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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08
GOLD AND slLvER~PLAT,N G.,



a Process That Il Described os Simple M
. Professional.
Thedollowing is very simple me fhod
for gold and silver plating: Ia &c an
ounce of nitrate of silver, a hi al is
made as follows: One ounce Of ne sill
yer. one ounce nitric acid, one-haH
ounce water. Put the silver in to a Flor.
ence flask, then pour in tn, acid and
water. Place the flask ON the sand bath
for o few moments. taking are not to
apply too much heat, and a soon as
chemical action becomes viole 1t remove
the flask to a cooler place and allow the
action to 60 on until it nee Fly Stacks,
when. If there is any silver st IL remain
ing, the flask may be placedt u the bath
again until the silver disapps rs. If the
acid employed is weak, it ma }, be neces-
sary to add little more. Thg red fumes
formed when chemical actio is going
ON disappear when the acid b as done its
work.
The nitrate Of silver foe med during
the above operation shona be poured
into a porcelain capsule an heated un.
til a pellicle appears on the surface.
when 1t may be set aside b crystalline.
The uncrystallized liqutn should be
poured from the crystals: into another
vessel and heat applied until it has
evaporated sufficiently to, crystalline.
Then you have nitrate of silver. Take
an ounce of nitrate of silvt q. dissolve in
quart of distilled rainv eater. When
thoroughly dissolved, thro " in a few
crystals of hyposufphite OF. soda, which
will at first form a brown precipitate,
but which becomes redissol'1al if enough
hyposulphite has been sIli.ed. There
must be present a slight exc ess of this
salt. The solution is now complete
Take q sponge, dip it in the solution
and rub it over the work to be plated.
A solution Of gold may be made in
the same way and applied as described.
A concentrated solution Of either gold
or silver may be used for work that has
been worn off by applying it with a
camel's hair brush and touching it with
q strip of zinc. The writer has used this
method with the most satisfactory suc-
cess The gold or silver used in making
must be perfectly fine.-Jcwelers' Cir
cu1ar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08
How Much Do You Know?
Do You Know Enough About
Yourself to Keep in
Health?

No o6ense. please.
We are not talking smart.
This 10 an interesting matter
Only We "don't think about it."
Don't think Of health till We lose t.,
Then We know just what it's worth.
just stick . pin there, won's you?
1t may help your memory at the
right time.
We don't know much ourselves.
So We have applied it to one thing.
In order to know the m ore about it.
And that one thing 10 the kidneys.
We're working among them ill
the time.
We're Doan's Kidney Pills. you
know.
And ought to know . good deal
about it.
The kidneys are the filters Of the
blood.
The most delicate and accurate
filters.
When the blood returns to the
heart
After carrying life to all the bod y
1t is laden with all the impurities
1t Picss up on the wsy-ur,c poi
son mos.ly.
30 it has to be filtered-made new.
And it passes through the kidney 8.
To be renovated-purified.
These filters must be perfect
Or the blood is imperfect,
And then comes pain and distress,
Backache-urinary disorder.
Painful and dangerous to life,
Sediment-grAvel-excess OF urine
Or retent'on-scantine with
scalding
And diabetes or Brieht's disease.
We are very b1sy-we Doan's Kid
ney Pills.
Right in your neighborhood, too.
Read about is when you see our
name always.
And you'll notice . neighbours
name
Whom we have cured.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by
all dealers. price 80 cents per box.
Sent BY mail on receipt of price by
Foster-Milburn company. Buffalo,
N. T., sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
For sale by Marshall & Fisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08
Begging and Religion.

Before London police justice pro-
fessional beggar told an interesting story
OF his methods. He admitted haunting
the neighborhoods where religious
meetings were held, and he appealed to
women coming from these meetings
with the quotations.: 1.-THE Lord loveth
q cheerful giver 'Those who give to
the poor lend to the Lord. - 1.-THE birds
OF the air have nests. the foxes have
holes. but, like the Son Of Man, have
nowhere to lay my head" The prison
er said that he found this method very
effective, especially in the winter
months, when women wore thick gloves
and could not tell the difference be.
tween q penny and half crown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08
| WHAT THE YOUTH NEEDED.
The Order Was Given by the Man Whom
He MadC Tired.

He M8dC Tired.
Now and then Chicago draws chap
pie in the great shufheof life. The other
day one arrived hero from an inland
town who had few points to spare in
his trunk.
He took up his residence in an aristo-
cratic family hotel, where he appeared
religiously each night at 7o'clock
dinner in the evening dress of second
class swell. This was.all very commend
able and clearly, and not at all G. 1rraor-
binary where 80 per cent of tho men
did the same thing.
But the good impression awakened by
the chastity of the newcomers near
ance in the ineffable bosom and e was
obscured by his attemp. to crdrr has
dinner in as much French as he deem
ed would be Ineligible. The sc nority
Of his final order for de nitasse
was good for all the surrounding tables,
If not for the buffers pantry.
AS the first week rolled on tho young
man grew more Frenchy, more mellow,
more metropolitan in spirit, AMI on the
occasion Of his first evening at home
made his way to the smoking room,
where he arranged himself laisyuorously
and picturesquely in an easy chair.
Near him was the station Of n small
colored buttons.
"Garcon! GarconP' called out the
oriental one, but little William stood,
with his heavy, seallike eyes rolled I'D
ward and his great paws crossed SOL
EMMY over his brass buttoned jacket,
regardless and needless Of the over
whelming honor being done him.
II say. there. garcon. won't you
bring me-ah''-
Some brains, William, for this
chap" growled an apoplectic man on
the other side Of the ROOM Chicago
Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08

This method Of detecting forgeries
has been devised by Professor NJ. Bruy.
lauts, professor Of chemistry in the Uni.
versity of Louvain. The portion Of q
document which is suspected of having
been altered is first moistened, and
then, after being dried, is exposed to
the action of vapor of iodine. The por.
tion thus moistened, if it has been al
tered, assumes a violet tint, while the
other portion appears a brownish vel.
low. This action is evidently due to
the removal of a portion of the starch
contained in the size Of the paper. The
same process will even reveal the exist.
ence OF pencil marks erased by rubbing.
Public Opinion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08

try Electric Bitters as q remedy for
your troubles? II not, get q bottle
now and get relief. This medicine
has been found to be particularly
adapted to the relief and cure of all
Female Complaints, exerting a won
derful direct influence in giving
strength and tone to the organs. II
you have loss Of appetite. constipa-
ton, headache. fainting spells or are
nervous, sleepless, excitable, melan-
choly or troubled with dizzy spells,
Electric Bitters is the medicine You
need. Health and strength are guar
anteed by its use. Large bottles
only 500 at Harris & Ullemeyer's
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08
TEE head Offices Of the Woodm,

TIE head Offices Of the Woodmen
order were finally removed last
Thursday from Fulton to Rock ISL
and. The citizens Of the former
town kept up their vigorous opposi-
son till every means known to law
and strategy were exhausted, and
then did not yield peaceably. but Is.
sembled In mobs and attacked those
having the removal Of the records in
charge. including the lieutenant
governor OF the state and Adjt. Gen.
heece. That city has made . record
Tor opposition to law and order that
she needn't fear any Of her neighbors
will ever covet.-Aledo Democrat,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08
Illinois Christian Endleavorer,

Chicago. Oct. S.-Ths eleventh annua
convention Of the Illiaois Christian En-.
deavor Union opened last night. In.
spiration services were held in the New
England Congregational church. Dear.
born avenue and Delaware place: For.
ty-hrst Street Presbyterian church, For
ty-first street and Grand boulevard. ant
at the Union Park Congregations
church, Washington and Ashland boule
wards. when addresses were made. The
convention was formally opened ir
Central Music Hall this morning at S:a;
O'clock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08
Matters Settled mt EdwardsyiIle.

Edwardsville. Ills, Oct. SAN agree.
ment was reached yesterday between
the striking miners and the men who
nave beer working for less than the
scale. By its terms those who desire
may work in the mine to supply the
local demand. but should ths Madison
Coal company begin shipping the prod.
uct OF their toll the men agree to come
our with their tools and remain out un.
I'll the company grants the new wage
scale. The men have broken camp and
returned to their homes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08

Mr.. BRYAN recently told Nebrss.
10 audience that the best method Of
assisting Senator Walcott In his Of.
forts to bring about international
bimetallism was to vote solidly with
the adherents Of silver this fall, thus
giving England and other European
countries positive evidence that the
sentiment In favor Of the white metal
In this country Is stronger than ever.
and must surely triumph at the No.
Nonal election three years hence,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08

DISEASE and the bullets and
mschets Of the Cuban insurgents are
shining the ranks OF the Spanish
armies on the island. The Spanish
people are becoming more aud more
to realize this fact. A spirit 10 be-
ginning to reveal itself which will
protest against further sacrifices in
. cause which is hopeless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08

The best Sslve In the world for
Cuts, Bruises. Sores. Ulcers. Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chopped
Hands, Chilblains. Corns, and all
Skin Eruptions. and positively curos
Files, or no pay required. It IL guar.
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price % cents re-,
box. For sale By Hertz q UlIemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08

"Mystic Cure" for rheumatism
and neuralgia radically cures in one
TO three days. Its action upon the
system 10 remarkable and my sterious.
II removes at once the cause, and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
nrst dose greatly ben efits. IS cents.
Sold BY Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second
avenue, druggist, Rock Island; Gust
Sehiegel 4 Son. West Second street,
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08

Tbs 10 the 18th time Gen. Weyler
has been called home to Spain, &C.
cording to reports. Still he remains
In Cuba. and is particularly anxious
to continue to direct the Spanish
slaughter operations there. Il eau.
not be gainsaid that he 10 fitted for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08

The electorate Of Connecticut, at
"a election held last Monday. adopt
cd . constitutional amendment max.
ing ability to read in the English
language any article Of the cons,i,u.
ton or any article Of the statutes Of
the state o qualification for voting.
Few votes were cast against the
amendment. 1t WAS 90 popular that
Il was adopted with practical unsni-
mitv,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08

Cascarets Candy Cathartio. the
most wonderful medical discovery o,
the age. pleasant and refreshing e
the taste, act gently and positively
ON the bowels. cleansing the entire
system. dispel colds, cure headache,
fever. habitual constipation and bill.
iousness. Please buy and try . boz
OF c. c. c. today; 10. Is, so cents.
Sold and guaranteed to cure BY all
druggists-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08
Ths Rspabl,can PrsdIcs ment.

Springfield (Mass) Republican.
Lincoln illustrated some point he
Was making BY describing one Of the
early steamboats, on the Mississippi
river with boiler 50 small and a
whistle 80 big that when the whistle
was blown the engine stopped. Our
good republican editors and their
party hnd themselves. with their Oh.
posing policies Of protection and Gus
toms OF revenue. In the predicament
OF Ltncoln's boat-whsn the vhiatle
OF protection blows the engins Of
protection has to stop.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08
Very Dangerous.

A man pointed an unloaded gun at a
friend and pulled the trigger. ....
See," he cried gleefully, II have
exploded superstition. There is no
danger in an unloaded gun"
And straishtway the friend struck
him on the head with all his might.
1T seems to be dangerous weapon
Tor fool to play with after ALL" was
the consolation he offered, as the man
bound up his wound. Chicago Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08

II you want to quit tobacco using
easily and forever, be made we'll,
strong. magnetic, full Of new life and
vigor, take No-To-Bsc, the wonder
worker that makes weak men strong.
Many gain ten pounds in ten days.
Over 400, 600 cured. Buy No-To-Bac
from your own druggist. who will
guarantee cure. Booklets and SAM
pies mailed free. Addres Sterling
kennedy company. Chicago or New
York,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08

QUEEN VICTORIA will hold q court
at Balmoral castle early in October
for the purpose Of receiving con the
throne" an address Of congratulation
on the diamond jubilee from the cor
porstion Of Edinburgh, which is to
Be presented to her majesty BY the
lord provost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08
PROBABLY the oldest station aoen

PROBABLY the oldest station agent
In the country in point Of service is
James A. Gary. the postmaster gen.
eral Of the United States. He was
appointed agent at Alberton. Howard
county, Maryland, on the Balsimo re
q Ohio railroad, some A years ago.
and his name still appears on the
pay rolls Of tho company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08
Spring Valley school Row.

Princeton, Ills. Oct. S.-The Sprina
valley contested school case. in which
TWO sets OF teachers were contsnding 10,
the control of the schools. has been set.
Tied In the circuit court here by Judge
slough issuing a permanent injunction
restraining the set Of teachers headed by
Principal johnson from interfering with
the set headed by Principal Halliday
The court held that the johnson set o,
teachers did not hold lega. contracts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08

WAR talk involving the United
States and Spain has about subsidized.
War 10 now considered scarcely q re-
mote possibility.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08

To Care . OOlh In sSas Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quine Tablets
All druggists refund the money IL i,
fails to cure. Csc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08
Never say DIE.

Many desperate cases of kidney
diseases pronounced incurable have
been cured BY Foley's Kidney Cure.
Many physicians use it. For sale BY
+. Fl. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08

Cascafets stimulate liver, kidneys
and bowels Never sicksn, weaken
OF gTipe; 10 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08

FosTER, Virgins and other weather
prophets predicted . big storm for
Sept. 70 to 20. and accordingly We
had 6ne days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-08

Mennonite Courtship.
When . brother in the church wants
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
LONG CREEK MURDER SUSPECT.
Tms for Crime of Two
Years A0o.

LONG CREEK, Or, June 7.-Richard
Hinkle, accused of completely In the muir
der of George w. Scott, the book agent,
near lee, in 1895, and who was indicted
at the May term of court Just closed, has
been arrested and lodged in jail at Can
yon City. Hinkle and Bare were arrested
soon after the discovery of the remains of
Scott, whose body lad been burned in a.
ca bin with the intention of concealing the
crime, but the former was discharged.
Bare was convicted at the October. 1896.
term of the Circuit Court, and received a
life sentence in the penitentiary. 1t is
thought that the late Grand Jury was sup
piled with additional evidence against
Hinkle. 1t is now over a year since his
arrest and acquittal by the Grand Jury on
the same charge.
The crime for which these TWO men were
arrested and for which Bare is serving
sentence was most brutal. George w
Scott was on tour of the interior coun-
ties, engaged in the sale of books. When
murdered he was in a remote portion of
Grant County, near the Crook County
line. After numbering the lone peddler
the assassin or ,.ssassins carried the BODY
to q deserted cabin, which they burned
and. as they believed, covered all clews TO
the crime.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
FEARFUL HAVOC IN A FACTORY
Twenty Killed BY a Boiler Explosion,
Many Injured and Considerable
Property Des troyed.

CITY OF MEXICO. MEX, June THE
LacsroIina calico printing factory at
Puebla was entirely destroyed this morn
ing by boiler explosion. Twenty men
are known to be dead aud many injured.
The factory was the property OF Neriega
Brothers, well-knowR Spanish merchants.
and situated in the heart of the city. The
destruction done to buildings, machinery
and stock will cause loss of $3.50, 600.
Soldiers are clearing away the debris
and also keeping back the ever-increasIng
crowd. Fragments of human bodies are
mixed up with pieces of machinery and
building material is strewn on the ground
upon every side. People were killed in
an adjoining house and many fronts of
adjoining dwellings were blown out.
The scene Of the accident presents views
of indescribabe destruction and confusion
and is crowded with people In search of
unfortunate victims. Experts say a ton
of dynamite could have been hardly more
destructive.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
PROTECT THE SEALS,
Foster Goes to Europe to Secure Concert
of 4 ction With KMsain.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June John
w. Fosters mission to Europe is for the
purpose of securing a concert of action
with Russia for the protection of seals in
the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea.
Despite Salisbury's reported refusal to
consider proposition TO reopen the sub
ject previous 10 the expiration of the
period Tor which they were promulgated
correspondence looking to a revision of
the regulations is in progress, and in
furtherance of it Foster expects TO meet
Pauncefote at London during the latter's
visit in England this summer. The prin-
cipal modification desired is the total
restriction of pelagic sealing for a fixed
term, 1T having been shown that the
sixty-mile zone about the Pribilov Islands
is Intellectual TO preserve the seals. Most
OF the killing has always been outside of
TINT territory,
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
SAN 0UENTIG'S DEAURE CONNECTS
Str. .ksrs Return TO Work in The Jute MiU
and GIVE Evidence of Extra
DILIGENCE.

SAN QUENTIN, Call, June $50 far
as external appearances are concerned all
traces of the recent trouble within the
confines of the State prison had dis
appeared this morning when the Z o'clock
whistle was plown by the engineer of the
iute mill.
With the exception OF about 250 OF the
most unruly OF the convicts. who are still
kept in solitary confinement in order that
the officials may segregaJe them until
the origlnators of the strike and subse-
guent disorder may be discovered
and punished, all of the strikers
returned to work as usual and per-
formed the duties required of them this
morning with every appearance of salts
faction. In fact many of them by extra
diligence seemed anxious to retrieve
themselves for their share of the trouble,
and used every means in their power to
regain the good opinion of their officers.
Despite this promising state OF affairs
shown this morning, Warden Hale has no
intention of relaxing the disciplinary
methods of keeping his wards in subjec-
tion, which he inaugurated last week, and
announces his intention TO sifr the matter
none the less thoroughly because the
strikers have seen the futility of trying to
coerce their custodians into acceding to
their demands
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
DUCHESS OF DEvoRSHfRE'S BALL
1T Is Attracting Much Attention in Eng
IGHd and win Cause Vast Sums to
Be Spent in COSTUMES.

LONDON, Eng, June The coming
fancy dress ball to be given by the Duchess
of Devonshire has long been the talk of
society and become the subject of attacks
similar to those made upon the ball given
in New York by Mrs. Bradley Martin.
Father Adderley, an earnest Episcopal
clergyman, from the pulpit denounced the
Duchess ball as a wasteful frivolity. He
declared he understood that one dress
alone that would be worn at the ball cost
$4,000.
Possibly this is exaggera alton, but it is
certain that vast sums of money are being
expended by those who will attend the
function. a number OF ladies getting
their costumes from Worth and Doucet
are paying astounding prices. The
daughters of the Princess of Wales patron
iZe a London costumer. Some ladies are
having their Jewels altered and reset to
accord with their costumes. Among the
features of the ball will be the Oriental
dance, in which the dancers will use float
ing scarfs. This dance entails long prac-
tice.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
MELICK'S PORTLAND MESHAP.
The Pasadena Assembyman Separated
From His Bride on Their
HOHeYmoOn
Honeymoon

TACOMA, WASH, June THE excur-
sion party OF California editors to Vic
toria, b. c., is minus one of its most prom
inent members tonight, for Assemblyman
Walter S. Melick, editor OF the Pasadena
News, missed the train at Portland and
cannot get here before to- morrow after
noon. Interest attaches to the incident
from the fact that Mr.. MeIick is on his
bridal trip, having welded a Pasadena
belle few days ago. The wedding trip
was postponed that they might join the
editorial excursion to Victoria. Now that
is marred by the slowness OF Portland
barber, for while Mr.. MeIick is Willing
away the hours in the Oregon city his
bride is traversing Puget Sound on the
steamer City of Kingston, which left here
at o'clock tonight with the excursion
party aboard.
1t happened thusly: The editors ar
rived in Portland at $50 clock and at
IL O'Clock were TO leave for Tacoma over
the Northern Pacific. After an hour
spent at breakfast the others sauntered
down to the depot while Assem- blyman
Melick went out to get shaved, expecting
TO meet his wife at the station. The
barber was slow and the result was that
the bridegroom reached Portland's
Union depot after the excursion train was
we'll started toward Puget Sound.
Mrs. Melick made search for her hus-
band on the train, and while it was in
progress received a telegram notifying her
that he had missed it. Her bridal trip
TO British Columbia will, therefore, be
made alone. Mr.. Melick will come up to-
morrow and join his wife at Seattle on
Wednesday on her return from Victoria.
The bride and groom would probably
prefer no remarks. but the joke was con-
sidered too good not to be made a chief
topic of conversation among the excur-
siO0lsta