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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28
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Pssasy a TAsa Assss,. Nws mere ss
Tsear sshj-es&
1t would be very pleasant 60 b.
lieve that the schOol-rnaster was 50
generally abroad that common sense
bad become spcotsa o: common
property. A happy assurance that
everybody knows ~ much about
everything that nobody needs any
special oversight or care. and that In
fact every body would be happier and
general affairs much better conducted
II everything was just let alone.
would certainly be 4 very comforta-
BILE doctrine.
However, this halcyon condition
does not seem to have reached US
yet, says the Railway World. In
stong disprOOf comes the story that
when an electric pole fell . short
time ago in. City Hall park in New
York the utmost vigilance and activ-
tty Of the police were required to
prevent the casual observers o. the
accident from touching the wires.
Why any man alive should desire to
find out by experiment whether the
wire was alive under such circum.
stances. offers a problem in curiosity
hard To solve.
The cclorcd man who checrfully
declared TO the bystandcrs that he
could easily keep ahead of an APP
preaching train, and briskly walked
along the track 10 prove his ability.
was only happy in the fact that his
death was instantaneous. a recent
news item relates that a boy laid =
bet of ten cents that he could board
a moving train. and lost his Lie
with his neg. With the general
diffusion of knowledge such instances
seem almost incredible. and yet they
exhibit neither greater ignorance
nor recklessness than another recent
incident.
Four men. excursiOnists. prcsuma-
bly, seeking .pfOrYnation and recrca-
ton in travel. aroused themselves by
pulling q bell and stopping a rail-
way train IL is dis,cult to believe
that they could possibly be ignorant
Of the danger tn which they might
be exposing themselves and others
By ouch insane folly. and the only
agreeable deduction to b drawn
from the incident il that the nneo
imposed upon the culprits were suf-
dcicnt to de:.r them and their silly
compeers from attempting such hu-
morOus cOnccits in the future
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28
The Antitrust Law.

The secretary of state has given
out a statement concerning the opera
lions Of the antitrust law as referred
to heretofore. Under. the law rs
amended by the last legislature all
corporations organized under the
laws Of this state are required to
make affidavit within 30 days after
being notified by the secretary Of
state that they have no connection
with any pool. trust. Or combine.
Although the 80 days in which ans
wer should be made have passed. yet
the aflidavits still continue to come
in. They will probably be receives,
and filed up to the time Of making
the report to the encouragement.
Il will take 10 days or two weeks to
prepare this report. which will con-
tain q list Of all the corporations in
the state that have failed to make
che affidavit required by law. So
soon rs this list is filed with the at
torney general suit will be instituted
against the delinqucnts in the Diff
terent counties through the prOsecut-
ing attorneys. The list will be quite
= large one. for many Of the corpora
sions have either deliberately ignored
che law or have neglected to comply
with its provisions.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28

01oees WhssA n0avo 9oooea tie WO0As
Cor aaaareas - Ysass.
In the great piney woods Of tho
South Atlantic states . peculiar race
Of sheep roam 1t large. almost -
wild and uncarcd for Is the famous
Southern ..razor-back hog. For GEN.
turtles these sheep have existed in
parts Of Georgia and the Gulf states.
says the New York Evening Post.
and, by adapting themselves to the
climate. poor food and Indictment
weather. they have succeeded in sur
viving all the vicissitudes of . Wild
and precarious life. They are com
monty called in the South .'the sheep
Of the piney woods; they have no
recorded pedigree nor even . breed
name. Il Is supposed, however. that
they were originally brought to Flor
ida by the Spanish adventures when
they first settled upon the present
site Of 81. Augustine. and that at that
time they belonged to the fine-wooled
merino breed. Turned loose in the
new country. they gradually lost the
characteristics of their breed and de-
generated into their present state.
They possess. even yet. in some re-
specis the characteristics OF the mer-
inc sheep. They have the same gem
eral form. though less uniform. and
wool that is nearly rs fine A. the
pure-bred merino.
in the historical accounts of the
early spanish visitors TO Florida
Of t.,,..
sheep and other domestic animals
with them. and after that time no
subsequent large Importation o: fine
wooded sheep TO this region was ever
heard Of Wild sheep were known
to exist in the South in the days of
Washington and jefferson. who en-
deavOred 10 improve their condition
by introducing fine breeds from
abroad. They recognized the great
advantages which the South offered
for sheep husbandry. and everything
was done by them to establish the
business on a sound ba is. With the
exception of the low-lying regions
along the coast. the whole country
from the Potomac to the Gulf Of Mex
leo offers advantages for sheep-rais-
ing. and il was with the idea of rear
ing countless herds in this section
that these early statesmen encOur-
aged the industry by writings.
speeches and tactical demOustra-
tion. But the South did not take
kindly TO sheep-raising. King COT
ton assumed complete control and
crushed out all other phases Of farm
ing. Cotton and sheep were not sup
posed TO go together. sheep had 10
go with grass and there was no room
for grass in the cotton-growing
states The few sheep in the South
were consequently allowed to roam
Unframed and almost uncared for in
the great stretches of pine woods
To-day they are found in nearly rs
primitive condition As they were 100
years ago.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28
ABOUT TROU3.RS.
Their Hopeless Usiiaess ~ - Article
Of Apparel.

Their Hopeless CGltaess ~ ~ Article
Of Apparel.
Trousers appear to have been in
trOduced into Rome at . compare
lively late period ard rs part OF the
military uniform. They are worn by
the Roman soldiers represented on
Trajan's Ab'umn. as well as by bar
barians. The Greeks had never
adopted them. With their instinc-
tive sense Of beauty they had rccog-
nized that these are the only gar
ments that canno; possibly b. made
graceful
A sleeve may become 4 part of the
drapery of figure. a trouscr leg is
more obstinate in its ugliness. II
tight il bags at the knees on the
third wearing. YET this is perhaps
its least objectionable shape. IL
somewhat loose il takes petty and
meaningless folds Some oriental
nations have tried tn disguise il rs .
skirt. but the result is not entirely
satisfactory. IL the trousers do not
appear TO give freedom to the leg
they have los; their principle merit
Compromise. which is the life OF
politics. is the death Of srt. which
should always struggle after an ideal
So thought the Greeks when they
entirely renowned for themselves
the barbarOus pantaloons. Serb
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28

What do you think of che idea I'D
vanced by some prominent botanist
that tree. providing il meets with
no accident. will live forever? DE
Cando'!c. an eminent French author
ity. says: Trees are no; subject to
death. and. barring accidents and
ravages of insects. will continue to
live on indefinitely" Gray, the
noted bo;anist. also indorses the
theory that, inasmuch rs trees an
nually renew their youth. they are
virtually immortal His exact Ian
guage is as follows: The old CEN
trail rar; Of the trunk may decay. but
this is Of little moment so long as
new layers are regularly formed At
the circumference. The tree sur
wives. and il would be difficult for
science to show that il is liable to
death from old age in any proper
sense of that term"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28

THE comparatively small mum Der
Of college bred men in congress has
already been noted. A further Pc
rusai Of the congressional directory.
where the careers Of all the MEM
bers aIe described. shows where
Congressman Barrholdt Of St Louis.
makes note Of the fact that be re-
ceived . classical education from
which he regrets that he has not yet
fully recovered.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28
CIRCULARS have been issued by

CIRCULARS have been issued by the
department of agriculture making
Inquiries regarding the existence in
various parts Of the United States Of
6roods Of "sevcn,een-year locusts.
There are said to bc twenty-five diff
fercnt broOds Of these insects. The
most deadly enemy Of these locusts
II the English sparrow. which aban-
dons all other kinds Of food and feeds
on them exclusively when it has .
chance
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28

A HAvERnILL Mass. woman got her
aame in the papers at Indianapolis
while she was attending the q. a. X.
cncampment. She was reported one
day rs missing. but later she re-
turned to her boarding place. and i:
was explained that "she had only
been viewing the attractions Of Fair
view park. She will remember In
dianapolis. and indianapolis for \
while will remember her.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28

BRAZIL is passing through the or
deal which all countries must expe-
rience in the process OF governmental
evolution. The change from mo-
narchical to republican institutions
was effected at one stroke. But one
stroke did not settle things. 4 per-
manently successful revolution i'm
plies vast change In social and polit-
ical conditions. which always come
alowlv
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28

WHEN Walter Bessnt says in the
london Times that the new litera-
sure Of America "cxists chiefly in
promise" can his meaning he that
the magazine editors have accepted
che articles Of the rising literateurs
end that there is fair prospect Of
thsir getting published inside Of
twenty-five or thirty years.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28
Antwerp VIII Have Ba,looa..

At the exhibition at Antwerp next
year. for an original feature. after
the manner of the Fife, tower and
the Ferris wheel. two captive
balloons will be put together and
form q stationary aerial castle big
enough to hold $50 guests about
1000 feet above the earth. II will
be held to the ground by four stous
cables 1t viii be reached by two
smaller captive balloons. which will
60 up and down every quarter OF an
hour.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28

New YORK's constitution is soon to
undergo more or less revision. Ono
Of the objects to be aimed at will be
provisions to curtail 1.-THE laws de-
lay" by expediting court proceed
ings 1t is an excellent object.
There Is too much formality and too
little progress in many OF our temples
Of justice, without as well as within
the borders Of the empire state.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28

In SWEDEN and Norway aud in
members Of the legisla-
tive bodies corresponding to the con-
Eress Of the United States are paid
By the day. and only for days when
they attend to national business
With such . rule applied in this
country. public Office would soon b.
come less . private snap and moro .
trust for the people.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28

SENATOR DAVID Il. HILL has OPEN
ed the campaign in Kings county
with characteristic vim and energy.
There is never much room to- doub.
as tn where Senator Hill stands.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28
THE ST. JOHN.
The Reversible rails New Brun.-
wick's Prettiest River.

The Reversible rails IN New Bruns-
wick's Prettiest River.
But the most picturesque. rs we'll
as the most striking. manifestation
of the tidal rise and fall is nj the
mouth of the 81 John river. at St
John. New Brunswick. says Serb
ncr's Here may he witnessed on
every tide change Of conditions as
sudden and as complete as q quick
change of scene in "a drama; the
beauty OF the landscape. enhanced
by the handiwOrk of men. adding
greatly to the impressiveness OF tho
phenomenon. This is locally known
rs the reversible falla." although
reversible rapids" would be more
Appropriate. In y map of ~. John
and its environs. drawn in 1884 BY
m officer OF the ~. John IOyalists.
the matter is referred TO in .
marginal note:
The falls in this river are Justly
ranked among the curiosities of the
world, they are at the mouth of the
river. uAout one mile from the en-
oancc. and are navigablc four times
in twenty -four hours. which COM
inands great attention. rs only few
minutes are required 10 pass in
safety.
The tide rising flom twenty 10
twenty-four feet. ut high water is
six or eight feet higher than the
river. which occasions fall in the
river rs we'll as out: the whole water
Of the country having TO pass be-
tween two rocks sixty yards distant.
The scene of these rapids is beau
tiful gorge through which. in remote
ages. the river appears 70 have forced
its way. For twenty minutes on
each ebb and flood the river here Is
placid n q mountain lake on q tran
quill day. Suddenly o streak of
white spreads ac-oss the gorge. and
in q few minutes she calm is sue
cecded by the turmoil of rushing.
whirling waters. The reflections Of
the rocky shores and Of the graceful
Outlises Of the suspension and canti-
lever bridgdes which span the mouth
Of the gorge arc obliterated rs IL q
mirror had been ruthlessly shattere d
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28

THERE are now twenty inhabitants
20 the square mile In this country,
- against three in 1920. and there
arc other reasons why there Il no
room for anarchists and trouble
0on1ers
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28
s.asopesa ssana..

The bank Of Venice was opened u
1857; Of Geneva in l3i5; Of Genoa.
1907; Of Amsterdam. 1907; Of Ham
burg. 1919; Of Rotterdam. 1855: Of
stockholm. 1853; Of Scotland. 1885;
Of Copenhagen. 1886; Of Berlin.
1895; Caisse d'EscOmpt Of France.
1776; Of ireland. 1883; Of St Pescrs-
burg. 1856; Of France. 1903; the I'm.
perial bank Of Germany, 1876.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28

Kickapoo Indian Remedies invaluable
to them in Caring for the health Of the
scholars under their charge. '.Kick-
apoo Indian S1gwa. EickapcO Indian
Oil andKickapoo Indian Cough Cure
they say, ''havc been used here with
the most gratifying results. These
simple remedies Of the Iad,oa race de-
serre the ridest possible recognition,
and their use is always beneficial" Tho
kickapoo indian Remedies.
KickaPoo Indian Cough Cure,
Kickapoo Indian Oil,
Eickapoo Indian Sslre,
EiokapOo Indian Worm Killer
ksckAPoo INDIAN SAoSvA.
The Granhcst Remedy Of the Universe.
Tor the Stomach. Liver and KidneyA
SOLD BY ALI. DRCGGlSTS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28
Sustain Home |ndll,1
Calling for Rock Isla1
Brewing Co., Beer.
The Best Beer Made
On Tap everywhere.
TRY IT.

The Rock Island Brewing COMPANY. suc,.,!
ors to George Wagner's Atlantic Brewer
Huber's City Brewery and Raible & Stems
Rock Island Brewery. as well as Julius IunS.
Bottling Works. has one of the most comrs
Brewing establishments including BottInp /.
partment in the country. The product i 4
very best. Beer is bottled at the brewery a.
delivered to any part Of the tri-cities, and M
be ordered direct from the head offices o. n
line avenue by Telephone.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28
To Cees. the Atlantic with ree.A slowsrs

To Cross The Atlantic with fresh Flowers.
81 can tell you how to cross the
Atlantic with . fresh carnation In
your buttoah0le. +" said IN experienced
traveller the other day. His recipe
was to start the voyage with two
carnations and q raw potato. The
carnations are to be worn on alter
nate days, and each, when not orna-
0cnting the buttonhole. Is 20 b
thrust into . hole in the potato. A
the end Of . week at least one Of them
will be fresh enough to excite the
surprise Of fellow passengers
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28

RErERRING To the subject of the
Worlds fair closing. Chicago will do
we'll To quit while its record is good
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28
SATURDAY. OCTOBER %. 1898.

IT looks ~ il the Worlds fair and
the silver debate would wind up
about the same time.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28

PRODIGY hear that you have besa
getting married:
Tooker-YeA
Pr0dley-Wh0m did you marryP
Tooker-Milly Aildmay. her moth
@. her father and tWo maiden auntA
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28

A, Turin jeweler has made tiny
boat formed Of 9 single pearl Its
call is OF beaten gold studded with
diamonds. and the pinnacle light at
its prov is q perfect ruby. An emer-
aid serves rs . rudder, and Its stand
Is slab Of ivory. It weighs less
than half an ounce; its price 10 "a. Ooe.
Essirsly Satisfactory.
Mrs. Ar.layer-S0 her marriage
turned out to be . happy one. after
all.
Mira Stayson-Yes, indeed. She
got all the alimouy she asked loc.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28

Davenport. Iowa.
"iwas cured Of ca,arrh and iucipieni e " sump-
tion in one mon NJ Scltt Mod cal Institute. A
number ~ pe, -can. .sid mn.t de. thanks to
Dr. wil.or am today well and was eurcd BY the
physicians Of IL, Sect; Medical lnstitate over
I~c year. ago"
VIZ. T.. vANpENBURGu.
..DrAE DoCToE-For wears I was
in the employ Of the Rock Island
Plcw company. now live in Lyons,
Iowa. should have sent nv state
mcni months ago. but waited to see
if ! remained CURED"
had not bsn feeling well for . me years.
l had The grip several tmes and 70 brought on
cough, heaosche and sore throai. ard chilir aud
fever. took q loI Of QuiHine and different pat
eut medtcine- with only mpcsarS relief. Al
time would cough until the tear. would roll
dosn my face aud would vomtt. Twas confirm.
atty .pitiing end ha~ king. my thrcat wse neasly
fever and uains thrcugh my cheef. . GOT go weak
from night eweais that could scarcely stand. my
clo'hes being frequently wringing vet In the
morning. After working wae 20 exhausted
in my si.msch I have doctored with eev-
eral we'll kLown dcctosr. but I found No relief
until yists tie Foot Medical Institute and
now am CURE d. One day wh lc walking
along the street ! met a 1risud = no aeked my
trouble aud told him. He told me that he va
feeiu the Fam, way before taking treatment,
tui he had ioc-Oeed with Dr. Wileon Of Scusi
Medical lnstitutc and wae c-u-f-e-d. and advised
me to take treatment I did not think could
am entireiy Cured and feel much bs;ter
than ever did before.
aes0re oaeass Aea sFee.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28

oVssaeo1sa.
Ysave easeu 10 mech tusksy,
Ana 20 yoa cansot wosk. eh.
Ioar "a esle very Osrky-
here. I doar believe ! essld add sroths
like 90 make d rhyae 4 bed . dollar for dong
4 A few cent?, however. wiIl cure me. 7" re-
lieve .tomach and bowels ton the e9ecis Of
owe Icading, foil coee q d.. Piesce'e Pleasant
Furgar We PsTes. n ire bess Fsmedy. They OPP
crate geas,y. yet thesoa ssly. and without grip
Ing nau "a. or other unTieasant effects. In Sisss
CON, ea,cnt 10 carry.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28

The Sisters OF
Merry who conduct
tie st. Augustine's
Preparatory Board.
ing school at Hart.
ford, Conn, write
that they find the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28
EVERY DURABLE DISEASE
TREATED.
SCOTT
Medical Institute,

ssl Brady street, Davenport. Ia.
OVER AMERICAN ExrREss Co.
SPECIALTIES: - Catarrh, Eye,
Ear. Nose, Throat, Lungs. Nervous
Diseases. Skin Diseases, Chronic Dis.
eases.
OFFICE HOURS:-9 to IL q. M, 2
70 Z P. m. to 8 p. N.
On Sundays the ONCE will he open
from 9 =. m to 4p. m.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-28
MERIT ACKNoWL
~ the Sisters Of Mercy.

TSs- KIcsearso Iwslisn Iseus~slies Foesda
so lvr Iaya:u=:Ie ut q Famous New
England Preparatory scsss'"s.- Their
lie L. .AlWay~ E..unsi tO .sr es~0rescaal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-24

gainsaying, don't care to contemplate
such odds. 80 the police are safe"
Ana thus have given an outline of
the Chlhese question, as we approach the
CRISIS sure to come when the Geary law,
imposing new and unheard-of conditions
upon one class of our population, goes
My Own Opinion,
after having looked upon these things
half dozen years, is that we can afford
to make the best and not the worst of the
fact that we have the Chinaman amongst
us. cannot see how we could well get
on without him; and in a general way we
can hardly suffer much because of his
lmer1orlty of race excellence. He keeps
his place and that is better for us than
any ''assimilation'' with new elements,
that do not help civilization by raising
the tone OF community. If we are to
have regulation as to immigration let us
not ingeniously discriminate against
class from whom we have
really SO little to fear, and who
are patient workers to man,
always excepting the criminal class
which, by the way, is smaller
amongst the Chinese than it is with at
least three other nationalities we well
come into our midst. And this class of
criminals confne their operations almost
entirely to their own separated commu-
mites. They cheat and sometimes slay
each other, while the main body of the
population, as we have seen, give cheer
full approval to all police endeavors to re-
strain and punish. Can these things be
said Of any other large and ignorant
community? The Chinaman also loves
fan tan, and the policemen make many
arrests and gather many fines; but it is
harmless gambling compared to that
which is going on il every city of this
coast, and which nobody expects will be
seriously assailed or inquired into. In
fine, the conviction is forced upon the
mind of the careful and conservative OBJ
server here,
That the Chinese Question
shorn of it's relations to the labor unions
and "practicar' politics, is not one that
seriously threatens the prosperity or the
peace of this coast; and the great mass
of the people will await the approaching
test of the exclusion act without panic
and without sharing that measure OF
prejudice against the Monaghan which
has been assumed and published as al
most universal. Especially ought it to
be easy to bear our present truths when
it is remembered how little while ago il
failed to shock the country to have Ha-
waits family invited to sit at our board
forevermore, with all that it implied.
The time will come-whatever the SUI
preme Court may say of the Geary act
when the prolonged and systematic cru
SADIE against the Chinese will be admit
ted to have lacked both basis of reason
and of sincerity. ENoCH KNIGHT.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-24
A Pocket Life Line.

Lieutenant Brunei of Dieppe In 1874
introduced pocket life saving appa-
'atus, of which over $500 are now in
Use in France, where they save on an
average 285 lives annually. The appa-
tatus consists of a small wooden float
with 100 feet of stout cord wound about
t. One end of the cord is attached to a
mall but efficient grapnel armed with
Jour small hooks. The whole thing
weighs only five ounces and can be sold
1t a profit for half dollar.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-24
The Apn1s or Plant Louise.

Tobacco furnishes both a preventive
and remedy. Tobacco dust is applied
freely directly to the soil as a means Of
prevention and upon the infested plants
as cure. If preferred, strong tobacco
tea may be sprinkled or sprayed on the
plants. The kerosene emulsion is an
other effective remedy for plant lics as
well as other iniurions insects.