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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-24
The Wrong and the Right Spirit.

The Decatur Herald declares that
Springfield, in this state, is following
the evil example of Washington City.
1t is getting to he a community of
parasites living on the body polite.
The thousands of clerks and govern
ment employees are the prey of those
who feed upon them. All business is
focused upon the appropriations by
the legislature and their accessories.
1t is a great mistake for people to live
upon the beneficence of others.
A good many years ago wealthy
and philanthropic English woman left
to her native village, which was one
of the most delightful, beautiful and
prosperous in the British isles, large
sum of money to be held in trust, the
income to be applied from time to
time TO the genuine needs of worthy
applicants. After a generation of the
administration of the trust a socio-
logical inquirer made a study of the
village and found that the money thus
generously but unwisely given had
practically pauperized the whole
place. The stamina of the self-sup-
porting yeomen had departed. and
from being a self-respecting and self
supporting virile people they had
gradually come to lean more and
mere on this fund, which they knew
WINS held in reserve as a last resource.
until finally they nearly all became
paupers and dependents and incom-
netents. The generous and philan-
thropic giver had laid blight on a
smiling land worse than any curse.
1t is always better to give man
work than to give him money. Boys
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-24
Civic Pride.

al don't know what were goin' to do
about them two leadin' citizens" said
Broncho Bob. They're loOkin' fur one
another with six shooters from mornin'
till night"
HAS an insult passedY"
mo; it wasn't any insult, but some
doubt ariz as to which was the oldest
inhabitant, an they're both determined
to settle the question fur good an ALL
Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-24

William Robinson, postmaster at
kanawha, w. Va. is a Seventh Day
Adventist and refuses to open the
postOffice on Saturdays. He also re-
fuses to resign. The pOstoffice de-
partment is looking for someone who
will keep the office open on the usual
day. but is finding trouble because
there are so many of that religious
belief at Kanawha.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-24
Busy.

"Loafiey tells me he hasn't been so
busy for years"
Nonsense! That job he has is a
cinch. He never has to work hard
there
That's just it. He's been fired, and
he's chasing around after another job
now ."-Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-24
Friday, July "a. 1908.

Has our prosperity and wealth been
the means of so much carelessness in
the administration at Washington and
allowed such widespread corruption
in nearly every department which has
been shared by politicians?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-24
The ReIle.

"If Jack Nospud should ask you to
marry him." simpered Maudie, calling
up a blush what would you do?"
what lave always DONE" said Ma
bel. "Send him to you.'-Chicago Trib-
une.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-24

and girls of rich as well as of poor
families need to learn to earn their
own living. 1t makes men and wo-
men out of them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-24
ChamberIain's COIIc, Cholera and Diarr-
hOea Remedy.

This remedy is certain TO be needed
in almost every home before the sum-
mer is over. 1t can always be de-
depended upon even in the most Sc
we're and dangerous cases. 1t is es-
pecially valuable for summer dis
orders in children. It is pleasant to
take and never fails to give prompt
relief. Why not buy it now? 1t may
save life. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-24
Great ExercIne.

cts he fond of exercise?"
eyes: he walks in his sleep."-De-
troit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-24

Fire and sword are but slow engines
Of destruction in comparison with the
babbler-Steele.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-24

TERMS-Daily, 10 cents per week. Weekly,
per year In advance.
All communications of argumentative
character, political or religious, must have
real name attached tor publication. No
such articles will be printed over fictitious
signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every town
ship in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-24
TODAY'S MARKETS

Chicago, July 24-Following are the open
ing. highest, lowest and closing quotations
In today's markets:
Wheat.
Sept. 7s1e 761z-- 752- 76h.
Dec, 76S-; 1914; 49, 76%
Corn.
July, 5O2s; 5O1s 20 5Ol6.
Sept. 5Oal-; 5l14 SOS sos.
Dec, 5O76-; 50ss; 4994 5OA.
Data.
July, 4O%; AZ; 4OH: Al
Sept. 33A-: 35A 334 $685..
Dec, S3a 3416 3S9s 3S7s
Pork.
July, 1885. 10 So: 10 s.: ls SIS
Sept, l4S0; 1870; 400; l4.42.
Lard
July, O.: 90 90 76s.
Sept, OF; 05; 1855. 7.S5.
Oct, IS; so. 100, 81.
Ribs.
July, 825; s25: s25: S25
Sept. $40: $40: S.25: 8 %.
Oct, $50, 20. 8 OF; SCI
Receipts TO-DAY: wheat 60. corn 100, oats
1873; nogs Is, 900; cattle $500, sheep 5000.
hog market opened weak, &c lower
Light e5 $500 50; mlxe1 anu butch
heavy, 2O05.5O
Cattle market opened steady.
Sheep market opened weak.
Hogs at Kansas City 5000. cattle 1000;
hogs at Omaha 500, cattle Loo.
Union stock yards $40 a. m.
Hog market opened sc to lOc lower.
Light, e5.4015S5; mixed ana butchers Is 35
as 80 good heavy, Is 15d5 20; rough heavy,
s. 1895 80.
Cattle market steady.
Beeves 81 1895 60 cows and heifers l son
4.75, Texas steers S3 25045O, stockers and
feeders g. f09t.5O.
Sheep market slow and weak.
Union Stock yards close.
Hog market closed mostly lOC lower.
Light, e535d5 50; mixed and butchers $50
95.75 good heavy, C5.l045 20; rough heavy,
5. 5G5.35.
Cattle market closed slow and weak
Sheep market closed weak.
Estimated receipts Saturday; Wheat go
corn l75, oats 1870, hogs 1900.
New York Stocks.
New YORK July 81. The following are the
closing quotations on the New York stock
exchange:
SugarII4 gas sisi. CRISP p. South
ern Pacific 4i@i, b. & .. S214, AtChison COM
mon GA AtcblSon pfd. s7is. c. NJ Il ST.
l4J7s. Manhattan 1919, copper 3gs. w. U
Tel. Co. SS9s, l.. y y 1885,. G Il A. > Rdg
common 41ss, Can. Pacific 1914, Leather COM
mon z, b. T. :, Pacitc mail 2OH. L.
). Steel pfd. 69's, L. =. Steel common 23Ik,
Penna. l2l9s, 40. Pacific 979i, Union Pacific
75l6. coal md iron 50, Erie common 2gI3,
Wabash pfd S61a, NJ. X. u I. lSh. Car foun-
dry 30a4, & q. w. Is, Rep. Steel pfd. O. -
Rep eel common II, New York Central
The evening world., 1903-04-27
MILK DEALERS ARE
WARNED BY COURT.
Justice Holbrook In Imposing Fines
Promises Severe Punishment for
Future AduIteratlon.

Justice Holbrook In the Court of spe-
clal Sessions to-day made the ~nou
mont that hereafter persons convicted
OF adulterating milk would be severely
punished.
THE summer season Is at hand"
Justice Holbrook said. and the moor
children OF the east side who are the
PRINCIPAL sufferers through wIlful vlo-
lation OF the law will be protected"
Eight dealers who admitted their guilt
were fined sums ranging from SIS to S26
each.s They were Mrs. Bertha Lastig.
OF No. III Norfolk street: Pietro Der.
mott. No. SO stanton street; Morris Tai.
koss. No, 343 East Third street; Jacob
Greenwall. No. 325 R~iylngton street,
Michael Gran No. 100 Norfolk street
Mrs, Regina Newman, No. 81 Goerck
street; !. Raeter, No 3ls East MINI
street. and George NiemoIlar. M ~
East Eleventh street. " wv
The evening world., 1903-04-27
GAS LEAK EMPTIED
HIS RESTAURANT.
so Max Weiss Sues the Mutual Com.
pany, and Other Suits viii
Follow II He Wins.

The Mutual Gas Company will be
called upon 10 defend the funniest dam
age suit yet, In Justice Firms District
Court, this week, with eignt others to
follow, II Moses Srasman's client is
successful In this one brought as n
test. The complainant Is Max Weiss,
proprietor OF q restaurant at No. al
broadway. and the suit grows out OF
alleged bungling In the removal OF a
Mutual service pipe from under the
door OF the restaurant on April 20.
Weiss says he was taking gas from
another company, and the Mutual sent
a man to remove an old pipe, II was so
old and rotten that the man twisted II
in two with his wrench II happened
Just at the midday luncaoon rush hour
and the place was full OF customers.
The place was filled with gas fumes In
a twinkling, The workman was nearly
asphyxiated before he could plug up the
leak. customers could not keep their
seats and Ned. leaving their dinners
half eaten. The eight walters fingered
over their work a little longer and
begun to faint. so that Il was necessary
to summon an ambulance from tho
Hudson Street Hospital to revive them.
and the restaurant was perfumed with
gas for days, while most OF the food Ia
stock was tainted and had to be thrown
away.
For all Of this-for loss OF trade, loss
OF foodstuns and permanent loss OF
customers-weiss demands $500 dam
ages, All OF his help lost that day and
some OF them were too sick TO return to
work Tor several days, two OF them
Weiss wins GU Nj, Strasman Is In
atructcd to bring suits In their behalf
aggreBating about SaO for lost wagss.
doctors oils and other things. Judge
The evening world., 1903-04-27
MANS BODY
HIDDEN IN WOODS.
Known Only as "ths Big swede," He
Disappeared Five Months
Aqo.

After a search OF Ave months the body
Of q swede. who disappeared last De-
cember. was found In the woods at
croton Dam to-day and Justice Of the
Peace Barton q begun an Investigation
on the theory that the man was muir
dered.
No one knows the name of the dead
man. By his fellow workmen he was
called the Big Swede."
HThe Big Swede" was last seen one
Saturday night In December In COM
pany with WI other men. Afterward
one OF these men had on the Big
Swede's' clothing. When Questioned
tho man said the clothing belonged to
him.
Day after day search for the Big
swede' was kept up. but without re-
suit, until to-day.
Two little girls playing In the woods
came upon the body. partly covered
with an old coat. The body was clothed
only In underwear.
The children ran to where men were
working, at the bridge, near the Bow
cry. and Homer Adams Identified the
Word was sent to Justice Barton and
the local police notified.
The evening world., 1903-04-27
Gave UP LIFE
FOR HUSBAND.
Woman Nursed Sick Man Until
Her Mind Gave Way tinde1
the Strain, and Then She Tool
Dose Of Poison.

The self-sacrihce that led Mrs. 8. III
Browne. OF East Orange. N. j.. to II
up for a week with her sick husband
taking no rest. has cost her life. mi
strain was too, much for her ana oauseI
her to disappear from homo for a daJ
Brought back there and cared for. shl
continued unbalanced, and when nd
watched committed suicide by takin|
poison.
Mrs. Browne belonged 10 one Of n
bost families Of the Oranges and vel
prominent in society. Her husband
who IL in business here In New York
has been suffering for weeks frcr|
typhoid pneumonia. |
About ten days ago, az the crisis d
the disease approached, Mrs. Brown|
Insisted on herself taking care OF HIM
She would not leave the nursing 10 th|
ployed, n for day and n for ntgh|
work.
She sat UP with her husband day anI
night, giving him the closest care, AMI
her nursing vas in part responsible I'd
the fact that he was brought throuz|
the attack. The turn for the bette|
came last Wednesday. and tho rcacso|
was too great for Mrs. Browne. eh|
wandered away from home that morn
ting, and although assiduous search ma|
made for her. the family could not sd
my trace of her whereabouts that da|
or night. Where she went ID stnl uni
known. The next day she arnearea q
her sisters in Orange. and IRON thsr|
she was Sent home. sfl
She had become possessed with m
idea that she was suffering from fK|
same malady as that from which bel
She was nursed. but moi watched. al
three days later she easily found OIL
p~ortunity TO swallow the contents or 4
neuralgia lotion. |
A few drops OF It would have keel
enough to XII her. Efforts to save bel
Her funeral will be held to-day Or ia
mo s,i1I vs proS wsaE. 4, Her NJ ag ssss ~ ~
her suicide.
The evening world., 1903-04-27
OVER THE
!. SEA FOR BRIDE.
Angus Macfee, Who Arrived Last
Friday from Liverpool, We'd
ded To-Day to Mrs. MacLaren
Post Brown.

A romance OF two continents, In
which Cupid had to mako a complete
tour of The world. reached a climax to-
day In the marriage Of Mrs. MacLaren
Post Brown, member OF the well-known
Philadelphia family. and Angus Mac
fee, OF Liverpool.
The father Of Mrs. Brown. who pre-
fers TO be known by her maiden name
OF MpcLaren Post, was until his death
teller Of the Vanderbilt Bank. in Ia
coma. Washington. There. when a very
young girl. the daughter met Capt.
Brown. . wealthy tea merchant Of
English birth. and was married to him
within q month after the meeting. Capt.
Brown took his young wife to Hong
kong. where his business interests
were centred.
The American bride was not happy IN
her new surroundings. She soon had to
complain OF her husbands treatment.
II was while waverng between 4 desire
to return 10 America and fear of tbe
consequences OF such q step that she
met Angus Macfee. n wealthy merchant
of Liverpool, who was touring the world
in his private yacht.
II was n case of lovc At first night.
Eighteen months ago Mrs. Brown re-
turned to America and in q Western
State secured a divorce from her hus-
band. Macfee finished his trip around
the world and returned to England; bu.
upon receiving word from his promised
bride that she va in New York with
her mother he sailed from Liverpool
and arrived Friday on the 'Campania.
The wedding was very quiet. IL was
soiemniEod by venerable Archdeacon
George d. Johnson, of Richmond
Borough, . lifelong friend OF the Post
family.
The bride and bridegroom wilP go on
a wedding tour through Norway and
Sweden on Mr.. Macfee's yacht. They
will reside In Liverpool.
The evening world., 1903-04-27
TAINTED ON'THE
WITNESS STAND.
Wife Of Plaintiff, Who Arose from
Slekbed, Collapsed While Under
going cross-ExamInatlon.

? Excitement was caused at the hearing
to-day before Justice Jay at Mineola.
L.. l., in the case of Henry Warncke, a
Brooklyn lawyer. WAC Is accused of
grand larceny by DR.. A. d. Rosenthal,
when Mrs. Pauline Rosenthal, wife OF
the complainant. tainted while under
going a cross-examination.
Mrs. .Rosenthal suffers from heart
trouble, and she had arisen from a sick
bed 10 appear at the hearing. The .ex-
element proved too much for her, and
she collapsed. She was soon revived
and the case then went over until
Wednesday morning, when 1t will be
taken up again at Woodmere.
DR.. Rosenthal testified to having paid
to Warncke two checks, one tor Is ana
the other for $50. for property to which
the defendant agreed to furnish a clear
title. The witness said that when ne
went TO hle the conveyance papers at
the County Clerks Office he found SINH
lar papers for the same properly had
already been fled by a Mrs. Charlotte
Coke. Mrs. Rosenthai testified in cor
roboratiOn OF her husband.
The evening world., 1903-04-27
TO INQUIRE INTO
c. F. SPANG'S SANITY.
Young Plttsburg Man Who Made !
Disturbance at Bellevue Sent
Back by Magistrate.

Charles F. spang. who created a dis.
turbance In the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel,
was removed from Bellevue Hospital TO-
day and arranged In the Tombs Court.
When Spang vas arrested two revolt
vers and a morphine hypodermic syringe
were found In his pockets. lie named as
his nearest friend John BlsselI, a
wealthy merchant OF Pittsburg. HIS re-
Il tiOns are said 20 be wealthy.
Spang went 90 the Waldorf5AstorIa ten
days Z ana caused considerable excite
mept by his actions In the corridor.
He was elected from the hotel md then
went to Herald Square. MtTolman
KEY, of the West Thirtielh street sia'
tion, said he cum young Spang bran.
dishing two reyolyers and threatening
to kill every one In sight. Spang was
sent 10 the hospital. where
hts complaint was diagnosed az NOR
In the Tombs Court Mr. Bissell told
Magistrate Cornell that Spang's parents
were abroad, and knew hOthiag OF the
troubles OF The son. Magistrate Cornell
dismissed the comp. Aint OF disorderiy con-
duct. but ro.commltted bpanE 10 Helle-
yue Hospital He will be examined as
10 his sanity, aud a report will be mads
20 Magistrate cornsii within tiYe daysl
The evening world., 1903-04-27
NAN DYING FROM
MYSTERIOUS SHOT.
First Said He Was Hurt In Quarrel
at His Home, Then Told
Another Story.

A Weehawken detective In searching
for some who could identity Artaur
Johnson, of No. Isl West nrst
street. to-day found William Fields, OF
No. SS7 West rfty-ninth street. Tn
detective came hero to get some one al
teh house where Johnson Is supposed 20
live.
johnson Is In the North Hudson
County Hospital dying from a bullet
wound in tho brain. When taken there
on Saturday he said hrst he had been
shot in a quarrel at ais home, The
station made an investigation and found
this not TO be true. Johnson afterward
said he was shot at E~Iayerstraw. lie
lhawken, Fields went with the detective
to Weehaw'ken TO try to Identify John
son.
The evening world., 1903-04-27
GIRL RAN AWAY
FROM DRUDCERY
Mabel Frances Sprague
Told ChiIdren's Court that
Father and %Stepmother Made
Her Work Too Hard.

Mabel Frances Sprague, the little CIR
who was found begging in the street
Saturday night and taken to the East
Flfty-hrst street t ation by a sympa-
thetic policeman. told her story to Jus
tice Oimsted to-day in the Chlldren's
Court. Her father. C. E. sprague. and
her mother, Mrs. Jenny, Miller. con-
tradlcted none of her statements. al
though neither agreed with the infer
ences she drew.
Mabel said she was twelve years old.
She had not been to school since last
June. She works every day in a bak-
ing powder factory in Hoboken for ~
cents a day and In the evening she does
homework for one OF her mothers
neighbors finder an arrangement made
by her mother. ~
Her father and mother were divorced
Both have remarked. The White Plains
court which granted the decree tc
Sprague allowed the mother to see the
girl at her pleasure. Until last July
Mabel lived with her father. Then she
went to Hoboken to visit her mother,
and Sprague said he could not persuade
her to return.
The child told Justice Olmsted that
her stepmother did not like her. Mabel
said abe left the Hoboken house BE-
cause her mother told her ito get out
to stay out" Mrs. Miller said she
sent her out for bread and the girl
did not come back. She admitted that
the child worked in a factory. but said
she kent her at school until the prin-
cipal OF the school discharged her. She
could not find time to go to school to
inquire about 1t. The work Mabel does
in the evening, Mrs. Miller said, Is TO
learn Il operate a sewing machine.
Justice ENmsted sent her to the Chill
dren's Society until Thursday. He
wishes to keep her in this State, where
children OF twelve years are not per-
to do factory work II Sprague
demands the care OF her and shows tnat
he can keep her. she will be given 20
him. Neither parent made n demon
OF affection In court. She wept
bitterly as she talked to the Justice. but
recovered her serenity ten minues after
she was taken to the matron upstairs
in the court building. and evidently en-
joyed the candy provided for her by a
good-natured court officer.
Sprague lives at No. l6l William
and works for a concern in the
Times building.
The evening world., 1903-04-27
PATROLMAN COX
PUT OFF FORCE
Dismissed for Failing to Get Evil
dence, but shoenlek and Darcy
Are Acquitted.

Police Commissioners Greene dismissed
Patrolman Patrick Cox. OF the West
Thirtisth street station. from the force
to-day. Cox was tried last week on a
charge OF neglect OF duty in falling 10 get
evidence against the hous OF Laura
Mauret. In West T~Airty-third street.
which was raided a year ago.
George shoenick apd Patrick Darcy,
detective s~ergeants. accused OF failure
10 get evidence against the same house.
Reconnaissance Greene announced that
Ill patrolmen who nave been doing desk
duty In the different precincts will be
out on beats and their places taken
by the detective ~sergeants relnstated by
the courts a few weeks ago.
The evening world., 1903-04-27
' APPEALED IN VERSE.
Man Sentenced ms vaErant sends
Rhy suing Petition TO Judge.

John Donnelly was sentenced to six
months on Blackw Wells Island by Magis-
trate FHammer on March 81 on a charge
OF vagraney, Magistrate Flammer was
then sitting In the Yorkvlae Court. To-
day. while sitting In the Harlem Court.
he received a letter from Donnelly ask
ing that he be discharged. saying that
he was intoxicated at the time OF his
commitment was not a vagabond
and wished to support his aged mother.
following stanEas; wv
There Is mercy In each ray OF light
That mortal eyes Ger saw;
There is mercy In the God above,
And ] hope In courts OF law.
There In mercy In each creeping thing
slnse the world II frat began ~
There's mercy IN Judge Flammer to dls-
charge ms! like a man."
Magistrate Flammfr liked the verses
apd turned the case over 10 a proba-
t0naTy onicer. EAylng fiat IL ii was
fonnd a mistake had been made Don
Rq-ly would be discharged.
The evening world., 1903-04-27
hOWING Off COST
HIN FIVE DOLLARS
Strong Man Peterson, Who pracas
Broadway Car. 10 Fined In
Police Court.

Otto Peterson. thirty-two years OLD. /:
professional strong man. who a~ttracte|
q big crowd in Broadway at Thfrtietl
street yesterday. Harvesting himself 81
his teeth to a broadway car and pulling
II a few feet, was fined 8 by NngiBtrat
Pool In Jefferson Market Court to-eA1
on a charge OF disoraeriy conduct
J. "Can't you make q charge OF, fnsaa
ity against thts man, oficerf' ASKED tn
Court OF Policeman Day. Of the We
Thdrtieth street station. who arreste'
Peterson.
'Conscientlousiy, I can't do II. Judgs.'
answered the policeman. He was onl,
showing of and caused trouble. but |
do not think he is crazy"
Peterson is a strong man. weighinz
only $50 pounds, and IL only nye feet n
height. He wears elastic buttonholcs d
his walstcoat. however. 80 that when h
expands his chest he Will not desires
the fastenihgr OF hts rl~ '
strong. HIS business - physical cul.
ture, and he Is instruetor at the Daui1l'
Athletic Club In Brooklyn.