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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07

relates an amusing incident connected
with the blockade of Mobile harbor dur
ing the civil war. Some ship carpenters
had been put to work by the govern
ment to manufacture floating mines and
had taken number of heavy pieces of
square timber and placed them in the
form OF a triangle, three pieces being
used to each. At the end Of each of the
stick-that is on the three points-was
placed torpedo. i few days after this
the wind came out strong from the north.
and the torpedOes were taken and placed
in position in the bay so that they
would be driven by the wind against
the United States gunboats.
The plan was apparently TO be sue
cessful, the torpedoes being driven rap
idly III the direction Of the enemy gun
boats, and great damage might have re-
suited to Uncle Sam S ships had not the
wind suddenly changed, and the torpe-
does were brought back and carried in
a bunch TO the bay opposite Frascati
Here the torpedo mines met in an eddy,
and there was suddenly great explo-
sion, followed by another, and vet an
other, completely tearing the RATS to
pieces and producing at the same time
panic among the people resident on
the shore. who went to Mobile CITY ana
reported that the enemy was lombard
ing fraScati. - New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07

a tectotal lecturer at West Bromwich
in order To illustrate the horrors of
drinking, told his audience story of a
wooden legged topcr who was 50 drunk
one night that he took off his wooden
leg 10 wind thc clock. The STORY was
told III all simplicity by the lecturer
as he had heard it in his childhood.
Strange to sa-. it applied exactly to The
husband of lady who happened TO be
one Of the audience. After the lecture
the lady waited on the lecturer behind
the ball
Wretch she said. How dare you
hol1 my husband to putlic rilirulc?''.
'Dut. my dear madarl''-
Now don't G,ny it, fcr l heard YOU. Z"
Scratch. scratch. scratch, That lectur-
er Is now undergoing repairs He will
b more careful If his choice Of illustra-
tons next tirc. -BiTiningham Mail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07
n { is.rr brakeman.

The slickcst craftsman III our office at
this kind of work is little. dark CON
p!cXi"ucd fellow who sifS in corner
and says never y word He has glass
cy" and three wooden legs. His name i,
Camera. Re takes his cap off at q dyaw-
ing for only a minute and says Ia the
foreman: Il have made more accr-ratc
copy than any tracer in the Office could
have done. Every line is exact. every
circle Is trl" ana Ill your figures ar.
correctly copied II yea are using ynur
drawing for constant reference. I will
only DELAY ycu minute, and your copy
viii he ready for printing in AN hour -
To any intelligent rian such an apl,al
Will not PASS without a careful exam
inatlcn. American Na,hirist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07
He Put His Foot In II.

A woman's club that invested in a
clubhouse not long since was much
against its will obliged to employ men
laborers. The architect was a woman.
but it was found impossible to procure
women carpenters, masons and plaster
ers. One day shortly before the compile.
ton of the structure workman who
was employed upon the roof made a
misstep and thrust his foot through the
beautiful but not yet dried ceiling of
the auditorium. Just at this time, too.
a number of club members CHANGED to
be i'll the building. and their emotions
at the sight of the pedal extremity pend
cnt from the ceiling may be better i'm
agined than described. The man was
eventually rescued and the hole mended.
but the patch still shows upon the cell
ing, and as the first vice president puts
it, well, l knew that if IA man had
anything to do with this club he would
be sure to put his foot in it. Chicago
Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07
BREATHE PURE AIR,
The Necessity For rilling the Lungs at
Each Inhalariop.

Breathe pure air always. In TIE lungs
most important physiological process
occurs. 1t is from here that the blood
laden with oxygen is sent to all parts, Of
the body, giving off along its course its
oxygen and taking mp carbonic acid gas,
which 1t brings ct last to the lungs.
when it is cast out in expiration. More
oxygen is taken in by inspiration and
the same process is repeated.
So let your breathing be full and deep,
going to the very bottom of the lungs
III order that all Cf the blood in them
may receive its full amount Of oxygen
before again starting upon its tour Of
distribution through the body. Can one
use any more fCrciblc argument in favor
Of loose clothing than this: 1t is abso-
lutcly impossible to secure plenty Of
oxygen if the clothing is worn at I'll
tight, and oxygen is a feed which the
body must have always in abundance to
keep well
The air leaving the lungs is laden with
that deadly poison carbonic acid Cas,
which il given off IL n close room when
30 provision is made fer its escape and
the entrance Of pure air soon renders
the air utterly unfit to breathe. PERHAPS
some night rCa VIII find yourself IN
able 10 sleep aud tI,mblcrc stlcsslv about
in bed When this occurs. 20 70 an open
window and i..halC the fresh air. breath
ing slowly and deeply. \ few minutes
II thls and you can return to bed and
probably will soon he sleeping quietly.
What has happened? by its restlcssncss
The body was asserting its need Of more
oxygen. Nov. yen have given it what
1t 10 crlpha;ically asked for, and it is
quiet We get as much uneasineSs and
disturbance from the want of This food
as when we do not eat cnnrrh. ONLY the
symptoms are not 50 well understood
nor recognized SO quickly Always keep
your mouth closed and breathe through
your nose. Then the air is warmed.
slightly moistened and largely freed
from PARTICLES Of dust, 80 that when it
enters the lungs it does not irritate
them.
y condition often rlct with bv phv-
sIclans is anprIia. In this trouble the
patient is pale, lifclcss looking. tired
and generally uc2d up often without
Icing able to tell distinctly how she
does feel. Sometimes these patients say
that they have not enough blood. 1t is
really only an element CT the blood
which is wanting. but that is very
important one-namely, the red blood
corpuscle.
When yen know that it is only those
corpusclcs which have the power to take
up and carry oxygen, you see ut once
how Important it is That the blood
should not he lacking in them. Good
Wholesome food, plenty of it and well
dlgested will give You the corpusclcs.
Furnish them with the oxygen and the
body will have an important element
toward health. What to Eat.
Worked the Wrong Way.
FIR DCplpy a ST,liIo shi,, carpnptnr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07
JAIL FOR STUDENTS.
QUEER PHASE OF LIFE AT HeICEL-
BERG UNIVERSITY.
SoUs Of the Names Which Adorn the
Prison Register and the Grimes For
Which Their Owners Were Incarcerated.
The Rules Of the Place.

The Rules Of the Place.
In England the students body is COM
nittod to prison only hy the civil au-
thority. In Oxford, it is true, the vice
chancellor deals with UNDERGRADUATE
naughtinc-s, principally in the form OF
debt and insubordination, for which nc
may impose n momontlry penalty, but
he does not deprive the dcfaulter Of lib
erty. There is, or was legend that n
certain apartment under the old Clarcn.
don building was really the university
'quod, hut for its authenticity il is
impossible to vOuch.
Cambridge has its spinning house for
female ofcnders-not lady students. bat
ladies who might prove a Gclusion and
q snare to tic rIcre male undergrad.
There, if we except the irisomo penalty
OF eating confinement to college or
lodgings after n stated hour, our aca-
deinic Efforts at Incarceration nav be
said to end.
In Germany, however, the academic
dungeon is n very stern fact. Tie Iici-
dclbcrg career" is famous. Every read.
or OF Mark Twain will recall his enter
tanning description Of the place and
now he COntrived to visit it, even unwit-
tingly enlisting as his guide Herr
Professor. His prctcxt was to see a
young fried who had "got" 81 hours
and had conveniently arranged the day
Hn II 4
convict goes to prison on the first suit
able day after conviction and sentence.
If Thursday is not convenient, he tells
the officer sent to hale him to jail that
he Will come on Friday or Saturday or
Sunday, as the case may be. The officer
never doubts his word, and it is never
broken.
The prison is up three flights Of stairs,
and is approached by a "zugang" as
richly decorated with tho art work of
convicts as the cell itself The apart
ment is not roomy, but bigger than an
ordinary prison cell. 1t has an iron
grated window, small stove, two
wooden chairs, two old oak tables and
narrow wooden bcdstcad.
Inc furniture Is profusely ornament
ed with carving, the work Of languish-
ing captives, who have placed on record
their names, armorial bearings, their
crimes and the dates Of their imprison.
ment, together with quaint warnings
and dcnunciatiors. Walls and ceilings
are covered with portraits and legends
executed i'll colored chalk and in SCOT,
the prison candle forming a handy pen
Gil. Some Of the inscriptions are pa
thetic. One runs, "E. Glnicke, four
days for being too eager Spectator of
n row." If four days were mcted out to
mere spectator, what, one wonders,
had been the sontcpce of the participa-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07
tors: IL must have been q moving SPEC

tors: IL must have been moving sphc.
tacle.
Another record (also quoted by Mr..
Clemcns) has the SAVIOR of q great name
to 1t. Of course it is the son that is
meant, not the father. The legend is.
IF. Graf Bismarck, 27-20. II. IA. -
This Mark Twain intorprots rs a record
OF two days durance vile fer Count Bis
marck i'll 1874. Had 1874 been lean
year one might have been inclined "a
interpret tie mineral "II''as February.
But the "23" makes this difficult So
perhaps the humOrist is right.
y third specimen is too tragic for
comment. 1tsimply says, "R. Diergandt
for loye-four days" Ungenerous
successors to that sad chamber have
dealt harshly with their forcruuners
populations by ingenious substitution Of
hcinous crimes, SO that certain prison
crs 90 down TO pcsterity as having been
punished for theft and murder.
Tie prisoner must supply his own
bcdding and is subject to various
charges. On entering he pays about ten
pence, and On leaving similar sum
Every dry IL prison costs siXpCnCe; fire
and light siGpcnce extra The taller
supplies coffee for tribe. Meals NAV
DC ordered from outside. Every prison
CT leaves his carte dc visite which Is
Tx q with a multitude Of others On the
door Of the cell. This queer album is
glazed to protect the photographs.
Academic criminal procedure in Hei-
dclbcrg Is curious. Ii the city police ap
prchcnd student. the captive shows
his naturalization card He is then ask
cd for bis address and set free, but will
hear more Of the matter. for the civil
authority reports him to the university.
The Oxford regulation, by the WAY, is
III certain cascs almost identical. In
heidelberg the university court try and
pass sentence, the civil power taking
no further concern with the offense. The
trlal Is very often conducted i'll the pris
oncr's absence, and he, poor wight, may
have forgotten all about his pcccadillo
until the university constable appears
to conduct him to prison. Eat thither.
seeing he may choose his day. he always
repairs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Sketch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07
How We Use Our lives.

If you are ford Of such statistics,
read this table drawn up by Gabriel Pei
gnot: a man Of 30 years. of ordinary
health. of active life. of regular habit,
comfortable ill all circumstances Of
money, should give out of Is, 25O DAYS
G,OS2 days to sleep, $50 TO sickness,
l,522 to his meals, 5,532 to work, GIL
to exercise, to sports, the hunt, travel
3,S03 days, and he should have con
sumed 81, $50 pounds Of bread, $3.50 Of
meat, 4,G75 Of vegetables, eggs and
fruit, 81, $50 litcrs of wine. spirits and
water.-Boston Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07
INC Naval Captain In Battle.

Writing Of the pcrils Of naval warfare,
Park Benjamin in The Independent saws:
Nobody now believes that captain
who finds his vision through the Sits
Of the coming tower cut off by smoke
will stay thus shut up. 1t is extremely
doubtful If it will be physically possible
for him to remain there after the shells
CONNIE nee to hammer its sides and burst
against it, and i'll any event the intense
anxiety to see and know clearly what
the enemy is doing will inevitably lead
him to take his chances in the open.
Coming tower or no coming tower. his
duty is to place himself at whatever
point he can manage his ships to the
best advantage. ard this he will GER
tainly do. Lord Charles Bercsford. with
grim humor, has suggested that the
captains safest place is not in hut be-
hind his coming tower. because then
he has two thicknesses of steel between
himself and the enemy. don't You see?"
But while coming tower armor may re-
sist penetration it is by no means GER
tain that the whole structure will not
be swept away by the first heavy pro-
jcctilc which squarely hits it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07
Mama Ruling Wish.

There is ole wish ruling over man
kind. and il Is a wish which Ii never Ia
single instance rTcnted-each man
wishes to he his own master IL Is -
boys boatific vision. and It remains the
grown up mans ruling passion 10 the
last. But the fact Is life is a service
The oniy question is. Whom shall We
serye!-W +. Faber
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07
THE SOUTHERN CROSS.
Changing Position In the Heavens of This
Celebrated Constellation.

Soneteil3t1Ons
If Job Were to rise from the dead and
look upon the heavens, SAYS Professor
t. j. j. See in The Atlantic, he would
see the consultations related to one an
other as of old, but he would find that
the pole had shifted its position among
the stars, and if an immortal could wit
ness the grand phenomenon which the
procession of the equinoxes produces in
about -, 900 years he would find the
heavens SO altered that the former as.
pect could be recognized only by an un-
derstanding of the changes which had
interviewed.
AS Humboldt justly remarks, the
beautiful and celebrated constellation
OF the Southern Cross, never seen by
the present inhabitants of Europe and
visible in the United States only on our
southern coast, formerly shone Oh the
shores of the Baltic, and can again be
seen III that latitude in about Is. 600
years The cross will then be visible ON
the shores Of Hudson bay, but at pres
ent it is going rapidly southwark, and
III few thousand years will be invisi-
BILE even ct the extreme point of Florida.
In like manner the brilliant star Ca
nopus Ill the constellation Argo, situat-
ed some 81 degrees south of Sirius, is
now visible in the southern portion of
the United States. In about -. 900 years
1t Will cease to rise even in Central
America. From the same cause, if Ptol-
envy Were to again look upon the heay-
ems at Alexandria, he would be unable
to recognize Alpha and Beta Centauri,
which he easily saw and catalogued in
the time of Hadrian. At present these
magnificent stars are just visible mt the
pyramids, near Cairo, and in a few
more thousand years they can be seen
by jewellers on the Nile only in upper
Egypt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07

In eastern Australia 100. 900, coo sheen
now find sustcnance III a region which
30 years ago was a sandy desert. The
sheep gradually tramplcd the soil into
hrmness, so that it now grows dense
mass of vegetation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07
a Difference.

Eflie-Unclc John. are you an author
ity upon the language of flowers?
Uncle John-Whnt do you mean-the
language employed by the woman who
receives them or by the poor devil who
has to pay the hill?-Boston Transcript.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07
Taking Time by the ForeIock.

MA. can l go over to Sallic's house
and play a little whilc?" asks 4-ycar-old
Polly.
Yes, dear. don't care if you do. +"
THANK you, ma, )" was the dcmUre
reply. I've been London Fun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07

HammOcks.
A full line of hamrnocks in all
colors of the rainbow. A full size
hammock for soc, reg. val. 100.
Water Filters.
The genuine GAINESVILLE water flters.
regular value $50 our price 275.
Once used, always used.
Croquet Sets.
4-Dall croquet set. vanished ball, Sc
6ball croquet set, Vanished ball, &c
8 ball oroquet set, vanished ball, gsc.
Other croquet sets, LIS, LIS, I.ae, 9 20, 3s.
to450
Spauiding genuine professional league
balls, 81 boys bats balls. m ask punching bags,
dumb bells fishing tackle. See window and
low prices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07
Electric Propulsion Of Ships.

Up to the present electricity has
scarcely been thought suitable as the
PRINCIPAL motiye or propelling bower
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07

The British museum library has COM
plete editions of Shakcspeare's works in
IA foreign languages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07

Millinery Department.
Big cut in pattern hats. I'm
ported pattern hats formerly
SIS, now s..
Hats formerly cts. now 4 IS.
Hats formerly TOO, now 3 SO.
Flowers. shapes and wings at
cut prices.
Genuine Knox style sailors csc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07

Passenger usns leave g RI a T. milne
avcnueD depot five o. minutes earlier thrn me
given. Trsin- rar' ed daily, all other Trans
daily except Sunday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

chicago, ROCK ISLAND 4 PACIFIC Y. IL
" ~sy-Tickets can b purchased or bsgk we
chec, ed 81 X l d Twerueth erect depcf ~
Z X 4 cepot, corner Fifth sv~nue and Thin, :
irri ,treet, Prank II Plummer. Agent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07
TRAINS.

arrival. tDepsrture. .DaIlv, cXcs Ut sunday.
All Others daily. Telephone 1uss
sunday evening Pullman sleeper Will he At
the eIot afIer II ~, which will leave for Chi
cago At 3 a IN Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07

= 'CK I-LAND Poor A RAILWAY
IN hep fir-t Avenue and twentieth q rect.
~'o-tho 'se. npu' Tat Ag,nt
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-01-25
Law doverning TolI Roads.

Chapter SO of Act of Legislature
of 1897, passed February 20, 1897.
In effect 80 days from passage with
out the signature of the Governor.
Be it enacted by the Legislature
of West Virginia: That sec. IL of
chap. 26 of Code of West Virginia
be amended and re-enacted so as to
read as follows:
u. The. said tolls may be de-
manded and collected of every per-
son passing the tollgste for the sec
tion or fractional part thereof,
whether he shall have travelled the
whole or only part of the section
or fractional part. Provided: That
the said toll road or turnpike shall
be made so as to conform to the fol-
lowing specifications:
All toll roads or turnpikes shall
have smooth, solid road bed of not
less of Is feet in width, exclusive of
bitches, and shall be well side.
ditched and drsined.
All cross drains shall be under
drained or rip raped where neces.
sary.
All running streams requiring
bridges of so feet in length, or less,
and such others as the County Court
may direct, shall have bridge or
culvert across the same sufficiently
strong and sufficiently wide to insure
safe passage to all kinds of vehicles:
Provided further, That no toll shall
be collected unless said toll-road or
turnpike be constructed in accord
ance with this section.
All acts and parts of acts conflict
ing with this act are hereby repealed.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-01-25

Senator Faulkner is not a candi-
date for reelection as chairman of
the Congressional Campaign Com
mittee. In recent interview, the
Senator said:
u am not a candidate for re.elec-
tion and have so notified members
of the House 1t would be impossible
for me to accept the position. Since
have been chairman of the commit
tee 1 have devoted every moment Of
my time during both campaigns to
the onerous work which devolYed up
on me. This has taken me entirely
from work in my own State.
EVERY Democrat in West Vir-
ginia feels that it is his duty to be
present and take a pei sonal part in
the next campaign, and by present
ing solid and aggressive front We
hope to redeem the State from Re-
publican control. To accomplish
this the energies of all must be con
ceutrated within her limits, and 1
feel it is due to the people who have
honored me with their confidence in
the past to give the party In that
State my undivided efforts in its de-
termination to again place West Vir-
ginia in the Democratic column.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-01-25

"A prospective mother may insure herself
Sgainst the slightest fear of danger or exces-
live pain by the use of DIR. PieTce's FavoTite
Prescription, during the period of expect
lncy. This Prescription - makes the
.Qming of baby absolutely safe and compar-
Itively painless.
It gives elastic endurance to the organism
Bpecially concerned in motherhood, and
healthy vitality to the neTye-centTes. 1t
makes the mother strong and cheerful. 1t
gives her recuperative power. 1t promotes
sbundaut nourishmeut and provides con-
stitutional health and energy for the child.
It is the only positive SPECIFIC for all dis
eases of the feminine organism, devised by
an educated and skilled specialist in this
particular field of practice. Its sale ex-
reeds the combined sale of all other med
icines for women.
II am. very thankful for what Dr. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription has done for me- writes Mrs
eta E smith, of Grenola Elk Co., Kansas
" About month before was confined / had
such pains could stand up only little while at
a time. could not rest at night at all, nor at
any other time could scarcely eat anything at
all began taking DR.. Pierce's FavoTite Pre-
scTiption and after the second dose felt better.
Prom then until I sick. I carried nearly all
the water that used, up a long hill, and
worked in the garden every day besides my
other work, and did not feel at all bad. When the
baby was born the doctor and the women who
were with said had an easier time than any
one they ever saw for the first time. The baby
Is very healthy and growing right along I
lave been I'D ever since she i've days Old.'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-01-25
Me-. HarrieL Virglnia Fairfax Morgan

Mrs. Harriet Virginia Fairfax Morgan
died at her home in Kingwood few
days ago, aged 81 years. She was a
daughter of franklin b. Fairfax, a mem
Der of the historic Virginia family, and
her mother was Mary Garrett. member
of the well known Garrett family of
Maryland. Her frat husband was Capt.
Thomas Brown, of which union there
was two sons-J. slidell Brown, editor
of the Kingwood Argus, and Benjamin
Brown, cashier of the Terra Alta Bank.
Her second husband was Charles r.
Morgan, who, with one daughter, Miss
May Fairfax Morgan, survives her.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-01-25
Music Lessons.

MADAM and MISS BERTHA RuHL win
AHA resume their class in Vocal and Instru-
mental Music Sept. End, 1895, at their resi-
dence on the corner of Samuel and Liberty
mental Lessons will save time and money by
taking from them. They will teach Vocal in
class and special, and Instruments as follows.
Piano, Organ. Violin. Guitar and Banjo.
Also Sight Reading, Theory and Harmony.
Terms moderate
AuU % 1S95
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-01-25
George L. Travis,

DESPECTFULLY announces to his friends
HI and the public that has removed to the
room in rear of Watson House Saloon.
My yshop has been Thoroughly Furnished and
Improved, with the Best Patent Spring Chairs,
&c, is large and roomy. and shall constantly
have the services of a competent assistant
Promptncss. .neatnessand polftenessmy motto.
ADril & 1890