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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04
One Thing and Another.

DR.. Chase, in writing upon the use of
foods, makes the statement that if man
addicted to the use of intoXicants VIII eat
an orange half an hour before breakfast
every morning for three weeks ne will lose
all Taste for liquor and gain in health and
strength.
The real value of milk and butter and
cheese as foods is only half appreciated in
America. In the old countries, where meats
are rarely on the table of the middle and
poorer classes, milk and cheese are leading
articles of food.
A writer who calls freckles good, whole
some adornments, over which no young
woman should fret too much, nevertheless
gives the following recipe for a lotion to
reduce their prominence: Mix two drains
of lavender water with one dram of chloride
Of ammonia and pint of water
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04

Vases in Cndrches to Help Out the Choir.
A few years ago about fifty earthenware
pots, or vases, were found built into the
internal surfaces Of the walls of Leeds
church, in Kent, SO placed that it was i'm
possible to assign any other purpose to
them than that of an intention they should
assist, in some way, the transmission of
sounds This discovery drew attention to
the subject, and other examples were
pointed out in other edifices Some that
were observed in St. Nicholas church, Fps
witch, were noticed to be one handled
Others. tound at different times in three
churches in Norwich, were without han
dies and others with them. Forty found
in the Church of St. Peter Mancroft, and
sixteen met with in All Saints church
were without handles, and sixteen found
in the Church of st. Peter Mountergate
were one handled.
Other examples have been met with in
different part of the country in more Jim
tied numbers. Seven have been counted in
Fountains abbey, and still smaller num-
bers in churches at Ashburnham. Chiches-
ter Upton, Denford, East Harling, Buck
lesham and Luppett. Ten have been found
at Ioughal, in Ireland. ArchaoIogists
who took the subject up ascertained that
they have been also observed in Denmark
and Sweden in very ancient buildings, and
occasionallyin France, Russia and Switzer-
land
Their use has been referred back to the
old times of Augustus Cesar, when Vitru-
wins wrote that the seats of the theaters
should be prepared with cavities into
which brazen vases should be placed, ar
ranged with certain harmonic intervals.
which he gives, by which means the sounds
of voices of performers would be increased
in clearness and harmony, and remarked
that architects had made use of eartheu
vessels for this purpose with advantage
On the continent these jars are sometimes
found in the vaults of choirs or among the
sleeper walls under the floors, as well as in
the walls. Gentleman Magazine
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04

ONE case of leprosy in New Orleans,
three in New York. The recommenda-
ton of the New York health officer that
there be established q lazsretto for lepers
on the Atlantic coast should be needed.
1t seems as if we were to have this plague
in the United States Must we look for
ward to leper colony in this republic,
such one as Canada has already? Most
of the lepers that are discovered in the
United States are Chinese.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04
a NV East Trair

The Chicsgo. Rock Island Il Pacific
railway vii on August l6, 1891, put on
another daily train between Chicsgo and
Denver that will run via their new line
just opened. through Omaha and Lincoln,
the capital of Nebraska.
This train will be composed Of new cars
throughout-palace sleepers, chair cars
sDd dining cars, and new modern pstterr
day COACHES, and will be vestibuled
train.
II will leave Chicaeo daily at S:35 night,
arrive at Denver second morning.
Leave Denver s night arrive Chicago
7:45 second morning.
E. ST. JOHN. JNo. SEBASTIAN,
Genl Manager. Gent Tx L Pass ACt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04
\ Woman in an Elevator.

a woman doesn't enjoy riding in an ele-
vator little bit. Particularly in the rapid
ones. 1t is with fear and trembling that
she steps into the car. The rattle of the
iron door as it closes gives her a start The
car shoots heaVenward and the woman
holds her breath. Flying floors makes her
head swim. Vertigo is imminent. Sud
denly the fiendish elevator man stops the
car The woman seems to be going up
ward all by herself. Her heels rise IN the
air and only her toes touch the floor She
Is uncertain whether she is going through
the roof or the floor is dropping from be-
meath her feet. And the internal sensa-
ton! Unless she has been AT sea in gale,
she never felt that way before.
Then the car starts again, taking her
breath away and causing her knees TO bend
with the force of the sudden jump. Be
fore she has regained her equilibrium the
car stops, dances up and down a few times,
and the rattle of the door announces that
another passenger has escaped. The wom-
an feels faint, but cannot summon courage
to rush out. Again the upward fight, and
with final dance, as the top floor is
reached, the agony is over. The woman
steps ont of the car. She is uncertain of
herself Things whirl around, and she
cannot walk straight. Gradually she re-
covers and attends TO the business that led
her into modern Office building
Then comes the descent. The woman
hesitates before again risking her life in
| the car. Sometimes she asks the fiend in
charge if he cannot go down slowly. Ee
promises TO let her down easy. She enters.
He lets the thing drop. The woman emits
gasp and clutches a strange man by the
| arm. Then she looks foolish and feels
int fg4 rar - oil on, ,,u'f
boy, and the woman resists a tendency to
sit down. Another drop Of few stories,
! another stop, and all is over.-New York
| Recorder
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04
10 Nervors sno pthlta,ed Ven.

If you will send me your address we
will mail you our illustrated pamphlet
explaining Ill about DR.. Dyes celebrated
electro voltaic belt sDd appliances. and
their charming effects upon The nervous
dabilitaieu system, and how they will
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appliances Oh ,Tial
VoLTAIC BELT Co. Marshall. Mich.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04
Witness My Hand.

In the early days only a few scholars,
priests and clerks knew how to write. 1t
was then customary to sign document by
smearing the hand with ink and impress
ing it upon the paper, accompanied by the
words, Witness my hand" Afterward
the seal was introduced as a substitute for
the hand mark, and was used with the
words above quoted, the two forming tie
signature. This is the origin of the ex-
preston as used in modern documents
ST. Louis Republic,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04
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DlPHTHERlA.
A. Novel Treatment in Which Ice Is the
Principal Remedy,

A Novel Treatment in Which Ice Is the
Principal Remedy.
The Provincial Medical journal tells Of
a treatment for diphtheria, based upon an
energetic use of ice, which is perseveringly
applied both externally and internally. Ice
bags are to be kept on the neck, care being
particularly taken that the swollen glands
are directly in contact with the ice, which
is to be constantly renewed. Simultane-
ously the patients drink iced water by
means of a bent glass tube, and pieces of
ice are kept in the mouth. OF course
wine or sirup or any f1avoring agent may
be added TO the water. Chlorate of potas-
sum is also given internally in small doses.
The author of the system believes that the
use of baths and antipyretics is useless, but
the adoption Of a strengthening diet, in
Gliding wine, is matter of course. Ex-
perience with this method exclusively dur
ing sixteen years has convinced DR.. Mayer
of its value; none of his patients died, and
only rarely was the iarynx involved.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04

In the pursUit uI inc gooG things Of
tdis world we anticipate too much, ve
eat out the heart and sweetness Of world,
II pleasures by delightful foTeshougst oi
them, The results obtsined from the use
OF Or. Jones Red Glover Tonic fa1 exceed
81 claims. II cures dyspepsia, and ali
stomach. liver, kidney sid ola;.je5
troubles II is perfect tonic, appetizer,
blood purifier, sure cure for sgus and
nelarial diseases. Price, 50 cents, Of
druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04
q E.al Rslsam >, Kswpr ssa.tan

The dlctjonery says, "a bslsan is 8
thick, pure, aromatic substance EJW.U@
from trees" Kenp's Bslsam for the
throat and lungs Is the only cough medl
cine that Is 4 real nalshG4. bialy Lin,
water7 cough remedies are called bsisSui g
bat such are not. Look through bottle
OF kemp's Balsam and notice Whist 8 pure,
thick preparation it is. Ii you cough
use kemp's B.,sam. at ali druggists.
Large bottles soc AMI g.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04
Dc Yon CouPki

Don'tdelay. Take Kemps Balsam, the
best cough cure. 1t will cure your
coughs and colds. 1t will cure pains in
the chest. 1t will cure influenza and
bronchitis and all diseases pertaining to
the lungs because it ia a pure balssm
Hold it to the light and see how clear and
thick it is. You will see the excellent
effect sitter taking the first dose. Large
bottles SOC and 81.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04

VIsCouNT DUDLEY has his life insured
for Sc, 000. 600, at least the English papers
say so. AS long as ke keeps the premiums
paid he will always know that there are
men who feel deep and. sincere interest
in his living, and when he dies the chances
are that the companies which Issued the
policies will have to be sued By his heirs
before they pay the money.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04

had cstsrrh of the head and throa,
for five years. used Ely's Cream Balm.
and from the first application l was re-
lieved. The sense of smell. which had
been lost, was restored after using one
bottle. ! have found the balm the only
satisfactory remedy for catarrh, and il
has effected cure in my csse.-H. L.
Meyer, Waverly, N. Y.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04

By Henry Irving's special desire. his
son Henry will commence his theatrical
career under John Hare. the lessee. man.
ager and leading actor OF Gsrrick's thea
ter. Young Henry Irving will make his
debut at that theater during the coming
season as Lord Beaufroy in the School
for Scandal"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04

hi"" " ~ OF
The actual height at which the last stone
of that famous structure, the Tower of
Babel, rested cannot, on account of the re-
moteness of the times at which it is said
TO have existed, ever become more than a
matter Of merest conjecture Herodotus,
who lived about loo years after that
great spiral way TO heaven is said TO have
been attempted, says that he saw at Baby
lon a structure consisting OF eight towers,
raised one above another, each seventy-five
feet in height: bat whether this ruin was
the remains Of the Tower of Babel it was
even then impossi ble to ascertain. Herodo-
tus, usually infinitely exact in his writing,
leaves Us in ignorance as 20 how the upper
level Of each Of these 75-foot towers was
reached from, the Level below.
As might be expected. even in tradition,
a wide difference of opinion exists as to
the height Of the tower. Most orieutalists
maintain that God did not put stop to
the work until the tower had reached a
height of 10000 fathoms, or about twelve
miles. In CeyloneSe tradition it is said to
have been as high as 10000 elephants, each
standing one above the other. St. Jerome
asserts on the authority Of persons who
had examined the ruins that it did not
reach a height exceeding four miles Other
statements are still more extravagant.-
St. Louis Republic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04
Maine Has Ice to Sell.

A Maine man. they say, has just invent
ed an artificial ice freezer. This man g
guilty of high treason to the state ar l
should be dealt with accordingly. Maine
wants no artificial ice freezers.-Bangor
(Me.) Commercial
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04

In Assam and in India, two persons de-
string to take an oath or affirm, with great
solemnity, take fowl or dog, one by its
head the other BY its tail.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04
Two Harvest Exeurslops.

On Tuesdays. Aug. 25 and Sept. 60
special harvest excursion tickets will be
sold to points on the Chicago, Milwaukee
q st. Paul railway at one and one. third
fare for round trip.
E D. W. HOLMES, Agent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-04

SENATOR MORGAN, of Alabama. is out
in letter against the sub,treasury
scheme, and he announces his intention
to take the stump against it In Alabama.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-09-26
Wide Awake for October

Has pleasure in store for all young
lovers of English literature in the form
of narrative by Miss c. H. Garland
called "The Maidens of the Lakes
Dorothy Wordsworth, Edith Southey,
and Sara Coleridge), lovely girls, to
whom Wordsworth addressed his poem,
"The Triad" with portraits of the three
girls, and other illustrations. THE
Trouble Grandpa Nature had with the
Horse" by L. j. Bates, "Bee-Hunting, :"
by Rowland E. Robinson, and "a Joint
Snake" by e. Oliu, are three peculiarly
interesting Natural History articles.
"a Nightwith Russian Wolves" a blood
curdling true story by Lieut.. Col. Thorn
dixie, "Jessie's Chickens" home-life
story by Hattie Tying Griswold, "Edith's
Guinea-Pig," a travel story by Esther
George, and bronson Company Limit
ed)," another home-life story by ]. H.
Jameson, are very entertaining. A
Moqui follk-tale of "The Genesis of
Earth and Moon" a Morse folk-tale of
"Why the Sea is Salt" the Margaret
Patty Letter." the Drawing of the
Child Figure Miss Runners art-pa-
perl are readable and instructive. Mar
garet Sydneys Peppers Serial is in
tensely interesting this month. "Men
and Things is full of good original an
ecdotes, and there are many readable
poems and enjoyable pictures, puzzles
and the Children's Letter-Box. 80. 40 a
year, 20 cents number. D. Lothror
Company, Boston.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-09-26
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
Definite Figures to Onset Democratic


Definite Figures to Offset Democratic
Lies.
After all the democratic worry about
the depleted condition of the United
States treasury it appears that its con-
dition is peculiarly satisfactory. There
is nothing like definite figures to put
down malicious liars.
The net increase of August in the
matter of circulation was Sc, 10S, S21.
This shows that the secretarys policy
of extending the AIS at 2 per cent.
tends to expansion instead of contrac-
ton. The national banks have. for the
most part, minimized their circulation
because the government bonds COM
manded a premium, or were soon to be
called in. They did not care to pay a
heavy premium on bonds nor yet to
put out circulation with bonds which
the government was expected to wipe
out in a.short time. But these extern
sion per cents are likely to meet the
requirements of basis for circulation.
The rate of interest is low, but the cir
culation itself will be loaned out and
charged for at the usual rate of dis
count Whatever the explanation here
is the fact that the increase in circula-
ton was something over six millions
during the month of August-that is,
year A little over half of it was the
result of the silver purchasers Of the
month, but it is immaterial to the peo-
Pile how it comes, for every dollar of it
is worth it's face in hard cash.
During this same month of August
the net increase in the money and bull
lion in the treasury was still more graf
flying. That increase amounted to
S13, 056 6O4-more than twice the in
crease in circulation. The actual pay
ments on account of the matured ~
per cents will he about S27, 900, 900,
which is really small matter as COM
pared with the reserves in hand. The
secretary himself is authority for the
statement that on Wednesday, the sec
ond day of September, the treasury
| contained, in excess of the 500, coo. 600
gold reserve, S107, 500, 900 of money,
with a contingent liability of $4,000,
900. This would leave considerably
more in the treasury than twice the to-
tai payments liable to be made in the
redemption of the AIS. So far, then,
from these payments being strain up
on the treasury, they are relief to 1T
from chronic state of congestion. 1t
is not for the public interest to have so
| very large surplus. The putting of
between twenty-five and thirty mil
lions of dollars into circulation cannot
fail to be good thing. 1t comes, too,
at most opportune time. Just now
the crops are beginning to move on an
immense scale, and there is special
need of money in facilitating their
movement. In no point of view is the
condition of the treasury other than
perfectly satisfactory.-Chicago Inter
Huntsville gazette., 1891-09-26

A FINE specimen OF the pine-trcs
shilling of 1852 was found by workmeD
who were excavating at Great Barring
ton, Mass.
A PORTSMOUTH IN. III. woman recent
ly found one cent piece in an egg
which one of her hens had laid, and
later on the same hen laid an egg with
ten cent piece in it.
WHILE a man in Mooresville, Ind,
was tearing out an old fireplace in his
house the other day he found three
hundred dollars, all in crisp ten-dollar
notes, that had been secreted beneath
the hearth by some former occupant of
the house.
A RATS nest was discovered in an old
residence at Danbury, Conn.,, a few
days ago composed of twenty-one
handkerchiefs, mostly red bandanas.
All were in fair condition, and the rats
must have been long time accumu-
lating them.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-09-26
DRIFT OF OPINION.

eSThe next time that Ohio demo-
Gratis get hold of silver-plated gun
they will hardly blow into the muzzle
to see if it is loaded. Washington Post.
gY President Harrison's recent OBJ
servations onsthe currency issue have
done more for the business interests of
the country than has been done by all
the speeches of democratic statesmen
for the last ten years.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat
With the aid of a shameless ger
rymander and liberal use of Doodle in
bribing voters the democrats of Ohio
succeeded IN defeating Maj. Mckinley
last fall by narrow majority. They
cannot beat him second time.-Al-
bany Journal.
When such democrats as Col.
Watterson began to praise ''the protec-
ton principles of Henry Clay" and
Gov Campbell to aver that he lis the
same kind of free trader that Garfield
was" there is evidence that the free
trade kittens are pretty sick.-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The Ohio democratic platform, in
its tariff plank, favors cheapening men
by cheapening labor; in it's free silver
plank, it favors cheapenlng money; in
another plank, it favors cheapening
whisky. Well, what more could you
expect from very cheap party?-To-
iedo Blade.
The democracy minds its own
business in the south, does il? Inter-
feres with no mans liberty there, does
it? Violates no other mans rights
there, does it? And what dried-up,
puny putrescence the democracy would
be, as a national affair, without its
southern portion.-Clinton Qa-) Herald.
cBThe democrats seem to be as
much worried about who shall be the
republican candidate for speaker as
they are about who shall be speaker
They are afraid that the republicans
will not follow their example of last
spring and refuse to give a vote of con-
fidence to ex-Speaker Reed. They need
not worry. Reed had the Endorsement
of the country if he did not have that
of the democrats in congress- Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The situation in the democratic
party in relation to the mugwumps is
becoming embarrassing, uncomfort-
able and complicated. The mugwumps
do not believe in free silver while agi.
tating for free trade. While walking
hand finland with the democratic party
on the tariff issue, they are constantly
fighting each other on the silver and
currency questions. AS the Indianapo-
lis Journal remarks: Gould the mug
wump get over his free trade theory
greatness he would join the republican
party Toledo Blade.
The democratic party was the
first to demonetize silver. In 1858, DUR
ing President Pierce's administration
the silver dollar was derhonetized by 2
democratic congress by making the
subsidiary coins legal tender for only
five dollars and reducing the qualit-
of pure silver in them. The cheaper
coins, of course, as always is the case,
took the place Of the silver dollars
which were driven out of circulation.
Now the democratic party is clamoring
for the reconciliation of silver dol
lars because they are worth only seven.
ty-aye cents each.-Cleyeland Leader,
Huntsville gazette., 1891-09-26

Syrup

We have selected two or
Group. three lines from letters
freshly received from pa
rents who have given German Syrup
to their children in the emergencies
of Group. You will credit these,
because they come from good, sub
stantial people, happy in finding
what so many families lack-a med
icine containing no evil drug, which
mother can administer with con-
6dence to the little ones in their
most critical hours, safe and sure
that it will carry them through.
ED. L. WILLIS, of Mrs. JAS. w. KIRK,
Alma, Neb. give it Daughters College,
to my children when Harrodsburg, KY.
troubled with Group have depended upon
and never saw any it in attacks of Group
preparation act like with my little daugh-
it. 1t is simply mi ter, and find it an in
raculous. valuable remedy.
Fully one-half Of our customers
are mothers who use Boschee's Ger
man Syrup among their children.
A medicine. to be successful with the
little folks must be a treatment for
the sudden and terrible foes Of child
hood, whooping cough, Group, diph-
liberia and the dangerous inf1amma-
tons of delicate threats and lungs. q
Huntsville gazette., 1891-09-26
6 vaicM.iea,

a acoDad,a acho can see.
She's the woman who gets we'll.
It's the woman who aoooa't see and
won't believe who has to suffer.
And it's needless. There's a
Incidence legitimate medicine
that's made to stop woman's suf-
fering and cure woman's ailments.
It's DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. It's purely vegetable and
perfectly harmless "a powerful
general, as well as uterine, tonic
and nervine, imparting vigor and
strength to the whole system. For
periodical pains, weak back, bearing
down sensations, nervous prostra-
ton, and all female complaints, I"
it's positive remedy. It improves
digestion, enriches the blood, dispels
aches and pains, melancholy and
nervousness, brings refreshing sleep,
and restores health and strength.
No other medicine for women is
guaranteed, as this is. If it fails to
give satisfaction, in any case, the
money paid for it is refunded. You
pay only for the good you get. On
these terms it's the cheapest.
But more than that it's the best,
Huntsville gazette., 1891-09-26
The stubbornest Things on Earth

Are facts. AS Burns says, "They Wilma
gang" Here's specimen. 1t is fact that
despite underhand competition, detraction
and imitation, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
the leading national specific for malaria,
dyspepsia, debility, liver complaint, nerv-
business, rheumatism, neuralgia and kidney
inaction, has not only held its own, but long
since outsped all rivals in the race for pop
ularity,
Huntsville gazette., 1891-09-26

About seven years ago had Bronchitis. which final
" drfted into Consumption, the doctors said. and
they had about given me up. was confined to my bed
One day my husband went for the doctor but he was
not in his office. The druggist sent bottle of Psos
Cure for Consumption. took two doses of it. and was
greatly relieved before the doctor came. He told me TO
continue its use long it helped me. did and
the result is am now sound and well-entirely cured
of Consumption P E. BAKER, Harrisburg, Illinois,
February 20, 1891.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-09-26

If you are tired taking the large old fash
Toned gripping pills, try Carriers Little Liver
Pills and take some comfort A man can't
stand rything. One pill dose. Try them.