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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-10
IhE MARKETS.
New York Financial.

NEW YORK, july O.
Money or cali nominally l41,G per cent;
prime mercantile paper 4d5ls per cent;
sterling exchange firmer. with actual bust
ness in bankers bills AZ 1874 is4ss for de-
mand and 4s'14s1l4 for sixty days: posted
rates. 4s71SGt4sS ami 4ssls J4S3; commercial
bills. ASA iSb,l
Silver certificates. 6s,s063'4 no sales; bar
silver. ISIS; Mexican dollars. 53'4
Cnitel States government bonds easier:
rev As registered. 1853: do. coupons. 1854:
SIS registered. l!21i DO. coupons ll.7i as:
registered. Us: do coupons. lGsjs: - regis.
tered. %: Pacific 6's of %. iGJj..
Chicago Grain and Produce.
CHICAGO. July ..
Following were the quotations on the
Board of Traie iay: Wheat-Juiy. orcned
d55sc. closed t,lsr: september. ooene 1870.
closed !6'4c; Deccriber. opele SIS. clos Il
aS,ic. Corn-Juy. opened 21i:c. c,os,i sag;
September, opened &c. c.osel. .6;sc; May.
opened :sl.c. c.osc .3is:. Oats-July. opened
l5l.c. closet la1%, september. openel lyssc.
closet l55sc; May. opened Is. clo-ei 1sc.
Pork-July, nominal. clos.l 500: Sep
TENDER. opened SGts. close $50; January.
opened S..4p. closel S..3.lS Larl - July
nominal, closed $3.50; September. opened
ST. closed $3.50
Pro luce: Butter-Extra creamery Ir.;c
per III. extra GARY. L.: fresh packing
stock. .i.9sc Eggs-Fresh stock. 9i.: per
~,
ID: chickens thensl, Sc; spring chickens.
llal2l.c: ROSTERS. &c: ducks 81; geese
500 FER dozen. New potatoes. stcaSl. 0O
per barrel. Honey-White clover. Bale per
H.: broken comb. 9ai0c: extracted. 5a6c.
Black r;,spberries. 6jG6j: per l6-quart
| case. B,ackberr.es. - % %: per l5 quar-
case.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO. July9
| Live Stock-Prices at the Union Stock
yards today rangei a. follows: Hogs-Es-
timatei receipts for the day. 2SU,: sales
ranged at $50 $3.50 pigs, s3.25t3 IS light.
$2.sJG3W rough packing, S3.l5a34j mixed
| and S3.05ft33j heavy packing and shipping
lots
| Cattle-Es.rnasel receipts for the day,
| e,5,I; quotations rangei at s425a4.55 choice
| to extra shipping steers. ti.W3f.JJ good 10
| choice do, $3.Jn4 u fair TO good. 50 5JN:}g1
common to medium do. ssEya3sO butchers
steers. $!.5033.41 stockers. S3:Jzt5.s 20 feeders
$l.3ya3. 80 cows. $240aI.0o heifers. t20td31j
bulls. oxen and stays, S..55sS3..0 Texas stserA
| and 81 .JG5.W veal calves
| sheep and Lambs-Estimated receipts for
| Tbs day. 9.0OJ: sales ranged At 81. .5g39) west
| erns. SlId3. Texans. S..WG4. 10 natives AMI
| $2.10 lC.35 .anbi
The Local Aaxkets.
| Cofn-29@z3c
| Oats-16n70c
Hay-1i0othy, s70Se; wild. 0aose
| Potatoes. uew-I E35c.
Bnuer-Fsir 70 enc ce, ls fresh creamery
le.
| ExRs-Yresh. &c.
spFiug ehicsens- q 80 . dozen.
1 Turkeys-1c.
| Geese-7c.
Dncks--sc.
| Cosl-soft. Ice.
Cst;le-Bu,chefs pa for core fed sfeers sszes
ske: cows and heifers. Sse = SIC; calves. 81
QliSc.
| Hogs 313kc.
sheep-3Kc
Spring Lamb-&a SnQf4 head
Children Gvv for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-10

81 haven't seen you OH change late
ly."
"No. I'm making more money BY
outside speculation.
ANY objection to putting me next to
it:''
"None at all. It's simply getting
bets on the weather. l copper the
weather predictions. Chicago Trib.
une.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-10
Fault Finders.

There would not he half so many
grumblers in the world if people did not
think that fault finding was a proof of
superior intelligence Milwaukee Jour
nal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-10

What is grief: 1t is an obscure laby-
rinth into which God leads man, that
he may be experienced in life, that me
may remember his faults and abjure
them. that he may appreciate the calm
which virtue Rivea -Sche6er.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-10
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

BIcAaO, ROCK ISLAND . PACIFIC
Rsivsy-riehefe can Be purchased or bag
gage checked At Il Twentieth stree. depct
or Y d depot corner Pifth syenuc ~
rn"fy rrss street, Prank b. Piummer, Agent.
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cover of which being loose, of course baby
bear fell in an ignominious heap to the
bottom, where be lay struggling and kick
ing, while his master shouted with laugh
ter. AT last the poor beast gave such a
desperate kick that over went the barrel
and he made good his escape.
Harry had to sit down on the floor and
hold his sides, they ached so from excess
siye laughing as he saw his disgusted pet
rush through the kitchen and out through
the hole IN the kitchen door like a streak
of lightning, leaving trail of white flour
behind HIM all the way across the yard,
never stopping until he was safe in the
shelter of mis- own box.
1t proved source of great amusement
to the little boy for the next few days to
stand and watch the bear pick the sticky
dough off his furry coat and put it in his
mouth, wearing all the time look of such
injured innocence.
can assure you that Harry's pet could
never again be induced to mount the
kitchen steps, which am sure was perfectly
satisfactory to Harry's mother, while the
sight of jug would SEND him at once in a
perfect fit of terror straight to his box,
where he would remain for the rest of the
day.
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THE DONALD sERIBs---No. XIV.

FOR TINY BOYS.
To-day I'm going to tell the tiny boys
three little stories, or about three "little
times" in Donald's life, that will let you
wee chaps know how. very much he has
always loved all kinds of ANIMALS.
| When he was just old enough to stretch
forth his chubby fists for what he wanted,
| he would scream and kick with delight at
the sight of horse, or dog, or cat. And,
/ am sorry to say, when he was about
one year old he loved his two little kittens
| so hard and squeezed them so tight that 1
! am sure they did not live to be very old
| cats.
| One day as Donald and his mamma were
out walking they saw coming toward them
very cross dog that was really the terror
of the neighborhood. Maybe boys, strings,
tin-cans and stones had something to do
with his temper).
| Mamma walked into the street, calling
70 the little boy to follow her, so as to give
! the dog the freedom of the sidewalks; but
! Donald failed to obey. When mamma
| looked around to understand why. he had
not come she saw him gently stroking the
animals shaggy head.
| "Why, Donald how do you dare to
touch that creature?"
"Oh, mamma, don't be afraid" he an
swered. Don't you know, looked
/ straight into his eyes, and then he knew L
was his master and let me pat him right
away"
Once upon time, when Donald was
about a, in the sweet Maytime of the year,
the family left town to spend few weeks
in delightful mountain glen. One day,
| when they were returning from a long
walk, snake suddenly glided across the
path in front of them.
'Look out. Donald, there's q snake" I"
cried his brother. "0h, where, brother ?''
shouted the child. Let's catch him by
| the tail quick and take him home TO be
our pet snake" Without one particle OF
fear off the boy darted to catch the snake,
but Mr.. Snake proved too swift for him
and was soon far out of Donald's reach, so
the little boy was forced to give up his
wished for pet.
shall never forget the first day Donald
spent in San Francisco.
His mamma and he had occasion to
cross Montgomery street about the middle
| OF the block.
/ Before they had reached the opposite
sidewalk Donald suddenly stopped and,
/ pointing to the cobblestones, exclaimed,
| ''Look, mamma, lookv'
cat what, dear?"
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the jug he became impatient, and uttering
disguised ugh" dashed the jug with
such force against the wall that the cork
popped out, and much to his surprise the
longed-for liquid poured in a stream all
oyer the floor. Then didn't he have a
feast! He ate and ate as never bear did
before, filling eyes and nose and ears as
well as mouth with the sweet, sticky stuff
There Harry's mother found him when
she came to prepare dinner sitting in a
pool of molasses, picture of perfect bear
ish content.
When the little boy came home from
school few moments afterward she called
to him to come and escort his Sweet pet
back to his own quarters.
This proved to be no easy task, for, after
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y GILDnto2o':,plyS s. REAk\ r r.
e:5<Ezx,S1SZTss5ss51 - s. - SAza
very amusing story about little boz and

a very amusing story about little boy and
his pet bear.
The story told how Harry's papa had
been away up north on business, bringing
to his little son on his return comical-
looking ball OF soft fur from which peeked
two bright eyes and little pointed nose.
Harry was perfectly delighted with his
odd pet, and as the bear grew older, many
a rough rand tumble frolic did they have to-
gether. The bear grew very rapidly, so by
the time he was seven months old he was
quite large and heavy.
He spent his time in the back yard, OF
which he had the freedom, sleeping and
resting in large box i'll one of the far cor
ners.
One warm day, while Harry was al
school. Master Bear, growing tired of his
take walk and try to find something good
TO eat. So off he started, heading for the
kitchen steps, which he clumsily mounted,
only to be confronted by the fastened
screen-door. But this did not long prove a
drawback, for the naughty fellow raised
his front paws and soon tore a hole large
enoughto to admit his whole body.
On entering the kitchen he shifted the
air for moment and then made straight
for the pantry door, which was slightly
ajar.
There was large Jug of molasses setting
on. the floor of the pantry. and Master
Bruin was Immediately seized by a strong
desire to examine it; so sitting down on
his launches and drawing it toward him,
first smelt and then licked the cork of the
jug. My, how good it did smell and taste,
and how he wished for morel After
vainly endeavoring to find the contents OF
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about eight inches in diameter-which
turned with a crank. To this spool [ at
tached the end of the thread, and set my
machine in motion. 1t was great success.
The spindle sang like humming- top as it
spun on its bearings, reeling his precious
silk from that disgusted spider until the
glistening thread covered the spool as with
a sheet of varnish. An angrier insect, 1
fancy, never lived; but what could he do
about it? And afterward I fed him well
by way of compensation.
Thus far my plans had worked to perfec-
ton; but when endeavored to utilize the
material so unscrupulously obtained, like
many another thief, became involved in
difficulties. I found that the adhesive
strands, so perfectly adapted to the own
er's own business of hy-catching, were not
SO well suited to manufacturing purposes
as had fondly hoped. In fact, they had
glued themselves together so firmly that
was never able to unwind them from the
spool, and my invention though highly
interesting, did not prove remunerative-
lucky thing for the spiders.
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window, and beginning where they crossed
he was hobbling round and round fasten-
ing the crosslines of fresh shiny silk.
Suddenly it occurred to me tn at might
reel out that silk for my own use-or
amusement. Really, fancied myself on
the verge OF great discovery. Why
might not a most beautiful fabric be made
OF that glistenlng material? Who could
tell what might come of it?
So managed to get hold of the end of
the strand, and began to draw it out.
Now if there is anything that spider par
ticularly detests it is to be robbed of his
silk; no pack-peddler values his stock half
SO highly. AS soon, therefore. as my vic
tim perceived what 1 was at he reached
back with claw and shipped the thre ad.
This was repeated several times.
Then I saw that l must devise some
means for preventing this sort of in ter
ference So cut small round hole in
a bit of cardboard and made a sl,tfrom
the hole to the edge-see cut. This ar
rangement slipped about my spiders
wasp-like waist. As his legs were on one
side of the card and his abdomen with the
spinners on the other he could nolo niger
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so pieces FANCY CHECKED CHEvIoTs,
3S inches wide, all wool; tans, grays or
MODES; value at ouc. 20c yard
10 pieces CAMELS' HAIR sUIrINGs, SO
inches wide, all wool navys, browns, green's
and black; were 75c....................40 40c yard
% pieces PERSIAN NOVELTY SUIT
INGS, 81 inches wide, all wool, three-toned
effects, plenty OF colorings to choose from;
were 15c..... SOC yard
SO pieces SHADED oMBRE sUITINGs.
36 inches wide, very choice assortment Of
colorings; worth three bits. 20c yard
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supremacy, shattered in naval power, re-
duced 10 pay tribute to France. she looked
silently on while Napoleon trafficked with
her lands, mourning that even the memory
of her former glories was fading out in
foreign countries.
The proud people themselves had, how
ever, never forgotten their past; with each
successive humiliation their irritation
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The Bourbons in Spain.

In none of their many sovereignties had
the incapacity of the Bourbons been more
completely demonstrated than in Spain.
With intermittent chickering's, the light of
that famous land had been steadily grow
ing DINNER ever. since Louis XIV exult-
ingly declared that the Pyrenees had
ceased to exist. Stripped of her colonial
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of the strand with a pair of tweezers and
proceeded to draw out as much silk as
pleased, winding it about my finger.
But this process was slow, and did not
satisfy me. wanted spiders silk in bulk /;
my head was full of schemes for producing
a new ard beautiful fabric from this bright
and elastic material. l therefore mounted
a spool upon spindle in such way that
/ could make it rotate with great speed by
means of a band running from a wheel
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Diamonds and Coal.

A little boy whom 1 know very well,
having heard some one remark that coal
and diamonds were of the same compost
ton, went into the cellar one day pro-
vided with large hammer and very soon
commenced to whack away with it at a
great chunk of coal which was lying on
the floor.
His mother, on hearing the racket,
called to MIN to find out what he was
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Things that will not wait long for

Buyers. These and many other extraordinary
Bargain chances await Monday shoppers. Perhaps
they may last the week out, but the chances are
against it at the prices quoted. Quick selling
means constant succession of novelties, and it's
novelties that experienced shoppers always on
the lookout for. We mark goods at quick
selling prices, so that they do not have time to go
out of style or get shopworn.
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grew more extreme, and soon after Trafal-
gar they made an effort to organize under
the Crown Prince against the scandalous
regime of Godoy. Both parties sought
French support and the quarrel was To-
try was torn by the most serious dissen-
sions.-Professor Sloane in the February
Century.
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"Do they have to walk on those2"

.'Do they have to walk on those7'
Whom do you mean, my child7"
eyes, Donald they do"
"Well, but don't it hurt their feet to
walk over these hard stones?" questioned
the child.
All the rest of the afternoon Donald
wore puzzled expression, as if trying to
reason out how men can treat the horses
who work for them SO faithfully in such a
heartless WAY
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vainly endeavering to coax the beast away
from his treasure, when Harry took hold
OF him to try to pull him out he became
very angry. and growled and clawed so
beat hasty retreat into the kitchen.
The bear rushed around the pantry in a
rage and finally, in his indignation,
jumped on top Of the -four barrel. the
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SAN FRANCISCO CAL, Jan. 80, 1896.
CdI Editor Clildrens Page: AS am very
much interested in your Sunday Question Box
questions. My answers run as follows:
l. Daniel Webster was considered great
man because he was the best speaker Congress
ever had.
2 Benjamin Franklin achieved fame by in
venting the lightning rod and discovering that
nghtn1ng was the same as electricity.
8. The great feat that General Fremont &C
complished was that on June 10, 1916, he cap
tured Sonoma Pass. Mexican post and garrison,
nine cannons and $50 muskets.
a. Gold was discovered at Coioma, near Sac
ramento in the Sierra Nevada a Mountains
The origin of the word Mercury is Mercury
was Greek god, in Latin supposed TO mean
Macari."
IEANNErrE @ TAIFoR 9 years old
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Silk Snun by Spiders.

One day | was watching fine large
spider completing his web, says G. Kay in
the Pittsburg Dispatch. The stayropes
were already stretched across the open
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New Wash Fabrics.

About 500 pieces OF COTTON WASH FAB
RIGS dainty original patterns, exquisite
colorings 30-inch Scotch Dimities, Csc; 80
inch American Dimities, 15c and 2Oc; Batiste
Brode, beautiful novelty, 1896 and 15c:
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meddle with the thread; neither could h a
get, out of the sort of pillory in which l
had placed him. He wasn't hurt in tn e
least, but he was altogether helpless and
in the worst.of humors. Then got hold
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'Cheets cheet, cheet,"
Sang the bird in the tr99i
Squirra, Squir'11a, sc1uirr1a,
Went the fine fat w0rrni
The bird in the tree,
Oh, merry was she.
"A happier, worm
Than this On the ground
Gould never, no never,
No never, be found.
"Cheet, cheet," sang the bird.
Squirraa, scl1irra, went the worm.
The bird soied the worm
AS it sctuirrned the ground
Then down fast she flew.
The worm looked around
"Cheet, cheet," said the bird.
Sqlirraa, sq1irraa, went the worm
AS fast as he could
To e. CRY chip Of wood.
Then under it crePt
And SO very still kept,
While the bird looked around
Ger the dust-covered ground,
with q sob, as she sighed,
oh, where did he hide,
That fine fat worm,
With his squirr1a, scil1irr1a, sqJ1irrn.U
'Cheet, caeet,' said the bird.
Cheat cheat, thought the worm.
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New Shirt Waists.

The 1895 WAISTS have different sleeves,
different collars, cuffs and fronts from last
years. We already have 200 dozen on sale,
made of dimity, lawn or percale ....-.........
........................ QUO up 10 % oU
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LADIES' DRESSED MosQUETAIRE KID
GLOVES, S-button lengths; reds, grays and
black; all sizes; superb value at 81; very
special ..................foc pair
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New Neck Ribbons.

WARP PRINT RIBBONS are the leading
novelty; had some month ago: more came
in last week: sell at sight; to inches wide,
45c to roc yard; Imitation Warp Print Rib
bon, inches wide. de,......................35c 35c yard
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JEANETTE C. TAILOR, 8 years old.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Jan. 26, 1896.
/. Daniel Webster was considered q great
man because he was great orator and lawyer.
z. Benjamin Franklin achieved fame by his
inventions and by his great discovery.
8. General Fremont accomplished the feat of
crossing the Rocky Mountains.
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Reductions utsls ss@gstfa' cost, goods at
In Laces. week. ssg Specials neat

POINT DE VENISE LACES, g inches Wiz
Van Dyke points, ecru or white, beautiful AZ
Signs saiue az % 80 o'...--...... ..-... soc yard
ALL-SILK VAN DYKE POINTS h,oo,, =
inches deep; regular price 81 nc ward
Inches wide, exquisite patterns: reg,Ia1
price 9l oU.... U.........................- soc Ward
All of our HANDSOMELY FMRpornPprr
CHltFoN LACESf 4 to 6 inches wide ali
colors; Deen selling o0c, 75c and 81 reduced
PRIV, ..s..'... 25c yard
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LOVER WENT THE BARREL
From, drasOing by "Cal" artist.

and you go for long trancps and rides over
hills and through yales keep your eyes
open for manganese, then look for Febru-
ary's precious stone. If you are successful
please write TO the ''Childrens Page" of
THE SUNDAY CALL and tell us all about it.
A Mischievous Bear.
Not long ago / read in an Eastern paper
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Extra Special.

Is pieces ENGLISH NAVAL SERGE, 50
lncnes wide, strictly all wool, navy or black
only; regular ST. quality. soc ward
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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 1896.

GURUS. said to be formed from merces, wares, or
mercarl, to traffic. LILLE PEARL MITCHELL,
Elliott Park, IL years old.
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4. Marshall discovered gold in sutter Creek
Amador County, Cal.
5: Mercury in mythology is the interpreter
and messenger of the gods
JOE LEvrcY, age 13 years.
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Hosiery
Specials,

CHILDREN'S WOOL HOSE, derby ribbed.
merino heels and toes, absolutely fast black,
sizes to s1a; marked down from 35c TO
'........,........ pair
LADIES' COTTON HOSE, plain or Richie
lieu ribbed, fast black, with or without white
feet, two unusual values atprices asked.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 26c and 331sc
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Esaa nrncc Good all the year
L IAlC III (SS round, get reduced as
Eohr;cc Jolloaos. Mdrket-street
/ dUl liNS. store only:
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Arrived ,se., 4 Stt,s ss, sersy 1Is,5S, {S,
Last Week. gSsiss, gSs eso''d like a first
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Plenty Of csc Hosiery IN
toaDn, but not such qualities
as these.
Both stores.
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doing. Smashing the coal to find dia-
monds for you, mamma dear" was the
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MoSquetaire rial, nstsss es1orings, n s'ass ess
Gloves, 75c. and so,s s,ss@. stores.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-11-15

Centuries ago, people used to fear
what they called the pestilence, "placS
Death" was the most terrible thing In
the world to them. They feared Il as
people now fear the Cholera and Yol-
low Fever And vet there Is thing
that causes more misery and more
deaths than any OF these II Is 40 COM
mon that pine-tcnths OF all the sick
ness In the world is tracc0hla 20 H. IL
is merely chat simple common thing
constipation, II makes people llstlesS,
causes diEslness, headaches, loss " ap-
petite, loss OF sleep, foul breath and
distress after eating The little help
needed is furnished by pr Picrce's
Pleasant Pellets, one pill is a gentle
laxative and two mild catharuc, Once
used, always In favor, II YOU are care
less enough 20 let an INSCRIPTIONS
druggist sell you something on which
he makes more money, it is your own
fault IL YOU do not get well, Re sure
and get DIR. Plerce's Pleasant Pellets,
Send u cents in l-cent stamps TO
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton. Buffalo, n, Y. and receive pr.
Pierce's l0OS-page Common Sense
Medical Adviser" profusely illustrated,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-11-15

New York shared with Massachusetts
on election day the credit of being the
first state to use voting machines in a
presidential election. The city Of
Rochester used seventy Myers ma
chimes, one in each election district, and
the city Of Worcester Used forty-eight
McTammany machines, two in each
voting precinct Each city used the in
vention of one of its own citizens, and
local pride was one of the chief influ-
ences behind tha experiments. Both
machines provide a single knob for
registering a.vote for presidential elect
ors; that is to say, they are voted for
in a group. The Myers machine pro-
yides a roll Of blank paper on a cyiin-
der, with space exposed of sufficient
nze in which to write a name. The
voter who wishes to cast a ballot for an
Individual elector can write the name
thereon, and by pressing a knob can
have the vote recorded for counting.
The McTammany machine simply pro-
vides a place in which to deposit a
separate ballot Both arrangements
are makeshifts, and are not satisfactory
solutions of the problem; but it is to
be said that the right Of voting for in
5ividual electors is a useless one, and