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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-03
The Rat as a scaveneer.

1t is only a scavenger that the rat
seems to have been designed, and it is OF
record that the terrible plaques which used
to turn the towns and cities OF western Eu.
rope into charnel houses have been but lit
tie known in those places since rats began
to be among the greatest factors in the
economy of the animal world.
The plaques and pestilence Of the bygone
centuries do not decimate the populations
of western Europe nowadays, it is true.
But while they have given their old stamp
ing ground a wide berth they have not
been rooted out by any means. 1t is not
impossible that the rats who helped to rid
England of pestilence carried the germs
of the disease to Turkey or to Hindostan.--
DIR. S. E. Weber's Lecture.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-03
Breathing Through the Mouth.

Many physicians have pointed out the
evil results of breathing through the
mouth, while many more have declared
that the habit is itself a result. The cause
of it is disease of the air passages. Other
results are inability to fix the attention on
any more or less serious subject, feeble
ness of memory and tendency to headache,
while in some cases the organs of sight
and hearing are successfully affected. con-
junctivitis and hardness of hearing being
the results
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-03
Low Rates to Denver.

Knights Templsr triennisl conclave-
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific rail-
way will sell round trip tickets at half
rates east of the Missouri river to Knights
Templar and their friends To Denver,
Aug. 8 to z. good to return to Oct. II :;
and west of the Missouri river, July 25
to Aug. 10, return limit Oct. 10. Ask
your nearest ticket agent for full partic-
ulsrs or address John Sebastian, 6. T. s.
P. A., Chicago, Ill
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-03
Democratic County Convention.

The Democrats of Rock Island county are here
~ Nh ., ~ sv.t nc ,e ~ O 81 ~
Island wednesday, August "a, 1899. at II O'Clock
q. m for the purpose of nominating car didates
for the Offices OF states attorney, circuit clerk
coroner and surveyor, and selecting delegates to
the congressional convention to be held at Mon
mouth, Sept. l, and also to the senatorial convcn-
ton. he basis of representation at said county
convention will be one delegate Tor each town
ship and upon the vote for Cleveland and I hur-
man in 1855 appor tiop ed among the different
townships, precincts and wards in the ratio of
delegate to every 50 voters, and one delegate for
every major part thereof. ana according TO which
the following will be the representation:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-03

is increasing. Several lodging houses have
found it to their profit to advertise hot
and cold baths free with fifteen cent bed.
1t must pay them to maintain the baths or
they would not do it, as the Bowery lodg
ing house keepers have not high repu-
tation as philanthropists.- York Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-03
Many Uses for Ammonia.

Numbered with the many uses to which
ammonia may be put are the following:
Cleaning hair brushes, taking out carpet
spots, acid stains, cleaning carpets and
cleaning windows Ammonia is also an
invigorating addition to the bath and is
efficacious for growing plants. Ammonia
cream this season affords new form for
this household ingredient. 1t comes in
flexible tubes, and for toilet purposes and
travelling is more convenient than is the
bottled ammonia.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-03
AThouphtful Person

consults his best interests bv having box
of Krsuse's Headache Capsules at hand;
taken as directed will prevent or stop any
kind of head ache, no matter what the
cause. in fact If your skull was cracked it
would prevent pain. The frequency of
the attacks will diminish and by taking
the capsules at the approach of a head
ache you will never have another.
For sale by all druggists. HsrtZ &
Bahnsen, wholesale agents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-03
Davenport Mile Track Races

Davenport Nile Track Races
and the Mississippi River Carnival.
August 2. 8. and 8. 1892 For this
occasion and the great SIC. 600 race be
tween Allerton and Delmarch. the Chi
cago. Burlington & Qdincy Railroad
company will sell tickets from all points
on its line within $50 miles of Davenport
at the rate of one fare for the round trip.
Tic.ets on sale August 2 to inclusive,
good to return up to and including Aug.
6 81. D. MACK. D. p A,
p. 8. EUsrIs. 9. P. A, Rock Island
Chicago. Ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-03
Raising the Value of Diamond.

The price Of the ruby is much higher
than that of the yellow Cape diamond, but
II the latter is dyed deep ruby red it will
become a ruby diamond of a fire not pos
sessed by even the best ruby, and such a
jewel will excite the admiration of all
lovers of jewels and command a high price.
This fraud is at present worked in Europe
for all it is worth.-Jewelers' Circular.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-03
The Black Hawk Inn.

The Black Hawk Inn will cater to the
orderly class of citizens. Questionable
characters are not permitted on the
grounds, and an officer will be in sttend-
ance to enforce this rule. Dishes. cut
lery and tableware for rent, and coffee.
cream. sugar. hot water. etc., for sac TO
picnic parties. j. E. MoNTROsE.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-03

range of topics both varied and timely.
and will advance, for the first time In
print, the great preachers views on q
number Of such interesting questions as
marrisge. home government. woman in
public and private life. politics, etc etc.
MIR. Box has secured the cooperation OF
YRS Beecher and Prof. Ellinwood. MIR.
Beecher's private reporter in the editing
OF material.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-03
DEMOCRATlC ONGREnsIONAL
CONVENTION.

The Democratic voters in the several counties
comp Using the Eleventh Congressional District
ional convention TO be held at Monmouth, Illinois,
THURSDAY, SEPT. l, 1892.
at 1890 O'CLOCK, m. for the purpose Of nominal
ing a candidate for congress, member OF the
board of equalization, and TO transact such other
business as may be presented for the considers
ton of the convention The sc, eral counties in
the congre ssional district will be entitled to N
representation on the basis Of one delegate for
every 40 votes ind one for fraction of 100 votes
over, cast for Edward S. Wilson, for stale
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-03
Knights Templar Rates to Denver.

The Huntington Route" will make the
Knights Templsr excursion tickets from
Chicago, Peoria, Rock Island and inter-
mediate points at the rate of $12 for the
round trip. Tickets on sale Aug. 3 to
inclusive, good returning to Oct. IL.
1892. This for continuous passage in
both directions and of ironclad signature
form. For further information apply to
any ticket agent or to the undersigned.
W. D. MACK,
D. P. A Rock Island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-03
beauty in Ne,v Holland,

In New Holland the women cut them
selves with shells, and keeping the wounds
open a long time form scars in the flesh,
which they deem highly ornamental.
Another mark of beauty consists IN hav-
ing finger nails SO long that castings Of
bamboo are necessary to protect them from
injury.-Jenness Miller Illustrated.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-03

The seeds of sickness and of oesth
In q disordered mouth are snwn;
When bsd the teeth or foul the breath,
Both soul aud body lose their tone,
Till SOZODONT rs brought into play.
And sweeps those dire defects away.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-03

in a moderately dry season, in order to
keep them blooming we'll. 1t is impera-
lively necessary that all seed pods should
be removed rs soon as formed. If you al
low them to remain on the plants you will
very soon find a decrease in the supply OF
Observation-Disclosures
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-03
Understood HI. Bu.lne.s.

Druggist-I am getting up new patens
medicine, and want some signs painted
Scenery Decoratcr-How many wordsi
mot many. Just say, Take Dr.
Squills' strip for that tired feeling"
"All right. I'll put it on every steep hiA
can find. "-New York Weekly.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-01-30
WHY TuEN HOW'D.

Last week the mu%wump and anti
Hill papers were barking loudly over
the fact that the decentralization
combination had won Il decisive victory
over the Hill forces in the PENNSYLVANIA
state convention. This week the same
papers are bowling over what they call
the ''mdrccmt haste" of the democratic
committee of New York in calling the
democratic convention To meet on Feb
rIary 22d, one month after the Clcvr-
land-PlltiSon meeting IN Prnns ,Ivania.
cit is the hurt dog that fprIcrs'' and
what is hurting these fellows is the
spelling of Il nice little game they were
preparing TO play.
Pennsylvania having acted, and II
victory been gained by the Cleveland
Pattis0n faction there, il was in the
game to have the CIcvcland-Russcll
combine in Massachusetts, hold IFS con
v%rntiom ut IN caIly day, down the Hill
democrats, and then force the lighting
in Vermont, New Hampshire and other
states where il was believed Cleveland
could easily win. This, it was thought,
w"uld. revive thr dropping spirits of the
t1evclandcrs in New York and CORE
Sp"ndin%ly drprcsS those OF the Hill fol
lowing, and win the New York deIc%a-
ton To Cleveland.
However, when it comes To political
''SuapS," Hill is Il man who rises very
early in the morning. He acquired this
habit fighting republicans. lie saw the
game of the other fellows and played Il
Il trump-that's all.
Hence these hOwlS.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-01-30
MASSACHUSETTS,, DESIGNS.

There is being bred in siaId old Mas
sachusetts a queer kind OF n bird. This
animal is a free-trader at heart because
he is sufficiently well fixed to run over
10 "'Yurrop'' every three or four
months and buy his supplies. If he
could only do this and have no custom
duty to pay, he would be extremely
happy, for "don'tcher khaw'' he could
always make it convenient to be Gro
the ocean when the tax assessor calls,
and could thus leave all the taxes To be
paid by his poorer %neighbors out west.
This queer specimen of the animal
kingdom, though a free trader, is ut
this time posing rs II tariff reformcr
and a friend of the democrats, and
proposes to do big things for them,
provided they will aid him in a little
scheme that is very important to the
welfare of his pocket book.
This Massachusetts animal has been
loaning vast sums of money to the
western farmers, and is the holder OF
many county and municipal interest
bearing bonds. These debts are gen
orally payable in current coin, but the
animal wants them payable in gold, OF
as he puts it, '.honest money
These debts amount in round NUM-
bers to -, 200, 000, 600. Now since there
is about rs much silver money in circu-
ton rs there is gold in this country, ii
follows that IL silver can be completely
demOnetized, the people and munich.
palitie5 who owe these debts will b'
compelled to hustle around and get the
gold to pay with. The more they hus'
tie for the gold, the higher the pre-
MUM will go, and soon the gold that
is in circul alton will become as YaIua
BILE as all the gold and silver together
that are now in use, and behold, The
5000, 900 900 dollars have PRACTICAL,
grown into 81, 00O, 0OO, 000-and OF
that basis will settlements have to h,
made.
We said that this disintercstcd ami
r NAL is now posing rs II tariff reformcr
l SO he is, but that Is only another les
[ timOnial To his '.cu:cness.'' Before H.
grew to be wealthy and became
! money lender and Il sainted clipper q
= coupons, he was Il manufacturer, an
E as such, never tired of sqrczing tn
lemon of a protective tariff so long Il
I there was II drop Of juice in it for him
e But when he turned his attention +
y the noble pastInlc of clipping coupon
p, and counting his ccnl-pcr-ccnt, whc
he found there was no more profit i
e lemon squeezing, he reformed, an
now proposes 10 aid the democrats i
IS securing lower tariff duties, provide
they aid him to effect his scheme {
effectually dcmonetiZing silver and g.
&c tablishing Il gold monomctallism aftC
the fashion of Great Britain.
'e However, another family of this IT.
v lightful species of animal proposes
e. organize another political party, and
rs draw into it all who want frec-tra,
A. and monometallism, and this new q
aanization is to be held up rs a tire
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-01-30
POSTAL CLERKS SALARIES.

The postal clerks are divided into
three classes, and paid according 4"
their class.
The life of a postal clerk IS full of
peril. 1t involves much hard work,
requires great physical enduranre, and
quickncss of thought and action.
The INTELLIGENCER will not at
tempt here 10 describe IN detail the
labor of the postal clerk, but II can
easily imagine what il is ON any OF
our leading lines of railroad.
When u mail train pulls out from
pill .s of mail 10 be emptied ont of the
pouches. assorted and put into Others
and properly distributed. Not Il mo.
mrnt's leisure, no rest, but work, work,
work, aud the hardest kind of worn
too, because brain and muscle is cacI
strained to the highest tension.
Then there's the peril. Wrecks m,
ttllllllbll, ltflb'lllN are 81 ulilN oC(Il
renee. Collisions, derlilments and track
Sprra,limgs are read of III almost every
paper we pick mp. The postal clerk
is exposed to all these, and how Often
does death "r painful accident en-
short his labor? From the pIrasur,
Of home the postal clerk is dcbarrrt
At least three %fourlls of his time an,
hia service is one general routine "
5Iayish employment.
For srrvic" these employees of Incl,
sam receive $500, 5000, &l,O00 an,
= 1900 per year. Out of this they mus
pay their board, which, since the
cannot have Il regular boarding house
is extra expensive, and comsidcrin.
d, the righteousness of their work and thri
j., DANGER of accident, is what the lNTEI
LIGrNCEE would consider very poo
pay. The government ought to h
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-01-30

The Hill crowd IN New York has
called the state convention for Wash
inglon's birthday, February -, $" rs
to forestall opposition from III" friends
of Mr.. Cleveland. This has aroused
the New York ariff-rcformcrs, who
should have been aroused long ago.
They will no doubt see Ia it now that
the Hill crowd does not get before the
country rs the sole representatives OF
New York democracy. The issue Is an
intcrrstin" one, but the New York
convention is not likely To sc tlc any
thing one way or the other. The na,
tional democratic party is in n position
To determine its own candidates and II
will do it.-RepubIic.
The "IIilI crowd mentioned ahoV,
was the democratic state committee %
New York, II body of men duly elected
by the last democratic state convcn
ton, commissioned by GO, 600 New
| York democrats To do such party dntl
as shall be required TO be done in th'
coming campaign. In the convention
TO he held and the primaries to pre-
cede il the friends of Mr.. ClcVclan'
/ will have rs fair "a chance TO cleo
delegates rs those Of any other man.
The statement that this action q
the committee has stirred mp the ''lai
if reformers'' is ali hosh. Every dem
ocrat IN New York is II tariff rrform"r
and David l.. Hill is just rs good
tariff reformcr as any of them, eve
including MIR. Cleveland, whose view
ON the subject are known I" all.
WHY does the Republic continue {
make an Internal ass of itself in thi
STYLE? 1t knows that no nan will sui
nit more gracefully to the decree
OF the national democratic cunventio
than the one il continually maliGn
becauSe # cannot control. II know
that without the support of what II
liippantIy dcnomnates the 'llI
crowd that the election of Il demo
cratic president next November IS a
utter impossihility. Has the thin
cone crazy, or Is it u natural-bor
IDIOT
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-01-30

The Globe Democrat has II letter
from General o. o. Howard, telling
how helpless and exposed our Pacific
coast cities are and how easily Chill
could capture and lay them under
contribution, and, fastening herself on
the coast cities, damage the adjacent
country within range of the ships
guns, invade the state of Washington
from Puget Sound, and put us gen
eralIy In a contemplate position. The
general did not go on and say as he
should have done that the reason oI
this sad state of affairs is that the
renublican iobbers stole the money
that was appropriated to build a navy.
and that the "Chinese WALL policy o
that party has kept us from having
a merchant navy which would schoo
the sailors for war times. There !
another circumstance that we vii
bring to the generals notice, to haV'
a auieting effect on his mind. In
best fighting material in the World
the me of the southern states, will b
lighting against the foreign enem.
as in all foreign wars they have done
And probably no one living know
any better what that means than ten
eral Howard.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-01-30
FILL SERyICE-uAlF PAY.

FULL SEltNItE-HAlF PAY.
\ proper adjustment n salaries i
a very nlc" job i'll craftsmanship.
We should always he Wiling It
pay our officials according T." the N'i'''
of their services. We should aN"I'
extravaganza and always b" sur" We
get II full return for every dollar p"''
out.
NJ the coming extra session "i the
stat" I"SiSlaInr" there VIII possibly h'
made some changes III ""r l"I'''''
districts. mere "u%hi AIS" I" W
som" changes made IN salaries.
rake IN" cas-" 81 Judge """l l..
hyluh" OF the '"'iay'''' '''''''"''
court '"r instance '''"%' "l''''" " ''
o"'' extends Overtime '""'''''S "' '"h'"N-
'i''' '"i''""n' Saline WI" GUS '""' 81
NV : '"" ,"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-01-30
A DEMOCRATIC DUTY.

me antl-SllNcr people have never
yet, in treatment II argument, been
willing to apply the rules OF common
sense to silver Us coin.
If we were TO deprive any article of
Il part of ITS utility, we would rob it
of Il portion of its value.
Were we to cease using iron for
nails, wire or stove castings we would
find n rapid decline in its value.
Were we to cease running lead into
drain and water pipes, bullets and
shot the price of that metal would be
materially lowered.
And yet the dishonest wrctchcs who
are manipulating silver or discussing
It's manipulation, are surprised to find
that the price of silver Is deprecated
rs its uses are cmtailcd and pretend to
be trying To enhance ITS value by de
stroying its usefulness.
The application of common sense
and honesty would lead to increasing
the value of silver by increasing its
uses. To do this, every ounce not
needed in the arts should have the
right Ia free and unlimited coinage.
just rs it was prior To 1873, Just rs
was provided in the constitution, Just
rs that greatest of all great democrats,
Thomas Jefferson, advised it should
have.
But, says the director of the mint.
if we did that, Great Britain would
soon send all the silver Of the world
here and carry off II gold.
Stuff and n%onsenSe!
Where is the silver of the world?
India and China have about two
thirds of it,. Europe has 81, I13,O OO,-
900. OF this France holds 500, OOO,-
900 aud could not let il 90 if she
wanted to. She could to-day send
it all to India and sell il ut Il premium
of , per cent. 1t would be at II sacri-
flee of 80 per cent TO send il here.
France is no fool.
The balance OF the silver of Europe
is held by Great Britain, Germany,
Italy and the other nations over there.
None of them are trying to get rid
of it..
So Great Britain can't send Europe's
$1,1I3, 000, 900 of silver to this county
and exchange it for our gold.
India and China are both silver
standard countries, because the small
est kind of small change is needed
there in all commercial transactions.
Besides, it is to Britain's commercial
advantage To maintain the SILVER stand
ard i'll her Indian possessions.
So, al talk of Great Britain sending
the silver of the world herc and taking
all our gold is the sheerest
Stuff and nonsense!
But suppose she did. What would
Great Britain, France, Germany, Rus
sia and China do for money TO buy
American products and manufactures
with? If we had all the silver, most
assuredly we would he compelled 10
adopt the silver standard. Nothing
else would he current, and wouldn't
we make European aud Asiatic pur-
chasers pay a lively premium on the
silver they would have To have to buy
our product with?
The return to full and free bimetaI-
lism IN this country will eventually
force every other commercial nation
in the world TO do likewise. The demo-
cratic party owes il to the producers, to
the laborers and 10 the mechanics, whose
interests are suffering for the wan OF
Il better money supply, TO restore free
bimetallism rs Don rs II can.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-01-30
Alma.

Alma
Weather superb.
Nnrt,Iitv LIST short
Road. very muddy.
''Ff' " 80 T'P'
'"'P'l''''7 i"r '"c P'St "''h "r'""
pau
Robert Neal and wife are quite sick
~" 7'PP''
The political atmosphere is warming
up degrees at u time.
Miss R"lti" Goodwin is visiting
friends III Kansas City.
rl,, uo,o,,I ,c,I,b ,, a., ~
hood - FAST imnrnyim~
Mr., ,u,, ,Ioornhc,d or uinu,.
mi, ,i,i,,,, ,.,I,,ir,, hon 00
Misses ihHHl" ioii'trh and Nellie
W haIen visited III '"rdcr sunday.
Mr. uorncr Is cniovin~ = mrch
,,oo,-nI cn..,ti,r rrnr, hard ridinU
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-01-30

Let the Slater Rustler first prove that
Senator Hill is not as pure n man, ms
sound a democrat, as fit u candidate
for the presidency as Grover Cleveland
before it tmpeaehes the principles of
those who demand simple justice and
fair treatment Of him. Leave mere
statement, unsupported by evidence,
out of the discussion, and come down
to bottom facts. Bring on your proof,
if you have any, otherwise be democrat.
ic and be fair.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-01-30

Every survivor, whether confederate
or federal, of the battle of Lexington
should at once become a member of
the association. The time has come
for active work for building a monu-
ment to commemorate the event.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-01-30
RECOVERED TIE WATCH.

Wednesday afternoon Chief nf Police
Hamlet and Office Golightly drove to
the house of John Puckctt and wife, at
kerdulh's mines, four miles east Of town,
and obtained possession OF Il gold watch
valued at $50 and owned by little Lizzie
McG;rew, which the Puckottwoman claim.
ed To have found near the post office. The
officers were armed with a search warrant
from Justice Prices office, but had n,
trouble in getting the watch after arriy
ing at the Puckett homestead. No ar
rests were made, as the woman assert
positively that she found the watch.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-01-30

For the past three months Emil Lud-
wigs has had charge OF the Edison elec-
trical p~honograph At Geyers', and has
kept the machine in splendid working
order. Recently he refused the offer of {
responsible position with the Missouri
Photograph Company, and has suhleaset
one of Geyer's talking machines. This h,
will place at l.. G. Loomis's book store fol
II short time, for the benefit OF the pcopI,
of the city, afterwards taking it for Il t"ul
of the other towns in the county. The
second machine arrived this week, ana !.
doing duty in stead OF The first one a
! fin,ar'r