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THE AKGUa TUESDAY, FEJ5 UUA 10, 189:2 HEALTHFUL HOMES. import" Consideration in the Build lug or Selection of a Dwelling. In a receut lecture Dr. S. H. Durgin ve some sensible advice to people con " i...in huildiii!. Included ia his nractical siiutfesuons were the following: , DoO't nl'glll1' 10 Se'CC miu.ut:ru cv are as i northern exposure always makes'" cold, damp house. The most im rtant partof the house is the cellar. A Jimp, uuhwilthy cellar means a house of tliat sort. There should be no part of the cellar thut cannot easily be lighted and veDtitiit-!- Too much stress cannot be upon these points. When you have hV.it ia your house yon form a draft that drawn into the house ine air 01 me ceuar; therefore it L necessary to keep the air mire. 'Mien your rooms should be so ar pmieil as to be easily veutilated and fl.wTu! with sunlight. Your windows f!,ould lie larue and ample, reaching near ihe reiliiiL,- and also near the lloor. 1 would n.'.vi-e smooth walls, frescoed or puiiitetl; t!: (ciinted are more easily cleaned. Tlie may be of either hard or soft wood, hut carjk'ts I consider an abomination. Xii.-y are reci'utacles of dust containing or tihii germs which Ket into the eyes and throat, causing many serious troubles. The furnace is perhaps the must com rti.n and perhaps nlso the cheapest method e! lieatini?. Hut n furnace reouires intel liient care. It must be supplied with the fn-sh air, with the mouth of the air shaft n-far ns possible from the (jarbasfe burrel awl cesspool. The evaporating process should be used in every case, and the d.imper air is much more healthful. Steam li.atisvery convenient am! not very ex pensive, but there is seldom any method of supplying fresh air The hist consider ation in the huildiru,' of a house is ventila tion, but it is not by any means the least. The old fashioned lir. place is one of the best means of vent il.u iiiir homes, even though it is not needed for heating. The transom should not l-lost si'ht of. Wells are an important feature of homes in the country, and should never be near cess pools, barnyards, or any other possible enntaniinatini; influence. Driven wells are better than weils which are dug and willed up. Kainwater is rarely in the C'liintry and never in thecity, fit for domrs W: use. While I cannot enter into the subject of plumbing, let me say that the l-st of plumbing is none too good, and the most expensive thing you can have in your h'Hise is poor plumbing. You never know when it will give out; you never know when your health will be jeopardized. Vh,-n your home is started the wastes Inv'in. Never let them accumulate. Have no I'. ir!.. damp corners and no standing inrkui-. All garbage should be burned n: cik Not directly on the lire, for this ii. u "s a noxious smell, but in a receptacle a: side of the stove, where it is dried il wi! to a sweet, harmless charcoal, with 'ti -iiiell and Useful as fuel. Nev.rsl Styles in Maiil's Caps. Tie- latest styles in Knglish caps for par i r tii Mii-, are. as will be seen by referring t-i tin- anomiatiying cut, decidedly at- M.IU"S CAPS. tn. '.p.,-ami beeoming. Such caps are not i i!tiil.if-.l to raise rebellion in the mind of Iiry Ann. who frequently hesitates to i.jii some of the atrocities in way of mus "ii ami lace that are offered as maid's caps. Tlie cap with the Mat plaited crown is uite cambric spotted with blue. The re-"tit- is of dotted white cambric. I'ainty lluby .luckets. A l.u'.v makes the prettiest little jackets I 'tlahies from old black stockings and t,"--ni round with pink or red wool, drawn through with siugle crochet, and Mxtlier ri.iv nbove this of a few treble i.itilu-s. The legs are unpicked and joined t -'ether down the back of the jacket; the s.reves are cut out from the nurrower pi't-s atl sewed in, and a crochet cord of W. o run in around the neck. Coro;uillt lionho?). Tu six ounces of desiccated or grated jrh locoamit add (if the former is used) ti ounce, f powdered sugar, if the latter taree ounces' will lie required, two table--uftils of (lour, the whites of three fresb an.) a fvv drops of vanilla or rose n 'l' r. drop the mixture in little heaps on a tin -ie et and bake for a few minutes in a "'--!. rate oven. Uaisin Take for Cliililrcn. T oc the weight of five eggs in their 'i :n butter. Hour and fine sugar; creara ;"' tj"'-tT. beat in tiie flour, sugar, a tea N" ":iti;!of liakiug powder, six ounces of r'--;iis or currants, or equal proportions of 'iii. a little vanilla essence, the beaten I " lh.'' then their well whisked '"" ': at once in a well buttered t;ti. Household Notes. A -la. p of bread about twice the size of Ui led ill a linen l,i,fr nml inwrtnl in j-'ii' ; oi which boils vegetables, will absorb ti gases which oftentimes send such hii '-Ui portable odor to regions above. A tcaspoonful of good cider vinegar 'i i-d to uue gill of pure raw linseed oil is M-J to make an excellent furniture polish. H'ib white spots on furniture with es ' '' "f pepM.Tiuint or spirits of camphor, "r " a hot plate from thestove over them. blaster of paris mixed with gum arable t'tr is used as a china cement. t hen in a hurry to boil some prcpara ' J" l"r dessert in a double boiler, if the , ltS Jt' Portion of the boiler be filled with 'riI' '-'. the inside will boil immediately, f.i'is' to the much higher temperature of '-i.iiig brine than of boiling water. A t'-aspoonful of glycerin to a gill of - it makes a cement for fastening leather, i ' r or wood to metal, which is said to be ' t' llellt. u aimexl that silverware furnishes .' " . the most reliable means for detect- -' 'ieteetive drainage. If it is covered a black coating or tarnishes soon after ', u':-; '-'kiined, and after a second or third iiiuig again becomes quickly darkened, sLoukl investigate thedrainagc system 01 the house. Try a raw oyster as bait for mouse or rat 'rP when other things fail AN INDIA RUEDEfS NAVY. - An Indiana Man Think Ironelntls Have Uot to tyro Way to Rubber. As the loan wm going out of the tig hotel he WBpen4 to me in sepulchral tones, "Colonel Illce is not right in his upper story he is clean daft." V In a few minutes I saw the jocund face oC Colonel Jamei H. Kice, ex-auditor of Indiana, coming from the elevator. He looked perfectly at ne, and I asked him who his friend was tiat bad just departed. "That man," said the colonel, "is a pro moter, and has ni t given me a moment's rest since I arrived ia the city. I've just let him in on the ground floor of an idea of mine and bary shown him illustrations of it. I offered to have him elected vice presi dent of a company that is not formed. If my idea ia put int o execution it will revo lutioniz naval warfare, and an ironclad will be as harmless as a barge carrying a load of Sunday school excursionists." The colonel invited me to his room, where I saw a number of illustrations in the rough of queer looking ships. I asked him to explain tliem. His eyes beamed with pleasure as fie proceeded to elucidate his ideas. "The nfs," he said, "represent war vessels ar mined with tough india rub Ikt. Kach vessel is protected with rubber seven feet in thickness and with enough give or elasticity to it to send the largest ball ever fired aainst it bounding back into the water. I admit that the common rubber is not of suflieient toughness to re sist the Impact of the ordinary cannon ball, but the rublH-r I intend to use is not common. Every man who makes an in novation and rel -gates established meth ods to the past is in the beginning consid ered a crank. Hut I do not mind any little epithet of tl at kind." "What is the t II spire in the vessels?" "That," said tiie scientific colonel, "is the lookout. It is a tower that can be tele scoped in a second to the surface of the vessel's deck and erected in the same space of time. It is 800 feet high. There is only one smokestack a nd it can be taken down in a minute. Cannon? Ah! that is a se cret, but 1 shall i ell you because you are not a promoter. In the rear of the vessel there is a turret lower with four destruc tive guns. You don't see it, eh? Well, neither do I, but if the enemy appeared, by manipulating machinery there would rise from the bull of the vessel a turret, pro tected by india rubber and ready to sink a fleet of ironclads. Everything on the deck of my iudiii rubber vessel can be dropped below in a few liniments." ''Have you ever studied that branch of mathematics whi r-h treats of trajectory?" The colonel had, and added: "My boy, a ball dropped on the deck of one of my ves sels would boun 1 a mile high. There is absolutely no powder or force strong enough to drive n ball into the rublier." "One more question, colonel. How long have you had this peculiar elastic idea?'' "It came to n e as an inspiration five years ngo. I was in Chicago and a wea zened faced man vith a voice thut sounded like the noise made by tearing calico madj life miserable to me. He had a scheme, and for a week Ik became my shallow, try ing to get me to ).o into it. i worked out the india rubber vessel and for three hours I earnestly explained to him the fortune in it if he would accept the vice presidency. From that time I e has never said 'scheme' to me again. I I ave shown it to dozens of promoters and have talked so much about it that I really think some kind of rubber can be made to risist and throw back cau uun balls." New Y'ork Herald. A I way Impiei1 Heal Tears. "There never was an actress who could command her lachrymal glands as Adelaide Neilsou could," said Jack Harnes to a re porter. "I was her leading man at one time," continued Jack, "and I learned her peculiar faculty in this way to my cost. At that time I ra her fancied myself, don't you know, in such parts as Komeo and the i like, and I went t J con.siderabl expense in the matter of dressing. For Itomeo I had some lovely dress ?s, all silk, snt in and lace, and of the most delicate 'evening shades,' as the ladies say. A delicate pale blue jacket was my favorite in one of the scenes between Komeo and Juliet, and I was aw- fully sorry I had it before the season was over. After a few performances I noticed that the beautiful pale blue silk on the front of my costume was stained in some way. There were long streaks in it which I cou Id not accou nt f or. "That night Ni ilson and I were in one of the pathetic love scenes of 'Komeo and Juliet.' Her hi ad rested on my breast, j She looked up, turned her face to the au-, dience a moment, which at once burst into most tumultuous applause. When she turned her face toward mine again I saw tears streaming down her cheeks. I glanced at my costume and saw the cause of the stains. II ire were several fresh wet streaks on the handsome pale blue silk made by J uliet's tears. I tried to hold her head away from me, but costumes had to be sacrificed to art, and when the season was over my cost me was a striped instead of a plain blue silk, the change having i been caused by Jt.liet's too realistic weeps." Chicago Times Manufacture of IJyestufTs. Few instances of modern industrial growth in any one specialty are more sur prising than that of the manufacture of artificial dyestu Is. In England, France, Germany aud some other countries, but es- , pecially in Gern any, this industry has ob tained such prodigious growth thut in some cases the extensive works resemble a small town or village. This appears from the published statistics of one of these plants, where lire employed some 1,900 workmen, fifty foremen, nine engineers, besides eighty-six clerks nnd fifty-seven chemists. I The works cover an area of TJO.OOO square . yards, and fron: one end of the works to the other the dis- ance is 3,300 feet. Besides a great variety of dyest tiffs, the acids em- i ployed in their production are also manu factured, amounting in one year to ', 103,000 kilograms of sulphuric acid, 800,000 of other acids and 3,ttM,000 of coal tar products. New Y'ork Telegram. Om -half Black. Mr. Spurgeon has an endless stock of an ecdote and fun. The following incident took place on the top or one of the Scottish highland coach s while he was traveling with a friend. S.dd the great preacher: "Do . you know, just tefore I left Loudon I saw a man who was black all down one side of . his body. One irm, one leg. black. Most ' peculiar, wasn't it?" His friend assented with many expi essions of wonder. After some time had elapsed Mr. Spurgeon quietly remarked, "By the bye, I think I thould mention he was black down the utlier side too." 1-otnlon Tit-Bits. Gypie In Europe. The majority i f the Scottish gypsies have . spread over a ast tract of country. It J America they hi ve gradually become lost J to view as a distinctive race. In Europe they are found i i the greatest number to day in Hungary and Wallachia, where there are 500,000 Philadelphia Ledger. Lapsed Policies Soinelhao Renewed. Sometimes lapses of life insurance poli cies are due to the financial disability of the policy holders. Such a case recently came before the renewal department of one of the big companies. A man who held a policy for $5,000 ou the semitontine plan allowed it to lapse, after having paid premiums for eight years. According to the rules, his heirs would receive all the premiums that he had paid for three years, but he would receive nothing. For two years nothing was heard of him, but then be applied to be reinstated.-. It appeared that because of financial reverses be bad been unable to meet bis premiums, but his health had remained unimpaired. His finances bad improved again, no that be was able to pay all the back premiums with interest, and as be passed the medical examination satisfactorily be was restored to the class in which he had started ten years before. The others in this class lost nothing by his reinstatement, whereas he gained greatly. There are no written rules to renewals of lapsed policies, and frequently they depend entirely upon the discretion of the officials. The local companies rarely go into details of cases outside of the city, but hold their agents responsible for them. While there would appear to be opportunity of fraud, through collusion between the applicants for renewals and the agents, yet the offi cials here say that it is very rarely prac ticed. Persons who allow their policies to lapse are seldom notified of that fact. It is to their advantage to keep them secure, and it is taken for granted when they fail to pay the premiums that they have done so intentionally. Occasionally statements are sent out just before the beginning of the year to delinquents, and they have a limited time in which to apply for rein statement. New York Sun. lie Loved Chicken. Children always recognized their friend in Professor Sophocles, late of Harvard uni versity. A group of curly heads usually appeared in his window on Class day. A stray cat knew him at once. By him spiders were watched, and their thin wants sup plied. But his solitary heart went out most unreservedly and with the most pa thetic devotion toward fragile chickens, and out of these uninteresting little birds he elicited a degree of responsive intelli gence which was startling to see. One of his dearest friends, coming home from a journey, brought him a couple of bantam eggs. When hatched and grown they developed into a little five inch bur nished cock, which shone like a jewel or a bird of paradise, and a more solxr but ex quisite hen. These two, Frank and Xin., mid all their numerous progeny for many years. Sophocles trained to the hand. Each knew its name, and would run from the flock when its white haired keeper called, and sitting U(Kn his hand or shoulder, would show queer signs of ulTection, not hesitat ing even to crow. The same generous friend who gave the eggs gave shelter nlso to the winged con sequences, and thus it happened that three times a day, as long us he was able to leave bis room, Sophocles went to that house where the Harvard Annex is now sheltered to attend his pets. To eat a chicken was a kind of cannibal ism from which his whole nature shrank. "1 do not eat what I love," he said, reject ing the bowl of chicken broth that was pressed upon him in his last sickness. I'rofessor Palmer in Atlantic Monthly. Contracts That Itind Minor. There are certain contracts that a minor is bound to keep and which can lie enforced against him as against an adult. Certainly it would be a most unfortunate thing in a moral uspect if young people were to feel that tlie law lays no duties or responsibili ties upon thcin. It would be a bad thing for society as well as for individuals. There are for these reasons a few con tracts binding upon minors. Of these the two most important are, first, contracts for necessaries, by which technical term of the law is meaut articles needful to sustain the child in a manner suitable to his social station, anil, second, his marriage contract. A child has no right to make purchases for himself and have them charged to his parent unless the parent bus given him permission to do so or unless the articles are necessaries and the child was in actual need of them. A dealer who sells a suit of clothes to a boy and charges them to the futhex is bound to prove that it was done by the father's permission or else that the boy was in actual want of the clothes and that they were necessary and suitable. If a child is wrongfully driven away from home he is then theorectically in actual want and can buy necessaries and charge them to his parents, but if he puts himself in the wrong by running away from home his condition is then truly pitiable, for he thus loses entirely his right to pledge his father's credit even for necessaries. Chau tauquan. Following Longfellow's Exuuiple. A cultivated lady, presiding over a pleasant home in one of Boston's suburbs, took her three daughters to call upon Mr. Whittier at his home. The poet received them cordially, kissing the youngest, a bright little girl of ten. "There!" said the delighted mother to the child, "now you, as well as your sisters, will have some thing to be proud of." "Whut is that?" asked Whittier. with interest. The lady explained that when her oldest daughters were children she had taken them to call ujkju Longfellow, who had be stowed upon them a similar mark of atten tion. "What Longfellow has done I surely may be permitted to do," said the grand old poet gallantly, und stooping his tall form he kissed both young ladies, who blushed and looked conscious, but smiled delightedly. Exchange. An Anecdote of Le Sage. Of Le Sage, M. Claretie says, "Breton he remaiued all his life by character, pride, independence, probity, tenacity carried to obstinacy, and by superstition." Before "Turcaret" was played be had promised the Duchesse de Bouillon to read her the piece. It was thought that the reading would take place before diuner. Some business detained him. and be arrived late. The Duchesse de Bouillon received bim with an appearance of impatience, and told him, with an air of discontent, that she bail lost au hour waiting for him. "Well, madame," said Ie Sage coldly, "I will make you gain two hours." After this short speech he bowed aud went away. an Francisco Argouaut. Stilt Race In Gascony. Until very recently hardly any festivals took place in the villages of Gascony with out stilt races. The prizes usually con sisted of a gun, a sheep, a rooster or some thing of the kind, and young women sometimes took part in the exercises. M. Guyot-Daubes in Popular Science Monthly. Don't speak of a native of China as a Chinaman. You would not say that you bad an Ireland man digging in your gar den. It is better to call John a Chinese. Wonderful Gains. Or. Miles' Nervine not ouly cures all nervous diseases, bead cne, blues, ner vous prostration, sleep essDeei, mwalgia, 8t. Vitus dance, fits and hysteria, but also builds op the body. I am pltased to sav that after years of intense suffering with nervous disease, headache and pros tration, I tried Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine, and in two weeks (rained eight uonnds in weight. I could not lie down to sleep, bu. now sleep perfectly easy, and am still improving wonderfully. Cannot st enough for the nervine. Vtts L B. M ill, abd Dunkirk, N. T." 'Oue customer used Nervine sod gained fifteen pounds in flesh. Bhown & Mat bcry. Cortland, NY" Trial hollies and e egant book free at Hartz & Bahnsen'a For Over Fifty Tsars Mrs. Winslow-s Soothing Syrup has been used by millions of mothers for their children whiln At uio" Durbed at night and broken of your res ujr sick cnna sunenng and crying with ain of cutting teeth send at ooce and get bottle or "Mi. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" for children teething. It will re ieve ihe poor little sufferer immediately Depend npon it. mothers, thereis no mis ake about it. It cures diarrhoea, regu lates the stomach and bowels, cures wind iic, softens the gums, rednc; s inflamma tion and gives tone and energy to the whole system, "Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup" for children teetbina: is pleasant '.othe tuste nnd is the prescription of one of the oldeBt and best female physicians ind curses in the United States. Sold by Ml druggists throughout the world. Price twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and k for "Mrs. Winlow's Soothing Syrup Tax -otloe. The tsxeg for 1891 are now due and may he psid to the township collector at Hurst & Donaldson's office in Masonic Temp c block Your lust. eir's r-ceiut wil'. be of great assistance to'ihe collector in finding your descriptions on the lax books. William T. Slgdkn, Township Collector. ItCnresColdi.Coairbi.Sorc Throat, Croup. Inflacn la.Whooping Cough .Bronchitis nd Asthma, a or. lain cure lor Consumption m Qrst sta?,-. aa.l a mm rHIef In advanced stapes. I'w t one. You will see the exoellent effect after taking; the first dose. Sola b il.'&u r cvervwaeru. uUc, MlcenM urn S1JJU. BORG'S Chewing' (ium A Delicious ar.i Healthfal Confecticn! THE PUREST AND BEST CUM EVER OFFl'RED TO THE PUBLICI ITS MEDICINAL PROPERTIES ARE INVALUABLE! IT CURES SOSS THSOAT, COUGHS AND C3L23, AKO IS HWHLY BEHSFICIAL TO DYSPEPTICS. It whitens the teeth and sweetens; the breath, im parls a pleasant taste to the mouth, and an agree able feeling to the stomach. Bore's Choc-To Gum is the best, trv it once, and you will use no other afterwards, if any dealer you ak for it. has not got it. take no other, but go somewhere tlse. You will find ail progressive dealers have it, that is the class of dealers to pat ronize always for anything you want. CHEW BORC'S CHOC-TO CUM, MANUFACTURCD AT 59 4. 61 S. CANAL ST., - CHICAGO, ILL HARTZ & BAHNSEN, Whole? al r Agents for Rock Island. Rock Island IRON WORKS. -ALL KINDS OF- Cast Iron Work done. A specialty of furnishing al. k'.Dds of Stores with Castings at 3 sent per ponnd. A MACHINE SHOP q&b been added where all kinds of machine work will be done first-clan. NINTH ST. AND 7th AVE. DOWNING BROS.. Propts. For sale by all firsvdAM Grocery dealer. A OU I C K A N O raslTIVf ftttur f M A M L V V IO St .ml t Sal, Lttlttmtlf mT.HcIv S C X U A 1. DIBIIITV ot. LOST tITAklTV kiw A Mrllou Invtao- riMr.nbnlTltinBMI. Svmtl. SI 11m IS'.iff Cy wulMj. Ctr.frts. OH.r CATOH.aZSi, !... well satisfied tb&t Santa Claus Soap Isibe Best Laundry Soap in the World Time niliv. 1"- ki isc. a s . . M.n.1 AlHoANKOcLO. CTUCfrgO J. B. ZIMMER, - M ercsant Tailor, Will sell for the next 30 days all his overcoatings at 15 prT.cent less than the regular prices. Star Block, Opposite Harper House. B. F. THOMAS & CO., Elm Street Meat Market All kinds of Fresb and Salt Meats always on h ind. Game, Fish and Oysters In the sea on. Reynolds' Block. Moline Ave., FOOT OF ELM ST. CONRAD SCHNEIDER GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, Flovir, Etc. Telephone 1098. 231 Twentieth street. SEIVERS & ANDERSON, CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS. AU Kinds ol Carpenter Work Done. General Jobbing done on short notice and satisfaction cuaranle' d. Office and Shoo 1412 Fourth Avenue. ROCK ISLAND Billiard Parlor Sample Room, No. 117 Eighteenth Street. JAMES T. C CONNOR, i Proprietors. I WM. H. CATTON. J. IVIa CHRISTY, Steam Cracker Bakery, C. J. W. SCHREINEH, Contractor and Builder, 1121 and 1133 Fourth aveaue. BesideDce 1119 Fourth avenue. Plans and specifications fnmifhed on all classes of work : also sernt cf Willer'e Patent Insio Sliding Blinds, something new, stylish and desirable. BOTH TST.AVT. ILT. tea rasrsntre to Loh ot.Hriuri Powr. 'ifil .s&' sions. Nervousness. la!Mlude.aUclrain and lsof powerof the iieiiernui - '.' Organs In either sex cause' I by over exertion, youthful erro's. or riv-.n "C y v rf. um il www. npiu r swmmanw nico o,i lead to InnrnjltT. Conpurop r,Yl 1W Jk. -yJK. . tion and Intanity. I'ut up convenient U cam In ve-t poeket. 1 per urt tBJSSH, SIB1 mai':GforK. With every t , order we nit n ,eWrrn Mr.,,Z. tj, Eroaa jm iru I'siso. njund Uunionty. Circular tree. ynem Aerve Heed '., Chli-aco. III. For sale in Rock island by Hartz & Bahnsen. 84 Are. and 20th street 17$ mm i nt j'uoi i Q)avenport Business College, COMPLETE IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. i FOB CATALOGUES ADDEES3 x J. C. DUNCAN, Davenport. I . , . . rlT.r nl ?0cERS KEEP IT. THE - 9 9 MJM1FOIREH Of CRACKERS AND BISCUITS- Ask Yonr "roc er for Them. 1 hf-T are Bet. SPECIALTIES : The Chrlf tj "Oyster" td Christy "Wsrta." BOCK ISLAND. FALL AND WINTER STOCK of Goods received by HOPPE The Tailor. IST'Call and Examine. Nerve beeds," tbe wonderful remedy I A. i t.t iih a n- .1 care all nervous disease, such as Wak Mem.Tr flt'ittlitrtie. Wakefulness, Lot 1anhMl. Nivbllv Kaii- sPtk " ww.w, - i fjwr.. foi rcr. ivt uuKt. vjfc&zst