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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-06


A Memphis writer introduces 10 tire
pGbiac strange popal4zlssa Who are
<oonEed ~ resilfents. n tlat city. al
though n10st II them we're born On the
~ izsisaipDi or nae OF tie streams el1pty-
ing intD Il, 2ad have never lived on dry
1aaA The pespse occupy floating set
element Of hoase boats. The boats are
srsss.tiIsles a@Eaed, and many Of them
aFs naslflF painted and s1z0~ signs Of
sosafortabis furnishings. judging from
lace curtains at the winfsows and pic
lures - be seen hanging Ca the walls OF
the interior.
The eolony - made Up Of reoFes~nta-
tives from twenty odd states drained by
the Mississippi and its tributaries
kiooEsd side BY side ore hundred and
fifty boats were counted BY the writer.
who learned that sozle Of the families
began their navigation Of the river as
far n1Fth as Montana III Is not a fixed
population. fur. although most Of the
bo4ts have been anchored AZ Memphis =
long time, the absence OF one Of the
families is noted now and then. and the
inquirer Is told that the head Of the
house has changed his habitat 10 New
Orleans or some ether river city.
The house-boat owner, of course. pays
nc rent To escape il he took to the
wafer His food consists chiefly Of fish,
1T catching which he Is AN adept He
Knows better than anybody else where
~ snd the eat. the buffalo. the perch
and innumerable other ash Driftwood
serves him for fuel, and clothes. tobae-
co. spirits and few necessaries Are Sc
cured by an occasional days labor as .
slongshoreman, rOusta bout or farm hand
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-06
Rousso TO lYNCHlNo PITCH.



Aagsre< ~ as>rsfsss Psreas.
The poor little woman was travelling
from Baltimore 70 Chicago on the H. &
.. with six small children Three Of
them were i'll and she had her hands
and lap more than full Everyone in
the car tried throughout the day 10 do
what they could u alleviate her suffer
ings. A kindly old gentleman played
with the not too inviting tsyo-year-old.
and a jolly commercial traveller kept tho
weighing and inquisitivc oldest boy as
quiet a. possible with stories of his own
boys At home. Dainty ladies opened we'll
stocked travelling bags 20 the many ne
cessities Of the little brood, and. Kate
Fields Washington says. the travelling
public seemed disposed To show It's ut
most kindliness Ia the oyerburdened
woman. The only person who showed
no interest was an Insignificant. snub-
nosed little man who sat in the back Of
the ear and reed newspapers AT last
bedtimes came aud the porter made up
a couple of sections in which the tired
mother might bestow her offspring.
When they were safely settled the pas
sengers were rendered almost speech
less by the conduct of the little snub-
nosed man, who skulked down the aisle
and crawled into the berth where the
woman was hushing a wailing child.
When it dawned upon them that he was
the husband and father of their pro-
teges it took all the persuasion of the
cooler headed to prevent an immediate
mobhing
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-06
HEADS ARE BIGGER NOW.
Bgan1aAs Of All Nations. fhoagh Dtdsr-
snt. Are EniSSging Together.

oun1ans Of All Nations. rAoagh Dt6sr-
snt. Are EniSsging Together.
u n interesting To observe how tho
shape OF a mans head acts a. an index
% his natsonality-that is, IL you know
low 70 consult the index As q proof
Of this. notice how long and narrow the
average American head IL Hats made
In England viii not tit such head at
all the head being so long 'forc and
afs' as 70 make the hat too wide at the
sides. With the German II In the re-
verse. II any difference The head of q
true Rhinelssnder il wide ct the tenn
plea, IL the hat Is the exact length. In
nine cases out of ten 10 has 10 be
STRETCHED sideways In order to make it
1t English heads are wide, but not 50
pronounced ,s these of the Germans.
Thercsis morcof sliding scale" with
them ss 10 the relative length and
breadth. The Celtic head is almost in
vAriably round or oval, and without
ronounccd chronological bumps"
ar general susoothness of the cranial
r,Ruberance. tfsr Italian comes next 70
I6cCeits. either cf the two besting the
classic GresI<s in shat respect Odd as
it may SEN. anat0unsts declare that
the Trki skull IS almost identical
I'm shapss. size, etc, with that OF the
enlightened nineteenth century inhsb-
liant % the United States. Hat deal
ers. shsh "a makers. furnishers, etc,
cay that the heads of all nations are
gradually growing larger. In 1880 the
average hat used was sT: to-day it
- II
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-06
IN THE AZORES.
1hsss Il RosAaos tn Be Toasa H3ddsa b.
Blooay History

Blooay History
In 1850 the Azores came under the
power of Spain. and in the history of
the next twenty years their name Is fire.
auent As the fayorite battle-ground Of
the English and Spanish fleets. The
Partially was, indeed, according u
Maemiilan's Magazine. mainly on the
side of the former. and for . good
reasoa- These islands lay right in the
track Of all vessels sailing Ia and from
that enchanted region known then TO
nll men As the Spanish Main On the
highest peak of Terceira, whence in
Tor leagues around. were raised two
columns, and BY them a man watched
night and day. When he saw any sails
approaching from the west he set flag
u2on the western column, one for each
sail, II they came from the east SINH
lar sixn WAS set up on the eastern col
umu-
Hither in those days came up out O
the mysterious western seas the great
srgosies laden with gold and silver and
jewels. with silks and spices and rare
woods. wrung at the cost Of thousands
Of harmless lives and cruelties unspeak-
able from the fair lands which lie be-
tween the waters of the Caribbean sea
and the giant wall of the Andes And
hither. when England. too. began 10
turn her eyes 70 IL Dorado. came the
great war gAgieous Of Spain and Portu
gal TO meet those precious cargoes and
convey shen safe into Lisbon or Cadiz
before those terrible English sea wolves
could get scent of the prize.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-06
champion stine,uese.

One Of the worst stories of extreme
parsimony on record comes from Union
town A young man from that place
in the city yesterday said that some
time ago he wrote to a wealthy citizen
of Green county who owned land in
Uniontown. asking him for his price on
a lot In few days he received reply
In curious looking envelope. He ex-
amined it carefully and found that the
envelope was turned inside out Max
ing closer inspection he discovered
that 1t was the one he had sent the
Green county man. Since then he has
had several Of his envelopes returned in
the same way. The Green county citi-
zen was too stingy to buy envelopes.
though worth not less than fifteen thou
sand dollars. The Uniontown man re-
marked that II was not much wonder
that some people got rich He added
that it was pity there was law
against using postage stamps the second
time.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-06

Yussy Bessc ssss Fight But cave n Up
- . had ysb.

YuDsy Began the Fight 6ut cave 10 Up
- bad yces
Pnss had been watching . wheat
attack which yields her toll Of 3 rat per
night. and one evening a weasel made
some inquiries.
BY and By the weasel. in the pursuit
Of rat. popped out Of . hole under the
stack. and piss instantly bounced upon
~. and cacght il. happily enough for
her. round the neck
Somewhat dubious. IL would appear.
ss. tn what manner Of rat she had in ner
mouth. she brought II into the house.
half thretsied. aud began rnewinx loud
". Presently the weasel revived. and
began q, move away. pnss instantly fob
iowinr in pursuit; but she had caught .
tartar
The little creature. with wide-open
nseuth. and altering sharp. repeated
sound. ike "ksk. kek. kek.r sprang
straight NJ pussy's nose, just missing IL.
and this she did again and again. Its
fs,rv vas anbounded. and Il was totally
fearless.
Sunetisnes pussy only saved herself
Nv a high Jump aud nod - retreat. the
weasel vicioasly following. once corner
nag pussy and forcing her "a take a high
srched spring.
For several minutes the fight went
en- un:l pussy vss fairly frightened
inse retreat The weasel ~ss sp-
pareutiy slsrut ene-twentseth 81 the
eats ssze. but ia viciousne~s and covr~
axe were beyond comparison.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-06

number % suzigr>uts shsn fncresss
from ye~r ~ yes< Ia sks prssrns ysss
-. 90 shall sudgrsss. ths number ~ tnr
crease - tAs pr~o~<staoas BY the baron
grow more ef'sssckooA He VIII ssrAb-
hsb eznigrssaoa bosssas ell over the
russian empire. - b controlled 81 |.
central bureau ~ 81 Petersburg The
eusjzrans Jews cease 10 be Russian sub
Jeets and are not boo1d 70 necone
soldiers IA Russia OF ~ pay for exenap-
ton from that duty. A guarantee Of
Of le0s 90 rutles must De placed Ia the
hands Of the Russian government ~ be
used "a par for expenses that might be
caused by any Of the snigr<ats going
back TO Russia
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-06

A dsaoite agreement i reported =,
have At last h~~n cenclsssirst between
Baron BFir~s.h ard The Eassisn govern
uass.t cone~rfssaz the e1nigrstion Of
Jews frsm Russia The baron under
ta<r~ and the Russian government eon-
senss e. have shree ard half mifiisns
81 Jews taKen - other countries with
n, kzventv sise ycsrs. or isg. Toe a yesr.
TIE governments hss resrrvssi the right
a. Al absolute <cntrst ss~er th- opera
sacas of tue emierssAan sehsoe. The
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-06

Ssve ne. eat ~ Nchfns wsust Increase Durfne
Cav tin. hsd 80 rest. wss al broken az. Bet-
vcas - the hishsss degree, and nearly driven 70
Despair. A. THAT tirne I read about the CUTtccsa
Rsasnfxs. ins~sdsa ~ tvy thsrs. and frcFPed zoe
ec<tafs tfs~~ arrfgfng tyrsrrFa tsf fAs
f~sf .fesfs -ssf fsr s~rs~af rsess. Jsins tie
tr~fcusk. Crr9cueA Scsr. ard CrTfsUhs kx-
sctvrSr. With proper Judgement, ~ eoodislon
irsprcv~d slowly ert surely day BY lay suti sfter
three a. scur rnunth.' use of them | vss cared.
Gus rntni-ser. Rev O. Perrsuit n Nsadsa,
sso~- ne ard snows Bow saFer-<i- Arr ere
snay ~yite ~ kiss and he wiH certify - the truth
81 tate test rnenisl
E.R sfEiNBRTEcK. xasssn. Norsh pssets.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-06

grnw "a verse aud worse
on me 4, srste ef all medi-
eel tressaeat. Ny eondi
uor 80 usbearasle. NJ
legs Were swollen. ny
arms ~erc raw, ny fsce
ard neck full Of eruption.
Which made ne scratch
upul my ~histers v~e
soaked ssd pssted eth
Tire siesly said- l ec.ld
hardly hesr my eiothing.
When night cane l sas
AFRAID a. @ IN bed. no
sierp vcni come 20 re-
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-06
Pure and Wholesome Quality

Commends to public approval the Cali
fornia liquid LAXATIVE remedy, Syrup of
Figs. IL is pleasant to the taste and by
acting gently on the kidneys. liver and
bowels to cleanse the rystem effectually
u promotes the health and comfort OF
all who use It, and with millions il 10
the best and only remedy.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-06
ACCOUNTING ECZEMA
Awful Suffering. Driven Almost In.
sane by Doctors. Tried Cuticura.
Relief Immediate. Entirely
Cured In & Months.

suffered With the dreadful sc,erna FOR over sia
rosfhs dgfing which tine l bad consulted three
doctors, and The termensing skin disease bad
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-29
Important Feature in Plumbing.

1t is but trifling to maintain the rela-
tions necessary to reduce friction in NOV
ing water through service pipes. To break
the current generated by velocity is the
thing to avoid, and if it is recognized in
plumbing service, good step in progress
i've plumbing will be inaugurated. There
fore if you wish to obtain the best results
from circu lar discharge pipes, be they lead,
iron or brass, says Fire and Water, see
to it that stopcocks are round waterway,
and also the same regarding bibcocks. 1t
will be found upon close examination of
the merits of this feature of plumbing that
great saving will be effected in the matter
of FRACTIONAL resistances, which absorb so
much of the energy of the flow of water
through distributing pipes in the dwelling
and Warel ouse
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-29

flG. 1.-THE DEVILS CORhSCREW.
ascending one. The latter, as shown by all
that have been dug out, at least, seems to
curve upward gradually and ultimately
reach the surface.
The great underground stem of my
own specimen Gig. p was followed from
the wall OF small butte some ten feet
straight into its interior, and then the
work of further excavating in rock so very
soft and crumbling, yet so peculiarly diff
cult to work, had to be abandoned. In two
remaining forms especially noted the coil
had the form and pitch of the common open
corkscrew.
They covered an area of several square
miles, where / saw large numbers of them,
all standing in the incompletely lithified
sandstone as erect as SO many titanic hop
poles with so many titanic vines coiled
upon them. estimated that many could
not be less than thirty or more feet in
height. These strange forms seem to be
casts, no structure being visible to the eye
or under the glass.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-29
Oil for French Clocks.

As rule, says The Neurological Review,
clock oil should be used on clocks. II the
oils are good the difference between clock
and watch oil is that the former has more
body and will stay in its place under a
heavy pressure where a thinner oil would
be squeezed out. But as there are no very
heavy pressures in the ordinary French
clocks, clock oil could be used on the
heaviest bearings and watch oil on the
others. Or if the clock was fine one, and
was expeo ted to run long time before be-
ing cleansed again, chronometer oil could
be employed. But, generally speaking,
first class clock oil is generally good enough
for the or binary French clock.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-29
Cutting Glass with Electricity.

The process of cutting glass tubes by
electricity appears to have met with sue
cess, acco riding to Popular Science News.
The tube is surrounded with fine wires,
and the extremities of the latter are put in
communi cation with source of electricity,
it being also necessary, of course, that the
wire adht res to the glass closely. When a
current is passed through the wire the lat
ter becon es red hot, heating the glass be-
meath it, and a single drop of water de-
posted en- the heated place will cause q
clean bre skage Of the glass at that point
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-29

Late Surgeon In TIE Prorident Medical Do.
psnsary Of New York, now President ofMS
truth Medical Institute (chdrtersd)
Ably assisted by a fun corps of competent ex-
pert specialists whose experience in the largest
hospitals In the world enables them to treat all
Chronic, Nervous. Skin and Blood
diseases upon the latest scientific principles.
been neglected. badly treated or pronounced
incurable to test their expert treatment that
has never failed IN thousands OF cases that had
been pronounced beyond hope. Patients who
are doing well under care of their own physi-
Clans need not call on US as our province Is to
treat those who cannot find relief otherwise.
Diseases of Women Leuchorrhea
Uterine Disbursements. Constipation, Sters
tlity. Female Weakness and all diseases pecu-
liar to females positively cured by PuLs0tilio
DIR. Fruth has attained the most wonder
ful success in the treatment of cases TO which
he devotes special attention and after years OF
experience. has perfected the most Invaluable
method of curing Organic Weakness. Nervous
PeWer involuntary Vital Losses s 'h fmpa an
Memory, Mental Anxiety, Absence OF win
Power, Melancholy, Weak Back and Kindred
Falling Fits or Total Impotency results from
Youthful Errors, the awful effects of
which blights the most radient hopes. uniting
patient for business, study, society or marriage,
annually sweeping to an untImely grave thous-
ands Of young men of exalted talent and brill
Piles Cured without pain. knife or eau
Epilepsy positively cured by our new and
never-failing hospital treatment.
Free Exam ma ion Of the Urine.
chemical and microscopical, In all cases o,
Kidney Diseases, Brights Disease. Diabetes
and SpermstorrhR- firing specimen.
Wonderful Cues perfected In old case,
which hare been neglected or unskillfully
treated. No experiments or failures. We I'M
dertake no incurabie cases, but cure thousand,
given up TO die.
Remember the date and come early Is his
rooms are always crowded.
and treatment sent by express with full direc
tious for use. but personal consultation pre
eerred. DIR. d. d. fKCTR>
1892 Lake Ave-, ChteaEo.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-29
'~i'iSTRAToR's NOTICE.

z 0nde,sIe ooan 6. Mueller, Deceased.
a'iI Of ,bss nsu having been ap oointei admin.
to91 = Of po el'g OF John G Mueller. late of
tee,bereby -, island, state Of illinois, de-.
,se county ' Is notice that she will appear be.
c19e Of the cI ,gsI o. Roak Islani county, at
s. leland, at iSo OF said said court, in the city Of
in Inn" June term, on the first
I, ed aud Tscn s elAirls against said estate are
~ rg the . srested o attend, for the nnrnose
= . make inm ueoled to said estate are reoues.
- payment to the under
CATH{p vi u, april, A. D. 1892.
hINs G. MUELLER.
Administrative.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-29
A DMINIsTRAToR's NOTICE

Estate Of Henry Housman, Deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed admin
tor Of the estate Of Henry Housman,
late Of the county of Rock Island, state
Of Illinois deceased, hereby gives notice that he
viii appear before the county court of Rock
court, in the city Of Rock Island, at the July
term, on the first Monday in July next
at which time all persons having claims agaiD1'
said estate are notified and requested to attend.
forthe purpose Of having the same adjusted. A..
persons indebted to said estate are requested io
MAKE immediate payment TO the undersigned.
Dated this seth day OF April, A. d. 1893
J. r. JOHNSTON, Administrator.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-29

= r--r...l r- 81. postpaid on receipt OF price
--,,s-rrT. v.,rtL ltt r4-ss. MAILED FREK
sPHREISGFD. co.. william ST., NETWORK.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-29
!, rAM.SY PILLS"

-. among HtgSl a Remedy. Famous eyerv.
Is "a The oTi e LADIES as safe, prompt and
Ia direct, ses7e Gal ,,ooman's saIpation. Price
zedical Co Ro,., information free. Address
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-29
PROTECT YOUR EYEsl
MR.. H. HIRSCHBERG.

MR.. h. H1RSCHBERG
The well-known Optician OF go Olive St.
IN. E. cor. 9TH and 0live). st. Louis, has
appofntedT 7. fl. Thomas as agent for his
celebra' ed Diamond Spectacles and Rye-
glasses, and also for his Diamond Nom
Changeable Spectacles and Eyeglasses
The glasses are the greatest invention
ever made in spectacles. By q proper
construction OF the Lens a person pur-
chasing pair Of these Non-Chaneesble
Glasses never has to change these glasses
from the eyes, and every pair purchased
Is guaranteed, so that If they ever leave
the eyer tno matter how or scratched the
Lenses are) they will furnish the party
with new pair Of glasses free OF charge.
I. n. THOMAS has full assortment
and invites all to satisfy themselves
OF the great superiority of these Glasses
over any and all others now in use TO call
and examine the same at I. H. Thomas,
druggist and optician, Roc * Island.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-11-25

Sin comes to Young man ana -avs
..Take this glass. il won't hurt you. ~
hos xery line l.yor. Take glass ~
the morning it will he an appenzer'
4 AXE a glass ut noon; II will a'h nisse.-
,ion. Take a glsss at night; u VIII
make Won sleep we'll" You are III
y,ow while others are chilly. now
h,iyht /, makes the eye, how elastic y
makes the step! One day you meet hi"
and sav. What are Won doing here a.
noon Thought you we're at business
"Oh. / lost my place" LOST YOU
nlace?- God have mercy upon 'n'
Young man when, through m'-demeano'
he loses his plsce. Every ,emp's"o'
l,atos alter him. lIubbled and hanuru'
fed Al thirty years OF age by ev'i nao'
save ,hs, ,ouug man. He IL on me eN
lpre.s train that stops not uii " '""'o'e
lover the embankment of perdiioh.
The way OF The transgresso' Is ha'u'
Sin comes 10 Young msn ana s'y-
l.Tske a dollar out OF your emp'ose'
larawer:he won't miss il; you cA', "
Ii, hack after while. Take ano'he'
lTaLe another! Don't you see how ess
IN ia? Hundreds OF dollars an"eo
Iyour salary in a yearl one gay '.
lnolice knock 1T your door ano say.
rant YOU" "Nhat!" - want you
discovery has come; disgrace, 'mpr'so
ment. loss OF the soul. The way 0, !.
I,ransgressor is bard.-T. DE wiz -
mage.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-11-25


An amusing incident lately happened
., a PRAYER meeting at stevenson. ah.
The elder, a republican AMI advocate OF
The Weaver X olb combination was pray,
inn. In his intercession he expre-sen
great anxiety for the future of the co"h-
trv an "a pleaded earnestly for the success
o, his party and combination At the oi's,
Lord he prayed. "tor the gooa o.
the country and state, may We all na"e
together"
.Amen! Amenl" shouted demo
cratic farmer.
The discomiorted elder continued
I"Not. Lord, in the sense our democrs'''
brother means. but may we hang 20
| gether 10 the spirit OF accord ana COZ"
! cord
"Any cord will do, Lord. any cor'
will do, was the immediate response Q
the farmer, 10 the CONSERVATION Q. 'h
elder and the vast amusement OF 70
? A resolution was subsequently, passe'
n,that all political references should
ricidly excluded from future mee'nt
!. on pain Of suspension.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-11-25

down s,airs before you were oorh
when anything on the face OF me EARN
gets away from the unders'gned nc y
Iet ,ou know by tel. =,
lie was following the trunk 80 y snn
from ,,ep 10 step. Just in the middle OF
,he stsirs he made a slip. let 60, ana ne
,runk went end over end down into 'he
hall. Mr. Bowser aIso went eno Owe,
end after il. The last he fememoereu
was feeling of floating IN me ar.
when he came to he WAS laid out on MS
back and q strong smell OF canphor IN
the air. -, urs
.rm 90 sorry so sorry!' sighed M Mrs
Bowser. "Do YOU feel better, nea'
A After several efforts, in which ne re,
fused her aid, he reached his ieet s.o
made his way to the library doorr. a.
he stood moment she asked II she
should send for the doctor.
mo. ma'am" he whispereh as n'
waved her back "Whcn my lawyer cA'''
admit him. later on when your Jaw
,er calls bring him 10 me itra'.
when your signature is needed J VII
notify YOU. This is the for'ieth aueni p
10 murder me in my own house w,'p,'
yes-. and the limit has p'rn re"cne"
Admit the lawyers, Mrs. Bowser aum'
the lawyers"