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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-28
Keiiy's Army stranded.

STUART. April 2s.-Kelly's army is
Mt Earlham and refuses to proceed
until wagon or rail transportation is
furnished. Provisions are running
short.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-28

1000 boys pants, worth 25c, for &C.
Domet shirt waists for TIC.
Chllds' pants, worth $I.5o, for Soc.
Childs' blouse suits for 4oc.
Mems fine black clay worsted suits in
regent frock, round and square cut sack
suits, worth $1,000 for $Io.
Duke of York bows, worth Is to 5oc,
I5c each; 75c per half dozen.
Mems half hose, while they last, &C.
Fine spring teck ties, worth 5oc for
25c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-28
Black Goods.

Si-ineh draPcry de Paris at 15c
u yard.
l'-inch henrietta, very fine and
heavy. at l1c n yard.
"e-inch honeycomb. silk finish.
at 21c a yard.
"'-iurh jamestown black swivel
cloth al soc a yard.
NO. - li-inch henrietta, silk
nhlsh' French dye. at 69c n yard.
t'-inch storm serge, SIC quail
ity, at G2l C. a yard.
ic-,hch royal serge. worry fine:
would sell readily at s2c, for 67.c
a yard.
"'-inch gloria silks. excellent
.ot skirts and dresses, ut G9c a
yard.
l'-inch black nuns yelling.
very sheer. Mt i5c yard; rich
he~S and comfort are combined
III thIS beautiful fabric.
itinch albatross. well worth
o'c. at i2c n ward.
iQ-lnch all wool lace srcnadinc,
well worth 81. at 79c yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-28
Fifty Boats rhat Can't &c. Coal.

BUFFALO, n. Y, April 2s.-Fifty boats
are tied up along the Buffalo docks tor
want of coal, though only five days have
elapsed since the great strike Of soft coal
miners was begun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-28
THE Pollard d-Ercckinridge Case Stands.

WASHINGTON, April 2s.-The mo-
tion for new trial in the Pollard
Breckenridge case was overruled by
Justice Bradley this morning. and 80
days given to defendant in which to
file n bill of exceptions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-28

The marvellous success of Hoods
SarsaPariila is based upon the corner
stone of absolute merit. Take Hood s
throughout the spring months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-28
MORE TROUBLE.
lndustrials Seize a Train in
Ohio.
The State Militia Ordered Out
to Dislodge Them.
On the Appearance'of the Mi
litla the Hoboes Retreat.
kelly's Army Stranded and
Stuck at Earlham.
Coxeyites Take a Train at
Troutville, Ore.
Gov. Pennoyer Again Displays
His Donkeyism.
Federal Troops Again Or
derd Out in the West.
Breckinridge Denied a New
Gov. Pennoyer Again Displays
His Donkeyism.
Federal Troops Again Or
derd Out in the West.
Breckinridge Denied a New
Trial-Other Late News.

~CoLUMBUs, April %. - Galvin's
army still has possession of the Bal
timore 4 Ohio freight train at Mt.
Sterling. and delies Detective Ma
honey and so deputies sent from
here this morning to dislodge them.
The governor has ordered out the
14th regiment.
Routed by the Miut!a.
MT. STERLING, April IS. - The
train bearing the militia arrived here
at 1910 this afternoon. The militia
consisted of four companies and a
battery. all under command of Col.
Colt. rhe Calvin army was still in
possession of the freight train When
everything was in readiness Calvin
and Col. Colt addressed the army,
urging them to leave the train, Colt
giving them three minutes to leave.
As the train drew near the hoboes
elm bed down. only one color-bearcr
remaining. Not shot was fired.
The whole army was captured, and
the train steamed Off for Columbus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-28
Challenge Sale

lhe London challenges thee ombined clothing
houses OF Rock Island to meet their prices
The London Always Undersells
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-28

Double-breasted childs' suits, worth
So, for $I.Io.
Mems all-wool suits, worth up to $Io
about 400 in all-for $5.
Mems suits S2.4o. Honest suit.
Cause underwear I9c. worth 35c.
Mems black and tan British half hose
worth 25c per pair; two pair for 25c.
Boys fine suits, worth up to Sis, 90
for $3.50.
Oyeralls, the soc kind, for CSC. Black
and blue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-28

More now than at any previous time of its
cessful career. If any doubt exists, arm
self with these chall ~7ge prices and see Il
other house has the goods at the price:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-28

The shrewdest investors are
now calling in their money or
gathering it together to put in
these seven per cent loans
while they can he had.
The securities we offer are
especially adapted for the in
vestment of savings and trust
funds, as our personal atten-
ton to all the details of the
loan, from its date TO its ma
turity, relieves the holder
from all annoyance except to
present his coupon to us for
collection. For further infor-
nation call at the Office of
JACKSON & HURST,
Masonic Temple.
GEO. F. ROTH,
Supt. Loan Department
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-05-26
THE SOUTHERN DAIRY.
Devons the Better Stock for the Sout hern
Farmer.

Devons the Better Stock for the South hern
Farmer.
In what follows, reference is had to
the wants of the average southern cot
ton, tobacco, rice and general farmer,
and not to breeders and dairymen, who
do not constitute 1 per cent. of our
farming population. I speak to those
who want good milk to drink, good
butter and cheese, working oxen, and
eventually as the proper end of all cat
tie, good fat beef. Combined with
these qualities, where so little is known
about live stock, is generally the
case in the south, hardness, health
pensablc requisites. 1 think no
man acquainted with the differ
ent breeds of cattle and the condi-
tions and necessities of the south,
would say other than that the Devons
are pre-eminently the breed that fills
all these conditions best. This, not
withStanding all the science and all
the practice and all the sneers of all
the specialists, and their literature
possibility, ''the general purpose cow"
That much discussed and abused an
imal may have place in northern
farm economy, but she is the new key
stone of southern agriculture, if that
shaky arch is to regain its old stabi1-
ity.
That the Jersey is the best breed
from which to make butter exclusive
ly, in the hands of skilled dairymen IL in
the north, seems to be proven. This
may be true for the south, but it
is not proven. That question l
am not discussing. The farmer who
wants q few good, hardy cattle which
will thrive with but little attention,
and will cost q reasonable sum to start
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-05-26
HERE AND THERE.

The signs of reserve strength ir
the farming community forms the rea
basis of hope in better Industrial con-
ditions in the near future.
1t is best to sit hen at night, es.
pecially if the position Of the nest is tc
be changed. They will be more apt tc
stick to the nests afterward.
So many persons wanting to star,
with purc-bred poultry will write tc
breeders for parts of sittings of three
or four breeds. This is grave mista Ike
If you want pure-bred stock start with
only one breed.
The Lexington (Ky.) Leader re
porter, after Il talk wi tn farmers, says:
1T is needless to say that the carly
fruit is gone. The tobacco beds are
nearly totally destroyed, even under
canvas. The only resort left to the
farmers now is the plan of forcing
crops
Farmers living in sectious trou blcd
by hawks should prepare screens a bout
the chicken range as places of refuge.
Small piles of brush are excellent for
the purpose. Single branches can be
found almost anywhere in the woods
thick and stocl1y enough for the pur
pose. A few of these conveniently ar.
ranged will be found a great protec.
tiOn.
The a~berry growers of Louis.
lana have adopted Il new method OF
doing away with commission men, who
they say have heretofore got away with
the profits that should accrue to the
producer. This season they propose to
sell a auction from the cars, at all the
great markets to which they ship.
If farmer can grow cne hu ndred
bushels of corn on an acre instead OF
f:fty bushels he will make more than
twice the profit, although his yield is
only doubled, for the reason that he
will have less land to p1ow. and the
first cost of production will be less
The greater the yield OF crop the
smaller the cost proportion. telv.
Run down farms are not much
sought, and can be had for a small su III
com pared with better land and build
ings, vet it will not cost progressive
farmer as much to bring up q piece OF
worn tout land as it will to pay the dir
ference in p, ice between n good fal,I>
and a poor one. In the one case he
must have cash, while in the s.thcr he
gradually applies his labor to the farm.
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-05-26
A MALAoAsv ANTS NEST.
The votry Peculiar to the Great Forest of
MR0AGA8cAF.

All who have journeyed through
the great forest must have frequently
noticed large black or darl<-brown
balls attached to the higher branches
of trees, which are called ''votry."
They are generally a little larger than
a football, but occasionally attain the
dimensions of beehive. These are
ants nests. If you take one down and
examine it "a rather ticklish business).
you will find that it consists of a
tough substance exactly resembling
dry cowdung. This. however, is not
to be found in the depths of the for
est, and is, therefore, not the material
Of which it is made; it is composed of
earth mixed with vegetable fiber, but
SO manipulated as to yield stiff
parchnentlike substance. On the outer
surface arr numerous entrances into
the interioE
Now, if you can find it in your heart
TO be ruthless and cruel, take a
Knife and cut a vertical section through
the nest; you will discover that it is
made up of more or less irregular con-
centric galleries, the floors of which
are about as thick as shilling and
about a quarter of an inch apart.
Each of these floors. or layers is sup
ported by number of pillars rising
from the one Immediately below it.
Near the surface of the nest a number
of ants may be seen. but in the center
CueTc Is a perfect SWaT" Oh IucHl, dlA
doubtless wondering what can have
caused such n terrible catastrophe.
But they waste not a moment of time
in idle speculation. Sec! they are all
as bustling and as busy as they can be-,
and their first thought is to save their
helpless young and their guests. For
guests, indeed, they have.
If you carefully examine the ants
you will see one here and there with a
very minute red insect on its back, evil
IDENTIFY intent, even at the risk of it's
own life, on securing the safety of it's
little guest. This insect, placed under
a maGnifying lens, turns out to be a
beetle. What purpose it serves in the
economy of the nest 1 have never been
able to make out. Attached to the
branch or twigs tina pass right through
the nest there are little !eathery caps,
which contain eggs and small grubs.
OF what are these the Larvae? I know
not. If someone gifted with more than
ordinary patience could study these
''votry" and the life of their inmates.
the result would, I am sure, prove of
Magazine.
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-05-26
COLOR SENSATIONS.
Curious Effects Secured by the Solar
Spectrum.

Curious Effects Secured BY the Solar
Spectrum.
The three primary color sensations
are considered to be red. green and
violet. Certain mixtures of violet and
green produce a blue; red and green
also give a yellow. But it is important
to observe that these are urinary color
sensations. and not primary colors.
primary colors'' is admissible. For it
is commonly imagined that the blue
and yellow mixed in certain proper
tions produce various kinds of green
If yellow and blue pigment be mixed
together with water, the green color
yellow colors. 1t is the one col
or which is not freely absorbed
either by the yellow or by the blue
pigment. The yellow pigment re-
moves the greater part of the blue, in
digo and violet rays; the blue pigment
removes the greater part of the red,
orange, and yellow. Thus the light
that finally escapes is mainly green.
1t is curious to notice, too, that the
sunlight passing through glass of one
color is not only of that color. What
is called the ordinary solar spectrum
is produced by allowing a ray of sun
light to enter a narrow slit and pass
through one or more prisms. If a. bit
of red glass be held over the slit the
whole length of the spectrum is not red
dened; there is no color in the spectrum
of the glass when that color does not
exist in the ordinary (rainb bow spec
trum. If the red glass be pretty pure,
only red and a little orange are visi-
BILE the spectrum; all the rest is cut
away. Wonderful is it also that the
colors seen in natural objects are
chiefly residuals left after internal alb
sorption.
A tulip with green leaves can only
be seen in pure light or in the cor
responding colors of the spectrum. If
it is placed in the red band of the
spectrum the flower shines brilliantly
rcd, while the leaves shine dull red,
not green. If moved to any other
band of the spectrum the red petals
become black and the green alters
much. Magazine.
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-05-26
COSTLY BURIAL.
Surviving Relics OF the Elaborate Funor.
ais of Past Ages.

surviving Relics OF the Elaborate Funor.
ais of Past Ages.
The majority of intelligent persons
are moro or less Indifferent as to- tho
but it may be fely asserted that not
ono would be found to express a wish
that his or her body should be careful
~ preserved in a polished oak or elm
brass-mountcd coffin, and in q walled
grave or vault. 1t is the result partly
of tyrannical custom and partly of
leaving all to the under takcr. The
latter has been shorn of much of his
former profits derived from the sale OF
scarves and bot-bantls, and the hire of
pals, plunaes, feathers and other trap
pings Of woe. The polished coffin and
the brass furniture are the surviving
relics of the Funerals completely fur
rishcd" of past age, and are clung
to with a1fectionate tenacity by those
whose interest it is to have them con.
tinued.
But the undertaken is, after all, what
tho public make him. The courage
and persistence of q few individuals
swept away the costly and useless trap
pings of woe; only a very little more
er and perishable coffins for the pre-.
tentious upholstery exhibited in the
coffin of the day. If the upper classes
would set the example and make per-
ishablc coffins fashionable it would
soon spread to the working classes,
who are still tempted to spend upon q
coffin and n burial money which would
be much more wisely expended in pro-
viding additional comforts and even
nccessaries for the living.-Londop
Lancet.
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-05-26
Clear the Fence Rows.

Many farms have pelts of young
trees and bushes from ten to fifteen
feet wide along the road and line
fences They form a ticket which en-.
croaches yearly upon the fields they
border. 1t seems strange that any
farmer should allow such Il condition
of things to exist, but many do from
sheer carlessness. Sometime they
mean to cut the bushes, but the work
is put off from time to time because
other work seems more Important
Such thickets about fields form lurl<.
in places for animals and foul weeds,
from which much damage can be ex.
pected to growing crops, to say moth.
ing of the amount of soil given up to
them. There is not only great waste.
fulness in such farming, but it gives a
farm an untidy, slovenly look which
ought to be avoided. II ONE and Farm.
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-05-26
Relics OF Early Philadelphia.

James T. Evidge, of the Quaker city.
has been an interchangeable collector OF
relics of Philadelphia's early history.
and his cabinets contain one Of the
most curious personal collections to be
seen. He has chip from the first mill
stone in the United States, used on
Kitchen street, Wissa hickon: a funny
old lamp made in Germantown one
hundred years ago, resembling n COM
bined tea Sittle and coal scuttle; q
piece of Eranlxlin's first 1ightning-rod;
shilling scrip, print ted in 1850 by Frank
lin and Hall on Rittenhouse paper; q
portion OF the old fence still standing
on the battlefield of Germantown,
riddled with br lets; part of the Elm
tree that stood on the Chew estate;
rusty cannon balls and bullets picked
up there, and host of similar inter
esting mementoes of the colonial and
revolutionary ydays.-Pittsburgh Chron-
icle-Telegraph.
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-05-26
Sweet Potatoes.

Slips may be set out for carly pota.'
toes, but the main crop is best planted
in May and June. The land should be
broken and worked fine before plant
ing. Farmyard manure has been found
best for. potatoes, but if commercial
fertilizers are used, those in which
Phosphoric acid and potash predoni.
nate, produce best results. Though
some growers prefer the old practice OF
high hills, it is generally believed that
fiat culture is most profita BILE. The
possibilities and capa bilities of the po-
tato have not yet been fully demon.
Sfra ted. .=DiNie, Earrncr.
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-05-26

with. does not want the Jerseys but
theDevons. A family who wants milk
to drink. will find the Jersey contains
too much fat. The doctors in the
north often forbid it. For some reason
Jercy calves are far more likel1 -
sconr than those of other b1eedss,
which is best cured by taking. the
calf away from its own mother and
putting it with the cow of some Qther
breed. :
AS to Devon butter. we are selling
all we can naakerat about thirty cents
per pound, tic prfes bsinR obtained in
a city full of nortllern visftors.-,-
If the farp9erIde,es not want working
oxen his nSlghbors wilt. and in this, as
well MS in beef. which is the proper
finish of the a1himAl's life. the Devons
'fEs tFsS S1sSsRssssand tss sERs h0sorioas'y better
:. Ihave. recently heard of a remark
tss;s1e coz, -aha Essylt of eress.aE Jerseys
purposes. Such an animal should have
the vigor and size and wrestling quail
ties. to some extent, of the Devons, and
give richer milk. My con tention is
that Devon blood, at least one-haf, is
the surest basis for the southern farm
er's family COW, and it is the result of
a large experience in breeding.
We have proven here in southwest
Georgia that the Devon is as hardy as
Lnc natlVe "nOcVCr Will try the OK
pertinent will, I believe, find that,
with such treatment the average
lnilch COW gets in this region, the
Devon will produce as much butter
the Jersey, and keep in far better con-
ditlon.
For the benefit of the uninitiated, I
may say that three-fourths Of the cat tile
in the far south never taste other food
than native pastures, winter and
summer. Those that fed for
milk get usually nothing moro
than few cotton seed and corn
shucl1s. On this insu efficient feed of in.
fcrior quality, they will give from
pint to quart or two of milk. abova
what the half-starved calf needs. This
is no overdrawn picture for the aver
age farmer, white and black, in the
winter. These views are not theories
nor based on secondhand information
The writer has owned Jerseys, Ayr
-shires and many Holsteins, and has
had considera bic experience and OBJ
servation of cattle, both in the north,
south and in Europc.-Cor. Dixie
Farmer
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-05-26
WHEN MGMoRY DIES.

Forget" thee. mothcrY What? forget
nhc eyes that gazed 0rst into mine?
That watched me, when my life was young,
With watchfulness almost divines
'TorSct'' theo? What9 forget the lips
That to mine own SO Oft wcre pressed?
That moved for mo in many 0praycr
Whilc sweet Glumbered on thy breastf
Forget" thee, motherf whatS forget
Tho tender pathos of that voice,
That made, rs never other could.
My tears depart, and soul rejoicel
"Forgct" thec9 Yes, shall forget
Thy face thy voice, thy lips, thy eycsi
But not till deaths unsparing hand
: Upon me falls, and memory dies!
james Rowe. in Good Housekeeping:
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-05-26

why is Jack such a favorite
among the ladies? He is neither rich
nor handsome ''Oh, but he never at
tempts to guess their ages. s.'-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-05-26

-''Do you believe that story that
Baitjug caught only half dozen dsh2"
Mrs. Baitjug-"Yes; he told me him
self that II was only sixty
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-05-26
Remote.

Papa-What are Georges prospects,
Mabei-His uncle thinks he is pro.
posing to a rich widow.-Puck.
The Lafayette gazette., 1894-05-26
Value of Twin ScR.Wa.

The great value of twin screws.
apart from the Increased speed which
they give, was shown in the case of
the steamship Paris, belonging to
the American Navigation Co. AL
though the rudder of the Paris was
broken, she remained under control
and. by the use of her twin screws.
was turned about and returned to
port. Suc:, accidents are relatively
rare, but when they occur it is usually
in rough weather, when steering gear
is most needed. The ships with twin
screws have in effect a duplicate rud-
der, and are thereby rendered that
much safer.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Although one hears so much of
young French poets nowadays, in real
ity there do not appear to be any. NJ
Camille Doucet, the perpetual secrc-
tary of the Academy of Sciences, has
had to make the r1ortifying announce
ment that no poem worthy OF the
name was sent in on Africa Opened
Up,'' which was the subject selected
for this years competition for the Prize
for poetry granted by the state. The
prize, therefore, amounting to between
one hundred and two hundred pounds
will not be awarded.
Mistress and Maid-''Did You tell
those ladies that l was not at home ?"
''Ycs, ma'am." And what did they
rcply?" They said, oh. how fortu-
mattel "-I1o Scacciapensieri.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-01-12
READING TIE FINGER NAILS,


Woman's Fingers.
Examine her finger nails. If these
wear the hue Of bereavenent-but why
suggest anything so odious and impossi-
Bile! If they are tingcd with ink, beware
of the learned lady or perhaps she is a
successful novelist, with fortune at her
finger ends. Yet she may he a Sappho, a
poet, and We have a distinct impression
that muse may be a pnrilous person to
marry, as in the case of Miss Blanche
Amory And poetry IS not a paying pro-
tession, and Mrs Hemans was too poet
zeal" for Sir Walter Scott. However,
these are merely mortal differences. 1t
needs no 'pallnist" to tell the young
man all TINS, nor does the palmist"
daily over such differences.
If her finger nails are wider than they are long,
beware!
She hath her nails not long, but broad. Is warel
as the sweet singer Of America might
have said. "A hot temper and obstinate
disposition are indicated" This kitten,
as in Mr.. James BosweIl's poem, will
grow a cat and cross like other wives.
If the nails are square tipped, round.
ed next the hand, you may expect a
quick and peppery temper but not
sulks, which Is the worst of tempers in
matrimony Remember that when alady
gives you her hand she gives you all that
the hand implies-ve1y probably she
gives you pepper. 1t would be very in
teresting to know what kind of nails
Mrs. Carlyle had, and what sort adorned
the fingers of Mary Stuart, who notori-
ously "blew up" her husband, though
indeed he richly deserved it. Unluckily
portraits are of little service, as the hands
too often are fanciful and conventional,
especially after Vandyke.
almond shaped nails, especially if not
too pink, indicate cheerful, sweet tenn
per- and are. also of high aesthetic value.
"If the nails are bitten" but we refuse
to believe that the nails of the fair are
ever bitten. Everybody would shun a
maiden who bit her thumb at him.
eff you want a careful, economical
wife, look at her thumb" But who
wants an economical wife, one that will
initiate Mary Stuart when she buys an
Elzevir or an engraving? The collector,
at least. and the conyivial soul Of open
hand will avoid lady who lives by rule
of thumb. AneXtravagant thumb bends
back very far when the hand is opened
as all hands should be DO not choose
a girl who has a soft, fat hand with
fingers held close together. These things
indicate selfshness-but it may be sell
fshness a deux and convenient. Lon
| don News.