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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-24
COUNTY BUILDING.
TRANSFERS..

May 19-Alice L Cooper to Peter Er.
ickson, lot Q. block f. Osborne's Moline
CT Bluff, S2,400
Catharine Harmelt to Doris G Hack,
lots and 5. Ulock "a. Brigham's addition
to Cordovs, 1852.
Wv Richards to John johnson, lot /.
block 2.Moore's First addition to Moline,
81 800.
P L Mitchell to Hans Engesath, lot z,
block /, P L Mitchell's addition to Rock
Island, $400.
Edward Greim to John L Larson, 10,
9, block 2, Greim's second add, Moline,
5000
NAV 19-Adsm Rauscb, by heirs, to
Harper Reed. nj mel set, "a, IS. 5w,
$500.
Marcus Osgood to Stephen Boyton, set
ne4 and part sw4 net and part ne3 ne3, Is
16. 4w, $1,000.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-24
Licensing Engineers.

The question of licensing enginee rs is
being so agitated in every state in the
union that within short time, for the
protection of human lives, it will be i'm
possible for any one Entrusted with steam
to hold or secure a situation withou; pas
sing rigid examination and obtaining a
license. Stephenson's Illustrated Prscti-
cal Test has been published to aid engi-
neers preparing to pass such examination,
snd as it embraces all the questions asked
on the boiler, pump, engine. dynamo,
Corliss engine, ETC., it has already met
with such q demand that it is now in its
fourth edition. This work, which only
costs Sloan be obtained of the publisher.
Walter G. Kraft. 20 La Sale street, Chi
csgo.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-24
Prevention Better Than Cure.

Many persons are afflicted with skin
eruptions, boils or ulcers. Brsndreth's
Pills taken freely will in short time eff
feet complete cure of all such troubles.
Ulcers of long standing have been cured
by them. Carbuncles have been checked
in their incipiency by them. The worst
fever sores, bed sores. and the like have
been driven from the skin By them
Only begin in time and few of Brand.
reth's Pills will prevent many sickness
Brandreth's Pills are purely vegetable
absolutely harmless, and safe to take a
any time
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-24

l can recommend Ely's Cream Balm to
all sufferers from dry cstarrh from per-
sonal experience. Michael herr, Phar.
macist, Denver.
had catarrh of the head and throat fc1
five years. l used Ely's Cream Balm, and
from the first application was relieved
The sense of smell. which had been lost
was restored after using one bottle.
have found the Balm tie only satisfactory
remedy for cstarrh, and it has effected q
cure in my case,-H. L. Myer, Waverly,
n. Y
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-24
Castoria.

sros.oria is an excellent medicine for chill
l., Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
~. effect upon their children"
DR.. G. G. Osaoop,
Lowell, Mass.
rr,eo-ia is the best remedy for children Of
xsisb am acquainted. hope the day is not
,,- distant when mothers will consider the real
,-...sst Of their children, and use Castoria in
s.a,s n tbevarious quack nostrums which are
.ss,,oving their loved ones, by forcing opium,
r,-,rtDe, soothing syrup and other hurtful
a,srt. down their throats, thereby sending
tSsm 10 premature graves"
DR.. J. F. KINCHELoK,
Conway, Ark.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-24
The Public Library.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Rock Island public library board occurred
In its rooms in the Mitchell & Lynde
block last evening, all members except
two being present. The insurance COM
mittee to whom was referred the matter
OF insurance policies reported that they
were now made out in accordance with
the law, and the report was received.
The renewed policies are az follows:
Helpenstells agency. $500; Loosely &
Knowlton's, 81 900; and A. D. Huesing,
$500. As the light in the rooms is yet in-
adequate. the secretary was instructed to
inform Mitchell 8 LYnde that more gas
fixtures would be necessary in order to
provide the necessary amount of light
Bills were presented and on motion were
allowed as follows:
A. c. McClurg & Co.. SAT- SO; Rock
Island Gas company. $14 10; o. A. Barn
hart, 81 25; and ]. T. Noftsker, Sc 65.
The librarian having made q satisfac-
tory report on the work of the new jani-
trees, Mrs. Al. Stombs, it was ordered that
she be retained in that position. An
offer of S5 for a small desk not now in
use, was reported and the offer was &C.
cepted. On motion the circulation repor,
Of Miss Gale. the librarian. was accepted,
after which the board adjourned. The
report is as follows:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-24
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO.

LUCAS COUNTY.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm of F. ] g.
Cheney & Co.. doing business in the city
of Toledo, county and state aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of one
hundred dollars for each and every case
Of catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. D.. 1885.
49, A. W. GLEASON,
SEAL Notary Public.
(~
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
f. J. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-24
Republican National Convention

tNePUUIICdH NdlIOHdI OOHVtLIIUI,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Commencing June z. 1899. 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 2 to
6. inclusive. return limit to and including
June 25, 1899. inclusive.
II. D. MACK. Div. Pass'r Agt.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-24
Castoria.

"Castoria is So well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-
n. A. ARCHER, M. D.,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-24

Nearly every one needs spring med
icine, and Hoods Sarsaparilla is I'M
doubtedly the best. Try it this season
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-24

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, ....-e 70 Castoria.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-24
Subscribe for Stock

In the Second series of the
Home Building and Loan Asso-
citation, of Rock Island.
A safer and better investment
than Government Bonds, be-
cause the loans are made only
upon established values and it
pays more than three times as
much interest besides the
amount invested and the profits
can be withdrawn at any time.
Money loaned at lowest rates.
R. A DONALDSON, Secretary.
OFFICE, Rooms 8, 4. and Masonic Temlle,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-24

III. Centaur Company n Murray Street, City.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-24
Children Cry for
Pitchers Castceia.

The success of Hoods Ssrssparilla is
because it possesses true merit, and no
claim is made for it which is not fully
supported.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-24

-toria Samuel Pitchers prescription for Infants
nd Children 1t contains neither Opium Morphine nor
tber Narcotic substance. 1t is harmless substitute
for Paregoric, Drops Soothing Syrups, and Castor OIL
is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years. use bv
millions Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms aays
soverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd
oures Diarrhea and Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
+sethng troubles, constipation and iatuIency.
Casoria assmilates the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Gas.
+oria is Children's Panaceathe Mothers Friend.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-24
Children Cry tor
Pitchers SsastoPia.

Lanes Family Medicine moves the
bowels each day. Most people need to
u,e it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-06
Mipe an Scotland

The plague of mice which has been
causing such widespread disaster in
Scotland of late continues and increases,
and a special omission of the depart
ment of agriculture is now at work tax
ing evidence in the matter with view
to devising some effective remedy.
Some interesting points have been
brought out during the progress of the
commission. Quite number of farm
ers attributed the plague of mice TO the
killing of the birds of prey and weasels
by, the gentlemen owners shooting over
the estates, and by the keepers who
killed the weasels because the weasels
destroyed the game. One man said tho
keepers had killed a hundred weasels
on his farm and the adjoining estate.
The mice had increased and destroyed
the pastures, and he had lost Eve thou
sand dollars on sheep in consequence.
His family had lived on the farm for
three centuries Another man said that
for the same reason his crop of lambs
this year numbered three hundred and
thirty-three against an average of six
or seven hundred Tho situation is
very serious, and nothing the farmers
have been able to do SO far has lessened
the ScOursra
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-06

close 20 an imaginary dividing line.
pour q good quantity Of vinegar b.
tween the chalk sticks Instantly you
viii hear an audible SETTLING. like the
kissing of shells IN actual warfare,
while ships a. II putting Up steam will
begin 20 move forward IN allow revoiu-
lions, leaving behind them strcaks 81
foam such as are obsrrvtd In the wake
OF moving vessels Wh~n meeting al
the dividing line they v'iIi have attained
quite a respectable speed. humping ead
cutting together Ia the cneesvor u push
one another furthes. from the dividing
line. The engagement often proves IN
exciting one. OF course the sids has
won which has the largest number 81
ships nearest the center after the az
FRAY.
The chemical solution CT this seeming
mystery Ia quite simple, explains H3~~
per's Young People Chalk. b~iny
largely carbon. combines with the sesd
of the vinegar Ia carbonie aid. The
same gases that cause tEe e1e-vssrencs
OF MOS, mineral waters. The s4kes rsss
To the surface Of the vinegar m srssji
bubbles of suficicrt strength ~ eazza
the current -hich t-r1zs The chalk
since The p-trsosse youth sTili wz-rt N
see the American boat win. II ~fll 70
well for bf.n 20 rczaern ber that she bezz
quality of chalk contains the largest
proportion o. ezrboa- II will sl>o
prove OF advantage 20 piaae tbe chalk
careful liy. 50 Is N permit IL 10 gll1s
ea~ft-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-06
THAT soY JOHN.

Ell could only get him! Are you sure you
haven't met him7
It's nigh upon twelve hours sence he's gone!
You bet that when reach him . lesson WIN
teach him,
That boy John
A lesson I win teach him, and Q sermon win
preach him,
That he will carry in his mind from this time on
You hardly viii believe that he ran Oh without
leave,
That knave John
He ran Oh without leave, with intention to de-
ceive,
And his ma is there ct home a-takin' on.
His hide is pretty thick. but guess this hick'ry
stick
Win fetch John
I guess this hick'ry stick will fetch him mighty
What's thats you wish Wouldn't lay IL one
Well, I'm bound to wish you joy, for it's plain
you've got no boy
Like my John.
It's plain you've got no boy that will poster and
annoy
HIS folks the livelong day, from early dawn;
shiftless, saucy scamp, jest as lazy as q
Like that John.
Jest as lazy as tramp, Of the reg1ar gypsy
stamp,
Won't cut stick Of wood, nor NOW the lawn:
Must shoot Or fish all day, or else be of to play
Darn that John!
I'm pledged to stop his play, and to show him
that my way
Shall be his-or bid him else begone
For goodi I'd stand his loss. for he's nothin'
but q cross,
Is my John.
toss
How soon old Nick viii get him for his own.
He's aiming to. that's fat! Why, amt that
thing hat?
Looks like JohnI
Yes sir, it is a hat, and . ragged one At that,
A-layin' near the water, on that stonel
A fshpole too-I'm bound he's hidin' some
where's round
Here, you Johni
He's h.din' somewheres round. Hark, wasn't
Among them busiest Let's creep softly on.
Why, where's the little chap? a-takin Of naps
Wake up Johnl
Ee's takin' OF nap. WHAT met with some
mishap,
70
Way Of sometimes. at night. alone Oh, he's
al right
Helio!-Johni
I'll wager he's all right Soy. what's that
gleamn' white
Yonder-across the stream-see. further on
Among them reeds. A face' To sleep in such
placed
No! 'Tain't John.
Asleep in this cold place-oh, stranger, touch
his face!
Oh, my hearts JOY, a-layin' here alonei
Cast up like some poor weed that the river
doesn't need
My boy Johnl
Cast up like some poor weed, while his fathers
sorest need
VIII be the voice Ind happy smile that's gone
And to think he'll never know that / always
loved him SO,
Ny dead Johnl
Fannie M p. Deas. In Cosmopolitan.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-06
flower and falling leaf of autumn, and

flower and falling leaf of autumn, and
the icy breath and winding SHOWS of
winter.
For the benefit particularly of my
farmer friends l append the following
description of the bird and its habits
from the Audubon Magazine:
The purple martin is the largest Of
the swallow tribe. He is also one of
the most useful of this extremely serv-
iceable group of birds. Not only does
he destroy large numbers of hurtful
insects, but from his ready adaptable
ity to changed conditions. and his will
ingness, if encouraged, to make his
home on or near mans dwellings. he
becomes the guardian of the poultry
yard. No hawk or owl or eagle is dar-
ing enough to approach farmhouse
where one or more pairs of this cour-
ageous and swift-winged species are
rearing their broods. II bird of prey,
ignorant OF the presence of these pro-
tectors, comes near to see what oppor-
tunity there may be to pick up one of
the young chickens that are wandering
about the door yard, the martins dis
cover him at once, and sally forth with
angry twitterings. to give battle to the
intruder Their powerful wings bear
them swiftly toward their enemy, who,
too late. turns to fly. They easily
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-06

As illustrating the bitterness Of the
recent campaign in Great Britain the
Boston Transcripts publishes a letter
written by an English liberal to q friend
in Boston. I'VE have had he says, "a
tremendous hard fght-many say the
greatest since 1882 All the aristooracy,
landlords, publicans. factors, and, above
all, the church against Us The latter
grew SO keen ON the subject that from
over fifty pulpits for several Sundays
past we (the liberal party) have been
specially commended TO the Lord for
punishment, and sermons against our
ideas preached. Some of the ministers
have even gone so far as to say that any
one who voted for - was not fit to re-
oeive the sacrament. Think of that in
this nineteenth century, and it viii
show you how deep and bitter the fight
has been. All I can say is that there
are 6.535 communicated people in
this constituency alone"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-06
MIXED METAPHORS.
An Example OF Gross Errors. Ancient and
Modern.

Modern.
Almost everyone who writes many
sentences even in q familiar and epis-
tolarv way employs certain figures of
speech. 1t Is habitual and instructive
70 make use of words in me.aphorical
sense; that is, to set forth thought
and make plain meaning by bringing
in sensible object or suggesting a visi-
bic act which bears some resemblance
to 1t, says the Youths Companion
Often we become 80 thoroughly accus-
toned to the use of term in its meta
phorical sense that we forget that IL
has sensible or material meaning
apart from the figure of speech. and
when we forget this we are in danger OF
mixing our metaphors"
When Sir Boyle Roche made his IA
nous speech, II smell rat, ] see him
floating in the air: bat mark me, sir. ]
will nip him in the bud" his ideas svere
clear enough. but he lost sight Of rats,
air and buds In the thought that was
in his mind. II the reader also could
lose sight If them this passage might
appear eloquent Bat they obtrude
mind
The following was the pe-o-s.ion Of
an orator at political meeting not long
ago:
The time has come when we must
leave of voting for ornamental princi-
pies and vote 70 pat bread and butter IN
our pockets
4 scarcely less MIXED up series Of met
aphors than SIR Boyie's was recently
employed b. q newspaper IN Cd Amer
car city. Several aldermen had been
accused Of accepting bride. and the
newspapers said with reference 20 the
affair.
@It Is reasonable 90 expect that snch
Of his associates as are innocent Of such
a crime viii leave no stone rntrrned 60
purge themselves Of ali suspicion and
exhaus, every expedseat 20 smoke the
rascaas or.t.-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-06
length and measures sixteen inches


across its extended wings. The
color of the male is deep
blush black with purplish reflections.
The female is paler throughout. and
lacks the iridescence of the male, its
throat and breast are dark gray and
the other under parts lighter gray.
The young are gray streaked with
darker"
Some observa tons made by Mr.. o.
Widmann, of st. Louis, and published
several years ago in the Forest and
Stream, give an idea of the unceasing
way in which the old birds perform
this labor, and of the vast number Of
insects-many of them hurtful-which
are destroyed daily by pair of these
useful birds He says:
1T may be interesting to many of
your readers TO know more about the
family cares OF our birds. In order to
find out how often young martins are
fed By their parents, and at what time
the principal meals are served,
Watched my sixteen feeding pairs
during an entire day, June -. from
IOur a. u. Li4I elRAe W H.. uaTAAag
every visit of the feeding parents,
males and females, separately. The
martins began hunting ~ four fifteen,
but no food was brought until four
thirty.
THE Youngest birds are fed at long
er intervals with crushed insects, most
" small beetles, from the craw. About
fortnight old, they are fed from the
bill with soft insects of the Size Of large
flies; bat insects with stings. such as
bees and wasps. are never brought.
When four weeks old large dragon flies,
grasshoppers and butterflies make the
principal food.
he then shows the remarkable fac.
that between daylight ana dark thirty
two martins fed sixteen families OF
yoong birds three thousand two hun-
Gred and serenty-seven times sub
I1it TO mv farmer friends whether these
figures do not show the value Of these
birds as insect destroyers. and hope
that every farmer n the country viii
provide for them good-sized two or
three story cottage near his poultry
house They wiJ protect his poultry
and help destroy The insect pests which
threaten his orchard, garden AID field
5. z DAVIS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-06
BY RAIL TO THE STARS.
Figures OF Time Inoomprehensible
Those of Distance.

Figures OF Time as IncompFehensible
Those of Distance.
In recent lecture on FIXED Stars
DIR. David Gill wanted to give an illus
tration of the distance to Centauri This
is what he said as reported In the Bos-
ton Globe: I'VE shall suppose that
some wealthy directors for want of out
let for their energy and capital con-
struct rail way to Centauri We shall
neglect for the present the engineering
dificdlties-a mere detail-and suppose
them overcome and the railway open
for traffic. We shall go farther and
suppose that the directors have found
the construction Of such a railway to
have been peculiarly easy and that the
proprietors of interstellar space had not
been cxorbitant in their terms for right
of way.
Therefore, with a view to encourage
traffic, the directors has made the fare
exceedingly moderate, viz, frst class
at cents per 100 miles. Desiring to
take advantage of these facilities gem
ueman, by way OF providing himself
with small change for the journey,
buys up the national debt OF England
and a few other countries, and present
ing himself at the Office demands first
class single to Centauri For this he
tenders IN payment the scrip Of the ma
tional debt of England which just COW
crs tho cost of his ticket: but at this
time the national debt from little wars
had been run up from $500, ooo, 900 to
so 500 ffa1 00O HAVING tal,ar, his seat II
occurred to him to ask: AT what rate
do you travel?'
Sixty miles an hour, sir, including
stoppages,' is the answer
Then when shall we reach Cen
.tauri?'
SIN IS. CO.. 600 wears. sir"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-06

anu hO"CAo VI VIC ounAy oONcAl.
While l have always a genuine
friendship and admiration for my mod
est little tenants. the blue birds and
wrens, l must confess the most init
macy with my large number of sum-
mer boarders, the martins. The four
families of martins in their cottage
made large party in themselves, but
scarcely day passed during the sum
mer when they did not entertain their
friends. Frequently the roof, both
stories, and balconies of the cottage
were covered by these cheerful and So
cial birds. They were always tame,
showing no alarm no matter how many
people observed them, and frequently
when leaving the cottage the birds
would dash down and pass within a
Few inches Of the face of the observer.
thought at first this was a sort of bel
ligerent attack during the Matching
season. caused by the apprehensions of
the birds for the safety Of their young.
bat as it occurred frequently. from the
opening to the close of the season.
am of the opinion that this conduct OF
the birds is more in the nature of a
trick or pleasant greeting.
A few days before the young birds
take their fight from the nest there is
always large coneourse of the birds
around the cottage. One evening ]
counted thirty-four birds swarmIng
around the little home, all seeming
fairly intoxicated with joy and good
feeling. As the same visitation oc-
Cured last season and continued for
three or four DAYS preceding the flight
of the young birds. my conclusion is
brating the maturity OF the young
birds of their neighbors. and make
these visitations not only 10 celebra
an important anniversary IN bird life,
but to encourage the voung birds to try
their pinlons for the icurnev OF life
Truly the great voice OF nature pro-
claims the one main object OF life IS 20
love and be loved Aad the myriad
voices aad scenes in nature are the
most blessed rninisrrations to the vvearv
aud suffering and aespairing hearts of
men if they would only reach oct and
touch the hem OF her divine garment
NV martins have left me They are
now on their journey 10 the beautiful
land of the orange and magnolia, and
perhaps ere this have reached their
southern home. Their fight marks
the waning of summer and the advent
az harvest aaG L c-csc.en III o. the fading