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Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25
How to Prevent CrOup.

1t will be good news to the mothers
of small children to learn that Group
car be prevented. The first sign of
Group is hoarseness. A day or two
before the attack the child becomes
hoarse. This is9soon followed by a
peculiar rough cough. Give Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy freely 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 rem
edy 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
ard that is pleasant and safe to take.
For sale by all dealers.
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25

such as FAINTER or a poet
might have reveled IN.
Slow ly, noiseless. but with a
grace OF movement that the
scant draperies OF her snowy
nightdress but served to en-
phasize, Mrs McSwivitt moved
toward the bedside where her
lord slept the peaceful sleep of
an innocent child. snoring the
while in IA manner that was
fully grown up. Tremblingly,
cares singly, her hands descend
ed and with the deftness of
the expert she removed from
McSw wits trousers pocket the
renal ming half of his last
weeks salary.
And ont of the fullness of her
joyful heart the good woman
murmured: Il would not have
awakened the dear, poor tired
soul for, all the world"
And 'the reformation of Nc.
Swift, was complete.
CHARLES B GRAVES.
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25
THE BANNER ROUTE

FOR.
New York, Niagara Falls, De.
troit, Toledo, Omaha. Council
Bluffs, st. Paul and all points
north, east and west.
Though Chair Cars (seats
free) and Buffet Sleeping Cars,
Kansas City and Moberly tc
New York, Detroit, Des Moines
and st. Paul and Omaha; and
st. Louis to Chicago, Buffalo
New York and Boston.
Compartment Sleeping Cars
between st. Louis aud Kansas
City.
Magnificent Dining Cars be
tween st. Louis and the east.
Fine road bed-elegant eouip.
ment and fast time.
C. S. CRANE, H. E. WATTS.
q. q A. P. ALA.
St' LOUIS Mobery.
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25
McSwiyitt'S Reformation.


1t was Christmas eve, and
the regulation mantle OF snow
covered the entire assembly
district except for !, small black
and bare spot where the wagon
of the Street Cleaning Depart.
ment was being loaded with
samples Of the wintry covering
to be presented to the Commits
sioner. The white winged la
borers sang cheerily over their
work, their voices mingling
with the white flakes of falling
snow.
1t was joyful day through
out the ward-in spots-for on
Christmas Eve of all times OF
the year Poverty has a chance
of making itself conspicuous,
and Christmas Eve would scarce
ly be Christmas Eve-at least
for literary purposes-without
plenty of good old fashioned
misery. OF this on the day in
question the McSwivitt family
had on hand about as fine an
assortment of gloom as ever
came down the avenue. They
turnis he'd Il rich vein indeed for
the philanthrcpic prospect.
AS the Street Cleaning De.
partment tuiled cheerilv in Pow.
erty Row the twelve small chill.
dren of the McSwivitt family
flattened their little blue noses
against the window and watch.
ed the piling up of the rich
brown snow with hungry eyes.
1t was large window. In the
bare rooms of the apartment
the mother, pale and wan, sat
hoping. This was about all she
had to do for many days now,
and, besides, she had to do
something to keep warm, for,
as should have been said be-
fore, it was bitterly cold. Ever
and anon she, TOO, looked out
of the overworked family win
dow and sighed. Soon the
father would return, but she
knew in her heart that he would
bring little of sunshine or Joy
nto the house. He had not
done so for long, long days
now.
Herman McSwivitt, the hus.
band and father, had become a
changed man within the last
few years. In fact, ever since
he founo employment in the
Health Food Factory. This
sinister establishment had been
started in the neighborhood of
Poverty Row, where, by offers
of little higher wages than
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25

Pearl Able has arrived from
Kirksville for the holidays and
you may next expect to hear of
his being in Indian Creek, mud
or no mud, wheels or no wheels
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25
IHE RlCH WEST

The generous harvest of 1902 is a
strong appeal to homeseekers, in
vestors and renters to visit the West
and see the rewards which have .ome
to farmers, stock-raisers and fruit
growers in the territory traversed by
the Burlington Route, the Northern
Pacific and the Great. Northern Rail
roads from the Mississippi River
through to the North Pacific Coast.
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25

Edward Sullivan has returned
from Chicago to spent Xmas
with the home folks. We have
a sneaking notion that Ed IS
making eyes at a Missouri girl.
Well, they are the finest ever.
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25
Holiday Rates.

The Burlington r. r. will sell
tickets Dec. "a q 81 ard Jan. 1,
good to return Jan. 2, at one
and one third rate. Tickets are
only good for Il 200 mile or
less trip.
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25

Miss Ollie Mcneil Graham,
one OF the dear girls of Hardin
College, accompanied her friend,
Miss Mildred Scott, home for a
visit.
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25
FOR SALE By
J. B. ANDERSON.

- Cs w - ~ bOSI"
more Of the children to greet
him on his way home on each
pay day aud holiday. 1t used
to be necessary to certain eX.
tent in the glad happy days of
yore. He needed their guild.
ance then. They used to fall in
with him at Branigan's saloon,
near the gas house, and joyous.
lead him home. Such guidance,
alas, had not been necessary
for IA long time now, but the
good wife kept up the little
ceremony and so tonight she
prepared for it. She got to.
gether six or seven of the little
ones and sent them out iutO the
cold in the direction of Brani-
gan's as Of old and thep sat
down TO wait.
Soon there was COmmotiOn
among the residue of the family
left at the window.
Look, mammal! Father is
coring home earlier than usu-
al
The mother stepped quickly
to the window, and then gave
great sigh of JOY. What! Did
be have it with him? Yes he
did.
There, coming down the mid
die Of the street, was Herman
McSwivitt of old. He was sing.
ing Il glad song and his various
offspring were capering about
him in glee and the neighbor
hood were at windows eagerly
looking on, for they had svn-
pathized with the family dur
ing the period of trouble.
"Hurrah! Old Skintlint Nc.
Swivitt is full again" shouted
the sympathetic neighbors, for
during the days of adversely
the Health Food tester had be-
come known as "Old Skin flint"
McSwivitt floated into his
apartments and confronted his
wife and greeted her as in the
days of old
'rfa iush been fred" he said.
simply. He could not say more
in fact, it was with difficulty
that he said that much. But it
was enough. The wife, without
a word, held out her hand, a
light in her eyes as in the olden
days. Herman McSwivitt knew
what it meant, and placed half
his weeks wages in her hand.
Then he threw package on
the table-oue of the two pack.
ages which he usually brought
home on pay day in the olden
time. But this time, instead of
the luscious piece of liver or
the assoI ted pigs feet, it was
turkey. A Christmas turkey!
"Gott 'at'raffle, said he, iE
the old CHEEKY voice. "'N I've
swore off, too. NJ more peacho.
rino fer me"
And when the deepest shad.
ows of night hadg fallen on the
world, including the McSwivitt
household, the pale Winter
moon sent it's cold midnight ray
in through the window, light
ing up a picture of domestic joy
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25
Holiday Excursion Rates.

or December Oath, 25th and
31st, 1902, and January 1st,
1908, M. K. & T. R'y, will sell
holiday excursion tickets to
local points within two hun.
dred miles of selling station at
one fare for round trip, final
INIT January I'd, 1902.
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25
CHEAP ONE WAY RATES

Oue-~ay settfars' rates on same
dates to large extent Of territory
at trife more than half T. Ates.
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25
SEE THE WEST IN ITS 1902
PROSPERITY.

Homeseekers' eXcursioI tickets are
sold over the Burlington Route on
the first and third Tuesdays of each
month at one fare plus 81 for round
trip to the territory east of the Rocky
Mountains.
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25

Anderson holland and F. Ren.
shaw were business visitors in
the capitol of Marion county,
Monday.
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25

Little by little its insiduous
advances went forward and
many a fond wife saw her hus
band day after day succumbing
to tie deadly vocation.
Uudrrtakers began II move
into the nejghborhOOd or sent
agents into the district to take
advance orders. Herman Nc
Swivitt had worked in a sla ugh.
ter house until he became an
employe in the Health Food
laboratory, And of all the dead
" departments, his was by far
tnc most awful, for he was in
the testing department, and bad
TO actually taste the various
compounds
1t was only matter of time,
of course. until he hebecameaddict.
ed to the health food habit, aud
all tears and entreaties of his
wife and friends had been pow
erless to emancipate him.
He even attempted to force
his wife and little ones TO ac
quire the habit that he might
with more impunity indulge
himself, but Mrs. McSwivitt, Il
woman of some force, even in
her despair had to great ex.
tent resisted, and thus far had
preserved the children.
To do this was a hard task,
for no more the husband rolled
home of a Saturday night with
luscious piece of liver or Il
great bundle of pigs feet under
his coat, but now made his ap.
pearanCe with various packages
of Peacho-R Rino, Cum Ora
num-" Grass Flakes, Bone
Meal, and other products of the
Food Labratory, which he in.
sisted his family must eat.
Whether as a direct result Of
th health food habit may
never be known. but Herman
McSwivitt swore off. He did
not swear off swearing by a
very large majority, but not for
many weary mouths now had
he come home from his work
with that beautiful spiritual
glow and conversational aplomb
for which he had become Justly
famous throughout the neigh
borhood. In the happy days uf
the long ago the McSwivitt
family did not know what 1t
was to want for money, for the
husband and father, on pay
day. rolled homeward at peace
with all the world and divided
his money with his wife with
lavish hospitality. Then after
he had at last gone to sleep the
mother would steal softly up to
his bedside and with loving fin.
gers take whatever money there
remained in his trousers pocket.
"Ah! those were happy
days" sighed the weary won
an on this Christmas Eve,
and she almost shed a tear as
she thought how they would
probably never come again.
But she must be loyal and
true to the old traditions of the
family on this day. Father
would be home soon, and not
Stree their early married life
had she failed to send one or
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25

Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Nicolas.
son, of Warren. were Christmas
shoppers in the city Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25

L r. Palmer, OF Seattle
Wash, is the guest of his uncle
Rev. |. w. Read.
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25

Clarence Scott, of Hannibal
spent Sunday in the city will
his uncle, O. Scott.
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25

Catholic Festival and dance
at opera house December Goth
Monroe City Democrat., 1902-12-25

Teachers, get your repor
cards at this office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
More Views Secured.

The Polyscope company, of Chica-
go, yesterday afternoon and today
secured several more interesting
views to be used in the moving pict-
ure machine at the entertainment to
be furnished by j. F. Shank for the
paid fire department benefit fund.
Among the views obtained in addi-
ton to those mentioned in yester-
days Argus are Camp 26 drill team,
the Centrals leaving the house on
Seventeenth street, hub and hub race
by the local department.. which was
run on Second avenue below Four
teenth street this morning, the Moline
fire department on the run and the
Moline factory district. and Second
avenue, this city, between Fifteenth
and Nineteenth streets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
Forced to shave OF Mustache..

The senior class of William Jewell
college adopted rule that no unmar-
ried member be allowed to wear
mustache, says the Liberty MOI cor
respondent of the st. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat They were given three days in
which to get married or remove their
mustaches. Richard Bywaters and Ben
Bolten had failed to comply with the
order, and their fellow students shaved
their upper lips There was much
merriment afforded when the two
young men entered the chapel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
Case Long Drawn Out.

The Sensibaugh case will probably
occupy the attention of the circuit
court the balance of the week. Dur
ing yesterday and today a number of
Port Byron people testified as to the
condition of the plaintiff before and
after his initiation into the Fraternal
Tribunes order, the purport of which
was in support of the allegations of
DR.. Sensibaugh that his health was
impaired by the treatment to which
he was subjected within the lodge
room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
SaEacfOus Bird.

Mexico has n clever bird, called the
melanarpes. which has discovered n
use for the telegraph pole. AT the foot
of the post this bird makes a large
hole, in which it rears its family. Some
what higher up the post it makes an
observatory, from which bored holes
permit it to observe the horizon in ev-
cry direction. Still higher this saga
cious bird makes it's storehouse, and
thus the pole serves as it's home, for
tress and warehouse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07

zone day" said Turgeneff in his
"Reminiscences" I'VE We're discussing
German poetry. Victor Hugo, who did
not like others to mOnopolize the talk
when he was by, interrupted me with
a disquisition upon Goethe. His best
work. he remarked in an Olymplan
tone, lis "Wallenstein."
pardon me. cher maitre, "Wallen-
stein is not Goethe's. but Schiller's.'
"'No matter; l have read neither Of
these authors, but l understand their
spirit better than those who know them
by heart
what could 1 reply?'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
OBITUARY RECORD.

The remains of Mrs. Grace Skinner.
wife of DIR. Frank Skinner, who died
at her home in lie Claire. Iowa, ar
rived in the city last night and were
taken to the home of the deceased
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Jensen on
Twenty-first street, where serv-
ices We're held this morning, Revs. c.
+. Taylor and ii. w. Reed officiating
The pallbearers were Charles Sun
deem, Warren Anderson, Andrew Dab
len, =. Dahlen, Andrew Bowen and
John ladders. lnterment was at
Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
JOHNNY M'CORD HAS
SIGNED WITH LOUISVILLE

The following dispatch from Louis
vile will be of interest here:
Louisville, KY, Oct. g. Pitcher
John McCord, with Davenport during
the present season, who was sought
after by the Chicago American league
team, has been signed by the Louis
vile club for next season. Manager
Clymer has also signed Pitcher Nc
Gill, who was being pursued by the
Boston Nationals. Both men were
with the Three-I league this year.
Clymer hopes to be able to sign First
Baseman Camel, but the big leaguers
are believed to have landed him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
Biggest Auto ON N Tour.

II. l.. Radford of Boston. with the
largest automobile ever built in Amer
lea, has arrived at Milford Center. n.
Y, says a Cooperstown On. " dis
patch TO the Philadelphia Ledger. His
machine was designed and built by
himself. 1t has n double cylinder and
is of forty-five horsepower. burns gaso-
line and is built to carry eight or ten
people. The storage tank will hold suffi-
cient gasoline to run the machine 200
miles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07

The remarkable instinct of the mud
fish to roll himself in a ball of mud
when the dry season approaches is
wonderful provision of nature intend
ed solely. it would seem, to prevent the
extinction of the species. The most in
teresting fact about this fish is that it
breathes my means of it's gills when in
its native element and by means of
lungs during it's voluntary imprison-
ment In the mud cocoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
Blufr Residents Complain

a number of residents from the
bluff district of the city were present
to call the attention of the aldermen
to the poor condition of the walks
and streets in that section. The mat
ter was referred to the street and
alley committee and city engineer to
report at the next regular meeting
of the council.
The hour getting late and there
still being large amount of business
to transact, an adjournment was TAX
en- until this evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07

Patient-Tell me candidly, doctor, do
you think I'll pull through?
Doctor-Oh. you are bound to get
well. You can't help yourself. The
Medical Record shows that out of a
hundred cases like yours one RECEIVERS
invariably.
That's a cheerful prospect"
"What more do you want? I've
treated ninety-nine- cases, and every
one of them died. Why, man alive,
you can't die if you try! There's no
humbug about statistics"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
May Bring About Settlement

These several acts, of course, are
calculated to bring the company
around to arbitrating the differences
with the striking operators. 1t is
claimed the company does not object
SO strongly to paying the increase
wages asked, but it will not recognize
the union recently formed by the
girls. This is apparent from the fact
that the expense at present to the
company, with the employment of
girls brought from distant towns and
boarded at the hotels of the city, is
far in excess of what it would have
been had il made peace with the
home operators. Instead of treating
with the old operators the company
is now endeavoring to reduce eN-
penses by breaking in new girls, and
the public is receiving the benefit in
miserable service-the worst in years
here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
Changed View.

''He's dreadfulIy disagreeable and
boorish.''
Tut. tut. my dear. He used to be.
but he is no longer"
"How is thatT'.
"Why, since he has become famous
we have decided to consider him only
delightfully."- eccentric and original
Chicago Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07

A woman in this city is so afraid of
microbes that she will not sit on a
chair unless it has been washed with
Rocky Mountain Tea. Smart woman
35 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07

Only one remedy in the world that
will at once stop itchiness of the skin
in any part of the body Doan's Oint-
ment. At any drug store. so cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07

boon to travellers. DIR. Fowler's
Extract of Wild Strawberry. Cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, seasickness,
nausea Pleasant to take. Acts
promptly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07

Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts,
sprains, stings. Instant relief. DR..
Thomas Electric Oil. At any drug
store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
CENTRAL UNION IS HIT
City Council to Declare Franchise
of Company Illegal and
Forfeited.
OPERATORS DEMANDS ARE UPHELD
Committee Reports Wages INSULT
cient and Working Con-
ditions Bad.

The Central Union Telephone COM
pany will have to come down OF its
high horse, so to speak, with refer
ence to the grievances of the striking
operators, or it is likely to find itself
without a franchise on which to con-
duct it's business i'm Rock Island.
Judging from the action taken by the
city council last evening, when the
special committee of aldermen,
through its chairman, Mr.. Anderson,
reported the findings of the recent
investigation of the telephone girls
strike troubles.
The committee reported that it
found the wages paid the operators
by the Central Union company INSULT
cient, the hours-9h days and II
night-too long, the ventilation of
the building bad. night operators are
required to do janitor work, heat is
insufficient and operators must keep
up fires.
The operators on strike were out
in force at the meeting. While they
had nothing to say they noted close
| ly all that was said and done and had
enough friends among the aldermen
to attend to the championing of their
cause.
! Unanimous Against Company
The unanimous adoption of a reso-
luton offered by Aid. Eckhart in
structing the city attorney to pre-
pare an ordinance repeating the fran
chise of the Central Union Telephone
company, which is declared forfeited
and illegal, shows the feeling enter
tanned by the councilmen as between
the strikers and the corporation.
| Another resolution, from Aid. Me
Casl<rin. instructing the city attorney
to prepare an ordinance requiring a
license fee of $25 per year for each
telephone pole within the fire limits,
was likewise passed by unanimous
vote. as was a third resolution, Of
fered by Aid. McCaskrin, directing
that license fee of S. per year for
each telephone instrument that is OPP
Grated within the city limits by any
company that does not employ opera
tors who are bona fide residents of
Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
STATE MASONS meet.
Annual Session of the Grand
Lodge is in Progress in
Chicago.
LARGEST IN HISTORY OF ORDER
Building of New Orphans Home
to BE Decided
Upon.

The annual meeting of the grand
lodge of Masons of Illinois began to.
day in Chicago. The first session was
held at the Studebaker theatre at 10
o'clock this morning, and business
sessions will follow every morning
and afternoon for three days.
The meeting this year probably
will be one of the largest ever held
in the history of Illinois Masonry.
Many of the delegates arrived yester-
day and it is expected that 200 or
1,5OO will represent the various lodges
in the state.
The first session is one of the most
important of the meeting. After the
reading of the address of the gran,
master the committee which has in
charge the investigation of buildin:
a new orphans home reported.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
wealthy Farmers Request

Several years ago wealthy farmer
of Moultrie county bequeathed about
2S0 acres of land to the grand lodge
with the provision that a home for
the orphans be erected upon it.
At the last meeting a committee
composed of George NJ. Moulton, Chi
cago; Charles Hitchcock. Chicago;
w. q. Cochran. Sullivan; l.. l.. Mum.
Freeport. and George w. Warvelle,
Chicago. was appointed to find out
what new home would cost.
The delegates from the Rock ISL
and lodges to the state meeting are
VI. s. Heagy and j. q. Huntoon.