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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18
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The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

The DeadIiest Explosive
A POWERFUL new explosive has Just been perfected
by United States navy which viii destroy bat
Ateshp II exploded vicinity though
actual The working this
deadly power shown that
Iss deadly explosive made for
desructiveness makes especially
formula been carefully guarded by the
department.
A recently made on the Norfolk Navy Yard. A
cason constructed Of plates such used for battle
ship hu mine containing the explosive sunk If
down and thirty the cssn The explosion
Immediately the which only saved by being
towed quickly to the docks.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
LAXLNG a HZZvE
FO0@ SNGES
WHAT Is Your BITING FORCE?

q CIENTIFIC inventions have enabled
US to determine accurately the
amount Of force exercised by many
of our bodily Functions. The strength
Of the hearts beats is recorded with
precision that the stethoscope can never
attain; the physical culturist can meas
ure our breathing powers, and from the
penny automatic machine we learn, as
accurately as we can expect for the fee,
the extent. of our gripping, punching and
kicking forces.
small instrument, with a big name,
the Phago-dynamometer, has now been
at work testing the strength of our teeth,
and some interesting results are shown
In the records published by an eminent
dentist.
white man, who is the fortunate
possessor Of a good set Of natural teeth.
can exert a pressure of $50 pounds to
the square. inch. But this is a mere flea
bite" to the 400 pounds which his col
ored" brother can easily accomplish.
The Phago-dynamometer has upset a
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

rapid fire guns. II is possible for an
invading force to send forward small
launches and set on the mines by ex-
pIoding large charges of dynamite in the
mine field. All mines within a certain
distance of the explosion will be ex-
ploded by the shock. Therefore, it is
necessary to protect the mine field. OF
course, mines in a harbor are usually
protected by the guns of the sea coast
fortihcation
TrawIers are also used to sweep up
mines. A long cable sunken by weights
Is dragged through the water by two
ships and the mines dragged loose
from their anchorage and brought to
the top Of the water.
Naval mines are usually planted"
by a specially prepared ship called
mine layer" or are sent overheard
through a chute. Some nations plant
each mine as a separate unit and
others plant them in strings with con-
Meeting cables.
Since the start of the European war
the British cruiser Amphion and nu-
merous merchant craft have been sunk
by striking floating mines in the North
Sea. The modern battleship costs be-
tween $10,000,OO0 and 100000 900.
One mine of the large type exploded
against the ship in the wake of her
magazine would send her to the bot
tom in a few minutes time. The
moral effect of mine field is almost
as great as its destructive power, No
admiral will take the responsibility OF
running his feet into a mined harbor.
One of the best exhibitions of the
deadly power of the submarine mine
was given during the Russo-Japanese
war when the Japanese lost two battle
ships in the attack on Port Arthur.
The Hatsuse and Shikishima both sank
within a few minutes after being
struck
When ship hits the ordinary au-
tomato mine two motions result, the
first rotary motion about the cable
as an axis, and, second, as sort OF
oobbing motion. The first motion arms
the mine and the second fires 1t.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
TOAD Soup Indian
CURE for Insanity

II IDDEN among the pages of statistics and
maps in the 1911 General Report on the
cepsus of India some quaint stories
of Indian beliefs and superstitions Mr. OMal-
ley, who supertntended the census taking in
Bengal, Bihal and Orssa, tells US that the low er
classes think that insanity is due to excess Of
bile in the system or to worms in the head
Neglect OF the worship of the gods. or the
curse OF. Yogi Sadhu or other holy men may
produce It, Madness being due to possession BY
an evil spirit, every attempt is made to appease
or exercise it. The exorcists hold smoking chill.
lies to the nostrils Of the patient and chant man
tras' addressing the spirit in obscene language,
all with the idea of driving it away. When these
means prove futile they prescribe diet calcu-
lated to force the spirit leave its victim in fear
OF losing his caste. The unfortunate patient has
therefore to consume soup made OF toads. etc.
When these abominable nostrums fail the use
OF medicated oils and of ingenious herbs and
drugs is resorted to"
The medical treatment of the insane some
times takes the following forms:
THE mud taken from putrid tanks is
plastered on the patients head. or aloe pulp Is
mixed with water and applied in the form Of
an emulsion. A favorite remedy is soup made
from particular kind OF frog"
Again, the caste question is one of particu-
lar Importance in many of the Eastern prov
inces, and It is told how one chief excommun-
Gated the recalcitrants in one highly organized
caste which had been split into two hostile
camps; and so ehectual and binding was this
order that not only did the BARRIERS. washermen
and priests Of the state who had hitherto served
them, refuse to work for them. but the serv-
ices could not be obtained even Of BARRIERS. wash
ermen and priests residing outside the state
This order was strictly enforced for some
time. The men of this caste clean-shaven
and very well groomed and dressed but when
the dispute was eventually settled the persons
affected by the order had long. dirt-matted
boards the hair of their heads way in long
strands and filthy in the extreme and their
clothes were beyond description for uncleanli-
ness
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

good many OF our notions with regard
to the masticstion of food. Beefsteak
is not such tough subject as jokers and
humorous artists make it out to be Tn
der its worst conditions il can be con-
quered by a pressure of 80 pounds while
normally its juicy fastness Yields TO
half that force. No, our real foe had
been unmasked in the so-called soft
bottom crust of the loaf Unsoaked, it
hides under an innocent smooth surface
a resistance of $50 pounds to the square
inch. Woe to him whose grinders are
few and feeble that attacks il unaware.
When the momentary shock has passed
he will use discretion and keep to the
crumb, which is more suited 10 his dem
tai powers, ranging from 20 pounds to
80 pounds pressure.
Fruitarians will be glad to know that
an apple, munched at the end OF meal
is the most eficacious OF tooth brushes.
The acid of the fruit helps to arrest de-
cav. and as a cleansing agent the pres
sure used in munching is far greater
than would be obtained by the use OF
the brush.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

TT is claimed that the business world
owes the idea of the bank check to
nothing else than London's fogs.
These fogsN are sometimes of such a
density that the pedestrian can see but
a few feet ahead of him. Something over
q hundred years ago the attacks of
thieves and highwaymen in the streets of
London upon bank messengers and
tradesmen going to settle their bills be-
came so frequent in times OF heavy tog
as seriotlsly to interfere with the conduct
of London's business.
II was easy for the thief to ambush
his ,Fictim, club him into insensibility,
rob him and then disappear into the
7>srky atmosphere, with little likelihood
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
BANK CHECKS Due to FOGS

Of apprehension or Identification, or that
passersby would witness the commission
of the crime or be of any assistance in
the chase. o..
In these circumstances bankers, trades
men and others set their wits to work,
with the result that the bank check was
devised for the payment of debts. Soon
the highwaymen found that few pieces
of paper were all the booty they were
likely to get from "hold-up' of even a
wealthy tradesman. Accordingly the ac-
tivities of the daylight robbers soon came
to an end, but the convenience of the
bank check proved so great that it sur
vived not only in London, but was.
adopted throughout the civilized world.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
HOT| ESfWLGSS HE
0,SEo 10 SVEER GS
@kZIES
The MOST Speedily
PREPARED, Most
Deadly and MOST
DREADED Form of
Coast DEFENSE.

-HE submarine mine is perhaps the
least understood of all arts of war.
The subject contains some of the
more carefully guarded naval Sc
crets and for this reason It is extremely
difficult to obtain authentic data con-
cerning the foreign systems.
A submarine mine, in a general way,
consists of a case containing a charge
OF explosives, with the firing device
moored at or beneath the surface of
the water, intended by it's explosion to
act against the submerged portion OF a
hostile ship and either disable or sink
her. The mine is the most dreaded
coast defense weapon ever invented.
Submarine mines are of three diff
ferent kinds. First, there is the obser-
,dlioh mine fired by electricity from the
shore when the hostile ship is judged to
be within range; second, there is the
automatic mine, which is self-fring when
struck by a ship; third, is the electrical
contact mine, which upon being struck
by ship gives notice to an operator on
shore, who throws switch, firing the
mine.
The mine is properly an American
product, invented and perfected by
Americans. IL was invented by Bush
nell, improved by Fulton, the electrical
element added by Colt, it was Iegalized
by the Confederates and perfected by
General Abbot. Since then every naval
power has adopted it
In shallow water the mine is planted
on the ground and known as a ground
mine. Where the water is deeper, the
explosive is carried in a buoyant CYL
inder which is anchored to the bottom
by a cable, which causes it to float at
the proper depth to be struck by a
passing ship. Mines are usually planted
in rows across the channel to be pro-
tected. The mines in successive rows
are staggered" so that if ship should
succeed in passing through the first row
it would be bound to strike one of the
successive rows. They are usually
planted in what is known as grand
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
NEZA" Or 4 NE"E

groups" which consist of seven groups
of three mines each. These are all con-
nected by cable with the shore and
by an ingenious arrangement all OF
them can be fired from the operating
room ashore or b. direct contact with
the ship. The system of mine laying
and operation as perfected by the
United States government is believed to
be without an equal
No mine field is entirely complete
unless it is protected by a battery of
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
CUTS WEEDS Under WATER!

ed The knife is in front while at the back
is a paddle wheel connected to the shaft
and driven by bevel gears. The shaft is
driven by a sprocket chain attached to a
gasoline engine.
The knives can be raised or lowered at
will and can cut weeds in water as shal-
low as ten inches or as deep as four feet,
the swath being ten feet wide. When
cutting the boat. develops a speed of four
miles per hour
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

n 70 longer will you be tangled up in the
IN weeds in a stream or lake when
swimming or padding a canoe, for
the invention Of an aquatic weed mower
by a man OF Silver Lake, Wisconsin, re-
moves this hindrance from our favorite
swimming or fishing place. 1t is device
with a knife oscillating along another
knife and is operated by pitman con-
nected to a shaft which runs the full
length of the boat upon which It is mount
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
MAKE Your ICE at HOME

cost OF operation is slight, a ten-pound
charge of acid being enough for from fifty
to a hundred freeZings.
The machines are operated by hand the
principle being that water freezes where
rapidly evaporated in a vacuum with sur
phuric acid to absorb the vapor. Foods
and beverages may be cooled quickly with
the machine.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

MASH the Ice trust by making your
own ice! Machines are now on the
- market to manufacture ice for fam
ily use, They are especially valuable for
people in out-of-the-way places where ice is
scarce. The machines come in different
Sizes some freezing eight pounds an hour
and others twenty to thirty pounds. The
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
BEAD Crocheting NEEDLE

A NOVEL bead crocheting needle has
N been invented by Charlotte I. Den
ner, of Santa Rosa, Cal. There is
loop-shaped needle which is strung With
beads, both sides of the loop being
strung AS the work progresses the
beads are slipped down from time to
time over the loop of thread on the
hook, the needle being. lifted occasional
ly from its saddle in order to allow one
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
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Auto TRACKS

A automobile club of Southern Cali
"a fornia is building unique looking
- bridges exclusively for the use Of
motorists and to help them reach pictur-
esque out-ofthe-way places. These bridges
are merely. grooved tracks. They are made
Of iron, lumber and small cement piers.
They are only temporary structures and
are put down where trafic with horse
drawn vehicles is very light
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

Skins Of one hundred thousand ami
mails and four hundred thousand sheets Of
gold leaf are used on the Oxford Bibles
published, each year
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
Briton InvcntS New Mine

TERRIBLE Of warfare has been invented in Eng
land. In the Naval 1914 published By
the British government there description that might
almost be described As devilish.
It Is Of the Leon torpedo mine, which been
quired and Is being manufactured
ne Is 50 constructed that be between
depths below the surface placed
in the water 1t has slight Negative buoyancy
automatically propeller
upwards again 1t be used open type
Of ship, in the of tidal harbors
by vessel outside make
anchorage and perhaps destroy shipping
deadly steel whskers which upper surface
and the enemy would be 10 the bottom
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-17
1RL R. HICKS 1915 ALMANAC

The Rev. Irl r.. Hicks Almanac,
now ready, grows more popular and
useful with each passing year. 1t is
a fixed necessity in homes, shops and
commercial establishments all over
this continent. This famous and
valuable year book on astronomy,
storms. weather and earthquakes
should be in every home and office.
Professor Hicks completes this best
issue of his great Almanac at the
close of his SEVENTEEN year. The AL.
will be mailed for 50 cents.
The Rev. Irl r. Hicks fine Magazine,
Word and Warks, is sent one year,
with a copy of his Almanac, for only
one dollar. Send for them to Word
and Works Publishing Company,
3401 Franklin Ave, st. Louis, Mo.
You will never regret your invest
ment. Try it for 1915.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-17
WHY IT SUCCEEDS
Because It's For One Thing Only,
and Pierre People Appreciate
This

Nothing can be good for everything.
Doing one thing we'll brings sue
cess.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for n
thing only.
For weak or disordered kidneys.
Here is Pierre evidence to prove
their worth.
A. Hardy, $50 Prospect Ave, Pierre
says: "You may continue to use my
former endorsement of DOan's Kid
ney Pills. as l consider them a fine
remedy. Nothing can be so good for
people of advanced age as Doan's
Kidney Pills, as they regulate the &C
ton of the kidneys and tone up the
system"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Hardy had. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-17
SALE

Notice is hereby given. that the following des-
advertisement.
The name of the mortgagor is A. C. Brink.
widower. The name of the mortgage is L. j.
butcher. The name of the assignee is Charles
Rippberger, The assignment of mortgage is re-
corded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of
Hughes County. South Dakota. The mortgage is
dated the oath day of June, A. ID. 1909. The
amount claimed to be due at the date of this no.
tice is principal Six Hundred Thirteen and 33-1OO
Dollars ls6l3. 49, interest Ninety-four and 78-10O
Dollars 1874. 49, ; total Seven Hundred eight and
ll-10O Dollars ($70S. ~, besides the sum of Twen-
ty-five Dollars t$25.00) attorneys fees. allowed by
law for the foreclosure of a real estate mortgage.
The mortgaged premises are situate in Hughes
County. South Dakota. and are described as fol-
lows. to-wit:
The southwest quarter of section five. town
ship one hundred eleven, range seventy-seven
(SW 5-ll1-77).
The mortgagor has defaulted in the conditions
OF said mortgage by failing to pay either princi-
pal or interest due thereon.
Now. Therefore. Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of the power of sale in said mortgage con-
tanned. the above described mortgaged premises
will be sold at public auction for cash. at the
front door of the Court House in the City of
Pierre. County of Hughes, State of South Dako-
t.. on Monday the 18th day of January. A. d.
1915. at the hour of l:30 o o'clock in the afternoon
ney fees and costs of sale.
Dated this 50th day of November A. I'D. 1914.
SUTHERLAND q PAYNE. CHARLES RIPPBERGER.
Pierre. S. d Assignee of Mortgage.
Attorneys for Assignee. 30-6
EA.. 4NANA
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-17
sHERIFF's EXECUTION SALE

BY virtue of a special execution issued out of
and under the seal of the Circuit Court in and for
Hughes County. State of South Dakota. upon a
Judgment rendered the 9th day of November A.
ID. 1914. and docketed on said day in an action
where the National Bank of Commerce of Pierre
is plaintiff and r. A. Leggett. A. w. Ewert and
George III. Pinckney. as Trustee in Bankruptcy
FOR Charles FL. Leggett, Bankrupt. are defendants.
for the sum of Seventy-seven Hundred Two and
Sixty-four one-hundredths Dollars tSl702.6D and
costs taxed at Twenty-three Dollars CS23.00l, the
aggregate sum of Seventy-seven Hundred Twen-
ty-fve and SiXty-four One Hnndredths Dollars
S7725.6D, together with interest thereon at the
rate of Z per cent per annum from and after the
18th day of November. A. d. 1914. which execu-
ton was issued and delivered to me as sheriff in
and for the said County of Hughes. directing me
as such sheriff to sell the following described
premises situate in the County of Hughes. State
of South Dakota. to-wit: Lots One t), Two W,
Three 90 and Four l4l in Block One a. in the
Second Railway Addition to the town. now City
of Pierre, to satisfy said judgment and costs.
Now. Therefore, Notice is Hereby Given, That
l, the undersigned, as sheriff as aforesaid. will
sell the above described real property to the
highest bidder for cash at public auction at the
front door of the Court House in the City of
Pierre, County of Hughes, State of South Dakota,
on Wednesday,, the goth day of January. A.. ID.
1915, at O'Clock in the afternoon of that day to
satisfy the said execution. together with interest
and cost thereof.
E. M. QUINN.
Sheriff of Hughes County, South Dakota.
Sutherland & Payne.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Pierre, s, d. 3l-5
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-17
SALE

Default being made in the payment of the
principal due on a certain note secured by a mort
gage dated january L. 1903. given by Hayes Brown
lsinglel and w. A. Brown [single1 to Magnus
Westlund and duly recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds of Hughes County, South Da-
kota, on the 18th day of January, A. D, 1903. at
4 O'Clock P. M. and recorded in Book go of Mort
cages on page 423. which said mortgage has been
July assigned to E. E. Swan who is now the own
err and holder thereof which assignment was duly
recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of
Hughes County. South Dakota. on the Both day
November, 1914. at HAS o'clock A. M. and record
ed in book 142 page 1876 of Mortgages.
No action at law having been commenced by
said assignee to recover said debt or any part
thereof, the amount claimed to be due thereon at
the date hereof is the sum of S1041. "a, and $25. 90
attorney fees.
Now therefore, notice is hereby given that und-
er and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in
said mortgage and the Statute in such cases made
and provided. said mortgage will be foreclosed by
a sale at Public auction by the sheriff of Hughes
County, or his deputy. on the 9th day of January,
1915, at / O'Clock in the afternoon of that day
at the front door of the Court House in the City
of Pierre, County of Hughes and State of South
Dakota. The property described in said mort
gage substantially as follows to-wit: The South
West quarter of section Thirty-four in township
One hundred twelve North of range Seventy-eight
West of the Fifth Principal Meridian.
South Dakota.
E. E. SWAN,
ALBERT G~UNDERSON, Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgagee,
Pierre, South Dakota. 30-6
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-17
MORTGAGE SALE

Notice Is Hereby Given, That the following
described real estate mortgage will be foreclosed
by advertisement.
The name of the mortgagor is A., G. Brink.
widower. The name of the MORTGAGE is L. ).
butcher. The name of the assignee is Charles
Rippberger. The assignment of mortgage il re-
corded in the office of the Register Of Deeds of
Hughes County, South Dakota. The mortgage is
dated the 9th day of June, A. D.. 1909. The
amount claimed to be due at the date of this no.
tice is principal. Six Hundred Thirteen and 81. 100;
Doll ls lS6l3.33l; interest Ninety four and 1910
Doll ara 1884. ISL: total Seven Hundred eight and
1l-1tN Dollars l$7D8. III. beside the sum Of twenty
Ave Dollars IS25.fUf attorneys fees, allowed BY
law for the foreclosure of = real estate mortgage.
The mortGnged premises are situate in Hughes
County. South Dakota, and are described as fol-
lows. to-wit:
i southeast quarter Of section 1--WE. township
one HUNDRED eleyen. range seyenty-seven;
Use SHIFT.
The mogtgaxpr has defaulted la the eonditiona
Of I'D mortgage by failing to pay either princi-
paluT interest," due thereon.
Nov, Therefore. Notice d hereby given that BY
virtue ~ the Of Mlo In eaid mortavne con-
taineds the above described morfgared pFenaises
viii be Sold at 9puhtte auction Tor cesk. at tie
front doOf Of the C6urt House ia fhe City q
RfeEre. County Of Hughes. State 81. South Dako-
T. on Monday. tie 1lth day o. Jan01ry. AID.
l916, at the hour Of l:30 O'Clock ia Ehe Afternoon,
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