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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07

Ambition is SO powerful . passion in
the human breast that however high we
reach We are never satisfied. -Nachia-
velli.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07

Mo DISEASE has ever presented so many
pecullaritics as LaGrippe. No disease
leaves its victims SO de5ilitated, useless,
slcepless, nerveless, as LaGrippe.
Mr.. ID. w. Hilton, state agent Of the Nut
ual Life Insurance Co.. Of Kentucky, says:
"ln 1Ss9 and 80 had two severe attacks
OF LaGrippe, the last one attacking my ner-
vous system with such severity that my life
was dcspaired or j had not slept for more
than two months except by the use OF mar
cotics that stupefied me, but gave ne no
rest. was only conscious OF intense mental
wca1nes,, agonizing bodily pain and the
fact that / WAS hourly growing weaker.
When in this condition. ! commenced using
DIR Miles Restorative Ncrvine. In two days
! began To improve and in one months time
] vas cured much to the surprise OF all who
knew Of my condition. have been in ex-
ccllcnt health since and have recommended
your remedies 10 many OF my friends"
Louisville. Jan q. 1896. y. w. HILTON.
DR.. Miles' keryiRs Restores Health.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07

English leather gloves were sold al
sver Europe IN 1247.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07

Portugal is a corruption Of Porte Cale,
the Roman name Of the town Of Opxto
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07
A FEW FACTS.
FLORIDA

Those who contemplate a winters
trip to this amiable climate will bear
in mind the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07
BIG FOUR ROUTE

Is the BEST Line" geographically
and substantially from all points
East. Northeast, North, Northwest
and West. Solid trains of magnifi-
cent Wagner Buffet Sleeping Cars,
Buffet Parlor Cars, elegant Coaches
and Dining Cars daily from New
York, Boston, Buffalo, Cleveland,
Columbus. Sandusky, Chicago, St.
Louis, Peoria, Indianapolis and in
termediate points to Cincinatti.
where direct connection is made in
Central Union Station, without trans
fer across the city, with Through
Trains of Pullman Sleeping Cars to
Jacksonville. via the Queen & Cres-
cent Route and Louisville & Nash
vile Railway.
For full particulars call on Agent Big Four
Route or address
3. o. MCCORMICK, .. 3. vAlTrN,
Pass. Traffic Mgr. CeaN Pass. Il Ticket A. {.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-07

Hsve on hand q lots IN South Rock Island on
easy t.rae; Just orseide the city limits; good
water; low tsxee, and cheap insurance. Ten lot
on Thirty street snd Fiftesnth avenue
A numbss Of pieces o: property IN tbs city 10
aale and ron1,
The broad ax., 1896-07-25
The Battle of Waterloo.

Napoleon would have won the battle
Of Waterloo had Grouchy prevented the
junction Of the Prussians with the Eng
lish army. because he would not have
had to fight two battles at once. Few
persons realize that the so-called battle
Of Waterloo was in reality a double
battle, somewhat like Jena and Auer-
stadt Napoleon fought one battle at
Waterloo against the English. On the
arrival Of the Prussians he was forced
to go In person toward Planchenhoit
and there fight another battle against
he Prussian army, leaving to Ney the
conduct Of the troops at Waterloo. It Is
I well-known maxim In war that a very
Ereat or decisive victory cannot DO
gained unless one commander makes a
serious blunder, Of which the other
axes immediate advantage. It Is very
HIsent that the taet Of the Emperors
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Trade, and Labor Men Organizing


From National Bimetallist (Chicago):
Mr.. j. H. Leyson of Butte, Mont, was
a welcome visitor at this ONCE last
week. Mr.. Leyson is one Of the most
prominent and highly esteemed bust
ness men OF the state and also a gentle
man who is remarkably familiar with
the principles involved in the silver
question. Largely through his instru-
mentality the trades and labor unions
OF the west are now organizing in the
interest Of silver restoration. The
headquarters Of the movement will be
at Butte Mont, and the plan is to
send able speakers to address the labor
unions wherever necessary and to con-
duct a general campaign of education.
These organizations, of course, consist
mainly Of workingmen and the subject
will be dealt with chiefly from the
workingman's standpoint. The speak
ers and the literature will not only
cover the question as one Of finance
affecting the worlds money and meas
ure Of values, but also with reference
TO the Importance of silver mining as
an industry. II the campaign be in
telligently conducted, as IL no doubt
will be, the effect in molding sentiment
can scarcely be oyerestimated. Moth
ing but study is necessary to show the
workingmen Of the United States that
the restoration of silver means pros
perity for them, and further, that the
interests Of the workingmen Of the
east are Identical with those of the
whole soul is in the work thus under
taken and IL intelligent, well-directed
energy can make 1t a success there
is no room for doubt as to the result.
From National Bimetallist: The
bitter determination which Henry
Clews makes no effort to conceal in
the threatened coercive pol
icy of the Wall street money trust has
long been anticipated as a terrible Ger
tainty by many thoughtful men whose
serious experience and wide opportuni-
ty for observation enables them to
weigh with much significance the rap
idly developing signs Of the times. One
rejecting the sentiment
Of his neighbors in one of the central
states, says: While do not speak of
it promiscuously, yet am to-day more
afraid Of a rebellion than l was in
May, 1860. Should the gold standard
idea succeed in this election, strife will
be almost Inevitable. The banks will
know that their sway is limited to two
years, and they will do all they can
in that time to bind future genera
lions; and the people of the west are
not in temper to stand much more"
The broad ax., 1896-07-25
An Army "Reminiscences.

Speaking Of cures for insomnia"
said an old soldier, makes me think of
our starting out ono morning at z
o'clock, marching twenty miles, and
meeting the enemy at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon and fighting till 6, and then
marching back to where we started
from, getting there at o'clock In the
morning.
Some Of the men left in camp had
made a fire to cook their coffee By
and had kept it going through the
evening. 1t was now a big bed of red
Goals, with an occasional flicker Of
fame going up from the charred end
Of a half burned stick. 1t was a chilly
night, and l thought I'd sit down on a
log that there was alongside the fire
for few minutes and get warm a little
before turning in. The next thing l
knew 1t was o'clock. / had gone TO
sleep the minute / sat down and had
fallen of the log without waking I'D.
Now, If, as sometimes happens. l
find myself inclined to lie awake
nights, i just think of the comfort of
my present bed as compared with that
by the log, and that is enough."-New
York Sun.
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having TO fight two battles at once IN
- =, concentrating his attention on
ons alone. enormously increased Ine
possibility Of a mistake. Moreover Ma
polson aid not have the able lieutenants
- his former campaigns. Dessaix'
K,aber Lannes, and Bessieres were
dsod Massena and Macdonald had
taken the oath Of allegiance TO the
hourbons. and Murat had split with the
Emperor.
Napoleon's personal attention was.
therefore. imperative. To Grouchy
alone all blame must be attributed, for'
had he prevented the union Of the Prus-
SLAMS with the English, the Emperor
would have had to fight only one battle
at a time, and could have given his en-
tire personal attention to that one bat
tie.
In the second place Napoleon would
not have been forced to fight with IT,
947 men against two armies numbering
about 125. OOO-nearly two &c one against
him. He would have had 71,947 good
soldiers pitted against a raw. undisci-
plined army of 1851 men under the
Duke Of Wellington. which was not
only inferior in mere numbers, but far
inferior in morale and experience. The
chances would have been greatly IN
favor Of the French. Then, too, the
French army was commanded by the
acknowledged masters of modem war
fare, whose brilliant successes at RI
voli, Marengo, Austerlitz. Jena Fried
land, Wagram, the Borodina, and Ores
den had dazzled the whole world. Until
then Napoleon had never been defeated
in any great decisive battle except Leip-
sic. and the French were strong In the
confidence Of the Emperors success.
Two Of the best writers on the Water
loo campaign-Shaw-Ke and 81
bourne, both Englishmen-concur in
saying that had Grouchy kept the Prus-
SLAMS away, the English army would
have been badly beaten. This view IS
also held by the ablest writer Of all, Mr..
Ropes.-United Service Review.
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BOer NhOnfInH.

During the Zulu war Of 1879 I went
shooting with a friendly Boer," saws
Maj. Gen. w. C. F. Molyneux. He asked
me:
what have you got in that bag
your dinnerr
No. answered; Cartridges. .
Whereat he roared with laughter.
You Englishmen must be very rich
They cost pence apiece here
Where are yours?' asked. not see
ing the joke.
In this he said. tapping his double
barreled rifle.
You don't intend to shoot much'
Two spring bucks are as much "a 9
can carry
Suppose you missr
Nobody misses when a cartridge
costs pence
That was the conversation ana !,
taught me much. It may, perhans
teach US all how We were beaten by the
Boers In 1881. The Boer does not waste
MS ammunition. He will aim and take
down his rifle dozen times until he =
satisfied he is going to get something for
his cartridge. ~
Ny friend got his two bucks. fred
n'e shots and got one."-Answers.
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Costly Belgian Gun barrels.

The United States consul in Liege de-
scribes, in a recent report, the manu-
facture of and trade in Damascus gun
barrels. wholly hand made, in the val
ley Of the Vesdre, in Liege province,
says the New York Times. These bar
rels are for sporting guns, and the in
dustry is many years old. the workmen
in the villages in the valley being almos
all gun-barrel makers and the trade de-
seer ng from father to son.
The best barrels are a combination OF
the best primary substances, welded
and forged by the martelage froid pro-
cess the steel comes from Westphalia.
the iron is manufactured at Couvin, in
Belgium the coal, which Is especially
suited for the work, from the Herve
Highlands. in Belgium, while the mo-
tive power Of the factories is obtained
from the River Vesdre. The industry
has increased greatly in recent years
These armes de luxe. as they are called,
are made by men working in pairs, each
pair in its own little factory, quite indie
pendent of all others. They are paid by
the piece, the wages being good, and
about 1000 men are engaged on the
work in the valley. Medium quality
barrels are made of coke iron and steel,
while the superior quality. which are
produced in the Vesdre valley, are made
of charcoal iron and steel. An inge-
NOUS marriage" of these metals gives
a composition which, when manufac-
tured, guarantees the required solidity
and resistance.
The improvements in these Damascus
barrels dates from the introduction Of
percussion caps in place OF the old flint
lock. Formerly iron barrels alone were
produced; now, to manufacture the
curled Damascus. the ingot is composed
Of thirty sheets of iron and steel. each
having a thickness OF four millimeters,
which are enyeloped in a sheet-iron
box, placed in an oven and welded to-
gether at the lowest possible tempera-
ture. Each barrel receives $50 welding
beats while being forged and if a sin
gle one Of these is unsuccessful the bar
rel may be a failure, either by altera-
ton OF the damasceneI work or an i'm
perfection in the welding.
There is no official test Of these armes
de luxe, but they are thoroughly tested
by the manufacturers before delivery.
The annual production of Damascus
barrels in the Vesdre valley is about
100000 pairs, Of value Of about $780,
DOOR. or this the wages alone-for all
the guns are hahJ-made-amount to
about 2.COO.OO0f. The principal markets
are Great Britain and the United States.
About half the barrels made in the Yes
DIRE valley are sold to manufacturers of
arms in Liege to be mounted.
The broad ax., 1896-07-25
Lincoln In the Five Points.
FRANK PUTNAM.

Not long before Lincoln was first
nominated for the presidency he went
to New York to make a political
speech at the Cooper Union. While
there, according to a writer in the
Philadelphia Press, he wandered about
the city a good deal, and once went to
the Five Points, then the most no.
torious of New York slums.
There he was attracted by the sound
Of music, and perceiving upon a door
an invitation to strangers to enter, he
went in, and found himself in the Five
Points mission. His manner betrayed
so much interest in the children, es-
pecially in their singing, that the sup
erintendent, though he did not know
him, invited him to speak. Mr.. Lin
coin accepted the invitation, and as the
superintendent used to say, talked to
the children just as a loving and wise
father might have talked to his own
sons and daughters, without a trace Of
pedantry or cant. After the exercises
the superintendent asked the stranger
for his name.
my name is Lincoln" was the an
swer. II live in Illinois"
And then the superintendent knew
the speaker must be the man whose ad-
dress at the Cooper Union had been so
much talked about for the last few
days.
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Sauce for the Goose Only.

The goldbugs assert that the low
wages prev ailing at this time is no de-
triment to the laborer and producer be-
cause the dollar will buy so much
more than it would few years ago.
The following conversation between
a money loaner and a borrower shows
the folly Of this claim, and places the
matter in a light that any wayfaring
man, though a fool, may understand
the deception:
Money loaner-You ought not to
complain even II there is less money
in the country now than there was ten
yeas ago. You can buy twice as much
with dollar now as you could then.
Borrower borrowed 800 from you
ten years ago and have been paying
you interest on that amount ever since.
now tender you $50 as payment in full
for that debt.
Money loaner-You are a repudiator,
an anarchist. ! must have my 500.
Borrower-But you can buy as much
with the $50 now as you could with the
800 when you loaned it to me. Be-
sides must sell twice as much of the
products Of my labor now to get the
500 for you as / would have to sell at
the time when borrowed the money.
Money loaner-I don't want to argue
with you. You are a dangerous citi-
zen and such talk as that will hurt the
credit Of the state.
Borrower-Won't you even lower
your rate Of interest one-half?
Money loaner-No, sir Why should
l 60 that? Money Is scarce and hard
to get and l have more applicants for
money at the present rate than can
accommodate.
Borrower thought seeing that
your interest money will pay you twice
as much as 1t used to you would be
willing to take one half the amount.
Money loaner-I don't have 10. Stand
away from the window and let that
other man come ."-Concordia Kan
san.
The broad ax., 1896-07-25

Governor Rich, Of Michigan, has is
.ded q proclamation prohibiting until
November /, 1896, the importation of
Texas cattle or those raised south of the
thirty-sixth parallel Of north latitude,
which have not been kept continuously
one winter north of said latitude. Cat
tie in transit across the state are ex-
cepted, but they can be unloaded only
for watering and feeding, and then only
at West Detroit in the Texas cattle d.
vision Of the Michigan Central stock
yards. Cattle intended for immediate
slaughter are also excepted, but they
must be-held in strict quarantine await
ing II.
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re-enact the Mckinley law and restrio{
all intercourse with the "blarsted foJ
signers" to the smallest possiGfFfN
pass. NUH
In the meantime the steadily inereas-
Ing distress and suffering among the
wealth-prOducers Of this nation. the
grandest and best favored by nature
under the sun, is rapidly preparing the
way for q style of loosening things up
all the way around that is undreamed
Of in the philosophy Of leading bank
ers and tariff shouters and which may
be safely relied on to jostle into OBJ
livion the horde of demagogues and
leeches who have so long deceived and
preyed upon the people.
The broad ax., 1896-07-25

Among the storm stories that are
pouring in from all parts Of the coun-
try is one from La Cygne. Kan, where
two young society leaders were
drowned while boat-riding in the
streets. The gondola In which the So
ciety leaders were drifting along a la
Venice was run into by the bark of a
mandolin club and upset. A boy who
vas In the boat was saved by his parent
throwing him into a tree and a young
society bud saved herself by clinging
to the boys foot. There is nothing
slow about this story Just as II is, but
what gem it would have been If only
q fire brigade had been exterminated
while diving down to put out . fire In
Q basement
The broad ax., 1896-07-25

This being the strawberry short-cake
season, it may be well to explain that
the 500 dreams, more or less frightful,
that come to the consumer in single
night, are not the result Of the berries,
but Of the preponderance of the cake.
Strawberry short-cakes for restaurants
or hotels should contain twice or
thrice the amount Of fruit they now
hold. This reform, however, we shall
probably not see in our day.
The broad ax., 1896-07-25

John Clark is now sleeping in the
Sioux City jail for very singular mis-
conduct-that Of swearing at his wife
In his sleep. He says it is a habit
which he has been unable to break
himself Of. The judge thought that a
few weeks in Jail might break It, and
that's why John is sleeping in a cell
And besides, Mrs. Clark is getting a
much needed rest. John is said to be
doing the most Of his swearing in the
day time.
The broad ax., 1896-07-25
Production Of AIunIniuu.

Some very striking statistics are
given to show how rapidly the produc-
ton Of aluminium has increased in the
United States since 1883, in which year
1t did not exceed eighty-three pounds.
In 1885 the production had increased to
5000 pounds, In 1889 to I7,46S pounds,
in 1891 to 10000 pounds and in 1893
to 3ss. 62s pounds, while in 1894 the
total was Sc. 900 pounds The Iron Age
puts the production for 1895 at $50. OO9
pounds. and estimates that this year &.
win not fall short Of 5000 pounds pei
diem
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WHY and How Thread Is Numbered. :.

The question, "why Is spool cotton nun
hered as II is, and why are the figures uu,
1sed In regular orderr' Is often asked. The
Exclamation Is this: The numbers on lie
sn6oIs express the number Of blanks which
are required to wind a pound. The vrry
finest spinning rarely exceeds 800 hanks :.
the pound, while In the very So3rsest there
more common qualities, however. those fr,n
which sewing thread Is usually made nm
from ten to fifty hanks to the pound. AMI Hs
snools on which II Is wound are Numbered
nom 10 to 80 In accordance.-Boston JOuraa,
Of Commerce.
The broad ax., 1896-07-25

The weather prophets insist that
there is a vast difference between a
cyclone and a tornado and that all OF
'em that we had this season are tor
nados. So everybody has been calling
them by the wrong name, but they
came Just the same. As we under
stand 1t, a cyclone il a small tornado,
while a tornado is a big cyclone. It's
easy enough to distinguish tie differ
ence II you zee 1t soon enough.
The broad ax., 1896-07-25
Making Holes In Glass.

s,-org glass plates are bored through n,
Ssns ~ rotary brass tubes OF the nscessar n
1,e..stsr which are filled with water durIns
SnrtnG To the water Is added hnely-poW
SSrsd emery. Thinner glass may be Der.
S1S-stsd With holes in an easier manner h,
nnos.ssing a disk OF wet clay upon the glass
m making a hole through the clay Of lie
49, re1uIred, % that the glass IL laid bars
Nolten lead II then poured Into the hole
"a lead and glass drop down at once. TIL,
nasthod Il based upon the quick. local heat.
tnS N the glass, whereby a circular crack
1. PRODUCED, the outline Of which correspond,
~ me hole made In the clay. When mol;r..
issd IL poured upon clay % that steam Z,
Generated from the moisture, the lead /,
SsrT apt to hy. Putty. although. OF cOurs..
more expensive is much to be preferred
elsy for use in connection with molten Lad
-Imerican Machinlst
The broad ax., 1896-07-25

A man has written Jailer Whitman
Of Chicago for a piece Of hangman's
rope to be used around his neck as
cure for fits. Some people would call
this heroic treatment.
The broad ax., 1896-07-25

Somebody has figured 1t out that we
pay something like $1,000. 900 more for
chewing gum than for the mainten-
Gnce Of preachers in all denominations
We are indeed a busy people.
The broad ax., 1896-07-25
IERANS' CORNER.
0NR CAMPFIRE SKETCHES FOR
OLD SOLDIERS.
An Army Rsniniseenes-Lineola ut the
five PoInts-Ths Critical Moment In Eu-
ropes Most Decisive Battle - The
Beers ~ Shooters

- WINE THE GIFT
!. !. /. !: !: !
the Father last
hMTEANl bestowed
&I9aI H ope's beacon
xS&TSI bright that light
Mp ems all life's road.
#SSS In every grief its
" EJN gentle ray de-
oM sends,
< For every bitter
Nv sorrow m axes
amends,
Uplifts the soul and points the forward
way,
Where peace awaits to crown q better
day.
The homeless wretch that on the moor
land lies,
And shrinks abashed from curious hu-
man eyes,
His vision seeks the vaulted fields
afar,
And he reads hope in yon benignant
star.
Wherever men, beneath oppressor's
rod.
With bleeding hearts reproack pas
sive God,
lie bids them gaze upon the beacon
fair
And read the inspired message written
there.
"on! on, and ever ON The sinking
Regains its strength and sseEs again
the goal.
Doubts shadow fades, fears vanish.
cares depart,
When seraph Hope renews the fainting
heart.
Shine on, o star, a boon 10 mortal
sight,
Hopes promise tracing on the walls Of
night;
Still lead us on-our stumbling foot
steps guide,
Until at last we reach the Fathers
side.
FRANK PUTNAM.
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A Chinaman who has been arrested
Is charged with kissing all the women
he met Evidently the celestials are
capable Of as high a state Of civiliza-
ton as any native American.
The broad ax., 1896-07-25

A couple was married in Monroe,
Mich, the other day after a courtship
Of twenty years. The reckless haste OF
the Michigander in affairs Of the heart
% truly alarming.
The broad ax., 1896-07-25

II people would not persist in dream
ing that they are individually an ex-
ception to the laws of nature, there
would not be so many disappointments
In life.
The broad ax., 1896-07-25

Milwaukee announces that the d.
vorce season has opened and the d.
vorce lawyer cheerily commences to
rub the rust from his stub pen.
The broad ax., 1896-07-25

The Mohammedan faith was built up
BY the sword. and 1t naturally turns
the sword toward defenseless Chris
tiana
The broad ax., 1896-07-25

Miss Maud Ingersoil may have re-
fused to swear in a New York court.
but wait till her shirt-waist collar
button rolls under the dresser.
The broad ax., 1896-07-25

No wonder that some Of the minis
ters oppose the bicycle. OF tie 250, 900
wheels In Chicago 1t IS estimated that
90. se9 were in use last Sunday. The
missing one was owned by Q clergy
man who had to preach.
The broad ax., 1896-07-25

True to the nature Of the beast, man.
q man who. In his time. haseast sleeps
eyes at Q pretty girl. has afterwards
bad the vssl palled over then.
The broad ax., 1896-07-25

Albert E Guelph, whose horse won
the English Derby, is said to be a
friend Of William Waldorf Aston.
The broad ax., 1896-07-25

IT'S a long lane that has no turning
out " may sarn IN the wrong directiOa.
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THE MONEY DEARTH.
A PLUTocRATIc PLAN OF RE-
LIEF FOR THE PEOPLE.

Farmsrs TO Ease Up Things, AN the
Way Around BY Paying Their Debts
with Gold Borrowed From Forsignsrs
A Frank Admission
The broad ax., 1896-07-25

Bntsred at POstOfice as secOnd-cIass matte
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JULIUS r. TAYLOR. Publisher and Editor.