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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-07

We visited Rockford, H., the other
day, bat when we left we were more so.
Rockford is a charming town, and when
sAe gets her new hotel completed the
necessity Of taking a tent when visiting
the place will have been obviated. l
nave been gladdened the past year by
noting not only privately but even in
Inc press, the fact that American hotels
were improving every day. But Rock
I0Td has an inn at the present time that
would give the cave jewellers rheuma-
ism, paresls and cOcllroaches.
how an old established hotel can drift
away into such a state of stale. senile
and soap.ess gloom | do not know. 1t
Is as sad as 1t Is to go and look upon the
wreck of great man whose digestion
mas ou-lived his thinker.
what ru be sadder than large hotel
!" tAe hands Of u receiver and a cock
.o'1A' What can cast a bigger gloom
I-l dark and forbidding hotel with
'"s bouquet Of bygone cabbage in every
corridor and low order of animal life
,I"'lAs ones room, but refusing to share
The cost:
T,-.e@to IS so well provided with ex-
l--sA1 hotels that places like Aurora
ana Rockford, within a short ride from
..' CITY, are apt to suffer. l was afraid
d. one time that Aurora might get the
D = convention, and knew that
S'- BISHOP House could not accommo-
, ". '"ose who would naturally come.
we We're there this winter. | had a
CUPBOARD there at two dollars per day,
a." my copartner had the rotunda
,-1'eoi ut the same price. We had to
-y INTO the hall to brush our hair. but
..'-'. was 4 radiator in my room that
"'"o nave heated the Auditorium. 1t
vas one Of those radiators that seems to
ave pulmonary difficulty during the
"i ana then to sit mp and rivet itself
,-..'- the night. We could not get tea
~ yu8 unlng room because some people
'' come from neighboring town to
ar "a; our oratorio, and that filled the
On l.I'll room so that we could not get in.
~ Aurora will certainly have a hotel
van more room some day. She is too
sy'1 business town to suffer that way
Tor very long.
chicago Is getting ready for the con-
r ,s:u'.ol, and | judge will not lie awake
r sIOS thinking about where she will
r. h"r guests. Excellent hotels have
Y yssu added to the list in the past few
..S's' and older ones have been reftted
M returnished throughout and ashes
iced on the sidewalk in front of each
s-uahce' Refinement is noticeable ev-
Ugywhere. The arm is not inserted in
W NJ niger bowl so far now, even on the
t. .ssI Side, as it was five years ago, and
,t S no uncommon thing to see guest,
IN nle removing foreign substances from
teeth, conceal himself behind his
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-07

Sold by Har'z s. Bahusen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-07
Mothers Friend,

We have both used Mothers Friend
and find it TO be one of the best medi-
cines in the world. and would not be
without it in confinement for any con-
sideratiOn. MRS SARAH F. VINCENT,
MRS MARY A. LUCK,
Rock Run, Ala.
Sold by Harz s. Bahusen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-07
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals for the building Of a dopb'e e
residence at Rock Island Illinois, viii be received
At the flee f the architect until O'Clock . m
TUESDAY, March the 18th, A. d. 1Na2. and will be
imne diatrly opened thereafter Bids to be mad
fer each cla3s of work separately, addressed to
the owner, Meyer Rosenfeld. and indorsed with
the name of The bidder and the class of work bid
upon,
Plans and specifications can be seen at the
office OF The architect, George p. Stauduhar room
50. Mitchell X Ll nde building Rock Island. nli-
nois
The right is reserved 10 reject anv or all bids
Rock Island Illinois, Feb %, 1s92
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12
BREvITIES.

AS j. Il. Owens and son we're driving
to town yesterday in buggy their horse
became frightened when near the pump
house at Lake Spring, and ran with such
force as to become uncomfortable. Mr..
Ovens son jumped out as soon as the
horse started, but his father rem aimed
in the vehicle until passing the resi-
dence OF w. II. eTinsley, when he was
thrown out, luckily escaping injury.
The horse kept running, smashing the
buggy against everything in its way
until. when near the dry branch, the
horse was caught, and the pieces of the
broken buggy gathered together.
French z. Burkholder, of Fort Scott,
Kans., is visiting his uncle, M. P.
Frantz, and other relatives in Roanoke
county.
The Salem Wagon Works has bona
fde orders ahead for sixty wagons.
The first of the Lenten services at
the Lutheran Church took place yester.
day afternoon, and hereafter, until
Easter, special services will be held in
this church every Friday.
Sergeant Frier yesterday received
from j. Bell Biggar, clerk of the house,
the first printed copy Of the new char
ter for the town of Salem.
The school trustees OF the town were
in session all yesterday afternoon
examining the different architects plans
for the proposed new colored school.
They will meet again to-day.
Miss Annie Palmer is visiting Mrs.
w. X. Andrews in Roanoke.
Dispositions were taken yesterday in
Pugh & Moffett's office in the case of
Adams. Clements Sc Co., against D. l..
and c. E. Queen, which is for the en-
forcement of mechanics lien for ma
terial furnished by the above firm upon
the house OF D. l.. Queen, on Burwell
street. w. M. Montgomery represents
the plaintiffs; Pugh & Moifett the de-
fendants
Miss Willie Shields, of Roanoke, who
has been visiting Miss Emma Boone re.
turned homo yesterday.
William Binford, of Mount Airy, N.
c., who, two weeks ago, came to Salem
in search of work, and who has been
unsuccessful, was sent to his home yes
terday by the joint efforts OF Rev. j. S
Hutchinson and the Y. M. C. a.
Those readers of THE TINES who
know of the whereabouts Of any of the
books belonging to tho Y. Nj. c. A.. +,
which existed in 1888, are requested to
inform w. M. Montgomery, the secre-
tary, as the association will shortly
open reading room hall, and the eight
hundred volumes which belong to it's
predecessor will form nucleus for a n
excellent library. Already about 600 of
the old books have been recovered.
Mrs. William Pierce, of Christians.
burg, Is visiting relatives here.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12
ECHOES FROM MANY LANDS.

THE Chinese are beginning to show up
in Africa.
CHINESE is said to be the ideal Ian
guage for the telephone, because of its
regular rising and falling infections.
The three largest South American
rivers outside of the Amazon are the
Rio Madeira, Rio Negro and Orinoco.
EUROPE consumes upward of $50, OOO,-
600 worth of gold AMI silver annually
for plate, jcwclry and ornaments.
THE following are the lengths of the
principal European rivers: The Dan
ube, 1,S00 miles; Dnieper, 1860; Don.
1920; Rhine, COL; Elbe, 500; Rhonc, ESQ;
Volga, $500.
IT is reported that an English ship
building firm has received an order Tor
steamship to carry 1900 tons cargo,
the largest freight vessel yet con-
Structed
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12
FACTS FOR THE FARMER.

A LOUSY colt is disgrace to any
farmer.
TIE colt needs salt and tho best way
TO give it is to let him have free access
to Il mangcr or box which contains salt.
AT the Wisconsin experiment station
gain of 100 pounds upon lambs was
made at II cost of S3.Gl, and of the same
amount upon pigs at a cost of S3.03.
TIE COW that makes 800 pounds of
butter year pays her owner about $50
Il year more profit than the one that
makes only $50 pounds. That is the
interest of $3.50.
A NOTE in the American Cultivator
suggests that door hung at the top SO
as to swing either way at slight push
is good thing from the piggery to the
yards. 1t may not close perfectly tight
but it keeps ont lots of cold air, and
yet allows the swine to pass out or in
when they please.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12

Fourteen years ago Prof. Pictet. o.
Geneva, reduced hydrogen for the tirsi
time to IL liquid 1t was regarded rs
nothing more than freak of scientific
luxury. But the professor established
now with complete laboratories in
Berlin, has not only produced almost
incredible cold, but turned his powers
to practical purposes. Mercury, for in
stance, has been frozen hard enough to
be cast into the form of tuning fork.
and SO have its elasticity measured.
And if the commercial must come
in, to make thing practica; giycesi:la
has been crystallizcd and brandy
frozcn-with the effect in the latter
case of imparting "mellowness'' only
obtainable hitherto by long keeping.
Most important of ALL by this means it
is found that chloroform can be thor
oughly purified-a result almost i'm
possible by other means.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12
Alr-pIov. for I.oconotive,.

A novel scheme has been proposed TO.
increasing the speed of locomotives.
particularly those of fast express trains.
1t is briefly this: To place in front Of
the engine an ''air-plow," with the
sharp edge forward, extending from
few inches above the track to the top
of the snolsestack. The ordinary re-
sistance of the ala to the locomotive is
doubtless very considerable impcd-
ing force, and this device, it is believed,
will so largely reduce it as to effect n
material increase of speed. Possibly,
it might also serve in some measure as
shield for the train itself, divcrting
the blast of wind from the ear windows,
or ut least those nearest the locomotive.
A gain in speed Is good thing, but cx-
cmption from drafts, dust smoke and
cinders would be even u better one.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12
MUSICAL SALEM.
Another Organization Has Been
Formed.

According to announcement, about
thirty lovers of music met at the Salem
Female Seminary Thursday night and
organized 1.-THE Salem Musical Associa-
tion," with the following officers: Prof.
j. E. Guy, president; Paul Davis, vice.
president; R. T. Moffett, secretary; f..
A. Day, treasurer: Paul Davis and C..
R. Towson, musical directors. Commit
tee on music: o. D. Stearnes, Paul
Davis, C. r. Towson, James Wiley, j..
E. Allemong, and Misses Carrie Nichols
and Florence Baird.
Messrs. o. l.. Stearnes, James Wylie
and w. M. Montgomery were appointed
committee to draft bylaws and con-
stitution.
A committee was also authorized to
secure pianist and assistant for the
association. The next meeting will
take place at Professor Guys Tuesday
at o. N.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12
NEW KINDS OF FISH.
Queer Specimens Found by tho Steam.
ship Albatross.

Queer Specimens Found by tho Steam.
ship Albatross.
The United States steamship AL.
batross, which has just returned from a
sounding expedition for marine cable
between the Hawaiian islands and the
Pacific coast, brought some twenty-five
new species of fish, some of which
were brought up in the drcdge near the
island of Oahu. Others were found in
the fish markets in Honolulu. All
these fish belong to families already
known to scientists, but are different
in essential particulars from those pre-.
viously found.
a founder, six or eight inches in
length, with an elongated lower Jaw
and pouch similar in shape to peli.
cans, is probably the most curious fish
in the collection. 1t was caught in n
dredge off Honolulu on December 4.
In shape of body, color and position of
eyes, this new specimen does not differ
materially from the common variety OF
founders, but the formation of it's long
lower jaw, which extends about half
an inch beyond the head, and the del
icate membranous pouch attached to
the jaw, place it i'll the category of new
fishes. The scientific name of the fish
is not known, neither arc its habits
A specimen of the red sea horse, or
Hippocampus, found one hundred miles
northeast of Honolulu, is in the collec-
ton and is the only one known to have
been found. in that region. Two or
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12
RESISTANCE OF BRICKS.
interesting. Tests Conducted by the FRO.
lessons Of Sibley College.

interesting. Tests Conducted by the FRO.
lessons of Sibiey College.
The department Of experimental en-
~inccring, Siblcy college. recently re-
ccivcd from an Ithaca manufacturer
four samples of brick To be tested All
the brick were tested entire and on
edge, as they would he used for the
purpose of paving. The sides were
dressed to parallel planes on an en-
cry wheel, SO that the bearing should be
uniform over every part. A single layer
of thick paper was placed between the
surfaces of the brick and the testing
machine.
The repressed brick exhibits tho
greatest crushing strength of any brick
on record; it is also superior in strength
to sandstone, and fully four-tifths as
strong as granite. The tests of stone
are usually made on cubes one or two
inches on each edge, and such tests
show greater strength per square
inch than would be the case if the form
of the brick was like that of the brick
tested; so if the proper allowance for
form should be made, there is little
doubt bnt that the crushing strength of
the best brick would compare favora-
bly, with the strongest granite. The
best results from ordinary pressed brick
usually show Il strength from 5000 to
10000 pounds per square inch, so that
the other bricks tested, considering the
quality and method of manufacture,
show an extraordinary strength. No
test could be made for wearing quail
ties, but the brick exhibit, so far as can
be determined by striking them with a
hammer, sufficient toughncss to make
them superior article of paving brick
Scientific American
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12
RHlNESTONES.

SHINY coat sleeves are not stylish,
but generally indicate industry.
LIFE is no football; it is not thing
to be continually kicking about.
DON'T rebel against obscurity, it may
become you. Small noises sound loud
est at night.
SIMPLE habits arc more frequently
the result OF scant income than of
simple tastes.
IT is the man who understands the
greatest number OF things that is the
most tolerant of those he doesn't under
stand.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12

DOTTED LINE SHOWS THE POUCH WHEN
DISTENDED.
three new species of Macrurus, or great
tail fishes, were caught in four hundred
fathoms of water on the slopes of
Oahu, and several ccl-likc fishes were
found at the same time. A large octo-
pus weighing between forty and fifty
pounds was caught in the drcdge and is
now preserved in alcohol.
Specimens of the batfish. with slender
fins that look like legs and with gills in
the hind part of the body, and blind
Peutacheles, a deep-sca crawfish with
an enormous head and no eyes. and
crabs with globular bodies and long
legs covered with sharp horns, were
among the specimens found. Varieties
OF ficshy coral and starfish of interest
ing forms were also obtained.
All of these new species of fish were
collected by Charles Townsend. natur-
alist of the Albatross, and have been
placed in ALCOHOL and securely boxed
preparatory TO being shipped to ichthy-
ologists ut Washington, and to Prof
Smith, of Yale, and Prof. Agassiz, of
Harvard
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12
UTH ROCK PANTS COM
SMALL BEGINNINGS.
1t Is Safer to Climb Ladder Than to
Fall from the Top.

1t Is Safer to Climb 10 Ladder Than to
Fall from the Top.
Boys starting out in life should have
distinct aim, n goal upon which their
thoughts and aspirations should be
firmly fixed, for in no other way is sue
cess SO assured. History teens with in
stances where great men have started
at an early age to acquire knowledge
in the particular line to which they de-
voted their whole life.
Yet all boys who aspircd have not
risen. The shores of the sea of life are
strewn with the wrecks of ambition.
And there arc hosts of others whom
circumstances have forced into entirely
different channels from those they in
tended to follow.
Peter Cooper made a great part of
his fortune as an iron worker, and Cy-
rus w. Field will always be rcmem-
bered as the protector of the Atlantic
cable, yet neither had any such ambi-
ton in their youth.
When the little store in Burling slip
bore the sign: "Cyrus W. Field, Rags"
the Sign on a neighboring store read:
Peter Cooper, Glue" The great finan-
cier, Jay Gould, started life as tanner
and surveyor, and Thomas a. Edison
was trainboy and newsboy.
Instances might be multiplied indefi-
nitely of boys who have started out to
be one thing and achieved success in
something entirely different, and they
all point to the same moral. 1t is the
duty of every boy to do what comes to
his hand to the best of his ability and
bide his time for greater things.
1x-1,o 10
may grumble if he is confined to n
shocmaker's bench, but he should re-
member that it is better to be a good
shoemaker than poor lawyer, and, if
he has the stuff in him for great law
yer, no shoemaker's bench can hold
him down.
The tailor's trade was no bar to
Andrew Johnson's ambition, and Abra-
ham Lincoln became a lawyer, al
though he studied by the light of pine
knot.
No great man has ever despised small
beginnings. Why should he? AS well
might a baby refuse to walk, because
he at first had to creep.
There are few fortunate BOYS in
the world who are so situated that
they can follow any trade or profession
they please. They have parents or rel
atives who will pay their tuition and
afterwards secure them situations.
With this advantageous start, such
boys should never fail in life, but it is
melancholy fact that many do. The
explanation is probably found in the
perversity of human nature, that leads
us to value only those things for which
we have to struggle. There are notable
exceptions, but as rule it is the poor
boy who achieves greatness in this
country
But he never will if he refuses to
begin at the bottom of the ladder. If
he will not stoop to small things, he
need never aspire to high things. Stick
to the humble beginnings until you are
fit for something better, and let each
step be upward Golden Days.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12
GRANTED A CHARTER.
The Pennsylvania Zinc and Iron Company
Organized.

The Pennsylvania Zinc and Iron Company
Organized.
A charter was granted yefterday by
Judge Robertson to the Pennsl lvania
Zinc and Iron Company.
The purpose of the company as set
forth in the charter is to manufacture
iron and zinc, erect furnaces, mills and
machinery and to own and operate the
same; also to purchase or lease lime
stone quarries, mines OF iron and zinc, and
other minerals with power to sell such
ores and minerals. The company is
also empowered TO buy or lease lands
not exceeding 100000 acres at any one
time; also to own personal prope. ty,
borrow money and issue bonds Of the
company in payment thereof. The
capital st ok is to be from $500, 900 to
100000, divided into shares Of $40
each.
The officers and directors of the COM
pany Tor the first year are as follows
President. Henry C. Musser, Shockson
ville,Pa vice president and general mar
ager, j. II. Bartlett, Roanoke; secretary
and treasurer, Edmond Scheaffei,
Lynchburg. Directors: H. c. Musser,
Amos Iigler, j Fl. bartlett, II. NJ.
Engle and d. Scheaffer.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12

Do you want a piano or an organ? II
you do, call on Hobbie Music Company,
l57 Salem avenue. They handle the
best makes and will guarantee lowest
factory prices and easy raymepts.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12
m G. OAKLEY,

NOTICE.
The National Business Colleee will
make for the next six months the fol-
lowing reduced rates in order to Get
enough young men and young ladies TO
supply the increasing demand on this
college for bookkeepers, shorthand and
typewriters. Complete business course.
time unlimited, $50; business course
$40; shorthand and typewriting, $40.
No vacation. Pupils can enter anv
time with equal advantage. Begin
now and finish before hot weather
begins. For further information ad-
dress or call at the NATIONAL BUSI-
NESS COLLEGE, third floor TINES
building.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12

BnooKs for cheap photos for short
time.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12

TTAIR MATTRESSES MANU-
IL IL facture all kinds of ma ttresses for
sale, Wholesale and retail. Hair mat
tresses re-made speciality. Practical
.workmen employed, work warranted,
prices low. Orders by mail promptly at
2tended. viii buy clean shucks and straw
sxaAB. RICHARDSON & SON, Alabama
Salem Va. p. y. box 326. 351y.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12

NXTANTED-WAS AND IRON
w ing for gents or families. Free
delivery. LYDIA A. BROWN, Water
street, Salem. feb6-1mo
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12
,Rs AND DECORATIVE PLANTS.

On Green Houses now ready for sale,
<Accnas, Rubbers, Screw Pines. A2elcas i,
a5pipms, FuecSins. and a general ar
i s., 3nds of plants for pots or he'd
Ef5f2f and stock frst-class.
y s, 80 call.
y az j. SHARTZER,
+ orist, Salem. Va.
: ;s!s i; fdens' a41yr
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12

sgIrrEn tonight.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-12
ID L. SLOWER,
TIN AND COPPER SMITH,

Main Street, Salon.
All kinds Of Ranges, Cooking and
Heating Stoves for sale. Tin Roofing,
Spouting and Guttering and Copper
Work contracted for. Prices low. Sat
isfaction guaranteed. $ Tyr
Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-01
A DESERVED KICKING.
Why Previous Bather Received
Thrashtng from n Lady's Escort.

Why Previous Bather Received a
Thrashtng from a Lady's Escort.
Two young bloods of this city, who are
well known, went to Santa Monica yes
terday to enjoy the surf. Whether they
had left Los Angeles with a jag or
whether they nursed one into being at
Santa Monica, is not matter of record,
but they had one of good dimensions
when they went in to bathe.
After disporting themselves into the
water like playful sea lions, they
emerged and proceeded to make every
one uncomfortable by their rough antics
on the gallery in front of the bath
house and music stand. As they were
very wet, covered with sand, and also
considerably inebriated, people gave
them wide berth. Still they managed
to knock against lady, whose escort
promptly planted his foot in the seat of
one OF the larker's bathing suit. Then
the fun started. The young fellow did
not know when he had enough, and
when time was called, had several orna-
ments on his face that hadn't been there
before. He and his companion then
prudently retired into the bath house,
and everybody said, 'Served him right"
No arrests were made, although the
Santa Monica policeman was not far
away during all this good work.