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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
Back From Georgia.

She drove up to the depot in an old
cart drawn by an OK with lines attached
to his horns, and she repeated her in
quiries about the train from the east so
often that the depot agent finally asked:
care you expecting friends on that
train?"
I'm lookin fur my son Sam an his
wife" she replied.
Coming on yisit?"
NO, sab. They dun moved over to
Georgy six months ago, but they doan'
like it and are comm back"
Mighty good state that Georgia"
1--we hearn say so, but Sam can't
a-bear it. Good lands and good crops,
but the people is too scrumptious.
How scrumptious?' he queried.
81 doan exactly know, but l reckon
Sam can explain. He had't bin thar but
TO months when they tarred an feathered
him an rode him all over the country on
a ail."-Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
Burglar Proof Safe Quickly Melted.

Mr.. Swan, the English electrician, de-
clared recently that he had seen electric
al blowpipes capable of melting the
stoutest iron so rapidly that to melt into
fire and burglar proof safe with this
instrument would be the work of only a
few minutes and would be both an easy
and noiseless operation. As. however. it
would require a 40-horsepower engine
to operate such scientific tool, banks
need be under no apprehension from this
mode of attack on their vaults.-New
York Telegram.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
The Latest Thing In Petitions.

The latest thing in petitions to parIia-
ment is the petition of a single house
hold. A. B. of Some street. Somewhere,
entertains an objection to bill which
is before the house, and ctraightway he
and the members of his family draw M
a protest, sign it and forward it to the
member of the division in which they re-
side for presentation TO the house of COM
mons. This may be a highly proper pro
ceeding, but il it should became popular
1t will add largely TO the duties of the
honorable members.-LondonT it-Bits.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
The Russian Heir to Marry.

The czarowitz, the heir of all the Rus
sias, is betrothed to the Princess Alice of
Hesse-Darmstadt, the youngest daughter
/, of the Princess Alice of Great Britain
and granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
The young lady is just 81, and though
her father, who died last year, was not
much of a man her mother will be re-
membered as the princess who died from
diphtheria communicated by kissing her
sick child. When the eldest daughter
of this family was married, the queen
and the Prince of Wales went over to
Germany to attend the wedding. The
festivities were magnificent. The Grand
Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt chose that
time to take refuge in a distant corner
of his palace and contract morganatic
marriage with Russian noblewoman.
The czarowitz is %, and he is the
young man who was nearly murdered
in Japan about a year ago, owing his
life to the ready sword of his cousin,
George Of Greece. Besides being heir to
the throne of Russia, prospective su-
preme head of the great Greek orthodox
church, the czarowitz is colonel of
great many regiments and belongs to
several military stats. Nicholas Alex
androvitch he was christened. He is a
cousin of Marie of Edinburgh, who mar
RED Ferdinand of Roumania last Febru-
ary.-EXchange
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24


Alfred Besson, a wheelwright, who
formerly had a shop at 725 Washington
avenue North, has built, and now occu-
pies, boat in which he intends to float
down the Mississippi as far as New Or
leans. The boat is 10 by 81 feet, double
decked and covered with canvas. 1t has
two apartments. one of which is neatly
papered, carpeted and furnished. This
room contains a folding bed, a bureau, a
center table, three chairs and pictures.
The larger room contains a workbench.
turning lathe, a chest of tools. a trunk,
a kitchen stove and numerous articles
used in the kitchen.
The ship will set sail next week and
will probably not reach its destination
until late in the fall. Mr.. Besson will
ply his trade on the journey, stopping a
few days at each of the towns he comes
to. He expects to locate at New Orleans
if things are satisfactory, otherwise he
will so to Texas. He once made similar
trip down the Red River of the North
into Canada and knows what to expect.
From Minneapolis to New Orleans by
air line is nearly 1,500 miles, and the
Lord only knows how far it would be to
follow the river.-St. Paul Globe.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
Babv., Foot In a seasheII.

@. w. Fox of Redwood City, Cal, has
in his possession one of the most remark
able curiosities ever found on the Pacific
coast-nothing more or less than an aba
lone shell in the interior of which, firmly
incased in the pearly shell secretion,
there is a baby's shoe and stocking. The
shape is perfect in every particular, but
the size indicates that the owner of these
pedal coverings was a very young child.
The sole of the shoe and the tSe, badly
worn and nd from long continued water
soaking, can be plainly seen when the
secretion has not entirely enveloped it.
The stocking is not visible, however.
Threads of the wool can be drawn from
the pearly incasement by using crochet
hook or even bent pin.
The buttons are covered with abalone,
looking like pendant pearls set in row
down the side of this odd shaped shell.
The little tassel can still be plainly seen,
as can also the hole where one of the but
tons has been pulled out There is but
one tenable solution that can be given in
explanation of this seashell mystery.
The body of a drowned infant was being
carried along by the tide when the foot
passed into the open abalone shell, which
of course instantly closed like a vice.
Then the imprisoned foot was held until
severed from the body by decay. In the
meantime the shellfish was busily en-
gagged in covering the shoe, stocking and
foot with its pearly secretions.-Phila-
delphia Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
Ferocious Wild DOGS.

The general belief of the wild dog
tribes of India is borne Cut by two stories
told by Colonel Baldwin of their attack
ing the bear and the tiger which put the
fact beyond doubt a be;lr was found
by an English officer standing at bay BE-
fore the dogs. He had killed one. but
his hide and body were torn in strips lev
the bites of the pack. In the other the
fresh bones of q tiger We're found from
which the flesh had been eaten One paw
still remained whole, ana close bv Law
the freshly killed bodies of three wild
dogs which had fallen in the fight.
Remembering not only the strengt d
and activity of the tiger but the aston
ishing pluck with which, even when
wounded. it Will constantly charge a
line of elephants and endeavor to scale
the howdah-which Is, in fact, fort
with an armed garrison-it is difficult to
overestimate the courage of the wild
dogs in meeting and destroying such an
antagonist. We think it extremely pro-
bable that future observations of the
courage of the wild dog may justify q
statement once made, perhaps without
sufficient evidence, that they have an
inherent hostility to a larger feline, and
are necessarily on the watch to destroy
their whelps, so that the species are the
instrument by which nature keeps down
the superabundant feline of the wilder
ness.-London Spectator.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
Is Life Worth Living?

When the poet came into the editors
room, he was looking so discouraged and
disconsolate that the editor was con
strained to notice it.
"Hellor' he said. What's wrong
Anything happened:'
No" replied the poet, tossing bacl
his name, but I'm in despair-utterly
hopeless. Life is delusion, and have
wasted my existence in the struggle fol-
the unattainable.
The editor gave sigh of relief.
That's nothing" he said. You are
no worse off than l am"
Have you been struggling as l have
been?" asked the poet. his face brighten.
ing.
NO, l haven't, but l might as well.
I've been struggling for the attainable
and haven't got it. Now, which of us is
worse off,
Huh" growled the millionaire, who
had overheard the conversation, GIVE
been struggling all my life for the q.
tainable and have got it. How much
better off am than either of you?"-De-
troit Free Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
Miss Huntington's First Opera Part.

Miss Agnes Huntington tells very in
teresting story of her first appearance in
opera. 1T happened in New Haven some
six years ago" said Miss Huntington.
The opera was 'Geralga,' and l sang
the role of the holy duchess. The first
words of my song were ooh, holy vow.
The ladies Of the chorus and were sup
posed to be on visit to the shrine and
slowly wended our way down a steep
mountain side. Arrived at the shrine
the chorus knelt, and the closing lines of
their song was my entrance cue. stood
upon a platform fully 10 feet high wait
ing until the song closed, and you can
imagine was frightfully nervous. While
was waiting here the comedian ad-
dressed me, informing me that the stage
manager of the theater had been killed
one year before at exactly the spot on
which was standing, the platform hav-
ing given way.
This was rather cheerful piece of
information to give to a person who was
ready to drop from fright, but l nerved
myself for the effort and sang my song
well enough to receive an encore, al
though / don't think l could have stood
up had not supported myself on a staff
l carried. used very little makeup in
this scene, and the conductor of the or
chestra told me afterward that l looked
like a ghost from the front, one of the
results of that comedians brilliant
speech. New y ork World
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
Grief of a Pet Pigeon.

One morning one of the two pet pi-
geons belonging to my father was found
upon the highroad dead, its body bearing
marks of injury, but from what cause we
never knew. We carried the dead body
home and buried it in a sunny and quiet
spot in the garden. For three days the
surviving pigeon with untiring energy
searched the country far and near for its
mate, but in vain. 1t refused to touch
food, and even the influence which my
father usually exercised over it was gone.
On the third day we found it dead in the
doyecot, its little heart broken with grief
by the loss of its lifelong companion.
We buried it beside its mate.-Cor. Lon
don Spectator.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
Fishermen's superstitions.

At the beginning of the herring season
the crew all try to seize the herring first
on board, to see if it be male or female,
If it is male, their fishing may be ex-
pected to be poor one; if female, a
good one. Sometimes, however, the
skipper secures ii and hides it away, salt
ing it and laying it past for the season.
The boat must not be turned against the
sun. Certain animals considered of i'll
omen must not be spoken of in the boat,
and ministers in this respect occupy the
same place as rabbits, hares and pigs.
Fishermen do rot like to lend anything
to neighborine boat, lest their luck
should go with it. If they lend a match,
they will contrive-secretly if possible
to break it and keep part, hoping thereby
to retain their luck. Their dislike to
have anything stolen is increased by the
fear that the thief may have stolen their
luck with it. To ask the question,
where are you going?" of any one who
is going on board is equivalent to de-
stroying all his chances for that time.
Persons with certain names are held to
be of bad omen, The dreaded names be-
ing different in different villages.-Notes
and Queries.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
GIT ANVIL w KIN.

Io1eeve it's zach mans duty
In gittin through this life,
Tu go er kinder easylike-
Not have nc sweat nur strife,
Let things come out the best the will
Course don't rush inter Sin
But when yu're gettin anything
Git twl yu kin.
II W air goin to buy some shoes
(Them's very needful thtnes),
Just ask the clerk Il be Yopt pleeee
Throw in some extra etYfngs.
Yum git the shoes fur lest the same
1t won't take no more tin
But when yu're gettin anything
Git awl yu kin.
II it's shirt yu're goin tn buy,
Yu want tn make a holler-
Jest brace right up tn him an say
He must throw in a collier.
Their mite be times when this won't go,
But she'll m Ost allus win
So when yu're gettin anything
Git awl yu kin.
The same holds good in goin tn church;
S'posin yu git the power"
Git enough III last yure life
Instid of half an hour.
l tell yu. boys, my idee is,
An 1t has allus bin,
That when yu re gettin anything
Git aHl yu kin.
brooklyn Life.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
Calls Foot Jelly For the Sick.

We have witnessed many changes of
opinion respecting some of the common
est articles of diet for the sick. The old
view that calls foot jelly was of exceed
ing nutritive value was at one time so
controverted that the jelly ceased to be
much used. 1t is now sanctioned as hav-
ing place in dietetics, and l believe it
may be safely regarded as temporary
form of nourishment of no inconsiderable
value.-Popular Science Monthly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

EDIToRIALLY commenting on the
Iowa republican platform the Chica-
20 Times says: Not since Jay
Gould Of blessed memory admitted
in Il court of law that in republi-
can county he was republican and
in democrat county a democrat,
but an Erie man always. has there
been so complete straddle as that
made by the republicans OF Iowa
upon the prohibition question:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

The inalienable right Of q British
subject TO be drunk on the streets OF
his own town Ia evaAse BY the report
OF commission vhish investigated
drunkenness by orSsr of parliament
If this report Is adopted il will be
possible to run In . boozer and send
him to a reformstory for q year,
where he will have time to reform,
and II he doesn't he will get back
again in q short time for two years
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

The hat pin has taken its place
among the novel weapons OF oSense-
A New York man who was known as
Italian Mike" aroused the pangs Of
Jealousy in the bosoms OF two foolish
young women OF Houston street. Tho
green-eyed monster laughed when he
saw one OF the love-sick msidens lab
her hat pin through the other girls
nose
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
QUINCY Herald: Congressman

QUINCY Herald: Congressman
William Jennings Bryan of Nebras-
ka. halls from Jacksonville. but sure
" there is not where he acquired the
mixed metaphor-badly mixed meta
phor, that he was guilty of in his
last speech on free silver. He was
talking about the workingman-a ia
vored theme. He spoke of ''his mute
appeal for help-a loud cry heard
beating against the outer walls" A
loud, mute cry beating against the
wall must make noise like the muf-
fled snort of dying pup.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
Secondhand Platinum.

Not a little platinum is sold as old
metal and usually comes in the form of
bits of wire and scraps from broken in
candescent lamps. 1t is now largely used
by dentists, but it is sent to New York
for treatment, as it can only be melted
by means of a compound blowpipe, and
there is no place il Boston where that
is done.-Boston Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

PosrMAsrERs have been instructed
from Washington to look out for dis
ease germs and prevent their passage
through the mails. What the post
master who doesn't know @ disease
germ when he secs one is to do Is not
stated. 1t seems that careless peo-
pie had habit Of boxing up suspic-
ious small fry and sending them to
experts to find out what thsy were.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

Two hundred words Of the monkey
dialect have been obtained by Pro
fessor Garner and he thinks that
about thirty only remain uncsught
The words for cane and cigarette
should be given out at once, for ono
is liable to meet dude at any mo-
ment, and 1t 10 well to be civil 20 the
poor creatures
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

SoHx inquisitve person Ssks:
where does ell the small oAanxs
go?" There are 1l9. 900, go old
copper pennies somewhere Nobody
knows whore OccAsianally one
turns up In ehsAfe Who're
are theys Well, there are a
few less than 10000, 900 numis-
matists in tails world. They've got
enough pieces of money locked up as
curiosities to start national banks in
every state In the Uniol.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

Nothing will give permanent success
in any enterprise Of life except native
capacity cultivated by honest and per-
severing effort. Genius is often but the
capacity for receiving and improving by
discipline Eliot.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

The police Of Birmingham have ar
rested peculiar knsve whose spec
ial delight was to jab darping
needle into the person OF any unsus-
pecting female that came his way. The
women OF the oity are much relieved.
They had long been afraid to venture
out Ill be dsrned II l do" could
properly have been an excuse in Birm-
ingham.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

The bull in the lima shop Is an
Eque a. it were. Now York horse
rushed into an ice cream saloon tho
other day, kicked over the count ter
and acted as the starter In a sprint
race in which several young men and
their best girls took part It was .
handicap race and the ice cream map
got the worst Of It.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

Invitations to family dinner are often
given by word of N outh, in which case q
card of reminder must follow, else the
day and hour may be mistaken or for
gotten.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
Paul Revere's Great-rrandson.

We have living here great-grandson
of the immortal Revere in the person of
our venerable townsman, Charles Revere
Curtis, who is still hale and hearty un-
der his weight of fourscore years.
R,ockland On. " Standard.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

UNCLE SAM has given pension TO
Mrs. O'Leary, who owned the famous
cow that kicked the historic lamp
that started the well-remem bered
confagration that burned the city Of
Chicago. The pension was granted
on account Of the military services Of
Mr.. Leary, and not on account OF the
COW
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

A newspaper thus describes the effects
of hurricanes. at shattered mountains,
tore up oaks by the roots, dismantled
churches, laid villages waste and-over-
turned haystackr'
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

The greatest point of resemblance be-
tween the iveries OF the present day and
the ''robes de ivree' whence they derive
their name is that hey are provided by
the masters as they used to be given by
fhe l,iDn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

The resumption of the iron and
steel mills at Pittsburg has dis
couraging effect on some of the ca
lamity howlers.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

SEVERAL of our exchanges have
been recently discussing The best
way to keep girls on the farm. =
How would it do to tie them up
matrimoniallv.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

Near Tranquebar, on the.southeastern
coast of India, there is a species of fish
which not only is able to walk on level
ground, but can climb trees.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
TzRhs-Daily 5Oc per month; Weekly ~ 90
per annum; in advance 81 %
THURSDAY. AUGUST "a. 1898.

GOLD is Piling up in the Chicago
banks until they hardly know what
to do with it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

WHILE the true American does not
believe in king, he will bet his last
cent on four of them.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

| have been great sufferer from
dry catarrh for many years. and l
tried many remedies, but none did
me so much benefit as Ely's Cream
Balm. 1t completely cured me. NJ.
j. Lilly. SO Woodward avenue. Bos-
ton Highlands, Mass.
l think Ely's Cream Balm is the
best remedy for catarrh | ever saw.
never took anything that relieved
me so quickly, and have not felt so
well in long time. l used to be
troubled with severe headaches two
or three times n week.. A. Alcorn.
agent L. p. K. Il, Co., Eaton, Colo.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

Q. th's dull. depressing headache,
. hat won't wcar on.
This hawking and this ~ ttin-,
And this he Ckiu- cough.
I've lost my sense OF smelling,
And tastes 90 ne. too
know Cararrh'- what all nc.
But what : all | dO=
My hacking and my hawking
Keep up steady din:
I'm HUNTED by the fear that
Consumption may set Il.
! feel supremelv wrctched;
No wonder I'm bInc.
! know my heali his far ing.
But-what can | dos
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

Do; I'lten you what to do, my frienl, II you'l
lend me your a minute. Go Gown 70 the dr~g
store and buy DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, and
take it according to directions give, ana you'll
soon find that this miserable headache is thing
of the past; the hacking and splitting, so disa-
greeable to others as well as to 20 rseIf will
come TO end. and in a short time You Will eel
like new man. A new man-think Of that and
a for fifty cents, which is now the price Of DR..
Sage Catarrh Remedy, the upfaling cure for this
terrible disease.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1893-09-06

mas agradable de tomar y ell mas
eacaz, bajo un pequefio volumen
Reemplaza ventajossmente las
sguas purgativas alemanas y todos
los drasticos
El 6xito del SedlitS Ch Chan
tsaWd, cerca de los medicos de to
dos los paisep, ha oessionado una
muititud de imitsdores. Uno de
6stos acaba de ser sentencisdo, por
coneurrencis desleal, & 8 600 fran
COS de danos y perjuicio', . cam
biar la hechura de sus frascos y s
40 envolv erlos en- papel amarillo,
siendo este color csracteristico de-
ScdlStS Oh ChGntcaatd, preparador
de les GrdnulOs dOS;mStriooS del DR.
BWrggyaeve, ouya boga es igual-
mente universal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1893-09-06
COMPRIAAIDos Dc vIcHY DC FtnIT
Sc VENDE.

Uaa finca r6sties, pArte de 10
que fnk hacienda "PilAr, eompnesta
lie doscIentas ouArenta y einco
cuerdas y cinro centavoe de otra,
sta en- el barrio de AguacAte, ter.
mino de Yabnooa J propiedad del
Credito MercAntil. hoy en- Liquida.
cit D, ! cuyo nombre 20 hAllA debi
damente inscr u en- el Registro de
HumaeAo.
Los linderos son por ~, tcrte
nos de Las 6neesIones dc Clements
Rios, dc Rivera y de Sanchez, poi
el Z terrepos Dc ID. Francisco RI.
veia Bsrnicr, ID Roaa Rs2lnoaA y
ID. Manue NJ. CArfasqailloi poT O.
g., seGrcnoa de! mlSmo sE. CarrAs,
eaillo. el Antigso eNmlno de lin
macao J dc ID. Cfiatohal valleelilo
por sl O, lrFfcnos del msmo IA
CAEtAaqaiIlo, de ID. Jest RAtAs
AnglAda J snca. dc Caensnsa
Rloa-
Las rropoaieloacs De sompsa De
berAn dingirss Al bAaco. como II
quldAdor &c dleAa Hocassaad.
pacgto- Rieo, ~ Asoslo de 1895
-Por el Ct&Aito MsreAnsil co IA
qaid1eldn. Fl naneo EspAtol q
Poetic Rico -~ II Sab. Goe~saA4o;
-. NJ. Ldpes.