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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27
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cough. cold, or any trouble with
throat. chest or lungs. DIR. Kings
New Discovery for consumption,
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sufferers from In grippe found it just
the thing and under it's use had n
speedy and perfect recovery. Try a
Sample bottle at our exPence and
learn for yourself just how good a
thing it is. Trial bottle free ut Hartz
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size soc and 81.
SPECIMEN CASES.
s. H. Clifford. New Castle. Wis.
was troubled with neuralgia and
Rheumatism. his stomach was dis
ordered. his liver was affected to an
alarming degree. appetite fell away.
and he was terribly reduced in flesh
and strength. Three bottles of cleo
trio bitters cured him.
Edward Sheppard, Harrisburg. ILL.,.
had running sore on his leg of
eight years. standing. Used three
bottles Of electric bitters and seven
boxes of Bucklev's Arnica salve, and
his leg is sound and well. John
SpeaF er, Catawba, Ohio, had five large
fever sores on his leg, doctors said he
was incurable. One bottle Electric
Bitters and one box Buckeyes Arnica
salve cured him entirely. Sold Oy
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BUCxLENs ARNICA sALvE.
The hes. So sc in the worlI Tor cuts,
bruises. sores. n GERS sat- rheum
Fever sores, tet.er, chapPed hands,
chilblaius, CONS. and all skin erup,
tions. and positively cures piles OF
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction. or money
refunded. Price IS cents per box
For sale BY Harris = Ullemeysr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27

Has found that her little ones are
improved more by the pleasant laxa-
tive, Syrup of Figs. when in need of
the laxative effect Of gentle remedy
than any other. and that is more ac-
ceptable to them. Children enjoy it
and it benefits them. Inc true rem
cdy, Syrup of Figs, is manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup company
only.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27

For the holidays the c., b. & q.
offers the following rates: Tickets
sold Dec. %, "a, 2s, so, 81 and Jan.
1. 1894. ut one and one-third fare. to
all stations east of the Missouri river,
and within radius of 200 miles
from selling point. Tickets good,
going, date of sale; returning. to and
including Jan. 8, 1894.
NJ. j. You've. Local Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27
Holiday Ecu, s;oa.

For Christmas and New Yea. 8
holidays the c., M. & St. p. will sell
excursion tickets at one fare and one
third for round trip within distance
of 200 miles. Tickets OF sale Dec.
%, "a, 25, 80, 81 and Jan. 1; good to
return up to and including Jan. 8.
E. ID. w. HOLMES, Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27
Christmas and New Year Holiday Rates.

For the above occasion the Bur-
lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
railway will sell excursion tickets at
all stations to points on its line with
in a radius 200 miles, at q very low
rate for the round trip.
Tickets on sale Dec. %, "a, 25, SO
and 81. 1898. and Jan. 1, 1894, good
to return until and including Jan.
3, 1894.
For rates: tickets. time of trains
and other information. call on or ad.
dress any agent of this company.
j. +. HANNEGAN,
Gen. Tkt & Pass. Agt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27

Dec. %, "a. 25, 80, 81 and Jan. list.
the c., X. l. & p. railroad will sell
tickets to any point on their line
within 200 miles at rate of one fare
and third for round trip. good to
return up to and including Jan. S-94.
F. H. PLUMNER, Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27

my general health has been i'm
paired by chronic catarrh since my
early childhood" writes Mr.. Frank
Vance. a prominent young hotel
men of the Lair House, Lafayette,
Indiana. These troubles affected
my eyesight and almost resulted in
total deafness,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27
For Cv r fif Yearp,

Mrs. Winslow Soothing syrup has
been used for children tecthing. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain. cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea.
Twenty-Five GERS a bottle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27

When Saby vas sick, VIC gave ne- CastoriA
When rho was a Child. she cried for Cassoria.
When she became Miss, she clun: to Cassoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castor d
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27
So q Month.

To all who apply for treatment for
catarrh and kindred diseases before
the first day Of January, 1894. no
fee in excess of S. month will he
charged. Those whose names are
enrolled during this period will be
entitled to trea mcnt at this special
low rate until entirely well.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27

with a replete stock Of Fall
and Winter Suitings at No.
1907 Second avenue, in the
store formerly occupied by
Ii. ID. Folsom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27
Chiid.en Cry for
Pitchers Castofia.

Coughing leads TO consumption.
Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough
Ut once
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27
Children Cry for
Pitchers CaStoria.

Lanes Family Medicine moves the
bowels each day. Most people need
to use it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27
Till JANUARY |.
Is Continued the Low Rates foY
Skilled Special Treatment.
This is the Season to Thorourh =
Eradicate Old Catarrh Troubles.

les nony of a Prominent Yong
Hotel Man-H;s Hearing Deaec-
tive since Childhood now en-
tirely Restored.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27
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URBINE STACKHOCSE, NJ. ID.
JOSEPH A. DANIEL, NJ. ID.
Rooms ~ and IL.
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(First Floo:. Take the Elevator,
., W. Corner Of Brady and Third Stres:s,
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The successful and permanently established
Specialists in the treatment Of Ca.arrh, Asthma.
Diseases of the Eye. Ear, Nose. Throat and
Lunes. Nervous Diseases, Blood and Skin Dis
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D m.: sundays. 3 to p. m. only.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27

Children Cry for
Pitchers ca0eo9la.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27
R. CHAMPION & CO.,
l725 Second Avenue, Rack Island.
I0NAL CRACKER CO.,
nlIEENau q niufE 40 ds1K;
Yonr srcc-, for Them.

sPEClA LTTEs:
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-27

Facial blemishes, - nolee, supef0uous hair.
wine marks. tumoss, wcus, etc., removed By elec'
trolysi-.
wise send ccuss for question blank. Address
DRs. ANDERSON ROsk, kyan buck, Daven'
port, Iowa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
DIED FOR HIS WHISPERS.
An Old-Time Love Story of the Pacific
Coast.

An Old-Time Love Story of the Pacific
Coast.
This statement may SAVIOR of exag-
geratlon, but there are men in San
Francisco to-day who remember all the
facts Warsaw was his namc-Capt.
Warsaw, of the Pacific Mail Company.
Maybe you recall the man now. lie
was commander of the Japan when she
was burned in the Eastern seas about
twenty years ago. Well Capt Warsaw
had wonderful whiskers. and they were
dearer to him than the apple of his eye
than life itself, one might as well say
when one is about it; for he shuffied off
his mortal coil sooner than have them
shaved while he was yet in the flower
of his career
The captain met girl one dav-as
captains willard the captain fell in
love with her Later on he told her
about his passion, and, like the girl in
the Bah Ballads" she reciprocated it.
"Will you marry me, then?" said the
captain. Life is blank without YOU"
'rd like to-" answered the girl, but,
whereas | love you, l cannot attach
myself permanently to pair of whis-
kers. Shave them and am yours"
but | could not think of such a
thing" protested the captain.
well" said the maiden, with shrup
of her pretty shoulders, you pays your
money and you takes your choice.
Which is it to be? Me or the whislers?"
"WhisSers," murmured the mariner
with a sigh, and, having withdrawn to
a respectful distance he blew his
brains out
All. Those were the halcyon DAYS
when whiskers were whiskers. San
Francisco Examiner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
A CHIMNEY STRUCK RY LIGHTNING

is about one hundred feet high. The
hole extends very near the entire
length of the chimney. The chimney
is considered unsafe, as the bricks are
continually falling. You will notice
that the bolt struck the top first, then
skipped about fifteen feet, tearing the
bricks out to the base of the chimney,
leaving hole clear through one side of
the chimney. There were no lightning
rods on the chimney or building.
There are no high buildings anywhere
near the chimney, although there are
few small outbuildings not over one
story high. The roof of the large
building is heavy corrugated iron. The
chimney is cracked very badly and APP
pears to be very shaky. Coincident
with the stroke, the local and long dis
lance telephones were all burned out
within radius of ope-fourth mile
Frank C. White, in Scientific American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
THE OLD EEARTHSTONE.

We gather round the old hearthstone.
Without is heard the north winds moan,
Within all is delight,
While 'gainst the pane the whispering rain
Speaks OF a starless night
We sing the songs VIC used TO sing,
When youth was ouls and pleasure king,
Nor heed the angry storm,
For kindly cheer makes bright the sphere
OF home where hearts are warm
Stories arc told of that dear time
When life flowed on like smoothcst rhyme,
In the far long ago;
When castles rare were built in air,
To melt away like snow.
Grandfather and grandmother tell
OF oidcn days, when loves sweet spell
Their hearts together drew;
When hope was bright with tendcrest light,
And sorrows were but few.
Good Uncle John, Just home from sea,
Tells Of far distant lands, while we
Drink in his honcyed words;
As sweet they are, as sweet and fair,
AS sweetest songs of birds
And thus with story, laugh and song,
We pass the stormy night and long,
Our hearts al FREQ from care;
Thank Heaven for this: Tonight there is
At home no vacant chair.
Caleb Dunn, in N. Y. Ledger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
ABOUT MOUNTAINS.
some Scientists CLAIM They Have Roots
Similar to Trees.

Some Scientists CLAIM They Have Roots
Similar to Trees.
1t is well-known that mountains at
tract the plumb line, and thus render
ATTITUDES determined by its means or
by a spirit or mercurial level inaccur-
ate in their vicinity, says A. r. Wallace
in the Fortnightly Review.
During the trigonometrical survey of
India, the amount of this error was
carefully determined in several locali-
ties near mountains, but discrepancy
appeared.
When the mass of the Himalayas was
estimated and its attraction calculated
it was found to be more than the OBJ
served attraction. The same thing had
occurred in the original experiment by
Maskelyne at Schehallion in Scotland,
and a similar deficiency in the error
produced was noticed by Petit in the
case of the Pyrenees.
Many attempts were made to explain
the discrepany, but that which was ad-
vanced by the late Sir G. b. Airy seems
best to account for all the phenomena,
and it is that adopted by Mr. Fisher.
1t is that every mountain mass on a
continent has much larger mass pro-
jecting beneath the crust into the liq-
uid substratum, exactly as an iceberg
has a larger mass under the water than
above it.
Sir G. B. Airy argued that, whether
the crust were 10 miles or 100 miles
thick, it could not bear the weight of
such mass as the Ilimalayan and Thi-
betan plateaus without breaking from
bottom to top, and receiving support by
partially sinking into the liquid mass.
The best experiments show that the
proportionate dcnsities of most rocks
in solid and liquid state are approx
imately as ice is to water, and thus no
mountain masses can be formed,
whether by lateral pressure or other
agency, without corresponding protu-
berance forming below to keep the
crust in equilibrium. 1t is this dis
placement of the denser substratum by
the less dense roots of the mountains"
that leads to the total attraction of
such mountains being less than it other
wise would be. In our authors words,
"the roots of the mountains can be felt
by means of the plumb line"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
ELECTRIC WELDING.
Peculiar Effects of the Process on the
Eyes of Workmen.

Peculiar Effects of the Process on the
Eyes of Workmen.
Some of men employed in the Kol-
omna iron works, in Russia, have lately
had some unpleasant experiences. Elec-
trio welding is practiced there accord
ing to the Bernados process. While en-
gagged on the trying work the artifcer's
eyes were, of course, protected by tint
ed glasses, but, the skin being exposed,
the following symptoms were manifest
ed: Burning sensation on the skin and
in the eyes; in from three to four hours,
discharges from the nose and eyes;
three to four hours later, dry cough;
four to five hours later, swelling of the
skin and development of other symp-
toms; eight to ten hours from the COM
mencement of the disorder, continuous
irritation of the eyes, lasting from four
to'siX hours; and finally, coloring of the
skin. Then the various effects ceased.
and the skin began to peel On the
third day the cuticle had completely de-
corticated, and by the sixth all the pain.
full symptoms disappeared. But for
weeks afterward the skin remained col
ored. These effects, it would seem, are
exactly the same as those which are
induced under scorching by the sun.
The best protection which can be afford
ed the worllmen against the evils men,
toned, NJ. Mallahoff, the manager of
the works, believes consists in a cover
ing of yellow waxed cloth or red and
green wells.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.
Tho Many and Curious Varieties Found In
That Part of the World.

The Many and Curious Varieties Found In
That Part of the World.
The kiwi is brown night bird, about
the size of guinea fowl, with long,
narrow, curved beak, with which it
pierces the ground to satisfy its appe-
tite with worms and grubs 1t has fine,
long, pointed feathers, of which the
Maoris make feather rugs by working
them together with flaxen threads. The
kakapo resembles large bright-green
parrot, and is very handsome. The
wika, or wood hen, is the most common
and the smallest. The kiwi, or apteryx,
has the least developed wing, and APP
proaches most closely to the now ex-
tinct moa or dimornis, of which there
are some fine skeleton specimens in the
museums. Those at Christchurch run
to height of eleven feet, but lack the
rudimentary wing bone; in Dunedin
there is one with it attached, and a
beautiful skeleton is to be seen in the
natural history museum in London.
We had quite a collection of live birds
on the Hinemoa, as we captured va
rious specimens of young black swans,
paradise duck and penguins, when
boating from the steamer. The method
was to row after young bird till it got
frightened and dived, and finally, when
tired out it was caught in sort of
landing net at the end of a long bam-
boo cane. The captives were designed
for various geological gardens, as I'M
fortunately there seems prospect of
many of these native birds dying out,
probably wing to the depredations of
tourists and sportsmen. On this &C
count the governor has lately caused
a large island in one of the sounds to be
set aside as a reserve, where they will
be neither shot nor captured for any
purpose whatever
In addition to the wingless birds,
there are fifty-nine different land
birds, and many more water birds
abound on the rocks and islands in the
south and west Penguins exist in
and our captain told us
thousands of them swim away in the
toward the south pole to feed,
whence, in spite of having traversed
many leagues, they return so fat that
they can hardly stand. When travelling
they form themselves into compact
bodies, on the sea, of several hundreds
each, and spread themselves out in line,
at just su tficient distance to enable one
group to comm unicate by a cry with
another. 1t was explained to US that
this curious and intelligent mode of
proceeding was to enable them to search
the sea for land, and to avoid missing
it by mistaken direction; but it seems
hardly likely that their annual migra-
ton should be quite as vague as that
would suppose, or that birds of previ-
GUS year should not remain as guides
for younger generation. Nineteenth
Century
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
This Is "a Big Country,

Great Britain, European Turkey,
Switzerland, Denmark, Portugal and
Palestine could be placed within the
territorial limits of Texas and with
plenty of room to spare. Belgium, Hol-
land and G reece do not contain as much
territory as Arkansas, while Spain CO.
incides in size with Mississippi, Ala
bama and Georgia Italy and Florida
are of one size and Germany is the same
as Kentucky, Virginia, Tennesse and
North Carolina. France is Identical in
space with Pennsylvania, New York
and New Hampshire, and Norway and
Sweden cover the same ground as Ari-
iona and New Mexico Japan and Cali
fornia are the same in geographical
miles and China is identic al with Idaho,
Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. Al! New
England could be accommodated in
space in the state of Washington, and
Massachusetts, is not one-fourth the
size of South Dakota Chicago Herald
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
AMERICAN SEED FARMS.
How the Seeds of Various Vegetables are
Obtained.

How the Seeds of Various Vegetables are
Obtained.
During the harvesting time for gen.
eral farmers the seed fields present
most desira BILE sight. Rich, luscious
melons such as never appear in market
may be scattered over hundreds of acres
of land in bewildering numbers, or fine
green cabbage, lettuce or other vege-
tables may produce a mass of foliage
that clothes the landscape in rich colors.
The cultivators go through the fields at
this time and pull up all of the poorly
matured plants, leaving only the most
perfect ones to go to seed. A few more
weeks and the green heads turn yellow
and brown. Seed pods and stalks shoot
up from the heads of green, and the
plants have to be watched every day to
ascertain the proper time for harvest
ing them When the time arrives la
borers are sent into the fields in com
panies, and in the course of a few DAYS
or weeks all of the seed pods are col
lected and carried to the barn made
purposely for their reception.
Pumpkins, watermelons and cucum-
bers are loaded upon carts and taken to
the seed separators, where they are
crushed to pieces and the seeds sepa-
rated and dried. The onions, cabbages,
lettuce, peas and beans produce their
seeds in pods or balls, and these are
gathered in the field by men and women,
who clip off the narrow stalks and
throw them into baskets or bags. The
pods are allowed to dry in the sun, and
then the seeds are separated from them
by machinery, handwork or by thresh-
ing. The barns are divided into seed
bins and rooms, and all of the seeds are
collected here to be stored away until
ready for shipment Some of the seed
houses have the seeds put up in pack
ages right in the barn, while others
have them shipped to their city ware
house in bulk. One seed farm will send
off several carloads of seed in one sea-
son, while the leaves and stalks of the
plants left in the ields can often be
sold for fodder or some other purpose.
-ChantanOnan
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06

in the history of the United States navy.
Most of the men can read and write,
some in several languages Those who
can do these things we'll, and who are
masters of their craft, are sure to be-
come petty officers The clerkly sailor
may become ships writer, even though
he lacks some nautical accomplishments
m %ary to other petty officers. He
loO--s after accounts and records for the
executive officer, and might perhaps
some time ship as paymasters clerk, a
place that gives man a seat at the
junior mess table, or even perhaps in
the wardroom. Such thing would not
come to writer as a matter of course
in the regular order of promotion, since
the paymaster's clerk is a civilian, ap-
pointed only for the cruise and with
out official relations to either officers or
MENU Y Sun,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
SpecIaI Arithmetic.

Il don't know what has come over
our son since he went to work in a shoe
store, said Mrs, Blaggins He was
looking at a calendar and he spoke of
the figure g as 3 and a as - His
mind must oe going" Co." replied her
husband, that's all right They have
put him to work selling shoes to the
lady customers Washing Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
4 Dumb Bow.

Little Johnny - That new boy in
school is awful dumb.
Mother-Doesn't he know his lessons?
Little Johnny - Huh! There was
twenty words in the spellin' lesson to-
day, and he missed every one of them.
l only missed nineteen.-Good News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06

Terry" a monkey known to the
habitues of popular saloon in San
Francisco, has dissipated of late UNI
til he is a wreck. Said habitues
should make fresh note of the fact that
wb!skying with monkey or monkeyine
with whisky Is fraught wit serious re-
suits
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06
LIGhINING'S WORK.
Effect of the Electric Fluid on a Huge
Factory Chimney.


l send you a sketch of the chimney of
the Flint Glass company, of this city
(Meriden, Conn. J, which was struck by
lightning several months ago, on
Sunday morning at three a. m. The
chimney is the upper part of the
furnace where the glass was melted and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-06

Papa-How long is that hill where
you coast?
Narren-About three seconds down
and ten minutes up.-Harper's Young
People.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-25

in comparison with last year. As the a.e i.
in the movement of wheat, cattle anu .Iat the
considerably greater, it would appear .a am
decrease in other traffic had been S'''0
smaller. 49,. or furious,
Speculation has not been confident OF money
Notwithstanding the large supphes nas closed
Stocks were extremely dull, and rai,i'" ', while
Az cents per share lower than week u % nor
trust stocks declined an average Oh - "a.
share. Wheat fell 3-S cents VIII" ,o,s yeel,
CENTS continuing nearly 100000 Dusns'o ~
" and corn receipts nearly 100000 buse's n
norris Of wheat and flour from both oo'', ca
IA os7.35O bushels in three weeks, agaii'. 200
COZ last year. and corn exports were :, t.s
bn,hel. against l ,OOj O53 last year in''e 'S
been general Improvement In eNpec'l.'' .,o
both crops. which if sustained should nelp 'ia's
Corn j. ! cent lower for the week, and pork prou
docidodIv higher spectators still counting OIL
Short supplies of corn. In the cotton n'fNe s
,bo urice fell an eighth, but it is always ''i,u
work 70 sustain values with enormous s'och'
in sieht, even though part of the mills reSu'"'
work