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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-13
HOTELS.

no desires good business pos ton IN the yor;us
talr city should write at for Prospectus OF the
aInous metropolitan Business College Chicago
nusuaifacilitiesfo for placing era ilates ,abiishef
wears Occupies Its own builting ss!siress
The record-union., 1893-10-21
BOUND TO GET ONE JOB.
The Preacher Had Either a Funeral or
Conversion in Prospect.


The mountain circuit rider met me at
the foot of Hurricane Gap in the Pine
Mountains and we rode along together,
says a writer in the Detroit Free Press,
and about mile from where the roads
forkeG we were stopped by mountain
eer with a Winchester whom the preacher
knew. He presented me i'll due form and
when the native knew | was an ''out-
slider" he didn't hesitate to talk.
II just stopped yer" he said to the
preacher. ''ter ak yer to come up to the
house in the mornin'."
''Anybod sick?'inquired the preacher.
mo" and the mountaineer hesitated.
''You know you have been talkin' ter me
fer long time erbOut gittin' religion an
l been a holdin' Off"
The preacher nodded and looked
pleased, for there was tone of penitenco
in the natives voice.
well, Pve erbout made up my mind
that I've got ter the pint when some
thin's got ter be done. Jim Gullins come
by my place this mornin' an killed one
NV my dogs when was away, an you've
heered me say what | thought of Jim
GullinS many time afore this.n
The preacher nodded sorrowfully this
time.
"Well, Pm goin' down to see jim now,"
continued the mountaineer, ''an' if | git
him I'll be ready to jine the meetin'-
house when you come up in the mornin',
an eff Jim gifts me you'll have funeral
to preach, SOS you won't lose nothin' by
it, nohow. l must be Citing along; good
by" and, singing his Winchester into
the hollow of his arm, he hurried away
through the thicket, leaving the circuit
rider and me sitting on our horses in the
road completely knocked out by the sud-
donness of it all and the popularity.
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wonderful system of education wrought
out 10y the inspired German philosopher,
you have but to settle the matter by max
ing few visits OF inspection. The doors
Of the kindergartens will he opened wide
10 you and the devotees of the system will
tranquility see you set out and return, for
theirs is no doubling, half-hearted ad-
herence TO principle and they are sure of
the result of your visit. They are rooted
and grounded in the faith and they know
absolutely that though you may scoff at
home and doubt in your Office, yet in the
sweet, irresistible atmosphere of the child
garden you must, of necessity, be con-
Yerted.
am supposing, of course, that you are
normal person and as much in your
right mind as it is common to be; through
indeed were the opposite true, there
would even then be hope that the joy, the
serenity, the peace of the kindergarten
would calm your troubled spirit and
make you reasonable believer.
Go then and spend an occasional morn
ing with the children; efface yourself as
much as possible; be silent and passive
and drink in the spirit Of the place. And
do not be content with one kindergarten;
you may have chanced upon an unusu
ally good or an unusually poor speci-
men-lt is not fair to generaliZe on one
particular.
Do not say you have no time for such
visits-it is the busy people who always
have'time for extra work. Trust your
conscience with the obligation and you
will probably be reminded too often for
your comfort. But whether it be con-
science, or curiosity, or skepticlSn that
takes You, go! and be converted Mora
a. Smith III kindergarten News.
The record-union., 1893-10-21
THINGS TO REMEMBER.

Never put leftover food in tin vessels.
Lemons will keep fresh for weeks if
covered with water.
For taking blood-stains from white
goods, nothing equals kerosene.
Dip fish in boiling water for minute
and the scales Will come off more easily.
Vegetable, scrubbing and other brushes
should be kept with the bristles down.
Sadirons will not scorch if they are
first wiped on a cloth saturated with kero-
sene.
Rub soft, not melted, lard over the top
Of the bread before baking, and wrap in
4 damp cloth with a dry one over after
baking, and there will be no hard crusts.
The fumes Of birthstone match Will
remove berry stains from the fingers.
Tar stains are removed by applying oil.
and then removing the oil with benzine.
In packing gowns they will be found to
crease very little if paper is placed be-
tween their folds.
Moist hands are frequently relieved by
bathing them in lukewarm water con-
tanning a teaspoOnful Of borax or am
monia.
If shelf in the closet is infected with
red ants, carpet it With flannel. and the
tiny insects WI not attempt to invade
luab limited preclncC.
a sponge large enough to expand and
ill the chimney after having been
squeezed in, tied to a slender stick, IS
the best thing with which to clean lamp
chimney.
In some of the tests in bluing it has
been discovered that certain properties in
poor bluing, combining with qualities OF
certain soaps, will produce an iron rust
or stain in the clothing.
To draw linen threads for hemstiteh-
ing, take a lather brush and soap and
lather well the parts where the threads
are to be drawn. Let the linen dry and
the threads will come out easily, even in
the finest linen.
A good bleacher and stain remover
from cotton or linen is made by pouring
boiling water on chloride of lime in the
proportion OF one gallon to one-Quarter
of pound; bottle it, cork it well, and in
using it be careful not to stir it. Lay the
stains in this for a moment. then apply
white vinegar and boil the table linen.
They were asked at a large wholesale
furniture store the other day what they
employed. to keep their stock in order.
This polish was recommended as all that
they ever found necessary: One-third
turpentine and two-thirds sweet oil, ap-
piled with a soft cloth.
If you have any trou bic in securing per-
feet cleanliness about the kitchen sink
and drainpipe, have d little concentrated
lye sprinkled over the strainer every
night. Some OF it, of course, is washed
into the pipe, and there unites with the
grease and forms strong soft soap. AS
soon as there is boiling water in the morn
ing, pour a gallon OF it down the pipe.
This Will cleanse it thoroughly.
The record-union., 1893-10-21
A GOOD ARGUMENT
For the Sacramento Plan of Securing
Good Roads.
Contra Costa Gazette.


Good roads cost money, and so do bad
ones, a great deal more in fact In the end.
But good roads once built cost compare
lively little to keep in order if decent
amount of intelligence is exercised in
their supervision, and the enjoyment Of
their use is perpetual.
To raise by a tax levy a sufficient
amount of money to make solid, sub
stantial, enduring roads all at once is
simply impossible in any county in the
State There is a way, however, in which
roads can be made, and that is by the
issuance of bonds, and having the work
done under the supervision of a thor
oughly competent practical engineer, who
should have entire control and be held
strictly responsible for the character of
the work done.
1t is the only way in which the present
generation can hope to see anything like
decent roads outside Of a few favored
localities. By the issuance of bonds the
roads can be made ana become of use at
once. The payment of interest and a
portion of the principal sufficient 10 in
sure their liquidation within a specified
time would not require much larger
outlay, if indeed any more, than what is
expended each year for patchwork, and
we should have good roads all the while,
leaving posterity TO pay its proportion for
the inherited Improvement.
Even if the amount to be raised were
larger, the increase in the value of taxa
BE property would more than make up
the difference. 1t is not the counties,
however, having the lowest tax rate that
are the most prosperous, by any means.
A high tax rate caused by substantial i'm
T1rovements in the shape of good roads is
easily borne when increased business fol-
lows in consequence and real estate is in
demand at high rates. Experience has
universally shown this to be the case.
1t is time that Contra Cost woke up to
the real situation. Every real estate man
knows that the condition of the roads has
kept out thousands of dollars that would
otherwise have been invested in the
country.
We may as well have and enjoy these
improvements directly, and share the in
direct advantages they bring, distributing
the cost over a series of years, each gen
Grafton paying its proportion, as 10 worry
along in the old way, leaving our more
enterprising posterity to make the i'm
provements and enjoy the increased pros
perity they bring.
The record-union., 1893-10-21
RACING WITH AN AVALANCHE.
Exciting Flight from the Destructive
Monster.

Exciting Flight from the Destructive
Monster.
Let Mr.. Tuckett himself describe that
thrilling race for life;
Il remember" he writes, "being struck
with the idea that it seemed as though,
sure of its prey, it wished to play with us
for while. at one moment letting us i'm
agine that we had gained upon it, and
were getting beyond the line Of its fire,
and the next, with mere WantOnness of
vindictiYe power suddenly rolling out
on its right vast volume OF grinding
blocks and whirling snow, as though to
show that it could Out1iank US at any mo-
ment If it chose.
Nearer and nearer it came, its front
like mighty wave about to break Now
it has traversed the whole width of the
glacier above US, taking a somewhat di-
agonal direction; and nOw-run, oh! run,
il ever you did, for here it comes straight
at us, swift, deadly and implacable! The
next instant we saw no more; wild
confusion of whirling snow and frag-
ments Of ice-a frozen clOud-swept over
us, entirely concealing us from one an
other and still we were untouched-at
least | knew that | was-and still we ran.
Another half-second and the mist had
passed, and there lay the body of the
monster. whose head was still careering
away at lightning speed far below us, mo-
tlonless, rigid and harmless
The danger was over, and the party ex-
amined the avalanche at their leisure. 1t
had a length of three thousand three hun
dred feet, and an average depth of five
feet This is 20 say. its bulk was six
hundred and eleven thousand cubic
yards, and its weight, on a moderate
computation, about four hundred and
fifty thousand tons.-McClure's Maga-
zine.
The record-union., 1893-10-21
RnnnI Baktt9 3gn1n0er. /.

hain't laid eyes on a S5 bill sence the war.
| tell ye, stranger, Pm the most unfor-
tunit ole critter with my young 'uns that
ever lived" he groaned.
''You certainly have had bad luck with
your children"
II should say I had. Now, there's Bill
Durkee up ter Colebrook, he's had the
greatest luck with his They supports
him IN good style, an Bill haln't done q
stroke o. work for five years"
All smart and steady, eh ?''
That's where you miss it, Squire;
they amt any on um taken that way"
How is it they get along so WELL
They are all freaks, an have all got
good, Stiddy jobs the year round. Sal
weighs bout ton, Mirandy's got tre-
1menjous long hair, am his oldest boy was
born without legs. An here l be with
out even mammoth hog or a two-headed
calf Oh, if | could only hev had jest
one good freallw ~ sighed the aged farmer,
as he jerked his chin whiskers in disgust
and went back to his hoeing.
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SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
Go and Pay a Visit to the Kinder
garten.

garCen.
The kindergarten is not a movement
which affects a special class in the COM
nunity. 1t addresses itself to children of
ali ranks and of all nations. Its benefits
are all-embacing, its joys as keenly felt
nv the tattered, dirty little brother of the
aiIevs as the dainty, wel1-dressed darling
of the Brahmin caste.
1t has nothing to do with country, eli
mate. race or religion and, had almost
said. nothing 10 do with age or youth, for
il is founded upon truth and 1t IS IN the
nature of truth that it is universal
If the kindergarten makes children
good and happy, useful and helpful; if it
trains the hand and eye; if II keeps the
body pliable and obedient: if 1t cultivates
tke aesthetic sense, develops the mind,
feeds the spiritual fires and incidentally
attends TO a few such essentials as econ
omv. love of country, power TO work In
uuison. etc.:-if IL does all these things,
or even begins to do few OF them, then
its desirability is proven without further
argument.
And whether or not it does do them.
with some stumbling now and then, be it
understood, with some failures, Tor 1t is
only the Omniscient who makes no mis-
takes: whether or not it does do them,
can easily be verified.
So if you doubt the benefits of this
The record-union., 1893-10-21
Kinderearten TraInIng.

Some excellent people devote their
energies to extending the kindergarten,
merely because they regard sit as potent
method of carrying aid and comfort to
the children of the poor and the degraded,
a means of making their present more
tolerable and their future more product
i've Of good to the community at large
and themselves in particular. But the
kindergarten is not for the poor alone.
They do not monopoliZe the sunlight, or
the summer breeze or the grandeur OF
Niagara. No, the children of the wealthy
and the well-to-do need the kindergarten
in common with the ''other half'' OF our
Juvenile population. The temptations of
both classes are not exactly alike, but
they are omnipresent, and, whatever
they are, can often be largely counter
acted by kindergarten training. kim
dergarten News.
The record-union., 1893-10-21
TOO EXACT FOR ONCE.
The Story Told by Veteran Who Los
an Arm in 1864.

Arm in 1864.
The veteran had just finished a lecture
to the old soldier club on military exact
ness, says the Detroit Free Press, and
had been rather severe on some who
were disposed to be lax in their methods,
particularly tall Corporal with one arm
off. When he had finished the Corporal
stepped out in front Of the soap box on
which he had been sitting.
May it please your honor" he said,
mockingly, Il have story to tell which
may III some measure excuse my fault.
You see this arm,' and he held out the
stump. "Well, that is the result of too
much eXactness."
The veteran showed his surprise and
asked how it happened
''Nell," went on the Corporal, sit was
this way: Along in 1864, when | was in
the Army of the Potomac, | was, as YOU
know, cavalryman, and one day 100 of
our regiment were ordered out to act as a
reserve for small sorte that was to be
made to stir up the enemy. Every of
ficer we had had been so raked over bv
our crusty old Colonel for not having
everything just right that life on duty
was q burden. 4 Captain was in COM
mand of our force and he had us ranged
up in exact line as if we were on parade.
and that, too, after the enemy had begun
to sling shells over our way, and man
wanted to dodge in spite of himself. The
Captain wouldn't have it,sthough, and
there we sat, every head on a line,
everybody's hand as straight with every
other bride hand down that line as if
fixed by a spirit level. 1t was hard, tell
you, but it didn't last long, for all at once
a gun, over on our right, that had evil
IDENTIFY got into position, blazed away
with a solid twenty-pound shot. and, as 1
stand here holding up this evidence''-
and the stump went up again-''so help
me gracious that shot swooped right
down our line and shipped off fifty hands
as smooth as if it had been done by a
knife Since then | haven't been so con-
founded particular about being so con-
founded exact" and the Corporal sat
down amid great applause and the over
whelming confusion of the veteran.
The record-union., 1893-10-21
ADOPTED.
\ Sacramento Idea Takes Root in
Fresno.
IFrom the Expositor. !

LFtOIu Int ENpOSlJOI.
The RECORD UNION, which has been
making an earnest effort III behalf of good
roads, made a suggestion some days ago
that the several counties provide them
selves with a rock pile and sledges, and
the petty offenders and yags he put to
work breaking rock for macadamizing
roads during their terms of imprison-
ment. The Erp0sitof indorsed the
RECORDS idea, and the Supervisors have
seconded the motion and acted on it.
They have arranged a special rate with
from Raymond, and viii have a rock
yard built and spur track put in, and
go into the stone breaking business. The
EcpoSit0r predicts shortage in the vae
crop as soon as the rock breakery is
ready for operations.
The record-union., 1893-10-21
Fecnnditv of purslane.

The common purslane which grows
anywhere as a weed. produces more seeds
than any other plant. one seed pod, by
actual count, has 3, 600 seeds, and as
plant will sometimes have twenty pods,
The seeds from a single years growth
may, therefore, number 60.000. There is
no instance OF similar fruitfulness in any
other plant growing IN this country.
The record-union., 1893-10-21
.Ja,,an,s Poor.

Tt is said that the eontentment of the
poor in Japan is the result of the spirit of
politeness which pervades all ranks of
the Japanese people. Rich and poor are
alike courteous, and it is impossible to
distinguish employer from laborer by
their behavior. This politeness results
from genuine kindness, and it settles all
problems between man and man.
The record-union., 1893-10-21
still on Trial.

The cases of James Neary against r. ?.
Burr for So, 900 damages for false i'm
prisonment, and John Anderson against
Hugh Casey for $4,000 damages on a
similar charge, will likely be concluded
to-day. The former is in Judge Catlin's
court, and the latter in Judge Johnson's.
The record-union., 1893-10-21
BILL DURKEBS BIG LUCK
His Children Were All Money-Maklna
EpaalSG

His Children Were All Money Making
Freaks
4 gentleman who is rustieating in the
northern part of New Hampshire took
tramp along the hills one day recently.
saws the Boston Journal. In passing
hillside he saw an aged granger hoeing
very stony potato field near his house,
and the gentleman stopped to converse
with him.
"Your potatoes seem to be doing WE'LL"
he started in.
sOh, 1 reckon I'll hev few pertaters,"
reioined the farmer. drily, as he stopped
hoeing the rocks off the vines and glanced
at the stranger curiously from under the
wide brim of his weather-beaten straw
hat.
"Other crops good? ?"
"Oh. the crops is jest tolerible, as usual,
I s'pose," replied the farmer inditferently
as he came up to the rail fence dragging
his hoe after him. 'But I'll tell yer jest
how It's, SQUIRE" he continued, conf
dentially. Pm the most untortunit old
critter in Coos County,
Farming don't pay very well up here,
I suppose"
did expect a leetle or suthen from my
crop o. young 'uns."
"Children turned out bad, eh?"
'Jes' so, stranger. The hull on 'em has
been q dead loss TO me. Dan'l-I named
him for Dan1 Webster an give him
good eddication-he's a boss doctor; prac-
ticed on my old mare, an she died. Zeke
went inter what they call the green goods
business-keepin' grocery store, l
s'pose, but he busted up, am he writes
me that he's now workin' in a place
called Sing Song; says he's got good
stiddy Job, but the pay amt good. an
he's alters wantin' to borrer dollar from
me. Sam an Hi went ter brakin' on the
railroad, an / had ter pay the funeral ex
penses of both on EN-. Maria Ann got
married to drummer at the county fair
last fall, an went up in a balloon, but
they came down safe, an hav been
honeynIoonin' with me an the old
woman ever sence. Lily, my youngest,
amt wuJh her keep, am she's a-teasin'
me to buy her a bysuekle-me, who
The record-union., 1893-10-21

William Rufus was not accidentally
shot by an arrow from the bow of Walter
Tyrrell. He was assassinated. His body,
when found. bore the marks of three or
four sword thrusts.
The record-union., 1893-10-21
Weather Forecasts.

OHiclal forecast for the twenty-sour hours
ending at midnight October 21st: North
ern CaIiiornia-Fair weather; nearly station
airy temperature; westerly winds.
The record-union., 1893-10-21

Great Britain has eleven universities,
with 344 professors and l3, 400 students.
The record-union., 1893-10-21

TOR SALE-A JUMP SEAT SURREY IN
Il good order; has been used but very little.
Inquire at BROWN BROS, Eleventh and X
streets O17-1W@
The record-union., 1893-10-21

TOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-SMAL
I and large farms, improved or unImproved;
also city property. CARL SrRoBEL, 317 j,
The record-union., 1893-10-21

T9INE MOUNTAIN BUTTER, 25c POUND;
II flour, 95c sack; potatoes, sc sack; S bars
soap, 25c; fresh ranch eggs, 35c dozen; ap-
ples, 9Oc box. SIMONS IL BEESLEY, $40 K.
The record-union., 1893-10-21
Inr RaLe.

1 BIG OFFER.-I HAVE so ACRES OF
"A as fine fruit land as there is in the State;
il is situated at Landes Station, on the main
lire OF the Central Pacific Railroad. and is
three miles this side OF Colfax; Landes Station
is on the land and the South Yuba Canal
Company is now running their canal through
it; this will water almost every foot OF 1t; the
place is partially cleared and is surrounded by
orchards here Is a fine place for a postofice,
ford peach orchard Joins it on the east, the
Howell olive orchard on the west and the Daw
son vineyard on the north it is the handsom-
est and most healthy spot TO be found any
where and l will trade it for q cheap house
and lot in Sacramento, Oakland or San Fran
cisco, or vacant lot in either place, or sell for
cash; price. S2, 800; this place viii double in
price in a short time Address Z. ., Box 452r
sacramento, Cal. o2O-6ts
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NOR SALE-A WE'LL BROKE. NEARLY
i 5-year old wagon or buggy horse; perfectly
ound and gentle; good tray e!er; child can
drive him. See JOHN L. SIOLL, go X
ST rect. CITY
The record-union., 1893-10-21
General alnttres.

7 AIDES DESIRING DRESSES AND
IL cloaks fashionably and stylishly made at
reasonable prices, call at 1928 Seventh street.
MRS. b. CHATHAM. o21-lW
The record-union., 1893-10-21

J3OR sAIE-THIRTY SHARES OF STOCK
4 of Germania Building and Loan AssOcia-
ton. Inquire at TONEY'S SALOON, 422 X
street
The record-union., 1893-10-21
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

THE SHOOTING SEASON Is
at hand. Como and make ~@gs%1
your pick from HENRY Eek eN~SSS1
HARDTS new invoice OF Ham <<E4Ef$>.
mer and Hammerless Guns, from y " V
all the best makers. New lot Of Shooting
Coats-duclS, corduroy and tustian. Guns
choke bored. stocks bent. and repairing on
guns and rifles a speciality. Send for price
list No. 523 K street. Sacramento.
The record-union., 1893-10-21

DATE TAKEN-BERKELEY UNIYERs-
~ lty Glee Club, WEDNESDAY Y EVENING,
November 10TH benefit Young Women's
Christian Association 1t
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-27
The suicide OF Col. smith.


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TscOits. = capitalist snt real estate dealer was
feuus, dead IN his fo0n one bright aiterncoa.
he st.,s simssit- The s0lsi:e wAs great ,nys-
iery lie sas = bachelor. sanva TO possess an
shun snee 81 tse world. goods sn3 no cause
was su0sp for hsS salcsie How'd. who VAS
ihen /: repofset oa oae ot the local daily papsrs
let is:. several lasagasax fsnsrs. 10 the Ell ct
tAst " saew waat she ezase Vas. sas be axye:
wrote she story Tor publication ov gave away
tAe particulars IL now trsnsptrss. or rather
has e,ea learned s.acc. thsi Boyd, bad roCsi rea.
o. I. Keep maga- CrsG}s Caiaux was thea =
mistiSss though taey were TO. Vet married
hoydc PIT Der ~ 20 S.sckm atltag aaa b ees.sng
ren - 10 fell aatos the sxsgagfaleary charm of
her p;srsoa and manner. /; 10 SAIL tAsl The late
CD smita kacs tas woman. sad that Bsve
tesee! her - bleeding hifa - a r.1sa, that IA.
ra3st% eu.G not ssAa1. Re- &c ot seu kaewn
taras y c3Eaect.oDs. saG ssgs3y isszaE.o aissl a
the YoEssu sao hsi ints.GAtei aim. Il - hs
teTs; ~ CeA eH.tts's fFsensis nat Re rrrierres
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rss1G $50 ctasr wet. saosa Ikc3lEsn. the w..
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socacs EAsif un.nss acre Gci aasai sanr,. IN
the rssl snd tssy ~i9 not - tseaIsasa assu.