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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Economical Training of Gunners.

The method used in the United States
navy for the economical training of the
gunners is very interesting. 1t is 4
well known fact that the cost of firing
one of the large guns used i'll the navy
is very great. amounting sometimes to
81 600 or more. To save this expense
a very simple method is employed. In
the case of the large guns Gn ordinary
Remington rifle is secured in the breech
of the gun and directly in the center
of the bore, so that when ii is fired its
bullet takes the same direction as that
of the regular proiectile. The large
gun is sighted in the usual manner.
On account of the lesser velocity of the
small bullet the target is placed close
70 the ship and is made corresponding
~ small.
The method used for the 6 FOUNDER
or other small guns is slightly differ
ent. as instead of the small rife
wooden or dummy cartridge the same
size rs the regular cartridge is EN-
ployed. Through the center of this
wooden cartridge runs Il rifle barrel
which is loaded with "A caliber car
fridge This latter method has the adj
ditional advantage Of giving the gun
crew practice in loading as well as fir
ng.-WashinCton Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Comparative Longevity.

1t has often been remarked that
while nothing is so uncertain as the dH-
ration of any given human life nothing
is more certain than the aggregate of
years which may be assigned TO a
group of 100 persons or more at any
particular age. The expectation of life
at a given age, TO use the actuarial
phrase. differs considerably, as might
be expected. in different countries, and
Englishmen may be surprised to learn
that they are not the longest living
among the white races.
At the age of 20 an EngliShman in
average health may expect TO live 40
years, and any life office will grant him
q policy based on that probability. The
Americans expectation is for a slightly
longer period. On the other hand. a
German lad of 20 can count upon little
more than 50 years and half.
1t would seem. therefore, that the
restleSsness attributed to the American
temperament does not necessarily con-
duce to the shortening of life nor the
compoSure of the German to its pro-
longation. Possibly the better feeding
and clothing of Americans in the lower
classes of the population are the princi-
pal causes of their greater longevity.
Their position is, at any rate, main
tanned in later as we'll as in earlier
years.
The American who has reached 60
may look to complete II years more.
while the Britisher's expectation is on
Iy about Is years and 10 months and
the Germans as nearly as possible II
months less. Both at 20 and at GO the
Frenchman's prospect is little better
than the Germans and n little worse
than the Euglishman's.-Lo Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
The PIrIn Mater.

or pigs il i commonly reported that
80 quecrly fashioned are they that II
they attempt 10 swim they cut their
Threats with their fore feet. but this Is
only an old wife's fable. Whether wild
or tame. they are ali good swimmers
though. owing 10 the shortness Of their
legs. they just touch their Threats with
their fore feet and beat the water very
high. Many of the islands Of the south
crn seas are now inhabited 10y wild
pigs, which are the descendants of
those which have swum ashore. some
times great distances. from wrecked
vCssels.-PetersOn's Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
odd Feature. of French Elections.

There are some curious features con-
nectcd with French parliamentary cleo
tions. For instance. no wall literature
issued 10y Il candidate or his friends
may bc printed on white paper, white
being the color reserved for official an
nouuccments. In the days of the en-
pirC. when official candidates We're
known in the land. the addresses of
the governments nominees were print
cd on white paper. and this no doubt
had due weight with the more ignorant
voters. Again. any elector whose name
j mentioned in a newspaper can. If he
feel himself aGgrieved, call upon the
editor To publish Il reply. This. how
ever, is not confined To elections, but
i a right enjoyed by French citizens
under the law OF the country.-LondOn
Mail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
A Legal QuibbIe.

There is Il story" the doctor said,
"of a man who was sued for debT not
long ago. The case went against him,
and the court gave judgment for $500.
His lawyer told him he would have TO
pay it. as he was an unmarried man.
He hustled out and in a few hours
came back with a wife and i plea in
due form that he needed his salary for
the support of his family. He got off
free"
Il don't believe that was cOnstitu-
tional," said the professor after mo-
mentS reflection.
why not:"
Because 1t was annex post facto."-
Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
INQUIRIES ANSWERED..

Mrs. T.. +. VI. writes: | have tried the
recipe for making bread and find il Il
great success. Would like To ask YOU
how long you knead bread and how one
can tell when il is kneaded enough. Also
how to add sugar to the whites of eggs
10 make 4 merngue. I have never been
successful in adding the sugar. Kindly
let me know.
of the bread depends largely upon the
kneadinE. Well kneaded bread will eN-
pand three times its original bulk. The
rule is to knead the dough until II loses
al sickness and is smooth and elastic.
Good -four will, when dough IS well
kneaded. feel soft and velvety and will
not spread on the board. Exact time
cannot be given. as some floUrS require
much more kn"adinE than others. a good
-four requiring less time than a poor one.
The distribution of the yeast cells
throughout the dough also has some eff
feet on the kneadinE. But the more elias
tic YOU make the dough by kncading tho
lighter will he your bread. The rule
given is "A very good one.
MERI NCij- ES-Have your eggs thor
Oughly chilled and beat with light wire
beater or silver fork. Beat the whites
until they Will hold their shape. and then
gradually add the sugar and continue
beating. ADD the flavOrinE last Merin-
CUES must bake in slow oven from
eight to Is minutes. according to the
quantity of sugar used. If removed from
oven before cooked the eggs will liquefy
and meringue settle, and If cooked too
will n. Tough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
BET ON ALL THREE.
A brilliant Scheme With Which to
Heat the Shell Gnme.

When Herr Hopf and his little blue
pitcher appeared in the corner ex-
change, there was quite crowd
Among them was a man with three
walnut shells and n pea.
I've been losing at all the fairs,
said the shell man, but just to show
my generosity 1 am willing to lose
again. / bet any man dollar that he
can't pick out the shell that the pea
is UNDER
Herr HOpf fishcd Il bright silver dol
lar from his pocket.
Il bet VOncc too"
The shell man arranged the shells,
and the Teuton lifted one. OF course
it was empty.
You lose!'
"Nonce again, YAH
There was quick movement, and
Herr Hopf saw the pea slide under
the shell. He lifted that one, but it
was empty.
81 der 4 limit"
"NO. sir"
Well. bet on each she'll"
He placed n dollar on each of the
three shells.
Now, l can't lose"
You are right And the dealer
again arranged the shells. The Teuton
picked UP two empty shells and found
the pea under the third.
Il vim"
you VIM And the shell man took
in the SO and handed the winner 81.
1T blay vonce again"
There was movement of shells, and
n in 1po Tor. tool in 60 on1
Herr Hopf 81. Then some one whis-
tied, and the shell man vanished
through the door.
Il vim steady. He vas blay no more"
and even missing the dollars could not
convince Herr Hopf that lie had not
been winning.-Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18

on me. 1t was the old woman's. Sne
d-awed the rope up beyand my reach
and then called down:
lis anybody down thar visitin Dan
Skinner who feels peekish and vents
to play checkers?
IF yon lemme up, Ill ak yo'r par
dom says 1.
"Mebbe that voice belongs to Zeb
WhiteE'
"'She do
And mebbe his sore thumb has got
well so that he kin fiddler
She has.
Then Wen hev some fiddlin and
singin.'
And with that she lowers the fiddle
by string. and as soon as got tuned
up she began singin and kept it up fur
an hour. Then she calls down:
'''Zeb, what about Noer and his ark 2
I'm willin to talk says l.
How long will yo' talk?
"'AH the rest of the fall and winter.
Feared to me when yo spoke of it last
evenin that l didn't keer much bout
Noer and his ark, but I'm findin out
that l take Il heap of interest in 'em.
I'm willin TO sit up all night and try TO
figeer out bout the hens and tater
bugs
Then mebbe yo'd better come up
says she, and she draps the rope fur
me to climb by. 1 never felt so glad in
my life as when l got out and seen n
dead bar thar. l wanted to gin the
old woman kiss, but she waves me
off and says:
Don't yo' be in SIGH a hurry, Mr.
White. AFTER yO' hev ate and drank
and slept and arter we've put in bout
TO weeks figgerin on Noer, Wen see
bout the kissin bizness. Chuck them
kegs back into the hole. load up the
bar, and Wen 20 home" NJ. QUAD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Chronic Rheumatism Cured.

DR.. H. B. Hettinger, indianapolis,
Ind, says: For several months
after spraining my ankle / was severe
" afflicted with rheumatism. finally
tried Detchon's Mystic Cure for Rheu-
matism, and in four days could walk
without my cane; two bottles cured
me sound and well. l take great
pleasure in recommending the Mys-
tic Cure to all who are afflicted with
rheumatism Sold by Otto Grotjan,
1901 Second avenue, Rock Island /;
Gustave Schlegel & Son, 22O West
Second street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Warning.

Cheap substitutes of Foley's Honey
and Tar are being forced on the pub
lie by some druggists of the tri-cities.
The principal ingredient of these sub
stitutes is molasses. A druggist who
would offer this cheap stuff to his
customers in lieu of Foley's Honey
and Tar can not be trusted. DO not
allow druggists to impose on you,
who for a little extra profit will en-
danger your health by Offering you
cheap substitutes for Foley's Honey
and Tar. FOLEY & Co, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Heat RadfatfOn

The tendency of heat to diffuse itself
is effected by radiation. conduction and
convection. Nearly all dull and dark
substances are good radiators, while
bright, polished surfaces radiate badly.
Some substances conduct heat more
freely than others, silver among the
metals being the best conductor. and
as unit of measurement is taken at
1000. Compared with silver as a con-
ductor. gold is 9S1. copper $40, zinc
GAL, tin 422, steel 39T and wrought iron
436. Glass, wood. gases, liquids and
resinous substances are bad conduct
ors. Water is such Il poor conductor
that if heat is applied to the top it will
boil at the top, while the bottom Will
remain cold. - Newcastle England
FhrQuicIp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18

copyright, 1900, by c. B. LewisI
Jest befo' the revenue fellers cap
tured the last moonshine still around
yere," said the old possum hunter of
Tennessee. we had fo'teen kegs of
whisky in the shaft of an old iron
mine ON the side of the mounting
That shaft was 20 feet deep and grown
about by bushes. AFTER the whisky
had staid thar over two years it was
planned fur me to take it out and sell
It and divide UP the money. The old
woman knew of the plant, but 1 wasn't
goin to say nuthin bout my gettin the
kegs out. She was reckonin all along
that some one else would do that. One
AFTERNOON l driv the mule and cart as
nigh the place as L could. and along
bout two hours arter nightfaIl I says
to the old woman:
IF yo' don't consider to object.
reckon I'll go over and see Dan Skin
ner this evenin. Dan is feelin peekish
and lonesome, and likely well hev n
game of checkers TO brighten him up
But l do object she says. L was
reckOnin to sing some hymns tonight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Brave Men Fall

Victims to stomach. liver and kid
ney troubles as well as women. and
feel the results in loss of appetite,
poisons in the blood, backache, ner-
vousness, headache and tired, listless,
rundown feeling. But there's no
need to feel like that. j. w. Gard
ner, of IdavillC, Ind. says: Electric
Bitters are just the thing for man
when he don't care whether he lives
or dies. 1t gave me new strength
and good appetite. 1 can now eat
anything and have new lease on
life" Only 30 cents, at HART &
Ullemeyer's drug store. Every bottle
guaranteed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
whnt Sac wanted to Know.

my dear child. you really should not
eat your pudding so quickly"
Why not, mammaTA
because 1t is dangerous. I once
knew little bog about your age who
was eating pudding so quickly that he
died before he had finished it"
And what did they do with the rest
Of his pudding, mamma c''-Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
A Keen Clear Brain.

Your best feelings, your social posi-
ton or business success depend large
ly on the perfect action of your stom-
ach and liver. DR.. Kings New Life
Pills give increased strength, keen,
clear brain, high ambition. A 25-
cent box will make you feel like a
new being Sold by Hartz & Ulle-
meyer, druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
COOK BOOK.

d. McC. writes: You will confer a IA
vor by sending me your circulars and
price list for first volume of table and
kitchen.
we presume the reader refers to a cook
book We have none with title mentioned.
but will be glad at any time to answer
all inquiries in regard to recipes and
culinary matters through columns of pa
Cd Editor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18

Hoax-My wife's a remarkable wom-
an. She waited TO get off n car today,
and she reached right up herself, pull
ed the strap and stopped It
.JoaX-Huh' Lots of women do that
But she pulled the right strap first
shot and didn't ring UP a single fare.'
Philadelphia Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve will
quickly heal the worst burns and
scalds and not leave a scar. 1t can be
applied to cuts and raw surfaces with
prompt and soothing effect. Use it
for piles and skin diseases. Beware
of worthless counterfeits. B. II. Bic
Der, Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
The FtckIe Thermgheter.

Here, young man." said Ithe old lady,
with fire in her eye, I've kbrung back
this thermometer you sold 3ne"
What's the matter with it," asked
the clerk.
1T amt reliable. One time you look
at it it says enc thing, and the next
time it says another. Stand-
ard and Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18

MANDY" said the old gentleman. 81
am afraid that boy of ours is goin 70
be a poet"
''He amt writ nOthin, has he?" asked
the old lady in alarm.
NO. he amt writ nothin yet. but l
notice he is doin less ami less work
every day an doin it careifsser."-In-
dianapolis Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
FOR Pneumonia.

DIR. c. J. Bishop. Agnew, Mich,
says: II have used FoIey's Honey
and Tar in three very severe cases OF
pneumonia with good results in every
case" For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18

II is a Christmas custom in Atlanta
TO release all prisoners charged with
offenses against city ordinances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18

Mrs. Brown-What color are your lit
tie boys eyes:
Ms. Robinson-Black generally. He's
a terrible fighter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
EIRST VOLUME.

Conducted by Ida Ames Willis, 10
Chamber of Commerce Building, Chicago.
to whom all inquiries should be addressed
All Rights Reserved by Banning Co, Chi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18

take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If Il fails TO cure + W. Groves
signature on each boy. Price csc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18

The peat bogs in Sweden. many Of
them eight to ten yards deep, cover an
area of about SOS, 600 acres.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Menu

Oysters on the Shell.
Sailed Peanuts, PIN Olas,
ConSnmme with Sherry.
Mushroom and Swecthread Pattics,
Fried Chicken.
Peas. Potato Balls,
Lobster Salad
(Scrved in shell on bed of lcttuce),
MontrOse Pudding. Chestnut Sauce,
Fancy Cakes,
Coffee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
able and Kitchen.
Practical Suggestions About W hat to
Eat and How to Prepare Food.

This matter Will be found TO be entirely
different from and superior 10 the usual
run of food articles, in that every item is
a nugget OF culinary wisdom and eminently
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
FEB WAS IN AsHOLE.
HE WENT AFTER WHISKY AND FOUND
4 BIG BEAR.

The Old Postum Hunter Tells How Ii
Came to Pass That He Developed a
Most Wonderful Interest In Noah
and the Animals In the Ark.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18

ASTORIA
B..r,tAs hlR kad You HzVs LHsys BoSgr
'''.s''' &HHzIZz16
Smyrna times., 1900-07-11
Baskets.
TO MAKE FERTILIZERS.
Armour & Co., of Chicago, Will Erect Plant
at Locust Point.

Armour & Co., the well-known pro-
visions and dressed meat dealers of
Chicago and other Western cities, will
begin the erection of large fertilizer
manufacturing plant in Baltimore
next week. The plant will be located
on the water front at Locust Point,
and will cost about 100000. It's out
put will be $4,000 tons of fertilizer a
year. About 100 men will be employed
at first, but as the business grows the
capacity of the plant Will be increased
and the number of employees multi
piled.
The site for the plant was purchased
from the Locust Point Company and
cost about $4,000. Armour & Co..
have similar factories at Chicago and
Jacksonville, Fla. The blood, bone
and tankage for making fertilizer will
be shipped from Chicago to Baltimore.
Charles Fl. Mcdowell, general man
ager of Armour & Co. 8 fertilizing de-
partment at Chicago, and j. Allen
Moore, manager of the Eastern dis
trict for Armour & Co., formerly of
Greensboro and Smyrna, have gotten
the plans in shape.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-11
CARE OF HOUSE IN SUMMER.
Miss Maria POlOa Writes Her Views for the
Ladies Home Journal"

The heat and moisture of the sum-
mer months have a tendency to rust
metals, mildew fabrics and cover all
sorts of substances with mould"
writes Maria Poloa, of ''The Care of
the House of the House in Summer
In the July Ladies' Home Journal.
fermentation and putrefaction de-
velop rapidly in vegetable and animal
substances if they are not carefully
watched. Lime and charcoal are two
aids toward keeping the house sweet
and dry, and the housekeeper should,
If possible, provide herself with both
OF these materials. A barrel each of
lime and charcoal in the cellar will
tend to keep that part of the house dry
and sweet. A bowl of lime in a damp
closet will dry and sweeten it. A dish
OF charcoal in a closet or refrigerator
will do much towards making these
places sweet. The power of charcoal
to absorb odors is much greater di-
rectly after it has been burned than
when it has been exposed to the air for
length OF time. Charcoal may be
purified and used again and again by
heating it to a red heat. The lime
must be kept in place where there is
no chance of its getting wet, and not
exposed to air.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-11
No Mystery About Politics.

There Is nothing peculiar or mysteri-
GUS about politics or international rela-
tions, says Henry d. Sedgwick, Jr., in
The Atlantic. When two or three men
live within hail of one another, polit-
ical relations begin. Politics begin
when men realize that other men are
forces to be considered. Men meet.
bow; each drives his wagon to the
right; one sells. another buys; they
fence their acres in. They meet to-
gether to chop down tree, to mend the
road. to regulate county matters with
the next community.
Whether they like 1t or not, politics
have begun; ethical relations have be-
gun; religion has come In. Be It fear.
philosophy, instinct or habit, every nor
NAL man is conscious of this religious
element. Men cannot separate politics
from ethics nor ethics from religion;
they are threefold, yet one and indivisi-
BILE. From that union springs the nor
NAL law.
Rightly to understand that power is
the chief problem of life, and mankind
has long been busy at the task, but the
Immediate matter for men is to under
stand that what is true of two men and
three gathered together is true Of tens
OF millions. Are men to recognize this
power which acts on the individual and
on society only when the company is
small and they can see the whites of
each others eyes? The duty of the
state Is to recognize the scientific truth
OF the universally and persistence Of
this power and to put it to use in state
nffairq
Smyrna times., 1900-07-11
THE NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
A Condition Which Has Brought About
New Democratic Party.


In 1894, in the section west of the
AlleghaGies and north of the Ohio,
the Democratic party had been crush
ingly defeated. In many States its
vote was less than that of the POpu-
lists. Even in Ohio, the easternmost
of these States, its vote had fallen
from 404, 900 cast for President Cleve-
land in 1892 to 276,00O cast for the
Democratic State ticket in 1894. In
1896 the vote for Mr.. Bryan in Ohio
rose to All, 900 or 20, 900 more than the
vote by which President Harrison had
carried the State in 1892. Nor did
this gain of 1000 votes mark the full
extent of the change that had been
wrought. Thousands of Democrats
voted against Mr.. Bryan in 1896; and
tens of thousands of Republicans
Quaker Republicans, Abolition Re-
publicans-men who had been with
the Republican party since 1896
voted for the first time in their lives
for the Democratic candidate. Prior
to 1896 the cities had been the strong
hold of the Democratic party, and the
rural districts the stronghold of the
Republicans. In 1896 the situation
was reversed. Prior to 1896 the imi-
grant voters had been, as a rule, on
the side of the Democrats, and the
American-born voters on the side of
the Republicans. In 1896, this, too,
was changed. 1t is safe to say that,
of the 100000 votes cast for Mr..
Bryan in 1896 west of the Alleghanies
and north of the Ohio, much less than
one-half had voted the Democratic
ticket in 1894. 1t was a new party,
numerically stronger than the old, and
infinitely surprising it in the moral
enthusiasm which came out of the con-
test. Eastern Democrats and city
Democrats, who demand that the brill
liant Silver Republican leader who has
been nominated by the Populists for
Vice-President ought to be ignored by
the National Democratic Convention,
do not realize how a new party was
brought into being by that conflict.
The supreme duty of the present cam
paigp is the union of all these forces,
and the action of the Populists in
nominating the Democratic leader for
President and the anti-imperialist
Silver Republican leader for Vice
President ought to be accepted as
sufficient offering for union on the part
of the elements which constitute SO
large a part of the new Democracy in
the pivotal States of the West-From
"Mr. Bryan, the Democratic Leader,
in 190O," by Charles B. Spahr, in the
american Monthly Review of Re
CieOs for July.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-11
Troubles of a Minister.

To benefit others Rev. J. 7. W. Yer
non, Of Hartwell, Ga, writes: ''For a
long time had running sore on my
leg. l tried many remedies without
benefit, until l used bottle of Electric
Bitters and box of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, which cured me sound and we'll. -
Sores, Eruptions, Boils, Eczema, Tet-
ter, Salt Rheum show impure blood.
Thousands have found in Electric Bit
tiers grand blood purifier that abso-
lutely cures these troubles. Satisfac-
ton is guaranteed or money refunded
by Benton N. Weldon successor to
James p. Hoffecker, Smyrna; and T.
Ia. Mason, Clayton. Large bottles
only so cents.