar
ket However, the Austin company seems
10 be able TO supply the market, and l do
not expect to do q large business. l sup
pose that your state has all of the minerals
that are useful to man, and is rich in agri-
cultural lands. Possessing an empire OF
area, there is no Imagination that can pict-
ure its future. 1t is large enough TO support
the entire population Of the world, 1t pre-
sents as fine an opening for the homeless as
can be found in the world, and its develop
ment is only a matter of time. While | am
welded TO Missouri, if l should ever change
my residence it will be TO Texas, and 1 expect
TO place some Investments here in the near
future
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-15
That Third Party Scheme.

Texas Farmer has asserted since the st.
Louis convention that the leaders OF the
National Alliance had in view the organiZa-
ton of new party. While Texas Farmer
does not believe in the wisdom of such a
movement, IL does not dispute the right of
these leaders to organize one. II does Sc
riously object. however, to the misleading,
not to say dishonest, tactics adopted to
carry out their designs. While employing
every possible agency to this end, Macune,
Livingstone, Terrell and their mouthpieceS
have Indignantly denied any such intention.
The reader is asked to carefully peruse the
documents printed on our first and second
pages, and then say whether Texas Farmer
has not been correct. Here We have among
the demands set forth loans of money by the
government at 2 per cent interest on nom
perishable products and upon real estate.
Without here discussing the merits OF
these two demands, they are of such
nature that any man must know neither
of the old parties will indorse them being
as they are directly opposed 10 the
fundamental principles of both. In case
the parties do not indorse these demands,
the alternative is, according 10 the state
meuts contained in the articles referred to,
q new or independent movement-to be set
apart by the convention TO assemble in
February, 1892. In view of the fact that
the delegates to said convention, already
with the movement-and that the con-
vention is to rely upon each state delega-
ton for report as to the sentiment of said
state-can any sane man doubt the resultl
The further fact that educators have
been in all sections preparing the people,
especially the West and South, for the
movement, emphasizes the undoubted in
tention of that convention. What Texas
Farmer insists upon is that these leaders
throw aside their miserable subterfuges
and be honest with the people-so that
those who believe in a third party may join
their movement, and those who do not may
not be misled, wronged and deceived. II
there is any chance for a third party to sue
coed, this is the best and most far-reaching
organization for that end ever yet started,
and third party advocates ought to join It.
1t is, however, almost criminal TO attempt
by trickery, as is being done, to enlist in
this movement thousands who believe the
b,st plan to purify old rather than organize
new parties. Our readers viii please read
carefully the articles named, and say
whether or not Texas Farmer is right.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-15


Mir. r. L. Ellison, manager OF the Chill
dress land and cattle company, was en-
gagged in a conversation by What-Not yes
terday and found TO be highly pleased with
the outlook in Childress county. He states
that he planted l20 acres of wheat last fall
simply rs an experiment, also great
variety of vegetables and cereals, and that
the yield will be much larger than he an
ticipated Speaking of Childress county,
he said: There are some very large
bodies of land in the county. which are eX
eellent agricultural lands, that are yet I'M
settled. My company has $4,000 acres of
land under fence, w. c. Hall owns about
30 coo acres and William Walter Phelps
has a large tract. Our company leased a
large portion of its land from the state,
and have no idea that another lease will
be granted when this one expires. Any
way, our company is preparing TO close up
its business and will sell its land TO the
settlers as soon as it is in demand. The
southern portion of the county is settling
up rapidly, but the northern portion is still
In the hands of the stockmen.''
What Not-'DoeS the territory around
ChildresS guarantee good townI'
Mr. Ellison think So There is
large scope of country on the north and
south of the town that will be for many
years without q road and see nothing that
will prevent the town from becoming d
good business center. The town is in
proving rapidly, several store building are
under course Of construction and there IS
every evidence OF prosperity"