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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
ARMY Exposure.
MORE HEN KILLED BY THAT THAN
BY WOUNDS.
A Straightforward Statement by a Vet.
Fron, the argus, Robinson, III.


NJ. r. ?. Megahey, substantial and
well-l,inwn farmer and stock raiser of
Crawford County, Illinois, met n reporter
OF" day last week, anu told him the result of
his exposure during army service. Il en-
listed in Company II, lJ2d Illinois Infantry
Volunteers in January. 1860. The regiment
sent almost Immediately South. and after n
iev days, stop at Nashville, where we were
quirtered in a very much crowded and ex-
posed building, we were sent tn Iuilahoula
Tenn, went into camp and remained there
four months.
The weather was most Indictment at frs, :.
cod rains, snow and s!eet. and we had no
opportunity Of becoming cuured 10 camp
life. We were insU!licicutiy provided with
tents, and had no material or meals for ,he
construction of barracks, or opportunity 10
make other provision for protection against
the elements. The result WAS a vast amount
Of colds ami worse sickness resulting from
this exposure. had more ;han my full share
OF colds, and although did Rot feel its i'm
mediate effects, within year or 80 | began
to have occasional pains in my limbs, which.
grew on me, until within ten or fifteen years
atIerward | was seriously afflicted. ard Gem
mencsi factoring with such remedies as I
could hear of, after having tried home ply
sIcian> and remedies without ANYTHING more
than Temporary relief or respite.
The Addiction grew OH ,ne and my lower
limbs became swollen, ami ut tiI1es the pain
WAS almost unbearabic. | have tried a dozen
OF more remedies, and of these some that
were known 10 give relief 70 others. if not n
permanent cure was almost ready 10 give
M in despair, OWN" 10 the peculiar nature
Of my 9.:liction, am the manner in which
il had come on. At about this time DIR.
Williams Pink Pills fer Pale People were
recommended 70 me. Before had used the
frst box OF these pills began to teei better.
the nervousness with which | was troubled
began to disappear, and my appetite returned
rested well at nights, the swelling Jeff my
limbs. and | BEGAN TO pick up III flesh nri
gather in strength. | have not abantione,!
the use of the pills, AID shall moi 50 ls.riy rs
] feel they are carrying me along the road 10
q recovery Of my former sel.. even should
they be the means OF causing INC to lose my,
pension"
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills contain. in a con-
dcascd form, all the elements recs ssarv 10
give rev life and richness 80 the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are also a
specific for t-oubics peculiar 10 ien.les mel,
a upgre-:Ons. irregularities and nj forms
OF weakness. They build up the blood. and
restore the GLOW Of heal;i 10 paln snt sslic,y
checks In men they effect = radical c,tro
il ali cases arising from mrYt:i WORRY, over.
work or excuses Of wiss;eyer nature. Phi.
Pills are sold IN boxes tlevcr i'm loose buII-l
Ct y cents box or six boxes Cor Sc. 10 and
;Gay he had ~ all druggists. or direc, Inv
iaail from Dr.Williauis' Eadicire CoI,nany.
schenectady, MY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21
TljEKEzh khTIII.. llGnS


Baths CT eli kinds, including
Turkish, plain, shan 200, cleo
trIc, eien.ro-tbermal, etc, may
be obt'.j1sd at the Sgni.arium
Bath Rooms, On the 4rst floor of
the Earpsr House.
ROOMS OPEN.
For Laties-Fron, 9 2. m. to
~ u. on week days For Gen.
tiemrn--SroTn ?. II. 20 10 pm.
on week days On Sundays the
rooms Will be- open from a. N.
to IL o. III. for Gentlemen only.
Electric and Elec:ro-thermal
baths nsv DO obtained at sny
time during business hours.
Gymnasium connected with bali.
cnpms
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-21

Tie ten jewels are I'll perfect specimens Of
their kind. The FIRST four are cut exactly alike.
The pear shaped pearls are similar in size and
shape, are also the egg pearls. The canary
diamond IS oJlong and the topaz uacxcelled.
The LOT are contained in red Russi. leather
case by inches in size, lined with black sat
in. Zach Jewel fits in q special depression and
is held IL place by gold wire clasp.
The case has the name ''3tITCHEL'' in gold
letters across the band which straps around IT,
This was all, no name being signed.
Mr.. Barnes regretted this last fact, but
felt that he held most important pa
per in his hand, since it seemed to De
corroboratiye Of the woman's statement
that she had lost a lot OF unset jewels.
It was OF great value TO have SO minute
description of the stolen gems. Fold
ing the paper carefully, he placed it in
his wallet, and then returned to the vi
cinity of the corpse.
Looking closely at the cut in the
neck, the detective determined that the
assassin had used au ordinary pocket
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-01-11
Cleaning Mexican Streets.

"The street cleaning problem has
puzzled the authorities in many cities"
said j. Franklin Anderson of New
Albany at the Lindell yesterday. ut
is an expensive job, and few cities do
more, or can do more, than clean the
busiest portions, leaving the residence
portions to take care of themselves. or,
at best, give them a light touch-up at
very irregular intervals. Too often
they just wait for a rain, and let nature
take its course. There are some towns
in Europe where they make money .ut
of the street cleaning, contractors bid
ding for the privilege for what they can
make in selling the refuse to farmers for
fertilizer-we we not got that far
along yet. NoM. = Mexican towns
they have scavengers enough to keep
tho streets clean, and it doesn't cost
them a cent. They keep swarms OF
turkey buzzards. You can't drop a
crust or piece of banana peeling. but
these fellows have it in a second. No
II is allowed to disturb or drive them
away. A fine is inflicted on any one
molesting them. This protection has
made them rs tame as SO many iapdogs,
and they stand around on the curb.
stones all day long, waiting for what
they can pick up."-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-01-11

The greyhound runs by sight only.
This is a fact. The carrier pigeon ilies
his hundreds Of miles homcward by eye
sight, noting from point to point OBJ
jects that he has marked. This is only
conjecture. The dragon fly, with r.
600 lenses in his eye darts from angie
TO angle with the rapidity of IL ias>ing
sword, and rs rapidly darts back, not
turning in the air, but with IL clash re-
versing the action of his four wings and
instantaneously calculating the distance
of the object. or he would dash himself
to pieces. But in what conformation of
the eye does this power consist? No
Que can answer.
Ten thousand mosquitoes dance up
and down in the sun, with the minutest
interval between them, yet no o.
knocks another headloug on the grass
or breaks a leg ora wing, long and deli
cate us they are. Suddenly a peculiar,
high-shouldcred, vicious creature, with
long and pendant nose, darts out of the
rising and falling cloud, and settling on.
Your cheek inserts Il poisonous sting.
What possessed the little wretch to do
this? Did he smell your blood while he
was dancing? NO one knows
A carriage corycs suddenly upon some
geese in a narrow road and drives
straight through the flock. A goose
was never yet fairly run over. nor Il
duck. They are under the very wheels
and hoofs, and yet they contrive to flap
and waddle safely off. Habitually
STUPID, heavy, and INDECENT, they are,
nevertheless, equal to any emergency.
Why does the lonely woodpecker.
when he descends from his tree and
goes TO drink, stop several times on his
way and listen and look around before
he takes his draught? No II knows.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-01-11
"Floating a Dufrcr."


A friend of mine informs me that tits
the easiest thing in the world to float an
absolute duffer as a genuine Of the first
class. He tells me it is only n matter
of time, money and judicious advertise
ment.
OF course the first and second ele-
ments are undoubtedly necessary for
the ADEQUATE exploiting Of the third. But,
given these conditions, he says he will
undertake that Il man of little educa-
ton and no particular ability may take
his stand Us n man of the highest i'm
portance in any line he may choose to
adupt. If this be the ease it is a pity a
company is not formed to take the nat
ter up and work it.
The Booming society would ba . very
good title for such a corporation, and
as there are plenty of nobodies with
money who are anxious to persuade the
world they are men exceptionally dis
tinguished there would be probably cy-
cry chance of such u project becoming
a paying concern. If the chairman and
directors happened to be acute students
OF humuE nature the shares in such 3
company would doubtless soon be at q
prsmium.-LoRdon Graphic.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-01-11
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and Improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the'neeas of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax.
alive etlectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver add Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gistsi in Soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufacturcd by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-01-11
her f,rse school. her school

goveraess, her first school, her school
Notwithstanding. AS Iris turned
over these things her mind wandered
back to the old days. She became again Il
young ~girl-innoccnt, fancy free; she grew
np-sne was q woman innocent still.
Then aer mind jumped at one leap IL
the present, and sue saw herself US she
~~as-innocent no longer, degraded and
guilty. the vile accomplice of a vile con
spiracy.
Then; as one who has been wearing col
ored gltsses puts them off and sees tnings
in tier own true colors, she saw how she
lad been pulled down by a blind infatna.
ton to the level of the mai who had held
her in his fasclnatioi; she saw him as la
was RECKLESS, unstable. careless of name
and honor. Tlien for the first time she
realized the depths into which Che Wac
plunged aud the life which she was hence.
forth doomed to lead. The blind love felJ
from tier--ir was dead at last; but it left
her bound to the man by II chain which
nothing could break; she was in her right
senses: She saw things as they were; but
the knowledge am 100 late.
AaI. h1lSl1upI nA,lp no nlraplut In hriJrn
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-01-11
sCALPED A PALE FACE.
Two Indian Boys Confess TO Having
Murdered Il Man Near Antlcrs, 1
u. He Was White.

T.. Because He Was White.
Antlers, l.. T., Jan. 4.-Two small boys
were hunting hogs on kiamichi river
two miles north of here, when they
found the dead body of Lee Krum, 8
a white man, about "a years old. The
remains We're horribly mutilated, having
been pierced by a Winchester ball. TIL.
throat was cut, the ears We're gone, thu
flesh of the face had been removed and
the eyes We're gouged out. AS a f1ttins
climax to the foul deed the victim hat
been scalped.
On suspicion Will McAlester, n Chloe
taw boy about II years old, was arrest
ed Thursday. He denied the charge
but told that his half brother, Tayloi
Hickman, aged II years, and Thoma!
Davis aged 16, had told him hat the.
had killed Krum. They We're immediate
IL arrested by Deputy United State
Marshal Bert Brown and confessed tn,
shocking butchery. They had agree.
Saturday to kill a white man the e
day, saying that the United States law
We're no good. Crum came along abou
3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. They per
suaded him to go down to the rive
and while Davis held his hand he toll,
| Hickman to shoot him. The converse
| ton was Choctaw and Crum could no
understand 1t and did not kEow wha
they We're up to until he was shot. al
though fatally wounded Krum pulle,
a small empty pistol from his poke
and ran the boys off. They came hacI
but some men near frightened ther
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-01-11
New Metal, Giucinium.
nerfoap Manufacturers

american NldliuliSluici f.. wi
Glucinium is the name OF a new metal
which seems destined to become of great
Importance in the very near future. On
account of its peculiar qualities 1t will
be used especially for electrical pur-
poses. Aa its atomic weight is 81 and
its specific gravity zoo, its attractive
power is considerably greater than that
of iron and its conductibility is equal to
that of silver. Glucinium, therefore, is
more capable OF resistance than iron,
and q better conductor han copper, and
in addition to all that it is lighter than
aluminium. If these claims for this new
metal should be confirmed by practical
use there is no doubt that glucinium
will be used extensively for electrical
purposes, the more so as its CONNER
cial value will amour to about $50 d
pound or 100 times less than the same
volume and ten times less than the same
weight of platinum.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-01-11
INDIAN AND
A%stonished Red Men Sec New Value
in Il yellow Cur.

eH :. Hf=tlH raFeHleFH
Fort Sill Letter in Buffalo Express.
Nothing so completely mystiies an
Indian" said Captain ParSelio, at the
Officers club recently, as to witness
the operations of some itinerant sleight
OF hand performer, many OF whom find
their way into the sparsely settled. por-
tions of the northwest. where they are
always sure to reap a good harvest.
Prof. McAllister, the magician, once Wis
tied a camp of River Crows on the Tef-
loWstone. and, after extracting various
packs of cards and other articles from
the ears. necks, noses and garments OF
the astonished Indians, was invited TO a
big feast of roast dog and other delica-
cies. Chief Two Belly vas so impressed
by the great medicine powers OF the pro-
fessoI that he DOL him to his wigwam.
introducing him to his daughter, Miss
Nicista-Neeta tmeaning Wild Cat) and
offered her for Il Wife at the low price OF
two pennies. The feast and daughter
| We're both declined, but as McAllister
| was leaving the tepee he spied . lean.
yellow cur. He asked Chief Two Belly
how much he would take for the dog, at
the same time strokins the brute down
the back to his tail length, and each
time taking a handful of money from
the n of his tail.
Him very valuable dog said Nc
Allister. picking a coin out of the dogs
eye and another out of his nose. Two
ponies for him, chief
The Indians. with eyes as big as sau-
GERS, stood in awe n establishment,
and shook their heads. After McAllis-
tie: had gone they carried the rcor dog
down to the river side and cut him open.
nj the goose had 10 golden egg, and
they went slowly back to camp as COM
pletely d~umbfounded and as solemn as
human beings a possibly be"
| Mrs. ySfnsInNN.u S,,t,t,%r sy,stfp fnrr .ttldrrn
~ieetliNr. kuLtens the gums. rudncns InNnnmattDl
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-01-11
VENEZUELA COMMISSIONERS
All the Members Sworn in Today
but Prof. White.
All the Members but Mr.. White Met
This Morning and Received In
ssructions Concerning
Their Mission.

Washington. Jan. 4.-The Venezuelan
commission met at II o'clock this morn.
ing in the diplomatic room of the de-
partment of state. Messrs. Coudert.
Brewer, Alvey and Gilman are in at
tendance. Mr.. White is absent and Is
not expected to join the commission I'M
til next week.
The -four commissioners remained
With Secretary Olney for half an hou1
discussing routine matters pertaining
to their organization. Mr.. Olney Will
not participate in any way In the WorK
of h commission, and when the com
missioners emerged from his office Into
The diplomatic reception room, he re.
NAMED behind.
Each member of the tribunal with the
exception of Prof. White, received his
formal certificate Of appointment from
the president today. The form of this
c%redential is peculiar and extremely ex.
plicit, urging the commissioners to pro-
coed without delay. pointing out rules
for their government and noting that
the report must be made to the presi.
dent. The substance of the credential
is as follows:
You are hereby appointed a membe
of the commission to investigate and re.
1 l't oSo AIS ~ AS 49,
visional line between the territory OF
the republic of Venezuela and hat OF
British Guiana.
1T is expected hat the commission
will avail itself of all possible sources OF
information, and will apply to the mat.
ter all pertinent rules of municipal and
international law and will make a re.
port to the president of their conclu-
sions. together with the evidence and
documents submitted to and considered
by them. with as little delay as is com
hratible with the thorough and impartial
consideration OF the subject to be deal
with"
Upon assembling in he diplomatic
room, the commissioners Immediately
proceeded to the selection of a presiding
officer. who will hereafter be designated
as president. AS was expected. justice
Brewer was chosen unanimously.
President Brewer proceeded to admin
lister the oath of office 10 the other com
m%issioners and then Commissioner AL
vey acted in a like capacity for the pres
ident of the commission.
A motion to designate q clerk to &c
for the present temporary session of tn
commission vas adopted n j. Waite
Blanford, private secretary OF h secre
tary of state, was accordingly desig
mated.
Commissioner Gilman moved that al
inquiry be made as to the best ma,
showing the physical characteristics O
the country in question and whether
could be reproduced in convenient forr
for the use of the commission. This wa
adopted and the commission authorize
Commissioner Gilman to make such a
inquiry.
{ This concluded all business for pres
ent consideration and the commissio
adjourned to meet on Saturday mex
January IL, at 1890 O'Clock a. m, unles
v the committee refuse to select anothe
date in tbs diplomatic room of tn
state,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-01-11
@agzzlNEsIEIASilN; Iijl
HER CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
Appreciated by the Wife, but Ate,
All She Preferred the Money.

All n Preferred the Money.
From Life.
Here is your Christmas present"
There vas q look OF great happiness
on Dimpleton's face as he turned to-
ward his wife and handed her a neat,
rectangular package, on which her
name was carelessly written in pencil.
Yes, my dear" he continued, as, with
an air of m~ystiiication. his wife cut the
string and examined curiously in turn a
bright new passbook and c~heckbook of
a we'll known bank. "for some time I
was troubled 10 know just what to get
you. Recalling the number of occasions
that you have remarked that you would
Ill to feel that o Were Independent,
n knowing also what an excellent
thing it Is for a woman to acquaint her
self with the ordinary methods of doing
business, it occurred to me that it would
be a nice thing to open a bank account
for your own use. l ave therefore de-
posted $1,000 to your credit. Here are
your bank bool, and your book of blank
checks, and o nave only to step
around to the bank With me and leave
your signature. and the thing will be
complete. There, what do you think of
that for your Christmas? %
TITS lovely, dear, of course replied
Mrs. Dimpleton. looking at him some
what vaguely as she absently turned
over the leaves of the c~heckbook, and
yet, do you know, I think / would rather
have had the money!
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-01-11

chicago flDuhe
The combined window glass makers
of this country have advanced prices %
per cent since las spring. Nevertheless
they report that they are in practical
control of the home market, that the
i~mDortations are falling off and that
large quantities of American glass are
being shipped to South America; there
fore these manufacturers are tolerably
we'll protected as long as thay let Their
prices emain as they are. But If they
attempt to push them up another notch
then they will see an increase in i'm.
ports and a decrease in the demand 70,
their own products.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-01-11
s1ss,ooo,ooo for Pensions.

Washington, Jan. 4.-The subcommit.
tee of the house appropriation commit
tee having In charge the preparation
of the pension a~ppropriatio.: bill has
finished it's labors and them easure will
be laid before the full committee or
Wednesday next. The committee has
reduced the appropriation for the next
fiscal year $4,000 900 below the commits
sioner's estimates, which were $4,000.
nuA- = = ------
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-01-11
TELESCOPE LENSES.
Interesting Speculation to the Limit
in size in Object Glasses.

- ia 5sLG IA IbJSSk etSsSNS.
Rochester Democrat md Chronicle: Thu
great lenses, forty inches in clear aper-
ture, for the Yerkes telescope, are now
complete in the workshop of Avian G.
Clark at Cambridgeport, Mass.
An observatory to be under the control
of the Chicago university, has been
equipped for the reception of the great
telescope, and it will soon be in use. The
tube, which is of steel and is siXty-three
feet long, was made in time for exhibition
at Chicago during the Columbian eXposi-
tion, and is said to be equal to all the de-
n for strength, rightly n easy
movement. The two lenses composing the
objective are of the simplest form. One ia
of crown and the other of flint glass, each
being forty and a half Inches indianeter.
An inch and a half is cut off in mounting,
giving a clear aperture of forty inches.
The crown lensc is double convex, three
quarters of an inch thick at the edge and
two and three quarters of an inch thick at
the center, being well supported by the
circumference, this thickness gives suf-
.fcient rightly, although the weight is
nearly 200 pounds. The flint or negative
Tense is plano-concave, two inches thick
at the edge and about an inch and a quar-
ter in the center, weighing 800 pounds.
These lenses have been tested for months
by Mr.. Clark, and local imperfections have
been corrected in a most careful manner.
The production of the rough disks OF
glass was u labor of great difficulty, and
the final success of the makers in Paris
marks a great advance in the manufacture
of optical glass. One of the disks was
completed and delivered at Cambridge
port long before the other was perfected,
and 1t was necessary to await the produc-
ton OF both before the labor of grinding
and polishing could be undertaken.
1t would not be surprising If a telescope
of forty-eight inches aperature were con
structed within the next ten years and
; perhaps earlier. OF course the possible
sagging of the glass from its own weight
may become ~perceptible in a glass of fifty
inches. But the perfection of the forty
inch glass shows that the limit has not
been reached, and no one can tell whether
n properly proportional glass OF forty
eight inches will sag or not until the ex.
pertinent is tried.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-01-11

over the arrangement which had Thus
grown up between them: it became wider
every day: he lived apart md alone; he
Eat in his own room, smoking more cigars,
drinking more brandy and water than
was good for him: sometimes he paced the
gravel walks in the garden: in the evening
after dinner he went out and walked about
the empty streets of the quiet city. Once
or twice he ventured into n cafe. sitting
in Il corner. his hat drawn over his eyes;
but that was dangerous. For the most
part he kept in the str, cts and he spoke to
M ana -