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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20

aMoxeless POWDER.


sportsmsa Described.
According to Sportsmen's Review
writer, smokeless powder is confusingly
varying II the rifle is used ON q warm
day, it shoots with mokeless powder
with fiat trajectory and great penetra-
ton, but ON cold day it seems to be
frozen stiff and shoots differently, tax
ing . high trajectory and giving less
penetration, and SO the smokeless pow.
der user would do well to take q Their
mometer along marked with the varia.
ton of inches in the trajectory. The
smokeless powder would be worth the
trouble, evidently, because ''the bullet
fred by 80 grains of the smokeless tore
third larger hole than the bullet fired
by IS grains Of black powder" That
means that a deer shot in the paunch
with 45 caliber bullet driven by
s1nOkeless would die in half the time
that one shot with black powder driv-
en- bullet would, because the shock is 90
much greater with the swifter smoke
less ball, which literally flies to pieces
Another thing about the smokeless
powder is not inconsiderable.
1T was as good hold as ever
made" the experimenter writes, land
the antelope wilted in his tracks. The
band punched up and ran in a semicir-
Gle at about the same distance Gas
yards) from me, and got in two more
snokeless shots, and then by mistake
one of black powder. ! knew the latter
Immediately, for on firing it the 200
animals disappeared in a cloud of smoke
that only dissipated as the tail end of
the lot bobbed over the hill crest l had
killed every one that shot at With
all smokeless powder shells, he would
have got two more shots anyhow.
In the woods more SO than ON the
plains the smoke of gun is distressing,
especially when the game is ON the hus.
thing jump. More than one man has
jumped sideways after each shot to get
another because Of the smoke A boy
using 1910 rifle ut deer ON an Adj
rondack runway jumped down 10 foot
bank, striking in waist deep water, that
he might get another shot at the deer.
The last shot killed the deer as it land
ed on rock ready for leap into thick
brush. 1t was still day, with no wind,
and the five shots fired left cloud of
smoke in the air for Is minutes after.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20

We are thankful every day that We
live inthe country. Wehave long want.
ed to visit New York, but we are afraid
to. A man from Iowa, harness make,
Of good reputation, went to New Yorl
lately to see the sights In buying 9
piece OF plug chewing tobacco he care
lessly showed a Is bill. A strange WON.
an who saw the money Immediately
fell on his neck and said:
"Oh, William, William! Why did
you desert me?''
The harness maker from Iowa had
never seen the woman before, but she
had him arrested, saying she was mar.
ried to him in 1869. He was finally
compelled to give her the s. bill to gel
rid Of her.-Atchison Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20

Send your address to H. E. Buck.
lin & Co., Chicago, and get a free
sample box of DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. A trial will convince you OF
their merits. These pills are easy in
action and are particularly effective
in the cure Of constipation and sick
headache. For malaria and liver
troubles they have been proved in.
valuable. They are guaranteed to be
perfectly free from every deleterious
substance and to be purely vegetable.
They do not weaken by their action,
but by giving tone to stomach and
bowels greatly invigorate the sys-
tenn. Regular size IS cents per box.
Sold by Hartz & Ullemeyer. drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20

TILLMAN TO LEAD A BOLT,
II the Chicago Convention Does Not Adop
the Free Silver Policy.


the Free Silver Policy.
COLUMBIA, s. c., May 2O.-The state
Democratic convention meets today at
noon. OF the 800 delegates there are not
more than fifteen who favor the single
gold standard, so that the convention Is
sure TO adopt the strongest kind of dec.
lnration in favor Of free silver. Senator
Tillman has declared his intention Of lead
ing the South Carolina delegation in a
bolt from the Chicago convention if its
platform should not contain flat-footed
declaration for free silver, and its nomi-
nees should not be such men as he thinks
will carry out pledges for silver.
Senator Irby, the state Democratic chair
man, is opposed to this policy. A majority
Of the members Of the convention adhere
TO Tillman as against Irby, but the cOnyen.
ton will vote down resolutions instructing
either for or against bolt. Tillman will
head the delegation Of eighteen to the Chi.
cago convention
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20
Lord Leighton Painter Of the Beautiful.

LORD Leighton . Fainter OF the Beautiful.
1t may perhaps be stated as the dis
tinction Of Lord Frederick Leighton
among his peers that he has worshiped
beauty. and especially the beauty Of
form, more exclusively than they. There
is little or nothing Of the mystic to Gre
ate beautiful images Often beauty is
their sole motive. Sometimes they clothe
beautiful idea, sometimes they pre-
sent fine dramatic scene, but in all
cases the treatment is essentially 8sthet-
ic, whether the subject be the face of a
woman or some tremendous theme like
Hercules Wrestling With Death OF
"Rizpah Defending the Dead Bodies of
Her Children" No violence is suffi-
cient to make his draperies fall in un-
graceful folds. No passion will disturb
his features to Disagreement With the
pathos of deformity his art has no con-
Germ, and it has little federation even
for strength without refinement.
mo Monkhouse in Scribner's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20
Hepburn. Nomination Conceded.

erosion, Ia. May D.-The Republican
convention Of the Eighth congressional
district of Iowa has been called to meet at
Leon. June 12. 1t Is conceded that the
nomination Of Colonel. w. p. Hepburn,
present representative in congress, will be
made by reclamation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20
Quay May Go to Canton.

WASHINGTON. May aO.-Scnator Quay
snid yesterday that if the business of the
senate occupying his time could he ar
ranged that he was going to his home in
Pennsylvania and would go on from there
to Canton, o. When asked what his visit
meant he replied that it did not mean any
thing; that he was going to Canton to
talk over the financial question.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20
THE voaAclous CARP.


Clever RUsoo bysWhtcA lt h ExtermiunH.
ing Black nass.
The German carp is q vicious fab Aft
er q fashion, and the kind Of brains il
has is described by W. F. Meehan in
The Fishing Gazette. Says Mr. Meehan:
"One day in early June in 1898 or
1894, in Montgomery county, Pa, was
watching the spawning bed Of black bass
in Perkiomen creek from bridge over.
head. when along came q number Of
large German carp One made Q feint
toward the nest, and when attacked bv
the black bass fed While the bass was
in pursuit the remainder Of the carp
darted in, and in twinkling devoured
the spawn in the nest. / waded out to
the bass nest later and found scarcely an
egg in If. / was told afterward of q
similar case in the same stream"
The Pennsylvania report of the state
commissioners of fisheries says that
there are few fishes more heartily an.
athematized by American anglers than
the carp. They fail to see redeeming
feature in the creature, and charge it with
many bad ores, the most serious Of
which is that it is a more inveterate
spawn eater than the eel" and the an
glers fear that it will in few years
practically exterminate all the valuable
food and game fishes despite the efforts
of the various fish commissioners.
The carp furnishes the angler little
or no sport, because it refuses to take the
ordinary lures offered. Its flesh is not
popular with American fish eaters, as
it is in European countries, where as
early as 1927 it was cultivated in Aus.
tria.
1t is not known exactly who first in
troduced carp into American waters, nor
exactly when it was done, but Mr. Poffe,
a Californian, some time before 1870,
is believed to have been the man. He is
regarded in much the same light as the
introducer Of the English sparrow into
the United States, and the misguided
men who turned English rabbits ON to
Australia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20
Instructed sor Free Silver.

LOSDoN, o. May Gothic Democratic
convention of the Seventh Ohio district
offered the congressional nomination to
John w. Bookwalter, who declined it, II
is understood that Bookwalter is candi.
date for dclegate-at-large in the interest OF
free silver. James johnson, Jr, of Spring
field, was nominated for congress The
congressional nominee and the delegates
were instructed by resolution for free
silver
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20
VIII Declare for . Gold 81 and.rd.

CONCORD, y. H., May 0.-The Demo
cratic state convention to elect delegates
at-laree to the Chicago convention will as
semble in this city today. The platform
will declare for q gold standard. but it is
expected that no candidate will be in
aorssd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20
How Illinois Democrats Are Going.

CHICAGO, May 2O.-Accortling to the fig
uring of Theodore Nelson, secretary of the
state Democratic committee, the gold men
will not have $50 delegates in the state
convention June %. He gives the follow
ing as the results Of county conventions so
fur: Total number Of delegates chosen,
335; instructed for Altgeld. a24 instructed
for Altgcld and free silver, 3O4; unip-
structed delegates, "a; instructed for
gold, &
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20

d. Wuaans' Indian Pile OiniDsat win cur
blind Needing. ulssrased end iteAing pflss. \
shsosss ths tanosS, allays TIE itching q once
aeis - . poa'ties, gives instant Fslief. d. VII
nAns' Indian Pile OintDsnt u prepared only soa
piss md itching Of tie private Dazb. snA nosArnl
sass. xvsu box q guaranteed. sold b dug
sis1s. ssnt By mail. foe 50 cents and q pr box
Wihsss naEafaetuxine oeopaay. Propsiescn
C3svelsnd, OAio. Sole - 2. h. TAs1as.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20
A WOman'S Quest.
After travelling over land and sea
she finds the object of her
search at home.

The story of this well known lady's qucs.
for health, Is that of thousands. They ma,
much money. but have searched just n.
earnestly. Thousands of women dying an
nualiy from diseases peculiar to the sex. show
now futile Is the guest of many. A brief
tract rom MIS-. Pratt's statement: "Twcly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20
ZSIM VL6Nx
H6E3QT1iQR
SPRING MEDICINE

Is SIMMONS LIVER REGULAroR-don's
forget to take T. The Liver gets sluggish
during the Winter, just like all nature,
and the system becomes choked up by
The accumulated waste, which brings on
Malaria. Fever and Ague and Rheuma.
tsm. You want to wake up your Liver
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LIVER REGULATOR to do II. It also
regulates the Liver-keeps it properly At
work, when your system will be free from
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You get THE BEST BLOOD when
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will only be when the Liver Is kept active.
Try Liver Remedy once and note the
difference. But take only SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR-it IS SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR which makes the
difference. Take It in powder or In liquid
already prepared, or make a tea of the
powder; but take SIMMONS LIVER REGU-
lATOR. You'll find the RED z on every
package. Look for it.
J.A Zealin = 90, Philadelphia. Pa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20

''Going the whole hog was original
" a piece Of butchers slang. In the
colonial days Of America purchasers
would frequently buy whole hog to be
cut up at home: hence the butcher would
ask If the customer meant to 60 the
whole hog OF wanted only part
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20

years I suffered all &
woman can and live.
Death would have beer
a happy release. ! was
treatedby the best spc.
cialistsin Canada. Eng
land and at home. with.
out relief. Had inflam.
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tarrh. retroversion anC
hcmorrhages. To pleas.
afriend I uscdwildOliv.
and NiyrtleTonic. They
cured me permanently.
Not a sign left. Have
gained II pounds
MRS.MAUD A.PRATT
Interplay, Wash. A
full history of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20

others. sent on application. The remedies
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-16
RAILROAD NOTES.

No depot buildings in the country be-
tween this place ond Hilbert have yet
been built. The work of ballasting is III
progress. The company has a fine gravel
pit south o. Clarks Mills. Three engines
are now at work aud a number OF side
tracks have been put in. Field engineers
have their headquarters at Clarbs Mills
during the progress of work. The tele-
graph line will be completed between
this city and Hilbert to-day, and trains
will probably run the latter part Of this
week, though to begin with trains, will
be mixed.
The general manager of the line which
runs carferries to Chicago from the foot
of Green Bay was ia the city lat week
and looked over the slip at this place.
It is not at all among the improbabilities
that this company will make this port
when everything is in shape.
The selection of man of such large
experience as MIR. Nandergriff as agent
at this place shows that the company
intends to make this an important point.
Mr.. Nandegriff is a man of prominence
iE railway circles anG one of acknowl.
edged ability IN that line.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-16
AMONG FARMERS.

Harvesting of barley has begun in this
county. Rye is quite generally cut.
This is an unusually early season in
every line of farm produce Local gro
Gerry men are now selling Manltowoc
county cabbage.
The crop report for the week says that
the hay crop Throughout the state is
fair yield. The amount of rainfall for
June was below the average, but the rains
were all timely.
J. D. Nate of Franklin was il tie city
yesterday. He says the storm of Tues-
day afternoon was one of the fiercest
which ever ragged IN that section. 1t un-
rooted the barn OF Mrs Loverin of that
town and moved Fred Stokers barn off
its foundation. The roof of one of Mr.
Mates barns was also twisted somewhat.
A great amount of damage was dane tie
crops, and in soma places they lie AZ fiat
as If roller had gone over them. Mr..
Nate thinks the damage will not be great
as the grain was about ripe, but harvest
ing will be made very difficult.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-16

ONE Of the most prominent democrats
in this county, one who has done more
unsefish work in the party's behalf and
who never asked for recognition in any
way, being satisfied if he could advance
democratic principles, writes the editor
of this paper in a private letter as follows:
Every thoughtful democrat must blush
with shame when he reflects on the doings
of the Chicago convention. | believe as
you do that an independent Dem. ma
tional and even state and congressional
tickets should be put up though of
course they be doomed to defeat. Bryan
repudIated the democratic party; he
openly threatened to bolt in case q silver
platform be not adopted why have We
not the same privilege, Our fellow demo-
Gratis in this vicinity are ready to swallow
the platform adopted, a few of the better
informed are as yet non-committal, but
if we do anything it should be at once so
as TO get these wavering cnes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-16
TO TEACHERS.

= two weeks institute conducted by
Prof. W. G. Hewitt, Prin. c. E. Patzer
and the undersigned will be held at the
Third ward school. The institute will
open July y and close August 7.
In addition to the usual institute work.
classes will be organized in Literature,
Gen. History and the First and Second
Grade branches. The expense of the ir-
stitute will be paid from the State and
County Institute funds. thus making 1t
free to all who wish to attend.
All teachers and those intending to
teach are invited to come.
A. W. DAssLER.
Co. Supt. of Schools
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-16
LEONARD FRAsCH, of Two Creeks, COM
mitted suicide on Sunday by taking
Paris green He was 20 years of age.

Mrs. Rhode Noah, of this place, was
taken In the night with cramping pains
anc the next day diarrhoea set in. She
took a half bottle of blackberry cordial
but got no relief. She then sent TO me
to see if had anything that would hello
her. | sent her bottle OF Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and DiaIrhosa Remedy
and the first dose relieved her Another
of our neighbours had been sick for about
a week and had tried different remedies
for dlarrhoea but kept getting worse. |
sent HIM this same remedy. Only four
doses of it were required to cure him.
He say he owes his recovery 20 this
wonderful remedy Mary SIbley,
Sidney, Mich. For sale by Henry HIM
richs, Druggist. 30
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-16
A SPLENDID PERFORMANCE.

The Georgia University Graduates
gave a fine performance at the Opera
House last evening. The entertainment
was high class and the fun amusing with
out being in the least offensive. The
singing was particularly fine, the music
furnished by the Suwanee River Quar-
tette being without exception the finest
quartette music ever heard IN jamestown.
Miss Watkins soprano solo was rare
treat. Opera House, Monday July Goth.
Free exhibition IN front of Opera House
by the Georgia University Graduates at
7:15,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-16

The following is the school population
of the several school districts of the CITY
First ward school district, males, 265.
females 300, total 534; Second ward
school Dist, males, 500, females, GIL, to-
tat 1910; Third ward school Dist, males,
75s, females, 1913, total 1911. The total
school population is $3.50. The Second
ward school Dist. includes portion of
the town, but this excess is more than
made good by the absence IN these stats
tics OF the little mixed school in the
Third ward.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-16
HALF RATE TO ST. LOUIS. MO.

On account of the National Populist
Convention and American Silver Conven-
ton, the Northwestern Line will. on
July 10Th. Goth and Dist, sell excursion
tickets to St. L0nie. Mo. and return at
half rates one fare for the round trip
good for return passage until July q,
1896, inclusive. For tickets and full
Information apply TO agents Chicago X
North Western R'y. 2tl6
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-16

Last summer one OF our grand children
was sick with a severe bowel trouble.
Our doctors remedies had failed, then we
tried Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, which gave very
speedy relief. We regard it as the best
medicine ever put on the market for
bowel complaints Mrs f. G.. Gregory,
Frederickstown, Mo. This certainly Is
the best medicine ever putson the market
for dYsentery, summer complaint, collie
and cholera infantum 10 children. 1t
never fails TO give prompt relief when
used in reasonable time and the plain
printed directions are followed. Many
mothers have expressed their sincere
gratitude for the cures 1t has effected.
For sale by Henry Hinrichs, Drugg1st.3
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-16
NOTES FROM MISHICOTT
Harvesting has begun.

Mr.. Chas- BHhr and Mrs. Herman
Dassler of Cleveland, Wis, paid our VII
lage a visit last Tuesday.
Mr.. Arthur lander of Centerville spent
few days in the village last week visit.
ing friends and relatives.
Mr.. Walter Stoker and Miss Hilda
Thompson have been re-engaged TO teach
the village school the coming year.
Mr.. Nc Terens celebrated his 32nd
birthday last Sunday. Ice cream, beer
and cigars were the order of the day.
Mr.. Albert Jens died last Sunday leav
ing a wife and two children to mourn his
loss. The funeral took place tuesday.
Mr. Hiram Fort1er, John Shambeau,
Henry Behow and Carl lander are at
tending the summer school at Oshkosh.
The Hoffman Roller Mills have pur-
chased new boiler. Mr.. Frank Baug
net has charge of the work of placing it
in position and removing the old one.
A theatrical troupe is playing at the
Opera House this week. Mrs. La Seour
formerly Miss Leone LiEdstedt who es-
tabllshed an enviable local reputation for
her theatrical talent here several years
ago, is carrying some of the leading parts.
Mrs. La Seouer was born and grew up IN
this village and was treated to quite an
ovation. She has appeared on the stage
IN different portions Of the country and
is spending vacation in her home coun-
ty. Her friends here were pleased to see
her after her long absence.
The village school turned out two new
teachers this year. Both secured good
standings and both have engaged schools
for the coming year The schools in this
| neIghborhood have all secured teachers.
1t is not to the credit of our town how
ever to have it truthfully said that there
| is any school board within its boundary
| lines that it would buy teacher in the
same way it would buy cord of wood.
Neither ought any teacher lend himself
or herself to such a transaction, especial
ly when it means an lnexcusable lack of
good faith on the part of the school board.
Jun. .
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-16
A CARD.

We, A. Johnson & Son wish to express
our thanks TO our many customers for
their patronage during the past, and
hoping for the continuaneeof their valued
patronage and the patronage of many
more under the firm name of The John
son Fuel Co. In return for your valued
patronage We viii treat Won so as to
merit same. Ionrs respectfully,
The JOHNSON FUEL Go,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-16
NOTES FROM CLEVELAND.

Mrs. Z, Benke and two little daughters
from Chicago are visiting at DR.. Burke's.
l.. A. Baumann now holds the county
superintendent certificate, !enabling him
to enter the field for the office of Co.
Supt. OF schools.
&. A Bahr and Ii. L. Dassler are TAX
ing an outing in Door Co.
It is uncertain whether kuene Bros.
Will build the new Touring mill here or
on the site of the old mill in the village
of Centerville.
The Germania band played at picnic
in Meme last Sunday.
Otto Bartel and famlly mo red to New.
ton station last week.