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The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14
No Prisons Needed,

In Iceland there are no prisons, and
the inhabitants are 80 honest. in their
habits that such material defenses to
property as locks, bolts and bars are
not required. Yet its history for the
past thousand years records no more
than two thefts.
OF these two cases, one was that Of q
native who was detected after stealing
several sheep, but as he had done so to
supply his family, who were suffering
Tor want of food, when he had broken
his arm, provisions were furnished to
them and work was found for him when
he was able to do it, and meanwhile he
was placed under medical care, but the
stigma attached to his crime was con-
eidered sufficient punishment
The other theft was made by a Ger
man, who stole II sheep. But as he was
in comfortable circumstances and the
robbery was malicious the sentence
passed upon him was that he should at
once sell all his property.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14
The Missing p.vr

3D. -Nts
One Saturday afternoon two friends of
the noble game Of chess sat playing
together in a cafe. Suddenly one Of
them started up in a passion and ex.
claimed, "You have pooketed one Of my
pawns."
"A glance at the board and men euf-
feed to show that a pawn was really
missing. The excitement over the lost
pawn became so intense that a lively al.
teroation ensued, in which everybody
In the room took part.
Quiet vas at last restored, and the
player who had lost his pawn resumed
his seat and began to drink his coffee,
which was covered with thick cream,
when he all at once got something into
his throat which nearly choked him.
He succeeded, however, in extricating
the intrusive article, which turned out
to be the missing pawn.
The chess player, intent on the game,
had thrown it into his cup in place of a
lump of sugar Pearson's Weekly.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14
A Game Jockey.

Tod Sloane's gameness will never be
questioned by those who saw him win a
race on Walter in a nose 6nish at the
old East st. Louis track some years
ago. After the raoe Tod was hardly able
to dismount. Then it was learned that
he had broken an arm in the race. It
seems that he was crowded against the
fence in a jam around one Of the turns
and broke his arm. Switching the reins
to his good arm, he rode the race out
with great determination, putting up q
Garrison finish" and winning on the
post by the narrowest possible margin.
It was an exhibition Of gameness the
like Of which was never before heard of
in the history Of the American turf
Chicago Record.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14
Blind Devotion.

The blind devotion with which an
old servant did his duty was illustrated
on n occasion when his master had a
dinner party. During the dinner Henry
was very nervous and made two or
three plumbers.
His master showed his annoyanc.
and cast angry glances at his servant,
but the poor man oouldnot settle quiet
~ to his work.
At last, when the dessert had been
placed quietly on the table, he stole
timidly behind his masters chair and
said:
"Please, sir: can you spare me now?
Ny house has been on, FIRE; for the last
hour and q halfl'-London Answers.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14
Uses OF Adversely.

It is something new to discover that
a bodily afliotion can assist one in
mastering the difficulties Of learning q
foreign language. but there is case Of
the kind on record.
Miss Gertrude came down stairs one
morning with red eyes, a swollen nose
and a generally distressed appearance.
"What is the matter, Gertrude7"
asked her mother.
San awful cold in my head, she re-
piled.
II am very sorry" said her sympa-
thizing parent.
II was when I got. up" ~oheerfully
rejoined the young miss Shut I'm not
now. I can get that French nasal sound
exactly. Tray be.ong. Bong zhoor.
How's that?''-Youth's Companion.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14
Thousands are Trying It

In order to prove the great merit of
Ely's Cream Balm, the most effective cure
for Catarrh and Cold in Head, we have pre-
pared q generous trial size for 10 cents.
Get it of your druggist or send 10 cents to
ELY BROS, Sc Warren St., N. Y. City.
Isuffered from catarrh of the wor- kind
ever since a boy, and I mover hoped for
cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seems 10 Go
even that. Many acquaintance Lave US, !
it with excellent results.-Oscar Ostrull.
As Warren Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no cocaine,
mercury nor any injurious drug. Price,
so cents. At druggists or by mail.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14
A YANKEE.


Various Views In Various Places q
to What He IL.
IT was greatly amueed." said a New
Orleans citizen who has lately made Z
visit abroad, "to notice how the term
Yankee widens in application a. one
gets farther and farther away from the
habitat Of the real thing.
"In New York q Yankee 10 common
~ supposed to be a native Of Oonneoti-
cut, Vermont or Massachusetts,, and ]
have noticed that the name is applied
to mean skinfints rather than to the
people in general. In st. Louise Yankee
is understood loosely to be any one from
the extreme northeast. Here in New
Orleans the term includes pretty nearly
everybody above Mason and Dixon'a
line-in sbert, 'northerner' and yam
kee' are more or less synonymous.
CHOW Gomez the really absurd part
of it, although quite in line with what
II have just remarked. While I was in
London I found myself continually re-
ferred to as Yankee by natives who
had learned I was from New Orleans.
4 euAuh yOu 4dAAOO6 Q40 VCAy OuoAAA-
ing people,, said a big wholesaler who
wanted to be extra pleasant. Il know
several from your state I tried to ex-
plain at first, but I oon got tired Of
that. I was sure to be greeted by a stare
Of amazement. But I thought all
Americans were Yankees, doncher.
KNOW would be the usual protest.
"Later on I met a very intelligent
hotel keeper at Bern, in Switzerland,
and in the course Of conversation he re.
marked that he had an extremely agree.
able countryman Of mine staying at biz
house the previous season. AS you are
both Yankees he said, you may by
chance know him. Where does he
liver I asked. In Buenos Ayres,' re-
piled the hotel keeper. New Orleans
Times-D emocrat
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14
the FLORIDA CENTRAL & PfNINSULAR Raj.
ROAD Y
Operates the Quickest Schedule to Florida
From the Northwest: Chicago or ST:
Louis to Jacksonville within sc Hours
Cincinnati to Jacksonville in "a Hours.

Cincinnati to Jacksonville in ~ Hours.
The celebrated Cincinnati, Florida and
Havana Limited is a solid vestibnled
train, consisting of fine Pullman Buffed
Sleepers and ~thoroughfare coaches, leavt
ing Cincinnati every morning by the.
Queen and Crescent, and arriving in
Jacksonville early next morning. Over
this route there is also an evening de.
parture, carrying through sleepers from
Cincinnati, making Jacksonville the next
evening.
The route is via the Queen & Crescent
to Chattanooga, the Southern Railwaysto
Everett, and the Florida Central 4 Pen
insular to Jacksonville and Florida points.
Again there is a delightful route from
Cincinnati, through Asheville, North
Carolina, ("The Land of the Sky') and
Columbia, S. c., leaving Cincinnati every
evening, and arriving by the Florida Cen
trail & Peninsular at Jacksonville the
second morning.
From St. Louis and Kansas CITY
through Pullman Sleepers run over the
Florida Central 4 Peninsular to Jack
sonville, without change.
The Florida Central T. Peninsular is
the direct route to most important places
in Florida, reaches by its own line Ocala,
Gainesville, Orlando, Tampa, Tallahas-
see-the capital-and numerous interior
towns and coast resorts.
1t connects in the depot of arrival at
Jacksonville, for St, Augustine, and all
east coast points, including Miami,
whence steamers ply to Key West, Ha.
wanna and Nassau.
Its trains are among the finest in the
south.
For particulars apply to your neares,
ticket agent or to A. o. MacDonell, Gen.
eral Passenger agent, or l.. A. Shipman,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Jacksonville, Fla.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14
Twisted Logic.

It is said that during the Irish rebel
lion Of 1848 a bishop sent q request to
a parish priest for information and re-
ceived the reply, 1.-THE peace Of the
country is assured; faction fights are
increasing"
A similar twist in logic is manifested
In a message of oongratulation received
by Mr.. Willis, on his election to the
New South Wales parliament. The tel
egram from his agent read, "Carnida
jubilant; heavy fighting; several hurt,
including sell. London Chronicle.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14
why she

The proud young husband Of the beau
tiful young wife declared that it mat
tered not to him how poor he might be
In the worlds goods.
"For thou" he exclaimed, Fart
wealth untoldr"
"But I expect to be told everythingr"
she protested, fearful lest there arise
Misunderstanding between them.-De-
troit Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14
Bad MODEL. to Follow,

He-A self made man is common
enough, but we never hear Of a self
made woman.
She-Considering the kind of arti.
oles the men turn out who are in the
selfmaking business, you IAN hardly
blame the women for not taking up the
oocupation.-Boston Transcript.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14
/ His Justice In : F~ortnixht.

Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, when
at the bar, defended a Scotsman for
murder. Along and eloquent fight was
In vain; sentence Of death was passed.
Then began the condemned Scotsman to
abuse his counsel. II ha' nae got JUS
tice the day." he declared. Possibly
not, but you'll get it in a fortnight, !"
was the crushing reply.-London Out
1ook
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14
Go South
h Winter

For the present winter season the Louisville
& Nashville Railroad Company has improved
it's already nearly perfect through service of
Pullman Vestibuled Sleeping Cars and elegant
day coaches from Cincinnati Louisville, St.
Louis and Chicago, to Mobile, New Orleans and
the Gulf Coast, Thompsonville, Ga. Pensacola,
Jacksonville, Tampa, Palm. Beach and other
points in Florida. Perfect connection will be
made with steamer lines for Cuba, Porto Rico,
Nassau and West Indian ports. Tourists and
Home. Seekers excursion tickets on sale at low
rates. Write C.P. Atmore, General Passenger
Agent, Louisville, KY, for particulars,
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14
HAD Its Uses.

Mrs. Watts-Don't you find your
neuralgia an awful annoyance?
Mrs. Potts-Oh,I get used to 1t more
or less, and besides I always get the
tenderest piece Of the steak when my
teeth are lame. indianapolis Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14

ulSts DuG 2tterW&r0S
all over my body.
soon broke utinto
SORES, and 1t is easy to
Imagine thu suffering I
endured. Before I BE-
came convinced that the
doctors could do no good,
I had spent . hundred
dollars, which was really
thrown away. .Iathen
tried various patent
medicines; but they did
not . reach the disease.
b had finished my
first bottle Of 8. 8. q. /
was greatly improved
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14
Blood

Il FuRELY VEGETABLE, and is the only
bleed remedy guaranteed to contain no
potash, mercury, brother mineral.
Books on the disease and its treat
ment mailed freeby9Wift Specific Com.
pSayi Atlanta, Georgia.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14

The eye is the first feature to show
the approach of old age in man by the
fading of the color at the circumference
of the cornea.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14
Copper Colored
Splotches.

There is only one cure for Contagious
Blood Poison-the disease which has
completely bafled the doctors. They
are totally unable to cure it, and direct
their efforts toward bottling the poison
up In the blood and concealing it from
view. s. s. 8. cures the disease posi-.
lively and permanently by forcing out
every trace of the faint.
was sfaicted with . terrible blood disease.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14
A BIT of Vanity.

A Bit of Vanity.
She-I'm not afraid of the best man
livingl
Hs-l hope.not, dear. / don't think l
ever gave you any reason to be afraid
of me. -Yonkers Statesman.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-14
Saddles, Brides,

Bits and spurs in great variety at Nc,
Cloy & Senour. u-I4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-20

material and labor employed in the
construction. AS will be seen the
architects have departed from the
usual plain style of front most COM
mon in warehouse buildings: the fea
ture of pier construction in connec-
ton with arches at the sixth floor
giving high finish and a very solid
appearance to the building.
The company has owned the ground
and building in which it has been do
ing business for number of years.
but owing to the rapid increase in
business of late years, it has been
obliged to provide more commodious
quarters, and while il was a serious
proposition to lose the value of invest
ment in old warehouse, the location
of the real estate in the heart of the
implement district was considered
of sufficient value to justify removing
the old building and providing for
the erection of as large a building as
possible on the same ground. The
lot is 81 feet front by 127 feet deep;
the new build occupying the full
space. 1t will be seven stories high
and is built in what is known as
mill construction, with a maximum
foot. The area of concrete for each
column is 100 feet by Is inches thick;
the foundation is laid in concrete,
dimension and ruble stone, cement
mortar with cut stone and pressed
brick front laid in Portland cement.
Carloads will be received and
shipped from switch on the inside
of the building. as will be seen in the
engraving. with ample loading wharf
running the full length of the build
ing. Local shipments and receipts
will be made at the rear of the build
ing, the first story of which will be
suitably constructed for prompt hand
ling of loca, freight, either in or out.
The two large windows each side of
the entrance will be used as show
windows, and the remainder of the first
floor space, taking in the principal
stairway to office, will be enclosed and
finished in hard pine. The office will
be on the second floor. full width of
the building and of suitable depth.
and will be finished in quarter sawed
oak. The sample room will be on the /
seventh floor. with plenty of light on
all sides. The ceiling of sample room
will be made of pressed steel, and
from the fact that it will be removed |
from the noise and dust of the street |
aud will be furnished with light, it is |
believed the room for exhibition of
SAM Piles will prove very satisfactory |
This room will be reached by 5x6 |
foot passenger elevator, starting from !
the basement floor, running at a speed |
of 200 feet per minute, which will |
land its passengers on the top floor as
quickly as to walk up the stairs to the |
usual sample room on secozd floor. |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-20
FINE BRANCH HOUSE.
Rock Island PIow Company
Spends 100000 in Kan
sas City.
BUSINESS RAPIDLY INCREASING.

One of the Most Modern and Complete
Buildings of Its Kind Erected in the
Missouri TOwn-Firm Also Makes Large
Outlay In Improvements In Its Local
Plant.
The building illustrated in the ac-
conpanying cut now being erected by
the Rock Island Plow company, is the
new quarters of it's branch house, the
Rock Island Implement company.
of Kansas City, which will be ready
for occupancy the latter part of De-
cember, and will, when finished, be
one of the handsomest and most sub
stantial warehouses in what is known
as the bottoms. While undoubtedly
there are other houses in the same
line with larger floor area. there is
probably no building in The city
that will present a more attractive
finished appearance owing TO the style
of architecture and excellent class of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-20

company were engaged in building
and which we were told are sold to
one of the large factories in Moline.
These machines are designed for the
manufacture of corn planter check
rover wire, and are certainly wonder.
full in their action and results. They
are entirely self-operating in their
work, and have over twenty auto
matte movements. the wire being
taken at one end of the machine from
a bundle, and wound up at the other,
in a perfect reel of planter wire. 1t
is said to be the only perfectly auto
matte machine of the kind ever man
ufactured. and each machine can
save from so to SIS per day over the
old methods of manufacturing the
same article, beside making better
wire.
No reference is made in this article
to the 5-story building erected late
last fall, spanning Sixth street, and
connecting up the two main shops,
which had previously been separated
by that thoroughfare, as it speaks for
itself, and all who have visited the
lower end of town know how great an
improvement it is.
The company is anticipating a
heavy seasons business. The works
are now being operated with full
force and running IL hours per day.
something not usual at this season of
the year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-20

speed to 80 revolutions per minute
and further, by removing much of the
old shafiing used in transmitting
power from the engine room to the
main shaft and substituting rope
drive instead. this being effected by
carrying the ropes up over the roof OF
the plant and requiring about $500
feet of acknowledgements manila
rope to make the connection.
New engines and increasing the
power of old ones has made greater
boiler capacity necessary, and this
has been provided for by replacing
old boilers by others much larger and
of higher pressure efficiency.
One Improvement in Particular.
Another great improvement is that
produced by enclosing and roofing the
space between the buildings on the
west side of Sixth street, heretofore
occupied by an unused railway track,
and by which the capacity of the
grinding and hardening departments
is almost doubled. 1t was also no.
ticed that all the space thus gained is
occupied by new machinery of an
improved type, and that the same is
in successful operation
While there is much new machinery
distributed about the plant, installed
for the purpose of increasing the out
put and many other items of interest
that might be mentioned, especially
deserving of mention are several ma
chimes which the employees of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-20
ChamberIaIn's Pain BaIsm Cures Others
why Not You?

My wife has been using Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. with good results,
for lame shoulder that has panied
her continually for nine years. We
nave tried all kinds of medicines and
doctors without receiving any bene-
lit from them. One day we saw an
of this medicine and
thought of trying it, which we did
with the best of satisfaction. She has
used only one bottle and her shoulder
is almost well. Adolph l.. Millet,
Manchester, n. II. For sale by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-20
Both freight and passenger elevators
will be operated by electricity.

Both freight and passenger elevators
will be operated by electricity.
a Novel Feature.
A novel feature in connection with
the building will be an observatory on
the roof, the fl Dor of which will be the
last landing OF the passenger elevator.
This will be substantially built, COW
cred with corrugated and galvanized
iron, with a platform at the landing
about twenty-five feet square, the ele-
yator arising in the center. The roof
of the observatory will be finished in
red tile and be topped out with suit
able flagstaff. From this point Of
vantage, it is believed, better view
will be had of the west bottoms, also
of the cities across the Kaw, than can
be obtained from any Other point in
the city.
The Rock Island Plow company was
practically established in 1855 and re-
organized in 1854, with branch at
Kansas CITY until 1892. At this time
the Kansas CITY house was Incorporated
as the Rock Island Implement company
and from a comparatively small bdsi-
ness at the start, the trade has been
increased both in implements, We
hicles, wagons and kindred lines, to
one of the largest in the city, their
trade extending over the west half OF
Missouri, Kansas, Indian territory,
Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico and
Arizona.
Another Of the factory's branches. at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-20

Dallas, Texas, which has also grown
up business OF large proportions,
has lately built a new warehouse
100X1OO feet at a cost of about $40
900, considered one of the best ware
houses in the state.
The new building at Kansas City,
when completed, will represent an in
vestment of nearly $1,000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-20

is timely nov, before cold weather
sets in. that if you have not procured
your winters supply of coal, that
now is the time to get your moneys
worth before coal goes up in price
again. as it surely will. Lehigh VAL
ley, Anthracite, Camel coal, Poca-
hontas snokeless, La Sale Third Vein
aud genuine old fashioned Cable coal
TO choose from at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-20
4 Card.

Phelps &c" Cough, Cold and
Group cure is guaranteed. 1t cures
chronic cases. 1t is out of the old
rut. For asthma and all other lung
troubles take &C. The Harper
House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-20
IMPROVEMENTS HERE, TOO.
An Expenditure OF $4,000 In Betterini
the Rock Island Pant.

An Expenditure OF $4,000 In Bettering
the Rock Island Pant.
While the Plow company felt itself
compelled, by reason or the heavy in
crease in business i'll territory SO dis
family located as to be handled only at
very great disadvantage from the
home office, and other circumstances,
to spend its means so largely in pro-
viding necessary accommodations, the
heavy OUTLAWS have not been confined
entirely to taking care of its branch
houses, as we are told that no less
than $50. 900 has been spent by the
company at Rock Island during the
past II months in the betterment of
and additions to their factory, and
that So. 600 is yet to be expended
within the succeeding two months for
fire protection by the installing of u
com plete automatic sprinkler equip
ment, with a fire pump having a ca
pacity of 1000 gallons per minute.
This pump will be connected to the
city mains, with view to assist the
local fire department with pressure in
case of u deficiency occurring in the
city supply. The capacity of such
pump will be better understood by
SltlluS ludI IL Will
maintain four streams through inch
nozzles to a height of
so feet.
Light Equipment.
Among other improvements added
to the factory during the summer is a
electric light equipment,
two high speed engines of
the most improved type, and two
generators. with a com
bined capacity of 1920 lights. 1t is a
pleasure to note that through this ar
the general public is bene-
fitted by the maintenance of an all
night arc ligh: at the railroad cross
ing on Sixth street and First avenue.
A 2-story addition has been made TO
the foundry to provide needed room
for pattern-makers and core makers.
a fire proof vault 40x46 feet has been
added to one end of the foundry for
storage of iron and brass patterns, and
to protect the company against loss
by lire or thieves
Conspicuous among the great i'm
provements is that accomplished in
raising the power of the main engine
from 800 to 500-horse power, done by
adding condenser and increasing its