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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-10
AN ECSTASY IN YELLOW.
To and fro, high and losS

To and fro. high and low
Dicky bird swings away;
Poises and sings with folded wings
To the golden close of the day.
What tho the skies with storm clouds lower,
All darpleG with drifting rain,
He sings and sings thro' the passing shower
Till the heavens are blue again.
Naught cares he for the gloomy weather;
There's never a droop of yellow feather.
AS for fluff little throat and heart together
They nearly burst as he sings,
Like a gay little flute gone mad with glee
That the fairies have played with stealthily,
And gifted with golden wings.
Florence E. Pratt in Overland
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-10
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1891.

An electric insect killer is the latest
novelty in that line. 1t is formed by
cover of wire gauze, which is placed over
. lighted candle. The gauze is an cleo
trio circuit, and when insects touch it
they are killed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-10
Not Uncommon.

"Do you employ your man Rastus by the
month or day."
well, with Rastus it's sort of both.
employ him to do days work now and
then, but it always takes him a month to
do it."-Harper's Bazaar.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-10
California Farm Products.

Cost OF productions: Net profits: given
by thousand farmers. Also hundreds
of questions answered about California.
Sent free on application to A. Phillips &
Co 100 Clark street. Chicago, Ill.,, OF
296 Washington street. Boston, Mass.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-10
10 Consumpton Incurabs.
BUCKLEN's ARN1cA sALyE.

The best saive in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains.
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. 1t
ia guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price IS cents per
box. Fer sale By Hartz s. Bahnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-10

The only complexion powder in the
world that is without vulgarity, without
Injury to the user and without doubt q
purifier, is Pozzoni'e.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-10

Hot water taken freely half an hour be-
fore bedtime is helpful in the case of con-
stipation, and has a most soothing effect
upon the stomach.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-10

Peach ice cream at Krell & Maths.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-10

Europe upon this question, and have not
found it 10 be such as to Justify me in pro-
| posing an international conference There
Is, however, am sure, a growing sentiment
| IN Europe In favor of a larger use of silver,
and know of no more effectual way of pro-
noting this sentiment than by accumUlat-
Ing gold here. A scarcity of gold in the
European reserves will be the most per-
suasive argument for the use of silver.
The exports of gold to Europe, which be-
gan In February last and continued until
tne close OF July, aggregated over S70,-
900, 600. The net loss of gold during the
fiscal year was nearly SOS, 100000. That no.
serious monetary disturbance resulted was
most gratifying and gave to Europe fresh
evidence of the strength and stability of
our financial institutions. With the move
ment of crops the outflow of gold was
speedily stopped and a return set in. Up
to December / we had recovered of our gold
loss at the port of New York S27, 1854, 900,
and it is confidently believed that during
the winter and spring this aggregate will be
steadily and largely increased.
The Surplus and its Drawbacks.
The presence of large cash surplus in
the Treasury has for many years been the
subject of much unfavorable criticism, and
has furnished an argument to those who
have desired to place the tariff upon a
purely revenue basis. 1t was agreed by all
that the withdrawal from circulation of so
large an amount of money was an embar-
rassment to the business of the country and
made necessary the intervention of the de-
partment at frequent intervals to relieve
threatened monetary panics. The surplus
on March 1, 1889, was S1S3, 827, $50 20. The
policy of applying this surplus to the re-
demption of the interest bearing Sc
curities of the United States was
thought to be preferable to that of deposit
ing 1t without interest in selected national
banks. There have been redeemed since
the date last mentioned of interest bearing
securities $3.50, ,079, $50, resulting in a re-
duction of the annual interest charge of
S11 ,6S4, 675 The money which had been
deposited in banks without interest has
been gradually withdrawn and used in the
redemption of bonds
increase of Money in Circulation
The result of this policy, of the silver
legislation and of the refunding of the AZ
per cent bonds, has been large increase of
the money in circulation. At the date last
named the circulation was 81 ,404, ,205, $50, or
s23 03 per capita; while on the first day of
December, 1891 it had increased to 81, ST.
262,O70, or S24 3S per capita.
The offer of the Secretary of the Treas
ury to the holders of the AZ per cent bonds
to extend the time of redemption, at the
option of tina Government, at an interest of
2 per cent, was accepted by the holders of
about one-half the amount, and the unex-
tended bonds are being redeemed on pre-
SpDtation
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-10

points along the Dominion boundary is
easy. A very considerable number of
| Chinese laborers have, during the past year,
| entered the United States from Canada and
Mexico.
The officers of the Treasury Department
and of the Department of Justice have
used every means at their command to in
tercept this immigration; but the possibility
of perfectly guarding our extended frontier
is apparent The Dominion Government
collect head tax of $50 from every China
man entering Canada, and thus derives
considerable revenue from those who only
use its ports to reach a portion of advant-
age to evade our exclusion laws. There
seems to be satisfactory evidence that the
business of passing Cinnamon through
Canada to the United States is organized
and quite active.
Difficulty in Sending Them Back.
The Department of Justice has construed
the laws to require the return of any China
man found to be unlawfully in this eountr-
to China as'the country from which they
came notwithstanding the fact that he
came by way of Canada; but several of the
district courts have, in cases brought be-
fore them, overruled this view of the law
that such persons must be returned to
Canada. This construction robs the law of
all eIecLlVeDeSS, tNeil II tHe uecfeeS cOuIQ
be executed, for the men returned can the
next day recross our border. But the only
appropriation made is for sending them
back to China, and the Canadian officials re-
fuse to allow them to re-enter Canada with
out the payment of the $50 head tax. L
recommend such legislation as will remedy
these defects in the law.
In previous messages, I have called the
attention of Congress to the necessity of so
extending the jurisdiction of the United
States courts as to make triable therein any
felony committed while in the act of violat-
ing law of the United States
Killing Officers in the Discharge of Duty
These courts cannot have that independ-
ence and effectiveness which the Constitu-
tion contemplates so long as the felonious
killing of high court officers, jurors and
witnesses in the discharge of their duties,
or by reason of their acts as such, is only
cognizable in the State courts. The work
done by the Attorney General and the
officers of his department, even under the
present inadequate legislation, has pro-
duced some notable results in the interest of
law and order.
The Attorney General and also the Com
missioners of the District of Columbia call
attention to the effectiveness and made
quacy of the laws relating to crimes against
chastity in the District of Columbia A
stringent code upon this subject has been
provided by Congress for Utan, and it isa
matter of surprise that the needs of this
district should have been so long over
looked
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-10
CANAL WORK.

A Strong Endorsement of the Nicaragua
Project-Mr. Harrison Wants 1t Com
pIeted as Soon and as Cheaply as Possi-
ble-Revolt of Navassa Laborers.
The annual report of the Maritime Canal
Company, of Nicaragua, shows that much
costly and necessary preparatory work has
been done during the year in the construc-
tion of shops, railroad tracks and harbor
piers and breakwaters, and that the work of
canal construction has made some progress.
1 deem it to be matter of the highest
concern to the United States that this
canal, connecting the waters of the At
lantic and Pacific Oceans, and giving to us
d short water communication between our
ports on those two great seas, should be
speedily constructed, and at the smallest
practicable limit of cost. The gain in
freights to the people and the direct saving
to the Government of the United States in
the use of its naval vessels would pay the
entire cost of this work within short
series of years. The report of the Secretary
of the Navy shows the saving in our naval
expenditures which would result.
The Senator from Alabama Mr.. Morgan),
in his argument upon this subject before
estimate the Importance OF this work when
he said that ''the canal is the most impor-
tant subject now connected with the COM
mercial growth and progress Of the United
States''
Government Aid Recommended.
If this work is to be promoted by the
usual financial methods, and without the
aid of this Government, the expenditures
in its interest-b bearing securities and stocks
will probably be twice the actual cost
This will necessitate higher tolls and con-
stitute heavy and altogether needless,
burden upon our commerce and that of the
world Every dollar of the bonds and stock
of the company should represent dollar
expended in the legitimate and economical
prosecution of the work. This is only pos
sible by giving to the bonds the guaranty
of the United States Government. Such
guaranty would secure the ready sale at
par of 8 per cent bond, from time to time,
as the money was needed. I do not doubt
that, built upon these business methods,
the canal would, when fully inaugurated,
earn its fixed charges and operating eI-
penses. But if its bonds are to be marketed
at heavy discounts and every bond sold is
to be accompanied by gift of stock, as has
come to be expected by investors in such
enterprises, the traffic will be seriously
burdened to pay interest and dividends.
am quite willing to recommend Govern
ment promotion in the prosecution of
work which, if no other means offered for
securing its completion, is of such trans
cendent interest that the Government
should, in my opinion, secure it by direct
appropriations from its Treasury. A guar
anty of the bonds OF the Canal Company to
an amount necessary to the completion of
the canal could. / think, be so given as not
to involve any serious risk of ultimate loss.
Place to Drop Party Lines.
The things to be carefully guarded are the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-10
FREE COINAGE.

freSident harrison SILL lnlDkS Unuer E1-
isting Conditions 1t Would Be a Great
Disaster-His Line of Reasoning-Pro-
ducers Entitled to Consideration, How
ever.
am still of the opinion that the free
coinage of silver under existing conditions
would disastrously affect our business inter-
ests at home and abroad. We could not
hope to maintain an equality in the purchas-
ing power of the gold and silver dollar on
our own markets, and in foreign trade the
stamp gives no added value to the bullion
contained in coins. The producers of the
country, its farmers and laborers, have the
highest interest that every dollar, paper
or coin, issued by the Government shall be
as good as any other. If there is one less
valuable than another its sure and constant
errand will be to pay them for their toll and
for their crops. the money lender will pro-
tect himse If by stipulating for payment in
gold, but the laborer has never been able to
do that. To place business upon silver
basis would mean a sudden and severe con-
traction of the currency, by the withdrawal
of gold and gold notes, and such an un-
settling of all values as would produce
commercial panic. l cannot believe that
people so strong and prosperous as ours will
promote such policy.
Producers Entitled to Consideration.
The producers of silver are entitled to
Just consideration, but they should not for
get that the Government is now buying and
putting out of the market what is the
equivalent of the entire product of our
silver mines This is more than they them
seves thought of asking two years ago. 1
believe it is the earnest desire ofsa great
majority of the people, it is mine, that
full coin use shall be made of silver Just as
soon as the cooperation of other nations
can be secured and ratio fixed that will
give circulation equally to gold
and silver. The business of the
world requires. the use of both
metals but 1 do not see any prospect of
gain but much of loss by giving up the
present system, in which full use is made
of gold and large use of silver, for one in
which silver alone will circulate. Such an
event would be at once fatal to the further
progress of the silver movement Bimet-
allism is the desired end, and the true
friends of silver will be careful not to over
run the goal and bring in silver mono
metallism, with its necessary attendants,
the loss of our gold to Europe ard the relief
OF the pressure there for larger currency.
A.Growing Sentiment for Silver
I have endeavored by the use of official
and unofficial agencies. to keep {. close OBJ.
seryation of the state Of public sentiment in
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-10
peryert the relations of the United States
with Chile,
Balmaceda and His Collapse.

Balmaceda and His Collapse.
The collapse of the Government of Balma-
ceda brought about a condition which is un-
fortunotely too familiar with the history of
the Central and South American States.
With the overthrow of the Balmaceda Gov
ernment he and many of his councillors
and officers became at once fugitives tor
their lives and appealed to the command
ting officers of the foreign naval vessels In
fhe harbor of Valparaiso and to the resident
foreign Ministers at Santiago for asylum.
This asylum was freely given, according to
my information, by the naval vessels OF sew
eral foreign powers, and by several OF the
Legations at Santiago. The Amerlc an
Minister, as well as his colleagues, acting
upon the impulses of humanity, extended
asylum to political refugees whose lives
were in peril. I have not been willing to
direct the surrender of such of these per-
sons as are still IN the American Legation
without suitable conditions.
1t is believed that the Government of
Chile is not in position, in view OF the
precedents with which it has been con-
nected, to broadly deny the right of asylum,
and the correspondence has not thus far
presented anv such denial The treatment
of our Minister for time was such as to
call for decided protest, and it was very
gratifying to observe that unfriendly meas
ures, which we're undoubtedly the result of
the prevailing excitement, were at once re-
scinded or suitably relaxed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-10
A N ESSAGE
Of Nearly $1,000 Words
Sent by the President
to Congress.
MUCH TO TALK ABOUT
Has Occurred Since the Last Ses-
sion of the Lawmakers.
MUCH TO TALK ABOUT
BENEFITS OF THE NEW TARIFF
Dwelt Upon at Length, With Figures to
Back Them Up.
Foreign Markets Opened to American

Foreign Markets Opened to American
Producers and Manufacturers
portant Legislation Recommended
for the Future-The Valparaiso
Affair and Other Foreign Complica-
tions-Eeavy Work in Mr.. Blsine's
Department-The Michigan Gerry
nander Denounced in Strong Terms
"A Strange Endorsement of the
Nicaragua Canal Steal-The New
Navy and Its Building Up-Other
Important Topics Dwelt Upon-Every
Word Of the Document.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-10

Tine enforcement by the Treasury Depart
ment of the law prohibiting the coming of
Chinese to the United States has been eff
fective as to such as seek to land from YES
sells entering our ports. The result has
been to divert the travel to vessels entering
the ports of British Columbia, whence
passage into the United States at obscure
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-10

President Barrison's message in full, as
transmitted TO Congress to-day:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-21
Origin Of The Democratic "noo,tcr.o

Every Democratic newspaper has on
hand cut ora rooster" In the act OF
Growing. This IN Invariably printed nj
the head Of a column announcing n
party victory. The custom originated
In Indiana In 1912. There were grave
doubts rs 10 the result Of the local cleo
ton. The cditor OF tho indianapolis
Sentinel, Chapman by name, was ac.
cused Of premature Growing by the
rival Wing sheet, the expression
"Crow, Chapman. Crow" being used
asa headline. Further returns showed
that the alleged Growing was justified,
aud MIR. Chapman In his next issue
printed for the first time the emblem
that has become 20 pOpular--an evi.
IDENTIFY victorious rooster, with the
legend eve Crow" printed under
Meath. There are other versions OF The
ROSTERS birth, but the foregoing mp.
pear upon the whole the most trust.
worthy.-Ioft'osi iD'oricanisBS.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-21
How to Select Good Laying Hen.


Even men who prnfcss 10 DO Judges
OF poultry are often In reality ignorant
oil the characteristics OF a good bird.
How many poultry men can pick out a
good laying lien from stmngc flock?
accomplished after n short study OF
make up and habits. There goes n
hen with thick neck, large head, IN.
shaped, walks llstleSsly about, seem.
ingly with no purpose In view. She
DOESN'T care 10 scratch, but hangs
around the hen house, evidently
waiting for her next feed. She gets uI
late In the morning and goes 20 bed
early Ia tho evening. That hen may
he put down rs very poor layer. The
eggs OF some OF the other hens 20 10
help pay her keep.
Here comes another hen. She walks
brlskly and there Ia an elasticity In her
movements that denotes she has some.
thing In view. She IN neat and natty
In appearance, small head with sllt,
neck, nicely hrched or curved. She
forages and scratches nil day long, and
may be too busy 10 come 10 her evening
feed. Sheis nj the door In the morning,
waiting 10 be lot out. She snatches a
fcw mouthfuls " feed and l. Oh D. the
meadow looking for insects. Before
she gets out In the morning she
generally deposits her daily egg In the
nest or returns after short forage,
She il neat, tidy and clean, with a
brightness and freshness pleasing 10
the eye. That IL tho hen that pays for
her feed and gives II good profit all the
year round. by studying these traits
any man may In a few years by selec-
tion have fins laying flock Of hens.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-21

asked the woman, while the men be.
hind her grew nervous npidly.
"As long NJ you please" said the
patient ticket seller; "they are going
aud coming all thetime.n
"Coulj get from Holoken to jersey
City without coming hack here"
"Yos; street cars run regularly" was
the reply.
"w1uld II be quicker 70 20 by ear
or come back and take ferry TO Jerscy
Citygv she asked.
II DONE know" was the answer.
The ticket seller asked impatitntly,
CHOW msuy?"
allow many Whit" asked the wo.
man.
"ricke,s How many tickets DO you
wantgn Tho bell was ringing for the
boat to movo, and the men In the line
were swearing.
"l don't want any tickets, 4" she con-
tinued. "My sister lives In Hoboken,
aud | thought had time to 20 aud see
her and call on my brolhnr's folks Ia
Jofsey aud | was going over tomorrow.
~. y. Times.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-21
biblical Criticism suejec, to Criticism.

We capnot deprecate any scientific
study OF the Bible. In some OF its de.
pariment- such study il evidently OF
the highest value; Ia some 1t is indls.
pensablc. without 1t we could not get
the correct text Of the original Scrip
lures; without II We could not translate
and Interpret tisom with any certainty.
And certainly we cannot dcprecate
that special form OF the scientific study
ofthe Bible called the higher crltlcism.
This n the same process Of critical OK,
animation applied To the Scriptures
which scholars apply TO all other an.
Client literature aud history TO deter.
mine their authenticity aud dates.
their scope, relations ana Significance.
We cannot assume that the Scriptures
are exempt from such critical
study because they contain spc.
cial supernatural revelations of
God; on the contrary, thor
contents make tho most searching
study Of them all the more important.
The title. "higher critlclsn,,n now
prominent, may seem 10 some n little
pretentious, hui the process IL not new
or peculiar. II 10 the same method EN-.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-21
Alta Chinese Theatre.

Another thing you notice Ia tho OK q.
traoriinary absence Of gestures. II
facial play VIII not express tho simu.
lated emotions, then the actor leaves II
TO the Imagination OF the audience.
This Interpreter tells you that the piece
Ia several hundred years old. The
principal actor furnishes II up. All
i.iim puts In n song or two. And II
lasts for week. The audience resen,.
bles the play. II comes when 4, ploasu-
and goes when II pleases. II knows
that II can take up the thread OF III.
story ON any day, at any point. II IL
aware that the viceroy has TO conourr
his enemies, and that the play will not
end until he has conquered them alI.
When they have all surrendered, or Arc
all slain, All Lun packs up his Gym.
bals and departs. There are Chinamcn
who have seen the entire play. They
chew opium rs Its scenes progress.
That forlifies them.-Hiustratcd inner.
lean.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-21

An apparently respectable woman
was brought recently before n police
magistrate, ut Paris, on a charge OF
stealing about 1000 articles from that
great drapery emporium on the left
bank OF the Seine called the Hon
Aiarchc. Such acts Of larceny are com.
mon enough IN Paris, but ia the par.
ticular case OF the latest DELINQUENT
there were some drtailtwhich were not
altogether devoid OF novelty. Thus,
before proceeding ON a pilfering expe.
ditiOn through the well-stockei dcpart
ments Of The blg bayar.th woman used
TO note carefully down In her memor.
andum book the objects on which she
had cast her eyes and which she In
tended 10 annex.
On the day OF her arrest the de.
toctivcs discovered her notebook and
found marked In II such items M
following; One pair OF stays for
self, II francs, size ~ ccntlmeires; two
pairs Of the best braces for my old
man, Xix pairs OF the warmest socks for
Louis, several yards of wool for l.ucy's
ssift, and 10 on. Each and every ono
OF the objects thus tutted down, 10.
gether with numerous Others, were cx.
tractej' from the lcsihern b,g which
she carried.
Her rooms were next searched, and
another notebook was found, on tho
leaves OF which wep Inscribed: A
pretty paper.weight for my sons Eng.
ish teacher a dozen pocket banker
chiefs for fathers servant girl and q
holy winter fount for Sister Saint Vim.
cent OF the Gray Nuns. The memoir.
andn, Ia short. showed that the dame
wa. amost exemplary wife and mother,
aud generous toward those with whom
she came In contact. She was dealt
with, however, by the Bench In most
lenient manner, aud has 10 undergo
but a iortnighre imprisonment for her
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