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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-12
Service of Plate for the Illinois.

\ committee OF citizens of Chicago,
of which George r. Adams is chair
man. has raised $500 toward pur
chasing II service of plate for the bat
tleShip Illinois. which is soon to be
placed in commission. the SubScrip-
lions being limited TO 50. The amount
of 5000 is still lacking 10 make the re
quiSite sum. and Governor Tanner has
sent personal appeals to number of
prominent gentlemen throughout the
state. asking them TO subscribe SD
each toward the remainder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-12

regarding fall goods that be- found by looking
this adj Here prices quote: Novelties
$l8 500 1922 1925 and The
the fall from So S. So &c. $3.50 and
fine line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-12
Illinois Man Married in Siam.

+. 7. KpIIeIt. FORMERLY Of This city,
and Miss Elsie Bates. formerly of To
peka. both Gf whom now live ut Bang
kOk. Siam. We're married in that city
last week. according to Il private cable
gram received yesterday. Miss Bates
has been for several years Il mission
AIRY in Siam. Kellett is Il lawyer. Sew
eral years ago he was assaulted by
SiameSe soldiers. out of which grew
quite Il lot of diplomatic correspond
ence between Siam and the United
States. He was the American vice
counsel under Minister Lohn Rarrett.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-12
Chicago Live Stock


Cattle-Receipts, $4,000. The best
price reported during the morning was
Sc. so, paid for one load averaging 1916
lbs Veal calves sold readily at last
weeks best prices; tops; s6.5o@725:
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000. Packing
er-weights went largely at s4.60a4.65,
with a few at S4.70. Lightweights
found good outlet at S4.6112d4.70. and a
few at S4.72Ia. Some heavy butchers,
averaging 304 lbs sold al s4.65.
Sheep and Lambs-ReceipIs, 2s. COO
than generally looked for. Range were
very slow sale at s4.10G4.20. One bunch
of western lambs, averaging 65lbs. sold
at $500. There We're TO fancy lambs
sold during the early trading hours.
Bucks. $2Q3.
Milwaukee Grain. {;
Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. II.
Flour-Steady. Whaet-Steady; No.
! Northern. 71la: No. Northern. 67Jl.
Higher; No. ?, 42lzQ43I2C; sample $50
4212c. Oats-Easier; 22la@2Si+.
Local Markets.
Spring lamb-s2 5oas5o.
Sheep-4G4hc.
COra-2SIs-30.
Hay-Timothy. s7Gs; wild, T.5o0a
Straw-S-5O
P0tatOF S-2Sc
Butter-Choice to fair, IEc; fresh creamery,
zoe.
FgzS-I2c
Chickeus-1c per pound
Spring chickens-9c.
DuckS-1c per pound
COal-Soft. Zoe.
Cattle Butchers pay for corn-fed steers.
5l5Hc; cows and he.fers, 35c94sc; calves,
Hogs-s2scG4Oo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-12
GUS ENGLIN, 1903 Second ~.
NOTHING BUT FACTS.
No Deception Used in Talking
About MorroW'S Kid
ne-Oids.
The Arguments in Their Favor Come From
People Who Have Tested Their
Merits.

There is no deception in anything
we publish about MorrOw's Kid-ne-
ODDS All our statements are facts,
and are from people right here in
Rock Island. People in all walks of
life are using and recommending Kid
ne-oidS because they cure backache,
nervousness, sleeplessness and general
debility in cases where other remedies
have failed.
Mrs. Brown, 22l1 Fourth avenue,
this city, says: Il have been suffer
ing for the past u years, and have
tried every remedy and preparation l
ever heard of to stop my suffering
but was never successful. Kidney
complaint is a difficult malady to
master, as everyone suffering from it
will tell you; most of them have con-
slant pain. sometimes very severe,
and sometimes almost free from it, but
il never leaves one entirely. | had Sc
we're catches or stitch in the back;
these stitches render one almost help
less for the time being. L procure
some Kid-ne- oids at Nj. f. Bahnsen' s
drug store, and they helped me within
a week, even at my age ami the years
| nave had it,"
Mrs. Browns daughter says:
| Nothing mother ever took gave her
such quick and permanent relief. and
we are glad to recommend Kid ne-oids
to others
Kid-ne-oids are put up in wooden
boxes which contain enough for about
two weeks treatment and sell at so
cents n box at M. +. Bahnsen's drug
store.
A desert ptive booklet mailed upon
request by John Morrow u Co.,
Chemists, Springfield, Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-12
INQUIRY ABOUT AN ARREST.
Only Feature of Any Interest in Transvaal
Developments

Pretoria. Sept. 1.-THE British dip
lcpaTic agent. Conyngham Greene. has
made a representation to the Trans
vaal government regarding the recent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-12

The healing properties of Banner
Salve are truly marvellous. 1t is a
thorough antiseptic and heals all
wounds; cuts and burns without leav-
ing a scar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30

II Ia not until we take the rainfall
In the bulk that we can realize what
stupendous quantity OF water showers
down In Great Britain and Ireland In
one year, and even when we have the
figures before us It Is difficult to realize
their magnitude. To say, for instance,
that 9,262. 1870, ,000, 900 cubic feet of rain
on an average fell annually in the
united kingdom conveys little or moth
Ing. though II implies something moist,
and when we further learn that the
weight OF the same amounts to 1885,
l2e.5OO,o00 tons. except for feeling OF
thankfulness that 1t did not fall on
our toes all at once, we are only con-
sclous that II makes a very pretty row
Of figures. With the laudable inten-
ton Of making these latter figures look
small we will merely say that the total
weight Of the rain that falls in one
year on the British isles is only equal
to 1-119th part of the weight OF one
paltry square mile of the earth's sur
face, from the surface to the center OF
the earth. When we consider that
there are $4,000 square miles OF such
surface in the united kingdom alone
one can understand what an inflnitesi-
NAL fraction OF the total weight OF the
British isles the annual rainfall would
amount to. Why, 100000 Forth
bridges would almost equal it.--Lud.
gate.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30
Farm For Sale.

One of the very best hill farms in
waitsfeld, Vermont, seven % miles
from railroad, one-half Gs) mile from
steam sawmllls, comprising 200 acres,
half of which is under the highest
state Of cultivation. Plenty of good
timber and excellent pastures. Sugar
orchard of 1000 trees. equipped with
twelve hundred tin tubs two years old:
the balance wooden tubs newly painted
and in first-class condition. Latest
improved evaporator; iron arch, large
sugarlng-on arch, sugar-house con-
tanning 60 cords four-foot dry wood;
three years supply stovewood on hand
Barns in first-class condition, one
nearly new, 1I5 ton silo; abundance OF
small fruit; splendid orchard of grated
trees. The place kept through last
winter forty HO head Of cattle, seven
horses and other small stock; never
failing water at barns and dwelling.
Complete set OF tools of the best make.
The whole place is well fenced and
thoroughly well kept up. Dwelling is
first class: two stories, twelve rooms,
recently painted inside and out. The
whole would be sold at a great bar
gain, on account OF death in family.
For further information apply TO F. A.
Joslyn, Waitsfield, Vermont.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30
HOW TO OVERCOME INSOMNIA
sieep May he Induced nv Holding ono's
breath for a Time.

sleep May he Induced by Holding Onos
Breath for a Time.
From the New York Press: In these
days when the mercury Is trying to
leap the hundred hurdle, the hardest
problem OF New Yorkers Is how TO get
TO sleep at night. Turn and strive as
one may TO place himself, sleep won't
come A prominent New York physi-
clan, himself q sufferer from Insomnia
for many years. has discovered brand
new way of putting ones self to sleep
almost instantaneously. II has worked
well in his own case and never has
failed in the many trials he has made
upon his patients. After taking deep
Inspiration the breath is held until pos
tive discomfort Is felt It is then let
gently out. The process Is repeated
second and third time, and this is
es ru1e sufficient to obtain sleep. The
mind must be fixed upon the expert
ment and ones thoughts must not be
allowed to wander. Insomnia Is pro-
duced by two kinds of cerebral activity
directly opposite in nature, a too active
tclouit W. anu an
cerebral circulation. The former can
easily be recognized from the throb-
hing and pulsating arteries. The self
asphyxtation Of the patient causes q
flow of nervous blood to the brain and
an increase of the carbonic acid and
waste products Of decomposition.
These products, carried to the brain by
the blood, overwhelm its centers and
30 produce sleep. DR.. Johann Meuli-
Hiltg, a German physician, writes en-
Enthusiastically about the effect OF sleep
ing with the head low as a means Of
obtaining the most refreshing slumber.
He raises the foot of the bed so that II
forms an inclined plane. He says that
the sleep thus obtained is more benef-
cial; that one awakens with n clearer
head, wider mental horizon. He as
serts that the neck increases In size,
that the cerebral circulation is i'm
proved and the influence upon the
lungs is so great that It can lessen the
tendency to consumption. He recon-
mends that the lowering of the head
be done gradually, and says that in
somnia often is caused by sleeping
with the head too high.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30
CAN'T FOOL THE eRUTES.
Beasts Cannot Be Deceived by Illusions to
Which Man Succumba.


Which Man Succumbs.
"It's singular fact" said man in
the show business to n New Orleans
Times Democrat reporter, "that illu-
sions. as we call 'em, don't fool ami
mails. I've seen that proved over and
over again. A few years ago l had
what is known as the Mystic Maze
at the Nashville exposition. 1t was
simply small room filed with mirrors
so arranged that You seemed to be in
a narrow corridor full of turns. 1t
was very puzzling, and l used to get
lost in the place myself, but it never
bothered my dog moment. He
would run through it from end to end
at full speed and never bump against
q mirror.
81 saw something in the same line
in Frisco not long ago. A friend Of
mine had an illusion called The
Haunted Swing You get in what
seems to be an ordinary swing, hung
in the center of a good-sized room,
and the thing begins to move. 1t
goes back and forth and finally clear
over the top--that is to say, it seems
to. What really turns around is the
room itself-the swing stands perfect
ly still. 1t is good illusion, and
when the room is revolved rapidly
there never was man who could keep
his head in the swing. 1t seems as il
he must certainly pitch out, and if the
motion is kept up he gets deathly
sick. But pet cat belonging to my
friend used to lie on the edge Of the
seat aud never turn hair, no matter
how fast the thing was worked.
''The elder Hermann told me that
animals were never deceived by false
table legs, built up with looking
glasses, aud used in stage tricks.
They always passed around on the
other side. l guess they must see
better, somehow, than men,"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30
HUMOROUS.

''No," said the man who was feel
ing blue, 81 have not been a success
not even as q failure"
"Your friend has wonderful men,
tai grasp" He has," was the weary
answer. ''He thinks he owns the
earth,
Muggins--Do you believe woman
can stand more pain than man ?
Buggins Certainly. You ought to
see the shoes my wife wears.
He-How can those stores make
money if they sell everything below
cost? She--Why, l Isuppose they buy
everything still further below st.
He's gone through college, pulled stroke oar,
And won first honors maybe;
But notice his utter belpessness
When asked to hold baby
eft. simply impossible for me to
find bread for my family" said the
loafer. "Same way here" remarked
the grocer. 81 have to work for it. !"
"Seems to me I've read this short
story couple Of times before, and
each time it had different authors
name attached" SIT must be q twice
told tale"
"Remember," said the teacher,
'there is no such word ms fail. /"
81 wish," said Sammie Shirker, "that
he'd thought of that when he failed to
pass me up last term"
II potatoes could see with their eyes
q IL. a.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30

In an English newspaper of the date
of Jan. 16. 1897, appears the following:
John Hetherington, haberdasher, OF
the Strand. was arraigned before the
lord mayor yesterday on the charge
of breach of the peace and melting a
riot. and was required to give bond
in the sum of $500. 1t was in evil
dence that Mr.. Hetherington, who is
we'll connected appeared upon the pub
lie highway. wearing upon his head
what he called silk hat (Which was
offered in evidence), a tall structure
having a shining lustor and calculated
to frighten timid people As a matter
of fact, the officers of the crown stated
that several women tainted at the un-
usual sight, while children screamed
dogs yelped. and young son of Cord
wainer Thomas. who was returning
from a chandler's shop, was thrown
down by the crowd which had collected
and had his right arm broken. For
these reasons the defendant was seized
by the guards and taken before the
lord mayor In extenuation OF his
crime defendant claimed he had not
violated any law Of the kingdom, but
was merely exercising right to ap-
pear in a headdress OF his own design
"a right not denied to any English
MANI
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30
Mrs. scrimp's Gardening.

Old Fr1end-"Did you have much OF
q garden this Year,"
Mrs. Scrimp (of Scrimpvllle)-"No, II
didn't amount to much. In che spring
l gave a grand garden digging tourna-
ment, the young men who dug the most
to have the pick OF the girls for the
evening, and 1t worked very well, but
1t cost me most two dollars for re-
freshments. Then I had n planting
bee, and that wasn't so expensive, only
the planting wasn't half done. Later
on tried to get up wedding festival,
but somehow the young folks sort O.
lost interest. and gave up gardening
m disgust"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30
Letter to Mrs. Pinkham Brought
Health to Mrs. Archambo.
LETTER TO MRS. PIKKHAM NO. 4a,,0sI


"DEAR MRS. PIYKHAM-For two
years felt tired and SO weak and dizzy
that some days l could hardly go
around the house. Backache and head
ache all the time and my food would
not digest and had such pains in the
womb and troubled with leucorrhoea
and kidneys were affected.
"After birth of each child I grew
weaker, and hearing SO much of the
good you had done, wrote TO you and
have taken six bottles of Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, one
box of Lozenges, one box of Liver Pills,
one package of Sanative Wash, and to-
day am feeling as well as ever did.
When / get up in the morning feel as
fresh as did whom a girl and eat and
sleep well and do all of my work. II
ever ! feel weak again shall know
where to get my strength. l know
yourmedicine cured me. ."--MRs. SAIINA
ARcHAMBo, CHARLEMosr, MASS.
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
OF @ In treating female ills is unparal-
leled; for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia e. Pinkham, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
Of the correspondence department of
her great business, treating by letter
- many as hundred thousand ailing
women year. All women who suffer
are invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham
st Lynn, Mas, for advice, which win
bopromptly given without charge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30
Inedible Prize Melons.

William Campbell, former citizen
of Mercer county, but now of South
Carolina, tells how prize" water
melons are grown in'the south. He
says to raise melon the size of a
barrel simply make an incision in the
stem near the melon and insert one
end of yarn string about foot long
into the opening; then put the other
end of the string into a pailful of
water. The melon will soon take up
the water in the bucket, which should
be reflled as often as necessary. A
melon thur doctored will not be at to
eat but will always capture the prize.
SDfcholsonville lKy.) Journal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30
ovERPRoDUcTloN.
There is an overproduction of cotton,

There is an overproduction Of cotton,
An overproduction Of corn,
Too much OF everything is grown,
Too many people born;
A surplus yield OF wheat and bread,
OF potatoes, oats and rye,
Hog and hominy, ham and egge,
And homemade pumpkin pie.
Too much to eat. too much TO wear,
And cattle on too many hills,
Too many agricultural tools,
Too many plows and drills;
There's n surplus now Of clothing,
OF every grade and kind,
Too many books and papers,
Too much OF thought and mind.
Too many men to do the work,
Too many women to weep,
More daylight than the people need,
Too much night for sleep.
OF Benedicts a surplus,
An over supply of wives,
Too many buds and blossoms,
More bees than there are hives.
More sunshine and more shadow
Than is needed for the dell
An overproduction Of gravcstoncs,
More collins than will sell;
An oyerproduction Of ignorance,
\ sight too many schools,
Too many poor, too many rich,
And lots too many fools.
baltimore American
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30
Realistic PIayIng.

Petted Daughter-"They asked me to
play at Mrs. Highup's this evening,
and did; but"
Fond Mother (proudly)-"Were they
not entranced"
Petted Daughter-"Hum! When
played Life on the Ocean Wave with
variations, half Of them left the room"
Fond Mother (ecstatically)-"That's
wonderful! They must have been sea-
sick"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30
Queen who Studied Medicine.

Few people know why the queen OF
Portugal studied medicine, although
many are aware that she has taken the
degree OF M. d. She married the crown
prince OF Portugal without knowing
much about him, but his sterling good
qualities quickly made her fall in love
with him. When the tendency to stout
ness first showed itself in her husband,
to his great discomfort, she determined
to watch over him, believing she could
do him more good than the doctors, as
she was constantly with him. Hence
she devoted herself to medicine under
the tuition of the doctors OF the coun-
try,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30
Beware OF ointmcnts for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely dernnge the whole sys-
tenn when entering It through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable physi-
CLANS, as the damage they will do is ten fold
70 the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure manufactured by
+. j. Cheney d Co, Toledo o., contains no
mercury. and Is taken internally. acting di-
reotly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. In buying Halls Catarrh euro
be sure to get the genuine. IL is taken
Internally and Is made in Toledo, Ohio
by \: J: Cheney & Co. Testimonials free,
E Sold by druggists; price ;6ct per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30
Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
'oc, zoo. II G. O. @. fall druggists refund money

Caviar Is made from sturgeon eggs,
salted in brine. 1t is the most costly
product OF the fisheries of this coun-
try, and while largely relshed by epi-
cures, a taste for it must usually be
acquired. Until recently its manufac-
ture was monopolized by the Russians,
most of 1t being prepared on the Volga
river and Caspian sea, and at the pres
ent time about 100000 pounds of IL
are exported annually from the domin-
ions OF the Czar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30

Anthony Hudson. the first white set
tier in Pierce county, Wis, Is still liv-
ing, having Just passed his Tooth mile
stone in life. He Is actively engaged
In farming, cultivates 30 acres without
employing help. his wife lending him
assistance in harvest time.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30

II is the only cure for Swollen, smartlng,
Tired, Aching, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot
Ease. powder TO be shaken into the shoes.
Sold by all Druggists, Grocers and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address,
Allen s. Olmstead, Leroy N
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30
Want your mousiache or beard a beautiful
brown or rich blnckf Then use
BUCKlNGRAM'S DYE tSE,sshcssrs she

A Bellvllle Qll) man recently added
SG3, 900 to his tax returns because his
conscious commanded it,"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
aetio, full OF life, nerve md vigor, take No.To
Bac, tho wonder. worker. that makes weak men
strong All druggists, SOC or u. Cure guarun
leed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30
Beauty IL Hood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, s,-beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed. l0c, Csc, Soc.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30

Notwithstanding the fact that there
is nothing new under the sun, the
United States Patent Office granted
nearly $4,000 patents last year TO peo-
pie who had hit upon n new idea.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30

The United States turns out annually
$4,000 pounds OF plug tobacco, 10000, 900
pounds of fine cut IA 100000 pounds of
snuff, 100000 cigars and 5000 600, 900
Cigarettes
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30

Lord Kelvin has resigned the pro-
fessorship Of natural philosophy in the
University of Glasgow, which he had
held for SO years. He is now rs years
of age,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Klines Great
Nerve Restorer. So trial bottle and treatise
free DER. ii. KLINE, Ltd. BlArch StPhila. Pa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30
ro-To-Deo for Eifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong. blood pure. 600. g. All druggista

rhe Government is paying from 500
$500 a day for each vessel carrying
Brses. supplies and army baggage to
yhe Philippines. and $1,000 n day for
bach vessel that carries troops.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30

Rear Admiral Bartlett j. Cromwell
had the honor of being the first naval
cadet appointed from Nebraska. He
was graduated as a midshipman on
June ], 1861
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30

Milkweed, commonly believed to be
poisonous is used as food in some parts
ofSthe Tyrol.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30

We cannot believe all we read in all advertise
ments, but when we see an article advertised
month after month and year after year, we know
that it must be good thing.
If you do not use Ivory Soap try it. and you
will find that the claims for it are moderate
Ivory Soap good by who have been
manufacturers all of their lives they know how to select their materials and
how to make
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup forchildren
tion, allays pain, cures wind collie 25o a bottle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30

An apparatus has been devised for
automatically photographlng people as
they enter shops and other places.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30

After six years. suffering was cured by Pr
SOS Curc.-MARY THOMSON, COY Ohio Ave-,
Allegheny, Pa, March 10, 1891.