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

% WOMAN lovely woman nature made
thee to temper man we had been brutes
without you. Woman more than merits
all the good things that have been said OF
her by the wits and poets of all times
When man 1auds woman and her charms
and virtues, he has in his minds eve an
ideal. That ideal is always a healthy wo-
man. No man makes pretty speeches and
witty toasts about woman, with the picture
IN his mind of weak, sickly, nervous wo.
man, tortured by pain, and suffering from,
depression and dependency. 1t is in the
power OF every woman to be some mani.
ideal If she VIII but build up and guard
her wouIaiily health
The best of known remedies for all fo-,,,.
of disease peculiar to women is DIR. P;erce,s
FavoTite Prescription. It works directIv ON
but one set of organs in a wornan's BODY
1t allays and eTadicates pain. 1t soothes in
Illumination. 1t invigorates and purif;es II
restores complete health, to the organs dis
tnctly feminine and banishes weakness
depression and dependency It is the dis.
covery Of Dr.. K. Y. Pierce chief consuItinc
physician to the lnvalid's Hotel and Suro;'
cal Institute, Buffalo, y. Y. If Won wish IN
know more about it write to him.
This IS to tell ycu," writes Sister Eliza T a..
Falcon. OF Corpus Christi. Nueces Co Teas
that had been Ill for twenty one ven -
was finally cured by your medicines the Golden
Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription "
1t is as easy to be well as ill-aud mucl,
more comfortable. Constipation is THE
cause of many forms of illness DR.. Pierce,s
Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. They
are tiny, sugar coated granules. One III
tie Pellet " Il gentle laxative, two a mild
ca'AaItic. al dealers IL medicines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12
The Dsscsvery saved uss s.,s..

q. Caillouctte, druggist. Beavers.
Vile, H., says: To DIR. Kings New
Discovery I owe hy life. Was taken
with Ia grippe and tried all the ply.
sicians for miles about, but Of nc
avail, and was given up and told I
could not live. Having DIR. Kings
New Discovery Ia my store. I sent
for . bottle and began lite use. and
from the first dose began to get bet.
ter, AMI after using three bottles was
up and about again. IL IL worth its
weight in gold. We won't keep store
or house without it," Get Q free
trial at Hartz q Ullemcyers drug
store
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12
ODUHTv BCls.a,sHD.
Tr0nsfers

Dec. l0-Peter Simon to Fred Car .
son, e3 lot 10. block I. Johu Deere.
I'd, Moline. $500.
Otto Peterson by mater 10 Peter
Simon. q lot Is. block l. John
D.ere's a I'd Moline. t6s7 IA.
ll-Josep, Fi,xpstrick TO Mr.. B
p. Sander-on. part lot 12. block /.
old town Of Milan. $3.50.
Maggie A. Parker TO Thomas c.
Ndtter, Indefinite tract, Rock I-land
county, $50
Augustus Drury to Henry Ryh yer.
part vi mel 10, Ia. 1w. t60o
William r. wherry To Jane A
Coulter, nwi nxl IS. 16. 6w. 5000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12
ON THE BURNING DECK.
This Lad Saved the Ship by His
Courage.
A REAL Boy HERO OF THE SEA.
Rallied the Sailors when They Were
About to Abandon the vessci-".zf We
Have to Die, Let's Die Like Mcn!" He
Cried.

Have to Die, Let's Die Like Mcn!" He
Cried.
This Is the accurate story of another boy
"a real boy of the present moment-who
stood on the burning deck. He is even q
more soul stirring boy than Casabianca,
Tor Casabianca had to be told to stand
where he did. This modern hero not only
stood fast by the ship through his own vo-
lition, but he made the quaking seamen
stand by with him and bring the vessel
triumphantly out of danger. You will read
OF no manlier act in all history than thae
of little 1i-year-old Horace Conner of the
steamship Marine, 5000 tons, owned by
the Ocean Transport company and now at
the Azores for repairs.
The Seaman's journal Of London gives
the facts of the incident, along with news
of the fire damage to the Marine. On Oct
the Marine, laden with chemicals, was
running through violent seas. The ocean
was foaming and fuming, but above the
roar of the wind Captain Murray, from
the bridge, at 10 O'Clock that night heard
a strange, tumultuous noise on board. He
hastily dispatched the third officer to ascer-
tain the cause. The officer scarcely had
reached the deck ''when a terrifying VOL
ume of flame shot up from the fore part of
the main deck." He ran back to the bridge
deck.
Chemicals afIre, sir" he shouted to the
captain.
Several of the iron drums full Of the
most inflammable kind of material, and
which burns as hot as hades, lad bee n
forced loose by the pitching and jumping
of the ship and their contents somehow
ignited. Dense, suffccating smoke arose
and drove the men from their posts of
duty. 1t drove every man from the engine
room except the chief engineer and fourth
who stuck manfully to their en-
gines, and throughout the whole perilous
time carried out the orders telegraphed to
them below by the captain.
Even the man at tho wheel fed for safety
to another part Of the burning vessel
There was tho Marine pounding about.
with fire in her yitals, and wind and
waves Doubling their punishment upon
her when she no longer faced them, but
driftcd helplessly.
Captain Murray damned the men and
damned the elements; but he swore by his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12
HORACE CONFER.

HORACE CONFER.
ship, and he took her helm and put her
before the wind again, her iron nose as
pugnaciously resistant as before.
A heavy derrick, burned through, fell
and slapped her OH the deck. She hurled
1t from brlwark to bulwark, smashing
parts of herself in the multiplying dis
tresses of tho moment. Then tho chief
mate gathered some of the panicky crew
and secured the derrick. Seeing the flames
rise higher, swapping like huge banners in
a gale, the crew then ran upon the poop
and huddled there, too frightened for sew
eral seconds to know enough to put on life
belts. One Of them grabbed q life belt,
and his companions fought one another to
be first to get the other belts and buckle
them on.
Their frenZied contest was interrupted
suddenly by the approach Of little Conner,
the cabin boy, bareheaded, whose shrin
voice was heard through the tempest cry
ing:
What's the use Of going on like that?
II we have to die, let's die like men and
Englishmenr'
The sailors stopped their struggling.
They appeared to understand the abject-
ness Of their position. "Ccne on, menu
said one. Lets at least be boysr' And
they followed the little fellow back and
stood again ready for commands at their
places of duty.
twas hard. desperate labor. But OF $50
O'Clock next morning the fire had been 30
far subdued that the peril OF being left on
a boisterous open ocean, with nothing but
the lifeboats, was soon entirely overcome.
This was not accomplished. however, with
out most of the men being left with wounds
from the fierce battle. L Ryder, another
boy, bore his part Of the fight with admit
rable pluck and fortitude.
Ryder was the messrocm steward. In
helping the crew against the flames his
foot was crushed. Turning to the second
officer, he said, "Please, sir, cut it off,"
In his letter to the owners Mt Liverpool
Captain Murray speaks in terms that do
ones heart good Of the gallantry Of these
two lads. They were training ship boys,
one having come from the English training
ship Exmouth to the Marine and the other
from the warspite last Oct 9, which means
that they had seen only five days actual
sea service before showing what splendid
stuff they were made Of. Captain Murray
SAYS that for the brave words of little
Conner at time when everything was at
It's worst the crew are going to give him .
present Ryder's foot had to be amputated
He is now in the hospital at Azores, where
the steamship he sacrificed it for Is under
going repairs
It's pity these boys have no fathers
alive to be proud of them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12
Hair Hsss P.smiss for ispi.

Clergymcn and others entitled T.
half fare permits are requested "a
ME their applications fr came st
orce 10 order that permits may be re.
ceived by Jan. ]. 1897. Blanks can
be procured AZ X. T. & r. depot, foo,
OF Tweofieth street One application
only ]. necessary 20 procure permit
over oil lines Ia the Western Passen.
ger association, same o. for 1895.
X. STocKHorsE.
General Ticket Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12
Pupi!caLioEotice,
SraTS LF i.i-iS.jl6,
fsJkIsLIFE CUNT,

SrATS VI i.LiS.Jls,
E5tk IsLsrB COUNT,
In he Circuit court, SeAber term. A. D
1870.
N " Sturgeon W. PatriS regg Borgess., in
chan cry
filGavit o' the NOM nee Of Patrick
Greg: ko'ccrs. the eboye Sndant, that HE
place 81 residence in uIklOwbd that UPON due
and dill - ut inquiry cen not b4ertained, having
teen cd in the clerk q Of the circuit
cur OF said county, notice therefore here
by gwen 20 the said noIrrent defer .isnt,
tfat the cOmyia iDant filed bill of com.
plant in the said court on lhanccry side
thereof or the 18th day OF Au4. A. D. 1886,
ard tast sdm!pons was l-euei reon out Of
tsit court. wherein eaid tait now pending
retu:nable On the first Monday the month Of
January next, as is BY lev nQEA
Now, uDiass you, the aid treeieent de
fen8ant above named, Patrn Greg Bog
peas, snail personally De and ppsar before
the sed circuit CoIrC on he day of the
next I. rln thereof, to be hoi!eI Rock Island.
n and for said county, Onthe 4 Monday in
9anua Eext, and plead, ans| or demur
the saii complainant's hi 1fbplsiut. the
aIHe and the matters theret chaiG and slated
viii be taken as confessed all q De. entered
gains; you according TO the rayeIf said bill.
GEORGE 7. CABS, { lerk,
Rock Island, H., Sept. 2d8 800.
STURGEON & MARSHALL, nlainaDA SOLICITOR
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12
Rh-u@ssss. Dared - . Dsy.

Mystic Cure" for rheumatism
and neuralgia cures ir ! 20 s days.
Its action upon Tie system lie re-
msrksblc end mysterious. II re.
moves nj once the cause, and the
disease immediately disappears. The
6rst dose greatly relieves. 20 csnts.
Sold by Ofto Grotjsn, druggist. Rcch
leland. and Gust schlogsl = Son. &c
West Second s;ress. DsvoupoSt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12

DIR. Wiiliame' Indian Pile Ointmsnt
will cure blind, bleeding, liberated
and itching piles. II abs r,s the
sumorss aliays the itching ~ once,
acts - . Poultice. gives instant re-
relief. DR.. Williams Indian Pile
Ointment is prepared only for piles
ard itching Of the private Parts. and
nothing else. Every box is guaran-
teed. Sold by druggists. sent By
mail for so cents and 81 per box
TllLIAAs Me- Co, Props, Clevs
issd, Ohio. For sale BY al drug
Rtsto.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12

and it Is q well known
fact that car drivers
and conductors; Gu
ginecrs. brakem n
and conductors. are
very liable TO have
kidney or bladder
troubles in some
form. So are traSel-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12
c0AL.
Publi{on Notice.
s Eoor is or 1I co's.: }.s

hOCK ISLAND COtr.
In the circuit e. January term. 1897.
Atry Hoooa.s We Eander EOodale, in chan
Gerry.
Affidavit OF non.rasnce Of Alexander Hood
al. the above de1et4, having been fledin the
clerks office Of the cit court OF aa;d comfy. nc
tice !. therefo'e ferefken 10 the said non resi-
d. nj defen1snt that complainant died her bill
OF complaint in naid 81 on tn. chancerv side
hereof, on the sjthfy Of November, 1896
and that thereBpo. a tro,s issued ont of s,it
cnnrt, wis rem SAID Fulnow pending. re!urn-
able on the first Ma In the north o,
January next as Raw required. Eo~,
unless you, the saiNon-resident dcfcnd-
ant above named personally BE- end
sppesr before SAID cirdcourf, on the fret day
OF the next term t,of. 10 be holden al
Rock Island IN and fer slii comfy. on IN.
first Monday ia Jan1ars.t. ard plead, answer
or deniur to the sald coninapt's Dill Of con
plant. the same and matters ard things
therein charge and statsgill be taken as con-
fesssf. Srd decree eDt against you accord
NJ To the prayer Of sid
GEOHT GAMBLE Clerk.
j. IL. BEsEDSLEY, ComIani's Solicitor.
Rp * lrlanG, H., Nov tS6
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12

JULIE sossA a IUIm gu are heseA-
ing men, who spend one-quarter Of
their time on railroads. Tne strain
comes on the kidneys. the kidneys
cry out in pain (backache) The
victim that owns these sick kidneys
often trys TO quiet this cry for relief
by .motheTing il under q PLASTER or
deadenipg it with q Imminent.
The disease is there Just the same.
and If you want 10 cure IL perfectly
aud permanently uss
Or. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney
Pills.
They 60 to the very seat ard root Of
the trouble. and they stop the pain
by curing the disease.
"rhey Give the Beet Solicitation Of any
thing 1 Bsvs Ever rsssn."
Chicago. H.. Sept. %. 1895.
I have taken DR.. Hobbs Spsragus
Kidney Pills for kidney trouble. and
can truthfuliy say they gave me the
best satisfaction OF anything I have
ever taken. They are fine. They
reach the seat Of the kidney disease
from the start.
W. BRADLEY, 1cs Hobbie street.
For Sale ny
T. n. THOMAS, DRUGGIST,
Cor. ID Ave end s7th ST.. Rect isassd. Ms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12
Married by Mistake.

In the British isles during the present
century seven instances have been record
Cd in which the bride hes married Tie bsse
IAN b. DisonkA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12
J0Ited to Death.

The kidneys are peculiarly sensi-
tive to ioltiug or Earring Of any kins,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12
ADVERTISERS ARENA.
l wan:e I trade and had II not,
I advertised ana trade I got.


1t is better to advertise q little too
much than not quite enough.
Often in conversation YOU have
said something that ha. had .r.a:
or effect than you anticipated. IL
was q hit. 1. is the study of rucb
things that enables man To do gooi
advertising. When you have b fee
minute.' time 10 the evening sit
down aud think over what you would
tell n customer il he was looking
over your store. Work thes.
Thoughts into your ads. That's
what takes. and its what makes peo-
pie Interested in your ads.
-
Because You can make money in
your business without advertising
1t. is no proof that you c,uid not
make more il you did avertise.
-
Rock Island has probably never
been infested u a greater extent
than this fall By the advertising 60
licitor OF the genius fake" He get,
up everything from a chur h diioc
tory and fair or festival program to n
hill Of fare for d saloon free luach.
and strspge to say he Catches dealer.
ia many ines Of business from whom
the representative OF q legitimate
Advertising medium cannot get even
q pleasant look. Why this Is so nu
mao knoweth. aud yet 1t IL only too
true. The man who patron;zes them
pays many times m. price that he
would pay in daily paper for serv-
ice huadreds OF times more valuable,
sod still he wond. rs that ivei Using
doesu't pay. Such contract. are not
advertising but charity gv.n 10
che eky faAirs.
The ARGUS ci. collation. IL greater
than IL has ever been before In is
history. Il is constantly incrcs- ing
and the results OBTAINED f,r adver-
Users are apparent. as its columns
contain the names of the most sue
cessful business houses.
III otners quit anveru.i0S dont De
scared isto following suit. Tske nd-
vantage Of the lack Of composition
aud push 10 for all it's worth Shoe
and Leather Gsz,te.
Telephone ad, esiisiug should
speak for itself
She was smart aud pretty girl.
She wrote the advertising for a large
dry goods concern in a b.ighboring
town. Her mind Esed to run 80
much upon her business that one
day. when she wrote to her lover to
meet her that night at home. she uu-
consciously added Us a postscript:
Come early aud avoid the rush"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12
CATARRh

lee Local Disc zee. and
10 the result ~ code
nd tuaoen citrate
chAbgcs.
Il can be- card bv O
pi.assnt '. n~dy ~rich
= applied dir-ctis into
the nortrti- Bcing
quickly shsorhcd u
giyee - iief 81 oooe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12

II others quit advertising don't be
scared isto following suit. Tske sd-
vantage Of the lack Of composition
aud push 10 for all it's worth Shoe
and Leather Gsz,te.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12

The ARGUS ci. cGia,ion IL greater
than il has ever been before In is
history. /; is constantly increasing
and the results obtained f,r advert
Users are appsrent. as its columns
contain the names of The most sue
cessful business houses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12

Telephone ad,estising should
speak for itself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12

Yr -si- By a .. Rel. ana OTTO or .g,.a. drus
gists. HscA tsisnl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12

1t is better to advertise q little too
much than not quite enough.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-10
Reach and Whitney.

We note with pleasure the arrival
of the day when an inability to con-
struct battleship is taken as an evil.
dence of inability merely--not of
crime.
We recall with pain the existence of
the day when not the inability, but
the partisan suspicion of the inability,
to construct cruiser or dispatch
boat was taken not rs evidence OF ina
bility, but of crime.
We are glad that nobody calls
William Q. Whitney thief, or de-
prives him of the dividends of his in.
vestments, or drives him into bank
ruptcy or the grave, because his i'm.
ported English lin design cruiser
"Texas" turns out to be worthless
tub.
We are sorry that William G. Whit
ney called John Roach thief, robbed,
him of his dues, drove him into bank
ruptcy and the grave because partisan
dislike had pu. in his mind the belief
that John Roach's Dolphin" the
stanchest vessel of her size that floats,
was such a lopsided, down-by.the- head.
buekling, turtle.turniug lin possel nau-
tical monstrositY as William c. Whit
ney's "Texas" has been shown to be.
The world moves. And in nothing
more is this fact shown than in thc
conduct of our navy. Not only would
it be impossible for any Secretary of
the Navy to-day to direct such ruth
less and baseless persecution as Mr..
Whitney, in pursuit OF political capi-
tai, directed against John Roach, but
nobody thinks of asking Mr.. Whitney
to reimburse the Govern ment for the
millions diverted into the mass of old
iron now lying in the Brooklyn dry
dock. Nobody charges the costly
failure OF the "Texas" to anything
worse than Mr.. Whitney's Anglo-man-
lac ignorance. New York Press.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-10

The truth of the alage that an hour
OF sleep before midnight is worth two
hours after midnight is questioned by
DR.. e. T. Colby, who states that he
made some study Of the subject while
. in naval service during The Civil War.
The ships company on shipboard-
officers and men alike-stand four
hour watches day and night, with the
Interpolation of dog-watch of two
hours to change the time of each set
OF men on successive days. These men
are therefore obliged to get their re-
quired sleep very irregularly, but in
more than two years of observation
DR.. Colby could never discover that
the watch officers and men were not as
fully refreshed by their sleep as were
the medical and pay officers, who
stand no watch, and have hours as reg.
ular as any householder. In the varied
industries of our cities, where many
workers are employed at night and
must sleep by day. further evidence
corr doubtless be fonnd that the time
When sleep is obtained has not the in.
hnence upon health and longevity for.
merly attributed to it.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-10
Career of A Famous Suryeon.

The London Lancet says of the late
Professor Bardeleben that "his surgi-
cal career extended over more than
half u century; he began his work at
the time when anmsthetics were first
used, and closed it when surgery dares
successfully to attack every organ OF
the human body. Although not per.
sonally connected with any striking
inventions or methods, he was always
ready to avail himself of new methods
in surgery. When more than fifty
years old, at period OF life when a
change OF habits is seldom seen in
medical men. he. with the late Pro-
lessor Volkmann. made the antiseptic
method first known to the profession
Of his country, aud in spite OF tho
scepticism which Sir Joseph Listers
work met with in the beginning. he
was one OF his most ardent champions
in Germany"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-10
THE RAG-BAG BILL.
OEMOCRATIC TARIFF FOR SHOD.
DY AN UNSAVORY SUBJECT.

"Snaking" the Odious Word From
the Bureau of Statistics Reports
Import IA, 900, ,OOOPounds More
Foreign Rags Than Under Nc
I<inley Protection-ShoddyC Cloth
ing for the American People.
anticipating that their bill would
flood the country with shoddy they
(the Democrats in Congressl were care
full to snake that odious word entire.
]y out of the new law"
This, from the New York Press, is
hardly accurate. The word shoddy
does appear in section 279 of the Cor.
man tariff where the tariff is reduced
to 20 per cent. al valorem rate from
the specific duty OF 80 cents per
pcund that existed under the McKin-
ley lew. This was equivalent to an
average ad valorem rate of 521 per
cent, SO that the reduction made in
the rate of duty by the free traders
was II. 43 per cent.
Now as to the "snaking." This has
been done by the Bureau of Statistics
OF the Treasury Department. Under
the Mckinley law all of these adulter.
ants were classified together rs shoddy,
noils, waste, rags, muugo, dock, etc,
etc. For purposes of comparison it is
necessary to use the same classifica-
tion. although under the German law
they are returned under different
heads-some free and some dutiable.
The total showing is bad one for the
free trado tariff law. But we don't
intend to allow them to escape from
the responsibility of having made a
law which admits free of duty, as in
the case OF rags, or of such o trifling
duty rs that upon shoddy.
The fact remains that tho imports of
oil Of these wool adulterants have in
creased in ono single year of the new
law over 16, 900, 600 pounds above the
imports of tho same articles during
the whole four years OF the Nc.
Kinloy law. and rs they were once
secured wool, worked over and over
until they had lost tho length and
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-10
An Agricultural Exhibit.

In September, 1894, our exports o.
agricultural products constituted IS. 81
per cent. OF all exports. This year, in
September, they formed but 6o.Sl per
cent. loss OF Asa per cent. In Sep
tember, 1892, they were a. SO per
cent, showing loss this year of III. ~
per cent. In September. 1891. they
were 77.ss per cent. of all exports.
showing loss OF 1907 for last Sep
tember as compared with 1891. This
gives farmers an idea OF the manner
in which the free traders help them to
capture the markets of the world. In
actual value this years September loss
was nearly 80 per cent. the shipments
II agricultural products in September.
1891. being worth s6s. 739, 533 and
this year. Ia September, only s3i,-
800. 95a. a decrease OF $40, oso. 5sl in u
month.