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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11
LATEST CYCLE HAS CHAIR FOR SAD
DIE. WITH HANDLE BARS UNDER 1T

the same construction as are the ma
chimes built for the men. The illustra-
ton gives some idea OF the comfort
found In these new bicycles.
Besides the chairlike saddle the ma
chine has another improvement. The
handle bars are almost directly under
the saddle. II Is this arrangement that
enables the woman to ride the diamond
frame with ease The steering gear
is under perfect control. and it will bc
seen that a smaller circle can be de-
scribed On this machine than on any
other
The weight OF this machine is some
what greater than that Of the light
weight racers, but as these bicycles are
built for comfort and not alone for
speed this Is not a detriment The cost is
the same as OF any other high grade
bicycle.-Scientifc American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11

pated the great wealth. power and po-
sition that were certain to be his. and
he knew that Mary Michigan, attractive.
self poised and capable though she was,
was not fitted. to become the wife of
such a man as he purposed to be. In this
she agreed perfectly, and when he pro-
posed an a logical way out OF the diff
Guilty that she should become educated
at his expense she interposed no seri
GUS objection, only stipulating that she
should be permitted to go to an insti-
tuition conducted by members of her
own religious communicable was and
has always remained a devout Roman
Catholic. Although he was and is still
Protestant, Mr.. Hill agreed, and his
f1ancee was sent to a convent school.
After her graduation they were mar
ried. Their subsequent life has proved
to be an ideal one. and Mr.. Hill main
tains calamity that the most profitable
deal he ever made was the one that Sc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11
Mars, Canal. No Longer Myths.

Astronomers and scientists in gen.
eral are deeply interested In the mod
est announcement made by Professor
Percival Lowell and his associates at
the Lowell observatory in Arizona re-
Gently that after several partial sue
cesses and some complete failures r1e
greater canals of the planet Mars had
at last been photographed. Hitherto
the general public has been compelled
To accept or reject the existence of the
Marian canals on the word of the
star gazing fraternity. But with the
accomplishment of the Harvard OBJ
servers in Arizona every one will now
have an opportunity TO see Ise actual
photographs in proof of what has long
been considered as more or less OF a
theory.-Boston Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11
An Original .4rfi"f
find His 6Oork.

Oscar Hunt Won Gottschalck is one
of the pioneers of what some think will
prove a new school in art and is au-
thor as well as artist. An art exhibit
ton of an unusual kind shortly TO be
held in New York calls attention TO his
work. which goes farther than Whis--
tier did in hazy and indistinct effects.
In looking ut his paintings one sees az
first only blur OF color, but out OF 1T
gradually vague forms appear-outlines
OF distant headlands. for instance. and
white sails and shifting clouds. with q
strange glow behind them. These PIE
lures look as IL seen through Il mist
and have a charm OF mystery that
grows upon one the more they are stud
led.
Mr.. Won Gottschalck has exceptional
originality both as artist and writer.
The books which he has written and
illustrated for youthful readers are
really unique. The first OF those was
Yankee Doodle Camden" which he de
scribed as ''jingo-jingle book" Other
works from his brush. pen aud pencil
are In Gnome Mans Land" Lives OF
the Haunted" and Historical Sense
and Nonsense" Mr.. Won GOttschalck
was born In Providence, X. L., in 1860.
studied at the Rhode Island School OF
Design and at the Art Students league
In New York and for many years has
been manager OF an art department il
New York. He is son Of DIR. w. V. Won
Gottschalck. who was a friend Of Gen
erals Carl SchurZ and Franz Sigel and
participated with them in the German
revolution of 1913. He is Il collector %
ina and Indian curios and in his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11

undertaking he found ample backing.
and the road was built.
Although Mr.. Hill is by nature one of
the most practical of men, with a sharp
outlook always on the main chance, he
has been subject to occasional ro-
mantle lapses. His courtship and mar
rage were cases in point. He had al
ready begun to reap some of the sub
stantial reward of his energy when he
became acquainted with the woman
who became his wife She was a wait
ress at the hotel in which he lived, and
she had nothing to plead her cause be-
yond comedy face and a digniied and
womanly manner. Hill might have had
his choice among the marriageable
maidens of St. Paul, but he made up
his mind that Mary Michigan was the
one woman in the world who had been
created for the express purpose of be-
coming his helpmeet- He SO expressed
himself to Miss Michigan and since she
did not dissent they became engaged.
But Hill had already fixed in his
mind the future that was opening be-
fore him. His prophetic vision -antici-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11
4lsS rlARY HARTMAN (DRVINo) riR. HARTMAN

inclination to indulge in anodern out
door diversions of any description and
is not especially fond Of horses. He is
moderately devoted to Yachting. and
his steam yacht Wacouta is one of the
best on the Atlantic coast. His farm
of North Oaks. twelve miles north of
st. Paul, liz famous AS tho place upon
which he began breeding &lpe blooded
stock to present to the farmers along
the line of his road that they might
improve the quality of their herds and
thus help to build up the northwest
and the Great Northern. His buffalo
and elk herds have become known all
over the world.
Mr.. Hill has never abandoned his
habit of reading. and his range is both
wide and deep. He is thoroughly con-
versant with the English classics and
is reputed to have memorized many
pages OF Chaucer and Spenser. He has
mastered the history of art and is also
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11
WHAT GRAND DUKE CYRIL OF RUS.
STA GAVE UP TO MARRYiHISECOUSiN

~ or arranging marriages purely for
reasons OF state. These two are first
cousins and were sweethearts in child
hood. But the families OF the two
young people would not consent TO
their being wed. and Victoria. who is
a granddaughter OF the late Queen Vic
toria. was united in marriage to the
Grand Duke Ernest Of Hesse, brother
or the czarina- The grand duke had
been In love with the Princess Eleanore
Of Solms-H ohensolms- Lich, and he
yielded reluctantly to the views OF his
royal relatives, who thought that lie
should be matched with the Princess
Victoria. So il came TO pass that rs
an unwilling bridegroom the Grand
Duke Ernest led TO the altar the Prin-
cess Victoria as u rebellious bride. They
Quarreled. and a divorce was the out
come. And now the Grand Duke Ern-
est has married the Princess Eleanore.
and his former wife. once the Princess
Victoria. has married her sweetheart OF
old the Grand Duke Cyril. But Cyrirs
act has brought upon him the heavy
displeasure OF the car. II was thought
when be returned from Manchuria. Gov
cred with wounds after his miraculous
escape from death In the blowing up of
the Petropa vlovsk. that he would be
allowed 10 marry the woman Of his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11
POWDER THAT CLEANS GUN.
Remarkable Properties OF Axfte,
New British Explosive.

In the presence of about 100 meIn-
bers of parliament, representatives of
foreign governments, expert engineers
and chemists and distinguished sports
men, n series of experiments with cor
dite and aXite was made at the works
of Kynosh, limited, at Birmingham,
England.
Axite is tiny, Hanged, ribbon shap-
ed material of the form OF a double
steel rail. rather lighter In color than
cordite and very slightly bulkier,
weight for weight. One of its chief
characteristics is that it contains with
in itself lubricant of the nature OF
plumbago, so that, although score OF
shots are fired from a rife and the
weapon is laid aside for day or two,
the barrel appears to sustain no dam
age Indeed if a rag is pulled through
the bore the rifiing and barred shine as
if the weapon had not been fired.
Experiment No. / went to prove that
rifle from which ten rounds had been
fired twenty hours previous was abso-
lutely clean. The next test went To in
dictate that, compared with cordite.
equal charges, axite gave e much high
er velocity. with about the same barrel
pressure as cordite at ordinary temper
allure, while at 10 degrees F. ii was
about half a ton a square inch less.
The increased velocity was from 10o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11

in which Edward H. Hartman was
drawn to the verge of financial ship
wreck by the currency panic The COM
pletion of the line caused Hill to blaze
forth as a great light in the business
armament. The transportation which
he furnished to a vast region peopled
only by wild animals, red Indians and
a few adventurous trappers and hunt
ers soon began to transform II into the
dwelling place of settlers by the thou
sand. Through his great Pacific steam
ship line the trafic of his long land
route now extends TO the faraway
orient.
Mr.. Hill was born in Canada, on a
farm near lockwood, Ontario. in 1888.
When still in his teens he emigrated
across the line and halted at SYRIA
cuse. y. Y. where he worked awhile on
a farm. The following Fourth OF July
he started westward with the inten-
ton of settling on the Pacific coast,
but was so pleased with Minnesota that
he decided to remain at St Paul, which
at that time had population Of less
than 10000. Here he settled down and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11

began to carve his fortune with almost
ferocious seriousness. His first situa-
ton was as porter for commission
house. and his work was so laborious
and so uncleanly that he became known
as the mud clerk of the establish
ment. He had perfect health and a
strong body. and there was never any
complaint of his unwillingness. He
more than held his own at the heavy
toll. and when night came he still had
strength to read and study.
For about ten years Hill served at this
hard manual apprenticeship, and he
never once relaxed in his reading,
solid literature being his regular diet.
AT the end of this strenuously spent
decade he was better prepared to cope
with the problem of life than are most
college bred men. He resolved to go
into business for himself. and with
some friends who had little else than
ambition he started in the transporta-
ton and fuel trade under the title of
Hill, Griggs g. Co. Shortly afterward
he established the Red River Trans
portation company, which ran a line of
carts in connection with a line of small
steamers the Red River of the
North, with Winnipeg as the objective
point About this time. also, Mr.. Hill
and some of his friends bought the de-
precia;ed bonds of the practically bank
rupt St. Paul and Pacific railroad
In 1850. with ten other capitalists,
Hill began the construction OF the Ca
madam Pacific railroad He did not re-
main long in this concern, but retired
to devote himself to the development
OF a scheme which had been the bur
den of his waking thoughts for several
years-the building of a northern line
to the Pacific coast. American capt.
taliSts regarded the project as vision
airy and wholly impractical They de-
clined emphatically TO interest them
selves in anything so chimerical. Hill
went to Montreal and succeeded in in
spring the Canadian financiers with a
little of the enthusiasm which animated
him and among them and some Dutch
capitalists who had got wind of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11

cured Mary Michigan. Nine children
have been born to the coLple-six
daughters and three sons. OF the
daughters three are married and three
are still living with their parents at
st. Paul The three boys are all in the
railroad business with their father
Each of them has been compelled to
serve a long and severe apprenticeship
and has thus become familiar with the
business in all of its phases. James y.
Hill. the eldest, is identified with one
of the Great Northern branches. Louis
the second son, is vice president of the
Great Northern and his fathers right
hand man. attending to much of the
executive business. 1t is understood
in the family that Louis will be chosen
to continue his fathers great work as
he inherits in a marked degree the Pc
culiar ability which has landed the
elder Hill at the top. Walter, the
youngest son, is still clerk.
Owing to the rugged outdoor life of
his boyhood and early manhood Mr..
Hill is as strong physically as many
man of half his years. He has little
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11

an expert authority on pictures and
gems He has no especial taste for
establishing public institutions. al
though he has endowed a large Ro-
man Catholic school in recognition OF
Mrs. Hills faith and has given with
equal liberality to several Protestant
schools. He once gave 100000 to
Yale at a time when President Hadley
was pressed sorely for the means neces-
sary to carry out contemplated work
of university extension.
Although he has been known to the
general public for a shorter time than
any other among the railroad kings.
Edward III. Hartman must be number
ed with the most conspicuous of them.
He is as honestly entitled to the term
self made" as is his rival IN trans
continental traffic, but the manner of
his development waA strikingly dis
similar. He is the son of a minister
and was born in New Jersey and lived
in the state during all of his early life.
Instead of going to college for his edu-
cation he sought il in Wall street. He
secured a small position and was
obliged to support himself on the pit
lance which he earned, for his father
was a poor man.
He had rich friends. however, and as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11

soon as they discovered that he had
ability they came to the rescue. With
their assistance and influence he es-
tablished little brokerage Office. the
firm name being Loew, Hartman &
CO., his brother william furnishing the
Go" He continued at this business
for ten years and then went into rail-
reading, having attracted the attention
of Stuyvesant Fish, who controlled the
Illinois Central From that time Mr..
Harrimans bark has sailed serenely
Today the railroad systems known as
the Hartman group aggregate more
than 10000 miles. They comprise the
Illinois Central. the Union Pacific, the
Oregon Railroad and Navigation COM
pany, the Oregon Short line. the Chi
cago and Alton, the Southern Pacific
the Kansas City Southern and the Chi
cago Terminal They cover 5000 miles
more than do the Gould roads. 5000
more than the Vanderbilt lines proper
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11
Doorknobs and Disease.

The London Lancet, which delights
In raising" the public's hair by dis
covering now and unsupported sources
of infection, Is after the doorkpob ~ Il
spreader of contagious disease. "Fr5m
strictly meteorological point OF view"
1t says, "all door handles. even those
which present a clean and polished np-
pearance. are probably dirty" Hence,
If door handles cannot be kept clean,
which Is obvious, they ought to be abcf-
ished in favor OF some method which
dispenses with actual contact OF the
skin.
The handles on the English railway
coaches are cited by the LANCET as par
ticular1y liable to spread infection.
and for this reason 1t urges the adop-
ton Of the American corridor car.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11

feet to over 700 feet per seconu greaT-
er, according TO the bullet used, than
with cordite charge. OF course this
also meant smaller trajectory.
Further experiments were conducted
to prove the increased penetratiye force
of the axite driven bullet \ Westely-
Richards rife, service charge of axite,
with patented copper capped bullet,
intended for killing big game. display
ed considerable power of penetration
against steel plates, at the same time
showing wonderful capacity for set
ting up" or expanding, SO that hit
would be fatal.-New Orleans Times
Democrat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11
Peach stones ms FaeI.

In California, where coal is scarce, 1t
is found that peach stones are equally
good for fuel and give out more heat
than does coal In proportion to weight.
Large quantities Of stones taken out Of
the fruit at the canning factories are
now dried and sold. Apricot stones
also burn, but not as well as peach
and do not command as high price. !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11
APtfdcfal Cotton.

Some recent experiments have been
made in Bavaria in regard TO prepar-
Ing artificial cotton from pine wood.
and IL Is said that the new process al
lows IL to be made cheaply enough so
that the artificial cotton may compete
with the natural product
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11

A novel bicycle has been built in Lon
don which has been pronounced las
comfortable as rocking chair and
which shows remarkable mechanical
ingenuity. This new machine is fitted
with an antivibrating. easy. chairlike
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11
HedIlr'a Record.

Redlac now holds the record for the
Ohio stake at LORE. Tivcrton's mile in
2:0Sl4 last year being the best until
the son Of Allcrion took fall out OF IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11
Curry and His Mares.

Jack Curry is back In California
with TUNA and Brilliant Girl. Both
mares were off al the season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11

The highest elevator in the world has
been installed opposite Lucerne at the
celebrated viewpoint OF Burgenstock.
The elevator Is run by electricity. The
carriage or cage is twelve feet square,
and its passengers are limited to seven.
When the signal TO start is given the
cage rises for 213 feet through a well
Of masonry, then comes suddenly into
the daylight and for 3S1 feet rises In a
steel lattice work TO the landing stage.
the total ascension OF GOO feet being
made In less than three minutes. From
the landing stage an open galley leads
TO the summit OF the Hammet- Schwand
mountain, 1900 feet above the sea
level
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11

choice without mourning disgrace. Bur
the emperor has shown his strong dis
approval of his Cousins course by de-
priving him OF his rank, annulling his
commission in the army. stripping him
of his uniform, orders and honors and
banishing him from Russia. Cyril has
accepted his exile. has bought an es-
tate in Coburg and will there live as
q country gentleman with his bride
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-11

\ OR the past Ave years.
ever since their con-
test to obtain control
of transcontinental
railroad traffic began.
\ James J. Hill and
Edward II. Hartman
have been public fig
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02

most devoted members have been
called by their Heavenly Father from
the scenes of earth's labors to the
bright joys of heaven, to receive the
fadeless crown. Those we thus hold
in sacred and loving memory are:
Miss Sallie N. Fort, Mrs. Maggie G..
Rswl, Miss Mollie O. Meetze, Mrs.
Sallie Fl. Snelgrove, Mrs. Alice b.
Assmsnp, Mrs. S. NJ. Lewie, Miss
Nancy c. Clark, Miss Lizzie A. Sou
ter, Mrs. Rosa Meetze.
The life ard work of these de-
parted members will ever be cherish
ed in sffectionate and reverent mem
orr by those who still live and labor
in the work which they loved SO we'll.
That solemn duty should be we'll
done and that great work might be
finished which would commend it.
self to every true Christian, and re-
cei7e the approval Of God, have been
the only incentives that have actuated
the members of the Society to toll
and pray for many years for cause
the believed would be of real and
lasting worth to the Church and com
munity which the honor and which
they love.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02
The Third ST. Stephen Lutheran
Church.,

The third church building was
in erection at the time OF the burn
iog of the second church. The first
service in the new church was held
on Easter, April Is, 1900.
The present structure is stone
Lexington granite and Gothic in
style, graced by two beautiful towers.
It has a seating capacity Of $50, is
heated by furnace, is commodious
and attractive. The interior is beau
tilted by opal glass windows Of ele-
CANT figure and floral designs, and
six graceful Corinthian columns,
three beautiful doors, two yestibcle
and one altar door, the gift Of e
former member. The windows are
the gifts of Individual members, the
Woman's Aid Society and the
Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary Society. The columns are
the donation of the Women's Aid
Society. The doors are also gifts to
the church, the one is memorial to
the Sunday school the donation OF
the children; the other is the gift of
the congregation through the Wo-
mans Aid Society.
The congregation is looking for
ward to putting in pews and alter
furnishings in keeping with the char
acter of the church edifce.
The present church building is q
credit to Lexington as public struc.
ture and is monument to the energy,
patience and devotion of the congre-
cation; especially of the women Of
the congregation.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02
Beware Of ointments for Catasr!
that Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the mu-
cous surfaces. Such articles should never
be used except on prescriptions from rep
utable physicians, as the damage they will
do is ten fold to the good you can possibly
received from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., To-
ledo, o., contains no mercury, and is
taken internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. 1t is taken internally and
made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney &
Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02


Yellow fever has broken out in New
Orleans, and many cities and towns
throughout the country have quar-
antined against the city.
The "katy did" has made it's ap-
pearance in this section and iLs song
may be heard every night. Frost
comes, it is said, in three months
from the time of it's first note.
sIWe were glad to receive pop call
from our young friend, Charlie
Kneece, of Baxter, recently. Char
lie is clever young man and 'chip
of the old block
A suit has been started by the
State of South Carolina against the
county of Richland on a claim of
$500, and it is expected to create
somewhat of sensation.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02

T. K. L. cures neuralgia.
Every right thing loved enlarges
the life.
There is nothing so painful as
some mems efforts to be funny.
A man seldom goes to q friend for
loan if be really needs the money.
If q patient has lots of money any
doctor can relieve him--of his coin.
A man has to be too smart to live
to keep up his own opinion of himself.
T. K. L. relieves when properly
applied.
So far the crop prospects in this
section continue to be very promising.
Col. J. q. Counts, of the Fork, was
in town last week on business con-
nected with the Confederate reunion.
Kentucky is trying to recover
$4,000, 900 in back taxes from the
Southern Pacific Railroad.
A number of the farmers of this
county will attend the State Farmers
Institute at Clemson College on
August 8-11.
According to State Commissioner
Watson's estimate Lexington county
last year planted in peanuts 296
acres which produced 5,818 bushels.