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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25
Literary.

Ia ADD ition t. the new fashions In
Harper's Bazaar during October are
several noteworthy literary features,
among them an account by Mrs.
Rose Hawthore Lathro Top. Of her work
In the Free Cancer hospital which
she has esta blished in the east side
Of New York. with q photograph
showing Mrs. Lathrop receiving 20
tients; . description Of The "Carls-
bad Cure" by Mrs. Pou1tney Bige-
low. and an article on 1.-The One
Hundredth Re presentation of Parsi.
val at Bayreuto." by Lucia Purdy.
The November number Of Har-
per's Magazine will contain . vivid
description Of the second battle of
Valestinos. one Of the most stirring
contests during the Graeco Turkish
war, by Richard Harding Davis,
illustrated from photographs taken
by Mr.. Davis; a critical biogr aphical
artic' 9 on Daniel Webster" ~ Carl
Schurz. and a paper on THE New
JAPAN" by Toru Hoshi, j. panese
minister to the United States The
fiction will include installm ents OF
the serials by Frank r. Stockt on and
William McLennan, and short
story by w. ID. Howeils.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25
Striking Eject Of Climate.

Occasionally an eloquent testimonial
to the virtues of q "health resort" fails
to find place in the printed matter
sent out by the hotel keepers or others
interested in the prosperity Of the place.
A railway president who had gone to
one Of the summer resorts Of the north
west to spend few weeks was sitting
on the veranda of hotel enjoying the
lake scenery and his cigar when he
was accosted by . resident boomer
with the remark:
You'll find the dir here full of ozone,
sir. You'll sleep like log. Before you
have been here week you will gain
ten pounds or miss my guess, and
I'm generally right"
II don't doubt it," replied the rail-
way magnate. II gained eight pounds
the very first day.
"That beats the record" said the
boomer slightly dazed, but recover
ing himself promptly, ''though I've
known instances almost equal to it."
Yes" rejoined the other, "eight
pounds. I weighed myself on nickel
in the slot machine at the railway sta
ton when I landed here, and the in
dictator pointed to 1877. An hour later
I stepped on the same kind Of machine
at the hotel, and the figure was 1876.
Gain Of eight pounds in 60 minutes,
sir, and hadn't eaten bite. Hadn't
done anything but breathe this wonder
full air. Never saw anything like it.
Marvellous climate, sir-simply marvel
Gus. And all it cost me was 10 cents. "
Youths Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25
RAN A CUPID BUREAU.

6atn DanGled Alleged Heiresses Befoeo
the Eyes of Fortune Hunters.
Many ambitious men throughout the
country who have cherished hopes of mar
rying "a pretty 2O-year-old heiress'' or "a
pretty half breed Indian girl who owns
. gold mine and large ranch" are
ooomed to disappointment The Pacific
Coast Information agency, which adyer.
tised these and many other choice attrac-
t!cns in the New York newspapers, has
run against q snag in the person of Uncle
Sam.
The agency was run in San Francisco by
Isaac W. Balm under the name of H G.
Curtis & Co. 1t advertised extensively in
New York. as well as elsewhere, and its
auuring announcements found SO many
uupcs that the agency's enormous mail at
tracted the attention of the postal author
lt1es. who made an Investigation.
The inspectors found the Cupid bureau
In charge of Balm, who has fascination
Tor matrimonial frauds, and who was sent
TO San Quentin prison for perpetrating
them in 1894. He was notified to change
the methods of the Pacific Coast Informa
ton agency and stop using the mails for
fraudulent purposes. His Indictment is
expected as soon as the legal evidence is
ready for presentation.
Balm issued choice assortment of circn
lars calculated to catch fortune hunters,
and Is said to have reaped q rich harvest
of SIS fees. Among the thousands of letters
he received were gushing cpistles from
men prominent in business in New York
and clsew..cre. There were also corpora
ton presidents and trcasurers on his list.
The advertisements of the pretty heir
css who was said to be in trouble and
willing to pay "a large sum in cash" for
q husband and the gold mine owning
half breed Indian girl proved special at
fractions in the east. When the applica
lions for these extra bargains poured in
Balm replied with imitation typewrittcn
letters expressing regret that the lady had
found husband to her choice, but the
agency had a select list of 72 other women
worth from S2o, 900 to $40, 000 to choose
from as soon as the IS fee was forthcom-
ing.
One of the applicants for the "prctty
heiress" was a man who wrote from a
prominent New York hotel He said he
was real count and gave bank and other
references rs to his financial and social
standing. He described himself as a
good looking young fellow, refined, affec
tionate and kind" He Ibid not care for
the fortune" but merely wanted to help
the young heiress out of her trouble" by
marrying her.
All the wife hunters dwelt at length
upon their merits and nearly all insisted
that money was no object" to them.
The gold mine Indian maiden was even
more In demand in the cast than the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25

done to- the agricultural and manu-
facturii " interests OF the home
country. This decision will make
the miss ion of Wolcott and his COL
leagues failure, and the last act Of
the repu olicsn farce will have been
pla yed.
Now the party which destroy ed
silver and which is the firm advocate
OF gold me nometallism will have to
come cut of its ambush and fight in
the open. It is we'll. Let the friends
of silver concentrate their forces.
The only / ope for the people is the
independen t action Of the United
States in 70 vor of the unlimited coin
age Of silve, At the rai'io =: &c to /.
President Mckinley could make nim
self an immortal name by aiding the
cause which he 80 eloquently cham.
pioned in the past. but he will not
avail himself Of the opportunity.
Hanna and Wall street are in com.
m,,nd. The republican party is
pie :ged to gold. hence the fight is now
on between the people. repre-, ented
by the democracy, and the money
pow er. represented by the re publ.
CARS. The signs Of the times prom.
iss victory for the people tn rough
the election Of q democratic presi
dent in 1900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25
A SERIOUS SUBJECT.
That Will Repay Our Citi-
zens to Carefully
Consider.

Kidneys can't talk. but if you don't
treat them rightly you will hear
from them. fr
They have q language Of their own;
this is how they tell you:
When you work too hard what fol-
lows? You are tired. aren't your
Its Just the same with the Kidneys;
they get tired. they have so much
to do.
You stoop over at some occupa-
ton. .--., 80
You strain yourself lifting.
You walk too far, or ride too far.
You call this over-exertion. You
cannot sleep when night comes.
Your back aches. Your head
aches. Often you ache all over.
Oh, you say, its because I'm tired
out.
Now this isn't right; it's because
your kidneys are tired.
They can only do Just so much,
and the lifting. STOPPING. straining
or exerting has retarded their &C.
ton. ....
The heart has pumped the blood
into them faster than they could
filter it. ,,.-..r ST.
The filter is overtaxed and be-
comes clogged.
They cry for assistance in many
aches that follow.
Nothing starts the kidneys work
ing quickly as Dosn's Kidney Pills.
1t is useless to take them for any
disorder Of the stomach or derange-
ment Of the liver.
Indirectly they will help such
troubles by throwing off some of the
effete or waste waste matter of the
body through the Kidneys; but they
wont cure liver complaint any more
than they will cure consumption.
They are non-purgative, easy to
take, convenient to carry; they pro.
duce no reaction and can be given to
the weakest child.
Doan's Kidney Pills are sold 80
cents per box by all dealers, OF
sent by mail on receipt OF price by
Foster-Milburn company, Buffalo,
N. T., sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no substitute.
For sale by Marshall & Fisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25
False 30 Silver.

ChioeR0 Dspetch.
The republican party has played
Its last card in the fraudulent game
Of international bimetallism.
For years IL has held the honest
advoostes of q double standard who
were In Its ranks faithful to party
allegiance BY the pretense that It
was friendly to an international
agreement, In favor Of the re-estab.
lishment Of silver to its rights ss
money OF ultimate redemption. The
sending Of the bimetsllic commission
TO Europe WAS the last resort to
trickery left to the republican lead
ers. England. ruled by the money
power, will make NO concessions to
silver. although many members Of
the British cabinet see the injury
which the single standard has in.
nicted on India and the injury 1t has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25
SLANG OF COLLEGE GIRLS.

The ''Crush" '.Dead squelch" and Other
Terms Expressive of Student Life.
College girl slang is not often heard
outside of college walls. To outsiders it
is chiefly interesting because it gives
glimpses of college life. Take the word
prod" for example. A prod" would
scarcely be met with except in the COL
lege world. although prodigies might
It Is always question whether o girl
who is called prod receives the
term in appreciation or disgust. There
are two sorts of "prods," one receiving
the term from pure brilliancy in some
particular line, the other for general
studiousness. The latter are the most
irritating, for they are always ready
with answers in REGULATIONS, while the
brilliant prod" may be on the ordinary
plane Of intelligence when out of her
particular sphere. She is "prod"
through no fault of her own. A dis
tinctly woman's collegiate word is
"crush," expressing relationship be-
tween two girls hard to define. Ono
girl, generally an underclassman and
usually a freshman, becomes much at
tached to another girl, ordinarily an
upperclass girl. The younger girl is
"crushed" on the other, sends her flow
ers and tries in various ways to give
expression to her admiration. The
crush" soon passes over, the admirer
finding some flaw in her idol, or else,
as is often the case, the crush" at
length loses its youthful sentimentality
and settles down into good friendship.
If, however, before either Of these
states are reached the object of the
''crush" gets weary Of the devotion,
she resorts to what In college parlance
is known as "squelching," the highest
form of which is a I'd. S." or dead
squelch. This method indeed has often
to be employed toward freshmen.
whether "crushed" or not, to teach
them their proper place. There is an
unwritten but well established decree
that upper class girls shall always be
held as superiors. At the first Of. the
year, for instance, before the entering
class is thoroughly at home, it would
be decided breach Of etiquette for a
freshman to ask mighty senior or
Junior to dance. She must wait to be
invited. But the freshmen-well, they
don't understand all these important
points. but a judicious use Of the "dead
squelch" will teach them q good deal.
In much the same category with
slang are the authorizations rife at COL
lege. Literature is always "lit,", psy-
chology 'psych, dictionary "dic."
The abbreviation most in the minds Of
the girls at present is that dreaded
monster, ''exams." Volumes might be
written concerning the blue state Of the
atmosphere during the time when every
one is looking forward to the "exams. 4"
In the corridors may be heard such ques-
tons as How many exams have you
got!" do you think We'll have one in
'ht:' Then with gloomy foreboding,
oh. I'm so afraid I'll funk" Then
the synonyms for hard work come into
play, grind" dig and "bone. -,
New York Sun-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25

THE 26th annual convention Of ILL.,
nois Young Mems Christian associa-
lions In session at Decatur. 10 Of
moro than ordinary interest, not on
~ to its thousands Of mem bers scat
tered over the state, but to the many
others who recognize in it power
full agent for good 10 It's aims and
work. The associations Of Illinois
exist In the interest Of the $50. 600
young men Of the state, and the de-
psrtments Of state Work." the su.
pervisory agency Of the state, by
plans and methods adapted to diff.
ierent GLASSES Of young men, all
work to the common end Of furnish
ing an organization. which, in the
breadth and comprehensiveness OF
its allnround work, furnishes the
largest possible opportunity for ply.
steal. social. educational and spirit.
ual development.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25

"pretty heiress' The office force NJ tho
agency was kept busy addressing the
stereotyped replies to these ardent swains
With each reply was inclosed a circular
calculated to satisfy men who might be
suspicious at the announcement that WON
en- with fortunes were drug in the mar
ket The circular called attention to a
score of rich women who had married poor
men. The following are extracts from
this alluring compositions:
Mrs. Hopkins, San Francisco widow.
worth $4,000, 900, married Edward F.
Searles, a poor man.
Mrs Gandin, a Woodcliff On. J.)
widow, aged 55, worth ST., 900, 900, mar
ried Bernard MaliZa, tinsmith.
Mrs. Colista Maria Phelps, aged IS
worth 81, 500, 600, married DR.. Ashton Blu.
chanan of Philadelphia, aged 80"
To emphasize the rich widow argument
Bain's circulars pleaded that while it is
commendablc to work diligently for for
tune, it is wiser and easier to marry an
heiress"
When the postal authorities called Balm
before them and warned him to stop his
scheme, he insisted that the pretty heir
ess" and half breed Indian girl with a
gold mine" were real and had asked him
to find them husbands, but he could not
produce them. He claimed he was con.
Quoting an honest business, and his coun.
sci insisted that it was conducted within
the law. The authorities, however, said
the Cupid agency would be placed on the
fraud list, its mails stopped and the letters
returned to the writers.
Balm in addition to his conviction in
1894 for running a fraudulent matrimo.
NAL agency has been fined 500 for send
ing obscene matter through the mails and
twice convicted of running fraudulent
matrimonial schemes in other cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25
Sealed Proposals Invited.

Sealed bids will be re .ived at the ON e of
Drsck Kerns. architects. Odd Fellow building
Rock Island. H.. for the construction Of tn head
once building for the MODERN Woodmen OF
than II O'Clock m. Also separate bios or pio
uosa!s Will be received for Furnishing the he at
Ing and venti alton apparatus, for eleva ors, fol
snd electric wiring and for paint decorations,
until Jan. ~. 1895 At IL O'Clock noon.
Plans may be seen at the once Of the arehi-
tecte on and after Oct. is, 1897
The board OF directors of the Modern Wood
men reserve the right to reject any and all hide
Bids must be accom- panied with . certified check
OF per cent Of the smount Of the bid - guar
antee that the bidder will enter into contract ana
give eoad end sufidis m bond.
Building TO be .5xis0 feet, and TO be nre proof
Throughout. and viii be three stores and base
menf. The bni! : will be Of preset brick
WIN terra cots ahI ZONE trE rr'nge, and will be
located at Rock Island, Illinoir.
Rock Island, ILL.,, Oct. II 1897.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25
El0Ctric Bitters,

Electric Bitters is q medicine suit
ed for any season, but perhaps more
generally when the languid ex-
hausted feeling prevails, when the
liver is torpid and sluggish and the
need Of tonic and Alternative is felt.
A prompt use Of this medicine has
often averted long and perhaps fatal
bilious fevers. No medicine will act
more surely in counteracting and
freeing the system from the malarial
poison. Headache. indigestion, con-
stipation. dizziness yield to Electric
Bitters. SOC and 81 per bottle at
Hsrtz q Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25
ANCIENT MEDICAL METHODS
The Manner Of Doctors Consultations In
the Fourteenth Century.

The Manner Of Doctors Consultations In
the Fourteenth Century.
Coming to Mondeville's exposition of
the method Of holding discussion. We
find his description almost q story Of
what might take place today. First"
he says, 1--WE should inquire into the
nature Of the disease, examining care
fully and feeling, because the diagnosis
is made BY touching with the hand and
observing with the eye. All the consult
ants engage in turn in the examination.
Then, if the case demands it, they make
. new examination all together, point
ing out to one another the symptoms Of
disease and the special or remarkable
features either in the patient or the dis
ease. Then one of them, the highest in
rank, SAYS to the patient, Sir, we per-
ceive very clearly what is the matter
with you, and you ought to have full
confidence in us and be glad that there
are so many of MS here and such doctors
enough for king-and to believe that
the youngest Of us is competent to pre-.
scribe and carry on your treatment and
bring it to good result Then he in.
terrogates the patient about the circum-
stances Of his attack, Sir, do not be
displeased or take it i'll, but when did
your illness begin?' following this with
many other questions, the answers to
which are recorded as indications fur
nished by the patient.
"When all the questions called for
by the case have been asked, the con-
sultants retire to another room. where
they will be alone, for in all consulta-
tions the masters dispute with one an
other in order the better to discuss the
truth, and sometimes they come to a
pass in the heat of discussion which
would cause strangers witnessing their
proceeding to suppose there were discord
and strife among them. This is some.
times the case "-"Fourteenth Century
Doctors" by NJ. E. Nicaise. in Popular
Science Monthly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25
There 10 Q Glass Of Peopis

Who are injured by the use Of cot.
fee. Recently there has been placed
in all the grocery stores q new prep
aration called Grain-O, made of pure
grains. that takes the place of coffee.
The most delicate stomach receives
II without distress, and but few can
tell it from coffee. 1t does not cost
over one-quarter as much. Children
may drink it with great benefit. Is
cents and rs cents per sackage. Try
IL. Ask for Grain.O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25

PARIS newspapers say that Great
Britain's refusal to agree to the pro-
posals Of the United States monetary
commission is the death knell Of sill
YER. and ends the controversy for
good. That is the way the republic
cans would like to settle il. but there
10 such thing IS this country going
IL alone. We are not yet dependent
upon Great Britain in money mat.
ters, or In any other thing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25
LEGaL.
Administrators Notice
Estate Of Henry Christensen dece....

Estate Of henry Christensen, deceased
The undersigned having been appointed I'd
min'strstix Of the es'ate Of Henry Car.
ensen. late Of the county Of Hoes Island
hat she will appear before the county court ri
took Island county. at the once Of the clerk OF
sad court, In the city OF Rock island, at tn De.
iest. 81 which time al persons having claim !
against said estate are Loti1ed and requested e
sttend for the purpose Of having the same i'd
usteo All persons indebted TO said eetatc are r..
iersisned.
Dated thia 28i dav Of September A. D., 1897,
CRAZE CARsTENsEN, Admin igtratYix.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25

Many desperate cases of kidney
diseases pronounced incurable have
been cured By Foley's Kidney Cure.
Many physicians use it. For sale BY
T. II. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25

O0oT xo0oooo opat oo0 000ko Y0OS LaSs
Lyon want to quit tobacco using
easily and forever, be made we'll,
strong. magnetic, full of new life and
vigor, take No-To-Bsc. she wonder
worker that makes weak men strong.
Many gain ton pounds In ten days.
Over 400, 600 cured. Buy No-To-Bac
from your own druggist, who viii
guarantee Q cure. Booklets and sam.
Piles mailed free Addres Sterling
Remedy company. Chicago or New
York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25

THE Luetgert trial cost the state
about S30, 1000 and the defense half
% much more. Here Is $50, 200 gone
and no result. And now it is all to
be gone over again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25
a Short, Ssd otO9y.

A cold. Neglect. Pneumonia.
Grief. Had Foley's Honey and Tar
been used. this story would have
had happier ending. For sale by
T. 81. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25

To Care . Gold In Ons Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quine Tablets.
Al! druggists refund the money If it
fails to cure. Csc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25
Toeking Woman's Homo Asoooiasion.
II 8. Peoria st.. Chicago, ILL.,,

% 00k1n Ot's VulC18U, III. |,
Jan. IL, 1896.
Our Working Woman's Home As
ISOLATION used Foley's Honey and
Tar six years ago, and are using it
today. II has always been q favor
lite. for while its taste is not at ali
unpleasant its effects are very bene-
fetal. It has never yet disappointed
us. Wishing You all possible sue
cess. sincerely yours.
LAURA G. FIxON. Mgr.
For sale BY T. H. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25

Cascafets stimulate liver. kidneys
and bowels Never sicken. weaken
or Eripa: 10 eanss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25

So bacriba for THE ARGUs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-26
MAY BUILD NEW OFFICES.
GeneraI-Manager Fisher Buys Lot
on franklin and seventh Streets.

Mr. George r. Fisher, general manager
of the Richmond Railway and Electric
Company, has purchased for his COR
poration the property on the northeast
corner Of Franklin and Seventh streets
The price paid was 5000 and 1t Is said
that the object of the company In ac-
curing this lot is to transfer the general
offices, which are now located on john
son Island, to this more central position.
The land was formerly owned by Mrs.
Mamie j. Triplett. and was conveyed to
Mr.. Fisher by Mr.. II. Lee Lorraine,
trustee Some time ago Mr.. Fisher tried
to purchase the property for the pur-
pose OF building general offices thereon.
but the negotiations fell through, ana
while local officers Of the company are
not In a position to give out any infor-
nation in the premises. It Is believed that
IL was with this object in view that
Mr.. Fisher closed the deal at the end of
last week.
The old frame house which now stands
upon the lot Is 10 be removed at once
and 700 cubic yards Of earth will be ex-
cavated. Bids for this work have been
invited and It is understood that as soon
as preliminaries are arranged Il will be
begun. But all the officers Of the COM
pany resident I'm Richmond denied last
night any knowledge as to what pur-
pose the land would be put.