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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05


like that of the present toy typewriter,
except that it was far heavier and more
cumbersome and did very crude work.
The machine was not on the market
then, but the young editor thought he
saw possibilities in it and began to prac-
tice on it. He soon got SO that he wrote
all his editorials with the new device
which turned out copy good enough
for the printers to read-although hard
ly neat enough for business correspond
ence.
1t was not till two years later-in 1874
that the inventor had perfected his
machine so far that he dared to put it
on the market as a business PROPOSE
ton, and even then it was greeted with
skepticism and even with ridicule
Prior to that it had been regarded more
as toy than as a thing with industrial
possibilities, and North believes he was
the first to demonstrate it's economical
value even to limited extent
There is now comparatively little
clerical work done in the government
service without the assistance of the
typewriter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05

genuine effect1Ye type.
Henry Fay Green is the name of the
new commissioner, and although he halls
from Duluth he has lived in almost
every section of the United States in
comparatively short life. He was born
in North Carolina, moved to Chicago
with his father, who was an Episcopal
clergyman, went to school in Maryland
and graduated at Princeton. Then he
studied law in Baltimore and settled
down in Duluth. J. Adam Bede picked
him out as the right sort of chap to
be civil service commissioner, got the
Minnesota delegation to indorse him.
and found the president anxious to ap-
point him after he had looked him over.
Commissioner Green is a little over 40
years old.
LOFTS A COOT EncE
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05
THE CITY iNCORRUPTIBLE.

Tark! 'Tis roar of labor,
A ceaseless, deafehing sound,
Now from the trembling scaffolds,
Now. from the yawning ground:
Not the red fires Of Vulcan,
Nor Cyclops' pristine powers,
Gould match their feats Of magic
Who shape this world of ours!
With myriad painting engines,
With countless picks and drills,
They arch the threatening rivers,
They pierce the hostile hills;
In steam and smoke and lightning
Earth's captive forces play,
To weld with Titan touches
The city of to-day. >+a 81
Still from their sunken footholds
Those cobweb buildings rise
Whose panes ray back the morning,
Whose foreheads touch the skies;
While many a crowded workshop,
And toiling mill and mine, ~
Yield up their costly treasures
To make them fair and fine.
Yet, void of civic honor,
OF justice, light and law,
What We're the proudest structures
That .eer the round world saw?
Rome was a queenly empire,
But power and wealth and state
And fame and triumphs failed her,
With sons no longer great.
Firm stand the nations bulwarks,
Her fortunes wax apace,
While Virture guards her hearthstones
And Truth her market-place;
Lo theirs are streets and temples
That dwarf the courts Of kings
A free and glorious city
OF incorporeal things!
Dora Read Goodale, in Youths Com
panion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05
LOUIS A. COOLIDGE.
A Gentleman

What is it to be a gentleman? 1t is to
have lofty aims, to lead pure life, to-
keep your honor virgin, to have the
esteem of your fellow citizens and the
love of your fireside, to bear good for
tune meekly, to suffer evil with con-
stancy, and through evil and good to-
maintain truth always? Show me .he
happy man whose life exhibits these
qualities, and him we will salute as gen
tleman, whatever his rank may be- Show
me the prince who possesses them, and
he may be sure of our love and loyalty
Thackery.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05
CHAPTER XIII.
THE RESCUE.

Representative of the New York
Record watched every European port
for the arrival Of Walter B. Hestor
and the steam yacht SHARK" Ac-
cording to all calculations, the yacht
was due at the Azores not later than
May 18th, but no word came from
these islands Day succeeded day
with no news of the famous million
aire correspondent.
In the meantime the detective
staff of 40 picked newspaper men
under Jack Stevens was indomitable
in zeal but barren in results. Mr.
Chalmers was steadily losing faith
but by no word or action did he dis
close his loss of confidence to Miss
Carmody. He prepared the leader
for an article to be published in
The Record on Wednesday, May 18th,
in which was set forth the discover
les which had been made pointing to
Hestor as the prime mover in the
conspiracy. This was in keeping
with his promise to Miss Carmody.
In the meantime Editor Van Horne
had sailed for New York, but was not
due until the 22d or 23d of the month.
In cipher cablegram Chalmers had
given his superior the essential facts
concerning Hestor. The reply of
Robert Van Horne was prompt and
decisive in instructing Chalmers to
make public the facts. The inference
was plain that Mr.. Van Horne had
no hesitancy in sharing his manag-
ing editors suspicious. Mr.. Chalmers
therefore prepared four-page arti-
Gle, and awaited for the day fixed for
the disclosure.
Miss Carmody ordered the steam
yacht bearing her name put in COM
mission, and her captain announced
that he was ready to weigh anchor
on an hours notice.
At three o'clock Tuesday afternoon
cablegram was handed to Mr.. ChaI.
mers. 1t was in the cipher which had
been given to the reporters working
on the mystery. Translated it read
as follows:
Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, May 16. To
William Chalmers, New York Record:
Have solved mystery. Col. John McIn-
tyre, or Havana, built Hestor bungalow
year ago. Hestor designed it. Located
nine hundred miles southwest of Havana
Mcintyre will act as guide. Mcintyre
is In Havana with me- / saw the Shark
Sunday in Gulf Wire instructions t.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05

is only a little northwest of here.
When it gets dark I will hold her
north, and take no chances of run
ming ashore on this island"
AS the afternoon wore away, the
haze settled and slowly blotted out
the shore line. They crawled along
at hardly two knots an hour. 1t was
exasperating progress, but there was
no help for it. In the evening the
haze lifted and showed the cape still
in. the northwest. This proved that
the tide was pulling against them.
The wind died away to a breath, and
the sun sank, huge red ball of fire
in bank of orange clouds. At ten
o'clock the wind swung into the
southeast and freshened, but the haze
yet hung over the sea, and Sidney
held his course to the north.
All but Sidney and Mr.. Kent retired
to the hunks and slept soundly as
if on an ocean liner. Save for the
bank of fog, it was perfect night
on the water. The raft swayed gent
~ to the deep breathing of the sea,
and the masts groaned in musical
cadence to the ripping of the water.
At midnight Mr. Kent took the tiller,
and Sidney stretched himself on q
steamer chair and enjoyed two hours
of untroubled slumber. He awoke
and relieved Mr.. Kent, who then took
his nap.
Twice during the night Sidney
turned the boat to the west, and
held that course until the hollow
thunder of the surf warned him to
stand out. At about three o'clock
the breeze quickened, and 2O-mile
breeze sprang up, coming straight
from the west. This compelled him
to cease any more landward expert
ments, and 'The Jumping Jupiter"
rolled along at fve-mile-an-hour
rate.
''It is satisfaction to know that we
are going somewhere" said Sidney
to himself eve must be past the
cape by this time. If the fog lifts
with this breeze, daylight will show
where we are"
AS he spoke there was faint glow
in the eastern sky. Mr.. Kent awoke
with a yawn.
"Where are we at?" he asked.
Sidney shook his head.
eve are headed north" he said.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05


ment that he has discovered mosquito
destroying parasite which can be COL
lected and turned loose on the unfor-
tunate insect with practical certainty
of causing it's determination.
DR.. Stiles is the one who startled the
world a few months ago with the an
nouncement that he had discovered the
germ of laziness-the worm whose raw
ages in the southern states had wrought
havoc in the social and industrial sit
uation.
There seems to be no doubt about the
genuineness Of both discoveries, and if
DR.. Stiles has really found remedy
for both Incidence and mosquitoes he
will have high place in the worlds
records, although the mosquito itself
has hitherto been regarded as one Of
the most effective enemies of laziness
to be found.
The name of the mosquito destroyer
is really the "Agamomermis Culicis.''
but it will doubtless be called some
thing else for short. It is an internal
parasite and when once deposited in
the abdominal cavity of mosquito 1t
causes speedy death. An insect infect
ed becomes sluggish in it's movements
and females cease to breed.
DR.. Stiles and the other government
scientists will now devote themselves to-
propagating the mosquito destroyer i'm
sufficient quantities for general use,
| just as was done with the parasite OF
| the grasshopper plague. The depart
| ment of agriculture by sending out Gull
lures of this parasite to places west and
south where the grasshoppers had be-
come a burden has practically put an
end to grasshopper famines, and it will
be the ambition of DR.. Stiles to secure
for his new germ field of equal USE
inneSs' ais
New Civil Service Commissioner.
1t is rather startling fact that J.
| Adam Bede the new Minnesota con-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05

I UCGUIIIuI
mansions in Washington.
Lately he has been appointed by
President Roosevelt as head of the
newly created bureau of forestry, but
his only qualification in the promotion
comes from his feeling that thus his
life's ambition will the more speedily
be achieved.
Pinchat is warm personal friend of
the president; but that is only an Incl
dent arising from the natural fondness
of both men for the fields and woods.
He devoted himself when a young
man, just graduated from Yale, to the
study Of trees, and with a passionate
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05
as he lit cigar and leaned back in

as he lit cigar and leaned back in
his chair.
Sidney. eve must keep on this
course until we round that cape. AT
this rate it will be dark before we
make it. We will stand well out to
sea, SO as to have plenty of leeway
in case of an east or northeast wind"
The big mountain peak was now
almost exactly to the west of them.
eff that is old Popocatepetl, as
think it is" said Sidney, pointing
at the huge purple mass, 'sVera Cruz
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05

gresham w b q
some years ago
resigned a place
as United States
m a r S b a | rather
than comply with
civil service regu-
lations, should be
credited now with
securing the ap-
pointment Of a
civil service COM
missloner-of the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05

person who ever
put the typewriter
into Or a C t i C a l
business Op e T a.
ton. North was a
newspaper M a n
in Utica, N. Y,
80 years ago. 1t
was in 1872 that a
machine came into
q i s possession,
the principle of
the construction of
which was mich
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05

Morgan has been
cherishing is TAX
ing on larger and
larger proportions
and is including
other rich men,
until it's scope far
exceeds what was
first in anybody's
mind.
When congress
meets next winter
a bill will be intro
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05

protected by the
civil service regu-
latiOns. Pinchat
for several years
has been chief of
the forestry di-
vision of the agri-
cultural depart
ment, q place that
paid him $4,000 a
year, and yet he
is several times a
millionaire a n d
lives in one of the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05

the development
of mechanical ap-
planes for it's
determination by
means of petrole-
UNI, the govern
m e n t scientists
have been study
ing other means,
and DR.. Charles
Wardell Stiles, of
the marine hos
pital erv i c,e
makes the sensa-
tiOnal announce
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05
A Strong Man.

strongest man in the United States sem
ate and can easily floor any of his coll
leagues with a single blow from his pom
derous fist. In the early days OF Idaho.
when nearly everyone carried pistol.
the future senator refused to arm him
self, and although he was frequently in
volved IN alterations was never known
to come out second best. A single blow
from his good right hand was sufficient
to send his adversary to grass.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05

Introduced the Typewriter.
S. N. D. North, the new director of
he census, believes he was the first
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05
TALKED OF in
WASHINGTON
Topics of Interest Discussed IN the
National Capital.
The City Destined to Become One of
the Worlds Great Art Centers-
Mosquitoes Death Warrant
Is Signed.

Washington.-The scheme for a ma
tional gallery of art which J. Pierpont
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05
A Lover of Trees.

Clifford Pinchat is probably the rich
est man in the United States who is
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05

Doom of the MOSQUITO
The day Of the mosquito is rapidly
drawing to a close. Not content with
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05
SeIf-Depreciat1on.

What / like said Willie Washing
ton, sis a good, sensible girl"
why don't you propose to one?"
What is the use? If she were senst-
BILE she'd say NO. "-Washington Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05

New Civil Service Commixsioner
1t is rather startling fact that ].
Adam Bede, the new Minnesota con-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-05

ra1led gangway.
Capt. Baldwin, of the "Helen Car
mody" stood at the head of the
gangway. Mr.. Bernard Seymour sa-
luted him with an impressive gesture.
Good morning, Captain!"
Capt. Baldwin bowed but said moth
ing.
Il am Bernard Seymour; special
commissioner of The Record said
Mr.. Seymour. present my card and
my compliments to Miss Carmody and
Mr.. Chalmers
Come aboard, Mr. Seymour" said
Capt. Baldwin. 81 am glad to meet
YOU"
'Ah, is this Seymour said Mr..
chalmers, who now appeared.
Glad. to meet you, old man. Accept
my congratulations. hope you are
not mistaken in your man"
L never make but one mistake on
the same case," said Seymour, shak-
ing hands cordially with the manag-
ing editor. when can I pay my re-
spects to Miss Carmody?"
Here she comes now" said Cha1-
mers. Miss Carmody came forward
radlant1n ayachting costume of white
oroadcloth, trimmed with gold braid.
L have the pleasure of presenting
MI. Bernard Seymour" said Mr..
Chalmers
l am delighted to meet you, Mr..
seymour" said Miss Helen as she
extended her hand 81 have heard so
much of you it seems as if I
knew you. I am glad to welcome
you aboard the yacht"
Mr. Bernard Seymour bowed pro-
1oundly. He had framed speech,
but 1T had eluded him. He felt that
he must say something.
You can't lose me. I am glad to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-03
HUNTERS LICENSES SOON
READY FOR DISTRIBUTION

County Clerk II. b. Hubbard will soon
receive the blanks for the new hunt
ers' licenses required by the new
game law which goes into effect July
l. The blanks will be filed out by the
clerk and will be carried by the hunt
ers. resident and nonresident
Resident hunters will pay the sum
of 81 for the licenses, while non-resi-
dents will fork up SIS for the priv
lege of being at/s to go into another
section and shoot The licenses are
good for year. To secure one. an
application must be filed out in due
form.
The licenses provide places to be
filed in with data concerning the
hunter from the color of his eyes to
almost the size of his feet. Any game
warden may ask to see them and any
one found hunting without them is H.
able to severe penalties.
The county will not benefit by the
money received from the licenses. as
it goes to the state treasury 1t will
proba bly, take some time for the
hunters to become accustomed to the
new regulation. The game law was
passed at the instance of prominent
sportsmen, and it is believed will have
the effect of eIimna ting many objec-
tionable features of hunting which
have f1ourished in this state hereto
fore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-03
A LITTLE TOO MUCH RAIN
AND OLOUDINEss IN MAY

The month of May just past despite
the unpleasant finish ii made. was not
so far from an average month. To
be sure there was a slight excess of
moisture over the average and the
cloudy days were rather frequent,
but the temperature was above the
average and the month on the whole
was favorable to growth.
According to the figures of the Local
weather bureau May just past gave us
an average temperature range
from 35 to SIS degrees, with
the greatest variation in "a
hours, 80 degrees on the 9th
The lowest temperature was recorded
on the Bird, when we had a heavy
frost. The warmest day was the Goth
The average temperature for the
month was 81 against an average dur
ing the past 80 years of 20 degrees
less. The year has been a warm one
to date and the accumulated excess Oh
temperature at the end of May was
459 degrees. The average daily eX-
cess was 3 degrees.
The average precipitation for the
past 81 years during the month has
been 4.37 inches. During last month
it was $50, giving an excess of lis
The accumulated excess since Jan. !
has been 80. There were : clear
days and cloudy ones with 16 days
partly cloudy. Rain fell to the
amount of OF inches or more during
IA dayS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-03
IN THE SUBURBS.
PORT BYRON

Port Byron, June 3.-Strawberries
appear to be bountiful crop in this
locality. Messers. Hunt and Open
dixie have commenced to gather their
crop.
Mrs. Dumstrom, whose home is in
the upper end of Port Byron. and who
is 50 years of age, was unfortunate in
falling and breaking her hip last Fri
day.
Miss Ruth Buckley, of Davenport, is
visiting at the home of A. A. DIN.
Excavation is being made under
Simonson & schafer's bank for fur
mace.
lie Roy Sidlinger. of Port Byron, and
Miss Maggie j. Anderson. of Cordova,
were married Tuesday afternoon by
Justice Roddewig, of Davenport. They
will likely make their home in Port
Byron.
Mr.. Bruner. father of DIR. Bruner,
who has been lingering in sickness for
a long time, is now very i'll.
Harry Hasson, now of Moline, but
a former student of the Port Byron
high school, is visiting with his as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-03
PUSHING THE SHOW
Committeeman Confer Over Ar
rangements for IAN.
Gent Rome."
WILL BE WIDELY ADVERTISED
Railroads to BE Interested in Billing
Towns for Miles
Around.

The first meeting of the advertising
committee of the Retail Merchants
association appointed in connection
with the presentation here of Pains
Ancient Rome was held last evening
at the Office of f. G. Young, chairman
of the general committee of arrange
ments. Plans were discussed for Civ
ing the show the widest possible pub
LEFTY, and to this end it was decided
to divide the advertising committee
so that the different lines of work can
be more thoroughly done.
The attraction which will hold forth
at the Twelfth street baseball park
Aug. 1920 will be one of the largest
affairs of the kind that ever exhibited
in a city the size of Rock Island. lit
will come here directly from Chicago,
where long engagement will be
filled, and all the people and the en-
tire outfit of scenery and other equip
ment used i'm the metropolis will be
employed. From here it goes to ST.
Paul, and the fact that it is secured
here at all is only because there is an
open date for the week when the show
would otherwise be doing nothing.
Only In Evenings.
The exhibitions. will be given only
in the evenings, and during the days
there Will be other attractions nota-
bly, the meet of the Tri-City Driving
association at the Ninth street park.
The efforts of the Retail Merchants
association to get excursion rates
from the railroads entering the city
will without doubt be successful, and
the advertising committee will enlist
the efforts of the railway companies
100 miles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-03
ASK YOUR NEIGHBOR.
Hundreds OF Rock Island Citizens Can Tell
You All About 1T.


You All About 1t.
Home Endorsement, the public eX-
preston of Rock Island people. should
be evidence beyond dispute for every
Rock Island reader. Surely the eX-
perience of friends and neighbors,
eheerfully given by them, will carry
more weight than the utterances of
strangers residing in PARKWAY places.
Read the following:
John Taylor, of 743 Fourteenth
street, grocer, says: II had dull
pain in the small of my back which /
attributed to the sluggishness of my
kidneys. There were no other symp-
toms of kidney trouble, but 1 was
anxious to get rid of it before fur
Their complications set in which might
be more difficult to check. Doan's Kid
ney Pills were brought to my atten-
tion and / obtained box from the
Harper House drug store. took them
regularly, and although l only used
one box, it was sufficient to cure me. -
For sale by all dealers. Price, so
cents per box. Foster-Milburn com
pany, Buffalo, y. Y, sole agents for
the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-03

sociates, and win attend the gradu-
ating exercises of the class to which
he formerly belonged.
Seven members of the Rathbone
lodge drove to Erie Thursday morning
where they attended meeting of the
Erie lodge.
their fifteenth wedding anniversary
Saturday last. Twenty-Five relatives
enjoyed the occasion. Monday mem
bers of the Royal Neighbor lodge
spent the day at the home.
The alumni reception for the gradu-
ates of the Port Byron academy was
held Monday evening, and a very
pleasant program was carried out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-03
ANpALUsIA.

Andalusia, June 3.-Mrs. Sanders is
visiting relatives at Muscatine.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Goode,
May 80, 12-pound son.
Mrs. Fannie Dollarhide, of Daven-
port, spent last week with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. \. Wenks.
Il. w. Brookman has resigned his
position at Simon & Mosenfelder's and
returned to Andalusia.
:. J. G. Britton and family are visiting
relatives in Drury.
y. l. H. Buffum came down from Rock
Island Sunday evening.
Jacob Burkett and daughter went
to Foster to attend the Decoration
day services.
Our school will close June 4 for the
summer vacation.
Charles Dollarhide and wife, of Dav-
export, visited relatives few days of
last week.
Monday by the serious illness of her
father. II. Mosher.
Mrs. William Seegur, who spent last
week at Carbon Cliff with relatives,
returned home Friday evening
Miss Josephine Strohmeier visited
with her friend, Miss Beulah Gardner,
at LaHarpe last week.
Clarence Wade, of New Boston, ac-
companied by his niece, Miss Wade, of
Michigan. is visiting at S. y. Leeman's.
Mrs. Berna Burgoyne will give a
dinner at her home Wednesday June
10, for the benefit of the Methodist
church at Zion.
The ladies of the Baptist society
viii give a dinner at the home of Mrs.
Simeon Roberts, Friday. June u.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-03
COUNTY TEMPLE
Transfers

June 2.-George Scherer to Freder-
lex Anthony, lot Z, w. f. Bailey's
Third add, Rock Island, S4OO.
ID. y. Jones to Emma j. Sloan. lot
9. block ,, Ryder d Reads add, Mo-
line. 5000.
Andrew O'Brien to II. Mueller. lots
1 and ?, block d. Mary \. Golden's
Second add Barstow, $500.
Thomas Campbell to Emma c.
Campbell, lot 16, Campbell's add,
Rock Island, $500.