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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-08
ATALk ABOUT METALS AND MINERALS

Something About Their DiNerenoes-Ruseu
Of the Fer0er.
Professor Skidmore Of Philadelphia,
Ia a course of laboratory lessons to su-
pefvising principals and teachers Of the
Philadelphia public schools, took up the
subject Of metals recently. In the course
OF his lecture he made some interesting
remarks in regard to the distinction be-
tween minerals and metals. 1t is not
possible, he observed, to define exactly
what q metal is, yet there is little la
bility of mistake in distinguishing q
metal from q nonmetal The metallic
properties Of luster, toughness, fusibii-
~, opaqueness, conductivity and rust
may be possessed separately by nonmet-
ais, but they are not associated as they
are with metals. Most metals may be
bent, twisted, drawn and hammered to
an extent far beyond what any mineral
not metal could endure.
Taking mp the matter of the rusts of
different metals, he showed by a series
OF interesting experiments that sodium,
potassium. lithium and, in lesser de-
gree, calcium, strontium and barium
rust instantly when exposed to moist
air, their white rusts quickly dissolv-
ing IN water and forming alkalies. 9th
er experiments demonstrated the fact
that another group of metals, in which
are zinc, lead, magnesium and antimo-
ny. have white rusts which are not SOL
uble in water. These rusts form a thin
adherent coating, which only half con-
ceals the metal and gives to it q dull,
furnished appearance. 1t was shown
that at higher temperatures than the
ordinary, and especially if the metals
are finely divided, the chemical energy
of rusting is SO great that the metals
burn with a vivid light and emit a
dense white smoke. The permanency of
these rusts and their protective charac-
ter are utilized in white paints.
Professor Skidmore then directed at
tentioD to third group of metals,
which includes those which have dark
or colored rusts, as with copper, iron
and silver. A series Of experiments fol-
lowed to show how these rusts were
formed, and the changes which iron un-
dergoes in appearance in the temperinR
process were carefully noted. Attention
was directed finally to the fourth group
of metals, which never rust. These are
gold and platinum, and it was noted
that they are also the metals which are
found as metals in the earth, and not
as ores from which the metal must be
manufactured. In the case Of the other
metals, it is an advantage that they are
found in the rust or ore condition, MS
they can be manufactured much more
easily than they could be cut from
Lodges o. the pure MEDALLION AGE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-08
Bringing I'm Children.

The son of very eminent lawyer,
while awaiting sentence i'll the felon' g
dock. was asked by the judge, $50 you
remember your father" Perfectly"
said the youth; whenever I entered
his presence he said, Run away, my
lad, and don't trouble me. " The great
lawyer was thus enabled to complete
his great work ON 1.-The Law of Trusts, :"
and his son in due time furnished a
practical commentary OH the way in
which his father had honored that most
sacred OF trusts committed to him in
the person of his child. Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-08
Execution Of Admiral Byng.

The execution was fixed for March IA,
and Byng's demeanor thenceforward
was equally unaffected and undaunted.
He met his death with calmness of
demeanor and a fortitude of spirit that
proved him to be no coward of that ig-
noble type which fears pain or disso!u-
tion as the greatest and most awful Of
evils. His personal friends were solicit
tous to avoid anything that might give
him unnecessary pain, and one of them,
few days before the end, inventing a
pitiful ruse, said to him, (Which of us
is taller:" why this ceremony" asked
the admiral. II know we'll what it
means. Let the man come and measure
me for my coffin. THE Plymouth
ROad"-C. G. Harper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-08
WANTED TO BORROW HIM.


The Queer ReQues1 Two Women Made and
, the Reason Therefor.
A genial Philadelphian, who for oh.
vious reasons does not care to have his
name printed ON this occasion. secured
Q parlor car seat on an express train for
Reading few days ago, and as he was
about to pass through the gates was sur
prised to hear himself accosted in femi-
nine tones with the somewhat startling
question, "Please, mister, could I bor.
row you for awhile?''
Looking around, he found two buxom
women, who hastily and hesitatinRly
explained that they were riding ON a
pass made out in the name of a gentle
man and his wife, and, as the gentle
man was not present, they wanted the
genial looking citizen to place his
bought ticket at the disposal of one lady
and take the other one under his wing.
while he personated the absent owner
of the pass.
(Which is my wife?' he inouired.
with an inward qualm, lest his own alb
sent better half should ever hear the
story.
"You can take your choice, sir, 4" said
the lady in search of an escort, and he
promptly did SO by tucking the arm of
the younger fair one under his own and
leading her into the car. The connie
proved to be right jolly travelling com
panions, and the citizens only regret in
the transaction was due to fear that
the story might leak out and get home
ahead of him. But it idn't.-Philadel-
phia Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-08
Ravages Of Locusts In Cyprus.

One reads of plaques Of locusts, but
it is difficult to realize what q terrible
infection an invasion of these ravenous
pests can be. Mr.. J. E. Mavrocordsto
of the civil service, Cyprus, has made
the subject Of how best to destroy, or at
least to decrease, their numbers, q spe-
cial study. and the very graphic &C.
count of his experiences as related at
the Colonial institute is full Of interest.
Cyprus in past years has suffered soreIy
from the ravages of locusts, and the in
habitants have at times been reduced to
famine. The locust, one Of the grass.
hopper family, is about two inches in
length and increases at the rate of
about 80 to l annually. When the eggs
are Matched, the breeding ground is Gov
cred with densely packed mass Of in
sects. not much larger than an ordinary
ant. This mass eventually marches for
ward, consuming every green blade ON
its route. This goes ON till, arriving at
their full size, the creatures take to their
wings, and wherever they settle devas-
tation is complete. Ga
zatfp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-08
Notice OF Publication.
STATE OFlLLINOIS, !,

STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Rock ISLAND C"uSrY. iss
In the Circuit court in chancery, Jsnuary te IN,
is9j
John N. Albrccht vs. Patrick Bea,cs, Mayy
Maria Beatcs and Ann Maria Murry.
AFFIDAVIT Of non-rssidcIce OF the defendants q.
Pat lex Beates. Mary Ma ia Beates and Ann
aria Murry, the above de fe ndan's, having been
fled In the Clicks Office Of Giro nit court of
.aid county, notice IL therefore hereby given
to The said non resident defendants that
the complainant fled his bill Of COMPLIANT
in said cour. on the chancery side thereof,
on the 3ist day of October, 1895, and that
the'cupon sunni ons issued out Of eaid court,
wherein said emit is now pending returnable on
the first Monday in the month of January next,
as j. by law required. Now, unless YOU the eaid
n 'n-rc-idcnt defendants above named, Patrick
Bca'cs. Mary War q Deates and Ann Mar a Murry,
shall personally be a d appear before said c:rcut
court N tic drst day OF the next term thereof
to he holden nj Rock Jsla I'd in and for the said
equity. U the fret nondsy IN Jauua,y ext and
pl .ac. answer or d.. mu- to the said complainapt'r
bill 81 complaint, the same and the matters and
thinSst ercin charged and sisted will be taken
as confessed, ann a decree eLtercd AGAINST You
according to the prayer Of said bill.
Rock Island, H.. Nov ], 1895.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE. Clerk.
CARL ku. nj, Compl .inant's Solicitor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-08
Tho Origin Of ..stoughton Bottle

Did it ever occur to you to wonder
where the expression "Stoughton bot
tie" came from: Senator Palmer used
it the last time I saw him and asked
him about it.
''Why," said he, "it comes from a
certain Stoughton's bitters that used to
be very popular when I was a boy.
Stoughton's bitters was a sort of table
sauce, very weak and tasteless, and real
~ useless. So when anybody stood
around as useless as a bottle of Slough
toms bitters OH a dinner table people got
to saying that he was a Stoughton bot
tie, until as an expression for general
shiftlessness it came to be an accepted
term. "-Washington Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-08
The Man In the IRON Nfssk.

The registry Of the Bastille contains
the entry: ION Thursday, Sept. IS,
1859, at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon, NJ.
de Saint Mars, governor of the castle
OF the Bastille, arrived to take up his
duties, coming from his post at the Iles
Sainte Marguerite, and having brought
with him in his litter former prisoner.
whom he had in his custody at Pignerol.
The latter he keeps invariably masked,
and his name is never mentioned" NJ.
de Saint-Mars. in the years in question,
had only five prisoners in his charge al
Pignerol The fate Of four has been
clearly traced. The fifth must be nat.
toll. The prisoner died in 1903, and
was buried on Nov. 80 in the cemetery
Of st. Paul NJ. Bertrand Of the French
foreign Office has examined the registry
OF burials and finds the name Mattioij
under that date. Louis XIV told Mime.
Pompadour that the prisoner was m
italian minister.
Louis XVI assured Marie Antoinette.
on the authority Of Maurepas, that the
man was dangerous intriguer, a sub.
ject Of the Duke Of Mantua, who had
been arrested at the frontier and impris-
oned first at Pignerol and then in the
Bastille. The evidence seems conclusive,
and puts an end to all other theories,
including Voltaire's bold invention that
the man in the iron mask was supposed
brother Of Louis XVI, which Dumas has
taken up and immortalized in his
Three Guardsmen" romances. Matti-
oils crime was giving information to
Austria, Spain, Savoy and Venice Of
negotiations into which Louis XVI had
entered with him to induce him to sell
the important fortress Of Casale to the
French. Misfortune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-08
Eserybody Ready to DECKER.

Many years ago, in central Maine, .
man started out to cell oilcloth table
covers throughout the country at so
cents cover. After travelling all day
without selling one happy thought
struck him. He would charge dollar
and take half the pay in cast on shoes.
The result was that people imagined
they were getting some return from
their old shoes, and there was . general
ransacking Of attics, and table covers
went like hot cakes. But the old shoes.
Well, wherever he found convenient
hole beside the rosd. out Of sight, he
pulled mp his cart and dumped the hot
Lewiston (Me. } Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-08
Alum.

Alum will purify water containing
vegetable or animal impurities. Two
grains OF alum to each gallon of water
is the formula recommended by The
Journal of Hygiene. The alum acts as
a sort of coagulum on the impure mat
ter, causing it to curdle and settle to
the bottom of the vessel No taste or
unpleasant effect is produced, as the
alum goes with the suspended matter.
1t requires about 10 or 2 hours to effect
the cleaning. 1.-THE purified water may
be decanted and kept in bottles in the
ice chest until wanted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-08
THE STORY OF A JOKE.
Two Men Made II, but Another Fellow
Got Paid For IL.

Two men Made 1t, but Another Fellow
Got Paid For II.
The managing editor of a now dead
and forgotten newspaper was an admirer
CT hunor. Without spark CO it in his
own composition, he had learned in his
long newspaper experience that q ju-
dicious injection of wit and fa:,cy made
q paIcr popular. He learned the lesson
earlier than the other editors in the
town, and his was the first paper to en-
liven its pages with bits of humor. The
"old man" recognized his own incapac-
ity in the matter of jokes. He knew that
thousands laughed at things that SEEM
ed foolish and fiat to him. When he
started using humorous matter, he hired
young man to supervise the prepara-
ton and publication Of the stuff. Know
ing absolutely nothing about jokes and
jokers, he employed man who had
made reputation among other people
by his work on an eastern funny paper.
The young man had brilliant idea.
He offered a reward of g. so for every
original joke Brought in by members of
the staff. The "old man. backed him
up-nothing was too expensive if it sold
papers. The result of the prize offer was
remarkable Outpouring of alleged wit.
One man caught the fever the first day.
Timidly he went to the professional
humorist.
''Do you buy jokes here?" he asked.
The humorist took the proffered pa
per from the new man hand and read
it. yes" he said, and handed back the
paper.
The newcomer retired crestfallen.
Immediately following this passage at
arms Frank Walsh, the best hearted fell
low in the office, scrubbed few lines on
sheet of paper and handed it to the
professional humorist. Without word
the latter wrote out an order on the
cashier for 81. 80. The other members
of the staff wondered at the occurrence,
and watched the paper for the appear
ance of the joke. 1t was not published,
and after few days the boys began to
ask about the witticism the editor had
paid for and did not use. Finally Walsh
told them what it was Here it is:
young Man (handing paper to cdi-
tor)-Do you buy jokes here?
Editor (returning paper)-We do. y
Chicago Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-08
Cause For Thanks.

Schcclmaster-Johnny, can you tell
me anything you have to be thankful
for during the past quarter:
johnny without hesitation)-Y Yes,
sir.
Schoolmaster-Well, Johnny, what is
it?
Johnny--Why. when you broke your
arm you couldn't lick us for two
months. London Answer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-08
LEGAL
Administrators Notice,
Estatc Of Narga Greedy, dcce AGED

Estatc OF Margaret Grechy, deco ased.
The undersigned having been appointed ad
ministrator Of the estate Of Margaret Grecby
late OF the county OF Rock Island, eta,s o
Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice that b
VII appear before the county court OF Rock Islant
county at the Office OF the clerk of said court il
the city Of Rock island. at the January term OF
the hrst Monday in Janua-y next, at which tim,
all persons having claims ava;nst said estate ar
notified and requested to attend, for the purpoe,
OF having the same adjusted.
ALI persons IL debted to said estate are reouest.
ed to make in mediate payment TO the under.
signed.
Dated this ih day Of November, A. D. 1895.
JOHN CREEPY, Administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-08

A good story is told of Mabon. At q
concert in Wales Mabon and the great
prima donna were among the perform
ers. The concert over, Mime. Patti STEP
ped up to the NJ. P. and observed, with
q pleasant smile, lyon sing really we'll,
MIR. Abraham. "Yes, madam" re-
sponded Mabon gallautly, land SO do
you
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-08

Let no man think lightly Of good,
saying in his heart it will not benefit
me- Even by the falling of water drops
water pot is filled.-Buddha.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-08

A cannon ball fired from one of the
great Krupp or Armstrong guns travels
at the speed Of 1857 feet per second
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-08

THROUGH CAR SERVICE
ROCK ISLAND TO sT. LOUIS.
Train leaving Rock Island at 500
a. m. carries through coach to St.
Louis. passing through Pekin, Hav-
ana. Springfield and Litchfeld.
Lines cast OF Peoria carry through
coaches and sleeping cars on night
trains to principle cities.
K. STOCKHOUSE,
Gen. Ticket Agent.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-12-28

Colfax, La, Dec. n, 1895.
Messrs. L. L. Mercer. e. W. Pollard. L. r. Fian-
nagan. o. G. Nugent. J. I. Gray, G. ]. Taylor,
]. ]. 6laytor, and others:
Gentlemen-Your appreciated favor,
requesting me to allow my name as can
didate for Representative from the Parish
of Grant was received few days ago but
owing to sickness have been unable to
answer same.
As am no stranger to any Of you gen.
tlemen, must presume that you intend
ed to request me to become a candidate
for the Legislature, subject to the action
of the Democratic party. If such are
your intentions, / will yield to your de-
maud.
Allow me to say in advance that am
opposed to all monopolies, of whatsoever
nature or kind, and am therefore in favor
of the use of both gold and silver as the
standard money of this country, and the
coinage of both without discrimination
against either metal, or charge for mint
age, at the ratio of 16 to /, independent
OF the action of any other nation.
Thanking you for the honor done me.
and believing your request is made in
good faith,
am, your obedient servant,
JNO. p. HADNor.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-12-28

The popularity of Chamberlain's cough
remedy and the high esteem in which it
is held leads us to believe it to be an ar
ticle of great worth and merit. We have
the pleasure of giving the experience of
three prominent citizens of Redondo
Beach, CAL. in the use Of the remedy.
Mr.. A. Trudell says: II have always re-
ceived prompt relief when / use Cham
berlain's cough remedy" Mr.. James
Orchard says: II am satisfied that Cham
berlain's cough remedy cured my cold"
Mr.. j. M. Hatcher says: "For three years
/ have used Chamberlain's cough remedy
in my family and its results have always
been satisfactory" For sale by J. H.
McNeely, Colfax, and DR.. J. v. Bonnette
& Bro, Pollock, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-12-28

A. e. Fitzpatrick, of Fillmore, CAL, had
the misfortune to have his leg caught
between q cart and q stone and badly
bruised. Ordinarily he would have been
laid up for two or three weeks, but saye:
"After using one bottle of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm began to feel better, and in
three days was entirely well. The pecu-
liar soothing qualities which chamber
Iain's Pain Balm possesses / have never
noticed in any other liniment. take
pleasure in recommending it." This
IMMINENT is also Of great value for rheu-
matism and lame back. For sale by J.
H. McNeely, Collar, and DIR. ]. v. Bon
Motto 4 Bro, Pollock, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-12-28
The Largest Main in Amefica.

CHICAGO. ILL.-[Special. + Postmaster
Washington Hesing, referring to the Chi
caeo postofice, in a.receDt speech at the
Auditorium, made the following state
ment: This Office is not second to, but is
equal to New York in it's importance, in
the character of mail handed, in the vol
ume of the same and in the number Of
registered packages. Be not astonisht d
when tell You that the largest patron of
the postofice in the United States is in
Chicago Montgomery Ward q Co"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-12-28
A Chance for the Office Seekers.

A Chance for the Office Seekers.
What's the matter with running
for Office ? Under the new dispen-
sation proclaimed by the executive
committee of the silver league,
whereby everybody is to take a
hand in nominating standard
bearers" it don't matter in the
least what your past record may
be. You may have been a SCALA
wag in the gloomy days of the
seventies; you may have trained as
q Populist in the school of the
greasy Guice; you may have voted
in 1892 the mixed electoral ticket
of Republicans and Populists, swal-
lowing niggers and all; you may
even expect to do the same in 1896;
it doesn't make any difference, if
you say that you are for Is to 1.
Cuss Cleveland and Carlisle, and,
if you are not already accustomed
to it, learn to loaf on the street
corners and look wise, and every
little while say something about
'spro rata" and maximum and
minimum" and learn by rote some
apt quotations from Coins Finan-
cial School, and you are fully
equipped for the race. You had
better not rake up old scores and
tell war stories and bring to mind
your record as a Democrat in the
times that tried mems souls, but
rather let such issues alone that
you may not peradventure give
offense. In the wondrous "mixtry"
of the new politics of the day you
cannot be too careful lest you
wound the tender susceptibilities of
some former scallawag or Populite,
and if you are so unfortunate as to
be Democrat. the less said about
your democracy the better. By no
means be modest and doubt your
qualifications for the place to
which you aspire, for be assured
that in this day and generation the
Observation-Disclosures for manag-
ing the public business is to be
utterly and totally incompetent in
administering of your personal and
private affairs. Follow the lead
of that brilliant conglomeration
of political shrewdness which con-
stitutes the State executive COM
mittee of the silver-league and set
the people down for pack of fools,
to be easily deceived by the
quackery of ofice-seeking demago-
CUES, and go in to win.-CIinton
Watchman.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-12-28
Peoples Party State Meeting at
Alexandria.

Louisiana Populist, Dec.eI
The Peoples party State Central
Committee of Louisiana, at it's
meeting in Shreveport in August,
appointed a Campaign-E Executive
committee of one from each con-
gressional district, and one at large
with the chairman and secretary of
the central committee, ex-oficio
members, for the purpose of facili-
tating the work Of the party and
saving the time and expense of q
full meeting of the Central COM
mittee.
This Campaign Executive COM
mittee met pursuant to call of
Chairman Booth, at Alexandra,
on Tuesday, Nov. Goth, with all the
members and several invited lead
ers of the party present, as follows:
A. B. Booth, chairman; R d.
Wilde, Orleans; /. ]. Mills, Calca-
sieu; j. T. Howell, East Baton
Rouge; E. G. Dillon, Sabine; j. w.
Mcfarland, Claiborne; A. Benoit,
Ouachita; H. L. Brian, secretary
committee, with N. V. Bush, of
Rapides, Josiah Clienpeter, of East
Baton Rouge, M. Vincent, of CAL
casieu, B. W. Bailey and DR.. A. p.
Collins, of Winn, r. p. johnson, of
jackson, and j. A. Tets, of Nat
chitoches.
The meeting was promptly CALL
ed to order by Chairmon Booth, at
100 p. M, in room "a of the Ex-
change Hotel.
The chairman stated the objects
of the meeting to be the considers-
ton of q call for a'State nomina-
ting convention, and the details of
same. He also stated that Mr.. An
drew Hero, Jr., of the old-line Re
publicans, and Mr.. G. Med. Puck
EFT, of the sugar planter Republi-
cans, were present, and would make
our party some propositions look
ing to the support of the Populist
State ticket by their respective
factions.
These gentlemen were then given
the floor, and stated in substance
that If the Populists tcould pat out
a representative ticket of honest,
competent men on their oscs plat
form, bat deaouncing the suffrage
amendment, that their respective
factions comprising the schole Of
the Republican party Of this State
,oouh support the same in the in
terest of fair elections, and sniuer-
sal suffrage.
The committee assured the rep
resentatiue Republicans that the
Populists would continue their OPP
position to the suffrage amendment
and that their platform s0osld de-
nounce same and stand for free
siluer and fair elections, and that
the ticket nominated thereon sOould
be liberal and broad guaged.
The Republicans then withdrew
and the committee proceeded to
prepare and issue the address call
ing the State nominating convsn-
ton, which address appears else
where in this issue.
On motion, the committee adj
journed sine die. after full and
harmonious session.
A. B. Booth, hmm,
81. L. BRIAN, sec.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-12-28

Capt. G. O. Nash and wife, accompeni-
cd by some Of their children. spent Tues-
day and "Wednesday last week in Collar,
getting up another load of household ef-
fects, which they are moving from their
place two miles below here to their Rich
ardville home opposite Montgomery.