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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15

Vincennes, Ind, Feb. 15.-During
the meeting of the city council Colonel
A. J. Taylor. of the First ward. pre-
scented a resolution, directing that a
beautiful floral tribdte offering be sent
to Maurice Thompson, who had made
the city famous by his charming ro-
nance, Alice of Old Xincenncs." May
or Greene was delegated as a special
messenger TO carry the flowers to
Crawfordsyille
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15

A powerful engine cannot be run
with a weak boiler, and we can't keep
up the strain of an active life with a
weak stomach; neither can we stop
the human machine to make repairs.
If the stomach cannot digest enough
food to keep the body strong, such q
preparation as Kodol DYSPEPSIA Cure
should be used. II digestse what you
eat and it simply can't help but do
you good. B. H. Bieber and Hartz &
Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15
Mileage Agreement Announced.

Marquette. Mich. Feb. 15.-General
Passenger Agent G. w. Hubbard, Of
the South Shore road, has just an
nounced the details of an interchange
able mileage agreement by which one
mileage book will be accepted by the
South Shore. Northwestern, st. Paul,
Mineral Range, Hancock and Calumet,
500 line, Wisconsin and Michigan and
Wisconsin Central railroads on all
trains in the upper peninsula.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15
From the Car to the President.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Count Cas-
SIM, the Russian ambassador, yester-
day presented the president a magnifi
cent album containing scenes of the
coronation of the ear in 1896 The
album is present and souvenir from
the ear to President Mckinley and
was specially made for the latter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15

see. now the Democratic leader or the
house, in behalf of a bank at Muir
freesboro, Tenn. McRea Indignantly
charged that the letters We're private
letters and had been furnished to di-
vert attention from the sale OF the
custom house He and Hopkins had
hot words, and for a moment 1t looked
almost as IL there would be per-
sonal encounter. In the end McRea's
amendment was lost-S9 to 9S-a
strict party vote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15
Same Home for Fifty Years,

Pana, Ills. Feb. 15.-Mr. and Mrs.
William Starnes, residing south of this
city, celebrated their golden wedding
Yesterday. They have resided on the
same spot for fifty years. and are the
parents of ten children. They have
lost one child, all the rest attended the
nfion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15
,yiII 10 Dedicnted in NAV.

Champaign. Ills, Feb. 15.-The new
agricultural building 1T the University
of Illinois will be dedicated early in
May. The exact date will be set to
suit the convenience of the secretary
OF agriculture, who has promised to be
present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15
Smallpox In an Orphan Asylum.

La Crosse, Wis, Feb. 15.-Smallpox
has been discovered in st. Michaers
orphan asylum, this city. Five cases
have been reported to the health au-
thorities, the asylum quarantlned and
all the inmates have been vaccinated.
An epidemic is probable. as many per-
sons Were exposed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15
More studen. trouble. in Russia.

ST. Petersburg, Feb. 15.-Fresh dis
orders are occurring at the University
of Moscow. Three hundred and eight
proclaimed. in the name of all their
comrades, that they would not follow
the prescribed courses of study.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15
IIlfuof. Lumber Dealer..

Chicago, Feb. Delegates to the
eleventh annual meeting of the Illinois
Lumber Dealers association assembled
here yesterday and elected #. J. Me-
Grath, of Polo. Ills, president; s. Me-
Feely. vice president, and George w.
Hotchkiss, of Chicago, secretary treas
urer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15
working Night and Day.

The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made is DR..
Kings New Life Pills. These pills
change weakness into strength, list
lessness into energy, brain-fag into
mental power. They're wonderful in
building up the health. Only %
cents per box. Sold by Hartz &
Whenever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15
Found Him Guilty of Murder.

Dallas, Tex, Feb. Is. = The jury
brought in a verdict OF murder in the
first degree against John Chapman.
charged with the murder of Constable
Balm, who was burned to death in
Chapman's saloon in this city Dec. B,
1900
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15
BAD BLOOD.
BAD COMPLEXION.

The skin is the seat of an almost end
less variety of diseases. They are known
by various names, but are all due to the
same cause, acid and other poisons in
the blood that irritate and interfere with
the proper action of the skin.
To have a smooth, soft skin, free from
all eruptions the blood must be kept pure
and healthy. The many preparations of
arsenic and potash and the large number
of face powders and lotions generally
used in this class of diseases cover up
for short time, but cannot remove per-
manently the ugly blotches and the red,
dishguring pimples.
Eternal vigilance Is fks0 E3ric0
Of a beautiful COn1pEexfOn
when such remedies are relied on.
Mr.. H. T. Shobe, z7o4 Lucas Avenue, ST Louis,
Mo, says: My daughter was afflicted for years
with .disfguring eruption on her face, which
celebrated health springs, but received no bene-
fit. Many medicines were prescribed, but with
the time the first bottle as finished the eruption
began to disappear A dozen bottles cured her
She is now seventeen years old, and not sign OF
the embarrassing disease has ever returned"
S. S. S. is a positive, unfailing cure for
the worst forms of skin troubles. 1t IS
the greatest of all blood purifiers, and the
only one guaranteed purely vegetable.
Bad blood makes bad compilations.
- A - puri6es and invigo-.
rates the old and
- - ~ makes new, rich blood
AkN that nourishes the
- 80 body and keeps the
skin active and healthy and in proper
condition to perform its part towards
carrying off the impurities from the body.
If you have Eczema, letter, Acne, Salt
Rheum, Psoriasis, or your skin is rough
and pinp1y, send for our book on Blood
and Skin Diseases and write our physi-
clans about your case. No charge what
ever for this service.
SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, ATLANTA, GA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15

OFFICERS
J. n. Buford, President.
John Crubaugh, Vice Presidents.
p. Greenawait, Cashier.
Be IN business July 2, 1880, and occupied
s. e corner Of Mitchell
now building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15
Taxes Due.

The real and personal taxes for the
year 1900 are due. Parties owing
personal tax having no real estate
will be expected to make immediate
payment. The law in regard to the
collection of personal taxes will be
strictly enforced. Personal property
tax should be paid without delay to
save costs, trouble, etc. Office with
Hull & Hemenway, real estate and in
surance agents, room 10, Mitchell &
Lynde building.
CONRAD SCHNEIDER,
Township Collector.
GA z Ia
R..,,th. The Kind You Have EIKays Bu6ghs
as,.'''' &HHzz1g
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15
Eternal vigilance Is fEse srice
Of a beautiful COs1pEexf0n

puri6es and invigo-
rates the old an d
makes new, rich blood
at nourishes the
body and keeps the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15

IS. L. Springfield, Peoria. /
Bur. Quin. via Monmouth
Chicago, Sterling, Clinton &
I Observation-Disclosures.
Peoria, Beardstown, Bur
HngtOn, Denver and west
80. Paul & Minneapolis 49,.
Sterling, Clinton & Dubuque
Sc. L., KRns c., Denver s.
Pac. coast via Galesburg !
SDaIIv |DaIIv excent Suy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15

= BURLINGTON ROUTE
U.fniiiIili1IiN DB. & @ RAHWAY-Depoi
Hak1kHRstSsit First avenue and Sixteenth
Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15
Four Per Cent Paid on
Deposits.
IDusECToRS-

OK PERSONAL COLLATERAL Oh REAL ESTATE SECURITY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15

Trains marked daily; all other trains daily
ex3ept Sunday.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-11
GASTRITlS.
The symptoms and the Treatment of
This Irritating Disease.

Inflammation of the stomach gastric
catarrh. or gastritiS, as this unpleasant
affection is variously called, may, like
most intammatory diseases. be acute or
chronic in its course. The chronic condi-
ton often results from a succession of
acute attacks. or it may come on gradu-
ally, almost imperceptibly, without being
preceded by acute symptoms.
The signs of an acute attack are pain
and soreness over the region of the stom-
ach, nausea and vomiting, a loathiug for
food, usually a coated tongue, a bad
breath, headache, dizziness and some
times blurring of the sight, especially
after STOPPING. The stomach is Otter dis
tended with gas, and belching, sometimes
accompanied by very sour eructations. is
a troublesome symptom.
There may be more or less fever. The
pulse is weak and may be rapid or slow
er than in health. Sometimes. while there
Is no appetite. there is craving for pic
kles or highly seasoned dishes. but !ndul-
genCc of this craving soon turns it to
loathng.
The symptoms of chronic gastritis are
similar to those of the acute form, but
less pronounced. The tongue is coated.
the breath is foul. and often the sufferer
has Il bad taste in the mouth. The head
aches duly, the wits are blunted. and the
temper is apt to be irritable There is Il
sensation of weight or distress in the
stomach. eructations are frequent. and
occasionally recently eaten meal is vom
tied
y not uncommon symptom is a slight
cough. with raising of mucus. Sometimes,
especially if the patient is losing flesh
this cough causes unnecessary alarm, be-
ing taken as an indication of consump-
ton.
GaStritiS, whether acute or chronic. is
caused by some irritant acting upon the
mucous membrane of the stomach. This
may be a poison, such as arsenic. which
has been swallowed; or it may be alcohol
or acid or highly spiced food; or the irri-
tant may be formed in the stomach by
the fermentation of indgestible food or
of food taken in too great quantity. FL
nally it may result from the secretion in
to the stomach of poisons circulating in
the blood.
The treatment of acute gaStritis con
sists in the removal of the irritating ma
teria by copious drinking of warm wal
ter, followed by vomiting. and then Civ
ing the stomach a complete rest. allow
ing only little diluted milk occasional
ly. The cure of the chronic form is a less
simple matter and often calls for the
use OF drugs, careful dieting and the in
stitution of hygienc regime under the
physicians direction.-Y outh's Compan-
ion
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-11

Alma Tadcma, the famous artist, ons
day received visit from his Belgian
confrore, Ferdinand Knopff. They dis
cussed a certain picture by Van Eyck.
which Knopn professed greatly to al
mire Alma Tadema also knew the pic,
ture well and was very fond of it.
But | think" said Tadema that
can enlighten you as to this canvas in a
way which will cause you much sur
prise"
Knopff seemed skcptical, and Tadema
then continued
''On the window sill in Van Eyck 5
work lies an apple, and there are two
oranges on the table. The apple can he
seen in the mirror, but the oranges,
which ought to be visible Van Eyck has
forgotten, some one having probably eat
en- them during an interruption in the
task"
Knopff told this story soon afterward
to Sir Edward Burnc-Jones. The latter
laughingly replied that there was nobody
shrewd enough to make such discoveries
except one person and that his name was
Alma Tadema.-Collier's Weekly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-11
DINING CAR KITCHENS.
They Are Conducted by Rule. and All
Portions Are the Same.

the kitchen departments ON railroad
dining cars are run according to fixed
rates, said an old Pullman conductor,
and nothing is left to chance or caprice.
The cook is furnished with manual Civ
ing explicit directions for the prepara-
ton Of everything on the bill Of fare. and
he is held strictly accountable for any
waste. He is even told how thick TO
cut the bread and how much butter to
put on in case he is making sandwiches
Sometimes hungry traveller, who nat
uraly wants big portions, thinks the
man in the kitchen is trying to economic
on him, but he may rest assured Ne is
getting exactly what the law alIows-no
more and no less.
Il remember a picture in one Of the
satirlcal papers a few years ago of a fat
gentleman looking scornfully at several
small sections of bread and butter.
What do you call those| he asks Pull
man sandwiches replies the waiter.
Huh, grunts the tourist, Mr. Pullman
must cut EN- out with a conductors
punch, We haven't got it down quite
as fine as that, but we come pretty near
it. The kitchens are stocked at regular
intervals, and a careful calculation is
made of the exact number of portions N
every article furnished. At the end of
the run an inspection is made, and the
cook must account for everything, either
in supplies or meal checks. Under that
system petty pilfering is absolutely inn
possible. The purchasing agents who lay
in the stock at important points from
which travel is heavy are exceedingly
important members of the companys
staff
"They can easily render the dining
service over any route profitable or the
reverse, and something more than mere
experience and intelligence is required to
make Il success of the job. The men who
have done the best at it seem to be guild
ed by a sort of instinct, but as a matter
of fact they are continually studying the
conditions of travel. They learn what
the general run of their patrons like at
certain seasons of the year and compile Il
curious sort of table of averages that
they use as basis in purchasing perish
able stock, such rs meats, fruits and
fresh vegetables. There is a line in the
northwest that is known among the din
ing car men as the 'bcefstcak route on
account of the extraordinary call for
that particular article of diet, and |
know of another that is nicknamed the
oatmeal express for similar reasons.
The oatmeal express carries a good many
ladies and children, and the beefsteak
route is a fayoritc highway for drum
mers, so, after, all the explanation IS
simple enough. An expert stock pur-
chaser can command good salary, and
not long ago a man who had been sta
toned for some years in New York was
offered n very handsome position ms SUI
perintendent of the refreshment service
for big railroad in England. 1t had
been run at loss ever since it was in
stalled. but within GO days after he took
hold it began to return profit AT the
same time it was greatly improved. Din
ing cars are a comparatively new thing
abroad. and they are far behind the
American. both in system and luxury. y
New Orleans Times-D Democrat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-11
IMPERATIVE WORDS"
What They Mean In Legal and Bust
ness Transactions.

cooperative words said member Of
the District bar to a reporter, ARE of
the utmost importance in legal docu-
ments and in business affairs.
"Prohahly the most seriously mpor-
tant operative word in human affairs is
composed of but three letters. and il APP
pears in print thus, Yes When she
says yes to a man, it means that she
transfers her heart and hand and for
merly all of her property to him who
asks her to be, etc. This little word es-
tablisheS the most important contract OF
society, and, while this contract may aft
erward be dissolved by mutual consent. if
one of the contracting parties demurs and
backs out a suit for damages is open to
the other.
In auction sales the property put up
is anybody's until the auctoneer says
gone or sold and the hammer drops
No matter how the sale is regretted or
how much the parties would like to re-
tract it it stands, and the courts will
sustain it,
In a will they are give devise and
bequeath.' Real property is devised
and personal property 'bequeathed'
In a note the borrower must prom
Use to pay, and in Il bond he must bind
himself.
in some states in deed certain
words are necessary to convey real es-
tate. The courts have held generally,
however, that the word grant will car
ry Il good title. In New York, for in
stance, the operative words constitute
quite a formula and are grant, bargain
SELL assign, transfer set over and CON
vey.' That's the old form Now the
words grant and release are sufficient
In Il lease the word let must be used
They have an odd formula in New York.
used for centuries probably, consisting
of grant. devise and to farm let, and
applies to all kinds of property. In a
quitclaim deed the word 'quitclaim' must
be used. w Washington Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-11

Crowded street cars open up new in
dustry which will require very careful
manipulation to return profits on the
necessary capital, Last week man.
evidently from work in a coalyard, took
the only vacant seat in Columbus ave
nue. car half a minute ahead of the en-
trance of well dressed woman
''lf you wish" she said. II will give
you % cents for your seat"
You can have it, ma'am." answered
the man as he arose with a smile and
took the offered quarter" while visions
of a great money making scheme entered
his mind.
He at once left the ear and entered
the one following. where there were two
vacant seats. He paid his fare, rode
two blocks and, seeing no signs OF Il
purchaser for his seat, dismounted and
took another car, in which there were
no vacant seats. Again he paid his fare
and concluded to retain his - cents
profit and operate no more that day
New York Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-11
HOW THE BLIND SEE"
Their Impressions of the World, Men
and Sunlight.


How does it feel to be in absolute
blackness lifetime?
What are the blind mans impressions
of the appearance of the world, men and
things he has never seen?
What are his thoughts as he gropes
around in blackness?
John Hayden. an intelligent. lifelong
blind man, answered these questions and
told strange. interesting facts about the
lives of the blind.
ITO be always in darkness" said Hay
den. lis. of course, terrible, but with
time we get used 20 it, and that makes
our lives much easier.
There is a heavy black mist before us.
Our minds are most of the time dead be-
cause we cannot see things, and our
minds have very little to work upon.
Then this darkness makes us fear the
world. We always imagine that all kinds
of danger is ahead of us. We blind peo-
pie know that this fear is groundlcss. but
despite that we cannot get rid of it.
Blind peoples thoughts are almost
alike, We are sometimes meanchoic.
but most of the time we think of religious
matters and get much comfort from that.
There are very few blind frecthinkrrs.
Our impressions of the appearance of
the world are nearly the same. | have
talked with a great many blind people
about that and found that our impress
sions were nearly alike. These impress
siOnS. though. are rather vague
I'VE mentally picture New York as a
square mass of earth with cuts between
for the streets Our fellow MAXWELL,
we get by feeling some idea of his shape
but the blind eye has no conception of
size or appearance. All men look alike
to the blind. Voices differ: the step diff
fers. We picture the sun as an immense
globe of fire with red rays shooting out
all around it. Daylight appears to us as
millions Of white shafts floating high
above the earth.
The way we blind folks dream will no
doubt surprise ordinary people ON
dreams consist only of the things we
have heard. We cannot dream of scenes
and places because we have, of course
never seen them When we, for instance
dream of our friends or acQuantaucc<
we dream of hearing their voices. W.
cannot see them. but recognize them by
the sound and quality of their words
MANY people when they see a blint
man walking alone on the street wonder
how he manages to find his way without
aid. That is easy to understand. WhrI
going around, we are guided 10y sounC
and what we call landmarks. Nearly
every street has to us its own pcculil
noise. We can tell almost every stree
we have previously passed along 10y It
own noise. Landmarks are the crack:
and breaks in the sidewalk along ou
way.
I'VE become very well acquainted Will
almost every little irregularity in the side
walks along our way. and by that an,
the different noises in the street we cal
always find our wuy.'-New York World
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-11

Nv hen the government wants soldiers,
writes Santo Domingo correspondent Of
the New Orleans Times Democrat. 'it
simply sends out into the country dis
tricts and seizes them. At first the men
seized are little discontinued. but when
they find that they can do nothing in the
army better than in their ordinary
haunts, and that there is n pale, inelfec-
tual ray of glory attached to the carrying
of a gun and a cartridge belt. they take
pride in their new dignity.
Each man is furnished with one suit
of clothes year, but as time progresses
he CANDLES away his buttons. his coat.
his trousers and his hat. keeping only his
gun and his belt. As the army, except
on the first of the year. is always COM
posed of soldiers in the different stages
of gambling away their wardrobe, they
make distinctly picturesque display as
they march through the streets on state
occasion.
1.-THE government guarantees them four
meals day. but often forgets, in the
great heat of that climate. to keep to its
guarantee The shoes furnished are sup
posed to be leather. In reality they are
pasteboard, but as the soldiers prefer to
go barefoot this makes very little differ
ence."
II these are well washed, first in hot
water and then in cold, directly after use,
there will be no difficulty in keeping them
clean. Don't use brush, as there is al.
ways the danger that bristles may be left
in the bottle and swallowed later on. Us.
ing shot is equally dangerous. Instances
of lead poisoning have occurred wher
this has been done. Add very little soda
to the hot water, and after well rinsine
leave the bottle to soak in cold water til
needed
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-11
Our Nails.

Finger nails and toe nails" says
Harvey Sutherland in Ainslee's. being
merely hattcned growths of the same
kind of cells that hairs are made of. in
crease in about the same way. though
their rate of progress has not been so
carefully studied Some say that the
finger nails grow at the rate of one
thrtieth Of an inch a week Bean esti-
mates that it takes 20 weeks to restore
a thumb nail and 81 weeks to restore Il
toe nail. don't believe that. Once.
when | was about IL and had even less
sense than most boys at that age, |
bought pair of boots too short for me.
! wore them, though they hurt like sixty,
and the first thing | knew the nails Of
my great toes came off. Well. | know
that il didn't take any 96 weeks to make
them good rs new Why, 9G weeks is
two years, lacking not quite two months.
Don't tell me-