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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31
A Game for Evening Hours,

Numbered with list of amusements for
evening hours, the game called "a Blind
Judgment" is suggested in Good House
keeping, where directions occur for play
ing it as follows:
One Of the players must be blindfolded
and seated at the upper ED of the room
Each of the others is then led in turn, and
without touching them the blinded one
must give judgment regarding them. If
the judgment is possible then the person
led up must be blindfolded in his place; if
not he pays a forfeit, and another person
is brought up until he makes a correct
guess. For example:
Question-What is your sentence regarding this
prisoner?
Judge-He must sing q German song.
Forfeit-Miss T does not understand Ger
man, and is so hoarse she can scarcely speak.
Question-What is your sentence regarding this
prisoner
Judge-That she will read selection from
Hamlet"
Forfeit-It is your little baby brother, who
doesn't yet know his letters.
Question-What is your sentence regarding
this prisoner,
Judge-He must buy himself wig.
DIR. W, being baldheaded, has the
honor of the judges chair.
And so the entertainment goes on, to THE
interest and delight of the assembiage.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31
REYNOLDS

REYNOLDS. Jan 2S-The shooting
contest which took Place here Saturday
last was well attended. all the crack"
shots for miles around being present.
The money and honoIs were in most
part taken b. Thos. Latin of Milan.
Geo. Wads worth who has been in Cali.
f0rnis for the past three months has re-
turned home.
The city dads are talking of Incorporate
ing the town, as the census shows suffi
Gent number of inhabitants.
S P. Ash and son Thad, have gone TO
Chicago for the purpose of purchasing
summer goods.
NJ. SchConnaker, who purchased the
stock Of the defunct firm of Brayton &
Coffman. has sold it to the firm of Nc
Entire s McPhail, who propose to close
out the goods as soon as possible and
transfer the goods from the store they
now occupy to the other building, ii
being larger and better located than their
own.
A. E Parmenter Ct Lyndon, H., has
come down for fsw days overlooking
the chicken factory" which be conducts
here.
Meetings at The NJ. E church s till con.
tue With good congregations.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
DEVOTED TO THE ENTERTAINER
OF GIRL AND BOY READERS.

Interesting Incidents in the History OF
Michael Angelo, One of the Worlds
Greatest Men, Being n Painter, ScuIpt-
or and Architect of Widespread Renown.
Michael Angelo was born owe Sour hun
dred years ago at a castle in Tuscany,
where his father held Office as a governor.
His fathers name was Ludovico Buonar-
roti. and he himself was christened Michel
angelo Buonarroti, but for four centuries
he has been popularity called Michael An
gelo. His parents had planned for him a
great position in law or politics. and An
gelo had been sent to an academy where it
was expected he would get a good educa-
ton. But instead of studying his books,
Angelo made chalk drawings on the walls
and floor of his room. This greatly disap-
pointed his father, who first rebuked him,
and then, when the lessons were persistent
ly neglected for the pictures, added fog
ging. The whole family was worried
about the boys obstinate wish TO be an
artist.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31


Seeing that the boy had unmiStakable
genius, permission was finally given 10
young Angelo to become pupil of the
artist Ghirlandago. He was then IS years
of age From the first the young artist
pursued his studies with great earnestness
and activity his progress astonishing alike
teacher and friends. Lorenzo the MAJ
nificent became his patron when the lad
was but Is, and offered him both encour-
agement and opportunity in his art 1t
was in the gardens of San Marco, the gates
of which had been thrown open to Angelo
by Lorenzo, that the young artist executed
his first piece OF statuary. II was the head
OF fawn, and may still be seen in one of
the museums of Florence. The piece Of
sculpture representing Angelo at work on
the fawn's head (see cut was executed by
Emilio Zoechi, and occupies place in the
Pitt gallery of Florence. Our cut OF it is
reprint from the January number of St
Nicholas. Michael Angelo died in 1868 at
Rome, but his remains were removed to
Florence. His benevolence and charity
made him generally beloved, and in the
history of art no name shines with more
unsullied luster than that of Michael An
gelo.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

PHILADELPHIA Record: The senatorial
elections of the year again enforce the
argument in favor of electing L. S. sen-
ators by the popular vote. This could
be done effectuslly only by amends
ing the constitution SO as to take the cleo
tons away from the state legislature and
submit the choice of senators to direct
popular vote. The Illinois plan of indi-
eating the choice for senator may be too
easily defeated. as is now seen, BY two or
three refractory or purchasable members
of legislature. The position of o. 8.
senator is too important to be subjected
TO any such casualties.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31
GOVERNOR BoIEs. of Iowa, has q

GOVERNOR BoIEs, of Iowa, has q well
filed head on his shoulders, remarks the
New York Herald If the great west can
raise an annual crop of such men we
shall not worry about the future uf the
republic At the recent reform club din
ner he dropped this remark; 1T is in
finitely better that this nation should re-
main poor, with its property such as it
has. distributed among all its classes, than
to become the richest on the globe with
its wealth concentrated in the hands of a
few" That was bulPs-e We shot.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

The strict watch that mothers must OBJ
serve over the yoJInglings of the flock a,
this time of the year must be redoublet
with the children who are old enough t,
run out of doors. The merry little Great
ures, absorbed in the delights of shedding
sliding and snowballing, do not motto,
when the snow with which their feet ant
leggins are covered has been melted b,
the warmth of their heated bodies. l
would he asking too much of child natur
to expect any small boy or girl to max,
sure that no dampness had penetrate,
through the outer wraps to stockings o
undergarments. The mother must hersel
make sure by close scrutiny that the littl
ones feet and legs are dry and warm whel
the playtime is over Many an illness ha
been arrested by such precautions.-Chris
tine Terhune Herrick
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31
SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.
The Sense of the Artistry of Life" O
Which Fine Manners Is s!Ie Expression

The Sense of the Artistry of Life" OIL
Which Fine Manners Is she Expression.
The virtues are o. various sizes. There
are big, heroic virtues - waich youth l.
forever leapin- ana there ar2 little virtues,
which do not make much showing in our
private book oil rnartv-s.
To the latter class belongs the virtue OF
politeness, says Harper's B1zar, in discuss.
ing the subject of family manners. Some
Will even deny tina: It Is virtue. We all
know the man who cares for nothing un.
der heaven but Truth-spc!ied always with
& capital /; who looks upon fine manners
as he would look upon the seductions OF
the sirens. Good man. it is OILY that he
lacks the sixth saving sense of the artistry
of life. 1t is a SENSE which should awake
with the rest of the senses-in childhood
We remember q young woman who had
grown up in a wealthy but unclltivated
home. She was talented and noble hearted
But many kindly people were forced to say
of her, she is not a lady" She herself
confessed it one day in a passionate out
burst. 81 know I'm rude. but / can't help
it. l never was taught to be polite at
home, and now to remember what ought
and ought not to do is as difficult as walk
ing on ice. When I'm excited I'm sure to
say or do something which shocks the very
people | care most for, aud they give me
the cold shoulder, and take up with girls
who | know are inferior" And the worst
of it is, it was all true
The thousand and one points of common
good breeding which children acquire in a
well ordered, gracious home, under the eye
of a winning mother-to be gentle of man
ner, to walk. stand and sit gracefully; not
to fidget, grimace, yawn; in conversation
to use low and pleas tones; not to inter
rupt or contradict or brag; not to assert
too strongly or laugh too loudly-all this
comes to the children, if at times slowly,
still asSuredly. Their minds open to the
beauty of gentle, graceful living rs natur-
ally as TO the hearty of the works OF art
upon their walls. If it were not so, if fine
manners could be taught to children only
by constant nagging, we might well prefer
that the poor innOcents should be left to
their ignorance and their bliss. What is
demanded is the lifting of the whole fam
ily life to high level, and then the adop-
ton of Froebel's noble motto, Come and
let IS live with our children"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31
Deafness Cannot BE- Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the yesr. There
is only one way TO cure deafness. and that
is by constitutional remedies Deafness
is caused by an infiamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube gets inAamed you have 8
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing. and
when IL il entirely closed. deafness is the
result, and unless the Inflammation car
be taken out and this tribe restored TO It's
normal condition. hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by cstsrrh. which is nothing hu,
an infismed condition OF the mucous
sGrgces.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any case of deafness Caused By cstsrrh)
that we cannot cure by taking Halls Ca
tsrrh Cure. Send for circulars, free
Sold by druggists, 75c.
F. J. CHENEY s. Co.. Toledo, o.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

Golden Days is responsible for this story
of juvenile resident of Detroit who was
given drum for Christmas present. He
was beating it vociferously on the side
walk when nervous neighbor appeared
and asked, How much did your father
pay for that drum, my little mani"
twenty-five cents, sir" was the reply
''Will you take a dollar for it?" "Oh, yes,
SIR" said the boy eagerly. Ma said she
hoped I'd sell it for ten cents" The ex-
change was made, and the drum put where
it wouldn't make any more noise, aud the
nervous man chuckled over his stratagem
But to his horror, when he got home that
night there were four drums beating in
front of his house, and as he made his ap-
pearance the leader stepped up and said
cheerfully: These are my cousins, sir
took that dollar and bought four new
drums Do you want to give us four dol
lars for them?" The nervous neighbor
rushed into the house in despair, and the
drum corps is doubtless beating yet in
front of his house
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

MEMBERS of the Montana legislature
will. from present indications. be COM
PEELED to give their services to the state
free of charge The constitutional con-
vention of 1889 fixed the pay Of members
of the first state legislature and gave them
authority to do the same for subsequent
legislatures, but provision of the cons
stitution inhibits any legislature from ap-
propriating money for its own members.
The deadlock of last winter prevented
the first legislature from doing any BUSH
ness. and so there is no provision for the
payment of members of this. the second
state legislature.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31
HILLSDALE.

HILLsDALE. Jan. % H. Wreath is
dangerously Ill. DR.. Morgan is the at
tending physician.
Mrs. Household spent last week in
Moline.
The Woodmen held meeting here On
SATURDAY. afternoon.
Will Feaster has been the sick list for
the past week.
Party at Mr.. Sadorris' Friday evening.
Quite number here are having the
grippe.
the school maslerf
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

l feel it my duty to say q few words in
regard to Ely's Cream Balm. and l do so
entirely without solicitation. / have
used it more or less half gear. and have
found it to be most admirable I have
suffered from cstarrh of the worst kind
ever since l was little boy and | never
hoped for cure, but Cream Bslsam seems
to do even that. Many of my scquaint-
snces hsve nsed it with excellent results.
Oscar Ostrum, As Warren avenue,
Chicago, III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31
CHICAGO Tribune: A dissatisfied ci;

CHICAGO Tribune: A dissatisfied citi-
zen climbed YEARLY up three flights of
stairs the other day to say to the editor
that he could mention one or two things
that had come down in consequence OF
the Mckinley tariff. He had seen them
at the stores every day. He referred. he
said, TO the corners OF customers
mouths. And he turned and went slowly
and YEARLY down the stairs again.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31
COUNTY BUILDING.
TRANSFERS.

27-Barbsra Schmidt TO Il Fluegel. Jr.
lot 16, Cutter & s oddard's SUBJ division
35. 10, 2W. 500.
Ellen s Weber TO John A Cremer, e4
s~a outlot 81. 35, IS. 2p, $500.
Heirs Of Joseph Asquith to John
Asquith. pit sea sci SO. 16. 3w, outlot Z,
block 8. West s. Walkers 1st ad, Rev.
holds. Sc 600
Heirs of Joseph Asquith to Albert
Asauith, sw sw 81. IS, 3w, and sci SET
2S, Is. 3w. $4,000
Xavier Bagnar to R E Reede. lot i, pit
2, block 10, Andslusia. $25.
Catherine Moore to Christine Wright,
lot 1. block 8. Moore's ad. Moline, $500.
George John to Claus Heimsnu, nj lot
Is. block 4, Edge~ood Park. R 1. $500.
PROBATE
81 Estate OF David W. Good Order
partnership effects.
GUARDIANSHIP of minor heirs of Charles
Buford. Final report of guardian filed
and approved. Receipt and release OF
ward. Charles Buford, filed Che having
attained his majority and guardian dis.
charged
Guardianship of David Fl. johnson
Guardians report filed and approved.
LICENSED TO WE'D.
26-Frederick Schulze, Green county,
Iowa, Agus A. Lowrenz, Moline.
27-Mi!o Burns. Chicago, Elizabeth
Waters, Rock Island; j. B. McMlch .el,
Coal Valley. Grace P Dow, Rural.
2S-Guruey Farrow' Jennie Beveridge.
Cable; August Simpson, Aledo, Hulda
A Lindstrorn, Reynolds; Chas. F. Grell,
Moline. Emma l B Itton. Elkhorn. Pa,
Jacob Imhof, Annie Dassie, Rock Island.
29-AbrshsH L. Goodhart, Mary E
Boyer, Presumption, Michael Browner,
Lisetta Amsier, La Sale, Ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

GERMANY has 9275 breweries in opera.
ticn, sgainst 1855 in January, 1890. The
total beer product of the whole country
last year was s32 O73 900 quarts, against
4,76O, 293 900 in the preceding year. The
consumption per capita was 106 3 quarts,
against 97.9quarts in the preceding year.
The largest brewery in Germany paid last
year tax of $4,000.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

THE T. M. 5. A members of the leg~
islature are in favor of electing United
States senators By popular vote. yet they
refuse to support John NJ. Palmer, who
had the equivalent of 80 900 majority of
the votes cast at the last state election.
Be consistent, gentlemen
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31
A Limited Power.

At the conclusion of an extended series
of experiments in hypnotism DIR. Charcot
who is at the head of the Salpetriere hos
pital in Paris. recent announced it as hi;
opinion that not more than one person in
100000 is subject to the hypnotic influence
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

THERE is q woman IN Atchison, KS. .,
who sets a place at the table every day
for her husband who did over wear
ago. 10 his plate she never fails to place
little bouquet of flowers. Sac believes
the dead know what is going on on
earth.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

CORPORAL TANNER is coming wealth
out of misfortunes, and now realizes
that his removal from the office of COM
missioner OF pensions was the best thing
that had ever hsppaned TO him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31
Be Oh The Alert for Chapter |.
If Your House IL on Fire

You put water on the burning timbers,
not on the smoke. And if you have
catsrrh you should attack the disease in
the blood, not in the nose. Remove the
impure cause, and the local effect sub
sides. To do this, take Hoods Sarsspa-
rills, the great blood purifier, which rsdi-
cally and permanently cures cstsrrh. 1t
glso strengthens the nerves. Be sure to
act only Hoods Ssrsspsrilla.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

ST. PAUL Glooe: That will be q notable
quartet of VS. in the senate after the 4th
of March-Vance, Voorhees,, Vest aud
Vilss; all democrats and all with six
year terms before them.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

DUBUQUE Telegraph: the newly
chosen United States senator for Kansas
believes in woman suffrage Otherwise
he is a sensible man.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

INGALLS, retires from the U s. senate
on the very day that Daniel w. VOORHEES,
enters upon another term. He laughs
best who laughs last
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

The young man who was unable to
express his Joy" saved money by sending
it by mail.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

Though a man may not like business
he should act business-like.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

THERE are still ia log houses in
Illinois.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

Love has no respect for locks, as the
average bald-headed man Can testify.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

CHICAGO Mail: Ths democracy of
of Illinois has but one choice for senator.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

On a Regular Plan How does Hon
Peck take married'life?" "Oh. 1 guess
he takes it according TO directions.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-31

SATURDAY. JANUARY 81, 1891
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-15
china VIII Com. 10 the Fair.

wAsuIsoToN, MAY 1.-THE de.
partment OF state II officially informed
Of the acceptance by the government
OF China Of the Invitation 10 partici.
pate In the Worlds Columbian ex.
position. DENLY, United States mini.
ster, writes under date Of April 10 the
secretary Of state saying the prince and
minister requested that Tho secretary
OF state shall sec that space Ia we'd
Mt Chicago for the exhibit OF tho chi.
nese government The communi.
cation from the Chinese foreign Office
20 minister DENLY says: "rhe
Emperor has not depuiei official ~
representatives. to expeditions held In
foreign countries OF recent years, but
having now received kindly scnti.
menis from the United States govern.
ment, the prince and ministers have
the honor 10 state that action will
bo taken In the premises M formerly
mentioned and loss no tins notifying
the merchants
WAsuiSoTos, May li.-Thcre IL no
news Of the E,dfd or C.ariost0a ut the
Navy Department. No credence II
given the report that the Charleston
sunk the Edtd. In the first place, IL IL
said the news OF such an event could
only be received through the arrival OF
the ChUieston Mt some port connected
with the telegraph lines, which has
not NO far occurred. In the second
place, nobody supposed tho kxata
would resist the Uidricston, for she "a
totally upprepared to do No, nni even
II she attempted II, the Chdrioston
could readily nubdur her without re-.
sorting 10 the extreme measure Of
blowing her out Of the water, Us ru-
mored she has done.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-the ru-
mors coming. from the City Of Mexico
u the effect that the cruiser Chariestop
had overtlken the steamer Etdta and
fired upon that vessel are regarded
here IN having no foundation.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-15
WARNINGS UNirrEDrD.
People In America swindIed by Eng.
iish Estnte Agents.

LONDON, May AL spite OF repeat
cd warnings sent from time 10 time by
the United states legation here and by
the press " America concerning the
fraudulent character Of so-callcd Eng.
lish estate agents In America, recent
developments show that the warnings
have been unheeded and the number
OF dupes 10 increasing, iasicad OF de.
creasinR. During the past few weeks
more letters than ever have been ~
ceived from America, inquiring after
imaginary estates Of fabulous sums
awaiting tho writers In tho banks Of
England. This correspondence, M far
back M Mr.. Lowell's time, grew to
such enormous proportions that all let.
ters OF this description had 10 10
answered by printed circulars during
Lincoln's term OF office. Nearly all
the letters have come from small
country towns. showing that tho
agents find them the most profitable
nelds. Texas, Kansas, Iowa and this
far West seem TO be especially pro-
ductivc; although letters are received
from Nil parts OF the United States. or
all the claims Investigated, not one has
been found TO have any validity what
ever. The claimants should also bear
In mind that tho statute OF limitations
fixes the period within which unclaim.
ed estates revert 10 the crown and this
period II twenty years. There are no
large sums Of money awaiting claim
ants In the Bank OF England.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-15
DEuoCnArIC CONVENTION.
Tarin Reform, ,h. Paramount CUES.
tion.

LOUISVILLE, May 1.-the Demo-
cratic State convention IL still In see
sion. The platform adopted tonight
insists that tariff reform In the para.
mount question before the American
people AMI denounces tho Mckinley
bill M the "most outrageous measure
ever passed In an American Congress-"
The platform contrasts with u the
pQlicy Of Grover Cleveland and John
a. Carlisle, which would discourage
unnecessary expenditures, provide NIL
needed revenue, cheaper what we buy
aud open tho markets OF the world 10
the products Of our farms and factories.
b On silver the platform says: "ltecog-
Milling the fact TINT the United States
IL the greatest reproducing country
In the world, ana that both gold md
silver were equally the money OF the
Constitution from the beginning Of the
republic until the hostile and ffaudu.
lent legislation Of the Republican par
~ against silver, which unduly con.
tractcd the circulating medium Of the
country, and feeling that the great
interestso OF tho people demand more
money for use In this channels OF trade
and commerce, We tender our gratitude
10 the Democrats OF tho last Congress
for their almost unanimous vote In
both houses In favor OF thc FREQ coinage
Of silver, and demand IL restoration To
the position OF equality before the law
given II by our fathers"