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n feeling Of ds4llncss,
languor, and depression means that
your liver isn't doing its part. That
means impure blood, to begin with
and all kinds of ailments in the.
end.
But you can stop them in advance.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry invigorates the liver, purifes and
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iousness, Scrofulous, Skin and Scalp
Diseases - even Consumption or
Lung-scrofula) }, in its earlier stages.
all yield to it.
The makers of the discovery"
claim for it only what it will do.
They guarantee that it soiU do it.
If It fails to benefit or cure, in
any case, they'll return the money.
Nothing else that claims to purify
the blood is sold in this way :
which proves, no matter what
dealers may offer, that nothing else
can be "just as good" Therefore,
don't accept substitute.
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the school board and in her modest
way made known the object of her
visit The gentleman listened to her
respectfully, but his manner gave her
no encouragement, and when she had
completed her statement he simply
said:
II should be glad to give you the
place but fear cannot We require a
teacher who is possessed of more than
ordinary education, and since you have
not SO much as completed common
school course am sure you would fail
to pass an examination"
would you be willing to give me
the place if had certifcate?" Nellio
asked.
"Yes. think I would"
"Then shall try for it."
AS Nellie left the room the gentle
man looked admiringly after her; then
with doubtful shake of his head
turned to his duties. soon forgetting
the scene that had Just passed.
The day wore away and the shades
of night were falling. Mr.. and Mrs.
Golf sat In their accu stoned places be-
fore the fire, both sad and detected.
All day the thought that they must
give up their home and go forth to seek
shelter under a strangers roof had
weighed on them. and often the tears
welled up in their eyes and their hearts
had filed to bursting.
"lf Frank only knew! If Frank only
knewr the mother had repeated to her.
self time and again that day, and once
she spoke her thoughts aloud.
AYE, wife," the father said, sadly.
''if Frank only cared He does know
but he don't care. He seems to have
forgotten u.s."
At last there came the sound of light,
rapid footsteps on the walk without
and moment later the door opened
and Nellie entered. Without word
she went to her father, and placing her
arms about him laid her head on his
shoulder and burst into tears The
parents knew not what to make Of such
conduct, and for moment looked at
each other in silent wonder. The
mother was the first to speak, saying:
at is useless to feel disappointed,
Nellie, for you had no right to expect
anything but failure. 1t was very
foolish in you to try for the school,"
Eyes, foolish indeed" the father
agreed, land you ought not to have
gone"
Nellie mastered her feelings a little,
and lifting her face, all radiant with
joy, cried:
II did not fail. / passed the exami-
nation and got the school There is the
contract signed by the board"
"Whatr' the father exclaimed, TAX
ing the paper in his hands and staring
at 1t in blank establishment "You got
the SCHOOL,"
''Yes, and l came by Mr.. Borgess.
house to sec him." Nellie continued,
"and when told him about the school,
and asked him if he wouldn't let the
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Selecting Cigars.

There are well known cigar dealers
in New York who never smoke. I've
tried samples" said one of these, land
the effort nearly made me sick. How
do tell good cigars? Not by smok-
ing, I assure you. go entirely by the
demand. A record of sales will show
the most popular brands. Most
smokers know very little about any
particular brand beyond the one they
use. This selection is from experience.
Outside of this the choice is purely hap
hazard and by the looks of the cigar,
limited by the price. Half the time
the dealer offers his customer what ex.
periepce has taught him the customer
will like. For instance, a man comes
in and looks helplessly in a showcase.
saying: 1 want q medium cigar, i'm.
ported, about two for a quarter OF
fifteen cents straight He may add
fresh or seasoned or something, but
he usually takes what is put out. This
indecision enables a dealer to sell the
customer cigar costing a half cent OF
q cent less than another cigar which
Is retailed at the same price. There are
really but about twenty brands of i'm
ported cigars in demand, and half as
many domestic A long showcase
full of open boxes is merely for show.
The cigars commonly called for can be
displayed in four-foot case. A coun-
ter running down the length of the
store only confuses the purchaser. The
cigars in such n diSnlav are rnoralv
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Had His Picture Taken Before Ne Got
Worse Looking.
In small town of northern Vermont
the inhabitants are noted for their early
marriages. An unmarried young woman
who has passed her twenty-fifth birth
day is universally regarded as an ''old
maid" and young man who has
reached the same age in an unwedded
state is pronounced q confirmed bach
elor, and the young people themselves
appear to accept the current opinion.
One handsome young fellow, twenty
six years old, was great trial to his
mother, bustling, energetic farmers
wife. AS she lamented to summer
boarder, 1T did seem as if Hiram was
possessed to stay single" no matter
what she could say.
AN faint likely" she would add.
fretfully, that any girl will be talxin'
up with him after year or two, when
he's settled down an beginnin' to look
oldr'
Hiram himself was not given to sem
timent, and furthermore was quite un-
conscious of his own attractions He
showed the summer boarder some
dreadful photographs of himself. which
had been taken the previous winter to
please his mother. and remarked
gravely:
Mother was set on having 'em, an
only waited to see if want likely to
get any better lookin'. But come last
winter see was beginnin' to fade, so
had 'em took right awayv'
The contrast between the speakers
youthful appearance and his words was
almost too much for his hearcr.-Chi-
caOo News
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THE PoTTER's CRAFT.


Trade which IL One Of the Most Unr
healthy In the World.
While the potter's, life is q pleasant
one compared with many other mechan-
ical vacations, being surrounded with q
sense of the beautiful and an artistic in
stinct which goes far to make his exist
ence happy, 1t is unfortunately brief.
The business is one of the most un-
healthy in the world. Potters commence
work about eighteen years of age and
at thirty-fve perceptibly begin to de-
cline. The average trade lives of the
pressers il seventeen years and of the
lxilnmen fourteen and half. Pulmou-
airy diseases are common among the
slip-makers turner's and jiggermen.
The revolving molds keep q cloud of
clay dust about the workmen which
they can not avoid inhaling. In many
factories the clay is mixed in damp cell
lars which increases the liability to
colds Hollow-ware pressers stand
while at work. and are obliged to stoop
a great deal. the size and weight of the
molds make their work laborious, and
the rapid motion agitates the dust to the
injury of their throat and lungs The
sagger-makers are liable to overstrain
their muscles in placing the saggers in
the kiln. An ordinary sagger when
filled with ware weighs from 50 to 100
pounds, and after twenty years of lift
ing such weights the workmen begin to
decline. In the decorative departments
there is danger Of lead poisoning from
the dry coloring matter.
At joining the trade the mortality is
low, but after the age of thirty-fve
years it is far above the average. In
England this mortality has been espe-
cially noticeable. it being exceeded only
by costermongers, miners and hotel
servsntA This high death rate was 20
remaskable that it caused DR.. VIM.
Farr. register general Of England. to
ask the pertinent question: what can
be done to save the men from dying so
fast in the potteries?" In America the
potters are much better on than in En-
gland. Our factories are larger, better
lighted and better ventilated. Anthra-
cite coal used here prevents the smoky
atmosphere which surrounds the En-
glish pottery districts.
There Is . constant betterment TO the
sanitary conditions of American estab-
lishments, but there is room for further
Improvement, especially in the avoid
ance OF dampness and dust It ID not %
much the physical labor that Injuries
the potter as Il II the dust arising from
the materials in which he works II
this could be obviated the business
would BE- changed from . short-lived
and unhealthy occupation to one long,
lived and healthy. This will undoubted-
~ be brought about with the prog. 80
of invention and the advent Of better
economic conditions Offering larger OPP
p6rtunities' for labor and causing ena-
ployers to compete for the best work.
men by sfIording them better accom-
modationA -chautauqusn
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PuneENr PARAGRAPHS.


Mrs Wickwire-s'Yet, when you
fell in love with me-" Mr.. Wick.
wire-"r didn't fam in. Twas dragged
n."-Indianapolis Journal.
-George-''Never mind; there are rs
good fish in the sea as ever were
caught" Ethel should advise you
to try still fishing. Herald
Cupid. the god of love, is represented
. as being blind. This probably has
resulted from his doing so much bust
ness with the lamp turned low. -Phila-
delphia Times
No Wonder -Ganzley = "What .
strong accent Jaysmith has" Gimp
Anybody would have strong accent
who drank the kind of liquor he
drinks Detroit Free Press.
Too Much for Him.-''No; I couldn't
think of marrying hor. She is too much
made up" ''So?' "Ycs. Even her
mind is made up 1have already asked
her, You see. "-Indianapolis Journal
--Watts-"wickwir seems to have
an ideal home" Potts-''Doesn't he.
thought He stays down town until
midnight Dragging about it Ave Or six
days out of the week."-Indianapolis
journal.
Nobody is ever glad to see the man
who comes around when you have just
made a mistake about something and
tells you what he would have done in
your place.
Nothing exasperates woman who
has been shading her eyes from the
gaslight with her hand all the evening
SO much as to find that after all she
had left her best diamond ring on the
washstand.
-"Did you ever get licked while you
were q boy, papa?' asked Johnny.
NO" said papa, emphatically. How
was that?" queried Johnny. suspicious
ly. Because, my boy. was the fast
est runner in the whole school"
Enough to Keep Him Busy. = Wife
-''I've got to go to a dress reform
meeting tonight You won't be lone
some, will you, dear?" Husband-"O,
no. indeed. l have several buttons to
sew on"-Cloak Riview.
-Bingo-"I am of on little blow
out, and would like to have you join
me for few days" Kingley-"What's
the matter? Is your wife house-clean-
ing?" Bingo-"Worse than that. She's
trimming hat"-Cloak Review.
THE old saying, Tell me mans
company and I'll tell yor who he is
doesn't apply to girls" Why?" BE
cause if they have company they're only
too glad to tell you who he is them
selves "-Philadelphia Times
His Trouble. old Gent-"Are the
rooms well looked after?" Boarding
Mistress-"Ye& We make it point to
have all the rooms well looked after,
and if anything is left around it is
picked up and put away" Old Gent
"Ah, that's the trouble with the place I
just left Good day."-Brooklyn Citi-
zen.
Rubbing It In.-She-'What was
that young mans name you presented
awhile ago?" He-s.Mr. Gosling." She
"Gosling?" He-"Yes Costing. Any
thing the matter with it?" She-''O,
no. It's quite appropriate, only didn't
know before that it was a gosling which
had such long ears"
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WuaT DEUS D'o.
t"a.rvo. 'os Tees eAets)

IRAN GOF F
and his wife,
A m a n d a /,
were a we'll
m e a n i n g
ou pl e, but
they made a
mist ka in
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-01-30
August.
Flower

There is a gentle
Dyspepsia. man at Malden-on-
the Hudson, N. ",
named Captain A. G. Pareis, who
has written us a letter in which it
is evident that he has made up his
mind concerning some things, and
this is what he says:
II have used your preparation
called August Flower in my family
for seven or eight years. It is con-
stantly in my house, and we consider
it the best remedy for Indigestion,
and Constipation we
Indigestion. have ever used or
known. My wife is
troubled with Dyspepsia, and at
times suffers very much after eating.
The August Flower, however, re-
lieves the difficulty. My wife fire.
quently says to me when am going
to town, We are out
Constipation of August Flower,
and / think you had
better get another bottle am also
troubledwith Indigestion, and when
ever I am, / take one or two tea
spoonfuls before eating, for day or
two, and all trouble is removed" .
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mistake in
dealing with their children that too
many parents often make-that of Civ
ing too much attention to the son to
the neglect of the daughter.
They had but two children, Frank. a
lad who was considered uncommonly
bright, and Nellie, demure, common
place little girl who attracted no par
ticular notice from anyone. At school
Frank had all the advantages that could
be given him, his teacher taking the
greatest pains to help him along with
his studies. Nellie, on the other hand,
was allowed to get on, chiefly by her
own efforts, as best she could.
frank is such bright boy" the
teacher once remarked, s'that he is
capable of accomplishing great deal
in life II he has the proper training"
And Mr.. and Mrs. Golf and all their
friends repeated the saying and in
dorsed 1t fully; while of Nellie not an
encouraging word was spoken, and
perhaps scarcely thought was given
to her future possibilities. She was
only an ordinary child, and of course
nothing ont of ordinary could be ex-
pected of her
At the age of sixteen Frank gradu-
ated from the home school and at once
expressed desire to go to college
Mr.. and Mrs Golf were very anxious
that he should go, but they. were poor
and, aside from their small home in the
edge of western village, possessed no
means. For that reason they hesitated
to grant Franks request He, how
ever, was determined to have his way
regardless Of circumstances, and SO he
allowed his parents no rest until his
wish was granted
I'VE will raise the money to pay your
way ut college, Frank" Mr.. Golf said,
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''but 1t causes us bitter sacrifice to do
It for we shall have to mortgage our
little home to get it In my state OF
health cannot more than earn liv-
ing, SO l can never hope to pay on the
debt, and we shall look to you to do
that when You are through school"
'Oh. I'll soon do that" Frank re.
piled, confidently, yet little disinter-
estedly. "A debt of three hundred dol
lars Is nothing to worry about, I'm
sure"
When Mr.. Golf went to the bank TO
get the money. and stated what it was
for. Mr.. Boggess, the president shook
bis head doubtfully. and said:
" 3ess Jon avs making q mistake,
81 = i--.a
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VISITING THE OLD FOLKS.

Wal, I've ben OF. Lucindy Jane,
An taken my vacation;
Ituk the cars to Ashfield town
BY way OF Deerfeld station.
didn't hev no call to 60,
Iwasn't sick nor ailin';
But wife she said I'd oughter, fur
She s'mised tn old folks was failin'.
So / sot out and TUX the train,
And when I'd fairly started,
I'll own right up. Lucindy Jane,
Ibid feel lighter hearted.
II did me good to see the fields
The harvestin' and haydn;
The trees all seemed to nod to mo
As II they was sayin':
"You're welcome home. Johoshaphat
You've ben long time comin';"
The brooks they seemed to babble it.
The bees. too. In their hummin'.
And as neared the old brown house,
Where you and /, Lucindy.
Was born and reared, and rs saw
An old face at the windy,
I'll own right up, Lucindy Jane,
There's something In q mother
That makes man child again;
And So somehow or other,
Before knew what she was At
She had her arms around me-
And said: why, it's Jehoshaphat"
And then my father found me.
And when I'd had good square meal
OF fried cakes, pie and fxin's,
And honest country bread, yeast-riz,
Home made Of mothers mixin's,
Then sot out to see the town,
And when I'd asked how fur t is
To So and So's.thcy'd up and soy:
$50 far from Mister Curtis"
paid the mortgage on the farm,
Ihad the roof new shingled,
And painted up the house new style
With red and yellow mingled.
! bought some rockers for the porch,
Where mother sets q knittin'
While in her comfortable lap
She holds the purring kitten.
And so left them. better OF.
With hired help to tend 'em.
And all the money that they need
I'm ready for to send 'em.
And tell you, Lucindy Jane.
II paid me for my trouble.
To see the dear old folks again,
II 1t had cost me double.
Springfield tMass.) Republican.
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The WAY Of Doing II.

Not more depends upon the thing you
do than upon the way you do it The
difference between the clean swath Of
that harvester in front of our house and
the ragged work of his neighbor is in
the way he swings the scythe, and not
in the scythe itself. There are ten men
with one talent apiece who do more
good than the one man with ten talents.
A minister for an hour in his sermon
endeavors to chase down those british
in their habits, attempting to place
them under the harness of Christian
restraint and perhaps miserably fails,
when some gentle hand of sisterly or
motherly affection laid upon the way
ward one brings him safely in.-Tal-
mage.
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The idioms of the English language
add not little to its beauty and useful
ness, but they are sometimes capable of
an Interpretation quite different from
the one intended
A lady famed for her skill in cooking
was entertaining number of friends
ut tea Everything on the table was
much admired, but the excellence of the
sponge cake was especially the subject
of remark.
90" exclaimed one of the guests, 1T
is 80 beautifully soft and light! Do tell
me where you got the recipc!'
Il am very glsd." replied the hostess,
that you find it so soft and light
made IT out Of my own head."-Youth'a
Companion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-30

THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW for
April brings forward many subjects of
publ concern, handled extensively by
the foremost men of the times. In the
opening article, Patriotism and Poll
tics" Cardinal Gibbons speaks with wis
dom and warm feeling of the duties of
the citizen in relation to his country. 1t
is an article well designed to exalt love
of county and to chssten party strife.
Thomas Nelson Page, in "a Southerner
on the Negro Question" discloses, with
every mark of absolute accuracy and sin
cerity, the present status of the negro in
the south, making an estimate of the
negro's capacities; giving forecast of
his destiny; and, in particular, according
to the south full credit for its treatment
of the negro-the special ward of the
south, however much he may be the care
of the nation. The Hon. Hilary Her
bert, who has given much attention in
congress to our trade relations with other
countries, in his article on RECIPROCITY
and the Farmer, makes very clear eX-
position of what he charges to be the
fallacies of reciprocity IS formulated by
Mr.. Blaine. A very important and in
.terestiDg paper is the discussion, under
the title of Oar National Dumping
Ground" of the problems involved in the
present enormous immigration, problems
that are attracting solicitous attention.
There are many other articles equally in
teresting in the April Review.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-30

SENATOR CHANDLER brought out by
questioning Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Nettleton in regard to his con-
nectien with the expenditures at Ellis
Island, the government immigration sta
ton, the astounding fact that the man
who has been acting secretary of the
treasury during the absence of Secretary
Foster knows nothing whatever about
the business of that department, but
depends entirely upon a clerk of the
department who has been detailed
to act as his private secretary. for the
information upon which his official acts
are based. In other words, whenever
Gen. Nettleton has been acting secretary
of the treasury. the business of that
great depar .ment has been completely in
the hands OF clerk. If the clerk in ques-
ton knows enough to be trusted with
such enorm ous responsibility, he should
be made assistant secretary, in order that
he might draw salary commensurate
with his knowledge, and something else
should be found for Gen. Netileton, if it
is abso lutely necessary that he should be
taken care of.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-30

Rockford Star: The free silverites
have met with what is practically a
crushing defeat. Confident from the
start of a large majority they have been
able TO simply tie the house on test
vote. This is tantsmOunt to defeat, and
it is doubtful if those who believed in a
dishonest currency can rally from the
blow at this session of congress. As
Congressman Harter well says, the coun-
try is indebted to the patriotic stand of
men of both parties for this happy res
suit First, to the minority in the demo-
cratic party of the house and it proved
large section of the party, second, TO
the sound money republicans in the
house-and it would be gross injustice
not to say that, led by ex-Speaker Reed,
Mr.. Burrows and many others, they
proved that they we're patriots first. and
republicans last; and third, to the quiet
sympathy for honest money which large
number of the streng and able democrats
of the south and west showed. And
among other agencies, the business pub
lie and the most intelligent and capable
among all classes, callings and conditions
everywhere, who lent their help by en-
eouragemeut, suggestion and active SYM
pathY at every STEP"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-30
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 80, 1899.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION Or ILLINOIS,

Headquarters Democratic State Central Com
mittee of Illinois, Sherman House, Chic go,
February %, 1892. A Convention of the Dem
ocTaey of the State of Illinois. is hereby called to
meet III the Hall of the House of Repres entatives,
In Springfield, Illinois, on Wednesday April 2Tth,
1892, at2 O'Clock p. ~ for the purpose of nOmf-
mating candidates TO be voted for on Tuesday,
November Sth, 1892, for the offices of Governor;
Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of Sta'e; Auditor
of Public Accounts; reasurer; Attorney Gener-
al; Three Trustees of the University of Illinois (;
Two Congressman AZ Large; also for the purpose
of selecting one Presidential ElCctOr from each
Congressional DiCtrict, and four Presidential
Electors from the state At large. Two delee ates
from each Congressional District and eight dele
gates from the state at large 10 the Democratic
National Convention, to be held in Chicago, June
81, 1892. One State Committeeman from each
Congressional District, and seven state Com
mtteemen from the state at large, and such other
business as may properly come before the con-
Vention. he basis OF representation for each
county ehali be: One delegate for each four
hundred votes cast for Cleveland and Thurman at
the last PresideI tial Electo1, and one delegate
for each fractional part thereof, of two hundred
votes or II ore. Under this call the representation
OF Rock Island county will be, Oh 3,6i4 votes, 9
delegates.
By order of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee OF Illinois. DEIos p. PHELPS Chairman.
THEo. NELSON, Secretary.