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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

1IOuuCt- CREAMERY,
pc per 10; extra dairy. 19c; packing
stock. 14&1Gc. Eggs-Fresh stock. 100
1615c per doz. Live poultry-Turkeys
9Q10c per Tb; chickens, 715c; springs.
SC: ducks. 61aG7c; geese, S6.OOa65O per
doz Potatoes-Burbanks 30@34c per
bu: He brons. 27G3Oc. Sweet potatoes
Jerseys. s.. 40G62 80 per Dbl. Apples-S1. p
I3.00 per Dbl. Cranberries-Cape Cod.
S45O15.00 per Dbl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

YXTANTED-BO u OR 10 YEARS OF AGE
w With Gle ar strong voice Apply At Il
Gus ONCE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25
WANTED.

"ANTFD-S SECOND COOK AT PIG SEy
w euteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

TUANTED-BOARDE CHOICE ROOMS
w ard board a. 2226 Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

NTA$JED-TWO EXPERIENCED IRON
w ers at the Gem laundry. Apply al once
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

"TANTFD-GIRIF FOR GENERAL HOUS Sc
w work II rs Twentieth street Mrs
T Magfll.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

"ANTED- DISH WASHER AND COOK
w ~ WTghts restaurant, 1873 second
ave.Ue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

"TANrFD-A GOOD COOK AT 1894 SEE-
w cnth avenue. References required.
Best Of wages
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

EIOR RENT-SEVEN ROOM HOUSE. ALI.
II modern cOuVenienccs. Apply :503 Sev-
cnth avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

UANTFD-PARTNER IN INSURANCE
w business Good live man. FirsJ-class
opening 10 hustler. Address &C. b. care
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

L oST-A VELVET HAT IN A HAT BON
i near Spencer square Finder y ease
leave At oil Third avenue and oe rewarded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

NTANTED-TwON MEN COLLECTORS AND
w solicitors FOR Rock Island Permanent
positions. - Mitchell Lynde building, be-
tween and p. II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

WTASTFD-BOARDERS BY THE DAY or
w week including room over u Third
avenue Steam heat. gas and all modern con
yenIeHces.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

T"ANTED-GOOD REf.IA BLEOIL SALES
w man. on commission OrSalary. Address
Gu .Her Oil and Implement company, Cleveland,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

L OST-A BLACK AND WHITE ENGLISH
IL Setter about months old- Finder please
return 10 I. Harms 536 Eighteenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

UTANTED-PUPII.S WISHING TO TAKE
w private lessons in dancing can do so by
enquiring at z7I0 Fifth avenue Jones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

EJOR RENT JEFURNISHED ROOMS IN
Il quIre - 2227I4 Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

WAITED Girl FOR GENERA H itll 81 p.
VI ain street. Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

|<HlCAaO, RCOK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAIL
~ wsy-Ticseys can ee purchased or baggage
checked at II B. Twentieth street depot, o.
r ] e. p depot, corner Fifth avenue and Thirty
arst st-ess, Frsns Plunnnar, Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

OST-A DRESS GOODS BELT WITH
4 sterlin1- silver buckle with initisls C !.
Curraycd tinder Will Toe rev rtled by leaving
anne at 50 Seventeenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25
LOST AND FOUND.

L OST-A NCH OF KEYS: = REV IIT
IL for their return 10 this once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25
MONEY TO LOAN.
MISCELLANEOUS

| ADV OS MAN WANTED TO TRANtI-
II and anpotut agents So per month ard
expenses ZeEle- : Co. No 80, Monon Build
Ing Chicago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

NOR RE&T-7-ROOM HOUSE ON THIR-
L tccufh street between First and Second
avenues. al. Ecidy Bros.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

IIO RI:NT- NEW MODERN FIVE ROOM
Il cottage Enquire JACOB ScLeTrer. si2
Twenty four n street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-25

Passenger trains leave Il d z moline
Avenuel depot sve ~ minutes earlier than time
E1yen. Trains marked daily, al other trains
daily except sunday.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
VENDORS VARIED OFFERINGS
All sorts of Things soId in the
Crowded Streets Of the
Metropolis.

There's no end TO the odd things that
vendors and fakirs sell In the city
streets; that is, things that seem odd
until n reflects that many OF the
wants Of men are alike everywhere, In
town and country, and that among the
myriads Of passers.by IN a busy street
there are people who want practically
everything that is made, and who will
buy a thing II 1t 10 presented TO view.
Thus II always seems odd. however
often 1t may be seen, TO see IN q busy
city street a man standing on the side
walk Offering soldering irons for sale,
but in the constantly passing throng
there are some people, a few at least,
who want soldering irons.
Another thing that always looks curl
u in a busy city street is the push
cart full OF files; all sorts and sizes OF
files; but there must be a demand for
them or the man wouldn't come back.
Standing on the curbstone, facing the
sidewalks, In a downtown street. the
other day was a man selling shears;
nothing but shears. He held up his
hands with shears hanging on his ln-
gers TO catch the eye from among those
passing there Of anybody who hap
pened to want shears.
There was q man standing on o lit
tie pile of boards in a waterside street
the other day selling carving knives
and forks. The fork was made OF a
single piece Of steel wire twisted into
shape; the knife had a skeleton handle
OF steel riyeted TO the blade. So they
were not costly TO make, but they were
sold marFelously cheap; and they went
on like hot oakes. And II might seem
like a curious place 10 bring carving
knives and forks to sell, down by the
river among the steamships; but there
couldn't have been found a better place.
These carving knives and forks were
bought one after another right along
by men who work on the waterfront
and by others whose work or business
brought them there to carry home.
There Is doubtless something IN the
selection Of certain points at which TO
offer certain things, but IL is probable
that anything that might be offered In
the city's streets would find, at one
place or another, some buyers from
among the eity's multitudes.-N. Y.
gun
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
VALUE OF ELF-EDUCATIoN.
IL ia More Lasting Than Academic
Training because II Call. for
More Effort.

Edward Box answers n girl corre-
spondent who inquiries "how can n
learn other than at college and still
realize the highest liying?" "The in
estimable value of mental training" he
says, lis undeniable for girl or boy,
man or woman. But mental training
is not alone To be had at the college or
university. 1t can be had more sys
tematically there, perhaps, but not
more effectively than anywhere else il
the desire to learn and study is present
in the heart. There is n mistaken idea
present with many that we 20 to col
lege TO get certain amount Of inforna-
ton or a number Of facts in our heads.
The legitimate use Of all colleges Is
mental discipline, In other words, the
training Of our faculties so that thew
will be Of use to us as tools. The school,
the college or the university is simply
the beginning of our learning. II gives
us not learning, but trains us how TO
learn In after years, For the life Of a
woman, like that OF a man, begins after
college has been left behind.
Nov, mental discipline may be Just
as easily acquired at home as at col
lege, provided "A girl 80 wills. What de-
yeloped the hundreds Of thousands Of
women who never went 10 college, and
who are to-day women Of the very
finest minds2 Not one in five thousand
girls In this country can or will ever 10
TO college. That is possible only for the
smallestminority. Yet the majority will
not fail Of the highest living because
the opportunity Of an academic train
Ing wal withheld from them. Self de-
Yelopment Is far more lasting than mem
tal training, because II calls for greater
Effort and efforts, well directed, are OF
themselves the greatest neal Of de-
yelopment we have what we find out
ourselves we remember better and long.
er than what is taught or told u.s." o.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
Russian Incomes.

No sovereign is so rich as the en-.
peror Of Russia, and no sovereign ha.
such heavy calls upon his purse. Tn,
grand dukes Vladimir, Alexis, Serge,
Paul AlexandroyItch and Michael.
Nicolejeyltch, 10 the sons Of the EN-.
perorS Of Russia, receive from the
head OF the house an annual sum Of
$4,000 rublet, which, added TO their
private means, makes them very rich
The wives and widows Of Russian grand
dukes receive 10000 rubles each, Their
sons 10000 rubles each. II was thu
late Emperor AleKanatr III. who made
the rule that every member Of the
Russian imperial family must spend a
part OF the year In Russia or else lose
o third Of his or her allowance1xGu
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24

Do not be in a hurry to take the COW
ering of your plants. They will not be
likely TO begin to grow until warm
weather comes, so that retaining it will
not interfere with their Development.
If taken off before the weather becomes
settled one Of the sharp frosts which
we are pretty SURF TO have will be like
ly to do as much damage as the winter
would have done to the plants II left
without protection. - Ladies' Home
Journal.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
A GIRLS POCKET MONEY.
An Allowance Adds to Her seif-Re-
spect, s-If-ReIiance and Dusi-
ness CapAbility.

All u~p-to-date education points 10
self-reliauce and individuality. The
girl OF the past could be gentle, cling
ing, dependent; the girl Of the future
must be strong, capable and fearless.
Hence she chafes when, as often hap
pens, she is placed IN a position Of ut
ter responsibility with regard TO
money matters. She dislikes the fact
THAI Sic must ask for every penny that
she spends, She has no pleasure in Civ
ing, for she can make no sacrifices.
In this very discomfort may be
foyad one OF the answers to the ques-
tion which SO many parents are ask
ing: why do our daughters go out
from homes where they are needed to
accept positions Ia the business world
often uncongenial?" The girls an
swer is, usually: 81 must be independ-
emit" and If you will look closely into
her life and study her problems you
will find that the independence for
which she longs is moi license to do
what is unconventional, nor does it al
ways include ambitious visions Of a ca
reer, but is rather the sense OF freedom
which an assured income, however
small, gives.
If 1t is not too late begin when she
Is little, this daughter of yours, and
give her something, If it is but ten
cents a week, for her very own. Let il
be understood that 1t is all her spend.
ing money. If spent on Monday nc
goodies until the next Monday. Let
her have her own pocketbook, and, il
she will, give her tiny mite to Sunday
school or pet charity. Increase the
amount as she grows older, including
gradually small articles Of dress
When, however, she becomes a young
woman her allowance should, IL pos.
sible, cover all her needs. II she car
start a bank account you will be sur
prised to find the interest she will dis,
play in saving.
Do not think it will make her De
nurious. There is no generosity In Civ
ing that which costs the giver moth
ing. An allowance will add to the hap
piness the self-respect and self-pois,
Of your daughter. Can you afford {,
withhold it?-Temple Bailey, in WON
ans Home Companion.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24

was a physical impossihility to take a
full-siEed step. The heavy trains mad
IN be lifted. however, and a small APP
paratps called a skirt litter was In
vented to meet the emergency. The
skirt litter had two strong clasps. and
nv hitchinc one end Of IL on the dress
skirt and the other TO the train the
latter was raised from the ground and
the wcarcr could get along with eon'
slderably decreased discomfort The
skirt Hfters we're adein black enamel,
brass and silver. Silver ones were
thought very tine and distinctive.
After a few years this fashion was
modified. and when the skirts became
more rational the filters were aban-
doned. The skirts were then raised
al the side and brought toward the
front. In a Ladies' Guide to Perfect
Decorum" Of that time is set forth the
proper mode Of procedure in the case
Of the lady and the muddy pavement.
"a lady" saws the guide, should hes
itate upon reaching o crossing. Then,
carefully but lightly. she should grasp
a portion Of her skirt wen toward the
back. elevate IL modestly TO a distance
OF between one aud n and one-half
inches, draw II gracefully TO the right
toward the front and tripdaintily across
the street" 1t was altogether a grave
and thoughtful occasion.
With the introduction of untrimmed
skirts, which were at first cut rather
long in the back, came the fashion of
holding them up directly in the back,
and the woman with the longest and
best-developed arms was the most sue
cessful in performing the feat. The
fashion was absurdly ungraceful. To
see a woman c~lutching her skirts all
in q bunch and holding them up in
the peculiarly vicious manner Of five
years ago created a first impression
that they were trying to get away from
her and she must hold them by main
force.
The gay silk petticoats are no doubt
responsible for the present fashion OF
raising skirts. 1t is no longer a question
Of modesty or convenience. The man
ner of getting your skirt out Of the
street depends entirely upon the kind
Of petticoat you wear. If it is new,
bright colored and Of silk you may
prepare for a stage turn in skirt lift
ing, the object apparently being not
to let anybody say of your silk skirt
that II was born TO blush unseen. The
usual method is to grasp both hands
full of the skirt from either side and
then hold it laboriously. This has the
effect of making every woman look
like a washerwoman with her skirts
tucked around her waist wading about
the kitchen floor. II she wears a jacket
the effect is exaggerated.-N. Y. Sun.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
Lessea piekIsx.

For il l prefer small lemons, and they
should be as near one size as possible
Peel them as thin as possible, plac,
them in q Jar, and cover over with salt
Leave them in ii for a week or ten days
till they are quite soft; then put then
In u clear Jar, with a bag Of Hllspice
md pour over enough boiling vinegar
to well cover them. II possible, coyei
the jar with bladder, II should be per
iectly alright. Keep for two or three
months. or until they become of {
brownish, almost semi-transparent ap
pearance. They improve with keeping
even longer. ! have given no defnit,
quantities, as everything depends oil
the size of the lemons and on the guam
tity YOU wish TO pickle. Allow oneounc,
Of allspice TO each quart of vinegar
Boston Globe.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
SOCIETY EDITORS DILEMMA.
A Ssaveair Cigarette Fall. from Her
Pocket gu an ~owls
street Car.

81 know now how It feels to lose the
respect OF ones fellow-creatures,' as
the moralistS say remarked a society
editor as she sharpened her pencil.
oh cheer up. it can't be so very
bad" said the poliee-eonrt reporter.
"0h, well, this vas only temporary,
you know" the society editor FASTENED
to explain. ~Nou know ] always attend
opera first nights because Il really is
4 question whether that comes under
the head Of music OF society. Well, last
Monday night as l finished my copy.
about u o'clock. the musical man came
in with his copy, lie was lighting q
cigarette.
"'Do you smoker he said very seri-
ously, throwing me a cigarette. Now,
contrary to the popular idea Of the gay
and dashing newspaper woman, ldont
smoke. But slipped the cigaretteinto
the pocket OF my jacket. / am q
souvenir crank. and that cigarette had
a pretty little gold band around 1t. The
critic and / handed in our copy, aud he
went over with me TO the South side
car. l ran a few steps 10 catch the car,
because the hour was late, and strag-
gled in and took a seat somewhat
breathless
Fare said the conductor.
81 Owed ~neryously into the jacket
pocket in which I keep a medley OF
change, keys. pencils, etc. Out came
several nickles and dimes, while that
wicked cigarette rolled slowly the fun
length Of my skirt and struck the mid
die Of the car. To add to that, a little
corkscrew that I had bought to open q
bottle Of lavender water ratified down
on top Of the cigarette. To my horror
l noticed an eminently respectable old
lady and her eminently respectable
daughter across the aisle staring st me
with eyes fairly dilated. The conduct
or grinned as he picked up the ciga'
rette and corkscrew for me- with ma
licious elaboration. From that time
on, / can say without egodsm, that l at
tracted attention. The nice old lady
and the nice young lady especially
seemed fascinated. I believe they
thought, at last we III brought face
to face with these bohemian things We
read aboutl' 1 am sure they wouldn't
be rude under ordinary circumstances
but they kept up q constant whispering
about me, looking sideways and noting
every detail of my makeup. Feel re-
lieyed when we reached my street,
Well, that is putting it very mildly. ]
had even had desperate ideas of taking
another car."-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24

Seedless raisins may be cooked in the
same way as the prunes, and, in fact,
all raisins that are not finely chopped
before cooking, or are used in some way
requiring long, slow cooking, should
be soaked and boiled until soft before
using them in pies or quick buildings.
We often find the whole raisins in a
bread pudding or mince pie so tough
that IL seems difficult to believe they
have been cooked at all. Figs, those
which come in bags and are unbroken,
may be soaked and stewed until soft,
aud served without any other sugar
than that which is In their own pulp.
A little cream is the incest sauce fol-
tbem.-N. Y. Herald.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
Cape Collar. Worn Again.

Little cape collars seem fashionable.
The dressmakers sometimes call them
"capuchons,' because in line they sug.
gcst the style of hood so fashionable on
wraps. Now that tight sleeves are IN
accomplished fact these deep collars are
most jaunty. A nice suit Of navy blue
cloth is trimmed with a deepcape made
Of four folds Of the cloth edged with
white, This cape ends with little revers
that turn oyer the cape. The basque
buttons with white loops and buttons.
and is worn with a white cravat. The
skirt is quite plain.-Chicago Tribune.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
nrOiled Potatoes.

Cut cold boiled potatoes in slices
about a quarter of an inch in thickness.
Roll in melted butter, season with pep
per and salt and broil in q fine wire
broiler. Heap the potatoes in the CEN
ter OF the platter and arrange the cro-
quettes around them.-Good House
keeping.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24

Mrs. Jones with her hands on his
shoulders)-How nice it Is to have you
come home earlyl I'm so glad you
promised me TO stop drinkingl
Jones thinking, also making a
valiant effort to hold his breath)-Is
she never going to hss men. Y.
World,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24

MIX n cupful each Of honey and
sugar add half a cupful Of soft butter
and two beaten eggs, slit together and
acd one pint OF flour with a generous
,easpoonful OF baking powder, and
,aS'Iy n teaspoonful Of caraway seed.
bake In a moderate over for 90 or 81
minutes.-Good Housekeeping.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
Farm for Sale I!

As administrator Of the estate
Of Ethan Allen, deceased, | offer
for sale his farm OF 70 acres, two
miles south Of Lexington, on the
Independence road. Underlaid
with coal. Large apple orchard,
Possession given March /, 1900.
Also offer the large two-story
brick residence, in this city,
between Seventeenth and Eigh-
teenth Sts., on Franklin avenue.
w. G. MUsGRovE,
# Administrator.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24

She Ito grocer)-Shall I open an ac.
count, or do you prefer to have me paw
for what / get2
Grocer-Both, madam. 49, Detroit
Free Press.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
Not Disappointed

Lady of the House (who hasjusttold
the new housemaid to inform a caller
that she Is not at home)- Did the lady
say anything, Katy?
Katy--Oh, yes. She said: Thank
goodness."-Fliegende Blaetter.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
The KANSAS City
JOURNAL

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the news that is worth printing. The
circulation of the Journal now exceeds
10000 daily. The company wants to
double it this year. Are you a sub
scriberp If not now is a good time to
begin.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
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THE SEMI WEEKLY REPUBLIC.
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More noted writers contribute to its
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class 1t is published especially to meet
the wants of that large clsas OF readers
who have not the opportunity or cannot
afford to read a daily paper.
The t%elegraphic and cable service of
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The Semi Weekly Republic has a
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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
Talk Much, Converu. I'm.


Some women are always talking about
the lost art Of couversation.-Chicag
Daily News.