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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-09
Chronic Rheumatism Cured.

DR.. IL. 3. Hetttnger, indianapolis,
Ind, says: For several months
after spraining my ankle Twas severe
ly afflicted with rheumatism. / finally
tried Detchon's Mystic Cure for Rheu-
matism. aud in four days could walk
without my cane; two bottles cured
me sound and well. l take great
pleasure in recommending the Mys-
tic Cure to all who are afflicted with
rheumatism. Sold by Otto Grotjan,
1901 Second avenue. Rock Island !;
Gustave Schlegel & Son, 220 West
Second street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-09
SIGNALS FROM THE GRAVE.
French Inventors Apparatus 20 Pre-
vent Live Burials.

Two Frenchmen who arrived in the
United States recently with what they
call a life saving apparatus designed
10 counteract the unhappy results of
premature burial gave an exhibition
of the device the other night at meet
ing at the Academy OF Medicine in
New York. The life saving apparatus
is the invention of Count Michel de
Karnice Earnicki of Russia. and the
device has been named lie Karnice."
says the New York Sun. Its inventor
is represented by NJ. Emile CAMS, who
OF an assistant.
A coffin was laid on the platform
with its interior visible. Over this
was a platform representing the sur
face of the earth. The life saving ap-
paratus consists of a tube four inches
In diameter, which extends down to
the coffin and fits into a hole in the
lid over the breast of the person inside.
Attached to the upper end of the tube
is a metal box, which is visible above
the grave. In the box is a bell, and
fixed to the lid is rod. on the end of
which is n brass ball. Through the
tube leading to the coffin n small rod
is run with n ball on the end placed
just above the breast of the supposed
corpse. The person who has been pre-
maturely buried, it was explained by
the counts representative, would, upon
coming to in the grave. simply have
to put his hand up and either push up
or pull down the ball above his breast.
This would set the bell above ringing
for half an hour.
The apparatus also includes lamp,
which is 10 be kept burning at night,
and the light of which. when the bell
is rung, shines down the tube and dis
pels some of the darkness in the in
terror of the coffin. \ proposed addi-
ton is a connection with n central tele-
phone office and bell to ring there
when the buried man pushes the knob.
The inventor has also provided n rock
ct to be set off by the machine if de-
sired to attract general attention to
the grave.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-09
Millions Given Awar.

1t 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 DR.. 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.
It's the little colds that grow it on
big colds; the big colds that end in
consumption and death. Watch the
little colds. DIR. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup. For sale by Marshall & Fisher,
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-09
CLUB OF SIX FOOT AMAzONS.
Unique Organization of Tall Women
TO He Formed In London.

to He Formed In London.
The latest woman's club in London
is to be formed of nineteenth century
amazoBs. The first rule of member
ship of the new club is that every We
man must be six feet in height.
Amazonian proportions will obtain in
the clubhouse. The building is to be of
mammoth size, the suits of rooms to be
spread out in vast distances. Nowhere
will the gigantic size of the fittings SO
strike the eye as in the gymnasium,
says the New York Journal. This Is
to be unique, with every modern APP
paratus for the development of the
human form Horizontal bars, rings
and vertical ropes. trapeZe and all, will
be one-tenth larger than those used by
athletes of ordinary proportions.
4 writer in an English journal OBJ
serves. ut has been only too apparent
for n considerable time that our girls
were growing taller and our men
shorter"
The writer also remarks that New
York could easily form an amazonian
club
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-09
Brave Men Fall.

Victims to stomach, liver and kio.
ney troubles as we'll as women, and all
feel the results in loss of appetite,
poisons in the bio I'd, backache, nerv-
business, headache and tired, listless,
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 a 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
could take. l can now eat anything
and have a new lease on life." Only
so cents. at Hartz & Ullemeyer's dru!
store. Every bottle guaranteed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-09
AN AFTER DINNER CIGAR

is a blessing to mankind. But mems
taste vary. some like a strong cigar,
some a mild one, others like a pipe.
There is no variation of the smoker
taste that we cannot crafty. If he
wants dry cigar we can give him
one. Our regular stock is kept moist
and fresh. We have no inclinations
of our own-our business is to satisfy
our customers.
Bahnsen's Drug Store.
Corner 4th Avenue and Goth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-09

GA - - II Ia.
Bss,, Ii. Tie Kind You Hsw lixaTs Bought
s-s;'' &MAzzezx
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-09
BEFORE GRAND JURY.
Temperance Society Said to Be
Seeking indictment of Moline
Saloonkeepers.
ALICE VIOLATION OF ORDINANCES

Scandinavian Organization Wants Law In
hered to-TrIaI of the Theus vs.. schneIl
$1,000 Damage Suit Results Favorable
to the Defendant.
Indications are the grand jury,
which has been in session Il week
will report to the circuit court Thurs
day. There is the usual speculation
as to whom, outside the county Jail
prisoners, will be caught in the net,
and in this connection there is con-
siderable apprehension among the
saloonkeepers of Moline, who have
been threatened with prosecution by
the Scandinavian Temperance society
of that city. The society addressed
a communication to the Moline coun-
ell stating that the saloons were keep
ing open contrary to ordinance, and
requesting strict enforcement of the
law. but 1t seems the council gave no
heed to the matter. So the society
declared it would pursue another
course in its efforts to have the law
obeyed, and it is understood several
of it's represt ntatives have already
given Information to the grand jury
against saloonkeepers.
SchneII Wins Case.
Trial of the 5000 damage suit of
Martin Theus against Matthias
Schnell was brought TO close in the
circuit court today by a favorable de-
cision OF Judge Gest upon the motion
of the defendant siattorneys. Looney "
Kelly, to have the jury instructed to
find for the defendant. Theus was
injured by the caving in of an en-
bankment on Twentieth street few
years ago, while engaged in hauling
dirt. In his declaration he represent
ed that Matthias Schnell was the con-
tractor by whom he was employed
when the accident occurred. That
could not be proven in court, however,
fact upon which defending counsel
based their motion for a verdict for
their client, which was rendered in
accordance with the instructions of
the court.
A verdict for the defendant was re-
turned by the jury in the case of f.
r. Godfrey VS.. j. NJ. Albrecht.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-09
No Argument

Can alter the facts in the case of the
compound versus the Pure Goods.
1t is not matter of sentiment or of
opinion alone. 1t is a question of
getting what you pay for.
1t ought not to be necessary to
urge that what is worth having at all
is worth having right.
Our advertising appeals are ad-
dressed to those who know a good
thing when they see it. We are
pleased to address your intelligence.
and not your cuPidity. We want
you to see for how little money really
Fine Wines and Whistles can be bad
if you will 90 to the right place for
them.
AS the only wholesale house in the
city holding the legal right to sell by
the bottle, we can save you money on
your purchases and you are spared
the risk of buying adulterated goods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-09
A Card.

Phelps "4-C" Cough, Cold and
Group cure is guaranteed. 1t cures
chronic cases. 1t is out of the old
rut. For asthma and all other lung
troubles take &c" The Harper
House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-09

You should know that Foley's Honey
and Tar is absolutely the best remedy
for all diseases of the throat, chest
and lungs. Dealers are authorized to
guarantee it to give satisfaction. Ac-
cept no substitute. AL druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-09

The dining room of the Mrs. Clark
company, 151-153 Wabash avenue.
Chicago, is the best appointed and
1t has been recently refitted, improved
and enlarged and has an elaborate
menu at moderate prices. 1t caters
to those who demand the best. The
restaurant for men only, on the sew
enth floor of the association building.
153 La Sale street, is also run by this
company and is equally inviting and
attractive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-09
Question Answered.

Yes. August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your, mothers and
grandmothers never thought of using
anything else for indigestion or bill
iousness. Doctors were scarce, and
they seldom heard of appendicitis,
nervous prostration or heart failure,
etc. They used August Flow
er to clean out the system and stop
fermentation of undigested food, reg
ulate the action of the liver, stimulate
the nervous and organic action of the
system, and that is all they took when
feeling dull and bad with headaches
aud other aches. You only need a
few doses of Green's August Flower,
in liquid form, to make You satisfied
there is nothing serious the matter
with you. Sample bottles free at I. H.
Thomas.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16

This faculty was strikingly mani
tested when, in the position of leader
of the house, Mr.. Gladstone had to
write frequent letters to the queen
giving his impressions rs to public
business. These letters he often wrote
while sitting on the treasury bench
after the dinner hour, and they some
times appeared to tax even his mental
resources. He wrote them in small
and not very legible hand, and their
composition occupied considerable
time. Sometimes he would pause for
few minutes before finishing half
written letter, and would occasionally
delete word or two after reading
what he had already written. In no
duty did he seem to take such care,
and keen observers often remarked
that he could more easily deliver a
long speech than write letter to
her majesty. While his mind was ap-
parently absorbed in this work, be
was at the same time listening to the
speeches which We're being delivered,
as was evidenced by the fact that he
often jumped up to correct an oral
statement or to explain some point in
regard to the subject under discus
sion.-Chambers' Journal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16
YOU Can't
Dodge Them

Did you ever try to dodge the
rairl-drops? Did not succeed
very well, did you? It's just
as useless to try to escape from
the germs of consumption. You
can't do it. They are about us
on every hand and we are con-
SANITY taking them into our
lungs.
Then why don't we all have
this disease :? Simply because
these germs cannot gain a foot
hold in a strong throat and
lungs. It's when these are
weak that the germs master.
The body must be we'll supplied
with fat. The danger comes
when the blood is poor and the
body is thin. If your cough does
not yield, and your throat and
lungs feel raw and sore, you
should not delay another day.
Take
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16

Another man who took to tree lives
in Oregon. While on his way to visit
a dairy farm on the Columbia river,
evening came on and two panthers
came out of the woods seeking whom
they might devour. The man promptly
Skinned up tree, although he hadn't
climbed one since boy. He remained
there and the panthers watched below
until three O'Clock in the morning.
Then man, who had been to party,
came along the road. He was in hap
Ply mood and was singing 1--WE Won't
Go Home Until Morning" in stem
torian voice. The man in the tree there
upon let out roar for help, and at the
same time began to slide down the tree.
The combination proved too much for
the besiegers, and they scampered
away. Then ensued another odd Incl
dent. The singer became terrified at
the sight of the man in the tree, and ran
frantically down the road. So it ended
in the two men and the panthers all
running in fright in different direc-
tiops.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16

my introduction comes trifle late.
Am wrong in this surmise?"
81" stammered Kate. "N1r.
Smith," then she stopped, blushing
deeply.
AT last George Meals tongue was I'M
tied and he fastened to the resuce.
II have met this young lady before"
he said, under very singular circum-
stances; we now meet under circum-
stances stranger still. An explanation
is due to her, and if you will give lit
tie time TO explain"
Certainly, certainly" said Mr.. Fur
ness, rubbing his hands. "Take all the
time you require. l am quite content
to let Cupid take my place as mediator"
and with u beaming face he bowed him
self out.
When it seemed to the despairing
clerk that the best part of the day had
gone Mr.. Furness went back to his
strangely met visitors.
MAY / hope" he said, gently, that
the explanation has not been tiresome
one?"
NO" said George, with glowing
face. ITO me it hasn't. ] have offered
my dear Kate the property without in
cumbrance. But she has refused to ac-
cept it on any such terms. What are we
to do?"
"My advice" said the old lawyer, 'is
to go into partnership. And if the
wishes of a dry bit of legal parchment,
who had a love dream once, can follow
you far, they will repeat good luck and
much happiness" -Chicago Record.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16

to draw UP fres; Will Subject 10 one
condition, he MADE his property over to
YOU"
".And that conGi,ion?"
Excuse me a moment" said Mr.. Fur
ness, looking al his watch. 81 expect
lady here presently; let us step into my
private ROOM"
"And that condition." said George
Neal, firmly.
"Now, my dear boy" said the law
yer, don't fire up. You have had your
way, let the dead man have his. In some
little miserable seaport on the east
coast your uncle had what nearly every
successful man has nowadays-a poor
relation. 1t came to his knowledge that
this poor relation had died and left a
daughter This was quite enough for
your uncle. And he made requisite
condition that you marry her. The
lady's name is"
Stop" With his face expressing all
the bitterness he felt, the young man
rose.
Footsteps had been coming nearer
every moment, and involuntarily Meals
face turned to the door. The clerk came
first, then the lawyer, with old-fash-
Toned courtesy, came forward to inter-
cept the visitor.
miss Kate Perry" he said, land this,
my dear young lady, is George Neal.''
All the blood that was in Meals body
rushed to his face. He stood grasping
at the back of his chair unable to utter
a word. Then the little hand that the
lawyer held started, trembling SO vio-
lently that it attracted Mr.. Furness' at
tention, and he hastily led her to a
chair. ut is possible" he said, that
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16

A st. Johns (Mich.) monument deal
er lately received strange order from
Elijah Ellsworth, an old farmer, living
near Pennington. The monument is
to be an elaborate affair from American
granite. The contract price is sl,7oO.
The peculiar feature of the order is
that the image of the old gentleman,
to be some ten feet high, is 10 be sta
toned on the top of the monument.
The face will be cut as lifelike as pos
sible and by the sculptor. In place of
the ordinary clothing the figure will be
covered with loose draperies cut in the
stone. In one arm the figure will clasp
sheaf of wheat. MIR. Ellsworth is now
over II years of age and a bachelor
He owns cemetery lot, and the monu-
ment to be erected will stand for one
grave only, as there will be no relatives
buried in the lot.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16

Il intend to get rich," said little
farm boy nearly 90 years ago. Since
that day he laid ont so prosperous
towns in the west, was connected with
20 railroads. gave to schools, churches
and charities over million dollars,
and died, few weeks ago, multimil-
lionaire and almost a centenarian.
Few boys who read this eptome can
have SO unpromising a beginning. How
many will climb as high and as honor.
ably as did John |. Blair?
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16
The Great Evangelist.

One of the most remarkable lives OF
the century came to an end with the
recent death of Dwight l.. Moody.
During the last 40 years no other man
has influenced the English-speaking
world on it's moral and religious side
more profoundly than he. No other
man has brought,so many people to
personal sense of their responsibility
to God. Mr.. Moody was salesman
in Chicago shoe store when he began
the work to which his whole subse-
quent life was dedicated. Many sales
men in receipt of his small salary
would have felt that they could not
afford to hire whole pew. Mr.. Moody
began by hiring four pews and filled
them with men and boys gathered
from the streets. When he offered his
services as teacher in the Sunday
school he was told that there was no
vacancy, but he could have class If
he would provide the pupils himself.
The next Sunday he marched in at the
head of IS ragged and homeless boys.
He next hired an old tavern in slum
quarter of the city and paid the rent
out of his own pocket. Here he found
ed his first mission, and here his Pc
culiar power as preacher began to
attract attention-a power which soon
made larger auditorium necessary.
The great Chicago tabernacle was
built, and this, too, was soon crowded
with the eager thousands who focked
to hear him. In 1878. and again in
1888, Mr.. Moody, in company with Ira
D. Sankey, made tour of Great Brit
ain, during which audiences of $4,000
and $4,000 people were addressed.
These and successive evangelistic tours
through the United States created a
the religious history of the country
and made Mr.. Moody's name known
all over the world. The secret of his
power he himself explained to d friend
in these words: II have got only one
talent. have no education, but love
the Lord Jesus Christ and want to
do something for Him." 1t was this
love and desire, says Youths Com
panion, owing in every word and
thrilling in every sentence, which
touched even the most unresponsive OF
his hearers. In The fervor of his ear.
nestness and singleness of purpose,
criticisms of his homely speech and
eolloqulal manner melted away and
his hearers left him quickened and
uplifted.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16
SCOTS
Emulsion

of cod-Liver Oil with Hypophos-
phites at once. 1t will heal the
inflamed membranes and greatly
strengthen them as we'll. The
digestion becomes stronger, the
appetite better and the weight
increases. The whole body be-
comes we'll fortified and the
germs of consumption cannot
gain a foothold.
It's this nourishing, sustain.
ing and strengthening power
of SCOTS EMULSION that
has made it of such value in
ali wasting and exhausting
diseases.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16

Immigration officials say that MANY
foreigners in this country are living in
acondi'ion abject slavery. At Avon, N.
y, there is colony of 27o Italians who
are under The direct control of one man,
who nies them to farmers and fruit
growers and takes most of their earn
lngs, while those who perform the labor
get little more than enough to eat, and
are housed in buildings little better
than cattle sheds.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16

The latest device to encourage high
stepping in coach horses is glass
worn like goggles. the crystal being SO
formed that he ground appears nearer
than it is. 1t is said TO work all right.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16

Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, the
tallest man in the senate, is very fond
OF small boys, and by some strange af-
unity he likes the shortest page in
that body. The senator sometimes in
vites the youngster to lunch with him
at the senate restaurant.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16
Irish Advice.

"Never be critical upon the ladies'"
was the maxim of an Old Irish peer, re-
markable for his homage TO the sex.
The only way that true gentleman
ever will attempt to look at the faults
OF pretty woman is to shut his eyes,"
-Collier's Weekly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16

"Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup saved
the life of my baby boy when dying Of
Group; God bless the remedy" writes
Mrs. Adam Schneider, Chattanooga.
Tenn. Saves THOUSANDS of little ones
every year. GUARANTEED CURE for
all throat and lung troubles. -Lomas
& Son.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16

w. s. Philpot, Albany, Ga, says,
"DeWitt's Little Early Riesers did
me more good than any pills / ever
took" The famous little pills for CON
stipation, biliousness- and liver and
bowel troubles. j. III. Luers Drug co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16

Purifes the blood-tills the system
with life, health and vigor,-Beggs'
Blood Purifier cit cured me of dys-
pepsia and costiveness, and other
diseases arising from impure blood;
think it's a splendid medicine" says
Mrs. Alice Reed, Butler, Mo.-Lomas
& Son.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16
Nv. Ia. Whittacker. south BEND. Ind.

w. Il. Whitaker, South Bend, Ind,
says: ''NotEiag like Beggs' Little
Giant Pills; cured me of dyspeptic
trouble that had caused me much
misery" Thoroughly regulate stom-
ach, liver and howels--neVel grippe or
sicken. there's nothing Just as
good. ''-Lomas. Sc Son.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16
poYGu KNOW

Consumption is preventable? Science
has proven that, and also that, neglect
is suicidal. The worst cold or cough
can be cured with Shiloh's Cough and
Consumption Cure. Sold on positive
guarantee for over fifty years.
j. FL. LuerS Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16

Near Burden, in Kansas, is Russian
Mennonite who has reached the age of
"a. lie came from Russia in 1875 with
IL children, the progeny of his first
wife. Shortly after arriving in Kan
sas he was married again and 10 more
children have come to join the family.
All of the 25 are alive and live with the
old man or in the neighborhood.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16
New Discovery for Bloodpoisoning.

DIR. q. ID. Warners's Compound of
Seven Cures, the Great Cancer Rene
dy, and for all Diseases of the Skin
and Blood, from Contact and Second
airy or Hereditary Causes.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-16
a0a0BAG sa s a osae sy Il M.S

John Dir, Poseyyille, Ind, says, II
never used anything as good as One
Minute Cough cure. We are never
without it" Quickly breaks up coughs
and colds. Cures all throat and lung
troubles. Its use will prevent con-
sumption. Pleasant to take. j. III.
Luers Drug Co.