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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-13

The Burlington Route. c., B. & Q. r.
R., from Chicago. Peoria and St. Loui',
is now completed. and daily passenger
trains are running through Lincoln, Neb.,
and Custer. S. D.. to Desdwood. Also
to Newcastle. Wyoming. Sleeping cars
to DeadVood
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-13

their respective bids IN cash IL he or they prefer
DATED At Rock leland, linoie, this 18th oay OF
February, A. D., 1901. JOHN PRKTZ.
Administrator cum testamento annexo of tbe
ettaie of Bailey Davenport deceased
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27
NICE For BREAKFAST.

INDIAN MEAL PANcAKEs.-Onc cupful
ef Indian meal mus!,. one cupful Of
bolted wheat -four, pinch of fine salt
and a very little soda dissolved in milk;
mix with warm milk into a batter as
tor ordinary pancakes.
ARLINGTON WHEAT MEAL GINS
Equal parts of Arlington meal and
boited -four. Make a moderately sti6
batter with sweet milk; add q teaspoon
ful Of cream Of tartar, and one-han tea
spoonful of soda Tor baking powder II
preferred), and little salt. These may
be improved by little sugar for those
who like sweet gems"
RICE GRrDDLE CHKEs.-One pint and
. half Of cold boiled rice; put to soak IN
hour in warm water enough to cover It.
Mash the rice well. and make batter,
lust before using 1t, with one quart Of
sour milk, one light quart of -four. salt
10 taste, and two eggs. well beaten.
The batter ought to be moderately
thick. Stir in teaspoonful OF soda
iust before frying.
CoLD WATER GEMs.-(A rule which
pur dyspeptic friends should hke.) Ora.
ham. or bolted wheat -four, mixed with
cold water to the consistency of ordi-
nary gem batter. Beat thoroughly;
drop into hot pan and bake In a hot
oven. II the pan is very hot. Il need
not be buttered Very nice bread is
made from this rule, and It 10 said that
, adyspeptic stomach viii suffer NO an
noyance II it Is eaten warm.-Good
housekeeping.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27
German
Syrup"

Here is an incident from the Soutn
Mississippi, written in April, 1890.
Just after the Grippe had visited that
country. II am a farmer, one Of
those who have to rise early and
work late. At the beginning oflast
Winter was on a trip to the City
of Vicksburg, Miss. where I got well
drenched in a shower of rain. I
went home and was soon after seized
with a dry, hacking cough. This
grew worse every day, until I had
to seek relief. / consulted DIR. Dixon
who has since died, and he told me
to get a bottle of Boschee's German
Syrup. Meantime my cough grew
worse and worse and then the Grippe
came along and l caught that also
very severely. My condition then
compelled me to do something. I
got two bottlesof German Syrup. I
began using them, and before taking
much of the second bottle. I was
entirely clear of the Cough that had
hung to me so long, the Grippe. and
all its bad effects. I felt tip-top and
have felt that way ever since" "
PETER ]. .BRIAIs, Jr., Cayuga, Hines
Co.. Miss. Q
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

|u8 ] Wa0 vssy Se3y It the time and
did not pay much attention. but sup
posed You had ordered it paid to us, 30
I credited the amount on your policy"
Maggie felt that, if she remained .
minute longer, there would certainly
be . ''scene;" 50. at this juncture, she
slipped quietly out Of the room.
And it transpired, after all, that ths
Blooms had q genuine Thanksgiving.
with turkey and the appropriate &C
compartments Gut of the fullness of
her heart, Maggie sent invitations to
four friends Of their boarding-house
days A merry party it was which
gathered around the little stable that
was wheeled up to Dicks lounge.
After the guests had gone Maggie
went to the closet and, drawing out
her wOrk-basket. resolutely unrolled
the pink satin. Il shall make head
rest for Aunt Maria's Christmas" " she
began, ''and sachet- bags for Lou and
Amy, and-yes. and q handkerchief
case for Joe"
AREN'T you going to keep any for
yourself. Maggie9"
mo, Dick"
''Isn't there enough?"
"Yes, and suppose ought to keep
something, just to make me remember
how naughty I have been. But if you
please. Dick, dear" she said, going
over and kissing him, I'D rather for
get it"-Mattie NJ. Boteler. in Good
Housekeeping.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

She was q copyist in Simeon Grants
abstract Office, at a salary of six dollars =
week, payable at the convenience of
her employers Probably, if Dick had
been cashier instead of clerk, and
Maggie . young woman of leisure,
they would have waited until fortune
smiled more benignly. Certainly
there had been no flesh pots" in their
meager lives, to which they could ever
look back; then the future gave
reasonable promise of better things;
hence they were married in less than a
year after their first meeting.
Dick had saved enough of his salary
to make q two-thirds payment ON .
small cottage in the suburbs. the re-
mainder to be paid within two years,
in monthly installments. It was de-
cided that a sum should be laid aside
each month for this purpose. leaving .
balance, which would amply cover
their living expenses Dick held =
policy in IN accident company; there
f6res-Wfile they hAd NO rainy day.
fund, they felt measurAbly secure, In
case of accident or sickness.
The cottage was really . very
humblA affair. but.to 4ich haad Maggie.
after their pinched, Nhrless exist
ence in cheap boarding houses, il wss
. bit of paradise. And, what with her
flowers, her chickens and her trim
little garden. Maggie felt that her life
'comrasssd the full meaning of the word
happiness On the sloping terrace.
just above the cottage. saood the lorely
mausion Of Schuyler Sandefs, million.
sire and banker. MnGEfs now IL
great - driyva downtoun ssssy -
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27
on sc,gMTuF.o svsvEcTs.

h CAREFUL investigator has ascef-
tanned, after long series Of interest
ing experiments, that the mosquitoes
taste for human blood Il IN acquired
one.
FHrY hugo chests were required to
transport from Greece to Berlin the
superb collection of the relics Of Troy
left by the late Dr.. 6ohlienanA 10 the
Berlin museum Of art.
The recent losses by fire in the cargo
Of ships carrying cotton has shown that
cottonseed oil. when held in the cotton
on tho outside Of the bale. rapidly oxi-
dies and generates spontaneous COM
bustiou.
HYPopER,no infections Of chloride Of
gold are being used with wonderful re-
suits in an Illinois institution for cur
ing drunkenness. The taste for liquor
Is eradicated within ten or twelve days,
with no dissgreesble symptoms.-N. Y.
Timca
CmRUs clouds, popularly called .
msckerel si<y. because they suggest the
appearance Of a school Of mackerel,
foretell rain; they usually precede q
gathering storm Of both wind and rain
Of some duration. although It may
sometimes be Of rain alone.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27
Stick to ~

OtSCW W -
Sometimes you may have to wait.
The troubles that have been years
in gathering can't always be cleared
away in q day. For all the diseases
and disorders peculiar to woman
hood, DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is the surest and speediese
remedy. You can depend upon that
but if your case is Obstinate give
it reasonable time.
It's an invigorating, restorative
tonic, a soothing and strengthen
ing nervine, and positive spec'nc
for female weaknesses and ailments.
All functional disturbances, painful
irregularities and arrangements are
corrected and cured by it. All unnat-
ural discharges, hearing-down sensar
tions, weak back, accompanied with
faint spells and kindred symptoms,
are corrected. In every case Tor
which it's recommended, "Favorite
Prescription" is guaranteed to give
satisfaction, or the money IS 70
funded. No other medicine for
women is sold on such terms. That
proves that nothing else offered by
TIC dealer can be "just as good"
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

by ms n.v. a.. ....S......a, sEsu now uod
then caught glimpscs of his wife, who
was both young and pretty.
One day a pet bird escaped from the
great house and few straight into tine
little conservatory which Dick had con-
structed for Maggie's flowers. Maggie
caught it and, putting on her bonnet.
went over to restore it to its owner.
Mrs. Sanders was profuse in her
thanks, and insisted that Maggie
should come inside and see q rare COL
lection of plants that had just been
added TO the splendid conservatory.
Thus the Ice ives broken; and after
this the two often exchanged greetings
or chatted over the low hedge.
About this time Maggie's little par
lor began to look very poor and COM
mon to her, and her mind was troubled
with visions of giistening mirrors, vel
vet carpets and silken portieres. Une
day, late in autumn, Mrs. Sanders
came into the little conservatory,
where Maggie was busy in a bower of
glowing chrysanthemums. She fitted
from one flower to another, exclaiming
over their beauty in a pretty, ecstatic
fashion.
Il am to give q little affair next
Thursday evening, Thanksgiving, you
know. and l had % set my heart
on chrysanthemum decorations; but
Bailey's are all engaged. 1 l'Sas wonder
ing if you would not sell few, just a
very few Of these sweet things" she
added. coaxingly, touching bunch of
vivid, golden-hearted beauties
NO." Maggie answered, flushing
proudly; Il will not sell you one. but
l will give you all that you care for. :"
Dear Mrs. Bloom, it is too lovely of
you to say 30! And want you to
come" Just here her arm struck a
pot containing some choice cuttings,
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27
WORK AND WORKERS.

IT took forty men three months to
make the drawings Of the Eihel tower.
The California raisin crop Is this year
estimated at 1,s00 carloads, $50 more
than last year.
THREE tunnels are being constructed
under the harbor OF Glasgow for foot
passengers and trains
OF the 11S men employed in the Tenn
escal tin mines only 30 are Cornishmen;
and 12 of these have lived In California
from 10 to 30 years.
ABOUT $4,000 tons of iron and brass
wire are yearly manufactured into pins
In England. The Newhall works at
Birmingham make 10.00o, 900 pins day.
AUSTRIA. the principal matchmaker
Of the old world, produces no less than
$500 tons Of them every year for ex-
port merely. In England the individual
average Is about eight per day.
THE Miners union Of the Loire basin
has bought the Monthieu mine for 10. 900
francs. They will issue an appeal to
all the municipal bodies Of France and
TO the press for support for the mine
aux minsurs-
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27
NOTES FOR THE CURIOUS.

TmEs HUNDRED to four hundred tons
Of coal per day is the amount used in
some of the large passenger steamers
on the Atlantic. This is about one ton
per mile run.
In the Georgian bay, the north ex-
tension Of Lake Huron, there are thou
sands of small islands ON which the
Huron Indians took refuge when their
enemies. the Iroquois, overcame them
In 1910.
TEE banks OF the Columbia, near
Umatilla, have for many years been rich
with Indian relics and curios. One wom-
IN OF that place has a collection Of near
y two thousand pieces which has an
onormous value.
Tn great treasury vault at Washing
top covers more thsn a quarter Of an
asre. and il twelve feet deep. Recently
there was e9o, 000. 900 In silver stored
there, an amount that weighed 1000
tohs and would load ITS freight cars.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27
IT CAME At LAST.

The Wolf ut the Door. or the Story Of
Rupert Rodney's Thanksgiving.
"The wolf is at the door. Rupert"
The speaker was the usual violet
eyed, golden-haired, young wife of
romance.
Rupert was the ordinary poet Of the
young lady novelist-long, rsven-black
hair, gsunt features, threadbare
clothes, and so on.
The same old hunger stared them in
the face; and. as usual, Thanksgiving
was upon them. marked by q hiatus of
turkey and cranberry sauce.
The exchequer had lost its last X,
and the checkers could not be found.
household but large bundle of re-
jected manuscripts and hunk of camel
coal.
And in the midst of all this woe the
wolf appeared at the door, and de-
manded the rent
In vain did Rupert plead.
PAY or go!' demanded the wolf,
seizinR the poets necltie and collar,
which the rising poet had not yet put
on-he was like most other poets, rising
late.
Consider my wife and childy" i'm
portuned the unhappy man, forgetting
for the moment that he had NO chill
dren.
"Put up or shut up!'' roared the
wolf.
,.;s,.i 4; ri: ;s.n Mr.. Rodney ;:;;s: s;:. ss;ss.
cold.
by this prostrate form I adjure
your sobbed Rupert.
Il am adamant," retorted the wolf.
And as he spoke, the postman's
whistle was heard at the gate.
The letter was for Rupert!
That evening. as the poet and his
wife sat before the blazing fire, the re-
mains of seventeen-pound turkey
still smoking ON the table, and quarts
Of unconsumed cranberry sauce blush
ing under the soft light of the
cloisonne lamp, Mrs. Rodney, smooth
ing her Worth costume with her deli
cate hand. said, IS she nestled close to
her husband:
''When did you write that poem,
Rupert?"
''Seven years ago." replied Rupert.
''It was accepted six years ago"
Then there was . deep silence for
the required time; and as the fire.
light hickered low in the CRATE, and
the bell in the neighboring steeple
told the hour of midnight, little
prayer of thanksgiving went up from
two devoted souls, coupled with a
heartfelt request that all the blessings
Of the world might fall upon the
heads Of those proprietors of periodic
ais who pay ON publication.-Carlyle
Smith, in Puck.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

I" bade you hope" said winifred. 'you smiled
at my belief.
But it's better to trust in the dear Gods love
than to give yourself to grief.
" A letter ID half the meeting. and my letter
has come to-day;
win go and kindle my beacon blaze. for the
sky is cold and gray.
And the sleet OF the chill November storms
have stripped the branches bare.
But my beacon gay shall make the bay and
its rock-b bound barbor fair;
For the Lord has bent in pity, He has heard
His peoples cry.
Sweet hope is warm within each heart, it,
light in every eye"
Then the sun burst out in radiance, the air
grew soft rs May
When Winifred reached the beacon rock she
found fragrant spray
OF arbutus with flowers - fresh as greet the
tender year:
And as she stopped to pluck IT, . voice cried:
"Winifrod, dsar!'
Al! her lover Was beside her; and those who
stood below,
Said the sunlight caught her yellow hair and
burned with such glow
No mortal eye could bear II, and only God
could see
Their meeting on the Beacon hill, their homo
that was to be.
And so the fast was turned to feast, al civ
ing hearty thanks;
For once they sang the old songs, and Joined
in merry pranks;
No wedding gown the sweet bride wore, yet
what lacked she Of grace,
With Thanksgiving and with Nay flowers
and her own blushing facet
And from that day Thanksgiving has been
the nations dover,
And in our hearts the arbutus reigns - the
nations flower.
Annie A. Preston, in Christian ut Work.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

The Hartman Manufacturing Co, Of
Beaver Falls, Pa, il nrst-olass house and
makes first-cisss gpoda Its principal pro,
ductions are steel Picket Lawn Fences and
Gates, Wire Panel Farm Fence, Steel Picket
Tree and Flower Guards, Flexible Steel Wire
Mats. and Woven WireCarpet 1t is stated
that this firm manufactures so per cent. OF
all wire mats used. The Company has sale
goods are of course on sale everywhere.
They get out Catalogues and Booklets re.
lating to their various specalties: and all
their printed matter is exceptionally hand
some and must be seen to be appreciated
The Catalogues and Booklets win be cheer
fully sent to any address.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

words she sang to the waves Of Plymouth
bay.
In spring time she had crossed the sea, this
maid SO wondrous fair,
With eyes like rain-kissed violets, and wsy-
ing yellow hair
This orphaned winifred Bradford, whose par
ents died At sea
" They just pined away and sickened, and one
night passed from me-
So the vast, blue, surging ocean is their ever
lasting bed,
By waves 1 sit in sadness - it keeps the
tears / shed'
But one day the soft winds whispered: The
sea is a great highway,
Twill bring from your lover letter-your
lover will bring some dsy;"
And: The sea il q bright blue ribbon, one
end is here at your feet,
The other is held by your lovse. and one day
you twain shall meet"
Now each night she lighted Q beacon o. top
ofa wood -fringed hill,
And as the flames reached upward in the
starlight soft and still.
She sang in her new found hopefulness:
"Your light send far and wide,
That weary hearts on wave-tossed ships may
take you as their guide"
Full many a swain looked kindly on this maid
SO wondrous fair
One Was straight laced Puritan and one was
aJolly squire;
But still In the midst Of the morning and still
In the evenings gray
She gaxed at the sea and talked and sarR Of
the ship that would come some day.
The summer was one of failure, brave faces
grew wan with care,
And az the red beacon fared aloft It Knocked
At their despair.
Then fast day was appointed in their sea
side solitude,
For the trusting little colony seemed by III
fate pursued.
Now while by the rock bound harbor the cid
ers knelt in prayer.
And sobs and cries for sucoor made sad the
snow chilled air.
" A letter is half . meeting" sang Winifred
with delight;
y A letter is half q meeting, and our good ship
10 in sight,
How sobs were changed to shouts Of praise
sad tears to tears OF jov!
The boats were manned, and every voice
rang out, "Ay, ship ahoy."
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

RosH CoeHLAN carries q theatrical
dressing room along her route. It 10
about eight feet in height and ten fest
square. It is made Of papered canvsa
and pine boards, and can be taken
apart and shipped with the scenery.
It il usually set up in the wings.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

The Only One Ever Printed-Can You Find
the Word:
There 10 q inch display advertisement
in this paper, this week, which has no TWO
true Of each new one apr caring each week.
from The Dr. Harter Medicine Co. ThiS
house places q Crescent" on everyth.I !;
they make and publish. Look for it, sent
them the name Of the word and they will
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27
I.sk nd TisaMbesreW

were scarcely more :e-tuf0as ssss tne
twangs Of rheumatism. Not ouly II :. rs
of complaints in its chronic stage Forcstali
the untold agonics it inficts with Hostet-
ter's Stomach Bitters, the finest blood DC
purent in existence Dyspepsia, constipa-
lion, biliousness and malaria are also com
pletely eradicatsd by this comprehensive
medicine
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27
[;oas@94g!:6s,;,, .@@!gest@ ),
D%~SNM SNSsn@G%
4 W. A7HANKSCJWNc STORY

HEN &c X
BLOOM met
pretty Maggie
Dillon, 1t was
= case of love
at first sight
He was an
under clerk in
the gr e . t
banking house
of Schuyler
CanIorc e." ~
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27
MY Thanksgiving.

We had planned for 30 rsbsny. Thanksgiving
A dozen or more. big and small.
And then Jack and 10 had the measles,
And nobody came here At all!
And I'll suppose Was naughty,
For mamma looked troubled and sad.
When said wouldn't be thankful,
For I'd nothing to mako me glad
But al the long day. Thanksgiving,
had to cit bolstered in bed
with the dreAdfuliest, awfullest toothache,
TIN I thought was almost dead!
And the next day I truly was thankful,
More thankful than can quite tell
For hadn't mite of1 tooshsche.
And IL did seem 20 God TO be we'll
YOUTHS Companion
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

"All she lacks of beauty
Is a little plumpness."
This is a frequent thought,
and a wholesome one.
All of a baby's beauty is
due to fat, and nearly all of a
woman's s-we know it as
curves and dimples.
What plumpness has to do
with health is told in a little
book on CAREFUL LIVING; sent
free.
Would you rather be
healthy or beautiful? Both"
is the proper answer.
New York.
Yow wdruggist kssps seeus H.s,ui~ sro.ar
ea-aa druggists everywhere q. o.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

Little Ethel had sent back her plate
for turkey three times, and had been
helped bountifully to all other good
things that make . good Thanksgiving
dinner. She was looking rather sadly
at an unfinished dish of ice cream.
..What's the matter. Ethel?' said Uncle
Jack. you look mournful." THAT is
the natter was the reply. Il am
more'n full" And Ethel doesn't know
why everybody laughed-Bufalo Ex-
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

PATENT leather shoes are no longer
used by fashionable English women for
evening dress, a preference being shown
for black satin.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

The. pleasant favor, gentle action and
soothing e@ec4s Of syrup Of Figs. when In
Iced OF { laxative and II the father Or
mother be costivS or bilious The most erae-
tying results follow its uses % th1e 70 - tne
best family remedy he%s ana every
family should have bOtflA
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

some of the French fashion plates are
introducing distinct, If very slight,
panniers.
THE japanese white and gold and
Chinese blue and red room fads are fad
ing before Egyptian apartments. which
are gruesome places full Of dark things,
serpents, sphinxes and grifans' claws.
New spoons for olives retain the form
of the teaspoon, but they have perfor-
ated bowie. Some Of the new large
spoons have bowls Of silver in the shape
Of rose leaves. The latest craze Is for
Russian enamel
An English notion of the moment is
to tic q six-inch sash ribbon just below
the waist, crossing it at the back and
bringing it around to the front just be-
low the bust, to finally tic behind In
fat bow between the shoulders and
reach in long ends to the hem of the
dress.
FRENCH hostesses of country house
parties have made an innovation in pro-
viding skilled coiffeurs for their guests.
The hairdresser comes every morning
from Paris, makes the round Of the
chateau, and departs in the early after
noon, leaving an array Of poems in coif-
feurs behind him-no two alike.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

Sux-stae doeen,t look liho Q Iossasy 1an
yet he told me ho nade his hv1ng by h1e
PEN" He-"Ho does; hSs . Dess-feas@
frnm rli{nnaa n-Ti00e
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

For BRONCHIAL, AsrHxArIo AND PuLxoN-
AIRY COMPLAINTS, ''Brvrn's Bronchial Trochss''
have remarkable curative properties. Sold
oRiy In b0xcs.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

Actors, vocalists, Public Speakers praise
Hale's Honey Of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

TH. farmer who closely packs bis load OF
wood is sure to strike the popular chord
Lowell Courier.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

1t is, perhaps, q tribe superauous to say
that recent failures in the shoe trade were
because Of inability to foot the billA-Low
ell Mail.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

"WHAri arrest mo for voting twiceF'
said the tramp, reproachfully. "Dont you
know that even history repeats itselff-
ST. Joseph NowA
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

Il BEG to disagree with you," remarked
To green apple to the small boy.-Augusu
Chronicle.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

A LIQUID laugh may be infectious, but II
is not considered IS stimulating ~ liquid
''smlle en-Yonkers Gazette.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

I'sTHEY say Robinson has water on the
brain" "Where did he get itf' What
tho waterp' "No-the brain. life.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

WHO SUFFERS with his liver bilious fills,
poor blood or diz.fpsss-take Beecham's
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

TIE young man behind the ribbon coun-
tsr II not necessarily modest just because
he turns all colors.-Yonkers Statesman.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27

COLORADO cliff dwellers are said by
scientists to have existed 10000 years
a00.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-27
FADs OF THE HOUR.

THROUGHOUT the entire world about
IS. .00O, 900 people die every year.