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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

For the Christmas and New Year
holidays the c., NJ. & ST. p. Railway
company will on Dec. "a, 25, 81 and
Jan. /, sell round trip tickets to
points within 200 miles at rate of
one fare and one-third, good for re-
turn to Jan. >. No excursion ticket
to be sold for less than 81. Ticket
office foot Seventeenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
TIPS TO TRAVELLERS.

On account of Christmas holidays,
the c., II. 1. g. z. railway will on Dec.
"a, 25, 81, and Jan. /, sell round trip
tickets to points within 200 miles at
rate of fare and one-third, good for
return to Jan .. City office 1913
Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

Success has at last come to the
leaders in the move for new y. NJ.
{. \. branch in Moline and the for
NAL steps for starting the new or
ganization will be taken Tuesday
evening. Field Secretary W. II. Eng
land. sent here by the state assoc
citation through the interest of Sec
rotary \. NJ. Bruner. to complete the
canvass has secured the last subscrip-
tion-one for 5000. by the waY-which
made good all the others which were
given conditional on the raising of
the entire fund. Altogether S2,7OO
has been secured and of that amount
upward of 1.4OO represents subscrip-
tions from generous hearted people in
the city. The remainder of the fund
represents the membership fees of
200 members. Mr.. England was Civ
en- material assistance through good
sized subscriptions from several of
the factories. The $2.700 raised
is necessary to equip quarters
with shower and tub baths, gymnasi-
um, reading rooms. etc, and for the
running expenses of year, including
the salary of secretary. Plans are
already under way for acquiring eX-
cellent quarters and until these are
temporary quarters will
be occupied in the new part of the
Mckinnie block.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

Sol. Moritz received word Saturday
from Denver, Col, of the death of
Mrs. 4. Moritz, widow of former
prominent merchant. Death follow
yer some three years ago. Mrs. Nor
itz was a resident of Davenport for
% years, and her husband who died
several years ago was a Davenport
business man for 30 years before his
death. Mrs. Moritz leaves five sons,
Harry. Sidney, Manuel, Jessie and
Edmond.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

Ned Lee and his co-workers are
making great preparations for the
Christmas of the waits, Dec. %. All
sorts of contributions are being
made and promised and the feast
that will be spread before the little
ones on that date will be ample and
wonderful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

Homeseekers' tickets on sale Dec.
II, via c., II. I. & p. Railway to a
number of points in the northwest,
west and southwest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

Subscribe for The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
LEAVE. ARR
1920 pm

Trains marlked+ are daily. An others eaily
except Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

Mrs. Brissman, of S37 Nineteenth
avenue, fell on an icy walk and sus-
tanned Il bad break of one of her
limbs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

THIO GO. MILWAUKEE
ycUSS ~ s. St Paul R,nway. d =,
aSntSAS0 R 1. & n. W. passenger sta
sMHWNURET7 ton at foot of seventeenth
: go c--,n 4 street. George w. Wood,
SERAUhf agent The trains for Du-
sA- buque and points north run
via Illinois side of river.
Trains for Freepors AID Milwaukee viii run
via Davenport. Clinton and Savanna.
a II trains will connect at savanna for points
east and west.
TRAINS. LEAVE IARRIvE
Dubuque and st. Paul Pas
Senger .............. TIPS am II:40 am
Accommodation: .......--. lO;i5 am 11:15 am
Dubuque and st. Paul Pas
senger .................... 400 pm els pm
Milwaukee Express ...... 200 am 9:15 pm
Freeport Express $500. 4:2o Dmi lI:4o am
All trains daily except sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

ROCK ISLAND & PEORIA
GA Railway.-Depot First avenue
tnE and Twentieth street. NJ. A.
/0EnHHN Patterson, general passenger
& AAH agent. Passenger trains leave
A,HoUTErS Q. r & P. (Moline avenue)
- ~ depot ten (10) minutes earlier
&kx% than time given.
Y e. l. GoFF, Agent.
TRAINS LEAVE ARRIVE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

Telephone 1880
"Daiiy +Daily except Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

| Charles Meyer, of GeneSeO, came to
| Davenport Saturday to visit his
brother. George Meyer, and to take
the latter home with him. George
Meyer is the man who /was assaulted
| Thanksgiving night in West Daven-
port and who has been at Morbonia
hospital ever since. The Geneseo
man found that his brother was not
strong enough to make the journey,
and that it would be many days be-
| fore he could stand the trip. The
victim of the assault is getting
stronger physically, but his memory
is rather treacherous. Memory,
however, is coming back to him
slowly. He seems to recall what took
place before that memorable Thanks
giving night, but ON Thanksgiving
The veil drops and he can not remem-
Der those things that have happened
since that day. II is thought that as
he grows stronger his memory will
become better. He can remember
things that happened some time pre-
Vious to the assault better than
things of more recent date and yet
earlier than Thanksgiving. Meyers
has been showing what has been
termed lapse of memory, Il peculiar
mental phenomena that has puzzled
more physicians than there are in
Davenport. There is an instance on
record of Il man who was hurt years
ago near Rock Island by railway
train. He recovered, but every once
in a while his memory goes back to
the days previous to the accident
and he believes himself young again
and unmarried. The complications
are, of course, rather serious as well
as amusing. Meyers may he left in
II similar condition. And the assault
still remains Il mystery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

Mrs. Carrie Holmes Mccoy died
Saturday at the residence of her only
sister, Mrs. +. Il. McKeever, 600 Eigh-
teenth street. of consumption. She
was born Dec. 20. 1868, at Conotton.
Ohio, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
NJ. Holmes, was married at the home
of T.. Il. McKeever in this city, to T..
II. Mccoy, prominent real estate deal
er of st. Paul, fourteen years ago.
Her husband died of consumption at
Montrose, Col, ten years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

Parker Grandy has been granted a
pension of Sc month. according to
Il report sent out from Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

Formal announcement of the can
didacy of George w. johnson
for the republican nomination for
state senator to succeed William
FcN5e- lsboIr. vas made by ",
johnson at a meeting of the Swed-
ish-American republican club.
King Philip tribe, Improved Order
of Redmen, has elected the following
officers for the ensuing term:
Prophetic. w. Thompson.
Sachem-Robert j. Pears.
Senior Sagamore-Emil Brown.
Junior Sagamore-Otto Nelson.
Chief of Records-W. G.. Baker.
{. Of W.-Romeo Owens.
X. of W.-James u. Pearson.
Trustees for Eighteen Months
John HokinSon.
Trustee for Twelve Months-Oscar
Eckerman.
Delegate to the great council of IL
linois-James Pearson; alternate,
William CornS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

Office: Over 1716 Second avenue
Mathis building, Rock Island, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

John Rursch. formerly a residen
of this city, died at his home in Rey
nolds. He was born in Germany il
1923, and was tailor by trade.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20

increasing severity, TO be somewhat
roughly handled even, until a. last sht.
begins vaguely TO understand that
these little inf1exible workers stand for
a law before which that law must bend
whereby she is inspired. And at last
she goes. and wanders from comb to
comb. her unsatisfied wrath finding
vent in the war-song, or angry COM
plant, that every bee-keeper knows,
resembling somewhat the note of dis
tant trumpet of silver; so intense In
its passionate feebleness as to be clear
ly audible, In the evening especially,
two or three yards away from the
double walls of the most carefully en-"
closed hive. Upon the workers this
royal cry has a magical effect. II ter
rifles them. 1t induces a kind of re-
spectful stupor; and when the queen
sends 1t forth. as she halts in front of
the cells whose approach Is denied her,
the guardians who have but this mo-
ment been hustllng her, pushing her
back, will at once desist, and wait, with
bent head, till the cry shall have
ceased to resound,-Fortnightly Re-
view.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20

In the old Spanish town of Macayo,
Nicaragua pronounced Makaio), the
inhabitants recently celebrated their
annual feast in commemoration of the
miraculous deliverance of their town
from the molten lava In the year 1772.
Some miles east of the city Is Managua
Mountain, which. on March 16, in the
year mentioned, gave forth volcanic
eruptions that threatened the place
with destruction. Great clouds of fine
cinders filled the air, particles of stone
were belched forth from the volcano
and streams of molten lava rushed
toward the city One of the priests of
the monastery came forth, bearing in
his arms silver image of the Virgin,
and In commanding tones babe the
molten flood to turn aside in its course
and spend itself in direction where 1t
could do no harm Suddenly the cloud
OF cinders was raised, the eruption
ceased and the streams of lava were
suddenly diverted toward the west and
in the direction of the city of Managua.
Immediately the natives fell to prayer
and thanked Providence for having
saved them and their city from the vol
cano. In honor of the event March is
In each year was set aside as a day of
prayer. 1t has been shown that at the
very minute of the apparition of the
padre the wind, which had been blow
ing strong breeze from the northeast,
veered to southwest. This caused a
clearing in the air, and as the atmos-
pheric pressure was also affected the
priest was enabled to see the lava,
which minute before threatened him
and his people, turn off in graceful
streams in the opposite direction. The
eruption of 1772, besides having pro-
vided an excuse for an additional holt
day, also served the purpose of making
known that In the heart of the eruptive
Managua a great and almost mex
haustible supply of sulpur was hid
den. The priest who had first COM
manded the lava to turn from it's
course was the first to discover the
great yellow lake. But he, having no
knowledge of anything yellow save
gold, thought 1t was the pre-
cious metal. Attempts were made in
vain to dig up the supposed gold in
buckets and then it was discovered that
the interior of the mountain was al
most pure sulphur fused into a molten
mass. Sulphur had then not the
commercial value that it has to-day,
and the natives let it alone in disgust.
this wealth was made
productive.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20
No .yaiOaffonisf Combine.

Darlington Booths denial of the ru-
mored consolidation of the Volunteers
OF America with the Salvation Army is
of such a nature as to indicate that
unity between the two bodies is i'm
possible at the present time. Though
the work of the two armies is almost
exactly the same In kind, the Ameri-
can commander says the governments
and principles of the two movements
are so at variance that union would
be impracticable. The Salvation Army
is ruled on the autocratic principles
of a European military organization,
while the Volunteer Army is governed
on more democratic lines suited to
American ideals. Apparently the two
bodies are growing farther apart in
this respect. This essential difference
would initiate against successful I'M
ion.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20
South Dakota Farms

Is the title of an illustrated booklet
just issued by the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul Railway, descriptive Of the
country between Aberdeen and the
Missouri River, section heretofore
unprovided with railway facilities, but
which is now reached by new line Of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway. Everyone contemplating a
In the information contained in 1t, and
copy may be had by sending a two
cent stamp to f. A. Miller, General
Passenger Agent, Chicago, Ill.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20
As THE WORLD
II EVOLVES



A few years ago the credit of tho
United States was good, but not re-
markable. Some European financlers
professed to doubt it. Even at homs
there were people who said that they
were uncertain. We were borrowing
money nominally at four and five rer
cent, and actually at between three
and four per cent When somebody
suggested at that time that United
States bonds were really as good an
British consols, an English paper re-
sented the suggestion as an insult
Today the verdict of the market Is
that the credit of the United States
is not only good, but the best in the
world, and not OILY the best, but So
incomparably the pest that, as in the
first American Cup race, there Is no
second. Great Britain has not only
lost first place in the credit column,
but has yielded second place to France,
third to Russia and fourth to Ger
many. The Spanish war fought by US
for humanity gave us credit in all
civilized countries. Britain's warfare
against the Beers in South Africa has
brought proud Albion to the brink of
ruin.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20
The Electric Eel's victim.

At the Geological gardens in Phila-
delphia a large electric eel was SWIM
ming in its tank with more activity
than usual, when big cockroach fell
into the water, and in its efforts to
get out made a disturbance of the sur
face, which attracted the attention of
the eel The eel turned round, swan
past it, discharged its battery at about
eight inches off, and the cockroach in
stantly stopped stone dead 1t did
not even move its antennae after. The
eel then proceeded to swallow its vic
tim, and the narrator goes on to point
out the curious circumstance that the
fish, which weighed about II pounds
should find it worth while to fire its
heavy artillery at creature an inch
and half long, when it could easily
have swallowed 1t without further ado.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20

The style of eating oranges in Cuba
Is to peel the luscious fruit round and
round as an apple would be, care be-
ing taken to cut Just through the yell
low rind, leaving the white skin entire.
It Is then cut open through the middle
and eaten from the hand. no spoons
being used. Oranges already peeled are
for sale at every fruit stand, though
Americans. 1t is noticed, in Cuba pre-
fer to peel their own.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20
Sacred IIly's Alias.

Deception has even reached the dis
ciples Of Flora. There has lately been
introduced into the market bulb
called The sacred lily of the Nile"
The name is sufficiently catching to
fascinate lovers OF flowers. and
friend OF mine added the new flower
to his conservatory. Tirae passed, and
up come the plant, but when the "sa-
cred lily of the Nile" appeared, he
found only an old friend, but still
agreeable friend in the homely narcis-
sus.-East Anglican Times.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20

A member of the London Geological
society during visit to the Malay
peninsula discovered curious insect
called the lantern fly, which makes
great leaps without the aid OF its
wings. II was some time before he
could ind out where its leaping power
lies. but he at last discovered curious
projection on the front Of its head,
like nose, and this II bends back I'M
der the abdomen and then releases 1t
suddenly, the effect being like that
Of a springboard.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20
Our New Slang Phrase.

The national capital is delighted
with a new slang phrase. When any
thing from the line of golf link to
the fit of dinner gown is all right it
is, in the terms of the new slang, "all
sheeky." Everybody uses it. Today the
dignified secretary of war, who has
some boys of his own, didn't catch
himself before he said something or
other was 'all sheeky."
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20
BOOK OF YELLOWSTONE PARK SCENERY

Many of the beautiful scenes in Vel.
iowstone National Park have been
photographed and for the first time
are presented to the public in a beauti
ful folder published by the Oregon
Short Line Railway In addition 10
the views, which would adorn any
home, there is great deal OF informa.
tion concerning the best way to visit
the park that should be in the hands
OF al who contemplate visiting this
storehouse of wonders. Send / cents
IN stamps to D. f. Burley General
Passenger and Ticket Agent Oregon
short Line Railway, Salt Lake Citv
utah, for copy of this work of art
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20
To AboliSh Drowning.

Drowning should be an accident of
the past if the latest theory fulflls the
claims of it's supporters. Acetylene
gas is the mysterious gent of rescue.
The principle is the sudden liberation
in an elastic receptacle of a gas which
has strong upward drawing force
sufficient to raise the object to which 1t
is attached to the surface of the water
and to keep it there. Equally simple
is the application of the principle. At
tach to your person tiny receptacle
containing in two separate chambers
& substance known as calcium acetylid
and water. The union of these two
Immediately generates acetylene gas,
which is held by an elastic pocket at
tached to the metal receptacle. This
dilated pocket will make its way to
the top of the water in spite of any
number of obstacles, and is more re-
liable than a whole crew of life savers.
This little gas generator may be used
to protect boats, RATS and buoys, as
well as human bodies. The inventors
of the new system, Messrs. l.. Matignon
d CO., of Paris, make a special point of
this. in view of the great saving of
property which 1t will make possible.
In the case of either of these small
affairs or of large vessels the generator
may be set in operation by an electric
wire in case of accident The absolute
lack of complicated machinery and the
fact that not second of time need be
lost, make the acetylene system es-
peeially practicable. Even the raising
and floating of vessels already sunk is
said to be likewise within the powers
OF acetylene used in considerable guam
tities.-Philadelph Times
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20
The Two Queen Bees.

1t will happen at times that two
queens will be Matched simultaneously,
the occurrence being rare, however, for
the bees take special care to prevent
1t. But whenever this does take place,
the deadly combat will begin the mo-
ment they emerge from their cradles.
and OF this combat Huber was the first
70 remark an extraordinary feature.
Each time, 1t would seem, that the
queens In their passes. present their
culrasses to each other in such fash
ION that the drawing of the sting would
prove mutually fatal. one might al
most believe that. even as a god or
goddess was wont to interpose in the
comoats of the lliad. so a god or a
goddess, the divinity of the race. ner-
maps lnterposes here; and the two
warriors. stricken with simultaneous
terror, divide and fly. to meet shortly
after and separate again should the
double disaster once more menace the
future OF their people; till at last one
OF them shall succeed In surprising her
clumsier or less wary rival and In
killing her without risk to herself. For
the law of the race has called for one
sacrifice only. The bees, however, win
not often renounce their desire for a
second swarm. In that case the queen
VIII approach the royal cells. but in
stead OF meeting with docile servants
who second her efforts. she will find
her path blocked by numerous and
hostile guard. In her fury, and urged
on by her fixed idea, she will endeayor
to force her way through, or to out
dank them; but everywhere sentinels
are posted to protect the sleeping prin-
eesses, She persists. she returns IN
chs. charge, 70 be repulsed with ever
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20
How Corked Bottles Travel.

Numbers of experiments have been
made to test the speed and destina-
ton of corked bottles thrown into the
sea In various parts of the world. The
most remarkable example we ever
heard OF was that In which bottle
travelled 5000 miles in about two years
and half-roughly, at the rate of six
and a half miles day. 1t Travelled
from So degrees south latitude and so
degrees west longitude to western Aus
tralia
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20

A conductor who runs into Fulton,
KY, recently collected on his train a
ticket from Cincinnati to Fulton which
had been sold on Dec. 81, 1899. The
old man who presented 1t for passage
said that just after he bought II he
had heard of wreck on the road, and
was afraid to get on the train He
never summoned up courage enough to
use the ticket until last week.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20

Most curious are the sewing or
tailor birds Of India-little yellow
things not much larger than ones
thumb. To escape falling a prey to
snakes and monkeys, the tailor bird
picks up dead leaf and flies up into
high tree, and with fibre for
thread and its bill for needle sews
the leaf on to green one hanging
from the tree; the sides are sewed up.
an opening being left at the top. That
nest is swinging in the tree no
snake or monkey or even a man
would suspect.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20

Visitors to Salt Lake will find no
better place to combine pleasure and
health than at the Sanitarium Baths
one of the finest bathing resorts in the
country. Whether for washing away
the dust of travel or simply to spend a
pleasant hour, you will find what you
want in either the private baths or the
large swimming pools. Open day and
night and within five minutes walk of
all the hotels-anyone will tell you
w here
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20
Mexico Supple. U. v &, Bri.tle..

For the bristles in the paint and
whitewash brushes America is indebt-
ed to the patient labor of women and
children in their homes in Mexico. The
material of which these brushes are
largely made is the ixtle, istle, or
Tampico fiber, from the plant of that
name. America imports more than
5000 tons Of ixtle fiber a year. a third
of the entire output of Mexico. and
We pay to our southern neighbor $780,
600 for N
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20


I sometimes wish the fashion of the
morning,
The exquisite incoming of its birth
Were shut away from those sueA beau
ty scorning,
Shown only to the eager-eyed OF
earth.
Yea, that the shutdown splendor of an
hour
Might neer be blazoned, save for
those whom pain
Has taught the inner fragrance of a
flower,
The meaning of the stars, the birds
refrain.
For now, when peerless loneliness is
proffered
In measure prodigal by land and sea,
The world misprizes the too freely Of
fered
And rates the earth and sky but care
lessly.
Richard Burton.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20

Lord Overton, the millionaire peer
of Glasgow, has conducted a bible
class OF about 500 young men in Glas-
gov for more than 80 years and as
preacher and evangelist he is much in
demand. He is specially interested in
everything that has to do with the
well-being Of young men, and among
other things he pays a well known
Scotch minister $4,000 year to devote
himself to the work of an evangelist
But he is no mandy PANTY He is a
keen fisherman, is more than fair
shot and is not to be despised at golf