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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-14
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfor, and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative; sffectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds. headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction To millions and
met with tie approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
ueys, Liver and Bowels without weak,
ening them and il is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs il for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 BEETLES, but i: is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
TO. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup OF Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
sccept any Substitute if offered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-14
The Weather

Fair weather, very little change
in temperatures; light variable winds.
Today's temperature So.
+. j. WALL, Observer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
The window-Screen.

Even that most matter-of-fact article,
the window screen, has finally yielded
to the efforts of the decorative artist.
The new window screens Of wrought
iron or lacquered brass are fitted with
dainty curtains Of silk or embroidered
muslin. They serve to exclude the pry-
ing eyes Of the curious passer-by just
as effectually as did the hideous land
scape screens Of bygone years. When
1t is desirable to place screen in the
window which will be barrier against
thieves an elaborate pattern Of wrought
iron might be made as useful for the
purpose as the huge grating suggestive
Of prison bars, now in general use. On
ly in the handsomest houses have artis-
tic patterns appeared, but there is no
reason why charming designs In win
dow gratings, as well as screens, should
not be general. The Orientals long ago
devised the effectual fly and insect
screen in their bead and rice portiers,
which keep out flies more successfully
than the ugliest screen of wire net ever
devised by Yankee genius.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

and tissues win bA used over silks; eof
elaborate evening gowns. That sounds
well. and In case n woman can do the
painting herself there IL no reason In
the world why she should not have one
of these gowns. Otherwise they must
be counted among the extravagances
Of an extravagant season. But satin
will be the chief material for evening
wear, no other fabric SO beautifully
adapting itself to the rich folds of the
pleated trains to be worn. A theater
dress Of hortensia colored satin Is the
artists next contribution, Its slightly
trained skirt being pleated at sides and
back. The waist hooks invisibly In
back and has deep 1880 yoke Of the
same shade Of silk mulk lined with
silk. 1t Is alike back and front, show
ing two box pleats at the sides Of the
deep point formed by the trimming,
which is band of darker velvet liber-
ally embroidered with wax beads and
spangles. The sleeve puffs begin below
the shoulders and are held by bands OF
embroidered velvet, and are finished
at the elbows with ribbon bows The
ends Of the ribbon belt reach nearly
to the hem of the skirt. Belts with long
ribbon ends are now plentiful and their
effect Is very graceful, furnishing a
relief from the severity OF the round
belt so long worn. Very pretty ones
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

feet long, place them In position as
shown at Fig. l.; a are hardwood
boards inches wide. The last one Is
8 feet long, with the other two to corr
respond. These are nailed to the poles.
At b are holes In which stakes are
placed to prevent fodder or brush slip
ping off. The upper ends Of the poles
are placed on the bolster Of the wagon;
the lower drag on the ground. A cou-
pling pole runs from the axle to the
crOsspiece, C. This attaches the fodder
drag securely to the wagon and permits
of turning, etc. The figure shows the
drag in position as seen from above.
AS no iron work is necessary, any
farmer can easily construct one him
self. The illustration renders Its
building perfectly easy. The drag is not
only useful for hauling fodder, but
comes handy in disposing of brush or
any bulky material which'is difficult to
load upon wagons. A variation of this
device, made specially for loading
corn fodder, is shown in Fig. 2. Cut
16-foot pinch board II inches wide
into two equal lengths. Place these side
by side fiatwise, n a, and secure firmly
by means of 2x2-inch cleats, b. Bore
an auger hole near the upper end of
each board, and with stay chains fasten
this ladder to back end of the rack.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

The poor woman who tried 10 XIII
herself mt Chicago because she had
spent all her money In vain attempt TO
obtain cure for her deafness through
Dowie's ministrations will have little
sympathy. She knew perfectly well,
as she confesses, that she was being
swindled. She knew that neither Dowie
nor any other man could with mum,
bling and absurd gesticulation relieve
her organic difficulty. She knew that
every dollar she contributed to his
bursting Golfers was tribute to humbug
and blasphemy. Her self-impoverish-
ment, under these circumstances, was
exactly parallel to that Of the gambler
or the drunkard. She is probably fair
sample of the weak-minded people who
belong to the colony this man Dowie
has formed to spare him the trouble of
working for a living. Probably they
all feel, as she felt, that they are vast
ing their money, their time, and their
hope. But they put on bold front of
faith to conceal this secret conscious
ness, for no man will consent to own
that he Is fool; and so mutually de-
ceive one another. Every one Of them,
knowing himself for n dupe, yet be-
lieves that the rest are honest and ac-
cepts unquestioning their hot express
sions of confidence. This, too, notwith-
standing the frequent exposures and
denunciations Of Dowie made by the
newspapers. They want to believe,
and nothing but bitter experience can
quench their pitiable ardor. This expe-
rience comes to all of them sooner or
later, and they stink away to their hope
less homes or into caressing graves.
Bio Dowie's pseudo hospitals continue
to be choked with the ailing credulous
and his pockets with the money they
have wrung from grieving affection.
The crop never fails and probably
never will as long as Dowie manages 10
evade the law. He will keep on sowing
the seed in his alluring pamphlets over
all the country and no soil will be so
large or small. Dowie's uninterrupted
success is Very instructive to young
men ambitious of attaining to Bacon's
ideal of existence, leisure without lott
ering," or Johnson's 'labor without
WEAKNESS" All they need do is to
promise something. If their promises
be large enough and shrewdly enough
adapted to the wants Of those they have
chosen for their prey, they can laugh Mt
contradiction, at exposure, at common
sense, at truth, and (finally) at the poor
devils themselves
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

The report comes from London that
the Sultan of Turkey has consented to
accept the conditions suggested" by
Russia, France, and Great Britain as
to reforms in Armenia. Similar rumors
have been current so often and have
been so relentlessly crushed out by
official intelligence subsequently trans
mitted that the present favorable It'd
ings will not be accepted as final. 1t
Is hoped, however, that Lord Sails
bury's firm attitude is having the de-
sired effect upon the porte and that Ar
menian reforms are now within meas
urable distance. Every month of delay
means new horrors for the oppressed
province. tits reported that the Turk
ish minor officials have formed an
anti-Christian society in the Ergenzian
district to slaughter Christians IL the
porte accepts the scheme of the powers
Well may the tortured men and raw
ished women and children of Armenia
cry out in their agony Of soul: ''How
long, o Lord, how long,"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

Get olive-green sateen for table,
scarf, and border each end with wide
band Of the cretonne; mantel cover to
match. Curtains Of cheap cottage mus
lin, with straight, pleated lambrequin
of the cretonne, and bands to loop back
with Of the same. For the floor Ken
sington rug Of olive green, or mating
Of plain red. A white coverlet and pill
low shams of Swiss muslin, or the cur
tain material, lined with pink silesia.
The woman who lives IN q fiat must be
ingenious il she would be comfortable.
Space Is at a premium. A box window
seat, used for two purposes and costing
but $1.50, is the latest invention. 1t
consists of n packing box two and a
half feet high and four feet long, which
may be bought for 90 cents. Casters
are purchased and are screwed on to
the bottom of the box; then the cover Is
fastened to the box with hinges. This
makes it possible for the box to open
easily, and it will be found most con-
venient place for the gowns for which
there is no room in the closets. 1t Ia
particularly convenient for holding chill
dren's dresses, as there is just room for
the little dresses to be laid out at full
length. Over the box an italian slum-
Der robe is thrown to give it the effect
of window seat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

pushed by the few advanced people for
their winter wear. Anyone who fancies
it has all necessary sanction for going
in for 1t at once, but the fact remains
that loose front bodices, belted waists
and all sorts Of concentrations on bod
ices are really the fashions that are in
their second year and just In full swing,
and the dressmakers will tell you that,
while they are ready with the Louis
XVI, they are really making up many
gowns almost exactly as they did in the
past winter and summer. That Is, with
wide fiaring plain skirts, with bOdices
dropped over belts, and with all the
lace, insertion, beading and spangler.e
they can crowd on.
Special bodices for wear with any
skirt are being made of broadcloth in
curious combination of tailor-made
and ornate styles, as, for instance,
bodice Of cream-colored broadcloth of
exquisite texture fits without wrinkle
and apparently without seam or dart.
1t moulds the figure to the belt line
and clings closely at the sides to the
blouse of pale apple-green mirror vel
vet that is inserted in front. The
blouse is covered with tiny arabesques
Of black lace, folded band Of apple
green velvet clasps the waist, being
caught by jeweled buckle at each side
of the blouse in front A high CORE
spending collar is about the neck, with
buckle at either side of the chin. This
bodice is for wear with either a black
crepon skirt, of silk or Of wool, or with
a fancy light silk Of Dresden pattern,
or with cloth skirt, and may have Its
own skirts, one Of cream broadclotl.
the other of apple-green satin. But the
idea Of a cloth bodice treated in this
combination fashion is certain to be ac-
cepted.
A jacket bodice that combines green's
in cloth and velvet appears beside
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

~ s&AaC ot41m8 AsGam0s
Choose tender and freshly picked
beans, string them and cut them slant
ingly, quite fine. To twenty-five pounds
Of beans take two pounds of common
salt, and after they are cut mix the
salt through them. Let them stand over
night. The next day have little key
ready-that is, properly washed and
thoroughly dried In the sun. There Will
be quite a good deal of brine on the
beans, which must be thrown away.
Pack the beans tight in the keg, and
pound them with your hands. In that
way enough brine win have formed to
cover them. Put clean piece of cloth
over them, small round board on top
OF II, and weigh 1t down with stones 80
that the brine Is over the board Put
the keg In the cellar and allow II to
stand one week. Then take pail Of.
water, wash all the foam and slime that
will have gathered off the top, and wash
the cloth, the board and the stones.
Replace all again. If there should not
be brine enough mix some salt and
water. To be sure you have used salt
enough, put whole raw egg In 1t; II
the egg floats on top, it is a sign that the
liquid Is sufficiently sailed. The wash
ing process must be repeated every
week. A large stone jar can be used
instead of a keg. 1t will be six weeks
until they are ready to be used. Soak
them over night when you desire to
cook them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
For Telephones.

Manager Fowler, Of the telephone ex-
change, Ashland, KY, has devised an
ingenious attachment for telephones
to be used in factories and shops where
the amount Of noise makes 1t almost I'm
possible to hear the call bell Of the in
strument. 1t consists Of steam whis-
tie which Is turned on by means of a
lever operated by magnetism. When
the instrument is called from the ex-
change, the bell rings as usual, and by
the electric current passing through a
magnet a weight is released which pulls
the lever to the whistle. Once started,
the whistle keeps up its shrill note un-
til some one answers the call and turns
or the steam, which is done by simply
replacing the weight.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

for the girl who still wears shirt
waist and plain skirt are Of wide
plaid silk ribbon. The plaid is in the
brightest colors and is often the only
touch Of color about the gown. This
Is one of the little novelties that are
really dressy and not Il bit common
yet
Puffs on the sleeves are being set
lower, but ut the same time the line
following without angle the line of the
shoulder itself Is still recognized as
artistic and generally becoming. In
deed, the best taste seems in favor OF
exaggerating the effect of width across
the shoulder by the lengthening Of the
shoulder line, but the detection Of Its
angle by any violent and arbitrary
change of direction is avoided. A de-
Election downward, however, Is not
offensive, while the hump upward
that was endured with complacency
a little while ago is not TO be tolerated.
An unusually long extension Of the
shoulder slope Is effected In the next
costume sketched. which is of violet
peau de sole made with a plain, wide
skirt. The waist has fitted lining and
a fancy yoke, where the silk Is shirred,
as shown, and is ornamcnted with
wide jet galloon. In black the silk Is
merely gathered TO the yoke with
only a little fulness. The sleeves have
oblong epaulettes of passementerie
and jet finishing with jet fringe in
bac-. and front, and the stock collar
and draped belt are OF darker shade
of velvet.
tons is offered, and spangles and tinsel
are combined with as much artistic re-
gard for color and effect as was ever
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
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They AccOsted Willie.

London is laughing over a bit Of testi-
mony given in the hearings on Lady
Henry Somersets crusade against the
London public halls. Lady Henry SON.
erset determined to collect evidence
herself. She secured another lady as
jealous as herself as a companion, and
the pair obtained the services of a
young curate Of their acquaintance as
male escort. Lady Henry is woman
Of generous proportions, and the lady
who was to accompany her was rather
larger of the two. On the other hand.
the young curate was slight and weaz-
ened, with pale, mild face that bore
a perpetual air Of melancholy. The
trip was made, and when the detective
party was placed upon the stand during
the hearing, the justice asked her lady
ship If, In her travels in the slums, she
had been mOlested or accosted in any
offensive way. Lady Henry was COM
PEELED to reply that she had not Her
companion gave similar testimony.
When the little curate took the stand,
the judge asked the same question Of
hm-if he had been accosted.
EYES," replied the little man, in a
shrill voice, "and very extensively, too"
WELL" said the judge, "what did
the woman say to you?"
"Well, sir" the curate declared, with
intense Indignation, Gin one of the mu-
sic halls a couple Of women came up
to me, and one Of them brazenly chuck
ed me under the chin and said, why so
sad, Willie?"
Even Lady Henry Somerset could not
suppress her laughter.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

any move towards change Is reported
here as soon as 1t is even rumored
abroad, and the models Of s'the newest"
come over while the original Of the
model Is really the newest on the other
side. Still, this country Is about year
backward in actually accepting the new
idea. A few folk who bring over their
gowns appear in the latest novelty, and
very few advanced folk who believe
in having new stuff cut well ahead of
the fashion do likewise, but the fashion
does not become really a generally ac-
cepted affair till at least year later.
Then its beauty Is recognized, 1t be-
comes the right thing, the fashion last
popular becomes suddenly ''out," and
we are in the swing, though year late.
About this second and accepted year of
the mode, appears touch Of the next
to come newest, but the popularity Of
the running mode Is not in the least
shaken, though, as was the case in the
previous change, the very advanced
folk go in for newer style.
In the present season this is just
what is happening. Early last fall the
loose front and very fancy bodice with
belt at waist was rumored. AT the close
Of the season and in all the summer
dresses it was accepted, that was the
past summer and the first season Of the
style. Now for fall comes the report of
Marie Antoinette, of jackets, fancy
coats and Louis XVI. things generally.
All that is right, and all that will be
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
A SuccessfuI Lecture.

All lecturers like to have their efforts
appreciated, and some want all the
world to realize how great was the sat
isfaction of their audience. The Amer
lean tells of an instance where this in
clination showed the lecturer in an
amusing light:
Brown say, James, the boy from
the newspaper Office has called for the
report of that lecture. Is 1t finished?
James "a novice)-All but a short
sentence in the middle Of It, and I can't
for the life Of me make out from my
notes what 1t Is.
Brown-Oh, just put in "Great ap-
plause," and let 1t go.
James acts on the suggestion with the
doctored part reading:
Friends, will detain you but few
moments longer" Great applause.)
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

bestowed on jewels. The result is that
such trimming deserves more consider
alton than was ever before granted to
1t, and that n beautiful gown Is not
vulgarized but enhanced In effect by
the employment of such Ornamental
ton. The scheme of trimming display
ed in the next picture employs like rich
ness and Is deliberately contrivej, but
the result Is entirely tasteful, with no
suggestion Of being overdone. The
material is n silk In one OF the newly
fashionable blues. The waist has a
wide center boxpleat ornamented with
three fancy buttons and all the rest Is
covered with deep cream guipure out
lined with black buttonhole twist. At
either side Of the center pleat runs a
black gauze ribbon spangled with jet,
and the same Is used for the tabs,
which extend all around.
Jacket effect Is produced by collars
that hang in front Of pair OF wide
fat tabs and that take the lines Of the
loose fronts OF a short jacket. Under
these tabs the puffery and fiummery
of the bodice goes on appearing In
blouse fashion between the tabs. All
this puffery may be Of any color and
material without the least regard to
the color and material of the tabs, but
the sleeves may match the tabs and the
collar may match the skirt. Collars
like that In the final picture give a
dainty finish and are much used. This
one is Of white satin appliqued with
black braid, and finished I'm front with
tabs of pleated chiffon. This collar
and its tabs constitute, with belt and
big bow Of black satin, the entire
scheme of trimming for this dress,
which Is made of changeable crepon
showing black and green.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

Wealthy people in the East are set
ting the example of inexpensive funer-
ais. They are doing this in the interest
of poor families who are really unable
to meet the extraordinary expense in
VOWED in what has come to be the con-
ventional interment. 1t costs great
deal to die and be buried these days.
The undertakers are not responsible
for the sentiment or fashion" that pre-
walls. Many people are reluctant to
bury their dead simply and unostenta-
tiously lest they be charged by their
neighbors with showing lack of respect
for the deceased. Hence, they 60 to all
sorts Of extravaganza which they can
not afford, and incur obligations which
they. are able to meet only at consid-
cradle personal sacrifice. The reform
inaugurated should become general.
A plain coffin and a simple, private cere-
monial should be sufficient, except, per-
haps, in cases where the dead man or
woman was q person Of such public
eminence as to make demonstration
fitting. AS IL is, families having loved
ones to lay away in the earth are put
to charge Of from $3.50 to $500 under
the false notion that such expenditure
is required by some social rule. Moth.
ing could be wider Of the mark. So
ciety asks nothing Of the kind. The
simpler the ceremonial the better. II
Is supposed that in the burial the body
is to resolve into the original elements,
and hence 1t Is folly to incase 1t In a
costly casket, which merely interrupts
the process of nature 1t is for the rich
to change the order. II they will take
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17

In the capture of George Fraker,
after the disclosure Of similar efforts
at swindling in Chicago and in other
cities, the insurance companies are
likely to End another reason for exer-
cising great caution in the payment of
suspicious claims. Fraker had been
missing for two years-a long time for
a man to be utterly lost to view. He
now asserts that he did not enter into
a prearranged plot to gull his insurers
out of their money, but that having
seen 1t reported that he was drowned
he determined to lie low and allow his
heirs to profit by the fortunate acct
dent. Even IL this story Is true, Fra
ker, of course, is just as culpable as
though he had set about the plot with
deliberate preparation. 1t is no excuse
Of a mans guilt that fate made it easy
for him to be guilty. Fraker seems to
have had unusual luck in his evil en-
terprise, for he not only succeeded in
appearing to die, but in keeping him
self unrecognized for long period,
and until his friends could secure the
profits Of his swindle. 1t seems that
insurance swindling Is developing in
to a distinct and popular branch Of
criminal performance. Fraker's case
shows how easy it is to trump up a
spurious insurance claim. He and his
kind, therefore, are not only endanger-
ing the companies, but injuring the in
terests of some other people who with
just insurance claims may be incon-
venienced by the necessary added eau
ton of the concerns doing insurance
business. 1t is to be hoped that Fra
ker's punishment will be swift in COM
ing and severe In kind
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-17
A Billy as a Buiidozer.

The worst bull l ever had or saw
and l have had an average of twenty
bulls for the last fifteen years-was
tanned by reaching over board fence
and striking his horns while he was
paving and believing during his Of
forts to reach us through or over the
fence This bull would chase a man
out Of a large field, and surely kill him,
If reached. But he was subdued with
a small, round, hardwood stick in the
hands Of butcher who came to my
place to buy him, which he did and
took the bull away, on foot, single
handed, and drove it before him two
miles without assistance.