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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-29
ILLINOIS FIREMsN'S TOURNAMENT.
Winners In the Events That Came OF n
the First Days Competition.

NAPERvILLE, July .a.-Thc eighth an
nual Firemcn's tournament began here
yesterday. The first thing was parade
in five divisions, presenting n handsome
appearance. There were fourteen entries
In the hundrcd.yard race. Clark, of Mount
Carroll. won in O:i0 -. Savannah, Abirg-
don, Monmouth, Polo and Dixon contend
ed Tor the championship ladder climber 6
bldgc. Abbott, of Polo, won in 0:5 10;
Dixon. second, 0:6 10; Savannah and
Abingdon tied for third money, savannah
winning in O:j %.
In the novelty hose race Harvey failed
because the coupler did not give the screw
two turns. Carroll failed also. the pipe
man did not reach the line. Napcrvillt
won in O:3i -. The feat in the novelty
race is to run loo yards from the plug tC
the cart. run with the cart to the plug, lay
lOo feet of regulation hose, break III,
coupling. two turns, ard attach the pipe
| two turns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-29
WRECK AND RUIN AT rIrTsBy eG.
what Daylight Revealed to the People of
the smoky City.


Tho full extent of the damage wrought
IN and aboat this city 10y Monday night
hurricane was not known until daylight.
when wreck and ruin were apparent on
all sides. summed up. with many out
lying districts tn hear from, the result was
two lives lost, thirty-siS injured, many, IL
Is feared. fatally. aud property damaged
to the extent Of Sioo.OOO. The lis; Of killed
a far a. reported Is as follows: Jacob
Nuritcr. aged -. i7 Forward avenue tn
s,autly Killed in Greenfield avenue u. n
falling fence: John Filus a-cd -. skull
tru .hcI by u falling tr,r a; sugar Camp
grove.
Dispatches from all points rcror; heavy
d1magcs frnm the storm and many nar-
rpV escapes. hut fortunately NJ more Ia
talt.rs. Ati.llwoud. Lawrence county. the
pumping station was struck hv lightning
and Charles Mitchell, tine cnginccr. Inr.
allied. lli> condition j. critical AT 1ur
tic Cr,s'k a new house was struck 10y hight
ming and drmnlishcd. -Four children, N.h,
h6d sought shelter In the housc from IT,,
storm. c>carcj Injury. In Eayctic county
seven hridg's were washed away between
Cunncllsv.llc and Juinntown. At West
Newton the buildings of thu West Newton
Ground Cement aud Lime company wcr'
crushed like en-. shells by falling icbri.
fr'iu the ovvthluSing clins. The loss vii
Smount to several thous and dollars.
At Penn station a two story house b.
longing to John Drirsts,dt was completed,
demolished. The family was not hart
The greatest damage. however. was IL
Washington county. which was the scrn,
of cioudhurst yesterday morning. Hun
drSis oi bridges have been washed ava,
and traffic has been suspended on tn
Washington and Wayncsbars r.iilro,d
IL the oil fields an enormous amount u
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-29

oil was lost through breaking of mains,
aud scores of rigs were demolished. At
Claysvillc houses were unroofcd, trees up
rooted and many buildings are tota,
wrecks. The United Presbyterian church
and the C!ay-villc high school building
suffered the scvercst loss there, being
struck hy lightning and wrecked
Reports brought in from the surround.
ing country state that the storm has
wrought great destruction for miles
around. In some places houses We're re-
moved from their foundations. but no fur.
thcr loss Of life is yet reported. Many
houses and barns were struck By the
lightning
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-29
THE sExTuPLsT VS.. LOCOMOTIVE.
Steam Proves superior to Nusclc-Empir,
Statc ENprcss the Victor.

SYRACUSE, July 29.-When the west
bound Empire state express was about
two miles west Of Syracuse yesterday aft
crnoon ii raced with six athletic young
men on sextuplst. Arrangements for
the race We're quietly completed several
days ago. At this point i stretch Of
cindcr patch about four feet wide and a
mile and a half long. As soon as the En-
pirc hove in sight the scxtuplet got under
way.
Tho Empire was soon abreast and the
race began. Fora quarter OF q mile it was
an even thing At the end O. n half mile
the sextuplct was four lengths ahead. The
scxtuplct was then Obliged to slow down
| owing To short bridge quarter of n mile
ahead. \ number of railroad officers and
bicycle men witnessed the race and foui
photos of the race wc-C secured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-29
REED is FIRST TO RANT.
Speaker Opens the Republican Camping,
on His denomination.

SA -"
ALFRED, Maine, July 29.-In
connection with his denomination for
congress by the First district repub-
lean convention. Hon. Thomas B.
Reed delivered the address opening
the republican national campaigo. He
said that two months ago the elec.
tion of republican candid ate was
conceded. Today it was claimed
that all this had changed and the
party which had been arrayed for
decent burial had burst it cerements
Of the grave, and, transformed by
some new arrangements of
crowns, thorns and crosses of gold
was to lead us to a new happiness
and even repair all the, damages
it had wrought. He said that all
human experience showed those who
have blundered will blunder again,
and the wisest course was to folio "
the captain who never lost ship.
The speaker then argued q. length
against the free coinage of silver.
Hanna Meets Lieutenant..
NEW YORK. July Ex-senator
QUAY was in consultation with Hau-
IA this morning. Neither would
speak Of the subject under discus
sion afterwards. Vice Presidential
Candidate Hobart was subsequently,
closeted with Hanna. He said after.
ward he would not 60 west during
the campaign. but devote his time to
the east; that Hanna thought be
could assist at the New York head
quarters.
Free Silver In Nebraska.
NORFOLK, Neb. July 29.-The free
silver conference of the Third dis
trict today nominated ex-Justice
samuel Maxwell for congress, and
|appo;nted three committees to notify
the democratic. populist and prohi.
bition conventions OF the action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-29
Chinese Troop, Aon;hilate,,.

VASCoUvEB, B. C.. July 2a.-Fiyc thou
sand Chinese troops sent to Lanchou to
suppress the Nahomct1n rebels seem to
have been aunihilatcd. the steamer Em-
press OF India reports. although better pre-
visicncd and equipped. All are either
killed or missing The rebels are row
mad for blood, staying all in authority,
killing and pi!lag.r.,in their raids through
fh, country
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-29

ST. JOE, Mo-. July PA Van
dnlla freight train ran through q
bridge near Charlottesville. Ind, this
morning killing Conductor Fowler,
Fireman. John Berber, Brakeman
Mckenzie: and seriously injuring
Roadmsster Brothers and Engineer
Bowman. The accident was caused
bv n washout. The train was de-
mclished.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-29
That shocking Crime ut Cairo.

prisoned here for the killing of DR. l. y
Coffee early Monday morning DIR. 6 p
Crabtree has made several attempts {.
take his own life. The whole communii,
is deeply shocked over the affair, as boil
men were monument in the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-29
Ts:lors strike Stiii Growing.

NEW YORK, July @9.-Thrcc thousand
trousers makers joined the tailors strike
YESTERDAY. swelling the total number OF
hands now out TO about 222,V'. Las, night
the childrca's jacket makers sent word to
the Brotherhood OF Ta.lors that they would
gu.t work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-29

BULUwAyo. july IA force of irnpe-
rial troops is being hurrirdly pushed to
the front from Macloutsie ~ Mangwe and
Fort Tuli. The situation is becoming
more serious every day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-29
Enhrr. Garrett Dead.

BALTIMORE. July 29.-Robert Gar
rett. ex-pTe.ident OF the Baltimore *
Ohio railway, died at Deer Park.
Nd, a. 5 o'clock this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-29
There's Method in Our Madness

seems like madness part to sacrifice prices way have
but it. method not to carry from another any
of stock To accomplish this end will necestate great
ducon prices all through store That part we have taken
Of To buy will be you like getting gold dollars
of silver
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-29

What you want when you are all
ing is a medicine that will cure you.
Try Hoods Sarsaparilla and be con-
vinced of its merit.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29
A CHURN THAT CHTRNS IN ONE
MINUTE.

have been in the dairy business all
my lite and have many times churned
tor an Hour before butter would appear,
so when I heard of churn that would
churn in a minnie, I concluded to try
it. Every day for a week / used it,
and not only could I churn in a min
ute, but / got more and better butter
than with the common churn. This is
very import ant information to butter
makers. The churn works easily and
will churn an ordinary churning in less
than sixty seconds. have sold two
dozen Of these churns in the past
month. Every butter maker that has
seen me churn in less than a minute
bought one. You can obtain all desir-
ed information regarding the churn by
addressing J. F. Casey & Co., st. Louis,
Mo-, and they will give you prompt
and courteous attention.
A DAIRYMAM.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29

When your stomach begins to
trouble you, it needs help. The help
it needs, is to digest your food, and, un-
til it gets it, you won't have any peace
Stomach trouble 1s very distressing,
very obstinate, very dangerous. Many
of the most dangerous diseases begin
with simple indigestion. The reason
Is that indigestion (not-digestion, not
nourlsment) weakens the system and
allows disease germ to attack 1t. The
antldote is Shaker Digestive Cordial,
Strengthening, nourishing, curative.
It cures indigestion and renews
strength and health. It does this by
Strengthening the stomach, by helping
it to digest your food. 1t nourlshes
you. Shaker Digestive Cordial is made
of pure herbs, plants and wine. is per
fectly harmless and will certainly cure
all genuine stomach trouble. Sold by
Druggists, price 10 cents to $l.OO pc,
bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29
Sale of Land Under Mortgage.

Under and by virtue OF a mortgage
made and executed by the late III. J.
Pope to Louis billiard which is regis
tered in the Registers Office OF Halifax
county in Book II A. page 1O8, will
on Monday, Nov. End 1896, at noon, at
the court house door in Halifax, North
Carolina, proceed to expose to public
sale the real estate described in said
mortage, to wit The tract of land in
Weldon township, Halifax county,
North Carolina, wherein the late II. J.
Pope resided, bounded by the lands OF
N. NJ. Long, deceased, G. J. Gee, de-
ceased, and the Badger land, and con-
tanning 997 acres the said land being
subject to prior encum brance to r.
B. PEBBLES, Trustee, made to secure a
debt due to Miss Mildred Cameron.
Terms cash. Sept. Oath 1896.
10 lot. Mrs. NELLY billiard,
Executrix OF Louis Hllliard, deceased.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29
4 CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY.

read how one of your subscribers
made money selling Dishwashers I Or
dered one. and my lady friends were
charmed, as they hate dishwashing.
Nv brother and 1 commenced selling
them, and have made 81 100 after pay
ing all expenses. We don't canvass
any. Our sales are made at home.
People come or send for them. The
Mound City Dishwasher is the best
Dlshwasher on the market. Our bust
ness is increasing, and we are going to
keep right on, until we make ten thous-
and dollars. We sell from 5 to Is ma
chimes every day, and some days more.
The Dishwasher is lovely, every house
keeper wants one. There Is no excuse
to be poor when so much money can
be made selling Dish Washers. For
full particulars, address The Mound
City Dish Washer Co., st. Louise, Mo.
They will start you on the road to sue
cees. a RkAD1R.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29
A REMARKABLE LETTER.
OFFICE OF F. A. GULLEDGE.
VERBENA, ALA, Aug. 81, 1896.
Mr.. A. B. Glrardeau,
Savannah Ga


Dear Sir In reply to yours of the
goth inst, l will say that I freely en-
dorse ali you or others have said OF
could ever say about Johnson's Chill
and Fever Tonic. Two months ago
father who is IS years old, was tricken
down with Bilious Fever, and came
near dying. I began at once with the
Tonic giving him a dose every two
hours. ] called in our family doctor
and told him what I was doing. He
said it was the right treatment and adj
vised that l continue 1t. He called
again the next day and saw the effect
of the Tonic and gave nothing himself.
Within week my father was able to
walk about the house.
l persuaded him to take second
bottle and under its use he has grown
strong. Although IS years old on the
Oath OF last June, he has to-day taken a
horseback ride of six miles unattended.
This is only one Of many remarkable
cures performed by the Tonic that has
come under my personal observation
in the last "a years that l have been
selling the Tonic.
If this remarkable medicine cost SIS
a bottle and could only be obtained in
London, there would be widespread in
terest manifested In it and vigorous et-
forts made to obtain it. But the fact
that it sells for so cents bottle and
this returned If you are not pleased with
the medicine, lead many people to
overlook it altogether.
I use it in every case in my own fam.
lily and in my own immediate influence.
Don't think that have ever been call
ed on to refund the purchase price of a
single bottle. Had one customer who
came sixteen miles for a bottle last
week. Yours very truly,
F. A. GULLEDGE.
For sale by
p. T. WHITEHEAD & CO.,
Scotland Neck, N. G.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29

Train on Scotland Neck Branch road
leaves Weldon 1856 p M, Halifax Alb
p m, arrives Scotland Neck at sos m
Greenville CAT p m, Kinston 7.45 p m.
Returning leaves Kinston 7.2O m,
Greenville S.22 m. Arriving Halifax
at 11.OO a M, Weldon 11.2O a m,
daily except Sunday.
| Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington 500 m, arrives at Par
mele $50 m, returning leaves Parme~
lie $50 a M, arrives Washington 1925
p m. Daily except Sunday. Connects
with trains on Albe,narle and Raleigh
Railroad and Scotland Neck Branch.
Train leaves Tarboro, via Albemarle
& Raleigh road Daily except Sunday,
5.3op m, Sunday 500 p m, arrive Will
liamston, IT'S p M, APO p. M, Ply
mouthS.3O p m, $40 p m. Returning
leaves Plymouth, Daily except Sunday,
600, a. m. Williamson 7.3O M,
9.5S m. Arrive Tarboro 1910 a IN.
11.2O m.
Trains on Southern Division, Wilson
and Fayetteville Branch leave Fayette-
vile Branch leave Fayetteville 80 D
II, arrive Rowland 7.11am. Return
ii, leave Rowland 7.35 a m, arrive at
Fayetteville 9.l9 m. Daily except
Sunday.
Train on Midland, N. c., Branch
leaves Goidsboro, daily except Sunday
600 !. m, arrive Smithfield 73O a m.
Returning leaves Smithtield 500 m,
arrive Go!dsboro $50 a NJ.
Train On Nashville Branch leaves
Rocky Mount at go ~ arrives Nash
7.l5 p H., Spring Hope 7.4O p II.
Returning leaves Spring Hope 500 a
M, Nashville $50 m. Rocky Mount
?.15 NJ, daily, except Sunday.
Train on Clinton branch leaves War
saw for Clinton daily except Sunday
st $50 p NJ, and 11.15 m. Return
ing leaves Clinton at $50 M, and 3.
10 p m connecting at Warsaw for Gin
ton, daily, except Sunday at $40 p m,
and lilo a M. Returning leaves Clin-
ton at $50 M, and $40 p M. con-
at Warsaw with Nos. Al, 40, % and IS.
Trains No. 81 South bound and IL
North will stop only at Rocky Mt,
Wilson, Goldsboro and Magnolia.
Train No. IS makes close connection
at Weldon for all points North daily.
All rail via Richmond land daily except
Sunday via Bay Line, also except Sun
day, with Norfolk and all points north
via Norfolk. JOHN F. DININE,
}. X. kENLY, GENERAL SUIT
SUP'r TRANS. Il. M. EMMERSON,
Gen'l Pas Agt.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29
The Ideal Panacea.

James l.. Francis, Alderman Chlca.
go says: II regard DR.. Kings New Dis
covery as an Ideal Panacea for Coughs,
Colds, and Lung Complaints, having
used In my family for FIVE years, to the
exclusion of physicians prescriptions
or other preparations"
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa,
writes 81 have been Minister of the
Methodist Episcopal Church for SO
years or more, and have never found
anything so beneficial, or that gave me
such speedy relief as DR.. Kings New
Discovery" Try this Ideal Cough
Remedy now. Trial Bottles Free at E.
T.. Whitehead & Co.'s Drug Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29
A Valuable Prescription.

Editor Morrison of Worthington,
Ind, SUM-" writes; "You have a val
liable prescription In Electric Bltters,
and and can cheerfully recommend 1t
for Constipation and Sick Headache,
and as a general system tonic it has no
equal" Mrs. Annie Stehle, 1926 Cot
tage Grove Ave., Chicago, was all run
down, could not eat nor digest food
had backache which never left hel
and felt tired and weary, but six bot
ties of Electric Bltters restored he1
health and renewed her strength. sc
cents and $1.OO. Get bottle at E. T.
Whitehead & Co.'s Drug Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29

Some of the Chinese customs would
do to initiate. On New Years each
man and boy, from the Emperor down,
pays visit to his mother, carrying her
a present and thanking her for her care
of him. He also expresses wish that
this care will continue in the future.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29

George Pilgrim, of Townsville, Ca,
has what is probably the smallest dog
in the country. The little fellow is
over seven months old and is no larger
than good-sized rat and weighs only
q pound and quarter. It is decided
curiosity.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29

Butterflies, SO many as almost to in
terfere with clear vision, we've observed
over the Columbia River one evening
by Oregon people, near Lyle, and there
was no indication from whence the
insects came or whittier they were GO
inu
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29
Lee and His Soldiers.
Youths Companion

Youths Companion
Gen. Robert E. Lee, the C., tfederatt
commander in the civil war, was almost
idolized by his soldiers. A curious in
cident illustrating both the love OF the
men and Lees courtesy towards them
is related by a Confederate veteran.
Not long after the surrender, when
rumors were abroad that Lee was like
" to be executed for treason, the Cen
eral was living at his home in Rich
mond. One day confederate soldier
in the ragged remnants OF butternut
uniform came up to Gen. Lee as he
sat on the veranda of his house and sa-
luted very respectfully. The General
saluted in return and asked the man
what he wanted.
General" said he, "there's fifty
more of us fellows round the corner"
Indeed Why don't they come up to
the house,"
'Too ragged, General. They're rag
geder'n me. Now I'll tell you what
we're after, General. We hear you're
to be tried for treason. Now, we've
got mountain hollow way up there.
where nobody can't get. There's
right smart of good land in it, and if
you'll come along we'll work the land
for you and take good care OF you, and
you shan't never suffer want!''
Lee was much affected. He called
the rest of the ragged veterans into the
house, and while he told them that it
would not be proper tor him to hide
in the mountains or to seek to escape
in any way from whatever might befall
him, he was very grateful to them for
their offer.
They went sadly back to their noun
tain hollow, but soon afterwards under
stood that they were free to take up
the ordinary employments of life
mong their fellows and that none
were to die or lose their liberty tor
their part in the war.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29
PERSONAL.

FREE-64-page medical reference
book to any person afflicted with any
special, chronic or delicate disease pc
culiar to their sex. Address the lead
ing physicians and surgeons of the
United States, DR.. Hathaway & Co.
224 South Broad street, Atlanta, Ga.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29

Johnsona Chill and Fever Tonic
cures every time. Cost so cents bot
tie if it curces not one cent if it does.
not. E0e saan ~ E. T. Whitehead &
Go u,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29
UuDSON'S ENGLISH KITCHEN,

1877 Main St., NORFOLK, VA.
Is the Leading Dining Room in the
City for Ladies and Gentlemen. Strict
" Temperance Place. All meals 25c
Hudson's Surprising Coffee q
Speciality. l L. 1y
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29
uYSPEPS STA
DID 1T
Weakened One Mans Constitution
Until It Brought Him to
Deaths Door.

Mr.. James s. Harrison, a we'll
and highly respected citizen of Cleve-
land, O., was for years a sufferer from
dyspepsia and general debility, and in
his weakened condition, resulting from
the above causes, he had the additional
ill-luck to fall victim to malaria from
this complication of disorders. Mr..
Harrison's condition was becoming very
serious, when he commenced to take P.
P. p, Lippman's Great Remedy. Its
effects were marked and immediate.
Read his letter to us. Its earnestness
is apparent:
GENTLEMEN: For the benefit of all
suffering from dyspepsia and general
debility beg to submit my testimonial
as to the efficacy of your p. P. T., Lipp-
mans Great Remedy, as positive
cure for all the distressing complaints
from which suffered.
My system was also full of Malaria
and my condition was growing very
serious; had no appetite, was LOSING
strength and was completely broken
down in health, but now nv health IS
completely restored, and can eat like
a field laborer, without the slightest
fear of any serious results
take great pleasure in telling the
world that p. P. p. did the grand work
of restoring me to my accustomed
health. Yours truly,
JAMES S. HARRISON
Cleveland, o.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29

Itch on human and horses ana all
animals cured in so minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. This never
fails. Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
Druggist, Scotland Neck N. c..
IL 4 80 1y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29
Sold by al druggists.

uPPMAN BROS, Apothecaries, Sole Prop'rs,
Lsppman's Block, Savannah. Ga.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-10-29

1fyou get up feeling tired and stupid,
p. P. p. should be talzen-it will make
you feel well.
P. P. P. cures eczema, that tortur.
ing, itching disease of the skin and
blood. If your blood is kept pure. you
will not be disfgured with pimples,
boils and blotches.
P. P. p. is the deadly foe and van
quisher of rheumatism. Its effects are
immediate and lasting, and it not only
relieves, but permanently cures
Scrofula, which is hereditary and
deep-seated in the blood can be cured
by p. P. P. 1t is the one and only posi-
tive cure for this dread disease.
Sufferers from kidney troubles find
immediate relief when they take P. P.
P. as it cures all irregularities and re-
stores to nature her proper functions.
Sold by Ill druggists.