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The Washington times., 1906-12-06

A Baltimore dispatch says: The Balti-
more and Ohio viii build a new line
around the AEeghenies. II is staNd that
part OF a S27, 900 stock issue ALL be
used for this purpose II Is proposad 20
begin work on the new line iE the
spring.
The Washington times., 1906-12-06
FINANCIAL GOSSIP

Directors of the American Tobacco
Company have declared the regular div
idend Of IL per cent on the preferred
stock. payable January ..
The Washington times., 1906-12-06

Directors of the Atchison, Topeka anC
Santa Fe have declared the regular
semi-annual dividend of 2iA per cent or
the preferred stock, payable February J.
The Washington times., 1906-12-06

Pretty COlOred Bedroom QnC
The Washington times., 1906-12-06

B0hamain Flint Class Water
Sets, floral decOra lions. gold trac-
ings; I pitcher, 6 glasses and
tray. Regular price $50 and OQC
500. Special price, set......... &c
French China Berry or Salad
Sets, assorted styles, ] bowl and
SauCerS. Regular price ST Il g
$50 and $500 Special, set. 4. , .
sin. Cut Glass Berry Bowls, star
or crescent cuttings; perfect ware.
Regular price s. 90, Spe- So Or
cial Friday PTiCe.......... l. y
The Washington times., 1906-12-06

Economy Food
Chopper, C o m
plet te with 9
knives. Reg. price
81. Special price.
The Washington times., 1906-12-06

Chnds Warm Black Jer- 4 7c
sey Leggtns. ns..........-.-...... -
The Washington times., 1906-12-06

Little Boys S1.25 grade
Black or Red Soft Kid q &C
Romeo Shppers..........,....I = ,
The Washington times., 1906-12-06

Fancy PaTlor Lamps. assorted
tints and decorations; gold lac
quered trimmings. Regu- ) , OF
Blown Glass Wine Sets; gold
flowers and trimmings, glasses,
! dCCantcT and tray. Reg
ular price s1.I5. Special ST %
price. per SeL............-... - 4 -
Carlsbad China Salad Bowls; as
sorted styles and decora-
tions- Regular Sl.S3 and 81 M
S1-75 values. Special lsUO
The Washington times., 1906-12-06
Boys and Girls

Misses and Child's Mid OOc
dleseX Storm Rubberst... Z >
The Washington times., 1906-12-06
CONDUCTORS MISTAKE.

Sales 90 noon today. 500 100 shares.
Total sales yesterday S35,GGJ share
The Washington times., 1906-12-06

Large Japanned Bread
Boxes; neatly stenCIled.
Regular price, sec. Special
Price.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10

agency of Hertz waves. In some re-
cent experiments with small vessel
he has been SO successful that lie has
received Il grant OF about $4,000 from
the Spanish government 10 carry on
further Investigations.
\ few weeks ago the invention. which
has been named the ''tclckino" 10y
Senior Torres Quevedo, WIS installed
on an electric launch, and trial was
made III the harbor of Bilbao. The
launch was loaded with journalists
ana was sent about the harbor ut viii
just as If an expert navigator was at
the wheel. Speed was regulated, turns
made, the screws stopped or reversed,
and, in short, every desired maneuyer
performed, and the launch returned To
the landing place without any interior
cnce or assistance other than that OF
the operator ut his keyboard on the
shore. While the idea is not new, yet
its practical realization as described
in foreign dispatches seems TO mark
an important step, rs a system Of this
kind has an intimate bearing on naval
warfare.
Not only tOrpedoes. but torpedo boats
carrying 4 censiderd bic quantity OF ex-
plosive, could be sent in this way
against Il hostile fleet without the man
ifest danger to the crew. If this were
done on Il dark night the chance of
losing such Il craft would be very
small, as only a single light to guide
the operator would he shown. In peace
the method would lend itself to small
ferries, where it might be desirable 10
maintain a frequent service, yet with
ont manning the craft with one or
more men for Harper's Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10

the difficulty of stability when launch
ing the torpedo over the side. Further,
i'll order to prevent the splash from the
bow wave being blown inward. '.whisll
erS,'' or detachable spray boards, are
fitted
The propelling engine consists of a
four cylinder Thornycroft gasoline mo-
tor of their standard marine type. The
stroke is eight inches, with Il bore of
eight inches. The engine is of the
Iightcst construction consistent with
the maximum of strength and is so
well balanced that at 900 revolutions,
at which the 100 brake horsepower is
developed. there is only the slightest
trace of vibration. Owing to the fact
that all the reciprocating parts are
made of the Very highest class of mate
rial it is possible to reduce the weight
to minimum. The engine itself
weighs only twenty five hundredweight
complete, which is equivalent TO only
1926 pounds per brake horsepower.
The fourteen inch Whitehead torpedo
is carried in the after part of the boat
and is launched by lowering over the
side by means of side drop gear, the
body being first directed bow on to the
object which it is desired to hit.
The launch has a speed of eighteen
knots per hour and should prove a con-
venient and useful acquisition to bat
tleship. In view of its small dimen-
sions it could be easily slowed on the
deck of a battleship and quickly launch
ed when desired. scientific American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
New Spelling "Tuf on the Tung."

At the convention of the department
Of superintendent of the National Ed
ucational association recently held in
Louisville, Ky, on motion of DR.. f.
Benjamin Andrews of the University
of Nebraska a resolution was adopted
recommending that the department of
superintendent request the National
Educational association to order that
the following twelve phonetic words
be used hereafter in all its publica-l
tons, says a Louisville dispatch: Biz
ness for business, enuf for enough,
fether for feather, mesure for measure,
plesure for pleasure, red for read, ruff
for rough, trauf for trough, thru for
through, tut for tough. tung for tongue,
yung for young
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
Al the Theatre.

the Illinois theatre tomorrow evening,
is the only one of all the big musical
extrayaganzas entour that carries five
established comedians, like Gus Vein
burg. who starred in THE Burgomas-
ter and 1.-The Storks;" Ross Snow.
who was the original fairy queen in
the notable production of Jack and
the Beanstalk;" Eddie Redway, who
starred in Smiling Island;" w. III.
Mack, who starred for number of sea
sons under his own management in
farce comedies, and Scott Welsh, the
latter one of the few comedians on the
stage today who possess a tenor voice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
Sugar Beet Harvester.

A new beet harvester which saves
from So to $12 per acre over the old
way Of gathering sugar beets Is now
on the market 1t consists Of knife
something like plowshare, which cuts
Off most of the foliage. This is followed
by a roller which carries a topping
knife and conforms closely to the I'M
evenness Of the ground and cuts off the
stems close to the beet. The diggers
which in turn follow remove the beets
and throw them out upon the ground.
These several operations are all per-
formed by the one machine drawn by
a team of horses at an ordinary walk.
Popular Mechanics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
GASOLINE TORPEDO BOAT.
Has Speed of Eighteen Knots and Il
BastIcship Cur; Garry 1t.


An Interesting development of the
application of gasoline motors to small!
naval vessels has been carried out by
th@ Sir John Thornycroft company
limited. the well known torpedo boat
constructors at Observation-Disclosures
This is Il gasoline launch carrying a
fourteen inch Whitehead torpedo. The
launch has Il length of forty feet over
all, with 4 beam OF six feet two inches,
draft OF two feet seven inches ana q
displacement OF four and II half tons.
The hull is constructed of galvanized
mild steel. and the craft lies very low
III the water thus affording but 4
small target to the enemy.
\ turtle deck il fitted forward and
is continued over the engine III Il portal
bic piece. extending as far as the after
end of the engine, where on the port
side are placed the steering wheel and
reversing lever. y water tight bulk
head is provided. 50 that III case Of
damage to the stem the boat will
not sink The stern of the vessel is
made very broad In order to overcome
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10

ciaI study Of them are "trochilidists."
although the birds are not identical
with the old Greek ''trochilus." or run
ner," bird, which, according to Herod-
otus, entered the jaws of the sleep
ing crocodile and obliged its big friend
by picking leeches from his throat. The
Spanish name for the humming bird is
~tominejo," meaning third OF a dram
and referring, Of course, to the birds
minuteness. But the prettiest names
are those, such as the French "frou-
frou," which refer to the humming
noise sometimes produced by the al
most incredibly rapid vibration of the
wings. 'Purring with her wings" Is
the expression of Thomas Morton
Q632), the first English writer to men,
ton the humming bird.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
NATURES WARNING.
Rock Island People Must Recognize
and Heed II.

Kidney pills come quietly-mysteri-
ously.
But nature always warns you
through the urine.
Notice the kidney secretions.
See if the color is unhealthy
If there are settings and sediment,
Passages too frequent, scanty, pain
full
It's time then to use Doan's Kidney
Pills,
To ward off Bright disease or dia-
betes.
Doan's have done great work in
Rock Island.
Isaac Shiffer, of 529 Fifteenth street,
employed at the Moline gas works,
says: There was a dull, heavy pain
in the small of my pack continually,
and after STOPPING it was all could
do to straighten again. There was al
ways too frequent action of the kidney
secretions, which was very annoying,
especially through the day. l saw
Doan's Kidney Pills advertised in our
paper and l procured box. After
short treatment the dull aching pains
left me, my back felt stronger and the
kidney secretions were restored tothelr
normal condition. 1 know of others
who had a similar satisfactory expert
ence with Doan's Kidney Pills
For sale by all dealers. Price 90
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n.
Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
fake no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
intellectual Microbes.

Prince Metchusky, proprietor of Il
Russian newspaper, has made the more
or less interesting discovery that Gen
eral Kuropatkin's defeats in the far
east the famines. the strikes and the
massacres in Russia are all due to an
intellectual microbe'' which germi-
mates in the brain and causes people to
become dissatisfied. He insists that
schools should be discountenanced as
breeding places of these obnoxious mi
crobes. spreading discomfort against
things as they are.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
THE BRACE IN OPERATION.

the end of the shaft is small handle,
and the operation will be at once obvi-
Gus. When it is necessary TO bore a
hole in a place where the ordinary
brace cannot be used the auxiliary han
die is brought into action. which can
be fully turned without coming in con-
tact with the walls or other obStruc-
tons. The mechanism is so arranged
that the bit and brace can be used for
ordinary purposes where there is ample
room and the auxiliary only brought
into use in case of emergency.-Chica-
go News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
Japan's Most Popular General.

There is ardent rivalry in Tokyo
among the relatives of soldiers who
fought and fell under General Nogi to
secure the latter's autograph inscrip
tons for tombstones. says Il Tokyo dis
patch to the London Mail. The gen
eral is willingly replying, frequently
sitting up the whole night in his deter
minatiOn not to refuse request from
the most humble applicant General
Nogi is idoliZed as the manifestation OF
the spirit of Bushido in the flesh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
GERM PROOF SLEEPERS.
How the Erie Railroad SteriIises
and Deodorizes It's Cars.


Sterilization of sleeping cars between
Jersey City and Chicago is now reg
ular feature of the Chicago limited
trains of the Erie railroad, and the proc
ess is most interesting, says the New
York Press. Immediately upon the ar.
rival of the trains in Jersey City the
vestibuled cars are switched to n side
track. The porters open the berths and
hang the bedding on racks. The cars
are then almost Theoretically sealed and
q sort of formaldehyde gas, caused by
the mixture of two chemicals, is poured
into the cars. After being "bathed"
for stated length of time. the cars are
then thoroughly aired, washed and dust
ed, and are ready for the next trip alb
solutely free from disease germs and
bad odors.
The Erie company has been expert
menting for month upon methods of
sterilizing cars and finally decided
upon the present system, which was de-
vised by Chemist Landon of the me-
chanical department of the road. 1t is
claimed that cars after being so treated
are absolutely free from germs of grip,
tuberculosis, fevers or other contagious
diseases.
A deOdorizing apparatus has also
been devised that for the last two
weeks has been in use in fifteen Erie
club, parlor and commuters cars. This
apparatus is placed under the seats of
the cars and gives off an odorless gas,
which combines with the stale tobacco
smoke or other offensive doors which
may accumulate In the cars and serves
to completely nullify them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
NOVEL BIT BRACE.
Especially Adapted to Boring RO1eS
In NOOks and Corners.

Electricians especially experience con-
siderable difficulty in boring holes in
corners and other obscure points
through which to pass wires to connect
with bells or incandescent lamps. The
ordinary bit and brace do not suffice
for this purpose, as it is impossible
to operate the handle of the brace
when it is close to the wall. An ex
ceedingly simple contrivance attached
to the ordinary brace has been patent
ed by two Buffalo inventors and is de-
signed for effectively and conveniently
boring holes in hooks and corners in
accessible to ordinary braces.
AT the top of the section of the brace
holding the bit is a bevel gearing mesh
ing at right angles with shaft extend
ing through the connecting arm. At
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10

Were Twentyone." which will be pre-
scented ar the Illinois on Tuesday ev-
enng. March 81, by the strongest com
pany in many respects that has ever
been cast for tbs :nasterful comedy
drama. Ever since the previous pro-
duction in this city Of When We Were
Twenty-one." there have been appeals
from our theatTegoeTs for another APP
pearance. and the announcement of
this engagement viii therefore be
hailed with peculiar delight. Recent
press notices from other cities assure
us that the play has been put on this
year in a more Ella 5orate style than
ever before, and with a company so
evenly balanced and well selected that
improvement would seem impossible.
This is, indeed, gratifying informa-
ticn. for the reason that when We
Were Twenty-one" is one of those
comedies of the higher order Of dra-
matte composition. and all lovers of
true dramatic art would deeply regret
it's production at any time by medi-
OGRE company The Phyllis of Corrine
Francis has been received with mark
cd praise throughout the season and
it is predicted of her that she will be-
come a star of the first magnitude
Carries Five Comedians.-.'The Gin
serbread Man." which will be seen at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
Tea Tablets.

The latest novel experiment to be
made by the United States department
Of agriculture is that of COMPRISING
tea into tablets, one Of which Will make
q delicious cup Of tea. As a result,
what would ordinarily make big
package Of tea can by this new and
unique method be placed in a space
about the size Of safety match box
Another feature Of this experiment is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
odd Gift For the President.

A sugar bowl gourd on which were
grown five prongs on which to hang
spoons was a unique gift recently re-
ceived by President Roosevelt from
Alfred LoOkabill of Charlottesville.
Ind, who has the greatest collection
OF gourds in the world. says Il Wash
inGton special TO the New York Globe.
The variety is one unknown to the
government scientists and will be
named The Roosevelt gourd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
BOOKINGS AT ILLINOIS.

March 1t-"The Gingerbread Man.
March 13-"When We Were Twen
ty-One."
March ia Slave of Passion"
March 20-West G. Vokes in "The
Two Pinks."
March 21-22-The Bowman Vaude-
Vile Company.
March %, "a, 25-The Flints.
Good Attraction Coming The an
nouncement is made of the coming APP
pearance of Maxine Elliott's and Nat
Goodwin's great success, when We
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10

Crystal Theater.-The management
of the Crystal offers another first class
bill for the week, commencing March
u. when the following acts will be pre-
sented: Ferguson and Passmore, the
best singing and dancing act in vaude-
vile; George Evers, the well known
monologist and parody singer; Knox
Bros, first class musical comedians;
George Hillman, famous German COM
edians singer and dancer; Edythe Stan
ley, singing "She Waits by the Deep
Blue Sea- illustrated, and a very fun
ny moving picture film, 1.-The Barn
stormers" on the crystalscope. The
present show holds over until Mon
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
A Lively TuSsle.

With that old enemy of the race, con-
stipation, often ends in appendicitis.
To avoid all serious trouble with stom-
ach, liver and bowels, take DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. They perfectly regu-
late these organs, without pain or dis
comfort. Csc at Hartz e Ullemeyer
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
A CREWLESS VESSEL.
spaniard by Hertz waves NavigEtes
His Ship From shore.

An interesting application OF the
principles of wireless telegraphy has
recently been made i'll Spain, where an
engineer of the name of Don Bernardo
Torres Quevedo has devised arpara-
tus by which be is able to control dis
tant electrical power through the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
Doubles the Number of stars.

4 new glass described by Emile
Touchet is very transparent to invisi-
BILE chemical rays. In simultaneous
photographs of part Of the constella-
ton SYRIA a lens of this glass showed
GIG stars, while one of ordinary Jena
glass showed but Sol.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10

Of quality Ii is to the efforts of this
quintet of laush-producers that the
great need of success achieved by
The Gingerbread Man" is due. Just
as surely as the day of the drama with
''one part" is on the wane. so surely is
the musical comedy with a single
comedian becoming a thing of the past
There are very few individuals on the
stage today who can amuse an audi
ence for two hours and half. The
playgoing public is moved by a desire
for entertainment nowadays and not
by curiosity 10 see some particular
star This has been proved over
and over again during the past few
seasons By the avalanche of name"
failures. The attractions literally pat
ronized by the public today are not
those which exploit single footlight
parsonage, but those which appeal on
the ground of genuine merit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10

that the tea itself is not imported from
the orient, but is grown ut the depart
ment's experimental tea gardens at
Summerville, S. C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
u.ni,,inG birds

Scientifically hunming birds are "tro-
c,.!;lae." aI.l those who make q spe-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10

Big Bands Coming.-Messrs. Kindt
and Deutsch, who have handled the
big concert engagements at Schuetzen
park, Davenport, in recent summers.
have made an arrangement which will
bring the famous Ellery and We'll
bands to Davenport, Ellery opening
here July 1, when Well plays at the
Coliseum in Chicago. The Ellery en-
gagement viii close at Davenport on
the 9Th, and on the eth his band opens
at the Coliseum while the We'll band
comes to Davenport to play till the
14th.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10

Gives Fair Performance.-"Over Nj
agara Falls" a melodrama, was pre-
scented at the Illinois last evening by q
competent company. The scene at the
falls, while rather pretentious. under
taking, was sufficiently realistic to
bring three curtain calls from the au-
dience
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10
Bank
Money Orders

We have been selected by the
American Bankers Association TO
guarantee their new Bank Money
Orders, and are the only Company
authorized to furnish such guaranty
These orders are the newest con
vcnie-ce II sending money. Instead
OF going to the Post or Express
Office, apply for money orders to
bank that IS a member of the
. Association
Our selection for this responsible
duty is further evidence of the
preference accorded our suretyship
by the leading fnanciers of the
country.
Whatever form of guarantee or
surety you desire, apply to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-10

Carries Five Comedians.-.'The Gin
gerbread Man." which will be seen at
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-03-17
BLAMES HUSBAND


Milwaukee,, Wis, March II Claim
ing that She had $4,000 at the time of
her marriage, Mrs. Violet Luck pleaded
with Judge Neelen for lenicrcy today
when confronted with charges Of be-
ing common drtlrkard. She accused
her husband Of making drunkard Of
her.
was married iii Iowa when / was
40 years old, she said 81 was too
ayoltng to know much about things MY
husband played with ali orchestra. He
used to come home under the influence
of liquor and used to take me BY the
throat and force me to drink wine and
whisky began to like it. Now 1
drink alcohol. want chance to re-
form. Il
Her father is said to Be- Al. r. Rob
iilson of Waukon, Iowa. All effort IS
being made to communicate with him.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-03-17
AMPLE FUNDS
FOR DEFENSE
IDAHO MINERS WILL GET
HELP FROM THH HAsT
The Convention Of United Mine Work.
ers Voted $s 900 for ihe Defense Of
Three Western Federation Miners
Who Are Charged with Conspiracy.

indianapolis, Ind, March The
convention Of THE United Mine Work
ers Of America voted 5000 for the le-
..gal defense OF tC. p. Moyer, w. ID.
i Haywood and j.. G. Pettibone officers
5of the Western Federation Of Miners
who are under Indictment in, Idaho,
charged with conspiracy.
. The convention adopted a resolution
favoring woman suffrage and defeated
a resolution declaring in favor OF gov
ernment ownership of mines. @
A number OF resolutions concerning
the scale and the repeal of the Ryan
resolution we're offered but all were.
referred to the resolutions committee
without action. n. # .3s. ss5.
The resolution to vote aid to the Of
.hcers of the Western Federation was
supported on the floor by President.
Mitchell and Vice President Lewis.
The executive board was authorized fo
.expend additional funds for the de-
tense Of the men ii more money should
be needed.
Coal operators are arriving for the
joint conference with the miners which
will begin Monday Six hundred BIZ
luminous coal operators are expected.
It has already developed that there are
wide differences OF opinion among the
mire owners as to what Should be
done. N ss