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ings contributed to the New York Journal by MT. Opper, under the general heading of willie and His Papa" In these great deal of fun is poked at the two Republican candidates, who, as Willie and Teddie, rep- resent the two young boys of a household, of which the father Is a portly person, symbolizing the trusts, while the nurse who figures in all these pictures bears the well-known countenance of MT. Hanna, whose name lends itself readily to such a treatment. These pictures are nearly al- ways extremely funny, and at the same time not ill-natured, and they rather ap- peal to persons of domestic experience, who know that in most families there are to be found these two types of boys-the well-behaved and very proper boy, and, again, the rampant obstreperous boy, who not infrequently gets the other boy into serious trouble.
 Then there is the second kind of political cartoon, which is drawn from serious purpose of convincing and persuading. The history of our politics on its literary and pictorial side can show no better example of this sort of cartoon than is to be found in the drawings made by Thomas Mast at the time of the Tweed regime and during the admnistra tion of President Grant
 Every one remembers the admission of Tweed himself that it was these cartoons, w--ch, more than any other single cause, led to the overthrow of himself and of the famous ring which he controlled. People read the newspapers" he said, and they
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A Most Remarkable Reme dy That Quickly Restores Lost Vigor to Men.
A Free Trial Package Sent by Mail to All
 Who Write.

Free trial packages of a most remarkable remedy are being mailed to all who will write the State Medical institute. They cured so many men who had battled for years against the mental and physical suf- fering of lost manhood that the institute has decided to distribute free trial pack ages to all who write. It is a home treat ment and all men who suffer with any form of sexual weakness resulting from youthful folly, premature loss of strength and mem- ory, weak back, varicocele, or emanciation of parts can now cure themselves at home.
 The remedy has a peculiarly grateful ef- feet of warmth and seems to act direct to the desired location, giving strength and development just where 1t is needed. It cures all the ills and troubles that come from years of misuse of the natural func- tions and has been an absolute success in all cases. A request to the State Medical Institute, 455. Elektron building, Ft. Wayne, ind. stating that you desire one of their free trial packages will be compiled with promptly The institute is desirous of reaching that great class of men who are unable to leave home to be treated and the free sample will enable them to see how easy 1t Is to be cured of sexual weakness when the proper remedies are employed. The institute makes no restrictions. Any man who writes will be sent free sample, carefully sealed in plain package so that its recipient need have no fear of embar- rassment or publicity. Readers are re- Quested to write without delay.
 9-23-sun-n
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THE CARTOON IN POLITICS
 BY HARRY THURSTON PECK

Political cartoons and caricatures, says Harry Thurston Peck in The Bookman, fall under three general divisions Those which belong to the first division, and which represent about seven-tenths of the whole number, are not drawn with any notion of influencing the opinions of those who see them, but they are more or less in the nature of good-humored pictorial chaff, hitting off in an amusing way the issues, or perhaps more often the utterances and the opinions of the different candidates.
 A good illustration of this sort of car- toon Is to be found in the series of draw
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only half believe them but whep they look at all these pictures day after day and week after week they get to thinking that everything In them really happened just as though they had seen 1t for themselves" ]"
 Finally, there is no political cartoon which is not intenu.d to amuse nor merely to convince, but to hurt and blacken and degrade its subject, to make him odious in the eyes of his supporters, to drag him down and stab him with the draughtsman's stylus There have been not a few attempts of this sort made; but perhaps we may say fortunately, they have not very often been successful. Harking back to a period not too far distant, we may recall the virulent and hideous drawings with which hundreds of caricaturists used to assail the late Gen. erad B. F. Butler.
 Now, probably there never lived a more thick-skinned politician than General But Ter. Both his temperament and his train- ing and his long experience in political war; fare made him almost impervious to any possible form of censure or abuse.
 One of the popular charges made against him during his stay in New Orleans was that he had confiscated for his own personal use the silver plate of certain wealthy fam- lilies of that city, and this charge was ul- timately crystalized into a popular gibe that he had "stolen spoons" General But Ter, also, every one remembers, had most peculiar eyes, set somewhat obiQuelx in his head and showing a certain distor- tion, which gave him a somewhat singular appearance.
 One day caricaturist turned out a par- ticularly hideous drawing of the general, in which his eyes were represented as hor- ribly contorted and drawn in such a way as to give him the appearance of two spoons. It was a frightful caricature, and it appears to have struck a note of sensi- tiveness In this coarse-grained, crawling, brazen nature such as nothing had ever struck before, and whose existence even had not been suspected The draughtsman sharp pencil had searched out his weak point and pierced 1t with an
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WantOn Volunteers

From the Boston Herald.
 John Swinton, who is what may be called veteran journalist, remarks that, if anybody were to tell him that there a million volunteer writers for the news papers, outside the professional class, he would not be prepared to dispute the state- ment After having handled the manu- scripts of untold hundreds of these out side writers, MT. Swinton takes the liberty of remaking that, as a rule, their contribu- tons are not worth printing. He makes the practical suggestion that, unless lit erary huckster outlander or hungry pedler of pot-boilers has something in particular to say, something jew or valuable, some thing with brains, nerves, heart, bones soul or maulies in it, he had better save himself the trouble of writing wantonly for the press, even though he be able to write pretty well.
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" eish Franlxness

From the London Tit-Bits
 The district manager of one of the Welsh railway connections received an application the other day from man requesting a re- turn pass for himself to Cardiff.
 There was nothing about the letter to indicate that the writer had any claim for the privilege he requested, but the railway officials thought perhaps the applicant was the representative of a big customer, or had some connection with the line, possibly as local goods agent So he wrote back: "Please state explicitly on what account you request pass"
 By return of post came this feply: i've got to go to Cardiff some way, and I don't want to walk"
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The Flag Without the Constitution

Prom the Philadelphia Record.
 And, pray if the constitution do not fol- low the flag, what does the flag symbolize when the constitution stops, and the flag advances alone? Not the Republic; for the constitution is the bond and seal of the Re- public-tear off the constitution and the Re- public, with Its flag. sinks into fragments Not certainly the government; for the gov- ernment is but the constitution executed. The flag is only the emblem of the govern ment as the government Is only the em- bodiment of the constitution. The flag Is the sign; the constitution is the thing sig nified. Let us have done with the treason able folly of trying to sever them. The flag without the constitution-what would it be? The phantom flag of phantom Re- public!
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A CHINESE DINNER
Thirty-Seven Courses, Two of Which
 Were Beyond Analysis

From the New Orleans Times-Democrat. Here is the simple menu of a first class Chinese dinner in thirty-seven courses that was recently given in San Francisco:
 Course 1-Pyramids of ham and carrots in oblong slabs
 Two, three, four and five. The same of mutton, boiled pig hide, grilled fish rolled in sugar and boiled fowl dipped in soy sauce.
 6. Shark fin shreds in pickle, served la haycock.
 2. Eggs slowed away in lime until they have become black.
 8. Peeled water chestnuts," the root of @ sort of lotus.
 g. Cakes of cranberry jelly. very stiff and piled in pyramids.
 10 Sliced boiled carrots and turnips sim ilarly arranged.
 H. Pinnacled pyramids of green olives kept in place by bamboo pins
 12 Ditto of green gages soaked in wine. 15 Ditto of tamarindS.
 A. Ditto of pieces of fried red melon. 15 Small pieces of pastry rolled in brown sugar.
 16 Sections of oranges, toasted melon pips and monkey nuts.
 IT, Small boiled dumplings with sugar inside, pink tops
 1S Patties miarly filled, for all the world like mince pies.
 To- Baskets of pastry filled with brown sugar of the sandy sort.
 20 Baskets of pastry filled with mince meat folded as for post.
 Now for the real pieces of resistance" eight big bowls containing:
 21. Sea slug rissoles, the enjoyment of which was spoiled by information as to what they were, though certainly no worse than oysters.
 22. Mutton stewed to shneds cut two inches long.
 23. Fish tripe in white soup, not at all bad.
 "A. Stewed duck.
 25. SteWed Shrimps.
 26. Stewed lotus seeds.
 27. Sliced chicken stew.
 2S. Red sturgeon stew.
 Then came eight small bowls:
 29. Clear soup, styled on the Chinese me- nu, mouth nourisher."
 3O Raw pigs kidneys cut in the shape Of a flower.
 Sl. Stewed shrimps eggs.
 32 Balls made of sliced ham.
 33. Ducks tongues stewed with ham, many dozens of them
 S4. Sliced pigeon stew, the bird being cut up like joint
 Thirty-five and thirty-six were not ar- alyzed, though 1t was ascertained that the one was called in Chinese ''the three silk en strings" being composed of pigs tripe, ham and chicken, and the other, precious shield hooks" the composition or Wmcn could not be learned
 37 Last. but not least, with the exception of huge bowls of rice brought in to fill up the corners, the dish that in China takes the place of bread, a sort of sweet piidu called "the eight precious things
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MOz1ey's Lemon Elixir.
Regulates the Liver, Stomach,
 Kidneys.

For biliousness, constipation and malaria. For indigestion, sick and nervous head ache. failure.
 For fever, chills, debility and kidney dis eases, take Lemon Elixir.
 Ladies, for natural and thorough organic regulation, take Lemon Elixir.
 5Qo and $1 bottles at druggists.
 Prepared only by Dr. H. Mozley, Atlanta, Ga.
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A Prominent Mempbian Writes.

Dr. H. Mozley Atlanta-Having been a great sufferer for three years from indiges- ton, and been treated by many physicians, who failed to give me any relief; continu- ing to grow worse, my brother advised me to try Dr. Mozey's Lemon Elixir, which remedy he had used for several years. I commenced Its use, and must say that your Lemon Elixir Is the greatest medicine on earth. I have never suffered a day since I commenced using Lemon Elixir.
 R. L. ROCCO, 2O6 Hernando St., Memphis, Tenn.
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A Card.

This is to certify that l used pr. Moz- fev's Lemon Elixir for neuralgia of the head and eyes, with the most marked ben eft to my general health. l would gladly have paid $500 for the relief it has given me at a cost of two or three dollars.
 H. A. BEALL,
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posters Now, for the information Of the above experts I will state so they Will know not to tell any more lies, except they do so wilfully and maliciously, that until l com menced to exclusively treat private ais eases as a speciality was member or the State Medical Associations; also secretary of the Cullman County Medical Society ana one of its board of censors, or medical ex- aminers. (See Transactions of Medical As sociation of Alabama, 1887, for proof). will still give special attention to private trou- bles, and also treat at my office patients with any disease they may trust to my care.
 l refer you with permission to First Ma tional Bank, Alabama National Bank, Jef- ferson County Savings Bank and Steiner Bros, Bankers as to my responsibility TOT my contracts. cure many patients by mall treatment. Write for prices and terms. Ao- dress Dr. Y. E. Holloway. 1SO1h Second avenue, Birmingham, Ala
 Office, Second avenue and Eighteenth opposite postoffice.
 Office hours, s:so a. m. to 5:ao D. m- Sun days, 10 a. m. to 12 m.
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A Prominent Minister Writes.

After ten years of great suffering from indigestion, with great nervous prostra- ton, bilousness, disordered kidneys and constipation, have been cured by Dr. Moz- ley's Lemon Elixir, and am now we'll man. REV. C. c. DAVIS, Eld M. E. Church South
 No. 2s Tatnall St., Atlanta, Ga.
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DR. Y. E, HOLLOWAY,
 Physician and Surgeon.

Young physicians and the lesser lights Of tho medical pro- fession, probably for the want of other practice, try to ere ate the impression that they are expert in the treatment of priva c diseases. They delight in tell ins people that doc tors who advertise are quacks and im-
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Clerk Superior Coul
Are you a cigar epicure" Try a Texie.

The Garland Base Burner is the acme of stove perfection. Inspect before you buy.
 Estes Hardware Go.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-09
CUBA A FINE COUNTRY
SAYS w. c. Won KOEcKRITZ.

w. C. Won Koeckritz. who has spent
the past three months in Cuba. is
visiting his brother. Horst Won
Koeckritz, here. He is delighted wit
the country and its prospects. AL
though at present there is some dis
satisfaction among the natives on &C.
count of the elections. he says it will
be only a matter of time till the peo-
pie will settle down aud be contented.
The Cubans. as rule, are opposed to
the annexation of he island by the
United States The Spaniards favor
annexation. Mr.. Won Koeckritz went
to Cuba to study the business oppor-
tunities. and the result is. as hereto
fore announced in THE Argus he and
his brother are to launch the
Koeckritz Manufacturing company at
Mantanzss. They will man ufacture
nantles and wood alcohol.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-09
Came Near Dying

"For three days and nights suf-
fered agony untold from an attack OF
cholera morbus brought on by eating
cucumbers, says III. E. Lowther,
clerk of the district court, Center
vile, Iowa. Il thought / should
surely die. and tried a dozen differ
ent medicines. but all to no purpose.
/ sent for a bottle of Cham berlain' g
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
and three doses relieved me entirely.
I went to steep and did not awake for
eight hours. On awakening a few
hours ago felt so gratified that the
first work do on going to the office
is to write to the manufacturers of
this remedy and Offer them my CRATE
ful thanks and say, God bless you
and the splendid medicine you make. :"
This remedy for sale by ali druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-09
MERCHANTS OPPOSE
THE PARCELS POST BILL.

At last nights meeting of the Re-
tail Merchants association a resolu-
ton was adopted requesting the
congressman from this district to
work for the defeat of the Pettigrew
parcels post bill, which has been in
troduced in the national house of
representatives. This measure, If
passed, will allow packages up to so
pounds to be transported in the mails
at low rate of postage, enabling the
department stores of the large centers
to compete for the trade of consumers
throughout the country and work
great harm to the merchants of the
smaller communities.
A resolution was also passed urging
members of the association to have
their families patronize home mer-
chants.
The fake" advertising agent re-
ceived a blow in a resolution asking
the members of the association not to
patroniZe program schemes. The
resolu lion was laid over for further
consideration at the next meeting.
Rating Book Secretary f. j. Burns
was voted assistance in urging those
merchants who have subscribed for
the book to turn in their reports al
once in order that the book can be
compiled and published.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-09
Circuit Court.

Two panels of jurors for service in
the circuit court have been, drawn As
follows, the first panel to report for
duty Oct. 10, and the second pane
Oct. 30.
First Panel-John Fuhr. John Eek
hart, A. B. Elliott, Buffalo Prairie
lloyd Albertson, Samuel Hutchinson,
Robert Young, Bowling; Fred E
Thompson, Charles Runge, George
Settle, John Shuck, George Griffin.
Black Hawk; T. w. Quick, w. j Cox.
A. w. Donahoo, Reimer Doose,
Charles Biehlmier, Coe; Robert Hass,
Henry Hitler, Coal Valley; Augustine
Reynolds. Drury; William OIendahl,
Hampton; Peter f Lind, c. c. Heald,
John Jensen. Herman Van Hook,
Frank Carlson, Moline; E. H. Lude-
wig, William Kurth, George Kale,
Gust KopP, Charles Berquist, Abe
Rosenield. Louis Salzmann, Louis
Ohge, Rock Island; John McMeekin,
Rural; Wilson Harris, Henry Miller,
John C. Newland, Ed White. John
Burton, ST., George Bollinger, South
Moline.
Second Pauel-Thomas Bohes, Will
liam Robinson, Frank Brusso, Anda-
lusia; Matt Kimb ball, Buffalo Prairie;
James McCarty. Joseph j, Murphy.
Coal Valley; j. j. Rider, w. f H4nev,
H. 0. Ong, A. D. Eye, E. B Hoke,
Hiram Marshall. Cordova; Fred Rel
ing, Thomas E. Mccall, Coe; w. T.
Johnson. Edgington; w. r. Carey.
Louis Korb, George Church, Jr., Raj
Hamer, Hampton; Conrad Josephson,
Henry II. Jones, Carl Nj. Holm berg,
Frank II. Harris, w. II. zimmerman.
John Aswege, w. j. Com brook. H. D.
Dimock. Oscar D. Abraham. H. Cow
ley, Moline; j. P. Golfer, Rural; Joseph
Repine, James New6eId, J. Geiger,
Robert Kuschmann. Hugh Mcdonald,
Johnson, John Olof, A. F.
Barber, Rock Island; William Schwe-
necker, Thomas Tobin, Zums.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-09
ASKS BIDS ON BONDS
City Council Hangs up for Sale
$4,000 Worth of Water.
works Certificates.
PART OF LEvEE FOB COAL PURPOSES
Pump for the Reservoir Purchased
Ito Build New Hose
House.

The finance committee was heard
again at last nights meeting of the city
council on the bond question, the coun-
ell concurring in a recommendation
that the city clerk be instructed to ad-
vertise for bids tor $40, 900 worth of
Rock Island waerworks certificates.
the same to bear 5 per cent interest
and to- be issued at par. The issuance
of the bonds must comply with and be
strictly in accord with the state law
in effect July l. 1899. The issuance
Of the bonds is to be for the purpose
of taking up $50, 900 worth of water
works bonds now outstanding and
deposited as collateral. and for the
further purpose of extending the
water service and installing q pump
ing station at the reservoir and water
service for the hill portion of the city.
At least $50, 600 worth of these certifi-
Gates must be bid for and taken by the
bidder, and the city reserves the right
TO place the other $4,000 worth
wherever it may desire. Joseph Roy,
agent for the Trowbridge & Niver
company. Chicago. was present with
the intention Of renewing the propo-
sition he made week ago, but did
not do so, in view of the recommen-
dation of the council.
Ordinance Granted.
An ordinance was adopted granting
tho Empire Coal compan y for period
Of hv, years the use of the north so feet
of the west 40 feet of East Seventeenth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-09
The Twentieth Century.

Wien few months more shall have passed
we viii then stand at the very threshold OF The
twentieth century, and the nineteenth win be
q thing of the past. It Will, however, be
known as the century OF invention and dis
covery, aud among some of the greatest OF
these we can truthfully mention Hostetters
Stomach Bitters, the celebrated remedy for
all ailments arising from disordered stomach,
such as dyspepsia, indigestion, q Itulency,
constipation and bIliousness. It has been one
of the greatest blessings to mankind during
the past SO years a health builder. Many
physicians recommend it. Take their advice,
try bottle and be convinced. but be sure to
get the genuine with a private revenue stamp
over the neck of tho bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-09

street, or levee, for the purpose OF
handling and storing coal for use in
the steamboat and river trade. IL is
provided the company shall not allow
coal TO be piled thereon in bulk, but
will eonfine the same to boxes or like
receptacles and will at all times leave
the balance remaining of said East
Seventeenth street free and clear for
traffic. The period of time asked was
cut in two aud the space asked was
materially reduced. While the dispo-
sition was to favor the Empire COM
pany TO any reasonable extent, there
was naturally some hesitancy about
a abandoning for any time any part of
the new levee, and it is to be regretted
at that. that no other way in fairness
to the coal company could not have
been devised.
Considerable time was consumed in
discussing pump for the reservoir.
Bids had been received from three
firms. the Dean Steam Pump company,
Gould Pump company and the Still
well-Bierce & Smith Vale company.
Aid. Fender moved that the bids be re-
jected because the latter company's
proposition was received after the
time limited for the receipt of the
bids. A motion by Aid. Anderson
finally prevailed for the acceptance of
the bid of the Stillwell-Bierce & Smith
Vale company, which is to furnish q
12x12 pump for 50, $50.
Authority was voted the fire and
light committee to purchase lot on
Seventh avenue and Thirty first street.
on which it is proposed to erect a fire
engine house, the No. 8 company to
be removed from Twenty-sixth street
to that point.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-09
FOR WHIPPING WIFE
A. J, 8andy, Pop Corn Stand Pro-
prietor, Fined $25 in Pc.
lice Court.
COMPLAINANT RELENTs AT TRIAL
c. n. Boyles, Wanted at Cedar
Rapids on Enforcement
Charge. Arrested

A. j. Bandy, who owns the popcorn
stand located on Second avenue at
Nineteenth street, was ARE sted tn 3
morning for wife beating.
At the hearing given him before
Magistrate Stafford, Mrs. Bandy, wi o
had made complaint. was loath to tes-
tifying against him. and it was with
great difficulty that the fact was clio
tied from her that Baudy had been q
very bad spouse of late. He was fined
S25 and costs.
On Embszzle ment Charge.
T.. II. Boyles, who has been en-
ployed at Bowlby's music house for
the past year. was arrested last night
on notice from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
where he is wanted for alleged embez-
element. An officer from that city
arrived for him today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-09
Dom. he deceiy4d or humb,

Don't be deceived or hum plugged by
people who claim the discovery OF
some hitherto unknown herb or root
in swahps. or on some mountain or
prairie, for the cure of kidney or
bladder troubles. Any doctor or
druggist will tell you that such claims
are fraudulent. Foley'S Kidney Cure
simply contains remedies that are
recognized by the most skillful physi-
clans as the best for these complaints,
so don't be credulous or foolish. For
sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-09
Going Too Ear.

The city is being canvassed by par
ties representing an Iowa soap powder
company, and the methods employed
while striking and effective. are
scarcely commenda bic. A sealed vel
low envelope, purporting TO contain a
telegram and marked Union Pacific
Telegraph company" is handed to
the person who answers the door bell,
and if it chances to be woman of
delicate, nervous organization the ef-
feet is apt to be a shock Of more or less
serious consequences.