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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31

see our display. Simon Lewis retail
liquor store.
The board of trustees of the Y NJ.
c. a. last evening held a meeting and
decided to authorize some changes in
the arranging of the association
quarters the object of which will be
to protect members in the exercise
of their privileges.
There were no new cases of small
poX today and the two patients were
reported to be doing woIl. AT the
Rock Island Plow shops, where
George Weinberger, the second vic
tim of the disease, was employed, no.
tees were posted today urging the
men TO submit to vaccination.
The Kewanee, Cambridge & Geneseo
Railway company, in which number
of Rock Island parties are interested,
was Monday evening given franchise
in Cambridge. The one in Geneseo has
already been secured. and at Kewanee
it is proposed to use the terminal IA
cilities of the Galesburg & Oneida
road so that the heavy part of the
franchise getting is now considered
completed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
SLEEP ON A COLD SMOKE.
Putting an Empty Pipe Said to BE an
Insomnia Cure.

Putting an Empty Pipe Said to Be an
insomnia Cure.
After giving fair and patient trial
to each of many alleged cures for
sieeplessness the writer stumbled across
simple method of inducing somno-
lence that has the merit of being harm
less and inexpensive. To smokers the
remedy involves no cost whatever, but
of nonsmokers the capital outlay of
the price of a pipe is required. 1t must
be a wooden pipe and curved, not
straight.
Having retired for the night. the suf-
ferer should lie perfectly fat on his
back, discarding pillow rests, and puff
steadily at an empty pipe until he feels
thoroughly drowsy. The desired result
usually is achieved after from about
sixty to a hundred puffs have been
made. The putting should be done
slowly, with deep inhaling movement.
The expelling motions must be made
deliberately with narrowed mouth.
During the entire operation the pipe
should not be removed. as each displac-
ing and replacing movement tends to
wakefulness.
Those capable of great concentration
of thought should, if smokers, imagine
they see volumes of smoke, and those
who eschew the burning weed will be
helped by counting the puffs
AS sleep is often successfully wooed
while yet the pipe is in the mouth,
bowls of meerschaum or clay are not
recommended, since these are liable to
be broken when the coming of slumber
allows the pipe to slide from the
mouth. Nervous people may be reas-
sured that there is no danger in falling
asleep with the stem edge of curved
pipe caught between ones teeth. Sleep
always occasions the grip to- be re-
moved. That may hold also of straight
pines. but for other and. obvious rea-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
LoNDoN's LORD MAYOR.
His Power as Well as the Area He
Rules Is Limited.

Rules Is Limited.
The lord mayor of London is not the
all powerful official he is thought to be
on the continent. He is not the mayor
of all London, but only of the city of
London, and the City is but a frac-
ton of the whole. Greater London has,
roughly, a population of 100000, but
in the $50 acres that comprise the City
there is a resident population at night
of only $4,000 and by day of little over
100000 And even within this area the
powers of the lord mayor and of the
twenty-siX aldermen and the two hun
dred odd common councillors are by no
means autocratic.
Much of what used to lie within his
and their province has been taken over
by the London county council. In fact
the average Londoner never thinks of
the lord mayor as an edict making,
law giving official. He stands altogeth-
er apart in the popular mind from ques-
lions of rates and assessments, schools
and police. Very few people could say
what legislative functions, if any, he
fultills. They may have heard that he
is the chief magistrate of the courts,
but beyond that their knowledge of his
precise duties does not stray. 1t is the
social and decorative side of his posi-
ton that impresses the public. The
lord mayor is never without his badge
and rarely without his robes and chains
of Office. He rides abroad in magnif-
icently gilded coach. with powdered
coachmen and foOtmen in cooked hats
and silk knee breeches, sending Il CLEAN
of gold through the dirty drab of Lon
don.
The lord mayors show on Nov. is
one of England's few annual pageants
and, uncouth as il is, has Il warm place
in the hearts of the populace, and, be-
sides all this, he has some rights and
privileges of 400 years standing. No
troops may pass the City boundaries
without his leave. The sovereign him
self has to ask permission to enter the
city walls, just as lie has to ask for
permission to enter the house of COM
mons.--Harper's Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31

A cantankerous old farmer, who
hardly ever agreed with anything his
wife said to him, came home one wet
day and, placing his back to the fire,
stood up TO dry.
After some little time his wife turned
to him and said:
John, you'd better watch yourself or
you'll burn your flannels."
To which John replied:
81 think I'll need to burn my trou-
sers first"
Indeed, John, you'll need to do naeth-
ing of the kind. They're burnt al
ready."-London Tit Bits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
InlDrONP.

1t is n solemn duty devolving on all
to make the utmost possible out of
themselves. Men seek the highest de-
velopment of their fiocks and herds
and grain and flowers. The result is
the improved flora and fauna of these
days over those of prior ones. But
should this evolution cease with the
lower order? Should the body of ere
alton improve and not the head, which
is man?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
TIPS TO TRAVELLERS.

One hundred miles shortest to
Chattanooga, Queen d Crescent
route.
Queen & Crescent fast line to Biz
mingham and New Orleans. Two fast
trains daily.
Only through car line to Asheville,
y. c., Queen & Crescent route and
Southern railway.
Queen e. Crescent service Cincin-
natl to Atlanta and Jacksonville, the
best in the country.
Homeseekers' excursions the first
and third Tuesdays to points in Min
nesota, Iowa, Nebraska and Dakota
via the c., NJ. & st. Z. railway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
SCHNELL RETURNS
To Stand Trial on Charges in
Two Grand Jury In.
dictments.
BONDS ARE FURNISHED TODAY
Defendant Complains of Manner in
in Which He Has Been
Prosecuted.

Matthias Schnell, the former con-
tractor of this city who was the Prin-
cipal defendant in the famous storm
drain case and who has been living at
an address unknown to the Rock ISL
and county authoriti IS the past two
years to escape prosecution on two
indictments, returned against him at
the May term of the circuit court in
1900, has come back to the city.
Today he voluntarily appeared at
the office of Circuit Clerk Gamble and
furnished bonds insuring his liberty
till his case is called at the next meet
ing of court.
Charges In Indictments
The indictments against him are for
conspiracy. in which he is alleged to
have plotted with Dan Drost to Sc
cure the marriage of the latter with
Anna McDermott thereby annulling
the suit that the woman had brought
against him for breach of promise.
On this his bond was $500. The 9th
err was subornation of perjury. it
being alleged that he had endeavOred
to Introduce spurious evidence in the
civil case of Murphy vs.. Schnen in
which he was defendant. The bond
on this charge was fixed at $4,000
Those who became security for his
appearance were Gustav Stengel, Rev.
Thomas Mackin. l.. NJ. Drack, ID. +.
Noftsker and Aaron Anderson. All
accompanied him when he gave bond.
Defendant Complains.
While the papers were being made
out Mr. Schnell complained bitterly of
the prosecution of which he has been
the subject in late years, stating in
cidentally that he would give so TO
every man, woman and child in the
city if the public could only be
brought to understand the system
attic course of prosecution that he
claimed to have been made the vic
tim of.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
en-. & ST y.

For Christmas and New Year holi-
day excursion tickets can be sold to
stations within a distance of 200
miles at one fare and one-third for
the round trip.
No excursion ticket to be sold for
less than so cents.
Tickets to be sold Dec. "a, 25 and 81,
1902, and Jan. 1, 1908, limited for con-
tinuoris passage in each direction and
for going passage commencing date
of sale, with final limit up to and in
GLIDING Jan. ?, 1908.
For further information call at the
ticket office, foot of Seventeenth
street. Phone 1868 west.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
The Pride of Heroes

Many soldiers in the last war wrote
to say that, for scratches, bruises
cuts, wounds. corns. sore feet and
stiff joints, Bucklen's Arnica Salve is
the best in the world. Same for
burns, scalds, boils, ulcers, skin erup-
tions and piles. 1t cures or no pay.
Only 25 cents, at Hartz & Ullemeyer's
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31

HooI-So he is a poet, ell? What is
his particular line?
Nye-The Market street line prin-
eipally, although I occasionally see his
verses in some of the other cars.-Phil-
adelphia Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
X. c. COUNCILS
HOLD RECEPTION
Pleasant Affair at Industrial Hall
Other Social Do
ings.

The first joint reception by AlloueZ,
Loras and Leo councils, Knights of
Columbus, of Rock Island, Davenport
and Moline, last evening at the Rock
Island Industrial Home hall. was at
tended by 125 couples, proving fine
social success. The reception was
from s to ., and then dancing follow
ed until 1, with music by Petersen's
orchestra. On the north wall of the
ball room large design of the
initials of the order made up of in
candescent lights with a background
of purple, the society's color, shone
forth with pretty effect throughout
the evening. At midnight refresh
ments were served, and when the hour
for the ending of the festivities ar
rived cars were in waiting to bear
home the Davenport and Moline
knights and their ladies.
An entertainment was given at the
conclusion of the business meeting of
the Federal Aid association at Krell
d Math hall Monday evening. the pro-
gram, which was heartily enjoyed by
all present, consisting of recitations
by Hazel Bergstrom, Anna and Man
da Anderson and Laura Schneider,
music by quartet, tableau by Ellen
Anderson. Nellie and Esther Berg
strom, and an essay on Fraternity"
by Ida Blankenburg.
Charles Rosenfield Monday night en-
tertained II college men from the
three cities who. like himself, are at
home for the vacation. Mr.. Rosen-
field is attending Exeter academy, in
Massa chusetts.
This evening a reception will be
given at the First Methodist church
from 1880 to $50 by the Epworth
League in honor of the S0th birthday
of w. Il. Bruner.
The New Years ball at Industrial
hall this evening will be quite Il So
ciety event. The gentlemen in charge
of the arrangements are William Mix
ter. Leon and Ardo Mitchell, Thomas
Nelie, Duke McCaffrey, Charles Call
and Jim Preston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31

sons these are less suitable than rnose
with curved stems.-New York Mail
and Express.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
Chicago Dental Company
For You.

If you are in need of dental work
call on us before going elsewhere as
we can save you money. We use
nothing but the best of material and
our work is guaranteed to be first
class in every respect. If you are in
need of q set of teeth call and see our
thin elastic plate. We guarantee it
to fit in all cases and when all others
have failed. We never ask you more
than our prices below.
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Cement filings. ..........,.. 25C
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Silver filings .. =. SOC
Gold filings, 81 and up $50, S Loo
Gold crowns, 4 to s.. 400
Set of teeth, $5 and up.... S.GO
$15 set of teeth for 10. 90
Permanent location--
Office 1907 Second Ave,
ROCK ISLAND.
Over Speiders Drug Store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
AdministrAtor's Notice

Administrators Notice
Estate of Lucy r Curtis, deceased
The undersigned having been appointed ad
Illustrator of the estate of Lucy L. Curtis,
late OF the county of Rock Island, ate
of Illinois, deceased hereby gives notice
that he will appear before The county court
OF Rock Island county at the county court
room In the city of Rock Island at The March
probate term, on the first Monday in March next,
at which time all persons viug cl in against
said estate are notified and requested tn at
tend for the purpose OF having the san e
adjusted
An persons indebted to said estate are re
Xuested 80 make Immediate payment to ~ e
Undersigned
Dated this eth da of Decembe-, A. D 1902.
HUGH CURTIS, Administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31

This evening a reception will be
given at the First Methodist church
from 1880 to $50 by the Epworth
League in honor of the SOth birthday
of W. Il. Bruner.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-21

ness and reveled in mere existence
She was tender and sympathetic and
laughter and tears were equally near
to her blue eyes.
Thornton and Eva La Sharpe met
casually and were mutually attracted.
She had heard whispers of his dreary
home life and when she saw the shad-
ows in his eyes, her own shone with
sympathy. And sympathy is dan
gerous emotion for beautiful woman
to feel for handsome man.
She was destined by her ambitious
mamma to be the bride of Herman
Skinner fifty, baldheaded, thin-lipped,
small-eyed and president Of the Six
tenth National bank She wept at
the very idea
Given this situation there could be
but one ending This is best told by
a letter from Thornton to his wife:
New York, June 4.
Dear Madam: When this reaches
you l will be on the ocean outward
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-21

bound from the shores I shall never
see again. Eva La Sharpe goes with
me. We will establish ourselves in a
modest way in some village in south
ern Europe, there to find that love
which seemed to be denied us in the
more conventional life which we leave.
l am very sorry to bring upon you
and Alice this disgrace and can only
say in extenuation that l am sure in
your case the blow will be felt only
by your pride and not your heart. God
knows 1 loved you dearly, and my love
would have kept alive on crumbs Of
encouragement, but you killed it de-
liberately and Intentionally and are
rearing your daughter, I fear, to break
some other mans heart.
l wish you all the success and hap
piness in the world and have arranged
our financial affairs in manner that
will meet your approval. Mr.. Birge
will call on you on that phase of the
matter.
AS for me, am going to live again.
God, the joy Of holding in my arms a
woman with a pulsating heart and
gladness and sympathy and love in her
eyes. She gives up more than l, for
/ can never give her nor
her children name unless
you should find it in your heart
to obtain a divorce. That is wholly
in your hands. Goodby, forever, and
God bless and keep you and Alice"
Opinion was divided as whether he
was all to blame or whether Helen
should share portion of the fault
Everybody agreed, however, that there
were no extenuating circumstances re-
garding Eva La Sharpe. This is the
habit Of the world.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-21
The Tramp Ready for Any Job.

The gay cat applies for job where
he hears men are wanted, he knows
not for what. Can you drive four?"
asks the boss. 1t may be the hobo
doesn't know whether it is four nails
or four tent stakes he is to drive, but
he confidently answers, Sure thingl
Had job driving four last month at
=" (any one Of the ten thousand
places he has been to, so he can
answer questions if the boss is in
clined to put them), and the next
morning, finding the -four" he is to
drive are horses, he confdentially ap-
proaches a fellow-employe with, tSay,
Bud, show me how to put the harness
on the plugs, will your" Asked if he
knew how to make watches or dyna-
mite cartridges he would doubtless
say he did; he might fail at either, but
he would not weakly deny himself an
opportunity to try. This is not true of
ALL but it is a distinctive trait, born
of necessity in men that seek employ
ment in many and various fields
Leslies Monthly.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-21
Fatal improvements.

An uptown physician tells of a Ger
man friend, poor journeyman baker
who sent his wife to a local hospital
when she fell ill. The physician al
ways asked with interest after the
condition of the sick woman when he
met the German, and was told in re
ply: We'll, doctor, they say at the
hospital there's improvement" This
reply did not vary from day to day
for month or more, and was always
spoken by the German very stolidly
as though he really did not see in the
report any grounds for hope Their
one morning, meeting the physician
and being asked the usual question
he said:
"Oh, she's dead, DOCTOR"
"Dead?' repeated the physician
What do they say she died of"
"They didn't say-they didn't have
to- answered the German. Il knew
She died of too many improvements.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-21
DESTRUCTIVE TIDAL WAVE.
Heavy Loss of Life on Pacific Coast
of Mexico.

Culican, Mex. lower por-
tion of the city of Alfalfa, on the Pa
cific coast just west Of Culican, has
been completely destroyed by tidal
wave and no fewer than thirty people
are known TO have been drowned.
The loss Of life may be several times
that number.
The property loss is heavy. 1t is
reported that several small coast
towns situated above Altata were
completely washed away by the same
tidal wave and that the loss of life in
these smaller places is very heavy.
Relief for the sufferers at Alfalfa
will be sent from Culiacan and it is
understood that state and federal gov
ernments will take prompt action for
the destitute.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-21
FRENCH SISTERS
Clamoring to Come to the United
States.

States.
Rome. -Members of the religious
orders expelled from France, espe-
cially sisters, are applying to the vat
loan authorities for permission to
settle in the United States. Several
of them have come to Rome person
ally for the purpose of urging their
request A reply has been sent to
them pointing out that there are no
vacancies in the United States and,
besides, calling attention to the diff
ficulty arising from the fact that the
expelled sisters do not speak the Eng
lish language. Canada has been sug-
gested as better field, as sisters are
comparatively scarce there and be-
cause French is spoken in large
area of the dominion. The appli-
cants, however, did not take kindly
to the suggestion and persist in their
requests to go to the United States.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-21
BRADSTREET
BUOYANT
In Anticipation of Largest Har-
vest in Our History.
FEAR A CARFAMINE
Large Sum of Money Required
to Move the Crops--Cotton Re.
tains its Strength.

New York. -Bradstreet's says:
Weather conditions have been ia
vorable and the country is a week
nearer to realizing the largest harvest
in it's history. The need of larger
than usual quantities of money to
move the ocrops as appreciated. and
confidence IN the work of handling
the crops with a minimum of friction
is widely expressed, though a further
seasonable Tightening of the situa-
tion is looked for. The physical hand
ling Of the crops by the railroads
presents problem which must also
be met, and the possibility of car
famine looms up second only to the
necessary financing of the movement
itself. The favorable trade features
noted are the expansion in the fall
demand for dry goods. hardware, gro
oeries, shoes and millinery at leading
markets north, west, east and south ;
the more optimistic views expressed
as to the large size of the Southern
cotton crop and it's effect on future
business; the strength OF iron and
steel caused by the ourtailment of
production in July as a result of
shortages in fuel supplies due to
strikes and car shortages the firm
ness in lumber, and the continuance
of the improved export demand for
cereals, particularly wheat.
The less favorable features noted
are the restrictions of trade in sum-
mer goods, caused by the cool wealth
er; the continuance of the deadlock
at the anthracite coal mines, with the
growing nervousness as to supplies and
prices if the strike continues until
cool weather. and the unfavorable
figures of July export trade, caused
by the projection of last years condi-
tions into the present season. Collec-
ions as whole are classed as season
able.
Pig iron production is still restrict
ed by scarcity of cars affecting coke
supplies, and the anthracite strike
The demand is no less active, south
ern pig selling heavily. Foundry iron
is active for nearby and next year
deliveries at ST. advance on Bessemer
iron.
Cotton retains all the strength
noted toward the close of last week.
Some cotton goods are rather easy in
tone. Print cloths, while held at Fall
River at cents, are offered at 7-8
cents at other markets. Ginghams,
however, are strong. and some adj
vances are announced.
Wooden goods for mems wear
(spring) are steady at the advance Of
and 10 cents noted. Wool is firm,
as is also raw silk.
Boots and shoes show more activity
at eastern manufacturing centers, and
shipments for the week are 6 per cent
larger than last week.
Sugar is firm, and a large business
is in progress.
Produce is lower on larger receipts.
Canned goods are firm, despite boun-
tiful crops.
Business failures for the week end,
ing August IA number Isl as against
1863 last week and 17S in this week
last year.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-21

spend less and less time at home.
Helen appeared relieved rather than
otherwise and pursued he1 triumphant
career.
Then came the other woman. She
was inevitable in the nature of things.
Thornton was handsome, entertaining
and loveable. He was anhungered for
love. Into his life drifted Eva La
Sharpe, with baby-blue eyes that made
Helen's look like tempered steel, light
brown hair through which the sun
had thrown ray of its very own
light, dimpled and fresh and petite
and ingenious. She had no theories
about platonic affection, the perfect
control Of the passions, the value of
self denial to increase spirituality or
any Of the others. She was conscious
OILY that she was full of life and glad
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-21

Willemstad. -A' correspondent has
had an interview with Gen. Graz
Monogas, chief of the Venezuelan
revolutionists at barcelona, in which
Gen. Monogas said foreigners might
be sure no coercion would be applied
to them.