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BUSINESS Chances.

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r AW FOR WOMEN

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1n5II nrIl0lL

For Boys and Young Men-City
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Eighteenth Edition, post paid, for 25e. or stamps.
THE HUMAN HAIR; Why 1t Falls of
Tq%' Grey i IdN The Re1edy P,Si b hAARLEY
dEvey one should read this little book -AthenaeurL
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WASH DRESS GOODS.

THE TERMS APPLICABLE TO OUR WASH DRESS GOODS
handsome. pretty. sweet These three styos Of
beauty all embraced In tho choicest line offered in
house The Of all importers and
crs collected In this grand display
We lead with the great European Novelty Korah Moro in
printed goods, mado from Egyptian Cotton
combed Yarns, combined with tho More producing
richness found In the highest silks Every
house advoses Scotch Gnghams and zcphyrs and show
ugly than pretty patterns, with dlfforen
have immense assortment, ovory pattern beauty.
and roh producing effects before viii
messed in this class Of goods, and perfectly fast.
We also showing stylish patterns American Cling
hams.
The cid standby Printed satoons. is largely
qualities. Canton Cloth, by Simpson
Sons, special for its richness OF design.
patterns In Prints this pretty
must speak OF them
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Woman not the Weaker Vessel.

Among sayngcs the woman n lual
~ healthy ~ tho man. Considered ~
an animal nom physiological stand.
point, a woman g. capable " moro hand
work, 81 enduring moro hardship, de.
privation, and disease than man. A
woman win endure where man will
succumb and break down entirely.
She j. no. naturally The weaker vessel,
and certainly IL some tespeolsa woman
il c0ustitutlOnally the superior. Out Of
an equal number OF mhlu aud female
infants there will I've found nj the end
Of the flfst year Of life a larger num-
Der ~ girls alive than boys, according
10 statistics. This discrepancy con.
tlnues up 10 the age ~ fifleen OF. ak.
teen, whom the mortality becomes great.
ct among the girls. At the age
OF forty or iiny the draih.Intu
Is about equat In both sex.
Is, and, finally, the Oldest
innabltant Ia always n woman, thus
showing that her constitutional fund
of vitality II naturally greatest. IL h
sometimes argued that u woman IN
naturally weaker and inferior because
the average weight OF her brain IL
from four " six ounces les than that
Of the average man, and that thus her
intellectual quality Is lees as well
~ her physical. hut when the
size OF wOman's brain Ii considered
In comparison with the weight OF her
body, II is evident that "a woman has
more brain per pound than man; and
II that be proper standard of com.
parison, then woman IN the superior.
There is no physical reason why a wo.
man should be more feeble or Diseased
than man. Stanley WAS furnished
with two hundred negro women to
carry his stud Into the interior Of A III.
ga. and he found them the best
porters he Ind employed aI.
though he folt very doubtful about
accepting their services when tint pro.
posed. The Mexican Indian woman
is able 10 carry her household goods ON
her back with two or three babies ON
top when changc"Of location IN de.
fifable. Meanwhile her husband
trudgts bnVely along carrying Ills
gun. ON the continent Of Europe most
" the heavy work Is done by women,
In Nlennk, women ana dogs are
frequently hitchcd together and some.
times "a woman Is yok.d with a COW 10
draw load Of produce 10 the city.
Many OF these peasant women win
carry upon their heads load of
vegetables that few American mon
could easily lift. These women have
the muscles OF the waist and trunk
thoroughly developed. Despite their
hardships, they DO not suffer from the
baok'acho or displacemOnts, or other
ailnents which the women who dress
mshlOnahly are constantly afflicted
WITH Rrcheioaindi i0Wnai.
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prudent 10 determine nj once the oil,c.
" the decree, and whether the receiver
can proceed to take Possession VI Other
PROPERTY should any be discovered? Il
the decree l. iinal IN this regard Their
ia no use Ia keeping receiver an
Ills counsel ~ au annex a. the fund
The cases against the realty can be
pressed and determined and the nun
can be paid into the registry 81 IA,
court, there Ia remain until Cobgfps5
provides Tor II.
Moreover III my Judgment no other
ueIsonalty Will ever he discovered.
Further, can tho Attorney General pru.
coed, under section 10 OF the act of
1857, TO Institute proceedings 20 forfeit
lrd uschcai other nnlty II any, sui.
iect ~ be- oschcnted, aud, VI 90. would
ID be lest TO- inytslgnio the tempt.
properties aud ti,lta nj Manti and H.
Geofgt'
Findings numbers ~ aud n pro
posed by the United States Gee On
closed rcp0gtl suffice ntly explain my
View In thls connection.
Tbecu arr several parcels NJ realty
which the present. receiver Il con.
viucvd was the properly Of the Church
the pIooii o. necessity. must hu mad,
W hostile Witnesses who hato q real
personal lut,rst iu'dciuatiug the gov.
yfumrnt.
Tho determination Of thosr MATTER
VIII Of necessity bo expensive and the
result uncertain.
Since the foregoing was written
nav, hlcd exceptions 20 the examiner
report nud rhclole u copy herewith.
Very respectfully,
CliAs ;. NAWiAN,
Uuked Stntrs Attorney.
The ATroRSiNtENiiiAL.
WashinglunyD. G..
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DRESS GOODS.

EVERY DRY GOODS HOUSE KEEPS DRESS ooops. BUT
scarcely house In America show the collection of
superb things ofor this Spring
strung along from Now York Lake, SOMETHING
NEW is ARRIVING DAILY. Tho purchases OF past
sons would not equal the selections OF this ne
Ladies cannot form the fantest elegantly
tastofuy they dress except by calling and examining
our choice stock Of Fronoh artistic
effects In our Dress Goods Department
We shall show line of Chales patterns and
oolorlngs OF which arc pronounced works OF
our Combination tho most tasteful, at
moderate price, produced; hundred pat
terms OF European Novelties which patterns
arc alike, something to be proud
Tho Wool Pads embrace oolos attempted.
and, together with tho patterns, simply
styles suitable to all ages.
Our Black Goods stock 10 complete, which
showing novelties that offered at very low
prices place Hoareas, sorges. Dagonos
! TNills.
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ruE wArTERsoN LETTER.
The writer says he :. Distressed by
the Attitude of IIiII.

LoUisvuLE, KY, Feb. ig.-On re.
turning To the city tins afternoon, MIR.
Henry watterson, In response TO the
request Of anAssoclnted Press reprtsen.
tative, aud In answer 10 hundreds of
kilograms which have come 10 Louis.
Vile, made a statement for publication
regarding the letter written 10 Cover.
nor Hlll aud given In these dispatches
two days ngO. MIR. WattcrsOn Gays he
did write the letter 10 Governor Hin,
and was impelled 10 do 40 by motives
the hncorcst and and disintercst.
ed. He says there appeared In many
papers last Sunday sensational nc,
count OF how caucus OF United States
senators had resolved on retiring Gov.
ernor I'm fr0m the Presidential arena;
how Wattorson had been selected NJ
Tho instrument, and how he had dis
patched u letter potent enough to alter
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Governor MN on the wA,,crson
letter.

NEw York, Feb. Eat n late hour
tonight an Associated Press reporter
called nj the Hotel Normandy TO In,
teryiow Governor lin ON tho Waiter.
son letter. A rciicntlou N the state.
ment that the Governor had not 10.
ceived the letter was all that could he
learned. Ho would be- pleased 10 sec
he reporter In the morning.
a morning paper has VIVA. purporls
10 be an Interview with the Governor,
Ia which he snys. Certain Il Is TINT
/ never received the letter " It was
written. IL had | should have no.
Piled 10 II, notwithstanding ils iln.
pudent tone. shall await fuller In.
formation as 10 ia authenticity before
giving II fufther n0tlCe.n
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Hill's plans. This was W absurd aud
I'D such Injustice TO both Hin and him.
.uif, that he thought there could be no
objection on the part Of anybody IN the
publication Of the Truth, which natiy
contradictod II.
n confess ! am surprlsed,n adds Mr..
Matteron, s'that the governor shouli
make such haste TO dl.avow and dis.
Jwn such n course, which, however
prompted, grltiiied every democrat In
The United states outside OF the State
II New York. removing him from the
field OF mere political suifsrpkcr aud
pilcing him In the front rank Of states.
ncn. having the good u HE county
iud party at hcsit.
III atm equally distressed by the reprc.
scntation that Governor Iill should IT,.
mrd my plain but friendly words as i'm.
ueftlnent and Insulting. cannot help
'hings. Tins some woida miThi be with
proprieiy addressed 70 HIN, or 10 any
democratic a-pirant. by the hlmblt,t
democrat Ia the land, aud ! SIN
hore that, annoyed by the publication,
which annoyed me as we'll, he has
Proceeded upon q missppfehUnsiou Of
lho facts Of the ease. Neither In the
writing nor printing Of my letter wa
,hutu any purpose " take advantage Of
him, and least Of oil, 20 DO him an in.
Justice. am lao mans man AMI exist
m no mans Interest 10 use his own
happy expression, Il ana u democrat
who has lassed lifetime Ia tho ser.
vice Of principles aui politics, from
which l never sought the slightest
personal recognition 1f regard. / am
Uniy Inundated hy the reflection that
this service was not sufficient Ia tho
estimation u Governor liill 10 protect
me against his dispirasuros aud that
,hc construction which he tuts upon
genuine, aud moi forged letter visits
mo With what | must regard a. uu.
mcfltcd suspicion"
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WHITE GOODS and EMBROIDERIES.

WHITE BLACK GOODS is THE ONE NEW THING UNDER
" sun; you them they In EmbroI-
dorod Founongs india Linons Nainsook Checks Lace
Effects Stripes. Ladies OF advanced years
the comfort there is In wearing white muslin
dressed in black You should buy hem carly
tho novelty being great doubts OF thore being
enough supply the demand
brodeed Flouncings goods for Ladies', and
twenty for Children You WILL Of course SEQ
FIounoings II want style combined
with choapnoss, you will buy them OF us.
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WHY THE pEsrBer NEWS SHOULD
BE SUBSCRIBED FOR IN
PReFtsIgce To ANY
OTHER PAtgh.

I. II IL tho Organ ~ the Church of
Jcsu. Christ % laiicr.day Saints, and
the Authorized medium through which
the flows, wishes aud instructions OF tho
Church Authorities aro expressed, and
/ given TO the Saints.
2 II may always be- relied upon ~ I'd.
vo'nling or defending tho flgh, side OF
every question proper tor public journals
TO treat upon.
o. II devoted 10 the interest. u tho
ta,tor-day Saints aud has. from IT, lnccp.
tou. ,ulinnily dci,udcJ their rights aud
| advocated tho principles m which they
holicvci and every fnitcr.joy Saint
should therefore teol under obligations to
do bis part in helping to sustain t..
g. it h no, published for speculation.
sud never hiss hcen but for the good
/ which It l. capable Of accomplishing; the
I profits II amy there be- derived nom lt.
being devoted % extending IT, sphere ~
90, ulncs., and bynoa,tlng the COM
/ mnnliy.
?. 10 g. doing c. utmost 20 establish
| homo mduudc-, among which arc PAPER
making and type founding. sioreniyplng
aui clgctroiypiug branches necessary
10 ihe development aud independence Of
thrcommuniiy, but which, during their
infancy (which in this Territory they
have not so, passed, cu, ouly be carried
on NJ pccunlary lo.s.
o. There iHno danger n ans subscriber
! q" tho Nhw' ihilinE TO get what ho sub.
'pl 'n'"Ns" n'llf'"i we business
W 'n' ''pil' Nu'n
i'."'' 'n .n' case "i hu'''feus OF news
p'i''' ''"'u''' ivory year
! = u u now printed throughout In now
nnd readable iypo, so ,hai cvun tho agol
/ o1n poru-o 10 without dlnicuiiy us danger
10 their oNu-sigh.
s. iti- ffco from oblcetiouabic aivor.
/ ii-omeut-, 70 that no parent need fear that
his children will have their minds cor.
mp'cd nom having acrr,s To- IL. IA fari,
u refuse, Thousands n dollars worth Of
The best paying advcriisomcnts annually,
.ttrltt,,i r,.t- off .,. r..,,t,,,.. I,.,.-t.,
b. getting gain ct tht.rcspeus..
Q. stone b. not regulated by public
opinion nor tho hope OF gaining sub.
.s,,'sl 49, p, CIV, ''''l' !. Ad'o'''r-
which is wrong, Regardless OF results,
] HNsil'NA ~ "ttlNi M'r.s
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Tor NAM manr..

COLuNmus, Ohio, Fob. L.. 49, The
National Miners Convention adopted
n resolution that all miners and miuc
workers In thv United States strike TOT
tho ,ight'hour day May 1T next, and
that no miner remain Ia the mine
longer than eight hours.
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Mrs. Hayfork-Anything for me?
Rural postmnster-l don't sec nolhin'.
Mrs. Hayiofk i was expectin' a letter
or postal from Aunt sally tellin' what
day she was comm Rural Postmaster
toalling his wifel-Dld you see a postal
from Mrs. HayfoFk's Aunt Sally tellin'
what day she was comlnY His wife
Yes; she's comm Thursday
BrOOkiyH LIE.
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mason Crll, Ia, Fob. la.-Gay
Jowrtt, sou Of Representative Jewott
of Worth County, who for n number
u year, has been amuseum wonder, Is
dead. He was 20 years OF age aud
weighed $40 pounds.
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criminal PRO eeedisgs Against an Nv.
treasurer.

ldTrLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. l2.-ro.
lay the report Of the Joint invcstlgat.
ing committee, finding a shortage IN
the trcasurcr's office Of 81 .O0l aud 10,
commouding that criminal proceeding,
be brought against cx-rtuasurtr
Woodruff, was adopted by the i.egls.
laturc.
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NEW NonS, Feb. william H..
1isiarc OF tbs banking firm VI Sl.nfc
Ifos., wa arrested today, charged with
swludling August Ilecgshcr, OF Phila.
dvlpbig out Of sU1, 900.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-13

The rents OF the realty In his possess
tiOn hercinbeforo mentioned amount 10
$1,000 monthly. In the fnWl report OF
the former receiver meltlOn IN made OF
certain parcels OF realty In Nebraska,
aud the opinion ven,urul that steps
should DO taken to recover the same,
Us value being stated ut $4,000 or
$4,000. The present receiver submitted
the abstracts OF title To Mr.. !. 4. Gard
ner Of Omaha, recommended as n
lawyer Of repute and standing, who re-.
turned his opinion adverse 10 the claim
Of the receiver and the United States.
have examined his opinion aad fully
concur with him In the conclusions
reached.
The abstracts ami opinion viii be
forwarded to you for your investigation
should you deem Il necessary. The
foregoing win | think, sufficiently adj
Wise you OF the condition " nilAirH. II
only remains for me 10 specially direct
your attention 10 some matters which
seem TO me- TO be Of pressing moment.
BY reference to paragraph Of tue
examiners ropoft you VIII ascertain
that up 10 july 10, 1880, the expenses
of the administration amounted TO
s54,02I SO, Atout IL per cent Of the sum
realized. The court has heretofore APP
proved every expenditure anu that 10
the end OF II. But II would seem de-
eirahlo TO cl0ee this business, AMI as
soon.as possible, M II seenls't 10 ue that
. receiver is too expensive leNury for
the fund.
In this connection would 1t not be
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MR.. HCHRY wErrCRsoN AND
GOVERNOR HILL.
A Museum Wonder Dead.-Eight Hour
Resolutions other
Items.
Reports OF tho txisience of Gotta IL
the Navajo Reservation.

'', ~, :" ~" N ,'' ~ "''" :"
WAhliiNofoNi Feb. l2.-Briotc the
Iolnagv Committee today, Frederick
FARLEY, president OF the National
board OF Trade, aud joel Cook IN.
ancial edi'ot OF the Philadelphia fU6'
no LsHgar, made long arguments
against llec cllhngc.
walker lhun moved an adjournment
until next Tuesday, aud immediately
uhe oll trouble, n, TO when the hearing
should cease was revived, After much
Aiacuisioni II WAS agreed TO meet To-
morrow.
n,ettnxrst, tttp.p
hhe SUB Judiciary Committco has
iound Judge Alex Boorlnan OF lhe
western District OF Louisiana guilty
I 9i one u the charges preferred against
hl,n ny ConSrvssnan boatnvr' relating
70 ms personal ite OF moneyn paid into
,he fvgiulry once OF MS court IN.
Tepon 10 thr Hou.o. with recon.
mendatiion That Boorman be im'
leaeh"i'
uptn ~ rtu. sAvAto c,uy1ny.
Aoilng secretary thanilcr OF the
Interior Department, today sent TO the
House letter from the commissioner
Of indian Ahairsi recommending That
an Item he inserted IN the lndian Ap'
preparation bill TO onnble the Secretary
oi TIE Interior 10 negotiate with tho
Navajo Indians IN New Mexico anu
Arizona ior such changes In their zee.
eGVatlon honndnilcs aH may he deemed
desirable. Ihu tummlsslOupT calls Mt
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sun,cnn4ioN nArr.i

! VI. emo. 8 $40. SO.
Driy, 5000 $500 t2.h1 500
.Se,as- Weekly 800 Les LOO 80
DarrdTceily, 100 80
Address all Communications to
THE DEsERlsr NEWS co..
salt Lab, Clil, VA.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-17
ANNIVERSARY EVENTS.
Happy Gatherings at the Residences
OF r. l.. Mitchell and John A. Boyer
"A birthday Party at r. c. Hopes

Happy Gatherings at the Residences
OF r. l.. Mitchell and John A. Boyer
A birthday Party at r. c. Hopes.
Yesterday YVES the 10th BIRTH
day anniversary of P. L. Mitchell. and in
honor of the event Mr.. Mitchell's family
and other relatives in Rock Island arrsng-
ed surprise for him. He was taken en-.
tirely un,wares and presented with some
lovely and appropriate presents, and the
evening made merry one for him, in
deed. A feature IF the occasion was the
refreshments, which came from Chicago.
MR. BOYER ALSO HAS A BIRTHDAY.
Yesterday occurred very pleasant
event at the residence of j. A. Bower
The occasion. the hosts SGD anniversary,
number of friends called with hearty
congratulations. The guests were de-
lightfully entertained by the host and his
niece. Miss Dugan. The host Mr..
Boyers. he's lived in Rock Island for 81
years. and has seen the then little place
grow into the prosperous and live city OF
today.
cHILDREN's PARTY AT C HOPES.
Yesterday being the thirteenth birth-
day of Miss Alta Hoppe. very pleasant
party in honor of the event was given at
her parents home on Fourth avenue last
evening. A large number of her young
friends were present: a fine sumner vas
served, and the guests spent the evening
pleasantly in games and dancing. Miss
Mamie Long and Miss Dell Stone assisted
in entertaining the que SITS. The follow.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-17
They We're In the Cemetery.

A certain man in Lima is the fond
father of four young Americans. He
desired to move this month, but found
that desirable quarters could only be
secured by families without children.
He finally resorted to strategy. and find
ing house that suited him, called on
the agent. Have you any children"
inquired the agent. ~ have, sir. there
are four out in the cemetery" "Oh.
that's too bad. Well, you may have the
house." A few days after that the diplo-
mat moved in. The agent passed by,
and noticing several children in the
yard, stopped and took the man to task.
II thought you said your children
were in the cemetery
$50 they were, sir. sent them there
to fix up our lot the day rented the
house. Lima CO., Daily Times.