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The silver lance., 1899-10-13
cHRlsrMAs PRESENTS rREE.

One OF the Grnndest Oners Ever mo0a
The first FIVE persons procuring the
Endless Chain Starch Book from their
grocer will each obtain one large 10c
package OF Red Cross" starch. one
large 10c package Of "Hubinger's Best"
starch. two Shakespeare pictures print
ed in twelve beautiful colors. a. natur-
al as life. or one Twentieth Century
Girl calendar, the finest Of its kind
ever printed. all absolutely free. All
others procuring the Endless Chain
Starch Book will obtain from their
grocer two large 10c packages Of starch
for sc. and the beautiful premiums
which are being given away. This Of
fer is only made for a short time to
further introduce the famous RED
Cross" starch and the celebrated Thu
binger's Best" cold water starch. RED
Cross" laundry starch Is something en-
tirely new, and is without doubt the
greatest invention OF the twentieth
century. 1t has no equal. and surpasses
all others. 1t has won for itself praise
from all parts of the United States. 1t
has superseded everything heretofore
used, or known to science in the laun-
dry art. 1t is made from wheat, rice
and corn. and is chemically prepared
upon scientific principles by Mr.. J. G.
Hubinger. an expert in the laundry
profession. who has had twenty-five
years practical experience In fancy
laundering. and who is the first sue
cessful and original inventor OF all nne
grades Of starch in the United States
II you would have the best, ask for
Red Cross" and "Hublnger's Best"
which are the finest starches on the
market today.
The jobbing houses all handle 1t. the
retail grocer has 1t on his shelves, you
fnd it in all the homes. while the care
full housewife has adorned the walls Of
the home with the beautiful Shakes
peare pictures which are being given
away in introducing Red Cross" and
"Hubinger's Best" starch.
The silver lance., 1899-10-13
MISSING THE JUBILEE.
one Woman Who Dii Not Know That
Peace Il Il Come.

ettc II q Nomt
IL was in the midst of the peace
jubilee and the editor was the busiest
individual in town, but the visitor got
IN on him, and, what is worse, sat
uoWn and showed other signs OF re
halfiihg, none of which the editor en-
couraged, says the Washington Star
Excuse me-" said the visitor of his
own volition, but can't ask you an
important question:
What is it?" responded the editor.
without looking up from his work,
which is always sign that anybody
ought to understand.
Amt this peace jubilee we're hav-
ing in this town."
1t certainly is
And peace jubilee is a celebration
of peace; amt it?'
Exactly"
And peace means that war is of ;
don't it?''
Or course 1t does"
And that the olive branch is hang
ing low, and that everybody is falling
on everybody else's neck, and that ev-
erybody is glad that the warclouds
have rolled by, and that good-fellow-
ship is prevailing everywhere, and that
every bosom throbs responsive to the
gentle coo of the dove and that every
body is wearing white wings, and that
there won't be any more scraps, and
that everybody is kissing and making
up; 1t means that, don't it?'
Exactly" responded the editor,
pleased to discover so comprehensive
a knowledge from such an unsupported
quarter.
Il thought so.'' said the visitor ris-
Ing. III go back home ard tell my
wife about it. When l left there an
hour ago l don't believe she knew 1t
had happened. Good morning" And
the visitor went out before the editor
had time to extend his sympathy.
The silver lance., 1899-10-13
EYES ARE TAXED IN VACATION
many Feel the Effects of Their Outing
In Impaired Vision.

--Ay @ceA bhc EHtcts Outing
in Impaired Vision.
1t is not generally known, but is an
unquestioned fact, that the vacation
season is the worst in the year for the
visual organs of many people. There
are several reasons for this. The prin-
cipal of these were referred to by
leading specialist the other day. Per
sons going away for their summers
rest or coming back to work." he said
almost invariably use their eyes while
on the train. If they do not read, they
watch the scenery. You seldom see a
person reclining comfortably-even on
high back'-paying no attention
either to book or the fence posts just
outside the window. The worst of it
is that the books that are sold on the
trains are usually in the poorest of
print. The paper is cheap and thin
and Of dull color-drab or gray
rather than white. The type does not
show up nearly as distinctly as 1t
should. When travelling by train and
paper steady, but the type jiggles ir-
regularly back and forth as the result
Of the motion of the car and the 3haki-
ness of your hand. Your eyes also do
great deal of dancing, not only In
pursuit Of the bobbing letters, but in
addition because you are also shaken
about more or less by the motion Of
the train. Imagine the effect on the
muscles of the eye! First. mind you.
the eye itself has an unsteady rest;
second, it is trying to fasten itself on
that which is more unsteady still. I
wonder more people are not bothered
with defective sight. But reading is
not the only Ill. Fix your eye on things
close to the car-on flowers, fence
posts, culverts, trees-and the effect is
as bad as would be brought on by read
ing. Why will people persist in in
juring themselves? You don't have to
have the toothache long before learn
ing its cause and attempting a cure,
but people go on running their eyes
right along for the sake either of kill
ing or economizing trifie of time. A
headache is the first warning, but that
becomes common after a while and is
not needed any more than a headache
that follows unwise eating. There is
closer connection with the stomach on
the one side and headache on the
other than most people imagine, but
willing to watch out for it's eyes
as well as with them, just as 1t is be-
ing taught to take care Of its teeth"
The silver lance., 1899-10-13
English Railway Statistics.

The English have proved that only
fools and Americans travel first class.
The figures of railroad passenger traf-
fc In Great Britain published to-day
lend point to this proverb. Last year
there were 963, ,613, 1896 third-class pas
sengers. against 33,037, 100 tirst-class
passengers. Ii appears that out of ev-
cry 100 travellers three travel first class.
six second class and ninety-one third
class. Out of every f10O paid in rail
road fares passengers travelling first
class contribute flo, those travelling
second class contribute fS and those
travelling third class contribute fS2.
The silver lance., 1899-10-13

ing-down pains. or tired
feelings. and am well and
hearty. Ishall recommend
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound to all my
suffering friends as the
greatest remedy for all
female weakness"
MRS. SUSIE ]. WEAVER.
1871 Callowhill St.. Phila-
delphia. Pa. writes:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-I
had Inflammation of the
womb and painful mem
situation. and by your
advice l began taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. Have
taken four bottles and uset
one package of Sanativ'
Wash and feel like a new
woman. ! thank you so 4
much for what your medi- :
cine has done for me"
MRS. M. BAUMANN, III w
Chicago. ILL.,. writes: "A
months trial of Lydia e. Pr
not say enough in praise
with womb trouble when /
The silver lance., 1899-10-13
The PhiliDpine War

Is proving more stubborn than antici-
pated. 1t needs a vigorous contest to
straighten matters out. We should
tackle the Philippines and overcome
them as Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
does dyspepsia, indigestion, malaria,
fever and ague. The battle is short
and decisive, and for fifty years the
Bitters have always won.
The silver lance., 1899-10-13

FITS SrsrmanentlyCurcd- II oiits nervousness sfte
hrst day . use of Dr. kline's Great Nerve Restorer
send for FREE S2.OO trial pottls and trsstise
DR. r. II. KLINE Ltd. g3l Arch St.. Phadslphia. Pa
The silver lance., 1899-10-13
Half the Story.

THAT man over there has met Dewey
'Is he an interesting talkerY'
We'll, he can tell you everything he
said to Dewey"
The silver lance., 1899-10-13

Where do you suppose that fugitiy.
from justice hid himself?" I'm Alaska 2
mo; we collared him after three weeks
search through a department store.
The silver lance., 1899-10-13

If some people were paid large salarie
to mind their own business they wouldn'
do II.
The silver lance., 1899-10-13

never used SO quick . cure ~ Piso's
Box iii, Seattle, Wash, Nov Is, 1895.
The silver lance., 1899-10-13

HvERY suffering from any female trouble can b
helped by Mrs Pnkham. This statement Is based on
- sound reasoning and unrivaed record Multudes
of Americas women to-day Pnkham competent
and common-sense advice. Write her if you ill., Her
The silver lance., 1899-10-13

A little knowledge is n dangerous thing
something to It.
The silver lance., 1899-10-13

twenty-five cents was the foundation
of my fortune" who gave It to your"
Nobody; tried to borrow 1t and could
The silver lance., 1899-10-13

address Is Lynn, Mass ABSOLUTELY no
charge is made for advice. IL suffered
seven years and would surely have died
but for your help" writes MRS. GEO.
BAlNBRIpoE. Morea. Pa, to Mrs. Pinkham.
1T 10 with pleasure now write to inform
you that am now q healthy woman. thanks
to your kind advice and wonderful medi-
cine. can never praise it enough. Iwas
q constant sufferer from womb trouble. and
The silver lance., 1899-10-13
SAFE
COUNSEL
FOR SICK
WOMEN

leucorrhoea continual pain IN abdomen Sometimes
could not walk across four
using your medcfne. now have bear
The silver lance., 1899-10-13

THE GRIP CURE THAT DOES CURE.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets removes
the cause that produces La Grippe. 4. W.
Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
The silver lance., 1899-10-13
f0R the FAMILY.

take pleasure In prale1Re
your valuable remedy CASCAkETS.
and my whole family received relief
from the frst email boz we tried.
certainly recommend CASCARETBf for
the cures they make and trust they
will nnd q place in every home. Yours
for success" PETER WE 1,Jr.,
Palm Grove Ave-. McKeesport, Pa
The silver lance., 1899-10-13

Punctuality in a business appointment
Is generally dead loss to one man or the
The silver lance., 1899-10-13
a NEWSPAPER STORY
,,suEp BY A WOMAN IN
YUKON REGION.

,..t.d ON Typewritor-Mskes 1ts
.,,.arance Monthly, Sells for
n.,lsr Copy and Is In Great
p~mand.
The silver lance., 1899-10-13
For PILES.

"I suffered the tortures Of
the damned with protruding piles
which / was AFFLICTED for twenty
years. ran across your CASCARET5
In the town of Newell, la, and never
found anything TO equal them. To-
day am entirely free from piles and
feel like new man." G, II. kEiTz,
l4l1 Jones st., Sioux City, Ia
The silver lance., 1899-10-13

Ask for the Best Reading.
Liberal religious literature sent FREE
on application to Mrs. II. d. Reed, 1S2 N.
3Sth ave, Omaha, Neb.
The silver lance., 1899-10-13

months trial Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound
say enough in praise for it. a very sick
with womb trouble when BEGAN its WELL"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-05
Close to Nature.

The West Virginia mountaineer lives
very close to nature. and viewed from
many standpoints the relation is char
acterized 10y pleasing amenities. Juicy
berries refresh him along the road;
nuts drop into his path; sang" (gin-
sengl, which makes one of his sources
of revenue, reveals itself to his eye as
he follows the cows to pasture; cool
brook springs up to quench his thirst
when weary of following the pillow;
pine knots are always within reach to
make light as well as warmth; mud
and stones easily combine in his hand
To- shape a daub chimney and a trough
dug out of an old tree furnishes re-
ceptacle that is as good for dough at
one end as for a baby at the other
Popular Science Monthly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-05
A Victim OF Bad seaman.hip.

The dean of Bristol in Phases of Ny
Life" relates the following:
From time to time / met at dinner
n great friend OF Lord Cages. Admiral
Boyle. Invariably when we met this
admiral of the old school would come
to me and say, DO you. sir, read the
account of ST Paurs shipwreckF
Yes. IL is the appointed lesson
We'll. all l can say. as an old sail
or. is that IL any captain in her males
tvs service handIed his vessel as the
captain of that ship did he would have
been court martialed next day and dis
missed the service"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-05
A Naval Solomon.

Captain McB-, canny Scot. was
once in command of a troopship re-
turning from India. On board he had
as passengers three ladies. all wives Of
officers in her majesty's service.
Now, it fell out that the cabin al
Iotted to them was fitted up to accom-
MEDIATE four. and consequently it con-
tanned four wash basins, one of which
was far larger than the other three.
For the right to use this especial
basin each lady put forth her claim,
citing her husbands position in the
army. But the husbands, unfortunate
ly. all proved to be of equal rank, so
to cIinch the matter the trio bearded
the captain in his cabin.
I'VE will leave it entirely to you,
captain" they said, land abide by your
decision"
Captain McB- cogitated duly and
then declared solemnly, with the faint
est twinkle in his gray eyes:
''Leddies. as it is no n matter o rank,
| think it wull be that the oldest
amang We sud have the beegeSt bowl"
With murmured thanks they filed out
again, but that basin was never used
during the yoyage.-Spare Moments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-05

William NJ. Evarts. secretary of
state, under President Hayes, made
perhaps his best and his worst puns
from railway platforms while travel
ing with the presidential party.
They had assembled Mount Washing
ton by the steep cable road, and other
tourists. gathered there from all parts
of the country, called for a speech.
I'VE are not strangers" said Mr..
Evarts genially. we have all been
born and brought up here"
At another time, when travelling
through Tennessee, Mr.. EvartS laid Il
wager with the young people of his
party that he could make pun upon
each town through which they should
pass. As they reached Chattanooga
the crowd clamored for n speech. Mr..
Evarts pleaded that as the train would
stop but Il moment he could only make
few ChattanOogatory remarks,
The unexpected element which char
ncteriZes pun was marked in all the
wit of Rufus Cboate. Il can't endure
NJ lie once exclaimed of another IA
nous BOstonian. Il should not care
if | should never see him again" Then
half remOrsefully, We'll. l should not
care if should see him in a process
sion"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-05
Child Too Quiet

Play is the proper and natural outlet
for child's thoughts. To restrain his
motion is to drive back his living fancy
into the recesseS of his mind. and this
results in his confusion and unhappi-
ness. Some children who are forced ID
be still and passive when they are
longing for action find relief in whis-
pering over stories to themselves, but
it is an unsatisfactory substitute for
dramatic action. And II Is also moral
ly injurious. for the necessity of con-
cealing ones ideas destroys after
awhile the ability for fluent express
sion and brings about timidity and dis
trust of our friends.-Florence Hull
Winterburn in Woman's Home Com
ninn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-05
Broncho BIZ. Denomination.

During the first years of his career
as an actor Will had in one of his
theatrical companies westerner
named Rroncho Bill. There We're In
dams in the troupe. and n certain mis-
sionary had Joined the aggregation to
look after the morals of the Indians.
Thinking that Broncho Bill would bear
n little looking after also, the good
man secured n seat by his side at the
dinner able and remarked pleasantly:
This is Mr.. Broncho Bill, is it not?"
"YaaS."
Where were you born?'
Near Kit Billiards. mill, on Big
Pigeon"
Religious parents. suppose"
"Yaas."
"What is your denomination"
MY what?"
"YOur denomination"
"O-ah -yaas. Smith Wesson."-
Last of the Scouts. by Helen Cody
Wetmore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-05
Notice TO Contractors.

Sealed proposals will he received at the city
clerks ONCE Rock Island. until Monday. Oct
g. 1883. al : o'c Oc< p. IN. constructing the
Improvement ordered by an ordinan' { entitled
a. follows: An ordinance Tor the improve
ment of Twenty-secOnd street in the city of
Rock Island, state of Illinois. from the town
ship line between 10 SnShipS seventeen G7)
a d ei -hte Usi south TO the cen .er line of
Eighteenth avenue.
And for furDi hing all the materials and do
ing the work according to the plans and Soeci-
locations on file ut the city CLERKS office.
Blank bids Will he furnished on application.
Zach hid must be ace mpant' d Dy certified
check in the sum of five hundred (s5GOJ liars
on some Rock Island b inil. p Iyablc to the order
of the mayor OF sad city. which shall become
forfeited to said city in case the bidd-r Sha /
fail enter i"tO contract v thin ten G0D days
after the awarding of said contract with ap-
proved SurctieS 10 execute the wOrE for the
price mentioned in his hid and according
the y ans and Spe"ifica' ions In the event that
the contra II shall he arded hin.
Contractors are qrired % furnish SAMPLES
of the brick with which the work is 10 be done
Brick used in the work must correspond with
the samples in quality Iud style.
ROCK Island, illinois, sept. 70 y. ID. 1899.
ii. G. SCHAFFER. City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-05

4 girl | know is betIu;hed to a
young officer i'll the navy, and as his
birthday is near at hand she has
bought n pretty little stamp box in sill
yer to give to him. but she is not going
to give it TO him, after all.
Daughter" her father said to her.
eff you wish that young man well,
never give him a stamp box. You
couldn't give him anything more dan
gerous man would better carry
dynamite than stamps. One of ;he
braveSt officers in the navy has been
for 20 years paying the penalty of his
folly in carrying stamps. Everybody
knows who he is. Years ago he re-
ceived an order from the department
which displeased him very much. He
knew to whom he owed it, and he sat
himself down that same night and ex-
pressed himself frankly on paper to the
man he blamed for the obnoxious or
der. He had Il stamp, and so he sent
the letter off in that nights mail. If
he hadn't had n stamp. he would not
have mailed the letter till morning, and
if he had kept it till morning he'd new
err have sent it at all and he would not
have paid the penalty of 'sassinG' the
department.
Don't send the young man a stamp
box The officer I've been telling you
about says that his experience taught
him never to carry stamps. but the
trouble about the wisdom experience
brings is that it usually comes too late
to be of any use. Don't encourage the
young man to carry stamps. 1t isn't
Safe"-WaShington Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-05
A CHILO'S FANCY.
Explanation of What Seems Freco-
ciousuess In imaginative Children

ciousuess In Imaginative Chtldr-n-
IAN active. healthy Imagination is
one of the happirst gifts child can
possess" is the theory advanced by
Florence Hull Winterhurn. the well
known padiologisr. ia The Woman $
Home Companion.
IF we watch an intelligent child,
four or FIVE years old who believes him
self unnoticed We viii probably br as
tonished at the richness and fertility of
the. fancy which can give life and color
to dull, commonplace things and weave
whole stories and dramas around the
simple toy that means nothing more To
rs than what it plainly stands for But
we will perceive that even his widest
romances found themselves upon many
facts, for free and froiiCSume Imagi-
nation may appear. IT Is subject 1" its
laws. 1t deals with real things in n
playful way. 1t embroideIs paints.
molds. but 1T must have lis material
Is basis in actual life.
What we call creative ability is
really nothing but the power To recon
struct perhaps To connect several sep
arate plans or patterns into Il whole
which seems different from the original
The child Is an artist who daubS ola HI
colors boldly, without suy sense of the
absurdities he may coIumit. and so he
often produces effects that surprise 9th
ers as we'll as himself. Many of the acts
that seem so precucious because we sup
pose them TO he the outcome of ii well
considered plan are really happy acct
dents, not devoid Of the merit of orig
inality, but neither to he overpraised a.
work of genius. Childhood is one I'M
broken succession of experincntings >
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-05
FLEA FOR THE Goldfish.
A Chef Who Says This Fish Is Not
Apnrecinfed nj His Real WOrth.


eff Goldfish cost a dollar n pound"
said the chef, lit would be more uni
yersally beloved. / tell you, ii is the
best dinner fish known / have tried
the whitefish all over the world, but
the Goldfish is king of them all and is
not apprec.S ted at his real worth.
Cook him in any way you like and he
is delicious. Even the dried goldfish,
picked up and served in cream for
breakfast, is a fine dish. Put him in
q bag. sew him up tightly, and let him
boil, or bake him carefully, well stuff
ed. and he is delicious.
Let me tell you that when you make
fish cakes you should not drown out
the fish with potato. Put as little po-
tato or other substance in the cakes
rs possible, and. If you want them as
fine as they can be made, wrap them
in a blanket of eggs, and do not be
sparing Of the egg. You can make 4
tasty dish of Goldfish cakes if you will
follow my advice. Fish cakes are con-
sidered n very democratic dish. of
course, but my patron. who pays me 4
large salary, is as democratic as he
used 10 be in his younger days. When
he sends down to me an order for fish
cakes for the next mornings break
fast, he says lie wants Meschutt'S fish
cakes. with egg. That is the order,
and lie is thinking of his younger life
when, as he once told me, in Il base
ment on broadway he used to get the
finest butter cakes and fish cakes he
ever tasted, excepting yours, chef
he adds always. But l know that
dimes in those days We're as $1,000
bills are TO him now and his appetite
was keener and more appreciative."-
New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-05
SAUCY, BUT SELF RELIANT.
Such Is the Typical East Side Girl of
New York City.

New DIRK CITY.
1.-THE typical east side girl of New
York" writes Charles Il. Brodhead in
The Ladies' Home Journal, lis simply
n product of her environments. She is
surrounded by the good. bad and indif-
fercnt. She is in an atmosphere in
which no girl should be reared. Her
eyes and ears are closed to many dis
agreeable things around her. And she
shuts them simply because she does
not care to see and hear. Yet the east
side girl is no saint. Far from it. The
typical girl of that section is self re-
liant, saucy, impertinent, slangy, quick
tempered, ready to fight with the
tongue, and even with fists if ncceS-
Sary. She will dance all night and
work all day, repeat it three or four
times a week, then declare she isn't
tired and look bright and fresh all the
while. She will upbraid her mother,
whom size calls 'mc~ole woman and
abuse her father. referred to by her
as me ole man. cuff the ears of her
younger brothers; have Il hair pulling
match with a sister; yet if any one
should dare utter a word derogatory to
the members of her family, Miss East
Side would go at them like Il wildcat.
She flirts outrageously with motormen.
conductors and the like and will laugh
derisively at or slap the face of the
we'll dressed man who preSumeS to
become acquainted with her on the
street; remain night after night at the
bedside of Il girl friend who is ill and
follow a begging cripple half block
to give her last cent for charity