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The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-14

Did We see what tn prisidint said
to tn throlley man that bumped him.
asked Mr.. Doolev.
- did not" said Mr.. Hennessy.
What was it?"
Il can't tell we till I get mad" said
Mr.. Dooley. Lave us go into ixicu-
tive sission. Whisper. That was it. Ha,
ha. He give it to him straight. A
good, honest, American blankety- blank.
Rale language like father used to make
whin he hit his thumb with tn ham,
mer. No With we're lave or BY ye'er
lave, but a daeint damn we, sir, an
a little more FIR tn SAX iv Emphasis.
What else wud We have him do?
Twas nayether tn time nor tn occa-
sion, as tn candydate said whin they
asst MIN where he got his money, twas
nayether tn time nor tn occasion FIR
Wurruds that wud be well rayceived at
Cahutauqua. A throlley car had push
ed him an Diplomatic relations was
suspinded. He was up on top iv a bus,
hurryin' firm speech to speech an
thinhn what to say next. 'Th'
lhrusts, says he to himsilf. are hee-
Jous monsthers built up be tn might
ened Enterprise iv tn men that have
done so much to advance progress in
our beloved country he says. On
wan hand l wud stamp thin undher
nut on tn other hand not so fast.
what | want more thin tn Dustin Nv
IN thrusts is to see me fellow coun-
thrymen happy an continued. I wud-
4eh have thin hate tn thrusts. TIL
haggard face, tn droopin' eye, tn pal
ma complexion that marks til inimy iv
lnrusts is not to me taste. Lave us be
merry about it an jovial an affection
ate' Lave Us laugh an sing tn octopus
out " existence. Bother blue but smil-
IN lips amy time thin full coal scut-
Tie an sour heart. AS Hogan says,
d happy peasanthry is tn hope iv tn
STATE, So lave us MARBLE ti-lire-a-lay-'
JUS thin Euclid Aristophanes Madden
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-14
THE CORONATION MEDALS.
They Are Easy To Obtain, And Done
Cost Much.
From the London Express.

From the London Express.
In the course of a week or two coin
collectors and others will be able to
buy coronation medals at prices which
will suit slender as we'll as fat purses.
On inquiry at the Bank of England
an Express representative was told
yesterday that there had been many
applications for the medals.
THE mint" SAID an official at the
bank, will issue the medals accord
ing to the number of applications re-
ceived.
The medals which were to have
been ready by the original date of the
coronation bore the date, June 26'
and they, of course, were never issued
to the public and had to be recoined.
I'VE find that the shilling medal is
the most in demand, and there is no
doubt that very large issue of them
will be made
The medals will be struck in two
sizes, the larger ones in fine gold,
bronze and silver, being about 81 inch
es in diameter; and the smaller ones
in gold and silver only, being about
IN inches in diameter.
The large gold medal is luxury,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-14

swallow a Bath Towel. which he after
ward discovered WAS his Tongue. BY
getting a Leverage under his Head he
managed to pry it up and then he sat
on. the edge of the Bed and called him.
self Names. He had nothing left over
except the Cards given to him by the
Brothers from up State somewhere. He
had dim and sneakng Recollection
that he had given his address and
Phone Number to the whole Tribe and
begged them to look him up. &
z Mot any more in Mine, said he, as
he, held a Towel under the Faucet.
Not for all of Morgar's would look
at any more of the Essence of Trouble
i wonder If I'll live through the Morn
ing"
/, THAT Day he lived on Brorno and Ice
and the only Satisfaction this Life
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-14

offered was the Fact that he was a Re
formed Man.
On the Second Day he could look at
Solid Food without having a Spasm.
His Hair stopped pulling and he began
to speak to the People he met. When
asked to step out for a little while he
! lost his Temper and made little Talk
on the Subject, proving conclusively
that there was Nothing in it.
AS he walked homeward in the Dusk
he passed the Clubs and Cafes where
those who Drank We're rounding up
and he felt sorry for them
why can't they pass it up, the
same as l do?" he asked himself. "Ah,
If only they knew how much more Fun
II is to be Respectable"
1t was an actual Mystery to him that
any one could daily with a Dry Mar
TIM while there was Hydrant on ev-
/ cry Corner.
On the third Day he was cracking
his Whip and begging people to get up
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-14

on the Wagon with him. And he said
it was a Queen Thing but he couldn't
bear the sight of it.
While on the fourth Evening he con-
fessed to some nice People he met at
a Church Social that at one time he
had allowed himself to be coaxed into
taking an occasional Nip but he rea-
soned it all out and decided it was a
Bad Thing and simply Chopped it right
off They told him it was wonderful
how much Will Power he had and ask
ed him if he ever felt the Old Crav-
ing coming back on him and he said
he could see it splashing all around
him and not have the faintest Desire
to dip in
He was so stuck on himself that he
went around to call on all his Friends
who kept it on the Table so that he
could wave it to one side and tell how
he despised it, He sat there and pitied
those who were inhaling it. Every
Morning when he arose he would
throw kisses to himself in the Glass
and exclaim; Aha! The Head as clear
as Bell this A. M. I'll bet I'm the
cleanest and incest Young Fellow in
this Town. Any Girl that picks out
Sober and. Steady Man such as l
and will certainly be showing good
Judgment"
AS Narrated at the Beginning, for
three weeks he worked hard at the Job
of being an Abstainer. And at last he
accumulated a Sense of Virtue that
weighed over 200 Pounds. He knew that
he was entitled to a Reward, so he de-
cided to buy himself little Present.
Just wee Reminder of by-gone days
and then back to Sarsaparilla. But he
fell into a Crowd. There was another
State Convention. 1t had been arrang-
ed for him so that he could get a
Fresh Start. .}'- @fe
1 MORAL: Life is a Series of Re.
Flapses and Recoveries.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-14

and sleeve, white stockings and tan
shoes.
The girl ~ DorOthy's left hand is
dressed IN pink. Her hat is black. with
q pink scarf around II, and she wears
brown stockings with shiny black
shoes with yellow buckles, Her hair Is
dark brown.
The other children may be painted
Win any brisbt coiors that viii look
Wei "a the background. The little Rirl
sitting under The tree haa brown aair.
Nifb light blue bows IA II Leave her
apron piqin ahisss skA hzas aAssyes
3zsg shsszAk.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-14

When all the skies are blue. and all
the world is fair,
To sit IN school and toll is very hard
10 bear.
50 Dorothy thinks often. and then she
loves 20 guess
How lovely school would be II II could
be one long recess.
She thinks when she gets older she'll
b. 10 glad 20 rest;
But, an. Aben she gets older. she'll
learn that youth was best
Ihen shell dream again ~ Ecilg0ltikne
snQ $50 Glzs1 ~ G1& aaN,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-14
Sleep sweetIy.

me following verses hang on the
van of one of the beautiful bedrooms
IN Andrew Carnegie's castle in Scot
land
''sep sweetly In this quiet room.
" thou. whoe'er thou art,
Anl let no mournful yesterday
disturb thy peaceful heart.
''Vr let tomorrow scare thy rest
r WIN dreams OF coming ~:
Maker Is thy changeless Friend
MS love surrounds thee still.
,set myself and all the world,
q. Nl out each glaring light.
stars are watching overhead;
"''pp sWeetiy then. eassss night
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-14

Now. what is .ife?" asked my little
son.
He laughed and answered. Life Is
having fun"
] asked a little maid She understood.
Sweet innocent, that life was being
good"
I asked a youth. who. biting az his
SiOys.
Confesss1. abashed. that he thought
life was love"
7 asked an old man. honoFed. wise ol,e
brave
he answered. LIZ b Sailing for fhe
srAsa~ -axDmw Xlmn.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-14

The French consul of Batavia
states that lighthouses are built of
bamboo cane in Japan. and suggest the
Importance of the wood in erecting
builders scaffolding, says the ST.
James Gazette. The power of resist
ance of a bamboo cane eight to ten
inches in diameter, even with a length
of sixty-five feet, is enormous. More
over bamboo is said not to rot either
when in the ground or in water. while
the dryer and older it grows, the firm
er it becomes.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-14

might happen. They might, for in
stance, be sent to hunt for the missing
arm or leg and spend half their flu
turity in finding it. One of the great
est difficulties the new school of medi-.
cine in Japan has had to overcome is
to induce the people to submit to sur
gical operations. NJ G.. White.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-14

i, Woman in Spain has had no part In
!he emancipation of the sex that has
taken place in most European coun-
IIles in the last centyr. AS factor
III social life. says the Baltimore Her
aid' she stands entirely in the back
ground, man has the predominant in
Huence, and the position of woman is
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-14

appreciate open air life. and they have
no opportunity of acquiring the taste
later on. An endeavor was made \
short time ago to introduce bicycling
into Madrid as a feminine amusement,
but the attempt was a failure. owing
to the obstructive attitude of both
GexaE.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-14
once there was an Indian who had

once there was an Indian who had
q Way of putting on all his Feathers
and breaking out of the Reservation.
For three Weeks at Stretch he
gave a Correct Imitation of the Shin
ing Light who passes the Basket and
superintends the Repairs on the Par
sonage. He was entitled to a Mark
of 100 for Department. With his Meals
he drank a little Polly. After Dinner
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-14

Burlington Gardens and the Fleet
street branches of the Bank of Eng
land or at it's country branches, and
in Ireland and Scotland at the Bank
of Ireland, Dublin. and the Bank of
Scotland, Edinburgh.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-14
She could be a little maiden IN the
schoolyard at her play.

Paint the schoeihouse brick red. Dor
othy Is the figure IN the center She is
dressed IN light blue. with white bands
on her dress. Her straw hat Is yellow,
and she has a dark blue bow in her
hair Her stockings ana shoes are tan
color, with the shoes g little darker ln
hue than the stockings
The sin on che riRhf-band eide ~
Dorothy has wreath N red peoples
vim d RED bow on her straw bsf Bfer
@feas y : aa<k Eel. stkA eztls .gCles
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-14
CkSTEIN'S

Dress Suits, Walking Sufts Dress and Walking Skirts,
Ladies' Goats, aft Styles including the MONTE CAR
LO Misses and Chi1dren's Coats, aft Styles New line
Underskirts, Silk Waists, Flannel Waists, F1anneette
Waists, Outins Night Robes, Dressing Sacques, Wrap
pers and Mus1in Underwear, at correct prices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31

John Bleuer erected six residences,
costing in all S14,1S3.
Weyerhaeuser q Bergstrom did
$4,000 worth of work, including
three new residences.
Diedrick Hoehenboeken built the
residence of f. X. Rhoads at $500
and part up two other houses at a to-
tai cost of $4,000
The three houses erected by Emil
Peterson cost $500.
~ +. Nelson did $1,000 worth of
work. four dwelling houses being in
cluded.
y. Peterson. who does most of his
work in Moline. did s.. 400 worth of
building in this city, erecting two
dwelling houses.
In addition 10 the above there were
something over twenty other houses
built at Il cost of about $4,000.
VIII Go Right Ahead.
Some men who are engaged in the
building trade maintain that Rock
Island Will not see 50 much money in
vested in improvements as has been
done this season for some years to
come. They argue that other eNpen-
SlNC DtllUll1S are not BttNtu To- Tue
extent that they were at the Begin
ming Of this season and insist that
high prices in material and labor will
prevent the erection of buildings as
speculative Investments. such per-
sons forget that this very same pre-
diction was made year ago and. in
fact, that it is nearly always made at
this time of the year in some quar-
tiers. The prices of materials, there i
reason for believing. have reached the
highest point and there * already
signs of break. In fact hardware
and most grades of lumber have
cheapened somewhat during the lat
ter part of the fan. builders are
learning economy and lumbermen are
improving facilities to go further af
ter their timber. Rock Islands
growth this season was normal one
and the extension of the manufacture
ing interests is keeping pace with it.
thus insuring that ii will continue in
the years to come.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
Big Job in Tail Race
Completed by Davis
Company.
CHANNEL is DEEPENED
200, 900 Yards of Rock
Removed in Two
Years.

During the past week the Davis
company has practically finished
work on one of the largest contracts
that has ever been undertaken for
the improvement of the water power
developed in Sylvan water. 1t called
for the removal of about 100000 yards
of stone from the tailrace and $1,000
yards from the channel between the
government water power dam and
the junction with the tailrace below
it. In the execution of the work pc
culiar difficulties have been met and
overcome.
The tailrace. which extends from
the Peoples Power company's plant
west about $500 feet. under the con-
tract with the government was to be
deepened three feet and widened from
$50 to $50 feet. This work was order
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
$1,485,O0O Spent in
improvements in
the City.
MANY NEW BUILDINGS
Ranging in Cost From
$1,000 to $780,
900.

The past year has been banner
one for Rock Island. Scarcely one of
her manufacturing industries but has
been operated at nearly the limit of
production. In material progress the
season just closed has been uneXam-
pied in the history of the city, far
more money having been spent upon
improvements than ever before. Both
the manufa curing and the building
industries are looking forward to a
year of equal prosperity in 1908.
In conformity with it's annual GUS
tom The Argus has made a thorough
canvass of the situation with refer
ence to building, general improving
and manufacturing. Under all three
heads the data obtained stands great
" to the city's credit.
Twenty-Five contractors have re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
STRONGER WATER POWER

the monogram of the owner of the
house.
During the search of the house the
detectives carried little hammers. They
were instructed to use the hammers in
sounding the walls. They did not tap
very lightly, and several times Mr.
Garfield begged them not to strike so
hard, as he feared they would break
the frescoing and otherwise damage
the walls Once a detective struck Il
handsome interlace monogram of moth
er of pearl, and a great piece of the
pearl fell to the polished floor.
On the walls of the first floor We're
beautiful specimens of inlaid mother of
pearl mOnograms and tracings. On the
ceilings were types of the highest art
of the fresco painter and artist.
Throughout the rooms were great pill
lars all gilded and respondent in gold
tracing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31

of 100000.
H. W. Horst. II buildings, including
the office of the new telephone com
pany at $4,000, the Spencer Memo
rial church at $15, 900. and a residence
for II. B. Simmon, in all total of
S5S,0OO.
Mic Juhl put up four buildings, in
GLIDING the home of the London Cloth
ing company at $4,000 and the Peter
Fries building, without the bowling
alleys, at $1,000, in all $4,000.
Aaron AndersOn's report includes
IA buildings with the Claus Franck
block at $4,000, the remodeling of
the Rock Island National bank (now
in progress) at $4,000, the wood work
at the Rock Island Brewing company
at $4,000, and the remodeling of the
old Harper theatre building at $4,000.
His list foots up $4,000.
Jasper Sievers has constructed 10
new buildings and done other work
amounting in all to $4,000.
Heidemann g. Schroeder put up II
buildings, the most expensive being a
residence for w. X. Crandali at S.. 900,
and the list footing up $29, $50.
H. put UP builb-
ings, including $3.50 worth of work
on the st. Anthony hospital, his total
being 1000.
Anderson & Johnson put up five
new buildings and their work amount
ed in all to $4,000.
Leaf & Coy did $4,000 worth of
work. putting up seven new houses.
John Konosky built the residence
of Julius Junge, which cost $1,000.
and erected four houses besides at a
total cost of $4,000.
p. T. Trenkenschun built 10 houses
at total cost of $4,000.
The list of Bleuer q Son amounts
to $15,15O.
Fl. c. Wehling built seven new
houses and did extensive remodeling
on four others. the various contract
prices amounting to $4,000.
w. j. Bleuer built nine houses and
his work amounted to $4,000.
John Hauschildt built four new
houses and did other work, amount
ing in all to $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
FAMOUS GAMBLING PALACE.
Artistic Features of CnrfieId's Place.
RecentIy RniIed In New York.

Recently Ratdcd In New York.
When Inspector Brooks OF the New
York police and a corps OF men from
his office, under the personal direction
of District Attorney jerome. recently
raided the gambling house in New
York owned and operated by Richard
Garfield, the biggest and most infuen-
tial individual proprietor of Il gambling
house in the world. they found a pala-
tial home for games OF chance.
The walls of CanfieIds place are COW
cred with tapestries and paintings Of
great value. and soft, rich carpets cover
the floors, says the New York World.
The first floor is one immense parlor,
and the second floor. where the gam
bling apparatus was placed, is divided
into two rooms. In them the other
night were large mahogany tables, with
heavy carved legs.
The arrangements for lighting are
unique While one is conscious that
scores of electric lights are shining
down on him, not one can be seen. BY
means of panels light is softly reflected
into the room.
Canfield's private rooms were the
greatest surprise to the raiders, how
ever. If the public rooms were mag
nificent, Canfeld's were regal. The
scheme of decoration that prevailed
throuN Nlout the house was seen there
also. Among the pictures We're several
of Canfield's children, and one that es-
pecially attracted attention was Il
painting of Garfield himself with the
arm of his laughing little daughter
about his neck. In the rear parlor on
the second door was a buffet loaded
with silverware. Every article bore
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
HAS Been BANNER YEAR

bank quarters. $4,000, and the Claus
Franck block, $4,000.
In addition to the above may be
mentioned by way of improvements
of Il general nature the new telephone
system that has been installed in this
city during the past six months by
the Union Electric Telephone d Tel
egraph company at n cost of S125, 200;
the sum of over $4,000 spent in the
of Twenty-first street;
about $4,000 expended in general
betterments in this city by the Tri-
City Railway company, and some $10,-
900 spent on driveways at Rock Island
arsenal, not to mention large amounts
invested in extending factories al
ready established here and in the
equipping of new ones, which is re-
ferred to elsewhere.
Reports From Contractors.
The reports of the extent of their
operations in the city made by the
various general contractors are given
below. 1t should be borne in mind
that the aim is not to set forth all
the work that local contractors have
done, but to show the growth of the
city, and therefore in many cases the
reports show only part of the work
that each has done. For instance, H.
W. Horst reports some $4,000 worth
of work done in Moline. Some Rock
Island builders have done even more
than that outside of the city and
nearly all have had some work else
where.
John Nolk & Co. erected three
buildings - the high school at $115.-
900. Hotel Harms at 100000. and
Rock Island depot at $4,000, total
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31

ported building lists which foot up IN
round numbers a total of $1,15O,OOO.
The general improving done amounts
to about $335,0OO, making grand to-
tai of 81, 4S5 900 expended in better
ments during the year.
The number of buildings erected
has not been unusually large. In fact
it has been rather less than in some
of the years in the past, but there
have been more good buildings erect
ed than ever before. The number of
dwellings built during the season is
about $50, while the number of other
buildings is about twenty. The latter
range in cost from store buildings
valued at $1,000 or $4,000 up to the
plant of the Standard Table Oilcloth
company which cost $150,000.
All this has been accomplished in
the face of high priced building ma
terials and labor. In fact at the be-
ginning of the season the outlook
was most discouraging and the most
sanguine feared that improvements
of every sort would be sparingly UNI
dertaken. This foreboding was re-
alzed to some extent, but it plainly
viii require something more than
last seasons price to stay the growth
o. Rock Island.
Larger Undertakings.
Among the most extensive under
taLings in the building line which
have been completed or well begun
during the year may be mentioned
the following: Plant of the Stand
ard Table OilcIoth company, $150,000;
new high school building. $4,000;
Hotel Harms. 100000; Rock Island
rffth avenue passenger station, 49,
600: public library. $6J. 900: Rock ISL
and Brewing company's addition,
100000; Tri-City. Railway company's
barn, $4,000; London Clothing com
pany's building, $4,000; Lancashire
Marshall Organ company's plant, $780,
600: St. Anthony's hospital addition.
go. 900: Peter Fries building, 100000;
George White Buggy comPany's plant,
$1,000; Union Electric Telephone &
Telegraph company's Office, $4,000;
Spencer Memorial church, $4,000;
reIhodeling Rock Island National
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
BASEBALL BRIEFS.

Dubuque is claiming Chuck Elem
ing, formerly of Cedar Rapids, who
was announced last week as having
signed with Terre Haute. \ Dubuque
paper says:
"Chuck" Fleming, one of the fast
est outfielders in the Three-I league
last season, will wear Dubuque uni
form next year. Manager Rowland
has signed him for the coming sea-
son. Fleming played left field for the
Cedar Rapids team last season and
was considered the best man in the
position in the league. He was not
held because there was no reserve
clause in his contract, and at the end
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31

evening promenade. 1t is between sup
per time and going TO bed that the Irish
most enjoy themselves. An Irish twi-
light is different from any other; in
deed, it is without n rival. 1t seems as
if there the sun were loath to set, cast
ing its rays over the Emerald Isle many
hours after it had disappeared else
where In that delicious moment, just
before it finds its final resting place for
the night. it is most enchanting. Over
everything is an unspeallable spell of
peace and quiet, and Il warm glow casts
into shadow unsightly objects and sur
rounds them with a mystic halo OF
golden light 1t radiates into the hearts
of Ireland's humbIest inhabitants, and
they sally forth, rich and poor alike,
mingling in throng of living, moving
humanity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
NOVEL FARMING DEVICE.
Attachment to Harvesting Machine
Does Harvest Hands Work

l.. L. Mccain, Il laboring man of
York, Noh., has patented an attach
mcnt to harvester which draws bound
bundles of grain together and, when
there are just enough bundles to make
Il good shock of grain. drops the grain
shocks on the ground in such way
that the bundles stand mp of their own
weight as close together, says the Chi
cago Inter Ocean, as if il were done by
4 harvest hand.
Nearly all of the large harvester man
ufacturers have investigated Mr.. Nc
CAMS patent, and they all think it
Will save the farmers OF the world mil
lions of dollars paid out for labor. The
bundle carrier and Shockcr looks like a
small platform set on four wheels