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The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-08-02

4 mBln 9nbEbuCos wear bu9 uUOE ~ D uEc~
place and msntel built Of limestone from
Russell county by their Woman's Colum-
bisn Club. Inlsid on the hearth, be-
tween the fire dogs, ornamented with
sunhowers is the name of the county.
On the msntel is large portrait with
the card, "Mother Bickerdyke, known
and loved by thousands with whom and
for whom she fought during the war for
union and freedom" Upon the walls
hang portraits Of "Ironquill," Of Thomas
Brewer Peacock, and Of "Old John
Brown" The moralist who wsnders
into the Kansas building will find ample
food for reflection. John Brown, the
abolitionist, and Mother Bickerdy Ike,
the union nurse, remembered and hon.
ored; w. A. Harris, the ex, confederate
colonel, at-large-whst bet
ter evidence could one ask Of the mag
nsnimous nature Of q great peopleP The
dead past has been let to bury it's dead.
The CORY garment has been silently,
securely, finally sntombed, never to be
disinterred. AT the center OF the room
Atchison has placed a large oak table.
Near by is q special register for students
Of the State University, bought with the
contributions Of the students employed
on the fair grounds, and few others. A
large picture Of the old Shawnee Mission
in johnson county, whore the first terri
torial legislature met In 1866, and we
muse that even in those unquiet times
sledge hammers did not replace keys in
opening legislative halls, perhaps be-
cause there was no railroad to furnish
them. A photograph shows that, though
prairie state, Kansas can lay claim to
having some good-sizsd trees. The view
is that Of Leavenworth county walnut
tree cut down last year. Itwas seventy
eight inches in diameter at the base,
rose forty seven feet without branch,
and was there four feet thick.
Interspresd among exhibits for in
struction and advertisement are found
some for entertainment. To the left OF
the entrance, above the check room,
where visitors may have parcels and
packages, is q bas-rslief, as it might be
called, OF rice corn heads in the form Of
horse, with name and tail OF grass. A
double scene on painted background is
formed by two seed donkeyS. The one
stands in snow made Of Kansas cotton.
The other, in q good stable is eating
from an abundance Of real Kansas grass
in the manger, while rack is also filled.
The former half of the picture bears the
legend, mo one to love me-" the latter,
" Everything is lovely" "Home, sweet
home," appears above both doors.
AS in the pavilion in the Agricultural
building, so in the state building, large
table has piled upon it potatoes Of enor-
nous size. Another table contains
rolls of yellow and slate Colored straw
paper. On each roll ls a red label, emil
nently characteristic Of Kansas: "Anti-
trust. This is sunfower straw paper
manufactured by the Sslina Paper Man
ufacturing Company, Salins, Kas. The
trust dictates that we must run our mill
half time, make less paper, and charge
more for it. We will not obey. All we
ask is q fair profit" Nowhere else can
be seen q protest against trusts, with the
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-08-02

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Hoods SarsapariIla

HOOPS PILLS cure liver Ills, constipation,
blousnesS, Jaundice, and sick headache. Try them.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-11

Secretary Stone, of the Chicago
board of trade, has issued his annual
report for the year ending Dec 81,
1892, a volume of 400 pages. These
figures are, of course, not new now,
but Secretary Stones grouping of
them is an interes ting one. He SAYS:
The great crops of the country,
comprising wheat, corn. oats. rye
and barley, aggregated in volume
1897, az, 900 bushels, valued at 81
227. 900, O23, as against Abs, 32S, 900
bushels in 1891, valued at 81, 64S, 266,-
200.
The number of animals on the
farms of the country, including
horses, mules, mich cows, oxen and
other cattle, sheep and hogs, accord
ing to the official estimate, was 1914
S6,579, valued at S461, 155, 678 in
1891, showing decrease in numbers
but an increase in value.
The total estimated value of farm
animals and of the crops of the prin
cipal grains for the last wear was
S3,711,412, 7O4, against S4,11O, O21. SS4
for 1891.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-11
A DEMONSTRATORS Sale


By virtue of an order and 3.r-a. u. -- =
court, Of Rock Island county. -'..g - -.-
made on the petition e the --..--. ..e.. r.
=, Johnston. administrator 3 the s-.---
Thomas Il. O'DonueIl, deCea-. 4. tH-..av t7s-
real estate Of said deceased. no t.- NJ tenn
D., 1923, OF said court, In-wst, ar .ae 70 jig
May, a. d, 1893
l shall on the Sd Gay - June. =. D. 80
between the hoars Of 10 O'Clock ir o.. i--.-
aud O'Clock in the afternoon # -a. as.-
public sale. at The north door gf f.e ..--f ..
in the city of Rock Island. Ig said county D
real estate described "a 70 lows 'f-".t-
That certain tract or psrcci Of .a1- So 81.
the northwest quarter CD vt seen 70 I--
twenty eight t2S), township nun. ~ fi-s-
G9), north range three o. eat ~ ,.- tH. r
principal meridian described - follows. n--
ming pos feet east OF the corner . -e.....'-
81, - and 29, in the township at1-Dsa Is neg.
south los feet, thence north -r'. degrees =
los feet thence north 2Hi. dg-ret-. wa-- -.h :
to the section Inc; thence w,s- .- oh. --
line 5gl5 feet to the place Of hc-.rr-T--
Situated in the township ~ l.- .-.
county of Rock Island, state of l..r.- ..
following terms, to-wt: ta-H off, .-
deed.
Dated this Attn day of May, 4.
T. % johns y
Administrator of the Estate of ] -7- j. "-
nell, Deceased.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-11
THE ARGUS. THURSDAY. MAY II, 1898


Up to about 1869 the Indians an
nually killed the buffalo by thou
sands. During many generations
they slaughtered them only for the
meat and skins which they them
selves could use. Then there came a
time when there was a market for
the hides and tongues, and countless
other thousands We're slaughtered for
this purpose. As late as 1874 one
could buy a beautiful fur robe over
coat, well made and lined with fan
mel, at the retail clothing stores in st
Paul for SO. There was a market
too, for the choicer portions of the
flesh, but this only cut small figure
in the dreadful total, SO that finally
the trade in robes constituted the
only incentive for slaughter
lin Russell in Harper's.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-11
RING OUT THE GOOD
NEWS.
4 Recovery the Ply sicians of
the Scott Medical Institute
Feet Proud of.

Mr.. j. :. Macarthur says: Il
have been employed by the Iowa
Union. Telephone Co. and ana well
known in the city. l have had
Catarrh for 10 years. My symptoms
wee headache. pain across the eyes.
bad cough, stringy mucous in my
throat, and nose filled up all the
time. Deafness troubled me. The
past three years | have hadO num-
Der of hemorrhages from the lungs.
coughing up large quantities of
blood, and had severe pain in my
chest and stomach. | lost flesh and
got very weak.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-11
Smoking at the Fair.

Chicago Post
The management of the Worlds
Fair has acted wisely in abroratinr
the foolish order against smoking on
the grounds. That order was n
necessity while the work of construc-
ton was in progress-the insurance
regulations required it, But now
that Jackson Park has been changed
from a work shop into pleasure
ground such restrictions on the WISH
tors are not only unnecessary but
foolish and annoying, There will
be, and should be, no smoking in
the buildings, but in the open air
and eating houses, where it can give
no offense, the weed will be allowed.
This new order is praiseworthy
because it is in line with the policy
to make the fair most enjoyable for
the greatest number. Most men
smoke and cannot en- Joy themselves
for any considerable time without
tobacco. Moralists may find this
but they cannot deny
that it is true. Let us, then, have
the largest liberty consistent with
safety and like enjoyment for others.
The peoples fair is for the people.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-11

The unexpected success of the
faction of the republican party Of
Rockford connected with the secret
A. p. \. order has led to the organi-
cation of an opposing secret order.
also largely composed of republicans.
who say they have become mighty
tired OF the insolent domination of
the Apes" who. while denouncing
Jasuits themselves adopt Jesuitical
measures, and the determination is
to try the virtue of fighting. the
devil with fire
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-11
Kentucky's Unique Exhibit.

The proprietors of one of the large
Louisville distilleries have secured the
privilege of erecting within the Worlds
fair grounds a log cabin "stillhOuse,"
after the fashion of those found in Ken
lucky SO years ago. The ''stillhouse"
will be 40 feet long, 80 feet wide and 40
feet high. a warehouse will also be
built of logs. and between the two build
ings will be an observation tower. The
stills will be of highly polished brass,
and five barrels day will be produced.
The distillery will be run on the old
time plan by three graybeards from the
mountains of Virginia. They are so
years of age. All the metal work will
be of highly polished brass, and the liquor
will run through glass tubes, Sc that the
process can be watched from beginning
to end. Work has been begun already
on the log cabins. 1t is said that the en-
terprise will require an outlay of $40, 900.
Louisville Courier-J ournal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-11

FEW improvements in domestic
architecture are more worthy of note
than the growing tendency of the
rich to erect affairs by their own fire.
sides. They are thus enabled to
worship in secluded humility not de-
void of style, and yet escape contact
with such worshipers as are merely
pious and devout.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-11

HUNTING is so good in Colorado
that spOrtsmen are enjoying it in
defiance of game laws. The people
object to having their nOblcst wild
animals eXterminated. and there are
prospects that some of the hunters
will be hunted before long. Their
hides when taken viii probably be too
porous to be of commercial value.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-11

ACCURACY is very desirable, and yet
when a man has committed one of the
melancholy suicides so frequent lately
the necessity of ascribing despond-
ency as the cause does not appear.
Even the most careless observer would
know that the act was not intended
as evidence of blithesomc light-heart-
nlnnSs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-11

THE governor of Louisiana is in a
painfully delicate position. He is
anxious to go to the senate and now
has the opportunity to appoint him
self The struggle between his sense
of modesty and his conviction that he
is the best man for the place consti-
tutes a spectacle of conflicting emo
tions, rare and thrilling.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-11

4 TELEGRAM announces that Y
woman somewhere in England swal-
lowed a razor, to the serious incon-
venience of her digestion. At first
the act seems one of carelessness, but,
in Justice to the woman, it must be
said that she first closed the razor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-11

There is more catarrh in this sec
ton of the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be in
durable. For great many years
doctors pronounced ii a local disease,
and prescribed local remedies. and
by constantly failing to cure with To-
cal treatment. pronounced it incura-
BILE. Science has proven catarrh to
be constitutional disease. and there
fore requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure. manu-
featured by F. j. Cheney X Co, Tole-
do. Ohio. is the only constitutional
cure on the market. 1t is taken in
ternally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer 800 for any
case it fails to cure. Send for circu-
lar and testimonials. Address
+. J'CHENEY x Co. Toledo. O.
EE7g= Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-11

A LONDON paper devised a guessing
contest that brought 100000 into its
Golfers. Before this sum could be
distributed, the crown, satisfied that
no more notes were coming in, con-
fscated the aggregate. 1t Is
thrifty crown, and can now afford to
get itself regilded.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-11
Cured.

| can hear as well as ever, and have
no cough, no bleeding at lungL no
pain in chest, and am as fleshy rs l
ever was. The physicians at the
Scott Medical Institute cured me.
| cam OF praise them too much
The Fee of So Charged by the Scott
Medical Institute pays for Personal
Treatment, MedicinesEverything-
For One Month.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-11

property ISL Tor special .ssGssm Mt for side
walk in Thirteenth street in city Of Rock Island
EAST SIDE OLD TOWN OF ROCK
ISLAND.
BLOCK IL
Lot 6, $ Il f OF &c fl Alice Briggs lift
Lots, 1T
BLo,KI7
Lot 4, W.: John G. schocde and Freder cka
Sub LOT $ Lana E. Palmer. remarked but
record does not show name 40 It
sub lot ., W 81 Fl, Frank W. Slater, 4af
sub 10. 10, 7oft
wEB-TEE's BLOCK.
Lot 7, Mary Wilkins, IOOft
CUTTER 3 sToDDARD's ADDITION.
Lot 4, Christian F Runge, 81 IT
Lot 5, James Runge. soft
Lot q. John spell man, soft
Lot :, argaret -pellman, so fit
Lot 8. OFT, Mary E Van Arsdel 90 II
sJott Annie K nney, 10 II
Lot p ! n 3 t. john seI,u. % # Oft
Lot TO- n 20 #, - 2Oft
Si2i #, Edward Bauerefield and Henry
Fuegel, 344 #
strip about . a # by measurement 'front.'
ing on 18th st and Immediately south OF
and adjoining last above tract and fenced
in with IL which parties above named
TO own 1514 1T
WEST SIDE-OLD TOWN OF ROCK
ISLAND.
10.
Lot l. Marie B Cable, $50 #
BLOCK IS.
Lot 8. n 50 f.. George Wood, so TT
- #. william Jordan, 20 #
LOTS IN SEC. 35-1S-2-w.
Out lot Sc. Ellen Co,coran 100 it. this frontage
Consumed on Third Page
The Meeker herald., 1893-08-05
EES-StcRlinS Hens.

In Capt. Bendire's Life Histories Of
Canada grouse is reported as a con-
iirmcd cgg-thief. A number OF these
birds Were observed in captivity to
rob one another's nests frequently.
Two hens had their nests near togc-
Their, about two feet apart, and ms each
laid every day, one nest would he va
cant while the other was occupied.
The hen that laid last would not 20
away until she had stolen the ncst-cgg
from the other nest and placed ii in her
own.
A hen was once seen to attempt TO
steal an egg from another nest twenty
feet distant. She worked for half an
hour or so. but did not succeed in NOV
ing the coveted egg more than eight
feet-the way being uphill The egg
escaped her and rolled back u foot or
two SO often that she gave up the task
in disgust.
one evening the observer found one
hen on the nest, and knew that she
was beginning to set, ms all other hens
had gone To roost. Slipping his hand
under her he found three eggs, til"
ncst-cGg. an egg she had just laid. and
one stolen from II npighborng nest.
He took two ont and held them bC-
fore her, when she placed her bill over
one and tried to pull II out of his band.
As he refused To let her have 1t, she
placed her bill over the remaining egg
and pushed it back out of sight, ~
much as to say. You have two, aud
that is all you can have She plead
ed so hard for the other eggs that lie
took them away with much reluctance.
The Meeker herald., 1893-08-05

Owing to the facility with which
farmers can supply themselves from the
secdsmen. few save their own seeds
now rs they did in former times. 1t
is so convenient to look over the assert
ments to be found in the seed stores
and select what one wants for the gar
den for a small consideration, that say
ing seeds at the right time is scarcely
thought of by most families having
gardens. Still there are in many cases
manifest advantages in saving at least
n portion of the seeds which may he
wanted the next season, says southern
Farmer. In this way one can feel
certain of having for his various crops,
seeds which will grow and be true TO
name if proper care is taken in gather
ing, curing and preserving them from
injury until wanted for use. Do not
take seeds from the plant until they
are perfectly mature. Select from the
best stalks and spread for few days
in a dry room, and when they have
been carefully cleaned put in small
paper bags, label and hang out Of
harms way until planting time. 1t liz
a good plan to single out the plants
from which the seeds are to be saved
some time before the ripenIlg and note
such as are the most productive and
vigorous.
The Meeker herald., 1893-08-05

The theory advanced some years ago
by z. IL. Jacobs that a hen becomes
broody after she has assumed certain
amount of fat seems to have some
weight to it. Mr.. Jacobs at the time
declared that even n flock of l.cGhorns
could be made broody if they were fed
fattcning food during the laying sea-
son.
At the time this theory WAS advanced
1t was treated in a udicrous light, and
the originator was the butt of many
heartless jokes. but recent experiments
bear out Mr.. Jacobs theory. Michael
X. BOYER of Hammonton, y. j., who
Is constantly cxperim snting with poui-
try, has given the fat men theory
good test. with the result of turning
that non setting breed, the Black MIN
orcas into regular setting hens. lie
finds them good settlers and good mosh-
ers.
Mr.. Boyer fed the fowls rs follows:
In the morning they received equal
parts of bran, ground oats and corn
meal. made into mash, with condition
powder added once Il week. Green
food was supplied them oncn a week,
and the whole wheat md oats given
Mt night There was always more feed
allowed than they could, eat up clean
Care was taken that they would not
get too fat, for fear of sickness, and
vet they were taken as far as it was
safe. After steady laying. the Minor
cas-, one 10y one, showed II nrovdy In
cliration. and in n short time became so
broody that they could be handled at
will.
At the time Mr.. Jacobs gave out
his opinion on the subject, 1t was SAM
bv some writer's that any men Of the
non. sitting varieties which became
broody proved that she had foreign
blood in her. that she was n cross-bred
or n descendant from "ross-brcd. In
order to overcome that Mr.. Boyer in
his experiment used strictly thorough
bred NIinorcas. secured from Francis
A. Mortimer of Pottsyillc Pa, one of
the original importers of the breed
INTO this country. A similar experiment
made with white Legho:ns had me
same encct.-KansIs City Live Stock
Indicator.
The Meeker herald., 1893-08-05
Irritntc,i Hears.

The first impulse OF some men when
they stub their toes against stump
is to turn and kick it. The bears Of
India, when wounded, always bite
something. Three illustrations Of this
prompting Of physical irritation are
given in General Iiamiltons sport
in Southern India
lie shot at an old she bear and the
shot struck her in the fore leg. In
stanrly she seized the leg between
her Jaws and bit ii ticrccly. At an
other time the general fired at a bear
with II cub. On receiving the shot,
the bear. with feroCious roar. rushed
upon the cub. cuffcd and bit it. while
the little one kept screaming, as If To
say. Il didn't do ii, ma,
once the general saw two bears,
n male and female, feeding on the
slope of long hill. He went round
the hill to get above thcm, and on look
ing over the crest. saw the male bear
not forty yards of.
lie fired and apparently wounded =.
The animal jumped into the air. III
the wound. and then rushed furiously
mt its COMPANION. She. like spirited
female, resented the assault The two
clmchcd, rolled over and over, tuul LED
about and then bolted into the forest.
The Meeker herald., 1893-08-05
Dipping sheep 10 KiI Kicks.

Henry Van Buren,. i'll National Stock
man, says: There have been numerous
inquiries for Il simple and effective
sheep dip aud perhaps rs many an
swcrs. one inquirer wants sure rem
cdy for ticks on lambs but does not like
tobacco. Probably lie never used to-
bacco for that purpose, The dip we
Use is made as follows: Take Il large
iron kettle, ill nearly full of water
and then put in enough tobacco to
make II strong liquid. Next have Il
large barrel and ill two-riir,ls full of
liquid; add sulphur until you think it
strong enough. The mixture should be
as warm rs can be borne by the hand.
cold water until it is the right temper
allure. 70 test the strength of liquid
dip 4 sheep that has very many ticks
on it. If 1t does not kill the ticks in
a few minutes. or an hour nj most, 1t
is too weak. Add fresh liquid from the
bottle and more sulphur Keep the
mixture hot all the time, ms ii is more
effective For 100 sheep it will require
about 10 pounds tobacco and perhaps
five pounds sulphur, This is the pro-
portion, but stems and refuse tobacco
are just rs good as any. We grow our
own tobacco and one crop will last sew
clfll years. The best time to dip is
just after Sh"uriug, when wool is short
est. June, 1891. we dipped our entire
stock. lambs and all Of over 800, i'll
about i've or six hours and have not
The Meeker herald., 1893-08-05
advantage Of feeding green food 10

advantage Of feeding green food 10
sows about to farrow. They have less
difficulty with their pigs, are less liza
BILE to destroy them. will give more
milk and nurse them better. Grass fed
hogs are less liable to disease. The
dreaded hog cholera is not much to
be feared where the hogs have the
run of good clover pasture. In
doubleday, il exposed to contaSion,
they would take the disease but they
are not likely to develop it. For eyam-
pie, Il farmer had his hogs in Il small
pen, destitute of grass. with no water
except II muddy pool, which soon was
made rs vile as possible by the hogs.
After Il while the hogs began to die in
considerable numbers, with symptoms
resembling cholera. The owner was
alarmed, took them out of his pen,
turned them on II patch of green rye,
ana gave them water from n well. The
disease was checked and the deaths
ceased The silo will yet come to be
regarded MS essential to his business
by the pork raiser, furnishing, rs it
will the succulent food essential to the
health of swine when green food is
not otherwise obtainable. If not the
silo, roots should be provided.
The Meeker herald., 1893-08-05

The necessities of war have not In
frequently led to valuable discoveries
of n practical scientific character. OF
late the French Minister Of War has
been studying the subject of ice from
the point of view Of its capacity to
maintain weights.
lie has fUunf tiiit when ice has be-
come about an inch and thrcc-fiftls
-four ccntimctcrs) thick, 1t begins to
bear the weight of II man who Is
marching alone. At thickness of
something over three and onc-half i'll
chcs mine ccntim"tcrSl 1t will bear files
of infantry. When It has become
twelve ccutimctcrS. or nearly four and
threc-Quartcr inches thick. il sustainS
light artillery or carriages. and at
twenty-ninc ccntimctcrS. or about cl"v-
on and four-tcnthS inches. 1t bears the
heaviest weight that the transporting
of an army requires.
These conclusions of the French mil
itnry authorities may have some inter
est for skaters, but 1t should he re-
marked that they apply only to young
Ice SUGGESTIONS of colder and warm
cr weather, i'll the course of few
weeks produce Il change in the strlc-
ture of lee which greatly wcak"ns its
power of resistance to pressure. Ac-
cordingly, the measurements and "sil-
mates given above should not be trust
ed in the case of ice that is not of re
cent formation.