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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-01

The taxes for 1891 are nov due and
may he paid 10 the township collector at
Hurst 6 Donsldson's office in Masonic
Temple block. Your LAST Years receipt
wiz oe Of great assistance to the collector
10 finding your descriptions on the tax
books. WILLIAM I. SUDDEN.
'InyVnShE7 Tf.llactor
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-01
RrCKnEN's ArNrcA eAI.un-

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sores letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
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lively cures piles, or no pay required. /
is guaranteed TO give perfect satisfactic
or money refunded. Price 30 cents ,.
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-01
IcoDyrirht. ls02, by Edgar ". Nye. ]

I. is now 400 years since n solitary
,orseman might have been seen riding
,,,ryraen his own home and the reigning
forks of King Ferdinand, wrapped in
,borrbt. Four hundred years have sped
.way and u mighty nation, proud and
"-rorant. has arisen to do honor to that
I.roisu and the courageous blunder
,.birb added a new world to civilization.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-01

Religion was at that time in a rudi-
mentary state. Now it is perfected and
painless in its operations. Then religion
was calamity; now it is a blessing,
and is rarely rs fatal as it used to be.
Cooking has advanced with giant
strides Pie, both. plain and engraved,
has been introduced The brevetted pie
with monogram has taken the place of
the early tart, which was not durable,
and which yelled readily to the action
of the stomach.
Statesmansh p as means of obtaining
a livelihood has come to stay. The study
ofgovernment is beginning to interest the
scholarly, While those who are not
scholarly continue to scoop in the votes
and do the growing.
Whether Columbus discovered this
country on purpose or not, the writer of
these lines is much obliged to him.
Whether he did it for revenue only or
for the advan cement of civilization, his
courage is worthy our respect and es-
TEEN, and it s my own earnest wish
that his little episode in honor of his
four hundredtn anniversary may score a
success, as the dramatic critics some
times say.
OIL AWe
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18
The Suns Rotation Perioa

Professor Duner, the Swedish astrono-
mer, has made known an important work
which has led to surprising results con-
corning the rapidity of the suns revolu-
lion. By observing the displacement of the
lines of the solar spectrum in the observa-
tory in Potsdam, Professor Duner has OBJ
tained a hitherto unknown exactitude in
the measurement of the movements of the
sun and found that the body moves around
its axis at Il rate of a mile and 242 feet in
second of time The suns day lasts
therefore at its equator twenty-five days
and twelve hours of our reckoning But
what is remarkable in Duner's measure
ments is that they result in Il different
length of revolution in different parts of
the body of the sun, regularly increasing
in length from the equator to the poles, so
that those parts of the suns surface living
near the two poles have day rs long as
forty-siX of our days. This is only posi-
bic with Il movable and gaseous body like
that of the sun.-LOndon News.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18

SPEAKER CRIsp will, if his health per-
mits, make tie closing speech in the debate
now being so ably maintained by the
democratic members OF the house on the
free wool bill. Mr. Springer will be un-
able to take any part whatever in the
debate, as his physicians say that he
must go away as soon as he is able to
travel, for five or six weeks of absolute
rest, before he can resume his duties in
the house. The state of Mr. Mills
health is such that it is extremely doubt
full whether he will BE- able to make any
set speech, but there will be no lack of
speeches. as nearly one third of the dem
ocratic members have notified Mr.. Nc
Millin, who is in charge of the bill, OF
their desire to speak.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18

also the bulk OF the exports sent abroad
to pay for our imports The official
statistics prepared aud published At
sshington by the government show
hov' important this duty is, and how ef
fectivelY it is performed. Our total for
eign commerce for the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1890 amounted in value 10 81.
634 600, ,0OO-Ss45. .000. 900 exports. and
S7S) GOO 900 imports. showing balance
OF trade in our favor of 500 600 coo; and
of the exports. s594. 100000 was made
up Of farm products. $3.50 600. coo worth
of cotton; $154. 600 600 Of breadstuffs;
S136. 600 600 OF pIovisio1s. meat pro-
ducts and dairy products; S33. .000, COO of
amin ais. and $2l 600, 900 of tobacco.
When Ii is reflected that, To maintain
this balance in our favor of $50 600 900
in commercial interchangee with foreign
coun ries. our agricultural products have
to pay the cost of carriage of over 1000
miles and compete in open msIkets with
the similar products of all other coun-
tries, is it not reasonable that the govern
ment should 60 TO the limits of its obligs-
ton in facilitating ard chespening their
cost2
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18

y native japanese Christian periodical
recently told the story of the first Protest
ant Christian in Japan. This was one Mu-
rata, military retainer of the Lord of
Saga, in the southern island of Kiushiu
In 1860 he went to Nagastki by order of his
chief, and one evening, as he was crossing
the harbor in a boat, he picked up book
that was floating about in the water The
writing ran from side to side like the
crawling of crabs, and upon sending it to
one OF the Dutch then settled ut Nagasaki,
he learned that it was the Christian Bible,
then prescribed book.
Curiosity spurred him on, and he had one
of his assistants learn the language of the
book and translate it for him sentence by
sentence His study was continued in Sc
cret, with a few friends, after his return
home. When a difficult passage was found
messenger was sent to DIR. Verbeck, n
well known missionary then in Nagasaki,
for its Interpretation. Murata was after
ward baptized. and his name now stands
first on the roll Of Protestant Christians in
Japan.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18
Thn Wy (lrnr.


81 don't wish to influence you Mabel, ="
said the mother, in any way that would
do violence to your own feelings or in
cllnation>, but does not Young Blauner-
man appear TO be partial to your society
of late:'
The qucenly young girl bowed.
Il thought had observed an inclina-
ton on his part" pursued her mother.
looking with pride and tenderness at the
beautiful face and figure of her eldest
born, "to pay rather exclusive attention
to YOU. He is a man of excellent habits.
well connected and of good prospects, is
he not:'
Again tlIe young girl bowed her lovely
head.
And h seems to be intelligent. well
educated and unassuming, besides being
handsome and Of good address,"
''Yes."
He is not personally Objectionable to
you, is he. Mabel"
HE is not.
do you think, my dear-you Will
pardon the question, am sure that he
seeks to win your love? Do you think
he intends to offer you the highest honor
that high minded man can tender tC
the maiden who has won his heart's best
Affections
"Ye-e-es, mamma" yawned the beau
tiful girl. ''If want him he's my pud-
ding."-Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18
Meals in London from Philadelphia.

n well known firm OF caterers in this
city which has gained an international rep
utation for preparing terrapin, ship regu-
.arly every week to q gentleman in London
two quarts of terrapin, which is served at
the Sunday dinner The terrapin is already
prepared and is put up in tin cans. The
firm preparing it claim that it loses none
of its delicious flavor or qualities by this
process. 1t comes little high, but to
gentleman of means the price appears to
be no consideration. The price paid per
quart is 3, which, with the expressa..a
brings the total up to 6.25 per quart The
Londoner to whom the weekly c1nsign,
ment is made is a former American, who
doubtless cultivated a taste for this Ameri-
Fan delicacy while in this country ry-Phii5.-
lelphia Record
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18
:. Potato ana Rheumatism.

There is a business man in this city,
the very last one you would imagine to be
superstitious, and yet he carries around
the queerest assortment of stuff in his
pocket to ward off every kind of distem-
per. There's ducks foot, wrinkled and
black-that's for lumbago; and a bit of
scarlet flannel for II stiff neck and various
other 5hings. But one specimen which
would puzzle even Agassiz himself is n
little black stone which 4 hammer could
not dent.
One short year ago this was n good
sized healthy potato, which was put in
Mr. c. trousers pocket to keep the rheu-
matism at bay. Rheumatic twinges grew
fewer and less decided as the days went
by, anC the potato shriveled and shrank
till now you could not classify it with any
thing in the geological kingdom. Explain
it, doctors, if you can.-Springfield Home
stead
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18

In the international exhibition of 1891 a
specimen OF iron paper was shown. This
led to some competition among ironmasters
as to the thinness TO which cold iron could
be rolled. One maker produced sheet of
paper so thin that SEQ layers of it piled
upon one another measured only one inch
in thickness. The fineness of the iron foil
referred % may be understood when it is
remembe red that 200 sheets of the thin
nest tissue paper arranged in the same
manner measure a fraction more than one
inch in thickness.
The iron paper was perfectly smooth and
easy to write upon, but when held up to
the light it was porous We are not aware
Gi any practical use to which iron paDrr
could be pat, for. owing to its liability to
rust it would be far inferior to the paper
that we are accustomed to.-papermakcr
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18
CHICAGO, Rock Island & Pacific r..

The Direct Route to and from Chicago Joliet Ottawa
Peoria, La Sale, Moline, R5al Island in ILLINOIS.
Davenport, Muscat.ne, Otsurnw3, OskaioOsa Des
Moines, Wintersct. Audubon. Harlan and Council
Bluffs, in IOWA; Minneapolis ana St Paul "a MIN
hEsoTA; Watertown and Sioux Falls in DAKOTA;
Cameron, 81. Joseph and Kansas City in MISSOURI;
Omaha. Lincoln, FairbUry an Nelson, in NEBRASKA;
Atchison, Leavenworth, Horton, Topeka, Hutchinson
Wichita, Beileville Abilene Dodge CITY Caldwell in
KANSAS; kingfisher. FL Reno and Minco, in INDIAN
TERRITORY; Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo
in COLORADO. TrRverses new areas of rich farming
and grazing lands aordng the best facilities OF inter
communication 10 all towns and cities east and west
northwest and southwest OF Chicago and 10 Pacific sr5
traus-oceanic seaports.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18

/ can recommend Ely's Cream Balm to
all sufferers from drv cstsrrh from per-
sonal experience Michael Herr, Phsr-
macist, Denver.
had catsrrh Of the head and throat for
five years. l used EIy's Cream Bslm. and
from the first application YVES relieved
The sense of smell. which had been lost
WIS restored alter using one bottle. l
have found the Balm the only satisfactory
remedy for catarrh, ard il has effected q
cure in my cass.-H. L. Myer. Wsverly,
N. Y.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18
Foil to do Our Dntv.

Everybody has at times failed TO do
heir duty tow.rd themselves. Hun
dreds of lady readers suffer from sick
headache, nervousness, sleeplesness and
female troubles. Let them follow the
example OF Mrs. Il. Herbechter, Stevens
Point. Wis, who for FIVE years suffered
greatly from nervous prostration and
sleeplessness, tried physicians and differ
ent medicines without success But one
bottle OF DR.. Miles Nervine caused sound
sleep every hight and she is feeling like a
new person. Mrs. Elizabeth Wheeler
Laramie City, Wyoming. who tried all
other remedies, declares that after three
weeks use of the Nervine for headache.
nervous Irostration. etc, she was en-
tirely relieved S Id by Hariz 6 Balm,
sen. Trial bottle free
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18
MEN WHO HAVE NO FEAR.
: story Teller Thinks That Some People
C.rr,nA I,nnIi,n sn.,,,.r....

4 story Teller Thinks That Some People
Cannot Realize Danger.
Courage has often struck me rs rather
being the loss of something than the DOS
session of something OF course | know
that "A brave man will walk deliberately
into death, knowing full well what he is
doing, but having made up his mind to do
1t at any cost. 1t is no sign of cowarGlice
when "A man sees that it is useless to die
when he might live with just as much
credit and honor to himself, and so refuses
% walk into the jaws of death
But there is the man who does not know
what fear is. | have seen in my life "A few
uch men-men who would 90 into any
danger for the simple reason that they did
not seem to have the power to perceive
that what they did was likely to cost their
lives.
remember once in the late sixties was
in town which was bad There were some
men in that town whose actions were never
questioned and there were many lawless
deeds at which even the good citizens
shrugged their rshoulders-and that was all
A man came into the town who had the
mIldest manner of any one whom | ever
saw. He was very tall, had broad shoulders
and huge fists, but his eye was of a soft
blue and his smile was always friendly.
One day two outlaws had been riding
around town, running things to suit them
selves. One of their tricks had been to ride
into barrooms and scatter people there.
They were let alone at this amusement
until they both tired of it, for they were
bad men" and no one cared to have them
begin savage attack Oh him.
When the two riders, inflamed with
brutality, found the barroom charges too
HAT for their tastes, they looked around for
other mischief to do. They found it in
little store, which was notion shop, drug
store and everything else. They charged
1t on the trot, and with spurs jingling, arms
waving and hoOfs Gathering, in they went.
An instant later two screaming women
rushed from the place and ran down the
street. When the outlaws rode out to the
sidewalk they sat in their saddles and
howled like savages.
Now the mild hammered, blue eyed giant
coming down the street had seen enough
of the affair TO understand what had hap
pened. He stopped and looked at the two
mad riders for u full minute The whole
affair was over. The women had disap-
peared and the horsemen were sitting
there, still laughing. But the giant, walk
ing close to one of them, reached up quick
ly and took him by his coat near the
throat. He pulled the man from his saddle
as if he had been sack of bran. and giving
him terrific shake dashed him to the
ground, where he lay all in crushed
heap.
The other rider had seen all this at first
with look of stupid aStonishment, and
then with savage light on his face he
whipped out his revolver; but before he
Il
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18
Didn't Have Pie.

Mrs. Wayback-Mandy, did you notice
that all the time we was visitin ut Cousin
Eldora's, in the city, she never once had
pie on the tables
Mandy-Yes, did. l s'pose it's cause
Them silver knives O. ther'n amt sharp
enough to cut pie with.-Good News.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18
Improvement OF the Mississippi
River.

River.
A bill has been introduced in congress
for the permanent improvement of the
Mississippi river, which, If passed, will
be OF immense advantage to the whole
Mississippi valley, and which therefore.
is entitled to the earnest support of the
senators and representatives. in congress
from all the valley states. 1t proposes
to take the great river out of the regular
river and harbor bills, and make it the
subject of special legislation by voting an
appropriation of S6,000.000 a year for
the improvement OF it; this appropria-
tion to te continued until there shall be
a good navigable stage of water all the
year round. from st. Paul to the mouth.
This is certainly liberal sum, but it is
insignificant compared with the enormous
subsidies in land and bonds which have
been granted to railroads; and, besides.
it may be fairly claimed that the time
has come for the great and growing pop
ulation Of the central west to claim some
thing at the hands of congress in aid of
cheaper transportation.
1t has been stated that the task rests
upon the agricultural states, chiefly those
of the Mississippi valley, not only of fur
nishing foe d supply to the population
OF those states of the Atlantic slope en-
gagged in manufacturing and commerce,
which do not produce their ewn grain.
meats and provisions. but of furnishing
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18
ID Democratic County convention.

The democrats of Rock Island county are
hereby requested to send delegates TO a corven
tion to be helc at the court house in the city Of
Rock Island Thursday, April a, 1892, At 80
O'Clock p. m. for the purpose of selecting dele
gates TO the democratic state convention which
assemblies az Springfield. Wednesday, April -.
1892 The basis of representation at said county
convention will be one delegate for each township
aud so upon the vote for Cleveland and Thur
man in 1Sss apportiOned among the different town
ships, precincts and wards in the ratoof one dele
gate to every 80 voters. and delegate for
every ma jcrpa-t thereof, and according to which
the FOLLOW me- viii be the repres nntatinN.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18
Surprise fo ALI.

After using Mothers Frienl' two
mouths was so speedily and easily re-
lieved that it was a surprise to those at
tending me. Mothers Friend" un
dOubtedly lessons the pains. shortens the
time and restores the mother speedily to
health. Will recommend it to all ex-
pectant and mothers, advise them to usr
it. Mrs. J Il R, Muncie, Ind. Sold
by Hariz & B lhnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18
FRIDAY. NARcn IS. 1892.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION Or ILLINOIS.

Headquarters Democratic State Central Com
mittee of Illinois, sherman House, Chic ago,
February %, 1892 a Convention of the Dem
ocIacy Of the State of Illinois, is hereby called to
meet in the Hall of the House of Repres entatiy-s,
in Springfield. Illinois, on Wednesday April 2Ith,
1892, at O'Clock p , for the purpose OF nomi-
mating candidates to be voted tor on TuesdaS,
November Sth, 1892, for the offices OF Governor;
Lieutenant Governor; Secretary OF Stare; Auditor
of Public Accounts; treasurer o,ney Sener
al; Three Trustees of the University OF Illinois;
Two Congressmen NJ Large; also for the purpose
Of selecting one Presidential Elector from each
Congressional Dictrict, and four Presidential
Electors from the state II la ge. Two delegates
from each Congressional District and eight dele
gates from the state al large to the Democratic
National Convention, TO be held in Chicago, June
u. 1892. One State Committeeman from each
Congressional District, and seven state Com
mitteemen from the state at large, and such other
business as may properly come before the con-
yention. 1he basis of representation for each
county shall be: One delegate for each four
hundred votes cast for Cleveland and Thurman al
the last Presidential ElectioJ, and one delegate
for each fractional part thereof, of two hundred
yotes or more. Under this call the representation
OF Rock Island county will be, on 3,6i4 votes, 9
delegates
BY order Of the Democratic State Central Com
nittee OF Illinois. DRIos r. PHELPS, Chairman.
THEo. NELSON, Secretary
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18

DAVID DUDLEY FIELD suggests Mans
haitian as an appropriate name for the
proposed consolidation of New York and
Brooklyn They ought to call it Tam
many in honor of the owners of the town,
says an exchange.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18

The cauCuSCs in the several townships will be
held at p. m. and in Moline and Rock Island at
: 30 p. m. Saturday, april 9, 1872 The differ
ent delegations will also report names Of commit
teemen for their respective townships, precincts
an wards T. :. SIIyIS Chairman.
DAS W. GoUrD, Secretary pro tenn.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18

Blood poison ed by diphtberia, the grip,
typhoid fever, scarlet fever, etc., is made
pure and healthy by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18
The TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

BURLINGTON ROUTE c., B. & q. RAIL
- way-Depot First avenue and Sixteenth St.
n ! Young. aGert
Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-03-18

DoCK ISLAND II PEORIA RATLWAY-DE
III pot First avenue and Twentieth a.reet. F.
q. Rockwell, Agent.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-01-27

A CHARITABLE HORSE.

\ Story Illustrating the Force of
Habit.
There is u story told of a precise old
grn lcman who, having purchased q
pony for driving, was annoyed by the
animals stopping at every public house
he passed il his drives. The pony gave
sure Indication of the habits of its for
mer owner. The horse of Kosciusko,
the &C cbrat Il Polish general, appears
to have had different training
When the Polish leader was living in
exile in Switzerland he wished to send
a few bottles of choice wine to a clergy
man who dwelt at Solothurn. He in
trusted the wine to young man named
Zpltcur, lending him his own horse on
which to perform the journey. Young
Z>.tcur set out with the basket of bot"
ties ard was cantering along the road,
when poor man approached, and, pull
ing IF his hat asked for aims. The
horse mmndiatcly came to n full stop
and rcfu ed t. move for either coaXing
or threats. This was awkward for the
young man, who had No money, and
the ii rsc seem ID to be waiting for
something; bat II bright idea seized him.
He plunged his hand into his empty
pocket and pretcn dcl to take out some
money ana maze u nOblOtl rs IL putting
it in the poor mans hat This he had
no sooner done than the animal trotted
on again.
After going on for some distance
another bcggar pulled off his hat and
the horse again stood still. This time
Zeltcur was prepared for the occasion
and pretended to put money in the
mans hat. The animal went on his
way quite satisfied. The wine was
duly delivered to the clergyman and
Zelteur, having encountered during the
Journey several mendicants, all of
whom he induced the horse to pass by
pretending to give them something, re-
turned to Kosciusl1o and told him he
would never ride his horse again IN
less he also lent him his purse.
"Why SOP" asked Kosciusllo. And then
the young man, much to the generals
amusement, narrated the incidents OF
the Journey and how he was obliged
to pretend to give something to the
poor beggars in order to satisfy the
horse. -Philadelpeia Times
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-01-27
DR. Milbur,s Lectures.

a large and appreciative audience as
sembled at Jacques auditorium last
evening, to listen to DIR Wilbur in his
famous lecture on physical Culture. "
The lecture was both interesting and in
structive-the easy flow of language
and witty remarks by DIR Wilbur made
it a very entertaining occasion. DR.
Wilbur is at the present time one of the
most popular lecturers in the country,
and those who attend this afternoon his
private lecture to ladies only, and to-
night to gentlemen only, will look back
upon it, in an educational point of
view, as one Of the events of a life
time. At the close of the lecture the
dog which had a cancer removed from
its stomach was produced, and a cork
screw pulled the cork from the tube in
his stomach. A bougie was then in.
serted to the depth of ten inches to
demonstrate that the tube was a reality,
then the cork was replaced. The dog
was given a quart of milk, which il
Tapped up eagerly. The cork was then
removed, and, much to the surprise of
all present, the milk flowed out IN n
stream as large as ones finger. The
dog in perfect health, and will bite
and growl like other dogs when dis
turbed. This dog viii be shown at
every lsctures