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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10

Little Tommy when told that he was
growing fast answered.:
Yes; too fast. l think they water
me too much. Why. | have to take a
bath every morningP'
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A STRAIGHT COURSE
Pointed Out TO Those Who Have
Calarrh in Any Form.

You have chronic cattarh, have your You
have had Il some timer And could not mud
curef Well there are thousands more
like you IN this conntry. II The slighttsr
Vcstigc Of the cllauh remains over during
The hot weather 1t win begin to make II
self felt now. If you really want 10 get
cured this Is the way to do "
Gtt buttlC ~ p'ruul a1d take q table-
spoonful between each meal and M hcdtime.
When Won have continued this for thirty
days SIT down mud write a letter TO pr.
Hartman. Columbus, o. Tell him exactly
your symptoms; how long you have had
catarrb: what effect the modlcine has hnd
an YOU He viii answer yonr letter prompt.
N telling you what 10 a. further He y III
make no charge. And II you will continue
10 write 10 tbe doctor you hrc sure 10 get
cured Some cases take longer than others
Perhaps the average length 81 time II takes
o. cure genuine caSe Of cItarrh Is three
months SOME get cured much quicker Than
this stubborn eases may require longer
treatment. Time Of trounlc ought to he no
barrier one afflicted with this dreadful
disease
All people who arc interested In knowing
about cararrh can get an insiructivcly #
Illustrated GA page book on chronic catarrh
In all stages ahd location. free Of charge.
]. Allen, Lock Box 80, Florence. S. {,
writes
Last fan ! went to my physician for
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MEsMERlzEp.
A Poisonous Drug Still Freely Used.

Poisonous Drug Still Freely Used.
Many people are brought up TO believe
that coffee is a necessity Of life. and the
strong hold that the drug has on tho sys.
tenn makes IT hard TO loosen its grlp even
when one realizes its injurious effects
lady In Boraboo writes; II had used
Gomez Tor years; IL seemed one Of the neces-
sites OF life. few months ago nv
health, which mad been slowly failing he.
came more impaired and | knew that M.
less relief came from some source / would
soon be physical wreck ] was weak and
nervous, had such sick headaches. no am
billion and felt tired OF life NV husbond
was also losing his health He was troubles
SO much with Indigestion that al times ne
could eat only d few mouthfuls Of dry
bread
We concluded that coffee was slowly no,s.
oning as and stopped il and used hot
water. We felt somewhat better. but IL
wasn't satisfactory Finally we saw POS.
tum Coffee advertised and bought a mack
age ] followed directions for making care
fully, allowing II 10 hoil twenty minutes
after II came 10 the boiling point and add
ed cream, which turned II to the lovejiest
rich looking and tasting drink I ever saw
served at any table. and we have used pos
tpm ever since. gained Ave pounds in
weight In as many weeks, and now feel
we'll and strong In every respect Ny head
aches have gone, and ! am a new woman
Ny husbands indigestion has left him ana
he can now eat anythings Name given By
Postum Co., Battle Greek. Mich.
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Tie QNaG G4e


We amt got no complaint to make about
the way we have been treated since we
came 10 Alkali and foundered the Eye;
we realize that Alsali Is small place, and
has got to crawl before she can walk aud
as a citizen Of this c'mmunity we shall at
all times be ready 20 help her crawl along
TO that place where she can stand erect
and order her booze In larger quantities
and Of better quality than she now does.
We amt taking no ding at the brand
Of booze Alkali fights at present. for
what's good enough fer Alkall is good
enough fer the Eye; but we believe, as
the precedin' poet harriet Of England said:
..Yet we doubt not through the ages
One increasin' course Is run,
An the thoughts o. men are broadened
BY tn process o IN sun
As mans thoughts expand. an he
reaches out fer new things, so does his
thirst: an he reaches out fer new brands
o. bulge, and we confidently look forward
to the time when peach brandy viii be on
every table n Alkaii, aud when cham
payne will be as plentiful rs ditchwater;
bur In the meantime whilst you all have
trented us more than white; whilst the
brewery has stayed right with US, aud
whilst the s'loon has paid us the highest
price In trade fer the Eyes advertiser
space. the Eye amt exactly been what
you ard call supportin'; we done mean
10 insinuate that the food supply has been
anyways short, but the actual necessities
of life has at times; and we have seen
the time on sundry occasions when We
would have been able To drink more than
we was aGle to git by about jug full
AS is well known fact TO our thousands
of subscribers we have eked out our thirst
by keepn' Of a COW and peddin' Of her
milk, but last week there come crisis In
our affairs Whilst this COW was Of the
female persuasion, p'raps fer that very
reason. she wouldn't low nobody hut a
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PeIltIcians Al Mineral WeIls.

Mineral wens rezas. July IL. H7a. J.
w Reeee. nominee for the legislature from
Rockwell county; Hon. James u. Cottrell,
democratic nominee for representative from
Collin county; L. $. schluter, representative
and nominee for reelection from Marion
county aud candidate for speaker Of the
house Of the Twenty eighth legislature;
Hon. w. r. Smith, congressional nominee
from the Sixteenth district, and Congress.
man John L. Sheppard Of the TeXarkana
district aud Hon. j {, HOuts, representa-.
tive Of the Jack county district, are promi.
nent visitors to the city ana using the
waters TO recuperate their health and hAv
ing a good time generally,
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WHAT SHAW THINKS.
|fHs Can Be Chairman II He Desires
the Place.

ells Can Be Chairman II He Desires
the Place.
Pallas Texas. July 12.-Farmer Shaw.
euSslng the contest for the Craftsmanship
tue state democratic executive commit
said:
palias county has candidate for State
aitman Of the democracy. And he would
- good one. Some over-enthusiastlc
tp'e however, are making donkeys of
AseiVes' They are setting up Jim Wells
leilow who is nearly dead TO hold this
~ again. and then attacking him as n
opposing uniform primaries. And it
an bosh. The executive committees ought
Nt met earlier and named a day for
Iass But Jim Wells is not to blame,
~ oe was expected to be So undelno-
ms as 10 take the bit in his mouth and
jim was eoysrnsd happen to know
not by Jim. Jim Wells has too many
noshtiry 70 want an office In which there
tbatn put 'honah.' and mighty little
kce H. re didn't want II In the first
put MS friends made him seek and
H. II people imagine thar tbs hnei
IN eect any man over him Is to at
kf,s ~, administration they are suckers,
IN tn mere IL In II. IL our friend linn
fser me Guardianship again--if he's
IN hin, hongh TO do it--why nobody can
hun The one argument against him
Sdedu opposes uniform primaries. ex.
] idea ana nobody can beat him. Start
dicate Sd IMt jim must be selected 10
linz INTO Jim Wells that peonla are
Jim i. onildoze' him, and that settles
ktaln os not only. fellow. who under
Of shn vihlons would try to butt a bnll
fder thai se ONT they say out on the
Ia OCCASION, Better let jim alone
Bin, the SSogn 70 want this empty Office
eaahees are he'll get IT. i don't
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sssssOS@Sssssessssesssssa

he will 80 before the nominating con
phon next Tuesday without single
ponent Is, Of course more than crafty
to him. lie has frequently said to the
lter that his great ambition now was TO
acceptably the position of governor Of
Eas and thcn retire to private life. And
tnls connection II nay be said, without
faying any condolences, that he has al
W felt sure Of ultimately gratifying this
puon That is 20 say. to use mis- own
IA II not his exact words. he has ever
that the Lord was with him and
II he did his best to be deserving, the
ltleal preferment he had IN his mind
uld come to him
olonel Lanham was born in the month
July, so that his being nominated for
Sernor In that month seems TO he an
er feature tending toward the eternal
tess Of thugs His birthday is on the
dth Of the month, He was born in the
attanourg DISTRICT, South Carolina, In
N and Is therefore Sc years Of age. His
service IN congress was as representa-
Y the old Eleventh district in the
Fy-eignth congress. He was reelected
NE Forty-nlnth, Fiftieth, Fifty-frst and
tysecond congresses and, having de.
Red 70 stand for denomination in 1892
ont N public life Tor -four years At
eng or that period HI was elected to the
y,hith congress and has served con
uously ever since
c. Arthur Williams.
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rake pleasure in recommending Pruna suffering
w cafoTTb am fully a0re Of its excellent
E.,

treatment He told me that my nervous
system wla run down, and gave me some
medicine ] received no relief, and Il be-
Ral TO- 20 as If | was not going to get
we'll / snw Pcruun advertised to be good
for nervous proslration (systemic catarrhl
aud bought SIS bottles. ! am fifty yeacs
Old. md an now heavier than l ever was
use NJ Peruna'
Mr.. T. NJ. Fletcher, Cincinnati Ohio.
writes.
Il am travelling for the Regina Music
Box Co., Of Ne II East 22nd ST n. Y.
J have had catarrh II the head for the past
1--WE years untll there was hardly day
passed that didn't have headache I
tried great many blood and catarrb niedi.
clncg without any visible results. until
after hearing about Peruna | decided TO
give II n trial | commenced to use Il about
four months ago | now have n fine appe.
lite. and the pains in my head have en-.
tirely left me. | certainly have been great
ly benefited by Peruna."
Mrs, Nancy L. Stewart Admiral, Texes.
writes;
II would like to tell you what Peruna
has done Tor me. I had catnrrh of the
nose. head and throat, and could hardly
swallow or get my breath for two months.
I tried every medicine available, but could
secure no relief / commenced TO take Pe-
runl and It was Ike Il charm. II not
only cured ae completely, but am stouer
Every one SAYS ] look twenty years
J do not hesitate 10 recommend
PerunA 20 my friends"
MRS NANCY L. STEWART.
Address Tie Peruna Medicine Co. Co
iumbus, o.
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clark MLn Not la Al enIueston.

Dallas, Texas, July u Judge George
Clark OF Waco. who headed one of the
tickets as n candidate for governor In the
memorable Hogg Clark campaign Of 1902,
and who wns recently chosen as a dele
gate from McLennan county TO the State
democratic convention 10 assemble In Gal
weston on Tuesday next has written a
friend IN Dallas that he will not be az
the Galveston convention
A Dallas friend of former Governor James
S. Hogg has received a letter from that
eX-celebrity stating that he intends at
tending the convention as a delegate.
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MAJ lln on pemocratlo CUSTOMS.

Austin. Texas, July PA rather amusing
arair occurred during the recent judicial
convention here which many OF the dele
gates failed TO hear about. it happened
In the credentials committee. OF which
Judge walton OF Austin and W. W. Nems
OF Georgetown were members The three
the .sreaI faith" until lately, and while
thew were discussing proposition Judge
CLARK remarked, talking 20 Major Walton:
NOW, they used to do u snis way wns !,
has been a long time since was present
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-13
BANQUET TO MIR. BAILEY.
The Business Men OF Gainesville VIII
lender Il on Iulv 10

Tender Il on July 70.
Gainesville, Texas, July ia Senator J.
w Bailey arrived home last night and
VIII remain in the city until Sunday night.
when he win leave for Galveston to at.
tend the democratic State convention. Mr..
Bailey will 90 from Galveston 70 Beau.
mont on the 18th instant. to attend re.
efption given In honor of Congressman
Cooper He win return to Gainesville next
saturday to attend a reception aud banquet
given In his honor by the Commercial club
OF this city and business men generally.
which event will tuke place at the Lind.
say hotel. Saturday night. July 10.
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SCHOOL CHILDREN HURT.
Theirh House Was Blown Down by a
Hard Wind

Therk House Was Blown Down by a
Hard Wind.
CeAter. Texas, July PA heavy wind
wrecked school house some four miles
from, town iniuring Miss Durrett. the
teacher, and several OF her pupils.
The son of Mr.. Crit Sanford had botb
arms and one leg broken, and also received
n cut on one ear.
Two OF Mr.. Mood Tatum's boys were
hurt about the he0d. One OF them has n
mashed skull and internal injuries that may
thigh broken -
A number Of others were hurt, but none
seriously IL was first reported that many
that they were not as all of them were
caught under the fallen tlmbers They
were given prompt medical attention.
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Penn and Moore Nominated.

Austin Texas, July L.. The judicial con
ventlon for the Twentysixth district, com
posed Of the counties OF Travis and VIII
hanson, convened here this afternoon and
nominated r. L. Penn OF Williamson for
district Judge and Warren w. Moore Of
Travis for district attorney.
George s. Walton Of Travis was elected
chairman of the executive committee Tor
the ensuing two years, with G, L. Shelley
of Travis and II g. Mantor of Williamson
on the committee.
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j. J. Terrell. Commissioner OF the Land office,
at party deliberations. How is it with

at party deliberations. How is 1t with
You. majori
Major Walton studied a moment and said:
We'll I am almost In the same box. -
looking toward helms. he remarked:
perhaps our friend helms can give us
some light on the subject"
This was too much for the committee and
the members and newspaper men enjoyed
a laugh while Nelms. Cars and walton all
GLANCED rather sheepisbly at each other.
A little later Nelms wanted 10 hx up a
nlatfnrm and view something With alarm. :"
Jndge Clark sarcastically remarked;
whats the matter with the crime Of
zap
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Rate to Galveston Is Too Hioh.

Austin, Texas, July T. Many delegates
to the State convention from this county
will not attend the gathering on account
OF the high railroad fare They expected
greatly reduced rate md are disap-
pointed However, Travis county will be
We'll represented and majority of the
delegation will depart Monday at noon.
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AGAINST Maximum Freioht Bill.

Denton Texas July 1e.-The democratic
convention Of the One Hundred and Eighth
hotoria district today nominated Hon. L.
l. Hudson of Fort Worth for the place
adopted strong resolutions against the max
lmum freight bill and another asked the
nominee TO support and work Tor q liberal
appropriation for the glrls Industrial
school of this city.
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Body Of joe smith Rurled

Taylor Texas. July 1.-The BODY Of Toe
smith was Inferred this afternoon in the
local cemetery. He was run over and Killed
iast Monday near Taylor by freight train
on the international and Greet NortbSrn
ralroad track. His companion, Envy Tnr.
ner or san Antonio, who was also seriously
hurt' having his skull cracked and left arm
broheh' Is progressing nicely and viii re-
cover. Turner'S brother removed him 10
his home In San Antonio today. Smiths
home Is In D'Hanis, where he has a wife
and two small children
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TEXAS POLITICAL NOTES.

Hon. Arch Grinnan has been renominated
for the senate by the democrats OF the
Twenty-sixth district.
H. S. Schluter, who is said to be a candi.
date FOR speaker of the next house, has
beeu nominated by the democratic aotoriai
conveh lion Tor the Eighth district.
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supu1cr IN CONGRESS-.

ys,ham's most conspicuous per
- during the session OF congress
1, ,,osed two weeks ago was his work
[.,naction with the so-called anti-an-
= MI or. as Il was officially known,
I.bpl for the protection of the presl-
% He opposed this measure during
{,r,o,e OF the time 1t was being consid-
nv the judiciary committee Of the
|. NJ which he is member, and also
~ Tho time IL was In the house itself.
4 che vote against the bill on Its final
I zee was as large as 1t was was due to
r. measure to him, for he never tired
Lr,,ainIng its intricacies to those who
rot clear on some OF the fine points
Ned and many OF those With whom he
Isbored finally came around to ais way
I,inging Notwithstanding the fact that
III another light Then, too, his speech,
IN was admitted TO be one of the strong
Esliyered on the subject. made numerous
Eerts. The bill, having already passed
senate in a materially different form,
nassed the house. but 1t was not finally
VI on before adjournment and thus be-
" one of the many pieces of legislation
IN went over TO the short session.
4 aeems peculiarly fitting that Colonel
,sm should be nominated and elected
ernor of the State without any material
kxtIon. He has served the people of
|distrtct IN seven congresses prior to the
Ient one and his record Is one which
not he assalled. For some time past
Ia been his ambition to round out his
|lic service by acting as governor of the
hest State in the Union, and the fact
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Prohibltion Eiaht in Llmestone.

MexIa, Texas, July l2.-The prohibition
campaign for this county was opened here
last night when Messrs Barry Miller and
Granville Jones met IN Joint discussion nj
uhe city hall and spoke TO n large audience
The fight Is now fairly on and both Sides
Will make n stroug fight
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believe he wants the thing. II he don't
Sant II the chances are he'll nominate our
DaIias man. for they are two of KIND.
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Its Editor Having Taken On
a Side Line, Will Pre-
sent It's Merits at the Cal
weston Convention.

exc ont the depleted earnip's O the COW so
as not 10 have our supply OF booze cut on
In the days Of our youth.
i NJ Inwis
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PORT ARTHUR.--The stamps recently
stolen fapm the postofflce here are being
found IA different parts or the country and
nothing.
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!. Shameless personal life, but on &C,
u OF III VINO knows him knows that
every aats he speaks the truth and
ne sststement he makes may be. re
any .ary way. The manner In which
lon IN es Sai nv his colleagues is shown
res ssinnc paid him and by the. fact
sben he takes hold Of piece &c S St le sd
n OF almost invariably carries 1t
Penfs 81 Some men might do this. as a
fgn. ~ their personal popularity,
~ tesu roIonei Lanham is by no means
while Ne js NOT. as has been stated, as
PpulsI. some other members of the
Piai allegation, all Of which would seem
pdicate and appreciated by those
he has to deal and from whom
WIZ I obtains what he wants.
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QUEER LUCK or A STRANGER.
Mistaken by a Girl for Her Sweetheart,
and Then Fined RIl.4S.
From The Baitmor, American

A chance meeting with n pretty girl. who
had mist fen him for Ncr b. fellow. cost
Walter BlHtchley. 1857 York road. sli IS
Yesterday and good lecture from Justice
F"chtiy AZ the Central police station. The
story Of the mistaken identity was very
mortifyinr TO tho young lady who was the
victim, She l. Miss Annie Darnoy. 9 Belalr
avenue, and according to her testimony at
the station house yesterday, the strange pro-
Ceedings occurred thus. as related by herr
self
Your Honor. | am subject to nervous
spells. and when on my way home Friday
evening about dusk ] was taken with one.
7 leaned nc inst the side OF a store at Balti.
moro ana North streets. when this young
man" pointing toward Blatch.cy, came
W to me,
May be of any assistance 10 YOU no
7 thourh, he was friend Of mine and I
We hen toji re mat u" Ind ,ci' go,t,n oY
from WORK little carrier than usual and >, -
went With him. AID when We rot to f. tte
and Holiday streets n" Kissed me | told
esl""illly on tA", street, where We would be
liHhi- to arrest Tie ncrelv mdgh"d, aud for
ne fl b; DINO ! rotiocd tln' he arUeared 20
b. short, than usual, and rcn.~kcd 10 him
tina lee appeared 20. hut then Ul-o noticed
t4at b" Nor" an Alpine hat, whio Harry
"'W.lI, guess! stha, now In that makes
the difference When IA 'pu get ~
IL" said 1 at IT. was about three weeks
old, but trl' b. had soldoil worn IT,
We Nulkcd along until "" came to Relair
Market. Ihv"" ! let jrtt."r nervous at
tack coming on. aud told him about it lie
sad That h" had a friend VII" ran a saloon
clos" by, and adv iS,l that We 20 into his
place 0nG ST in the pnrlur uutil felt better.
] consented, and Wh"l We entered tho (, rlor
b" e k"d u" If cared for pul ma To drink,
! said dld not hlt 10" ordered Sour ginger
ale. Then The waiter r"od th" light up.
and for 'hr first I'm" | got "a good look az my
coule nloh and WAS h0rrluiy surprised 10
MAJ TAT II was not Harry. but a stranger,
] told MIN iH.t how low | thought he was
,nr ,yi l,t an unfair advantage &C me,
81 went houlc and told my sister She
suggested that "" 40 Ia the SELDOM and find
olt VINO IN" man was. WhlCl We did Tho
saloonk '"rcr told us where he worked ard
W" went the following evening 10 the s,ufs
10 see II At was the SAM man We discov-
cred that II WAS, and I found patrolman
Hon man and ask BE-! Eim to arrest him"
Bllt,h ley said tuEt Lc had b,rn subject TO
~" sail" KIND OF sp,lS when jouUgor and
that y" found that walking was \ good re iedv
Tor th"n. so h" had cndcdvorcd to he %
pssistanc" ~" young 'tdy. Justice Techtiv,
however, did not thiuh the excuse sufficient
ana nned the young man SIS and costs. bur
aitcrwsrd rrduc,d it, BiatchlcY is q years
ola. IN" charge upon which he was fined
was that of obstructing the free passac sc ~
persons along the public highway.