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Rock Island Argus., 1898-06-18
80 BOXES OF GOLD.
Easy Mining for Pin Money.

To secure some desired information
direct from the people, it is proposed
to send trim little box containing )
gold dollars to each of 30 persons
who write the most interesting de-
scriptiOn of their experience and OBJ
servation on the following topics:
How have YOU been affected bv
coffee drinking?
DO You know anyone who has been
driven away from Postum because it
came to the table weak and character
less at the first trial?
Did you set such person right re-
gartling the easy way to make Postum
clear. black and with crisp, pungent
taste?
Have you ever discovered better
way to make it than to note the clock
at the time actual boiling commences
(not when pot is first put on stove).
and keep it boiling moderately for
full ID minutes, using two heaping
teaspoOnfuls for each cup Of beverage?
Give names and account of those
YOU know to have been cured or
helped in health by the dismissal of
coffee and the daily use of the Food
Coffee in its place.
Address your letter To the Postum
Cereal company, limited, Battle
Creek, Mich, writing your own name
and address clearly.
Decision will be made and the 30
little boxes of gold sent out June 80,
next.
Every friend of Postum is urged to
write and each letter will be held in
high esteem by the company. as an
evidence of such friendship, while the
little boxes of gold will reach many a
modest writer, whose plain and sensi-
BILE letter contains the facts desired
although the sender may have but
small faith in winning at the time Of
writing.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-06-18

and to teach them to do, thus making
their knowledge effective when they
leave school to engage in the life
struggle. In the industrial branches
the child is required to plan with his
mind and execute with his hand. He
thus acquires mental discipline and
at the same time manual skill in put
ting into material forms the creations
of his mind. As the board has ample
accommodations for one or more of
these industrial branches / trust the
feasibility of beginning work in some
Of these departments will in due time
receive careful consideration
Mr.. Young also refers to the benefi-
cent results of the home reading plan,
and to nature study. which he says is
one of the most urgent demands of
the day.
For the faithful and efficient SER
vices of the teachers of the city"
says the superintendent, II have
nothing but words of commentator.
They have been earnest, active and
conscientious in the performance of
their duties. and ready to give of
their time and their money to keep
themselves in touch and sympathy
with the latest and best in educational
thought and practice"
Rock Island Argus., 1898-06-18
Election Notice.

Notice is hereby given that an cleo
tion will he held in Rock Island. ILL., i,
Tuesday, June 2S, A. ID. 1898. at No.
1912 Third avenue, or at what is
known and called the Dimick livery
barn.
Said election will be for the pur-
pose of electing two members of the
board of education of the Rock Island
school district. which election will be
opened at O'Clock in the morning
and continued thereafter until z
O'Clock in the afternoon of the same
day.
Rock Island, ILL.,, June Is. 1898.
L. j. MEDILL, JR., Mayor.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-06-18
YEAR IN THE SCHOOLS,
Supt. Young's Recommendations
to the Board of Edu.
cation.
INDUSTRIAL BRANCHES URGED

Timely Suggestions for the Guidance of
the Directors In Shaping Rock Islands
Educational Affairs = Importance Of
Grammar Study-Home Reading Plan
and Other Matters Treated.
IN his annual report to the board of
education Supt. of Schools K. G..
: Young, as usual. makes some suy-
gestions and recommendations which
will prove valuable in guiding those
who will direct Rock Islands public
educational affairs in the coming
year. Among other things Mr..
Young saws:
While the work of the school year
has been in a general way satisfac-
tory. it is not difficult to look back
and see things we would have had
different had we commenced the wear
with our present experience. Our
ideal of 4 school system has not been
realized; like will-o-the-wisp, it is
ever beyond our grasp, drifting away
from us as we advance to seize it.
and perhaps it is for the best, for
when man reaches his ideal, stimulus
to further progress is gone and stag
nation is certain to follow.
"Realizing that reading is the chief
means through which an education is
to be secured there has been special
effort mad eduring the year, especially
in the primary rooms, to do more eff
fective work in this particular branch.
= The work of the classes in
arithmetical appears to be well done.
A special effort is being made by the
teachers of the schools to make the
work in mental arithmetic especially
productive in developing the reason
ing faculties, and giving to pupils
arithmetic power. There
is another department of our work
that needs most careful thought and
persistent attention. need not say
that | refer to the language work in
cluding composition, spelling. punct-
uation and letter writing. 1t is really
not what a person knows, but what
he can do that determines the place
he is to fill in life's great conflict. 1t
is pupils power of self expression
that enables him to use the knowledge
he has acquired i'm his own interest
and will make him an active and use
ful member of the community.
Industrial Branches.
I'm my last annual report sug-
gested for your consideration the ad-
visibility of Introducing into the
schools some of the industrial
branches, such rs sewing, cooking
and manual training. / shall not in
this report enlarge upon this subject,
as my views on this question are
fully known to your honorable body
| will say, however. that Industrial
branches have an educative as well
rs a utilitarian value. In fact it is
this that commends them so strongly
to boards of education and that has
led to their adoption in so large pro.
portion of the best schools of the
country. The great purpose OF
school life is to lead children to know
Rock Island Argus., 1898-06-18
TAKE GOOD CARE
OF Your Earthly Temple-When That is
Gone All is Gone.

A duty we owe to ourselves is to
take good care of our earthly temple.
Many people abuse their body, and
the would hears them grumble about
poor health the rest of their lives.
Others are indiscreet and do so
many unreasonable things that they,
too, lose their health. There are still
others who chance to be victims of
circumstances. and through general
break down, or natural frailness, lose
their health.
When the earthly temple once be-
gins to show ruin, the owner begins
to look for repairer. Sometimes he
succeeds, and many times he fails.
1t largely depends upon what kind of
repairs are necessary. If it is your
kidneys, we can tell YOU Just what to
get. This is our business. We are
repairers of Kidneys. Strange busi-
ness. isn't it? Do YOU wonder if we
have much to do? Don't wonder
again, for we tell YOU now, that we
have thousands upon thousands work
ing at this repair work all the time.
They are very skilled workmen! They
all have the same name. 1t is Nor
rows kidneoids. They are a never
failing remedy. We know it and you
will too, if yon try them. Why not
try them. for they are used here in
this city.
Mrs. Brown, of 22l1 Fourth avenue,
this city. is one of them. She is well
along in years. and has suffered now
for the last 2 years Hasn't she tried
to stop it? OF course she has. but
never been successful, although she
has tried a number of other prepara-
tions. This malady is a difficult one
TO master, rs everyone suffering with
it will tell you. Most of them have
constant pain. Sometimes very se-
we're. and sometimes almost free from
it. But it never leaves one entirely.
Mrs. Brown says she often had
severe catches or a stitch in the back
These stitches renders one almost
helpless for the time being. She saw
Morrows' Kidneoids and procured a
box from Bahnsen's drug store. They
helped her within week, even at her
age and the years she has had it.
The daughter SAYS: Nothing
mother ever took helped her so quick
ly and permanently, and we are glad
to recommend them to Others"
Druggists sell them for 30 cents. or
mailed by Herb Medicine COMPANY.
Springfield, Ohio.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-06-18
TOWN TALK.

Fay your water rent.
Buy one-a Kinship cigar.
Lees Little Gem is the best broom.
John Devine, of Chicago, is in the
city.
Free athletic performance at the
Watch Tower Sunday.
John Ellinwood is running as news
agent on the Rock Island between
Chicago and Des Moines.
A meeting will he held at Turner
hall Monday, June 20, of union labor
men to consider the endorsement of
candidates for the school board.
j. f. Shank left today for Column
bia, Tenn, where he takes the fore
manship Of the cloth sewing depart
ment of the government arsenal.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Daugherty and
daughter, Ethel, left this morning for
several weeks visit at the home of
Mrs. Daugherty's invalid mother at
Lacon. Ill.
Miss Jennie I. Allyn, trained nurse,
late of st. Luke's hospital, Daven-
port, is now located ut 172l Second
avenue. where she solicits patronage
in her line of business.
A meeting Of the republican county
central committee was held at the
Harper yesterday afternoon. +. &.
Allen. of Moline, the big begun, pre-
sided. There were three absentees.
B. +. Knox. of Rock Island. was
elected secretary. and w. II. White
side. of Zuma, treasurer. The three
officers and Billy Baker, of this city,
S. S. CromptOn. of Moline, and +. L.
Cook. Of South Moline, and +. A.
Wood were selected as an executive
committee.
Services over the remains of Miss
Annie Shields were held at St. Jo-
seph's church at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. Rev. Father Thomas Mackin Off
ciating. There was large attend
ance OF friends, many Of whom fur
ther attested their esteem for the
deceased by sending pretty iloi al
tributes. The pallbearers were Ed
Dolly, Thomas Mcmahon, T. A. PEN
der. John Devine, Frank Lawler and
Thomas O'IIara.
The Mercer county Woodmen' s
picnic at Aledo yesterday was
Ia largely attended affair. There
was Il big parade, addresses of
welcome by Mayor Guy c. Scott
/ md l.. ID. Thomason, and re-
n snse by &. +. Porter. of Kcithsburg.
N keithsburg band played, aquar-
tet\ Om the Woodmen office, Messrs.
BurA Naloney, Taylor and Hartman.
sang;\ ere We're races, drills and the
like. an, short talks by General At
torney }. &. johnson, Head Clerk
Hawes, Directors j. n. Reece. j. w.
White, M. Quackenbush and A. X.
Talbot, on behalf of the Woodmen.
and by Mesdames Mary Fav Hawes. of
this city. and c. f. Allen, of Lincoln,
Neb.. and Miss Myrtle Dade, of this
city, in behalf of the Royal Neighbors.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-06-18
nICHARD SMITH, a Young ma

yNuhHD chiih, NOuHr HAL
In with speedy wing and puz-
zling curves, proved too much
for Ottumwa's baseball aggrega-
ton in the opening game of
the series at the Rock Island park
yesterday afternoon. He had perfect
control, struck his opponents out at
will, apparently, and was as fresh as
a daisy when the last round of the
battle had been concluded.
1t has been many Il day since such
a pretty contest has been pulled off
on the home grounds. Brilliant PLAYS
some of them phenomenal ginger.
enthusiasm and hard work character
lied the game throughout. The fan
had no license to complain of that
tired feeling-for it was battle
royal, the coachers blowing their ba-
ZOOS at every opportunity, and the
spectators joining in the chorus; in fact.
it was one ofthOse good, old-fashioned,
hard-played games which bring JOY
and contentment to the heart of the
admirer of this great amusement
McGreevey goods were turned back
quite frequently. But the Ottumwas
gave Sage's sailors a game far from
being snap, just the same. The
giants have improved considerably
since their last visit here. and are put
ting up the real article now.
Rock Island had but one error.
That was made by Hoover in the first
INNING, and cost score The sail
ors rolled up two in the second and
the giants also got one. The. there
was 4 tie until the fifth. Rock lland
broke the ice. After Il foul by Sh, tn,
Baer lifted the sphere over in the \ It
lot for two bags and came home D,
one of the same kind by McKibben!
Wright placed Il beauty in left, and
Babbitt was caught attempting to
make the home plate. Strauss died
on poke in center. In the sixth
Dillon 2-baggered, Babbitt singled
and both scored on wild throw of
Il ball hit by Hanna from first
to home. One of the giants made
the circuit in the eighth, Pender,
who drew four and walked, being ad-
vanced by Wilson's sacrifice, and
scored on Johnny O'Connell's hit to
| center. The sailors all but silenced
McGreevey in the ninth, Baer and
Strauss making 3-baggers And Nc
kibben and Dillon singles, and tally
ing three. Weimer began the music
for his side with 2-sacker and stole
third and home, there being no effort
to prevent him crossing the rubber.
keefe walked, Smith singled and Nc
Greevev brought the former home OH
a nice 2-base hit in Wrightville. Then
Flood and Pender went out in order,
Berte having done likewise few mo-
ments earlier An interesting story
Rock Island Argus., 1898-06-18
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Rock Island Argus., 1898-06-18

Batteries-Smith and Strauss: McGreevy
and kecfe Hits-2-base Baer. McIiibben Dillon.
Grcevy. BE doubles Babbitt toHsnua to Dill
Ion McSreevy to kccfe to Wilson: bases on
b'ls OF McGreevy !, OF Smith ,; struck out
Mcircevy -, Smith S; hit by pitched ball,
Notes.
Just glance at McKibben's record.
Watch Hoover put 'em over to first
The boys are playing together like
a charm.
Tomorrow game will be called at
3 O'Clock.
At Dubuque, St. Joe 3. Dubuque /;
at Peoria, Quincy 0, Peoria 3.
Ottumwa is also here Monday.
Tuesday st. Joe begins a series.
Smith has won the admiration of
the fans. He is certainly jewel.
Smith and Sage for Rock Island and
Nonemacher and Keefe for Ottumwa
are announced as the batteries for
tomorrow's game.
Joe Strauss is. suffering with an in
jured foot. But he is in the game .alI
the same. And when he made that
3-bagger he forgot about the soreness
and ran like an Indian.
Buck Ebright, erstwhile manager of
the st. Joe team. has been appointed
umpire, succeeding Ed Cline. who
was given his walking papers. Presi-
dent Hickey made mistake in in
structing Buck and sent him to Rock
Island. Bob Carothers also coming.
So they both umpired yesterday.
The attendance must increase if we
are to have first-class baseball. Rock
Island has team which is no doubt
the equal of any, not alone in the
western, but in any of the minor
leagues. The bows work has greatly
improved under the direction of Man
ager Sage, who has pulled the town to
the top of the ladder in seasons past.
and can do so again if he is given the
proper encouragement.
Louis II. SalZmann has resigned
as treasurer of the Rock Island ball
club. owing to business reasons, not
being able to properly attend to the
duties. To Mr. Salzmann's financial
engineering is due in large measure
the successful tiding of the club
through the worst part of the season.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-06-18
Advertised Letter List No. "a.
List of letters uncalled for AZ the DO stoff
At Rock Island June ts 1898.
Bucklen's Arnica salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts.
bruises, sores, ulcers. salt rheum.
fever sores. letter. chapped hands,
chilblains. corns and all skin erup-
tions. and positively cures piles or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price % cents per box. For
sale by Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-06-18
Beauty IL Blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm.
purities from the body. Begin to-day 10
banish pimples, boils, blotches. blackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, setstaetion guaranteed, l0c, sc, SOC.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-06-18

No one would ever be bothered with
constipation If everyone knew how
naturally and quickly Burdock Blood
Bitters regulates the stomach and
bowels. For sale by Marshall &
Fisher.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-06-18
SPEED OF Mr.. SMITH.
Otturnwa Team Falls a Victim to
Rock Islands New
Pitcher.
STRIKES MEN OUT AT HIS WILL.

A Brilliant Game at the Twelfth Street
Park Yesterday Afternoon Sailors DO
Great Work With the Bat-Louis II.
saixmann Resigns as Treasurer of the
I0cal lluh.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-06-18

and all will regret to hear of his with
drawal. He is succeeded by Fred
Bladel.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-04
PERSONALS.

Col. Benehan Cameron spent yester-
day in the city.
Judge z. w. Timberlake is in the
city. He will hold court here next week.
Miss Helen McVea, who spent the
holidays here, left yesterday for Nor
folk.
Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Lee, who have
been here visiting relatives, yesterday
returned to their Alabama home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Potter, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George
Allen, left yesterday for their home IN
Boston.
Mrs. J. A. Woodal. who has been
visiting at Mr.. Shelly Swaim's, on Oak
wood avenue, returned to her home in
Durham yesterday.
Miss Mary Speight, who has been
teaching at Millbrook, yesterday return
ed from her home in Tarboro, where
she spent the holidays.
Col. w. III. S. Burgwyn, of Hender-
son. is in the city. He will deliver the
memorial address here May 10th. His
subject will be Gen. Clingman.
Mr.. Browne Shepherd, who has been
spending the holidays with his parents.
Judge and Mrs. Jas. e. Shepherd, left
yesterday to return to the University
Law School.
Messrs. L. G. Edwards, of Oxford,
and Chas A. Cook, Of Warrenton, are
here to consult the Governor in regard
to the telegraph rate case soon to come
up in the Federal court.
Mr.. r. T. Kicks, of The Christian Sun,
returned yesterday morning from
visit to the eastern part of Virginia.
Mr.. Rcks speaks in glowing terms of the
way in which he was entertained While
in the "Old Dominion"
Misses Bessie and Annie Purnell and
Miss Massey, of this city, and Misses
Matte and Lizzie Dunn, of Wake For
est, left here yesterday afternoon to re-
sumo their studies at the Normal and
Industrial College in Greensboro.
Rev. DIR. J. d. Hufham, of Henderson,
is in the city, the guest of Mr.. j. w.
Bailey. They leave this morning for
Godsboro where they are invited to
deliver addresses tonight at an annual
rally of the Baptists of that city. DR..
Hufham's subject will be 'The Lessons
of History From Goldsboro he goes
to Sampson county to marry couple.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-04
CITY IN BRIEF.

PEACE INSTITUTE.-The regular
exercises at Peace Institute will be re-
sumed Wednesday morning.
Mary's after the Christmas holidays on
Wednesday, the 9TH, at 8 o'clock a. m.
A LIQUOR LICENSE The county
commissioners yesterday granted license
to A. G.. Kemp, of Little River town
ship to sch liquor.
HOOK AND LADDER.-There will
be an important meeting of w. r.
Womble hook and ladder fire department
tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Every member
is requested to be present.
SOLDIERS HOME-Capt.FNu Fuller hay
ing resigned his office as superintendent
of the Soldiers Home, to take effect
February i, 1898, Mr.. Robt. H. Brooks,
formerly sergeant in Manly's Battery,
has been elected in his stead.
ENTERTAINED. = Miss Maggie
Beine, assisted by Misses Hinton and
Branham, delightfully."- entertained sew
eral friends at a Watch party last
Friday night, at the residence of Mrs.
e. A. Culley, East Hargett street
HIS FIRST RIDE.-An 1S-year ole
boy yesterday bought ticket at the
Union depot, saying that he was about
to take the first ride of his life on a
train. He had never before, he said
seen a locomotive except once at dist
ance.
LOST DOG FOUND.-A very fine
lost dog, supposed to be a Dane, is now
in Apex at the home of Mr.. J.J. Rogers,
register of deeds of this county. He
was lost last summer and has been
around Apex ever since. The owner
can get him by paying for this notice.
A RIP VAN WINKLE.- Secretary
of State Thompson yesterday received. a
letter that shows how conservative
Western North Carolina is. 1t was a let
ter addresse to "Hon. Will White,' and
usking for the copies of some land grants
made In 1927. The Hon. Will White"
was Secretary of State in 1911.
SUSPECTED.--Th blew in here
yesterday afternoon three very tough
looking white tramps who spent their
time begging on the streets. 1t is be-
Heyed that they are burglars and safe
crackers. and warning came from
Durham, Morrisyille and Cary, through
which towns they passed, to be ON the
LOOKOUT LOT Lueul.
PASS-TOTERS NOT HAPPY.-The
pass-toters are very much worried over
the recent action of the Railroad Com
mission. They are annoyed not so much
by the fear of getting into trouble them
selves as by the railroads refusal to re-
new their passes which expired with the
old year. They are willing to take
chances but the railroad people are not.
A NEW TEACHER-Miss Lula A.
Potter, pupil of Garcia, leader of the
choir OF the Presbyterian church of New
ark, n. j., and Director of the Choral
class of the city has been engaged by
Mr.. Dinwiddie for the voice department
OF Peace Institute for the coming year.
She has fine soprano voice, is an ex-
perienced teacher and expects to begin
her work this week.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-04
RHFOBM PRIMARY ELECTIONS

Mayor Russ has received an invitation
to attend the National Conference on
Primary Election Reform to be held
at New York, January Goth and Dist,
1898. The promoters of this conference
believe that the surest way to secure
permanent municipal reform is through
the publication and use of the primary
or caucus and they desire to secure as
large an attendance as possible of those
who have had experience in practical
politics and the program will include
reports and discussions by men who are
thoroughly familiar with the operation
of the primary or caucus laws of our
large cities. Among the signers of the
call for this conference are William L.
Strong, mayor Of New York; Josiah
Quincy, mayor of Boston; Abram 5.
Hewitt Lyman J. Gage, Carl Schurz,
0has. Ii. Parkhurst, Neville u. Stone
and abeut $50 other members Of politi-
cal, quasi-political, reform, commercial
and Industrial organizat tons and repre-
sentative citizens from large municipali-
ties.
Though thoroughly in sympathy with
the objects of the conference Mayor
Russ says he will not be able to attend
the nseesing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-04

THREE PRINCIPLES HERE WE AIN TO CONSTANTLY UPHOLD
A SIMPLE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE IN LAST WEEKS PA
PIERS RESPECTING OUR SALE OF MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. WE
SAID 1T WAS HONESTLY MADE UNDERWER-TEIE SORT YOU'D
HONE-TIIAT IT LOWER
COULD AFFORD TO MAKE
AND THE RESULT OF THIS SIMPLE ANNOUNCEMENT?
THE ANNEX NEVER HELD SUCH TIR0NGSNEyER WAS MORE
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR SOLD IN ONE RALEIGH,
SOLD HERE SATURDAY AND IN An AGE OF EXAGGERATED AN
NOUNCEMENTS TT is A VERY DISTINCT PLEASURE
TIL At THE PUBLIC READ AND BELIEVE OUR
THE MUSLIN UNDERWEAR SALE WEEK
TAILS ARE GIVEN BELOW.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-04
A NEGRO MUTE DROPS DEAD.

Maggie Drake, an inmate of the insti-
tuition for the colored deaf and dumb
and blind here, dropped dead Sunday
night about o'clock, while undressing
Heart failure was the cause. She
had been unusually bright and lively
during the day and no one suspected any
thing wrong. When the summons came
she was undressing preparatory to retir-
ing and dropped as suddenly as if shot
Her body was yesterday morning TAX
en- to her home in Rocky Mount. 1t was
accompanied by Superintendent Ray, OF
the white institution.
The girl was IL years old.