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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-08
British Buy Silver Mines.

here yesterday by which an English
syndicate purchases for $500, 600 cash
the properties of the Big Five Mining
company at Ward, Colo. The proper
ties include the Nj Wot. Dew Drop,
Columbia and other well-known pro-
HuCpFS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-08
Loss only Reache.sIo.ooo.

Hortonville. Wis, Sept. S.-The fire
which threatened TO destroy the entire
business section of this place was
checked after three Buildings were
burned. The loss Will not reach beyond
$4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-08

sudden death from heart disease this
morning of Rear A"miral Henry F.
Picking, commandant of the Boston
navy Yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-08
TAkR a Hint.

This is the time of year when it be-
hooves you to be careful of what you
drink You take no chances when
you drink Carse & Ohlweiler's goods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-08

London. Sept S.-Andrew Carnegie.
is said. will be the next Liberal candi-
date for parliament for Sutherland
shire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-08
Homes for Sale

street . $500
street.............. .................... 6 500
10-room house modern on Third avenue 3 500
S-room house on Twelfth street. .....,.... 200
7-roOm hOuS Sc on Twelfth street. LOCO
7-rOOm house on Seventh avenue 200
Groom house on Eighteenth street $500
Modern house on Seventh avenue. ... O.. $40
Three room houses on Forty first street 400
7-rOom house on Forty-first street 1000
Modern house on Forty-third street,. 1900
7-rOom house on Twenty-Second street,
nearly new. 3,5OO
Groom house, brick, on First avenue. 5000
mace. modern .'................ $500
S-roOm house on Seventeenth street, new $500
7-room house on Forty-first street, two
room house and Is lots on Ninth street. $50
7-room house on Thirteenth avenue. $500
7-room house on Thirteenth avenue. ....... 2,500
4-roOm house on Ninth avenue. 200
35-room hotel, furnished ............--... 5000
Four new houses. each 1,2oO
Fine business property, Ihirty-eighth
Two 40-acre farms near Milan.
s240 acre farm near Andalusia.
LOO acres south of Moline.
Two good business lots on Third avenue
cheap
Several fine lots in Black Hawk, Sturgeon.
Schnen and South Park additions on reasona-
BILE terms.
Many fine hones in Columbia and Sonth
Park, Guyers addition and Moline, for sale
cheap and on easy terms.
Real estate, fire and life insurance.
Much OF the property that we have can be
bought on monthly instaliments at low rate
kota improved farms for sale cheap. Small
farms In Rock Island county for sale or trade.
Call write,
HULL & CO.,
Mitchell & Lynde Building, Room 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-08

T--EGs. tie was Ifylng TO sell the
watches when caught
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-08
ADMIRAL PICKING is DEAD.

sudden Demise OF the Commander of
the Boston Navy Yard.
Washington. Sept S.-A telegram
10 the navy department announces the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-08

Mitchell & Lynde Building, Room 81.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-07-20

ne -s4 killers a. Lake Wavasea.
md o. whose Trail the Deputy Fish
COMMISSIONERS have been hot have
aooodo1ed dy4sniting. which gives
a. easy clue . their identity. and are
now generally adopting new device
Tor iaush'ering the fish n the lake.
4 Jug IS procured. nlled with unslsked
iin4e ane corked- \ small aperture Is
LETT IN the cork, through which the
water seeps, and IS the lime slakes
there Is a violent explosion in the
water aud the dead fish rise to the sur
lace by scores. The method il III
vogue by many Of the poachers.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-07-20
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
? things which stand upon the Moor
Would stand upon the wall

T things when Stand upon the moor
Would stand upon the wall
We could walk around the ceiling
And would need no floor ut all.
irandma--''Ah, my dear, the men
ate not what they were fifty Years
ago." Ethel-"Well, granny. yon
know fifty years will change any mau-'
81 could not help being struck by
the likeness, remarked tue unfor-
tunate man when one of his family
portraits fell upon him. Philadelphia
Record.
$50 she's really going to be LIAR
ried?' "Yes. p" Il suppose sue thinks
of nothing but the future?" We'll.
she only talks of the presents. -
Standard.
Ella-"I have had photograph
taken every year since was twenty"
Cook dsgp eoas tae nRl RlebteesG11aRAsf bees11
long time"
Jimmie -"Wot's de use of studyin'
percentage?" Tommy don't
know nuttin'. Wy, dey uses it in
fggerin' de standin of tie baseball
clubs. New York Journal
81 understand Susie Smartweed
was dismissed from the hospital SER
vice in disgrace" Yes She used
the chief surgeons best lancet to
sharpen her lead pencil Tit Bits.
81 think / am in love with that girl;
when she comes around | get three
new diseases. What are they"
"Palpitation of the heart, Justification
Of the head and paralysis of tho
tongue. lid Bits.
She (coquettishly ly)-"I read the
other day, Cousin Charley. that mar.
ria2e ia declining" He tinspiredl-
ooh, that's quite wrong. Marriage
ls-accepting.' (Seizes the oppor.
tunity and proposes. Punch.
Husband Whose wife ha, beer
struck by the automobile carria2el-
Heavens, man. why don't you look
where you're going? \ little more
and its me you would have run down
instead Of my wife. Il Illustration.
They call vocal lessons voice
placing now. William els that 80?
Well, I'm going to write a polite note
and ask that girl down stairs to please
place hec voice across the street in
stead of UP in our air shaft "-Chica9o
Record
Where arc yon Of tc.
Hans Hans-"To scuool: teacher
Is going 10 show Us the eclipse OF the
moon tonight Mother-."Here.
you stay a: home; ii your teacher
wants to show yon anything he eau do
IT during school hours Tit Bits.
Tommy" exclaimed Mrs. Fozg,
don't You kcow it Is naugh.- t.
make kite Sunday" But. nv
dear, interpos@l Fogg. don't you
see thai he is making II on. Of re-
hg'ous paper "Oh." said Mrs. F..
II didn notice hat Standard.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-07-20

Tie daily feeding standard for
rai!ca cows Of 1000 pounds weight
should contain two and half pounds
OF protein, four pounds of fats, two
ana half pounds OF sugar and starch.
and twenty four and half pounds OF
dry matter.
Following are ratlons properly made
mp according 70 this standard bv tho
Wisconsin station:
Corn siiage forty pounds. clover
hay eight pounds. wheat bran six
pounds, corn meal three pounds. Fod-
der corn twenty pounds. hay six
pounds, oats four pounds, shorts four
pounds. oil meal two pounds. Corn
slla8e fifty pounds. corn stover six
pounds, oats six pounds. malt sprouts
tour pounds. corn meal two pounds.
Hay eleven pounds, corn fodder four
teen pounds. corn meal four pounds.
cottonseed meal four pounds, gluten
meal one and half pounds. >ilaSe
thirty pounds, Lav ten pounds. corn
meal three pounds, cottonseed meal
three pouuf.s. gluten meal two hounds.
I is almost Impossible to feed too
E@avy II Tie dairy \ cow. when in
1n-t flow ehnu.l receive a. east sev
entv per cent. more food tkauIs used
i"r t-e sla.-te44.c.. 0; Ler body. aud
! is tbs excess that produces tie
c4!ryrual ~ 1T
III, another pro: of tue aeces
SHY os keeping cows tLa. respond
promptly II good feeding. for YOU are
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-07-20
\ ] cru Bali.

]; i MJ belle. that eyefv yons.
hikes 70 have some flower o. plan.
growing withlu the room where she
spends the most ri ler time. bu. that
the bother Of taxing care Of the pIan,
balance the pleasure. Nature is a
cunning force and the Japanese cum.
nlnz people. They have com bined to
produce delight Of greenery to meet
the need 0: tue woman who wants =
growing plant that is content TO live
% sulles aud glances. I. is ball O.
Terms ~Eic. swings peadan. from the
chandelier. tbs portiere pole or anv
o,nef nigh place 1t is running fern
vine tTined round and round ball of
moss. with delicate fronds growing
out OF every inch or two. ftswin1s1
lovely mass of fea,hery green, with
ous SOIL, an nnending delight. An it
asks IA to be immersed a night in III.
water OF bath tub once week. And
moreover. it's tue Truth.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-07-20
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Making the Bed.

To make up bed, after. The mattress
has been turned and the bed thorough
IL aired, spread on the under sheet.
tucking it in carefully all the way
round: then the upper sheet, leaving
the wrong side up and tucking it in
we'll at the bottom; then the blankets,
placing the open end at the top; then
the counterpane. AS soon as the
counterpane is put on and tucked IN
at the foot of the bed, turn the upper
sheet over so that the right side OF the
hem may be on top, and tuck IN the
clothes all the way round. Then
place the bolste. and pillows in posi-
tion. Home Journal.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-07-20
GETTING TO THE GAME.
Now the relatives are dying
At most appalling rate.

Now the relatives are dying
At a most appalling rate.
And the sudden spells of sickness
Much anxiety create.
And the straDgest thing about these
Tales OF woe these faces wan.
Is that they are much more frequent
When the baseball seasons on.
There are trembling on the eyelids
OF the office boy. once bright,
And he sadly makes announcement
That his uncle died last night.
Then the tears so plainly noticed
Down his face begin to stray.
And he sobs his Thanks on being
Told he needn't work to-day.
As the hour Of noon approaches
1t Is noticed that the clerk
Is so sick that he's unable
To continue at his work.
Hes complaining Of a fever -
And pain that racks his head.
So he asks and gets permission
To 60 home and seek his bed.
Just at D. m. the merchant.
Who has long denounced the game,
Feels q twingo of rheumatism,
And he suddenly gets lame.
very minute brings more torture.
As his grimaces attest.
Till at last for home he's starting,
With the hope OF getting rest.
But recovery is sudden,
And. from fnvorite grand stand chair
That sick merchant sees the ball game.
And he sees the sick clerk there.
And among the yelling rooter>
Onthe bleachers to the right.
Is the offlce boy who told them
That his uncle died last night.
Yes the relatives are dying
At tamost appalling rate.
And the sudden spells of sickness
Much anxiety create.
But no undertakers profit.
With the doctors it's the same,
Hor these tales arc fabricattons.
12d to get to Gee the game.
-Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegra
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-07-20
Hant>O Work Eas cts.

Even ones work basket harmani s
with the fittings Of ones boudoN III
these artistic days Baskets Of octag
onal shape, lined with lowered cIntz
and edged with quillings OF pinlXrib-
bon, with pockets for spools and loops
of ribbon tc keep needles, scissors,
etc, III place, are sold for summer
fancy wor'. They are roomy enough
to hold a quantity of embroidery or
knitting ~ the iimy renaissance so
much bcloved Of fair work ers these
days. Tie handle is high and arched
and filled with narrow ribbon quill
ings. Some Of the baskets carry out
the old-tlmc effect further by fitting
up the quaint chintz baskets with odd
pearl, filigree chisel!ed ivory Or inlaid
wood implements. Curious old "hus-
sifs, with covers of polished wood,
filigree bone or pearl are usually q
feature of these fittings New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-07-20
! FARM TOPICS 8
Cultivation OF Growing Crops.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


1t is a good practice to cultivate
growing crops before they are planted.
Get the soil in good condition SO that
the seed has a perfect seedbed and
then even before the plants appear,
we find it the best practice to go over
with fine harrow or weeder, to de-
stroy the young weeds that always get
the best start, because they start right
from the top of the ground, whereas
the seed for the crop is an inch or
more below the surface. This harrow
ing always leaves the surface in fine
condition.
Keeping down the "eeds is the all
important thing with any growing
crop. The weeds not only rob the
plants of the needed fertility, but use
large amount of water, which is so
necessary during the growing season.
It is not question as to how often
we cultivate, but how thoroughly.
The essential things are the destruc-
tion OF the weeds and the breaking Of
the crust that forms after a rain
Professor Charles w Burkett.
sExf Cleanliness in Feeding Chicks.
One great trouble in feeding little
chickens is TO place their food in re-
ceptacle which will keep them from
! trampling or it. This occurs when
the food IS placed on the floor Of the
brood room. out IN the run or in pans.
A good way is to take a piece of tin
about four inches wide and two feet
loGg, tack along the edges of three
quarter inch plank, so that the tin
will project along the edges about one
and a half inches on each side. Bend
the tin 50 as to have a shallow trough,
fasten the ends Of the planks to
blocks which will raise the trough one
or two inches from the floor. The
troughs will be in easy reach Of the
chickens and SO narrow that they eau
not stand upon the edges. Food
! placed Ill such trough can be ke ot
clean until entirely consumed : Hard
boiled eggs, OF which the chicks are
quite fond. make an excellent addition
to the bill Of fare from the begin
, ming As they grow older, cracked
! wheat and whole grains of wheat can
/ be given, mixed with coarsely ground
corn. Atlanta Journal.
Hints For Beekeepers.
Tall sections require more honey to
fill them.
-'i'H "vara-;a 20 af n n,oan hoe -
about two and half years.
Many keepers clip the queen S wings
when they have their swarms.
Young queens are the most prolific
AMI are less inclined to swarm.
Stimulative feeding is the means by
which colonies are made strong.
Approach hive of bees from the
SIDE or rear. 50 as not 10 disturb the
bees at WORK
Strong colonies prevented from
swarming is the key to large honey
| crops.
Il motn once gain a footing in the
| hives :he colonies Will soon be de.
| strOyed.
Basswood is said to be the greatest
/ honey pro>,Dcer for the time that it is
! in bloom
~ ~ ---THere IS no possible economy in
taking FROM 3 strong colony TO build
| up a weak one
\ large number OF extra combs are
/ necessary when extracted honey is the
ohlcct sought. Louis Republic.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-07-20
The Ideal Dust Cloth.

An authority on household matters
says that slightly moistened clean
dust cloth is the ideal one. She says
further that this does net mean q
damp one which smears furniture, nor
one that is grimy and soiled- A suit
able quality of cheese-cloth is very
cheap, and there is no reason why
there should not be generous pile Of
busting cloths made from this fabric
in every housemaid's closet. The
cloths should be yard long, and
should be hemmed across the edges
before being put into service. There
should be sufficient to permit an
ample supply for two weeks use, half
being laundricd every week. Even
competent housewives are apt t
overlook the necessity for clean fnrni
ture cloths. The word clean IS use.
relatively.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-07-20
y the days when /
was q stuien IL
college | spent my
vacations III tie
mountains OF Zen


! Il c k y teaching
school, lin &
books, aul giving
occasion al talks on
popnlar subjects
t. the parents Of
my school clil
drc4. These So
called 'lect;lres
We're delivered IN
i { schooli.o
ht What was called
'"auiIo- hight, al
though the Ii gnt
Mas mo y made
I'y rine torches N
i." @reat . p { :!
iireplarp.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-07-20
>enrGat,ns the Sleeping Iloo,".

The best way to ventila.e bed
room is to open the window about an
inch at the top and insist upon its be-
ing left that far down. at least while
the room is occupied. The idea that
an open Windows will give any one q
cold, even III winter, is nonsense.
Every person living in the house
should be expected to open his or her
window wide when they leave the
room III the morning In addition to
this the children should be taught to
turn down the clothes from the beds
and to arch the mattresses SO the air
can get underneath the bedding. 1t
is not necessary to leave the windows
open long The girl car close them,
either partly or wholly when she
makes up the beds A bedroom ought
to be as light, bright and airy as sun
parlor, and it can be KEEP; SO if the
foregoing suggestions are followed. =
New York Journal.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-07-20
How to Avoid Shrinking Nyooien.


Woolen garments should be washed
separately, and never put with linen
or cotton goods. They should be put
to soak IN hot water las hot as can be
borne by the HANDY in which soap has
been boiled. To every six gallons of
water add four tablespoonfuls of liqnid
ammonia, which removes grease de-
posted by perspiration. Cover the
clothes as the retained heat assists in
removing the grease After soaking
for al hour wash on by drawing
through the hand. D., not rub or
kneed the fabric. Very dirty spots
should be brushed out with soft
brush. Rinse out twice in warm
water. Use wrlnger if possible, as
1t expels the water with the least fric-
ton. Hang the clothes up len ngthwise
to dry. Iron while still damp. stretch
ing the article to the necessary length
and width. The iron should not be m :
necessarily hot. Do not use I've or
washing soda as they will certainly in
.uFe the fabric. New York Journal.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-07-20
Recipes.

Potato Biscuit-To one pint of
mashed potatoes, add two pints of
Houf, two large tablespoonfuls Of lard.
one teaspoouiul Of baking powder.
one half teaspoonful oi salt. one Gun.
iui OF buttermilk and little soda
Baked Rice With Cheese pnt ,na
quart u new milk and one cupsul u
rice into double cooker and cook
until tender add one-Lalt pound OF
grated cheese, turn into i but,erel
cisc and bake for oue-naf hoor
In N.nalgrette-Cut the beef ,n,o
The thinnest slices possible With par.
ticular.r sharp knife; put !, il. a salad
bow! with alternate slight sprirklic1s
OF salt and pepper: make : top larer
OF stripe oi anchovies, smoked her.
ring, capers, sliced gherkins. and fipe-
ly chopped chervil. chives. small
onions. etc Pour over this plain salad
seasoning Of pepper, salt. mustard
tarragon vinegar and oil. we'll beaten
up, and serve without disturbing ths
arrangement Of the dish.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-07-13
The NOrridgewock Case.

We have received from South Nor
ridgewock communication relative TO
a leading issue there at this time, OVER
the indefinite signature, "Citizen'. We
use extracts from it, emitting the
larger part which appears to us to be
entirely irrelevant.
"Ths is not intended for discussion
of the temperance question but refuta-
ton OF your correspondents statement in
asst weeks issue"
"rhe sentiments of the majority of
the citizens are strongly against the
action of few citizens, last week, who
consider it their duty to close our hotel"
1--WE demand that hotel in Norridge-
wock shall be allowed the same priv.
leges as other hotels in Maine"
1.-THE most radical temperance man in
Norridgev ock, and one who is temperate
from principle, says he has no fault TO
find with the way this hotel was man.
aged"
"There is statute which provides
that our children shall receive temper
| ance instruction In the public schools,
that they shall be provided with temper
ance text books and with teachers com.
petent to teach the injurious effects of
alcohol from scientific standpoint. 1t
is Just law and goes to the root of the
temperance question; why has it not
been enforced?' :
The Somerset reporter., 1899-07-13

Mr.. William B. Moore Of Bingham,
the veteran lumberman and OK teamster,
is enjoying a respite from the labors of
80 years of arduous labor in the lumber
forests Of Somerset county and has for
his own amusement made a large num-
Der of miniature OK Jokes, in due form
with the bows and the ring and staples
Inserted where they belong. We are
indebted to Mr.. Moore for two of these
miniature yokes for which he has our
thanks. Probably no man in Maine had
as wide and long a term at driving oxen
and hauling timber and no man ia any
State could do that work better. Those
people who believe any man can drive
oxen well, that there Is no ability,
knowledge or tact necessary to do it are
those who have never tried to do it
themselves, and they don't know about
it. All honor to Somerset's retired lum-
herman and ox-teamster. May he live
long to enjoy the remembrance of his &C.
tive career in Somerset forests in the
gone by days.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-07-13
Worsted Mill In Prospect.

There is good prospect that new
industry of moderate dimensions will be
established in town 10 the brick building
owned by the Skowhegan Pulp Com
pany, known as the Burrill Mill.
The plan is to lease this building,
can be had on favorable terms, and put
in l6 modern looms for weaving wor-
steds and the necessary machinery for
finishing the same. The cloth is to be
made from the'yarn and thus spinning
and other wool working machinery will
not be re quired,
Edward Gledhill, skilled designer
and manufacturer of long experience,
formerly manager of the Lakeside Wor-
sted Mill al East Madison, and Herbert
Wentw orth, formerly of the firm of
Wentworth & Oak, are the parties in
terested in the project. They are to
take stock in the enterprise to the
amount Of. 500 need about So, 900
more to warrant the establishment of
the industry and purpose to open the
stock subscription to Skowhegan people
to this amount.
We understand the success Of the pro-
ject depends upon this subscription by
our citizens.
We are$informed that the conditions
at this time are exceptionally favorable
for worsted manufacturing, and, if our
people can be reasonably assured of the
success of this enterprise, we have con-
fidence that they will take hold of this
work and help it along. They are not
backward in giving financial aid to bust
ness enterprises. No town in Maine can
boast of citizens who are more willing
and ready to invest their money in home
industries.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-07-13

aau5.a s very dana Place nov and
soldiers suffer great discomfort il has
been sf9fm.u2 large par oi he time
and maea II fHe country ai5a9 the mill
tafy liues II flooded Tie I3ia Infantry
regiment al fassay ~as On Saturday In
the worst fos'.ou, tong practically
surrounded by water. - bridges that
were used Tor getting supplies hase been
washed away and some u lie COMPANIES
are DOW separated ty streams slx feet
deep. In many cases tie mn are sleep
ing with three feet of water beneath
their hunks which aie elevated on
cracker boxes. The company cooks
when preparing the meals lad 10 " ade
IN water
some Of the roads leading 10 Passay
are simply Impossible AID tie - fields
On al sdes are one great AXE.
HE river pasig and al tie other
streams are swollen aud tie cts streets
II low points are covered WIth water.
Friendly Filipinos IN Manila have
been the medium OF communications
between the American authorities and
he military leaders of the Instruction
IN taYite province, which f5r some time
promised 10 result in bringing over a
prominent general and several hundred
~ lIs followers with then arms If the
negotiations had succeeded the outcome
would lave had great moral effect,
otter OBJECTIONS doubtless following
Were the generals name given it might
/ lead IN his case 90 "A fate similar to that
which has befallen other FIHpinos sus-
pected 4 fTieDdllness toward the Amer.
leaus. 0ther negotiations have been