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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-10

Company A gave dancing party
at Armory hall last evening that was
enjoyed by company Of members
and their friends The music was by
Bleuer's orchestra
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-10
AT THE HOTELS.

At the Harper-R. l.. Miller, ST.
Louis; II. a. Reichman. New York;
NJ. j. BEEN; j. d. McDougalI. w. H.
Monks; F. L. Wilson, Jr.. Clinton; w.
ID. Quincy, st. Louis; William Fried
man, Keokuk; j. II. TrimbIe, A. c..
Berkstresser, l.. j. Beeson, Peoria:
b. f. Parke, Cedar Rapids; E. Hol-
land, Bloomington; J. T. Hayes, Dav-
export; r. a. Pickett, Chicago; NJ. d.
Rosenfield, Moline; w. II. Shons, Free
port; w. II. Cohen, S. Frank, Chicago;
a. \. Dunaway, st. Louis; II. H.
ThOrp, Chicago; L. j. Brunswick, Chi
cago; II. Beaumont, Philadelphia; w.
c. Whitcher, Chicago; J. NJ. White,
Richland, Iowa; II. j. McBlaine. Chi
cago; S. S. Berry, Moline: II. Carse,
Rock Island; \. w. Johnston. Chica-
go; Ed Sadler, ii. Lane, Philadelphia:
II. Oppenheimer, Peoria: \. Rice, Rock
Island; III. w. Gordon, New York; r.
j. Mulgrew. Dubuque; L. Metzara,
Rochester; i. Valentine, New York:
l.. b. Lerrick, Chicago; o. f. Cum
mings, Joliet; c. +. Sturtz, Kewanee:
y. f. Anderson, Galva; w. II. Stewart,
Stuthers; w. b. Meyers, Ottawa; w.
j. Fischel, New York; c. p. Lesher,
Lansing; w. o. Hitchcock, Peoria; S.
c. Clifford, Rock Island; Mrs. c. ID.
Watt, Omaha; Mrs.g NJ. b. Enright.
Kansas City; J. a. lombard, Mrs. II.
NJ. Lombard, Grand Rapids; f. Lob
del, Chicago; Mrs. Irene +. Bentley,
Chicago; 3. Smith, Mankato, Mimi
At the Harms (European)-J. II.
Baird' Chicago; L. Nelson, D.. F. Nc
Coy and wife. Annie Mitchell, Georgia
Lee, S. Lawrence. ]. Salmcn, IL. Pen
ellie. Charles McConvilIe, with ''Malo-
ney's Wedding company; II. w. Dodge
Palestine; j. w. Harpstub, r. p. Ha-
slop, Chicago; II. NJ. Edwards, Bos-
ton; c. F. Schwind. j. w. Van Dwyer.
Chicago; H. o. Poid, Scranton; r.. p.
Riley, Sterling; f. w. Hutton and
wife, Galesburg; W. III. Huff, st. Louis;
w. A. Cash, Decatur; L. Wizay, Mil
waukee; NJ. McKernan, Chicago; j. j.
Ryan, Peoria; L. C. Butterworth,
Omaha; Bert shannon, Chicagof H.
McManus, Peoria; L. z. Swift, Pitts
burg; f. Carlson. Bloomington; F.
Harris, Chicago; d. L. Ely and wife,
Aurora; Charles Raymond, Pittsburg;
\. Smith, Dubuque
At the Rock Island-J. j. Killen,
Chicago; f. H. Anders. San Francisco,
CAL; E. Matthews. Rock Island; G. T
Ravens, Otto Kuehl, Davenport; c.
Fred Crosby. Peoria; J. w. Johnson.
Boston; II. NJ. Saunders, New York;
j. w. Sanderson, Burlington, Iowa;
J. c. Wicker, Chicago; j. b. Johnson,
Denver; Mrs. Jessie S. Sollars, San
Francisco; G. d. Claudio, Dundee; G.
w. Davies and wife, Sioux City: NJ. A.
Osborn, Chicago; ]. w. Smith, New
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-10

All the news all the time = The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-10
Not a Sick Day Since.

81 was taken severely sick with kid
ney trouble. j tried all sorts of medi-
cines, none of which relieved me. One
day 1 saw an adj of your Electric Bit
ters and determined to try that AT
ter taking a few doses 1 felt relieved,
and soon thereafter was entirely cur
ed, and have not seen a sick day since.
Neighbors of mine have been cured of
rheumatism, neuralgia, liver and kid
ney troubles and general debility
This is what b. f. Bass, of Fremont,
y. c., writes. Only so cents, at Hartz
& Ullemeyer's, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-10
ENGLISH EDUCATORS ARE
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER

Arthur w. Jephson, George W.
Cocllburn, Herbert II. Rathbone, w.
C. Fletcher and c. J. Hamilton, of the
British educational commission, and
Il. w. Atkinson, of Boston, were guests
of honor at dinner rendered at the
Rock Island Club last evening by Su-
perintendent II. b. Hayden and Prin-
cipal III. L. Brown, of the high school.
During the afternoon they were taken
for a drive over the three cities and
to Rock Island arsenal At the latter
place they were received by Col. S. +.
Blunt, the commandant, by whom
they were shown through the massive
shops, where are manufactured NUM-
tions of war. At the conclusion of the
club dinner Mr.. CCckburn, speaking
for his party, expressed thanks for
the uniform courtesy they had met
with at the hands of educators and
others with whom they had come in
contact in America. and the welcome
they had received which had
been warmer in no place than
it had been in Rock Island.
The schools here were highly
complimented. In fact, he said, the
commissioners were amazed at the
liberality of the American people in
supplying modern school buildings
and equipment, and the love of the
schools manifested by parent and
child. In England, in many places,
the school boards were. compelled to
wage continuous warfare against the
indifference of a large mass of the
people for the educational welfare of
their children. Mr.. Cockburn thought,
however, that some changes could be
made for the betterment of the Amer
lean public schools, among other
things increases in the salaries of the
teachers should be voted. He favor
ed more men in the teaching forces.
Mr.. Cockburn concluded his remarks
with happy references to the kinship
of the British and American peoples,
and the unity of their purposes, and
held that the advancement Of the two
great English-speaking nations along
parallel lines would not only be of
| advantage to them, but prove a bless
| ing to all the nations of the earth.
Mr.. Hayden responded to Mr.. Cock
burns remarks. giving expression to
the pleasure which the visit of the
commissioners had afforded him and
MI. DfOW1, ana the nonoT iney Ielt
had been conferred upon the school
system under their direction by the
fact that it had been deemed worthy
of inspection by the distinguished ed
ucators from abroad. Concluding, Mr..
Hayden heartily reciprocated Mr..
Cockburn's sentiments of internation-
al amity and goodfellowship.
| The commissioners departed at
80 p. m. for Kansas City.
Camp No. 20, Modern Woodmen, had
an oyster supper at Woodmen hall
last evening. There were 100 mem
bers in attendance. 1t was a stag af-
fair. Following the feast there was
"A program of instrumental and vocal
music. The entertainers were Arthur
Burt, William McGuinn. Clarence
Schroeder and the camp quartet COM
posed of Messrs. Potter, White, Nc
Nabney and McGuinn.
Company A gave a dancing party
at Armory hall last evening that was
enjoyed by company Of members
and their friends. The music was by
Bleuer's orchestra
All the news all the time The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-10
Notice To Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the city clerks office, Rock Island. ILL.,.
until Monday, Nov. 9, 1908, at o'clock
p. M, for furnishing 200 lights, more
or less for lighting the city by cleo
tricity.
Rock Island. ILL.,, Oct "a, 1908.
II. c. SCHAFFER, City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-10

York; A. r. Hughes, Aledo; D. Lay,
Buda; F. A. Dixon, Milwaukee; Will
liam CoIvin, New York; j. L. Dane,
Chicago; E. f. Moore, Chicago; L. H.
Rounds, Minneapolis; p. d. Shelmire,
j. Brands, L. Bema, Chicago; j. j.
Ward. WeHman, Iowa; w. c. Maucker,
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-10
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the city clerks office, Rock Island, H.,
until Monday, Nov. o, 1908, at o'clock
p. mr., for the construction of a bridge
over Rock river.
Plans and specifications on file at
the city clerks office.
Rock Island, ILL.,. Oct "a. 1903
III. c. SCHAFFER, City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-10
COUNTY TEMPLE.
Transfers.

Nov. Civilian H. Bragdon to Ma
nella BragdOn. 40 feet of lot 4, block
6, Brackets add, Rock Island, 81.
August Wildermuth to \. H. Arp. e
a, e1a, seq, z. and e1a, neH, IS. Il,
lie, $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-10
Farm Hand snIcIdes.

John Doyle, farm hand. suicided
by shooting near Morrison, White
side county, Sunday. He was in poor
health and it is thought that he had
taken drugs till they affected his
mind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-10
SHORTAGE GROWS
Total Liabilities of J. w. War;,
Moline Publisher, are
100000.
$4,000 IN UNSECURED NOTES
Arrested This Afternoon on Com
plant of One of the
Creditors.

Developments at the meeting of the
creditors of ]. w. War;, the Moline
publisher whose shortage to the Mo-
line Building & Loan association and
curity have been recently made pub
lie, were not of a reassuring nature
to those whose funds Mr.. War; has
appropriated. Instead of obligations
amounting to $4,000, which it had
been supposed would include every
thing, it was found that there out
standing notes enough to bring the
total up to about 100000.
The original figures on the short
age to the association were not chang
ed, $4,000 being the amount diverted
to the use of the former secretary
Of the creditors who attended last ev-
ening's meeting, however, there were
200, and they brought in notes that
footed up $6S,5O5. This makes the to-
tai amount needed to straighten out
all accounts ,7O5. or considerably
more than twice as much as Mr..
Wars assets amount to.
\ letter was read at the meeting
from MIR. War;, who is still confined
at home by illness, stating that he
had the utmost faith that if ne were
given a chance to continue in the
management of his business he could
in time pay back every cent he owed.
There was also a letter and a tele-
gram from Enos Spencer, of Louis
vile, Ky, inquiring how much would
be required to pay off Mr.. Wars OBJ
legations. Mr.. Spencer is secretary of
the National Commercial Teachers
Federation, of which Mr.. War; is pres
ident.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-10
Little Com fort In This.

Neither the letter nor the telegram
indicated TO what extent Mr.. Spencer
was willing or able to go in making
his associates accounts good. and the
creditors are not extracting great
deal of comfort from that source.
At the meeting the advisability of
allowing the business to be operated
longer was discussed, and it was final
ly decided to appoint committee of
five members to examine into the eX-
tent of the assets and report at a
meeting to be held when the examina-
ton has been completed. On this
committee were placed Myron Jor-
dan, ID. y. Schiller. L. c. Handing, J.
D.~Metzgar and o. +. Charles. This
committee began its work today.
War; Under Arrested.
War; was arrested this afternoon
on "a charge of embezzlcment prefer
red by c. V. Johnson, one of the hold
ers of Wars notes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-10

Constipation causes two-thirds of
all sickness in the world. Why suffer
when Rocky Mountain Tea will make
yoH well and keep you well? 80 cents.
T. r. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-10

Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs
and colds; reliable, tried and tested,
safe and sure. Sold by all druggists.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-13

version fin its simplicity and directness of style. It is the language of the
 Dutch psalm and Gesang books and Of the devotional works of old Dutch di- vines. which make up the balance of
 the Dutch farmers literature. In it are also written many tracts and a few devotional works by living ministers of the Dutch Reformed church. To the Boer wherever you find him it is the language of his church and Of his reli-
 zion. This is the Dutch language
 which the leaders of the Dutch Afri-
 kander party are determined to pre- serve. It Is never spoken by AfrikOn- ders among themselves, however, and
 it is never written grammatically by them in their correspondence. The
 Boer has no fear that his 'Huis-taal."
 Cape Dutch, will die out, but fears that his children will forget or neglect to learn the language of his church and of his forefathers.
 The third Dutch language might be called modern literary or high Dutch" that is, the language written and
 spoken by educated Hollanders of to- day. It is florid, involved in construc- tion and very artificial in style as com pared with the language of the Dutch Bible. Its pronunciation has also changed considerably in the interval,
 and even an educated Dutch speaking
 Afrikander listening to a vOluble Hol-
 lander can hardly make head or tail of
 what he is saying.-ScOtSman
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APERsISTEsT PORTER.

George ". BuTk. a negro porter in a Rochester CNew York) bank. knows one of his rights. and knowing dares main tain it He tried to have his shoes shined at the stand of Paul Bosso, an Italian. Bosso declined to shine the negrO's shoes. saying that he could find bette way of earning money. Burk took the affair into court. just as other negroes have taken the ques- ton of their rights there when they have been rejected at hotels and thea tres or have been the victims of dis crimination in other places of public nature Burk won his case in the mu- nicipal court. The County court re- versed the decision. But on appeal the negro's contention was maintained by the Appellate Division of the Supreme court. The decision means. unless the case is changed in the Court of Appeals. that the Italian must pay $1OO fine, and must shine Burks shoes should the ne- gro ask him to do so.
 So far. so good. Burk deserves com mendation for his determination and persistence. Bosso has apparently been too proud and intoierant. It will do him good if he finally discovers that this country is as free for Burk as it is fnV him
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An nId.rn.h,nn.h Woman.

No clever, brilliant thinker. she, With college record and degree: She has not known the paths of fame; The world has never heard her name; She walks on 0!d, untrodden ways The valleys of the yesterdays. Home is her kingdom: love is her dover; She seeks no other wand of power To maks home sweet, bring heaven near, To win smile and wipe tear, And do her duty, day by day, In her own quiet place and way. Around her childish hearts are twined, As round some revPrent saint enShrined, And following hers the childish feet Are led to ideals true and sweet, And find all purity and good In her divineSt motherhood. She keeps her faith unShad0wed still God rules the world in good and i'll; Men in hcr creed are brave and true, And women pure as pearls of dew. And life for her iS high and grand. By work and glad endeavOr Spanned. This sad old carth's brighter place All for the sunshine of her face: Her very smile blessing throws, And hearts are happier where she goes. X gentle. clCar-cycd messenger, To whisper love-thank God for her.
 --Congregati0nal!st
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-13
EXPLANATIONS.

Patient-"Can you tell how bad a
 man is by his tongue, doctor" Doctor
 Yes: if he is profane mar" ."-Yon- kers Statesman.
 Hurleigh-"Ho did you ever happen to pick out such suit of clothes Bur
 leigh-"Oh. just went it blind" Hur- leigh-"And deaf?'-Judge.
 Church-"what is the stuff that he
 roes are made of?" Gotham-"WelI, if we can believe the
 advertisements it is some of those new breakfast cereals" Yonkers States
 man.
 Ascum-"Well, then, what is the diff
 ference between rhymster and a poet?"
 1 Usually a poet is one who
 calls himself rhymster, and rhymster
 is one who calls himself poet. Phil
 adelphia Press.
 What can I preach about next Sum day that will please the entire congre- , gatiOn?" asked the new minister.
 Preach about the evils of riches" re- piled the old deacon. There isn't a
 member of the congregation that is
 worth over g, 2,OOO"-Chicago News. Mrs. Ferguson-"George when you smoke so much in the house, I have to get the curtains washed every month.
 Think how expensive that is.' MT Fer
 guson-"Yes, but I'm getting my cigars at half price nowadays Think how
 much money we're saving that way?" Chicago Tribune. Jilson-"Do you think Mercer knows
 anything about parliamentary law?" BrOWn-"Oh, he's all right. He's the l model presiding officer. I saw him in the chair at a meeting once. and in- stead of rapping on the table for order,
 he hit the man who was making the | disturbance over the head with the gav- el, ,''-BoStOn Transprint
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-13

dred deck passengers. They were built at Paisley. are I75 feet long. and have 6 feet draught. They will run between Entebbe. the headquarters of the Ugan- da Administration, and Port Florence, the terminus of the railroad. which reaches the coast at Mombasa. nearly six hundred miles distant.
 The young man who doesn't want 10 go West may hit it by going to Africa. There wiu soon be lively times in parts of that country that have just been opened to business, civilization and ChristianitN.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-13
THE RESULTS OF 4 QUEER YARN

IF S Ae fSHO AGc OA %1 NC Ec lC 4 fG ~ The public has been paying big pre-
 miums for favorite securities but the United States treasury hasn't yet
 reached the point where it is willing
 and anxious to pay big premiums for
 pennies. A few weeks ago one of the
 metropolitan dailies got hold of yarn
 to the effect that while some pennies deiphia mint careless workman spilled a bar of gold into the molten copper The mistake was not discovered until the pennies had been run off and put into circulation. In order to recover the lost treasure, the paper went on to say, the pennies were to be redeemed at fancy premiums, and the treasury | would pay eighteen cents for every penny of 1902 that was presented. The
 story was taken up in other cities, de- spite it's improbable nature, and was printed everywhere. It has now got into the patent ''insides" that are fur nished to country weeklies, and people in all parts of the United States are sending quantities of 1902 pennies to the treasury, expecting to be paid for them.
 The new pennies certainly do look
 shiny but there is no gold in them, and the United States is not offering
 any premiums on them. But the truth travels so slowly that it will probably
 be long time before all the people can not been called in.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-13
FITTING BCSY.

They are getting busy in Africa, and there may soon be a lively speculation in African railroad stocks and bonds. The announcement is made that the Uganda railroad is now practically fin- ished. All the steel viaducts, including the twenty-seven bridges from the United States, have been put in and all that remains to be done is the sub
 stitution of steel structures for few
 small and unimportant temporary bridges. As result of the completion of the railroad, great commercial de-
 velopment is said to be taking place.
 Italian. German, and Indian firms are establishing branches in East Africa
 and Uganda, and both Indians and
 Italians are placing trading vessels on
 Lake Victoria, on which a German trading schooner also plies. Around Nairobi the headquarters of the Ugan-
 da railroad, great progress is being made in the cultivation of potatoes, forty to fifty tons of which are export ed to South Africa every month. Hith- erto, these were obtained in South
 Africa, from Portugal and Central America. Two twin-screw steamships, put together at Port Florence by the Uganda railroad staff. will provide
 mail, passenger, and cargo service on
 the lake. They are vessels of six hum dred tons displacement, capable of car
 rying twelve tirst-class and one hun
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-13
BOER LANGUAGES.
The Different Kinds of Dutch Spoken
 in South Africa.

The Different Kinds of Dutch Spoken
 in South Africa.
 It seems a strange thing to say, but there are three Dutch languages in South Africa. The earliest Dutch set tiers at the Cape were largely Dutch sailors and others belonging to the low CT orders of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and other Dutch seaports. Their language was low Dutch dialect to begin with, and although the sprinkling of Dutch officers at the Cape did their best to preserve the language of the Nether- lands they could not prevent the dia- feet of the settlers from still further degenerating into a mere colloquial pa tois. Its degeneration was doubtless largely brought about by domestic ser wants and slaves-Hottentots, Malays and Mozambique Kaffirs--who spoke it very imperfectly and introduced into it many strange words and idioms, This, then, is the genesis of what is variously known as Cape Dutch,' Kitchen Dutch" Patriot Dutch" "Afrikaans" and "Afrikander Taal." Its basis is Dutch, but the nouns have lost their deciensions and the verbs their conju- gations, while grammatical gender and syntax generally have gone by the board. To the educated Hollander of to-day it is a literary atrocty, and he cannot away with it, but to the Afri- kander it is his mother tongue, the lan- guage of his home and his childhood, the exponent of all that he knows of humor and pathos. It is full of express sive idioms, Dithy proverbs and pawky expressions, like those so dear to the loWland Scot, and yet it is not a lan- guage, for it has no literature
 The second of the three Dutch lan- guages referred to might be called "ec- clesiastical Dutch,' or, if you like, Af- rikan Dutch. It is the language of Hol- land as that language was written about two hundred years ago. It is the language of the Dutch Bible and very much resembles our own authorized
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-13
THE tZdK,S DECREE.

The Czar of all the Russias has chos- l en the anniversary of the birthday of
 Alexander III. as a fitting time to issue
 a decree which is called the most sig l nificant act of state since the enamel | patton of the serfs. In this decree af- ter referring to the efforts of his prede- l cessors, particularly his father, to add ! to the welfare of the Russian people, the Czar announces his decision to grant freedom of religion to all his sub jects who profess non-orthodox creeds, | and to improve the conditions of village life and those of the local nobility and peasantry. Among the measures out lined by his majesty for the attainment laws, which is to be effected with the l advice of persons who possess the con-
 f1dence of the people. The system of administration in the various govern ! ments and districts is to be examined
 by representatives of the different lo-
 calities concerned, with the view of ef-
 fecting the necessary changes. Meas
 ures are also. to be taken to relieve the
 peasantry of the burdens of forced labor.
 It has long been evident that the Czar was anxious to do the best he
 could for his country and the world. The
 decree he has just issued is long step
 forward for Russia, and it will prob
 ably allay much of the discontent which
 exists there.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-13
CERTIFICATE RE-EXTENDING
 CHARTER.
Treasury Department.

Office of Comptroller of the Currency.
 Washington, D. C., February 24, 1903.
 Whereas, by satisfactory evidence pre- scented to the undersigned, 1t has been made to appear that The SECOND NATIONAL BANK of New Haven, located in the City of New Haven in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut, has complied with all the provisions of the Act of Congress "to enable National Banking Associations to extend their corporate existance, and for other purposes approved July 12, 1882, as amended by the Act, approved April F, 1902.
 Now, therefore, I, William B. Ridgely. Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby BANK of New Haven, located in the City of New Haven in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut is authorized to have succession for the period specified in It's amended articles of association: namely, until close of business on February "A, 1923, Currencv Rureau IN TESTIMONY Seal of the WHEREOf witness Comptroller of the my nahu ana sea Treasurv Denar+mer+ fourth day of Feb ~Ie- e111'1e' }ruary. 1903. Wm. B. Ridgely, Comptroller of the Currency. Charter No. 227 Extension No. B, f26 30t
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-13

The Pennsylvania railroad company, according to statements made by First Vice President Green, has for the past two years purchased on an average one engine daily and has bought in that time forty thousand freight cars.