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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-02
ARE RECLASSIFIED
Brigades of State Guardl Re.
organized Under New
Law.
CHANGE IN EFFECT YESTERDAY
New Service and Dress Uniforms
for Militiamen are Pro-
Vided For.

y Reconsideration of the brigades of
the Illinois National Guard has been
made. effective yesterday, when the
into effect to conform To the require
merits of the Dick federal revision of
the military department The follow
ing is the Reconsideration:
First Brigade-First, Second infan-
try, and First cavalry; Brig. Gen. G..
NJ. Moulton commanding.
Second Brigade-Fourth and Fifth
infantry ana Battery n; Brig. Gen. H.
s. Clark commanding.
Third Brigade Third and Sixth in
fantry and Battery Il.
Fourth Brigade-SeVenth and Eight h
infantry and Battery ID; Rrig. Gen. j.
r. Smith commanding.
These changes contemplate the
transfer Of Brig. Gen. Smith from the
Third to the Fourth brigades, and the
Third brigade will be without a COM
handing officer. 1t is stated that Col.
d. Jack Foster. of the Sixth, will he
promoted To that position.
First Time so Equipped.
W. Scott of Fairfield, who succeeds
James Il. Smith of Clay City as adju-
tapt general. nearly 5000 guardSmen
will 90 into camp at Camp Lincoln
this summer equipped. for the first
time in the history of the state, with
service and dress uniforms, and with
the proud distinction of constituting
part Of the organized militia aux
Hilary to the regular army. In every
essential particular the Illinois
guardsmen hereafter will be part of
the regular army under the terms of
the Dick law.
The Forty-third general assembly
appropriated Sl5O,O00 for the new uni
forms, the first installments of which
have been received at Springfield The
new uniforms. however, are for the
enlisted men only. Officers are re-
quire3 to purchase their own uni
forms. to conform with the regula-
tions of the regular army. Each mem
Der of the national guard will be pro-
vided with a new Service and dress
uniform nj, the expense of the state.
Heretofore service uniforms have not
been provided for the state militia.
The national guardsmen have been
FcompelIed to use their dress uniforms
for service duty, although several reg
iments ut their own expense have
been supplied with two sets of uni
ferns.
The service uniform. which will be
worn for the first time ut Camp Lin
coin this summer. consists of olive
drab material, with hat to match. The
cap will be uniform throughout the
Eservicc and similar 10 that worn by
Lieut.. Gen. Miles. which he adopted
| from the German army The gaunt-
let gloves will be abandoned and short
gloves viii be used instead by officers
OF all ranks.
Differs from Regular Dress.
The dress uniform for enlisted men
will be the same as that used in the
regular army, with the difference that
the state instead of the national coat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-02

duced by Prof. George Woods. The
little animals enact numerous funny
comedy skits and never fail to be a
source of enjoyment to the children.
The monkeys. big and little, are es-
pecially entertaining.
The aerial features of Ringling
Brothers monster shows by far sur
pass anything of a similar nature
ever exhibited in the United States.
The civilized countries of the world
have been thoroughly searched for
the newest and most thrilling acts.
Among the most important Of these
features is the marvellous European
sensation, introduced by the famous
Dollard troupe. the renowned Potters
and Fishers. the Nelson family, the
Alvo troupe. and the Forums Broth
ers. direct from Paris.
In order to correctly round out the
pictures. the characters. costumes,
announcements and scenery portray
in Ringing Brothers uneQ Ialed pro-
duction of Jerusalem and the CRU
sades. the costliest pipe organ ever
constructed is shown in the church
settings. This organ is one of extra
ordinary volume and richness of tone.
and eNcels instruments of a similar
kind found in the famous old cath
erals of Europe. Accompanied by
the instrument, a grand chorus of 200
specially selected voices rise and
blend in classical selections, filling
with wonderfully sweet harmony the
vast canvas amphitheatre. capable of
comfortably seating 10000 people.
King Philips farewell tournament
to the princes. knights and mobiles
Immediately preceding their memoir
able pilgrimage from France to the
holy city, as depicted in Ringling
Brothers pantomimic and spectacular
production of Jerusalem and the Cru
sades. is a panoramic scene of thrill
ing fitting and iousting contests and
furious broadsword battles. together
with wonderful exhibitions of superb
horsemanship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-02
BIG YIELD OF HONEY
PROMISED THIS YEAR

The beekeepers of this county, and
probably of adjoining ones, are re-
ioicing over the big crop of excellent
clover honey they are now gathering,
and housekeepers who like honey
may also rejoice that prices will not
be high.
Last season there was little or no
honey" said a beekeeper the other
day, because the copious rains wash
ed the nectar out of the clover as
quickly as it formed. but those rains
put the ground in condition for fine
crop of clover this year. The fields
now look as if they were carpeted
with snow. SO great is the crop Of
white clover. And this year there
are no rains to wash out the nectar.
so the bees are getting it all-until
we take possession of it. Better still.
the clover is getting such start this
season that it will take two or three
very dry years to kill it again, there
fore the next two or three years at
least may be looked forward to as
reasonably good honey years"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-02

of-arms will be stamped on the but
tons.
The uniforms of officers in the ma
tional guard will differ from those
used in the regular army in that the
state instead of the national coat-of-
arms will be worn on the collar. I'm
der the new system adopted by the
regular army the points of chevrons
will point upward instead of down
ward. Officers in the national guard
will be designated by device of
braid worn on the sleeves. Five widths
of braid will indicate the rank of a
colonel. four a lieutenant colonel,
three major, two a captain, and one
a first lieutenant. The uniform of the
adjutant general of the state militia
will correspond with that of a briga-
dier general.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-02
A snrricaI Onarntinn.

is always dangerous. Do not submit
to the surgeons knife until you have
tried DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Ii
will cure when everything else fails.
1t has done this in thousands of
cases. Here is one of them: Il suf-
fered from bleeding and protruding
piles for 20 years; was treated by diff
ferent specialists and used many rem
edies, but obtained no relief until l
used DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
Two boxes of this salve cured me Is
months ago and 1 have. not had a
touch of the piles since" II. 4. lis
dale. Summerton, S. c. For blind
bleeding. itching and protruding piles
no remedy equals DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve.
Sold by Harper House pharmacy;
y. j. Reiss drug store, corner Seventh
avenue and Twenty-seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-02
AnExpensIve strike.

The strike commission estimates
that in the recent great anthracite
coal strike the miners, operators and
transportation companies lost nearly
one million dollars. Strikes are al
ways expensive and the sooner these
differences are settled by arbitration
the better il will he for all parties
concerned. To quickly settle any dis
turbance of the stomach it is only
necessary to take a few doses of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters at the first
symptom. 1t will strengthen and tone
up this important organ and cure dys-
pepsia. Indigestion. constipation, bill
iousness and liver complaints. You
will then enjoy health. Try a bottle
and test it for yourself. You'll be
pleased with the result. the same as
thousands of others have been doing
the past fifty years. Your druggist
will supply you with the genuine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-02
differs from ReguIars' Dress.

The dress uniform for enlisted men
will be the same as that used in the
regular army, with the difference that
the state instead of the national coat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-02
WILL OPEN JULY IL.
Handsome New Depot of the
Rock Island Nearly
Ready.
oHANGETAKEs PLAoEAT MIDNIGHT
Structure Admitted to be One OF the
Finest Stations in
Existence.

The new passenger terminal in Chi
cago, the La Sale street station, at
Van Buren, and La Sale streets. to be
used by the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific, the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern and the Nickel Plate line,
will be opened July -. All trains
over the lines named arriving in Chi
cago after midnight July IL or de-
parting from there after that time
will use the new building
Few structures of its kind are equal
to it in soldity. beauty or those prac-
teal qualities SO much desired in
railroad stations. and it is safe to say
that there is none that is superior.
The entire design is divided into two
principal parts, the first being the
general office building of the road,
and the second the great shed, or sta
tion proper. which is in itself work
of art and a triumph of engineering
skill rolled into one.
Some Big Figures.
The building is - stories high and
has a frontage on Van Buren, street
of 215 feet. The station itself eX-
tends southwark from Van Buren,
street 1,433 feet. The great shed
sheltering the trains is $50 feet long
and 215 feet wide Stretched over this
vast space is an immense roof which
rests on 10 steel trusses. the central
arch of which at it's highest point is
IS feet above the level of the tracks.
The tracks enter the station at an
elevation of Is feet above the side
walk. thus obviating all danger of ac-
cident. In constructing this fine sta
ton 1920 tons of steel was used. The
whole plant will be lighted by $500
electric lamps and los are lights, and
800 trains can be moved i'm and out
of the station daily. 1t is declared to
he a model in every way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-02
BIGGEST SHOW ON EARTH.
RIngIIng Brothers Convincing Statement
Concerning Their Circus.

Ringing Brothers circus. one mil
lion dollar free street parade, unrival-
ed menagerie, superb spectacular pro-
duction of Jerusalem and the Cru
sades. thrilling arenic performance,
remarkable trained animal display,
stupendous horse fair. and soul-stir-
ring Roman hippodrome races. stamp
this well and favorably known tent
ed amusement enterprise as the larg-
est of its kind in all creation. And all
the wonders of this truly remarkable
show will be exhibited i'm Rock ISL
and. Tuesday July :. Ringing Broth
ers. assertion that they have by far
the biggest. best and most interesting
circus the world has ever known has
long stood unchallenged. This year
il will not even be questioned-be-
cause Ringling Brothers have never
made a statement they cannot sub
stantiate. even to the complete salts
faction of the most skeptical. In or
der to successfully depict the be-
wildering magnitude of the worlds
greatest shows, a few plain state
ments of facts, direct from the Ring
ling Brothers and published with
their permission. are appended:
Ringing Brothers have this year 81
! double length railroad cars. equal in
carrying capacity of no ordinary
cars. No other show ever had over
5s ears, at the very most. Ringing
Brothers have 40 elephants. embrac-
ing every kind and variety, and in
] GLIDING Baby Boo" the only baby
elephant ever bred. born and success
fully reared in America. No other
show ever had over 10 elephants
Ringling brothers have los cages
dens and lairs of rare wild animals
the animal life of the world-includ-
ing a pair of giraffes, the sole sur
vivors of their kind. and also the only
j rhinoceros in captivity. No other
show in all the world had ever as
many as 40 cages. Ringing Brothers
employ 1850 people, a veritable trav-
cling city. No other show ever had as
Brothers have 375 circus artists and
performers from every continent and
country. No other show in the world
ever had 200 performers. Ringing
Brothers have $50 horses of the most
perfect specimens obtainable. Nc
] other show ever had over BPS horses
at any time. Ringing Brothers have
three miles of parade glories--a per.
feet sunburst of dazzling splendor
i No other show ever made n parade
that was more than one and one.
4 fourth miles long. Ringing Brothers
present this season, ON a scale of re
/ gal magnificence, the sublime and in
structive spectacle of Jerusalem and
the Crusades. in which 1000 charae-
ters take part. No other show ever
made an attempt to display one-tentl
of its grandeur. Ringling Brothers
Introduce, for the first time i'm the
history of any circus. n marvellous 6S
jstop pipe organ, rivaling in sweetness
of tone and expression and volume OF
power organs of a/similar nature to
he found only in the famous old cath.
erals of Europe. All the wonders
mentioned above. together with many
1 others, will positively be seen when
the worlds greatest shows exhibit in
this city. E
In Ringing Brothers trained ami
NAL display this season a complete
Idog, pony and monkey show is intro
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-02
No False CIaIns.

The proprietors of Foley's Honey
and Tar do not advertise this as a
"sure cure for consumption" They
do not claim il will cure this dread
complaint in advanced eases, but do
positively assert that it will cure in
the earlier stages and never fails to
give comfort and relief i'm the worst
cases. Foley's Honey and Tar is
without doubt the greatest throat
and lung remedy. Refuse substitutes.
All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-02
Health for 10 Cents.

A lively liver, pure blood, clean
skin, bright eyes, perfect health
Cascarets Candy Cathartic viii OBJ
tain and secure them for you. Genu-
inc tablets stamped c. c. c. Never
sold in bulk. All druggists, Ioc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-02
The*Anfuat
Income

For life that you would like
to leave your wife, and the
amount in cash you would like
to have returned to you, if you
survive the period of limited
payments give these facts
and the ages of both, in writing
for terms on this contract,
devised and introduced by
The Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York.
This Company ranks
FfTSf-Iu Age.
FTvSt-In Assets.
FiySt-In Amount Paid Policy-holders.
The MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF New YORK,
RICHARD A. AIccURDY, President.
L. \. Spencer. Peoria III, Manager
DIR. Paul Kersch, Rock Island, Loca
Agent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25
colony since the ou,nns moved in three

colony since the Quinns moved in three
quarters of a century ago.
Don't you ever long to have a new face
among you" Mclean was asked. after he
had dilated upon the colony's ability to live
to itself
Well. he replied when we do, II
there's any unmarried. man among us We
send him over to Brooklyn to get a wife:
and then for the next ten years or SO We
IND plenty of opportunity for talk in dis
GUESSING her.
why do We go to Brooklyn for our
wives! Just habit. The colony's been do
ing 1t long before my father was born.
Brooklyn women seem to take to the quiet
NE we lead las easy a shad to water 1
guess our forefathers noticed that fact
and, not wanting to he stirred on to undue
effort, decided to secure any easy exist
ehce to themselves and their desc andants
py establishing the custom of going To
BROOKLYN to get married"
BE that as 1t may. II is beyond question
, ,hat the little colony of less than a dozen
houses, scattered among the protecting
Iucnes In the Palisades. is as free of the
,es.,ess oustie of the modern world as New
Iolk or chicago is typical of its ceaseIess
tush. 1t is survival of the old mode ar
easy existence almost within rifle shot of
me chef example of the present style of
strenuous living 9 vi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25
IN A WORLD APART
Lives This Colony Of Fisher
men on the Hudson.
PHILOSOPHERS ALL
THEY ENJOY LIFE AND MAKE
THE BEST OF IT.
Where Father and Son Have Been
Casting Their Nets for Nearly
200 Years.

Written for The Evening Star.
Midway the HUDSON river the boatinar
! spoke:
Come to Yonkers to go over to Alpine
| Ell? Selfish fellers, those Alpine shad fish
ermen. They don't seem to want to die
| The old folks live to be nigh on to a hun
dred before they give their sons a chance
And they've been living there father and
son. pretty near 200 years, just catching
shad all that time
That was all the man vouchsafed until
the boat, a few minutes later, scraped the
shore at the foot of the New Jersey pail
sades. Then, as his passengers disem-
barked, he broke silence.
II calculate you'll find EN- darned inter
esting," he said briefly.
True to the rivermans prediction, the
fishermen of Alpine were found exceedingly
interesting, for they are not only skilled in
the ways of fishing, but they have built
their doll-like homes historic ground
and every mothers son of them has the
culture that is looked for only in Boston
drawing room. Because of their scholarly
attainments and other qualities equally
unusual in the class to- which they belong,
they are probably the most remarkable of
all the thousands of men engaged in this
years shad industry.
Ask an ordinary shad fisherman a ques-
ton which he fails to grasp and he VIII
laconically query:
"Hey?"
Put the same question in the same way
to one of the dozen men in Alpine and he
will reply:
Beg pardon. but l fear you will have tC
ask me that question again. | didn't quite
understand YOU
An Art Photographer.
The colonys attitude on education and
culture is aptly illustrated in William
Block, as healthy and rough-andready n
specimen Of humanity can be found.
Clad in the garb of the man of the water
front, he standing idly by the colony s
net-drying poles when he beheld the man
with the camera. Instantly he became all
attention.
MAY / examine it?' he asked
Then, as he looked the instrument over
he talked learnedly of photography in gen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25
FEET OF CHINESE WOMEN.
Agitation Against Bandaging Extrem-
tiles Of Girl Babies.

From Harpers Weekly.
1t is pleasant to have something to re-
cord of China other than wars and rumors
of wars. The present news is that an agi-
tation has been started to protest against
the barbarous custom of bandaging the
feet of Celestial girl babies and thus maxi
ing artificial cripples of the mothers of the
Chinese race. There are many absurd and
idiotic fashions and customs in the world
but this is perhaps the most idotic of all
There are great hopes of enlisting the ac-
tive sympathies of the empress dowager in
the movement, not only because as a Man
chu. she herself never submitted to this,
torturing defornlity, but also because the
Manchus have opposed the custom of foot
binding all along. and have again and again
issued edcts against it. but hitherto all in
vain
1t is said that the prime mover in this
campaign is the refOrmer Kang Yan-Wei
of Canton. who has added example to pre-
cept and being himself the father of fair
daughters has refused to send them hop
ping and hobbling through life, and has
further prevailed on numbers of his per-
sonal friends to follow his example This
is the real solution of the difficulty, in Chi
ma as elsewhere and doubtless the pioneers
will have to pass through the same stages
of social ostracism as did the strong mind
ed and enlightened persons in India who
began the campaign for the remarrage of
infant widows-of girls, that is who hay-
ing been betrothed when they were babies.
or even before they were born were be-
reaved of their lords and masters while still
mere children and who, under the interpre-
tation of Manu's law were held to be wild
ows, deprived of the right of remarriage
and doomed to perpetual serVitude priva-
ton and hardship. We may well compare
their lot with that of their sisters in China
who are tortured and manned by the band
aging of their feet in infancy. 1t is pleas
ing to find the initiative in this reform he
ing taken by the Chinese themselves. That
is the true and healthy path of national
progress. Outside forces can never accom-
plish genuine reforms. as was shown. for
instance, in the repeated failure of the
Manchu dynasty to abolish this yery evil
The Manchus, by the way, are responsible
for introducing the pigtail into China: they
made the conquered nation wear it as a
sign of loyalty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25
PICTURESQUE TIL

PALISADES.

proud of the fact that the settlement is
credited with being founded by Camp
bell of whom they direct descendants
Indeed, pride of ancestry is strong with
these fisher folk, and the sayings of the
great-great and great-grandfa theirs are
handed down by word Of mouth from gen
GRAFTON to generation.
The settlement also takes not a little
pride in its full-blooded collie dogs, of
which it has a half dozen. The collie has
been the settlement dog for nearly twenty
five years and as no rlongrel, or any other
kind of dog, is allowed around by the
fishermen, the strain has been kept pure.
The lover of collies would have to search
long before he could find better specimens
of the breed than those in diminutive AL
pine.
To Brooklyn for Their Wives.
There has been no accession to the colony
except by birth for nearly seventy five
years. About five years ago an Irishman
built himself hut half mile farther
down the river. but that is as close as any
one has come to adding himself to the shad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25
raj and of artistic photography in partic-

eral and of artistic photography in paruc-
ular.
1t soon transpired that this rough-lookine
fisherman. when 1t isn't profitable for him
to cast his nets, amuses himself by making
art photographs; and his little house, built
by his great-grandfather at the beginning
of the last century, holds many a picture
that, If placed on exhibition would attract
favorable comment.
But William Block is not the only one of
the colony who has not allowed the isolated
life that he leads to make him provincial
narrow and uncouth
Thomas Mclean. the head Of the settle
ment, believes in studying literature be-
tween hauls. He can converse intelligently
on almost any subject sprung on him. and
when it comes to Shakespeare and the
poets he can quote them until his breath
gives out and his hearers depart.
The rest are like unto Block and Mclean.
Even the children abstemiously refrain
from dropping their g's and mixing their
lenses. They are as precise of speech as
the farfaned youngsters of Boston.
A Picturesque Colony.
Yet with all culture the handful of men
who have hung their homes on the side
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25
Algeria Versus America.

From the New York Mail and Express.
Straight past and away from Frances
vast and imperial colonial domain in north
ern Africa, which President Loubet visited
in such magnificent state, many thousands
of good Italian and Spanish emigrants-yes,
and French emigrants, too-are sailing
every day These emigrants are bound for
America The fertile lands, almost unoc-
cupied OF Algeria and Tunis. where Car
thage reisned and grew passing rich, do not
tempt them. Spaniards and Italians go,
indeed in small numbers to Algeria and
Tunis but vastly more sail across the
ocean to the United States. to Cuba and
to Argentina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25

1t is currently reported that a great
bronze statue of Atlas, which has stood on
the fourth floor of the old Times building
in Chicago for over thirty years, has been
stolen. The statue weighed ton, and it is
more than a mystery how the thieves man
aged to carry it away without attracting
attention. II these members of the light
fingered gentry" would be discriminating a
visit from them might not be looked upon