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Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

TnE Quincy Herald. one OF the
oldest democratic papers in Illinois
has changed front on the nstional
ticket and has deserted Bryan and
Sewall Tor Palmer and Buckner. Il
has been carrying the Chicago ticket
since the campaign opened. but has
not supported il with enthusiasm.
u declares: 1.-The Herald has been
democratic paper 81 years. Il will
remain democratic. The misceyeua.
tion with populism accomplished in
the Chicago convention was never
approved by this pap-r. but so long
~ only Bryan and Mckinley were in
the field Of choice. it fe.t Compelled
to give the Nebraskan the weigh, oi
preference. But since the day Of his
nomination in Chicago. Bryan's de.
mocrscy has been steadily fading
into invisibility. while the populistic
colors OF his creed glare in exclusive
prominence. As the campaign pro.
gresses. IL becomes more and more
evident that Bryan's only legitimate
place therein Is at the head Of tn,
populist forces. His Chicago nom
ination merely advertises the fac,
that PooPulism is attempting to swal
low the democratic party. The
measure Of its success in that yrea,
gustatory feat will depend on tn.
number OF votes saved for true dem.
ocrstic principles by the unselfish
and patriotic movement which re.
suited In the nomination OF Paine,
and Buckner by the national democ.
racy at indianapolis" The Herald
will have little difficulty in recon.
Cling some OF its declarations sincs
coming out for Bryan with those IL i,
apt to make in support OF its new
faith.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16
A NOVEL EXPERIMENT.
The Startling Result Of Firing . Cannon
Buried Under Water.

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Buried Under Water.
The most curious experiment ever
made with q piece of ordnance was at
Portsmouth, England. A stage was
erected i'll the harbor within the tide
mark; on this an armstrong gun Of the
ITO pound pattern was mounted. The
gun was then loaded and carefully aimed
at target-all this, of course, during
the time Of low tide. A few hours later,
when the gun and the target were both
covered with water to a depth of six
feet. the gun was fired by means Of elec-
tricity. We said ''aimed at a target, -
but the facts are that there We're two
targets, but only one was erected for
this special experiment, the other being
the hull Of an old vessel, the Griper,
which lay directly behind the target and
i'll range of the ball. The target itself
was placed only % feet from the muzzle
of the gun. 1t was composed of oak
beams and planks, and was 81 inches
thick.
In order to make the old Griper in.
vulnerable, u sheet Of boiler plates :
inches thick was riveted to the water.
logged hull, i'll direct range with the
course the ball was expected to take il
not DETECTED by the water. On all OF
these-the Oaken target. the boiler
plates and the old vessel hull-the effect
of the shot from the submerged gun
was really startling. The wooden targe,
was pierced through and through, the
boiler iron target was broken into piece:
and driven into its backing. the bal
passing right on through both sides OF
the vessel, making huge hole, through
which the water poured in torrents
Taken altogether the experiment Wa;
an entire success. demonstrating, as i
did, the feasibility of placing submerged
guns III harbors i'll time of war and do
ing great damage to the vessels which
an enemy might dispatch to such point.
for the purpose Of shelling cities.
vention.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

equalization has just issued an ad-
vance sheet in which it gives the as
sessed valuation of the state as re-
turned by the local ASSESSOR. 1t
shows decrease of $12,6ls,69O in
the assessed value Of the state COM
pared with last years assessment, Of
which decrease $4,000. 900 is on per-
sonal property and $3.OO0.CO0 on
lands. This means that another
chunk Of the tax burden has been ta-
ken of OF wealth and transferred to
the backs Of the farmer and to the
poor. Personal property includes
moneys, stocks, bonds, and this year
s.. 900. 900 more OF what little that
was formerly reported is going to
escape taxation. This decrease will
be shifted to the backs Of the poor.
for the decrease of $4,000. 900 will
have to be made up somewhere.
These figures show what is going on.
The robbing revenue system of ILL
nois 10 gradually transferring the
burden OF taxation from the wealth '
to the poor. In the last legislature
the democrats were attempting to
remedy this evil and just as they got
In position to do it John X. Tanner,
as chairman Of the repu blican state
central committee, went down to
Springfield and caused the republi-
can majority to suddenly adjourn
the legislature. leaving this reform
unaccomplished. The figures in ad.
vance sheets OF the state board OF
equalization bring all OF these dam.
aging facts. and this dam aging rec.
ord Of John X. Tanner to mind.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16
Cloak Department.

A visit to our cloak department
will convince you that our stock is
correct both as to style and price.
One lot of ladies' black diagon-
al jackets. velvet collar, coat
back, price. 50 IS
Sizes, 32 to IA.
One lot ladies' plush capes, full
sweep. French seal trimmed
collar and down the front,
choice. 81. 9s
One lot of ladies' black beaver
capes (double), braid trimmed.
French seal on the collar and
down the front. ........ 81. so
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16
WHY II II.

If cstarrh is q constitutional affec-
tion, as those claim who have blood
tonic to sell. that physicians in ex.
treme cases frequently advise
change Of air and climate to those
suffering from it? Catarrh is eli.
matte affection, and nothing but a
local remedy or q change of climate
will cure it. Ely's Cream Balm in
all cases of catarrh is 80 efficient a.
to do away with the necessity Of leav-
ing home and friends. causing in
slant relief and q perfect cure after
short continuance.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

How many young men aud young
women are cut of just as the future
seems brightest and fullest OF pro m
Use! They are taken away BY the
disease which causes over one-sixth
OF all the deaths in the world-the
disease which doctors call consump-
tion. There is absolutely no reason
in the world why consum ption should
be fatal-why 1t should be even SER
ious. 1t 10 . disease Of the blood
aud can be cured absolutely and
always by purifying and enriching
the blood. The only exception to
this is the case where the disease
has been neglected and improperly
treated until it is stronger than the
oody-until the body has become so
weak as to have lost the ability to re-
cuPerate. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medi.
cal Discovery will cure SO per cent
OF all cases Of consumption If used
according to directions. 1t also
cures all lingering coughs, bronchial
and throat affections.
Send 81 cents in one cent stamps
to Worlds Dispensary Medical asso.
citation. Buffalo. n. Y, and receive
Dr. Pierce's zoos page Common Sense
Medical Adviser, illustrated.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

THE head OF the house Of Wander
bilt has contributed &1UO.OOO to the
republican campaign fund. Wander
bilt controls the New York Central,
and the managers OF that road but a
short time ago issued a circular to
the employees notifying them that
they must join sound money clubs.
Few will make the mistake Of assum.
ing that Multimillionaire Vanderbilt
has given the 800. 900 for the love OF
labor or the good OF the country.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

" the weather bureau could be in
duced to suspend operations for a
few days the elements might settle
down. AS it is the conditions are
decidedly adverse to confirming any
prognosticators, which for q week
now have missed the guess as regu.
larly rs the day came around.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

lr the republicans. who are the
special guardians Of the laboring
men. would raise wages a trihe in
stead Of quite so many ilags, the in
dustrial crusade to the standard OF
free silver in this county might not
be so lar~e a. il is,
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

The determination Of he Tanner
people to knife Mckinley in the com.
ing election has the merit Of failing
to be anywhere near rs formidable as
the determination Of thousands OF
Illinois republicans to knife the Tan
ner ticket.-Peoria Journal.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

To disregard the river front i'm.
provement now would be desertion
of the peoples interests. Let the
aldermen stand by the levee.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16
For Over 1lfty Year,

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. II
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
Is the best remedy for diarrhoes
Twenty-Five cents Q bottle.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16
Granite Ware.

An unusual bargain stir in on,
granite iron ware this week. Many
of our patrons have been waiting for
our announced clearing sale in
granite iron ware. Here you have i,
at less than half price. Come take
them away. The lowest prices ever
recorded.
Lot l consists OF hundreds of
granite iron ware articles that
sell up as high as So, which
have become damaged. but
are just as good as first quail
ity for use. We have decided
to clean them out quick-to
make a grand sweep of the
entire lot at 15c each. Basins,
pie pans. tea pots. coffee
pots, kettles, milk pans,
and many other articles. The
first to come the first to pick
up the biggest snaps. No
duplicates at this price. go. 15c
Lot 9, same as above, only
larger and better pieces, at 2sc
Lot at soc articles worth up
to $3.50. Take your pick
from this lot at. SOC
Sale commences Monday at 9 a. m
No sooner.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

HAVING signed articles Of agree
mont, Corb,tt and Fitz will proceed
to publish articles Of disagreement
in the eastern press.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

TnE state middle-of-tbs road popu-
list convention at Chicago practic. y
indorsed Gov. Alteeld by nominating z
sticket with the candidacy for gov
ernOr vacant.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

Nor all Of the people who predict
that honesty will triumph in the
present campaign are anxious to see
their predictions fulfilled.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16
To Cure . Colo m CO. nav.

Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
II 1t fails to cure. 25 cents.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16
Dress Goods Dept,

OTeSS OOOOS Dept.
Colored Novelties Nowhere else
in the tri-cities to be found
but here. Fancy English
silk mixed suitings, imported
Serge (all colors). plain all
wool suitirgs, fancy checks,
boucle cheeks with silk mixed
piaids, all Csc
Colored Novelties-Fancy block
checks, in correct colorings.
such as red and black, green
and black, blue and black, red
and black, all 44c
46 inch French serges (all col
ors). have been ready sellers
at soc: new arrivals all 90 in
this week, your choice. ...... $50
Black novelties. consisting of
Ecroyds and other well
known brands such as Priest
leys and Gold Medal, etc, at
per yard. 75s
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

Moro isssssssiss Hrgsrss.
We notice that the state board Of
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

DOR RENT-6-ROOM HOUSE. 9He SEV.
- enth avenue. Apply to George +. Roth
Masonic Temple.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16
WANTED.

"ANTED-A NURSE GIRL AT 24o6 SEv
w enth avenue.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

WANTED = COMPETENT GIRL AT 50.
w Twentieth street
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

"ANTED-A GOOD RELIABLE Girl
w cook at IA Twentieth street.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16
FOR RENT.

ENOR RENT-A PLEASANT OFFICE ROOM
l. In the Carse building on Second avenue
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

WANTED A Girl. FOR GEN ERAI
w housewo at ssl Twenty first street.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

ElOR RENT-A GOOD HOUSE AT SO
Il also a second story, nice, large, airy
rooms. at o. at 1oll Third avenue.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

WANTED-A GOOD GIRL FOR GENERAL
w housework at l02S Twenty-frst street.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

WANTED - EXPERIENCED BUTTON
w hole makers at 1921 Second avenue.
Call az once
Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-16

"ANTED-NURSING BY CERTIFIED
w nurse. Terms reasonable. ISIS Fourth
avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-23

ability 20 accomplish the feat he said ::
"There are stars in the heavens which
cannot be seen even through the most
powerful telescope, but which register
themselves on gelatine plate. The light
from those stars is not essentially different
from that of the stars which are plainly
visible. In the one case the light is we ak
while in the other it is strong. That is all
the difference. Roentgen's ray can be
made visible only by photography. l will
generate one which will enable you to see
the bones within the man exactly rs you
now see the clothes he wears or the hat on
his head. Nothing IS lacking but force,
and the force will be found
Last Friday Signor Valmi and three
friends, who were working with him, came
out of their laboratory together in great
excitement, declaring they had solved the
problem. They were disputing eagerly
among themselves as to the best way of
announcing their discovery to the world
when interrupted them. / had an idea
on that subject myself. 1t had occurred
to me that light OF that kind would be of
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-23

l have peasants instincts aud work
mans training. Whenever l am at all
bewildered or surprised my mind
attends mechanically to its accustomed
duties, and my work goes on even though
l be half unconscious OF it. At this mo-
ment, when the students and their friends
hastened in dismay to creep along the
black passage to escape, l turned instinc-
lively to find in the darkness the instru-
ments belonging to the university which
were in my charge, nor did make move
to follow the others until | had found the
apparatus and mounted it safely on my
back. When 1 turned to go heard the
party groping their way along and easily
followed them.
We had moved on in this slow way it
seemed to me about an hour, when there
came from the leader of the party cry OF
amaZement:
Here is wall. We can go no fur
therl''
Then came hurried and despairing
consultation. ave must have crossed the
main avenue in the darkness without
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-23
FOR HER BABY'S LIFE.
BY w. Q. MORROW.

there was nothing to return to but danger
IN the swamp and a possible heap OF ashes
where her home had been. She must go
on and on, daring not to call her hus-
bands name aloud for fear of the beasts,
out plunging and floundering forward in
the dumb and desperate hope that some
where ahead she might find him, or some
where beyond the jungle discover the
safety of human companionship.
1t was thus that after some hours she
was dismayed to find her progress barred
by the broad expanse of the Tensas River.
Behind her lay the terrible forest, its
upper parts lashed by the gale and its
still depths echoing the moaning and
swlshlng OF the cypress tops and the sway
ing muscadine vines that clambered from
the roots to the SUBMITS of the trees.
Before her lay the broad stretch of tide
water, its surface deeply ruffied by the
wind, and beyond Its reach of two miles
in width began interminable canebrakes.
Besides skurrying bird here and there
not living thing, not sign of human
habitation, greeted the wretched woman's
eager scanning.
She did not know where she was nor
how many miles she had come. She knew
only that she was helpless and desolate
that her baby was crying with fright and
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-23

A young mother grooming over her first
born sat in her humble cabin on the bor-
der OF the great Tensas Swamp, that dis
NAL, mysterious and all but impenetrable
jungle which stretches for many miles
into the lower border of Alabama from
the head Of Mobile Bay. She was await
ing the return of her sturdy husband, q
hunter by vocation, who had gone into
the swamp for game. 1t was the middle
of August and the day was exceedingly
hot. The tall sedges and other grasses
that began where the jungle ceased and
that filled all the broad fat pampas region
lying between the swamp and the forest of
pines was dry and offered temptation to
fire.
The woman belonged to the common
people, but the infinitely gracious light OF
motherhood shone in her blue eyes and in
vested with rare comeliness a face that
bore beneath its present radiance hard
traces of an inherited necessity to earn
sustenance by the sweat of the brow.
Strength of limb and health of body were
becoming accompaniments of the rich
coloring of her cheeks, for, having issued
from generations become accustomed to
the miasms Of the swamp, she was on her
proper heath and her vigor reflected the
bountifu1 Iuxuriance of the surrounding
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-23

without harmony and swung their bony
arms about with frantic motion. We heard
them gibber and laugh and scream. We
knew they were wicked fiends and we fed.
Yes, we dropped our torches and f1ed-we,
the guides, and these strangers with US !;
and surely it is only by the grace OF God
We lind ourselves alive and safe in the sun
light again.
The strangers who were with the guides
virtually confirmed their story. Being
persons OF a more intellectual character
and less given to superstition, they did not
assert that the light came from hell, nor
that the horrid skeletons were fiends; but
they did affirm the main elements OF the
taler and showed a terror as great as that
oI the guides themselves. This IS the
story that was circulated Sunday evening.
1t was received with incredulity by many
persons but none who had the tale direct
from the guides, or from those who were
with them, could have any doubt OF its
essential truth. Terror such as theirs
could not be counterfeited. There might
nave been. and possibly there was. some
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-23

ening attitude the monster would retreat,
for she knew that it was only in the pro-
| lection of their young that alligators were
ferocious; but she felt that all her strength
had fed. Her legs seemed to be but masses
OF stone, cold, heavy and inert; and her
arms, though still retaining strength
wherewithal TO grasp her infant and the
rotton branch, had lost their fexibiIity.
Worse than all, she found it impossible
to remove her steadfast gaze from the
blinking eyes whose glance was riveted
upon her. Nor could she even command
the function of her eyelids, which remained
nXediy open, leaving the eyeballs to dry
and burn. The huge brown bulk, trailing
thirty feet along the log and led by the
glitterlng eyes, slowly crept toward her,
while she breathed in short and noiseless
gasps and pressed her baby to her bosom
Then came an unexpected horror. The
unaccustomed weight upon the log broke
he estralnlng roots asunder, and, with a
deep rolling like that of a ship in distress,
the log swung free of the shore and began
slowly to drift out into the stream. This
alarmed the alligator, for it was a new
experience on his old basking-log. So he
rolled into the water with heavy splash
and disappeared beneath the surface.
This gave the log so heavy roll that it
dipped the woman and wetted her. In
clutching to save herself, but never for an
instant relaxing her firm grasp of the
child, she lost the club with which she
had held the monster at bay, and now sat
helpless and unarmed.
The tide was at the ebb and the farther the
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-23

great service in searching for hidden
treasure among the older buildings or the
catacomos OF Rome, and that whoever in
vented 1t might find fortune if he would
use II In such researches before he made it
known to others. l urged the young men,
therefore, to make a test of the ray in
| searching out whatever might be hidden
IN the catacombs before it was made pub
lie. The idea caught their fancy. ION
Sunday Well do it," they cried. 1--WE
nave worked hard and now for frolic"
1t was agreed that the affair should be
! Kept secret among us, but when did
young men, flushed with a new success,
ever Keep secret2 The four students
met their sweethearts on the Corso on
saturday, dined with them and went to
the theater with them in the evening, and
when L met them by agreement with the
instruments from the labor atory ON SUM-
day, found the girls with them. 1t had
been arranged TO make frolic of it in
every respect and the girls, with basket
OF lunch. were to be taken along.
After going some distance along the fre-
| quented ways OF the catacombs we went
on into passage where we were not likely
to be Interrupted by guides and sightseers
and began to make preparations for the
experiment. Everything was soon in read
| mess for the work and we had only to
/ press the key OF the battery to turn on the
/ powerful ray, when it was suggested to
have luncheon first. We were all very
willing to favor the proposal, for the Jour
ney had been long and we were tired and
! hungry from the exertion. II was an ex-
cited luncheon party. All of US were more
or less nervous, and though we drank lit
tie our talk and actions were like those OF
persons half intoxicated. One of the girls
sprang up and began to dance. Two of the
| students followed her and then the other
girls joined them. Suddenly there was a
whirl of skirts, 1utter of breeze in the
air, and instantly all the candles which
had been massed together to light the
feast were blown out at once.
The accident was greeted with shouts of
laughter. The girls screamed in pretended
fright and the students began loudly chal-
longing ghosts to come forth and show
themselves. After little OF this amuse-
ment l began searching for q match and
discovered to my surprise that had none.
a request made to the others of the party
brought forth the startling truth. There
was not match in the party. We were in
the farthe3t recesses OF the catacombs,
without light, without the means OF pro-
curing one, and ,oofar from the frequented
passages to be found by the usual parties
of sightseers. If we had been too merry be-
fore we were sober enough now, and began
to wonder how we could grope our way
back to the main paths of these under
! ground tombs.