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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-24
Rock Island,
Mitchell s Lynde Bldg.
Fourth Floor.
Hours: 8 a. IN. to s D. m.
SUNDAYS: 8 to II a. I

Hours: - a. IN. TO . ID. m
Sundays: 8 to II a. M.
His hospital experience and extern
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disease in a very few minutes.
Treats all durable cases of Cat
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ton in early stage; diseases of Blad-
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cured and sure methods to prevent its
recurrence given.
a never-failing remedy for Big
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Every case of PILES. FISTULAE,
and SEXUAL WEAKNESS AND PR
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Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Structure,
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vice or excess, producing Emissions,
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RUPTURE guaranteed cured with
out detention from business.
No experiments or failures. We I'M
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thousands given up to die.
Wonderful Cures.
= Perfected in old cases which have
been neglected or unskillfully treat
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Consultation free and confidential.
One weeks treatment absolutely
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DIR. j. ALVIN HORNE
And Associate Physicians.
Rooms 4o, so and 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-24
FOR RENT-ROONTS.

FOR RENT "A furnished room at 426 Elev-
enth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-24

AdministSAtOr's Notice.
Estate OF John Hinderer, deceased.
The undersigned having peer appointed sd
Illustrator OF the estate OF John Hlnoerer,
late of the county of Rock Island. state o.
Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice tnat ns
VIII appear before the county court OF hoch
Island county, at the county court room h
the city of Rock Island. at the November
term, on the first Monday In November
next at which time all persons having
claims against safc estate are notified ano
requested to attend for the purpose OF nav
ing the same adjusted.
III persons irdebted to said estate are re-
quested to make Immediate payment to the
undersigned.
Dated this 18th day of September. A. D. 1902
GEORGE j. EINDERER, Administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-24

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished room with
gas, bath and heat. Call at 9I5 Second ave
nue..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-24

FOR SALE-Choice bargains in building
lots. cottages and houses, for sale in all
parts of the city; houses rented; rents coll
lected; money to loan on real estate Sc
curity at current rates: fire and tornado
insurance written in oldest and most re-
liable companies: we also have some good
real estate investments netting 8, and 10
per cent; list your property with US. we
can sell il; telephone union 81 we are in our
ONCE every Saturday evening the year
around. If you want to buy or sell proper
ty you will save time and money by COM
ing direct to our ONCE, over Peoples Ma
tional Bank Goldsmith s Mckee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-24

FOR SALE-A story and half cottage of
i've rooms. well built, can finish three
more rooms in attic. cistern, city water
shed, etc. Located between Twenty-sev-
enth and Twenty-eighth streets. Price
$3.50, S75 down and so per month. APP
ply to Goldsmith & Mckee.
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Subscribe for The Argus.
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LOST-Between Wilson's school house on
Knoxville road and Rock Island, silver
mounted cane, monogram IF NJ p" Liz
eral reward for its return to Argus once
or Zeitchel's restaurant, Milan. Mrs. E.
Normoyle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-24

LOST - Yesterday afternoon between
Mitchell & Lyndes building and Tenth
plate containing two teeth. Return to DIR.
K M. Pearce
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-24
WANrED-MALE HELP

WANTED-Ben boys at the Harper house.
Good wages
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CLAIRvoYANr.

ST. MARIE, palmist and clairvoy
ant, tells you the past, present and future
correctly Tells you everything pertain
ing to business, marriage. divorce, love
affairs, sickness, death, accidents and
everything of interest. One call will prov
her wonderful accuracy. once hours from
TO 10 o. m. 705 Fourth avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-24

MONEY TO LOAN-In any amount on any
kind of security. Also choice property for
sale or rent w. L. Coyne, $50 Seventeenth
street, up stairs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-24

FOR SALE-Stock farm. Best stock farm
in Green county, Iowa, must be sold 10 80
DAYS and can be bought at bargain on
easy terms. There are 440 acres, close to
school, rural mail, telephone. fair house,
large barns, cribs. orchards. and in excel
lent neighborhood. Price $50 so per acre.
Write at once to George II. Gallup, Jeffer-
son, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-24

FOR SALE-A lO-acre fruit farm, acknowI-
edged to be one of the finest in Rock Is
land county. One and one-half miles from
city limits. Will take some city dwelling
property IN exchange. Parties going to
retire. Apply to Reidy Bros, Mitchell &
Lynde building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-24

Chicago, Oct. 24-Fonowing are the open
ing. highest, lowest and closing quotations
In today's markets:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-24

FOR SALE = Lots in woodin's addition.
These lots are on Eleventh and Twelfth
avenues between Fifth and Seventh
streets. are 42xl25 feet with 2G-foot alley
o. nine feet of good rich soil lying on
Limestone rock. An abundant supply of
pure water can be had al a small expense
by drilling 30 feet through the soil and
rock. Sidewalks are all shaded with Elm
trees set 20 feet apart along the curb. If
you are interested in a cheap building lot,
the price and terms that these lots are Of
fered for will suit you. Can or address s.
J. Woodin, 922 First avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-24

FOR SALE-EXcellent building lots located
In the new additions on Fourteenth street
between Eleventh aud Twelfth avenues.
$3.50 up: on easy terms. Also other lots in
the immediate vicinity, $3.50 up special
terms Please investigate. as prices of
lots in this locality are RAPIDLY increasing
in value. caused by the opening up of the
new park and pro- street railway and
pavement on Fifteenth street. Apply
To Goldsmith & Mckee.
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$1,000 X-Ray
Examination Free.

An eminently successful specialist
in all chronic diseases proven by the
many cures effected in chronic cases
which have baffied the skill of all 9th
er physicians. These eminent speci-
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MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN on real estate security at
lowest rates. Marion Z. Sweeney, attor-
ney, rooms 1886, Mitchell s Lynde build
ing, Rock Island
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LOST AND FOUND

LOST-A chatelaine bag containing gold
marked M. w." bunch of keys and hand
kerchief. Please return 20 DIR. Emily
ward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-24

WANTED-A good ONCE boy about Ie or IL
wears OF age. Address Il. 81" Argus.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

MEN-Our illustrated catalogue explain:
how we teach barber trade in short time
mailed free, Moler college, Chicago, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-24

to drive carpenter wagon
first street.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-28

In Minnesota there is a picturesque
island that is uninhabited by man and
given up to the cranes. When the In
dians held full sway these birds decid-
ed upon this spot as a summer resort.
AS time went on and no white man
had the temerity to disturb them they
became sole owners, until now this
island is pointed out from passing
boats as one of the curiosities of the
country.
1t is estimated that 5000 cranes
make there home there in the summer
season, and they can be seen wading
out in the water, ducking their long
necks. and heard emitting a peculiar
squawk to warn off intruders.
The nests are made of very large
stHks and are often the size of a
bushel basket. They are usually built
on some substantial tree. In the years
that have passed since this region was
first settled by white men only one or
two attempts have been made to land
on the island, and these have resulted
disastrously.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-28
MIND TRULY A WONDERFUL THING
TnvOntor Saw Pos,iblllties In n Har-
nessod cyclone.

TnvSntor Saw Possibilities In y Har-
messed cyclone.
It was during the portion Of his
career when he lived in the valley OF
the South Fork OF the Big Sunnower
river that Henry Plymshaw. the in
yentor, made his most notable inven-
ton. This invention had to do with
cyclones.
One afternoon Inventor Plymshaw
saw a splendid specimen of a funnel
cyclone coming over the prairie. and
he called to me and said we would go
out and study 1t, since it was evident
that 1t was going to one side. The
instant the cyclone sighted us it
came straight in our direction. We
weren't prepared for this exactly, so
all we could do was to run. We were
just on the point of giving up, when
most extraordinary thing happened
Curious thing. Sort OF natural, too
That cyclone stepped down a fifty
foot well. And there it was. Only
one leg and that down a fifty-foot
well in the middle OF a sheep pasture
II ii had two legs no doubt 1t could
have scrambled out, but 1t couldn't
make 1t with one. Couldn't do any
thing except revolve. And 1t did do
that. | never saw a cyclone revolve
like that one. Mad, apparently, be-
cause 1t had missed Plymshaw and
me, and got caught. So 1t just buzzed
around like a top. Nothing in the
world to stop it.
Most men-mere men of action
would have been satisfied at get
ting away and not having to revolve
with the houses and lots; but not
Plymshaw. No; he got to thinking
and what was the result? Put belt
around the stem of that cyclone just
at the top of the well, set up dyna-
mo. strunk wire, and ran all the ma.
chinery and electric lights in that part
of the country. Regular Niagara for
power. Going yet. Nothing to stop
II, you see. Wonderful what a thing
mind is!-Harper's Magazine.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-28

A Philadelphia woman who dislikes
both cats and mice has discovered "A
novel substitute for one as an eXter-
minator of the other. This substitute
is nothing more or less than an ordi-
nary land tortoise
Ever since last summer, when the
tortoise was added to the family circle
by the woman's youngest son, aged ..
she has noticed that the mice, with
which the house had previously been
overrun, We're gradually disappearing.
1t was not until the other day, how
ever, that she discovered the cause.
She was sitting very quietly with some
fancy work. and the tortoise, which
has the liberty of the house, was ap-
parently asleep in a corner. Presently
little mouse made its appearance
and the tortoise opened its beady eyes
Round and round ran the mouse, get
ting nearer and nearer the tortoise
rs though fascinated Finally it was
within striking distance. The tortoise
darted out its head, there was a snap
of the jaws, a tiny little squeak, ana
the mouse was dead.
Then the tortoise calmly and DELHI
erately set to work, says the Philadel-
phia Record, to eat its victim.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-28

tanned by the Blake in 1882 has been
surpassed by one made about seventy
miles westward of the position of the
greatest previously discovered depth
in the North Atlantic. The Dolphin
found bottom after 4.G62 fathoms lover
five miles, OF wire had been run out
This Is said to be the deepest spot so
far found in the entire Atlantic.
AS compared with depths ascertain
ed in other parts OF the world, these
soundings indicate that the next deep
est places found in the Atlantic are in
the Caribbean Sea south OF the Great
Cayman. where the oceans bottom was
touched at 1884 fathoms.
The deepest known spot in the
South Atlantic ocean is a place of
4,03O fathoms lying eleven miles south
of the equator off the Brazilian coast.
The most depressed portion of the
crust of the earth so far recorded is in
the North Pacific ocean, and was dis
covered by Lieut.. Commander II. NJ.
Hodges in the Nero, who measured a
depth of 5,269 fathoms. This depres-
sion is nearly equalled in depth by an
area lying a short distance east OF the
Kermadec Islands in the South Pacific
ocean, where the British ship Penguin
ran out 5,142 fathoms of line in 1895.
The deepest place in the Indian
ocean, according to United Seates sur
veys is where about 1928 fathoms
have been found In the Antarctic re-
gions the greatest soundings taken
show 1895 fathoms, and in the Arctic
ocean depth of $3.50 fathoms has
been reported
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-28

in Fairhaven called the boy John
Mung, and as John Mung he went to
school for the next six years in the
little village school of Fairhaven. The
men who to-day are the leaders N
town affairs were then his playmates.
and many are their "reminiscences OF
the funny little Jap and his struggles
with the English language and Yam
kee ways. But he was certainly bright
and few exceled him in his classes,
once he had contrived to get the hang
of things.
When he left school John Mung
learned the coopers trade and followed
ii for a while When he attained his
majority he took the necessary steps
TO become an American citizen, and
his name may be found on the old lists
of the town. From cooper ashore it
was but a step to be a ships cooper,
and in 1876 or 1S47 he shipped on the
bark Franklin for a whaling voyage.
During that voyage he applied him
self closely to the study of navigation.
He was actually learning it for a whole
nation, but he little knew this as he
applied himself to his task. By TIE
TINE he returned home he was a conf
petent navigator. He remained ashore
but a short time and then shipped on
a vessel bound to the mines of Cali
fornia. impelled by the gold fevSr
which swept over the country in lS49.
He landed at San Francisco and went
to the mines, but only remained few
weeks
During all his wanderings John
Mung had cherished an intense love
for his old home and his mother. lie
wanted once more to see Japan, and
in 1850 he went home
Commodore Perry, it appears knew
nothing of John Mung and his COM
panions. When he opened negotia-
tions with the mikado and his court
he did it through the Chinese. and
then by the Chinese-Dutch interpreters
to the Dutch English speaking force
1t was a very unsatisfactory method.
Without saying a word to Commo-
dore Perry and his staff of what they
were doing. the officials of the impe-
rial court determined to put John
Mung, or, as he was again known
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-28

teen a great light and become one of
The great powers of the earth.
But histories has not recorded-at
least popular histories have not-that
much of the success which attended
Commodore Perry's great mission was
due to little Yankee schoolhouse, in
the little town of Fairhaven, on the
shores of Buzzard's bay, Mass. The
wondering open -heartedness with
which the American commissioners
we're received was not spontaneous,
Tor a mere lad, whose education had
been obtained in that little Massachu-
setts village had paved the way and
sown the seeds of friendliness and
Eager curiosity which made possible
The friendly overtures brought behind
he grim muzzles of those old black
ramon of Commodore Perry.
That lad, who was afterward nearly
lalf century, an honored nobleman
Of the Yankeeland of the east, is now
lead. His name was Manjiro Naka-
hama. and his life story reads like a
geritable romance.
IL was III lo4U OF 1871 WneH lHe
American whaleship John Howland of
Fairhaven, Captain William H. Whit
ield, sailing on a cruise in the Japan
sea, sighted a speck on the bosom of
he Pacific. The speck was found to
be the wreck of a Japanese fishing
BOAT. stranded hopelessly on a lone
feef in the open ocean.
Clinging desperately to the frail
bamboo frame were five japanese fish
armen, gaunt and well-nigh famished.
Already they had lost all hope of be-
ing saved, for they were farther from
and than any Japanese had ever been
before, according to tradition, and not
particle of food remained within
reach
Captain Whitfield took the poor
,reatures off and made them comfort
able on what was perhaps the biggest
ship they had ever seen. They proved
apt pupils, and soon became useful
sailors.
After a few weeks the John How
land reached Honolulu, and there Cap
tain Whitfield decided TO drop all of
his superfluous crew but the smallest,
snip of boy, in whom the captain
had taken a decided interest. This
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-28
Pronunciation of St. Louis.

There is one train announcer in this
city who seems to have mad a college
education. You can see him any day
at the Grand Central Station. And he
pronounces ST. Louis "Sanh Louee," in
other words. in the French style
That may be good French" said a
Western man who heard the an
nouncer, but it's the first time ever
heard that pronunciation in this part
of the country.
Fasteners are more apt to call the
place Saint Louie, not sounding the
final s. in Louis and sounding the
T. plainly. People out West say Saint
Louiss.'
The only other thing l ever heard
the place called was almighty hot
But 'Sanh Louee!' Never!"-New
York Sun.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-28

In typewriting 500 letters you waste
one hour in writing Dear Sir" and
Yours very truly" Now the total an
nual number of letters sent through
the post all over the world is S,0OO,O0O,-
00O OF course this is not all CONNER
cial correspondence, nor is it all type
written, but for the purpose of having
some statistical starting point it will
be assumed that it is. To write Dear
Sir" and Yours very truly for this
number of letters would take one
typist 100000 hours. allowing 300
working days to the year. about $500
years. To translate this into an ap-
Proclamation of its money value, allow
ing $40 as the salary of the typist and
eight hours as the average days work.
the cost would be s3.350,O00.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-28
Odd Drinking CuTs.

When every man got drunk and was
proud of it, in olden days, much in
Eenuity was expended in the construc-
ton of queer and elaborate drinking
vessels, and many such are yet to be
found in museums, especially in Ger
many
One. preserved In Berlin museum,
represents Diana mounted on a stag
and surrounded by hounds and hunts
men. The cup consists of the hollow
body of the silver stag. the head of
which is removable The piece stands
IA inches high. 1t was made at Augs-
burg in 1910. 1t is also an automobile,
propelled by clockwork concealed in
the base.
Trick cups. which drenchcd the un-
initiated, were very popular. Another
variety contained wine and water in
separate compartments. The drinkcr
who did not know how to manage
them filled his mouth with water,
though the cup was apparently full II
wine
The glass with the fighting hares, IN
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-28
nesn Place. In the Sea.

Some surprising ocean depths
around Porto Rico have been discov-
cred by officers of the United States
dispatch boat Dolphin, who are max
ing soundlngs.
These seem to confirm the Theory
held by photographers that the Allan
tic in the vicinity of Porto Rico and
Bermuda is of the greatest known
depressed area. except that in some
few places in the Pacific. Reports re-
ceived at the navy department in
washington from the Dolphin state
hat the record OF 1861 fathoms OBJ
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-28
Gold in an Onion Patch.

George Martin has little plot OF
ground back of his home at Jefferson
vile, Ind. in which he planted onion
sets a short time ago. The sunshine
of Sunday started them to growing.
Thinking the freeze of Monday night
might have killed his little patch.
Martin went out to see what damage
had been done. To his surprise he
found an old-time gold dollar wedged
in one of the onion tops and being
pushed up out of the ground. The
coin bore the date of 1858, but when
or how it got into the garden is not
known.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-28

Every schoolboy who has read his
tory knows that when Commodore
Perry and his little fleet of Yankee
warships sailed into the picturesque
harbor of Yeddo. Japan, just half
century ago, he unlocked the door of
yeritable pleasure house, and started
on foot one of the most remarkable ma
lional developments that the world
has ever known From the treaties he
wrung from the japanese has come
untold wealth to the world of COM
merce, while the people who before
had sat dormant and in darkness have
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-28
WIFE is NOT THE ONLY DRUDGE
Sir Walter Bssant shows That Man
A'so has His Troubles.

| have lived a good long time in the
world. | have made acquaintances by
the hundred; friends-not so many.
Looking back upon all the people I
have known, | can safely say that the
number of unhappy marriages | have
personally witnessed has been very
small indeed, said Sir Walter Besant
By far the larger number of the wives
have accepted cheerfully the position
of housekeeper and matron. They have
kept house for the husbands and
children whose happiness is their own
Many of them have kept house with
the earnest intention of making a
house beautiful, which became a con-
tinual feast for themselves; many of
them have brought art into every part
of the daily life. which has been a
continual feast for themselves, as we'll
as the other members of the house;
for all the matrons the daily work has
been a daily delight. Then, as for
drudgery and monotony, is there none
in a mans work?
Think of the monotony and drudgery
of city clergyman's life, when every
day he has to tramp around the un-
grateful slums. Think of the monot-
ony and drudgery of the solicitor, al
ways drawing up endless documt It's in
the hideous legal jargon. No. The
monctony of life, am quite sure, is
pretty evenly ladled out to working
man or welded wife
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-28
In Japanese Costume.

boy, scarcely 10 years of age, had
shown himself bright and capable, and
displayed an Unsuitable greed for the
knowledge he found the Yankees pos
sessed, and of which he had never
dreamed.
A mere fisher lad, he had had no
education whatever, and the ship from
an unknown land was to him thing
Of wonderful interest. He begged to
accompany his benefactor home. and
finally the captain yielded.
For want of better Interpretation
Of his japanese name, his playmates
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-28

We have now decided that the Unit
ed States lis and not are" We have
determined the number and We now
want to know the sex. Is the United
States ''she" or 'it"?
A number of English writers who
involve us in International politics re-
gard us as feminine. OF England we
say she" Frances sex has never
been in doubt, and nations, like ships,
are by general acceptance feminine.
"The United States, she is a great
nation" would be an appropriate mod
ern head for copybook for the school
children. Thus might a grammatical
fact be impressed upon the plaE.tc
mind.-Philadelphia Times.