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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28
HIGH SPEED DRILL
The Humping OF the Electric Tool Doe,
Not Reach the Motor.

Inc humping OF The Electric Tool Does
Not Reach the Motor.
What is claimed to be an advance in
electric mining machinery has been
introduced in England in the form of
new rock drill. Uro the cradle
which is made of cast-iron and Is about
three quarters of yard long. is fixed
a small motor completely inclosed in
brass case. The motor IS exceed
ingly compact and well made, to en-
able IL TO withstand rough use 1t is
wound to work at . bout ninety volts,
and lakes about four amperes, which
is abont half horse power, when do
ing its work
The armature is made up in sixteen
sections, with the same number of
segments in tn. commutator of phos-
phor bronze The speed of the mo-
tor is 1000 revolutions per minute
and it transmits its power to the drill
through two cog-wh heels, which reduce
the number of strokes to about 240 a
minute. The drill is also given a slow
revolving motion. BY n spring ar
rangement all shock is taken from
the drill when the blow is given, thus
enabling the motor to work smoothly
and without jar. The whole is fixed
upon tripod stand, which can be in
clined at an angle and fed by wheel
at the upper erd of the cradle
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28

Admiral Dot, tie llHputian. WHO i
now cigarette advertisements in & e.
cago. Is My 4S inches high. bI- IN 90
ceived a telegram last Sunday u;--ttt d.
made him feel as bi, as Grover C.ay--
land. It was dated y Nv York and read:
Its a girl and weighs six pounds.
Mother and baby doir g we'll"
Mrs. Dot Is now with the parents q
her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Gabri-.
Kahn, who i've in New York, and 1t wa
there that the baby was born. NM.
Matilda Baumach is the trained aur~-
who looks after the youngster and Incl
dentally after the whole family.
The baby IS 10 inches in height and j.
perfectly formed" ste said YESTERDAY
She has dark blue eyes, dark hair -
very small feet and hands"
In private life Admiral Dot is known
as Leopold Kahn. He was brought out
by Barnum when he was only YEAR
old, and he has been on exhibition ever
since. He is 4S inches in height, wears
81 children's size nat, 81 children's
size glove and No. II children's size
shoe. On Aug. Il, 1892, he married Miss
Lottie Swartwood, wi h whom he fell in
love while they were both with the
Locke & Davis Royal Lilliputian Opera
company. She is 40 inches in height
wears 10 children's size shoe and -
childrens size glove Admiral Dots
parents are Of ordinary size, but it IS q
peculiarly Of the Kahn family that it
produces a midget in each generation
Dot has midget uncle who lives in
Baden-Baden, and Major Atom is ms
nephew.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28

There IS an old clock in the office oil
the secretary of war which is the only
piece of furniture that was there when
Jefferson Davis was secretary of war
forty years ago, under President
Franklin Pierce. The clock, which is
a specimen of what was in style in
the way of mantel me-pieces during
the empire, is covered BY glass case
and keeps perfect time. Over the
mantel on which it stands is another
glass case containing the flag that was
wrapped around Lincoln's casket on
the solemn march from Washington to
Springfield in 1865.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28
Literary.

.,cribner's continues to be one of
the most readable magazines that
comes to our table.
McClure's magazine is always brim
full of pretty. entertaining articles
and bright stories.
The Review of Reviews is regarded
and justly so. as one of the standard
American magazines, complete and
thoroughly entertaining.
Uhe Blue and the Gray, that patri-
otto publication, continues to abound
in interesting "reminiscences, which
bring delight to the heart of the old
soldier and interest the reading pub
lie. ~
Two important articles on eng
land and France in SIAM" written,
respectively, by Hon. George N. Cur
zon, M. p, lately British under-sec-
rotary for India. and by Madame
Adam. appears in the September
number of the North American Re
view. among other equally readable
contributions.
AS an illustration of the money
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28
CARE OF TAN SHOES.
How the Ingenious BootbIack Still
Earns His Dime.

How the Ingenious Bootblack still
Earns His Dime.
When tan shoes became fashiona BILE
three or four years ago the bootblack
stood aghast. Some of them turned
pale, but most of them did not because
nature debarred them from that
manifestation of apprehension. As
man after man passed their stands
with his feet shod in coverings that
did not admit of the old-time shine"
they believed that their race was run.
The ragamuffin who makes his living
upon the corners is an individual hard
to down. When the second season of
tan shoes came around a new method
of polishing had been devised 1t has
been amplified until it has become a
science.
As atpresent practiced by the high
priests of the art requires first thor
ough rubbing with damp rag: then
the application of a half lemon; then
some mysterious unguent that is put
on with the ball of the thumb, and
lastly a brown polish invented es-
pecially for the occasion. This latter
is brushed with a piece of canton
flannel No well-educated and self
respecting bootblack would use any
other kind. The man who is put
through this course of ornamental
sprouts finds himself wearing a pair
OF new russets, and he pays for it one
dime. As this is double the old price
the operator is happy. He has not
lost anything by the shoes whose in
PRODUCTION promised to prove his bane
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28
sacramento water supply system.

Peculiar specifications for supplying
water to Sacramento are under discus
sion in that city. The water is to be
taken from wells at least half a Inle
from the present city limits, and at least
the same distance from any natural sur
face stream or pond. The contractor Is
required 10 guarantee clear, sweet and
wholesome water suitable for drinking
water and domestic purposes
a minimum of 900 900. 900 gallons a
year is to be supplied such daily guam
titles, not exceeding 5, 0O0, 900 gallons, as
may be required. A the end of five
years this minimum may be increased
by the city on giving tx months notice.
The water is to be delivered through "A
riveted steel or iron pine, laid and owned
by the contractor, and delivered through
a meter. The contra tor must not fur
nish water direct TO the customers, and
is to have no control whatever over the
mains. laterals, distributing pipes or
water rates, which are to be entirely in
the hands of the city authorities.-En-
gineering Record.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28
Tired of Skirts.

Miss Eugenia de Forrest, an actress
who makes her home at San Jose, Cal,
has received the sanction of the authori-
ties of San Jose to wear mems clothes in
public, and proposes to obtain legal
right to appear in the same garb all over
the country. She made her appearance
on the streets of San Jose few days
ago in a double breasted sackcoat and
waistcoat of dark material, trousers of a
striped pattern and derby hat of the
latest style. In her hand she swung an
ebony cane. She says she is realizing
the dream. of her life. She is tired of
skirts, and as her stage appearances are
mostly in male parts she knows the
greater comfort of male attire.-Sap
Jose Letter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28
POWER OE NAILS
Relative Grip of the Two Kinds OF
Products.

Relative Grip of the Two Kinds of
Products.
The holding power of wire and cut
nails was recently investigated at the
Watertown Arsenal and the cut nails
were shown to have a holding power
about seventy-three per cent greater
than the other class. As the produc-
ton OF steel wire nails now exceeds
the output of cut nails, and. as the
manufacturers of the latter claimed
for them greater holding power. a
challenge was issued and accepted,
and the arsenal test was to decide the
dispute In fifty-eight series of tests
the cut nails came out ahead in each.
and in most cases very much ahead.
In all, /, loo nails, ranging from one
and one-eighth to six inches in length,
were driven into spruce and pine tim
Der, and the force required to pull
them out was measured on an Emery
testing machine. With floor nails
from two to four inches long. driven
in spruce, the resistance of the cut
nails was eighty per cent higher than
that OF the wire nails; with finish
nails, in spruce, the cut nail was sew
enty-two per cent ahead, and when
driven into pine, with the taper per-
pendicular to the grain of the wood,
the excess resistance in favor of the
cut nail was l35 per cent Even with
the taper parallel to the grain of the
wood. the cut nail afforded a resistance
twice that Of the wire nail.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28

Recent discoveries have demonstrated that
al the organs OF the body are under Lhe con-
troll OF the nerve centers, located in or near
the base OF the brain, and that when these are
derinEeI the organs which they supply with
nerve liu!G ire also derangcd. When II is re-
membCred that serious injury To the spinal
cord viii cause paralysis of the body below
the Injured point, because the nerve fONce is
pcc-cated by the injury from rea hing the
y r3iyzed portion. il vii, he understood how
te GnralEcmeut of the nerve CenterS will
cause the dcraugemcnt of the various organs
which they supply with neTv0 force.
1 yo-thiriS OF chronic Iii. eases are due to
the inperfS { action OF the nerve CentcrS at
The base OF the brain, not from 4 GeraDce-
UInlt pciuacily originating in the organ il
self Iae great mistake of PHYSICIANS in
treating these disease, i that they treat the
2F6 the cause Il he trouble.
DR. franklin MILES. the celebrated spe-
Cia..~t has profoundly studied this subject for
osCr p ycp.'S, and has made many important
discoveries IN connection with il. chief among
tuc 4 being the facts contained in the above
sjI'cnent- and that the ordinary methods OF
treatment are wrong. All headache, dizzi-
ness. duilncSS, confusion. pressure blues,
mana, melancholy, insanity, epilepsy, st.
Wis dance, etc. are nervous diseases no
matter how caused. The wonderful success of
DR.. Miles Restorative Nerviue Is due to the
fa"t that il IS based on the foregoing inciple.
DR.. MILES RESTORATIVE NERyINE Is SO!d by
all druggists on n positive Cuaran e, o. sent
direct by DR. MILES MEDICAL Co. E khart,
Ind. on receipt of price, 81 ser b tile. six
bottles Tor 81 express prepaid Ii Contains
neither Op!ases nor dan Ecrous drugs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28
Cullon Next.
Quincy II. mid

Quincy II raid.
There Is quite an eastern demand
Tor the appointment OF Ben I. Gable
n assistant secretary of state TO fill
the vacancy caused by the resigua-
tion Of Josiah Quincy. His familiar
ity with foreign affairs and diplo-
matte relations make him espcci ally
qualified for the position. and h e
could lend it lu~ter A. national
committeeman and a. chairman OF
the western campaign headquarters
he j. acquainted with all the workers.
The only thing Mr.. Gable must be
careful OF i that he shall do nothing
TO hamper his future candidacy for
United States senator OF Illinois.
Were after shelby Cullom next"
Those are exactly the sentiments
of THE ARGUS The democrats OF
Illinois are determined to send Ben
Gable to the United Suites senate a,
n successor 20 Shelby Cullom, and
they don't want to see him side.
tracked, no matter how great the in
ducement.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28

CAPTAIN NANsEN hasn't taken any
alcoholic stimulants with him on his
journey toward the pole. If he finds
the pole he won't be able to smash
over it a bottle with anything
stronger than three per cent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28
The Bsekseper,s Secret.

Many years ago a beekeeper named
Wildman surprised all Europe with
the ease with which he handled bees,
compelling a swarm to settle where he
pleased. His secret was to get posses
sion of the queen bee, when the others
would follow wherever she was placed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28

The suggestion is made that in the
year 1907 the 310th anniversary OF
the landing of the English in James
town. Va. be celebrated. That GER
tainly would have been a good idea
if somebody had only thought of it
in time
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28

OF the 900 tourists who visited
the Yellowstone park in June nearly
three-quarters were foreigners, and
more than half were Germans.
That's because people don't know
what a wonderful place the Yellow
stone park actually is. The park
hotel managers ought to advertise
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28

NEW JERSEYS boy bandits have
been spanked all around and sent to
bed. The little fellows mourn over
the inglorious end of their escapade
Just now, but ten years hence they'll
be sunburnt with bushes when they
think Of their ridiculous goings on
near Park ridge.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28

WHEN that new burglary insurance
company gets to writing policies, a
protected man will feel justified in
turning over with his face to the wall
and persisting in profound slumb Der
when his wife stirs him up with the
startling assertion that there are
burglars in the house "
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28

A MONTREAL couple have just
finished wedding journey that be-
gan year ago and extended around
the world. 1t must be embarrassing
to have the honeymoon come to an
end before the wedding Journeys
through.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28

GENERAL ANTONIO EZETA, presi-
dent-elect Of Salvador, denies that he
is to marry an American girl. This
is probably due to the prudence OF
the girl. Quite likely she prefers
a husband with a ,&eady Job.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28

DEALERS have advanced the price
of seslskins, making the Behring sea
decision their excuse. which is doubt
less as good as the excuse they would
have found had the decision been
different
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28

The rumOrs OF disaffection in
Peary's expedition are now said to be
false. General Butler wanted the
American flag to wave so far up
north that it would be mistaken for
the aurora borealis. Lieutenant
Peary is the man who means to wave
- Z
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2S. 1898.

GREAT complaint of a scarcity of
labor is heard in the West in sec
tions where the roads are lined " it'll
tramps. The tramp boards mis- labor
just as the miser boards his currency.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28
MYSTERIES!
rhe Nervous System the Seat
of Life and Mind. Recent
Wonderful Discoveries.

hDmlu lie. IL has been the leu-II- subject
OF professional research and stuGA Ia ali ages
Bot not" outstanding this fact il i no, gener-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28
They will straighten the first case of
Gross Eyes that apply FREE of
charge. Send word to
your friends.

Olti ltllS
Call early.
Dr. Coffee has treated over 200 pstien's in
Rockford and Freepori and over 100 in and about
Galena. Co sultation free on first trip.
He viii straighten CROSS or SQUtNT EYES in
two minutes.
Removes CATARAC r IN two minutes
Pteryginne or film over the eyes one minute
I-idectimy-two minutes.
Tuning in out of lids and wild hairs, etc ,
removed quickly.
Stopping of Lachrymal (tcar) Duct. causing an
overflow of tears permanently cured.
Polypus Tumors in nose or ears removed in two
minutes.
Opening of the Eustachian Tube leading from
throat TO ear in Two minutes.
Removing Tonsils and Clipping Uyula one
minute.
Every one OF the above operations perform.
except cataract. and patients an go home with
out danger.
CATARAcT. PTERYGINNE Cfor film over the
sight, Opocities of Cornea, blindness weak
watery eyes, granula ed lids, chronic red sore
eyes, wild hairs, entropium or turning in of eve
lids, diseases Of lachrymal duct (tear duct) tu-
mors of eye, esterpation of eye ball All sur
gieal diseases Of the eye and its nerves.
ACUTE AND CHRONIC NASAL CATARRH
in all its forms cured permanently. Ozama,
polypus. tumors. hawking and splitting, enlarged
tonsils, loss Of voice, granulatcd sore throat,
toarseness.
DEAFNESS can cure 60 per cent of these
cases. Can tell in five minutes If durable I
core many cases in one treatment.
NOISES IN EARS-I can cure in every Gaze
DISCHARGIG EARS-I can cure in everycase
BRONCHITIS AND LUNG TROUBLE cnred
from catarrh can be cured.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28
Ewes and Ears

have we that we msy see and hear; brains. tha
may reason and undersiaI d; so there's little
for much of the ffe ing that is tolerated
DR.. Pierce's Golden Me6i, al Discovery is fast be
coming the one recognized remedy fer all dis
eases resulting from thin, impure ard impo, er'
ished blood
ludi. ct on and dyspepsia, scrofu'ous affec
tioI :. l.v and kidney diseases, soies and swell
ings. cs'arrh and consumption. are blood sfec-
tons With purified, enriched and Nital;zet
blood, they flee a. darkness before the Fight, DR.
Pier e's Golden Medical Discovery Is the only
guarantee b'ood-puiifer and liver invigorator
Sold on trial, Money promptly returned if il
doesn't benefit or cure.
FITs-AIl fits stopped free by DR.
Kline's Great Nerve Restorer Nc
fits after the first DAYS use. Marvel
Gus cures. Treatise and 81 trial bot
tie free to fit cases. Send to DR.
Kline, 9Sl Arch street, Philadelphia
Pa For sale by all druggists; call
on vours
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-28

ally X n 0 " n
that the seat
OF life il To- a
tedin the up
perpart Ofthe
spinal or d,
near the base
of the brain,
and 50 Sen>i-
tive is TIL i :
portion OF the
nervous sy~-
TEN that even
tl.e prick OF q
needle V /
cause instant
death.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-19
Church Notes.
CONGREGATIONAL.

|
Rey. w. E. Barton filed the pulpit Sun.
day morning and evening,
Rev. H. Fl. Russell, of Chicago, ILL.,, will
preach next Sunday morning. A union
gospel temperance meeting will be held
in the evening
METHODIST.
The Epworth league will serve ice-cream
in the park Wednesday evening, July 10
Come, everybody.
There we're forty-six members received
into the church last Sunday morning
Rev. Mitchell, presiding elder, preached
in the evening.
There will be union gospel temper.
ance meeting In the Congregational church
next Sunday evening, conducted by Rev
Howard Russell, Of Chicago, Ill.
The Ladies' Missionary society of the
NJ. E. church met with Mrs. Frank Chap
man on Wheeling Ave. the afternoon oI
July 10. Although very warm day sixty
were in attendance. The literary exer
cises were excellent. Miss Mary Santley
gave a talk on "The Home for the Friend
t'less" at Atlanta, she being teacher at the
home. Mrs. H. McDermott will join hel
on her return as teacher at the home
Mrs. II. McOermott read paper entitled
"A Missionary Anniversary in Florida
Supper was served on the lawn.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-19
PERSONAL MENTION.

Rev. W, L. Barton left for Chicago Mon.
day.
DIT. Bush Is in Cleveland tor treatmen,
by Dr. Webber.
Mrs. Leona Sutliff started for Deadwood
S. d., Wednesday.
Henry Wilbur, Of Fresno, California, Il
spending a few weeks in town. He will
return August 1.
Miss Eda Parker, of Lora!n, is spending
few weeks in town.
=, Nj. and Mrs. f. L. Roser and family, o.
Kansas are spending the week in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Yocum, Of Morris
town, Ind, have returned to Wellington.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Sherer, Of Toledo
o., spent Sunday and Monday With Mr.
and Mrs. g. II. Horton, y
Roy Bennett left for Chicago this morn
ing TO remain few weeks.
Miss Lonlse Albinger, of Cleveland, Il
spending the week with her cousin, Mis-
Mabel Manville.
Sheriff Ensign, Of Elyria, was in towr
on official business today.
Misses May and VIC. Wilcox left TO
Chicago this morning.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-19
oBERLIN.

Willie Rice, aged IA, was drowned al
the junction Of the forks of the Black nv.
er at Elyria Monday night. He WAS in
bathing and stepped into deep hole
His body was recovered.
At the meeting Of the oberlin school
board last week, the superintendent was
authorized to invest In supplies fol
school room instruction and to introduce
school savings bank department with
the opening Of the fall term. The 0ber
lin banking company was requested tC
take charge Of the savings.
Two large barns belonding to Dania
schram, in the northeastern part Of Rus
sia township, were struck by lightning be
tween two and three o'clock this morning
and with their contents, including larg,
quantity Of hay, were burned down. =
News.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-19
Standard Time.

Nearly four months ago the council or.
dered the town clock TO be turned back
thirty minules and number of our bust.
ness firms turned their time pieces back to
correspond. 1t appeared TO work very
well for few weeks, but the people soon
became tired Of having to stop and explain
what time was TO be used and a majority
of them have returned TO sun time.
Standard time is not required by any ex.
cept the railroads and for opening and
closing courts; and as we have but little
courting here, the railroads are really all
that demand 1t. Taking everything into
consideration, we are inclined 10 think
that the town clock had better be run on
sun time, as the people positively refuse
to accept standard time.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-19
w. q l.. Il.

The W. & L. Z. R'y will run an excur.
sion to Lakeside, via Huron and boat, July
20 Fare $1.85, which includes transpor.
talion and admission to grounds for tN O
days. A special train will leaye yelling.
ton at 1910 a. m. special programs will
be arranged for these days. See bills.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie railway Of.
fer excursion tickets at low rates rs fol-
lows:
Chicago and Return:-Worlds Fair; six
different routes; ticket good until Novem.
Der 8, 1893.
Eagle Lake, (Warsaw, Ind.,) and Re.
turn Brethren Church National Confer.
ference; tickets sold August IS 10 "a, good
returning until September %.
Indianapolis, Ind, and Return :-Annu.
NJ Encampment G. A. r.; tickets sold Au.
gust IS to "a, good returning until Seplem'
Der 90
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-19
MEDINA.

Jesse Andrews was placed in the care
Of the sheriff Monday, on an affidavit
filled in the probate court charging insan-
ity.
John Curtiss, one Of the original set.
tiers of Medina county and brother of
Samual B. Curtiss, died at his home at
owatonna, Mimi, on Thursday of last
week, July 6.
Annie, the little daughter of Auditor
German, fell from an apple tree Thursday
afternoon and sustained injuries that will
keep her In the house for several days.
State Food and Dairy Commissioner
McNeal has discoyered new scheme to
skin the farmers. II is the sale of a prep
aration called black pepsin to assist in
churning bulter.-Gazette.