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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-31
a Surgical Operation.

is always dangerous. Do not submit
to the surgeons knife until you have
tried DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. 1t
will cure when everything else fails.
1t has done this in thousands of
cases. Here is one of them: Il suf-
fered from bleeding and protruding
piles for 90 years; was treated by diff
ferent specialists and used many rem
edies, but obtained no relief until L
used DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
Two boxes of this salve cured me IS
months ago and L have not had a
touch of the piles since" H. A. lis
dale, Summerton, S. C. For blind,
bleeding, itching and protruding piles
no remedy equals DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve.
Sold by Harper House pharmacy;
A. J. Reiss drug store, corner Seventh
avenue and Twenty-seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-31
Investments
IN
Lands

Such investments are not specula-
tive. The south is not a new coun-
try. Market and shipping facilities
are adequate and first class. The eli
mate is mild and favorable. Notwith-
standing these and other advantages,
southern lands are selling for prices
far below their real value and at pres
ent prices net large returns on the in
vestment For a free set of circulars
Nos. 1 to 10, inclusive, concerning the
possibilities of lands in Kentucky,
West Tennessee, Mississippi and Lou
isiana, on and near tie Illinois Cen
trail railroad, for homeseellers and in
vestors, address the undersigned,
j. F. MERRY,
Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt. 1. C. r. r.,
Dubuque, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-31
behind Bars.

Rus Driver to car man of van in
front. which is blocking the Way
J'yer. get on. get on: You've bin keep
in us wuitin' five minutes.
Van Driver turning round)-Five
minutes? Well. that amt so long. You
nd to wait five years once. admit yer?
London Tit-BitS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-31
Hix NsPnsu-e.

"Naw." said The head waiter, that
man that jest went out amt worth
much"
low do you known" inquired the
favcri+e customer.
"Oh. it's easy for us walters to take
a mans measure.
81 supposH You measure him from
tip TO tip, ell Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-31
TODAY'S MARKETS

Chicago. July 31-Fonowing are the open
ing. highest, lowest and closing quotations
IN today's markets:
Wheat.
July. 799S; 7aSs; IN: 7714.
Dec, 79N-; 7sa1; 1855; 1854.
Corn.
July. 5s1<; 5s1s: 514: SIN
Sept. 52sI: 522a-; 52h SPA
Dec, 81; 5215-; sly; 5l$s-.
Oats.
July. ~: 43Il: 80: 331s
Sept. 33X: 331s: 336; 335S.
Dec, Ban; 3424; 3416; S4]s.
Pork.
July, 1885: 10 30: 1890: lS 30
Sept, 1875; 1880; 1880; 1890.
Lard
July, 2. g. 7.62; 50: 7.62.
Sept, 7S5: 7.S7; $50, 7S2.
oct, ~; 7.72 7.65; 7e5
Ribs.
July, III: III; III: III.
Sept. SOP: 8 c5; 7e5; %.
Oct, 7.e7; 1877 7S5; 81
Rye, July 511s; Sept. E1S; fax. cash, N. W.
o., S. W. 90; July 81; Sept. 90; barley
<eceiuts today: Wheat 81, corn 1871 oats
1893; nogs $4,000; cattle 3,O00 sheep 5000.
Hog market opened sc lower.
Light, e5.3oG5.7O; mixed and butch.
ers. g 10115. so; good heaVy, H15O5.4 10; rough
Cattle market opened steady.
Sheep market opened steady.
Hogs at Kansas City 5000, cattle 2,000
hogs at Omaha 1000 cattle 500.
Union stock yards $40 a. m.
Light, IS zoos go; mixed and butchers, Is co
n5b0; good heavy, sI7505.4o; rough heavy,
Beeves % ss95 so, cows and heifers 1.509
40, Texas steers %. o0Gl475, stockers and
feeders e2.5o0L4O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-31
WHITE md RIncIx.

Mrs Suburbs suppose. now that
Uncle Nose is better. he is out doing
Il little whitewashing?
Aune ChIoe-No; he's at home dom
a little black washin. He's gibin' Ill
Ephrum a bath i'm de wash boiler in de
kitching- Brooklyn Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-31
Man born unto TroubIe,

"Of course" said the optimist, III a
man gets into the habit of hunting
trouble he's sure TO find it."
Eyes" replied the pessimist, land If
he's so lazy that he always tries to
avoid 1t 1t will find him. So what's the
difference ?"-Philadelphia Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-31
Rronohit,s for Twenty Years

Mrs. Minerva Smith, of Danville,
H., writes: 81 had bronchitis for 20
years and never got relief until 1
used Foley's Honey and Tar, which is
a sure cure" All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-31
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Toe Ays Quotations on PrOVisiOns. Live
Stock. Feed and Fuel.

Toe Sys Quotations on PrOvisiOns. Live
Stock. Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island. July 31.-Following are the
quotations on the local market
Provisions.
Butter-Creamery 21o022c, dairy15c.
Eggs-FreSh l5c
Live poultry-Spring chickens 81 5O0S3 co
per dozen, hens &C per pound.
Observation-Disclosures, new, 40c.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Steers e4.00 to e475, cows and
heifers g.. 90 to e4.25, calves eco to $500
Hogs-MiXed and butchers q. IS to IS %
Sheep-Ycarlings or over, per cwt. e350to
$500. Lambs per head S4O0 to 1850.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn 5OQ60c; oats, SIC to 4Oc.
Forage-Timothy hay, 90 to el0.50. prairie
sS, baled prairie IS, baled timothy 80, straw
$780,
Woodland, per load Is. OO0s5.5O.
Coal-Lump, per bushel lScCGl4c, mine run
i3c per bushel, SLACK. per bushel &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-31

Novel Way to Get Money For Church.
AS a means of obtaining money for
his church a clergyman of Jefferson.
Pa, has announced that he will wed
the most successful solicitor of funds
In his congregation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-31

There is this difference between a
house and a woman: A coat of paint
improves the house.-Atchlson Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-31
The Weather.

Probably showers tonight
and Saturday slightly warm
er tonight.
j. M. SHERIER,
Observer.
Temperature--At z a. m. 90;
at $50 D. M. 70.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-31
saloon Notices.

Opening fry lunch at Victor Won
Tieghen's Saturday evening, 1924 Fifth
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-31
Atlantic City, n. j.
AND RETURN
Thursday, Aug. I3, 1903.

via Cincinnati and. Chesapeake q Ohio
Railway.
Stop-ovcrs will be permitted on re-
turn trip at Philadelphia and Wash
ington within final limit of tickets
Tickets good returning II days, in
Guiding date of sale. Standard Pull
man Sleepers running through with
out change.
For sleeping car reservations or
further information. call on or adj
dress the undersigned,
ALLEN NJ. NYE. T. =. A.
Peoria. Ill.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
THE GAY MEXICAN CAPITAL.
A City of $4,000 InhHbItantR, Mos
of Whom Are, Born Seekers
After Pleasure.

The City of Mexico lies at an altitude
of 1850 feet, its climate being equable
and salubrious. Socially, it is one of
the gayest capitals in the world, and
every year is becoming more popular
as a winter resort, says the New York
Post.
The city has about $4,000 inhabi-
tants, most of whom are born pleasure
seekers. Like all Spanish cities the
prominent amusement here is the bull
fight, which always draws an immense
audience of wealthy and fashionable,
as well as numbers oficuriosity seek
ers. Then there T many theaters,
for MeXicans appreciate the drama
and good music.
Among the sights" to which tour
lists ARE invariably directed are the
castle of Chapultepec, at present used
as the military academy Cthe West
Point of MeXicO), and as the residence
of President Diaz, the national library,
the mint, the museum, the Monte Pie
dad" the public markets, the scene of
Alvarado's leap for life, the shrine of
BaldCAS u Gan ANGER
and Tacubaya, the great cathedral the
theaters and the La Viga canal with :ts
bordering PaseO lined with flowers Of
every description and hue, the drives
always gay with stylish turnouts con-
tanning the dark-eyed beauties of the
capital.
The City of Mexico was founded by
the Aztecs in the Thirteenth century.
The Spanish invaders under Cortez.
were astounded at its size and the CO.
lossal character. of its edifces. The
city is laid out as regularly as a check
erboard with its streets all at right
angles. Its public buildings are impog-
ing and of great architectural beauty.
The residences of the better classes are
spacious and handsome. and in most
cases are built around an open court
yard filled with graceful palms, bril-
liant flowers and flashing fountains.
making an ideal retreat. There are
100 churches, the largest and most i'm
posing is the cathedral.
This massive structure, built on the
site of the ancient Aztec temple, is 200
feet wide, and 426 feet long, with two
towers nearly 200 feet high. Numer-
Gus hotels offer a variety of accommo-
datiOns to the stranger, many of them
managed by Americans, though all are
conducted on the European plan. The
rates range from SO cents to five dol
lars per day, reckoned in Mexican silver
coin.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
ANTS AS FARMERS.
Show Much skin in FertiIizing
and Pruning.

Recent study of ants has added an
other to the many facts hat show the
intelligence these insects possess. This
latest discovery is that some species
actually plant and raise thei- own,
crops, says Nature.
The big leaf-cutting ant of the
tropics is the most proficient species
in the agricultural line. These ants
visit plants and cut little fragments
out of the leaves. Sometimes they
will ruin a whole plantation over night,
leaving the plants with ragged frag-
ments of their foliage.
Until recently it was supposed that
the leaf-cutters ate the pieces of leaf.
But now it is known hat they carry
the fragments to their mounds, where
they chew them over and over, moisten-
ing them at the same time with acid
secretiOns, until they have made a soft
spOngy mass. This is kneaded and
worked over and over again until it
is a big heap full of small holes.
In this spOngy mass the ants deposit
the spores of a certain fungus which
forms the greater part of their food
supply. Different species of ants have
different species of fungus.
The most highly developed of them
all is grown by a Brazilian ant. 1t is
known as the rOzites 'gOngilophora.
This fungus is very rich and full of
albumen. which is particularly loved
by the ants.
To produce most albumen the fungus
must not be permitted to seed. OF
course, this is a simple matter, well
known to every florist and agricul-
turist. But it certainly is wonderful
that ants should have learned it.
They attend to the pruning of the
fungus stems and suckers just as care
fully as a human planter would. AS
10 as the fungus begins to grow it
sends, out fine threadlike stems into
the air. If these are allowed to grow
they will finally bear spores. But the
ants do not permit them to grow.
They keep certain members of their
colonies busy biting them off the
moment they appear.
After being pruned for a short time
the fungus begins to develop little
swellings which are particularly rich
in albumen. And after being culti-
waited for Hfew months the little swell
ings are found everywhere around the
bottom of the pile.
Some species of ants carry fertilizers
to their gardens. They bear finely
chewed wood, moldering leaves. dead
insects, and other similar material 10
the fungus plantations to enrich the
soil and increase their yield.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
STOOD UP FOR HIS COUNTRY.
Wasn't Going to Acknowledge Before
u Britisher That Warrington
Ever Was Licked.

Fright over there" said the old settler,
pointing with his cane, is the place where
Gineral Washin'ton licked the British Gin
eral Braddock in the revolutionary war"
Surely you mistake" objected one Of
the tourists. "If l have read history cor
rectly Gen. Braddock was defeated. 1t hap
pened before the revolutionary war. Washs
ington was in that battle, but he was not
q general, and he was defeated along with
Braddock by a force of French and In
dians-mostly Indians"
DO you mean to tell me" demanded the
old settler, that Gineral Washin'ton fit
on the British side and got licked here?"
Eyes, only he was Col. Washington, and
he fought well and bEavely. The colonies
had not rebelled against the mother
try then, and the trouble was between Eng.
land and France"
The old settler took him to one side.
Isn't that chap over there with the side
whiskers an Englishman?" he asked.
mo; he's a New York banker"
ANY Englishmen in the crOwd?''
mo"
"Well, that makes a difference" replied
the old settler. "Of course l knowed
George Washin'ton got licked, but I wasn't
gOin' to admit it before no Britisher."
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
A CASE Of
ILLo-L LUCK
BY BERNARD BARRY.

N THE little cottage on the south
/ ern slope of Telegraph Hill, Nita
was repeating many Ave Marias be-
fore an ~atrocious Autograph of the
Madonna. The fog-horn had been
growing all morning, and her father
and her lover were out with the fish
ing feet. For every Ave she offered up
for Louis, the lover, she offered two for
hr father, the Padrone. Every one
connected with the fishing industry in
San Francisco knew the Padrone, and
his advice was the law of the fisher
men. Even those who had incurred
his disfavor at times bore him no ILL
win, for the heart of that gentle, gray
haired giant was as soft as his biceps
were hard. Nita loved him as only a
petted but unspoiled child could. Even
Louis was not half so dear to her as
the ~father--her method of praying
showed that.
just at that time Louis and the
Padrone were greatly in need of
prayer, or perhaps, more material as
sistance. A tug-boat = certainly
steaming much faster than the half
speed prescribed by law for vessels
in the fog-had made matchwOOd out
Of their little boat. Louis and the
Padrone plunged almost simultaneous
~ tito the cold water just in time to
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
A T T NONSENSE.

Mr.. Stove-"What became of Miss
Ironpipe?" Mr.. Desk-"Haven't you
heard? Why, the radiator!"-Prince
ton Tiger.
Friend-"Shakespeare, your wife is
awfulIy headstrong, isn't she?' Viii
liam-"Yes, Ann Hathaway."-Colum
bia University Jester.
Generous.-"When Mr.. Casey died
he left all he had to the orphan asy.
lum.' Indeed! That was nice Of
him. What did he ~leave?" His l.
children Detroit Free Press. D..
About Ghosts.-"Dyou know, if
were V to see a ghost, don't cher
know, l believe / should be a hope,
less idiot for the rest of my tife!'
She (absently)-"Have you ever seen
a ghost?'-The King.
Native Pride.-'If / were not an
Englishman,'' said the BritOn, patron.
izingly, Il should wish to be an
Irishman.'' "Indade?" exclaimed the
Irishman. Faith, if Oh Was not an
Irishman, Ord wish Oh was one."-
Philadelphia Press.
The presence of mind of an i'm,
~pecuniOus lover was illustrated re,
Gently at a bazar, where there was a
stall for the sale of watch-charms
"Oh, George!' she said, buy me a
charm" Sarah" answered he, "you
have too many already" London
Tit-Bits.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
TIE eouNTRY Town.

its common to sheer atthe country town
With its quiet streets and its peaceful air,
where the little river meandeFs down
70 be srst in the broad, blue sea some-
whete.
As We who think we are wise are l4stR
In the roaring city that, like the sen,
Has its ebb and dow with its millions
tossed
As bubbles robbed OF Identity.
There's fellowship in the country town,
With its empty streets and It's spreading
trees,
Where the country %songbirds MARBLE down
Al maids as AIR as man yer sees;
Where the wind blows sweet rom the fields
near by,
Where men know the names which their
nFighbors bear,
Where a man Is missed when he's gone to
lie
With the peaceful ones who have ceased
to care.
There are joys out there in the country
town
That we Of the city may never learn,
In the rush for money and for reHown,
Confronting strangers whereer We turn!
on, wasn't Gods world serene and fair
IN the country town ere.we came away?
and won't it be sweet to sleep out there,
Far from the city's roar. some day?
IS. B. Kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
HOW n PAY DOCTORS.
In Addition TO Large Fees, knight
hood Is Sometimes Conferred
on the NEEDLES.


Kings sometimes pay their doctors
well for the services that they need
quite as much as more ordinary NOR
tails, says the Philadelphia Press.
The coronation baronetcy, for in
stance, conferred upon Sir Frederick
Treyes viii not be the great sur
geon's only reward for his successful
conveyance OF his ruler out of dan
ger.
For the recovery of the king from
typhoid fever in 1871 Sir William Gull
received 6 10000, as well as the dig
nifty of baronet.
Twice the amount was paid to Sir
Morrell Mackenzie for his treatment
of the late Emperor Frederick, and in
addition he was presented with the
Order of the Red Eagle.
The doctors who attended Queen
Victoria in her last illness received
1000 guineas each.
But the record in medical fees is
held by the ancestor of the present
lord mayor of London, DIR. Dimsdale,
who received for his journey to st.
Petersburg and vaccination of En-
press Catherine II. 100000 as his fee,
$4,000 for travelling expenses and
also the title of baron and a life
pension of 6 500 a year.
Sir Frederick Treves has certainly
earnedNa generous reward for his
skin. At little more than a months
notice he placed his whole time at
the kings service, and for at least
seven days and nights he never went
to bed, snatching sleep at Bucking-
ham palace. at odd moments. y
His daughters wedding occurred
during those critical days, and it was
only when she herself drove to the
palace and put the case before her
father that he took a hurried half
hour to attend the quiet ceremony.
The medical men who are attend,
ing the king are attached to his
majesty's household, some in hon.
Orary capacities and others under
nominal pay.
For instance, Sir Thomas Barlow.
as physician to the household, is in
receipt of a small salary, while Sir
Frederick Treves and Sir Thomas
Smith, as honorary sergeant sur,
geons," are not in receipt of pay
Nor can they, by reason of court
usage, send a bill for services rem.
dered. The king may, and usually
does, send the "hOnoraries" a recon.
pense of some sort, which compares
more than favorably with honorari,
ums received from private persons.
The surgeons and physicians to the
household, such as Sir Francis LAX,
ing, Sir Thomas Barlow, DR.. Hewitt,
Mr.. Allingham and Mr.. Fripp, are
in receipt of from e2OO to $500 per
year, for which they are expected to
attend upon all the members of the
royal household, without further
charge.
If the wife of the master of the
household or the subdean of the
chapel royal, or the master of music,
or the captain of the Yeomen of the
Guard, wish it they may have the
advice of any of these gentlemen
without paying for it.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14

dangers Of urinary and bladder dis
orders, from common inflammation,
to Dropsy, Diabetes, Bright's disease.
CASE NO. 4O,321-Mr. ". H. Haln-
mer, well-knOwn builder, residing ut
125 N. Hinde Street, Washington 6.H,
Ohio, says: 81 am glad to endorse q
remedy which possesses such inestim-
~ableValue asDoan's Kidney pills. They
cured me of inflammation of the blad.
der which had caused me much am
noyance and anxiety because Of the
frequency and severity Of the at.
tacks. I have advised others to take
Doan's Kidney Pills and I know they
viii not be disappointed in the re-
suits"
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kid
ney medicine, which cured Mr.. Ham
mer, will be mailed on application to
any part Of the United States. AID.
dress Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n.
7. For sale by all druggists, price
so cents per box
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
Personal AND 1MPERsoNAL

Though the memory of Henry Ward
BeecheT is held in deep veneration
by Brooklyn citizens generally, they
n making strong objection against
changing the name of Clinton street
to Beecher
An enthusiastic sightseer in Lon
don was telling her friend that she
had been fortunate enough to get a
good view-Of Lord Kitchener. Ali"
said the friend, Il suppose he is a
very belIicose MANI" "Oh, mol" was
the reply; ''quite slim, l assure you"
About five years ago a Maine wom-
an, taking a consumpJive husband to
the mountains of Arizona, was shown
an old abandoned claim by her Indian
servant. She took it, with great diff
iculty secured $500 to work it, and
before the year was out sold it for
$4,000 and a life interest,
Xix members of the Kansas legisla-
ture are expert cowboys. They are
all in the house-C M Bessen, Of
Ford; w. IL. Weldon, of Clark; w.
w. Martin, of Morton; Fred Friar,
of Wichita; r. B. Campbell, of
Meade, and Sherman William, of
Stanton. Chalk Beeson is dean of
the outfit. He has always been a
cowboy, though he owns a fine ranch
in the southwestern part of the state
and keeps it stocked with from 700
to 1000 cattle. 1t was Beeson who
in 1880 got together a real cowboy
band, which later became famous all
over the country.
Senator Warren, of Wyoming, tow
ers a giant among men. One of his
hands was badly injured years ago
while he was president of the SEN
ate in the state named. One day
a fight started between two mem
bers and the sergeant-at-arms was
unable to stop it. Warren moved
down from his desk and threw both
of the fighting legislators out of the
hall. But before he had accomplished
that one of the warriors in trying to
hit his cOmbatant with a heavy ruler
struck Warren on the hand. Several
bones were broken and the hand has
been disabled ever since.
When John D. Long was secretary
of the navy one of his ~subordinates
was a dapper little man whose name
closely resembles Shelters. He was
rather bibulously inclined at times,
so n morning when the secretary
found it necessary to dismiss some
body for drunkenness he embraced
the occasion to deliver a temperance
lecture, being a t~eetotaler himself.
"Of course, Mr.. Skeeters," he said.
"you do not drink "Oh, certainly
not, Mr.. Secretary was the reply,
"only for medicinal purposes. I gen
orally take a little toddy at meal
times" "And what does Mrs. Skee-
ters say?' said the secretary, re-
~proachfully. "Generally she says:
'Skeeters, here's your today and
that's all"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14

HOW an &DSCGSS IN tne F8ALU1
plan Tubes of Mrs. HOllinger
was removed without a surgical
operation.
al had an abscess In my side In
the fallopian tube dhe fallopian
tube is a connection of the ovariese
I suffered untold misery and was
so weak could scarcely get around.
The sharp burning pains low down
in my side were terrible. My physi-
clan said there was no help forme
unless / would go to the hospital
and be operated on. I thought
before that l would try Lydia =.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
which, fortunately, / did, and it has
made me a stout, healthy Womano
MY advice to all women who suffer
with any kind of female trouble is
to commence taking Lydia T..
Pfnkham's Vegetable Compound
at once."-MRs. IRA S. HoLLINGER,
StiIvideo, Ohio.-G5OO0 forfeit II Originate Of
above letter proving geRuiHeHess cdlROeb Be produced.
1t would seem by this state
ment that women would save
time and much sickness if they
would get Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound at once,
and also write to Mrs. Pinkham
at Lynn, Mass, for special adj
vice. 1t is free and always helps
No other person can give such
helpful advice as Mrs. Pinkham
to women who are sick