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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-03

There is difference of opinion as
to just who is responsible for so
many railroad wrecks. Fortunately
for that one man no one man is re-
sponSible. but we all have a finger in
the pie because we make the demand
for fast trains and fast time. and il is
hard To rrvolutionize time and space
without frequent mishaps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-03

stalled they are paid for by contract,
so much annually. out of the amount
saved annually in election expenses by
the use of the machines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-03
Tuesday, February 3.

1t is estimated that there will be
10000 children at the St. Louis
Worlds fair every day. The popcorn,
peanut and ice water markets prom
Use to be cornered every day then.
Red lemonade Will have many red let
Ter DAYS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-03

TERMS-Daily, 10 cents per week. Weekly,
si.O0 per year in advance.
Ancommunicationso of political or argumen-
tative character. political or religious, must
have real name attached for publication. No
such articles will be printed over fictitious
signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every town
ship In Rock Island county.
The Yale expositor., 1903-03-20

for. the evidence of what we shall all
yet see" ne cried in tone OF ex.
altatiCn. And now give me strong.
fresh horse; will ride all night"
Then he turned 10 Jane. Darling
Jane. Ny Jane" and kissing her. he
said boldly TO Mrs. Swafrham. Il ask
your favor. madame. Jane has this
hour promised to be my wife"
Jane has then been very forward. +"
answered Mrs. Swaffham with annoy.
ance. II am grlevcd. And James
father has not been spoken TO. and ne
IS first OF all. can say neither yea
nor nay In the matter"
But you will surely speak for us.
Give me a kind word. madame. ere |
CO." And she could not resist tho
youths beauty and sweet nature. nor
yet the thought In her heart that n
might perhaps De his last request. She
drew down his face 20 hers and kissed
and blessed him. saying. as Sanl said
20 David. Go. and tho Lord be with
thee"
Then he leapcd into the saddle. and
the horse caught his impotence and
shared his martial passion. and with
n loud neigh went flying over the land.
Silently the two women watched the
dark figure grow more and more in
distinct In the soft, mysterious moon.
shine, until ut length IL was a mere
shadow that blended with the indis.
tinctness OF the horizon.
Thank you. dear mother" said Jane
softly. and the mother answered.
When Neville has done his duty. he
will come for you. lie can no more
bear 10 live without you than with.
out his eyes. / see that"
The Yale expositor., 1903-03-20

sheayes. serving the men and women
with meat and drink. lie tied his
horse ut the gate and went to her side.
and oh, how fair and sweet he found
her. Never had she looked. never
had any woman looked in his eyes so
enthralling. The charm of the quiet
moon was over all: there was no
noise, indeed rather pastoral melan-
choly with gentle ripple OF talk
threading II about plowing and sowing
and rural AFFAIRS.
In a short time the men and women
scattered TO their work. and Cluny.
turning his bright face 10 James. took
both her hands In his and said with
eager delight:
Dear Jane, Darling Jane! Oh.
how love you"
The words came without intent
But the heart Is n ready scholar when
love teaches. and as they slowly
passed through the fields OF yellow
fullness, finding their happy way
among the standing sheaves. Jane
heard and understood that heavenly
tale which Cluny knew so well how 20
tell her.
Not until they reached Swaffham did
they remember that they two were not
the whole round world. But words OF
care and wonder and eager inquiry
about war. and rumor OF war. soon
broke the heavenly trance OF feeling
In which they had found an hour OF
Paradise.
So the blissful truce was over. and
Jane and Cluny were part OF the
weary. warning. working world again.
Cluny knew nothing which could allay
fear. lie had Just come from London.
And what of the Generals family
asked Mrs. Swaffham; ARE they not
a.rald?"
They are concerned and anxious.
but not fearful. Indeed. the old Lady
Cromwell astonished me beyond words.
She smiled ~ the panic in the city.
and said II is the beginning OF tri.
umph. have seen. | have heard.
Rest on my assurance. and until tri.
umph comes. retire 10 Him who Is a
sure hiding place And the light at
her aged face was wonderful! II Is
the substance OF he thing We hope
The Yale expositor., 1903-03-20

airy disorders. diabetes. dropsy. rheu.
matism. Bright's disease.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kidney
and bladder Ills. Read tho following
case:
Veteran Joshua Heller OF FOG South
Walnut street. Urbana, H.. says: I'm
the fall OF 1899 after getting Doan'J
Kidney pills az Cunningham Bros.
drug store in Champaign and taking n
course OF treatment I told the readers
OF the paper that they had relieved
me OF kidney trouble. disposed OF q
lame back with pain across my lolns
ind beneath the shoulder blades. Dur.
Ing the interval which had elapsed I
have had occasion 10 report TO Doan's
kidney pills when l noticed warnings
OF attack On each and every occa.
sion the results obtained were Just az
satisfactory as when tho pills were
FIRST brought 10 my notice. Just as
omphaticaily endorse the preparation
to-day rs did over two years ago"
A FREE TRIAL OF this great kid.
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Heller
will be mailed on application 20 any
part OF the United States. Medical
advice free: strictly confidential. Al.
dress Fostor-Milburn Co. Buffalo. n.
Y. Fer sale by all druggists. Price
30 cents per box.
The Yale expositor., 1903-03-20

wretched girl. this morning | have
been dreaming of calam!tics and my
speech Is too small for my heart.
Very soon this lucky Cromwell fam.
lily will coax you To- London TO see all
their glory. and / shall be left In dc
Wick with no better company than a
clock, for my father speaks TO me
about once an hour and the Chaplain
not az all, unless 20 reprove me-
But you shall come TO London
also"
DO you think so IN OF me az TO be.
lleve would leave my father In the
loneliness Of de wick?" And she stood
up and kissed her friend. and in a
little while they went downstairs to-
gether. and Matilda had some boiled
milk and bread and a slice OF venison.
Then she asked Mrs. Swaffham 90 let
her have a coach TO go home In.
Mrs. swafham kissed her for an.
swor. and they sent Tor away with
such confidence Of goodwill and com.
ing happiness that the girl almost be.
lieved days might be hers in the fu-
ture as full OF Joy as days In the past
had been.
After this visit II was cold winter
weather. and Cluny Neville came no
more until the pale windy spring was
over the land And this visit was so
short that Mrs. Swaffham. who had
gone TO Ely. did not see him at all.
For he merely rested while a fresh
horse was prepared for him. eating a
little bread and meat almost from
Jares hand as he waited. Yet In that
half hours stress and hurry. love over.
lcapcd n space that had not been taken
without a.: for as he stood with one
hand on his saddle. ready 90 leap into
e. Jane trembling and pale at his side.
he saw mshed tears In her eyes and
felt the unspOken love on her lips. and
rs he claspcd her hand his heart
sprang 20 his tongue. and he said with
a passionate tenderness:
Farewell. janet Darling janet
then, afraid Of his own temerity. nc
was away ere he could see the wonder
and Joy called into her face by the
smest familiar words.
When he came again. Il was harvest
time: the reapers were In the wheat.
fields. and as he neared Swanham he
saw Jane standing among the bound
The Yale expositor., 1903-03-20
CHAPTER Iv.-(contInuea.l

Neville had asked TO be called early.
and before daybreak he came into the
parlor ready for his journey. Some
broiled beef. manchet OF white bread
and n black jar OF spiced ale. stirred
with a rosemary branch. was waiting
for him. and Mrs Swaffham and Jane
sat at his side while he eat and
drank
Soon Neville's horse came clotter.
Ing 20 the door He clasped James
hand as Il hung by her side. and they
walked thus To the threshold. Snow
was falling; the steps were white
with IL, and the east wind blew Il
gently In their faces. Mrs. Swaffham
laughed and drew her shawl over her
head, and Neville laughed also. and
with a cheerful word. leaped TO his
saddle, his dark figure growing more
and more phantom-liks through tho
dim dawn and the white veil OF the
snow. At the gate he wheeled his
horse. and. saluting them. vanished
into the gray obscurity. which made
all things as II they were not.
He did not say much OF the Crom.
wells. I'll warrant they will forget
YOU in their rising state"
Far away from IL. Mary and Fran.
ces sent me many good words and
they are very persuasive with me 20
come to London and share thcis
state"
You cannot go just yet. Jane. Your
father Is opposed 90 IL. until Gen.
Cromwell returns there. Then, II q
50 please God We shall all goat least
for season
Then the mother and daughter sep
Grated. and Jane went 20 her friends
room. She was languidly brushing
ont her long black hair ard Jane
tried 20 kiss n smile into her melan-
choly face. And as she lifted her
head. she had q Iromentary glance AZ
a beautiful miniature lying upon the
dressing table. The face was that OF
a youth with flowing locks and a fall.
ing cellar OF lace. In that same mo-
ment, Matilda moved her ribbons and
terchief in a hurried way. contriying
N so doing 20 cover the picture.
"Ch. Jane. Jane, In truth. / am "A
The Yale expositor., 1903-03-20

Use Red Cross Ball Blue IL makes clothes
clean and sweet as when new. All grocers.
The Yale expositor., 1903-03-20
THE POPULATION OF CHINA.
Little Doubt u Contains one-Third
Worlds Population.

Worlds Population.
Some doubt has been thrown by re-
cent travellers upon the correctness
OF the accepted notion that China Is
n land OF teeming population. II has
been asserted that the human hives
along the seaboard and the great rly-
ers OF China ought not TO be taken "a
a basis for estimates: that In those
parts Of the empire which lie OF the
main routes OF traffic 1.-THE natural and
artificial water courses) the popula-
ton OF China IL comparatively thin.
A census recently taken by the Picking
government for the purpose OF assess
ing taxes TO meet the indemnity pay.
ments seems. however. 20 prove the
accuracy OF the older estimates. The
census shows that the eighteen prov.
inces OF Chira proper contain 407..
737 .3O5 inhabitants: that Manchurin
has 100000 and Mongolia. Tibet
and Chinese TurEestsn n little over
10000 600. The total population Of
the empire Is f26.ii7.3 eos. according
10 this enumeration. The absolute
reliability Of Aslatic statistics is ques.
toned; nevertheless. the agreement
OF the results Of the census with the
accepted estimates Is so close "a TO
lrvlte confidence. The statement that
the Chinese empire contains one.third
Of the human race VIII hereafter be
regarded more than ever as an ap
proximate truth.
The Yale expositor., 1903-03-20
CHAPTER v.
Sheathcd SWorfla.

This LONG winter had been one OF
great suffering 10 Gen. Cromwell.
After making himself master OF the
whole country south Of Forth and
Clyde. he had a severe illness. and
lay often at the point OF death. He
took the field in June. throwing the
main part OF his army into Fse. In
order 20 cut OF the enomy's victual.
This move forced the hand of Charles
Stuart. His army was In mutiny for
want Of provisions. the North country
was already drained, he burst not risk
The Yale expositor., 1903-03-20
catarrh Cannot $50 Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they canno,
rvach the seat % the disease. Catarrh a. a
blood or constitutional al sease. ana IN order o.
ruru ~ you must cake internal Remedies Hairs
Uatarrh Cure IL taken internally. ana acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Halls CntnTrh Cure u not q qnaCk medicine
T. was prescribed by ono 81 the best physicians
in this country for years. and Is regular pro-
trription. 10 n composed 81 the best touics
known. combined with the best blood purifiers
acting directly on the mucous surfaces The
perfect combination ~ the two ingredients Is
what produces such wonderful. results Ia curing
Catarrh. send for testimonials f.rc.
r. ! CHENEY q co. PToya Toledo. q
Sold by druggists. price 20
Halls Family fllls arr taH beSA
The Yale expositor., 1903-03-20
His Belief

Bread Is the stan Of ne" remarked
the man with the quotation habit
Perhaps II is" rcjoincd the skepti.
cal person. "but that doesn't Justify =
man In making his existence one con.
tlnuous loaf"
The Yale expositor., 1903-03-20
ALL TIRED OUT.

The W eary,
W orno ut. all
tired feelin gs
come 90 every
body who taxes
the kidneys.
When the kid
neys are over
worked they fail
TO perform the
duties nature has
provided for them
10 do.
When tho kid
neys fail. danger.
GUS disease quick
ly follows: urin-
The Yale expositor., 1903-03-20

When man resolves 20 turn over n
new leaf he should be In sober earnest
II you will not lend love you can.
not borrow any.
The Yale expositor., 1903-03-20

Piso's Cure for Consumption ~ 81 iu'allibie
medicine for coughs and cJlds-S W. SANUEI.
Ocean Grove. " j., Rob. H. 100
The Yale expositor., 1903-03-20
X RAILWAY
4 u SYSTEM
Port Huron and Detroit

20 minutes saved VIA New Short Line between
Port Huron and Dctroit.l
=A5G=1-5 =1rzOEz=z
Marysyllle. ~. Clair.
Marine city. Algonac.
Pearl Beach Fair Haven.
New Baltimore, NJ Clemens.
The quickest Route; the best and most con
vcnlcnt service. Through Cars leave Fort HUI
ron waiting Room for Detroit via Algonac and
the Lake shore NJ Is minutes after the old hours
beginning at G.es a. m. For Detroit via the new
short line az % minutes after the odd hours bc-
ginning at 1859 a. M Last car for Detroit leaves
At s.2j m. Last ear for Marine city ii;ii .. IN.
For folders address any agent or Geo. W. Par
kcr. q. Y. q +. A., n Woodward Avenue. be-
troll. Mich.
The Yale expositor., 1903-03-20

Tho usher IL one man who can mako
u all take n back seat.
The Yale expositor., 1903-03-20

Straight character cannot come out Of
crooked living.
The Yale expositor., 1903-03-20
ALI. up-ro-nArE HousEKEEPrHs

Beauty is often one womans thorn f.
another womuu'a flesh
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-30
APPRECIATION OF TOM REED.
Mark Twain Gives His Opinion Of the
Late Speaker,

Mark Twain in Harper's Weekly: He
wore no shell. His ways We're frank and
open, and the road to his large .sympa-
thies was straight and unobstructed. His
was a nature which invited affection
compelled it., in fact-and met it half way.
Hence he was ''Tom'' to the most Of his
friends and to half of the nation. The
a~bbreviating of such a mans name Is a
patent of nobility, and is conferred from
the heart. Mr.. Reed had a very strong
and decided character, and he may have
had enemies: l do not know; If he had
them-outside of po~litics-they did not
know the man. He was transparency
honest and honorable, there were no fur
tivenesses about him, and whoever came
to know him trusted him and was not
disappointed. He was wise, he was
shrewd and alert, he was a clear and
capable thinker, a logical reasoner, and a
strong and convincing speaker. His man
ner was easy and engaging, his speeches
sparkling with felicities of phrasing
thrown off without apparent effort, and
when he needed the happy help of hunor
he had a mine of it as deep and rich as
Kimberly to draw from. His services to
his country were great and they were
gratefully acknowledged.
I cannot remember back to a time when
he was not Tom Reed to me, nor 10 a
time when he would have been offended
IL DClLl6 ~ CIo . Ny liC 1 III lS-
member hack to a time when 1 could let
| him alone in an after dinner speech If he
was present, nor to a time when he did
nottake my extravaganceg concerning him
and misstatements about him in good
part, nor yet to a time when he did not
pay them back with usury When his turn
came. The last speech he made was at
my birthday dinner at the end of Novem-
Der, when naturally l was his text; my
last word to him was in a letter the next
day; a day later 1 was illustrating a fan
tastic article on art with his portrait
among others-a portrait now to be laid
r~everently away among the jests that be-
gin in humor and end in pathos. These
things happened only eight days ago, and
now he is gone from us, and the nation
IS speaking Of him as one who was. 1t
seems incredible, impossible. Such a man,
such a friend. seems to us a permanent
possession: his vanishing from our minst
Is u~nthinkable; as u~nthinkable as was the
vanishing of the Campanile, that had
stood for a thousand years, and was
turned to dust in a moment.
I AVE no wish. at this time, to ente1
upon light and humorous reminiscence
connected with yachting voyages witt
Mr.. Reed in northern and southern seas
nor with other recreations in his COMPANY
in other places-they do not belong to this
paper, they do not invite me, they woult
jar upon me. l have only wished to sa,
how fine and beautiful was his life anc
character, and to take him by the HAND
and say goodby, as to a fortunate frienc
who has done well his work and goes q
plescant journey.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-30
Trust Those who Have Tried.

I SUFFERED from catarrh of the
worst kind and never hoped for cure. but
Ely's Cream Balm seems to do even that.
Oscar Ostrom, 45 Warren avenue, Chi
cago, III.
TRIED Ely's Cream Balm and to all
appearances am cured Of catarrh. The
terrible headaches from which J. long
suffered are sone.--W. J.. Hitchcock. late
Major U. s. Vol. and A. A. Gen., Buffalo,
N. Y.
MY SON was afflicted with catarrh.
He used Ely's Cream Balm and the dis
agreeable catarrh all left him. 9.
Olmstead, Arcola, III.
The Balm does not ~irritate or cause
sneezing. Sold by druggists at so cts. or
mailed by Ely Brothers, So Warren ST.,
New York.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-30
IN THE GOOD OLD TIMES.
Keeping House in the Days of Our
Forefathers-The Happiest DAYS.

. III. : - -'iiS o- bV + La .
j. T. Trowbridge in the Atlantic: So
my parents set up their simple house
keeping, and passed, 1 have no doubt,
their happiest days-days as happy,
very likely, as any their children or
numerous grandchildren or great
grandchildren have enjoyed, in the
stress Of a more complex civilization.
She sang at her work; his ak resound-
ed in the forest. He made a clearing,
and planted corn and beans and pota-
toes among the stumps. Their first
child was born in that hut. The clear
ing grew, and before long a larger, well
built house replaced the primitive
cabin. This more substantial house
had n large room on the ground floor,
about twenty feet square a low rooted
chamber, to which access was had by
ladder, n in the course of time a
~"linter" Gean-to) addition. The lin
ter" was framed, but the main part
was built of logs. These We're hewed
on the inside, and the cracks between
them filled with a plaster made of
clay. The filling was liable to crack.
and 1T was necessary to patch the
broken places every fall. This was
called "chinking up the house." and it
made a happy time for the older chill
dren Il had Q yet appeared on the
scene), there being always some of the
moist clay left W which they could
use in making cups and saucers for
their play houses, and other orna-
ments. The floor was of dressed chest
nut planks, the beautiful grain of
which was kept sc~rupulously clean and
smoothly polished. At one end Of the
room was a huge stone fireplace, with
great iron andirons, and iron shovel
and tongs in the corners. In the lin
ter" were the spare bed with it's white
counterpart, a tall brass handled bu-
reau, and u fathers large oaken
chest, with its complicated tills, always
a marvel to the younger children, who
would III nj peep wonderingly
whenever he wen to open it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-30
On the Way.

Washington Evening Star: How does
you like de new p~reacher?" asked Mr..
Erastus Pinkley.
Very much,' answered Miss Miami
Brown. He's got a good staht. He
knows a heap O. words. an jes' as soon
as he gifts EN- arranged in de proper or
der he'll hab a mighty fine Sermon
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-30

kidneys. could not get myself straight
when | tried to stand, would have to
bend ina half STOPPING position. I got a
trial box of Doan's Kidney Pills and took
all of them. At the end Of two days they
got me out of bed ard I was able TO 70
about. take a delight In praising these
Pills. GUM, Jr.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-30
CAUGHT BY TIL GRIP.
r. LEASED BY PE-RU-NA
Congressman Geo. II. Whites Case.
a Noted Sculptures Cured.


writes the following letter from 3411
Wabash avenue, Chicago, H.:
! suffered this winter with a severe
bottles Of Peruna / found the grip had
disappeared.'-Mrs. T. Schmitt.
Mrs. Celeste Covell writes from 219 N.
avenue, Aurora, Ill:
Only those who have suffered with
la grippe and been cured can appreciate
how grateful 1 feel that such a splendid
medicine as Peruna has been placed at
the door of every suffering person.
Mrs. G. Coyell.
Noted Scuiptress Cured of Grip.
Mrs. NJ. G. Cooper, of the Royal Acad-
envy of Arts. of London, England, now
residing in Washington, ID. G., is one of
the greatest living sculptors and painters
of the world. She says:
Il take pleasure in recommending Pc
runa for catarrh n la grippe. l have
suffered for months, and after the use of
one bottleHof Peruna | am entirely we'll"
Mrs. Nj. G.. Cooper.
D.. l.. Wallace, a charter member of
the International BARRIERS Union, writes
from Is Western avenue, Minneapolis,
Mimi:
Following a severe attack of Id grippe
| seemed to be affected badly all over.
"One of my customers who was. greatly
helped by Peruna advised me to try it,
ttIii L IL " oNLNlSL lhSESt 49, - =
Now my head is clear, my nerves are
steady, | enjoy food and rest well. Pc
runa has been worth a dollar a dose to
NED. Il. Wallece.
Lieutenant Clarice Hunt, Of the Salt
Lake City Barracks of the Salvation
Army, writes from Ogden, Utah:
1.-Two months ago ! was suffering with
so severe a cold that / could hardly
speak.
and procured q bottle for me, and truly
it worked wonders. Within two weeks !
was entirely well."-Clarice Hunt.
Congressman Whites Letter.
7arboro, N. C.
GentIenen:-I am more than safIs-
fled with Peruna and find 1t to be an
excellent remedy for the grip AID ca
tarrh. have used It In my family
and they all Join me In recommending
1t as an excellent remedy. "-Ge0Ege
II. White, Member of Congress.
Mrs. 4. w. Collins, Treasurer hide
pendent Order Of Good Tempiars, of
Everett, WASH, writes:
after having a severe attack OF Ia
grippe / continued in n feeble conditions
even after the doctors called me cured.
MY blood seemed poisoned. Perlna
cured me."-Mrs. I. w. Collins.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving Q
full statement of your case, and he Will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
J Ohio.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-30
Lucky.
Lucky.
Ever feel that your brain
Was tied in a knot?

LUCKY
Ever feel that your brain
Was tied in a knot?
Ever feel life was vain,
Education all rot?
Ever stand In the rain
And pine to be shot?
Nor
Well. you're lucky!
Ever feel that the day
Was too dreary and long?
That the world and It's way
Was decidedly wrong?
That twas ONLY a bray
When you meant 1t for song?
T0?-
Well, you're lucky!
Ever feel that your soul
Wasn't worth while saving?
In misery roll,
All night long raving?
Ever pine for coal
BY the light of u shaving?
MOI
Well, you're lucky.
st. Louis Pcst-Dispatch
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-30
Wishes.

Washington Star: II can't get over
some Of my youthful superstitions,' said
the ~good-natured man. For instance, I
always wish when I see a load Of hay"
Il don't" said the man who is always
thinking about trouble; II wish when I
see a load of COAL"