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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
The child Must BE Educated.

The legislature was in session and the sub
ject of education was being discussed. One
of the solons, having secured the floor. re-
marked impressively to the speaker
''Sir, you must educate our children"
But it instantly flashed across his mind that
he was unblessed with babies and he re
called himself with, 'Sir, you must educate
your children" But at this proposition the
chairman, who was addressed, began to
shake his head and grin. "Sir," continued
the perplexed orator amid the roar Of the
house. ..Sir, you-theyAwe-Atheym edu.
cate their children. "-Texas Sifting@'
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
In = EIf.h Avenue NIan.ion.

Il wish, sis, you would shine my shoes
fer me- said "a rich. matter of fact young
man to his sister.
..I'll do nothing of the Sort" she replied
Indignantly.
"Well, you ought to-"
why ought to do mental work.!
.sIaecause YOU encourage that Italian
count to come here, and you flirt with him
If you are going to marry him, you can't be-
Gin too soon to learn to do mental work
Won should fit yourself at once to become a
foreign couptess-TeXas Siftings.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
Third Body from Laurel Hin Mine.

HAzELToN, Pa, April 1.-THE body of
Thomas Hodgson was yesterday morning
taken from the Laurel Hill mine. 1t was
taken from a breast outside of the one in
which he worked. He had evidently tried
to make his way through the failing coal,
but fell exhausted befor reaching a place
of safety. Hodgson's is the third body
taken from the mine.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
CHILDREN Cry fol-
Pitchers Castoria.

For beauty, for comfort, for i'm
provement of the complexion, use
only Pozzoni's Powder; there is moth
ing equal to it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12

When Baby was sick, we gave ner Castoria.
When she Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-28
TEMPERANCE.
THE TERRIBLE DRAGON.

You have heard OF the wonderful dragon,
That the brave saint fought OF old
The scaly beast with fiery BREATH
All it makes the blood run cold
To think of the terrible conflict there
On the barren sands OF Doan
And the blood-red crest of the dragons wrath
Aud the good St George all alone.
How bravely he fought from the early morn
Through the weary summers day
While the blazing sun looked down from tAS
sky
On the still uncertain frayl
Now up and now down for the good St. George
The scale of the battle turned
While his blows he rained on the dragon:
crest
And the red sun blazed and burned
But fiercely he fought with faith sublime,
Forgetful of thirst and pain,
Till he gained the well-earned victor's crown
And the wild, red beast was slain.
So the dragon died. and the realm had rest,
And the Saint had passed away;
But fercer dragon than st. George slew
Is wasting our land to-day.
In the north and the south his trail is found,
On the east and west it les
He blights the land with his breath, while he
gloats
Over human sacrifice.
An army. each year. with its thousand strong
Grows pale at his touch and dumb,
And reels to the grave he has dug so deep
This terrible dragon, Ruml
The wise and tho strong. the brave and thu
fair
Are held alike in his thrall
And million homes In our land to-day
Have seen how the brightest fall
The mothers hope, and her life, and her Joy,
The star OF her waning years.
In the merciless grasp OF the dragons fangs
Is held in spite OF her tears.
The harvests that wave over prairie and hills
For hunger's terrible needs.
But rot In the reeking dens OF shame
Where the loathsome monster feeds.
o Heaven, that a sight like this should be.
And the clouds still drop swe ct rain,
And the sunshine weave it's tangled gold
For harvest time again,
o beautiful land! rouse up in thy might
And arm thyself for the fray
For the forces are gathering near and far,
And the right must win the day.
o freemen list we'll to the bugle-call,
And step to its martial tune,
When the tented hosts OF the battle camp
On the flowery fields Of June.
When the cannon shall peal and the battle
pail
Roll up over hill and plain,
Pray Heaven that its bolted wrath may fall
On the dragon forever slain
DR. b. f, Leggett, In Union Signal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-28
THE BAR AT LIVERPOOL.
Magnitude of the Work of Removing al
impeachment to Navigation.

Magnitude of the Work of Removing an
impeachment to Navigation.
| The brief announcement the other
day that the White Star line steamer
Majestic, drawing twenty-four feet,
had passed over the bar at Liverpool
with three feet of water under her
keel shows that the great work of re.
moving the chief impeachment to navi-
cation in the Mersey is nearly ac.
complishcd. The engineers of the
Liverpool dock board state that under
the worst possible conditions there ia
depth of twenty feet of water over
the bar, the great sandbank having
been cut down no less than nine feet,
and the debris bodily transported and
| dumped far from the channel on a sta
where it can do no possible harm
During the three years that the work
has been going on says the
Chicago Times no less than 1885,
600 tons of sand have been removed.
Allowing the rough measurement of n
hundrcdweight of sand to q cubic foot,
| it appears that no less than 1928, $50
cubic yards of material have been
| shifted This is said to be record in
the matter of dredging operations,
and many other startling figures are
| quoted. During a recent week. for in
stance, the three dredgers working at
the bar removed no less than 155. 900
tons of sand, a machine called the
Brancker alone lifting and dumping
10000 tons out of this enormous total,
! while in little over three months al
most 100000 tons of sand were
drcdged and placed on the dumping
site. The arrival of the Branclser
changed all calculations, the effect of
the continuous working of vessel
capable of filling herself with 5000
tons of sand in less than an hour being
| something tremendous.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-28

Does he think your mother so very
sick?"
HE hasn't seen her yet," faltered
Agnes; 1--WE did not like to call him
until we had to, as we were afraid we
couldnot pay him; but now-now ]
must hurry, fof mother is alone"
go back to her." said Jessie's grand
father; Il will go for DR.. Westtan my
self"
"Oh, thank your said Agnes; then
he will be sure to come"
"Yes, and we'll come back with him. y
said Jessie, shouting after her as she
fastened away Lot us hurry, grand
pa / hope DIR. Westtan will be al
home"
They found him just returning, and
making preparations to call on the sick
woman, as Rob had left word for him
to do in the morning.
He took Jessie and her grandfather
with him in his chase, and IN few
minutes they stopped before the shabby
habitation which Agnes was just eI
tering.
She uttered glad exclamation 1t
beholding them, and showed the doc
tor at once to her mothers bedside.
81 am glad" he said to Jessie's grand
father, after prescribing for his ga
tent, ito meet you here, for here ybp
will md an opportunity to exercise
the charity for which you have az
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-28

but he thought in his heart that Jessie
was New Years gift invaluable.
ibid you hear the child?" he asked
of Jessie's mother after Jessie had
gone to bed.
"Why, yes" said Jessie's mother. at
ia no more than she ought to do. l
should be very sorry if she did not
think of others, with all the comforts
that she has"
That same night another little girl of
Jessie's age lay weeping silently in the
corner OF a desolate room where a
feeble fire burned in broken CRATE,
and every other sign of poverty pre-
vailed.
Upon a narrow bedstead lay the little
girls mother, too sick to rise, sleeping
now, after a day of weary pain.
Presently there came a knock outside
the door, at the sound of which the lit
tie girl rose and, brushing the tears
from her eyes, went softly and opened
the door.
Rob-" she exclaimed, gladly, lis
that your
Eyes, Aggie; but it's no use"
Hush hr' said Agnes, shutting the
door very gently and drawing her
brother into the adjoining room. "Oh,
Rob, you don't mean they didn't want
youP"
"Yes, do; and we may as well die
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-28
CHRISTIANS IN ASIA MINOR.

| Many of Them Subjected to Inhuman
Treatment by the Turks.
The native Christians of Asia Minor
who have the misery to find themselves
under the sway of Turkey are feeling
the Mohammcdan heel with renewed
| severity, so the report goes. Accord
! ing to the latest news most of the peo-
! pie of position in Marsovan and Amas-
| STA are in prison. The following incl
dent is reported to have lately occurred
in Marsovan:
When the government officers were
searching house for certain young
man he fled from roof to roof until he
reached the roof of the house where he
was caught. 1t happened that the
house belonged to the male cook of the
well-known 'Anatolia college," estab-
lished at Marsovan. The government,
inspired by it's old hatred of that col
lege, imprisoned the cook as well as
the young man, although the latter
again and again declared that the cook
had no share in his fight. The poor
cook was imprisoned, and beaten at in
tervals by the officials. He was hung
on beam and his arms stretched
tight. Heavy blocks of stone were at
tached to each of his feet. Then he
was put in small cell and cold water
thrown under and over him. All this
because the poor fellow did not con-
sent to sign a paper presented to him
stating that: the American Protestant
missionaries distribute arms to the peo-
pie and excite them to revolt"
By-and-by the pressure became so in
tense that the poor fellow was obliged
TO sign the paper, but he added to it
the words made under pressure !"
The Turks remarked the addition and
began to beat him more. What finally
became of the man is not known, for
the Turkish government is carrying on
a crusade against letters, and informa-
ton from the interior is difficult to OBJ
tain
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-28

wst Ne replaced by warm soft blankets
ard dovuy spread.
Every comfort that the invalid could
desire was placed at her disposal. with
tn promise of the constant attention
oADr. Westtan until health should re-
tim to her
| IA happy New Year it proved in this
hRme from the first day until the END.
with hope and comfort, health and
Happiness returned, for that night
when Rob came back to find the
suyous change the day had wrought. he
ahd his own happy story to add to the
yfneral rejoicing
| file had aided lady to cross acrowdcd
street. and picked her little boy out al
most from under the horses hoofs, and
She, in turn, had taken him home with
her, and recommended him to one of
her gentlemen boarders who had need
,lbf boy in his business, and who at
once engaged Rob, and, as he was only
too willing to begin his labors then
and there, had kept him busy writing
until night; for before his father died
Rob had been kept at school.
"a happy New Year" said Agnes, as
she aud Rob watched the smile on their
mothers pale face that night as she
lay sleeping
"A happy New Year" said Jessie,
with her curly head nestled under her
grandfather's chin. 1T was good
present you gave me, grandpa, wasn't
it?"
1T was a wise little brain that
thought of It," said grandfather. But
wait till the summer comes, with no
pony, and then see"
''Grandpa" and Jessie's reproachful
eyes quite silenced Hmm A. Alden,
in n Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-28
lines because of the boom in all other
forms of business. Boston Traveller.
THE POWER OF HABIT.
l. Is Hard to Overcome the Thirst for
Alcohol

L Is Hard to Overcome the Thirst for
Alcohol
Youth is the forming time of habits,
and these, unless carefully watched,
will grow until they bind like ropes
and handouts. There are few young
men who are awakened to the evils of
| a bad habit in time to conquer as did
a certain young man who had thought
lessly formed the habit of taking
glass of liquor every morning before
breakfast.
An older friend advised him to quit
before the habit should grow too
strong.
''Oh, there's no danger; it's mere
notion. l can quit any time" replied
the drinker.
Suppose you try it tomorrow morn
ing" suggested the friend.
Very WE'LL to please you I'll do so,
but assure you there's no cause for
alarm"
A week later the young man met his
friend again.
you are not looking well, observed
the latter; have you been ill?"
Hardly" replied the other one.
But am trying to escape a terrible
danger, and | fear that it will be long
before | have conquered. My eyes
were opened to an imminent peril
when1 gave you that promise week
ago. thank you for your timely sug-
gestion."
How did it affect you?" inquired
the friend.
1.-THE first trial utterly deprived me
of appetite for food. | could eat no
breakfast, and was nervous and trem-
bling all day was alarmed when
realized how insidiously the habit had
fastened on me, and resolved to turn
square about and never touch another
drop. The squaring off has pulled me
down severely, but am gaining, and
| mean to keep the upper hand after
this Strong drink will never catch
me in his net again. Union Signal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-28
BITS AND BREVlTIES.

Our of 4,030 criminals convicted in
Canada during the last year, it is re-
ported that but 1872 were total abstain
ers.
INHALATION of the fumes of naphtha
is mentioned by the American Medical
Temperance Quarterly as one of the
new intoxicants INDUCED in latterly in
Paris
A FEMALE drunkard at the Yelling
ton police court, New Zealand, was re-
Gently discharged on account of her
exemplary conduct when sober. This
| prisoner was seventy-siX years of age
and the evidence showed that she was
the sole support of her father and
mother, aged respectively ninety-eight
| and ninetv-siX years.
A WORKMAN in his apron remarks:
IA man who has had from two and
half 20 five dollars day has no bust
ness to be in want. Those fellows
spend their money at the saloons, and
now they ask me to give them my saw
ings. | am not paying saloon debts,
for myself, nor for anybody else" -
Chicago Interior
THE Scottish Christian Temperance
Union has sent a letter to four thou
sand ministers in Scotland urging them
not to give moral sanction and support
to a trade" the results of which arc
aptagonistic to the real work of tho
church. by allowing fermented wine to
be used at the communion.
MUSICAL culture among working
people has been tried successfully by
Charlotte Mulligan in Philadelphia
Beginning with a Sunday-school class
of bootblaclls, she has had twelve
thousand working men in the twenty
eight years She uses the class for
temperance by saying to man. You
enjoy singing, l see, by the way in
W hich you sing. Ifyou will stop drink
ing l will teach you to sing
AN encouraging report comes from
another labor commissioner who has
been collecting reports from different
parts of England on the condition of
the agricultural laborer He believes
that the laborersare undou btedly moro
sober than they were, and the improve
ment is seen in language and dress.
One principal cause of the change 10
that farmers are giving money instead
of beer at harvest time, and are serving
oatmeal water or tea in the fields
where they once supplied bear.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-28


head resting on his shoulder and her
chubby hands swinging her grand
fnther's watch gently backward and
forward.
What are you going to give me to-
morrow, grandpa"
-'Give you tomorrow? Kisses, OF
,taourse," said grandpa.
mo, l mean what you are going to
give me for New Years, and birthday,
too-you know mamma always calls
,unc New Years gift"
''Such big New Years gift ought to
6e contented with ITSELF" said grand
Enther. II sha'n't need to give you
anything"
''Oh, yes, you will" and Jessie let
the watch slide into her grandfather's
pocket, and framing his face in her lit
tic hands looked reproachfully and en-
treatingly into his face
Must II" asked grandfather. re-
Rarding that same little face with very
kind eyes.
Yes, must" said Jessie imperiously.
''What shall give you, then?" he
asked
Jessie thought moment
"a pocket full of money"
"A pocket full of money? What
rOuld you do with pocket full OF
xnoney?"
walk out said Jessie.
-'And lose it all"
NO. grandpa, of course not-give ii
away"
-'Oh-h!" said grandfather. that's the
idea"
Eyes" said Jessie. Last New Years
i met ever SO many poor little girls and
Boys that said: Please glib me penny?'"
and Jessie said the words thickly and
fast, as she remembered to have heard
ahem. land it went to my heart, grand
father, to pass them by dressed in my
srmine cloak and velvet hat"
Grandfather's smiling eyes grew Sc
rSnus.
'-Supposing, Jessie" he said, "a
should fill your pockets with the
money which l intended to buy you "a
pony with next summer, do you think
YOU would be willing to go without
abe pony when summer cameo"
''Oh, yes, grandpa" said Jessie.
eagerly, II am sure / should, and that
would be lots of money, wouldn't it?"
II should only put part in your pocket
and the rest in the bank for mamma TO
!help you spend"
@-Srend? For poor little girls and
boys?'
~ ~. dear"
You're beautiful grandpal''
Erandfather did not say anything.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-28
AN INCREASING APPETITE.
The Love of Drink and Its Fearful De-
mands.

mands.
1t has been well said that there is
one business in which the demand does
not create the supply, but the supply
the demand. That business is the
business of selling and buying liquor
The present year has been one of
''hard times" Our people have bought
fewer clothes, fewer hats, fewer boots
and Shoes fewer books, fe yer houses
and lots than usual, on this account
But it does not appear that
they have bought less beer on ac-
count of the stringency in the money
market. On the contrary, they have
bought more.
Statistics show that the beer bust
ness is increasing in this country at
such n rate that the consumption is
doubled every eight years. The in
crease of the supply increases the de-
mand.
In 1875, something more than eight
million barrels of beer were consumed
in the United States This seemed an
appalling amount. But last year the
people drank more than thirty-one
million barrels: and in this year of
hard times" the consumStionis nearly
thirty four million barrels.
At the present rate of increase, the
consumption of beer will, in eight
years more, be a barrel per capita per
year for the whole United States. That
is to say, an average of barrel of beer
for every man, woman and child in the
country will be consumed in years
| time.
What fearful waste this increasing
| appetite for miscellaneous drink repre-
sents! Unchecked by hard times, it is
itself one of the potent causes of hard
times. Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-28

qvired a reputation. These are worthy
people, and your kindness will not be
lost upon them"
Meanwhile, Jessie had been explain
ing to Agnes about her pocketful OF
money, and Agnes had been telling her
OF other little boys and girls who. she
supposed, would be as glad of the
money as she had been
"Oh, | hope Rob will come soon, "
she said; every thing is SO nice Rob
said people would be kinder to-day be-
cause it is New Years, and he was
right"
us Rob your brother?" asked Jessie.
| EYES," and Agnes drew such glow.
ing picture of him that Jessie wanted
to wait and see him, but her grand
father warned her that their dinner
hour was near at hand, and that they
must be going.
+ you will hear from us again." he
said to Agnes, while Jessie insisted up
on putting more money into her hand.
For Rob-" she said, laughing.
Doctor Westtan remained awhile
longer, as he was in truth more anxious
! about his patient than he cared to show.
{ She was, however, sleeping quietly,
= when, with few kind words to Agnes,
ne withdrew.
II need not be quite so afraid to put
this last shovelful of coal on" said she,
meditatively, as she renewed the fire,
and settled herself to recount her
money and consider what of all their
needs it should buy for them
While thus occupied she fell asleep.
Jessie was eating her New Years din
ner, and, between the mouthfuls, re.
counting the adventures of the morn
ing
You'll go there, mamma, won't you?"
Certainly, my dear, this very after:
noon"
And, mamma, shall give them all
he money was going to put in the
bank, shall | not?"
1--WE will consider it, my dear. We
will learn first what their needs are"
Most everything, | should think;
,houldn't you, grandpa?"
Pretty nearly, from what saw and
from what Dr. Westtqn tells me.
''Oh, mamma, why didn't ! think to
ask you TO send that little girl a din
ner?"
, Il thought of it." said grandfather,
and your mother has sent it."
So when Agnes woke with start
from her sleep it was to find
! by her side a basket of provisions
! which some one had left there.
! Mother" she said, softly; but her
mother was still sleeping. 81 ought
to have locked the door," said Agnes,
but l did not think of going to sleep
! That dear little girl must have sent
this; will put it by until Rob comes,
and then we will enjoy it together. l
wish mother could eat some of it."
Jessie was much displeased when,
alter in the afternoon, she and her
mother made their proposed visit, to
fnd that the dinner was untouched.
Didn't eat even piece of pie?' she
asked
Agnes shook her head.
Then you must eat it now" said
Jessie, for mother is going to send you
as many pies as you want, and every
thing else"
Which was, Agnes thought, quite
! true, when that night the narrow bed
stead had given way to q more commo-
| lious one, and tho scanty bedclothes