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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
Free of Charge.

Any adult suffering from a cold
settled on the breast, bronchitis,
throat or lung troubles of any nature,
who will call at Thomas H. Thomas
will be presented with a sample bot
tie of Boschee's German Syrup, free
of charge. Only one bottle to one
person, and none to children without
order from parents.
No throat or lung remedy ever had
such a sale as Boschee's German Syrup
in all parts of the civilized world.
Twenty years ago millions of bottles
were given away, and your druggists
will tell you its success was marvel
Gus. 1t is really the only throat and
lung remedy generally endorsed by
physicians. One IS cent bottle will
cure or prove its value. Sold by
dealers in all civilized countries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
Bryan Energetic and Always Ready.

Despite the fact that he narrowly
escaped two railroad accidents in his
travels in Ohio yesterday, Hon. W.
j. Bryan spoke in eight cities and
seven counties in that state, making
speeches in Napoleon, Ottawa. Column
bus Grove, Lima. Sidney. Bellefon-
tame and Kenton. Large crowds
heard him in these places and enthu-
siasm ran high.
A crowd of $4,000 damned itself
about and crowded about the speak
ers' stand IT Sidney. Two large halls
were filled TO the sidewalks with men
who wanted TO hear Mr.. Bryan at
kenton. The most int resting meet
ing was that at Bellefontaine. where
MIR. Bryan spoke TO the 5000 voters
of Logan county, one of the strongest
republican districts in the state. He
made reply to the latest political
cartoon sent out by the republican
campaign committee and printed in
the republican papers of Ohio. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
ALcttcr of AdNicc.

= son of Erin appeared at the'money
order window OF Il postofiicc and said
that lie wanted 10 sind some money
To ould Oireland."
Fiji out this blank" said the clerk.
handing the applicant one of the
blanks used on such occasions.
IAN phwat is that" asked Jerry.
Its n blank that every applicant
for a money order must fill ont, n kind
of letter OF advice regarding the mon
ey order"
An phwat has. n letther of advice
got TO do wild me Isindin tin dollars 10
me ould mother:'
"a letter of advice 10 the postmaster
where the money is 10 he paid must
always go with a money order"
Jerry went away from the window,
grumbling and mystified.
After half an hour of painful effort
at high desk provided for the public
at one end of the NOON Jerry returned
to the window and handed in this let
ter Of advice" TO the postmaster at
Ballycarney:
Dear Moike-OTm tould Oi must
give yez u bit nv advice before you'll
he able To pay me ouId mother the two
pounds Ofm sindin along with this. So.
Moikc. Oi would advise yez TO come TO
Ameriky an get n job at kaping post
office. for it's illiCant postoffices they
has here, an Oi've no doubt the pay is
tin tonnes phwat ii is wild yez. So now
be sure an pay me ould mother the
two pounds, for Oive done as the law
says and stint yez letther of advice"
Youths Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21

II is certainly gratifying to the pub
lie to know of one concern in the land
who are not afraid to be generous t,
the needy and suffering. The propri-
etors of DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds have
given away over ten million trial bot
ties of this great medicine, and have
the satisfaction of knowing it has alb
solutely cured thousands of hopeless
cases. Asthma. bronchitis, hoarse-
ness and all diseases of the throat,
chest and lungs are surely cured by
it. Call on Hartz ~ Ullemeyer, drug
gists, and get a free trial bottle.
Regular size 80 cents and 81. Every
bottle guaranteed or price refunded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
THE BoDY'S PURIFIER.

The kidneys and liver act as
purifiers for the human body.
The blood, which is the life,
Is relieved by them of all poison
Gus and effete matter, and passes
onward to energize and vitalize
the entire system.
Most important, then, is it
that these organs should ade-
quately perform their proper
functions, and happily an agent
exists which, when they become
disordered, congested and all
clogged up, can restore them
quickly to their normal healthy
condition.
1t has blessed the world for
twenty-five years, and is known
as Warmers Safe Cure. 1t has
saved thousands of lives, and is
to-day the only known specific
for all diseases and weaknesses
of kidneys and liver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
River RipIets.

The Winona made her daily trip to
the local port.
The Mountain Belle and Inverness
each brought down eight strings of
logs.
The stage of water at the Rock ISL
and bridge at a. IN. was 100 and
at noon it was l.95. The temperature
at noon was So
Boats down Were the Scotia, Mary
y, Ruth and Pilot; up. the Glenmont,
Park Bluff, Ruth, &. w Cowles, Flora
II and Pilot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
Not a Proportionate Increase.

Denver Post.
Whatever advances in wages have
been made, they are no comparison to
the increase IN the selling price of
trust products. What industrial
combine has increased the wages of
its employees il proportion to the SELL
ing price of its product, and where
does the farming population come in
which must paw for the trust products
the increased price without particle
of comPenss ton, no matter how much
the Increase
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
HEARTY EXPRESSION.
Hundreds Tell of the Change
Which They Have Felt.
The Time Comes for Rock Island People
to Tell What Has Been Done
For Them.

The time has come when people in
Rock Island feel the change. Many
people in this city have given volun-
tary endorsement of the great change
they have felt after using Morrow's
Kid-ne-oid
Kid-ne-oids will cure lame back,
kidney backache, urinary and kidney
disorders, sleeplessness. restlessness
and nervousness. We always like to
give reference as to the merits of Nor
rows Kid-ne-oids and this time refer
you to Miss Lizzie Johnston, 313 Fill
more street, Davenport, Iowa, who
says: Il have been in very bad con-
dition with kidney trouble; it was inn
possible for me to sleep and l got no
rest day or night. L was extremely
nervous and had a severe pain across
the small of my back. My most
alarming and distressing symptom
was a very eXces ;ive and frequent
discharge of the secretions of the kid
neys which were in very unhealthy
condition. l doctored for a year or
more with physicians and was con-
stantly growing worse. l took a
number of patent medicines and kid
ney pills, some for months without
neglect, but nothing l could get would
do me any lasting good, until got
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids at Nadler's drug
store, and took them for few weeks:
the good they did me was simply
wonderful. l think everyone who is
suffering with kidney trouble should
stop experimenting with doctors and
patent medicines and take Morrow's
Kid-ne-oids, because they cure
Kid-ne-oids are for sale at NJ. F.
Bahnsen's drug store at so cents per
box.
A descriptive booklet mailed upon
request by John Morrow & Co.,
Chemists, Springfield, Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
Jack Redeemed Himself.

A mother, indignant to find her lit
tie son very low in his class at school.
exclaimed wrathfully:
Il am out of all patience with you,
jack L should just like to know why
George Jones is always at the head of
his class, while you are always at the
footl"
Jack hesitated for a moment, and
then, looking his mother squarely in
the face he said innocently:
You forget that Jones has very
clever parents I'-Tit-B
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21

Bargain seekers should not fail to
visit the dining rooms of The Mrs
Clark company, 151-15S Wabash ave-
nue., Chicago, which is the very CEN
ter of the shopping district. This
restaurant has the finest cuisine and
service in the city and the prices are
The restaurant for men
only. on the seventh floor of the Asso-
citation building, 153 IaSalle street. 5
also run by this company. and is
inviting and attractive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
Pow err OF the Trusts.

GAINESVILLE, Ohio Signal
This fact hould he borne in mind
by the people that if trust CONT ina-
tions have the power to fix the price
of their products they also have the
power to fix the wages they will pay
their employees, as well as the prices
that they will give to the producers of
the raw material that they use.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21

CHARLES X. LADD. of Kewanee. who
is promoting his candidacy for the
democratic nomination for governor
among the party leaders of Chicago,
said last night to a Chicago Tribune
reporter at the Sherman house head
quarters that he regarded the condi-
tons as favorable to democratic sue
cess next year. He said that condi-
tions among the farmers and working
men were the same now as in 1892.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21

THE consolidation of the Pullman
and Wagner palace car companies
does not at the present stage of the
proceedings offer any prospect of ma
terial benefits to the travelling public.
But perhaps such an idea did not
enter seriously into the minds of the
incorporators of the new combine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21

An old Georgia darby, ON being asked
if he believed the whale swallowed
Jonah, replied: Yes, sub. Jonah didn't
have nowhars else ter so, 'kase house
rent wuz due an de bailiffs wuz arter
him 7"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
Brave Men Fall.

Victims to stomach, liver and kid
ney troubles as well as women, and all
feel the results in loss of appetite,
poisons in the bio ID. backache, nerv-
business, headache and tired, listIess,
rundown feeling. But there's no need
to feel like that. Listen to j. w.
Gardner, Idaville, Ind. He SAYS:
Electric Bitters are just the thing
for man when he is all run down
and don't care whether he lives or dies.
1t did more to give me new strength
and good appetite than Anything
l could take l can now eat anything
and have q new lease on life. Only
30 cents. at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store. Every bottle guaranteed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21

ALL efforts to save Carter, the
millionaire military embezzler, seem
to have failed, and he must 90 to
prison. Justice long deferred is to
be done
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21

Accounting For the Shortage.
"Brimble seems to have 4 good deal
more money than brains"
Yes. All he inherited from his ia
Their was the money."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21

A calm at sea resembles that artifi-
cial sleep which is produced by opium
IN an ardent fever: the disease is sus-
pended. but no good is derived from it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21

Too late to cure a cold after con-
sumption has fastened its deadly grip
ON the lungs. Take DIR. Wood 5 Nor
way Pine Syrup while yet there is
time. For sale by Marshall &c Fisher.
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
6oB. &zada5a1M
1lzlz;lEsE221E7D

Hoods Pills cure liver us the nonirritA,inE and
.oaly .caIhartie . take With Hooas saTsapariILA-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-01
THE FARMER HAD A HUNCH.
And the Skin Gamblers Did Not At
tempt to Detain Him.

And the Skin Gamblers Did Not At
tempt to Dctain Him.
A middle aged Maryland farmer whe
picked the right ones TO the tune of near.
ly $500 ut the races got into Washington
on the night following the wind up of the
fair He was hunting for joyancc. and
three cheerful workers got hold of him
and nudged him into four handed poker
game. The farmer didn't know much
about the game, but he won steadily for
the first hour. Then the cheerful workers
went at him in bunch, ard they took
his winnings and his own buhdle off him
so fast that it made him sneeze. One Of
them got "squee jib," which he explain.
cd as being hand that couldn't BE-
shown, and rakcd down $l35 of the
lallapaloosa, consisting Of three clubs and
Il pair of spades, and took $50 Of the
farmers money. The Maryland man on.
ly had three queens. Another of the
merry grafters caught four diamonds and
the ace of clubs on top, which, being 4
kitty Mitch" beat any hand in the deck.
as was explained to the man who had
won out on the fair and the "kifty
mitch" topped his king full and cost him
500 more. The Maryland farmer began
to look pretty solemn when he was more
than $500 in the hole. Then it came to q
jack pot. All hands staid until the pres.
sure became too great, and when two of
the grnfters dropped out there was more
than $3.50 in the center of the table. The
farmer stood pat, and he came back at
the CRATER, who plugged at him every
time with $50 raises. When there was
more than 5000 in the middle of the ia,
BILE, the farmer pasted the amount of the
grafter's last raise into the center of the
table and called. The CRATER laid down
four jacks.
"No good" said the farmer, THROWN.
his hand face down in the middle of the
table and raking in the pot.
"I1old on there" exclaimed the gra fter
what are you trying to do anyhow?
I've got four jacks. What you got?"
ave got hunch," said the farmer,
sweeping the stakes, which consisted Of
bills aud not chips, into his pocket, and
he hacked out Of the room. He happened
to be about 6 feet 3 and built proportion
ately. and the cheerful workers didn't at
tempt to detain him.-Washinsto Post,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-01
October Reports

Chief En- ineer Boughman for
the month oiOctober reports forty
eight buildings lines as follows:
w. B. Austin, two houses, Rod
ney street and Pennsylvania avenue;
Martin S. Kenton, addition TO
dwelling. Shallcross avenue and
Adams street, Samuel H. Wiley,
two houses, Thirteenth and Clay.
mont street; William Scott, four
houses, Seventeenth street and
Grant avenue: john Cummins, No.
22lS LaMotte street; Frederic Pyle
fourteen dwellings, between Va
Buren and Harrison streets and
between Sycamore and Maple
streets; w. II. Greenwalt and Son,
seven dwellings. Conrad and
Union streets; J. r.. Mahahy and
Jacob l.. Cooper, Jr., stable. Ninth
and Jackson street; Isaac P. Naylor,
dwelling on Jackson street between
Gilpin and Shallcross avenues;
John II. Moore, addition to
dwelling, Seventh and Franklin
Streets; Samuel +. Tarbutton,
dwelling, Fifth and Harrison street;
Charles T. Wolhar, store and
dwell ng. Pennsylvania avenue and
Scott street; Joseph Consono.
addition to dwelling. Fifth and
Lombard streets; Marion N.
Wood, six dwellings, Pennsylvania
avenuc and Scott street; Rachel C.
Beckett, addition to restaurant,
Seventh and ShipIcy street; An
drew l.. johnson. four dwellings,
Fourteenth and West street.
Chief Dolan reports the fol-
lowing arrests:
Assault, with intent to murder,
corner lounging, embezzlcment,
escaped from Ferris Industrial
School. fugitive from New York,
non-suPptrt, neglect to children
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, runaway girl, sodomy,
each; assault and battery, 20; car
rying concealed deadly weapon, 3;
contempt, 5; drunk, IS; disorderly
conduct, II; drunk and begging, 6:
demente d, 2, fast driving. 2; fight
ing on street, 5; highway, 3;
incorrigibl", 4; keeping disorderly
house, 5; larceny. "a; patients, 10;
placing distractions on railroad
tracks. ?; runaway boys, 3; selling
liquors on Sunday, 2; trespass, II;
vagrancy, S; witnesses S; total, 3oS.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-01
LOCAL MAIL \
WAS LOST.
1t Weighed Sixty Pounds
and Business Men Are
Worried Over
Its Loss.

Wilmington bankers and business
men are much excited over the loss
of the mails which were on the ferry
boat Chicago, run down in New
York harbor early yesterday MORN
ing. In the lost pouch was all the
mail which left this city between
$50 and 7.3O p. M. on Monday.
This embraces large portion of
the banking mail Banks and pri-
waite banking firms who had sent
checks for collection. drafts and re-
mittancas were making inquiries
yesterday as to the chances of re-
covering the lost mail pouches.
Bankers houses and individuals
who had sent orders for goods or
remittances by these mails were
also seeking Information. There
was also good proportion of per-
sonal mails, and Wilmingtonians
who had sent tender messages in at
usual way will probably be disap-
pointed if their missives were of an
urgent character.
The values covered in the paper
transmitted from banking and COM
mercial sources will run up into the
thousands and if not recovered in
such shape as to permit identitica-
ton will cause considerable annoy
ance. No loss of any amount is,
however, anticipated. If not found,
or if found in an unintelligible con-
dition, the securing of a duplicate
for each paper will be necessary.
AS the number probably runs into
the hundreds this of itself would be
large task. The remittances and
drafts can, it is thought be readily
duplicated, but the checks sent for
collection in many instances passed
through large number of hands,
and it will be difficult to trace back
those of similar amounts through
the various hands they passed be-
fore coming to the Baltimore bank
or banker.
Many complications are expected
to arise from the loss of the mails.
Should there be, for instance, Il
draft in the lost pouches to pay a
note due at New York bank yes
terday or to-day, this note would,
because of the nonreceipt of the draft
go to protest unless arrangements
were made by telegraph to take up
the note.
New York. Nov. 1.-The Coroner
is Investigating the collision be-
tween the Pennsylvania Railroad
ferryboat Chicago and the steam
ship City of Augusta, off Cortlandt
street. and has learned that eleven
passengers RE missing and were
probably drowned. Much of the
mail matter which went down with
the ship, has been recovered.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-01
II Was a Quiet Halloween

Last night was Hallowc EN-, but
tremendous disappointment to the
small boys of the city. 1t was rainy
and blustery, and they were gener-
ally obliged to remain indoors by
their fond parents. Thus there are
many gates and side doors on their
hinges which would otherwise have
been carried off, and there is many
an ash barrel in identically the
same place that it occupied the
night before. Door bells were not
pulled off and the citizens as a rule
were not disturbed by knockings,
and cat calls. Altogether it was
the quietest Halloween in many
years. But indoors it was differ
EN-. In many homes games and
fortune telling went quietly on until
the midnight hour when the parties
Of young people separated, disap-
pointed because of the storm which
prevented outdoor amusement but
happy in their rccollcctions Of their
indoor observance of the evening.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-01
ANOTHER
BATTLE.
Whites Entire Army
May Be Over
Whelmed.

Ladysmith. Nov. IA heavy
artillery duel was fought here
all day yesterday between the
Beers and the British.
1t is still continuing. The
British are using 2 50-pound
naval guns and the Beers are
using their 40-pounders.
The city is closely besieged.
Guns of the British Naval
Brigade have knocked theBoer
4O-pounder clean off its plat
form and have silenced the
Boer guns on Hepworth Hill.
The Beers abandoned their pc.
sitions.
London, Nov. lit was an
nouuced today in a despatch
frome Ladysmith that the Beers
again closed around that place
on Monday night, sending
shells into the British camp.
The two guns landed frcm
the British cruiser Powerful
opened fire on the Beers at
dawn. The Beers brought up
more guns, but some of them
were silenced. 1t is added that
the Beers loss must have been
heavy. The garrison of Lady
smith is described as being in
good spirits and confident, aud
the troops are said to be full of
fight, The artillery duel was
still in progress Tuesday night.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-01

young wife who lives at Edgewatcl
came to her motherin-law with 4 heart
broken expression recently and threw
herself on the floor in the abandonment
of grief.
"Why, what is the matter. Nary" the
elderly lady exclaimed. Has anything
happened to Will"
"Oh, neither. He's taken to staying
out nights" walled the unhappy young
woman.
"Elow long has this been going on. M
dear? 1t doesn't seem possible! used tc
know all about my boys habits, ard hi
never went anywhere he shouldn't. How
late does he stay away?'
you know he usually leaves the Office
at 5 o'clock. mother. Night before last
he never got home until 8, and last night
he didn't set foot in the house until 20
minutes after G. Oh, what shall | do!"-
Chicago News.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-01
WATER DEPARTMENT
GENERAL NOTICE,

Thu water cnnnot lie turned ON to any prrmi.
srs except by the forcrlan or authorized en-.
pOyc Of the Water Department, only lin new
buildings ias it may b. turned IN by the plum.
Der TO test his work, and TO be turn IF inn
mG!atcly after tho test is made.
Whcr" hunScs are vacant in The month of
December and to remain vacant for I'M indcti.
mite time and written notice il sent to the of.
flee OF the department before the first day OF
January. rcqucs ting the water BE- turned off,
the. Water Department will shut OF the water
at the expense OF the owner
,.hc said property shall be exempt from
water Rent during sucE vacancy. from the
first day of January until occupied, at which
tim, the cwncr shall pay the Water Kent in
advance for the balance of the year. and the
Water D part ment will turn on the water.
When any water fixture has been removed
during any year written notice must BIZ given
to the department prior to January lst, fol-
loving said removal, in order to have the rent
charged for sa,d fixture, deducted from the
Bill for the following year
Plumbers will be allowed TO shut of water
from premises for the purpose of making re-
pairs when necessary, and to turn 1t on when
the repairs are completed, always leaving the
stops and connect i6us in perfect condition
Every person violat ing this section shall be
liable to rnuaty of Five Dollars for each
and every offr'nsr.
BOARD or WATER COMMISSIONERS.
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