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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05
Your Money or Your Lie =,

Such demand. at the mouth of a six -shoo-
er, se's man thinking pretty lively! With
little more thinking. there would be less suffer
ing.
Think Of the terrible results of neglected con-
SUMPTION which might easily be averted by the
timely use of Natures Great Specific, DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery
Consumption, which is Lung scrofula, is a con
sttutional disease, and requires just such thor
ough and effectual constitutional remedy Taken
in time, before the ngtissues are wasted, it is
guaranteed radical curei Equally certain in
all scrofulous affections and blood disorders,
Large bottles, one dollar, Of any druggist.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05
An Aluminium Bicycle.

In a window on Fulton street there is
hung mp for the inspection of the passer-
by a bicycle. 1t is suspended from a set
of scales and the indicator registers the
weight of the wheel as 13t pounds. This
is by far the hghtest bicycle which has
been put on the market, and it marks
another step in the evolution of
the old velocipede toward the per
feet bicycle. 1t Is made of alumni
ium, the metal which has so late
ly become quite general in its use.
The cost of the wheel is considerably
more than that of the steel ones now in
use. but after the novelty has worn off
the price will probably be reduced to
that of the high grade wheels of today.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05
THE BOY IN THE NOW.

There glides through the barns mammoth
door
A sweet scented hilltop of hay;
An athlete, with strength bubbling DER,
Now filings it in torkfuls away.
Another is stowiny it back.
With white pearls OF toll on his brow,
And, treading the hay in his track,
Looms family the boy in the NOW.
Through crevices often can he
View, past the old barn wall of brown,
A river that leads to the sea,
A railway that drives to the town.
"0h, when shall my fortune make hay
In yon fields of splendor, and how?
Twill wait for full many a day;
I'm only q boy in a now"
A cloud like flag from the sky
Is splendidly spread and unrolled;
The sun reaches d own from on high
To fringe it with silver and gold.
"Oh, when will he aven's mercy my name
As bright as those colors allow2
But earth has no glory or fame
To waste on a boy in the now"
A cloud in the ives {, like pail,
Creeps upward g nd hangs in the light;
1t carries gloom over all,
II looks like part of the night.
With clamor the thunderbolts swarm,
And trees bend IN agony now;
Wis thus, too, III 1t poverty's storm
Would conquer he boy in the mow!"
The clouds have fi)wn into a dream,
The birds are discoursing in glee,
The smile of the sun is agleam
On river and hill top and tree.
Look up to the heavens, little lad,
And then TO your earth duties bow,
And some day botl worlds may be glad
To honor the boy from the NOV.
VIII Carleton n Youths Companion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05
sHREWD BARNEY BlGllN.
It Was Politics For Him Not to Know Ey
Judge Dittenhoefer.

1t Was Politics For Him Not to Know EN-
Judge Dittenhoefer.
Most of the stories worth printing
| about the famous Chicago convention of
1880 have been ,ublished, but here is one
| that seems to 20 new: Ex-Judge Often
| hoefer was in Chicago working against
Grant and a third term. Bernard Big
lin was there i'll the interest of Grant.
Both were old personal friends. The
night before the balloting began Biglin
and two Others We're appointed COM
mittee to look after several southern
| delegations, among them being the Ken.
lucky delegation.
When Biglin and his associates ar
rived at the Kentucky headquarters, they
found that Dittenhoefer had got ahead
of them. He had the floor and was de-
hyerlng strong speech against Grant,
saying. among other things. that Grant
could not carry New York. Biglin saw
that Dittenhoefer's remarks were having
great weight, and lie realized that he
was no match for him as a talker What
TO do to break the force of Dittenhoefers
speech was the problem that confronted
Blglin. This was tine method he Sc
lected. In the midst of Dittenhoefers
peroration Biglin called out in loud
voice. Who Is that mani"
why. he Is ex-Judge Dittenhoefer OF
New York" said member of the Ken
lucky delegation.
'Ch, no; that's not Judge Dittenhoe-
fer. said Biglin. Il know Judge Often
hoefer wei. This man may pretend to
be Dittenhoefer to strangers. but he
knows better than to try to work any
such racket with New Workers. l tell
you he's fraud"
Biglln's remarks made sensation.
Suspicious glancoS We're cast at Often
hoefcT II llsmberS of the Kentucky del
egatio-. The former got red in the face
and walked up to Biglin. Barney" he
said, holding out his hand, that's
pretty good Joke of yours, not to know
me"
Joke shouted Biglin in contempt.
Its no joke, can tell you. Twill Just
bet you $50 that You are not Judge Dit
tenhoefer of New York" Biglin -four
ished a so bill III Dittenhoefer's face.
OF course he had TO accept the chal-
lenge. The money was put up in the
hands of member of the delegation
Dittenhoefer hurried away to get some
one TO identify him. When he returned.
Biglin had disappeared. likewise the
stakeholder. After the convention Dit
tenhoefer met Biglin in the hotel CORR
dor. What did You mean" he said.
by saying you did not know me that
night at the Kentucky headquarters
What did You mean" said Biglin.
by saying that Grant could not carry
New York"
That was politics" answered Often
hoefer.
Well" said Biglin. lit was politics
my not knowing you.''
Dittenhoefer and Biglin are still
friendS.-Ncw York Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05

A great many people have what they
call blue Monday-that is, they do not
fell so well then as On other DAYS of the
week. The cause is found in overeating
on Sunday. a good dinner is provided
and eaten, and then, instead of taking
the customary exercise, the man sits
about the house and reads or sleeps. OF
course he feels bad Y the next day. If
the same amount of exercise and kind of
diet were taken on Sunday as all other
days, there would lie no such thing as a
blue Monday.-Philadelp Record.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05
Natures Protection Tor Unripe Fru,.

For protection from the animal world
immature fruits have developed a num-
Der of interesting devices. Almost uni
yersally green" fruits so harmonic
with surrounding color as to escape de-
lection. In fact, the hazel nut is envel-
oped in leafy coat which renders it IL
conspicuous. The nutritious albumen
of the seed is often fortified by such i'm
penetrable shells as those of the cocoa
nut and others. Perhaps there is a for
midable armament of prickles, as in the
chestnut, or stinging hairs, as is the case
with some pods.
Characteristic of immature fruits are
disagreeable taste and consistence.
Compare an unripe peach, sour and
stringy, with the same fruit in its ms
cious maturity. But all these contriv-
ances fail to repel certain enemies of
growing fruits. The apples inconspic-
uousness, toughness and sourness are Of
little avail against the young progeny of
the genus homo. w. Folsom in Pop
ular Science Monthly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05
More Than Money.

mister, he said to restaurant man
on Randolph street, I've lost me wallet
through your front grating. Kin 1 90
down after it,
Boy, don't bothe- me-"
But l want me wallet"
I'll bet you didn'5 have 10 cents in it. -
Il know l didn't, but it's de private
papers-of no use to any one but the
owner-dat want TO recover"
He was permitted to recover.-Detroit
Free Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05
The PresidentlsLetter.

Louisville Courier-Jourral.
President Clevcland's letter to GOV.
Northen upon the money question
is Enthusiastically straightforward
and honest.
He wants 4 currency that will be
''stable and safe in the hands of our
people," a currency that will not
shrink in the possession OF the labor
er or farmer, and thus rob him of the
fruits OF his toll. He wants a cur
rency whose dollars shall be equal at
home. and which will maintain our
full credit abroad. He wants a cur
rency whose soundness VIII insure
investment and circulation, and pre-
vent distruSt and harding.
He is friend OF silver, he declares.
''but l believe its proper place in our
currency can only be fixed by a read
justment OF our currency legislation
and the Inauguration of consistent
and comprehensive financial scheme.
| think such scheme can only be
entered upon proiitably and hopeful
" after the repeal of the law which
is charged with all our financial woes
In the present state of public mind
this law cannot be built upon nor
patched in such way a to relieve
the situation. | am. therefore. op-
posed to the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver by this country alone
and independently. and | am in ia
vor of the immediate and uncondi-
tional repeal of the purchasing clause
of the so-called Sherman law"
That i plain enough. Before 4
consistent and comprehensive fuan-
cial scheme" providing for such 4
currency can be inaugurated the i'm
mediate cause of the present disorder
must be removed, and free silver
coinage, if made q part of that
scheme, can not be undertaken bv
this country alone and independent
ly without making impossible the
soundness and stability of the cur
rency which it Is the purpose of the
president and the democracy to in
sure.
The closing paragraph of the let
Ter is particularly pertinent just
now:
Il confess ! am astonished by the
opposition in the senate to such a
prompt action as would relieve the
present unfortunate situation. My
daily prayer is that the delay occa-
stoned by such opposition may not
be the cause of plunging the country
into deeper depression than it has
yet known, and that the democratic
party may not be justly held respon-
sible for such catastrophe.
Whatever the antiquated views of
the silver faction of the democrats in
the senate may be, it is certain that if
they should, by their alliance with the
republican and poPulist silver sena-
tors, succeed in preventing the repeal
of the Sherman law, the country
would hold the democratic party re-
sponsible and visit upon it its crush
ing condemnation. The republicans
are responsible for the existence of
the Sherman law; the democrats
would be responsible for its continu-
ance. And woe to any party which
may be compelled to shoulder such
responsibility.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05
SPECIMEN OF IxrI>x LETTER WRITING.

The above letter translates a. follows:
THE Indians Offer 10 t5,i~ trife brother,
ForerS, leares, roots and GIrES made bg the
san, the stars, aud the rain (H0ture.) II the
'cbite brother is sick, This 'r!Y maize him stronger
than the bear irbo sciU rail- before him"
'SAGwA" il a medicine word meaning
good or best and signifies chest medicine"
Here are the sincere statements of a no.
bic son of grand race.
Every word i true.
Catlin, the highest authority on the In.
dians and who lived among them for
years, says 1.-THE wori OF an Indian can al.
ways be relied upon" and he i right.
Here is proof of the genuine value of
Kickapoo Indian Sagwa.
Here is a letter from a far III fferent source.
The following is from the Professor OF
Physiological Chemistry at Yale College
and this scientist says -
"Affer a chemical analysis or Indian Sdq,ca
Tfnd 1t TO be an Extract Of Roots, Bark
and Herbs Of JdIudble Remefial Action
scith no Mineral or other Deleferious Admir-
lures"
Heed the teachings of these letters.
Take Natures Remedy in season. If your
blood is impure and your skin is mark d
by pimples, blotches AMI boils; il you
have uull pains in your back and side; II
your appetite is poor; If You do not get
sound, refreshing sleep, so necessary TO
your health and strength, you are in Dan
ger. These, and other symptoms are the
warnings of nature.
Arouse yourself, and drive off the enemy
Arm yourself with kickapoo Indian sag
wa-build up your system by its use ana
all danger is averted.
kickapoo Indian Sagwa AMI other Kick
apoo Indian medicines contain only the
products of the field and forest, natures
own vegetable growth of roots, barks and
herbs. and of necessity are free from all
mineral poiSons whatever, because the
Indians have no knowledge of them, de.
pending wholly upon natures laboratory
for their resources, and upon their skill,
born of centuries of experience.
KICkh?OO INDIAN SACWA
s sold by Druggists ard Medicine Dealers Only.
81 per Bottle, for SIS.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05
Sustain Home IndI,sf,
Calling for Rock Islam
Brewing Co., Beer,
The Best Beer Made,
On Tap everywhere.
TRY IT.

The Rock Island Brewing Company, Success
orS to George Wagners Atlantic Brewerv
Huber's City Brewery and Raible & StenosI
Rock Island Brewery, as well as Julius Jungs;
Bottling Works, has one of the most comp1et
Brewing establishments including Bottling d
partment in the country. The product is III
very best. Beer is bottled at the brewery am
delivered to any part of the tri-cities, and ma
be ordered direct from the head offices Or M
line avenue by Telephone
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05
AN INDIAN LETTER.
Methods Of Communication
Among the Indians.
The Picturesque of Eloquence.-Thoughts
Expressed In Silence.-How Indian His
tory is Preserved.-Letter from an In
dian about Kickapoo Indian Sagwa.

The sign language of the Indians is
wonderful thing. Two Indians different in
their speech as a German and a Spaniard
will readily communicate with each other
1t is the picturesque of eloquence to watch
an Indian addressing n council and without
speaking worti making his meaning clear
to all present by signs.
Histories and all written communications
are made by pictures. The family history
of a chief will be painted on a tepee. The
following is a specimen of this method of
communication.
The "letter" was written by KEE-EL-NAH
WE, THE one who knows secrets" a Kick
apoo Indian Medicine Man.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05

In Physical Education DR.. Luther
Gulick argues that 10y exercising certain
muscles it is possible to develop certain
sections of the brain His argument has
special reference to feeble minded per-
sons, whose mental condition, in his opin-
ion, might be improved by the right kind
of muscular exercise
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05

a Greek peasant living on the island
of Egina recently discovered mag
niicent statue buried in the ground.
upon which had been a small plantation
and which he had cleared. The statue
was sold to bric-a- Jrac dealer, who sent
it to London, where it has Just been
bought by the British government for
the sum of &C. 500.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05

Among the exhibits in the show win
dow of a New York dental establish
ment is fancy border around the other
objects displayed that is made of nearly
5000 teeth, which have been pulled from
patrons jaws.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05

THE Behring sea decision has gone
against the United States. Well, the
defeat is one that will never bring
any hardship to the large majority
OF the American people.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05

DR. STEVENS, of Philadelphia, has
discovered that the soul is located at
the base of the brain. This may &C
count for the baseness of so many
souls we encounter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05

The mobiles of Spain claim the right of
appearing in the presence of the king
with their hats on to show that they are
not so much subject to him as other
Spaniards are.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05

IN order to swim ashore a New
York man had to drop $1,000 in gold.
Many men have dropped more than
that while in the swim, and not for
the purpose OF saving their lives.
ai4bar
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05
Couical.

The Bishop-What did you think of ms
sermon on the life eternal,
She-After had heard it i no longer
doubted that there was an eternity.-Club
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 5. 1898.

An Alabama sheriff went after a
gang of outlaws and potted thirteen.
1t is said not TO have been a particu-
iarly good day for outlaws, either.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05

A piece of ancient wooden water pipe
which was unearthed recently in New
Britain, Conn, is claimed to have been
nearly two centuries old.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-05

The little town of Yaleta, on the Rio
Grande in Texas, is said to be the Oldest
settlement in the United States.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-09-14

1t May Interfere With The Passage
Of the Repeal Bill.

1t May Interfere With the Passage
of the Repeal Bill.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept 14-The Trib-
une's Washington special says: Secre-
taries Gresham, Olney, Herbert and
Carlisle, and several administration
senators and representatives held con-
ference at Secretary Carlisle's house.
The administration men feel that they
are getting into deep water The pro-
gram is to force the repeal OF the fed
eral election law in the house. and yet
they are afraid of the attitude Republi-
can members may take on the VOORHEES,
bill, now that the heaviest pressure for
the repeal of the Sherman act is
over, in case the Tucker bill is to be
pressed. The conference discussed
ways and means OF forcing the oppo-
sition in the senate to compliance with
the presidents wishes until after mid
night and, of course. the conclusions
reached are unknown. 1t is known.
however, that many administration
Democrats are opposed to pushing the
repeal of the federal election law until
the senate acts on the Wilson bill OF
the house on the Voorhees, bill. and
thus avoid impending dilemmas.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-09-14
UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT

Made by Senator Voorhees, to Fix a
Day For Vote on Repeal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. H. Senator Voor-
hees moved that the general debate on
the repeal bill be closed next Wednes-
day. and the vote be taken on SATURDAY..
Sept. %. Senator Dubois of Idaho OBJ.
jected to any limit of debate, and Mr..
Voorhees, at 2:30 withdrew his motion.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14-lhe house
transacted routine business of an unim-
portant character. An objection pre-
vented a resolution offered by Mr.. Tai.
bert Of South Carolina directing the
committee on banking and currency to
report Immediately bill for the issue
OF $125. OO0.000 treasury notes from
being considered
An attempt was made to call up for
action the bill relative to public print.
ing and~binding and the distribution oil
public documents, but strong resist.
ance was made by Mr.. Kilgore oi
Texas, who made the point of nc
quorum, and call of the house wa.
ordered. The call developed the pres
ence OF a quorum. The house ther
went into committee of the whole on
the printing ball.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-09-14

Numerous Fires Sprin9ing UP Tn
Northern and Central WISCONSIN,.

Numerous Fires Sprinaing UP Tn
Northern and Central Wisconsin.
MrLwAUKEE, Sept 14.--Many dis.
tricts in Northern and Central Wis
consin are in danger in consequence OF
the long continued drouth and the con-
sequent dryness of the forests. Clouds
OF smoke overhang large portion Of
the state, and men who came in trains
from the north during the day say that
while there has been no very serious
destruction as yet, smouldering fires
can be seen in the woods which are dry
as tinder. A high wind, in the present
condition of things, would certainly
cause disastrous results Out OF 1876
correspondents who send i'm reports to
the state weather service not one re-
ports particle of rainfall during the
past week. At the railroad offices there
are reports of fires from all divisions
that penetrate the forest region. but
the reports are of general nature and
do not tell of any extensive damage to
NCuI DCdIe MdISu, w OOu
county, four valuable cranberry
marshes were burned and the ungath-
cred berries destroyed. Cranberry
marshes in Juneau county have also
been burned, and hay marshes in a
good many counties are on fire. A re-
port from Summit Center, Waukesha
county. says that the marsh fires in
that vicinity have become 80 extensive
that they are a source Of danger to
the surrounding farms. The great
est anxiety, however, Is felt for the tim
Der country farther north. The pine
woods are said to be nearly if,not quite
as dry as they were two years ago. or
in the autumn or 1S7l-the latter the
year OF the great Peshtigo fire--and un-
less rain falls soon disastrous fires are
pretty certain to be experienced.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-09-14

1t is more than probable that Hon. III.
I'll. Keith will be non-partlsan candl
date for the office of judge Of this cir
cult, although he had not fully made up
his mind to that effect before leaving
here this morning. The gentleman's le-
gal qualifications, recognized uprightness
ness OF character and the interest he has
shown in our material welfare by his
close identification with our Chautauqua
movement would, no doubt, secure for
him hearty endorsement In Lake
county. That there will be other candi-
dates than the republican nominee in
the field for this position, goes without
saying, and that Mr.. Keith is fully as
good as can be found outside OF the re.
publican ranks will hardle be disputed,
there is every reason to believe that his
chances for the office are as good as any
The fact that our constitution provides
for separate election for judges, in an
off year, with view to removing the Of.
iSo bDC NuhFdo liom pm
tics, is warrant enough for the non par.
tisan action OF both candidates and peo
pie, and it is the recognized sentiment oi
the people that tho choice OF judge
should be OF non-partisan character
The purity and impartiality OF judicia
action demands it, and with plenty o
+. a l. I'll Al
this year. the resulting choice will b,
largely non-partisan in it's character
Let the best man win