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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11
Not Versed In Tact.

Eli Perkins says: Tact is the right thing
at the right time. When a young collegiate
stepped ON young lady's foot in Harvard
street car the beautiful girl was offended
but when that collegiate bowed sweetly and
said modestly: beg ten thousand pardons,
miss. Your foot is SO small couldn't see
itr' why, she could have kissed him.
How different was it with Reuben Brad
shaw, who had never been off the old Litch-
field farm. One day he met an old fame,
Lucy Bradbury, in Hartford. He had not
seen her for Is years.
well" said Reuben taking Lucy warm
~ by the hand, you are still Lucy Brad
bury, are your"
Yes" she replied, ''still Lucy Brad
bury"
at isn't your fault, KNOW" herejoined,
meaning to say something complimentary.
''That is" he added nervously, feeling that
he had not expressed himself exactly in the
way he had intended, II mean that you are
not to blame, you know. You couldn't
help it-er-that is, it was the fault of
the young men. They, you know" he went
on, breaking out in profuse perspiration,
couldn't be expected-h'ml ha-to-e--
well, must be going. Ever SO glad 20
have met YOU"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11
COMPOUNDS THE
IMITATORS.
SNeh Testimony as is Given by Those
Who Are Cured" at the Scott
Medical Institute.
Catarrh Followed by Incipient Con-
sumption.

That neglected catarrh will result
in consumption in many cases has
been abundantly demonstrated by
the testimony of patients who have
been cured of the first disease and
had the second arrested in time by
the physicians of the Scott Medical
Institute.
The statement of Mr.. Charles Cob
nan. 2016 Second avenue, Rock ISL
and. is indeed an interesting one.
Mr.. Cohnan says:
My disease was contracted
through colds and exposure, and
while it appeared first in my head
and throat, it soon fastened on my
lungs and involved my entire sys-
TEN.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, rs they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness. and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infiamed condition of the mucous
lining of the eustachian tube. When
this tube gets intlamed you have Il
rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing. and when it is entirely closed
deafness is the result. and unless the
Inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to, its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by catarrh, which is nothing but an
inflamed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will Sive'One Hundred Dollars
for any case of deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
cularS, free
FL. Cheney & Co. Props, Toledo,O
BE-" Sold by druggists, 75c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11
TYPEWRITER CIPHER.
A Code That Could BE Easily Employed by
TranspOstng Type Bars.

Transporting Type Bars.
A curious suggestion in regard to certain
possible uses of the typewriter is made by
NJ. Erve. It is well known that a favor
ite form Of cipher writing consists in sub
stituting certain letters for others, each
party to the correspondence having the key
by which he can place the substituted ones
BY those intended to be read. NJ. Erve
points out that a secret correspondence Of
this sort can be carried on very readily by
sssafS Is to trannspose certain types ON the
type bars. 50 that, for example. touching
marked A will print c, B will print
Il and 80 on. .oen so trans
After one instruments na.-s~-
posed, the other Is to be e0rTesp6hdihEly
fearranged so that the key G will print A.
the key r will print B and SO on. Then K,
the correspondent at one end of the line, on
receiving cipher dispatch from the other,
z, has only to copy II on his typewriter
The machine, fetrahsposipg the lstters quito
matically, will at once give an accurate
TRANSLATION, while KS reply, written on tee
same typewriter which translated Y. 8 orig
inal dispatch, will form an unintelliglble
string of letters, which by copying on Us
typewriter will be in its turn transla{eo,
4 cipher correspondence Of this klp9 has
an advantage over the ordinary Sort, IN
tDiU tne TWO parties use
reciprocal ciphers, and a comparison of dis
patches captured from each will give little
clue to the meaning of either. Moreover, it
would not be very difficult with some type
writer's which have two space keys to make
the space keys accurate types, so that the
document should be an uninterrupted string
of letters. Such writing is very difficult to
decipher from the impossibility of telling
where the words begin or end, yet the cor
responding instrument by mere copying
would translate it perfectly.
Another use of the typewriter which NJ.
Erve suggests is an instrument for short
hand writing Most stenographers, in ad-
dition to the characters for sound, employ
large number of authorizations and signs,
usually of their own devising, which no one
but themselves can understand. Hence it
comes that stenographers cannot read any
one else's writing but their own, and occa-
sionally fail to read that when their use of
Authorizations has been too liberal. NJ. Erve
SAYS, very truly, that characters indicating
sounds with sufficient accuracy can readily
be found in the typewriter alphabet, while
a code of Authorizations might easily be
agreed upon among stenographers. With
such phonetic system of using the charac-
tiers and a reasonable number of abbrevia-
tions it would be easy to write 400 words a
minute a typewriter, which would be
fast enough for the most rapid speaker,
while the stenographic writing would have
the great advantage of being legibie to any
other stenographer besides the one who
wrote it-American Architect.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11

The above letter translates as follows:
"The Indians offer to their arhite brothers
Eouers leares roots and bdrks, made by the
sun, the stars and the raia (ndture) II the
scite brother is sick fAis Icia make him stronger
than the bear frho aciU fall before him"
"SAGwA" is q medicine word meaning
good or best. and signifies "best medicine"
Here are the sincere statements OF no.
bic son of q grand race.
Every word is true.
Catlin, the highest authority on the In
dams and who lived among them for
years, says 1.-The word of an Indian can al
Here is proof Of the genuine value of
Kickapoo Indian Sagwa.
Here is a letter from a far different source.
The following Is from the Professor OF
Physiological Chemistry ut Yale College,
and this scientist says -
"Atrer q chemical analysis Of Indian Sagsoa,
find it to b an Extract Of Roots Boris
and Herbs OF Valuable Remedia, Action
Nth no Mineral or other DeleferioGs Admits.
fures."
Heed the teachings of these letters.
Take Natures Remedy in season. II your
by pimpies. blotches and boils; il you
have duh pains in your back and side; II
yonr appetite b rs poo oIse You DO not get
your health and strength, you are In ban
ger. These. and other symptoms are the
Arouse yourself. and drive OF the enemy-
Arm yourself with Kickapoo Indian Sag
wa-5ulid up your system ny It's use ana
all danger is ayerted.
Kickapoo Indian Sagwa and other Kick.
products of the field and forest, natures
own vegetable growth OF roots, barks and
herbs. and of necessity ere free from all
mineral poisons whatever, because the
Indians have no knowledge of them, de-
pending wholly upon natures laboratory
for the If resources, and upon their skill,
born of centuries of experience.
oKlCKAPoo INDIAN SAcWA
b sold BY Druggists and Medieins Dealers 0nlys
f2~kxts q c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11

THE latest breach of promise case
of interest is that of n young lady III
Philadelphia. who has won case.
She won over the jury to her side by
reading his letters in open court with
all the skill of her art. She punctu-
ated several thrilling sentences with
tears, and her sympathetic voice was
30 catchy on the love passages that
the iurymen were completely over
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11
Lost to sight.

Saw you ct the theater last night, Jim -
Yes, was there"
did you enjoy the play?"
"What PLAY"
why, the play at the theater of course.
What's the 1.Istter with your"
WAS there play?"
"Was there? Well, 1 should say there
was. The biggest kind of a play-best I've
seen this season.
Eyes, l heard the people laughing"
'Then you sat the play out? thought
you didn't see it?"
Didn't
Jim, I'D man, come off! Were you
asleep"
No. 1 sat behind n girl who wore a rose
in her hat. was Il victim of the foliage
craze. Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11
No Wonder There Are Smiths.

A remarkable family record is that of
Thomas and Catherine Smith, who moved
to Coles county in 1880 and settled near
GAINESVILLE. Both Of them died in Febru-
airy, 1855. They left Is children, II of
whom are still living. Twelve of them
have grandchildren. and three have great
grandchildren. Counting the whole gen.
Grafton from the parents down there are
now POS persons living, as given in the fol
lowing recapitulation: Fourteen children,
n grandchildren, 112 great-grandchildren
and great-great-grandchi Most Of
them are in this country.-Cor. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11
GALE OLE LETTERS PATENT

BY virtue of an order of the county COM o,..,
county OF Rock Island March IL. Isq3 ma
the estate of Chs rles E Piper. deceased. The ~
dersigned will sell at private sale certsfr -.
patent or the United States, issued 10 SAID d.
ceased. Letters patent for a commu.srr- - =
namo machines. No. 32S. $50. dated &C. p ~
serial No. $50, $50; also letters patent fo- -
vanic battery. No. 349, 600 Gatef SEPT q 10
serial No. 19O.123 will sell said !et-+-s rs,s-.
10 the highest bidder VIII receive sealed III.
for the same at any time before April = ne
reseIving the right 10 reject snv ari all FII.
Rock Island, Illinois, March - lsg2
WILLIAM JACKSON
Administrator de bonis non of estate u ali
deceased.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11
AN INDIAN LETTER.
Methods Of Communication
Among the Indians.
The Picturesque OF EIoquence.-Thoughts
Expressed in silence.-How Indian His
tory is I'reserved--Letter from an In
dian about Kickapoo Indian SaGwa-

The sign language OF the Indians is .
wonderful thing. Two Indians different in
their speech as German and a Spaniard
will readily communicate with each other.
1t is the picturesque of eloquence to watch
an Indian addressing n council and without
speaking n word, making his meaning clear
to all present by signs.
Histories and all written communications
are made by pictures The family history
of chief will be painted on tepee. The
following is specimen of this method OF
communication
The letter" was written by KEE- ELNAH-
WE, 1.-THE one who knows secrets" q Kick.
apoo Indian Medicine Man.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11

If the new German army bill passes
the Reichstag, the German army VIII
have a strength of 100000 against
O5S. 600 for the French army and
4. 500. 900 for the Russian army. The
bill provides for an extra eNpendl-
,ure of SIS. 600. 900. to be obtained by
imposing new taxes on beer, spirits
and Bourse operations.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11
LEGAL.
A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Estate of James Cox. Deceased

The undersigned having been appoir.z,.4-.
istrator of the estate OF Jane, - -I- l.
OF the county OF Rock Island. stale Of Ir-;,o. 'it
ceased, hereby gives notice tina: h. ~ -. :. e
before the county court of Rock I.Isr, -tyt-'
ty, at the office of the clerk Of said 60. ~
the first Monday in June rezr q. IN Il; q
time all persons having claims s-s.rs' go. -
tate are notified and requested TO ar-crr - =
purpose OF having the same adjusted ~ -, ~
sons indebted to said estate are rer-es. p !.
make immediate payment TO the under-',r-l- %
Dated this 22nd day of March. a. D. r5qs
HENRY l. WHEELAN. Adns-=..-s...
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11
r~.t,. an Ambassador, Also.

wAsHTNaF6s, April lG-J. b. Eust,s,
wEo was SOME TIME since nominated and
confirmed as minister" to France, Was
Saturday again nominated and Confirmed
this time as Ambassador" August Bel
mont & Co. were nominated as special
fiscal agents Of the navy department at
London The senate confirmed long list
of previous nominations, bringing She list
nearly up to date
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11

FITs-All fits stopped free by DR.
Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. No
fits after the first days use. Marvel
Gus cures. Treatise and So trial bot
tie free to fit cases. Send to DR..
Kline. 951 Arch street, Philadelphia
Pa. For sale by all druggists; call
on YOURS.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11
SCOTT
Medical Institute.

221 Brady street, Davenport, la.
OVER AMERICAN EXPRESS Co.
SPECIALTIES: - Catarrh. Eye,
Ear, Nose, Throat, Lungs, Nervous
Diseases, Skin Diseases, Chronic Dis
eases.
OFFICE HOURS:-9 to IL a. m, 2
to 4 p. M. to P. m.
On Sundays the Office will be open
from 3 q. m. to 4 P. M
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11

THE new administration has made
progress enough to be able to hno
time to take an account OF stock. In
the agricultural department Sl2o''
900 has already been saved by Topping
off employees, and this is only be-
ginning. according to Secretary MOT
ton.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11
Liberty Bell to Go to Chicago.

PHILADELPHIA, April lQ-The arrange
ments for the transportation of the old
liberty bell from this city to Chicago are
almost completed. The special train bear
ing the relic will leave here on the 2sth
inst and will arrive in Chicago on the 2st.h.
four days being consumed in the i0u-tsey.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11
SIS A NINTH!

All patients will be treated until
cured for S. per month. This in
cludes consultation, examination,
treatment and medicine for all
patients and for all diseases.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11
TUESDAY, APRIL II, 1898.

THE exclusive privilege to sell pea
nuts in the Worlds fair grounds sold
for $50, 900.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11
Cut nfs Throat NItn n Case Nnife.

PITTsBURG, April lO.-W1th a common
table knife Joseph Nowak, prisoner No.
GAS, cut his throat in his cell in the
western penitentiary Saturday night.
Despondency was the cause.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11

Ice ana snow during the winter, crying
winds and lack of rain later, are said to be
the reason that the Michigan wheat crop Is
in very bad shape.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11
DUPLICATION NOTICE.

STATE u lll-lNOIS,
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY.
In the Circuit Court, in ChsrCery
May term y. D.. 1898.
Mary Peterson VS. Ernest Peterson
Affidavit of non-residence of E1re-t Peterson
the above defendant. having been fed In r1a
clerks Office OF the circuit court. notice hereby
given TO the said nonresident defcuclr- that he
complainant fled her bill OF complaint 10 sad
court, on the chancery side thereof. on III sev-
enteenth day of March, 1899. and that Their --o-
a summons issued ont OF said court wherein sal
suit is now pending, returnable on the frs Mon
day in the month of May next. as e by Nv, r.
Quired- Now. unle 5 you. the said UuG re- le--
defendant above named, shall personally re aid
appear before said circuit court on the G-,t tsy o.
the next term thereof, 10 be holden 81 Rock IS
and in and for the said Cuunty. the frs Non
day in May next, and plead, answer o. Gen-r 20
the said complainant bill Of complain. the SINE
and the matters and things therein charged and
stated Will be taken confessed. and : decree
entered agains: You according 10 tie qrsye- o..
said bill.
GEORGE ". GAMBLE C'ark-
Rock Island. Illinois. March l.. 1893.
JACKSON 81 HURST, Complainaut's Solicitor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11
SIS.
CURES
saalRRlkl
POISON
LIFE HAD NO CHARMS.

For three years was troubled with rna.a-
ia! poison, which Caused my appetite TO fail,
-! I was greatly reduced in flesh, ard life
LIST all its charms. I tried mercurial ard
,otash remedies, but to no effect. l could
e,s.no relief. I.h:n decided to try IS&SFs
4 few bottles of this wonderful $500
medicine made complete and ..'ermaasil'
~, ,-e, and now enjoy better health ths.
!: A. RICE, Ottawa, Kar.
Our book on Blood and Skim Diseases
mailed free. 1...,,1, q
Sw1Fr SpEcrr1o Co, aAtaansS, Ga.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11

.,ature should be
assisted to thr ow
oTimpurities Ofthe
blood. Nothing
does 1t SO well, SO
promptly, or so
safely rs Swift
Specific.
Evening journal., 1893-04-28
MARRIED,

CROMPTON-ASP At the district
parsonage, No 307 West Seventh street, on
Thursday April "a, 1893. by Rev. Louis n.
Barrett, John q. Crompton and Fannie b..
Asprl, both Of New Castle county, Del.
ZER-FINLEY.-In this city. on the
2Gth instant, by Rev. A. n. Keigwn, Thomns
X. Frazer and Lola l.. Finley, both of this
city.
FISHER ER-MIDDLETON.-In this oitv, at
the residence OF the brides parents, No. l2l
Monroe street, on the 25th instant, by Rev
a. n. keinwin, Jules Fisher aud 5. Lille Mid
dleton. both of this city.
STEVENS -LOVkTp-At the Ashury NJ E.
Parsonage. POP Walrut street on "Wednesday
evening, April @, 1893. by Rev. John ID. q.
Hanna, Harry @. Stevens and Miss Annie II.
Lovett, both OF Wilmington. Del.
SPRINGER CRAIG. - On Wednesday,
April %. 1893. at the residedce Of the brides
arents, No. 903 Orange street, by Rev, W r.
Bainbrdge Elwell J.. springer and Miss
Jennie B. Craig, both Of this city.
TRIGGS-LEWIS.- the residence of
william II. X. Rupu. No. lcs Lircoln street,
on Thursday evening, April 81, 1888 by Rev.
A. n, Keigwin, Charles III. Iriggs and jose
phine j. Lewis, both Of Wilmington, Del
VILLA s-WHITESELL-At the As
bury NJ. h. Parsonage, 2 Walnut street, on
the evening of Aprilb 500, by Rev. JohnD q.
Hanna. John A. Williams and Miss Lizzie G.
Whitsell, both of Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1893-04-28
ARnmnri,nhlo stntne.

Some years ago a melodrama was be
ing performed in a country theater, the
chief actor in which had made himself,
from his naughty and overbearing cen-
duct, disliked by all. In the last scene
he was supposed to visit the tombs Of his
ancestors. In the center of the stage
upon a marble pedestal stood the statue
of his father. A heavy fold of drapery
covered the figure. Enter Albert, who
thus addressed the statue:
clam here once again to gaze upon
those features which in life so often
looked on me with tenderest affection.
Father. thy mourning son now comes to
pay thee alteration. Let me remove the
veil which from the vulgar gaze shields
the beloved image of once dear parent!
Of went the drapery and, behold the
father stood upon his headl The eHect
cannot be described. 1t was electric.
The shouts of laughter which followed
the mistake Of the super effectually put
an end to the scene, which changed to
the next as quickly as possible, amid the
ieers Of the audience, the anger of the
manager and the uncomfortable rage of
the actor.-London Tit-Bits.
Evening journal., 1893-04-28
A NEGRO woman's wonderful Hair.

Hearing the statement made in Holly
Springs that aremarkable negro woman
freak lived only few miles from this
town, your correspondent determined to
obtain the facts in the case.
A middle aged negress greeted the visit
or. The woman is quite dark, Of pro-
nounced African type Of physiognomy,
feet inches tall, and in fair health, but
has never had any children. She wore
white cotton turban tied about her head
and tucked in at the back TO support the
immense weight of her hair. This she re-
moved and laid upon the table and un-
wound the braids Of her wonderful hair,
which went many times aroundher head
and dropped upon the floor.
It was indeed an amazing sight. Three
braids almost as thick as a mans arm
close to the head, but tapering to the
thickness of a finger at the ends, closely
plated and measuring 8 feet 6 inches,
braided as it is, in length. 1t looks a
good deal like Spanish moss, but is dark
er, crinlled and grizzled, coarse and al
most repulsive to the touch, suggesting
CHASTITY stories of the abnormal growth
of hair after death.-Mississippi Cor.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Evening journal., 1893-04-28
HOTEL HERMITs.
Men Who Find Solitude In the Very Cen
tors of IlNeIincss.

Men Who Find Solitude In the Very Cen
tors Of Iiveiiness.
One Of the most interesting studies In
human nature about the city is the man
who lives in hotels. do not mean the
commercial traveller or the man who is
engaged in business Of any kind, but the
man who has nothing to do bat to look
around him and enjoy himself. He may
actually enjoy himself, too, for all /
know. hope he does. He is interest
ing as an Illustration Of what some men
call enjoyment.
The fashionable hotels Of New York
and questionable hotels for that mat
ter-are the shelter of many men who
are not in business other than the busi-
ness Of looking pretty and observing the
rest Of the world move. l do not say
they are the homes Of such men-they
merely shelter and feed them.
In many instances this life is that Of a
hermit. Possibly a man accustomed to
the wild, hilarious career offered by
country hotel may cavil at the express
sion in this connection, but it is because
such a man does not understand city
ways. A year or two ago well to do gem
tleman died in q New York hotel He
had lived in the hostelry for years, and
yet not a soul-if l may use the word
soul in speaking of a hotel corporation
knew him personally or anything about
him beyond the fact that he paid his bills
promptly and regularly. He chose to
make no acquaintance and was salts
fed to appear 10 the hotel managers as
"No. Of, K.," or by whatever number his
room was designated. The hotel man
agement had changed several times, but
he lived on there, a calm, unruffled ex-
istence.
As guest such man is a jewel, and
as may reasonably be supposed he was
not likely to be harassed by unnecessary
attentions. When he died and it was
found that he was a gentleman of indie
pendent fortune-the newspapers, of
course, making the discovery-some peo-
pie marveled for day or two and then
forgot him. recall the incident now
only to illustrate that in a great city like
this what appears to be the most public
life may be in reality the most exclusive.
There are plenty of men living hermit
lives in New York hotels-as much so as
if they occupied poor hovel in the soi-
tary Businesses Of the wilderness.
know men who reside at swell hotels
who do not seek to avoid their fellows
but who might as well be confined in
the penitentiary or be dead, so far as
their usefulness to society is concerned
They remind me Of convicts-so appar
emily hstless, aimless and inert their ex
istence. They eat, drink and sleep
Life holds no more inviting cupfor then
than that offered by the hotel corridor
They have exhausted what men cal
pleasure or are beyond the age Of phys
ical enjoyment, with no reserve capacit!
for mental pleasure. To a man Of SOM
temperaments such life would be a liv
ing death.-New York Cor. Pittsburl
Dispatch.