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rnbHshed Dally and Weekly at MM Second Ave Roeklakmd, 111. J. W. Potter, - Publisher. Tb.P17' 590 BOBai! Weakly, ss.00 An eommanlcatioDt of a critical or arrnmenta tv character, political or religion. But have I?-m'Seh1 ,0S PMeo No each arti weiea wl" bo printed orer Sctitkm ateaatnres. Anonymous commanieatioos not noticed. Wedhkksdit. Jabtja&t 21, 181. Thb president is understood to make a secret of his purpose, ia case the tree silver coinage bill is passed by the senate and hoase. to give it a quittus by His veto. Dr. Fred. Owslky. who has j ust re turned to Chicago from Berlin with a apply of the Kocb lymph, made the first inoculation in that city with tne new con sumption cure on Monday, the subject being a German pirlin the police hospital. Mast of Judge Oresbam's friends are utspoken against President Ilarrison for not appointing him to the vocancy of the supreme court bench. They go so far as to say that it was mere jealousy that prompted the president's action in the mitter becausa of Gresham's ability and great popularity. Thb people of the great state of Illi. Bote expressed their desire at the late election that Gin. John M. Palmer should represent them in the United States sen ate. If that wish is thwarted it will but cut still sh rter the contracted lease of life held by the rem a ant of the once mu nificently Ur$e body of republicans of that comm-tn wealth. The people have spoken. Fi. MidUoa Democrat . Ths recommendation of Governor Ftf eriahis message that the legislature tura o?er the insurance department of the a-iditor'a office to an independent 'board, has brought to its head an old qnrral bteea )tae governor and Audi tor Pavev, the latter insisting that the recotnmo lttioa is sheer spite work, as its odoptln would tate the big slice at one cut of $3,033 from tie auditor's sal ry . Thb "Jnicisro & Grand Trunk R til wy's series of illustrated calendars for 1331. if possible, excel their Usae of previous sea sons, and which hwj bscoan generally 'well known. Etch calendar is a repro duction fro n nature in the higiiest qislity of photo grtvure art. May thouails have been mailed gratuitously to person al aliressev Aliitioaal ciptas of any of the set will be sent free on receipt of 10 cents each in stamps by aliressin W. F. D .vis, general paisenijer and ticke. agent, Ciicao & Grani Truak R ill way, Caic?9. III. Thi fires bill anarohiats ia ths U. S. smv.e did not sacceei in thjir eSorts to firaoitttn dem;rU, wd r.ol their ground manfully. Waen tie senate ad joarael oa Siturday after a continuous session of thirty h urs this infamu s msasure wts n nearer p3443 than when the sesnioa bsgia. Tae demcrvtic senior, nowevir, will exhamt every pirlUmsuUry raioaro to dsfeit the plans of las ansrehists. and a vast majority of their cvaatrym ?n will sustain them in so doing. GsoaiB ML. FcrLlKA.. the pi3sesor of $Q 0)).0J). resja'.ly sail to a correspon dent, wail ait's i ho v is f :ls t bs a mil noaira: "I htvj aever thoiii of that Bat now that y a miatioa it. I biheve that I a-n no bi'.ter oS tua will I didn't hava i dolltr to my nun? aai htl to work fro n d tyli jit uatil dirk. I wore a good 8!iit of clothing then, and I can wear oily oas nov. I relUhei three mull a diy thu, a ?od deal more than I do three roitli a diy now. I had fewer cares, I slept better, aad I miy ad 1, gjner ally, that I b j'iove I wis far happier in thoie dty thta I iiivi been mil? times since I bacaou a millioiari. Aid yet it is a coaf.jrta'jle fealin? to bs rich." The jtory U wafted from Caict?e that a youig mirriel man named Johnson hi that city, who was drawing a liberal salary, toll undented wife that every $2 hill 1 1 it cm 5 to h im should be hers for pia money. G.aduilly Jlr.Jjanoa'a frieali hurl of h'u pro n.v. aai bean to conspire to help the pooular young lady. If they ovjI their frieal any thing thsy invariably paid htm ia $2 bill. Finally thoy got to borrow. a; fron hiaa in ordar to liqiidtts ia taU wy, and, still unsuspecting, Mr. Johason con tinued to allow the bills to flv loco the' willing lap of his better half. F.naMy. the cashier of the firm that em p'oyed him learned of the generous promise, and he, too, enterel the conspir acy, and the next payday handed Mr. Johnson a roll that staggered him. Er ery dollar of it was in the deaomiaition of "two." Sveatia; under the burden the repeattat baibinl weaiil hit wty homeward. "Miry," ha siid, as he met her at the door, "I've got to break ray promiie with you, f r tie g7eraneat at Washington hascaaiei to print any mon ey except in $3 bills. Gild and silver have gone out of cirjulatioi eatirely. Nothing left, if you will believe me, bul copper and $3 bills. I'm sorry, but I mut break my promise or go into bank ruptcy. Can't ws compromise the mit ter iu boom wiy, as, for lastance. by my giving you regularly $3) a waek?" They compromised. STRICT JEWS AT TABLE A NEW YORK RESTAURANT WHERE THE FOOD IS KOSCHER. Ablation. Prsjers and Covered Head. The Hill or Fare Excited Dispntanta Who Bemain Friendly Cloaed on Sat urday, lt Open on Sunday. Some time aero the Jewish Ministers' as sociation, which includes the leading rabbis of New York, considered means of im proving the observance of the Jewish Sab bath. Among other thine that were dis cussed incidentally was the rapid decline of the observance of the Mosaic dietary laws. It. was frankly admitted that many Jews no loneer remained loyal to them. This was declared to be the case even with those who were otherwise ccxxl Jews. But there are some wealthy Jewish mer chants who still adhere to the strict letter of the dietary laws, and the most promi nent of these meet every noon in a Jewist restaurant in Mercer street. It is the most typical place of the kind in this country. Here mar 1 observed the Jewish customs in re?nrd to meals as they are in vogue in the most orthodox communities of Ros sian Poland. TWO PS A VERS BEFORE THE MEAL. A reporter accompanied Coroner Levy to the Mercer street restaurant the other day. It was noon when they reached there. A large sirn which hung suspended from an iron rod outside the restaurant described its character through the three mysterious looking Hebrew characters which spell the word "koscher." The interior was in no way unlike that of any other restaurant, except that the decoration was odd and old fashioned and that the floor was bare. The reporter's first inclination upon entering the place was to remove his hat, but his hand was checked on its way to his head, for be noticed that all at the tables wore their hats. There were about twenty-five men there, all solid looking business men, with unmistakable Hebraic features. The rear end of the room was divided off by means of curtains from the space re served for the tables. Just inside of these curtains was a washstand, with ru. ning water, hidden behind a screen. As each customer came in he would take off his overcoat, hang it up, and then go to the washstand and wash his hands, looking very devout in the meantime, and moving his lips in rapid muttering. He was re peating in Hebrew this prayer: "Blessed be Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who hast sanctified us with Thy command, and hast ordered us to wash our hands." Having thns performed his first duty he took his seat and ordered his dinner. He began this by cutting off a little piece of bread, which he dipped in salt. Before touching it he repeated this prayer: "Blessed be Thou, O Lord onrGod, King of the universe, who bringest forth bread from the earth." Then he bit off a piece of the salt bread and swallowed it before touching anything else The meal was an elaborate one. There were two kinds of soups, fourentrees, five roasts, a lot of vegetables, four kinds of dessert, and coffee. AJ1 the dishes were of the German-Jewish type that is, they were German dishes prepared in the Jew ish way. There was goose breast, and stuffed goose neck, and calves' tongue with sour-sweet sauce, and almond cake. Ex cepting the abundant grease, everything was well cooked. The portions were very large; still with nearly every course the diner was a.sked by the waiter whether he did not want more. Of course there was no butter served. Butter being made of milk cannot, accord ing to the dietary laws, be eaten with meat or any substance containing blood. There were three waiters, all of them remarkably attractive in appearance and typical in character. SOME OF THE DINERS. At half-past 12 the restaurant was pretty well filled. The talk at the table was very loud, and at some of the tables it was ex tremely argumentative. From the way in which the clinched fists came down on the tables, making the glasses and plates jump, and from the loud and savage words, the reporter expected to see blows struck. But the differences, if there were any, were smoothed over, and apparently those en gaged in the controversies remained as friendly as ever. One man who came in alone attracted the coroner's attention. He was very sol emn looking, with a gray beard, deep set gray eyes, and heavy eyebrows. Before going to the washstand he removed his hat and replaced it with a little skull cap. "That man," said Coroner Levy, "is a very wealthy Broadway merchant, and is noted for his great piety. Even in his own home he never sits down to a meal with his head uncovered. The Jewish theory, you know, is that it is an insult to the Deity to appear before him with uncov ered head. I know one very wealthy up town Hebrew, who is noted for his Tal mudic knowledge and devotion to religion, who I believe would rather cut off his right hand than sit down to a meal with his head uncovered. He has half a dozen children, all boys, and several are not more than 4 or 5 yeare old. It is very odd to go to a dinuer at his house and see all the male mem!er3 of the family come down to the table wearing their little caps. Then they all say grace, even the little shavers." "I have been here a number of times," said Coroner Levy, 'and always find about the tame persons. Very few of them will tut anywhere else unless they have absolute assurance that the meals are prepared ac cording to the dietary laws. This is the only Jewish restaurant in New York that is sanctioned by Chief Itabbi Joseph. It closes every Saturday, but is open on Sunday. Occasionally you see a man come in here and take off his hat in a defiant manner, as though he wished to impress upon the others present that he has outlived the re gard for the old custom which they follow. Everybody looks at him angrily, and he must be pretty thick skinned if he can stand the glances and remarks directed at him." For a moment after emerging into the busy street the reporter felt lost. The American character of everything around him seemed foreign to what he had just seen, and he felt like a traveler returned from strance lands to his native heath. New York Sun. How Cold Wire Ia Made. I making what is called gold wire a cyl indrical ingot of silver well gilt is drawn successively through a number of small round holes in a steel plate, each hole be ing less than the other, till the thread is no wider than a hair. This can now be flat tened by passing between two small rollers of polished steel, and so fit it to be used in the making Of brocades, laces, embroid eries, etc. Spun gold is. in fact, flattened gold wire wrapped over a thread of silk by twisting with a wheel and iron bobbins. Chambers' Journal. SE1.F SUPPORT. H ard Experience ef Oae AeeoainUalMd Girt Trying to Earn n Urine Miss Cheater, in her book "Girls and Wo men," has a chapter with the title of "Self Support." In it she relates the experience of "an agreeable girt whose great failure w is her self conceit;" who fancied until sb.e tried that "she could do everything trat anybody could do." How he waa cored of this delusion, and then of the dis couragement which followed the e&re, may w.11 be of interest to many young women wiio have their own way to make in the w rld. As she did not look down on other peo ple's efforts her self conceit waa amusing ra: her than annoying. She was always ready to write a poem, or sing a song, or pa nt a picture, and as she was a society gii 1 and lived in a grand house, her little do ngs were often favorably mentioned in tho local papers, so she may be pardoned for believing she had a variety of talents, though no one who read her poems or heard her songs agreed with her. Then came a crisis iu her affairs. She was thrown on her resource without a mcment's warninc. She had to earn her li v. ng or starve. She had plenty of energy and was willing to work. She took a rar id view of her powers. Then the scales fell from her eyes. She felt very doubtful if there was one among her accomplish meits which could furnish bread for her. She would have said that all her conceit was gone. But it was not so. As her need was so urgent the tried to find work, first in one way and then in another. She was prepared to have the editors reject her manuscripts, and she was not surprised tha',ahe could not sell her pictures; but it va amazing to be told that her grammar nd spelling were faulty, and it was hard to see t he amusement in the faces of the art dealers when they regarded her most iheiished paintings. No woman can earn a hving without some mortifying experiences, but the more B(ited she is the more such experiences she meets, because she is inclined to at tem ot things preposterously beyond her. So tais poor girl, who had always held her heatl high, was snubbed by every one. She was told the truth with almost brutal frankness, and in time she learned her lessc n. Slie was not a dull girl nor a weak one. There was one thing she could do well at the outset, though she bad so little dis crimination in regard to herself that it did notcccur to her that this would be her lever for moving the world. She was a beautiful housekeeper. She remembered this linally, and acted accordingly. I cannot sav that she eninveH hr tn.n. ence with a series of widowers; but she did her work well and was paid for it. She also iiad a talent strange to say, it was for drawing. She did not realize this eitae-, ior sne coma not discriminate enonch to see that her nmitonr n-nri- an artist was at all differeut from her amat nir singing and playing. At 3rst she had thomrhr m,'M a everything well, and then she thought she 11. 1 v - .. twill uo noimnu weu. ttut by slow de trees and through much tribulation she began to set her faculties in order, and when she found' her germ of a talent she culti ated it. Ten years later she was able to sn port herself by her drawings. By i his time her one fault had vanished. She was simple and modest and self respect ing, v.hile she retained the courage and cheerfulness which had made her attractive as a girl. "If you wish to cure a girl of conceit," she once said to a friend, "let her try to earn her living. As long as she does not a, k to be paid everybody will praise her work, but let her offer to sell her serv ices and then see." I hare not told this story to discourage girls v. ho wish to 1 independent, but to show i hem the difficulties in their way. Snkes in the Dead Letter OSre. A fe.v years ago there came to the dead letter office a tin can on which no address was found. The can was opened and six teen lively looking rattlesnakes made their escape. There was a scene in the dead let ter oflice for a few minutes. Everybody got on the chairs and tables, and the rat tlers were left in full possession of the floor. Final ly they were dispatched, and fifteen of tbeoi were pickled in alcohol. One was missin.;, but nobody knew it. It was sup posed that fifteen were enough and that none I ad escaped. A few days later, one sunny ;ifternoon, a long, sleek looking rat tlesnake crawled from among the papers in the c hief clerk's desk, and, unobserved, made L is way to where a young lady visi tor was sitting. Hissnakehipslyly crawled to her feet. The young lady noticed the in trusion, and hastily looking down saw the wily sej-pent, was horrified, and very prop erly fainted. The rattlesnake offered no further insult nor injury, but fled in alarm. ne was killed, and, artistically incased in a glass jar, he now adorns the cabinet. Washirgton Cor. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The Popular Notion of Liberty. To dc what one likes with one's own, and to l.ave as mnch as possible of one's own to do what one likes with that, I take it, is the ideal of life usual !y set be fore the nselves by those who are commonly accounted men of understanding. That is the liberty wherewith we are made free by the much boasted civilization of the Nine teenth csntury. which has so largely con verted " msiness" intoschemesof gambling called speculation, and into processes of fraud on "the windy side of the law." And if we pass from private life to the public order, the most common and popu lar notion of the state is that it is a ma chine for securing person and property, in the unfettered employment of which, at one's own will, liberty is held to reside. V. S. Lilly in Forum. Table d'llote Repartee. They lad reached the last course in a fifty cent table d'hote, and there was no gkodiui The man who had promised to take them to "the best place in the city, Elr, for tae price" tried to ward off criti cism by i iving the conversation a literary turn. "Let's see," said be cheerfully, "isn't th ;re a line in Bret Ilarte's 'Little Breeches' " "Yes," interrupted one of his victims, "and there's a line in my little Brie cheese looks b good deal like a hair." New York Tin iCs. Devotion. Mrs. W; lgus I learn that your daughter has decided to enter a convent and devote herself to the Lord. Mrs. Bi gus She did intend to, but her former lever, Mr. Saphead, suddenly re turned lat t night, and she has decided to enter his home and devote herself to him. New York Weekly. Bismarck's inseparable companions are two large Danish hounds. At dinner they eat beside their master, and be occasion ally feeds them with hia own hands. After dinner ths prince smokes three pipefuls of tobacco, that being the amount allowed him by tho doctors. DearaeM Caaaot Cared by local applications, as they cionot resell the diseased portion of the year. There is only one way t cure deaf neu. aad that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an Inflamed condition of the mucous lining of ths Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets Inflamed you nave s rambling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, deafness Is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will bs de stroyed fortver; nine ctees out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing hot an inflamed condition of the mucous eurices. We will give one hundred dollars for any case of deaf ness (caused bv catarrh) (hat we cannot cure by taking Hall's Ca tarrh Cure. S-nd for circulars, free. Sold by drupgitts, 75c. F. J. Chekkt & Co. Toledo, O. Particular t the recrets Maid: Mr. Small couldn't call tonight, and he sends his regrets and this little present. Miss Little: Thanks for both. Catarrh la Colrad9. I used Ely's Cream Balm f.r dry ca tar.-h. It proved a cure. B. F. SI. Wetks, Denver. Ely's Cream Balm isespecinlly adapted as a remedy for catarrh which is apgTa vatei by alkaline dust and dry winds. W. A. Hover, Drugist. Denver I can recommtnd Ely's Cream Balm to all sufferers from diy catarrh from per sonal experience. Micbea! Ilerr, Phar macist, Denver. Ely's Cream Balm has crcd many cases of catarrh. It is in constant demand. Geo. TT. Hoyt, Pharmacist, Cheynne, Wy. A Keal Balaam is Kcsip's Baitam. The dictionery 8ys, ' balsam ia a thick, pure, aromatic substance flowing from trees." Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs is the only cough medi cine that is a real balsam. Maay thin, watery cough remedies are called balsam's bnt such are not. Look through a bottle of Kemp's Balsam and notice what a pure, thick preparation it is. If you cough use Kemp's Balsam. At all druggists'. Large bottles 50c aai f 1. If Tear itoaas is en Firs Too put water on the burnieg timbers, not on the smoke. And if Von have catarrh you should attack the disease in ine oiooo:, not in me nose, uemove the imrjure cause, and the loral effort mK. sides. To do this, take Rood's 8arsapa nua, me great blood purifier, which radi cally and permanently cures catarrh. It also strengthens the nerves. Be sure to get only Hood's Sarsaparilla. If you do a man a favor do not let him know it, or tbe chances a;e he will come back for another Jift. To Bsrvoas Dtbilnatad Xea. If you will send me yosr address we will mail you our illustrated pamphlet explaining all about Dr. Dye's celebrated electro voltaic belt and appliances, and their charming effects upon the nervous debilitated system, and how they will quickly restore you to rigor, manhood and health. Pamphlet free. If you are thus afflicted, we will send you a belt and appliances on a trial. Voltaic Belt Co., Marshall. Mich. "Your name is Juliaf "Yvs, your honor.-' "Tell me how old you are." Twentvfive, your honor." -So! Well, now that you have givan me your sge, we wi 1 administer the oath." In the pursuit of the gool things of -his world we anticipate too much; we sat out the heart and sweetness of world ly pleasures by delightful forethought of them. The results obtained from the use af Dr. Jones' Red Clover Tonic far exceed i-1 claims. It cures dyspepsia, and all itcmach, liver, kidney and bladder troubles. It is a perfect tonic, appetizer, blood purifier, a sure cure for ague aad malarial disease. Pnce. 50 rente, of insjt-tv.. The young man who was "unable to express his jey" saved mocey by sending it by mail. A. prominent physician and old amy surgeon in eastern Iowa was railed away from home for a few days. During his absence one of the children contracted a severe cold, and his wife bought a bottle of Chsmb rlain's Cough Remedy for it They were so much pleased with the remedy that they afterwards used sev eral bottles at various times. lie said from experience with it, be regarded it as the most reliable preparation in nse for colds, and that it came tbe nearest of be ing a specific of any medicine he had ever seen. For sale by Hartz & Bahn sen, druggists. It is a Mistake To try to cure catarrh by using local ap plications. Catarrh is not a local but a constitutional disease. It is not a dis ease of tbe man's note, but of the man. therefore, to effect a cure, requires a constitutional remedy like Hood's Sarsa parilla, which, acting through the blood, reaches every part of the system, expel ing the taint which causes the disease and imparting health. Love has no respect for locks, as the average bald-headed man can testify. Judgement sbowld be displayed la baying cine above all things. In selecting s rssaedy for any disease, you should s noartivs that it contains nothing iajw rioos to the health. Many remedies ob the market leave the patient in s much worse condition, than before taking them. s s s Is pnrely vegetable, and perfectly harmless; the most delicate child can sake it with absolute safety. It contains m aercmry or minerals of any kind, and yet it never fails to cure ths Us eases ft Is recommended for. . Bk oa Blood sad Skin diseases fres. Swift Sf ssUs Css Atlanta, Qa W. S.HOLBROOKS Fall Bed Room Sets. Parlor Suits, s57Cl! and see our ine. No. 103, 105 and 107 East Second St. H. SIEMON fc SON, -DZALZBS IV- ioves and pnware. pumps, itails, &o, Baxter Banner Cooking and Heating Stoves and the Geseaeo Cookig Stoves. Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron Work. 1508 SECOND AVE., ROCK ISLAND, ILL. J. B. ZIMMER, THB WELL KXOWK MIerchant Tailor, Has just returned from Europe and would be pleased to see his friends st Lis place of business is Star Blocs, Opposot Hakpks House. FALL AND WINTER SUITINGS 1 for 190-91 have been received. rxco&ro&aTKO uxosb tbs thx stits law. Roek Island Savings Bank, ROCK ISLAND, ILL., Open daCy from a. tn. to 4 p. a aai Svtardarjevniaf from T to So'cWc. Five percent intersst paid on Deposits. Money loaasd oa Personal, Col lateral, or Real Estats Security omens: . r. R1TS0LDS. Pros. F C. DIXSMAXX, Ties-Praa. J. sL BCTORD, Cnaatar. ntaacTona: T. L. Kit sou. 1 P. Braolla, F. C. Dtnkmian. Joha CViSrorV C. f. Lrade. i-1- Betmera, L. fetmon. K. W. Bant, . It. BaJord. Jacaaos S) Hrarr, Solicitor. rsr-WTl bertn batne Jz'j 8, 1300, aad wU eccapj bankls tooa wtta sUicaaQ Lnda aaul new bank la eompieted. ST. JAMES HOTEL, Corner Twenty-third trct and Fonrta arcane. J. T. RYAN, Thia honae hu jait bwa rfltted thrnajhaat and It (W per d ay aojte aad a 0". 211. CHRISTY, Steam Cracker Bakery, XAjnrrACTrrftxK or exaexxu aid biictiti. Ask jour Grocer for them They are beet. W Specialties ; Tbe Cbriity "OTBTXK" aad tbe Chrity "WATXK." ROCK ISLAND. ILL. SEIVERS & ANDERSON, Contractors arid Builders, ALL KINDS OF OARPXNTXR WORE DOJTX. tT" General Jobbing done oa abort colic aad atiafacUon guaranteed. Office and Shop 1413 Fourth Avecue ROCK ISLAND ILL. B. BERKENFELD, : 1 Fourth Aeecae, Dealer la Confectionery, Cigars "and Toys, Scbool Book. School SnppHea. Tablet. Etc, Eu, NICOLAI JUHL, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER, eboeeoraarTwectycoed (tract and Lata area a. Baaldamoa TairvaaBia aae a. y la prepared to ataks aaflsaXna and do all kind af Carpea'ar wofk. Cira hia a trial. Stock OF- Book Cases, I Cabinets, f Carpets. Curtains. Eto f ARE NOW COMPLETE. Davenport, Ia. EOCX ISLAND. ILL. Proprietor. i bow is A Xo 1 eoad.Uoa. It It lirrt-daaa detirable faaUy hotel. r r