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MONDAN-(O At II :05 p. m for CENTRAL
AMERICA feXoept Costa Bea) and SOUTH PA
/ CTFTC PORTS per s. 5. City OF Washington,
from New York. via Colon. Mail for GUAFEMA-
la must be directed Per s. s. City of Washing
ton.
(c) At II .05 p. m. for the PROVINCE OF SAN
TIAGo CUBA, per s. $. Gienfuegos, from New
York
TUESDAY-lk)- At :08 m, for JAMAICA per
s S. Admiral Dewey from Boston.
Co At Il:0J p. m, for JAMAICA, per S. s.
UTana. from Philadelphia.
(cp At Hos p. m. for BERMUDA, per s. S.
Trinidad. from New York
(C) At II :o5 p. m. for INAGUA and HAITI, per
5 : LauenbUrg. from New York.
(el At n:05 p. m. for BRAZIL, per 5. $. Ca
BRAZIL. Argentine REPUBLIC, URUGUAY,
and PARAGUAY must be directed per 5 5.
Catania.
Ccl At Hos p. IN. for CAMPECHE, CHIAPAs.
TABASCO, and YCCATAN. per S. 5. Orzaha,
from New York. via Progreso. Mail for other
parts of MEXICO must be directed ''Per S. 5.
Orizaba
(c) At II.05 p. m. for ST KITS, ANTIGUA,
GUADALUPE, DOMINICA and MARTINIQUE, per
$. $ Caribbee, from New York
WEDNESDAY-(D At 1890 a m. for NASSAU,
n. P. per steamer from Miami. Fla.
(c) At Hos p. m. for NASSAU. \. P, and the
PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO, CUBA. per San
tiagO, from New York.
THURSDAY-(0 At 1900 m. for JAMAICA, per
:. Admiral Sampson. from Boston.
(c) At lI-05 p. M. for MEXICO, per $ S.
Seneca. from New York, via Tampco. Mail must
be directed per 5. = Seneca"
FRIDAI-(c) Al II :05 p. m. for NEWF0UND-
LAND direct per 5. s. Silvia, from New York.
(c) At 1905 p. m. for PORTO RICO, per 5. S.
Ponce from New York via San Juan
(c) At Hes p. m. for VENEZUELA and Gu
RACAO, per :. :. MaracaibO from New York.
Mail for SANANfILA and CARTHAGENA must
be directed per $ s. Maracaibo'
(c) AT II :O5 p. IN. for ST. VINCENT. BARBA-
DOS, and DENERARA. per 5 5. Glitra, from New
York
Oc) At I1:o5 p m. for FORTUNE ISLAND, IA
MAICA SAYANILLA, CARTHAGENA. and
GREYTONN Uer $. $. Allegheny, from New York.
Mail for COSTA RIGA must be directed Per S.
$ Alleghsny."
f0 At EOS p. m. for ARGENTINE REPUBLIC,
monide-. from New York
tc) At lI.05 p. III. for RkS ISLAND and
DOMINICAN REPU UBLIC, per $ $ New York.
from New York
SUNDAY-(D At 1870 a. m. for NASSAU, y.
P per steamer from Miami, Fla.
Mail for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail TO North
Sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily,
except SUNDAY at 1900 m. and on sundays
only at 1880 a. m. (d) OD
Mails for MOI ELON. by rail TO Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 5;l5 p.
n. cd
CtBA NAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla.
Wednesdays Fridays and sundays At ECO p
m. and via Miami. Fla. Tuesdays and Saturdays
al 1890 i. ~. 10
Mails for MEXICO overland unless specially ad-
dressed for despatch by steamers sailing from
New York. close here daily at 1880 a. m. and
1000 p. III. ()
Mails for BELIZE. PUERTO CORTEZ. and
GUATEMALA by rail to New Orleans and thence
via steamer. close here daily at 1000 p. m, the
connecting closes for which being Mondays.
Mails for COSTA RIGA. by rail TO New Orleans
and thence via steamer close here daily at 1900
D. M the connecting closes for which being
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03
TEACHERS OF STATE
To Have Annual Meeting in Spring
field Latter Part of
the Month.

Preparations for the forty-eighth
annual meeting of the Illinois State
Teachers association are nearly com
pleted and the program of the ses-
sions. which will be held in the state
capitol building at Springfield, will
be issued soon. Owing to the fact
that Christmas this year falls on
Wednesday it has been decided to
have but n short meeting. The open
ing session will be held Thursday
evening. Dec. PC, and the closing
meeting Friday evening, Dec. %. The
section meetings will be held Friday
afternoon. There will be n general
session Friday morning.
For the first time in the history of
the association the executive com
mittee has been able to secure from
nearly all of the railroads conces-
sion of one fare for the round trip
from points in Illinois. The hotel
rates will be the same as in former
years The headquarters of the as
ISOLATION will be at the Leland.
Governor Yates has promised to be
present at the opening session and to
deliver the address of welcome. He
will be followed by the president,
David FeImley, president Illinois
State Normal University. The prin-
cipaI address of the evening will be
by Charles r. Thwing. president of
the Western Reserve University. on
THE Teacher; Il Force in Civiliza-
ton
At the general session to be held
Friday evening the address will be
by Lawrence Y. Sherman, speaker of
the lower house of the general as
sembly. His subject will be The
school System and the State"
At the third general session, Fri
day morning, the subject for discus
sion will be SHOULD the Public
Schools Offer Special Training for
Special Callings?" The speakers will
be Dr.. Edmund j. James, dean of the
University Extension Center of the
University of Chicago, and Former
Congressman George Z. Adams, Chi
cago.
The county superintendents at the
meeting of their section will discuss
the teaching of agriculture in the
country schools.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03
WRITE RIGHT.
scatter Decent, helpful Things"

Good philosophical Ras Wilson
once said to Il new reporter, Young
man, write as you feel. but try to feel
right. BE good humored toward
everyone and everything. Believe
that other folks are just as good as
you are, for they are. Give 'em your
best and bear in mind that God has
sent them. in his wisdom, all the
trouble they need. and it is for you
to scatter gladness and decent, help
full things as you go. Don't be par
ticular about how the stuff will look
in print but let 'er go. Some one
will understand. That is better than
to write so dosh bling high, or so tar
nashun deep. deep that no one under
stands. Let 'er GO"
$50 on the above PLAN. says NJ. w.
Porter of Topeka, Kas., - l will write
what l know of Grape-Nuts Break
fast Food from personal experience.
After long period of Indigestion
and other disorders with some mis-
givings, l took up the use of Grape
Nuts. Despite the hot weather
kept gaining in strength and men
tally, n thing / had never done at
that season of the year.
| found the food an excellent stimu-
liant for the brain, and L could do
more and better work than | had ever
done. Ii was a revelation to discov-
er how closely the brain and diges-
tive organs were in sympathy with
each other. Whatever retarded the
work of one had corresponding eff
feet on the other. and the food that
tended to put one in proper shape
acted accordingly on the other. L
know that my great improvement
mentally and physically came from
dispensing with unwholesome food
and using Grapefruit literally.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03
The First IroncIad.

According to records recently dis
covered, the first ironclad was built
in the sixteenth century. In the
present century people are trying
this machine and that one in the hope
of finding cure for indigestion dys-
pesia, fiatulency, biliousness and ma
Iaria. There is only one medicine
TO cure these, and that is Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. Try it and you will
be convinced. 1t is for sale by all
druggists. Apply to any of them
for n copy of Hostetter's Illustrated
Almanac for 1902. 1t is a free pub
LEGATION and contains much valuable
information that may be useful to
YOU during the entire year, aslo many
amusing anecdotes, statistics and
testimonials as to the efficacy of the
Bitters 1t is printed in seven differ
ent languages. Don't fail to get n
copy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03
Saved His Life.

81 feel owe my life to Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure" writes H.. {. Chresten-
son, bayfield,, MINI. For three
years | had dyspepsia so bad that l
could hold nothing on my stomach.
Finally L was confined to my bed.
Doctors said 1 could not live. l read
your advertisement of Kodol Dyspep-
STA Cure and thought it fit my case
and commenced its use. 1 began to
improve from the first bottle. Now
[ am cured and recommend it to ALL"
b. II. Bieber and Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03
KEEP STRONG
Vinol is a Wonderful Tonic
and Strengthened.
The Reason Why
We Endorse 1t So
EmphaticalIy.

We have had considerable experience
in being able to watch the effects pro-
duced by various tonics. We can en-
phatically state that we know of nothing
that will act as a general rebuilder,
strength restoAer and flesh creator, bet
Ter than Vinol-
When we feel as sure as we do of the
good that can be accomplished by this
scientific remedy, it would seem strange
did we not endorse it and recommend it
as highly as we are continually doing.
1t Is painful for us to see any of our
friends OF fellow townspeople, weak and
debilitated and unable to enjoy life and
in a condition where they are apt to
succumb to some serious illness, when
we feel as sure as we do, that if they
would but take VinOl, they would find
it to be a strength builder and health
maintainer.
We know that Vinol contains in a
highly concentrated form, those impor-
tant medicinal elements that have always
made cod liver oil famous. We know
also that VinOl does not contain grease
and is delicious to take and we know best
of all of hundreds of people who have
been cured and made strong by it. Here
is one of many.
Mrs. G. w. HENRY, 2O5 First Ave,
Joliet, Illinois, says:
~ take the greatest of pleasure in
recommending such fine toning and
strengthening medicine as Vinol. / felt
run down and was always tired. had
no appetite and did not seem to digest
the food 1 ate properly. ] have been
taking Vinol for about two weeks and
feel strong and well. 1 now thoroughly
enjoy my meals and my domestic and
social duties, which used TO fatigue me,
are now a source of pleasure. 1 am now
a sincere friend of Vinol"
When we talk of Who'll we know
whereof we speak and will refund
your money IL you are not satisfied
after giving IL q fair trial, that what
we tell you about IL Is absolutely true.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03
JOYFUL maternity.
Two Grateful Women Tell How
They Were Helped by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

shall mother
bear healthy children?
How ought their children blessing
of good constitution!
Many child bless their of
debility displacement of the female they
Preparation healthy accomplished
Vegetable Compound successfully
other because
all displacements and inflammation
Actual sterity in any
w
advice is given
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

At the annual meeting of Daven-
port lodge, No. 81, 4. +. 4, \. NJ. held
at the Masonic temple last night. the
following officers were elected to
serve during the ensuing year: j. X.
Buck, w. NJ; F. l.. Bills. S. w; \. G..
Bush. J. W.; f. II. Clifford, treasurer;
f. J. Foster, secretary; w. +. Fidlar,
trustee. and w. ii. Hender, member
of the charity committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

The Salt club has announced n
dance for New Years eve at Library
hall. The announcement means "a
swell social function, for in quality
there is nothing that can make the
Salt club take n back seat. AS the
name would Indicate. the club is well
seasoned with fun and enjoyment. 1t
does not come before the social
world very often, but when it does
society makes a bow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

1t follows the flag. Manila, p. L.
The soldiers coming here ask us to
order Rocky Mountain Tea, speaking
highly of this remedy. BY steamer,
10 gross. Mizellaux Co. T. II. Thorn
as, druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

ne Retail clerks union gave a
very pleasant ball at Industrial hall
last night.
Major and Mrs. Stanhope English
Blunt have issued invitations for a
large party to be given at their home
at Rock Island arsenal Thursday
evening, Dec. 10. The affair marks
the entrance of their youngest
daughter into society.
Twin-City lodge No. 50, Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen. has is
sued invitations to it's twentieth an
nual ball to be given at the Industrial
home in this city New Years night.
The music is to be furnished by
Bleuer's orchestra. The committees
in charge of the event are:
Executive. II. O'DonnelI, chair
man; f. c. Pierce, Sidney Pearson.
Reception-G. J. Smith. r. E.
Reeves, y. Hubbard, William Hunter
w. Brewer, II. X. Thrope, G. H.
Wright, j. Kali, f. c. French. W.
Slagle, W. w. Leonard, j. Powers, j.
F. Beard, &. L. Taylor, F. Kelly, a. b.
Nelson, j. l.. Williams, y. p. Engle,
D. ii. Dillon, j. II. Freeland, c. w.
Reed, ID. Beveridge.
Invitation-R. j. Scholar, j. Fair
cloth, w. y. Hoare, F. w. Duncan, T.
A. Gordon, \. n. Schumacher, o. r..
Conyers, \. Breecher, 7. Stapleton,
H. e. Wright, j. A. Elapper, NJ. C..
Wynes, j. w. Eary, George Beese, f.
Rain, NJ. Calhoun, II. Z. Jeffries.
Floor Managers. NJ. McQuaid,
chief; Jerry Mansfield, assistant
chief: w. c. Parker, f. Heffernan, H.
MCGEE, G. Weyerock, c. Oden, Will
liam McElrath, c. II. Pearson, w. j.
j. Z. Mousley. II. Geishagen,
b. +. Newmire, John Cunningham. f.
j. Mooney, c. L. Jewell. +. A. Hink
ley, j. f. Jaynes, p. J. Fleming.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

Bodily pain loses it's terror If you
have a bottle of DIR. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil in the house Instant relief
in cases of burns, cuts, sprains, acct
dents of any sort. ~.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

Mrs. NJ. l.. ID. Putnam entertained
the Hannah Caldwell chapter of the
ID. y II. at her home. 2O13 Brady
street. yesterday afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

Probably in all the annals of acct
dents there has been nothing more
peculiar than that which befell the
little child of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph b.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

Invitations have been issued for a
series of dances to be held by the
LIST division. 2d ships crew. y. NJ. l..
at Armory hall, commencing Monday
evening, Dec. Q. The other three will
be on Dec %. Jan. - and Jan 81. Og-
denis orchestra will furnish the mu-
sic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Kennedy arrived
home Sunday from Chicago, where
they were married Thursday, and are
now making their home with MI.
and Mrs. 4. J. Beach, corner of Third
avenue and Eighteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

Mrs. Winnie Mastin, eolOred. died
at 1925 a. IN. Sunday at the home of
her son. Henry Wood, 144O Eleventh
and-one-haIf street She had been
suffering from the infirmities of age
for the last three years. She was 40
years of age. She leaves her son, six
grandchildren and one great-grand-
child.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03
MOLINE MENTION

Sigmund Goldstein, a. II. KohleT
and G. II. Huntoon compose com
mittee of the local lodge of Elks that
left for Chicago today to select the
furniture for the new club rooms OF
the local lodge in the new Deere
building. Nothing but the finest will
be selected, and the furnishings to
be purchased will include billiard and
pool tables.
The Moline Elevator company has
effected a lease for two years upon
the old Keator planning mill at the
foot of Seventeenth street and has
moved its office into part of the
building. The wood shop is to be
moved and the present wood depart
ment filled with an expansion of the
machine shop. The company has
been in great need of more room and
for time proposed to move to East
Moline, but it is now settled for two
years. at the end of which time it
may purchase the ground now held
by lease. The company is enjoying
n splendid growth of its business.
Saturday evening at o'clock at
the parsonage, Rev. NJ. V. Crumbaker
of the First NJ. f. church. officiated
at the wedding of Edgar l.. Hooker
and Mrs. Elizabeth Freed. This is
the second matrimonial venture for
each of the contracting parties. Mrs.
Hooker, before her first marriage,
was Miss Elizabeth Meegan, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Sarah Meegan, of 1921
Tenth street. At present they will
make their home at that place. The
groom, is n contractor and builder.
The Tri-City Luther league con-
veneS at the Swedish Lutheran church
at p. m. Friday, when a program
will be rendered by members of St.
Paurs Luther league of Davenport.
Saturday afternoon at , o'clock the
business meeting of the league will
be held. Reports will be read and the
election of officers will take place.
Refreshments will be served after the
meeting. The Grace church Luther
league of Rock Island will have
charge of the program Sunday after
noon at o'clock. \ local speaker
will be secured to address this meet
ing.
Mrs. Nellie II. Thielke died at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Mary y.
Swanson. 915 Nineteenth street, at
2:5O Sunday afternoon. Her age was
% years, l month and 21 days. She
leaves two children, Leon and Ed
ward. and , years of age: also her
mother, two sisters and three broth
ers. Rev. w. w. Willard will officiate
at the funeral at the home at 2:30
Wednesday afternoon.
The application of Prof. j. p.
Drake, of the Moline high school for
Il place in the new state normal
school at Macomb received favorable
at meeting of the
board of the institution at Chicago,
and Trustee Searle telegraphed Prof.
Drake that chad been chosen teach
err of chemistry and physical science.
Other teachers for the new normal
chosen are: L. s. Wilkinson, Gales
burg. mathematics; III. l.. Roberts,
biology; j. c. Burns,
Aledo. history; +. j.. Fairbanks. Jack
sonville. languages. w. j. Souther-
land. of Charleston. was chosen
of the faculty without des-
ignation of his position.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

Mrs. Minnie Dorman, wife of Fred
Dorman, foreman of the paint de-
partment at Deere * Co.'s, died at
~: 80 p. IN. yesterday, at the family
residence, 1926 observation-disclosures
street. The cause of death was con-
sumption. with which she had been
afflicted for several years, although
she was belfast for only three weeks
She was 90 years of age. She leaves
TO mourn her loss, her husband, two
daughters. Lutte and Verna. her
mother, and two sisters. Mrs. John
NJ. Frey, of this city, and Mrs. Parks
of Orion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

DEAR Mrs medicine
and
suffered with severe pains in left had pains in back and heart
good
followed
a
1
Pinkhams Medicine,
frightened
Chicago Ill March 1,
babe to having
e.
Vegetable Compound did
day in her life She delight
eInont
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

Wohl, of $50 Belle avenue. The child
is but Is months of age. No one saw
the accident and so the manner of its
occurrence is but surmised. When
the child was found the little one was
lying upon the floor and about half
an inch of the middle finger of the
left hand was missing. 1t had been
cut off as clean and smooth as
though an operation had been pur-
posely performed with a meat cleav-
er. Near the child was a broken
drinking glass. 1t is thought the
child climbed upon a chair and took
the glass from the table in order to
get a drink. But there came a fall
and the broken glass evidently cut
the finger off.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

Hiding Ardahl and Miss Anna NJ.
Liljequist were married at 4:3O Sat
urday afternoon by Rev. c. y. Hem
borg at the Swedish Lutheran par
sonage. The attendants were Ernest
Ardahl, brother of the groom, and
Miss Emma Liljequist, sister of the
bride The groom is the well-known
wrestler. He has been living at 424
Eleventh street, and is employed as
blacksmith at Deere g. Co.'S. The
bride is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Liljequist, of s15 Nineteenth
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03
GET Mrs. Pinktsaps's AdNi

1t free the air. She has the
miserable life
such wide with ills
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03
Social Affairs

The Retail Clerks union gave
very pleasant ball at Industrial hall
last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

The Unitarian church will hold its
annual fair Tuesday and Wednesday
of next week. The ladies of the
church are making elaborate pre-
partitions for the event.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

From the reports received from
Morbonia hospital last night regard
ing the condition of George Meyers.
of Moline, il looks as though there
may be another case of murder in
the city. Yesterday afternoon the
injured man sank rapidly, his pulse
began to fail and he might have died
then if the attendants had not taken
steps to revive him. injections were
administered and applications made
to restore the circulation. As the
result of these measures Meyers be-
came stronger. though he remained
wholly unconscious and still in very
dangerous condition. Fears are en-
tertained that he may not be able to
survive many more hours The next
sinking spell may be fatal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

The death of Valentine Herbert
occurred at his home in Buffalo Sun
day morning at 10 o'clock. The de-
ceased was ~ years and months
old. He is survived by widow and
several children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

John \. Fritehey, mayor of Harris
burg, Pa. and the treasurer of the
Illinois Independent Telephone com
pany, which is one of the three con-
Germs asking franchises. arrived yes
tertlay and will assist Col. Thomas of
the same company in getting the city
council to accept the proposition of
their concern. He says they mean
business and will do as they promise
in the proposed ordinance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-03

Yesterday morning at an early
hour occurred the death of Norman
Smith. the seven-months old daugh-
ter of f. II. Smith, III West Fourth
street. Congestion of the brain was
the cause. The funeral will be held
this afternoon at o'clock from the
residence.
The citizen., 1901-03-08
GEL LngnrtO."

When the Spanish discoverers first saw
the American crocodile now known as
the alligator. they were so astounded anG
impressed by its size that they called il
'el lagarto." 'Lagarto' means lizard
and ''el' means "the" The Spaniards lait
especial stress upon the first word to sig
Nifty that it was the king of its kind
''the" lizard. When Sir Walter Raleigh
sailed up the Orinoco river. the natives
still called the reptile "lagarto." and he
used the word in his book, Discovery OF
New Guiana" His English sailors
caught the name, ld, never having seer
it written, they soon began to transform
it by mispronunciation "El' became
"al," and when Ben Jonson had occasion
to write of the creature he used "aligar
ta." "Gator" is a much reader word FOL
English tongues, and it was not long be
fore the Transforming process worked ou
alligator" Then the dictionary maker!
pounced upon the word and put it ava!
in their books, where it is likely to stay.
The citizen., 1901-03-08
some Curious Iamps.

A FREELY lamp has the charm of novelty.
1t halls from the West Indies and is quite
a pretcntioj.s affair. being IS inches high
and built in three stories. 1t is made of
wicker and bamboo cages. with little
doors.
In these cages freflics are imprisoned
tnd are cared for and fed. The lamp is
one of a collection brought together at
the Nationa! museum in Washington by
Walter IIough.
The collection includes lamps of all
ages. from those of ancient nations to
lamps of today. There are old English
lanterns there that would delight the
heart of the collector Of curios.
Among the Chinese lamps are those
made of bamboo and used to light alley
ways They are the illuminators that so
often lead to conhagratons. Eskimo
lamps, old fashioned olive oil lamps and
japanese lanterns suspended from sticks
add to the interest Of the collection
Youths Companion.