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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
HAD A TENDER HEART.
An Incident of Lord Lawrence's Sea
Voyage to India.

An Incident of Lord Layyrs=nce's Sea
Voyage to India
Lord Lawrence, viceroy of India,
was n blunt man of action, impatient
of contradiction and thoroughly self
reliant Yet, like many of the truly
great he had q heart as tender as n
woman's. The night on which he
started from London TO govern India
he gathered all his family in the draw
ing room and made each child repeat a
fayorite hymn to him. His youngest
son, 10 years old. nestled in his IA
TIERS arms Suddenly the strong man
burst into tears.
81 shall never" he cried, "see Berthe
q child again.
1t was not of the hardships before
him or of his own death he thought,
but of the fact that BERTHE would not
be a child to him on his return.
On board the steamer with the gov
ernor general of India was n lady with
her infant child. She neglected the
baby, which revenged itself by crying
day and night. The passengers COM
planned in language more forcible than
polite.
Steward, throw that baby over
Doaru. was petuldnlly snouleu from
sleepless berths.
At last Lord Lawrence, seeing that
the child was left motherless by its
own mother took it on his knee. For
hours he would hold it, showing it his
watch and anything that would amuse
il. The child took to the great, strong
man and was always quiet when he
held il.
why do you, my lord" asked one
of the relieved passengers, surprised
10 see the governor general of India
playing nurse to a crying baby, "why
do you take such notice of that child?"
''Besause, to tell you the TRUTH an
swered Lord Lawrence, with n merry
twinkle in his eye. that child is the
only being in the ship who L can feel
quite sure does not want to get any
thing out of me."-Pastimes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24

AMONG the features of the st. Louis
exposition to be held in 1908 will be 8
mammoth watch, which will lie fat
on its back. 1t is to have a polished
metal case just like that of the ordi-
nary watch, and will be so large and
roomy inside that people will be able
TO walk around in it among the NOV
ing wheels. The diameter of the
mammoth timepiece will be IS feet,
and it's height or thickness 40 feet.
The balance wheel will weigh a ton,
and what is called the hair spring"
in a small watch will be as thick as a
mans wrist. The length of the
main spring will be 800 feet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
Capital and Labor.

The result OF the absorption of labor
by capital is being painfully illus
trated in British India. Millions upon
millions are starving, though there is
plenty of food products in the granar-
les of the SPECTATORS. The starving
people have no money. but they are
permitted to earn little breaking
rocks and performing other arduous
labor for the Identification of public
roads and public property. These are
the wages they receive:
An able-bodied man .........-...3 cents per day
Women ....2n cents per day
children ...........-.---2 cents per DAY
No work no paw, and no money no
grain. What becomes of those who
cannot work can only be imagined. A
Clergyman says that beautiful shape
ly girl-child can be bought for 80
cents. and an English correspondent
of the London Chronicle complains
that these people "love to handle
money and even try to lay by one
fourth of a cent of their daily wage
for luxuries.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
ANDALUsIA AIRlNGs,

Andalusia. May 24.-Miss Harring.
ton spent Sunday with her parents in
Rock Island.
Mrs. John Huntley visited friends
in Port Byron last week.
The Grasshopper button factory has
shut Down for few days.
Mrs. A. w. Smith visited last week
with friends in Rock Island.
Mrs. Ruge, of Milan, visited rela-
tives in our village last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Spurlock spent Sun
day with friends at Illinois City.
The citizens of our village are pre-
pairing to celebrate Memorial day.
Mrs. Cunningham, of Muscatine.
visited last week with her daughter,
Mrs. Scaddin.
Messrs. John Huntley, William
Mosher and Robert johnson were
Rock Island callers Tuesday.
Frank, son of James Kane, is at St.
Luke's hospital, Davenport, where he
was operated on for appendicitis.
Rev. Trask, of the Baptist church,
will preach a memorial sermon Sun
day morning at the Baptist church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
CoRDOyA CHAT,

Cordova, May 24.-H. C. Miller, Of
Rock Island. was in town Sunday.
Clyde Fisk was home Saturday and
Sunday.
The new cottage of Ed Cool is near,
ing completion.
w. r. Curtis and Charles Sallows
have joined the clam fleet at Albany.
D. I. Pinneo has opened an ice
cream parlor and bakery on Main
street.
Quite a number of the member of
X. of P. lodge visited the Albany lodge
Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Lawrence a t.
tended the graduating exercises at
Albany Friday night.
The different lodges of Cordova are
contemplating holding celebration
July on the the famous Black Hawk
mound.
The board, of education has selected
the following teachers for the ensu-
ing year: Principal, w. G. Lawrence;
intermediate, May Vandeburg; prim-
airy, Bessie Cooper.
Memorial services will be held at
the Baptist church the 9th. and the
day will be observed Wednesday here.
The Port Byron post, G. A. r., will
conduct the services at the cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
IosIuN lettings.

Joslin. May 25.-Maude Cromptor
was in Rock Island last Saturday
Miss Laura White was taken quite
sick with tonsilitis.
E. Vandeburg visited in Rock ISL
and during the week.
Mary Fitzgibbon closes her school
near Cordova Friday.
Charles Wake shipped load of hogs
to Chicago; price paid, $500.
Ed Donahey has sold his trotting
horse to parties in Davenport.
Mrs. Mamie Wake, who has been
quite sick. is now on the mend.
Miss Myrtle Heald has returned
home after visit to the tri-cities.
The heavy rains we have had
delayed corn planting to some extent.
The Port Byron nine defeated the
Yuma nine at Port Byron last Satur-
day.
Edna Haire. of Port Byron, has
been visiting her friend, Miss Minnie
Head.
Charles Fleming, formerly of this
place. stopped off for short time on
mis- way home from Savanna.
Flora Tinsman and Thearle Jordan
spent Saturday afternoon with Miss
Margaret Crompton, of Port Byron.
MIR. and Mrs. E. Miller and Miss
Annie Dunbar arrived Saturday from
Rock Island to visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Dunbar.
The following is the report for the
Oak Tree school for the month ending
May Is: Number of pupils enrolled,
25i average daily attendance, %;
those neither absent nor tardy, Ber-
tina Bartsch, Walter Schwenneker,
James David, Mari Weideman and
frankie Buckley. Maude Crompton,
teacher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
Literary.

The political utterances of ex-Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland, always weighty
and well considered, are looked for
ward to with all the more eagerness
and interest by the public from the
rareness of the occasions on which he
permits himself to creak his long self
imposed silence. He has recently de-
livered at Princeton two discourses
on the the Independence of the Ex-
ecutive, which his long presidential
experience peculiarly qualified him to
treat. The June Atlantic contains the
first of these addresses. which treats
historically the growth and adjust
ment Of the relations between presi-
dent and congress, down to and in
Guiding the famous tenure of office
bill and its effects in succeeding ad-
ministrations.
Every body's Magazine for June is
full of that sort of literature that is
easy TO read and hard to forget. The
skillful admixture of information with
interest. which is characteristic of the
articles in this magazine, is shown at
its best. The fiction is plentiful and
good, consisting of short. snsppy,
readable stories of which the maya
zine makes a speciality.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
A spralned Ankle Quickly Cured.

''At one time l suffered from a Sc
we're sprain of the ankle" says George
f. Cary, editor of the Guide, Wash
ington, Va. After using several
well recommended medicines without
success l tried mberlain's Pain
Balm, and am pleased to say that re-
lief came as soon as began its use
and complete cure speedily followed.
This remedy has also been used in my
family for frost bitten feet with the
best results. cheerfully recommend
its use to all who may need a first
class liniment. Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
SINCE THReE's A CROWD.

To parks and plays she's gone vithtns q
For eighteen months or mores
I've found her best Of company
In trips ases, ashore
And yet of love she's never framed
word for me, I'll own
Yet for this lack she can't be blamsd-
She's Dolly's chaperone. ~
She never views in EstleSs way
At flower shows the prize; -
She quite appreciates play
You see that in her eyes
Her sphere Of actions limited,
The escorts not her own,
But unobtrusiye, be il said,
Is Dolly's chaperone-
She's twenty-five il she's day,
And Dolly's but nineteen;
Her eyes are blue and Dolly's gray
Blue eyes are true. ! ween-
Since "three's crowd / think, mayhhp,
I'll WOO a maid alone;
I've half mind TO set my cap
For Dollys chaperone-
Roy Farrell Greene in Detroit Free Press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
HOW OFTEN

We hear ladies say 90! 1 have ne
time to do my own sewing" We
wish to say to these ladies that by the
use of the Diamond Garment Cutter
System, they can cut and haste and
tit dress in the same time it takes to
hunt some one else to do the work.
besides getting a much better and
easier fitting garment than can pos
sibly be made with any of the old
fashioned models OF chart systems.
How many advantages to be de-
rived from a knowledge of this sys-
tenn and the satisfaction of knowing
that the dress question is settled for
ever.
By the use of the Diamond Gar
ment Cutter any lady can fit any
kind or style of garment without any
trouble or worry.
No refitting, no rebasting, no trying
on half a dozen times, but ninety
nine times in a hundred perfect
success.
No special talentis required for our
methods more than is required to
learn the multiplication table and
anv one who can read and write can
learn the Diamond Garment Gutter.
We employ special instructors out
side of the class rooms, who will call
at your residence and fully explain to
you this system of garment cutting
and fitting. This is one of our meth
DDS of advertising and it does not
matter whether you wish to take the
Glass instruction or not the explana-
tion will interest any lady who de-
sires perfect fitting garments.
WARD BROTHERS. Managers.
Rock Island. Ill, 2I2I Fourth Avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
Rheumatism Cured In ca Hours.

I. j. Blackmore. of Halter & Black
more, Pittsburg, Pa, says: "A short
time since procured a bottle of Mys-
tic Cure. 1t got me out of the house
in "a hours. 1 took to my bed with
rheumatism nine months ago and the
Mystic Cure is the only medicine that
did me any good. / had five of the
best physicians in the city, but I re-
ceived very little relief from them.
1 know the Mystic Cure to be what it
is represented and take pleasure in
recommending it to other poor suf-
ferrers." Sold by Otto Grotjaa, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island, and Gus
Schlegel & Son. 220 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT FREE.
The British Medical Institute Offers Three
Months Services Free to All IuyaIlds
Who Call at Its Onice. No.
1902 Second Avenue

A staff of eminent physicians and
surgeons from the British Medical in
stitute have, at the urgent solicitation
of large number of patients under
their treatment in this vicinity, estab-
| lished a permanent branch of the in
stitute in this city at No. 1902 Second
avenue.
These eminent gentlemen have de-
cided to give their services entirely
free for three months (medicine ex-
cepted) to al invalids who may call
upon them for treatment between now
and May so. These services consist
not only of consultation, examination
and advice, but also of all minor sur
gical operations.
The object in pursuing this course
is to become rapidly and personally
acquainted with the sick and the af-
fiicted, and, under no condition what
ever will any charges be made for any
services rendered for three months to
all who call before May 80.
The doctors treat all forms of dis
ease and deformities, and guarantee a
cure in every case they undertake. At
the first interview a thorough exami-
nation is made, and, if incurable, you
are frankly and kindly told so; also
advised against spending your money
for useless treatment.
Male and female weakness, catarrh
and catarrhal deafness, also rupture,
goitre, cancer, varicocele, and all dis
eases of the rectum, are positively
cured by their new treatment.
DR.. f. Valentine Heaton, the chief
consulting surgeon of the institute,
ism. personal charge.
Office hours from 2 p. m. till 8 p.
m. Davenport office hours, 0 a. m.
till 2 p. m. Not open Sundays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
Democratic County Convention.

All democrats OF the county are requested
% select delegates TO a county convention to
ne held al Turner hall IL the city OF Rock
stand June 8. 1850. al 1:30 p NJ, for the pVr-
pose OF selecting delegates 20 the state con-
ycntion az Springfield, also 70 a congressional
convention and q senatorial convention, also
TO express preference for a candidate 70
the general assembly, 10 nominate candidates
for circuit clerk, states attorney, coroner
Fad surveyor; also TO name chairman Of the
democratic county central committee.
The basis OF representation IS one delegate
for each X votes, or the major fraction there
Of cast for Bryan and Sewau in each town
ship. ward or voting precinct
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
BOWLING BREEZEs.

Bowling, May 24.-Mrs. Micheal
Grady and daughter Frances and son
Ed Grady, of Sherrard. visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Ellis and family
Wednesday.
George Clark, of Black Hawk, spent
Sunday here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Daton visited
Rock Island Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. John Hodson and
family visited the county seat Satnr-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gotobed spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John Der
rick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Martin and
Daisy Conner visited the metropolis
of the county last week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24

candidate for governor. 80 Mr.. AL
schuler will be urged as q young
mems candidate. He has served sew
eral terms in the legislature and was
leader in each. Ee is one of the
strongest men in point of capacity
and legislative training in Illinois,
and one of the foremost in every leg
islature session in opposing corpora
ton bribery and corrupt practices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24

The Daily Maroon, a new paper re-
Gently started by the students at the
University of Chicago. had life of
two days. The second issue of the
journal contained sensational arti-
Gle about the love affairs of one of the
divinity students. and the faculty
squelched the publication.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
Doe. Coffee Agree with YouY

If not, drink Grain-O-made from
pure grains. A lady writes: The
first time made Grain-O / did not
like it. but after using it for one week
nothing would induce me to 90 back
to coffee" 1t nourishes and feeds
the system. The children can drink
it freely with great benefit. 1t is the
strengthening substance of pure
grains Get a package today from
yoIr grocer. follow the directions in
making it and you will have a deli
cious and healthful table beverage for
old and young. Is and % cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24

AT any rate the gu5ernatorial nom-
nation is not going begging, nor will
it fall into incapable hands. Gen.
Alfred Orendorff. of Springfield; Hon.
Samuel Alschuler, of Aurora; Judge
Nicholas Worthington, of Peoria;
Charles X. Ladd, of Kewanee, or Ben
+. Cable, of Rock Island, would take
the nomination and either one of them
would make the youthful Mr.. Yates
look like straw hat in a sleigh-ride
party.-Ouincy Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
A Keen Clear Brain.

Your best feelings, your social po-
sition or business success depend
largely on the perfect action of your
stomach and liver. DIR. Kings New
Life Pills give increased strength, q
keen. clear brain, high mbition. A
25 cent box will make you feel like a
new being. Sold by Hartz & Ulle-
meyer. druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
Permanently Located in Room 80
McMANUS BUILDING,
DAVENPORT,

| Where he will receive patients be-
tween the hours of . a. m. and p.
M.
Thousands of people long suffering
with pains and headaches through OPP
teal defects of the eye, have been re-
lieved by wearing
DIR. CoFFNIAN'S PRESCRIBED GLASSES.
Hundreds of difficult optical de-
fects that have puzzled many leading
physicians, have been corrected with
perfect satisfaction by him.
sELF-FITTING MAY END IN HARM.
Many select their glasses from an
assorted stock. Few know the risk
taken. Probably ninety out of every
hundred have eyes of unequal
strength. Stock spectacles are always
made with both lenses alike. If your
eyes are different you hit one of them.
Only this eye does all the work, and
the other one is weakened. 1st.
SAVE YOUR EYES. PROTECT AND PER
Feet YOUR VISION.
DR.. Coffman has made the delicate
organism of the eye study for many
years and has perfected himself in the
science of correcting bad vision and
failing eyesight.
POSITIVELY NO DRUGS USED.
Hundreds of people are made blind
each year by improperly fitted
glasses. 1t often requires more skill
to fit eyes than to perform an opera
ton Such work should be entrusted
to no one but an expert. Satisfaction
guaranteed in every respect.
BEAR IN MIND,
That untold misery is the inevitable
result of wearing improperly fitted
glasses.
Come and bring your glasses with
you. He will measure your glasses
test your eyes and tell you whether
the lenses assist your vision or are |
as he has the latest and |
best optical instruments with which |
to diagnosis each optical defect.
Hours from a. m. to ~ m. and |
1 80 to 6 p. M, Saturday evening z |
to 9 p. m, Sundays $3.50 a. NJ. to
II m
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24

A NEW JERSEY woman has sued a
railroad company for $4,000 dam
ages because she was struck by light
ming while waiting at the depot for a
belated train. The company pleads
contributOry negligence in defense,
because she did not carry her light
ming rod with her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24

Il think it is my duty to write a
letter to you in regard to what Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound did
for me. 1 wrote you some time ago,
describing my symptoms and asking
your advice, which you very kindly
gave. l am now healthy and cannot
begin to praise your remedy enough.
1 would say to all suffering women,
Take Mrs. Pinkham'S advice, for a we-
man best understands a woman's Suf-
ferings, and Mrs. Pinkham, from her
vast experience in treating female ills,
can give you advice that you can get
from no other source CLARA KoPP,
Rockport, Ind, April ID, 1899.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
The federal government

THE federal government has Just
awarded contract to n Massachu-
setts firm for 10000 white marble
headstones, at $1.2S each. These
stones are TO he used to mark the
graves of United States soldiers and
marines, and will be distributed upon
application OF Grand Army posts, or
Of relatives of those who lie in un-
marked graves, upon application to
the war department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24

If you have Drvness of the Nose
and throat, 4 constant hacking and
coughing, enlarged tonsils. dropping
of mucous, stopping up of the nose.
fullness and noises in the head.
Notwithstanding offensive breath; if
you are pale. weak, losing flesh. and
have tendency to DEAFNESS or
CONSUMPTION do not let it increase
from day to day.
Consult the German English Spe-
cialists and receive assurance of =
speedy and permanent cure.
Catarrhal Deafness, Bronchitis. Ca
tarrh of the Throat, Stomach, Bow
els. Liver, Kidney and Bladder treated
by the Berlin system used exclusively
by these Eminent Specialists.
The remedies and methods en-
ployed are new and are the result of
study and research during many
years of hospital, private and special
practice. They are without excep-
ton the only successful ones before
the medical profession today.
BY means of costly appliances found
nowhere else west of Chicago, the
doctors are enabled To bring healing
agents directly to the diseased parts.
thereby producing cures in cases that
have tried all other means and failed.
The best physicians frankly admit
that this is the only way of perma-
nently curing Catarrh and Catarrhal
diseases.
Their Electro-Chemic System in
com bination with medicine is proving
successful in all cases of Nervous De
bility, Defective Memory, Mental De-
lusions, Sleeplessness, Threatened
Insanity. etc.
WOMEN suffering from nervous
ness, palpitation of the heart, llatu
lency, or any disease peculiar to their
sex should call on the Specialists and
get an opinion on their case free of
charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24

GEN. ROBERTS may cinch the Beers,
hut it is estimated that the Jig will
cost the British government $3.50
100000 in money-to say nothing of
the loss of life, which is a secondary
consideration with England.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24

II had running, itching sore on
my leg. Suffered fortunes. Doan's
Ointment took away the burning and
itching instantly, and quickly effected
permanent cure" Z. ". Lenhart
Bowling Green. Ohio. For sale by
Marshall & Fisher, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
MOLINE

The caucuses are advised to be held at p.
N. Saturday. June .. 1900 unless otherwise
ordered by the members of this committee.
One member OF the democratic county central
committee should be selected at the caucuseS
for each voting precinct OF the county.
Dated at Rock Island, Ill, April, 10. 1900
JAMES w. CAvANAUGa, Chairman.
u. J. MCENIRY, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24

IT is understood that after the Boer
peace commissioners had retired from
the presence of President Mckinley
they felt for the instant as if they
had been under the influence of the
lro trnst
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
AdmInistrator's Notice.

Administrator Notice.
Estate of Nora Murphy. deceased.
The undersigned having peen appointed ad.
ministratTlx of the estate OF Nora Murphy.
late of the county OF Rock Island, state of III
nois, deceased, hereby gives notice that she
viii appear before the county court of Rock
Island county. at the county court room, in the
city of Rock Island, at the July term. on
the 6rst Monday in July next. at which
time all persons having claims against said
estate are notified and requested to attend, for
the purpose of having the same adjusted.
All persons indebted 70 said estate are re-
quested TO make Immediate payment to the
undersigned
Dated this 18th day of May, A. d. 1900
MARGARET MCCAHTY, Administrative
JACKSON & HURST
Attorneys for Ad mlnistratrfI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24

The most exasperating problem
Of craftsmanship that has confronted
the Mckinley administration up to
date is that involving the ways and
means of hushing up the Havana pos
tai fraud