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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-02
How Pure Air Acts on the System.

Pure air and exercise are equal forces
acting in the same direction. They both
get rid of waste, and with it of the poisons
in the system which are depressing various
organs. We neeo not, therefore, be sur
prised when we are told by Sir d. Cation
that after barracks were better ventilated
the rations of the men had to be increased;
or by 1.-The pathetic story" of certain seam
stresses whose work room was ventilated,
and who then begged that the old state of
things might be restored, as their appetites
had increased beyond their earnings.-Pop-
ular Science Monthly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-02
CITY CHAT.

Il Goede, of An6slusia, is in the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-02
Miles, Nerve and Liver Pills.

Act on new principle-regulating the
liver stomach and bowels through the
nerves. A new discovery. DR.. Miles
Pills speedily cure billousness, bad taste,
torpid liver. piles, constipation. Un-
eQuslled for men, women, children.
Smallest, mildest. surestl so doses 25
cents. Samples free at Hartz s Balm,
sens.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-02
Christian statues in the pahomey Palace.

SIaLuts III the banOmeN IalaCe.
The statues OF the twelve apostles are
set up in the court of King BehanZin, the
ruler of Dahomey, who in his annual re-
ligious celebrations is supposed to sacrifice
at least 1000 human victims The father
of the present king some years ago received
a number of Catholic priests at his court,
and they won favor in his eyes by teaching
the people the duty of submission to the
king. They induced the king to destroy
some of the indecent fetiches in the capital.
When they were about to go away the
king said to them, Il have received you
well and have even demolished the fetiches
you think immoral and in return | now
insist that you shall show me your God to
set up in their place" They extricated
themselves from ibis difficulty by sending
for statues of the twelve apostles, which
were set up in Abomey and are still there
New York Sun
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-02
General Assembly Presbyterian
Church, Portland, Oregon
MAY 10 TO JUNE g 1892,

For above the burlington Route" c.,
B. s. @ R R., will sell tickets to Port
land and return at round trip rate of one
lowest first-clsss fare. Tickets on sale
May 8 to IA inclusive; return limit
80 days from date of sale.
Passengers may go via. any one,
return via. any other route excepting the
Southern Pacific system. The fact
that different routes may be used going
and returning permits the Burlington to
offer to visitors its many direct routes
between the east aud the west.
81. D. MACK. Div. Pass. Agt.,
Rock Island, H.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-02
HEROIC Self Control.

Little Miss (breathlessly)-Oh sir, papa
hit his finger nail with hammer and I'm
'fraid he's going to have an apoplectic fit.
Minister-Dear mel He's one of my
latest converts. What can / do?
Little Missile wants you to give him
permission to swear.-Good News
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-02
Minneapolis and Return.

From June to June 8 the c., R. l. &
P. Ry. will sell round trip tickets to Min
neapolis at rate of one fare for the round
trip; good to return up to June 25
F. II. PLUMMER. Ticket Agent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-02
Republican National Convention

Minneapolis, MINI.
Commencing June z, 1892. For above
the Burlington Route. c.. B. & Q. r.
R." will sell tickets to Minneapolis and
return at round trip rate of one lowest
first class fare. Tickets on sale June to
q. inclusive. return limit to and including
June 25, 1892. inclusive.
II. d. MACK. Div. Pass'r. Agt.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-02
For Rusty Stoves.

A stove that has become rusted from dis
use will be restored by rubbing it thorough
ly with lard. Stovepipes may also be pre-
served the same way.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-02

After the grip Hoods Ssrsaparilla will
,rssore your strength and health. and ex-
pal every trace Of poison. from the blood.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-09
interrupted the Fight.

A gentleman was in the habit OF shoot
ing in very wild and rocky section of the
country Part of the rocky ground was
on the side of very high Hill, not accessi-
BILE tc sportsmen and from this hill the
hares and foxes, which were the chief
game of the region. would at night betake
themselves to the plains below. Leading
from these rocks TO the lower ground were
two gullies made by the rains near one of
rhicl the verac;ous gentleman who tells
che story stationed himself and his attend
ant one night 10 tee hope of bagging some
mares.
Hardly had they taken~up their position
when they perceived fox creeping
stealthily down through the gully, fol-
lowed closely by another. After they had
played together for a few minutes one Of
the foxes went into hiding under one Of the
larger rocks at the end of the gully, and
the other having apparently hidden him
! good night sneaked back up the hill again
In moment he was back, but before him.
racing down through the gully-being
chased. In fact-was hare fleeing for her
life. and as the intended victim was pass
ing the rock where the first fox lay con
cealed he tried to seize her by suddenly
springing upon her but his aim was baC
and he missed.
The pursuing fox came up al this mo-
ment. and finding that the lack Of skill Of
his co-conspirator had resulted in the loss
his supper, he began to snap and snarl At
the other in such fashion that the spiri:
Of the offending fox was aroused. and L
rough and tumble fight resulted They
fought fercely for several minutes, but az
neither seemed to be getting the better o,
the other, the huntsman himself took the
matter in hand and shot them Harper's
Young People.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-09
A Cur. fox i,Mldness.

Is the human race IL the near future to
be entirely bald on the top of it's head,
wter. the hair ought to grow? is a ques-
ton agitating tonsorial circles and the
manly victims thereof. Some people are
born bald. some achieve badness and
others have it thrust upon them, and it is
with the latter class that the distressing
consequences Of modern living have the
most to do. AS everybody is cognizant,
the glory of man as well as woman is his
hair. Badness is venerable, but it is not
always venerated, and then it is frighttully
inconvenient. In woman art supplies
nature. but unlucky man has no such
remedy that cannot be detected and how
ever indifferent to appearances he made be,
it is not in his disposition to meekly sub
nit to the trouble it entails
A wise parent afflicted by loss of hair
should take lesson in hirsute develop
ment from the lower classes in Europe and
give his offspring the benefit. Whoever
saw bald workingman OF shopkeeper in
France? Whoever found among the peas
ants of Europe shining patess The reason
for this natural thatching is most simple
one; these people live outdoors, unbonnet-
ed, and it is only when man becomes reck-
less and superrefned in his living that
the hair falls So much for civilization
But having discovered that civilization,
not to say dissipation, is at the root of fin
de siecle's hair falling. why not counter
act this difficulty by starting the little
chaps Alright, not merely in the paths of
virtue. but by taking away their hats and
caps and making them go bareheaded I'M
til they are fully grown One Of these
days the wisdom of some of the Old World
customs will strike home in America, and
it need not be called anglomania either
Boston Herald
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-09

Tea was first introduced into Japan BY
q Buddhist saint Dangyo naishi, about
the beginning Of the Ninth century. But
its cultivation made nc progress until the
Abbot Myoe laid out some plantations al
Toga-no-o and afterward at Uji, which,
are yet the most celebrated in Japan
Though it was freely drank and USED
among the upper classes. Mr.. Chamber.
lain, who is an authority, does not think
the custom was at all universal among
the lower classes unit! tie Seventeenth
century.
The first tea drinking was INDUCED in
by the zen sect Of Buddhists, simply with
the intention of keeping themselves awake
during their midnight deyotions. The
first aristocratic tea drinker Of whom
there Is any record is Monamotp Sane
tomo, shotgun, who lived in the Thir-
teenth century. Esai, Buddhist abbot,
tried to reclaim him from his Incorporate
habits by inducing him to drink tea
instead OF sake. The enthusiastic abbot
drew up rules to govern the ceremony,
which naturally he made religious. First
came very plain, frugal meal, then serv-
ice consisting Of worshiping departed
ancestors, the noisy beating of drums and
much burning of incense. Esai also pub
ished book in which he clearly explains
how tea benefits the five viscera"-the
heart, liver, lungs, kidneys and intestines
and its influence against oni, or demons.
Owing to the abbot's Introduction Of the
plant and his zeal for it's use it is fashiona-
BILE for real enthusiasts to join his sect (the
Zens) and it is the abbot Of Daitokuji
from whom credentials of proficiency sn
the mysteries are obtained.-San Fran
cicoo Gall
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-09
Resting the Eyes During Work.

Speaking of the daily occupations which
are hurtful to the eye, DR.. L. Webster Fox
particularly condemns reading in street
cars and in railway trains. The paper is
usually held closer to the eye than on other
occasions, because of the motion of the
cars, and when this strain is followed up
by days hard work the effect is soon
seen in congested eyeballs and eyelids.
Short intervals of rest will save eyes en-.
gagged in exacting work, DR.. Fox suggests
that persons working over books have a
green disk placed in range of their vision,
30 that their eyes can rest upon it when
they raise their heads after running up
long columns of figures.
For the same purpose he advises that
the walls of schoolrooms should be hung
with maps and pictures to relieve the eyes
Of children. This plan has been followed
in the Francis M. Drexel public school
with beneficial results-Analyst.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-09
A Cook in the Time Of Loui. XVIII.

A Cook in the Time Of Louis XVIII.
Louis XIV had genuine passion for
horticulture. He did not content himself
with perfecting a system Of hothouses and
of heating apparatuses for all his cha
teaux, but he gave impuision also to the
growing Of grain of all kinds, of vegeta-
bles. and especially Of new varieties OF
trees. for which so many royal nurseries
were at that moment established.
But he was most at ease before cooking
furnace. now overseeing his ceufs a la ia
natique, Drowned to a turn over a red hot
fire, now preparing in accordance with es-
tablished rules beverage called coffee,
just then coming into fashion, or concoc-
ting one of those pies which he sent. care
fully wrapped up, to NJ. de Button in re-
turn for quarter of venison received from
; that famous naturalist At the same time
as his father-in-law, Stanislas, Louis XIV
invented tables which came in without be
ing touched by human hands to offer their
contents to surfeited palates: but those of
the KING OF France came up from under
The door, while those of the king Of Poland
descended from the ceiling
one can almost imagine monograph on
snonarchs who were gourmands and we
do recall Caremes witticism, SIS not the
science which nourishes the equal Of the
one that kills." profound and sensible
thought from chef of whom Louis XVIII
did not hesitate to take lessons. That
king. who died afflicted with the govt for
having INDUCED too freely in the pleasures
Of the table. merited one day the praises
of the celebrated chef whose .ounseis he
followed with docility
A great lover Of musseis, he gave Talley-
rand The recipe Tor a sauce which added
greatly 20 the taste Of that dish; and as
Talleyrand communicated to the king tho
reflections Of his head cook, the monarch
replied, Careme is right, but very much
:ear it will be a long time before shall be
able 10 create Il minister of the public
euisine Paris intermediate.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-09
sTAUNTON, VIRGINIA, SEPTEMBER 9, 1892.

uIes. There's six brown nosses in the
stable, sir. Would Zee mind comm an
pickin out yourn?'
81 followed him with a sense of coming
evil. Sure enough, there were six brown
horses in the big stable and to save my
life | couldn't tell which was mine OF
any difference between horses, except that
of color, I'd no idea. scanned them ali
anxiously and felt the ostler's eye upon
me. had an impulse to confde my diff
Guilty to him, but reflected that this
wouldn't help me in the least. After Il
minute, pulling out my watch carelessly
said:
"'By George, I'd no idea it was SO earlyl
Never mind. l won't start for few min
utes yet.'
'Ths was the only course-to wait until
the other five owners of brown horses had
driven home. went back to the inn and
talked and drank sherry, watching the
crowd thin by degrees and speeding the
lingering mourners with all my prayers
The time dragged on till nothing short of
a miracle could take me back in time for
the night class The widow came and
talked to me. answered her at random.
''Twice l revisited the stable, and the
last time found but three brown horses
left went back and consumed more
sherry and biscuits Ten more minutes
passed, and there were left only the widow
herself and a trio of elderly men, AS
hung about trying to look unbounded
sympathy at the group, it dawned OH me
that they were beginning to eye me un
easily. took sponge cake and another
glass of wine One Of the men-who wore
high stock and an edging of stiff gray
hair around his bald head-advanced tome.
This funeral said he. lis over
Yes, yes l stammered. and choked
over sip of sherry
I'VE are waiting-let me tap you on the
back-we are waiting to read the will
Il rushed out of the room and down to
the stables. The ostler was Harvesting
the one brown horse that remained I
was thinkin you wouldn't be long, SIR he
said; you're the very last, "a b'lieve. an
here ends hard days work"
81 drove off. 1t was nearly by this,
but didn't even think of the night class.
was wondering if the horse drove were
really Farmer Retallack's Somehow
whether because his feed of corn pricked
him or no, can't say-he was deal more
lively than on the outward journey. l
looked at him narrowly and began to feel
sure it was another horse. In spite of the
cool evening sweat broke out upon me.
Reaching home, | found the farmer
dressed and leaning on stick in the door
way.
'Lor bless my soulp he hailed me; I've
been that worried about ye couldn't stay
in bed. The parsons been up twice from
the school house to make inquiries. Where,
in the name of goodness
" That's long story said 1. and then,
feigning to speak carelessly, though l
heard my heart go thump, How Eye think
the brown horse look after the journey3'
ooh, he's right enough the old man
replied indifferently. It'd take a lot to
hurt he Butt
But had never felt SO GLAD in my life"
Arthur T. Quiller-Couch in Speaker.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-09
| GRAND
Opening Sale
AT THE
'Liggett Dry Goods Company, :
Successors to J. r. LIGGETT)
This New Dry Goods Firm of the
ELIGGETT DRY GOODS COMPANY" will
open with Grand Special Sale Of Spring
and Summer Dry Goods at once. We pro-
pose to make one Eye Opening Sale in
Dry Goods during the next few weeks, We
want every one to know that with the new
firm we propose to start a new way of
doing business.
Now that we are connected with Whole
sale business as we'll as the Retail, we will show
you some changes in the prices for the future.
See what we are going to open as a "starter"
Here is a chance for everyone.
White Goods.

White Plaid India Linens, worth 15c,
our price &c.
White Stripe India Linens, worth 1890,
our price 10ac.
White Stripe and Plaid India Linen,
(showy patterns), worth l5c, our
price 9ac.
Lace Stripe India Linen, worth 1oAac,
our price Sc.
Irish Lawns, 81 in. wide, in neat Pol
ka Dots and small figures, suitable
for shirt waists and dresses, goods
that are worth 1890, our price 12ac.
Plain white India Linen worth &c, our
price &c.
Pin. Stripe Mulls, white ground and
neat, narrow stripes Of Blue, Black,
Red, &C., worth 15c, our price 9Hc.
White Spreads, large size, worth $1.25,
our price size.
White Spreads, extra heavy, worth
$3.50, our price $1.15.
Silk Mulls, so in. wide, in Pink,
Light Blue, Red, Black, Nile,
Cream and White, worth Csc, our
price 4Qc.
Heavy Corded and Figured Up. K,
worth Is and Soc, our price 18c.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-09
Where Nature Beats Science.

A method of treating mother of pearl
shells consists in drawing upon them with
brush and wax varnish any designs de-
sired, after which they are placed in bath
away the outer coat wherever it is not pro
tected by the varnish, the result being q
lovely cameo with raised figures in white
on a pearly ground Nature, however,
beats art hollow at this sort of work
In the cretaceous epoch, hundreds Of
thousands of years ago, there lived certain
eephalopods, since extinct, which science
calls ''ammonites." The pearl they pro-
duced was of wonderful beauty, and many
fossil ammonites dug up today have been
so operated upon by the process of decay
as to form elaborate patterns on the shslll,
in pearl and whlte.-Elnlglish Mechanic,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-09
The Why of Tt.

The Hindco fatalist extends to the in
tellectual side of life. In grammar with
them, as in destiny, thing is SO because
it is SO; fatalism kills cut reason as it kills
out spiritual effort and aspiration. shall
never forget trying to get an explanation
from Hindoo teacher of finding, in some
of their writings, plural substantive
mated to q singular verb,
ssWhy does not this plural noun take
plural yerb?"
because it takes singular verb"
"Nhyfn
Because 1t is right that 1t should do
So"
'Why wouldn't it be right that it should
take plural verb?"
Because it would be wrong"
aHnt thought plura! spbstantiyes al
ways took plnrs? yerhsf'
s"They do"
Yet this one does not2'
mo; this one does not''
what rule governs it Them
There is no rule It does so because It
Is right that It should dc so.-Bostoo
transcript
The Peacock on Rainy Day.
The peacock, glittering with jewel-like
eyes. has voice by no means suited to It's
beauty. Its cry is harsh and disagreea-
bic. When the rain falls it sits on some
high perch uttering its doleful sounds,
with its beautiful tail feathers drawn into
the smallest possible space. Likea vain
creature as it is, it never spreads its fan
unless the sun Shines Troy Times,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-09
Dress Goods.

In this Department we are showing
the greatest values ever offered:
38 Dress Patterns, all in fine, new, this
seasons goods, = Tans, Grays,
Browns, &C., sold at $1.25, our
price Csc.
90 fine Dress Patterns, sold at SIS,
our price $40.
IL fine Combination Suits, sold at $50,
our price $3.50,
50 in. Ladies' cloth, Tan and Gray,
worth $3.50 our price CSC.
SO in. Lambsdown, incest goods worn,
comes in Tans and Modes, silk warp,
worth $3.50, our price $1.15.
SO In. Cashmere, Atwood filing, sold
every where at Csc, our price zoe.
40 in. all-wool Serge, all colors, 45o.
SO in. Bedford Cords, worth 800, our
price Zoe.
SO in, Whip Cords, worth Soc, our
price Zoe.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-09
A Warm Reception in Maine,

Two Auburn youths the other evening
accompanied two fair maidens Of the same
city to their homes There was the usual
pause at the doorstep, and when it came
time to part one of the fair creatures
rushed up, opened the hall door, remark.
ing as she did SO in honeyed tones, ssWon't
you come in2'' A smile Of acquiescence
had just commenced to steal over the faces
of the young men when the door opened a
Ettle wider, as if impelled by some force
within, and very copio1s shower Of warm
water deluged the walters EMO, you WON'T
come inp' sounded a voice in tone which
left no chance for an argument, and the
youths tore themselves away with such
yigor that the dust fairly enveloped them.
Bangor Commercial.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-09
rakine Treasure from the Sea,

A scientist of Christiania proposes to i'm
mortalize himself by proving the feasibili
ty of retaining the gold and silver in sea
Nater by electrolytie action. He suggests
that channel about sixty meters wide
should be selected for experiment The
place should be well sheltered from sea
and wind, and there should be current Of
about four meters per minute.
Across this channel sixty plates of gal
vanized iron, each two meters by three
meters, should be fixed at an angle Of 80
dogs. with the stream, and an electric cur
rent be sent through the series to precipi-
tate the precious metals. Herr Munster,
to whom the credit of this conception ia
due, has hit on a very fascinating idea,-
Pittshurg Dispatch, -
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-09
Don1estics.

Lonsdale Cambria 9ac.
Fruit Of the Loom, bleached, SIC.
Androscoggin. SIC.
Wamsutta, 10ac.
Utica 1914, bleached, 25c.
.Unbleached Sheeting 104 wide, 19e.
Best heavy shirtings, Sc.
Dress Ginghams, worth 10c, now 7ac.
Check Cottons, worth Sc, now SIC.
Good yd wide bleached cotton SIC.
Good brown cotton Sc.
Best heavy brown cotton, &c.
Plaid Outing Cloth, sold at Sc, now &c.
Plaid and Stripe Outing Cloth, sold at
l0e, now 7&c.
Plaid and Stripe Outing Cloth, sold at
l2a and l5c, now lie.
Simpsons Calico, SIC.
Best Navy Blue Calico, &c.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-09
Silks.

China silks-Pink, Blue, Red, Cream
and White, worth 75c, our price
SOC.
"a in. Black Faille Silk, worth $3.50,
our price CSC.
81 in. Florentlne Silk, sold at s5c, our
price 60c.
Figured China Silks in beautiful pat
terms, sold at S1.25, our price CSC.
Beautiful line Of Fancy Trimming
Silks, short lengths, and some very
high priced goods-we now offer at
half price.
Black and White China Silks from
Csc up.