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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-09
TAKES A wHACK AT TRUSTS.
Recommends That Congress Legislate for
Their Control.

rightfully take a deep interest may be
here briefly considered / refer to the
existence of trusts and other huge ag-
gregations Of capital the object ofwhich
is TO secure the monopoly of some par.
ticular branch of trade. industry ar
commerce. and so stifle wholesome COM
petition. When these are defended IL
Is usually on the ground that though
they increase profits they also reduce
prices and thus may benefit the pub
lie. IL must be remembered, however.
that reduction OF prices to the peo-
pie is not one Of the real objects Of
these organizations, nor is their ten
een:y necessarily I'm that direction. II
X occurs in particular case II is only
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-09
SUBJECT OF GREAT INTEREST
Takes Up the Tariff and Argues In Favor
of the Wilson Bill.

The president pext takes up domestic
finances and prefaces his suggestions
with a statement of the national bal
ance sheet. and of collecting the rev.
enue, exports of gold and imports of
same, together with the production Of
precious metals at home and abroad
lie shows deficit for the year of s25,-
2O3,2i5.1O. He then refers to all the de-
partments of government in turn and
finally takes up the tariff as follows:
i desire TO recur to the statements
elsewhere made concerning the govern
ments's receipts and expenditures for
the purpose of venturing upon some
suggestions touching our present tariff
law and its operation. This statute took
effect on the 26th day OF August, 1894
Whstever may be its SHORTCOMINGS a.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-09
Russia ON the Egyptian oue.,,o,.

London, Dec. 7.-Itis semi-officially an.
nounced that Russia has notified France
that the interests Of the government in
she matter OF tho evacuation of Egypt IL
quite remote. The car IL said to have ex-
pressed the conviction that Great Britain
has earned On indemnity By reason of her
beneficent Intervention In the Nile vallsy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-29
SATURDAY NIGHT HARG,INs.
N, lntyre-Reck Dry Goods Co,

N. lnty re-Reck Dry Goods Co.
1000 yards good heavy twilled.
crash yards for. Csc
$50 ready-made pillow slips each Sc
Tinted stand covers worth 15c at Sc
10 dozen handomely stamped
splashers with drawn work,
worth up to sue at 25c
Silk to work these with per skein &c
Wash goods remnants in 3 toe
yard lengths worth up to 35c,
22c table oil-cloths, best q uali,y,
tonight. ...-............. 80. 15c
Imitation cut glass sugar bowls.
butter dishes and syrup jugs,
worth SOC at. 10,
Csc aud 35c chimisettes, are 90.
ing to be good for fall wear. to-
night. 1Oc
Special imitation cut table
glasses, the 10 quality, TODAY Sc
$40 yards dress and apron ping-
hams. 6 yards for. 25c
Plump domet fiannels worth &c.
yards for. asc
&c side combs. pair for Sc
Best triple extract perfumes or &c
McINTrRE-REcK DRY Goops Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-29
NO THOUGHT FOR 1T
The Mayor and the Levee I'M
provement.
HE HAS NOT YET TOUCHED 1T.

Has Another Week In which to Consid.
er It-Hope That He VIII Not Let the
Himself-rime for Final Action
Mayor Knox has no thought for the
levee Improvement ordinance which
is now before him. Yesterday he
stated with marked Indifference that
he had not even looked at. The city's
executive has until the next council
nesting to approve or disapprove
of the ordinance. II he signs it SO
much to his credit. Ii he treats
it with Indifference it becomes a law
without his sanction If he vetoes
it there is a sufficient number of
level headed, public spirited alder
men in the council who are aroused
to the necessities of the situation to
pass it over his head In that event
the mayor would either have neg
lected the opportunity or approved
the project TO distinguish his admin
istration with some degree Of credit.
The mayors Indifference has so
far resulted in the failure of the city
attorney to bring the proceedings be-
fore the September term of the coun.
to court, but Mr.. Haas stated this
morning that after next Monday
night he would enter it without fail
for the October term. These delays
are not only exceedingly exasperat-
ing as far as the general public is
concerned, but inasmuch as the
council has finally discharged its
duty they subject the good faith OF
others in authority to discussion.
The known enemies Of the improve
ment do not expect it to carry. but
there is a time when all of the plen-
tiful resources of the most cunning
shall have been exhausted, and those
who have become enlisted in the ad-
vancement of this undertaking will
still be advocating it. No more
righteous cause has ever aroused the
public spirited citizens of Rock ISL
and. and no connivance that may be
INDUCED in can beat it back, thwart
it or defeat it-or delay it much
longer for that matter. There is no
plausible excuse for the mayors dis
position so far in this matter. 1t
has been pointed out by the city at
torney to be practicable and of small
expense to the city, and the same end
that justifies the means in pushing
the project forward will justify the
determination of the people of Rock
Island in standing by the improve
ment and in defeating its opponents
whoever they may be or whatever
may be their device.
The Mayors Golden Opportunity.
The mayors golden opportunity is
before him. He has little but morti.
fication to characterize his admins
tration SO far, but much of what has
contributed to his shortcomings
might be overlooked if he would ar
ray himself on the side of progress
and'the interests Of the city, and send
the levee improvement forward.
This would reno ve all possibility for
further delay. and settle the matter
at once. aud it is on this account that
the responsibility for a diiiatory
course rests the more strongly on
the mayors shoulders.
The levee improvement, like MANY
another past undertakings, has had
its pit falls. and others are doubt
less set for it. But it is in the keep
ing of the mayor to steer the ship OF
the municipality safely over. all OF
| them.
But will he?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-29
To Cleanse tho System

Effectually yet gently. when cos
tive or bilious, or when the blood is
impure and sluggish, to permanently
overcome habitual constipation, to
awaken the kidneys and liver to a
healthy activity, without irritating
or weakening them, to dispel head
aches. colds or fevers, use Syrup Of
tigs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-29

To Cure q Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Brcmo Quinire Tab
lets. Ali druggists refund the
money il it fails to cure. IS cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-29

1sS6-Ten Year Guarantee-1S96.
l will replace free all work that l
have done during the past 10 years
that Is not satisfactory. -
G. nj. BABCOCK,
1925 Second avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-29
Put Shutters Up
For a BHnd>

That's what the builders do. and many
grocery dealers put stories up for blind
too. but Shields has no fairy tales to tell.
It's plain, matter OF fact business with him.
Get, in the goods at low prices and pushes
them out at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-29

Subscribe for TIE ARaus,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-29
Figures that
Make Them GO~

You can get your share Of the bargains If
you watch the chances and 60 with the
crowd. Nothing to lose and everything to
gain by trading at Shields. He gives you
all you can get elsewhere and more too.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-08

SALT For FRUIT TREEs.-In your
Fruit Grower, a correspondent asks in
regard to salt for pears and other kinds
of trees. Let me tell of sea captain
who always had beautiful pears, while
his neighbors could not raise any; on
being questioned in regard to the mat
ter replied: 81 salt 'em." Salt is one
of the best fertilizers known. l have
used it many years on all kinds oftrees
and on my garden. Put it on so thick
that it looks like a fall of snow. l
have just salted my trees and currants.
Twenty years ago I planted pear trees,
and one Bartlett would blossom full a
perfect mass of white, but no fruit for
four years, and then l applied the salt,
four quarts spaded in, and since then
it has been an enormous bearer. The
best fertilizer for peach trees is urine.
The best place for peach tree is plant
ed by sink drain or pear tree. L have
the early and late Crawford each side
of my drain, twenty-five feet high, that
can't be beat for fruit. Use salt liber-
ally, and you kill thousand of insects
and the white grubs which are so de-
structive to the strawberry plant.
Many farmers here use tons of salt on
their fields with great results. 1t is
cheap, easily applied and no danger in
the use. 1t is great retainer or mois-
ture. 1 apply it bountifully among my
Cuthbert raspberries, it keeps the
ground moist and does not produce
weed seeds.-William H. H., in Fruit
Grower.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-08

were nearly dead, were put on his
treatment, and recovered. Concern
ing these cases, DR.. Brewer says:
IT now Recommend feeding (do not
laugh peanuts. One would think
this very indigestible diet, but they
crave them, and it has always been my
policy to find out what my patients
desire to eat, and unless it is too unrea-
sonable, humor them. Both young
ladies have become quite plump, and
after a years inhalations have ceased
coughing, and pronounced them well.
The peanut was long known as an ex-
fat producer, and much more agreea-
BILE than rancid shark oil that often
times is sold for cod liver oil. While
not all can digesS peanuts, a great
many even with feeble digestion eat
them without discomfort. 1t beats the
Koch lymph, and is the most satisfac-
tory treatment 1 have ever tried for
these diseases.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-08
fartt1 aud fireside.
HINTS ABnIlT HORSES.

Once during life time is all any
man need expect to be suited in fam
| lily horse. Be kind but firm with the
horse petting is as much out ofthe way
as abuse.
Feed thehorse out of a trough placed
on the ground this is not only the most
natural position, but it prevents the
proper elevator muscles of the shoulder
becoming rigid and fixed, which by con-
stant use of high hangers and tight
refining is frequently the case. How
often do we see horses worked in towns
to heavy carts or light carriages unable
when turned out to grass to get their
heads to the ground without setting the
fore feet out wide, sometimes going
down on both knees, or setting one leg
forward with the other as far back as
possible.
Twelve quarts ofgood, clean old oats,
with twenty pounds of good, clean old
hay, with as prinkling ofsalt, is sufficient
ration for an ordinary-sized horse for
one day. Beans are the most muscle
producing food given to horses.
Horses in the habit of swallowing
food without thoroughly masticating
can be cured by covering the bottom OF
the feed-trough with loose stones about
the size Of an egg.
Never offer unsolicited advice for
medication of a neighbours sick animal;
if it RECEIVERS, you have nothing to gain,
and good deal to lose if it dies. Be-
fore venturing to use or prescribe a
medicine, become thoroughly acquain-
ted with its nature and action better
leave sick animal alone to nature than
impose blind assistance.
Never buy horse afflicted with a
mucous discharge from one or both nos
trils; by general observance of this
much could he done to prevent spread
of glanders, in some districts.
Never trot or run q horse suffering
with tympantic collie, which presents a
swollen appearance. Walk the ami,
NAL slowly, or allow it to roll at pleas.
ure, taking care to provide suitable
place.
Carrots-about one pound each morn.
ing, an hour before breakfasts good
for horse troubled with worms. Val
liable horses have been sacrificed by
the ignorant practice of administering
medicine through the nostrils. Ground
oil cake in single .handfuls at regular
intervals for all kinds of stock is first
class condition powder.
All animals, to thrive well, require
change ofdiet; too much sameness, pro-
duces nausea.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-08

WOULD BE INTEREsTING.-"I dun
no." said the gripman of the cable
car, as he toyed with the brake, 81
dunno about it, after ALL"
"About what ?" inquired the talka
tive passenger.
"About this new woman business
I'd hate to see them doing the work
that men are drawing salaries for al
the present time. But just out o
curiosity I'd almost be willing to give
up my situation"
"You would like to see how the ex
pertinent would work, eh ?"
ayes. I'd like to see ejust what lady
gripman would do or say if she was II
minutes behindhand on the trip, with
a car full of passengers to unload, ano
a lady passenger was to stand witt
one foot on the step taking her time tt
give her friend receipt to make rasp
berry JAM"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-08

GINGERBREAD VAR1ET1Es.-Cream
Sugar Congratulations cup sour
cream, beaten, one cup sugar, one beat
en- egg, salt, one tablespoonful ginger,
and teaspoonful soda, two cups ofsifted
-four; beat all we'll together, bake in
loaf. Soft Gingerbread-One cup mo-
lasses, one teaspoonful soda, one table.
spoonful ginger, one-half teaspoonful
salt ,one-halfcup of shortening, warmed
one cup of milk, three cups flour, bake
one-half hour in gem pans or shallow
pan. Sour Milk Gingerbread.-One.
half cup molasses, one-balf teaspoonful
soda, pulverized and sified and thor.
oughly stirred into nolasses, one-hali
teaspoonful salt, one-half cup sugar
one tablespoonful ginger, one table
spoonful butter, melted, one cup sour
milk with tablespoonful soda well
stirred in, two and one-half cups sifted
pastry -four; bake in gem or muffin pans
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-08
HER RIILING PASSION.

Ex-Congressman John ]. O'Neill, of
St. Louis and ex-Congressman For
man, of Illinois, who used to represent
the South ST. Louis district, were at
the Capitol recently in the interest OF
the proposed new bridge across the
Mississippi river at St. Louis, says the
Washington Post.
One of the st. Louis delegation
which appeared before the house COM
mite on commerce in the interett OF
the bill, Mr.. Lloyd G. Harris, told an
amusing anecdote of Mississippi river
steamboating in the course of his argu-
ment.
1.-THE captain and officers of the
Missouri Belle, Mississippi steamer"
said Mr.. Harris, "were very fond OF
buttermilk, which farmer who lived
along the river bank supplied them.
The boat, in passing this point, would
always make landing, and blow her
whistle in order to notify the farmer
she was there waiting for buttermilk.
The farmer would send down Negro
man with bucket of buttermilk, and,
having taken it aboard, the boat would
proceed on her way.
"On one occasion when she tried to
edge up to this point, she struck a
sandbar and sunk. The captain blew
a signal of distress, fastening the lever
so that she would blow as long as
there was steam, while the hungry
waters were gradually rising and
swollering her up. The water had
crept up to the boiler, and as it rushed
in there was an expiring gust of steam
into the signal pipe which caused a
most peculiar, lugubrious and nerve
SCATTERING sound. Just at that mo-
ment, Pompey, who was responding to
the signal, reached the waters edge
with a pail. When he heard that
sound, he exclaimed:
"sGreat Gawd Da's de Belle a'sink-
in and CALM fo' buttermilk wifi her
last breff"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-08

SHARP REPoRTING.-An amusing
story is told of the editor of 60
ahead evening newspaper, who in the
eternal rushing to get to press to get
ahead of the opposition, was constant
ly impressing upon his reporters the
necessity for condensing all news.
A terrific boiler explosion had taken
place ON board big ship lying at
Portsmouth.
"Get down there as hard as you
can," he said to one of his men. ''lf
you catch the 11.4O from London
Bridge, you'll be there soon after 2,
and can just wire up something for
the fifth edition, but boil it down."
And the reporter went.
Soon after 8 o'clock that afternoon
they got wire from him.
"Terri6c explosion. Melpomene.
Boiler empty. Engineer full. Funeral
tomorrow. No flowers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-08

p9Let one purchase hens of the
common mongrel stock-which can al
ways be got quite cheaply-and with
these hens mate purely-bred male of
the variety desired to breed into. In
autumn carefully select the strongest
and best developed pullets, still retain
ing the former male bird. Select only
those pullets which are robust and per-
fectly healthy in every respect and
strongly marked in form and color and
general characteristics of the breed
represented by their sire. Mate this
second crop of pullets to an unrelated
sire, and the resulting generations will
be equal to the thoroughbred stock of
that breed for all practical purposes in
laying and marketing qualities.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-08
Hutmurui1s Department.
AMUSING VERBAL SLIPS.

A youth who had, in performance
of "Richard Ill.," to recite the words,
"My lord, the Duke of Buckingham
is TAKEN" came on shaking with stage
fright, and brought down the house
by shouting: "My lord, the Buck of
Dukingham is taken !"
An English clergyman, who was
given occasionally to such transposi-
tons, used one day in a sermon as an
illustration the scene at Lucknow,
when Jessie Brown called out, "Dinna
We hear the pibroch and the slogan ?"
But he pronounced it: "Dinna We hear
the slobroch and the pigan ?" He did
not know that he had made the blum
der until friend told him of it after
the service; and then he was so much
humiliated that, after the close of the
evening service, he took occasion to
say to the congregation: II am told
that this morning I said the slobroch
and the pigan > I meant to have said
the 'slibroch and the pogan ! Re-
ceive the blessing"
AQOGQ6T ululSGcl COulu hONOA soy ,
"Sweet for bitter, and bitter for sweet" "
and as the service called for the
utterance of these words on one oc-
casion, his congregation had to steel
themselves to hear without burst OF
laughter the phrase, "switter for beet,
and beet for switter."
Macready has already told of an &C
tor who, in rendering the words, "the
poisoned cup" constantly said, "the
coisoned pup" to the great delight of
his audiences. At last he managed,
by much practice, to control his utter
ances so that in public performance he
pronounced the phrase correctly. In
stantly there was an uproar the au.
dience missed its customary fun and
would not let the man proceed until he
had given the "coisoned pup" instead:
Then he was consoled with shouts of
applause.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-08
WHAT LITTLE ONES CAN DO.

Children from FIVE to ten years oi
age can open and air the beds in the
morning; can wash and wipe dishes
can bring from the cellar all the wood
and coal to be used in other parts Of
the house, by repeating the journey
many times with light loads each time.
They can wash the inside of windows
can clean silver; can sew on buttons.
They can sweep the back stairs or any
bare floor, not a heavy carpet; and a
large room may be divided into sections
and swept by smalls hands. They can
tend baby-not by lifting; no grow.
ing child should lift heavy baby-and
can take baby to ride in its carriage.
They can cut after the mother has
mixed it, a batch of cookies or dough.
nuts, and if allowed to use their fancy
somewhat in the figures, will consider
this a most delectable employment.
They can stone raisins, sort over beans,
pick vegetables, pare potatoes, break
the macaroni. They can set and clear
away the diningtable. They can dust
the livingrooms, wipe the mopboards
with damp cloth, hang out the small
pieces of washing, and bring them in
when dry, iron the bandkerchiefs, nap
kins and towels. The boys can learn
to use needle, the girls to handle q
hammer. 1t is eminently fit and de-
sirable that boys and girls should un'
derstand something of each others
traditional tools.
Tasks should be made easy to the
children when done in womanlike
manner it should be recognized and
commended. If a child, not naturally
lazy, shows a special distaste for any
particular duty, it is right to relieve
him from the task, if possible; some
thing else can generally be substituted
Children that help to prepare meal
might be allowed to suggest part ot
the bill of fare sometimes. In perform
ing task, it should not be considered
completed until the implements that
may have been required are returned
to their usual shelves or hooks.-The
Housewife.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-08

OUT IT FLEw.-Lady Peterborough
a renowned beauty, on one occasion
accompanied the judge on circuit, on
the distinct understanding that she
should not cucumber the carriage
with bandboxes-hisa adherence. Dur.
ing the first days journey, Lord Ell.
lenboro, stretching his legs, chanced to
strike his foot against something under
the seat. 1t was bandbox. Down
went the window, and out it flew
The coachman, thinking the box had
fallen out, at once drew up; but his
master furiously roared out the order
to "drive on"
On reaching the next assize town,
Lord Peterborough proceeded to equip
himself for the bench. "Now," said
he, "where is my wig?"
aMy lord" replied the attendant, "it
was thrown out of the carriage, win,
dow"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-08
.S.A. |. S. A. |.
TAKE THE SEAB0ARD AIR LINE
TO THE
Southern Baptist Convention at
Chattanooga, Tenn.

.HN account of the above convention to
~ be held in Chattanooga, Tenn, May
9Th, to 18th, the SEABOARD AIR LINE
SYSTEM, the recognized favorite route of
the southern people, has arranged to run
a "BAPTIST SPECIAL" from Washing
ton, Richmond, Norfolk and their entire
system, which takes in all prominent
points in Eastern Virginia and North and
South Carolina, to Chattanooga Tenn.
This SPECIAL will leave Washington,
Richmond, Norfolk, Durham, Southern
Pines, Wilmington, Maxton, Laurinhurg,
Hamlet. Rockingham, Wadesboro, Mari
on, Rutherfordton, Shelby, Lenoir, Hick-
ory, Newton, Lincolnton, Charlotte, Mon
roe, Chester, Clinton, on May 9th arriv-
ing at Chattanooga on the 7th.
Special will also be arranged from
Charleston, Florence, Orangeburg, Col.
umbia, Newberry, by way Of Clinton, and
from Greenville, Spartanburg, via Green
wood and from Anderson, via Calhoun
Falls.
This will be the grandest BAPTIST
SPECIAL" ever inaugurated in the
South. Rate of ONE FIRST CLASS
FARE for the round trip is authorized
from all statious. Schedules and rates
will be published later.
For further information apply to Solicit
ing Agents or Ticket Agents or to the un-
WIN. B. CLEMENTS,
Travelling Pass. Agt.,
B. A. NEWLAND,
T. J. ANDERSON,
Gen'l Pass. Agt.,
h. w. B. GLOVER,
u.;rF Traffic f Manager = Portsmouth, wsi wst
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-08
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