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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-18
The weather We NAV E.peet.

WASHINGTON CITY. Feb. 15-The following
are the weather indications for thirty-six hours
from s p. m. yesterday: For Iowa-Fair
weather Wednesday; variable winds; warmer
by Thursday morning. For Illinois and Indi-
ana Fair weather Wednesday; colder; north
westerly winds; cold wave For Lower Mich
igan-Local rain or snow; colder weather.
westerly winds. For Wisconsin and Upper
Michigan-Fair weather Wednesday, except
local SHOWS on the lake shore; slightly warmer
by Thursday morning; northerly winds, be-
coming variable.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-18
Powderly's Heart Troubles Him.

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 1S.-Just as Master
Workman Powderly was concluding his
speech to the Knights of Labor at Repre-
sentative hall yesterday, he fell PROSTATE
in his chair from an attack of heart dis
ease He recovered in about five minutes
and was able to walk to his hotel
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-18
!. This a ..yack the Ripper" Crimee

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-London is suffering
from another Jack the Ripper" fright.
Yesterday morning a woman was found
in dying condition with her throat cut
and suffering fran a stab wound in the
chest. The police, however, think the
woman committed suicide.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-18

eating 1854, 3os. Among the items con-
tanned in the bill are the following: For
the relief of citizens of Oklahoma who
mars been rendered destitute by the
aroIght of the past season, $50, 900, and
Tor army and navy pensions S2S 61S 232
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-18
Two Touchs Slash Each Other.

HIAwATHA, Kan, Feb. 1S-Sunday
night, near Padonia, two toughs named
Ryan and Morton quarreled over a game
of cards. Both drew knives aud began
cutting each other. Ryan was killed and
Morton seriously wounded.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-18
The Genera, Deficiency Bill.

WASHINGTON CITY. Feb. IS.-The gen
eral deficiency bill for 1891 and prior years
was reported to the house yesterday. This
bill is the last On the docket Of the com
mittee. 1t appropriates amounts aggre-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-18

John Jacob Aston, the young New York
millionaire, married Miss Ava Lawle
Willing at Philadelphia Tuesday. The
wedding was @swellD with all the word
implies.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
Arab Women.

How many people know that among
the Bedouin Arabs respect for woman
is so great that at her command the
cimeter uplifted to strike must foil
harmless. A murderer or thief can
not be touched If he is under the pro-
lection of a woman and the right OF
their power to pardon is recognized SO
completely that in some tribes, where
the women never appear before the
men and have their own separate
tents, the thief who is being pursued
can save himself by getting close II
the tent and calling out Il am undef
the protection of the haremw Az
this is very loudly said the women
hear it and they call out together,
ely from him!" And that man, evef
If he has been condemned to death by
the prince himself, is pardoned at once
and can go at large.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
FIrrt Printing Press.

The first printing press in this coun,
try was set up in Harvard in 1859. anf
Mr.. w. Lewis Fraser the artist lectur
err, finds that the first .American-mad(
illustration appeared in Tully's ak
manac of Boston in 1898. Increase
Mather's '1chabod," published IN
1908, contained an American copper
plate portrait, and from 1920 bOoka
were regularly illustrated in this couns
try by American workmen. Mr.
Fraser says he has every reason to be.
lieve that Benjamin Franklin was
an engraver either on wood or type
metal. II that is 30, then three men
who figured conspicuously in our Row.
dictionary war were illustrators. Paul
Revere was copper-plate engraver;
Isaiah Thomas, the printer who dis
tinguished himself at Lexington, was
another, and Franklin was the third. -
New York Sun.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
THE END.
Is Your Back Pretty?

A woman who has evidently given
the subject much thought says: The
fashion of wearing frocks with the
bodices laced in the back is growing
more and more popular. despite its in
convenience to the woman who has no
maid to do it up and to undo it for her.
Like nearly every thing else which is
put forward as a novelty, this is in
reality only n revival. 1t is style
which has REQUIRED from time to time,
and in fact has never wholly disap-
peared from the fashions, since the
perfection of fitting, only attainable in
this way, has kept it in more or less
favor always for court and evening
gowns. Just now it is enjoying a wide
popularity, which confines it to no par
ticular occasion or fabric, and allows il
to women of any age, provided they
possess the requisite OF well-shaped
back. For those not happily endowed
in this respect the style is most unfor-
tunate, only serving to attract atten-
ton to and accentuate their defects.
Speaking of the back, it is notable
fact there is nearly as much expression
there as in the face. You can divine
a woman's disposition from the curve
of her shoulders, the poise of her head.
and the turn of her waist. / heard q
woman admonish her dressmaker once
to make the back of her costume per-
feet. no matter what faults might ap-
pear elsewhere, because, IF ones back
fits well and looks right you are sure
to leave an agreeable impression as you
move away from people. They will re-
member that Mrs. So-and-So had on a
beautiful setting frock."
This is a sound argument in favor of
expanding the best taste and skill on
the backs of ones bodices. So, dear
girls and women, if your figure will
stand frocks "done up behind" don't
be betrayed into the folly of having
buttoned or hooked. The effect of
these fastenings is abominable, though
grant they're triie easier to mani
pulate. The lace is the thing!-a
small. strong. round silken cord and
tiny eyelets beautifully embroidered.
If you haven't got a maid, mother.
or sister, or some obliging woman at
hand, heaven only knows how you'll
get into that frock! But as to getting
out of it.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
A Story from Chinn.

A little girl, while playing with two dragon
flies accidentally killed them. AT night the
girl became feverish, and in her deliriOus
state called out that the dragon flies were
dashing about before her eyes. Her parents,
on learning the story, were much agitated
and invoked the assistance of certain priest
supposed TO be endowed with supernatural
powers direct from heaven, and able to drive
away all evil spirits. For a given sum he was
willing to subdue the genii OF the dragon flies.
He came with his followers, his musical in
struments and his pictures of gods. Three
days and nights he banged away at his gongs
and drums, calling upon every deity In the
Pantheon, while his assistants disturbed a
whole block of neighbors with their Shrek
ing truupets, tomtoms and other unmusical
contrvances. The girl got no better; the
ghosts of the dragon flies still pursued her.
The parents were in despair; the priest was
at his wits end. and spurred on his followers
10 make greater eXertions and noise.
A cousin of the girl then heard of the mat
ter and offered his services, which were ac-
cepted. He ordered the priest to desist from
Authorizations and gong-beating. He enter
ed the room where the sick girl lay, showed
her two paper-cut dragon flies and gently
told her that they were the spirits of the flies
that were bothering her, that he had caught
them and was going to burn them. He then
applied the paper dragon flies to the light, and
IL. a moment the girl leaped up radiant with
Joy, viewed the ashes of the paper flies with
satisfaction, and declared she saw no more
of them. The young man, when asked to eX-
plain by what magic spell he had cured the
girl, replied that 1t was her imagination that
caused the annoyance, because she had al
ways been told by her parents not TO kill in
sects, as they would demand life for life, and
this, no doubt, worried her and brought on
her delirium.
Meanwhile the priest packed up his in
struments, rolled up the picture of his gods
silently, and as silently stole away.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
DIR. BRArp IN CONCLUSION.

When / asked Fenton to relate his expert
ences did not me him TO do so at such
length. But there, as he has written It, and
as writing is not labor of love with him, let
II go.
When Madeline Rowan found tn. bed by
the side of which she had thrown her elf i'm
an ecstasy OF grief, untcnanted, she knew in
a moment that she was the victim of a deep
laid plot Being ignorant OF Carriston's true
position in the world she could conceive no
reason for the elaborate scheme which had
been devised TO lure her so many miles from
her home and make prisoner of her.
A prisoner she was. Not only was the
door locked upon her but slip OF paper lay
on the bed. 1t bore these words, mo harm
is meant you, and in due time you will be re-
leased. Ask no questions; make no foolish
attempts to escape, and you will be well
treated"
Upon reading this the girls first thought
was one of thanlxfulness. She saw at once
that the reported accident to her lover was
but an invention. The probabilities were
that Carriston was alive, and in his usual
could bear anything.
From the day on which she entered that
room, to that on which we rescued her, Made
line was to all intents and purposes as close
prisoner i'm that lonely house on the hill
side as she might have been in the deepest
dungeon In the world. Threats, entreatieS,
promises OF brides availed nothing She was
not unkindly treated-that is, suffered not
absolute ill-uSage. Books, materials for nee
dlework, and other little aids to while away
time were supplied. But the only living
creatures she saw were the women of the
house who attended TO her wants, and, on
one or two occasions, the man whom Carris-
ton asserted he had seen I'm mis- trance. She
had suffered from the close confinement, but
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
IL MA nor Work.

Madame, said the tramp as no
dotted the remnant of o Bossuth that
might have been with Grant at Vicks
burg TO the mistress of house on the
outskirts of Boston, II learn from the
neighbors that you are theosophist.
/ am delighted to know it, for 1 am
one myself. II can not be-yes, IL is
we have met before. Eons ago L
stopped at this very house and asked
for assistance and you gave mo a
splendid breakfast. 1t all flashes upon
me now" YES. said the lady smil-
ing. II eeem TO remember it too, but
II Pm not mistaken you sawed half a
Eord cf wood for mo before you got
,he breakfast. Then the tramp
turned away in search of an old-fashs
ioued Shilanthropisi.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
Odd and valuable BooIsmarls.

Aaron Holman, lifelong resident
of West Millbury, died short time
ago, leaving an estate valued at near
ly $4,000. When the administrators
examined his effects he found, among
other things, On old-fashioned clasp
Bible that Mr.. Holman had been in
the habit of reading every morning
before breakfast The administrators
was told that the owner of the Bible
had used a very odd-lool1ing book
mark, and locked to see what it might
be. His surprise was very great when
he discovered IL TO be a certificate OF
deposit OF 500 in the Worcester Safe
Deposit and Trust company. The de-
post had been made in March, 1881,
and for ten years the 500 had been
drawing interest at 3 per cent. The
old man had evidently felt wealth
enough to use this valuable bit of pa
per as marx in his Bible, and thus
combined frances and gospel inside
the same covers. -Worcester Gazette.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
POPPING THE QUESTION.
A Systematic Method OF Arriving 40 .
Desired Point.


Don't be too sudden about it. Many
q girl has said mo" when she meant
'yes" simply because the lover didn't
choose the right time and pop the
question gently.
Take dark night for it. Have the
blinds closed, the curtains down and
the lamp turned most out. Sit near
enough to her so you can hook your
little fingers into hers.
Wait until the conversation begins
to flag and then quietly remark:
Susie, / want to ask you something"
She will fdget about little and
probably reply:
"Yesp'
After pause you can add:
"Susie, my actions must have
shown-that is, you must have seem
/ mean you must have been aware
that
Pause here for awhile. Out keep
! your little finger firmly locked. She
may cough and try 60 turn the subject
by asking you how you liked the SER
mon, but she only does it to encourage
you. After a pause you can continue:
Il was thinking as l was coming up
the street tonight that before 1 went
way would ask you-that is /,
ould breach the subject nearest my
II mean / would know my"
Stop again and give her hand
gentle squeeze. She may make u
move to get away or she may not In
either case it augers well for you.
Wait five minutes and then go on.
'The past year has been % very
happy one to me, but hope that flu
ture years will be still happier. How
ever, that depends entirely on you.
/ am here tonight to know-that is,
to asst you'll am here tonight to
hear from your own lips the one
sweet
Wait again. 1t isn't best to be too
rash about such things. Give her
plenty OF time TO recover her compos-
ure, and then put your hand on your
heart and continue:
''Yes, | thought as l was coming
here tonight how happy I'd been. and
said to myself that if l only knew
you would consent to be my-that is,
said if l only knew-if l was only
certain that my heart had not deceived
me, and you were ready TO share
Hold on-there's no hurry about il.
Give the wind chance to sob and
moan outside among the trees. This
will make her lonesome, and cali up
all the love in her heart. When she
begins to cough and grow restless you
can go on.
Before l met you this world was a
desert to me. / didn't take any pleas
ure in life, and it didn't matter
whether the sun shone or not. But
what change in one short year. 10
is for you to say whether my future
shall be prairie of happiness or one
long and never-ending pathway Of
thistles. Speak, dearest Susie, ana
say-and say that"
Give her five minutes more by the
clock and then add:
That you-you will be-that is
that you will-be MINER
She will heave sigh, look up al
the clock and round the room, and
then as she slides her head over yout
vest pocket she will whisper: =
"Henry-I will.n @
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
THE MAIDEN's DREAM.

Yesterday I dreamed, and heavy
All, heavy was my dreaml
Methought within my garden
There bloomed sweet rose marinc,
A churchyard was the garden,
A grave each fiow'Ty bed,
And crown and buds dropt withered
From all the trees 0erhead.
And, when the buds ]. gathered
Into cup of gold,
II fell, and lay before me,
All shattered in this mould.
A shower of pearls fell from It,
And dew-drops ruhy-red.
What may my dream betokenl
Beloved, art thou deadl
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
~.

More than half an hour went by. l was
growing numbed and tired, and beginning TO
think that we were making asses of our
selves, when heard the rattle of chain,
and felt CarristOn give my arm a warning
touch. No doubt my late host had made
sure that his new door-fastenings were equal
to a stronger test than that TO which had
subjected the former ones; so we were wise
In not attempting TO carry his castle by force.
the feeble gliminer of a lantern moving to-
ward the clubhouse in which my horse had
been stabbed. heard slight ulstling In the
hedge, and. stretching out my arm, found
that Carriston had left my side. In the alb
sence of any command fvom him did not
waiting
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24

A firIE et ytonecutters In Hsrlin have
introduced "a pneumatic ehisel into
their establishment. The workman
holds t5s spring-like appsgesls With
both ks1ds and, as he slidaa it over
the suglsce OF the stone CIV E-slal. Ses
chissl, ma ling 10, 900 or t2.ee0 ruNc
lGtiosr ainute. chips OF Esy'sSfsS
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24

A foe dog in Dyer county. Tenn.-
worked its way into hollow stump,
and when in could not get out. When
found. twenty-three days after its dis
appearance. the poor creature was
alive and conscious.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24

Mr., Grossly tet, YOU before 20
that s'ant beef for Jinner, and when
] get Aoane what dc tudp
MeS ffossly-Fg oiery time
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
CARRISTON'S GIFT.
BY HUGH CONWAY.
PART III.

TOLD BY DICK FENToN OF FRENCHAY.
WORCESTERSHIRE, ESQUIRE,
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24
a DROVE IN.

.. aF T-agH
 o A deaf farmer drove in his flock and herd.-Boston Transcript.
 The stake for a prize-fght goes by the pound. Washington Star.
 The rise of rye in Europe doos not help the Bourbon element.-New Orleans Plea yune.
 The wheelman's tournament generally takes place when he's learning. ng.-Columbu Post.
 When man is out of spirits it doesn't follow that he has given up the ghost Boston Courier.
 "The old sea dog" we read so much about is probably mast-stiff.-Bingham- ton Republican.
 The debtor is the fellow who isn't at all anxious to have his creditors hurry on his account.-Rochester Post.
 "Jenkins, does your wife ever threaten youW "Bless you, no. She just goes and does it!'-Kate Fields Washington. The Georgia mother who sold her twin babies for a dollar probably made good bargain-for the twins.-Boston Journal. Now that we have plentitude of rain machines won't some genius please arise and invent something that will success fully hail horse car!-Detroit Free Press. 1u6To III tac who would want the golden pavements of heaven taken up first thing and plank sidewalks put down if they ever happen to get there.-Ram's Horn. A fashion journal reports a new shade of green as a favorite in Paris. This seems to be the same thing that American far mers have been attiring potato bugs in for several years past.-Philadelph Ledger. 'sMizpah Say married Why, she used to say she wouldn't marry the best man on | earth"
 "Well, she kept her word; she has mar ried about the worst one. ."-New York Press. Since the opening of the school term the great need of the small boy is pair of shoes that will hurt SO that he cannot walk to school, but will fit him like a glove when he wants to play tag.-Scran- | ton Truth. "You had better accept MT. Nipple" !" said Mrs. Elder to her daughter; Git is your last chance"
 "You think this is the court of last re- l sort, do you, mammal" asked the girl.- Detroit Free Press. "Your husband" said the caller, sympa- thizingly, 'was man of many excellent | qualities"
 "Yes," sighed the widow. sHe was a | good man. Everybody says so. wasn't much acquainted with him myself.
 He belonged to six lodges."- Chicago l Tribune. l "You have some beautiful COWS here,
 ma'am," said the tramp, addressing the
 lady of the house. | "Yes," she said. l ssI'm lover of animals" he continued, | edging little nearer the window at which
 she was sitting.
 Indeed" she observed, "then you ought | to see our dog Here, Towser!"
 But he didn't stop.-New York Press. Rain rain, go away, Come again another day, l Uncle Jerry wants to pray. l Wash ington Star.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24
In the Kitchen.


 The art of marmslade making is hardly known in this generation. Marmalades have been superseded by preserves and canned fruits. There are many fruits which are especially suitable for mArms- lades. Peaches are delicious prepared in this way. Select perfectly ripe and lus- cious peaches. It requires rich peach to make good msrmalade. Peel, stone and weigh the peaches. Allow three-quarters of pound of. granulated sugar to every pound of fruit. Mix the fruit and sugar together and put it in a porcelain-lined kettle at the back of the fire, where it will slowly heat and draw the juices out of the fruit Stir it up from the bottom several times while it is standing When it is quite hot and juicy draw it forward where it will cook. Let it boil for at least three quarters of an hour, stirring it frequent ly. Add to the peaches when you put them over about & third of the kernels of the peach pits, blanched and cut in shreds. Let the peach marmalsde stew until it is a thick, smooth paste. Test it by dropping little in water or by pressing the finger through little taken out to cool. If it | curls before the finger it is done, or if | when dropped in water it does not dis | solve at once. Apricots make a very deli cious marmalade, which is made in exact ly the same way. Pineapple marmalAde is as frequently prepared as any other. Sc
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24
No. 22o

lect large sugar-loaf pinespples, peel them, take out the eyes, which are not very deep in sugarloaf pineapple, and grste them on porcelain grater into an earthen dish. Do not grate the core. Weigh the juice and pulp and measure out to every pound three-quarters of pound of sugar. Mix the sugar with the pulp and boil it for sn hour to an hour and three-quarters, till it is a smooth, clear paste and firm. Quinoes make delicious marmalade. So do bar berries. One Of the best and most deli cious of marmalsdes is prepared from sp- ples and the core and peeling of quinces left after preserving. Put the peeling and core in just water enough to cook them and let them simmer. When they have cooked for three quarters of an hour and are thoroughly tender strain off the juice and measure it. Add two pounds of sp- ples, cored and peeled, to an equal weight pound of sugar to every pound of this mixture. Boil it down till it is a thick, clear marmslsde, stirring it frequently, so that it does not burn.
 Miss Parioa in Good Housekeeping.l
 Potato croquets: Six potatoes of fair size were pared, boiled and mashed till light and smooth, making about pint and half when mashed. To the unashed potato were added saltspconful of pep per, generous toaspOOnful of salt. heaping tablespoonful of butter, a gill of hot milk and the whites of two eggs beat en to q froth. The mixture was beaten until very light and then set away to cool. When cold it was shaped in the hands in the form of small cylinders and rolled on 8 board over a thin layer of dried and sift- ed crumbs. When all were shaped in this manner the yolks of the two eggs, from which the whites were taken, were put in soup plate, with two tablespOonflls of milk and half teaspoonful of salt, and beaten thoroughly with fork The cro- 9uets were covered with this egg and then rolled over thick bed of crumbs Great care was taken to have every part of the croQuet covered with the egg and then with the crumbs. They were then placed or platter, care being taken not to have them touch each other. At serving time they were placed in 8 frying basket, again apart from one another. The basket was lowered gently into kettle of fat, which was SO hot that blue smoke rose from the center. The croQuets were Drowned in one minute and 6 half, and the basket was lifted from the fat by placing large spoon under the handle. It was set on A large plate, and after 6 few minutes the cro- quets were lifted from it and placed on a piece of brown paper in a warm pan. Af- ter 6 minute or two they were ready to be arranged on 6 napkin on & warm platter. There were so many croquets that they had to be fried in two lots