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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05
General Law of Belt Adhesion.

Recent discoveries have made it almost
certain that the adhesion of belts to pull
leys Is rs the square roots of the arcs of
contact This The Industrial World thinks
Is of Importance in that 1t smpliiics the
method of calculating the transmitting
power of belts, enabling all by a short proc
ess of figuring to determine about what a
belt may he capable of doing under vary
ing degrees of contact. 1t can be assumed
~ basis that the effect of $50 dogs con
tact Is 100 Then a. the square root of $50
is to 100, so is the square root of any other
arc of contact in degrees to its effect. Or,
to he more explicit, divide 100 by the square
root of $50 and multiply the product by
the square root OF the given arc of contact.
the result being the effect as compared
with 100. In making calculations of that
Kind 1t * perfectly safe to assume that any
good single belt will transmit one horse
power for each inch in width, the arc of
contact being $50 dogs. and the lineal speed
of The belt 500 feet per minute.
Briefly stated, then, the transmitting
power of belts Is directly as to their widths,
lineal speeds and as tine square roots of
their arcs of contact The arc of contact
being the same, the adhesion is the same on
all sizes of pulleys. That j., u $50 degs.
arc of contact on 24-inch pulley is, other
things being equal in all respects, equal TO
like arc of contact on IA 4S-inch pulley,
and the one will transmit no more power
than the other if the lineal speed of the
belt be the same in both cases.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05
John VI. Palmer.

Senator John NJ. Palmer's rugged old
figure stands alone at Washington. 1t
towers alone in the west. The old R.
man OF Ohio is resting in the sunset of
his life. TIE grand old man of Illinois
has succeeded him.
1t is the logic of events that the ives
should turn 10 John NJ. Palmer and call
on him to lead it on. He is leader
He WAS leader in the war, and won
glory there. He was leader in his state
and won glory and new houors as gov
erDor. He was a later leader and won
victory for his party when the democrats
of Illinois had crank d, feat for 80 years
But be has known higher leadership.
He has led in thought. He has advanced
opinions and made them clear by the
time the people were ready to turn to
them He is in advance Of his party in
thought today. He has known but one
leader himself, and that his conscience.
As lawyer, he has refused to plead for
corporations, and he is poor today.
1t is not IN anyway strange that the
democracy of the west and the nation
should turn to Senator John NJ Palmer
now, and ask him TO lead it again to q
higher victory. If the nomination of the
eastern candidates should appear in any
way undesirable in 1892. He is the
highest type of democrat. and stands to-
day one of the most formidable cAndi-
dsses for the presidency, perhaps, The
democratic party has in its ranks.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05
CHEAPER TO FOREIGNERS.
How the AK Trust Keeps Up Prices Here
by Selling at IA Discount Abroad.

How the AK Trust Keeps Up Prices Here
by Selling at IA Discount Abroad.
Trusts and combinations are formed
for the accomplishment of two purposes:
First-To contro and limit production
and prevent competition, and
Second-To fix prices.
The ultimate aim is in all cases to in
crease profits to a maximum.
1t is often the case. however, that.
though trust has complete control over
production and can fix prices to suit
itself, protected by high tariff wall, the
capacities of the market are oyeresti-
mated. In such cases the only way to
prevent fall in price is TO resort to ex-
portation. This is the practice of many
of the trust, and is well exemplitied by
the conduct of the American AK and
Tool company, commonly known as the
AK trust.
This trust was organized early last
year, and as soon us it had gained con-
troll of the leading factories proceeded at
once to raise prices, as the following
from The Iron Age for March %. 1890.
shows:
The general feeling among the trade
is that the axmakers have formed very
strong association. and have complete
control of the market, or so nearly so
that the outside ma kers will have scarce
ly any appreciable effect on prices. 1t is
found that scarcely any orders can be
obtained with outside manufacturers
who are not under the control of the
American AK and Tool company The
trade will do well to note the changed
condition in this line of goods as regards
the higher prices now ruling. and the
strong probability Of their maintenance
for some time to come. On the first
quality goods an advance is now made
OF $l.15 to s.. % Pc dozen"
These prices have been we'll main
tanned, and today first quality axes of
the best brands are selling at 81 per
dozen for plain and $50 for beveled
At the same time that consumers here
have to pay this advance of $l.15 to
$3.50 per dozen above the price prevail
ing before the trust was formed, the
trust continues to sell the same quality
of axes for export at S. per dozen. free
on board ship.
Protected as is the trust 10y duty of
40 per cent. agains foreign competition
the trust favors foreign buyers in order
that its hold on the home market NAV
be kept secure.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05

THE robber tariff got in its work on
business last year, as is shown by the
failures reported by the commercial sgen-
cies. Bradstreets reports Il, 1894 failures
for 1891 as against 10 673 for 1890 The
liabilities for 1891 aggregate $l93 49,
600 as against STA $4,000 for 1890. 1t
will be seen that there were is per cent
or one sixth more failures last year than
during 1890, though the failures for the
latter year showed a large increase over
any one of the four years of the Cleve-
land administration. The increased
number of failures during 1891 may very
properly be laid to the effect upon trade
OF the Mckinley tariff.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RV.,

The Direct Route to and from Chicago Joliet Ottawa
Peoria, la sale, Moline, RocS Island, in ILLINOIS;
Davenport, Euscatne, Ot1uInwc. Cskaloosa, Des
Moines, WinterSet, Audubon, Harlan and Council
Bluffs, in IOWA; Minneapolis and St Paul in MIN
hE>OTA; Watertown aud Sioux Falls. in DAKOTA
Cameron, St Joseph and Kansas City, in MISSOURI
Omaha, Lincoln, Fairbury and Nelson. in NEBRASKA;
Atchison, Lcavenworth, Horton Topeka, Hutchinson,
Wichita, Bellevile, Abilene, Dodge City, Caldwell in
KANSAS; KinGfsher, FL Reno aud Ninco, in INDIAN
TERRITORY; Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
in COLORADO. Traverses new areas of rich farming
and grazing lands aOring the best facilities of inter-
communication to all towns and cities east and west
northwest and southwest of Chicago and 10 Pacific and
trsns-OUeauic seaports.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05
Grease Spots on Books.

10 extract grease spots from books or
paper gently warm the CREASED or spotted
parts OF the book or paper and then press
upon 1t pieces of blotuing paper. one after
another, 50 rs to absorb As much of the
grease As possible. Have ready some fine,
clear essential OIL Of turpentine, heated al
most to Il boiling state; warm the creased
leaf little, and then with a. clean brush
wet with the heated turpeutine both sides
OF the spotted part. BY repeating this APP
piication the grease will be extracted, ac-
cording to The Publishers Weekly. Last
ly, with another brush dipped in rectified
spirits of wine, go over the place, and
the grease will no longer appear, neither
will the paper lie discoOred
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05
The TariT FRS.


The effort of the republican bosses to
shield tariff robbery by prating about the
silver question will avail nothing. When
the people of Iowa about l year ago
elected six democrats to the congress Of
the United States it was rebuke to the
republican party and the tariff legisls~
ton spewed upon the people by its
authorized agents While the campaign
involved various issues. there was one,
whose potency overshadOwed ali others,
and that was the tariff All
other issues were set aside and the cam
paign was fought out on the question of
high or low tariff. Tariff robbery was
given a fair trial and the verdict rendered
by the people of Iowa was decidedly
against it. The representatives in con-
gress who were elected on this has are
therefore bound first, last and all the
time to do their utmost to bring about
modification of the law. Until this is
done they must remain at their post and
not be led sslray or lured into taking I'D
with some other issue that would neces>
ssrily detract strength from the anti high
tariff movement One thing at time, 81 d
as the farmers, and the people of Iowa
generally, are more interested and have
more TO gain from a modification of the
tariff law let that one thing and the first
thing be the tariff question When this
is disposed of when the true value shall
have been restored to the farmers pro-
ducts and the workingmsn's day labor,
through the obliteration of the 81 per
cent profit now being paid into the cof-
fers OF The pools. trusts and combines,
thea, and not till then. will the demo
cratic members be justified in considering
other questions.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05
At What Elevation Is Air rurest?

At what elevation is-the air of London
purest? According to Mr.. w j. Prim,
who gave evidence before the select COM
mittee on house of commons ventilation,
says the Pail Mall Gazette, at about thirty
or forty feet from the ground. Lower than
that you get the dust; higher than that
you get the smoke from the chimnevs.
Mr.. Prim came to the conclusion that the
purtst level was between thirty and forty
feet. and chat nothing was GAINED by 20
ing higher, unless yOu went very high in
deed-Sty some 400 or 500 feet All this is
rather fatal TO the common notion that the
highest stories of the fullest blocks of fafs
are especially desirable for their salubrious
mir
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05

To fasten glass letters, figures, etc, on
glass tshow windows 80 that, even when
submerged IN water for several days, they
viii not become detached, The Industrial
World says use an india Rubber cement
The best for his purpose consists of one part
india rubber, three parts nastic and fifty
parts chlurOform. Let it stand for several
days at low temperature to dissolve the
cement. 1t must be applied very rapidly.
as it becomes thick very soon.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05
A Common Expression.

"Well, never, exclaimed Mrs
Snaggs.
"You never WHAT" asked her hus-
band.
Here's a piece in the paper that says
it is possible to become intoxicated on
rarefied air. Did you ever hear of such
% thing
"Of course have, The expression
air tight obtained its origin from just
that fact "-Pittsburg Chronicle
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05

Hicks-There is so little sincerity in
this world! Everybody seems to be act
ing a part. Come. let us go to the thea
ter.
Wicks-Well that's good one! Your
tired of acting, and yet you want to 90
to the theater!
Hicks-That's just the reason why l
want to 20 there, you know!-Boston
Transcript.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05

From 1S47 TO 1861 when we had q
tariff for revenue, period which the be-
llevers In Mckinley's high tariff policy
describe as Our disastrous free trade
period, wheat averaged $l.25 per bushel
IN New York, represented by this line.
During the ten years ending in 1855,
wheat averaged only ninety-two cents
per bushel in New York, or this line.
Under our revenue tariffs the price of
standard cotton drillings averaged eight
cents per yard, or
For the ten years ending in 1888, after
many improvements in the processes of
production, cotton drillings averaged
IA cents per yard, or
Under revenue tariffs a bushel Of
wheat was exchanged for sixteen wards
of cotton drilling, or
E&EzEExzsEzsIs:ssz.SyN
But under high tariff on cotton man
ufactures a bushel Of wheat would ex-
change for only 1916 yards of cotton
drilling. or
Under which period was the furmer
better off?
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05
Loyal

Morrison-Huye you noticed how Sti-
vey Winthrop always wears a glove on
his right hand?
Janson-Ya'as. He met the Prince of
Wales and shook hands with him in
London last summer. Hasn't washed
his hand since. Has to keep it gloved.
Life.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05

Free Raw MaterinIs.

Massachusetts sic, ping fellows.
Dawes and Hoar Webster's shoe.
Pecking through iole in leather.
SHuhbed by Quay and Edmunds TOO!
Shoe of Webster. on. forgive me!
Daniel. come to earth once more.
Take the chairs that now are vacant.
represent Us on ne floor
Free Us coal and wool and iron.
New life to our ia tories give:
While our senators are sleeping,
Prove your last words, IL still live
-George Burkett in Standard.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05

Another experiment on the same subject
Is a. shown in the above illustration, 10y
which a napkin ring can be kept in revo-
luton around the foretinger, and by con
tlnued force the ring may be even held
suspended at the tip of the finger, appar-
emily in the air, without support Gig. p.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05
GNIFTCENT
VEST1BULE EXPRESS TRAINS

Leading all competitors in splendor Of equipment
between CHICAGO and DIES MONIES COUNCIL
BLUFFS and OMAHA, and between CHICAGO and
DENVER, COLORADO SPRINGS and PUEBLO via
KANSAS CITY and TOPEKA and via ST. JOSEPH
First. Glass Day Coaches, FREE RECLINING CHAIR
CARS and Palace SleePers, with Dining Car Service
Close connections Denver and Colorado Springs with
diverging railway lines, forming the new and
picturesque
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05

In its issue of Nov. u, The Manufac-
turer, the organ of the High Tariff Man
ufacturers' club, IF Philadelphia was
printed the following editorial:
''Alessrs. Marshall Brothers. manu-
facturers of iron, at Front street and
Girard avenue, Philadelphia, and MEM
bers of the Manufacturers club. are now
making between six and seven tons every
day Of bright tin plate of good quality.
They actually make the article from the
raw material IN the shape of steel ingots,
which they roll into plates suitable for
timing. The tin plate thus produced is
sold as fast as 1t Is made, and the firm is
now preparing to double the output. so
that within short time it will be MAX
ing between twelve and fifteen tons day.
I'VE have two free trade Journals in
Philadelphia, and The methods of access
to the Marshall mill are easy, and the
cost of movement thither upon horse
car small, and yes neither of them has
undertaken to supply its readers with
the facts respecting this introduction of
an important new industry to Philadel-
phia."
This paragraph came to the notice of
the editors Of The National Provisioner,
who are in quest Of bright tin plate in
carload lots. They accordingly tele-
graphed to Marshall Brothers asking
their prices for their tin plate. In due
time they received the following tele-
gram:
"PHlLADELPHIA, Nov. 81
'GENTLEMEN-Yo our dispatch just re-
ceived, and we are not at present max
ing bright tin plates, only roofing ternes.
Therefore have nc quotation to make
We are making preparations for bright
plates, and later on shall be pleased to
quote. Yours truly,
''MARsHALL Bros. & Co."
Ought not the editor of The Manufac-
turer to have invested ten cents for a
round trip, by horse car, to the Marshall
Brothers works before pointing the way
to others.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05
The Gloria in ExceIsis.

This ancient hymn is said to have been
in existence, in its present form, for more
than 500 years
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05
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4=a=ss zz=s5a#si5sAS ~S.L-
CeNTRlPeTAL FORCE.
Two Very Simple Experiments Which
will illustrate 1t.

Centrifugal force, which means flying
from the center, is the force which causes
an object to describe circle with uniform
velocity and to fly away from the center.
The force that counteracts it is called the
centripetal force. A very simple expert
ment will illustrate it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05
Tnns-Daily, SOC per month; Weekly, s9.OO
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5. 1892

SPRINGFIELD Register: Senator
Palmer will leave with his
family for Washington tomorrow morn
ing to resume his senatorial labors. This
time next year he will be, if all signs do
not fail, getting ready to go to Washing
ton to take up his residence in the Whi'e
house for four years. So mote 1t be.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05

To represent its action we shall have re
course to an ordinary glass tumber placed
on a round piece of cardboard, held firmly
in place by cords. Some water is poured
in the glass; and we then show that it can
be swung to aud fro and round without the
water being spilled, even when the glass is
upside down, as in the first cut.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05

DOCK ISLAND h PEORIA RAILWAY-DE
~ pot First avenue and Twentieth areet. F.
II. Rockwell. Agent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05
STANDARD GAUGE
TRANS-RoCRY MOUNTAIN ROUTE

S4AROAtID GAUGE
TRANS-RoCKY MOUNTAIN ROUTE
Over which surerbly- equipped trains run daily
THROUGH WITHOUT CHANGE to and from Salt
Lake City, Ogden and San Francisco TIRE ROCK
ISLAND is also the Direct Favorite Line TO and
from Mantou, Pixies Peak and all other sanitary and
scenic resorts and cities and mining districts in Colorado
DAILY FAST EXPRESS TRAINS
From st Joseph and Kansas City to and from all i'm
portan towns cities and sections in Southern Nebraska
Kansas and the Indian Territory. Also via ALBERT
LEA ROUTE from Kansas City and Chicago to Water
town. Sioux Falls, MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL,
csnnectiOng for all points north and northwest between
the lakes and the Pacific Coast
For Tickets, Mars, Folders, desired information
apply to any Coupon Ticket Office in the United States
or Canada, or address
{. ST. JOHN, JOHN SEBASTIAN,
Genn Manager Genl Tkt & Pass. AEt-
CEICI o. To
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05
FOR CHEAP HOMES

On line of this road in Northwestern Iowa.
Southeastern Minnesota and Central Dakota,
where drought and crop failures are unknown.
thousands of choice acres @! land yet unSOld.
Local Excursion rates given. Tor fun inioTma-
non as TO prices of land and Td.cS OF fare, address
GEM Ticket and Passenger Agent.
All OF the Passenger Trains on all Divisions OF
this Railway are heated by steam from the
engine, and the Main Line Day Passenger TTaius
are lighted with the Electric Light.
Maps, Time Tables, Through Rates and all in
formation furnished on application to Agents.
Tickets on sale O.er this route at all prominent
points III the Union, and 10y its Agents, 10 al
parts of the United States and Canada.
For announcements of Excursion Rates
and local matters of interest, please refer 10 the
local columns OF this paper
c. J. IVES, J. {. HANNESAN,
Sres't Genl Supt Genl Tkt. / Pass A2t.
CEDAR RAPIDS. IOWA
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05
g NAM

uE1cQysTTfOH TIE GEOGRAPHY CFTHS coUETRYEut cBrsN
MUG VALUABLE IMPORTATION FROM STUDY OF Tbs NAP Of THE
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05

EHzN

Under revenue tariffs a bushel Of
wheat was exchanged for sixteen yards
of cotton drilling, or
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05

E1HICAGO, MILWAUKEE 4 ST. PAUL RAIL
~ way-Racine & Southwestern Diyision--De-
pot Twentieth street. between First and Second
avenue, E. u. ". Holmes agent.
TRAINS. LEAVE ARRIVE.
MAJ and express. .......... 6:+5EIn 900 pm
s.. PAU Expr. ss..........I S:lb pml IL :25 am
I Z Accom-. modatinn, 2:00 IT 1910 an
- q Accom- mediation ...... 7:S5 an 6:lCpm
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-05
"PHlI ADEIPHIA Nov

Ought not the editor of The Manufac-
turer to have invested ten cents for a
round trip, by horse car, to the Marshall
Brothers works before pointing the way
to others.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-21
DEATH OF A GOOD MAN.
Mr.. Stephen Neal Passes Away at the
Age of Seventy-Nine.

Mr.. Stephen Neal Passes Away at the
Age of Seventy-Nine.
At $50 O'Clock Saturday night one
of Salem's oldest and highly esteem
ed citizens, Mr.. Stephen Neal, PASSED
away at the age of 70 years.
The deceased was a native of Cas-
we'll county and was one of the foun-
ders of the Presbyterian church at
Bethesda in that county. He was
also an elder for many years in that
church.
Mr.. Neal moved here in 1879 and
was recognized by all who knew him
! as honorable and upright chris
! tan gentleman. For several years
he has been one of the elders in the
Winston Presbyterian church.
| Four children-Mr. S. T. and Miss
Lizzie Neal, of this city, Mr.. Thoma:
| Neal, of Caswell county and a daugh
ter In Florida are left to mourn tn,
loss of kind and affectionat'
father.
The remains were carried to tn,
old family graveyard at Bethesda
Caswsll county, yesterday for inter
ment. They were accompanied b.
Rev. E. p. Davis, who conducted tn
funeral services and the two residen
children.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-21
A WAR RELIC.
The Watch of Col. Lee Gibson Taken
from His Dead Body at Gettysburg.

The Watch of Col. Lee Gibson Taken
from His Dead Body at Gettysburg.
THE SENTINEL has received a
copy of the Muntford, Wisconsin
Monitor containing the following
paragraphs:
"Mr. o. Thomas has and carries a
very rare relic of the war of the Re-
bellion in the shape of an English
cap lever silver watch, which was
taken from the body of a rebel colo
mel at the battle of Gettysburg after
a terrible charge on July Sd, 1864.
Mr.. Thomas bought the watch from
a comrade who took it from the dead
officer. On the inside OF the back
cover is engraved "Col. Gibson, AID
N. CO. It is a good time-piece and
Mr. Thomas prizes it very highly"
The paper was accompanied by the
following letter from Mr.. Samuel C..
Shelton, a contractor for Military
and Indian Supplies at Springfield,
S. D.:
To THE EDITOR OF THE SENTINEL:
I send by mail today a copy of the
| Muntford Wisconsin, Monitor with
a m arked paragraph WHICH tHouSh'
might be of interest to your readers,
The "Col. Gibson" mentioned
think was Col. Lee Gibson, who
think fell at Gettysburg, German
ton man and the son of Col. Isaac
| Gibson who died in Winston aftel
TIE war, DIR. William Gibson mar
ried my sister. I lived in German
ton twenty-five years ago and m.
mother and one sister were burle'
there.
Very respectfully,
| SAM'L G.. SHELTON.