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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-29

sbsll be awarded 70 ". G. Andrews.
Upon motion the board adjourued
until 2 o'clock this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon recovering ct O'Clock p.
N. W. II. Il. Dow submitted his
bond ~ steward Of tie county in
Fl mary, which, upoD motion. was
approved aad ordered placed on de
and recorded.
Fred Tittsrington submitted his
bond 10 county collector Of state tax
for the ensuing year. which. upon
mo ion. Was approved BY the board.
Supervisor ~ ilson moved that the
chairman Of the finance committee
and county treasurer be empowered
to borrow I'll, 500. Carried.
Supervisor Fitzpatrick moved that
the matter of putting in new CRATES
In the boilers for the purpose Of
using slack coal in place Of lump be
referred to the committee on public
expenditures. Carried.
The committee on public exPendi.
lures submitted the following re-
port, which, upon motion. vas re-
cei we'd and ad0nfod.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-29
SESSION OF THE soLoNs.

Omcaol Pf0ceealngs Of the Dece mbsr
Msssing Of the County Board.
FoURTH DAY.
The board met pursuant to ad-
journment, all members present,
except Supervisor Lees. Supervisor
Carey. chairman. presiding. The
minutes Of yesterdays meeting we're
read and approved. The following
proposition from the Rock Island
Towel Supply company Was read by
the clerk.
To the Chairman and Members OF
the Building Committee of the Board
OF Supervisors Of Rock Island Coun-
ty-Gentlemen: The undersigned
beg leave to submit the following
proposition for furnishing clean
towels, toilet cases and toilet sup
plies for the new county building.
For toilet case comb, brush aud
soap. with one clean roller towel
daily, $1.25 per month each.
Toilet case. comb, brush aod soap.
with ono clean roller towel three
times per week, 81 per month each.
Respectfully.
Rock Island Towel Company.
BAUERsTELD & SEXTON.
Supervi;er Oberg moved that the
communication be received and re
ferred to the building com mittee
with instructions to report at the
next meeting Of the board. Carried.
Supervisor Swank moved that the
bill of DR.. Whiteside, which was laid
on the table at yesterdays meeting
be now taken from the table. Car.
ried. Supervisor George moved that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-29

Cascasets stimulate liver, kidSsys
ond bowels Never sickss, veokou
% ggips; 10 coats.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-29

J. Q. swAxk.
Committee.
The special committee appointed
to investigate and determine
whether the amounts embodied in
the building committee report be
paid out of the general or building
fund, submitted the following report,
which upon motion was received and
adoped, and the clerk instructed
to issue orders in accordance there
with:
To the Board: We, the under
sigued to whom was referred the
matter Of designating from what
fund the lew contract bhould be
taken upon that estimate IL on
building shall, be taken from the
building fund the same el.955. The
others from the general fund viz:
Moline Elevator company, ESQ; c. J.
Larkin for fence. driveway. etc. /.
$3.50; Davis company. heating end
ventilating, t2,l25; Davis company.
for steam connections, ETC., e476 so;
Remley 4 Co., for grading lot, tl,1l5.
All Of which is submitted by
ID. oCHOOkMAkBB,
A. r. vINroN,
JAMES G. BRIrrox.
This, the 18th day Of December
1896.
Supervisor Quayle offered the fol-
lowing resolution and moved its
adoption.
Resolved that the special commit.
tee appointed to determine whethe Z
the amounts embodied In the build.
ing committees report and estimate
be paid out Of the building or gen.
eral fund be contina ned, and report Of
the next meeting. on all bills allowed
in connection with said building. aud
their judgment as to which fund bills
should be chargesble. Resolution
adopted.
Supervisor Quayle moved that the
board now take recess until 4:30 p.
m. for the purpose of examining gas
fixtures and bids for same. Car.
ried.
The board having recouvened u
$3.50 p. M, after examining the gal
fixtures exhibited BY the Tri-City
Electric company, upon motion al
journed until tomorrow morning ai
. o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-29

the 10 nothing bsstse than Folsy's
kidssy Csrs. Every one Who ssisa
IL vii agree 70 this. Sold b ~. 2.
Bahnooe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-29

HetpeCs1uIIy tu1muted,
WILLIAM RfxCK,
IA. WILSON,
q. OsBRG,
Committee.
The committee on county infrm.
sry submitted the following report
which on motion was received and
adopted:
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15
Queen yictoria.

The queen. at first through her
husband, afterward In her own
strength, has for tho last so years
exercised q great influence upon af-
fairs. especially upon foreign poll
tics, has accelerated or impeded the
choice Of. ministers, has been the
close confdant Of every premier
and has on every adequate occasion
exerted the full influence which
must belong, be tho constitution
what it may, to the person who, be-
ing armed with the. iznpresoriptibls
and self derived charm of the throne,
has the right to compel all ministers
and servants to explain their plans.
The caution OF the Abardonian In
giving an answer to e direct quess
tion was we'll illustrated the other
day when I asked an eastern friend
Of mine whose family was not noted
for very active habits:
Was not your fathers death
very suddeng'' { & Z !.
Slowly drawing one hand from hin
pocket and pulling down his beard.
me interrosated ono cautioQely s..
s1s'ss1 re it,ssa ubso Sudden IL hins
+ IS a ut 6z m gth1g DIN Il Il,
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15
South African DIamopd..

In. 1867 the first diamond ever
found in South Africa was picked
up bya hunter out of d heap Of
shining river pebbles. This was near
the banks of the Orange river q
little above its confluence with the
Vaai river. Then q diligent search
for diamonds began in all the sur
rounding districts. In 1870 dia-
monds were discovered In consider
able quantities near where the town
of Kim berley now stands. Al rush
of miners soon filed Che neighbor-
hood, and from that time onward
Kimberley has been the center Of
the diamond getting industry,
though there are other mines scat-
tered here and there to the west and
south OF it.James Bryce N. Fl, IN
Century. sss.ss
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15
All She Had Left.

d -
She looked the picture of despair
as she entered the pawnshop. Her
face was thin and very pale, the
clothing she wore shabby but care
fully brushed; her large. expressive
blue eyes were sunk deep in her
head, and in her arms, wrapped in a
tattered old shawl, she carried ba-
by less than a year old.
No, the clerk could not let her
have IS on the plain gold ring she
pulled from her finger.
Bursting into tears, sine said g Oh,
good God, what shall I do? must
have S. for the rent, or baby and I j
will be thrown on the street. .
With look Of misery she sudden
~ took from the baby's neck very
thin gold chain, to which q small
locket was attached. Having &C.
cured the required amount on the
last things she had to pawn, the
woman, all the while sobbing and
weeping, tenderly folded the shawl
around the baby and disappeared in
the throng of pedestrians. The ring
bore the simple inscription, John
to Mary. 1896. and the loeket oon-
tanned tintype Of the baby.
That was all st. Louis Post Dis
patch.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15
Az Admiral VINO !. ss..iek.

'The belief that naval men and
sailors generally are never seasick, I"
said an officer on one of the big war
ships anchored off Stapleton, lis q
mistake. There are men holding
high rank in our navy today, one of
whom, by the way, is an admiral,
who are invariably seasick on their
first cruise after shore duty. One
such officer is always laid up for two
or three days on his first cruise, and
he is too i'll to attend to his duties.
Every one in the navy knows
this weakness of the officer to whom
/ refer He has tried various pre-
ventivcs of sensickness, and expe-
rience has taught him that they do
him no good. He gave them up long
ago, and il recent years he has be-
gun his cruises with the certainty
that for two or three days he would
be deaihly sick, and in no case has
he been disappointed. ! have seen
old sailors SO seasick that they
couldn't + work. and have come to
the conclusion that there are many
men who never can conquer their
weakness in this direction, no master
how much time they pass aboard
ship. New York Sum-.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15
Are You Tired

All the timer This condition is q sure indi-
cation that your blood IS not rich and
nourishing as It onght to be and As It may
be fyou will lake a few bottles Of the
great blood purifier, Hoods sasaparilIa
Thousands write that Hoods SarsaparilIa
has cured them of that tired feeling 81 Civ
ing them rich, aed blood.
Hoods Pills ack easily and promptly on
the liger and bowels. Cure aick hesdlchS,
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15
Dom Panl Kruger.


President Kruger. who came from
Cape Colony as a boy of 10 in the
great trek of 1886, has, since he
reached manhood, been conspicuous
In the military adventures and civil
troubles of the country. To the nat
ural shrewdness and tenacity of his
character these years of active and
ohangeful. life have added. a great
experience of men and perfect
ooolness In emergencies. He ia keen,
vigilant, astute and. above all. reso-
lutte. and he represents so faithfully
the dominant feelings and the inbred
habits of the Boer people that he
has been able to acquire q surprising
influence over them and to exert
over the assembly practical au-
thority far in excess of the very linn
tied powers which the constitution
Of the republic permits to the presi-
dent. James Bryce, NJ. p, in Gen.
tury.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15
Washington
......Letter

E Y and
Hobart are not
orly going to be
trium ph a y
elected, but ac-'
cording to the
news now being
received by the
Republican Com
gressional Com
mittee, they are
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15

Il Is stated by q church authority.
that there are now over 300 Anaeri.
can women living il foreign coun-
tries as missionaries. .s.ss {.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15

Bank tellers disiDfeot dirty look-
ing notes BY sprink1ing camphdf In
the receptacle where the money 4
kept ~ s
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15
POLAR VEGETATION.
the Arctic Circle More Favorable to Plant
Life Than the Antarctic.

In the highest latltudeS yet reach
I'd in the west, in Ellesmere Land
and GrinnelI Land, between so de-
grees and so degrees 6 minutes north
latitude, the ground in localities the
most favorable to the Development
of vegetation is carpeted with
plants, many Of them having bril-
hantiy colored flowers, produced in
great profusion during the short but
continuous summer that there OBJ
tains. About 20 species were collect
ed within the 1atitudes named by
the naturalists of the last British
polar expedition, and they included
familiar snowy plants.
The Austrians found very differ
ent condition Of things in the same
latitudes in Franz-Josef Land, east
ward of Spitbergen. Plants were
found, and of the same species, but
in an extremely stunted state, with
scarcely a flower to be seen, and
nowhere was there continuous vege-
tation few square feet IN extent.
In these very high latitudes seed
is rarely if ever perfected. and plants
increase only by yegetative develop
ment- suckers, underground stems
and trailing roofing stems. Yet the
greatest cold experienced-upward
of 100 degrees (Fahrenheit) Of frost
did not impair the vitality Of
wheat that had been fully exposed
for four winters and four summers.
It should be mentioned that none of
the plants inhabiting these high lat.
itudes is peculiar to the region;
that very few species are confined
to the arctic regions, and that many
of them are widely spread in Alpine
regions of lower latitudes, some
even recurring on the mountains
within the tropics, and few reach
the southern limits of vegetation.
! In the southern hemisphere there
are now no Towering (phanerogam-
io) plants growing within 35 degrees
Of the pole, and countries in as high
o latitude as Scotland are absolutely |
icebound. South Georgia, in the
American region, and Macquarie is
land, in the New Zealand region, |
may serve to illustrate the antaro-
tio fora and the southern limits of |
lowering plants. They are small is
ands of comparatively slight eleva-
ion and both situated in "a degrees
south latitude. South Georgia is
abont 1, 600 miles east of Cape Horn |
md nearly as far from the Falkland
Stands, the nearest land, except
'ome very small islands, concerning
he vegetation of which nothing is
Known. ~
It's exceeding meager fora has
,robably been exhaustively investi-
,ated, and the result is a list Of Is j
peeies of Towering plants and no
erns. Not one of these species Is
peculiar to the island, and 9 out Of
he 1S inhabit both the American |
md the Australian or New Zealand
egions. When we remember that
he antarctic fora now exists only
q such isolated and distant frag.
nants, we are hardly prepared to
ind almost the same homogeneity
s in the north, where there is prac-
ically continuity of land. Yet SO
is, and the only satisfactory solu-
ion of the problem is a former
reater land eonneetienand continu-
us fora, probably in higher lati-
udes, than the existing fragments.
London Knowledge.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15

The tee ii design cases for 3 years
and 8 months IS SO, for Z years yss = tis
for a years $50.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15

8 was reading Of Q man who had
snstained broken lsg IN 4 trolley
accident. 3 said Ashpry PeppeFs,
land ] Ioould but think how kind It
was on his part. = 81 !
/" Kind?' said Mrs. Hammobd
j "Yes. II Is certainty that the.
broken leg wonld not sustain him.
Il it not2 Cincinnati Enquirer.
Man Is an animal that cannot long
be left IN safety without occupation.
The growth -ef his falIow nature d
ept TO run isstn weeds - Hillard
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15
Why 50 few Marriages?

= -
The TRANsoRIPr will a give
years subscription to the best
answer to the question. 1t will
also remove one item of ex-
pense in the road to the mat
rimonial altar. Having pur-
chased some fine paper and en-
volopes to correspond for the
purpose Of printing mono-
CRANES, &c, thereon, the re-
mainder will be sold very
low.
Why pay extra prices for
poor quality when good quail
ity can be purchased SO low.
Think of it! 10 cts for !
Ream of Paper and Envo-
lopes to match. Billet or Bar
onial, Extra Fine.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15

The;oldest uons 81 bsron1 a. s. &. 81.
zeFlor in rank a tie guunger osS s'f
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15
! They lmprssssd Hin Dssply.

Edgar-I hear you've ceased your
attentions to Miss Cummins.
Attributes. Her father and I
couldn't agree on the subject.
Edgar father is the Cum
minis of Cummins celebrated 81 nee
die toed shoe, ism t he?
Arthur Blessed II / know. I'm
pretty sure. however, that the pair
he tried on me were square toed and
double soled. -Clev leland Plain Deal
a.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15
No e riiIpe

When you take Hoods Pills Thebig, old-fash-
ioned, sngar-coated pills, which tear you all to
pieces. are not in It with Hoods. Easy to take
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15

The call for a gold Democratic CON.
vention, to meet at Indianapolis Sep
tember 2. has aroused no interest in
Washington. If The gold Democrats
wish to amuse themselves In that way,
nobody will object.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15
CONTROL OF TIE onINoco.
runts Eart,na Il an Impsrtans but Not !
Vital Point.

CONTROL OF THE osINoco.
funts Bartna Il an Impsrtant bot Not
Vital Pslnf
j To comprehend fully what th,
control of vast waterway thread
ing tho richest part OF Guiana woult
mean to America and American in
forests one must study carefully thu
mapof South America Geographer.
civido tho southern continent into
three great basins, those Of the ANA.
zon, tho Orinoco and the Plata. Tc
| dominate the mouth of any one oi
these great arteries Of commerce
would be to become the m aster OF
one-third of South America. The
Orinoco is navigable for vessels OF
the deepest draft to Ciudad Bolivar,
Venezuela's eastern metropolis.
Within this distance of 400 miles 20
other navigable rivers swell the
mighty current of the Orinoco, while
still farther into the interior the
eastern bank receives the waters of
81 large rivers, and the west those
of 80. Two of the former are navi.
gable to the afliuents of the ANA
zeH, and many of the latter to the
remote intericr of the neighboring
republics of Venezuela and Colom-
bia.
IL. -
It she were to gain control of the
Orinoco, England would possess the
key to- the entire eastern part of
South America. This view has been
advanced by ex-P President Guzman
Blanco in recent publication. He
attaches to the possession of Punta
Barima the ability to dominate the
lOrinoco and the entire water system
which empties into it. Punta Bari
ma is on the southeastern bank of
the Orinoce, at its junction with the
sea, and is'described as high bluff
which. when properly fortified,
would control this entrance, the
most navigable of all the mouths of
the Orinoco.
1t would not be under water dur
ing the period of inundation, and,
with dockyard and three or four
river gunboats. its master mightlock
up the Orinoco and oil that vast
tributary country. On the other
hand. the counter view is advanced,
and should be stated, that the posi-
tion of Punta Barima would enable
the English to dominate only one
pass By means Of guns placed on
fortifcations on shore, since at least
two of the other mouths Of the Ori-
noco can be entered by vessels from
the sea.
The best line of communication
today between Trinidad and Ciudad
Bolivar is by a sidewhee1 steamer,
built in the United States, which
passes through mouth of the 0ri-
noco far to the west of Punta Bari
ma, on the bar of which there is at |
least eight feet of water. It there.
fore may he argued that fortifica-
tions at Punta Barima could not
close the Orinoco, the control of 1
which would depend upon vessels of T
war. England strength as a sea
power, with Trinidad as a base,
gives her all necessary control of
the river today. II British Guiana
should develop into great nation,
claiming and owning one bank of
the Orinoco, Punta Barima would
become point of great Importance,
but this is contingency hardly to
be dreaded by Venezuela, since, with
her superb natural advantages, she
must Inevitably keep the lead.-W.
Nephew King in Century.
An Admiral Who Is Seasick.
.s1,he belief that naval men md
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15

Ex-Congressman Madd, Of Nd,
thinks the Silver wave is rapidly reed
ing in that state, and that its electoral
votes are safe for Mckinley and Ho-
bart. He expresses The opinion that
the silver strength IN Maryland was at
its highest point during the last two
weeks in July, and. that it has been
steadily losing ground since that time
owing to the strong ar uments pre-
sented by the opponents OF the IIde-
pendent Free coinage Of silver by this
under existing conditions.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15

A correspondent asaures us That
be hAs seen the following ona tonlb.
stone: IS
IN MEMORY on ;lfARGARxH
Erected hy Her Orisving Qhi1dren- N61@ y:
Home Without : Uothexf
apEAcE PERFECr PkAdn
Weafu1inefe G36aos< i ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-31
The Competition Drill.

The competitive drill between the
uniform rank of the Knights of Py-
thias and Canton Ogden No. 2. P. NJ,
House last night and was witnessed by
one of the largest audiences seen there
this season. Among the prominent
Odd Fellows from Salt Lake were J.
T. Buckle, w. o. Carbis, ]. J. Thomas,
Stewart Macleese and w T. Lewis.
The drill commenced at 1920, the
Knights, led by Captain Brown, going
through their evolutionS first. They
did some fine work, especially in form
ing the star and triangle. They had 16
men in the ranks.
The Odd Fellows had Is men all told
and went through most of their move
ments in threes, having two extra men
as pivots in the fancy figures. Cap
tain A. j. Anderson was in command.
They did more marching than the
Knights and excelled in the manual of
arms and kept step better.
The judges awarded the Odd Eel
lows the prize silver cup, which is
handsomely engraved.
When the decision was announced,
the Knights saluted their victors and
their captain made a neat speech, adj
hitting that they were fairly defeated
and thanking the judges for their con-
sideration.
The judges were General Mintie, W.
T. Beardsley and w. S. Scott.
The audience was very enthusiast
tic, and at times so demonstrative that
they interfered with the commands
The ball following the drill was
pleasant affair.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-31
Court House Matters.

The case of the c. A Smurthwaite
Produce company VS.. the Bear River
Irrigation and Ogden Waterworks
company was completed yesterday be-
fore Judge Hiles.
This was a case where the plaintiff
sued for about $4,000 damages alleged
to be due because of the failure Of
the defendant to fulfill a contract. 1t
was alleged that the plaintiff contract
ed to receive 10000 bushels of wheat
at AZ cents per bushel in 1895. Only a
portion of the wheat was delivered
and the suit was for the profits which
might have been made. The defend
ants denied the contract and claimed,
in q cross complaint, a balance in
their favor of over $500. The verdict
gave the defendant SAL.
A committee of physicians yesterday
adjudged Miss Bell Kelly insane and
she was taken last night to the asylum
at Provo. The girl is a strong, robust
looking girl of about 20 years old,
tractabie enough at times but often
violent so witnesses said. Her
trunk contained nothing but rags yet
she imagined these were fine clothes
and endeavored to array herself in
them for the journey. She resided in
Wilson's Ward.
The commissioners were in session
all day checking over accounts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-31

rectly from the ever-exacting push of
the trade winds. AT Cane St. ROGUE
this broad current splits in two parts.
one turning north. the other south. The
northern part contracts, increases its
speed, and, passing up the northern
coast or South America as the Guiana
current. enters through the Caribbean
sea into the Gulf of Mexico, where it
circles around to the northward: then,
colored a deep blue from the fine river
salt of the Mississippi, and heated from
its long surface exposure under a trop-
zeal sun to an average temperature of
80 degrees, it energies into the Florida
channel as the gulf stream.
From here it travels northeast, fol-
lowing the trend of the coast line, I'M
til, off Cape Hatteras, it splits into
three divisions, one of which, the west
srnmost, keeps on to lose its warmth
and life in Baffins bay Another i'm
pinges on the Hebrides, and is no
more recognizable as a current; and
the third, the eastern and largest part
of the divided stream, makes a wide
sweep to the east and south, enclos-
Ing the Azores and the dead-water
called the Sargossa sea, then, as the
AFRICAN current runs down the coast
until just below the Canary isles, it
merges into the lesser equatorial cur
rent, which, parallel to the parent
stIedIil, ana separated from 1t by
narrow band of bacR-water, travels
west and filters through the West In
dies, making puzzling combinations
with the tides, and finally bearing so
heavily on the young gulf stream as
to give to IL the sharp turn to the
northward through the Florida chan
mel.
In the south Atlantic, the portion
OF the main equatorial current split off
by Cape st. Rogue and directed south
leaves the coast at Cape Frio, and at
the latitude of the River Platte as
sumes due easterly direction, and
across the ocean as the southern CON
Meeting current. At the Cape of Good
Hope it meets the cold, northeasterly
Cape Horn current, and with it passes
up the coast of Africa to join the
equatorial current at the starting point
in the Gulf of Guinea, the whole con-
shutting circulatory system of ocean
rivers, Of speed value varying from IS
to 20 miles a day.