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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22
Mean Nothing by 1t.

On the return from long cruise Ad-
miral Goldsborough's chaplain was asked
as to whether or not he considered the 10
suit Of his labors satisfactory from q
clerical standpoint. Yes" he answered,
"the result has been in the main most
satisfactory. The only serious impeachment
10 progress with the sailors has been that
it is impossible to prevent their swearing
when they hear the officers guilty Of the
very fault for which l correct them"
Tut, tut, man, that is not to be helped:
the officers all swear" replied the ad-
niral. IL do il r. vself sometimes, but
don't mean anything-not a bit more than
you do by your praying. Kate Fields
Washington.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22
Changing Cars and Trains.

You may not believe it, but it is fact, 4"
said railroad man, that saw two ladies
on Black river train a few nights ago,
when the trainman at Theresa Junction
sang out, Change cars for Carthage, Low
vile and Utica pass from one car to an
other one on the same traini They learned
their mistake, however, before the train
started, and when chided about it de-
elared that they did just as they were told;
that they did not know but the car they
were in was to be cut out of the train and
left at that station for some cause. And
couldn't help thinking that the order,
change trains would in fact be better
because more definite than the customary
one Of change cars when another train Is
to be taken. Utica Observer.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22
The Ontnt of n Big Hotel.

The table furnishings needed for the
Manhattan Beach hotel alone included
1873 tablespoons, 1873 teaspoons, 2,S35
forks, 2,139 knives, 237 soup tureens, 259
ladies, 1900 pieces OF glassware, Ala cas-
tiers, 1880 dinner plates, 1900 tea plates,
1900 cups. 1900 saucers and 800 platters-
In the matter Of the linen supply there
were ,0is tablecloths. $50 napkins, leo
sheets, 2,153 pillowslips, 1910 towels and
1000 aprons. These are but a few Of the
articles needed to run big seaside hotel.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22
Sound Advice.

A sensible bit of advice was given by a
man not long ago to a quarrelsome friend.
It was in brickyard, and two of the men
had a dispute which ended in blows.
In the skirmish one of them was hurt,
and the employer, who saw the end of the
fight and was man of more temper than
discretion, advised him to get a warrant
for the others arrest.
While the matter was under discussion
man who had seen the W hole affair made
his way to the injured party and said:
You don want t get no warrant, jim!
You get yourself two pieces o plarster,
good, big ones, and put one piece on yer
hade and the other on yer mouth, an you'll
be all rightr'-Gankee Blade.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22
Hiding Away Gold

The tendency TO hide away gold is re-
markable. Except what is seen by the pub
lie in the form OF iswelry, in gliding and
ornaments on signs and buildings, in plat
ing on various objects Of art or use, the
gold is out Of sight. 1t has wholly disap-
peared.
What Lecomes of all the balance of the
gold is a question that is oftener asked
than answered. A vast amount Of gold
has been taken out of the earth within the
century now nearly at its close.-New Or
leans Picayune.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22
PERPETUlTY.

at matters not that must de-" one said.
"All evil deeds and good that have done
Win be forgot. \ century hence there viii be
none
To say that e'er lived OF / am dead.
There is no thing OF earth that can withstand
Decay. the great relentless. An the temples
planned
And built by man must some time fall;
Fen Gods own image Uifhers at his call"
Yet carved HI his name upon q giant bowder's
side.
And, last remaining of his race, he died
thousand centuries Of time sped round,
And on island, cleft in twain, they found
A name carved on q broken bit OF stone;
Thus erst existence of a vanished race was
known.
Cora Chase Walsh in Harper's Bazaar
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22
A Few Americanisms.

! have always regarded very pleased
as a vulgarism, only not quite so bad as
that favorite expression OF the uneduo ated
"a very deal" 1t would be interesting if
your American correspondents would favor
us with list Of English idioms which are
strange to their ears, and it must be done
soon, for the languages are assimilating
rapidly. ] have gathered from American
books that quite so' is one of these
phrases. They may be amused TO learn
that quite a mum ber," quite few ''he
did not have, ''he had good time, ''he
don't" and ''he did not ever do it, were as
strange to our ears until a few years a GO
Cor. Notes and Queries.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22
Where Lake Michigan Gets It's Water.

Lake Michigan has no visible inlets:
where, then, does it get its replenishment,
From the Rocky mountains
Through rents and crevices, down into
Gayerns at the roots Of these mountains,
pour ever the waters from melting snow
-Four thousand feet they sink 20 strike a
gravity incline that levels with their floor
under Chicago.
Under this city and elsewhere on the west
side Of Lake Michigan-this is the proved
theory, theory as good as proved-the snow
covered Rocky mountains are constantly
sending their waters to supply flowage and
evaporation that is ever going forward in
the watery expanse.-Chicago Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22

5 hsd years OF ezi ere &c in the largest bo.pi-
~ in the count anu Is = graduate o. several Z
the best colleges IN re United - an his
int retained from ur OF the argest hosp tals
in Europe, whe,e he ma b stud ing t7e Ia est
and most improved Uethots f irea;ing the dis
eaees II hich he makes q specially.
He has ad y'ars OF experience prior 10 hi.
EHrop an 70. au1 il wei kUo in This yicin "
A. he hes cure hundreds in your city and vicin-
able di ezse-, tut has cured hUndre no have
been civ ~ as l. Gu ab e ~ H., al phy -iciaus.
Aeute NJ chro ic Cata.rh, chronic diarrhoes,
painfI or suppress TIE. struat on. ind nation
o tie womb EdaI alton Of he bladder. d abutes
dyspepia- constipation, kidney. urinary and
bladder troubles. Bright's disease, tape vor4 e,
crooked lin b. an eE.ar ed loInt-. club Iot a
swe ling. Hesyou-ness ana general debility, impo-
tcucy, leuc rthea, pimple-, b,otches, cancer
drop-s. grave gleer Gou rrhoca, ny droeele, h art
disease, n, sierra. IT. Nitu- dance. paralysis,
rheuml IN sst ma, female weakne - etc
All ~Gr- cal o. eratOus performed
Fnile " or it. q sItiye cured.
Piles cured hOu pain, knife ssusfie.
cod a. d skin diseases cured BY IL proved and
never ,aiIlg IemeG!e,
EYES ross eyes cured in one minute without
pain. Weak, ~stery eyes, DROPPING lido, granul-
ated lids, eyes OF any form, will hairs cat
rraet, false pupils, epots, scum turning IN and
EAR-No.ses snd Geafuess, liberation, dis
Charge, poiypus etc.
NosE-Ess1l ca; Trh. polyI rs Of the nose. plas
tic opera ions, etc. DR.. Walters can absolutely
and ptrmauettly cure ai.y ease OF catarrh thai
ever existed He honestly believes he can show
greater record OF cases II catarrh cured than al
other physicians in the state
small tumors. cancers, warts, moles. eve. re-
moved without acids, knite, pain or scar. y, "
method, EIec;rol sis
LADrEs-Tbat Tired" 'selirg and all the female
weaknesses are Drompry cured, Bloatng, head.
aches, nervous pro tration. general ebility,
| sleeplessness, depressi n indigestion, ovarian
trouble s, Inflammation and ulce stion, falling and
| displacements. spinal weakness kidney com
Ilsiuts, sRd change of life.
OBGASAL WsAkSEss Immediately cured and
| full vigor restored This distressing affection
| which renders life a burden and marriage inn os
able, is the penslty paid by the victim of impro
| per indu gense. The most chsste must acknow
| edge hat the passions the great magnet by
which the vhoe world Is attroci ed. DESTROY
| them and what hsye wei Man is no longer intel
.s,ed IN the opposite sex; the interchange of thai
blissful repose which now attracts and INTEREST,"
the whole world exists no longer; n an ceases e
be what God made hin; the wor is no lon. or in
| terestihg TO b m. and remorse and al app intmen
are his cons ant companions. onsult Dr. Wate
| at once, and you will find the sympathy ard re
| lief that you positively require 10 be happy.
Remember the cate. and come early, as hi
rooms are always crowded wherever he goes.
| ADDRESS
Lyman P. Walter, M. ID.
| 5T4s State St Chicago.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22
A Norwegian Town.

Hammerfest was burned down three
years ago, and has since been rebuut in
wood, on first stories Of granite In the
suburbs one finds the old turf rooted
houses, which are more snug than any
other. The turf is laid over the bark of
birch. and is warm in winter and cool in
summer. In July it is covered with grass
and flowers, and forms grazing place for
freshly weaned lambs. Children are sent
up to keep the lambs from falling over the
eaves.-COr. London Truth.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22
How Fate Treated a Beautiful Model.

Mr.. Firth, the artist, lately met on the
streets OF London poor old woman with
white hair and one eye, to whom he dis
pensed some charity. She turned out to
be the original gay beauty in the carriage,
the center Of the great artists famous
Derby Day" painting executed thirty-five
years ago, and which is now exhibited in
the National gallery Tit-Bits.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22
Elizabeth's Wardrobe.

In 1900 Elizabeths wardrobe, according
to the official list, contained 80 robes, l02
French gowns, 67 round gowns, 100 loose
gowns, 126 kirtles, 1876 foreparts, Us petit
coats, 90 cloaks, 81 safeguards, 43 jupons, IS
doublets, Is lap manfies, pantofies and "a
fans
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22
A Tree Worth Growing.

What is OF particular interest in the
scarlet lowered horse chestnut. and what
has attracted much notice, is the pretty
shape Of almost every specimen. 1t Is well
worthy Of extended culture, for it is at
once SNOWY, neat of habit, occupies little
space, and is perfectly hardy and easily
managed. Garden.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22
Msan lnsects.

Little Girl Gin the parkl-Those butter
flies is awful mean.
Mamma-Why so?
Little Girl-Quick as go to chase 'em
they flies off the walk onto the grass,
cause they knows / mustn't 60 there
Good News
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22
Men Who Rail Ayains. Greatness.

For my part, whenever | hear any one
railing against a man of eminence with
whom he cannot possibly have been
brought into contact, know at once what
it means-the railer has been writing an
idle letter to the eminent one, and received
no reply.-Exchange
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22
True Sorrow.

A country paper has this personal item
'gThose who know old Mr.. Wilson, Of this
place, personally, will regret to hear that
be was assaulted in brutal manner last
week, but was not killed "--I.ondon Tit
Bits
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22
The Regular Prorramme..

Little Mabel-H you don't stop, Pll tell
mamma, and she'n tell papa, and then
papa will whip you.
Little Johnny-Then III ~. aaI then
grandma will give me so:ae &C. dy md /
won't give you any.-GoOd News.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22

In great musicians, as in great poets, the
gift Of genius usually manifests itself at
an early ace Mozart and Keats are only
brilliant examples %. what may be called a
general law.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22

There are few uncracked walls in Essen,
Germany. The testing of the big guns
manufactured by Krupp has shaken the
foundations Of most Of the houses and
keeps glaciers busy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22

Among the relies in the rooms OF the
New York Historical soc.ctyis the tail Of
George ITS horse, which was taken at
Bowling Green.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22

The incident Of the monkey using the
cats paw 10 take chestnUts out of the fire
Is said to have taken place in the hall Of
Pope Julius IT,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22

The despotism of custom is on the wane,
we are not content to know that things are;
we ask whether they ought to be.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22

A Mr.. Goodman, Of London, bet that he
could smoke eighty-six cigars down to an
inch in less than twelve hours. He did it
with forty-two minutes to spare.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22

Cranes, s-osSs and wild geese fly fast
enough to make the trip from northern
Europe TO Africa in a week, but most Of
them rest north Of the Mediterranean.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1899.

About o,GO0,O0O kids are slaughtered in
Europe annually to supply one town in
France where gloves are made
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22

The Americans must NOT be very fond OF
tea when they drink eight times as much
coffee - tie beverage that does not inebri-
Ara
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22

There have been twenty cases Of
insanity in the Bavarian royal family dur
ing the present century.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-07-07
lMPeRsONAL POINTERS.

THE chief cook at fashionable New
York hotel is paid s.. 800 year.
THE patentee of the drive well" has
royalties estimated at g., 900 600
A PHILADELPHIA cigar seller gives
away Sunday newspaper with every
quarters worth Of cigars.
IN Charleston the other day woman
testified in court that she was the
mother of twenty children
A FEMALE preacher in Page county,
Va, has made application to the county
court for permission to perform the
marriage ceremony.
WEST PHILADELPHIA clergyman re-
Gently received an envelope containing
an old-fashioned copper penny as his
fee for performing wedding cere-
mony
Ok one of the islands off the coast of
Maine lives a man. now fifty years old,
who was born there, and has never
been off the island. He has accumu-
lated fortune in the grocery business,
and is content to live and die on the
few seagirt acres.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-07-07
FRESH FACTS FROM ABROAD

In southern Europe $4,000 oranges
have been picked from one tree.
THE ordnance survey of England
took sixty-five years to make and was
completed in 1856.
IT is estimated that there are less
than 10000 paupers in the japanese EN-
pire with its population Of 237 100000.
GLADSTONE, fawn rabbit, was sold in
England recently for $3.50. Its ears are
27jl inches in length and ~ inches in
width
THERE is said to be a treasure amount
ing to 100000, 600 francs in gold in the
Julius tower of the fortress of Spandau,
in Prussia.
THE deepest mine in the world is the
rock salt mine at Spenzenberg, near
Berlin, 4,175 feet. The deepest perpen-
dicular shaft is in the Kuttenberg mine
in Bohemia, BITS feet deep. The deep
est British mine is the Ashton colliery,
8, $50 feet.
THERE is said to be an oak in the I'm
perial gardens at st. Petersburg which
has grown from an acorn taken from a
tree growing near the tomb of Washing
ton at Mount Vernon. 1t was planted
fifty years ago by George Sumner, of
Boston, the brother of Charles Sumner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-07-07
Glen Haven

FoI some time past our little village
has been very quiet, especially so in
the newspaper world. In other re-
spec's we have not been more qu'et
Than our neighbors who have weekly
appeared with their happenings and
events In future we hope to break
this long silence and enter your circle
with our pleasures and troubles, and
trust we may receive port of the
interest we have taken in you.
We ready have one interest in
common-th that is, 1.-The rainest of
weather. 1t is truly wonderful how
such spell of weather can arouse SO
many siumbering prophets A few
months ago we were all Hick s. all
agreeing that he knew all that was
necessary to know about the sunshine
and showers. We trusted him. Now,
every other man in Glen Haven has de-
velOped INTO a weather prophet, but
neither trusts the other 1t is difficult
to say how it wi end. but we prt sumo
that it will end with the rain if that
ever does end. AS a result Of the con
slant pour down tor the lest two
months the Mississippi is at high water
mark At this tage. and at this season
Of the year, the beauty Of the grand
old stream IS at its height. We rate it
a The che a traction Of our village
and never tire of watching its ever
changing mes which constantly
afford a source of interest to Us. he
familiar whistle Of the I'D ID amond
Joe Line Steamers today thrills
our hearts As much as they did twenty
years ago. and it is an unders God sig
nal 70 cease work and All 60 down to
see the boat as though t was some
thing entirely new 1t has become 50
dear to Us that, If we would, We could
not leave ii more.
Mrs. Mary Larned, having trans
ferred her millinery business to Mrs.
AL. Bennett, is making farewell calls
on her many friends here and at North
Andover. after which she. accompanied
bv her little nice. Nellie Trav :, start
ON their journey to WAY rh, Nebraska.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-07-07
NOVELTIES FOR THE HOME.

NEW silver candlesticks have raised
rims of perforated silver in Italian de-
sign.
THE perfumed salts for the room, in
closed in a cylinder Of glass with top
of silver or silver gilt, has found a
place.
HoLpERs for busters are shown in sill
yer. They consist Of plate to be Sc
cured to the wall, and an openworll ring
for the brush
NEW silver vases take the favorite
chrysanthemum form; that is. they are
slender, tall, and intended for only two
or three stalks.
CANoPIED settees, corners, divans. and
the like are called artistic furnishings
nowadays To the rude. untutored
mind they look wonderfully out Of
place in a drawing-room and make one
fancy the lawn marquee has been
moved IN, or the four poster moved
down.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-07-07
a BUDGET OF FOREIGN NEWS

PAUPERs who die in Berlin while
being taken care of at public expense
are hereafter TO be cremated.
THE Turkish government has forbid
den the importation of all patent medi-
cines into the country.
THE lsraehte alliance has sent to the
sultan Of Turkey an address in com
memoration of the admission of the
exiled Spanish Jews to the Turkish en-
( pire in 1892.
THE plague of field mice in the south
eastern counties of Scotland is increas-
ing in extent and is assuming such
proportions that the farmers are hold
ing public meetings to devise new plans
for fighting the enemy.
FRANCE points with pride to its
Tunisian colony, where there are now
$4,000 French citizens and persons
claiming French protection. Great re-
suits are expected from the opening of
the harbor of Tunis next year and of
Bizerta the year following.
THERE has been started in Denmark
an old maids insurance company.
Spinsters can insure themselves by a
small sum on reaching the age of thir-
teen, and if still unmarried at forty
are entitled to regular allowance. If
they marry, however, they forfeit all
claim
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-07-07
PERT PuNGENcIEs.

HE-''The bee doesn't get into girls
bonnets nowadays" She-''IYhy IS it?''
He" Doesn't dare to; she would have
him pinned on the outside in no time as
an ornament. ~. Y Herald.
so YOU are going to bring out your
play?" Yes" who are your star
actors?' star actors? Why, bless you,
they are all stars" ''All stars?' Yes.
It's an amateur company, you know
N. Y. Press.
TEAcHER-''You have written states
man with a possessive case sign-state's
man. That IS incorrect" Doesn't
the state own the man?" Teacher
''No; the statesman owns the state -
Good News.
UNCLE ANDRE Ito his nephew)-"You
should always be modest, my child. y
Nephew have thought that matter
over, uncle. There is just one objec-
ton to modesty-people are apt to take
you at your own valuation. lie FL
caro-.
IL CmcAGo.-Miss PorBer-'And so
your engagement with Mr.. Backbay is
at an end. How did it happen?" Miss
Lakeside-"W he said he wanted to
have a great wedding, as it was an
affair that comes only once in a persons
life" Miss Porker (indignantly)-"The
idea!'-Harvard Lampoon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-07-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Work Of the Lawmakers at the
National Capital
A Daily Summary of the Proceedings In
the Senate and House BINS
Passed and New Meas
ures Introduced.


.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-The legisla-
+ tive, diplomatic, pension and post
Office appropriation bills were passed
/ in the senate yesterday, as was also a
/ bill for the relief Of settlers upon GER
/ tain lands in the states of South and
North Dakota
! WASHINGTON, July IA joint reso-
luton to continue the appropriations
for the expenses Of the government for
/ fifteen days of the new fiscal year was
passed in the senate yesterday. ia
vorable report was made on the bill
apprOpriating S., 900, 900 TO aid the
Worlds Columbian exposition, provid-
ing it is closed on Sunday. Conference
reports on the naval, the district and
the agricultural appropriation bills
were agreed to.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-The Stewart
bill for the free coinage of silver passed
the senate yesterday by a vote of 20 to
25. The majority consisted of seven
teen democrats and twelve republicans;
the minority of eighteen republicans
and seven democrats. A bill was also
passed increasing the pension of An
hitW IAdiihiAh " qDV lFCA iiAphAAls Ahuh-
lin is over 100 years old, and served in
Capt. Armstrong; company in the FRS.
and Second Ohio militia in the war of
1912, Adjourned to the 9Th.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-The confer
ence reports on the indian and agricul-
tural appropriation bills were rejected
in the house yesterday and new con-
ference was ordered.
WASHINGTON, July In the house
yesterday bill to equalize the pay of
letter carriers was favorably reported,
and joint resolution to continue the
appropriations for the expenses of the
government for fifteen days of the new
fiscal year was passed.
WASHINGTON, July "A bill was in
troduced in the house yesterday to pay
a pension at the rate of one cent
month to ninety-day soldiers in the late
war The report of the conference
committee on the agricultural appro-
priation bill was adopted. The bill to
enforce the provisions of the eight-hour
law was passed
WASHINGTON, July 5.-In the house
on Saturday the conference report on
the District of Column bia appropriation
bill was objected 10 and new con-
ference was ordered. Eulogies were
delivered in respect to the memory of
L. X. Wilson, late a senator from
Maryland Adjourned to the 5th