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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-12-19

The sign Capricorn represents the
dark side of the earth, and the people
born between December q and Jan
uary 20 are deep thinkers, natural
orators and teachers. They are wor-
shippers of intellect and devotees to
book knowledge. They are Unsuitable
in their desire for intellectual growth
They are indefatigable workers, and
apt to tire quickly, because they usu-
ally do several things at a time, They
will work for themselves without a
stop, but are very restless when har.
messed to work for others. They are
not overstocked with self esteem and
are apt to be self conscious, and they
never NEEDLE with the affairs of 9th;
ers. They are fine entertainers, nave
excellent memories, and excel in
story telling. This is the most bril-
liant and the most depressed sign in
the zodiac. When jolly, these Capri
corners are very jolly; when misera-
able, they are more so than all the
others put together and can usually
give no adequate reason for their
WretchedneSS. They are klnd-hearted
loyal and secretive. A friend once is
always friend. They are usually
careful in all money and business af
fairs, and a promise is sacredly re
garded They are natural planners
and know how to make both ends
meet. Every Capricorn person should
have a good business education ant
practical experience in self main
tenance, even if they are prospective
heirs or heiresses. These people are
very particular about appearances
and set a great value upon the opin
ion of the world. The desire to keel
pace with aristocracy has ruined
many Capricorn individual
The women are far more discree
financial managers than the men, anC
are very careful housekeepers, pos
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-04
How to Prevsnt Crnnn.

1t will be good news to the mothers
of small children to learn that Group
can be prevented. The first sign of
Group is hoarseness. a day or two be-
fore the attack the child becomes
hoarse. This is soon followed by a
peculiar rough cough. Give Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy as soon as the
child becomes hoarse, or even after
the rough cough appears, and it will
dispel all symptoms of Group. In this
way all danger and anxiety may be
avoided. This remedy is used by
many thousands of mothers and has
never been known to fail. 1t is, in
fact, the only remedy that can always
be depended upon and that is pleas
ant and safe to take. For sale by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-04

"A Royal Family" which Miss Percy
Haswell and her company present at
the Illinois next Tuesday. may be
called the most successful romantic
comedy every produced in this coun-
try. 1t comes here from its two
years run at the. Lyceum theatre in
New York, where it broke all records
fer the length of runs of any comedy
of romance in the history of New
York theatricals. In England, where
the play was first produced. its sue
cess was equally as great. Miss Has
well makes the role of the Princess
Angela creation that will long be re-
membered for it's beauty. winsome-
ness, and femininty. The production
is an elaborate one, the brilliant cos
tuning and romantic settings giving
Miss Haswell unusually artistic sur
roundings. Miss Haswell's remark
able company contains such we'll
known names as Boyd Putnam, Maud
Granger, Nancy Padget, Harry Burk-
hardt, Frank Roberts, Robert c.
Turner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-04
A Cold Wave.

The forecast of sudden changes in
the weather serves notice that a
hoarse voice and heavy cough may
invade the sanctity of health in your
own home. Cautious people have a
bottle of One Minute Cough Cure al
ways at hand. L. II. Wise, Madison,
Ga, writes: II am indebted to One
Minute Cough Cure for my present
good health, and probably my life"
1t cures coughs, colds, lagrippe, bron-
chitis, pneumonia and all throat and
lung troubles. One Minute Cough
Cure cuts the phlegm, draws out the
inflammation, heals and soothes the
mucous membranes and strengthens
the lungs.
Harper House pharmacy; a. j..
Riess drug store, corner Seventh ave-
nue. and Twenty-seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-04
Masters sale

searle s. Marshall and NJ. E Sweeney, Atsor-
neys
State of Illinois, lss
Rock Island County
In the Circuit Court of said county. In
Chancery. Foreclosure. No 5toS.
John Grogan
ElaB Daxon Samuel R Daxon, F. n. Cald-
well Jam IS Glow, Godfrey Signee OF
sermon Huyett, David Lstle,J. & Burk-
ha Z Pnfl Zahn, j. a Ginmofe W. C.
Mauck~r and Hada BuTkhsrt
Notice is hereby gwen that by virtue of
decree of said Court, entered In the above en-
titled cause on the Fifteenth day of Lotto
per A d. 1902 1 snan, on Saturday. the Thir-
teenth Az of December A D. 1902 at The hour OF
two O'Clock in the afternoon. At the east door Of
the Court House in the City of Rock Island In
said County of kocs Island. to salts
~ said decree, sell at pub ic vendue
to the highest bidder for cash in
nand. those certain parce's of land situate 10
the County of Rock I,land and state OF ILL.,
nois, known and described as follows, to-wit:
Lots No one ID aud four % In blocs No
tfty-seVen (57) in hicago or lower addition to
the City of Rock Island
Dated at Moline, Illinois. this eleventh dsy
of November A. u. 1902
Master In ChRncerv, Rock Island county, Ill
SRARLE s. MARSHALL
Gnmplainart's Solicitors
NJ SWEENEY. Defendants Soli'ito-.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-04

There is no artistic figuring promin-
emily in the whirl of theatricals
whose dramatic achievements give
a better right to the title of ''star"
than Miss Isabel Irving, who is star
ring under the management of James
X. Hackett in the original produc-
ton of 1.-The Crisis and will be seen
at the Illinois tomorrow evening.
Miss Irving's career has been brilliant
from the onset. She made her debut
in Rosina Nokes' company. under the
most unique circumstances, going di-
rect from boarding school to the
stage, and playing school girls
role in one of Miss Vokes' most sue
cessful comedies, THE School Mis-
tress." Augustin DAILY, the pioneer of
the great American theatrical pro-
ducers, was attracted by her peculiar
cleverness and soon succeeded in get
ting her signature to contract. This
placed Miss Irving under the dramatic
tutorage of the famous stage mails
tero, and she profited much by that
severe but valuable schooling. Miss
Irving played important parts in Mr..
Days famous productions, appearing
abroad four seasons with the DAILY
company. She was Ada Rehan's I'M
derstudy, and played Miss Rehaa's
part in THE Lottery of Love" in
Paris. When Miss Irving left Mr.. DAILY
she became the leading woman of
Daniel Frohman's Lyceum theatre
stock company, and afterwards sup
ported James K. Hackett and John
Drew. The role of Virginia Carvel
in The Crisis" is particularly well
suited to her histrionic attributes.
Miss Irving is supported by Wilfred
North and company of competent
players.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-04
TRIP THROUGH VENICE
WITH REV. W. s. MARQUIS

friend writing to The Argus of
the entertainment to be given tomor-
row evening at Broadway Presbyteri-
an church, says:
From slush and snow to gondoIas
in the canals of Venice; from the
chilly winds that are just now howl
ing down from the north, and wrap
ping their icy arms around Rock ISL
and, to the balmy breezes of summer
time that caresses that ''city in the
sea- who would not gladly make the
change?
Broadway Presbyterian church on
the evening of Friday, Dec. 5, will
be the scene of embarkation by the
aid of the Imagination, for these
scenes of beauty. AS aid to the trip,
there will be first a very interesting
talk by the pastor of the church, Rev.
w. S. Marquis, which will be in the ma
ture of a "Reminiscences of his stay in
Venice during his trip abroad last
summer. Another aid in making the
trip will be one of the finest sets of
views ever thrown upon screen.
These views are from a private col
lection in Chicago, to which Or. Mar
quis has access, and are rarely seen
by the public. They are all superbly
coloreess-aHd are quite different from
the ordinary stock in pictures
Through them you may walk upon the
Rialto where many a time and oft"
old Shyleek, the Merchant of Venice,
had disagreeable time of it. You
may visit the markets and feed the
pigeons, you may see the beautiful
palaces, and study in detail the won
ders of ST. Marks, you may glide in
gOndola under the Bridge of Signs
and past the Doges' palace you may
study Tintorelto's paintings and the
bronze horses.
There is to be no admission fee, and
n most cordial invitation is hereby
extended to all who wish to make the
trip. The seating accommodations
are ample, and the pastor will be
glad to see the church full.
But out at Twelfth street
and Eleventh avenue there is
about to be built a chapel to
accommodate the rapidly increasing
population of that vicinity. \ lot has
been purchased, and the building is
to be erected by the joint efforts of
The illustrated lecture Friday ev-
ening is a free-wilI offering by Dr.
Marquis, and is given in the hope
that it may suggest to some who lis
ten and look an offering on their
part to assist in this work.
The baskets will be passed and all
such voluntary offerings will be glad
ly received, but it is especially desired
that no one will feel such offering
compulsory, or stay away if he does
not wish to give.
This is DR.. Marquis work only as he
is the friend of all Rock Islands true
interests, and in the same way is your
work too, but come and hear the lee
ture and see the superb views, and
decide the other matter according TO
your pocketbook and desires. .;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-04

ter and bigger than ever before. Man
ager Jacob Lift has organized big.
company for this, the 10th. season of
this wonderful play. 1T goes into Chi
cago, Boston and New York for long
engagements this season, and the
company and production are organ
lied upon high standard according
ly. As Mr.. Lift sends out no inferior
No. company in this play, it will be
the big organization that will appear
here. The pickaninny contingent this
season is reported to be largely in
creased and the horse race will be
shown upon bigger scale than ever
before. Everybody who has seen I'm
Old Kentucky will want to see it
again in its new dress, and if there
are any who have not seen it, they
are assured of delightful evenings
entertainment in this popular blue
grass play.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-04

"The Evil Eye" which comes to the
Illinois Sunday, is not new title to
the patrons of the play house. but
all of the features contained in this
famous pantomimic speciality are.
Richard L. Brown, the king of enter
tainers, is one of the newest and 9TH
or new ones are Josie Sisson, the Pha-
sey troup of Is young and pretty
maidens, the Troubadour Four and
those two great little people, the
Kennard brothers, as,.Nid and Nod
Then there is an old new one, Arm
strong's famous electrical ballet, aug
mented and increased to 500 lights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-04

The famous melo-drama, "ln Old
Kentucky" with its wealth of incl
dents and pleasing episodes, it's
clever little pickaninnies, its breezy
Kentucky colonel,its delightful noun
tain lass, Madge, and it flavor of Ken
lucky blue grass and thoroughbreds,
will be welcome visitor to this city
next Monday. 1t comes this year bet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-04
The GRAND ChampIon.
TALES OF THEATRE

One of the best things in the must
cal comedy line that has been offered
at the Illinois appeared last evening
under the name of BUSY Ivy in
Producing in stardom George Sidney.
a clever impersonator of the Hebrew
character, who for several seasons
has been a feature of the Ward q
Nokes productions. Sidney can be
funny without apparent effort; it
comes naturally for him to be so,
hence his work is the more enjoyable.
He has a good singing voice also, and
withal is a capital entertainer. In
his support are some thirty people,
all of whom can sing and dance.
Chief among them are Anna Martell,
who is lzzy's stenographer and clerk;
Fred Wyckoff, who plays the rube de-
lightfully; Edward Clark Daniel Sui
Ivan, Frank Gibbons, Florence Ack-
ley, and the four NorInans, Indian
club jugglers, the latter quartet fur
nishing an act that made great hit
with the audience. Busy Ivy is
a wholesome entertainment, bubbling
over with rich dialogue, and, unlike
most musical comedies, is entirely de-
void of coarseness. 1t is well worth
going to see. The company appears
at the Burtis, in Davenport, tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-04
Adminiss-ators Notice.

Estate of Joseph F1tzpatrIck, deceased.
The undersigned having Deep appointed 40
ministratrix of the estate of Joseph Fftzpat-
Illinois, deceased hereby gives notice that she
WIN appear before the county court OF Rocs
Island county at the county court room "
the city of Rock Island, st the feDruary
term. on the first Monday In February
next at which time all persons having
claims against said estate are nOtihed ano
requested to attend for the purpose OF hsv-
ing the same adjusted
All persons irdebte4 to said estate are re-.
quested TO make Immediate payment TO the
undersigned.
Dated this 2lst dav OF November. A. D. le02.
SOPHIA FITZPATRICK, AdministrauK
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-04
Changes In Public Policy.

am not like the editor of the
Union in this. 1 believe in changing
public policy to suit the city's needs.
L want to see the electric car displace
the horse car. want to see the rail-
road displace the stage coach; the
modern press displace the old-time
newspaper. l want to see Rock ISL
and grow by reason of the induce
ments that it gives to trade, and
want to see free bridges
The fact is, this matter of tax levy
takes some time, and in order to get
the levys made by the commissioners
and county board we cannot as city
council get to work any too soon to
place the responsibility where it be-
longs.
And that is why this matter comes
to your attention now. / would like
TO see a vote of the people on this
matter, and get their opinion, and 1
have little fear of the result but that
they favor free bridges instead of toll
bridges. Rock Island city has enough
of indebtedness to cope with at pres
ent, instead of an additional $4,000
TO its already s per cent tax on
the state valuation of city real estate.
GEORGE w. M'CASKRIN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-04
STOCK SHOW.
iowa Seems to Be A No. I in the
Competitors in Ex-
kipits.
PRIZES FOB HAwKEYE COLLEGE
some Breeders Express Dissatisfac-
tion as to Choice of
Stock.

Chicago, Dec. 4.-The Iowa Agri-
cultural college won the prize for the
best general exhibit of cattle, sheep
and swim. And apropos of this the
small breeders here are dissatisfied
with the fact that these colleges are
having nearly monopoly of the
prizes. In reference to the matter
Professor Curtis, of Iowa Agricultural
college, says: I'VE have no better
chance than any independent breeder
in the land, us far as choice of stock
goes. The government money is not
expended for the purchase of prize
winners, but tor the procuring of beef
animals. Large breeders are not COM
Dlaining-"
The Grand Champion.
AS q matter of fact Shamrock"
the grand champion, is not even IL pure
breed animal, but a graded Angus
Shrewd cattle raisers see in the dis
tribution of the prizes nothing but the
benefit to be derived through scientific
methods. The afternoon trains brought
out the governors of several states who
were entertained with q banquet at the
Transit House last evening by Presi-
dent John y. Spoor, of the eXposi-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-04
mnatsr.ssa sale.

E. h Guyer, Attorney.
ROCK sf TslSnd County, is
In the Circuit Court OF said county. In chan
Gerry Foreclosure. No. 5096
Rock Island Mutual Pudding Loan & Saving GO
Association
Jels lessen and Anna lessen.
Notice Is hereby given that by virtue OF
decree of saio Court entered In the above en-
titled cause, on the 22d day Of octo
twenty ninth day of November, A. D., 1909.
ct the hour OF two O'Clock in the after
noon, at the north door of the Court House
In the City of Rock Island, in said County
os Rock Island, to satisfy said decree. sell at
public VeDdue to the high est bidder FOR
cash In hand, that certain parcel OF land
situate 10 the County of Rock Island, and
tate of Illinois, Known and described as
follows, to-wit:
Beginning on the east lice of Forty fourth
stI eet in the city of hook Island, at .point
eight hundred and ninety K (se6) feet north
OF the north lice of Eighteenth avenue Qsth
hundred and twenty ti2o) fee thence north
forty-three (4s) feei; th ence west TO the east
fine OF said Forty fourth stree; then. soutr
ong the east line Of said street TO the place
of beginning: being re of the southeast
quarter 90 OF tire northwest quarter 90 OF
se ction No SIX (6) IN to nship NO seventeen
40 north range No. one I'D west OF the
ps,ed at Moline. linois this fourth day OF
w J. EETRIKIN,
Master In Chancery. Rock Island County. IL
e. d. GuYER, Complainahts solicitor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-04
TO RELIEVE THE CITY
Aid. McCaskrin Favors Abandon.
ment of Milan
Bridges.
THEY SHOULD BE MADE FREE
County Should Share the Expense of
Maintaining
Them.

r. Rock Island, Dec. 4.-Editor Argus:
The Rock river bridges can be aban-
doned by an ordinance passed by the
city council and notice of same serv-
ed on the township commissioners of
Black Hawk and South Rock Island,
together with an authenticated copy
to be served upon the board of super
visors of Rock Island county.
The proceedings necessary for the
rebuilding of bridges is specifically
defined in the statutes, and the SUI
preme court has held time and again
that when the commissioners have
done all that is required of them in
their townships in making the tax
levy the county board must assist in
the completion of the building of
bridges like these.
And as an alderman in the city
council l am in favor of free bridges.
because l believe that it is to the in
terest of the merchants of our city
to remove the tax that these bridges
impose on those who want TO come in
and trade with us. Encourage, not
discourage, trade.
/ asked, shortly after l took my
seat in the council, for the city at
tOrney to investigate and report as
to the legality of abandoning these
bridges by the city and placing them
in the hands of the commissioners
and county board, when they could
be maintained by general tax levy
and take this burden off of the city.
He reported at the last meeting that
an ordinance could be passed that
would relieve the city of this obliga-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-04

Neglected colds make fat grave
yards" DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syr-
up helps men and women to a happy,
vigorous old age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-04
Attorney AIIsquoted.

And / am at a loss to see what the
Union is trying to get at in the arti-
Gle in this mornings issue. 1t quotes
lot of inuendoes. 1t misquotes the
city attorney when it says that Mr..
Scott stated that there could be no
question as to the city's title to the
bridges"
On the contrary, what he did say
was to the effect that there is a case
now pending in court in which the
question of the city's ownership will
be raised and that the village of Milan
is plaintiff in that suit
The situation of these bridges must
be investigated, and / intend to use
every effort to get at the bottom of
this matter.
These bridges will soon have to be
rebuilt, and the question *: Does
Rock Island alone want to pay $4,000
10 build them, or do the citizens and
taxpayers and merchants want free
bridges, built by a general tax levy
on the county and townships of South
Rock Island and Black Hawk. which
can be done as defined by the statutes
of the state of Illinois.
Or do we want to keep these bridges
because we at one time paid $4,000
for them and let the taxes on the
property of Rock Island alone main
tain them, as the only toll bridge l
know of in the state of Illinois, the
last vestige of hindrance to the city's
growth, an eyesore to the public and
a direct loss to the merchants.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-11
THE SEWING MACHINE.
Unsuccessful Inventions That FREE
coded HOwe's Patent In 1S46.

UnAuccessful Inventions That FREE
coded Howe's Patent In 1S40.
The technical beginning of the sew
ing machine industry in this country
was Sept. 10. 1916, when Elias Howe
Jr., obtained patent for what grew
into the first really practical sewing
machine. Only three of the first Howe
machines were made, however, ana
one of these was deposited in the pat
ent Office in Washington as a model.
1t was not until after 1850 that a fac
tory for the making of sewing ma
chimes was built, so the enormous bust
ness of today has grown up in short
half century.
While HOwe's invention marked the
beginning of successful Industry, he
was by no means the pioneer in eff
forts to substitute mechanical for hand
sewing. AS far back as ITO Thomas
Alsop patented in England machine
for embroidering. Another machine
for embroidering in loom was invent
ed by John Duncan in 1904, and TWEEN
ty-five years later another Englishman
Damed Holman patented still another
embroldering machine.
The first recorded attempt at me-
chanical sewing was the invention of
Thomas Saint, who took out patent
in England in 1890 for a machine which
executed the old crochet stitch. 1t
was not success, but some Of the
features of the Saint machine appear
in the perfected machine of today.
Bartholcmy Thimonnier patented in
France in 1880 the first sewing ma
chine put to practical use. Eighty of
his machines were in use for sewing
army clothing in 1911, when mob de-
strOyed them because convinced they
would drive seamstresSes out of en-
ployment. Thimonnier built new and
better machines, but all his work was
again destroyed by angry artisans in
1S4S.
John J. Greenough took out the first
| patent for Il sewing machine issued in
the United States in 1912. 1t was in
tended to sew leather. but was of no
| practical use.
Walter Hunt of New York built a
sewing machine in 1884 but failed to
| protect it by patent. After Moves
machine appeared Hunt declared it
! embodied the ideas of his machine OF
1884 but he was unable to establish
his claim.
A small army of inventors appeared
after Howe's patent had proved sue
| cessful, and their genius was devoted
to perfecting every part of the ma
chine How we'll they have succeeded
is shown in the $500 patents for sew
ing machines and attachments ISSUED
by the United States since 1850 and ir
the fact that the American sewing ma
chine leads all others in every country
in the world-New York Herald.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-11
\ Lesson In HOSpitality.

A curious instance of provincial hos
pitalty in small Tuscan town is re-
corded by Luigi Villari in italian Life
In Town and Country"
A lady of very noble birth and of
considerable wealth was giving mu-
steal party-it was the first time she
had invited friends to her house that
season. The entertainment began at
2 p. m. and lasted till I. No refresh
ments We're provided for the guests.
but at half past a servant appeared
and solemnly presented cup of choco-
late to the hostess and one to her moth
Err This, of course, would only be pos
sible in a very provincial town. In the
more civilized spots excellent refresh
ments are always offered to the guests