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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
GOOD Looks.

Good looks are more than skin deep
depending upon healthy condition of al
the vital organs. II the liver be inactive,
you have bilious look, if your stomach
he disordered you have a dyspeptic look
and if your kidneys be affected you have
a pinched look. Secure good health and
YOU will have good looks. Electric Bitters
is the great Alternative and tonic acti
directly on these vital organs. Cures
pimples, blotches, boils and gives . good
complexion. Sold at Hartz & Bahnsen'e
drug store, SOC. per bottle.
IL Consumption Inc1rabs.
Read the following: Mr.. G. H. Nor
ris, Newark, Ark, says: WAS down
with Abscess of Lungs, and friends and
physicians pronounced me an Incursble
Consumptive. Began taking DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, sm
now on my third bottle, and able to over.
see the work on my farm. 1t is the fines,
medicine ever made"
Jesse MIddlewart Decatur, Ohio. says
Had it not been for DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption would have
died of lung troubles. Was given up by
doctors. Am now in best of health.
Try it. Sample bottles free at Hartz &
Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27

THE ART OF LEAVING.

The Caller Who Seems to Take Root and
Notes Not the Flight of Time.
Some people seem to take root in the
Powered carpet when they make a call. To
the fight of time and the near approach of
dinner hour this sort of caller pays no at
tention. Frequently she says, "Oh, must
go" gets up, sits down again, and goes on
talking. Presently she again says that she
must go, ge5s up, and continues to talk
At last she descends the steps and TIE
hostess preci pitately retreats and shuts the
door, for she will think of something else
to come bach to say. l once heard of a
woman who, considerably chagrined at the
announcement of visitor whom she knew
had these staying powers just as she was
preparing to keep an important engage
ment. decided to go into the drawing room
with her bonnet on and explain her hurry.
She even arranged with her husband to
come into the room and remind" her at
the end of a quarter of an hour.
The guest did not take a hint from the
bonnet beyond saying that she could only
stay few minutes, but when the IRE
hinder" came she exclaimed, ''Oh, then |
must go. of course" stood up and remain
ed talking several minutes more, walked
to the door and stopped again. At last,
Mrs. R, in desperation, suggested that
they should walk together part of the
way. The visitor agreed, but even at the
corner where Uhey parted she stood talk
ing long enough for Mrs. R to lose her
train and her appointment.
Shy and nervous young people have the
hardest time il leaving and are more to be
pitied than blamed. Their suffering is
often great. They are impressed with the
idea that the "bow" is of more consequence
than the ''wher," and they are trying and
trying to lead the conversation to what
they think will be graceful departure
They are wishing themselves well out OF
the place. They watch for pauses in the
conversation, but somebody else begins to
speak and they resign themselves, with
sinking hearts, o wait another ten min
ntAs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
Hysterical Yawniny.

According to a French medical journal
DR.. Cnarcot was the first to describe hys-
terical yawning. This difficulty appears in
two forms: There may be continuous, f:e-
quent yawning only interrupted by sleep,
lasting for weeks and months, and that,
too, without interference in the least with
the state of the general health. In these
cases the inspirations are not any deeper
than one meets with in normal breathing,
while n physiological yawning the inspira-
lions are very deep indeed. Hysterical
yawning Is sometimes accompanied or in
terrupted by fits of coughing. Another
form Of the difficulty is observed at inter-
walls only. When attacks of this kind come
on the gaping is almost continuous, and
may last for an hour or so, or a second at
tack may supervene Immediately after the
cessation of the first one. In some cases
the yawning closes with commissions.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27

THE in plate lie, as the Peoria Herald
aptly puts it, is growing as fast as a
pumpkin vine. 1t has reached Pans, Ill,
and a dispatch from that place says:
American made tin is being placed on
the roof of the new building being erect.
ed by Messrs. Csyner & Eischelberger,
which is pronounced an Al article, far
superior to that heretofore used in this
plt &C." Now let an investigation be
made. 1t will show either that the stuff
is not American made tin or else that ii
is not tin. Helen Cougar went to Piqua
to see about the "piant" the re, and she
could not find enough tin to carry away
as sample, couldn't find any of the tin
boxes in which the Piqua tin was to be
shipped, nor any preparations for max
ing the boxes. She found the manager
of the plant-but one manager won't
roof many houses.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27

THE Sioux City Times (republicap)
says: at is not pleasant for the repub
licsn party TO learn that its prominent
and life long supporters are abandoning
it in this state on the prohibition issue,
but it is better that the truth should be
known. and the more the truth is known
the less foundation will the radical pro.
hibitionists have to stand upon in theiI
CLAIM that the republican party Of lows
is naturally, wholly and overwhelming
for the continuance of policy which has
been conclusively proven to be not only
q failure in fact, but means Of defeating
the many ends in the interest Of which il
was instituted. One of the latest and
most prominent persons lost to the re-
publican party. at least so far as the
present campaign is concerned, is ex-
Justice James G. Dsy."
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
the ARIZONA KICKER.
1Asrs Il No Monctsny in western nat
| r. sori1s Asss. 81

1Asrs z y, MonSseny in western Eat
Cor THHouaH Last Friday we re-
ceived word that q man had appeared in
Gulchtown soliciting subscriptions to The
Kicker and claiming to be our agricul-
tural editor. This trick has been played
on us half dozen times within a year.
And when we heard of this chap we
mounted our mule and cantered over to
interview him. We found him just as
he had bagged his eleventh subscriber
and was ready to get out.
What followed may not be recorded in
future history, but it was lively while it
lasted.
The bold faced impostor was of squatty
build, weighed 200 pounds and had been
eating Limburger cheese. He there
fore had a shade the best of it on the go
off, but we rounded him up after getting
our second wind, and he won't travel on
our shape hereafter. He's got through
taking subscriptions for us, and six
months hence, when able to crawl out
again, he'll probably look for honest
work. We employ no travelling agents,
give away no chromos and we don't
take stomach bitters in payment for ad-
vertisements.
COLD FACTS.-We notice that our es-
teemed contemporary is advertising for
political editor, lone thoroughly post
ed on the politics of the day." To such
one he promises a steady situation at
good pay. We dearly love the old moss
back who claims to own and publish the
alleged weekly down street, but when
he attempts to deceive the public we feel
it our duty to state few cold facts.
In the first place, he has only 331
subscribers. Secondly, our people don't
care copper for politics. Thirdly, he
has to pay his hands in store orders, and
his political editor would starve to death
in two weeks. He got young man
from Boston out here last summer, bor-
rowed the three dollars he had left, stole
his suspenders, embezzled his white
shirt and then discharged him. The
lonesome appearance of that young and
confiding man as he started on his 900
mile walk will never be effaced from our
memory.
TOLD HIM So.-Nearly three months
ago we told Judge Wakefield, who
dropped in here from Missouri, that he
hadn't struck the right town and ought
to keep walking. We didn't feel hard
because he didn't subscribe for The
Kicker, but the way he wore his elbows
out on the various bars and his firm at
titude before free lunch counters was
agin him. He also made himself very
disagreeable in other ways, and our ad-
vice was given in a brotherly way. He
refused to heed it, however, and the
other night the boys put rope necktie
on him and pulled him up and let him
down until he expressed the greatest
willingness to move on. He will prob
ably have a sore throat all winter. but
he can console himself that it is no
worse.
We watch things pretty closely in this
town, and we never fail to catch the
drift of public opinion. When we como
out in loaded BREWER and advise man
to look for another pasture there's
nothing funny about it. It's very Sc
rious business, and the rope is hanging
on peg behind us.-M. Quad in New
York World.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
For Over Fifty Year,

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup ha,
been used by millions of mothers fol
their children while teething. II dis.
burbed at night and broken of your res
by sick child suffering and crying with
pain of cutting teeth send at once and gel
bottle OF MRS. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" for children teething. 1t will re.
ieve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Depend upon it, mothers. there's no mis-.
take about it. 1t cures disrrhoes, regu.
lstes the stomach and bowels, cures wind
collie, softens the gums. reduces inflsmma.
ton and gives tone and energy to the
whole system, Mrs Windows Soothing
Syrup" for children teething is pleasant
to the taste and is the prescription of one
of the oldest and best female physicians
and nurses in the United States. Sold by
all druggists throughout the world. Price
twenty-five cents bottle. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
5@o5l4Eegss
INFLUENZA AND BALD HEADS.
The Effects OF Milk, Iron. Oatmeal and
Brown Bread Diet Upon the Hair.

The Effects OF Milk, Iron. Oatmeal and
Brown Bread Diet Upon the Hair.
Medical writers have devoted some at
ter ton to the influence of food on the hair.
A good many of US study food from di-
ges tive point Of view only, but If the theo-
ries recently started have any basis of truth
we shall begin to think whether this, that
an6 the other, besides agreeing with us
will be likely to injure our hair! 1t is said
that the falling out of the hair after in
fuenza Is caused not only by that most OBJ
jectionable of complaints. but also by the
tax ng of milk in large quantities, which
was a favorite remedy for influenza but
has a bad effect on the hair. Iron is very
good, so that those whom it suits can con-
graduate themselves that their medicine
serves double purpose-that of tonic and
hair restorer. A long course of oatmeal
and brown bread is also said to be good
This being the staple diet of one branch of
vege 5arians. it would be interesting to
know whether they have particularly lux
uriart heads of hair. Cold baths with salt
thrown in are also good, because the shock
flushes the capillaries Of the hair, thus
sending supply of blood to the roots to
nouriSh them
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27

Nothing can be more absurd than the
claim of the McKinleyites that protec-
tion fosters and promotes inventions
Fierce competition promotes inventions
as nothing else will; and it is precisely
this competition that the domestic man
ufacturers seek to get rid of when they
ask for protection. Are they not always
harping upon the 'truinous competition"
Of foreigners?
How can inventions and labor saving
devices be multiplied when the sharp
competition which makes them neces-
sary is cut off?
1t is well known fact that patents of
new inventions are frequently bought up
by trusts and other combinations to pre-
vent their rivals from getting the use of
them and are then held unused for years
An open market with free and fierce
competition puts manufacturers to their
trumps to beat their rivals, and out of
this struggle come inventions and all
kinds of labor saving devices and meth
DDS. A protective tariff which seeks to
save manufacturers from this COMPETE
ton does away with the strongest motive
to make inventions. A tariff Is protec-
ton to old fogyism.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27

THE workiugman who roofs his cottage
with imported tin plate-and he can get
no other-psys his two and two-tenths
cents per pound tariff upon it, and the
government refunds nothing to him.
The great Standard Oil company exports
its oil in tin cans on which the govern
ment refunds to it 80 per cent on this
tax, not only discriminating in its favor.
but enabling it by this provision to fur
nish light cheaper to foreigners than to
our people.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27

The tallest men of western Europe are
found in Catal onia. Spain; Normandy.
France; Yorksh re, England, and the Ar
dennes districts Of Belgium. Prussia gets
her tallest recruits from Schleswig- Hol-
stein, the original home of the irrepressible
Anglo-Saxons; A ustria from the Tyrolese
highlands. In Italy the progress of phys
ical degeneration has extended to the upper
Apennines, but the Albanian Turks are
still an athletic race, and the natives of the
Caucasus are as sinewy and gaunt as in
the days of the AIgonauts. In the United
States the thirty eighth parallel, ranging
through Indiana and northern Kentucky,
is rs decidedly the latitude of big men as
the forty second is that OF big cities. The
tailest men of South America are found in
the western provinces of the Argentine
Republic, of ASH in Afghanistan and
kaypooana, of Africa in the highlands of
Abyssinia.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
A RECENT number of the Golden Ru

A RECENT number Of the Golden Rule
contains this advertisement. which we
reproduce for the benefit of whom it may
concern:
Wsnted-By 100000 ministers. 100
model psrishioners each; said parishion.
ers will come to church to worship. not to
criticise the preachers delivery or their
neighbor's bonnet. They will 90 home
to practice the truth preached, and not to
pick flaws at the way in which it was
presented. They will give quite as much
to support the missionaries in China as
to support the theatrical stars in Amer
lea They will not cheerfullv buy 10
cigars day at the tobacconist's and
grudge the price of two cigars once q
week for the contribution box.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 81. 1891.

THE three cities are fittingly honoring
Gen. D. w. Flsgler. chief Of ordnance
of the United States army. The CO.,
600 people clustered about Rock Island
arsenal have always felt kindly regard
for Col. Flagler. as he was known as
commandant of the arsenal, and it is
believed that feeling is mutual as far as
Gen. Flsgler is concerned. He
always took peculiar pride in Rock Island
arsenal. and his public spirit in that re-
spect was always appreciated to the ut
most by the people hereabouts.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
SENATOR PALMER and wife have al

SENATOR PALMER and wife have ar
rived in Washington, and are house hunt
ing. As soon as they can secure house
they will return home. The senator de-
clines to be interviewed on political sub
jects, but says that Illinois is earnestly in
favor of the election of Mr.. Springer to
the speakership. and declared it to be his
opinion that the wisest thing the demo
cratic party could do in view of the
growth of democracy in the west would
be to take q northwestern man for
speaker.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27

In the pursuit OF the goon things Of
this world VIC anticipate too much; we
eat out the heart ard sweetness Of world
y pleasures by delightful forethought of
them. The results obtained from the use
Of DR.. Jones' Red Clover Tonic far exceed
all claims. 1t cures dyspepsia, and all
stomach, liver, kidney and bladder
troubles. It is perfect tonic, appetizer,
blood purifier, sure cure for ague and
ualarial diseases. Price, 80 cents. Of
druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
A Humble Parent.

Gus De Smith-Do you know my
father, Miss Birdie?
Birdie-I have never met him, but
believe he is very modest. unassuming
sort of man.
Gus De Smith-Right you are. You
can get some kind of an idea of how un
ostentatious he is when l tell You he
does not brag about having me for a son.
Texas Siftings.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
Driven to Slang.

"Why, Thompson, old fellow, that's a
frghtful cold you've got. The best
thing in the world for cold is just be-
fore you go to bed to soak your feet in
hot mustard water, take hot lemonade
and"-
"Oh, l say" interrupted Thompson
YEARLY, that's about the twentieth
remedy that's been given me. There's
one thing l wish you folks would take. "
Whats thatr'
ga tumble. New York Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
Philips Pac,fic Coast Rxcursion.

For the above named excursion the
Burlington. Cedar Rapids & Northern
railway will run tourist car every Thurs
day from Albert Lea, Mimi, to Columbus
Junction. Iowa. connecting with c.. R
l. d P. Pacific coast excursion train, and
this car viii go through without change
to San Francisco. For rates and gen.
eral information apply to any agent OF
the company. or j. E. HANNEGAN,
Gen. Tiki and Pass. Agt.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
To Nervous ana Dsblta,ed Zen.

If you will send me your address we
will mail you our illustrated pamphlet
explaining all about DR.. Dyes celebrated
electro voltaic belt and appliances. and
their charming effects upon the nervous
dabilitated system, and how they will
quickly restore you to vigor, manhood
and health. Pamphlet free. If you are
thus afflicted, we will send you belt and
appliances on trial.
VoLTAIo BELT Co.. Marshall. Mich.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
Progress of Modern Refinement.

"And now, children" remarked the
Sunday school superintendent, as he
brought his review of the lesson to a
close, ''if the boy who honors his father
and mother is to dwell long in the land,
what may we conclude as to the boy who
does not?"
"He isn't in it," responded the chill
dren, with one voice.-Chicago Tribune
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
Advice to Milk Drinkers.

Milk drinkers would be better off if they
would confine themselves to skimmilk,
says Rural New Yorker. Holstein and
Ayrshire milk contains an extra amount of
sugar, and for that reason is considered
most palatable by many invalids. We have
investigated a number of first class hos
pitfalls of ate and without exception the
doctors argue that skimmilk from the
milk breeds is the best beverage for pa
TENTS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
California Far m Producrs.

Cost of production: Net profits: given
by thousand farmers. Also hundreds
OF questions answered about California
Sent free on application to A. Phillips &
Co. 1O5 Clark street, Chicsgo, III, or
296 Washington street. Boston, Mass.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
A Hint.

Papa Cup stairs)-Maude, is that old
man gone yet?
Maude-Whom do you mean?
Papa-Cholly Hicks.
Cholly Hicks-Fm not an old man.
Papa-You weren't when you arrived,
| know-but time flies, Mr.. Hicks, time
aies.-New York Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
RuCKLRN'a ARN1cA sALY1.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter. chspped hands, chilblains.
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles. or no pay required. It
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price a5 cents per
box. For SAX hv Hartz q Rahnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27

Uncle Mose-Whar has yer been?
hain't seed yer in coon's age.
Mrs. Crow-I don't git no time ter go
out. Oars always sumfin to keep me
busy. If it amt de cows it's de pigs,
and If it amt de pigs it's de childrens.-
Texas Siftings.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-08
FARM AND GARDEN.
INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS IN
GROWING WHEAT.
Use ofNitrates In Its Different Forms
AS Applied to Wheat Ground
and the Different Results.

The following important field eX-
pertinent is reported by H. A. Huston,
of the Indiana Experiment station, in
Agricultural Science, "a journal devoted
to neutrality-suspicious., and published
by Professor G. S. Plumb, of La Fay
ette, Indiana:
The superiority of nitrate of soda
over ammonia salts as source of
nitrogen for wheat is well known; but
comparatively little seems to have
been done to test the relative value of
the nitrogen in such organic COM
pounds as are generally used in com
mercial fertilizers and that of nitrates
or ammonia compounds,
An experiment was therefore under
taken to test this matter in the field.
The forms of nitrogen employed Were
nitrate of soda, sulphate of ammonia
and dried blood of azotine. The land
used had been cropped with wheat for
a number of years, and the available
nitrogen seemed to be nearly exhaust
ed. The sol was a dark clay loan
considerable sand and rested upon
gravel, which gives a drainage that is
excessive in seasons when there is moi
an abundance of rainfall.
TO the whole land enough dissolved
bone-black and muriate of potash wert
applied to furnish the phosphoric aciC
and potash for three, thirty bushels
crops of wheat.
Slxty-three plats were laid off, eacl
forty-nine feet four inches by four feet
and a space one foot wide left between
the plants. Nitrogen was applied t.
every alternate plat so that each pIa
that received nitrogen was compared
with plat on each side OF it that re
ceived no nitrogen. The wheat wa
drilled in November 6, and the frs
nitrogen was applied November 12
There were six rows to each plat ant
two rows in the spaces between tn,
plats.
The main purpose was to find tn,
form ofnitrogen best adapted to wheat
while an attempt was also made il
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-08
AT TEXAS.

TEXAS, Oct. 3.-[Special. The past
week has been quite pleasant, but oh,
how warm.
A number of the Texans attended
the Bowling Green fair Thursday and
Friday.
D. Alters property has been some
what improved by the appearance of
a new well.
Arrived at D. Hardy's, an eleven
pound boy.
Preaching here next Sunday by our
old preacher, Rev. P. Le Clare.
The alarm of fire was given early
Thursday morning 10y ringing of the
church bell. The fire was soon located
and found to be in the cheese factory
caused by defective flue. The flames
were soon quenched. The damage
was small.
Will state that FlaXen was off ON a
fishing expedition and just returned
To answer your call, Nose, glad YOU
are out of the rushes, We, not like
McGinty, had the life preservers
handy, FLAXEN FORELOCKS.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-08
DEATHS AT COTTON.

CoIrnv n Oct 7-rSnaci,I l -Tha
wifi If Dr M McGiffim died sun
dav morning aftar several month's
iII1ess Tha disease thai removed this
esti,nabIa ,ron,on from, our associ,tinn
was dronsv She was hurled i'm tba
Texas cemetery Monday
she came to this c6nptv ahout %
vaars ago and mn IN the tima of her
3aaih was i'm the 6Or II wear of her aga
Sha was men,I,ar of the NJ h
church and bighiv rasnected