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Evening star., 1902-03-08
ARCTIC EXPLORER DEAD
The Pioneer Of Balloons in Polar Re.
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From the London Mail.

From the London Mail
The death OF Commander John Powels
Cheyne, r. N, removes an old arctic ex
plorer who must always be remembered
as having been the first to seriously sug-
gest the use of a balloon in the navigation
of which he was an expert In the search
for the north pole, a suggestion which the
ill-fated Andree accepted and-as is less
usual nowadays acknowledged Com
mander Cheyne served in no fewer than
three arctic expeditions In search of Sir
John Franklin, his frst voyage being in
the Enterprise d84e-0), under the command
of Sir James Clarke Ross His next arc
tic voyage was Is mate in the Resolute,
under Captain Austin 0S50-5D, and his
third was in the Assistance led by Capt.
Sir Edward Belcher.a
Commander Cheyne retired in 1870. In
1880 his scheme for texploring the Arctic
ocean and penetrating 10 the north pole
was brought before the Royal Geograpl1-
ical Society, but without result. The corn
mander's plan was 30 winter between st.
Patrick's bay ana Discovery bay. near an
exposed seam of coed. which he relied on
for the manufacture of hydrogen for his
two balloons. steam launch, boats and
sledges, together with natives and dogs
features Of his plan. The famous marches
Of Schwatka who during a years absence
from his base Travelled 8 3,251 miles. inspired
Cheyne. who, in his turn, encouraged An
dree to make his hapless attempt from
spitzbergen. Commander Cheyne wrote
prise expedition. and Cheyne Islands and
Cheyne Point remain In the far north to
testify this officers connection with the
-alluring arctic regions
Evening star., 1902-03-08
When the Premier Sleeps.

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Even premiers have been known to fall
asleep in parliament in our own and other
days. Lord North was the Duke of Devon
shire Of the eighteenth century. His par1ia-
mentary epitaph might have been: He
yawned, and yawned, and yawned. and fell
asleep." Indignant orators were constantly
complaining of his refusal to listen to their
speeches. and the premier had way Of
humiliating them. Even now. In these
perils. the noble lord is asleep burst out
an angry member Of the opposition; and
Lord North. waking up, exclaimed: L
wish I was 1.-THE physician should never
quarrel with his own medicine" the sleepy
minister retorted to another grumbler. and
to a speaker who impeached him OF all
sorts Of crimes, and called attention to the
IA ct that he was doing, Lord North com
Dlained that 1t was cruel to deny him the
solace which other criminals enjoyed-that
of q night 3 rest before they met their fate
But the best OF all the stories of the sleep
ing premier Is that Of the peer who bored
parliament with a history of shipbuilding
from the days Of Noah and his ark. North
dozed at the mention Of the ark. and slept
on till the speaker reached the Spanish ar
mada. when a colleague awolce him.
"Where are we now?" asked North, only
To be told that they were then in the reign
of queen Elizabeth. Dear, DEAR" ex-
claimed the prime minister, why not let
me sleep a century or two moreT'
Evening star., 1902-03-08

pies OF linen which have been handsomely
embroidered so that the appearance of
botn sides is the same. Hemp and jute
are shown in the manifold uses to which
modern ingenuity has put them. Among
the other fibers are threads made of pine
apple. cocoanut and palmetto and a con-
siderable variety of products from as
beStoS.
1t is expected the pupils Of the Business
from this exhibit; but Principal Davis
counts more on the fact that the charts
nave all been constructed by the pupils.
IN TINS mind, to select these fibers, arrange
them in accord with logical, clear plan
and organize the exhibit as a whole must
surely teach the students a great deal Of
practical knowledge
Evening star., 1902-03-08
WESTERN ENTERPRISE
DISCUSSION OF PROGRESS IN THE
PACIFIC COAST REGION.
Mr.. T. E. Gibbons Speaks Of New Rail
way From San Pedro to
Salt Lake.

Mr.. T. E. Gibbons, third vice president
and general manager OF the San Pedro
Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroad. is at
the Shoreham. The railroad mentioned
which Is in course OF construction, means
| much in the way Of further development OF
| the western part Of the United States 1t
will run from San Pedro harbor on the
Pacific coast to Salt Lake City via Los
Angeles. distance Of about $50 miles
The surveys and some Of the construc-
tion were begun last year." Mr.. Gibbons
said today. From the harbor to Los
Angeles the road is in operation. It is
difficult to say just when It will be COM
pleted for the company is building high
| class road, and the work is necessarily
slower than If It were the purpose to slap
| 1t through In hurry. However, there Is
little doubt that the entire system will be
| in operation by the end of two years.
AT Salt Lake City the line will connect
with the Union Pacific and the Rio Grande
and Western, the latter OF the Gould sys-
tenn With the Chicago and Northwestern
We will have the shortest line to the east.
We have been singulerly lucky in finding
low-grade line for the greater part OF the
way. The maximum grade Is 100 feet to
the mile and very little OF it. From the
middle and western cities the road will be
the shortest to Los Angeles and San Pedro.
Growth Of the City.
"The growth Of Los Angeles is little short
OF marvellous. From 1850 to 1890 the pop
uation increased from II 600 to 53,063. and
the census Of 1900 places the population at
100000 At San Pedro the government is
spending 100000 in building an outer or
deep water harbor in the form of break
water S.400 feet long which will give an
area Of about 200 acres OF thoroughly pro-
tected anchorage ground with ma ximum
| depth of fifty feet.
THE engineer department Of the govern
ment reported favorably last year on a
scheme for improving the inner harbor,
which is long, narrow inlet 500 to 1000
feet wide and three and one-half miles in
length, and which will give a wharf 'front.'
age one-half mile greater than at San Fran
cisco. In his report Captain Meyer said 1t
would be the finest and most perfect COM
mercial harbor on the Pacific coast The
proposition is to secure twenty five feet at
mean low tide, which would give thirty-one
feet at high tide in the inner harbor The
engineers say that a depth of thirty feet
can be obtained easily II the commerce de-
mands it. The present river and harbor
bill carries 100000 for beginning that work.
San Pedro has a population OF abous
$500. The harbor has large coastwiso
trade, but no foreign trade, because the
facilities have never been adequate. Los
Angeles has the largest center of railroad
mileage on the Pacific coast"
Evening star., 1902-03-08
Frances National Library.
From the New York Tribune.

The great National Library in Paris, with
it's huge collection Of books and manu.
scripts. is to have a new public reading
room for 300 students. This plan appears
to be somewhat too frugal. Scholars from
all over the world flock to the French capt.
tai. and the government of our sister re-
public Is accustomed to be generous. Why
not provide for at least twice as many
seekers Of sweetness and light?
Evening star., 1902-03-08
Too Late to Classify.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Say, I'm not getting any returns from
the advertisement you persuaded me to pat
In your wall calendar"
Its on the December sheet. People VIII
see it during the Christmas shopping sea-
son, and It'll uraw like house adre.
Evening star., 1902-03-08

Judge"Have you formed any prejudice
against the prisoner?
Juryman-'I have seen some newspaper
pictures of him.
Judge-"You are excused."-New York
Weekly.
Evening star., 1902-03-08
Big Turnout Memorial Dav.

Already several Of the companies of the
brigade are taking steps to secure full
attendance of members on the occasion Of
the proposed brigade turnout the 3Oth of
next May. when the monument to be erect
ed over the grave Of General Ordway at
Arlington is dedicated. The work on the
stone Is now well under way. The COM
plete list Of subscribers to the monument
fund follows:
Franklin P. Nash. Joseph NJ. Frank Ma
tional Guard efficiency fund, F. s. Hodg-
son, Otto G. Simonson Corcoran Cadet
Corps, Captain Charles NJ Shreve, Captain
Andrew Parker, General George H. Har-
ries, general staff. District Of Columbia
militia: Major w. D. Davidge. Captain E..
P Corvaizier. Major James e. Bell Com
pany D, 9th Battalion. District of Columbia
National Guard; headquarters. 9th Bat
TALON, District of Columbia National
Guard; Naval Battalion, District OF Co
lun,bia National Guard; Major George
Henderson, Captain r. A. Pyles, F.
P. Weller, Lieutenant Phil. B. Brooks.
Major III. H. Parmenter. Colonel Hen
ry May. Thomas NJ. Gale. the Ma
tional Fencibles, Major r. Fl. Neumeyer.
Major C. H. Ourand. Major 3. L. Averill.
Rufus H. Thayer. Captain Hslge q. Tors-
Evening star., 1902-03-08
The Making Of Linen.

Flax. hemp. jute and several fibers not
yet in wide use complete the exhibit. A
local merchant lent the school portion of
the max display. It traces the material
from the seed to the raw fiber. to the raw
thread, to the rough linen product and the
various grades of fine linens. This is ex-
tended by the school exhibit, which in
cludes FAX stalks, raw fax seeds and sew
eral kinds of linen. A Chinese iaundryman
was interested sufficiently to lend two SAM
Evening star., 1902-03-08
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following is list Of advertised letters re-
naming In the Washington ID. C.l Post-ofice Sat
prday, March 8, 1892,
To obtain any OF these letters the applicant
should call for Advertised Letters.
If not called for within two t2l weeks they VIII
Dc sent o the Dead Letter Office.
Evening star., 1902-03-08

He is in the springtime OF life
"Souldn't wonder He gives one that tired
feeling. Puck.
Evening star., 1902-03-08
OIne8d
How
1t Looks

1t is important that you
should know how Omega Oil
looks, so we print a picture of
1T here. The printing ON the
package is all i'm green ink.
The trade mark is a leaf, with
the words, ''Ornega Oil. It's
Green" Down near the bot
tom is the signature-Higinio
Espinosa. Look for this name,
because lit is a guarantee that
you are getting the genuine
Omega Oil, that has cured so
many cases of Rheumatism,
Sore Throat, Gold i'm the Chest,
Neuralgia, Stiff Joints, Sprains,
Weak Backs, Strains and
Bruises. There are a lot of
other linirments that may be
Bought i'm drug stores, and a
few of them are pretty good,
too, butt you of course want the
safest and surest remedy, so
you buy nothing but Omega Oil
when you have a pain or ache
inn flesh, muscles or Joints.
Never mind where the pain is,
for the Oil cures inn ONE part of
the body just as we'll as i'm am
other. SOC. a bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-20
GREAT FOOTBALL GAME
AT CHAMPAIGN THURSDAY

Local football enthusiasts are
awaiting with interest the coming
football game between Illinois and
Iowa universities, to be played at
Champaign on Thanksgiving day.
The game will afford lovers of the
great fall sport an excellent oppor-
of the west in action.
The game can be seen at compare
lively little expense as the railroads
entering the twin-cities are making
the usual reductions in rates for
Thanksgiving day. The chance to
visit the twin-cities and see the battle
is not likely to be passed up locally.
Illinois occupies a leading place in
western football and has earned a
reputation for gameness that will
live long. Iowa, which had poor
prospects the first of the season, has
suddenly forged to the front by de-
feating Washington university by the
mammoth score of 81 %. This is an
indication that the Thanksgiving
game. will be no walk-away for the
Illini.
The game will be noteworthy in
that it will be the last appearance of
Jake Stahl. the great Illini leader,
on the football gridiron, and the giant
player promises to play the game of
his life. The cheering and roofing,
which is always a pleasant feature of
collisions between the universities,
will be on hand, and Illinois field will
be gay with color.
Local football fans who have been
watching the two teams, believe that
the game will be close and spectacu-
lar and it is likely that many from
here will travel to Champaign next
Thursday to see the battle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-20
River Bulletin.
AT FIRST GLANCE
1t Would Appear That Local Remedies
Would be Best for Cure of Catarrh.

1t would seem at first glance that
catarrh being a disease of the mu-
cous membrane, that salves. sprays,
etc, being applied directly to the
membranes of the nose and throat,
would be the most rational treat
Went, but this has been proven not to
! be true.
1le mucous membrane is made and
repaired from the blood and catarrh
is blood disease and any remedy to
make a permanent cure must act on
the blood, and when the blood is puri-
fled from catarrhal poison, .-e secre-
tions from the mucous membrane will
become natural and healthy.
In TINS climate, thousands of peo-
pie seem scarcely ever free from
some form of catarrh; it gets better
at times but every winter becomes
gradually deeper seated and after a
time the sufferer resigns himself to
it as a necessary evil.
Catarrh cures are almost as num-
erous as catarrh sufferers, but are
nearly all so inconvenient and inef-
fective as to render their use .nui-
sance nearly as annoying as catarrh
itself; anyone who has used douches,
sprays ana powders will bear witness
to their inconvenience and failure to
really cure.
There are a number of excellent in
ternal remedies for catarrh, but pro-
badly the best and certainly the SAT-
est is a new remedy, composed OF Red
Gum, Blood Root and similar antisep-
tic remedies and other valuable ca
tarrh specifics.
This remedy is in tablet form, pleas
ant to taste and sold by druggists
under the name of Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets, and anyone suffering from
catarrh may use these tablets with
absolute assurance that they contain
no cocaine, opiate or any poisonous
mineral whatever.
A leading druggist in Albany speak
ing of catarrh cures says, Il have sold
various catarrh cures for years, but
have never sold any which gave such
general satisfaction as Stuart's Ca
tarrh Tablets. They contain in a
pleasant, concentrated form all the
best and latest catarrh remedies, and
catarrh sufferers, who have used dou-
ches, sprays and salves. have been as
tonished at the quick relief and per-
manent results obtained after a
weeks use of Stuart's Caturrh Tab
let's All druggists sell full size
packages for so cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-20
SEASON ENDS SUNDAY.
Steamer Helen Blair to Lay Up
After One More
Trip.
Has DONE A GOOD BUSINESS
Though Cold Weather Has Re-
duced Passenger
Traffic.

The steamer Helen Blair was in
yesterday and left for Burlington at
the usual hour with very fair sized
cargo of freight and a few passengers
aboard. This is the last trip but one.
The steamer Helen Blair will return
to Rock Island tomorrow morning
and leave the same afternoon for Bur
lington on the last trip of the season
and shippers are requested to take
notice and govern themselves accord
ingly. The boat will lay up for the
winter as soon as she returns next
Sunday. .t
The short line packets have done a
good business the past season in spite
of the weather which somewhat re-
duced the passenger end of the bust
ness. Freight business has been very
good all the season. The Helen Blair
ties up for the reason that the gov
eminent lights will not be in commits
sion after Saturday, and as the moon
will be dark there will be considera
BILE risk in running. This is also rath
er late in the season, and freeze-up
is liable to come most any time. In
deed, though the weather was as
balmy as September when the steam
er left yesterday, it was not without
apprehension that ice would be float
ing in the stream before the end of
the schedule comes next Sunday.
Leave for South.
The Gardlie Eastman and Pearlie
Davis, which have been lying in the
Kahlke boat ward since the close of
the rafting season, will leave this eve
ming for the south. BY going togeth-
er they can get through the KeolulS
canal. which is now closed. The for
mer will put in the winter on the Ten
nessee river and the latter will go TO
New Orleans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-20
A Startling Surprise.

Very few could believe in looking at
A. T. Hoadley, a healthy, robust black
smith, of Tilden, Ind, that for 10
years he suffered such fortunes from
rheumatism as few could endure and
live. But a wonderful change follow
ed his taking Electric Bitters. "Two
bottles wholly cured me,'' he writes,
"and have not felt twinge in over
a year." They regulate the kidneys,
purify the blood and cure rheuma-
tism, neuralgia, nervousness, improve
and give perfect health. Try
them. Only so cents, at Hartz & Ulle-
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-20
Cured of piles After Forty Years.

C. Haney, of Geneva, Ohio, had
the piles for forty years. Doctors
and dollars could do him no lasting
good. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
cured him permanently. Invaluable
for cuts, burns, bruises, sprains, Ia
cerations, eczema, letter, salt rheum,
and all other skin diseases. Look for
the name Dewitt on the package
all others are cheap, worthless coun-
terfeits.
Harper House Pharmacy, A. j.
Riess' drug store, corner Seventh Ave
nue. and Twenty-seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-20
Anxious Moments

Some of the most anxious hours of
a mothers life are those when the
little ones of the household have the
Group. There is no other medicine so
effective in this terrible malady as
Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t is a house
hold favorite for throat and lung
troubles, and as it contains no opia-
ates or other poisons it can be safely
given. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-20
TIPS TO TRAVELLERS.

One hundred miles shortest to
Chattanooga, Queen & Crescent
route.
Queen & Crescent fast line to Bir-
mingham and New Orleans. Two fast
trains DALI.
Only through car line to Asheville,
N. c., Queen &c Crescent route and
Southern railway.
Queen & Crescent service Cincin-
natl to Atlanta and Jacksonville, the
best in the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-20

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-20
TO THE POINT.

ginning. but it is not the place where
many men stop.
The work of developing oil and
gas wells serves to keep alive our
politics.
Salt creek is always shallow.
1t is hard to tie knot in broken
political pull.
Anyone who has an idea must eX-
pect opposition.
Many men in politics are blessed
with short memories and it is also
their good fortune that there are 9TH
ers.
1t is astonishing how many things
n small child can pull down.
After every political campaign some
one thinks of the need of religious
revival.
The prudent saloonkeeper will con
slider the glass in his own house.
There are many stage frights
Men who write for fame should
learn to smoke cigarets.
reputation that needs to be po-
Iced is in danger of being dubbed.
\ preacher who carries a double
life bears a heavy load.
Many people think they are in love
when they are only foolish.
People who go TO sea are not al
ways shown.
The winnings of many gamblers go
up in smoke.
\ broken promise can never be
made as good as new.
People who spend their time in
holding bag are always wondering
what time it is.
1t is to be expected of the choir in
the church militant that it will occas-
ionally get a shot.
The losers in the game make the
explanations.
y snail's legs are better than none.
An active young man always has
time to wait for his best girl.
No wall is thick enough to muffie
a family jar.
The best family liquor is water.
\ photographer is always seeing
things.
The association of a new shoe is
never tender.
The best way to get rid of cold
weather is to keep cool.
No day dream can take the place
OF regular sleep.
The man who is always doing some
one up is working steadily on him
self.
Every empty pocket has a hole in
it somewhere.
Every bad motive drips poison.
Every evening lamp looks cheerful
at a little distance.
1t would seem that a bald headed
man in politics would be free of hair
breadth escapes.
There is such prejudice against ser
vice that the Lord has his share of
trouble.
A packing house wind blows no.
body good.
No life is fruitful that is not al
ways in blossom.
The man who looks down on him
self will not climb high.
A light wind will play with things
of its own size.
So many men are opposed to close
shave that an attentive barber will
always make the matter a subject of
inquiry.
Few meters are particular as to
hours of labor.
Industry is a subject for specula-
ton.
1t is always easy to see another
man work.
The swapping of the cord of life
sends forth the fragrance of love
Rest that is not earned is stolen.
The sweetest melody makes the
heart an auditor.-Sioux City Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-20
Iuck In thirteen

BY sending 10 miles William Spirey,
of Walton Furnace, VT, got box OF
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, that wholly
cured a horrible fever sore on his
leg. Nothing else could. Positively
cures bruises, felons, ulcers, erup-
tons, boils, burns, corns and piles.
Only rs cents. Guaranteed by Hartz
& Ullemeyer, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-20
COUNT THE TURKEY IN
Thanksgiving Bird Not as Scarce
as Early Reports Seemed
to Indicate.
PRICES ARE TO BE REASONABLE
Little Poultry Will be Shipped I'm to
Supply Next Weeks
Demand.

like the proverbial peach crop that
has suffered from the effect of Sc
we're frost, the poultry crop of this
vicinity seems to be turning out pref
~ well in spite of season that was
generally considered to almost have
annihilated domestic fowls. Many
predictions have been made as to the
prices of Thanksgiving turkey and the
Christmas duck and g6ose, but so far
as the first is concerned there is little
as yet to indicate that they will be
verified.
True, turkeys and ducks are scarcer
this season than ordinarily, but they
are not an unknown quantity by any
means, and the conditions are local.
So far the local dealers have been
able to engage the delivery of all the
birds they feel they will need with
out resorting to shipping them in
from the more favored localities that
lie not far to the south.
All poultry is late, growth having
been retarded where the birds were
not killed outright from an over sup
ply of moisture. Turkeys have been
especially affected, and as result
the weight of these fowls will be re-
duced. The average gobbler will
weigh about IL pounds, the range be-
ing from eight to Is pounds. This
will not be unwelcome news to the
consumer, who usually finds the tur-
key larger than can be disposed of
at one meal. If the price per pound
is a trifie higher than usual this sea-
son the average family can dine on
turkey at little if any greater eX-
pense than in ordinary years Chick
ems appear to be as plentiful ever,
and this fact will tend to keep the
prices of other lines of poultry down
within reason.
vegetables Plenty.
Even if there were a serious search
~ of poultry, the average citizen will
find plenty to load his Thanksgiving
board with this year. Seldom has
there been such an abundance of veg
etables, especially of the class that
are known as fresh The great
amount of moisture in the soil and
the lack of hard frosts have promot-
ed the growth of green plants and the
fresh vegetable season has survived
far beyond the usual limit. Within
the week home grown beans and to-
matoes have been brought TO market.
One producer has n dollhouse in which
he is raising tender truck at loss,
the same plants as those he is taking
such care to protect growing equally
well outside.
No one has at any time during the
year been heard to say that the
pumpkin has been off color, and in
spite of discouraging reports the
cranberry has come up smiling. So.
after all, there seems to be very little
occasion for worrying about the
Thanksgiving dinner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-20

Makes people prick up their ears,
makes people strenuous, puts one on
tiptoe of expectation. That's what
Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 35c. L.
HI. Thomas pharmacy.