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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-13
NATURES CRUELTY.

Tho Ichn"umon Fly Makes It's Natural
Enemy Serve Its Purpose.
The ichneumon fly Of Ceylon is the
natural enemy of the spider This insect
is green in color, and in form resembles
n wasp with a marvelously thin waist.
1t makes its nest of well worked clay
and then goes on q hunting expedition.
Its victims are invariably spiders of va.
rious kinds, but all are subject to the
same mode Of treatment. A scientific
sting injects some poison, which effec-
tually paralyzes the lucl1less spider,
who is then carried off to the nest and
there fastened with u dab of moist clay
Another and another victim is brought
to this chamber of horrors. Then the
president mother ichneumon fly proceeds
to deposit her eggs, one in the body of
each spider, which can Just move its
legs in n vague, aimless manner but
can offer no resistance.
This done, the fly returns to her work
as "a mason. She prepares more clay and
builds up the entrance to this CHASTITY
cell. Then she commences a new cell,
which she furnishes i'll like manner, and
then closes; then she adds yet another
cell, and so proceeds until her store of
eggs are all provided for, and her task
III life being accomplished she dies,
leaving her evil brood to hatch at lei
sure. In due time these horrid little
maggots come to life and find them
selves Graded in larder of fresh meat.
Each poor spider is still alive, and his
ifIipac afford y,rfr.i mani f,y fka ;,t,,o,,
mon grub till it is ready to pass in the
chrysalis stage, thence to emerge as a
winged fly fully prepared to carry out
the traditions of its ancestors with re-
gard to spiders. Reporter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-13

The women did it-John sherman.
The Lord did it-Bcn Harrison.
The tariff did it-W. Mckinley.
Tammany did it'll. Parkhurst.
Grover did IT'D. Il. Hill.
Congress did it-G. Cleveland.
The A. =. A. did it-C. johnson.
The Catholics did it-Archbishop
Ireland.
Money did it-Georee NJ. Pullman.
j did it-Cullom. Mason and Carr.
The democrats did it-Gov. Waite.
Hard times did 1.-THE Devil
Springfield Register.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-13
How it Happened.

:, Tho following remarkable event in lady's
HE wi!iinterest The reader: For long time 4
had Z terrible pain at my heart, which aut-
tered almost incesSantly. had no appetite
and could not sleep. l would be compelled
TO sd up n bed aud belch gas from my stom-
ach Until ! thought every minute would Dc
my last. There was u feeling of oppression
about my heart, ard was afraid To draw a
fail breath. couldn't sweep II room with
out sitting down and resting: but, thank
Goi, by the help OF New Heart Cure all that
Is past and foei like another woman Re-
for, using the New Heart Cure ] had taken
Giisrent so-ca!icd remedies and been treated
Dy doctors without any Geneft until ! was
boih discouraged and disguised. bly, husha nd
bought me bottle of DIR. Miles New Heart
Cnro, ana am happy to say never regretted
IT. as now have q. splendid appetite ana
steep ven. weighed 125 pounds when ] be-
gan taking the remedy. and now weigh 1907
Its eicct in my case has been truly marvel
Gus. III Iar SURPRISES any other medicine
nave ever taken or any benefit ] ever re
f3ttsyille, Pa, October IL. 1s!f2.
Dr. Miles New Heart Cure is sold on ;,osi-
I'VE guarantee by all druggists, or by the Dr.
Miles Medical Co, Eikhart, Ind on recent OF
price 81 per bottle. six bottles 90, express pre-
paid. This great discovery by an eminent
opiates Tor dangerous drugs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-13
A Meeting Point In Africa.

Africa is big place. But it is not
big enough to contain England. France.
Germany, Portugal and Italy. And
when England starts with Cape
Town to Cairo" idea, while France sets
herself 70 expand across the continent
the other way, it is obvious that there
Is point somewhere in the middle at
which the two must meet And tat
point has now been reached Pail lIall
ButlQet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-13

The Local Markets..
GRAIN. ETC
WheSf--.i0c.
Corr--ncw, re: old, sec.
Oais- 3al13ic.
Hay-TimothY. SiaD5i5; un,.na SiOilsli;
Wild, $50 80; slough 81 .S1; baled 81.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
PotGtcee-itlc.
Onions-30c per bu.
PRoDrCE.
HHtfer-Fair ia choice lscG1 zoe creamery, 2ac.
Eggs-Frcsh, TIC.
Pou.try-spring chickens, &c per pound.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle Butchers pay for. corn fed steers
81 0tic; cows and hcifcrs, zLGo3 !; calves
81 aL4I9c.
Hogs 3Z6lsi5c
ShecI-3cQllc
Spring lamb 3HGSc pouni.
FUEL.
Coal-Soft. t0c.
WOod-S5 80 per cord
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-13

VIZ have heard nothing Of that
Illinois democratic gcrrymander the
republicans were wont to bray about.
since Nov. q. We doubt if the re-
publicans had themselves redistrict-
ed the state whether they could
have kept the democratic representa-.
tion down to one lone congressman
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-13

Rudy's Pile Suppository is guaran-
teed to cure piles and constipation
or money refunded. Fifty cents per
box. Send stamp for circular and
free sample to Martin Rudy, Lancas-
ter. Pa. For sale by L. II. Thomas
and Hartz & Bahnscn, druggists,
Rock Island, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-13

TUESDAY. NOVEMBER IS. 1894.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-13

Are the good qualities possessed by
Hoods Sarsaparilla. Above all it
purilies the blood, thus strengthen
ing the nerves; it regulates the di-
gestive organs. invigorates the kid
neys and liver, tones and builds up
the entire system. cures scrofula,
dyspepsia. catarrh and rheumatism
Get Hoods and only Hoods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-13

The people in the con. ressional
district below us seem To have gotten
n Marsh in which no Plantz will ever
grow. They are to be pitied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-13
BUCKLEN's ARN1CA sALvE.
The swin.nopk,ns Contest.

CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-Judge Scales has
dismissed the case Of Swift against Hop
kins, u contest for the mayoralty on the
ground Of fraud at the polls. An appeal
was taken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-13
It Should BIS IN Every House.

j. Il. Wilson, 81 CLAY ST., Sharps-
burg, Pa. SAYS he will not he with
out DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. that
it cared his wife who was threatened
with pneumonia after an attack of
LA Grippe" when various other
remedies and several physicians had
done her no good. Robert Barber, of
Cooksport, Pa, claims DIR. Kings
New Discovery has done him more
good than anything he has ever used
for lung trouble. Nothing like il.
Free trial bottles at Hartz Il Ull-
meyers drug store. Large bottles
30 cents and 81.
ELECTRIC BITTERs.
THIS remedy is becoming so well
known and SO popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song
of praise.-A purer medicine does
not exist and it is guaranteed to do
all that is claimed. Electric Bitters
will cure all diseases of the liver and
kidneys. will remove pimplcs, boils,
salt rhcum and other affections
caused by impure blood.-Will drive
malaria from the system and prevent
as well as cure all malarial fevers.
For cure of headache, constipation
and indigestion try Electric Bitters
Entire satisfaction guaranteed. or
money refunded-Price so cts. and
$1.O0 per bottle at Hartz & Ulle-
myer.
BUCKLEN's ARNICA sALvE.
The best salve in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores. letter, chapped
hands. chilblains, corns and all skin
eruptions. and positively cures
piles or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price rs cents per
box. For sale by Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-13

Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. bill
iousness, jaundice, indigestion. sick
headache-25c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24

SENATOR WILSON'S. CoURAGE.-Af-
ter Henry Wilson's first election to the
United States Senate, he gave his
friends q dinner. The table was set
with not one wineglass upon 1t.
"Where are the wine glasses ?" asked
several of the guests merily.
"Gentlemen," ," said Mr.. Wilson, "you
know my friendship for you and my
obligations to you. Great as they are,
they are not great enough to make me
forget the rock whence I was hewn
and the pit whence I was dug Some
of you know how the curse of intemper-
ance overshadowed my youth. That ]
might escape, fled from my early sur
roundings. For what am, am in.
debted, under God, to my adherence to
it. Call for what you want to eat, and
if this hotel can provide it, it shall be
forthcoming; but wines and liquors
cannot come to this table with my con
sent, because I will not spread in the
path of another the snare from which
I escaped"
Three rousing cheers showed the
brave senator that men admire the mar
who has the courage of his convic
tions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24
Dangers Of Electric Wires.

A New York letter says I'm cities
where crowds Of people must walk un-
der countless electric wires whenever
they step into the street, electrocution
is daily adding to the list Its victims
and turning out new jobs for coroners
and undertakers. In the week ending
last Saturday nobody was killed by the
wires in st. Louis; but a youth in
Brooklyn was killed by taking hold oil
All iron railing that had been charg.
ed from a live wire not properly insu.
lated a policeman at Pittsburg was
killed while picking up a supposedly
dead wire lying in the street; q man In
some New Jersey town leaned against
the iron pole supporting electric wires
and was shocked to death a; and in
Philadelphia a lineman, while riding
along the street on repair wagon, fell
dead, an iron rod he had hold of hav.
ing touched a live wire in passing. II
,is going to destroy a great many lives
before this practice of spreadinga u net
work of deadly wires over every com.
munity Is stopped"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24
Charity OF Speech.
(Humane Jouenal.)

Charity of speech is as divine thing
as charity of action. To Judge no one
harshly, to misconceive no mans mo.
tlves, to believe things are as they
seem to be until they are proved other
wise, to temper judgment with mercy
surely this is quite as good as to
build up churches, establish asylums,
and found colleges.
Unkind words do as much harm as
unkind deeds. Many heart has been
wounded beyond cure, many reputa-
ton has been stabbed to death by few
little words.
There is a charity which consists in
withholding words, in keeping back
harsh Judgments, in abstaining from
speech, if TO speak is to condemn.
Such charity hears the tale Of slander.
but does not repeat it; listens in sill
lence, but fOrbears comment; then
locks the unpleasant secret up in the
very depths Of the heart. Silence,
can still rnmor; 1t IL speech that keel r
a story alive, ana lends it vigor.
The heart ti.at is filled with bitter
ness will give vent to it in words. II
sees nothing bright or beautiful be-
cause its vision la clouded. Words
are good test of temper and habit OF
thought. AS ito the pure all things
are pure" so to the malicious and ILL
tempered all things are black, unlovely
and of all iii repute. Words are also
the signs of thought, aud if the
thought be kind and good, the words
will be kind and gentle, free from mall
ice and Observation-Disclosures. There is
nothing that so refines the face and
mind as the constant presence of good
thoughts.
Fifty spoken, words fall like the sun
shine, and dew, and the summer rain;
but when unfitly spoken, like the
frost, the hail, and the desolating tenn
pest. Therefore, by our words we pro-
claim what we are.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24
Working for a Soul.

Not for souls. But for soul. Only
one. One at time. Not by whole.
sale, but individually. Not Indefinite
souls in Africa or New Zealand, but
one soul in your own family, in your
circle, in your community. Work for
soul. DR.. Cuyler tells US of warm.
hearted lawyer in his Church who
made up his mind to work for the
conversion of a certain infidel in the
congregation. He went to work de-
liberately. He was patient and per-
sistent. He did not lack faith. or wis
dom, he was kind and gentle.
His yearning after the soul of his
friend brought q rare degree of Christ
likeness to his own life. After awhile
the infidel said to him In a half jest,
"Mr. j. you would better give
me up as hard case, and try some
body else" But the soul-hungry law
yer did not give up his friend. He
gave himself all the more to his self
appointed work, and he did not cease
his praying and working until his
friend was soundly converted to God.
Oh, worker in the cause of the un.
saved, pick out YOUR one soul then
devote yourself wholly to your task.
Do not be diverted from your royal
purpose. Let that one soul be con-
stanly in your thoughts, in your pray
ers, in your plans. And it may be
that, sooner than you think for God
will grant you your hearts desire.
One soul. Not score. Only one.
Pray for one. Plead for one. Work
for one. Live for ,one.-The
Epworth Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24

"The chief evil of war, as DR.. Chan
ming has said, 'is not that man is slain,
but that he is slain, spoiled, crushed,
by the cruelty, t..e injustice, the lreach.
cry, the murderous hand of man. The
evils moral evil; war is the concen.
sration Of all human crimes. Under
its standard gather violence, rage,
fraud, rapacity, peridy. and lust. II
1t only slew man it would DO little. II
turns man into beast of prey He
rightly adds that u more fearful bell
in any region of the universe, thun 9
battlefield, cannot we'll he conceived
There the fiends hold their revels.
This is no exaggerated language, for 9
great admirer of General Skobelotf de-
scribed him after battle, when rage
was still In his face aud the smoke and
dust still on his person, as demon
rather than q man. The heart shud
ders to think of the storms of passion
which rage over field of battle where
Inen NOW each other down like grass
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24
App.,Ii.x Depth. OF Space.

In q recent lecture, Sir Robert Ball
said that telegraphic message would
70 seven times round the earth in a
second, and if telegraphic message
could be sent to the moon, 1t would
reach it's destination in little more
than q second. 1t would take some
thing like eight minutes to arrive at
the sun; but how long, think you,
would 1t take to get to Alpha Centauri,
travelling thither 10000 miles a sec
ond? seconds, minutes, hours, days,
weeks, months would not be long
enough; 1t would take no le.s than
three years, travelling all the time al
that tremendous pace, before 1t would
reach its destination, If that is the
case with respect to the nearest of the
stars, what must I've said of those which
are farther off? There are stars 70 re-
mo 9 that If the news of the victory OF
Wellington at Waterloo had been
flashed 10 them in 1915 on that celestial
telegraph system, it would not have
reached them yet, even If the message
had sped at the speed indicated, and
had been travelling all the time.
There are stars 80 remote that If, when
William the Conqueror landed IN Eng
land In 1865, the news of his conquest
had been dispatched to them, aud il
the signals flew over the wire at q
pace that would carry them seven
times round the earth in q siLgla sec
ond of time, that news would not
have reached them yet. Nay, more,
il the glad tidings of that first Christ.
mas in Bethleham, nineteen centuries
ago, had thus been disseminated
through the universe, there are yet
stars of which astronomers could tell
us, plunged into space in depths so ar
palling that even the 1894 years
which have elapsed since that event
would not have been long enough fol
the news to reach them, though II
travelled 1900 miles IN every second
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24

wonder DR.. Wayland Hoyt was
moved to exclaim: "If young people
only knew the value of their youth ~
He says IA half hour each day stead
lily given to the vanquishing of some
real books in history, science, and liter
ature, is three honrs week, is more
than twelve hours a month, Is more
than twelve solid days of twenty-four
hours each year. What cannot the
busiest man accomplish by such seiz.
ures of fragments of time: o if the
young people only knew the culture
possible for them by such simple
means! And for evermore it is the man
who knows who gets to be the human
who does, and to whom the chance for
doing comes. Merely frittering news
paper and novel reading-a youth
hood only devoted to that-how pitt
ably sad No ship drifts into harbor.
No young person drifts into an achiev-
ing manhood or womanhood."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24
Enduring unto Death.

Rightly improved, our losses and
trials help us to be, which is even
better than being helped to do. II
used to be thought that the coral in
sect was patient WORKER, and that
the islands upreared by him from the
ocean depths into the sunlight were
the result of his untiring toll; but
modern science has shown that it is
the endurance, rather than the indus.
try, of coral insects, which uplifts these
islands. 1t is the gradual hardening
of the insect in its place that makes
the coral and it is his life built in on
the lives of those who were before him
that goes to form the basis of the gar
dens of tropical bloom and fruitage,
when the upper air shall have been
reached by the successive generations
of those who hive and endure and die
at their sea-swept posts. SO it may be
with us, in our slow hardening of char
acter, and our slow dying unto self, at
some post of duty, way under the sur
face far out of the worlds sight,-our
endurance may do more than our best
work could do, and our progress may
be greater while we wait, than it could
be If we moved forward.
1--WE climb like corals, grave by grave,
But pave path that's sunward."
And by and by, when those who
come after us have entered into the
reward of our enduring, they shall
speak gratefully of what we were, even
though the world knows nothing of
what we did and it may be they will,
in consequence, be the readier to con-
form themselves to Him who was a
son, yet learned he obedience by the
things which he suffered" and was
made complete through sufferings."
Sunday School Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24
The Loving Act OF a Dog.

During mothers long and severe i'll
ness, Carlo took great interest in all
that pertained to her, watching the
doctor very closely and sitting by the
half hour with bis chin on the bed by
her side. We brought our bread, and
knowing Carlos fondness for warm
biscuit the baker often gave him one
which he quickly dispatched. Once
during a severe attack of mothers
when we were doing our utmost to
tempt her appetite, Carlo came ir
early one morning, bringing his warm
biscuit untouched, and laid it on the
floor by mothers side. She was toe
sick to notice this act of his, but mo-
to be disappointed In his own plan hi
came forward and lifted the biscuit tC
her pillow and retired again to his cor
ner to wait some look Of thanks from
her. 1t came, and such happy dog
He had brought his choicest offerings
warm biscuit-and it bad been recog
nized. Was there not loving plan
and careful observation in this act p
Mary E. Holmes. In Science.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24
From the Herald and Presbyter.

1t ought not to be forgotten that
Church-membership imposes o6liga-
tion. The Master says "Go work to
day in my vineyard" He places one,
two, five or len talents i'm the hand OF
every one, and says: OCCUPY; em-
ploy this we'll until / come" The
range of activity is so wide that every
one can find something to do, and 1t IL
wonderful how the doing of some
thing elicits interest and kindles
Church love. When people are not
sctivein Chuch work they are easily
disappointed, irritated, or turn from
their Christian profession.
A minister was seated in bis study
one Saturday afternoon finishing his
sermon for Sunday, when a caller
came in, a man who was an Irregular
attendant at the Church services: and
said :: pastor, l have come to ask you
TO take my name off the Church book.
] don't want to belong to the Church
any more. 1t seems to me our Church
is such cold place, and I don't know
many of the members. and for other
reasons I want to be out of the
Church."
The minister replied: II am very
bhsy to-day and have not time TO talk
the matter over with you, but before
you leave your Church / want to ask
Il favor from you must leave the
city on Monday morning and will not
return for two weeks. There il a poor
family over ON H. Street whicl, ] am
very anxious about, and | want 10
know whether you will he kind enough
10 look after them during my absence"
The man said: ''l never did such q
thing, but IL it will br any accommnda-
tion to you, Pastor, will try and LOOK
them up" - -.
Monday afternoon he climbed up
three fights of stairs, on H. Street,
and upon knocking at the door ne
heard q faint voice say: "COme 1n."
He walked in upon the bare floor and
found two occupants, the one y little
girl with hollow, famished cheeks and
red eyes, aud the other the child's
mother, lying on q poorly furnished bed,
burning up with fever. The little one
said that she had not been able to get a
bite for either of them all that day.
The man stood in the middle of the
room an instant, turned quickly, went
TO the nearest grocery, filled BASKET
with provisions and dellcacies, sent in
at once to the room he had left, and
then sent for a physician. He repeat.
ed his visits daily, and one day was
moved to tears as he overheard The lit
tie girl said: "Mamma, this good man
that God sent il just like the Saviour,
for you told me that Jesus healed peo-
pie and fed them when they were
hungry" ,....
The moment the man heard of his
PASTORS return he went directly to his
house, and meeting him in the door
way, said: "P. st0r, do not want
my name off the Church books, and |
want you. to forgive meforever asking
you to take It off, even as believe God
has forgiven me. These two weeks
have been the happiest of my life.
And / do not believe you will know
the congregation, the people have
changed so greatly doing your absence.
They have all gotten 30 kind and 80
cordial, and it seems to me that we
have now the best Church in the
world" 1
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24
He strong In the Lord.

How common it Is for the Lords
people to indulge needless fears, like
David when he said, 81 shall one day
perish by the hand of Saul" And
here, the Lords answer to Peter might
find place. 20, thou of little faith
wherefore did>t thou doubt ?" If thou
doubtest the Lords willingness to save
thee, wherefore did he die, for thee,
the chief of sinners ? If thou callest
In question his power, what is there In
thy case that can battle Omnipotence ?
F thou art discouraged, know the
weaker thou art In thyself, the strong
er thou shall I've in him, and he will
perfect his own strength in thy weak
ness. If thou fearest enimies, "Sanc-
tify the Lord of Hosts himself. let him
be your fear, and let him be your
dread" Trust him, and though weak,
he will strengthen though faint, be
will revive; though wounded, he will
heal. "Be strong and very courage
ous." Remember Gods throne is in
heaven. land be assured with David,
that though your enemies encompass
you az bees, in the name of the Lord
you shall destroy them."-Simeon. :