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Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12
In o Few Har. cs.~s ONLY.

Apart from les well known USE"
'said q doctor. ''ehloroform has been dis
covered 20 possess q virtue which was
hardly expected Of it,
''It has tesn observed in q few rare
cases that after an operation under chic.
reform on a child of weak intellect there
mas been n general Sharpening up Of its
wits and signs OF increased intelligence
which was not merely transient
"Inscnsibility of the brain is Of
course. induccd By the anes;hetic. and
with tbs return of consciousness parts
'of the brain which have hitherto been
dormant CO not sufficiently active share
Iin the Eenesal awakening. having re.
leeivtd frUxn the r,action somo stimulus
which was the gssu of greater and per.
naaeat activity. Strand Magazine.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12
GUNNERY PRACTICE.
An Occasion When Quickness Of Action
Prevented . Fearful Disaster,

Prevented . Fearful Disaster.
An officer of the United States navy
!relates the following as illustrating some
q the perils Of gunnery at sea:
u came very near going up into the
air in small bits ON this last squadron
cruise We were at heavy gun practicel
at sea and but for the quickness of a|
igunner's mate would never have re-
turned. As you probably know, the
heavy guns in the turrets are fred BY
electricity. the gun being discharged
lsimply by pressing button. The officer
In command Of the forward turret on|
our ship during rapid firing practice was
!just about to press the button to fire one.
lof cur big guns when a gunner's 8 matej
was seen to grab ut something on theI
wall Of the turret and then fall in a!
heap on the floor. The officer pressed
the button, but the gun was not dis
charged. When the mate came to, he
was asked what had happened, and he
informed the officer that tho breech of
the gun had not been locked and that
what he grabbed at ON the wall was the
] wires forming the electric firing circuit.
when he saw that the officer was pre-
Iparing to fire the gun and at the same
time observed that the breech of the
gun was not locked, the only thing that
occurred to him to prevent the gun be-
|. ing discharged was to destroy the cir
cult, which he did promptly and effect
lively. When all this occurred, there
was charge of ESQ pounds of powder
In the gun, another charge of the same
size in the turret ready to be served, and
! the passageway leading to the powder
magazine was wide open. But for the
Iquickness Of the gunner's mate the gun
would have been blown out inside the
turTet, the gases from the burning pow
der would probably have ignited the
charge lying in the turret, this explo-
sion would have ignited the powder in
the magazine, and the chances are that
I the whole ship, crew and all, would
have gone up in the air. A thought that
has occurred to me is this: Suppose the
accident had occurred, what do you
imagine the verdict Of q board of in.
lquiry as to the cause of the loss of the
ship would have been? Since his expert
ence the department has adopted cleo
ltrical means to prevent the discharge of
,any OF the large guns until the breech
rs locked. San Francisco Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12

The following are the democrats
articles OF f6lth 90 laid down tv
1houss jefferson and endorsed by
Andrew Jackson:
4. The absolute and everlasting :
severance Of church and state.
O. The people, the only source ol
Legislative power.
g. The freedom. sovereignty AID
ladspeudence ofshe respective states.
T. The constitution OF the union.
. special wris of granted po~srs.
limited and defined.
8. The civil power psfsm,un to
tAs military power.
g. The representative TO obey tn.
inssrucsions Of his constituents.
.. Election free and suffrage uni.
.. No hereditary Office. or order
or title.
.. No sAss,ioa beyond The pubils
want.
10. No nasionsl debt u possible.
II. No costly splendor OF admin.
lssrsNon.
u. No unssessssry interference
IN individual conduct propsrsy OF
spsscs.
IS No favored elssses aad no
aonopoliea
IA No psblic money expended
szcsps By warrant Of sresial sppro-
peissacn.
ia No mysteries OF government
lssccssdble 70 the public eye
i& Public eonpsnsssioa for psb.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12
A SERIOUS SUBJECT.
That VIII We'll Repay Our Cit.zsr
10 Carefully Consider.

fha, VIII We'll Repay Our Citizens
~ Carefully Consider.
Kiineys csn't talk. but 10 you d on,
'srest them rigatly you will hear from
th.n.
They have slsncuage Of their own
this is how they tell you:
When you work too hard what fol.
,lovs9 You are tired. aren't YOU?
It's Just the same with the kid.
;neys; they &c. tired. they have so
much to do.
You stoop over at some occupa.
lion.
You strain yourself lifting.
You walk too far. or ride too far.
You call this over exertion. You
,csnno: sleep when night comes.
Your back aches. Your head aches.
,O'ten you ache oil over.
|. "a. you ssy it's because I'm tired
iout.
Nsw this isn't right. It's because
,your kidneys are tired.
They can only do Just 90 much. and
the lifting. STOPPING, strainiug or ex.
!erting has retarded their action.
] The heart has pumped the blood
into them faster than they could FL.
tier IL.
Tho filter is overtaxed and becomes
,closged.
They cry for assistance In many
!sches that follow.
! Nothing starts the kidneys work.
ing so quickly as Deans Kidney
.Pills.
IL Is useless to take them for any
disorder OF the stomach or derapge.
iment OF tho liver.
Indirectly they will help such trou.
oles by throwing Of some Of the ei.
-tese or waste matter Of the body
Through the Kidneys; but they won,
sure liver complaint any more than
,they will cure consumption.
They are non-purgaiive, easy 70
lake. convenient TO carry; they pro.
.iuce no reaction. and can be given &c
/, the weakest child.
Deans Kidney Pills are sold for SO
gents per box BY sill dealers, or mailed
BY Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N.
4, sole agents for the United
Estates.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no substitute.
For sale by Msshsll q Yjsher.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12
Tk,r-, ror K,or,eae-.

The country clergyman was mailing O
'rSfraetory Sreepsr to piece Of tTollis
work near his frent satc when hc no.
ticed that q small boy stepped and
watched him with great attention.
well. my yosug friend" ho said.
pleased 90 sce the interest he excited.
"are yoa locking out for hint or two
'on gardenings' "So." said the youth,
i"l be waiting 10 SEQ what a parson 10
sag when L. Lamm,rs his thoomb. -
CiIc!-ls,i Enquirer.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12

PIC services; salaries moderate. per-
svading economy.
IL. Bimetsilism, or the use Of
Etso metals. silver and gold. - the
standard Of vslue. the federal gov
ernment to have iull control Of the
{money-making power.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12

Sincere grief is unus,erAble. When
Ne associations that have bound
hearts together are severed. memory
u indeed the only friend that sorros
can claim. Mono can realize the
depth Of sfilictioa but those Who are
called upon 10 bear H. The gloom
vhich hangs over The ARsUs today
10 n but . slight degree peaetra,ed
By the satisfaction AZ having knswn|
and loved such q nan - hss been
tahsn. In this alone comes cur con-
ISOLATION. Mr.. Potter Vas q man
Who drew those about him 10 him.
end the longer the attachments grew
the stronger and more tender became
the mutual feelings. Whale he vas
. man mature beyond his years,
one that his associates always Looked
up 10, Tor nature had maie him %.
he held himself not sloof from those
whose confidence he sought and in,
when he reposed his confidence
He did not pick cut the li0kt-l
ess portions of the wsrk that
comes 10 shs lot Of those concerned,
Ia . newspaper publication. u, as
sumsd his part Of tho cruigry no
matter WHAT the capacity. Esen whsa
falling health overlook him he die
not diminish his iabors. a.d not
wishs.anding that no was ei',n he
sisgsi with psin--c Is rsslissi row
for the frss ,ime-beyond she know
edge az his nearest friends. b.
vas never heard 90 complain.
lie wss cheerful always. ayerse|
90 referring TO himself. and
when prompted by Unaffected
solicitude, some one asked him
~ TO his heslth. his ever
resdy answer vas that he was
oil right. Tho revelations Of the
surgical operation were that he had
suffered beyond the power Of e,-
preston. AMI with this cam, the
knowledge. which is all the more
sorrowful, because IL was unkrosnI
that he realised probably 20 the
grsvest extent, OF late at least, the
nature Of the disease With which he
wHs afflicted. Yet he Was cour.c ous
even In the face % the Inevitable.
The patience with which be bore the
sgouy never failed him. When he
bado farewell 10 his associates in
Tux ARers Office last Thursday
aight. prior to his departure for
Chicago TO undergo the ordeal, II
vas with smile and the assurance
from his lips that he would be back
before he WAS scarcely missed. Yet
sinos then the evidence has been Gil
tho convincing that In the final prep
arasions for departure he had within
himself not been unmindful OF the
consequences that awaited the fnal
desperate effort 10 wress him
from the disease that had been sap
ping his vitality.
In the moment OF triumph. or 10
tAs hour Of trial he Was always the
Same, cool. composed. He was
digni6sd and reserved. yet when
oncs The way vas found into his
Heart, 10 was an embrace that was
snduring-lt Vas security. May q
deed Of benevolence and of charity
that Vas recorded only on hig X
esme from his heart and haad.
he was public spirited. and he gave
noe only the backing OF his paper.
bus OF his purse for the sup
port % every worthy and dsserv-
Ing enterprise. He loved Rock l,l-
sad. gioried in her schieveusnts.
Improvements and progress. sad the
city shared iu ths pride he iels In phe
paper which he had msdA
He gas hieh-miuded, noble and
generous In III his impulses. He
we . nan among men.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12
ssissic Rheumssism Cured.

l. Wagner, wholesale druggist,
Richmond Va. says: 81 had . fear.
sful attack Of scia,ic rheumatism, ,
sss laid up almost two months; was
fortunate enough to get Mystic Cure
for rheumatism. This cured me
after doctors prescriptions had
failed TO have any effect" Sold By
io;,o Groijan. 1901 Second avenue,
druggist. Rock Island; Gust Sshlecel|
q Son, go West Second street. Dsv.
spoYS
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12
Topics of the Day,

The library presents the only authentic history of
"The Armenian Massacres," 1.-The Alaskan Bound
ary Dispute" The Transvaal Affair" ;" ''The Cuban
Revolution" '.The Revolt in Crete" together
with the late history Of every important nation,
all illustrated and explained, with q large number
of new portraits, maps, and diagrams.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12

TIE Cramp ship yard st Washing
lson has built battieship for japan.
This IL the FIRST time our governmen,
has built . man Of var for any for.
'sign nation.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12
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Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12

PENNSYLVANIA towns are orgsniz-
|ing against the trading stamp evil
In Danville She merchants have com.
bined against tho custom.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12

is no, . rem edy pus mp BY any
fom. Dick or Harry; 81 Is com.
pousded by'S pert pharmacists. Ely
Bros. oser ~ cent trial size. Ask
your druge s.. Full size Cr,an Balm
$50 ceats. We mail L.
ELr Bros. Sc Warren St, n. r. Clsy.
Since 1861 I have teen q great suf.
ferer from cstsrrh. I tried Ely's
Cream Balm and TO all appsarances
an cured. Terrible headaches from
which had long suffered are cone.
Nv. 5. Hitchcock. late Msi,r U. s
Vol. and A. A. Gen., Buffalo, n. Y.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12

You should know that Foley's
Honey and Tar 10 absolutely the best
remedy for oil diseases Of she throat,
chest OF lungs. Dealers are author.
lied 70 guarantee IL 70 give sasisfsc.
ton IN oil cases. For sale BY 7. H.
Thomas.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12

Yes. it's true; Foley's Honey and
Tar is the best cough medicine. Fo,
sale by 7. II. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12
One Large Scar
Is All That Remains of Great
ScrOfuIa Sores

NeIghbors Could Eot Bear to Look
Upon Hev-A Grand, Complete
Cure by Hoods SarsaparIlla
After Others Failed.
81 was taken with neuralgia in my
head and eyes. Not long after this, a
scrofula sore appeared on my left cheek
extending from my upper lip to my eye.
Other sores came on my neck and on nv
right arm and one of my limbs. They
were very troublesome and painful and
soon became great running sores. Nv
face looked 30 bad that some of nv
neighbors could not bear to look eft me
and advised me to wear a bandage, but I
feared this would irritate the sore and
make it worse. Sol
Could Not Hide the Sores.
My niece, who was familiar with a case
similar to mine, which had been cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, urged me to try il.
Finally was persuaded to do co, and in
IA short time saw it was helping me.
The sores began to heal and the neu.
raigia in my head was better. In few
months the sores on my arms and limbs
all healed; those on my neck gradually
disappeared and now they are all gone.
have never had any symptom of scrofula
since. One large scar on my right arm is
all the sign that remains Of my terrible
afiiction. The neuralgia is also cured. %
MRS. J. N. HATCH, Etna, New Hampshire.
Hoods s1s:sn ps:;;i.
Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Hoods Pills are the only pills to take
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12
A TALK WITH MRS. PINKHAM
About the Cause Of Anemia.

Every body comes into this world with pre-
disposition to disease of some particular tissue;
in other words, everybody has a weak spot.
In ninety-nine cases out of hundred the
weak spot in women is somewhere in the utter
inc system. The uterine organs have less re-
sistance to disease than the vital organs: that's
why they give out the soonest
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12
q ~ ute Mara.

fOleys Kidney Cure is . perfectly
'rsliseis preparation iJr ali kidney
s1a elsdder diseases. The proprie.
tors OF this great medicine guarantee
/. % c. the money refunded. Do they
;not deserve . white nara? For sale
10y 7. II. 1homss.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12

10 Uufo . COD . o. Day.
Take LAXATIVE Bromo Quinins Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
II il fails TO cure. Csc. The genuine
has L. B. Q. on each tablet
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12

Alaska is the subject Of special treatment, which
includes the History Of the Gold Discoveries In the
klondike and other regions. with New Double
page Map in Four Coiors, from the late,t q. s
Government and Canadian surveys and reports,
showing the different routes to the gold-elds. With
Photographic reproduction Of Alaskan scenes.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12
WHAT THIS GREAT WORK REALLY IS:

The three great epochs Ancient History Medieval
History naturally claim the
also receives the attention its Importance
events brought right down
and the Philosophy History
published this country The Illustrations
artists Mssonie brilliant mark
the turning of history
ofthem
foreign Ia OF the vital features which
accurate and valuable history the world the Library simply
1t the Largest,
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-12
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The mirror., 1898-03-10

London cab drivers must pass
an examination.
The mirror., 1898-03-10

"Say, Weary, did you hear of
the latest French cure for rheuma-
tism?"
"Naw; wot is it?'
Binding copper coins on de
rheumatic spot"
Nonsense! Dat'll never be ago."
won't it, Weary?"
"Naw, not with beer at three
cents a schooner" ."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
A countryman wandering about
a churchyard came upon a stone
having the inscription, "Sic tran
sit gloria mundi."
"What does it mean?" he asked
of the sexton, who had been ex-
planning the inscriptions to him.
The sexton peered toward it, and
not wishing to show any ignorance
replied:
"Well, it means that he was
sick transiently, and went to glory
Monday morning. "-HarperS Ba-
zar.
The lecturer on health had fin
ished his discourse, and invited
his auditors to ask any questions
they chose concerning points that
might seem to need clearing up,
when a lean, skinny man rose up
and asked:
professor, what do you do
when you can't sleep at night?"
81 usually stay awake" replied
the lecturer, "although, of course,
everybody should feel at liberty
to do otherwise if he chooses. Are
there any other questions?''- Chi
cago Tribune.
The mirror., 1898-03-10
From UncOnvicted Wits.

'1s your wife interested in all
this war talk?'
"Interested? She went down
cellar today and threw out eleven
jars of Spanish pickles. ."-Chicago
Record.
Young Mother He is some
what cross today. He is teething.
Old Bachelor in awe of the
mite of humanity And when do
you expect him to commence Ell
commence hairing? London
Tit-Bits.
young Mr.. Enjee is quite stat
uesque," remarked one young
woman.
YES" was the answer. "He
strikes attitudes all the time he is
awake. All he does is to pose and
repose."- Washington Star.
Polite Halter What style of a
hat do you wish, sir?
Adolphus- I'm not partic-
ular about the style; something
to suit my head, don't you know.
Polite Hatter-Step this way
and look at our soft hats.-London
Tit-Bits.
Alfred-Papa, do they use snap
ping-turtles for soup?
Papa-No, my son.
Alfred Why do they call them
snapping-turt
Papa-Because they have a
snap in not being used for soup.
-Harper's Bazaar.
Young Chump-Wasn't it awful,
those Partisan students rushing
around and shouting ''Let us
pillagep'
Old Grump-They might have
done worse. They might have
roamed the streets bowling 'Rah
h"-Cincinnati Enquirer.
'When [ proposed she could not
say a word in reply" said Spykes
to his friend Spokes.
"Her heart was too full for utter
ance, l suppose?"
"No, it was her mouth which
was too full. [ proposed at the
dinner table. New FORK journal.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-11-17

For wall paper, window shades and
carpet paper, go to John W. Bucks.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-11-17

No-To- Bac f"r Fly Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco hobit cure. makes weak
men strong. blood pura. h0c. ~. All druggists.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-11-17
A VERY LONG FALL
He Never Would Have Relieved 1t II He
Had Not Seen II.


The man with bunch of twine for
whiskers was shaking his chin at the
company of listeners, one Of whom had
shortly before read from a newspaper
a story of man falling down q well
and sustaining no very serious In
jury.
Which reminds me, gents he said,
THAT what | am about TO relate to
you is fact. . clam cold fact, that
wouldn't think OF telling you if it was
anything else 1t happened out in one
Of the deep mines of Colorado, where
there was a straight shaft $50 fee. deep.
Some said it was $50, but, gents, I'm
truthful man. and | know il was
twenty-five feet one inch short of that,
for | measured il myself. Well, to
make long story short, one day there
was q man out to see the mine from
New York TO buy it. He had pot
of money, and he looked like he carried
it around under his vest, for he was
as big through rs a base drum and built
on them proportions. | guess ne
weighed 800 pounds, though it might
have been only 29S. Anyhow he was
standing around the mouth of the shaft
one morning, and by some chance or
other he toppled over and down he
went. / was looking right at him when
he toppled, and | never want TO see
another mans face look like his did
then gents, indeed / don't. Not much.
Well, 10 make long story short, we
looked at each other for a minute as he
went down the hole, and then we broke
for the cage, which was fastened up
yet, and two OF is started down after
him expecting 10 find him a mangled
mass al the bottom. But we didn't,
and as We began TO near the bottom we
heard him yelling like a coyote to hold
up or we'd mash the life out of him.
That scared us worse than the other,
and We wanted TO go back, but We
couldn't do that, so we went slow and
got down to him all right. Well, to
make a long story short, by gum, do
you know that we found that he had
gone down that hole so fast and he
filled it up so full that he had COM
pressed the air in it to such an extent
that by the time he got pretty near
to the bottom he wasn't moving faster
than he would have moved through
that much water, and he had really
stopped ten or fifteen feet from the bot
tom and couldn't get either way, which
was what scared him so as we come
down ON him in the cage. Very pecu-
liar occurrence, gents, and if l hadn't
seen it with my own eyes never would
have believed it in the world. Never"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-11-17
WHY We Get Tired.

1t Is the general impression among
athletes that exhaustion and 'loss OF
wind" are due to the inability to con-
sumo sufficient oxygen and exhale rap
idly enough carbonic dioxide. When
the muscle is moving rapidly and for
cibly it is true that it demands more
oxygen and gives off to the blood more
carbon dioxide than when at rest.
When a man is running as fast as he
can make his limbs move he is able
to keep up the pace but for short
distance, unless, like the hunted hare
he runs to his death. On account OF
the forced, vigorous and rapid muscu-
lar action in this case, the poisonous
materials are thrown into the blood, to
be carried to all parts of the body
muscles, nerves, brain. The heart is
affected by this poison through the
nerve cells controlling that organ; the
muscles of respiration are similarly
disturbed. The painting. distressed eff
forts of breathing, sidelong tumbling,
anhelation and final semi-conscious-
ness of the hunted stag or hare are a
good example Of acute auto-intoxica-
tion ending in death. This latter de-
plorable condition Is not unknown
among the annals of human strife for
athletic honors, even with our present
advanced knowledge of physiology.