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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-04

mystic Cure" for rheumatism
and neuralgia radically cures in one
to three days. Its action upon the
system is remarkable and mysterious.
It removes at once the cause, and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits IS cents.
Sold by Otto Grotjsn, 1901 Second
avenue, druggist, Rock Island; Gust
Schlegel & Son, West Second street,
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-04
A Queer (.) Medicine.

There il medicine whose proprie
tors do not claim to have dis
covered some hitherto I'M
known ingedient, or that it 10 ,
cure-all. This honest medicine ONLY
claims to cure certain diseases
and that its ingredients are recog
nized BY the most skilled physician
as being the best for kidney ant
bladder diseases. It is Foley's Kid
ney cure. For sale BY T. H. Thomas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-04
Shake Into Your Ohese

Aliens Foot-Ease, Q powder Tor the
feet. 1t cures painful, swollen.
smarting feet and instantly takes the
sting out Of the corns and bunions.
It's the greatest comfort discovery oil
the age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes
tight-fitting or new shoes feel easy.
1t is certain cure for sweating, cal
lous and hot, tired, aching feet. Try
IL today. Sold BY all druggists and
shoe stores. By mail for Is cents IL
stamps. Trial package free. Ad
dress, Allen 8. Olmsted, Leroy, ny
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-04
The Great Horse Show In ohio.so

Opened in the Coliseum Nov. 2,
1897, and if you are going to visit il
be sure to buy tickets by the Great
Rock Island Route. % their city
depot is directly in front of a station
on the elevated loop. and all trains
OF the elevated system that run t.
the Coliseum now 20 around the new
Union Elevated Loop and stop d.
rectly In front Of the Rock Island
route depot. Nothing can be handler
aud five cent fare lands you at the
door Of the Coliseum. Enquire ol
the agent in this city and see . map
that will post you on the facts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-04
The Coming womsn

Who goes to the club while her hus-
band tends the baby. ss well as the
good old-fsshioned woman who looks
after her home, will both at times
get run down in health. They will
be troubled with loss Of appetite,
headaches. sleeplessness, fainting or
dizzy spells. The most wonderful
remedy for these women il Electric
Bitters. Thousands of sufferers
from lame back and weak kidneys
rise up and call it blessed. Il is the
medicine for women. Female com.
plants and nervous troubles Of all
kinds are soon relieved BY the use Of
Electric Bitters. Delicate women
should keep this remedy on hand to
build up the system. Only SO cents
per bottle. For sale by Harris & u
lemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-04

The council took up the hack II.
cense matter and tried to reach
settlement. During campmeeting 0
Geneseo man operated hack line to
Tindsll's grove and the license was
fixed at $40. Three Milan teamsters
also had hacks and up to date the
council only has notes from two of
them for SO, aud the Geneseo man
has left $40 with F. G. White. which
10 to be paid when the Milan men
have settled, and there the matter
hangs. The council will try and de-
stroy the heavy growth of willows
that is springing up in the channel
south of the canal, which will In
time bar the progress Of the water
from Mill creek into the Mississippi.
The commissioner of highways will
also be asked to pay e1o7 tax due.
On motion the council adjourned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-04

A cough 10 . danger signsl Of
worse troubles to come. Cure the
cough and prevent It's results BY
using DR.. Woods Norway Pine Sy-
rup. For sale BY Marshall Z
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-04
A Kidney Dlssass Given Up By Bsof Doe
tors.
Beaver Dam, O., Aug

Beaver Dam, O., Aug. u, 1895.
My daughter. after being treated
by four doctors. and being given uF
for lost, . neighbor recommended
Foley's Kidney Cure. Today she Il
able to walk several miles without
fatigue. feel We would have lost
her II it was not for your medicine.
Respectfully. Mus. ]. n. BALLET.
For sale BY T. H. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-04
E[gllllG2llE11S

Hsvs - ooss Thrual Pinplss, Coyper-
OoSosed oDutA AeheA. OA 60.n- Uleen h
Mouth. HaiF-B alilng7 Writ Cook ksMEDy
Co. s9o nasonse Tcmp,a Chicago. H.: Scs
buok nUa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-04

AU0v.

II you want to quit Tobacco using
easily and forever, b made we'll,
strong. magnetic. full Of new life and
vigor, take No-To-Bac, she wonder.
worker that makes weak men strong.
Many gain Ten pounds In ten dayS.
Over 900, 900 cured. Buy No-To-Bae
from your own druggist. who vii
guarantee cure. Booklets and sam
pies mailed free. Addreo 0teeline
Remedy company. Chicago OF NsW
York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-04

Itching piles. nights horrid plague.
is instantly relieved and permanent
ly cured by Doan's Ointment. Your
dealer ought to keep 1t. For sale BY
Marshall 4 Fisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-04

Cascarete stimulate liver, kidneys
aud bowels Never sicken. weaken
or Gripe: 10 oents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-04

You can cure it in one night with
DR.. Bell's Pine-Tar- Honey. rs cents
at all druggists. No cure no pay.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-03

THE FEAR OF THUNDER.-"Electric
storms are far less dangerous than the
majority of people imagine" writes
Edward w. Box in The Ladies' Home
Journal. "That q severe lightning
storm is terrifying admits of no ques-
ton, and will sometimes bring uneasi-
ness to the heart of the strongest man.
But the real danger is slight. The
chance of lightning striking house,
for example, is not one in million.
Particularly is this true in cities, strung
as most of them are with electric
wires. The greater danger from elec-
trio storms is in the country, and even
there the danger may be lessened if
the simplest and most common.sense
of precautions are exercised. The
surest electric conductor is draught,
and if, when a thunderstorm ap-
proaches, it Is seen that all windows
and doors liable to occasion draught
are kept closed, the danger is at once
reduced to minimum. If a woman is
"caught" out in thunderstorm the
safest shelter is a house the most
dangerous a tree, particularly an oak
tree. 1t is a peculiar, but nevertbe.
less proven, fact, that the oak is the
most susceptible of all trees to a cur
rent of electricity. Over fifty per
cent. of trees struck by lightning
storms during one summer, the gov
ernment statician tells us, were oaks,
while the beech tree was the least
harmed. Therefore, the worst posi-.
BILE place of shelter in an electric
storm is under an oak tree, while by
all odds, the safest place is in house
and out of draught. The ac-
tual danger (from an electric stormy is,
in truth, not from the lightning nor
the thunder, but from the nervous con-
dition into which women allow them
selves TO fall. And this is a danger
which they can avoid. A little calm
thought and few grains of common
sense will do it,"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-03

So aue made q very jolly little breakfast.
into 21S. Mr.. Cullen was still dressing,
but expressed my regrets through the
door that I could not go with his party
to the Grand canyon; told. him that all
the stage arrangements had been COM
pleted and promised to join him there
in case my luck was good. Then l saw
Frederic for a moment to see how he
was (for I had nearly forgotten him in
the excitement), to find that he was
gaining all the time and preparing even
to get up When I returned to the sa-
loon, the rest Of the party were there,
and said goodby to the captain and
Albert. Then I turned to Lord Rallies,
and, holding out my hand, said:
Lord Rallies, I joked little the
other morning about the way you
thought road agents ought to be treated.
You have turned the joke very neatly
and pluckily, and want to apologize
for myself and thank you for the rail-
road"
Neither is necessary, he said air
lily, pretending not to see my hand.
never claimed to have a good tenn
per, and it was all could do to hold
myself in. turned to Miss Cullen to
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-03
THE GREAT K. G A.
TRAIN ROBBERY
BY PAUL LEICESTER FORD.
Copyright, 1896, by J. B. Lippincott Company
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALLMENTs.

Copyright, 1880, py y. d. Ltppihcotl Couil
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALLMENTs.
In order that new readers of The EN-
oUIRER may begin with the following in
stallment of this story, and understand It
lust the same as though they had read 1t
all from the beginning, we here give
synopsis of that portion of It which mas
already been published:
CHAPTER I.-Dick Gordon, Yale grad
uate, goes in for hard work. From the
Chicago and Alton railroad repair shops
he is gradually promoted and finally
works up to the position OF superlnten-
dent of western railroad-the Kansas
and Arizona. The story opens with an
account of a trip by rail of Mr.. Cullen, a
railroad vice president, over the lines or
the K. and A. Gordon is asked to meet
Cullen and party and pilot them through.
In the party are Madge Cullen, with
whom Gordon falls in love ), Lord Rallies,
an Englishman, in love with Madge, and
Captain Ackland, brother of Lord Rallies
Talk turns on train robbers. Madge
would like an adventure with hold ups.
So would Rallies and Ackland. While
horseback riding near Santa Fe, Gordon
points out among convicts working on
railroad grade Jack brute, train robber
under IA year sentence. Madge speaks
to the convict, who answers gruff1y.
CHAPTER 1.-THE party is joined by
Madge's invalid brother. On special
train all go on westward. While Mr..
Cullen, his elder son and the two Eng
lishmen play poker and Gordon and
Madge enjoy the moonlight on the rear
car the train is held up by bandits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-03
TO BE CONTINUED.
M.cro,s SUCCESSOR CAPTURED

MAcEo's SUCCESSOR CAPTURED
A telegram of Monday from Havana
tells of an engagement that occurred
in Cuba on Sunday with important re-
suits. A large force of Spaniards en-
countered about 100 insurgents. The
insurgents were unable to retreat, and
there was hot fighting for about an
hour, when the insurgents dispersed as
best they could leaving 10 killed and
a number of wounded on the field
Among the wounded was General Ruiz
Rivera, who succeeded to the command
of the forces in Pinar del Rio on the
death of General Maceo. General
Rivera was taken to the prison at San
Cristobal, where he is likely to have q
hard time of it. He may be put to
death.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-03
INYALIDS AND VISITORS.

When patient is very i'll, as rule
he desires, above all things, to be let
alone and not worried. 1t is an easy
matter to be overzealous in ones at
tentions to the sick, and to force ones
presence upon them, in season and out
of season, may display sympathetic
nature, but it displays also very poor
judgment.
Indeed, it sometimes happens that
overzealous people actually render,
by their want of tact, the discomfort
of illness more grievous than it need
be. Their well-meant attentions are q
source of annoyance to the physician,
and of worry to the patient; yet their
efforts are 80 obviously prompted by
kindly motives that every one shuns
the ungracious task of pointing out
how far they fall short of their aim.
No one should think for moment
of entering the sick room unless par
ticularly requested to do 80, and usual
ly the exercise of ones judgment,
when so admitted. will quickly deter
| ulu0 WucIuCE VI uOO UuO NioiV ohOoiN
be cut short. No one likes to inform
visitor that his or her presence is
harmful to the patient. Nevertheless,
it is sometimes, for the patients sake,
absolutely necessary to do this.
Unfortunately, there are people who
regard it as a personal affront to be
told that the doctor has forbidden the
admission of visitors into the sick
room. They somehow feel that their
efforts have been snubbed, and that
some hidden motive has prompted the
order.
Persons suffering from chronic dis
ease, or who are only partially indis-
posed, may generally receive an al.
most unlimited amount Of attention
without harm. To such, indeed,
pleasant call from friend, involving
harmless and cheerful gossip, often
means a period of self-forgetfulness
and buoying up of spirits that is
not only enjoyable, but health.giving.
Books, flowers and fruit are nearly al
ways welcomed by an invalid, as much
for the sake Of the kindly thought as
for the gifts themselves. Shut out, to a
great extent, from outside interests,
one appreciates such consideration
from ones friends and relatives
Philadelphia Ledger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-03
CHAPTER ".
SOME RATHER QUEER ROAD AGENTS.

SOME RATHER QUEER ROAD. AGENTS.
"You had better come back to the car,
Miss Cullen" remarked Lord Rallies
after pause.
But she declined to do go, saying she
wanted to know what I was going to
telegraph. And he left us, for which I
wasn't sorry. told her Of the good
news had to send, and she wanted to
know if now we would try to catch the
road agents. I set her mind at rest on
that score.
II think they'll give us very little
trouble to Bag" added, 'for they are
80 green that it's almost pitiful. y
"In not cutting the wires?" she asked.
"In everything" replied. "But the
worst botch is their waiting till we had
Just passed the Arizona line. If they had
held us up an hour earlier, it would only
have been states prison.
"And what will it be now?"
Hanging.
"What?' cried Miss Cullen.
"In New Mexico train robbing is not
capital, but in Arizona 1t Is, - told her
"And if you catch them they'll be
hung?" she asked
"Yes"
"That seems very hard "
The first signs Of dawn were begin
ming to show by this time, and as the
sky frightened I told Miss Cullen that
was going to look for the trail Of the
fugitives. She said she would walk with
me, if not in the way, and my assurance
was very positive on that point. And
here want to remark that it's saying a
good deal if girl can be up all night
in such excitement and still look fresh
and pretty, and that she did
ordered the crew to look about, and
then began big circle around the train.
Finding nothing, I swung a bigger one.
That being equally unavailing, I did
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-03

UNSUITABLE ELATION.-The Wash
|ington "Star" chronicles the fact that
a somewhat elderly gentleman entered
his own house one day last autumn
with such a. look of selfsatisfaction
upon his countenance that his wife was
at once struck by it; and like a faithful
spouse, she proceeded to put him on
his guard.
"Richard," she said, ~ hope you
have not forgotten that pride goeth
before fall.
"My DEAR" was the reply, ~ am
perfectly familiar with that admoni-
tion. And I have reason to fear that
in my case it applies in literal as
well as in a 6gurative sense. But l
can't help it,"
"You are not usually this way"
81 know it. When was graduated
at the head of my class in college /
was as meek and modest as the last
man on the list. When I was elected
to Office and ran away ahead of my
ticket, could have defied anybody to
accuse me of showing the least elation.
When l won my first big lawsuit, l
endeavored to bear success with the
same philosophy which I should have
felt was proper in defeat. When l got
my picture in the paper as leading
citizen in my community, I could have
defied any of my oldtime friends to
detect the slightest difference in my
behavior.
"But this case is difference. I hope
you'll bear with me, but I've just rid
den my BICYCLE three times round the
block without falling of, and I just
can't help putting on airs"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13

higher up than Fort Cudahy. near yns
nei'ance' and II is. therefore. with.
Canadian territory for the whole ., ~
course. ~
The Dominion government hns =.
nounced that 1t will publish a m
OF some further reports which bay,
been received at the interior depart
ment from Mr.. Ogilyie. In these ~
ports Mr.. ogilvie speaks ut length Of n.
great dinicuities and dangers which
have to be encountered by explorers in
that land. The lack OF a mail sery,c.
seems to be felt almost as great an I'M
convenience as the want OF a claim,
registration bureau. with a court
the collection OF debts.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13

The Eldorado II the richest mine of
them all. IL has ~ claims. said to be-
worth $500. 0o0 each. The total wealth
OF the Eldorado. Bonanza. Baer and Gold
Bottom mines is estimated at 500. 000,-
600. Lots IRE selling at Dawson City,
at the mouth OF the Klondykc. for $1,000
and upward. Across the boundary In
Alaska there are many mines in opera
ton. and the entire region northwest to
Forty-Mile creek contains a great deal
of the yellow metal.
The wages paid to miners in the Klon-
dyke district are SIS a day. Workers in
the sawmill Of Joseph Ladue. who
claims TO wv the entire Dawson City
site, are paid ten dollars n day.
Prices in the latter place IRE fairly
representative Of the amounts charged
for provisions anc articles of wear. and
the following list will give interesting
information on this subject. These
were the ruling prices when the miners
left Dawson City to return with their
immense wealth and entrance their
neighbors with the recital OF the story
of their successes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13
A TALE OF BAD LUCK.
GEN. Ccrro GOrdo WilIinms' Esn.r,
cnce In pike Fishing.

Several OF us were at kanawha Fail.
enjoying the black bass fishing. which
at that time was very good. In the
party, or rather he came after we had
arrived, was old Cerro Gordo Williams
OF Kentucky. There was an angler ~
please the shade of old Izaak Walton
himself. The general was not one "a
the kind who makes an occasional trir
in the unm time. lie was AZ ,
at all seasons of the year. had been 70
Maine, Canada. Florida and the lake.
in the northwest. to say nothing of
his experience in ocean fishing. One
day at the falls his luck had been bad
and after fishing over at the old mill
for three or four hours without even
a bite, he came TO the hotel and Joined
the group on the porch. After a little
bantering, he said:
well. l never get disappointed when
the fish won't bite. 1t is unphilosoph.
zeal and unsportsmanlike. / was in
Kentucky one spring, or rather one
summer, as it was in June, and word
came to me that there was some fine
pike fishing in the Killikinnick. a stream
that enters the Ohio about 100 mile,
above Cincinnati. Now there is no bel.
ter fishing than pike fishing. They're
game and big, and that stream was
at II time filled with this noble FISH.
Three or four of us packed up and
drove over on Sunday. and fixed every
thing ready for a full weeks sport. On
Monday we tried one or two OF the
pools, but without a bit of luck. We
didn't complain. On Tuesday we took
another shy after going down the
stream five or six miles. But a few
little, measly perch was the net result
Of hat days work. Then we went up
stream a few miles. far enough TO tire
us out pretty thoroughly. when we got
home that night, without a single thing
to show except a lot of sunburned faces.
for the weather vas growing hotter
and hotter. and our accommodations
were zone Of the best. We thought We
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13

DAYS Sailing from Seattle-Mon-
days and Thursdays.
Total distance In miles by st. MI -,
Total distance in miles BY Chiikat -.
Total days required for journey b.
ST. Mich els route .................4 40 to CO
| Total days required FOR Journey By
Chilkat Pass "
The dominion government at Otta-
wa, Ont, is now considering means TO
preserve TO Canadians the lions share
of the profits which will flow from the
northern Eldorado. but II is highly
improbable that there Is any founda-
ton for the report that the exclusion
Of all but British subjects is under con
temptation. What the government
probably will do is to impose a royalty
on all ore taken from the soil.
II is assumed hat there does not ex-
list the slightest doubt as to the Klon-
dyke region being well within Canadian
territory. Although II is only within
| the last few months that the Yukon dis
trict has sprung into notoriety, the
Canadian government surveyors have
been there for many years. In 1887 an
expedition was sent by the interior de-
partmcnt TO explore that part Of the
northwest territories drained by the
Yukon river. The expedition was I'M
der the charge Of DIR. George NJ. Daw-
son. now director Of the Dominion
Geological survey. and of Mr.. William
Ogilvie. who had had previous expert
encc in exploring and surveying the
northwest. Their chief task was to
~ Il -.,x ~ -aa h,,J ~oI IN 80 f,r4 e-Arv&
meridian Of longitude. which IL desig-
mated by treaty as the boundary line
between the United States and Canada
from Mount 81. Elias to the Arctic
ocean. Mr.. Ogilvie determined, by a
series OF lunar observations, the point
nj which the Yukon river is intersected
by the one hundred and forty-firs.
meridian, and marked the snne on the
ground. He also determined where the
boundary line crosses Forty-Mile creek.
the western aflluent Of the Yukon in
the collaborating district. The Canadian
surveyors reported at the time that lin
proximity to the boundary line there ex-
isted extensive and valuable placer
mines" md in view of this fact they
made their observations with special
care. The Uaited States government
was inviied t. make a joint survey. and
the invitation has been repeated since,
but Up TO this time there has been no
disposition to take advantage Of IT.
The boundary. according TO the sur
,eyors. crosses ~Forty-Miie creek %
miles west of the point where II flows
into the Yukon. Fort Cudahy. which 10
situated at the cont uence 81 the Yukon
and Forty-Mile creek. IS. therefore. con-
sidernbly within the Canadian side OF
the boundary. The klondyke river flows
into the Yukon from the east. 80 miles
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13
YUKON GOLD f L
Events Which Led Up TO tho Pros
emit Boom
The Route 90 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
20 he MISUNDERSTANDING
Figures as to Dtstances-
Cost OF Living.

The excitement caused by the dis
coveries of gold in large along
the Klondyke river and the waters trib-
utary TO it, near the Alaskan boundary.
has aroused u spirit of wealth-hunting
which will not be allayed for many a
day. Determination TO become pos
sessed of the riches of the cold and
dreary Yukon basin has impelled thou
sands'to go forth. in many instances
with very imperfect preparation, I o Sc
cure the yellow metal, which, il is
known, this region s. largely ~conceals.
The gold fever has taken such a hold
along the Pacific coast that breathless
haste to reach this new land of promise
has dominated all considerations Of pru-
dence and even Of safety. The tales