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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
SPECIMEN OF INDIAN LETTER WRITING.

The above letter translates as follows:
"The Indians offer TO their trlte brothers
fo.cers leures. roots and 6drks, made by the
sun, the stars, and the rain (Tdture-) II the
white brother is sick fss iciH make him stronger
than the bear trho tuiH fan beJore him"
"SAGwA" is a medicine word meaning
good or best. and signifies "best medicine"
Here are the sincere statements Of q no
BILE son of a grand race.
Every word IL true.
Catlin, the highest authority on the In.
dams and who lived among them for
years, says "the word of an Indian can al
ways be relied upon and he is right
Here is proof of the genuine value OF
Here is a letter from far different source.
The following IS from the Professor OF
Physiological Chemistry at Yale College,
and this scientist says
after q chemical analysts Of Indian Sdgsco,
I.fnd 1 to Be an Extract Of Roots, Bdrks
and Herbs Of Valuable Remedial Action
with no Mineral or other Delcterious Admir.
lures"
Heed the teachings of these letters.
Take Natures Remedy in season. II your
blood is impure and your skin is marked
by pimpies.. blotches and boiis; II you
have duh pains in your back and side; il
and slsssg 20 ess Is
ger. These and other symptoms are the
warnings of nature.
Arm yourself with Kickapoo Indian Sag.
wa.build up your system by its use ana
ali danger Is dVerteQ
Kicka poo Indian Sagwa and other Kick.
apoO In dian medicines contain only the
products of the field and forest, natures
own vegetable growth o. roots, barks and
herbs, and of necessity are free from all
mineral poisons whatever, because tho
Indians have no knowledge of them, de-
pending wholly upon natures laboratory
for their resources, and upon their skill,
born of centuries OF experience.
oKicKAPoo INDIAN sAcWA
70 sold by Druggists and Medicine Dealers 0niys
s. PER Bottle, 6 for SIS.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
Broken ON the Wheel.

The most general punishment for Grim
inals condemned to death in the eighteenth
century was the wheel The victim was laid
out and bound to a large wheel, the execu-
toner breaking the bones of his arms, legs
and thighs with heavy iron bar, his dex-
ferrous manipulation of which was always
applauded by the crowd. In recompense
for his unthankful task he received fee of
25 livres.-Paul Lacr0lx
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12

THERE is scramble for the mill
ions of the Economics. 1t is under
stood that iced would be pleased to
soothe the itch of his palm with some
of the gold. The great state of
Pennsylvania also wants it. In the
contention the only certainty is that
the Economics are going to get left
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
general apprehension {

VERY general apprehension of
severe floods seems to prevail in
many of the Northern states, due to
the long cold spell and the abundance
of snow. The nervous seem to an
ticfpate that it is all going off at
once, with decidedly disastrous re-
suits. However, none are anxious to
have it linger.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
AN INDIAN LETTER.
Methods Of Communication
Among the Indians.
The Picturesque of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Expressed in SiIence.-How Indian His
tory is Preservel.-Letter from an In
dian about Kicixapo Indian Sagwa.

The sign Language of the Indians Is
wonderful thing. Two Indians different in
their speech as a German and Spaniard
will readily communicate with each other.
1t is the picturesque of eloQuence to watch
an Indian addressing n council and without
speaking n W ord, making his meaning clear
to all present by signs
Histories and all written communications
are made by pictures. The family history
OF chief win be painted on 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" Kick.
apoo Indian Medicine Man.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12

FIrs-All fits stopped free by DIR
Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. No
fits after the first days use. Marvel
Gus cures. Treatise and 81 trial bot
tie free to fit cases. Send to DR..
Kline, 931 Arch street, Philadelphia,
Pa. For sale by all druggists; call
on YOURS.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12

CLEVER idea that. of the man who
carries an expensive umbrella. He
has the handle made so that it can be
taken off, and whenever he has occa-
sion to leave the umbrella in a public
place he takes the handle off and puts
it in his pocket. OF course nobody
would care to appropriate an umbrel
In without a handle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
DUPLICATION NOTICE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS.
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY,
In the Circuit Court, in Cherca-7
May term a. D.. 1sg3.
Mary Peterson VS. Ernest Peterson
Affidavit of non-residence Of Eiue-' 7--z-s-
the above defendant. having been fed z Z.
clerks office OF the circuit court. notice hers,
given TO the said nonresident defeul .r. us. :.
complainant fled her bill of compa 10 z >.
court, on the chancery side thereof. o- he y
enteenth day OF March, 1873. AMI th.- tlgr.---u
a summons issued out of said court. wherein :.
suit is now pending, returnable on I'll, f., VI
day in the month of May next, Is = iv llr :
Quired. Now. unle you. the said U7I --is-
defendant above named, shall peTsOlaIy Be Z
appear before said circuit court on the II. tsT
the next term thereof, TO be holden q. Il x z
and in and for the said cuunty, on t-s 1-s:X:
day in May next. and plead. answer or ten-..
the said complainant bill OF complaint The -
and the matters and things therein charged q
stated will be taken as confessed, anu is--=
entered agains: you according TO tie g:sy=:
said bill.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE. C-,z.
Rock Island, Illinois, March l.. 1875.
JACKSON & HURST. Complaiuant's So.c;-,-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12

The new English coins give the
queen a pug nose and something of
an upper smirk to the chin, not so
much of distortion of the old lady's
features, after all.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12

PEORIA journal: Kansas is going
to make display ut the worlds fair
of her principal product-grasshop-
DerS.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
WEDNESDAY, APRIL -, 1898.

GLADSTONE has submitted the name
of Mr.. Swineburne to the queen. as
next poet-laureate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
YOU.

love you. not because you ere fair,
Nor yet because you are wondrous visa,
Nor for the beauty of your hair,
Nor for the riddle of your eyes
A riddle can never read
You, sometimes angel, sometimes of,
And not for any thought or deed,
But just because you are-yourself.
w. n. Pollock in st. Louis Gazette.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
SIS A MONTH.

Catarrh treated foriS5 a month. in
Guiding medicines. Charges for all
other diseases very moderate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12

".Since taking treatment at the
Stackhouse medical Institute l feel
like an altogether different man. l
| am better now than / have been in
four years.
Such was the simple and straight
forward statement made few days
ago by Mr.. Charles Nagel, a well-to-
do farmer of Fairview, about six
miles west of Davenport.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
FOR FOUR YEARS.
Mr.. Charles Nagel of 'Fairview
Was In Ill Health.
NOW FEELS LIKE ANOTHER MAN

He Briefly Relates What the Mild. Agre e.
able Methods of the Stackhouse Medical
Institute Did in His Case-Dr1 Stack
house and:Associates Practice None of
Common.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26

Coming to the couple shown In the fourth
picture the costume at the left Is made OF
white wooden suiting with the plaid in diff
ferent shades Of red. The round waist has
double bretelles that form a collar in back
and full gigot sleeves. The costume Is fin
ished by a shirt waist and black silk four
finland. The belt is red striped ribbon fast
ening with a buckle and leather straps The
other dress Is composed of pale mode col
ored gtngham trimmed with embroidery.
The skirt is unlined and Is ;,arnished with
two ruffles Of embroidery. each put on with
two rows of gathering and showing a small
head. 1t fits snugly over the hips and the
fullness Is gathered in back. The blouse
waist has a tight lining over which the EN-
broidery Is draped with a slight fullness in
back and front. but plain under the arms.
The embroidery is pleated into the collar
and waist band. The lining hooks in front.
but the embroidery comes over to the left
shoulder and under the arm. The sleeves
have deep cuff Of embroidery and a full
pun of the plain Bingham. The belt Is pale
blue satin ribbon. ties at the side. and the
standing collar Is also made of u band of
this ribbon with a bow in back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26

chooses her own coiffure. However, they
all have one end in view-simplicity But
complex methods are often required to
bring about these simple effects. Not sell
dom the hairdresser's powerful aids-tiny
curls and puffs-are necessarily brought in.
For instance. the nest. popular arrange
ment, Is a great loose coil at the back of
the head. in the center of which are laid
long narrow puffs.
Another sort of double twist at the crown
Is finished of beneath with two small puffs
In horizontal position. Then, from the
top OF the twist rises tightly twisted coil
that curves forward in a semicircle and is
then caught down at the top of the head in
a twist
The mooted question of parting Is no
nearer settlement. The war is still waged.
and more sensible folks simply follow that
fashion which is most becoming. With the
part the hair generally falls lightly over
the forehead In thin ripples
The couture here shown has been ar
ranged after passing the hair through a cir
cular piece of net that has a rather large
hole in the center. Such a device keeps the
locks well together and renders 1t simple
matter to coil the thick hair The small
puffs can be made with the ends Of hair II
1t Is of even length, or can be pinned In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26

But the Name OF the Place Was Not
Suggestive of Sport.

". J. hampton in the Detroit Free Press
When one goes to the mountains he
thinks Of fishing and hunting. even IL he
does not indulge in such pursuits.
Are there any fish about here?" said I
to the gentlemanly and urbane hotel clerk.
Yes. plenty out there in the fee box, {"
said he with a laugh that made his large
and elegant diamond rattle In its sash
until the putty almost loosened.
Don't get gay" said L, hurting a look OF
intense scorn at him. lis there any fish,
ing about here?"
PLENTY down in the Bull Pasture" said
he.
What do you catch there said !, bull
cats and bufIaloes or cattle and clover
blossoms?" Then laughed a bovine laugh
NO" said he, trout and bass"
Come of" said /. whoever heard OF
trout and bass living in a bull pasture?"
1t was now his turn to laugh again. and
he called it.
Il reckon you don't know geography, /"
said he; that pleasant little river you see
winding like a stream of silver light
through the valley and past Goshen is the
Bull Pasture river"
I'VE gods" cried, what's in a name 90
and the clerk said there were two words In
this one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26

The second toilet sketched is in pale blue
mousseline delaine, figured with dark blue
and trimmed with dark blue surah. The
skirt is garnished with folded strip Of
surah. put on Zig-Zag, and the points held In
place by small butterfly bows of ribbon,
this constituting one of the new variations
of the general round and round skirt trim
ming. The bodice has a shirred piece in
serted In back and front, finished by two
and 'front.' with third piece down the CEN
ter. In addition the bodice is garnished
with bretelleS of the figured mousseiine.
The collar and folded belt are of surah-
The present summer girl borroWs 1ndfs-
criminat ely from the cradle and the club,
the latter being, Of course the mans club.
She wears neckties. visor caps, frock coats.
shirt waists. English gloves and all the
rest of IL from the club. and from the era
die she takes baby gimps for her wash
muslin gowns. baby caps tied under her
chin with fine lace pleated all around the
face, baby hats with great rosettes at
either cheek, and even baby frocks. The
only real trouble about II is that too often
and the effect is awful. Nothing Is more
distressful than the girl with the wrong
kind of a face. framed in a round baby
bonnet with two or three curls pulled out
either side on the wrong kind of cheek
But the right girl in the same thing is
lust too sweet for anything.
The fabric Of the next model presented
IL black silk, and II Is set of with narrow
let passementerie and white lace. The
moderately wide bell skirt is garnished with
q festooned gathered ruffie, headed by Jet
passementerie, which Is repeated twice fur
ther up. The bodice is alike back and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26
Baby's Asleep


% the Cleveland Leader
Snug In her hammock here
Under green trees,
Swinging 90 languidly,
Lulled by the breesei
Softly. with silken cords
Baby II tied;
One little dimpled mot
strayins outsidei
Beauty lines lavishu
Fashion her face;
Rosy blooms blushiugf
Touch Il with grace.
Down through the orchard boushs
Comes the soft afr,
Tenderly kisses her,
Plays with her hair.
Perched on an apple boush.
Bending above.
Swings a sweet oriolA
Singing Of love.
flushed are the katycsds.
Hid In the grass.
Listening as Brownie folks
Sing as they pass
Here comes a honey bee
Prom his retreat,
Drowsily humning home.
Heavy with sweet
Softly some drowsy god
Closes her eyes,
Fair as forcet-me-nots
Under blue skiesi
walking in Wonderland.
Baby's asleep.
Dreaming Of Brownie folks,
Or Of Bo-peep!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26
What's in a Nnmeg

Hoon (entering Hawville HoteD-"Say.
Tanner. is Hank Bitters around here any
where? I've looked for him at the Tonsor-
ial Parlor. the Ice Cream Parlor the Tin
type Parior. SHADES Coffin Pariors. the
Rosebud Fortune Parlors. Roots Dental
Parlors and every other place / can think
of where he usually hangs out and blamed
IL / can find him.
Landlord Tanner-"He hain't been here
today. / reckon If he's in town you'll find
him either at the Temple of Economy or
the Palace livery stable"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26
He would BE All Right.

From Truth
One of the crew-"There's an hesress
aboard. Capsize the yacht and rescue
her"
The skipper-"Can't run the risk. ny BOY.
I'm a married man."
One OF the crew-"Goodi Then you run
no risk; you won't have to marry her"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26
He Had Hopes.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Amateur think a great deal OF that
bow. Ii has been in the family for fifty
years. II 1 should lose IL don't think I'd
ever touch my violin again"
His Next-door Neighbor Cwildly eager
How much will buy that bowT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26

The very dainty toilet of the last picture
Is made of striped foulard trimmed with
wide around the bottom, and the front has
a panel Of three lace rufiles put on plain and
edged with two bands of taffeta with point
deep decollete filled in with lace In front,
but the back Is high at the neck. Revers
and folded belt are of silk. The pulled
and a lace cuff.
Fashions Fads.
Here Is a grist of whims. Cut glass but
tons are the things for evening tailor
made white gowns. A watch in one sleeve
button and a perpetual calendar In the other
makes q pair for business woman. Col
lars and cuffs are again seen with tailor
gowns Gold and silver tips are put on
evening shoes. A diamond hangs by a
Palms hand. Gold tipped shoe iacings viii
do for a little offering at Miss RichGlrrs
shrine. Real lace and lacings with gold tips
Now he gives her an ivory and gold noun t
ed calendar, with the engagements she hos
given him marked thereon that she may rot
forget She has her own special orchid nov
and the favored swain may wear IL. 1t isn't
always smelling salts; sometimes it's whisky
In that little bottle swinging from her
| and there Is handy little book with ali
| sorts of French notes ready male. Her
manicure scissors have silver handles In
mounted cordial set. Creme de menthe and
| yellow chartreuse are the cor1ials. Her
| lorgnette has a crystal handle. Every
| thing Is made of crystal or that cut glass
| can be. No matter whether your cheeks are
rosy or not you are all right II your lips
| and the tips of your ears are. You must
not use your coat-of-arms, 1t IS Jhoddy In
this country. but IL you have one Won must
be sure to say that you don't use 1t. Her
bon bon box is of crystal, and, hanging rs 4,
| does from her belt, its transparency attests
| her admirers constant generosity. No mat.
| ter If her shirt waist Is only plain cambria
her studs. collar button and sleeve links
/ are all right
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26

front and has plastron Of white lace
over white silk The inserted piece below
the plastron is trimmed with pointed rows
of jet The elbow sleeves are finished with
hl9ck SILK friI and a band Of jet passe-
menterie.
For Outing Wear.
The three pretty dresses shown In the two
remaining pictures are for outing wear,
but before coming to consideration Of them
IN detail a pointer in bathing suits may not
be aniss. Let the other girls take to new
fashions in bath suits. don't you give up the
sailor style that allows low turn away
sailor collar and a vest set In to simulate a
shirt of the kind the real sailor men wear
The kind meant has stripes across and no
collar. giving a straight line across the
chest Just below the rise Of the neck That
Is, stick to this II you have a head that sets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26

finely and q well developed neck. The cos
tune itself may not be classic, but ii will
give your classic lines a chance. If the bath
season Is not long enough then lot other
girls have soft shirt waists In their outing
and yachting rigs. Stick. you. to the sailor
mans shirt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26
Only Sealed Proposals.

From Vogue.
Minnie-"Did he kiss you when he pro-
posed?"
May-"Certainly: 1 wouldn't consider any
but sealed proposals"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26
SOME MIXED ADVICE.
Various Ways Of How to Manage
a Husband
GIVEN TO 4 PROSPECTIVE BRIDE
BY a Number of Her Intimate
Friends.
NO TWO SEEM TO AGREE.

CONFESS" 8 AID
the girl who - to be
married next week, as
she handed The Star
woman her second
cup Of tea, that row
all my gowns are
done, and the worry
about my millinery
over. and the cards
all safely out, and all
the other preliminary
arrangements attend
ed to, 1 have for the
first time had an op-
4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26

BUTTS BROMo LITHIA cures sick headache, neu-
ralgfa and insomnia where all other bromos fail.
Three doses, 10 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26

more pronounced Of the new style. The
great run of people are dressing pretty
much as they always have. with a varia-
ton here and there in favor of later ideas.
skirts are undoubtedly wider. but they are
not all balloon, nor are they nearly all
eored and cut with wonderful back falling
tolos while many are merely full on the
Dano Sleeves are all more or less big, but
sheath skirt Of a year or so ago. Bodies
are seldom made plain and the basque dear
70 the hearts Of us all but a little while ago,
orally adopted and there is likely to be a
tendency toward frilitiveness on the best
regulated gowns. The ultra things will al
ways be. but the medium. whether happy or
not. we have always with us. So IL you
are one of that kind. don't you go down
time and be as happy a medium" as you
can.
A Stylish Walking Costume.
A promenade costume which Is very styl-
fsh and yet avoids the extremes of the pres
ent rules Is to be seen in the initial illustra-
don II Is composed of green foulard and
garnished with lace and ribbon The skirt
Is gathered in back. but 1t will not be very
full, as all the seams must be biased
Around the bottom are two ruffies of lace,
trimmed with rosette bows of green ribbon
hooked to the latter to prevent IL from slim
ping. Its lining fastens in the middle. but
the foulard at the left side. The yoke is
pointed In front and back. made of pleated
foulard. and is sewed on separately, thus
constituting only a trimming, and is edged
with lace ruff1e, as shown. Commencing
under the arms at the sides is another
pleated arrangement OF foulard, correspond
Ing to the yoke. the right piece tapping over
the same as the yoke and each finished
with a tiny rosette The epaulettes over
the sleeves are of wider lace than that edg-
and a long tight cum with the dress is
worn a. dressy little toque of ecru lace.
trimmed with green faille ribbon, having
Rtt loot ta~ A<rr- vx-+4
shows in front The tie strings are green
Nbbon-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26

v E " If &c U h
Judgment Is excellent
you may think that
unless you are sup
piled with a large
number OF striking
gowns you might
just as well stay al
home down cellar In
stead of going away
and having a lovely
time this summer.
But don't you be-
heve 1t. The real truth
Is that the new
vogue came in 90
suddenly and 50 vio-
lently that the less
pronounced of the
older styles did not
have a chance to be
really out and that
now they do not look
as queer as do the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26
RULINGS OF STYLES.
1t is Not Necessary to Be Ultra
Fashionable Nowadays
OLD STYLES NOT GONE OUT
There Are Variations in Skirts,
Sleeves and FriIIs.
SOME COSTUMES FOR OUTING.
Special Correspondents of The Evening Star.

NEW YORK. August 8, 1883.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26
THE SUMNER TRESSES.

Styles in Locks Are as Heterogeneous
rs Styles I'm Gowns.
With gowns so with tresses. AS there Is
nothing prescribed and everything allowed
In the matter of robes so every woman
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-22
The Weather We May Expect.

WASHINGTON. March 22.-The following are
the weather indications for twenty-four hours
from p. m yesterday: For Indiana
Threatening weather, with rain snow; east
erly winds: slightly colder in southern por-
ton. For Enthusiastically cloudy weat her
and rain: probably snow in extreme northern
portion; easterly winds: slightly colder in
southern and central portions. For Lower
Michigan-Snow during The afternoon or
evening: northwesterly winds; colder. For
Upper Michigan-Fair weather. followed by
snow at night; southerly winds: slight rise in
temperature. For Wisconsin-Snow: easterly
winds: colder in southern portion. For Iowa
Snow rain: easterly winds colder in
southeastern portion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-22
Lawmakers of Wisconsin.

MADISON, March 22.-The bill to create a
state railroad appraisal commission was
reported for indefinite postponement in
the lower house of the legislature yester-
day. In the senate the assembly bill pro-
hibiting marriages between first cousins
was killed without debate by vote of 10
to 5. The assembly passed a bill authoriz-
ing the governor to fill vacancies in the
senate and assembly by appointment.
The bill to create the county of Villas out
of the northern part of Oneida comfy was
passed by a vote of "a to p after hot dis
cussion. The bill to tax legacies and in
heritances was also passed.