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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-07
Popular Representation Blocked.

The whole question of the revision OF
the method Of popular representation in
Belgium l. blocked al present by the at
ritude O. the government in relation to
the reorganization Of the senate. which
may lead ultimately 10 a conflict between
the houses and nay involve the throne.
The correspondent of the London Times
at Brussels says: Amu-e perplcxing mat
teris the utter iu>:ynificance Of the point
at Issue. Apart from the 20 senators to
be elected by the provincial councils
without paying ar taxes Is the senate
to be composed only Of members paving
a direct tax of 1900 francs. with the
proportion of one eligible in 5000 inhab-
itauts. or may 1t not be admitted that
the inhabitants who pay the highest
taxes in each province under l 800 francs
should be equally eligible for the senate
in the proportion Of one to every j. zoe
inhabitants: Upon this the whole ques-
ton turns. The latter proposal. while
still constituting a senate Of which three
fOurths are to represent the great landed
p-oprietors. would raise the number of
those eligible from geo to 1000. And
1t Is for this petty difference that the re-
vision Of the constitution is not only
postponed II the house Of representa-
tives. Nur exposed 10 the danger Of ulti-
mate failure
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-07

PEORIA HERALD: 1t i said that the
navy department i n a loss to know
what to do with the model battle
ship Illinois. which was built for eX-
hibition at the Worlds fair. Give it
to the state OF Illinois for her naval
reserves. 1t j. good ship. and be-
ing built OF brick and firmly anchor
ed to the state il i a perfectly safe
ship even in the hands Of rank anna
teurs 1t has no boilers 10 burst. no
bulk-heads to be stove in. and unless
its brick timbers give away it will
float majestically on the sand at
Jackson park until il is a superan-
nuated and antique a the Pensacola
or the Michigan. Don't move it. 1t
was born in fresh water; in fresh
water let it remain.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-07
A Castle Goes Begging.

Nottingham castle, with its 1000 acres
of land in the Colne valley, was offered
for sale at the mart. The most interest
ing feature of the property is the mag
nifcent Norman keep, an almost perfect
specimen. Queen Matilda, wife of King
Stephen. is reported to have died in the
castle, which was the stronghold of the
Earls of Oxford from the conquest, and
In the reign of King John it sustained
two sieges. Unfortunately not all the
historical associations combined could
call forth a single bid, and it had to be
withdrawn.-London Telegraph
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-07
TO THE wARBLlNe VIRGO.

Sweet little prattler. VIII pm the morning sun
Found singing, and this livelons summer day
Keeps warbling still; here have l dreamed
away
Two bright and happy hours that passed as
one,
Lulled by thy silvery converse, just begun
And never ended. Thou dost preach TO me
Sweet patience and her guest reality,
The sense OF days and weeks and months that
run
Scarce altering in their round of happiness,
And quiet thoughts, and tolls that do not kill,
And homely pastimes. Though the old distress
Loom gray above US both at times, ali, still
Be constant to thy woodland note, sweet bird;
By me at least thou shall be loved and heard.
Archibald Lampman il Youths Companion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-07

WILLIAM PRENTIS>. formerly of
Macomb, and who became we'll
known to our people through his
candidacy for congress on the demo
cratic ticket in the old Eleventh dis
trict q few years ago, was nominated
by the democratic judicial conven-
tion ut Chicago Wednesday for cir
cult Judge. Mr.. Presti>s' worth i -
deeply appreciated by the democrats
in hi. new home n II was in his old
home in McDonough county, and the
people OF Chicago will testify to his
ability by clectiug him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-07
.rYonr Mo- ev or Your LIE =,

Such den and, st the month of six shoot
e." se's man thinl ing pretty lively With Q
little more thinking. there would be less suffer
inc.
Think OF the terrible resu'ts cf neglected con.
sumpt'o on! RhiCh mis- hit easily ne averted by the
timely use Of Natures Great Specific, DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery.
Consumption. VIII oh is Lung scrofula, is con
stituJional Scase, and reqUirts just such thor
ough and eff, ctual constitutional remedy. TakeI
in time, before The lung-tissues are wasted, il II
guaranteed radical cure Equally certain il
all scrofulous affections and blood disorders
Large bottles, one dollar, Of any druggist.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-07
Literary.

No more original and picturesque
idea has ever been evolved in educa-
fional methods than that which the
October Review OF Reviews brings to
the fore in its pair OF articles on the
Revival OF the Historical Pilgrimage.
Lyman p Powell speaks OF the Amer
lean renaissance Of this movement.
while Mr.. Stead is Overlooking in his
enthusiasm for it as an English in
stitution. In general the idea Of an
historical pilgrim is to gather in q
group others Of his kind and to make
excursions over an appointed
itinerary to those places in
his country where great histOr-
zeal events have happened. There
he studies the environments OF
those historical landmarks at first
hand and is addressed by some great
man of the party who is peculiarly
fitted to treat OF the the subject. Mr..
Powell. after telling of the various
pilgrimages that other folks in other
times have made, gives a most allur-
ing program for 1894. He hopes to
conduct a group Of students through
New England and up the Hudson,
stopping at the specially interesting
points. Such men as William Lloyd
Garrison, Prof. John Fiske, Thomas
Wentworth Higginson. President f..
Benjamin Andrews, Richard Watson
Glider and Theodore Roosevelt will
in their appointed places act as ora
tors and personal conductors to
the little band of tourists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-07

The above letter t.;ra~l .tn- - follows:
The Indians Qger to tssir 1rR':s brothers
Fo,rers, leqres. roots and bar}S, made BY the
sun, the stars aRd the rain (HatHreJ Il the
raife brother IS sick this ri}l maize him stronger
than the bar rho tciR id8 5e55re him"
..SAGwA" i a medicine word meaning
good or best. AMI signifies "be-t medicine
Here are the sincere statements OF a no
BILE son OF grand race.
Every word i true.
Catlin, the highest authority on the In.
dians and who lived among them for
years, says ''the word of AN Indian can al
ways be relied upon, and he J. right.
Here is proof OF the genuine value of
kickapoO Indian Sagwa.
Here is a letter from a far different source.
The following i from the Professor OF
Physiological Chemistry at Yale College
and this scientist says -
after a chemical analysis Of Iq-'iGn SGglra
/ .fnd it to be an Extract af Roots, Bark,
and Herbs Of TaluG5le Remedial action
rith no Mineral or OTHER Deletey'ious Admir-
lures"
Heed the teachings Of these letters.
Take Natures Remedy in season. If your
blood is impure and your skin i marke Ell
by pimples, blotches AMI bo.ls; If you
have dull pains in Your back and side; If
your appetite Is poor; II You do not get
sound, refreshing sleep, 80 necessary to
your health and strength poU are an Dan
ger. These, and other symptoms are the
warnings of nature.
Arouse yourse elf, and drive of the enemy
Arm yourself with kickapOO Indian sag
wa-build up your system by it, Use and
all danger i avertet.
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.
KICKAPOO INDIAN SACWk
g sold by Druggists and Medicine Dealers Only.
s. per Bottle, s for IS.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-07
AN INDIAN LETTER.
Methods of Communication
Among the Indians.
The Picturesque of Observation-Disclosures
Expressed in Silence.-How Indian His
tory is Preserved.-Lctter from an In
dian about kickapoo Indian Sagwa.

The sign language of the Indians is n
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 eloqucnce to watch
an Indian addressing a council and without
speaking a word, making his meaning clear
to all present by signs.
Histories and all written communications
are made by pictures. The family history
of a chief VIII 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, 1893-10-07
Sustain Home Industry
Calling for Rock island
Brewing Co., Beer.
The Best Beer Made,
On Tap everywhere.
TRY IT.

The Rock Island Brewing Company, SUCCESS.
ors to George Wagners Atlantic Brewery. /
Huber's City Brewery and Raible & Stengens
Rock Island Brewery, as we'll as Julius Junges
Bottling Works, has one of the most comDle-.
Brewing establishments including BottIing DE-.
partment in the country. The product is the
very best. Beer is bottled at the brewery and
delivered to any part of the tri-cities, and NAV
be ordered direct from the head offices O" No,
line avenue by Telephone.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-07

A Liverpool policeman, who, as he
thought, swallowed sixpence 10 years
ago, recently had severe pain in his
throat. A fit of coughing came on, and
the long lost coin, hat of its original
thickness, was released from his throat.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-07

American pioneers were God fearing
and Bible loving They staked out town
lots i'll % Bethels, 10 Jordans, Jerichos,
IA Bethlehems, 90 Goshens, 81 Shilohs,
II Carmels, 10 Tabors and Mount Ia
bors, % lions and Mount lions, &c
Edens, 80 Lebanons, &c Hebrews and &c
Sharons.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-07

AT Redditch, England, 10000 people
make more than 100000, 900 needles
year, and they are made and exported SO
cheaply that England has no rival and
practically monopolizes the trade.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-07

A curious box was recently found
amid the ruins of POmpeii. The box was
marble or alabaster, about inches
square and closely sealed. When opened,
it was found to be full of pomatum or
grease, hard, but very fragrant. The
smell resembled somewhat that of the
roses, but was much more fragrant
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-07

There is an unknown quantity of silver
in the bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-a
silver mine, in fact, Of, comparatively
speaking. unlimited dimensions, and ev-
cry ship that drops anchor there cuts in
to the bed of ore.-Exclange
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-07

The manufacture OF cigarettes
shows remarkable and steady in
crease over other forms OF tobacco.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-07

Judge-You are charged with assault
ing this man.
Prisoner-I plead guilty, your honor.
but ] have a good excuse. / addressed
this man ciyilly three times, and he never
answered me.
Judge-Why, the man is deaf and
dumb,
Prisoner-Well, why didn't he say 50?
-Schalk.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-07

FIFTY-sIx fourth-class postmasterS
were appointed on Tuesday.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-02
Prince GEORGES Choice.

Paris Correspondence Philadelphia Telegraph.
An English gentleman whom | recently
met told me that IL Is generally understood
in London that the delay in the announce
ment of the engagement Of thu Duke OF
York is owing to difference of opju-
ion between the young gentleman
and his grandmother and sovereign,
Queen Victoria, as to the young lady
he is to take to wife. Prince George
wants to marry the Princess May of Teek,
and the Queen desires him to offer his hand
to his cousin. the Princess Victoria of Sles-
wig HolsteiD, daughter of the Princess
Christian (the Princess Helena of England.
But the intended bridegroom is by no
means satisfied 10 make such a transfer Of
his matrimonial intentions, TO say nothing
of his affections.
The Princess Victoria is very plain and
has very long nose, which latter pecul-
liarity, since the marriage of her only sister,
Louise, to Prince Aribert of Anhalt, has
caused her to be nieknamed 1.-THE Solitary
Snipe" by the irrevent iokers Of London
society. Prince George has always been
noted for having will of his own, and is
remains TO be seen whether his own OF that
OF his imperious old grandmother is the
strongest
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-02
MUST BE LICENSED.
A Reformation in Veterinary Prac-
tice in California.

A Reformation in Veterinary Prac-
tice in California.
Under the new law recently passed by the
Legislature no man can engage ia veter-
mary practice in this State without a
license. The penalty for doctoring sick
horse or dog without the document is a fine
of not less than 500, not more than $500
and imprisonment for term not to exceed
six months. or both fine and Imprisonment
The enactment of this statute is quite
triumph for the graduates of veterinary
colleges. The most strenuous opposition
was made to its passage. The fight was
begun four years ago, when the regular
practitioners asked for the legislation.
Governor Waterman killed with his pocket
veto the first bill passed. Two years ago
another bill was introduced and defeated
This year the battle was won.
Governor Markham has now appointed
as the first Board of Veterinary Exam liners
Drs. K. A. Archibald of Sacramento, r, F.
Whttlesey of Los Angeles, w. F. Egan of
San Francisco, ". Is. Roland of Pasadena
and Thomas Maclay of Petaluma. They
wil hold Office for four years from the date
OF their appointment.
The board will meet in the Baldwin Hotel
next week TO organize for work. Their
meetings are to be held al least once in six
months. and alternately in San Francisco
and Los Angeles. Their compensation is
fixed at So per diem each.
All veterinary surgeons are required to
| appear before this board for examination.
| The fee for examination is So for hose hold
| ing diplomas, and SO for those without
| An additional charge OF s. is made for the
| license. The money collected is to be
| turned into the State treasury. The Exam
| liners are authorized after examination,
| which must be both theoretical and practi-
| cal. TO issue certificates TO on-graduates en-
titling them to practice, but no certificates
will be Issued TO this class after December
81. 1898.
The penalty of forfeiture OF the license is
| to be imposed upon all who fail either to
display their licenses or certificates in aeon
| spicuOus place in their offices, or who
neglect to te in the County Clerks Office a
| certified copy of the same. A veterinary
surgeon removing 10 another county must
also file with the Clerk of that county GER
| titled copy of his license. The license can
be restored upon the payment Of fee
of S2j
The provisions of the law are not to apply
| 10 commissioned veterinary surgeons in the
| United States army. and nothing in the
| law is to be construed to prohibit members
| of the regular medical profession prescrib-
| ing for domestic animals in cases of emer-
gency, and collecting fees for such service,
| nor to prevent any individual from render
! ing gratuitous services in an emergency or
| treating his own animals.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-02
THE LEADING CUTTERS,
818 and $40 Market Street.
FACTORY-3O FIRST STREET.
AMI SuTuThtf
A DARING EXPLORER.
What DR.. Nansen Expects to ACCOM-
Diish
Temple Bar.
~

piiSH.
Temple Bar.
Dr. FridtiOf NaDsen is an enthusiast, who
speaks Of the success of his north pole ex-
petition as if it were already an accom-
plished fact.
Exploration has not always been his pro-
fesson. Accident has in a great measure
forged the various links of the chain in his
career. In 1882 he went to the Arctic seas
for the first time; his part in the expedi-
ton was then purely scientific. he himself
being young and ardent z0ologSt. Dur
ing that voyage his ship was caught in the
ice near the east coast of Greenland, and
it was during these ice-bound days and
nights that the young doctor was first in
spired with the desire to penetrate the IN
known Interior of Greenland. He was
ultimately successful in this undertaking,
which he ably describes in his book, Across
Greenland" Ideas and plans, as well as
means for continuing his explorations in
these unknown regions. have forced them
selves upon him, until he feels il duty to
try if his theories are well based He is
himself absolutely convinced that they are.
and that he will ultimately succeed in Cross
ing the north pole.
In spite Of his being so sanguine of sue
cess, no insurance company in any land will
take the risk of the mems lives or the safety
of their ships engaged in such work. This
in no way deters him. and given health and
strength, the pioneer of this little party
stoutly declares that he will return in three
or four years with his mission accomplished.
This north pole expedition is no journey
conceived or commenced in n hurry. Much
time and thought have been expended on
its preparation, and every known and
many possible emergencies have been pro-
vided for, and DR.. Nansen has been work
ing continuously Mt the enormous neces-
saTy details ever since his return from
Greenland. By the early days of June,
1885, he hopes TO start on his adventurous
voyage.
DIR. Nansen is quite young man, being
only 81 years of age. He is by birth &
Norwegian, with Enthusiastically fair
hair, which he wears brushed straight
back from his high brow. BE has the clear
blue Norwegian eye. Els small, fair mus
tache surmOunts a still smaller imperial.
He is well over six feet in height, we'll
knit, and with figure unusually mus
cular, which IS cont ined with great lis
someness of movement. His long stride
and swinging gait are curiously character
lei
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-02
Wall Papers.



Wall papers were little used in Europe
before the eighteenth century, though
they had been long before that APP
piled to house decoration by the Chi
nese. Those that were first manufact-
ured in the West were adaptations of de-
signs from italian brocades, and at first
they were used in an uno Objectionable man
ner, just as hangngs of the costlier material
were employed-namely, to fill spaces be-
tween obvious structural lines-and, so
applied, no objection could be made to their
use. On the contrary, the invention brought
1t within the means of almost every house.
holder to fill blank wall spaces with agree
able tracery and harmonious color.
The cornice, irieze and dado remained
intact; coigns were protected with mold
ing or plasterwork, and the inmate might
feel that he was living in built room and
Snot in bandbox. But gradually the wall
features disappeared; paper crept over
everything except window and door-epen-
ings, even into the very angles of the
walls. and it is nothing uncommon now on
entering a saloon of considerable preten-
sion and proportions to find the walls
closely covered with paper from floor to
ceiling, save q narrow skirtiug board to
protect the plaster from the housema i'd 8
broom, and c0rnice reduced 10 meager
mOldinp
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-02
HELEN KELLAR.
She Can Talk Now-How She Knows
What Is Said to Her.


Boston Globe.
Helen Kellar. the remarkable child who,
although born blind and deaf and dumb
has accom- plished so much that is beautiful
and inspiring, numbers among her friends
many persons of royal station in European
courts who never saw her. One of these
is the Queen of Greece, who learned Of
Helen through Michael Anagnos, the
director of the Institution for the Blind,
when he visited Greece some time ago. The
interest which the Queen took in Helen was
so intense that she exacted from Mr.. An
agnos promise that he would let her read
every letter that Helen wrote to him while
he was at the Greek capital, and when he
was abOut to return to this country she in
duced him to permit her TO retain several of
the letters that she had read, which are
treasured very highly at the court.
The Queen expressed on more than one
occasion her surprise that Helen, who is
not yet in her teens, should have so remark
able command of the purest English, and
limited that the child might have had some
assistance in the preparation OF her wonder
full letters. But Mr. Auagnos disposed of
that thought by informing her Majesty that
there was no person connected with the in
sttutiun who could write English so fault
lessly pure and sweet as Helen wrote, since
the little girl never had had an opportunity
to form acquaintance with any but the
lOftiest models Of the language.
Helen has learned TO articulate, and
can speak as freely and fully as any I'M
afflicted person. When she wishes to hold
long conversation with anybody dear to
her, she places one finger across the lips of
the speaker and another on the throat a the
laTynX. In this way she understa. DIS every
word that is uttered as rapidly as could be
understood by person with good eyesight
and hearing
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-02
Politeness Pays the Recipient.
nnof,, Ionrn,1


She was fair and persuasive, and she
stood about third In the line extending
from the box-office window of the Hollis
street Theater last week. First in the same
line was young and modest man, who
was thinking pleasant thoughts, while he
congratulated himself upon the fact that
his period of waiting was to be brief
one and that his prospects of obtaining
good seats for Miss Marlowe's performances
were of the very best. They were fore
doomed, however. Without warning the
fair one stepped up to the ingenious youth
and represented that she was quite anxious
to catch train, and would the
young man kindly exchange places with
her. thereby obliging her beyond
her power TO describe? The window
opened with the customary bang. and the
sale began. The fair one bought, and for
each performance, every seat in the first
eight rows of the orchestra, and then. with
q fascinating smile lighting her features,
moved on. The young man had over
heard the negotiations, and, trembling
with chagrin and aston ishment, saluted the
obliged one.
II don't think that was a square deal"
said he, injecting a slang which his calmer
Judgment would condemn, land | want you
to sell me some Of those tickets which you
have"
Yes" was the reply, "at the usual pre-
MUM of 81 each. That is the very lowest
price for which l can part with them.'
The oblging and accommodating gentle
man says that he is richer in experience
than he was at the beginning of the year.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-02

ing where there is prospect Of obtaining
the desired liquid refreshmeut. In a recent
case a number of residents Of Northampton
walked out to public house three aud a
quarter miles from the city and obtained
beer, saying that they were travellers"
There was no evidence 10 show whether
the citizens were simply out to enjoy a WALK,
or whether they took the trip for the sole
purpose OF obtaining beer. The judges,
after hearing the facts. held that the inn
keeper was not justified in serving beer to
the men. The Justices then called upon the
learned Judges of the High Court TO ascer-
tain whether they were right in their judg-
ment. The court held that they were cor
rect, concluding that the evidence had salts
fled them that the men were not In good
faith travellers, but simply seaTchers after
the forbidden intoxieants.