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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-20
Death of Rear Admira, Tav,or.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 2O-Rear Adj
miral Alfred Taylor, L. n. retired,
died here last evening of pneumonia, in
his slst year. Admiral Taylor was born
in Virginia and entered the navy as a
midshipnian in 1926, and in the Mexican
war served rs a lieutenant during the
blockade of Vera Cruz During the civil
wa he was attached to the Boston navy
yard. In 1872 he was made rear admiral
and IN the same year was placed on the
retired list
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-20
MCINTYRE BROS.

Black Saline and mohair skirts
Black surah silks, "a inchas
rs cents. =
Black India silks, 81 inol..
81. v
You ought to see the splendidv,
in above two numbers ofsilks
Black satines.
Black washable fabrics in -,
striped, checked plaid and prsr pa
effects including the imported pa Day
MullS. s'
Quantities of other black o..
which forbids mentioning. so
We will be pleased to have W.,
anime.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-20
Increase ia Internal Revenue Receipts.


WASHINGTON CITY, Apri. p -Collec-
tons OF internal revenue for March were
St31, 4S2 greater than for March, 1899 For
the nice months OF the fiscal year, ended
March 81, 1891, the increase in internal
revenue receipts over the corresponding
months of the previous wear is $. So. Us
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-20

Frederick Ganshl died at his home,
corner Third avenue and Fifth street, a;
1880 yesterday morning of erysipelss,
aged Sc years. He leaves a wife and \
children ranging in ages from ?! to l6
years. He was a stationery engineer and
had been employed in that capacity for
some time al Rsible 6 Stengel's brewery.
The funeral occurs from his late home to,
morrow afternoon at ? O'Clock.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10
Father savarad Cursed the Church.

MONTREAL, July 6.-Tremendous
sensation has been caused among Ro-
man Catholics of the province by the
cursing by Rev. Father Savarad, q re-
demtorist of the temporary chapel
erected by 200 Catholics of the parish
of Maskinonge, who were dissatisfied
with the site of the new parish church
and refused to attend church there.
While they were at prayers on st.
Peter and Paul's day. Father Savarad,
attired in vestments and bearing cru
cifix, entered the chapel and implored
them to return to the church. On
their refusal to do so he pronounced the
customary anathema on the church.
Many women tainted at the scene that
ensued and many men assaulted the
priest and elected him.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10
The Land of Pluck.

Far over the sea is a famous little
country generally known as Hr..audi
but that name, even if it mean Hollow
land, or How land, does not describe il
half SO well at this-The Funny Land OF
Pluck.
Verify, queerer bit of earth was
never shone upon by the sun nor washed
by the tide. 1t is the oldest, funniest
country that ever raised its head from
the waves (and, between ourselves, il
does not quite do that, the most topsy
turvy landscape, the most amphibious
spot in the universe-as the Man in the
Moon can't deny-the chosen butt OF
the elements, and good naturedly the
laughing stock of mankind. Its people
are the queerest and drollest of all the
nations; and yet SO plucky, so wise, and
resolute, and strong, that beating the
Dutch" has become a byword for ex.
pressing the limits of mortal perform.
ance
As for the country, for centuries il
was not exactly anywhere; at least il
objected to staying long just the same,
in any one place. 1t may be said to
have lain around loose on the waters of
a certain portion of Europe, playing
peek-a-hoo with its inhabitants; now
coming to the surface here and there to
attend to matters, then taking dive
for change of scene-and most disas-
trous dive it often proved
Rip Van Winkle himself changed less
between his great sleeping and waking
than Holland has altered, many a time,
between sunset and dawn. All its per-
manence and resoluteness seem to have
been soaked out of it. or rather to have
filtered from the land into the people
Every field hesitates whether to turn
into pond or not and the ponds are
always trying to leave the country by
the shortest cut One would suppose
that under this condition of things the
only untroubled creatures would be
turtles and ducks; but no, strangest and
most mysterious of all, every living
thing in Holland appears to be thor
oughly placid and content The Dutch
mind, so to speak. is at once antidry
and waterproof. Little children run
about in fields where once their grand
fathers sailed over the pillows; and
youths and maidens row their pleasure
boats where their ancestors played stag
among the haystacks When the tide
sweeps unceremoniously over Mynheer's
garden, he lights his pipe, takes his fish,
ing rod, and sits down on his back porch
to try his luck. If his pet pond breaks
loose and slips away, he whistles, puts
up dam so that it can not come back,
and decides what crop shall be raised in
its vacant place. None but the Dutch
could live so TRANQUILITY in Holland;
though, for that matter, if it had not
been for the Dutch, we may be sure
there would have been by this time no
Holland at all
And yet this very Holland, besides
holding its own place, has managed to
gain a foothold in almost every quarter
of the globe. An account of its COLO
nies is history in itself. In the East
Indies alone it commands $4,000, 900 of
persons -[Mary Mapes Dodge in St
Nicholas.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10
Reduced its Rates.

LONDON, July 6.-Bank of England
this morning further reduced its mini
m m rate of discount to q per cent.
NEW YORK, July 6.-ReductiOns in
the Bank of England rates has been
practically forced upon the directors.
In London the money market condi-
tions are similar to those prevailing
here. There is not, by any means an
actual glut OF money but there is abso-
lutely no demand for speculative pur'
poses. This has fixed the open market
rates for call loans below one per cent
and recently even three months bills
have been freely discounted at II OF
less. To maintain a minimum bank
rate at twice this figure would merely
give imaginary protection to London at
the actual expense Of country banks
which are now beginning their busy
season and which usually follows the
official money rates OF the London de-
pository. In other words the directors
of the Bank of England have learned
that shere are elements in the situation
that must be considered, other than
frightened London bankers.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10
The Wild Girl.

New ORLEANS, La, July GA wild
woman, supposed to be the woman
known as the wild girl of Catahoula,
made her appearance in the upper por-
tion of Franklin parish Saturday.
Those who saw her report her as being
very tall and powerful, covered with
hair and carrying knife or sword.
Yesterday she was again seen, and as
saulted a boy in the neighbOrhood of
Lamara, but was driven away by num-
Der of people. As she seemed violent
and armed, a number of men with dogs
started out to-day to capture her. The
wild girl of Catahoula has been seen at
intervals during the last ten years in
Catahoula, which is neighboring par
ish to Franklin. but has not been heard
of in several months. The woman in
Franklin is thought to be she, who has
travelled there through the swamps.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10
A Lesson in Magic.

A small round box about an inch and
half in diameter, and half an incl
deep. is handed to the audience with the
request that they will place some article
or articles In it, such as coins. peculiar
rings, etc This being done. the box
is covered with a handkerchief, and
given to one of the audience to hold.
The performer then stands at distance
and proceeds to describe minutely the
contents, although hidden from his
view:
To perform this trick it is necessary
to have a second box as near the Size and
shape of the first as possible. This is
sewed in the corner of the handkerchief
When the first box has been filled the
performer takes it, and while pretend
ing to place it in the handkerchief palms
it, and gives the second one to be held
lie now walks away to take his position
at distance, and while his back is
turned to the audience he takes the op-
portunity of opening the box and ex-
amining its contents Having fully ex-
amined and replaced the articles, he pro-
ceeds with his description, which being
finished he approaches the person who
has the handkerchief, and taking hold
of it requests that he will let go the box,
at the same time shaking the handker-
chief, and letting the first box which j.
still concealed in the palm of the hand
fall to the ground. The audience will
naturally suppose that the box never
left the handkerchief, and when they see
the borrowed articles taken from it and
returned to the owners they will b,
still further mvstifed
The Iola register., 1891-07-10
Short in His Accounts.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kas., July Ed.
ward Luther, manager of the Missouri
and Kansas Telephone company in this
city for the last six years, is short in
his accounts with the company and he
has been placed under arrest. He is
short 81, 446. SO, of which $1,000 is COW
cred by bond with the American COM
pany, of New York. Luther has influ-
ential friends trying to fix matters up
for him, and he was released from Gus
tody on $500 bonds. 1t is said that ne
spent the money taken from the CON-
pany in high living.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10
Kittie's Explanation,

Dear me, Kittie, how your dress has
shrunk in the wash, said mamma, as
she buttoned on Kittie's new ginghan
dress, freshly washed and ironed
Kittie looked down at her little feet
and legs, showing so plainly below the
short skirts, and asked, DO you mean,
mamma, that there isn't as much of my
dressa there was before it was washed?'
%Yes, said mamma, @it has all drawn
up"
Just then Aunt Chloe came in to gel
the soiled clothes
Kitqe sat down upon little stool and
watched her mamma count over the
clothes and then set down the number
of articles upon wash list Chloe tied
them up in a great bundle and placing
il upon her head started away with it
kittie followed her to the door steps,
where Chloe put down her bundle to
see what the little girl had to say.
@Aunt Chloe" said kittie, gravely,
@do you want to take in any more wash
ing?"
%No, honey, responded Chloe. 'What
wild all dem white frocks what you
wear every weeh, Fse mighty nigh
wored out washin' what does now.
But this is dollie's washing" said
Kitty. 1T isn't very big. and she
doesn't get her clothes very dirty"
Chloe smiled till her white teeth
shone
Il will give you a nickel week to
wash them, said Kitty with quite a
business air, @or dollar, if you don't
think nickel is enough
Chloe laughed till her fat sides shook.
Bring 'em along, honey. l amt
goin' to charge you nothin'. I'll wash
'em fur de sake Nv dat pretty face, and
de sweet little 'howdys you got fur me
when 1 comes every Monday mornin'.
Kittie got the sheets from doily's little
brass bedstead and spread them upon the
floor. Then she counted into them the
little garments gathered up in her apron.
Then she got a pencil and a scrap Of
paper, and on the paper she made Il
stubby little marks. just like these
11111L
There's exactly 12 pieces, Aunt
Chloe Don't you see?"
Chloe counted the marks one by one,
pointing to each as she did so with her
black forefinger
Oats right, little missile. I'll fetch
'em all back Saturday"
Saturday morning Chloe brought back
neat little bundle, pinned in the doll
baby sheets.
After mamma's clothes had been at
tended to-. Chloe and Kittie proceeded to
count dollie's The scrap of paper with
its II marks was brought out and the
dolls clothes carefully counted. There
were only 10 of them. Again they
were counted. Chloe lifting each little
The Iola register., 1891-07-10
NEWS FOR FISHERMEN.

| A Clever Contrivance to Beguile the In
nocent Minnow Into Acting as Bait.
Many a time what promised to be q
fine days fishing has been spoiled by q
long and tedious hunt for the proper
kind of bait with which to angle A
pair of boot heels sticking up through
the grass by the side of brook and one
long rumbling growl of profanity issu
ing seemingly from under the earth is a
familiar indication to a large number of
people who have been there" them
selves that some ardent and irritable
fisherman is lying there on his face, try
ing to keep out of sight of the tinid
minnows he wants to scoop up out of the
stream at one dash, and then be off.
But the little minnows are in no hurry.
They dart away at the sight of his un-
familiar scoop net and lie under the
farther hank wricsiiug their little tail
tantaiizingiy. Now the 1isherma,
wishes he had taken time by the fore
lcck and secured his bait on the day be-
fore be was to start on his expedition.
He reviles his procrastinatipn as the
minutes snip by and the hot sun beat
on his back, and he resolves never to dc
it again. But this does not mollify the
minnows in the least, and the scene
generally ends by the angler going of
furious, with only few miserable little
fellows in his can.
An ingenious inventor has come to the
relief of fishermen lately by producing
minnow trap that is hard to beat
First of all it is wholly composed OF
transparent colorless glass, and is liz
shape much like big cartridge with 4
pointed bullet in it 1t is about two
and one-half feet long, and as big
around as a mans leg above the knee
1t is hollow, of course, and what would
be the fiat end of a cartridge is punched
in like the bottom of glass bottle. and
there is small round hole in the apex
of the cone thus made. The other and
the pointed end of the trap is fitted with
little sliding door. This big glass
cartridge is intended to he set on its
side in the bottom of a lrook where
minnows abound The cautious ones
soon Lecome accustomed to it, and the
reckless fellows don't see it till they
bump their noses against it Some nice
bait is put inside the trap, and the min
nows soon find their way into it through
the punched in end. The little door at
the other end is shut. of course.
The minnows are unable to find their
way out, because they follow the sides
of the trap, and this leads into the
cul de sac at the fat end, all around the
bottom of the cone. They are easily
poured ont, however, with the water in
the trap by holding the thing up, pointed
end down, and opening the little slide
door. Wire is twisted around the out
side of the trap, and forms a handle by
which it is conveniently carried, and the
wire also protects the glass from injury.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10
SCIENTIFIC NOTES

There are now IL. 900 electric motors
in use in the United States, distributed
among 200 industries
Utilizing scrap steel rod by welding it
and drawing it into fence wire is one of
the recent successes of electric welding
An electrical paper points out that in
Europe bronze has in a great measure
superseded iron and copper in electrical
appliances
Silk from paper pulp is made smooth
and brilliant, has about the same elias
ITCHY as ordinary silk, and is about two
thirds as strong.
A lighthouse built of masonry or con-
crete is said to be the only thing that
can stand the terrific force of the seas
on Hatteras Shoals
Some practical German has made up
a compound of sugar and condensed
milk and tea, from which cup of tea
can be had by simply pouring on boiling
water.
The high explosive carbonate has re-
Gently given very satisfactory results,
and il has been proved that it is a stable
compound that can be stored for a
length of time without deterioration
American ingenuity leads in the stor-
age battery race. Recent tests of Pro-
fessor Mains system show that his cells
have more than twice the working stor-
age capacity per pound of plate than
the best English batteries
DR.. G. Mayer, a German meteorolo-
gist, has made study of synoptic charts,
and, on eliminating local influences, has
found that the moon from September to
January lowers the height Of the barom-
eter when at the full, and raises it
during the first quarter.
Experiments are being conducted in
the English Channel near Folkstone for
the purpose of testing the geological
structure of that portion of the seabed
upon which it is proposed to construct a
bridge across the Strait of Dover Thus
far the sea cotton las been found very
solid
One cause assigned by several physi-
clans and druggists for the increasing
number of victims to the opium habit is
the use of antipyrene A great number
Of young women. especially female
clerks, take antipyrene in such quanti-
ties that n finally loses its restorative
power. They then resort TO morphine
Many a speculative person waiting in
hotel dining room for 49, ner to
arrive from far distant hep has
wondered why the inventive *firs of
the country had not perfected some
thing on the order of the cash carrier
system to conduct food back and forth
from kitchen to dining room. A small
electric railway does just this thing in
the palace of the German emperor at
Berlin.
Professor Orton, State geologist Of
Ohio, says that the natural gas supply
is rapidly and surely being exhausted
The way in which gas is wasted makes
the average stranger sick at heart
Great roaring wells, huge batteries of
the cheapest and most wasteful types OF
boilers blowing of steam night and day.
empty furnaces kept sesthing hot fJT
weeks at time, strike him as crimes
against the economy Of nature.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

Gentlemen, is your vitality failings Do you
feel incompetency creeping on you: If so, go as
once and ask for "The Great French Pre-
scription" OF Paris 1t Is a specific for invol-
untary losses, premature old age, softening OF
the brain, hysteria fits, loss OF memory, lost vi
talty, all drains and losses of power of the gen.
erative organs in either sex, youthful indiscre-
tions. use of opium. makes married life cOmpan-
ionable and society pleasure. Guarantees TO
cure. The only French article In the United
States Refuse all substitutes. The American
Pill and Medical Company, Royalty proprietors.
Spencer. Cay county. Iowa. s. package, or
three for 81 Trade supplied by Goodman Drug
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

Geutlemen-"The King" formerly Of Eu-
rope, for gonorrhoea. gleet and other urinary
disorders is guaranteed the best and quickest
in the world: cured in two days. 1t is used and
highly recommended by the leading men in
station. position and renOyn in England, Can
ada, Europe and Australia. Ladies praise it
for LeucorrhGa. 1t is in SuppoSitory form, and
conveniently carried in the pocket. 50 q pack
age or two for s. sent on receipt Of price. We
guarantee no structure In using the king"
The American Pill s. Medicine Co.. Royalty,
props Spencer. Clay county, Ia. Trade sup
Drug company, Omaha, Neb., and all iobbers.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10
A Good Move Started.

CHICAGO, July 6-The Illinois hui
name society has undertaken to uproot
the psdrone system IN this city. Of
ficers claim to have discovered a large
number OF children from Italy, some
bought, others kidnapped, are being
brought into this city and fsymed out
to men who have sent them out to beg.
In some cases it is claimed that these
infants are dosed with drugs in order to
give them the appearance of sickness,
which is often an important factor in
their successful plea for aims.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10
eR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
Edie and L.


Sister and brother for many q year,
Edie and I;
Sharing bright weather and facing the drear
Edie and /.
Keen is ouRlove as a sword free from rrst,
Time welds sthe closer our absolute tri Ut.
So shall 1t be till we both are but dust,
Edie and I.
Just to know this. that we never shall change
Edie and l;
Never grow formal and distant and strange,
Edie and /.
Lovers may fade like comets brief fame
Friendship is often but friendship in name.
Come what come may we are always the same,
Edie and !.
Brother and sister and heart within heart,
Edie and /;
Chaos nor death can not drive rs apart,
Edie and ].
Steadfast as those who have died for n creed
True to each other in word and in deed,
Never to fail in the hour of need,
Edie and /.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

garment as Kittie named the NUMBER Of
each mark. Still. when Chloe got
through, two MARKS were left on the
paper.
Il mustch lost 'em, said Chloe re-
gretfully, 4dey wuz so little. OATS too
bad.
mo, Aunt Chloe. said Kittie with
great dignity and earnestness, Il spec
they shrunk in the wash. And patting
Chloe's cheek she added consolingly,
Course you couldn't help. You see
they were SO very tiny that when they
shrank they shrauk to nothing. I'M. E.
Saffold
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

be8uttTui WOIIs5u nh8ut Dy using Outhl
lene" Of Persian fame. The only genuine
French and oriental face preparation in the
United States, II Is harmless, gentle ns dew,
coloriess like unto pure spring water. 1t re-
moves all disooloFationS. moth, brown liver and
yellow spots, sallovnesS, freckles, tan rough.
ness, impure matter, creates a soft velyety
skin rednesS OF nose, imparts that look OF limo
oence, freshness and cleanness. sea package,
three for =. Mailed free on receipt OF price.
ty props. Spencer, Clay county Ia. Trade
supplied By Goodman Drug company; Richard
ardson Drug company, Omaha, Neo.. and all
iDbk.ers
The Iola register., 1891-07-10
Kidd's Germ Eradicator positive

all diseases! Because II kills all germs, bacte
ra. parasites, microbes and animalculB in the
system, which the prominent physicians in con
vention agreed was the cause OF all disease.
The air. water, vegetables and fruits are full OF
these little worms causing c3tarrh- consump-
tion. diabetes and Bright's disease. cancers. tu-
mors, and all so-called incurable diseases. CNev-
er known to fail to cure consumption catarrh,
kidney troubles and syphilis.) q, 50 and B
sizes sent anywhere on receipt Of price. This
is the only genuine article: all others are coun.
terfeits. The Am. Pill and Med Co.. (royalty).
Spencer Clay county. La. Trade supplied by
Goodman Drug Co. Richardson Drug Co. Ouia-
ha, Neb., and all iobbers.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10
Dr, LeDuc's Periodical Pills,

Established in Europe 1899, Canada. 1878, from
Paris, France Act upon the menstrualSystem
and positively cures suppression Of the menses
and all periodical troubles peculiar TO women.
A safe reliable remedy, sure to promote men
situation, 81, or 8 or IS by mail. SuppreSsions
and continued results in blood poisoning, quick
consumption, subsequently, terminate in death.
Trade supplied by Goodman Drug Co.; Richard
ardson Drug Co, Omaha Neb., and all jobbers.
The Iola register., 1891-07-10
A Martyr 10 LeprosY.

AMSTERDAM, July 6.-Advices from
Surname, Dutch Guinea convey the
news that Professor Palkire, the re-
demtorist father who has devoted his
life for the past twenty-five years to
nursing lepers of that colony, has died
Of lenrOsY
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

Mime. De Latour, the well known
writer, in a recent pamphlet defends the
use of tobacco by her sex, and insists
that if it is good for men it is not injur-
ious to women, while to brain worksrs
it is great helm and solace. "
The Iola register., 1891-07-10
KANSAS CITY. Mo. Oct. 18th. 1889

In my three years experience as Cement In,
spector in City Rnaineer'e Department. 1
found that Fort Scott Cement would increase
in tensile strength more Irapidly after the
third or fourth week than any Cement In use
The Iola register., 1891-07-10
A Very Neat Puzzle.

Any bright boy or girl will be bothered
by this neat puzzle, which is intended to
exercise the faculty of measuring
lengths with the eye.
The first picture has straight lines
only, and the puzzle is to guess, by ey.
measurement only, which is the longes
and which is the shortest of the thrc,
lines marked "A, BIB, and &C:
The Iola register., 1891-07-10

The puzzle is to look at the cut and
without measuring say which is the
greatest distance-across the top of the
hat or from top to bottom. Then put
your fathers hat on the table, about Il
yard in front of you, and carefully recon
slider the problem. When you have
made up your mind. take a foot rule
and measure the hat both ways