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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-02

stomach. Besides tho treatment Of nhrua.
without benefit.
Mrs. sturdivan. and myself wers CON.
pletely discouraged. We had exhaustsd
every means in our power and spared no
expense 70 provide some way for our little
darling's recovery. II seemed rerv hs,i n,
watch her suderings for seven long dresry
months and not be able TO procure for her
any relief A brother OF my wife, who re.
sided in Canada, but was nt this time paving
10 visit, advised us 70 use DIR. Williameb
Pink Pills for Pale People and merely %
please our viaitor, purchased o box Of the
pills and began 70 give them 70 Florence 20
cording % directions This Vas in Octobes.
1895. Amer using The pills short time Ne
thought We could see an improvement.
When she had taken less than half Of . box
the Improvements Wa % marked that there
was no mistake about Il. Her strength be.
gan to return and she would ak TO sit Up in
with much relish. We noticed . gradual
BY the time she had taken one box the pains
In thcr back and stomach had ceased ana her
recovery seemed certain.
chased scso1 oS1 s Ct p:
lieht, the great change for ths bcftsr that
was being wrought daily By their use From
sitting up in bed at times during the dav
and e times standing on her feet % obtain
ress from change Of position, Florence
tie The Improvement was decided and h
continued She gained In Aesh and strength
rapidly and the pains gradually left her. IN
The time she bad used three boxes q d..
Williams' Pink Pills sho was evidently 9
well q ever. We continued the treatment
using enothef boz, tho fourth, 10 prevent
the possibility Of recurrence Of tie din.
GUILTY
I've are q happy family now Win our
Little Florence completely restored 10 health.
sS na .. Zee, s5af We sannOe lprsi.s too highly
am positive TINT without their usc our child
would have been today I'm tho same sad
condition Of her enrly sickness-s conlirmed
invalid-if indeed abe had had the etrencfh
to withstand % long the ILLS Of her afilic.
Signedl WILLIAM n. SrunpryAxr.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
sixth day Of April. 1897.
II. W. MoRsE,
Notary Public.
=, Joseph II. Brabant, druggist, Of whom
acquainted with Mr.. and Mr.. sturdiyan
and know Of the great benefit derived in tho
case Of their daughter, Florence. in the uee
Of DR.; Williams Pink Pills. Il 10 truly .
remarkable cure. 1 have learned Of nany
eases cas- Of SICKNESS that have been relieved By
DR.. williams' Pink Pills for Pale People
contain in Q condensed form, all the elements
neceesazy to give new life and richnc1 70 the
blood and restore shattered nerves. They sro
also specific for troubles peculiar 70 fkmalcp.
such Is suppressions, irregularities md al
forms Of weakness. They build M the bjood-
and restore the glow Of health TO pale and saIIov
cheeks. In men they effect a radical cure
In all cases arising from mental worry. over.
work or excuses Of whatever nature. Pink
Pills are sold in boxes (nevcr in loose bulkl
at % cents box or six boxes for s.. so ard
may be had Of all druggists, or direct Nv
Schenectady, n. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-02

Mr.. Sturdivant said: difference was taken
DICK with scarlet fever and We Immediately
called q physician. He prescribed for her
and we followed his directions closely, civ.
ing our little patient the best of care. Affer
two weeks the fever subsidized but Florence
was left with very weak back. The ply.
sician said that it was tho result of the scar
let fever, but would soon pass away. We
continued treatment hoping that an i'm.
provement would soon result. The little
strength left, after the run of the fever. be.
gan TO ebb slowly away. Severe pains were
constantly in the back and stomach. We did
all that possibly could be done to relieve
our little sufferer, but to no avail. The
difficulty seemed 70 battle the efforts Of tho
physician and although he worked faithfully
and persistently no headway was made.
Finally It the end Of four months Of
Treatment, We found our patient completely
prostrated. She was very nervous and could
not rest in one position long at time. We
would take her out Of bed and hold her in
our arms. She could not stand straight 20
intense was the pain. At this time we called
An eminent Iphysician,. who agreed with the
diagnosis Of our physician and said that the
trouble resulted from the scarlet fever. He
prescribed course of treatment and VIC fol.
lowed II faithfully for three months II did
not have the desired effect and instead OF
Improving, Florence gradually failed in
strength. She remained in sort of stupor,
suffering intensely from pains in the back and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-02
Av0UNe LIFE SAVED INA
REMARKABLE MANNER.
Florence Sturdkant. Of Grindstone island. Saved
from an Untimeb Death-ller Parents saw
Her Dangerous Predicament but were
Helpless to Aid Her-tow She
was Rescued.

Among the Thousand Islands Is one called
0rindstone. II is seven miles long and three
wide. Tho inhabitants of this island arc q
rugged, honest, well-informed class Of pco.
pie who devote their energies to farming and
quarrying for livelihood. In the home
OF ono Of these islanders resides Florence ].
Sturdivant, the four-year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William II. Sturdivsnt. In Feb.
ruary. 1896, she was taken sick with scarle.
fever. and after the usual run Of the fever
she wns left with q weak back and cradu.
ally began to lose strength, until finally de.
spite the best efforts Of physicians her life
Aung IN the balance. Il was at this crisis,
when all seemed darkest, that an angel OF
health appeared on the scene and released
little Florence from pain and suffering
and restored her TO her parents in the full
ssrength and health of happy childhood.
The story Of this remarkable occurrence is
best told in the words of the father. With
whom our reporter held the Interview,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-02
HENRY GEORGE A CANDIDATE.
Action of Tammany Uncovcrs the Policy Of
the Silver Democracy.

Action Of Tammany Uncovcrs the Policy Of
the Silver Democracy.
New York, Oct. AT the city NOM
mating convention Of the Democratic
Alliance Of Greater New York. held
last night Henry George was unanimous
ly nominated for mayor. The nominating
speech was made by Charles Francis
Adams. The nomination was greeted
with enthusiastic applause The plat
form reaffirms the national declaration
made at Chicago last year: declares in
favor of municipal home rule" NUM-
cipal ownership and operation of fran
chises. 3-cent street railway fares, 81
gas, an eight-hour day and the prevail
ing rate OF wages. representation Of la
Dor In the administration and legisla-
tive branches Of the city government,
free open air places for the holding Of
public meetings, and opposition to gov
eminent by injunction"
New York, Oct. 3-The city convention
Of the gold Democratic party Of the
Greater New York. which is led by Will
lam NJ. Grace. Francis M. Scott and
Maurice j. Power, was convened last
night at Cooper Union. The convention
was to indorse the Tammany ticket, but
some Of the delegates were Low men and
to prevent a split the convention ad.
journed for a week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-02
Senator and Soldiers

The days when senators and represent
at1ves IN congress were expected to
frank letters for private soldiers, re-
counted by Mr.. j. A. Watrous Of Chicago
In some army "reminiscences, were dam
gerous ones for congressional visits to
the military camps
Mr.. Watrous says that Senator limo.
thy o. Howe of Wisconsin once visited
the headquarters of his friend, General
Rufus King, and was at the first oppor-
tuunity besieged by tho soldiers with
packages Of envelopes to be franked.
Senator Howe was ono of the most
good natured Of men. and Immediately
sat down i'll the tent Of one Of the cap
tains and began to frank envelopes by
the hundred.
General King had made special prep
arations for dinner in honor Of his
guest. It was to eclipse all the camp
dinners that had been given for long
time. Senator Howe had been frankina
envelopes about half an hour when the
call came for dinner. He went ON writ
ing, and General King came to get him.
"Go on. King: III DO thcro directly, -
said the senator.
Dinner was served The guests had
arrived. No one ate, but after awhile
the colOred cook was sent to toll the SEN
ator that tho meal was getting cold.
"Oh. tell them to go ahead, " said
the senator, still writing madly ON SOL
diers' envelopes "Ill be with them as
soon as can"
He finished the pile and rose to go,
but just then two more soldiers came in
with fresh parcels. and he seated him
self again. After he had signed them
all he Joined the impatient company at
q cold dinner.
"I'm sorry" no said, "but It made
the boys happy. They will make their
friends happy with all tho letters they
will send in those frankcd envelopes,
and 1t made me happy to do II"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-02
The DaTodil.

1t Is now many centuries since, &C
cording to Ovid, the young man Narcis-
sus was changed into q daffodil because
of his pining away from seeing his love-
ly shadow In the water. But it can
hardly be from sympathy with the un-
fortunate youth that the flower has con-
tinued to be SO popular during all these
long ages. Certain 1t is that it has as
high a value today in tho gardens Of
persons Of taste as in the flower plot Of
the humblest cottager. No garden is
considered to be quito complete without
its little patch of daffodila
OF late years florists have given at
tention to raising varieties from them.
and the record of their many forms is q
feature of the catalogue Of all seedsmen.
Double ones formerly carried of the
palm for popularity. but in recent times
the single variety is regarded as quite
as desirable. -Meehan's Monthly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-02
BETTING ON THE RAM

She Quecrcst Gamblins 0ane In the
World Il Played u Calcutsa.
One Of the most curious forms Of
gambling in the world Is ''Eain gam
bling. " which In the winter season Of
the year Is at Its height in Calcutta
The principal min gambling den IL In
Cotton street. BurTa basaar
No one who has not visited the place
can have any conception Of the vast
crowds which at every hour OF the day
and FIR into night pass In and out
The great majority are Mawaris. who
are born Spectators, but there are as
we'll plenty Of well to do Europeans,
Eura6ians. Jews. Armenians and Greeks
and women too. All swarm into the
small courtyard where this strange
form OF gambling is carried ON. through
Q narrow entrance barely feet wide.
The courtyard IL about 200 feet square.
The far famed tank with q spout falling
Into the courtyard Is the one spot where
all eyes are fixed. The tank stands ut
the edge Of o second floor roof. 1t is
about 6 feet long by feet wide and Q
inches deep. with tho spout opening In
ward, some or 4 inches from the bot
tom From this it will be seen that IL
requires a pretty heavy downpour for
ut least ten minutes to cause the spout
to flow. Intermittent drizzles, which
partly fill this tank, do not count, az
the shower to ill it must pour down un-
interruptedly, and then the bets arc
won or lost.
Chances are taken either for or against
the spout running. A gray haired,
wizened old man is tho owner of the
den. and there Is another similar place
across the road, only smaller. On the
roof, over tho fifth floor, there is a
small, square watch tower, in which
are stationed five or six men, whose
duty is to scan the horizon closely and
report on the formation Of rainclouds.
On these reports the odds rise or fall.
A bet made and won ono day is al
ways paid the following morning.
Everything seems to be ION the square, |"
and indeed there Is little chance for
cheating. Tho odds range rs high as 1
to 70 OH some days, even in the rainy
season. Many have made q fortune in a
single day. Ono person won over e5,-
600 in the course of few weeks. But
he worked the system ON scientific meth
ods.-New York Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-02
A. 3REVIATED TELEGRAms.

General A. J. Warner and Allen W.
Thurman have bought a Georgia gold
mine.
The city Of Chicago will probably take
possession of the streets in the town OF
Pullman.
Chicago Is to be a permanent station
and rendezvous for the enlistment o.
men for the naval service.
More than twenty Of the largest mali
houses in the United States have
formed a combine.
The negro protective party" by petit
tion, has been placed on the Ohio ballot
sheet. This makes six state tickets
AS compared with the mint report of
July 1 last. there has been a reduction
In the price of silver Of $O.04356 per fine
ounce.
Pope Leo on the jntercession of Car
oinal Gruscha. has absolved premier
Ba6eni for having fought O duel with
DR.. Wolff.
The salt docks OF Joy. Morton & Co,
and those Of iSe United Salt company
in South Chicago were burned. Loss.
S62. 600; insured.
Senator Spooner, ex-senator Villas, A,
L. Sanborn and Chales p. Spooner, who
nave been On an or..:r {; t-,D, have re-
turned to Madison, ' 80
Professor Lauderer, OF Stuttgart. be-
lieves that he has found an infaIiible
cure for consumption. His treatment
is with soluble salt Of cinnamic acid.
The Illinois commission Of the Tennes-
see exposition has arranged to run a
special train to Nashville Oct, to ac-
commodate southern residents of Chi
cago.
Alderman Steve Luecke, one Of the
earliest settlers Of Marshfield, Wis. we
instantly killed In a runaway. B. Serve.
Is years Of age. was probably fatally in.
Jured.
Mrs. Catherine Mccarthy, living on
a farm in Kossuth, Manitowoc county.
Wis. was burned to death while alone
In the house. which caught fire. She was
20 years old.
New York will soon have motor cahs-
The Electric Vehicle company has just
been organized under the laws Of New
Jersey with an authorized capital stock
Of SIC. 600. 900.
Two burglars on bicycles visited the
residence Of Dna!cl Benedict, south OF
GAINESVILLE, Wi. ~ ing q quantity Of
5ewelry and prC,.z.ons. Then they rode
of on their wheels.
In the Gray divorce case at Jefferson,
Wis. Colonel e. b. Gray, department
commander Of the g. A. R., was
granted an absolute divorce. His wife
was given an absolute aiimony Of $50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-02
They Never Sleep.

There are several species Of fish. rep
tiles and insects which never sleep.
Among fish it is now positively known
that pike. salmon and goldfish never
sleep at all; also that there are several
Others Of the fish family that never sleep
more than q few minutes during q
month. There are dozens Of species Of
flies which never indulge In slumber
and from three tofive species Of serpents
which the naturalists have never yet
been able to catch mapping.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-02
CuavO1d able.

"That was a very queer poem ON The
Three Ages Of Man you published in
your paper this morning. "said the man
who happened in. 1.-The general under
standing is that there are seven ages Of
man"
1T was written The Seven Ages Of
Man, explained the worried Sunday
editor. "but I had to cut it down to
three on account Of lack Of space. -
Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-02
College Oratorical Contest.

Monmouth. His, Oct. 1.-THE twenty.
Fourth annual intercollegiate oratorial
contest was held here last night. Six
coliegescMo Knox, OF Gales
burg; Illinois. Of Jacksonville; Illinois
wesleyan university. Of bloomington:
Blackburn. OF Carlinville. and Eureka
took part
0ofsuch. or Knox. was given first
place. kulwiier. q Wesleyan. second;
Ronoid. ct Monmouth. third.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-02

Did you hear Of q funny Sam Jones
episode? At one Of his meetings he called
on all the men who could assert they had
never spoken an unkind word to their
wives to stand Up got two. Nov, +"
no said, "all the women who never
spoke an unkind word to their husbands
may rise" Up got six "Sit down."
Sam cried. NOW, want the audience
to pray for these Harsr"-Time and the
Hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-02
BUSINESS HELD m CHECK.

Few Increases I'm Prices, While the List Of
+ Those Unchanged Il . Long Ono.
New York. Oct. z.-Bradstreet's says:
General trade IL marked By increased
activity in wool, hides, iron and steel
and their manufactured products, but
business In the Quarantined districts
remains at q standstill, and at ell ex.
-cept q few northwestern distributinR
centers In spring wheat states, where
business is relatively most active, there
Is q check to the demand for dry goods.
hats ana clothing. Favorable reports
come from q region extending from
Knoxville to st. Paul ana from Omaha
to Milwaukee,. The tendency - to in
crease estimates Of the wheat crops
and increase the probable yield Of cot
ton.
The price movement shows q long list
Of unchanged quotations this week, in
GLIDING various iron and steel staples,
wool. hides. print cloths, lumber, nails,
copper. pork. beef, coffee, and sugar.
Increases are confined to q nominal adj
vance for anthracite coal. Csc for Bes-
semer pig iron, fractional gains for leaf
tobacco. naval stores butter. lard and
another advance for wooden goods.
Potatoes have reacted from the ex-
tremely high prices at the west and
cotton is of further. Lead is lower, as
are corn. oats and flour, in sympathy
with wheat.
The total number OF business failures
In the United States for nine months
Is 1888. decrease Of Is per cent. from
the corresponding total last year. but 6
per cent. more than In 1894 and II per
cent. fewer than in the corresponding
period Of 1898. This years failing cor
porations. firms and individuals report
$11s.4si.000 liabilities. a total 80 per cent.
smaller than one year ago. about per
cent. larger than In nine months of 1895
and Of 1894. and "a per cent. less than
in the corresponding period Of 1893.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-02

Muncie. Ind. Oct. samuel ]. At
kins. aged 60 years q retired and wealthy
IRON manufacturer who came to live in
this city five years ago from Youngs.
town. O.. shot and killed himself at noon
Yesterday. Atkins shot himself through
the Eight temple while sitting in a chair
IN his bed room. No cause for the sui
eide IL known = :
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-02
16aa's Superior Abtl,ty.

II guess I amt 20 coarse" said the
patient animal -.
"Oh I don't know" returted b.
Aaam You could not make q man Of
yourself II you talked for . decade, and
l can make IN ass Of myself in i've min
utes' disoooxsa p.-Indianapolis journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-02

MrA Gummey-Do You believe In
proverbs?
Mrs Glanders-O Certainly. I believe
that bird ON the hat Is worth two in
tie bwh. 1@ ex2mple. -Haap1's Bane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-02

nov IN Amsseus Desecttve Outwietea sp
Embessisf-Posing - . Fofger In ExdIs
VIE Kasv Of . Rich Dcposit q Or,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-12
FIELDS OF CARNAGE.

The battle of Bosworth, where Rich
ard III. lost his life, was fought on Il;
little hamlet of the same name, 12 miles
west of Leicester. On the hill over the
town, now called Crown hill, a monu-
lncnt marks the spot where the crown
OF Richard was placed on the head of
iicTry.
jena, where Napoleon defeated the
russians, is town of SaXe-Weimar-
*G!.Ich, on q small stream called the
Stale, and IL miles southeast of Weimar.
Cn the same day that Napoleon won his
y,ctory at Jena Davoust defeated an
other Trussian army at Auerstadt, n VIII
age III Thuringia.
Uohenlinden, where Moreau in
flicted q crushing defeat upon the Aus
TRANS, is hamlet of Upper Bavaria.
20 miles east of Munich. The famous
poem Of Thomas Campbell beginning
"On Linden when the sun was low"
was written by the poet after visit to
the battlefield the day succeeding tho
battle.
Chaeronea, where Philip ruined
Greece by utterly defeating the army
Of the Athenians, is town of northern
Greece. A village on the ruins of the
ancient city is known as Capurna. The
ancient town is more noted for being
the birthplace of Plutarch than for the
battle that was fought without it's
walls. ."..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-12
CURIOUS FACTS.

Whales are never seen in the Gulf
stream.
The understanding bird weighs but
20 grains.
The Holland dykes are from ten to
forty feet in height.
Camphor and gun cotton are the
chief constituents of cel!uloid goods.
The French minister Of war lately Of
fered prize for the swiftest bird in Is
fight from Pcrigucux to Paris, $40
miles. There were 2,74G entries, and
the winner did the distance in seven
hours and thirty-four minutes.
Sawdust is turned into transportablc
fuel in some parts of Scotland by
very simple process. It's heated under
high steam pressure until the resnous
ingredients become sticky, when it ia
pressed into bricks. One man with q
two horse power machine can turn out
5000 bricks day.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-12
HINTS FOR GREEN CYCLISTS

Don't try to catch the handle-bar
with your teeth.
Don't look round to see if the hind
wheel is following.
Don't be surprised if the front wheel
shows disposition to turn into yard
and lie down for a rest.
Always fall on your right shoulder,
and do not let your ear strike the
ground till few seconds later.
When you lose a pedal don't get off
and go back to look for it: It's there on
the machine still, and if you'll feel for
it long enough you'll find it again.
Should you find a runaway horse on
your trail, keep close to the curb until
he has PASSED. Then make a squirt and
seize him by the tail and put on the
brake.
Never kill q pedestrian when it can
be avoided, but when you do kill one
dismount and say you're sorry.-Hub.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-12
.. 36.
FLASHES OF FUN.

Goshing-"Why do you call her of
a certain age?" Barker-"Because she
never changes it."-Truth.
do you hear that whining in the
next room?" "Yes; who is it?" That's
the football rusher who got off those
manly utterances at the end of the
game; his wife is rubbing his lame
oulder."-Chicago Record.
Yabslcy-"The truest test of mans
friendship is his willingness to lend
you money" Mudge-"Oh, most any
body will lend money. The real test
is when you strike him for a second
loan."-Indianapolis Journal.
Teacher-"Tommy, what do you
mean, you naughty boy?" Tommy.
II amt doin' nothin'" Teacher
"Why, Tommy, you whistled; L heard
YOU" Tommy-"My mother says you
shouldn't believe all you hear."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-12
Collection Agency.

Indorsed by tho Leading Firm. eef the
Coast. ...
What isf
The INTERSTATE COMMERCIAL
AND COLLECTION AGENCY.
Sondi your slow accounts TO thom for col
SeSion.
once, s1O Fifth Street. Sacramento, Cal
Don't delay. Call at onoe and lot us have
ysur busiuess