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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-20

Township politics are rather warm
in Andalusia. There are three tic.
kots i'm the field. the peoples. prohi
bition and republican and interest in
the outcome is intense. Il. +. Foun-
taine ought To get an Office. He is
running for school trustee and justice
of the peace on the peoples ticket
II. G.. Thompson is the candidate foI
supervisor on the peoples ticket and
his wife is running for school trustee
on the prohibition ticket. j. ID. Wal
ton appears to have cinch on the
office of constable. having been nomi-
mated by all three parties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-20
Night Was Her Terror.

81 would cough nearly all night
long" writes Mrs. Charles Applegate,
of Alexandria, Ind, ''aRd could hard
ly get any sleep. 1 had consumption
so bad that if I walked a block l
would cough frightfully and spit
blood, but when all other medicines
failed, three 81 bottles of DR.. Kings
New Discovery wholly cured me, and
i gained So pounds" It's absolutely
guaranteed to cure coughs, colds, la
grippe, bronchitis and all throat and
lung troubles. Price soc and 81. Trial
bottles free at Hartz & Ullemeyer's
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-20
GOOD MEN COMPOSE
DEMOCRATIC TOWN TICKET

George w. Henry and David Beis-
winger. for assessor and collector.
and Charles c. Waldman and Martin
Weinberger for assistant supervisors.
are proving a strong democratic com
bination, and if they are not all elect
ed by nice majorities those who
have seen the results so far of their
canvass will miss their guess.
Mr.. Henry, through his connection
with that office in years past, has
qualifications that especially fit him
for the duties of assessor. His long
residence in the city and identifica-
ton with its business interests, too.
have equipped him with information
i'm relation 10 property values that is
so essential to a fair and impartial
assessment.
MIR. Beiswinger is one of the old
time residents of the First ward. hav-
ing for many years. until physically
inca paciated. been employed in the
Weyerhaeuser n Denkmann saw mill.
He is deserving of the support Of
every voter in the city.
Mr.. Weinberger is popularity known
all over the city. He has for years
been engaged in the ice business. He
is a straightforward and successful
man. one who would be credit to
his town as Il member of the county
board. Mr.. Waldman, his running
mate. formerly lived in EdgingtOn.
where he was proprietor of a general
store. He Is a member of an old,
prominent family of the county, and
can be relied upon to give satisfac-
tory account of himself as supervisor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-20
AGREEMENT MADE
Davis Company Will Assist in
Filling Land South of
Slough.
GOOD THING FOR THE RAILROADS
Excavation on Lower Part of Chan
mel to- be Pushed During
Summer.

Arrangements have been complet-
ed between the C.. Il. q q. Railway
company aud the Davis company for
beginning the I'LL on the south side
of the channel that is being cut
through Sylvan water by the latter.
Under the arrangement the dirt that
is removed from the channel will. SO
far as possible, be deposited ON the
south side of the riprapping that will
bound the new channel on the south.
The south bank will form a straight
line between the south piers of the
railroad and street car bridges
Forty-,ive ceres of slough will lie
south between the bank and the rail
road lacks and this is claimed by
the Burlington and Rock Island roads
through their riparian holdings. BY
far the greater part of il will come
under the control of the Burlington,
the small point lying west of the foot
of Twenty-ninth street being all the
Rock Island can lay claim To under
the present arrangement.
Working This Way.
The Davis company will this sea-
son begin to push the work on the
lower part of the slough. The Mo
line tailrace will be finished, il is
thought, by July l. and the large
force of men now employed upon il
will be brought down below the street
car bridge AT Forty-second street and
set at work upon the ledge of rock
ON the north side of the channel
there. This will of course have to be
cotferdamed. but the remainder of the
eNcavating will be done with dredges.
The new hydraulic dredge, which was
built last year, has proven something
of disappointment in the results il
* capable of achieving, although an
immense amount of eNcaVating can
be done with it under favorab BILE con-
ditions. Being something of an eX-
pertinent. however. great deal of
time has been lost in ascertaining its
possibilities. This year another
dredge will be built TO assist the two
that are now at work. The new one
will be of the scoop variety.
The Rock Island Terminus.
The announcement published in last
Saturdays Argus of the probability
that the Rock Island road will i'm
short time. through deal with the
burning on. secure StIIlcltnl NIGu
room TO admit of the reeStablishmcnt
of the division freight terminus i'm
this city. has awakened much inter
est not only among railroad men but
among the people generally. The yard
in this city. as is generally known, is
one of the best i'm the west and its
only fault lies in the fact that there
are not enough long tracks 10 ac-
commodate the long trains that are
hauled at the present day. \ compar-
atively small addition to the space
now i'm use will remedy this and give
facilities ample for the handling of
almost any amount of business. If
the Rock Island had the present hold
ings of the Burlington on the north
side of its roundhouSe the necessary
room would he secured and the fill in
the - acres of slough would give
space for a large yard for the Bur-
lington also. Therefore il is quite
possible that this city will at no dis
tant date be AN important terminal
point ON both roads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-20

The bill for this evening at the H.
linois is Wine, Woman and Song
which is said to he one of the bright
est and cleanest vaudeville companies
on the road. Manager THESE has
spared no expense in surrounding
his capable artists with handsome
scenery. electrical effects and beau
tiful costumes. From the rise to the
fall of the curtain there is not n duh
moment. The first part, entitled
The Vaudeville Craze" introduces
the entire company in many unique
characters. 1t is here we find many
pleasant surprises. The vaudeville
portion includes many bright lights
of the profession, namely, the real
impersonator of the true southern
octoroon. Bonita and ner Cuban and
African midgets, Gallagher and Bur
rett. Kline and Gotthold, Harry and
Sadie Fields. Font Boni Bros, Bush
and Devere. Ben Riggs, Camille Lee
Roy Stafford and Arthur Searles.
The closing burlesque again intro
duces the entire company in pleasing
songs, dances. etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-20
Tax Notice.

Taxes for the year 1901 are now
due. Parties having personal taxes
and no real estate will please make
immediate payment. The statutes in
regard to payment of personal taxes
are exacting and the law will be
strictly enforced if the personal
tax is not paid within reasonable
time. Office with S. S. Hull, room
IS, Mitchell & Lynde building.
WILLIAM J. ZEIS,
Township Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-20
AHnrribIe Outbreak

"Of large sores on my little daugh-
ter's head developed into a case of
seald head writes c. ID. Isbill, of
Morganton, Tenn. but Bucklen's Ar
Mica Salve completely cured her. It's
a guaranteed cure for eczema, tet-
ter. salt rheum. pimples. sores, ulcers
and piles. Only csc at Hartz & Ulle-
meyers drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-20
Ladies Can Wear shoes

one size smaller after using Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken in
to the shoes, 1t makes tight or new
shoes feel easy; gives instant relief
to corns and bunions. It's the great
est comfort discovery of the age.
Cures and prevents swollen feet,
blisters, callus and sore spots. Al
lens Foot-Ease is certain cure for
sweating, hot, aching feet. At all
druggists and shoe stores. Trial
package free by mail. Address, Allen
s. 0lmsted, lie Roy, n. y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-20
Raw or Infiamed Lungs

Yield rapidly to the wonderful cur
ative and healing qualities of Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1t prevents Pneu-
monia and consumption from hard
cold settled on the lungs. For sale
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-20

Thou hast strange notions for one
so young a substitute to think that
thou art the same as Rocky Mountain
Tea, made by the Madison Medicine
Co. Csc. T. II. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-20

Leighton and Leighton. eccentric
dancers and comedians. have origi-
mated two novel dancing turns which
they have christened "Ragine," and
The BuZZard's Dance" introducing
them for the first time in the first
part with John w. Nogers Big Min
strels which will be seen at the Hi
nois Sunday March %. Their work
is melting favorable comment from
capable critics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-20
To Cure a Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. Z. w. Groves
signature is on each box. csc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-20

The great Paderewski is to appear
i'm a recital at the Burtis, i'm Daven-
port. this evening. II will be the big
musical event of the season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-20
Teles of Theatre.

The Murray Comedy company will
open a weeks engagement at the
Illinois next Monday and will present
for the opening bill THE Black Flag"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-20

Educate Your Bowels with Casearets.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever.
Toe. 25c. II c. c. c. fail. druggists refund money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-20

The Royal Baker any Pastry
Cook containing over 500
most practical and valuable
cooking receipts-free TO every
patron. Send postal card
with your full a ddress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-20
Makes Clean Bread

Alum is used in some baking powders and
in most of the so-called phosphate pow
ders. because Il Is cheap. and makes a
cheaper powder But alum is a corrosive
poison which. taken in food. acts injur-
iously upon the stomach, liver and kidneys.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-03

the possibility of Caesar carrying
around with him in his campaigns
''tesselated and marble slabs for the
floor of his tent
The ships that lie on the bottom of
Lake Nemi, and which were intended
evidently to be imperial pleasure
boats, were not of very great size, con-
sidering the hugeness of the ocean
steamers of the present day, but they
were sufficient for their purpose.
1t was indeed little more than pool
in which these boats foated. but
recent writer on Roman antiquities
notes that we are not far from right
if we compare the vessels which piled
on these waters in the centuries long
gone by to the liners which crossed
the Atlantic twenty years ago.
The deck of these ships must have
been a wondrous sight. THE fanciful
naval engineer" says Lanciani, who
has vivified Mafatti's technically writ
ten contributions to our knowledge of
these ships, who designed and built
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-03
Boar 1000 Years Old.

teen feet he came upon a boat hewn
out of single piece of oak and estf-
mated to be at least 1000 years old
Notwithstanding it's age. it is singu-
larly well preserved In shape it very
greatly resembles the present day
canoe, only many times the size OF
that craft in use to-day 1t is forty
eight feet long. about three feet wide,
and two and one-half feet deep. The
boat looks as though two. or at most
three men might lift it, but when
weighed shortly after its excavation
it drew the beam down to something
over two TONS
Sir Thomas Esmonde, Bart, has
purchased this valuable find for pres
entation to the Royal Irish Academy
where it will hold place of honor as
one of the most valuable of their
pieces of antiquity
Archaeologists claim that this boat
belongs to the time of the cave-dwel-
lers- Experts recognize five classes of
craft in the evolution of ships First
comes the primitive raft of the abort
glnes. then the canoe, crudely hol-
lowed out of tree trunk; next came
canoes of wood stitched together with
sinews; then plank boats stiffened
with ribs. and finally vessels in which
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-03

ant discovery made by the Cavaliere
Giuseppe Pedercini-the finding of an
other ''emissarium' of Roman con-
struction, at a lower level than the
present one, through which the over
flow of the lake is drained.
Between the two levels, the ancient
and the one in actual use. it is ex-
pected that the ruins of the villa of
julius Caesar will be found. Its dis
covery would solve several archaeolog-
ical problems which are not explained
at the present time.
The lake of Nemi, which fills the
crater of an extinct volcano in the
heart of the Alban hills, is. with its
larger sister lake of Albano, one of the
loveliest of the many lovely scenes in
the vicinity of Rome. Seen from the
grounds of the Villa Sforza-Cesarini,
which overhang it's steep banks on one
side, there are few sights in. the world
so attractive, and fewer still that pos
sess so historical an interest.
The lake of Nemi is four miles in
circumference at the waters edge. A
temple of Diana at one period stood in
the little plain between the lake and
the tiny town of Nemi, which stands
on the ridge or lip of the crater. The
late Lord Saville, while he was Brit
ish ambassador at the court of the
Quirinal, made a contract with the
proprietor of the lake and its sur
roundings, Prince Orsini, for the right
to excavate on the site of the temple
of Diana. the ambassador to bear all
the expenditure and the proprietor to
receive half the objects discovered. At
that time the existence of the ships
lying on the bottom of the lake was
well known.
How nearly these boats must have
come to the gorgeous barge of Cleo
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-03

patra as Shakespeare has described it
may be derived from study of the OBJ
jects taken from the vessels by the
divers, who within a comparatively
recent period went down into the lake.
The mooring rings, formed of lions
and wolves heads, wrought in fine
bronze and executed with excellent ar
tistic taste and skill, show how happily
the ancients employed art for the deco
ration and adornment of the common
and useful. things of life.
A number of tiles have also been
found. One of the most unlocked for
discoveries is that of the mosaics and
marbles brought up from these ships
The mosaics of various colors-brown,
blue, yellow, white, green and red-are
made of vitreous paste. The marbles.
red porphyry and green serpentine,
were cut into thin discs and used for
inlaying, either in floors or dados.
In presence of these fragments, the
mind begins to build up pictures of an
tique greatness and luxury and artistic
completeness that renders the Cleo
patra barge possibility and the poets
dream quite within the limits of the
artists and artisans of 1.-The serpent of
old Nile" One understands then also
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-03

the framework was first set up and
the timbers added afterwards. The
boat found in Ireland represents the
second period
Sir Thomas says: Some wooden
piles were also found near the boat,
which may have formed part of the
platform or landing place alongside
OF which it was moored- In the dis
tant age, to which we may date this
boat, the Mulltown bog must have
been a swamp inhabited by lake
dwellers. The country round about
must have been comparatively thick
ly populated, judging from the num-
Der of Duns still to be seen on all
sides, and judging also from the num-
Der of objects of stone and bronze
which have been found in the locality
from time to time.
"A very beautiful bronze spearhead
of unusual form and finish was found
near the place some time since. A
bronze dish was also discovered there
comparatively recently, but unfortun-
ately it has since disappeared and can
not be traced. mention these finds
as evidence that the locality of the
boat was at one time a populous CEN
tire. whose people were not without
skill as craftsmen
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-03
HOW DANIEL WEBSTER MARKETED
Stories fold by the Boys Who Carried
the Orators Basket.

the Orators Basket.
Among the most pleasant reflections
that two veterans of the police force,
now retired, have to enjoy, is the fact
that when boys they frequently ac-
companied the great Daniel Webster
to market and carried the distinguish
ed statesman's basket for him, says
the Washington Post. Mr. Webster
then lived on D street northwest in
the building adjoining what is now
the police court He went to market
every day, and it was a quarter of a
dollar to the boy who carried the bas-
ket. There was no competition be-
tween the two, and each took his turn
in accompanying the great expounder
of the constitution, Speaking of the
matter the other day, one of these men
said:
1.-The boy whose turn it was to carry
Mr.. Webster's basket would take his
position on the corner of Sixth and D
streets and wait for the former to
emerge from his house. Then he
would quickly step up and relieve Mr..
Webster of the burden. The pair
would proceed as far as the National
Hotel, when Mr.. Webster would COM
mand: Boy, stay here while 1 go and
get a drink Then he would disap-
pear in a neighboring saloon, and
after remaining there a few minutes
would reappear. The walk toward the
market would then be resumed, but
upon reaching the south side of the
avenue Mr.. Webster would repeat the
previous injunction to the boy, and
again would he retire to a neighboring
hosiery. In due course of time the
walk would be resumed, and the mar
ket finally reached. Upon the return
trip to his home Mr.. Webster would
go through a precisely similar pro-
gram"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-03

Down on the Wenham golf course,
few weeks ago a new member was
playing around the links for the first
time. 1t was really his first serious
effort to play golf He made pretty
good strike-off from an elevated tee
across valley to the top of a hill
about seventy-fve yards beyond.
Thinking to have a little practice
across the valley, he struck his ball
back toward the green beside the tee
whence he had previously struck or
The ball sailed gracefully over the
hill, and to his inexpressibIe surpl ise
the player heard it go ..kerchunk'-
into the hole on the green. He had
struck ball seyenty-five yards and
landed It in the hole. Probably rev
players ever did such thing. and this
player says he does not expect ever
to do it again if he plays golf for a
quarter of century 1t was 1.-THE luck
Of greenhorn- Boston Herald
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-03

these floating palaces must have been
allowed to follow the most extrayagant
flights of his imagination without re-
gard to time and expense.
1.-THE deck is paved with discs of
pofphyry and serpentine not thicker
than a quarter of an inch. framed in
segments and lines of white, gold.
red and green enamel. The parapets
and ratings are cast in metal and
heavily gilded; lead pipes inscribed
with the name of Caligua carried the
water TO the fountains playing amid
ship and mixing their spray with the
gentle waves of the lake. There are
other rich decorations. the place of
which in the general plan of the vessel
has not yet been made clear"
Such is the style and character of
the ships now lying on the thick ooze
of the bottom of Lake Nemi.
A little distance off, on the farther
shore, rose the Temple of Diana, the
celebrated. Artemisium, that stood
upon an artificial terrace or platform,
having an area of about $4,000 square
meters, has been thoroughly explored
by the late Lord Saville, and the best
of the findings were given to the Brit
ish Museum, where they may now be
seen.
Many suggestions and indications of
the old life of the temple neighborhood
We're brought to light in the excava
tons, but imagination is enkindled by
the prospect of the spectacle that
would be revealed to mems eyes if the
project of Prof. Giuria be supported by
the king and carried out to it's COM
pletion.
To look upon these two ships, which
have been embedded for over eighteen
centuries, at the lowest calculation, in
the ooze of this lake in the crater of a
volcano; to note the richness of their
build and perhaps to discover treasures
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-03
THE SENTIMENT OF THE BoWERY.
1t Is All in Favor, Theoretically, of the
Domestic Virtues.

domestic
Talk with any eloquent tough you
meet on the Bowery, and you will find
that the dear old objects of virtue are
the things nearest the heart. In al
most any low music hall sentimental
songs about self-sacrifice, love, mother
and home are almost the rule. In one
of these places l heard a song telling
of how a young man appealed to the
judge to have mercy on an old woman
convicted of theft For" the song
the girl 1 love"
1 heard a dispute the other day CT
the Bowery between two representa-
tives of the rank and file of Tammany
hall. After one of them had franklr
admitted that he would accept a dollar
to be right on election day, they
entered into a dispute as to whether
General Lee was morally justified in
leaving the United States army to fight
with the Confederates. The man who
was quite willing to sell his vote main
tanned that Lee could not have done
otherwise in justice to his mother
whom he consulted before he took the
step. Mother he said, where shall
I fight-with the North or with the
SOUTH? Me boy she said, you live
in Richmond-fght in Richmond
That tale quite overcame the other dis
putant, for who could defend filial in
gratitude. -Harper's Weekly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-03
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She was a feeble, shabby cid woman,
the very poverty and pathos of her APP
pearance making her conspicuous in
the crowd of hurrying, well-dressed
shoppers. She was attired-if that is
not too dignified word to describe the
manner in which her sordid rags were
worn-all in rusty black, with dingy
crepe veil wound about her worn-out
bonnet Her shoes had long since
ceased to furnish protection for her
tired feet, so out at heels they were.
and the wrinkled work-worn hands
were gloveless; but on her aged face
was look of firm and unshakable de-
termination. As she tottered weakly
on, the thread-bare cape tapped open.
AID revealed at her neck bow of
vivid crimson calico. The small flash
of scarlet. SO out of place amid the
somDer poverty of her garments, ap-