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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

TOR RENT-NICELY FURNISHED ROOM,
y with heat, gas and bath, at 409A Twenti-
eth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04
FOR sALE-PRoPERTY.

WANTED A DINING ROOM Girl, AT
w the Twin-City restaurant 1903 Second
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04
WANTED-MALE HELP.

"ANTED-GOOD RELIABLE OIL SALES
w man, on commission or salary. Address
Quaker Oil and Implement company, Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

NOR RENT-A FURNISHEDROOMS UITA-
u BILE for two persons. Call at 1905 Second
avenue; second floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

ROR SALE-A CHOICE 1o-ACRE FRUIT
farm Tor sale IN South Rock Island. Fine
ly improved. See Reidy Bros.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

HyANTED-TO RENT, BY GENTLEMAN
w and wife, neat house of six or eight
rooms. Cottage with yard preferred. Must
have bath. Willing to pay good rental, and to
lease, IL desirable. Address -. 10, ARGUS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

ElOR SALE-FINE LOTS IN SINNET'S
addition; also in College Heights and
Guyers addition by F. M. Sinet, 3I7 Forty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

NOR RENT-A SMALL STORE ROOM
Il suitable for barber shop at 700 Second
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

NTANTED-TO 1OAN MONEY ON DIA-
w monds, watches. jewelry, hardware,
musical Instruments. bicycles, clothing, dry
paid for second hand goods of all kinds also
The above goods for sale at half the usual
store prices. AL business transactions strictly
confidential. His new number and location,
1923 Second avenue Don't forget IL. J. w.
Jones Two rings on 1347
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

NOR RENT-NICELYF URNISHEDROOMS
u every convenience, excellent board, l22o
Second avenue. Telephone 1899.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

NOR RENT-7-ROOM HOUSE, with bath;
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

ENOR SALE-WE WANT YOU TO QUICK
ly Investigate an extra special bargain
we have in Groom cottage, six blocks from
postoHce- Price, $3.50. Goldsmith s. Mckee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

II OST-A LITTLE BROWN DOG WITH
IL ears and tail clipped. Reward given TO
lUne returning dog to 1874 Ninth avenue.
II OST-LADY'S GOLD WATCH. LETTER
IL &C" engraved on cover. Lost between
the viaduct and Twenty-eighth street and
Fifth avenue. Finder return to ARGUS office
and be rewarded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

ESOR SALE-MODERN RESIDENCE WITH
4 lot Soxl50, nine rooms. bath room and
laundry, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets
on Fourth avenue. Inquire Rt Donaldson 8
Saw factory
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

NOR RENT-FOUR UNFINISHED
4 rooms Inquire at 1924 Fourth avenue for
further information.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

LIOR RENT-AN S-ROOM HOUSE AT 2Sl7
II Fffth-and a half avenue. Inquire at 1882
Fifth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04
THE ARGUS.

m TIE MAMIE OF }. ". POTTER
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

T5oR RENT Two FURNISHED FRONT
4 rooms, steam heat and bath. AL modern
conveniences; three blocks from postofhce.
$40 Sixteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04
LOST AND FOUND.

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EIoUND-A SMALL DARK TAN COLORED
II dog with WIFI e mark on face. Inquire at
ARGUS Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

ITIOR RENT DESIRABLE COTTAGE OF
y six rooms. 1928 Eighth avenue. Apply to
S04 Twentieth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

MONEY TO LOAN-CHATTEL MORT
Nl gage loars by W. a Eastman, f7l2 SEQ
ond avenue, without publity or removal. He
also makes collections-hard ones o speciality
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04
WANTED TO RENT.

UyANTED-TO RENT A HOUSE OF SEW
w en- or eight rooms between Seventeenth
and Twenty-fitth streets and Fifth and Fourth
avenues. Address 3D. ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

NOR RENT-FURNISHED ROOMS WITH
u board; home cooking Modern and home
like conveniences, at 1411 Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04
FOR RENr-HoUsEs

U,oR RENT-HoUsEs TO RENT HULL s
II Hemenway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04
A GOOD ADVERTISEMENT.

Is the Work the British Doctors Are Do
ing at Their Office, 100 Third Avenue
by Giving Their Services Free for
Three Months, and Thus Demon
stratiDg Their Ability to Cure
Many Maladies That are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04
MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN-IN ANY AMOUNT,
property for sale and rent. w. L Coyne,
go Seventeenth street, up stairs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

TJyOR RENT-TWO HOUSES OF SIX
II rooms each and one of seven rooms, all
with modern Improvements, two located on
Forty-secoud street and one on Thirty-eighth
street between Sixth and Seventh avenues.
Telephone 1916 or call on j. s. Leas, 7i9 Elm
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

ElOR SALE-BARGAIN IF TAKEN SOON.
~ A 35- room, well furnished hotel doing a
good business In live town Two blocks
from railroad station For sale cheap s. s.
Hull g. Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04
WANTED-FEMALE HELP.

"ANTED-DIsHWA AT THE ST
w Julien restaurant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

TJlOR RENT-AN s-ROOM HOUSE, ALL
Il modern convenien ceS, including electric
light. at Tenth avenue and SeventeenthSIreet
INQUIRE of Hull & Hemenway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

| NOR RENT-AN BIGHTROOM HOUSE
| u with all modern convenienceS at 902 Sew
enteenth street. Inquire at 1880 Ninth avenue
| or -223 Eighteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

WTANTED-AN ESTABLISHED WHOLE
w sale house, recently Incorporated, ex
tending business, desires to engage competent
manager for branch house. salary 500 pei
month, exp nseS and commission. Must In
vest s1,,O0 in capital stock of company. on
which dividend of per cent will be guarau-
teed, and furnish satisfactory references
Address, Secretary. box 44O, kansas City, Mo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

"ANTED-A COMPETENT COOK AT 92S
w Twenty-6rst street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED = HUSTLING AGENTS TO
w sell a rapid-selling article Call before
$50 q. m. or after 5 p m at ZIG Fifth avenue,
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

NOR SALE-LOTS IN MoENIRY'S AID
II dltton by e. ]. Burns room ~ Mitchell &
Lynde building. These lots are on Sixth ave
nue., between Twenty-eighth and Thirtieth
streets. Convenient to Fifth avenue or Elm
street street car lines Terms TO suit pur-
chaser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-04

WANTED-ORDERS FOR PAPER HANG
w ing, paper cleaning and painting. Full
line OF the latest designs In wall paper always
on hand. Good work guaranteed and done
promptly. R. Bolts, 723 Third avenue.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-10-26
CLUBS MADE UP OF FREAKS.
Queer Associat ions of Queer Individu-
ais in Some Parts of Europe.

Queer Associations of Queer Individu-
ais in Some Parts of Europe.
There have been associations of all
try, but none of them would bear COM
parison for freakishness with some of
Europe's clubs. At Hoogstraelen,
small Belgian town, baldheaded club,
to secure admission to which a calvous
area of twenty-one square centimeters,
or eight and one-quarters square inches,
is imperative, has lately been founded.
Its antithesis exists in the Long Haired
Club Of Client, whose members must
wear either a beard of thirty cent?
meters Zone FOOT or hair of twenty cen
timeters eight fnches) in length. Les
100 Kilos," a Partisan club fer which
no one weighing less than 100 kilos (232
pounds) is eligible, is in striking con-
trast with LES Fifty Kilos" of Mar
settles, to which entrance is alone per-
mitted to such as are over 10 cent?
meters g feet inches) in height and
under fifty kilos Q1S pounds) in weight.
For several years the president Of
ILLS CluD was d MI. Dc, VIII, llOuSu
nearly feet, weighed less than ninety
eight pounds. Two years ago, however,
he took unto himself a wife, under
whose solicitOus care he so rapidly
gained flesh that in less than twelve
months he was compelled to resign his
membership. Berlin boasts of a Big
Mouth Club. In the clubroom is kept a
wooden ball as large as medium-sized
orange which every candidate for ad-
mission is required to insert in his
mouth before his name can go for bal
lot. In the same city, too, there is a
One-Handed Club, composed only of
such as have suffered the loss of a
hand.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-10-26
ABOUT HOUSE FLIES
The Advice of a Philosopher on How
to Deal With Them.

The Advice of a Philosopher on How
to Deal With Them.
1.-The pertinacity of flies has caused
me to wonder much of late on the hab-
it's of these pests" remarked q gentle
man yesterday, land the recent discus
sion of the fly as a dissemination of
typhoid has tended to increase my in
terest in the matter. Did you ever no.
tice the persistence shown by fly in
sticking to a certain spot when you
attempt to shoe him away? Invariably
he will describe a circle and alight
again on exactly the same spot. He will
repeat this as often as you strike at
him unless he feels that persistence
will jeopardize his life.
To-day 1 conducted a little expert
ment with one of these pests, and l
made a rather interesting discovery
The fly converted the tip of my nose
into a resting place. l brushed him
away. He circled and relit on the
same spot. He repeated this seven
times. 1 concluded, just from watching
the antics of the typhoid fiend, that
he pleased, in spite of the tickling and
the annoyance of it all. 1 was sur
prised at the shortness of his stay.
Finding that it made no difference
to me, and that 1 had resigned to an
unhappy fate, the insect spread it's
wings and sailed to another portion Of
the room. From my observation Of
flies, they do not care so much about
alighting on the human body unless
they can find some morsel upon which
to feed, or unless a violent effort is
made to beat them away. But the
most interesting observation 1 have
made in this connection has taught me
that it is comparatively easy to rid
oneself of the pest. There is one es-
sential Do not get mad.
Good humOr Is the thing when it
comes to dealing with flies. New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-10-26
DEEDS RATHER THAN DREAMS.
Decline of Imagination and Its Most
Noticeable Results.


Noticeable Results.
1t will be difficult to impress the COM
munity that humanity is greatly the
loser by the decline of imagination.
President Thwing of Western Reserve
University professed to regret this
passing emotion in an address he made
recently in the West, but it was no
doubt largely a regret of the perfume
tory order, and one naturally to be ex-
pected from a man of letters. If we
have in this practical age lost the
pleasures of imagination, we have
through the immutable law of compen-
sation gained greatly in realization.
There may be no modern mind capable
of producing another "Faery Queen"
but there are countless minds working
for humanity's betterment and weav-
ing in place Of the web Of fancy the
staunch though homely texture Of en-
during benefit.
The decline Of so-called imagination
began with the decline of chivalry. 1t
went out with the false ideas of honor,
with the vauntings of bedizened men,
with the bitter class distinctions, with
the contempt for the profession of let
tiers and with the poorly cooked food
and other wretched creature comforts
Of that period Of hampered progress.
In its place has arisen a practical
method Of thought in which there is
scant room for the dreamer of dreams.
In its place has come a higher regard
for humanity, wider sphere for WON
an, new tenderness for childhood and
general betterment all along the
marching ranks of civilization.
Imagination is sweet and gracious
quality, but its decline leaves no void
in a scheme of life that believes in
deeds rather than in dreams. The
world may be too much with US, as old
Wordsworth said, but that was a poets
protest, and poetry is declining, too
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-10-26
NEW YORK AND LONDON.
Comparative Cost of Living in tn
Two Leading Cities.

Two Leading Cities.
1 once heard party of American men
and women exchanging the results of
their researches into the comparative
cost of living in New York and London.
Clothes were generally voted cheaper
over here, but the only two articles on
which there was entire agreement as to
their Responsiveness in London were
lettuces and dress ties. Meat is dearer,
anyway, and becomes more so from the
niggardly spirit in which the butcher
refuses to cut off what believe house
keepers call the trimmings. Milk, bread
and all kinds of fruit fetch a far higher
figure in London than in New York,
and Ice, of course, is luxury. Wages
are less over here, but the amount Of
work done by the domestic servant IS
as nothing compared with what is ac-
complished in America. A sort of in
choate trades unionism penetrates even
to the kitchen. The list of things which
are mot expected" Of the English cook
or the English housemaid or the Eng
lish parlormaid is appalling. The sphere
Of their duties and activities is rigidly
bounded, and nothing will induce them
to overstep the limits. The conse-
quence is that if you set hold of a SER
want who knows how to do one thing
well you are lucky. More than that is
not to be hoped for. English servants
are professionally unhandy and resent
being taught. From those defects the
American help" is conspicuously free.
She has an all-around capacity latent
in her somewhere, and, so am told,
meets with equal comprehension an
order to cook or to wash or to bake or
to mind the baby. An English cook
cooks-if she does even that. Certainly
she does nothing else and would be in
suited if you told her to. Everything in
England is arranged to give the great
est amount of employment to the
greatest number of Sidney
Brooks, London Correspondent of New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-10-26

Frank S. Willard. who makes his
basing point for fame on the fact that
he is related to "the" Miss Willard, is
in London, and announces that he will
American heiresses can swap their
Yankee dollars for husbands who have
no money but are blessed with titles.
Why not? There has never been much
love in these foreign marriages. The
woman who has an insane desire to be-
come the wife of a furnished duke or
lord seldom develops affection for any
thing more exalted than a perfumed
pug dog. Why keep up the old "they-
edevoted-to-each-oth fiction? 1t
isn't love; it is ambition, and an I'M
worthy ambition, from an American
standpoint Make trade matter of it.
The men with the titles should be will
ing. Some Of them scarcely know
where their next meal is coming from.
A depot where blue blood and poverty
can be turned into an income, even with
the incumbrance of a silly woman
should fill long-felt want on both sides
of the Atlantic. And always there will
be left the real love that makes mar
rage a thing divine. 1t is the beacon
light in the cottage. 1t draws manly
men and glorious women together. 1t
is far and apart from any business ar
rangement. 1t is the great secret that
proves to one man that a plain woman
is beautiful; that teaches woman how
to find noble qualities in the most ordi-
nary man. Money never plays a great
part in such marriages. If wealth comes
there is the joy Of sharing it with loved
ones. If wealth departs, love is still
left, and often grows strongest when
adversely knocks at the door of the
home. Make marriages Of conveniences
and ambition commercial affairs. Let
them stand for what they really are
Keep them separate and distinct from
affairs of the heart. The right kind of
marriage makes a man more tender
true, loving, charitable and kind. 1t de.
velops the good citizen. 1t means to
the good woman even more. 1t is heI
career. 1t rounds out her life. 1t de.
velops all her good impulses and makes
of her a companion, friend and sweet.
heart-truly a glorious trinity. 1t Is
good to know that of the millions OF
women who are to be the wives and
mothers Of the next generation only q
few will ever be found at the bargain
counter for cheap titles in the worlds
prcatpct PitV
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-10-26
Literary CuriOsities.

The royal library at Windsor Castle
contains about 100000 volumes, and
among them are many literary curios
A unique CaxtOn on vellum, the Bible
which Charles l. took with him to the
scaffold, the same mOnarch's copy of
Shakespeare, and an original copy OF
1.-THE Faery Queen" are among Wind
sor Castles literary treasures. The
King has taken a keen interest in the
doings of contemporary writers, and a
curious little hobby has been the col
lection of pen-nibs used by them. In it
are included a Browning nib, & Hardy
nib and nibs of other distinctions.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-10-26
Water Keeps Men Alive.

1t is no secret to medical men and
Psychologists that there IL great deal
of nourishment in water. Even that
which is steriliZed contains enough of
solids to keep human being from
death for long time.
During prolonged fast the loss of
weight is unusually rapid at first and
decreases as time goes on. Death en-
sues when a certain percentage of the
loss has been reached, and this per-
centage varies according to the original
weight. Fat animals may lose half
their weight, thinner ones perhaps two
fifths, a man or woman of rather spare
build, weighing 143 pounds, might,
therefore, lose about 80 pounds before
succumbing. Children die after a fast
of from three to five days, during which
they have lost quarter of their
weight. Healthy adults, however. have
tasted so days when water has been
taken. A German physician reports
the case of a woman aged Al years.
who tasted for 43 days, taking water
freely. She lost A pounds out of 143
pounds and died from exhaustion.
The circulation of the blood is san
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-10-26

York Sun, with the most unpleasant re-
suits. The suggestion was, of course,
rejected by the officials to whom it was
made by the singers friends, and Pres
ident Loubet was so Disguised by the
affair that he refused to attend the
performance. The tenor also declined
to take part, as his suggestion that he
would like the decoration was received
with so little courtesy. The result of
the matter was that he left Paris VOW
ing that he would never return. The
feeling over the affair is such that he
will in all probability never be asked
to sing at the opera under any circum-
stances
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-10-26
TAMAGNO GETS A REBUFF.
Trouble Made for Him in Paris by His
Propensity to Drive Bargains.

Trouble Made for Him in Paris by His
Propensity to Drive Bargains.
Ernesto Tamagno, like many other
distinguished singers, is noted for his
prudence in financial matters, and dur
ing his stay in this country many anus
ing stories were told of his small econ
omies, which were remarkable in the
case of an artist who has always re-
ceived enormous compensation for his
services.
That his spirit for bargaining is not
altogether confined to money matters
has recently been shown in a fashion
that has put the tenor into an embar-
RAISING position in Paris. He went
there on his way to London, where he
is singing at Covent Garden, to take
part in the performance at the opera
given in honor of the retirement of
Nine. Laurent, an actress of melo-
drama who has been for several years
at the head of the Orphanage for the
children of French actors and has been
decorated by the government for her
efforts in this field with the cross of the
Legion of Honor.
All the noted French actors and sing
ers were delighted to take part. Even
Nine. Patti, who was in Paris when
the plan was proposed, said she would
take the role of Juliette in the third act
of Gounod's opera. Signor Tamagno
said that he would sing in honor of
Nine. Laurent.
But it appears that his passion for
bargaining proved too strong for him
ard he could not bring himself to give
something for nothing. So he decided
that as it would be out of the question
to expect payment in money on such an
occasion, he would suggest the Legion
of Honor as the appropriate reward for
his services.
He adopted this course, says the New
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-10-26
Two Smart Women.

Mother (anXiously)-I am told that
your husband plays poker every night
at the club-plays for money, too.
Married Daughter-That's all right.
He gives me all his winnings
what? Do you"
"And he always plays with Mr.. Next
door,"
what difference can that make"
Mrs. Nextdoor makes her husband
give her his winnings, too and then she
gives the money to me, and hand her
what my husband won from hers, and
so we both have about twice as much
money as we could get out of them 9th
erwise." New York Weekly.