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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-27
A Flngman's Peril.

John Ross, flagmsn at the Sixteen n
street railroad crossing in Moline, had a
perilous experience this morning, and
while he met with painful and possibly
disastrous injury, he may rejoice that ne
has escaped q most awful fate. This
morning when the time was due for
the C., B. & Q. passenger from s.. Louis
to arrive in Moline. Ross started out, as
was his duty, to flag the crossing. He
heard an engine belll ringing as he GRO ssed
the Rock Island track, and supposing it
was the approaching train on the Bur-
ington track he paid no attention to il,
simply keeping look out for
the street. He had reached tie
Rock Island tracks which parallel the
Burlington through this portion of Moline,
and was not quite across the track when
freight engine struck him. The pilot
tossed him to the side of track, but his
left foot was caught by one Of the truck
wheels and he was dragged along the
side Of the track two feet. the engine e.
having discovered Ross peril and had
the engine under control The left foot
of the flagman was lacerated from the
middle toe to the instep and the injuries
may result in the loss of the foot, though
this is not now regarded as probable
The man was carried to his home and i:
suffering great misery.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-27
The GOSPEL Service.

the gospel service at the First Baptist
church last evening was well attended.
The topic, "N hole Families in the Ark
and in Hesysn," ives presented in most
earnest and persuasive manner by DR..
Kennard. The topic this evening will be
Taking Sides. or Who is on the Lords
Slider" There will be bible reading to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock. The SUBJ
ject at the biole reading tomorrow will be
especially for wives with uuconyerted
husbands. mothers with uuconverted
children and sisters with unconverte1
brothers. DR.. Kennard, who is conduct
ing these meetings. is man of conse-
Grated piety aud large experience. He
has been pastor of large churches in Pail
adelphia and New York City, ami has
conducted revival meetings with great
success in the largest Baptist churches in
the principal cities of the south and in
California.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-27
SOciaIs .

Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Eyster gave pro-
gressive euchre party last evening. which
was the largest and one Of the most en-
joyable of the season. There we're twelve
tables, the refreshments were elaborate
aud the affair m ost notable one in all re
spects.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Judge give q
progressive euchre party this evening.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-27

Usually such things as are advertised
possess no value. But who would say
that DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup possesses no
meritsY II is the standard remedy of our
age Price % cents bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-27

Catarrh indicates impure blood, and to
ure it. take Hoods Sarsaparilla. which
purifies the blood. Sold by all druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-27
CIRCULATION
Bills were allowed as follows:

A. &. McClurg & Co., $lO,7O; Mitchell
& Lynde, $50; Merchants Electric Light
company, 1914; Kramer s. Bleur. 1880;
DAILY ARGUS, 50; L. G. Eddy, $40; gas.
$1.57; Volk Zeitung, So; Expenses, 1925
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-04

building and in part in the intervening
space, the government will have gun
battery, life-saving station complete
with apparatus, lighthouse, war bal
looms, and full size model of So, ,OOO,-
900 battleship of the first class. This
will be constructed on piling alongside
a pier, being thus surrounded by water
and apparently moored at wharf.
The "ship" will be built of brick and
coated with cement. 1t will be 34S feet
long SO feet wide amidslrips, and
will have all the fittings and ap
paratus that belong to the most
approved war vessel, such as guns,
turrets, torpedo tubes, torpedo nets
and booms, boats, anchors, military
mast, etc, and full complement of
seamen and marines detailed from the
navy department. The visitor arriving
by steamboat will pass very near and
obtain an excellent view of the shore
portion of the government exhibit. He
will probably see also, anchored near
by, Columbus heet-a reproduction,
as near as may be, of the one with
which the great discoverer sailed from
Palos-and also a government revenue
cutter and one or two torpedo boats.
THE GREATEST OF ALL.
Steaming by the government exhib-
its the visitor will come abreast of the
largest building of the eXposition-that
of manufactures and liberal arts. 1t
will measure 1,7OOxsOO feet, with two
interior courts and at it's center great
dome $50 feet in diameter. Surround
ing it on all sides will be a porch two
stories in height, affording a delightful
promenade and view of the other
buildings, of the lagoon, alive with
row boats, gondolas and pleasure craft
propelled by electricity, and of the
grounds generally. This building, which
will be of French renaissance, is de-
signed by George S, Post, of New York.
After passing this immense structure,
which will be three times as large as
the largest building at the Paris eXposi-
ton, being nearly 400 feet longer and
twice as wide, and covering more than
81 acres, the steamboat will drop along
side the pier. This, as designed by
Augustus ST. Gaudeus, of Paris, will be
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-04

with the depots, will cost $1,000, 900.
North of this will be the horticultural
building, another immense structure.
1,OO0x150 feet, with three domes, one at
each end and a larger one at the CEN
ter. This will be constructed chiefly of
glass and iron, and will cost $3.50, 600.
PRIDE OF THE LADIES.
Still farther north and directly oppo-
site the park entrance of Midway Plais-
sance, will stand the women's building
which, it is expected, will be one of the
chief objects of interest on the grounds.
1t is to be 400X200 feet in dimensions,
two stories high and will cost 5000, 900.
The exterior design will be furnished
by woman architect. Here the lady
managers will have their headquarters
and here will be collected a doubtless
wonderful exhibit illustrating the prog
ress and attainments of women in the
various branches of industry.
HIGHER THAN THE EIFFEL TOWER.
Passing the woman's building the Wis
itor can turn towards the northeast and
inspect the foreign and state buildings
in the northern portion of the park of
which he is supposed to have caught a
general view from the steamboat deck,
or he can turn sharply to the west into
Midway Plaissance and ascend the
Proctor tower. This will be construct
ed of steel and be 1,05O feet high or
about 100 feet higher than the Eiffel.
From it's top the view obtainable of the
exposition grounds and buildings and
of the great city lying to the northward
will be magnificent beyond all doubt.
West of the tower, along the Plais-
sance and overhowing into Washington
| park will be large and curious aggre-
| CATION of structures, including probably
some of the foreign and state buildings,
and many of semi-private construction,
and of a nature which cannot yet be
described. Almost innumerable struc.
lures and exhibits, such as reproduc.
tions of famous buildings, etc,
most of them novel and striking
in character, have been proposed and
it is not yet possible to tell how many
or which of them will be erected. That
there will be an astonishing array OF
them there can be no doubt, and un'
questionably some of them will be i'm
portant and exceedingly interesting
features of the great fair.
All of the important buildings will
stand on terraces four feet above the
general park level, thus greatly i'm
proving the general landscape effect
and rendering their own appearance
more imposing. From scores of domes
and towers and minarets, flags ano
streamers will be floating, and both
the exterior and interior of the build
ings will be warm with liberal dis
play of color. The beautiful park will
its magnificent array of architecture
will surely present one of the fines
spectacles the eyes of man ever beheld
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-04
TO BE MAGNIFICENT.
The Splendid Buildings of the
Worlds Fair.
To Visitors the Columbia Exposition's SUI
Perb Grounds and Great, Imposing
Structures VIII Present u Spectacle
of Surprising Benuty.

Many thousands, no doubt, have be-
gun to be curious rs to how the build
ings and grounds of the Columbian OK
position will appear-what sort of a
spectacle they will present. A birds
eye view of the site and buildings, and
series of cuts or drawings showing the
elevations of the several structures and
their ground plans will soon be issued.
Without waiting for all of these, how
ever, says the worlds fair directory u
general idea can be given,
CHICAGO A SIGHT IN ITSELF.
The first sightseeing which visitors
TO Chicago in 1898 will do will be, of
course, of the city itself-of its great,
wide, busy thoroughfares and its mag
nifcent buildings, ten, fourteen and
even eighteen and twenty stories high.
To see this great, throbbing CONNER
cial heart of America, this marvellous
young giant among the chief cities of
the world, even though he does not
spend the time necessary to inspect it
thoroughly, will alone amply repay the
visitor for going. But second sur
prise will await him when he catches
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-04

his first glimpse of jackson and
Washington parks and the mag
niticent array presented by the
exposition buildings. Beautiful as
was the site-the Champs de
Mars-and its approaches, and capti-
waiting to the admiration as were the
graceful and imposing edifices at the
Paris eXpositions of 1878 and 1889, it
is believed that they will be surpassed
by those of the Columbian exposition.
The Chicago site is four times as large
and has a frontage of two miles on
lake Michigan, the second largest body
of fresh water on the globe. The
buildings will cover twice the area and
cost twice as much as did those in
Paris in 1889. Alone they will cost
nearly fifty per cent. more than the
total expense attending the Paris fair.
The best architects in this country have
prepared the plans for the several
buildings, and the structures they have
designed will exhibit the highest
achievements of American architecture.
: A MAGNIFICENT SITE.
More than $4,OOO,OOO exclusive of
the cost of the land, has been spent on
jackson and Washington parks, in
laying them out and beautifying them.
Another million will be spent in i'm
proving the former, which will be the
chief location of the exposition. Addi-
tional lawns, terraces, fower-beds,
rustic seats, walks, drives and foun-
tains will be constructed; statuary will
be placed at conspicuous points; the
lagoon will be enlarged by sinuous
branches; and the lake beach will be
made charming resort for visitors.
BY THE WATER ROUTE.
The most delightful, probably, though
not the speediest means by which the
visitor may reach the exposition
grounds, will be by steamboat on Lake
Michigan. A ride of six miles from the
embarking point at the Lake Front
park, with the towers and gilded domes
of the fair buildings constantly in sight,
will take him there. When abreast of
the sight, a grand spectacle of surpass-
ing magnifcence will be before him
the vast extent of the beautiful park;
the windings of the lago the superb
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-04

a thing of beauty and a source of much
enjoyment to visitors. Two parallel
piers will extend from the shore about
400 feet where, taking outcurves, they
will partially inclose circular harhor,
from the center of which will rise, on Il
great pedestal, commanding statue OF
Columbus or of the republic. On the
embracing portions of the piers will
stand "A exquisite, isolated columns,
representing the A states, each one
bearing over its capital the coat of
arms of the state it symbolizes. Be
yond the harbor, the north or main
pier will extend out into the lake to a
total distance of 1900 feet, taking there
DETECTION several hundred feet to the
southwark, and having at its extrem'
ity, rising from the water on a stone
foundation, an immense Greek pavil.
ion, 200 feet in diameter, gayly colored
and adorned. Here visitors may sit
and enjoy the cooling lake breezes
listen to the finest music, and obtain q
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-04

magnificent view of the great exposi-
ton buildings and other shore attrac-
tions.
A VISTA OF sPLENDoR.
From the pier, extending westward
across the park, will be long avenue or
court, several hundred feet wide, af-
fording, Chief Burnham says, "a spec
tacle unparalleled in the world-a mar
vel of ARCHITECTURAL grace and sublimity,
an exposition in itself" To the right,
at the entrance of this grand avenue,
will be the great manufactures build
ing, and farther back the other attrac-
tions already referred to- To the left
will be the agricultural building, meas
uring s00x50O feet, designed by Archi-
tect Mcliim, of New York This, Chief
Durham says, will be H. dream" 1t
will be severely rectangular in form,
but made elaborately ornate with
statues and other relief work. It's cost
will be half a million. Between this
and the huge manufactures building
juts branch of the lagoon. All down
this grand avenue, encompassing a
beautiful sheet of water, will stand inn
posing buildings, along the majestic
facades of which will sweep the gaze
of the visitor until it rests upon the ad-
ministration building of the exposition,
which terminates the vista nearly a
mile distant. Upon traversing the
''long walk" as it may be called, after
he famous way from Windsor castle to
Ascot, the visitor will find it veritable
Bois de Boulogne or Versailles in point
of beauty of effects produced by land
scape architecture and gardening.
Passing the agricultural building,
the visitor will come to the great ma
chinery hall, which lies to the west
ward of it and which is connected with
it by a horseshoe arcade doubling a
branch of the lagoon. 1t will be near
| ly identical with it in size and cost, but
will differ from it considerably in ap-
pearance, being serious, impressive
and rich in architectural line and de-
TAIL" Chief Burnham says, land the
best work of its designers, Peabody &c
Stearns, of Boston"
THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
Opposite machinery hall and north Of
it, in the center of the "long walk, :"
| Will oIdIu ulC SApOSlblOl luullulSbId-
ton building. This will be one of the
most imposing, and, in proportion to
| its size, the most expensive one of the
large structures. Richard NJ. Hunt, of
New York, president of the American
Institute of Architects, is its designer,
and he has made it stately and simple
yet exceedingly striking in appear
ance and an excellent representative of
Italian renaissance. 1t will cost $780,
900, be adorned with scores of statuary
| figures and be surmounted by gilded
dome rising 250 feet, or about the height
of the Auditorium tower. In it will
be the offices of the national commits
sion and the local directory and the
headquarters of all the numerous Of
ficials connected with the management
and regulation of the exposition.
To the northward of the administra-
ton building, ON either side and facing
the grand avenue, will be two more
immense buildings, one for the electric
al and the other for the mining exhibit.
These will be about equal in size, Gov
ering each a little more than five acres
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-04
ELEPHANT INTELLIGENCE.
The I'm plicit Confidence of the Animal
Its Driver.

The I'm plicit Confidence of the Animal In
Its Driver.
In instituting a comparison between
the intelligence of dog and an ele-
phant, Sir S. Baker decides in favor of
the former, "who, when the days work
is over, lies down and sleeps before the
fire at his masters feet and dreams of
the dangers and exploits of the hunt. -
Sir S. Baker seems 20 have forgotten
the old story in Hsop's Fables, where
the horse was jealous of the dog and
tried to ingratiate itself with its master
by initiating its rivals habits of fawn-
ing on its master and jumping on his
lap. OF course the horse Jared badly
in the contrast. And so would the ele-
phant if he were to try to initiate the
dog and curl himself up ut his masters
feet before the camp fire.
But Sir S. Baker himself acknowl-
edges that the elephant is instructed
and guided by the mahout ia all that he
does. He writes thus: 81 do not know
more agreeable sensation than the
start in the early morning on a thor
oughly dependable elephant with ma.
work. A thorough harmony exists be-
tween man and beast and you feel pre-
pared for anything But how much de-
pends upon that mahout! 1t isimpossi'
BILE for bystander to comprehend the
secret signs which are mutually under.
stood by the elephant and his guide
the elephant detects every movement,
however slight, and is thus mysterious
ly guided by its intelligence. The
mighty beast obeys the unseen helm of
thonght, Just as huge ship yields, by
apparent instinct to the rudder which
directs her course" And he goes on tc
observe: "What must be the resul
should an elephant be guided by a ma
hout of uncertain temperament. The
great trouble when riding on an ele
phant is the difficulty in getting tn,
mahout to obey an order. In tige
shooting the elephant will at once de
tect anything like tremor on the par
of his rnahout. Frequently good ele
phant may be disgraoed by the nervous
ness of his mahout, nothing being 81
contagious as fear" After this testi
mony it seems reasonable to think tina
the elephant is as much superior in in
telligence to the dog as the mahout is t
the acknowledgements Magazine.
IT is queer about society-the minute
man gets into 1t he expects togetasked ou
l-Elmira Gazette.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-04
DIET IN SCIATIC NEURALGIA.
The Importance of Proper Food in This
Painful Malady.

The Importance of Proper Food in This
Painful Malady.
Sciatic neuralgia is in the great ma
jority of cases due to hypersthesia of
the sympathetic ganglia, situated just
back of the stomach and which controls
the digestive processes. This ganglia
is sometimes called the abdominal brain
and in all of the lower animals, the
largest mass of nerve fiber is located
here. Any improper diet, condiments,
spices. pickles, rich foods and all other
things which irritate the stomach, have
reflex action upon the abdominal
brain and this in turn affects the lum-
bar gapglia. Deep pressure made at
the pit of the stomach just at the lower
end of the breast bone will often show
sensitiveness which is traceable to
the solar pleXus. Deep pressure also at
the right or left of the umbilicus will
often cause pain showing irritation of
the lumbar ganglia. In this case the
neumo-gastric nerve is also affected and
the patient may have one-sided head
aches upon the same side as the tender
ness. 1t also takes on other forms.
One patient had symptoms of asthma
| NlllCl L II -IHu VI u lhdISu III IiliS iSHCA
irritation and by pressure upon these
sensitive points l could bring on an at
tack of asthma at once. These are
cases which no change of climate will
benefit, for they carry with them dis
order really of the stomach which no
climate will reach. In other cases the
irritation may be in the sciatic nerve,
and no nerve stretching, blistering or
local treatment will effect cure. 1t is
plain then that diet has great deal to
do with sciatica. j. ii. Kellogg.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-04

and half. Both will be of French
renaissance. The former, designed by
Van Brunt SS Howe, of Kansas City,
will be the more expensive, however,
costing $3.50, 900; while the latter, de-
signed by S. S. Beman, of Chicago, will
cost SS5O,OOO The board of architects
has declared that both will be eXcep-
tionally imposing structures.
A TOUCH OF NATURE.
North of these buildings in the main
lagoon will be an island of twenty or
thirty acres in area. 1t is the intention
to have this kept as wild and primitive
as possible. There the visitor may
wander through miniature forest
primeval," painless and untransformed
by art, and may hunt the fragrant wild
flower or the saucy chipmunk, and
generally commune with nature in its
native haunts.
Proceeding from the administration
building still farther westward, or,
more accurately, southwestward, the
observer will arrive at the railway
facilities for the arrival and departure
of visitors. Six parallel tracks will
sweep into the grounds in huge circle
at the extreme southwest portion. en-.
tering and leaving at nearly the same
point Around this loop the trains, in
arriving and departing, will sweep al
intervals of a few minutes, and the de-
pot accommodations will be so eXten
sive and well arranged that it is be
lieved there will be almost no confusion
or crowding.
Within this loop made by the rail
way tracks win be the machinery an
nex-a huge building covering severa
acres and containing the overflow ex
hibits from machinery hall with whicl
it will be connected by subways
Within the loop also will be the mali
power house, from which power viii
be furnished to such buildings on tn
grounds as require it.
THE FARMERS OWN.
To the southwark of the line o
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-04
SOUELCHING AN IDEA.
The Impressive Warning Received by &
BAD Man,

Bad Man.
There were three or four young men
making considerable noise in Russell
street saloon the other day when po-
liceman who was off duty and in plain
clothes entered the place. He heard
them boasting of ''doing up this one
and that one, and of being tough and
full of sand, and selecting the most
boastful of the lot he said
young man you have wrong idea
of things, and one which will lead you
into trouble"
"Who the dickens are you?" demanded
the young man.
"Well, policeman and philosopher.
Iheard you talk of cleaning out the force.
You would only get badly hurt if you
attacked an officer. You are no fighter.
You think you have sand, but you
haven't. If you ever pitch into man
of your size it will be bad for you"
Don't give me no chin!" shouted the
man, as he jumped up.
81 am only telling you the truth. If
you will step out into the yard with me
I'll illustrate my meaning"
The other was willing enough, and
out they went, and he sailed into the
officer. In two minutes he was licked
man, and so acknowledged, and as the
officer let him up he said; "You see the
idea? You are simply fighter with
your chin. You didn't know it before
and you might have been pounded tc
death by some good man. AS it is,
haven't hurt you much. Let this be a
warning to you, and hereafter you lIeeI
| quiet. ''-Detroit Free Press.
The Way for Young LAWYER Il
Advertise. -"Y Yesterday there We're lef
in my Office eighteen umbrellas, Th'
highly respected owners are requested
/ to call and receive their property be
tween four and six o'clock. "-Fliegend'
| Blatter
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-04
How a Chlnnman Uses an Iron.

1t is curious how differe ntly China
man uses an iron from the method en-
ployed by women. When a woman
uses an iron she begins with it at the
right heat for use, and consequently it
soon cools, and she consumes much time
in changing her irons. The Chinaman,
on the contrary, gets his iron very hot,
much too hot for use. When he begins
to use the iron he plunges it quickly into
cold water. This cools the surface for
a moment The heat from the interior
then begins to come to the surface, and
continues to do so for some time, about
as fast as it is cooled by use, so that the
necessity for the frequent changing OF
irons is obviated. American Home
| Graphic.