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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Strong carbolic acid is a virulent
poison when externally applied.
An electrical railway in Portrush Ire
land, has proven both scientific and
financial success.
Large beds of gold ore have been dis
covered in Ouro, Preto, Brazil. 1t av-
erages $40 per ton.
Mr.. Twynam, of Winchester, England,
asserts that a single grain of wheat, has
produced 80 ears, containing in all $500
grains, and that three Of the largest of
the ears had respectively 1O4, 1913, and
101 grains.
The eucalyptus tree, in addition to its
antagonism to malaria, is said to possess
in its leaves remedy for the incrustation
of steam boilers, which often causes fatal
explosions. Experiments show that the
consumption of fuel is also lcssened.
An English aeronaut says ballooning
has saved his life, and he believes that
the pure, unadulterated oxygen which
exists about mile above the surface Of
the earth would be of immeasurable ben.
eft to invalids if they would make the
ascent.
One of the newest and most helpful
electrical inventions is the dental and
electrical lamp, for the purpose of iliumi
mating the mouth and other parts Of the
human anatomy The battery used to
produce this light is only six inche,
square, but the light it produces is so
brilliant it penetrates the skin and act.
ually shows throughit the root of tooth,
enabling dentist to know at once what
causes any of its diseases.
DR.. Beyerinck, one of the most distin.
guished naturalists in Holland. has been
investigating the origin of the masses OF
gum collecting on the limbs of certain
kinds of trees, especially plum, apricot
and others bearing stone fruit. He finds
that the emulation is due to a disease
produced by the presence Of parasitic
fungi; and when health trees are inoccu-
lated with the gum thus produced, they
speedily contract the disorder, which i:
| highly contagious. The disease is dis.
seminated by the drying of the gum by
oxidation, and its circulation in the wind,
which thus watts the germs for many
rods, so that one diseased tree may infect
whole plantation
Somebody has been collecting figures
giving the distances to which sound il
conveyed under favorable atmospheric
conditions. J. J. Stranahan states tina
the whistle and the noise of the train OF
the treste at Erie were formerly hearC
at distance of nineteen miles. w. ]
McC., of San Pablo, Cal, writes that OIL
calm, clear days, especially in the fall
they hear the rumble of the cars on
trestle located eighteen miles distant
J. H. S. says that he frequently hearC
the railroad shop whistle at Grand Is
land, while living at Orville, a distanc
of twenty-eight miles. c. V. Swarth
out, Cape Vincent, N. y, frequentl
hears the whistle at Kingston, Ont.
twenty miles.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07

tom of Great Salt Lake. They account
for the admixture of sand with the allu-
vial deposits of the Great Basin, where
ever the lake once spread. They account
for the trackless wastes of Sahara and
show the disposition nature has made
there of the former mountains of Nubian
sandstone of Africa. They tell us that
mountains crumbe and decay that the
whirlwinds aid the waters to disperse
them over continentsto make prairies of
rich soil or tracklcss wastes of deserts.
Herein is field which has escaped geol-
ogists and writers so far and which they
may find rife for research.
At its highest stage, Great Salt Lake
covered about 1000 square miles of
surface, and had an outlet through the
north shore, cmptying into Snake river,
thence through the Columbia into the
Pacific Ocean At that time it extended
from the southwest corner of Utah
through that Territory into Idaho, over
$50 miles, distance not differing from
that between Chicago and Cairo, of
Illinois. This great body of water is
generally supposed to have disappeared
by evaporation, or, in plain terms, an
approximate evaporation occurred of
about 116 cubic miles of water Sup
pose the lake lowered at the average
rate of one hundredth part of an inch per
year land that supposes an evaporation
of 800, 900 cubic feet annually, then
it was at its greatest height 1900, 900
years ago. The present body of water
has barely 5000 square miles of surface
! If the evaporation continues in the future
] NhA
will be nothing but thin
sheet of water during each spring where
Great Salt lake now is in 1900
years. Now is the time for business and
industry to make salt while the sun
shines. About ten per cent. Of this water
is pure salt; or, in other words, there is
about one cubic mile of salt in Great Salt
lake, awaiting enterprise and capital,
enough to supply the world for 60, 900
years. This estimate is made on the
basis that the amount of salt consumed
annually is approximately one pound to
every individual on the globe.
Animal life does not thrive in Great
| Salt Lake, according to investigation.
! Chief Editor Hamilton, of the Salt Lake
! Tribune informs me that several attempts
have been made to introduce some ocean
food fishes into these waters, bit without
success. 1t is possible, however, that
there are unknown fishes and organism:
which live in this lake. 1t is known
that there are immense springs of fresh
water which bubble up in different parts
of the lake. In the southeast quarter a
fresh water spring is said by the residents
/ to have surface of several square miles
although no one has made survey of it.
1t is possible that within these spring
are unknown organisms which thrive
under peculiar conditions. - William II
Bdllou.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07
Running After the Noise.
,or old Jack was under witted


He had been to hear the "new
preacher" and had come home in sort
of semiidiotic state of ecstacy.
well, Jack, how did you like the
preacherl" asked a quizzica friend
''Oh, splendid. spendidr cried he
ole made the loudest noise of any
preacher ever hear, he did,"
Poor Jack, he could gather about as
much of the sense of preaching as Mrs.
BANDS two months old baby, but he
liked the noise of it, and it seemed to do
him good to listen to it. To him the
noise was all there was in it; so of
course, the greater the noise, the greater
his appreciation. His neighbors all
laughed at the foolish oddly of his ex.
preston, but three-fourths of the world
are doing to-day just what poor Jack
did, that is, running after the noise, "
with too little gumption to know
what it is that attracts them, and too lit.
tie candor to admit it if they did know
The world is full of noises, and the
biggest noise attracts the biggest crowd
every time. 1t doesn't matter what it il.
in-literature, politics, or religion; the
crowd is after the noise, and the noise is
what they must have.
Somebody has said that the greatest
need of the nineteenth century is intel
lect, or the cultivation of 1t, which
amounts to about the same. But it is g
grand mistake. The greatest need of the
nineteenth century, at least, this partic
ular period of it, is one loud, grand, tri
umphant and universal noise in which
everybody and his grandmother can join,
till this mania for noise is exhausted,
then perhaps, we might as nation settle
down to those quiet, peaceful, undemon.
strative pursuits which are philosophi.
cally supposed to be prolific of the most
beneficial and lasting results.-St. Loui,
Magazine.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07
4 Remarkable Bridge.

Distant about an hours ride by rail
from Avignon is the Pont du Gard (ol
''Bridge of the GardD, a great bridge,
or aqueduct, built here by the Romans
at a time when this part of France was
occupied by the soldiers and colonies Of
that people; and, next to the Colossem
at Rome, it is considered the grandest
and most perfect piece of Roman archi.
lecture now standing in the world
1t is an immense stone bridge, stretch.
ing across the whole valley. 1t consists
of three rows of arches, one above the
other. In the lower row there are six
very large arches; above this is a longer
row of eleven smaller arches: and over
this, thirty-five arches still smaller On
the top of the upper row, and forming
the summit of the bridge is a covered
aqueduct, or waterway. AT a little dis.
lance this vast bridge seems almost as
entire and perfect as when first built,
and we can hardly realize the fact that il
has stood there for nineteen centuries.
1t was erected solely for the purpose of
carrying water across the valley, and was
part of an aqueduct, twenty-five miles
long, constructed by the Romans to con.
duct the water of the springs of Airan to
their town of Nemausus, now the French
town of Mines.
Great stones project at regular inter
walls from its sides, to the top of the sec
ond row of arches. These served as
supports to the derricks and other ma
chimes by which the massive stones were
raised as the building progressed. We
can also see the square intentions in the
stone-work which were made there TO
support the scaifolding of the Roman
Inasons.-S. Nicholas.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07

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Of Of
phosphate ohe E. G.. L"
Baking absolutely
H. AN
Of Royal Baking Powder purchased
is re
Powder highest competitors
No
Boards
all
while pound
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minded of these facts
OF the powders be Of higher degree
ranked ndca
value All alum powders no matter how high their strength
are o re
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18
Are YOu Going 10 Kiss Me!

II ever | go into a new locality again,
| will study up my geography better
than did this time; for my ignorance
got me into most uncomfortable po-
sition. As the boat neared SANFORD,
/ was standing with others on the deck,
when very pretty young lady came
up to me, and, with q sweet smile on
her face, looked into mine with q pair
of lovely eyes, and asked: ''Are you 90
inc TO kiss me, sir?" If some one had
offered to lend me so could not have
been more surprised, and hardly know
ing what to say, and in order to gain a
little time, gasped out: Pardon, Miss,
what did You ask?" | felt that she
knew heard her, but she said sweetly:
''Are you going to kiss me, Tonight?
There was no misunderstanding her
this time. | heard her, and SO did
others, and felt the blood rushing into
my face, and | stammered out Il
would like to accommodate you, Miss;
| would. truly; but have a wife and
thirteen small children on board with
me. and if my wife should see me kiss.
ing YOU" kissing me, you hateful
old thing! who asked you to kiss me?"
You did" Yelled ''you asked me
twice. you old fool, | asked you ii
YOU We're going to kissime- Kissime
City tonight: don't you know any
thing?" and of she went, and if ever
anybody felt meaner than | did Iwould
like to exchange photographs with him.
--BeJast (Ne,J JoHrnai.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18

A statesman who would be a success
full political leader should cultivate
good-humor, good digestion and the art
Of sleeping anywhere ut q moments
noGcc. Lord North, the Prime Minis
ter whom our revolutionary fathers
hated, was a fat. Jolly. kind-heaTted
soul, who could sleep through the
fierccst debate, and interpose his good
humor between himself and the most
bitter inyectivc.
His habitual pleasantly kept him in
working order amid failure and the
press OF business. When the British
troops were repulscd at Charleston, S.
c., the Tory supporters of the Minister
were alarmed. But Lord North treated
the affair with his usual iolIity.
Faith, my lord he said to duke,
who demonstrated with him on his
seeming Indifference, ''if fretting would
| make me thin. would be as sorry as
your grace; but since it will not have
that effect, l bear it as well as l can.
Like Napoleon, Lord North had the
| ability to catch forty winks of Sleep
when and where he pleased, A mem
| Der of the House Of Commons became
so excited, while declaiming against
| the Minister, as to call aloud for his
| head. Looking around, he saw the OBJ
| iect of his invectivc quietly slumbaring.
Exasperated, he vehemently denounced
the man who could sleep while running
| the country.
Mr.. Speaker" said Lord North. in
reply, Il must complain of the cruelty
| which denies to me solace SO often
enjoyed by other criminals-that of
having nights rest before thcirfate. "
On another occasion, Colonel Barre
brought forward amotion on the British
navy. ''W e shall have tedious speech
| from Barre tonight said Lord North
| to his friend and ally. Sir Grey Cooper.
He'll give us our naval history from
the beginning, not forgetting Sir Francis
Drake and the Armada. Let me sleep
until he comes near our own times and
then wake me"
The friend at length reused him..
"Wherc are we?" asked North. AT
the battle of La Hague, my lord.
80. my dear friend, you have woke
me century too soonn'
One night the House was in the worst
possible humor, and the debate became
savage. Every member seemed ready
to take otlense. Lord North restored
| good humor by a short speech.
'.One member" he said. spoke OF
me as that thing called a Minister
To be sure. he continued, patting his
large stomach, Il am "a thing; the
member, therefore, when he called me
"A thing said what was true, and
could not be angry with him.
But when he added that thing
called Minister he called me thai
thing which of all things he himself
wished most to he, and, therefore,
took it as a compliment.
There was no standing out against
such good -humored wit, and the House
laughed heartily at the Minister'S ready
reply Touth'S Companion.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18
ChanCerY Notice.

STATE OF ILLINOIS
Rock Island County -
In the Circnit Court, To the May Tenn ISL
In Chanccry.
Albert Cool, vs. Jane Quici. Ann Mccain, Thco-
dure Cool. George cool, Mary L. Cool and John
Brardswor1h.
Affidavit Of uon-residcrcc Of the said Ann Nc
Cam and Theodore Cool, implicated with the
above defendants. having been flied in the CLERK ;
Office of The CrCnit Court Of said County. notice
is therefore hereby given TO the nonresident de
PENDANTS that the compainauttiled his bill of com
plant in said Court, on the Chancery side thereof
ON the 18th day of March, 1881. and that there
upon Summons issued ont of said Court. where
in said suit is now pending, rcturuabl2 on the
first Monday in the month of May next, as is by
law required. Now, unless yoa, the said uOu-res
ident defendants above named, Ann McCHn and
Theodore Cool shall personally he and appear be
fore said Circuit Court. on The first dsy Of the
next term thereof, 10 be holden al Rock Island in
and for said county, on the first Monday in May
next aud plead. answer or dcmur tothc said com
plainanis bill of complaint, the same and The
matters and things therein charged and stated
will be taken A. confessed and decree entered
against you according to the prayer of said bill
Rock Island. Illinois, March 18th, 1884
l.. f. HARRISON, Clerk
NJ NJ. C9EBETT, Compt'- Sol. mar 15dfw
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:
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I'"'A 's.'i'N O''N'''
in the Circuit Court OF said Rock Island County
In ChaneeTy
William H-ApLlG'uh ana MiIiam W. A!Pie'oh.
executors q me 'aSt WIT ana testament oi
james t. 'oo'ey' deceased COMPARTMENTS
". w.,
avid Sears Thomas j. robinson. John Il. VII
son, Bailey Davenport, Ire ROCK river NaFiGa-
uon ana " ter Power Company NIitiam ETSi'
DdCh- idili ihtiss'i Juli Fc ttisoi 2'''ih Ioiih
son. Nh!fGW olahncf' MAJ! olS1l' oscar Ols"H,
refer olson " imam miIhaii; James cannon
Isaac Ai'er. hh"tAy o4nhtI' IaJVS n4f5lS.
! re Wy 81 i'oCN i9'5i'u' Eu'ina hA5o%G-n' ~
T"' N"in,!,-" 'u'I" s'vIl'I; ,Lt h"'A St"4u''i!H
cora ~ company HLaiiil' y. h""'n''il.
som t. l'nIASi, il'rNhte HH'ler- ihohAs d.
E""hi'.h, f-iii T. - Adal>"h Il. i'o"m"ii'
George ". sears NHiam sears itnIy H.
Sears, Soplid laHtdAGscHoot- II. W. fryar,
Holmes Hakcs, The Rock Island Watch tonpa-
ny, James First, Washington L. Sweeney, Sarah
g. Eastman, stephen a. Nam, George II. Mash,
John f. Ellsworth, hiram Ellsworth, Myra J..
Ellsworth, James ;. Drake, l'oSWtli J.: Dart,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18
LGYLIEST AMnNG TIE LONELY

is She who renews or preserves the beauty
Of her teeth with Sozodont, confcssedly
the most effective preparation for them
Volumes of evidence might be adduced
in support OF its claims to public conf
dencc, as u mean Of invigorating the
teeth and rendering them pure, glstcning
and spotless, and not less satisfactory
proven. is its balmy influence upon the
breath Ask for genuine Sozodont, and
accept no cheap substitute
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18
TINE Is MONEY.

The narrowing pam of Rheumatism,
the spending of money, sometimes ever
TO the last dollar for useless medicines
ARE bad enough, dear knows. But many
cases are aggravated, if not made deaper
ate. ny the fact that the sufferer is minC
sick over loss time, which he cannot af-
ford. Just here the merits Of Athlophor
os are most forcibly proved. 1t operate!
directly and speedily, and saves time anC
money which would otherwise be wasted
in vain experiments with worthless medi-
i.innS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18

From E. T. Liepsner, A. NJ, Red
Bank, \. } l have been troubled with
Catarrh so badly for several years that
il seriously affected my voice tried
DIS remedy without the slightest re
lief One bottle of Ely's Cream Balm
did The work Ny voice is fully rcstor-
Ell and my head feels than far years.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18
Bucklen's Arnics SaIve.

The greatest medicalwonder Of the world
Warranted to speedily cure burns, bruises
cuts ulcers, salt rhtum, fever sores, can
GERS, piles, chilblains, cons, tetter, chap
ped Lands. and all skin eruptions, guaran-
iced to cure in every instance, or money
refunded. % cents per box. For sale b,
iiar,2 & Raans"n
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18

John T. Raymond, who is an in
veterate gamester, tried to match some
body for his brOugham and horse
against n one thousand dollar bill Not
finding any matches he ratified the turn
out at sixty chances at twenty-five dol
lars each. At the beginning of his sea-
son last year he won Il pair of horses
and Il set of harness by matching a
cOin.-N. y. Ha2dH.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18

A Chinaman in Taylor has received
the latest China papers giving an ac-
count of the fight at Sontay. His version
of the Homeric conflict reads something
like this: "Flench Niger steven eight
feet high! Cloat alice same elephant
skin! Chinaman clut him knife and
slord; no clut him! Chinaman shoot
him; ball no glow in. Cinnamon lun
like fun Ward Nee. Refer."
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18
A CARD.

To all who are suffering from the error
and lndiscrctions of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss of manhood, &c.
| will send q reciuc that will cure gen
FREE OF CHARGE. This great rcmed,
Was discovered hy Il missionary in soutl
America, Send q sell addressed envelope
10 the REV. JosErH T. INMAN. Station D
New York City
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18

Like oil npon troubled waters is Halc's
Honey of Horenound and Tar upon acold,
Pixies Toothaehc Drops cure in one
minute.
CoIdeD's Liquid Beef Tonic imparts
strength 10 body and mind. ToLe no
otbcr Of Druggists
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18

In one week EIy's Cream opened pas
sage in one nostrjl through which l had
net o.eathcd in three years, suhdued an
inflammation in my head and throat, the
result of Catarrh Colonel O. NJ. Neil
Lay, Owcgo, N \. See advj
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18

Why continue the use of irritating
powders, snuns or liquids when EIy's
Cream Balm, pleasant of application anC
sure cure for Catarrh. and cold in thu
head can be had. 80 cents at druggists
or ny mail Not liquid or snuff.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18

Avoid Pills Being largely composed
of mercury lheya eventually ruin the
stomach, but Aliens Bilious Physic a
vegetable mixtures. acts quickly, and eff
tectuallv cures % Cents. At Ill Drug
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
mars d3nl

HARNESS MANUFACTURERS.
8auerman. John, 219 seventeenth street
HARDWARE.
Stewart & Montgomery, 1850 second avenue.
MERCHANT TAILORs.
Wendt, II $50? second avenue.
NEWS DEALERS.
Wimans. ]. NJ. Post Office Block.
NEWSPAPERS,
The Rock Island DAILY ARGUS; published ever,
evening, Sunday excepted in Argus block, op
posite PostOiliCc Best advertising medium in TIL
city.
The Rock island WEEKLY Argus; published
every Friday. fine job department in Connec
ton with the establishment.
p ESTAURANTS AND CONFECTIONERS.
Krell, Fred, 1919 second avenue
EYers, Fred, 1911 second avenue.
STATIoNERs,
Wilmans, j. NJ, Post ONCE Block.
SALOONS
Wolf, Oh Market Square.
Westphal, John, 1872 second avenue.
WATCH MAKERS.
Bromley G. A., 1917 second avenue.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18

"A factory in Worcester, Mass, is
turning out from 5000 to 1000 pairs of
roller skates in u week. Just think Of
the broken heads and bruised limbs
those skates represent. Boston Post.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18
Decline of Man

Nervous weakness, dyspepsia, impo-
tcnce. sexual debility. cured by Wells
Health Iiencwcr." 81.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18

Ask for Rough on Coughs for
coughs, colds, sore throat, noarsencss.
Troctes 15c. Liquid, soc
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18

-B!ooihoundS are still used in Texas
Tor capturing escaped criminals - Chi-
tjg2 Times.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18

ROCK IsLAsp & MERCER co., X. K.
LUCK lSLIiglG PIIllIh
&AELW Az.
SHORTEST ROUTE To THE
EAST AND SOUTH

Trains leave Rock Island
400 Il. IN. Way Freight.
So " Fast Express.
l4H p. m Mail and Express
SID '' Through Freight and Accommodation.
Trains arrive At Rock Island:
go a m Through Freight and Accommodation.
l1+5 T. M Mail ana Express.
5Iu '- Fast Express.
800 " Way freight
The FAST ENrnEs~. leaving Rock Island at s3J
= III. arrives al Peoria 12.21 p m, at Springfield
IFS D. m. ri DecatHr 4.V0p. n, Jacksonville 40
u. ~, Alton go p. m, st. Louis S.l5 p. m, and
Ierre haute ll.55 ?. m, TIE SAME DAY. Making
rhis the BEST ana QUICKEST route to all points
southeast.
The 1.30 p. m. train makes close connection at
Eaya with &. \. u q for points west; arriving nj
Guesburg NJ p p IN, at Burlington $40 p. m. III
ke0kuk ld.25 p. H., and at Quincy lO.UJ p. IN.
Arriving as Peoria at go D. N, making close
connections with the /. Is. y ". ana T.. T. 4 '.
Tor indianapolis. connecting there with all tast
rains Tor the east and south.
s@~FAST TINE SURE CONNECTIONS, and
rates Is low is Ivy any other route.
X. Il. CABLE, A. \. MORTON,
;scul Su2t. Gen1 Tiki. Agt.
The 10 .. IN. Accommodation leaves every day
Except sunday.